Province of British Columbia
30th Parliament, 3rd Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
September 13 to November 7, 1973
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
RCMP
See: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Radford, Hon. Jack, Minister of Recreation and Conservation (Vancouver South)
Committee on Environment and Resources, member 940
Labour Code of British Columbia Act 469-71
Special Committee on Privileges, member (Macdonald) 1304
Trade union membership 469-70
Rail cars
See: Railroads- Cars
Railroads
Extensions, capital costs shared by province (Richter) 280
Railroads — Cars
Boxcar shortage, qu. (Phillips) 395
Boxcar shortage caused by tax on rolling stock (Phillips) 712
Forest industry renting cars in U.S. (Anderson. D.A.) 490
Foss Leasing Company, agreement for 500 rail cars (Barrett) 351
Grain cars, steps taken to alleviate shortage, qu. (Phillips) 170
MacMillan, Norman J., telegram on shortage quoted (Barrett) 489
Rail car assembly plant, production start delayed to March (Barrett) 351
Rail car, boxcar shortage, statement, qu. (Fraser) 489
Rail cars, holding at Prince George for loading (Barrett) 490
Railway companies, formal agreements on return of railcars qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 490
Sharing by rail lines, lumber company letter quoted as evidence of failure (Barrett) 490
Shortage, qu. (Smith) 351
Shortage, letter from lumber company quoted (Barrett) 490
Shortage, talks with CNR going on (Barrett) 811
Withholding by CPR and CNR may be deliberate (Barrett) 351
Railroads — Ties
Supply a condition in timber sale agreements (Fraser) 122
Railway ties
See: Railroads — Ties
Ralliement des Creditistes
Mentioned: (Barrett) 283
Ranches
Vocational school ranch at Dawson Creek recommended (Committee on Agriculture report) 253
Ranges (Stock)
See: Stock-ranges
Rankin, Harry
Mentioned: (Lea) 1088
Rathie, William George
Mentioned: (Barnes) 231
Rattenbury, Francis
Architect of Parliament Buildings (Hartley) 116, 117
Mentioned: (Rolston) 103
Real Estate Act, An Act to Amend
(Bill 29) (Attorney General) 1R, 436; 2R, 524-5; C, 768; 3R, 768; RA, 1413
Speakers: (2R) Gardom 524; Macdonald 524, 525; Wallace 525; Williams, L.A. 524-5
Apartment conversions to co-operative residential premises covered in Act (Macdonald) 524
Companies, dispensing with services of licensed agent, qu. (Williams, L.A.) 525
Misleading advertisements, agent now responsible (Macdonald) 525
Misleading advertisements for retirement property referred to (Wallace) 525
Property purchases outside B.C., property prospectus required (Macdonald) 524
Property purchases outside B.C., sale through a licensed B.C. agent (Macdonald) 524
Trust funds in real estate, putting interest to public use (Gardom) 524
Real estate business
Real Estate Act, An Act to Amend. See name of Act
Real property
Land Registry Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act
Real property tax
Assessment Equalization Act amendment, effect on commercial and industrial properties (McClelland) 136
Farmland, change in taxation advocated (Steves) 155
Hobby farms, small parcels of land discriminated against (McClelland) 136
Land investment, taxation to discourage, qu. (Phillips) 349
Land taxation, regional districts informed of government policy, qu. (Phillips) 349
Supplementary Municipal Assistance Act. See name of act
Taxation Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act
Recreation centres
Community Recreational Facilities Fund Act. See name of act
Facilities in Skeena receiving government grants (Dent) 98
Recycling
See: Salvage (Waste) etc.
