1972 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 29th Parliament

HANSARD

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Official Report of

DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

(Hansard)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1972

Afternoon Sitting

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1972

The House met at 2:00 p.m.

Prayers.

MR. SPEAKER: The Honourable the Minister of Education.

HON. D.L. BROTHERS (Minister of Education): Mr. Speaker, in

your gallery this afternoon are 18 students from Jericho Hill, from the

deaf school, and they are over this afternoon together with Miss

Dierwood, Mr. Joy, and Mr. Anderson, their instructors. Ten of these

students will be writing exams tomorrow to go to Gallaudet College in

the United States and we thought it would give them a rest today by

watching the House in action. I hope that all the Members in the

Legislature will bid them welcome.

MR. SPEAKER: The Honourable Member for Burnaby Edmonds.

MR. G.H. DOWDING (Burnaby-Edmonds): Mr. Speaker, in the

absence of the Honourable Leader of the Opposition for a brief time

this afternoon, I would like to ask the House to welcome some

supporters of his who happen to live in his area and in the area of

Dewdney. I want to say it gave them great pleasure to be here in the

gallery particularly after an excellent meal provided by the Member for

Dewdney.

MR. SPEAKER: The Honourable Member for West Vancouver–Howe Sound.

MR. L.A. WILLIAMS (West Vancouver–Howe Sound: Mr. Speaker, I

would draw the attention of the Members to a group in the gallery from

West Bay School in West Vancouver with their teacher, Mrs. Benham and

three very supporting parents who have been here today.

Introduction of bills.

HON. R.L. PETERSON (Attorney-General): Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a message from His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor.

STATUTE LAW AMENDMENT ACT, 1972

MR. SPEAKER: The Lieutenant-Governor transmits herewith a

bill intituled Statute Law Amendment Act, 1972, and recommends the same

to the legislative assembly. Dated at Government House, March 14, 1972.

House in committee on Bill No. 91.

On the recommendation of the committee, Bill No. 91, Statute Law

Amendment Act, 1972 introduced, read a first time and ordered to be

placed on orders of the day for second reading at the next sitting

after today.

MRS. A. KRIPPS (Vancouver South): Mr. Speaker, I ask leave of

the House to move the motion standing in my name on the order paper:

(That Report No. 2 of the select standing committee on standing orders

and private bills received by the House on March 10, relating to

An Act

to Incorporate Vanco Insurance Company, be adopted.)

Leave granted.

Motion approved.

Orders of the day.

House in committee of supply. The committee rose, reported resolutions and asked leave to sit again.

Hon. Mr. Bennett moves adjournment of the House.

Motion approved.

The House adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

The House met at 8:00 p.m.

Introduction of bills.

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE

VANCO INSURANCE COMPANY

Mrs. Kripps moves introduction and first reading of Bill No. 52, intituled

An Act to Incorporate Vanco Insurance Company.

Motion approved. Bill No. 52 read a first time and ordered to be

referred to the select standing committee on standing orders and

private bills.

Orders of the day.

House in committee of supply. Mr. Speaker was recalled.

MR. CHAIRMAN: Mr. Speaker, a motion was made in committee

that the chairman leave the Chair. I ruled the motion out of order on

the grounds that it was an abuse of the rules and privileges of the

House pursuant to standing Order 44. This ruling has been challenged.

MR. SPEAKER: The ruling of the Chair has been challenged. The question is shall the ruling of the Chair be sustained?

Ruling sustained on the following division:

YEAS-30

Ney

Jordan, Mrs.

Smith

Marshall

Dawson, Mrs.

McDiarmid

Kripps, Mrs.

Kiernan

Chabot

Mussallem

Williston

Skillings

Price

Bennett

Chant

Vogel

Peterson

Loffmark

LeCours

Black

Campbell, D.R.J.

Jefcoat

Fraser

Brothers

Tisdalle

Campbell, B.

Shelford

McCarthy, Mrs.

Wolfe

Richter

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NAYS — 13

Gardom

Calder

Dowding

Wallace

Clark

Nimsick

Cocke

Williams, L.A.

Barrett

Lorimer

Strachan

Dailly, Mrs.

Williams, R.A.

PAIR

Merilees

Brousson

House in committee of supply. Mr. Speaker was recalled.

MR. CHAIRMAN: Mr. Speaker, a motion was made in committee

that the committee rise and report progress. I ruled the motion out of

order on the grounds that it was an abuse of the rules and privileges

of the House pursuant to standing order 44. This ruling has been

challenged.

MR. SPEAKER: The question is shall the ruling of the chairman be sustained?

Ruling sustained on the following division:

YEAS-31

Ney

Dawson, Mrs.

McDiarmid

Marshall

Kiernan

Chabot

Kripps, Mrs.

Williston

Skillings

Mussallem

Bennett

Chant

Price

Peterson

Loffmark

Vogel

Black

Gaglardi

LeCours

Fraser

Campbell, D.R.J.

Jefcoat

Campbell, B.

Brothers

Tisdalle

Wolfe

Shelford

McCarthy, Mrs.

Smith

Richter

Jordan, Mrs.

NAYS-15

Gardom

Williams, R.A.

Strachan

Wallace

Calder

Dowding

Cocke

Clark

Nimsick

Hartley

Williams, L.A.

Barrett

Lorimer

Macdonald

Dailly, Mrs.

PAIR

Merilees

Brousson

MR. CHAIRMAN: The committee reports resolutions and asks

leave to sit again. A division took place in committee and leave was

asked to have the division recorded.

MR. SPEAKER: The House will deal first of all with the

division that took place in the committee. Leave will be required in

order that it be recorded in the Journals .

Leave not granted.

Hon. Mr. Bennett moves adjournment of the House.

The House adjourned at 12:40 a.m.

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