Province of British Columbia
32nd Parliament, 4th Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
November 23, 1981 to October 7, 1982

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ABCS

See: Artists in B.C. Schools program

AHOP

See: Assisted home-ownership program

ALDA

See: Agricultural Land Development Act

ARA

See: Automotive Retailers Association

ARDSA

See: Agricultural and rural development subsidiary agreement

ASEP

See: Assistance to small enterprise program

ALICE

See: Association of University and College Employees

Abbotsford School District

See: School District 34

Abduction

Child abduction, number of cases (Williams) 7825

Child abduction within Canada, problem of (Brown) 7826

Hague convention on civil aspects of child abduction (Williams) 7825

Abercrombie, Robin

Qualifications of for Vancouver Island natural gas pipeline review (Smith) 9491

Vancouver Island natural gas pipeline, review of proposals for (D’Arcy) 9491 (Smith) 9491

Aberhart, William

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 8679

Abraham and Hawtrey's Parliamentary Dictionary

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 8029

Absenteeism (Labour)

Absenteeism and competitiveness of industry (McGeer) 8830

MLAs' obligations re setting example (McGeer) 8831

Problem of (King) 8831

Accidents, Road

See: Traffic accidents

Acclimatization Society

Mentioned: (Rogers) 8527

Acid rain

See: Air-Pollution

Action Canada

Mentioned: (Barrett) 9440

Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, 1st Baron

Quoted (Brown) 9196

Adams, David

Mentioned: (Howard) 7974

Adams, Kathi

Mentioned: (Smith) 8048

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne (Moved) Ritchie 6621-4; seconded Segarty 6624-7; approved 6769. Amdt: (Lea) 6639; negatived 6696

Speakers: Barnes 6757-62; Bennett 6762-9; Brown 6713-7; Brummet 6667-8, 6672-4; Cocke 6647-50; Dailly 6679-82; Davis 6676-9; Gabelmann 6639-43; Hall 6674-6; Hanson 6689-91; Hewitt 6707-8, 6711-3; Hyndman 6687-9; Kempf 6701-3; King 6722-6; Lauk 6751-4; Lea 6632-9; Levi 6659-62; Lockstead 6729-32; Lorimer 6741-4; McCarthy 6718-22; McClelland 6732-5; Macdonald 6697-6701; McGeer 6691-6, 6754-7; Mitchell 6684-7; Mussallem 6726-9; Nicolson 6654-7; Passarell 6664-7; Phillips 6643-7; Richmond 6662-4; Ritchie 6682-4; Sanford 6735-8; Smith 6738-41; Strachan 6650-4; Stupich 6703-7; Waterland 6744-5, 6750-1; Wolfe 6657-9

Administration Act

Mentioned: (Williams) 8407

Administrative remedies

Commercial Appeals Commission Act. See name of act

Courts, appeals to in past (Hyndman) 9273

Courts, hearing of appeals by (Williams) 9278

The Advocate

Mentioned: (Heinrich) 9120

Aerial photography

See: Photography, Aerial

Aerial tramways

Number of, inspection of (Fraser) 8440

Afton Mines Ltd.

Kamloops, inclusion within boundaries of (Barber) 8139-40

Mentioned: (Richmond) 9410 (Strachan) 7159

Agassiz-Harrison School District

See: School District 76

Aged

Bus passes (McCarthy) 8223

Bus passes, appropriation for (Brown) 7102

Bus passes, free passes, proposal for (Brown) 7102

Bus passes, increase in cost of (Brown) 6713, 6782, 7006 (McCarthy) 6718

Conference on aging, task force for (Throne speech) 6612

Costs, increase in for elderly (Brown) 7101

Counsellors for elderly, development of program (McCarthy) 8223

Day centres for, appropriation, decrease in (Brown) 7102

Emigration of elderly from province (Brown) 6717, 6782

Information service for (McCarthy) 6718, 8223 (Segarty) 6625 (Throne speech) 6612

Programs for elderly (McCarthy) 8222-3

Revelstoke senior citizens' group, grant request (King) 9232

Services to (Brummet) 6667 (McCarthy) 6718-9

Aged-Housing

Appropriation for, increase in (Chabot) 8671

Burnaby-Edmonds constituency, waiting-list for housing (Brown) 6713

Construction of, decline in number of units (Gabelmann) 8668, 8669

Construction program (McCarthy) 6718

Crown land, release of for housing (Barber) 6856

Expenditures on by former government (Nicolson) 6655

Funds for (Gabelmann) 6641, 6840 (Jordan) 6824

Langford housing development (Mitchell) 7010

Omineca constituency, construction of housing (Kempf) 8604

Programs for (McCarthy) 6718

Projects (Brummet) 9269

Units in design, planning and approved stage, number of (Chabot) 8671

Waiting-list for, increase in (Brown) 8669

See also: Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters

Agnew, John

Mentioned: (Vander Zalm) 8659

Agricultural and Rural Development (BC) Act

Agreement with federal government (Hewitt) 7794 (Wallace) 7794

Limit on provincial expenditures, removal of (Hewitt) 7794 (Wallace) 7793-4

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 7699

Agricultural credit

Agricultural Credit Fund (Wallace) 7038, 8003

Agricultural credit program, loans guaranteed (Hewitt) 7763

Asparagus production incentive program (Hewitt) 7763

Grapevine assistance program (Hewitt) 7763

Interest reimbursement program (Wallace) 7766

Interest reimbursement program, interest rate (Hewitt) 7768 (Wallace) 7766-7

Interest reimbursement program, payments, decline in with rise in interest rate (Wallace) 7766, 7916

