1971 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 29th Parliament

HANSARD

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Official Report of

DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

(Hansard)

THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1971

Afternoon Sitting

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THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1971

The House met at 2: 00 p.m.

The Honourable D.R.J. Campbell presented to Mr. Speaker a Message from His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor.

On the motion of Mr. Campbell, Bill (No. 100) intituled

An Act to

Amend the Municipal Act was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered

to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.

The following bills were introduced, read a first time, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.

On the motion of the Honourable R.R. Loffmark, Bill (No. 94) intituled

An Act to Amend the Health Act.

On the motion of Mr. A.B. Macdonald, Bill (No. 106) intituled

An Act to Incorporate the Land Bank of British Columbia.

MR. SPEAKER: The Honourable Member for Burnaby-Willingdon.

MR. J.G. LORIMER (Burnaby-Willingdon): Mr. Speaker, I would

like to rise on a Point of Privilege. Yesterday, in our discussions of

the estimates of the Minister of Mines I posed the suggestion that the

Minister look into the possibility of acquiring the majority shares of

the Home Oil Company. The Minister stated that this was being looked

into and I quote from the Province

of this morning in which he stated, "…The Provincial Government is

prepared to invest in Home Oil Calgary, Limited. 'We know that we could

probably make a deal,' Mines Minister Frank Richter said on Wednesday.

Richter was replying to suggestions of NDP M.L.A.s that the Government

purchase a controlling interest in the Calgary company, now that a

proposed Federal Government investment has fallen through. He said the

Government had been prepared to invest but didn't want to get involved

in an auction with Ottawa. Richter said that now he will have to talk

to the Federal Government about the matter."

Now, I understand, Mr. Speaker, that the Minister has stated on

press and radio this morning that he was speaking facetiously and that

he had no intention of proceeding. I'm hopeful that the Minister will

make a statement, now, advising the House that he, in fact, was going

to carry on with his suggestion and that he apologize to the House.

MR. SPEAKER: Order, please. I think, for two reasons — first,

that the House has no knowledge of what transpires in the committee nor

can take cognizance of it, and, second, that no Point of Privilege has

been made out, the motion must be ruled out of order if, indeed, a

motion was ever made.

Pursuant to Order, the House again resolved itself into the Committee of Supply.

The committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again at the next sitting.

By leave of the House, on a motion of Mr. J.D. Tisdalle, it was

ordered that Report No. 1 of the Select Standing Committee on Social

Welfare and Education received on March 24, 1971, be corrected by

deleting the figure "(4)" from the third line of subsection (15) of

section 135 of the legislation proposed under section (3) of the

Report, and substituting the figure "(3)."

The Honourable D.R.J. Campbell presented to Mr. Speaker two Messages from His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor.

On the motion of Mr. Campbell, the following Bills were introduced, read a first time, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.

Bill (No. 104) intituled

An Act to Amend the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act.

Bill (No. 102) intituled Greater Vancouver Regional Water and Sewer District Act.

The House adjourned at 5:59 p.m.

The House met at 8: 00 p.m.

On the motion of the Honourable W.K. Kiernan, on behalf of the

Honourable L.R. Peterson, Bill (No. 105) intituled

An Act to Amend the

Credit Unions Act, 1961, was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered

to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.

Pursuant to Order, the House again resolved itself into the Committee of Supply.

The committee rose, reported Resolutions 179 to 183, inclusive

(Estimates of the Department of Municipal Affairs), and asked leave to

sit again at the next sitting.

The House adjourned at 10:35 p.m.