Province of British Columbia
34th Parliament, 5th Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
May 7, 1991 to June 27, 1991

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Vakil, Thea

Mentioned: (Jansen, J.) 12365

Valhalla Wilderness Society

Mentioned: (Zirnhelt) 12032

Vancouver, B.C.

Administration of under Michael Harcourt's mayoralty (Blencoe) 12360-1 (Jansen, J.) 12361-2

Air pollution (Cull) 13199

Arthur Laing Bridge mentioned (Vander Zalm) 13266

Cambie Bridge, construction of (Blencoe) 12361 (Jansen, J.) 12361

Child care program (Marzari) 13088

Concrete supply (Fraser) 12237

Developer, contravention of zoning bylaw, case referred to (Messmer) 12042

Exhibition Park mentioned (Reid) 12985

Exhibition Park, use of as park (Clark) 12986 (Reid 12986

Garbage disposal sites (Reid) 12354

Hastings Mill Park, use of as parking-lot (Marzari) 13081-2 (Parker) A.13082

Knight Street Bridge mentioned (Vander Zalm) 1326

Oak Street Bridge mentioned (Vander Zalm) 13266

Pacific Spirit Park mentioned (Perry) 12010

Pedestrian count by recent Ontario immigrant (Michael) 13100, 13103 (Miller) 13103

Recycling program (Cull) 13200

Sewage disposal (Mercier) 13264-5 (Strachan) 13259

Waste, disposal of (Reynolds) 12990

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union

Mentioned: (Marzari) 12969 (Rose) 12969

Vancouver Community College

English-as-a-second-language program (Dueck) 1239 (Jones) 12397-8

Funding for (Dueck) A. 12751, A. 12929-30 (Jones) Q. 12751, Q.12751-2

Instructors laid off (Jones) 12299

Programs (Dueck) A.12929-30 (Jones) 12299

Student spaces, increase in (Dueck) 13184 (Jones) 13184

Student spaces, reduction in (Dueck) A.12751 (Jones) Q.12567, Q.12751

Mentioned: (Clark) 12130

Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Chief executive officer, salary increase (Clark) 13182

Heart surgery, waiting-time for (Perry) 12469

MRI scanning (Perry) 12624

Smoking, policy on (Perry) 12640

Mentioned: (Clark) 12130 (De Jong) 12901 (Perry 12012, 12013, 12370, 12372, 12470, 12703, 12754 12776, 12841, 12842, 12904, 12910 (Strachan) 1275: 12753, 12770, 12816, 12831, 12841, 12901

Vancouver Island gas pipeline

See entries under Gas, Natural — Pipelines

Vancouver Island Highway

See: Highway 19

Vancouver Island Princess (Vessel)

Sale of (Blencoe) 12355 (Hanson, G.) 12273

Vancouver Native Health Society

Status of (Perry) 12630

Vancouver Pretrial Services Centre, Vancouver, B.C.

Suicide of prisoner, report of inquiry into (Jones) 12043

Vancouver School District

See: School District 39 (Vancouver)

Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C.

Quoted (Cashore) 12863 (Hanson, L.) 12241 (Marzari) 13085-6 (Messmer) 12042 (Perry) 12013 (Peterson) 12260 (Reynolds) 12168

Mentioned: (Barlee) 12173 (Barnes) 12263 (Cashore) 12205 (Chalmers) 12885 (Cull) 13199 (Fraser) 12884 (Gran) 12220 (Jones) 12043, 12044, 12575 (Marzari) 12718, 12895 (Miller) 12097 (Perry) 12369 12765, 12774, 13224 (Pullinger) 12903 (Reynolds) 12293 (Sihota) 12790 (Vander Zalm) 12164 (Vant) 12020

Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre, Vancouver, B.C.

