Province of British Columbia
1st Session, 29th Parliament
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
January 22, 1970 to April 3, 1970

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AA

See: Alcoholics Anonymous

ARDA

See: Agricultural and Rural Development Act (Canada)

Abbotsford Co-operative Housing Association

Mentioned: (McCarthy) 403

Abbotsford Credit Union

Mentioned: (McCarthy) 403

Abortion

Abortion committees (Macdonald) 368

Abortions (Jordan) 366

Access to (Clark) 501 (Loffmark) 477-8 (Macdonald) 102

Access to, case cited (Clark) 501

Criminal Code, amendments to (Loffmark) 477

Criminal Code, removal from (Clark) 501

Hospitals, instructions to re abortion committees (Loffmark) 477-8

Information on, public access to (Clark) 74

Law re (Clark) 501

Number of (Loffmark) 478

Out-of-country abortions (Loffmark) 478

Reasons for (Loffmark) 477

Abuse of children

See: Child abuse

Accidents, Traffic

See: Traffic accidents

Acres Ltd.

Mentioned: (Merilees) 78

Adams, Earl

Mentioned: (Merilees) 488

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne

(Moved) Wenman 9-13; seconded (Campbell, B.) 13-16; approved 231. Amdt. (Calder) 45, negatived 55; amdt. (Williams, R) 134, negatived 151; amdt. (Williams, L.) 198, negatived 228-9

Speakers: Barrett 17-25, 51-2, 149-51, 228; Brousseau 109-14, 220-2; Bruch 90-3; Calder 41-5; Campbell, B. 13-6, Campbell, D. 119-24; Capozzi 145-6, 167-74; Chabot 222-3; Chant 83-6; Clark 55, 70-6; Cocke 50, 86-90, 222; Dailly 81; Dawson 97-9; Dowding 81, 143-5, 225-7; Gaglardi 61-5; Gardom 48-9, 186-92, 227, Hall 51, 135-41; Hartley 45-8, 217-8; Kiernan 208-15, 229-31; Kripps 183-6; LeCours 159-63; Little 163-6, Lorimer 65-7; McCarthy 81; McDiarmid 55, 114-7, 218-9; Macdonald 50-1, 99-105, 227-8; McGeer 25-32, 146-7, 215-7, Marshall 55-9; Merilees 76-80; Ney 49, 93-5, 225; Nimsick 54-5, 147-9, 198-208, Peterson 35-41; Price 105-9; Richter 81; Strachan 141-3, 174-83, 223-5; Tisdalle 141, 151-9; Wallace 81; Wenman 9-13; Williams, L. 193-8, Williams, R 52-4, 124-34, 219-20; Wolfe 67-70

Adolescents

See: Youth

Adoption

Adopting families, financial assistance for (Barrett) 679-80

Adoption homes, recruitment campaign for (Barrett) 679

Adoption of persons over age 21, provision for (Gaglardi) 679

Fees, payment of (Barrett) 679

Adoption Act

Amendments to (Gardom) 186 (Throne speech) 6

Adoption Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 35) (Minister of Rehabilitation and Social Improvement) 1R, 583; 2R, 679-80, 3R, 767; RA, 799

Speakers: Barrett 679-80; Gaglardi 679

Adopting families, financial assistance for (Barrett) 679-80

Adoption homes, recruitment campaign for (Barrett) 679

Adoption of persons over age 21, provision for (Gaglardi) 679

Fees for adoption, payment of (Barrett) 679

Advertising, Government

See: Government advertising

Age (Law)

Age of Majority Act. See name of act

Age of majority, background to setting of (Gardom) 666-7 (Peterson) 666

Age of majority, change in (Bruch) 668 (Dailly) 666 (Gardom) 666-7, 779 (Nimsick) 668 (Peterson) 665-6, 668 (Price) 667 (Wenman) 667

Age of majority law and other legislation (Dailly) 666 (Nimsick) 668 (Peterson) 668

Age of majority, proposal for change in (Campbell, B.) 14

Age of majority, proposal for uniformity in (Kripps) 184

Contracts, education of young people re (Dailly) 666

Estates, settlement of and age of beneficiaries (Bruch) 668 (Peterson) 668 (Price) 667

