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Province of British Columbia
2nd Session, 36th Parliament
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
March 24, 1997 to March 26, 1998
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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
Back-country recreation
Baird Road
Baker and MacKenzie
- Company's role as outside legal counsel for B.C. Hydro International Ltd. (Farrell-Collins) 5045 (Miller) 5044-5
Ballard Power Systems Inc.
- Hydrogen fuel cell technology
Ballenas Secondary School, Parksville, B.C.
- Building addition and upgrade (Ramsey) 6148 (Reitsma) 6148
The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company Act, 1997
Banking industry
- Policy on special accounts for income assistance recipients (Anderson) 4582 (Coell) 4582-3 (Streifel) 4582-3
Bankruptcy
- Small business bankruptcies, number (Chong) 4353 (Pullinger) 4353
Barbers Act
Barisoff, Bill (Okanagan-Boundary)
- Aboriginal Affairs ministry, estimates debate 3266-8, 3303-4, 3434, 3481-2
- Agriculture, computer use by farmers 3951
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ministry
- Air transport assistance program 5213
- Alberta, Partners in Compliance program to promote truck safety standards 5467-8
- Apex Mountain Resort Ltd., alternative access road to resort 3481-2
- Attorney General, appointment and training of Insurance Corporation of B.C. personnel 6069
- Auditor general report on trucking safety 5467
- Automobiles
- drivers
- determining fitness of person to drive 6282
medical records, disclosure 5969
- records, access 6067
- driver's licences
- licence issued for term of less than one year 6066-7
- measurement of applicants' experience, skills and other qualifications 6281
- impoundment of vehicles, disposition procedures for unclaimed vehicles 6067-8
- intersection safety cameras, use 6284
- photo radar use in speed monitoring
- film processing lab in receivership 2391-2
- implementation, consultation with local governments 3771
- traffic fines
- traffic safety initiatives 3860
- wrecked or stolen vehicles, monitoring program 5474
- Bridge rehabilitation in province 5315-6
- Brinkman, Dirk, tree-planting contract 4428
- B.C.
- northern B.C., road conditions 4836
- political representation for rural B.C. 2195-6
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority
- board membership 5203
- budget 5201
- budget allocation for Island Highway construction project 5239
- budget, expenditures and revenues 5310
- funding sources 5204
- litigation issues 5204-5
- projects
- impact of funding freeze 5205
- prioritization 5210-1
- staffing 5203-4
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1997, debate 2726-9, 3111
- Budget, use of interim supply 2195, 4834
- Burrard Thermal power station, pollution, action to stop 2313
- Business climate in B.C. 2312
- Businesses moving to Alberta 4836
- Canada-B.C. Infrastructure Works program, projects and funding 5212-3
- Columbia Basin Trust, transfer of budget to Agriculture ministry 5203
- Commended for work on Motor Carrier Commission review panel (Boone) 5440
- Construction industry, costs, impact of NDP legislation 2312
- Consumers, tax and user fee increases 2727
- Coquihalla Highway, Okanagan connector bypass 5238
- Crown corporations, powers 6066-7
- Cycling network program, federal funding 5212-3
- Debt, public debt during NDP administration 2196
- Education
- adult basic education, funding 2313
- funding, 1997-98 levels 2195
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, estimates debate 5606-8, 5610, 5728-30
- Eurasian milfoil, control 5609-10
- Flooding in southern B.C. 5606-7
- Forest industry, issues 4960-1
- Forests ministry, estimates debate 4960-1
- Fuel, propane use as motor fuel, expiration of tax exemption 2727
- Galloping Goose Trail, paving 5309-10
- Government
- accounting
- recording of full-time-equivalent employees in public accounts 2726
- shifting of costs to other areas 2729
- provincial-municipal relations, protocol agreement re consultation 2727-9
- Grand Forks softball tournament, government funding 4140
- Greenville-Kincolith road 5211
- Health care
- regional boards and community councils, resource allocation decisions 3512
- regionalization, impact on current service delivery system 3512
- system during NDP administration 2313
- Health ministry, estimates debate 3511-2, 3874-5
- Hedley Mascot mine, status as tourist attraction 4139
- Highway 1
- 200th Street overpass 5209
- Grandview to Cape Horn interchange, six-laning project 5208
- Highway 3, Midway-Greenwood section 5210, 5392
- Highway 7A, Barnet-Hastings project 5209-10
- Highway 19, Island Highway construction project
- Highway 20, Fraser River crossing, shoulder repairs 5391
- Highway 37, Kitwanga-Yukon border section, seal-coat removal 5213
- Highway 91
- 152nd Street overpass 5208-9
- Nordel interchange construction 5208
- traffic congestion at north end of Alex Fraser Bridge 5208
- Highway 97
- construction project, costs 4428
- McIntyre Bluff near Vaseux Lake, safety issues 5209
- Highway Constructors Ltd.
- employee pension contributions 5285-6
- expansion to mainland 5286
- Highways and roads
- condition of provincial roads 5314-6
- consultation between provincial government and municipalities re highways 6348
- controlled-access highway, definition of term 5312
- funding levels 5314-5
- high-occupancy-vehicle lanes 5210
- highway construction projects
- highway projects, completed projects 5315
- maintenance
- contractors and contracts 5313
- day labour contracting 5435
- funding 2196
- quality control and safety issues 5313
- major highway performance sustaining program 5210
- moving 16-wides on roads 5474
- prioritization of projects 5210-1
- projects completed 5211
- projects, realignment and passing-lane projects 5211
- property acquisition for highways, Richmond area 5313
- rehabilitation, pavement age and per-kilometre costs 5314-5
- rest stops, Deadmans Lake facility 5609
- road information service, 1-900 number 5324-5
- seal-coating 5365
- secondary highways
- transporting of dangerous goods, regulation 6068
- weight of vehicles and damage to roads 5316, 5435-6
- Horticulture, South Okanagan district horticulturalist position 3950-1
- Hospitals, drugs provided to patients while in hospital 3875
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- employees, enforcement functions 6069
- information-sharing arrangement with Royal Canadian Mounted Police 6067
- licensing decisions, appeals and show-cause hearings 6067-8
- powers
- authority to direct seizure of vehicle number plates 6066
- role as both insurer and licensing regulator 5969-70, 6066-7
- road safety responsibilities transferred from Transportation and Highways ministry 2729
- Keremeos, health care facility 2195, 2313, 3874-5
- Legislature
- estimates process, timeliness of sending information to critic 5999
- legislative calendar 4837
- sittings
- days not sat during 1997 session 4834
- night sittings 5327
- schedule 4836-7
- timing of recall of House 2196
- Lions Gate Bridge
- McAlpine Bridge, condition of bridge 5209
- Mental health services, ethnic group counselling services 3512
- Metalex Products Ltd., removal of toxic waste 2313
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1997, debate 6347-9, 6351, 6354
- Motor Carrier Commission, operations 5439-40
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 1997, debate 5969-70, 6066-9
- Motor vehicle branch, transfer of functions to Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- Municipalities, grants from provincial government 2728
- National Transportation Week, celebration 3860
- NDP
- government
- performance while in opposition 4835-6
- Nisga'a people, use of lands as security for loans 3434
- OK Road Maintenance Inc., highway maintenance contract, legal action 5313-4
- Okanagan area
- mental health services 3511-2
- roads, issues 5326-7
- transportation system, status and costs 5205-6
- Okanagan-Boundary constituency, issues and concerns 2195-6
- Osoyoos Indian band, Haynes claim and irrigation canal negotiations 3266-8, 3303-4
- Osoyoos Lake, pollution concerns 5608-9
- Osoyoos, sewer system, need 2313
- Partners in Compliance program 5467-8
- Penticton Indian band, road access through lands to Apex Mountain 3481-2
- Pharmacare program, policies on use of risperidone and olanzapine 3511
- Pitt River Bridge, traffic congestion 5316
- Police officers to operate photo radar program, number 2392
- Politicians, public perception 2312
- Port Mann Bridge, traffic congestion 5206
- Princeton-Coalmont road, repairs 5391-2
- Provincial emergency program 5607
- Queen Charlotte Islands, road conditions
- Riverview Hospital, downsizing 3511
- Saanich Inlet, bridge proposal 5211-2
- Schizophrenia, medications used for treatment 3511
- School buses, propane use and impact of tax 3111
- Seniors, psychogeriatric services 3512
- Signs on highways
- policy, businesses' concerns 4138
- service-and-attraction signage 5370-1
- Sinixt Indian band land claim, status 3482
- Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry
- estimates debate 4138-40
- Tourism ministry, promotion of industry 4139-40
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1997, debate 2194-6
- Supply Act (No. 2), 1997, debate 4834-8
- Task Force on Commercial Vehicle Safety, recommendations and implementation 5467
- Taxi industry, licensing and inspection 5440-2, 5464
- Throne speech debate 2311-4
- Tourism industry, visitor information centres 4138-9
- Traffic Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 1997, debate 6281-2, 6284
- Transportation
- aging transportation infrastructure and maintenance costs 5200-2
- commercial transport regulations, amendment 5312
- cycling as form of transportation 5212-3
- traffic corridors, priority corridor program 5208
- Transportation and Highways ministry
- estimates debate 5200-13, 5238-41, 5265, 5270-1, 5273-4, 5284-6, 5309-16, 5324-7, 5365, 5370-1, 5391-2, 5435-42, 5464-5, 5467-70, 5473-5, 5999
- availability of information provided by ministry staff during estimates debate 5475
- budget
- staff, number and costs 5311-2
- Trucking industry
- 1-888 number for reporting of unsafe driving or vehicles 5464-5
- commercial vehicle safety initiatives 5467-8
- drug testing for drivers 5474
- enforcement of safety regulations 5469
- overloaded and overweight trucks 5470
- Telstra system for commercial vehicle identification and monitoring 5473
- truck accidents, number and cause of accidents 5470
- truck drivers, certification and graduated licensing 5469-70, 5473
- weigh scales
- inconsistencies in weight recording 5473
- operations 5468-9
- revenue from fines 5469
- status of Osoyoos weigh scale 2195, 5468-9
- use of movable scales and roadside inspections 5468-9
- Vancouver International Airport Authority, licensing of taxis in airport area 5464
- Victoria International Airport, licensing of taxis in airport area 5464
- Wages, fair-wage policy and highway construction projects 5239-40
- Waste management
- plans, cost impact on smaller communities 5729-30
- size of rural septic fields 3875
- Youth, jobs for young people 2312
Barnes, Emery
- Quoted on use of interim supply (Neufeld) 2182
Barnet Highway
Barnet-Hastings project
Barnett, Cunliffe
- Quoted on Children and Families ministry responsibilities (Plant) 5403
Barnett, Darlene
- Position on appointment of B.C. Hydro outside counsel (Farrell-Collins) 5041
Barnston Island, B.C.
- Residents' concerns re garbage pile (McGregor) 5723 (McKinnon) 5723
Barnum, P.T.
- Quoted re human gullibility (de Jong) 2163
Barrass, Brenda
- Suicide case (MacPhail) 3469 (Sanders) 3469
Barrett, Tommy
- Quoted re willingness to act (Anderson) 2200
Barrière, B.C.
- Representation on regional health board (Krueger) 3671 (MacPhail) 3671
Baskerville, Gordon
Baxter, David
- Article cited on future funding for health care and education (Sanders) 6181
- Participation in forum on extending school days (Ramsey) 6181
BCACL
- See British Columbia Association for Community Living
BCCPAC
- See British Columbia Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils
BCFFPA
- See British Columbia Federation of Foster Parent Associations
BCIT
- See British Columbia Institute of Technology
BCR Ventures
- See British Columbia Rail Ventures
Bear Brewing Co. Ltd.
Bears
Beauchesne, Arthur
- Rules and Forms of the House of Commons of Canada cited on government complying with the law (Farrell-Collins) 2277
- Rules and Forms of the House of Commons of Canada quoted on privilege matters (Speaker) 2314
Beaver Creek
- Studies on creek (Wilson, J.) 5493 (Zirnhelt) 5493-4
Becoming Canadians See Jagpal, Sarjeet Singh
Bedard, Oscar
- Public education restructuring report See System, restructuring of B.C. system, 1996 report and recommendations under Education
Beef industry
Beekeeping industry
- Mite infestations, impact on honey production (de Jong) 3605-6 (Lali) 3605-6
Beer
- Brewpub operations (Dosanjh) 2992 (Thorpe) 2992
- U-Brew operations
Bennett Road Elementary School, Parksville, B.C.
