2005 Legislative Session: 1st Session, 38th Parliament

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Nos. 17 and 18

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Tuesday, October 4, 2005

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Mr. MacKay.

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.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 12) intituled Teachers' Collective Agreement Act a debate arose.

The debate continued.

On the motion of Mr. Horgan, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

(In Committee -- Section A)

Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Economic Development.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 11.59 a.m.

Tuesday, October 4, 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."

By leave, the Hon. M. de Jong moved--

1. The following reports of the Auditor General of British Columbia deposited with the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly be referred to the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts:

a. Auditor General Report No. 7, 2003/2004 Building Better Reports: Our Review of the 2002/03 Annual Service Plan Reports of Government (March 2004).

b. Government of BC and Office of the Auditor General Report An Assurance Program for BC: A Progress Report on the February 2002 Recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee of BC Related to Building Better Reports (September 2004).

c. Auditor General Report No. 6, 2004/2005 Leading the Way: Adopting Best Practices in Government Financial Reporting -- 2003/2004 (November 2004).

d. Auditor General Report No. 7, 2004/2005 Monitoring the Government's Finances (November 2004).

e. Auditor General Report No. 8, 2004/2005 Follow-up of 2002/2003 Report 5: Managing Contaminated Sites on Provincial Lands (November 2004).

f. Auditor General Report No. 9, 2004/2005 Follow-up of Two Health Risk Reports (December 2004).

g. Auditor General Report No. 10, 2004/2005, Building a Strong Public Service: Reassessing the Quality of the Work Environment in British Columbia's Public Service (February 2005).

h. Auditor General Review of Partnership BC's report Achieving Value for Money: Abbotsford Regional Hospital Care Centre Project (February 2005).

i. Auditor General Report No. 11, 2004/2005, Follow-up of A Review of Government Oversight of Multi-Employer Public Sector Pension Plans British Columbia (February 2005).

j. Auditor General Report No. 12, 2004/2005, Third Follow-up Report of Management Consulting Engagements in Government (March 2005).

k. Auditor General Report No. 13, 2004/2005, Building Momentum for Results-based Management: A Study about Managing for Results in British Columbia (March 2005).

l. Auditor General Report No. 1, 2005/2006, Follow-up of the Recommendations of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts contained in its Fourth Report of the 3rd Session of the 36th Parliament: Earthquake Preparedness; Performance Audit (May 2005).

m. Auditor General Report No. 2, 2005/06, Joint Follow-up of 2001/2002: Report 1 Managing Interface Fire Risks and Firestorm 2003 Provincial Review (May 2005).

n. Auditor General Report No. 3, 2005/2006, Audit of the Government's Corporate Accounting System: Part 1 (June 2005).

o. 2004/2005 Annual Report of the Auditor General of British Columbia, Serving the Legislative Assembly and the People of British Columbia (June 2005).

p. Auditor General Report No. 4, 2005/2006, Building Better Reports: Our Assessment of the 2003/04 Annual Service Plan Reports of Government (July 2005).

q. Auditor General Report No. 5, 2005/2006, Keeping the Decks Clean: Managing Gaming Integrity Risks in Casinos (July 2005).

 

2. That Reports of the Auditor General deposited with the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly during the Thirty-eighth Parliament be deemed referred to the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

 

3. That the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts be the committee referred to in sections 2, 6, 7, 10, 13 and 14 of the Auditor General Act.

 

In addition to the powers previously conferred upon the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Committee be 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; and

(d) to retain 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.

Motion agreed to

Order for Committee of Supply called.

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

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 12) intituled Teachers' Collective Agreement Act.

The debate continued.

On the motion of Mr. Dix, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

(In Committee -- Section A)

22. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $443,561,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2006.

Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Economic 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 Economic Development) to be considered at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 5.55 p.m.

BILL BARISOFF, Speaker

NOTICE OF BILLS

Wednesday, October 5

Mr. Dix to introduce a Bill intituled Children's Commission Act.

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