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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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Hansard Sittings by Page Number
Earl Marriott Secondary School, Surrey, B.C.
- Construction of building addition (McKinnon) 6144 (Ramsey) 6144
- Physical condition of school (Ramsey) 6042-3 (Sanders) 6042
Earthquakes
East Timor
Eating disorders
Ebco Aerospace Inc.
- Government investment in company (Gingell) 4535 (Petter) 4535
Ebenezer Senior Home, Abbotsford, B.C.
- Order-in-council status (Coleman) 3712 (Farnworth) 3712
Eco-Challenge
- Media coverage of event, Discovery Channel offer (Nebbeling) 3168
E-Comm centre
- See Emergency communications system for southwestern B.C. under Emergencies
Economist
- Article on NDP government quoted (Gingell) 2109 (Reid) 2243
Economy
- B.C. economy
- business climate See Business
- changing nature of B.C. economy (Hansen) 2366-8 (Jarvis) 2230-1
- competitiveness (Wilson, G.) 2120-1
- economic climate (Petter) 4472
- economic sovereignty, future (Conroy) 2444 (Wilson, G.) 2435-8
- economy (Campbell) 2111 (Gingell) 2397 (Miller) 2559 (Petter) 2111
- economy during NDP administration (Campbell) 6578 (Clark, C.) 2403 (Hansen) 4194 (Miller) 2406-7, 4193 (Nettleton) 2286 (van Dongen) 2305
- future opportunities (Miller) 4042-4, 4088
- growth (Gingell) 4795 (Hansen) 4051 (Miller) 4051 (Petter) 2105, 3459, 4433, 4794-5 (Wilson, G.) 4092
- growth, comparison with elsewhere (Hansen) 6015-6 (MacPhail) 6539-40
- micromanagement (Hansen) 4046-7 (Miller) 4047
- per capita gross domestic product (Hansen) 4472-3
- Capitalist economics (Evans) 2419-21
- Continentalization of economy, impact on jobs (Wilson, G.) 2395
- Economic activity as support for government spending (Neufeld) 2182-3
- Economic development
- commissions, funding (Abbott) 3527
- community economic development initiatives in Victoria area (Brewin) 2374
- development (Kasper) 2339
- development in Kamloops area (McGregor) 2484-5
- impact of NDP government's policies and legislation (Stephens) 2531-2
- ministerial responsibility (Chong) 4320-2 (Pullinger) 4320-2
- regional economic development offices (Chong) 4322-3 (Pullinger) 4322-3
- regional policies (Miller) 4166-7
- Economic policy (Nettleton) 2285
- Global change, impact on national economies (Miller) 4094 (Wilson, G.) 4093-4
- Globalization (Hansen) 3618-9 (Weisgerber) 3623
- "Joe Stalin" economics (Abbott) 4556
- Limits-to-growth economic strategy (Wilson, G.) 2438
- "New world order" (Wilson, G.) 3616
- Northern B.C. economy
- Pacific Northwest region, economic issues See Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
- Third World countries, international investment (Hansen) 3619
- Trickle-down economic theory (Bowbrick) 2330
Ecotourism
Eden, Christine
- Recovery house case (McKinnon) 6507
Education
- See also Apprenticeship; School boards/districts; Schools; Students; Teachers; Universities, colleges and institutes
- Adult basic education
- funding (Barisoff) 2313 (Gingell) 2143
- funding and service delivery in private and post-secondary institutions (Ramsey) 5945, 6033-5 (Sanders) 6033-5 (Streifel) 4613 (Weisbeck) 5945
- literacy assessment and training for income assistance recipients (Coell) 4610 (Streifel) 4610
- Alternative schools, funding reductions (McKinnon) 4833
- Applied education for the job market, strategies to integrate work and school (Masi) 5875 (Ramsey) 5875, 5972-3
- Apprenticeship programs See Secondary school apprenticeship program under Apprenticeship
- Capital funding projects See Schools; Universities, colleges and institutes
- Career and personal planning course
- Career planning See also Career and personal planning course above
- counselling in schools (Reid) 6136
- Wood Link career-exploration tool, internet web site, use by B.C. students (Ramsey) 5944
- Class size, impact on student achievement (Sanders) 6186
- Community schools and community-schools initiative (Anderson) 6071 (Coell) 6378-9 (Priddy) 6379 (Ramsey) 6071-2, 6235 (Sanders) 6235
- Community skill centres, establishment and mandate of centres (Streifel) 4613
- Co-op education, benefits (Dalton) 3091
- Counsellors in schools (Coell) 6264 (Priddy) 6264
- Curriculum
- career education in secondary schools (Ramsey) 5942, 5972 (Sanders) 5974
- curriculum development, contracts with outside agencies (Gingell) 6081-2 (Ramsey) 6081-2
- home economics, development and implementation of new curriculum (Ramsey) 6191-2 (Sanders) 6191-2
- identification of prescribed learning outcomes (Gingell) 6083 (Ramsey) 6083, 6099
- integrated resource packages (IRPs), costs of development and implementation (Ramsey) 5982 (Stephens) 5982
- language instruction See English-as-a-second-language program below; Language instruction below
- music instruction (Ramsey) 6223 (Sanders) 6222-3
- physical education (Ramsey) 6227-8 (Sanders) 6227-8
- program to eliminate homophobia and heterosexism, petition tabled (Neufeld) 6109
- role of non-academic courses in cognitive development (Sanders) 6222-3, 6227-8
- science-based programs (Miller) 4231-2
- selection of recommended learning resources (Gingell) 6082 (Ramsey) 6082
- sexuality courses, petition tabled (Sanders) 6563
- teaching of tolerance in schools (Calendino) 3057 (Masi) 6231-2 (Reid) 3055-6 (Smallwood) 3055-6
- technical programs (Brewin) 3273-5 (Masi) 3274
- Days of instruction
- extended days and year-round instruction (Gingell) 2142-3
- year-long schooling pilot project (Ramsey) 6140 (Symons) 6140
- Disabled and handicapped children, programs and services See Special needs children under Disabled and handicapped persons
- Education advisory council, activities (Ramsey) 6221 (Sanders) 6221
- Electronic learning network for schools (Clark, G.) 6528 (Neufeld) 6528
- English-as-a-second-language program
- availability of services for children and adults (Masi) 5878 (Ramsey) 5879
- "best practices" policy (Ramsey) 5973
- family outreach and integration (Anderson) 6070-1 (Ramsey) 6071 (Sanders) 6076
- funding and enrolment (Ramsey) 6070 (Sanders) 6070
- funding from federal government (Ramsey) 6075-6 (Sanders) 6075-6
- Enrolment
- enrolment projections and five-year planning (Ramsey) 6180-1 (Sanders) 6180-1
- growth in K-to-12 system (Ramsey) 5871, 5974-5, 6188-9 (Sanders) 5974-5, 6189, 6568
- impact of potential entrance into B.C. school system of Canadian-Hong Kong dual citizens (Ramsey) 5974 (Sanders) 5974
- Examination marking, qualifications of provincial exam markers (Ramsey) 6049 (Sanders) 6049, 6069
- Fees charged by schools, impact of Victoria court case (Ramsey) 6047-8, 6137 (Reid) 6137 (Sanders) 6047-8
- Field trips
- elimination (Chong) 4392 (Pullinger) 4392
- petition tabled (de Jong) 3612
- Francophone system
- culture component (Sanders) 6420
- education of francophone students (Ramsey) 6038, 6233 (Sanders) 6038, 6233
