2004 Legislative Session: 5th Session, 37th Parliament
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No. 127
OF THE
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Ten o'clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Krueger.
The Hon. C. Richmond (Speaker) tabled the Auditor General 2003/2004: Report 5: Monitoring the Government's Finances.
Ms. Locke presented the Fourth Report of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services for the Fourth Session of the Thiry-seventh Parliament.
The Report was taken as read and received.
By leave of the House, Ms. Locke moved that the Report be adopted.
Motion agreed to.
By leave, the Hon. G. Collins moved--
That the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended as follows:
1. That Standing Order 2 be deleted and the following substituted therefor:
Sittings
Daily sittings.
2. That Standing Order 3 be deleted and the following substituted therefor:
Hour of interruption.
3. That Standing Order 25 be deleted and the following substituted therefor:
Routine Business
Daily routine.
Orders of the Day.
Monday
10 a.m. to 12 noon
(Private Members' Time)
Monday (afternoon), Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
(Government Days)
4. That Standing Order 25A be deleted and the following substituted therefor:
Private Members' Statements
Private Members' Statements.
5. That new Standing Order 25B be adopted:
Statements
Statements.
6. That Standing Order 27 (2) and (3) be amended by deleting the word "Friday" wherever stated and substituting "Monday morning" so that it reads as follows:
Government orders.
27 (3) Notwithstanding Standing Orders 25, 25A and 27 (2), urgent Government business may, with the consent of the Speaker, be considered on Monday morning, and given priority over any other business.
47B. This Standing Order is repealed.
Motion agreed to.
The Speaker declared a short recess.
The Honourable Iona V. Campagnolo, Lieutenant Governor of the Province, having entered the House, took her seat on the Throne, and was pleased to deliver the following gracious Speech:
Mr. Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly:
In closing the Fourth Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament of British Columbia, I wish to commend you on the accomplishments of the past year. This session has seen the passage of measures of wide-ranging and significant importance to the people of the Province. On behalf of all British Columbians, I wish to express my appreciation for the care and attention that you have given to your deliberations. I now relieve you of your duties.
Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pelased to retire.
The Hon. G. Plant (Attorney General) then said:
Mr. Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly:
It is Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor's will and pleasure that the Legislative Assembly be prorogued until 2 o'clock p.m. today and this Legislative Assembly is hereby prorogued accordingly.
The following Reports were received by the Office of the Clerk during adjournment:
Advanced Education Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Agricultural Land Commission Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Service Plan Report 2002/03
Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Treaty Negotiations Annual Service Plan Report
2002/03
BC Assessment Annual Service Plan Report for the Year 2002 and a Report on the Creation of the
2003 Assessment Roll, and the Financial Statements for Year Ended December 31, 2002
BC Environmental Assessment Office Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
BC Games Society Annual Report 2002-2003
BC Health Care Risk Management Society Annual Report, 2002/03
BC Housing Annual Report 2002-2003
BC Hydro Annual Report 2003
BC Pavilion Corporation Annual Report Apr. 1/2002 to Mar. 31, 2003
BC Transit Annual Report 2003
British Columbia Arts Council Annual Service Plan Report, 2002/2003
British Columbia Buildings Corporation Annual Report, 2002-2003
British Columbia Ferry Corporation Annual Report, 2002/03
British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch Annual Report, 2002-2003
British Columbia Lottery Corporation Annual Report, 2002/03
British Columbia Railway Company Annual Report, 2002
British Columbia Securities Commission Annual Report 2002/03
British Columbia Utilities Commission Annual Service Plan Report for 2002/03
Budget 2004 Consultation Paper
Capital Project Plan: Sea to Sky Highway Improvement Project
Children and Family Development Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Columbia Basin Trust Annual Report 2002-2003
Columbia Power Corporation Annual Report 2002/03
Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Competition, Science and Enterprise Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Competition, Science and Enterprise Revised Service Plan 2003/04 - 2005/06
Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area Annual Report, 2002/2003
Education Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Energy and Mines Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Finance Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
First Peoples' Heritage, Language & Culture Council Annual Report, 2002/03
Forest Practices Board Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Forests Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Health Planning Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Health Services Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Homeowner Protection Office
Human Resources Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Land and Water British Columbia Inc. Service Plan Report 2002-2003
Legal Services Society Annual Service Plan Report, 2002/2003
Management Services Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Ministerial Accountability Report 2002/03
Motor Carrier Commissioner Annual Reports, 2001/2002; 2002/2003
Office of the Premier Annual Service Plan Report, 2002/03
Oil and Gas Commission Annual Service Plan Report, 2002/03
Okanagan Valley Tree Fruit Authority Annual Report 2002/03
Organized Crime Agency of British Columbia Annual Report, 2002/2003
Partnerships British Columbia Annual Report 2002-2003
Private Post-Secondary Education Commission of British Columbia Annual Report, 2002/03
Provincial Capital Commission Annual Report 2002/2003
Provincial Revenue Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Public Accounts 2002/03
Public Safety and Solicitor General Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Public Service Employee Relations Commission Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Royal BC Museum Annual Report 2002-2003
Science Council of British Columbia
Skills Development and Labour Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Sustainable Resource Management Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Tourism British Columbia Annual Report, 2002/2003
Transportation Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
Water, Land and Air Protection Annual Service Plan Report 2002/03
And then the House prorogued at 10.13 a.m.
CLAUDE RICHMOND, Speaker
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