Votes - Nos. 4 and 5 - Tuesday, March 23, 1993

1993 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 35th Parliament

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Nos. 4 and 5

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Tuesday, March 23, 1993

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Mr. Dueck.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech of His Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the Session.

The debate continued.

On the motion of the Hon. C. Gabelmann, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

And then the House adjourned at 11.56 a.m.

Tuesday, March 23, 1993

Two o'clock p.m.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech of His Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the Session.

The debate continued.

37 Mr. Warnke, seconded by Mr. Cowie, moved--: That the motion "We, Her Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, in Session assembled, beg leave to thank Your Honour for the gracious Speech which Your Honour has addressed to us at the opening of the present Session", be amended by adding the following: ", but this Assembly regrets that after 18 months after the election of this government, that the Province continues to operate without any economic plan which will return British Columbia to a stable financial footing and that this government continues, as a result, to plunge the Province into massive debt which defers the payment of their spending decisions onto future taxpayers; and furthermore, regrets that this Speech from the Throne provides only platitudes to the taxpayers of the Province, calling them to be courageous in their sacrifice while this government steadfastly refuses to take up the same challenge that it offered to taxpayers."

The debate on the amendment continued.

On the motion of the Hon. M. Sihota, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

And then the House adjourned at 5.46 p.m. until 2 o'clock p.m. tomorrow.

JOAN SAWICKI, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Thursday Next

Mr. Farrell-Collins to introduce a Bill intituled Successorship Act.

Mr. Farrell-Collins to introduce a Bill intituled Essential Services Act.

Mr. Farrell-Collins to introduce a Bill intituled Family Business Support Act.

Mr. Farrell-Collins to introduce a Bill intituled Labour Relations Code Advisory Committee Act.

Mr. Farrell-Collins to introduce a Bill intituled Labour Ombudsman Act.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Thursday Next

38 Mr. Cowie to move--: Be it resolved that the House calls on the Government to begin negotiations with municipalities and developers, to replace the units of social housing lost through the elimination of the Co-operative Housing Program.

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