Interest reimbursement program, payments to farmers in 1981 (Hewitt) 7762-3

Interest reimbursement program, rebate to 9 percent, cost of (Hewitt) 7917 (Wallace) 7916

Interest reimbursement program, rebate to 9 percent, proposal for (Hewitt) 7917 (Wallace) 7916

Rain-damage crop program, 1981, assistance to south coastal area farmers (Hewitt) 7763

Agricultural Credit Act

Agricultural Land Development Act, inclusion of (Hewitt) 7699, 7794

Expansion of number of items covered under act (Hewitt) 7794 (Wallace) 7794

Funds paid out improperly, recovery of (Hewitt) 7795 (Wallace) 7795

Loan defaults, liens against property for (Hewitt) 7795 (Wallace) 7795

Loans, changes in (Hewitt) 7794

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 7699

Agricultural Credit Fund

Mentioned: (Wallace) 7038, 8003

Agricultural education

Farmers, information to, methods used (Hewitt) 7763

Agricultural equipment

See: Farm equipment

Agricultural labourers

Farm labour, contracting for, problems re (Wallace) 8824

Farm labour contractors, possible elimination of (Sanford) 8797

Farm labour contractors, Workers' Compensation Board coverage for (Heinrich) 8800

Housing (Heinrich) 8800

Housing, guidelines for provision of (Sanford) 6918

Housing, inadequacy of (Sanford) 8797, 8800

Labour standards for (Barber) 6856 (Barnes) 6759-60 (Sanford) 6918

Living conditions, regulations re (Sanford) 8797 (Wallace) 9010

Minimum wage for (Sanford) 6918, 8797

Seasonal farmworkers, housing for, grant program (Hewitt) 7914 (Wallace) 7913

Transport of, charges laid (Heinrich) 8800 (Sanford) 8800

Transport of, inspection by Workers' Compensation Board (Heinrich) 8815, 8825

Transport of, inspection of vans (Sanford) 8800

Transport of, licensing of farm-labour contractors (Heinrich) 8654, 8799 (Sanford) 8800

Transport of, regulations for (Sanford) Q. 8654

Transport of, safe transport (Heinrich) 8799-8800 (Sanford) 8797 (Wallace) 8824

Workers' Compensation Board coverage for (Heinrich) A. 7293, A. 8654, 8800 (Sanford) 6918, Q. 7293, Q. 8654

Workplace, safety standards (Wallace) 8823-4

Agricultural land

See entries under Land

Agricultural Land Commission

Agricultural land reserve. See entries under Land

Appointments to under present government (Stupich) 7773

Independence, responsibilities of (Barber) 7269

Industrial land, commission's terms of reference re (Barrett) Q. 7191 (McClelland) A. 7191

Mandate of (Hewitt) 7776

Peace River, Site C dam, agricultural land and commission (Wallace) Q. 8917

Peace River, Site C dam hearings, intervention in (Wallace) Q. 8918 (Hewitt) A. 8918

Support for, government support (Macdonald) 7858

Work of commended (Hewitt) 7764, 7773 (Stupich) 7774

Mentioned: (Barber) 7269, 8095, 9070 (Hanson) 6828 (Hewitt) 7229, 7765 (Macdonald) 7858 (Mitchell) 8487 (Wallace) 7039

Agricultural Land Commission Act

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 7253, 8918 (Macdonald) 7859, 7861 (Skelly) 8376

Agricultural Land Development Act

Commitments under act, source of funds for (Curtis) 8008 (Wallace) 8008

Contracts issued (Hewitt) 7763

Funds, interest on (Curtis) 8008 (Stupich) 8008

Inclusion under Agricultural Credit Act (Hewitt) 7699, 7794

Program (Hewitt) 7763

Program, funding for (Hewitt) 7917 (Wallace) 7038, 7916

Repayments, crediting of to fund (Curtis) 8008 (Stupich) 8008

Repeal of (Hewitt) 7699

Mentioned: (Wallace) 9032

Agricultural Land Development Fund

Mentioned: (Stupich) 8008 (Wallace) 8003

Agricultural land reserve

See entries under Land

Agricultural machinery

Bobcat skidders, sales tax exemption for (Hewitt) 6900 (Mitchell) 7266

Front-end loaders, sales tax exemption for (Curtis) 8001, 8146 (Mitchell) 8000 (Wallace) 8145, 8146

