Votes -- Nos. 92 and 93 -- Thursday, October 23, 2003 -- Two o'clock p.m.

2003 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 37th Parliament

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Nos. 92 and 93

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Thursday, October 23, 2003

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Mr. Bell.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Bill (No. 74) intituled Motor Dealer Amendment Act, 2003 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 76) intituled Community Charter Transitional Provisions, Consequential Amendments and Other Amendments Act, 2003 was committed.

Ms. Kwan moved an amendment to section 15 of Bill (No. 76) which was defeated, on division.

Bill (No. 76) was reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 81) intituled Health Professions Amendment Act (No. 2), 2003, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 81) 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. 82) intituled Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

Bill (No. 82) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

And then the House adjourned at 11.59 a.m.

Thursday, October 23, 2003

Two o'clock p.m.

The Hon. C. Clark (Minister of Education), on behalf of the Hon. S. Bond (Minister of Advanced Education), 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. 78) intituled Accountants (Chartered) Amendment Act, 2003 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
October 21, 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. G. Plant (Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Treaty Negotiations) 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. 80) intituled Police Complaint Commissioner Enabling and Validating Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
October 21, 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. K. Falcon (Minister of State for Deregulation), on behalf of the Hon. R. Thorpe (Minister of Competition, Science and Enterprise), 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. 83) intituled Pacific National Exhibition Enabling and Validating Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
October 22, 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. G. Collins (Minister of Finance) made a ministerial statement regarding payment of wages to the forest fire fighters.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 46) intituled Land Amendment Act, 2003, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 39
Falcon Halsey-Brandt Whittred Cheema J. Reid Bruce Barisoff Lee Hagen Murray	Plant Collins Stephens Abbott Chong Anderson Orr Nuraney Brenzinger R. Stewart	Bell Mayencourt Trumper Johnston Belsey Hayer Christensen Krueger McMahon Hunter	Bhullar Wong Visser MacKay Cobb Suffredine Hamilton Sahota Kerr
NAYS -- 1
Kwan

Bill (No. 46) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

The Speaker declared a short recess.

Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair --

Ian D. Izard, Law Clerk and Clerk Assistant, read the titles to the following Acts:
Bill (No. 35) Advanced Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2003.
Bill (No. 36) Business Number Act.
Bill (No. 37) Skills Development and Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2003.
Bill (No. 38) Personal Information Protection Act.
Bill (No. 41) Judicial Compensation Act.
Bill (No. 42) Provincial Revenue Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2003.
Bill (No. 44) Forests Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2003.
Bill (No. 48) Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Statutes Amendment Act, 2003.
Bill (No. 49) Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 2003.
Bill (No. 53) Integrated Pest Management Act.
Bill (No. 57) Environmental Management Act.
Bill (No. 59) Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2003.
Bill (No. 62) Health Professions Amendment Act, 2003.
Bill (No. 65) Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act.
Bill (No. 68) Administrative Tribunals Appointment and Administration Act.
Bill (No. 69) Forest and Range Practices Amendment Act, 2003.
Bill (No. 70) Commercial Appeals Commission Repeal Act.
Bill (No. 73) Sustainable Resource Management Statutes Amendment Act, 2003.
Bill (No. 74) Motor Dealer Amendment Act, 2003.
Bill (No. 76) Community Charter Transitional Provisions, Consequential Amendments and Other Amendments Act, 2003.

Her Honour was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Acts.

The said assent was announced by Robert Vaive, Clerk Assistant, in the following words:

"In Her Majesty's name, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to these Acts."

Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.

And then the House adjourned at 5.39 p.m.

CLAUDE RICHMOND, Speaker

PUBLIC WRITTEN QUESTIONS


Date answered: October 23, 2003

10 Adriane Carr, Leader, Green Party of British Columbia, asked the Hon. the Minister of Health Services, regarding the Minister's responsibility for rural health services the following question:--: On September 21, a young mother's life was saved in the Nelson Hospital by an emergency operation to remove her ruptured spleen. It was lucky that the surgeons she needed were in Nelson, as her vital signs were failing and she would not have made it to Trail where surgical services are now centralized for the entire Kootenay Boundary area. Will you, Mr. Minister, take this patient's close call as a warning and move quickly to restore Nelson's general surgery, surgeons and intensive care unit to prevent needless deaths?

The Hon. C. Hansen replied as follows:

Thank you for your question regarding the issue of health care redesign in the Kootenay area.

Patients in the Kootenay Boundary area receive excellent care and specialty services, when and where they need it. Our government has developed standards for access to care; this includes access to emergency room services within one hour, acute care within two hours and specialty services within four hours. Patients in the Nelson area clearly fall within these standards of access to care. More detail on these standards can be found on our web site at http://www.health.gov.bc.ca. As a direct result of this redesign, we now have more effective care for all patients and all residents who live in the Kootenay-Boundary area. We have been able to attract an additional five specialists into the region, resulting in better care for residents and less burnout for physicians.

A medical quality care committee has reviewed the particular case you refer to. The review has determined that if the patient had been transferred to the regional hospital as originally planned, she would have received the care she needed in Trail, as there was a team on standby ready to receive the patient.

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