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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Pacific Apartment Management Association

Mentioned: (Brousson) 2323

Pacific Centre, Vancouver, B.C.

Parking lot impossible for wheelchairs (Gabelmann) 722

Pacific Great Eastern Railway

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 2862

See: British Columbia Railway

Pacific National Exhibition

Agricultural and regional representation on board (McClelland) 938

Agricultural community's investment in PNE (McClelland) 921, 923

Board of directors (Barrett) 778

Board of directors, members to be appointed (Williams, R.A.) 631

British Columbia Tree Fruit Growers association exhibit (Jordan) 933

Cabinet aware of need to protect agricultural interest (Stupich) 923

Cabinet members on board (Stupich) 922

Community centre (Williams, R.A.) 631

Community needs and role of PNE (Williams, R.A.) 630-1 4-H, livestock and horticulture programmes (McClelland) 776

Horticultural exhibits (Stupich) 936

Mentioned: (Schroeder) 794

Pacific National Exhibition Incorporation Act

(Bill 103) (Minister of Recreation and Conservation) 1R, 945

2R, 2613-6; C, 2969-70; 3R, 3010; RA, 3069
Speakers: (2R) Gardom 2615; McClelland 2614-5; Williams, R.A. 2613-4, 2615-6. (C) McClelland 2969; Williams, R.A. 2969. Amdt. (sec. 7) (Williams, R.A.) 2969. Approved 2969
Divisions: (2R) 2616; (3R) 3011

Advisory committee on agriculture included (Williams, R.A.) 2613

Agricultural, horticultural and 4-H activities, benefit to whole province (McClelland) 2614

Agricultural community should be represented by at least three, four or five more people (McClelland) 2969

Agricultural representation, need recognized (Williams, R.A.) 2615

Agricultural representation from all over province needed (McClelland) 2614

Agricultural representation should be beefed up (Gardom) 2615

Amdts. of minor nature to come (Williams, R.A.) 2614

Board representation from various sectors and areas (Williams, R.A.) 2613

Capital expenditures, sources of funds (McClelland) 2614

Election of some of directors suggested (Gardom) 2615

Representation from various regions of province should be increased (McClelland) 2969

Return to PNE from lessees inadequate (Williams, R.A.) 2616

Tribute to directors of PNE (Gardom) 2615

Pacific Northwest Native Co-operative

Fish processing plant at Port Simpson (Barrett) 823

Pacific Petroleum Ltd.

Financial statement of refinery at Taylor referred to (Macdonald) 2819

Pacific Rim National Park

Nitinat Triangle, inclusion in park (Brousson) 1833

Pacific Stage Lines

Service, terminals (McClelland) 2034

Pacific Transportation Advisory Council

Advisor on transportation problems (Macdonald) 124-5, 1073

Paish, Howard

Free to make comment or interpretation (Barrett) 870

Mentioned: (Radford) 544

Speech to Richmond Teachers Association (Phillips) 841-2

Paish, Howard and Associates

Oil spill at Alert Bay (Williams, R.A.) 5

Mentioned; (Anderson, D.A.) 2566 (Phillips) 2949

Report criticized for gratuitous advice (Wallace) 751

Report, gratuitous remarks not removed on principle (Barrett) 753-4

Report on Britannia Beach (Williams, L.A.) 295-6

Report, reference to (Williams, L.A.) 782

Panarctic Oils Ltd.

Mentioned: (Jordan) 2584 (Macdonald) 2771 (Phillips) 2774 (Anderson, D.A.) 2862 (Barrett) 2915

Parent-Teacher Association

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 1166

Tribute to (Webster) 430

Paris Realty

Mentioned: (Barrett) 1705

Park Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 174) (Minister of Recreation and Conservation) 1R, 2359

2R, 2639-42;C, 2971; 3R, 2971; RA, 3070
Speakers: (2R) Anderson, D.A. 2641; Lockstead 2641; Phillips 2641; Smith 2640; Wallace 2640; Williams, L.A. 2640-1; Williams, R.A. 2639-40, 2641-2

Acreage increase and 1951 acreage compared (Anderson, D.A.) 2641

Acreage involved in new parks (Williams, R.A.) 2640

Acreage restored to 1952 level hoped for in 1973 (Williams, R.A.) 2642

Boundary changes to be dealt with by Legislature (Williams, R.A.) 2639

Desolation Sound Park and preservation of area referred to (Lockstead) 2641

Government programme to encourage camera safaris advocated (Williams, L.A.) 2641

Gulf and San Juan Islands, need for parks (Williams, R.A.) 2642

Monkman Pass Park being surveyed before designation (Williams, R.A.) 2642

Park in Monkman area and Sukunka Falls area hoped for (Phillips) 2641

Park use by big game guides under discussion (Williams, R.A.) 2641

Prideaux Haven in Desolation Sound area, question (Wallace) 2640

Ruckle Farm on Saltspring Island referred to (Williams, R.A.) 2642

Salt-water or ocean areas as parks (Williams, R.A.) 2642

Schedules listing provincial parks part of Act (Williams, R.A.) 2639

Tatlatui and Kwadacha areas, use by big game guides (Smith) 2640

Wilderness areas, need for protection (Anderson, D.A.) 2641

Park Act

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 70

Statute change, water not under jurisdiction of Parks Branch (Williams, R.A.) 633

Water courses and water ways to be under jurisdiction of Parks Branch (Williams, R.A.) 633

Parker, Alan

Debtors Handbook, by Michael Culpepper and A.

Parker (Brousson) 962

Mentioned: 3068

Parker, Victor J.

Mentioned: (McClelland) 1549 (Steves) 1640 (Brousson) 1666

Municipal Affairs department employee loaned to another department, qu. (McClelland) 1818

Parks

Future parks to be established by statute (Williams, R.A.) 632

Increased parkland (Nimsick) 263

More parks needed in B.C. (Radford) 280

Park Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act

Park development, increase in budget (Stupich) 527

Park-use permits, statement of policy (Williams, R.A.) 633-4

Parkland acreage, deletions and additions, 1952 to 1971 (Williams, R.A.) 632

Parks preservation statute planned (Williams, R.A.) 632

Recreational Facilities Fund should be available for parks, etc. (Steves) 438

Regional parks funds (McClelland) 1952

Regional parks funds an acquisition programme (Williams, R.A.) 1952

Triple stumpage on timber cut in parks (Williams, R.A.) 633

See also names of parks, e.g. Strathcona Park

Parks Branch

Community ski facilities needed (Gabelmann) 720

Parkside Place, Victoria, B.C.

Apartment conversion to condominium ownership (Williams, L.A.) 955

Government action on condominium conversion, qu. (Curtis) 974

Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.

Buildings in precinct area to complement main building (Hartley) 2076

Cars parked in the driveway (Morrison) 268 (Gardom) 2068, 2077

Decor should be preserved (Hartley) 2094

Department in charge of security qu. (Phillips) 1668

Intercom in Leader of Opposition's office (Bennett) 2048

Light fixtures in public galleries (Smith) 2099

Light fixtures in public galleries, removal opposed (Jordan) 2 100 (Brown) 2 100

Lights installed for televising debates (Phillips) 2093

Ministers' suites, MLAs' offices to be in building (Hartley) 2073

Press gallery (Gardom) 2077

Press offices, not gallery, to be changed (Hartley) 2079

Public galleries inadequate (Fraser) 2067

Renovations, cost to date (Hartley) 2096

Renovations, total cost (Phillips) 2093, 2096

Parliamentary secretaries

Proposed to assist Ministers (Curtis) 152

Parole

Parole board (Macdonald) 997-8

Parole board, tribute to members (Barrett) 998

Parole services, improvement (Dent) 982

Parton, Lorne

Column in Province, Vancouver, B.C. referred to on cost of debates (Phillips) 1871 (Speaker) 1942-3, 1968-71

Pask, Anne

Discussions with her (Cocke) 1319

Facility for care of discharged mental patients (Wallace) 1213, 1318

Passes on airlines

See: Airlines — Passes

Pathological laboratories

Pathology and radiology labs., public and private (Cocke) 556

Pathology lab work in Vancouver and Victoria (Cocke) 556

Patricia Bay Highway

Dividers developed by Highways department (Strachan) 1344

Dividers, hazards (Wallace) 1342

Intersection at Town and Country Shopping Centre (Curtis) 1362

Intersection at Town and Country Shopping Centre being looked at (Strachan) 1363

Signs for Royal Oak turn off (Curtis) 1363

Patricia School, Aldergrove, B.C.

Mentioned: (McClelland) 1822

Pattison, James

Mentioned: (Strachan) 740 (Barrett) 788 (Gardom) 796-8, 1542 (Phillips) 840

Pattullo, Thomas Dufferin

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 2551, 2807 (Macdonald) 2547, 2807 (Barrett) 2995

Pattullo Bridge, Vancouver, B.C.

