Province of British Columbia
1st Session, 36th Parliament
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
June 25, 1996 to March 24, 1997

I

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

Iberg, Charlie
• Gas line on farm property, case (Evans) 622 (van Dongen) 621-2
Immigration
• Federal-provincial cooperation (Anderson) 62 (Dosanjh) 62
• Funding (Anderson) 62 (Dosanjh) 62
• Immigrants in B.C.
  • business immigrants, support (Anderson) 63
  • programs, federal role (Anderson) 468 (Dosanjh) 468
  • programs for entrepreneurs and investors (Anderson) 468-9 (Dosanjh) 468-9
  • settlement services for new arrivals (Anderson) 464-5 (Dosanjh) 464-5
  • settlement services for new arrivals, institutional change funding (Anderson) 466-7 (Dosanjh) 466-7
• Policy
  • public input (Anderson) 63 (Dosanjh) 63
  • Quebec model (Anderson) 62 (Dosanjh) 62-3
• Settlement grants (Dosanjh) 62
Impaired driving
• Sentences and penalties for convicted drunk drivers (Dosanjh) 555 (Hurd) 555
Income assistance See Social welfare system
Income assistance advisory council
• Members (Anderson) 966 (Coell) 965-6 (Streifel) 965-6
• Work of council (Anderson) 965-6 (Streifel) 965
Income Assistance Appeal Board See B.C. Benefits Appeal Board
Income tax
• Agreements between governments to share tax information (Anderson) 326, 337-8 (Farrell-Collins) 447-8 (Gingell) 780 (Petter) 337-8, 450, 777-80 (Plant) 337, 446-7, 777-80 (Wilson, G.) 449
• Collection by province (Wilson, G.) 442
• Corporate income tax See Business; Corporations
• Deductions for interest on first mortgage (Petter) 450 (Wilson, G.) 449
• Legislation See Income Tax Amendment Act, 1996; Income Tax Amendment Act (No. 2), 1996
• Personal income tax
  • reductions (Farrell-Collins) 447 (Gingell) 445 (Petter) 445, 775 (Plant) 446 (Weisgerber) 775
  • reductions and entrepreneurship (Gingell) 775
  • revenues to province, 1996-97 estimate (Gingell) 330 (Petter) 330
• Reductions (Petter) 12
Income Tax Amendment Act, 1996
• (Bill 4) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 15; 2R, 445-50; C, 775-81; 3R, 781; RA, 1151
• Amdts: sec. 6 (Petter) 776, approved 778; sec. 6 as amended (Plant) 778, negatived 780-1; sec. 8 (Petter) 781, approved 781
• Division: amdt. to sec. 6 as amended negatived 780-1
• Debate, speakers (Farrell-Collins) 447-50, 778-80 (Gingell) 445-6, 775-6, 780 (Petter) 15, 445, 450, 775-7, 779-81 (Plant) 446-7, 777-80 (Weisgerber) 775 (Wilson, G.) 449-50
• Information-sharing provisions and purpose of bill (Plant) 446-7
• Information-sharing provisions, opportunity to debate (Farrell-Collins) 450
• Information-sharing provisions, restrictions (Petter) 777-80 (Plant) 777-80
• Purpose of bill (Petter) 15, 445
Income Tax Amendment Act (No. 2), 1996
• (Bill 6) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 263-4; 2R, 322-9; C, 330-8; 3R, 377-8; RA, 393
• Division: sec. 1 approved 334
• Debate, speakers (Anderson) 325-6, 333-8 (Coell) 325, 331, 338 (Farrell-Collins) 333 (Gingell) 323-4, 330, 332-4, 336, 338, 377-8 (Neufeld) 333 (Petter) 263-4, 322-3, 329-38, 377-8 (Plant) 330, 334-5, 337 (Sanders) 326-7 (Sawicki) 328 (Stephens) 325 (Streifel) 331 (Weisgerber) 327-8, 331-2 (Whittred) 336 (Wilson, G.) 328-9, 331
• Definitions (Anderson) 335-6 (Petter) 335-6
• Language of bill, concerns (Anderson) 326
• Liberal Party support for bill (Coell) 325 (Sanders) 327 (Stephens) 325
• Privacy issues (Anderson) 337 (Petter) 337 (Plant) 337
Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of British Columbia
• Comments on fair-wage policy (Sanders) 1447 (Sihota) 1447-8
Independent schools See Education
Indian Act
• Applicability of act to Nisga'a lands (Cashore) 1767-9 (de Jong) 1767-9
Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Department of (federal)
• Agreement re welfare rates for B.C. Indians (Petter) 331-2 (Weisgerber) 331-2
Indians See also particular bands, people, etc., e.g., Nisga'a people