Referendum
Municipal Act, An Act to Amend. See name of Act
Regina Manifesto
See: New Democratic Party
Registered Nurses Act, An Act to Amend
(Bill 109) (Provincial Secretary) 1R, 1191; 2R, 1298; C, 1347; 3R, 1348; RA, 1413
Speakers: (2R) (Cocke) 1298
Board of directors, lay representation on (Cocke) 1298
Nurses' education (Cocke) 1298
Regulations, Administrative
See: Delegated legislation
Regulations, Government
See: Delegated legislation
Rehabilitation of criminals
Forestry camps at Boulder Bay, Stave Lake, Pine Ridge and Blue Mountain (Rolston) 332
Public involvement at community level needed (Barnes) 340
Public protection and rehabilitation (Dent) 336
Work experience, importance (Rolston) 333
Work programme suggested (Barnes) 340
Rent
Increases (Steves) 153
See also: Landlord and tenant
Rental agencies
See: Landlord and tenant
Rest homes
Home-care facilities, licensing, recommendations (Committee on Social Welfare and Education report) 242-3
Retail Credit Company of Canada
Credit-reporting agency, case cited (Macdonald) 143-4
Revenue
Revenue available for education, social welfare programmes (McGeer) 270
Revenue for province predicted (McGeer) 270
Revenue Act , Blank cheque legislation (Chabot) 1131
Share purchases by government under Act, qu. (Morrison) 1061
Revised Statutes Act, An Act to Amend
(Bill 106) (Attorney General) 1R, 1154; 2R, 1171-2; C, 1364; 3R, 1364; RA, 1413
Speakers: (2R) Gardom 1172; Macdonald 1171, 1172; Smith 1172
Commission, number of staff (Smith) 1172
Revision involves modification in language, renumbering of sections, etc. (Macdonald) 1172
Revision of statutes, date moved to 1976 (Macdonald) 1171
Rhodes, James H.
Gibson, Kelly, letter on natural gas supply quoted (Macdonald) 906
Macdonald, Donald, meeting with, qu. (Smith) 748
Meetings in Ottawa referred to (Anderson, D.A.) 861
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 851 (Anderson, D.A.) 859
National Energy Board, meetings with (Smith) 748
Tribute to (Macdonald) 144
Richards, Al
Adviser on clean-up of oil spill in Vancouver harbour (Barrett) 208
Richardson, Arthur G.
Commissioner of Civil Service Commission (Hall) 1384
Mentioned: (Hall) 1316
Richmond, B.C.
Mixed housing development programme (Steves) 625
Richmond Heights Private Hospital, Victoria, B.C.
Administered by the Juan de Fuca Hospital Society (Cocke) 319
Purchase announced (Cocke) 292-3
Richter, Francis Xavier, Leader of the Opposition (Boundary-Similkameen)
Address in reply 276-82
Assessment Equalization Act amendments increase taxation of businesses, consequences 279-80
Automobile insurance, compensation not made to private industry 580
Barrett, Hon. David, congratulated on his birthday 361A
Bennett, William Richards, seated in House 75
British Columbia Railway strike, return to work agreement welcomed 13
Budget, special warrants issued for major expenditures 280
Capital investments, decrease during past year 278, 280
Christina Lake, beach access, qu. 45
Civil service, patronage by NDP 279
Civil service, salaries criticized 279
Coal Mines Regulation Act, An Act to Amend 1141
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference attended 276
Communities Recreational Facilities Fund Appropriation Act 1390
Consultants, commissioners, etc. per diem allowances criticized 279
Contracts, government disdain for sanctity of agreements 279
Cyril Morley Shelford Compensation Act (Bill 41) 1R, 351; 947
Divisions, requirement for recording 323
Dream Whip, banning and re-introduction 357
Electrification programme for remote areas needed 276
Evans, Hon. Daniel J., welcomed to House 785-6
Farm Income Assurance Act 418, 423-4
Father's service with General Harney 785
Food prices, increase and government failure to act 278
Fruit marketing controversy, government's inaction criticized 277