Mentioned: (Reid) 12090, 12732 (Reynolds) 12296

van der Hoop, John Peter

Court cases cited (Marzari) 12600

Vander Zalm, Lillian (Mrs. W.N. Vander Zalm)

Mentioned: (Clark) 11971, 11972, 11973 (Vander Zalm) 12025

Vander Zalm, William N. (Richmond)

Abortion 12725-6

Abortion, provision of, NDP policy on 12725

Address in Reply 12046-9

Budget and Taxpayer Protection Act 12163, 12164

Budget, balanced budget 12162

Budget debate 12161-5

Canada, quality of life 12164

Civil service, wage settlements, level of 12162

Constitution of Canada 12047

Constitution of Canada and Charter of Rights and Freedoms 12047

Constitution of Canada, constituent assembly on, criticisms of 12048

Constitution of Canada, constitutional crises 12046-7

Constitution of Canada, proposal re 12048

Constitution of Canada, referendum on 13222

Deficit, 1991-92 fiscal year 12162

Economy of B.C. 12048

Education system 12164

Estimates, debate on 12757

Expenditures 12164

Expo land, cleanup of, dumping of soil in Richmond 13266

Fantasy Garden World Inc., letter re quoted (Hagen, A.) 11948

Fantasy Garden World Inc., ownership of, statement re 12026-8

Fantasy Garden World Inc., role in sale of, cabinet's knowledge of (Gabelmann) 13226, 13228-9, 13269 (Richmond) 13229, 13269

Fantasy Garden World Inc., sales tax, payment of, correction to statement re 12125

Fantasy Garden World Inc. shares, information, re (Hagen, A.) 11947-8

GAIN recipients, employment programs for 12953

Handicapped children, home support program 12954

Health care services, use of private sector 12725

Health care system 12725

Health care system, bureaucracy in 12758-9

Health ministry, estimates 12725-6, 12757-9, 12775, 12776

Health ministry, information, problems re MLAs' requests for 12757-8

Heroin addict's family, case cited 12775

Heroin addicts, treatment for 12775

Highway 17, maintenance of commended 12163

Highway 99, Peace Arch — Vancouver section, maintenance of 12163

Highways, maintenance, privatization of 12163

Hip surgery, case cited 12758

Legislature, night sittings 12780, 12853

Lithotripter, mobile facility for interior, north 12776

Meech Lake accord, failure of 12046

Meech Lake accord, process used 13222

Newspapers, provision of to MLAs 12164

Ng, Charles, case mentioned 12047, 12048

Ontario, deficit 12162

Ontario, spending policies, impact of 12162

Ontario, welfare system 12953

Pension Benefits Standards Act 12972

Pension plans, access to information re 12972

Planned Parenthood Association of B.C., funding for 12758

Privatization program, NDP policy on 12163

Privatization program, savings as result of 12163

Privatization program, success of 12163

Privilege — ownership of Fantasy Garden World Inc. 12026-8

Quebec, future of 12046

Range Amendment Act (1991) 12957

Rangelands, tenures, expropriation of for highways 12957

Referendums, use of 13222

Refugees, immigrants to Canada, civil rights of 12047, 12048

Regionalization of province 12163-4

Religion, Thomas Perry's remarks re 12758 (Perry) 12759

Richmond, transit to 13266

Select Standing Committee on Constitutional Matters and Intergovernmental Relations, hearings 13222

Social programs 12164

Social Services and Housing ministry, estimates 12953-4

Supply Act (No. 2) (1991) 13266

Taxation rate, freeze on 12162-3

Taxpayer Protection Act, commended 12048-9, 12162-3

Transportation, improvements to 12048

Tribute to (Gran) 11996

Vant, Neil (Cariboo)