• Aboriginal rights
  • aboriginal rights and activities on Crown land See Crown land
  • aboriginal rights and negotiated treaty rights (Cashore) 1764, 1769, 1801 (de Jong) 1764, 1769 (Hurd) 1801 (Plant) 1850-1
  • identification of aboriginal rights (Cashore) 1799-801, 1805 (Hurd) 1799-801 (Plant) 1804-5 (Zirnhelt) 1804
  • information available (Cashore) 1833 (Hurd) 1832-3
  • oyster harvesting operations (Cashore) 1837 (Wilson, G.) 1837
• Agreements with governments, Premier's role in federal government decisions (Clark, G.) 2042-3 (de Jong) 2042-3
• Blockades of roads by Indian bands See Blockades of roads under Civil disobedience
• Children
  • adoption and foster care, delay due to self-government issues (Anderson) 477
  • children in mental health institutions, delay in placement (Wilson, G.) 473-4
  • funding (Streifel) 474
  • maintenance and support payments, federal-provincial negotiations (Gingell) 1140 (Petter) 1140
• Delegation-enabling agreements with bands (Streifel) 474
• Economic development
  • microlending circles for Indian entrepreneurs (Chong) 1816
  • opportunities flowing from treaty-making process (Cashore) 1715
  • projects (Chong) 1814 (Miller) 1815
  • small business development program for aboriginal women (Miller) 1824
  • training opportunities on Island Highway construction project (Barisoff) 1000, 1175 (Boone) 1000, 1175
• Education funding (Sanders) 1432 (Sihota) 1432
• Employment and training opportunities (Weisgerber) 782, 895
• Family violence See Violence
• Forests ministry aboriginal policy, role (Plant) 1357 (Zirnhelt) 1357
• Forests ministry programs, involvement (Plant) 1351-3 (Zirnhelt) 1352-3
• Gambling on Indian land See Gambling
• Health care, federal funding (Hawkins) 1897 (MacPhail) 1897
• Historic issues, resolution (Cashore) 1764 (de Jong) 1764
• Historical injustices (Janssen) 269
• Hunting by Indians
  • elk hunting in Christian Valley area (Barisoff) 952
  • hunting (Ramsey) 801 (Weisgerber) 801
  • hunting by Indians from other provinces (Weisgerber) 801-2
  • hunting out of season (Weisgerber) 1666
• Interim measures agreements
  • Liberal Party position (Cashore) 51 (de Jong) 51
  • use (Cashore) 51-2 (de Jong) 51
• Issues
  • federal government's role (Clark, G.) 2043
  • NDP action (Weisgerber) 321
• Justice for first nations peoples (Waddell) 177
• Land claims
  • agricultural land reserve and claims (Cashore) 1846 (Gingell) 1846 (Penner) 1846
  • costs (Cashore) 1765 (de Jong) 1765
  • current negotiations (Cashore) 1851 (Plant) 1851
  • impact on fishery allocations (Evans) 698 (Symons) 698
  • impact on forest-related issues (Nebbeling) 1246
  • negotiations (Neufeld) 367
  • negotiations, public concerns (Nebbeling) 133
  • overlapping claims, resolution (Cashore) 1766 (de Jong) 1766
  • private property not on negotiating table (Cashore) 1832
  • settlements, impact on municipal tax base (Hansen) 1781 (Miller) 1781
  • third-party interests, expropriation and compensation (Cashore) 1800-1 (Hurd) 1800-1
• Land development disputes, resolution (Cashore) 1845-6 (de Jong) 1845 (Gingell) 1846
• Land leased from Indians, tax assessment and deferment (Cashore) 1838-9 (Wilson, G.) 1838-9
• Legal assistance to government on aboriginal issues (Dosanjh) 425 (Plant) 424-5
• Policing by Indians (Dosanjh) 418-9 (Plant) 418-9
• Poverty (Goodacre) 104
• Programs, special entitlements under federal and provincial programs (Cashore) 1769-70 (de Jong) 1769-70
• Reserve land
  • applicability of provincial legislation (Abbott) 1734 (Miller) 1734
  • roads, expropriation negotiations (Boone) 1054-5, 1113 (Coleman) 1054-5 (Symons) 1113
  • roads, maintenance and enforcement jurisdiction (Boone) 1055 (Coleman) 1055
  • roads, maintenance of right-of-way (Boone) 1103 (Weisgerber) 1102-3
  • taxation of non-native leaseholders (Abbott) 1735 (Miller) 1735
• Residential historical abuse, ministerial responsibility for treatment program (Anderson) 1980 (MacPhail) 1980
