2002 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 37th Parliament
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Nos. 33 and 34
OF THE
Tuesday, March 26, 2002
Ten o'clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Christensen.
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
Order for Committee of Supply called.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Human Resources).
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section B of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services).
(In Committee -- Section B)
Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
(In Committee -- Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.52 a.m.
Tuesday, March 26, 2002
Two o'clock p.m.
The Hon. G. Collins (Minister of Finance) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Administrator, which read as follows:
Frederick A. Melvin
Administrator
The Administrator transmits herewith Bill (No. 13) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 2002 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Victoria Law Courts
March 26, 2002
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 Speaker delivered his reserved decision as follows:
Honourable Members:
On Monday morning, March 25th, the Minister of Advanced Education moved an amendment to Motion No. 5 standing in the name of the Member for Vancouver-Mt. Pleasant. The original motion reads as follows: "Be it resolved that this House opposes the lift of the tuition fee freeze." The proposed amendment reads as follows: "That Motion No. 5 be amended by striking out all the words after "that" and substituting "This House supports the return of autonomy to BC's public post secondary institutions to set their own tuition fees."
The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order submitting that the amendment was out of order because it constituted a direct negative of the motion under debate.
The Chair has had an opportunity to examine the amendment. The direct negative theory as raised by the Leader of the Opposition has, in the past, been successfully argued to rule amendments out of order. The question before me is whether or not the amendment falls into this category.
Perhaps the clearest statement dealing with the specific matter is contained in Erskine May's 22nd edition page 343, which reads as follows: "the object of an amendment may be either added to modify a question in such a way as to increase its acceptability or, to present to the House a different proposition as an alternative to the original question.
The latter purpose may be effected by moving to omit all or most of the words of the question after the first word "that" and to substitute an alternative proposition which must, however, be relevant to the subject of the question."
It is clear that the amendment is relevant to the subject of the original motion and that it substitutes an alternative proposition. Accordingly, the questioned amendment does not amount to a direct negative and is in order.
Claude Richmond, Speaker
Order called for Members' Statements.
Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
Order for Committee of Supply called.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Human Resources).
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 2) intituled Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2002, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 2) 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 Committee of Supply called.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section B of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services).
(In Committee -- Section B)
Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
(In Committee -- Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 5.50 p.m.
CLAUDE RICHMOND, Speaker
NOTICE OF BILLS
Wednesday, March 27
Ms. MacPhail to introduce a bill intituled Fisheries Act Amendment Act.
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