Traffic and transit problems (Liden) 486

Paulley, Howard

Quoted (Gardom) 1020

Pavilion, B.C.

Helicopter crash in area, qu. (Chabot) 3034

Payment of Wages Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 152) (Minister of Labour) 1R, 1665

2R, 2404; C, 2933-4 3R, 2934; RA, 3070
Speakers: (2R) Chabot 2404; King 2404, 2405; McGeer 2404; Williams, L.A. 2404; (C) Chabot 2933; King 2933-4

Directors and officers only liable if assets insufficient to cover unpaid wages (King) 2933

Employer groups or organizations not bound by Act (King) 2405

Liability for wages may make directors hesitate to serve (Chabot) 2933

Worker's wages should have first charge and be fully protected (Chabot) 2404

Peace River

Dam at site 1 (Phillips) 1853

Erosion of farmland (Smith) 1894

Hydro-electric capacity (Williams, R.A.) 1857

Pine River endangering Peace Island Park (Phillips) 1895

Peace River area

Assistance programme for next crop (Stupich) 900

Crop loss in area (Smith) 25 (Phillips) 183

Development officer's report, qu. (Smith) 2877

Economic problem in Peace River-Liard Regional District (Smith) 671

Economy of Peace River-Liard region dependent on petroleum exploration business (Smith) 672

Further financial help for farmers, qu. (Smith) 1667

Grain areas converted to grass (Stupich) 880

Moratorium on all farm debts in Peace River country (Lewis) 700

Peace-Liard, designated region under DREE (Smith) 863 (Phillips) 1052, 1053

Peace-Liard, government support for designation region under DREE (Barrett) 864

Regulations restricting Peace River country to grain production (Lewis) 699

Restoration of economic viability to the northeastern section of the province and restoring job activity within B.C. Subamdt. (Phillips) 671

Secondary industries for area (Barrett) 807

Tax policies and jobs in Peace River area (Chabot) 698

Token payment in 1972 crop loss (Smith) 699

Two legally trained judges suggested for area (Macdonald) 397

Peacock, Frederick

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 124

Pearse Bowden Economic Consultants Ltd.

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 1921

Report on Creston Flood Plain (Nicolson) 483, 1914

Report quoted (Radford) 541

Pearson, Rt. Hon. Lester Bowles

Death of 1

Mentioned: (Phillips) 2427

Tribute to (Anderson, D.A.) 68

Pearson, Norman

Mentioned: (McClelland) 1549

Pearson Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Comfort allowance for patients, qu. (Schroeder) 1585

Comfort allowance increased (Radford) 277

Peat

Peat as a potential secondary industry (Macdonald) 126

Pelletier, Gérard

Mentioned: (Hartley) 2085, 2086

Pemberton, B.C.

Water system (Williams, L.A.) 1309

Pemberton Realty Corporation Limited

Mentioned: (Steves) 1633

Pemberton Securities Ltd.

Mentioned; (McGeer) 2344

Pemberton Valley, B.C.

Flood and irrigation problems (Williams, L.A.) 890

Seed potato growing (McClelland) 196

Penney Holdings Ltd.

Mentioned: (Brousson) 574, 706, 707

Pension trusts

Canada Pension Plan Fund, lowest interest rate in Canada (McGeer) 812

Pension trusts

Interest rate on pension funds (McGeer) 811-2

Pension funds, B.C. Hydro and B.C. Rail pay going interest rates (Barrett) 813

Pension funds, government policy on investment, question (Smith) 806

Pension funds, investment in Crown corporations (Barrett) 788

Pension funds, investment in Crown corporations, question (Chabot) 787

Teacher representation on how funds are invested (McGeer) 834

Trusteed Pension Funds (Barrett) 791

Pensions

Civil Service Superannuation Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act

College Pension Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act

Independent commission to advise on government and pension fund investments needed (Gardom) 660

Municipal Superannuation Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act

Pension funds invested in B.C. Hydro bonds (Gardom) 660

Pension plans in B.C. (Smith) 19

Portable provincial pension plan (Liden) 129

Teachers' Pension Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act

Pensions, Old age

See: Old age pensions

Penticton, B.C.

Highway bypass route through Penticton Indian reservation (Richter) 536

Penticton Indian Reservation

Highway bypass route (Richter) 536

Perrault, Raymond Joseph

Statements on parity bonds referred to (Barrett) 2739

Perry, Neil

Suggested as Education commission chairman (McGeer) 1160

Personnel records in education

Student report system, availability to parents (Smith) 1158

Pesticides

Commission appointed to inquire into use (Cocke) 3033

Committee of inquiry should contain a representative from agriculture (Jordan) 3033

Peterson, Leslie

Mentioned: (Gardom) 2265, 2684

Petition of right

Citizen's right to sue Crown (Gardom) 796, 983

Law Reform Commission and right to sue government (Wallace) 980

Suits Against the Crown, An Act in (Bill 135) (Gardom) 1R, 1331; 2R, 3040-1

Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, 1965, An Act to Amend

(Bill 31) (Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources) 1R, 366

2R, 2434-8, 2439-54; C, 2911-7; 3R, 2952; RA, 3069
Speakers: (2R) McGeer 2451-3; Nimsick 2434, 2453-4; Phillips 2445-50; Richter 2450-1; Smith 2434-8; 2439-45; Wallace 2453. (C) Barrett 2914-5; McGeer 2913-4; Nimsick 2912-3, 2916-7; Smith 2911-2, 2913, 2915-6
Divisions: (2R) 2454; (3R) 2952

Agreements negotiated with petroleum industry not recognized by government (Smith) 2916

Agreements with petroleum industry were an injustice against people of B.C. (Nimsick) 2916-7

Canadian Petroleum Association report quoted (Smith) 2439

Contracts negotiated until 1975 by former government criticized (Nimsick) 2454

Contracts renegotiated on basis of higher royalties (Smith) 2445 (Richter) 2451

Costs in petroleum industry have increased (Smith) 2445

Drilling costs highest in Canada except for high Arctic (Smith) 2434

Drilling farmed out to small outfits by large companies (Nimsick) 2454

Drilling reserves sale indicates petroleum industry's position (Smith) 2441 (Phillips) 2446, 2449

Economy of north-eastern B.C. very dependent on exploration business (Smith) 2441 (Phillips) 2450

Exploration should be encouraged to provide statistical data and inventory of potential (Richter) 2451

Fort St. John report on petroleum industry in area quoted (Smith) 2442-3

Incentives will not affect petroleum exploration industry (Smith) 2913

Interest in petroleum exploration declining (Nimsick) 2453

Minister should make on-site inspection of area (McGeer) 2453

Petroleum industry prepared to accept reasonable royalty increase (Smith) 2436, 2445

Petroleum industry will leave north-eastern B.C. (Smith) 2436

Petroleum industry's investment in B.C. greater than its earnings (McGeer) 2451-2

Policy for northern B.C. should encourage development of resources (McGeer) 2914

Policy should be to preserve and increase jobs in northern B.C. (McGeer) 2452

Resource depletion and social responsibility (Nimsick) 2454

Revenue from royalty increase not needed (Smith) 2442 (Richter) 2451 (Wallace) 2453

Royalty increase will result in decreased revenue from sales of resource rights (Smith) 2434

Royalty rate in Alberta has no ceiling (Nimsick) 2453

Royalty write-off in Alberta on a pro rata basis (Smith) 2443

Royalty write-off provided for successful wells only (Smith) 2443

Royalty-free three-year period for new wildcat well (Nimsick) 2434

Sec. 1 imposts will result in withdrawal of petroleum exploration from B.C. (Smith) 2912. Supported (McGeer) 2913

Venezuela's return on oil referred to (Barrett) 2915

Withdrawal of bill urged (McGeer) 2914

Petroleum

Continental resource policy rejected, budget address (Barrett) 354

Exploration, drilling contracts (Morrison) 701

Exploration industry and employment (Smith) 1974

Oil and gas industry in B.C. (Lauk) 104

Oil reserves in B.C. (Barrett) 715

Petroleum industry, price increases (D’Arcy) 241-2

Petroleum resources, American demand (Williams, L.A.) 472

Public control of oil and gas industry (Steves) 119

Revenue from industry, bonus bids (Smith) 1975

U.S. demand increasing (Gorst) 617

Petroleum — Alaska

Oil reserves on the north slope of Alaska (Phillips) 179

Petroleum — Taxation

Economy loss in Peace River-Liard exceeds tax revenue (Morrison) 701

Leave of the House asked to discuss impact (Phillips) 521

Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act

Petroleum exploration, effect of increase (Richter) 539

Petroleum royalties (Schroeder) 794

Petroleum royalties increase in budget (Macdonald) 396

Petroleum royalty increase and unemployment in northern B.C. (McGeer) 719

Petroleum royalty increase and unemployment insurance payments (Phillips) 773

Petroleum royalty increase opposed (Wallace) 385

Petroleum royalty increase will drive petroleum industry out of B.C. (Phillips) 500-1

