Province of British Columbia
30th Parliament, 3rd Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
September 13 to November 7, 1973

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BCIT

See: British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, B.C.

B.C. Teacher

Mentioned: (Webster) 1296

Bachuk, W.

Mentioned: (Barrett) 809

Bank of British Columbia

Shares purchased (Barrett) 1157, 1169

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcies, reporting to prevent trading in stock (Macdonald) 1253

Geo-Star Resources Ltd., insider trades after bankruptcy, qu. (Gardom) 1380

Geo-Star Resources Ltd., share trading after bankruptcy (Gardom) 363A, 434, 1253

Trading in stock of bankrupt companies, government measures to prevent, qu. (Gardom) 1253

Vancouver Stock Exchange, notification of bankruptcies, qu. (Gardom) 363A

Banks, Hal

Admission to Canada condemned (King) 992 (McGeer) 992

Banks and banking, Co-operative

Statute Law Amendment Act, 1973 (Second Session) . See name of act

Barnes, Emery Oakland (Vancouver Centre)

Abandoned vehicles, legislation needed 227

Address in Reply 226-33

Bartholomew Report, plan for waterfront area in Vancouver 230

Bayshore Inn development 230

Bennett, William Richards, congratulated 229

Bicycling paths, construction along highways 228

Central Hotel, renovation 228

Coal Harbour waterfront, government participation in securing for public use 232

Committee on Labour and Justice, member 940

Committee on Health, Education, and Human Resources, member 940

Concordia Enterprises of Toronto and Dawson School site 232

Corrections Branch, programme for public enlightenment on aims needed 339

Corrections Act, An Act to Amend 338-40

Dawson Developments Ltd., plans for Coal Harbour waterfront 231

Dawson School, Vancouver, use of site 232-3

Four Seasons Hotel site development in Vancouver 229-32

Free buses downtown 228

Haney Correctional Institute, conditions 339

Harbour Park Developments Ltd. plans for Coal Harbour waterfront 230

Hotel beverage rooms being turned into bottle clubs 228-9

Housing, Department of, Act 639-41

Housing, Tenants' problems 227

Housing, rehabilitation of old housing 227-8

Human Rights Code of British Columbia Act 1264-5

Labour Code of British Columbia Act 483-5, 834-5

MacLean Park, Vancouver, tenants' problems 229

Nicolson Towers, Vancouver, tenants' problems 229

Oakalla jail, work there referred to 339

Prison personnel, need for understanding of prisoners' personalities, problems 340

Rehabilitation of criminals, work programme suggested 340

Save the Entrance to Stanley Park Committee, opposition to development 231

Spencer, Isobel Gertrude, granted site of Bayshore Inn 230

Stanley Park, traffic and Coal Harbour waterfront development 231-2

United Housing Foundation project for housing rehabilitation 227-8

Vanilla extract, alcoholic content 229

Webb and Knapp plans for Coal Harbour waterfront referred to 230

Barrett, Hon. David, Premier, Minister of Finance (Coquitlam)

Address in Reply 282-9

Administrative matters, debating made necessary by past difficulties 298

Afton Mines Ltd., no share purchases made 1118, 1157

Anderson, D.A., quoted on Western Economic Opportunities Conference 282

Assessment Equalization Act, An Act to Amend 774-5

Atlin, two government agencies planned 287

Bank of British Columbia shares purchased 1157, 1169

Banking houses ready to lend money to province 286

Barrett family, tribute to 289

Bethlehem Copper Corporation, corporate profits increase 284

Bethune, Norman, tribute to 318

Birthday (Dailly) 361A

Congratulated (Richter) (Anderson, D.A.) (Wallace) 361A

Boxcar shortage, talks with CNR going on 811

Branscan Ltd., negotiations continuing 76

British Columbia Forest Products, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

British Columbia Forest Products ltd., corporate profits increase 284

British Columbia Packers, corporate profits increase 284

British Columbia Railway always a money loser 408

British Columbia Railway board, directors' salaries 409

British Columbia Railway board, directors increased from five to nine 402

British Columbia Railway board, directors to represent employees, forest industry 403

British Columbia Railway Company Grant Act, 1973

(Bill 110) 1R, 1213; 1298-9, 1301-3, 1364, 1367-71, 1371-2, 1374-5

British Columbia Railway contracts, report requested on methods of government bidding 409

British Columbia Railway, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

British Columbia Railway presidency, relinquishment 15

British Columbia Railway, rail car leasing 490

British Columbia Railway report, recommendations to be implemented before leaving office 409

British Columbia Railway, safety, railway asked to use necessary caution 1377

British Columbia Railway, share issuing criticized 408

British Columbia Railway, share purchasing by government 907

British Columbia Railway strike, adjournment of debate to discuss 693

British Columbia Railway strike, negotiations 3, 847

British Columbia Railway strike, shop crafts unions urged to return to work 809

British Columbia Sugar, corporate profits increase 284

British Columbia Telephone Co., shares purchased 1157

Brousson, David M., tribute to 845

Buchanan, Herb, report on oil spill in Vancouver harbour 207-8

Cabinet colleagues, tribute to 289

Campbell River, government agency to be opened 286

Canada Wire and Cable Company, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Canadian Fishing Company, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Canadian Occidental Petroleum, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Canadian Pacific Railway shares owned 1157, 1169

“Capital Comment” interview and breach of parliamentary privilege (Smith) 941

“Capital Comment” interview quoted (Speaker) 975

Capital investments, increase during year 287

Children's Aid Society, Victoria, shares taken over by government 1157, 1169

Chile, NDP's opposition to and disapproval of recognition by Canada 521

Chilliwack, government agency to be opened 286

Chronic care to have second call on surplus funds 289

Civil liberties infringed in police intercession before crime committed 342

Clean Seas (Canada) retained to clean up oil spill in Vancouver harbour 207

Coloured Gasoline Tax Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 25) 1R, 233; 410, 411, 769, 770

Columbia Brewing, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Columbia River Treaty- renegotiation, presentations being prepared 520

Cominco Limited, corporate profits increase 284

Commerzbank ready to lend money to' province 286

Committee members thanked for work 282

Committees, appointment 4

Community Recreational Facilities Fund Appropriation Act (Bill 117) 1R 1255; 1339, 1341-2, 1389, 1389-90, 1390

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, tribute to pioneers of party 289

Corporate profits and inflation 284

Corporate profits in B.C. 284

Corporate profits, Vancouver Sun review referred to 284

Corporation Capital Tax Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 21) 1R, 233; 402

Corrections Act, An Act to Amend 341-4

Crestbrook Forest Industries, Minister's statement no effect on company 1158

Criminal Code should be re-examined 343

Crown Zellerbach Corporation, corporate profits increase 284

Dawson Developments Companies, corporate profits increase 284

Deutsche Bank ready to lend money to province 286

Deutsche Kommunalbank ready to lend money to province 286

Drugs often first encountered in jail 342

Dupont of Canada Limited, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Emergency bill prepared and signed by Lieutenant-Governor 942

Energy, federal government's policy referred to 46

Employed, increase in number of jobs and decrease in unemployment 288

Equalization payments subsidizing Quebec 283

Erawan, ship spilling oil in Vancouver harbour 207

Erco Industries, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Evans, Hon. Daniel J., presentation made to him 787

