1993 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 35th Parliament
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No. 113
OF THE
Wednesday, July 21, 1993
Two o'clock p.m.
Prayers by Mr. Symons.
Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."
The Hon. A. Edwards (Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) tabled the Annual Report of the British Columbia Petroleum Corporation, 1992 - 1993.
By leave, Mr. K. Jones tabled a document entitled Information to Obtain a Search Warrant.
The Speaker delivered her reserved decision as follows:
Honourable Members:
On Tuesday last, the Honourable Member for West Vancouver-Garibaldi rose on a matter of privilege, relating to questions he had placed on the Order Paper and which had not, as yet, been answered.
Firstly, I wish to thank the Honourable Member for his courtesy in providing the Chair with notice in accordance with Practice Recommendation #7.
Secondly, the Chair wishes to comment briefly on the manner in which the matter of privilege was raised in the House. Our guidelines are stated at p. 36 of Parliamentary Practice in British Columbia and one of the essential elements required is "a brief written statement of the matter, which the Member reads to the House". This statement is intended to inform the House of the facts on which the matter is based, and in addition, any applicable authorities which may be of assistance to the Chair. In this instance, regrettably the Chair could not allow the completion of the statement in that several parts of the statement imported argument and conclusions. The Chair, however, has had the full text of the Honourable Member's statement and has considered all the relevant submissions therein.
In his statement, the Honourable Member makes the following submission: ". . . the Government's refusal to answer written questions on the notice paper impedes my ability as a Member of this Assembly from doing the job that my constituents sent me here for." As this appears to be the essence of the matter, I refer Honourable Members to the decision of a former Speaker of this House recorded in the Journals (J 1932) pp. 22 to 29, wherein it was ruled, and I quote, "a refusal to answer (a question) cannot be raised as a question of privilege, nor is it regular to comment upon such refusal".
While the Honourable Member may feel he has a grievance, the ruling to which I have referred clearly precludes the Chair from finding that a prima facie case of breach of privilege has been established.
Joan Sawicki, Speaker
Mr. Anderson presented a petition regarding government control over private adoptions.
Mr. Lali presented a petition.
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 62) intituled Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 1993, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:
| YEAS -- 64 | |||
| Petter | Giesbrecht | Evans | O'Neill |
| Perry | Smallwood | Chisholm | K. Jones |
| Marzari | Harcourt | Cowie | Jarvis |
| Boone | Gabelmann | Reid | Anderson |
| Priddy | Sihota | Gingell | Hurd |
| Edwards | Clark | Dalton | Tanner |
| Cashore | Cull | Farrell-Collins | Symons |
| Barlee | Zirnhelt | Wilson | Fox |
| Charbonneau | Blencoe | Stephens | Neufeld |
| Jackson | Barnes | Hanson | De Jong |
| Pement | MacPhail | Weisgerber | Janssen |
| Beattie | B. Jones | Serwa | Brewin |
| Schreck | Copping | Lord | Kasper |
| Lortie | Lovick | Streifel | Garden |
| Hammell | Pullinger | Hartley | Randall |
| Lali | Farnworth | Doyle | Krog |
Bill (No. 62) 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. 73) intituled Land Title Amendment Act, 1993, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:
| YEAS -- 61 | |||
| Petter | Harcourt | Chisholm | O'Neill |
| Perry | Gabelmann | Cowie | Tyabji |
| Marzari | Sihota | Reid | K. Jones |
| Boone | Clark | Gingell | Jarvis |
| Priddy | Cull | Dalton | Anderson |
| Edwards | Zirnhelt | Farrell-Collins | Tanner |
| Cashore | Blencoe | Wilson | Symons |
| Charbonneau | Barnes | Stephens | Fox |
| Jackson | MacPhail | Hanson | Neufeld |
| Pement | B. Jones | Weisgerber | Janssen |
| Schreck | Copping | Serwa | Brewin |
| Lortie | Lovick | Lord | Kasper |
| Hammell | Pullinger | Streifel | Garden |
| Lali | Farnworth | Hartley | Randall |
| Giesbrecht | Evans | Doyle | Krog |
| Smallwood | |||
Bill (No. 73) 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. 78) intituled Public Sector Employers Act, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of the Hon. G. Clark, the debate was adjourned until later today.
