Province of British Columbia
30th Parliament, 2nd Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
January 25, 1973 to April 18, 1973

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Dailly, Hon. Eileen Elizabeth (Burnaby North)

Academic qualifications overstressed in employment 1162

Agricultural college site being looked into 1091

Air navigation course given in Abbotsford 427

Beacon Hill School, department aware of its work 1132

Bell curve grading 1167

Bremer, John, appointment as chairman of commission on education 1161

Bremer, John, background in higher education 1101

British Columbia Teachers' Federation consulted on abolition of corporal punishment 113 2

Budget debate 423-30

CUPE strike at Prince George, consultations with Labour Minister 1331

Cariboo College, beef production course reinstated 1156

Chant report, reference to 1132

Chilliwack vocational school site wrong 1091

Commission to examine public schools 425

Commissions on education, both under one chairman, terms of reference 425, 1101

Committee for Children to co-ordinate all services for children in B.C. 425, 428

Community College Act, new act possible 425

Community colleges, capital costs funded by government 430

Community colleges should include both academic and vocational 1091

Competition in sports, de-emphasis 1145

Corporal punishment, no longer condoned or permitted in B.C. schools 426, 1105-6

Corporal punishment, order-in-council to remove section 14 from Public Schools Act 426

Courses relevant to needs of the present 1124

Courses, shortening length of time under consideration 1102

Credit Bank or academic passport supported 1102

Curriculum Advisory Committee and discrimination against women 1110

Curriculum decentralization to allow for local requirements 427

Department publication on scholarships and bursaries needed 1101

Education must provide students with adaptability 424

Education — philosophy and direction take priority over financial policy 424

Educational television, programme started at BCIT 429

Emphasis on bursaries awarded on basis of need 1101

Examination, government examinations abolished in 1974 427, 1 105

Failure, failing and being a failure differentiated 1105

Family life course to include mortgages, use of credit 1157

Family living and sex education in curriculum policy change 427

Federal money for French programme not for independent schools 1167

First aid qualifications of teachers 1145

Fraser Valley, post-secondary services needed in area 1091

French language, federal funds available for teaching 427

Handicapped children, personnel for improvements in special education 428

Home economics teachers, examination of course structure 1110

Immigrants, increase in B.C. 1174

Independent schools, NDP opposed to financial aid 1125

Independent schools, no government policy on busing children 1126

Indian education 428

Indian Education Director to be an Indian 428

Indian studies course given in Queen Charlotte Islands 427

Kindergartens, attendance not mandatory under proposed legislation 426

Kindergartens, legislation to make provision by school boards mandatory 426-27

Kindergartens, regulations attached to legislation 1145

Kindergartens presently available in B.C. 427

Learning disabilities, inter-cabinet committee, superintendent for special services 1167

Marine college, expansion needed 1133

Merchant Seamen's Guild, meeting with 1133

Ministerial conference with other western provinces 1102

Notre Dame University chartered under Public Universities Act 1125

Notre Dame University, reference to 1 167

Okanagan Regional College, local autonomy 1155

Post-secondary education, changes 429

Post-secondary education study essential 1090

Post-secondary educational opportunities in every community 430

Post-secondary institutions, consultation and cooperation with re student entrance 428

Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 156) 1R, 1725; 2617, 2618, 2749, 2750

Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend 3040

Public Schools Act, amended to provide for student transfers 1133

Research on marketability of skills 1162

Rural schools, areas and services in need of upgrading 1169

Saskatchewan Western College of Veterinary Medicine, B.C. contribution and student admissions, recommendations 1101

Scholarship examinations available twice annually 428

Scholarship money for use as student wishes 1101

School boards consulted on abolition of corporal punishment 1132

School boards to consult with parents on sex education programme 1125

School buses, legislation proposed to make available to community 1105

School buses, special allowances to school boards, formula based on temperature 429

School district boundaries, Education department has no policy 1 169

School libraries, increases in budget and improvement 1167

School referendums not supported by government 1133

Senior secondary equivalency diplomas, set exam to qualify authorized 428

Sense of responsibility, controversy over method of instilling 1132

Sexual discrimination in education 1110

Soldier's Dependent Children Act, no provision for children at independent schools 1127

Spring vacation set at end of March 428

Strap abolition not on a trial basis 1145

Student counsellors, importance, need for more 1170

Students must not feel they are failures 424

Substitute teachers, salaries a local decision 1133

Teachers, evaluation done best by teachers 1127

Teachers' tenure, board of reference on misconduct or neglect of duty 1126

Teachers' tenure regulation 1125-6

Teachers' tenure, review commission on unsatisfactory performance 1126

Training on the Job Act 1996

Transportation problems, busing of school children needs review 429

Trinity Western College chartered under private act 1125

Trinity Western College, government not considering grants 1167

University Act, changes in legislation, reference to 1090

University Act, revision under consideration by Commission on post-secondary education 425

