Province of British Columbia
32nd Parliament, 3rd Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
December 4th, 1980 to July 7th, 1981

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AA

See: Alcoholics Anonymous

ABAM

Mentioned: (Dailly) 4889

ABC

See: American Broadcasting Corp.

ACTRA

See: Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists

AIB

See: Canada-Anti-Inflation Board

ALDA

See: Agricultural Land Development Act

ARDA

See: Agricultural and Rural Development Act (Canada)

ARDSA

See: Agriculture and rural development subsidiary agreement

ASEP

See: Assistance to small enterprise program

Abbotsford Old Age Pensioners Society

Assistance to (Ritchie) 4389

Abbotsford School District

See: School District 34

Aberhart, William

Mentioned: (Barrett) 4523, 6503

Abitibi Paper Co. Ltd.

Mentioned: (Howard) 4726

Ablett, AI

Mentioned: (McClelland) 5552 (Waterland) 5548

Abraham and Hawtrey's Parliamentary Dictionary

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 5289

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Mentioned: (Barber) 5556

Accidents, Traffic

See: Traffic accidents

Accountants (Certified General) Act

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 1) , 1981. See name of act

Action Canada

Mentioned: (Barber) 4477, 4772, 5089

Acupuncture

Acupuncturists, qualifications of (Nielsen) 6216

Clinics (Nielsen) 6216

Treatments, coverage for (Gabelmann) 6215 (Nielsen) 6197, 6216

Adams Laboratories Ltd

Mentioned: (Leggatt) 6367

Adanac mine

Mentioned: (McClelland) 5485, 5490

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne (Moved) Mussallem 4226-9; seconded Brummet 4229-33; approved 4393. Amdt. (King) 4242; negatived 4329

Speakers: Barnes 4282-6; Brown 4295-9; Brummet 4229-33; Cocke 4242-6; Davis 4258-9, 4261-4; Gabelmann 4270-4; Gardom 4286-91; Hall 4318-21; Hanson 4313-5; Heinrich 4315-7; Hewitt 4300-1; Howard 4326-9, 4390-2; Hyndman 4292-5; Kempf 4384-5; King 4238-42; Lauk 4322-4; Leggatt 4254-8; Levi 4264-8; McCarthy 4329-30, 4377-80; McGeer 4268-70, 4392-3; Mitchell 4385-8; Mussallem 4226-9; Nicolson 4380-4; Passarell 4291-2; Phillips 4274-8; Ritchie 4246-9, 4388-90; Sanford 4303-5, 4309-12; Skelly 4249-53; Smith 4312-3; Strachan, 4253-4; Vander Zalm 4324-6; Waterland 4321-2

Advanced Management Research International Inc.

Employment of (King) 5369 (Levi) 5368, 5369

Payment to (King) 5369 (Levi) 5368, 5369 (Wolfe) 5369

Advertising, Government

See: Government advertising

Advocate

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 5205, 5208 (Lauk) 5209

Afton Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

Mentioned: (Barnes) 5474

Afton Mines Ltd.

Employees' clothing hygiene program (Heinrich) 6486

Mentioned: (Lauk) 5878 (Macdonald) 5560, 5869 (Skelly) 5551

Aged

Bus fares, increase in (Hanson) 4503, 4997

Bus passes for (Brown) 4861-2 (Vander Zalm) 4862

Government programs for, expenditures on (Hewitt) 6166

Home care for elderly (Cocke) 6155

Home care for elderly, staff shortage (Hall) 4319-20

Services for (McCarthy) 5892

Aged-Housing

Development of (Gabelmann) 4273

Expenditures on (Chabot) 6228

Low-rental housing, construction of (Brown) 6256

Omineca constituency, facilities built, under construction (Kempf) 6265

Projects completed, under construction, planned (Chabot) 6228

Property taxes, deferment of (Hyndman) 5433

Real estate agents, pressuring by to sell homes (Hyndman) 5433 (Wallace) 5432

Units constructed, 1980 (Chabot) 6263

Units, number funded by CMHC, increase in (Chabot) 6263

See also: Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters

Agent-general

Appointment of Alexander Hart (Gardom) 6491

Agricultural and Rural Development Act (Canada)

Program, reductions in (D’Arcy) 4640-1

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 5003

Agricultural credit

Agricultural credit program (Hewitt) 5117

Agricultural credit program, amounts budgeted and spent (Hewitt) 5230

Agricultural credit program, appropriation (Hewitt) 5230-1

Agricultural credit program, interest rate (Hewitt) 5187, 5231 (Wallace) 5186, 5230, 5231

Agricultural credit program, limits, change in (Wallace) 5230

Agricultural education

Agriculture demonstration facility, proposal for (Ritchie) 4247

Agricultural labourers

Accommodation, provision of, guidelines for (Heinrich) 6485, 6486 (Sanford) 6486

Accommodation, provision of, standards for (Sanford) 6484

Farm-labour contractors, bonding and licensing of (Heinrich) 6485 (Sanford) 6484

Piecework and wage standard for other work (Heinrich) 6485 (Sanford) 6484

Piecework pay rates, regulations re (Sanford) Q. 4650 (Heinrich) A. 4650

Piecework pay regulations, advertising program for (Sanford) Q. 4650, Q. 4650-1 (Heinrich) A. 4650

