Province of British Columbia
32nd Parliament, 1st Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
June 6, 1979 to August 2, 1979

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E&N Railway

See: Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway

Eagle Ridge Hospital, Coquitlam, B.C.

Mentioned: (McClelland) 795

East Kootenay Wildlife Association

Heritage fund (Segarty) 56

Eastwood, Allan

Mentioned: (Wolfe) 323

Eckardt, Lawrence S.

Mentioned: (Barrett) 203

See also: Royal Commission on Electoral Reform

Eckardt commission on electoral reform

See: Royal Commission on Electoral Reform

Eckler, Brown, Segal and Co. Ltd.

Mentioned: (Howard) 924 (Williams) 932

Ecological reserves

Staff of (Chabot) 974-5 (Hanson) 974

Economic Council of Canada

“Contrary to Current Belief” quoted (Cocke) 797

Mentioned: (Cocke) 258 (Skelly) 469

Economic Development, Ministry of

Estimates 543-78

Speakers: Barber 570-1, 571, 572-3, 573, 574, 574-5, 576-7; Brown 563-4, 564, 564-5, 565-6, 566, 567, 578; Brummet 567; Cocke 550, 561-2, 568-9, 569; Davis 562-3; Hanson 577-8; King 575-6; Lea 556-7, 558-9; Leggatt 550-1, 553-4, 559, 559-60, 567-8; Phillips 549-50, 551-3, 554-5, 555-6, 557-8, 559, 560, 563, 564, 565, 566, 566-7, 568, 569, 569-70, 571, 571-2, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578; Sanford 587; Stupich 555

Appropriation, increase in (Phillips) 549

Consultants, payment to (Hanson) 577-8

Minister, success of (Phillips) 570

Economic policy planning and research branch

Publications (Wolfe) 323

Economy of B.C.

See: British Columbia-Economic conditions

Ecumenical Centre, Basel, Switzerland

Mentioned: (McClelland) 795

Eddontenajon, B.C.

Health services (Passarell) 825

Eddy Match Ltd.

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 740

Edinburgh Festival

Mentioned: (Curtis) 985

Education

Academic accountability (McGeer) 584

Kootenay constituency, educational facilities (Segarty) 55-6

Problems of educational system (Brummet) 11

Promotion and grading standards, preparation of (McGeer) 584

Special programs, funding of (McGeer) 614

Specialized education, interprovincial cooperation on (Bennett) 367

Education--Curricula

National core curriculum, development of (McGeer) 584

Education — Finance

Assessment change, broiler farms (Wallace) 265

Assessment change, dairy farms (Wallace) 265

Assessment change, impact of on school districts (McGeer) 269-70, 271 (Sanford) 268 (Skelly) 267-8, 270-1, 284 (Wallace) 265

Assessment change, reimbursement for loss from general revenue (McGeer) 284 (Sanford) 268 (Skelly) 268 (Wallace) 283

Assessment change, tree-fruit farms (Wallace) 265

Assessment, farmland, reduction in (McGeer) 264 (Ritchie) 266-7

Cost, provincial share of (Leggatt) 58

Debentures guaranteed by Crown (McGeer) 720

Farmland, absentee foreign owners, restriction on tax relief (Barrett) 272-3, 275-6 (Hyndman) 273 (Lea) 276-7 (McGeer) 271-2 (Phillips) 274-5, 276 (Sanford) 268-9, 276 (Skelly) 268 (Wallace) 271, 272

Farmland, school tax on (Wallace) 264-5

Mill rate, decrease in and homeowner grant increase (McGeer) 590

Mill rate, increase in (Sanford) 588 (Wallace) 614

Public Schools Amendment Act, 1979. See name of act

School budgets, five-year forecasts (McGeer) 585

School budgets, scrutiny of by municipal councils (Wallace) 614

School tax on property, removal of (Jordan) 117

Tax burden, homes, businesses, increase in (Hewitt) 269 (McGeer) 269 (Sanford) 268 (Skelly) 267-8 (Wallace) 265-6

