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Province of British Columbia
3rd Session, 36th Parliament -- Part 2: November 1998 -- March 2000
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Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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Hansard Sittings by Page Number
Abbotsford constituency and area
- Home support services
(Priddy) 14025-6
(van Dongen) 14025-6
- Public information meetings on flooding issues
(van Dongen) 12283-4, 12286
Abbott, George (Shuswap)
- Agriculture and Food ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12423-4, 12455-6
- Agriculture industry
- agricultural leases, stumpage rates on leased land 12423-4
- financial assistance for farmers, federal farm relief program 11028
- Ambulance service levels 14091
- Armstrong-Spallumcheen area, emergency health services, petition tabled 10908
- Arrowsmith timber supply area, annual allowable cut, impact on fibre supply 13906
- Association of B.C. Professional Foresters
- call for review of forest policy 13802
- task force with Forests ministry on professional accountability 13898
- Attorney General ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12367
- Azak, Collier, comments on logging by Nisga'a people and impact on timber supply 11639
- Binkley, Clark, comments on impact of Forest Practices Code on forest practices 13903
- Boating infractions on inland waters, ticketing process 12367
- Bombardier Inc., effectiveness of firefighting aircraft 13949
- B.C. Central Credit Union, position on 1999-2000 budget 12170
- B.C. Ferry Corporation, debt 11398
- B.C. Forest Resources Commission, report recommendations on forest policy 13812-4
- Budgets, deficit budgets during NDP administration 11507, 12171-2
- Butcher, Charles, stumpage rates on agricultural lease 12424, 13967
- Canada-B.C. Infrastructure Works program, status 12783-4
- Canadian Woodworks Ltd., status of company 10855
- Chase, ambulance service 14091
- Chief forester, role in reallocation of tree farm licences affected by Nisga'a treaty 11630-1
- Clark, Glen, comments on job creation in forest industry 13836-7
- Columbia Basin Trust, establishment and accomplishments 11686
- Conair Aviation Ltd., contract for forest fire suppression services 13950
- Contraventions Act (federal), implementation in B.C. 12367
- Cox, Gary, comments on rights of non-Indians living on Indian land 10863
- Credit rating, B.C. rating 12170
- Crown land
- activities on Crown land, authorized uses 11720-1
- insect infestations, impact on adjacent lands 13918
- Dairy industry, expansion of organic dairy production 12455-6
- Douglas, David, bicentenary of birth 13966
- Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 11067-8
- Elections
- call for general election 12173
- electoral reform, purpose 11399
- Elk Valley, maintenance of forest roads in area 13947
- Employment and Investment ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 13626-30, 13672-9, 13754
- Employment and unemployment, job creation record in B.C. 12172
- Entiako protected area, pine beetle infestation prevention strategies 12311
- Environment
- pest control and pesticide use, aerial spraying against gypsy moth 13922
- pollution, AOX emissions from pulp mills 13673, 13819-20
- Environment and Land Use Act, application in parks and protected areas 12311
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry
- Eurasian milfoil control program, transfer of responsibilities from Environment ministry to regional governments 12315-6
- Exports and imports, impact of free trade agreements on forest industry 13836
- Ferries and ferry services, fast ferries construction cost overruns 11398, 11509
- Fisheries ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12486-7
- Fisheries, sport fishing licences and conservation surcharge 12345, 12486-7
- Flood protection assistance program 12281
- Floods and floodplains, monitoring of water levels in lakes and rivers 12281
- Forest Act
- amendments 14278
- use in enforcing forest industry appurtenancy requirements 13783, 13792-3
- use in transfer of rights to and from companies 13809-10
- Forest Amendment Act, 1999
- Forest industry
- annual allowable cut
- cut control restrictions 13822
- cut reductions 13775-6
- impact of biodiversity management guidelines 13901-2
- impact of land use plans 13876
- impact on fibre supply 13905-6
- levels in Nass wildlife area 11721-2
- levels throughout province 13904-7
- biodiversity management, landscape unit planning guidelines 13900-2
- burnt wood, water-bedding permits 13820
- certification of forest products, government position 13971
- community forests 13795-6, 14194-5
- companies
- competitiveness 13838
- costs
- cost of logging on Crown land 13778
- delivered wood costs, studies 13777-8, 13892-3
- electricity rates and discharge and emission fees 13819
- reductions, government initiatives 13882
- debris, government guidebook on coarse woody debris 13821
- education on forest industry for schools and the public 13813-4
- employment and jobs
- alternative work arrangements 13880
- application process for 5 percent takeback for job creation plans 13793-5, 13810
- employment levels, studies 13779-80
- job creation during NDP administration 13882-3
- job creation targets 12430
- job creation tax credit incentive 13875
- job levels, impact of government policies and regulations 13221, 13881-3
- job loss 10830, 12060-1, 12612
- exports, international market access and trends 13798-9
- expropriation of company lands and cutting rights, compensation 13776, 13971
- fibre supply, shortages 13797-8
- forest and range tenure, silviculture requirements 14384
- forest fires
- cost of damage 13949
- fire suppression services and activities, ombudsman's report recommendations 13950-8
- forest management and practices
- forest policy review, consultation 13800-3, 13811-3, 13819, 13973-4
- forest roads
- deactivation, impact 13547-8, 13966
- maintenance funding 14278, 14383-4
- maintenance funding, Forests ministry documents 13943-7
- privatization of maintenance 13945-6
- roads on Crown land, permitted uses and liability issues 14384-5
- forest tenure, corporate concentration policy 11714
- genetically improved planting stock, impact on average rotation period 13839
- government role in industry
- government intervention 13782
- government policy on purchase and sale of companies 13809-10
- harvest levels
- identified wildlife management strategy
- industry in B.C.
