Province of British Columbia
3rd Session, 29th Parliament
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
January 20, 1972 to March 30, 1972
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
MLAs
See: Legislature — Members
McBride, Sir Richard
Mentioned: (Lorimer) 499
McCarthy, Hon. Grace (Vancouver-Little Mountain) Member of the Executive Council Without Portfolio
Accelerated Park Development Fund Act 722
Accelerated Park Development Fund Act, purpose of 722
Accelerated park development fund, use of funds 722
Address in Reply 201-7
Athletes, awards to 352-3
B.C. cultural fund, use of funds 353
Budget debate 351-5
Carr, Emily, preservation of home of 202
Centennial Cultural Fund Act, An Act to Amend 667
Centennial cultural fund funds, use of 667
Conventions, Vancouver'as site for 206
Draft dodgers, federal funds for 202-3
Drug abuse 204
Drugs, education of young people re 204
Economy of Canada 354-5
Education, funding for 354
Environmental protection, funding for 354
Family law, amendments to 202
Family Relations Act 649-50
Government buildings, art works for, proposal re 202
Green Belt Protection Fund Act 700-2
Green belt protection fund, use of funds 701-2
Guaranteed annual income 353-4
Health care, funding for 354
Historic buildings, trust for preservation of, proposal re 202
Homeowner grant, increase in 354
Homeowners, assistance to, administration costs 204
Hotel room tax revenue, use of 206
Housing, brochure on 204-5
Housing, funding for 354
Indians, housing for in Chetwynd 205
Job opportunities program, cost of 203
Job opportunities program, number of jobs 203
Job opportunities program, success of 202-4
Land trust, proposal for 202
Local initiatives program, use of funds 722
Lower mainland regional planning board, disbanding of 700-1
Marijuana, use of 204
Old age pension, increase in 201, 353
Olympic Games, site for Winter Olympics 205
Provincial Home Acquisition Act, An Act to Amend 657-8
Provincial Home-owner Grant Act, An Act to Amend 663
Public housing, responsibility for 204
Queen Elizabeth's visit to B.C. 207
Sunshine Comstock Mines Ltd. mineral claims, restoration of 971
Sunshine Comstock Mines Limited (Non-Personal Liability) Mineral Claims Act 971
Taxation rate in B.C. 352
Tourist industry in B.C. 205-7
Tourists, Japanese tourists 206
Tourists, non-English-speaking, interpreters for 207
Trudeau, PE., federal cabinet shuffle 201
University of B.C., electron microscope for 204
Vancouver, downtown area, proposal re 353
Vancouver, Four Seasons project, federal actions on 701
Vancouver, Four Seasons site, development of 202
Vancouver harbour, cleanup of 207
Vancouver harbour, development of as tourist attraction 207
Vancouver, Jericho land, preservation of as park 201, 701
Vancouver, Jericho land, purchase of 467
Vancouver, transit system 353
Victoria harbour, cleanup of 207
Zoning, use of 700
McConnell, Robert (Bob)
Quoted (Barrett) 21 (Campbell, D.) 376
Mentioned: (Black) 623
McCreary, John F.
Mentioned: (Hartley) 572
McCreight, J.F.
McDiarmid, H.R. (Alberni)
Address in Reply 221-5
Australia, Great Barrier Reef, protection of 222
Australia, strikes 222
Budget debate 529-32
Christie Indian Residential School, proposal for use of 225
Drunk driving, fatalities 223
Drunk driving, licence suspensions, number of 223
Drunk driving, licence suspensions, penalty for driving 223-4
Drunk driving, prevention of 223
Education, quality of 832-3
Exports, shipping of in Canadian ships 224
Fish boats, echo-sounding tape, sales tax on 532
Glue-sniffing, prevention of 223
Guaranteed annual income 532
Hospital construction, architect for 530
Hospital construction, Comox-Strathcona Regional District 530-1
Hospital construction, prefabricated units for 530-1
Indians, museum for 225
Long-term care, special-care facilities, funding for 530
Natural gas, Vancouver Island, electric power generation 531
Nitinat Triangle, preservation of 222-3
Northland Navigation Co. Ltd., federal subsidy for 224-5
Nuclear, power, cost of 531
Nuclear power for Vancouver Island 531
Nursing home care, coverage for cost of 530
Pacific Rim National Park, opening of 225
Physical fitness and amateur sports fund, use of funds 683
Physicians, shortage of in rural and remote areas 529
Pollution 222
Provincial Rapid Transit Subsidy Act 735
Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend 832-4
Quebec, separation 532
Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1969, An Act to Amend 683
Select Standing Committee on Forestry and Fisheries, report 983
Succession duties and registered retirement savings plans 749
Succession Duty Act, An Act to Amend 749
Tahsis, per capita grants to village and Tahsis Co. Ltd. 529
Tahsis, rents, level of 529
Tahsis, road to 529
Teachers, assistance to 833
Teachers, collective bargaining by 834
Teachers, competence of 832
Teachers, salaries 833-4
Transit, funding for 735
Travels 221-2
Zeballos, road to 224
McDiarmid, Robert
Mentioned: (Tisdalle) 944
Macdonald, Alexander Barrett (Vancouver East)
Address in Reply 115-6, 148-53
Administration Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 2) 1R, 37; 556
Administration Act, An Act to Amend 687
Attorney-General department, report 150
Automobile insurance companies, reserves 116
Automobile insurance, government plan for, proposal re 115-6
Bechtel Corp. bidders' lists, access to 394
B.C. Building, location of 393
B.C. Building site, use of 393
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Act, 1964, An Act to Amend 790
B.C. Hydro, borrowed funds, use of 790
B.C. Hydro transit system accounts, disclosure of 734
Budget debate 392-6
Burrard Inlet crossing, funding for 733
Cemetery trust funds 150-1
Chartered Accountants Act, An Act to Amend 648
Chartered accountants, council, lay appointment to 648
Chartered accountants, designation of “Honourable” for 648
Colwood Cemetery Co., trust funds 151
Common-law spouses, financial security for 651-2
Common-law spouses, succession duties 652
Crime victims, compensation for 849
Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 849
Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, proclamation of 849
Drunk driving, licence suspension for 798
Election campaign funds, limitation on 1000
Election Expenses Act, 1972 (Bill 76) 1R, 715;1000
Exhibition Park, horse manure concession 854
Exhibition Park, liquor concession 854
Family court staff 651
Family Relations Act 651-2
Funeral industry, information re 150-1
Gift Tax Act 956-7
Gift Tax Act, application of 956-7
Gift tax, exemptions from 956
Glue-sniffing, prevention of 148-9
Government business, public access to information on 998
Horse-racing days, reduction in 396
Horse-racing purses, distribution of funds 395-6
Intestacy, requirement re letters probate 687
Intestates, common-law spouses, provision for 687
Intestates, illegitimate children, provision for 687
Intestates, separated couples 687
Intestates, spouses, protection of rights of 687
Judges, supernumerary judges 311-2
Kaiser Resources Ltd. shares, insider trading, allegation re 150
Land Bank of British Columbia, An Act to Incorporate (Bill 114) 1R, 979
Libel and Slander Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 64) 1R, 709; 999
Motor-vehicle Act, An Act to Amend 798
Nail-polish-sniffing, prevention of 149
Natural gas pipeline from Arctic regions 394
Natural gas pipeline to Vancouver Island, funding for 790
Natural gas price in U.S. 152
Natural gas, Vancouver bland market for 394
Natural gas, Vancouver Island pipeline construction 151-3, 393-5
Natural gas, Vancouver bland pipeline, construction of by B.C. Hydro 393-5
Natural gas, Vancouver Island pipeline, construction of by Bechtel Corp. 393-4
Pari Mutuel Betting Tax Act, An Act to Amend 854
Parimutuel tax, reduction in 854
Pension plans 393
Pensions, examination of by select standing committee 393
Provincial Rapid Transit Subsidy Act 733-5
Provision of Hearing Aids Act (Bill 113) 1R, 979
Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend 861-2
Public Scrutiny, An Act to Provide for (Bill 41) 1R, 609; 998-9
Public Utilities Commission, reports 150-1
Racehorses, B.C. born and bred, definition of 854
Racetrack costs 854
Racetracks, operation of by horse-owners 854
Redkin, Brian, case cited 149
Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1969, An Act to Amend 679-80
Seattle transit system 734
Securities Commission, report of 150
Social Assistance Act, An Act to Amend 769-70
Succession Duty Act, An Act to Amend 748-9
Sunshine Comstock Mines Ltd. mineral claims, reissue of as leases 966
Sunshine Comstock Mines Ltd. mineral claims, restoration of 966
Supreme Court Act, An Act to Amend 311-2
Tanker traffic on coast 394
Transit, free use of, proposal for 734
Transit, rapid transit systems elsewhere 734
Transit systems, losses, payment for 733
Vancouver Charter, An Act to Amend 940
Vancouver rapid transit, provincial funds for 149
Vancouver, tenants, right to vote on bylaws 940
Vancouver transportation, Kelly study 733, 734
Victory Memorial Gardens Ltd., trust fund accounts 150-1
Victory Memorial Gardens Ltd., White Rock cemetery mortgage 151
Welfare, eligibility for, determination of 769-70
Westco Insurance Co., financial statement 115-6
Westco Insurance Co., rates 115
Wills, beneficiaries' rights, protection of 556
Macdonald, Donald S.
Mentioned: (Wallace) 61
Macdonald, John Barfoot
Higher Education in British Columbia: A Plan for the Future mentioned (Brothers) 536 (Strachan) 819
MacDonald, K.M.
Mentioned: (Gardom) 396
MacEachen, Allan Joseph
Quoted (Campbell, D.) 415 (Strachan) 419
Macfarlane, Alan B.
Mentioned: (Bennett) 666 (Macdonald) 687
McGavin, Alan
Mentioned: (Chabot) 387 (Merilees) 190
McGavin Toastmaster Ltd.
Employee's pension, case cited (Merilees) 190
Employees' pension plan and closing of company (Chabot) 387-8 (Cocke) 74-6, 367 (Mussallem) 187
Strike (Merilees) 189-90
Mentioned: (Mussallem) 381 (Price) 220
McGeer, Patrick Lucey (Vancouver-Point Grey)
Accelerated Park Development Fund Act 720-1
Accelerated park Development Fund Act, purpose of 721
Accelerated park development fund, use of funds 721
Accelerated Reforestation Fund Act 727-8
Accelerated reforestation fund, use of funds 727-8
Accelerated reforestation fund, use of funds, accountability for 727, 729
Address in Reply 26-36
Agricultural land, protection of 307
Airports, funding for 306
Archaeological and Historic Sites Protection Act 811-2
Archaeological sites in Vancouver-Point Grey 811
Athletes, annual grant to, proposal for 678
Beverage containers in roadside litter 757
Beverage containers, refund for 757
B.C. Building land, use of 702
B.C. Energy Board, terms of reference for 27, 32
B.C. Ferry Corporation, Iona Island-Gabriola route, proposal re 26, 305
B.C. Ferry Corporation, reservation system, proposal for 26
B.C. Hydro, exemption of from municipal bylaws 702
B.C. Hydro, expropriation of land by 702-3
B.C. Hydro, land-use policies 702
British Columbia Railway Act 517-8
British Columbia Railway Company Share Capital Purchase Act (1972) 520-1
British Columbia Railway, extension to Yukon 305-6
Budget, Liberal Party budget 303-10
Burrard Inlet crossing, construction of 26
Centennial Cultural Fund Act, An Act to Amend 667-8
Centennial cultural fund, increase in 667-8
Chartered Accountants Act, An Act to Amend 648
Chartered Accountants Act, An Act to Amend, referral of to Select Standing Committee on Standing Orders and Private Bills 648
Civil service, tribute to 720
Commercial Transport department, abolition of 306
Crime victims, compensation for 309, 848
Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 848
Dams, environmental impact of 32-3
Duncan Dam reservoir 35
Economic council for B.C., proposal for 307
Education, costs of 782-3, 784
Elderly, funding for programs for 304
Elderly, income tax abatement for 305
Elderly, long-term care for, cost of 304
Elderly, Medical Services Plan premiums, exemption from 304
Elderly, prescription drugs for 304
Elderly, property tax exemption for 27, 304
Elderly, prosthetic devices for 304
Elderly, rental supplement for 304
Elderly, transit passes for 27, 304
Election campaigns, government advertisements during period of 768
Election expenses, limit on, proposal re 768
Elections, date of, proposal for fixed date 27
Elections, political parties on ballots 767
Electoral districts, redistribution of 768
Electric power consumption in B.C. 29
Electric power developments, decisions on 29-30, 32-3
Electric power developments, environmental impact 30-3
Electric power developments, select standing committee on, proposal for 32
Environment department, proposal re 27
Exploration of Pacific Northwest 811
Ferry for coastal service 305
Fisheries department, proposal for 307
Glue-sniffing, effects of 28
Glue-sniffing, legislation on 28, 29
Green Belt Protection Fund Act 702-3
Greenbelts, protection of 703
Handicapped, transit passes for 27
Highway 7, Hope-Rosedale section, four-laning of 306
Highway 99, Clinton-Squamish section 306
Home care services 27
Hope-Merritt highway, proposal re 306
Indian art festival, proposal for 811-2
Industry, incentives for new industries 27
Kootenay Canal Land Acquisition Act 936-7
Kootenay canal right-of-way, land on, negotiations re 936-7
Kootenay canal right-of-way, land on, price for 937
Kootenay River, electric power project 34, 34-5
Kootenay River, water rights 35, 308
Labour disputes, settlement of 310
Labour legislation, proposal re 27
Labour relations in B.C. 309-10
Land registry office 308
Legal aid system 309
Legislature, broadcasting of debates 27
Legislature, oral question period 27
Legislature, rules, proposal for change in 27
Legislature, televising of debates 27
Legislature, written record of debates 27
Litter Act, An Act to Amend 757-8
Long-term care facilities 27
Lower mainland area, rapid transit system for 738-9
Lower mainland regional planning board, disbanding of 702
Mackenzie Valley pipeline, construction of (Motion 31) 997, 998
National Paper Box Ltd. employees, certification of, petition re tabled 985
Natural gas, electric power generation from 33
Natural gas, export of to U.S. 33
Natural gas pipeline, Williams Lake-Vancouver bland 29-30
Nelsom electric power plant, future of 937
Nelson, electric power rates 937
Nelson, water licence, increase in 308
Nuclear power, development of 33-4, 307-8
Nuclear power, Pickering plant 34, 308
Oil spills, cleanup of, cost of 814
Oil spills, penalty for 814
Old age pension, supplementary allowance 436-7
Ombudsman, proposal for 309
Pacific Great Eastern Railway, name change 517-8
Parks, funds for, administration of 720-1
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, 1965, An Act to Amend 814
Physical fitness and amateur sports fund, purpose of 678
Physical fitness and amateur sports fund, use of funds 678
Place names in B.C., origin of 811
Post-secondary education, commission on, proposal for 27
Power and Telphone Line Beautification Fund Act 732
Power and telephone line beautification fund, purpose of 732
Provincial Elections Act, An Act to Amend 767-8
Provincial Elections Act, changes to 27
Provincial Home-owner Grant Act, An Act to Amend 661-2
Provincial Rapid Transit Subsidy Act 738-9
Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend 781
Pupil-teacher ratio in B.C. 782
Railways, development of 306
Revelstoke-Castlegar road 306
Revenue, 1971-72 fiscal year 303
Revenue, 1972-73 fiscal year, forecast re 303
Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1969, An Act to Amend 678
San Francisco transit system 738-9
Science city for B.C., proposal re 27, 306
Select Standing Committee on Labour, proposal for use of 310
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, conduct of committee 721, 727
Select standing committees, use of, funding for 309
Skagit Valley, flooding of 32
Skagit Valley, International joint Commission hearings on 30-1
Social Assistance Act, An Act to Amend 900-1
Social Assistance Act, An Act to Amend, introduction of Bill 705
Social Assistance Act, An Act to Amend, minister's powers under act 900
Solvent-sniffing, legislation on 28, 29
Solvent-sniffing, materials used 28
Special funds, abuse in use of 721
Strikes and lockouts, 1971, man-days lost 309
Succession duties on family farms 307, 746
Succession duties, opposition to 746
Succession Duty Act, An Act to Amend 746-7
Tanker traffic on coast 997
Teachers, salaries, increase in 782
Teachers, salaries, increase in and private sector increases 783
Teachers, salaries, referendums on increase in 783
Totem poles, out-of-province location of 811
Trade missions 307
Transportation, policy on 306
Unemployment, rate 26
University for Okanagan, proposal re 26-7
University of Victoria, medical school proposal 27
Vancouver, Jericho Beach area property, disposition of 27-8
Vancouver, overhead wires 732
Vancouver, rapid transit system 261, 738, 739
Voting, university students 767-8
Welfare recipients, job opportunities program, funds for 26
McGregor River, B.C.
Diversion of (Kiernan) 277
Machlup, Fritz
Mentioned: (Tisdalle) 944
MacInnis, Grace
Quoted (Barrett) 412, 895-6, 896
Mentioned: (Barrett) 294 (Clark) 405
Mackasey, Bryce
Quoted (McCarthy) 354
Mentioned: (Brousson) 610 (Chabot) 385
McKay, Harry C.
Mentioned: (Bennett) 666 (Throne speech) 2
McKelvie, C.S.J.
Mentioned: (Price) 981
Mackenzie, J.C.
Mentioned: (Loffmark) 568
Mackenzie Highway
Mentioned: (Marshall) 139
McKeown, John
Mentioned: (Wolfe) 56
Mackey, Lloyd
Mentioned: (Campbell, B.) 372
McLaren, Norman
Mentioned: (Campbell, B.) 127
MacLaurin, D.J.
Mentioned: (Tisdalle) 944
McMahon, Frank
Quoted (Macdonald) 152
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 395
MacMillan, H.R.
Mentioned: (LeCours) 356
MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.
Property, assessment of (Strachan) 327, 328
Mentioned: (Gardom) 400 (McDiarmid) 222, 983 (Strachan) 214 (Vogel) 155 (Williams, R.A.) 887
McNaughton, Andrew
Mentioned: (McGeer) 31
McRuer, J.C.
Mentioned: (Barrett) 896
McSorley committee
See entries under Industrial safety
McTaggart-Cowan, Ian
Mentioned: (Brothers) 537 (Tisdalle) 944
McWilliams, Harold
Quoted (Brousson) 613
Magee, Eric
Mentioned: (Jefcoat) 986
Magma Thermal Earth Energy Inc.
Mentioned: (Cocke) 77
Magnusson, Karen
Mentioned: (McCarthy) 352 (McGeer) 678 (Peterson) 485, 680
Maillardvine, B.C.
Bernette Road telephone lines (Cocke) 732
Maintenance
See: Support (Domestic relations)
Majority, Age of
See: Age (Law)
Malaspina Gas Co.
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 152, 153, 394
Manitoba
Automobile insurance (LeCours) 122-3 (Peterson) 120
Lottery (Price) 221
Socialism (Gaglardi) 194
Unemployment (Barrett) 20
Manning, Ernest
Quoted (Brousson) 611
Manning Provincial Park
Elk sanctuary (Hartley) 570
Mentioned: (Hartley) 570 (Williams, R.A.) 246, 247
The Maples, Burnaby, B.C.
Willingdon School for Girls, amalgamation with (Kripps) 579
Marchand, Jean
Mentioned: (Campbell, D.) 94 (Marshall) 514 (Skillings) 365
Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark
Accession to throne (Throne speech) 1
Marijuana
Cultivation of as cash crop (Marshall) 139
Effects of, research on (Brothers) 534
Use of (McCarthy) 204
Mariners
See: Seamen
Maritime provinces
Government, cost of (Kiernan) 587
Mark Creek, B.C.
Pollution of (Nimsick) 476, 477
Marketing boards
Boards (Shelford) 444
Marlon, Sidney P
Mentioned: (Brothers) 632
Marriage
Pre-marital counselling (Barrett) 650
Marshall, Donald Albert (South Peace River)
Address in Reply 135-40
Agriculture industry 139
Alfalfa cubes, export of to Japan 139
Alfalfa cubes, production of in Peace River 515
Alfalfa pellets, production of 138-9
Arctic tundra, reclamation of 515
British Columbia Agriculture Corporation Act (Bill 83) 1R, 719;1000
B.C. products, marketing of 514
Budget debate 512-6
Dempster Highway, construction of 139
Education system 138
Farm produce, dumping of in B.C. 1000
Farm produce, processing facilities, funding for 1000
Farm products, promotion of sale of 514, 515
Fort Nelson-Fort Simpson road, construction of 513
Great Britain, House of Commons, proceedings of 138
Highway 97, Alaska Highway, paving of 512-3
Home-acquisition grant and encumbrances on property titles 516
Homeowner grant 137
Industrial Development, Trade and Commerce department, work of 136
Industry, incentives for 513-4
Japan, representatives' visit to Peace River country 138 job creation programs 139
Kakwa River area, park for 515-6
Liard Highway, construction of 139
Marijuana, cultivation of 139
Monkman Pass area, park for 515-6
Okanagan industries, incentives to 514
Pacific Great Eastern Railway, Fort Nelson extension, opening of 136
Prairie Grain Stabilization Act 139
Resignation of from Social Credit Party 941
Roads in northern B.C., construction of 513
Rural life in B.C. 137
Schoolchildren, walk limits for 138
Small business, research council, proposal re 514
Social change 137
W.A.C. Bennett Dam, benefits of 136
Welfare recipients, children of 137-8
Williston Lake 136
Marshall, T.C.
Mentioned: (Loffmark) 568
Martin, Eric
Mentioned: (Hartley) 571 (Nimsick) 429, 482
Martlet
Mentioned: (Tisdalle) 159
Massey, Vincent
Mentioned: (Kripps) 254
Mather, Camille
Mentioned: (Clark) 405
Mathewson, W.E.
Mentioned: (Jefcoat) 986
Mathias, Philip
Forced Growth mentioned (Skillings) 365
Mataqui, B.C.