Petroleum royalty increased, Budget address (Barrett) 360

Sliding scale to raise petroleum rates (Barrett) 715

Petroleum — Transportation

Ban on conveyance through Canada suggested (Gorst) 618

Public discussion of proposed alternative to tankers, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 1118

Petroleum gas, Liquefied

See: Liquefied petroleum gas

Petroleum industry and trade

Consultations with petroleum industry urged (Phillips) 768, 771

Contribution to economic growth of north-eastern B.C. (Phillips) 501

Costs of drilling, report quoted (Smith) 672

Crude oil production for B.C. consumption (Jordan) 728

Energy Act. See name of act

Exploration and effect of taxation (Smith) 672

Fort St. John, layoff of 250 men (Fraser) 566

Jobs cancelled in Fort St. John area (Wallace) 675

Layoffs by exploration companies in Peace River Liard region (Smith) 672

Major contributor to revenue (Phillips) 503

Need for exploration and incentives to industry (Wallace) 717

Petroleum industry in B.C., investment and return (Phillips) 501

Petroleum industry's future in Peace River area (Phillips) 502

Profits compared to other industries (Chabot) 712

Revenues from petroleum and natural gas (Phillips) 670-1

Small business servicing the industry in northeastern B.C. (Smith) 805

Petroleum industry and trade — Taxation

See: Petroleum — Taxation

Petroleum Sales Act

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 2549

Pharmacy Act

Under discussion (Cocke) 1300

Pheasants

Hatchery in lower mainland (Radford) 543

Philips Corporation

Innovations, effect on employment (McGeer) 1079

Phillips, Donald McGray (South Peace River)

Accelerated Park Development Fund Act funds available for land preservation 1286

Address in Reply 49-51, 171-87

Adel-Czlowiekowski, I.J., quoted on cost of higher education 1135-6

Agricultural college facilities, course in Peace River area 1173

Agricultural industry, reforms, changes needed 670

Agricultural products and GATT conference 916

Agriculture, diversification and need for specialists in B.C. 916

Agriculture, long range planning needed 879

Air Ambulance Aid Act (Bill 93) 1R, 555; 2262-3

Air ambulance bill, notice served to introduce a Bill 496

Air fares to northern B.C. 500

Air passes needed by Members from north and interior 171, 2196

Airplanes for use of senior civil servants 1340

Alaska Highway, benefits of paving 497

Alaska Highway, Kiskatinaw River bridge 1339

Alaska Highway, wide loads on Highway 2049

Alaska Highway and development in Peace River area 497

Alaska Highway paving negotiations with Ottawa urged 769, 771

Alfalfa cubing plant in Peace River area 879

Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union, wage rates 917

Australian Aborigines and land rights 1271

Automobile discrimination by size and weight opposed 1361

Automobile Insurance Act 3015-6, 3027-9, 3055-7

Automobile plant in B.C. 843, 848, 1051

Autopact agreement with U.S. 1052

Beef shortage in B.C. 879

Bill amdts., availability to Members 1871

Bills of Sale Act, 1961, An Act to Amend 2685

Boxcar assembly plant, ecological effects in Squamish area 2949

Boxcar shortage causing closing of plant, qu. 2878

Boxcar shortage in Peace River area threatening to cause unemployment 2948

Britannia Beach coal port, public hearings, qu. 1526

British Columbia airline, question 844

British Columbia Cattlemen's Association submission quoted, letter quoted 1481, 1486-7

British Columbia Development Corporation Act (Bill 6) 1R, 17; 1992

B.C. Development Corporation (proposed) , reference to 175

British Columbia Federation of Agriculture's recommendations on the Land Commission Act 1462-3, 1478-9

British Columbia Hydro contracts to non-union contractors 1853

British Columbia Railway, mileage and grades, Chetwynd to Squamish 176

British Columbia Railway boxcar situation, qu. 2241

British Columbia Railway extension, Fort Nelson to Nelson Forks, question 840

British Columbia Railway extension to Nelson Forks urged 770, 771

British Columbia Railway receives no subsidy from Ottawa 176

British Columbia Telephone, takeover by government, question 843

Brascan Limited, Canadian company developing Sukunka coal 175

Brascan Limited ecology minded 176

Budget, business uncertain about future 498

Budget debate 495-509, 665-71

Business in Peace River area, economy of province 848-50

CBC, taxpayers pay for its operation 185

Cable television, government policy 2086-7

Campsites, free use for old age pensioners 1930

Canadian Development Corporation, reference to 1052

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, development of coal in Smokey River, Alta, 176

Canadian National Railway, down days on Prince Rupert to Prince George line 177

Canadian National Railway, mileage and grades, Chetwynd to Prince Rupert 176

Canadian National Railway tracks inadequate for grain shipments 177

Cariboo Regional District Board, opposition to Land Commission Act quoted 1501

Chetwynd facilities will serve Sukunka coal development 176

Chetwynd to Dawson Creek road, long hills 1339

Chile, agriculture, food shortages 1471-2

City Stage, Victoria, reference to grant from Cultural Fund 2055

Civil Service, 1,000 new jobs referred to 180

Coal dust not a pollution hazard 178-9

Coal handling, study needed 178

Coal stored in covered silos 178

Companies Act, rights and responsibilities of company presidents 2215

Companies Act 2213-5, 2670, 2673, 2675

Constitution Act, An Act to Amend 2797

Copper Bounty Act Repeal Act 2425-9

Copper mines, two closed north of Fort Nelson 502

Copper smelter establishment at Kitimat, qu. 1902

Corporation Capital Tax Act, comparisons with Ontario's Act 2310-2

Corporation Capital Tax Act, cost to business to file returns 2308

Corporation Capital Tax Act, increase passed on to consumer 2307

Corporation Capital Tax Act 2306-13

Corporation Capital Tax Act permits government inspection of books of all businesses 2308

Corporation Capital Tax Act taxes companies losing money 2310, 2311

Corporation tax increased to appease waffle group of NDP 499

Cost of parts, service, repairs and vehicles for farmer; increasing 691

Credit Unions Act, 1961, An Act to Amend 2547

Crop damage, root crops and market gardens at Taylor, B.C. 182-3, 920

Crop damage, snow on grain, legumes and hay, Peace River area 183

Crop insurance plan, compulsory, subsidized, allrisk 669-70

Cultural fund subsidies to shows 507

Development and planning studies by regional districts 1477

Development Corporation of British Columbia Act 2598-2602, 2608-9, 2774-6, 2785-7, 2788

Diefenbaker, Rt. Hon. J.G., demand for delay of Land Commission Act 1264-5

Disaster fund payments not made for hay crop loss 183

The Doomsday Syndrome by John Maddox referred' to, quoted 1255-7

Drilling leases, number sold and prices paid, qu. 2242

Drilling rigs, availability in Peace River area and lack of evaluation of parcels, qu. 2243

Driving with headlights on day and night 1340

Drug, Christian Science Monitor article on new addictive drug quoted 2156-7

Drug problem, police methods 991

Drug problem and failure to deal with it 2156-8

Drug pushers, death penalty recommended 990

Dundee, James F., quoted on agricultural production policies 916

Ecologists, scare tactics 1255-8

Economic Council of Canada,

Annual report quoted, referred to 499

Economic Council growth increase should produce enough revenue 499

Education costs in B.C. 1133-6

Elgar Choir's tour overseas, reference to 2055

Energy Act 2559-62, 2799, 2801, 2802, 2808-9, 2812-3, 2814-5, 2821-2, 2823, 2825-7, 2828, 2829, 2830, 2831-2, 2834-5, 2840, 2841, 2996-8

Environment and Land Use Committee, areas of responsibility 1874

Farm costs, reduction questioned 667

Farm Creditors Assistance Act (Bill 7) 1R; 17; 1992-3

Farm development corporation 669

Farm machinery repossession in Peace River area 917

Farm produce promotion programmes, question 917

Farm taxes, change in due date 842

Farmer-owned processing and marketing plants 669

Farmers, guaranteed annual income 667-7

Farmers, low-interest or no-interest loans 668

Farmers and contractors obliged to buy “H” plates 877, 2049

Farmers' bank 668

Farmers want to preserve their land 1258

Farming, preservation and Agriculture department's estimates 878

Farmland subdivision freeze, Amdt. 187. Negatived 222

Farmland subdivision freeze 185-7

Fisheries inclusion in Agriculture department, name change 881, 917

Fishing licences free to old age pensioners 1930

Flyer Coach Industries Ltd., reference to 1050

Food, planning board needed to predict world food needs 881

Food and food production in B.C. 1474-6

Former government's policies on land 1272, 1280

Fort Nelson-Fort Simpson highway, construction by day labour or tender, question 1340

Fort Nelson-Fort Simpson highway construction, advising Northern Affairs department, qu. 2639