- legislation re public input on forest activities planning 13814
- market pricing system
- comparison with previous system 13970-1
- impact on stumpage rates 13823
- Nisga'a treaty forestry provisions
- amount paid by province for timber harvested on Nisga'a land during transition period 11705-9
- annual allowable cut 11641-2, 11664-8, 14383
- compensation for contractors 11646-8
- compensation for contractors, subcontractors and agreement holders 14383
- compensation for impacted companies 11630-1, 11633-4, 11638-48, 11665
- cut control provisions 11667-8
- forest fire control and suppression on Nisga'a land 11689-91
- forest management, rights of private land owners 11648-9
- forest management standards and practices 11650-1, 11653-5, 11691-3, 11695
- forest resources outside Nisga'a lands, information on development plans 11712
- forest tenure acquisition provisions 11712-8
- Forestry Transition Committee 11676-8
- impact on existing licensees 11627-30
- implementation 11627
- non-timber resources, mushrooms 11657-8
- timber exports 11695-7
- timber harvesting, compliance and enforcement 11679-81
- timber harvesting during transition period 11668-78
- timber harvesting on Nisga'a land, obligation to use Nisga'a contractors 11673-5
- timber harvesting on Nisga'a land, silviculture responsibilities 11675-6
- timber harvesting, performance obligations 11678-9
- timber processing 11697-8, 11705
- timber scaling 11656, 11663-4
- valuation of rights transferred to Nisga'a 11631-3
- pest control and management 13917-22
- private forest land, enforcement of Forest Practices Code 13898
- "privatization" of provincial forests 13812-3
- processing of resource, local processing and appurtenancy issues 13782-3, 13792-3
- pulp and paper sector
- remanufacturing industry
- diversification of industry, government support 13796-7
- impact of small business forest enterprise program 13970
- resource inventory program 13813
- revenues to government, 1999-2000 projections 13780
- salvage logging, role in controlling beetle infestations 13918, 13920
- silviculture
- government nurseries, operating costs 13926
- union membership requirement for workers, cost impact 13880-1
- softwood lumber agreement with United States
- stumpage
- taxation, tax assessments for sawmills 13895
- tenure system reform 13812-3, 14194-5
- timber harvesting licences
- consolidation provisions 13346-7
- free use permits for Christmas trees 13348
- free use permits for cultural and traditional purposes 14278, 14382
- timber marking 13348, 14383
- timber sale licences, application process 14381
- timber supply
- levels, impact of initiatives to increase supply 13838-9
- standing timber inventory 13903-4
- timber supply areas
- annual allowable cut levels 14382
- areas affected by Nisga'a treaty forest resources provisions 11627-9
- areas affected by Nisga'a treaty forest wildlife entitlement provisions 11721-2
- timber-cutting rights on Nisga'a land, overcuts 11708
- variable-retention harvesting system, impact of use on Crown and private lands 13902-3
- watershed assessment, government guidebook 13821-2
- wood fibre transfer program 13797-8
- woodlots
- establishment and expansion of tenures 13796
- licences 13302, 13347-9
- woodlot developments, consultation requirement with Indian bands 13966-7
- woodlot licence No. 141, exclusion from Nisga'a treaty 11646
- woodlot program 11713
- X-grade lumber, utilization standards 13820
- Forest land reserve
- land in reserve, application of Forest Land Reserve Amendment Act (1999) 14057-8
- private land in reserve, regulation of forestry operations, management requirements and compliance issues 13988, 14058-61
- Forest Land Reserve Amendment Act, 1999
- Forest Practices Board
- applications for forest development and range use plans, determination reviews 14385
- panels, number of members 14385-6
- role in enforcement of Forest Practices Code 13897-8
- Forest Practices Code
- Forest Renewal B.C.
- funding for industry costs, exchange for stumpage rate reduction 13947
- funding for projects
- allocations for watershed restoration 11710, 11712
- directing of funds to non-forestry uses 12161
- funding for land-based activities 13876
- priorities 12895
- funding from consolidated revenue fund 14464-5
- future of agency 13972-3
- role in funding forest road maintenance 13943-5, 13947
- status of program 12670-1
- Forests ministry
- 1999-2000 estimates debate 13774-83, 13791-803, 13809-14, 13818-27, 13835-9, 13875-6, 13880-6, 13892-907, 13913, 13917-22, 13926-7, 13931-2, 13942-58, 13966-75
- district and regional managers, authority re licence and permit issues 13348
- forest health planning, budget 13921-2
- goals and responsibilities 13774-7
- revenue branch
- calculation of licence-holder operating costs on Nisga'a land 11708
- mean value index, use of term 11707-8
- strategy for new forest economy 13974-5
- Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- Fraser timber supply area, impact of annual allowable cut on fibre supply 13905-6
- Gambling, revenues from gambling, use 11508
- Government
- financial management 11506-9
- regulations and red tape, impact on business 11398-9
- spending, advertising expenditures 11508
- Green Timber Nursery, amalgamation with Surrey nursery 13926
- Health care, wait-lists and waiting times for orthopedic surgery 14089-90
- Health ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 14089-91
- Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
- Highway Constructors Ltd.
