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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SPARC

See: Social Planning and Review Council

STOL aircraft

See: Short-take-off-and-landing aircraft

Safeway Stores Ltd.

Mentioned: (Levi) 374 (Nielsen) 374

St. Andrew's Catholic League

Mentioned: (Brown) 893

St. Augustine's College, Canterbury, England

Mentioned: (McClelland) 795

St. George's Hospital, Alert Bay, B.C.

Mentioned: (McClelland) 210, 255, 796

St. George's School, Vancouver, B.C.

Fees, reduction in (Cocke) 639 (Hyndman) 641 (Lauk) 641

Grant to (Lauk) 639

Scholarship program (Hyndman) 641

Mentioned: (Dailly) 591 (Lauk) 715, 718

St. Joseph's General Hospital, Comox, B.C.

Mentioned: (Cocke) 799

St. Louis University

Mentioned: (Hyndman) 1146

St. Mary's Hospital, New Westminster, B.C.

Mentioned: (Cocke) 799

St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Budget, payment of bills (Cocke) 798 (McClelland) 800-1

Mentioned: (Brown) 807, 808 (McClelland) 31, 97, 793, 795, 821 (Mussallem) 101

St. Stephen's United Church, Vancouver, B.C.

Mentioned: (Brown) 893

St. Thomas Aquinas High School, North Vancouver, B.C.

Discriminatory practices, alleged, investigation of by independent schools inspector (Barber) 593-4 (Dailly) 622 (McGeer) 594, 595-6, 611, 623

Funding of and alleged discrimination by (Dailly) 591 (King) 592-3, 595 (Lauk) 609 (McGeer) 592, 596 (Sanford) 589, 594

Teacher, dismissal of. See: Caldwell, Margaret

Mentioned: (McGeer) 595

St. Vincent's Hospital Act

Petitioning fee (Clerk-Assistant) 598

Sales on Consignment Act

Mentioned: (Levi) 1167 (Wolfe) 1102

Sales tax

Diabetic supplies, exemption for (Wolfe) 24

Exemptions (Stupich) 100

Low-income group, effect on (Stupich) 100

Ostomy supplies, exemption for (Wolfe) 24

Reduction in (Hewitt) 46 (Segarty) 57 (Stupich) 27, 29

Reduction in and election campaign (Stupich) 98, 100

Reduction in, effect on economy (Macdonald) 102 (Skelly) 104 (Stupich) 100 (Wolfe) 98

Reduction in, implementation prior to legislation (Leggatt) 104 (Macdonald) 102

Reduction in, permanency of (Stupich) 100 (Wolfe) 105

Reduction in, revenue loss (Wolfe) 98

Reduction in, savings to business sector (Stupich) 100

Reduction in, savings to individual families (Mussallem) 101

Revenue, estimate of under former government (Stupich) 326

Revenue, source of, payments by consumers, industry (Stupich) Q. 340 (Wolfe) A. 340

Social Services Tax Amendment Act, 1979. See name of Act

Vitamins, exemption for (Wolfe) 24

Salmo, B.C.

Forest ranger station, relocation of (Nicolson) 84

Library, operating grant for (Nicolson) 1040, 1041

Salmo River, B.C.

Problem, investigation of (Nicolson) 662

Salmon

Export of processed salmon (Lea) Q. 253 (Mair) A. 253

Salmon industry, report on (Hanson) Q. 1196 (Mair) A. 1196

Salmon rivers, damage to (Howard) 680 (Mair) 681

Salmon rivers, jurisdiction over streambed of (Howard) 680, 681 (Mair) 681

Salmonid Enhancement Program

Appropriation, underspending (Stupich) 99

Federal funds for (Mair) 666, 673 (Nicolson) 663

Federal, provincial jurisdictions and projects under program (Howard) 679-80

Fishing industry, possible conflict with forest industries (Leggatt) 402

Provincial funds for (Mair) 679-80 (Nicolson) 663

Purpose of (Howard) 679-80 (Mair) 644, 681

Mentioned: (Hanson) 683 (Leggatt) 692 (Phillips) 554

Salt Spring Island Golf and Country Club, Saltspring Island, B.C.

Lottery grant to (Curtis) 988 (Dailly) 986 (Smith) 987

Lottery grant to, consultation on (Dailly) Q. 627 (Curtis) A. 627

Lottery grant to, responsibility for decision on (Dailly) Q. 627 (Curtis) A. 627

Salvation Army

Mentioned: (Brown) 917 (King) 135

Sam Goosly mine

Development of (Hewitt) 452

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 46

Sampson, Anthony

Seven Sisters mentioned (Barrett) 359

San Francisco, Calif.

BART system (Lea) 784

Sander, W.

Payments to, 1976 to 1978 (Phillips) 1091

Sandown Park, Victoria, B.C.

Mentioned: (Gardom) 97, 98

Sanford, Karen E. (Comox)

Assessment change, reimbursement for loss to school districts 268

Attorney-General ministry, estimates 501

Bennett, Jim, employment as consultant 588, 606, 607

Bennett, Jim, qualifications of 588, 606, 607

Bennett, Jim, resignation of 587-8

B.C. Institute of Technology programs via satellite 605

Burning permits, issuing of 769

Burning permits, liability of issuing agent 769

Caldwell, Margaret, dismissal of, board of inquiry, Q. 600

Caldwell, Margaret, dismissal of, board of inquiry decision, Q. 671

Caldwell, Margaret, dismissal of, board of inquiry decision on, appeal re 932-3

Caldwell, Margaret, dismissal of, board of inquiry decision, legal advice on, Q. 860

Campsites, northern Vancouver Island 177

Colleges, operating costs of 588

Courtenay River bridge 1056

Denman Island subdivision, Q. 419, Q. 503, 1056

Economic Development ministry, estimates 578

Education ministry, centralization of authority in 640

Education, Science and Technology ministry, estimates 587-9, 594, 605-6, 607, 624

Education Statutes Amendment Act (1979) 640-1

Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, Courtenay-Victoria service, Q. 70

Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway service, tourist counsellors' knowledge of 578

Executive council, estimates 406-7

Farm labour contracting, Fraser Valley, study of, Q. 343

Farm labour, contracting of 934

Farm labour contractors, licensing, bonding of, proposal for 934

Farm labour, exploitation of 934

Farmland, absentee foreign owners, restriction on tax relief 268-9, 276

Forests ministry, estimates 769

Highway 19, Parksville to Campbell River, alternative route 1056-7

Human Rights Commission, criticism of 933

Human Rights Commission members, dismissal of, Q. 41-2

Human Rights Commission, recommendations re retirement age 933

Independent school accreditation authority, sale of 640

Independent school, possible purchase of by Moonies 640

Insurance Corp. of B.C., Heerspink case 594

Labour ministry, estimates 932-3

Labour standards statutes, compilation of 933-4

Land, sale of to absentee foreigners 269

Lands, Parks and Housing ministry, estimates 967

Mitlenatch Island, naturalists in residence on 967

New Democratic Party, Premier's use of term “national socialist” 406-7

North Island College, program of 607

Open Learning Institute courses, use of correspondence branch 605, 607

Open Learning Institute, educational satellite, use of 605, 606

Peace River farmland, sale of to foreigners, Q. 1095

Provincial Secretary and Government Services ministry, estimates 997

Public Schools Amendment Act (1979) 268-9, 276

Refrigerators, abandoned, educational program on dangers of 501

Ruff, Kathleen, statements by, Q. 121

St. Thomas Aquinas High School, funding of and alleged discrimination by 589, 594

