2003 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 37th Parliament

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[ Progress of Bills . . . ]

Nos. 54 and 55

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Tuesday, April 29, 2003

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Mr. K. Stewart.

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.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 14) intituled Community Charter, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

On the motion of the Hon. T. Nebbeling, on behalf of the Government House Leader, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

(In Committee -- Section A)

Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Advanced Education.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting

And then the House adjourned at 11.55 a.m.

Tuesday, April 29, 2003

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 motion for second reading of Bill (No. 14) intituled Community Charter.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 37
Falcon Coell L. Reid Hawkins Whittred Hansen Bruce Bray Wilson Masi	Hagen Plant Clark de Jong Nebbeling Jarvis Orr Harris R. Stewart	Bell Chutter Mayencourt Trumper Belsey Christensen Hunter Les Locke	Bhullar Wong MacKay Cobb K. Stewart Sultan Hamilton Kerr Manhas
NAYS -- 1
MacPhail

Bill (No. 14) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

Order for Committee of Supply called.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section B of Committee of Supply.

(In Committee -- Section B)

Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Advanced Education.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 27) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

Bill (No. 27) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 29) intituled Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003, a debate arose.

On the motion of the Hon. M. de Jong, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

And then the House adjourned at 5.57 p.m.

CLAUDE RICHMOND, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Wednesday, April 30

 

 99  Hon. G. Plant to move--

Be it resolved that this House supports the creation of a Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform as expressed in the terms of reference and duties of the chair tabled in the House on Monday, April 28, 2003.

 

 100  Hon. G. Plant to move--

"That a Special Committee on the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform be appointed and authorized:

(1) to review the nomination of Jack Blaney as chair of the Citizens' Assembly and to report to the Legislative Assembly whether the Special Committee unanimously endorses the said nomination;

(2) to review the chair's subsequent selections of senior staff of the Citizens' Assembly and to report to the Legislative Assembly whether the Special Committee unanimously endorses the said selections: and

(3) to receive interim reports from the chair of the Citizens' Assembly on the progress of the Citizens' Assembly's work.

The Special Committee so appointed shall have the powers of a Select Standing Committee and is also empowered:

(a) to appoint of their number one or more sub-committees and to refer to such sub-committees any of the matters referred to the Committee;

(b) to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;

(c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and

(d) to retain personnel as required to assist the Committee;

and shall report to the House on the matters referred to the Committee as soon as possible or following any adjournment, or at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.

The Special Committee is to be composed of J. Les (Convenor), J. Bray, I. Chong, K. Krueger, B. Lekstrom, J. MacPhail, and R. Nijjar."

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