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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
P3s
- See Public-private partnerships under Business
Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
Pacific Forest Products Ltd.
- Sale of company (Zirnhelt) 5137
Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences
- Service for teachers (Reid) 2509
Pacific Marine Heritage Legacy
- Purchase of Gulf Islands properties for future parks (McGregor) 5476
Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver, B.C.
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
- Cooperation among region participants (Penner) 5617-8 (Sawicki) 5617-8
Pacific Press Ltd.
- Legal action against company (Dosanjh) 2747-8
Pacific Rim Institute of Tourism
- Board members
- Mandate and funding (Chong) 4178-80 (Pullinger) 4177-81 (Reitsma) 4177-8
- Report on labour force development for tourism industry (Pullinger) 4253-4 (Reitsma) 4253-4
- Role in tourism initiatives (Cashore) 3151 (Dalton) 3151
Pacific Salmon Treaty
- Negotiation of new treaty, B.C. response to United States position See Pacific Salmon Treaty under Motions
- Treaty (Throne speech) 2086, 2088
Pagdin, Grant
- Letter quoted on reference-based pricing for pharmaceuticals (Sanders) 2767
Page Creek
- Irrigation dams, concern (van Dongen) 6171
Paint
- Latex paints, burning (Abbott) 5728 (McGregor) 5728
Pakistan
- Information-sharing agreement with Canada (Farrell-Collins) 4531 (Petter) 4531
Pallan, Paul
- Letter quoted on Passport to Education (de Jong) 5578
Palliative care
- See Health care; Hospice care
Palmer Jarvis Retail Advertising Ltd.
- Contract for jobs and timber accord (Zirnhelt) 5004
Palmer, Vaughan
- Articles quoted
- labour relations in health care sector (Abbott) 5868
- NDP financial management (Abbott) 2169
Park Act
- Amendments See Park Amendment Act, 1997
Park Amendment Act, 1997
- (Bill 29) (Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks) 1R, 4328; 2R, 5929-30, 5949-64; C, 6214; 3R, 6214; RA, 6414
- Amdt: schedule E (McGregor) 6214, approved 6214
- Debate, speakers (Chong) 5952-3 (Clark, C.) 5949-52 (Dalton) 5959, 6214 (Krueger) 5960-2 (McGregor) 4328, 5929-30, 5963-4, 6214 (Penner) 5954-7 (Sawicki) 5953-4 (van Dongen) 5957-9 (Wilson, G.) 5962-3 (Wilson, J.) 5959-60
- Boundary descriptions for parks (Krueger) 5960-2
- Cited re new parks (McGregor) 5834
- "Class A park," definition (Wilson, J.) 5959
- Purpose of act (McGregor) 4328, 5929-30
- "Redrooffs," spelling in bill (Dalton) 5959, 6214
Parker, Dale
- Role as chairs of B.C. Cancer Agency and Workers Compensation Board (Cashore) 3256 (Reid) 3256
Parks
- See also particular parks, e.g., Gowlland Tod Provincial Park
- Campgrounds
- 1-800 reservation service (Reitsma) 4220
- access policy for disabled persons (Clark, C.) 5838-9 (McGregor) 5838-9
- availability of information (Ramsey) 5804 (Reitsma) 5804
- construction (Clark, C.) 5841-2 (McGregor) 5841-2
- reservation system, credit-card-only policy (Ramsey) 5803-4 (Reitsma) 5803-4
- reservation system, refund policy for cancellations (Clark, C.) 5839 (McGregor) 5839
- Land donations to municipalities for parks (Chong) 5953
- Legislation See Park Amendment Act, 1997
- Marine parks
- federal dock facilities, impact of decommissioning (Wilson, G.) 5963
- lack of garbage and holding-tank services for boaters, impact (Wilson, G.) 5962-3
- Mining in parks (Jarvis) 4156 (Miller) 4156
- New and expanded parks and protected areas
- accessibility (Wilson, J.) 5959-60
- classification of parks (Clark, C.) 5833-4 (McGregor) 5797, 5833-4 (Neufeld) 5797
- consultation (Krueger) 5960-2 (McGregor) 5964
- development and management (Gingell) 5801-2 (Ramsey) 5801-2
- Divers Lake area as potential park (Clark, C.) 5837-8 (McGregor) 5837-8
- establishment and protection (McGregor) 4328, 5929-30 (Penner) 5956-7 (Sawicki) 5953-4 (Wilson, G.) 5962-3
- funding for development and management (Clark, C.) 5949-52
- impact on range tenures (van Dongen) 5958 (Wilson, J.) 5959
- land purchase for Kettle Valley area park (Hawkins) 5832-3 (McGregor) 5832
- legislation See Park Amendment Act, 1997
- maintenance, enforcement and funding issues (Reid) 6566-7
- reclamation of Okanagan Mission gravel pit site for park use (Doyle, C.) 5799-800 (Ramsey) 5800 (Weisbeck) 5799-800
- resource tenure compensation (Clark, C.) 5794 (McGregor) 5794
- Park rangers, number (Clark, C.) 5837 (McGregor) 5837
- Park system, management and planning (Clark, C.) 5834-7 (McGregor) 5476-7, 5834-6, 6567
- Urban parkland and green space (Chong) 5952-3
- Visitor services, monitoring (Doyle, C.) 5800, 5802-3 (Gingell) 5803
Parksville, B.C.
- Courthouse, future (Dosanjh) 2704-5 (Reitsma) 2206-7, 2704-6
- Erosion of beach (Ramsey) 5803 (Reitsma) 5803
- Impact of sewage outlet near public school (Ramsey) 6043 (Sanders) 6043
- Parksville flats wildlife management area (McGregor) 5697-8 (Reitsma) 5697-8
- Traffic fatality, police report quoted (Reitsma) 2885-6
Parksville Elementary School, Parksville, B.C.
- Heating system upgrade (Ramsey) 6148 (Reitsma) 6148
Parksville-Qualicum constituency
- Economy and events (Reitsma) 2549-50
- Gravel operation at Englishman River (McGregor) 5551-2, 5565 (Reitsma) 5551-2, 5565-6
- Issues and concerns (Reitsma) 2206-7
- Liberal Party campaign contributors (Janssen) 2309
Parkway Place
- See Kiwanis Care Centre, North Vancouver, B.C.
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.
- Celebration of 100th anniversary (Campbell) 6587 (Chong) 6585 (Clark, G.) 6587 (Penner) 6586 (Petter) 6585 (Pullinger) 6585 (Speaker) 6581 (Throne speech) 6581-2
- Celebration of 100th anniversary, Tourism B.C. and Tourism ministry involvement (Chong) 4265-6 (Pullinger) 4265-6
Parliamentary government
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry
- Review of drug-pricing legislation (MacPhail) 2753
Parole board
- See British Columbia Board of Parole; National Parole Board
Parry, Penny
- Role in implementation of drug use harm-reduction strategy (MacPhail) 3867
Partners in Compliance program
Partners in Progress program
Partners in Tourism program
Passport to Education scholarship program
- See Post-secondary education, scholarships and bursaries under Education
Patent Act Amendment Act, 1992 (federal)
- Changes to allow for national drug program (Brewin) 2770 (MacPhail) 2753-5
- Liberal Party position on bill (Sihota) 2773-4
- Need for B.C. motion and debate (Plant) 2776 (Weisgerber) 2775
- Passage and nature of bill (Brewin) 2769 (Waddell) 2762-3
- Political nature of issue (Sihota) 2772 (Wilson, G.) 2771-2
Patents
- Harmonization of patent process and protection (Reid) 2510-1
Patronage, Political
- Patronage appointments by NDP government (Campbell) 2114-5
Paul Creek Slicing Ltd.
- Wood supply for value-added plant (Krueger) 5077 (Zirnhelt) 5077
Peace River Agricultural Strategic Planning Society
- Funding withdrawal (Evans) 3976
Peace River Alaska Highway Tourist Association
- Work in promoting tourism (Neufeld) 3171
Peace River area
- Crop damage, government response (Evans) 3974-6 (Weisgerber) 3974-6
- Forest industry, oriented strand board plant (Petter) 2546
- Grain industry viability (Weisgerber) 3976
- Highways and roads See Northern B.C. under British Columbia
- Job loss to Alberta (Neufeld) 5734
- Jobs (Petter) 5734
- Land set aside for Site C, disposition (McGregor) 5551 (Neufeld) 5550-1
- Political representation for area (Stephens) 3576
- River flow issues (Miller) 2800 (Weisgerber) 2800
Peace River Haven, Dawson Creek, B.C.
- Funding (MacPhail) 3543
- Services (Hawkins) 3520
Peace River North constituency
- Issues and concerns (Neufeld) 6550-3
Peace River South constituency
Peace River-Alaska Highway Tourist Association
- Meeting, attendance of Tourism ministry staff (Pullinger) 4288-9 (Reitsma) 4288-9
- President See Grand, Charlie
Peace-Liard regional hospital district
Peak House Youth and Family Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
- Mandate and funding (Anderson) 4690-1
- Youth alcohol recovery program (Anderson) 6334 (Priddy) 6334
Pearkes centre
- See G.R. Pearkes Centre for Children under Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health
Peary, George
- Position as regional health board chair (MacPhail) 3389-90 (Penner) 3389-90
Peat Marwick and associated companies (KPMG)
- 1992 report recommendations to NDP government, NDP action (Campbell) 2154-5
- "Benefits and Costs of Treaty Settlements in B.C.: A Financial and Economic Perspective," report cited and quoted (Cashore) 3414, 3525 (Weisgerber) 3414-5
- "Gaming Review: Expansion Options and Implications"
- authors' professional credentials (Krueger) 4304 (Miller) 4304
- cited and quoted (Krueger) 2952, 4286-7
- cost of report (Krueger) 4303, 4342, 4347 (Miller) 4303, 4342, 4347
- input from experts on problem gambling (Krueger) 4304-5 (Miller) 4304-5
- interview selection process (Krueger) 4340-1 (Miller) 4340-1
- public consultations (Krueger) 4340-1 (Miller) 4340-1
- purpose of review (Krueger) 4309
- quoted on corruption of gaming operations' employees (Krueger) 4343
- quoted on criminal activity (Krueger) 4347, 4388
- quoted on gambling as jump-start for local economies (Krueger) 4346
- quoted on illegal or "grey" electronic gaming machines (Krueger) 4343
- quoted on impact on other recreational activities (Krueger) 4349
- quoted on loansharking (Krueger) 4343
- quoted on treatment services for problem gamblers (Krueger) 4305, 4374
- recommendations (Krueger) 4390
- report (Krueger) 2267-8, 4629
- statements on return of social problems to United States (Hansen) 4378
- terms of reference (Krueger) 4306-9, 4341-2 (Miller) 4306-9, 4341-2
- Report on cost impact of Forest Practices Code (Nebbeling) 5024-6 (Zirnhelt) 5024-6
- Report on forest industry (Nebbeling) 2378
- Report on Vancouver Stock Exchange (Gingell) 4505-6 (Petter) 4505-6
- Reports on Insurance Corporation of B.C. (Jarvis) 4592, 4605-6 (Petter) 4605-6, 4648
- Review of automobile insurance in B.C. (Jarvis) 2153, 2186-7 (Petter) 2153
PEERS program
- See Prostitutes Empowerment, Education and Recovery Society of Victoria
Peggy's Place, Vancouver, B.C.
- Residential treatment program for women (Hammell) 2662-3, 2666 (Reid) 2663
Pelletier, Sean
- Suicide case (Coell) 2537 (McKinnon) 2536 (Plant) 2674-5 (Priddy) 2536-7
- Suicide case, disposal of confidential documents (de Jong) 2535-6 (Priddy) 2536
Pender Harbour, B.C.
- Area restructuring study, funding (Wilson, G.) 3879
- Secondary roads in area, condition (Boone) 5396 (Wilson, G.) 5396
Penner, Barry (Chilliwack)
- Abbotsford courthouse, expansion 2217
- Accidents, neurotraumatic injuries, road and driving-related injuries 3186
- Agreement on Internal Trade 4086
- Attorney General ministry
- estimates debate 2706-9, 2840-1
- corrections branch
- probation officers, reclassification costs 2216-7
- staff morale 2900
- funding needs 2197-8
- relationship with B.C. Human Rights Commission 2841
- B.C. Human Rights Commission, work of commission 2840-1
- B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, role in human rights process 2840
- B.C. Neurotrauma Fund Contribution Act, debate 3186
- B.C. Rail Ltd., switching fees 4199, 4201-3
- B.C. School Districts Capital Financing Authority, expenditures 2347
- Budget
- debate 2346-8
- 1996-97 budget
- balanced-budget claim and NDP election win 2346
- overexpenditures 2196-7
- 1997-98 budget, projected revenues and expenditures 2347
- NDP government budgets 2512
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1997, debate 2718-20
- Business
- entrepreneurship, business startups by young people 6525
- job creation by private sector 6524, 6528-30
- Cabinet policy and communications secretariat, role in promotion of youth initiatives 4475-6
- Cambodia, political situation 5987-8
- Canadian National Railways, commercial relationship with B.C. Rail 4199-203
- Canadian Wheat Board, role 4200-1
- Centre Creek Youth Custody Centre, staff morale 2900
- Chilliwack
- application for federal infrastructure funding 5214
- commuter traffic out of area 5173
- court services 2706-8
- courthouse closing 2719-20, 5683
- municipal grant reduction 2719
- representation on regional health board 3387
- Chilliwack General Hospital
- board's dismissal of administrator, Health minister's response 3388-91
- board's termination 2197, 5682-3
- Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park, expansion of park boundaries 5954-7
- Chilliwack River, flooding concerns 5954-5
- Coalition for Justice in Chilliwack and the Upper Fraser Valley, members' position on courthouse closings 2785
- Comments on changes to health care system (Hawkins) 3423
- Conflict-of-interest commissioner
- conflict-of-interest commissioner and Members' Conflict of Interest Act (Motion 63), debate 4779-81
- selection of new commissioner 4779-81
- Correction Amendment Act, 1997, debate 2899-900
- Courthouse closings
- Credit rating
- Crime, stalking and criminal harassment 2786-7
- Crown corporations
- role in economic and social development 4202-3
- youth employment initiative 6529
- Debt, public debt during NDP administration 2198, 2346-7
- Democracy, freedom of speech in B.C. 2197-8
- DNA Identification Act (federal), purpose of legislation 2631-2
- Education, post-secondary education
- Education, Skills and Training ministry
- estimates debate 5886-7
- transfer of school upgrading expenditures 2347
- Election Act gag law, investigation of alleged breaches 2197
- Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, boundaries review requirement 2197
- Eliesen, Marc, severance package 3389
- Employment and Investment ministry
- estimates debate 4084-7, 4197-203
- "British Columbia, Canada: The Place to Be" promotional pamphlet 4198-9
- role in provision of youth employment programs 4197-8
- Employment and unemployment, job-poaching by other provinces 4086-7
- Exports and imports
- Asia-Pacific trade 4198-9
- role in B.C. economy 3624-5
- Team Canada trade missions
- objectives 4084-6
- promotion of B.C. during 1997 mission 4198-9
- west coast ports as departure point for Canadian products 4200-3
- Family maintenance enforcement program, maintenance payment enforcement mechanisms 2785-6
- Finance and Corporate Relations ministry, estimates debate 4475-6
- Forest industry
- Forest Renewal B.C.