Education, Science and Technology, Ministry of

Estimates 583-97, 605-24

Speakers: Barber 593-4, 618-21; Cocke 623; Dailly 590-1, 622-3; Hanson 590, 596-7; King 592-3, 595, 623-4; Lauk 609-10, 611; Lea 617-8; McGeer 583-7; 589-90, 590, 591-2, 594-5, 595-6, 597, 606-7, 607-8, 610-1, 612-3, 613, 614-5, 616-7, 621, 622, 623, 624; Mussallem 618; Passarell 616; Sanford 587-9, 594, 605-6, 607, 624; Skelly 611-2, 613; Smith 615-6; Stupich 608-9, 621-2; Wallace 613-4

Annual report (McGeer) 589

Education, administrative costs of (McGeer) 584

Education, appropriation (Wolfe) 24

Education, centralization of authority in ministry (Lauk) 637 (Sanford) 640

Post-Secondary Education in British Columbia, booklet (McGeer) 589

Post-Secondary Education in British Columbia, timing of distribution of (Dailly) 590-1 (McGeer) 591-2

Science and Research, cost of (McGeer) 590 (Sanford) 587

Science and Research, distribution of (McGeer) 589, 590 (Sanford) 587

Science and Research, number of copies printed (Sanford) 587

Science and technology, minister's emphasis on (Sanford) 587

Science and technology, separate portfolio for (Sanford) 588

Scope of ministry (McGeer) 584

Education Statutes Amendment Act, 1979

(Bill 18) (Minister of Education, Science and Technology) 1R, 484; 2R, 634-44; C, 714-21; 3R, 773; RA, 1090

Speakers: Cocke 639-40; Dailly 718, 719, 720; Hyndman 641; Lauk 634-9, 714-5, 716-7, 717-8, 719, 719-20; McGeer 634, 641-3, 715-6, 717, 718, 719, 720; Sanford 640-1

Amdts: Sec. 22 (McGeer) 720, approved 720

Divisions: 2R, 643

Centralization of authority in ministry (Lauk) 637 (Sanford) 640

Debentures, guarantee of by Crown (McGeer) 720

Independent school accreditation authority, sale of (Cocke) 639-40 (Lauk) 638, 718 (McGeer) 642 (Sanford) 640

Independent school grants, figures used as basis for (Dailly) 718 (Lauk) 638 (McGeer) 718

Independent school grants, use of (Dailly) 718-9 (Lauk) 719 (McGeer) 718

Independent schools, capital financing for (Lauk) 637, 715, 716-7, 717-8 (McGeer) 642, 715-6, 717

Independent schools, circulation of letter re in election campaign (Hyndman) 641 (Lauk) 641 (McGeer) 643, 668, 717

Independent schools, teachers' salaries (Hyndman) 641

Moonies, possible purchase of private school by (Cocke) 639 (Lauk) 718 (McGeer) 642 (Sanford) 640

Principals, supervisory personnel, tenure of (Lauk) 636-7

Public Schools Act, amendments to (Lauk) 634

Public Schools Act, section 129, brief on (Lauk) 635

Public Schools Act, section 169, substitution of “the minister” for “Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council” (Lauk) 720

School District 39, grants to private schools in (Lauk) 638-9

Schools, enrolment figures, submission of (Dailly) 720 (McGeer) 720

Superintendents, appointment of (Lauk) 637 (McGeer) 641-2 (Sanford) 640

Superintendents, payment of, responsibility for (Lauk) 637 (Sanford) 640

Teachers, security of tenure of (McGeer) 642

Teachers, transfer of, transfer procedures for (Dailly) 719 (Lauk) 635-6, 719, 719-20 (McGeer) 642, 719

Education Today

International awards for (McGeer) 613

Educational Institutions Capital Financing Authority Act

Mentioned: (McGeer) 587

Educational tests and measurements

Grade 12, standardized examinations for school leavers (McGeer) 584

Provincial Learning Assessment Program (McGeer) 584

Edwards, R. Yorke

Mentioned: (Curtis) 600

Egg Marketing Board

See: British Columbia Egg Marketing Board

Eggs

Production, increase in (Hewitt) 445

Eisner, M.G.

Letter quoted (King) 752

Ekstedt, J.

Heroin treatment program, remarks re (Cocke) Q. 96 (Gardom) A. 96

Mentioned: (Cocke) 97 (Sanford) 121

El Paso Natural Gas Co.

