Province of British Columbia
32nd Parliament, 3rd Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
December 4th, 1980 to July 7th, 1981
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
See: Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
EEC
See: European Economic Community
ELUC
See: Environment and Land Use Committee
Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody, B.C.
Construction of, cost increases with delay in approval of (Leggatt) 5605
Construction of, delay in Treasury Board approval of (Leggatt) Q. 5604-5 (Curtis) A. 5605
East Indian Defence Committee
Mentioned: (Leggatt) 6367
East Kootenay Community College, Cranbrook, B.C.
Mentioned: (Segarty) 4599
East Kootenay Hunters Association
Mentioned: (Barnes) 5586
East Kootenay Library Society
Mentioned: (Wolfe) 5330
East Kootenay Recreation Association
Resolution mentioned (Barnes) 5586
East Kootenay Wildlife Association
Elk, feeding of (Nicolson) Q. 4353 (Rogers) A. 4353-4
Elk, feeding of, funds for (King) Q. 4281 (Nicolson) Q. 4280-1 (Rogers) A. 4280, A. 4281 (Segarty) Q. 4280
Telegram quoted (Hanson) 6283-4
Eaton, T., Co. Ltd.
Mentioned: (Sanford) 4585
Eckardt, Lawrence S.
Appointment of (King) 5355
Mentioned: (Barber) 4475, 4931, 5044, 5252 (Cocke) 4360, 4931 (Howard) 4327 (King) 6336 (Lauk) 4799, 5268 (Macdonald) 6332, 6333 (Mair) 4359 (Mussallem) 6337 (Skelly) 4686 (Stupich) 4969
See also: Royal Commission on Electoral Reform
Eckardt commission
See: Royal Commission on Electoral Reform
Ecological reserves
Budgets and expenditures, 1971 to present (Skelly) Q. 5224 (Chabot) A. 5224
Creation of and additions to, 1971 to present (Skelly) Q. 5224 (Chabot) A. 5224
Increase in (Chabot) 6291 (Passarell) 6289
Econo-Car Rent-a-Car
B.C. Ferry Corp. terminals, car rental service (Fraser) 5804 (Stupich) 5803
Economic Council of Canada
Mentioned: (Bennett) 6559
Economic Review
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 5560
Economy of B.C.
See: British Columbia — Economic conditions
Edenbank Farm, Chilliwack, B.C.
Designation of as heritage site (Hanson) 4499, 4503-4, 5302-4, 5307 (Wolfe) 5304-5
Heritage site, cost of operation as (Wolfe) 5305
History of (Hanson) 5302
Representations re by H.W. Schroeder (Hanson) 5305, 5307
Restoration costs (Wolfe) 5305
Sale of to province (Hanson) 5304, 5305 (Wolfe) 5304-5
Use of for condominium development (Hanson) 5304, 5307
Mentioned: (Hanson) 5308, 5309
Edgett, Jim
Mentioned: (Heinrich) 6428
Edinburgh Festival, 1980
Indian art display (Hanson) 6418
Edmonds House, Burnaby, B.C.
Mentioned: (Brown) 6147
Edmonston, Phil
Bringing of to B.C., proposal for (Hyndman) 5414 (Levi) 5413
Edmund Burke Society
Mentioned: (Hall) 4917
Education
Basic right to education (Lauk) 5600
Career-preparation programs in schools (Smith) 5592
Educational system (Dailly) 5595
Elitism in education (Lauk) 4795, 4797
Kamloops, public forum, Revelstoke teachers' brief to (King) 5625 (Smith) 5626
Local control over education, increased cost of, Premier's statement re (Lauk) 6589
Post-secondary education, availability of (McGeer) 4798
Problems of present-day school children (Dailly) 5595
Public education system, proposal for pamphlet on (Lauk) 5600
Public forums (Lauk) 5594, 5641, 5642 (Smith) 5588
Public forums, briefs to (Lauk) 4466, 5589-90 (Smith) 5588
Public forums, cost of tour (Smith) 5588
Public forums, report from, preparation and release of (Lauk) 5589, 5594 (Smith) 5588
School system, structure of, proposals for (Lauk) 5599
Schools, role of in community (Lauk) 5600
Sexual equality and educational system (Lauk) 5599, 5652
Values and doctrines, teaching of in school system (Macdonald) 5596 (Smith) 5596
See also: Vocational education
Education — Curricula
Administrative handbook, changes in (Smith) 5589
Changes in curriculum, preparation for (Smith) 5597
English, increase in time spent on (Smith) 5591
Equality between the sexes and curriculum (Lauk) 5599
New courses, introduction of (Smith) 5589
Values and doctrines, teaching of in school system (Macdonald) 5596 (Smith) 5596
Writing 11 course, introduction of (Smith) 5591
Education — Finance
Assessment system and school taxation, committee on (Lauk) 4503 (Smith) 4503
Basic education program-funding (Lauk) 5609, 5610
Basic levy for school taxes, lowering of (Lauk) Q. 4735 (Smith) A. 4735
Budgets, increase in and additional programs (Cocke) 4553 (Lauk) 4467
Capital expenditures, funding for (Lauk) 5609
Equalization formula, sharing with northern, interior communities (Kempf) 5597-8
Equalization of funds (Lauk) 5651 (Smith) 5651
Equalization of funds and provincial contribution (Lauk) Q. 5287 (Smith) A. 5287
Federal funds for education (McGeer) 4794
Financing formula (Cocke) 5649 (Lauk) 5608-11, 5651
Financing formula, change in (Lauk) 4467
