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Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by Ms. Sanders.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

Mr. Abbott presented a petition.

Mr. Abbott presented a petition re: Erosion of Bolean Creek near Falkland.

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.

47   Mr. Abbott moved, seconded by Ms. Hawkins--

Be it resolved that the motion "that the Speaker do now leave the Chair and the House to go into Committee of Supply" be amended by adding the following: "but this House regrets that the Government appears determined to unfairly download significant costs onto the backs of homeowners, renters and small business, through the arbitrary and unilateral breach of the Local Government Grants Act."

The debate on the amendment continued.

On the motion of the Hon. D. Zirnhelt, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

The Hon. J. Cashore advised that the House will sit Wednesday, pursuant to Standing Order 2 (2).

And then the House adjourned at 6.01 p.m.

DALE LOVICK, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Wednesday, April 2

49   The Hon. J. MacPhail to move--

"That this House condemn the actions of the Member for West Vancouver-Garibaldi during debate on the Throne Speech and subsequently in relation to the Member for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant."

50   Mr. Anderson to move in amendment, seconded by Mr. Krueger--

That the amendment moved by Mr. Abbott and seconded by Ms. Hawkins be amended by deleting all words after "But the House regrets" and adding the following:

"That the government has included in its forecasts and its public statements an intention to dramatically worsen the gambling situation in British Columbia, to strive for revenue which will likely be substantially exceeded by attendant social costs, including gambling addiction, crime, abuse, poverty, family breakdown, bankruptcies, destruction to small business, and drains on the healthcare, social services, public safety and education systems by expanding the venues of gambling to include slot machines, destination resort casinos and many others, and to override the will of the electorate as frequently documented by this same government."

51   Mr. J. D. Wilson to move in amendment, seconded by Mr. Nebbeling--

That the amendment moved by Mr. Jarvis and seconded by Mr. Plant be amended by deleting all words after "but this assembly regrets" and adding the following:

" . . . that the government of British Columbia persists in its raid on Forest Renewal BC by transferring $100 million from FRBC for funding programs traditionally funded by the Ministry of Forests."

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