Votes -- Nos. 24 and 25 -- Thursday, March 3, 2005 -- Ten o'clock a.m.

2005 Legislative Session: 6th Session, 37th Parliament

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Nos. 24 and 25

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Thursday, March 3, 2005

Ten o'clock a.m.

The Clerk of the House informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker, whereupon Dr. Weisbeck, Deputy Speaker, took the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 12.

Prayers by Mr. Sultan.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion "That the Speaker do now leave the Chair" for the House to go into Committee of Supply.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 40
Falcon Wong Hawkins McMahon Sahota Bell Roddick Cobb Lee Thorpe	Hagen Murray Plant Hansen Bruce Brice de Jong Neufeld Coleman Penner	Orr Nuraney R. Stewart Hunter Mayencourt Trumper Johnston Krueger J. Reid Bhullar	Hayer Visser Halsey-Brandt K. Stewart Bloy Suffredine Whittred Sultan Kerr Manhas
NAYS -- 3
MacPhail	Brar	Nettleton

And then the House adjourned at 11.55 a.m.

Thursday, March 3, 2005

Two o'clock p.m.

Order called for "Members' Statements."

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 19) intituled Ministerial Accountability Bases, 2004-2005, Amendment Act, 2005 a debate arose.

Bill (No. 19) 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.

Bill (No. 6) intituled Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2005 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 21) intituled Crown Counsel Agreement Continuation Act was again committed.

Section 3 of Bill (No. 21) passed, on division.

In consideration of section 4 of Bill (No. 21) the Committee divided as follows:

YEAS -- 35
Falcon Coell Chong Locke McMahon Sahota Bell Roddick Bray	Cobb Lee Thorpe Hagen Plant Hansen Bruce Brice Neufeld	Jarvis Orr Hogg Nebbeling R. Stewart Hunter Long Mayencourt Trumper	Krueger J. Reid Hayer Visser Halsey-Brandt Bloy Whittred Kerr
NAYS -- 3
MacPhail	Brar	Nettleton

Bill (No. 21) was reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed, on division.

The Deputy Speaker declared a recess.

Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair --

Robert Vaive, Clerk Assistant, read the titles to the following Acts:

Bill (No. 2) Thompson Rivers University Act.
Bill (No. 6) Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2005.
Bill (No. 7) Income Tax Amendment Act, 2005.
Bill (No. 8) Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2005.
Bill (No. 21) Crown Counsel Agreement Continuation Act.

Her Honour was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Acts.

The said assent was announced by Robert Vaive, Clerk Assistant, in the following words:

"In Her Majesty's name, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to these Acts."

Robert Vaive, Clerk Assistant, read the titles to the following Acts:

Bill (No. 9) Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 2).
Bill (No. 10) Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 3).
Bill (No. 11) Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 4).
Bill (No. 12) Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 5).
Bill (No. 13) Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 6).
Bill (No. 14) Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 7).
Bill (No. 15) Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 8).
Bill (No. 16) Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 9).
Bill (No. 17) Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 10).
Bill (No. 18) Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 11).

Her Honour was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Acts.

The said assent was announced by Robert Vaive, Clerk Assistant, in the following words:

"In Her Majesty's name, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth thank Her Majesty's loyal subjects, accepts their benevolence, and assents to these Acts."

Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.

And then the House adjourned at 5.03 p.m.

JOHN WEISBECK, Deputy Speaker

NOTICE OF BILLS

Tuesday, March 8

Mr. Lee to introduce a Bill intituled Spring Festival Act.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Tuesday, March 8


76 Mr. Brar to move--: Be it resolved that this House recognizes the importance of second language education in British Columbia and recommends to government it provide additional resources to help school districts expand access to German, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin and Punjabi classes throughout British Columbia.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC WRITTEN QUESTIONS

Monday, March 7


5 Adriane Carr, Leader, Green Party of British Columbia, to ask the Minister of Health Services, regarding the Minister's responsibility for BC Health Authorities, the following question:--: At the February 22 open board meeting of Vancouver Coastal Health in Powell River, the board revealed that there are 654 nurse vacancies in this health authority and an average wait time of 12 days for patients in hospital beds who need to be discharged to residential care that isn't available. How are the nurse vacancies and delays in discharging patients to community care affecting the emergency room and surgical wait times and what are the plans and timelines for the Ministry of Health to fill the nurse vacancies and provide the needed residential care?

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