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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

McAlpine Bridge

Condition of bridge (Barisoff) 1019 (Boone) 1019

McArthur, Douglas

Role on Forest Renewal B.C. board (Clark, G.) 1918-9, 1922-3 (Farrell-Collins) 433 (Hurd) 434, 1918-9 (Penner) 1922

McCarthy, Grace

Commended for tourism work (Reitsma) 1825

McClellan Rubenstein and Parolin

Role of firm in resignation of John Sheehan (Campbell) 1493-4 (Smith) 1493-4

McDade, Greg

Appointment to audit Downton Lake situation (Ramsey) 723
Report on Downton Lake cited (Clark, C.) 720, 723

Macdonald, Alexander (Alec)

Article quoted re Nisga'a agreement (Plant) 1849

McElligott, Paul (President and Chief executive officer, B.C. Rail Ltd.)

B.C. Rail Ltd., grain car acquisitions 1660
Canadian National Railway, grain-shipping rates 1691
Employment and Investment ministry, estimates debate 1660, 1691-2
Fontas River Bridge, maintenance 1691-2
Grain transportation, shipment from Peace River area 1660, 1691

McGregor, Hon. Cathy (Kamloops)

B.C. Games for Athletes with a Disability 341-2
Budget debate 105-7
Charbonneau, Arthur, commended for work as MLA 105
Disabled and handicapped persons, achievements of athletes 341
Education, protection of services 106
Fisheries, salmon fishery, protection 106-7
Health care, regionalization 106
Indo-Canadians, contribution to Canada 106
Jackson, Fred, commended for work as MLA 105
Job creation strategy 106
Kamloops area, growth 105
Kamloops constituency, economy of area 105-6
Kamloops, host community role 106
Mt. Dufferin Park, opening 106
NDP government performance, 1991-96 term 105
NDP government, priorities 106-7
Shuswap people, heritage 106
Sports, regional sports delivery program 342
University College of the Cariboo, expansion 105
Volunteers, B.C. Games for Athletes with a Disability 342

Mackenzie, B.C.

Williston Lake drawdown See Williston Lake

McKinnon, Bonnie (Surrey-Cloverdale)

B.C. Transportation Museum, closing 244-5
Budget debate 244-5
Child abuse cases, investigation 615
Child deaths, handling of cases 616
Child deaths, referral of cases to Child and Family Review Board 728
Child deaths, review of cases 919
Child deaths, review of cases, report 1152, 1788
Child protection, administration costs 618
Child protection, administrator's decision and child's views 617
Child protection, all-party committee 613
Child protection, confidentiality 616
Child protection, critical injury or death, review 731
Child protection, funding 612
Child protection, Gove commission recommendations, implementation, funding 471
Child protection, interministry handbook 618
Child protection, transition commissioner, budget 613
Child protection, transition commissioner, recommendations 613
Child, youth and family advocate, power to appoint legal counsel 616
Children, programs and services, delivery 616
Children, programs and services, handling of complaints 617
Children, programs and services, monitoring 616
Children's centres 616
Clayton Elementary School, enrolment increase 1539
Cloverdale, technical institute 203-4, 245
Cloverdale, technical institute construction project 73
Education funding formula 72
Education, per-pupil funding 1538, 1540
Education, Skills and Training ministry, estimates debate 1538-40
Elections, municipal elections, voter registration 1777
Farming and urbanization 244
Government spending, capital spending freeze and review 245
GAIN recipients, children 618
GAIN recipients, children, visible minorities 618
Highway 10 and 168th Avenue intersection, traffic light 245
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School, enrolment increase 1539
Municipal Affairs and Housing ministry, estimates debate 1777-8
School district 36 (Surrey), funding 1538-9
School district 36 (Surrey), funding, NDP MLAs' statements 1539
School district 36 (Surrey), funding per student 72, 1538
School district 36 (Surrey), growth and funding needs 245
Social Services ministry, estimates debate 471-2, 612, 615-9, 731
Social workers, access to GAIN information 615-6
Social workers, computerized information system 615
Social workers, professional body 618
Social workers, salaries 619
Social workers, training 619
Social workers, workload 613
Supply Act (No. 1), 1996, debate 72-3
Surrey, charter as city 1777-8
Surrey-Cloverdale constituency, issues and concerns 244-5
Thomas, Elijah, death while in care of Social Services ministry 919
Vaudreuil, Matthew, death 471

McLeod Lake Indian band

Funding for settlement with band (Cashore) 52 (de Jong) 52
Negotiations, status (Cashore) 1834-5 (Hurd) 1834-5
Treaty 8, definition of western boundary (Cashore) 1836 (Weisgerber) 1836

MacPhail, Hon. Joy K. (Vancouver-Hastings) Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors

Adult guardianship legislation, review and proclamation 1983-4
AIDS, needle exchange programs for drug users 1986
AIDS/HIV education and prevention programs for women 1938, 1940
Alcohol abuse, treatment programs, funding 2061-2
Austin, Gordon, severance package 1927
Brewin, Gretchen, appointment as Deputy Speaker 7
B.C. Ambulance Service, advanced life support systems and call volume 1927, 1941-2
B.C. Ambulance Service, Burnaby facility 1894-5
B.C. Ambulance Service, participation in emergency operations and communications centre 1894-5
B.C. Ambulance Service, services outside lower mainland 1895, 1942
B.C. Ambulance Service, staffing agreements with unions 1895, 1926-7, 1941
B.C. Centre for Disease Control, operations 1985-6
B.C. Health Research Foundation, 1995-96 annual report tabled 1667
B.C. Medical Association, agreement re budget cap for physicians 1889, 2028-30
B.C. Medical Association, agreement re physician specialist-population ratios 2024-5
B.C. Medical Association, agreement re physician supply in northern and remote areas 1930-1, 1933, 2059
B.C. Medical Association, agreement re utilization of health care system 1933, 1985
B.C. Medical Association, clinical practice guidelines development 2032
B.C. Mental Health Society, staff transfers 1981
Budget debate 243-4
Cancer, medications for patients 2055
Cancer, treatment wait-lists 2021-2
Child abuse, protocol for obtaining medical evidence 1987
Child deaths, review of cases 1003-4
Child protection, all-party committee 733
Child protection, Gove commission, recommendations 634-6
Child protection, Gove commission recommendations, special committee to monitor work of transition commissioner 1994
Child protection, investigations, informing family and others of decisions 634
Child protection, transition commission, Health ministry role 2074
Children, access to advocacy 635
Children, importance of early childhood care 1940-1
Children in government care, residential facility for Fort Nelson 2061
Children in government care, reviews of each case 635
Children, programs and services, handling of complaints 635
Chilton, Chris, duties as special adviser to Health minister 1893
Clearwater seniors health care facility, impact of capital spending freeze 1977-8
Committee of Supply, rules for sections A and B 264-5
Conflict-of-interest commissioner, appointment of new commissioner 1994-5
Cryptosporidium outbreak in Okanagan, notification of visitors to area 1788
Debt and capital expenditures 267
Debt and capital expenditures in health care 1978
Dentistry records, 30-year retention requirement 1930
Disease, communicable diseases, public advisories 1984-5
Drug abuse, treatment programs, funding 2061-2
Drugs, deaths due to drug use 1986
Economy of B.C. 243-4
Education services, protection 243
Estimates of expenditures, Committee of Supply to sit in two sections 264-5
Foster homes, licensing 635
Gambling, addiction and problem gambling 1979
Gerow, Jack, role in health care regionalization review 1230-1, 2067-8
Government employee health services, ministerial responsibility 1981
Government program review 243
Hartley, William, appointment as Deputy Chair 7
Health care costs and poverty 1939
Health care, CT scanner for northern Vancouver Island, delay 1667
Health care facilities, impact of capital spending freeze 1895-6, 1935-7, 1977-8, 2018, 2058
Health care, family caregivers, respite services 1975
Health care funding, special warrant funding 88-90
Health care, goals and priorities 1891-2, 1940-1
Health care, home care support services, designation as essential service 2064
Health care, home care support services for discharged hospital patients 2064
Health care, home care support services, needs assessment and funding 1974-5
Health care, information systems 1892, 1897
Health care, magnetic resonance imaging and tomography services 2022
Health care, New Directions program, implementation and costs 1897, 2066-7
Health care, New Directions program, promotional funding 89
Health care, New Directions program review 266-7
Health care, preventive health care services 1939-40, 2025
Health care, regional health boards, chief executive officers 89
Health care, regional health boards, elections 1896
Health care, regional health boards, funding and funding formula 1928, 2072
Health care, regional health boards, mandate and membership 2066
Health care, regional health boards, physician representation on northern boards 1935
Health care, regional health boards, remuneration for board members 2070
Health care regionalization, assessment team consultations with Union of B.C. Municipalities 2071
Health care regionalization, Closer to Home program 1934
Health care regionalization, evaluation processes 2068-70
Health care regionalization, impact on provincial programs 2075
Health care regionalization, impact on services in northern and remote areas 1888-9, 1934
Health care regionalization, remuneration for community health council members 2070
Health care regionalization, review 88, 266-7, 343-4
Health care regionalization review, consultation process 1230-1
Health care regionalization review, mandate and membership of assessment team 1889, 2066-8, 2075
Health care regionalization review, staff being paid 88-9
Health care regionalization review, use of out-of-province consultants 2068
Health care regionalization review, work while on hold 89
Health care services, protection 243
Health care system, methods to increase efficiency 1889
Health care system, two-tier system, impact of provincial policies 2029
Health care, waiting times for appointments with specialists 2024-5
Health care workers labour accord, impact on patient care 2057-8
Health care workers labour accord, implementation and costs 1889, 2056, 2072
Health ministry, appropriation for 1996-97, revisions 1979-80
Health ministry, estimates debate 1888-98, 1926-45, 1974-90, 2017-34, 2049-64, 2066-75
Health ministry, number of Health ministers in past year 1894
Health ministry, office for seniors, mandate and budget 1943-4
Health ministry, program transfers 1980-1
Health ministry, provincial health officer's report 1891-2, 1940, 2069
Health ministry, staffing 1889, 1892-4
Health Professions Council, funding 1897
Healthy Communities program, ministerial responsibility 2073-4
Hospitals, bed utilization and closings 2057-8, 2063-4
Hospitals, classification 1929
Hospitals, community hospitals, impact of health care regionalization 1936
Hospitals, computer systems standardization 1892
Hospitals, equipment funding 1937, 2055
Hospitals, funding formulas 1897, 1927-8
Hospitals, maintenance of low-use facilities 90
Hospitals, remuneration for board members 2070
Indians, health care, federal funding 1897
Indians, residential historical abuse, ministerial responsibility for treatment program 1980
Kidney dialysis services 1897, 1929-30, 2061
Kidney disease, medications for patients 1930, 1985
Kitimat, hospital replacement 2018
Liberal Party, policies 243-4
Medical Services Commission, responsibility for clinical practice guidelines 2032
Medical Services Commission, role in deinsuring of health care services 2027
Medical Services Plan CareCards, number issued 2030
Medical Services Plan, categories of health care professionals billing plan 2026
Medical Services Plan, claims for out-of-province medical treatment 2022-4
Medical Services Plan, cost containment initiatives 2031
Medical Services Plan, deinsured services 2027-8
Medical Services Plan, premiums 2030-2
Medical Services Plan, staffing levels 2026
Medical Services Plan, supplementary benefits, payment limits 2029, 2033
Medical Services Plan, uninsured services 1986-7
Medicare Protection Act, purpose 1889
Medicare system, protection of system, guiding principles 1888-9
Medicare system, review of government's actions and future plans 1888-90
Mental health, involuntary treatment vs. patients' civil rights 2062
Midwives, funding and registration issues 1987-9, 2017-8
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, base funding and capital projects 2033-4
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, funding 1789
Parfitt, Brent, work on child protection 635
Peace Arch District Hospital, seniors' health care services 2063
Pharmacare program, cost-saving measures 2053-4
Pharmacare program, PharmaNet computer system 1889, 2053-4
Pharmacare program, reference-based pricing, issues and concerns 2049-52, 2054
Pharmacare program, therapeutics initiative 2052
Pharmaceuticals, generic substitutions 2049-50
Pharmacies, payment structure for pharmacies serving long term care facilities 2054
Physician supply in northern and remote areas 1888-9, 1930-1, 1933, 2059-60
Prescription review program, responsibility 2053
Psychiatric services in Kamloops 1978
Quesnel hospital, operational issues 1934
Riverview Hospital, former residents, support in communities 89
Riverview Hospital, residents' allowances 1982
Riverview Hospital site, use for housing for former residents 1982-3
Royal Commission on Health Care and Costs, recommendations on health care reform 1889
Royal Crescent Lodge, standards of care 1025-6
St. Paul's Hospital, decision-making re geriatric unit downsizing 1977
Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills, authority to select new conflict-of-interest commissioner 1994-5
Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills, designation to examine statute revision 1347
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, work of committee 2080
Seniors' community-based programs, federal funding 1983
Seniors, health care needs, continuing care services 1937-8, 1944-5, 1975-6
Seniors, health care needs, impact of capital spending freeze 1898, 1932, 1977-8
Seniors' housing, availability 1025-6
Seniors' security, interministry coordinating committee 1944
Smoking, incidence of smoking among young women 1940
Social Services ministry, audit and review division 635
Social Services ministry, estimates debate 633-6, 733-4
Social workers, access to GAIN information 635
Social workers, access to United Nations convention on the rights of the child 634
Social workers, professional body 635
Social workers, task force on standard requirements 636
Social workers, training 634
Special Committee of Selection, first report tabled 185
Special Committee to Monitor Transition Commissioner on Gove Inquiry Recommendations, appointment 1994
Supply Act (No. 1), 1996, debate 88-90
Surgery, funding 1789
Surgery, funding and wait-lists 2019-22
Surgery wait-lists 88, 1789
Surgery wait-lists, prioritization of patients 2023-4
Surrey Memorial Hospital, funding review 2063
Tattooing, regulation of procedures 1986-7
Thomas, Elijah, release of mother's confidential medical data 1992
Tobacco sales, enforcement of regulations 1986
Tomography equipment, operational funding for hospital in Dawson Creek 1932
Vancouver-Hastings constituency, description 243-4
Violence, family violence, social costs 1939-40
Women, health care costs 1939
Women's health bureau, role in assisting victims of violence 1939

Magee Secondary School, Vancouver, B.C.

Capital project freeze (Anderson) 1544-5 (Sihota) 1544

Mahmood, Ali

Role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project (Campbell) 1497-501 (Farrell-Collins) 1502-3 (Miller) 1497-501 (Smith) 1502
Shares received re B.C. Hydro - Pakistan power project (Campbell) 1536, 1665-6 (Farrell-Collins) 1463 (Miller) 1463, 1665 (Smith) 1463-4
Support for John Laxton's continued involvement in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project (Farrell-Collins) 1458, 1465-6 (Miller) 1458, 1465-6 (Smith) 1465-6

Malahat-Juan de Fuca constituency

Fishery concerns (Kasper) 258

Malaspina College

Board, representation of Powell River area (Sihota) 1599
Powell River campus, funding for skills training (Sihota) 1599 (Wilson, G.) 1599

Manning Provincial Park

User fees (Penner) 943

Manufactured homes

Moving 16-wides on roads See Highways and roads

Manufacturing industry

Manufacturing base (Reid) 372

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows constituency

Issues and concerns (Hartley) 218-9

Marine institute

See

Pacific Marine Training Institute

Marine protected areas strategy

See

Parks

Marzari, Darlene

Commended for work as MLA (Miller) 1737

Masi, Reni (Delta North)

Apprentice scholarship program 1538
Apprenticeship programs, business partnerships 1542-3
Apprenticeship programs, enrolment in secondary school programs 1538
Apprenticeship programs, funding and coordinators 1526
Apprenticeship programs, promotion 1526
BC Benefits (Youth Works) Act, debate 737-9, 809, 813, 818-9, 822-3, 827, 829-30
BC Benefits (Youth Works) Act, regulations 818
BC Benefits (Youth Works) Act, youth, definition 809
Budget debate 152-4
Burns Bog Conservation Society, role 794
Burns Bog, protection of area 152, 793-4
Burns Bog, purchase of area 794
Canada's future as a nation 154
Crime prevention 153
Delta, NorDel completion project, status 1020-1
Delta North constituency, issues and concerns 152-3
Education, adult education, funding 1524
Education, business partnership program, number of placements 69
Education, career and personal planning program 1541
Education, career program funding, impact of union agreements 68
Education, career program, work requirement 68-9
Education curriculum, career education, funding 1541
Education curriculum, links with post-secondary education 1524
Education, independent schools, funding 1446
Education, independent schools, staff under Labour Code 1446
Education, secondary education, graduation requirements 1542
Education services, protection 153
Education, Skills and Training ministry, advertising and publications, budget 1544
Education, Skills and Training ministry, asset acquisitions, increase 1543-4
Education, Skills and Training ministry, estimates debate 1437, 1446, 1487-8, 1492-3, 1523-6, 1538, 1540-4
Education, Skills and Training ministry, grants and contributions 1543-4
Education, Skills and Training ministry, skills and training functions, connections with Labour ministry 1523
Education, Skills and Training ministry, skills and training functions, organization 1523-4
Education, Skills and Training ministry, staff increase 1543
Education, year-round schooling 1487
Education - private sector partnerships, labour sector's position 1540
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, estimates debate 793-4
Highway 1, Delta area commuter traffic 152
More Doors to College program, child care funding 1525
School board amalgamation 153
School district 40 (New Westminster), amalgamation question 1492-3
School districts, amalgamation 1492
Skills Now program, end of program 68
Skills Now program, end of program, replacement 1524-5
Skills training centres 1525
Skills training for new immigrants 1540-1
Skills training, funding 1525
Skills training, ministerial responsibility 1542
Skills training, stand-alone trade and technology schools 1542
Skills training technical programs in B.C. schools 153-4
Supply Act (No. 1), 1996, debate 68-9
Teachers, collective bargaining, learning and working conditions 1437
Teachers, flexible scheduling 1487
Transportation and Highways ministry, estimates debate 1020-1
University of B.C., Safer Campus program, funding reduction 1900-1
Youth, job availability 738
Youth Works program, allowances and benefits 822
Youth Works program, consequences of not participating 828
Youth Works program, counselling services 819
Youth Works program, disposal of assets, allowable retention limit 829
Youth Works program, effectiveness 738-9, 827
Youth Works program, employability programs and grants 813

Masset, B.C.

Economy of area, impact of Canadian Forces Base closing (Miller) 1222

Matkin, James

Commission of Inquiry into the Vancouver Stock Exchange and Securities Regulation (Matkin commission) See name of commission

Matsqui, B.C.

See also

Abbotsford-Matsqui, B.C.

