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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
Fair Wage Act See Skills Development and Fair Wage Act
Fair-share program
- Program in northern B.C. (Neufeld) 369
Fair-wage policy See Wages and salaries
Families
- Benefits for families See also Family bonus program under B.C. Benefits program
- Bonus for low-income working families See Family bonus program under B.C. Benefits program
- Family law See Justice system
- Family maintenance enforcement program See name of program
- Family maintenance, enforcement provisions in legislation (Anderson) 977 (Streifel) 977
- Family violence See Violence
- Financial assistance for low-income families (Anderson) 325-6 (Coell) 325 (Gingell) 264, 323-4, 332-3 (Petter) 263-4, 322-3, 329 (Sanders) 326-7 (Stephens) 325
- Living costs of middle-income working families (Petter) 437-8, 444
- Working families, living costs (Throne speech) 3
Family bonus program See B.C. Benefits program
Family maintenance enforcement program
- Interest charges on outstanding maintenance (Dosanjh) 499 (Stephens) 499
- Liens against personal property (Dosanjh) 504-5 (Weisgerber) 504-5, 1012
- Payments and visitation rights (Dosanjh) 500, 561-2 (Neufeld) 561-2 (Stephens) 499-500
- Payments, enforcement provisions (Dosanjh) 499 (Stephens) 498-9
Farnworth, Hon. Michael (Port Coquitlam)
- B.C.'s status as province of choice 127
- Budget debate 126-8
- Coquitlam River salmon, impact of gravel pits 287, 289
- Education, post-secondary costs 127
- Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 1996, debate 1588-9
- Electoral Boundaries Commission, role 1589
- Electoral districts, number of seats in House and fair representation for all areas of province 1588-9
- Electoral representation based on population, 25-percent rule 1588-9
- Fish habitat, urban salmon streams, protection and restoration 344-6
- Fraser Valley, light rapid transit system 288
- Fraser Valley, population growth 288
- Government spending, capital spending freeze and review 126-7
- Health care services 126, 128
- Highway 7A, Barnet-Hastings project 1108
- Highways, high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, number of people in vehicles 1108-9
- Investment by government, long-term commitments 126-8
- NDP government performance, 1991-96 term 127-8
- NDP government, vision 287
- Port Coquitlam constituency, issues and concerns 287-9
- School construction by NDP government 126, 128
- Tax load 127
- Throne speech debate 287-90
- Transportation and Highways ministry, estimates debate 1108-9
- Transportation improvement projects 126, 128
Farrell-Collins, Gary (Vancouver-Little Mountain)
- Alcohol, sale of diluted or adulterated liquor in licensed establishments 1039
- Allen, Doug, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1570-2
- Automobile drivers' licences denied or suspended as result of indebtedness 678
- Automobiles, antique vehicles purchased for restoration, ownership and registration 682-6
- Beer bottles, used bottles refilled by microbreweries 1039
- Bills referred to Committee A, recording of votes precluded 264-5
- BC Benefits (Youth Works) Act, debate 851-3
- B.C. Hydro and Power Authority Act, changes to allow directors to purchase shares in B.C. Hydro projects 1507-8, 1573
- B.C. Hydro, approval process for Pakistan power project 1303-4
- B.C. Hydro, buyback of Pakistan power project shares 1304, 1377-8, 1461-3
- B.C. Hydro, executive pensions 1576
- B.C. Hydro International Ltd., board members 1369-70
- B.C. Hydro International Ltd., capital from Columbia Estate Co. 1913
- B.C. Hydro, international projects, ethical standards issue 1307-8
- B.C. Hydro, international projects, ethical standards issue re disclosure of criminal investigation into John Laxton 1505-7
- B.C. Hydro, international projects, financial and accounting control procedures 1508-9, 1572
- B.C. Hydro, international projects, future projects, memorandums of understanding 1575-6
- B.C. Hydro, international projects, investments by insiders, policies 1574
- B.C. Hydro, liability re Pakistan power project 1301-3
- B.C. Hydro, omnibus fund for international projects 1561-2
- B.C. Hydro, role in Pakistan power project 1346-7, 1370-4, 1377-84, 1429, 1459-68
- B.C. Hydro subsidiaries, shares owned by directors and senior management 1572-3
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, board changes, prohibition during share offering 1464-6, 1504-5
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, board meetings 1381
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project briefing notes, availability 1567
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, cabinet role in events 1570-1
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, Cayman Islands location for company 1306-7, 1512-3, 1566-7, 1569
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, communication and flow of information between participants 1507-8, 1567-9
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, cost overruns, liability issues 1509-11, 1561-2
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, directors as shareholders 1507, 1572-3
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, expropriation coverage 1304
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, financial and accounting information 1509
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, fuel and diesel costs, flow-through to power price 1511-2
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, information on project, availability 1502-3
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, investment by B.C. Hydro, authorized amount 1569-71
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, NDP handling of business deal 1305-6
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, number and identity of project directors 1562-3
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project prospectus, approval process 1504
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project prospectus, availability 1468-9
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, sequence of events 1574-5
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, share offering on Karachi exchange 1309-13, 1379
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, share offering, subscription level 1573-4
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project shareholders, identity of SEPCOL directors who own shares 1501-2
- B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, shares held in Channel Islands 1313
- B.C. Utilities Commission, role in setting of natural gas rates 1042-4
- B.C.'s 125th birthday 605
- B.C.'s financial credibility 302
- Budget, 1995-96 budget, balanced-budget claim and election call 1085-6, 1088-9
- Budget, 1995-96 budget results, chronology of events before media announcement of shortfall 1082-4
- Budget, 1995-96 budget results, knowledge of forestry revenues shortfall 1083-90
- Budget, 1995-96 budget, revenue forecasts 97
- Budget debate 284-6
- Business, small business, corporate income tax, rate reduction and two-year tax holiday 447
- Campbell, Gordon, commended for work as Liberal Party leader 284
- China, hydroelectric power projects, ten-year plan 1307
- Clark, Hon. Glen, relationship with John Laxton 1572
- Committee of Supply, rules for sections A and B 264-5
- Comptroller general, reports to Finance ministry 1083-6, 1090
- Conflict-of-interest commissioner, appointment 1883
- Corporate capital taxes paid by B.C. companies, availability of information 448
- Crown corporations, conflict-of-interest guidelines 1574
