Province of British Columbia
30th Parliament, 4th Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
August 9, 1974, November 1 to November 26, 1974
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
Abbey Glen Property Corp.
Mentioned: (Nicolson) 4586, 4587
Aberdeen Private Hospital, Victoria, B.C.
30-day contract imposed on patients, Q. (Wallace) 4704
Acupuncture
Programme (Cocke) 4524, 4547 (McClelland) 4524 (Jordan) 4537
Adams, Neale
Mentioned: (Gibson) 4578
Adams, Robert V.
Contract documents, filing in House, Q. (Gardom) 4671, 4672, 4734. A. (Strachan) 4672
Administration of Justice Act
Mentioned: (Williams, R.A.) 5051
Advertising
McLeod, Ian, report on standards, Q. (Wallace) 4762. A. (Young) 4762
Agricultural credit
Farm loan applications received, approved, total guaranteed, Q. (Wallace) 5084. A. (Stupich) 5084
Agricultural produce
See: Farm produce
Agriculture
Employment in agricultural industry (Smith) 4451, 4457
Aguirre, Miguel
Letter quoted (Curtis) 4648-50
Aikins, J.S.
Insurance Corp. of B.C. decision (Strachan) 4801
Air West Sky Ferry
Mentioned: (Hon. Member) 4458
Alberta
Peace River site 1 project, task force on, Q. (Wallace) 5079. A. (Williams, R.A.) 5079
Rental accommodation, vacancy rate (Phillips) 4566 (McClelland) 4570 (Gibson) 4576 (Schroeder) 4597 (Smith) 4608-9
Albertini, Kenneth
Mentioned: (King) 4343
Alcan
See: Aluminum Co. of Canada
Allmand, Hon. Warren
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 4483
Allotment of land
Rent-a-garden sites, funds for preparation and operation, Q. (Bennett) 4785. A. (Stupich) 4785
Alpine Village Estates Ltd.
Mentioned: (Williams, R.A.) 5081
Aluminum Co. of Canada
Mentioned: (Williams, R.A.) 5074
Ambulances
Ambulance service (McClelland) 4528 (Cocke) 4546
Ambulance service, ambulances purchased, cost, Q. (McClelland) 4760. A. (Cocke) 4760
Ambulance service, expenditures to date, Q. (McClelland) 4760. A. (Cocke) 4760
Anchor Bay Marina, Port Alberni, B.C.
Mentioned: (Curtis) 4652
Anderson, David Alexander (Victoria)
Arbitration, compulsory 4346, 4370-1
Assessment Amendment Act (1974) 4695-7
Assessments, full-value 4696
Assessments, 1974 roll 4696
Beef cattle marketing commission 4810
British Columbia Marketing Board, consumer representation on 4770
British Columbia Marketing Board, powers 4478
British Columbia Marketing Board, producer representation on 4770
British Columbia Railway extension construction, environmental damage, Q. 4914
British Columbia Research Council, wood chip prices study 4865-6
Canadian Cellulose Co. Ltd., chip prices 4864
Cattle Industry Improvement Act, levies under Act 4810
Central Mortgage and Housing Corp., loans in B.C. 4623
Chairman's ruling challenged 4372
Chronic care hospitals 4530
Civil service, citizenship requirement 4982, 4983
Cragg, John, report 4622
Drivers' licences, cancellation for non-payment of insurance premium debt 4987, 4988-9, 4991-2, 4996-7, 5059-61, 5066-7
Egg producers' income assurance programme, Q. 4483
Essential Services Continuation Act 4345-6, 4365, 4370-1
Farm income problem 4478
Firemen, council of trade unions 4365
Forest industry, unemployment in 4864
Forest Products Board of B.C., financing of 4866
Forest Products Board of B.C., powers 5052
Health care costs 4529
Health department budget, overruns 4529
Health department, decentralization 4530
Health department, Deputy Minister 4530
Health, Department of, Amendment Act (1974) 4528-31
Health department, special warrants 4529
Health Minister's duties, delegation of 4530
Health Security Programme Project, reorganization recommendations 4529-30
