Province of British Columbia
2nd Session, 29th Parliament
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
January 21, 1971 to April 2nd, 1971

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Eadie, Charles

Mentioned: (Williams, L.A.) 160

Eccles, Mariner S.

Quoted (LeCours) 141

Eckler, Sam

Letter quoted (Black) 714-5

Eckler, Brown and Co. Ltd.

Mentioned: (Black) 714

Ecological reserves

See: Research natural areas

Ecological Reserves Act

(Bill 80) (Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources) 1R, 725; 2R, 749-53; 3R, 838; RA, 864

Divisions: C, 838

Speakers: Brousson 750-1; Bruch 753; Dowding 751; Hall 749-50; Hartley 751; McGeer 753; Mussallem 751-2; Nimsick 752; Tisdalle 752; Williams, L.A. 753; Williston 749

Development projects, decisions on (Hartley) 751

Ecological reserves, abolition of (Brousson) 750

Ecological reserves, advisors for (Williams, L.A.) 753

Ecological reserves, committee on, proposal for (Dowding) 751

Ecological reserves, decisions on (Dowding) 751

Ecological reserves, definitions of types of (Brousson) 750

Ecological reserves, dumping of waste in (Williams, L.A.) 753

Ecological reserves, establishment of (Hall) 749-50, 750 (McGeer) 753 (Williston) 749

Ecological reserves, ministerial responsibility for (Brousson) 750 (Nimsick) 752 (Williams, L.A.) 753

Ecology, definition of under act (Hartley) 751

Elk River, pollution of (Nimsick) 752

Pollution control, decisions on (Hall) 750

Port Renfrew area potholes, preservation of (Williams, L.A.) 753

Vancouver Island rain forest, preservation of (Williams, L.A.) 753

Washington State, environmental protection program (Hall) 750

Water as habitat (Brousson) 750

Wilderness areas, status of and act 752

Ecology

Definition of (Hartley) 751

Economic Council of Canada

Annual report quoted (Tisdalle) 66

Mentioned: (McCarthy) 411 (Strachan) 88

Economy of British Columbia

See: British Columbia — Economic conditions

Eddontenajon, B.C.

Electric power for (Calder) 436, 437

Education

Education system, changes in (Brothers) 470-1 (Hall) 473-4

Education system, decentralization of (Dowding) 693

Facilities, need for (McGeer) 279

Houses, purchase of and education (Wenman) 379-80

Level of, disadvantages of education (Wenman) 380

Productivity of employees and level of education (Wenman) 379, 380

School system (Dowding) 392

See also: School attendance; Women — Education

Education — Finance

Assessments and grants to school districts (Brousson) 640

Costs, control over, proposal re (Wenman) 380

Costs, increase in (Brothers) 473

Funding for (Bennett) 260 (Dailly) 210 (Hall) 234 (Tisdalle) 464 (Williston) 517

Funding formula (Dowding) 392 (Strachan) 359 (Wenman) 381

Referendums. See entries under School districts School districts, grants to (Hall) 234 (Wenman) 845

School districts, operating costs, payment of by province (Strachan) 618

School tax, grant to tenants in lieu of homeowner grant, proposal re (McGeer) 275

School tax, limit on increase in assessments for (Bennett) 638 (Lorimer) 638

Education, Department of

Annual report mentioned (Brothers) 470

Annual report tabled (Brothers) 6

Appropriation for (Bennett) 258 (Brothers) 473

Control over (Williams, L.A.) 691

Council of Public Instruction, abolition of (Brothers) 680

Education system, centralization of power in minister and department (Barrett) 696 (Dailly) 681 (Dowding) 693 (Lorimer) 687-8 (Strachan) 686