- Crown corporations management, concerns 1567-9
- Crown corporations, powers 678
- Crown corporations secretariat, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1414-5, 1507-8, 1567-8
- Dix, Adrian, attendance at B.C. Hydro board meetings 1303-4, 1562
- Duncan, Bruce, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1507-8, 1567-8
- Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 1996, debate 1724-5, 1729-30
- Electoral Boundaries Commission, power to increase number of electoral districts 1729-30
- Electoral Boundaries Commission, role 1724
- Electoral districts, number of seats in House and fair representation for all areas of province 1724-5
- Electoral representation for non-urban areas 1724-5
- Electoral system, public confidence 285
- Employment and Investment ministry, estimates debate 1301-14, 1369-74, 1377-84, 1411-6, 1451-2, 1458-69, 1493, 1501-13, 1561-3, 1566-76
- Employment and Investment ministry estimates, questioning on B.C. Hydro issues 1415-6
- Estimates debate, control of agenda and sequence of debate 1415
- Estimates of expenditures, Committee of Supply to sit in two sections 264-5
- Ethical standards issue in international business dealings 1307-8
- Field Sawmills Co. workers visited by Hon. Glen Clark during election campaign 265-6
- Finance and Corporate Relations ministry, estimates debate 1082-97
- Forest industry revenue to province, shortfall, impact on budget 1085-6
- Forest industry revenues, year-end accrual patterns 1089-90
- Forest Renewal B.C. funds, redirecting to general revenue 433-4
- Gerow, Jack, role in health care regionalization review 1230
- Government agencies, boards and commissions, appointment and selection process 1091, 1094-7
- Hadi, Khurshid, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1503-4
- Health care practitioners, change in eligible professions 1036
- Health care regionalization review, consultation process 1230
- Hospital Act, definition of practitioner changed to include member of prescribed health profession 1036
- Income Tax Amendment Act, 1996, debate 447-50, 778-80
- Income Tax Amendment Act, 1996, information-sharing provisions, debate opportunities 450
- Income Tax Amendment Act (No. 2), 1996, debate 333
- Income tax reductions 447
- Information and privacy commissioner, role in Income Tax Act information-sharing provisions 448
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., powers to regulate motor vehicles and drivers 678
- International Monetary Fund, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1459
- International Power Corp., government share and control 1912-3
- International Power group, taxpayer commitment 1912
- Kozyniak, Sheryl, qualifications as government appointments coordinator 1092-4
- Laxton, John, involvement in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1309-13, 1346-7, 1369-74, 1377-84, 1410-3, 1429, 1458-68, 1503, 1505-8, 1569, 1572-4
- Legislation, regulatory amendment replacing legislative law-making 1036, 1044
- Legislature, televising of debate, benefits 265-6
- Liberal Party of B.C., economic plan 285-6
- Liberal Party, role in making public John Laxton's connection to B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1413-4
- McArthur, Douglas, role on Forest Renewal B.C. board 433
- Mahmood, Ali, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1502-3
- Mahmood, Ali, shares received re B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1463
- Mahmood, Ali, support for John Laxton's continued involvement in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1458, 1465-6
- MLAs, cooperation between government and opposition members 778
- MLAs' voting opportunities, concerns 265
- Midwifery, designation as prescribed health profession 1036
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1996, debate 1036, 1039, 1041-5
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 1996, debate 678
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 1996, debate 682-6
- Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 1996, debate 929-30
- Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society, investigation into activities 1305
- Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society, Nemetz inquiry 59-61
- Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society, repayment of money to charities 60
- NDP election campaign statements 1314
- NDP government commitments 285-6
- NDP government, election campaign statements 285-6
- NDP government, performance 302
- NDP government performance, 1991-96 term 1313
- Northern B.C., needs and electoral representation 1725
- Pathfinder Enterprises Ltd., role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1463
- Pollard, John, qualifications as government appointments coordinator 1092
- Premier's Office and Ministry Responsible for Youth, estimates debate 1883, 1912-3
- Privacy concerns and sharing of tax information between governments 447-8
- Privilege, reserving right to raise matter re requirement to appoint committee to review electoral boundaries 2083
- RBC Dominion Securities, advisory role re B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1467
- Ridley, Stanley, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1382-3, 1502-3, 1567-8
- School district amalgamation, handling 67
- School districts 21 (Armstrong-Spallumcheen) and 89 (Shuswap), amalgamation 66-7
- Sheehan, John, membership on board of company involved in Pakistan power project 1464-5
- Sheehan, John, termination of employment 1304-5, 1369
- Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, estimates debate 1829
- Smith, Brian, appointment as investigator of B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1429
- Smith, Brian, communications with World Bank re future of B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1458-61
- Smith, Brian, investigation into B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, handling 1407-14
- Smith, Brian, investigation into B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, release of information 1467
- Smith, Brian, role in John Laxton's continuation on SEPCOL board 1370-2
- Social Services ministry, estimates debate 472-3
- Social Services ministry letter to welfare recipients re family bonus 333
- Special warrants, use 86
- Streifel, Dennis, knowledge of Social Services ministry issues questioned 1306
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1996, debate 59-61, 66-7, 90
- Tax cut commitment by NDP government 266
- United States Helms-Burton act, purpose 448
- Vancouver Island Natural Gas Pipeline Act Special Direction, expiry date 1043-5
- Vancouver Island natural gas pipeline project, financial restructuring, impact on rates 1041-5
- Vancouver ward system referendum and determination of majority vote 929-30
- Vancouver ward system referendum and provincial government involvement, concerns 929-30
- Wedmore Investments, ownership 1414
- Withdrawal from Legislature cited (Miller) 1318, 1334-5
- Withdrawal from Legislature ordered (Chair) 1314
- World Bank, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1379-80, 1458-60, 1465
- Youth Works program, information-sharing agreements, protection of privacy 851-2
- Youth Works program, information-sharing agreements with Indian communities 851-2
- Youth Works program, information-sharing agreements with other jurisdictions 851
Federal Business Development Bank
- Training programs for women in business (Stephens) 1823
Federalism
- Cooperative federalism (Waddell) 176-7
Federal-provincial municipal infrastructure program
Federal-provincial relations See Government
Fernie, B.C.