The House was Ordered recessed until 7 o'clock p.m.
Three Minutes past Seven o'clock p.m.
The following Bills were read a third time and passed:
Bill (No. 18) intituled Motor Fuel Tax Amendment Act, 1993.
Bill (No. 21) intituled Consumer Protection Statutes Amendment Act, 1993.
Bill (No. 47) intituled Special Accounts Appropriation and Control Amendment Act, 1993.
Bill (No. 48) intituled Representation Agreement Act.
Bill (No. 49) intituled Adult Guardianship Act.
Bill (No. 50) intituled Public Guardian and Trustee Act.
Bill (No. 51) intituled Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act.
Bill (No. 55) intituled Health Professions Amendment Act, 1993.
Bill (No. 61) intituled Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act.
Bill (No. 67) intituled Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 1993.
Division on the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 65) intituled Employment Standards Amendment Act, 1993, having been with leave deferred, the House divided on the said Bill.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| YEAS -- 32 | |||
| Perry | Lortie | Clark | Evans |
| Boone | Hammell | Cull | Lord |
| Priddy | Lali | Zirnhelt | Streifel |
| Barlee | Giesbrecht | Blencoe | Hartley |
| Charbonneau | Smallwood | Barnes | O'Neill |
| Pement | Harcourt | B. Jones | Janssen |
| Beattie | Gabelmann | Copping | Kasper |
| Schreck | Sihota | Farnworth | Krog |
NAYS -- 10 |
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| Chisholm | Farrell-Collins | Serwa | Anderson |
| Cowie | Stephens | Tyabji | Tanner |
| Dalton | Hanson | ||
Bill (No. 65) read a third time and passed.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 78) intituled Public Sector Employers Act.
The debate continued.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| YEAS -- 42 | |||
| Perry | Giesbrecht | Evans | Doyle |
| Boone | Harcourt | Chisholm | O'Neill |
| Priddy | Gabelmann | Cowie | K. Jones |
| Barlee | Sihota | Gingell | Jarvis |
| Charbonneau | Clark | Dalton | Anderson |
| Pement | Cull | Farrell-Collins | Tanner |
| Beattie | Zirnhelt | Stephens | Symons |
| Schreck | Barnes | Lord | Janssen |
| Lortie | MacPhail | Streifel | Kasper |
| Hammell | B. Jones | Hartley | Krog |
| Lali | Farnworth | ||
| NAYS -- 4 | |||
| Hanson | Serwa | Mitchell | Fox |
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.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 60) intituled Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 1993, a debate arose.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:
| YEAS -- 42 | |||
| Perry | Giesbrecht | Dalton | O'Neill |
| Boone | Harcourt | Farrell-Collins | K.Jones |
| Priddy | Gabelmann | Stephens | Anderson |
| Barlee | Clark | Hanson | Tanner |
| Charbonneau | Cull | Weisgerber | Symons |
| Pement | MacPhail | Serwa | Fox |
| Beattie | B. Jones | Lord | Neufeld |
| Schreck | Farnworth | Streifel | Janssen |
| Lortie | Evans | Hartley | Kasper |
| Hammell | Chisholm | Doyle | Krog |
| Lali | Cowie | ||
Bill (No. 60) 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. 66) intituled Public Service Act, a debate arose.
On the motion of Mr. Weisgerber the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 9.47 p.m.
JOAN SAWICKI, Speaker
MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES
SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, SCIENCE, LABOUR, TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGY
The Committee will meet at 2.45 o'clock p.m. on Monday, July 26, in the Douglas Fir Room (Room 226).
Business: Draft Second Report in camera.
M. Farnworth, Chair
J. Pement, Deputy Chair
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