2000 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 36th Parliament


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No. 53

ORDERS OF THE DAY

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia


Tuesday, June 6, 2000


10 a.m.

ROUTINE BUSINESS

PRAYERS


INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  1  Mr. Kasper to introduce a Bill intituled Senior Civil Servant Remuneration, Allowances and Perquisites Act (SCRAP Act) 2000.

  2  Mr. Hansen to introduce a Bill intituled Community Health Assets Protection Act.

  3  Mr. Plant to introduce a Bill intituled Substance Abuser Rehabilitation Act.

  4  Ms. Stephens to introduce a Bill intituled Prevention of Child Sexual Exploitation Act.

  5  Ms. Stephens to introduce a Bill intituled Domestic Violence Prevention Act.


ORAL QUESTION PERIOD

(15 minutes, afternoon sittings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)


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

2  The Hon. P. Ramsey to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 2) intituled Budget Transparency and Accountability Act to amend as follows:

SECTION 33, by deleting "and 11.1" and substituting ", 11.1 and 11.2".

SECTION 53, by renumbering the section as section 53 (1) and adding the following subsection:

(2) Sections 41 to 51 [repeal of annual ministry reports under other Acts] come into force on March 31, 2002.

2  Mr. Farrell-Collins to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 2) intituled Budget Transparency and Accountability Act to amend as follows:

SECTION 6, to delete sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 6 and to substitute therefor the following:

6 The minister must present the budget and main estimates for the upcoming fiscal year to the Legislative Assembly no later than March 15th of each year.

SECTION 24, to read as follows:

24 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations referred to in section 41 of the Interpretation Act.

(2) If a regulation is made, the minister must make public prior to its implementation the following:

(a) a statement of the reasons for making the regulation;

(b) a "Regulatory Impact Statement"; and

(c) a letter from the Auditor General containing any comments he may wish to make with regards to the regulation.

SECTION 52, to delete the words in strikeout format and to substitute therefor the words highlighted by underline:

52 The following sections first apply for the purposes of the 2001-2002 2000-2001 fiscal year:

section 8 [major capital project information];

section 12 [government strategic plan];

section 13 [performance plans for ministries and government organization];

section 15 [annual report on government strategic plan];

section 16 [annual reports for ministries and government organizations].

SECTION 53 (2), be amended by deleting the words in strikeout format and substituting therefor the words highlighted in underline:

53 (2) Sections 41 to 51 [repeal of annual ministry reports under other Acts] comes into force on March 31, 2002 March 31, 2001.

2  Mr. Thorpe to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 2) intituled Budget Transparency and Accountability Act to amend as follows:

SECTION 3 (2), to delete the words in strikeout and to add the words in boldface:

3 (2) Not later than December 31 in the year, the select standing committee to which the budget consultation paper is referred must conduct consultations as it considers appropriate and make public a report on the results of those consultations. Every effort must be made to ensure the public of British Columbia has the opportunity to be heard by the committee.

SECTION 4, to add a sub-section 7 as follows:

4 (7) The minister may receive nominations from the public of British Columbia for appointment to the Council as referred to in 4 (2).

SECTION 5 (1), to delete the words in strikeout and to substitute therefor the words in underline:

5 (1) The main estimates for a fiscal year must be prepared in accordance with this section and with the accounting policies as established by Treasury Board generally accepted accounting principles for government accounting policies as established by the Public Accounting Standards Board and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

SECTION 8, by adding a sub-section (4) as follows:

(4) The Minister when tabling the Budget and estimates documents will also table a comprehensive document highlighting all capital expenditures over $1 million.

SECTION 8 (1) (b), by deleting the words in strikeout and substituting therefor the words in underline:

8 (1) (b) anticipates making commitments that will, in total, exceed $50 million $25 million towards the capital cost of the project, (etc)

SECTION 9 (1), by deleting the words in strikeout and substituting the words in underline:

9 (1) Annual public accounts for each fiscal year must be prepared in accordance with this section and with the accounting policies as established by Treasury Board generally accepted accounting principles for government accounting policies as established by the Public Accounting Standards Board and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

SECTION 9 (2) (e), by deleting the sub-section and renumbering the section accordingly.

SECTION 10 (3) (a), by deleting the words in strikeout and substituting therefor the words in underline as follows:

(2) (a) September 15 August 31, in respect of the first 3 months of the fiscal year.