Insurance on farm vehicles (Hewitt) 7768

Natural gas, use as alternative fuel (Curtis) 7639, 7786 (Lea) 7633 (Wallace) 7634, 7785-6

Propane, use of (Lea) 7633

Propane, use of, tax on (Curtis) 7639

Sales tax exemptions, list of items exempted (Curtis) 8000, 8001

Sales tax exemptions, list of items exempted, additions to (Curtis) 7998 (Stupich) 7999

Sales tax exemptions, need for (Stupich) 7999

Agricultural produce

See: Farm produce

Agriculture

Farmers, fund for assistance to, proposal for (Ritchie) 7132

Government support for agricultural industry (Wallace) 6774

Grant programs (Vander Zalm) 7905-6

Industry, importance of (Hewitt) 7764 (Vander Zalm) 7906 (Wallace) 7765

Industry, improvements in (Hewitt) 6897

Industry, problems during past year (Hewitt) 7762 (Wallace) 7765

Industry, provision of expertise to (Vander Zalm) 7906

Industry, viability of, commitment re (Wallace) 7765, 7766, 7771

Job creation in agriculture and viability of industry (Wallace) 7916

Jobs in agriculture, multiplier effect (Wallace) 7039

Peace River area, use of compensation funds for Site C dam (Hewitt) 7914

Special funds, dissolving of (Wallace) 8003

Special funds, establishment of and commitment re (Wallace) 8003

Subsidy programs (Hewitt) 7768

Agriculture and Food, Ministry of

Estimates 7762-81, 7856-63, 7879-88, 7891-9, 7904-22

Speakers: Barrett 7776-9, 7779, 7780, 7780-1; Brummet 7912-3; Dailly 7886-7, 7891, 7892; Hall 7879-82, 7883-5, 7911-2; Hewitt 7762-5, 7768-9, 7771-3, 7775-6, 7779, 7780, 7857-8, 7861-2, 7882-3, 7885-6, 7891-2, 7892, 7894, 7895, 7896-8, 7909-11, 7912, 7913, 7913-4, 7914, 7914-5, 7915, 7917, 7917-8, 7918, 7918-9, 7920; Kempf 7862-3, 7892-4, 7894; King 7917, 7918; Leggatt 7907-9; Lockstead 7899, 7904; Macdonald 7858-61; McGeer 7887-8; Mussallem 7899; Passarell 7906-7; Sanford 7898-9; Stupich 7773-5; Vander Zalm 7905-6; Wallace 7765-8, 7769-71, 7856-7, 7894-5, 7895-6, 7769-71, 7856-7, 7894-5, 7895-6, 7913, 7914, 7915, 7915-6, 7918, 7919-20, 7920-1, 7921

Annual report, availability of prior to debate on estimates (Wallace) 7918

Appropriation (Ritchie) 7017 (Wallace) 7765

Appropriation, reduction in (Stupich) 6882

Building occupancy charges, appropriation, increase in (Wallace) 7921

DATE program (Hewitt) 7918, 7920 (Wallace) 7918

Data-processing, appropriation, increase in (Wallace) 7921

Employees, directions to re public statements (Wallace) Q. 7292

Fees, increase in (Hewitt) 7920 (Wallace) 7919

Field staff, shortage of (Wallace) 7767

Food services (Hewitt) 7763, 7910

Minister's office, appropriation, reduction in (Wallace) 7920-1

Minister's office, overrun (Wallace) 6959

Ministry operations, appropriation, reduction in (Wallace) 7921

Peace River fair, Agriculture and Food ministry representation at (Wallace) 7767

Professional and special services, appropriation, increase in (Wallace) 7921

Specialists, competence of commended (Hewitt) 7764-5

Staff, supervisory staff, number of (Wallace) 7767

Travel, appropriation, increase in (Wallace) 7921

Agriculture and Food Statutes Amendment Act, 1982

(Bill 31) (Minister of Agriculture and Food) 1R, 7313; 2R, 7699; C, 7793-6; 3R, 7796; RA, 8037

Speakers: Hewitt 7699, 7794, 7794-5, 7795; Wallace 7793-4, 7794, 7795, 7796

Divisions: C, 7795

Agricultural and Rural Development (BC) Act, agreement with federal government (Hewitt) 7794 (Wallace) 7794

Agricultural and Rural Development (BC) Act, removal of limit on expenditures (Hewitt) 7794 (Wallace) 7793-4

Agricultural Credit Act, expansion of number of items covered under act (Hewitt) 7794 (Wallace) 7794

Agricultural Credit Act, liens against property for default on loans (Hewitt) 7795 (Wallace) 7795

Agricultural Credit Act loans, changes in (Hewitt) 7794

Agricultural Credit Act, recovery of funds paid out improperly (Hewitt) 7795 (Wallace) 7795

