[ Progress of Bills . . . ]

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Ms. Stephens.

On the motion of Mr. Neufeld, Bill (No. M 213) intituled Rural Health Transportation Act was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Bill (No. 28) intituled Tobacco Sales Amendment Act, 1998 was committed.

Section 3 of Bill (No. 28) passed, on division.

Bill (No. 28) was reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 29) intituled Tobacco Fee Act was committed.

Section 2 of Bill (No. 29) passed, on division.

The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.

Bill to be considered at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 11.58 a.m.

Thursday, July 30, 1998

Two o'clock p.m.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The Hon. M. Farnworth (Minister of Employment and Investment) tabled the British Columbia Utilities Commission Annual Report, 1997.

The Hon. I. Waddell (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture) tabled the British Columbia Heritage Trust Annual Report, 1997/1998 and Financial Statements as at March 31, 1998.

Mr. Penner presented a petition regarding mammography screening.

Mr. Thorpe presented a petition regarding Hepatitis C compensation.

The Hon. P. Priddy (Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors) tabled the Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors Annual Reports, 1995/96; 1996/97.

The Hon. J. MacPhail (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) tabled the following:

Statement of Crown Proceeding Payments for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1997; and

Statement of 1997/98 Borrowings Pursuant to Section 56 of the Financial Administration Act, Schedule A, Schedule B and Schedule C.

The Hon. G. Mann Brewin (Speaker) tabled the Elections British Columbia Annual Report, 1997.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Bill (No. 29) intituled Tobacco Fee Act was again committed.

The motion that the Committee rise and report Bill (No. 29) complete with amendment passed, on division.

Bill (No. 29) was reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed, on division.

Bill (No. 30) intituled Tobacco Damages Recovery Amendment Act, 1998 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 21) intituled Assessment Amendment Act, 1998 was again committed.

In consideration of a proposed amendment by Mr. Gingell on the Order Paper to section 43 contained within section 12 of Bill (No. 21), the Committee divided.

The amendment was defeated on the following division:

Yeas -- 23
Sanders Gingell de Jong Plant Reid Neufeld	Coell Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Penner	Weisbeck Hogg Coleman Stephens Symons Barisoff	Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J. D. Wilson

Nays -- 37
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre 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

A proposed amendment by Mr. Gingell on the Order Paper to section 57 contained within section 12 of Bill (No. 21) was defeated, on division.

Bill (No. 21) was reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 31) intituled Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 1998 was committed.

The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.

Bill to be considered later today.

The House recessed until 6.35 p.m.

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

Bill (No. 31) intituled Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 1998 was again committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 38) intituled Pension Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998 was committed, and reported complete with amendment.

On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 38), the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

Yeas -- 54
Evans Zirnhelt 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 Janssen Sanders Gingell C. Clark Campbell de Jong	Plant Abbott Reid Coel Chong Whittred Anderson Weisbeck Hogg Hawkins Stephens Symons McKinnon

Nays -- 10
Neufeld Penner G. F. Wilson	Coleman Thorpe Barisoff	Dalton Masi	Krueger J. D. Wilson

By leave, Bill (No. 38) read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 39) intituled Public Education Collective Agreement Act was committed.

Section 1 of Bill (No. 39) passed, on division.

Section 2 of Bill (No. 39) passed, on division.

Section 3 of Bill (No. 39) passed, on division.

The title of Bill (No. 39) passed, on division.

The motion that the Committee rise and report Bill (No. 39) complete without amendment passed, on division.

On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 39), the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

Yeas -- 36
Evans Zirnhelt 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 Janssen

Nays -- 27
Sanders Gingell C. Clark Campbell de Jong Plant Abbott	Reid Neufeld Coell Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson	G. F. Wilson Weisbeck Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Thorpe	Barisoff Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J. D. Wilson

Bill (No. 39) read a third time and passed.

The Speaker declared a short recess.

His Honour the Administrator having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair--

Ian D. Izard, Law Clerk and Clerk Assistant, read the titles to the following Acts:

Bill (No. 14) Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. 19) Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. 21) Assessment Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. 22) Mental Health Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. 24) Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998.

Bill (No. 25) Family Relations Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. 26) Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. 28) Tobacco Sales Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. 29) Tobacco Fee Act.

Bill (No. 30) Tobacco Damages Recovery Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. 31) Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. 32) Oil and Gas Commission Act.

Bill (No. 34) Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. 35) Education Statutes Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. 36) Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Act.

Bill (No. 37) Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Act.

Bill (No. 38) Pension Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998.

Bill (No. 39) Public Education Collective Agreement Act.

Bill (No. 41) Income Tax Amendment Act (No. 3), 1998.

Bill (No. 43) Business Paper Reduction Act.

Bill (No. 44) Regulatory Streamlining Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. 45) Builders Lien Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. 46) Homeowner Protection Act.

Bill (No. 47) Strata Property Act.

Bill (No. 48) BC OnLine Act.

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

Bill (No. Pr 401) Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 1998.

Bill (No. Pr 402) Victoria Foundation Amendment Act, 1998.

His Honour was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Acts.

The said assent was announced by E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House, in the following words:

"In Her Majesty's name, His Honour the Administrator doth assent to these Acts."

E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House, read the title to the following Act:

Bill (No. 49) Supply Act, 1998-99.

His Honour was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Act.

The said assent was announced by E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House, in the following words:

"In Her Majesty's name, His Honour the Administrator doth thank Her Majesty's loyal subjects, accepts their benevolence, and assents to this Act."

His Honour the Administrator was then pleased to retire.

The Hon. J. MacPhail moved--

That the House, at its rising, do stand adjourned until it appears to the satisfaction of the Speaker, after consultation with the Government, that the public interest requires that the House shall meet, or until the Speaker may be advised by the Government that it is desired to prorogue the Third Session of the Thirty-Sixth Parliament of the Province of British Columbia. The Speaker may give notice that she is so satisfied or has been so advised and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice, and, as the case may be, may transact its business as if it has been duly adjourned to that time and date; and

That, in the event of the Speaker being unable to act owing to illness or other cause, the Deputy Speaker shall act in her stead for the purpose of this order.

Motion agreed to.

And then the House adjourned at 11.13 p.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

Tuesday, August 4

  6   Ms. Reid to ask the Hon. the Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors the following questions--

1. As it pertains to Bill (No. 22) intituled the Mental Health Amendment Act, 1998 how many people are currently on extended leave from mental health facilities?

2. How many more people are anticipated to rate "extended leave" from mental health facilities?

[ Progress of Bills . . . ]

[ Return to: Legislative Assembly Home Page ]

Copyright © 1998: Queen's Printer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada