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Province of British Columbia
1st Session, 36th Parliament
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
June 25, 1996 to March 24, 1997
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Hansard Sittings by Page Number
Babysitters
- Exclusion from Employment Standards Act (Miller) 1824
Back-country recreation See Outdoor recreation
Balanced Budget and Debt Reduction Act
- (Bill M201) (Campbell) 1R, 200-1
- Debate, speakers (Campbell) 200-1
Ballard Power Systems Inc.
- Fuel cell technology, application (Miller) 1256
Banking industry
- Industry support for fishing industry (Hurd) 1300 (Miller) 1300
- Objectives of private sector banks and needs of society (Miller) 1458
Bankruptcy
Barisoff, Bill (Okanagan-Boundary)
- Adams Lake ferry service 1108
- Agricultural Land Commission, board appointments, criteria 654
- Agricultural Land Commission, homesite severance policy 625, 654
- Agricultural Land Commission, policy re second dwellings on farmland 654
- Agricultural land reserve, effectiveness 233
- Agricultural land reserve, land sales to family members 625
- Agricultural land reserve, land use, schools and churches 626
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ministry, estimates debate 625-6, 654
- Air transport assistance program 997-8
- Ashnola area alpine meadow, transfer to Okanagan University College 889-90
- ATS Canada, contract to provide photo radar system 1106
- Automobiles, commercial vehicle safety inspections 1179
- Automobiles, impounded and abandoned vehicles, costs 1066
- B.C. Public Schools Employers' Association, bargaining with teachers 1437-8
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, board members 985
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, capital projects and priorities 984-8
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, funding sources 987
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, mandate 985
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority projects, financing 988-9
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority projects, impact of funding freeze 1020
- Budget debate 232-4
- Coquihalla Highway, tolls 1021, 1142
- Cycling infrastructure grants 987
- Cycling network program 987
- Delta, 72nd Avenue truck ban 1141
- Delta, NorDel completion project 1141
- Education, capital project funding acquired by increasing provincial debt, Hon. Moe Sihota's request for written approval from MLAs 1554
- Education, course materials 1552
- Education, days of instruction, comparisons with elsewhere 1552-3
- Education funding based on school enrolments 1439
- Education funding, carrying forward of school district budget surpluses 1439
- Education funding in rural districts 1439
- Education funding, needs in Okanagan area 233
- Education funding, special needs funding, impact of school district amalgamation 1438
- Education funding, stepping formula 1438
- Education, non-instructional days and community interaction days 1446
- Education, Skills and Training ministry budget, current ministry status 1553
- Education, Skills and Training ministry, estimates debate 1437-9, 1446, 1552-4
- Education, special education funding, special purpose grants 1553
- Education, storefront schools, funding 1553
- Elk hunting in Christian Valley area 952
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, estimates debate 752, 754-5, 889-90, 952-3
- Eurasian milfoil, control 752, 755, 953
- Fraser Highway, 152nd Street intersection, widening 1141
- Health care, New Directions program, effectiveness 233
- Health care regionalization 233
- Health ministry, estimates debate 1936
- Highway 1, high-occupancy-vehicle lanes to Cape Horn interchange 986
- Highway 3, Osoyoos intersection, land acquisition cost and weigh scale installation 1143
- Highway 3, Osoyoos intersection, project cost 1000-1, 1019
- Highway 10, 168th Street intersection 1141
- Highway 10, widening of 166th Street to Highway 15 section 1141
- Highway 15, commercial vehicles and use of highway to border crossing 1141
- Highway 19, Horne Lake area, proposed widening 1108
- Highway 24, Little Fort bypass 1021
- Highway 91, interchange construction north of Alex Fraser Bridge 986
- Highway 97, erosion damage 755
- Highway 97, McAlpine Bridge, condition 1019
- Highway 97, rock bluff near Vaseux Lake, safety issues 1142
- Highway 97, sinking section north of Vernon, status 1142
- Highway 99, South Surrey interchange project 1141
- Highway 99A, 20th Avenue and 92nd Avenue intersections 1141-2
- Highway 99A, beautification of Surrey city centre section 1142
- Highway advertising, expenditures 93
- Highway construction, impact of fair-wage policy 1019-20
- Highway construction projects, tendering 999-1000
- Highway Constructors Ltd., operating costs 1000
- Highway Constructors Ltd., role 998
- Highway infrastructure 1947
- Highway paving, asphalt recycling methods 1110
- Highway repairs, need 93
- Highway speed limits, determination and assessment 1105
- Highway tolls 1019
- Highways, design-build contracts 998
- Highways, high-occupancy-vehicle lanes 985-6
- Highways maintenance and rehabilitation 1022
- Highways maintenance contracts, number of contracts 1108
- Highways maintenance contracts, quality control 1110
- Highways maintenance, day labour contracting 1058
- Highways, major highway performance sustaining program, initiatives 986
- Highways, property acquisition 988
- Highways, roadside mowing 1109
- Highways, use of salt in winter 1108
- Indians, economic development opportunities on Island Highway construction project 1000, 1175
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., information-sharing with private insurers 579
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., powers to regulate motor vehicles and drivers 453
- Island Highway construction project 998-1000, 1020, 1107-8
- Island Highway construction project, impact of capital funding projects review 93
- Keremeos multilevel-care facility, proposal 233
- Liberal Party, position on use of photo radar in automobile speed monitoring 1947
- Lions Gate Bridge, future plans 1947
- MLAs working together for the common good 234
- Mining industry, future in B.C. 233-4
- Motor Carrier Commission, accountability 1175
- Motor Carrier Commission, operations review 1179
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 1996, debate 453, 577, 579, 581, 668
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 1996, debate 512, 680-1, 684
- Motor vehicle branch, transfer of functions to Insurance Corporation of B.C. 453, 577, 579, 581
- Motor vehicle branch, vehicle and licensing permits 1143
- Motor vehicles deinsured as irreparable, future use 684
- Net income stabilization account program 625
- Okanagan-Boundary constituency, issues and concerns 232-4
- Osoyoos Lake, water quality 953
- Parks, accidents in parks and lakes, responsibility 889
- Penticton Indian band, road access through lands to Apex Mountain 1107, 1113
- Photo radar 1105-7, 1142-3, 1947
- Political integrity 232
- Provincial transportation system 1947
- Roads, gravel size used 1109-10
- School boards, self-allocation of funding 69
- School construction and fair-wage policy 1554
- School district amalgamation, funding for special education 67-8
- School district amalgamation, severance payments 67
- School districts 14 (Southern Okanagan) and 16 (Keremeos), amalgamation, impact on funding 1438
- Schools, community use 1553
- Seniors health care facilities, impact of regionalization and capital spending freeze in Keremeos and Osoyoos 1936
- Septic systems near lakes, water quality concerns 953
- Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, estimates debate 1859
- South coast transportation plan 1142
- Summerland middle school construction project, status 1553
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1996, debate 67-9, 93
- Surrey, high-accident-frequency intersections 1141
- Surrey, highway infrastructure and projects 1141-2
- Surrey, Scott Road, 96th Avenue to Grace Road section 1141
- Teachers' collective agreement, cost 69
- Teachers' collective agreement, funding for increase 1554
- Teachers, merit pay 1552
- Tourism industry, information kiosks at border crossings 1859
- Tourism industry, visitors with out-of-country impaired-driving convictions 1859
- Traffic fines, point system, penalty point increase 1107
- Traffic safety initiatives 1106-7
- Transportation and Highways ministry, estimates debate 985-9, 997-1001, 1019-23, 1058, 1066, 1105-10, 1113, 1141-3, 1148, 1174-6, 1179, 1947
- Transportation and Highways ministry, funding for highways maintenance 1947
- Transportation and Highways ministry, partnership agreements 1947
- Transportation and Highways ministry, responsibilities and goals 453
- Truck weigh scale at Osoyoos, status 1175
- Truck weigh scale on Highway 1 being bypassed 1141
- Truck weigh scales, policy re empty trucks 1176
- Trucks, long combination vehicles 1176
- Vaseux Lake, silting problem 755
- Vehicle fraud, stolen vehicles registered using identification numbers of irreparable and salvage vehicles 512, 680-1
- Waste management plan in Okanagan-Boundary area, tax impact on small communities 952-3
- Waste management, single plan for province 953
- Watershed damage caused by logging 754-5
- Watershed restoration, Forest Renewal B.C. funding 754-5
Barlee, Bill N.L.
Barnes, Emery
- Commended for work as MLA (Stevenson) 279
Barnet-Hastings project See Highway 7A
Batteries
- Household batteries, disposal (Hurd) 790-1 (Ramsey) 790-1
- Industrial batteries, Laidlaw disposal contract (Hurd) 791
BCHIL See British Columbia Hydro International Ltd.
Bears See Wildlife
Beehive burners See Wood waste
Beer
- Beer-making supplies, interprovincial sales (Hansen) 1212 (Miller) 1212
- Bottles, used bottles refilled by microbreweries (Dosanjh) 1039-40 (Farrell-Collins) 1039 (Plant) 1039-40
- Brewing industry, interprovincial trade issue (Miller) 1226 (Penner) 1226
- U-Brew operations (Dosanjh) 498, 559 (Plant) 558-9 (Thorpe) 498
Bell, Larry
- Role in design of B.C. Hydro pensions (Miller) 1533
Bella Coola, B.C.
- Ferry traffic (Miller) 1611
- Water infrastructure project (Miller) 1701
Bennett Dam See W.A.C. Bennett Dam
Better Health Care News
- Quoted re wait-lists for cardiac surgery (Hawkins) 2018-9
Bicycling See Cycling
Bill 21 (5th session, 35th Parliament) See Education and Health Collective Bargaining Assistance Act
Bills, Legislative See also Legislation; Legislature
- 1. An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament
- 2. Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1996
- 3. Tax and Consumer Rate Freeze Act
- 4. Income Tax Amendment Act, 1996
- 5. Supply Act (No. 1), 1996
- 6. Income Tax Amendment Act (No. 2), 1996
- 7. Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 1996
- 8. Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 1996
- 9. Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 1996
- 10. Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 1996
- 11. BC Benefits (Youth Works) Act
- 12. BC Forest Renewal Amendment Act, 1996
- 13. BC Benefits (Child Care) Act
- 14. BC Benefits (Income Assistance) Act
- 15. Disability Benefits Program Act
- 16. BC Benefits (Appeals) Act
- 17. Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1996
- 18. Supply Act, 1996-97
- 19. Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 1996
- M201. Balanced Budget and Debt Reduction Act
- M202. Truth in Budgeting Act
- M203. Donation of Food Act
- M204. Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1996 (Special Warrant Abolition)
- M205. Free Votes Enabling Act
- M206. Rural Health Transportation Act
Bison See Game farming
Blue River, B.C.