Piecework, payment for and minimum wage (Heinrich) 6485 (Sanford) 6484

Piecework, provision of scales and accuracy of (Heinrich) 6486 (Sanford) 6484

Workers' Compensation Board coverage (Heinrich) 6488 (Sanford) 6446, 6486

Agricultural land

See entries under Land

Agricultural Land Commission

Agricultural land reserve. See entries under Land

Appointments to (Hewitt) 5168 (Leggatt) 5164 (Wallace) 5122, 5165

Appropriation, increase in (Hewitt) 5117, 5142 (Wallace) 5123

Autonomy of (Hewitt) 5143 (Wallace) 5142, 5143

Budget, preparation and submission of (Hewitt) 5142, 5143, 5233 (Wallace) 5142, 5143, 5232, 5233

Commissioners, increase in number of (Hewitt) 5117

Commissioners, qualifications of (Hewitt) 5168

Decision-making, increased flexibility in (Kempf) 5157

Decisions, appeal procedure (Hall) 5153 (Hewitt) 5148, 5154, 5160 (Wallace) 5166

Decisions, appeals, provision for in earlier act (Wallace) 5166

Decisions, basis for, proposal for change in (Kempf) 5126

Decisions, reversals of by government (Wallace) 4438

Efficiency of, improvements in (Ritchie) 4247-8

Farmland, purchase and preservation of by commission (Wallace) 5123

Funds for, shortage of (Wallace) 5119

General manager, appointment of (Hewitt) 5117

Land holdings, maintenance of, funds for (Hewitt) 5233

Payments to (Curtis) 5672 (Stupich) 5672

Salaries, temporary salaries (Hewitt) 5232 (Wallace) 5232

Staff (Hewitt) 5233 (Wallace) 5233

Mentioned: (Barber) 4838 (Hanson) 4315, 4499, 5130, 6284 (Hewitt) 5116, 5168, 5205, 5206, 5234 (King) 4242, 4898 (Lauk) 5653 (Macdonald) 4508 (Sanford) 5919 (Stupich) 4968 (Wallace) 5122, 5219, 6567

Agricultural Land Commission Act

Amendments to, proposal for (Hewitt) 5126 (Kempf) 5126

Debate on original act (Dailly) 5159 (Phillips) 5159

Demonstrations opposing original act (Wallace) 5166

Enactment of by former government (Phillips) 5152

Quoted (Hewitt) 5160

Mentioned: (Davis) 6248 (Fraser) 5522 (Hewitt) 5148, 5168 (Hon. member) 5522 (Kempf) 5125, 5158 (Lauk) 5876, 5877 (Phillips) 5165 (Stupich) 6108 (Wallace) 5122, 5166, 5746

Agricultural Land Development Act

Loans, revolving-fund concept (Curtis) 4409 (Wallace) 4438

Program, expansion and improvement in (Hewitt) 5117

Agricultural machinery

Bobcat skidder, sales tax on (Curtis) A. 5467, 6102, 6103 (Hewitt) 5135, 5186 (Mitchell) 4630-1 (Ritchie) 5134, 6101-2, 6102 (Wallace) 5185-6, Q. 5467

Sales tax exemption for (Curtis) A. 5468 (Hewitt) 5135, 5187 (Ritchie) 5134 (Stupich) 6103 (Wallace) Q. 5468