- employee pensions, contributions and benefits 12967-8
- employment model
- hiring policy, use as model in other industries 13880-2
- safety record 12965
- union membership provisions, impact on non-union firms 12497-8, 12943, 13881
- Houston, forest roads, radar detection program to control speeding 13942-3
- Hummingbird Creek, flood-related debris flow damages, government action 12281-3
- Indians, treaty negotiation process 10861-2
- Industrial Wood and Allied Workers of Canada
- comments on interprovincial stumpage rates 13894-5
- position on local processing and appurtenancy issues 13782
- position on small business forest enterprise program 13970
- position on softwood lumber quota system 13800
- report recommendations for forest industry 13967-9, 13973
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C., position on 1999-2000 budget 12170
- Investment, private sector investment 12171-2
- Jean, Chuck, commercial recreation fees, case 10938
- Jobs and timber accord
- Kootenay-Boundary land use plan, status 13898-9
- Land use
- land use planning
- impact of biodiversity management guidelines 13901
- policy review 13812
- protected areas and special management zones, use of selective logging to control beetle infestations 13920-1
- Legislation, use of retroactive legislation 12222
- Legislature, legislative calendar and sitting schedule 11399
- MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., settlement agreement with Forests ministry re expropriated lands and cutting rights 13971
- Manning Park, negotiations for access to timber in park 13942
- Mental health, taxation issues for persons with mental disorders 14091
- Merritt timber supply area, annual allowable cut 13904-5
- Mesachie Lake, closing of conference centre 13966
- Miller, Dan, comments on management of B.C. forests 13812-3
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1999, debate 14464-5
- Motions, motion that the House do now adjourn, debate 11397-400
- Muik, Gordon and Fern, reconstruction of uninsured bridges on property 12456
- Municipal Affairs ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12776-7, 12783-4
- Municipalities
- grants from provincial government
- amount of grant, 1996 change 11399
- reduction 11508
- railway assessment and grants from provincial government 12776-7
- NDP government
- New Forest Opportunities Ltd., hiring policy, expansion of union membership requirement 13880-1
- Nisga'a Final Agreement Act
- debate 10861-4, 11310-1, 11627-34, 11638-58, 11663-81, 11689-93, 11695-8, 11705-10, 11712-5, 11717-8, 11720-2, 11786, 11806-8, 11810-2, 11825, 11828-30
- debate on Nisga'a final agreement, sequencing of chapters 11626
- debate suspension following appointment of Gordon Wilson as Aboriginal Affairs minister 11397-400
- Nisga'a people
- government, self-government
- assembly composition and authority 11812
- dispute resolution 11808
- establishment of village governments 11806-7
- jurisdictional concerns 10862-3
- lawmaking, role of assembly members 11825
- number of government members 11810-1
- representation for non-Nisga'a residents on Nisga'a land 11811
- structure of government 11808
- Nisga'a land, contaminated sites 11310-1
- treaty, final agreement
- definitions, "Nisga'a contractor" 11646
- economic considerations, restoration provisions 11709-10, 11712
- voting and other rights of non-Indians living on Nisga'a land 10863-4, 11828-30
- Okanagan-Shuswap land use plan, impact of biodiversity management guidelines 13901-2
- Parks
- camping fees 10905
- fire suppression activities, policy 12312
- Forests ministry recreation sites
- Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 1999, debate 13278-81
- Pensions, multi-employer pension plans, suspension of benefits of early retirees returning to work in same trade 13279-80
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., report and comments on B.C. forest industry 10830, 13221, 13779, 13892
- Private Forest Landowners Association, role in development of regulations for private land in forest land reserve 13988
- Probate Fee Act, debate 12221-2
- Public debt during NDP administration 11507, 12171-2
- Railways and rail services, taxation levels 12776-7
- Range Amendment Act, 1999
- Rangeland, grazing and hay-cutting licences and permits, regulations and reporting requirements 13341
- Recreation, back-country recreation, commercial fees 10938
- Regional districts, railway assessment and grants from provincial government 12776-7
- Resources and resource industries
- resource-based communities, government assistance 11087
- use of natural resource community fund 13754
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, enforcement powers, ticketing on inland waters 12367
- Sales tax, applicability to equipment and machinery purchases by Nisga'a government 11698, 11705
- Saskatchewan, forest jobs 12060
- Sechelt nation, agreement-in-principle, forest management provisions 11649
- The Shasta Consulting Group, comments on Highway Constructors Ltd. employee pension contributions 12967-8
- Shuswap area, health care services 14089-90
- Shuswap Lake, availability of sandbagging equipment for flood prevention work 12281
- Shuswap Lake Provincial Park, campground reservation system, private sector pilot program 12292
- Silver Creek, 1998 fire in area
- ombudsman's report recommendations 13952-8
- post-fire flood risk 12280-1
- post-fire work by Forests ministry 13776
- Skeena Cellulose Inc.