- Forests in area, bug-kill (Krueger) 246
Blyth, T.G.
- Involvement in fast ferry design project (Miller) 1423 (Wilson, G.) 1423
Bonds
- B.C. savings bonds, rate of return (Gingell) 22, 99-100, 217
Boone, Hon. Lois R. (Prince George-Mount Robson)
Minister of Transportation and Highways
- Adams Lake, blockade and cost of alternative forms of transportation 1114
- Adams Lake ferry service 1108, 1114
- Air transport assistance program 997-8
- AirCare program 1144-5
- AirCare program, contract with Ebco-Hamilton 1145-6
- AirCare program, increase in vehicle inspection charge 1146, 1175
- AirCare program, staff 1175
- AirCare program, transfer to Insurance Corporation of B.C. 674
- Airstrips, emergency airstrips in Peace River North, maintenance responsibility 1123-4
- Apex Mountain Resort Ltd., alternative access road to resort 1167
- ATS Canada, contract to provide photo radar system 1106, 1229
- Automobile drivers' licences denied or suspended as result of indebtedness 669-70, 678
- Automobile drivers' licences, duration of licence 674
- Automobile drivers' licences, examination of licensees 673
- Automobile drivers' licences, fees 674
- Automobile drivers' licences, restrictions, authority to impose 667-9
- Automobile drivers' medical tests, security of information 587-9
- Automobile drivers, novice driving program 687
- Automobile drivers' records, electronic storage 687
- Automobile insurance, access of private insurers to B.C. market 577
- Automobile insurance, no-fault insurance in Canada 585
- Automobile insurance premiums, cost discrepancies in province 1059
- Automobiles, antique vehicles purchased for restoration, ownership and registration 682-4, 686
- Automobiles, commercial vehicle safety inspections 1179
- Automobiles, impounded and abandoned vehicles, costs 1065-6
- Automobiles, impoundment of vehicles 300, 1065-6
- Blockades of roads through Indian lands, government crisis response plan 1054
- Bridge and road system improvements 1119
- Bridges, twinning of bridges 1118
- B.C. Ferries, access road to Duke Point terminal 1020
- B.C. Rail Ltd., profitability 150
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, 1995-96 expenditures and revenues 1021
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, 1996-97 budget 993
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, accounting practices 992-3
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, board members 985, 997
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, chief executive officer appointment 1125
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, contract with Highway Constructors Ltd. 1115
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, debt, current status 1021
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, financial model 996
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, funding sources 987, 1114
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, loan to Finlay Navigation Ltd. 993
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, mandate 985
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, objectives, measuring effectiveness 990
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, projects 1948
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority projects, capital projects and priorities 984-8, 1144, 1948
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority projects, environmental evaluation 993
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority projects, financing 988-9
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority projects, impact of funding freeze 984, 1020
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority projects, recording interest in capital projects 992-3
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, staffing 990
- Budget, 1996-97 budget, middle-class focus 150
- Budget debate 149-50
- Chilliwack, Evans Road flyover proposal, status 1066-7
- Clearwater, Hub intersection project, status 1059
- Coleman, Rich, experience as police officer and position on photo radar 772-3
- Coquihalla Highway, cost overrun 1117
- Coquihalla Highway, tollgate area toilets, water supply 1117
- Coquihalla Highway, tolls 1021, 1142
- Crown corporations, access to information held by government 578-88
- Cycling infrastructure grants 987
- Cycling lanes on roads 1109
- Cycling network program 987
- Dawson Creek, 8th Street and 116th Avenue, traffic control light 1174
- Delta, 72nd Avenue truck ban 1141
- Delta, East Ladner bypass 997
- Delta, NorDel completion project, status 1020-1, 1141
- Disabled persons, parking places for disabled drivers 300, 511, 518
- Education, post-secondary funding 149-50
- Education, post-secondary tuition fees, freeze 149
- Expropriation of private property for highways use 1115-6
- Families, benefits for families 291
- Financial Institutions Act, licensing exemption for Insurance Corporation of B.C. agents 584-5
- Forest industry, small operators, logging truck permits 1172
- Fraser Highway, 152nd Street intersection, widening 1141
- Fraser Valley, transportation, 16th Avenue corridor 995
- Gibsons bypass 990-2
- Government information, computerized recordkeeping 580
- Government spending, capital spending freeze and review 93-4, 150, 291
- Health care funding 150
- Heritage Highway, speed limit 1105
- Highway 1, 88th Avenue and 200th Street interchange 994, 997, 1063-4
- Highway 1, Abbotsford area, level crossing of freeway 996-7
- Highway 1, high-occupancy-vehicle lanes to Cape Horn interchange 986
- Highway 1, Mount Lehman interchange, cost 997
- Highway 1, No. 1 Road level crossing 1144
- Highway 1, Spences Bridge area, S-curves in highway 1171
- Highway 1A, upgrading of highway near Aldergrove 995
- Highway 3, Osoyoos intersection, project cost 1001, 1019
- Highway 5, Heffley-Clearwater section, passing lanes 1057
- Highway 7A, Barnet-Hastings project 1108
- Highway 10, 168th Street intersection 1141
- Highway 10, widening of 166th Street to Highway 15 section 1141
- Highway 15, commercial vehicles and use of highway to border crossing 1141
- Highway 19, Horne Lake area, proposed widening 1108
- Highway 24, Little Fort bypass 1021, 1057
- Highway 27, resurfacing plans 1173-4
- Highway 49, realignment of highway at Pouce Coupe River bridge 1175
- Highway 91, interchange construction north of Alex Fraser Bridge 986
- Highway 97 corridor improvements, Kelowna area 1148-9
- Highway 97, four-laning issue in Peachland area 1117
- Highway 97, McAlpine Bridge, condition 1019
- Highway 97, Quesnel bypass 1170
- Highway 97, rock bluff near Vaseux Lake, safety issues 1142
- Highway 97, sinking section north of Vernon, status 1142
- Highway 99, 152nd Street and 32nd Avenue project 995, 1117, 1141
- Highway 99A, 20th Avenue and 92nd Avenue intersections 1141-2
- Highway 99A, beautification of Surrey city centre section 1142
- Highway 101, removal of dangerous corner north of Powell River 1060
- Highway 101, Saltery Bay-Powell River section 1060
- Highway construction, impact of fair-wage policy 1019-20
- Highway Constructors Ltd., funds for training purposes 1175
- Highway Constructors Ltd., operating costs 1000
- Highway Constructors Ltd., role 998
- Highway declassification within municipalities, capital rehabilitation program 1149
- Highway districts, restructuring 1067
- Highway gravel, size of aggregate used 1111
- Highway maintenance contracts, number of contracts 1108
- Highway maintenance contracts, quality control 1110
- Highway paving, asphalt recycling methods 1110-1
- Highway repairs, need 93
- Highway speed limits, determination and assessment 1104-5, 1179, 1948
- Highway speed limits, determination based on 85 percentile measure 771
- Highway tolls 994, 1019
- Highways and roads, bicycle lanes 1109
- Highways, archaeological sites near highways 1055
- Highways, banners across roads, policy 1059
- Highways, Cottonwood corridor to Maple Ridge, status 1064
- Highways, declassification of highways within municipalities 1056
- Highways, design-build contracts 998
- Highways district manager, North Peace district 1067-8
- Highways, funding for landscaping 1055
- Highways, high-occupancy-vehicle lanes 984-6, 1178
- Highways, high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, number of people in vehicles 1064, 1109
- Highways, litter control along highways 1125
- Highways, maintenance and rehabilitation 1022
- Highways maintenance contracts and highway pit closings 1060
- Highways maintenance, day labour contracting 1057-9, 1102
- Highways, major highway performance sustaining program, initiatives 986
- Highways, moving 16-wides on roads 1068, 1100-1, 1167-8, 1948
- Highways, property acquisition 988
- Highways, property acquisition, Maple Ridge area 1119
- Highways, property expropriation, disposition of excess lands 1115
- Highways, pullouts and rest areas 1055
- Highways, pullouts in Okanagan area 1168
- Highways, roadside mowing 1109
- Highways, roundabouts 1063-4
- Highways, runaway lanes 1053
- Highways, use of salt in winter 1108
- Highways, use of sand on highways, prewetting technique 1055
- Highways, weight of vehicles and damage to roads 1143-4
- Indians, economic development opportunities on Island Highway construction project 1000, 1175
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., access to drivers' medical records 587-9, 676-7
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., accountability re insurance regulations 587, 669
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., authority to direct the seizure of licence number plates 585-6
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., eligibility for judicial review 673
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., fees collection contract 674
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., funding of motor vehicle branch operations 582
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., information-sharing with private insurers 577, 579
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., liability re actions of authorized agents 584-5
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., powers shared with superintendent of motor vehicles 670-3
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., powers to certify documents as evidence 675
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., powers to refuse to issue a licence 669-70
