Province of British Columbia
31st Parliament, 1st Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
March 17 to June 30, 1976
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
SPARC
See: Social Planning and Review Council of British Columbia
SPEC
See: Canadian Scientific Pollution and Environmental Control Society
Sabatino, Paul
Mentioned: (Kahl) 2150
Sadlier-Brown, Peter
Mentioned: (Sanford) 2033
Safeway Stores Ltd.
Food-pricing practice (Sanford) 1586
Mentioned: (Lauk) 909 (Macdonald) 1297 (Shelford) 2559
St. Andrew's Elementary School, Victoria, B.C.
Mentioned: (Bawlf) 1565
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
Mentioned: (Cocke) 1954, 1963 (Wallace, G.S.) 1983
St. Pierre, Paul
Quoted (Rogers) 724 (Cocke) 891
St. Vincent Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
Sales tax
AIB guidelines, exceeding (Sanford) 761 (D’Arcy) 902
Building materials, tax-exempt (Nicolson) 883-4 (Lauk) 993, 1016-7 (Stupich) 1017-8 (Bennett) 1018 (Lea) 1019 (Gibson) 1020 (Wolfe) 1020
Collection programme, commission position of vendor (King) 775
Cragg report, sales tax increase, impact on cost of living (Gibson) 1179, 1186 (Nicolson) 1199
Educational material, sales tax-exempt (Nicolson) 1200-1 (Wolfe) 1201
Exemption for agricultural equipment and material (Nicolson) 845, 990 (Wolfe) 990
Exemption for building materials (Nicolson) 883-4 (Lauk) 993, 1016-7 (Stupich) 1017-8 (Bennett) 1018 (Lea) 1019 (Gibson) 1020 (Wolfe) 1020
Exemption for essentials (Sanford) 760 (Nicolson) 884-5 (Wallace, B.B.) 889 (D’Arcy) 897 (Brown) 914-5, 936, 989-90 (Strongman) 1012 (Jordan) 1014 (Bennett) 1018
Exemption for medical material and equipment (Wolfe) 989-90
Exemption for osteopaths (Brown) 936, 989
Exemption for people on mincome and social assistance (Wallace, G.S.) 992 (Wolfe) 993
Exemption for telephone and electricity bills (Wallace, G.S.) 992 (Wolfe) 993
Exemption for vitamins (Brown) 914-5, 956, 989
Fairness, proof asked for (Lea) 989-91, 1141-2 (Stupich) 992, 1205-6 (Gibson) 1175 (Wolfe) 1189
Growth index (Nicolson) 888
Increase (Wolfe) 264 (Stupich) 285 (Gibson) 291, 296, 299 (Wallace, G.S.) 304, 309 (Lauk) 332 (Brown) 495, 640-1 (Barnes) 501, 515 (D’Arcy) 568 (Nicolson) 601 (Lea) 611, 614, 808-10, 896-7 (Hewitt) 618-9
Increase and government retroactive taxation policy (Macdonald) 761-2, 805
Increase, deferral for six months (Gibson) 783 (Lauk) 783-5 (Wallace, G.S.) 785-7 (Nicolson) 787-8 (McGeer) 800-2 (Cocke) 802-5 (Macdonald) 805-6 (Williams) 806-8 (D’Arcy) 808-10 (Barnes) 810-5 (Dailly) 815-7 (Skelly) 819-21 (Wallace, B.B.) 821-2 (Sanford) 822-3, 877-9 (Stupich) 879-81 (King) 881-3
Increase, effect on B.C. economic conditions (Lea) 778-80 (Gibson) 782, 1186 (Lauk) 784-5 (Wallace, G.S.) 786-7 (Nicolson) 787-8 (Cocke) 804 (D’Arcy) 808-10 (Dailly) 814-5 (Wallace, G.S.) 821-2
Increase, effect on future union contract negotiations (Sanford) 761
Increase, effect on low- and fixed-income earners (Levi) 759 (Sanford) 760, 822, 877 (King) 762-3, 776-7 (Lea) 779 (Gibson) 782 (Barnes) 811-4 (Wallace, B.B.) 889 (Cocke) 890, 892 (Skelly) 892-6 (D’Arcy) 903-4 (Lauk) 907, 993 (Lockstead) 910-2 (Brown) 914-7, 991 (Dailly) 940-1 (Wolfe) 991 (Jordan) 1014
Increase, impact on cost of living (Gibson) 1179, 1186 (Wolfe) 1189-90, 1201
Increase, necessity of (Calder) 939-40 (Wolfe) 942
Increase, political motive for (Gibson) 781
Increase, yield resulting from (Wolfe) 264, 755 (Gibson) 782 (Nicolson) 886 (Cocke) 890
Mobile homes, purchase of, exemption from (Barber) 757-8, 835-6, 990 (Sanford) 760 (Nicolson) 886 (Stupich) 1017-8 (Wolfe) 1020
Reduction to 5 per cent when B.C. financial position improved (Loewen) 734 (Barber) 757, 836 (Dailly) 941
Social Services Tax Amendment Act, 1976. See name of act
See also: Social Services Tax Amendment Act, 1967
Salmo Mines
Closure (Waterland) 3024
Salmo River, B.C.
Flood and erosion control, study report (Nicolson) 1887 (Nielsen) 1887
Salmon
Federal enhancement programme (McCarthy) 957
Salmon Arm Senior Secondary School, Salmon Arm, B.C.
Mentioned: (Bawtree) 242
Salvage
Revelstoke Dam, reservoir salvage, result of construction (King) 3108 (Skelly) 3108 (Waterland) 3108-9
Samuelson, Paul A. and Scott, A.D.
Text on economics quoted (Brown) 640
Mentioned: (Brown) 916
Sand and gravel industry
Gravel operations, reclamation permits required (Nicolson) 3023-4 (Waterland) 3024
Sanderson, Susan
Mentioned: (Brown) 73
Sanford, Karen E. (Comox)
Address in reply 203-7
Address in reply, amendment 59-62
Advertising, misleading 1548-9, 1577
Agricultural Aid to Developing Countries and World Disaster Areas Fund 1022
Agriculture department estimates 1539-40
Alert Bay, budget cutbacks, impact on 2306-7
Alert Bay fund-raising to provide services 203
Alert Bay, slide problem 1867
Anti-inflation, federal programme, criticism of 2053
Anti-inflation, government policy, criticism of 2034-5, 2050-4
Anti-Inflation Measures Act 2034-5, 2050-4
Anti-inflation measures recommended 2053-4
Attorney-General department estimates 1274, 1324-6, 1355
British Columbia Deficit Repayment Act (1975-1976) 497-9, 695-6
B.C. Ferries, food dispensers, health standards, Q. 2383-4, 2579
B.C. Ferries, rate increase, effect on Vancouver Island residents 3261-2
B.C. Ferries, rate increase for over-height vehicles 3262
B.C. Ferries, rate increase, monitoring of affected prices, Q. 2201
B.C. Ferries, student groups, special rate 3262-3
Budget address, authorization for change in 1137-8, 1148
Budget address, statements impugning character of former Premier and Minister of Finance 1091
Budget, allocation of possible surplus funds 1137, 1147-8, 1205
Budget debate 930-5
CPR abandonment of E & N line north of Parksville, reasons against 205
Campbell River police force, organization of 1324
Can-Cel, purchase of 1917
Canning lids, quality of 1578
Clarkson, Gordon report, a review not an audit 498
Coal, royalties to be increased 877
Coat of arms, abusive use of 1325-6
Community consumer groups, funding for 1546
Consumer education kit 1548
Consumer price index increase, Q. 1892
Consumer Protection Act 2956-7
Consumer Services department estimates 1545-9, 1577-9, 1585-7
Consumer Services department, publications of 1546
Consumer Services department, storefront offices 1547
Consumer Services minister, criticism of 1547-9
Contractors, registration and licensing of 1325
Contractors, reliability of, in Courtenay area 1325
Contracts, prepayment 2956
Cost of living, rise of, impact on consumers 1547-8
Davies, Wynn, tribute to 1723
Day-care centres, funding cut 206
Debtor assistance programme 1546
Deficit repayment loan, interest rates 499
Economic policy of government, criticism of 934-5
Education department estimates 1620-1, 1722-4, 1810, 1813
Education, mill rate increases 1722-3
Environment department estimates 1866-7, 1886-7
Escort programme for patients in Comox region 2024
Executive council estimates 2306-8, 2347
Eye care, high cost of 1578-9
Ferries, free, for south Gulf Islands 3283, 3298
Ferry from Beaver Cove to Kelsey Bay, resumption of free ride 3263
Ferry rate increases 1547-8, 1577
Finance department estimates 1137-8, 1147-8, 1190-1, 1205
Finance department, government agencies workload, quarters and staffing of 1222-3
Financial position of province 931-2
Food price increases, government policy regarding, Q. 2576
Food price increases in supermarkets, legislation to control 1585-6
Food price increases, monitoring of, Q. 1344, 1406, 1441
Food price, retail, drop in March, Q. 634, 704
Foreign investment causing unemployment 935
Foreign ownership of B.C. land 1326, 1355
Forest roads, development in Nimpkish Valley 3106-7
Forests department estimates 3106-7
Freezer and food plan contracts 2957
Gas, natural, increase of revenue 877
Glendale Hospital, budget cut 2404
Government policies, impact on remote northern areas 2306-7
Government Reorganization Act 2854-6, 2867-71
Government Reorganization Act, deferral of second reading for six months, amendment to 2854-6, 2869-71
Government Reorganization Act, violation of Magna Carta provision 2854-5
Green Belt Protection Fund 1022, 1024-5
Gulf Island ferry rates, Q. 1751
Handicapped, attitude of Human Resources minister towards welfare recipients 2404-5
Health-care policy of NDP 2022-3
Health department estimates 2022-4
Highway, construction for northern Vancouver Island 205, 3263
Highway, construction for northern Vancouver Island, not in estimates 2307-8
Highway, construction for northern Vancouver Island, possibility of DREE fund 2308, 2347, 3283, 3298
Highways and Public Works department estimates 3283, 3298-9
Holberg Road, maintenance of 3107