Amalgamation with Abbotsford and Sumas (Williams, R.A.) 248
May, Sir Thomas Erskine
Parliamentary Practice mentioned (Barrett) 427, 857 (Capozzi) 972 (McGeer) 425 (Nimsick) 430 (Peterson) 999 (Speaker and Deputy Speaker) 425, 427, 429, 430, 638, 859
Parliamentary Practice quoted (Dowding) 428 (Peterson) 413 (Speaker and Deputy Speaker) 428, 883, 884
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Mentioned: (Gardom) 954
Meany, George
Quoted Gordan) 502
Meat Packers' Council of Canada
Mentioned: (Jefcoat) 986
Mediation Commission
Abolition of (Barrett) 20 (Hall) 460
Annual report tabled (Chabot) 5
Failure of (Gardom) 400
Use of (LeCours) 7
Mediation Commission Act
Approval of (Capozzi) 259
Changes to, proposal for (Hall) 460
Enactment of (Mussallem) 186
Section 18, repeal of, proposal for (Barrett) 20
Mentioned: (Hall) 457, 875 (LeCours) 7 (Merilees) 552
Medical care
Community clinics, proposal re (Cocke) 370-1
Federal cost-sharing formula (Cocke) 368-9
Federal funds for (Black) 627-8 (Campbell, B.) 372 (Loffmark) 564
Group medical clinics (Black) 628 (Hartley) 572
Health care, cost of (Campbell, B.) 372 (Hartley) 569, 571 (Loffmark) 565 (Wallace) 349
Health care, cost of and gross national product (Capozzi) 584
Health care costs, increase in (Capozzi) 584 (Strachan) 818
Health care costs, savings on, proposal for sharing of (Capozzi) 584
Health care, funding for (Bennett) 290 (Cocke) 369 (McCarthy) 354
Health care services in B.C., eligibility for (Loffmark) 566
Health care services, responsibility for (Cocke) 369
Health certificates, proposal for (Capozzi) 584
Northern B.C., funding for health care (Calder) 621
Pemberton Valley medical facilities (Williams, L.A.) 545
Puget Sound Group Health Plan, case cited (Cocke) 370
Sault Ste. Marie clinic (Hartley) 572
Seattle group health clinic (Hartley) 572
See also: Rural health services
Medical Care Insurance Act (Canada)
Mentioned: (Cocke) 368 (Loffmark) 565
Medical laboratories
Problems re (Black) 628-9
Medical Services Plan of British Columbia
Appropriation for (Bennett) 287, 291 (Price) 597
Dental care for children, coverage of (Dailly) 541 (Price) 599
Elderly, exemption of from premiums (Barrett) 413 (Clark) 404 (McGeer) 304
Enrolment in (Jefcoat) 15
Establishment of (Price) 122
Funding for (Cocke) 369
Operating statement tabled (Black) 709
Physicians, abuse of billing system (Black) 628 (Kripps) 252-3
Premiums paid by employers, income tax on (Strachan) 752
Premiums, subsidization of (Nimsick) 483
Speech therapy, coverage for (Dailly) 541
Mentioned: (Hartley) 573 (Strachan) 419
Medicare
Medicare (Wallace) 118
Medicine, Preventive
Funding for (Cocke) 370
Medicor Investment Corp.
Mentioned: (Cocke) 80
Meighen, Arthur
Mentioned: (Nimsick) 481
Members of the Legislative Assembky
See: Legislature — Members
Members of the Legislative Assembly Superannuation Act
Business done under act, report tabled (Black) 5
Memorial Society of British Columbia
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 150, 151
Mennonite Benevolent Society
Mentioned: (Black) 627
Mental health services
Child maintenance, inclusion of mental health services in (Barrett) 650-1
Cowichan-Malahat constituency (Strachan) 208
Funding for (Bennett) 291
Mental health services (Throne speech) 3
Mental health units, increase in number of (Bennett) 291
Mentally ill, community-based care for (Loffmark) 564
Williams Lake office (Fraser) 510
Mentally handicapped children
Group homes for in Vancouver South constituency (Kripps) 577
Residences for (Loffmark) 564-5
School system, children in (Dowding) 231
Mentally ill
Treatment for, home treatment (Throne speech) 3
Menzies, Ray
Mentioned: (Loffmark) 568
Merchant marine
Exports, shipment of in Canadian ships (McDiarmid) 224
Mercury
Fish, mercury content (Campbell, B.) 374
Merilees, Harold J. (Vancouver-Burrard)
Address in Reply 187-91
B.C. Building 552
B.C. Federation of Labour, actions of 189
B.C. Federation of Labour, brief to MLAs 189
B.C. Railway, name change, proposal re 552
Budget debate 549-53
Burrard Inlet crossing 188, 551
China, trade mission to 188
False Creek area, cleanup and redevelopment of 187
Home-ownership, promotion of 550
Inflation 552
Labour relations, management-union conference, proposal re 190-1
Lions Gate Bridge, construction of 188
Lower mainland, planning authority for 188
McGavin Toastmaster Bakeries Ltd., employee's pension, case cited 190
McGavin Toastmaster Bakeries Ltd., strike 189-90
Pacific Rim countries, trade with 188
Pollution control 188
Quebec, separatism 552-3
Tourist area councils, funding for 188
Trade unions, collective agreements 552
Trade unions, demands of 550
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment 188
Vancouver, rapid transit system 188-9
Vancouver, rapid transit system, federal funds for 550
Vancouver, rapid transit system, funding for 550
Vancouver, Second Narrows bridge, construction of 188
Merritt, B.C.