Minister, teacher as (Campbell, B.) 685 (Strachan) 685

Organization of department (Brothers) 471

Superintendent of education, abolition of office of

(Brothers) 679-80 (Lorimer) 687

Educational television

See: Television in education

Edwards, Ralph

Daughter's education, proposal re (Little) 445

Edwards family

Assistance to, proposal re (Little) 445

Egan, Maurice

Mentioned: (Wenman) 247

Elderly Citizens' Housing Aid Act

Mentioned: (Dawson) 458 (Price) 181

Election law

Elected office, citizenship requirement for, proposal re (Wenman) 76

Elections

Campaign funds, disclosure of contributors to (Dailly) 208

Campaign funds, limit on expenditures (Dailly) 208

Campaign funds, tax exemption for donations to (Gardom) 228 (Hall) 230

Date of, fixed date, proposal for (Gardom) 227-8

Election expenses, proposal re (Gardom) 228

Government advertising in pre-election period (Gardom) 228

1969 election, government advertisements during period of (Gardom) 482

Electoral districts

Redistribution (McGeer) 29

Electric Act

Mentioned: (Brousson) 830

Electric power

Coal, use of for power generation (Vogel) 366

Coal, use of for power generation and mercury pollution (Chabot) 11

Demand for, future demand (Bennett) 256 (Williams, L.A.) 163-4

Development of (Throne speech) 2

Extension of to smaller communities (McDiarmid) 307

Hat Creek coal, power generation from (Campbell, D.) 237 (Hartley) 49

Industries, cost of power to (Price) 525

Nuclear power. See Nuclear energy Rates, level of (McGeer) 282

Rates, level of and industry (Merilees) 444

Rural areas. See Rural electrification Thermal power, use of (Williams, L.A.) 532-3

Vancouver Island, power for (Vogel) 366

Victoria, power for (McGeer) 275

See also: Rural electrification

Electricians

Strike in Port Alberni (Peterson) 43

Elizabeth 11, Queen of Great Britain

Visit to B.C. (Gardom) 225-6 (Kripps) 212-3 (Throne speech) l

Mentioned: (Dawson) 167

Elk

National parks, transfer of animals to depleted areas (Chabot) 318

Vancouver Island, elk-hunting (Ney) 75

Elk River, B.C.

Pollution of (Nimsick) 300-1, 752

Elk Valley, B.C.

Coal-mining (Barrett) 22

Land use (Nimsick) 298

Elliott, George

Mentioned: (Dawson) 456

Emergencies

See: Disasters

Emergency Powers Act (Canada)

Mentioned: (Tisdalle) 110

Eminent domain

Compensation act, proposal for (Gardom) 227

Expropriation of property (Wallace) 16

Legislation on, proposal re (McGeer) 31 (Peterson) 43 (Wallace) 16

Employee vacations

See: Vacations, Employee

Employees, Training of

On-the-job training programs (Marshall) 510

Employers' Council of British Columbia

Mentioned: (Barrett) 269

Employment

Budget, Liberal Party's proposed budget and employment (McGeer) 272

Foreign investments and employment in B.C. (Calder) 51-2

Job creation (Barrett) 269 (Bennett) 254 (Campbell, D.) 242 (Chabot) 67-8 (Kiernan) 99 (Kripps) 511 (McCarthy) 124 (McDiarmid) 308-9 (McGeer) 273 (Marshall) 510 (Merilees) 441 (Peterson) 39, 540 (Skillings) 326 (Williams, L.A.) 532 (Wolfe) 344

Job creation, Cariboo constituency (Fraser) 426

Job creation, federal loan for (Bennett) 256

Job creation, funding for (Merilees) 191

Job creation in northern B.C., policy on (Wenman) 378

Job creation, public housing construction, proposal re (Dowding) 65

Job creation, use of special funds for (McGeer) 606

Jobs for unemployed, number of (Hall) 233

Municipalities, loans to for job creation (Nimsick) 303

Parks, development of and job creation (Barrett) 585 6 (Bennett) 545 (Bruch) 548 (Kiernan) 589 (McDiarmid) 58, 596-7 (Strachan) 589-90

Parks, development of and jobs for students (Brothers) 591 (McDiarmid) 596-7 (Strachan) 590 (Wenman) 592

Subsidization of jobs, proposal re (Price) 69-70

Vocational education and jobs (Bruch) 187

Endako Mines Ltd.

Mine, area of (Shelford) 594

Mentioned: (Barrett) 284

English, J.F.K.

Mentioned: (Williams, R.A.) 174, 175

Enrolment

See: School attendance

Environment, Department of (Proposed)

Proposal for (Gardom) 226, 227

Environment and Land Use Act

(Bill 82) (Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources) 1R, 725; 2R, 754-9; 3R, 838; RA, 864

Speakers: Barrett 758-9; Brousson 755-6; Hall 754-5; McGeer 757-8; Mussallem 758; Nimsick 756; Price 756-7; Williston 754, 759

Bill, ministerial responsibility for (Nimsick) 756

Committee, function of (Brousson) 755-6 (Hall) 755 (McGeer) 757 (Williston) 754

Committee, representation on (Williston) 754

Development projects, public hearings on (Nimsick) 756 (Price) 757 (Williston) 754