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., powers to regulate motor vehicles and drivers 300, 451, 454, 578-80, 582, 587, 667-9, 677-8
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., responsibility for road and traffic safety 583
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., retail sales 582
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., revenue projections 581
- Insurance Corporation of B.C. revenues, fee revenue 674-5
- Iron Workers' Memorial Bridge, completion of work on bridge 1060-1
- Iron Workers' Memorial Bridge, future plans for north end of bridge 1018
- Iron Workers' Memorial Bridge, repairs to bridge and traffic congestion in area 1051-2
- Island Highway construction project, cost 999, 1114
- Island Highway construction project, cutbacks 1052
- Island Highway construction project, environmental issues 1116
- Island Highway construction project, fair-wage policy impact 999-1000
- Island Highway construction project, local hiring 998-1000, 1056-7, 1108
- Island Highway construction project, property expropriation 1022-3, 1115-6
- Island Highway construction project, status 1020
- Island Highway, declassification 1063
- Langley railway crossings, safety concerns 1064-5
- Langley, transportation initiatives 1064
- Lions Gate Bridge, environmental and social study 1056
- Lions Gate Bridge, future plans 1018, 1061-2
- Lions Gate Bridge, maintenance and costs 1061
- Lions Gate Bridge, renewal planning, status 1061-3, 1118
- Miocene area, right-of-way access to private property, case cited 1171
- Motor Carrier Commission, accountability 1175
- Motor Carrier Commission, appointment of chairperson 1125
- Motor Carrier Commission, funding 1172
- Motor Carrier Commission, operations review 1179, 1948
- Motor Carrier Commission, response time on commercial applications 1176
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 1996, debate 300, 451, 454, 577-89, 667-80
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 1996, model for B.C. bill 585
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 1996, debate 300, 511, 517-8, 680-8, 748-50, 771-5
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 1996, role in making roads safer 300, 511, 517-8
- Motor vehicle and driver documentation, certification as evidence 675-6
- Motor vehicle branch, senior staff, qualifications and responsibilities 1126-7
- Motor vehicle branch, transfer of functions to Insurance Corporation of B.C. 300, 451, 454, 577, 579, 582-3, 586, 667-73, 984
- Motor vehicle branch, vehicle and licensing permits 1143
- Motor vehicle registration, proof of financial responsibility required 586-7
- Motor vehicles deinsured as irreparable, future use 684
- Motorcycle licence plate, size 775
- NDP government, performance 290-2
- Okanagan transportation plan 995-6, 1019, 1149
- Patricia Bay Highway, Island View-Keating Cross Road connector 1118
- Peace River area highway district manager, hiring process 1067-8
- Peace River North roads, rehabilitation and maintenance 1120-2
- Peace River North roads, road bans 1122
- Peace River North roads, Upper Halfway road 1122
- Peace River South, grid road system, gravel rehabilitation 1102
- Peace River South roads, maintenance and rehabilitation responsibilities 1102
- Pender Harbour, district municipality status and area highway upgrading and maintenance 1060
- Penticton Indian band, road access through lands to Apex Mountain 1054, 1107, 1113
- Photo radar 164, 300, 1948
- Photo radar, accuracy of cameras 688, 1103
- Photo radar, criteria for use 1105-6
- Photo radar, effectiveness in reducing accidents 1104
- Photo radar, effectiveness in reducing driving offences 517-8
- Photo radar, evidence admissible in court 771-2
- Photo radar, implementation 292, 1229-30
- Photo radar, implementation costs 1107
- Photo radar, increase in amount of fines 1105
- Photo radar, location of cameras 1178
- Photo radar, projected revenues to province 1107, 1143
- Photo radar, reliability of evidence 748-50
- Photo radar, responsibility for payment of fines 688, 1106
- Photo radar, serving of tickets 773-5
- Port Mann Bridge, expansion 994, 1118
- Port Mann Bridge, safety concerns 994
- Port Mann Bridge, twinning 994
- Prince George, stabilization of Cranberry Hill road 1117
- Privacy of motor vehicle and driver information 578-80, 587-9
- Provincial transportation system 983-4, 1947-8
- Resource road, definition 1120
- Richmond, Middle Arm bridge project 1118
- Road sense program, funding priorities 1054
- Roads, gravel size used 1109-10
- Roads on Indian reserve lands, expropriation negotiations 1054-5, 1113
- Roads on Indian reserve lands, maintenance and enforcement jurisdiction 1055
- Roads on Indian reserve lands, maintenance of right-of-way 1103
- Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road, maintenance 1119-20
- Small business tax rate 150
- Smith, Brian, position on board of ATS Canada 1536
- South coast transportation plan 1142
- South Fraser perimeter road, Serpentine corridor addition 1118
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1996, debate 93-4
- Surrey, high-accident-frequency intersections 1141
- Surrey, highway infrastructure and projects 1141-2
- Surrey, Scott Road, 96th Avenue to Grace Road section 1141
- Surrey, upgrading of 16th Avenue or 32nd Avenue 1064
- Taxes during 1996-97 fiscal year 149-50
- Throne speech debate 290-2
- Traffic fines, point system, penalty point increase 1107
- Traffic safety initiatives 511, 517-8, 1052-3, 1104, 1106-7
- Traffic safety initiatives, administration 300, 451, 454, 583-4
- Transportation, alternative modes 984-5, 1059
- Transportation and Highways ministry, automobiles in use at head office 1175
- Transportation and Highways ministry, budget 984
- Transportation and Highways ministry, budget and expenditure review 1169
- Transportation and Highways ministry, communications budget 1169-70
- Transportation and Highways ministry, computers, disposal of surplus 1174
- Transportation and Highways ministry, consultation programs re highways and roads projects 1053
- Transportation and Highways ministry, estimates debate 983-1001, 1018-23, 1050-68, 1100-30, 1141-9, 1167-79, 1947-8
- Transportation and Highways ministry, funding 1111-2
- Transportation and Highways ministry, highway rehabilitation projects, notice to MLAs 1067
- Transportation and Highways ministry, partnership agreements 984
- Transportation and Highways ministry, research projects with UBC on berms and stormwater runoff 1055
- Transportation and Highways ministry, responsibilities and goals 983-4
- Transportation and Highways ministry, senior staff, qualifications and responsibilities 1125-30
- Transportation and Highways ministry, staff 1168-70
- Transportation and Highways ministry, statutes and regulations affecting ministry operations 1169
- Transportation and Highways ministry, strategic business plan 1057
- Transportation and Highways ministry, streamlining of operations 984
- Truck licences, H plates, change in allotment policy 1172
- Truck licences, interprovincial hauling licence 1171
- Truck weigh scale at Osoyoos, status 1175
- Truck weigh scale at Pouce Coupe 1177
- Truck weigh scale on Highway 1 being bypassed 1141
- Truck weigh scales, policy re empty trucks 1176
- Truck weigh scales, weighing system for logging trucks 1171
- Trucking industry, competitiveness 1144
- Trucking industry, dead bunks issue, report 1172-3
- Trucking industry, drug testing for drivers 1178
- Trucking industry safety standards, incentives to meet standards 1178
- Trucks, long combination vehicles 1176-7
- Universities, colleges and institutes, student spaces 150
- Upper Levels Highway, accident site and pavement condition 1111
- Vavenby-Birch Island road, status of bridge 1058
- Vehicle fraud, stolen vehicles registered using identification numbers of irreparable and salvage vehicles 300, 511, 518, 680-1, 685
- Vehicle inspections, presentation requirement 672
- Workers Compensation Board, royal commission, establishment 292
Boston Bar, B.C.
Bottle recycling See Recycling
Bowbrick, Graeme (New Westminster)
- B.C. Benefits, family bonus program 179
- Budget, balanced-budget legislation 366
- Budget debate 178-81
- Chilliwack constituency, MLA's "wish list" 366
- Debt and investment for future 180
- Discrimination and racism, elimination 1006-7
- Education, Skills and Training ministry, estimates debate 1492-3
- Election campaign spending, limits on third-party advertising 340-1
- Election issues in 1996 campaign 179
- Government spending, capital spending freeze and review 180
- Hate propaganda on the Internet 1006-7
- Home ownership incentives in 1996-97 budget 179
- Job creation 179-80, 365
- MLAs, responsibilities 180
- NDP government, performance 364-5
- New Westminster constituency, capital projects 180
- New Westminster constituency, CCF/NDP political tradition 178-9
- New Westminster constituency, issues and concerns, NDP government action 364-5
- Public service, personal commitment 178-9
- School construction during NDP administration 366
- School district 40 (New Westminster), amalgamation question 1492-3
- Taxes during 1996-97 fiscal year 179
- Throne speech, content 365
- Throne speech debate 364-6
- War, Canadians killed in World War II 180-1
- Youth, issues 180-1
Brake, Weldon
- Status of position with Workers Compensation Board (Reid) 1678
Brewin, Gretchen (Victoria-Beacon Hill)
- Appointment as Deputy Speaker (MacPhail) 7
- B.C. Benefits, family bonus program 253
- Budget, 1996-97 budget, goals 252-3
- Budget debate 251-4
- Government program review 253
- NDP government, goals of second-term administration 253-4
- Taxes during 1996-97 fiscal year 253
- Victoria-Beacon Hill constituency, issues and concerns 252-4
Bridge River
- B.C. Hydro violation re fish damage (Ramsey) 846
Bridges See also particular bridges, e.g., Port Mann Bridge
- Twinning of bridges (Boone) 1118
British Columbia
- Challenges for future (Miller) 1950
- Coastal port facilities (Miller) 1688-9 (Wilson, G.) 1688-9
- Economy See Economy
- Entry into Confederation, anniversary celebrations (Miller) 1830 (Reitsma) 1830
- Facing the future (Cashore) 116
- Federal-provincial relations See Government
- Financial credibility (Campbell) 300-1 (Clark, G.) 301 (de Jong) 301-2 (Farrell-Collins) 302
- Future of province (Waddell) 175, 177-8
- Interior regions, needs and electoral representation (Krueger) 1594-5
- Leadership role for province (Throne speech) 5
- Northern B.C.
