1998/99 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament
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ORDERS OF THE DAY -- Continued
No. 195 -- Tuesday, June 8, 1999 -- 10 a.m.
Schedule A
MOTIONS ON NOTICE
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- 1 Ms. Smallwood to move--
- Be it resolved that this House continue to pressure the Government of Canada to
undertake a broad public consultation on the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI)
and be it further resolved that this Legislature urges the federal Liberal government to
ensure that Canadian Medicare and social service sectors are fully excluded from the
provisions of the MAI and to refuse to sign any version of this agreement which
compromises the ability of British Columbians to manage and conserve their natural
resources as they see fit, or the power of the Province to lever jobs and economic
benefits for the residents of British Columbia.
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- 2 Mr. Calendino to move--
- Be it resolved that this House continues to support Youth Options BC, and further we
congratulate the Premier for the priority he continues to give to the expansion of job
opportunities for young people, linked to affordable post-secondary education and skills
training opportunities.
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- 3 Mr. Bowbrick to move--
- Be it resolved that this House congratulate the government for making education for
British Columbia's children a top priority by increasing funding to core education by
20.6% over the past six years, and being the only province in Canada where education
dollars have consistently increased.
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- 4 Mr. Cashore to move--
- Be it resolved that this House congratulate the government on investing over $1.5
billion on new school construction, renovations and additions in the last five years, with
12 new schools opening in this province this fiscal year alone, in order to build
opportunities for British Columbia's young people.
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- 5 Mr. Weisgerber to move--
- Be it resolved that this Legislature endorse the Peace River Regional District's
"Fair Share" initiative, which would permit the District to implement an
equitable property tax system.
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- 6 Mr. Weisgerber to move--
- Be it resolved that this House recognize the importance of the rural road grid system to
the economic health and prosperity of the Peace region.
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- 7 Mr. Conroy to move--
- Be it resolved that this House, mindful of the need to help the private sector create
jobs, recognises that infrastructure development is an affordable and necessary investment
that helps our economy grow.
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- 8 Mr. Goodacre to move--
- Be it resolved that this Legislature recognize the importance of an efficient and
well-maintained transportation infrastructure to the economy of all regions of this
Province.
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- 9 Mr. Orcherton to move--
- Be it resolved that the House declare its priority in support of tax relief for middle
class working families, and oppose schemes aimed at reducing the tax burden for banks that
are enjoying record profits during a time when unemployment remains unacceptably high.
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- 10 Mr. Janssen to move--
- Be it resolved that this House calls upon the government to maintain its policy
direction of providing focussed programs to assist young British Columbians with first-job
experiences and skills and for expanding the classroom boundaries with increased
apprenticeship opportunities and enhanced co-op work experience.
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- 11 Mr. Weisgerber to move--
- Be it resolved that this Legislative Assembly urge the Ministry of Health to continue to
encourage the recruitment of Health Care professionals, including audiologists and
anaesthesiologists, in the rural and northern regions of British Columbia.
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- 12 Mr. Weisgerber to move--
- Be it resolved that this Legislature endorse the principle that all workers -- youth,
union, non-union -- are eligible to work on FRBC-funded projects and that there should be
no discrimination against local residents.
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- 13 Ms. Sawicki to move--
- Be it resolved that this House, mindful that no child or youth should fear victimization
through violence, support the Safe Schools Initiative as an important step in this
government's ongoing strategy to fight violence, racism and abuse in our schools and
communities; and that this House also support the Safe Schools Centre at Moscrop Junior
Secondary School in Burnaby -- the first of its kind in Canada -- as a centre to provide
teachers, community groups and parents with resources to help students cope with and
ultimately end violence in our schools.
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- 14 Mr. Stevenson to move--
- Be it resolved that this House support the right of children to expect adequate support,
appropriate custodial arrangements and continuing relationships with both parents
regardless of sexual orientation and marital status; and that this government be
congratulated for making British Columbia the first province in Canada to recognize the
legal rights and responsibilities of same-sex couples, particularly with respect to their
children, when their relationship breaks down through the provisions of amendments to the Family
Relations Act.