- management and control by francophones (Ramsey) 4588, 6252-3 (Sanders) 6253
- management and control by francophones, legislation See School Amendment Act, 1997
- provincewide collective bargaining by teachers (Ramsey) 6426 (Sanders) 6425-6
- recommendations of Justice Vickers cited (Ramsey) 6424 (Sanders) 6253, 6424
- voting for school trustees, rights of parents (Sanders) 6420
- Funding
- 1997-98 levels (Anderson) 2200 (Barisoff) 2195
- adequacy (Ramsey) 2293 (Sanders) 2292-3, 3165-6 (Symons) 2525-6
- classroom assistants (Reid) 6136
- comparisons with elsewhere (Lali) 2254
- distance education (Ramsey) 6037 (Sanders) 6037
- funding decisions, non-partisan decisions (MacPhail) 3355 (Sanders) 3355
- funding during NDP administration (Anderson) 2441 (Bowbrick) 2328-9 (Calendino) 2332 (Cashore) 2383 (Clark, G.) 2653 (de Jong) 2417-8 (McKinnon) 2337-8 (Petter) 2107 (Plant) 2423-4 (Pullinger) 2529 (Ramsey) 2369-70 (Sanders) 2427-8 (Weisbeck) 2446 (Whittred) 2353 (Wilson, J.) 2447
- funding in Delta and Surrey (Masi) 2365
- fundraising by parents and students (Ramsey) 6039
- inner-city school funding (McGregor) 2486
- K-to-12 funding, 1996-97 objectives (de Jong) 2160-2
- letter from parent quoted on budget reductions (Anderson) 6176
- Liberal Party position (Ramsey) 3166-7, 6004 (Sanders) 6005
- NDP government position (Ramsey) 5871, 6136-7, 6568 (Reid) 6136
- per-student funding (Campbell) 2652-3 (de Jong) 2866 (Jarvis) 2475-6 (Ramsey) 2652-4, 3165-6 (Reid) 2653-4
- return on investment (Miller) 4250
- special needs funding (Clark, G.) 2653 (Plant) 2653 (Ramsey) 2653
- "special projects" (Ramsey) 6101-2 (Sanders) 6101-2
- special purpose grants (Ramsey) 6036 (Sanders) 6036
- spending in B.C. (Farnworth) 2288 (Giesbrecht) 2278
- targeted funding for administration and special programs (Gingell) 6080 (Ramsey) 6080-1
- Funding formula
- allocation criteria (McKinnon) 5983-4 (Ramsey) 5983-4
- formula (Ramsey) 3166
- operating grants for K-to-12 system (Ramsey) 5871, 5978, 6035, 6188-9, 6568 (Sanders) 5977, 5978, 6035, 6189
- operating grants for K-to-12 system, core grants for essential services (Ramsey) 6039-42 (Sanders) 6039-41
- operating grants for K-to-12 system, per-pupil funding (Ramsey) 6005, 6040 (Sanders) 6004-5, 6040, 6567
- operating grants for special programs (Ramsey) 5871
- September enrolments as basis (McKinnon) 5984 (Ramsey) 5984
- Graduation
- academic requirements (Ramsey) 5982-3 (Stephens) 5982-3
- graduation certificate (Dogwood Certificate), completion rate and requirements (Ramsey) 5976-7 (Sanders) 5976-7
- number of students completing high school (Brewin) 3273 (Masi) 3274
- Healthy Schools program See name of program
- Home schooling, statistics (Ramsey) 6189-90, 6235 (Sanders) 6189-90, 6235
- Independent schools
- Indians, education for Indian students See Indians
- Inner-city school programs
- government funding and program development (Coell) 6378 (Priddy) 6378
- programs (Priddy) 6372 (Sanders) 6372
- International students, eligibility for sports funding (Chong) 4411-2 (Pullinger) 4411-2
- Issues, non-partisan approach (Ramsey) 6106
- Labour relations
- collective bargaining in the school system (Ramsey) 2589
- labour disruptions (Cashore) 3163 (Dalton) 3048, 3089, 3163
- work stoppages (Sanders) 2588
- Language instruction
- accessibility of English-language materials (Anderson) 4297
- English-as-a-second-language program See name of program above
- instruction of third languages (MacPhail) 2118
- second languages, availability of instruction and qualified teaching staff (Anderson) 5887-8 (Ramsey) 5888
- second languages, mandatory instruction (Anderson) 5888, 5901 (Ramsey) 5888, 5901
- Parent advisory councils See also British Columbia Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils
- role in fundraising and policy development (Ramsey) 6190-1 (Sanders) 6190-1
- Performance measurement
- accountability in the K-to-12 system, comptroller general's recommendations (Gingell) 6078-83 (Ramsey) 6079-83, 6097-99, 6101 (Sanders) 6096-99, 6101, 6568
- accountability of government (Masi) 5873 (Ramsey) 5873
- mathematics and science, performance of B.C. students (Ramsey) 5873, 6236 (Sanders) 5974, 6236
- role of comptroller general (Ramsey) 5973
- setting of criteria, Education ministry's role (Gingell) 6081
- social studies, performance of B.C. students (Ramsey) 6221 (Sanders) 6221
- student testing and achievement (Gingell) 6082 (Ramsey) 6082-3, 6099 (Sanders) 5974, 6099
- Post-secondary education See also Universities, colleges and institutes
- affordability (Bowbrick) 2320-2 (Penner) 2321
- applied education for the job market, strategies to integrate work and school (Ramsey) 5904-6, 5977
- course offerings, changes (Ramsey) 5934 (Weisbeck) 5934
- funding (Clark, C.) 2345 (Petter) 2210, 2543-4 (Ramsey) 2371, 5871, 5904, 5906-8, 6411, 6568 (Reid) 6410-1 (Stevenson) 2352 (Weisbeck) 2209, 2523, 5906-8
- future requirements (Weisbeck) 5904
- industry training and apprenticeship programs See Apprenticeship
- need for post-secondary education (Reid) 2509
- opportunities (Streifel) 2358
- participation rates in B.C. (Ramsey) 5905 (Weisbeck) 5904, 6276
- performance measurement, baccalaureate student-outcome survey results cited and quoted (Ramsey) 5873 (Weisbeck) 5941
- prior learning model, credit for past experience (Ramsey) 5905, 5942-3 (Weisbeck) 5942-3
- strategic planning (Ramsey) 5905-6 (Weisbeck) 5905-6
- student costs (Whittred) 2353
- student spaces (Hammell) 2350 (Petter) 2107 (Pullinger) 2529
- technical university for lower mainland See Technical University of British Columbia
- tuition fees (Ramsey) 5932 (Weisbeck) 5931-2
- tuition freeze (Clark, G.) 2327 (Farrell-Collins) 2327 (MacPhail) 2118 (Miller) 4193-4 (Orcherton) 2449 (Petter) 2107 (Ramsey) 2326-7, 2371, 5871, 5905, 5931-4, 6568 (Sanders) 2326 (van Dongen) 2305 (Weisbeck) 2446, 5904, 5931-4
- Post-secondary education, scholarships and bursaries
- athletic scholarships (Masi) 5948 (Ramsey) 5948
- athletic scholarships, ministerial responsibility and funding (Masi) 4407-8 (Pullinger) 4407-8
- Passport to Education (Ramsey) 6038, 6098 (Sanders) 6038, 6098
- Passport to Education program, tuition reimbursement provisions (de Jong) 5577-8
- scholarships and bursaries (Ramsey) 5931 (Weisbeck) 5931
- Principals and vice-principals, reductions in job number and time spent on administrative duties (Anderson) 6072 (Ramsey) 6073, 6075 (Sanders) 6074-5
- Programs for children living in poverty (Anderson) 6072 (Ramsey) 6072-3
- Programs for youth, contracting of services, ministerial responsibility (Anderson) 5902-3 (Ramsey) 5902-3
- Provincial education committee, report and recommendations (Ramsey) 6135
- Provincial learning network (PLNet)
- Clark, Hon. G., quoted on goal for use of internet in schools (Sanders) 6218
