2001 Legislative Session: 5th Session, 36th Parliament

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No. 13

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Wednesday, March 28, 2001

Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by the Hon. T. Stevenson.

On the motion of Mr. Kasper, Bill (No. M 206) intituled Senior Civil Servant Remuneration Allowances and Perquisites Act (SCRAP 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 Hon. I. Waddell, (Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks) 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. 14) intituled Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Amendment Act, 2001 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
March 21, 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.

The Hon. I. Waddell, (Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks) 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. 15) intituled Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2001 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
March 26, 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.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The Hon. G. Bowbrick (Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Human Rights) tabled the Criminal Injury Compensation Act of British Columbia Annual Report 2000.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Mr. Farrell-Collins rose on a point of order relating to severing of Motion 4 on the Order Paper.

The Hon. J. MacPhail made representations.

The Hon. G. Janssen made representations.

Mr. Lovick made representations.

Mr. Weisgerber made representations.

Mr. Farrell-Collins withdrew his point of order.

 

4 The Hon. J. MacPhail moved--

Be it resolved that this Assembly supports the following enhancement measures to help protect the right of BC women to make their own choices on reproduction:

Increased financial support to school-based and community-based services which help reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies in British Columbia including, but not limited to, sex education, birth control, and counseling

Enhanced access to emergency contraceptives across British Columbia

Increased financial support to UBC medical school to expand physician training and support in providing abortions, counselling and related services

Increased financial support for additional nurse clinicians at BC Women's Hospital to increase their ability to offer counselling, outreach and other services and to assist regions who are providing amniocentesis services for the first time

Requiring under provincial law that obligations for hospitals to be operated and managed to ensure access to abortion services can only be lifted by the Legislative Assembly

Improving the availability of safer, less invasive medical abortions, including further financial support to investigate the efficacy and safety of mifepristone (commonly known as RU 486) through the national clinical trial currently being led out of Vancouver

Calling on the British Columbia Medical Association to agree to an increase in fees paid to doctors who provide abortion services, which are currently lower than they were in 1982

Helping ensure the ongoing security and safety of doctors and other health care providers through additional financial support for security assessments, education and training and security devices for homes and offices

Providing additional financial support for law enforcement agencies to co-ordinate and gather intelligence to identify groups and individuals who are prepared to resort to criminal activity in support of their beliefs with respect to abortion issues

Ensuring through provincial law that public bodies must not release abortion information, excepting abortion statistics at a global, regional and provincial level and personal information, unless provided to the person about whom the information pertains; and

Urging the federal government to strengthen the Criminal Code, including designating abortion service providers as a protected group under current hate provisions and making attempts to criminally harass or harm abortion service providers an aggravating circumstance in sentencing.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

The Hon. W. Hartley (Speaker) tabled the following documents:

Auditor General 2000/2001 Report 4: Management Consulting Engagements in Government;

Auditor General 2000/2001 Report 5: Monitoring Credit Unions and Trust Companies in British Columbia; and

Auditor General 2000/2001 Report 6: Report on Government Financial Accountability for the 1999/2000 Fiscal Year.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 6) intituled Adult Guardianship Statutes Amendment Act, 2001, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 6) 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 6.58 p.m.

BILL HARTLEY, Speaker

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