Province of British Columbia
31st Parliament, 1st Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
March 17 to June 30, 1976

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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.

Mentioned: (Brown) 1990, 1992

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

Mentioned: (Lea) 454, 459

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

Mentioned: (Gibson) 159, 162

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

Leave, granting of 2522, 2550

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

Divisions: 2R, 865; 3R, 1025

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

Mentioned: (Levi) 57, 59

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.

Mentioned; (Barber) 543, 546

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, cheque to 740, 1126

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