Home, new, building of, consumer protection on 2956
Human Resources department estimates 2403-5
ICBC, cheque to 696
Income tax rebates and tax discounter, legislation on 2956
Kindergarten age, lowering to four-year olds 1810
Land purchases along Courtenay River estuary 1022
Land purchases in Comox-Strathcona region 1022, 1025
Land Registry Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 37) 1R, 1051
Milk. raw, sale of, on Cortes Island 1539-40
Mineral Royalties Act, effect on mining industry 878-9
Mines and Petroleum Resources department estimates 3024-7
Mining industry, decline of 3025
Mining industry, federal tax policies 3025-7
Minister of Finance's power to buy company shares, removal of 1917
Mobile home, purchase of, sales tax exemption recommended 760
Motor-vehicle Amendment Act, 1976 (No. 2) 2972-3
Municipalities, advance of funds 498, 695, 931
Nimpkish Valley, development of 205
North Island Community College, funding of 1723-4, 1813
Oil, barrel-price increase 1547-8, 1577-8, 1587
Police, federal-provincial cost-sharing plan 1324
Policeman, permanent, for Quadra Island 1324-5
Policing, level of, per population 1324-5
Port Alice, relocation of town site 204
Port Alice, slide problem 1866-7
Prices, monitoring of 1545, 1549, 1586-7, Q. 3156
“Prince George", sale of 934, 1917
Propane gas sales tax, Q. 3243
Question period, extension of 3244
RCMP force in B.C. 1324
Rape victims, police training to deal with 1274
Revenue Amendment Act (1976) 1917
Safe-driving dividend for under 25s, basis for claims 2973
Sales tax exemption for essentials 760
Sales tax increase, deferral for six months 822-3
Sales tax increase, effect on future union contract negotiations 761
Sales tax increase, effect on low- and fixed-income earners 760, 822, 877
Sales tax increase exceeding AIB guidelines 761
Sales tax, regressive nature of 760, 822, 931
Social Services Tax Amendment Act (1976) 759-61, 822-3, 876-9
Special Funds Revenue Recovery Act (1976) 1022, 1024
Stumpage rates, increase of 878
Supermarkets, code system used by 1580
Tax refund buyers 1578
Telephone receivers, not usable for people wearing hearing aids 1578
Transport and Communications department estimates 3261-3
Tree farm licence, improvements tax exempt within municipal boundaries 1190-1
Tsitika-Schoen area, development of 1885
UBC Endowment Lands golf course, management travel expenses 1886-7
Webster, G.C., appointment to North Island College, recommended 1620-1
Saskatchewan
Anti-inflation policy (Stupich) 2092-3, 2095 (Wolfe) 2098
Anti-inflationary programme for high-income earners (Stupich) 1025 (Skelly) 1213
Budget speech quoted (Stupich) 2092-3, 2095
Food prices, monitoring, publication of survey (Sanford) 1549, 1586-7
Motive-fuel tax, revenue to pay for premium reductions on registered vehicles (Cocke) 1747
Resource industries, tax revenue (Stupich) 1174
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Mentioned: (Loewen) 149
Saunders, Leonard
Letter quoted (Lea) 1741
Saving and investment
Registered retirement savings plans (Levi) 1575-6
Savona Community Association
Mentioned: (Nielsen) 561
Sawatsky, John
Article quoted (Macdonald) 95
Sawmills
Operations, decline of (Skelly) 2686 (Waterland) 2696
Scafardi, Gabriella
Maintenance payments, failure to obtain (Levi) 2388-9, 2391-3
School boards
Fire insurance, consultation on (Dailly) 728 (Gibson) 1596 (McGeer) 1734, 1808
Fire insurance, deductible increase (Gibson) Q. 472, 1806, 1809 (McGeer) A. 472, 1734, 1808, 1809
Fire insurance, optional (Wallace, G.S.) Q. 472 (McGeer) A. 472
School trustees, consultation with (Gibson) 1596
School buildings
Fireproof construction for new schools (Wallace, G.S.) 1731, 1796 (McGeer) 1733
Fires, and vandalism (Wallace, G.S.) 1730-1 (McGeer) 1733
Fires, prevention of (McGeer) 840-1 (Wallace, G.S.) 840-1
Resident caretakers (Wallace, G.S.) 1732 (McGeer) 1734 (Nicolson) 1734
School District 4
Psychological assessment programme (Chabot) 2030-1
School District 44
Retraining programme (Gibson) 1595
Special grant to (Gibson) 1595
Superintendents and administrators, district appointments proposed (Gibson) 1396
School District 61
Administrative costs highest in B.C. (Wallace, G.S.) 1794
School District 66
Budget decision, concern over (Wallace, G.S.) 1598-9
School District 71
Davies, Wynn, tribute to (Sanford) 1723
North Island Community College, funding of (Sanford) 1723-4
School District 86
Funding for (Nicolson) 1720, 1722
School districts
Finance (Gibson) 167-8
Grants, special to (Gibson) 1595
See also: entries under individual school districts, e.g. School District 44
School finance
See: Education-Finance
School superintendents and principals
Appointment by school district (Gibson) 1396 (McGeer) 1609
Principals and administrative staff, reassignment of (McGeer) 2949, 2951 (Dailly) 2949-50
Principals and administrative staff, reassignment of, appeal procedure for (Gibson) 3211-2 (Wallace, G.S.) 3212 (McGeer) 3212-3 (Dailly) 3212 (Nicolson) 3213
Secretary-treasurer of board, closer communications with (Kahl) 1740
School tax
See: Education — Finance
School Tax Removal Act
Mentioned: (Cocke) 1905
School Tax Removal and Resource Grant Fund
Provincial Home-owner Grant Amendment Act, 1976, merging with (Curtis) 1898 (Nicolson) 1898 (Wallace, G.S.) 1898-1900 (Hewitt) 1901 (Macdonald) 1910
Returned to general revenue, Budget address 256, 264, 854 (Stupich) 855
School trustees
See: School boards
Schools
Arson in schools, measures to combat (Wallace, G.S.) Q. 3156 (McGeer) A. 3156
Community schools, funding for (Brown) 1799-1800 (McGeer) 1799
Fires in schools, number of and damage done (Wallace, G.S.) Q. 3187A
Gymnasiums and basketball courts open on Saturdays (Nicolson) 1735
Instructional unit to be increased in value (McGeer) 2949, 3214 (Dailly) 3214
Premises, leaving of, to be directed by authorized person (McGeer) 2949
Public Schools Amendment Act, 1976. See name of act
School textbooks, inventory for (McGeer) 1803
Value schools, aim and status (Levi) 1729-30, 1741 (McGeer) 1733 (Nicolson) 1735-6
Vandalism in (Wallace, G.S.) Q. 3186 (McGeer) A. 3186
Schools, Independent
See: Private schools
Schreyer, Edward
Quoted (McCarthy) 3005
Schroeder, Harvey Wilfred (Chilliwack)
Adjournment of debate, M. approved 958
Budget debate 977-81
Budget, expenditures kept to bare essentials 978-9
Deputy Speaker, appointed 14
Education, budget allotment 979, 981
Flood relief and emergency co-ordinator 980-1
Funds, special, recapture of 979
MLAs, abusive language 978
Yarrow, flood causing hardship 980
Scientific American magazine
Mentioned: (Wallace, G.S.) 1966
Scotch Whiskey
See: Whiskey
Scott, Donald
Mentioned: (Bennett) 2348
Scott, Grant N.
Quoted (Skelly) 255
Scott Road, Delta, B.C.
Widening project (Davidson) 929, 3304-5
Scott, W. Joe
Mentioned: (Lea) 707
Seagull, Jonathan Livingstone
Mentioned: (King) 1923
Seat belts, Automobile
See: Automobile seat belts
Seattle City Light
B.C. Hydro proposal on matter of Skagit Valley (Gibson) Q. 1306 (Davis) A. 1306 (Nicolson) 1859
Seaview Junior Secondary School, Port Alice, B.C.
Mentioned: (Sanford) 1855
Sechelt, B.C.
Arctic Harvester, purchase by Indian band (Lauk) 687
Funding for schools inadequate, resulting in layoffs and special-programme reductions (Lockstead) 770
Halfmoon Bay Estates, Porpoise Bay lease, conflict of interest (Lockstead) Q. 1079 (Nielsen) A. 1079, 1219
Sechelt Indian Band International Industries Ltd.
Arctic Harvester, loan for purchase (Wolfe) 262 (Lockstead) 773
Sechelt Queen
Fares on (Lockstead) Q. 2578 (Fraser) A. 2578
Food dispensers, health standard (Sanford) Q. 2383-4, 2579 (McClelland) A. 2384 (Fraser) A. 2579
Powell River-Comox route (Lockstead) 771
Second Narrows Bridge, Vancouver, B.C.
Mentioned: (Gibson) 3218
Secret Harbour, Washington
Programme for juveniles (Gardom) 1001-2, 1244
Securities and Exchange Commission, U.SA.
Mentioned: (Skelly) 1667
Segal, Alex
Mentioned: (Barnes) 102
Segard, Norbert
Mentioned: (Throne speech) 11
Selkirk College
Notre Dame University programme, discussion with (Nicolson) 1627
Mentioned: (Nicolson) 603, 3287 (McGeer) 1623
Seminoff, William
Mentioned: (Mair) 15
Senate
See: Canada — Senate
Senior citizens
See: Aged
Sewage disposal
Penticton, city problem (Hewitt) 620-1
Property subdivision installation permit (Lockstead) 2967-8 (Nielsen) 2968
Sewage purification system utilizing special coal (Mussallem) 1864-5
Sewage Facilities Assistance Act
Mentioned: (Budget address) 261
Seward, George
Mentioned: (Dailly) 665
Sewerage Facilities Assistance Act
Mentioned: (Hewitt) 621 (Bawtree) 730 (Curtis) 845
Shakdher, S.L.S.