Crown land, cost of to municipality (Hartley) 105
Hope, highway to, proposal re (McGeer) 306
Mesmar, Al
Mentioned: (Jefcoat) 986
Metric system
Phasing-in of (Brothers) 227 (Dailly) 271
Mica Dam
Construction of (Bennett) 285 (Campbell, B.) 373 (Smith) 185 (Throne speech) 2 (Williston) 64
Cost of (Campbell, B.) 373
Generators (Kiernan) 591
Reservoir, clearing of (Campbell, B.) 373
Turbines, purchase of from Russia (Kiernan) 591
Mentioned: (Barrett) 557 (Campbell, B.) 125 (Nimsick) 474
Michel, B.C.
Property, expropriation of (Nimsick) 50-1
Relocation of (Nimsick) 50-1
Michel Creek, B.C.
Pollution of (Nimsick) 477
Michener, Roland
Visit to B.C. (Throne speech) 1
Mentioned: (Kripps) 254
Mid-Western Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Mentioned: (Shelford) 238
Milburn, Tom
Mentioned: (Jefcoat) 986
Military airplanes
See: Airplanes, Military
Military service, Compulsory — Resisters
Draft dodgers, federal funds for (McCarthy) 202-3
Milk Board
Annual report tabled (Shelford) 709
Mineral Act
Quoted (Gardom) 968
Mentioned: (Dowding) 965 (Gardom) 970
Mineral industries
Automation in industry (Nimsick) 48
Industry (Bennett) 286 (Throne speech) 2
Land held by mining companies, tax on (Lorimer) 193
Pollution problem (Barrett) 758
Processing industry in B.C. (Barrett) 22 (Hartley) 105
Production (Richter) 449
Revenue to province (Fraser) 511 (Gaglardi) 197-8, 198, 487 (Lorimer) 193 (Richter) 449-50, 451-2
Taxation of (Richter) 449-50 (Strachan) 333, 753
Mineral Processing Act
Mentioned: (Richter) 451
Miners
Training of (Brothers) 536
Mines, Department of, Act
Mentioned: (Richter) 971
Mines and mineral resources
Exports (Barrett) 22
Mineral resources, use of (Gaglardi) 497
Mines, closing of (Richter) 449
Mines, new mines opened (Richter) 449
Mining exploration (Richter) 449
Mining industry, foreign ownership of (Lorimer) 193
Mining industry, revenue to province (Fraser) 511 (Gaglardi) 197-8, 198 (Lorimer) 193 (Richter) 449-50, 451-2
Resource, use of (Barrett) 23
Royalties (Chant) 469 (Richter) 449
Strip mining (Hall) 455
Mines and Petroleum Resources, Department of
Annual report tabled (Richter) 15
Petroleum resources, deputy minister for, proposal re (Smith) 185
Mines Reclamation Act
Mentioned: (Richter) 451
Minimum wage
See: Wages — Minimum wage
Minimum Wage Act
Mentioned: (Nimsick) 47
Mining Association of British Columbia
Mentioned: (Brothers) 226 (Throne speech) 3
Mining claims
Claims staked (Richter) 449
Ministers
Elections, use of funds in elections (Gardom) 398
Travel expenses, reimbursement for (Mussallem) 1003
Mission, B.C.
Bridge (Throne speech) 2 (Vogel) 1534
Mitchell, Hutchins and Co.
Mentioned: (Williston) 70
Mitsubishi Ltd.
Mentioned: (Nimsick) 50 (Williston) 63
Moberly Park Manor, Revelstoke, B.C.
Opening of (Campbell, B.) 126
Mobile Home Act
(Bill 69) (Ney) 1R, 711; withdrawn 1000
Mobile Home Park Act
Mentioned: (Lorimer) 501
Mobile Home Park Fee Act
Mentioned: (Brousson) 178
Mobile homes
Coquitlam park, residents' proposal re (Campbell, D.) 97
Elderly owners, grant to (Nimsick) 763
Homeowner grant for owners (Cocke) 661
Liens on (Ney) 466
Parks, fee for occupancy (Brousson) 178
Parks, sites for (Brousson) 178-9
Property tax on (Brousson) 178 (Bruch) 134
Registration of (Ney) 466
Sales tax on (Bruch) 134
Use of (Brousson) 178
Moccasin Ice-Hockey Tournament
Mentioned: (Dawson) 460
Mode, Henry
Mentioned: (Cocke) 80
Moffat, Harold
Re-election of (Fraser) 132
Monetary policy
International monetary system (LeCours) 10-1
Monkman Pass, B.C.
Park for area (Marshall) 515-6
Montreal Gazette, Montreal, P.Q.
Quoted (Brousson) 617
Moody, Rufus
Mentioned: (Black) 812
Moore, Archie
Program for boys (Tisdalle) 162
Moran dam
See entries under Fraser River, B.C.