- Aquatic centre (Walsh) 211
Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Access to information (Stephens) 713-4 (Streifel) 714
Field, B.C.
- Civic improvements (Doyle) 240
Field Sawmills Co. Ltd.
- Workers visited by Hon. Glen Clark during election campaign (Campbell) 265-6 (Farrell-Collins) 266
Film industry See Motion picture industry
Finance and Corporate Relations, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Intergovernmental Relations
- Estimates, debate 1077-100, 1131-40, 1154-66, 1181-201, 1231-44
- divisions: motion that the committee rise, negatived 1089; motion that the Chair do now leave the chair, negatived 1091
- Estimates, speakers (Chong) 1190-3 (Coell) 1197-8 (de Jong) 1198-201 (Farrell-Collins) 1082-97 (Gingell) 1078-82, 1087-89, 1131-40, 1158-60, 1162, 1165-6, 1185-90, 1192, 1198, 1240-3 (Hansen) 1097-100, 1154-5 (Jarvis) 1232-4, 1236, 1239-40 (Krueger) 1193-7 (Lali) 1092 (Penner) 1181-5 (Petter) 1077-92, 1094-100, 1131-40, 1154-66, 1181-201, 1231-44 (Reid) 1093-5 (Reitsma) 1155-8, 1160-5 (Symons) 1091, 1099, 1234-5 (Weisgerber) 1236-9
- Annual report, 1994-95, tabled (Petter) 357
- Annual report, 1995-96, tabled (Petter) 1538
- Cabinet policy and communications secretariat, mandate and expenditures (Gingell) 1137-8 (Petter) 1137-8
- Intergovernmental relations secretariat, mandate and staffing (de Jong) 1198-9 (Petter) 1198-9
- Mandate and responsibilities (Petter) 1077
- Minister's office, funding reduction (Gingell) 29 (Petter) 29
- Minister's responsibilities (Gingell) 216
- Role in forecasting of forest revenues (Gingell) 1287-8 (Nebbeling) 1284-5, 1288-92, 1297 (Zirnhelt) 1284-5, 1288-92
- Special warrant debate 29-32
Finance, Public
- Consolidated revenue fund (Gingell) 1243 (Petter) 1243
- Fiscal and financial credibility (Gingell) 99-100, 216-8
- Guarantees and indemnities, 1995-96 report tabled (Petter) 2080
- Interim supply See Supply Act (No. 1), 1996
- Provincial treasury, revenues from liquor (Dosanjh) 493-6 (Thorpe) 493-6
- Revenue forecasts, inclusion of future income (Gingell) 1081-2, 1088 (Petter) 1081-2, 1088
- Special warrants See Special warrants
- Unclaimed money, 1995-96 statement of deposits tabled (Petter) 2080
- Warehouse borrowing program See name of program
Financial Administration Act
- Revision, request for review (Gingell) 1243 (Petter) 1243
- Statements re borrowings and loans to government bodies for 1995-96 tabled (Petter) 605
Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1996 (Special Warrant Abolition)
- (Bill M204) (Weisgerber) 1R, 631
- Debate, speakers (Weisgerber) 631
Financial Institutions Act
- Licensing exemption for Insurance Corporation of B.C. agents (Boone) 584-5 (Coleman) 584-5
Finlay Navigation Ltd.