Infants Act, an Act to Amend. See name of act

Juvenile status, age of, proposal for change in (Campbell, B.) 14

Wards of government, status of and age of majority (Dailly) 666

Workmen's compensation benefits and age of majority (Nimsick) 668 (Peterson) 668

Age of Majority Act

(Bill 29) (Attorney-General) 1R, 579, 2R, 665-8; 3R, 775; RA, 799

Speakers: Bruch 668, Dailly 666; Gardom 666-7, Nimsick 668; Peterson 665-6, 668, Price 667; Wenman 667-8

Age of majority and other legislation (Dailly) 666 (Nimsick) 668 (Peterson) 668

Age of majority, background to setting of (Gardom) 666-7 (Peterson) 666

Age of majority, change in (Bruch) 668 (Dailly) 666 (Gardom) 666-7 (Nimsick) 668 (Peterson) 665-6, 668 (Price) 667 (Wenman) 667

Contracts, education of young people re (Dailly) 666

Drinking age (Wenman) 667

Estates, settlement of and age of beneficiaries (Bruch) 668 (Peterson) 668 (Price) 667

Wards of government, status of and age of majority (Dailly) 666

Workmen's compensation benefits and age of majority (Nimsick) 668 (Peterson) 668

Young people, maturity of (Nimsick) 668 (Peterson) 666, 668

Aged

Assistance to (Clark) 72-3

Benefits for, universal applicability of (Capozzi) 173

Care of, costs, case cited (Cocke) 328

Care of, provision of in home communities (Williams, L.) 193

Community involvement opportunities for (Dawson) 439

Counselling for (Dailly) 308

Counsellors for (Dawson) 440

Foster grandparents (Dawson) 441

Income tax exemption for (Dawson) 442

Loneliness (Dawson) 439

Organization for, proposal re (Capozzi) 173-4

Pensions, increase in (Dawson) 97

Programs for (Dawson) 439-40

Property taxes, deferment of, proposal for (Capozzi) 173 (Clark) 73 (McGeer) 258

Property taxes, problem of (Clark) 73 (Kripps) 495

Property taxes, school tax (Campbell, D.) 360

Retirement at age 65 (Strachan) 174

Treatment of (Capozzi) 173

Volunteers for Seniors program (Dawson) 440

Aged — Housing

Categorization of housing (Black) 688-9

Construction of (Dawson) 440-1

Cost of, provincial share of (Barrett) 715

Elderly Citizens' Housing Aid Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act

Financing of (Black) 688-9

Homeowner grant for elderly (Ney) 94 (Wallace) 624-5 (Williams, L.) 624

Housing program for elderly (Campbell, D.) 120 (McCarthy) 603-4 (Throne Speech) 3 (Wenman) 10

Provision of, responsibility for initiative in (Williams, R.) 716

Provision of, role of Public Works department in (Chant) 83

Strata title housing for elderly (Campbell, D.) 121-2

Agent-General, London, England

Trade commissioner, appointment of (Throne speech) 6

Agricultural Aid to Developing Countries and World Disaster Area Fund

Establishment of (Throne speech) 3

Mentioned: (Barrett) 18 (Peterson) 517

Agricultural and Rural Development Act (Canada)