- budget to include Forests ministry expenditures 2347
- transfer of functions from Forests ministry 2514
- Forests ministry, estimates debate 5073-6
- Fraser Pacific Forest Products, softwood lumber quota shortage 5073
- Fraser Valley
- health services in area 3386-7
- health services in upper Fraser Valley 3390-1
- regional justice centre for area 2708-9
- transit services, Interurban rail line between Vancouver and Chilliwack 5173-4
- Fraser Valley regional health board 3386-8
- Fuel, propane use as motor fuel, expiration of tax exemption 2720
- Gambling expansion in B.C., consultation 2512
- Government
- accounting, recording of full-time-equivalent employees in public accounts 2718
- automobiles
- sale and leasing back 2515
- sale of fleet 2347
- downloading of costs to other agencies 2718
- provincial-municipal relations, protocol agreement re consultation 2718
- spending
- 1997-98 levels 2347
- spending authority provided through use of interim supply 2196-8
- Grain transportation from Peace River area to west coast ports 4198-203
- Guarantee for Youth, evaluation of initiative 6522
- Health care
- regional health boards and community health councils
- appointment restrictions, discrimination concerns 2841
- comparison 3387
- representation concerns 3387-8
- regionalization, administrative cost savings 3388, 3390
- Health ministry
- Highway 1, Evans Road flyover proposal 5214
- Hughes, Ted, recommendations while conflict-of-interest commissioner on changes to legislation governing MLAs' conduct 4779-81
- Immigrants in B.C., impact on provincial budget 2514
- Internet
- access, issues and concerns 6531-2
- government web sites, monitoring of access 6561
- Job Start program 6524
- Justice system
- committee to examine Fraser Valley justice issues 2708-9
- court facilities, population basis for location 2709
- criminal justice system, establishment of DNA data bank 2630-2
- electronic technology use, impact on rules of evidence 5683
- merging of Vancouver and Westminster judicial districts, cost to individuals 5683
- Juzwishin, Donald, report on Chilliwack General Hospital board 3388-9
- Keith Wilson Bridge, condition of bridge 5214
- Law Society of B.C., code of conduct for members 4781
- Legislature, recall of House, timing 2196-7
- Members' Conflict of Interest Act, changes to scope of act 4779-81
- Menno Hospital, future of facility 3387
- Mental health services
- adequacy 3505-6
- deinstitutionalization of mentally ill persons 3506
- residential care for severely ill, New Westminster case 3670
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1997, debate 5682-3
- Morin, Brian, appointment as chair of justice issues committee 2708
- Multilateral agreement on investment
- B.C. participation 3624
- B.C. request that government of Canada withdraw from negotiations (Motion 52), debate 3624-5
- consultations 3625
- impact on environmental and labour standards 3624
- Municipalities, grants from provincial government 2718-9
- NDP government
- Opportunities '96 program 2346-7, 6523-4
- Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, cooperation among region participants 5617-8
- Park Amendment Act, 1997, debate 5954-7
- Parks, new and expanded parks and protected areas, establishment and protection 5956-7
- Parliament Buildings, celebration of 100th anniversary 6586
- Peary, George, position as regional health board chair 3389-90
- Performance as MLA (Lali) 2517-8
- Pharmacare program, policies on use of risperidone and olanzapine 3505-6
- Plain, Hilton, cardiac surgery wait-list case 3822
- Politicians, ethical conduct of elected officials, public expectations 4781
- Premier's Business Advisory Committee on Youth Employment, work of committee 6523
- Premier's Office, estimates debate 6520, 6522-32
- Prince Rupert port facilities, current and future use 4198-203
- Pullinger, Hon. Jan, use of constituency office for federal election campaign 3687, 4780
- Railways, role of rail transport in B.C. economy 4199-203
- Regional hospital districts, boards' replacement by appointed administrator 5682-3
- Richmond, Etta, dismissal and severance arrangements 3389-90
- A Safer Future for B.C. Women program 2786-7
- Schizophrenia, medications used for treatment 3505-6
- Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills, selection of new conflict-of-interest commissioner and review of legislation 4779-81
- Senior, Michael, murder victim 5987
- Skills training, technical and trades training for young people 2321
- Student Summer Works program 6528-30
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1997, debate 2196-8, 2216-7
- Surgery, wait-lists for cardiac surgery 3820-2
- Throne speech
- Transplantation of organs, donor television ad campaign 3822-3
- Transportation
- northwest corridor, east-west connection across B.C. to coastal ports 4198-9
- use of rail systems vs. highways 5173
- Transportation and Highways ministry, estimates 5214
- Vancouver port facilities, grain-handling system 4199
- Waddell, Ian, comments during conflict-of-interest motion debate 4781
- Watt, John, cardiac surgery wait-list case 3820-2
- West Coast Express, service expansion to area south of Fraser River 5173-4
- Women, impact of courthouse closings 2708
- Women's Equality ministry
- estimates debate 2783-7
- mandate and responsibilities, review of programs and policies of government 2784-5
- Youth
- employment
- information web site 6530-2, 6561
- needs and concerns of young people 3063-4
- number of young people in B.C., comparisons with elsewhere 6520
- opportunities for B.C. youth 6586
- programs, advertising and promotion 4475-6
- programs and services for young people 2900
- services for older teenagers 3341
- Youth and the Internet program 6526
- Youth business and entrepreneurship training program 6525
- Youth Mentorship program 6527
- Youth Works program, tracking youth discontinued from program 5886-7
Pension Benefits Standards Act
Pension (College) Act
- Amendments See Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- Annual report, 1996, tabled (Petter) 6109
Pension (Municipal) Act
- Amendments See Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- Annual report, 1995, tabled (Petter) 2317
Pension (Public Service) Act
- Amendments See Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- Annual report, 1996, tabled (Petter) 2317
Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
Pension (Teachers) Act
- Amendments See Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- Annual report, 1995, tabled (Petter) 2317
Pensions
- Civil service and other public sector pensions See Civil service
- Coverage for workers on Island Highway construction project (Cashore) 3097, 3100 (Dalton) 3100 (Reitsma) 3096-7
- Division of pension assets on relationship breakdown See Relationship breakdown under Families
- Government's enforcement role (Cashore) 3098-9
- Highway Constructors Ltd., pension plan contributions by employees See name of company
- Private plans, review by Labour ministry (Cashore) 3047
- Rationalization of pension legislation across Canada (Dosanjh) 5716 (Gingell) 5716
Penticton, B.C.
- Ownership of airport lands (Cashore) 3481 (Thorpe) 3481
Penticton Court Watch
- Letter cited re local court case (Dosanjh) 2747 (Plant) 2747
Penticton Indian band
- Lands, road access through lands to Apex Mountain (Barisoff) 3481-2 (Cashore) 3481-2
- Relationship with Aboriginal Affairs ministry (Cashore) 3480-2 (Thorpe) 3480-2
Perry, David
- Commended for work on Victoria area water supply (Brewin) 3189 (Sihota) 3189
Perry, Tom
- 1996 statement on gambling quoted (Krueger) 2265
Pest control
- Control and management See Agriculture; Forest industry
- Pesticide use See Environmental protection under Environment; Pest control under Agriculture
Pesticide Control Act
- Consequential amendments from Environment, Lands and Parks Statutes Amendment Act, 1997 (McGregor) 2586, 3444-5 (van Dongen) 3732 (Wilson, J.) 3734
Petitions
- See also Legislature
- Adoptive families with special needs children (Gingell) 2154
- Alaska Highway upgrade (Neufeld) 3460
- Bolean Creek erosion problems (Abbott) 2223
- Career and personal planning program in schools (Gingell) 5811
- Chase courthouse closing (Abbott) 2223
- Chilliwack courthouse closing (Penner) 6508
- Culture, funding reductions (Neufeld) 6563
- Drilling site at Grand Haven, public concerns (Neufeld) 2753
- Ferry service for Mayne Island (Coell) 3956
- Firearms regulation
- Nanaimo area residents' concerns re federal Bill C-68 (Brewin) 5217, 6508
- Robson Valley residents' concerns re federal Bill C-68 (Boone) 4790
- Forest Renewal B.C. funds used for forest-related purposes (Stephens) 2363-4
- Fort St. John fire department to continue operation of ambulance service (Neufeld) 2328
- Gambling expansion in B.C. (Krueger) 2433 (van Dongen) 2433, 2589
- Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Ltd. emissions (Nebbeling) 2363
- Human Resources ministry, closing of Tsawwassen office (Gingell) 2154
- Mayne Island ferry schedule (Coell) 5245
- Naramata citizens' concerns (Thorpe) 2753, 3064
- NDP government's management of tax dollars (Reitsma) 3731
- No-fault insurance for B.C. (Symons) 2654
- Northwest Community College, Prince Rupert campus, university credit course reduction (Weisbeck) 2915
- Northwest Community College program cuts (Nettleton) 2327
- Notaries Act changes (Dalton) 5911
- Oil and natural gas exploration, proximity to residential areas (Neufeld) 3381
- Queen Charlotte Islands, condition of island roads (Barisoff) 4630
- Salmon aquaculture moratorium (Wilson, G.) 6508
- Saltspring Island transition house closing (Stephens) 2654
- School program to eliminate homophobia and heterosexism (Neufeld) 6109
- Senators, election of B.C. senator (Weisgerber) 2295
- Sexuality courses in schools (Sanders) 6563
- Sidney courthouse, future (Coell) 4330
- Students' field trips (de Jong) 3612
Petter, Hon. Andrew (Saanich South)
Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations and Minister Responsible for Intergovernmental Relations
- Actions while Forests minister to notify Finance minister of anticipated shortfalls in 1995-96 forestry revenues (Gingell) 4711-2 (Petter) 4711-2
- Agricultural land development fund
- Agriculture, tax refund for farmers' motor fuel 2564
- Alberta government purchasing policy, preferential treatment for Alberta companies 4678-9
- Alberta Securities Commission, initiative with B.C. on shared registration procedures 4503
- Assessment Authority of B.C., appeals process, transfer of operating costs from Municipal Affairs ministry 2917-8
- Automobiles
- drivers, determining fitness of person to drive 6282-3
- driver's licences
- application by drivers from other jurisdictions 6280-1
- cancellations and short-term licences, appeal provision 6285
- graduated licensing system 6090-1, 6280-2
- licences denied or suspended as result of indebtedness 6283
- measurement of applicants' driving experience, skills and other qualifications 6282
- person driving under learner's licence, requirement to drive insured vehicle 6281
- remedial driver training as condition of licensing 6282-3
- impounded vehicles, release of stolen vehicles to owners 6284
- insurance
- fraud, penalties 6091
- KPMG review 2153
- no-fault insurance for B.C.
- costs incurred on advance advertising of option 4597-8, 4605-6
- government plans, Insurance Corporation of B.C. memo 3379-80
- option 4648-9
- penalties for bad drivers 6090
- private insurers, access to B.C. market 4673
- review of current system 6090
- intersection safety cameras, use 6090, 6283-5
- photo radar use in speed monitoring
- offence to interfere with cameras 6285
- serving of tickets 4672
- traffic accidents
- traffic safety commission
- traffic violations
- fines for speeding offences 6090, 6285
- tickets for offences, dispute mechanism 6301-2
- Bonds, B.C. bond issues, diversification strategy 4796
- Bre-X Minerals Ltd., stock devaluation 3459-60, 4511, 4533
- B.C.
- northern B.C., road conditions in northeastern B.C., links with vehicle accident rate 4649-50
- use of province in name of company or society 4681
- B.C. Benefits program 2545
- B.C. Buildings Corporation, properties owned by corporation, sale and leaseback 4684-5
- B.C. Focus fund, investment in emerging B.C. companies 4534-5
- B.C. House (Ottawa), staffing 4543
- B.C. Hydro debt, estimate used in 1997-98 Finance ministry budget, revision 2433
- B.C. Hydro International Ltd.
- Pakistan power project share offering, investigations into actions of participants 4527-31
- "B.C. Jobs Strategy: Themes and Next Steps," authorship of document 4470-3
- B.C. Lottery Corporation, advertising policies 4475
- B.C. OnLine
- B.C. Securities Commission
- annual report tabled for fiscal year ended March 31 (1997) 6109
- appointments 4508-9
- compliance and enforcement revenues 4511
- conflict-of-interest concerns re business mix of member companies 4507
- financial reserves 4504-5
- forfeiture application procedure 4510
- fraud investigation activities and procedures 4526-31
- information disclosure and access 4506
- mandate and responsibilities 4503
- media criticism of commission 4505
- processing times for filings and applications 4505
- regulation and monitoring of high-risk companies 4511
- regulation of private placements 4512
- review of investment dealers 4506-7
- role in monitoring of Vancouver Stock Exchange 4506
- securities fraud office project, progress to date 4510, 4512
- service fees 4505
- service standards 4509
- B.C. Systems Corporation
- disposition of information technology services to non-government operator 4537-8
- winding up
- B.C. Utilities Commission, 1996 annual report tabled 6109
- Budget
- debate 2104-8, 2142-4, 2147-8
- 1995-96 budget
- revenue forecasts, impact of adjustments to forest revenue projections 4711-2
- revenue forecasts, inclusion of anticipated federal transfer payments to province 4712
- revenue forecasts, inclusion of anticipated revenues from corporate taxes 4712-4
- 1996-97 budget
- balance between debt and investments 2112
- overexpenditures 2210-1
- preparation process, availability and use of information on anticipated 1995-96 revenue shortfalls 4714-6
- special warrants, use 2212
- 1997-98 budget
- borrowing requirement, cost 4796
- projected deficit 2152
- revenues, inclusion of anticipated profits from asset dispositions 4540
- revisions tabled 2433
- budget surpluses, projections for 1996-2000 period 4794
- special warrants
- use 2211
- use to defray all 1996-97 overexpenditures 2212
- ten-dollar votes 4681
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1997, debate 2110, 2563-4, 2870-2, 2915-8, 2923-30, 2933-4, 2962-3, 3072-86, 3105-16, 3130-3
- Business
- public-private partnerships
- consultation with business sector 2106
- job creation 2544
- small business, income tax rate 2107
- startups, government funding 4534-5
- Call for resignation as Finance minister (Campbell) 3458 (Gingell) 3229
- Canada, national unity
- issue 3019-20, 3062-3
- issue, work on issue by provinces 4793
- project to provide advice to government, B.C. Liberal Party involvement in process 3443-4
- project to provide advice to government, process and participants 4790-3
- Canada Pension Plan, future of plan, discussions 4541, 4543
- Canadian Securities Administrators
- activities 4507
- role in development of national regulatory regime 4504, 4511
- Capital Region Water Supply and Sooke Hills Protection Act
- Capital regional district
- parkland 2844, 3187
- water supply
- water supply commission, membership 3210-1
- Chief investment officer
- assets under administration 4531-2
- back-office functions 4534
- employees not covered by Public Service Labour Relations Act, legislative amendment 3130
- internal controls 4534
- investments 4532-6
- management fees expenditures 4532-3
- management of government-owned real estate holdings 4533-4
- use of derivatives 4534
- Civil service
- employees
- early retirements, costs 2212
- number of full-time-equivalents 4796-7
- part-time workers 2924
- public sector pension plans
- early retirement options 5927
- portability provisions 5928
- Coglon, Richard, search warrant executed on securities matter 4527-9
- Commission of inquiry into the Vancouver Stock Exchange and securities regulation, findings and recommendations 4507
- Comptroller general
- activities 4438
- audits, use of external auditors 4437
- independence of office 4437-8
- operations 4436-7
- opinion on valuation of government assets 4687-8
- report of interim financial statements for ten-month period ending January 31, 1997, tabled 2104
- Condominium Act, changes 4716-7
- Condominiums, construction and governance, disclosure concerns 4717
- Constitutional reform, Liberal Party participation in process 3130
- Corporation Capital Tax Act, amendments 2110
- Corporation Capital Tax Amendment Act, 1997, debate 2110, 2872-3, 3134-6
- Corporations
- capital tax
- corporate registrations by government, policies and procedures 4682-3
- income tax, national collection system 4433
- taxation, investment allowance deduction 2872
- taxation legislation, national standardization 3134-5
- Correction Act, amendments 2110
- Correction Amendment Act, 1997, debate 2110
- CounterAttack program 4632-3
- Cowichan tribes, tax revenues from on-reserve tobacco sales 4427, 6095-6
- Credit rating
- Crown land, sales 4540
- Crown Proceeding Act, 1995-96 annual report tabled 2317
- Debt, public debt
- debt as percentage of gross domestic product 4479-82
- debt management plan, name change 4722
- debt-servicing costs 2112
- deficit, handling 2105
- direct debt
- provincial line of credit, rate paid 4444
- taxpayer-supported debt 2105-6
- Ebco Aerospace Inc., government investment in company 4535
- Economy of B.C.