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 929

Elderly

See: Aged

Election Expenses Act

Mentioned: (Gabelmann) 220

Elections

Deputy returning officers, poll clerks, payment of (Barnes) Q. 185 (Cocke) Q. 186 (Curtis) A. 185, A. 186 (Levi) Q. 186

Floating ballot box, Armstrong (Curtis) 1032 (King) 998, 1031-2

Personnel, training of (King) 1031

Votes, section 80 votes (Leggatt) 59 (Strachan) 85

See also: Voters, Registration of

Elections Act

Quoted (Barrett) 200, 200-1, 202, 203

Mentioned: (Barrett) 201, 202 (Cocke) 192, 213, 216 (Hall) 197 (Howard) 214 (Leggatt) 59 (Smith) 204

Elections Act (Canada)

Mentioned: (Cocke) 216 (Gabelmann) 193 (Leggatt) 195

Electric power

Alternate sources (Cocke) 300 (Hewitt) 302-3 (Skelly) 288 (Wallace) 308-9 (Waterland) 309-10

Alternatives to nuclear power, development of (Mussallem) 475

Coal, Hat Creek, power generation (Mussallem) 475

Coal, Kootenays, export of for power generation (Mussallem) 475 (Davis) 468, 562-3 (Hewitt) 452, 470

Coal, power generation (Davis) 290 (Hewitt) 303

Coal, power generation, export of (Davis) 562

Coal, power generation, study on (Phillips) 563

Conservation (Skelly) 288

Conservation program (Skelly) 474

Conservation, voltage drop proposal (Wallace) 309

Costs, cost per kilowatt (Davis) 289

Development projects (Davis) 15

Electric utilities, financing of (Wallace) 307-8

Energy Amendment Act, 1979. See name of act

Grid system for western provinces (Bennett) 368

Hydroelectric power development in B.C. (Bennett) 367-8, 382

Manitoba, dam construction (Bennett) 368

Northern rivers, power development (Mussallem) 475

Power projects, environmental impact (Nicolson) 312

Requirements, forecasts of (Hewitt) 302 (Nicolson) 311-2 (Skelly) 287 (Waterland) 311

Requirements, industry's needs (Waterland) 311

Sale of by industry (Davis) 290 (Hewitt) 303 (Wallace) 308, 309

Sale of to U.S. (Hewitt) 474, 480 (Leggatt) 480 (Skelly) 474

Surplus energy producers, protection of consumers (D’Arcy) 1107-8, 1109 (Hewitt) 1108, 1109

Surplus energy producers, retroactive designation of (D’Arcy) 1108 (Hewitt) 1108

Surplus energy producers, sale of electricity by (Hewitt) 1107

Surplus power, export of (D’Arcy) 1108, 1109 (Davis) 15-6 (Hewitt) 1108

Surplus power, sale of to B.C. consumers (D’Arcy) 1108 (Hewitt) 1108

Vancouver Island, wood waste as power source (Hewitt) 462 (Skelly) 454, 462-3

Wood waste as power source (D’Arcy) 464 (Davis) 289-90 (Hewitt) 462, 465, 466, 470 (Leggatt) 296 (Mussallem) 475 (Skelly) 454, 462-3, 469 (Wallace) 309

Wood waste as power source, studies on (Hewitt) 462 (Skelly) 454, 469

Electrical Contractors Association of B.C.

Relay quoted (Skelly) 287

Eliot, T.S.

Quoted (Gabelmann) 964

Elizabeth Fry Society

Mentioned: (Hanson) 494 (Leggatt) 536

Elkford, B.C.

Boivin Bridge (Segarty) 56

Coal development (Segarty) 56

Settlement study of (Vander Zalm) 976

Water line under river, conflict over (Skelly) 646

Ellington, Charles

Payments to, fees and expenses of (Chabot) 1072

Elliot, John

Mentioned: (Wolfe) 323

Elston, M.G.

Mentioned: (King) 1050, 1052

Emergency Health Services Commission

Funding of (Cocke) 873

Mentioned: (McClelland) 281

Emergency Health Services Program

Mentioned: (Cocke) 804

See also: Ambulances

Emerson, David

Mentioned: (Wolfe) 323

Emigration and immigration

Enrichment of Canada as a result of immigrants (Macdonald) 1098

Empire Stadium, Vancouver, B.C.

Mentioned: (Rogers) 178 (Wolfe) 182

Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C.