Scholarships, grade 12, value of 606

Scholarships, sports bursaries 606, 608

School District 71, impact of assessment change on 268

School District 92, high school graduating class 588

School districts, number of, reduction in 606

School mill rate, increase in 588

School superintendents, appointment of 640

School superintendents, payment of, responsibility for 640

School tax burden, homes, businesses, increase in 268

Science and Research, cost of 587

Science and Research, distribution of 587

Science and Research, number of copies printed 587

Science and technology, minister's emphasis on 587

Science and technology, separate portfolio for 588

Select Standing Committee on Health, Education and Human Resources, member 442

Select Standing Committee on Labour and Justice, member 442

Ski train to Courtenay area 578

Taylor, Craig, travel expenses for 997

Teachers, morale of 588

Tourist facilities, provision of 177

Transportation, Communications and Highways ministry, estimates 1056-7

Vancouver and Victoria Trade and Convention Centres Fund Act 177

Vietnam, children, funds for 407

Workers' Compensation Board, boards of review, number of cases dealt with, Q. 1121

Workers' Compensation Board, boards of review, number of decisions in favour of claimants, Q. 1121

Sangster, Bruce

Mentioned: (Wolfe) 333

Saskatchewan Environmental Council

Mentioned: (Skelly) 647, 649

Savings and Trust Corp. of B.C.

B.C. Resources Investment Corp. assets, transfer of (Stupich) 153

Report, publication of (Stupich) 324

Schlesinger, James

Mentioned: (Bennett) 380

Schmidt, Eugene

Letter quoted (King) 723, 751

Mentioned: (King) 752 (Nicolson) 755 (Waterland) 730, 741, 753 (Barrett) 356

Scholarships

Grade 12 scholarships, value of (Sanford) 606

Sports bursaries (McGeer) 608 (Sanford) 606, 608

School boards

Five-year budget forecasts (McGeer) 585

School buses

Logging trucks and school bus; Greenville-New Aiyansh road (Passarell) 771 (Waterland) 771

School District 21

Armstrong Junior-Senior High School, title to land (King) 623-4

School District 39

Committee meeting, minutes quoted (Lauk) 610

Independent schools, health services to (Lauk) 610, 611 (McGeer) 611

School District 57

Suzuki program (Barber) 619

School District 61

Gifted children, program for (Barber) 620

School District 65

Assessment change, impact of (McGeer) 269

Assessment, reduction in (Wallace) 614

School District 66

Assessment, reduction in (Wallace) 614

School District 68

Assessment change, impact of (McGeer) 269 (Skelly) 267-8

Boundary dispute with School District 69 (McGeer) 610 (Stupich) 608

School District 69

Boundary dispute with School District 68 (McGeer) 610 (Stupich) 608

“Steps to Maturity” program (McGeer) 610 (Stupich) 608

Mentioned: (Sanford) 268

School District 70

Assessment change, impact of (McGeer) 269

Mentioned: (Skelly) 267

School District 71

Assessment change, impact of (Sanford) 268

School District 87

Indian advisory committee (McGeer) 616 (Passarell) 616

Indian language, use of in schools (Passarell) 616

Maintenance work on schools, problem of (McGeer) 617 (Passarell) 616

Students leaving for schools in Yukon (McGeer) 617 (Passarell) 616

Television, use of as teaching aid (Passarell) 616

School District 92

High school graduating class (Hanson) 596 (McGeer) 590, 617 (Passarell) 616 (Sanford) 588

School districts

Administration costs (McGeer) 607

Reduction in number of (Dailly) 622 (McGeer) 607 (Sanford) 606

School principals

Alberni students, misconduct on school trip and disciplinary measures (McGeer) 612, 614 (Skelly) 611-2, 613 (Wallace) 613

Return of to classroom (McGeer) 612

Role of (McGeer) 612-13

Tenure of (Lauk) 636-7

School superintendents

Appointment of (Lauk) 637 (McGeer) 585, 641-2 (Sanford) 640

Payment of, responsibility for (Lauk) 637 (Sanford) 640

School tax

See entries under Education-Finance

Schools

Construction of, priorities in (McGeer) 585

Construction, renovation of (McGeer) 585

Northern B.C., activity rooms (Passarell) 616

Television sets in northern schools (Passarell) 616

Schools, Independent

See: Private schools

Schreyer, Edward

Mentioned: (Bennett) 368

Schroeder, Hon. Harvey W. (Chilliwack)

Speaker, election as (Clerk of the House) 1

See also: Speaker; Speaker and Deputy Speaker; Speaker and Deputy Speaker, rulings and statements

Schroeder, J. Henry, and Co.

Report on investment in B.C., release of (Barrett) 362, 366, 376, 377 (Bennett) 377, 419-20 (Hall) Q. 1094 (Levi) 132, 419, 420, 421, 545 (Nielsen) 544, 546, A. 1094

Science Council of B.C.

Coal research office (Phillips) 563

Mentioned: (McGeer) 263, 597 (Phillips) 568

Seaboard Life Insurance Co.

Assets of, possible escheating of to Crown (Lorimer) 1162

Bills dealing with in past (Levi) 1167 (Nicolson) 1161

Minister's discussions with (Levi) 1167

Name change (Barber) 1155

Quarterly report quoted (Levi) 1167

Repeal of the Obsolete Statutes Repeal Act. See name of Act

Share purchases by Crown corporations (King) 1165

Share trading, July 30 to August 1 (Barber) 1157 (King) 1165 (Leggatt) 1169 (Stupich) 1163

Share trading, suspension of (Barber) 1157 (Barrett) 1158-9, 1160 (Lorimer) 1162

SeaBus ferry system

Fares, service (Lorimer) 33

Mentioned: (Barber) 165 (Cocke) 166 (Lorimer) 32, 33

Seaton, Peter

Mentioned: (Gardom) 535

Seaton Park, Wash.

Mentioned: (Hanson) 963

Seattle City Light

Mentioned: (Mair) 695 (Skelly) 694

Seaview Land Estates

Subdivision on Denman Island (Fraser) 1057 (Sanford) Q. 419, Q. 503, 1056

Sechelt Queen (Vessel)

Fares, commuter rates (Lockstead) 50

Replacement of (Fraser) 1048 (Lockstead) 1046

Resident commuter cards, use of (Fraser) 1048 (Lockstead) 1046

Second Century Fund of B.C.

Grant from for parkland acquisition (Chabot) 961

Second Narrows Bridge, Vancouver, B.C.