Amalgamation with Abbotsford (de Jong) 930

Matsqui constituency

Issues and concerns (de Jong) 316

May, Sir Thomas Erskine

Parliamentary Practice quoted re final supply act (Speaker) 2081

Media

Ethnic media
- partnerships with mainstream media and universities (Kwan) 1009-11
- role (Hawkins) 1010 (Kwan) 1009-11
Mainstream media
- coverage of ethnic issues (Hawkins) 1010 (Kwan) 1011
- ethnic representation in newsrooms (Kwan) 1009

Medical Services Commission

Clinical practice guidelines, responsibility (MacPhail) 2032 (Sanders) 2032
Deinsuring of health care services, role of commission (MacPhail) 2027

Medical Services Plan of British Columbia

CareCards, number issued (Hawkins) 2030 (MacPhail) 2030
Categories of health care professionals billing plan (Hawkins) 2026 (MacPhail) 2026
Claims for out-of-province medical treatment (Hawkins) 2022-4 (MacPhail) 2022-4
Cost containment initiatives, purpose (Hawkins) 2031-2 (MacPhail) 2031 (Sanders) 2032
Coverage
- gender-specific tests, concerns (Hawkins) 1986 (MacPhail) 1986-7 (Sanders) 1987
- Hall Commission recommendations (Hawkins) 2025-6
Deinsuring of services to remove skin lesions (Hawkins) 1891, 2026-8 (MacPhail) 2027-8 (Sanders) 2027
Premiums
- revenues and premium subsidies (Hawkins) 2030-1 (MacPhail) 2030-1
- unpaid premiums and health care coverage (Hawkins) 2031 (MacPhail) 2031-2 (Neufeld) 2032
Staffing, ratio of administrators to physicians (Hawkins) 2026 (MacPhail) 2026 (Sanders) 2026
Supplementary benefits, payment limits (Hawkins) 2033 (MacPhail) 2029, 2033

Medicare Protection Act

Purpose (MacPhail) 1889

Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Chinese Canadians elected for first time (Calendino) 158
Cooperation
- among parties (Krueger) 381
- between government and opposition members, benefits (Farrell-Collins) 778 (Petter) 445 (Plant) 778
Cost per MLA (Dosanjh) 1721-2 (Plant) 1721-2
Election of members of thirty-sixth parliament (Clerk) 6-7
Eligibility for B.C. Benefits family bonus (Weisgerber) 328
Homosexual MLAs (Stevenson) 279-80
Number of MLAs
- increase, impact on legislative tradition (Penner) 1726
- number (Weisgerber) 168-9
Responsibilities (Bowbrick) 180 (Campbell) 276
Role (Clark, G.) 2048-9 (Coell) 303
Role, "new role" (Dalton) 309 (Orcherton) 386
Voting opportunities, concerns (de Jong) 265 (Farrell-Collins) 265 (Weisgerber) 265
Working together for the common good (Barisoff) 234 (Kasper) 258-9 (Krueger) 245 (Neufeld) 207 (Thorpe) 224 (Throne speech) 5 (Wilson, G.) 107-8, 111

Mental health

See also

Disabled and handicapped persons

Care workers, criminal-record checks (Hawkins) 712
Deinstitutionalization, new group homes (Coell) 488-90 (Streifel) 489
Former institutional residents, support (Coell) 91-2 (Streifel) 91-2
Group homes
- funding (Coell) 712 (Streifel) 712
- public notice of offenders in neighbourhood (Hawkins) 709-10 (Streifel) 709-10
- review team (Hawkins) 709-10 (Streifel) 709-10
Institution closings, cost savings (Streifel) 397
Institutions, conditions (Coell) 398
Involuntary treatment vs. patients' civil rights (MacPhail) 2062 (Symons) 2062
Offenders
- cost to support (Hawkins) 710 (Streifel) 711
- training and qualifications of care workers (Hawkins) 710-2 (Streifel) 711-2
Programs for over-19-year-olds (Streifel) 642 (Symons) 642
Residential facilities, comfort allowance (Anderson) 488 (Streifel) 488

Mental Health Act

Precedence over adult guardianship legislation (Anderson) 1984 (MacPhail) 1984

Métis

Kelly Lake group, status of claim (Cashore) 1836 (Weisgerber) 1836

MFA

See

Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia

Midwifery

Designation as prescribed health profession (Dosanjh) 1035, 1037-8 (Farrell-Collins) 1036 (Hawkins) 1035 (Plant) 1035-6
Medical insurance for midwives (MacPhail) 1989 (Sanders) 1988-9, 2017
Patient safety issues (MacPhail) 1989-90 (Sanders) 1989
Program, funding and registration issues (MacPhail) 1987-9, 2017-8 (Sanders) 1987-9, 2017
Salaries for midwives (Hawkins) 2017-8 (MacPhail) 1987-8, 2017 (Sanders) 1987-8, 2017
Services, cost-effectiveness (MacPhail) 1988 (Sanders) 1988, 2017
Utilization of program, survey (MacPhail) 2017 (Sanders) 1989, 2017

Mifflin, Fred

Letter quoted re destaffing of B.C. lighthouses (Miller) 1693
Pacific salmon revitalization plan See name of plan under Fisheries