Evans, Hon. Daniel J., welcomed to House 786-7

Evans Products Co. Ltd., letter received, talks taking place 1305

Farley, Norman, telegram to him urging end of B.C. Railway strike quoted 809

Farm Income Assurance Act 723-4

First Boston Corporation ready to lend money to province 286

Fort St. John, government agency to be opened 286

Foss Leasing Company, agreement for 500 rail cars 351

Foulkes, Richard G., report referred to 289

Golf courses, conditions to be met for tax relief 1342, 1389

Government agencies to be opened and in planning stage 286-7

Griffen, Paul, observer of oil spill in Vancouver harbour 207

Guaranteed income programme of former government referred to 283

Gunderson, Einar, directorship of B.C. Railway criticized 407

Haida Cement, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Halsey, Stuart and Co., ready to lend money to province 286

Haney Correctional Institute, escapes before and after fence construction 341

Hiram Walker, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Housing, Department of, Act 637-9, 1227-8

Housing to have first call on surplus funds 289

Houston, government agency planned 287

Human Rights Code of British Columbia Act 1265-6

Immigration, participation in formulation of new law 112

Imperial Oil Limited shares owned 1157, 1169

Income Tax Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 23) 1R, 233; 410

International Nickel shares owned 1157, 1169

Investment rating services and B.C. bonds 286

Kaiser Resources Ltd., no share purchases made 11:18, 1157

Kootenay Forest Products Ltd., government not involved in purchase 1158

Kuhn, Loeb & Co. ready to lend money to province 286

Labatt Breweries, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Labour Code of British Columbia Act 479-83, 836-7, 1002-3

Land Registry Act, An Act to Amend 948-9

Lewis, David, welcomed to House 1025

McClelland, Robert H., substantive motion, debate in House 1252

MacMillan, Norman J., telegram on rail car shortage quoted 489

MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., corporate profits increase 284

MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Medical Centre of British Columbia Act 1096-8

Medical Services, An Act to Amend an Act Respecting 318

Members, offices in constituencies, secretarial help 298

Merrill Lynch ready to lend money to province 286

Mincome, federal cost sharing hoped for 283

Mincome, increase in number of people receiving benefits 283

Moody's Investment Service, rating of B.C. bonds 286

National Energy Board's approval of natural gas guarantee, government not informed 1028

National Harbours Board, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Natural gas price, underpricing policy of former government 285

North Central Plywoods, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Oakalla Jail inmates' backgrounds, study referred to 342

Oil spill in Vancouver harbour, statement 207-8 100

Mile House, government agency to be opened 286

Oral question period 691, 692

Pacific Great Eastern Settlement Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 22) 1R, 233; 402-3, 407-10

Pacific North Coast Native Co-operative Loan Act (Bill 87) 1R, 814; 1072, 1079-81, 1148, 1149, 1150-1

Paish, Howard, and Associates, report on Prince

Rupert port development 393

Parity bond issue in August 285

Parity bonds reduced 285

Parole, risks involved 343

Parti Quebecois, separatism policy a mistake 284

Pauling, Linus, welcomed to House 1074-5

Petroleum Corporation Act 863-7

Placer Developments Ltd., corporate profits increase 284

Police image in community, need for improvement 343

Port Hardy, B.C., government agency to be opened 287

Prince Rupert coal port location, decision not yet made 433

Prince Rupert port development, environment clearance on location 393

Prison staff, sabbatical leave 341

Privilege Statement on government-owned shares corrected 1169

Provincial Home Acquisition Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 83) 1R, 814; 1063, 1064-5

Public Information Bureau personnel, qualifications 299

Public Service Act 1387

Public Service Labour Relations Act 966-7

Quebec government, remarks about considered inflammatory (Phillips) 487

Quebec, provincial handling of resources criticized 283

Queen Charlotte City, B.C., government agency to be opened 287

Quoted on supervision of expenditure of public money (Curtis) 737

Rail car assembly plant, production start delayed to March 351

Rail car shortage, letter from lumber company quoted 490

Rail cars, holding at Prince George for loading 490

Rail cars, withholding by CPR and CNR may be deliberate 351

Resources, policy on price and provision of resource-based jobs 288

Richards, Al, advisor on clean-up of oil spill in Vancouver harbour 208

Riverside Forest Products, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Robertson, Bruce, presentation made to him 651

Rocchini, R., report on oil spill in Vancouver harbour 208

Rocla Concrete, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Salmon Arm fire, arbitration for compensation disputes 14

Salmon Arm fire, compensation to be based on replacement value 14

Salmon Arm fire, special report to be made on long-term impact 14

Salomon Brothers ready to lend money to province 286

Smoking in Public Places, An Act to Limit 950

Sex crimes, parole problems 342

Share purchasing through existing houses 1157

Social Credit Party leadership race referred to 281, 288

Sorensen, Henning, worked with Dr. Norman Bethune in Spain 318

Special Committee on Privileges to examine statements made by Mr. Robert H. McClelland against Hon. R.M. Strachan. M. 1282

Standard & Poor Corporation, rating of B.C. bonds 286

Stewart, B.C., government agency planned 287

Succession Duty Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 69) 1R, 615; 1062, 1062-3

Sun Diamond, ship involved in oil spill in Vancouver harbour 207

Taxation Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 84) 1R, 814; 1065-6, 1069-72

Tree-fruit growers, plebiscite (Motion 10) 1241-3

Truroc Gypsum, investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Ucluelet, B.C., government agency planned 287

United Accumulated shares owned 1157

United Fruit Growers breaking the law, responsibility not with House 559

Van Hollebeke, Hon. Ray, welcomed to House 997

Wallach, Ira D., and newsprint sales 616

Weldwood of Canada Ltd., corporate profits increase 284

Westcoast Transmission Co. Ltd., investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Westcoast Transmission Co. Ltd., no share purchases made 1157

Western Canada Steel, price increase, report to come from Industrial Development, Trade and Commerce Minister 1378

Western Economic Opportunities Conference, accomplishments 282

Westland Metals Ltd., investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Westmills Carpets Ltd., investments in B.C. in 1973 287

Williams, L. Allan, reports on oil spill in Vancouver harbour 208

Williams, L. Allen, thanked for information on Vancouver harbour oil spill 282

Willingdon School for Girls, alternative care has been successful 343

Young offenders, holding unit in downtown

Vancouver recommended 343

Barron's

Article on B.C. referred to (Barrett) 286

Mentioned: (McGeer) 263

Bartholomew, Harland

Plan for waterfront area at entrance to Stanley Park (Barnes) 230

Basford, Hon. Stanley Ronald

Land Commission Act praised and criticized (Stupich) 171-2

Meeting with on development of Blair Range (Nicolson) 658

Mentioned: (Barrett) 287 (Wallace) 606

National Housing Act programme kits referred to (Nicolson) 594

Bayshore Inn, Vancouver, B.C.

Development (Barnes) 230

Bears

Stock losses (Committee on Agriculture report) 253

Beauchesne, Arthur

Parliamentary Rules and Forms, definition of intermediate proceedings referred to (Speaker) 461

Parliamentary Rules and Forms mentioned (Speaker) 362A, 363A, 519, 522, 689, 851, 1025, 1119

Parliamentary Rules and Forms quoted (Speaker) 431, 849, 1379

Beaver River, B.C.