Fraser Valley flood disaster fund payments 184

Fund to compensate swindled small businessmen suggested 505

Furniture industry for B.C. 1051

Gasoline tax removal for farmers 666

Glenshiel Hotel, appraisal on operation, assets 2083

Glenshiel Hotel, operation, insurance, taxes, etc. 2082

Government assistance in farm marketing, budget expenditure 669

Government belief in private land ownership, question 1794

Government has not set up economic goals 850

Government policy on food co-ops 2174-5, 2177

Green Belt Protection Fund Act, Minister in charge, funds, qu. 1819

Green Belt Protection Fund Act funds available for land purchases 1285

Green Belt Protection Fund Act powers for land preservation 1284-5, 1464-5

Hansard being read by public 1473

Hansard quoted 495, 666, 667, 1435-9, 1464

Hart highway, Erris to Groundbirch, bridge over Kiskatinaw 1339

Highways department, 500 employees laid off 180-1

Hourglass, CBC TV programme on farmland subdivision freeze 185

Hunting licences free to old age pensioners 1930

Incentives, conflicting statements by Premier 173

Indians and land 1269-71

Industrial Development Corporation (proposed) reference to 772

Inflation, biggest problem 500

Inflationary tendencies in the budget 503

Institute of Technology for northern B.C. recommended 507

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Act 2532-4

Job creation and budget 505

Jobs available in rural and remote areas 770, 771

Kelowna and District Fish and Game Club, telegram on Land Commission Act quoted 1464

Kinuseo Falls, park suggested 1929

Land Act, Director of Lands' powers under Act 1436

Land Act, Opposition Members' speeches on Act quoted 1435-9

Land Act, provisions for land protection 1281-2

Land Commission Act, amdts. suggested, needed 1261-3

Land Commission Act, compensation for loss of land value 1493

Land Commission Act, delay urged to allow for public hearings 1794

Land Commission Act, effects 1485, 1493

Land Commission Act, letters opposing quoted 1489-98, 1499

Land Commission Act, opposition to Act 1264-8

Land Commission Act, telegrams opposing quoted 1289-92

Land Commission Act 1202-3, 1253-73, 1275-94, 1430-42, 1453-81, 1483-1504, 1793-9, 2880, 2883, 2884, 2891, 2894-5, 2896, 2906-7

Land Commission Act alternative, abolition of succession duties on farms 1288

Land Commission Act alternative, dedication of agricultural land in perpetuity 1288

Land Commission's powers 1259-60, 1458-62

Land holdings 1254

Land preservation in Alberta 1431-2

Land purchases by Minister of Municipal Affairs 1465-7

Land taxes, removal from agricultural land 669

Legislative buildings, lights installed for televising debates 2093

Legislative buildings, renovations, total cost 2093, 2096

Legislative buildings, security, qu. 1668

Lone Prairie power line extension 874, 1852-3

Members, number with offices in their constituencies 2093, 2196

Members' apparel, outline of what is proper requested 887-8

Members' expenses for whole session requested 2196

Members' salary increases, effect on other wage increase demands 504

Miner, Jack, reference to 509

Mineral Act, An Act to Amend 2456-63, 2470-88, 2917-8

Mineral exploration and development in province 1958

Mineral industry, effect of taxation 1965-7

Mineral industry, importance to province 1962-5

Mineral Land Tax Act 2510-1

Mines, no major mines under development in B.C. 502

Mini-farming in Arizona 1469-70

Mining industry, consultation with urged 767, 771

Minister of Agriculture on “Hourglass” 1457-8

Minister of Agriculture quoted 184

Minister of Agriculture's speech on Land Commission Act in Kamloops 1432-4

Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources criticized 1953-6

Moberly Lake, weir to control lake level, fish stocking 1929

Mobile homes, safety regulations for moving 2050

Monkman Pass, Boundary road from Dawson Creek 1361

Monkman Pass, gas well employees should live in B.C. 769

Monkman Pass, lumber shipping 1852

Monkman Pass, parks for area supported 1929

Motor Vehicle Act, An Act to Amend 2297

Municipal Act, provisions for compensation, etc. 1455-62

Municipal Act, section on zoning, reference to, quoted 1441-2, 1453-4

Municipal distribution of hydro and natural gas, control of telephone, question 843

National Farmers' Union report, referred to, quoted 1479-80

Natural gas, renegotiation of gas export price 501

Natural resources and sources of energy 177

Northern B.C. Guides Association survey, wolves 508

Northern development, value and benefits 498

Northern farmers' income 184

Old age assistance, federal increase known to Premier, question 764

Opposition's legislative proposals far more practical 497

Paish, Howard, speech to Richmond Teachers Association 841-2

Park Act, An Act to Amend 2641

Parton, Lorne, article in the Province, Vancouver, B.C. on cost of debates a breach of privilege 1871, 1942-3, 1968-71

Peace River area, designation under DREE 1052, 1053

Peace River coal field deposits 178

Peace River dam at site 1 1853

Peace River lamb competing against imported subsidized lamb 879

Petroleum and mining industries, major contributors to revenue 503

Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, 1965, An Act to Amend 2445-50

Petroleum and natural gas industry, revenues 670-71

Petroleum industry, consultation with urged 768, 771

Petroleum industry in B.C., investment and return 501

Petroleum industry's contribution to north-eastern B.C. 501

Petroleum industry's future in Peace River area 502

Petroleum royalty increase, leave of the House asked to discuss impact 521

Petroleum royalty increase and unemployment insurance payments 773

Petroleum royalty increase will drive industry out of B.C. 500-1

Pine River changing course 1852

Pine River endangering Peace Island Park 1895

Point of order — Members' mode of apparel in House 885

Point of order — six concrete suggestions made in House 695

Point of order — withdrawal of personal remark requested 690

Porcupine Mines coal deposit in Smokey River, Alta. 176

Pouce Coupe Community Park upgrading, expenditures 1947, 1951

Practical nursing course needed in Peace River area 1173

Premier on open line radio show 1440-1, 1454-8

Premier's office, travel estimates 844

Prince George, housing shortage 1261

Prince Rupert, development of port 178, 768

Privilege — cost of debates in the House 1871, 1942-3, 1968-71

Privilege — statement in Vancouver Province by columnist Lorne Parton complained of 1968

Prospectors, hiring of by Mines and Petroleum Resources department 1985

Public Works Fair Employment Act 2408-10, 2958-9, 2960

Public Works Minister, policy on 30 hour week 2092

Quasar Petroleums, Monkman Pass area land and drilling rights 181

RCMP, road patrol work 989

Recycling waste, Province, Vancouver, B.C. article quoted 2096

Restoration of economic viability to the northeastern section of the province and restoring job activity within B.C. Subamdt. 671

Revenue Act, An Act to Amend 2740-2

Roads, rural roads in south Peace River area 1339

Rugs changed in Vancouver office 2093, 2094, 2096

Rural Student Travel Aid Fund, notice served to introduce Bill 495

Rural Student Travel Aid Fund Act (Bill 91) 1R, 521;2261

Sales tax, removal from B.C. Hydro and B.C. Telephone bills 842, 871

Sales tax removal from mobile homes 842, 871

Saskatchewan government aid to farmers 668

School taxes, removal from farmland 665

Services to farmers, veterinary laboratories 669

Shipbuilding subsidies, Premier's criticism of federal government 173

Shipbuilding subsidy to Que. 173

Shipping days to Panama from Prince Rupert and Squamish 177

Sierra Club of B.C.'s advertisement, reference to, quoted 1463

Soil-testing facility needed in Peace River area 918

Statute Law Amendment Act, 1973 3002-3, 3004

Stewart, development of port 178, 768

Stewart-Cassiar road, reference to 497

Strap, abolition opposed 1137-40

Students in rural ridings, equal opportunity 507

Succession duties on family farms, question 842, 870

Sukunka coal, Coalition and Brascan options, qu. 1526

Sukunka coal, entire deposit not pre-sold 175

Sukunka coal, potential future sales to European Common Market 175

Sukunka coal development 175-9, 503

Sukunka River changing course 1852

Swan Lake, plans for park 1930, 1947, 1951

Swindler in Peace River area, case cited 505-6

Tax increase on operating capital in business, effect 500

Technical courses transfer to Terrace and Dawson Creek recommended 507

Telephones, difficulties of sharing 171

Texaco Exploration of Canada Limited, Monkman Pass area, land and drilling rights 181

Throne speech, lack of direction 172

Truck overloading, warning system suggested 2050

Unemployment, no steps taken to arrest increase 765

Unemployment aggravated by uncertainty 50-1

Unemployment problem 838-9

Union dues going to United States 765

Union of British Columbia Municipalities, statement on Land Commission Act referred to, quoted 1269, 1484-6

Urban Development Institute letter, referred to, quoted 1487-8

Vancouver, Block 61 and 51 firm overseeing construction 2093

Vancouver inner harbour, clean up 179

Vancouver murder ring; investigation at provincial level, qu. 2637

Ventures West Capital Limited, partner in Ocean Falls operation, qu. 2005

Veterans' allowance and Mincome programme 2174

Veterinary pathology laboratory anticipating herd increase 919

Veterinary pathology laboratory needed in Peace River area 918

Vocational school courses, number should be increased 507

Wage settlement in the St. Lawrence Seaway strike 504

Wilderness parks suggested 1930

Wilson, Harold, and Labour Party's policy on land nationalization 1278

Winter works programme, Province Vancouver, B.C. article quoted 766

Wolf extermination urged 508-9

Wolf population on increase in northern B.C. 508

Wolf problem in community pasture 1923

Wolves, Province, Vancouver, B.C., article quoted 1911

Wolves, Sun, Vancouver, B.C., article quoted 1908-9

Wolves, Western Guidelines article quoted 1912

Wolves killing sheep on Cortes Island 1908-11

Wolves preying on cattle 509

Wolves preying on moose 508

Wolves threatening livestock in Peace River area 915, 1908-14

Young, John, quoted 1139

Phillips, Paul

Mentioned: 3068

Phillips Petroleum Co.