Agricultural Land Development Act program, inclusion under Agricultural Credit Act (Hewitt) 7699, 7794

Agricultural Land Development Act, repeal of (Hewitt) 7699

Agriculture and rural development subsidiary agreement

Expenditures (Hewitt) 7763

Extension of (Hewitt) 7768, 7771, 7917 (Wallace) 7767-8, 7769, 7916

Otter Creek, flooding problems, funds for (Hewitt) 7918 (King) 7918

Program, federal funds (Wallace) 7767, 7916

Projects assisted (Hewitt) 7763

Agri-facts

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 7768

Aho, Alan

Tribute to (King) 8559

Ahrens, Robert

Mentioned: (Chabot) 8522 (King) 8523

Aid to developing countries

See: Underdeveloped areas, Aid to

Aikman, Harvey

Land in Millstream Road extension area, problem re (Mitchell) 8486-7, 8496

Air-Pollution

Acid rain, publications on (Rogers) 8550 (Wallace) 8549

Acid rain studies (Rogers) 8550 (Wallace) 8549

Air B.C. Ltd.

Mentioned: (Barrett) 6791 (King) 6725

Air butane

Cost of on Vancouver Island (Hanson) 7127, 7743-4, 7751, 8755

Air Canada

Mentioned: (Davis) 8462, 8463

Aircraft, Government

See: Government aircraft

Airlines

Air service, Victoria-Vancouver, NDP proposal for (Jordan) 7875

Routes, consultation re (Fraser) 8464

Routes, decisions on, impact of on B.C. (Davis) 8462-3

Airplane ambulances

Air ambulance flights, patients carried, number of (Fraser) 9028

Air ambulance program commended (Fraser) 9028 (Passarell) 8444

Air ambulance program, cost of (Fraser) 9028

Air ambulance program, success of (Passarell) 9013

Medical services, standard of and air ambulance flights (Fraser) 8447

Airplanes

Fuel depots on coast, lack of (Lockstead) 6732

Airport assistance program

See: Local airport assistance program

Airports

STOL airport, Victoria (Fraser) 8448 (Passarell) 8444

STOL airport, Victoria, study of (Fraser) 8497 (Lockstead) 8496

Shuswap-Revelstoke constituency, airport services, problem of (King) 8464-5

AirSpace

Mentioned: (Wallace) 9101

Alaska

Dease Lake railway connection, funding for (Passarell) 7417

Alaska Highway

See: Highway 97

Alberni constituency

Nitinat Indian reserve, transfer of to constituency (Wallace) 9226

Alberni District Teachers Association

Mentioned: (Skelly) 7264

Alberni School District

See: School District 70

Alberta

Deficit, operating deficit (Curtis) 7491

Heritage fund (Curtis) 9386 (Kempf) 9356 (Leggatt) 9355, 9399 (Schroeder) 9364 (Stupich) 9388

Small business assistance program (Schroeder) 9364

Treasury bills issued (Curtis) 9385, 9386, 9605

Treasury bills process, use of (Curtis) 9605

Alberta Children's Provincial General Hospital, Calgary, Alta.

Mentioned: (Cocke) 8933

Alberta Gas Trunk Line Co. Ltd.

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 7082

AlCan pipeline project

Native rights, funds for, use of (Brummet) 8546

Postponement of (Brummet) 7400

Alcohol and Drug Commission

Abolition of (Barber) 7268

Appropriation, decrease in (Cocke) 9096

Mentioned: (Barber) 7269, 7511, 8086 (Levi) 9007 (Nielsen) 9008

Alcoholism

Comox constituency, problem in (Ritchie) 6683

Courtenay treatment centres, closing of (Sanford) 6916

Drug and alcohol program in colleges, abolition of (Lockstead) 7065

Local organizations for treatment of, takeover of (Cocke) 7148

Treatment programs, ministerial responsibility for (McCarthy) 8284

Treatment, resources for (Gabelmann) 7094

Alert Bay, B.C.

Hospital, effect of restraint program on (Gabelmann) 7094

Alexander, Daniel Robert

Retirement of (Barrett) 7049 (Curtis) 7049 (Wolfe) 7049

Alice Arm, B.C.

Surface water management in area, study of (Passarell) 6927

Allen, Carol

Quoted (Chabot) 8599

Allende, Salvador

Mentioned: (Howard) 7255

Alliance to Save Health Care in B.C.

Mentioned: (Nielsen) 8948

Allied Van Lines Ltd.

Mentioned: (Mitchell) 8486

Allmand, Warren

Mentioned: (Williams) 8746

Alma Homes Ltd.

Denison Mines Ltd. contract (Leggatt) Q. 8953 (Heinrich) A. 8953-4

Mentioned: (Leggatt) 9032

Alouette River unit

Contribution to local community (Williams) 8360

Inmates' work for city of Maple Ridge (Williams) 8360

Mentioned: (Williams) 8360, 8396

Alsands project

Cancellation of (Brummet) 7400 (Richmond) 7440

Cost of (McGeer) 7637

Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd.