- Construction of new school (Ramsey) 6146-7 (Reitsma) 6146
Bennett, William Andrew Cecil
- Performance as Premier (Masi) 2364
Bent Nail project
- See Employment and unemployment
Best Babies program
Betaferon
- Addition to Pharmacare list (Robertson) 2303
Bible
- Quoted on truth (Nettleton) 2287
- Story of creation quoted (Anderson) 4802-3
Bicycling
Big White Ski Resort
- Regional district boundary issue (Abbott) 3881
Bike to Work Week
- Celebration (McGregor) 3771
Bill C-46
- See An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (production of records on sexual offence proceedings) (federal)
Bill C-91
- See Patent Act Amendment Act, 1992 (federal)
Bill C-94
- See DNA Identification Act (federal)
Bills, Legislative
- 1. An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament
- * 2. Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1997
- * 3. Corporation Capital Tax Amendment Act, 1997
- * 4. Correction Amendment Act, 1997
- * 5. Supply Act (No. 1), 1997
- * 6. Job Protection Amendment Act, 1997
- * 7. Offence Amendment Act, 1997
- * 8. British Columbia Neurotrauma Fund Contribution Act
- * 9. Tourism British Columbia Act
- *10. Food Donor Encouragement Act
- *11. Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- *12. Milk Industry Amendment Act, 1997
- *13. Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 1997
- *14. Environment, Lands and Parks Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- *15. Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Amendment Act, 1997
- *16. Police Amendment Act, 1997
- *17. Capital Region Water Supply and Sooke Hills Protection Act
- *18. Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- *19. Fisheries Renewal Act
- *20. Public Sector Employers Amendment Act, 1997
- *21. Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 1997
- *22. Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- *23. Children's Commission Act
- *24. Child, Family and Community Service Amendment Act, 1997
- *25. Fish Protection Act
- *26. Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- *27. Offence Amendment Act (No. 2), 1997
- *28. Health Authorities Amendment Act, 1997
- *29. Park Amendment Act, 1997
- *30. Technical University of British Columbia Act
- *31. Family Relations Amendment Act, 1997
- *32. Family Maintenance Enforcement Amendment Act, 1997
- *33. BC Benefits Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- *34. Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 1997
- *35. Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No. 2) Amendment Act, 1997
- *36. Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 1997
- *37. Tobacco Damages Recovery Act
- *38. Builders Lien Act
- *39. Building Officials' Association Act
- *40. Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 1997
- *41. Traffic Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- *42. Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1997
- *43. Industry Training and Apprenticeship Act
- 44. Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- *45. School Amendment Act, 1997
- *46. Local Government Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1997
- *47. Forest Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- *48. Emergency Communications Corporations Act
- *49. Supply Act (No. 2), 1997
- *50. Power for Jobs Development Act
- *51. Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1997
- *52. Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 1997
- *53. Industrial Development Amendment Act, 1997
- *54. Supply Act, 1997-98
- *55. Association of Former M.L.A.s of British Columbia Act
- M201. Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1997 (Special Warrant Abolition)
- M202. Senatorial Election Act
- M203. Tobacco Sales Amendment Act, 1997
- M204. Domestic Violence Prevention Act
- M205. Uranium Moratorium Act
- M206. Forest Renewal Amendment Act, 1997 (Forest Renewal Equitable Reinvestment)
- M207. Motor Vehicle Amendment (Substance Abuser Rehabilitation) Act
- M208. Family Relations Act Amendment Act (No. 2), 1997 (Grandparents' Rights)
- M209. Motor Vehicle Amendment (Motorized Cycles) Act
- M210. Boat Operators Certification Act
- *Pr401. TD Trust Company Act, 1997
- *Pr402. The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company Act, 1997
*denotes bill having received royal assent
Bingo
Biodiversity (Biological diversity)
- See Environmental protection under Environment
Biotechnology
- See Science and technology
Birds
- Owls, spotted owls
- habitat protection See Land set aside for spotted owl habitat under Land use
- spotted owls recovery team (Stephens) 5457 (Zirnhelt) 5457
Birrell, Margaret
- Position on gambling expansion in B.C. (Farrell-Collins) 2806
Bison
- See Game farming under Livestock industry
Black, Dawn
- Commended for work on changes to Criminal Code's anti-stalking provisions (Waddell) 2783
Bladerunners program
Blood
- Blood supply system
- national system (MacPhail) 3639-40 (Wilson, G.) 3639
- safety of system (MacPhail) 3582 (Stephens) 3582
Boards
- See Agencies, boards and commissions under Government
Boat Operators Certification Act
- (Bill M210) (Weisbeck) 1R, 6505-6
- Debate, speakers (Weisbeck) 6505-6
Boats and boating
- Certification of boat operators (Weisbeck) 6505-6
Bognar, Carl J.
- Report on time utilization by school principals and vice-principals, cited (Sanders) 6074-5
Bombardier Inc.
Bonds
- See also Securities industry
- B.C. bond issues, diversification strategy (Gingell) 4796 (Petter) 4796
Bone Marrow Society
- Role in establishment of bone marrow program (Plant) 4030
Bonneville Power Administration
- Agreement for return of power to B.C. (Jarvis) 4167 (Miller) 4167
- Transmission lines used to transport B.C. power into United States (Farrell-Collins) 4940-1 (Miller) 4940
Boom, Bust and Echo See Foot, David K. and Daniel Stoffman
Boone, Hon. Lois R. (Prince George-Mount Robson)
Minister of Transportation and Highways
- Adams Lake bridge and road access situation 5319-20
- Air transport assistance program 5213, 5283
- Alberta, Partners in Compliance program to promote truck safety standards 5467-8
- Apology to Jack Weisgerber 4527
- Attorney General, appointment and training of Insurance Corporation of B.C. personnel 6069
- Automobiles
- defective or unsafe vehicles 5361
- drivers
- medical records, disclosure 5969
- records, access 6067
- driver's licences, licence issued for term of less than one year 6066-7
- impoundment of vehicles
- disposition procedures for unclaimed vehicles 6067-8
- mandatory impoundment for driving offences 2548
- insurance, no-fault insurance, government plans 2547-8
- recreational vehicles, braking system requirements 5397
- traffic fines 5436-7, 5473
- traffic management plan for lower mainland 5393
- traffic safety programs 3859-60, 4524, 5200, 5969
- wrecked or stolen vehicles, monitoring program 5474
- Bridge rehabilitation in province 5315-6
- B.C. Ferry Corporation, traffic volumes 5432-3
- B.C., northern B.C.
- economic development summit 5277-8
- projects during NDP administration 2549
- road conditions 2549
- transportation planning, need 5277-81
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority
- Budget
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1997, debate 2964, 2966
- Canada-B.C. Infrastructure Works program, projects and funding 5212-3, 5317-8
- Chilliwack, application for federal infrastructure funding 5214
- Columbia Basin Trust, transfer of budget to Agriculture ministry 5203
- Commercial transport regulations, amendment 5312
- Coquihalla Highway 5237-8
- Cycling network program
- federal funding 5212-3
- opportunities for smaller communities to participate 5282-3
- Debt, public debt reduction measures 2228
- Delta
- Education, protection of B.C. system 2227
- Elkford, declassification of area road 5395
- Employment and unemployment
- employment equity, NDP government position 2811
- job market changes and technology 2226
- Firearms regulation, Robson Valley residents' concerns re federal Bill C-68, petition tabled 4790
- Fort St. John, 100th Street and 100th Avenue, Highways ministry responsibility 6352
- Fuel
- gasoline tax revenues, 2 cents per litre returned to B.C. 2228
- project-related regional motor fuel taxes 5282
- Galloping Goose Trail, paving 5309-10
- Gambling expansion in B.C. 2548
- Gibsons bypass 5396
- Government
- board members, selection for government agencies 3176
- federal transfers to provinces, reduction 2227-8
- spending, social programs vs. capital expenditures 2227-8
- Gravel, availability in northeast B.C. 5361
- Greater Vancouver regional district, planning 5276
- Greenville-Kincolith road 5211
- Hammell, Hon. Sue, performance as Women's Equality minister 2811
- Hawkins, Sindi, tour of B.C. hospitals 3782
- Health care
- protection of B.C. system 2227
- spending, Liberal Party position 3782
- Health ministry, estimates debate 3782
- Heffley Creek, road-salt contamination of water wells 5319
- Highway 1
- 200th Street overpass 5209, 5274-5
- 216th Street overpass 5275
- Bradner Road sani-dump station, hours of operation 5429-32
- Cape Horn interchange at Highway 7, improvements 5207
- closing in Fraser Valley area during winter weather conditions 5398-9, 5424-5
- Evans Road flyover proposal 5214
- Grandview to Cape Horn interchange section, widening 5208, 5377
- Malahat-Okotoks Road intersection, bypass 5368
- Highway 1A, 216th Street overpass 5275
- Highway 2, passing lanes at Pouce Coupe weigh scale area 5471
- Highway 3, Midway-Greenwood section 5210, 5392
- Highway 5, issues 5236-7
- Highway 6, washout area west of Lumby 5467
- Highway 7A
- Barnet-Hastings project 5209-10
- high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, travel times 5392-3
- Highway 11, highway interchange project near Mission 5311
- Highway 19, Island Highway construction project
- Highway 20, Fraser River crossing, shoulder repairs 5391
- Highway 24, Little Fort bypass 5236
- Highway 37
- Glacier Creek-Tatogga Lake section, seal-coating 5359
- Kitwanga-Yukon border section, seal-coat removal 5213
- Highway 91, issues 5208
- Highway 97
- Alaska Highway
- road to private residence at mile 206, use 5361-2
- tourism signage 5357-9
- construction project, costs 4428
- exits to restaurant and gas facility near Lac La Hache 5429
- Glenrosa intersection project 5284
- land acquisition from Westbank Indian band for road system improvements 5325
- McIntyre Bluff near Vaseux Lake, safety issues 5209
- Summerland-Peachland section, traffic accidents 5376
- Highway 99
- access to proposed Squamish shopping centre 5311
- Richmond section, high-occupancy-vehicle lanes 5392
- road-banking safety issues 5369
- Highway 101, construction projects 5368, 5396
- Highway Constructors Ltd.