Funding, non-operating funding, raising of (Lauk) 5609
Grants made by ministry (Lauk) 5629
Higher education, expenditures on (Lauk) 4795
McMath commission, recommendations re education costs (Barber) 4850, 5630 (Brown) 5634 (Hanson) 5639, 5640 (Lauk) 4467, 5609, 5610, 5629, 5651, 5652
Mill rate and increase in property values (Cocke) 4553
Mill rate, decrease in (Curtis) 4406
Mill rate, increase in (Cocke) 4553, 5649, 6084 (Lauk) 5609
Mill rate, increase in, adjournment to discuss (Lauk) 5140 (Speaker) 5161
Mill rate, increase in, debate on (Lauk) 5162, 5163
Mill rate, setting of (Cocke) 4553
Provincial contribution (Smith) 5650
Provincial contribution, decrease in (Barber) 4850 (Brown) 4490 (Cocke) 5650 (Dailly) 4455 (Lauk) 4466, 4467, 5287, 5609 (Stupich) 4422, 4425, 6081 (Wallace) 4437
Provincial contribution, increase in (Curtis) 4406 (Smith) 4490
Provincial cost responsibilities, increase in (Smith) 5650
Real property tax as source of funds for education (Hanson) 5639
School districts, budgets, preparation of (Lauk) 5610
School districts, rebate of surplus to taxpayers (Lauk) Q. 5287 (Smith) A. 5287
School tax, assessment of machinery for purposes of (Cocke) 5786 (Curtis) 5786, 6076, 6076-7 (Davis) 6078
School tax committee, establishment of (Lauk) 5651 (Smith) 5589, 5650
School tax, removal of from property, NDP proposal for (Bennett) 4531
Special-aid grants to school districts (Lauk) 5610-1, 5613, 5629
Special-aid grants to school districts, basis for (Lauk) 5611, 5628 (Smith) 5612, 5627-8
Special programs, funds for, (Cocke) 6531 (Lauk) 5648 (Smith) 5648
Supplementary basic grants to school districts (Lauk) 5610
Tax base for school purposes (Curtis) 6079 (Davis) 6078
Tax burden on homeowners (Barber) 4849-50 (Cocke) 6084-5 (Dailly) 4455 (D’Arcy) 4637 (Lauk) 4466, 5601 (Stupich) 4425
Tax burden on homeowners, decrease in, proposal for (Lauk) 5610
Tax burden on homeowners, minister's representations to Treasury Board re (Lauk) 5628
Tax burden on municipalities (Brown) 4490
Tax, reduction in property value for assessment purposes (Lauk) 5609 (Smith) 5589, 5628, 5633, 5650
Tax, removal of from property (Barber) 4849
Tax, removal of from property, NDP program for (Lauk) 5609
Education, Ministry of
Estimates 5588-90, 5591-5602, 5608-26, 5627-43, 5647-61
Speakers: Barber 5630-2; Bennett 5616-8; Brown 5633-6, 5636-7, 5651-2, 5652, 5659-60; Cocke 5643, 5649-50; Dailly 5594-6, 5648, 5649, 5658-9, 5659; Hanson 5639-40, 5655, 5656, 5659; Howard 5614-5, 5615-6, 5640, 5640-1; Kempf 5597-8; King 5625-6, 5629-30, 5647; Lauk 5589-90, 5592-4, 5598-5601, 5608-12, 5613, 5628, 5628-9, 5641-3, 5648, 5648-9, 5651, 5652-4, 5656, 5657, 5660-1; Leggatt 5637-8, 5638; Levi 5620, 5621; Macdonald 5596, 5658; Mussallem 5602; Nicolson 5657-8, 5661; Ritchie 5618; Sanford 5616, 5618; Skelly 5613, 5613-4, 5614; Smith 5588-9, 5591-2, 5596-7, 5612, 5613, 5614, 5615, 5618, 5619, 5620-1, 5621, 5624-5, 5626, 5627-8, 5628, 5630, 5632-3, 5636, 5637, 5638, 5640, 5641, 5647-8, 5648, 5649, 5650-1, 5652, 5655, 5656, 5658, 5659; Stupich 5618, 5619, 5619-20; Wallace 5621-4
Appropriation (Smith) 4489
Building occupancy charges, appropriation, reduction in (Lauk) 5660
Building occupancy charges, increase in (Lauk) 5660
Circular 144 (Lauk) 5594, 5641
Colleges and institutes, appropriation for travel, office and furniture, reduction in (Lauk) 5657
Colleges and institutes, travel, office and furniture expenses, increase in (Lauk) 5656-7
Computer and consulting charges, appropriation, reduction in (Lauk) 5661 (Nicolson) 5661
Computer and consulting services appropriation, 1980, underspending of (Nicolson) 5661
Decision-making power, centralization of in ministry (Lauk) 5592-3, 5629, 5641-2, 5653
Grants made by ministry (Lauk) 5629
Minister's office, appropriation for travel, office and furniture, reduction in (Lauk) 5642
Minister's office, travel, office and furniture expenses, increase in (Lauk) 5642
Public schools education, appropriation for travel, office, furniture and advertising, reduction in (Lauk) 5651
Education Today
Mentioned: (Lauk) 5593
Educational Institution Capital Finance Act
Mentioned: (Curtis) 5672
Educational Institutions Capital Financing Authority
Borrowing for, source of funds (Stupich) 6081
Excess assets, payment of into general revenue (Curtis) 5672 (Stupich) 5672
Mentioned: (McGeer) 4798
Educational television
See: Television in education
Educational tests and measurements
Post-secondary level, “streaming tests” (Lauk) 4795
Edwards, Janet
Mentioned: (Lauk) 5654
Egg Marketing Board
See: British Columbia Egg Marketing Board
Eggs
Production, increase in (Hewitt) 5116 832
East Pender, Vancouver, B.C. (Rooming-house)
Mentioned: (Barnes) 5474
Elco mine
Mentioned: (McClelland) 5490
Eldorado Nuclear Ltd.