Agreement under act (Shelford) 387

Land use inventory (Nimsick) 206, 395

Negotiations under act (Throne speech) 5

Mentioned: (Campbell, D.) 357 (Nimsick) 662 (Strachan) 177

Agricultural assistance

Developing countries, aid to (Shelford) 389, 390

Federal Agriculture department, cooperation with (Shelford) 390

Agricultural land

See entries under Land use

Agricultural machinery

Federal royal commission on (Shelford) 388 (Strachan) 353

Prices (Strachan) 353

Agricultural price supports

Subsidy payments to B.C. farmers (Shelford) 387

Agricultural subsidies

See: Agricultural price supports

Agriculture

Agricultural Industry in B.C. (Marshall) 57, 473-4 (Williams, L.) 193

Federal task force on agricultural policies (Shelford) 387

Shuswap constituency (Jefcoat) 314

Agriculture, Department of

Staff, tribute to (Shelford) 387

Air — Pollution

Air pollution (Tisdalle) 159

Automobiles, air pollution, jurisdiction over (Williston) 687

Automobiles as source of pollution (Macdonald) 103-4 (Wolfe) 68-9

Control of (Campbell, B.) 15 (McGeer) 29-30, 257

Control of, jurisdiction over (Hall) 716 (Nimsick) 202, 752 (Williston) 687

Control of, municipal bylaws (Brousson) 110 (Nimsick) 203

Control of, personnel for (Williston) 755

Greater Vancouver Regional District, pollution control program (Brousson) 110

Legislation on (Lorimer) 420 (McGeer) 29 (Williston) 273

North Vancouver, coal loading (Clark) 74-5

Objectors to, restriction on (McGeer) 751 (Nimsick) 752

Ontario legislation on (Brousson) 110

Problem (McGeer) 29-30

Standards for (Clark) 75 (Loffmark) 481 (Lorimer) 420 (Throne speech) 5 (Williston) 687, 688

Standards for, application of (Loffmark) 481-2

Standards for, responsibility for (Kripps) 185 (Macdonald) 103 (Strachan) 177

Testing stations (Loffmark) 482

Air pollution

See: Air -Pollution

Airplanes, Government

See: Government aircraft

Airports

Airstrips, development of (Merilees) 78

Alaska

Nuclear testing (Hall) 483-4

Alaska Highway

See: Highway 97

Alberta

Education, cost of (Wenman) 309

Intermediate care, nursing care homes and rates (Wallace) 321

Public transit, promotion of (Macdonald) 105

Alberta. Attorney-General, Department of

Mentioned: (Gardom) 191

Alberta. Securities Commission

Mentioned: (Gardom) 191

Alcan

See: Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd.

Alcoholic beverages

Credit cards, use of to purchase (Williams, L.) 334

Alcoholics

Alcoholism (Cocke) 330-1

Detoxification centre, cost-sharing proposal for (Wolfe) 69

Detoxification centre, operation of by B.C. Hospital

Insurance Service (Wolfe) 69

Detoxification centres (Barrett) 18 (Cocke) 330-1 (Wolfe) 69

Rehabilitation, funding for (Cocke) 330

Services for (Barrett) 18 (Gaglardi) 377

Vancouver, detoxification centre (Cocke) 330-1

Alcoholics Anonymous

Work of (Cocke) 330 (Gaglardi) 377

Aldrin

Use of (Shelford) 388

Alexander Forest Industries Ltd.

Mentioned: (Williams, R) 508

Alexandra House, Vancouver, B.C.

Mentioned: (Merilees) 76

All Canada Insurance Federation

Mentioned: (Williams, R) 131

Allen and Co.

Mentioned: (Barrett) 22 (Williston) 269

Alliance of Businessmen for Human Resources

See: Provincial Alliance of Businessmen for Human Resources

Allowances, Family

See: Family allowances

Alouette River, B.C.

Water flow (Mussallem) 435-6

Alpine Outdoor Resources Ltd.

Cypress Bowl, development of (Barrett) 21-5 (Williams, L.) 196, 335 (Williams, R) 126-7 (Williston) 267-8

Cypress Bowl documents tabled (Williston) 274

Mentioned: (Barrett) 270 (Hon. member) 270 (McGeer) 216 (Williston) 268, 269, 270

Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd.

Kemano power development, expansion of (Little) 166

Amateur Sports and Fitness Fund

Mentioned: (Kripps) 184

Ambulance service

Ambulance service (Dowding) 622 (Hall) 621 (Hartley) 622

Boston Bar ambulance service (Hartley) 46, 622

Grants to, services in unorganized areas (Hartley) 46

Rural areas (Jefcoat) 316

Saltspring Island ambulance service (Hartley) 622

American Can Co.

Mentioned: (McGeer) 750

American Medical Association

Mentioned: (Hartley) 275, 278

American Public Health Association

Mentioned: (Hartley) 276

Anderson, R.G.

Mentioned: (Brothers) 301

Andras, Robert K.