- employee pension contributions 5285-6
- expansion to mainland 5286
- Highways and roads
- arterial highway, definition of term 6348
- arterial highways, Highways ministry responsibility 6352
- capital rehabilitation program for newly incorporated municipalities 5321
- condition of provincial roads 5314-6
- construction projects, contractor responsibilities 5236-7
- consultation between provincial government and municipalities re highways 6348-9, 6351
- controlled-access highway, definition of term 5312
- declassification of roads within municipalities 5393-5
- funding
- high-occupancy-vehicle lanes 5210
- high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, use by motorcyclists 5392
- highway construction projects, contractor responsibilities 5237, 5240-1, 5272-4
- highway operations, costs 5366
- highway projects, completed projects 5315
- Highways ministry approval of official community plans, funding for roads 6351
- maintenance
- contractors and contracts 5313, 5425
- day labour contracting 5435
- maintenance of seal-coated roads, concerns 5213-4
- privatization 5425-6
- quality control and safety issues 5313, 5316-7
- rehabilitation, pavement age and per-kilometre costs 5314-5, 5318-9
- responsibility for maintenance of arterial roads 5367
- snow removal 5398-9
- major highway performance sustaining program 5210
- moving 16-wides on roads 5474
- mowing of roadsides 5357
- national highways program for Canada 2228
- Peace River area, funding for road improvements 6562
- prioritization of projects 5210-1
- projects completed 5211
- property acquisition, Richmond area 5313
- reflectors used on highway, safety concern 5369
- road information service, 1-900 number 5324-5
- sani-dump stations, operations 5426
- seal-coating 5364-5
- secondary highways
- transporting of dangerous goods, regulation 6068
- weight of vehicles and damage to roads 5316, 5435-6
- Infrastructure Works 2 program, projects 5317-8
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- board members' remuneration, setting by cabinet 6353
- employees, enforcement functions 6069
- information-sharing arrangement with RCMP 6067
- licensing decisions, appeals and show-cause hearings 5969, 6067-8
- powers 6066
- role as both insurer and licensing regulator 5969, 6066
- Iron Workers Memorial Bridge, repair work, impact on traffic flows 5265
- Jumbo Pass proposal, environmental assessment 5397-8
- Kelowna, rural roads in area, maintenance 5434
- Langley, transportation issues 5274-7
- Liberal Party, policies 2547-8
- Lions Gate Bridge, issues 5204, 5206, 5215-6, 5265-71
- McAlpine Bridge, condition of bridge 5209
- Milligan Creek Road, condition 5363
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1997, debate 6347-53
- Morey Channel Bridge, construction project 5235-6
- Motor Carrier Commission
- 1995-96 annual report tabled 5017
- 1996-97 annual report tabled 6563
- operations 5439-40
- review of commission and recommendations 5200
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 1997, debate 4524, 5968-9, 5971, 6066-9
- Motor vehicle branch
- Kelowna office, waiting times for service 5436
- transfer of functions to Insurance Corporation of B.C. 4524, 5437-8, 5968-9, 6066-9
- Mount Washington Ski Resort Ltd., road to facility, cost recovery agreement 5278, 5281-2
- Multiculturalism, multifaith calendar, use 5391
- Municipalities, grants from provincial government, deduction for highways and bridges 2964
- National Transportation Week, celebration 3859-60
- NDP government, position on employment equity 2811
- OK Road Maintenance Inc., highway maintenance contract, legal action 5313-4
- Okanagan area, transportation issues 5205-6, 5326-7
- Okanagan Lake Bridge project, study and costs 5283-4
- Partners in Compliance program 5467-8
- Peace River area
- highway district manager for North Peace 5359-60
- roads
- Pender Harbour, secondary roads in area, condition 5396
- Physicians, responsibility to report medical condition that affects safe operation of a motor vehicle 5969
- Pitt River Bridge, traffic congestion 5316
- Political life 2547
- Port Mann Bridge, traffic congestion issue 5206-7
- Premier's Office, estimates debate 6548
- Princeton-Coalmont road, repairs 5391-2
- Queen Charlotte Islands roads, condition 5327
- Quinsam Coal Corp., government funding for road improvements 5282
- Quoted on gambling expansion (Krueger) 2263-4 (Sihota) 2264
- Recycling, plastic products, government standards and specifications 5320
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, access to truck weigh scales 5471-2
- Saanich Inlet, bridge proposal 5211-2
- Sayward, declassification of area roads 5394-5
- Sicamous, Main Street resurfacing 5321
- Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road 5282
- Signs on highways for services and attractions, issues 4329, 5357-9, 5370-3, 5397, 5427-9
- Squamish nation, role in Lions Gate Bridge consultation process 5268
- Supply Act (No. 2), 1997, debate 4856
- Task Force on Commercial Vehicle Safety, recommendations and implementation 5467
- Taxi industry, licensing and inspection 5440-2, 5464, 5471
- Throne speech debate 2547-9
- Tour bus operations, safety standards and regulations for drivers 5465-6
- Tourism British Columbia Act, debate 3176
- Tourism industry training program, Liberal Party position 2547
- Transportation
- Transportation and Highways ministry
- estimates debate 5199-200, 5202-16, 5235-41, 5265-86, 5309-29, 5356-73, 5375-9, 5390-9, 5424-42, 5464-75, 5999-6000
- 1994-95 annual report tabled 2433
- 1995-96, annual report tabled 6299
- annual report, timeliness 5368-9
- budget 2227, 5199, 5278-9, 5311-2, 5317-8, 5323, 5356, 6000
- ferry operations by ministry
- Adams Lake ferry 5367-8
- inland ferries, loading policy 5392
- inland ferries, operating costs 5367
- Maple Ridge-Langley ferry service 5275
- goals and accomplishments 5199-200, 6000
- land owned by ministry 5362
- multiculturalism, activities and programs 5390-1
- organization of ministry 5328
- staff
- downsizing and severance packages 5328
- number and costs 5311-2
- reductions 5360
- travel by minister 5364
- vehicles 5329
- Trucking industry
- 1-888 number for reporting of unsafe driving or vehicles 2548, 5361, 5464-5
- brake fines 2548
- commercial vehicle safety initiatives 5467-8
- drivers, certification and graduated licensing 5469-70
- drug testing for drivers 5474
- enforcement of safety regulations 5469
- inspection facilities, monitoring 5470-1
- out-of-province trucks, permitting process 5472-3
- overloaded and overweight trucks 5470
- Telstra system for commercial vehicle identification and monitoring 5473
- truck accidents, number and cause of accidents 5470
- weigh scales, issues 5468-9, 5471-3
- Vancouver
- transportation planning for greater Vancouver region 5276
- Vancouver International Airport Authority
- cost-sharing on Morey Channel Bridge construction project 5235-6
- licensing of taxis in airport area 5464
- Vancouver, South West Marine Drive, condition of road 5434
- Victoria International Airport, licensing of taxis in airport area 5464
- Wages and salaries
- fair-wage policy
- minimum wage 2811
- Westside Road
- Whistler, funding for roads 6351
- Wilson Landing, Baird Road, use by fire trucks 5326
- Women's Equality ministry, estimates debate 2808, 2811
Boothroyd, Betty
- Quoted re shouting by British MPs (Speaker) 4790
Borden, John
- Work on forest pest management (Sanders) 5350
Border crossings
- Canadian entry fee for foreign drivers with impaired-driving record (Pullinger) 4292 (Reitsma) 4292
Boubette, Evelyn
- Heart attack case cited (Campbell) 3954
Boundary Park Elementary School, Surrey, B.C.
- Construction of new school (McKinnon) 6144-5 (Ramsey) 6144-5
Bowbrick, Graeme (New Westminster)
- Abortion, positions of Liberal Party MLAs 2823
- Barnet-Hastings project 2331
- Budget debate 2328-31, 2388
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1997, debate 2605-7
- Condominiums, construction standards, leaky-condo syndrome 5988-90
- Conflict-of-interest commissioner
- conflict-of-interest commissioner and Members' Conflict of Interest Act (Motion 63), debate 4748-50
- selection of new commissioner 4748-50, 6563
- Consumers, taxes and user fees 2328
- Debt, public debt, current levels 2328
- Discrimination and racism, political correctness 4418-9
- DNA Identification Act (federal), purpose of legislation 2631-2
- Economy, trickle-down economic theory 2330
- Education
- funding 2328-9
- post-secondary education, affordability 2320-2
- Families, importance of families and family values 5645-6
- Family Relations Act, provisions for arrangements after family breakdown 5645
- Family Relations Amendment Act, 1997, debate 5645-6
- Government
- capital expenditures 2328
- federal transfers to provinces, reduction 2329
- Hammell, Hon. Sue, performance as Women's Equality minister 2823
- Health care
- facilities in New Westminster 2329
- spending, comparisons with elsewhere 2329
- Highways, high-occupancy-vehicle lanes on lower mainland roads 2331
- Housing, affordable housing, availability 3269-71
- Hughes, Ted, recommendations while conflict-of-interest commissioner on changes to legislation governing MLAs' conduct 4748-50
- Justice system, criminal justice system, establishment of DNA data bank 2631-2
- Liberal Party, policies and role as official opposition 2329-31
- Members' Conflict of Interest Act, changes to scope of act 4748-50
- MLAs' financial interests, transfer to blind trust 4749-50
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1997, debate 3941-2
- Municipalities, grants from provincial government 2606-7
- NDP government, performance 2606
- New Westminster, affordable housing needs 3269-71
- New Westminster constituency, capital improvements since 1991 election 2328
- Oliver, H.A.D., selection as conflict-of-interest commissioner 6563
- Role as chair of committee to review conflict-of-interest legislation 4748-50 (Farrell-Collins) 4744-5 (Sanders) 4756
- Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills, selection of new conflict-of-interest commissioner and review of legislation 4748-50
- Simon Fraser University, sexual harassment allegations case 4419
- Skills training, technical and trades training for young people 2320-2
- Small Claims Act, amendments 3941
- Small claims court, appeals, requirement for new trial in Supreme Court 3941-2
- Social welfare system
- federal funding 2606
- income assistance recipients, number of cases due to relationship breakdown 5646
- Society, social injustice and inequality, elimination 4418-9
- Taxation, tax reductions 2328
- Tourism British Columbia Act, debate 3147-9
- Tourism B.C., operations 3147-8
- Tourism industry in B.C. 3148
- Transit, use of public transit 2331
- Union of B.C. Municipalities, consultation with NDP government 2607
- Wages, pay equity for women 2823
- Women, wage disparity 2823
- Women's Equality ministry, estimates debate 2823
- Woodlands site, land use plan 3270-1
- Youth, job opportunities 2320-2
"The Boy Who Cried Wolf"
Boyce, Richard
- Article quoted on throne speech (Penner) 2514
Bracewell, Gerry
- Letter on health care services (Zirnhelt) 2245-6
Braemore Lodge, Penticton, B.C.
- Staff work stoppage (MacPhail) 3479 (Thorpe) 3479
Branda, Dan
- Quoted on government's role in company's growth (Miller) 2560
Brant, Randy
- Termination of employment with Aboriginal Affairs ministry, severance arrangements (Cashore) 3363-6, 3452-3 (de Jong) 3363-6, 3452-3
Bressette, Bruce
- Letter to Premier quoted on timber licence cancellation (Wilson, J.) 5422-3
- Logging contractor case (Wilson, J.) 5418-21 (Zirnhelt) 5419-20
Brewin, Gretchen (Victoria-Beacon Hill)
- Appointment as Deputy Speaker (MacPhail) 2089
- Bent Nail employment project 2374
- Budget
- debate 2371-5
- 1997-98 budget, projected deficit 2372
- Capital Region Water Supply and Sooke Hills Protection Act, debate 3189-90
- Capital regional district
- Child care, Victoria-based community project 2373
- Civil service, public sector in B.C., changes 2374
- Clipper Navigation Ltd., Seattle-Victoria car ferry service 2373
- Commended for role in food donor encouragement legislation (Chong) 2465 (Goodacre) 2464 (Walsh) 2465
- Discrimination and racism, tolerance of diversity 5644-5
- Drugs
- cost of drugs 2770
- federal drug-pricing legislation (Motion 56), debate 2769-70
- Economy, community economic development initiatives in Victoria area 2374
- Education
- number of students completing high school 3273
- technical programs 3273-5
- Election as Speaker 6589 (Campbell) 6589 (Clark, G.) 6589 (Weisgerber) 6589 (Wilson, G.) 6589
- Election campaign, 1996 campaign funding (Thorpe) 4234
- Employment programs in Victoria area 2374
- Environmental protection initiatives in Victoria area 2373-4
- Families
- relationship breakdown, child custody and access 5645
- support for B.C. families 2372
- Family Relations Amendment Act, 1997, debate 5644-5
- Firearms regulation, Nanaimo area residents' concerns re federal Bill C-68, petition tabled 5217, 6508
- Food banks, use by those in need 2462
- Food Donor Encouragement Act, debate 2462
- Greater Victoria Water District, wilderness park project 2373-4
- Housing, social housing, Victoria's Kew Court project 2373
- Knowles, Stanley
- MLAs, working together for the common good 2371
- NDP government, financial management 2372
- North American Indigenous Games, 1997 games in Victoria 2373
- Patent Act Amendment Act, 1992 (federal), issues 2769-70
- Perry, David, commended for work on Victoria area water supply 3189
- Poverty, being poor in Canada 2462
- Public health, handling of food bank donations 2462
- Response to alleged conflict of interest (Clark, C.) 4768 (Farnworth) 4774
- St. Ann's Academy, redevelopment of historical site 2373
- Sir James Douglas School, replacement 2373
- Skills training programs, job-related practical and applied skills 3273-5
- Tourism industry, role in B.C. economy 2373
- Victoria
- health care facilities in area 2372
- labour centre project 2372
- Victoria Line Ltd. Seattle-Victoria car ferry service, transfer 2373
- Victoria-Beacon Hill constituency
Bre-X Minerals Ltd.