- Loan from B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, status (Boone) 993 (Gingell) 993
Finn, Ed
- Cited re job creation for youth (Penner) 1972
Finnyard
- Involvement in building of fast ferries (Miller) 1617 (Symons) 1617
Firefighters
- Arbitration in Vernon case, status of Allan Hope's decision (Dalton) 1704 (Sihota) 1704
First Job in Science and Technology program
First Nations Circle of Wellness
- Program funding and performance (Coell) 712
First Nations Summit
- Statements re treaty negotiations (Cashore) 1852 (de Jong) 1852
Fish Lake
- Draining of lake (Jarvis) 1269 (Miller) 1269
Fisheries See also Aquaculture industry
- Allocations (Evans) 603 (van Dongen) 602-3
- Allocations for Indians and non-Indians, impact of land claims (Evans) 698 (Symons) 698
- Federal-provincial memorandum of understanding, Environment ministry's role (Hurd) 843 (Ramsey) 843
- Fish farms See Aquaculture industry
- Fish habitat
- government role (Clark, C.) 83 (Ramsey) 83
- impact of B.C. Hydro activities (Clark, C.) 703-4 (Evans) 694, 703 (Hurd) 693-4
- protection (Clark, C.) 832-3, 1016 (Ramsey) 832-3 (Sawicki) 197
- protection, funding (Gingell) 436-7 (Petter) 15, 435-6 (Ramsey) 534
- urban salmon habitat program (Clark, C.) 833 (Ramsey) 832-3
- urban salmon streams, protection and restoration (Clark, C.) 345-6 (Farnworth) 344-6
- Fish hatcheries, status (Wilson, J.) 880
- Fish population data for B.C. Hydro reservoirs (Clark, C.) 845-7 (Ramsey) 845-6
- Fish processing industry, Alaska imports for B.C. plants (Hurd) 1300 (Miller) 1300
- Fish stock conservation, federal role (Miller) 1860-1 (van Dongen) 1862
- Fishery renewal, establishment of agency (Evans) 602
- Fishing industry
- centralization (Wilson, G.) 354
- changes (van Dongen) 600
- fishing practices, impact on fishery (Weisgerber) 896 (Zirnhelt) 896
- future (Clark, C.) 719
- Liberal Party position (Conroy) 17
- oyster harvesting, conflicts between Indians and non-Indians (Cashore) 1837 (Wilson, G.) 1837
- Pacific salmon fishery, job loss (Hurd) 1299-300 (Miller) 1299-300
- role in economy (Evans) 598, 600-1
- transition assistance for commercial fishers (Evans) 33 (van Dongen) 33
- Fishing licences, licensing process (Abbott) 756 (Ramsey) 756
- Issues, ministerial responsibility (Ramsey) 843
- Pacific salmon fishery
- Alaskan fishery, impact (Robertson) 606
- bilateral agreement with U.S., inclusion of B.C. waters transit fee and Nanoose Bay test range lease in negotiations (Evans) 698 (Symons) 698
- bilateral review (Clark, C.) 703 (Evans) 703
- B.C. administration of fishery (Campbell) 26, 354 (Clark, C.) 83 (Clark, G.) 353-4 (Ramsey) 83-4 (Weisgerber) 354-5
- fishery (Dalton) 308
- Kokanee salmon stocks, reduction (Weisbeck) 283
- memorandum of understanding with federal government (Campbell) 354 (Clark, G.) 353-4 (Robertson) 606-7 (Weisgerber) 354 (Wilson, G.) 354
- memorandum of understanding with federal government, provincial role (Evans) 696-7 (Symons) 696-7
- Pacific salmon revitalization plan (Mifflin plan) (Calendino) 160 (Evans) 227, 599, 697 (Miller) 81 (Petter) 13 (Robertson) 272-3, 605-6 (Symons) 697 (Wilson, G.) 304-5, 307
- stewardship issues (Robertson) 605-7 (van Dongen) 606
- Provincial and federal responsibilities (Evans) 35 (Symons) 35
- Provincial jurisdiction and international agreements (Clark, G.) 1959-60 (Wilson, G.) 1959
- Provincial role in federal matters (Evans) 598-9, 602, 1014-5 (van Dongen) 600-2, 1014 (Weisgerber) 1014
- Resource management (Evans) 601-2 (van Dongen) 601-2
- Salmon resource
- enhancement, federal funding (Clark, C.) 872 (Ramsey) 872
- protection (Evans) 199-200, 203 (Hartley) 219 (McGregor) 106-7 (Sihota) 277-8 (Throne speech) 4 (van Dongen) 200 (Waddell) 176-7 (Wilson, G.) 108-9, 203
- protection, interministry work (Evans) 697 (Symons) 697
- salmonid enhancement program (Evans) 690 (van Dongen) 690
- spawning channels, preservation (Hansen) 1319-21 (Miller) 1319-21
- Sport fishing industry
- allocation issues and fishing lodges (Miller) 1860-2 (van Dongen) 1860-2
- impact of federal-provincial fisheries negotiations (Miller) 81 (Reitsma) 81
- management issues (Evans) 691 (van Dongen) 690-1
- support (Evans) 33 (van Dongen) 33
- Threatened species of freshwater fish (Ramsey) 880 (van Dongen) 880
Fisheries and Oceans, Department of (federal)
- Performance in fish management (Neufeld) 880 (Ramsey) 880-1
- Role in fish hatcheries (Wilson, J.) 880
Floods and floodplains See also Fraser Basin Management Board
- Flood protection, Environment ministry's goals (Abbott) 753
- Floods, incidence (Ramsey) 755-6 (van Dongen) 755
Fontas River
- Bridge, maintenance (McElligott) 1691-2 (Neufeld) 1691
Food banks
- Liability for injury from donated food See also Donation of Food Act
Food industry
- Agrifood industry, role in economy (van Dongen) 663
- Agrifood policy, review (Evans) 662-3 (van Dongen) 662-3, 1014
- Role in economy (Evans) 598
Forensic Psychiatric Institute (Colony Farm), Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Foreshore leases See Aquaculture industry; Land use
Forest Act
- Administrative provisions, changes (Zirnhelt) 451
- Amendments (Zirnhelt) 300
- Forest practices provisions (Wilson, J.) 545 (Zirnhelt) 545
Forest Appeals Commission
- Annual report tabled (Zirnhelt) 203
Forest jobs commissioner
Forest Land Commission
- Annual report, 1995, tabled (Zirnhelt) 807
- Role (Nebbeling) 1246
Forest Practices Board
- Accountability (Nebbeling) 1275, 1324-5 (Zirnhelt) 1275, 1324-5
- Annual report, 1995, tabled (Zirnhelt) 807
- Audit staff (Nebbeling) 1247-9, 1325 (Zirnhelt) 1247-9, 1325
- Auditing role (Nebbeling) 1247-9 (Zirnhelt) 1247-9
- Budget (Nebbeling) 1250, 1275, 1323-4 (Zirnhelt) 1250, 1275, 1323-4
- Complaints process (Nebbeling) 1247-8 (Zirnhelt) 1247-8
- Complaints process, public involvement (Nebbeling) 1250 (Zirnhelt) 1248-50
- Investigations, reporting (Nebbeling) 1250 (Zirnhelt) 1250
- Mandate (Nebbeling) 1247, 1325-6 (Zirnhelt) 1247, 1325
- Meetings (Nebbeling) 1250-1 (Zirnhelt) 1250-1
- Oversight role (Zirnhelt) 1249
- Staffing of board (Nebbeling) 1251 (Zirnhelt) 1251
Forest Practices Code
- Administrative requirements (Krueger) 246 (Wilson, J.) 255
- Amendments to act (Zirnhelt) 300
- Compliance and enforcement
- role of Forest Practices Board (Nebbeling) 1249 (Zirnhelt) 1249
- role of Forests ministry (Nebbeling) 1276-8 (Zirnhelt) 1276-8
- staff (Nebbeling) 1277 (Zirnhelt) 1277
- Impact of code (Hurd) 375, 1351 (Nebbeling) 132-3, 1246, 1279 (Wilson, J.) 1326 (Zirnhelt) 1250, 1326, 1351
- Implementation
- Penalties (Wilson, J.) 1278-9 (Zirnhelt) 1278-9
- Penalties, appeal process (Wilson, J.) 1279-80 (Zirnhelt) 1279-80
- Provision re admissibility of documentary evidence (Nebbeling) 575-6 (Zirnhelt) 575-6
Forest Renewal B.C.