SECTION 11 (2), by deleting Section 11 (2) and renumbering the section accordingly.

SECTION 13, by adding a sub-section (5) as follows:

(5) Performance Plans and Performance Measures must be audited each year and these audited results must be included and form part of the Annual Report of the ministry or government organization.

SECTION 13 (2) (b), by deleting the words in strikeout and substituting therefor the words in underline:

(2) (b) be made public by the responsible minister by April 30 April 15 in each fiscal year, and

SECTION 13 (3) (a), by deleting the words in strikeout and substituting therefor the words in underline:

13 (3) (a) be made public by the responsible minister by April 30 April 15 in each fiscal year of the organization, and

SECTION 17, by adding a sub-section (2) and renumbering the section accordingly:

17 (2) A Minister who makes two consecutive non-compliance statements as a Minister of the Crown, shall be immediately removed from the office of the Minister and be disqualified from being appointed a minister for a period of five years.

SECTION 21 (3) (a) and 21 (3) (b), by deleting the word "or" from the end of Section 21 (3) (a) and deleting 21 (3) (b).

SECTION 23 (a) and (b), by deleting all the words after "respecting", up to and including the words "section 24" so the section reads as follows:

23 Without limiting its authority under the Financial Administration Act, for the purposes of this Act, Treasury Board may make regulations or issue directives respecting the form and content of documents required to be made public under this Act.

SECTION 25, as it applies to Section 10 (2) (b) (i) of the Auditor General Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 23. By deleting the words in strikeout and substituting therefor the words in underline:

10 (2) (b) (i) present fairly the financial position, results of operations and changes in financial position of the government reporting entity in accordance with the stated accounting policies generally accepted accounting principles for government accounting policies as established by the Public Accounting Standards Board and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, and

14  The Hon. C. McGregor to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 14) intituled Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2000 to amend as follows:

SECTION 15, in the proposed section 172.6 (2) of the Municipal Act, by deleting "be entitled to vote under section 161" and substituting "meet the qualifications referred to in section 161 (1) (a)".

SECTION 81,

(a) in the proposed section 747.1 of the Municipal Act, by deleting the proposed subsection (2),

(b) in the proposed section 747.1 of the Municipal Act, by adding the following subsections:

(5) In addition to the authority under subsection (1), as a condition of

(a) the approval of a subdivision, or

(b) if an agreement under subsection (9) applies, the issuance of a building permit,

a board of trustees may require that the owner of the land provide works and services, in accordance with the standards established in a bylaw under this section, on that portion of a highway immediately adjacent to the site being subdivided or developed, up to the centre line of the highway.

(6) In addition to the authority under subsection (1), if an agreement under subsection (9) applies, as a condition of the issuance of a building permit, a board of trustees may require that the owner of the land provide, on the site being developed, works and services in accordance with the standards established in a bylaw under this section.

(7) Requirements under subsections (5) and (6)

(a) may only be made to the extent that they are directly attributable to the subdivision or development, and

(b) must not include specific services that are included in the calculations used to determine the amount of a capital expenditure charge under section 746 (1) (f), unless the owner agrees to provide the services.

(8) If the owner agrees to provide the services referred to in subsection (7) (b), section 933 (8) (a) [deduction of amounts paid by owner] applies to the calculation of the capital expenditure charge.

(9) A board of trustees and a local government may enter into an agreement under which the local government may refuse to issue building permits in accordance with this section.

(10) The authority to require works and services under this section is limited to works and services that are within the objects of the improvement district as described in its letters patent.,

(c) in the proposed section 747.2 of the Municipal Act, by adding the following subsections:

(1.1) A board of trustees may require that the owner of land that is to be subdivided or developed provide excess or extended services.

(1.2) If a board of trustees makes a requirement under subsection (1.1), the cost of providing the excess or extended services must be paid for

(a) by the improvement district, or

(b) if the board of trustees considers its costs to provide all or part of these services to be excessive, by the owner of the land being subdivided or developed., and

(d) in the proposed section 747.2 (2) of the Municipal Act, by deleting "If the board of trustees requires an owner of land that is to be subdivided or developed to provide excess or extended services and requires the owner to pay all or part of those services," and substituting "If the board of trustees imposes a requirement under subsection (1.2) (b),".