- Collapse of company (Miller) 4123
- Stock devaluation
- devaluation (Gingell) 4510-1 (Petter) 4511
- impact on B.C. government investments (Gingell) 4533 (Petter) 4533
- impact on teachers' pension fund (Petter) 3459-60 (Weisgerber) 3459-60
Bridges
- See also particular bridges, e.g., Port Mann Bridge
- Bridge rehabilitation in province (Barisoff) 5315-6 (Boone) 5315-6
- Tolls See Tolls
Brinkman, Dirk
- Tree-planting contract (Barisoff) 4428
British Columbia
- Annual financial contribution to Canada (Wilson, G.) 2699
- Celebration of 125th anniversary (Chong) 4265
- Economy See B.C. economy under Economy
- Future (Campbell) 6578 (Conroy) 2444
- History
- multicultural history (Anderson) 4297 (Pullinger) 4297
- preservation of public and private records (Hansen) 4269-71 (Miller) 4269-71
- In-migration (Orcherton) 2450
- Leadership role in promotion of justice system reform (Dosanjh) 2577
- Northern B.C. See also Peace River area
- agriculture industry issues (Miller) 5096-9 (Weisgerber) 5096-9
- economy See Northern B.C. economy under Economy
- electoral representation (Weisgerber) 5560-1
- forest revenues returned to north (Neufeld) 5497
- health care services (MacPhail) 3576 (Neufeld) 2541, 3576 (Stephens) 3576
- highway district manager for North Peace (Boone) 5359-60 (Neufeld) 5359-60
- highways and roads, availability of road services (Neufeld) 2897-8
- highways and roads, construction projects and fair-wage policy (Boone) 5323-4 (Weisgerber) 5323-4
- highways and roads, maintenance contract (Boone) 5356-7 (Neufeld) 5356-7
- highways and roads, maintenance funding (Boone) 5279, 5323, 6562 (Neufeld) 6562
- highways and roads, maintenance of low-use roads (Boone) 5321 (Weisgerber) 5321-2
- highways and roads, road bans (Boone) 5322 (Weisgerber) 5322
- highways and roads, road classification system in North Peace area (Boone) 5363 (Neufeld) 5363
- highways and roads, road conditions (Barisoff) 4836 (Boone) 2549, 5322 (Clark, G.) 6551 (Krueger) 2554 (Neufeld) 2541-2, 2695, 4161, 6550-1 (Weisgerber) 3860, 5322
- highways and roads, road conditions in North Peace area (Boone) 5356-7, 5362 (Neufeld) 5329-30, 5356-7, 5362
- highways and roads, road conditions in northeastern B.C., links with vehicle accident rate (Neufeld) 4649-50 (Petter) 4649-50
- highways and roads, rural road repairs (Boone) 3340-1 (Weisgerber) 3340-1
- highways and roads, seal-coating (Boone) 5359 (Neufeld) 5359
- impact of government spending policies (Clark, C.) 2136 (Giesbrecht) 2280
- industry needs in northeast (Cashore) 3222 (Neufeld) 3222
- infrastructure investment (Clark, G.) 6551 (Neufeld) 6550-1
- issues and concerns (Neufeld) 2540-3 (Stephens) 2531-2
- jobs (Clark, G.) 6551-2 (Neufeld) 6552
- needs of residents (McKinnon) 2338
- physician supply and recruitment (Hawkins) 3693-4 (MacPhail) 3576, 3693-4, 3829-30 (Neufeld) 3829-30
- projects and services (Boone) 2549
- propane, use as motor fuel (Neufeld) 2541, 3082-3 (Weisgerber) 3083
- resources in north (Neufeld) 2540
- revenues produced by area returned to north (Neufeld) 2183, 4161
- revenues remaining in the north (Farnworth) 3021
- taxation system (Neufeld) 3021
- telecommunications infrastructure (Clark, G.) 6528 (Neufeld) 6527-8
- tourism industry (Neufeld) 4294-5 (Pullinger) 4289
- transportation planning for northern B.C., need (Boone) 5277-81 (Neufeld) 5277-81
- woodlot owners and farmers, log marketing concerns (Neufeld) 5494-7 (Zirnhelt) 5495, 5497
- Political representation for rural regions (Barisoff) 2195-6 (Krueger) 5562 (Whittred) 5563-4
- Population growth (Farnworth) 3526-7 (Miller) 2558 (Orcherton) 2556
- Role as gateway to Pacific Rim (Kwan) 2093-4
- Standard of living (Hansen) 2368 (Plant) 2425
- Use of province in name of company or society (Petter) 4681 (Reitsma) 4681
"British Columbia Accommodations Guide"
- Listings See Accommodations program under Hotels and travel accommodation
British Columbia Ambulance Service
- See also Ambulance service
- Administration of provincial services (MacPhail) 3770-1
- Call volumes and staffing levels (Hawkins) 3875 (MacPhail) 3874-5 (Neufeld) 3874
- Dispatch system (Hawkins) 3871 (MacPhail) 3871, 3874 (Neufeld) 3874
- Emergency calls vs. transfer services (Hawkins) 3875-6 (MacPhail) 3875-6
- Equipment needs (Hawkins) 3877 (MacPhail) 3877
- First-responder protocols (Hawkins) 3876 (MacPhail) 3876
- Operations (Coell) 3874 (MacPhail) 3874
- Patient safety (Hawkins) 3877-8 (MacPhail) 3877-8
- Response times and hospital waiting times (Hawkins) 3871-4 (MacPhail) 3872-4
- Staffing issues (Hawkins) 3868-71 (MacPhail) 3868-71
British Columbia Arts Council
- Community grants, determination (Neufeld) 4406 (Pullinger) 4406
- Establishment (Pullinger) 4102
- Grants awarded (Chong) 4401-2 (Pullinger) 4401-2
- Operations (Stephens) 4405
- Operations and board representation (Chong) 4402-3 (Neufeld) 4403 (Pullinger) 4403-4
- Scholarship program (Pullinger) 4406
British Columbia Association for Community Living
- Community Living quoted on disability services and regionalization (Anderson) 2498
British Columbia Association of Community Care
- Letter quoted on role of independent societies (Whittred) 3567-8
British Columbia Association of Counsellors of Abusive Men
- Work of association (Stephens) 2850
British Columbia Association of Private Care Facilities (Pricare)
- Meeting with Health minister (MacPhail) 3351, 3386
British Columbia Automobile Association
- Position on drunk driving (Hurd) 2846-7
BC Benefits (Income Assistance) Act
- Amendments (Streifel) 3954
- Provisions on reduced benefits and repayment (Stephens) 4457-8
B.C. Benefits program
- See also Income assistance under Social welfare system
- Appeals, staff requirement (Anderson) 2499
- Effectiveness (Hammell) 2780 (Streifel) 2358-9
- Family bonus program (Gillespie) 2253 (Hammell) 2667, 4458 (Kasper) 2338-9 (Priddy) 2453 (Stephens) 4458 (Streifel) 4483-4
- Funding for skills development programs (Masi) 5903 (Ramsey) 5903
- Impact of program on low-income working people (Clark, G.) 6543
- Program (Anderson) 2441 (Petter) 2545
- Resolutions of NDP convention adopted by government (Anderson) 4515
BC Benefits Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- (Bill 33) (Minister of Human Resources) 1R, 3954; 2R, 6029-32; C, 6162-7; 3R, 6167; RA, 6414
- Debate, speakers (Anderson) 6163, 6165-6 (Coell) 6030-1, 6162-6 (Streifel) 3954, 6029-30, 6032, 6162-6 (Wilson, G.) 6031-2
- Consultations on bill (Anderson) 6163 (Coell) 6163 (Streifel) 6163
- Further changes by regulation (Coell) 6163 (Streifel) 6163
BC Benefits (Youth Works) Act
- Amendments (Streifel) 3954
British Columbia Board of Parole
British Columbia Breast Cancer Foundation
- Foundation (MacPhail) 3580
British Columbia Building Trades Union
- Constitution, review (Dalton) 3099
British Columbia Buildings Corporation
- Agreement with federal government on work with municipalities and local governments (Coleman) 5089 (Miller) 5089-90
- Annual report, 1997, tabled (Miller) 6109
- Commended for effectiveness (Coleman) 5681-2
- Corporate marketing plan (Coleman) 5089 (Miller) 5089
- Financial operations
- cost savings from health care regionalization (Coleman) 5087 (Miller) 5087
- dividend paid to government (Coleman) 5087 (Miller) 5087
- investment strategy (Coleman) 5087 (Miller) 5087
- long-term debt (Coleman) 5090 (Miller) 5090
- year-end cash position (Coleman) 5087 (Miller) 5088
- Information web site (Coleman) 5090 (Miller) 5090
- Management of corporation (Coleman) 5090-1 (Miller) 5091
- Mandate, expansion to include services to other government entities (Clark, G.) 5790 (Coleman) 5681-2 (Dosanjh) 5675 (Miller) 5790-1 (Plant) 5790-1
- Projects
- major projects for 1997 (Coleman) 5088 (Miller) 5088
- public-private partnerships (Coleman) 5086 (Miller) 5086-7
- Properties owned by corporation
- Services
- property construction and management (Coleman) 5086 (Miller) 5086
- services to government ministries (Coleman) 5090 (Miller) 5090
British Columbia Buildings Corporation Act
- Amendments (Dosanjh) 5675
British Columbia Business Council
- Quoted on business investment (Plant) 2424-5
B.C. Business Magazine
- Article on NDP actions, cited and quoted (Reid) 2179-80
British Columbia Cancer Agency
British Columbia Cattlemen's Association
- Environmental education for members (van Dongen) 4031
- Work on brand inspection system (van Dongen) 3790
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
- Conference on flesh-eating disease (MacPhail) 3573
- Languages used by centre (Anderson) 3669 (MacPhail) 3669
- Status under regionalized health care system (Hawkins) 3902 (MacPhail) 3902
British Columbia Chiropractic Association
- Study of chiropractic services (MacPhail) 3827 (Thorpe) 3827
British Columbia Coalition of People with Disabilities
- Quoted re disability services (Anderson) 2498-9
- Report on service reductions cited (Anderson) 6473-4 (Priddy) 6474
British Columbia Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils
- Resolution on teaching school students tolerance for same-sex couples (Ramsey) 6190-1 (Sanders) 6190-1
British Columbia Conference of the United Church
- Position on gambling quoted (Krueger) 2268
British Columbia Council for Families
- Work of council (Sanders) 3056-8
British Columbia Council of Film Unions
- Establishment (Cashore) 3046
British Columbia Council of Human Rights
- Annual report, 1995-96, tabled (Dosanjh) 2292
British Columbia Federation of Agriculture
- Successor organization (Evans) 3947 (van Dongen) 3947
- Termination as central farm organization (van Dongen) 3928
British Columbia Federation of Foster Parent Associations
- Foster care agreement with government See Foster Care 2000 under Foster care
- Funding and independence (Coell) 6290-1 (Priddy) 6290-1
British Columbia Federation of Labour
- Role in development of labour legislation (Campbell) 4788
British Columbia Federation of Woodlot Associations
- Input to Forests ministry (Streifel) 5527
British Columbia Ferry and Marine Workers Union
British Columbia Ferry Corporation
- Annual report, 1996-97
- availability (Miller) 4733 (Symons) 4733
- tabled (Miller) 6563
- Board activities during past fiscal year (Symons) 4813
- Capital projects, fast ferry program
- Debt
- Establishment of for-profit Crown corporation (Wilson, G.) 6345
- Fares
- basis for setting of tariff levels (Miller) 4813-6 (Wilson, G.) 4812-6
- commuter rates on Powell River-Comox route (Miller) 4828-9 (Wilson, G.) 4828
- fare structure, changes (Miller) 4812-3
- increases (Miller) 4731-3, 4811 (Symons) 4731-3, 4811-2
- premium fares on fast ferry routes (Miller) 4867 (Symons) 4867
- Ferries as extension of highway system (Coell) 4829-30 (Miller) 4821, 4829-30 (Wilson, G.) 4821
- Ferry personnel, training (Miller) 4862 (Symons) 4861-2
- Ferry services and routes
- assured-loading and reservation services (Miller) 4865 (Symons) 4865