Cassiar Street cloverleaf, proposal for (Macdonald) Q. 43 (Fraser) A. 43

Securities Act

Mentioned: (Barber) 227 (Levi) 420, 421, 687, 1167

Securities Exchange Commission

See: United States-Securities Exchange Commission

Segarty, Terence P. (Kootenay)

Boivin Bridge 56

Brewary Bridge 56

B.C. Resources Development Corp., free shares 56

Budget debate 55-7

Coal development, Elkford 56

Colleges, operating costs 57

Corbin Bridge 56

Cranbrook, airport access road 56

Creston public sustained yield unit, report on 768

Crown land, release of 56

Denticare program 56

Deregulation ministry, establishment of 56

East Kootenay Wildlife Association 56

Educational facilities, Kootenay constituency 55-6

Elderly, housing projects for, Kootenay constituency 56

Environment, protection of 56

Farmland, preservation of 56

Forest Act, implementation of 767

Forest industry, small operators with quotas, ownership of 768

Forest land, Kootenays, conservancies, parks 768

Forest land, Kootenays, environmental conflict 767-8

Forest management program 767, 768

Forests ministry, estimates 767-9

Forests, public sustained yield units, boundaries of 767

Handicapped, building adaptations for, tax credit 57

Health-care services, Kootenay constituency 55

Home purchase assistance 56

Homeowner assistance, increase in 57

Income tax, reduction in 57

Insurance Corp. of B.C. rates, discrimination in 56

Kootenay constituency residents 56

Kootenay River bridge 56

Long-term care program 55, 56

Regulations, red tape, elimination of 56

Roads, Kootenay constituency 56

St. Mary bridge 56

Sales tax, reduction in 57

Select Standing Committee on Agriculture, member 442

Select Standing Committee on Labour and Justice, member 442

Tree-farm licences, tenure of 767

Winter Games (1980) 56

Selkirk Mental Health Unit

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 82

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus

Quoted (King) 723

Senior citizens

See: Aged

Separate maintenance

Maintenance orders, enforcement of (Barnes) 517-8 (Brown) 512 (Gardom) 513, 518-9

Servants

Domestics, coverage of by Workers' Compensation Board (Brown) 947

Domestics, coverage of by employment standards code (Williams) 947

Domestics, wages, hours, holidays, holiday pay (Brown) 946-7 (Williams) 947

Immigrants, exploitation of (Brown) 947

Service, Robert

Quoted (Stupich) 1066

Seven Mile Dam

Borrowing for (Wolfe) 285

Mentioned: (Brummet) 295 (Davis) 289 (Skelly) 288

Sewage disposal

Dry land disposal (Mair) 673, 674

Expenditures on (Stupich) 325

Lagoon subdivision, sewer outfall for (Mair) 673 (Mitchell) 672-3

Sewer outfalls, applications for (Mitchell) 673

Sewer outfalls, policy on (Mair) 673-4 (Mitchell) 673, 674

Sewer outfalls, pollution of ocean by (Mair) 673 (Mitchell) 673, 674

Sex crimes

Law Reform Commission report on (Gardom) 512

Sexton, John

Mentioned: (King) 293

Sexual offences

See: Sex crimes

Shaffer, Marvin

Vancouver Island transmission line, report on (Lockstead) Q. 761, Q. 761-2, Q. 789, Q. 1002, Q. 1003 (Mair) A. 761, A. 762, A. 789, A. 1002, A. 1003

Shakespeare, William

Quoted (Macdonald) 695

Shannon, Frank

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 663

Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Cancer patient, case cited (Cocke) 801

Elevator operators laid off (Brown) 831

Extended-care unit (McClelland) 872

Mentioned: (Brown) 808 (Cocke) 97

Shawnigan Lake, B.C.

Water, quality of (Mair) 692 (Wallace) 689-90

Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, B.C.

Grant to (Lauk) 639

Mentioned: (Dailly) 591

Sheehan, John

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 305

Shelford, Cyril Morley

Gasoline, work for postage-stamp price (Hall) 1102

Tribute to (Hewitt) 455

Mentioned: (Hall) 17 (Howard) 388, 389

Shell (Canada) Ltd.

Mentioned: (Segarty) 768

Shell Oil Co. Ltd.

Mentioned: (Barrett) 383, 384 (Leggatt) 403

Shellfish fisheries

Fund for aquaculture (Phillips) 37

Geoduck clam, study of (Howard) Q. 701

Industry, development of (Hanson) 683 (Mair) 686

Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters

Program, aid provided by (Chabot) 967

Sheppard, Dennis

Mentioned: (Gardom) 485

Sherman, Patrick (Paddy)

Bennett mentioned (Levi) 110

Sherrell, Robbie

Salary (Cocke) 817

Mentioned: (Hall) 1100

Shoecraft, Billie

Mentioned: (Wallace) 657, 666

Short-take-off-and-landing aircraft

Airstrip for in downtown Victoria (Davis) 1062

Shrum, Gordon M.

Payments to (Dailly) Q. 652 (Curtis) A. 652

Mentioned: (Mussallem) 314

Shrum Generating Station

See: G.M. Shrum Generating Station

Shuswap Lake, B.C.

Water diversion into Okanagan Lake system (King) 684 (Mair) 685

Shuswap Lake Hospital, Shuswap Lake, B.C.

Mentioned: (Cocke) 799

Silver Creek, B.C.

Library, assistance to (Curtis) 1040 (King) 1040

Simmons, Geoffrey E.

Mentioned: (Mair) 644

Simmons, Kathleen

Appointment of (McClelland) 865

Simon Fraser University

Mentioned: (Levi) 331 (Macdonald) 695 (McClelland) 875 (Smith) 81 (Williams) 947

Simons and Co.

Mentioned: (Lockstead) 49

Sinclair, Ian

Mentioned: (Barber) 437 (Barrett) 246, 362 (Hyndman) 74

Six-Mile Lake, B.C.

Water-skiers on lake (Mair) 685

Skagit Valley, B.C.

Flooding of (Mussallem) 475

Flooding of and Ross Dam (Mair) 695 (Skelly) 694

Problem, settling of (Hyndman) 74

Skaha Lake, B.C.

Milfoil infestation (Cocke) 658

Skeenaview Hospital, Terrace, B.C.