Practice and Procedure of Parliament, 2nd ed. quoted (Speaker) 505
Shakespeare, William
Hamlet quoted (Hewitt) 497
Quoted (Mussallem) 1030
Shannon, Frank
Mentioned: (Nicolson) 3320
Sharpe, Norman
Employment and duties of (Lea) 3296-8, 3300 (Fraser) 3297-8, 3300
Public Works department, appointment to (Lea) Q. 1439, 1530 (Fraser) A. 1439-40 (Lauk) Q. 1529 (Bennett) A. 1529
Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
Maternal child-care facility, proposed (Cocke) 1960, 1963 (McClelland) 1969
Mentioned: (Williams) 1895
Shaw, Duncan
Mentioned: (Gibson) 2691
Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
Shawnigan Lake Road, repaving of (Wallace, B.B.) 3293-4 (Fraser) 3295
Sheffield, Dr. R.I. Letter quoted (King) 2045-6
Sheils, Richard
Quoted (Kerster) 246
Shelford, Cyril M. (Skeena)
Agricultural Aid to Developing Countries and World Disaster Fund 862-3
Agricultural policies, development by federal-provincial committee 1397
Agriculture department estimates 1395-8
Agriculture, primary producer's share of total consumer price 1397
Anti-Inflation Measures Act 1677-9
British Columbia Deficit Repayment Act (1975-1976) 523-6
B.C. Federation of Agriculture, brief presented 1396-7
Budget debate 568-74
Can-Cel, modernizing proposed 570, 2313
Can-Cel, stumpage paid 3079-80
Cedar mill and plywood plant, proposed 572
Chiropractic service, needed in Kitimat area 2029
Constitution Amendment Act (1976) 2206-7
Deficit repayment loan, interest rate 526
Economic direction of province, select standing committee to study 2314
Economic policy of NDP, criticism of 524-5
Egg production, implementation of Garrish report recommendations 1396
Egg production industry, economic survey proposed 1396
Executive council estimates 3212-4
Farm produce, self-sufficient in production 1397
Farmland, preservation of 1395
Ferry service for Kitimat 569-70
Forest industry, problem of high cost of production 2558-9
Forests department estimates 2558-9, 3078-80
Grape-growing and wine-processing industries 1395-6
Health department estimates 2029
Highway construction, federal sharing programmes 3299
Highway expansion essential to northern development 3299
Highways and Public Works department estimates 3299
Home-owner grant legislation, progressive nature of 1908
Home Purchase Assistance Act 2663-4
Import corporation, branches in each province, proposed 1398
Indian land claims, agreement on 570
Indian land claims, negotiation 2313
Labour department, training programmes 569
MLAs, salary reduction 2206-7
Mines, new, exploration of 571
Northwestern B.C., development of 2313-4
Oil, bulk agents and service station operators, protection of 570-1
Price increases, provincial restraint on, regulations for 1678-9
Property tax, minimum payable for under 65s, increase 1908
Provincial Home-owner Grant Amendment Act (1976) 1908
Pulp logs, use of 3078-9
Regulations in forest industry, criticism of 572-3
Special Funds Revenue Recovery Act (1976) 862-3
Steele, Cecil, death of 1975
Terrace, economic dependence on Can-Cel 2312-3
Training, mobile programme proposed 2314
Tree farm licence holders, committee to examine performance 573
Stumpage payment by pole companies 573
Wages, mismanagement of NDP 1678
Waste-wood policy, re-examination by Forest Service 572
Sheppard, Dennis R.
Companies Act, review of 2620-1
Mentioned: (Gardom) 2627
Sherbrooke Hospital, Montreal, Que.
Mentioned: (Cocke) 1779
Sheriffs
Fees for services (Gardom) 3134
Importance of services (Macdonald) 3134
Legislation, background to (Gardom) 3133-4
Officers of all courts of province (Gardom) 3134
Public Service Act, subject to (Gardom) 3134
Sheriffs Act. See name of act
Staff and training (Nicolson) 1356, 1359 (Gardom) 1356-7
Sheriffs Act
(Bill 56) (Attorney-General) 1R, 2419; 2R, 3133-4; C, 3207; 3R, 3207; RA, 3398'
Speakers: (2R) Gardom 3133-4; Macdonald 3134
Fees for services (Gardom) 3134
Public Service Act, sheriffs subject to (Gardom) 3134
Services of sheriffs, importance of (Macdonald) 3134
Sheriffs, legislation, background to (Gardom) 3133-4
Sheriffs, officers of all courts of province (Gardom) 3134
Sherlock, Jack
Mentioned: (Williams) 2582
Sherman, Patrick
“Bennett” quoted (Lea) 455
Shero, Fred
Mentioned: (Loewen) 1335
Shime, Owen
Quoted (Williams) 2580
Shipping
Darling report (Lockstead) 771
Shrum, Gordon Merritt
Report, courthouse portion (Macdonald) 1355-6 (Gardom) 1355-6
Vancouver, downtown project report (Lauk) Q. 705 (Fraser) A. 705
Mentioned: (Lauk) 329, 2173 (Skelly) 2152
Shuswap constituency, B.C.
Industries and problems (Bawtree) 731
Logging and lumbering industries (Bawtree) 2683-4
Needs and problems of citizens (Bawtree) 242-4
Silver City Mines
Mentioned: (Lauk) 2702 (Waterland) 2703
Silverstar Mines Ltd.
Kokanee Glacier Park, mineral explorations in (Chabot) 2706
Simmons, Geoffrey
Mentioned: (Nielsen) 1816
Simon Fraser University
Contractual commitments (McGeer) A. 215
Mentioned: (Nicolson) 603 (Barber) 1744 (McGeer) 1781
Simon, Paul
Simons, H.A. Ltd.
Ocean Falls, report on modernization (Lockstead) 772 (Waterland) 3072, 3092, 3 101
Simonsen, B.O.
Petroglyph on Saltspring Island, defacing of (McCarthy) A. 2424-5
Simpsons-Sears Ltd.
Mentioned: (Mair) 1577
Sims, Ed
Mentioned: (Williams) 1245
Singapore
Economic policy of government (Skelly) 1928
Single parent
See: Parent, single
Skagit River, B.C.
B.C. Hydro, proposal to Seattle City Light (Gibson) Q. 1306, 1859 (Davis) A. 1306 (Nielsen) 1859
Flooding problem (Gibson) Q. 1306, 1859 (Davis) A. 1306 (Bennett) 1819 (King) 1820 (Wallace, G.S.) 1820 (Nielsen) 1859
Mentioned: (Lauk) 1479
Skelly, Robert Evans (Alberni)
Address in reply, amendment 131-4
Agriculture department estimates 1526
Anti-Inflation Measures Act 1659-6, 1666-7
Anti-inflation programme of government, criticism of 1659-60, 1966-7
Anti-inflation programme of NDP 1660-1, 1666
Attorney-General department estimates 1358, 1366-7, 1370-3
Auditor General Act 2151-7, 2267-8, 2270
Auditor-General, appointment by unanimous decision of committee 2268
Auditor-General, government spending, review of 2156
Auditor-General, retroactive examination of government accounts 2152-6
Auditor-General, working with public accounts committee 2270
British Columbia Deficit Repayment Act (1975-1976) 527-30, 579-80, 585, 588-9, 592-3, 665-6, 690-2, 743-4, 751-2
B.C. Electric, takeover 1929
B.C. Ferries, rate increase, effect on Vancouver Island tourist industry 3252-4, 3322, 3335, 3338
B.C. Hydro, pension plans, management of 2152-3
B.C. Hydro power development, statement on, Q. 2233
Cabins, wilderness, burning by Forest Service 3102-3
Can-Cel shares, purchase of 2152
CTC jurisdiction over Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, Q. 119
Capital gains tax on property 869
Capital punishment 1366-7
Cattle industry, FIAS advance payment 665
Chilliwack agricultural land reserve Q. 2942
Clarkson Gordon report, cost of 666
Clarkson Gordon report, deficit situation of B.C. 527-8
Clarkson Gordon report, draft copy of 743-4, 751
Clarkson Gordon report, instructions to 592-3, 692, 752
Clarkson Gordon report, printing and mailing costs 666
Clarkson Gordon report, review, not an audit 585
Clarkson Gordon report, terms of reference 592-3, 692, 752
Coal, northeast project, environmental studies on 1874
Coal royalties, increase in 1209
Commonwealth Trust shares, purchase of 2154
Constitution Amendment Act 2130-1
Corporate Disclosure Act (Bill 42) 1R, 1663
Corporation tax, regressive nature of 869
Cougars on central Vancouver Island 3335
Crown corporations, tax-free status, possible elimination by federal legislation 1212-3
Deficit of province 527-9
Economic Development department estimates 1506-9
Economic Policy Analysis Institute of British Columbia Repeal Act 1067
Economists in Finance department 1213
Ellsay, Don, treatment of 1846-7
Environment department estimates 1825-7, 1829-30, 1845-51
Environment minister, criticism of 1825-7
Fairs, class C, funding, assistance to 1526
Finance department estimates 1208-10, 1212-3
Finance minister's power to buy company shares, removal of 1927-30
Fire-suppression budget for Forests department 2687
Forest companies, negotiations to take over government forest product companies 2557, Q. 2577
Forest development-roads programme 2678-9, 2687
Forest industry, government policy, criticism of 2685-6
Forest industry, government policy to preserve economic viability 2558
Forest industry, wages of workers as compared to U.S. 2687-8
Forest pest-control programme, funding for 3105-6
Forest research programme cutback 3104
Forest scaling programme, position of temporary scaler 3106
Forests department estimates 2556-8, 3065-71, 3084-5, 3102, 31048
Forests minister, qualifications of 2556-7, 2688
Fraser estuary, environmental protection of 1851, 1862-4
Fraser River, pollution problem 1850-1, 1862-4, 1866, 1873-4
