Province of British Columbia
30th Parliament, 5th Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
February 18 to June 26, 1975

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E & N Railway Co.

See: Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Co.

ELUC

See: Environment and Land Use Committee

ERIBC

See: Educational Research Institute of B.C.

Eagle River, B.C.

Erosion problem (Lewis) 3350

Early, Joe

Letter quoted (Liden) 898

East Kootenay; B.C.

Parks, number of (Chabot) 2909, 2937

Rangeland (Chabot) 1081-2

Economic problems (Lauk) 2852

Highways, day-labour allocation (Chabot) 3512, 3513 (Lea) 3514

Vocational school (Chabot) 546

See also: Kootenay district, B.C.

Eastman Kodak Co.

Mentioned: (Lewis) 523

Eaton, M.

Mentioned: (King) 3561

Eaton, T., Co. Ltd.

Mentioned: (Gibson) 1114

Eavesdropping

Parliament buildings, eavesdropping (Wallace) 1689 (Hall) 1691

Ecksted, John

Mentioned: (Rolston) 2620

Ecological reserves

Ecological reserves (Throne speech) 3

Economic Council of Canada

Free trade, study of (McGeer) 111, 299

Quoted (Gardom) 3382

Economic councils

Economic council for B.C. (Gibson) 2773

Economic Development, Department of

Estimates 1157-83, 1190-1224, 1233-56, 1257-84, 2747-56, ' 2757-75. Speakers: Anderson, D.A. 1164-6, 1200-4, 1280-4; Anderson, G.H. 1204-6; Chabot 1157-61, 1179-83, 1247-9, 1254-6. 1258-60, 2747-51, 2753-5, 2774-5; Dent 1222-4; Fraser 1171-4, 1249-52, 2752-3; Gardom 1240-3, 1245-6, 1269-71; Gibson 1175-6, 1220, 1233-4, 1254, 2769-73; King 1262-5; Lauk 1157, 1161-4, 1166-9, 1170-1, 1174-5, 1176, 1183, 1195-7, 1197-8, 1200, 1211-3, 1219-20, 1220-2, 1243-4, 1246-7, 1249, 1254, 1257-8, 1268-9, 1276-7, 1284, 2751-2, 2753, 2755-6, 2761-4, 2765-6, 2769, 2773-4; Lewis 1277-80; McClelland 1190-5, 1197, 1271-3; Phillips 1169-70, 1206-11, 1234-40, 1273-6, 1277, 2764-5, 2766; Rolston 1198-1200; Sanford 2760-1; Smith 1176-8, 1260-2, 2766-9; Steves 1217-9; Wallace 1213-7, 1252-4, 1265-8, 2757-60

Annual report (Chabot) 1158 (Lauk) 1161

Annual report, tabling of prior to debate on estimates (Chabot) 548

Appropriation (Barrett) 269 (Bennett) 291, 296 (McGeer) 300 (Chabot) 415 (Williams, L.A.) 550

Appropriation, increase in (Chabot) 1 157

Data processing (Chabot) 1158 (Lauk) 1161-2

Departmental responsibilities in proposed cabinet reorganization (Anderson, D.A.) 647

Economic research (Lauk) 1162-3

Federal programmes, co-ordination with (Anderson, D.A.) 1203-4 (Lauk) 1211

Job creation (Gibson) 1220, 1233, 1254 (Lauk) 1220, 1243-4, 1254, 2764 (Phillips) 1239, 1240, 2764 (Wallace) 2759 (Smith) 2768

Minister, travelling expenses (Chabot) 2851 (Lauk) 2852

New industries in B.C. (Phillips) 1239, 1240

Policy of department, Minister (Phillips) 1207-11, 1234-9 (Gardom) 1240-2 (Chabot) 1248 (Smith) 1261

Press release quoted (Chabot) 1 159

Research, planning and development of industry (Phillips) 1210

Salaries (Chabot) 1157

Staff (Lauk) 662

Staff, decrease in (Bennett) 43

Staff, increase in (Lauk) 1161

Staff, tribute to (Lauk) 2761

Statistics Branch (Gibson) 2772 (Lauk) 2774

Trade missions (Lauk) 1163, 1212, 1245 (Anderson, D.A.) 1203 (Gardom) 1240-1

Woman, appointment of (Chabot) 1182, 1247

Women's economic rights branch (Lauk) 169-70, 1253 (Chabot) 1247 (Wallace) 1252

Economic Development, Department of, Act

Quoted (Chabot) 1158 (Chairman) 1238

Economic Policy Analysis Institute of British Columbia

Cost of institute (Phillips) 734-5, 813-4

Endowment, interest on (Phillips) 968 (Barrett) 982

Expenditures (Phillips) 2935 (Williams, R.A.) 2936

Staff (Phillips) 2935 (Williams, R.A.) 2935

Work of institute (Phillips) 734-5, 813-4, 2935 (Williams, R.A.) 2935-6

Mentioned: (Fraser) 1578 (Barrett) 2995

Economic Study of the British Columbia Tree Fruit Industry

Mentioned: (Jordan) 2212

“The Economist"