- Small business forest enterprise program 13969-70
- Softwood Lumber Advisory Committee, role in negotiation of softwood lumber agreement with United States 13825-6
- Steele, Bill, employment with Skeena Cellulose Inc. 13676-7
- Stoney, Gerry, tribute 12495, 12819
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1999, debate 11506-9
- Taxation, death tax, use of term to describe charges levied against estate settlements 12221-2
- Team B.C., funding for participation in Western Canada Summer Games 13994
- Tembec Inc., purchase of Crestbrook Forest Industries Ltd. 13810
- TimberWest Forest Ltd., compensation claim 13971
- Transportation and Highways ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12961-8, 13019
- Tweedsmuir Park, pine beetle infestation control strategies 12310-2
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights, statements re equality 10862
- Village Cheese Co., organic cheese operation 12455
- Watersheds, restoration of Nass area watersheds by Nisga'a people 11709-12
- Waugh, Caroline, flood-related debris flow damages case 12282
- Wells Gray Park, pine beetle infestation 12312
- Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., purchase of MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. 13809-11
- Wildlife, Nisga'a treaty wildlife provisions, right to harvest on Crown land 11720-1
- Wills, probate fees, retroactive validation of 1988-99 fee structure 12221-2
Aboriginal Affairs, Ministry of
- 1999-2000 Estimates
- debate 12837-66, 12881-91, 12922-42, 12985-3017, 13031-9
- speakers
(de Jong) 12881-91, 12922-9, 12933-40, 12942, 12985-9, 12993-4, 13003-7, 13009-17, 13031-9
(Hansen) 13036-7
(Krueger) 12940-2
(Nettleton) 12928-33
(Penner) 13001-3
(Plant) 12989-93, 13007-9, 13034-6
(Stephens) 12994-7
(Thorpe) 12933
(Weisgerber) 12997-3001
(Wilson, G.) 12882-91, 12922-42, 12986-3017, 13031-9
- 1998-99 estimates debate, time spent on debate
(Wilson, G.) 11974-5
- Annual report, 1997-98, tabled
(Wilson, G.) 12019
- Budget for public information initiatives
(de Jong) 13012-4
(Wilson, G.) 13013-4
- Statement on Aboriginal Affairs committee recommendations
(de Jong) 11133
Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Day
Action Committee of People with Disabilities
- Restructuring of home care, petitions tabled
(Hansen) 14151
Actors
- Child actors, review of employment standards regulations
(Hansen) 12867
(Lovick) 12867
Address from the Bar of the House
Adoption
- Access to records
(Dosanjh) 11894
(Reid, L.) 11894
- Adoption reunion registry
(Boone) 13475
(Neufeld) 13475
- Adoption services, costs
(Boone) 13472-4
(Neufeld) 13472-4
- Nisga'a treaty adoption provisions, adoption standards and practices
(Boone) 11892, 11895
(de Jong) 11893
(Dosanjh) 11893-5
(Reid, L.) 11892-5
- Placements
- children with fetal alcohol effect/syndrome
(Boone) 13431
(McKinnon) 13431
(Reid, L.) 13431
- Indian children
(Boone) 13475
(Neufeld) 13475
- Indian children in non-Indian homes
(Reid, L.) 11889
- number
(Boone) 13474-5
(Neufeld) 13474-5
Adult Guardianship Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- (Bill 92) (Attorney General) 1R, 14069; 2R, 14266-8; C, 14294-8; 3R, 14298; RA, 14488
- Amdts: sec. 30 (Dosanjh) 14298, approved 14298
- Debate, speakers
(Anderson) 14268
(Dosanjh) 14069, 14266-7, 14294-8
(Plant) 14267-8, 14294-8
Advanced Education, Training and Technology, Ministry of
- 1999-2000 Estimates
- debate 12511-20, 12541-53, 12582-92, 12615-39
- speakers
(Dalton) 12541-6
(Farrell-Collins) 12638
(Hansen) 12582-3
(Krueger) 12584-6, 12626-31
(Penner) 12624-6
(Petter) 12511-20, 12541-53, 12583-92, 12615-39
(Plant) 12615-21, 12633-6
(Reid, J.) 12546-9
(Thorpe) 12587-8, 12633, 12636-8
(Weisbeck) 12515-20, 12549-53, 12586-91, 12621-4, 12626, 12631
(Weisgerber) 12586
(Whittred) 12584
- "Charting a New Course" initiative, status
(Petter) 12518
(Weisbeck) 12517-8
- Mandate and overview of activities
(Petter) 12511-5
- Survey of post-secondary students, availability
(Clark, G.) 14219
(Penner) 14219-20
Aerospace industry
- Trade shows in B.C.
