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Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by Mr. Nebbeling.

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.

  48   Mr. Jarvis moved, seconded by Mr. Plant--

"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 the government appears determined to deprive injured and disabled British Columbians of fair compensation for motor vehicle accident injuries by pursuing, without public consultation, initiatives which would deprive all British Columbians of their fundamental civil right to sue those who negligently injure them in motor vehicle accidents."

The debate on the amendment continued.

51   Mr. J. D. Wilson moved, 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."

The House divided.

The sub-amendment was negatived on the following division:

YEAS -- 35
Dalton Gingell Reid Farrell-Collins Plant Sanders Hurd Stephens de Jong	Coell Anderson Nebbeling Whittred van Dongen Thorpe Penner Weisgerber G. Wilson	J. Wilson Reitsma Hansen C. Clark Symons Hawkins Abbott Jarvis Weisbeck	Chong Coleman Nettleton Masi McKinnon Krueger Barisoff Neufeld
NAYS -- 37
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Boone Hammell Streifel Pullinger Farnworth Kwan Waddell	Calendino Stevenson Bowbrick Goodacre Giesbrecht Walsh Kasper Orcherton Hartley	Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Cashore Ramsey Brewin Sihota	Randall Sawicki Lali Doyle Gillespie Robertson Smallwood Conroy Janssen

The debate was resumed on the amendment.

The House divided.

The amendment was negatived on the following division:

YEAS -- 35
Dalton Gingell Reid Farrell-Collins Plant Sanders Hurd Stephens de Jong	Coell Anderson Nebbeling Whittred van Dongen Thorpe Penner Weisgerber G. Wilson	J. Wilson Reitsma Hansen C. Clark Symons Hawkins Abbott Jarvis Weisbeck	Chong Coleman Nettleton Masi McKinnon Krueger Barisoff Neufeld
NAYS -- 37
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Boone Hammell Streifel Pullinger Farnworth Kwan Waddell	Calendino Stevenson Bowbrick Goodacre Giesbrecht Walsh Kasper Orcherton Hartley	Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Cashore Ramsey Brewin Sihota	Randall Sawicki Lali Doyle Gillespie Robertson Smallwood Conroy Janssen

The debate was resumed on the main motion.

On the motion of the Hon. J. MacPhail, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

And then the House adjourned at 5.36 p.m.

DALE LOVICK, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Tuesday, April 15

54   The Hon. J. Cashore to move--

That this House authorize the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs to examine, inquire into and make recommendations on:

1. The application of key issues arising out of the Nisga'a Agreement-in-Principle to treaty negotiations throughout British Columbia;

2. How progress can be made towards treaty settlements with aborginal people beneficial to all British Columbians.

Further, that the House authorizes the committee to provide opportunities for all citizens of British Columbia, aboriginal and non-aboriginal to express their views on these matters.

In addition to the powers previously conferred upon the said Committee, the Committee be empowered:

(a) To appoint of their number, one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee;

(b) To sit during any sitting of the House; and

(c) To retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;

and shall report to the House as soon as possible.

Wednesday, April 16

55   Mr. de Jong to move--

That the motion standing in the name of the Honourable Minister for Aboriginal Affairs on the order paper relating to the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs be amended by the addition of the following paragraph:

(d) to permit minority opinions in a report of the Committee;

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