University budgets, new structure for presentation 1092

University of British Columbia budgetary allotment, justification of need 1168

University of British Columbia budget, justification of expenditure, relevance of programmes 1113

University of British Columbia, residence fees not being increased 1206

University of Victoria budget allotment, effect on students 1092

University of Victoria, reference to budget and programmes 1113

Vancouver School of Theology, reference to 1167

Vocational school in Kootenays, attendance by Alberta students 1170-1

Vocational school needed in Kootenays 1170

Vocational school to be part of North Shore Community college 1102

Vocational schools, federal grant, unspent balance, deadline 1102

Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C.

Article, May 9, 1917, quoted (Strachan) 1504

Daily News, Nelson, B.C.

Letter supporting Land Commission Act quoted (Nicolson) 1759

Daily Star, Toronto, Ont.

Article on cars and transit in Toronto quoted (Brousson) 2026

Dairyland Ltd.

Noca Dairies merger and Minister of Agriculture, qu. (Jordan) 1448

Dancing

Abuse in long-range dancing contracts (Gardom) 664

Danforth, Harold W.

Quoted on farm produce tariffs (Wallace) 903

D'Arcy, Christopher (Rossland-Trail)

Address in Reply 239-43

British Columbia Cellulose Company Act 2871-2

Forest industry in B.C. 241

Fox, Tom, employee identified 986

Hospitalization, facilities for extended and intermediate care patients 240

Inflation, effect on small business 241

Initiative and incentives in B.C. industry 241

Kootenays, public excluded from undeveloped land 242

Petroleum industry, price increases 241-42

Social services, peripheral services performed by volunteers 240

Transportation costs in B.C. 242

Vietnam, de-escalation of hostilities 240

Dare to be Great

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 2288; (McGeer) 2289

Darkwood Forest, Kootenay area, B.C.

Private game preserve (Chabot) 1906

Private preserve not to be permitted (Williams, R.A.) 1917

Reference to area in Kootenays (Radford) 544

Data processing

See: Electronic data processing

DataTech Systems

Computed balance owing on loan (Brousson) 574

Davey, Jason Bernard

Birth announced to House (Cocke) 553

Davis, Hon. Jack

Alert Bay oil spill, (Williams, R.A.) 5

Controversy over port development referred to (Smith) 26

Meeting with on Seattle City Light referred to (Barrett) 3034

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 67

Davis, William

Mentioned: (Liden) 1521 (Barrett) 2330 (Young) 2565 (Macdonald) 2776

Davis-Keays Mining Co. Ltd.

Mentioned: (Phillips) 2461

Dawson, Isobel

Mentioned: (Barrett) 1868

Dawson Agencies Limited

Mentioned: (Steves) 1632, 1638, 1639, 1642, 1643, 1646

Dawson Development Companies

Mentioned: (Liden) 1528

Day care

See: Day nurseries

Day Care Centres Act

Mentioned: (Wallace) 78

Day nurseries

Day care and opportunities programme (Levi) 491

Day care centres for students' children (McGeer) 1111

Day care centres, response to programme (Jordan) 2161

Day care information centre in Vancouver (Levi) 492

Day care on a 24 hour a day basis (Levi) 492

Day care service for under threes (Levi) 492

Grants made to non-profit day care centres (Levi) 492

Vancouver to co-operate in setting up day care centres (Levi) 492

Deafness

Advances in treatment (Wallace) 1211

Deas Island Tunnel, B.C.

Expropriation of land, arbitration board awards (Barrett) 221

Dease Lake B.C.

Highway between Highway 16 and Stewart (Dent) 1336

Highway improvement needed (Strachan) 1339

Debates (Hansard)

See: Hansard

DeBeck, Edwin Keary

Appointed Clerk Consultant of the Legislative Assembly (Hall) 3048

Called to the Bar of the House (Barrett) 1070

Presented bell to House (Speaker) 1205

Tribute to (Bennett) 1071 (Macdonald) 1071 (Anderson, D.A.) 1072 (Wallace) 1072, 3048 (Williams, L.A.) 3048 (Richter) 3048

Debt Collection Act

(Bill 48) (Attorney General) 1R, 888

2R, 2234-5, 2538-42; C, 2681; RA, 3069
Speakers: (2R) Gardom 2539-40; Jordan 2540-1; Macdonald 2234-5; Rolston 2542; Smith 2235, 2538-9; Williams, L.A. 2541-2