Mentioned: (Wallace) 1649

Edco Construction Ltd.

Contract (Dent) 485

Eddy, E.B., Co.

Mentioned: (Williams, R.A.) 1587

Edge

Mentioned: (Schroeder) 133 (Dailly) 134

Education

Alternate school programmes (Levi) 1440

Assessment of by educational council proposed (Gibson) 1350, 1850 (Dailly) 1852

Changes in (Barnes) 478-9

Classroom organization (Schroeder) 1326-8

Committee on basic services to children (Barrett) 266, 830-1, A. 2913 (Gibson) 1351, 1890, 1890-1 (Dailly) 1852, 1876, 1890, A. 2914 (Gardom) 1875 (Phillips) Q. 2913

Control of educational system (Dailly) 1299, 1343, 1898 (Wallace) 1334-5 (Schroeder) 1897

Cost per student, inclusion of debt charges (Gardom) 1926 (Dailly) 1927

Cost per student, number of students (Gardom) 1916, 1926

Creative artists, performers, participation in school system (Brown) 1324

Goals of education (Dailly) 347 (Gibson) 1353

Legislative committee hearings on (Gibson) 1350, 1850, 1931

Local involvement in (Schroeder) 1290

Policies, programmes (Schroeder) 161-4, 165-7

Post-secondary education, costs, university students, college students (Rolston) 1979 (Dailly) 1979

Problems (Wallace) 115-6, 311-2 (Jordan) 237 (Schroeder) 358-9 (Barnes) 477-9

Programmes, improvements (Lewis) 223

Quality of (Barnes) 478-9

Royal commission on education, education finance (Anderson, D.A.) 99 (Williams, L.A.) 1919-20 (Dailly) 1922

Schools, importance of (Rolston) 21

Schools, parents' councils for (Schroeder) 1832-4, 1848, 1923 (Dailly) 1834

See also: Correspondence schools and courses; Evening and continuation schools; Examinations; Illiteracy; Mining schools and education; Private schools; Rural schools; School children; Schools; Students; Teachers; Television in education; Universities and colleges; Vocational education

Education — Curricula

Basic curriculum (Schroeder) 1290 (Dailly) 1295

“Citizenship” skills (Gibson) 1352

Decentralization of (Schroeder) 1290, 1930 (Dailly) 1295, 1881, 1930

Environmental education programme (Dailly) 1298

Evaluation of curriculum (Dailly) 348

Jobs, training for (McGeer) 1307-8

Local curricula (Rolston) 23

Relevancy of (Williams, L.A.) 1838 (Smith) 1879 (Dailly) 1881

Revision of (Williams, L.A.) 1919 (Schroeder) 1930 (Dailly) 1930

Socialist education courses (Brown) 1325

Work-study programmes (Gibson) 1352-3 (Dailly) 1880

Education — Finance

Budgets, submission by deadline (Jordan) Q. 135

Capital costs (Rolston) 23

Capital referendums (Dailly) 1295 (Webster) 1310

Centralized financing of education (Anderson, D.A.) 1893 (Dailly) 1894, 1921 (Williams, L.A.) 1917-9

Community colleges, operating costs (Rolston) 23

Costs (Schroeder) 1291 (Dailly) 1296 (Williams, L.A.) 1838 (Bennett) 1888 (Phillips) 2656

Education department, finance committee (Dailly) 1922, A. 2340 (Anderson, D.A.) Q. 2340

Federal share of post-secondary costs (Rolston) Q. 1570, 1835, 1979 (Dailly) A. 1570, 1979, 1982

Finance formula (Schroeder) 1291, 1873, 1874 (Dailly) 1296, 1314, 1340, 1873-4, 1874, 1889 (Fraser) 1313-4 (Gibson) 1351-2 (Anderson, D.A.) 1892-3 (Williams, L.A.) 1918 (Wallace) 2659-60