Furs, royalty increase 3323-4
Green Belt Protection Fund 861-2
ICBC claims centre at Port Alberni, closure of, Q. 3019
Income Tax Amendment Act (1967) 868-70
Income tax, exemption level 869
Information, leak by employees 3322-3
Infrastructure development, DREE funds for 1508-9
ICBC, cheque to 527, 530, 585, 665, 819, 821
Jessen, Mike, employment in Fish and Wildlife Branch 3323
Keenleyside report on fire services, recommendations 1370-1
Kluskus timber sale 3084
Lau, Jurgen, Mineral Resource Tax Act, involvement in drafting of 2776
Leg-hold traps 3323
Legislation, NDP hiring of legislative drafting consultants 2774
Legislative Indemnities and Expenses Tribunal Act (Bill 31) 1R, 175
Loan-sharking in mortgage lending 1372-3
Logging roads in northern Vancouver Island communities 2678-9
Logging Tax Act 2686
MLAs, salaries and benefits to be determined by a tribunal, proposed 510-1, 2130-1
MLAs salaries, reduction of 2130-1
McGregor dam project, Forest Service work to be done 2693
McGregor diversion area, logging plans 3066, 3069-70
McGregor diversion, effect on Fraser River salmon industry 3067, 3255
McGregor diversion, environmental effects of' project 3066-8, 3255
McGregor diversion, flood-control problem 3066
McGregor diversion, timber values, effect on 3067-70
McGregor diversion, work done by Forest Service 2695, 3065, 3070
Mineral Processing Act 2783
Mineral Royalties Act, effect of 820-1
Mines and Petroleum Resources department estimates 2678-9, 2685-8, 2693, 2774-7, 2783-5
Mines and Petroleum Resources minister, discretionary power of 2783-5
Mines and Petroleum Resources minister, salary reduction 2774-7
Mining in provincial parks, Q. 276
Mining policy of government, sellout to big corporations 2235
Municipal Affairs department estimates 3231-2
Northwood Pulp meeting with Forest Service and B.C. Hydro 3066, 3070
Oil companies, uses of profits 1506-7
Pacific Rim National Park, impact on services of small community 1507-9
Parks, development of, land set aside for 2686-7
Parks, mining and forest development in 3335
Public ownership of provincial resources, denial of 1927-30
Petroglyph on Saltspring Island, defacing of, Q. 2381
Police, secret force, existence of 1358
Polluters, official notification policy 1850
Polluters, penalties and prosecutions, criticism of legislation 1848-50
Pollution Control Branch 1848
Price increase, provincial restraint on, regulations for 1659-60, 1966
Prisons, large, phasing out 1367
Property tax, minimum payable for under 65s, increase 2247
Prospectors Assistance Amendment Act (1976) 2234-5
Prospectors, properties discovered, removal of government right of first refusal 2234-5
Provincial Home-owner Grant Amendment Act (1976) 2247
Provincial Secretary department estimates 3110, 3322-6
Provincial Secretary department estimates, order of votes 3110
Reception at Empress Hotel, cost of 666
Reserve Mines Ltd., dumping, operation of 1849
Reservoir waterway improvement programme 2687
Reservoir waterway improvement programme, budget for 3108
Resources, natural, industry revenue 1208-10
Revelstoke Dam, salvage from reservoir areas as result of construction 3 108
Revenue Amendment Act (1976) 1927-30
Royalties, mineral, changes in 1208-9
Sales tax increase, deferral for six months 819-21
Sales tax increase, effect on low-income earners 892-6
Sales tax, regressive nature of 892-4
Sawmill operations, decline of 2686
Sayward-Woss Camp highway project 2679
Sentencing, alternatives to 1367
Social Services Tax Amendment Act (1976) 819-21, 892-6
Sooke, incorporation; referendum on 3231-2
Special Funds Revenue Recovery Act (1976) 861-2
Stein River Valley logging, ELUC, consultation with, Q. 1666
Succession duties, abolition of 1209
Taxation, alternative schemes to relieve hardship on low-income earners 1213
Thompson River task force report 1845-7
Timber, allocation of 3084-5
Tofino-Ucluelet area, infrastructure development, funds for 1508-9
Transport and Communications department estimates 3252-5
Trapping, humane, discussion on, Q. 2579, 3323
Trapping, humane, enforcement of 3323
Trapping, humane, federal-provincial committee on 3323-4
Trees, total annual allowable cut 2557
Trident submarine base, discussions on, Q. 1753, 2231
Universities Council, warrant to 690-2
Wage rates, disparity in 1667
Washington state nuclear generating station, safety of, Q. 3349
Water systems for west coast of Vancouver Island 1508-9
Westwater Institute, pollution of north arm of Fraser River, discussion on 1850
Williston, R.G., possibility of appointment as chief executive officer of B.C. Cellulose 2686
Wisener and Partners, commission for 2155
Wolves, trapping and snaring of 3324, 3335
Skiing
See: Skis and skiing
Skillings, Waldo
Mentioned: (King) 41 (Lauk) 1585 (Wallace, G.S.) 3288
Skis and skiing
Exploration of potential areas (Rogers) 722-3
White Crown ski development (Wallace, B.B.) 3330 (McCarthy) 3331-2
Skyway Luggage Co.
Government failure to act (Brown) 1940
Sloan, Gordon M.
Mentioned: (Sanford) 206
Slocan City, B.C.
Drag-racing on highway (King) 1358
Slocan Lake, B.C.
Mentioned: (King) 3095
Slocan River, B.C.
Mentioned: (Nicolson) 1887
Slocan Valley Community Resources Society
Mentioned: (King) 1924
Small, Brian
Mentioned: (Barber) 2293
Small business
Coastal small companies, financial problems of (Lockstead) 771
Sales tax increase, effect on (Levi) 759 (Lea) 777-8, 780 (King) 775-6
Taxation of (Budget address) 264 (Wolfe) 865, 1026-7 (Gibson) 867 (Wallace, G.S.) 868 (Skelly) 868-9 (Nicolson) 870-1, 1026-7
Smith, Hon. D. Ed, Speaker (North Peace River)
See: Speaker; Speaker and Deputy Speaker; Speaker and Deputy Speaker, rulings and statements
Smith, Derek
Quoted (Levi) 1575
Smith, Jim
Mentioned: (Bennett) 1924
Smith, Ken
Mentioned: (Curtis) 3222
Smith, Mel
Mentioned: (Sanford) 206
Smith, Paul D.
Mentioned: (Williams) 2418
Smith, Tom
Mentioned: (Williams) 2418
Smith, William
Letter quoted (Lea) 616, 1345-6
Smith, W. Kenneth
Mentioned: (Curtis) 190
Smithers Society
Mentioned: (Vander Zalm) 2432
Social Assistance
Citizens between 55-59, additional income for (Vander Zalm) 2447, 2924 (Strongman) 2924
Cost-sharing arrangements with Ottawa (Levi) 3365, 3370-1 (Vander Zalm) 3366, 3370-1 (Wallace, G.S.) 3366
Employables receiving assistance from 1972 to the present (Levi) Q. 3403-4 (Vander Zalm) A. 3404
Federal government, discussion with (Levi) 2374 (Vander Zalm) 2374
Frauds, increased penalty for (Vander Zalm) 2925
GAIN, appeal section in (Gibson) 2453
GAIN, applicant ineligible when employment terminated for reasons other than medical (Brown) 3376 (Vander Zalm) 3376 (Wallace, G.S.) 3376
GAIN, asset-tested programme (Levi) 2447-9, 3365, 3377 (Gibson) 2452, (Wallace, G.S.) 2457-8 (Cocke) 2461 (Vander Zalm) 3366, 3369 (Wallace, B.B.) 3367, 3375-6 (Brown) 3367-8
GAIN, benefits extended to single-parent families and those 55 to 59 (Bennett) 1055-6
GAIN, discrimination, non-existent (Brown) 3371-2 (Vander Zalm) 3372
GAIN, employment-oriented legislation (Vander Zalm) 2447, 2924 (Levi) 2449 (Barnes) 2475 (Strongman) 2924
GAIN, handicapped provision for (Levi) 2450-1 (Cocke) 2462-3 (Vander Zalm) 2924-5
GAIN, Human Resources minister, power of (Gibson) 2452-3 (Wallace, G.S.) 2453, 2458 (Wallace, B.B.) 2461 (Brown) 2478
GAIN, levels of payment, changes in (Levi) 3364-5, 3370 (Brown) 3373 (Vander Zalm) 3374
GAIN, maintenance order enforcement provisions (Gibson) 2452 (Vander Zalm) 3374-5 (Levi) 3377
GAIN, maintenance payments subrogation of individual rights (Levi) 3374-5 (Brown) 3375
GAIN, pre-release of information to Unity News (Wallace, G.S.) 1891 (Levi) Q. 1892 (Bennett) A. 1892 (Lauk) Q. 1892 (Speaker) 2008-9
GAIN, principle, lacking in legislation (Lea) 2467-8
GAIN programme (Throne speech) 13 (Wolfe) 260 (Wallace, G.S.) 311, 452 (Bawtree) 730 (Vander Zalm) 2394
GAIN programme, criticism of (Levi) 416, 1201-2, 2333-6, 2350-1, 2369-71
GAIN, recipients who refuse employment, tighter control over (Vander Zalm) 2447, 2925 (Wallace, G.S.) 2457
GAIN, regulations not specified (Gibson) 2452 (Wallace, G.S.) 2456, 3366 (Vander Zalm) 2924 (Wallace, B.B.) 3367 (Brown) 3367 (Levi) 3369
GAIN, senior citizens, impact on (Wallace, B.B.) 2459-60 (Cocke) 2462-3 (Barber) 2470-1 (Levi) 3369-70
GAIN, Single-parent, provision for (Vander Zalm) 2447 (Wallace, G.S.) 2453 (Brown) 2478-9 (Strongman) 2924
Guaranteed income supplement programme (Vander Zalm) 2374, 2397, 2432, 3370-1 (Gibson) 2396 (Wallace, G.S.) 2431-2 (Levi) 2433, 3370
Indians, services for (Levi) 3372 (Vander Zalm) 3372
Maintenance payments, enforcement of (Levi) 2387-93 (Vander Zalm) 2391-2 (Brown) 2530
Maintenance payments, subsidization by taxpayers (Levi) 2389, 2391
Mincome, asset test to qualify for (Vander Zalm) ' 2386 (Levi) 2387