Phasing out of (Howard) 821-2

Skelly, Ray

Mentioned: (Sanford) 70 (Skelly) 660

Skelly, Robert E. (Alberni)

Alberni students, disciplinary measures against 611-2, 613

Assessment change, impact of on school districts 267-8, 270-1, 284

Assessment change, reimbursement for loss to school districts 268

Attorney-General ministry, estimates 538-9, 539

Bates inquiry, credibility of 453

Bates inquiry, funding of public interest groups, Q. 373

Bonner, Robert, dismissal of 286

Bonner, Robert, statement re nuclear power 286

B.C. Buildings Corp., debt 104

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (1964) Amendment Act (1979) 286-8

B.C. Hydro borrowing, approval of by cabinet 286

B.C. Hydro borrowing bill, referral to committee 287, 288

B.C. Hydro borrowing, relationship to provincial budget 286

B.C. Hydro, control of 207

B.C. Hydro, export of power by 288

B.C. Hydro, peak-load period, water heater shutoffs 469

B.C. Hydro, peak-load period, wood room closures 469, 473-4

B.C. Hydro, planning function 453

B.C. Hydro planning, responsibility for 287

B.C. Hydro, rate structure 288

B.C. Hydro, restructuring of 287

B.C. Hydro, Vancouver Island transmission line, cost of 453, 454

B.C. Hydro, Vancouver Island transmission line, public relations program 453-4

B.C. Hydro, Vancouver Island transmission system 288

Building materials, sales tax on 104

Cancer, costs of 655

Caves, protection of, policy on 972

China Creek Park, roads, campsites 972

Crown land, jurisdiction over, transfer of 645

Crown Zellerbach Corp., Elk Falls plant, electric power for 454

Cumberland-Port Alberni road, improvement of 1069

Education, Science and Technology ministry, estimates 611-2, 613

Electric power, alternate sources 288

Electric power, conservation program 474

Electric power requirements, forecasts of 287

Electric power, sale of to U.S. 474

Electric power, Vancouver Island, use of wood waste 454, 462-3

Elkford, water line under river, conflict over 646

Energy conservation 288

Energy conservation, job creation 469

Energy demand, forecasting of 453

Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources ministry, estimates 453-5, 462, 462-3, 468-9, 473-4, 474, 481

Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources ministry, reorganization of 453

Energy needs, Porter commission 473

Energy policy for province 286, 287, 288

Energy policy for province, White Paper on 468

Energy sources, alternate, funds for research on 455

Energy systems, alternate, sales tax on 104-5

Energy technologies, sale of to Third World 463

Environment and Land Use Committee, role of 648

Environment ministry, estimates 645-8, 649-50, 653-4, 655, 655-6, 660-1, 694

Environmental advisory councils, proposal for 647, 649-50

Environmental impact assessment legislation 649

Environmental protection, citizen involvement in 646-7

Environmental protection, consultation with public on 645

Environmental protection, policy statement on 645

Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, pesticide application permit 650

Farmland, absentee foreign owners, restriction on tax relief 268

Farmland in land reserve, tax credit for 267

Farmland, removal from land reserve and repayment of tax benefits 284

Federal energy conservation agreement 454-5

Forest management decisions, citizen involvement in 648

Forest Policy Advisory Committees 648

Forests, jurisdiction over, transfer of 646

Game management, conflict with resource exploitation 646

Highway 4, Amphitrite section, use and quality of 1070

Highway 4, Kennedy Lake section, improvement of 1070

Highway 4, Redford Street, widening of 1069

Highway 4, Sproat Lake section, construction of 1070

Highway 33, Beaverdell area, radioactive material in gravel 1070

Homeowner grant and minimum tax payable 583, 601, 602

Homeowner grant, disability pension recipients 583

Homeowner grant, homes in agricultural land reserve 268

Homeowner grant, Saskatchewan 583

Information, freedom of 538-9, 539

Kitimat oilport 694

Lacana Mining Co. exploration permit, consultation on, Q. 211

Land, jurisdiction over, transfer of 645-6

Lands, Parks and Housing ministry, estimates 972-3, 973

MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., Alberni plant, electric power for 454

Maquinna Park, tourist facilities 973

Milfoil control, alternative controls 661

Milfoil control, introduction of grass carp 661

Milfoil spread, prevention of 661

Mortgages for homes in agricultural land reserve 268

Nuclear power in province 286, 463, 468

Pacific Rim National Park, forest land, negotiations for 973

Pacific Rim National Park, phase 3, boundaries 973

Peace River, Site C dam 288

Peace River, Site C dam, land purchases 287

Peace River, site 1 project 288

Pesticide application permits, appeals, procedure for 650, 653

Pesticide Control Act, citizen advisory board 647-8

Pesticide permits, procedure in granting of 650

Pesticides, carcinogenic dangers of 655

Pesticides, harmlessness of, onus of proof on applicator 655, 660

Pesticides, philosophy of Environment minister re 650

Pesticides, safety of, testing for 660

Pesticides, Sweden, policy on use of 653

Pesticides, use of, alternatives to 653

Petroleum, Alaska, tanker transport of 694

Petroleum, Alaska, B.C. port for 469

Picloram, use of on private property, emergency debate on 743

Provincial Homeowner Grant Amendment Act (1979) 583, 601, 602

Public Schools Amendment Act (1979) 167-8, 270-1, 271, 284

Revelstoke Dam, hearings on 649

Revelstoke Dam, pre-engineering 286

Sales tax reduction, effect on economy 104

School District 69, impact of assessment change 267-8

School tax burden, homes, businesses, increase in 267-8

Select Standing Committee on Environment and Resources, member 442

Skagit Valley, flooding of and Ross Dam 694

Smoking, dangers of 655-6

Social Services Tax Amendment Act (1979) 104-5

Solar energy equipment, sales tax on 104-5

Solar energy, hot-water heating 469

Solar energy technology, development of 455

Spider Lake, land acquisition for park 973

Sproat Lake, launching ramp 972-3

Spruce budworm, spraying of 650

Stamp Lake Falls Park, trails 972

Students, civil and legal rights of 611-2, 613

Students, ombudsman for, proposal for 613

Toquart Bay, facilities for campers 973

Tordon 22-K, use of 654, 655

Transportation, Communications and Highways ministry, estimates 1069-70

2, 4-D, milfoil control, lower mainland, Vancouver Island 653

2, 4-D, milfoil control, Okanagan Lake 653

2, 4-D, milfoil control, Tennessee Valley Authority 661

2, 4-D suppliers, public relations program by 660-1

2, 4, 5-T, use of in province 654, 655

2, 4, 5-TP, use of in province 654

Uranium exploration, mining permits 453, 481

Uranium mining, consultation on environmental impact, Q. 211

Water investigations branch, use of 2, 4-D by 653-4

Wood waste as energy source 454, 462-3, 469

Wood waste as energy source, studies on 454, 469

Wood waste as energy source, Sweden 454, 463

Wood-waste pellets as energy source 463

Skilled labour

Shortage of in north (Brummet) 11

Skillings, Waldo

Mentioned: (Levi) 65

Skindivers

See: Diving, Submarine

Skis and skiing

Courtenay area, ski train to (Phillips) 578 (Sanford) 578

Ski industry (Phillips) 37

Ski areas, train service to (King) 575-6 (Phillips) 576

Weekend ski train to Interior (Jordan) 173

Sloan, Gordon

Mentioned: (Howard) 943

Sloan commission on the forest resources of B.C.

