2000 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 36th Parliament

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ORDERS OF THE DAY -- Continued
No. 71 -- Wednesday, July 5, 2000 -- 2 p.m.

  Schedule A 

MOTIONS ON NOTICE

 

  1  Ms. Gillespie to move--

Be it resolved that this House supports a woman's right to choice in reproductive health care.

 

  2  Mr. Janssen to move--

Be it resolved that this House is of the opinion that the fair wage policy on publicly funded construction projects is essential to ensure workers receive a fair day's pay for a fair day's work.

 

  3  Mr. Calendino to move--

Be it resolved that this House declare its priority in support of tax relief that targets low and middle income families.

 

  4  Ms. Walsh to move--

Be it resolved that this House supports targeted subsidies that promote growth for small business and strategic sectors, stabilize communities and promote job creation and protection.

 

  5  Mr. Kasper to move--

Be it resolved that the pay increases for senior government civil servants at positions classified as Deputy Minister, approved January 7, 2000, and announced by Government February 1, 2000, be rescinded.

 

  8  Mr. Clark to move--

That this House condemns Alberta's proposed Health Care Protection Act for allowing private, for-profit health facilities and undermining the fundamental principles of Canadian Medicare.

 

  9  The Hon. J. Pullinger to move--

Be it resolved that this House, mindful of the pain caused to persons who are gay and lesbian and their families by statements that stereotype and denigrate those citizens, recognizes that as legislators we share an obligation and a duty to promote full equality and respect for all citizens, including gays and lesbians.

 

10 Mr. Symons to move--

Be it resolved that this Legislature urge the Government of Canada to spend at least 50 per cent of the money collected through Federal taxes on automotive fuels on highways in the province of origin.

 

11 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."

 

12 Mr. Symons to move--

Be it resolved that this Legislature disapproves of the process 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.

 

13 The Hon. D. Lovick to move--

That the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended as follows, effective on the date of adoption of this Motion, save and except the provisions in the proposed Standing Order 2 (2) (a) (i) and Standing Order 2 (2) (b) which come into effect on January 1, 2001.

1. That Standing Order 2 be deleted and the following substituted therefor:

Sittings

Daily sittings.

2. (1) The time for the ordinary meeting of the House shall, unless otherwise ordered, be as follows:

(2) (a) During a Parliament, the House shall meet twice annually, unless otherwise ordered,

(i) from the first Monday in February to the last Thursday in May, and

(ii) from the first Monday in October to the last Thursday in November.

(b) During the spring period of a sitting, the House shall stand adjourned during the week beginning with the fourth Monday of each month of February, March and April.

(c) During the fall period of a sitting, the House shall stand adjourned during the week following Thanksgiving weekend for a period of one week.

2. That Standing Order 3 be deleted and the following substituted therefor:

Hour of interruption.

3. If at the hour of 9 p.m. on any Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, or 6 p.m. on Thursday, the business of the day is not concluded and no other hour has been agreed on for the next sitting, the Speaker shall leave the Chair:

On Monday until 10 a.m. Tuesday

On Tuesday until 2 p.m. Wednesday

On Wednesday until 10 a.m. Thursday

On Thursday until 10 a.m. Monday

3. That Standing Order 25 be deleted and the following substituted therefor:

Routine Business

Daily routine.

25. The daily routine business of the House shall be as follows:

Prayers (morning or afternoon sitting)

Introduction of Bills

Statements by Private Members (Standing Order 25a)

Oral question period (15 minutes, afternoon sittings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)

Presenting Petitions

Reading and Receiving Petitions

Presenting Reports by Committees

Motions on Notice

Written Questions on Notice

Proposed Amendments on Notice

Orders of the Day.

The order of business for consideration of the House day by day, after the above routine, shall, unless otherwise ordered, be as follows:

Monday
10 a.m. to 12 noon
(Private Members' Time)

Public Bills in the hands of Private Members

Private Members' Motions

Private Bills

Neither voice votes nor divisions, on Orders of the Day, will be taken in the House or in Committee of the Whole during Private Members' Time, but any request for a voice vote or a division will be deferred until thirty minutes prior to the ordinary time fixed for adjournment of the House on the -Monday, unless otherwise ordered.

Monday (afternoon), Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
(Government Days)

Throne Speech Debate

Budget Debate including Committee of Supply

Public Bills and Orders and Government Motions on Notice

Private Bills

Public Bills in the hands of Private Members

Adjourned debate on other motions

4. That Standing Order 25A is repealed and the following substituted therefor:

25A. Three Private Members shall be permitted a two minute statement each day immediately prior to Oral Question Period subject to the following guidelines:

(1) A Member desiring to make a statement shall so advise his or her Whip 24 hours prior to the relevant day the statement is to be made.

(2) Party Whips shall confer to settle the names of the three Members who will be recognised for "Statements by Members" for the following sitting day and shall advise the Speaker by noon of the day in question as to who has been selected, together with the topic of the statement.

(3) Statements under this Standing Order shall be subject to the ordinary parliamentary rules of decorum and debate.

5. That new Standing Order 74.1 be adopted:

74.1. (a) Government legislation to be enacted during the fall sitting of the House shall be introduced no later than the end of the second week of the fall sitting.

(b) (i) On urgent or extraordinary occasions, Government legislation may be introduced after the end of the second week of the fall sitting subject to a decision by the Speaker on the urgent and pressing necessity of such legislation.