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- 15 Ms. Gillespie to move--
- Be it resolved that this House supports a woman's right to choice in reproductive health
care.
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- 16 Mr. Randall to move--
- Be it resolved that this House, mindful that fully one half of all smokers start in
their teen years and die from diseases associated with smoking, congratulate the
Government and in particular the Minister of Health for the sustained efforts to curb
smoking among British Columbia's young people.
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- 17 Mr. Weisgerber to move--
- Be it resolved that this Legislature refer the issue of adopting a fixed legislative
calendar to the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct,
Standing Orders and Private Bills for consideration.
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- 18 Mr. Weisgerber to move--
- Be it resolved that all votes conducted in the Legislature be electronically recorded,
to allow all constituents the means to easily and readily exercise their right to
determine how their MLA voted on any given issue debated in this Assembly Chamber.
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- 19 Mr. Giesbrecht to move--
- Be it resolved that this Legislature, mindful of the contribution Skeena Cellulose makes
to the economy of our province especially in the northwest, congratulates the government
for investing in the future of the communities and people of northwestern B.C. by working
out a restructuring agreement for Skeena Cellulose, and through this strategic short-term
involvement, ensuring economic stability that benefits both the region and the province.
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- 20 Ms. Walsh to move--
- Be it resolved that this Legislature congratulates the Government for recognizing the
importance of ensuring women and other underrepresented groups are hired for publicly
funded construction projects such as the Island Highway Project and reaffirm its support
for the Skills Development and Fair Wage Act.
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- 21 Mr. Hartley to move--
- Be it resolved that this Legislature, mindful that information technology is British
Columbia's fastest growing industrial sector, supports partnerships with the private
sector that will create jobs in the value-added, knowledge-based economy of the future.
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- 22 Mr. Kasper to move--
- Be it resolved that this House is of the opinion that education funding must be
directed, as much as possible, to children in the classroom and reject the practice of
large payouts by school boards to administrators for unused sick leave or for paid leaves
of absence.
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- 23 Mr. Weisgerber to move--
- Be it resolved that this Legislature support the reform of Canada's Senate in any future
discussions on the subject, and in particular that this Assembly endorses the concept of a
"Triple-E" Senate: one that is Equal, Elected, and Effective.
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- 24 Mr. Weisgerber to move--
- Be it resolved that this Assembly will only entertain proposed Native land claim
settlements that have first been put to regional referendums and approved by a majority of
British Columbians living in the area under claim.
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- 25 Mr. Doyle to move--
- Be it resolved that this House congratulate the government for ensuring qualified trades
people are fairly compensated for work performed on publicly-funded construction projects
and reaffirm its support for the Skills Development and Fair Wage Act.
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- 26 Mr. Weisgerber to move--
- Be it resolved that this Legislature refer the Election Act to the Select
Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private
Bills for broad reconsideration, including further examination of those sections setting
limits on the free speech of ordinary British Columbians during an election campaign, and
those resulting in onerous document filing requirements for political parties, and
requesting recommendations for appropriate amendments.
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- 27 Mr. Weisgerber to move--
- Be it resolved that this Assembly support the concept of an amendment to the B.C. Constitution
Act that would make balanced budgets mandatory except in such extreme circumstances as
taxpayers might deem necessary, by means of a referendum, or that can be justified to the
satisfaction of every member of the Legislature, by way of a unanimous vote.
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- 28 Mr. Weisgerber to move--
- Be it resolved that Forest Renewal trust accounts be established in all regions, to
ensure that every region receives its fair share of additional stumpage revenue generated
under the Forest Renewal BC.
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- 31 Mr. Campbell to move--
- Be it resolved that the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be guided by the input
from British Columbians during the public consultation process of the BC Unity Panel, and
on behalf of the people of British Columbia concurs with the principles embodied in the
elements of the Calgary Framework, recognizing the Calgary Framework is not an amendment
to the Constitution Acts, 1867-1982, confers no public mandate to negotiate any specific
amendments to those acts, and that any amendment to those acts must be approved by British
Columbians in a referendum in accordance with the Constitutional Amendment Approval
Act.