Miller, Hon. Arthur Daniel (North Coast) Deputy Premier, Minister of Employment and Investment and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Airports, governance, transfer to municipalities 1743-4
Alaska Highway airstrips, future 1696
Allen, Doug, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1570-2
Allied Shipbuilders Ltd., contract for Century-class vessel 1580
Annacis Island sewage treatment plant 1202, 1251
Apex Mountain Resort, government loan 728-9, 1212
Apex Mountain Resort, restructuring plan, Arthur Andersen and Co. report 729
Apprenticeship programs, support 138
Asia Pacific Foundation, funding 1222
Assessment Appeal Board, 1995 annual report tabled 123
Assessment Appeal Board case backlog, review of board procedures 1779-82
Assessment Authority of B.C., 1994 annual report tabled 1994
Assessment Authority of B.C., annual vs. three-year rolls 1779-80
Auditor general's report on B.C. Ferries 1616
Babysitters, exclusion from Employment Standards Act 1824
Back-country recreation policy, implementation and review 1853-4
Ballard fuel cell technology, application 1256
Banking industry, support for fishing industry 1300
Bankruptcies in B.C. 1814
Bankruptcy rate as indicator of effectiveness of small business programs 1819-20
Banks, objectives of private sector banks and needs of society 1458
Barlee, Bill, commended for work as MLA 1809, 1865, 1953
Beer-making supplies, interprovincial sales 1212
Bell, Larry, role in design of B.C. Hydro pensions 1533
Bella Coola, ferry traffic 1611
Bella Coola, water infrastructure project 1701
Biotechnology initiatives, government support 1265-6
Blockades of roads by Indian bands, impact on rail operations 1656
Blyth, T.G., involvement in fast ferry design project 1423
Brewing industry, interprovincial trade issue 1226
B.C. Accommodations Guide, listing of rates 1854-5
B.C. Arts Council, structure and operations 1867
B.C. Benefits program, purpose 1815
B.C. Buildings Corporation, 1995 and 1996 annual reports tabled 1994
B.C. Buildings Corporation, 1996-97 revenue projections 1630-3
B.C. Buildings Corporation capital planning, use of outside sources for project financing 1634, 1637
B.C. Buildings Corporation, dividend paid to government 1633
B.C. Buildings Corporation, furniture storage 1635
B.C. Buildings Corporation, housing management role for corporation 1628
B.C. Buildings Corporation, land use planning expertise 1629
B.C. Buildings Corporation, performance requirements 1634
B.C. Buildings Corporation, project management role for corporation 1628, 1634
B.C. Buildings Corporation services, core services 1637
B.C. Buildings Corporation, services to public sector 1627-8
B.C. Buildings Corporation, strategic objectives 1636-7
B.C. Buildings Corporation, tendering guidelines for services procurement 1638-9
B.C. Ferries, 1995-96 annual report tabled 1994
B.C. Ferries, accident at Bowen Island terminal 1613
B.C. Ferries, accident at Departure Bay terminal 1614-5
B.C. Ferries, apprenticeship programs 1621
B.C. Ferries board meetings, compensation for union observers 1578
B.C. Ferries, capital plan 1424
B.C. Ferries, Comox-Powell River service 1424
B.C. Ferries, court case, funding of appeals 1620-1
B.C. Ferries, debt and capital planning 1579
B.C. Ferries, dock repair personnel, travel time 1578
B.C. Ferries, Duke Point terminal construction project 37, 1579-80, 1621
B.C. Ferries, fare increase 37
B.C. Ferries fare structure, issues and concerns 1418-20, 1425
B.C. Ferries fares, regular and discount rates 1578-9
B.C. Ferries, ferries as part of highway system 1420
B.C. Ferries, information office at Nanaimo 1618-9
B.C. Ferries, Langdale terminal, parking lot improvements 1579
B.C. Ferries, maintenance procedures, fleet and terminal operations 1616
B.C. Ferries, midcoast service 1418-20
B.C. Ferries, midcoast service, Discovery coast route 1610-2, 1615
B.C. Ferries, operating costs per route 1421
B.C. Ferries, revenues and expenses 1417-8
B.C. Ferries routes, Gulf Island routes, future service requirements 1578, 1619
B.C. Ferries routes, subsidies for minor routes 1579
B.C. Ferries, safety and health committee 1614
B.C. Ferries, safety and training of ferry personnel 1613-5
B.C. Ferries, self-sustaining operation 37
B.C. Ferries services, midcoast service 136
B.C. Ferries, staffing levels 1615
B.C. Ferries, student summer employment programs 1621
B.C. Ferries, subsidization, payment 38
B.C. Ferries, subsidization, provincial and federal contributions 1416-7, 1615
B.C. Ferries, ten-year capital plan 1252
B.C. Ferries, traffic volumes 1421
B.C. Ferries vessels, construction of catamarans, aluminum purchase 38-9
B.C. Ferries vessels, crew suspension incident 1578
B.C. Ferries vessels, fast ferries, business plan 1422, 1577-8
B.C. Ferries vessels, fast ferries, concerns 40-1
B.C. Ferries vessels, fast ferries, construction costs 1618
B.C. Ferries vessels, fast ferries, construction in B.C. 40-1
B.C. Ferries vessels, fast ferries construction project, contractual issues 1422-4
B.C. Ferries vessels, fast ferries construction project, Liberal Party position 39
B.C. Ferries vessels, fast ferries construction site, cleanup 1617
B.C. Ferries vessels, fast ferries, cost-benefit analysis 1616
B.C. Ferries vessels, fast ferries, horsepower requirement 1616-7
B.C. Ferries vessels, fast ferries, time savings vs. capital costs 1618
B.C. Ferries vessels, fast ferry construction projects and job creation 1580
B.C. Ferries vessels, fast ferry training program 1619
B.C. Ferries vessels, ferry improvement program 37
B.C. Ferries vessels, fuel consumption, testing of new technology 1420
B.C. Ferries vessels, new vessels vs. refits 1580, 1610
B.C. Ferries vessels, procedures, passengers with special needs 1619-20
B.C. Ferries vessels, Queen of Sidney replacement 1424
B.C. Ferries vessels, Spirit-class vessels, operational fitness 1613
B.C. Ferries vessels, suitability of fast ferries 1421
B.C. Ferries vessels, voyage recorders for ferries 1612
B.C. Film Commission, funding 80
B.C. Film Commission, location of commission offices 1866-7
B.C. Heritage Trust, 1994-95 and 1995-96 annual reports tabled 1994
B.C. House (London), mandate 1218-9
B.C. Housing Management Commission, 1994-95 annual report tabled 1994
B.C. Housing Management Commission, operating costs 1747-9
B.C. Housing Management Commission, structure of commission 1747
B.C. Housing Management Commission, tenant policies 1748-52
B.C. Hydro, 1995 and 1996 annual reports tabled 1231
B.C. Hydro, 1996-97 revenue projections 1527-9
B.C. Hydro activities, impact on fish 1319-21
B.C. Hydro, alternative sources of power 10-1
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, bonuses for vice-presidents 1384-5
B.C. Hydro, business process improvement plan 1532
B.C. Hydro, buyback of Pakistan power project shares 1304, 1377-8, 1462-3
B.C. Hydro, environmental protection policies and procedures 1337-42
B.C. Hydro, executive pensions 1532, 1576
B.C. Hydro International Ltd., board members 1369-70
B.C. Hydro, international projects, ethical standards issue 1307-8, 1375-7
B.C. Hydro, international projects, ethical standards issue re disclosure of criminal investigation into John Laxton 1505-6
B.C. Hydro, international projects, financial and accounting control procedures 1508-9
B.C. Hydro, international projects, future projects linked to success of Pakistan power project 1408-10
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, power purchases from independent producers 1387-8, 1406
B.C. Hydro, power-generation capacity and future requirements 1316, 1529-31
B.C. Hydro rates, comparison with elsewhere 1342, 1406-7
B.C. Hydro, rates for industrial consumers 1385-7
B.C. Hydro, role in development of energy options 1576-7
B.C. Hydro, role in Pakistan power project 1318, 1333-5, 1345-7, 1370-4, 1377-84, 1459-68, 1498-501
B.C. Hydro, student summer employment programs, 1996 targets 1533-4
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 1464-5, 1504-5
B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, board meetings 1381
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, 1317, 1512-3, 1566-7
B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, choice of Pakistan for B.C. Hydro involvement 1495-7
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 1510-1, 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 1512
B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, impact of events on staff morale 1508
B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, investment by B.C. Hydro, authorized amount 1569-71
B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, legal advice to government 1501
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 1562-4
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, review team inquiry into events 1494-5
B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, share buyback 1319
B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, share offering on Karachi exchange 1309-13, 1379-80
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 1502
B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, shares held in Channel Islands 1313-4
B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, World Bank position 1666
B.C. Inquiry into Gasoline Pricing, interim report, July 5, 1996, tabled 1994
B.C. Rail Ltd. and Indian land claims 1656
B.C. Rail Ltd., closing of Dawson Creek office 1661
B.C. Rail Ltd., financial performance 1659
B.C. Rail Ltd., Fort St. John area lands, future use 1692
B.C. Rail Ltd., grain car acquisitions 1660, 1690-1
B.C. Rail Ltd., grain transport from Peace River area 1659-60
B.C. Rail Ltd., joint-venture projects 1656
B.C. Rail Ltd., labour issues 1654-5
B.C. Rail Ltd., North Vancouver terminal lands and Indian land claim 1688-9
B.C. Rail Ltd., office complex in Prince George 1657
B.C. Rail Ltd., privatization 1658-9, 1661-2
B.C. Rail Ltd., profits and dividend paid to government 1663
B.C. Rail Ltd., propane transport through residential areas 1663-4
B.C. Rail Ltd. revenues, percentage derived from forest products 1657
B.C. Rail Ltd., role in northern economic development 1657-8
B.C. Rail Ltd., summer job programs, targets 1653
B.C. Rail Ltd., taxation issues 1658
B.C. Rail Ltd., traffic between Dawson Creek and Chetwynd 1689-90
B.C. Rail Ltd., trucking operations 1657
B.C. Railway Group, 1995 annual report tabled 807
B.C. Railway Properties Ltd., commercial property development 1662-3
B.C. Railway Properties Ltd., real estate activities 1655-6
B.C. Time to Play program 81
B.C. Trade and Investment Office, asset acquisitions 1220-1
B.C. Trade and Investment Office, transfer of employees from B.C. Trade Development Corporation 1217
B.C. Trade Development Corporation, change in status 1217
B.C. Trade Development Corporation, winding-down process 1040-1
B.C. Transit, 1994-95 and 1995-96 annual reports tabled 302
B.C. Transit, absenteeism 1869
B.C. Transit, debt servicing 42
B.C. Transit, fare collection and payment issues 1868-9, 1872
B.C. Transit, funding of traffic light at Surrey exchange 1872
B.C. Transit, initiatives and ten-year plan on hold 43
B.C. Transit, Malaysia construction project, public-private partnership 1872
B.C. Transit, rapid and express bus service to Richmond 1871-2, 1874
B.C. Transit, ridership, method of determining 1868
B.C. Transit, wages and salaries 1869-70
B.C. 21 program, purpose 1258
B.C. 21 program, review committee for community grants, membership and schedule 1820-1, 1856
B.C. Utilities Commission, B.C. Hydro rate decisions 1386-7
B.C. Utilities Commission, role in setting of natural gas rates 1042-4
B.C.'s entry into Confederation, anniversary celebrations 1830
B.C.'s future challenges 1950
Budget debate 136-40
Build B.C. program, capital projects, impact of spending freeze and review 1214
Build B.C. program, expenditures 1223-4
Build B.C. program, purpose 1258
Building inspection, liability concerns 1732-3
Burrard Thermal power station, environmental concerns 1270
Burrard Thermal power station, natural gas supply line 1576-7
Burrard Thermal power station, plant startup 1534, 1560
Burrard Thermal power station, use as alternative source of power 11
Business, cost factors in location decisions 1220-1
Business, impact of red tape on small and medium-sized business 1222
Business, role of private sector in job creation 1204-6
Business, small business assistance programs 1810, 1812, 1816-7, 1819
Business, small business climate 1814
Business, small business, definition 79
Business, small business one-stop project 1810, 1817, 1822
Business, small business taxation 1810
Business, small businesses, access to capital 1810, 1814, 1816
Business startups 1814
Business, White Paper on small business 1816
Campbell River spawning channel, status 1319-21, 1337
Canada, national well-being, measurement criteria 1815
Canada-B.C. Business Service Centre 1810, 1812-3, 1819
Canada-B.C. Infrastructure Works program, future of program 1267-8
Canadian forces bases, impact of closings on local economies 1222
Canadian National Railway, sale of northern B.C. line to B.C. Rail Ltd. 1690
Canyon City, bridge across Nass River 136
Capital Regional District, ten-year transit plan 1873-4
Capital spending, public-private partnerships 43, 1214-5, 1252
Catamaran Ferries International, establishment and funding 38
Cheakamus River fish stocks and B.C. Hydro activities 1339-41
Chilliwack area economy 1222
China, Three Gorges project 1385
Clark, Hon. Glen, relationship with John Laxton 1572
Coast Ferries Ltd., service to coastal communities 1612
Coglon, Richard, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1565
Commitment to Small Business: A Discussion Paper, survey of small business issues 1816
Communities, unincorporated areas, advisory committee role 1700
Communities, unincorporated areas, restructuring 1737-8, 1783
"Competitive and Tax Advantages of B.C.," document availability 1210-1
Condominiums, safety standards 1732-3
Conflict of interest re proposed LNG plant 1215 (Hansen) 1215
Considine, Chris, role in investigation of B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1412-3
Construction industry, safety systems review 1702
Corporate capital tax, impact on investment 1207-8, 1264-5
Corrections services, cost per inmate 1636
Corrigan, Derek, remuneration for work with B.C. Transit 1869
Council of Tourism Associations, council's knowledge of tourism funding reductions 1828-9
Crown corporations, business plans 1301
Crown corporations, conflict-of-interest guidelines 1574
Crown corporations, ethical standards, policies 1565
Crown corporations management, concerns 1568-9
Crown corporations secretariat report on B.C. Buildings Corporation, recommendations 1634
Crown corporations secretariat, responsibilities 1301
Crown corporations secretariat, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1414, 1507-8, 1567-8
Crown land, gravel pit lease, Lands branch handling 1863
Dawson Creek, role as grain-shipping terminal 1659-61
de Gelder, Neil, role in investigation of B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1413
Debt and investment for future 137-9
Dinosaur Lake, landslide concerns 1561
Discover B.C. program, participation criteria for accommodation operators 1863
Dix, Adrian, attendance at B.C. Hydro board meetings 1303-4, 1562
Dixon, Frank, wrongful dismissal suit against B.C. Transit 1869
Downton Lake drawdown, B.C. Hydro's role 10, 1336-42
Downtown revitalization program, funding 1735-6
Downtown revitalization program, impact of capital funding projects freeze 78
Duncan, Bruce, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1507-8, 1567-8
Economic expansion and jobs 1201-2, 1206-7
Economic projections, reliability 1272-4
Economy of B.C. 1252
Economy of B.C., business climate 1814
Economy of B.C., change from resource-based economy 137
Economy of B.C., future opportunities 1950
Economy, protectionism vs. lower costs 40-2
Education curriculum, technology training 138
Education, investment in post-secondary facilities 137-8
Elections, municipal elections, three-year cycle 1733
Elections, municipal elections, voter registration 1777
Elections, ward system 1029
Electoral districts, role of directors 1742
Electric power generation costs in North America 1342-3, 1406-7
Electric power generation, environmental impact issues 1337-40
Electric power, independent power producers, power-generation costs 1387-8
Electric power, independent power producers, projects 1316, 1342
Electric power sales, prices charged to different users 1560-1
Electric power supply, excess capacity 1316
Electricians, licence renewal 1732
Electromagnetic rays from power transmission lines, safety concerns 1577
Eliesen, Marc, financial compensation from B.C. Hydro 1385
Employment and Investment minister, role as champion of knowledge-based industries 1260
Employment and Investment ministry, 1993-94 annual report tabled 1994
Employment and Investment ministry annual reports, timeliness 1223
Employment and Investment ministry, estimates debate 1201-27, 1251-74, 1298-321, 1333-43, 1369-88, 1406-25, 1451-69, 1493-513, 1527-34, 1560-80, 1610-39, 1653-64, 1688-98, 1949-50
Employment and Investment ministry estimates, preparation for debate 1335-6
Employment and Investment ministry estimates, questioning on B.C. Hydro issues 1415-6, 1531-3
Employment and Investment ministry, industrial incentive fund, disbursements 74-5
Employment and Investment ministry policy branch, grants and contributions 1222-3
Employment and Investment ministry, responsibility for B.C. 21 projects 1214, 1257-8
Employment and Investment ministry, role in job creation 1201-6
Employment and Investment ministry, role in mine development process changeover 1271-2
Employment and Investment ministry, role in preparation of economic forecasts 1272-3
Employment and Investment ministry, salaries and benefits 1222
Employment and Investment ministry, science adviser allocation 1267
Employment, global unemployment 139
Employment Standards Act, factors discouraging complaints by employees 1823
Employment Standards Act, regulation of home work 1823
Employment, unemployment rate 1813, 1815
Energy industries, current activities and jobs 1255-6
Energy market changes, impact on B.C. sales 1406-7
Environmental technology jobs 1255-6
EPA Pilot, fuel operating systems for marine vessels 1420
Estimates debate, agreement between government and opposition in scheduling of officials 1534
Estimates debate, appropriate time to ask questions 1257
Estimates debate, control of agenda and sequence of debate 1415
Estimates debate, level of technical detail 1755-6
Estimates debate, relevance of questioning 1531-3, 1620
Estimates process 1949
Ethical standards issue in international business dealings 1307-8, 1375-7
Export loan guarantee program 1218
Export trade, B.C. exports, role in economy 1216
Export trade, forestry exports 1219-20
Export trade offices, operational issues 1218-9
Export trade policies 1217
Exports, competitiveness of B.C. exports 1777, 1951
Farrell-Collins, Gary, withdrawal from Legislature cited 1318, 1334-5
Federal-provincial municipal infrastructure program 1701
Finnyard, involvement in building of fast ferries 1617
First Job in Science and Technology program 1203, 1262-3
Fish processing industry, Alaska imports for B.C. plants 1300
Fish stock conservation, federal role 1860-1
Fisheries, Pacific salmon revitalization plan (Mifflin plan) 81
Fisheries, salmon-spawning channels, preservation 1319-21
Fishing industry, job loss in Pacific salmon fishery 1299-300
Forensic Psychiatric Institute (Colony Farm), land use plans for site 1625-6
Forest industry, capital investment 1298-9
Forest industry, competitiveness 1274, 1298
Forest industry harvest rates, reduction 138
Forest industry jobs 136-8
Forest industry, softwood lumber export quotas 1226-7
Forest Renewal B.C., achievement of objectives 394
Forest Sector Strategy Advisory Committee 1209
Forests and forestry, jobs and timber accord 1209-10
Four Corners Bank, board members 1452
Four Corners Bank, business plan 1455-6
Four Corners Bank, financial operations 1452-8
Four Corners Bank, project capital costs 1453-4, 1632
Gee, Nigel, involvement in fast ferry design project 1423
Gold River area economy, changes 1225
Government accommodation costs 1636
Government agents 1812, 1821-2
Government, private sector activity 1658-9, 1662-3
Government, privatization of government-operated businesses 158-9
Government, provincial-municipal relationship, protocol development 1029
Government purchasing, procurement process as economic development tool 1260
Government purchasing, standardized tendering process 1628-9
Government purchasing, tendering on capital projects 1214
Government, role in economy 1222
Government, role in job creation 1204-6
Government spending, consolidated capital plan 1257-8
Grain transportation costs, impact of Crow benefit cancellation 1658
Grain transportation, shipment from Peace River area 1659-61, 1690-1
Greater Vancouver regional district, Annacis and Lulu Islands treatment plants 926
Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act, amendments 1027-8
Greater Vancouver sewerage and drainage district, power to impose development cost charges on construction projects 926, 1027-8
Growth management planning, enforced planning 1737
Growth management, regional initiatives 1736-7
Habitat for Humanity program, role in Vancouver housing project 1753
Hadi, Khurshid, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1503-4
HandyDART, system and taxi service 1873
Health care, regional health boards, leasing arrangements with B.C. Buildings Corporation 1630-3
Health care system 137
Health care, travel costs from remote areas 1419
Health-based companies, public-private partnerships 1265-6
Hedley Mascot mine, tourism restoration project 1821
Heritage infrastructure program 1811, 1821
Highways, capital rehabilitation program 1738
Homes B.C. program 1756
Hotel room tax, impact on tourism 1853
Housing, affordable housing, New Options for Home Ownership projects 1753-5
Housing, Recreation and Consumer Services ministry, 1994-95 annual report tabled 1994
Housing, social housing, eligibility 76
Housing, social housing eligibility, residency requirements waived for placements from transition houses 1752
Housing, social housing, subsidization 76-7
Housing, special needs housing, wheelchair-accessible units 1756
Huckleberry copper mine project, government loan 1252, 1268, 1270-1
Indian land claim settlements, impact on municipal tax base 1781
Indian reserve land, applicability of provincial legislation 1734
Indian reserve land, taxation of non-native leaseholders 1735
Indians, economic development projects 1815
Indians, economic development, small business development program for aboriginal women 1824
Indians, self-government models 1734-5
Industrial Development Incentive Act funded projects, cost-benefit analysis 1267
Industry, competitiveness of B.C. industry 1689
Industry, investment in B.C.'s traditional industries 1252
Infrastructure investment 137-9
Infrastructure projects, current projects 1202
Infrastructure projects during 1992-96 period 1251-3
Infrastructure Works 2 program 1701
Intalco Aluminum Corp., power purchases from B.C. 1385-6
International Monetary Fund, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1459, 1496
Interprovincial trade, agreement on internal trade 1212-3
Interprovincial trade barriers, elimination 1226
Investment and taxation 1207-8, 1221
Island Highway construction project labour agreement 139-40
Island Highway construction project, labour agreement 1207, 1251
Island Highway corridor, planning for future traffic flow 1739
Islands Trust, incorporation of communities within trust 1740
Job creation 1809, 1813, 1815
Job creation initiatives 1201-6
Job creation, private sector role 73-4
Job creation programs for income assistance recipients 1815-6
Job Protection Commission, 1995 annual report tabled 807
Job Protection Commission, fisheries report 1300
Job Protection Commission, work of commission 1253
Jobs created during 1992-96 period 1206-7
Job-training programs, effectiveness 1255
John Hart Dam, reservoir levels 1319-21
Kelowna General Hospital facility upgrade, status 1257
Kemano completion project, settlement agreement negotiations 1215, 1300
Kerley, Doug, commended for work as job protection commissioner 1252
Land set aside for preservation, 12 percent figure 138
Land use, development cost charges on construction projects 1027-8
Law Society of B.C., action against John Laxton for activities while member 1564-5
Law Society of B.C., action against Richard Coglon for activities while member 1565
Laxton, John, involvement in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1309-13, 1317-9, 1333-5, 1345-7, 1369-84, 1407-13, 1458-68, 1496-501, 1505-8, 1569, 1572-4
Laxton, John, involvement in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project, professional conduct issue 1564-5
Laxton, John, pension entitlement 1533
Laxton, John, resignations from corporate positions 1495
Legislation, consultation with affected municipalities and regional districts 1030
Legislation, regulatory amendment replacing legislative law-making 1044
Liberal Party of Canada, priorities and job creation 1203-4
Lighthouses, destaffing 1026
Lighthouses, destaffing, provincial government response 1692-5
Lighthouses, Peat Marwick study re cost to maintain staffed lighthouses 1693-4
Local government, autonomy 1698-700
Local government incorporation levels, local community stage 1739-40
Mahmood, Ali, role in B.C. Hydro -Pakistan power project 1497-501
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
Marzari, Darlene, commended for work as MLA 1737
Masset area economy, impact of Canadian Forces Base closing 1222
Mining, geochemical survey in Kootenay area 1269
Mining in Tatshenshini area, impact of park creation 1697
Mining industry, future activities 1268-9
Mining industry, government-industry partnerships 1252
Mining industry projects, environmental review process 1269, 1271
Mining industry projects, environmental review process vs. mine development assessment process 1271-2
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1996, debate 1034, 1040-5
Mission joint-use school facility 1251-2
Montgomery, Ross, feasibility plan for community bank in downtown Vancouver 1455
Motion picture industry, role in economy 1866
Municipal Act, building inspection provisions 1732-3
Municipal Act, provision for creation of electoral wards 1029
Municipal Act, revision 1699-700
Municipal Affairs and Housing ministry, 1996 ministry report tabled 1994
Municipal Affairs and Housing ministry, estimates debate 1698-702, 1732-56, 1774-85, 1951