Morgan, Ed
Mentioned: (Jefcoat) 986
Morgan, Martin
Mentioned: (Jefcoat) 986
Morley, Alan
Quoted (Skillings) 365
Mortgage Broken Act
Part two, proclamation of (Williams, L.A.) 267
Mortgage Broken Act, An Act to Amend
(Bill 35) (Attorney-General) 1R, 635; 2R, 690-1; 3R, 720, 743; RA, 1004
Speakers: Gardom 691; Peterson 690-1
Mortgage brokers, registration of (Peterson) 690
Mortgage brokers, disclosure statements (Gardom) 691 (Peterson) 691
Mortgage contracts, rescission of and repayment obligations (Gardom) 691
Mortgage transactions, cooling-off period (Peterson) 691
Mortgages
Brokers, disclosure statements (Gardom) 691 (Peterson) 691
Brokers, registration of (Peterson) 690
Contracts, rescission of and repayment obligations (Gardom) 691
Mortgage Brokers Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act
Second-mortgage program (Bennett) 656
Second-mortgage program, mortgagees over age 65 (Capozzi) 658 (Lorimer) 657
Transactions, cooling-off period (Peterson) 691
Motions
British Columbia Railway, Dease Lake extension, tabling of all correspondence, documents and maps relating to (Motion 5) (Calder) 991; negatived 991. Speakers: Calder 991; Williston 991
Food imports, examination of by Select Standing Committee on Agriculture (Motion 10) (Shelford) 467; approved 467
Forest industry problems, examination of by select standing committee (Motion 19) (Williston) 516; approved 516
Fort Nelson-Fort Simpson highway, construction of (Motion 32) (McGeer) 998; out of order 998
Generic-name drugs, use of in filling prescriptions (Motion 29) (Hartley) 996; adjourned 997. Speakers: Hartley 996; Loffmark 996-7
Groundhog coalfields, correspondence and communication re, tabling of (Motion 18) (Calder) 994; approved 994. Speakers: Calder 994; Richter 994
Hansard, omissions from, correction to (Motion 2) (Barrett) 279-80; adjourned 280. Speakers: Barrett 279-80, Peterson 280
House, rules re adjournment of sittings, review of by select standing committee (Motion 25) (Nimsick) 995; negatived 995
Indians, provision of courtworkers for (Motion 28) (Hartley) 996; out of order 996
Jericho lands, purchase of (Motion 11) (McCarthy) 467, approved 467
Legislature, proceedings of House, report of, and broadcast or televising of proceedings, proposal re (Motion 3) (Gardom) 990-1; out of order 991
Legislature, sitting of House, M. (Bennett) 36; approved 36. Amdt. (Nimsick) 36; negatived 36
Loffmark, R.R., committee membership, change in (Motion 23) (Peterson) 675; approved 675
Mackenzie Valley pipeline, construction of in lieu of Alaska pipeline (Motion 31) (McGeer) 997; adjourned 998. Speakers: McGeer 997; Smith 997
Motion pictures, special committee to review classification of (Motion 4) (Peterson) 280-1; approved 281
Motion 24, withdrawal of (Price) 990; approved 990
Municipalities, incorporation of, examination of by select standing committee (Motion 7) (Campbell, D.) 312; approved 314. Amdt. (Lorimer) 312; negatived 312. Speakers: Barrett 312-3; Campbell, D. 312, 313; Clark 313; Lorimer 312, Nimsick 314; Strachan 313, Williams, R.A. 313
Pacific North Coast Native Indian Cooperative, federal funds for (Motion 26) (Dawson) 995; approved 996. Speakers: Dawson 995; Dowding 995; Hall 995; Little 996; Shelford 995-6
Royal Commission on the Status of Women, special committee on (Motion 17) (Dailly) 993; adjourned 994. Speakers: Dailly 993; Dowding 993-4; Peterson 994
Stanbury-Fields report, tabling of (Motion 21) (Calder) 994; adjourned 995. Speakers: Calder 994; Campbell, D. 994-5
Stikine River, power development, filing of all information relating to in House (Motion 6) (Calder) 991; negatived 991
Sunshine Comstock Mines Limited (Non-Personal Liability) Mineral Claims Act, committee report on (Motion 33) (Price) 965, approved 969. Speakers: Barrett 966; Capozzi 966-7, Dowding 965-6; Gardom 968; Hartley 968; Macdonald 966, Nimsick 967, Price 965, 968-9; Richter 967; Wallace 966; Williams, L.A. 966
Turino, Lydia Del Rio, immigrant status for (Motion 20) (Ney) 994; withdrawn 994
Universities, tenure, examination of by select standing committee (Motion 15) (Brothers) 467; approved 467
Washington-B.C. border area, pollution problems (Motion 16) (Barrett) 991; adjourned 993. Speakers: Barrett 991•2; Peterson 993
Workmen's Compensation Act, review of by select standing committee (Motion 25) (Calder) 995; negatived 995
Motor Fuel Tax Act
Mentioned: (Wolfe) 377
Motor-vehicle Act
Mentioned: (Peterson) 44 (Williston) 343
Motor vehicle Act, An Act to Amend
(Bill 26) (Attorney-General) 1R, 385, 2R, 685-6, 795-802; 3R, 645; RA, 1004
Speakers: Barrett 799-800; Gardom 795-7; Hall 685-6, 795; LeCours 800-1; Little 797; Lorimer 801; Macdonald 798, Mussallem 797; Nimsick 797-8; Peterson 685, 801-2; Wallace 798-9
Beer parlours, closing of from five to six, proposal re (Barrett) 799 .
Driver training in high schools (Gardom) 796
Drunk driven, alcohol levels (Nimsick) 797 (Wallace) 798
Drunk drivers, insurance premiums for (Barrett) 799-800
Drunk driving, advertisements and liquor store signs re (Gardom) 795
Drunk driving, licence suspension for (Gardom) 796 (LeCours) 800-1 (Little) 797 (Lorimer) 801 (Macdonald) 798 (Mussallem) 797 (Nimsick) 797-8 (Peterson) 801-2 (Wallace) 799
Drunk driving, penalty for (Gardom) 795
Drunk driving, prevention of (Gardom) 795
Hit-and-run drivers, penalty for (Hall) 795
Inspection of motor vehicles, compulsory inspection (Gardom) 796-7
Motor vehicle Branch
Report tabled (Peterson) 5
Motor vehicles
Commercial vehicles, licences issued (Richter) 453
Noise levels, study of (Throne speech) 1
Weight regulations and power units (Richter) 453
Motorcyclists
Death benefit, payment of, case cited (Cocke) 367
Mott, George Arthur
Mentioned: (Hall) 172
Mount Arrowsmith, B.C.
Mentioned: (McDiarmid) 223
Mount Kobau, B.C.