Access for All program 12021

Address in Reply 12019-22

Big Lake School 12607

B.C. Forest Resources Commission, work of 12020

Cariboo College, degree-granting status 12021

Cariboo, economy of and forest industry 12020

Crown land, agricultural leases 12338

Education, funding for 12338

Education ministry, estimates 12539-40, 12540, 12607

Evergreen Ranch, Crown land lease 12338

Forest industry, Cariboo, mature timber, harvesting of 12021

Forest industry, value-added products 12021-2

G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital, new wing 12021

Harcourt, Michael F., trip to Japan 12020

Homeowner grant 12021

Indians, references to in debate in House 12020

Likely Elementary School 12607

Lumber trade, U.S., memorandum of understanding Q. 11946

Narcosli Creek School 12607

New Democratic Party, B.C. during NDP administration 12021

100 Mile House District General Hospital, expansion of 12021

100 Mile House, intermediate-care facility 12021

100 Mile House, sewage lagoons, relocation of 12021

105 Mile House Elementary School 12607

Ontario, debt 12020

Ontario, deficit 12020

Ontario, NDP government 12020

Pinecrest School 12607

Referendums, use of 12021

Reforestation 12021

School District 27, board, meeting with Hon. S. Hagen 12607

School District 27, funding for 12607

School District 27, funding for, block funding 12540

School District 27, funding for, dispersion funding 12539-40, 12607

School District 27, funding for, special-purpose grant 12540, 12607

Sewage disposal, funding for 12021

Sick, treatment, travel costs for 12021

Supply Act (No. 1) (1991) 12338-9

Supply, interim supply bill, purpose of 12338

University of B.C. employee, attendance of at NDP event Q. 12662

University of B.C. employee, harassment of Q. 12691

University of Northern B.C., establishment of 12021

Water supply, funding for 12021

Williams Lake, extended-care facility 12021

Williams Lake Junior Secondary School, replacement for 12607

Williams Lake, water supply 12021

Zirnhelt family, agricultural lease 12338

Vasotec

Cost of (Jansen, J.) 12378

Vegt, Johannes

Mentioned: (Hagen, A.) 11949 (Vander Zalm) 12027

Veitch, Hon. Elwood N. (Burnaby-Willingdon) Provincial Secretary and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism and Immigration

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Bill 12) 1R, 13079

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, exposure Bill 13079

Address in Reply 11988-92

B.C. Lottery Corporation, advertisement A. 12887

“B.C. Reports", production of and restriction on government advertisements A.12617

Budget debate 12226-30

Canada 11990

Corporations, taxation, level of in B.C. 11991-2

Economy of B.C. 11991

Election, 1991 election 11988

Export sales, increase in 11990, 11991

Government information, access to 13079

Government information, information and privacy commissioner, appointment of 13079

Government information, personal information, protection of 13079

Government records, personal information in, corrections to 13079

Health care system 12229

Housing, affordable housing 12229

Lottery grant to commune in Creston area A.12615

Lottery grants to Nelson-Creston constituency A. 12615

MLAs, apportionment of constituencies by gender A. 13241

Mexico, free trade agreement with 12227

New Democratic Party administration, 1972 to 1975 11988-9

New Democratic Party, policies 11990-1

Ontario, deficit 11989, 12228-9

Ontario, government policy, setting of 12227

Ontario, NDP government 11989-90, 12227, 12228-9

Ontario, taxation 11989

Ontario, welfare payments, cost of 11989

Ontario, welfare rates 11990

Public Service Commission, annual report tabled 12321

Referendums, use in provincial election A. 13240

Sihota, Moe, correspondence, use of MLA letterhead for A.12616

Socialism 11990

Supply Act (No. 1) (1991) 12442, 12443

Taxation, level of in B.C. 12229

Voters, election-day registration of, provision for A. 12323

Vernon Jubilee Hospital, Vernon, B.C.

Abortion, access to (Harcourt) Q. 13239 (Strachan) A. 13239

Funding for (Strachan) 12770

Review committee, members (Strachan) 12770

Review committee, recommendations (Strachan) 12770

Review of (Perry) 12769-70

Review of, report (Perry) 12259

Review of, report quoted (Perry) 12769

Surgery, waiting-list for (Perry) 12259, 12769

Mentioned: (Perry) 12813, 12814

Versatile Corp.

Superferries, work on in Esquimalt (Sihota) 13168, 13170

Victoria, B.C.

