Orders -- No. 167 -- Thursday, April 29, 1999 -- 10 a.m.

1998/99 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament

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No. 167

ORDERS OF THE DAY

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Thursday, April 29, 1999

10 a.m.

ROUTINE BUSINESS

PRAYERS

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

1 Mr. Weisgerber to introduce a Bill intituled Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1998 -(Special Warrant Abolition).

2 Mr. Weisgerber to introduce a Bill intituled Free Votes Enabling Act.

3 Mr. Weisgerber to introduce a Bill intituled Fixed Election Date Act.

4 Mr. Weisgerber to introduce a Bill intituled Senatorial Election Act.

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


Budget Debate--


63 Mr. Campbell to move in amendment, seconded by Mr. Plant--: Be it resolved that the motion "That the Speaker do now leave the Chair" for the House to go into Committee of Supply, be amended by adding the following: "But the House regrets that the government has presided over successive downgrades to BC's credit rating; the government has not balanced the budget in eight years; the government has brought BC Ferries to the brink of bankruptcy with its fast ferry program; the government has wasted billions of dollars on the Skeena Cellulose bailout, Nisga'a propaganda, inoperable minibuses, assorted union sweetheart deals, and numerous other boondoggles; the government has committed millions of dollars of taxpayers' money to the Vancouver Convention Centre, without knowing what the project will cost or how taxpayers will pay for it; the government has failed to keep its promise to create jobs under the Jobs and Timber Accord and has threatened the survival of forest-dependent communities around the province; the government has constantly broken its legislative commitment to homeowners, renters and small businesses by arbitrarily cutting municipal grants by almost $800 million in seven years; the government has signed Skytrain contracts which have been kept secret from taxpayers and will add billions of dollars in unnecessary costs to the project; the government has allowed surgical wait lists to grow and health care to deteriorate, particularly in rural regions; the government has failed to adequately protect children and implement the recommendations of the Gove Commission; the government has failed to protect Burns Bog, while giving a $25 million loan to a private company for the development of a theme park in that fragile ecosystem; the government's economic mismanagement has made BC the only province to suffer a drop in private sector investment from 1992 to 1999, and has caused an unprecedented exodus of people, jobs and companies from BC; the government has increased taxpayer-supported debt by 133% since 1991 and that this government is in a state of disarray and utterly incapable of restoring confidence in our economy and governing generally." (Moved.)

ORDERS OF THE DAY

BUDGET DEBATE (INCLUDING COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY)

Committee of Supply.

Adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion "That the Speaker do now leave the Chair" for the House to go into Committee of Supply. (The Hon. P. Ramsey adjourned the debate.)

URGENT GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

(Friday only)

PUBLIC BILLS AND ORDERS AND GOVERNMENT MOTIONS ON NOTICE

SECOND READING

Second Reading--: Bill (No. 1) intituled An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament, PRINTED. Hon. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Immigration.


Second Reading--: Bill (No. 40) intituled Environment Management Amendment Act, 1998, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. 52) intituled Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. 53) intituled Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1999, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. 55) intituled Probate Fee Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations.

PRIVATE BILLS

PRIVATE MEMBERS' STATEMENTS

PUBLIC BILLS IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE MEMBERS


Second Reading--: Bill (No. M 201) intituled Balanced Budget and Debt Reduction Act, PRINTED. Mr. Campbell.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. M 202) intituled Truth in Budgeting Act, PRINTED. Mr. Campbell.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. M 203) intituled Uranium Moratorium Act, PRINTED. Mr. Symons.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. M 204) intituled Domestic Violence Protection Act, PRINTED. Ms. Stephens.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. M 205) intituled The Parental Responsibility Act, PRINTED. Mr. Plant.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. M 206) intituled Boat Operators Certification Act, PRINTED. Mr. Weisbeck.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. M 207) intituled Family Relations Act Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998 (Grandparents' Rights), PRINTED. Ms. L. Reid.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. M 208) intituled Prevention of Child Sexual Exploitation Act, PRINTED. Ms. Stephens.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. M 209) intituled Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 1998 (Northern Electoral Boundaries Protection Act), PRINTED. Mr. Weisgerber.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. M 210) intituled Tobacco Sales Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998, PRINTED. Mr. Randall.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. M 211) intituled An Act to Amend the Medical Practitioner's Act, PRINTED. Mr. G. F. Wilson.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. M 212) intituled An Act to Amend the Hospital District Act, PRINTED. Mr. Abbott.

Second Reading--: Bill (No. M 213) intituled Rural Health Transportation Act, PRINTED. Mr. Neufeld.

ADJOURNED DEBATE ON OTHER MOTIONS

E. GEORGE MacMINN, Q.C.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

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