- health care services See also Travel for treatment under Health care
- (Neufeld) 367-8
- issues and concerns (Giesbrecht) 213 (Neufeld) 210 (Weisgerber) 319-22
- moving 16-wides on northern roads See Highways and roads
- needs and electoral representation (Farrell-Collins) 1725 (Goodacre) 1586-7 (Nettleton) 1585-6 (Neufeld) 1590-1, 1729-31 (Plant) 1727-8, 1731 (Weisgerber) 1587-8 (Wilson, G.) 1731
- physician supply (Neufeld) 367
- resource revenues (Weisgerber) 322
- revenues produced by area returned to north (Clark, G.) 1965 (Neufeld) 1962, 1964-5
- road improvements (Clark, G.) 1963 (Neufeld) 1962-3
- services centred in southern B.C. (Neufeld) 1961
- tax collection in northeastern B.C. (Neufeld) 1965
- weather stations (Neufeld) 1960-1
- Prosperity in future (Robertson) 273
- Province's 125th birthday (Clark, G.) 605 (Farrell-Collins) 605
- Regions as basis for electoral representation, benefits (Wilson, G.) 1593-4
- Regions as generators of wealth (Wilson, G.) 110
- Role in national unity (Campbell) 2046-7 (Clark, G.) 2046-7
- Status as province of choice (Farnworth) 127
- Urban triangle of Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo (Wilson, G.) 1592
B.C. Accommodations Guide
British Columbia Ambulance Service
- Advanced life support systems (Hawkins) 1927, 1941 (MacPhail) 1927, 1941-2
- Burnaby facility (Hawkins) 1894 (MacPhail) 1894-5
- Call volume (Hawkins) 1927, 1941-2 (MacPhail) 1927, 1941-2
- Participation in Vancouver-based emergency operations and communications centre (Hawkins) 1894 (MacPhail) 1894-5
- Services outside lower mainland (Hawkins) 1895, 1942 (MacPhail) 1895, 1942
- Staffing, agreements with unions (Hawkins) 1895, 1926-7, 1941 (MacPhail) 1895, 1926-7, 1941
British Columbia Arts Council
- Structure and operations (Chong) 1867 (Miller) 1867
British Columbia Assessment Authority See Assessment Authority of British Columbia
B.C. Benefits Appeal Board See also Appeals process under B.C. Benefits program
- Appeals process (Anderson) 1074 (Streifel) 1074-5
- Appeals process, need for legal representation (Anderson) 1074 (Streifel) 1074
- Decisions
- opportunity to appeal in court (Anderson) 1074-5 (Streifel) 1074
- public access (Anderson) 1075 (Streifel) 1075
- Mandate (Streifel) 956, 1074
- Members, remuneration (Anderson) 958, 1074
- Membership (Anderson) 1074-5 (Streifel) 1074-5
BC Benefits (Appeals) Act
- (Bill 16) (Minister of Social Services) 1R, 630; 2R, 956-60; C, 1070-6; 3R, 1077; RA, 1151
- Amdts: sec. 5(3) and 5(6) (Streifel) 1075, approved 1075
- Divisions: 2R approved, 960; C approved, 1076-7
- Debate, speakers (Anderson) 956-9, 1070-6 (Coell) 960, 1070, 1072-4, 1076 (Neufeld) 959-60 (Streifel) 630, 956, 960, 1070-6 (Wilson, G.) 959
- Recommendation to stand bill down (Anderson) 959
- Referral to all-party committee (Coell) 960 (Neufeld) 959-60 (Wilson, G.) 959
- Tribunal, definition (Anderson) 1070 (Streifel) 1070
BC Benefits (Child Care) Act
- (Bill 13) (Minister of Women's Equality) 1R, 630; 2R, 784-8; C, 857-66; 3R, 866; RA, 1151
- Amdts: sec. 9 (Stephens) 864-5, withdrawn 865; sec. 9 (Hammell) 865, approved 866
- Division: 2R approved 787-8
- Debate, speakers (Anderson) 786-7 (Coell) 859, 861-3 (Hammell) 630, 784, 787, 857-66 (Petter) 865 (Plant) 787 (Stephens) 784-5, 857-66 (Waddell) 859 (Whittred) 786, 862-3, 866 (Wilson, G.) 785-6, 859-62, 865-6
- Child care setting, definition (Hammell) 857 (Stephens) 857
- Offences under act, time restrictions (Hammell) 866 (Stephens) 866
- Parent, definition (Hammell) 858 (Stephens) 858
- Regulations (Anderson) 787 (Hammell) 858, 864 (Stephens) 857-8, 864
- Regulations, powers of Women's Equality minister (Whittred) 786 (Wilson, G.) 785-6
- Title (Whittred) 866
BC Benefits (Income Assistance) Act
- (Bill 14) (Minister of Social Services) 1R, 630; 2R, 866-72; C, 960-78; 3R, 978-9; RA, 1151
- Amdts: sec. 21 (Streifel) 977, approved 978; sec.
24 (Streifel) 978, approved 978; sec.
42 (Streifel) 978, approved 978
- Division: 2R approved 872
- Debate, speakers (Anderson) 871, 960-70, 972-8 (Coell) 868, 961-7, 969-70 (Streifel) 630, 866-8, 871-2, 961-78 (Wilson, G.) 868-71, 971-2, 974-8
- Applicant, definition (Anderson) 960-1 (Streifel) 961
- Benefit, definition (Coell) 961-2 (Streifel) 961-2
- Confidentiality and freedom of information (Streifel) 867
- Consequential amendments to Child, Family and Community Services Act (Streifel) 867, 978 (Wilson, G.) 978
- Focus (Streifel) 630, 866
- Links with Healthy Kids program (Streifel) 867
- Links with Youth Works program (Streifel) 867
B.C. Benefits program See also Guaranteed Available Income for Need program; Social welfare system
- Accessibility of services (Penner) 1995
- Accountability of program (Anderson) 969 (Streifel) 969-70
- Appeals process See also B.C. Benefits Appeal Board
- appeals resolved by administrative review (Streifel) 1076
- appellants, payment (Anderson) 1073-4
- avenues of appeal prior to tribunal stage (Coell) 1076
- consolidation of appeals (Anderson) 1076 (Streifel) 1076
- continuation of benefits (Anderson) 975 (Streifel) 975
- cost-effectiveness (Coell) 1072-4, 1076 (Streifel) 1074
- impact on disabled people (Anderson) 958-9
- impact on reforms in B.C. Benefits package (Anderson) 958-9 (Coell) 960
- need for legal representation (Anderson) 959
- pending appeals, regulations (Anderson) 1075 (Streifel) 1075-6
- supply of information (Anderson) 975-6 (Streifel) 975
- time limit to appeal (Anderson) 1071-2 (Streifel) 1071-2
- tribunal members, training and remuneration (Anderson) 1071-2, 1075 (Streifel) 1071-5
- tribunal system (Anderson) 956-9, 1076 (Streifel) 956 (Wilson, G.) 959
- tribunal system, evaluation (Anderson) 1071 (Streifel) 1071
- Benefits
- benefits (Anderson) 961-5 (Coell) 961-2, 964-5 (Streifel) 961-5
- benefits denied or reduced (Streifel) 867
- benefits for mentally handicapped (Anderson) 963-4 (Coell) 964-5 (Streifel) 963-4
- overpayments (Anderson) 336 (Petter) 336
- recipients, consequences of accepting or not disposing of property (Anderson) 975 (Streifel) 975
- Child care funding (Gingell) 332 (Hammell) 591 (Petter) 332 (Stephens) 591
- Comfort allowance (Anderson) 963 (Streifel) 963
- Cost (Wilson, G.) 744
- Design and operational issues (Coell) 331 (Gingell) 330 (Petter) 329-32 (Streifel) 331 (Weisgerber) 327-8, 331-2 (Wilson, G.) 331
- Eligibility, supply of information or verification (Anderson) 969 (Coell) 969 (Streifel) 969
- Employability programs for youth (Anderson) 968 (Streifel) 968
- Employment programs (Anderson) 967 (Coell) 967 (Streifel) 967-8
- Employment suitability and not searching for or accepting employment, criteria and consequences (Anderson) 970, 972-4 (Coell) 970 (Streifel) 970-4 (Wilson, G.) 971-2, 974-5
- Family bonus program
- Family maintenance orders assigned to government (Anderson) 977 (Streifel) 976-7 (Wilson, G.) 976-7
- Financial assistance to service providers (Anderson) 967 (Coell) 967 (Streifel) 967
- Fraud and abuse prevention (Anderson) 969 (Streifel) 866, 969-70 (Wilson, G.) 871
- Hardship assistance (Anderson) 963, 965-6 (Coell) 962-3 (Streifel) 962-3, 965-7
- Implementation and ministerial responsibility (de Jong) 938-9
- Income assistance advisory council See name of council
- Interministry roles (Hansen) 854 (Sihota) 854
- Job-hunting costs (Anderson) 962 (Streifel) 962
- Legislation See also BC Benefits (Appeals) Act; BC Benefits (Child Care) Act; BC Benefits (Income Assistance) Act; BC Benefits (Youth Works) Act; Disability Benefits Program Act
- adequacy of legislation (Anderson) 741, 871 (Coell) 868 (Wilson, G.) 869
- Program (Streifel) 396, 404, 482
- Purpose (Miller) 1815
- Repayment of unemployment insurance advances (Anderson) 976 (Streifel) 976
- Shelter allowance (Anderson) 963-4 (Streifel) 963-4
- Transition benefits when moving from welfare to work (Streifel) 867
- Youth Works program See name of program
BC Benefits (Youth Works) Act
- (Bill 11) (Minister of Education, Skills and Training) 1R, 432; 2R, 735-48; C, 807-31, 851-7; 3R, 857; RA, 1151