Insurance Corp. of B.C., agents, credit unions 4977
Insurance Corp. of B.C., agents on strike, adjournment to discuss 4603, 4669
Insurance Corp. of B.C., claims, hit-and-run accidents, uninsured motorists 4921-2, 4954-6
Insurance Corp. of B.C., computer, dropping of vehicles, drivers from rolls, Q. 4879
Insurance Corp. of B.C., computer replacement, Q. 4606
Insurance Corp. of B.C., head office in Royal Centre 4992
Insurance premiums, benefits, determination on basis of sex 4980, 4981
International Woodworkers of America, membership of independent contractors, Q. 4604
Jones, Mary Margaret, coroner's report on death of, Q. 5044
Kemano II development, environmental studies on, Q. 4780 , Kovachich case 4485, 4487, 4488, 4495, 4496, Q. 4484
Landlord and Tenant Amendment Act, 1974 (No. 2) 4621-4, 4932, 4933
Legislation, provision for retroactivity of 4678
Marketing boards 4495
Marketing boards, control of 4495
Marketing boards, quota systems 4479
Milk quota system, cost in B.C. 4479
Municipal Amendment Act, 1974 (No. 2) 4674
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 177) 1R, 4763
Natural Products Marketing (British Columbia) Act 4478-9, 4485, 4494-7, 4770, 4795, 4796, 4808, 4809, 4810
Natural Products Marketing (British Columbia) Act, origins of 4485, 4494-7
Natural Products Marketing (British Columbia) Act, retroactive provisions 4795, 4796, 4809
Pearse, Peter, task force report 4865
Premier's office, investigation into forged letter, Q. 4385
Public Schools Amendment Act, 1974 (No. 2) 4678-9, 4706-7, 4708
Public Schools Interim Arbitration Procedure Act 4814, 4815, 4816, 4817-8
Public Schools Interim Arbitration Procedure Act, retroactivity of 4814
Rent control, mobility of population 4623
Rent Review Commission, power to review rents 4932, 4933
Rental accommodation, key money 4622
Rental accommodation, new, rent control free period 4621-2, 4624
Rim Forest Products Ltd., closing of mill 4864
Royal Bank, fee to agents for insurance premium loans 5059
Royal. Bank, official bank for Insurance Corp. of B.C. 4996, 5060
School district election results, possible challenges 4678, 4708
School district elections, voters' eligibility 4678
Statute Law Amendment Act, 1974 (No. 2) 4921-2, 4954-6, 4977, 4979, 4980, 4981, 4982, 4983, 4987, 4988-9, 4991-2, 4996-7, 5059-61, 5066-7
Strikes in essential services 4345
Sub judice matter, debate on 4485-9, 4493-4
Sugar, restriction on intake 4530
Teacher-trustee contract dispute, arbitration of, Q. 4790
Teacher-trustee contract dispute, arbitrators, appointment of 4816, 4817-8
Timber Products Stabilization Act 4864-7, 5032-3, 5039-40, 5051, 5052
Timber Products Stabilization Act, financing of administration 5039-40, 5051, 5052
Timber Products Stabilization Act, power of Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council under 4866
Trans-Canada Highway closure, business losses, Q. 4521
Tree farm licences, renewal of 4979
Voters, eligibility of in municipal elections 4674
Voters, eligibility of in rural areas 4674
Wood chips, price of 4864-6
Anderson, Gerald Hamilton (Kamloops)
Beef, grass-fed, sale, Q. 4521
British Columbia Marketing Board, consumer representation on 4501
Farm investment return 4501
Farmers' organizations 4502
Natural Products Marketing (British Columbia) Act 4501-2
Appraisers
See: Real property — Valuation
Arbitration, Industrial
Compulsory arbitration (Anderson, D.A.) 4346, 4370-1 (Wallace) 4348, 4747 (Williams, L.A.) 4359 (King) 4362, 4750 (Smith) 4738-9
Arbitration Act of British Columbia
Mentioned: (Bennett) 5024
Armor Elevator Co.