Finance formula, instructional unit (Rolston) 23 (Gibson) 1351-2 (Dailly) 1852 (Anderson, D.A.) 1892

Finance formula, proposal for change in (Anderson, D.A.) 1892 (Dailly) 1894

General revenue, financing of education from (Williams, L.A.) 1917-9, 2662-3 (Dailly) 1921

Mill rate, effect of increased cost on (Jordan) Q. 135 (Fraser) 248

Mill rate, increase in (Curtis) 1293-4 (Fraser) 1314 (McClelland) 1349 (Gibson) 1351 (Williams, L.A.) 1838, 1919 (Bennett) 1888 (Anderson, D.A.) 1893 (Dailly) 1894 (Phillips) 1901

Operating referendums (Dailly) 1295, 1890

Property taxes, net value for school purposes (Gibson) Q. 3703

Public schools, appropriation, Budget address (Barrett) 265

Royal commission on (Williams, L.A.) 1919-20 (Dailly) 1922

School boards, time involved in financial matters (Anderson, D.A.) 1893 (Williams, L.A.) 1918

School districts, direct grants to (Dailly) 1889

School districts, operating grants (Bennett) 292

School districts, sum collected for each rural component (Bennett) Q. 1426 (Barrett) A. 1426-7

School operating costs, percentage paid by province, 1974 (Bennett) Q. 3864 (Dailly) A. 3864

School tax on property, removal of (Curtis) 204-5 (Bennett) 285, 1888 (Schroeder) 1291, 1923 (Fraser) 1314 (Gibson) 1351, 1851 (Dailly) 1894 (Phillips) 1900-1

School Tax Removal and Resource Grant Act. See name of act

School tax removal grant, limit on (Wallace) 2659

School tax removal grant, maximum (Barrett) 2651 (Phillips) 2657

School tax removal grants (Gibson) 1851 (Dailly) 1852, 1890 (Phillips) 1901 (Williams, L.A.) 1919

School tax removal programme, Budget address (Barrett) 275-6

School taxes (Throne speech) 3 (Schroeder) 165 (Gibson) 514

School taxes, homeowner grants, Budget address (Barrett) 265

School taxes, increase in (Phillips) 2601 (Rolston) 2604 (Curtis) 2651-4 (Gibson) 2654-5

Schools, closing of and tax deductions (Gardom) Q. 784, 868-9, 907

Special warrants for operating (Rolston) 24

Supplementary grants (Dailly) 1296 (Jordan) 1345-6 (Gibson) 1351 (Wallace) 2659 (Barrett) 2664, 2665

Supplementary grants to school districts, allocation of (Anderson, D.A.) 1891, Q. 2690 (Dailly) 1893-4, 1920-1 (Williams, L.A.) 1917

Education, Department of

Estimates 1289-1317, 1323-58, 1832-41, 1843-68, 1873-1907, 1914-45, 1947-70, 1972-91; Speakers; Anderson, D.A. 1303-5, 1305-6, 1328-32, 1891-3, 1894, 1964-7; Barrett 1356-7, 1358; Bennett 1887-9; Brown 1323-5; Chabot 1355-6, 1895-6, 1954-5, 1967-8, 1968, 1968-9, 1985-6; Cocke 1847-8; Cummings 1938; Curtis 1293-5, 1928-9, 1929-30, 1940, 1984-5, 1986-7, 1987, 1989; Dailly 1295-9, 1305, 1314-5, 1340-3, 1834, 1846, 1849-50, 1852-3, 1859, 1873-4, 1874, 1876, 1877, 1879-81, 1885-6, 1889-90, 1893-4, 1896-7, 1898-9, 1899, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1906-7, 1915-6, 1920-2, 1924-5, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1930-1, 1937-8, 1938, 1939, 1939-40, 1941-2, 1942-3, 1943, 1943-4, 1945, 1947-8, 1951, 1952-3, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961-2, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1975-6, 1977-8, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1980-1, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991; Fraser 1313-4; Gardom 1874-6, 1876-7, 1916, 1926-7, 1927, 1928, 1957-8; Gibson 1349-54, 1850-2, 1890-1, 1899, 1931-2; Jordan 1343-8, 1840-1, 1843-6, 1848, 1925-6, 1926, 1972-4, 1974, 1974-5; Lewis 1337-40, 1863-7; McClelland 1348-9, 1861-3, 1867-8, 1903-4, 1904, 1905-6, 1907, 1940-1, 1943, 1981-2, 1986; McGeer 1306-9, 1357-8, 1857-9, 1962-3, 1979-80. 1980; Phillips 1853-7, 1899-1902, 1902-3, 1934-7, 1938, 1972; Rolston 1834-6, 1978-9; Sanford 1311-3; Schroeder 1289-93. 1315-7, 1325-8, 1832-4, 1848-9, 1873, 1874, 1897-8, 1914-5, 1922-3, 1930, 1938-9, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1955, 1955-6, 1969-70, 1982-3, 1983-4, 1987-9, 1990-1, 1991; Smith 1877-9; Wallace 1299-1303, 1332-7, 1839-40, 1881-5, 1923-4, 1932-4, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1944-5, 1948-51, 1951-2, 1953-4, 1956-7, 1963-4, 1976-7, 1978, 1989-90, 1990; Webster 1309-11, 1859-61, 1943; Williams, L.A. 1836-9, 1906, 1907, 1916-20, 1960-1