(ii) The Speaker may defer the decision upon whether or not the legislation should proceed and the proceedings of the House may be interrupted at any time for the purpose of announcing the decision.

6. That new Standing Order 81.1 be adopted:

81.1. (1) When a Minister of the Crown, from his or her place in the House, states that there is agreement among the representatives of all parties to allot a specified number of days or hours to the proceedings at one or more stages of any public bill, the Minister may propose a motion, without notice, setting forth the terms of such agreed allocation; and the motion shall be decided forthwith, without debate or amendment.

(2) A Minister of the Crown who from his or her place in the House, has stated that an agreement could not be reached under the provisions of section (1) of this Standing Order in respect of proceedings at one or more stages of a public bill, may propose a motion during proceedings under Government Orders, for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of proceedings at one or more stages of a public bill. The motion shall be decided forthwith, without debate or amendment. Any proceedings interrupted pursuant to this section of this Standing Order shall be deemed adjourned.

 

14 The Hon. D. Lovick to move--

Be it resolved that this House hereby authorizes the Committee of Supply for this Session to sit in three sections designated Section A, Section B and Section C; Sections A and C to sit in such Committee Rooms as may be appointed from time to time, and Section B to sit in the Chamber of the Assembly, subject to the following rules:

1. The Standing Orders applicable to the Committee of the Whole House shall be applicable in all Sections of the Committee of Supply save and except that in Sections A and C, a Minister may defer to a Deputy Minister to permit such Deputy to reply to a question put to the Minister, and a quorum shall be a majority of the Committee Members including the Chair.

2. Subject to paragraph 3, within one sitting day of the passage of this Motion, the House Leader of the Official Opposition may advise the Government House Leader, in writing, of three ministerial Estimates which the Official Opposition requires to be considered in Section B of the Committee of Supply, and upon receipt of such notice in writing, the Government House Leader shall confirm in writing that the said three ministerial Estimates shall be considered in Section B of the Committee of Supply.

3. All Estimates shall stand referred to Sections A and C, save and except those Estimates which shall be referred to Section B under the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Order and such other Estimates as shall be referred to Section B on motion by the Government House Leader, which motion shall be without notice and decided without amendment or debate.

4. Section A shall consist of 9 Members, being 5 Members of the New Democratic Party, 3 Members of the Liberal Party, and 1 other Member. In addition, the Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole, or his or her nominee, shall preside over the debates in Section A. Substitution of Members will be permitted to Section A with the consent of that Member's Whip, where applicable, otherwise with the consent of the Member involved. For the fourth session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament, the Members of Section A shall be as follows: the Minister whose Estimates are under consideration and such Members who are appointed by the Committee of Selection.

5. Section C shall consist of 9 Members, being 5 Members of the New Democratic Party, 3 Members of the Liberal Party, and 1 other Member. In addition, the Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole, or his or her nominee, shall preside over the debates in Section C. Substitution of Members will be permitted to Section C with the consent of that Member's Whip, where applicable, otherwise with the consent of the Member involved. For the fourth session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament, the Members of Section C shall be as follows: the Minister whose Estimates are under consideration and such Members who are appointed by the Committee of Selection.

6. At fifteen minutes prior to the ordinary time fixed for adjournment of the House, or such other time as the Chairs of Sections A and C are advised that Section B intends to adjourn, the Chairs of Sections A and C will report to the House.

7. Section B shall be composed of all Members of the House.

8. Divisions in Section A will be signalled by the ringing of the division bells four times, and in Section C by one long ring of the division bells.

9. Divisions in Section B will be signalled by the ringing of the division bells three times at which time proceedings in Sections A and C will be suspended until completion of the division in Section B.

10. Section B is authorized to consider Bills referred to Committee after second reading thereof and the Standing Orders applicable to Bills in Committee of the Whole shall be applicable to such Bills during consideration thereof in Section B, and for all purposes Section B shall be deemed to be a Committee of the Whole. Such referrals to Section B shall be made upon motion without notice by the Minister responsible for the Bill, and such motion shall be decided without amendment or debate. Practice Recommendation #6 relating to Consultation shall be applicable to all such referrals.

11. Bills or Estimates previously referred to a designated Committee may at any stage be subsequently referred to another designated Committee on motion of the Government House Leader or Minister responsible for the Bill as hereinbefore provided by paragraphs 3 and 10.

12. In each session, the proceedings on the Orders of the Day for consideration of the Main Estimates and any amendments and sub-amendments proposed shall not exceed a total of 235 hours.

13. The Clerk shall have printed daily in the Orders of the Day the number of hours and minutes remaining for the consideration of the Main Estimates.

14. In calculating the time remaining for consideration of the Main Estimates during the fourth session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament, the time expired in the Committees of Supply shall be taken into account and deducted from the total allotted time provided under paragraph 12.

15. At the expiry of the time limit provided by paragraph 12, the Chairs of the Committees of Supply shall forthwith put all necessary questions, without debate, amendment or adjournment, to dispose of all remaining votes in the Main Estimates.

16. The Sessional Order passed by the House on April 19, 2000, is repealed.

 

15 Mr. Cashore to move--

Be it resolved that the Members of this Assembly record their gratitude to the Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks for her determined efforts to preserve British Columbia's Water Protection Act which safeguards the lifeblood of the environment, and that this Assembly now call upon the federal government to take the steps that are still necessary to ensure that "water" is beyond the reach of NAFTA and all other international commercial agreements involving goods, services or investment.

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