See: Royal Commission on the Forest Resources of British Columbia

Slocan Forest Products

Mentioned: (Mair) 666

Small business

Assistance program, appropriation for (Wolfe) 258

Assistance to (Barnes) 39 (Hyndman) 74-5 (Leggatt) 59 (Phillips) 36-7

Borrowing by for inventory, operating capital (Lea) 557

Capital tax exemption, increase in (Wolfe) 24

Franchise operations (Leggatt) 559

Industrial commissionaires (Phillips) 36

Loan program (Hall) 263 (Phillips) 263 (Wolfe) 24

Low Interest Loan Assistance program (Phillips) 36

Training program for (Leggatt) 559, 568 (Phillips) 559, 560, 568

Venture capital corporation (Stupich) 29, 324 (Wallace) 54 (Wolfe) 24, 327

See also: Franchises (Retail trade)

Smallwood, Joseph

Mentioned: (Gabelmann) 950

Smithy Brian R.D. (Oak Bay-Gordon Head)

Attorney-General ministry, estimates 488

Budget debate 80-2

Canadian unity, meetings on 81-2

Committee on Crown Corporations, member 442

Drunken driving, fatalities, Crown prosecutor's procedure in 488

Education, Science and Technology ministry, estimates 615-6

Ferry fares, commuter fare rate 81

Handicapped, building adaptations for, tax credit 80

Home improvement tax incentive 81

Hospitals, operating costs, appropriation for 80

Income Tax Amendment Act (1979) 203-4

Metric system, conversion to, consumer protection in 615

Metric system, conversion to, United States 615, 1137

Metric system, increased mailing costs in conversion to 1137

Metric system, labelling, use of both systems 615

Metric system, land, measurement and sale of 615

Oak Bay-Gordon Head constituency 80

Parliament Buildings, floors, high polish on 80

Provincial Secretary and Government Services ministry, estimates 987

Salt Spring Island Golf and Country Club, lottery grant to 987

Select Standing Committee on Labour and Justice, member 442

Select Standing Committee on Municipal Affairs and Housing, member 442

Taxation, reduction in 80

Temperature readings given in Fahrenheit by Vancouver radio station 1136

The Truth in Metric Act (Bill M206) 1R, 833

University land, municipal tax on 81

University of Victoria Foundation Act, 1979 (Bill M202) 1R, 371

University of Victoria Foundation Act, 1979 (Bill M209) 1R, 859; 1103, 1104

University of Victoria Foundation, investment counsel for 1103

University of Victoria Foundation, powers of 1103

University of Victoria, Lansdowne campus, sale of 1103

University of Victoria, Maltwood property, disposal of 1104

Vancouver and Victoria Trade and Convention Centres Fund Act 171-2

Victoria, accommodation facilities 172

Victoria convention centre, need for 172

Victoria convention centre, size of 172

Weather, centigrade measurement of temperature 615

Smith, C. Lynn

Human rights board of inquiry, appointment to (King) 936-7 (Williams) 937

Mentioned: (King) 69

Smith, D.

Payments to, 1976 to 1978 (Phillips) 1090

Smith, D. Ed

Tribute to (Brummet) 10

Mentioned: (Barrett) 272, 361 (Brown) 567 (Brummet) 164 (Cocke) 164 (King) 89, 293, 1053

Smith, Mallory

Mentioned: (Wolfe) 333

Smith, Melvin H.

Mentioned: (Gardom) 485 (Mair) 645

Smith, Peter

Mentioned: (Curtis) 1039

Smith, S. Douglas

Appointment of as director of B.C. Development Corp. (Barrett) Q. 834, Q. 835 (Mair) A. 835 (McCarthy) A. 834 (Phillips) A. 835-6

Smith property, Adams River, B.C.

Mentioned: (Chabot) 961

Smithers Community Law Centre

Mentioned: (Brown) 893

Smoke alarms

See: Fire alarms

Smoking

Dangers of (Skelly) 655-6

Smyth, Frank

Mentioned: (McCarthy) 926

Snow Engineering Ltd.

Mentioned: (Levi) 1023

Social assistance

Children, dental care, special needs, appropriation for (McCarthy) 915

Christmas bonus (Wallace) 912

Expenditure on (McCarthy) 915

Fraud inspectors. See entries under Human Resources, Ministry of

Handicapped Persons Income Allowance (Gabelmann) 901-2

Rates and categories, calculation of (Brown) 918

Rates and poverty line (Wallace) 912

Rates, calculation of, difficulties in (Nicolson) 911

Rates, food costs and adequate nutrition (Wallace) 912

Rates, increase in (Brown) 918-9 (McCarthy) 882, 903, 914

Recipients, employment of, appeal by letter to employers for (Brown) 887, 888, 921 (McCarthy) 881-2

Recipients, employment of, incentive allowance for (McCarthy) 882

Recipients, 55-to-64 age category, rates for (Nicolson) 911

Recipients, food vouchers for (Brown) 917

Recipients, hydro bill backlogs and power cutoffs, coverage of (Brown) 917-8 (McCarthy) 915-6 (Mitchell) 910

Recipients, number of children (Brown) 894

Shelter allowance, increase in (McCarthy) 882, 903

Special needs category, change in (Brown) 902, 908, 917-8 (McCarthy) 903 (Wallace) 912

Social Credit League of B.C.

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 1111

Social Credit Party

Advertisements during election campaign (Hall) 18 (Hanson) 13

Grants made during election campaign (Hall) 18

Midland Doherty Ltd., letter to employees (Barber) 225 (Howard) 224 (King) 222-3

Philosophy of (Brummet) 409 (Lea) 395-6

Social Planning and Review Council

Mentioned: (Brown) 893, 909 (McCarthy) 915

Social Services Tax Amendment Act, 1979

(Bill 3) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 39; 2R, 98-105; C, 157-8; 3R, 158; RA, 456

Speakers: Brummet 102-3; Cocke 103; Leggatt 104; Macdonald 102; Mitchell 103-4; Mussallem 100-2; Skelly 104-5; Stupich 98-100; Wallace 157; Wolfe 98, 105, 157-8

Asthma supplies, sales tax on (Wallace) 157

Beer, sales tax on (Mitchell) 103-4

Building materials, sales tax on (Skelly) 104

Diabetic supplies, sales tax exemption for (Wolfe) 98

Dietary supplements, sales tax exemption for (Wolfe) 98

Energy systems, alternate, sales tax on (Skelly) 104-5

Expenditures, increase in (Stupich) 99

Highways, overrun on (Stupich) 99

Hospital budgets, cutback in (Cocke) 103 (Mussallem) 101

Hospital budgets, increase in (Brummet) 103 (Stupich) 99

Hospitals, operating costs, grant for (Stupich) 99 (Wolfe) 105

Human Resources ministry, underspending by (Stupich) 99

Liquor, sales tax on (Mitchell) 103-4

Medical Services Commission, underspending by (Stupich) 99

Ostomy supplies, sales tax exemption for (Wolfe) 98

Recreation facilities grants, underspending of (Stupich) 100

Reforestation, underspending on (Stupich) 99

Refunds, authorization of (Stupich) 98 (Wolfe) 98

Refunds, time limit on application for (Wolfe) 98

Retroactivity of bill (Macdonald) 102 (Wolfe) 105

Revenue loss (Wolfe) 98

Sales tax, effect of on low-income group (Stupich) 100

Sales tax, exemptions from (Stupich) 100

Sales tax, increase in to 7 percent (Brummet) 102 (Mussallem) 101 (Stupich) 98 (Wolfe) 105

