Votes -- Nos. 113 and 114 -- Thursday, November 20, 2003 -- Two o'clock p.m.

2003 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 37th Parliament

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Nos. 113 and 114

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Thursday, November 20, 2003

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Mr. Bloy.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 93) intituled Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2003, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 47
Falcon Hawkins Whittred Cheema J. Reid Bruce Barisoff van Dongen Bray Wilson Lee Murray	Collins Clark Bond Stephens Abbott Neufeld Coleman Chong Jarvis Orr Nuraney Brenzinger	R. Stewart Bell Chutter Long Mayencourt Trumper Hayer Christensen McMahon Hunter Les Locke	Visser MacKay Cobb K. Stewart Bloy Suffredine Brice Sultan Hamilton Manhas Nettleton
NAYS -- 2
MacPhail	Kwan

Bill (No. 93) 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 12.05 p.m.

Thursday, November 20, 2003

Two o'clock p.m.

The Hon. G. Bruce (Minister of Skills Development and Labour) 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. 95) intituled Railway and Ferries Bargaining Assistance Amendment Act, 2003 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
November 18, 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."

Bill (No. Pr 411) intituled Richrock Mines Ltd. (N.P.L.) (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2003, was read a second time, and by leave, committed, reported complete without amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 75) intituled Significant Projects Streamlining Act was committed.

Ms. MacPhail moved an amendment to section 1 of Bill (No. 75) which was defeated on the following division:

YEAS -- 2
MacPhail	Nettleton
NAYS -- 32
Falcon Coell Halsey-Brandt Hawkins Whittred Hansen J. Reid Bruce	Barisoff Masi Hagen Plant Collins Stephens Abbott Chong	Jarvis Orr Nuraney Long Mayencourt Christensen McMahon Hunter	Les Locke Bhullar Visser Suffredine Brice Sultan Hamilton

The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.

Bill to be considered at the next sitting.

The Speaker declared a short recess.

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

Ian D. Izard, Esq., Law Clerk and Clerk Assistant, read the titles to the following Acts:

Bill (No. 55) Water, Land and Air Protection Statutes Amendment Act, 2003.

Bill (No. 71) Public Service Amendment Act, 2003.

Bill (No. 79) Columbia Basin Trust Amendment Act, 2003.

Bill (No. 85) BC Hydro Public Power Legacy and Heritage Contract Act.

Bill (No. Pr 411) Richrock Mines Ltd. (N.P.L.) (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2003.

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

The said assent was announced by Ian D. Izard, Esq., Law Clerk and 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 5.53 p.m.

CLAUDE RICHMOND, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Monday, November 24


104 Mr. Penner to move--: Be it resolved that this House condemns the boycott of BC wood in China, and further that this House continues to support the efforts of British Columbia's forest industry, its workers, and their families.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC WRITTEN QUESTIONS

Monday, November 24


14 Chris O'Connor, Mayor, Village of Lytton, to ask the Hon. the Premier or the Hon. the Minister of Forests, regarding the Premier's or Minister's responsibility for International Trade or Forest Products Markets, the following question:--: Un-elected, unaccountable environmental groups, led by the Forest Action Network and Western Canada Wilderness Committee, recently staged a press conference in downtown Vancouver promoting a boycott of BC forest products in China.; What actions will the provincial government take to counter this act of economic treason, and what can resource communities do to fight the boycott and promote our sustainable forest industry worldwide?

15 Donald Linge, Councillor, Township of Esquimalt, to ask the Hon. the Minister of Sustainable Resource Management, regarding the Minister's responsibility for the Victoria Land Title Office, the following question:--: Since the Victoria Land Title Office is closing on April 1, 2004, due to the introduction of electronic filing, why is the equally busy Kamloops Land Title Office remaining open indefinitely?

16 Scott Doherty, 1st Vice-President, Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 1123, to ask the Hon. the Minister of Education, regarding the Minister's responsibility for Education, the following question:--: Why did this government impose a contract settlement on the teachers of British Columbia and then download the funding of their raises to the individual school boards?

17 Scott Doherty, 1st Vice-President, Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 1123, to ask the Hon. the Minister of Education, regarding the Minister's responsibility for Education, the following question:--: How many more schools have to be closed in Campbell River and the North Island before this government realizes that their funding is insufficient and detrimental to the quality of education of our children?

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