Administration, cost of, increase in (Wallace) 310, 311, 1923-4 (Phillips) 1937 (Dailly) 1937

Administration staff, increase in (Bennett) 292 (Wallace) 311, 1923-4 (Dailly) 349, 1924-5

Advertising and publicity, increase in funds for (Wallace) 1924 (Dailly) 1925, 1937 (Phillips) 1934, 1937

Annual report quoted (Curtis) 1293

Appropriation (Barrett) 263, 265-6 (McGeer) 301 (Schroeder) 358 (Williams, L.A.) 550 (Curtis) 1294

Appropriation, percentage of budget (Fraser) 1314 (Dailly) 1314-5 (McClelland) 1349 (Bennett) 1887, 1888

Associate Deputy Minister, appointment of (Wallace) 1924

B.C. School Trustees Association, suit against threatened (Anderson, D.A.) Q. 2239 (Dailly) A. 2239

Centralization of control in (Schroeder) 1290 (Dailly) 1295

Commissions on education (Schroeder) 1292

Committees, commissions, task forces, establishment of, purpose, members, cost (Jordan) Q. 1 184 (Dailly) A. 1184-5

Council of Ministers, grant to (Dailly) 1938

“The Department of Education, 1975” (Anderson, D.A.) 1331

Department, separation into two portfolios (Curtis) 1294 (Dailly) 1296 (Webster) 1309

Deputy Minister's memo, language used in (Wallace) 1301, 1302

Educational policies, change in (Schroeder) 1289-93, 1325, (Dailly) 1295-9, 1839 (Wallace) 1300, 1301-2, 1839 (Williams, L.A.) 1836-7

Educational research fund, duplication of (Gardom) Q. 132 (Dailly) A. 132

Estimates, vote 44, withdrawal of vote (Schroeder) 1955, 1956 (Dailly) 1955 (Williams, L.A.) 1961

Finance Committee (Dailly) 1922, A. 2340 (Anderson, D.A.) Q. 2340

Incidentals and contingencies, funds for (Phillips) 1934-5

Indians, education, advisory committee on (Dailly) 1298

Learning disabilities programme (Dailly) 1298, 1342

Minister, resignation of (Anderson, D.A.) 1329 (Dailly) 1329

Minister's letter to Premier, Sept. 18, 1974, quoted (Williams, L.A.) 1917-9

Minister's letter to Treasury Board re special warrant (Wallace) 1963

Minister's role (Curtis) 204

Minister's salary reduced by $1, M. (Schroeder) 1293. Negatived 1923

Newsletter (Dailly) 1296 (McClelland) 1349 (Jordan) 1843

Organizational chart for department (Williams, L.A.) 1837

Press releases quoted (Curtis) 205, 206 (Wallace) 304, 1882 (Phillips) 1882

Priorities in education (Smith) 1879 (Dailly) 1889

Priorities of government, funds for education (Phillips) 1853, 1856-7 (Bennett) 1887, 1888 (Dailly) 1880

Programmes introduced, financing of by school boards (Smith) 1877-8

Relocation expenses (Wallace) 1924 (Dailly) 1925, 1937 (Phillips) 1934-5, 1937

Research and development, advisory role of George Pedersen, consultants, cost of study (Wallace) Q. 3865 (Dailly) A. 3865

Research and development division (Schroeder) 1292, 1922 (Curtis) 1293 (Dailly) 1298 (Wallace) 1300-3, 1333-4 (Anderson, D.A.) 1304-6, 1328-32 (McGeer) 1307 (McClelland) 1348, 1349 (Gibson) 1350

