2002 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 37th Parliament
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Nos. 36 and 37
OF THE
Thursday, March 28, 2002
Ten o'clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Masi.
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 Attorney General).
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section B of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Advanced Education).
(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.
(In Committee -- Section B)
Section B 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 11.59 a.m.
Thursday, March 28, 2002
Two o'clock p.m.
The Hon. G. Hogg (Minister of Children and Family Development) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Administrator, which read as follows:
Frederick A. Melvin
Administrator
The Administrator transmits herewith Bill (No. 17) intituled Child, Family and Community Service Amendment Act, 2002 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Victoria Law Courts
March 26, 2002
Bill introduced and read a first time.
Bill Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.
Order called for "Members' Statements."
Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."
The Hon. J. Reid (Minister of Transportation) tabled the following reports:
BC Transit Annual Report, 2001; and
Rapid Transit Project 2000 Annual Report, April 2000 to March 2001.
Ms. McMahon presented the Report of the Select Standing Committee on Education for the Third Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament.
The Report was taken as read and received.
By leave of the house, Ms. McMahon moved that the Report be adopted.
A debate arose.
Motion agreed to.
Ms. Kwan sought leave to table a document.
Leave was not granted.
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 Attorney General).
Bill (No. 13) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 2002 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
The Hon. G. Collins (Minister of Finance) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Administrator, which read as follows:
Frederick A. Melvin
Administrator
The Administrator transmits herewith:
Supplementary Estimates -- Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2002;
and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
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March 26, 2002
Ordered, that the Message, and the Supplementary Estimates accompanying same, be referred to the Committee of Supply.
The Committee recessed until 3 p.m.
Order for Committee of Supply called.
The House resolved itself into Committee of Supply (Supplementary Estimates of the Ministry of Finance).
(In Committee)
58 (S). Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $95,000,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Other Appropriations, Government Restructuring (All Ministries), to 31st March, 2002.
Committee of Supply reported the Resolution.
Report to be considered forthwith.
The Hon. G. Collins moved--
That the report of resolution from the Committee of Supply on March 28, 2002, be now received, taken as read and agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
The Hon. G. Collins moved--
That there be granted from and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of $95,000,000. This sum is in addition to that authorized to be paid under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2001-2002 and section 1 of the Supply Act, 2001-2002 (Supplementary) and is granted by Her Majesty towards defraying the charges and expenses of the public service for the province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002.
Motion agreed to.
The Hon. G. Collins (Minister of Finance) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Administrator, which read as follows:
Frederick A. Melvin
Administrator
The Administrator transmits herewith Bill (No. 14) intituled Supply Act, 2001-2002 (Supplementary No. 2) and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
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March 26, 2002
Bill introduced and read a first time.
The Speaker declared a short recess for distribution of the Bill.
Bill (No. 14) was read a second time.
On the motion of the Hon. G. Collins, Bill (No. 14) was referred to Committee of the Whole House to be considered forthwith.
Bill (No. 14) was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Order for Committee of Supply called.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section B of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Advanced Education).
(In Committee -- Section B)
Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
(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.
The Speaker declared a short recess.
His Honour the Administrator having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair --
Ian D. Izard, Esq., Law Clark and Clerk Assistant, read the title to the following Act:
Bill (No. 2) Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2002.
His Honour was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Act.
The said assent was announced by Ian D. Izard, Esq., Law Clerk and Clerk Assistant, in the following words:
"In Her Majesty's name, His Honour the Administrator doth assent to this Act."
Ian D. Izard, Esq., Law Clark and Clerk Assistant, read the title to the following Acts:
Bill (No. 13) Supply Act (No. 1), 2002.
Bill (No. 14) Supply Act, 2001-2002 (Supplementary No. 2).
His Honour was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Acts.
The said assent was announced by Ian D. Izard, Esq., Law Clerk and Clerk Assistant, in the following words:
"In Her Majesty's name, His Honour the Administrator doth thank Her Majesty's loyal subjects, accepts their benevolence, and assents to these Acts."
His Honour the Administrator was then pleased to retire.
The Hon. G. Collins moved--
That the House at its rising stand adjourned until 10 o'clock a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2002.
And then the House adjourned at 5.33 p.m.
CLAUDE RICHMOND, Speaker
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