- Internet system for schools and skills centres (Ramsey) 5943-5, 6073, 6182, 6219 (Weisbeck) 5943-5
- School meals program See name of program
- School support contributions, definition and funding (Ramsey) 5978-9 (Sanders) 5978-9
- School taxes, revenue from railways (Abbott) 3882, 3886 (Farnworth) 3882
- Secondary education credits, eligibility towards apprentice certification (Cashore) 3153-4, 3159-60 (Dalton) 3153-5 (Masi) 3159-60
- Secondary school apprenticeship program See Apprenticeship
- Services for children and youth in health care facilities (Ramsey) 6037-8 (Sanders) 6037-8
- Special education
- accountability (Ramsey) 6045-6 (Sanders) 6006, 6045-6
- funding for learning resource teachers (Reid) 6136
- impact of funding levels on integration model (Ramsey) 6236 (Sanders) 6235
- initiatives for special needs students (Ramsey) 5973
- program funding (Anderson) 6071 (Ramsey) 6006, 6071-2
- Student financial assistance
- assistance (Weisbeck) 5904, 5935-6
- defaulted loans, collections (Gingell) 4441-2, 4444 (Petter) 4441-2, 4444
- federal loan program (Ramsey) 5936
- funding by government (Ramsey) 5872, 5905
- loans (de Jong) 2161
- Orum report on post-secondary participation (Ramsey) 5936
- parental contributions See also Child support, obligation to adult children under Family maintenance
- (Ramsey) 5937 (Weisbeck) 5936-7
- standing committee on financial aid (Ramsey) 5936
- student debt and bankruptcies (Ramsey) 5936-7 (Weisbeck) 5936-7
- System
- Technology grants program
- five-year computer acquisition strategy (Ramsey) 6218-20 (Sanders) 6218-20
- reannouncement of program (Ramsey) 6219 (Sanders) 6219
- Technology upgrade funding (Ramsey) 2391 (Sanders) 2391
- Transition from school to workplace (Cashore) 6394 (Reid) 6394
Education, Skills and Training, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 5870-88, 5899-908, 5930-48, 5971-86, 6002-6, 6033-49, 6069-83, 6096-106, 6132-52, 6175-92, 6218-36, Report 6567-9
- speakers (Abbott) 6223-5 (Anderson) 5885-8, 5901-3, 6070-4, 6175-6 (Dalton) 6141-2 (Gingell) 6078-83 (Hawkins) 6225-7 (McKinnon) 5983-5, 6142-5 (Masi) 5873-84, 5899-901, 5903, 5945, 5947-8, 6177, 6184-5, 6231-2 (Penner) 5886-7 (Ramsey) 5871-88, 5899-908, 5930-48, 5971-86, 6002-6, 6033-49, 6070-83, 6097-106, 6133-52, 6175-92, 6218-36, 6568-9 (Reid) 6104-5, 6132-7 (Reitsma) 6145-9 (Sanders) 5971, 5973-80, 5985, 6002-6, 6033-49, 6069-70, 6073-8, 6081, 6096-103, 6150-2, 6177-92, 6218-23, 6227-36, 6567-8 (Stephens) 5980-3 (Symons) 5901, 6137-40 (Thorpe) 6149-50 (Weisbeck) 5903-8, 5930-48, 6176-7
- Accountability committees on special education, aboriginal education and administrative spending caps (Ramsey) 5986, 6078, 6081
- Announcements of school construction and renovation, policy (Ramsey) 6178-9 (Sanders) 6178-9
- Budget
- central administration (Ramsey) 5978, 5981 (Sanders) 5978
- principles used in budget determination (Ramsey) 6002 (Sanders) 6002
- Changes in ministers and ministry officials (Sanders) 2167
- Comptroller general report on Education ministry, release (Ramsey) 2433 (Sanders) 2433
- Corporate administration, operations (Ramsey) 5977-9 (Sanders) 5977-9
- Deputy minister's office
- responsibilities (Ramsey) 5985-6 (Sanders) 5985
- staffing, increase in number of full-time-equivalents (Ramsey) 5979-80 (Sanders) 5979
- Evaluation and accountability branch, mandate (Ramsey) 6098 (Sanders) 6098
- Forum on roles and responsibilities of Education ministry and school districts (Gingell) 6078-9 (Ramsey) 6078-9, 6097-8 (Sanders) 6097-8
- Gender equity initiatives (Ramsey) 6102 (Sanders) 6102
- Goals (Ramsey) 5871, 5972-3 (Sanders) 5971, 5973
- Integration into single ministry of K-to-12 and post-secondary systems (Ramsey) 5972
- Letter quoted on request for meeting between Education minister and Richmond District Parents Association (Reid) 6104
- Management (Whittred) 2204-5
- Ministerial responsibilities
- issues affecting disabled and handicapped persons (Ramsey) 5872
- minister's role (Ramsey) 5982
- responsibilities shared with Children and Families ministry (Masi) 5874, 5884 (Ramsey) 5874, 5884, 5902-3, 5983 (Stephens) 5983
- responsibilities shared with Human Resources ministry (Masi) 5874, 5880-3 (Ramsey) 5874, 5880-3
- responsibilities shared with Labour ministry (Masi) 5874, 5900 (Ramsey) 5874, 5899-900
- responsibilities shared with Ministry Responsible for Youth (Masi) 5874 (Ramsey) 5874
- transfer of programs and services to Children and Families ministry See Children and Families, Ministry for
- transfer of responsibilities from Social Services ministry (Anderson) 5902 (Ramsey) 5902-3
- Multiculturalism plan (Anderson) 5887, 5901 (Ramsey) 5887, 5901
- Regional coordinators, mandate and funding (Dalton) 6142 (Ramsey) 6142
- Role in apprenticeship initiatives (Cashore) 3049, 3151-5 (Dalton) 3049, 3087, 3151-5
- School upgrading expenditures, transfer (Penner) 2347
- Staffing, reduction and transfer of full-time-equivalents (Ramsey) 5979-80 (Sanders) 5979-80
Educational Institution Capital Finance Act
- Report for fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, tabled (Petter) 4987
Edwards, Anne
- 1987 statement on gambling quoted (Krueger) 2265
Egan and Nesbit
- Case cited and quoted on definition of "spouse" (Dalton) 5738 (Plant) 5642 (Stevenson) 5649-50, 5743
Eggleton, Art
- Comments on multilateral agreement on investment cited (Wilson, G.) 3614
841-KOZ
- Work of group (Dosanjh) 2282
Election Act
- Drafting, consultations by NDP government (Campbell) 2913-4 (Clark, G.) 2913-5 (Dosanjh) 2914 (Farrell-Collins) 2915 (Plant) 2914
- Gag law provisions
- impact on political activity (Campbell) 2097
- investigation of alleged breaches (Dosanjh) 2152-3 (Penner) 2197 (Plant) 2152-3
- Provisions
- constitutional validity (Dosanjh) 2747-8 (Plant) 2747-8
- investigations of alleged breaches (Dosanjh) 2747-8 (Plant) 2747-8
- Referral to select standing committee (Weisgerber) 2504
- Review of legislation (Dosanjh) 2875-7, 2946 (Plant) 2946 (Weisgerber) 2875-7
Elections
- 1997 federal election
- Campaign advertising
- cost limit (Reitsma) 2551
- limits on third-party advertising (Clark, G.) 2914
- Campaign contributions, disclosure requirements (Clark, G.) 2913
- Electoral reform
- Liberal Party position (Nettleton) 4855
- referral to select standing committee (Weisgerber) 2504
- Electoral representation
- Legislation See Election Act
- Municipal elections
- electoral reform (Abbott) 3593-4 (Chong) 3596-8 (Farnworth) 3593-4, 3596-7
- requirement for reporting of campaign contributions and spending, inclusion in Municipal Act (Symons) 2601
- selection of regional board directors (Chong) 3596 (Farnworth) 3596
- voter identification (Abbott) 3594-6 (Farnworth) 3594-6
- Regulation of activities, fairness concerns (Dosanjh) 2875-6 (Weisgerber) 2875-6
- Transition documentation (Clark, G.) 2854 (Farrell-Collins) 2853-4
Elections B.C.