Mentioned: (Gardom) 542 (Cocke) 796 (Smith) 172

Enemark, Tex

Mentioned: (Hall) 350

Energy Act

Mentioned: (Davis) 290 (Hewitt) 303

Energy Amendment Act, 1979

(Bill 23) (Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum

Resources) 1R, 599; 2R, 1107-8; C, 1108-9; 3R, 1109; RA, 1150

Speakers: D'Arcy 1107-8, 1108, 1109; Hewitt 1107, 1108, 1109

Amdts: Sec. 3 (Hewitt) 1109, 1120, approved 1109; sec. 6 (Hewitt) 1109, 1120, approved 1109

Cominco Ltd., sale of power by (D’Arcy) 1109 (Hewitt) 1109

Consumers, protection of (D’Arcy) 1107-8, 1109 (Hewitt) 1108, 1109

Energy producers, retroactive designation of (D’Arcy) 1108 (Hewitt) 1108

Energy producers, sale of electricity by (Hewitt) 1107

Natural gas pipeline, designation of as common carrier (Hewitt) 1107

Surplus energy producers, approval of by Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council (Hewitt) 1107

Surplus power, export of (D’Arcy) 1108, 1109 (Hewitt) 1108

Surplus power, sale of to B.C. consumers (D’Arcy) 1108 (Hewitt) 1108

Waste products, utilization of (Hewitt) 1107

Mentioned: (Howard) 1089 (McClelland) 1088

Energy resources

See: Power resources

Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Ministry of

Estimates 452-5, 462-82

Speakers: D'Arcy 463-5, 466-7; Davis 467-8; Hanson 481, 482; Hewitt 452-3, 462, 465-6, 467, 469-70, 472-3, 474, 474-5, 478-9, 479, 479-80, 480, 481, 482; King 477-8, 479, 480, 481; Leggatt 480; Lockstead 470-2, 474, 480; Mussallem 475-6; Nicolson 476-7; Passarell 478, 479, 481; Skelly 453-5, 462, 462-3, 468-9, 473-4, 474, 481

Organization of (Hewitt) 452 (Skelly) 453

English, J.S.

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 305

English language Study and teaching — Foreign students

Children, non-English-speaking, provincial funds for (Lauk) 638-9

Ensing, Gerry

Mentioned: (Ritchie) 1146

Environment and Land Use Act

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 662, 663 (Skelly) 646

Environment and Land Use Committee

Role of (Skelly) 648

Vancouver Island transmission line, environmental impact report on (Lockstead) 689 (Mair) 689

Mentioned: (Gabelmann) 682 (Hanson) 974 (Hewitt) 473, 475, 479, 700 (Levi) 1023 (Lockstead) 471, 474 (Mair) 71, 666, 668, 675 (Smith) 987 (Wallace) 667, 675

Environment, Department of, Act (Saskatchewan)

Mentioned: (Skelly) 647

Environment, Ministry of

Estimates 644-51, 653-668, 672-96

Speakers: Cocke 658-9; Dailly 676-7, 678-9; Davis 663-5, 686-7; Gabelmann 656-7, 681-2; Hanson 682-4; Howard 679-80, 681, 693-4; Jordan 658; King 684-5; Leggatt 690-1, 691, 691-2, 693; Levi 687-8; Lockstead 689; Macdonald 695, 696; Mair 644-5, 648-9, 651, 654-5, 655, 659-60, 661-2, 665-6, 668, 673-4, 674, 675-6, 677-8, 680-1, 682, 685-6, 688-9, 689, 691, 692-3, 694, 694-5, 695-6, 696; Mitchell 672-3, 674; Nicolson 662-3; Skelly 645-8, 649-50, 653-4, 655, 655-6, 660-1, 694; Wallace 657-8, 666-8, 674-5, 676, 689-90

Crown land, jurisdiction over (Mair) 648 (Skelly) 645

Environmental problems, ministry's role in solutions to (Mair) 666

Forests, jurisdiction over, transfer of (Skelly) 646

Land, jurisdiction over, removal of from ministry (Mair) 648 (Skelly) 645-6

Regions in reorganized ministry (Mair) 644

Regions, boundaries of, uniformity of with other government regions (Mair) 666 (Nicolson) 663

Reorganization of (Mair) 644

Environmental protection

Citizen environmental advisory councils, proposal for (Mair) 649 (Skelly) 647, 649-50