Mentioned: (Howard) 4566
Election Act
Amendments to, need for (Leggatt) 5357, 5358
Committee to review, proposal for (Mitchell) 5358-9
Mentioned: (Dailly) 5326 (King) 5327, 5355 (Macdonald) 5357 (Mitchell) 5360 (Wolfe) 5354
Election funds
See: Campaign funds
Elections
Committee on unfair election practices (Cocke) 5352-3, 5353
Disabled, postal vote system for (Dailly) 5327
Election campaign period, shortening of (Dailly) 5327 (Wolfe) 5327
Election practices, select standing committee on (Barrett) 4222 (Howard) 4222
Returning officers, appointment of (Cocke) 5353
Returning officers, appointment of, change in (Leggatt) 5357-8 (Mitchell) 5358
Returning officers, responsibilities of (Macdonald) 5356 (Wolfe) 5354
Voters, disfranchised (Cocke) 5324
See also: Voters, Registration of
Electoral districts
Norris commission. See entries under Norris, Thomas Grantham
Number of seats, proposal for increase in (Barber) 4475 (Barrett) 4658
See also: Royal Commission on Electoral Reform
Electric power
Coal as source of (Hewitt) 5143
Coal, waste coal, East Kootenays, use of for power production (Davis) 4483, 5499, 5773, 5838
Development of under Social Credit Party government (Mussallem) 5860
Export of (Davis) 5499 (McClelland) 5500 (McGeer) 5773
Garbage, burning of to produce power, problems (Rogers) 6026
Garbage, wood waste, power production from (Davis) 6024 (Rogers) 6026
Industrial power, requests for (McClelland) 5495, 5567
Industrial power, security of supply (McClelland) 5495
Natural gas, competition with as energy source, proposal for (Davis) 5498
Power projects, NDP position on public hearings on (Brummet) 5567-8
Price increase and reduced consumption (Skelly) 5775
Production of by industry in remote areas (Davis) 5499 (McClelland) 5500
Production of by private developers (Davis) 5773
Small developments, B.C. Hydro control over (Davis) 4263-4
Small developments, proposal for (Davis) 4264 (Levi) 4266 (Passarell) 4291
Two-river policy (Mussallem) 4663-4
Water, rental increases to power companies (D’Arcy) 5492-3, 5582 (McClelland) 5496, 5582
Water, rental increases to power companies, increase in rates (D’Arcy) 5580 (McClelland) 5496
Electric wiring
Electrical Energy Inspection Amendment Act, 1981. See name of act
Fires and accidents, reporting of and investigation into (Heinrich) 5925
Inspections, adequacy of (Nicolson) 5925
Inspections, restriction of to electrical equipment (Heinrich) 5922
Inspectors, number of, qualifications of (Heinrich) 5924 (Sanford) 5923, 6186
Inspectors, right of entry, restriction on (Heinrich) 5922
Inspectors, shortage of (Sanford) 5923, 6183
Inspectors, work of (Nicolson) 5924
Municipal inspectors, qualifications of (King) 5924
Municipal inspectors, work of (Heinrich) 5925
Schools, hospitals, electrical equipment, reinspection of (Heinrich) 6186 (Sanford) 5923, 6186
Standards, maintenance of during construction (Heinrich) 5922
Electrical Energy Inspection Amendment Act, 1981
(Bill 18) (Minister of Labour) 1R, 5097; 2R, 5922-5; C, 6186; 3R, 6186; RA, 6605
Speakers: Cocke 5923-4; Heinrich 5922, 5924-5, 6186; King 5924; Nicolson 5924; Sanford 5923, 6186
Appeals procedure (Heinrich) 5922
Electrical fires and accidents, reporting of and investigations into (Heinrich) 5925
Electrical Safety Act, name change to (Heinrich) 5922
Inspections, adequacy of (Nicolson) 5925
Inspections, restriction of to electrical equipment (Heinrich) 5922
Inspectors, number of, qualifications of (Heinrich) 5924 (Sanford) 6186
Inspectors' qualifications, regulations re (Sanford) 5923
Inspectors, shortage of (Sanford) 5923, 6183
Inspectors, work of (Nicolson) 5924
Municipal inspectors, qualifications of (King) 5924
Municipal inspectors, work of (Heinrich) 5925
Penalties under act (Heinrich) 5925 (Sanford) 5923
Regulations under act, powers of cabinet (Sanford) 5923, 6186
Regulations, use of under act (Cocke) 5923-4 (Heinrich) 5924 (Sanford) 5923, 6186
Reports to minister, tabling of in House (Heinrich) 5925 (Nicolson) 5924
Right of entry, restriction on (Heinrich) 5922
Schools, hospitals, electrical equipment, reinspection of (Heinrich) 6186 (Sanford) 5923, 6186
Standards, maintenance of during construction, provision for (Heinrich) 5922
Mentioned: (Heinrich) 5929, 6323
Electrical Safety Act
Mentioned: (Vander Zalm) 6073
Electricians
Cancer, incidence of (Hanson) 6441
Electronics
Microelectronics, development of and effect on workforce (Mitchell) 4386
Microelectronics industry, development of, reports on consequences of (Mitchell) 4386-7
Royal commission to study effects of microelectronics development, proposal for (Mitchell) 4388
Elevators
Constructors' dispute, settlement of under NDP (King) 4939-40 (Stupich) 4968 (Williams) 4936
National standards, implementation of (Throne speech) 4219 1190
East Hastings, Vancouver, B.C. (Rooming-house)
Mentioned: (Barnes) 5474
Eliesen, Marcus
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 4347
Elizabeth Fry Society
Mentioned: (Williams) 6386
Elk
Damage to agricultural crops, Kootenays (Hewitt) 5187
Feeding of by East Kootenay Wildlife Association (Nicolson) Q. 4353 (Rogers) A. 4353-4
Feeding of, funds for (King) Q. 4281 (Nicolson) Q. 4280-1, Q. 4354 (Rogers) A. 4280, A. 4281, A. 4354 (Segarty) Q. 4280
Feeding of, statement on (Rogers) 4353-4
Gang Ranch, restocking program (Nicolson) 6047-8 (Rogers) 6049
Restocking of habitat (Rogers) 6049
Elk Valley, B.C.