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- 32 Mr. Abbott to move--
- Be it resolved that this House authorize the Select Standing Committee on Forests,
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources to examine, inquire into and make recommendations
on:
- (a) the level of, and impact of, provincial stumpage, royalties, taxes and fees on
resource industries; and
- (b) initiatives and proposals aimed at enhancing the sustainability and viability of
resource industries, including deregulation measures.
- Further, that the House authorizes the committee to provide opportunities for all
citizens of British Columbia 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 a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after
prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;
- (c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient;
- (d) to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;
- (e) and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or
at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports
with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and, upon
resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the
Legislative Assembly.
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- 33 Mr. Symons to move--
- Be it resolved that this House authorize the Select Standing Committee on Crown
Corporations to examine, inquire into and make recommendations on:
- (a) the business plans, revenue sources, expenditure, asset disposition plans and
indebtedness of BC Ferry Corporation and its subsidiaries, and whether this government has
taken appropriate action in respect of the spiraling indebtedness of the Corporation; and
- (b) the cause of delays in the construction of the catamaran ferry project including the
design, planning and management of the project.
- Further, that the House authorizes the committee to provide opportunities for all
citizens of British Columbia 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 a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after
prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;
- (c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient;
- (d) to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;
- (e) and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or
at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports
with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and, upon
resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the
Legislative Assembly.
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- 34 Ms. L. Reid to move--
- Be it resolved that this House authorize the Select Standing Committee on Economic
Development, Science, Labour, Training and Technology to examine, inquire into and make
recommendations concerning the role of the government in encouraging the development of
knowledge-based industries in British Columbia.
- Further, that the House authorizes the committee to provide opportunities for all
citizens of British Columbia 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 a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after
prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;
- (c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient;
- (d) to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;
- (e) and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or
at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports
with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and, upon
resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the
Legislative Assembly.
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- 35 Ms. Hawkins to move--
- Be it resolved that this House authorize the Select Standing Committee on Health and
Social Services to examine, inquire into and make recommendations on:
- (a) the delivery of health care services in northern and rural British Columbia;
- (b) the successive re-organizations of the delivery of health care services in British
Columbia;
- (c) whether the government should elaborate a province-wide strategic plan for health to
be implemented in all regions of British Columbia; and
- (d) initiatives and proposals in respect of acute and mental health and continuing care
due to waiting lists, geographic inequitability and resource shortages.
- Further, that the House authorizes the committee to provide opportunities for all
citizens of British Columbia 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 a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after
prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;
- (c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient;
- (d) to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;
- (e) and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or
at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports
with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and, upon
resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the
Legislative Assembly.
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- 39 Mr. Symons to move--
- Be it resolved that Standing Order 81 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly
of British Columbia be amended to read:
- "Every Bill shall receive three readings, on different days, prior to being passed.
After first reading, there shall be a minimum of three sitting days before second reading.
After the second reading, it shall be ordered for committal on a subsequent day.
Notwithstanding the above, on urgent or extraordinary occasions, a Bill may be read twice
or thrice, or advanced two or more stages in one day."
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- 40 Mr. Symons to move--
- "Be it resolved that the Legislature remove the processes by which the Executive
Council can make significant alterations to Provincial policy by Order of the Lieutenant
Governor in Council, thereby bypassing debate in the Legislative Assembly by the elected
representatives of the people of British Columbia."
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- 41 Mr. Symons to move--
- "Be it resolved that this Legislature urge the Government of Canada to spend at
least 50 percent of the money collected through Federal taxes on automotive fuels on
highways in the province of origin."
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- 44 Mr. G. F. Wilson to move--
- That the Members of the Legislative Assembly urge the provincial Minister of Health to
develop a plan to compensate those British Columbians who contracted Hepatitis C through
tainted blood prior to 1986 in keeping with the spirit of Justice Krever's
recommendations.
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- 47 Ms. Stephens to move--
- Be it resolved that the Legislature declare its commitment to stamp out racism in all
its forms and to vigorously prosecute individuals and groups promoting and inciting hatred
under existing federal and provincial laws.
