Votes -- Nos. 61 and 62 -- Tuesday, May 6, 2003 -- Ten o'clock a.m.

2003 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 37th Parliament

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Nos. 61 and 62

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Ms. Roddick.

The Hon. S. Bond (Minister of Advanced Education), on behalf of Mr. Bell, tabled a petition regarding the funding of hospice houses.

The Hon. G. Bruce (Minister of Skills Development and Labour) tabled the Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report, 2002 and the Workers' Compensation Board Service Plan, 2003-2005.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Bill (No. 27) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2003 was again committed, and reported complete without amendment.

On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 27), the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division.

YEAS -- 58
Falcon Coell Hogg Hawkins Cheema Hansen Bruce Santori Barisoff Bray Roddick Wilson Masi Lee Hagen	Plant Collins Clark Bond de Jong Nebbeling Stephens Abbott Coleman Chong Penner Jarvis Anderson Orr Harris	Nuraney R. Stewart Bell Long Mayencourt Trumper Johnston Bennett Belsey Hayer Christensen Hunter Les Locke	Nijjar Wong Visser Lekstrom MacKay Cobb K. Stewart Bloy Suffredine Sultan Hamilton Sahota Hawes Kerr
NAYS -- 2
MacPhail	Kwan

Bill (No. 27) read a third time and passed.

And then the House adjourned at 11.54 a.m.

Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Two o'clock p.m.

The Hon. S. Hagen (Minister of Sustainable Resource Management) 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. 39) intituled Transmission Corporation Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
April 30, 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.

The Hon. S. Hagen (Minister of Sustainable Resource Management) 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. 40) intituled Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2003 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
April 30, 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 House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 29) intituled Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003.

The debate continued.

Ms. MacPhail moved the following amendment--: That the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 29) intituled Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003, be amended by striking out "now read a second time" and adding "read a second time six months hence."

The debate on the amendment continued.

The House divided.

The amendment was negatived on the following division:

YEAS -- 2
MacPhail	Kwan

NAYS -- 55
Falcon Coell Hogg Hawkins Cheema Hansen Bruce Barisoff van Dongen Bray Roddick Wilson Masi Lee	Hagen Murray Plant Collins Clark Bond de Jong Stephens Abbott Coleman Chong Penner Jarvis Anderson	Orr Harris Nuraney R. Stewart Bell Mayencourt Johnston Bennett Belsey Christensen Hunter Les Locke Wong	Visser Lekstrom MacKay Cobb K. Stewart Bloy Suffredine Brice Sultan Hamilton Sahota Hawes Kerr

The debate was resumed on the main motion.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 55
Falcon Coell Hogg Hawkins Cheema Hansen Bruce Barisoff van Dongen Bray Roddick Wilson Masi Lee	Hagen Murray Plant Collins Bond de Jong Stephens Abbott Chong Penner Jarvis Anderson Orr Harris	R. Stewart Bell Long Mayencourt Trumper Johnston Bennett Belsey Christensen Hunter Les Locke Nijjar Wong	Visser Lekstrom MacKay Cobb K. Stewart Bloy Suffredine Brice Hamilton Sahota Hawes Kerr Manhas
NAYS -- 2
MacPhail	Kwan

Bill (No. 29) intituled Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003, read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

Bill (No. 33) intituled Health Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

And then the House adjourned at 5.59 p.m.

CLAUDE RICHMOND, Speaker

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