Airport, assistance for construction of (Fraser) 5750 (Segarty) 5750
Bridges, wooden, replacement of (Segarty) 4599
Municipalities, tax base and resource developments (Segarty) 4994-5 (Vander Zalm) 4995
Elkford, B.C.
Boundaries, expansion of (Segarty) 4995
Diagnostic and treatment centre (Segarty) 4599
Educational facilities (Segarty) 4599
Highway to, level crossing and delays (Segarty) 5750
Highway to, replacement of wooden bridges (Fraser) 5750 (Segarty) 5749
Land development, funds for (Chabot) 6228
Planning of town (Segarty) 4994
Elkhorn Ranch, Windermere, B.C.
Mentioned: (Hanson) 4499
Elkington, Pete
Mentioned: (Hanson) 6268
Embassy Motel, Victoria, B.C.
Mentioned: (Levi) 5347
Embree, Valerie
Quoted (Barnes) 4646
Mentioned: (Barnes) 4645
Emergency care in hospitals
See entries under Hospitals
Emergency Health Services Commission
Ambulance drivers, staff, increase in (Cocke) 6226
Ambulance rates, increase in (Cocke) 4244
Ambulance stations (Cocke) 4245
Annual report, preparation and submission of (Brown) 6312 (Cocke) 6311-2 (Nielsen) 6312
Crew members, shortage of (Cocke) 4245
New Westminster service, location of (Cocke) 4245
South Vancouver centre, use of Winnebago (Cocke) 4245
Mentioned: (Nielsen) 6122
Eminent domain
Expropriation statute, need for (Barber) 6056
Emmott, Alan
Letter to quoted (Vander Zalm) 4897
Mentioned: (Brown) 4855 (Lorimer) 4882 (Vander Zalm) 4855, 4885, 4897
Emotions
Emotional stress, increase in due to negative attitudes and motivation (Barber) 6161 (Nielsen) 6159-60
Emotional stress, relation of to physical ailments (Gabelmann) 6157 (Nielsen) 6159-60
Stress-management programs, coverage for (Gabelmann) 6215
Empire Stadium, Vancouver, B.C.
Mentioned: (Rogers) 5999
Employee ownership
Equity participation, proposal for (Ritchie) 4247
Employees' representation in management
Conference on (Barber) 5373-4
Crown corporations, proposal for industrial democracy, in (Barber) 5375
Forest industries, worker participation in management, study on (Barber) 5374
Public service, industrial democracy in, proposal for (Barber) 5375
Employers Council of B.C.
Mentioned: (D’Arcy) 5493, 5581 (McClelland) 5497
Employment agencies
Job applicants, non-white, discrimination against (Sanford) Q. 4309 (Heinrich) A. 4309
Employment Standards Act
Proclamation of (Heinrich) 6427
Regulations, reduction in number of (Heinrich) 6427
Regulations under act (Heinrich) 6427
Mentioned: (Nicolson) 5180
Employment Standards Board
Appointment of (Heinrich) 6428
Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C.
Mentioned: (Barber) 4900, 4901, 6162 (Cocke) 5541 (Hall) 5050 (Lockstead) 5822 (Skelly) 4253 (Vander Zalm) 4885, 4886, 5009
Endako Mines Ltd.
Mentioned: (Kempf) 4384
Enderby, B.C.
Bridge, construction of (Fraser) 5708-9, 5712 (King) 5708
Endicott Centre, Creston, B.C.