- Amdts: sec. 12 (Sihota) 830, approved 853; sec. 15 (Sihota) 855, approved 855
- Division: 2R approved 748
- Debate, speakers (Anderson) 740-2, 811-2, 815-6, 822, 829-30, 857 (Clark, G.) 825-6 (Farrell-Collins) 851-3 (Hansen) 739-40, 809-13, 815, 819-21, 823, 827, 853-6 (Masi) 737-9, 809, 813, 818-9, 822-3, 827, 829-30 (Plant) 830-1 (Reid) 742-3 (Sihota) 432, 735-7, 746-8, 808-31, 851-7 (Whittred) 813, 816, 827-8, 857 (Wilson, G.) 743-6, 807-9, 814, 816-8, 823-30, 852-3, 855-6
- Dependents, use of word in bill (Sihota) 855 (Wilson, G.) 809, 855
- Employability program, definition (Hansen) 810-1 (Sihota) 808, 810-1 (Wilson, G.) 807-8
- Information-sharing provision (Plant) 777-8
- Regulations (Anderson) 741 (Masi) 818 (Sihota) 818-9
- Regulations, minister's powers (Sihota) 808 (Wilson, G.) 744-6, 808-9
- Title (Anderson) 757
- Youth, definition (Hansen) 812-3 (Masi) 809 (Sihota) 808-9, 813 (Whittred) 813, 857 (Wilson, G.) 808-9
B.C. Bid program
- Objectives and performance measurement (Petter) 1156 (Reitsma) 1156
British Columbia Buildings Corporation
- Annual reports, 1995 and 1996, tabled (Miller) 1994
- Awards for energy management (Coleman) 1630 (Truss) 1630
- Business income (Coleman) 1638 (Truss) 1638
- Capital planning, use of outside sources for project financing (Coleman) 1627, 1634, 1637 (Miller) 1634, 1637 (Truss) 1627, 1637
- Dividend paid to government (Coleman) 1633 (Gingell) 1632 (Miller) 1633 (Truss) 1632
- Energy management consulting services (Truss) 1629
- Environmental services (Coleman) 1629
- Furniture storage (Coleman) 1635 (Miller) 1635
- Housing management role for corporation (Coleman) 1628 (Miller) 1628
- Land use planning expertise (Coleman) 1628-9 (Miller) 1629
- Leasing management programs (Coleman) 1629 (Truss) 1629
- Performance requirements (Coleman) 1633-4 (Miller) 1634
- Procurement of services, tendering guidelines (Miller) 1638-9 (Neufeld) 1638-9 (Truss) 1638-9
- Project management role for corporation (Coleman) 1628, 1634 (Miller) 1628, 1634
- Projects
- major projects completed during 1995-96 fiscal year (Coleman) 1624-5 (Truss) 1625
- own vs. lease (Coleman) 1626 (Truss) 1626
- Revenue projections for 1996-97 (Coleman) 1630-3 (Miller) 1630-3 (Truss) 1630-3
- Services
- core services (Miller) 1637 (Truss) 1637
- property management services to public sector (Coleman) 1630 (Truss) 1630
- services to public sector (Coleman) 1627-8 (Miller) 1627-8
- Strategic objectives (Coleman) 1636-7, 1639 (Miller) 1636-7 (Truss) 1636-7
B.C. Buy Smart program See B.C. Bid program
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
British Columbia Child and Family Review Board See Child and Family Review Board
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
- Consultations re Income Tax Act information-sharing provisions (Petter) 777
British Columbia Council of Human Rights
- Complaints
- Funding (Anderson) 466 (Dosanjh) 56, 466 (Plant) 56
- Self-governance (Dosanjh) 1788-9
B.C. Environment See Environment branch under Environment, Lands and Parks, Ministry of
B.C. family bonus program See B.C. Benefits program
British Columbia Federation of Agriculture
- Concerns re future of agriculture (van Dongen) 663
British Columbia Ferry Corporation
- Accident at Bowen Island terminal (Miller) 1613 (Symons) 1613
- Accident at Departure Bay terminal, settlement (Miller) 1614-5 (Symons) 1614-5
- Annual report, 1995-96, tabled (Miller) 1994
- Apprenticeship programs (Miller) 1621 (Symons) 1621
- Board meetings, compensation for union observers (Miller) 1578 (Symons) 1578
- Capital plan (Miller) 1424 (Wilson, G.) 1424
- Court case, funding of appeals (Miller) 1620-1 (Symons) 1620-1
- Crew suspension incident (Miller) 1578 (Symons) 1578
- Debt and capital planning (Miller) 1579 (Symons) 1579
- Dock repair personnel, travel time (Miller) 1578 (Symons) 1578
- Duke Point terminal
- Fares
- Ferries as part of highway system (Miller) 1420 (Reitsma) 1615 (Symons) 1420
- Ferry improvement program (Miller) 37 (Symons) 37
- Ferry routes
- Comox-Powell River service (Miller) 1424 (Wilson, G.) 1424-5
- Gulf Island routes, future service requirements (Miller) 1578, 1619 (Symons) 1578, 1619
- midcoast service (Miller) 136, 1418-20
- midcoast service, Discovery coast route (Miller) 1610-2, 1615 (Symons) 1610-2
- operating costs per route (Miller) 1421 (Symons) 1420-1
- subsidies for minor routes (Miller) 1579 (Symons) 1579
- Ferry system as part of Trans-Canada highway (Reitsma) 270
- Information office at Nanaimo (Miller) 1618-9 (Symons) 1618-9
- Langdale terminal, parking lot improvements (Miller) 1579 (Symons) 1579
- Maintenance procedures, fleet and terminal operations (Miller) 1616 (Symons) 1616
- Planning, ten-year capital plan (Miller) 1252
- Revenues and expenses (Miller) 1417-8 (Symons) 1417-8
- Safety and health committee (Miller) 1614 (Symons) 1614
- Safety and training of ferry personnel (Miller) 1613-5 (Reitsma) 1615 (Symons) 1613-4
- Self-sustaining operation (Miller) 37 (Symons) 37
- Special warrant debate 36-42
- Staffing levels (Miller) 1615 (Reitsma) 1615
- Student summer employment programs, targets (Miller) 1621 (Symons) 1621
- Subsidization
- government's payment of subsidy (Miller) 38 (Symons) 37
- provincial and federal contributions (Miller) 1416-7, 1615 (Reitsma) 1615 (Symons) 1416-7
- Tourism advertising on ferries (Neufeld) 1856
- Traffic volumes (Miller) 1421 (Symons) 1421
- Tsawwassen terminal, public access issues (Gingell) 1622 (Rhodes) 1622
- Vessels
- charters and special-event sailings (Rhodes) 1622 (Symons) 1621-2
- construction of catamarans See also Catamaran Ferries International Corp.
- construction of catamarans, purchase of aluminum (Miller) 38-9 (Symons) 39 (Wilson, G.) 38
- emission control (Ramsey) 940
- fast ferries, business plan (Miller) 1422, 1577-8 (Symons) 1422, 1577-8
- fast ferries, construction costs (Miller) 1618 (Symons) 1618
- fast ferries, construction in B.C. (Gingell) 40-1 (Miller) 40-1 (Symons) 41-2
- fast ferries construction site, cleanup (Miller) 1617 (Symons) 1617
- fast ferries construction site, environmental assessment (Symons) 940
- fast ferries, cost-benefit analysis (Miller) 1616 (Symons) 1616
- fast ferries, emissions concerns (Gingell) 40 (Miller) 40 (Symons) 939-40
- fast ferries, horsepower requirement (Miller) 1616-7 (Symons) 1616-7
- fast ferries project, contractual issues (Miller) 1422-4 (Wilson, G.) 1422-4
- fast ferries project, impact on economy (Miller) 41
- fast ferries project, Liberal Party position (Gingell) 40 (Miller) 39
- fast ferries, suitability (Miller) 1421 (Weisgerber) 1421
- fast ferries, time savings vs. capital costs (Miller) 1618 (Symons) 1618
- fast ferry construction projects and job creation (Miller) 1580 (Symons) 1580
- fast ferry training program (Miller) 1619 (Symons) 1619
- fuel consumption, testing of new technology (Miller) 1420 (Weisgerber) 1420
- new vessels vs. refits (Miller) 1580, 1610 (Symons) 1580, 1610
- passenger-only ferries (Symons) 1416
- passengers with special needs, procedures (Miller) 1619-20 (Symons) 1619-20
- Queen of New Westminster, refit (Symons) 1610
- Queen of Saanich, refit (Symons) 1580
- Queen of Sidney, replacement (Miller) 1424 (Wilson, G.) 1424
- Spirit-class vessels, operational fitness (Miller) 1613 (Symons) 1612-3
- superferries, approval by Social Credit government (Miller) 1421 (Weisgerber) 1421
- superferries, construction costs (Symons) 41-2
- superferries vs. fast ferries (Symons) 1416
- voyage recorders (Miller) 1612 (Symons) 1612
British Columbia Film Commission
- Funding (Chong) 80 (Miller) 80
- Location of commission offices (Chong) 1866-7 (Miller) 1866-7
BC Forest Renewal Act
- Amendment (Dosanjh) 935
- Liberal Party position (Petter) 356
BC Forest Renewal Amendment Act, 1996
- (Bill 12) (Minister of Forests) 1R, 529; 2R, 781-4; C, 893-904, 921-6; 3R, 926; RA, 1151
- Amdts: sec. 1 (Wilson, G.) 900, negatived 902-3; sec.
1 (Wilson, J.) 924, negatived 925
- Divisions: 2R approved 784; amdts. to sec. 1 negatived 902-3, 925; sec.
