Votes -- No. 7 -- Wednesday, March 21, 2001 -- Two o'clock p.m.

2001 Legislative Session: 5th Session, 36th Parliament

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No. 7

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Wednesday, March 21, 2001

Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by Ms. J. Reid.

The Hon. M. Farnworth (Minister of Social Development and Economic Security) 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. 2) intituled Child Care BC Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
March 20, 2001

Bill introduced and read a first time.

Bill Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.

On the motion of Mr. Kasper, Bill (No. M 203) intituled Vancouver Island Electrical Rate Stabilization 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.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

Mr. Thorpe presented the Seventh Report of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts for the Fourth Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament.

The Report was taken as read and received.

By leave of the House, Mr. Thorpe moved that the Report be adopted.

A debate arose.

Motion agreed to.

Mr. Goodacre presented the Second Report of the Select Standing Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries for the Fourth Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament.

The Report was taken as read and received.

By leave of the House, Mr. Goodacre moved that the Report be adopted.

Motion agreed to.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to Motion 1.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

The amendment to Motion 1 was agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 38
Zirnhelt Doyle Gillespie Kwan Waddell Hammell McGregor Giesbrecht Farnworth Lovick	Petter Mann Brewin Pullinger Randall Sawicki Priddy Cashore Orcherton Stevenson Robertson	MacPhail Dosanjh Bowbrick Janssen Evans Ramsey Smallwood G. F. Wilson Streifel	Miller Sihota Calendino Walsh Boone G. Clark Lali Kasper Goodacre
NAYS -- 33
Whittred Hansen C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott L. Reid	Neufeld Coell Chong Sanders Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Penner	Weisgerber Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens J. Reid	Krueger Thorpe Symons van Dongen Barisoff J. D. Wilson Roddick Masi

On the Motion as amended, the House divided.

Motion as amended agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 38
Zirnhelt Doyle Gillespie Kwan Waddell Hammell McGregor Giesbrecht Farnworth Lovick	Petter Mann Brewin Pullinger Randall Sawicki Priddy Cashore Orcherton Stevenson Robertson	MacPhail Dosanjh Bowbrick Janssen Evans Ramsey Smallwood G. F. Wilson Streifel	Miller Sihota Calendino Walsh Boone G. Clark Lali Kasper Goodacre
NAYS -- 33
Whittred Hansen C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott L. Reid	Neufeld Coell Chong Sanders Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Penner	Weisgerber Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens J. Reid	Krueger Thorpe Symons van Dongen Barisoff J. D. Wilson Roddick Masi

The motion as amended reads as follows:

Be it resolved this House is opposed to the provincial government using referenda to determine policy on issues affecting minority rights such as First Nations' treaty rights, including policy or guiding principles for treaty negotiation mandates.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 9) intituled Access to Education Act, a debate arose.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:

YEAS -- 70
Zirnhelt Doyle Gillespie Kwan Waddell Hammell McGregor Giesbrecht Farnworth Lovick Petter Mann Brewin Pullinger Randall Sawicki Priddy Cashore Orcherton	Stevenson Robertson MacPhail Dosanjh Bowbrick Janssen Evans Ramsey Smallwood G. F. Wilson Streifel Miller Sihota Calendino Walsh Boone G. Clark Lali	Whittred Hansen Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott L. Reid Neufeld Coell Chong Sanders Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Penner Kasper	Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens J. Reid Krueger Thorpe Symons van Dongen Barisoff J. D. Wilson Roddick Masi McKinnon Goodacre

Bill (No. 9) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

Order for Private Members' Statements called.

And then the House adjourned at 7.07 p.m.

BILL HARTLEY, Speaker

NOTICE OF BILLS

Thursday, March 22

Mr. Hansen to introduce a bill intituled Community Health Assets Protection Act.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Monday, March 26


2 The Hon. G. Janssen to move--: That a Special Committee shall be re-appointed to select and unanimously recommend to the Legislative Assembly, the appointment of a Child, Youth and Family Advocate, pursuant to section 3 of the Child, Youth and Family Advocacy Act, and that the Special Committee so appointed shall have the powers of a Select Standing Committee and is also empowered:; (a) to appoint of their number, one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee;; (b) to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;; (c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient;; (d) to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;; and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.; The said Special Committee is to be comprised of the following members: Ms. Priddy, Convener; Mmes. Mann Brewin and Sawicki, Messrs. Cashore and Lovick, Ms. Reid, and Messrs. van Dongen and Neufeld.


3 The Hon. G. Bowbrick to move--: That a Special Committee to Review the Police Complaint Process be appointed and empowered to examine, inquire into and make recommendations with respect to the police complaints process in accordance with section 51.2 of the Police Act (RSBC 1996, c. 367) and in particular, without limiting the generality of the foregoing to:; 1. review comprehensively Part 9 (Complaint Procedure) of the Police Act and the work of the Police Complaint Commissioner;; 2. solicit and consider written and oral submissions from any interested person or organization by any means the committee considers appropriate;; 3. submit a Report including any amendments to Part 9 that the committee recommends to the Legislative Assembly arising out of the results of the committee's inquiry within one year of this resolution being adopted by the House.; The Special Committee so appointed shall have the powers of a Select Standing Committee and is also empowered:; (a) to appoint of their number, one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee;; (b) to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;; (c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient;; (d) to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;

and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.

That the Special Committee of Selection be empowered to compile the list of Members for the said Committee.

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