Sales tax exemptions for, list of (Hewitt) 5187

Agricultural produce

See: Farm produce

Agricultural research

Funds for (McGeer) 4815 (Wallace) 4814

Funds from agricultural industry for (Ritchie) 4816

Need for (Wallace) 4814

Agriculture

Benefits to under present government (Ritchie) 5134

Food production and tourism industry (Ritchie) 5134

New Democratic Party policy on (Ritchie) 5133

Planning for (Hewitt) 5168 (Wallace) 5165

Research-extension facility, construction of (Throne speech) 4219

University specializing in agriculture, development of (Ritchie) 4816

Agriculture and Food, Ministry of

Estimates 5115-9, 5121-35, 5140-60, 5163-78, 5181-5203, 5205-22, 5227-41

Speakers: Barber 5235, 5236; Brown 5199-5201, 5216, 5217; Cocke 5145-7, 5148-9, 5183-4, 5194-5, 5218-9, 5220, 5240; Dailly 5158-9; Davidson 5129; Hall 5152-3, 5153-4, 5187-90, 5191-4; Hanson 5127, 5128, 5129, 5130-2; Hewitt 5115-8, 5121, 5126-7, 5127-8, 5128, 5129, 5134-5, 5142-3, 5143, 5147-8, 5153, 5154, 5155-6, 5159-60, 5168-9, 5171, 5172-3, 5173, 5174, 5175, 5176, 5177-8, 5184-5, 5186-7, 5190-1, 5195-6, 5196, 5198-9, 5203, 5205-6, 5208-9, 5211-2, 5214, 5215-6, 5216, 5216-7, 5218, 5219-20, 5220-1, 5221, 5222, 5227, 5228, 5229, 5230-1, 5231, 5232, 5232-3, 5233, 5234, 5236, 5237, 5237-8, 5238, 5239, 5240; Howard 5206-7, 5235, 5238; Kempf 5124-6, 5157-8; King 5171-2, 5173, 5174, 5174-5; Lauk 5209-11; Lea 5196, 5197; 5198, 5240; Leggatt 5163-4, 5201-3, 5207-8, 5212; Levi 5176-7, 5181-3; Lockstead 5215, 5216; McGeer 5239-40; Mussallem 5143-5, 5209, 5236; Nicolson 5237, 5240; Phillips 5152, 5159, 5164-5; Ree 5213-4; Ritchie 5132-4, 5149-51; Sanford 5149, 5151-2, 5154-5, 5156, 5175-6, 5176; Wallace 5118-9, 5121-4, 5140-2, 5143, 5165-8, 5169-70, 5185-6, 5199, 5214, 5215, 5219, 5220, 5221, 5221-2, 5222, 5227, 5227-8, 5228, 5228-9, 5229, 5229-30, 5231, 5232, 5233, 5234, 5237, 5238, 5239

Advertising and publications, appropriation, increase in (Hewitt) 5222 (Wallace) 5221, 5231

Advertising and publications, M. to reduce appropriation (Wallace) 5232

Annual report (Hewitt) 5176 (Levi) 5176

Appropriation (Hewitt) 5121 (Wallace) 5118-9, 5220, 5234

Appropriation, decrease in (Stupich) 4427

Building occupancy charges, appropriation, expenditure of (Hewitt) 5238

Building occupancy charges, appropriation, underspending of (Howard) 5238 Building occupancy charges, increase in (Hewitt) 5237-8 (Nicolson) 5237 (Wallace) 5237

Building occupancy charges, M. to reduce appropriation (Wallace) 5237

Computer and consulting charges, appropriation, expenditure of (Hewitt) 5240

Computer and consulting charges, appropriation, need for (Hewitt) 5239

Computer and consulting charges, appropriation, underspending of (Nicolson) 5240 (Wallace) 5238

Computer and consulting charges, M. to reduce appropriation (Nicolson) 5240 (Wallace) 5238

Economics and marketing sector, appropriation, increase in (Hewitt) 5117

Field operations staff, female employees (Hewitt) 5237 (Wallace) 5227

Field operations, staff vacancies (Wallace) 5227

Field services (Hewitt) 5116, 5117

Finance and administration, M. to reduce appropriation (Wallace) 5221, 5222

Financial assistance program, M. to reduce appropriation (Wallace) 5231

Insurance Corp. of B.C. vote, inclusion of under ministry (Hewitt) 5234 (Wallace) 5119

Insurance Corp. of B.C. vote, renumbering of (Wallace) 5234

Insurance Corp. of B.C. vote, transfer of to Finance ministry (Barber) 5236

Mandate of ministry (Hewitt) 5116, 5229

Marketing information, publishing of (Hewitt) 5229

Minister's office, staff increase, position and salary (Hewitt) 5220-1, 5221 (Wallace) 5220, 5221

Professional and special services, appropriation, increase in (Hewitt) 5222 (Wallace) 5221, 5231

Reorganization (Hewitt) 5116

Staff, new positions (Hewitt) 5228 (Wallace) 5228

Staff vacancies (Hewitt) 5186, 5227, 5237 (Wallace) 5119, 5185, 5237

Staff, vacancies at time of hiring freeze (Wallace) Q. 4902 (Hewitt) A. 4902-3

Staff, vacancies, current vacancies (Wallace) Q. 4902 (Hewitt) A. 4903-4

Travel budget, increase in (Wallace) 5231

Women graduates, hiring of (Wallace) 5228

Youth employment program (Hewitt) 5117, 5121 (Wallace) 5119, 5121

Agriculture and rural development subsidiary agreement

Program (Hewitt) 5117, 5184

Program, reductions in (D’Arcy) 4640-1

Projects (Hewitt) 5117

Mentioned: (Rogers) 6049

Agrifacts

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 5121 (Levi) 5182 (Wallace) 5118

Agri-market Reporter

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 5229

Aid to developing countries

See: Underdeveloped areas, Aid to

Air-Pollution

Airshed management (Rogers) 8004

Air Canada

Mentioned: (Barrett) 4527 (Jordan) 5082 (Phillips) 6501

Air services branch

Work of, staff (Fraser) 5693

Air transport assistance program

Appropriation, reduction in (Lockstead) 5822

Air travel

Air fare, airport tax policy and tourist trade (Barber) 5078

Air transport policy and risk (Hanson) 5372 (Wolfe) 5372

Airplane ambulances

Air ambulance jet, proposal for stationing of in Prince George (Fraser) 5733 (Passarell) 5730-1

Air ambulance service (Fraser) 5733 (Passarell) 5730

Airplanes

MLAs, use of privately owned planes (King) 4238

Airport assistance program

See: Local airport assistance program

Airwest Airlines Ltd.