Access to the courts provided for (Gardom) 2540 (Jordan) 2540

Adjournment of debate, M. (Jordan) 2541. Negatived

Adjournment of debate, M. (Smith) 2235. Approved 2235

Adjournment of House, M. (Phillips) 2539. Negatived

Credit agencies in small communities must act for both parties to survive (Jordan) 2540

Credit bureau or collection agency often a mediator in small communities (Smith) 2539

Credit bureau and collection agencies cannot be separated in small communities and survive (Rolston) 2542

Credit reporting agencies, regulation and control should have been included (Williams, L.A.) 2541

Credit reporting legislation to be introduced (Macdonald) 2542

Debt collecting and credit reporting by same agency should be stopped (Williams, L.A.) 2542

Debt collector's use of credit reporting to threaten debtor to be stopped (Macdonald) 2542

Harassment of debtors abolished by Act (Macdonald) 2235

Law Reform Commission recommended such an Act (Smith) 2538

Pooling of debts and arrangement of payment for debtor often satisfactory (Smith) 2539

Debtors Handbook

Book by Michael Culpepper and Allen Parker (Brousson) 962

Debts, Public

Debt increase under socialists (Gardom) 660

Provincial debt, Budget address (Barrett) 355

Public debt in Canada (Jordan) 735

Social Credit financing internal (Morrison) 371

See also: Contingent liabilities

Deficit financing

Dishonest financing (Morrison) 371

Kierans, Eric, Province, Vancouver, B.C., article about him quoted (Jordan) 734

Provincial treasury surplus (Morrison) 269

Dellview Hospital, Vernon, B.C.

Plans for replacement (Jordan) 2099

Delta, B.C.

B.C. Hydro lines in Delta (Liden) 487

Public transportation in Delta area (Liden) 132

Real estate company holdings (Liden) 1522

Recreational facilities (Liden) 484

Scott Road, traffic situation (Liden) 485

Subdivisions planned in area (Liden) 1528

Denison Mines Ltd.

Mentioned: (Phillips) 2479

Dennis Report

Land developers in Vancouver area (Cummings) 160

Dent, Hartley Douglas (Skeena)

Access to ports in Alaska Panhandle 246-8

Access to ports in northwestern B.C. 246

Address in Reply 246-52

Agricultural economy integrated with co-op and small business economy 407

Appointed Deputy Speaker 2

Attorney General's department, decline in budget predicted 407

Bishop Somerville, tribute to 409

British Columbia Cellulose Company Act 2864-5

British Columbia Institute of Technology, reference to 409

Budget debate 405-15

Capital of B.C., relocated in centre of province 247

Decentralization of large cities needed 412

Defence of rights of individuals 1737-8

Drug traffickers 982

Education improvements suggested, 1978 budget 408

Environment Department (proposed) beautification of province 414

Environment Department (proposed) pollution control programme 414

Farmers, increased consideration by government, 1978 budget 407

Fast freight programme needed 411

Ferry service to Kitimat 1337

Food co-ops in B.C. 250

Four day week by 1978 409

Highway accident areas, co-ordination of government agencies for improvement 1335-6

Highway between Highway 16 and Stewart 1336

Highway route to northwest 247

Human Justice Department proposed 410

Indian reserves access roads 1336

Indian reserves, negotiations on road maintenance and construction, qu. 2878

Industry location and population areas 412

Industry needed in Hazelton 413

Integrated transportation system for B.C. 411

Justice, health, welfare and rehabilitation combined in Department of Human Rights 409

Kitimat, Alcan a multi-national corporation 248

Kitwanga bridge 1336

Land Commission Act 1737-8, 1792

Land Commission Act, delay amendment tantamount to rejection 1792

Land Commission Act, letters received supporting and opposing Act 1737

Land, forests, water resources, minerals in one Resources Department 413

Leisure and need for recreational and cultural opportunities 414

Members, office facilities 406

Members' service in Second World War cited 1737

Moral insanity result of alienation and isolation 410

Multi-national corporations developing B.C. resources 248-9

Parole services, improvement 982

Premier's office, expenditures modest 406

Probation services, improvement 982

Profit, legitimate profit defined 410

Property tax, equalization throughout province 412

Province-wide programme of rapid transit needed 411

Public Works Fair Employment Act 2419

Rail line from Terrace to northwest 247

Rehabilitation of offenders 982

Research and experimentation in developing new industries needed 413

Roads in north, sanding and snowploughing 1337

Sabbatical every 10 years for all working people 409

Salary increases and expenses indemnity for Members from north and interior justified 405