• Right to recourse outside band governance (Cashore) 1837-8 (Wilson, G.) 1837-8
• Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs See name of committee
• Self-government models (Abbott) 1734-5 (Miller) 1734-5
• Service agreements with municipalities See Municipalities
• Taxation of land owned by Indian bands (Hansen) 1780-1 (Miller) 1780-1
• Treaty 8 negotiations
  • definition of western boundary (Cashore) 1836 (Weisgerber) 1836
  • status (Cashore) 1835-6 (Weisgerber) 1835-6
• Treaty negotiations
  • Bulkley Valley-Stikine constituency, participation (Goodacre) 103
  • Consultations (Cashore) 115-6
  • cost (de Jong) 47-8
  • fisheries and wildlife management (Cashore) 1836 (Weisgerber) 1836
  • Liberal Party position (de Jong) 1715
  • local input (Cashore) 47 (de Jong) 46-7
  • negotiators, selection and number (Cashore) 46-7 (de Jong) 45-6
  • participation (Cashore) 1851 (Plant) 1851
  • politicization of negotiations (Cashore) 45-6 (de Jong) 45
  • process (Campbell) 26 (Cashore) 47
  • progress (Cashore) 1714-6
  • public input (Cashore) 1668 (de Jong) 1668 (Weisgerber) 1668-9
  • regional approach to issues (Cashore) 1851 (Plant) 1851
• Treaty rights, constitutional status (Cashore) 1843
• Treaty settlements
  • benefits (Robertson) 273 (Throne speech) 5
  • costs (de Jong) 48
  • impact (Weisgerber) 1668-9
  • land component, 5 percent figure (Cashore) 1851-2 (Plant) 1851-2
• Vocational training programs (Wilson, G.) 1600
• Welfare rates for Indians living on reserves (Petter) 331-2 (Weisgerber) 331-2
Industrial Development Incentive Act
• Amendments (Petter) 15, 435
Industrial incentive fund See Employment and Investment, Ministry of
Industry
• Competitiveness of B.C. industry (Miller) 1689 (Wilson, G.) 1689
• Investment in B.C.'s traditional industries (Miller) 1252
Information
• Agreements between governments to share tax information See Income tax
• Government information See Government
Information and privacy commissioner
• Accountability (Dosanjh) 559 (Plant) 559
• Annual report, 1995-96, tabled (Speaker) 239
• Consultations re B.C. Benefits program (Petter) 337 (Plant) 337
• Estimates approved 2049
• Role in Income Tax Act information-sharing provisions (Farrell-Collins) 448 (Gingell) 780 (Petter) 450, 777-80 (Plant) 447, 778-80
Infrastructure
• Federal-provincial municipal infrastructure program See name of program
• Infrastructure Works 2 program (Miller) 1701
• Investment in infrastructure (Lali) 142 (Miller) 137-9 (Sihota) 277
• Municipal programs, types of projects (Abbott) 1701-2 (Miller) 1701-2
• Projects, current projects (Miller) 1202
• Projects during 1992-96 (Miller) 1251-3
Initiative, Right of See Citizens' initiatives under Legislation
Injured Workers Human Rights Group of British Columbia
• Concerns re Workers Compensation Board (Reid) 1672
Institute of Technology Act
• Amendments (Petter) 15, 435
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
• Access to drivers' medical records (Boone) 587-9, 676-7 (Clark, G.) 588 (Neufeld) 589, 676 (Plant) 676-7 (Wilson, G.) 587-8
• Accountability re insurance regulations (Boone) 587, 669 (Jarvis) 587, 669
• Annual report, 1995, tabled (Petter) 1154
• Claims
  • investigations (Petter) 1235 (Symons) 1235
  • settlement costs (Jarvis) 1232-3 (Petter) 1232-4
• Dissolution of corporation (Clark, G.) 1920, 1925 (Jarvis) 1925
• Fees collection contract (Boone) 674 (Jarvis) 674
• Financial reserves (Gingell) 1241-2 (Jarvis) 1234 (Petter) 1234, 1241-2
• Funding
  • motor vehicle branch operations (Boone) 582 (Coleman) 582 (Symons) 582
  • responsibility re photo radar program (Gingell) 1240-1 (Jarvis) 1236 (Petter) 1234-8, 1241 (Symons) 1234-5 (Weisgerber) 1237-8
  • road maintenance projects (Petter) 1236-7 (Weisgerber) 1236-7
• Government role (Weisgerber) 319
• Information-sharing with private insurers (Barisoff) 579 (Boone) 577, 579 (Jarvis) 577
• Judicial review, eligibility (Boone) 673 (Plant) 673