- Education
- funding during NDP administration 2107
- post-secondary education
- student loan program, defaulted loans, collections 4441-2, 4444
- Educational Institution Capital Finance Act, report for fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, tabled 4987
- Empire Valley, Churn Creek properties, government interest in purchase 5491
- Employment and Investment ministry
- funding of jobs strategy consultations 4473
- role in development of B.C. jobs strategy 4473
- Employment and unemployment
- B.C. jobs strategy
- job creation
- job creation 2210
- job creation during NDP administration 5734
- jobs strategy 2106
- Environics Research Group, poll on gambling expansion 4475
- Environment, pollution abatement improvements tax exemption incentive 2564, 3112-6, 3131
- Film industry in B.C. 2107, 2545
- Finance and Corporate Relations ministry
- estimates debate 4429-44, 4463-81, 4503-12, 4526-44, 4591-608, 4630-51, 4671-88, 4711-23, 4790-8
- accountability initiative 4477-8
- activities 4430
- cabinet policy and communications secretariat, operations 4463-70, 4475-7
- collection of outstanding loans 2916
- corporate registry and personal property registry, annual reports tabled 6563
- credibility of ministry 4794-5
- federal-provincial relations branch, activities 4541-3
- government services and registries division, operations and activities 4678-83
- intergovernmental relations secretariat, activities 4541, 4543-4
- loan administration branch, collections on behalf of B.C. Securities Commission 4511
- mandate 4429-31
- responsibility for legislation governing condominiums 4716-7
- revenue division, operations 4434-6
- staff commended 4431
- Financial Administration Act
- reports of borrowing activity for 1996-97 fiscal year tabled 4987
- review and update 4437
- Fire Services Act, amendment 2110
- Fisheries Renewal B.C., establishment of agency 2107
- Forests ministry
- estimates debate 5491-2
- transfer of responsibility to Forest Renewal B.C., transfer of staff 5492
- Fraser, Murray, tribute 2843
- Fuel
- alternative motor fuels
- ethanol-blend motor fuel, taxation 3078
- international fuel agreement, revenues and disbursements 4435-6
- jet fuel tax, reduction 2107, 2545
- propane, use as motor fuel
- cost 3079-80, 3082-3, 3109
- distributors' subsidy 3082-4
- environmental impact 3080-1
- expiration of tax exemption 2872, 3075-80, 3105-6, 3108, 3111
- taxation 3082-5, 3106-7, 3109, 3111
- taxation, fixed rate for longer term 3111
- use, number of vehicles in B.C. 3075
- taxation of motor fuel 3076
- Gambling expansion in B.C., opinion polling 4474-5
- Government
- accountability of senior personnel 4477-8
- accounting
- accounts receivable, collections by outside agents 4444
- corporate accounting system, centralization initiative 4438
- disclosure of staff utilization 2923-4
- treatment of asset sales and leasebacks 4687-8
- treatment of future and anticipated revenues 4712-5
- valuation of fully depreciated assets 4538-40
- assets
- asset dispositions, anticipated receipts 4536-40, 4683-4
- real estate holdings 4533-4
- review and disposition 2108
- warehousing and asset investment recovery 4681
- communications, regional communications offices, staffing 4475
- federal transfers to provinces
- financial management plan
- financial planning
- forecasting of daily cash balances 4442
- principles of fiscal sustainability 2105
- information
- computerized systems, millennium compliance 4438
- electronic databases, private sector management of third-party access 4686-7
- insurance coverage, risk management program 4443
- policies, accountability 4470-1
- postal and distribution costs 4681
- protocol and events program, objectives 4681
- purchasing
- preferential treatment for B.C. companies 4678-9
- tendering requirement threshold 4468
- recovery of overpaid refunds, legislative amendments 2563
- registration services, business objectives of government registries 4681-3
- revenues
- contributions from government enterprises 4684
- revenue enhancement, current projects 4688
- softwood countervail refunds 4713
- sources 2108
- services, review of fees 2108
- spending
- capital expenditures, inclusion of repayment requirements in future deficits 2152
- capital projects, 1997-98 targets 4795-6
- capital spending levels 4478-9
- reduction 2104-5
- spending authority provided through use of interim supply 2149, 2154, 2210-1
- travel by government employees 4679-80
- vehicles
- fleet management services 4680
- sale of current fleet, valuation issue 4538-9
- Government House (Victoria), program objectives 4680-1
- Greater Victoria water district, dissolution and transfer of assets to capital regional district 2844, 3188, 3211
- Guarantee for Youth program 2544
- Gunton, Tom, role in 1996-97 budget 2854
- Harling Point Chinese cemetery, beautification funding for national historic site 4720-2
- Health care
- funding
- 1997-98 fiscal year 2107
- regional health boards and community health councils, employer status for pension plan purposes 5928
- wait-lists, reduction 2107
- Highways, gravel, size of aggregate used 4650
- Hotel room tax, refund overpayments, reassessments 2926-8
- Housing policy, ministerial responsibility 4716-7
- Hughes, Ted, ruling on right of Kevin Krueger to ask questions on Insurance Corporation of B.C. during estimates 4647
- Impaired driving, penalties and deterrents 4632-3, 6090, 6299-301
- Income Tax Act (federal), pension plan registration requirements 5928
- Income tax, rate reduction for B.C. families 2107-8
- Indian treaty negotiations, role of Finance and Corporate Relations ministry 4542
- Industrial incentive fund
- amount and loans 2928
- funding cap, increase 2563
- Infrastructure investments
- financing requirements 4480-1
- government investment 4433
- investment for future growth 2106
- investments 2544
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- 1996 annual report tabled 2589
- advertising
- authority to exercise debt-collection remedies 6091, 6280
- auto-theft reduction initiative 4633, 6091
- brokers
- claims
- adjusters, use of independent contractors 4671-2
- amount in reserve 4643-4
- bodily injury claims 4593, 4599, 4606, 4673-4
- bodily injury claims, number litigated 4650-1
- limitations on insurance recovery 6303-4
- mediation procedure 6307
- number 4597
- offence to provide false or misleading information to corporation 6305-7
- property damage claims 4631
- unpaid claims 4604
- windshield repairs and replacements 4640-2
- windshield repairs pilot project 4603-4
- computer systems, millennium-compliance issue 4637
- costs
- claims settlement actions and awards 4649
- impact of adopting no-fault insurance option 4648-9
- legal and medical costs 4671
- legal costs 4599, 4637-8
- courtesy cars and rates paid to repair shops 4672-3
- financial performance 4601-2, 4605-6, 4643
- investment earnings, accounting treatment 4593-6, 4644-5
- management ombudsman, role 4647
- mandate, legislated changes 4608
- operations
- effectiveness of current policies and practices 4592-3
- expense ratio 4600, 4676
- parts purchases, prices paid as volume buyer 4642-3
- pension fund, surplus 4595
- personnel
- compensation and benefits 4594, 4677
- costs of pay equity adjustments 4600-1
- employee absenteeism rate 4605, 4645-6
- performance incentives 4605
- post-retirement benefits 4601
- severance packages for managers 4646-7
- policy changes, public consultations 4606-7, 4639-40
- premiums
- affordability 4604, 4631-2
- freeze, administration costs 4645
- freeze, value of forgone rate increase 4596-7, 4632, 4643-4
- projections for future levels 4648
- rates based on distance travelled 4672
- rates based on vehicle damageability 4602-3
- refunds 4595
- regional loss-experience rating system 4596-7, 4603
- records, evidentiary use of records 6301
- responsibility to represent interests of parties alleged to be at fault 4672
- road safety program
- road safety responsibilities transferred from Transportation and Highways ministry 2564, 3132-3
- software development
- special investigations unit 4677
- vendor authorization policies, glass repairers 4640-1
- International Business Machines Corp., fee-for-service agreement with Insurance Corporation of B.C. 4599, 4635-6
- Internet, commercial activity, tax collection issues 4433-4
- Investment climate in B.C. 4472
- Investment Dealers Association, regulatory functions, effectiveness 4506-7
- Jobs and timber accord
- Justice system
- courts, ability of court to permit or require mediation as part of a proceeding 6302-3
- dispute resolution, use as alternative to courts in vehicle accident claims 4638, 4651
- Krueger, Kevin, status as Insurance Corporation of B.C. employee and right to ask questions during estimates 4647
- Legislative Assembly Allowances and Pension Act, 1996 annual report tabled 2317
- Legislature
- estimates process
- methods used to present financial information 4433
- scheduling of topics linked to availability of information 4503
- select standing committees, use for legislative business 4793
- Liberal Party, performance 2545-6
- Motor vehicle branch, transfer of functions to Insurance Corporation of B.C. 4606-7
- Municipalities
- employee pension plan, changes 5928
- grants from provincial government
- Musqueam Indian band, lands occupied by leaseholders, property tax issue 4440-1
- NDP government
- Ontario Securities Commission, position on national model for securities regulation 4503-4
- Pakistan, information-sharing agreement with Canada 4531
- Parliament Buildings, celebration of 100th anniversary 6585
- Peace River area, oriented strand board plant in area 2546
- Peace River region, jobs 5734
- Peat Marwick, reports on Insurance Corporation of B.C. 4605-6, 4648
- Pension (College) Act, 1996 annual report tabled 6109
- Pension (Municipal) Act, 1995 annual report tabled 2317
- Pension (Public Service) Act, 1996 annual report tabled 2317
- Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- Pension (Teachers) Act, 1995 annual report tabled 2317
- Performance as Finance minister, public perception (Thorpe) 2598
- Polyurethane spray, taxability 4435
- Poverty, child poverty, discussions on national program 4542-3
- Premier's youth forum, planning expenditures 4464-5
- Provincial Capital Commission
- 1996-97 financial statements tabled 6109
- beautification grants, allocations and appeals 4719-22
- budgeted operations 4718-9
- Public accounts for 1995-96 tabled and referred to Public Accounts Committee 2317
- Public Service Benefit Plan Act, 1995-96 annual report tabled 2317
- Public Service Employee Relations Commission
- 1996-97 budget, overexpenditures 2212
- annual report for period ended March 31, 1996, tabled 6109
- Purchasing Commission, role 4677-8
- Queen's Printer, privatization 4681
- Quoted on balanced-budget claims (Abbott) 2233
- Rangeland
- grazing enhancement program, extension 2563
- grazing enhancement special account 2925-6
- Real property, corporate and personal property registrations 4682
- Real property tax
- Recycling, deposit system for beverage containers, property tax exemption for depots 3114
- Road Sense program 4598, 4602
- Roberts Bank backup lands acquired through farmland expropriation, disposition of unused portion 4540
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, investigation procedures and practices 4527-9
- Saanich South constituency, projects completed and undertaken in past year 2546
- Sakalauskas, Al, capital spending management role 4478
- Securities industry
- fraud, investigation and prevention 4510, 4512
- national regulatory regime 4503-4
- "sophisticated investor" issue 4512
- Small business forest enterprise program, 1995-96 revenue forecasts, projections vs. actuals 4711-2
- Smith, Brian R.D., investigation into B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project 4531
- Social service tax refunds, minimum refundable 2564
- Sooke Hills Wilderness Regional Park, creation 2844, 3187-8
- Supply Act, 1997-98, debate 6579
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1997, debate 2149, 2154, 2186, 2210-2
- Supply Act (No. 2), 1997, debate 4735, 4798
- Taxation
- appeal periods, legislative amendments 2563
- assessments based on information from outside sources 6095
- revenue collection responsibility 4436
- revenue collection responsibility, change to existing system 4481-2
- tax freezes and reductions 4789
- uncollected taxes 4434
- Tobacco
- industry liability for smoking-related health care costs 4465
- tax increase on loose tobacco 2564, 3131
- tax revenues to province 2108
- tax revenues to province, collections and recoveries from sales of untaxed tobacco 4427, 6095-6
- Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 1997, debate 4427, 6095-6, 6279
- Tourism B.C., agreement with provincial government 2545
- Tourism industry, establishment of promotion agency 2107
- Traffic Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- Treasury Board
- role in monitoring of government programs 4469, 4476, 4477-8
- service contracts for outside advice on asset disposition 4540
- special projects group 4478-9
- Vancouver Stock Exchange
- procedures for dealing with high-risk operations 4511
- regulatory activities 4505-6
- report to government for 1997 tabled 6109
- Waverly Group, investments, review by B.C. Securities Commission 4512
- Western Premiers Conference, report 4541-2
- Wilson, Gordon, role as B.C. government's constitutional adviser 3019-20, 3062-3, 4790-1, 4793
- Workers Compensation Board, fund, investment activity 4531-2
- Youth
- jobs for young people 2106
- programs, advertising and promotion 4476
PG Wood
- See Prince George Wood Preserving Ltd.