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 2548

Philosophy

Teaching of basic philosophies (Gardom) 1121

Physical Fitness

Programme of fitness consciousness (Cocke) 1218

Physical Fitness and Amateur Sport Fund

Present state of fund, future government policy, question (Jordan) 817

Physician and patient

Doctor-patient relationship (Cocke) 558

Physicians

Bonus or subsidy for doctors in isolated areas (Kelly) 1310

Doctors in Omineca riding (Kelly) 1310

Doctors in outlying areas, special considerations (Williams, L.A.) 1221 (Wallace) 1313

Keeping up with advances in medicine (Cocke) 1227 (Lea) 1227

Medical Manpower Committee, doctors for isolated areas (Cocke) 563

Medical Manpower Committee report on shortage of doctors (Smith) 1237

Salaried position in the Chilcotin (Cocke) 1222

Salary for doctors in isolated areas, suggestion (Cocke) 563

Vancouver General Hospital study on medical care delivery in isolated areas (Cocke) 563

Pinchi Lake, B.C.

Mercury pollution (Radford) 281

Pine Paint Mines

Mentioned: (D’Arcy) 2872

Pine River, B.C.

Change of course, dangers (Phillips) 1852 (Smith) 1866

Cost of rerouting stream (Williams, R.A.) 1857

Peace Island Park endangered (Phillips) 1895

Pipelines Act

Mentioned: (Richter) 2044

Pisces IV (Submarine)

Award under a government scheme suggested (McGeer) 380

Placer Development Ltd.

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 2491

Placer-Mining Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 169) (Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources) I R, 2101

2R, 2517; C, 2932; 3R, 2933; RA 3070
Speakers: (2R) Nimsick 2517

Placer-Mining Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 80) (Curtis) 1R, 317. Withdrawn 2667

Placer-mining

See: Hydraulic mining

Planes

See: Airplanes

Planning, Economic

See: Economic Policy

Playboy

Mentioned: (Williams, R.A.) 1947

Plays

See: Drama

Plunkett, T.J. and Associates

Municipalities, financial situation (Brown) 603

Mentioned: (Gardom) 854-5

Report, meetings with municipalities on report (Lorimer) 2032

Report, reference to (Wallace) 2339

Report quoted (Curtis) 2031

Plywood

Co-operative market development programme (Chabot) 1059 (Macdonald) 1087

Plywood industry and European Common Market (Macdonald) 124

United States tariff charges on imports (Nunweiler) 1082

Pohle Lumber Co. Ltd.

Mentioned: (Dent) 2864

Point Grey, Vancouver, B.C.

Cliff erosion (McGeer) 1 78

Cliff erosion, Swan Wooster recommendations (Williams, R.A.) 1879

Cliff erosion, report, qu. (Gardom) 1819

Pointed Mountain, Northwest Territories

Loss of oil exploration business (Smith) 672

Mentioned: (Chabot) 712

Poland

Agricultural conditions (Chabot) 1748

State control of land, policy withdrawn (Jordan) 1566

Police

Image, work, calibre of candidate (Curtis) 959

Municipalities with own police departments subsidize RCMP (Curtis) 959, 2032

Municipalities with own police not sharing in federal contribution (Macdonald) 996

Police budgets, Victoria and Saanich (Curtis) 959

Police commissioners, meetings (Curtis) 960

Police commissioners and selection of police recruits (Curtis) 960

Police commissions, duties, etc. being examined (Macdonald) 997

Public relations and public education programme needed (Gardom) 983

Training facilities (Curtis) 960 (Macdonald) 997

Political science

Student instruction in government and public finance (Gardom) 1121

Politicians

See: Statesmen

Pollution

Abatement standards and enforcement (Wallace) 898

Abatement standards, goals, deadlines (Williams, R.A.) 1898

Abatement standards, time and assistance for meeting (Gardom) 1896

Environment department (proposed) pollution control programme (Dent) 414

Financial charges against groups initiating waste problems, feasibility under study, Budget address (Barrett) 354

Government to prevent pollution of environment (Brown) 13

Incentive funds for pollution abatement equipment (McGeer) 381

Municipal government, pollution abatement costs (Lorimer) 289

Pollution abatement, cost of equipment in government pulp mills, qu. (Smith) 2065

Pollution Control Act, 1967, An Act to Amend (Bill 61) 287, 2252-3

Pollution control and municipal status (Fraser) 144

Pollution Control Board, inquiry into Province-wide pollution control code, Budget address (Barrett) 355

Pollution control, budget should mention help to municipalities (Wallace) 389

Pollution-free vehicles coming into province (Steves) 439

Pollution problems, budget address (Barrett) 354

Pollution problems on B.C. coast (Gorst) 615

Water resources and pollution control pro grammes, expenditures, Budget address (Barrett) 360

See also: Water — Pollution

Pollution Control Act, 1967, An Act to Amend

(Bill 61) (Gardom) 1R, 287

2R, 2252-3. Out of order 2253
Speakers: (2R) Gardom 2252

Pollution Control Act

Amdts., reference to (Gardom) 326

Direction, standards, etc. for effluent pits (Chabot) 1899

Failure to recognize Health's role (Cocke) 556

Objector under Act (McClelland) 1823

Pollution Control Board

Government policy re objectors being changed (Williams, R.A.) 1829

Inquiry into establishing a province-wide pollution control code, Budget address (Barrett) 355

Objector under Pollution Control Act (McClelland) 1823

Sewage disposal in pits (Chabot) 1898

Shortcomings and weaknesses of legislation (Cocke) 556

Pollution of water

See: Water — Pollution

Polymer Corporation Limited

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 2862

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 2771

Poor

Children below the poverty line 604

Economic security necessary for freedom of choice, achievement of individual's potential (Barrett) 2117-8

Pope, Harry

Honoured on retirement (Stupich) 211-2

Poppel, Michael

Mentioned: (Brousson) 238, 571

Popular culture

Arts in relation to rural areas (Lockstead) 582-3

Leisure time and need for recreational and cultural opportunities (Dent) 414

Sports Festival expanded to include cultural festival (Jordan) 732

Porcupine Mines Limited

Coal deposit in Smokey River, Alta. (Phillips) 176

Port Edwards, B.C.

Mentioned: (Richter) 746

Port Hardy, B.C.

Chief Alfred Scow moving from Prince Rupert area (Macdonald) 397

Crown subdivisions (Williams, R.A.) 1877

Finger-printing incident (Sanford) 153

Port McNeill, B.C.

Ferry terminal decision (Strachan) 1411

Port Simpson

Fish cannery (Lea) 418-19 (Schroeder) 794

Funds to co-operative outright grant (Barrett) 824

Government policy on Port Simpson cannery, question (Jordan) 818

Reports and evaluations made (Barrett) 823

Ports

Access to ports in Alaska Panhandle (Dent) 246-48

Access to ports in northwestern B.C. (Dent) 246

All documents on port development, agreed to by federal government, will be tabled in House (Barrett) 448

Federal refusal to allow tabling of documents, informing of Members requested (Williams, L.A.) 448

Harbour planning board needed (Steves) 120-1

Port development a co-operative effort (Williams, L.A.) 297

Port development authority needed (Williams, L.A.) 297, 476

Port development for coal shipping (Smith) 26-7

Port development on west coast important to all (Smith) 447

Postoperative care

Acute care hospitals and patient stays (Cocke) 559

Post-secondary education

See: Education, Higher

Potatoes

Ashcroft potatoes and tomatoes, reference to (Williams, L.A.) 891

Potatoes — Marketing

Seed potato growing, Pemberton Valley (Williams, L.A.) 196

Potter, Richard T.