Budget, scrutiny of (Nicolson) 4382, 4383
Endowment lands
See: University of B.C. Endowment Lands
Energy Act
Mentioned: (Davis) 5499 (Nicolson) 4708
Energy and Chemical Workers Union
Mentioned: (Heinrich) 5921
Energy conservation
Energy conservation (Curtis) 4409
Energy conservation centres, funding for (McClelland) 5485
Housing projects, low-energy (McClelland) 5485
Legislation on energy conservation (Closing speech) 4215
Municipalities conservation seminar (McClelland) 5485
Price as conservation measure (Davis) 5499 (McClelland) 5500
Projects, government (McClelland) 5485
Taxation of energy and conservation (McClelland) 4441
Energy Development Agency
Research and development work (Curtis) 4409
Mentioned: (Stupich) 6103
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Ministry of
Estimates 5484-7, 5489-5506, 5510-31, 5533-44, 5547-69, 5575-88
Speakers: Barber 5553-7; Barnes 5586-7, 5587; Brummet 5567-9, 5585; Cocke 5540-2, 5542; D'Arcy 5491-4, 5511, 5576, 5578-9, 5579-81, 5582, 5583, 5585, 5587, 5588; Davis 5497-5500; Fraser 5519-22; Gabelmann 5525-8; Howard 5535, 5535-8, 5539-40, 5540, 5547, 5576, 5577-8, 5579; Kempf 5542-4, 5585-6; Lockstead 5528-31; Lorimer 5588; McClelland 5484-7, 5589-91, 5494-7, 5500-1, 5503-4, 5505, 5511, 5512, 5513, 5514, 5522-5, 5528, 5533-5, 5535, 5538-9, 5540, 5542, 5552-3, 5562-3, 5567, 5575-6, 5576, 5579, 5581-2, 5582, 5585, 5586; Macdonald 5560-1; Mussallem 5563-4; Passarell 5505-6, 5511, 5512, 5513, 5514, 5515, 5515-8, 5564-7; Phillips 5557-60, 5561-2; Segarty 5587; Skelly 5501-3, 5504-5, 5549-52; Vander Zalm 5576-7; Waterland 5547-9; Wolfe 5538
Advertising, appropriation, increase in (Hall) 4620 (Howard) 5579
Appropriation, 1980-81, expenditure of, and 1981-82 appropriation (Lorimer) 5588
Building occupancy charges, increase in (D’Arcy) 5587
Building occupancy charges, reduction in (D’Arcy) 5587
Computer and consulting charges, increase in (D’Arcy) 5588
Computer and consulting charges, reduction in (D’Arcy) 5588
Energy resources branch appropriation, reduction in (D’Arcy) 5583
“Energy — a Strategy for the Future” TV program (Barber) 5254 (Howard) 5292-3 (Lea) 5377, 5378 (McClelland) 5377
“Energy — a Strategy for the Future” TV program, audience reaction survey (Barber) 5554, 5555 (Cocke) 5541 (Dailly) Q. 5429, Q. 5469 (Lank) Q. 5429 (Lea) Q. 5429-30, Q. 5468 (McClelland) A. 5468, A. 5469, 5575
“Energy — a Strategy for the Future” TV program, cost of (Barber) 5555, 5556
“Energy — a Strategy for the Future” TV program, preparation and airing of (Lea) Q. 5060 (Wolfe) A. 5060
“Energy — a Strategy for the Future” TV program, production of (McClelland) 5575
Finance and administration branch appropriation, reduction in (D’Arcy) 5579
Mineral resources branch, travel costs, increase in (D’Arcy) 5585 (McClelland) 5585
Mineral resources branch, travel costs, reduction in (D’Arcy) 5585
“A Pricing Policy for Industrial and Processing Applications of British Columbia Natural Gas” (McClelland) 5497
Staff thanked (McClelland) 5485
Energy policy
Development of (Throne speech) 4219-20
Energy strategy for province (Skelly) 6000
Federal energy policy (Heinrich) 4317 (McClelland) 4442-3
Federal energy policy, consequences of (Hewitt) 4300 (McGeer) 4429-30
Federal energy policy, effect of on natural gas, petroleum drilling programs (Brummet) 4232-3
Federal energy program (Brummet) 5568-9 (Davis) 5497-8 (Fraser) 5521 (McCarthy) 4462-3 (McClelland) 5500
Federal energy program, cost of and source of funds for (Curtis) 4412
Federal energy program, impact of on B.C. (Brummet) 5568-9 (McClelland) 5485, 5487
New Democratic Party policy on energy (Dailly) 4455-6
Energy resources
See: Power resources
Engineers
Bachelor of science program in engineering, proposal for (McGeer) 4807-8
Simon Fraser University, engineering faculty, proposal for (Cocke) 4807 (Mussallem) 4806
Training of in B.C. (McGeer) 4807 (Mussallem) 4805-6
England, Rick
Mentioned: (Hanson) 6268
English language — Study and teaching
Curriculum, increase in time spent on English (Smith) 5591
English as a second language, teaching of pre-school children, funds for (Brown) 5648 (Smith) 5648
Immigrants, teaching of, funding for (Lauk) 5600, 5613 (Smith) 5612, 5637
Immigrants, teaching of, Vancouver School District (Lauk) 5600
Racial tension and funding of language program (Lauk) Q. 6235 (Smith) A. 6235
School District 61, English-as-a-second-language program (Barber) 5632 (Smith) 5632, 5633
Writing 11 course, introduction of (Smith) 5591
Environment, Ministry of
Estimates 5996-6012, 6014-31, 6035-57, 6059-69