Gas field prolific producer (Smith) 857

Gas output, cut back (Macdonald) 45-6

Gas wells producing salt water main cause of crisis (Smith) 857-8

Beef

Beef Grading Act. See name of act

Beef Grading Act

(Bill 6) (Minister of Agriculture) 1R, 391-2; 2R, 412; C, 545; 3R, 545; RA, 1413

Speakers: (2R) Stupich 412

Beer

Beer and wine price increases (Gardom) 394-5 (Macdonald) 395

Behti, B.Y.

Mentioned: (Barrett) 809

Bella Coola, B.C.

Decline of agricultural industry referred to (Anderson, G.H.) 379

Belmo nt Building, Victoria, B.C.

Welfare offices (Morrison) 202

Bennett, Hon. William Andrew Cecil

Criticized for failure to provide training facilities for more doctors (Wallace) 1101

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 26 (Brousson) 61 (Dent) 100 (McClelland) 134 (Barrett) 285

Resignation from Legislature (Speaker) 75

Tribute to (throne speech) 1

Bennett, William Richards (South Okanagan)

Address in Reply 221-3

British Columbia Development Corporation loans at low interest advocated 222

Building materials, sales tax removal 222, 598

Burlington Northern tracks through White Rock, agreement on removal, qu. 942

Canadian Fibreform, federal grant to company referred to 222

Committee on Public Accounts and Economic Affairs, member 940

Congratulated on election (King) 49 (Fraser) 118 (Brown) 124 (Levi) 137 (Gardom) 159 (Williams, L.A.) 195 (Barnes) 229 (Curtis) 271

Fruit growers' plebiscite, Minister of Agriculture quoted on it, qu. 1306

Highway 97, bypasses needed for built-up areas 222

Highway 97, widening should be continued 221-2

Housing, Department of, Act 597-8, 1182-3

Housing, subsidization of lots 222

Kelowna, policemen promised by government, number supplied, qu. 1060

Mentioned: (throne speech) 1

Natural gas shortage and Premier's trip to Alberta, qu. 908

Office facilities in constituencies preferred to Public Information Bureau 295

Okanagan, highway bypass 222

Okanagan Telephone Co. strike, appointment of mediator, qu. 1119

Okanagan Telephone Co. strike, request for mediator, qu. 1120

Okanagan Valley, development and preservation of the environment 221

Okanagan Water Basin Study, implementation of report 221

Okanagan Water Basin Study quoted on establishment of authority 221

Royal Canadian Mounted Police, only two officers for Kelowna area 1060

Seated in House (Richter) 75

Social Credit Party's philosophy 223

Tribute to (Phillips) 83

Welcomed to House (King) 49 (Hartley) 113 (McClelland) 129 (Macdonald) 142 (Stupich) 171 (Jordan) 178 (Kelly) 223

Bergenham, Caroline

Land donation to Crown for park (throne speech) 1-2 (Barrett) 1066, 1070 (Wallace) 1067

Bergenham, John

Land donation to Crown for parks (Throne Speech) 1-2 (Barrett) 1066, 1070 (Wallace) 1067

Berger, Tom

Mentioned: (McGeer) 933

Programme for open files in credit reporting, government (McGeer) 665

Rubble Creek subdivision application, decision referred to, quoted (Williams, L.A.) 196

Speeches on expropriation referred to (Williams, L.A.) 1184, 1199 (McGeer) 1202

Workmen's Compensation Board and principles of natural justice (Macdonald) 926

Bernhardt, Charles

Farm income stabilization (Phillips) 367

Quoted on fruit growers' plebiscite (Bennett) 1306

Bethlehem Copper Corporation Ltd.

Corporate profits, increase (Barrett) 284

Mentioned: (Richter) 1123

Bethune, Norman

Canadian physician in China referred to (McGeer) 318

Tribute to (Barrett) 318

Better Business Bureau

Represented at conference on consumer matters (Young) 571

Bewley, A. Les.

Article in Weekend Magazine on parole failures (Anderson, D.A.) 334

Bibbs, Richard M.

Mentioned: (Cocke) 1114

Bible

St. Luke 15 referred to, quoted (Anderson, D.A.) 671, 673, 678

Bicycle paths

See: Cycling paths

Big Brothers

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 325 (Rolston) 333

Biggs, John

Introduced to House (Hall) 783

Bill of Rights (proposed)

Clauses it should contain (Gardom) 163-4

Needed (Anderson, D.A.) 34

Not in Throne Speech (Phillips) 86

Bills, Legislative

Bills delivered to Members' desks at time of introduction, suggestion (McClelland) 377

Bills re-ordered from Queen's Printer to meet unusual demand for copies (Speaker) 376

Bills should be set aside so that each Member will have copies to study (McGeer) 376

Bills will be delivered to Members' desks at time of introduction (Speaker) 377

Details should be in bill, not in press releases or statements (Wallace) 404

Emergency bill prepared and signed by Lieutenant-Governor (Barrett) 942

Legislative Counsel write all the bills (McGeer) 372A-3A

Royal Assent to bills 1413

Bills, Legislative (* indicates Royal Assent)