Pharmacare program
- Benefits, Vernon case
- MacPhail, Hon. Joy K. (Vancouver-Hastings) 3704 (Sanders) 3704
- Generic-drug substitution (Hawkins) 2758 (Hurd) 2775
- PharmaNet computer system
- claims, value of prescription payments (Hawkins) 3898 (MacPhail) 3898
- prescription information, access by hospitals and physicians' offices (Hawkins) 5693, 5853-5 (MacPhail) 4027, 5692-3, 5853-5 (Wilson, G.) 5693-4
- Policies on use of risperidone and olanzapine (Barisoff) 3511 (MacPhail) 3466-7, 3479, 3505-6, 3511, 3571, 3641 (Penner) 3505-6 (Sanders) 3465-7, 3641 (Stephens) 3571 (Thorpe) 3479
- Protection, NDP government actions (Hawkins) 2757
- Special authority prescription approvals (Hawkins) 3901 (MacPhail) 3901
- Therapeutics initiative (Hawkins) 2758, 3899-900 (MacPhail) 2756, 3899-900 (Reid) 3899-900
- Urised medication, coverage (MacPhail) 3824, 3826-7 (Thorpe) 3824, 3826-7
- Viability of program (MacPhail) 2754
Pharmaceutical industry
- See also Drugs
- Industry profits (MacPhail) 2755 (Stevenson) 2766
- Industry profits and alternative treatments (Wilson, G.) 2436-7
- Marketing practices (MacPhail) 2756, 2777 (Ramsey) 2776
Pharmacists and pharmacies
- Compensation for pharmacists for increased workload (Hawkins) 3901-2 (MacPhail) 3902
- Role of pharmacists in monitoring prescription drug use (MacPhail) 3478 (Whittred) 3478
Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Amendment Act, 1997
- (Bill 15) (Minister of Health) 1R, 4027; 2R, 5692-4; C, 5853-5; 3R, 5855; RA, 6414
- Debate, speakers (de Jong) 5853-4 (Hawkins) 5693, 5853-5 (MacPhail) 4027, 5692-4, 5853-5 (Wilson, G.) 5693-4
PharmaNet computer system
Phillips, Tony
- Quoted on impact of gambling (Krueger) 2269
Physicians
- Billing numbers
- out-of-country physicians (Hawkins) 3694 (MacPhail) 3694
- residence requirement (Kasper) 3574-5 (MacPhail) 3574-5
- Extra billing for medical services
- penalties (MacPhail) 6196
- Malpractice insurance (MacPhail) 3699-700 (Sanders) 3699-700
- Respite services, northern and rural locum program (Hawkins) 3694 (MacPhail) 3694
- Responsibility to report medical condition that affects safe operation of a motor vehicle (Boone) 5969
- Retirement (MacPhail) 6196
- Role in assessing eligibility for disability benefits (Coell) 4654-5 (Streifel) 4655
- Role on regional health boards and community health councils (Jarvis) 3352 (MacPhail) 3352
- Services, regionalization (Hawkins) 3692 (MacPhail) 3692
- Supply and recruitment See also particular locations, e.g., Northern B.C. under British Columbia
- community designation policies (Hawkins) 3519 (MacPhail) 3519, 3832-3 (Wilson, J.) 3832-3
- physician supply plan, differentiated payment schedule for new doctors (MacPhail) 6196, 6320 (Reid) 6198-9, 6320
- physician supply plan, purpose (Anderson) 6200-1 (MacPhail) 3269, 6201
- rural areas (MacPhail) 3663-4 (Stephens) 3663-4
Physiotherapy
- Fees for services
- patient's share of fee (Sanders) 3865
- user fees (Reid) 6198
Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia
- Press release quoted on user fee increase (Hawkins) 3705-6
Picasso Cafe, Vancouver, B.C.
Pitt River Bridge
- Traffic congestion (Barisoff) 5316 (Boone) 5316
Placer Mining Club of the North Okanagan
- Gold-panning operations, concern re legislation on tailings (Abbott) 6212-3
Plain, Hilton
- Cardiac surgery wait-list case (MacPhail) 3822 (Penner) 3822
Plant, Geoff (Richmond-Steveston)
- Accidents, neurotraumatic injuries, road and driving-related injuries 3186, 3216-7
- Actions in response to possible conflict of interest (Clark, C.) 4767
- Ashcroft courthouse closing, impact on community 2618-9
- Attorney General ministry
- estimates debate 2578-84, 2610-20, 2622-6, 2642-9, 2672-5, 2681-4, 2705, 2709-10, 2734-49, 2789-98, 2826, 2830-7, 2839, 2883-4, 2887-9, 2911, 2937-41, 2943-6, 2953-5, 5995-6
- Attorney General's role 3138-9
- bad-debt allowance 2883-4
- budget, 1997-98 allocations 2580, 2582
- corrections branch
- probation officers, reclassification costs 2215
- estimates briefing binders, availability 2675
- legal services branch, provision of services to client ministries 2642-4
- liability for torts committed by police officers 5814
- police services director, powers and responsibilities 5687, 5814, 5816-7
- relationship with children's commissioner 2674
- reorganization 2581-2
- residential tenancy branch, operations 2954-5
- response time re inquiries 2578
- responsibility for protection of public 2579
- staff commended 5995
- staffing levels 2610-2
- statutory services expenditures 2749
- youth custody responsibilities, transfer to Children and Families ministry 2739
- youth programs, transfer to Children and Families ministry 2216
- Auditor general, opinion re independence of officers of the Legislature 5820-1
- Automobiles
- drivers, determining fitness of person to drive 6282-3
- driver's licences
- application by drivers from other jurisdictions 6281
- cancellations and short-term licences, appeal provision 6285
- graduated licensing system 6280-2
- licence denied or suspended as result of indebtedness 6283
- measurement of applicants' driving experience, skills and other qualifications 6281-2
- person driving under learner's licence, requirement to drive insured vehicle 6281
- remedial driver training as condition of licensing 6282-3
- impounded vehicles, release of stolen vehicles to owners 6284
- insurance
- current system, need for changes 2480
- no-fault insurance, public consultation 2479
- no-fault insurance system 2478-80
- intersection safety cameras, use 6283-5
- photo radar use in speed monitoring
- implementation criteria 2831
- number of cases through system 2748-9
- offence to interfere with cameras 6285
- program operators, police officers vs. civilian technicians 2792
- traffic accidents, compensation paid to accident victims 6094, 6308
- traffic fines, victim surcharge levy 2938
- traffic safety
- traffic violations
- fines for speeding offences 6285
- tickets for offences, dispute mechanism 6301-2
- vehicle ownership transfer to settle an estate 2830
- B.C. Board of Parole, future 2740-1
- B.C. Buildings Corporation
- mandate, expansion to include services to other government entities 5790-1
- properties, leasing of courthouse facilities 2615, 2644, 2682-3
- B.C. House (Ottawa), staffing 4543
- B.C. Human Rights Commission, work of commission 2833-7
- B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, role in human rights process 2833-7
- B.C. Law Institute, work 2943-4
- B.C. Neurotrauma Fund Contribution Act, debate 3186, 3214-7, 3232-8
- B.C. Police Commission, dissolution 5815
- B.C. Review Board, continuation 2945
- B.C., standard of living 2425
- Budget
- debate 2422-5
- 1996-97 budget, balanced-budget claim and NDP election win 2156-7
- 1997-98 budget
- budget speech, content 2157-8
- projected deficit 2423
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1997, debate 2855-8
- Builders Lien Act, debate 6051, 6427, 6429
- Burnaby, participation in lower mainland emergency communications system 6516
- Business
- investment in business 2424-5
- limited liability companies, legislative provision 6343
- Canada, national unity
- issue 3019, 3062-3
- project to provide advice to government
- B.C. Liberal Party involvement in process 3443
- process and participants 4790-3
- Canada Pension Plan, future of plan, discussions 4541, 4543
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- equality provisions for homosexuals 5642
- right to vote 5553
- Chief electoral officer, expenditures 2946
- Child and Family Review Board, operations 2675
- Child, youth and family advocate, precedence of child's interests when in conflict with interests of adult family member 6341
- Children
- child deaths, reviews and interview procedures 2675
- services provided by government, integration 2681-2
- Children and Families ministry
- establishment of ministry 2891
- relationship with children's commissioner 2674-5, 2681-2
- responsibilities, child protection and community protection 2892-3
- transfer of youth programs from Attorney General ministry 2216
- youth custody responsibilities 2739
- youth program committee, establishment at minister's discretion 3138
- Children's Commission
- commissioner
- access to information 3997-8
- independence 2672-4, 2681-2
- informing individuals of decisions 3998
- obligation to report 3998-9
- potential conflict of interest 3994
- role on Child and Family Review Board 2675
- setting of standards for government 3994-5
- guiding principles, child's best interests 3992
- memorandum of understanding with Children and Families ministry 2674-5
- Children's Commission Act, debate 3992, 3994-5, 3997-9
- Chilliwack court services 2615, 2618
- Civil service
- public sector employment contracts, termination provisions for exempt employees 5890-1
- size, staff numbers 2422
- Cocker, Ian, sexual assault conviction case 4328
- Collins, Doug, human rights complaint case 2836
- Conflict-of-interest commissioner, acting commissioner appointments 5555
- Constitution, study by John Munro on constitutional reform 3129
- Construction industry
- building inspection liability 3589
- holdbacks on payments to builders 6429
- liens for work and materials, minimum claim amount 6429
- owner's responsibility to pay for unauthorized work 6429
- owners' trusts 6427
- Consumers, taxes and user fees 2425
- Correction Act, purpose 3137-8
- Correction Amendment Act, 1997
- debate 2891-3, 3136-40
- commencement 3140
- "commissioner," removal of definition 3136
- definition of terms used in bill 3137
- transitional legislation 2891
- Corrections system
- Attorney General's statutory responsibility 3139
- changes to current system 2738
- correctional facilities
- incarceration alternatives
- inmate work program 2938
- low-risk offenders, handling 2710
- number of adult inmates 2215-6
- probation officers, sharing between ministries 2739-40
- probation services, staffing 2891-2
- Corrections system, youth corrections
- director of youth corrections 3140
- responsibility, transfer to Children and Families ministry 3136, 3138, 3236
- youth custody centres 2214-6, 2739
- youth probation officers, transfer from Attorney General ministry to Children and Families ministry 5403-4
- Court Order Enforcement Act
- Court Rules Act, changes 5675
- Courtenay Fish and Game Protective Association, firearms permit renewal 2945-6
- Courthouse closings
- Coyle, Rhianna, Richmond special needs student 2653
- Crime and criminals
- automobile theft 5589-90
- crime prevention studies 5817
- Crimestoppers training program, funding 6561-2
- criminal injury compensation, review of program 2610-1
- forfeited crime proceeds special account 2938
- high-risk and violent crime 2583
- interprovincial return of criminals 2743-4
- prevention
- initiatives 2648
- programs targeting youth 2583
- property offences, incidence 2647
- provincial offences
- public safety issues 2579, 5996
- sexual assault case in Armstrong, dismissal on grounds of delay 4328
- victim impact statements, use in sentencing hearings, designation enactment 3563-4
- victims-of-crime special account 2937-8, 3216-7, 3232-8
- violent crime 2737
- young offenders, temporary releases 3138
- Criminal Code of Canada
- amendments 2742
- hate crime provisions 2796-7
- offences, recommended charges 2645
- Crown Counsel Act, purpose 2748
- Debt, personal debt
- debtor assistance program 2911
- exemptions from seizure or sale of debtor's property 3940-1, 5922-7
- process to recover money owed 3939
- Debt, public debt during NDP administration 2424
- Destinations program, training funds, corporate recipients 2471
- Disabled and handicapped persons, obligations of parents to adult disabled children 6054, 6056
- Divorce Act (federal) maintenance orders, child support guidelines 2887
- Drugs, federal drug-pricing legislation (Motion 56), debate 2776
- Education funding
- Election Act
- drafting, consultations by NDP government 2914
- "gag" law provisions, investigation of alleged breaches 2152-3
- provisions
- constitutional validity 2747-8
- investigations of alleged breaches 2747-8
- review 2946
- Elections, allocation and setting of electoral boundaries 5553-6
- Elections B.C., budget and budgeting process 2946
- Electoral Boundaries Commission
- appointment of commission, timing requirements 5554-6, 5851
- authority to appoint a commission, legal action against government 5555
- membership, nomination process 5553-5
- Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, history of legislation 5553-4
- Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 1996, purpose of 1996 legislation 5553-6
- Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 1997
- Emergencies
- emergency communications system for southwestern B.C. 6202-3, 6515-9
- radio system for emergency communications 6518-9
- Emergency Communications Corporations Act
- Emergency Preparedness Week, designation 3127-8
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, estimates debate 5604
- Families
- family maintenance
- relationship breakdown
- same-sex spousal relationships 5654
- Family court
- counsellors' disclosure of confidential information 5781
- timeliness of child custody reports 2887-8
- Family Maintenance Enforcement Act, "debtor," definition 5654
- Family Maintenance Enforcement Amendment Act, 1997
- Family maintenance enforcement program 5753
- collection of unpaid balances
- enforcement of arrears against payer's personal or family corporation 5655, 6061-3
- payment conferences, participants 6060-1
- payment procedures 6060
- default fees 5655, 6063-4
- effectiveness of program 5655-6
- payments, links with custody and access 5654
- Family Relations Act
- maintenance orders, applicability of federal child support guidelines 2887
- provisions for arrangements after family breakdown 5642
- "spouse," definition 5753
- Family Relations Amendment Act, 1997
- debate 5642-4, 5735-7, 5745-6, 5752-4, 5781, 5783-90, 6052-4, 6056-7
- definition of terms used in bill 5642-4, 5654, 5735-6, 5745-6, 5753-4, 5783-7, 6052-4, 6056, 6059-60
- free vote in Legislature 5644
- "in a marriage-like relationship," use of phrase 5643, 5736-7, 5745-6, 5753, 5784-7
- Film classification office, agreement with Saskatchewan 2945
- Finance and Corporate Relations ministry
- Firearms
- amnesty, disposition of surrendered weapons 2794, 2837
- permit applications, backlog 2945-6
- Flanders, Mavis, case
- accuracy of information provided to Hon. Penny Priddy by ministry staff 5243-4
- Morton report, publication and Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh's statements 5015-6
- Fort Mountain correctional centre, renovations 2735-6
- Foster care, government action on problems 2958-9
- Fraser Basin Council, work of council 5604
- Fraser, Murray, tribute 2843
- Fraser Regional Correctional Centre, incidents of illegal activity 6194-5
- Gambling
- addiction and problem gambling, links with criminal activity 4629-30
- illegal gambling, funding of police and prosecution efforts 2582
- Government
- accounting, off-budget recording of expenditures 2423
- cabinet's power to make orders in the public interest re emergency communications corporations 6519
- capital spending review, recommendations on correctional facilities planning 2734
- consulting services agreements, terms and conditions 5890-1
- decision-making process, public consultation 2683
- parliamentary government, role of head of government in parliamentary democracy 4548-9
- programs, performance reviews 2954-5
- provincial-municipal relations, effectiveness 2856-8
- public confidence in institutions of government 5555-6, 5579
- public policy decision-making 3217
- spending authority provided through use of interim supply 2156-8
- Government agent offices, role as receiving centre for land title applications 2682-3
- Guardianship, adult guardianship legislation, implementation and review 2611-2
- Hayward, Steve, work on establishing unrelated bone marrow donor registry 4029-30