Speakers: Barber 6049-53, 6054-6; Cocke 6065-6; Davis 6022-4, 6063-4; Gabelmann 6036-8; Kempf 6040-2, 6044, 6049; King 6064-5; Leggatt 6061; Levi 6056-7, 6059, 6060-1; Lockstead 6016-8, 6019; Lorimer 6019-20, 6021-2; Mitchell 6062, 6066; Nicolson 6046-8; Passarell 6042-3; Rogers 5996-9, 5999-6000, 6003-4, 6008-9, 6014, 6015-6, 6018-9, 6019, 6020-1, 6025-6, 6029-31, 6035, 6036, 6038-40, 6044-6, 6048-9, 6053-4, 6056, 6059-60, 6061-2, 6066, 6068; Sanford 6062-3; Skelly 5999, 6000-3, 6004-8, 6009-10, 6026-9, 6035, 6035-6, 6036, 6066-7, 6068; Wallace 6010-2, 6014-5
Advertising, appropriation, increase in (Hall) 4620
Appropriation, increase in and use of funds (Gabelmann) 4642
Appropriation, reduction in (Skelly) 6028-9
Coastal and estuary management program, objectives (Rogers) 6014, 6016
Crown land, jurisdiction over (Skelly) 6001
Emergency flood relief measures, funds for (Gabelmann) 4642
Environment and Land Use Committee, appropriation for (Barber) 5019
Environment, protection of, role of ministry in (Lorimer) 6020
Importance of ministry (Davis) 6022
Minister's office, appropriation, increase in (Gabelmann) 4642
Minister's office expenses, appropriation, reduction in (Skelly) 6067
Office, Victoria, damage to (Passarell) 5514
Pesticides purchased, cost of, quantities used, stored and presently held (Skelly) Q. 6540
Pollution control permits, issuing of (Lorimer) 6019-20 (Rogers) 6025
Provincial disaster fund, appropriation for (Rogers) 6030 (Skelly) 6028-9
Resource and environment management appropriation, reduction in (Skelly) 6068
Status of minister and ministry in cabinet (Lorimer) 6020 (Rogers) 6004 (Skelly) 6000, 6004
Environment and Land Use Act
Mentioned: (Passarell) 4292 (Skelly) 4687, 4688
Environment and Land Use Committee
Agricultural land reserve, exclusions from, decisions on (Hewitt) 5126 (Kempf) 5126
Appropriation (Barber) 5019
Coal-mine, Campbell River area, decision on (Gabelmann) 5227
Green Valley Estates Ltd., land removal from ALR (Hanson) Q. 5847 (Hewitt) A. 5846 (Lauk) Q. 5846 (Skelly) Q. 5846
Secretariat (Cocke) 5149 (Hewitt) 5147-8
Secretariat, disbanding of (Rogers) 6030 (Skelly) 4252, 6028, 6030
Secretariat, transfer of (Barber) 5019, 5020 (Vander Zalm) 5018, 5022
Spetifore, George, Delta property, meeting re (Davidson) 5129 (Hanson) 5127, 5128, 5129, 5130 (Hewitt) 5128
Tahsish-Kwois river system, resource study (Gabelmann) 6038
Mentioned: (Chabot) 6119, 6290, 6293 (Gabelmann) 6038 (Hanson) 4315, 4500, 5130, 5131 (Hewitt) 5134, 5154, 5160, 5169 (King) 4898 (Rogers) 5998 (Sanford) 4596 (Skelly) 4688, 6006, 6026, 6030 (Vander Zalm) 5041 (Wallace) 5166
Environment Management Act
(Bill 22) (Minister of the Environment) 1R, 5225; 2R, 6075-6; C, 6303-8; 3R, 6308; RA, 6605
Speakers: Barrett 6305, 6306; Brown 6304-5, 6307; Cocke 6303, 6308; King 6307; Rogers 6075, 6076, 6303, 6304, 6305, 6305-6; Skelly 6075-6, 6303, 6303-4, 6304, 6305, 6306-7, 6307-8, 6308
Amdts: sec. 3 (Skelly) 6303, negatived 6303; sec. 3 (Skelly) 6303, negatived 6304
Amendments to act (Barrett) 6305 (Rogers) 6305
Appeal procedure under act (Cocke) 6308 (Rogers) 6075 (Skelly) 6076, 6306, 6308
Developers, requirements of re environmental matters (Skelly) 6075
Environmental emergencies, problems in dealing with (Skelly) 6075
Environmental impact assessments, requirement for making public (Rogers) 6304 (Skelly) 6303-4, 6304
Environmental impact assessments, requirement re supply of (Cocke) 6303 (Rogers) 6303 (Skelly) 6303
Environmental plans, development and management of (Rogers) 6075
Environmental violations, fines for (Skelly) 6075
Guidelines for projects involving use of environment (Rogers) 6075
Minister, discretionary powers under act (Skelly) 6075
Public hearings on environmental orders (Barrett) 6306 (Brown) 6307 (King) 6307 (Skelly) 6304, 6308
Public notification of environmental orders (Brown) 6304-5 (Skelly) 6304, 6305, 6306-7, 6307-8
Support for act (Rogers) 6075
Mentioned: (Rogers) 6004, 6021
Environmental protection
Canadian Council of Resource and Environment Ministers, report to (Skelly) 6006
Citizens' advisory committee, establishment of (Rogers) 6008 (Skelly) 6006, 6009, 6010, 6027
Citizens' advisory committee, national body, B.C. representation on (Rogers) 6008, 6030 (Skelly) 6006
Damage to environment, payment for restoration of (Kempf) 6040
Developers, requirements of re environmental matters (Skelly) 6075
Development, necessity for and protection of environment (Kempf) 6040
Developments, guidelines process for, effectiveness of (Skelly) 6026