• Liability re actions of authorized agents (Boone) 584-5 (Coleman) 584-5
• Management issues (Krueger) 247-8
• Motor vehicle branch See name of branch
• No-fault insurance See Insurance under Automobiles
• Operating losses (Gingell) 1240-1 (Petter) 1240-1
• Pay equity, implementation costs (Jarvis) 1236 (Petter) 1236
• Performance (Clark, G.) 1925-6 (Jarvis) 1925-6
• Policyholders, low-risk categories, "creaming off" by private insurers (Jarvis) 1232-3 (Petter) 1233, 1235 (Symons) 1235
• Powers
  • authority shared with superintendent of motor vehicles (Boone) 670-3 (Penner) 671-2 (Plant) 670-1, 673 (Wilson, G.) 671-2
  • authority to direct the seizure of licence number plates (Boone) 585-6 (Wilson, G.) 585-6
  • authority to refuse to issue a licence (Boone) 669-70 (Wilson, G.) 669-70
  • certifying of documents as evidence (Boone) 675-6 (Penner) 675-6 (Plant) 676 (Wilson, G.) 675
  • impact on rights of law-abiding citizens (Wilson, G.) 512-6
  • regulation of motor vehicles and drivers (Barisoff) 453 (Boone) 300, 451, 454, 578-80, 582, 587, 667-9, 678 (Coleman) 581-3 (Farrell-Collins) 678 (Gingell) 588-9 (Jarvis) 451 (Krueger) 453-4 (Penner) 678-9 (Weisgerber) 452-3, 583 (Wilson, G.) 577-80, 584, 586-7, 667-9, 673, 677-9
• Premium freeze (Gingell) 538-9 (Jarvis) 114 (Petter) 444-5, 538-9
• Premium freeze, impact on corporate operations (Gingell) 439, 536 (Neufeld) 443 (Weisgerber) 441
• Privatization of corporation (Weisgerber) 319-20
• Products and services, changes (Petter) 1239 (Weisgerber) 1239
• Rate stabilization fund (Gingell) 1241-2 (Petter) 1241-2
• Rate structure (Gingell) 1240 (Jarvis) 1233-4, 1239-40 (Petter) 1233-5, 1238-40 (Symons) 1235 (Weisgerber) 1238-9
• Responsibility for road and traffic safety (Boone) 583 (Weisgerber) 583-4
• Retail sales by corporation (Boone) 582 (Coleman) 582
• Revenue
  • fee revenue (Boone) 674-5 (Penner) 674
  • projections (Boone) 581 (Jarvis) 451, 581
  • projections, funds advanced in anticipation of photo radar income (Wilson, G.) 674-5
• Safety programs in schools (Jarvis) 1236 (Petter) 1236-7 (Weisgerber) 1237
• Staffing (Jarvis) 1236 (Petter) 1236
• Traffic safety initiatives, effectiveness (Jarvis) 1232 (Petter) 1232-4
Intalco Aluminum Corp.
• B.C. Hydro power export deal (Clark, C.) 982
• Power purchases from B.C. (Hurd) 1385-6 (Miller) 1385-6
Intercontinental Packers Ltd.
• Loan from Saskatchewan government (Hansen) 2079 (Miller) 2079
Intergovernmental relations See Government
Intergovernmental relations secretariat See Finance and Corporate Relations, Ministry of
International Monetary Fund
• Role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project (Farrell-Collins) 1459 (Miller) 1459, 1496
International Power Corp. See IPC Group
International Woodworkers of America
• Record in B.C. (Robertson) 272
Investments
• Government investment in NDP ridings (de Jong) 124-5
• Government investment, long-term commitments (Farnworth) 126-8
• International investment policy (Campbell) 1910 (Clark, G.) 1909-10
• Investment in B.C. (Gingell) 445-6 (Sihota) 277
• Opportunities for investment, government role (Wilson, G.) 870-1
• Taxation and investment (Hurd) 1207-8 (Miller) 1207-8, 1221 (Penner) 1220-1
IPC Group
• Competition for projects (Campbell) 1913 (Clark, G.) 1913
• Formation (Campbell) 1912 (Clark, G.) 1912
• Government share and control (Clark, G.) 1912-3 (Farrell-Collins) 1912-3
• Taxpayer commitment (Farrell-Collins) 1912
IPPs See Independent power producers under Electric power
Iron Workers' Memorial Bridge
• Completion of work on bridge (Boone) 1060-1 (Dalton) 1060-1
• Future plans, north end of bridge (Boone) 1018 (Jarvis) 1018
• Repairs to bridge and traffic congestion in area (Boone) 1051-2 (Jarvis) 989-90, 1050-2
Island Highway See Highway 19
Islands Trust
• Incorporation of communities within trust (Abbott) 1740 (Miller) 1740

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