- Highways, speed limits, determination based on 85 percentile measure 2831
- Housing, rental housing
- arbitration of landlord-tenant disputes 2954
- source of income prohibited as grounds for refusing tenant 2835
- Houston
- courthouse closing 2616-7
- emergencies and police presence 3380-1
- Human Resources ministry, estimates debate 4666-8
- Human Rights Code, provisions for tribunal access 2836-7
- Impaired driving
- Indians
- governance, changes 5813-4
- treaty negotiations, role of Finance and Corporate Relations ministry 4542
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- advertising, advocacy for designated point of view 4638-40
- advertising, advocacy for no-fault insurance 2479-80
- authority to exercise debt-collection remedies 6280
- claims
- limitations on insurance recovery 6303-4
- mediation procedure 6094, 6307
- offence to provide false or misleading information to corporation 6305-7
- costs, legal costs 4637-8
- policy changes, public consultations 4639-40
- powers, authority to designate agents 6066
- rate freeze, impact on corporation's deficit 2479
- records, evidentiary use of records 6301
- International Commercial Arbitration Centre, funding 2582
- Job Protection Amendment Act, 1997
- debate 2414-5
- impact of revised statutes of B.C. not yet being in force 2415
- Job protection commissioner, extension of mandate 2414
- Justice system
- cost-recovery levels 2644
- court order enforcement process, need for review 3939-40
- courts
- ability of court to permit or require mediation as part of a proceeding 6094-5, 6302-3
- collectibility of fines 2883-4
- consolidation of services 2612-4, 2620
- court reporters, replacement with audio technology system 2624-5
- disclosure courts, use 2645-8
- procedures for ticketable offences, first appearance to set date of hearing 5591-3
- sentencing, conditional sentences 2742
- trial by jury of one's peers 5676-7
- criminal justice system
- criminal trials, cost 2940
- criminal trials, delay as grounds for staying of case 2746-7
- demands on system 2648, 2742, 2794-5
- Crown counsel workload and performance issues 2644-5
- dispute resolution, use as alternative to courts in vehicle accidents claims 4638
- electronic technology, use 5675-6, 5791, 5793
- equal vs. equitable access to justice 2615-6
- evidence seized during execution of a search warrant, issues 5593-7
- family justice centres, pilot projects 2740, 5752
- merging of Vancouver and Westminster judicial districts 5676-7, 5793
- reform of system
- regional justice centres 2619
- special prosecutors
- Labour Relations Code, amendments 5714
- Labour relations, expedited arbitration system and cost-sharing 5714-5
- Land title offices
- office closings, cost savings 2682-3
- service delivery issue 2684
- Langley, courthouse closing 2613
- Law Courts Education Society courtwatching services, funding 2945
- Law Reform Commission
- closing down of commission 3590
- operating costs 2943
- Lawyers and legal services
- counsel for human rights work, cost to government 2836
- legal aid
- billing numbers for lawyers 2939-40
- legal aid for young offenders 2940
- services for children 2675
- Legal Services Society
- board members' term of office 6342
- governance, trustee provision 6342
- operations 2939-40
- relationship with government 6342
- relationship with government, auditor general's recommendations 2940-1
- Legislation
- law-making process, effectiveness 4008
- miscellaneous statutes bills
- Legislature
- conducting of House business in an orderly and efficient manner 4547-9
- free votes 5644
- officers of the Legislature, independence 2672-3, 2939, 5820-1
- right to speak freely in House 2156
- select standing committees, use for legislative business 4008, 4792-3
- Man in Motion foundation
- audit requirements 3217
- neurotrauma fund
- operating guidelines 3214-5, 3233
- Maple Ridge courthouse, future 2620
- MLAs
- accommodation of other points of view 5746
- roles and responsibilities in formation of public policy 5644
- Merritt
- Middleton, Steven, accidental release from custody 3441
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1997, debate 5675-7, 5790-1, 5793
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1997, debate 6242, 6341-4
- Morey Channel Bridge, construction project 5235-6
- Morton, Cynthia, appointment as children's commissioner 2673
- Motor Vehicle Act, amendments 6299
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 1997, debate 5589-90, 5852-3
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2) 1997, debate 6066
- Motor Vehicle Amendment (Substance Abuser Rehabilitation) Act, debate 3165
- Municipal Affairs and Housing ministry, estimates debate 3589-90, 3845
- Municipalities
- grants from provincial government
- 1994 debate, NDP MLAs' comments 2857
- population growth and policing responsibilities 2790-2
- provision of policing and law enforcement services 5812-3
- Murphy family, foster care for Indian child, information provided to Child and Family Review Board by Children and Families ministry 3503
- Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society, investigation of activities 2744-5
- National Parole Board hearings, presenting of evidence by victims 2740-1
- Nelson land title office, closing 2682-4
- NDP government, financial management 2422-3
- New Westminster Connaught Heights area, prostitution 2798
- Offence Act
- amendments 5676, 6301
- "reasonably possible" to replace "practicable" 5593-4
- section 5 provisions, applicability to Police Act 5829-30
- Offence Amendment Act, 1997, debate 3187, 3212-4
- Offence Amendment Act (No. 2), 1997, debate 4008, 5591-7
- Office of the public trustee, expenditures 2939
- Patent Act Amendment Act, 1992 (federal), need for B.C. motion and debate 2776
- Police Act, inclusion of term "law enforcement" 5813
- Police Amendment Act, 1997
- Police and policing
- community policing
- designated policing and law enforcement units
- compliance requirement 5814
- powers 5812
- use for drug-related activities 5813
- use of designated policing units by Indian bands 5813-4
- hate crimes unit 2795-6
- high-speed chases
- investigations of policing and law enforcement activities 5817
- models of policing and police services delivery 5686-7
- police boards, appointment process 5815-6
- police complaints process
- characterization of complaint 5822
- complainant representatives 5828
- compound complaints 5827
- guiding principles 5687-8, 5829-30
- implementation timetable 5818-9
- internal discipline complaints 5827
- public trust complaints, investigation and disposition 5822-6
- reports of misconduct may be made in confidence 5827-8
- scope of governance powers 5685-6
- service or policy complaints 5826
- submitting a record of complaint 5821-2
- transitional provisions for disposition of existing complaints 5688-9, 5849-50
- withdrawal and resubmission of complaints 5822
- workability 5818
- police officers
- Police complaints commissioner
- accountability 5820-1
- compensation 5688
- compensation, independence issue 5819-20
- office staffing 5819
- powers and duties 5819
- role in investigation of public trust complaints 5824
- status of office 2939
- term of appointment 5819
- Port Coquitlam, participation in lower mainland emergency communications system 6516
- Poverty, child poverty, discussions on national program 4542-3
- Prince George correctional facility, renovations 2735-6
- Prince Rupert land title office, closing 2682-4
- Property transfer tax, valuation of industrial improvements, legislative amendments 5716-7
- Prostitution, criminal justice initiatives 2797-8
- Provincial emergency program
- Public Sector Employers Amendment Act, 1997
- debate 5890
- termination provisions, applicability to contractual employment relationship 5890-1
- Real Estate Act, amendment 3938
- Real property, rescission rights of real estate purchasers 5718
- Recovery houses
- government role 6506
- standard of care and security 6408-9
- Recreation, liability of commercial operators for injuries 2945
- Registrar of companies, power to suspend registry services 6343-4
- Richmond
- community well-being and level of provincial services 2157
- court services 2612-3, 2617-8
- mid-island dike, status 5604
- municipal grant reduction 2858
- recovery of back taxes on leased federal property 3845
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- agreements for provision of policing services 2831
- applicability of B.C. policing standards 5829
- auxiliary and reserve constable programs, review 2793-4
- policing role in B.C. communities 2790-1
- School district 38 (Richmond), funding 2653
- Security personnel, training and licensing 2830-1
- Sir William Macdonald Elementary School, prostitution in area, bubble zone proposal 2798
- Skeleem Village treatment centre, conditions, Health ministry handling of issue 6109
- Small claims court
- appeals, requirement for new trial in Supreme Court 5718-9
- role in dispute resolution 5718-9
- Social welfare system, income assistance for people with outstanding arrest warrants 4666-8
- Solicitor General (federal), discussions re B.C. police complaints process 5686, 5829
- Sorochan, Don, appointment as special prosecutor 2152
- Step by Step Recovery House, operator's qualifications 6506
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1997, debate 2156-8, 2170, 2214-6
- Supreme Court Act, amendments 5676
- Surrey
- courthouse closing 2613
- participation in lower mainland emergency communications system 6516-7
- Surrey Pretrial Services Centre, overcrowding 2735
- Taxation, tax reductions 2424
- Throne speech
- Tobacco Damages Recovery Act, debate 6110
- Toys "R" Us, participation in tourism training program 2471
- Traffic Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
- Transplantation of bone marrow, national registry of unrelated donors 4029-30
- Transportation and Highways ministry, estimates 5235-6
- Vancouver
- correctional facility at 222 Main Street, renovations 2735-6, 2739
- location for emergency communications centre 6202-3, 6515, 6519
- Vancouver International Airport Authority, cost-sharing on Morey Channel Bridge construction project 5235-6
- Vancouver Pretrial Services Centre, management and operations review 2738
- Victims of Crime Act, victim surcharge levy provisions 3186, 3212-3, 3216-7, 3232-8
- Violence against women in relationships 2794
- West Vancouver court facilities, closing 2612-3, 2617, 2619
- Western Premiers Conference, report 4542
- Wills, probate fee increase 2425, 2622-4, 2644
- Wilson, Gordon, role as B.C. government's constitutional adviser 3019, 3062-3, 4790-1, 4793
- Withdrawal from debate on Tobacco Damages Recovery Act (MacPhail) 6110 (Plant) 6110 (Speaker) 6110
- Workers Compensation Board, role in operation of criminal injury compensation program 2610-1
- Young Offenders (British Columbia) Act, fine exemption provisions, applicability 3213-4
- Youth action teams, role in crime prevention 2583
Plants
- Aquatic plants
- Orange hawkweed, control (McGregor) 5613 (Wilson, J.) 5613
- Purple loosestrife, control (Abbott) 5611 (McGregor) 5610-1
- Weeds, noxious weeds (Evans) 4228-9 (van Dongen) 4228
PLNet
- See Provincial learning network under Education
PNE
- See Pacific National Exhibition
PNWER
- See Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
Poleschuk, Vic
- Quoted on implementation of linked bingo (Wilson, G.) 4338
Police Act
- Inclusion of term "law enforcement" (Dosanjh) 5813 (Plant) 5813
Police Amendment Act, 1997
- (Bill 16) (Attorney General) 1R, 3017-8; 2R, 5684-92; C, 5812-30, 5849-51; 3R, 5851; RA, 6414
- Amdts: sec. 1 (Dosanjh) 5812, approved 5812; to add sec. 1.1 (Dosanjh) 5813, approved 5813; sec. 18 (Dosanjh) 5815, approved 5815; sec. 20 (Dosanjh) 5815, approved 5815; sec. 35 (18 amdts) (Dosanjh) 5822-6, approved 5822-6; sec. 46 (Dosanjh) 5849, approved 5849; sec. 51 (Dosanjh) 5850, approved 5850
- Debate, speakers (Coell) 5691 (Coleman) 5689-90 (Dalton) 5692 (Dosanjh) 3017-8, 5684-5, 5692, 5812-30, 5849-51 (Plant) 5685-9, 5812-30, 5849-51 (Wilson, G.) 5691-2
- Consultation re bill (Coleman) 5689 (Dosanjh) 3017, 5684 (Plant) 5688
Police and policing
- Communications, centralized information system (Dalton) 2886 (Dosanjh) 2886-7
- Community policing
- Complaints against municipal police officers or departments See Police complaints commissioner
- Costs
- community contribution (Abbott) 3892-3 (Farnworth) 3892-3
- cost to municipalities (Campbell) 2431 (Dosanjh) 2431
- costs and gambling (Krueger) 2267
- Designated policing and law enforcement units
- compliance requirement (Dosanjh) 5814 (Plant) 5814
- powers (Dosanjh) 5812 (Plant) 5812
- role (Coleman) 5689 (Dosanjh) 3017, 5685
- use for drug-related activities (Dosanjh) 5813 (Plant) 5813
- use of designated policing units by Indian bands (Dosanjh) 5814 (Plant) 5813-4
- Hate crimes unit, role (Dosanjh) 2795-6 (Plant) 2795-6
- High-speed chases
- penalties for causing police pursuit (Coleman) 5584-6, 5851-2 (Dalton) 5587 (Dosanjh) 5583, 5591 (Plant) 5589-90, 5852
- pursuit guidelines (Coleman) 5583-6 (Dalton) 2884-5, 3091, 5586-7 (Dosanjh) 2885-6, 4036-7, 5583, 5590-1, 5852-3 (Krueger) 5588-9 (Plant) 5589-90, 5686, 5852-3 (Reitsma) 2885-6, 5587-8
- Information-sharing on violent offenders (Dosanjh) 2879 (Stephens) 2879
- Investigation procedures in domestic violence cases (Dosanjh) 2878-9 (Stephens) 2878
- Investigations of policing and law enforcement activities (Dosanjh) 5817-8 (Plant) 5817
- Models of policing and police services delivery (Plant) 5686-7
- Police boards
- appointment process (Dosanjh) 5815 (Plant) 5815-6
- municipal representation (Coell) 2703 (Dosanjh) 2703
- role (Coell) 5691
- Police officers
- Police officers to operate photo radar program See Photo radar under Automobiles
- Public support for law enforcement activities (Nebbeling) 6388-90 (Smallwood) 6389-90
Police complaints commissioner
- Accountability (Dosanjh) 5820-1 (Plant) 5820-1
- Appointment of select standing committee to select a commissioner (MacPhail) 6515
- Compensation (Plant) 5688
- Compensation, independence issue (Dosanjh) 5820 (Plant) 5819-20
- Complaint process
- characterization of complaint (Dosanjh) 5822 (Plant) 5822
- complainant representatives (Dosanjh) 5828 (Plant) 5828
- compound complaints (Dosanjh) 5827 (Plant) 5827
- disciplinary provisions (Dalton) 5692
- guiding principles (Coleman) 5690 (Dosanjh) 5684-5, 5829-30 (Plant) 5687-8, 5829-30
- implementation timetable (Dosanjh) 5818-9 (Plant) 5818-9
- internal discipline complaints (Dosanjh) 5827 (Plant) 5827
- procedures, uniformity across province (Coell) 5691
- public trust complaints, investigation and disposition (Dosanjh) 5822-6 (Plant) 5822-6
- reports of misconduct may be made in confidence (Dosanjh) 5828 (Plant) 5827-8
- requirement that all complaints be investigated (Wilson, G.) 5691-2
- scope of governance powers (Dosanjh) 5685 (Plant) 5685-6
- service or policy complaints (Dosanjh) 5826 (Plant) 5826
- submitting a record of complaint (Dosanjh) 5821-2 (Plant) 5821-2
- transitional provisions for disposition of existing complaints (Dosanjh) 5849-50 (Plant) 5688-9, 5849-50
- withdrawals and resubmissions (Dosanjh) 5822 (Plant) 5822
- workability (Dosanjh) 5818 (Plant) 5818
- Office staffing (Dosanjh) 5819 (Plant) 5819
- Powers and duties (Dosanjh) 3017, 5684, 5819 (Plant) 5819
- Role in investigation of public trust complaints (Dosanjh) 5824 (Plant) 5824
- Status of office (Dosanjh) 2939 (Plant) 2939
- Term of appointment (Dosanjh) 5819 (Plant) 5819
Politics and politicians
- Ethical conduct by elected officials, public expectations (Anderson) 4782-3 (Clark, C.) 4768-9 (Coell) 4784 (Coleman) 4754-5 (Farrell-Collins) 4740-1 (Masi) 4777 (Penner) 4781 (Reitsma) 4773-4 (Stephens) 4771 (van Dongen) 4778
- Political diplomacy (Abbott) 6384
- Political parties, deregistration (de Jong) 2561
- Political system, credibility (de Jong) 4807-9
- Political will (Anderson) 2200
- Politicians
Pollard Banknote (B.C.) Ltd.