- Annual report, 1995-96, tabled (Speaker) 6590
- Budget and budgeting process (Dosanjh) 2946 (Plant) 2946
- Funding and tasks (Chong) 3597-8 (Farnworth) 3598
Electoral Boundaries Commission
- Appointment of commission, timing requirements (Abbott) 5557-9 (de Jong) 5576-80 (Dosanjh) 2430, 5553, 5582, 5851 (Krueger) 5561-3 (McKinnon) 5581 (Plant) 5554-6, 5851 (Reid) 5580-1 (van Dongen) 5582 (Whittred) 5563-4
- Authority to appoint a commission, legal action against government (Dosanjh) 5582 (Plant) 5555 (van Dongen) 5582
- Mandate and role (Weisgerber) 5561 (Wilson, G.) 5556-7
- Membership, nomination process (Plant) 5553-5
- Services of retired judge, remuneration (Dosanjh) 2430, 5553 (Wilson, G.) 5557
Electoral Boundaries Commission Act
- Boundaries review requirement (Penner) 2197
- History of legislation (Plant) 5553-4 (van Dongen) 5582
- Purpose of 1989 legislation (Whittred) 5564
- Time limit expiration (Weisgerber) 2504
- Violation (Farrell-Collins) 2277
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 1996
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 1997
- (Bill 13) (Attorney General) 1R, 2430; 2R, 5553-64, 5576-82; C, 5851; 3R, 5851; RA, 6414
- Amdts: amdt. to delete sec. 1 (Dosanjh) 5851, approved 5851; amdt. to delete sec. 2 (Dosanjh) 5851, approved 5851
- Debate, speakers (Abbott) 5557-9 (de Jong) 5564, 5576-80 (Dosanjh) 2430, 5553, 5582, 5851 (Farnworth) 5562 (Krueger) 5558, 5561-3 (McKinnon) 5581-2 (MacPhail) 5558 (Plant) 5553-6, 5851 (Reid) 5580-1 (van Dongen) 5582 (Waddell) 5562 (Weisgerber) 5560-1 (Whittred) 5563-4 (Wilson, G.) 5556-7
- Name of bill (de Jong) 5578
- Purpose of legislation (Krueger) 5561-3 (Plant) 5553-6 (Wilson, G.) 5556-7
Electric power
- Cogeneration
- Campbell River plant (Robertson) 2304
- facilities and production subsidies (Abbott) 5301-2 (Zirnhelt) 5301-2
- supply of hog fuel to cogeneration plants (Zirnhelt) 5301
- use by B.C. companies (Jarvis) 6014
- Corridors shared with natural gas lines (Jarvis) 4167 (Miller) 4167
- Cost of electricity (Miller) 4129
- Energy markets
- changes in structure of North America markets (Farrell-Collins) 4892-9, 4934, 4937-8, 6010-3, 6453 (Jarvis) 6014 (Miller) 4892-9, 4938
- deregulation (Hansen) 4192, 4194
- marketing and sale of B.C. power (Jarvis) 4147-8 (Miller) 4147-8
- surplus power, disposition (Farrell-Collins) 4939-40, 6448 (Jarvis) 4970 (Miller) 4939-40, 4970, 6448
- Independent power producers
- projects (Farrell-Collins) 4939 (Jarvis) 4971 (Miller) 4971
- review panel report cited and quoted on Burrard Thermal power station emissions (Clark, C.) 5731, 5756 (McGregor) 5732
- Kootenay projects (Conroy) 2443
- Price, B.C.'s ability to regulate (Wilson, G.) 2437
- Prices paid by designated users in exchange for job creation See Power for Jobs program
- Water licences for hydroelectricity See Water
Elektra Women's Choir
- Commended for musical achievements (Throne speech) 2085
Elevator inspections
- See Construction industry
Eliesen, Marc
- Compensation (Clark, G.) 2587 (Farrell-Collins) 2587 (Hurd) 2587-8 (Miller) 2587
- Current employment (Farrell-Collins) 4974-5 (Miller) 4974-5
- Severance package (de Jong) 5856 (Penner) 3389
- Work with B.C. Hydro (Farrell-Collins) 5052-3
Elk Valley area
- Mining in region (Walsh) 3607-8
- Representation on community health council (Abbott) 3327 (MacPhail) 3327
Elk Valley Miner (Sparwood)
- Editorial quoted on community health council appointments (Abbott) 3327
Elkford, B.C.
- Declassification of area road (Abbott) 5395 (Boone) 5395
Emergencies
- Emergency communications system
- legislation to create communications corporations See Emergency Communications Corporations Act
- Emergency communications system for southwestern B.C. (Dosanjh) 4904, 6201-3, 6515-9 (Plant) 6202-3, 6515-9
- Emergency housing and shelters See Housing
- Emergency operations and communications centre (Dosanjh) 2886-7, 5591 (MacPhail) 3871
- Provincewide 911 number (Hawkins) 3895 (MacPhail) 3895
- Review of medical emergency services (Hawkins) 3871-4 (MacPhail) 3872-4
Emergency Communications Corporations Act
- (Bill 48) (Attorney General) 1R, 4903-4; 2R, 6201-3; C, 6515-9; 3R, 6519; RA, 6579
- Amdt: sec. 16 (Dosanjh) 6519, approved 6519
- Debate, speakers (Dosanjh) 4904, 6201-3, 6515-9 (Plant) 6202-3, 6515-9
- "Members' agreement," definition (Dosanjh) 6517 (Plant) 6516-7
- "Protected persons," definition (Dosanjh) 6518 (Plant) 6518
Emergency Preparedness Week
Emergency social services program
- See Social welfare system
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C.