Mentioned: (Lauk) 4800

Alaska

Legislature, joint resolution No. 19 on the Stikine-Iskut dam project, adjournment to debate (Passarell) 4991 (Speaker) 5056

Rail extension to, alleged commitment to (Bennett) 5569-70

Railway to, proposal for (Phillips) 4559-60

Alaska Highway

See: Highway 97

Alberni constituency

Roads, percentage paved (Fraser) 5697 (Skelly) 5795

Rural roads, funds for maintenance of (Skelly) 5795

Albert J. Savoie (Vessel)

Mentioned: (Fraser) 5813

Alberta

Housing programs (Gabelmann) 4273

Alberta — Legislative Assembly

Mentioned: (Gardom) 4366

Albertini, Ken

Mentioned: (Hall) 6481 (Heinrich) 6445

Albion, B.C.

Bridge to replace ferry (Fraser) 5814 (Mussallem) 5812, 5815

Ferry, provision for parking (Fraser) 5814 (Mussallem) 5812, 5815

Alcohol

Availability of and increased consumption (Howard) 5473

Consumption of in B.C., comparison with other provinces (Howard) 5472

Consumption of, increase in (Brown) 5479 (Howard) 5472

See also: Liquor

Alcohol and Drug Commission

Detoxification unit (Curtis) 4404

Programs, funding for (Curtis) 5673

Work of, emphasis on alcohol problems (Nielsen) 6201

Mentioned: (Barber) 5477 (Cocke) 6193, 6194, 6200 (Lauk) 6511 (Williams) 6383

Alcoholics Anonymous

Success of (Cocke) 6193

Alcoholism

Alcohol and Drug Commission, work of, emphasis on alcohol problems (Nielsen) 6201

Bella Coola, detoxification centre (Lockstead) 4445

Cost of (Brown) 5478 (Lea) 5481

Educational programs on alcohol abuse (Lea) 5482

Medical problems, consequences (Howard) 5472

Problem of (Leggatt) 6152 (Nielsen) 6201

Problem of, neglect of in past (Nielsen) 601

Rate in B.C. (Passarell) 5471

Services dealing with, lack of funding for (Brown) 5479

Social costs (Howard) 5472

Treatment and prevention programs, expenditures on (Levi) 5462

Treatment facilities, Williams Lake (Cocke) 6200-1 (Nielsen) 6201

Vancouver, downtown eastside, alcohol problems (Barnes) 5474

Women, alcohol abuse, increase in (Brown) 5480

Youth, alcohol abuse (Mussallem) 6336-7 (Nielsen) 6151, 6201 (Williams) 6356

Youth, alcohol abuse, preventive program (Brown) 6149

Alert Bay, B.C.

Ferry service, early run (Fraser) 5719 (Gabelmann) 5717

Lots, cost of (Gabelmann) 6238

Alexandra, Princess of Kent

Mentioned: (Throne speech) 4217

Algae

Alginate industry (Rogers) 6019

Alice Arm, B.C.

Amax of Canada Ltd. mine tailings in waters of. See entries under name of company

Fish, consumption of and monitoring for heavy metals (Nielsen) 6217 (Passarell) 6217

Fishery (McClelland) 5524-5

Fishery, destruction of (Passarell) 4878

Mining in area (McClelland) 5525

Nishgas, fishing by (McClelland) 5524-5

Nishgas, food source for (Gabelmann) 5525 (McClelland) 5524-5 (Passarell) 5514

Protection of (Passarell) 5068

Alice Siding, B.C.

Amalgamation of (Nicolson) 5004 (Vander Zalm) 5004-5

All-terrain vehicles

Insurance coverage, compulsory, powers re (Chabot) 6119

Motor Vehicle (All Terrain) Amendment Act, 1981. See name of act

Ticketing system for violations by drivers (Chabot) 6119

Allmand, Warren

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 6409

Aluminum

Smelters, additional smelters in B.C. (Phillips) 5840

Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd.

Asbestos and worker safety, study of (Heinrich) 6446

B.C. Hydro, sale of surplus power to (Howard) 5537

Kemano II. See entries under name of project

Kitimat smelter, health hazards, Workers' Compensation Board attention to (Howard) Q. 5138, Q. 5573 (Heinrich) A. 5573-4

Nechako River power development agreement (Howard) 5536

Nechako River, water flow over Skins Lake spillway (Howard) 5536, 5537 (Lorimer) 6020 (Rogers) 6021

Mentioned: (D’Arcy) 5492 (Kempf) 4594 (Lorimer) 6020 (Passarell) 4291 (Phillips) 5034 (Skelly) 4253, 6001

Aluminum industry and trade

Workers, incidence of cancer (Hanson) 6441, 6442

Amalgamation of municipalities

See: Annexation (Municipal government)

Amana Corp.