Municipal Affairs and Housing ministry, role of aboriginal liaison officer 1733-4, 1736-7
Municipal Affairs and Housing ministry, safety and standards department, funding reduction 79
Municipal Affairs and Housing ministry, staffing levels 1782
Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 1996, debate 727, 926, 934-5, 1027-32
Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 1996, purpose of bill 727, 926
Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 1996, use of word "if" in bill 1032
Municipal Affairs ministry, 1993-94 annual report tabled 1994
Municipal budgets, balanced budgets, statutory requirement 1783-4
Municipal Finance Authority Act, amendment 1028
Municipal Finance Authority of B.C., board membership 1028
Municipal Finance Authority of B.C., group leasing services 1701
Municipal revenues, tax revenues, impact of railway property valuation changes 1744-6, 1774-7
Municipalities, amalgamations and boundary changes 1738-9
Municipalities and regional districts, group leasing 1701
Municipalities, development costs, allocation 926, 1028
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 2), amendments 1028
Nanaimo, impact of Duke Point ferry terminal project 1580
National Centre for Advanced Wood Products Processing, work of centre 1209-10
National Institute of Disability Management and Research, work 42
Natural gas, liquefied natural gas plant for northwestern B.C. 1215
Natural resource community fund 1224-6
Natural resource industries, revenue maximization 1209
NDP election campaign statements 1314
Newbridge Networks, government investment 1211-2
Nisga'a agreement-in-principle, voting provisions 1734
North American Free Trade Agreement 1212, 1226-7
North Coast constituency, services 136
Oil and gas industry, role in economy of Peace River region 1258-9
Olympic Fine Meats plant closing, job loss 2079
Opportunities '96 program 73-4
Opportunities '96 program, consultations with private sector 1204-5
Opportunities '96 program, expenditures 1211
Pacific Development Centre, purpose 1260-1
Pacific Institute of Aquatic Biosciences, research consortium 1266
Pacific National Exhibition, relocation 1866
Parks, new parks 1270
Parks, reservation system, attendants and fee collection 1854-5
Parliament buildings, space utilization 1629-30
Partners in Tourism program 1857
Pathfinder Enterprises Ltd., role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1463, 1497, 1499
Peace River area, infrastructure maintenance and economic activity 1258-9
Peterson, Ken, severance arrangement with B.C. Hydro 1384
Pharmaceutical companies, pricing policies 1265
Picasso Caf‚, funding 1255
Pipeline Act, ministerial responsibility 1698
Polar Design Associates, role in fast ferry design project 1423
Portland Transit Authority, light rail system 1871
Ports, B.C. coastal facilities 1688-9
Powell River, development as deep-sea port 1688-9
Power Smart program and residential consumption levels 1528
Powerex revenues, 1996 projections 1384
Powerex sales to U.S., confidentiality issue re contractual arrangements 1385-6
PRIDE Centre, job-training program for Vancouver downtown eastside residents 1253-5
Prince George commercial office space, availability 1657
Prince Rupert, borrowing for capital projects 139
Prince Rupert Community Enrichment Society, services 1631-2
Prince Rupert, downtown revitalization program 1735-6
Prince Rupert, role in export shipping of grain 1659-60
Princeton Mining Corp., government loan 1272
Prosperity Gold Corp., mining project 1269
Provincial Rental Housing Corporation 1626
Provincial Rental Housing Corporation, operations 1746-7
Pulp mill upgrades, capital reinvestment and jobs 1299
Queen Charlotte City, incorporation 1737
Railway freight costs and Crow benefit cancellation 1658
Railways, taxation 78-9
RBC Dominion Securities, advisory role re B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1466-7
Red Dog mine, current and future operations 1655
Regional districts, establishment of airport commissions, assent of electors 1744
Regional districts, intergovernmental advisory committees 1736
Regional districts, licensing powers 1699-700
Retail trade, hours of operation 1699
Richmond, light rapid transit services 1870-2
Ridley, Stanley, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1382-3, 1567-8
Riverview Hospital, replacement project 1625
Royal B.C. Museum, staff reductions 80
Royal Oak Mines Inc., agreement with province 1697
Saskatchewan government loan to B.C. company, job-poaching issue 1256
Saskatchewan, job creation agreement with meat packing company 2079
School construction, project management vs. tender process 1628
School district amalgamation 67
Science and technology, assistance for knowledge-based companies 1262
Science and technology, communications plan 75
Science and technology, funding, special warrant funding 75-6
Science and technology, management needs of high-tech businesses 1260-1
Science and technology national strategy, negotiations 1266
Science and technology programs, evaluation criteria 1264
Science and technology, promotion of knowledge-based industry 1263
Science and technology, taxation and future development 1264-5
Science Council of B.C., 1994-95 annual report tabled 123
Science Council of B.C., 1995-96 annual report tabled 165
Science Council of B.C. report on high-tech industries, recommendations 1260-63
Sechelt Indian band, self-government model 1734-5
Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations, relationship with Crown corporations secretariat 1301
Sheehan, John, membership on board of company involved in Pakistan power project 1464-5
Sheehan, John, resignation from all corporate positions 1494-5
Sheehan, John, termination of employment 1304-5, 1369
Shipping, deservicing of federal docks, impact on coastal communities 1026
Showcase B.C. Promotions Inc., use of government trademarks 80-1, 1864
Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road, maintenance 1259, 1696-7
Skills training, VIATEC program 1815
SkyTrain, costs per ride and per service-hour 1868
SkyTrain, fare evasion 1869
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, 1994-95 annual report tabled 531
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, administration, cost savings and recoveries 1810-1
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, budget monitoring 1867
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, community and regional development program, budget and operations 1811-2
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, estimates debate 1809-30, 1852-74, 1952-3
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, regional economic development commissions 1822
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, role in interministry committee on fishing allocation issues 1861
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, small business division, role and purpose 1812
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, staff reductions 80
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, tourism budget 1828-9, 1853
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, tourism special operating agency 1828-30, 1852
Smith, Brian, appointment as chair of B.C. Hydro and investigator of Pakistan power project, concern re potential for conflict of interest 1318-9, 1537
Smith, Brian, appointment as investigator of B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1346-7, 1535-6
Smith, Brian, communications with World Bank re future of B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1458-61
Smith, Brian, handling of investigation into B.C. Hydro Pakistan power project 1407-13
Smith, Brian, position on board of ATS Canada 1537
Smith, Brian, role in John Laxton's continuation on SEPCOL board 1370-2
Social Services ministry, leasing of building in Quesnel 1637-8
Societies, non-profit agencies as health care service providers 1631-2
Societies, non-profit societies, management of B.C. Housing units 1747-52
Sport fishing industry, allocation issues and fishing lodges 1860-2
Sport fishing industry, impact of federal-provincial fisheries negotiations 81
Squamish nation land claim, impact on B.C. Rail Ltd. 1688-9
Squamish shopping mall development, project financing 1662-3
Student Summer Works program 1202-3
Supply Act (No. 1), 1996, debate 37-44, 67, 73-82
Surrey, charter as city 1778
Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Park, land expropriated for park 1697
Tax rates in B.C., comparisons with elsewhere 1264-5
Taxation of land owned by Indian bands 1780-1
Tourism industry advertising, rolling billboard program 1865
Tourism industry advertising, "Stops of Interest" highway signs 1864
Tourism industry, community employment and training program 1815-6
Tourism industry, funding 1828-9, 1952
Tourism industry, growth 1826, 1828
Tourism industry, information kiosks at border crossings 1859
Tourism industry, infrastructure program for B.C. interior 1827
Tourism industry, in-province travel by B.C. residents 1827-8
Tourism industry, investments in industry, impact of corporate capital tax 1820, 1826
Tourism industry, job creation 1203
Tourism industry, marketing of B.C. 1830, 1853, 1857-9
Tourism industry, private sector use of government trademarks 1864
Tourism industry, programs 81
Tourism industry, regional tourist districts, funding formula 1865
Tourism industry, revenues 1809, 1826, 1865
Tourism industry, small businesses, fees and taxes 82
Tourism industry, summer employment program 1813
Tourism industry, tourism resource planning 1826, 1861
Tourism industry, visitors with out-of-country impaired-driving convictions 1852-3
Tourism North, funding cost-sharing by Alaska, Yukon and B.C. 1858
Trade certifications, interprovincial certification 1213
Trade Development Corporation Act, repeal 1041
Transit, light rapid transit, average vehicle speed 1871
Transit, public-private funding of projects 1872
Treasury Board capital planning documents, availability 1214
TRIUMF facility, funding 1255
Trucking industry, grain shipments to Dawson Creek 1661
Ty-Crop Manufacturing, competitiveness and red tape 1222
Union of B.C. Municipalities, discussions with province re role of local government 1699-700
Union of B.C. Municipalities, protocol re relationship between provincial and municipal governments 1029
United Parcel Service, job-poaching issue 1213, 1256
Universities, colleges and institutes, student spaces 137-8
University Endowment Lands, governance 1740-3
University of B.C., development planning 1742
University of B.C., funding for fire protection 1740-1
University of B.C. wood science department, research and development projects 138
Vacation B.C., tourism promotions 1827-8, 1857
Vancouver International Airport, revenue to subsidize other B.C. airports 1743
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 Island regional library board, funding 1783
Vancouver Regional Transit Commission, costs and funding 1868, 1870
Vancouver Regional Transit Commission, vehicles 1870
Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre, expansion proposal 1863
Vancouver ward system, information process for citizens 1030
Vancouver ward system referendum and determination of majority vote 926, 934-5, 1029-31
Vancouver ward system referendum and provincial government involvement, concerns 1028-31
Vancouver Wharves Ltd., activities 1655
Venture capital, employee venture capital corporations, payments to investment protection account payment 1034
Victoria accord, progress to date 1634-5
Victoria Line Ltd., 1995 annual report tabled 1994
Victoria Line Ltd., employee wage levels 1624
Victoria Line Ltd., review of company 39
Victoria Line Ltd., ridership 42
Victoria Line Ltd., Seattle-Victoria service 807
Victoria Line Ltd., Seattle-Victoria service, comparison with B.C. Ferries midcoast service 1612
Victoria Line Ltd., Seattle-Victoria service, current and future operation 1622-4
Victoria Line Ltd., service while company for sale 1864
W.A.C. Bennett Dam, sinkhole, compensation for property owners from any flooding 11
W.A.C. Bennett Dam, sinkhole, impact on B.C. Hydro revenue 9-10
W.A.C. Bennett Dam, sinkhole repair work, impact on electricity supplies 1534
W.A.C. Bennett Dam sinkhole, test drilling 1315
Wages, minimum wage 1207
Wages, minimum-wage jobs 139-40
Water levels in Peace River region, impact on resource communities 10
Wedmore Investments, ownership 1414
West Coast Express, government share of operating and debt-servicing costs 1867-8
WesTel Telecommunications Ltd. operations, current and future activities 1654
Whale-watching industry, regulation 1865
Whistler, investment by government 1662-3
Williston Lake water levels, drawdown targets 1315-6
Wilson, Jim, involvement in fast ferry design project 1423
Wine industry, estate wineries, restrictions on on-site marketing 1866
Women, businesswomen's advocate 1822-3
Women, gender equity in government appointments 1824
Women in business 1822-5
Wood waste, use in power generation 1387
Woodlands, land use plan for site 1626
Working Opportunity Fund 1811, 1817-9
Working Opportunity Fund investment tax credits, reduction 1034
World Bank, role in B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 1379-80, 1458-60, 1465, 1496
Youth Works program 1255
Yukon, anniversary of gold discovery, impact on B.C. tourism 1864
Zoning, Municipal Affairs ministry role 1699, 1742
Zoning regulations, need 1737

Milligan Creek Road

See

Highways and roads

Mines and mining

Geochemical survey in Kootenay area (Jarvis) 1269 (Miller) 1269
Industry in B.C. (Walsh) 211 (Wilson, J.) 255
Mine assessment, provincial responsibility (Jarvis) 843 (Ramsey) 843
Mine development review process (Jarvis) 843 (Ramsey) 843
Mineral tenures
- compensation and claims, funding (Gingell) 32 (Jarvis) 31 (Petter) 32
- expropriations, compensation (Jarvis) 1270
Mining and exploration, industry in B.C. (Jarvis) 292-3
Mining industry
- environmental concerns, economic impact (Jarvis) 293
- future activities (Jarvis) 1268 (Miller) 1268-9
- future in B.C. (Barisoff) 233-4
- government-industry partnerships (Miller) 1252
- projects, environmental review process (Hansen) 1271 (Miller) 1269, 1271
- projects, environmental review process vs. mine development assessment process (Hurd) 1271-2 (Miller) 1271-2
- Tatshenshini area operations, impact of park creation (Miller) 1697 (Neufeld) 1697
Mining, NDP government policy (Clark, G.) 1924 (Jarvis) 1923-4
Mining projects (Clark, G.) 1924
Red Dog mine See name of mine

Ministerial statements

Clark, Hon. Glen David (Premier)
- British Columbia's 125th birthday 605 (Farrell-Collins) 605
- Pacific salmon fishery agreement 353-4 (Campbell) 354 (Weisgerber) 354-5 (Wilson, G.) 354
Dosanjh, Hon. Ujjal (Attorney General)
- Death of provincial emergency program volunteers 235-6 (Plant) 235 (Weisgerber) 235 (Wilson, G.) 235-6
Evans, Hon. Corky (Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
- Pacific Salmon Treaty 199-200 (van Dongen) 200
Streifel, Hon. Dennis (Minister of Social Services)
- Deaths of children in care or known to Social Services ministry 916-7 (Campbell) 917-8 (Neufeld) 918 (Wilson, G.) 918

Ministers of government

See

Government

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1996

Bill 17 (Attorney General) 1R, 727; 2R, 935-6; C, 1033-47; 3R, 1047; RA, 1151
Amdt: sec. 18 (Dosanjh) 1039, approved 1040
Debate, speakers (Abbott) 1034, 1045-6 (Anderson) 1038 (Dosanjh) 727, 935-6, 1033-40, 1047 (Evans) 1034 (Farrell-Collins) 1036, 1039, 1041-5 (Hawkins) 1034-5, 1037-9 (Krueger) 1046-7 (Miller) 1034, 1040-5 (Penner) 1040-1 (Plant) 936, 1033-6, 1038-40, 1043-4, 1047 (Sanders) 1036-7 (Sihota) 1045-7 (Weisbeck) 1036 (Weisgerber) 1033
Amalgamating school district, definition (Krueger) 1046 (Sihota) 1046

Mission Air Transportation Network

See also

under

Health care

Transportation for medical treatment (Neufeld) 368

Mission, B.C.

Joint-use school facility (Miller) 1251-2

Mohawk Oil Co. Ltd.

Ethanol-content gasoline (Clark, G.) 2040 (Penner) 947 (Weisgerber) 2041

Money's Mushrooms Ltd.

Surrey facility, enforcement of Waste Management Act (Ramsey) 891 (Stephens) 890-1

Montgomery, Ross

Feasibility plan for community bank in downtown Vancouver (Gingell) 1455 (Miller) 1455

More Doors to College program

Child care funding (Masi) 1525 (Sihota) 1525

Morgan, Keith

Request for information from West Coast Express (Symons) 1684

Morrisette, Basil ("Buzz")

Commended for work with native peoples (McGregor) 106

Mortgages

Deductibility of first mortgage for primary residence (Wilson, G.) 306

Morton, Cynthia

See also

under

Children

Appointment as transition commissioner for implementation of Gove commission report (Streifel) 396
Role as transition commissioner for implementation of Gove commission report (Clark, G.) 2002 (Reid) 2002
Work as transition commissioner for implementation of Gove commission report
- cross-country tour (Campbell) 2004 (Clark, G.) 2004
- reports to Premier (Campbell) 2004-5 (Clark, G.) 2004-5

Motion picture industry

Bridge Studios, government involvement (Miller) 1809, 1866
Role in economy (Chong) 1866 (Miller) 1866
Victoria film commissioner position (Chong) 79-80

Motions

Appointment of conflict-of-interest commissioner (Motion without notice)
- Moved (MacPhail) 1994, debate 1994-5, approved 1995
- Speakers (MacPhail) 1994-5 (Weisgerber) 1994-5
Authorization of Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills to act re operation of Members' Conflict of Interest Act (Motion 34)
- Moved (MacPhail) 511, approved 511
Designation of Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills to examine statute revision (Motion 40)
- Moved (MacPhail) 1347, approved 1347
Rules for Sections A and B of Committee of Supply (Motion 33)
- Moved (MacPhail) 264, debate 264-5, approved 265
- Speakers (de Jong) 265 (Farrell-Collins) 264-5 (MacPhail) 264-5 (Weisgerber) 265
- Motion varied to permit answering of questions by B.C. Hydro chairman during Employment and Investment ministry estimates debate (Chair) 1493
Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs (Motion 41)
- Moved (Cashore) 1667, debate 1667-70, approved 1670
- Speakers (Cashore) 1667-8, 1670 (de Jong) 1668 (Waddell) 1669 (Weisgerber) 1668-9 (Wilson, G.) 1669-70
Select Standing Committee on Forests, Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (Motion without notice)
- Moved (Zirnhelt) 2080, approved 2080
Select Standing Committee on Legislative Initiatives (Motion 44)
- Moved (Dosanjh) 1994, approved 1994
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Motion without notice)
- Moved (MacPhail) 2080, debate 2080, approved 2080
- Speakers (MacPhail) 2080 (Wilson, G.) 2080
Special Committee to Monitor Transition Commissioner on Gove Inquiry Recommendations (Motion 42)
- Moved (MacPhail) 1994, approved 1994