Quoted (Capozzi) 172

Mentioned: (Wolfe) 70

Anglican Church Foundation of British Columbia

Mentioned: (McGeer) 31

Anglican Church of Canada

Diocese of Cariboo, Social Service Council letter quoted (McGeer) 597

Angus, Henry Forbes

Quoted (Dowding) 143

Mentioned: (Dowding) 536

Animal hospitals

See: Veterinary hospitals

Annacis Island, B.C.

Sewage treatment plant site (Cocke) 89

Annual Holidays Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 62) (Nimsick) 1R, 589;2R, 783; out of order 783

Speakers: Nimsick 783

Three weeks holidays, provision for requirement re (Nimsick) 783

Antibiotics

Development of (Marshall) 475

Apartment houses

Taxation of, depreciation allowances (Strachan) 181-2

Apples

Apples (Dawson) 437

Shipment of to New Zealand (Shelford) 386

Apprentices

Apprenticeships (Bennett) 240

Training, funding for, expenditure of funds (Hall) 485

Arbitration Act

Mentioned: (Chabot) 771

Architectural Institute of British Columbia

Mentioned: (Merilees) 77

Area Development Incentives Act (Canada)

Problems re (Skillings) 415

Arrest

Detained persons, case cited (Capozzi) 499

Detained persons, right to make phone calls (Barrett) 732 (Dowding) 459-60, 732 (LeCours) 421 (Peterson) 732

Detained persons, rights of, information re (Barrett) 732 (Peterson) 732

Arrow Lakes, B.C.

Lakeshore, alienation of (Nimsick) 394

Reservoir mentioned (Throne speech) 6

Art

Succession duties on works of art, exemption for (Bennett) 594, 595 (Capozzi) 606 (Gardom) 610 (McCarthy) 604 (Wallace) 596

Aspirin

Side effects (Wallace) 322

Associated Boards of Trade of British Columbia

Mentioned: (Strachan) 142

Atlantic Corp.

Mentioned: (Price) 427

Atlantic Development Board

Mentioned: (Campbell, D.) 357

Audit Act

Mentioned: (Bennett) 233

Auditor-General

Proposal re (McGeer) 255, 256

Australia

Borrowing, basis for (Barrett) 739

Autistic children

Treatment for (Loffmark) 481

Auto-wrecking

See: Automobile wrecking and used parts industry

Automobile accidents

See: Traffic accidents

Automobile drivers, Juvenile

See: Juvenile automobile drivers

Automobile driving

Defensive driving courses (Peterson) 40

High schools, driver-training course (Price) 427

Minors, training course for (Kripps) 184-5

Training, province-wide, legislation on (Gardom) 407

Automobile insurance

See: Insurance, Automobile

Automobile wrecking and used parts industry

Wrecks on roadsides, convictions for (Merilees) 489

Wrecks on roadsides, removal of (Ney) 470

Automobiles

Air pollution problem (Macdonald) 766 (Peterson) 766

Ban on, proposal for (Macdonald) 104-5

Horsepower, restriction on, proposal re (Macdonald) 766

Number of in B.C. (Macdonald) 104

Operating costs (Macdonald) 104

Used cars. See Used cars

Automobiles — Accidents

See: Traffic accidents

Automobiles — Inspection

Burnaby testing station (Lorimer) 66 (Peterson) 40 (Throne speech) 5

Compulsory inspection, proposal re (Little) 165

Inspection program (Peterson) 40

Legislation on (Gardom) 407

Mobile testing unit (Little) 165

Richmond testing station (LeCours) 160 (Peterson) 40 (Throne speech) 5

Automobiles — Noise

Trucks, control over noise (Price) 108

Automobiles — Pollution control devices

Exhaust systems in new vehicles, proposal re (McGeer) 29-30

Government's powers re (Peterson) 749

Legislation on (Jefcoat) 316 (Williston) 273-4

New automobiles (Peterson) 749-50

Older automobiles (Peterson) 749-50

Pollution by automobiles, jurisdiction over (Williston) 687

Requirement for (Kripps) 185 (Macdonald) 103-4, 766 (Wolfe) 68-9

Testing of (Peterson) 750 (Wolfe) 68-9

Automobiles, Government

Insurance scheme for (Bennett) 54

Aviation, Department of (Proposed)

Mentioned: (Merilees) 78