Pollution
- See Pollution abatement improvements under Environment; particular subjects, e.g., Air
Polyurethane spray
Port Alberni, B.C.
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
- Description (Farnworth) 3854-5
- Participation in lower mainland emergency communications system (Dosanjh) 6516 (Plant) 6516
Port Coquitlam constituency
- Issues and concerns (Farnworth) 2287-8
- School construction (Farnworth) 2434
Port McNeill, B.C.
- Jobs and timber accord funding for area (Nebbeling) 4952-3 (Zirnhelt) 4953
Port Mann Bridge
Port Moody Ecological Society
- Funding from urban salmon habitat program (Clark, C.) 5638 (McGregor) 5638
Port Simpson, B.C.
Portland Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.
Portland, Oregon
- Transit system
- performance measures (Symons) 5166
- services for mobility-challenged (Symons) 5197-8
Poverty
- Being poor in B.C. (McKinnon) 4989-91 (Smallwood) 4990
- Being poor in Canada (Anderson) 2463 (Brewin) 2462 (Goodacre) 2464 (Walsh) 2465
- Child poverty
- Family poverty (Priddy) 2452
- Impact on children of being poor (Wilson, G.) 3966
- Life of the economically disadvantaged (Anderson) 2260
- Needs of poor people (Gillespie) 2253 (Walsh) 2240
- Rural poverty (Neufeld) 2464
Powell River, B.C.
- Legal services funding (Wilson, G.) 4525
Power for Jobs Development Act
- (Bill 50) (Minister of Employment and Investment) 1R, 4904; 2R, 6009-17; C, 6430-2, 6447-55; 3R, 6455; RA, 6579
- Amdts: sec. 1 (Miller) 6431, approved 6448; sec. 7 (Miller) 6452, approved 6452
- Debate, speakers (Farrell-Collins) 6010-3, 6430-2, 6447-55 (Hansen) 6014-6, 6448-9, 6451-2 (Jarvis) 6013-4 (Miller) 4904, 6009-10, 6016-7, 6430-2, 6447-55 (Neufeld) 6451 (Wilson, G.) 6013
- Amendments to definitions section, purpose (Farrell-Collins) 6447 (Miller) 6447
- "Business," definition (Hansen) 6448 (Miller) 6448
- "Customer," definition (Farrell-Collins) 6431 (Miller) 6431
- "Development power rate," definition (Farrell-Collins) 6432, 6448 (Miller) 6432
- Quoted re eligibility for development power rate (Farrell-Collins) 6450
- "Surplus electricity," definition (Farrell-Collins) 6447-8, 6451 (Miller) 6448
Power for Jobs program
- Administrator's role and mandate (Farrell-Collins) 6430-1, 6453-5 (Hansen) 6015 (Miller) 6430-1, 6451, 6454-5
- Confidentiality of applicant information (Farrell-Collins) 6454-5 (Miller) 6454-5
- Eligibility (Farrell-Collins) 4891-8, 6431-2, 6450, 6453-4 (Miller) 4891-8, 6431-2, 6450-1, 6454 (Neufeld) 6451
- Legislation See Power for Jobs Development Act
- Monitoring of progress (Farrell-Collins) 6448-9 (Hansen) 6449 (Miller) 6449
- Objectives (Farrell-Collins) 4937, 6010-3 (Hansen) 6014-6 (Jarvis) 6013-4 (Miller) 4904, 4937, 6009-10, 6016-7 (Wilson, G.) 6013
- Program (Zirnhelt) 4967
- Reduced power rates in exchange for job creation
Power Smart program
- Expenditures (Clark, C.) 5046 (Miller) 5046
Powerex (British Columbia Power Export) Corporation
- Access to United States energy markets (Farrell-Collins) 4939-41, 6012 (Gingell) 5055 (Miller) 5055
- Access to United States energy markets, approval process (Farrell-Collins) 4902, 4928-9, 4933 (Miller) 4899, 4928-33 (Wilson, G.) 4929-33
- Customer base, size (Farrell-Collins) 4940 (Miller) 4940
- Marketing expertise (Farrell-Collins) 4971 (Miller) 4971
- Power sales to Mexico (Farrell-Collins) 4971 (Miller) 4971
PRASPS
- See Peace River Agricultural Strategic Planning Society
Pregnancy
Premier, Office of the, and Ministry Responsible for Youth
- Estimates
- debate 6519-32, 6539-57, 6571-8
- speakers (Anderson) 6527 (Boone) 6548 (Campbell) 6539-46, 6549, 6571-4, 6576-8 (Clark, G.) 6519-31, 6540-57, 6571-8 (de Jong) 6574-6 (Gingell) 6547-9 (Hansen) 6520-2 (MacPhail) 6539-40 (Neufeld) 6527-8, 6549-53 (Penner) 6520, 6522-32 (Weisgerber) 6573 (Wilson, G.) 6553-6
Premier's Advisory Council on Science and Technology
- Role in setting of budget for science and technology fund (Miller) 4247-8
- Work of council (Miller) 4232
Premier's Business Advisory Committee on Youth Employment
Premier's Forum on New Opportunities for Working and Living
- Recommendations on family maintenance system cited (Streifel) 6163
Premier's Youth Forum
Preston, Joyce
- See also Child, youth and family advocate
- Commended for report to Legislature as child advocate (Wilson, G.) 3990
Prevention of Violence Against Women Week
Pricare
- See British Columbia Association of Private Care Facilities
Price Waterhouse
- Figures cited re value-added sector of forest industry (Zirnhelt) 5287
- Quoted on future investment in B.C. (Zirnhelt) 3630
- Replacement as accountants for Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society investigation (de Jong) 6562
Priddy, Hon. Penny (Surrey-Newton)
Minister for Children and Families
- Abortion, Liberal Party MLAs' positions 2821-2
- Adoption
- adoptive parents, pre-adoption education and counselling 6323
- agencies 6293, 6322, 6324
- birth parents
- impact on adoptive families of birth mothers revoking consent 6294
- openness and visitation 6324
- disabled adult adoptees, identification of birth parents 6329
- fees 6293, 6322-3
- government policy changes 6291-2, 6327
- international adoptions
- costs of home studies and adoptions 6293
- Hague convention on intercountry adoption, B.C. compliance 6324-5, 6478
- numbers of adoptions 6292
- special needs children 6294-5, 6322-5, 6327-9
- time required to finalize adoptions 6323
- Adoption Act, 1995 amendments 6291-5, 6327
- Alcoholics Anonymous, position on outside funding 6403
- Best Babies program 6376
- B.C. 21, child care expansion initiative 6381
- B.C. Benefits program, family bonus program 2453
- B.C. Federation of Foster Parent Associations, funding and independence 6290-1
- B.C. Institute on Family Violence, role in creation of multiculturalism booklet 6476
- Budget debate 2451-3
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1997, debate 2870
- Child, Family and Community Service Act, principles 6486-7
- Child, Family and Community Service Amendment Act, 1997
- Child, youth and family advocate, expansion of authority 6473
- Children
- apprehensions of children at risk 6474, 6532-4, 6538
- child abuse
- assessment role of family court centre 6445
- early intervention and abuse prevention 6570
- investigations of abuse and neglect 3340
- ministry handbook on case handling 6468
- child care
- child development centres
- child protection
- complaint and appeal procedures for child protection orders 6486, 6488-9
- complaints mechanism re delivery of child welfare services 6470, 6532
- conflict resolution in family conferences 6486, 6490
- file transfer policy and information sharing 6469-70
- Gove commission recommendations 6258, 6277-8, 6467-72, 6472-3
- Gove commission recommendations, implementation 2536, 2874, 3458, 6485-7
- government action 2251, 2536-7, 5402-3, 6258
- information sharing and right to privacy 6485-6, 6488
- ministerial and societal responsibility 6570
- national child-history database 6469
- principle of family as preferred environment for rearing children 6485
- quality assurance plan 6470, 6480
- resources needed to keep children safe 3018-9, 3339-40
- risk assessment 2536-7
- safety of high-risk children, reports 6534
- supervision order time limits and procedures 3458, 6485, 6488-9
- transition commission for child and youth services, recommendations 6487
- child protection workers
- case management and supervision 6469-70
- layoffs 6535
- qualifications and training 6470-1, 6473, 6481-2
- requirement for cultural sensitivity when working with children 6476
- risk assessment model 6483-4, 6570
- staffing and turnover 6481
- children in government care
- continuing custody time limits and procedures 6485, 6489
- infant injury case 2958-9
- investigation of mother's complaints re son in care 2958-9
- summer programs 6379
- needs of B.C. children 2451-3
- programs and services for early intervention and optimum health 6335, 6376, 6446, 6471-2, 6570
- runaway children, Children and Families ministry policy 6536
- society's responsibility for safety of children 2453
- Children and Families ministry
- estimates debate 6257-74, 6287-95, 6322-40, 6365-82, 6399-406, 6433-46, 6468-84, 6532-8, 6569-70
- community project funding and evaluation 6374-6
- contract reform project 6366, 6371-2, 6375, 6439, 6472
- deputy minister's secondment out of ministry 6538
- establishment of ministry 2451, 2874
- goals 6258, 6570
- information systems
- compatibility of computer systems among staff 6262
- computerized information management system 6271, 6468-9
- mandate and role 6371, 6472, 6569
- minister's power to delegate responsibilities 3136, 3138
- multiculturalism plan 6475-6
- program and service transfers from other ministries 6260-2, 6264-6, 6266, 6267, 6373, 6399, 6446-7
- public consultation 6258-9, 6336
- regional operations
- hiring of regional child protection managers 5402-3
- regional community advisory committees 6336, 6479-80
- regional operating officers and advisory committees 2874
- responsibilities
- child protection 2902, 5131-4
- integration of youth corrections and child protection responsibilities 2902
- sharing with other ministries 6338, 6373, 6378, 6382, 6401, 6402, 6403, 6435-6, 6445, 6476-7
- service delivery
- staffing levels 6325
- work on Indian issues 6258
- youth program committee, establishment at minister's discretion 3138
- youth team component 6536
- Commended for establishment of child care centre (Miller) 2819
- Community Care Facility Act, regulations 6332
- Community Social Services Employers Association, training standards for support workers 6327
- Correction Act, purpose 3137-8
- Correction Amendment Act, 1997
- Corrections system
- anger management programs 6374
- probation officers, youth probation officers 5575, 6260-3, 6401
- youth corrections
- director of youth corrections 3140
- handling of cases 2874
- peer community panel model 6263
- psychiatric and psychological services 6266-7, 6437
- public safety concerns 2874-5
- role of community service and recreation programs in rehabilitation 6263
- safety of youth in custody 6260
- temporary releases for youth in custody 3138
- treatment programs 6263-7, 6443-4
- youth bail hostels and custody centres 6264-6
- youth corrections responsibility, transfer to Children and Families ministry 2874, 2901-2
- youth court services 6437, 6444-5
- Crime and criminals
- sex offenders, assessment and treatment of young sex offenders 6443-5
- youth crime
- D. (Donaldson) v. British Columbia, foster care case 6288
- Disabled and handicapped persons
- adult programs and services 6326
- funding
- group homes 6368
- parental care of disabled adults 6369-70
- group homes for youth 6268
- program for children needing 24-hour care 6367-8
- services for special needs children 6325-6, 6436
- summer education programs for blind and deaf children 6372-3
- support workers, qualifications and training standards 6327
- transition to adult programs 6325-6, 6367-9
- youth in nursing homes 6337-8
- Eating disorders, treatment services 6373
- Education
- community schools 6379
- counsellors in schools 6264
- inner-city school programs 6372, 6378
- summer programs for blind and deaf children 6372-3
- Families, needs of B.C. families 2451-3
- Family and Child Service Act, guidelines on fostering of Indian children 2853
- Family Day, celebration 3444
- Federated Anti-Poverty Groups of B.C., relationship with Children and Families ministry 6336
- Fetal alcohol effect/syndrome
- assistance and services available to adoptive parents 6327-9
- classification as a disability 6329
- Flanders, Mavis, case
- accuracy of information provided to Hon. Penny Priddy by ministry staff 5131-4, 5243-4
- monitoring by Children and Families ministry 2221-2, 2361-2
- monitoring by Children and Families ministry, internal review of case 2251
- Foster care
- advance-notice requirement before transferring children to another caregiver 6477-8
- agreements with Indian bands 6274, 6287, 6471
- categories and number of foster homes 6267
- educational and support services for youth leaving care 6271
- Foster Care 2000 document 6267, 6270, 6272, 6290-1
- foster parents
- dispute resolution and mediation 6288-9
- eligibility as adoptive parents 6289
- government funding and payment to foster parents 6270
- Indian foster parents 6271-2, 6274, 6287
- in-home respite care 6269-70
- monitoring 6269
- qualifications and training 6267-8, 6290
- recruitment and turnover 6271-2
- rights 6288-9
- support services 6272
- government action on problems 2958-9
- Indian children in non-Indian foster homes 2853
- need for foster homes
- aboriginal homes 2959
- homes in Vancouver 2250
- number of children
- foster children 6270-1, 6274, 6287
- foster children available for adoption 6271
- special needs foster children available for adoption 6322
- review of high-risk children 6325
- risk assessment prior to placement 6270
- violent children and youth 6270, 6273