- Comox-Powell River, vessel replacement (Miller) 4827-8 (Wilson, G.) 4827-8
- efficiency benchmarks on per-route basis (Miller) 4732-3 (Symons) 4732-3
- Gabriola Island-Nanaimo, terminal location (Miller) 4865 (Symons) 4865
- Gambier-Keats, privatization of service (Miller) 4816 (Symons) 4816
- Gulf Islands, reservation system to facilitate loading and unloading (Miller) 4864 (Symons) 4864-5
- Inside Passage, extension of schedule (van Dongen) 2306
- Inside Passage, summer schedule (Miller) 4814 (Symons) 4814
- Langdale route (Miller) 4825-6 (Wilson, G.) 4825-6
- Mayne Island petition tabled (Coell) 5245
- midcoast and northern service (Miller) 4729-30
- midcoast service (Miller) 4815-8 (Symons) 4816-8
- Port Hardy-Prince Rupert, shipboard casino gambling (Krueger) 4286 (Miller) 4286
- route 2 licence requirement (Miller) 4861 (Symons) 4861
- Saltspring Island (Miller) 4864-5 (Symons) 4864-5
- security of service provision, impact on tourism industry (Pullinger) 4293 (Reitsma) 4293
- Sunshine Coast, passenger-only service (Miller) 4826 (Wilson, G.) 4826
- Vancouver Island-mainland, maintenance of ferry link (Campbell) 3440-1 (Miller) 3441
- Vancouver Island-mainland, passenger-only service (Miller) 4819 (Symons) 4819
- Ferry terminals
- bus connections (MacPhail) 5197 (Symons) 5197
- Duke Point terminal (Miller) 4729, 4818-20 (Symons) 4818-20
- Duke Point terminal, bus service (MacPhail) 5197 (Miller) 4818-9 (Symons) 4818-9, 5197
- Horseshoe Bay terminal, traffic volumes (Dalton) 4862-3 (Miller) 4862-3
- Langdale terminal, commercial activities (Miller) 4827, 4858 (Symons) 4858 (Wilson, G.) 4827
- Powell River terminal, upgrade (Miller) 4827 (Wilson, G.) 4827
- Grants in lieu of taxes to municipalities (Miller) 4819-20 (Symons) 4819-20
- Labour relations
- labour disruption (Cashore) 3163-4 (Dalton) 3163-4
- wildcat strike, disciplinary measures (Campbell) 3440-1 (Miller) 3380, 3441 (Symons) 3380
- work stoppage to protest non-union personnel at news-stand (Miller) 4856-8 (Symons) 4856-8
- Operations
- business plans (Miller) 4733 (Symons) 4733, 4810
- efficiency goals and measures (Miller) 4811-2 (Symons) 4811-2
- losses (Miller) 4730 (Symons) 4810-1
- performance reporting requirements (Symons) 5124
- revenues and expenditures (Symons) 4812
- Planning direction for ferry system (Coell) 4830 (Miller) 4830-1
- Revenues, non-tariff revenues from terminal and on-board services (Miller) 4858 (Symons) 4824, 4858 (Wilson, G.) 4824
- Safety of ferry crews and travelling public (Miller) 4860-3 (Symons) 4860-3
- Sale of ferry technology (Miller) 4869 (Symons) 4869
- Stakeholder process for corporate decision-making (Miller) 4815, 4822-3 (Wilson, G.) 4824, 4826
- Student summer apprenticeship program (Miller) 4863-4 (Symons) 4863-4
- Subsidization
- Traffic mix and volumes (Boone) 5432-3 (Gingell) 5432-3 (Miller) 4734 (Symons) 4733
- Vessels
- Century-class vessels (Miller) 4729
- maintenance program, effectiveness (Miller) 4859-60 (Symons) 4859-60
- Nicola, leasing arrangement with Port Simpson Indian band (Miller) 4814-6 (Symons) 4814-6
- northern service vessels (Miller) 4813-4 (Symons) 4813-4
- Queen of Burnaby See Royal Victorian under Victoria Line Ltd.
- Queen of the North, operational fitness (Miller) 4863 (Symons) 4863
- single-hulled vessels, passenger car deck access (Miller) 4862 (Symons) 4862
- type of vessel for Horseshoe Bay-Nanaimo route (Gingell) 5705
- vessels for service on minor routes (Coell) 4830 (Miller) 4830
- Vessels, fast ferries
- construction See Capital projects above
- costs and ferry rates (Weisgerber) 2225-6
- design information (Miller) 4870 (Wilson, G.) 4870
- emissions concerns (Gingell) 5705-6 (McGregor) 5706 (Neufeld) 5706
- environmental and health concerns (Gingell) 6345
- noise and pollution levels (Miller) 4867 (Symons) 4867
- use (Gingell) 2147
- use for passenger service (Miller) 4826 (Wilson, G.) 4826
- use on Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay route (Gingell) 6344-5
British Columbia Ferry Corporation Act
- Amendments (Dosanjh) 6241
British Columbia Film Commission
British Columbia Film Society
British Columbia Fishing Resorts and Outfitters Association
- Letter cited re highway signage policy (Reitsma) 4136
B.C. Focus
- Funds, investment in emerging B.C. companies (Gingell) 4534-5 (Petter) 4534-5
BC Forest Renewal Act
- Amendments (Dosanjh) 6241
British Columbia Forest Service
B.C. Games
- See also Multisport games under Sports
- 1998 Summer Games in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows (Hartley) 2342-3
British Columbia Gaming Commission
- Authorization to permit electronic bingo (Miller) 3230 (Wilson, G.) 3230
- Letter to Casino Management Council cited (Miller) 2713
- Mandate and role (Miller) 4331-3 (Wilson, G.) 4331-3
- Policies on charity raffles (Krueger) 4386-8 (Miller) 4386-8
- Role in public consultation on gambling expansion (Hammell) 2783
British Columbia Grain Producers
- Letter quoted on road maintenance in Peace River area (Neufeld) 5329
British Columbia Ground Water Association
- Concerns re water information system (McGregor) 5571-2 (Stephens) 5571-2
British Columbia Heritage Trust
- Annual report, 1996-97, tabled (Pullinger) 6299
- Funding reductions (Stephens) 4405
- Grants
- amount available (Chong) 4415 (Pullinger) 4415
- grants awarded (Pullinger) 4102
- Report on heritage activities (Chong) 4391 (Pullinger) 4391
British Columbia Horticultural Coalition
- Concerns (Evans) 4020
- Quoted re amendments to Pesticide Control Act (van Dongen) 3733
- Quoted re integrated pest management and pesticide use (Abbott) 3449
B.C. House, Ottawa, Ont.
British Columbia Housing Management Commission
- See also Social housing under Housing
- Annual report (Coleman) 3722 (Farnworth) 3722
- Annual report, 1995-96, tabled (Farnworth) 2654
- Assets monitoring (Coleman) 3726 (Farnworth) 3726
- Housing services and site acquisition, ministerial involvement (Coleman) 3712-3 (Farnworth) 3712-3
- Housing units built per year (Coleman) 3753 (Farnworth) 3753
- Insurance on housing (Coleman) 3725 (Farnworth) 3726
- Lending authority (Coleman) 3727 (Farnworth) 3727
- Operations and personnel, changes (Coleman) 3765 (Farnworth) 3765
- Operations and reviews (Coleman) 3715 (Farnworth) 3715
- Policy on subsidized-housing priority for women leaving abusive relationships (Hammell) 2659 (Stephens) 2659
- Position on single-room occupancies (Coleman) 6121
- Role (Coleman) 3514-5, 3765 (Farnworth) 3765-6 (MacPhail) 3514-5
- Strategic plan (Coleman) 3764-5 (Farnworth) 3765
- Student tenant employment program (Coleman) 3722 (Farnworth) 3722
- Western Management report on housing registry (Coleman) 3794-5
British Columbia Human Rights Commission
- Advisory council, role (Anderson) 2837-8 (Dosanjh) 2837-8
- Appointment process (Dosanjh) 2840 (Neufeld) 2840
- Decisions, costs and compensation issues (Anderson) 2838-9 (Dosanjh) 2839
- Legal representation for complainants and respondents (Anderson) 2838 (Dosanjh) 2838
- Work of commission (Dosanjh) 2833-7, 2840-1 (Penner) 2840-1 (Plant) 2833-7
British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
- Appointment process (Dosanjh) 2840 (Neufeld) 2840
- Complaints, disposition (Anderson) 2837 (Dosanjh) 2837
- Role in human rights process (Dosanjh) 2833-7, 2840 (Penner) 2840 (Plant) 2833-7
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Access to United States energy markets See Powerex
- Accountability, due diligence responsibilities (Farrell-Collins) 4976-7, 5041
- Activities on Cheakamus River See Cheakamus River
- Board appointments, qualifications (Farrell-Collins) 4934-6 (Miller) 4934-6
- B.C. domestic monopoly, continuation (Miller) 4933 (Wilson, G.) 4933, 6013
- Charitable contributions, corporate donation policy (Chong) 4972-4 (Miller) 4972-4
- Debt
- debt (Gingell) 2140
- estimate used in 1997-98 Finance ministry budget, revision (Gingell) 2433 (Petter) 2433 (Weisgerber) 2433-4
- Dividend paid to government (Farrell-Collins) 6011 (Gingell) 4846, 5053-4 (Jarvis) 6014 (Miller) 5053-4
- Doran Lake project (Clark, C.) 5660 (McGregor) 5660
- Environmental expenditures (Clark, C.) 5045-6 (Miller) 5045-6
- Fish and water flow policies, comparison with elsewhere (Clark, C.) 5048 (Miller) 5048
- Fish management program, environmental audit (Clark, C.) 5048 (Miller) 5048
- Fisheries habitat protection (Clark, C.) 4329-30 (Miller) 4330
- Guidelines on hiring of outside counsel (Farrell-Collins) 5040-1, 5045 (Miller) 5040-1
- Information collection and storage methods (Clark, C.) 5047
- International projects, current activities (Farrell-Collins) 4982-5 (Miller) 4982-5
- Leadership (Farrell-Collins) 4898-9, 5044, 5052-3 (Miller) 4899, 5052-3
- Peace Valley land purchased for Site C development, disposition (Miller) 4944-5 (Weisgerber) 4944-5
- Planning for contingencies (Gingell) 5054-5 (Miller) 5054-5
- Power generation, capacity and future requirements (Farrell-Collins) 4939-40, 4974 (Miller) 4939-40, 4974
- Power sales
- marketing and American trade law (Miller) 4905-6 (Wilson, G.) 4905-6
- sale to United States company, price (Farrell-Collins) 4934, 4936, 4938 (Miller) 4936, 4938
- surplus energy, market value (Farrell-Collins) 4940 (Miller) 4940
- surplus energy sales outside B.C. (Jarvis) 4970 (Miller) 4970, 5056
- surplus energy sales to other public utilities (Hansen) 6451-2 (Miller) 6451-2
- Preparedness for industry changes (Farrell-Collins) 4933-4, 4937-8 (Miller) 4934
- Privatization (Conroy) 2444
- Rates
- freeze, impact (Jarvis) 2475
- industrial users (Farrell-Collins) 4892-6, 4898-9 (Miller) 4892-6, 4898-9
- industrial users located near generating facilities (Miller) 4943-4 (Weisgerber) 4943-4
- non-residential consumers (Gingell) 5055 (Miller) 5055
- reduced rates to designated users in exchange for job creation See Power for Jobs program
- residential and consumer (Farrell-Collins) 4896-7 (Miller) 4896-7
- rural differentials (Miller) 4932 (Wilson, G.) 4932
- surplus power for domestic and non-domestic use (Farrell-Collins) 4936-7, 4938 (Miller) 4936-7, 4938
- three-year freeze on residential rates (Gingell) 5053-4 (Miller) 5053-4
- Sale of shares in Pakistan power project
- agreement on participation in future projects (Farrell-Collins) 4982-3 (Miller) 4982-3
- conditions of sale (Farrell-Collins) 4976 (Miller) 4976
- information provided to purchaser (Farrell-Collins) 4979-81 (Miller) 4979-81
- negotiations process (Farrell-Collins) 4977-9 (Miller) 4977-9
- valuation methods (Farrell-Collins) 4979 (Miller) 4979
- Special directive requirement for annual payments to government See Dividend paid to government above
- Statements on electricity markets quoted (Farrell-Collins) 4896
- Water licences
- Worker safety, fall-prevention standards (Cashore) 3219 (Neufeld) 3205, 3219
British Columbia Hydro International Ltd.
