2001 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 37th Parliament

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Nos. 13 and 14

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Thursday, August 9, 2001

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Ms. Sahota.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

By agreement, Bill (No. 8) intituled School (Protection of Parent Volunteers) Amendment Act, 2001 at committee stage to be considered in Section A of the Committee of the Whole.

Order for Committee of Supply called.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Children and Family Development; Ministry of Advanced Education).

Bill (No. 15) intituled Health Care Services Collective Agreements Act was committed.

In consideration of section 2 of Bill (No. 15), the Committee divided.

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

Bill to be considered at the next sitting.

(In Committee -- Section A)

Section A of Committee of the Whole reported Bill (No. 8) intituled School (Protection of Parent Volunteers) Amendment Act, 2001 complete without amendment.

Bill (No. 8) read a third time and passed.

(In Committee -- Section A)

19. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,550,870,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Children and Family Development, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2002.

Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

By agreement, summary debate of estimates passed in Section A (Ministry of Children and Family Development) to be considered at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 12.01 p.m.

Thursday, August 9, 2001

Two o'clock p.m.

The Hon. C. Richmond (Speaker) tabled the Auditor General 2001/2 Report 2: Transportation in Greater Vancouver: A Review of Agreements Between the Province and TransLink, and of TransLink's Governance Structure.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The Hon. G. Collins (Minister of Finance) tabled the following documents:

Science Council of British Columbia Annual Review, 2000/2001;

British Columbia Wine Institute Annual Report, 2000-2001;

Okanagan Valley Tree Fruit Authority Annual Performance Report, 2000/2001;

British Columbia Buildings Corporation Annual Report, 2001;

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries -- Agriculture and Food Annual Performance Report, 2000/01;

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries -- Fisheries Annual Performance Report, 2000/01;

British Columbia Heritage Trust Annual Report, 2000/2001;

Tourism British Columbia Annual Report, 2000/01;

Fisheries Renewal BC Annual Report, 2000/2001;

Public Accounts of the Province of British Columbia for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001.

By leave, the Hon. G. Collins (Minister of Finance) moved --

That the Public Accounts for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, be referred to the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

Motion agreed to.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

  1  The Hon. R. Coleman moved --

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.

Motion agreed to.

Order for Committee of Supply called.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Advanced Education; Ministry of Attorney General; Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and Ministry of Transportation).

Bill (No. 15) intituled Health Care Services Collective Agreements Act was again committed.

In consideration of section 3 of Bill (No. 15) the Committee divided.

Section 5 of Bill (No. 15) passed, on division.

Bill (No. 15) was reported complete without amendment.

On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 15), the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division.

Bill (No. 15) read a third time and passed.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 5) intituled Budget Transparency and Accountability Amendment Act, 2001, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

Bill (No. 5) 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. 2) intituled Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 was committed, reported complete with amendment and, by leave, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 3) intituled Corporation Capital Tax Amendment Act, 2001 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 11) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 11) read a second time, on division, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

(In Committee -- Section A)

10. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,894,808,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Advanced Education, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2002.

15. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $418,584,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Attorney General, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2002.

16. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $45,535,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Attorney General, Treaty Negotiations Office, to 31st March, 2002.

17. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $33,008,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Attorney General, Statutory Services, to 31st March, 2002.

18. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $45,621,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Attorney General, Judiciary, to 31st March, 2002.

11. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $60,085,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2002.

12. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $14,920,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Fisheries Renewal BC, to 31st March, 2002.

13. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $951,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, British Columbia Marketing Board, to 31st March, 2002.

14. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $5,800,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Okanagan Valley Tree Fruit Authority, to 31st March, 2002.

45. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $499,406,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Transportation, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2002.

46. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $172,850,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Transportation, Public Transit, to 31st March, 2002.

Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Advanced Education; Ministry of Attorney General; Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and Ministry of Transportation.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

By agreement, summary debate of estimates passed in Section A (Ministry of Advanced Education; Ministry of Attorney General; Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and Ministry of Transportation) to be considered at the next sitting.

The Speaker declared a short recess.

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

E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House read the titles to the following Acts:

Bill (No. 8) intituled School (Protection of Parent Volunteers) Amendment Act, 2001

Bill (No. 15) intituled Health Care Services Collective Agreements Act

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."

His Honour the Administrator was then pleased to retire.

And then the House adjourned at 5.51 p.m.

CLAUDE RICHMOND, Speaker

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