(Farnworth) 13622
(Penner) 13622
Agricultural Land Commission
Agricultural Land Commission Act
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 1999
- (Bill 70) (Minister of Agriculture) 1R, 12716; 2R, 13128-35; C, 13203-7, 13296-9; 3R, 13299; RA, 14090
- Divisions: 2R approved 13135
- Debate, speakers
(Barisoff) 13130, 13203-4, 13206-7, 13296-9
(Evans) 12716, 13128-30, 13134-5, 13203-7, 13296-9
(Hartley) 13130-1
(Sawicki) 13133-4
(van Dongen) 13131-3, 13204-6, 13297-9
Agricultural land reserve
- Agriculture operations, applicability of right-to-farm legislation
(Evans) 14046
(Wilson, J.) 14045-6
- Impact of Indian land claim settlements
(Barisoff) 11262-5
(Clark, G.) 11262-4
(Evans) 11264-5
- Impact of Trans Canada Trail on reserve land
(Barisoff) 12459
(Evans) 12459
- Liberal Party position on land reserve policies
(Sawicki) 13134
- Private managed forest lands in reserve See Private land in reserve under Forest land reserve
- Purpose and significance
(Evans) 13129, 13134
(Sawicki) 13133-4
- Removal of land deemed "in the provincial interest"
(Barisoff) 13203-4, 13206-7, 13296-9
(Evans) 12388, 12716, 13128-9, 13203-7, 13296-9
(Hartley) 13131
(Sawicki) 13133-4
(van Dongen) 13132, 13203-6, 13297-8
- Removal of land for non-agricultural purposes
(van Dongen) 13132
- Subdivision of land in reserve
(Barisoff) 12388
(Evans) 12388
- Use of land in reserve
(Evans) 14044
(van Dongen) 14044
(Wilson, J.) 14045
- Use of land in reserve, permits and regulations
(Evans) 12391-2
(Wilson, J.) 12391-2
Agricultural Workforce Policy Board
- Review of workforce issues in agriculture
(Barisoff) 12424
(Evans) 12424
Agriculture and Food, Ministry of
- 1999-2000 Estimates
- debate 12385-403, 12417-27, 12454-63, Report 13080-1
- speakers
(Abbott) 12423-4, 12455-6
(Barisoff) 12385-6, 12388-91, 12393-403, 12420-5, 12456-7, 12459-61, 12463, 13080
(Chong) 12425-6, 12454-5
(Evans) 12386-403, 12417-27, 12454-63, 13080-1
(Thorpe) 12391, 12457-9, 12461
(van Dongen) 12403, 12417-20
(Wilson, J.) 12391-2, 12423, 12461-3
- Briefing note on impact of Nisga'a treaty on agricultural operations
(Barisoff) 11263
(Clark, G.) 11263
(de Jong) 11265-7
(Evans) 11265-7
- Budget
(Barisoff) 11530
- Budget reduction
(Barisoff) 12065, 13080
(Evans) 12387
- Commissioner of lands, establishment of position
(Evans) 13299
(van Dongen) 13299
- Goals and accomplishments
(Evans) 12386-8, 13080-1
- Issues and challenges
(Barisoff) 12385-6, 13080
- Joint initiative with Environment ministry See Environmental protection under Environment
- Operations and staffing levels
(Barisoff) 12397
(Evans) 12397
- Services in languages other than English
(Evans) 12399
Agriculture Day
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Ministry of
- Annual reports, 1996-96 and 1997-98, tabled
(Evans) 13223
Agriculture industry
- Agricultural exports
(Sihota) 12150-1
- Agricultural leases, stumpage rates on leased land
(Abbott) 12423-4
(Barisoff) 12422-3
(Evans) 12423-4
(Wilson, J.) 12423
- Agricultural partnerships
(Barisoff) 13462
(Conroy) 13461-3
- Agricultural support groups, position on agricultural land reserve
(Evans) 13129
- Agrifood industry See Food industry
- Agriforestry See Forest industry
- Berry farming See Food industry
- Ditch maintenance guidelines See Protection of riparian areas, guidelines for riparian area management under Land use
- Education on agriculture in schools
(Barisoff) 12424-5
(Evans) 12425
- Farms and farming
- farm vehicles, operating requirements when used for commercial purposes
(Barisoff) 14343, 14427-8, 14439
(Lali) 14425-7, 14438-9
(Neufeld) 14425-6, 14438-9
(Symons) 14343, 14425-6
(Weisgerber) 14426-7
(Wilson, J.) 14343-4, 14427
- farmland taxes and farm income levels
(Barisoff) 12459
(Evans) 12459
- loss of farmland
(Sawicki) 11203
- operations on agricultural land reserve, impact of legislation See Agricultural land reserve
- protection for family farms
(Barisoff) 12388-90
(Evans) 12388-90
- support for B.C. farmers
(Barisoff) 11530, 12393, 13462
(Conroy) 13461-3
(Evans) 12393-4
- Financial assistance for farmers
- agriculture income disaster assistance
(Barisoff) 12422
(Evans) 12422
- agriculture income disaster assistance, application process
(Evans) 12403, 12417
(van Dongen) 12403, 12417
- farm safety net program
(Barisoff) 12461
(Evans) 12420, 12461
- farm safety net program, funding and participation rates
(Barisoff) 12402
(Evans) 12402
- farm safety net program, national program
(Barisoff) 12385
(Evans) 12388
- federal farm relief program
(Abbott) 11028
(Evans) 11028
(Weisgerber) 11028
- impact on industry
(Barisoff) 12396-7
(Evans) 12396
- net income stabilization account
(Barisoff) 12398
(Evans) 12398-9
- Reform Party position on federal assistance program
(Barisoff) 12422
(Evans) 12422
- Flood preparedness See Floods and floodplains
- Government assistance and support
(Barisoff) 12394
(Evans) 10899, 12394-5
(Weisgerber) 10899
- Hemp industry, future in B.C.
(Barisoff) 12460
(Evans) 12460
- Impact of Indian treaty negotiations on agricultural land
(Campbell) 10936-7
(Evans) 10936-7
- Impact of NDP government policies on industry
(Barisoff) 12566, 12569
(de Jong) 12566-7
(Evans) 12566-9
- Industry during NDP administration
(Barisoff) 13369
- Industry in B.C.
- competitiveness
(Weisgerber) 13369-70
- government initiatives
(Evans) 13368-9
- Insurance and loan programs
- Interministry action plan, accomplishments See Environmental protection under Environment
- International negotiations on tariffs
(Barisoff) 12400
(Evans) 12400
- Liberal Party position on industry in B.C.
