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