Secondary industries and processing, development needed 413

Secretarial assistance full-time provided for in 1978 budget 406

Skeena River bridge at Terrace 1336

Small government buildings to serve people locally 143

Smithers to Ganisle road 1336

Social problems, programmes for boys 252

Technical education, schools needed 409

Terrace, road to Prince Rupert 1336

Trade visits to Europe, Africa, Pacific Rim nations 412

Tunnel from Terrace to Vancouver proposed 411

Victoria, plan for city needed 414

Women's rights, legislation needed 251

Work of committees between sessions 406

Youth, respect for law and order 982

See also: Chairman and Deputy Chairman, rulings and statements

Dental care

Dental plan details, qu. (McGeer) 1586

Denticare programme mentioned (McGeer) 3045

Medical and dental services needed in northern centres (Nunweiler) 254

Preventive dental programme increased (Cocke) 562

Report on dental care in B.C. (Cocke) 1192

Dental health education

Dental hygienist in public health service to schools (Anderson, D.A.) 1166

Dental services

See: Dental care

Dentistry

Reports of College of Dental Surgeons of B.C. (Cocke) 562

Deputy Speaker

See: Speaker and Deputy Speaker

De Saulnier, Neil

Reports on Ocean Falls economic situation (Williams, R.A.) 1852

Detergents

British Columbia standards for detergents (Gardom) 1896

Development banks

Development Corporation of British Columbia Act. See name of act

Development Corporation of British Columbia Act

(Bill 102) (Attorney General) 1R, 945, 2003

2R, 2579-2604, 2606-13; C, 2769-95; Report 2981-90; 3R, 2990; RA, 3069
Speakers: (2R) Barrett 2602, 2603-4; Brousson 2589-91; Brown 2601; Chabot 2606-7; Gardom 2593-4, 2611-2; Jordan 2581-9, 2609-11; McClelland 2595-7; Macdonald 2579-81, 2609, 2613; Phillips 2598-2602, 2608-9; Rolston 2597-8; Smith 2607-8; Wallace 2612. Amdt. (Chabot) 2607. Negatived 2612. (C) Anderson, D.A. 2781-2, 2783, 2788, 2790, 2791, 2794-5; Barrett 2778-9, 2786, 2795; Bennett 2780; Chabot 2772, 2777, 2778, 2782-3, 2783-4, 2788, 2789; Cocke 2774; Cummings 2773, 2774, 2778, 2788; Gardom 2782, 2787; Jordan 2769-70, 2770-1, 2772, 2774, 2779, 2784-5, 2793; Macdonald 2771, 2776, 2780-1, 2783; McClelland 2777; Phillips 2774-6, 2779-80, 2785-7, 2788; Rolston 2787; Schroeder 2772-3, 2784; Smith 2789; Wallace 2780, 2789. Amdt. (sec. 4 (a) ) (Jordan) 2771. Negatived 2771. Amdt. (sec 5 (b) ) (Jordan) 2772. Negatived 2777. Amdt. (sec. 6 (1) ) (Chabot) 2778. Negatived 2782. Amdt. (sec. 6) (Chabot) 2782. Negatived 2789. Amdt. (sec. 29) (Jordan) 2793. Out of order 2793, 2794. (3R) Barrett 2988; Cummings 2990; Gardom 2988; Jordan 2981, 2982, 2982-4; McClelland 2989; McGeer 2986-8; Schroeder 2988; Smith 2984-5; Strachan 2990; Wallace 2985-6

Divisions: (2R) 2612, 2613; (C) 2771, 2777, 2782, 2789; (Report) 2990; (3R) 2990

Act supported (Jordan) 2589

Adjournment for six months for political reason deplored (Gardom) 2612

Airline established by government opposed (Jordan) 2588

Amendment specifying all investments over $2 million subject to approval of Legislature suggested (Phillips) 2786

Artificial kidney, development of a new type of unit referred to (Wallace) 2592

Assistance to be provided on a regional or industry basis (Barrett) 2603

Bank loans, benefit of backing questioned (Jordan) 2587

Bank loans more readily available when government owns equity (Cummings) 2773

Bank of last resort, special rates for special cases urged (Brousson) 2589

Bill be read a third time six months hence. Amdt. (Jordan) 2982. Negatived 2990

British Columbia Telephone, nationalization a government priority (Jordan) 2587

Business taxpayers' taxes to be used to compete against them (Jordan) 2581, 2588

Capital raised to $50 million requested (Jordan) 2769

Concessions will be given to companies in which government is partner (Jordan) 2771