Sales tax reduction, effect of on economy (Macdonald) 102 (Skelly) 104 (Stupich) 100 (Wolfe) 98

Sales tax reduction, implementation of prior to legislation (Leggatt) 104 (Macdonald) 102

Sales tax, reduction in and election campaign (Stupich) 98, 100

Sales tax reduction, permanency of (Stupich) 100 (Wolfe) 105

Sales tax reduction, savings to business sector (Stupich) 100

Sales tax reduction, savings to individual families (Mussallem) 101

Salmonid Enhancement Program, underspending on (Stupich) 99

Social programs under present government (Mussallem) 102

Vitamins, sales tax exemption for (Mussallem) 101 (Wolfe) 98

Societies Act

Mentioned: (Barrett) 1018

Soft drink industry 1.5 litre bottles, sale of (Levi) 374, 545 (Nielsen) 374, 546

Solar energy

Equipment, sales tax on (Skelly) 104-5

Explanation of (Mussallem) 313

Hot-water heating (Hewitt) 465 (Skelly) 469

Research on (Hewitt) 303 (Wallace) 308

Technology, development of (Hewitt) 462, 465 (Skelly) 455

Solar Energy Association

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 465

Soles, Andrew

Mentioned: (McGeer) 584

Somerville, Glenn

Quoted (Barrett) 378, 379

Sooke Forest Products Ltd.

Timber supply for (Mitchell) 14, 738 (Waterland) 741

Sorko, K.

Directorship, B.C. Ferry Corp. (Fraser) 1047 (Lockstead) 1044, 1048

South, D.L.

Mentioned: (King) 1050

South Burnaby High School, Burnaby, B.C.

Mentioned: (McClelland) 795

South Moresby Island, B.C.

Examination of (Chabot) 962 (Hanson) 962

Sparwood, B.C.

Corbin Bridge (Segarty) 56

Speaker

Lady Speaker, election of (Mitchell) 14

Tenure of office to polling day (Curtis) 1149

Speaker and Deputy Speaker

Ruling sustained 321, 1089

Speaker and Deputy Speaker, rulings and statements

Adjournment to discuss urgent public matter
Matter raised must not be one importing an argument 697, 743
On a matter for which another authority is immediately responsible 697
On a matter involving the exercise of discretion under statutory powers 697
Opportunity for debate not lacking 321
Statement of member is argumentative 764

Bills
Second reading, committal of bills only after second reading 304
Second reading, debate on 711
Second reading, keeping to principle of Bill 101, 113, 119, 141, 165
Third reading, divisions on 441

Chair
Decision of Chair under standing order 35 not subject to challenge 321

Clock
Speaker's attention drawn to clock, motion of adjournment 760

Documents
Tabling of 787

Interjections, interruptions 142, 1014

Language
"and he should be in jail” 159
"arrogant demands” 419
"beat the hell out of people” 63
"commie-pinko” 1019
"coverup” 417
"hypocrite” 1147
"intimidation” 419
"mugwump” 1147
"stooge” 146
Use of temperate language 141, 146

Member/Members
Imputations of untruthfulness 768
Should address remarks through Chair 34, 143, 267, 800, 1021, 1026
Statements in the House, responsibility for veracity of 708

Motions
Relevance of debate on 1141

Oral questions
Answers exceeding scope of question 96
Answers, lengthy answers 461
Anticipating actions of a minister 42, 96
Framed so as to suggest their own answers 121
Imputations made by means of questions 532
Ministers not obligated to answer 42, 417
On matters pertaining to cabinet confidentiality 280
Referring to statements made outside House 860
Repetition of 341
Rephrasing in order to repeat questions 835
Rhetorical questions 532, 534-5
Seeking confirmation of reports in the media 42, 211
Seeking confirmation that a statement by a minister represents government policy 833
Seeking information as to minister's intentions 373, 533, 956
Seeking information on government policy 253, 789
Seeking information on matters of public record 628
Use of to make statements or speeches 6, 70, 211, 700
Select standing committee proceedings may not be debated in House 1139, 1146

Votes
Reflecting on votes already taken in House 1170

Speakers' Decisions

Mentioned: (McGeer) 1088

Special funds

Allocation of (Wolfe) 168

Funding guidelines for (Curtis) 984

Grants, provision of list of (Curtis) 1035 (Hall) 993, 1035

Transfer of funds (Stupich) 325

Use of (Howard) 159

Special Purpose Appropriation Act, 1979

(Bill 10) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 39; 2R, 258-9; C, 259-64; 3R, 264; RA, 456

Speakers: Brown 262; Cocke 258-9, 260; Hall 263, 264; Leggatt 260; McClelland 260, 261, 262; McGeer 262-3, 263-4, 264; Wallace 261, 262; Wolfe 258, 259

B.C. Development Corp., share purchase, appropriation for (Wolfe) 258, 259

B.C. Discovery Trust Fund (Hall) 263, 264 (McGeer) 263-4

Burnaby General Hospital, funds for (Brown) 262

Discovery Parks Inc., property for (McGeer) 263

Fish processing industry research (McGeer) 263-4

Hospitals, budgets, limit on (Cocke) 258

Hospitals, deficits, special appropriation for (Leggatt) 260 (McClelland) 260

Hospitals, nursing staff, shortage of (Cocke) 259, 260 (Leggatt) 260-1

Hospitals, special funds for (McClelland) 260, 262 (Wolfe) 258, 259

Industrial research, appropriation for (Wolfe) 258

Long-term care, appropriation for (Wallace) 261, 262

Long-term care program, rates (Wallace) 261

Midwifery course, funds for (Leggatt) 260, 261 (McClelland) 260

Royal Columbian Hospital, budget of (Cocke) 259

Small business assistance, loan program (Hall) 263 (Phillips) 263

Small business assistance program, appropriation for (Wolfe) 258

Valleyview Hospital facilities, expansion of (Leggatt) 261

Special warrants

See entries under Expenditures, Public

Speech from the Throne

See: Throne speech

Speech therapy

Speech pathologists, hiring of (McClelland) 871 (Stupich) 866

Therapist, Cowichan Valley (Wallace) 850

Spider, Keith

Mentioned: (Mair) 695

Spider Lake, B.C.

Park, acquisition of land for (Chabot) 973-4 (Skelly) 973

Spinal cord

Spinal cord unit, use of (Levi) 872 (McClelland) 872-3

Spinney, R.H.

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 305

Spiro, Alan

Payments to, fees and expenses (Chabot) 1072

Springall, Maureen

Mentioned: (McCarthy) 926

Sproat Lake, B.C.

Launching ramp (Skelly) 972-3

Sproule, F.H.

Tribute to (Stupich) 1066

Spruce budworm

Spraying of (Skelly) 650

Squamish, B.C.

Highway overpass between Malcolm Road and Garibaldi Way (Lockstead) 167

Stadiums

Lower mainland sports centre, appropriation for (Wolfe) 24

Lower Mainland Stadium Fund Act. See name of act

Stamp Falls Park

Trails (Skelly) 972

Stand Bros.

Mentioned: (Segarty) 768

Standard Brands Canada Ltd.