Garbage disposal, problem of (Cull) 13198

Housing, zoning for low-cost housing (Reynolds) 13098, 13099

Police in Greater Victoria, communications system (Sihota) Q.12662, Q.12663

Seattle, ferry service to (Dirks) 12455 (Hanson, G.) 12273 (Hanson, L.) A.12111 (Lovick) Q.12111

Seattle, ferry service to, adjournment of House to debate (Blencoe) 12913 (Speaker) 12994

Sewage disposal (Cull) 13265 (Hanson, G.) 12274 (Long) 13264-5 (Mercier) 13253, 13264-5 (Reid) 12355 (Reynolds) 12992

Sewage disposal, funding for (Cull) 12029, 13201, 13260

Sewage disposal, referendum on (Cull) 12029

Tourist industry (Hanson, G.) 12273-4

Tourists, number of (Reid) 12355

Transit, corridors for (Cull) 13200

Transportation plan for (Hanson, G.) 12274

Transportation problems (Sihota) 12212

Victoria Cool Aid, Victoria, B.C.

Mentioned: (Jacobsen) 13021

Victoria Health Project, Victoria, B.C.

Coverage, extension of (Cull) 12389

Evaluation of (Jansen, J.) 12389 (Perry) 12390

Funding for (Cull) 12030, 12389, 12470, 12471

Jansen, J.) 12389 (Strachan) 12470, 12471

Funding for subprojects (Cull) 12471

Future of (Cull) 12470, 12470-1

Health care council, membership in (Cull) 12472 (Strachan) 12472

Project (Perry) 12008

Review of (Cull) 12471 (Strachan) 12471

Success of (Cull) 12030

Mentioned: (Cull) 12473 (Jansen, J.) 12435 (Strachan) 12148

Victoria Women's Transition House, Victoria, B.C.

Video (Gran) 12426 (Hagen, A.) 12317-8 (Marzari) 12426

Victorian Hospital, Kaslo, B.C.

Intermediate-care beds (Perry) 12622 (Strachan) 12622

Vietnam

Immigrant community, alienation of (Barnes) 12262

Vinnels, Stewart

Mentioned: (Lovick) 13167

Violence in the family

See: Family violence

Vision 2001

Action on (Cashore) 13192, 13195

Funding for (Cashore) 12422 (Mercier) 12422

Project mentioned (Cashore) 12205

Status of (Cashore) 12422 (Mercier) 12422

Mentioned: (Cashore) 12004, 12074, 13255

Visits of state

Visitors to B.C. (Throne speech) 11931

Visually handicapped

Problems (Pullinger) 12352

Signage for (Pullinger) 12353

Visually handicapped children

Case cited (Hagen, A.) 12510-1

Funding for (Hagen, A.) 12510-1 (Hagen, S.) 12511

Provincial Resource Centre for Visually Impaired (Hagen, S.) 12511

Services for (Hagen, A.) 12510-1, 12511 (Hagen, S.) 12511

Vito Steel Boat and Barge Construction Ltd.

Ferry construction work (Sihota) 13168, 13169

Vocational education

Private sector's role in (Marzari) 12518, 12518-9

Special-needs children, job training for (Hagen, A.) 12510 (Hagen, S.) 12510

Vogel, Hunter

Death of (Throne speech) 11931

"Voice of the Province"

Mentioned: (Cashore) 12204

Volunteers

Work of (Dueck) 12286-7

von Weizsacker, Richard

Mentioned: (Throne speech) 11931

Voters, Registration of

Election-day registration of voters (Barnes) 12265 (Hanson, G.) Q. 12323, 12351, 12733 (Harcourt) 11960 (Veitch) A.12323 (Zirnhelt) 12034-5, 12734

Federal enumeration of (Hanson, G.) 12733

Voters list, omissions from (Hanson, G.) 12274, 12351, 12733 (Zirnhelt) 12036

Voters, registration system in B.C. (Fraser) 12733-4 (Hanson, G.) 12733

Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Printing of (Veitch) 11936

Voting

Advance polls (Fraser) 12734

Section 80, voting under section (Hanson, G.) 12733 (Harcourt) 11960 (Zirnhelt) 12734

Voter identification cards (Fraser) 12734

Voting age (Barnes) 12265 (Hanson, G.) 12275 (Harcourt) 11960, 13238

Voting Age to Eighteen Years, An Act to Lower

(Bill M207) (Harcourt) 1R, 13238

Voting age (Harcourt) 13238

Vroom, W. Robert

Mentioned: (Smallwood) 12805