Mentioned: (Barber) 5375

Amax Inc.

Award for environmental safety (Passarell) 4573

Legal actions in U.S. against company (Skelly) 4250

Stockholders' meeting, attendance of Nishga tribal council (Passarell) 5505

Amax of Canada Ltd.

Alice Arm waters, loss of life-sustaining value, payment for (Skelly) 6001, 6002

Fisheries Act effluent restrictions, exemption from (Skelly) 4253

Kitsault operation, mine and mine site (McClelland) 5523-4

Kitsault operation, moratorium on (Passarell) 5517

Kitsault operation, publication of notices re (McClelland) 5524

Mine tailings, content of, dangerous substances (Passarell) 5515

Mine tailings, disposal of in Alice Arm (Gabelmann) 4642 (King) 4242 (McClelland) 5523, 5524 (Passarell) 4225, 4292, 4573, 5505-6, 5512, 5513, 5514, 5515-8 (Sanford) 6062-3

Mine tailings, disposal of in Alice Arm, emergency debate on (Passarell) 4551

Mine tailings, disposal of in Alice Arm, inquiry into (Passarell) Q. 4878, 5312, 5514, 5516, 5517 (Skelly) 4250, 4253

Mine tailings, disposal of in Alice Arm, meeting re, attendance of Nishga (Passarell) Q. 5034 (McClelland) A. 5034

Mine tailings, disposal of in Alice Arm, monitoring program (McClelland) 5524

Mine tailings, disposal of in Alice Arm, public hearings on (Passarell) 6593

Mine tailings, disposal of, land disposal (McClelland) 5523 (Passarell) 5516, Q. 5928, 6043 (Rogers) A. 5928, 6046 (Skelly) 6002

Mine tailings, spills of (Passarell) 6043

Nass Valley residents, monitoring of for heavy-metal accumulation (Nielsen) 6217 (Passarell) 6217

Pipeline break (Gabelmann) 5527-8 (Passarell) 5505

Pollution control permit (Passarell) 4292 (Skelly) 4250

Pollution control permit, amount of toxic waste allowed (Passarell) 5505

Pollution control permit, date issued, procedure followed (Passarell) Q. 4878, Q. 4879 (Rogers) A. 4944, A. 4945

Pollution control permit, issuance of (Rogers) 6045-6

Pollution control permit violations, action on (Passarell) Q. 5847

Pollution control permit, withdrawal of (Passarell) Q. 4878, Q. 5847 (Rogers) A. 4878, A. 5847

Pollution control permit, withdrawal of and public inquiry, petition (Passarell) 4377, 4943

Uranium, disposal of in ocean (Passarell) 6605

Mentioned: (Fraser) 5520 (Gabelmann) 4270 (Levi) 6418 (McClelland) 5520 (Passarell) 5068, 6433 (Skelly) 4253, 6009, 6029, 6066, 6067, 6068

Ambulances

Ambulance service (Mitchell) 4629

See also: Emergency Health Services Commission

American Academy of Pediatrics

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 5171

American Broadcasting Corp.

Mentioned: (Lea) 5378

American Chemical Society

Mentioned: (Hanson) 6442

American Veterinary Medical Association

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 5171

Americans

Employment of, Labour ministry memo re (Barrett) Q. 6316 (Heinrich) A. 6316

Government projects, representations to federal government re employment on (Macdonald) Q. 6316 (Heinrich) A. 6316

Ames, A.E., and Co.

Mentioned: (Howard) 4625

Amex Exploration Services Ltd.

Problems of company, 1972 to 1975, case cited (Waterland) 5548 (Wolfe) 5538

Amphitheatre, Vancouver, B.C.

See entries under Vancouver, B.C.

Anderson, David Alexander

Mentioned: (Barnes) 6405 (Hall) 5087 (Howard) 4551 (Macdonald) 4507

Andras, Robert

Mentioned: (Barrett) 4610 (King) 4535 (Lauk) 4436, 4460, 4461 (Leggatt) 5835, 5880

Andrel case

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 6465

Anglican Church of Canada

Mentioned: (Passarell) 4225, 5505, 5516

Anglin, Amy

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 4383

Annexation (Municipal government)

Referenda, role of in amalgamations (Nicolson) 5004

Antonik, Ladislav

Mentioned: (Barrett) 6471

Anyox, B.C.