Swan Valley Foods Ltd., Richmond plant, reopening of (Stupich) Q. 1125 (Hewitt) A. 1125

Standards, Engineering

Building construction, use and occupancy standards (Wolfe) 350

Stanley, A.D.

Payments to, 1976 to 1978 (Phillips) 1090

Stapleton, Bud

Mentioned: (Wolfe) 333, 335

Status of Women Council

Mentioned: (Brown) 887, 893

Statute Law Amendment Act

Mentioned: (Lorimer) 315

Statutes

Obsolete legislation, repeal of (Hall) 350-1 (Wolfe) 349

Obsolete Statutes Repeal Act. See name of act

Obsolete statutes, repeal of in future (Bennett) 1173

Repeal of the Obsolete Statutes Repeal Act. See name of Act

Repeal of, referring of to standing committee (King) 1166

Select committee on statute revision (Gardom) 3

See also: Bills, Legislative

Steede, J.H.

Payment to (D’Arcy) Q. 250 (Hewitt) A. 250

Mentioned: (Lorimer) 314

Steel industry and trade

Steel industry in B.C. (Phillips) 558

Steelhead trout

Vancouver Island rivers, enhancement of steelhead runs in (Mair) 681

Steeples Elementary School, Cranbrook, B.C.

Mentioned: (Segarty) 55

Steinberg Foods Ltd.

Mentioned: (Nielsen) 374

Stephens, Victor Albert

Tribute to (Smith) 80

Mentioned: (Cocke) 796 (Wolfe) 91, 195

Sterling Properties, Matsqui, B.C.

Mentioned: (Vander Zalm) 1085, 1129

Stew, Ron

Mentioned: (Brown) 888

Stewart, J.W.

Mentioned: (Lorimer) 314

Stewart, Robert

Mentioned: (Gardom) 541

Stewart, B.C.

Ferry link to Prince Rupert (Passarell) 45

Ferry service, freight service to (Fraser) 1065 (Passarell) 1063

Problems (Leggatt) 551 (Phillips) 552

Stikine River, B.C.

Dam, environmental impact of (Hewitt) 479 (Passarell) 478, 479

Stikine school district

See: School District 87

Stock ranges

Rangeland outside land reserve, school tax on (Wallace) 265

Storaska, Fred

How to Say No to a Rapist and Survive (Gardom) 506

Stowe, William

Mentioned: (Wolfe) 168

Strachan, Robert

Mentioned: (Gardom) 483 (Hyndman) 144 (Wolfe) 333

Strachan, William B. (Prince George South)

Address in reply 13

Budget debate 85-6

Economy of B.C. 86

Elderly, programs for 13

Election campaign contributions, disclosure for 13

Income Tax Amendment Act (1979) 109

Job creation, provision for in budget 85

Labour negotiations 13

Reforestation, appropriation for 109

Resource industries, investment in 109

Select Standing Committee on Environment and Resources, member 442

Select Standing Committee on Labour and Justice, member 442

Select Standing Committee on Transportation and Communications, member 442

Taxation, reduction in 85

Votes, section 80 votes 85

Wood waste as energy source 13

Straight, Byron

Payments to, 1976 to 1978 (Barber) 1113 (McCarthy) 1028

Strata Titles Act

Mentioned: (Barber) 1127 (Mussallem) 1013, 1130 (Vander Zalm) 1085, 1128, 1129 (Williams) 1020

Strathcona Provincial Park

Expansion of (Chabot) 952

Mineralized areas, possible trade-offs for (Hanson) 962

Mentioned: (Skelly) 1069

Strikes and lockouts

Government intervention in (Hyndman) 72

Strongman, W. Gerald

Illness of (Rogers) 20

Tribute to (Hyndman) 72

Student counsellors

Counselling and guidance services, report on (McGeer) 622 (Stupich) 608, 621

Students

Alberni students' misconduct on school trip and disciplinary measures (McGeer) 612, 614 (Skelly) 611-2, 613 (Wallace) 613

Civil and legal rights of (Skelly) 611-2, 613

Ombudsman for, proposal for (McGeer) 613 (Skelly) 613

Vocational training for high school leavers (Mussallem) 618

Stupich, David D. (Nanaimo)

Acupuncturists 866

Ambulance rate, increase in 866

Appropriations, underspending of 163

Attorney-General ministry, estimates 499, 537-8

Attorney-General ministry, recruitment savings 537-8

Bankruptcies, increase in 28

B.C. Development Corp., share purchase 325

B.C. Electric, expropriation of 147

B.C. Ferry Corp., expenditures on 325

B.C. Ferry Corp. staff, reduction in 27

B.C. Petroleum Corp., revenue 29, 328

B.C. Railway, Fort Nelson extension, appropriation for 163

B.C. Railway staff, reduction in 27

British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation Amendment Act (1979) 147-8, 151-4, 435, 437

B.C. Resources Investment Corp., assets 151

B.C. Resources Investment Corp. assets, transfer of 153

B.C. Resources Investment Corp., board of directors 437

B.C. Resources Investment Corp., control of and share ownership 147, 148, 152

B.C. Resources Investment Corp., executives, directors, disclosure of payment to 435

B.C. Resources Investment Corp., free shares 147

B.C. Resources Investment Corp., free shares, promotion and distribution costs 147, 349

B.C. Resources Investment Corp., shares, limit on ownership of 152

B.C. Resources Investment Corp., shares, purchase of 147, 153

B.C. Resources Investment Corp., shares, value of 148

B.C. Resources Investment Corp., shares, voting rights 152, 153

Budget debate 25-9

Capital, definition of 111

Carrothers report, location of 324

Chiropractors, service to patients 866

Clarkson Gordon and Co. report 326-7

Coronation Mountain, ski development 970

Corporation Capital Tax Amendment Act (1979) 111

Crown corporations, debts 26

Crown corporations, transfer of funds 325

Crown land, South Wellington lot, purchase of 970

Debt, increase in under former government 324, 344-5, 345-6

Debt, interest rate on 348

Debt under former government 26

Debt under former government, interest on 162

Denticare, planning for 866

Denticare program, cost of 324

Deregulation ministry, function of 1162

Dieticians, registration Act, proposal for 866

Dividends, B.C.-based companies, tax credit for 107, 190-1

Duke Point industrial site 555

Economic Development ministry, estimates 555

Education, Science and Technology ministry, estimates 608-9, 621-2

Expenditures, increase in 324

Expenditures, limit on 28

Expenditures under former government 328

Expenditures under former government, comparisons with 25-6

Expenditures, waste under former government 325, 328

Ferries, sale of 327

Finance ministry, estimates 324-7, 328, 344-5, 345-6, 348, 349

Finance Statutes Amendment Act (1979) 1111

Foreign control over land, natural resources, economy 28

Foreign ownership, increase in 25

Forest industries, stumpage payments, functions of John Elliott, Q. 1003, Q. 1004

Forest industries, stumpage payments unpaid and B.C. Systems Corp., Q. 1003, Q. 1004, Q. 1124

