2003 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 37th Parliament
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Nos. 17 and 18
OF THE
Thursday, February 27, 2003
Ten o'clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. K. Stewart.
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
Bill (No. 10) intituled Energy and Mines Statutes Amendment Act, 2003 was again committed.
In consideration of section 2 of Bill (No. 10), the Committee divided as follows:
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Yeas — 56 |
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| Coell Hogg Hawkins Whittred Cheema Hansen J. Reid Bruce Santori Barisoff van Dongen Bray Wilson Lee |
Thorpe Murray Collins de Jong Nebbeling Stephens Neufeld Coleman Chong Penner Jarvis Anderson Orr Harris |
Nuraney Brenzinger R. Stewart Bell Chutter Mayencourt Trumper Johnston Bennett Belsey Christensen Krueger Hunter Les |
Locke Bhullar Wong MacKay Cobb K. Stewa rt Bloy Suffredine Brice Sultan Hamilton Hawes Kerr Manhas |
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| MacPhail | Kwan | Nettleton | |
Bill (No. 10) was reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.
Ms. MacPhail made a personal statement.
Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech of Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the Session.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Nuraney, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 11.57 a.m.
Thursday, February 27, 2003
Two o'clock p.m.
The Hon. R. Coleman (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) presented to the Speaker a Message from Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:
Iona Campagnolo
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 12) intituled Police Amendment Act, 2003 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
February 20, 2003.
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. R. Thorpe (Minister of Competition, Science and Enterprise) tabled a Major Project Capital Plan required pursuant to section 14 of the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act with respect to the Vancouver Centre Expansion Project Ltd.
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech of Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the Session.
The debate continued.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
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Yeas — 42 |
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| Whittred Cheema Hansen J. Reid Bruce Santori Barisoff van Dongen Bray Thorpe Hagen |
Plant Collins Nebbeling Stephens Abbott Coleman Chong Penner Jarvis Orr Harris |
R. Stewart Bell Chutter Mayencourt Trumper Johnston Belsey Christensen Krueger Hunter |
Les Locke MacKay K. Stewart Brice Sultan Hamilton Hawes Kerr Manhas |
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| MacPhail | Kwan | ||
Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion "That the Speaker do now leave the Chair" for the House to go into Committee of Supply.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Hawes, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
The Speaker declared a short recess.
Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair --
Robert Vaive, Esq., Clerk Assistant, read the title to the following Act:
Bill (No. 10) Energy and Mines Statutes Amendment Act, 2003.
Her Honour was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Act.
The said assent was announced by Robert Vaive, Esq., Clerk Assistant, in the following words:
"In Her Majesty's name, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to this Act."
Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.
And then the House adjourned at 5.46 p.m.
CLAUDE RICHMOND, Speaker
NOTICE OF MOTIONS
Monday, March 3
Be it resolved that this House hereby authorizes the Committee of Supply for this Session to sit in two sections designated Section A and Section B; Section A to sit in such Committee Room 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 both Sections of the Committee of Supply save and except that in Section A, a Minister may defer to a Deputy Minister to permit such Deputy to reply to a question put to the Minister.
2. Subject to paragraph 3, within one sitting day of the passage of this Motion, the House Leader of the Opposition may advise the Government House Leader, in writing, of three ministerial Estimates which the 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 Section A, 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 governed by the provisions of Standing Order 60A. Practice Recommendation #6 relating to Consultation shall be applicable to this rule.
4. Section A shall consist of 19 Members, being 17 Members of the B.C. Liberal Party and 2 Members of the New Democratic Party. 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-seventh Parliament, the Members of Section A shall be as follows: the Minister whose Estimates are under consideration and Messrs. Bennett, Bloy, Bray, Hamilton, Hunter, Jarvis, Lee, McKay, Manhas, Penner, R. Stewart and Visser, Mmes. Locke, Orr, Sahota, Trumper and Mmes. Kwan and MacPhail.
5. At fifteen minutes prior to the ordinary time fixed for adjournment of the House, the Chair of Section A will report to the House. In the event such report includes the last vote in a particular ministerial Estimate, after such report has been made to the House, the Government shall have a maximum of eight minutes, and the Opposition a maximum of five minutes, and all other Members (cumulatively) a maximum of three minutes to summarize the Committee debate on a particular ministerial Estimate completed, such summaries to be in the following order:
(1) Other Members;
(2) Opposition; and
(3) Government.
6. Section B shall be composed of all Members of the House.
7. Divisions in Section A will be signalled by the ringing of the division bells four times.
8. Divisions in Section B will be signalled by the ringing of the division bells three times at which time proceedings in Section A will be suspended until completion of the division in Section B.
9. Section B is hereby 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.
10. 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 Rule Nos. 3 and 9.
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