- Board members (Farrell-Collins) 4984-5 (Miller) 4984-5
- Memorandum of understanding with China (Farrell-Collins) 5043-4 (Miller) 5043-4
- Memorandums of understanding for future projects (Farrell-Collins) 5049-50 (Miller) 5049-50
- Pakistan power project
- Swat River and Malakand projects (Farrell-Collins) 4982-4 (Miller) 4982-4
British Columbia Inquiry into Gasoline Pricing
- Preliminary report tabled (Miller) 5911
British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Performance measurement (Reid) 6413
- Position on framework agreement for sectoral bargaining (Ramsey) 5942 (Weisbeck) 5942
- Strategies used to acquire and upgrade technology (Ramsey) 5906-7
- Worm composting project (Sawicki) 2302
British Columbia Institute on Family Violence
- Role in creation of multiculturalism booklet (Priddy) 6476
British Columbia investment fund
"B.C. Jobs Strategy: Themes and Next Steps"
British Columbia Labour Force Development Board
British Columbia Law Institute
British Columbia Legislative Library
- Annual report, 1996, tabled (Speaker) 4526
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
- Advertising policies (Hansen) 4378-9, 4702-3 (Krueger) 4475, 4697 (Miller) 4697, 4702-3 (Petter) 4475 (Symons) 4702-3
- Annual report, 1995-96, tabled (Miller) 5404
- B.C. Lottotech, role (Hansen) 4707-8 (Miller) 4707-8
- Conflict-of-interest policy (Krueger) 4698, 4729 (Miller) 4698, 4729
- Corporate offices, consolidation (Krueger) 4701-2, 4724 (Miller) 4701-2, 4724, 4829
- Costs of legal action against Vancouver (Krueger) 4700, 4729 (Miller) 4700, 4729
- Employee travel expenditures (Krueger) 4700-1, 4724, 4729 (Miller) 4700-1, 4724, 4729
- Executive compensation (Krueger) 4705-6, 4723 (Miller) 4705-6, 4723
- Funding of gambling addiction treatment programs (Krueger) 4706, 4727 (Miller) 4706, 4727
- Hiring of summer students to introduce Club Keno in bars and pubs (de Jong) 4736-7 (Miller) 4736-7
- Hosting costs for 1996 lottery convention (Hansen) 4708 (Miller) 4708
- Mandate and business goals (Krueger) 4705, 4723 (Miller) 4705, 4723
- Misconduct allegations against corporate personnel (Krueger) 4698-9, 4724 (Miller) 4698-9, 4724
- Office renovations, cost (Krueger) 4706-7 (Miller) 4706-7
- Participation in international lottery activities (Hansen) 4709, 4727-8 (Miller) 4709, 4727-8
- President's contract (Hansen) 4709 (Miller) 4709
- Revenues (Krueger) 4369, 4700 (Miller) 4700
- Staffing levels (Krueger) 4701 (Miller) 4701
B.C. Lottotech
- See British Columbia Lottery Corporation
British Columbia Marketing Board
- Appeals process, operation by panel vs. entire board (Evans) 3790, 5721 (van Dongen) 5721
- Budget (van Dongen) 3951-2
- Relationship with Attorney General ministry, payment for counsel (Evans) 3952 (van Dongen) 3952
British Columbia Medical Association
- Agreement on proration of physician overbillings (Hawkins) 3707-8 (MacPhail) 3707-8
- Physician supply measures (MacPhail) 6196, 6201, 6320-1 (Reid) 6197-8, 6320
- Physicians' agreement with government, cost (Hawkins) 2217 (MacPhail) 2217
British Columbia Motels Campgrounds Resorts Association
British Columbia Museums Association
- Concerns on elimination of students' field trips (Chong) 4392
British Columbia Neurotrauma Fund Contribution Act
- (Bill 8) (Attorney General) 1R, 2493; 2R, 3185-6; C, 3214-7, 3232-8; 3R, 3238; RA, 3627
- Amdt: sec. 3 (Plant) 3236, negatived 3238
- Debate, speakers (de Jong) 3234, 3236-7 (Dosanjh) 2493, 3185-6, 3214-7, 3232-8 (Hawkins) 3215 (Penner) 3186 (Plant) 3186, 3214-7, 3232-8
British Columbia Non-Profit Housing Association
B.C. OnLine
- Fee income (Gingell) 4688 (Petter) 4688
- Future of service (Gingell) 4686 (Petter) 4686
British Columbia Paint Care Association
- Recycling and disposal work commended (McGregor) 5476
B.C. Parks
- See Parks branch under Environment, Lands and Parks, Ministry of
British Columbia Parole Board
- See British Columbia Board of Parole
B.C. Pavco
- See British Columbia Pavilion Corporation
British Columbia Pavilion Corporation
British Columbia Petroleum Corporation
- Winding down of corporation (Hansen) 4165 (Miller) 4165
British Columbia Pharmacy Association
- Quoted on reference-based pricing for pharmaceuticals (Hawkins) 2759-60
B.C. Place stadium, Vancouver, B.C.
British Columbia Police Commission
- Annual report, 1995-96, tabled (Dosanjh) 2292
- Dissolution (Dosanjh) 5685 (Plant) 5815
British Columbia Provincial Council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
- Restructuring issue and local-hire provision (Cashore) 3564 (Wilson, G.) 3564
British Columbia Public Schools Employers Association
British Columbia Racing Commission
- Annual report, 1996, tabled (Miller) 5576
British Columbia Rail Ltd.
- Asset dispositions (Gingell) 5106-7 (Miller) 5106-7
- Debt levels (Gingell) 5104-5, 5108 (Miller) 5104-5 (Nettleton) 5104
- Dividend paid to government (Gingell) 5104-6, 5108 (Miller) 5104-6, 5107-8 (Nettleton) 5104, 5107-8
- Financial operations (Gingell) 5105-6 (Miller) 5105-6
- Fort St. John-Fort Nelson line, maintenance and upgrade activities (Miller) 5101-2 (Neufeld) 5101-2
- Freight car fleet renewal (Miller) 5102 (Nettleton) 5102
- Grain cars, number allocated (Miller) 5098, 5100 (Neufeld) 5100 (Weisgerber) 5099
- Grants in lieu of property taxes, status (Abbott) 3854 (Farnworth) 3854
- Hopper cars acquisition (Miller) 5101 (Neufeld) 5100-1
- Operations (Miller) 5103 (Nettleton) 5103
- Profitability (Miller) 5095 (Nettleton) 5094-5
- Rail car purchase for provision of dining service (Miller) 5103 (Nettleton) 5103
- Role in development of northern B.C. economy (Miller) 5096-9, 5106 (Nettleton) 5103 (Weisgerber) 5096-9
- Sinking fund bond, due date (Gingell) 5107 (Miller) 5107
- Sulphur spill in Mackenzie area See Environmental appeals under Environment
- Switching fees (Miller) 4203 (Penner) 4199, 4201-3
- Traffic volumes (Miller) 4200, 5098
British Columbia Rail Ventures
British Columbia Railway Group
- Capital investments (Gingell) 5108 (Miller) 5107-8 (Nettleton) 5107-8
- Financial results segmented by business sector (Gingell) 5107 (Miller) 5107
- Privatization (Miller) 5091 (Nettleton) 5091
British Columbia Railway Properties Ltd.
- Investments, 1997-2001 strategic plan (Miller) 5093 (Nettleton) 5093
British Columbia Renal Council
British Columbia Report
- Roos, Neil, quoted on Island highway construction project (McKinnon) 2337
British Columbia Review Board
- Continuation (Dosanjh) 2945 (Plant) 2945
British Columbia Road Builders Association
- Position on proposed changes to Labour Relations Code (Abbott) 5811
British Columbia Safety Council
- "Traffic Safety at the Crossroads" report, copy tabled (Hurd) 2850
British Columbia School Districts Capital Financing Authority
British Columbia School Sports
- Policy on funding for international students (Chong) 4411-2 (Pullinger) 4411-2
British Columbia School Trustees Association
- Letter quoted on per-student funding (Symons) 2526
- Quoted on education funding levels (Anderson) 2200
British Columbia Securities Commission
- Annual report tabled for fiscal year ending March 31, 1997 (Petter) 6109
- Appointments (Gingell) 4508-9 (Petter) 4508-9
- Compliance and enforcement revenues (Gingell) 4511 (Petter) 4511
- Conflict-of-interest concerns re business mix of member companies (Gingell) 4507 (Petter) 4507
- Financial reserves (Gingell) 4504-5 (Petter) 4504-5
- Forfeiture application procedure (Gingell) 4510 (Petter) 4510
- Fraud investigation activities and procedures (Farrell-Collins) 4527-31 (Petter) 4526-31 (Thorpe) 4526-7
- Information disclosure and access (Gingell) 4506 (Petter) 4506
- Investigation of B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project share offering See Pakistan share offering under British Columbia Hydro International Ltd.
- Mandate and responsibilities (Gingell) 4503 (Petter) 4503
- Media criticism of commission (Gingell) 4505 (Petter) 4505
- Processing times for filings and applications (Gingell) 4505 (Petter) 4505
- Regulation and monitoring of high-risk companies (Gingell) 4511 (Petter) 4511
- Regulation of private placements (Gingell) 4512 (Petter) 4512
- Review of investment dealers (Gingell) 4506-7 (Petter) 4506-7
- Role in monitoring of Vancouver Stock Exchange (Gingell) 4506 (Petter) 4506
- Securities fraud office
- Service fees (Gingell) 4505 (Petter) 4505
- Service standards (Gingell) 4509 (Petter) 4509
British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame
British Columbia Systems Corporation
- Annual report, 1995-96, tabled (Miller) 5404
- Annual report, 1996-97, tabled (Miller) 6009
- Disposition of information technology services to non-government operator (Gingell) 4537-8 (Petter) 4537-8
- Winding up
British Columbia Teachers Federation
- Article quoted on provincial bargaining for B.C. teachers (Sanders) 6179
- Negotiations on provincial bargaining for B.C. teachers (Ramsey) 6179-80, 6182 (Sanders) 6179-80, 6182
- Participation in forum on roles and responsibilities of Education ministry and school districts (Gingell) 6079 (Ramsey) 6080, 6097 (Sanders) 6097
- Position on school accreditation process (Ramsey) 6036 (Sanders) 6036
- Position on teaching school students tolerance for same-sex couples (Ramsey) 6229, 6232 (Sanders) 6228
- Report on independent schools cited (Sanders) 6077
British Columbia Telephone Co. Ltd.
- Electronic highway accord See Telecommunications
- Telecommunications infrastructure in northern B.C. (Miller) 5094 (Nettleton) 5094
British Columbia Trade and Investment Office
- Funding (Miller) 4042
- Role (Miller) 4052
British Columbia Trade Development Corporation
- Amalgamation with Asea Brown Boveri and Westcoast Energy See IPC Group
British Columbia Transit Corporation
- See also names of particular services, e.g., West Coast Express; names of commissions, e.g., Vancouver regional transit commission; Transit
- Estimates
- debate 5004-13, 5121-30, 5157-76, 5196-9, Report 6570-1
- speakers (de Jong) 5009-11 (Gingell) 5170-1, 5175-6 (Hansen) 5126-7 (Jarvis) 5172-3 (MacPhail) 5004-13, 5121-30, 5157-76, 5196-9, 6571 (Penner) 5173-4 (Symons) 5004-9, 5011-3, 5121-30, 5157-72, 5174-5, 5196-9, 6570-1
- Accounting practices
- management of accounts payable (Gingell) 5175 (MacPhail) 5175
- use of insurance dividend (Gingell) 5175 (MacPhail) 5175-6
- Administration costs
- chair's 1996-97 office expenditures (MacPhail) 5167 (Symons) 5167
- expenses of senior personnel (MacPhail) 5172 (Symons) 5172
- reductions (MacPhail) 5123 (Symons) 5123
- Annual report, 1995-96 (MacPhail) 5121 (Symons) 5121-2
- Annual report, 1996-97, tabled (MacPhail) 6508
- Awards from public transit industry (MacPhail) 5129 (Symons) 5129
- Budget, overview (MacPhail) 5121
- Bus driver absenteeism
- action to alleviate (MacPhail) 4039
- level (MacPhail) 3629 (Symons) 3629
- level and cost (Campbell) 4143 (MacPhail) 4143 (Symons) 4039
- Bus services provided by corporation See Transit; particular cities, e.g., Vancouver, B.C.