Kemano II. See entries under name of project

Kitimat operation, location and low-cost power (D’Arcy) 7120

Manitoba project, cancellation of (Bennett) 8419-20 (Mitchell) 9340 (Phillips) 8626

Water licence, powers under (Howard) 9283-4

Mentioned: (Davis) 7125 (Kempf) 6702 (Nicolson) 7236

Amalgamated Construction Association of B.C.

Mentioned: (Hyndman) 6914

Amalgamated Transit Union

Mentioned: (Heinrich) 8794

Amax of Canada Ltd.

Mine tailings, disposal of, inquiries into (Passarell) 6927, 7836 (McClelland) 7836

Problems in Alice Arm area, solving of (Passarell) 7836

Mentioned: (Passarell) 6665 (Phillips) 6815 (Skelly) 8369, 8372

Ambulances, Air

See: Airplane ambulances

American Gas Association

Mentioned: (McGeer) 7636

Amnesty International

Mentioned: (Gabelmann) 9477 (Jordan) 9481

Amstel Brewery Holdings Ltd.

Mentioned: (Levi) 7647

Anderson, F.J. (Jim)

Inland Natural Gas Co. Ltd., takeover of, role in (Macdonald) 7082-5, 8808-9

Land on Highway 17, ownership of (Macdonald) 7083

Social Credit Party, relationship to (Macdonald) 7082

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 6964, 6965, 7025, 7084, 7712, 7837, 7858, 7861, 8761, 8811, 9467, 9614

Anderson, James

Mentioned: (Gardom) 9114

Ando, Mark

Mentioned: (McCarthy) 8314

Andras, Robert

Mentioned: (King) 7489 (Nicolson) 7438

Angling

See: Fishing

Angus, H.F.

Commission of Inquiry into Redefinition of Electoral Districts, 1966. See name of commission

Animals, Treatment of

Public involvement in and influence on decisions re traps, control program (Brummet) 8545-6

Annacis Island, B.C.

Fraser River bridge. See entries under Fraser River, B.C.

Anthes Equipment Ltd.

Bentall accident, widows' suit and Workers' Compensation Board pensions (Sanford) Q. 7394, Q. 7395 (Heinrich) A. 7394-5, A. 7395

Anthony Island Provincial Park, B.C.

Declaration of as world heritage site (Throne speech) 6613

Anti-Inflation Act (Canada)

Mentioned: (Hall) 7382

Apex ski resort

Development of (Jordan) 6826

Appeals, Administrative

See: Administrative remedies

Appellate courts

Court of Appeal Act. See name of act

Court of Appeal appeals, hearing of by Supreme Court of Canada, proposal for (Leggatt) 7679, 7681 (Williams) 7681

Apple juice

Argentina shipment and compliance with sanctions (Barrett) Q. 7113 (Hewitt) A. 7113 (Hyndman) A. 7113

Apprentices

Apprenticeship opportunities, criticisms of (Segarty) 6625

Apprenticeship program funds, transfer of (Sanford) 8581

Apprenticeship training (Bennett) 6768 (Mitchell) 7010 (Segarty) 6625

Government, apprentices, number of (Sanford) 8826

Number of, increase in (Segarty) 6625, 6906

Port Alberni apprentices laid off (Skelly) 7263

Small business sector, apprenticeship training (Bennett) 6768 (Segarty) 6625-6

Subsidization of, proposal for (Segarty) 6625

Unemployed apprentices, number of (Heinrich) 8794

Women in apprenticeship training (Heinrich) 8794 (Sanford) 8801

Aqua-Kleen 20

Osoyoos Lake, use of on American side (Skelly) Q. 8888 (Rogers) A. 8888, A. 8919

Ardew Wood Products Ltd.

Japan, sales to (Waterland) 8203

Timber licence (King) 8209, 8210

Argentina

Economic problems (McGeer) 6754-5, 6756, 7406 (Rogers) 7052

Sanctions against, compliance with and apple juice shipment (Barrett) Q. 7113 (Hewitt) A. 7113 (Hyndman) A. 7113

Argue, Hazen

Appointment to Senate (Howard) 9139

Mentioned: (Hon. member) 9139

Armed Forces

Elections, spouses' right to vote, provision for (Levi) 8863 (Sanford) 8862-3, 8863-4, 8877 (Wolfe) 8877

Armstrong, W.M.

Coal Task Force report (Macdonald) 6700, 6701

Armstrong, B.C.

Revenue-sharing grant, change in (Barber) 7498 (King) 7324

Armstrong Elementary School, Burnaby, B.C.

Mentioned: (Brown) 7234

Army and Navy Department Store, Vancouver, B.C.

