1998 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament
Two o'clock p.m.
Prayers by Mr. Weisgerber.
The Hon. I. Waddell (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture) made a ministerial statement regarding the decision of the federal Minister of Finance to reject the proposed mergers of four of Canada's banks into two, and by leave, tabled the Report of the British Columbia Task Force on Bank Mergers.
The Hon. C. Evans (Minister of Agriculture and Food) made a ministerial statement regarding Canada's farm safety net.
Mr. Abbott made a statement.
By leave, Mr. Weisgerber made a statement.
Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 51) intituled Nisga'a Final Agreement Act.
The debate continued.
By leave, the Hon. I. Waddell (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture) tabled the British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch Annual Report.
The debate continued.
On the motion of the Hon. U. Dosanjh, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
The Hon. U. Dosanjh moved--
That the House, at its rising, do stand adjourned until it appears to the satisfaction of the Speaker, after consultation with the Government, that the public interest requires that the House shall meet, or until the Speaker may be advised by the Government that it is desired to prorogue the Third Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament of the Province of British Columbia. The Speaker may give notice that she is so satisfied or has been so advised and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice, and, as the case may be, may transact its business as if it has been duly adjourned to that time and date; and
That, in the event of the Speaker being unable to act owing to illness or other cause, the Deputy Speaker shall act in her stead for the purposes of this order.
And then the House adjourned at 5.42 p.m.
GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker
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