Development projects, research on, provision for (Williston) 754

Environmental protection, education of public re (Price) 757

Environmental protection, government role in (McGeer) 757 (Mussallem) 758

Pollution 758

Pollution control, information to public re (Brousson) 755

Preamble to bill, need for (Hall) 754

Skagit Valley, flooding of (Barrett) 758, 759 (Mussallem) 758

Vancouver, pollution, reduction in (Price) 757

Water, recycling of (Nimsick) 756

Environment and Land Use Committee

Development projects, public hearings on (Nimsick) 756 (Price) 757 (Williston) 754

Development projects, research on (Williston) 754

Development projects, role of committee in decisions on (Williston) 81

Environment and Land Use Act. See name of act Function of (Brousson) 337-8, 755-6 (Hall) 755 (McGeer) 757 (Williston) 79, 754

Representation on (Williston) 754

Mentioned: (Brousson) 337, 750 (Macdonald) 131 (Williams, L.A.) 162, 738 (Williams, R.A.) 832 (Williston) 79

See also: Land Use Committee

Environmental Bill of Rights Act, 1971

(Bill 101) (Macdonald) 1R, 743; 2R, 858-9; dropped from order paper 859

Speakers: Macdonald 858-9

Legislation elsewhere (Macdonald) 858

Pollution, injunctions against (Macdonald) 858

Environmental control, Department of (Proposed)

Proposal for (Chabot) 12 (Fraser) 178 (Hall) 232 (McGeer) 275, 280 (Wallace) 15

Environmental health

Inspections, fees for (Loffmark) 797

Environmental management, Department of (Proposed)

Proposal for (Brousson) 93-4

Environmental protection

Development, opposition to (Williston) 81

Development projects, decisions on (Hartley) 751

Development projects, public hearings on (Brousson) 338 (Nimsick) 756 (Price) 757 (Williston) 754

Economy and environmental protection (Wallace) 13

Education of public re (Price) 757

Environment and Land Use Act. See name of act

Environmental Bill of Rights Act, 1971. See name of act

Environmental bill of rights, proposal re (Macdonald) 131

Environmental information centre, proposal re (Wallace) 14

Environmental protection (Brousson) 92 (Fraser) 177

Government role in (McGeer) 757 (Mussallem) 758

Growth and environment (Brousson) 92-3 (Campbell, D.) 239

Industries, environmental standards for (Gardom) 226-7

Industries, government contracts and environmental standards (Gardom) 227

Legislation elsewhere (Macdonald) 858

Policy on (Williams, L.A.) 161

Public concern re (Gaglardi) 386-7

Reclamation projects, employment of young people in (Barrett) 25

Research centre in B.C., need for (Wallace) 14

Washington State program (Hall) 750

Eric Martin Institute, Victoria, B.C.

Mentioned: (Loffmark) 293

Esquimalt, B.C.

Administrative costs (Lorimer) 376

Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway

Right-of-way, use of (McDiarmid) 308 (McGeer) 278-9

Esquimalt constituency

Road program (Bruch) 186

Eurocan Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd.

Mentioned: (Williston) 522, 524

European Common Market

Mentioned: (Merilees) 194

Evans, Dan

Quoted (Brousson) 93

Mentioned: (Wenman) 247

Evans, Stan

Mentioned: (Campbell, B.) 709

Everett Herald, Everett, Wash.

Quoted (Clark) 219

Expenditures, Public

Expenditures, comparisons with 1960 expenditures (Williston) 517

Expenditures, 1970-71 fiscal year (Bennett) 258

Expenditures, 1971-72 fiscal year (Bennett) 258-61

Funds for, interest rate on (LeCours) 137

Funds to municipalities, local boards, interest on (Strachan) 357

Expo '67, Montreal, Que.

Mentioned: (McCarthy) 718

Expo '70, Osaka, Japan

Canadian pavilion (Skillings) 328

Participation in (Nimsick) 148 (Throne speech) 2

Mentioned: (Barrett) 26 (Bennett) 258, 261 (Jefcoat) 305

Export sales

Export development fund, proposal re (Shelford ) 146

Exports, value of (Bennett) 257

Incentive program, proposal re (Capozzi) 197

Labour-management relations and exports (Peterson) 541

Labour productivity and exports (Peterson) 541

Mining industry products, market for (Richter) 350

Shipping of exports in Canadian ships (Lorimer) 189 (Merilees) 193

Expropriation

See: Eminent domain