1993 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 35th Parliament

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No. 11

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Wednesday, March 31, 1993

Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by Mr. Streifel.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The Hon. R. Blencoe (Minister of Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Housing) tabled the following:

The Annual Report of the Assessment Appeal Board of British Columbia for the 1992 Calendar Year.

The Annual Report of the British Columbia Assessment Authority for the 1991 calendar year in accordance with section 17 of the Assessment Authority Act.

The Hon. A. Charbonneau (Minister of Transportation and Highways) tabled the 20th Annual Report of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia for the 12 months ended December 31, 1992.

The Hon. M. Sihota (Minister of Labour and Consumer Services and Minister Responsible for Constitutional Affairs) tabled the Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia Annual Report 1992 and a document entitled Statistics '92.

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 Speaker declared a short recess.

The debate continued.

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

By leave, the Hon. M. Sihota (Minister of Labour and Consumer Services and Minister Responsible for Constitutional Affairs) moved--

Be it resolved that this House hereby authorizes the Committee of Supply for this Session to sit in two sections designated Section A and Section B; Section A to sit in such Committee Room as may be appointed from time to time, and Section B to sit in the Chamber of the Assembly, subject to the following rules:

1. The Standing Orders applicable to the Committees of the Whole House shall be applicable in both Sections of the Committee of Supply.

2. Subject to paragraph 3, within five sitting days of the tabling of the Main Estimates, the House Leader of the Official Opposition and the House Leader of the Third Party may jointly advise the Government House Leader, in writing, of three ministerial Estimates which they require to be considered in Section B of the Committee of Supply, and upon receipt of such notice in writing, the Government House Leader shall confirm in writing that the said three ministerial Estimates shall be considered in Section B of the Committee of Supply.

3. All Estimates shall stand referred to Section B, save and except those Estimates which shall be referred to Section A, on motion by the Government House Leader, which motion shall be governed by the provisions of Standing Order 60a. Practice Recommendation #6 relating to Consultation shall be applicable to this rule. In the absence of the consent of the House Leader of the Official Opposition and the House Leader of the Third Party, Estimates from nine ministries only may be referred to Committee A.

4. The Committee of Selection shall appoint 22 members for Section A, being 14 members of the New Democratic Party, six members of the Liberal Party and two members of the Social Credit Party. In addition, the Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole, or his nominee, shall preside over the debates in Section A. Substitution of members will be permitted to Section A with the consent of that member's Whip.

5. At thirty minutes prior to the ordinary time fixed for adjournment of the House, the Chair of Committee A will report to the House. In the event such report includes the last vote in a particular ministerial Estimate, after such report has been made to the House, the Government shall have a maximum of ten minutes, and each Opposition Party a maximum of five minutes, to summarize the Committee debate on a particular ministerial Estimate completed, such summaries to be in the following order:

(1) Third Party;

(2) Official Opposition; and

(3) Government.

6. Committee B shall be composed of all members of the House.

7. Divisions in Section A will be signalled by the ringing of the division bells four times.

8. Divisions in Section B will be signalled by the ringing of the division bells three times at which time proceedings in Section A will be suspended until completion of the division in Section B.

A debate arose.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

The Hon. G. Clark (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:

David C. Lam
Lieutenant Governor

The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 9) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 1993 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
March 30, 1993.

Bill introduced and read a first time.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81, Bill permitted to be advanced all stages this day.

The Speaker declared a short recess for distribution of the Bill.

Bill (No. 9) was read a second time.

On the motion of the Hon. G. Clark, Bill (No. 9) was referred to a Committee of the Whole House to be considered forthwith.

The Committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again.

Committee to sit again later today.

Resolved, on the motion of the Hon. M. Sihota, that the House at its rising, do stand recessed for five minutes.

On the motion of the Hon. M. Sihota the House recessed at 6.03 p.m.

Eight minutes past Six o'clock p.m.

Bill (No. 9) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 1993 was again committed.

Bill (No. 9) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 1993 reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed, on division.

The Speaker declared a short recess.

His Honour the Lieutenant Governor having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair -- Ian D. Izard, Law Clerk and Clerk Assistant, read the title to the following Bill:

Bill (No. 9) Supply Act (No. 1), 1993.

His Honour the Lieutenant Governor was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Bill.

The said assent was announced by Ian M. Horne, Q.C., Clerk of the Legislative Assembly "In Her Majesty's name, His Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth thank Her Majesty's loyal subjects, accepts their benevolence, and doth assent to this Bill."

His Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.

And then the House adjourned at 8.18 p.m.

JOAN SAWICKI, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Friday Next

56  Ms. Stephens to move, in amendment, seconded by Mr. Tanner --

Be it resolved that the motion "That the Speaker do now leave the Chair" for the House to go into Committee of Supply be amended by adding the following: ", but this House regrets that the government has seen fit to siphon an additional one billion dollars out of the pockets of the taxpayers of British Columbia, further impairing the fragile economic recovery of the Province; and furthermore, that the budget continues to hamper the development of a healthy, diversified provincial economy through its interventionist, ideologically-driven spending measures."

MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES

SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON FORESTS, ENERGY, MINES
AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES

The Committee will meet at 3 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, April 7, in the Douglas Fir Room (Room 226).
Business: Organization.

C. Evans, Convener

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