3rd Session, 35th Parliament -- Guide for Users

1994
3rd Session
35th Parliament

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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Guide for Users

The Hansard index provides page references to the official record of debates of the Legislative Assembly. Entries fall into one of three categories: subject, speaker or House business. Subject headings reflect the topics discussed by members; speaker entries begin with the member’s name and are followed by the subjects spoken on by that member; and House business headings represent the routine and other business of the Legislative Assembly (see list below).

CROSS REFERENCES

“See” directs the user to the subject heading under which entries will be found in this index:: Doctors See Physicians.
“See also” directs the user to related subjects:: Taxation See also names of taxes, e.g., Income tax; Sales tax.

HOUSE BUSINESS

House business entries include:: Address in Reply; Bills, Legislative; Budget debate; Chair’rulings and statements; Divisions; Ministerial statements; Motions; Oral questions; Petitions; Private members’statements; Privilege; Speaker’rulings and statements; Speech from the Throne

All bills introduced during the session are listed in numerical order under “Bills, Legislative” as well as in a separate alphabetical list near the front of the index.

Estimates are listed according to name of ministry, legislative officer (e.g., Auditor General) or agency (e.g., Commission on Resources and Environment).

FILING SEQUENCE

The basic filing sequence used in this index is alphabetical, word by word. Acronyms (e.g., SPEC) are filed as if they were words. Abbreviations (e.g., B.C.) are filed as if spelled out in full. Numbers are filed numerically (such as in highway or school district names) unless they are in proper names, such as in the example below, when they are filed as if written out in full.

EXAMPLE:: British Columbia Petroleum Corporation; B.C. 21 program; British Columbia Utilities Commission

Names beginning with Mc are filed as if the prefix were spelled Mac.

EXAMPLE:: Mabbott, John; McHale, Douglas; Machinery; McHugh, James; Madig Industries Ltd.

Subject entries, if subdivided, are filed as follows:

EXAMPLE:: British Columbia; British Columbia -- Economic conditions; British Columbia Ambulance Service; B.C. 21 program; British North America Act

Punctuation is ignored in filing.

EXAMPLE:: Legal aid tariff, increase in; Legal aid, tariff lawyers, billings by

ABBREVIATIONS

Amdt Amendment

Sec Section

Q Question

A Answer

M Motion

1R First reading

2R Second reading

3R Third reading

C Committee state

RA Royal assent

MLAs Members of the Legislative Assembly

MPs Members of Parliament

NDP New Democratic Party

GAIN Guaranteed Available Income for Need program

B.C. or BC British Columbia

U.S. United States

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Amdt	Amendment
Sec	Section
Q	Question
A	Answer
M	Motion
1R	First reading
2R	Second reading
3R	Third reading
C	Committee state
RA	Royal assent
MLAs	Members of the Legislative Assembly
MPs	Members of Parliament
NDP	New Democratic Party
GAIN	Guaranteed Available Income for Need program
B.C. or BC	British Columbia
U.S.	United States