- Position on framework agreement for sectoral bargaining (Ramsey) 5942 (Weisbeck) 5942
Empire Valley
- Churn Creek properties, government interest in purchase (Petter) 5491 (Wilson, J.) 5490-1 (Zirnhelt) 5490-1
Employee Investment Act
Employee share ownership program
- Eligibility of businesses to participate (Pullinger) 5630
- Program (Chong) 4366 (Pullinger) 4101, 4366
Employment
- See Employment and unemployment
Employment and Investment, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 4039-61, 4079-100, 4121-32, 4145-67, 4187-209, 4229-33, 4235-52, 4269-86, 4303-14, 4331-51, 4369-90, 4696-709, 4723-34, 4810-31, 4856-77, 4891-902, 4927-45, 4968-85, 5039-56, 5085-108, 6495-504
- speakers (Abbott) 4703 (Anderson) 4382-6, 5089 (Chong) 4972-4 (Clark, C.) 4872-4, 5045-9 (Coell) 4829-30 (Coleman) 5085-91 (Dalton) 4079-83, 4389-90, 4862-3 (Farrell-Collins) 4891-902, 4927-9, 4933-41, 4968-85, 5039-45, 5049-53 (Gingell) 4055-6, 4387, 5053-6, 5104-8, 6496-501, 6503-4 (Hansen) 4041-2, 4044-61, 4079, 4096-100, 4165, 4187-97, 4203-9, 4269-71, 4376-82, 4699, 4703, 4705, 4707-9, 4727-8, 5056, 6495-6, 6501-4 (Hawkins) 4699-700, 4901 (Jarvis) 4121-30, 4132, 4145-9, 4151-8, 4165-7, 4970-1 (Krueger) 4272-9, 4283-6, 4303-14, 4340-51, 4369-76, 4386-90, 4696-702, 4704-7, 4709, 4723-9 (McElligott) 5094-6, 5100 (Miller) 4039-61, 4079-100, 4122-32, 4146-67, 4187-208, 4231-3, 4235, 4237-52, 4269-71, 4273-86, 4303-14, 4331-51, 4369-79, 4381-90, 4696-709, 4723-34, 4811-31, 4856-77, 4891-902, 4927-45, 4968-85, 5039-56, 5086-108, 6495-504 (Nebbeling) 4083-4, 4874-7 (Nettleton) 5091-6, 5102-4, 5107-8 (Neufeld) 4086-92, 4149-51, 4158-65, 4167, 4282, 5100-2 (Penner) 4084-7, 4197-203 (Reid) 4229-33, 4235-52 (Reitsma) 4369 (Sihota) 4096, 4379-80 (Smallwood) 4373-4 (Symons) 4096, 4702-3, 4730-4, 4810-20, 4856-72 (Weisgerber) 4279-83, 4941-5, 5096-100 (Wilson, G.) 4092-5, 4130-1, 4331-40, 4820-8, 4869-70, 4929-33
- Annual reports
- Archives and records service, current and future operations (Hansen) 4269-71 (Miller) 4269-71
- "British Columbia, Canada: The Place to Be" promotional pamphlet (Miller) 4198-9 (Penner) 4198-9
- Budget
- 1997-98 budget (Clark, C.) 2344
- impact of reductions on ministry divisions (Miller) 4041-2
- Business plans
- plans for ministry divisions (Hansen) 4041, 4187 (Miller) 4041
- plans for science and technology programs (Miller) 4239-42 (Reid) 4239-43
- Communications plan, 1995-96, quoted on jobs strategy (Hansen) 2367
- Community development branch, projects and funding (Hansen) 6495-6 (Miller) 6495-6
- Corporate services for community development programs, cost recoveries (Hansen) 4208 (Miller) 4208
- Directive on staff contact with media (Hansen) 4100 (Miller) 4100
- Energy and mines division, staffing levels (Jarvis) 4124 (Miller) 4124
- Estimates, scheduling of debate (Hansen) 4549-50
- Funding for Four Corners Community Savings (Hansen) 6501-2 (Miller) 6501-2
- Funding of jobs strategy consultations (Hansen) 4473 (Petter) 4473
- Geological survey branch, activities (Jarvis) 4126-8 (Miller) 4126-8
- Industrial incentive fund See name of fund
- Information technology access office, report (Miller) 4243 (Reid) 4243
- Mandate (Miller) 4040-1
- Mineral titles branch, audit of activities (Jarvis) 4148-9 (Miller) 4148-9
- Minister
- knowledge of jobs strategy document (Hansen) 4471
- role as champion of science (Reid) 4236-7
- Ministerial responsibilities
- business immigration (Anderson) 2907-8 (Dosanjh) 2907-8
- science and technology (Miller) 4231
- skills training projects (Hansen) 6495-6 (Miller) 6495-6
- Role of ministry
Employment and unemployment
- See also names of particular programs, e.g., Welfare to Work program
- Bent Nail project in Victoria
- Employee investments See Business; Employee share ownership program
- Employee share ownership program See name of program
- Employment equity
- equity (Cashore) 3159 (Masi) 3159 (Miller) 3622
- measures to include women in major construction projects (Hammell) 2657
- NDP government position (Boone) 2811
- Employment levels (Hansen) 2325, 4472 (Miller) 2325-6
- Employment of Indians See Indians
- Employment programs in Victoria area (Brewin) 2374
- Employment programs, refusal and appeals (Anderson) 2499
- Employment standards
- compliance (Cashore) 3220-2 (Neufeld) 3220-2
- orientation initiatives (Cashore) 3092-4 (Hansen) 3092-4
- standards (Orcherton) 2556
- standards for low-income workers (Miller) 2819 (Streifel) 4624
- Impact of government policies (Campbell) 6545-6 (Clark, G.) 6545 (MacPhail) 6539
- Job creation
- 1996-97 objectives (de Jong) 2160-2
- additional jobs (Wilson, J.) 2488
- goals of NDP government (Streifel) 2496
- government role (Clark, C.) 2402 (Miller) 2407 (Sanders) 2401
- initiatives (Streifel) 4484
- investment and job creation in B.C. (Miller) 5810-1
- job creation by private sector See Business
- job creation during NDP administration (Calendino) 2333 (Cashore) 2383 (Coell) 2334 (de Jong) 2404 (Farrell-Collins) 2127-8 (Giesbrecht) 2278-9 (Gillespie) 2472 (Hansen) 2365-8, 2393-4 (Hartley) 2343 (Miller) 2406 (Nebbeling) 2379 (Neufeld) 2183 (Petter) 2210, 5734 (Ramsey) 2369-70 (Stevenson) 2350 (Walsh) 2520 (Weisbeck) 2445, 2522
- jobs for B.C. workers (Campbell) 2098 (Evans) 2420-1 (Gillespie) 2253 (Goodacre) 2095-7 (Kwan) 2094-5 (Orcherton) 2449, 2556 (Stephens) 2355 (Throne speech) 2085-8 (Whittred) 2353 (Wilson, J.) 2447
- Netherlands model (Weisbeck) 2522
- number of jobs created and protected (Miller) 4040-1
- number of new jobs in B.C. (Hansen) 6015
- policies (Hansen) 4192, 4194 (Miller) 4192, 4194
- public-private partnerships See Business
- responsibility (Reid) 2244
- role of interministerial working group (Hansen) 4187-8 (Miller) 4187-8
- targets (Hansen) 4188-90 (Miller) 4188-90
- targets, statistical base for measurement purposes (Hansen) 4045-6, 4048 (Miller) 4045-6, 4048-9
- types of jobs created (Neufeld) 2540
- Job loss
- impact on communities (Sanders) 2401
- job loss during NDP administration (Stephens) 2531
- Job markets
- changes and technology (Boone) 2226
- changing nature of work (Sawicki) 2301 (van Dongen) 2306
- labour force participation rates (Hansen) 4048-52 (Miller) 4048-52
- Job protection commissioner See Job Protection Commission
- Job-poaching by other provinces (Miller) 4086-7 (Neufeld) 4086-7 (Penner) 4086-7
- Jobs strategy for B.C.
- Local-hiring policy (Miller) 5498
- Reduced workweek (Abbott) 4555 (Calendino) 2333 (Dalton) 3059 (Orcherton) 2450, 3058-9 (Streifel) 4615
- Self-employment statistics (Chong) 4353 (Pullinger) 4353
- Welfare to Work program See name of program
- Women in non-traditional trades See Employment under Women
- Youth employment See Youth; particular programs, e.g., Youth Works program
Employment Standards Act
- Administration of act (Dalton) 3091
- Compliance vs. enforcement (Cashore) 3092-4 (Hansen) 3092-4
- Exemptions and variances (Cashore) 3094-5, 3120-1, 3123, 3190 (Dalton) 3120-1, 3123 (Hansen) 3094-5
- Farmworkers, inclusion See Agriculture
- Impact on employers (Wilson, G.) 2273
- Information-posting requirements (Cashore) 3125 (Dalton) 3125
- Judicial review provision (Cashore) 3118
- Liberal Party position (Miller) 2819
- Newspaper carriers, inclusion See Media
- Provisions on standards for low-wage workers (Miller) 2819
- Quoted re purpose of legislation (Cashore) 3121
- Review of act (Cashore) 3123 (Dalton) 3050, 3122-3
- Variances for oil and gas industry
- comparison with Alberta (Miller) 4161-4 (Neufeld) 4161-4
- comparison with forest industry (Cashore) 4737 (Neufeld) 4737
- workers' overtime (Neufeld) 2542 (Stephens) 2532
Employment standards branch
Employment Standards Tribunal
- Activities during past year (Cashore) 3046
- Cases, current and completed (Cashore) 3121, 3190 (Wilson, J.) 3121
- Cement-finishing subcontract case (Cashore) 3122 (Wilson, J.) 3121-2
- Decisions, appeals (Cashore) 3123, 3157 (Dalton) 3123
- Role of tribunal (Cashore) 3101-4, 3117-8 (Dalton) 3101-4, 3117
- Variances for oil and gas industry (Cashore) 3219 (Neufeld) 3219
End Legislated Poverty
- Article quoted on social welfare policies of NDP government (Anderson) 4515
- B.C. Poverty News quoted on B.C. Benefits program (Anderson) 2499
The End of Work See Rifkin, Jeremy
Endangered species
Enderby and District Credit Union
- Contribution toward construction at A.L. Fortune Secondary School (Abbott) 6224 (Ramsey) 6224
Enderby, B.C.
- Representation on regional health board (Abbott) 3326
- Water extension project (Abbott) 3892
Enemark, Tex
- Rental housing proposal (Farnworth) 3797
- Review of liquor policy (Dosanjh) 2994-5 (Thorpe) 2994-5
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Ministry of
- Staff commended (Miller) 4122
Energy resources
- Job creation by resource industries (Throne speech) 2087
English-as-a-second-language program
Enquiry B.C.
- Future of service (Gingell) 2143
Environics Research Group Ltd.
Environment
- Environmental appeals See also Environmental Appeal Board
- sulphur spill in Mackenzie area, disposition (McElligott) 5100 (Miller) 5100 (Weisgerber) 5100
- Environmental assessment process for mining projects (Jarvis) 4125-6, 4128-9, 4146 (Miller) 4125-6, 4129, 4146
- Environmental movement
- protest participants (Miller) 2432 (Weisgerber) 2432
- relationship with B.C. political parties (Farrell-Collins) 4900-1 (Miller) 4900-1
- Environmental protection
- biodiversity protection (McGregor) 5613-4 (Wilson, J.) 5613-4
- enforcement of regulations (Clark, C.) 5482-3, 5510, 5542 (McGregor) 5482-3, 5510, 5542
- future goals (Goodacre) 2096 (Throne speech) 2085-8
- industry regulation (Sihota) 2629-30
- initiatives (Clark, C.) 5478-9, 5700-1 (Conroy) 2444 (McGregor) 3444-5, 5475-80, 5700-1
- initiatives in Victoria area (Brewin) 2373-4
- legislation and whistle-blower protection provisions (Clark, C.) 5698-9 (McGregor) 5698-9
- NDP government policies and actions (Clark, C.) 5845-6, 6387-8 (Coleman) 2689 (Gingell) 3076 (Kasper) 6386-8 (McGregor) 2487, 3771-2, 5846 (Streifel) 2497
- NDP legislation, cost-effectiveness (Nettleton) 2286
- North American Free Trade Agreement side agreement on environmental protection See name of agreement
- pesticide use See Pest control under Agriculture
- pollution prevention planning initiative (Clark, C.) 5668-70 (McGregor) 5668-70
- scrubbers required on tanker trucks (McGregor) 5701 (Miller) 4159 (Neufeld) 4159, 5701
- technologies, commercial applications (Reid) 4236
- Environmental stewardship (Stevenson) 4030-2 (van Dongen) 4031
- Environmental youth teams
- funding from Forest Renewal B.C. (Clark, C.) 6007 (McGregor) 6007
- placement with environmental organizations and potential conflict with government forest policies (Clark, C.) 5805-7 (Ramsey) 5805-7
- teams (Clark, C.) 5515-7, 5831-2 (McGregor) 5515-7, 5831-2 (Ramsey) 5805-7 (Reitsma) 5805, 5807
- work of teams (Sawicki) 2302
- Pollution abatement improvements, tax exemption incentive
- changes (Gingell) 2574, 2592 (Petter) 2564
- expiration after 1996 tax year (Abbott) 3114-5, 3131 (Clark, C.) 5724 (de Jong) 3116 (Gingell) 3112-3, 3131 (McGregor) 5724, 5726 (Petter) 3114-6, 3131
- legislation See Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1997
- potential revenue loss from property reclassification (Petter) 3112-3
- Sustainable environment fund
- auditor general recommendations re public understanding of use of funds (Clark, C.) 5724-5 (McGregor) 5724
- revenue from waste management fees (Clark, C.) 5724-5 (McGregor) 5724-5
- revenues and expenditures (Clark, C.) 5700-1 (McGregor) 5700-1
- use of funds (Clark, C.) 5710-2 (McGregor) 5710-2
Environment and Land Use Act
- Cited re activities permitted in protected areas (McGregor) 5833
Environment Assessment Act
- Cited re special waste designations (McGregor) 5728
Environment, Lands and Parks, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 5475-83, 5505-23, 5541-52, 5565-72, 5597-614, 5631-8, 5659-73, 5696-712, 5722-32, 5755-73, 5793-807, 5830-47, Report 6566-7
- speakers (Abbott) 5607-8, 5610-4, 5670-2, 5728, 5833 (Anderson) 5569-70 (Barisoff) 5606-8, 5610, 5728-30 (Clark, C.) 5380-43, 5478-83, 5505-18, 5522-3, 5541-9, 5599-604, 5636-8, 5659-70, 5698-701, 5710-2, 5723-8, 5730-2, 5755-7, 5761-3, 5770-3, 5793-5, 5805-7, 5845-6 (Dalton) 5797-9 (de Jong) 5763-5 (Doyle, C.) 5799-800, 5802-4 (Gingell) 5699-700, 5702-6, 5800-3 (Hansen) 5722 (Hawkins) 5605-6, 5610, 5667-8, 5832-3 (Krueger) 5767-9 (McGregor) 5475-83, 5505-23, 5541-52, 5565-72, 5597-614, 5632-8, 5659-73, 5696-712, 5722-32, 5755-73, 5793-9, 5830-46, 6567 (McKinnon) 5723 (Masi) 5672-3, 5696-7 (Neufeld) 5518-22, 5549-51, 5701-3, 5706-10, 5765-7, 5769-70, 5795-7 (Plant) 5604 (Ramsey) 5799-807 (Reid) 6566-7 (Reitsma) 5551-2, 5565-6, 5697, 5803-5, 5807 (Stephens) 5570-2, 5597-9 (Thorpe) 5566-8, 5757-61 (Weisbeck) 5605, 5799-800 (Weisgerber) 5631-6 (Wilson, J.) 5568-9, 5613-4, 5770, 5837-8, 5844-5
- Corporate policy branch, mandate (McGregor) 5706 (Neufeld) 5706
- Environmental protection budget (Clark, C.) 5522-3 (McGregor) 5523
- Funding
- Lands branch
- Legal disputes, internal assessment process (McGregor) 5567 (Thorpe) 5567
- Mapping branch, reorganization (Clark, C.) 5771-2 (McGregor) 5771-2
- Minister's office, budget (Clark, C.) 5544-5 (McGregor) 5544-5
- Minister's role in fish protection, potential conflict (Dalton) 6207 (McGregor) 6207
- Multiculturalism action plan (Anderson) 5569-70 (McGregor) 5569-70
- Organization of ministry
- Parks branch
- advertising budget (Clark, C.) 5837 (McGregor) 5837