Research and development division, appointment of successors (Wallace) 1333, 1944, 1950 (Schroeder) 1947 (Dailly) 1951

Research and development division, appropriation (Bennett) 292 (Wallace) 311, 1333, 1944 (Anderson, D.A.) 1331 (Dailly) 1341-2 (McGeer) 1962

Research and development division, cost of operation (Wallace) 1333, 1952, 1953, 1957 (Dailly) 1341

Research and development division, finance committee (Wallace) 1333 (Dailly) 1341

Research and development division, programmes (Wallace) 1944

Research and development division, role of (Schroeder) 165, 166, 358-9 (Dailly) 1947

Research and development division, staff (Dailly) 352 (Schroeder) 359

Research and , development division, staff, employment of by department (Dailly) 1947

Research and development division, staff, evaluation of during probationary period (Anderson, D.A.) 1304-6, 1965 (Wallace) 1333 (Schroeder) 1947

Research and development division, staff, grievance procedure (Anderson, D.A.) 1304-5, 1306, 1328, 1331 (Dailly) 1305, 1306, 1340, 1342 (Wallace) 1334 (Hall) 1682, 1692

Research and development division, staff, harassment of (Gardom) Q. 132 (Dailly) A. 132, A. 493 (Anderson, D.A.) Q. 493, 1304 (Wallace) 1333-4

Research and development division, staff, reassignment (Bennett) Q. 132

Research and development division, staff, reinstatement of (Anderson, D.A.) Q. 493 (Dailly) A. 493

Research and development division, staff, restrictions on (Bennett) Q. 132

Research and development division, staff, salaries, source of funds (Wallace) 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956-7, 1963-4, 1971, 1993 (Dailly) 1952-3, 1953, 1954, 1957 (Schroeder) 1955, 1956

Research and development division, superintendent responsible for (Williams, L.A.) 1960

Research and development division, work, (Dailly) 351-2 (Wallace) 1944, 1949

Research programmes, funds for (Dailly) 1948, 1951, 1955 (Schroeder) 1955 (Wallace) 1956

Research staff, selection of (Jordan) 1344-5

Salary contingencies (Schroeder) 1003, 1990-1, 1991 (Dailly) 1999

School construction, funds spent on (Fraser) 1313 (McClelland) 1348 (Schroeder) 1849 (Dailly) 1849-50, 1889

School districts, direct grants to (Dailly) 1889

School districts, supplementary grants to (Anderson, D.A.) 1891, Q. 2690 (Dailly) 1893-4, 1920-1 (Williams, L.A.) 1917

Special classes, programmes, funds for (Dailly) 1342

Staff, increase in (Dailly) 1298, 1924-5, 1930-1, 1937-8 (Wallace) 1923-4 (Schroeder) 1930

“Teacher Education in British Columbia” (Wallace) 1884 (Dailly) 1886

Technical education, apprenticeship, jurisdiction over (Anderson, D.A.) 2782

“Towards the Learning Community” (Wallace) 1884 (Dailly) 1886

White Paper on education (Schroeder) 359, 1292, 1922 (Dailly) 1299 (Wallace) 1300, 1839 (Anderson, D.A.) 1330-1 (McClelland) 1348

White Paper on education, item 4 (Select Standing Committee on Health, Education and Human Resources, report) 1908-10

White Paper on education, rechannelling of funds for related projects (Wallace) 1303

Education of adults

Retraining of older unemployed (Brown) 448

Education of the aged

Senior citizens, attendance at UBC (Barrett) 266

University programmes (Webster) 1310 (Brown) 1323

Education of women

Improvement, opportunities for (Webster) 148-9

Women at university level (Webster) 147

Educational Research Institute of B.C.

Funds from Education department (Schroeder) Q. 133 (Dailly) A. 133, 351

Grant to (Dailly) 1948

Summerland experiment (Schroeder) 161-2

Summerland experiment, endorsement by Minister (Schroeder) A. 133 (Dailly) A. 133-4

Mentioned: (Dailly) 135, 1995 (Schroeder) 1292

Educational television

See: Television in education

Eggs

Producers, income assurance programme plan (Jordan) 2211 (Stupich) 2213-4

Producers' income assurance plan, conditions imposed (Jordan) Q. 4032-3 (Stupich) A. 4033

Surplus, dumping of American eggs (Wallace) Q. 1435 (Stupich) A. 1435

Surplus, use of (Wallace) Q. 1435 (Stupich) A. 1435

Egli, Hans

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 103, 105

Ehattesaht Logging Co-operative

Logging operation (Skelly) 2962 (Williams, R.A.) 2963

El Paso Natural Gas Co.