- Annual report, 1994-95, tabled (Zirnhelt) 1994
- Board
- inclusion of non-executive MLAs (Dosanjh) 935, 1033 (Plant) 1033 (Weisgerber) 1033
- meetings (Campbell) 432 (de Jong) 1363 (Zirnhelt) 432, 1363
- membership (de Jong) 1363 (Zirnhelt) 1363
- powers (Nebbeling) 898 (Zirnhelt) 898
- responsibilities (de Jong) 1362-3 (Zirnhelt) 1363
- role of Environment minister (Hurd) 839-40 (Ramsey) 840
- Budget
- Business plan, 1996-97, tabled (Zirnhelt) 1994
- Chapman Creek-Gray Creek watershed restoration project, funding (Wilson, G.) 1390-1 (Zirnhelt) 1391
- Contract with Ministry of Environment, funding (Wilson, J.) 1392 (Zirnhelt) 1392
- Correspondence re agency tabled (Wilson, G.) 2080
- Financial statements as at March 31, 1996, tabled (Zirnhelt) 1994
- Forest renewal plan
- incrementality provisions (Wilson, J.) 544 (Zirnhelt) 544
- objectives (de Jong) 1366-7 (Gingell) 437 (Hurd) 546 (Petter) 437 (Zirnhelt) 546-7, 1365-8
- objectives, achievement of objectives (Miller) 394 (Petter) 356, 393-4 (Zirnhelt) 356, 395
- plan (Lali) 141
- program continuity fund (Zirnhelt) 530
- program review (Clark, G.) 434 (Petter) 432-3 (Zirnhelt) 433
- Forest renewal projects
- contracting process (Ramsey) 837-9 (van Dongen) 839 (Wilson, J.) 837-8
- first-priority hiring for displaced forest workers (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, 893-4, 902-4, 923-4 (Zirnhelt) 529, 781, 783-4, 893-904, 921-5
- incrementality (Hurd) 840 (Ramsey) 840
- independent contractors (Wilson, J.) 839
- selection (Hurd) 840 (Ramsey) 840
- Funding (Petter) 632-3 (Ramsey) 632 (Zirnhelt) 631-2
- Funds
- allocation (Clark, G.) 1962 (Nebbeling) 86-7 (Ramsey) 838
- amount (Clark, G.) 1922-3 (Penner) 1922-3
- funding for retraining forest workers (Nebbeling) 1362 (Wilson, J.) 894, 1391 (Zirnhelt) 894, 1391
- funding of innovative forestry projects (Hurd) 546 (Zirnhelt) 546
- funds for B.C. Parks (Penner) 887 (Ramsey) 887
- funds for northeastern B.C. (Neufeld) 882, 1962 (Ramsey) 882
- funds for retraining forest workers (Nebbeling) 1362 (Zirnhelt) 1362
- funds remaining in Environment ministry, breakdown (Wilson, J.) 887
- redirecting surplus to general revenue (Campbell) 393-4, 432, 529-30 (de Jong) 394-5, 432-3, 530, 1364-8 (Farrell-Collins) 433-4 (Gingell) 356 (Hurd) 356, 1350 (Nebbeling) 394, 1362 (Neufeld) 443 (Weisgerber) 440 (Wilson, G.) 1368 (Zirnhelt) 1364-8
- redirecting surplus to general revenue, Doug McArthur's role (Clark, G.) 1919 (Hurd) 1349-50, 1918-20 (Zirnhelt) 1349
- redirecting surplus to general revenue, letter from Forests and Environment ministers (Hurd) 1348-50 (Zirnhelt) 1348-50
- surplus (Clark, G.) 1921-2 (Penner) 1921-2
- transfer to Forests ministry (Nebbeling) 451
- use (Abbott) 632 (Campbell) 1581-2, 2078 (Clark, C.) 632, 833 (de Jong) 631-2 (Hurd) 376, 633 (Nebbeling) 2078-9 (Petter) 529 (Ramsey) 832-4 (Stephens) 390-1 (Wilson, J.) 1392 (Zirnhelt) 530, 1392, 2078-9
- Investments
- allocation to local projects (Nettleton) 225
- investments (Ramsey) 251 (Walsh) 211 (Zirnhelt) 1245
- pace of investment (Clark, G.) 1919-20 (Hurd) 1920
- stream restoration (Sihota) 278
- Loan guarantee program (Wilson, J.) 1391 (Zirnhelt) 1391
- Local employment projects (Wilson, G.) 1368 (Zirnhelt) 1368
- Local employment projects, funding priorities (Wilson, G.) 1389-91 (Zirnhelt) 1390-1
- Local resource management plans (Wilson, G.) 1368 (Zirnhelt) 1368-9
- Mandate (Clark, G.) 434 (Goodacre) 104 (Petter) 529
- Request for documents, handling (Nebbeling) 86-7
- Science Council of B.C. and application by Silvacom Industries (de Jong) 1389 (Zirnhelt) 1389
- Seed orchard project (Reitsma) 899 (Zirnhelt) 899
- Staffing (Wilson, J.) 1327 (Zirnhelt) 1327
- Staffing and administration costs (Ramsey) 838-9 (Wilson, J.) 838-9
- Staffing in Forests ministry (Wilson, J.) 1392 (Zirnhelt) 1392
- Training programs, budget (Zirnhelt) 1392
- Utilization study (Zirnhelt) 220
- Watershed protection, responsibilities (Abbott) 807
Forest renewal plan See Forest Renewal B.C.
