2003 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 37th Parliament


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[ Schedule A . . . ]

No. 34

ORDERS OF THE DAY

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia


Wednesday, March 26, 2003


2 p.m.

ROUTINE BUSINESS

PRAYERS


INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

1  Ms. MacPhail to introduce a bill intituled Forest Tenure Reform Act, 2003.

2  Ms. Kwan to introduce a bill intituled Childcare Rights Act, 2003.


STATEMENTS (STANDING ORDER 25B)

(Afternoon sittings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)


ORAL QUESTION PERIOD

(15 minutes, afternoon sittings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)


PRESENTING PETITIONS


READING AND RECEIVING PETITIONS


PRESENTING REPORTS


MOTIONS ON NOTICE

(See Schedule A -- Government Motions)
(See Schedule D -- Private Members' Motions)


WRITTEN QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

(See Schedule B)


PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ON NOTICE

18  The Hon. J. Reid to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 18) intituled Coastal Ferry Act to amend as follows:

SECTION 69, by deleting the proposed section 69 and substituting the following:

Additional or alternative service providers

69  (1) In each performance term of the Coastal Ferry Services Contract, the ferry operator must, in accordance with the plan prepared by it under subsection (2) in relation to that performance term, seek additional or alternative service providers to provide, under contract, franchise agreement or otherwise, ferry services on the designated ferry routes serviced by the ferry operator in an effort to reduce the costs of providing those services on those designated ferry routes.

(2) A ferry operator must, for each performance term, prepare a plan in which the ferry operator sets out the manner in which it intends to seek additional or alternative service providers to provide ferry services on the designated ferry routes serviced by the ferry operator and must provide that plan to the commissioner,

(a) in the case of a plan prepared in relation to the first performance term, within 12 months after the effective date of the Coastal Ferry Services Contract, and

(b) for each subsequent performance term, on or before the beginning of that performance term.

(3) If the commissioner considers that a ferry operator has failed to comply with this section, the commissioner may, in addition to any power the commissioner may exercise under section 48, do any or all of the following:

(a) adjust any productivity factor the commissioner is to establish under section 41 (6) to reflect that failure;

(b) order the ferry operator to prepare and provide to the commissioner, a plan, in form and content satisfactory to the commissioner, setting out the manner in which the ferry operator intends, over the period specified by the commissioner, to seek additional or alternative service providers to provide ferry services on the designated ferry routes serviced by the ferry operator;

(c) order the ferry operator to comply with the plan provided under paragraph (b).


ORDERS OF THE DAY

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY

Report of Resolutions passed in Committee of Supply

SECTION A: 5th and 6th of March.
SECTION B: 13th of March.

Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Provincial Revenue.
Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Skills Development and Labour.
Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Finance.
Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.


PRIVATE MEMBERS' TIME

(Monday morning only)
(See Schedule D)


PUBLIC BILLS AND ORDERS AND GOVERNMENT MOTIONS ON NOTICE

COMMITTEE

 
Committee--
Bill (No. 4) intituled Agrologists Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries.
 
Committee--
Bill (No. 18) intituled Coastal Ferry Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Transportation. (Section 42.)
 
Committee--
Bill (No. 26) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 2003, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Finance.

ADJOURNED DEBATE ON SECOND READING

 
Adjourned Debate on Second Reading--
Bill (No. 12) intituled Police Amendment Act, 2003, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General. (Mr. Sultan adjourned the debate.)

SECOND READING

 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 1) intituled An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament, PRINTED. Hon. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Treaty Negotiations.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 5) intituled Foresters Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Forests.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 14) intituled Community Charter, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of State for Community Charter.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 16) intituled Coalbed Gas Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Energy and Mines.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 19) intituled Safety Standards Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 20) intituled Safety Authority Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 22) intituled Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 23) intituled Procurement Services Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Management Services.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 24) intituled Securities Amendment Act, 2003, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Competition, Science and Enterprise.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 25) intituled Hospital District Amendment Act, 2003, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Health Services.

PRIVATE BILLS


PUBLIC BILLS IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE MEMBERS

(See Schedule D)


ADJOURNED DEBATE ON OTHER MOTIONS

 

E. GEORGE MacMINN, Q.C.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

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