(Barisoff) 12569
- Organic farming
- Pest control, integrated pest management guidelines See also Pest control and management under Forest industry; Pest control and pesticide use under Environment
(Chong) 12426, 12454
(Evans) 12427, 12454
- Replant program
(Barisoff) 12397-8, 12400, 12456-7
(Evans) 12397-8, 12400, 12456-8
(Thorpe) 12457-8
- Right-to-farm legislation, applicability
(Evans) 14046
(Wilson, J.) 14045-6
- Vegetable farming See Food industry
- Wildlife control, damages to industry caused by wildlife
(Barisoff) 12461
(Evans) 12461
Agrifood Choice and Quality Act
- (Bill 77) (Minister of Agriculture) 1R, 13631-2
- Debate, speakers
(Evans) 13631-2
Agrifood industry See Food industry
Ahousaht first nation
- Monitoring of fish farm in area
(Streifel) 12523
(van Dongen) 12523
AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
- Incidence among Indians
(Priddy) 10817
- Prevention measures
(Hansen) 10817
(Priddy) 10817
- Provincial AIDS strategy, funding allocations
(Hawkins) 14176-8
(Priddy) 14176-7
Air
- Air quality
- AOX emissions from pulp mills See Pollution under Environment
- Greenhouse gas
- "carbon tax" proposal
(Miller) 12449-50
(Neufeld) 12449
- emission reduction, work of Greenhouse Gas Forum
(Coell) 12349
(McGregor) 12349
Air transport assistance program See British Columbia Transportation Financing Authority
AirCare program
- Testing of trucks and buses
(Coell) 12350
(McGregor) 12350
Airports
- Transfer of operations management to local government, role of provincial government
(Kwan) 12708-11
(Nettleton) 12708-11
Alaska
Alberta
- Economy
(Jarvis) 12040-1
- Economy and social services spending
(Bowbrick) 11332-4
- Government priorities
(Sawicki) 12146
- Health care
Alberta Energy Co. Ltd.
- Activity in Fort Liard area
(Neufeld) 12442
Alcohol
Aldergrove Elementary School, Aldergrove, B.C.
Alex Hope Elementary School, Langley, B.C.
Alexander, Jim
Alouette River
- Dam, impact on salmon habitat
(Hartley) 10922
Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd.
- Kemano operations, reduction
(Miller) 12415
- Smelter expansion
(Nebbeling) 10924
Aluminum smelting industry
Alzheimer's disease
Ambulance service
- Levels
(Abbott) 14091
(Barisoff) 14091-2
(Priddy) 14091
- Levels, historical levels
(Hawkins) 14198
(Walsh) 14197-9
- Vestrup report recommendations, government response
(Hansen) 14157
(Priddy) 14157
American Bullion Minerals Ltd.
- Red Chris mine project, status
(Jarvis) 12414
(Miller) 12414
Anaconda mine at Britannia Beach See Britannia mine
Anderson, David
- Approval of infrastructure project funding
(Miller) 12485, 12498
(Neufeld) 12498
Anderson, Val J. (Vancouver-Langara)
- Adult Guardianship Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, debate 14268
- Alcohol, alcoholic beverages, expansion of availability 14274-5
- B.C. Benefits program, appeals 12666
- B.C., standard of living 12141
- Child, Family and Community Service Act, purpose 12142
- Child, youth and family advocate, report on status of child services, government response 13044
- Children
- child development, government prioritization 12117-8
- child protection, child apprehension system, issues and concerns 11578-9, 13404-7
- child's rights and interests, best interests of child, applicability as standard in all cases 13404-6
- Children and Families ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 13404-7
- Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, party principles 11578-9
- Debate on Nisga'a treaty, government MLAs' response
(Farrell-Collins) 11041-2
- Diamond, David, production of play with at-risk youth 12824-5
- Disabled and handicapped persons, programs and services 11579, 12666
- Education
- class size limits 11580
- curriculum, English-as-a-second-language program 11579
- Education ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 13718-22
- Elections, call for general election 11580-1
- Family maintenance enforcement program, impact on income assistance expenditures 12655-6
- Food banks, use by those in need 13730-1
- Gambling, charitable groups' right to gambling revenues 12132-3
- Government
- actions, "victimization" allegation 11578-80
- spending, cost-effectiveness 12142
- Guardianship, implementation of adult guardianship legislation 14268
- Human Resources ministry
- Income, gap between rich and poor 12660
- Indians, personal involvement with issues 10873-4
- Liquor Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, debate 14274-5
- Multifaith Action, comments on Nisga'a treaty 10875
- NDP principles and values, comparison with Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 11578-9
- Nisga'a Final Agreement Act, debate 10873-6, 11164-7
- Nisga'a people
- self-government, jurisdictional concerns 10874
- treaty, final agreement
- constitutional validity 10874
- finality not guaranteed by present treaty 10874-5
- Nisga'a citizenship, definition of "participant" 11165-7
- public views 10875
- Peak House Youth and Family Centre, youth alcohol recovery program 11578
- Phipps, Bill, comments on United Church treatment of Indians 10873
- Politics and politicians, political process, participation 12143
- Poverty
- Residential Tenancy Act, revision 14265-6
- Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 1999, debate 14265-6
- School district 39 (Vancouver), issues 13719-22
- Social welfare system
- hardship benefits for people ineligible for income assistance 12657-8
- income assistance
- payment levels for single parents receiving family maintenance payments 12655-6
- recipients' access to education 12655
- requirement to access pension entitlements before applying for income assistance 12661-3
- third-party administration of benefits 12657
- NDP government actions 12660-2
- Substance abuse/addiction, treatment services
- detox services for children and youth 11578
- education and services for alcohol addiction 14275
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1999, debate 11577-81
- United Church of Canada, apology for treatment of Indians 10873
- Volunteers and volunteer sector
- Wills, probate fees, levels in B.C. 12143
- Youth employment and unemployment, part-time jobs for students 11580
Angus Reid Group
Animal Disease Control Act
Annis, Frank
- Heart surgery cancellation case
(Priddy) 13365
(Wilson, J.) 13365
Aphasia See Speech disorders
Apprenticeship See Skills training
Aquaculture industry
- Code of practice
(Streifel) 12522
(van Dongen) 12522
- Federal-provincial involvement
(Streifel) 12492-3
(van Dongen) 12492
- Fish farms
- diversification into species other than salmon
(Jarvis) 12520-1
(Streifel) 12521
- escapement, Atlantic Salmon Watch program
(Streifel) 12494
- expansion of industry
(van Dongen) 12466-7
- salmon aquaculture expansion, industry review
(Gillespie) 12821
(van Dongen) 12820-2
- salmon farm tenures, renewals and relocations
(MacPhail) 13111
(Streifel) 12522-3
(van Dongen) 12522-3, 13111
- salmon farms, security of tenure
(van Dongen) 12523
- tilapia cultivation
(Streifel) 12532
(van Dongen) 12532
- Government policy
- Moratorium on establishment of salmon farms
- Shellfish farming
- Site identification and competing land use issue
(Streifel) 12492
(van Dongen) 12492
ARC Programs Ltd.