Private labs in Ontario (Cocke) 556

Pouce Coupe, B.C.

Bridge (Strachan) 1340

Telegram to Chamber of Commerce on opening of Monkman Pass road (Strachan) 738

Pouce Coupe Community Park

No programme planned at present (Williams, R.A.) 1952

Upgrading expenditures (Phillips) 1947, 1951

Pounds

Grants for pounds in rural districts (Jordan) 942

Powder Mountain, B.C.

Development of ski facilities needed (Gabelmann) 720

Mentioned: (Williams, L.A.) 827

Ski resort development proposed (Wallace) 1925

Time involved for development (Williams, R.A.) 1925

Power and Telephone Line Beautification Fund

Expenditures, question (Jordan) 819

Money available from B.C. Hydro, question (McClelland) 845

Six projects approved (Barrett) 824

Power resources

Energy Act, See name of act

Energy board needed (Williams, L.A.) 294

Policies of former government (Brousson) 807

Policy of government, question (Brousson) 808

Practical nursing

Course needed in Peace River area (Phillips) 1173

On-the-job training for extended care nursing (Cocke) 1227

Premier Lake, B.C.

Campsite development (Chabot) 1906

Funds provided for improvement (Williams, R.A.) 1917

Premier's Estimates

Speakers: Anderson, D.A. 757-60; Brousson 807-11; Chabot 786-8, 851-2, 861-2, 866-7; Fraser 833; Gabelmann 801; Gardom 795-800, 853-6, 859-60, 861, 862; Jordan 756-7, 817-21, 824-7; McClelland 845-6, 862; McGeer 790-1, 811-3, 833-6, 847-8, 865; Morrison 836; Phillips 762-73, 838-45, 848-51, 870; Richter 745-7; Schroeder 793-4; Smith 804-6; Wallace 750; Williams, L.A. 782, 827, 831, 868, 869.

Premier's Office

Constitution Act, amdt. (limiting salaries) in government campaign platform (Barrett) 837

Expenditures modest in comparison (Dent) 406

Funds for Premier's office (Schroeder) 793

Premier's salary (Fraser) 754

Premier's salary and travel (Anderson, D.A.) 758

Renovations (Richter) 745

Salary and travel allowances in Premier's campaign, question (Morrison) 836

Staff increase, mail and work load (Barrett) 753

Staff increase (Wallace) 70

Travel estimates (Phillips) 844

Pre-natal care

Pre-natal nutrition (Cocke) 562

Prevention of Restraint of Professional Practices Act

(Bill 82) (McGeer) 1R, 351

2R, 2253-4
Speakers: (2R) McGeer 2254; Nimsick 2254

Preventive medicine

See: Medicine, Preventive

Prevost Island, B.C.

Acquisition by province suggested (Gorst) 306

Price, Bert

Mentioned: (Richter) 1692

Price regulation

Government price regulation, question (Chabot) 787

Prince Edward Island

Land ownership report quoted (Young) 1539

Prince George, B.C.

Fluoridation of water (Cocke) 562, 1191

Subdivision development by municipal government (Nunweiler) 255

Traffic problems in area (Nunweiler) 607

Prince Rupert, B.C.

City owns its own telephone company (Lea) 299

Environment department's coal port study (Lea) 302

Federal proposal for port, road and rail development, question (Williams, L.A.) 783

Flora Bank, coal port and ecological damage (Barrett) 749

Flora Bank, report on proposed port development (Lea) 302-3

Future affected by government's decision on Columbia Cellulose (Williams, R.A.) 2859-60

Mills on Watson Island (Williams, R.A.) 1416

Port development (Phillips) 178, 768 (Williams, L.A.) 279

Port development to handle general cargo and two-way traffic (Lea) 301

Problems, stablization of economy (Williams, R.A.) 1416

Reports on ecological damage to Flora Bank and Ridley Island (Anderson, D.A.) 759 (Barrett) 760

Residual supply for mill needed (Williams, R.A.) 1837

Prince Rupert Telephone Company

Mentioned: (Lea) 299 (Jordan) 2575 (Macdonald) 2575

Prison sentences

Weekend jail sentences (Wallace) 979

Private Members' motions

Establishment of British Columbia medical care centre for children in Vietnam (Motion 5) (Williams, L.A.) 448-54. Approved 454

See also: Motions for papers

Private property, Right of

See: Right of property

Private schools

Benefiting from public funds must meet provincial standards (Gardom) 1124

Busing of students, not a government policy to bus children (Dailly) 1126

Busing of students (Gardom) 1124

Examinations, abolition and independent schools (Schroeder) 1103-4

Federal grant for French programme not for independent schools (Dailly) 1167

Federal grant for teaching French (Anderson, D.A.) 1165

Independent schools (Rolston) 519

Independent schools should receive government aid (Gardom) 328-9, 1123 (McClelland) 465-6

New Democratic Party opposed to financial aid (Dailly) 1125

Use of community facilities (Gardom) 1124

Privilege

Anderson, Mr. D.A. — violation of the privileges of Members 101

Barrett, Hon. Mr. — pre-recorded statements on television with a release time 63

Brown, Ms. — quote attributed to her not in Hansard 63

Chabot, Mr. — amdts. to Land Commission Act known to Block Bros. and not to Members 1763

Chabot, Mr. — motion to adjourn compels the Speaker to leave the Chair 1523

Chabot, Mr. — prepared statement tabled in House Constituted an unfair and unprecedented attack 2633

Chabot, Mr. — release of material to the Press without its availability to Members or prior to tabling in Legislature 133

Jordan, Mrs. — meeting of Committee of Social Welfare and Education while the House was in session 1899

Morrison, Mr. — statement on Glenshiel Hotel 3037

Phillips, Mr. — cost of debates in the House 1871

Phillips, Mr. — statement in Vancouver Province by Columnist Lorne Parton complained of 1968

Steves, Mr. — implications in references to barn burning and break-in at real estate office 1806

Stupich, Hon. Mr. — no personal interest in A & B Homes Ltd., as auditor of company a signing officer 597

Stupich, Hon. Mr. — Spencer Heights subdivision land never has been farmed 598

Williams, Mr. L.A. — advance release of information to the Press on bills to be introduced to the House, whether a breach of privilege 685-6

Williams, Mr. L.A. — Minister answering questions about a bill to be presented by message in advance of its coming before the House, whether a breach of privilege 627

Probate Fee Act, An Act to Repeal

(Bill 13) (Morrison) 1R, 18

2R, 1997. Out of order 1997
Speaker: (2R) Morrison 1997

Probation

Probation services, improvement (Dent) 982

Problem children

Supportive programmes for parents (Wallace) 2142

Proceedings Against the Crown Act

(Bill 107) (Chabot) 1R, 945

2R, 2270. Out of order 2270
Speaker: (2R) Chabot 2270

Profit

Fair profit, impossible to define (Lea) 416

Legitimate profit defined (Dent) 410

Legitimate profit, explanation needed (Wallace) 389

Profits and loss, socialist philosophy 404

Profit-sharing

Employee profit-sharing best guarantee of labour peace (Anderson, G.H.) 441

Tax incentives to businesses with employee participation in profits (Wallace) 388

Prohibited books

Removal of Xaviera Hollanders books from Victoria's bookstands, qu. (Williams, L.A.) 2007

Request to Education department for financial assistance, qu. (Curtis) 2877

Propane

Advantages, costs, compared to diesel fuel and gasoline (Anderson, D.A.) 2047

Conversion of automobiles to propane gas use, costs (Steves) 439

Gasoline Tax Act, 1948, An Act to Amend 362, 2333

Gasoline Tax Act, 1958, An Act to Amend 362, 2334

Motive fuel Use Act, An Act to Amend 362, 2334

Propane use enforcement not within Minister's power (Lorimer) 2048

Propane Gas Association of Canada

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 2047

Studies on use and air pollution abatement (Anderson, D.A.) 2048

Use by commercial vehicles (Anderson, D.A.) 2048

Prospecting

Claims should be recorded (Nimsick) 265

Grubstaking of prospectors (Nimsick) 1985, 1989

Mines and Petroleum Resources, hiring of prospectors (Phillips) 1985

School to encourage Indians to become prospectors (Nimsick) 1981, 1984-5

Prospectors

Department has no provision for hiring prospectors (Nimsick) 1985

Protection of Children Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 111) (Minister of Rehabilitation and Social Improvement) 1R, 1067

2R, 2399; C, 2761-3; 3R, 2763, RA, 3069
Speakers: (2R) Levi 2399. (C) Anderson, D.A. 2763; Jordan 2761-2; Levi 2762; Wallace 2763

Aim is to integrate and rationalize system (Levi) 2762

Alternatives to children's aid societies should be available (Jordan) 2761

Assets of children's aid societies, disposal to be settled by discussion (Levi) 2763

Assets of children's aid societies, question (Anderson, D.A.) 2763

Religion of child always respected (Levi) 2762

Religion of children under new scheme (Jordan) 2761

Protection of Children Act

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 975 (Wallace) 2142

Provident Mortgage Corporation Limited

Mentioned: (Brousson) 238, 570-1, 963

Province, Vancouver, B.C.