Consulting services, help of experts should be provided (Brousson) 2590

Corporation as a political organization a danger (Brousson) 2591

Corporation could become patronage vehicle (Gardom) 2593

Corporation should report to Legislature (Jordan) 2587

Cost of capital serious problem for small industry (Jordan) 2583

Cost projections should be included in research and investigation (Gardom) 2593

Depressed areas, need for loans, assistance to industry (Rolston) 2597

Directors not to participate in managerial administration (Macdonald) 2790

Emphasis on managerial skills approved (Wallace) 2591

Emphasis on processing of agricultural products suggested (Jordan) 2584

Employee involvement in management, factor in success (Williams, L.A.) 2594-5

Equity position and security position different (Schroeder) 2784

Equity position by government will be taken in larger corporations (Chabot) 2789

Expenditures over $1 million should be decided by Legislature (Phillips) 2779

Failures by government in business should be studied (Jordan) 2611

Federal incentive programme's failure rate (Jordan) 2770

Financial assistance should be available without political interference (Smith) 2608

Freight rate structure unfavourable to western manufacturers (Jordan) 2582

Funding, raised to $50 million, would allow greater flexibility (Jordan) 2583

Government following manifesto written in Manitoba (Jordan) 2585

Government participation in air freight suggested (Phillips) 2599

Government partnership in small business opposed (Phillips) 2598-9, 2600

Government taking cautious approach in limits set (Williams, L.A.) 2594

Government to acquire equity in small business in addition to taxing profits (Jordan) 2582

Government's direction reason for restraint (Smith) 2789

Guidelines for making loans on merit, question (Williams, L.A.) 2594

Industrial assistance limited to medium and small businesses (Macdonald) 2581

Industrial assistance must be based on careful research (Macdonald) 2580

Industrial assistance pioneered in Nova Scotia (Macdonald) 2579

Industrial assistance programmes of federal government will not be duplicated (Macdonald) 2580

Industrial assistance to be based on acquiring equity (McClelland) 2595

Industrial park for Dewdney needed (Rolston) 2597

Legislation should be studied in relation to other legislation (Phillips) 2609

Legislation approval for applications would cause delay (Rolston) 2787

Legislature's approval for decisions impractical (Wallace) 2780 (Anderson, D.A.) 2781

Lending power of corporation can be increased to $100 million (Macdonald) 2770

Low interest money a major factor (Jordan) 2583

Manitoba and Saskatchewan examples not to be followed (Brousson) 2589

Manitoba examples referred to (McClelland) 2596

Marketing programme for industry must be provided (Brousson) 2590

Medical and surgical technology, potential developments (Wallace) 2592

Mentioned (McGeer) 2346

Ontario Development Corporation Act provides for purchase of shares (Macdonald) 2776

Partnership concept needed on some occasions (Macdonald) 2771

Pollution-free car development, cost (Jordan) 2588

Power to acquire equity a cause of concern (Gardom) 2593

Profit or return not guaranteed (Schroeder) 2773

Qualifications needed for head of Development Corporation (Phillips) 2600

Representatives appointed by corporation question (Jordan) 2792

Representatives of corporation may insist on unionization of employees (Jordan) 2793

Research and market study for new products should be available (Brousson) 2590

Second reading six months hence, M. (Chabot) 2607. Negatived 2612

Section 4 (a) deletion of “or purchase of shares". Amdt. (Jordan) 2771. Negatived 2771

Section 5 (b) deletion of section. Amdt. (Jordan) 2772. Negatived 2777

Section 6, line 12, substitution of “Legislative Assembly of British Columbia” for “Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council". Amdt. (Chabot) 2782. Negatived 2789

Section 6 (1) substitution of “Legislative Assembly of British Columbia” for “LieutenantGovernor-in-Council". Amdt. (Chabot) 2778. Negatived 2782

Section 19, “profits” suggested as substitute for revenue (Anderson, D.A.) 2790

Section 21, line 1 deletion of “acquiring shares". Amdt. (Jordan) 2793. Out of order 2794

Section 24 (2) “discrimination", use of word clarified (Macdonald) 2791

Section 29, line 1, deletion of “upon acquiring shares". Amdt. (Jordan) 2793, 2794. Out of order 2793, 2794

Section 31 allows Members to declare an interest in a company or decision of corporation (Barrett) 2795

Serviced industrial land needed (Brousson) 2589-90

Share basis in private corporations involves too much risk (Jordan) 2770

Share purchase in corporation by private citizens suggested (Brousson) 2591

Share purchasing, no limits established (Schroeder) 2773

Share purchasing not in best interest of business, economy or taxpayers in province (Chabot) 2777

Share purchasing not needed to encourage industrial development (Chabot) 2772

Share purchasing should be brought before Legislature (Phillips) 2776

Social Credit's bill, similarities remarked on (Wallace) 2612 (Barrett) 2786

Small businessmen do not want government competition (Phillips) 2775

Succession duties, effect on industrial development (Phillips) 2599-2600

Takeover and control of industry large part of Act (Jordan) 2586

Taxpayers' money not for investment in private business (Jordan) 2772

Third reading deferred six months, amendment opposed (Wallace) 2985-6 (McGeer) 2986-8 (Gardom) 2988 (Barrett) 2988 (Strachan) 2990 (Cummings) 2990