GAIN, expenditures on 325-6

Handicapped, building adaptations for, income tax credit 324

Health-food store proprietors, liability of 703

Health ministry, estimates 865, 866

Health Resources Fund, B.C. application to for funds, Q. 670

Helliwell, David, salary of 435

Highway construction program, overrun 163

Highway 19, Cassidy, road change 1066

Highway 19, intersections north of Nanaimo 1066

Highway 19, Ladysmith, Transfer Beach pedestrian crossing 1066

Highways ministry, overrun 99

Homeowner grant, increase in 27, 162

Hospital budgets, increase in 99

Hospitals, operating costs, grant for 99

Human Resources ministry, underspending 99

Income Tax Amendment Act (1979) 106-7, 190-1

Income Tax Amendment Act, 1979, revenue loss 106-7

Income tax, low-income earners 29

Income tax, reduction in 27, 107

Income tax, reduction in, savings per family 324

Income tax revenue, estimate of under former government 326

Inflation 25, 27-8

Insurance Corp. of B.C. reserves fund, payments in 1979 for years 1974 to 1977, Q. 925

Investments, government, income from 162

Investments under former government 26, 28-9, 325

Jail facilities, Nanaimo 499

Kootenay Forest Products Ltd. directors, union members 148

Kootenay Forest Products Ltd., purchase of 325

Lands, Parks and Housing ministry, appropriation, decrease in 970

Lands, Parks and Housing ministry, estimates 970

Lantzville, Highways district, change in 1066-7

Legislature, recall of, delay in 1163

Legislature, recall of, notice to members re 1162

Medical Amendment Act (1979) 703

Medical Services Commission, underspending 99

Mincome, expenditures on 325

Mobile Home Act, amending of 971-2

Mobile homes, title transfer, cost of probate 971-2

Nanaimo, arterial highway system for 1066

Nanaimo, downtown development 555

Nanaimo, parking extension proposal for 555

Natural gas royalties, estimate of under former government 326

New Democratic Party, alleged association with National Socialist Party 26

Newcastle Island Park, facilities 970

Obsolete Statutes Repeal Act; statutes repealed by 1162

Ocean Falls Corp., purchase of 325

Panco Poultry Ltd., purchase of 325

Panco Poultry Ltd., sale of, names of bidders, Q. 70

Panco Poultry Ltd., sale of, number of bids received, Q. 44

Petroleum royalties, estimate of under former government 326

Pharmacare, expenditures on 325

Plateau Mills Ltd., purchase of 325

Political contributions, regulations re 345

Practical nurses, employment problems of 866

Price Waterhouse and Co. report on taxation, Q. 764, Q. 790

Public health engineers, services of 866

Public service, recruitment savings 324

Railwest Manufacturing Co., closure, re-opening 27

Recreation facilities grants, underspending 100

Reforestation 29

Reforestation appropriation 163

Reforestation appropriation, underspending 99

Reforestation, expenditures on 325

Renter's tax credit, increase in 107

Repeal of the Obsolete Statutes Repeal Act 1162-3

Revenue, estimate of under former government 326

Revenue Surplus of 1977-78

Appropriation Act (1979) 162-3

Sales tax, effect on low-income group 100

Sales tax, exemptions 100

Sales tax, increase to 7 percent 98

Sales tax reduction 27, 29

Sales tax reduction and election campaign 98, 100

Sales tax reduction, effect on economy 100

Sales tax reduction, permanency of 100

Sales tax reduction, savings to business sector 100

Sales tax refunds, authorization of 98

Sales tax revenue, estimate of under former government 326

Sales tax revenue, source of, Q. 340

Salmonid Enhancement Program, underspending 99

Savings and Trust Corp. of B.C., report 324

School District 68, boundary dispute with School District 69 608

Seaboard Life Insurance Co., share trading July 30 to August 1 1163

Select Standing Committee on Agriculture, member 442

Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Economic Affairs, member 442

Social Services Tax Amendment Act (1979) 98-100

Special funds, transfer of 325

Speech pathologists, hiring of 866

Speech pathology graduates, University of B.C., hiring of 866

“Steps to Maturity” program 608

Student counselling and guidance services, report on 608, 621

Surplus, underspending of 163

Surplus, use of in election campaign 162

Swan Valley Foods Ltd., Richmond plant, reopening of, Q. 1125

Tomato market, manipulation of, Q. 861

Tomatoes, California, import of and B.C. produce, Q. 956

Transportation, Communications and Highways ministry, estimates 1066-7

Unemployment 25, 27

Venture capital corporation 29, 324

Water, sewage systems, expenditures on 325

Westcoast Transmission Co. Ltd., share purchase 325

Subdivision of land

Residential lots, cost of (Heinrich) 8

Sullivan mine

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 476

Sulphur dioxide

Smelters, refineries, discharge by (Davis) 686 (Mair) 688

Sultana Corp.

Mentioned: (King) 751

Summary Convictions Act

Mentioned: (McClelland) 630

Summersgill, Bill

Mentioned: (McCarthy) 926

Sunshine, An Act of

(Bill M210) (Jordan) 1R, 983

Sunshine Valley Co-op

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 513

Super-Valu Stores Ltd.

Mentioned: (Nielsen) 374

Superintendents, Schools

See: School superintendents

Supply Act, No. 2, 1979

(Bill 2) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 456; 2R, 456; C, 456; 3R, 456; RA, 456

Supply Act, No. 3, 1979

(Bill 24) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 1084; 2R, 1084; C, 1084; 3R, 1084; RA, 1090

Supreme Court of B.C.

Mentioned: (Gardom) 96, 511, 524, 526, 1132 (Hewitt) 581 (Jordan) 491 (King) 938 (Macdonald) 499 (McGeer) 594 (Sanford) 594 (Wallace) 581, 582 (Williams) 938

Supreme Court of Ontario

Mentioned: (Hyndman) 830

Surge Narrows, B.C.

Land acquisition for park (Gabelmann) 966

Surplus government property

Surplus assets, sale of (Wolfe) 322

Surrey constituency

Creation of (Hall) 17

Size of, number of voters (Hall) 16-7

Voters' list (Hall) 993-4

Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, B.C.

Mentioned: (Hall) 18, 854

Sutherland, S.D.

Payments to, 1976 to 1978 (Barber) 1113 (McCarthy) 1028

Suzuki, David

Mentioned: (McGeer) 263

Swan Valley Foods Ltd.

Richmond plant, purchase and reopening of (Stupich) Q. 1125 (Hewitt) A. 1125

Mentioned: (Cocke) 568 (Hewitt) 387, 568 (Ritchie) 119

Swangard, Erwin

Mentioned: (Barnes) 180

Sweden

Pesticides, policy on use of (Skelly) 653

Wood waste as energy source, use of (Hewitt) 465 (Skelly) 454, 463

Swedish Pulp and Paper Association

Mentioned: (Skelly) 463

Swetlekoff, Larry

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 514

Swine

Cargill Nutrena Feeds Ltd. hog farm, effluent disposal (Mair) 676 (Wallace) 675, 676

Systems Act

Mentioned: (Levi) 330