Architects (Landscape) Act
Aricept
Armed forces
- Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack
- use as educational facility
(Penner) 13001-3
(Wilson, G.) 13001-3
- use as training facility for emergency preparedness
(Dalton) 12114
- use of land and facilities
(Penner) 12032-3, 12625-6
(Petter) 12626
- Military service by Indians
(Janssen) 10927
(Zirnhelt) 11015
- Nanoose Bay test range
- lease payment offer by United States
(Campbell) 12613-4
(Petter) 12613-4
(Plant) 12614
- seabed licence agreement between B.C. and federal government, renewal negotiations
(Petter) 12616-21
(Plant) 12616-21
Armstrong-Spallumcheen area
- Emergency health services, petition tabled
(Abbott) 10908
Arrowsmith timber supply area
- Annual allowable cut, impact on fibre supply
(Abbott) 13906
(Zirnhelt) 13906
Arts See Culture
Ashcroft, B.C.
- Changes in electoral boundaries
(Krueger) 13561
Assessment Act
Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters
- Call for review of forest policy
(Abbott) 13802
(Zirnhelt) 13802
- Task force with Forests ministry on professional accountability
(Abbott) 13898
(Zirnhelt) 13898
Association of Canadian Pension Management
- Comments on consultation on B.C. pension legislation changes
(Krueger) 13516
- Position on pension plan harmonization
(Lovick) 13517
Atlin, B.C.
- Activities
(Goodacre) 12173
Attorney General Act
Attorney General, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Immigration
- 1999-2000 Estimates
- debate 12256-69, 12297-306, 12320-39, 12364-79
- speakers
(Abbott) 12367
(Dosanjh) 12256-60, 12262-8, 12297-306, 12320-39, 12365-79
(Penner) 12329, 12333-5, 12337, 12371-2, 12375
(Plant) 12260-9, 12297-306, 12322-34, 12336-9, 12364-72, 12376-7, 12379
(Reid, L.) 12320-2, 12372-5
(Thorpe) 12377-9
- Annual reports
- report on criminal injury program, January 1, 1998, to December 31, 1998
(Dosanjh) 11728
- timeliness
(Dosanjh) 12262
(Plant) 12262
- Community justice branch, community justice programs
(Dosanjh) 12329
(Penner) 12329
(Plant) 12329
- Employees, statements to media, ministry policy
(Dosanjh) 12331
(Plant) 12331
- Gaming audit and investigation office, role and responsibilities
(Dosanjh) 12368-70
(Plant) 12368-70
- Land title branch
- Legal services branch
- aboriginal law group, role
(Dosanjh) 12323
(Plant) 12323
- provision of legal services for government employees and public officials
(Dosanjh) 12324-5
(Plant) 12323-5
- use of outside counsel, disclosure of costs in public accounts
(Dosanjh) 12323, 12325
(Plant) 12322-3, 12325
- Liquor control and licensing branch
- cost recoveries
(Dosanjh) 12378
(Thorpe) 12378
- enforcement and regulation, priorities
(Dosanjh) 12377-9
(Thorpe) 12377-9
- liquor licensing policy, petition tabled
(Thorpe) 11008
- liquor policy review See Liquor industry and sales under Alcohol
- regulations, petition tabled
(Stevenson) 12568
- Minister's briefing book, public disclosure of information
(Dosanjh) 12262-3
(Plant) 12262-3
- Overview of activities and programs
(Dosanjh) 12256-60
- Release of information, solicitor-client privilege
(Dosanjh) 13506-7
(Plant) 13506
- Role in child protection initiatives
(Dosanjh) 12373-4
(Reid, L.) 12373-4
- Strategic planning documents
(Dosanjh) 12264-5
(Plant) 12263-5
Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- (Bill 66) (Attorney General) 1R, 12715; 2R, 13072-3; C, 13141-5; 3R, 13145; RA, 14090
- Debate, speakers
(Dosanjh) 12715, 13072-3, 13142-5
(Plant) 13072, 13142-5
- Purpose of bill
(Dosanjh) 12715, 13072
Auditor general
- Appointment of new auditor general, selection by special committee
(Thorpe) 14492-3
- Financial statements tabled
- year ended March 31, 1998
(Speaker) 10827
- year ended March 31, 1999
(Speaker) 14493
- Reports
- "A Review of the Estimates Process in British Columbia," findings
(Speaker) 11878-81
- "Enhancing Accountability for Performance in the Public Sector," implementation of recommendations
(Gingell) 11502-3