Geothermal Resources Act 1138
Government's centralized control and planning 280
Grazing land, administration 277
Guaranteed Income Act 310
Guaranteed income proposal to reflect cost of living index 310
Guaranteed Minimum Income Plan (Bill 18) 1R, 109; 310
Housing development on UBC Endowment Lands 278
Housing problem worsened by NDP government 278, 280
Human Rights Code of British Columbia Act 1259, 1358
Income Tax Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 19) 1R, 109; 311
Income tax exemptions for property taxes, interest payments on mortgages 31 1
Inflation increased by government actions 279
Kendal Mining and Exploration Co. Ltd„ Mineral Act amendments responsible for closing 1122
Lamb packing house not needed 277
Land classification, basing on other factors than soil type 277
Lewis, David, welcomed to House 1025
Milk Industry Act, An Act to Amend 357
Mincome increase is passing on of federal increase 278
Mincome payments reflecting federal increases immediately 310
Mineral Act, An Act to Amend 1270
Mineral Land Tax Act, An Act to Amend 1271
Mines and Petroleum Resources, Department of, Act 1121-3
Mines Regulation Act, An Act to Amend 1139
Natural gas rights, sale decreased by 50 per cent 278, 280
Oil spill in Vancouver harbour 208
Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park, development opposed 276
Orders-in-council government practised 280
Parliament Buildings, extravagance of offices 280
Pauling, Linus, welcomed to House 1075
Penticton bypass, construction 276
Petroleum rights, sale decreased by 50 per cent 278, 280
Pig War referred to 785
Prince Rupert port development, costs shared by province 280
Public Service Labour Relations Act 1319
Public Works Fair Employment Act, discrimination on a wide scale 279
Public works and highways contracts, none underway 278
Railway extensions, capital costs shared by province 280
Railway, federal contribution to northern development, qu. 15
Rock Creek area, transients bathing in the nude 277
Special Committee on Privileges hearing, availability of transcript, qu. 1380
Statute Law Amendment Act, 1973 (Second Session) 1312
Stumpage rates and problems with low-grade timber stands 277-8
Taxation Act, An Act to Amend 1069
Throne speech content criticized 276
United Nations Day 905
Veterinary Laboratories Act 413
Washington (State) visiting legislators welcomed to House 997
Rickenson, Ernest Ray
Retirement from Civil Service Commission (Hall) 1384
Tribute to (Levi) 347 (Chabot) 347 (Anderson, D.A.) 347 (Wallace) 347-8
Riggs, Robert L.
Mentioned: (Jordan) 389
Rivers
Stream-bank logging, recommendations (Committee on Forestry and Fisheries report) 782
Rivers — Pollution
See: Water — Pollution
Riverside Forest Products
Investments in B.C. in 1973 (Barrett) 287
Riverview Hospital, Essondale, B.C.
Detainees in Oakalla Jail needing treatment, qu. (Wallace) 1254
Dietary aides (Brown) 1261
Renovations preventing treatment (Macdonald) 1254
Roads
Crude oil shortage for highway paving (Rolston) 101
Highway bypass of complete Okanagan (Bennett) 222
Highways, bridges under construction in Skeena constituency (Dent) 96
Highways contracts, none underway (Richter) 278
Route of highway from Highway 16 to Stewart (Dent) 97
Upgrading of highways almost stopped (Fraser) 120
See also names of roads e.g. Highway 97
Roads — Safety Measures
Safety engineering needed in highway construction (Dent) 97
Roberts Bank, B.C.
Industrial reserve designated area, change in status, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 349
Robertson, Bruce
Introduced to House, tribute to (Gardom) 651
Presentation made to him (Barrett) 651
Robertson, Sandy
Mentioned: (Gardom) 651 (Barrett) 651
Rocchini, R.
Report on oil spill in Vancouver harbour (Barrett) 208
Rock Creek, B.C.