1 Married Persons Equality Act

* 2 Medical Grant Act, An Act to Amend

* 3 Veterinary Medical Act, An Act to Amend

* 5 Agricultural Land Development Act, An Act to Amend

* 6 Beef Grading Act

* 7 Milk Industry Act, An Act to Amend

* 8 Oleomargarine Act, An Act to Amend

* 9 Farm Income Assurance Act

* 10 Medical Services, An Act to Amend an Act Respecting

* 11 Labour Code of British Columbia Act

* 12 Adoption Act, An Act to Amend

13 Crown Proceedings Act

14 British Columbia Ombudsman Act

15 British Columbia Auditor General

16 Public Scrutiny

17 Guaranteed Minimum Income Plan

18 Guaranteed Income Act

19 Income Tax Act, An Act to Amend

* 20 Sessional Reports Suspension Act

* 21 Corporation Capital Tax Act, An Act to Amend

* 22 Pacific Great Eastern Settlement Act, An Act to Amend

* 23 Income Tax Act, An Act to Amend

* 24 Corrections Act, An Act to Amend

* 25 Coloured Gasoline Tax Act, An Act to Amend

26 Supplementary Municipal Assistance Act

27 Senior Citizens Home Repair Act

28 Municipalities Aid Act, An Act to Amend

* 29 Real Estate Act, An Act to Amend

* 30 Commercial Transport, Department of, Act, An Act to Amend

* 31 Veterinary Laboratories Act

33 Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Act, 1973

34 Assessment Equalization Act, An Act to Amend

35 Hospital Insurance Act, An Act to Amend

36 Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend

37 Public Officials Disclosure Act

38 Land Registry Act, An Act to Amend

* 39 Health Services and Hospital Insurance, Department of, Act, An Act to Amend

* 40 Payment of Wages Act, An Act to Amend

41 Cyril Morley Shelford Compensation Act

42 Smoking in Public Places, An Act to Limit

* 43 Human Tissue Gift Act, An Act to Amend

* 44 Agricultural Credit Act

* 45 Domestic Animal Protection Act

* 46 Livestock Production Act

47 Land Registry Act, An Act to Amend

* 48 Consumer Services, Department of, Act

* 49 Housing, Department of, Act

60 Government Computer Privacy Act

61 British Columbia Railway Act, An Act to Amend

62 Fluoridation of Water Supply, An Act Respecting

* 63 Personal Information Reporting Act

* 64 Transport and Communications, Department of, Act

65 Northern British Columbia, Department of, Act, (1973)

66 Voluntary Emergency First Aid Act

* 67 Distress Area Assistance Act, An Act to Amend

* 68 Farm Products Industry Improvement Act

* 69 Succession Duty Act, An Act to Amend

* 70 Petroleum Corporation Act

* 71 Weed Control Act

72 Spring Traps, An Act for the Restriction of the Use of

73 Consumer Credit Disclosure Protection Act

74 Administrative Tribunals Appeals Act

* 75 Public Service Labour Relations Act

* 76 Mines and Petroleum Resources, Department of, Act

* 77 Geothermal Resources Act

78 Factories Act, An Act to Amend

79 Environmental Bill of Rights Act

* 80 Mines Regulation Act, An Act to Amend

* 81 Medical Centre of British Columbia Act

* 82 Mental Health Act, 1964, An Act to Amend

* 83 Provincial Home Acquisition Act, An Act to Amend

* 84 Taxation Act, An Act to Amend

* 85 Supreme Court Act, An Act to Amend

* 87 Pacific North Coast Native Co-operative Loan Act

* 89 County Courts Act, An Act to Amend

90 County Courts Act, An Act to Amend

91 Supreme Court Act, An Act to Amend

92 Public Bodies Information Act, An Act to Amend

93 Transportation Assistance Fund Act

* 94 Soil Conservation Act, An Act to Amend

* 95 Coal Mines Regulation Act, An Act to Amend

* 96 Municipal Act, An Act to Amend

* 97 Queen Elizabeth II British Columbia Centennial Scolarship Act, An Act to Amend

98 Guarantee of Natural Justice Act

* 99 Motor-vehicle Act, An Act to Amend

*100 Human Rights Code of British Columbia Act

*101 Mineral Act, An Act to Amend

*102 Public Service Superannuation Act, An Act to Amend

*103 Municipal Superannuation Act, An Act to Amend

*104 Teachers' Pension Act, An Act to Amend

*105 Hospital Act, An Act to Amend

*106 Revised Statutes Act, 1966, An Act to Amend

*107 Mineral Land Tax Act, An Act to Amend

*109 Registered Nurses Act, An Act to Amend

*110 British Columbia Railway Company Grant Act, 1973

111 Indian Reserves Mineral Resources Act Repeal Act

112 Abandoned Refrigerator Act

*113 Vital Statistics Act, An Act to Amend

*114 Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend

*115 Companies Act, An Act to Amend

*116 Public Service Act

*117 Community Recreational Facilities Fund Appropriation Act

*118 Weather Modification Activity Act

*119 Vancouver Enabling Act, 1973

*120 Statute Law Amendment Act, 1973 (Second Session)

Bishop Building Materials Ltd.

Mentioned: (Steves) 156

Black Ball Ferries Ltd.

Expropriated by regulation (Williams, L.A.) 1235

Blair Rifle Range, North Vancouver, B.C.

Housing development for bottom end, government payment for cost of servicing (Nicolson) 658

Housing development proposal referred to (Williams, L.A.) 199 (McGeer) 267 (Smith) 1210

Servicing of land for housing (Rolston) 608 (Nicolson) 658

Servicing of land for housing, problem of cost (Williams, L.A.) 612

Block, Henry J.

Letter to Premier referred to (Anderson, D.A.) 32 (McGeer) 268

Profits and the land freeze (McGeer) 630

Block Bros. Realty Ltd.

Land speculation referred to (Steves) 627

Central agency for land purchasing referred to (Rolston) 102

Mentioned: (Liden) 68 (McGeer) 630, 1226

Possible profits from Land Commission Act referred to (Anderson, D.A.) 32 (McGeer) 268

Profits (Cummings) 619

Board of Canadian Steamship Inspection

See: Canada — Board of Canadian Steamship Inspection

Boarding homes

See: Rest homes

Bond Brothers Lumber

Lake clearing work in north referred to (Rolston) 332

Bonds

Investment rating services and B.C. bonds (Barrett) 286

Parity bond issue in August (Barrett) 285

Parity bonds reduced (Barrett) 285

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich

Mentioned: (Lea) 1014

Bonner, Robert

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 25 (Gardom) 804 (Chabot) 971

Books

Self-improvement books largest selling book items (Gorst) 299

Books — Taxation

Inquiry to be made into effects of social services tax on books, etc. (Motion 2) 299-300, 321

Sales tax removal, qu. (Wallace) 1159

Booth, J.R., Ltd.

Mentioned: (Steves) 156

Bordignon Masonry Ltd.

Awarded pre-cast concrete contract for Insurance Corporation of B.C. claims centres (Strachan) 688

Boundary Lake, B.C.

Natural gas field, Imperial Oil's water-injection system commended (Smith) 857

Boutilier, William Charles

Letter quoted (McClelland) 133

Bowes Company Ltd.

Mentioned: (Steves) 156

Bowron Lakes, B.C.

Camp facilities (Gabelmann) 190

Bowser, Hon. William John

Mentioned: (Barrett) 1368

Boyd, Alfreda

Tribute to (Hartley) 113

Boyle, J.E.

Mentioned: (Steves) 156

Brahan, Lawrence Colbourne

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 344

Brascan Limited

Negotiations for export, date of completion, qu. (Wallace) 76

Negotiations continuing with Brascan (Barrett) 76

Braverman, Doreen

Liberal Party and plan 7-3-1, qu. (Chabot) 348

Bray, Ron

Chairman, pro tem, of Law Reform Commission (Macdonald) 431

Bremer, John

Comments on schools and government policy, qu. (Wallace) 745

Compulsory student union recommendation, qu. (Schroeder) 15

Students in remote areas, study of possible aid by education commission hoped for (Lockstead) 301

University without walls under study (Rolston) 101-2

See also Commission on Education

Brewster, Hon. Harlan Carey

Mentioned: (Barrett) 1368

Brissenden, Pearly

Directorships (Steves) 156

British Columbia — Economic conditions

Banking houses ready to lend money to province (Barrett) 286

Cost to B.C. to buy in dearest and sell in cheapest market (McGeer) 269

Natural resources as a source of revenue (McGeer) 269

British Columbia — Industries

Industrial development in central coast area needed (Lockstead) 67

Resource-based industries, development needed (McGeer) 269

British Columbia, Northern

Cost of living bonus for people in north (Kelly) 224

Federal-provincial agreement on freight rate structure (Webster) 63

Government development programme (Webster) 62-3

Northern Affairs department, establishment, qu. (Curtis) 363A

Shortage of professional workers (Webster) 64

Work opportunities in north (Kelly) 223

British Columbia and Yukon Building Trades Council

Represented at conferences on labour legislation (King) 50

British Columbia Association for the Mentally Retarded

Mentioned: (Dent) 95

British Columbia Association of Firefighters

Responsible behaviour in negotiations referred to (Curtis) 1009

British Columbia Association of Non-Status Indians

Mentioned: (Dent) 95 (McClelland) 129 (Levi) 386

British Columbia Association of Status Indians

Mentioned: (Levi) 386

British Columbia Auditor General

(Bill 15) (Gardom) 1R, 76; 2R, 309; adjourned 309; 771-2. Out of order 772.