Land in area, propose for use of (Williams, R.A.) 246-8
Subdivision development (Williams, R.A.) 246-8
Subdivision development, Hon. D.R.J. Campbell's actions re (Williams, R.A.) 247-8
Mountain sheep
Hunting of, moratorium on (Price) 600
Moving pictures
Classification of, special committee on (Peterson) 280-1, 339
Mowat, Farley
Sibir mentioned (Smith) 493
Multiculturalism
Cultural affairs department, proposal for (Kripps) 256
Cultural heritage act, proposal for (Kripps) 256
Multicultural heritage fund, proposal for (Wenman) 83
Policy on (Kripps) 255-6
Municipal Act
Mentioned: (Calder) 100 (Campbell, D.) 97, 98, 318, 321, 322, 324 (Clark) 402 (Dowding) 700 (Lorimer) 501 (McDiarmid) 529 (Nimsick) 314 (Strachan) 330 (Williams, R.A.) 247, 248, 595 (Wolfe) 54
Municipal Act, An Act to Amend
(Bill 77) (Minister of Municipal Affairs) 1R, 741; 2R, 830; 3R, 976, 977; RA, 1004
Municipal Affairs, Department of
Annual report tabled (Campbell, D.) 116
Appropriation, 1972-73 fiscal year (Bennett) 287
Housing brochure (McCarthy) 204-5 (Strachan) 209
Union of B.C. Municipalities, relationship with (Campbell, D.) 95
Municipal elections
See: Local elections
Municipal Enabling and Validating Act, An Act to Amend
(Bill 92) (Minister of Municipal Affairs) 1R 859, 2R, 939
Municipal finance
Arterial roads, cost of (Campbell, D.) 319
Bonds, rating of (Campbell, D.) 96
Borrowing (Wallace) 350
Borrowing, interest rates on (Lorimer) 192-3 (Strachan) 333
Borrowing, provincial guarantee for (Lorimer) 193
Capital requirements, financing of (Campbell, D.) 96
Debt (Campbell, D.) 96
Funding for municipalities (Bennett) 291-2 (Campbell, D.) 318-9 (Cocke) 368
Grants, per capita grants (Bennett) 287, 291-2 (Wolfe) 378
Homeowner grant and funding for municipalities (Bennett) 292
Municipalities, finances of (Campbell, D.) 95-6
Provincial financial policies (Cocke) 78
Revenue surplus (Campbell, D.) 96
School tax. See entries under Education — Finance
Taxes, collection of (Campbell, D.) 95
Union of B.C. Municipalities report referred to, quoted (Cocke) 78 (Strachan) 209
Welfare costs to municipalities (Strachan) 209, 330
Municipal Finance Authority Act, An Act to Amend
(Bill 81) (Minister of Municipal Affairs) 1R, 719, 2R, 850, 926; 3R, 977; RA, 1004
Speakers: Campbell, D. 850, Strachan 926
Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia
Mentioned: (Campbell, D.) 320
Municipal Superannuation Act
Business done under act, report tabled (Black) 5
Mentioned: (Mussallem) 186
Municipalities
Boundaries commission, proposal for (Barrett) 312-3 (Campbell, D.) 313 (Clark) 313 (Lorimer) 312 (Nimsick) 314 (Strachan) 313 (Williams, R.A.) 313
Boundaries, extension of, report of select standing committee on (Price) 981-2
Bylaws, availability of to public (Williams, R.A.) 595
Company towns, municipal status for (Lorimer) 501
Finance. See Municipal finance
Incorporation of, examination of by select standing committee (Campbell, D.) 312 (Price) 981-2
Land use contracts, use of (Campbell, D.) 97-8
Zoning bylaws (Campbell, D.) 97
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act, An Act to Amend
(Bill 92) (Minister of Municipal Affairs) 1R, 859; 2R, 939, 953; C, 981; 3R, 981; RA, 1004
Munro, John C.
Quoted (Barrett) 896 (Nimsick) 911
Mentioned: (Barrett) 895 (Black) 628 (Cocke) 368 (Dowding) 233 (Loffmark) 565
Murray, Francis E.
Mentioned: (Tisdalle) 944
Murray, Hon. William H. (Prince Rupert) Speaker
See also: Speaker, Speaker and Deputy Speaker; Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Rulings and statements
Mussallem, George (Dewdney)
Accelerated Park Development Fund Act 723
Address in Reply 186-7
Alcoholic beverages, revenue from sale of 382
Alcoholism, costs of 382
Automobile mechanics, certification and licensing of 384
Automobiles, pollution 383
B.C. Hydro, debt 381
Budget debate 380-4
Civil service pensions, vesting rights 186
Civil service pensions, withdrawal rights 186
Debt, contingent liabilities 381
Drinking drivers, restrictions on 382
Drug addiction 382
Drug, Alcohol and Cigarette Education, Prevention and Rehabilitation Fund, use of funds 382
Drunk driving, licence suspension for 797
Dunlop Tire and Rubber Co. employee's pension, case cited 187
Fraser River and history of B.C. 383-4
Langley ferry tolls, removal of 384
McGavin Toastmaster Ltd. employees' pension plan and closing of company 187
Mediation Commission Act, enactment of 186
Moran dam, opposition to 383-4
Motor-vehicle Act, An Act to Amend 797
Pension standards for private plans 187
Pensions, legislation on 381
Pensions, portability of 380-1
Press, power of 382
Public documents, destruction of 987
Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend 784-5, 817
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Printing, chairmanship of 302
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Printing, conduct of committee 723
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Printing, reports 987, 1003
Teachers, collective bargaining by 817
Teachers, salaries 784-5
Teachers, salaries in Saskatchewan 785
Towns, beautification fund for 383
Yukon, annexation of 384