Mincome, cessation of programme, possible (Gibson) 2452 (Barber) 2470 (Levi) 3365
Mincome cheques, insert with (Levi) Q. 2161-2 (Lauk) Q. 2162 (Bennett) A. 2161-2
Mincome increase, federal for B.C. residents (Levi) Q. 705 (Vander Zalm) A. 705
Mincome policy (Levi) Q. 322 (Vander Zalm) A. 322, 1820, 1976, 2368 (Bennett) 1056 (Wallace, G.S.) Q. 1976, 2445
Mincome policy, formula based on priority needs (Vander Zalm) 2368
Mincome policy of government, criticism of (Gibson) 161 (Levi) 231-2, 322, 1820-1, 2333-6, 2369-71
Mincome policy of NDP (Levi) 3365, 3369 (Vander Zalm) 3365-6
Osborne Guest House in Terrace, funding of (Brown) 2437-8 (Vander Zalm) 2438
Recipients, hair-length regulation, consultation with Human Rights branch (Wallace, G.S.) Q. 633 (Williams) A. 633 (Barnes) 2408
Recipients placed in employment, 1973-5 (Levi) Q. 1276A (Vander Zalm) A. 1276A
Special Needs Programme, cancellation of (Levi) Q. 1753, 2376-7 (Vander Zalm) A. 1753, 2377
Strikers, payment for (Vander Zalm) A. 631
Transition houses for women, funding of (Brown) Q. 74, 119, 1081-2, 2436-7 (Vander Zalm) A. 119-20, 1082, 2438
Welfare applicants, access to own files (Macdonald) Q. 1219-20, 1345 (Vander Zalm) A. 1220 (Barnes) 2408-9
See also: Public welfare
Social Assistance Act
Repeal of (Levi) 2447 (Kerster) 2476 (Brown) 2477
Quoted (Vander Zalm) 631
Mentioned: (Vander Zalm) 3371
Social Credit Party
Telegram to northern municipal officials, embarrassment to Speaker (Kahl) 2721 (Barrett) 2721-2, 2723 (Gibson) 2722 (Wallace, G.S.) 2722 (Speaker) 2722 (King) 2722
Social Planning and Review Council of British Columbia
Funding, cutback (Levi) 2006 (McClelland) 2007, 2044
Mentioned: (Cocke) 1980
Social Services Act
Mentioned: (Vander Zalm) 2443-4
Social services tax
See: Sales tax
Social Services Tax Act
Mentioned: (Nicolson) 601
Social Services Tax Amendment Act, 1976
(Bill 11) (Minister of Finance) I R, 267; 2R, 754-63, 774-88, 800-22, 876-97, 902-17, 936-43; C, sec. 1, 989-94, 1016-7, sec. 2, 1017-20; Report, 1020; 3R, 1020
Speakers: (2R) Barber 757-8; Brown 914-7, 936-9; Calder 939-40; Cocke 802-5, 889-92; Dailly 815-7, 940-2; D'Arcy 808-10, 896-7, 902-3; Gibson 780-3; King 762-3, 774-7, 881-3; Lauk 783-5, 904-9; Lea 777-80; Levi 758-9, 817-9; Lockstead 910-3; Macdonald 761-2, 805-6; McGeer 800-2; Nicolson 787-8, 821-2, 883-8; Sanford 759-61, 822-3, 876-9; Skelly 819-21, 892-6; Stupich 755-7, 879-81; Wallace, B.B. 821-2, 888-9; Wallace, G.S. 785-7, 903-4; Williams, 806-8; Wolfe 754-5, 942
Speakers: (C) Barber 990; Bennett 1018-9; Brown 989-91; Gibson 1020; Lauk 993-4, 1016-7; Lea 989-91, 1019-20; McGeer 1017; Nicolson 990; Stupich 992, 1017-8; Wallace, G.S. 992; Wolfe 989-92, 1020
Amdts: (2R) Gibson) 783, negatived 883; (C) sec. 1 (Stupich) 1017, negatived 1020
Divisions: 2R, amdt. negatived 883; 2R, 942; C, sec. 1, amdt. negatived 1020; 3R, 1020
AIB guidelines, increase exceeding (Sanford) 761 (D’Arcy) 902
Alternative tax structures to be found (Lauk) 783-4 (Skelly) 821 (Sanford) 877-8 (Stupich) 756, 880 (King) 881-3 (Cocke) 890 (Brown) 937
Coal, royalty to be increased (Macdonald) 241 (Stupich) 286-7, 756, 880 (Lauk) 328, 907 (King) 762, 774, 776, 883 (Sanford) 877 (Cocke) 890 (Brown) 937
Exemption for agricultural equipment and materials (Nicolson) 845, 990 (Wolfe) 990
Exemption for building materials (Nicolson) 883-4 (Lauk) 993, 1016-7 (Stupich) 1017-8 (Bennett) 1018 (Lea) 1019 (Gibson) 1020 (Wolfe) 1020
Exemption for essentials (Sanford) 760 (Nicolson) 884-5 (Wallace, B.B.) 889 (D’Arcy) 897 (Brown) 914-5, 936, 989-90 (Bennett) 1018
Exemption for medical equipment and materials (Wolfe) 989-90
Exemption for mobile-home purchases (Barber) 757-8, 835-6, 990 (Sanford) 760 (Nicolson) 886 (Stupich) 1017-8 (Wolfe) 1020
Exemption for osteopaths (Brown) 936, 989
Exemption for people on mincome and social assistance (Wallace, G.S.) 992 (Wolfe) 993
Exemption for telephone and electricity bills (Wallace, G.S.) 992 (Wolfe) 993
Exemption for vitamins (Brown) 914-5, 936, 989
Fairness of tax, proof asked for (Lea) 989-91 (Stupich) 992
Gas, natural, revenue to be increased (Stupich) 287, 880 (Sanford) 877 (Lauk) 907 (Brown) 937 (Cocke) 983
Growth index (Nicolson) 888
ICBC, cheque to (Lauk) 1016 (McGeer) 1017
Income tax increase in place of sale tax increase (Wolfe) 755 (Stupich) 756-7 (King) 762, 775
Political motive of bill (Gibson) 781
Postponement of second reading, amendment on (Gibson) 783 (Lauk) 783-5 (Wallace, G.S.) 785-7 (Nicolson) 787-8 (McGeer) 800-2 (Cocke) 802-5 (Macdonald) 805-6 (Williams) 806-8 (D’Arcy) 808-10 (Barnes) 810-5 (Dailly) 815-7 (Skelly) 819-21 (Wallace, B.B.) 821-3 (Sanford) 822-3, 876-9 (King) 881-2
Reduction to 5 per cent when provincial financial position permits (Loewen) 734 (Barber) 757, 836 (Dailly) 941
Regressive nature of (Wolfe) 755 (Stupich) 755-6, 880 (Barber) 757 (Levi) 758 (Sanford) 760, 822 (King) 762 (Gibson) 781-2 (Skelly) 892-4 (Lauk) 904-6, 908 (Lockstead) 910-1 (Brown) 914-5, 917, 991
Retroactive taxation policy (Macdonald) 761-2, 805
Sales tax increase, effect on economic conditions (Lea) 778-80 (Gibson) 782 (Lauk) 784-5, 908-9 (Wallace, G.S.) 786-7 (Nicolson) 787-8 (Cocke) 804 (D’Arcy) 808-10 (Dailly) 814-5 (Wallace, B.B.) 821-2
Sales tax increase, effect on industry (D’Arcy) 809-10 (Lockstead) 912
Sales tax increase, effect on low- and fixed-income groups (Levi) 759 (Sanford) 760, 822, 877 (King) 762-3, 776-7 (Lea) 779 (Gibson) 782 (Barnes) 811-4 (Wallace, B.B.) 889 (Cocke) 890, 892 (Skelly) 892-6 (D’Arcy) 903-4 (Lauk) 907, 993 (Lockstead) 910-2 (Brown) 914-7, 991 (Dailly) 940-1 (Wolfe) 991
Sales tax increase, effect on future union contract negotiations (Sanford) 761
Sales tax increase, necessity of (Calder) 939-40 (Wolfe) 942
Stumpage rates, increase (Sanford) 878 (Lauk) 907
Yield resulting from bill (Wolfe) 264, 755 (Gibson) 782 (Nicolson) 886 (Cocke) 890
Social Services Tax Act, 1948
Mentioned: (Skelly) 893
Social welfare
See: Social services
Social workers
Social workers, employed, number from 1972 to date (Levi) Q. 1276A (Vander Zalm) A. 1276A
Societies Act
(Bill 47) (Attorney-General) 1R, 2381; 2R, 2620
Speaker: (2R) Gardom 2620
Directors of societies, responsibilities of (Gardom) 2620
Societies, large, legislation for (Gardom) 2620
Societies, reporting (Gardom) 2620
Societies, small, legislation for (Gardom) 2620
Study, in-depth (Gardom) 2620
Mentioned: (Skelly) 1371 (Nicolson) 2877, 2882
Soles, Andy
Mentioned: (McGeer) 1809
Solodzuk, Walter
Mentioned: (Nielsen) 557
Sommers, Robert Edward
Mentioned: (King) 1922 (Chabot) 1932 (Skelly) 2155-6, 2686
Sooke, B.C.
Incorporation, referendum on (Barber) 3229 (Curtis) 3231-2 (Skelly) 3231-2
Sooke Forest Products Ltd.
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 3076
Sooke Mirror, Sooke, B.C.
Quoted (Skelly) 3232
South Africa
Government policy on trade with (Brown Q. 2840-1 (Bennett) A. 2840-1
South Peace Dehy Products Ltd.
Grant to (Wallace, G.S.) 1465 (Phillips) 1466-7
Mentioned: (Nicolson) 1451, 2331
Sparwood, B.C.
Coal, movement of (Chabot) 1168
Mentioned: (Gardom) 1359
Speaker
Absence from House 913
Budget debate, time allotted for 362
Cummings, Roy, death of 1975
Hansard, difficulty in transcribing 1344
Intermediate proceedings, explanation of 810
Language in Budget address not unparliamentary 274, 440
Lauk, G.V., withdrawal from House for sitting ordered 2729
Lea, Graham, withdrawal from House for sitting ordered 1842
Legislative interns, seating arrangement in House 15
Minister of Health, absence from House A. 1665
Ministerial statement, leave for 1312, 1314, 1376, 2548
Ministerial statement, reply cannot be argumentative 1304, 1314
Misquote, a brief explanation permitted 720
Newspaper quote, not a statement of fact 266
Offensive remark against dignity of House 1530
Reflection on proceeding already voted on out of order 848
Replies involving statements, outside question period 843, 922-3
Ruling challenged, sustained 794, 799, 1792, 2525, 2821
Speaking time expired, leave of House required to continue 70
Special committee matters not to be discussed in House 2152
Statute interpretation in House, out of order 16
Telegram, Social Credit, embarrassment to 2722
Unjust remark about former Speaker, reflection on House 144
Whips, meeting of, to prepare daily speaking list 212
Whips, responsibility of 399, 1442
Speaker and Deputy Speaker, rulings and statements
Adjournment
Motion for, not debatable 386, 392
Motion for, out of order, abuse of rules
of House 793-4, 799, 816, 872, 2816
Opportunity for debate not lacking 76, 270-2, 1309, 1311
Postponed without prejudice to member's right to renew motion 2196
Speaker's attention drawn to clock 355, 2899-2900, 2903-4
To discuss urgent public matter, not a matter of urgency 1082, 1309, 1311, 1568-9,
1790-2, 3158-9
Written presentation required 269, 1310
Amdts.