Article by Lome Parton quoted by Clerk Assistant 1969

Articles quoted (McClelland) 676, 1548, 1555, 1825, 2150-1 (Jordan) 693, 734, 1623, 1865 (Anderson, D.A.) 758, 1672 (Phillips) 765, 766, 1138, 1139, 1261, 1262, 1263, 1265, 1277-80, 1283, 1911, 2096 (Williams, L.A.) 784 (Barrett) 788 (Gardom) 866 (Lauk) 1025 (Smith) 1424, 1778, 1863 (Young) 1540 (Morrison) 1682, 1683

Congratulated on handling of Marie White case (Cocke) 1185

Controlled by Southam Press (Chabot) 335

Provincial Alliance of Businessmen for Human Resources

Elimination of programme commended (Barrett) 2115

Jobs found for some employees (Levi) 2121

Mentioned: (McClelland) 468 (Jordan) 730-1

Provincial Archives

Expenditures increased in budget (Hall) 592

Provincial Elections Act

Enumeration procedures, polling divisions and districts (McClelland) 2054

New Act anticipated (Hall) 2055

Provincial Home Acquisition Act

Indians on reserves not eligible (Gardom) 800

Special Funds Appropriation Act, 1973 365, 2368-71

Provincial Home Acquisition Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 149) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 1637

2R, 2384-6; C, 2748; 3R, 2749; RA, 3070
Speakers: (2R) Barrett 2384, 2385-6; Gardom 2384; Lockstead 2385; Wallace 2385

Benefits of Act made available to Indians (Barrett) 2384

Group requests for use of funds welcomed (Barrett) 2384

No restrictions on use made of retroactive money (Barrett) 2386

Per capita municipal grants for self-governing Indian bands advocated (Gardom) 2384

Retroactive to 1966 (Barrett) 2384

Sales tax exemption a reverse form of discrimination (Barrett) 2385

Sales tax exemption on purchase for use on reserves suggested (Gardom) 2385

Taxation paid by Indian people (Lockstead) 2385

Taxes collected from non-Indian occupants of Indian lands (Gardom) 2384

Provincial Home Acquisition Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 104) (Gardom) 1R, 847

2R, 2268-9. Withdrawn 2269
Speakers: (2R) Barrett 2268-9; Gardom 2268

Provincial Home Acquisition Fund

Broadening access to fund (Barrett) 863

Grant not available for leased Crown corporation property (Williams, L.A.) 868

Indians on reserves excluded from use of Fund (Barrett) 862

Spending of money in fund, question (McClelland) 862

Provincial Home-owner Grant Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 72) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 364

2R, 2338; C, 2728; 3R, 2728; RA, 3069
Speakers: (2R) Barrett 2338; (C) Anderson, D.A. 2728; Barrett 2728

Provincial Land Acquisition Fund

Land purchases in Victoria (Chabot) 337-8

Provincial Library

Appropriate quotation supplied (Curtis) 149

Confirmation of date supplied (Stupich) 525

Expenditures increased for staff, services, facilities (Hall) 592

Newspaper index, reference to (Barrett) 795

Provincial Museum

See: British Columbia Provincial Museum, Victoria, B.C.

Provincial Research and Economic Studies Fund

Establishment commended (Lockstead) 583

Provincial Secretary

Agent-General's office in London, England, budget address (Barrett) 358

Provincial Secretary, Department of

Estimates 2053-62
Speakers: Chabot 2058-9; Fraser 2058; McClelland 2053-4; Morrison 2061; Phillips 2055-6, 2059; Smith 2059, 2060; Wallace 2057

Prudential Insurance Company Limited

Columbia Cellulose mortgage referred to (Williams, R.A.) 2859

Psychiatric hospitals

Intermediate care for mental patients needed (Wallace) 1318

Public Accounts

Government policy on full disclosure of information, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 1728

Public Buildings

Access for handicapped (Gardom) 2077

Building standards for the handicapped provide accessibility for wheelchairs (Gabelmann) 722

Government buildings, setting standards, serving people (Hartley) 2071

Government facilities moved to other areas of Victoria (Curtis) 2075

Government policy on renting, building and unemployment (Wallace) 2099

Government to build to National Building Code standards (Hartley) 2073

National Building Code standards in construction of future government buildings (Gardom) 2069

New provincial buildings under construction (Fraser) 2067

Provincial buildings under construction listed (Hartley) 2072

Public Works contracts let through competition (Hartley) 2094

Safety standards, enforcement urged (Gardom) 2069

Small government buildings to serve people locally (Dent) 413

Tax rate on government buildings, other utilities paid for (Hartley) 2094

Tax rate on provincial property, utility charges (Fraser) 2092

Public Document Confidentiality Act

(Bill 28) (Curtis) 1R, 225

Public Document Confidentiality Act

Mentioned: (Wallace) 76

Public expenditures

See: Expenditures, Public

Public health

Public health expenditures, budget address (Barrett) 358

Public health programmes, expenditure, budget address (Barrett) 360

Staff increase (Strachan) 739 (Cocke) 1238

Public health inspectors

See: Health officers

Public health nursing

Similkameen Public Health Society, brief on workload of public health nurse (Richter) 537

Tribute to public health nurses (Smith) 1237

Public health research

Programmes, need for co-ordination (Cocke) 1304

Research (Williams, L.A.) 1303

Public Inquiries Act

Mentioned: (Cocke) 3033

Public Interest, The

Article on heroin problem referred to (Wallace) 965

Public lands

Lease restrictions to agricultural use (Williams, R.A.) 1836

Public Officials' Disclosure Act

(Bill 132) (Attorney General) 1R, 1389

2R, 2293-6
Speakers: (2R) Chabot 2294-5; Curtis 2296; Macdonald 2293-4; McGeer 2295-6

Act should apply to MLAs first (McGeer) 2296

Adjournment of debate, M. (Dailly) 2296

Application of Act to MLAs only advocated (Chabot) 2294

Disclosure less a detriment to office seekers than fear of making mistake (McGeer) 2296

Disclosure needed as protection against whisper campaigns (Curtis) 2296

General principle supported (McGeer) 2295

Penalties for small interest, shares etc. accidentally overlooked (Chabot) 2295

Protection for public official provided by Act (McGeer) 2295

Public ownership

See: Government ownership

Public Printing Act

Mentioned: (Hall) 2061

Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 156) (Minister of Education) 1R, 1725

2R, 2617-8; C, 2749-50; 3R, 2998; RA, 3070
Speakers: (2R) Brousson 2618; Dailly 2617, 2618; Schroeder 2617-8; Wallace 2618. (C) Dailly 2749, 2750; Schroeder 2749, 2750

Alternate form of kindergarten recommended for remote areas (Dailly) 2749

Amendments results of consultation with B.C. Teachers' Federation and B.C. School Trustees' Association (Dailly) 2617

Amendments supported (Schroeder) 2617-8 (Brousson) 2618 (Wallace) 2618

Joint buildings, negotiated agreements on expenses to be approved by department (Dailly) 2750

Joint buildings, operation expenses, , question (Schroeder) 2750

Joint construction and vesting of title to be decided by agreement (Dailly) 2750

Joint construction of buildings and vesting of title (Schroeder) 2750

Kindergarten programme to be complete in two years (Dailly) 2749

Kindergartens, number to be established in first year, question (Schroeder) 2749

Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 131) (Wallace) 1R, 1205

2R, 3040
Speakers: (2R) Dailly 3040; Wallace 3040

Adjournment of debate, M. (Dailly) 3040

Bill to be discussed with school trustees (Dailly) 3040

Taxes transferred when student transfers to another school district (Wallace) 3040

Public Schools Act

Amdt. to provide for student transfers (Dailly) 1133

Children transferring to another school district (Wallace) 1131

Order-in-council to remove sec. 14 of Act permitting corporal punishment (Dailly) 426

Public schools

Commission to examine public schools (Dailly) 425

Public school system an anachronism (Steves) 435

Public schools — Finance

See: Education — Finance

Public Scrutiny, An Act to Provide for

(Bill 125) (Gardom) 1R, 1177

2R, 3039
Speakers: (2R) Gardom 3039; Macdonald 3039

Adjournment of debate, M. (Macdonald) 3039

Principle supported (Macdonald) 3039

Records, decisions and awards of tribunals, boards and commission open to inspection (Gardom) 3039

Public Service Alliance of Canada

Mentioned: (Radford) 1400, 1402

Public Service Labour Relations Act

(Bill 182) (Provincial Secretary) 1R, 3007

Public utilities

Energy Act. See name of act

Municipal distribution of hydro and natural gas, control of telephone, question (Phillips) 843