- weighting of cultural heritage in determining best interests of the child 6477
- Gambling
- addiction and problem gambling
- addiction among children and youth 6405
- treatment programs for problem gamblers 6404-6, 6433-4
- expansion in B.C., ministerial responsibility 2666
- provincial addictions advisory committee 6433
- research 6405-6, 6433
- revenues, benefits from gambling revenues 6405
- Government, reduction in federal transfers to provinces
- Liberal Party position 2870
- reduction 2451
- G.R. Pearkes Centre for Children, coordination of services 6445-6
- Grandparents, rights and involvement as caregivers 6475
- Guardianship, regionalization of authority to decide issues of guardianship 6472
- Hammell, Hon. Sue, performance as Women's Equality minister 2820-2
- Health care funding 2451
- Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Lives program 6335-6
- Healthy Kids program 6376
- Healthy Schools program 6436-7
- Indians
- employment equity 6288
- programs
- programs for children and families 6287
- programs for urban children and youth 6471
- social policies, development 6289-90
- Internet training for women, grant program 2821
- Kamloops child care centre, future 4429
- Kampman family, foster family mediation request 6289
- Kids at Risk program 6372, 6378
- Liberal Party, role of women caucus members 2821
- Library for alcohol and drug issues 6403
- Link program for street youth 6443-4
- Looking After Children program (Newfoundland), B.C. involvement 6335
- Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre, operations 6373, 6444-5
- MLAs, motivation 6487-8
- Mental health services
- adults with developmental disabilities, transition to community living 6259
- assessment of services 6337-40
- behavioral support programs for autistic children 6365-6
- care of special needs children 6295
- detection and treatment of schizophrenia psychosis 6437-8
- funding for children and youth services 6438
- psychological services for children and youth 6266
- respite services for caregivers 6365
- services for mentally ill parents with mentally ill children 6537
- supported work programs, funding and wages 6374
- youth transition to adult programs 6338-9
- M‚tis Family Services, funding 6288
- Multiculturalism, use of multifaith calendar 6476
- Murphy family, foster care for Indian child, Child and Family Review Board case
- case 2853, 4039
- Children and Families ministry handling of case 6107
- child's transfer to Indian birth uncle 3441
- decision 6107
- information provided to board by Children and Families ministry 3501-4, 3627-8
- Narcotics Anonymous, position on outside funding 6403
- North Okanagan Neurological Association, mandate and funding 6371
- Nurses, public health nurses, services for children and youth 6446
- Peak House Youth and Family Centre, youth alcohol recovery program 6334
- Pelletier, Sean, suicide case 2536-7
- Poverty
- children living in poverty 6475
- family poverty 2452
- Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health, programs and services 6367-8, 6445-6
- Reconnect program for street youth 6333, 6536
- Rojas, Lavinia, case re funding for parental care of disabled adults 6369
- R.S. Group Home, investigation into operations 6439-43
- Safety, ministerial responsibility for public safety 2874-5
- Salvation Army, position on outside funding 6403
- School boards, long-term funding 6372
- School meals program 6372, 6377
- Schools, capital funding projects 2452
- Skeleem Village treatment centre, children in government care as patients 6109
- Social welfare system, assistance for 16- to 19-year-olds 3341
- Social workers
- aboriginal social worker training strategy 6290, 6471
- absence due to illness 6538
- caseload review project 6468, 6481-4, 6537
- caseloads in Shuswap area 6479
- integrated case management 6438
- occupational health and safety 6536-7
- staffing and turnover 6537
- supervision and performance assessment 6470
- training 6534-5
- Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents, proposal for amendments to Adoption Act 6295
- Substance abuse/addiction
- Sunny Hill Hospital for Children, programs and services 6367-8
- Surrey Memorial Hospital, children's health centre 2451
- Task Force on Safeguards for Children and Youth in Foster and Group Home Care, terms of reference 6273, 6473
- Unity women's recovery house, case of youth in adult recovery house 6506
- Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society, mandate 6287
- Vaudreuil, Matthew, impact of case on number of apprehensions of children at risk 6532-3
- Victoria Youth Custody Centre, expansion feasibility study 6266
- Wages, minimum wage increases, Liberal Party position 2821
- Wee Watch Private Home Day Care, request to change child-staff ratio 6332
- Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre, support services for child care centres 6332, 6476
- William F. Davidson Elementary School, expropriation issue 2452
- Willow Cottage, role as mental health assessment facility 6337
- Women
- employment in non-traditional trades 2821
- responsibility of government ministries to champion women's issues 2666
- Women's Equality ministry
- estimates debate 2666, 2820-2
- free-standing ministry, Liberal Party position 2820-2
- work on women's issues since establishment of free-standing ministry 2821
- work with other ministries 2821
- Woodlands, living conditions at institution 6260
- Youth
- employment initiatives 6333
- group homes, operations 6265, 6439-43, 6478-9
- participation in child protection task force initiatives 3340-1
- programs and services
- multidisciplinary government teams 6261-2, 6265-6
- programs for independent living 6334-5
- services for older teenagers 3341
- street youth 6333, 6536
- teen pregnancy, programs and services 6330-1
- transition to adult programs 6335
- Vancouver action plan for street youth 6333
- safe houses 6332-3
Prince George, B.C.
- Correctional facility, renovations (Dosanjh) 2735-6 (Plant) 2735-6
- Health care and education services (Ramsey) 2370
- Municipal grant reduction (Nettleton) 2697
Prince George Regional Hospital, Prince George, B.C.
- Operating facilities (MacPhail) 4429 (Nettleton) 4429
- Services for substance addictions (Hawkins) 3519-20 (MacPhail) 3520
Prince George school district
Prince George Wood Preserving Ltd.
- Impact on company of Forest Renewal project (Nettleton) 2287
Prince George-Omineca constituency
- Issues and concerns (Nettleton) 2286-7
Prince Rupert, B.C.
- Bridge link between Digby Island and Kaien Island (Miller) 4815-6 (Symons) 4815-6
- Land title office, closing (Dosanjh) 2682-4 (Plant) 2682-4
- Port facilities, current and future use (Miller) 4199-203 (Penner) 4198-203
- Social housing (Coleman) 3716 (Farnworth) 3716
Princess Margaret Secondary School, Surrey, B.C.
- Building reconstruction (McKinnon) 6145 (Ramsey) 6145
Princeton, B.C.
- Princeton-Coalmont road, repairs (Barisoff) 5391-2 (Boone) 5391-2
Principals and vice-principals
PRIT
- See Pacific Rim Institute of Tourism
Privacy
Private Forest Landowners Association
- Negotiations with government (Nebbeling) 5228-9 (Zirnhelt) 5227-31
- Reaction to Baskerville report on private forest land (Nebbeling) 5229 (Zirnhelt) 5229-30
Private members' statements
- See also Legislature
- Abbott, George (Shuswap)
- Addressing wood waste disposal in British Columbia 2455-6 (Lali) 2456
- Anderson, Val J. (Vancouver-Langara)
- Bowbrick, Graeme (New Westminster)
- Affordable housing 3269-71 (Anderson) 3270-1
- Investing in British Columbia's youth 2320-2 (Penner) 2321
- Market housing: Consumers' rights and developers' obligations 5988-90 (Coleman) 5989-90
- Brewin, Gretchen (Victoria-Beacon Hill)
- Calendino, Pietro (Burnaby North)
- Coleman, Rich (Fort Langley-Aldergrove)
- Dalton, C. Jeremy (West Vancouver-Capilano)
- de Jong, Michael (Matsqui)
- Doyle, James E. (Columbia River-Revelstoke)
- Standing up for British Columbia 6383-4 (Abbott) 6384
- Giesbrecht, Helmut (Skeena)
- Challenges and responsibilities of governing 4423-5 (Nettleton) 4424-5
- Gillespie, Evelyn (Comox Valley)
- Gingell, Fred (Delta South)
- Goodacre, Bill (Bulkley Valley-Stikine)
- Early prevention, healthier lives 4027-9 (Sanders) 4028
- Hartley, William James (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows)
- Hawkins, Sindi (Okanagan West)
- Hurd, Wilf (Surrey-White Rock)
- Janssen, Gerard A. (Alberni)
- Kasper, Rick (Malahat-Juan de Fuca)
- Environmental legacies and our youth 6386-8 (Clark, C.) 6387-8
- Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver-Mount Pleasant)
- Lali, Harry Singh (Yale-Lillooet)
- 100th anniversary of Sikhs in Canada 5615-7 (Hawkins) 5616
- McKinnon, Bonnie (Surrey-Cloverdale)
- Nebbeling, Ted (West Vancouver-Garibaldi)
- Orcherton, Steve (Victoria-Hillside)
- Penner, Barry (Chilliwack)
- A cry for Cambodia 5987-8 (Waddell) 5988
- Pursuing prosperity in the Pacific Northwest 5617-8 (Sawicki) 5617-8
- Putting technology to work to put criminals behind bars 2630-2 (Bowbrick) 2631-2
- Plant, Geoff (Richmond-Steveston)
- Reid, Linda (Richmond East)
- Reitsma, Paul (Parksville-Qualicum)
- The creation and history of Handel's Messiah 2318-20 (Pullinger) 2319
- Friends for life: A brief history of the Red Cross 5221-2 (Walsh) 5222
- Robertson, Glenn (North Island)
- A new day in B.C.'s forests 4987-9 (Nebbeling) 4988
- Sanders, April (Okanagan-Vernon)
- Think with your heart - A tribute to Family Day, May 15. 1997 3056-8 (Calendino) 3057-8
- Sawicki, Joan (Burnaby-Willingdon)
- Another national dream: The Trans Canada Trail 4991-3 (Clark, C.) 4992
- Recycling: Steps toward sustainability 2456-8 (Clark, C.) 2457-8
- Sihota, Moe (Esquimalt-Metchosin)
- Smallwood, Joan K. (Surrey-Whalley)
- Inclusive communities, inclusive schools 3055-6 (Reid) 3055-6
- Stephens, Mary Lynn (Langley)
- Stevenson, Tim (Vancouver-Burrard)
- Commitment to environmental stewardship 4030-2 (van Dongen) 4031
- Dr. Peter 5992-3 (Sanders) 5993
- Preventing violence against women 2844-5 (Stephens) 2845
- Symons, Douglas R. (Richmond Centre)
- Walsh, Erda (Kootenay)
- Weisbeck, John (Okanagan East)
- Whittred, Katherine (North Vancouver-Lonsdale)
Privilege
- Campbell, Gordon (Vancouver-Point Grey)
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting comments by Hon. Penny Priddy on Mavis Flanders case 5017
- de Jong, Michael (Matsqui)
- Presentation to House of budget that was not true 2092-3; response (MacPhail) 2092-3; ruling 2314-5
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting Hon. Joan Smallwood 6589
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs not being duly constituted 2277
- Documents tabled respecting matters of privilege raised earlier (Streifel) 2099
- Farrell-Collins, Gary (Vancouver-Little Mountain)
- Requirement to appoint committee to review electoral boundaries 2277
- Gingell, Fred (Delta South)
- Revised budget forecast for 1995-96 fiscal year contravened government accounting policies 2091-2; response (MacPhail) 2091; ruling 2314
- Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver-Mount Pleasant)
- Personal statement on point of privilege (Nebbeling) 2139
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting comments by Ted Nebbeling 2111
- Plant, Geoff (Richmond-Steveston)
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting statements by Hon. Andrew Petter 3140
- Statements by Hon. Andrew Petter re Liberal Party involvement in national unity process 3443; response (Petter) 3443-4; ruling 3480
- Procedure See Legislature
- Thorpe, Rick (Okanagan-Penticton)
- Deputy Speaker's assuming of chair to rule on statements by Hon. Jan Pullinger re Ladysmith constituency office breaching member's right to impartial adjudication 4233-4; response (MacPhail) 4234, 4314 (Farrell-Collins) 4234 (Speaker) 4229, 4233, 4235; ruling 4330-1
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting Deputy Speaker 4027
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting statements by Hon. Jan Pullinger 3731-2
- Statements by Hon. Jan Pullinger re Ladysmith constituency office 3861, 3933; response (Pullinger) 3861, 3933, 3989; ruling 3989
- Weisgerber, Jack (Peace River South)
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting acting conflict-of-interest commissioner 4429
- Wilson, Gordon F. (Powell River-Sunshine Coast)
- Release of legislation to special interest groups prior to introduction in House 5109-10; response (MacPhail) 5110 (Cashore) 5134; ruling 5404
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting release of legislation prior to introduction in House 4787
Probation
Proclamations
- Statement of commitment to preservation and good stewardship of Parliament Buildings, tabled (Petter) 6585-6
Progressive Democratic Alliance Party
- Position on free-standing Women's Equality ministry (Wilson, G.) 2817
- Position on gambling expansion (Wilson, G.) 4336
Propane
Property
Property tax
Property transfer tax
Property Transfer Tax Act
Prorogation address
Prosperity Gold Corp.