Collective agreement (King) 4903
Mentioned: (King) 4736 (Williams, L.A.) 4744
Ash, Terry
Mentioned: (Chabot) 4415
Aspen
Utilization of (Phillips) 4882-3
Assessment Act
Mentioned: (Curtis) 4654 (Wallace) 4984
Assessment Amendment Act, 1974
(Bill 170) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 4418, Amdt. 4734; 2R, 4637-9, 4641-67, 4679-4702, 4708-21; C, 4904-7; 3R, 5007; RA, 5071
Speakers: (2R) Anderson, D.A. 4695-7; Barrett 4637-9, 4716-21; Bennett 4712-3; Chabot 4709-12; Curtis 4641-57; Dent 4662-3; Fraser 4686-90; Gibson 4716; Jordan 4699-4702, 4708-9; Liden 4657-9; Lorimer 4685-6; McClelland 4691-5; McGeer 4681-2; Phillips 4664-7, 4679-81; Rolston 4713-6; Sanford 4690-1; Smith 4697-9; Wallace 4682-5; Williams, L.A. 4659-62
Speakers: (C) Curtis 4904-5, 4905, 4906-7; Lorimer 4905, 4906, 4907
Amdts: (C) sec. 1 (Lorimer for Barrett) 4904, approved 4904; sec. 1 (Curtis) 4906, out of order 4907
Divisions: (2R) 4721 (3R) 5007
Appeals against assessments (Curtis) 4653-4, 4906 (Fraser) 4690
Appeals against assessments, cost of (Curtis) 4906 (Lorimer) 4906
Appeals against 1974 assessments (Curtis) 4655, 4656, 4906 (Fraser) 4688-9 (McClelland) 4693 (Chabot) 4710 (Lorimer) 4906
Appraisers, shortage of (Curtis) 4653
Assessment areas (Curtis) 4905 (Lorimer) 4905
Assessment authority (Phillips) 4680-1 (McClelland) 4695
Assessment authority, financing of (Barrett) 4721
Assessment authority, staff (Curtis) 4904-5 (Lorimer) 4905
Assessment commissioner, power to reduce assessments (Barrett) 4638 (Wallace) 4684 (McClelland) 4693 (Curtis) 4905 (Lorimer) 4906
Assessment commissioner, terms of reference (Curtis) 4653 (Phillips) 4681
Assessment of new properties (Barrett) 4638
Assessment rolls, use of dual rolls maintained (Barrett) 4638
Assessments, increase limits since 1966 (Liden) 4657 (Dent) 4662 (McGeer) 4681-2 (Wallace) 4682-3 (Rolston) 4715 (Barrett) 4718
Assessments, increases exceeding 10 per cent (Wallace) 4684
Bureaucracy, growth of (McClelland) 4693
Churches, tax exemption (Fraser) 4689 (Rolston) 4715
Classification of property for assessment purposes (Williams, L.A.) 4661
Commission to review assessment and property taxation (Barrett) 4638
Courts of revision (Liden) 4658 (Williams, L.A.) 4661 (Barrett) 4721
Courts of revision, ombudsman for (Curtis) 4655-6, 4906-7
Crown corporations, tax exemptions (Fraser) 4689 (Smith) 4697 (Rolston) 4715
Electoral areas, services to residents (Rolston) 4714
Electoral areas, tax-sharing agreements (Smith) 4698
Farms, definition of for assessment purposes (Rolston) 4715
Full-value assessment (Curtis) 4654-5, 4656 (Williams, L.A.) 4660 (Dent) 4663 (Wallace) 4684 (Lorimer) 4685 (Fraser) 4688 (Anderson, D.A.) 4696 (Bennett) 4712 (Rolston) 4714-5 (Barrett) 4718-9
Full-value assessment, committee to study (Lorimer) 4686 (Fraser) 4689 (Sanford) 4690
Full-value assessment, public education (Jordan) 4701 (Curtis) 4905 (Lorimer) 4905
Hardship cases, review of (Curtis) 4653 (Liden) 4657 (Fraser) 4688-9 (Sanford) 4690
Improvement, definition of (Rolston) 4714
Improvements to property (Dent) 4663
Industrial, commercial properties, assessment of (Barrett) 4638 (Williams, L.A.) 4659, 4660 (Wallace) 4683 (Bennett) 4712
Industries, municipal tax concessions to (Fraser) 4686 (Chabot) 4711
Letters protesting tax increases quoted (Curtis) 4644-52
Letters received re assessments (Phillips) 4666 (McClelland) 4691 (Chabot) 4710
Mill rate, setting under full-value assessment (Wallace) 4683 (Fraser) 4689
Municipal Act, sections contradictory to Act (Curtis) 4905 (Lorimer) 4905
Municipal Affairs department, consultation with (Curtis) 4905 (Lorimer) 4905
Municipal financing (Phillips) 4679-80