Public Utilities Commission

Natural gas pipeline to Vancouver Island, hearings (Richter) 189, 745, 877

Natural gas pipeline to Vancouver I s 1 a n d, qu. (Morrison) 1067

Natural gas pipeline to Vancouver Island, report not available (Lorimer) 973

Fort Nelson natural gas price (Smith) 877

Motor carriers, transfer to Commercial Transport department suggested (Fraser) 566, 755, 878

Motor carriers transferred to Commercial Transport department (Macdonald) 2547

Public welfare

Cost sharing programme for special care homes (Hall) 592

Family camping trips, holidays in rural area (Jordan) 2176

Government programme for subsidization of wages to be looked at again (Levi) 2169-70

Government's responsibility to provide a reasonable, just standard of living (Wallace) 2122

Health and social service programmes, expenditures, budget address (Barrett) 360

Health and welfare and charities, government commitment to pay for services (Levi) 493-4

Integration of welfare and children's services in Victoria, rationalizations (Levi) 493

Legislation to take over administration of welfare and care of children in Victoria (Levi) 493

Municipal sharing of welfare costs (Fraser) 565-6

Peripheral social services performed by volunteers (D’Arcy) 240

Prevention of social problems (Wallace) 2141

Provincial government control over social services programmes, budget address 353

Shumiatcher, Maurice C., quoted on welfare services (McClelland) 468

Social improvement, 69 per cent of total provincial revenue devoted to social services, budget address (Barrett) 360 (Stupich) 527

Social problems, government spending on prevention (Barnes) 320

Social services, expenditure, budget address (Barrett) 360

Social services needed in northern Vancouver Island (Sanford) 153

Victoria, study on integrating welfare systems and children's agencies (Levi) 493

Welfare burden on municipalities under review (Levi) 2122, 2162

Youth, unemployment and welfare, eight points (Rolston) 2138

Public works

Public Works Fair Employment Act. See name of Act

Public Works, Department of

Budget address (Barrett) 358

Giles, George, Deputy Minister introduced to House (Hartley) 2071

Minister complimented on his statement when accepting portfolio (Bennett) 2098

Minister's new functions, qu. (Fraser) 1666

Renting of office space in Victoria, qu. (Chabot) 1668

Rhodes, Al, comptroller, introduced to House (Hartley) 2071

Tribute to staff (McGeer) 2098

Public Works Fair Employment Act

(Bill 153) (Minister of Labour) 1R, 1665

2R, 2405-15, 2417-21; C, 2934-45, 2954-68; 3R, 3011; RA, 3070
Speakers: (2R) Anderson, D.A. 2406-7; Anderson, G.H. 2408; Barnes 2413-4; Chabot 2405-6; Curtis 2410-1; Dent 2419; Hall 2417-8; Jordan 2418-9; King 2405, 2419-21; McClelland 2412; McGeer 2412-3; Nicolson 2411; Phillips 2408-10; Richter 2413; Smith 2410; Wallace 2407-8; Williams, L.A. 2413. (C) Anderson, D.A. 2935, 2940-2, 2963-4, 2966, 2967; Barrett 2937; Brousson 2939, 2954-5, 2960, 2962, 2965; Chabot 2934-5, 2942-4, 2960-1 King 2934, 2936, 2940, 2955-7, _2959, 2960, 2961, 2962, 2964-5; Macdonald 2945, 2967; McGeer 2936-7, 2944-5, 2957-8, 2967; Morrison 2962, 2965-6; Phillips 2958-9, 2960; Strachan 2942-3; Wallace 2937-9, 2962-3; Williams, L.A. 2939, 2965. Amdt. (sec. 2) (King) 2934. Approved 2961. Amdt. (sec. 2 (b) ) (Anderson, D.A.) 2935. Negatived 2959. Amdt. (sec. 4 (1) (c) ) (Brousson) 2962. Negatived 2966. Amdt. (title) (Anderson, D.A.) 2966. Negatived 2967-8
Divisions: (2R) 2421; (C) 2959, 2961, 2966, 2967-8; (3R) 3011

Alberta companies without collective agreements now precluded from bidding on contracts (King) 2956

British Columbia Medical Association, bargaining agent, membership voluntary (Wallace) 2938

B.C. Roadbuilders' Association supports Act (King) 2956

College of Physicians and Surgeons protects public, not doctors (Wallace) 2937

College of Physicians and Surgeons referred to as medical profession's closed shop (Barrett) 2937

Companies avoiding union contracts by name changes, dummy companies (Anderson, G.H.) 2408 (Nicolson) 2411

Construction Labour Relations Association not opposed to intent of Act (King) 2956

Contractors and workers at local level denied employment (Chabot) 2406

Difficulties in organizing and gaining certification in construction industry (King) 2940

Directive from Labour Minister favouring unionized labour preferable (McGeer) 2413

Discrimination against workers non-unionized by choice (Wallace) 2408

Effect on small firms in rural areas (Brousson) 2954-5

Employers infringing Labour Relations Act to get contracts (Williams, L.A.) 2413

Eskimos prevented from unloading boat by union rules, case cited (McGeer) 2958

Exemptions from Act for municipalities and school districts, question (Williams, L.A.) 2934

“Fair” deleted from title. Amdt. (Anderson, D.A.) 2966. Negatived 2967

Government often hires small contractors on day-labour basis (King) 2956

Government should only ensure workers receive union wage equivalent (Chabot) 2405

Government will give preference to British Columbia contractors (King) 2956

Hospitals, amendment required to provide exemption (King) 2956

Hospitals, exemptions from Act, question (Williams, L.A.) 2934

IBEW refusals to grant collective agreements referred to (Brousson) 2955

Investigations necessary in claims of non-payment of wages (King) 2962

Jurisdictional disputes on multi-contract government projects (Chabot) 2961

Legislation forces workers to join unions (Chabot) 2405 (McClelland) 2412 (McGeer) 2412

Legislation should spell out to whom it does and does not apply (Brousson) 2960

Mentioned: (Lorimer) 2854

Mica Creek, no-strike pact with allied council of unions referred to (King) 2957

Non-union contractors denied right to government contracts (Chabot) 2935 (Anderson, D.A.) 2935 (Wallace) 2938 (McGeer) 2945 (Brousson) 2954 (Phillips) 2959

Organized companies at disadvantage in bidding on public works (King) 2405

Organized a means of protecting rights of individual (Barnes) 2413-5

Power given Minister unreasonable and an invasion of privacy (Wallace) 2963 (Anderson, D.A.) 2963-4

Public contracts used to force union membership up (Anderson, D.A.) 2407

Public housing and non-unionized small contractors (Curtis) 2411

School boards and municipal councils not bound by Act (King) 2420

Secondary picketing will be prevented by Act (King) 2961

Secrecy requirement about information obtained by investigators not in Act (Morrison) 2962, 2966

Sec. 2 amendment (Anderson, D.A.) 2935. Supported (Wallace) 2938 (Williams, L.A.) 2939 (Brousson) 2955

Sec. 4 (1) deletion of paragraph (c) . Amdt. (Brousson) 2962. Negatived 2966

Sec. 4 (1) (c) an invasion of privacy (Brousson) 2962

Sec. 4 (1) (c) “and are considered necessary for the purposes of this Act” omitted from Act (Brousson) 2962, 2965 (Anderson, D.A.) 2966

Small companies will suffer (Chabot) 2406 (Phillips) 2409 (Jordan) 2418

Small family and small partnership operations exempted (King) 2956, 2960

Special interest legislation of the NDP (Phillips) 2959

Taxpayers should have right to government business (Anderson, D.A.) 2406 (Smith) 2410

Title of Act is misleading (Anderson, D.A.) 2967 (McGeer) 2967

Union firms excluded because of non-union employees question (McGeer) 2957

Unions cannot withhold collective agreement under law (King) 2957

Wages and working conditions equivalent to or better than those of the civil service. Amdt. (Anderson, D.A.) 2935. Negatived 2958

Workers, on contracts with government, deprived of collective bargaining rights are discriminated against (King) 2936

Workers entitled to benefits available to professions through their associations (Barrett) 2937

Workers should have every incentive and help to organize collectively (Strachan) 2943

Pubs

See: Hotels, taverns, etc.

Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada

Mentioned: (McGeer) 1383

Purchasing Commission

Department responsibility for specifications (Barrett) 872

Forest Service equipment superior to Highway equipment (Fraser) 872

Pyramid Selling, An Act to Control

(Bill 60) (McGeer) 1R, 287

2R, 2251-2. Out of order 2252
Speakers: (2R) McGeer 2251-2

Pyramid sales

Fair Sales Practices Act (Bill 123) 1241,„ 2288-91

Pyramid Selling, An Act to Control (Bill 60) 287, 2251-2

Pyramid selling and leadership of Social Credit

Party, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 1666