Reservoir, use of for power production (Passarell) 5566

Anyox mine

Mentioned: (McClelland) 5525

Apartment houses

Parking space, mandatory provision of (Brown) 5006, 5007 (Vander Zalm) 5007

Apoplexy

Stroke clubs, funding for (Lauk) 6225 (Nielsen) 6225-6

Apple computer

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 5105

Apples

Farm income insurance program payments (Wallace) 5167

Farm income insurance program payments, limits on (Hewitt) 5187 (Wallace) 5166-7, 5186

Growers' costs, returns (Wallace) 5167

Processing of (Hewitt) 5184

Production, increase in (Hewitt) 5116

Waste of (Cocke) 5183 (Hewitt) 5184

Appraisal Institute of Canada

Quoted (Hyndman) 5437

Apprentices

Apprenticeship forums (Heinrich) 6429

Apprenticeships for those 50 years of age and over (D’Arcy) 4640

Employers, unions, responsibilities of in trades training (Heinrich) 6429-30

Field counsellors, need for increase in number of (Heinrich) 6429

Labour ministry, assistant deputy minister responsible for apprentices (Heinrich) 6429

Levies and grants for apprentice training, proposal for (Heinrich) 6447, 6488 (Sanford) 6447, 6488

Number of dropouts (Heinrich) 6430, 6447

Number of, increase in (Curtis) 4408 (Heinrich) 6430, 6447 (Smith) 4489

Training program, expenditures on (Heinrich) 6447 (Sanford) 6446-7

Vancouver, lower mainland, house prices, effect of on employment of apprentices (Gabelmann) 6229

Wage-assistance program for (Heinrich) 6429

Apprenticeship Act

Mentioned: (Sanford) 6447

Apricots

Production of (Cocke) 5183

Apsey, Thomas Michael

Memorandum quoted (King) 4706

Mentioned: (King) 4693, 4694

Aqua-Kleen

Dioxins, presence of (Skelly) Q. 4651 (Rogers) A. 4651

Milfoil control, use in Okanagan Lake for (Skelly) Q. 4611, Q. 4651 (Rogers) A. 4651

Use of in Canada (Rogers) 6036 (Skelly) 6036

Mentioned: (Rogers) 6035

Aquatic weed control

Milfoil control. See entries under name of weed

Arbitration

Arbitration procedure, provision for in statutes (Barrett) 4964 (Brown) 4960-1 (Cocke) 4978, 4983 (Gabelmann) 4953 (Hall) 4974 (King) 4980 (Sanford) 4935

Arbitration Act

Mentioned: (Barrett) 4964 (Cocke) 4926, 4978, 4983 (Hyndman) 4941 (King) 4739 (Sanford) 4935

Architectural Institute of B.C.

B.C. Systems Corp. building, memorandum on (Levi) Q. 5059 (Curtis) A. 5059

B.C. Systems Corp., relationship with institute (Levi) 5342, 5346 (Wolfe) 5346

Mentioned: (Barber) 4869

Armstrong, B.C.

Acute-care centre, construction of (King) 6222 (Nielsen) 6222

Armstrong- Spallumcheen School District

See: School District 21

Arnett, John

Mentioned: (Levi) 5342

Arrid deodorant

Mentioned: (Howard) 5472

Arrow Lakes School District

See: School District 10

Arrow Transportation Systems Ltd.

Freight-hauling on Highway 37 (Fraser) 5733-4 (Passarell) 5731

Arrowsmith Star, Parksville, B.C.

Quoted (Sanford) 6063

Arsenic

Disposal of waste arsenic (Rogers) 6060

Art

Art purchased, 1972 to 1975 (Barnes) 5381 (Bennett) 5381 (Chabot) 5380 (King) 5381 (Lauk) 5381 (Nicolson) 5380

Arts and Science Society

Mentioned: (McGeer) 4812

Asbestos

Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd., study of worker safety (Heinrich) 6446

Asbestosis (Cocke) 6445 (Hanson) 6442 (Mussallem) 6443

Colleges, possibility of asbestos hazard (Hanson) 5656

Pacific Vocational Institute classroom, asbestos hazard (Hanson) 5655, 5656 (Smith) 5656

Asmoucha, Valerie

Letter quoted (Levi) 5620

Assessment Act

Mentioned: (Lauk) 6077, 6078

Assessment Amendment Act, 1981

(Bill 6) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 4330-1; 2R discharged 4501

Assessment Amendment Act, 1981

(Bill 11) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 4416-7; amdts. 1R, 5135; 2R, 6076-9

Speakers: Curtis 6076-7, 6078-9; Davis 6078; Lank 6077-8

Assessment level, percentage of actual value, validation of (Curtis) 6076

Assessment level, determination of (Curtis) 6076

Assessment levels, method for determining percentage of value, validation of (Curtis) 6077

Assessment of property, method used (Curtis) 6079

Assessment process, increase in complexity of (Davis) 6078

Improvements, revised definition of, retroactive application of (Curtis) 6077 (Davis) 6078

Machinery and equipment, assessment of for school tax purposes (Curtis) 6076, 6076-7 (Davis) 6078

Machinery and equipment, computer equipment, taxation of (Davis) 6078

Machinery and equipment, exemptions from assessment, regulations re (Curtis) 6077, 6079

Percentage of actual value, reduction in (Curtis) 6079

Percentage of actual value, validation of reduction in (Curtis) 6077

Property taxes, increase in (Lauk) 6078

Property values, increase in (Curtis) 6077, 6079 (Lauk) 6077-8

Property values, increase in, causes of (Lauk) 6078

Tax base for school purposes, reason for different base (Curtis) 6079 (Davis) 6078

Valuation of property, advancing of date for (Curtis) 6076

Valuation of property, completion of, change in time limit for (Curtis) 6077

Assessment Appeal Board

Mentioned: (Curtis) 6076, 6077 (McClelland) 6013 (Mitchell) 6400

Assessment Authority of B.C.