2 approved 925-6
- Debate, speakers (Hurd) 782-3, 925 (Nebbeling) 783, 897-9, 925 (Neufeld) 899-900, 922-3 (Pullinger) 783 (Reitsma) 899 (Weisgerber) 782, 895-7, 901, 921-2, 925 (Wilson, G.) 900-2 (Wilson, J.) 781, 893-5, 902-4, 923-4 (Zirnhelt) 529, 781, 783-4, 893-904, 921-6
- Change re priority hiring for workers "from within the local area" (Wilson, G.) 900-2 (Wilson, J.) 902 (Zirnhelt) 900-2
- Eligibility criteria (Wilson, J.) 923-4 (Zirnhelt) 923-4
- Eligibility criteria, fairness concerns (Weisgerber) 782, 901 (Zirnhelt) 901
- Forest worker, definition (Hurd) 782 (Nebbeling) 897-8, 925 (Wilson, J.) 893-4 (Zirnhelt) 783-4, 893-4, 897-8
B.C. Games for Athletes with a Disability
British Columbia Greenhouse Gas Action Plan
British Columbia Ground Water Association
- Concerns (Stephens) 760-1
British Columbia Health Research Foundation
- Annual report, 1995-96, tabled (MacPhail) 1667
British Columbia Heritage Trust
- Annual reports, 1994-95 and 1995-96, tabled (Miller) 1994
B.C. House (London)
British Columbia Housing Management Commission See also Social housing under Housing
- Annual report, 1994-95, tabled (Miller) 1994
- Costs, operating costs (Coleman) 1747-9, 1756 (Miller) 1747-9
- Rent supplements vs. subsidized housing (Coleman) 1756
- Role in housing project on legislative precincts land (Coleman) 1635 (Truss) 1635
- Self-managed units, cost (Coleman) 76
- Structure of commission (Coleman) 1747 (Miller) 1747
- Tenant policies
- household makeup (Coleman) 1751 (Miller) 1751
- insurance coverage requirement (Coleman) 1752 (Miller) 1752
- rent contribution (Coleman) 1749, 1751 (Miller) 1749
- tenant selection process (Coleman) 1748-52 (Miller) 1748-52
- Units managed by non-profit societies (Coleman) 1747-52 (Miller) 1747-52
British Columbia Human Resource Development Project
- Report, action (Dalton) 1714 (Sihota) 1714
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Activities
- Alternative sources of power (Clark, C.) 10 (Miller) 10-1 (Ramsey) 11
- Annual reports, 1995 and 1996, tabled (Miller) 1231
- Bonuses for vice-presidents (Jarvis) 1384-5 (Miller) 1384-5
- Burrard Thermal power station See name of station
- Business process improvement plan (Jarvis) 1531-2 (Miller) 1532
- Debt during time of Hon. Glen Clark's responsibility (Campbell) 9
- Dividends paid to government (Gingell) 102, 217, 537-8, 1188 (Petter) 537-8, 1188
- Downton Lake drawdown See Downton Lake
- Earnings, allowed rate of return (Gingell) 1188-9 (Petter) 1188-9
- Electric power exports, Environment ministry's role (Clark, C.) 981-2 (Ramsey) 982
- Environment ministry's enforcement of rules, potential lawsuits (Clark, C.) 849 (Ramsey) 849
- Environment ministry's role (Clark, C.) 719, 723-4, 849, 1016 (Ramsey) 720, 849, 982
- Environmental mitigation funds (Clark, C.) 724 (Ramsey) 721, 724, 845
- Environmental protection policies and procedures (Clark, C.) 1337-41 (Miller) 1337-42
- Executive pensions (Farrell-Collins) 1576 (Jarvis) 1532 (Miller) 1532, 1576
- International projects
- ethical standards issue (Campbell) 1375-7 (Farrell-Collins) 1307-8 (Miller) 1307-8, 1375-7
- ethical standards issue re disclosure of criminal investigation into John Laxton (Farrell-Collins) 1505-7 (Miller) 1505-6
- financial and accounting control procedures (Farrell-Collins) 1508-9, 1572 (Miller) 1508-9
- future projects linked to success of Pakistan power project (Campbell) 1408-9 (Miller) 1408-10
- future projects, memorandums of understanding (Farrell-Collins) 1575-6 (Miller) 1575-6
- investments by insiders, policies (Farrell-Collins) 1574 (Miller) 1574
- omnibus fund (Farrell-Collins) 1561-2 (Miller) 1561-2
- Pakistan power project See British Columbia Hydro International Ltd.
- Payment to government for use of water resource (Hurd) 840 (Ramsey) 840
- Power purchases from independent producers (Hurd) 1387 (Jarvis) 1387, 1406 (Miller) 1387-8, 1406
- Power-generation capacity and future requirements (Jarvis) 1529-31 (Miller) 1316, 1529-31 (Weisgerber) 1316, 1949
- Purpose (Clark, C.) 721
- Rates
- Revenue projections, 1996-97 (Costello) 1527-9 (Gingell) 1527-9 (Miller) 1527-9
- Role in development of energy options (Miller) 1576-7 (van Dongen) 1576-7
- Smith, Brian, appointment as chair of corporation and investigator of Pakistan power project See Smith, Brian R.D.
- Student summer employment programs, 1996 targets (Hansen) 1533 (Miller) 1533-4
- Subsidiaries, shares owned by directors and senior management (Farrell-Collins) 1572-3 (Miller) 1572-3
- Three Gorges project, environmental concerns (Clark, G.) 1910
- Water licences See Electric power
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Act
- Changes to allow directors to purchase shares in B.C. Hydro projects (Farrell-Collins) 1507-8, 1573 (Miller) 1507-8, 1573
British Columbia Hydro International Ltd.
- Board members (Farrell-Collins) 1369-70 (Miller) 1369-70
- Capital from Columbia Estate Co. (Campbell) 1913 (Clark, G.) 1912 (Farrell-Collins) 1913
- Pakistan power project
- approval process (Farrell-Collins) 1303-4 (Miller) 1303-4
- board changes, prohibition during share offering (Farrell-Collins) 1464-6, 1504-5 (Miller) 1464-5, 1504-5 (Smith) 1464
- board meetings (Farrell-Collins) 1381 (Miller) 1381
- briefing notes, availability (Farrell-Collins) 1567 (Smith) 1567
- B.C. Hydro's liability (Farrell-Collins) 1301-3 (Miller) 1301-3
- B.C. Hydro's role (Campbell) 1345-6, 1428-9, 1498-501, 1535-6 (Clark, G.) 1347, 1428-30 (Coleman) 1430 (de Jong) 1334-5, 1347, 1430 (Farrell-Collins) 1346-7, 1370-4, 1377-84, 1429, 1459-68 (Gingell) 1318 (Hansen) 1335 (Miller) 1318, 1333-5, 1345-7, 1370-4, 1377-84, 1459-68, 1498-501 (Smith) 1461
- cabinet role in events (Farrell-Collins) 1570-1 (Miller) 1570-1
- Cayman Islands location for company (Farrell-Collins) 1306-7, 1512-3, 1566-7, 1569 (Gingell) 1317, 1567 (Miller) 1306-7, 1317, 1512-3, 1566-7 (Smith) 1566-7
- choice of Pakistan for B.C. Hydro involvement (Campbell) 1495-7 (Miller) 1495-7
- communication and flow of information between participants (Farrell-Collins) 1507-8, 1567-9 (Miller) 1507-8, 1567-9
- cost overruns, liability issues (Costello) 1510-1 (Farrell-Collins) 1509-11, 1561-2 (Gingell) 1511 (Miller) 1510-1, 1561-2
- directors as shareholders (Farrell-Collins) 1507, 1572-3 (Miller) 1507, 1572-3
- directors, number and identity (Farrell-Collins) 1562-3 (Miller) 1562-4
- expropriation coverage (Farrell-Collins) 1304 (Miller) 1304
- financial and accounting information (Farrell-Collins) 1509 (Miller) 1509 (Smith) 1509
- fuel and diesel costs, flow-through to power price (Farrell-Collins) 1511-2 (Miller) 1512
- impact of events on B.C. Hydro staff morale (Miller) 1508
- information on project, availability (Farrell-Collins) 1502-3 (Smith) 1502-3
- investigation, collection of information (Campbell) 1908 (Clark, G.) 1908-9
- investment by B.C. Hydro, authorized amount (Farrell-Collins) 1569-71 (Miller) 1569-71
- legal advice to government (Miller) 1501
- NDP handling of business deal (Farrell-Collins) 1305-6 (Miller) 1305-6
- offering memorandum, presentation to cabinet (Campbell) 1911 (Clark, G.) 1911
- prospectus, approval process (Farrell-Collins) 1504 (Miller) 1504
- prospectus, availability (Farrell-Collins) 1468-9 (Miller) 1468-9
- prospectus quoted re benefits to investors (Miller) 1496
- review team inquiry into events (Campbell) 1494-5 (Miller) 1494-5 (Smith) 1494-5
- review team inquiry into events, testimony of witnesses (Campbell) 1565-6 (Smith) 1565-6
- sequence of events (Farrell-Collins) 1574-5
- share buyback (Farrell-Collins) 1304, 1377-8, 1461-3 (Gingell) 1319 (Miller) 1304, 1319, 1377-8, 1462-3 (Smith) 1461-4
- share offering on Karachi exchange (Farrell-Collins) 1309-13, 1379 (Miller) 1309-13, 1379-80
- share offering, subscription level (Farrell-Collins) 1573-4 (Miller) 1573-4
- shareholders, identity of SEPCOL directors who own shares (Farrell-Collins) 1501-2 (Miller) 1502 (Smith) 1502
- shares held in Channel Islands (Farrell-Collins) 1313 (Miller) 1313-4
- World Bank position (Miller) 1666
British Columbia Inquiry into Gasoline Pricing
- Interim report, July 5, 1996, tabled (Miller) 1994
British Columbia Institute on Family Violence
- Challenges in Programming for Wife Batterers quoted (Hammell) 596
British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre
- Future of centre (Dosanjh) 554 (Plant) 554
British Columbia Labour Force Development Board
- Budget (Dalton) 1713 (Sihota) 1713
- Mandate (Hurd) 1604 (Sihota) 1604
- Ministerial responsibility (Dalton) 1713
- Plan for colleges and institutes (Hurd) 1603-4 (Sihota) 1603
- Recommendations (Dalton) 1714
- Training for What?
publication (Sihota) 1597, 1603 (Weisbeck) 1597
- publication quoted re skills gap (Stephens) 391
- Training for Whom? publication (Sihota) 1603
British Columbia Legislative Library
- Annual report, 1995, tabled (Speaker) 239
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
- Advertising, guidelines and costs (Krueger) 1194-5 (Petter) 1194-5
- Annual report, 1994-95, tabled (Petter) 435, 1538
- Corporate offices, multiple locations (Krueger) 1197 (Petter) 1197
- Debt, long-term debt (Krueger) 1197 (Petter) 1197
British Columbia Medical Association
- Clinical practice guidelines, development (Hawkins) 2032 (MacPhail) 2032 (Sanders) 2032
- Physician service agreements
- Statement of support for midwives (MacPhail) 2017
British Columbia Mental Health Society
- Staff transfers (Anderson) 1981 (MacPhail) 1981
British Columbia Paint Care Association
- Paint disposal depots (Symons) 940
B.C. Parks See Parks branch under Environment, Lands and Parks, Ministry of
British Columbia Police Commission
- Annual report, 1994-95, tabled (Dosanjh) 239
British Columbia Principals' and Vice-Principals' Association
- Position re impact of collective bargaining on School Act provisions (Hurd) 1549
British Columbia Public Schools Employers' Association
British Columbia Rail Ltd.