Speakers: (2R) Gardom 309

British Columbia Automobile Association

Membership requirement for insurance coverage through association, qu. (Williams, L.A.) 488

British Columbia Broiler Marketing Board

Agriculture department staff report on poultry production in interior (Stupich) 174

Applications received from Fraser Valley (McClelland) 1146

Broiler production in Interior (Lewis) 80-1

Criticized (Lewis) 80-1

Mentioned: (Lewis) 1146

Permits in Interior (Stupich) 1147

Processing plant in Okanagan opposed (McClelland) 1146

Production in Interior, board urged to encourage (Stupich) 174

Roaster permits granted in Interior (Lewis) 81

British Columbia Cattlemen's Association

Brief on stabilization of agricultural product prices quoted (Stupich) 360

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

Helpfulness to legislators (Wallace) 1259 (Anderson, D.A.) 1263

Human Rights Commission responsible to Legislature, suggestion (Wallace) 1259

Letter on Human Rights Code of British Columbia Act quoted (King) 1268-9

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 1355 (Gardom) 1359

British Columbia Civil Service Employee Relations Commission

Civil Service Commission, reasons for it not being bargaining agent quoted (McClelland) 954

Employees in managerial positions, recommendations (McClelland) 954

Mentioned: (Hall) 1321

Public Service Labour Relations Act, recommendations on exclusions (Chabot) 970

Rand formula, recommendations (McClelland) 955

Recommendations quoted to suit purpose (Hall) 972

Recommendations, rejection of some (Hall) 973, 1317, 1319

Strike action, 10 days' notice recommended (McClelland) 955

British Columbia Council of Forest Industries

Mentioned: (King) 514

Stumpage rates, new rates and Council, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 112

British Columbia Development Corporation

Businesses helped by corporation, qu. (Phillips) 644

Chairman, appointment, qu. (Phillips) 1119

Chairman, appointed by cabinet, not yet named (Lauk) 1119

Corporation to be operational soon, no investments made (Lauk) 1119

Failure to help investment, enterprises (Phillips) 91

Loans at low interest rates to new industries advocated (Bennett) 222

Money loaned, investments made, qu. (Phillips) 1119

Requirements to be met by industry (Rolston) 755

British Columbia Egg Marketing Board

Mentioned: (Lewis) 1146

Supported (Stupich) 173

British Columbia Electric Company

Expropriation referred to (Wallace) 1133

British Columbia Energy Commission

See: Energy Commission

British Columbia Federation of Agriculture

Brief on farm income, tabling in House, qu. (Phillips) 363A, 364A

Commodity studies received, can be tabled in House (Stupich) 363A

Farm Income Assurance Act welcomed in press release (Stupich) 424

Mentioned: (McClelland) 170 (Bennett) 1306

Received no help under former administration (Stupich) 384

Recommendation on farm income stabilization (Phillips) 366 (McClelland) 370A

Statement on stabilization of farm income (Stupich) 380-1

Study of fruit growing industry referred to (Stupich) 175

British Columbia Federation of Labour

Labour Code of British Columbia Act, amendments from federation welcomed (Anderson, G.H.) 501

Labour Code of British Columbia Act and Federation (King) 514

Labour Relations Board, publication of reasons for decisions favoured (Chabot) 899

Liberal Party advertising refused by its newspaper (McGeer) 990

Meeting to put forward changes, amendments to Labour Code of British Columbia Act (Anderson, D.A.) 440

Mentioned: (Chabot) 24 (Wallace) 447 (Radford) 471 (McGeer) 506, 832, 989, 990, 993 (King) 886 (McClelland) 1010

Relationship with government referred to (Anderson, G.H.) 499

Represented at conferences on labour legislation (King) 50

Role in labour-management problems referred to (McClelland) 498

British Columbia Federation of Peace Officers

Responsible behaviour in negotiations referred to (Curtis) 1009

British Columbia Ferry Authority

Coastguards, American and Canadian safety standards compared (Anderson, D.A.) 561

Credit cards, use for ferry charges (Curtis) 275

Ferries, no-smoking area should be expanded (Brown) 951

Ferries, reservations on optional basis advocated (Curtis) 275

Ferry construction, date of decision on new ferry, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 169

Ferry construction, Minister's press release referred to (Anderson, D.A.) 1401

Ferry construction, shipbuilding subsidy, qu. (Phillips) 212

Ferry design, American firm not bound by B.C. percentage charge (Anderson, D.A.) 1401

Ferry design, B.C. naval architects' opportunity to bid, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 168

Ferry design, bids on identical tender by Canadian and American firms, qu. (McGeer) 1306

Ferry design, Board of Canadian Steamship Inspection, letter to on proposals and reply quoted (Strachan) 261-2

Ferry design, Board of Canadian Steamship Inspection, rejection of proposals, qu. (Wallace) 211-2

Ferry design, Board of Canadian Steamship Inspection requirements (Wallace) 314

Ferry design, car ferries, design for two out to tender, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 909

Ferry design, conceptual design job given to company with previous experience (Strachan) 211

Ferry design, consultation with masters and senior officers, qu. (Curtis) 944

Ferry design, davits for lowering liferafts, qu. (Wallace) 260

Ferry design, document quoted (Strachan) 563-4

Ferry design, documents relating to design, tabling (Wallace) 564

Ferry design, double-ended ferries with different truck facilities (Strachan) 260

Ferry design, estimates, area of competition, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 211

Ferry design, estimates from two firms for same type, same size ferries, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 1306

Ferry design, estimates, payment made to American firm (Anderson, D.A.) 1400

Ferry design, liferafts and passenger access (Wallace) 314

Ferry design, liferafts, number increased (Strachan) 260

Ferry design, life-saving capacity compared to maximum passenger complement (Wallace) 313

Ferry design, life-saving capacity reduction, single bottom, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 260

Ferry design, Minister to table details of proposal to Nickum and Spaulding Associates, Ltd. (Motion 7) 321 (Wallace) 313-4

Ferry design, Nickum and Spaulding Associates, Ltd., given contract for preliminary design (Anderson, D.A.) 561

Ferry design, Nickum and Spaulding Associates, Ltd., tabling of documents concerning (Strachan) 776

Ferry design, payment to Seattle firm, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 168

Ferry design, safety standards not reduced (Strachan) 212

Ferry design, safety standards, reduction, qu. (Wallace) 211

Ferry design, specifications, tendering on design, tabling of documents, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 909, 943, 1061, 1159, 1253, 1306, 1378

Ferry design, specifications given to Case Existological Laboratories differentiated from those to American firm, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 1306

Ferry design, submission made to Ottawa for approval (Strachan) 169

Ferry design, submission requested from Victoria firm (Strachan) 909

Ferry design, tenders submitted (Strachan) 168

Ferry design, Washington State ferries, special features, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 260

Ferry dining rooms, phasing out and personnel involved, qu. (McClelland) 488; 520

Ferry personnel, mediator to study, appointment, qu. (McClelland) 520

Ferry personnel, staff cut-back before holiday weekend, qu. (McClelland) 556-7

Ferry personnel, staff cut-back made at normal time of year (Strachan) 557

Ferry personnel, women, employment in dining room precluded by union contract (Brown) 1261

