Motion agreed to.

The Hon. J. MacPhail moved--

Motion agreed to.

The Hon. J. MacPhail (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:

Garde B. Gardom, Q.C.
Lieutenant Governor

The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 49) intituled Supply Act, 1998-99 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
July 16, 1998

Bill introduced and read a first time.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81, Bill permitted to be advanced all stages this day.

The Speaker declared a short recess for distribution of the Bill.

Bill (No. 49) was read a second time.

On the motion of the Hon. J. MacPhail, Bill (No. 49) was referred to Committee of the Whole House to be considered forthwith.

Bill (No. 49) intituled Supply Act, 1998-99 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 14) intituled Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998, the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 36
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy	Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth	Waddell Hartley Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen
NAYS -- 29
Sanders Gingell C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Reid	Coell Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Nettleton G.F. Wilson	Weisbeck Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen Thorpe	Symons van Dongen Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson

Bill (No. 14) read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 22) intituled Mental Health Amendment Act, 1998 was committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 36) intituled Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Act, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 36
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson 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
NAYS -- 24
Sanders Campbell de Jong Plant Abbott Reid	Neufeld Coell Chong Whittred Anderson Penner	Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Coleman Stephens Thorpe	Symons van Dongen Dalton Masi McKinnon J.D. Wilson

Bill (No. 36) read a second time, and by leave, Ordered for committal later today.

The House recessed until 6.45 p.m.

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

Bill (No. 36) intituled Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Act was committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

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

Motion agreed to.

Bill (No. 22) was re-committed.

Bill (No. 22) was reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 28) intituled Tobacco Sales Amendment Act, 1998, a debate arose.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:

YEAS -- 59
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton Stevenson 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 Plant Reid Neufeld Coell Whittred Anderson Penner G.F. Wilson	Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Thorpe Symons van Dongen Barisoff Dalton Masi McKinnon J.D. Wilson

Bill (No. 28) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 29) intituled Tobacco Fee Act, a debate arose.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 37
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy	Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Farnworth Waddell	Hartley Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht G.F. Wilson
NAYS -- 22
Plant Neufeld Coell Chong Whittred Jarvis	Anderson Penner Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins	Coleman Stephens Thorpe Symons van Dongen	Barisoff Dalton Masi McKinnon J.D. Wilson

Bill (No. 29) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 30) intituled Tobacco Damages Recovery Amendment Act, 1998, a debate arose.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:

YEAS -- 65
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson	Cashore Conroy Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Farnworth Waddell Hartley Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick	Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Abbott Reid Neufeld Coell Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Penner	G.F. Wilson Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Thorpe Symons van Dongen Barisoff Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson

Bill (No. 30) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 38) intituled Pension Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 55
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh	Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Farnworth Waddell Hartley	Sihota Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen Sanders C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott	Reid Coell Chong Whittred Anderson G.F. Wilson Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Stephens Symons McKinnon
NAYS -- 11
Neufeld Jarvis Penner	Coleman Thorpe van Dongen	Barisoff Dalton Masi	Krueger J.D. Wilson

Bill (No. 38) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

Bill (No. 50) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1998 was committed.

In consideration of section 1 of Bill (No. 50), the Committee divided nemine contradicente as follows:

YEAS -- 65
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson	Cashore Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Farnworth Waddell Sihota Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht	Janssen Sanders C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott Reid Neufeld Coell Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Penner	G.F. Wilson Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Thorpe Symons van Dongen Barisoff Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson

Section 2 of Bill (No. 50) passed, on division.

Section 39 of Bill (No. 50) passed, on division.

Section 42 of Bill (No. 50) passed, on division.

Section 43 of Bill (No. 50) passed, on division.

Section 46 of Bill (No. 50) passed, on division.

Bill (No. 50) was reported complete without amendment, read a third time, on division, and passed.

And then the House adjourned at 2.24 a.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Friday, July 31

  56   Mr. Campbell to move--

Be it resolved that the Members of the Legislative Assembly condemn the provincial government's forcible amalgamation and expropriation of non-profit charities that provide health-care services to communities.

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?

MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES

SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO APPOINT AN OMBUDSMAN

The Committee will meet at 9.30 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, July 30, in the Douglas Fir Room (Room 226).

Business: Organization.

Mr. Calendino, Convener

SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT

The Committee will meet at 11.30 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, July 30, in the Douglas Fir Room (Room 226).

Business: Organization.

Mr. Janssen, Convener

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