Thud reading deferred six months, amendment supported (Smith) 2984-5 (Schroeder) 2988 (McClelland) 2989

Third reading deferred six months, reason for hoist (Jordan) 2982-4

Unemployment, corporation a positive step to solve problem (Cummings) 2778

Unionization as a condition for receiving assistance opposed (Jordan) 2584

Wage rates prevent competitive secondary industry (Jordan) 2582-3

Women undertaking business ventures should not be discriminated against (Jordan) 2585

Dewdney, B.C.

Parks and recreation areas needed in Dewdney (Rolston) 156

Secondary industry needed in Dewdney (Rolston) 156

de Wolfe, John

Engagement as advisor on economic policy, question (Chabot) 786-7

Tribute to him, not advisor to Premier (Barrett) 789

Diamond drilling

Canadian Diamond Drilling Association warning on mining industry in B.C. quoted (Chabot) 698

Sun article on diamond drilling industry quoted (Chabot) 697

Di Castri, Victor

Tribute to (Macdonald) 2284

Dickie, W.H.

Mentioned: (King) 1385 (Smith) 2191

Dictating machines

Difficulties in use (Young) 284

Diefenbaker, Rt. Hon. John G.

Delay of Land Commission Act demanded (Phillips) 1264-5

Mentioned: (Barrett) 803 (Williams, L.A.) 1517, 2270

Role as Opposition leader (Anderson, D.A.) 64

Diphtheria

Booster shots of diphtheria toxoid for school children, qu. (McGeer) 1070

Inoculation programme, qu. (McGeer) 1335

Disaster fund

Disaster fund payments not made for hay crop loss (Phillips) 183

Fraser Valley flood, disaster fund payments (Phillips) 184

Discrimination in employment

East Indians, discrimination (Radford) 277

Equal pay provisions, amendment to provide equal treatment of males and females needed (King) 228

Female civil servants, qu. (Williams, L.A.) 1818

Female employees in civil service, discrimination against (Hall) 1904

Salaries, etc. of women at University of British Columbia (Webster) 433

Sexual discrimination practised by labour (Young) 285

Storefront human rights depot, East End of Vancouver (King) 228

Vancouver Board of Trade report on discrimination in wage rates for women (Young) 285

Women in professional occupations (Webster) 433

Women teachers in B.C. (Webster) 433

Distress Area Assistance Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 178) (Minister of Agriculture) 1R, 2666

2R, 2797; C, 2909; 3R, 3909; RA, 3070
Speakers: (2R) Stupich 2797

Distressed area defined (Stupich) 2797

Funds available brought up to $10 million (Stupich) 2797

Disturbed children

See: Mentally ill children

Divisions

Address in Reply, approved 349

Address in Reply Amdt. (Smith) negatived 61

Address in Reply Amdt. (Phillips) negatived 222

Adjournment of debate approved 1482 M. (Chabot) negatived 2343; M. (Jordan) negatived 2541; M. (Chabot) negatived 2944; M. (Chabot) negatived 2993

Adjournment of House M. (Phillips) negatived 51-2; M. (Smith) negatived 2539; M. (Barrett) approved 2796

Assessment Equalization Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 71) approved 2728

Automobile Insurance Act, amdt. (Anderson, D.A.) 3014; ruled out of order, ruling sustained 3015; sec. 2 approved 3021; sec. 8, approved 3023; amdt. (Phillips) 3027; ruled out of order, ruling sustained 3058; 3R. approved 3061

British Columbia Cellulose Company Act 2R, approved 2875; 3R, approved 2972

Budget debate approved 742; amdt. (Anderson, D.A.) negatived 719; amdt. to amdt. (Phillips) negatived 705

Civil Service Superannuation Act, An Act to Amend, amdt. to sect. 15 (McClelland) negatived 2704; amdt. to sec. 15 (Anderson, D.A.) negatived 2710; sec. 15, approved 2710-1

College Pension Act, An Act to Amend, amdt. to sec. 14 (Curtis) negatived 2713; amdt. to sec. 14 (McClelland) negatived 2711; sec. 14, approved 2714

