Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 35th Parliament
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No. 8
OF THE
Tuesday, March 22, 1994
10 a.m.
ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER
ROUTINE BUSINESS
PRAYERS
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
1 Mr. Campbell to introduce a Bill intituled MLA Salary, Expenses, Pension Reform Act.
2 Mr. Farrell-Collins to introduce a Bill intituled Trade Union Executive Financial Disclosure Act.
3 Mr. Farrell-Collins to introduce a Bill intituled Labour Relations Code Advisory Committee Act.
4 Mr. Farrell-Collins to introduce a Bill intituled Vehicle Transfer Consumer Protection Act.
5 Mr. Mitchell to introduce a Bill intituled Budget Presentation Act, 1994.
6 Mr. Farrell-Collins to introduce a Bill intituled Essential Services Act.
7 Mr. Farrell-Collins to introduce a Bill intituled Labour Ombudsman Act.
8 Ms. Stephens to introduce a Bill intituled Domestic Violence Prevention Act.
9 Mr. Dalton to introduce a Bill intituled Election Finances Reform Act.
10 Mr. Jones to introduce a Bill intituled Protection of B.C. Heritage Artifacts Act.
11 Mr. Chisholm to introduce a Bill intituled Minimum Ethonal Act.
12 Mr. Chisholm to introduce a Bill intituled Family Day Act.
13 Mr. Mitchell to introduce a Bill intituled Parliamentary Calendar Act, 1994.
14 Mr. Fox to introduce a Bill intituled Members' Conflict of Interest Amendment Act (Double-Dipping), 1994.
15 Mr. Weisgerber to introduce a Bill intituled Free Votes Enabling Act, 1994.
16 Mr. Weisgerber to introduce a Bill intituled Initiative Act, 1994.
17 Mr. Weisgerber to introduce a Bill intituled Recall Act, 1994.
18 Mr. Neufeld to introduce a Bill intituled Fixed Election Dates Act, 1994.
ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
(15 minutes, afternoon sittings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and,
subject to Standing Order 47B, Friday morning)
PRESENTING PETITIONS
READING AND RECEIVING PETITIONS
PRESENTING REPORTS
MOTIONS ON NOTICE
(See Schedule A)
WRITTEN QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
(See Schedule B)
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ON NOTICE
THRONE SPEECH DEBATE
(Mr. Warnke adjourned the debate.)
BUDGET DEBATE (INCLUDING COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY)
URGENT GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
(Friday only)
PUBLIC BILLS AND ORDERS AND GOVERNMENT MOTIONS ON NOTICE
SECOND READING
PRIVATE BILLS
PRIVATE MEMBERS' STATEMENTS
(Friday only)
PUBLIC BILLS IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE MEMBERS
SECOND READING
ADJOURNED DEBATE ON OTHER MOTIONS
E. GEORGE MacMINN, Q.C.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
Schedule A
MOTIONS ON NOTICE
1. Private Members Day
Be it resolved that Standing Order 25 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended to read:
Friday
(Private Members' Days)1. Throne Speech Debate.
2. Budget Debate.
3. Urgent government business.
4. Private Bills.
5. Private Members' statements (10 a.m.).
6. Public Bills in the hands of Private Members.
7. Committee of Supply.
8. Public Bills and Orders.
9. Government Motions on Notice.And be it resolved that Standing Order 27 (3) of the Standing Orders of the Legislature of British Columbia be deleted.
2. Raising of Local Constituency Concerns
Be it resolved that Standing Order 25a of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended by inserting the following:
Local Constituency Concerns
25B (1) At the commencement of each afternoon session, the Speaker shall allow all members the opportunity to make statements respecting the concerns of such member's constituency.
(2) The time allocated for statements made under this Standing Order shall not exceed ten (10) minutes, and the time for each statement shall be limited to two (2) minutes each.
(3) Statements made under this Standing Order shall be confined to one matter of concern to the Member's constituency.
(4) All members of the House, including a Minister of the Crown, may make statements under this Standing Order.
(5) Statements made under this Standing Order shall not be subject to amendment, adjournment or vote.
3. Extension of Question Period
Be it resolved that Standing Order 25 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended by inserting the following:
Daily Routine
25. The daily routine business of the House shall be as follows:
Prayers (morning or afternoon sitting).