Keeping to amdt. under discussion 58, 63, 78, 111, 125, 128, 136, 158, 785,
807, 811, 814, 820, 878, 2851-2, 2880-1, 2885, 2894-5
Time limits for speakers 48
Time of putting question prior to adjournment 144-5
Bills
Keeping to principle during second reading 344, 347, 385, 453, 455-7, 460, 492,
503, 513, 906, 912, 1042-3, 1094, 1684, 1690, 2109, 2115, 2467, 2473, 2805,
2999, 3001
Private, cannot create impost on Crown 2524
Chair, attack on 2485
Committee of Supply, precedence over all other business 3130
Debate
Continuation after adjournment motion has been lost 2794, 2817-20, 2822-6
Improper without unanimous leave 273
Matters involving conduct of members require substantive motion 921
Member adjourning debate is the first speaker when debate resumes 421
Repetitions in 912
Speaker's decision, undebatable 1083
Division
Bell, ringing of 2225
Cannot be called after vote is completed 2123, 2159
Unnecessary when asking for leave of House 77
Language
“Blackmailing” 433
“cowardly” 457
“deceitful” 80, 300
“deception” 83
“deliberately misled” 1840-2
“despicable” 457
“dictatorial” 809
“dishonesty” 136
“Keep your mouth shut” 1068
“lie” 34, 134
“loudmouth” 1066
“lousey” 525
“phony” 2113
“stupid” 778
“untruthfulness” 83
Parliamentary language, accepted concept of, debatable 274
Unparliamentary, depending on context 809, 969
Member/Members
Absence from House, when member is within precincts 943
Abusing privileges of House 1314
Address remarks through Chair 81, 163, 201, 231, 295, 418, 497, 521, 525, 727,
781, 814, 884, 932, 941, 2156
Allegations against another member 80, 83, 134, 136, 139, 300, 433, 457, 661,
778
Allow a member to continue speech 132, 207, 295, 779, 887, 932, 2547
Correction of mis-statementsto the House 127, 2477, 3008
Correction of statements undebatable 717, 988, 1716-7
Inputing improper motives 33, 854, 1090-1, 1093, 3806
Members to be referred to by riding, not by name 96, 498, 549
Remarks made during taking of a division 920-1
Speaking from another member's seat 907
Oral questions
Answers cannot be insisted on 215, 1117
Answers to, use of question period time 561, 922, 1217, 1344
Argumentative, offensive, satirical 1051, 1531, 2040, 2162
Comment asked for on something said by another minister, out of order 996, 1081,
1117
Ministerial replies during oral question period 1217-8
Must deal with matters within minister's department 1752
Not the time for statements by members 117
Not part of orders for Friday 795-6
On matters on order paper 998
Repetition of answered questions 2578
Should be directed to a specific minister 117, 276, 321
Speaker's control of House during question period 3244
Supplementals, at Speaker's discretion 1183
Supplementals, out of order 15, 118, 706, 840, 1085, 1440, 2381-2
Taken as notice, no further supplementals 117, 276, 277, 2423
Type of questions better placed on order paper 118, 598
Point of order
Cannot be raised during the asking or answering of a question 408
Fictitious, abuses privileges of House 1314, 1376
Less abusive remarks suggested 83
Rules governing 2868-73
Privilege
Breach of, case not established 2008-9
Consideration, immediate 2931-2, 3015-6
Legitimacy, to be decided by Speaker 920
Matter under advisement 402, 404, 790, 2933-7
Special Funds Revenue Recovery Act, 1976
(Bill 7) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 267; 2R, 854-65; C, sec. 1, 971-4, 1021-5; sec. 2, 1025; sec. 3, 1025; Report, 1025; 3R, 1025
Speakers: (2R) Barnes 862; Brown 863; Cocke 857-8; D'Arcy 860-1; Gibson 855-6; King 863-4; Lockstead 863; Macdonand 858; Nicolson 859-60; Shelford 862-3; Skelly 861-2; Stupich 854-5; Wallace, B.B. 859; Wallace, G.S. 856-7; Wolfe 854, 864-5
Speakers: (C) Brown 972-3, 1022-4; Cocke 972; D'Arcy 1024; King 973-4; Levi 974; Phillips 1020-4; Sanford 1022, 1024; Stupich 971, 973-4, 1021; Wallace, B.B. 1021, 1023; Wallace, G.S. 971; Wolfe 972-4, 1021, 1023-5
Agricultural Aid to Developing Countries and World Disaster Areas Fund, future method of funding (Wallace, G.S.) 971-2 (Wolfe) 972, 1021 (Wallace, B.B.) 1021, 1023 (Sanford) 1022 (D’Arcy) 1024
Agricultural Aid to Developing Countries and World Disaster Areas Fund, future funding of IDERA project (Brown) 972-3, 1022-4 (Wolfe) 972-3, 1023-4 (Phillips) 1024
Agricultural Aid to Developing Countries and World Disaster Areas Fund, recovery of revenue (Wolfe) 854 (Stupich) 855 (Gibson) 856 (Wallace, G.S.) 856-7 (Wallace, B.B.) 859 (Shelford) 862-3
Economic Policy Analysis Institute Fund, recovery of (Wolfe) 854 (Nicolson) 859
Funding, future, for continuation (Wolfe) 854, 865, 972, 974, 1021 (Stupich) 855, 973-4, 1021 (Gibson) 856 (Cocke) 858 (Wallace, B.B.) 859 (Nicolson) 859 (Barnes) 862 (Brown) 973 (King) 973-4 (Phillips) 1021-3
Funds, perpetual, investments of (Stupich) 974, 1021 (Wolfe) 1021
Funds, special, re-establishment of (D’Arcy) 1024 (Phillips) 1024 (Wolfe) 1024
Green Belt Protection Fund, future method of (Cocke) 972 (King) 973 (Wolfe) 972-3, 1021 (Sanford) 1022, 1024-5 (Brown) 1023
Green Belt Protection Fund, recovery of revenue (Wolfe) 854 (Stupich) 855 (Macdonald) 858 (Nicolson) 859-60 (Skelly) 861-2 (Lockstead) 863 (King) 864
Necessity of fund questionable (King) 863 (Wolfe) 864-5
Power and Telephone Line Beautification Fund, recovery of revenue and future funding (Wolfe) 854, 1021 (Stupich) 855, 971
Provincial Major Disaster Fund, future method of funding (Gibson) 856 (Lockstead) 863 (Wallace, B.B.) 1021
Provincial Major Disaster Fund, recovery of revenue (Wolfe) 854 (Stupich) 855 (Wallace, G.S.) 857 (D’Arcy) 860 (Skelly) 860 (King) 864
Regressive nature of (Nicolson) 860
School Tax Removal and Resource Grant Fund, recovery of revenue (Wolfe) 854 (Stupich) 855
Spectrum Senior Secondary School
Mentioned: (Curtis) 703
Speech from the Throne
See: Throne speech
Spencer, Robert
Mentioned: (Kerster) 2892
Spetifore, George
Contribution to Social Credit campaign fund (Lauk) 1418, 1461 (Davidson) 1418 (Mair) 1461-2
Potato factory in Delta, proposed (Lauk) 1417-8, 1444, 1456, 1463 (Davidson) 1418-21, 1442-3 (Phillips) 1422, 1444, 1457 (Vander Zalm) 1463-4
Spinks, Ken
Mentioned: (Waterland) 2696
Sports
Coaches, amateur, development and upgrading of (McCarthy) 955
Run-walk-cycle-swim-skate programme (McCarthy) 955
Violence in sports, problem of (Gardom) 1002-3 (Barnes) 1003
Winter and summer sports festivals, funding stopped (McCarthy) 955
Spratt, Peter
Mentioned: (Gibson) 3218 (Curtis) 3221
Squamish, B.C.
Railcar plant (Chabot) 336-7, 1159-60 (King) 1157, 1161 (Nicolson) 1494-6 (Phillips) 1496-7 (Lauk) 1497
Stalin, Joseph
Mentioned: (Barber) 2814
Standing Orders and Private Bills, select standing committee
See: Legislature — Select Standing Committee on Standing Orders and Private Bills
Stanfield, Robert L.
Mentioned: (Wallace, G.S.) 170, 768 (Nicolson) 2069
Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C.
Mentioned: (Lloyd) 3329
Stanley, Peter
Mentioned: (Lea) 1064 (Levi) 1065
State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.
Mentioned: (Skelly) 134 (Lauk) 519 (Main) 638
Statesman's Year Book, 1975-1976
Mentioned: (Stupich) 371 (Lea) 458
Statistics Canada
See: Canada — Statistics Canada
Statutes
Department of Highways and Public Works Act, non-existent (Barber) 2258 (Gibson) 2262 (Macdonald) 2262
Interpretation Amendment Act. See name of act
Miscellaneous Statutes (Court Rules) Amendment Act, 1976. See name of act
Obsolete provisions, repeal of (Gardom) 2622
Repetitions, elimination of (Gardom) 2228
Simplification of (Gardom) 2228
Stave Lake Reservoir, B.C.
Mentioned: (D’Arcy) 3294
Steele, Cecil
Death of (Shelford) 1975
Steele, Horwood
Mentioned: (Haddad) 623
Steele, Samuel B.
Mentioned: (Haddad) 623
Steelhead Society of British Columbia
Mentioned (Nielsen) 561
Stein, Peter
Mentioned: (Main) 2771
Stein River Valley, B.C.
Logging exploration, consultation with ELUC (Skelly) Q. 1666 (Nielsen) A. 1666
Steinem, Gloria
Mentioned: (Brown) 2540
Stekl, George
Mentioned: (Waterland) 2703, 2751 (Lauk) 2712 (King) 2770 (Waterland) 3059
Stephen, Andy
Quoted (Levi) 550
Mentioned: (Jordan) 1323
Stevenson, Adlai
Mentioned: (Veitch) 21
Stevenson and Kellogg Ltd.
Mentioned: (King) 1644
Steves, Harold
Stew, Ron
Mentioned: (Levi) 2371 (Barnes) 2408-9
Stikine Copper Ltd.
Mentioned: (Lauk) 1096, 1156 (Gibson) 1104
Stock Brands Act
Mentioned: (Gardom) 2228
Stock ownership
Share-buying in stock market by government (Wallace, G.S.) 182
Stock ranges
Rangeland, management of (Wallace, B.B.) 2692-3 (Waterland) 2693-4
Stocks, Richard B.
Mentioned: (Nielsen) 1835
Stokes, John
Mentioned: (Gibson) 2691
Stone, I.F.
Strachan, Robert Martin
Achievements (Wallace, B.B.) 128-9
Appointment of (Lea) 2848-9, 3007 (McCarthy) 3004-5
Auto insurance subsidy (McGeer) 67
Ferry workers, wage increase for (Kerster) 1676-7
Gas tax, revenue from (Cocke) 1747
ICBC autoplan (Phillips) 78-9
Quoted (Kahl) 141 (Jordan) 156
Mentioned: (Davidson) 91 (Wallace, B.B.) 128 (Rogers) 131 (Calder) 138 (McGeer) 1757 (Lloyd) 2085 (Wallace, G.S.) 3289
Straight, Byron
ICBC report (Gibson) 48-50 (Wallace, G.S.) 55 (Lauk) 109 (Wallace, B.B.) 467 (McGeer) 1777
Mentioned: (Cocke) 1761
Strait of Georgia, B.C.
