Motion agreed to.

By leave, the Hon. J. MacPhail moved--

Motion agreed to.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Order for Committee of Supply called.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section B of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Health).

(In Committee -- Section B)

47. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $469,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Health, Minister's Office, to 31st March, 1999.

48. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $7,110,515,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Health, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 1999.

49. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $7,219,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Health, Vital Statistics, to 31st March, 1999.

71. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $5,311,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Other Appropriations, Forest Practices Board, to 31st March, 1999.

1. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $32,051,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Legislation, Legislation, to 31st March, 1999.

2. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $6,923,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Auditor General, Auditor General, to 31st March, 1999.

3. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,153,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Office of the Child, Youth and Family Advocate, Office of the Child, Youth and Family Advocate, to 31st March, 1999.

4. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $189,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Conflict of Interest Commissioner, Conflict of Interest Commissioner, to 31st March, 1999.

5. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $6,991,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Elections B.C., Elections B.C., to 31st March, 1999.

6. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $2,460,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Information and Privacy Commissioner, Information and Privacy Commissioner, to 31st March, 1999.

7. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $4,705,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ombudsman, Ombudsman, to 31st March, 1999.

Section B of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

The House recessed until 6.35 p.m.

Thirty-Five Minutes past Six o'clock p.m.

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 46) intituled Homeowner Protection Act.

Bill (No. 46) read a second time, on division.

By leave, Bill (No. 46) was committed.

In consideration of section 14 of Bill (No. 46) the Committee divided.

Section passed nemine contradicente on the following division:

YEAS -- 59
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Randall Gillespie	Robertson Conroy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Waddell Hartley Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick	Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen Gingell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Reid Neufeld Coell Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson	Penner G.F. Wilson Weisgerber Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Hansen Thorpe van Dongen Dalton Krueger McKinnon

In consideration of section 22, as amended, of Bill (No. 46) the Committee divided.

Section passed nemine contradicente on the following division:

YEAS -- 57
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall	Gillespie Robertson Conroy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Waddell Sihota Smallwood Sawicki	Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Reid Neufeld Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson	Penner G.F. Wilson Weisgerber Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Hansen Thorpe van Dongen Dalton Krueger McKinnon

Section 32 of Bill (No. 46) passed, on division.

Bill (No. 46) was reported complete with amendment.

On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 46) the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 35
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali	Orcherton Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Conroy	Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Waddell Hartley	Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen
NAYS -- 25
Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott Reid Neufeld Chong	Whittred Jarvis Anderson Penner G.F. Wilson Weisgerber	Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Hansen	Thorpe Symons van Dongen Dalton Krueger McKinnon

By leave, Bill (No. 46) read a third time and passed.

The House continued to sit after midnight.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 50) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1998, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

Mr. Krueger moved the following amendment:

To delete all of the words after "that" and substitute therefor the following:

This House declines to give second reading to Bill (No. 50) for the reason that the Bill, in principle, attacks the democratic rights of British Columbians and would damage public confidence in government.

The debate on the amendment continued.

The House divided.

The amendment was negatived on the following division:

YEAS -- 26
Sanders Gingell C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant	Reid Coell Whittred Jarvis Anderson Nettleton G.F. Wilson	Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Coleman Stephens Hansen	Thorpe Symons Dalton Masi McKinnon J.D. Wilson
NAYS -- 37
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy Priddy	Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell	Hartley Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen

The debate resumed on the main motion.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 37
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy Priddy	Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell	Hartley Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen
NAYS -- 26
Sanders Gingell C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant	Reid Coell Whittred Jarvis Anderson Nettleton G.F. Wilson	Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Coleman Stephens Hansen	Thorpe Symons Dalton Masi McKinnon J.D. Wilson

Bill (No. 50) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

The Hon. J. MacPhail moved that the House at its rising stand adjourned until 11 o'clock a.m. today.

Motion agreed to.

And then the House adjourned at 10.10 a.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker

NOTICE OF BILLS

Wednesday, July 29

Mr. Neufeld to introduce a Bill intituled Rural Health Transportation Act.

NOTICE OF QUESTIONS

Thursday, July 30

  3   Mr. Thorpe to ask the Hon. the Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors the following questions--

1. What is the Government's current action plan to deal with the critical issue of autism in British Columbia? Will the Ministry be endorsing and approving Lovaas Treatment for Autism? If so, when? If not, why not?

2. A court decision in Alberta stated the Lovaas Autism treatment is "The responsibility of the state." Will the Government act on this case? Or is the Government waiting for the Courts of British Columbia to pass judgement before taking action?

3. Has the Ministry completed any studies with respect to current costs incurred over the life of an autistic child versus effective early intervention using the Lovaas treatment? If a study has been completed will it be tabled or made public? In the absence of a study, when will a study be commissioned?

4. Would the Minister please advise as to why there are no broadly based diagnostic services covered by the Medical Services Plan? Could the Minister please advise what she and her Government are doing to aggressively pursue the growing waitlists for a diagnosis of autism (waiting lists are up to 24 months)?

  4   Mr. Coleman to ask the Hon. the Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors the following questions--

1. What is the Government's current action plan to deal with the critical issue of autism in British Columbia? Will the Ministry be endorsing and approving Lovaas Treatment for Autism? If so, when? If not, why not?

2. A court decision in Alberta stated the Lovaas Autism treatment is "The responsibility of the state." Will the Government act on this case? Or is the Government waiting for the Courts of British Columbia to pass judgement before taking action?

3. Has the Ministry completed any studies with respect to current costs incurred over the life of an autistic child versus effective early intervention using the Lovaas treatment? If a study has been completed will it be tabled or made public? In the absence of a study, when will a study be commissioned?

4. Would the Minister please advise as to why there are no broadly based diagnostic services covered by the Medical Services Plan? Could the Minister please advise what she and her Government are doing to aggressively pursue the growing waitlists for a diagnosis of autism (waiting lists are up to 24 months)?

  5   Ms. Reid to ask the Hon. the Minister of Municipal Affairs the following question--

Will the Minister of Municipal Affairs act on recommendations #79 and #80 of the Barrett Commission which requests a seven percent provincial sales tax rebate and/or exemption on the cost of repairs for owners of leaky condominiums?

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