Prostitutes Empowerment, Education and Recovery Society of Victoria
- Services project (Hammell) 4460 (Stephens) 4460
Prostitution
- Child prostitution (Wilson, G.) 2112-3
- Criminal justice initiatives (Dosanjh) 2797-8 (Plant) 2797-8
- Incidence among street youth (Coell) 3867 (MacPhail) 3867
- PEERS program See Prostitutes Empowerment, Education and Recovery Society of Victoria
- Prostitution unit
- establishment (Dosanjh) 2282
- funding (Wilson, G.) 2165
- work of unit (Dosanjh) 2112-3 (Wilson, G.) 2112
- Provincial action plan (Hammell) 4460-1 (Stephens) 4460-1
- Women's Equality ministry work to help prostitutes (Hammell) 4460-1 (Stephens) 4460-1
- Youth prostitution, safe houses for young prostitutes (Coell) 4689-90 (Streifel) 4689-90
Protected-areas strategy
Province (Vancouver)
- Article on high-speed police chases cited and quoted (Dalton) 2884
- Articles on NDP government performance cited (Jarvis) 4760
- Quoted on freight transportation system (Barisoff) 5202
Provincial Apprenticeship Board
Provincial Capital Commission
- Beautification grants, allocations and appeals (Chong) 4719-22 (Petter) 4719-22
- Budgeted operations (Chong) 4718-9 (Petter) 4718-9
- Financial statements, 1996-97, tabled (Petter) 6109
Provincial Child Care Advisory Council
- Ministerial responsibility (Hammell) 2779 (Stephens) 2779
Provincial Commission on Housing Options
- Recommendations (Coleman) 3801-3
Provincial emergency program
- Assistance to farming operations damaged by heavy snowfall (Coell) 2176
- Flood control work, jurisdictional issues (Hawkins) 5606 (McGregor) 5605
- Head office location (Dosanjh) 6516 (Plant) 6516
- Mandate (Dosanjh) 6519 (Plant) 6519
- Work commended (Barisoff) 5607 (McGregor) 5605
Provincial health officer
- Annual report, 1996, tabled (MacPhail) 4039
Provincial Rental Housing Corporation
ProvNet
- See Programs and services under Government
Przybille, Kay
- Letter quoted on segregation of men and women in hospital (Sanders) 3703-4
Public accounts
- Public accounts for 1995-96 tabled and referred to Public Accounts Committee (Petter) 2317
Public education restructuring report
- See System, restructuring of B.C. system, 1996 report and recommendations under Education
Public health
- Handling of food bank donations (Anderson) 2463 (Brewin) 2462
- Inspectors, transfer (Abbott) 3297 (MacPhail) 3297
- Milk safety See Dairy industry
- Reporting of flesh-eating disease cases (MacPhail) 3573 (Stephens) 3573
- Standards, accountability issue (MacPhail) 3649-50 (Stephens) 3649-50
- Water supply protection See Water
Public Sector Employers Amendment Act, 1997
- (Bill 20) (Minister of Health) 1R, 3018; 2R, 5694-6, 5855-60; C, 5889-94; 3R, 5894; RA, 6414
- Amdt: sec. 2 (MacPhail) 5891, approved 5891
- Debate, speakers (Abbott) 5859 (Dalton) 5892-3 (de Jong) 5855-7, 5893 (Farrell-Collins) 5696 (Gingell) 5695-6, 5889-94 (Hawkins) 5859-60 (MacPhail) 3018, 5694-5, 5855, 5860, 5889-94 (Plant) 5890 (Weisgerber) 5857-8 (Whittred) 5858
- "Employee," definition (Gingell) 5889-91 (MacPhail) 5889-91
- Regulations (de Jong) 5893 (Gingell) 5894 (MacPhail) 5893-4
- Retroactivity date (MacPhail) 5891
- Termination provisions
Public Sector Employers Council
- Monitoring of employment contracts (MacPhail) 5695
- Severance standards
Public Service Benefit Plan Act
- Annual report, 1995-96, tabled (Petter) 2317
Public Service Employee Relations Commission
- 1996-97 budget, overexpenditures (Farrell-Collins) 2212-3 (Gingell) 2212 (Petter) 2212
- Annual report for period ended March 31, 1996, tabled (Petter) 6109
Public Service Labour Relations Act
Public-private partnerships
Pullinger, Hon. Jan (Cowichan-Ladysmith)
Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture
- Aquaculture, tourism potential 4261
- Artificial Reef Society, government funding for ship sinkings 4115
- B.C.
- multicultural history 4297
- northern B.C., tourism industry 4289
- B.C. Arts Council, operations 4401-4, 4406
- B.C. Ferry Corporation, service provision security, impact on tourism industry 4293
- B.C. Film Commission, funding and staff 4392-4
- B.C. Film Society, operations 4392-3
- B.C. Heritage Trust
- 1996-97 annual report tabled 6299
- grants, amount available 4415
- grants awarded 4102
- report on heritage activities 4391
- B.C. Pavilion Corporation, operations and funding 4395-6
- B.C. Place stadium, upgrading 4396
- B.C. Sports Hall of Fame, operation 4411, 4414
- B.C. 21 program, community projects program 4359-62, 4364-6
- Business
- cooperatives 4299
- employee investments
- additional equity approvals 5630
- repayment of tax credits 5714
- employee venture capital corporations, eligible investments 5631, 5713-4
- incorporation process 2528
- one-stop business registration centres, operations 4354-6
- public-private partnerships 4358
- self-employment statistics 4353
- small business
- bankruptcies, number 4353
- concerns of businesses in eastern B.C. re Alberta business environment 4367-8
- cooperative program 4358
- growth in B.C. 4100-1, 4368
- incorporations since July 1996 tax reductions 4353
- intercultural issues 4298
- programs and services 4101
- services for small business 4322, 4324, 4354-5
- small business incentive program 4396
- taxation 4101, 4324-5
- Canada-B.C. Business Service Centre
- Commonwealth Centre for Sport Development, role and funding 4413-4
- Constituency office, use for federal election campaign 3628-9, 3685, 3687, 3861, 3933 (Campbell) 3685-6, 3729-30 (Clark, C.) 4769 (Farrell-Collins) 3628-9, 3686 (Jarvis) 4760 (MacPhail) 3685-6 (Miller) 3729-30 (Nebbeling) 4751 (Penner) 3687, 4780 (Thorpe) 3628, 3685-6, 3730, 3861, 3933
- Cooperatives, business cooperatives
- pensions and investments by employees of cooperative associations 5628-9
- role in economy 5628
- Council of Tourism Associations, priorities 4259
- Cowichan area land use issues, community groups' work 4260
- Cowichan River, cleanup 2528
- Cultural Foundation of B.C., operations and board representation 4400-2
- Culture
- achievements of B.C. citizens 4102
- funding for local arts councils 4404-5
- government policy 4403-6
- harassment policy for arts and culture groups 4414-5
- NDP government commitment to arts and culture 4405
- support for young talent 4406
- Economy
- economic development, ministerial responsibility 4320-2
- regional economic development office 4322-3
- Education
- field trips, elimination 4392
- funding during NDP administration 2529
- post-secondary education
- athletic scholarships, ministerial responsibility and funding 4407-8
- student spaces 2529
- Elections, 1997 federal election, campaign role of ministry political staff 3687, 3730
- Employee Investment Act, purpose 5713
- Employee share ownership program
- eligibility of businesses to participate 5630
- program 4101, 4366
- Film industry
- access to Working Opportunity Fund 5629-30
- Culture ministry's role 4394-5
- film commissioner for Victoria 4392
- funding from federal government 4394-5
- industry advisory committee 5641
- industry in B.C. 4101-2, 4392-4
- Fisheries, sport fishing industry 4260-2
- Forest industry
- management of resource 2528
- tourism value of forests 4260
- Gambling
- expansion in B.C., impact on jobs 4287
- impact on small businesses in area 4287
- role in tourism industry 4286
- Government
- agencies, selection of board members 3240, 3242-4
- consultation among ministries impacted by same policies 4118
- federal transfers to provinces, reductions 4405
- ProvNet service 4114-5
- Government agents
- Grand Forks softball tournament, government funding 4140
- Handel, George Frideric, creation and history of Messiah oratorio 2319
- Health care, medicare system, funding 2529
- Hedley Mascot mine
- Heritage
- federal funding, B.C. share 4405
- heritage activities in B.C. 4415
- preservation of B.C. heritage 4102
- special events in B.C., government role 4391-2
- Hotel Room Tax Act, regional levy for revenue generation 3249
- Hotels and travel accommodation
- accommodations program 4255-8
- hotel room tax
- collection of tax 3935
- introduction of tax 3180
- revenue, use to promote tourism 3906
- room rates 3935
- Hughes, Ted, position while conflict-of-interest commissioner on use of constituency offices for partisan political activities 3628
- Infrastructure funding for arts and recreation facilities 4415
- Kettle Valley Railway Heritage Society, funding 4175, 4399
- Labour relations, expedited arbitration system and cost-sharing 5714-5
- Land use decisions, tourism industry's role 4259
- Liberal Party, performance and policies 2529-30
- Lighthouses, tourism potential 4222
- MLAs
- contributions of former MLAs 6585
- use of constituency offices for political or election campaign purposes 3628-9
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1997, debate 5628-31, 5713-5
- Mount Washington condominium project, concerns, government involvement 4292
- NDP government, performance and priorities 2527-8
- North American Indigenous Games, funding 4102, 4412-3
- Olympic Games, Vancouver bids to host games 4289
- Open Skies program
- impact on cruise ship industry 4291
- performance measurement 4255-6
- Pacific National Exhibition, relocation 4395
- Pacific Rim Institute of Tourism
- board members, payment 4184
- government role in board membership 4179-81
- mandate and funding 4177-81
- members, selection 4221
- report on labour force development for tourism industry 4253-4
- Parliament Buildings
- celebration of 100th anniversary
- celebration 6585
- Tourism B.C. and Tourism ministry involvement 4265-6
- Partners in Tourism program, termination of program 4295
- Peace River-Alaska Highway Tourist Association meeting, attendance of Tourism ministry staff 4288-9
- Quoted from 1990 debate on Members' Conflict of Interest Act (Coleman) 4755
- Recreation
- back-country recreation 4108-10
- fishing lodges, foreshore lease concerns 4262
- youth strategy 4414
- Regional Film Commissions Association, establishment 4394
- Royal B.C. Museum, operations 4102, 4210-20, 4296
- Sales tax, provincial sales tax, rebates for foreign visitors 4117
- Signs on highways for services and attractions 4118, 4133-5, 4137-8
- Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry
- estimates debate 4100-3, 4105-19, 4133-42, 4169-85, 4209-25, 4252-67, 4286-302, 4315-25, 4351-68, 4391-415
- 1995-96 annual report tabled 4630
- accounting system 4172
- advocacy role for small business 4322
- annual grants program 4362-3
- arts and culture division, consultation with arts groups 4414
- budget and staff reductions 4299, 4410
- business plan 4169-70, 4298, 4355
- communications budget 4410
- community grants branch, budget 4361-2
- conferences and workshops 4357-8
- consultation with small business 4357
- corporate planning, staff 4223
- corporate policy and planning branch, operations 4266-7
- cultural services branch
- publication of awards book 4415
- staff reduction 4414
- expenditures for 1995-96 on highway signs 4137
- grants
- grants and contributions budget 4410
- number and types 4365
- in-province travel program, target of young people 4363-4
- multiculturalism, work of ministry 4296-8
- need for ministry 4264
- operations budget 4359
- policies to target "red tape" 4354, 4356-7
- professional services 4410
- relationship with tourism counterparts in federal and other provincial governments 4115-6
- reorganization and Small Business operations 4298-300
- responsibilities 4263-4
- role in special events 4264-5
- sport branch, organization 4406-7
- staff
- reductions 4323
- staffing and work environment 4173
- Tourism ministry
- advocacy role 4141, 4259, 4262-3
- budget and staffing 4141-2
- goals of minister 4176-7
- government vehicles 4175
- input of tourism organizations into ministry decisions 4118-9
- memorandum of understanding with Tourism B.C. 4169, 4175
- offices, operations 4113-5
- offices, operations in offshore offices 4119, 4183
- relationship with tourism industry 4135
- responsibility for accommodation and heritage signage 4137
- training programs 4138
- travel budget 4410
- use of telecommunications 4288
- Sport B.C., board selection and staff 4407-8
- Sports
- funding
- gender equity in minor sports 4409
- harassment policy and initiatives 4409-10
- regional sport delivery program 4102
- teams, formation procedure 4413
- Storm-watching, tourism potential 4291
- Throne speech debate 2527-30
- Tourism B.C.
- accountability 3743-4, 4171
- annual report 3904-5
- auditing of agency 3743, 3745-6
- autonomy and ministerial role 3740
- board
- borrowing
- borrowing and investing powers 3739-40
- borrowing powers and debt liability 3736-7
- budget
- business plan 3747-50, 3903-4, 4105-6, 4176
- competition with existing tourism promotion agencies 3737
- consultation by agency 3248, 3252
- director liability 3745
- directors, disclosure of interests 3914-5
- establishment of advisory committees 3740-1
- establishment of agency 2249, 3140, 4101
- establishment of agency, industry position 3180
- fees for regional organizations 4169-70
- Finance minister as fiscal agent 3745
- funding
- impact on small operators 3738
- integration of regional organizations 4170
- investments, placing with Finance minister 3911-2
- job creation goal 3141, 3246
- mandate of agency 3244, 3738
- marketing, performance measurement 4170
- operations 4181
- powers re property 3739
- program funding structure 4171
- programs 4254-5
- promotion of regional tourism 4289-91
- provision of tourist information 3250-1
- responsibility for industry standards 3245
- revenues, retention by agency 3907
- staff
- staffing 3742
- transfer from Tourism ministry 4264
- Tourism ministry's role in agency 3741, 4177
- training programs 4184-5
- transfer of property from Tourism ministry 3912-4
- transition to new board 3903
- valuation of assets from special operating agreement 3912-3
- Tourism British Columbia Act
- Tourism industry
- 1-800 service 4171-2, 4185, 4220
- agritourism, development of industry in B.C. 4259-61
- changing nature of industry 4296
- cultural diversity, promotion 4296
- degree program 4185
- ecotourism, Tourism ministry's policy and role 4222
- employment in industry 4113, 4181-2
- entry to Canada by foreign drivers with impaired-driving record 4292
- funding 3908, 3911, 4105-6, 4108-9, 4116, 4293
- guidebooks, cost recovery 4292
- Indian cultural heritage, tourism opportunities 4290, 4292
- industry 2249, 3141, 4106-7
- industry during NDP administration 3183-2
- international marketing 4295
- job creation 2528-9, 4223-4
- marketing direction 4293-4
- policy-setting 4264
- promotion 3142, 4183-4
- publications in other languages 4297
- railway tourism opportunities 4289
- regional divisions and funding 4114
- special operating agreement
- agreement 3180
- budget and operations 4173-5
- business plan 4111-2
- inclusion in Tourism ministry's annual report 3905
- transition to Tourism B.C. agency 4105
- statistics 4182-3
- SuperHost program 4185, 4258, 4292, 4296
- Time to Play program 4258, 4288
- Tourism North program 4288
- use of "SuperHost" and "Super, Natural" trademarks by private sector businesses 3247-8
- value of industry 4113
- visitor information centres, funding and operations 4137, 4139, 4141, 4224-5, 4252-3
- Vancouver
- Gastown area crime, impact on tourism 4291, 4296
- Hastings Park, future 4395
- Victoria, bicycle trails, potential for major events 4289
- Victoria Film Council, establishment and funding 4392
- Wages, minimum wage, Liberal Party position 2530
- Waterborne organisms, cryptosporidium, impact on tourism in Kelowna area, government involvement 4292
- Whale-watching industry, government promotion 4291
- Working Opportunity Fund
- access by business partnerships 5630
- appeal process 4398
- operation of fund 4397-8
- Youth business and entrepreneurship training program 4101, 4299
Purchasing Commission
- Purchases of goods and services by government See Purchasing under Government
- Role of commission (Petter) 4677-8 (Reitsma) 4677-8
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