Tanker traffic (Macdonald) 3236-7
Strata Titles Amendment Act, 1976
(Bill 73) (Minister of Housing) 1R, 2513; 2R, 2642-49
Speakers: (2R) Bawlf 2646; Brown 2646-7; Curtis 2642, 2648-9; Gibson 2647-8; Nicolson 2644-6; Wallace, G.S. 2642-4, 2650
Division: 2R, 2650
Condominium, administration of (Wallace, G.S.) 2644 (Curtis) 2649
Condominium owner, payment default, termination of utility service, repeal of section (Nicolson) 2645
Condominium owners, right to limit rental units, removal of (Wallace, G.S.) 2642-4 (Nicolson) 2644-5 (Bawlf) 2646 (Brown) 2646-7 (Gibson) 2647-8 (Curtis) 2648-9
Condominium owners, tax payment through strata corporations, repeal of section (Nicolson) 2645
Condominium purchase, provincial subsidy for (Brown) 2647 (Curtis) 2649
Condominiums, poor market for (Wallace, G.S.) 2643 (Curtis) 2649
Dunhill Development, municipal approval not required for strata conversion (Gibson) 2648
Greater Victoria Strata Corporations Association, brief from (Wallace, G.S.) 2643, 2650 (Curtis) 2649
Leasehold Crown strata titles (Nicolson) 2645
Strata corporations, policing powers, removal of (Nicolson) 2645-6
Strata lots, designated group, regulated by separate organization, repeal of section (Nicolson) 2645
Strathcona Park, B.C.
Mentioned: (Skelly) 215 (Waterland) 3094
Straub, Bob
Mentioned: (Bennett) 1755, 1819
Streeper, Eddie
Mentioned: (McCarthy) 1405
Streidiger, George
Mentioned (Nicolson) 2067
Strikes and lockouts
Economic survey of situation required (Lloyd) 607
Effects on economy of province (Budget address) 250 (Bennett) 2420 (Kempf) 3187
Essential services, legislation governing (Williams) 3131-2, 3192 (King) 3161, 3165 (Wallace, G.S.) 3176-7 (Hewitt) 3179 (Brown) 3184
Essential services, right to strike (Wallace, G.S.) 184-5
Government action to restore labour-management stability (Strongman) 225-6 (Gibson) 2421
Police, firemen, banning of right to strike, omitted from Throne speech (Gibson) 161
Strike votes, government supervision of (Williams) 3132, 3193-4, 3380-1 (King) 3163-4, 3167, 3379-81 (Gibson) 3172 (Wallace, G.S.) 3175-7 (Hewitt) 3178-9 (Brown) 3184-5 (Barrett) 3189-90
Truckers' strike, negotiations (Wallace, G.S.) Q. 321 (Williams) A. 321
See also: Labour disputes
Strongman, W. Gerald (Vancouver South)
Address in reply 224-8
Address in reply, amendment 96-8
An Act to Incorporate the Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster and His Successors in Office
Corporation Sole (Bill 50) 1R, 2011; 2R, 3052
Attorney-General department estimates 1355
Bridge construction in constituency, proposed 227
Budget, emphasis on services 1011
Budget debate 1010-3
Citizens between 55-59, additional income for 2924
Community centre complex in Marpole area, proposed 228
Consumer Services department estimates 1555
Corporate income tax increase 1012
Education programme of government 227
Environment department estimates 1872
GAIN, single parent, provision for 2924
Grade 10 school leaving, Q. 1343
Guaranteed Available Income for Need Act 2923-4
ICBC policy 96-8
Industrial waste, disposal of 1872
Industrial liquid waste disposal plant, proposed 227
Industry, secondary, expansion of 226
Labour-management stability, government action to restore 225-6, 1012
Members' professions, attacks on, criticism of 1010-1
Metric conversion programme for package sizes 1555
Petition presented re An Act to Incorporate the Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster and His Successors in Office a Corporation Sole 670
Property, conveyancing process 1355
PREP, merit of 2924
Sales tax increase and exemptions 1011-2
Stuart, George
Mentioned: (Dailly) 648
Stuart, James H.
Quoted (Bawtree) 731
Stuart-Trembleur Indian Tribe
B.C. Railway, Dease Lake extension, agreement with (Lauk) 1 165
B.C. Railway, right-of-way agreement with (Levi) 1520-2 (Phillips) 1522
Student aid
Financial assistance to post-secondary students (Wallace, G.S.) Q. 1477 (Vander Zalm) A. 1477
Student employment
Dispute over rate of pay (Wallace, G.S.) Q. 1440-1, 1856 (McCarthy) A. 1441, 1856
Fringe benefits for (Gibson) Q. 1051 (Williams) A. 1051
Grant to a Social Credit constituency association, application for (Wallace, G.S.) Q. 276
Highways department, summer employment in (Wallace, G.S.) Q. 1079-80 (Williams) A. 1080
Programme in Economic Development department (King) 1506 (Phillips) 1506
Salaries, equal pay for equal work (Lauk) Q. 633-4 (Williams) A. 634
Summer programme for, phase 2 (Gibson) Q. 74, 632 (Williams) A. 74, 213-4, 632, 1342-3 (King) Q. 213, 577, 632, 1206-8 (Wolfe) 574, 577-8, 1206-8 (Nicolson) 574-5 (Wallace, G.S.) 1310, Q. 1342-3, 1856-7, 2071, 2318-9 (McCarthy) A. 1856-7, 2071-2 (Bennett) 2321
Supply Act, No. 1 (1976) effect of bill (Nicolson) 346, 574-5 (King) 577 (Wolfe) 577-8
Students
Ferry travel, free for (Nicolson) Q. 1665 (Davis) A. 1665
Grants to, formula for (Dailly) 1813 (McGeer) 1813-4 (Gibson) 1814
Grants and loans, provision for (Wallace, G.S.) ' 2319
Foreign students, higher fees at universities (Gibson) 1811-2 (McGeer) 1811-2
Housing for, on and off campus (Barber) 1744-5, 3216-7 (McGeer) 1745 (Curtis) 3218
Suspension or expulsion (McGeer) 2949 (Dailly) 2950 (Wallace, G.S.) 2950-1
Suspension or expulsion, board to convene seven days after (Wallace, G.S.) 3210-1 (McGeer) 3211
Suspension or expulsion, meeting with board, lawyer or counsellor present (McGeer) 3211 (Wallace, G.S.) 3211
Victoria pupil, dismissal of (Dailly) Q. 2940 (McGeer) A. 2940
Stupich, David Daniel (Nanaimo)
Address in reply, amendment 85-91
Agricultural Credit Programme, interest reimbursement rate 1543
Agriculture department estimates 1469-74, 1523, 1526, 1537-8, 1540, 1543-4
Agriculture department, minister's automobile and insurance for 1538-9
Agriculture department, staff reduction 1526, 1537-41, 1544
Agriculture department estimates, deputy minister, presence of 1523
Agriculture minister, criticism of 1470-4
Agriculture minister, salary reduction, motion for 1473
Alaska pipeline connection 2107
Anti-inflation agreement with Ottawa 2091-2, 2095-6
Anti-Inflation Measures Act 2090-7
Anti-Inflation policy of government, criticism of 2090-7
Auditor General Act 2103-4
Auditor-General, accounting procedure to be standardized 2103
Auditor-General, authority and power of 2102-4
Auditor-General, external audits of public bodies 2103-4
Auditor-General, office of 1203, 1205
Auditor-General, salary and status of 2102
Auditor-General, staffing of office of 2103
Blue-tongue virus affecting cattle industry 1540
B.C. Buildings Corp., expropriation power 2186-7
British Columbia Buildings Corporation Act 2185-7
British Columbia Educational Institutions Capital Financing Authority Act 2946-7
B. C. Egg Marketing Board, administration problem, Q. 2204
B.C. Federation of Agriculture, meeting with minister 1471-2, 1544
B.C. Ferries Corp., deficit financing, moving into 3342-3
B.C. Ferries Corp., leasing agreement with eastern financial interest 3341-5
British Columbia Ferry Corporation Act 3341-5
B.C. Harbours Board, loan repayment 698, 1148, 1173
B. C. Hydro and Power Authority (1964) Amendment Act (1976) 959
B.C. Hydro, deficit 959
B.C. Hydro loan, repayment 1148
B.C. Hydro, minister responsible for 1119
B.C. Medical Services Plan, fee increase 285-6
B.C. Milk board, staffing of 1544
B.C. Petroleum Corp., revenue transfer 698, 1139-40
B.C. Railway, Dease Lake extension 1168
B.C. Railway, financial situation 1167-8
B.C. Railway, loan repayment 697-8, 1148, 1167-8
British Columbia Railway Company Construction Loan Amendment Act (1976) 1167-8
British Columbia Repayment Act (1975-1976) 354-5, 362-81, 580-1,
586-8, 654, 665, 668-9, 696-700, 738-40, 753-4
Political reason for Bill 659, 696-9
Budget, abridged version 2347-8
Budget address, partisan nature of 279
Budget debate 278-89
Budgetary revenue forecast by NDP 1134
Can-Cel, purchase of 1912
CUPE dispute, mediation, Q. 1343-4, 1568, 2073, 2378
Cash balance of province, Q. 405, 699-700
Cash management of government 1174, 1178
Cattle industry, FIAS advanced payment 654, 1204
Cigarette and Tobacco Tax Amendment Act (1976) 943-4
Cigarette tax increase, regressive nature of 944
Cigarette tax increase, yield resulting from 943
Cigarette users, high demand on health-care service 944
Clarkson Gordon, instruction to 587, 668, 2347, 2349-50
Clarkson Gordon report, abuse of 365, 375
Clarkson Gordon report, cost of, Q. 1077, 1131
Clarkson Gordon report, deficit situation of B.C. 378-80
Clarkson Gordon report, a review, not an audit 668
Coal, royalties, decrease in revenue 1139-40
Coal, royalty, to be increased 286-7, 756, 1120
Committee to rise, report progress and ask leave to sit again, M. negatived 665, 700
Commodity groups, contracts in FIAS 1543
Commonwealth, nations in, criticism in Budget address 279
Community resource boards, orders-in-council for 753
Constitution Amendment Act 2124-5
Copper, resource revenue 1120
Comptroller-General, future role of 2103-4
Corporation taxation, two-rate system, in support of 1027
Credit rating of province 368-71
Crown agencies with authority to borrow 380-1
Crown corporations, loan, repayment of 377, 581, 587
DATE programme, new projects 1537-8
Deficit forecast by government, criticism of 283-4