Employees, class action by (Heinrich) 8815 (Sanford) 8801

Mentioned: (Heinrich) 8801

Arnott, N.M.

Mentioned: (Wallace) 9101

Arrow Lakes School District

See: School District 10

Art

Art purchases under former government (Kempf) 7425

Art Knapp's Garden Spot

Mentioned: (Barber) 9068

Arthur D. Little Inc.

Mentioned: (McClelland) 7972 (McGeer) 9342

Artificial satellites

Gallium arsenide devices, manufacture of in B.C. (D’Arcy) 7121 (McGeer) 6924

Mineral deposits, prospecting for by satellites (McGeer) 6924

Satellite channels, leasing of to U.S. organizations (McGeer) 6925

Telecommunications, new developments (McGeer) 6924

Artists in B.C. Schools program

Funding for (Barnes) 6849, 6850

Ashcroft, B.C.

Highland Valley mine, tax benefits from (Barber) 8140

Askey, Alan

Olson case, inquiry, holding of (Williams) 8334

Mentioned: (Levi) 8337 (Williams) 8382

Asparagus

Production incentive program (Hewitt) 7763

Aspen Planers Ltd.

Timber licence (King) 8209, 8210

Aspeslet, Bernice

Mentioned: (Howard) 8436

Aspeslet, David

Mentioned: (Howard) 8435-6

Assessment Act

Mentioned: (Curtis) 7530

Assessment Amendment Act, 1982

(Bill 6) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 6692; 2R, 7811-2; C, 7847; 3R, 7847; RA, 8037

Speakers: Curtis 7811-2, 7812; Stupich 7812

Residential assessment ratio, changes in, debate in Legislature on (Curtis) 7812 (Stupich) 7812

Residential assessment ratio, phasing in of increased property values (Curtis) 7811, 7812

Residential assessment ratio, reduction in, problems resulting (Curtis) 7811

Residential assessment ratio, setting of, Finance minister's powers re (Curtis) 7811

Residential assessment ratio, variation in, temporary nature of (Curtis) 7812

Assessment Authority of B.C.

Mentioned: (Lauk) 7175, 7196

Assessment of land for taxation purposes

See entries under Real property tax

Assets, Government

See: Government property

Assistance to small enterprise program

Eligibility for, cases cited (Wallace) 9524-5

“Manufacturing”, interpretation of (Wallace) 9524

Mentioned: (Phillips) 8773

Assisted home-ownership program

Mentioned: (Hall) 9252

Assisted rental program

See entries under Rent

Associated Disabled Persons of B.C.

Brief quoted (Brown) 8823

Associated Driving Schools of B.C.

Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 1982, representations re (Fraser) 8032 (Lockstead) 8022, 8023

Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters

Letter quoted (King) 8523

Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada

Mentioned: (Leggatt) 9548

Association of University and College Employees

Mentioned: (Curtis) 7583

Atco Lumber Ltd.

Hadikin Bros. Lumbering Ltd., purchase of (King) 6775, 7933

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 6656

Atco Structures Ltd.

Northeast coal, contract for trailers for (Hewitt) 6900

Mentioned: (Phillips) 9033

Athletic fields

Playing field in rural area (Brummet) 7261

Playing fields in north (Passarell) 8066 (Smith) 8067

Site development, funds for (Smith) 8067

Atiyeh, Victor

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 6656

Atkinson — Commonwealth consortium

Coal, northeast, development of, contracts (Barrett) 9464 (Leggatt) 7845

Atlin, B.C.

Airstrip (Passarell) 8445

Airstrip, funds for (Fraser) 8446

Airstrip, upgrading of (Fraser) 9028

Atlin constituency

Boundary, name, proposal for changes in (Davis) 9223

MLA for constituency (Davis) 9221, 9222 (Nielsen) 9161

Problem re travel (Nicolson) 9164

Attachie Construction Ltd.

Mentioned: (Fraser) 7098

Attorney-General, Ministry of

Estimates 8331-45, 8347-61, 8379-85, 8394-8409

Speakers: Brown 8341-4, 8348, 8350; Dailly 8394-5; Davis 8397-9; Hall 8405-6, 8407; Lea 8384, 8385; Leggatt 8350, 8351-3, 8353-4, 8354-5, 8355-6, 8356-8; Levi 8337-8, 8340-1; Lockstead 8401-2; Lorimer 8380-1, 8383, 8401; Macdonald 8332-3, 8334-5, 8336-7, 8379, 8407-8, 8408; Mitchell 8402-4; Ree 8383, 8384; Stupich 8358-9, 8360, 8360-1; Williams 8331-2, 8333-4, 8336, 8338-40, 8344-5, 8347-8, 8348-50, 8350-1, 8353, 8354, 8355, 8356, 8359-60, 8360, 8379, 8379-80, 8381-3, 8383-4, 8384, 8384-5, 8385, 8394, 8395-7, 8399-8401, 8401, 8404-5, 8406-7, 8407

