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The House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Chomiak:

THAT Bill (No. 29) – The Health Sciences Centre Repeal and Consequential Amendments Act/Loi abrogeant la Loi sur le Centre des sciences de la santé et modifications corrélatives, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And leave having been denied to have the matter remain in the name of Mrs. Dacquay,

And Mrs. Driedger having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

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The House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Chomiak:

THAT Bill (No. 37) – The Miscellaneous Health Statutes Repeal Act/Loi abrogeant diverses lois en matière de santé, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And leave having been denied to have the matter remain in the name of Mrs. Dacquay,

And Mrs. Driedger having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

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The House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Mackintosh:

THAT Bill (No. 8) – The Enforcement of Judgments Conventions and Consequential Amendments Act/Loi sur les conventions relatives à l'exécution des jugements et modifications corrélatives, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And Mr. Praznik having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

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The House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Mackintosh:

THAT Bill (No. 22) – The Court of Queen's Bench Surrogate Practice Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur la pratique relative aux successions devant la Cour du Banc de la Reine, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And leave having been denied to have the matter remain in the name of Mr. Laurendeau,

And Mr. Praznik having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

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The House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Sale:

THAT Bill (No. 30) – The Social Services Administration Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les services sociaux, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And Mr. Cummings having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

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The House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Mackintosh:

THAT Bill (No. 23) – The Jury Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les jurés, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And leave having been denied to have the matter remain in the name of Mr. Laurendeau,

And Mr. Praznik having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

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The House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Mackintosh:

THAT Bill (No. 26) – The Court of Queen's Bench Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur la Cour du Banc de la Reine, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And leave having been denied to have the matter remain in the name of Mr. Rocan,

And Mr. Praznik having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

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The House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Mackintosh:

THAT Bill (No. 27) – The Correctional Services Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les services correctionnels, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And leave having been denied to have the matter remain in the name of Mr. Laurendeau,

And Mr. Praznik and Hon. Mr. Mackintosh having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

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Mr. Speaker having left the Chair and the House resolving itself into a Committee to consider of the Supply to be granted to Her Majesty;

And the House continuing in Committee.

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Hon. Mr. Lathlin, the Minister of Conservation, made a statement regarding an update on flooding as a result of heavy rains experienced over the last few weeks,

Mr. Enns and, by leave, Hon. Mr. Gerrard commented on the statement.

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Hon. Ms. Barrett presented:

Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation, Quarterly Report, Three Months, March 1, 2000 to May 31, 2000.

(Sessional Paper No. 194)

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By leave, following Oral Questions, Mr. Penner (Emerson) rose on a matter of urgent public importance and moved:

THAT the ordinary business of the House be set aside to discuss a matter of urgent public importance, namely "the need for a debate of the multitude problems arising from two years of flooding and excess moisture conditions in a wide ranging area of the province, including the City of Winnipeg, and the need for a comprehensive plan of action from this government to tackle the implications of the flooding and excess moisture conditions, including the impact on the agricultural community, businesses and individual home owners."

And Mr. Penner (Emerson) and Hon. Mr. Ashton having spoken to the urgency of the motion,

WHEREUPON Mr. Speaker ruled as follows:

I thank the Honourable Members for their remarks on the urgency of the motion brought forward.

In lieu of the requirement for filing notice of the motion, the House has granted unanimous consent.

The second condition that must be satisfied in order for the debate to proceed is that debate on the matter is urgent and that there are no other reasonable opportunities to debate the matter.

I would note that questions on this subject matter could be raised during consideration of the concurrence motion at the conclusion of departmental estimates. In addition, members could raise a grievance, or bring forward an opposition day motion.

However, in spite of these procedural shortcomings, I note that there is a willingness to debate the matter today. Beauchesne citation 387 as well as past rulings of Manitoba Speakers take this into account.

Mr. Speaker then put the Question, "Shall the debate proceed?" It was agreed to.

And a debate arising,

And Mr. Penner (Emerson), Hon. Ms. Wowchuk, Messrs. Derkach, Smith (Brandon West) and Enns, Hon. Mr. Ashton, Messrs. Maguire, Nevakshonoff, Schuler, Struthers, Penner (Steinbach) and Reid having spoken,

The debate was terminated in accordance with Rule 34(6).

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Pursuant to Rule 23(1), Messrs. Schellenberg and Penner (Emerson), Ms. Asper, Mr. Maguire and Ms. Allan made Members’ Statements.

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On motion of Mr. Dewar:

ORDERED that the composition of the Standing Committee on Public Utilities and Natural Resources be amended as follows:

Monday, July 17, 2000 at 7:00 p.m.:

Hon. Mr. Lathlin for Hon. Mr. Selinger,

Mr. Nevakshonoff for Mr. Aglugub,

Mr. Struthers for Ms. Korzeniowski.

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On motion of Mr. Dyck:

ORDERED that the composition of the Standing Committee on Public Utilities and Natural Resources be amended as follows:

Monday, July 17, 2000 at 7:00 p.m.:

Mr. Penner (Emerson) for Mr. Maguire,

Mr. Gilleshammer for Mrs. Driedger,

Mr. Cummings for Mr. Loewen,

Mr. Helwer for Mr. Schuler.

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The House then adjourned at 4:59 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 17, 2000.

Hon. George Hickes,

Speaker.