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 251 (Barrett) 964

Elderly

See: Aged

Elderly Citizen Renters Grant Act

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 2090

Elderly Citizens' Housing Aid Act

Housing under Act, rent structure (Williams, L.A.) Q. 1913 (Nicolson) A. 1913

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 172, 402, 1488, 2090, 2102, 3370

Election districts

Redistribution (Bennett) 51 (Wallace) 136 (Gibson) 183, Q. 1533, Q. 3050 (Gardom) 208, 1698 (Anderson, G.H.) 220 (Gabelmann) 602-3 (Barrett) A. 1533, A. 3050 (Hall) 1698

Redistribution, commission on (Hall) 1698, 3883-4 (Bennett) 3883, 3884 (Gardom) 3884

Redistribution, hearings on (Gibson) 1698

Single-member constituencies (Gabelmann) 603

Two-member ridings, elimination of (Gibson) 1698

Election Expenses Act

(Bill 39) (Wallace) 1R, 713; 2R, 2558; out of order 2558

Speakers: (2R) Wallace 2557-8

Advertising by party in power (Wallace) 2558

Donations, ceiling on (Wallace) 2557

Donations, disclosure of sources (Wallace) 2557

Donations, donors' eligibility to vote (Wallace) 2557

Donors, tax credit for donations (Wallace) 2557

Spending, limit on (Wallace) 2557

Election law

Election Expenses Act. See name of act

Election spending

See: Elections — Campaign funds

Electioneering

Election Expenses Act. See name of act

Elections

Ballot, change in (Wallace) 125, 136 (Gardom) 209 (Anderson, G.H.) 220 (Hartley) 638-9 (Liden) 897

Dates, fixed dates for (Gardom) 209, 3884 (Hall) 3884

Departmental advertising prior to (Gardom) 209

Election, date of (Lea) 372 (Nimsick) 618

Elections Act, enactment of (Anderson, D.A.) 608 (Barrett) 608, A. 611 (Gibson) Q. 611

Electoral reform (Bennett) 51 (Gardom) 208-9 (Anderson, G.H.) 220 (Morrison) 329-30 (Gabelmann) 602-3

Financing and disclosure (Throne speech) 1-2 (Wallace) 136, 689 (Gibson) 183 (Gardom) 208 (Gabelmann) 602-3 (Barrett) 692-3

Social Credit Party candidates (Dent) 486

Voters, enumeration of (Gabelmann) 602

Voters list, arrangement of (Gibson) 183 (Gabelmann) 602

Voters, lowering age of (Gabelmann) 602

Elections — Campaign funds

Donations, ceiling on (Wallace) 2557

Donations, disclosure of sources (Wallace) 2557

Donations, donors' eligibility to vote (Wallace) 2557

Donors, tax credit for donations (Wallace) 2557

Election Expenses Act. See name of act

Legislation, introduction before next election (Gibson) Q. 3050 (Barrett) A. 3050

Spending, limit on (Wallace) 2557

Elections, Municipal

See: Local elections

Elections Act

See: Provincial Elections Act

Electoral redistribution

See: Election districts

Electric engineering

Electrical inspection, study of (Hartley) 1713

Electric lines

Nicola to the Kootenays, location of (Richter) 2694 (Barrett) 2694

Electric power

Conservation of (Williams, L.A.) 2479

Demand forecast (Gibson) 2474, 2697 (Barrett) 2481, 2698

Growth and energy needs (Anderson, D.A.) 2702-5

See also: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Electronic data processing

Economic Development department (Chabot) 1158 (Lauk) 1161-2

Equipment rental (Curtis) 991, 992 (Barrett) 991, 992 (Smith) 992

Elford, Frances

Mentioned: (Wallace) 3881

Eliesen, Marcus

Appointment, method of (Wallace) 1689 (Hall) 1693

Cabinet, planning adviser to (Phillips) 697, 734, 735, 814

Memorandum quoted (Bennett) 728

Minister responsible to (Wallace) 1689 (Hall) 1693

Position of, relationship to Deputy Minister of Finance (Fraser) 1674 (Hall) 1677-8

Mentioned: (Bennett) 293, 683 (Phillips) 293, 585, 742, 1002 (Williams, L.A.) 849 (Barrett) 1002 (McClelland) 1349 (Phillips) 2599, 2935, 2990 (Rolston) 2604

Elizabeth Fry Society

Grant to (Anderson, D.A.) 2612, 2613 (Macdonald) 2612, 2613

Halfway house in Vancouver (Anderson, D.A.) 2612

Elk

Winter feeding of (Nimsick) 612

Elkford, B.C.