- Charge for use of Sikanni Chief River rail bridge (Neufeld) 1691
- Closing of Dawson Creek office (Miller) 1661 (Weisgerber) 1661
- Competitiveness (Weisgerber) 321
- Financial performance (Miller) 1659 (Nettleton) 1659
- Fort St. John area lands, future use (Miller) 1692 (Neufeld) 1692
- Grain car acquisitions (McElligott) 1660 (Miller) 1660, 1690-1 (Neufeld) 1690-1 (Weisgerber) 1660
- Grain transport from Peace River area (Miller) 1659-60 (Weisgerber) 1659, 1949
- Headquarters, Prince George location (Weisgerber) 321
- Indian land claims and company (Miller) 1656 (Nettleton) 1656
- Joint-venture projects (Miller) 1656 (Nettleton) 1656
- Labour issues (Miller) 1654-5 (Nettleton) 1654-5
- Land donation in Kersley in exchange for parcel of equal value (Ramsey) 887 (Wilson, J.) 887
- North Vancouver terminal lands and Indian land claim (Miller) 1688-9 (Wilson, G.) 1688-9
- Office complex in Prince George (Miller) 1657 (Nettleton) 1657
- Privatization (Miller) 1658-9, 1661-2 (Nebbeling) 1661-2 (Nettleton) 1658-9 (Weisgerber) 320-1
- Privatization, Liberal Party position (Lali) 315
- Profitability (Boone) 150 (Lali) 141
- Profits and dividend paid to government (Miller) 1663 (Nebbeling) 1663
- Propane transport through residential areas (Miller) 1663-4 (Nebbeling) 1663-4
- Revenues, percentage derived from forest products (Miller) 1657 (Nettleton) 1656-7
- Role in northern economic development (Miller) 1657-8 (Nettleton) 1657-8
- Summer job programs, targets (Miller) 1653 (Nettleton) 1653
- Taxation issues (Miller) 1658 (Nettleton) 1658
- Traffic between Dawson Creek and Chetwynd (Miller) 1689-90 (Neufeld) 1689-90
- Trucking operations (Miller) 1657 (Nettleton) 1657
British Columbia Railway Group
- Annual report, 1995, tabled (Miller) 807
British Columbia Railway Properties Ltd.
- Commercial property development (Miller) 1662-3 (Nebbeling) 1662-3
- Real estate activities (Miller) 1655-6 (Nettleton) 1655-6
B.C. Reid Report See Angus Reid Group Inc.
British Columbia Securities Commission
- Annual report for year ended March 31, 1996, tabled (Petter) 1538
- Fraud office, establishment (Gingell) 1187 (Penner) 1183 (Petter) 1183, 1187
- Fraud, prevention (Penner) 1183 (Petter) 1183
- Operations (Penner) 1182-3 (Petter) 1182-3
- Policy Advisory Committee, advice re national securities regulatory regime (Gingell) 1186-7 (Petter) 1186-7
- Revenues and expenditures (Gingell) 1187-8 (Petter) 1187-8
B.C. SMILE (Seniors medication information line)
British Columbia Systems Corporation
- Transfer of staff to Environment, Lands and Parks ministry (Ramsey) 951 (Thorpe) 951
- Winding up (Gingell) 30 (Petter) 30
British Columbia Teachers' Federation
- Comments re public education (Sanders) 1522-3 (Sihota) 1522
- Inventing Crisis report tabled (Sanders) 1522
B.C. Time to Play program
British Columbia Trade and Investment Office
- Asset acquisitions (Miller) 1220-1 (Penner) 1220
- Establishment (Dosanjh) 936
- Transfer of employees from B.C. Trade Development Corporation (Miller) 1217 (Penner) 1217
British Columbia Trade Development Corporation
- Amalgamation with Asea Brown Boveri and Westcoast Energy See IPC Group
- Change in status to special operating agency (Miller) 1217 (Penner) 1216-7
- Closing (Dosanjh) 936
- Winding-down process (Dosanjh) 1040 (Miller) 1040-1 (Penner) 1040-1
British Columbia Transit Corporation
- See also Transit; names of specific services, e.g., SkyTrain; names of commissions, e.g., Vancouver Regional Transit Commission
- Absenteeism (Miller) 1869 (Symons) 1869
- Annual reports, 1994-95 and 1995-96, tabled (Miller) 302
- Bus services, rapid and express bus service to Richmond (Miller) 1871-2, 1874 (Symons) 1871-2, 1874
- Chief executive officer See Dixon, Frank
- Construction project in Malaysia, public-private partnership (Miller) 1872 (Symons) 1872
- Debt servicing (Miller) 42 (Symons) 42
- Fares, collection and payment issues (Miller) 1868-9, 1872 (Symons) 1868-9, 1872
- Funding of traffic light at Surrey exchange (Miller) 1872 (Symons) 1872-3
- Initiatives and ten-year plan on hold (Miller) 43 (Symons) 43
- Oakridge transit centre, average monthly payroll (Miller) 1869 (Symons) 1869
- Ridership, method of determining (Miller) 1868 (Symons) 1868
- Special warrant debate 42-4
- Wages and salaries (Miller) 1869-70 (Symons)
1869-70
- West Coast Express See West Coast Express
British Columbia Transportation Financing Authority
- Accounting practices (Gingell) 14
- Accounting practices, change (Boone) 992-3 (Gingell) 992-3
- Agreement re construction training opportunities for Indians (Barisoff) 1000, 1175 (Boone) 1000, 1175
- Board members (Barisoff) 985 (Boone) 985, 997 (Thorpe) 997
- Budget for 1996-97 (Boone) 993 (Gingell) 993
- Chief executive officer, appointment (Boone) 1125 (Symons) 1125
- Contract with Highway Constructors Ltd. (Boone) 1115 (Symons) 1115
- Debt, current status (Boone) 1021 (Symons) 1021
- Expenditures and revenues, 1995-96 fiscal year (Boone) 1021 (Symons) 1021
- Financial model (Boone) 996 (Thorpe) 996
- Funding, gasoline tax revenues (Gingell) 436, 531-2 (Petter) 15, 435, 531-2
- Funding sources (Barisoff) 987 (Boone) 987, 1114 (Symons) 1114
- Loan to Finlay Navigation Ltd., status (Boone) 993 (Gingell) 993
- Mandate (Barisoff) 985 (Boone) 985
- Objectives, measuring effectiveness (Boone) 990 (Symons) 990
- Projects
- capital projects and priorities (Barisoff) 984-8 (Boone) 984-8, 1144, 1948 (van Dongen) 1144
- capital projects, recording interest (Boone) 992-3 (Gingell) 992-3
- environmental evaluation of projects (Boone) 993 (Gingell) 993
- financing (Barisoff) 988-9 (Boone) 988-9
- impact of funding freeze (Barisoff) 1020 (Boone) 984, 1020
- Staffing (Boone) 990 (Symons) 990
British Columbia Transportation Museum, Cloverdale, B.C.
British Columbia Treaty Commission
- Annual report, 1995-96, tabled (Cashore) 239
- Financial statements, 1995-96, tabled (Cashore) 302
- Work (Cashore) 1668
B.C. 21 program
- Community projects, grant distribution (Chong) 79
- Purpose of program (Hansen) 1258 (Miller) 1258
- Review committee for community grants, membership and schedule (Miller) 1820-1, 1856 (Neufeld) 1856 (Thorpe) 1820-1
British Columbia Utilities Commission
- Annual report, 1995, tabled (Petter) 435
- B.C. Hydro rate decisions (Hurd) 1386-7 (Miller) 1386-7
- Directive re B.C. Hydro's allowed rate of return (Costello) 1528 (Gingell) 1528
- Relationship with B.C. Hydro (Gingell) 1188-9 (Petter) 1188-9
- Role in setting of natural gas rates (Farrell-Collins) 1042-4 (Miller) 1042-4
- Utility regulation initiatives (Gingell) 1190 (Petter) 1190
B.C. Works program See Employment and unemployment
Broadbent, Ed
- Quoted re politics (Waddell) 175
Brown, Hans
- Appointment as vice-chair of Labour Relations Board (Dalton) 1643-5 (Sihota) 1645
Bryant, Rich
- Quoted re automated lighthouses (Reitsma) 1008
Budget See also Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1996; Supply Act,
1996-97; Supply Act (No. 1), 1996
- Budget address 11-4; approved 286
amdt. (Hurd) 206, negatived 221
- Debate 14-5, 97-120, 123-47, 149-61, 166-84, 203-21, 223-34, 239-61, 267-86
divisions: amdt. to budget negatived 221; budget approved 286
- Debate, speakers (Abbott) 154-6 (Anderson) 145-7 (Barisoff) 232-4 (Boone) 149-50 (Bowbrick) 178-81 (Brewin) 251-4 (Calendino) 158-61 (Campbell) 274-6 (Cashore) 115-6 (Coleman) 181-3 (Dalton) 169-72 (de Jong) 123-6 (Doyle) 239-43 (Evans) 226-8 (Farnworth) 126-8 (Farrell-Collins) 284-6 (Giesbrecht) 212-15 (Gingell) 14-5, 97-102, 215-8 (Goodacre) 103-5 (Hammell) 183-4 (Hansen) 111-3 (Hartley) 218-9 (Hawkins) 134-6 (Hurd) 203-6 (Janssen) 267-9 (Jarvis) 113-5 (Kasper) 256-9 (Krueger) 245-8 (Lali) 140-3 (MacPhail) 243-4 (Masi) 152-4 (McGregor) 105-7 (McKinnon) 244-5 (Miller) 136-40 (Nebbeling) 131-4 (Nettleton) 225-6 (Neufeld) 207-10 (Orcherton) 128-31 (Penner) 143-5 (Plant) 156-8 (Pullinger) 259-61 (Ramsey) 248-51 (Randall) 228-30 (Reid) 116-20 (Reitsma) 269-71 (Robertson) 271-3 (Sihota) 276-9 (Smallwood) 150-2 (Stephens) 206-7 (Stevenson) 279-82 (Thorpe) 223-4 (van Dongen) 172-4 (Waddell) 174-8 (Walsh) 210-2 (Weisbeck) 282-4 (Weisgerber) 166-9 (Whittred) 230-2 (Wilson, G.) 107-11, 254-6 (Zirnhelt) 219-21
