2003 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 37th Parliament

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No. 56

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by the Hon. S. Santori.

The Hon. S. Bond (Minister of Advanced Education) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Administrator, which read as follows:

Lance Finch
Administrator

The Administrator transmits herewith Bill (No. 34) intituled Industry Training Authority Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Vancouver Law Courts,
April 29, 2003.

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. S. Santori (Minister of Management Services) presented to the Speaker a Message from Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:

Iona Campagnolo
Lieutenant Governor

The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 38) intituled Personal Information Protection Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
April 28, 2003.

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 "Members' Statements."

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

Mr. Lekstrom presented a Report of the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills, as follows:

Report

Legislative Committee Room,
April 30, 2003

Honourable Speaker:

Your Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills begs leave to report as follows:

(1) That the preamble to Bill (No. Pr 405) intituled Score Resources Ltd. (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2003, has been proved, and the Committee recommends that the Bill proceed to Second Reading;

(2) That the preamble to Bill (No. Pr 403) intituled Cam Glass Inc. (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2003, has been proved, and the Committee recommends that the Bill proceed to Second Reading;

(3) That the preamble to Bill (No. Pr 404) intituled M & M Insulation Ltd. (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2003, has been proved, and the Committee recommends that the Bill as amended proceed to Second Reading.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

B. Lekstrom, Chair

The Report was read and received.

By leave of the House, Mr. Lekstrom moved that the Report be adopted.

Motion agreed to.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

 

 99  The Hon. G. Campbell, on behalf of the Hon. G. Plant, moved--

Be it resolved that this House supports the creation of a Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform as expressed in the terms of reference and duties of the chair tabled in the House on Monday, April 28, 2003.

A debate arose.

Ms. MacPhail moved the following amendment--

That Motion 99 in the name of the Hon. G. Plant be amended by adding after Monday, April 28, 2003, the following:

", but recommends to government that it heed the advice of Mr. Gibson that the Chair of the Assembly be given the power (but not the requirement) to add up to four additional members of the Assembly, randomly drawn from a category or categories of persons selected by the Chair."

The debate on the amendment continued.

The House divided.

Motion negatived on the following division:

YEAS -- 2
MacPhail	Nettleton
NAYS -- 64
Coell Hogg L. Reid Halsey-Brandt Hawkins Whittred Cheema Hansen J. Reid Santori Barisoff Bray Roddick Wilson Masi Lee	Hagen Murray Plant Campbell Collins Clark Bond de Jong Nebbeling Stephens Abbott Coleman Chong Penner Anderson Orr	Nuraney R. Stewart Bell Chutter Long Trumper Johnston Bennett Hayer Christensen Krueger McMahon Hunter Les Locke Nijjar	Bhullar Wong Visser Lekstrom MacKay Cobb K. Stewart Bloy Suffredine Brice Sultan Hamilton Sahota Hawes Kerr Manhas

The debate was resumed on the main motion.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:

YEAS -- 45
Coell Hogg L. Reid Halsey-Brandt Hawkins Whittred Hansen Bruce Barisoff Bray Roddick Wilson	Masi Lee Plant Campbell Collins Bond Stephens Abbott Coleman Chong Anderson	Nuraney Bell MacPhail Chutter Mayencourt Trumper Johnston Christensen Krueger McMahon Les	Nijjar Wong Lekstrom MacKay K. Stewart Bloy Suffredine Sultan Hawes Manhas Nettleton

Order for Committee of Supply called.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply.

 100  The Hon. G. Plant moved--

"That a Special Committee on the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform be appointed and authorized:

(1) to review the nomination of Jack Blaney as chair of the Citizens' Assembly and to report to the Legislative Assembly whether the Special Committee unanimously endorses the said nomination;

(2) to review the chair's subsequent selections of senior staff of the Citizens' Assembly and to report to the Legislative Assembly whether the Special Committee unanimously endorses the said selections: and

(3) to receive interim reports from the chair of the Citizens' Assembly on the progress of the Citizens' Assembly's work.

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 sub-committees and to refer to such sub-committees 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; and

(d) to retain personnel as required to assist the Committee;

and shall report to the House on the matters referred to the Committee 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.

The Special Committee is to be composed of J. Les (Convenor), J. Bray, I. Chong, K. Krueger, B. Lekstrom, J. MacPhail, and R. Nijjar."

Motion agreed to.

Order for Committee of Supply called.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section B of Committee of Supply.

The Committee recessed until 6.35 p.m.

(In Committee -- Section B)

Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Attorney General and Ministry Responsible for Treaty Negotiations.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

(In Committee -- Section A)

9. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,899,007,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Advanced Education, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2004.

Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and Completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Advanced Education.

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) to be considered at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 8.58 p.m.

CLAUDE RICHMOND, Speaker

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