Ferry service, confidential memo on ferry service report, qu. (McClelland) 291

Ferry system, continuing study of organization (Strachan) 813

Ferry system, management survey, qu. (McClelland) 556, 1247

Ferry system, management survey not authorized or taking place (Strachan) 1247-9

Ferry system, management survey rejected by Local 2 (Strachan) 556

Ferry system, management survey underway on October 11, and for seven days previously, qu. (McClelland) 1247-9

Ferry terminals, Gabriola Island, design studies, qu. (Curtis) 1026

Ferry terminals, Gabriola Island, location, qu. (Curtis) 1026

Ferry terminals, Gabriola Island, feasibility studies, qu. (Morrison) 618

Ferry terminals, Gabriola Island, wind and wave studies report not received (Strachan) 618, 1026

General Manager, advertisements for position, qu. (Morrison) 813

General Manager's position in hands of Civil Service Commission (Strachan) 814

Minister's failure to administer well (Fraser) 1083-4

Queen of Nanaimo, stretching, dining room facilities, qu. (McClelland) 556

See also British Columbia ferry strike, 1973

British Columbia ferry strike, 1973

Alternative to strike action needed (Lewis) 83

Attorney General's role in settlement criticized (Fraser) 120

Breach of written agreement by ferry workers (Wallace) 962

Cost of strike (Anderson, D.A.) 958

Employees should be separate bargaining unit (Chabot) 24

Ferry service should be declared a non-strike area (Chabot) 24-5

Losses suffered as result (McGeer) 503

Settlement of strike criticized (Chabot) 23-4 (Anderson, D.A.) 30 (Wallace) 38-9 (McClelland) 134 (McGeer) 264, 503

Union rejected offer in telegram (Strachan) 556

British Columbia Financial and Economic Review

British Columbia Railway's profit statement, qu. (Phillips) 907, 1300

British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

Corporate profits, increase (Barrett) 284

Investments in B.C. in 1973 (Barrett) 287

Natural gas shortage, effect at Mackenzie mills (Macdonald) 362A

British Columbia Fruit Board

Activities of board (Stupich) 175

Fruitgrowers' plebiscite, Minister quoted on it, qu. (Bennett) 1306

Fruitgrowers' plebiscite, Minister's intention to influence outcome, qu. (Phillips) 1306

Plebiscite to determine whether the central authority and one-desk selling should be continued (Stupich) 1239, 1243-4 (Anderson, G.H.) 1240 (Jordan) 1240 (Williams, L.A.) 1240-1 (Barrett) 1241-2 (Curtis) 1243

British Columbia Fruitgrowers' Association

Fruitgrowers' plebiscite, Minister of Agriculture quoted on it, qu. (Bennett) 1306

Negotiator for stabilized farm income for fruit industry (Stupich) 381

British Columbia Gazette

Social services tax, inquiry into effect of imposition on publications of the Queen's Printer (Motion 2) 299, 321

British Columbia Government Employees' Union

Mentioned: (Hall) 1385

Strike fund referred to (McClelland) 956

B.C. Grape Marketing Board

Price formula agreed on (Stupich) 174

British Columbia Hospital Employees' Union

Negotiations, deadline for negotiations amended (Cocke) 1272

British Columbia Hospitals Association

Foulkes report not to be released to annual meeting (Cocke) 350

British Columbia Housing Management Commission

Waiting list for housing (Brown) 604

British Columbia Human Rights Council

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 34

Ombudsman supported in publication “Let Justice Be Done” (Gardom) 309

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Bill to increase borrowing powers (Gardom) 376A

Explosion in Victoria caused by faulty technique, qu. (Wallace) 291

Expropriations referred to (King) 1207 (Wallace) 1233

Langford Lake, tower construction damage in area, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 1117

Langford Lake, tower construction damage in area, matter taken up (Williams, R. A.) 1117

Mentioned: (Nunweiler) 1179 (McGeer) 1182

Mica transmission towers in Dewdney constituency (Rolston) 103

Minty report, release to House, qu. (McGeer) 16

Natural gas, cutback (Macdonald) 853

Natural gas, cutback in use to generate power for export, qu. (Smith) 1117

Natural gas generated power is overproduction, can be cut off (Lorimer) 1117

Natural gas generated power, profit on exports, qu. (Smith) 1120

Natural gas profits (McGeer) 266

Natural gas profits resented by exploration companies (Smith) 857

Natural gas sales, customers gouged (McGeer) 877

Power line on Vancouver Island, public hearings, qu. (McGeer) 1060, 1202

Public accounts committee's investigations referred to (McGeer) 1225-6

Wage settlement for outside linemen, qu. (Curtis) 908, 1117, 1118

British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, B.C.

Employees, difficulty in including in Public Service Labour Relations Act (Hall) 952

Employees, exclusion from Public Service Labour Relations Act (Wallace) 1313

Employees, representations from, meetings with, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 1159

Grant for extra-curricular sports, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 348

Grant for extra-curricular sports will be provided (Dailly) 348

Mentioned: (Phillips) 302

British Columbia Insurance Corporation

See: Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

British Columbia Law Reform Commission

Administrative tribunals subject of study (Macdonald) 920, 929

Bray, Ron, chairman pro tem (Macdonald) 431

Credit reporting agencies, study (Macdonald) 143

Expropriation Act asked for (Wallace) 1215

Expropriation, definition quoted (Wallace) 1233

Expropriation may be determined by regulation (Williams, L.A.) 1235

Expropriation, 60 statutes giving power to corporations and Ministers (Wallace) 1234

Fraser, Paul D.K., appointed to commission (Macdonald) 431

Fraser, Peter, appointed to commission (Macdonald) 431

Fulton, Rt. Hon. E. Davie, resignation as chairman announced (Macdonald) 431

Mentioned: (Brown) 128

Recommendations on government regulations (Anderson, D..A.) 378A

Report to be tabled (Macdonald) 999

Statute revision and law reform (Gardom) 1172

Tenant evictions being studied (Brown) 1260

Zysblat, Allen Abraham, appointed to commission (Macdonald) 431

British Columbia Medical Association

Membership, functions referred to (Wallace) 1291

Mentioned: (Anderson, G.H.) 500

British Columbia Medical Centre, Vancouver, B.C.

Medical Centre of British Columbia Act. See name of act

Shaughnessy Military Hospital, cost of site, qu. (McGeer) 690, 850

Shaughnessy Military Hospital, negotiations on acquisition (Cocke) 850

Shaughnessy Military Hospital, title to all lands, qu. (McGeer) 849

British Columbia Medical Plan

Integrated into one organization by July, 1975 (Cocke) 315

British Columbia Milk Board

Fraser Valley milk producers' request for two active producers on board, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 1307

Organization and purpose of board being examined (Stupich) 1307

Price increases allowed by board (Schroeder) 418

Supermarkets' influence on board policy (Anderson, G.H.) 357

British Columbia Ombudsman Act

(Bill 14) (Gardom) 1R, 75; 2R, 308-9. Out of order 309

Speakers: (2R) Gardom 308-9

British Columbia Human Rights Council publication “Let Justice Be Done” (Gardom) 309