Coal development, discussions on (Bennett) Q. 2825 (Nimsick) A. 2825

Coal, shipping route to coast (Bennett) Q. 2825 (Nimsick) A. 2825

Elkington, E.H.W.

Mentioned: (Wallace) 2584

Elliot, George Robert Ford

Mentioned: (Chabot) 1420 (Cocke) 2128

Elliott, Mabel

Mentioned: (Hartley) 1715

Ellison Lake Park, B.C.

Mentioned: (Jordan) 3010

Elston, M.G.

Mentioned: (Chabot) 1622

Emergencies, Assistance in

See: Assistance in emergencies

Emergency Programme Act

(Bill 61) (Provincial Secretary) I R, 2134; 2R, order discharged 4062

Attorney-General's remarks on hotline programme (Jordan) Q. 2280 (Macdonald) A. 2280

Confiscation of property under Act (Jordan) Q. 2280 (Macdonald) A. 2280

Withdrawal of bill (Morrison) Q. 3424 (Hall) A. 3424

Emigration and immigration

Green Paper (Wallace) 3799 (Levi) 3801

Immigrants in B.C. (Levi) 3801

Immigration and growth (Anderson, D.A.) 3805 (Levi) 3806

Immigration laws, submission on changes in (Gibson) 187, 823, 975, 980 (Barrett) 980 (Levi) 3806

Emily Carr House, Victoria, B.C.

Use to display Emily Carr works (Hall) 1686

Eminent domain

Confiscation of property under Emergency Programme Act (Jordan) Q. 2280 (Macdonald) A. 2280

Expropriation, arbitration of (Anderson, D.A.) 2635

Expropriation legislation (Anderson, D.A.) 98-9, Q. 2338 (Wallace) 136 (Fraser) 248 (Gardom) 1372 (Macdonald) A. 2338

Employee ownership

Stock ownership (Smith) 2866

Employers Council of B.C.

Agreement with on public service wage negotiations (Gibson) 227

“1975 Economic Outlook” quoted (Chabot) 55, 56

Quoted (Steves) 579

Mentioned: (Gibson) 187, 385 (Speaker) 281 (D’Arcy) 335 (Hall) 387 (Strachan) 438

Employment Agencies Act

Mentioned: (Select Standing Committee on Labour and Justice, report) 1228, 1229

Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C.

Juvenile delinquents, housing of (McClelland) Q. 190, 620, 1442 (Levi) A. 230, 540 (Lauk) 379

Payments to (McClelland) Q. 191 (Levi) A. 230 (Chabot) 542

Encyclopaedias and dictionaries

Encyclopaedia salesmen (Phillips) 1092, 1105-6 (Young) 1097 (Brown) 1104

Endako Mine

Mentioned: (Kelly) 501 (Richter) 3823 (Nimsick) 3824

Eneas, Adam

Mentioned: (Levi) 954, 3899

Energy Act

Section 4, proclamation of (Anderson, G.H.) 2716

Mentioned: (Smith) 1366 (Macdonald) 1368, 2287 (Williams, L.A.) 2479 (McClelland) 2831 (Gardom) 3428

Energy Commission

See: British Columbia Energy Commission

English, J. Thomas

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 2727

English language — Study and teaching — Foreign Students

Children, non-English speaking, federal funds for teaching (Wallace) 1990 (Dailly) 1990

Federal funds for teaching immigrants (Wallace) 1990 (Dailly) 1990

Enumeration of voters

See: Voters, Registration of

Environment, Department of (proposed)

Creation of (Anderson, D.A.) 101

Responsibilities (Anderson, D.A.) 647-8, 648

Environment and Land Use Committee

Agricultural land, recommendations on preservation of (Steves) 3034-5

Appropriation, Budget address (Barrett) 269

Creation of (Dent) 160

Kamloops industrial site, use of farmland (Anderson, D.A.) Q. 1152 (Williams, R.A.) A. 1152

Mohawk Oil Co. Ltd., refinery on Sumas Mountain, approval of (McClelland) Q. 957 (Williams, R.A.) A. 957

Powers, jurisdiction of (McClelland) 3039 (Phillips) 3039-42

Secretariat, rentals (Wallace) 3032 (Williams, R.A.) 3032

Secretariat staff, salaries (Wallace) 3032 (Williams, R.A.) 3032, 3038

Secretariat, temporary assistance (Wallace) 3032 (Williams, R.A.) 3032, 3039 (McClelland) 3039

Travel expense, consulting fees (Smith) 3039 (Williams, R.A.) 3039

Environmental education

See: Nature study

Epp, Edgar W.

