2001 Legislative Session: 5th Session, 36th Parliament
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No. 25
OF THE
Wednesday, April 11, 2001
Two o'clock p.m.
Prayers by the Hon. E. Gillespie.
Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."
Mr. Thorpe presented the Twelfth 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.
Mr. Thorpe asked leave to suspend the rules to permit the moving of a motion to adopt the Report.
Leave was not granted.
The Hon. S. Hammell (Minister of Multiculturalism and Immigration) tabled the Ministry of Multiculturalism and Immigration Annual Report, 1999-2000.
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
Bill (No. 20) intituled Drinking Water Protection Act was committed.
On the motion that the Committee rise and report Bill (No. 20) complete without amendment the Committee 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 Miller Sihota Calendino Walsh Boone G. Clark Lali Whittred |
Hansen C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott L. Reid Neufeld Coell Chong Sanders Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Penner Weisgerber |
Kasper Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens J. Reid Krueger Thorpe Symons van Dongen Barisoff J. D. Wilson Roddick Masi Dalton Goodacre |
Bill (No. 20) reported complete without amendment.
On the motion that Bill (No. 20) be read a third time, the House divided.
Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:
| YEAS -- 71 | |||
| 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 C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott L. Reid Neufeld Coell Chong Sanders Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Penner Weisgerber |
Kasper Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens J. Reid Krueger Thorpe Symons van Dongen Barisoff J. D. Wilson Roddick Masi Dalton Goodacre |
Bill (No. 20) was read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 24) intituled Homeowner Protection Amendment Act, 2001 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 17) intituled Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2001 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed, on division.
Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the Address in Reply to the speech of His Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the Session.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| YEAS -- 37 | |||
| 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 Goodacre |
NAYS -- 33 |
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| Whittred Hansen C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott L. Reid |
Neufeld Coell Chong Sanders Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Penner |
Weisgerber Kasper Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens J. Reid |
Krueger Thorpe Symons van Dongen Barisoff J. D. Wilson Roddick Masi |
The Speaker declared a short recess.
His Honour the Lieutenant Governor having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair --
Ian D. Izard, Esq., Law Clerk and Clerk Assistant, read the titles to the following Acts:
Bill (No. 7) Environment and Sustainability Statutes Amendment Act, 2001.
Bill (No. 8) Emergency Contraceptive Access Act.
Bill (No. 10) Protection of Public Participation Act.
Bill (No. 11) Sex Offender Registry Act.
Bill (No. 13) Electronic Transactions Act.
Bill (No. 14) Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Amendment Act, 2001.
Bill (No. 15) Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2001.
Bill (No. 17) Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2001.
Bill (No. 19) Video Games Act.
Bill (No. 20) Drinking Water Protection Act.
Bill (No. 21) Abortion Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2001.
Bill (No. 22) Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2001.
Bill (No. 23) Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001.
Bill (No. 24) Homeowner Protection Amendment Act, 2001.
Bill (No. M 202) Medical Practitioners Amendment Act, 2001.
His Honour was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Acts.
The said assent was announced by Ian D. Izard, Esq., Law Clerk and Clerk Assistant, in the following words:
"In Her Majesty's name, His Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to these Acts."
His Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.
The Hon. G. Janssen 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 Fifth Session of the Thirty-Sixth Parliament of the Province of British Columbia. The Speaker may give notice that he 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 his stead for the purpose of this order.
And then the House adjourned at 4.42 p.m.
BILL HARTLEY, Speaker
NOTICE OF MOTIONS
Thursday, April 12
Tuesday, April 17
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