Forest Sector Strategy Advisory Committee
Forests and forestry
- Blue River bug-kill (Krueger) 246
- Bulkley Valley-Stikine area, issues (Goodacre) 104
- Chezacut supply block, future harvest levels (Wilson, J.) 543 (Zirnhelt) 543
- Community forest for Revelstoke (Doyle) 240
- Cutting permits in sensitive areas on Vancouver Island (Hurd) 1401-2 (Zirnhelt) 1402
- Forest development plan
- approval process (Nebbeling) 576 (Neufeld) 576 (Zirnhelt) 576
- environmental approval requirement (Nebbeling) 575 (Wilson, J.) 574-5 (Zirnhelt) 574-5
- Forest district boundaries, electronic mapping system (Nebbeling) 573-4 (Wilson, J.) 574 (Zirnhelt) 573-4
- Forest district managers, delegation of powers and duties (Wilson, J.) 574 (Zirnhelt) 574
- Forest industry
- annual allowable cut determinations by chief forester, appeals (Hurd) 547 (Zirnhelt) 547
- annual allowable cut, increases (Wilson, J.) 548 (Zirnhelt) 548
- annual allowable cut reductions, impact on jobs (Hurd) 1401 (Nebbeling) 1358-60 (Zirnhelt) 1358-60
- capital investment (Hurd) 1298-9 (Miller) 1298-9
- competitiveness (Hurd) 1274, 1298 (Miller) 1274, 1298
- employment (Abbott) 294-5
- employment targets (Nebbeling) 1359 (Zirnhelt) 1359
- employment targets and incentives to industry (Zirnhelt) 1245-6
- exports of forestry products See Exports and imports
- future in B.C. (Robertson) 272
- government policies and future of industry (Zirnhelt) 220-1
- impact of tariffs (Wilson, J.) 1393 (Zirnhelt) 1393
- importance in northern B.C. (Giesbrecht) 212 (Nettleton) 225
- investment in industry (Hurd) 375
- job loss (de Jong) 318
- job loss, definition (Hurd) 1401
- job opportunities (Hurd) 782-3 (Nebbeling) 783, 897-9 (Pullinger) 783 (Wilson, J.) 781, 893-4 (Zirnhelt) 529, 781, 783-4, 897-9
- job opportunities and reduced forest activity (Wilson, J.) 894-5 (Zirnhelt) 894-5
- job opportunities for local workers (Neufeld) 899-900 (Weisgerber) 895-7 (Wilson, G.) 900-2 (Zirnhelt) 899-902
- job opportunities for youth and Indians (Weisgerber) 782
- job protection for existing forest workers (Hurd) 925 (Nebbeling) 925 (Weisgerber) 925 (Wilson, J.) 924-5 (Zirnhelt) 924-5
- jobs (Giesbrecht) 213 (Hansen) 112 (Miller) 136-8 (Stephens) 390-1 (Throne speech) 4
- participation in innovative forest practices program (Wilson, J.) 547-8 (Zirnhelt) 547-8
- revenue monitoring (Farrell-Collins) 1086-9 (Petter) 1087, 1088-9
- revenue to province (de Jong) 124 (Gingell) 217 (Wilson, J.) 1392-3
- revenue to province, projected increase (Nebbeling) 202-3 (Petter) 203
- revenue to province, shortfall, impact on budget (de Jong) 163 (Farrell-Collins) 1085-6 (Gingell) 97-9, 122, 1080-1, 1087, 1287-8 (Hurd) 204 (Petter) 97, 122, 163, 165, 1080-1, 1085-7, 1089-90 (Sanders) 165 (Waddell) 176 (Weisgerber) 166-7 (Zirnhelt) 1287-8
- revenues, year-end accrual patterns (Farrell-Collins) 1089-90 (Gingell) 1087 (Petter) 1080-1, 1087, 1089-90
- stumpage billings, ministerial responsibility (Gingell) 1078-9 (Petter) 1078-9
- stumpage rates, calculation (Wilson, J.) 1295-6 (Zirnhelt) 1295-6
- stumpage revenues, calculation (Wilson, J.) 1294-5 (Zirnhelt) 1294-5
- value-added industry (Zirnhelt) 1246, 1330
- value-added industry, expansion (Abbott) 294-5
- value-added industry, jobs (Abbott) 154-5 (Doyle) 1758 (Walsh) 211
- value-added industry, lumber credit system (Hurd) 1400 (Zirnhelt) 1400
- Forest land reserve, establishment (Zirnhelt) 1245
- Forest licences, non-replaceable licences, extensions to compensate for reductions in harvest levels (Hurd) 541-2 (Nebbeling) 541 (Wilson, J.) 542-3 (Zirnhelt) 541-3
- Forest renewal
- investments (Doyle) 241
- Liberal Party position (Clark, G.) 433-4
- plan See Forest Renewal B.C.