Developments, guidelines process for, use of (Rogers) 6030
Environment Management Act. See name of act
Environment ministry, role of in protection of environment (Lorimer) 6020
Environmental emergencies, problems in dealing with (Skelly) 6075
Environmental impact, assessment and review procedure, legislation on (Skelly) 6026-7
Environmental impact assessments for developments, requirements re (Cocke) 6303 (Rogers) 6303, 6304 (Skelly) 6303, 6303-4, 6304
Environmental orders, public hearings on (Barrett) 6306 (Brown) 6307 (King) 6307 (Skelly) 6304, 6308
Environmental orders, public notification of (Brown) 6304-5 (Skelly) 6304, 6305, 6306-7, 6307-8
Environmental plans, development and management of (Rogers) 6075
Environmental policy for province (Rogers) 6008-9 (Skelly) 6000-1, 6004-5
Environmental violations, fines for (Skelly) 6075
Forest industries, impact of on environment (Lorimer) 6020
Government leadership and environment (Skelly) 4253
Government policy on (Davis) 6022
Government's record on (Mussallem) 4663
Guidelines for projects involving use of environment (Rogers) 6075
Justice system and environmental statutes (Skelly) 4249-50
Legislation, problems with (Skelly) 6007
Life-sustaining resources, payment for destruction of (Skelly) 6001-3
Logging, forest operations in bays, inlets, policing of (Lorimer) 6020
Mitigation program (Rogers) 6003
Motor Vehicle (All Terrain) Amendment Act, 1981. See name of act
North Island constituency, concern re environment (Gabelmann) 4642
Protection of environment (Davis) 6022
Public concern re (Gabelmann) 6036
Regional storefront offices, establishment of (Curtis) 4409
Royal commission on environmental policy, proposal for (Skelly) 6005, 6009
Victoria beaches, pollution of, government action on (Hanson) 4315
Epstein, Marilyn
Mentioned: (Brown) 6190
Equality
Sexes, equality of and educational system (Lauk) 5599, 5652
Equity Mining Corp.
Mentioned: (Fraser) 5520
Erickson Gold Mining Corp.
Mentioned: (Passarell) 5566, 6151
Eriksen, Bruce G.
Mentioned: (Hyndman) 5394, 5475
Erkindale Apartments, Vancouver, B.C.
Tenants, eviction of (Barnes) 5459
Errington, Gene
Mentioned: (Cocke) 5542
Esplanade Bay, B.C.
Cot and Gen Camp Society, lease of recreational land (Chabot) 6275, 6276-7, 6277, 6279, 6280 (Hanson) 6268-70, 6277, 6279 (King) 6274, 6275, 6277-8, 6278, 6280 (Skelly) 6308
Park proposal for area (Chabot) 6276, 6277, 6278, 6279, 6280 (Hanson) 6268, 6279
Esquimalt, B.C.
Esquimalt Lagoon, court order re (Skelly) 6076
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Role of in transit (Barber) 4901
Western Community, use of for rapid transit to (Barber) 5816 (Fraser) 5819
Mentioned: (Barber) 4900 (Davis) 5711 (Fraser) 5796 (Hyndman) 4293 (Lorimer) 4883 (Mitchell) 5001 (Sanford) 4748 (Skelly) 5794
Esquimalt-Port Renfrew constituency
Transportation corridors, planning for (Fraser) 5813
Voters, section 80 votes (Mitchell) 5358
Essential Service Disputes Act
Mentioned: (Cocke) 4926
Essential Services Advisory Agency
Expenditures (Sanford) 6488
Reports (Sanford) 6488
Esso (Canada) Ltd.
Mentioned: (Lea) 5546
Esso Resources Canada Ltd.
Operation, expansion of (Segarty) 5828
Mentioned: (Segarty) 4598, 5827, 5828
Essondale, B.C.
Crown land, development of (Levi) 4265
Estate Administration Act
Mentioned: (Curtis) 4416 (McCarthy) 5970
Estate Administration Amendment Act, 1981
(Bill 2) (Attorney-General) 1R, 4377; 2R, 5242-3; C, 5295; 3R, 5295; RA, 5938
Speakers: Macdonald 5242-3; Williams 5242, 5243
Estates, central registry, maintenance of (Williams) 5242
Estates, records of, maintenance of in probate registries (Williams) 5242
Fees for coverage of costs, levying of (Williams) 5243
Finance ministry records, transfer of to central registry (Williams) 5242
Probate Fee Act, repeal of (Williams) 5242
Succession duties, abolition of (Macdonald) 5243
Estates (Law)
Central registry of estates, maintenance of (Williams) 5242
Estate Administration Amendment Act, 1981. See name of act
Finance ministry records, transfer of to central registry (Williams) 5242
Estuaries
Coastal and estuary management program, objectives (Rogers) 6014, 6016
Use of, guidelines for (Gabelmann) 6037
See also names of rivers, e.g. Cowichan River estuary
Europac Seafoods Ltd.
Mentioned: (Hewitt) 5185
European Economic Community
Mentioned: (Barrett) 6555 (Davis) 5498
Evans, Stanley
Report (Smith) 5641
Executive council
Alberta cabinet, meeting with (Barrett) 4340
Disputes between ministers (Sanford) 4304, 4309-10
Exell, Bob
Mentioned: (Levi) 6419
Exeter Estates Ltd.