British Columbia Packers Limited

Corporate profits, increase (Barrett) 284

Major controller of seafood products industry in B.C. (Steves) 155-8

Managerial staff (Steves) 158

Mentioned: (Liden) 69

British Columbia Petroleum Corporation

Petroleum Corporation Act. See name of act

British Columbia Potato Marketing Board

Vote of growers in favour of board referred to (Stupich) 1239

British Columbia Railway

Accountability necessary (McGeer) 403

Board, former members commended (Phillips) 406

Board, former members criticized (McGeer) 403

Board members, areas to be represented should be indicated in Act (Anderson, D.A.) 406

Board members, no justification for increase in number (Morrison) 404

Board members, number increased to nine (Barrett) 402

Board members, salary (Barrett) 409

Board members to represent railway employees, forest industry (Barrett) 403

British Columbia Railway Company Grant Act, 1973. See name of act

Burlington Northern tracks through White Rock, agreement on removal, qu. (Bennett) 942

Contracts, report requested on methods of government bidding (Barrett) 409

Dease Lake extension, authorization, construction (McClelland) 134-5

Dease Lake extension, federal share of cost (Phillips) 406

Derailments on railroad (Barrett) 1368

Economy of province and development of north (Phillips) 1367

Engineering reports indicate railway has been well run (Phillips) 1404

Federal government contribution to northern rail development qu. (Richter) 15

Federal government's failure to share in costs (Phillips) 1367

Fort Nelson extension, engineers should not be condemned (Phillips) 1366

Fort Nelson extension, present cost to build, cost of repairs (Phillips) 1364-5, 1373, 1375

Government's failure to administer well (Fraser) 1083-4

Grain car shortage (Phillips) 170

Gunderson, Einar, directorship criticized (Barrett) 407

Headquarters, relocation in Prince George, qu. (Curtis) 849

Investments in B.C. in 1973 (Barrett) 287

Mentioned: (Nunweiler) 1179 (McGeer) 1182

Money-loser from inception (Barrett) 408

Northern development agreement completed in April, 1972 (McClelland) 134

Northern development agreement, filing in House (Chabot) 107

Northern rail development, federal contribution, qu. (Richter) 15

Pacific Great Eastern Settlement Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act

Premiership and presidency, conflict of interest; qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 851, 858

Presidency to be relinquished on completion of changes (Barrett) 15

President's position should be full-time (Anderson, D.A.) 405

President's relinquishment of office referred to (Anderson, D.A.) 405

Profits, railway will never be profitable (McGeer) 1299

Profits, statement in British Columbia Financial and Economic Review, qu. (Phillips) 907, 1300

Public accounts committee's investigations referred to (McGeer) 1225-6

Rail car leasing (Barrett) 490

Rail car shortage, report, qu. (Smith) 351

Rail cars, holding at Prince George by CNR for loading (Barrett) 490

Rail cars, withholding by CPR and CNR may be deliberate (Barrett) 351

Railway ties, supply a condition in timber sale agreements (Fraser) 122

Report, recommendations to be implemented before leaving office (Barrett) 409

Safety, liability claims against railway, qu. (Phillips) 1377

Safety of railway, qu. (Gardom) 1371

Safety, premier's instructions to railway, qu. (Phillips) 1377

Safety, railway asked to use necessary caution (Barrett) 1377

Share issuing criticized (Barrett) 408

Share purchasing by government (Barrett) 907

Standards, cost to bring railway to mainline standards (Barrett) 1369, 1370

Standards required for railway (Barrett) 1370 (Phillips) 1374, 1375

Summit Lake, cutting of trees (Barrett) 1`367

Swanson, Robert E., letter outlining condition of railway quoted (Barrett) 1368-9'

Union contracts still not settled, qu. (Phillips) 943, 1027

British Columbia Railway Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 61) (McGeer) 1R, 485

British. Columbia Railway Company Grant Act, 1973

(Bill 110) 1R, 1213; 2R, 1298-1303; C, 1364-76; 3R, 1376; RA, 1413

Speakers: (2R) Barrett 1298-9, 1301-3; Gardom 1301; McGeer 1299-1300; Phillips 1300; Wallace 1300-1 (C) Anderson, D.A. 1376; Barrett 1364, 1367-71, 1371-2, 1374-5; Gardom 1371; Phillips 1364-7, 1372-4, 1375-6

Divisions 2R, 1303

Bennett, Hon. W.A.C., given credit for expansion (Barrett) 1299

Canadian National Railways, negotiations with to disadvantage of B.C. (Phillips) 1300

Crown corporations, requirements to be met from tax revenues (McGeer) 1299

Financial state compared to other railroads (Phillips) 1300

Fort Nelson extension (Barrett) 1303

Grant, detailed accounting should be made to House (Wallace) 1301

Grant, $25 million (Barrett) 1299

Northern extension, agreement with CNR not involved (Barrett) 1299

Profits, railway will never be profitable (McGeer) 1299

Profits reported in British Columbia Financial and Economic Review (Phillips) 907, 1300

Projects, completed or to be completed, specifications requested (Gardom) 1301

Provincial budget for current year (McGeer) 1299

Rise and report progress, M. (Phillips) 1367

Negatived 1367

Sec. 1 Commitments for equipment, construction (Barrett) 1364, 1371
Details of financial requirements to be met by grant needed (Gardom) 1311 (Anderson, D.A.) 1376
Engineering problems on Fort Nelson extension (Phillips) 1364-7, 1373
Engineering report referred to, quoted (Barrett) 1367-70
Railway standards (Phillips) 1374, 1375

British Columbia Railway strike, 1973

Adjournment of debate to discuss (Phillips) 692, 693, 694 (McGeer) 693 (Barrett) 693 (Smith) 693 (Anderson, D.A.) 693-4

Agreement, ratification by union membership, qu. (Anderson, D, A.) 48

Arbitration binding on both parties, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 15

Box car losses due to strike, qu. (McGeer) 811

Economic repercussions (Phillips) 710, 711, 712-5, 717

Economic repercussions, government's failure to act (Chabot) 715-6

Government role in settlement questioned (Schroeder) 54

Negotiating team members, qu. (Phillips) 746

Negotiations going on (Barrett) 3

Negotiations, new initiative presented (Barrett) 847 (Chabot) 847 (Anderson, D.A.) 847-8 (Wallace) 848

Negotiations to settle strike, qu. (Chabot) 615

Northwood operations closed (Chabot) 716

Premier's statement on resolution of strike, qu. (Phillips) 907

Return to work agreement announced (King) 13

Return to work agreement welcomed (Richter) 13 (Anderson, D.A.) 13

Settlement of strike (Chabot) 25

Shippers, failure to inform about strike, qu. (Phillips) 810

Shop crafts unions, steps to be taken on failure to return to work, qu. (McGeer) 810

Shop crafts unions, strike (Barrett) 615

Shop crafts unions urged to return to work (Barrett) 809 (Phillips) 809-10 (Anderson, D.A.) 810 (Wallace) 810

Strike threatened (Chabot) 3-4, 7-8

Telegram sent to Norman Farley, quoted (Barrett) 809

Telegram sent to union by Premier, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 15

Train crew members laid off, resumption of service, qu. (Chabot) 690

Unemployment due to strike, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 811

Unions, unratified agreements, qu. (Chabot) 690 (McClelland) 811 (Phillips) 943, 1027

Voluntary arbitration referred to (King) 51-2

British Columbia School Trustees' Association

Guidelines on meeting teachers' demands, qu. (Phillips) 77

LIP grants curtailed, no consultation with association (Dailly) 1380

LIP grants for teacher-aides curtailed, consultation with association, qu. (Schroeder) 1380

