2002 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 37th Parliament
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Nos. 55 and 56
OF THE
Thursday, April 18, 2002
Ten o'clock a.m.
The Speaker made a statement regarding the Canadian soldiers killed and injured in Afghanistan.
Prayers by the Hon. L. Stephens.
The Hon. C. Clark (Deputy Premier) made a statement.
Ms. MacPhail made a statement.
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 27) intituled Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act.
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion of Ms. Kwan, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 11.53 a.m.
Thursday, April 18, 2002
Two o'clock p.m.
Order called for "Members' Statements."
Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 27) intituled Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act.
The debate on the amendment continued.
The amendment was negatived on the following division:
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YEAS -- 2 |
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| MacPhail | Kwan | ||
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NAYS -- 52 |
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| Falcon Coell Hogg L. Reid Halsey-Brandt Hawkins Whittred Hansen J. Reid Bruce van Dongen Nettleton Roddick |
Masi Lee Hagen Murray Plant Clark Bond de Jong Stephens Weisbeck Chong Penner Anderson |
Orr Brenzinger Bell Chutter Long Mayencourt Trumper Johnston Belsey Christensen Krueger McMahon Bray |
Les Locke Nijjar Bhullar Wong Visser Cobb Brice Sultan Hamilton Kerr Manhas Hunter |
The debate was resumed on the main motion.
The debate continued.
Ms. Kwan moved the following amendment--
That the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 27) intituled Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act, be amended by striking out the words after "that" and inserting "This House declines to give second reading to Bill (No. 27) intituled Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act for the reason that the Bill, in principle, puts at risk the lives of people with disabilities who have no other means of support or assistance."
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion of Ms. MacPhail, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 5.54 p.m.
CLAUDE RICHMOND, Speaker
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