Purchase offers made in mass mailings (Leggatt) 5669 (Hyndman) 5604
Expenditures, Public
Accountability for (Hall) 6082-3
Accountability for and scrutiny of by Legislature (Hall) 5788
Budget, validity of figures used in (Howard) 4756-7 (King) 4754-5 (Lea) 4756
Budgets, 1975 and 1981, comparisons between (Ritchie) 4574
Building occupancy costs, savings in (Curtis) 4415
Capital projects, funding for (Curtis) 4670
Computer services, appropriations for (Howard) 5107
Estimate book, information in (Curtis) 6083 (Hall) 6082
Estimates, ministers' offices, details re staff (Hall) 5061-2
Estimates of, overestimations (Barber) 4771, 4772, 4773 (Brown) 5021 (Cocke) 5088 (Howard) 4753 (Lea) 4782 (Lorimer) 4582 (Nicolson) 4753, 4769, 4786, 4828
Fiscal responsibility (Hewitt) 4448 (McGeer) 4755
Forecast of (Curtis) 4402, 4403 (Lea) 4469
Forests ministry votes, accuracy of (Lea) 4768-9
Government, growth in, control of and savings (Lauk) 4468 (Stupich) 4423
Gross provincial product, percentage of (Barrett) 4659 (Cocke) 4551 (Davis) 4481
Increase in (Barrett) 4659 (Curtis) 4670 (Dailly) 4452 (D’Arcy) 4636-7 (Hall) 6082 (Hewitt) 4448 (Lauk) 6560 (Lorimer) 4580 (Macdonald) 4507 (Nicolson) 4578 (Stupich) 4419
Increase in, effect of on labour negotiations (King) 4779
Increase in, future increases (Kempf) 4592
Interim supply, amount of and 2.3 percent savings (Howard) 4949-50
Liberal government, spending programs (Bennett) 6095
Reduction in (Wallace) 4433
Reduction in, NDP proposals for (McGeer) 5239
Reduction in, proposals for (Stupich) 6602
Restraint on (Curtis) 4415
Special purpose funds, expenditure of (Curtis) 6104 (Stupich) 6103-4, 6104
Special warrants, use of (Lorimer) 4582 (Wallace) 4432-3
Supply Act. See name of act
Surplus, spending of (Stupich) 4421-2
Taxation, increase in, expenditure of increased funds (Gabelmann) 4643
Waste in (Cocke) 5737
Zero-base budgeting, introduction of (Curtis) 4403
Export sales
Coal, northeastern, export of and balance of payments (Phillips) 5559
Competitiveness of B.C. products, increase in (Ritchie) 4246-7
Cooperative overseas market development program (Curtis) 4411
Increase in (Curtis) 4400
New markets for B.C. products (Throne speech) 4220
Pacific Rim countries, trade with (Phillips) 5831 (Richmond) 6581
Expropriation
See: Eminent domain
Extended care
B.C. Health Association, recommendations re long-term care (Cocke) 6156-7
Beds, new beds (Brummet) 4627 (Cocke) 4487 (Curtis) 4404 (Gabelmann) 4544
Beds under construction (Nielsen) 6144
Burnaby hospital, separation of mentally ill patients (Lorimer) 6146
Burnaby hospital, TV reception, need for improvement in (Lorimer) 6146 (Nielsen) 6146
Campbell River, assessment of long-term care needs, backlog of (Gabelmann) 6158
Disabled children and adolescents, inclusion in long-term care program (Cocke) 6193
Disabled, long-term care for, funds for (Curtis) 4405
Fire safety standards, Hospital Employees Union report on (Cocke) 6199, 6200 (Nielsen) 6202
Fire safety, upgrading of facilities (Nielsen) 6202
Home care for elderly, staff shortage (Hall) 4319-20
Hospitals, construction of (Cocke) 4487
Long-term care, private facilities (Dailly) 6129-31
Long-term care program (McCarthy) 4378 (Nielsen) 6202 (Smith) 4313 (Vander Zalm) 4325
Long-term care program, objectives of (Cocke) 6126
Mentally disabled patients, separate facilities for (Cocke) 6199
Patients, advocate for (Levi) 6223
Patients denied care, avenue of appeal for (Cocke) Q. 6033 (Nielsen) A. 6033
Patients in acute-care hospitals, unsuitability of facilities for (Cocke) 6156
Patients, number of in long-term care facilities (Nielsen) 6122
Patients, number of, prediction of future numbers (Cocke) 6157
Patients, rights of (Levi) 6223 (Nielsen) 6224
Rate, per diem rate, increase in (Cocke) 4244
Staff shortage for assessments (Sanford) 4310
Staff, training of (Levi) 6224 (Nielsen) 6224
Victoria, extended-care beds under construction (Hanson) 6142 (Nielsen) 5407
Voluntary agencies assisting in home care for elderly (Cocke) 6157
Waiting list for extended care (Cocke) 4244
See also names of hospitals, e.g. Oak Bay Manor, Victoria, B.C.
Extendicare Ltd.
Facilities in province, management of (Nielsen) 6135
Operations of (Nielsen) 6135
Operations of, profits (Dailly) 6130
Mentioned: (Cocke) 6136
Exxon Corp.
Mentioned: (Davis) 5499 (Macdonald) 4587
Eyeglasses
Children's glasses, financial hardship to families in supplying (Nielsen) 6209