SECTION 102,

(a) in the proposed section 796.3 (3) of the Municipal Act, by deleting "that section 803" and substituting "section 803",

(b) in the proposed section 800.1 (1) (e) (iii) of the Municipal Act, by deleting "paragraphs (a) and (b)," and substituting "subparagraphs (i) and (ii),", and

(c) in the proposed section 801.5 (1) (a) of the Municipal Act, by deleting "petition" and substituting "sufficient petition".

SECTION 104, in the proposed section 802.3 (2) of the Municipal Act, by deleting "If the inspector" and substituting "If a bylaw repealing an establishing bylaw is submitted to the inspector for approval and the inspector".

SECTION 106,

(a) in the proposed section 813 of the Municipal Act, in the definition of "service withdrawal" by deleting "to 813.18." and substituting "to 813.19.", and

(b) in the proposed section 813.13 (2) of the Municipal Act, by deleting "subsection 1)" and substituting "subsection (1)".

SECTION 137, in the proposed section 882 (2) (b) of the Municipal Act, by deleting "affirmative vote of all directors" and substituting "affirmative vote of a majority of all directors".

SECTION 197, by deleting "c. 11," and substituting "c. 111,".

SECTION 224, by deleting "274 repealed" and substituting "274 is repealed".

SECTION 266, in subsection (2), by deleting "of that Act," and substituting "of that Act came into force,".

SECTION 278, by deleting "under the Part 13" and substituting "under Part 13".

SECTION 282,

(a) in subsection (1), by deleting "232" and substituting "231",

(b) in subsection (4), by deleting "16 to 19," and substituting "17 to 19,",

(c) in subsection (4), by deleting "40, 45," and substituting "40, 43, 45,", and

(d) in subsection (4), by deleting "63, 66," and substituting "63, 64, 66,".


ORDERS OF THE DAY

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY

Report of Resolutions passed in Committee of Supply

SECTION A: 1st, 4th, 9th, 16th, 18th and 31st of May.

SECTION B: 9th and 31st of May, the 5th of June.

Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Transportation and Highways completed in Section A.

Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs completed in Section A.

Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Municipal Affairs completed in Section A.

Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Attorney General completed in Section A.

Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology completed in Section A.

Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries completed in Section A.


PUBLIC BILLS AND ORDERS AND GOVERNMENT MOTIONS ON NOTICE

REPORT

Report--
Bill (No. 3) intituled Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2000, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations.

COMMITTEE

Committee--
Bill (No. 14) intituled Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2000, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Municipal Affairs.

ADJOURNED DEBATE ON SECOND READING

Adjourned Debate on Second Reading--
Bill (No. 2) intituled Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations. (Hon. G. Bowbrick adjourned the debate.)

SECOND READING

Second Reading--
Bill (No. 1) intituled An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament, PRINTED. Hon. Attorney General.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 11) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2000, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Forests.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 15) intituled Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 16) intituled Electoral Districts Amendment Act, 2000, PRINTED. Hon. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Human Rights.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 17) intituled Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. 19) intituled Income Tax Amendment Act, 2000, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations.

PRIVATE BILLS

SECOND READING

Second Reading--

Bill (No. Pr 402) intituled The British Columbia Insurance Company, 1904 Amendment Act, 2000, PRINTED. Mr. Anderson.


PRIVATE MEMBERS' STATEMENTS

(Wednesday)

  1  Mr. van Dongen--
Helping Families After Break-Up.
 
  2  Mr. Calendino--
Community Spirit.
 
  3  Ms. McKinnon--
The Charity of the Salvation Army.
 
  4  Ms. Gillespie--
Investing in Our Children.

PUBLIC BILLS IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE MEMBERS

Second Reading--
Bill (No. M 201) intituled Education As An Essential Service Act, PRINTED. Mr. Campbell.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. M 202) intituled Public School Parent and Volunteer Protection Act, PRINTED. Mr. Campbell.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. M 203) intituled Pets in Rental Housing Act, 2000, PRINTED. Mr. G. Clark.
 
Second Reading--
Bill (No. M 204) intituled The B.C. Hydro and Power Authority Referendum Act, 2000, PRINTED. Mr. G. Clark.

ADJOURNED DEBATE ON OTHER MOTIONS

 

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

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