Motion agreed to.

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

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Order for Committee of Supply called.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks).

Bill (No. 31) intituled Family Relations Amendment Act, 1997 was committed.

In consideration of a proposed amendment by Mr. Plant on the Order Paper to section 1 of Bill (No. 31), the Committee divided.

The amendment was defeated on the following division:

YEAS -- 28
Dalton Gingell Campbell Farrell-Collins Plant Sanders Stephens	de Jong Coell Anderson Nebbeling Whittred Thorpe Penner	J.D. Wilson Reitsma Hansen C. Clark Hawkins Abbott Jarvis	Weisbeck Chong Coleman Nettleton Masi McKinnon Krueger
NAYS -- 34
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Boone Hammell Streifel Pullinger Farnworth Kwan	Waddell Calendino Stevenson Bowbrick Giesbrecht Walsh Kasper Orcherton Hartley	Petter G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Cashore Ramsey Sihota Randall	Sawicki Lali Doyle Gillespie Robertson Smallwood Janssen G.F. Wilson

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

Bill to be considered later today.

(In Committee -- Section A)

Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress.

Report to be considered later today.

Committee to sit again later today.

The House recessed until 6.35 p.m.

Thirty-five Minutes past Six o'clock p.m.

Order for Committee of Supply called.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks).

Bill (No. 31) intituled Family Relations Amendment Act, 1997 was again committed.

In consideration of section 1 of Bill (No. 31), the Committee divided as follows:

YEAS -- 54
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Boone Hammell Streifel Pullinger Farnworth Kwan Waddell Calendino Stevenson Bowbrick Giesbrecht	Walsh Kasper Orcherton Hartley Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Cashore Ramsey Sihota Randall	Sawicki Lali Doyle Gillespie Robertson Smallwood Janssen Gingell Campbell Farrell-Collins Plant Sanders Coell	Nebbeling Whittred J.D. Wilson Reitsma Hansen C. Clark Symons Hawkins Abbott Weisbeck Chong McKinnon Neufeld
NAYS -- 13
Dalton Stephens de Jong Anderson	van Dongen Thorpe Penner	G.F. Wilson Jarvis Nettleton	Masi Krueger Barisoff

In consideration of section 2 of Bill (No. 31), the Committee divided as follows:

YEAS -- 61
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Boone Hammell Streifel Pullinger Farnworth Kwan Waddell Calendino Stevenson Bowbrick Giesbrecht Walsh Kasper	Orcherton Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Cashore Ramsey Sihota Randall Sawicki Lali Doyle Gillespie	Robertson Smallwood Janssen Dalton Gingell Campbell Farrell-Collins Plant Sanders Stephens de Jong Coell Anderson Nebbeling Whittred	Thorpe Penner J.D. Wilson Reitsma C. Clark Symons Hawkins Abbott Weisbeck Chong Nettleton Masi McKinnon Krueger Neufeld
NAYS -- 2
G.F. Wilson	Jarvis

In consideration of section 6 of Bill (No. 31), the Committee divided as follows:

YEAS -- 61
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Boone Hammell Streifel Pullinger Farnworth Kwan Waddell Calendino Stevenson Bowbrick Giesbrecht Walsh Kasper	Orcherton Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Cashore Ramsey Sihota Randall Sawicki Lali Doyle Gillespie	Robertson Smallwood Janssen Dalton Gingell Campbell Farrell-Collins Plant Sanders Stephens de Jong Coell Anderson Nebbeling Whittred	Thorpe Penner J.D. Wilson Reitsma C. Clark Symons Hawkins Abbott Weisbeck Chong Nettleton Masi McKinnon Krueger Neufeld
NAYS -- 1
G.F. Wilson

On the motion that the Committee rise and report progress, the Committee divided.

Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:

YEAS -- 58
Evans Zirnhelt Boone Hammell Streifel Pullinger Farnworth Kwan Waddell Calendino Stevenson Bowbrick Giesbrecht Walsh Kasper	Orcherton Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Cashore Ramsey Sihota Randall Sawicki Lali Doyle Gillespie	Robertson Smallwood Janssen Dalton Gingell Campbell Plant Stephens de Jong Coell Anderson Nebbeling Whittred van Dongen	Thorpe G.F. Wilson J.D. Wilson Reitsma C. Clark Symons Hawkins Abbott Chong Nettleton Masi McKinnon Krueger Barisoff

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

Bill to be considered at the next sitting.

Bill (No. 42) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1997 was committed.

Section 9 of Bill (No. 42) passed, on division.

Bill (No. 42) was reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

(In Committee -- Section A)

Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 10.10 p.m.

DALE LOVICK, Speaker

MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES

SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM, ETHICAL CONDUCT,
STANDING ORDERS AND PRIVATE BILLS

The Sub-Committee will meet at 7 o'clock p.m. on Thursday, July 17, in the Birch Room (Room 339).

Business: Review of Members' Conflict of Interest Act -- Administrative Matters.

Mr. Bowbrick, Chair
Mr. Thorpe, Deputy Chair

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