Transients bathing in the nude (Richter) 277
Rockwell Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Purchase of Beaver tool company referred to (Rolston) 581
Rocla Industries
Investments in B.C. in 1973 (Barrett) 287
Rolston, Peter Carson (Dewdney)
Address in reply 100-7
Andres Wines, plant expansion agreement at Mission 101
Block Bros.' central agency for land purchasing 102
Bond Brothers, lake clearing work in north 332
British Columbia Hydro transmission towers in Dewdney area 103
Campsites in Dewdney constituency 101
Charcoal as source of energy 102
Chronic care hospitals, federal-provincial cost sharing 106
Civil service, morale referred to 102
Committee on Health, Education and Human Resources, member 940
Committee on Municipal Affairs and Housing, member 940
Committee on Public Accounts and Economic Affairs, member 940
Communication between government departments 102
Condominium conversions, Vancouver freeze 104
Consumer Services, Department of Act 580-2
Corrections Act, An Act to Amend 331-3
Criminals, importance of work experience in rehabilitation 333
Farm Products Industry Improvement Act 755
Forestry camps at Boulder Bay, Stave Lake, Pine Ridge and Blue Mountain 332
Foster, Ted, work with psychologists, probation officers, etc. 331
Government departments, decentralization suggested 103
Government seminars, public participation urged 102
Gulf Islands, example of lack of interdepartmental communication 103
Gulf Islands, land use and preservation of area 105
Haney Correctional Institute, atmosphere criticized 332
Haney Correctional Institute at Stave Lake 332
Highcroft Towers, condominium conversion 104
Housing, Department of, Act 607-9
Housing, government acquisition of land 104
Housing needs and land, municipalities, response to letter, qu. 557-8
Housing, Ontario's land leasing programme 104
Housing problems in lower mainland 104
Labour Code of British Columbia Act 835-6, 936
Land Commission, land use decisions 104
Land inventory system needed by government 102
Matsqui Institution, escape of inmate referred to 333
Members, importance as legislators 296
Members, secretarial help, offices 103
Mission Bridge, opening 100-1
Mission Memorial Central Building for government offices 103
Mission, public disorders, vandalism 332
Oleomargarine Act, An Act to Amend 359
Oliver, A. Edward, work on building up community support group 331
Owen, Walter Stewart, congratulated 100
Parliament Buildings, renovations approved 103
Penticton's extended care facilities 106
Petkau, Walter, quoted on prisoner escapes 333
Renters, appeal boards 104
Rolston, Tilly Jean and amendments to Oleomargarine Act 359
Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment at Colwood 331
Seabird Island Indian Reserve development 101
University without walls under study 101-2
Rolston, Tilly Jean
Oleomargarine Act amendments (Rolston) 359
Rose, Mark
Mentioned: (Brousson) 61
Ross Committee
Ross Committee letter on presentation to FPC (Brousson) 61
Rowland, E.F.
British Columbia Railway board member (Barrett) 409
Royal Bank of Canada
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 1391
Royal Canadian Legion
Shalom Branch's sponsorship of senior citizens' housing project (Nicolson) 658
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Detachment at Colwood (Rolston) 331
Mentioned: (Anderson, G.H.) 1240 (Strachan) 1311
Mission crime wave and request for additional policing (Macdonald) 1308
Negotiation of contracts with municipalities (Fraser) 119-20
Officers in Kelowna, only two for area (Bennett) 1060
Personnel matter for budgeting (Macdonald) 1308
Tribute to (Anderson, D.A.) 333
Work in Skeena (Dent) 93
Royal Commission on Expropriation
Mentioned: (Gardom) 1103
Royal Commission on Liquor Laws
Mentioned: (Gardom) 1103
Royal General Insurance Co. of Canada
Mentioned: (Steves) 156
Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, B.C.
Board members (Cocke) 1272, 1291
Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B, C.
Board members (Cocke) 1272, 1291
Health department policy on hospital, qu. (Wallace) 652
Rubble Creek, B.C.
Slide in 1855 (Williams, L.A.) 196
Subdivision application (Williams, L.A.) 196
Ruckle, Henry Gordon
Land donation made for parks (Throne speech) 1-2 (Barrett) 1066, 1070
Ruff, Kathleen
Director of Human Rights Commission commended (Brown) 1261
Given best wishes, advice (Barnes) 1265
Mentioned: (Gabelmann) 193
Rupert's Certi-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Mentioned: (Steves) 156
Rural electrification
Programme for remote areas needed (Richter) 276