- Forest resource
- forest resource development agreement, funding (Hurd) 1281 (Nebbeling) 1246 (Zirnhelt) 1281
- management strategy (Hansen) 1209 (Miller) 1209-10
- productivity improvements (Hurd) 545 (Nebbeling) 543-4 (Wilson, J.) 544, 547-9 (Zirnhelt) 450, 543-6
- productivity improvements, salvage incentives (Wilson, J.) 571-2 (Zirnhelt) 571-2
- productivity improvements, yield increase projections (Hurd) 547 (Wilson, J.) 548-9 (Zirnhelt) 547-9
- sustainability (Ramsey) 251 (Zirnhelt) 1245
- Forest roads
- deactivation (Nebbeling) 575 (Zirnhelt) 575
- use permits (Nebbeling) 575 (Wilson, J.) 575 (Zirnhelt) 575
- Forest worker agency
- Forest workers, displaced workers, first-priority hiring on Forest Renewal B.C. projects See Forest Renewal B.C.
- Forest-dependent communities, future (Abbott) 632 (Campbell) 2078 (de Jong) 631-2 (Hurd) 632-3 (Nebbeling) 132-3, 187-8, 2078-9 (Petter) 632-3 (Robertson) 188 (Zirnhelt) 631-2, 2078-9
- Harvest levels
- Harvesting guidelines (Wilson, J.) 1293-4 (Zirnhelt) 1294
- Indians and forest-related issues (Nebbeling) 1246 (Plant) 1352-8 (Zirnhelt) 1352-8
- Innovative forest practices (Wilson, J.) 1395 (Zirnhelt) 1395
- Innovative forest practices agreements (Hurd) 545-7 (Nebbeling) 543-4 (Wilson, J.) 544, 547-9 (Zirnhelt) 300, 450, 543-9
- Jobs and timber accord
- Log boom pilings in lakes, safety concerns (Reid) 942
- Log salvage
- Fraser River salvage, case of Vancouver Airport area burning (Ramsey) 760 (van Dongen) 760
- Fraser River salvage, regulations (Symons) 941-2
- policy (Wilson, J.) 1393-5 (Zirnhelt) 1393-5
- policy, eligible categories of timber (Nebbeling) 549 (Zirnhelt) 549
- salvage operations on woodlots (Wilson, J.) 1394-5 (Zirnhelt) 1394-5
- salvageable timber, access by independent contractors (Hurd) 572 (Wilson, G.) 570 (Wilson, J.) 571 (Zirnhelt) 570-2
- salvageable timber, removal in advance of harvest (Wilson, G.) 569-70 (Wilson, J.) 570-1 (Zirnhelt) 569-71
- salvageable timber, removal rights and responsibilities (Nebbeling) 549-51, 572-3 (Neufeld) 551-2 (Wilson, G.) 552 (Zirnhelt) 549-52, 572-3
- stumpage payments (Hurd) 571-2 (Zirnhelt) 571-2
- Logging truck permits for small logging operators (Boone) 1172 (Wilson, J.) 1172
- Nisga'a forest licences, impact (Plant) 1354-5 (Zirnhelt) 1354-6
- Productivity of forests (Campbell) 25
- Protected-areas strategy
- impact on timber supply areas (Nebbeling) 1404 (Zirnhelt) 1404
- NDP government initiatives (Cashore) 1399
- regional protected-areas committee, membership (Nebbeling) 1403 (Zirnhelt) 1403
- regional protected-areas committee recommendations, impact on annual allowable cut (Nebbeling) 1403 (Zirnhelt) 1403-4
- Reforestation projects (Reitsma) 899 (Zirnhelt) 899
- Silviculture, commitments (Wilson, J.) 255
- Silviculture operations, hiring requirements (Hurd) 782-3, 925 (Nebbeling) 897-9 (Wilson, J.) 893-4, 923-5 (Zirnhelt) 893-4, 897-9, 923-5
- Small business forest enterprise program
- Softwood lumber agreement
- Softwood lumber, export quotas (Miller) 1226-7 (Penner) 1226-7
- Softwood lumber industry, impact of federal Liberal Party action (Clark, G.) 1901 (Wilson, G.) 1901
- Spotted owl conservation areas
- impact on timber supply areas (Nebbeling) 1279, 1404-5 (Zirnhelt) 1405
- public input into report (Nebbeling) 1405 (Zirnhelt) 1405
- Tenure reform (Kasper) 258 (Wilson, G.) 109
- Timber harvest levels in Clayoquot Sound area (Hurd) 1401 (Zirnhelt) 1401
- Timber sale licences, non-replaceable licences, extensions to compensate for harvest level reductions (Hurd) 541-2 (Nebbeling) 541 (Wilson, J.) 542-3 (Zirnhelt) 541-3
- Timber supply reviews (Hurd) 1329 (Nebbeling) 1246 (Zirnhelt) 1245, 1329-30
- Value-added wood conferences (Doyle) 241-2
- Woodlot program
- licence transfers (Nebbeling) 540 (Wilson, J.) 540-1 (Zirnhelt) 540-1
- licence-holders, ineligibility to own or lease a wood-processing facility (Nebbeling) 540 (Zirnhelt) 540
- program (Hurd) 1402 (Zirnhelt) 1402
- Woodlots See Land use under Agricultural land reserve
Forests, Ministry of
- Estimates, debate 1244-51, 1275-98, 1323-33, 1348-69, 1389-406
- Estimates, speakers (Cashore) 1399 (de Jong) 1362-8, 1389-90 (Gingell) 1285-8 (Hurd) 1280-4, 1328-33, 1348-51, 1400-3 (Nebbeling) 1246-51, 1275-9, 1284-5, 1288-92, 1296-7, 1323-6, 1358-62, 1396-400, 1403-5 (Plant) 1351-7 (Wilson, G.) 1368, 1389-91 (Wilson, J.) 1278-80, 1292-6, 1326-8, 1391-5 (Zirnhelt) 1244-51, 1275-98, 1323-33, 1348-69, 1389-405
- Aboriginal affairs branch
- Aboriginal rights policy (Plant) 1353, 1356-7 (Zirnhelt) 1356-7
- Annual report for year ended March 31, 1995, tabled (Zirnhelt) 1902
- Budget (Hurd) 1280-1 (Zirnhelt) 1280-1
- Estimates process (Nebbeling) 1284-5 (Zirnhelt) 1284-5
- Fiscal challenges (Nebbeling) 1246 (Zirnhelt) 1245
- Forecasting of forest revenues (Gingell) 1285-8 (Nebbeling) 1284-5, 1288-92, 1297 (Wilson, J.) 1292 (Zirnhelt) 1285-9, 1292, 1297-8
- Goals (Zirnhelt) 1245
- Interim measures agreements with Indians (Plant) 1357 (Zirnhelt) 1357-8
- Ministry operations, Pendleton report (Hurd) 1284, 1402-3 (Zirnhelt) 1284, 1402-3
- Range development program, allocation (Wilson, J.) 1292-3 (Zirnhelt) 1293
- Relationship with Indians (Zirnhelt) 1245
- Special warrant debate 86-8
- Studies on traditional forest use by Indians (Plant) 1352-3 (Zirnhelt) 1353
- Stumpage loss write-off or non-collection (Hurd) 1283 (Nebbeling) 1296-7 (Zirnhelt) 1283-4, 1296-7
Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 1996
- (Bill 7) (Minister of Forests) 1R, 300; 2R, 450-1; C, 540-5, 545-52, 569-76; 3R, 576; RA, 1151
- Amdts: sec. 24 (Zirnhelt) 575, approved 575; sec.