- budget for new park planning and implementation (Clark, C.) 5834-7 (McGregor) 5834-6
- development and management of protected areas (Doyle, C.) 5800 (Gingell) 5800-3 (Ramsey) 5800-3
- staffing, number (Clark, C.) 5830-1 (McGregor) 5830-1
- Permits for oil and gas industry See Oil and gas industry
- Pollution prevention officers, number (Clark, C.) 5510-1 (McGregor) 5511
- Regional and headquarters operations
- annual operating plans for regional offices (Clark, C.) 5543 (McGregor) 5543
- budget reductions (Clark, C.) 5480-3, 5505-14 (McGregor) 5480-3, 5505-14
- enforcement activities in regions (Clark, C.) 5509 (McGregor) 5509
- funding allocations for regions (Clark, C.) 5481-3, 5513-4, 5543-5 (McGregor) 5481-3, 5506, 5513-4, 5543-5 (Reid) 6566
- travel restrictions on field staff (Clark, C.) 5509 (McGregor) 5509
- Regulatory functions
- Resource stewardship branch, role (Clark, C.) 5514 (McGregor) 5514
- Staff, loss of expertise in fisheries and wildlife branches (van Dongen) 2307
- Vehicles, number of natural-gas-powered vehicles (McGregor) 5702-3 (Neufeld) 5702-3
- Water management branch
- legal action re Freil Lake water licence (McGregor) 5567 (Thorpe) 5567
- provision of service to public (McGregor) 5566-7 (Thorpe) 5566-7
- staffing and budget (McGregor) 5566 (Thorpe) 5566
- Water stewardship, 1993 review cited re groundwater legislation (Clark, C.) 5599-600 (McGregor) 5600
- Work of ministry (Clark, C.) 5478-80 (McGregor) 5475-8
- Youth employment funding (Clark, C.) 5515-7 (McGregor) 5515-7
Environment, Lands and Parks Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- (Bill 14) (Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks) 1R, 2586; 2R, 3444-50, 3732-6; C, 5921-7; 3R, 5927; RA, 6414
- Amdts: sec. 1 (McGregor) 5921, approved 5921; sec. 22 (McGregor) 5927, approved 5927; sec. 29.1 (McGregor) 5927, approved 5927
- Debate, speakers (Abbott) 3447-9, 5925-6 (Clark, C.) 3445-7, 5921-5 (McGregor) 2586, 3444-5, 3735-6, 5921-7 (van Dongen) 3732-4, 5922, 5926-7 (Wilson, G.) 3449-50 (Wilson, J.) 3734-5, 5925-6
- Acts amended by this legislation (McGregor) 2586, 3444-5
- "Integrated pest management," definition (Abbott) 3447
- "Pesticide," definition (McGregor) 5925 (Wilson, J.) 5925
- Purpose of act (McGregor) 2586, 3444-5
Environment Management Act
- Consequential amendments from Environment, Lands and Parks Statutes Amendment Act, 1997 (van Dongen) 3732-3
Environment Week
Environmental Appeal Board
- Annual report, 1996-97, tabled (McGregor) 6109
- Appeal process for environmental legislation
- changes (McGregor) 3445, 3735 (van Dongen) 3732-3 (Wilson, J.) 3734
- costs to appellant (Clark, C.) 3445-6, 5921-2 (McGregor) 5922 (van Dongen) 5922 (Wilson, G.) 3449
- notification to appellant of right of appeal (McGregor) 5926-7 (van Dongen) 5926-7
- premediation provision (Clark, C.) 5923 (McGregor) 5922-3
- time limit for commencing appeal (van Dongen) 3732 (Wilson, J.) 3734
- Expertise of board (Clark, C.) 3446, 5923-5 (McGregor) 3735, 5923-4
Environmental youth teams
Equality Day
- Celebration (Hammell) 2589 (Stephens) 2589 (Wilson, G.) 2589
Equifax Canada Inc.
- Use in recovery of income assistance overpayments and debts (Streifel) 4514
Equity capital program
Erickson, Ed
- Letter cited re use by schools of surplus government computers (Sanders) 6220
Eriksen, Bruce
- Tribute (Kwan) 2093 (Throne speech) 2085
Ernst and Young
- Report quoted on biotechnology industry (Miller) 2559
Errington Elementary School, Errington, B.C.
Esquimalt-Metchosin area
- Municipal grant reduction (Nebbeling) 2635
Estimates of expenditures
- Estimates of ministries' expenditures See ministries by name
- Estimates process See Legislature
Ethanol
- Ethanol as fuel ingredient See Fuel
Eurasian milfoil
- See Aquatic plants under Plants
Europe-East Asia Economic Summit
- B.C. participation (Kwan) 2093-4
Evans Forest Products Ltd.
- Cost of timber extraction (Abbott) 5339-43
- Expansion of operations (Miller) 2407
- Financial situation (Abbott) 6156-7
- Government assistance (Abbott) 2399-401 (Doyle) 2237 (Weisgerber) 3976
- Legislative provisions (Wilson, J.) 6513 (Zirnhelt) 6513-4
Evans, Gregory
- Quoted on accountability of parliamentarians (Stephens) 4771
Evans, Hon. Corky (Nelson-Creston)
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Agricultural Land Commission
- 1995-96 annual report tabled 2392
- growth management strategies, commission's services to municipal and regional governments 4012-3
- role in regional district decisions 4013
- Agricultural land reserve
- exclusion requests 4010
- use for specialty food farming 4072
- Agriculture
- agricultural fairs, funding 3949-50
- agricultural land held by Crown, management 4012
- complaints, number and process 3951-2
- crop insurance 3975, 3977-9, 3987-8, 4008-9
- designation of regulated areas, concerns 5721
- disaster insurance 3977-8, 4009
- farmland vs. urbanization, real estate agents' disclosure requirements 4019
- farms and farming
- applications for additional dwelling on property 4010-1
- computer use by farmers 3950-1
- manure management 4018-9
- municipal bylaws, standardization 5721
- number and size of farms 4021
- on-site sewage regulations 4020
- feeder association loan guarantee program 4067
- funding for noxious weed control, elimination 4228-9
- Green Plan, termination 4019
- industry
- employment 3925
- Indians' involvement in industry 4071
- price-setting on commodities 3982-3
- mushroom industry
- nuisance issues, complaint process 4017
- organic farming, certification 4067-8
- school programs 3949
- seed distributors, requirement to purchase B.C.-produced seeds 3980-1
- utilities crossing farmland, Agricultural Land Commission involvement 4011-2
- weather damage to crops, government response 3975
- weed control 3979-80, 4025, 4228-9
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ministry
- estimates debate 3924-6, 3928-32, 3944-52, 3974-88, 4008-25, 4061-77, 5994
- 1995-96 annual report tabled 2392
- advertising 3932
- budget reduction 3948, 5994
- commodity business plans 3944-5
- corporate services budget 3928-32
- deputy minister, qualifications 3949
- effectiveness reporting and performance management 3930
- multiculturalism program and awareness 4071
- role in ensuring safety of milk supply 3182-3, 3207-9
- staffing issues 3930, 3949
- strategic priorities 3926, 3944
- work of ministry 3924-6
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Statutes Amendment Act, 1997, debate 2652, 3789-90, 3794, 5719-21
- Agriculture ministry
- budget for 1998 period 3977
- history of ministry 5994
- office closings, impact on service delivery 3947-8, 4023-4
- Animal Disease Control Act
- amendments 2652
- exemption for personal use of animals 5720
- regulation-making authority 5720
- Animal Disease Control Act, change in provisions 3210
- Aquaculture industry
- inspection and regulations 4065-6
- issues 4061-3, 4073-5
- shellfish aquaculture, oyster culture as aboriginal right and leases on hold 4066
- Armed forces, Nanoose Bay test range lease agreement with United States, notice of termination by B.C. 3636-8
- Beef industry, strategic planning 4023
- B.C. Federation of Agriculture, successor organization 3947