Motor Carrier Commission

Accountability of commission (Barisoff) 1175 (Boone) 1175
Appointment of chairperson (Boone) 1125 (Symons) 1125
Elimination (Kasper) 258
Funding (Boone) 1172 (Wilson, J.) 1172
H plate allotment policy, change (Boone) 1172 (Wilson, J.) 1172
Operations, review (Barisoff) 1179 (Boone) 1179, 1948
Response time on commercial applications (Boone) 1176 (Symons) 1177 (Weisgerber) 1176-7

Motor Fuel Tax Act

Amendments (Petter) 15, 435
Person with disabilities, definition (Anderson) 1070 (Coell) 1070 (Streifel) 1070

Motor Vehicle Act

Quoted re indebtedness to Insurance Corporation of B.C. (Wilson, G.) 677

Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 1996

(Bill 9) (Minister of Transportation and Highways) 1R, 300; 2R, 451-4; C, 577-89, 667-80; 3R, 680; RA, 1151
Divisions: 2R approved 454; sec. 1 approved 584; sec. 29 approved 679; 3R approved 680
Debate, speakers (Barisoff) 453, 577, 579, 581, 668 (Boone) 300, 451, 454, 577-89, 667-80 (Clark, G.) 588 (Coleman) 581-5 (Farrell-Collins) 678 (Gingell) 588-9 (Janssen) 679 (Jarvis) 451-2, 577, 581, 586-7, 669, 674 (Krueger) 453-4 (Neufeld) 589, 675-6 (Penner) 671-2, 674-6, 678-9 (Plant) 670-1, 673, 676-7 (Symons) 582, 586 (Weisgerber) 452-3, 583-4 (Wilson, G.) 578-81, 584-8, 667-75, 677-9
Model for B.C. bill (Boone) 585 (Coleman) 585
Section 8 quoted re authority to seize licence number plates (Wilson, G.) 586

Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 1996

(Bill 10) (Minister of Transportation and Highways) 1R, 300; 2R, 511-8; C, 680-8, 748-50, 771-5; 3R, 775; RA, 1151
Amdt: sec. 2 (Boone) 687, approved 687
Divisions: 2R approved 518; sec. 1 approved 687; sec. 6 approved 773
Debate, speakers (Barisoff) 512, 680-1, 684 (Boone) 300, 511, 517-8, 680-8, 748-50, 771-5 (Coleman) 684, 771-3 (Evans) 515 (Farrell-Collins) 682-6 (Janssen) 775 (Jarvis) 511-2, 773-5 (Neufeld) 515-7, 681-3, 685-6, 750, 771 (Penner) 685-6 (Streifel) 515 (Symons) 512 (Weisgerber) 683-4, 686-8, 748-50, 773-4 (Wilson, G.) 512-6, 687
Role in making roads safer (Boone) 300, 511, 517-8

Motor vehicle branch

Administrative positions, update (Boone) 1126 (Symons) 1126
Senior staff, qualifications and responsibilities (Boone) 1126-7 (Symons) 1126-7
Transfer of functions to Insurance Corporation of B.C. (Barisoff) 453, 577, 579, 581 (Boone) 300, 451, 454, 577, 579, 582-3, 586, 667-73, 984 (Coleman) 581-3 (Gingell) 588-9 (Jarvis) 31-2, 451-2, 577, 581, 586 (Krueger) 453-4 (Petter) 32 (Plant) 670-1 (Symons) 582 (Weisgerber) 452-3, 583-4 (Wilson, G.) 578-80, 586, 667-70, 673
Vehicle and licensing permits (Barisoff) 1143 (Boone) 1143

Motorcycles

Licence plate, size (Boone) 775 (Janssen) 775

Mount Begbie Elementary School, Revelstoke, B.C.

Improvements (Doyle) 240

Mt. Dufferin Park

See

Kamloops, B.C.

Mount St. Joseph Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Multicultural health services project cited (Dosanjh) 462

MSA (Matsqui-Sumas-Abbotsford) hospital

See

Abbotsford-Matsqui, B.C.

Multicultural Advisory Council

Council (Anderson) 463-4 (Dosanjh) 463-4

Multiculturalism

Advancement of multicultural ideal, progress (Anderson) 462-3 (Dosanjh) 462-3
Advancement of multicultural ideal within government (Anderson) 465 (Dosanjh) 465
Annual Report on Multiculturalism, 1994-95, tabled (Dosanjh) 1901
Centre of excellence, purpose (Anderson) 465 (Dosanjh) 465
Diversity of B.C. (Dosanjh) 417
Education initiatives in schools and colleges (Anderson) 464-5 (Dosanjh) 464-5
Ethnic media See Media
Funding (Anderson) 62 (Dosanjh) 62
Interministerial committee (Anderson) 463 (Dosanjh) 463
Multicultural advisory committee, role (Anderson) 462-4 (Dosanjh) 463-4
Multicultural Advisory Council See name of council

Municipal Act

Amendments (Abbott) 1046 (Petter) 15, 435 (Sihota) 1046
Building inspection provisions (Abbott) 1702, 1732-3, 1950-1 (Miller) 1732-3
Provision for creation of electoral wards (Abbott) 1029 (Miller) 1029
Revision (Abbott) 1699-700 (Miller) 1699-700

Municipal Affairs and Housing, Ministry of

Estimates, debate 1698-702, 1731-56, 1774-85, 1950-1
Estimates, speakers (Abbott) 1698-702, 1732-46, 1774-9, 1781-2, 1784-5, 1950-1 (Coleman) 1746-56 (de Jong) 1731-2 (Hansen) 1740-2, 1780-1 (McKinnon) 1777-8 (Miller) 1698-702, 1732-56, 1774-85, 1951 (Reitsma) 1736-9, 1780, 1782-4
Aboriginal liaison officers, role (Abbott) 1733-4 (Miller) 1733-4, 1736-7 (Reitsma) 1736
Ministry report, 1996, tabled (Miller) 1994
Review of construction safety systems See Construction industry
Safety and standards department, funding reduction (Abbott) 79 (Miller) 79
Special warrant debate 76-9
Staffing levels (Abbott) 1782 (Miller) 1782

Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 1996

(Bill 8) (Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing) 1R, 727; 2R, 926-35; C, 1027-32, RA, 1151
Divisions: 2R approved 935; 3R approved 1032
Debate, speakers (Abbott) 926-8, 1027-30 (Anderson) 931, 1032 (Coell) 932 (de Jong) 930-1 (Farrell-Collins) 929-30 (Gingell) 933-4 (Hansen) 928-9, 1031 (Miller) 727, 926, 934-5, 1027-32 (Reitsma) 931-2 (Waddell) 928 (Wilson, G.) 932-3, 1031-2
Introduction, timing (Hansen) 929
Purpose of bill (Miller) 727, 926
Use of word "if" in bill (Anderson) 1032 (Miller) 1032

Municipal Affairs, Ministry of

Annual report, 1993-94, tabled (Miller) 1994

Municipal Finance Authority Act

Amendment (Abbott) 1028 (Miller) 1028

Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia

Board membership, increase (Abbott) 1028 (Miller) 1028
Group leasing services, expansion (Abbott) 1700-1, 1950 (Miller) 1701
Vancouver sewer and water district debt See Vancouver, B.C.

Municipal Pension Board

Role and activities (Chong) 1191-2 (Petter) 1191-2

Municipalities

See also

Regional districts

Amalgamations and boundary changes (Abbott) 1738 (Miller) 1738-9 (Reitsma) 1738-9
Budgets, balanced budgets, statutory requirement (Miller) 1783-4 (Reitsma) 1783-4
Building inspections, liability (Abbott) 1702, 1732-3, 1950-1 (Miller) 1732-3
Conditional grants, impact of capital funding projects freeze (Abbott) 78
Declassification of highways within municipalities (Abbott) 1149 (Boone) 1056, 1063, 1149 (Coleman) 1056 (Reitsma) 1063
Development costs, allocation (Miller) 926, 1028
Employee pension plan See Municipal pension plan under Pensions
Federal-provincial municipal infrastructure program See name of program
Group leasing (Abbott) 1700-1, 1950 (Miller) 1701
Legislation See Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 1996
Municipal elections See Elections
Provincial-municipal relationship, protocol development (Abbott) 1029 (Miller) 1029
Revenues, tax revenues, impact of railway property valuation changes (Abbott) 1744-6, 1774-7, 1950 (Miller) 1744-6, 1774-7
Role in school district elections (Abbott) 1045-6 (Sihota) 1045-6
Service agreements with Indian bands (Abbott) 1734 (Miller) 1734
Services to post-secondary institutions, cost (Gingell) 436, 519-20 (Petter) 519-20

Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 2)

Amendments (Abbott) 1028 (Miller) 1028

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