Introduction of Bills.
Oral Question Period (30 minutes, afternoon sittings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and, subject to Standing Order 47B, Friday morning).
And be it resolved that Standing Order 47A of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended by inserting the following:
47B There shall be a 30 minute Oral Question Period.
4. Television Coverage of Committee of Supply (Estimates)
Be it resolved that Standing Order 120 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended by inserting the following:
Video Tape Recording of Debates
120a All proceedings of the Legislative Assembly in the House, including the Committee of Supply (Estimates) shall be broadcast live on television, video tape recorded, and made available to the public in accordance with Standing Order 120, above.
5. Staff Support in Committee
Be it resolved that Standing Order 24 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended by inserting the following:
Staff Support in Committee
24a Notwithstanding Standing Order 23, every member, whether a Minister of the Crown or not, shall be allowed the privilege of the presence of staff support during any Committee of Supply or Committee of the Whole.
6. Select Standing Committee to Determine Own Agenda
Be it resolved that Standing Order 71 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended by inserting the following:
Right to Develop Own Mandate
71a (3) In addition to the responsibilities allotted it by the Legislature, each of the Select Standing and Special Committees shall have the right to determine its own mandate and agenda to examine issues within its own general terms of reference.
7. Review of Crown Corporations by Committee
Be it resolved that Standing Order 71 of the Standing Orders of the Legislature of British Columbia be amended by inserting the following:
Public Accounts Committee
71 (4) The Public Accounts Committee shall sit throughout the fiscal year.
9. Election of Speaker
Be it resolved that Standing Order 9 of the Standing Orders of the Legislature of British Columbia be amended by the insertion of the following:
First Order of Business
9a (1) At the opening of the first session of a Parliament, and at any other time as determined pursuant to Section (2) of this Standing Order, the election of a Speaker shall be the first order of business and shall not be interrupted by any other proceeding.
Vacancy in Office of Speaker
9a (2) When there is, or is to be, a vacancy in the Office of the Speaker whether at the opening of a Parliament, or because the incumbent of that Office has indicated his or her intention to resign the Office of Speaker, or for any other reason, the Members, when they are ready, shall proceed to the election of a Speaker.
Precedence over all other Business
9a (3) The election of a Speaker shall take precedence over all other business and no motion for adjournment nor any other motion shall be accepted while it is proceeding and the House shall continue to sit, if necessary, beyond its ordinary hour of daily adjournment, notwithstanding any other Standing or Special Order, until a Speaker is declared elected, and is installed in the Chair in the usual manner provided that if the House has continued to sit beyond its ordinary hour of daily adjournment, the Speaker shall thereupon adjourn the House until the next sitting day.
Member presiding during election
9a (4) During an election of a Speaker the Chair shall be taken by:
(a) at the opening of a Parliament, the Member who has had the longest period of unbroken service and who is neither a Minister of the Crown, nor holds any office within the House including that of leader of a party; or,
(b) in the case of the Speaker having indicated his or her intention to resign that office, the Speaker;
Powers and vote of Member Presiding
9a (5) The Member Presiding during the election of a Speaker shall be vested with all the powers of the Chair provided that he or she:
(a) shall be entitled to vote in the election of a Speaker; and
(b) shall have no casting vote in the event of there being an equality of votes cast for two candidates.
Balloting Procedure
9a (6) The election of a Speaker shall be conducted by secret ballot. The Clerk of the House shall, once all Members wishing to do so have deposited their ballot papers, empty the box and count the ballots and, being satisfied as to the accuracy of the count, shall destroy the ballots together with all records of the number of ballots cast for each candidate and the Clerk of the House shall in no way divulge the number of ballots cast for any candidate. In the event that one Member receives a majority of the votes cast, the Clerk of the House shall provide the Member Presiding with the name of that Member, whereupon the Member Presiding shall announce the name of the new Speaker. In the event of no Member having received a majority of the votes cast, the Clerk of the House shall determine and remove the member receiving the least total number of votes cast in the previous ballot, and the balloting shall be conducted again until such time as one member has received a majority of the votes cast.
Term of Office
9a (7) The Member so elected as Speaker shall continue to act in that capacity until the end of Parliament for which he or she is so elected or in the event of his or her resignation or death.
Schedule B
WRITTEN QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
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