Administration and support services, appropriation, reduction in (Macdonald) 8408

Advertising and publications appropriation, increase in (Wallace) 7432

Appropriation, increase in (Curtis) 7168 (Williams) 8331

Appropriation, reduction in (King) 8421

Articled students, program for (Williams) 8407

Building occupancy charges, increase in (Williams) 8331

Constitutional challenge, retention of private-sector lawyer for (Williams) 8407

Lawyers from private sector, reduction in use of (Williams) 8407

Legal services to government, appropriation, reduction in (Macdonald) 8408

Minister's office, appropriation, reduction in (Macdonald) 8408

Minister's office, overrun (Wallace) 6959

Police services, appropriation, increase in (Williams) 8331

Professional and special services appropriation, increase in (Wallace) 7432

Public service law firm, establishment of (Williams) 8407

Secretiveness in administration of ministry (Macdonald) 8332, 8333, 8334, 8335

Staff, auxiliary personnel, conversion of to full-time status (Williams) 8331

Staff, increase in (Williams) 8331

Staff, increase in to meet needs of new court facilities, trial-coordination program (Williams) 8331

Travel, office expenses, office furniture, appropriation, increase in (Macdonald) 8408

Attorney-General Statutes Amendment Act, 1982

(Bill 62) (Attorney-General) 1R, 8638; 2R, 8677; C, 8763-4; 3R, 8889; RA, 8975

Speakers: Brown 8764; Williams 8764

Amdts: sec. 10 (Williams) 8763, 8787, approved 8763; sec. 31 (Williams) 8764, 8787, approved 8764; sec. 47 (Williams) 8764, 8787, approved 8764

Audiology

User fee for audiologists' services (Cocke) Q. 9650

Auditor-general

Estimates 9085

Annual report, tabling of (Hall) Q. 6922, Q. 6923 (Curtis) A. 6923

Appointment of (Hewitt) 9180 (Mussallem) 6727

Choice of, method used (Howard) 9139

Establishment of position (Bennett) 9389 (Curtis) 9605 (Hewitt) 9395

Expenditures, scrutiny of by auditor-general (Curtis) 9605, 9616 (Hall) 9616

Human Resources ministry, computer system, criticisms of (Brown) 6784

Hyndman, P.S., interview with re photocopier donation (Macdonald) Q. 7971

Hyndman, P.S., report on expense account expenditures, statement re (Barrett) 8994 (Curtis) 8993

Report quoted (Curtis) 7169-80

Mentioned: (Hyndman) 7865 (Wallace) 9225

Austin, Jack

Mentioned: (Hyndman) 7738 (King) 6973 (McClelland) 6735

Australia

Coal, export of (Bennett) 6765

Automatic Electric (Canada) Ltd.

Mentioned: (Phillips) 9330

Automobile accidents

See: Traffic accidents

Automobile drivers

Driver-education course in schools, proposal for (Dailly) 8047

Driving age, accident record of 16- to 18-year-olds (Brummet) 7913 (Hewitt) 7913

Driving age, increase in, proposal for (Brummet) 7912, 8471 (Fraser) 8472

Driving age, proposals for change in (Leggatt) 8031 (Lockstead) 8023

Driving and drinking age (Hall) 7912

Driving and drinking age, survey of opinion on (Hall) 7912 (Hewitt) 7912

Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 1982. See name of act

Point system, effectiveness of 7974

Point system, review of (Mitchell) 8027

Points, driving with six or more points (Nicolson) 8029

Points, information-retrieval system for (Nicolson) 8029

Points, penalty for accumulation of (Fraser) 8031 (Lorimer) 8011 (Nicolson) 8029-30

Provincial driving record (Brummet) 8471

Scandinavian countries, driving regulations (Cocke) 8026, 9109

Sweden, driving regulations (Lockstead) 8023 (Mitchell) 8027

Traffic rules, violators of, measures for control of (Fraser) 7974

Young drivers, accident rate (Dailly) 8299

Young drivers, number of good drivers (Fraser) 8300

Young drivers, parents' obligations (Lea) 8300 (Levi) 8014

Young drivers, parents' right.to cancel licences of (Lea) 8300

Young drivers, percentage of with good driving record (Brummet) 8471 (Fraser) 8472

Automobile drivers, Drunken

See: Drunken driving

Automobile drivers' licences

Applicants, consent for blood test as prerequisite for licence (Leggatt) 9111, 9132 (Williams) 9135

Driver-education course as prerequisite for licence (Dailly) 8299, 8300

Drivers tested (Fraser) 8440

Increase in cost of (Brummet) 7144 (Wallace) 7139

Issuing of, use of to collect money owing to ICBC (Fraser) 8303

Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 1982. See name of act

Restricted licences, identification marking for (Fraser) 8302 (Mitchell) 8302

Restrictions on and need to drive at work (Fraser) 8302 (Mitchell) 8305 (Wallace) 8301 (Waterland) 8302