Mentioned: (Passarell) 6285 (Smith) 5633

Assistance to small enterprise program

Administration of (King) 5884

Loans, announcement of and failure to grant (King) 5884 (Wallace) 5883

Associated Press

Report quoted (Passarell) 5565-6

Association for Women in the Justice System

Female offenders committee brief, recommendations (Brown) 6384-5 (Williams) 6386

Association of British Columbia Drama Educators

Mentioned: (Wolfe) 5991

Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters

Mentioned: (Hanson) 6282 (Skelly) 5774

Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists

Mentioned: (Barber) 5556 (Howard) 5264 (King) 5257 (Wolfe) 5269

Association of Professional Engineers of B.C.

Mentioned: (Mitchell) 5415

Association of Vancouver Island Municipalities

Meeting with Premier (Barber) 5009-10

Mentioned: (Lockstead) 5529

Atkins, Bert

Good wishes of House to (Hall) 5085

Illness of (Jordan) 5072

Atlin, B.C.

Airport, location of (Passarell) 5005, 5733 (Vander Zalm) 5006

Atlin Planning Commission (Passarell) 5005-6

Board of trade mentioned (Passarell) 5005, 5006

Boundaries, expansion of (Passarell) 5005, 5006 (Vander Zalm) 5006

Historical aspects, preservation of (Passarell) 5312

Red Cross post, funding of and plans for (Passarell) 6151

Atlin constituency

Gold finds (Fraser) 5519

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.

Positron-emission tomograph, production of (Cocke) 4807 (McGeer) 4807

Mentioned: (Rogers) 6000

Attorney-General, Ministry of

Estimates 6330-8, 6346-51, 6355-76, 6377-87, 6392, 6410, 6413-24

Speakers: Barber 6409-10; Barnes 6404-6, 6407-8; Barrett 6333, 6334, 6336, 6393-6; Brown 6383-5, 6385-6; Cocke 6380-2, 6385; Dailly 6357-8, 6368-9; D'Arcy 6424; Davis 6362-4; Hall 6413, 6414, 6422, 6423, 6424; Hanson 6414-6, 6416-7, 6417, 6418; Howard 6338, 6423; Kempf 6348-9; King 6335-6, 6349-51; Lank 6338, 6358-60, 6364-5, 6365; Leggatt 6366-8, 6368; Levi 6370, 6370-2, 6372-4, 6374, 6375, 6418-20, 6420, 6421; Lorimer 6355, 6357; Macdonald 6331-2, 6335, 6346-8, 6360, 6377-8, 6378, 6379; Mitchell 6399-6401, 6402-3, 6403; Mussallem 6336-7; Nicolson 6408-9, 6424; Ree 6423; Sanford 6370; Stupich 6396-7; Wallace 6379-80, 6421-2; Williams 6331-2, 6332-3, 6333, 6334, 6338, 6351, 6355-7, 6360-2, 6365, 6365-6, 6368, 6369, 6370, 6372, 6374, 6374-5, 6375, 6378, 6379, 6382-3, 6386-7, 6392-3, 6397-9, 6401-2, 6403, 6406-7, 6409, 6410, 6413-4, 6416, 6417, 6418, 6420, 6420-1, 6421, 6422, 6422-3, 6423, 6424

Advertising, appropriation for, increase in (Hall) 4620

Appropriation, increase in (Williams) 6330

Assistant deputy minister of police, establishment of position (Williams) 6371

Building occupancy charges appropriation, reduction in (Hall) 6422

Building occupancy charges, increase in (Hall) 6422 (Williams) 6422-3

Computer and consulting charges, appropriation, reduction in (Hall) 6423, 6424 (Williams) 6423

Computer and consulting charges, increase in (Hall) 6423, 6424 (Nicolson) 6424 (Williams) 6423, 6424

Executive interchange program (Levi) 6374 (Williams) 6375

Inquiry into by all-party committee of Legislature (Macdonald) Q. 4945 (Williams) A. 4945

Land titles system, computerization of (Nicolson) 6424 (Williams) 6423, 6424

Land titles system, computerization of, bids by private sector on (D’Arcy) 6424 (Williams) 6424

Ombudsman's report, criticisms of ministry (Leggatt) 6366

Policy analysis, planning and internal management, improvement in (Williams) 6331