British Columbia Sugar Refinery

Corporate profits, increase (Barrett) 284

British Columbia Teachers' Federation

Appeals against decisions, hearing by courts rather than by cabinet urged (Wallace) 1292-3

Compulsory membership and matter of conscience (Schroeder) 1275

Compulsory membership supported (Webster) 1294-6

Expulsion of teachers by federation, procedure (Schroeder) 1275

History, achievements for profession (Webster) 1294-6

Policing functions should be under separate organization (Wallace) 1291

Teachers' salary increases referred to (Morrison) 203

Voluntary membership strengthening federation (McGeer) 1278

British Columbia Telephone Company

Growth rate compared to that of drug trafficking industry (Gardom) 326

Mentioned: (Fraser) 1083 (McGeer) 1127 (Chabot) 1131 (McClelland) 1395 (Phillips) 1403

Share purchase authorized, qu. (Morrison) 1118

Shares purchased (Barrett) 1157

Supervisory personnel's status in a strike clearly defined (Wallace) 446

Takeover by government (Anderson, D.A.) 35 (Smith) 1405 (Wallace) 1410

British Columbia Tree Fruits Ltd.

Fruit marketing (Stupich) 175

British Columbia Truck Loggers Association

Stumpage rates, impact of new policy (Fraser) 123

British Columbia Turkey Marketing Board

Mentioned: (Lewis) 1146

British Columbia Vocational School, Terrace, B.C.

Upgrading programme for Indians (Webster) 65

British North America Act

Quoted on votes, resolutions, etc. relating to expenditures of money (Speaker) 306

Rights of Indians under Act (Jordan) 185

British Pacific Properties Ltd.

Mentioned: (Steves) 156

British Steel Corporation

Steel mill in B.C. referred to (Chabot) 17

Brousson, David M. (North Vancouver-Capilano)

Address in reply 57-61

Businessmen's problems in province 59

Consumer Services department welcomed 57

Free buses on experimental basis suggested 58

Lane, G.A., letter to Minister of Public Works quoted 60

Mortgages, educational programme needed 57

Municipal Affairs committee, work 57

Nuclear power seminar welcomed 57

Parking part of transportation problem 58

Public Works Fair Employment Act, effect, requirements 59-60

Resignation announced to House 844

Ross Committee letter on presentation to FPC 61

Safety inspection, changes in administration urged 59

Safety inspection, complete study by electrical inspection commission urged 59

Seattle's free bus experiment referred to 58

Skagit Valley, Federal Power Commission hearing 61

Skagit Valley, federal-provincial solution 61

Skagit Valley, flooding 60-1

Skagit Valley, logging 60

Store-front consumer advisory offices advocated 57

Taxicabs part of integrated transportation plan 58

Tendering practices of government, case cited 60

Third crossing, government policy 58

Throne speech content 57

Transportation problem, neglected in' Throne speech 58

Tribute to (Barrett) 845

Brown, J. Edward

Retirement from Civil Service Commission referred to (Hall) 1383

Brown, Ms. Rosemary (Vancouver-Burrard)

Address in reply 124-9

Bennett, William Richard, , congratulated 124

Cabinet, new Ministers congratulated 124

Committee on Health, Education and Human Resources, member 940

Committee on Labour and Justices member 940

Committee on Municipal Affairs and Housings member 940

Committee on Social Welfare and Education report 234-48

Committees, filing of minority report agreed with in principle 301

Corrections Act, An Act to Amend 328-9

Denny's Restaurant strike 125

Elizabeth Fry Society, work with inmates at Oakalla Jail 328

Factories Act amendment needed to extend preferential treatment to men 125

Ferries, no-smoking area should be expanded 951

Galbraith, John Kenneth, quoted on housewives 127

Government, agencies, , flexibility in decision-making requested 129

Housing, Department of, Act 603-5

Human Rights Act should be rewritten 126-7

Human Rights Code of British Columbia Act 1260-2

Human Rights Year mentioned 126

Industrial Relations Board, women members 126

Labour code (proposed) changes hoped for 1246

Labour contracts, change in law on first contracts needed 125

Landlord and Tenant Act amendment to protect renters needed 128

Members, ombudsmen for constituents in remote areas 295

Mincome programme, effect on women 128

Minimum 'Wage Act amendment needed to lower, age covered 126

Minimum Wage Act amendments needed to include household help; farm labour 126

Municipal Act, amendment to' provide for consultation with municipal governments needed 127

Municipal Act, An Act to Amend 1163-4

Oakalla Jail, women's prison, conditions described 329

Oakalla Jail, women's prison, halfway houses, rehabilitation programmes needed 328

Oakalla Jail, women's prison, morale of staff and inmates low 328

Oakalla Jail, -women's prison, staff shortages 328

Prisoners, medication used on the unco-operative 329

Public Service Superannuation Act, An Act to Amend 1173

Sandringham Hospital strike, negotiation of first contract 125

Shoppers Drug Mart strike 123

Skelly, Susan Kathleen, birth of announced to House 328

Smoking in Public Places, An Act to Limit' 950-1

Social Welfare and Education Committee, work, briefs and submissions tabled 129

Status of Women report quoted 128

Storm, Marg, quoted 126

Tribute to (Wallace) 37

Union dues, letter on payment quoted (Chabot) 22

Weed Control Act 763-4

Women's department supported 128

Women, insurance against loss of security needed 128

Workmen's Compensation Act amendment needed to substitute “dependent spouse” for “widow” 126

Bryson, G.S.

Mentioned: (Williams, L.A.) 330

Buchanan, Herb

Report on oil spill in Vancouver harbour quoted (Barrett) 207-8

Budget

Budget farther from the mark than any to date (McGeer) 1299

Budget for 1974 and changes in corporation tax, qu. (Williams, L.A.) 395

Special warrants issued for major expenditures (Richter) 280

Supplementary budget (McGeer) 269

Building materials

Sales tax removal (Bennett) 222; 598 (Gardom) 602 (Brown) 603 (Rolston) 609 (Nicolson) 656

Building Trades Council

Agreements with construction industry affect IWA trucks (Gabelmann) 989

American-controlled union (McGeer) 988

Bulbs, Incandescent electric light

See: Electric lamps, Incandescent

Bulkley Valley District Hospital, Smithers, B.C.

Construction underway (Dent) 94

Burlington Northern Inc.

Agreement on removal of tracks through White Rock, qu. (Bennett) 942

Mentioned: (Barrett) 490

Burnaby, B.C.

Willingdon housing project, consultation with council, qu. (Jordan) 78

Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby, B.C.

Housing development referred to (Smith) 1210

Burns Lake, B.C.

Developments planned in region (Webster) 63

Burquitlam, B.C.

Housing co-operative, lease agreement signed (Nicolson) 659

Burrard Inlet, B.C.

Third crossing for public transit needed (Williams, L.A.) 200

Third crossing, government policy (Brousson) 58

Water transit (Gabelmann) 191

Business

Businessmen's problems in province (Brousson) 59

Corporate profits in B.C. (Barrett) 284

Government and the business community (Phillips) 89, 90, 92

Business enterprises, Government

See: Government business enterprises

Business Week

Criticism of General Motors referred to (Young) 588-9

By-elections

See: Elections