Committee meetings during sitting of House. M. (Dailly) approved 2126

Corporation Capital Tax Act (Bill 63) approved 2723

2R, approved 2332

Development Corporation of British Columbia Act (Bill 102) approved 2613

2R, amdt. negatived 2612; amdt. to sec. (4 (a) (Jordan) negatived 2771; amdt. to section 5 (b) (Jordan) negatived 2777; amdt. to sec. 6 (I) (Chabot) negatived 2782; amdt. to sec. 6 (Chabot) negatived 2789; amdt. to defer 3R, negatived 2990; 3R, approved 2990

Energy Act 2R, approved 2575; sec. 55 approved 2804; sec. 66 approved 2809; sec. 67 approved 2813; sec. 74 approved 2824; sec. 95 approved 2833; sec. 114 approved 2842; amdt. to defer 3R, negatived 2998; 3R, approved 2998

Income Tax Act, An Act to Amend, 2R, approved 2379; 3R, approved 2748

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Act, 2R, approved 2537; 3R, approved 3067

Land Commission Act, 2R, approved 1815; amdt. (Smith) negatived 1805; sec. 16 approved 2907; 3R, approved 2952

Mineral Act, An Act to Amend, 2R, approved 2508; 3R, approved 2952

Mineral Land Tax Act 2R, approved 2517; 3R, approved 2953

Minister not in chamber M. that committee rise (Smith) negatived 948

Minister of Agriculture, salary reduction to $1 (Wallace) negatived 912

Motion that the Minister of Municipal Affairs' salary be reduced by $1 (Fraser) negatived 2023

Motion to rise, report progress (Smith) negatived 1987

Motion to rise, report progress (Chabot) negatived 2792

Municipal Act sec. 19 approved 2853

Municipal Superannuation Act, An Act to Amend, amdt. to sec. 27 (Curtis) negatived 2720; amdt. to sec. 27 (McClelland) negatived 2716; sec. 27 approved 2720

Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 176) 2R, approved 2665

Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act, An Act to Amend, approved 2855

Night sittings of Legislature M. (Barrett) approved 99; amdt. (Chabot) negatived 99

Ocean Falls Corporation Act, 3R, approved 3011

Ocean Falls Corporation Appropriation Act (Bill 164) 2R, approved 2625; 3R, approved 2971

Pacific National Exhibition Incorporation Act (Bill 103) approved 2616; 3R, approved 3011

Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, An Act to Amend, 2R, approved 2454

Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, 1965, An Act to Amend, 3R, approved 2952

Public Works Fair Employment Act, 2R, approved 2421; amdt. to sec. 2 (b) (Anderson, D.A.) negatived 2944; amdt. to sec. 2 (Anderson, D.A.) negatived 2958; sec. 2 approved 2961; amdt. to title (Anderson, D.A.) negatived 2967; amdt. to sec. 4 (1) (c) (Brousson) negatived 2966; 3R, approved 3011

Revenue Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 74) approved 2746; 3R, approved 2953

Statute Law Amendment Act 1973, sec. 11 approved 3005

Teachers' Pensions Act, 1961, An Act to Amend, amdt. to sec. 17 (Curtis) negatived 2715-6; amdt. to sec. 17 (McClelland) negatived 2715-6; amdt. to sec. 17 (McClelland) negatived 2714; sec. 17 approved 2716

Doctors

See: Physicians

Dollar

Canadian and American dollar effect of variation in value (Anderson, D.A.) 1083C

Canadian and American dollar, effect of variation on forest industry (Williams, L.A.) 472

Devaluation of American dollar, effect (Jordan) 727

Provincial influence in Ottawa for parity with American dollar (Macdonald) 1083D

Dollarton, B.C.

Causeway plans, Dollarton to Belcarra (Gabelmann) 171

See: Causeway, Dollarton

Dome Petroleum

Drilling programme cancelled or suspended (Morrison) 701

Domestic relations courts

See: Family courts; Juvenile courts

Dominion Construction Company Limited

Reference to and three-way pact (McGeer) 1376

Dominion Motors Ltd.

Mentioned: (Gabelmann) 1402

Doodie, C.W.

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 2580

Dosco Steel Limited

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 2581

Douglas, Sir James

Douglas Day (McClelland) 2053

Douglas, Thomas Clement

Mentioned: (Phillips) 2741 (McGeer) 2869

Dow Chemical Company of Canada

Mentioned: (Jordan) 2583

Dowding, Hon. Gordon Hudson (Burnaby-Edmonds)

Appeared before Special Committee on Television Broadcasting 3074

See: Speaker; Speaker and Deputy Speaker; Speaker and Deputy Speaker, rulings and statements

Drainage

Drainage and irrigation, government programmes, question (Williams, L.A.) 890

Drainage of Nicomekl Serpentine area, government policy (Williams, L.A.) 890

Nicomekl Serpentine area, federal-provincial arrangement, cost to farmers (Stupich) 892