- Be it further resolved that the Legislature reaffirm its unqualified opposition to the
publication and distribution of hate literature, including through the use of the
Internet, and call on the government to take action to protect all BC citizens from racism
and hate crimes.
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- 49 Mr. Plant to move--
- Be it resolved that, pursuant to section 13 (13) (a) of the Provincial Court Act,
RSBC 1996, c. 379, this House rejects as unfair and unreasonable the recommendation of the
Judicial Compensation Committee, 1998, with respect to the salary of Provincial Court
judges; that pursuant to section 13 (13) (b) of the said Act, the salary of Provincial
Court judges be fixed at $118,400 effective January 1, 1998, and thereafter be adjusted
for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index for Vancouver, such adjustments to be made
on January 1, 1999 and January 1, 2000; and that, pursuant to section 13 (13) of the said
Act, this resolution does not affect the other recommendations of the Judicial
Compensation Committee.
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- 53 Mr. G. F. Wilson to move--
- Be it resolved that the Legislative Assembly, through the passage of this Motion, urge
the federal government to place priority on the implementation of recommendation 7 of the
West Coast Report, an interim report tabled in the House of Commons in April 1998 by the
Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, namely:
- ". . . the federal government to ensure that adequate numbers of new personnel, and
adequate operating funds for new fishery development and advocacy, be established
immediately on the West Coast."
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- 54 Mr. G. F. Wilson to move--
- Be it resolved that the Legislative Assembly instruct Elections British Columbia to
finalize the signature count in the Parksville-Qualicum recall campaign and report back to
the Legislative Assembly.
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- 55 Ms. Stephens to move--
- Be it resolved that this House authorize the Select Standing Committee on Women's
Equality to examine, inquire into and make recommendations on:
- (a) the effects of domestic and sexual assault on women's lives;
- (b) the effectiveness of current programs and services of government to women victims of
violence;
- (c) initiatives and proposals in respect to the justice system's response to violence
against women;
- (d) early intervention, prevention, education and treatment programs for perpetrators of
domestic and sexual assault;
- Further, that the House authorizes the committee to provide opportunities for all
citizens of British Columbia 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 a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after
prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;
- (c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient;
- (d) to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;
- (e) and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or
at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports
with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and, upon
resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the
Legislative Assembly.
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- 56 Mr. Campbell to move--
- Be it resolved that the Members of the Legislative Assembly condemn the provincial
government's forcible amalgamation and expropriation of non-profit charities that provide
health-care services to communities.
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- 58 The Hon. G. Clark to move--
- That this Assembly recognize the contributions to achieving the Nisga'a Final Agreement
made by the individuals who have served as ministers responsible for aboriginal affairs
since British Columbia joined the Nisga'a negotiations and, on behalf of all British
Columbians, expresses its gratitude to the present Member for Peace River South, Mr. John
Savage, the Minister of Advanced Education, Training and Technology, the Member for
Coquitlam-Maillardville and the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs.
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- 59 Mr. Hansen to move--
- That this House acknowledges that leaseholders on the Musqueam Reserve are facing
personal financial disaster as a result of the federal government's decision in 1991 to
transfer without consultation the administration of leases to the Musqueam Band, and
further, the House urges the Federal Government to take responsibility for ensuring that
the leaseholders' interests are settled in a fair and equitable manner.
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- 60 Ms. Smallwood to move--
- Be it resolved that this House urges the Federal Government to work on the immediate
implementation of the so-called Tobin Tax on financial transactions in concert with the
international community.
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- 64 The Hon. G. Clark to move--
- Be it resolved that this House take note of the Government's intention to introduce a
series of legislative initiatives to protect health care and education to help make
British Columbia's economy more competitive and specifically, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, measures to assist the housing sector, revisions to the Company
Act, revisions to British Columbia's liquor laws, legislation to relieve red tape,
changes to the Land Title Act, changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve
legislation, changes to Forestry legislation, changes to the Co-operative Association
Act, changes to the Consumer Protection Act, improvements to the Election
Act and changes to the Municipal Act.
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