2007 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 38th Parliament
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Nos. 26 and 27
OF THE
Monday, March 12, 2007
Ten o'clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. MacKay.
The Hon. B. Barisoff (Speaker) made a statement regarding Commonwealth Day.
The Hon. J. Les (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 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. 15) intituled Security Services Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
March 8, 2007.
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 House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
Order called for "Private Members' Statements."
A debate arose.
On the motion of Mr. Bennett, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 11.59 a.m.
Monday, March 12, 2007
One-thirty o'clock p.m.
The Hon. C. Taylor (Minister of Finance) 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. 14) intituled Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
March 8, 2007.
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. J. Les (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 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. 16) intituled Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
March 9, 2007.
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."
Ms. Trevena presented a petition regarding cuts to childcare.
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.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 6) intituled Public Inquiry Act.
The debate continued.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
YEAS -- 40 |
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Reid |
Roddick |
de Jong |
Bennett Mayencourt Polak Hawes Yap Bloy MacKay Black McIntyre Rustad |
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| Brar S. Simpson Fleming Farnworth Kwan Ralston B. Simpson Hammell |
Coons Thorne Simons Puchmayr Gentner Routley Fraser Horgan |
Lali Dix Trevena Bains Robertson Karagianis Evans |
Krog Austin Chouhan Wyse Sather Macdonald Conroy |
Bill (No. 6) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
The Hon. C. Taylor (Minister of Finance) 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 amendments to Bill (No. 2) intituled Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2007 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
March 12, 2007.
Resolved, That the said Message, and the amendments accompanying the same, be referred to the Committee having in charge Bill (No. 2).
Bill (No. 2) intituled Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2007 was committed, reported complete with amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 3) intituled Income Tax Amendment Act, 2007 was committed, reported complete with amendment, read a third time and passed.
(In Committee -- Section A)
13. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $114,062,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2008.
14. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $2,402,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Agricultural Land Commission, to 31st March, 2008.
15. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $62,311,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Integrated Land Management Bureau, to 31st March, 2008.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands and progress of the Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance.
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 Agriculture and Lands) to be considered at the next sitting.
The Speaker declared a short recess.
Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair --
E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House, read the titles to the following Acts:
Bill (No. 2) Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2007.
Bill (No. 3) Income Tax Amendment Act, 2007.
Bill (No. 5) Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2006-2007.
Her Honour was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Acts.
The said assent was announced by E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House, in the following words:
"In Her Majesty's name, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to these Acts."
E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House, read the title to the following Act:
Bill (No. 4) Supply Act, 2006-2007 (Supplementary Estimates No. 1).
Her Honour was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Act.
The said assent was announced by E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House, 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 this Act."
Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.
And then the House adjourned at 6.18 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
NOTICE OF BILLS
Wednesday, March 14
Mr. Puchmayr to introduce a Bill intituled The Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2007.
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