1992 Legislative Session: 1st Session, 35th Parliament
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Nos. 94 and 95
OF THE
Thursday, June 25, 1992
Ten o'clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Symons.
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
Order for Committee of Supply called.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, the House resolved itself into Section B of Committee of Supply.
(In Committee)
Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
On the motion of the Hon. G. Clark, it was Resolved that the House continue to sit from 12 o'clock noon until 1.50 o'clock p.m.
Order for Committee of Supply called.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, the House resolved itself into Section B of Committee of Supply.
(In Committee)
6. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $4,376,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Office of the Premier and Executive Council Operations, Office of the Premier and Executive Council Operations, to 31st March 1993.
7. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $9,580,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Office of the Premier and Executive Council Operations, British Columbia Trade Development Corporation, to 31st March 1993.
Section B of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 1.25 p.m.
Thursday, June 25, 1992
Two o'clock p.m.
Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."
By leave, Mr. Chisholm tabled documents referred to during Oral Question Period on Wednesday last.
The Hon. L. Boone (Minister of Government Services) tabled the following:
The Annual Report of the Public Service Commission for the fiscal year 1991/1992.
The Annual Report of the British Columbia Systems Corporation, 1991/92.
The Hon. J. Cashore (Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks) tabled the Second Annual Report of the British Columbia Hazardous Waste Management Corporation.
The Hon. G. Clark (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) tabled the Statement of Unclaimed Money Deposits pursuant to the Unclaimed Money Act, for the year ended March 31, 1992.
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
Bill (No. 74) intituled Teaching Profession Amendment Act, 1992 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 71) intituled Medical and Health Care Services Act.
The debate on the amendment continued.
The House divided.
Motion negatived on the following division:
YEAS -- 15 | |||
Farrell-Collins | Hanson | Hurd | Fox |
Reid | Weisgerber | Jarvis | Neufeld |
Gingell | Dueck | Chisholm | De Jong |
Stephens | Tanner | Anderson | |
NAYS -- 31 | |||
Petter | Schreck | Cull | Streifel |
Boone | Lortie | Barnes | Hartley |
Sihota | Lali | B. Jones | Doyle |
Priddy | Giesbrecht | Copping | O'Neill |
Edwards | Miller | Lovick | Dosanjh |
Charbonneau | Smallwood | Hammell | Kasper |
Jackson | Hagen | Farnworth | Krog |
Beattie | Clark | Lord |
The debate was resumed on the main motion.
"Bill 71 be not now read a second time, because:
1. The powers of audit and inspection allowed for in the bill will seriously compromise every citizen's right to privacy;
2. This bill will drive doctors, especially specialists, from the province;
3. The proration and capping of fees allowed for in the bill amounts to a rationing of health care and the introduction of a two-tiered system of health care in British Columbia."
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion of Mr. Tanner, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
Eight Minutes past Six o'clock p.m.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 30) intituled Health Statutes Amendment Act, 1992, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 30) read a second time.
By leave, Bill (No. 30) was committed, reported complete without amendment and by leave read a third time and passed.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 62) intituled Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1992, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 62) read a second time.
By leave, Bill (No. 62) was committed, reported complete without amendment and by leave read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 49) intituled Compensation Fairness Repeal Act was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 65) intituled Financial Institutions Statutes Amendment Act, 1992, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 65) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 69) intituled Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 1992, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 69) read a second time.
By leave, Bill (No. 69) was committed, reported complete without amendment and by leave read a third time and passed.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 73) intituled Revenue Statutes Amendment Act, 1992, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 73) read a second time.
By leave, Bill (No. 73) was committed, reported complete without amendment and by leave read a third time and passed.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 78) intituled Forest Amendment Act (No. 2), 1992, a debate arose.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
YEAS -- 27 | |||
Petter | Beattie | Clark | Streifel |
Marzari | Schreck | Cull | Hartley |
Priddy | Lortie | Copping | Doyle |
Edwards | Lali | Lovick | O'Neill |
Cashore | Giesbrecht | Hammell | Dosanjh |
Barlee | Miller | Farnworth | Krog |
Jackson | Smallwood | Lord | |
NAYS -- 14 | |||
Farrell-Collins | Stephens | Jarvis | Anderson |
Tyabji | Weisgerber | Chisholm | Neufeld |
Reid | Tanner | K. Jones | De Jong |
Gingell | Hurd |
Bill (No. 78) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 71) intituled Medical and Health Care Services Act.
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion of Mr. K. Jones, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 11.01 p.m.
JOAN SAWICKI, Speaker
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