Municipalities, difficulties in budgeting (Williams, L.A.) 4662
1973 assessment roll, return to (Wallace) 4684, 4685 (Barrett) 4720
1974 assessment roll (Curtis) 4643, 4655 (Williams, L.A.) 4660 (Fraser) 4688 (McClelland) 4692 (Anderson, D.A.) 4696 (Rolston) 4715-6
1974 assessment roll, mill rate reduction (Fraser) 4689
1974 assessment roll, reductions, increases in taxes (Liden) 4658-9 (Williams, L.A.) 4660 1974 assessment roll, retention of (Barrett) 4638, 4720 (Williams, L.A.) 4660
Non-profit organizations, tax relief for (Barrett) 4711, 4717, 4718 (Chabot) 4711
Ontario study of full-value assessments (Liden) 4658 (Lorimer) 4685 (Jordan) 4700 (Rolston) 4713
Property taxes, services (Rolston) 4714
Residential property, five-acre limit on (McClelland) 4694 (Barrett) 4721
Resorts, assessment increases (Sanford) 4690
Revenue-sharing formula (Phillips) 4680, 4681 (Fraser) 4689 (Bennett) 4712-3
School tax removal and resources grant (Curtis) 4656 (McClelland) 4693 (Bennett) 4712
Site-value taxation (Fraser) 4687 (Sanford) 4690-1
Small businesses, tax increase for (Wallace) 4683, 4684 (Fraser) 4686 (McClelland) 4692 (Chabot) 4709, 4710 (Barrett) 4718
Tax deferral for elderly (Phillips) 4680 (Wallace) 4683 (Bennett) 4712
Tax legislation, changes in (Williams, L.A.) 4660, 4661 (Wallace) 4683, 4684 (Fraser) 4688 (Chabot) 4709, 4712
Taxable properties (Rolston) 4713 (Barrett) 4721
Taxes, due date for payment (Curtis) 4656
Taxes paid, homeowner-commercial proportions (Phillips) 4664 (Fraser) 4688
Union of British Columbia Municipalities, consultation with (Chabot) 4711-2
Vacant land, assessment increase on (Fraser) 4687 (Rolston) 4713
Vacant land, tax credit on (Barrett) 4720
Assessment Appeal Board
Chairman, members, remuneration paid to, Q. (Bennett) 4943. A. (Barrett) 4943
Assessment Authority of British Columbia
Assessment revision undertaken (Curtis) 4654
Select Standing Committee on Municipal Affairs and Housing, meeting with (Curtis) 4654 (Sanford) 4691 (McClelland) 4691
Assessment Authority of British Columbia Act
Legislation to adjust operating revenues, Q. (Curtis) 4521. A. (Barrett) 4521
Mentioned: (Williams, R.A.) 5052
Assessment Equalization Act, an Act to Amend
Mentioned: (Barrett) 4638, 4716, 4717, 4718, 4719, 4720, 4721 (Curtis) 4645, 4646, 4652, 4653 (Williams, L.A.) 4660, 4661 (Dent) 4663 (Phillips) 4665, 4666, 4680 (Lorimer) 4685 (Fraser) 4686, 4687, 4688, 4689, 4690 (McClelland) 4691, 4692 (Anderson, D.A.) 4696, 4697 (Smith) 4698 (Jordan) 4699, 4700, 4702, 4708 (Chabot) 4709, 4710, 4711 (Rolston) 4713
Assessment of land for taxation purposes
See: Land value taxation
Attlee, Clement
Mentioned: (Wallace) 4850
Attorney-General, Department of
Coroners' inquests, overrun in expenditures (Barrett) 4943
Automobile drivers' licences
Cancellation of (McClelland) 4991, 4994, 4995, 5000
Cancellation of and consumer protection (McClelland) 4988, 4991, 4994, 5000 (Phillips) 4989, 4990 (Chabot) 4993-4
Cancellation of at discretion of Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (Strachan) 5063, 5064 (Gardom) 5063-4, 5064, 5065
Cancellation of for non-payment of insurance premium debt (Anderson, D.A.) 4987, 4988-9, 4991-2, 4996-7, 5059-61, 5066-7 (Strachan) 4987, 4988, 5062-3 (McClelland) 4987-8, 4988, 4991, 4994-5, 5000-1 (Wallace) 4989 (Phillips) 4989-91, 4993-4, 4995, 4997-5000 (Gardom) 4992-3 (Bennett) 4995 (Chabot) 4995-6 (Hall) 5063
Automobiles — Maintenance and repair
“Wheelers and Dealers”, slander on repair shops. Q. (Williams, L.A.) 4822
Automobiles, Secondhand
See: Used car trade
Automobiles, Used
See: Used car trade
Autoplan
See: Insurance Corp. of B.C.