- 1994-95 budget
- inclusion of Vancouver Island pipeline settlement payments (Gingell) 1132-3, 1135 (Petter) 1133, 1135
- 1995-96 budget
- balanced budget (de Jong) 318
- balanced-budget claim and election call (Farrell-Collins) 1085-6, 1088-9 (Gingell) 1081 (Petter) 1081, 1085-6, 1089
- balanced-budget claim challenged as deliberate misleading of House (Gingell) 95, 236; ruling (Speaker) 378-9
- deficit (Neufeld) 207 (Stephens) 206-7
- results, chronology of events before media announcement of shortfall (Farrell-Collins) 1082-4 (Gingell) 1081 (Petter) 1081-4, 1086
- results, impact on financial projections, updated forecast tabled (Petter) 95
- results, knowledge of forestry revenues shortfall (Farrell-Collins) 1083-90 (Gingell) 1080-2, 1087 (Petter) 1080-90
- revenue forecasts (Campbell) 95-6, 121, 163-4 (Clark, G.) 96, 121, 164 (Dalton) 169-70 (de Jong) 123-4, 163 (Farrell-Collins) 97 (Gingell) 96-7, 122, 215-6 (Hurd) 202 (Petter) 96-7, 122, 163, 165, 202 (Sanders) 165 (Weisgerber) 167
- revenue forecasts and anticipated payments to province (Gingell) 1081-2, 1088 (Petter) 1081-2, 1088
- revenue forecasts and projected surplus (Gingell) 98
- revenue forecasts, liability re shortfalls (Plant) 237
- revenue forecasts, revision of forestry revenues (Gingell) 1080-1 (Petter) 1080-1
- 1996-97 budget
- advertising (Dalton) 308
- balanced-budget claim (Campbell) 1905 (Chong) 357 (Clark, C.) 194 (Dalton) 308 (de Jong) 318, 2007 (Gingell) 360-1, 1087 (Hawkins) 387-8 (Hurd) 373-4 (Petter) 1077, 1087 (Symons) 193 (Weisgerber) 319
- content (Cashore) 312 (Giesbrecht) 364 (Lali) 313
- goals (Brewin) 252-3 (Cashore) 116 (Evans) 228 (Janssen) 267-8 (Petter) 1077-8 (Pullinger) 259, 261 (Randall) 228-9 (Stevenson) 280-1 (Thorpe) 224 (Throne speech) 3-4 (van Dongen) 173
- middle-class focus (Anderson) 145-7 (Boone) 150
- projections (Dalton) 169-72 (de Jong) 125-6 (Gingell) 216-8 (Hurd) 204-6 (Weisgerber) 166-8
- public perception (Hurd) 376
- revenue forecasts (Campbell) 201-2 (Clark, G.) 201-2 (de Jong) 202 (Hurd) 202 (Penner) 239 (Petter) 239
- revenue forecasts, projected miscellaneous revenues (Gingell) 1140, 1165-6 (Petter) 1140, 1165-6
- revenue projections, accuracy (Wilson, G.) 306
- Balanced-budget legislation (Bowbrick) 366 (Campbell) 200-1
- Budget process
- four-year-based financing (Petter) 445 (Wilson, G.) 306, 441-1
- handling of projected deficits (Clark, G.) 1921 (Hurd) 1921
- process (Clark, G.) 2035 (van Dongen) 2035
- public confidence (Hurd) 204-5
- revenue forecasting (Clark, G.) 1918 (Hurd) 1918
- truth in budgeting (Campbell) 274-5 (Reitsma) 271
- Committees of Supply resolutions approved and funds granted 2081
- Debt, government See Debt, Public
- Estimates debate in Legislature See Estimates of expenditures; particular ministries, e.g., Attorney General, Ministry of
- Special warrants See Special warrants
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1996
- (Bill 2) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 15; 2R, 435-7, 519-21; C, 531-4; 3R, 534; RA, 1151
- Debate, speakers (Gingell) 436-7, 519-21, 531-4 (Petter) 15, 435-7, 519-21, 531-4 (Ramsey) 534
- Purpose of bill (Petter) 15, 435-6
Buffalo See Animals
Build B.C. program
- Capital projects, impact of spending freeze and review (Hansen) 1214 (Miller) 1214
- Expenditures (Hansen) 1223-4 (Miller) 1223-4 (Redlin) 1224
- Purpose of program (Hansen) 1258 (Miller) 1258
Building inspections See Construction industry
Bulkley Valley-Stikine constituency
- Issues and concerns (Goodacre) 103-4
- Time required for MLA to visit all areas of riding (Goodacre) 1586-7
Bureaucracy See Government
Burnaby, B.C.
- Commuter traffic (Calendino) 160
- First Nations Circle of Wellness program See name of program
- Oaklands land, redevelopment project (Coleman) 1625 (Truss) 1625
- Students, academic achievements (Calendino) 159
Burnaby Hospital, Burnaby, B.C.
- Birthing unit construction project, review (Sawicki) 196
Burnaby Lake
- Cleanup, funding (Clark, C.) 84-5 (Ramsey) 84-5
Burnaby North constituency
- Issues and concerns (Calendino) 159-61
- Political history, CCF/NDP tradition (Calendino) 158-9
Burnaby North Secondary School, Burnaby, B.C.
Burnaby Works
- Job creation pilot project (Sawicki) 196
Burnaby-Willingdon constituency
- Description (Sawicki) 196
Burns Bog
- Protection of area (Masi) 152, 793-4
- Purchase of area (Masi) 794 (Ramsey) 794
Burns Bog Conservation Society
Burns Lake school district See School district 55
Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Program
- Water issues study (Clark, C.) 910 (Ramsey) 910
Burrard Thermal power station
- Amendment of permit (Ramsey) 907
- Baseline study of Burrard Inlet (Clark, C.) 909-11 (Ramsey) 910-1
- Emissions, impact on Fraser Valley air quality (Clark, C.) 906-7 (Ramsey) 906-7
- Environmental assessment (Clark, C.) 724-5 (Ramsey) 724-5
- Environmental assessment of new technology installation (Clark, C.) 907-8 (Ramsey) 907-9
- Environmental concerns (Clark, C.) 195 (Gingell) 1527-8 (Hansen) 1271 (Miller) 1270
- Environmental damage, contingency funding (Clark, C.) 84 (Ramsey) 84
- Leaching of ammonia, potential (Clark, C.) 907, 909
- Natural gas supply line, environmental concerns (Miller) 1576-7 (van Dongen) 1576-7
- Operations
- environmental impact (Clark, C.) 1152-3 (Ramsey) 1153
- scaleback (Clark, C.) 982 (Ramsey) 982-3
- Plant startup (Miller) 1534, 1560 (Neufeld) 1534, 1560
- Power production, cost efficiency (Jarvis) 1406
- Transportation of hazardous goods (Clark, C.) 724, 907-8 (Ramsey) 908-9
- Use as alternative source of power (Clark, C.) 10-1 (Miller) 11
Burrill, Bill
- Comments on Donation of Food Act (Plant) 1788-9
Buses See also British Columbia Transit Corporation; Vancouver Regional Transit Commission
- Bus passes for disabled See Disability benefits program
- Emissions testing See Automobiles
Business
- Business startups (Miller) 1814
- Commercial arbitration services in B.C. (Dosanjh) 554 (Plant) 554
- Cost factors in location decisions (Miller) 1220-1 (Penner) 1220-1
- Government role (Sawicki) 196
- Indians, economic development See Indians
- Red tape, impact on small and medium-sized business (Miller) 1222 (Penner) 1221-2
- Role of business in economy (Reid) 116
- Role of private sector in job creation (Hansen) 1204-6 (Miller) 1204-6
- Small business
- access to capital (Chong) 1816 (Miller) 1810, 1814, 1816
- bankruptcy rate as indicator of effectiveness of small business programs (Chong) 1819-20 (Miller) 1819-20
- business climate (Miller) 1814
- corporate income tax, rate reduction (Farrell-Collins) 447 (Gingell) 445 (Petter) 445 (Plant) 446 (Wilson, G.) 449-50
- corporate income tax, two-year tax holiday for new businesses (Farrell-Collins) 447 (Gingell) 446 (Petter) 438, 445 (Plant) 446 (Wilson, G.) 449-50
- corporate income tax, two-year tax holiday for new businesses, incorporation requirement (Gingell) 776 (Petter) 776
- definition of small business (Chong) 79 (Miller) 79
- impact of Employment Standards Act (Dalton) 1710 (Hansen) 1708-10
- job creation role (Petter) 445
- one-stop business project (Chong) 1817, 1822 (Miller) 1810, 1817, 1822
- performance (Sihota) 1709
- programs for small business (Chong) 1816-7, 1819 (Miller) 1810, 1812, 1816-7, 1819
- role in economy (Reitsma) 271
- small business development bonds (Wilson, G.) 449
- tax freeze (Sawicki) 196
- tax rate (Boone) 150 (Giesbrecht) 214 (Hartley) 218 (Kasper) 256-7 (Stephens) 207 (Waddell) 176
- taxation (Chong) 1810-1, 1820 (Miller) 1810, 1820 (Neufeld) 1951-2
- unincorporated businesses, incorporation decision (Gingell) 446
- unincorporated businesses, tax freeze eligibility (Chong) 79
- White Paper (Chong) 1816 (Miller) 1816
- Women in business See Women
Buxton Consulting
- Funding and performance (Reid) 1678
Buy B.C. program
- Budget (Evans) 660-1 (van Dongen) 660-1
- Evaluation (Evans) 703 (Thorpe) 702
- Evaluation, completion date (Evans) 699 (Thorpe) 699
- Funding (Evans) 34 (Thorpe) 34
- Logo, use by producers (Evans) 689 (van Dongen) 689
- Program (Evans) 689-90, 698, 1014
- Status (Evans) 689 (van Dongen) 689
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