35 (Zirnhelt) 576, approved 576
- Debate, speakers (Hurd) 541-2, 545-7, 571-2 (Nebbeling) 451, 540-1, 543-4, 549-51, 572-6 (Neufeld) 551-2, 576 (Wilson, G.) 552, 569-70 (Wilson, J.) 540-4, 547-9, 570-2, 574-5 (Zirnhelt) 300, 450-1, 540-52, 569-76
- "Special forest products," use of term (Wilson, J.) 570 (Zirnhelt) 570
Fort Langley, B.C.
- Fine arts school, completion (Coleman) 182
Fort Langley constituency
- Issues and concerns (Coleman) 181-2
Fort Nelson, B.C.
- Airport, local administration (Clark, G.) 1961
- Airport, need (Neufeld) 1960
- Cost of resource home (Neufeld) 707-8
- Crown land, acquisition (Neufeld) 883 (Ramsey) 883
- Ferry stored in Ministry of Transportation and Highways yard (Neufeld) 1122
- Physician supply and health care regionalization (MacPhail) 2059 (Neufeld) 2058-9
- Residential facility for children in care (MacPhail) 2061 (Neufeld) 2060-1
- Weather station, decommissioning (Neufeld) 1960
Fort St. John, B.C.
- Highway frontage case, land valuation (Neufeld) 884 (Ramsey) 884-5
- Physician supply in community (Neufeld) 2059
Foster care
- Advance notice to foster parents of child's removal (Anderson) 636 (Streifel) 636
- Foster homes and foster children, number (Anderson) 490 (Neufeld) 707 (Streifel) 490, 707
- Foster homes
- capital costs (Neufeld) 707-8 (Streifel) 707-8
- licensing (Anderson) 635 (MacPhail) 635
- Protocol (Streifel) 637
Four Corners Bank (Vancouver)
4-H Club
- Funding (Evans) 661 (van Dongen) 661
Fox, Len
- Commended for work as MLA (Nettleton) 225
Fraser Basin Management Board
Fraser Highway See Highway 1A
Fraser River
- Future (Reid) 371
- Salmon resource, protection (Sihota) 277-8
Fraser Valley
- Agriculture in area, importance to B.C. economy (van Dongen) 172
- Air quality See Air
- Groundwater quality See Groundwater under Water
- Manure application, study (van Dongen) 765-6
- Population growth (Farnworth) 288
- Transportation
- 16th Avenue corridor (Boone) 995 (Coleman) 995
- commuter rail (Symons) 1687
- road traffic (Miller) 42-3
- Water quality See Water
Fraser Valley College
- Agricultural land reserve exclusions (Evans) 652
Fraser Valley Foods Ltd.
- Closing, impact on local economy (Penner) 1221
FraserVale See Fraser Valley Foods Ltd.
FRDA See Forest resource development agreement under Forests and forestry
Free Votes Enabling Act
- (Bill M205) (Weisgerber) 1R, 1787
- Debate, speakers (Weisgerber) 1787
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- Privacy rights, impact of Victims of Crime Act (Dosanjh) 509 (Plant) 509
- Quoted re powers of information and privacy commissioner (Plant) 778
French instruction See Curriculum under Education
Fripp Fibreforms
- Plant relocation to B.C., letter quoted (Weisbeck) 283
Fruit and vegetables
- Tree fruit industry
- assistance for industry (van Dongen) 599-600
- problems of orchardists (Evans) 700 (Thorpe) 700
Fuel
- Alternative motor fuels
- expiry of tax incentive (Clark, G.) 2041 (Weisgerber) 2041
- incentive for changeover to less-polluting fuel (Ramsey) 913 (Symons) 913
- Ethanol as gasoline component
- economic viability (Clark, G.) 2040-1
- ethanol-content fuel, grain source, accessibility of supply (Penner) 947-8 (Ramsey) 948
- ethanol-content fuel, reduced-tax incentive (Penner) 947-8 (Ramsey) 948
- ethanol-content requirement (Penner) 947 (Ramsey) 947
- support (Clark, G.) 2040-1 (Weisgerber) 2040
- Gasoline tax
- revenues for highway construction (Boone) 1114 (Gingell) 436, 531-2 (Petter) 15, 435, 531-2 (Symons) 1114
- revenues to Transportation Financing Authority, impact on general revenues (Gingell) 31 (Petter) 31 (Symons) 31
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