- B.C. Horticultural Coalition, concerns 4020
- B.C. Marketing Board
- appeals process, operation by panel vs. entire board 3790, 5721
- functioning and policies of marketing boards 3982-3
- relationship with Attorney General ministry, payment for counsel 3952
- B.C. Wine Institute, board membership 4070-1
- Budget
- Buy B.C. program, funding 4068-9
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, establishment 3209
- Coastal Community Network, support for B.C. position on Pacific Salmon Treaty negotiations 3637
- Columbia Basin Trust
- first annual report tabled 4906
- purpose and project funding 3931
- Columbia Power Corporation, funding 3931
- Columbia-Shuswap regional district, weed control program 3980
- Dairy industry, regulation of milk and milk production 2430, 3182-3, 3207-10
- Economy, capitalist economics 2419-21
- Employment, jobs for B.C. workers 2420-1
- Farm Practices Board
- appeals process 3790
- rulings, impact on farm practices 4017
- Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act
- amendment re municipal bylaws for farmland use 4016
- amendments 3790
- implementation and three-year review by local government 3790, 5721
- proclamation 4015
- First nations farm management training program 4071
- Fish Processing Strategic Task Force, recommendations 4075
- Fisheries
- B.C. involvement 3925-6
- fishing industry
- development and diversification, memorandum of understanding between provincial and federal governments 4074-5
- sector council and price negotiating 4075
- government policy on Indians' involvement 4072
- groundfish fishery, management 6017
- labelling of fish as wild or farmed 4064-5
- Pacific salmon fishery
- Canada-B.C. agreement 4076-7
- claims of United States overfishing, federal government handling 6028-9
- fisheries renewal advisory board, relation to Fisheries Renewal B.C. board 4076
- protection and preservation of resource 3636-8, 6017
- provincial role 5994
- Pacific Salmon Treaty, B.C. response to United States position on negotiation of new treaty (Motion without notice), debate 3636-8
- policy, two-rivers policy 6028
- secretariat, future of agency 4076
- sport fishing industry
- Fisheries ministry involvement 4073-4
- ministerial responsibility 6358-9
- stream rehabilitation and eelgrass enhancement, cooperation with federal Fisheries and Oceans department 4067
- Fisheries Renewal Act, debate 2957, 6017-8, 6028-9, 6354-64
- Fisheries Renewal B.C.
- accountability 6018
- acquisition of "personal property" 6359
- administrative and non-program expenditures 6361-2
- agency activities, public input 6017-8
- board operations 6355-7, 6359, 6364
- borrowing powers 6359
- business plan, submission date 6362
- establishment 2957, 6017-8, 6028-9
- financial statement, submission date 6363
- funding for agency, landing fee revenue 6363-4
- funding from Forest Renewal B.C. revenues 6363-4
- funding from "other sources" 6364
- funding surplus, investment in communities 6364
- hiring preferences, regulations on Treasury Board's recommendation 6361
- investments 6018
- mandate, destination tourism marketing 6358
- public annual meeting 6363
- purpose of agency 6354-5
- staff 6359-60
- strategic planning 6357-8
- Food Donor Encouragement Act, liability issue re donations of milk products 3208
- Food industry
- agrifood industry, government policy and strategy 3946-7
- development of ethnic food industry 4072
- food-processing industry
- employment and investment in industry 3925
- jobs 5576
- statistics 4021
- imitation milk products 3208
- Fruit, tree fruit industry
- production guide, publication 3985
- profitability 4012
- Government
- federal transfers to provinces, reduction 2417-9
- purchasing, political influence in buying B.C. products 3981
- Greenhouses, siting issues 4017-8
- Health ministry, role in regulation of milk supply 3208
- Hog industry
- strategic plan for industry 3945
- sunset clauses for hog scheme 3952, 3982
- Horticulture
- demonstration site in Abbotsford, closing 3985
- South Okanagan district horticulturalist position 3950-1
- Investment in B.C., impact of globalization 2419-21
- Kelowna, Joe Rich area, exclusion from agricultural land reserve 4010
- Land use, rezoning of agricultural land, scrap yard case 4013-4
- Legislature, estimates process 3946
- Liberal Party, principles 2420
- Livestock Brand Act, amendments 2652
- Livestock Identification Act, definition of terms used in bill 5720
- Livestock industry
- bonding issues 5719
- brand inspections 5720-1
- brand program 3789
- licensing and bonding, government role 5719
- licensing of sales and dealers 3790
- services transferred from government to industry 2651, 3789-90
- working group with government 4022-3
- Livestock Public Sale Act, repeal 2652
- Milk Industry Amendment Act, 1997
- Money's Mushrooms Ltd., court case and Agriculture ministry involvement 4015-6
- Mountain Springs Hatchery, concerns 4077
- Municipal Act, amendments 3790
- Natural Products Marketing Act, amendments 3790
- NDP government, priorities 2420-1
- North Okanagan Organic Association, issues 4067-8
- Okanagan Valley Tree Fruit Authority
- Ontario, political conservatism 2418-20
- Pacific National Exhibition, status 3950
- Peace River Agricultural Strategic Planning Society, funding withdrawal 3976
- Peace River area crop damage, government response 3974-6
- Plants, noxious weeds 4228-9
- Rangeland, issues 4022-3
- Roberts Bank backup lands tenure, status of negotiations 4073
- Signs on highways for services and attractions 5374-5
- Skeena Watershed Committee, operations 4077
- Smith, Adam, economic philosopher 2419-20
- Sterile insect release program, funding 3986
- Transportation and Highways ministry, estimates 5374-5
- Tree Fruit On-line 3985
- Wildlife, problem wildlife, government action 3986-7
- Wine industry, current issues 4069-70
Exports and imports
- Asia-Pacific trade (Miller) 4085, 4199
- Exports
- B.C. products and services (Miller) 4052
- hydroelectric power See Powerex (British Columbia Power Export) Corporation
- role of export trade in B.C. economy (Penner) 3624-5
- technological expertise and applications (Miller) 4237-8 (Reid) 4236-8
- west coast ports as departure point for Canadian products (Miller) 4200-3 (Penner) 4200-3
- Interprovincial trade
- Agreement on Internal Trade See name of agreement
- Multilateral agreement on investment See name of agreement
- Team Canada trade missions
- Trade agreements
- free trade agreements, impact on B.C. (Weisgerber) 3623
- international agreements (Miller) 4093-4 (Wilson, G.) 4092-4
- softwood lumber agreement with United States (Miller) 3621, 4930
- softwood lumber agreement with United States, import quotas on product from Canada See Softwood lumber quota system under Forest industry
- Trade and human rights (Symons) 3275-7 (Waddell) 3276
- Trade barriers (Miller) 5498 (Zirnhelt) 5497, 5499
- Trade policies and domestic needs (Miller) 4930-2 (Wilson, G.) 4930-2
- Trade with United States
- B.C.'s dealings with the United States (Miller) 4905
- United States tariff on softwood lumber (Gingell) 5056 (Miller) 5055-6
- United States trade practices (Miller) 3621
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