Leave of absence (McClelland) 3706 (Levi) 3707, 3718 (Anderson, D.A.) 3714

Leave of absence, reason for (Anderson, D.A.) Q. 3673 (Hall) A. 3726

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 1363

Eric Hamber Senior Secondary School, Vancouver, B.C.

Mentioned: (Rolston) 23

Eric Martin Institute, Victoria, B.C.

Patients, requirements of (Wallace) 1403, 2846

Erickson, Arthur

Mentioned: (Wallace) 1590

Erickson, Bruce

Mentioned: (Wallace) 2725

Ernst, John, Lumber Co. Ltd.

Railcar shortage (Bennett) Q. 10 (Barrett) A. 72-3

Erosion

Fraser River, erosion control in Quesnel (Williams, R.A.) 3351 (Fraser) 3351

Fraser River, erosion problem in Cariboo (Fraser) 3351

Riverbank erosion control, federal cost-sharing (Lewis) 3350 (Williams, R.A.) 3350

Riverbank erosion in Interior (Lewis) 3350

Errington, Gene

Appointment of (Hall) 141, 3951 (Webster) 149 (Brown) 201, 3952

Mentioned: (Jordan) 3954

Erwin Homes Ltd.

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 2043

Esquimalt, B.C.

Building, 800

Valleyfield Road, purchase, use of (Bennett) 1719

Office space, Ellery Street, lease of (Bennett) Q. 1569, 1718 (Hartley) 1724

Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway

History (Sanford) 2498

Passenger service (Sanford) 2498-9 (Anderson, D.A.) 2592

Study on acquisition of, extension to (Motion 7) 2498-9, 2523

Essondale, B.C.

Housing project (McClelland) 2107

Estate Tax Act

Mentioned: (Jordan) 2215

Estimates

Debate on. See entries under Legislature Procedure

Estimates, Departmental

See entries under names of departments

Estuaries

British Columbia Coast Zone Commission Act. See name of act

Importance of (Williams, L.A.) 2391

Industrial developments (Steves) 2390

Inventories of (Steves) 2390

Ethane

Use of (Smith) 2714 (Macdonald) 2718

Etterstrom, S.R.

Letter quoted (Anderson, G.H.) 482 (Hartley) 638

Eurocan Investment Co. of Canada

Mentioned: (Gibson) 948

Eurocan Pulp and Paper Co.

Chips, freight rate (Dent) 157 (Lea) 467

Mentioned: (Wallace) 123 (Lea) 466 (Chabot) 1159 (Strachan) 3338

Evans, Daniel J.

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 2502, 2504

Evans, Earl

Mentioned: (McClelland) 2851

Evans, William

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 2745, 2746

Evening and continuation schools

English, teaching of to new Canadians (Wallace) 1989-90, 1990 (Dailly) 1990

Night school grants, Budget address (Barrett) 265

Evidence Act

Mentioned: (Gardom) 1372

Examinations

Grade 12 equivalency test (Dailly) 1881, 1930 (Schroeder) 1930

Policy on (Schroeder) 1930 (Dailly) 1930

Expenditures, Public

Expenditures, increase in (McGeer) 298-9 (Wallace) 303-4, 307, 308

Expenditures to Dec. 31, 1974, Budget address (Barrett) 263

Expenditures to March 31, 1974, Budget address (Barrett) 263

Expenditures 1975/76, Budget address (Barrett) 265

Government administration, cost of (Wallace) 314 (Anderson, D.A.) 644-8

Overrun, federal (Barrett) 943

Overrun on 1974 budget (Bennett) 295 (Morrison) 327

Provincial budgets, increases in (McGeer) 302

Social programmes (Strachan) 439

Special warrant for salary expenditures (Wallace) 1993

See also: Government spending policy

Expo '74

Mentioned: (Chabot) 1248

Export Development Corp.

Loans, elimination of lower limits on (Skelly) 18

Expropriation

See: Eminent domain

Expulsion of students see entries under School discipline

Exxon Corp.

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 2684

Eyeglasses

Cost of (Cocke) 2811

Federal royal commission on optometrics (Cocke) 2811

Optical industry (McClelland) 2810 (Cocke) 2811