Public inquiry into (Macdonald) Q. 4945 (Williams) A. 4945

Responsibilities of ministry (Williams) 6330

Staff positions, increase in (Williams) 6330

Staff, senior staff appointments (Williams) 6331

Attorney-General Statutes Amendment Act, 1981

(Bill 30) (Attorney-General) 1R, 6425; 2R, 6463; C, 6463-5; 3R, 6465; RA, 6605

Speakers: Brown 6463, 6464; Leggatt 6464, 6465; Macdonald 6465; Williams 6463-4, 6464, 6465

Damage awards, awards for pain and suffering, determination of (Leggatt) 6465 (Williams) 6465

Damage awards, calculation of, establishment of discount rate (Macdonald) 6465 (Williams) 6465

Damage awards, deduction of no-fault provision (Leggatt) 6465 (Williams) 6465

Family Relations Act, continuance of orders under act (Brown) 6464 (Leggatt) 6464 (Williams) 6464

Judgment creditor, responsibility of in registering judgments (Leggatt) 6464 (Williams) 6464

Land titles office, failure to reregister judgments and subsequent sale of property (Leggatt) 6464 (Williams) 6464

Land titles office, reregistration of judgments (Williams) 6463-4

Audain, Michael J.

Mobile-home industry, residents, inquiry into (Hall) 6259

Mentioned: (Chabot) 6264

Audiology

Cowichan Valley, audiologist for (Wallace) 4437

Audio-visual centre

See: Government Production Centre

Audit Act

Mentioned: (Curtis) 6495

Auditor-general

Estimates 6598

Establishment of (Skelly) 5551

Legislation, recommendations re (Curtis) 6495

Report quoted (Brown) 5994 (Curtis) 6495 (McCarthy) 5994

Report, recommendations and findings, criticisms (Curtis) 6083 (Hall) 6082

Aurora Activity Centre for the Handicapped, Prince George, B.C.

Mentioned: (Strachan) 4254

Aurora Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver, B.C.

Funding for (Brown) 5479, 5480

Austin, George

Mentioned: (Segarty) 5749

Australia

Visit to (Skelly) 5793-4

Australian Financial Times

Mentioned: (Wallace) 4541

Autism

Autistic children, Human Resources ministry responsibility for (Brown) 6149

Problem of (McCarthy) 5892

Automobile accidents

See: Traffic accidents

Automobile drivers

Licence suspensions, impounding of vehicles (Hall) 5799 (Fraser) 5693, 5796

Motor Vehicle Task Force survey of nighttime drivers (Williams) 5203

Reward and punishment system, proposal for (Fraser) 5796 (Skelly) 5793-4

Automobile drivers' licences

Licences under suspension, court's discretion re (Fraser) 6521 (Lockstead) 6521

Licensing office, north Surrey (Fraser) 5801

Renewal of, Kitsault residents (Passarell) 5732

Suspended licences, penalty for suspended drivers (Fra ser) 6521 (Gardom) 6522 (Hall) 6522

Suspension of, notification to licensee (Fraser) 6521 (Lockstead) 6521

Automobile Insurance Non-discrimination Act

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 5118, 5191, 5220

Automobile licence plates

Cost of, increase in (Barrett) 4658

Manufacture of in B.C. (Fraser) 5795 (Wallace) 5754-5

Manufacture of, tendering on (Fraser) 5795

Personalized plates, delay in production of (Wallace) 5754

Automobile seatbelts

Children, seatbelt use by (Brown) 5801-2, 5803 (Fraser) 5802-3

Children, seatbelts for, design of (Fraser) 5802

Children's carseats, use of (Brown) 5200, 5216, 5217 (Hewitt) 5216-7

Automobiles

Consumer complaints re, number of (Hyndman) 5414

Consumer complaints re, use of substitute action (Hyndman) 5414

New car, damage to and purchaser's expenses, case cited (Levi) 5412-3

New cars, disclosure of damage to, regulation re (Hyndman) 5414 (Levi) 5412-3

Number of, increase in and highway construction (Fraser) 5692

Recall for faulty components (Levi) 5413-4

Sale of, price stickers on cars (Levi) 5413

Sales tax, rate of based on fuel efficiency (Curtis) 4410, 5665

Automobiles — inspection

Testing station in north Surrey (Fraser) 5800-1 (Hall) 5799

Automobiles-Service stations

Rent increases by oil companies, action on (Lea) Q. 5546 (McClelland) A. 5546

Automobiles — windows and windshields

Klemar Industries Ltd. repairs (Hall) 5192 (Hewitt) 5196

Automotive Retailers Association

Mentioned: (McClelland) 5546

Autopsies

Performing of, reduction in number of (Lauk) 6360

Avoledo, Felice

Death of (Speaker) 5161

Aylmer canned food

Mentioned: (Cocke) 5183

Aztec Steel Buildings

Mentioned: (Mitchell) 5002, 5415