Pemberton Valley, flood and irrigation problems (Williams, L.A.) 890

Drama

Play about the Budget (Jordan) 728-9

Draney, Chief Charles

Appointed to Cariboo College Board of Governors (Anderson, G.H.) 443

Drinking and traffic accidents

Lowering of legal drinking age and accidents (McClelland) 994, 995

Drinking and driving, posting of warning (Gardom) 658, 984

Driver education

See: Automobile drivers

Drivers' licences

See: Automobile drivers' licences

Driving, Automobile

See: Automobile drivers

Drug addiction

Availability of drugs, age of users, etc. (McClelland) 2146-50

Cabinet policy on drug dependency (Levi) 967

Children on drugs, government's intention to help (Levi) 491

Commission to have evaluation component (Levi) 968

Commission to work at community level (Levi) 967

Committee meeting on drug dependency (Cocke) 138

Cost, police, prisons, social cost (Lauk) 1194

Death penalty recommended for dope pushers (Phillips) 990

Detoxification centres, programme underway (Cocke) 1196

Detoxification centres needed immediately (Lauk) 1196

Drug abuse problem (Wallace) 78

Drug-dependency conference (Levi) 491

Drug related crimes (Lauk) 1193-4

Drug-specific agencies, phasing out (Levi) 967

Drug traffickers (Dent) 982

Education programme (Levi) 967-8

Education programme in elementary school (Brown) 1107-8

Elimination of sources of supply (McGeer) 988

Emphasis on prevention (Radford) 1232

Epidemiological characteristics (McGeer) 987-8

Federal government's failure to provide leadership (McClelland) 2147

Ocean Falls, community in isolation for addicts, referred to (Levi) 2158

Parents' representation at health committee in Ottawa (Levi) 2144, widening of means for preventing drug traffic (McGeer) 988

Police methods for dealing with drug problem (Phillips) 991

Problem and failure to deal with it (Phillips) 2156-8

Programme for prevention and treatment suggested (Lauk) 1196

Programme in kindergarten and elementary school to combat drug abuse (Radford) 1232-3

Programmes and treatments to be tried (Levi) 2158

Report being prepared (Levi) 967

Treatment centres, alternatives (Cocke) 1302

Urinalysis process (Lauk) 1194-5

See also: Heroin addiction

Drug, Alcohol and Cigarette Education, Prevention and Rehabilitation Fund

Interest on fund (Anderson, D.A.) 1232

Spending of fund (Cocke) 1232

Drugs

Chronic disabilities, medical coverage for drugs (Jordan) 731-2

Generic prescription (Williams, L.A.) 1300

High cost, coverage by medical insurance (McGeer) 1188

Medical drugs free to elderly next step (McGeer) 2119

Prescription drug subsidy, alteration or expansion of basis for qualification (Wallace) 1299

Prescription drug subsidy, basis for allocation in estimates (Williams, L.A.) 1300

Prescription drug subsidy, increase in use (Cocke) 1300

Prescription drug subsidy, inequities of present system (Cocke) 1299

Prescription drug subsidy based on Medicare subsidy (Cocke) 1299

Prescription drug subsidy plan and determination of need (Chabot) 1298

Prices, profits (Cocke) 1191

Quad programme, inter-provincial co-operation on drug buying (Cocke) 1301

Quality assurance of drugs programme, federal-provincial co-operation (Wallace) 1301

Study on bulk buying by western provinces (Cocke) 1191

Dueck Limited, Vancouver, B.C.

Propane fleet of vehicles, reference to (Anderson, D.A.) 2047

Dufferin, B.C.

Incorporation referred to (Williams, L.A.) 2018 (Anderson, G.H.) 2655

Part of greater Kamloops area (Lorimer) 289

Dumping (Commercial policy)

Dumping controls, representations to Ottawa (Stupich) 913

Federal control on produce dumping in B.C. (Wallace) 902

See also: Antidumping duties

Dun & Bradstreet

Mentioned: (Williams, L.A.) 829

Duncan, Raymond

Mentioned: (Levi) 2182

Duncan Reservoir, B.C.

Reservoir clearing (Williams, R.A.) 1891

Dundee, James F.

Quoted on agricultural production policies (Phillips) 916

Dunes Fishing Club, Grand Forks, B.C.

Property acquired (Williams, R.A.) 1830

Dunhill Investments, Ltd.

Mentioned: (Steves) 1630, 1633

Dunpont Acceptance Corporation

See: Link Developments

DuPont of Canada Limited

Factory at Ashcroft referred to (Macdonald) 124

Duranda Metal Industries

Mentioned: (Phillips) 2427

Dutronium

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 2581

Dykes

Sharing of costs (Williams, R.A.) 1856