Votes -- Nos. 115 and 116 -- Monday, November 24, 2003 -- Ten o'clock a.m.

2003 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 37th Parliament

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Nos. 115 and 116

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Monday, November 24, 2003

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Ms. Roddick.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Order for "Private Members' Statements" called.


3 By leave, the House resumed the adjourned debate on Motion 3 with respect to the role of an environmentally responsible aquaculture industry in economic development for First Nations.

Motion agreed to.


57 By leave, the House resumed the adjourned debate on Motion 57 with respect to developing renewable energy technology.

Motion agreed to.


49 By leave, the House resumed the adjourned debate on Motion 49 with respect to the importance of improving transportation infrastructure for the benefit of the economy.

Motion agreed to.


104 By leave, Mr. Penner moved--: 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.

A debate arose.

Pursuant to the Sessional Order of February 11, 2003, division on the motion was deferred until 30 minutes prior to the ordinary time fixed for adjournment.

And then the House adjourned at 11.59 a.m.

Monday, November 24, 2003

Two o'clock p.m.

The Hon. M. de Jong (Minister of Forests) 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. 91) intituled Wildfire Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
October 28, 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. M. de Jong (Minister of Forests) 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. 96) intituled Timber Licences Settlement Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
November 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. T. Nebbeling (Minister of State for Community Charter), on behalf of the Hon. G. Abbott (Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services), 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. 97) intituled Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No. 3) Amendment Act, 2003 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
November 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.

Order called for "Members' Statements."

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The Hon. M. Coell (Minister of Human Resources) tabled the Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal Annual Report, 2002/2003.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Bill (No. Pr 410) intituled Canadian Pentecostal Seminary Act, was read a second time, and by leave, committed, reported complete without amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 93) intituled Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2003 was committed, and reported complete with amendment.

On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 93) the House divided as follows:

YEAS -- 64
Falcon Coell L. Reid Halsey-Brandt Whittred Cheema Hansen J. Reid Bruce Santori van Dongen Bray Wilson Lee Thorpe Hagen	Murray Plant Collins Clark Bond de Jong Nebbeling Stephens Neufeld Coleman Chong Penner Jarvis Anderson Orr Harris	Nuraney R. Stewart Bell Chutter Long Mayencourt Trumper Johnston Belsey Hayer Krueger McMahon Hunter Les Locke Bhullar	Wong Visser Lekstrom MacKay Cobb K. Stewart Bloy Suffredine Brice Sultan Hamilton Sahota Hawes Kerr Manhas Nettleton
NAYS -- 2
MacPhail	Kwan

By leave, Bill (No. 93) read a third time and passed.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 94) intituled Health Sector Partnerships Agreement Act, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

Ms. MacPhail moved the following amendment--

That the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 94) intituled Health Sector Partnerships Agreement Act, be amended by deleting the word "now" and substituting therefore the words "six months hence."

The House divided.

The amendment was negatived on the following division:

YEAS -- 3
MacPhail	Kwan	Nettleton

NAYS -- 63
Falcon Coell Hogg Halsey-Brandt Whittred Cheema Hansen J. Reid Bruce Santori van Dongen Bray Wilson Lee Thorpe Hagen	Murray Plant Clark Bond de Jong Nebbeling Stephens Neufeld Coleman Chong Penner Jarvis Anderson Orr Harris Nuraney	R. Stewart Bell Chutter Long Mayencourt Trumper Johnston Bennett Belsey Hayer Krueger McMahon Hunter Les Locke Nijjar	Bhullar Wong Visser Lekstrom MacKay Cobb K. Stewart Suffredine Brice Sultan Hamilton Sahota Hawes Kerr Manhas

The debate was resumed on the main motion.

On the motion of the Hon. G. Bruce, the debate was adjourned to later today.

Motion 104 was agreed to nemine contradicente on the following deferred division:

YEAS -- 54
Falcon Coell Hogg L. Reid Halsey-Brandt Whittred Cheema Hansen J. Reid Bruce van Dongen Wilson Thorpe Hagen	Plant Collins Bond de Jong Nebbeling Stephens Neufeld Coleman Chong Penner Jarvis Orr Harris Nuraney	Bell MacPhail Kwan Long Mayencourt Johnston Bennett Belsey Hayer McMahon Hunter Locke Nijjar	Bhullar Wong Lekstrom MacKay Cobb K. Stewart Suffredine Brice Hamilton Sahota Hawes Manhas Nettleton

On the motion that the House resume the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 94) intituled Health Sector Partnerships Agreement Act the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 50
Falcon Coell Hogg L. Reid Halsey-Brandt Whittred Cheema Hansen J. Reid Bruce van Dongen Wilson Thorpe	Hagen Plant Collins Bond de Jong Nebbeling Stephens Neufeld Coleman Chong Penner Jarvis Orr	Harris Nuraney Bell Long Mayencourt Johnston Bennett Belsey Hayer McMahon Hunter Locke	Nijjar Bhullar Wong MacKay Cobb K. Stewart Suffredine Brice Hamilton Sahota Hawes Manhas
NAYS -- 4
MacPhail	Kwan	Lekstrom	Nettleton

Bill (No. 94) read a second time and Ordered placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 95) intituled Railways and Ferries Bargaining Assistance Amendment Act, 2003, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 95) read a second time and Ordered placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

The House recessed until 6.35 p.m.

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

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

YEAS -- 3
MacPhail	Kwan	Nettleton

NAYS -- 34
Falcon Coell Hogg L. Reid Halsey-Brandt Hansen Bruce Bray Wilson	Lee Thorpe Collins Clark Nebbeling Stephens Coleman Chong Penner	Jarvis Orr Harris Chutter Trumper Hayer McMahon Hunter	Locke Nijjar Bhullar Visser Lekstrom Cobb K. Stewart Suffredine

In consideration of section 1 of Bill (No. 75) the Committee divided as follows:

YEAS -- 32
Falcon Coell L. Reid Halsey-Brandt Hansen Bruce Bray Wilson	Lee Thorpe Murray Collins Clark Nebbeling Stephens Coleman	Chong Penner Jarvis Orr Harris Chutter Long Hayer	McMahon Hunter Locke Bhullar Visser Cobb K. Stewart Suffredine
NAYS -- 4
MacPhail	Kwan	Lekstrom	Nettleton

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

Bill to be considered at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 9.00 p.m.

CLAUDE RICHMOND, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Wednesday, November 26


105 The Hon. G. Collins to move--: That the Sessional Order passed by the House on February 11, 2003, amending Standing Order 2 be amended as follows:; That section 2 (2) (a) (ii) be amended by deleting the words "from October 6, 2003 to November 27, 2003 inclusive", and substituting therefore "from October 6, 2003 to December 3, 2003 inclusive."

PUBLIC WRITTEN QUESTIONS

Date answered: November 24, 2003

16 Scott Doherty, 1st Vice-President, Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 1123, asked 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?

The Hon. C. Clark replied as follows:

The approximate cost of the contract over its life is $338 million. Our government funded about the first half of the settlement. Since then we've provided $42 million to school districts in unconditional grants and another $50 million to school districts in unconditional grants in 2002-03. Those are both education dividends that come as a result of our government's good management of money. It means that we get a dividend at the end of the year because people who finance our debt look kindly on our management.

We hope that we will also have an education dividend next year. In addition to that, the Premier has already announced that $100 million will be flowing to public schools and the school education budget over the next two years in the face of declining enrolment of over 15,000 students over the last five years.

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