Retesting for, manner used by testing personnel (Mitchell) 8304

Suspended licences, driving with (Fraser) 7974-5 (Levi) 8013 (Mitchell) 8028

Suspension of for defaulted ICBC payments (Fraser) 8303 (Lockstead) 8023, 8302-3 (Lorimer) 8011 (Mitchell) 8026 (Wallace) 8303

Suspensions and need to drive on industrial roads (Fraser) 8032 (Lockstead) 8023

Suspensions, cases cited (Mitchell) 8026-7

Suspensions, conditions for restoration of licence (Lockstead) 8298

Suspensions, problem re awareness of (Lauk) 8025 (Lockstead) 8022-3, 8302 (Macdonald) 8033 (Williams) 8033

Testing of drivers restricted to rural areas (Fraser) 8302 (Mitchell) 8302

Testing of new drivers, proposal for (Lockstead) 8023

Testing standards for, raising of (Dailly) 8300 (Fraser) 8300

Young drivers, probationary licences (Fraser) 7974, 8031 (Leggatt) 8031 (Levi) 8014

Young drivers, restriction on use of licences (Fraser) 7974, 8300 (Hewitt) 8301

Automobile industry and trade

Japanese automobile imports, movement of through B.C. (Phillips) 8774

Japanese automobile imports, non-tariff barrier (Leggatt) 8775 (Phillips) 8776

Japanese automobile imports, non-tariff barrier, effect of on B.C. (Phillips) 8776

Japanese automobiles, manufacturing assembly plant in B.C. (Leggatt) 8772 (Phillips) 8776

North American car industry (Lea) 8777

Automobile Insurance Act

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 7832

Automobile Insurance Act fund

Unpaid claims reserve, charges against, 1974 to present (Stupich) Q. 8229

Automobile Insurance Non-discrimination Act

Mentioned: (Hewitt) 7882

Automobile licence plates

Alberta plates, use of in B.C. (Fraser) 8461, 8473

Alberta trucks, operation of in B.C. (Brummet) 8470 (Fraser) 8461 (Segarty) 8457

Increase in cost of (Wallace) 7139

Number issued (Fraser) 8440

Special plates for poor drivers, proposal for (Fraser) 8483 (Skelly) 8482

Automobile parking

Hospitals, Vancouver-Little Mountain constituency, number of and parking problems (McCarthy) 9587-8

Identification cards for cars, issuing of by political party's constituency office (Macdonald) Q. 9588 (Williams) A. 9588

Identification cards for cars, legality of (Dailly) Q. 9588 (McCarthy) A. 9588

Identification cards for visitors' cars, issuing of (Howard) Q. 9587 (McCarthy) A. 9587

Automobile seatbelts

Buckle-up program (Hewitt) 7883

Children, car seats, seatbelts, design of (Brown) 8304, 8484-5 (Fraser) 8304

Children, car seats, seatbelts, use of (Brown) 8303-4 (Fraser) 8304

Children, regulations re riding in rear of car (Brown) 8485

Children, restraints for, federal regulations re (Fraser) 8489

Children, restraints for, regulations re (Fraser) 8489

Children, seatbelts for (Brown) 8484-5

Use of (Dailly) 8299 (Fraser) 8304

Automobiles

Conversion of to alternative fuel use, cost of (McGeer) 7637 (Wallace) 7634

Conversion of to alternative fuel use, federal grant for (Curtis) 7633

Conversion of to alternative fuel use, progress to date (Curtis) 7639 (Stupich) 7638, 7639

Conversion of to alternative fuel use, provincial grant for (Curtis) 7633 (D’Arcy) 7634

Conversion of to alternative fuel use, training of mechanics (Curtis) 7639

Conversion of to dual fuel use (McGeer) 7636

Japanese automobiles, banning of (Phillips) 8468

Japanese automobiles, restriction on import of, effect of on B.C. (Brummet) 9338

Natural gas, conversion to use of, training program for mechanics (McClelland) 7731

Production of vehicles using natural gas in Canada (Leggatt) 7634 (McGeer) 7636

Automobiles — inspection

Inspection stations outside lower mainland (Fraser) 8475 (Richmond) 8475 (Skelly) 8482

Inspections, provision of service by private sector (Fraser) 8475, 8483, 8494

Parksville-Qualicum Beach area, vehicle inspections (Sanford) 8493 (Skelly) 8482

Testing, subsidization by taxpayers (Curtis) 8905

Vehicles inspected (Fraser) 8440

Automobiles, Government

Hyndman, P.S., automobile, cost of (Barber) 8853-4

Automotive Retailers Association

Mentioned: (Hall) 7881

Autopact

Mentioned: (Leggatt) 7634

Axworthy, Lloyd

Mentioned: (Gabelmann) 8237 (Sanford) 6917

Aylard, George

Quoted (Wallace) 7766, 7916

Mentioned: (Wallace) 7766