- Business relationships with light rail industry (MacPhail) 5159-60 (Symons) 5159-60
- Chair See also Corrigan, Derek
- role of chair (MacPhail) 3564
- Executive assistant to chair See Jantzen, Don
- Expenditures
- capital expenditures and use of funds on deposit (MacPhail) 5127 (Symons) 5127
- capital expenditures for buses (MacPhail) 5172 (Symons) 5172
- capital spending recommendations, actions taken (MacPhail) 5127-8 (Symons) 5127-8
- Fare evasion issues (MacPhail) 5008-9, 5125-6 (Symons) 5008-9, 5125-6
- Involvement in transportation demand management activities (MacPhail) 5128-9, 5198 (Symons) 5128-9, 5198
- Joint ventures with private sector (Miller) 4096 (Symons) 4096
- Labour relations
- collective agreement (Coleman) 4145 (MacPhail) 4143-5 (Symons) 4143-4
- collective agreements, negotiations (MacPhail) 5160, 5162
- disciplinary actions against transit workers (MacPhail) 5165, 5175 (Symons) 5165, 5175
- mutual gains bargaining arrangement (MacPhail) 5198-9 (Symons) 5198-9
- spare-board system (MacPhail) 4144 (Symons) 4144
- union members' concerns about transit operations (MacPhail) 5160-1, 5164-5 (Symons) 5160, 5164-5
- use of consultants for labour relations advice (MacPhail) 5167-8 (Symons) 5167-8
- Marketing activities (Gingell) 5170 (MacPhail) 5170
- Operations
- accident in Vancouver involving bus wheel (MacPhail) 5163-4 (Symons) 5163-4
- bus maintenance and safety issues (MacPhail) 5163-5 (Symons) 5162-5, 6570-1
- effectiveness, evaluation (MacPhail) 5129-30, 5160, 5162 (Symons) 5121, 5128-9, 5160, 6570
- employee productivity, issues and concerns (MacPhail) 5160-2 (Symons) 5160-2, 6570
- safety of drivers and passengers (Jarvis) 5173 (MacPhail) 5165, 5173 (Symons) 5165
- security measures for park-and-ride facilities (MacPhail) 5166 (Symons) 5166
- Performance reporting (MacPhail) 5124, 5166-7 (Symons) 5124, 5166-7
- Planning
- expansion options, cost-benefit analysis (MacPhail) 5122 (Symons) 5008, 5122
- funding and governance negotiations with greater Vancouver regional district (Hansen) 5126 (MacPhail) 5121, 5124, 5126, 5129, 5157-9, 6571 (Symons) 5157-9
- ten-year transit development plan (Gingell) 5171 (MacPhail) 5007, 5121, 5124, 5128, 5157, 5170-1
- Policies
- hiring of relatives (MacPhail) 5170 (Symons) 5170
- parking of unattended buses (MacPhail) 5164 (Symons) 5164
- vehicle leasing (MacPhail) 3167
- Revenues (MacPhail) 5124-5 (Symons) 5124-5
- Service
- 1997-98 service expansion (MacPhail) 5121
- criteria for changes (MacPhail) 5012-3, 5169 (Symons) 5012, 5169
- customer satisfaction (MacPhail) 5125, 5127
- use, measurement of ridership levels (MacPhail) 5008 (Symons) 5008
- Staffing
- management turnover rate (MacPhail) 5169 (Symons) 5168-9
- severance, issues and concerns (MacPhail) 5168-9 (Symons) 5168-9
- Transfer to Greater Vancouver regional district, negotiations (Abbott) 3887-9 (Farnworth) 3888-9
British Columbia Transportation Financing Authority
- Annual report, 1995-96, tabled (Boone) 3772
- Board membership (Barisoff) 5203 (Boone) 5203
- Budget
- allocation for Island Highway construction project (Barisoff) 5239 (Boone) 5239
- budget (Barisoff) 5201 (Boone) 5199
- expenditures and revenues (Barisoff) 5310 (Boone) 5310
- Funding sources (Barisoff) 5204 (Boone) 5204, 5282 (Neufeld) 5282
- Litigation issues (Barisoff) 5204-5 (Boone) 5204-5
- Projects
- impact of funding freeze (Barisoff) 5205 (Boone) 5205
- prioritization (Barisoff) 5210-1 (Boone) 5210-1
- Report on transportation demand management cited (Symons) 5128
- Staffing (Barisoff) 5203-4 (Boone) 5203-4
British Columbia Treaty Commission
- Annual report, 1997, tabled (Cashore) 5404
B.C. 21 program
- Child care expansion initiative (Coell) 6381 (Priddy) 6381
- Committee makeup and decision-making process (Hansen) 4195-6 (Miller) 4195-6
- Community projects program
British Columbia Utilities Commission
- Annual report, 1996, tabled (Petter) 6109
- B.C. Hydro rate-setting process, deadline for interventions (Farrell-Collins) 4928-9, 4933 (Miller) 4928-9, 4933
British Columbia Wildlife Federation
- Recommendations on angling fee increase (McGregor) 5664
British Columbia Wine Institute
- Board membership (Evans) 4070-1 (Thorpe) 4070-1
- Grape and wine assistance program (Thorpe) 4069-70
British Columbia Youth Parliament
- Service goals of organization (Morton) 6586
British Columbia-Yukon Society of Transition Houses
- Mandate and funding (Hammell) 4447-8 (Stephens) 4448
Brothers Creek
- Protection (Dalton) 6207 (McGregor) 6207
Brough, Chris
- See Mainframe Entertainment Inc.
Broughton Archipelago
- Fish farming issues (Wilson, G.) 4064
Brown, Douglas
- Letter quoted on road conditions in province and washout area on Highway 6 (Sanders) 5466
Brown, Rob
- Quoted on sport fishing in B.C. by Americans (Giesbrecht) 3169
Bruce Denning Bone Marrow Society
- Society (MacPhail) 3639 (Wilson, G.) 3639
Budget
- See also Supply Act (No. 1), 1997
- Budget address 2104-8; approved 2453
- Amdt. (Abbott) 2234, negatived 2348; subamdt. (Anderson) 2261, negatived 2271
- Debate 2108-9, 2139-49, 2223-47, 2252-75, 2328-48, 2349-60, 2364-88, 2417-28, 2434-53
- Divisions: subamdt. negatived 2271; amdt. negatived 2348; budget approved 2453
- Debate, speakers (Abbott) 2232-4 (Anderson) 2260-2, 2440-3 (Boone) 2226-8, 2428 (Bowbrick) 2328-31, 2388 (Brewin) 2371-5 (Calendino) 2331-4 (Cashore) 2382-5 (Clark, C.) 2343-6 (Coell) 2334-6 (Coleman) 2375-7 (Conroy) 2443-4 (de Jong) 2385-8, 2417-8, 2451-2 (Doyle) 2237-8 (Evans) 2418-21 (Farnworth) 2434-5 (Farrell-Collins) 2243, 2246, 2271 (Gillespie) 2252-3 (Gingell) 2108-9, 2139-49 (Goodacre) 2421-2 (Hammell) 2336, 2349-50 (Hansen) 2365-9 (Hartley) 2341-3 (Hawkins) 2234-7, 2388 (Janssen) 2271 (Jarvis) 2228-32 (Kasper) 2338-41 (Krueger) 2262-9 (Lali) 2253-7, 2340 (McKinnon) 2336-8 (Masi) 2364-5 (Nebbeling) 2270, 2377-80 (Neufeld) 2257-60, 2331, 2419 (Orcherton) 2448-51 (Penner) 2346-8 (Petter) 2104-8, 2142-4, 2147-8 (Plant) 2422-5 (Priddy) 2451-3 (Ramsey) 2369-71 (Reid) 2141, 2144, 2241-4 (Sanders) 2425-8 (Sihota) 2242, 2380-2 (Stephens) 2354-6 (Stevenson) 2350-2 (Streifel) 2356-60 (Symons) 2256 (Thorpe) 2438-40 (Walsh) 2238-41 (Weisbeck) 2445-6 (Weisgerber) 2223-6, 2257-9 (Whittred) 2352-4 (Wilson, G.) 2269-75, 2435-8 (Wilson, J.) 2446-7 (Zirnhelt) 2245-7
- 1995-96 budget
- results (Gingell) 2139-40
- revenue forecasts
- forecasts (Campbell) 2102 (Clark, G.) 2102
- impact of adjustments to forest revenue projections (Gingell) 4711-2 (Petter) 4711-2
- inclusion of anticipated federal transfer payments to province (Gingell) 4712 (Petter) 4712
- inclusion of anticipated income and payments (Gingell) 4432, 4434
- inclusion of anticipated revenues from corporate taxes (Gingell) 4712-4 (Petter) 4712-4
- Treasury Board report and Finance ministry press release (Clark, C.) 2103
- 1996-97 budget
- balance between debt and investments (Petter) 2112
- balanced-budget claim and NDP election win (Abbott) 2232-4 (Clark, C.) 2345-6 (de Jong) 2387-8 (Jarvis) 2184 (Krueger) 2172 (Neufeld) 2184 (Penner) 2346 (Plant) 2156-7 (Reid) 2179 (van Dongen) 4778
- balanced-budget claim challenged as deliberate misleading of House (de Jong) 2092-3 (MacPhail) 2092-3
- content (Randall) 2495
- objectives (de Jong) 2160-2
- overexpenditures
- preparation process, availability and use of information on anticipated 1995-96 revenue shortfalls (Gingell) 4714-6 (Petter) 4714-6
- projections, accuracy (Gingell) 2109 (Symons) 2191 (Wilson, G.) 2163
- revenue forecasts (Campbell) 2102 (Clark, G.) 2102 (Gingell) 2108-9
- 1997-98 budget
- "3-D budget" description (Hawkins) 2234-6
- borrowing requirement (Gingell) 4431, 4796 (Petter) 4796
- budget speech, content (Plant) 2157-8
- conservative nature (Nettleton) 2285
- content (Giesbrecht) 2278-9 (Waddell) 2131-2
- "misleading" of public (Farrell-Collins) 3230
- objectives (de Jong) 2162-3
- priorities (Lali) 2516
- projected deficit (Brewin) 2372 (Campbell) 2154 (Gingell) 2140, 2152 (Hawkins) 2235 (Jarvis) 2185 (Lali) 2254 (Neufeld) 2258 (Petter) 2152 (Plant) 2423 (Sanders) 2425-6 (Stephens) 2354-5 (Thorpe) 2440 (Weisbeck) 2445 (Weisgerber) 2224, 2226 (Wilson, G.) 2435 (Wilson, J.) 2447
- projected revenues and expenditures (Penner) 2347
- revenues, inclusion of anticipated profits from asset dispositions (Gingell) 4540 (Petter) 4540
- revisions tabled (Petter) 2433
- Allocation, Liberal Party position (Evans) 3948 (van Dongen) 3948
- Balanced budgets (de Jong) 2386-7
- Balanced-budget legislation (Campbell) 2115 (Reitsma) 2602
- "Betty Crocker" budgets (Abbott) 2232-4
- Budget process
- change (Wilson, G.) 2273-4
- four-year-based financing (Wilson, G.) 2275
- integrity (Clark, C.) 2343 (Weisbeck) 2446
- multi-year budgeting (Wilson, G.) 2700
- public confidence (Reid) 2180
- Budget surpluses, projections for period 1996-2000 (Gingell) 4794 (Petter) 4794
- Committees of Supply resolutions approved and funds granted 6578-9
- Deficit budgeting (Dalton) 2203-4
- Deficit budgets during NDP administration (Abbott) 2168-9, 2232 (Chong) 2500 (Dalton) 2295-6 (Hawkins) 2177-8 (Penner) 2512 (Reitsma) 2206 (Symons) 2192
- Interim supply legislation See Supply Act (No. 1), 1997; Supply Act (No. 2), 1997
- Interim supply, use (Abbott) 4798 (Barisoff) 4834 (Chong) 4841 (Coell) 4805 (de Jong) 4807-9 (Gingell) 4845-6 (Hawkins) 4850 (Jarvis) 4847 (Reid) 4851, 4854
- Legislation See Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1997
- Reductions (Boone) 3176