Citizen involvement in (Mair) 648 (Skelly) 646-7

Citizen involvement in, provision in statutes for (Skelly) 646-7

Consultation with general public on (Skelly) 645

Environmental impact assessment legislation (Skelly) 649

Environmental impact statements for major projects (Leggatt) 693

Environmentalists (Wallace) 448

Federal-provincial cooperation on (Mair) 692

Philosophy, factors in (Mair) 648, 649

Policy statement, development of (Mair) 648 (Skelly) 645

Preservation of environment and development (Mair) 644

Problems (Segarty) 56

Problems of, ministry's role in solutions to (Mair) 666

Epstein, Samuel

Mentioned: (Skelly) 655, 656

Equalization payments

See entries under Federal-provincial fiscal relations

Equity Mining Corp.

Mentioned: (Waterland) 311

Ernst and Ernst

Hospitals, financing, analysis of (McClelland) 794

Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway

Courtenay-Victoria morning service (Sanford) Q. 70 (Bennett) A. 70

Pesticide application permit (Mair) 651 (Skelly) 650

Ski train to Courtenay area (Phillips) 578 (Sanford) 578

Tourist attraction of Royal Hudson-type train (Barber) 576-7

Tourist counsellors on ferries, knowledge of E&N train service (Phillips) 578 (Sanford) 578

Victoria convention centre, track extension to (Barber) 171, 577

Mentioned: (Hanson) 992 (King) 727

Esquimalt Arena, Victoria, B.C.

Mentioned: (Smith) 172

Esquimalt-Port Renfrew constituency

Transportation needs (Mitchell) 14

Essential Services Disputes Act

Mentioned: (Hall) 350 (Heinrich) 8

Esso (Canada) Ltd.

Mentioned: (Barber) 428 (Howard) 427

Eurasian milfoil

See: Milfoil

Evans Products Co. Ltd.

Mentioned: (Segarty) 768

Examinations

Grade 12, standardized examinations for (McGeer) 584

Exceptional children

See: Gifted children

Executive council

Estimates 353-69, 374-97, 399-414, 419-22

Speakers: Barber 410-4; Barrett 356-9, 361-2, 366, 369, 374-5, 375-6, 377-9, 382, 383, 383-5, 421-2, 422; Bennett 353-6, 359-61, 362-6, 366-9, 375, 376-7, 379-82, 382, 383, 392-5, 396-7, 419-20, 422; Brummet 409-10; Cocke 408-9; Davis 405-6; Hewitt 385-7; Howard 387-9; Hyndman 407-8; King 399-401; Lea 395-6; Leggatt 402-5; Levi 419, 420-1; Phillips 389-92; Sanford 406-7; Waterland 401-2

Exhibition Park, Vancouver, B.C.

Mentioned: (Gardom) 97, 98 (Ritchie) 113 (Wallace) 112

Expenditures, Public

Appropriations, underspending of (Stupich) 163

Expenditures under former government (Stupich) 328

Expenditures under former government, comparisons with (Stupich) 25-6

Increase in (King) 89 (McClelland) 30 (Stupich) 99, 324 (Wolfe) 327

Limit on (Brummet) 88 (Nicolson) 82 (Stupich) 28

Overexpenditures, waste under former government (Stupich) 325, 328 (Wolfe) 327-8

Overrun under former government (Jordan) 116

Salaries, detailed listing of in estimates (Wolfe) 321-2

Special warrants, use of (Wallace) 52-3, 53

Surplus, underspending of (Brummet) 163 (Cocke) 164 (Stupich) 163

Surpluses, use of (Kempf) 51

Treasury Board, investigations (Wolfe) 322

Expo `67

Mentioned: (Gardom) 484

Express, Vancouver, B.C.

See: Vancouver Express, Vancouver, B.C.

Extended care

Appropriation for (Wallace) 261, 262

Beds, need for (Nicolson) 83

Long-term care program (McCarthy) 896 (McClelland) 31, 793, 795, 821 (McGeer) 839 (Segarty) 55, 56

Long-term care, rates for (McClelland) 865 (Wallace) 261

Married couples, requirements for different levels of care (Hanson) 871, 872 (McClelland) 872

Exxon Corp.

Mentioned: (Barrett) 358, 359, 383 (Leggatt) 551