Deficit of province 376-80, 1129, 1172-3
Deficit position of province after $181.5 million ICBC transfer, Q. 406
Deficit repayment loan 1127, 1131, 1148, 1203-4
Deficit repayment loan, interest rates 367-8, 1228
Departmental changes, authorization of 2989
Diamond drilling in B.C. 1120
Economic cycle, duration of 1119
Economic development department estimates 1523-4
Economic Development department, staffing of 1523-4
Economic Policy Analysis Institute, lack of knowledge of purpose 1070
Economic Policy Analysis Institute of British Columbia Repeal Act 1070
Economy of province, direction of movement 1118-9
Environment department estimates 1869-70, 1871-2
Executive Council estimates 2347-50
Expenditures, annual, determined by Comptroller-General 1173
FIAS, government policy on 1471-2
FIAS, payment to cattle industry 654, 1173
Farm Products Improvement Act, interest reimbursement fund 1544
Farmers, property and school tax burden on 1472
Farmland, preservation of 1869-70
Finance department estimates 1118-20, 1125-9, 1131-4, 1139-40, 1148, 1172-4, 1178-9, 1198, 1203-5, 1214-5, 1221-2, 1229, 1232
Finance department, Nanaimo agency, staffing of 1222
Finance department, salary contingencies 1232
Finance department, staff reduction and salary savings 1203-5, 1214-6, 1221-2
Financial position of B.C. rated high 369-71
Food council 1537-8
Forestry, improvement in, effect on community 1118-9
Funds, derived from consolidated revenue, investment of, Q. 1602
Funds, perpetual, investments of 974, 1020
Funds, special, recovery and future funding 973-4, 1021
Funds, special, revenue in 377
Government agencies, staffing of 1222
Government Reorganization Act 2989-90
Government Reorganization Act, deferral of second reading for six months, amendment to 2989-90
Government reorganization policy, danger of powers given to Premier and cabinet 2989-90
Green Belt Protection Fund 855
Home-owner grant increase for senior citizens 1910
Home-owner grant merging with school tax 1910
ICBC, borrowings made since Dec. 11, 1975, Q. 506
ICBC cash balance, Q. 405-6, 696
ICBC, financial situation 86-91
ICBC, instalment accounts receivable, Q. 597
ICBC, loan to government 1126
Income and sales tax increase, effect on economy 1118-9
Income tax, personal and sales tax 285
Income tax, progressive nature of 866
Income Tax Amendment Act (1976) 866-7, 1025, 1027
Income tax increase, effect on low-income earners 866
Income tax increase for higher-income earners 1025
Indexing plan, extension in, federal income tax 1203
Lamb producers, contract in farm income assurance programme 1543
Land Commission, membership of 1869-70, 1872
Land magazine, printing and mailing 753, Q. 926
Land release appeals to Land Commission 1870-2
Liabilities, contingent, of province 366-7
MLAs, salary reduction 278, 2124-5
Marketing boards 1540-1
Mineral Royalties Tax Act 1120
Minister of Finance, declining to answer questions 738-9
Minister of Finance's power to purchase company shares, removal of 1912-3
Municipalities, payments to 1172
NDP economic policy, in defence of 281
Natural gas and petroleum policy of NDP 1534-5
Natural gas, increased revenue 287
Natural gas producers, federal income tax, payment, regulations 1120
Ocean Falls, purchase of 1912
Oil-pricing policy of government 1534-5
Orders-in-council, NDP, passed between election day and last day in office 753
Order-in-council 1221, sale of Treasury bills 1127-9, 1174, 1203-4
Panco Poultry Products shares, purchase of 1912
Peace River Power project, contracts for, Q. 1377
Pollution Control (1967) Amendment Act (1976) 2968
Polluters, fines, enforcement of 2968
Power and Telephone'Lines Beautification Fund 855, 971
Power to guarantee loans, exercised through Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council 1913
Price-wage increases, provincial restraint, regulations for 2093-6
Priorities in Budget address, criticism of 289
Provincial Home-owner Grant Amendment Act (1976) 1910
Provincial Major Disaster Fund 855
Rail agreement with Ottawa 698
Reception at Empress Hotel, invitations to, Q. 17
Resource industries, revenue from 1120, 1139, 1174
Revenue Amendment Act (1976) 1912-3
Revenue forecasts 1133-4
Revenue, sources, in place of sales tax increase 756, 880
Royalties, mineral, change in 1139
Sales tax exemptions for building materials and motor homes 1017-8
Sales tax, fairness, proof asked for 992
Sales tax, regressive nature of 755-6
Saskatchewan, anti-inflation policy 2092-3, 2095
Scaling fund, vote 146, Q. 320, 581
Social Services Tax Amendment Act (1976) 755-7, 879-8, 992, 1017-8
Special Funds Revenue Recovery Act (1976) 854-5, 971, 973-4, 1021
Stumpage revenue, estimated 1118
Supply Act, No. 1 (1976) 342-3
Surplus or deficit, interpretation in Clarkson Gordon report 378-9
Taxation, study proposed 881
Taxation in Ontario, report 1205-6
Unemployment, combat against 363-5
Universities, capital financing for 2947
Universities, capital financing, deficit financing 2946-7
Universities Council, grant to 668
Vancouver East by-election, Q. 1116, 1184
Vegetable growers, negotiation with government 1471
Vegetable growers, problems of, Q. 706
Sturrock, Howard F.
Mentioned: (Fraser) 3281
Submarines
Trident submarine base (Skelly) Q. 1753, 2231 (Bennett) A. 1753, 1755, 1819, 2231 (King) 1755, 1819
Subpoena
Interprovincial Subpoena Act. See name of act
Succession Duty Act
Mentioned: (Gardom) 2627
Succession to the Crown Act
Mentioned: (Dailly) 2847
Sullivan Mines (Cominco Ltd.)
Mentioned: (Haddad) 623
Sultan, Dr. R.
Quoted (Gibson) 3011-2
Summary Convictions Act
Mentioned: (Gardom) 2228 (King) 3021
Summerhill Development Ltd.
Mentioned: (Nicolson) 3221
Summerland Research Station, Summerland, B.C.
Mentioned: (Wallace, B.B.) 1402
"Sun Diamond"
Collision with “Erawan” (Wallace, G.S.) 1878
Sun Oil Co. Ltd.
Mentioned: (Cocke) 984
Sunshine Coast, B.C.
B.C. Ferries, rate increase, effect on (Lockstead) 3251-2
Commuter cards, removal of (Lockstead) Q. 1665, 1753 (Davis) A. 1665, 1753
Sunshine Coast News
Mentioned: (Lockstead) 2074
Sunshine Coast Queen
Mentioned: (Davis) 3273
Supermarkets
Code system used by supermarkets (Sanford) 1580 (Mair) 1580
Delivery service (Gibson) 1557-8 (Mair) 1563
Food prices, increase in, control legislation (Sanford) 1585-6
Telephones in (Gibson) 1556-7 (Mair) 1562-3
Super-Valu
Mentioned: (Sanford) 1586
Supply Act, No 1, 1976
(Bill 10) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 340; 2R, 341-51; C, 351-4, 574-8, 700; Report 701; 3R, 701; RA, 735
Speakers: (2R) Brown 349; Cocke 343-4; Gibson 342; King 342; Lauk 347-8; Lea 350-1; Nicolson 344-7; Stupich 342-3; Wallace, B.B. 348-9; Wolfe 340-1, 351
Speakers: (C) Bennett 575-6; Brown 353-4; Cocke 576; Gibson 351-2, 575, 577; King 352, 354, 575, 577, 700-1; Lauk 353, 577; Lea 353, 577; McGeer 352-3; Nicolson 574-5; Wolfe 352, 574, 577-8
Amdt: (C) sec. 1 (Gibson) 575, out of order 577
Amount asked for (King) 342, 575 (Gibson) 342, 575 (Cocke) 343 (Wallace, B.B.) 348-9 (Brown) 349 (Wolfe) 351 (Bennett) 575-6
Duration of bill (Nicolson) 344-5 (Cocke) 576
Financial position of province (Gibson) 351-2 (King) 352, 354 (Wolfe) 352 (McGeer) 352-3 (Lauk) 353 (Brown) 353-4
Necessity of bill (Nicolson) 345 (Wallace, B.B.) 348-9 (Lea) 351 (Wolfe) 351
Motion for interim supply usually not debated (Bennett) 576
Political reason for bill (Nicolson) 346
Timing of bill (Nicolson) 344, 347 (Lauk) 347-8 (Brown) 349
Supply Act, No. 2, 1976
(Bill 85) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 3339; 2R, 3339; C, 3340; 3R, 3340
Quoted (Wallace, B.B.) 3388
Mentioned: (Wallace, G.S.) 3386
Supreme Court Act
Amendments to (Gardom) 2623
Supreme Court Amendment Act, 1976
(Bill 13) (Attorney-General) 1R, 2201; 2R, 2242-3; C, 2295-6; 3R, 2296; RA, 2511
Speakers: (2R) Gardom 2242-3; Lauk 2243; Macdonald 2243
Judge of county court sitting as local judge of supreme court, power of (Gardom) 2243
Supreme court judges, increase of number (Gardom) 2242 (Macdonald) 2243 (Lauk) 2243
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 2049
Supreme Court of Canada
Anti-inflation policy of federal government (Wallace, G.S.) 1651 (Mair) 1690
Murdock case decision (Brown) 2525-6
Surrey, B.C.
Church, building proposed in P. 3 land zone (Wallace, B.B.) 2460-1
Lettuce-processing plant (Vander Zalm) 1464
Needs of (Vander Zalm) 599
Park-and-ride locations (Davidson) 3304
Water and sewer programme approved (Vander Zalm) 599 (Nicolson) 599
Surrey Intercession Society
Funding for (Nicolson) 1551
Suscha Lake Forest Products
Mentioned: (Skelly) 3085
Sutcliffe, Art
Mentioned: (Nicolson) 1451
Swan Valley Foods Ltd.
Director, vacancy on board (Nicolson) 1451-2, 1459, 2331
Labour minister on board of directors (Nicolson) Q. 2578 (Williams) A. 2578
Grant to (Nicolson) 1542
Potatoes, dumping of (Nicolson) 1459-60
Mentioned: (Budget address) 262 (Shelford) 524 (Nicolson) 601, 1451, 1496
Swan-Wooster Engineering Co. Ltd.
B.C. Railway report (Lauk) 1088, 1093, 1155, 1165 (Nicolson) 1098, 1100
Ladner harbour project report (Davidson) 929
Swimming
Disabled, programme for (Gibson) Q. 839 (Vander Zalm) A. 859
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Mentioned: (Sanford) 2051
Syzygy Co-operative, Hornby Island, B.C.
Mentioned: (Hewitt) 1373