- Special warrants
- Surplus budgets (Abbott) 5558
- Ten-dollar votes (Petter) 4681 (Reitsma) 4681
- Truth-in-budgeting legislation (Campbell) 2115 (Krueger) 2172
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1997
- (Bill 2) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 2110; 2R, 2563-75, 2589-610, 2634-42, 2689-701, 2713-34, 2855-72; C, 2915-37, 2960-80, 2997-3007, 3021-39, 3064-86, 3105-17, 3130-4; 3R, 3133-4; RA, 3627
- Amdts: sec. 13 (Abbott) 2979-80, ruled out of order 2980; sec. 13 (de Jong) 3005, negatived 3007; sec. 14 (Abbott) 3025, approved 3025; sec. 14 (Abbott) 3026, ruled out of order 3027; sec. 14 (Farrell-Collins) 3028, ruled out of order 3028; sec. 14 (de Jong) 3028, ruled out of order 3028; sec. 14 (Coleman) 3036, ruled out of order 3036; sec. 14 (de Jong) 3071, ruled out of order 3073; sec. 14 (Coell) 3074, ruled out of order 3075; sec. 19 (Krueger) 3106-7, ruled out of order 3107; sec. 23 (Petter) 3112, approved 3112; sec. 33 (Petter) 3131, approved 3131; sec. 36 (Petter) 3131-2, approved 3132
- Divisions: 2R approved 2872; sec. 12 approved 2969; amdt. to sec. 13 negatived 3007; sec. 13 approved 3024; motion that the Chair do now leave the chair (de Jong) 3032, negatived 3033; C approved 3133-4
- Debate, speakers (Abbott) 2564-8, 2918-22, 2928-33, 2961, 2964-5, 2969-80, 2997-3002, 3004, 3007, 3024-6, 3033-4, 3075, 3114-6, 3131-2 (Anderson) 2640-2 (Barisoff) 2726-9, 3111 (Boone) 2964, 2966 (Bowbrick) 2605-7 (Campbell) 2866-8 (Chong) 2720-2, 2922-4, 2927, 3035-6, 3066-7 (Clark, C.) 2858-61, 2934-7, 2960-1, 3079-82 (Coell) 2730-2, 3074 (Coleman) 2689-90, 3036-7 (Dalton) 2690-3 (de Jong) 2863-6, 3004-7, 3028-30, 3032, 3070-3, 3116 (Farnworth) 2917-23, 2930-7, 2960-8, 2970-80, 2997-3006, 3021-30, 3032, 3036-9, 3065-71, 3073-4, 3130-2 (Farrell-Collins) 2933-4, 2980, 3026-8 (Gingell) 2572-5, 2589-92, 2915-8, 2923, 2925-6, 2928, 2961-6, 3002-3, 3075-8, 3084, 3111-4, 3130-1 (Hansen) 2713-6, 2928 (Hawkins) 2861-3 (Hurd) 2568-70 (Jarvis) 2635-7, 3065-6, 3132-3 (Krueger) 2637-40, 3030-2, 3078-9, 3105-7, 3133 (McKinnon) 2729-30 (Masi) 2594-5 (Miller) 2604-5 (Nebbeling) 2607-10, 2634-5, 2966-9 (Nettleton) 2696-7 (Neufeld) 2693-6, 2927, 3021-2, 3082-3, 3085-6, 3107-11 (Penner) 2718-20 (Petter) 2110, 2563-4, 2870-2, 2915-8, 2923-30, 2933-4, 2962-3, 3072-86, 3105-16, 3130-3 (Plant) 2855-8 (Priddy) 2870 (Reid) 2592-4 (Reitsma) 2601-4, 2922, 3067-9 (Sanders) 2723-5 (Sihota) 2595-8 (Stephens) 2868-70 (Symons) 2599-601, 3064-5 (Thorpe) 2598-9 (van Dongen) 2716-8, 3022-4 (Waddell) 2570-2, 3110-1 (Weisbeck) 2725-6 (Weisgerber) 3083-5 (Whittred) 2722-3 (Wilson, G.) 2697-701 (Wilson, J.) 2732-4, 2916, 2925-6
- Transitional provisions (Abbott) 3132 (Farnworth) 3132
Build B.C. program
Builders Lien Act
- (Bill 38) (Minister of Employment and Investment) 1R, 4588; 2R, 6051; C, 6427-30; 3R, 6430; RA, 6579
- Amdts: sec. 5 (Miller) 6429, approved 6429; sec. 7 (Miller) 6429, approved 6429; sec. 9 (Miller) 6429, approved 6429
- Debate, speakers (Miller) 4588, 6051, 6427-30 (Neufeld) 6427-30 (Plant) 6051, 6427, 6429
- "Improvement," definition (Neufeld) 6427-8
- Purpose of new act (Miller) 4588, 6051
Building Inspectors' Association of British Columbia
- See Building Officials' Association of British Columbia
Building inspectors, standards, etc.
- See Construction industry
Building Officials' Association Act
- (Bill 39) (Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing) 1R, 4523; 2R, 6085-6; C, 6214-5; 3R, 6215; RA, 6414
- Debate, speakers (Abbott) 6085, 6214-5 (Farnworth) 4523, 6085-6, 6214-5
- Provisions on inquiry, discipline and appeals (Abbott) 6215 (Farnworth) 6215
Building Officials' Association of British Columbia
- Statutory recognition (Abbott) 6085 (Farnworth) 4523, 6085-6, 6214
- Training and certification of members (Abbott) 6215 (Farnworth) 6215
Building standards branch
- See Municipal Affairs and Housing, Ministry of
Bulkley Valley-Stikine constituency
- Economy (Krueger) 2554
- Land use plan for area (Goodacre) 2421-2
Bullis, Bill
- Quoted on drunk driving (Hurd) 2846
Burnaby, B.C.
- Burnaby Mountain multi-use school project (Dalton) 4079 (Miller) 4079
- Hastings Street commercial development (Calendino) 2331
- Health care issues (Sawicki) 2302
- Maintenance costs of declassified roads (Abbott) 3889
- Municipal grant reduction (Clark, C.) 2860 (Jarvis) 2636
- Participation in lower mainland emergency communications system (Dosanjh) 6516 (Plant) 6516
- Technology programs in Burnaby schools (Calendino) 2332
Burnaby North constituency
- Capital improvements (Calendino) 2331
Burnaby school district
Burnaby-Edmonds constituency
- Bingo parlour in area (Randall) 2495
Burnaby-Willingdon constituency
- Issues and concerns (Sawicki) 2301
Burns Bog
Burns Bog Conservation Society
Burrard Thermal power station
- Emissions, impact on lower mainland air quality (Clark, C.) 5731-2, 5755-6 (McGregor) 5731-2, 5755-6
- Environmental assessment (Clark, C.) 5731 (McGregor) 5731
- Pollution, action to stop (Barisoff) 2313
Burton, Shirley
- Quoted on use of generic medication (Reid) 2323
Buses and bus service
- See Tour buses under Tourism industry; School buses; Transit; particular cities
Business
- Advertising on violent television programs (Sihota) 2382
- Advisory role re government policy-making (Campbell) 6540-6 (Clark, G.) 6543-4
- Business climate in B.C.
- business climate (Barisoff) 2312 (Jarvis) 2474-5 (Reid) 2243 (Stephens) 2356
- companies moving to Alberta (Barisoff) 4836
- confidence in economy (Reid) 2243
- Buy-out of retiring employee's shares (Gingell) 5631
- Canada-B.C. Business Service Centre See name of centre
- Competitiveness of B.C. companies (Hansen) 2365-9 (Jarvis) 2229
- Consultation with government on labour issues (Clark, G.) 5640 (de Jong) 5640 (Farrell-Collins) 5640
- Cooperatives
- cooperatives (Pullinger) 4299
- pensions and investments by employees of cooperative associations (Gingell) 5628-9 (Pullinger) 5628-9
- role in economy (Pullinger) 5628
- Corporation capital tax See Corporations
- Costs, comparison with Alberta (Miller) 4089-92 (Neufeld) 4089-92
- Employee investments
- additional equity approvals (Gingell) 5630 (Pullinger) 5630
- investment in non-registered partnerships (Gingell) 5629
- repayment of tax credits (Gingell) 5714 (Pullinger) 5714
- Employee venture capital corporations, eligible investments (Gingell) 5631, 5713 (Pullinger) 5631, 5713-4
- Entrepreneurship
- business startups by young people (Clark, G.) 6521-2, 6525-6 (Penner) 6525
- entrepreneurship chairs at universities (Reid) 2511
- Government role
- intervention in financial problems (Miller) 2407-8
- work with business (van Dongen) 2305
- Gross domestic product of large companies (Wilson, G.) 3616
- Immigrant business investment See Business immigration program under Immigration
- Incorporation process (Pullinger) 2528
- Indians, economic development See Indians
- Investment by business (Plant) 2424-5 (Weisbeck) 2445
- Job creation by private sector
- Licensing powers in Municipal Act and Vancouver Charter (Abbott) 3843 (Farnworth) 3843
- Limited liability companies, legislative provision (MacPhail) 6343 (Plant) 6343
- Mentoring of youth (Clark, G.) 6522-3, 6526-7
- One-stop business registration centres, operations (Pullinger) 4354-6 (Thorpe) 4355-6
- Promotion of B.C. business (Lali) 2254
- Public-private partnerships
- characteristics (Dalton) 4080-1 (Miller) 4080-1, 4084 (Nebbeling) 4083-4
- consultation with business sector (Petter) 2106
- future projects (Miller) 4096 (Sihota) 4096 (Symons) 4096
- "harnessing" the private sector (Anderson) 2498
- investment partnerships (Weisbeck) 2446
- job creation (Petter) 2544
- partnerships (Pullinger) 4358 (Reid) 2180
- project selections, advisory board role (Dalton) 4083 (Miller) 4083
- return-on-investment guarantees (Dalton) 4082-3 (Miller) 4082
- tourism industry partnership See Tourism industry
- Self-employment See Employment and unemployment
- Small business
- bankruptcies, number (Chong) 4353 (Pullinger) 4353
- concerns of eastern B.C. companies re Alberta business environment (Neufeld) 4367-8 (Pullinger) 4367-8
- consultations on employee wage rates (Cashore) 3050 (Dalton) 3050
- cooperative program (Pullinger) 4358
- government-wide team, Bill Barlee's comments quoted (Chong) 4357
- growth in B.C. (Pullinger) 4100-1, 4368
- impact of employment standard regulations (Cashore) 3093-4 (Hansen) 3093-4
- income tax rate (Petter) 2107
- incorporations since July 1996 tax reductions (Chong) 4352-3 (Pullinger) 4353
- intercultural issues (Anderson) 4298 (Pullinger) 4298
- job creation role (Goodacre) 2095 (Hansen) 2366 (Kasper) 2339
- programs and services (Pullinger) 4101
- sector statistics (Chong) 4103
- services for small business (Chong) 4324 (Pullinger) 4322, 4324, 4354-5
- small business incentive program (Chong) 4396 (Pullinger) 4396
- taxation (Chong) 4103, 4324 (Kasper) 2340 (Pullinger) 4101, 4324-5 (Streifel) 2497
- Startups, government funding (Gingell) 4534-5 (Petter) 4534-5
- Taxation (Campbell) 6542 (Clark, G.) 6542-3 (Weisbeck) 2522
Business Council of British Columbia
- Position on government's financial management plan (Gingell) 2142 (Hawkins) 2236
- Quoted on 1997-98 budget (Thorpe) 2440
Business Training Institute, Kelowna, B.C.
Buy B.C. program
Byrnes, Jennifer
- Letter quoted on charges for physiotherapy services (Sanders) 3865
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