- No. 5, 1995-96, "Issues of Public Interest," statements re parliamentary approval of government spending
(Stephens) 11527-8
- report on NDP government budgets
(Penner) 12031
(van Dongen) 11521
- report on NDP government budgets, availability
(Clark, G.) 10815
(Hansen) 10815
- report on NDP government budgets, government position
(Farrell-Collins) 13119-23
(MacPhail) 11409, 11412, 13119-23
- report on NDP government budgets, public accounts committee inquiry
(de Jong) 13964-5
(Thorpe) 13964-5
- review of subsidies and governance of B.C. Housing
(Coleman) 13604
(Farnworth) 13604
- Reports tabled
- No. 1, 1998-99, "Follow-up of 1996 Performance Audits/Studies"
(Speaker) 10827
- No. 2, 1998-99, "Managing the Cost of Drug Therapies and Fostering Appropriate Drug Use: Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors – Pharmacare Branch"
(Speaker) 10827-8
- No. 3, 1998-99, "Collection of Overdue Accounts Receivable"
(Speaker) 10828
- No. 4, 1998-99, "A Review of the Estimates Process in British Columbia"
(Speaker) 11415
- No. 5, 1998-99, "Protecting Drinking-Water Sources"
(Speaker) 11638
- No. 1, 1999-2000
(Speaker) 12796
- No. 2, 1999-2000, "Report on Government Financial Accountability for the 1997-98 Fiscal Year"
(Speaker) 14493
- No. 3, 1999-2000, "Maintaining Human Capital in the British Columbia Public Service: The Role of Training and Development"
(Speaker) 14493
- No. 4, 1999-2000, "Managing the Woodlot Licence Program"
(Speaker) 14493
- No. 5, 1999-2000, "A Review of the Fast Ferry Project: Governance and Risk Management"
(Speaker) 14493
- No. 6, 1999-2000, "Forest Renewal B.C.: Planning and Accountability in the Corporation; The Silviculture Programs"
(Speaker) 14493
- No. 7, 1999-2000, "Report on the Preparedness of the Government of British Columbia in Dealing with the Year 2000 Problem"
(Speaker) 14493
- No. 8, 1999-2000, "Social Housing: The Governance of the British Columbia Housing Management Commission and the Provincial Rental Housing Corporation; The Management of Social Housing Subsidies"
(Speaker) 14493
- No. 9, 1999-2000, "Compliance Audits"
(Speaker) 14493
- No. 10, 1999-2000, "Report on Government Financial Accountability for the 1998-99 Fiscal Year, Parts 1 and 2"
(Speaker) 14493
- 1998-99 annual report
(MacPhail) 14170
- "Report on Government Financial Accountability for the 1997-98 Fiscal Year: Part 1, Report on the 1997-98 Public Accounts"
(Speaker) 10959
- Statements re NDP government budget procedures
(Campbell) 11408-9
(Chong) 11411
(Farrell-Collins) 11410
(Penner) 11411-2
(Petter) 11411
(Speaker) 11878-81
Aung San Suu Kyi
- Role in campaign for democracy and human rights in Burma
(Hartley) 12201-2
(Kwan) 12207
(Symons) 12207-8
Australia
- Rights of aboriginal peoples
(Pullinger) 10853
- Treaty settlement with aboriginal peoples
(Farnworth) 10891
Autism
Automobiles
- Abandoned vehicles, towing and disposal
(Lovick) 12687-8
(Stephens) 12687-8
- Driver's licences
- acceptance of applicant's passport as primary piece of identification
(Lali) 14421-2
(Neufeld) 14421-2
- applications by women newly arrived in B.C., proof-of-identity requirement
(Hammell) 12601
(Stephens) 12601
- unlicensed drivers
(Jarvis) 12733
(Lovick) 12733
- Insurance, no-fault insurance for B.C.
(Jarvis) 12724
(Lovick) 12724
- National Safety Code numbers, fee
(Lovick) 12816-7
(Neufeld) 12816-7
- Photo radar, use in speed monitoring
- costs for development and operation of program
(Lovick) 12725-6, 12818, 12867
(Penner) 12725-6, 12818, 12867
- funding issues
(Jarvis) 12688, 12732-3
(Lovick) 12733
- program expansion, staffing and effectiveness issues
(Dosanjh) 12333-4, 12338-9, 12371, 12727-8
(Lovick) 12727-8
(Penner) 12333-4, 12371-2, 12726-8, 12730
(Plant) 12334, 12338-9
- purchase of vans
(Penner) 13275
- tickets
- Recreational vehicles, weight restrictions
(Wilson, J.) 12155
- Repair shop accreditation
(Jarvis) 12736-9
(Lovick) 12736-8
(Weisgerber) 12737-8
- Traffic accidents
- costs levied against driver responsible for accident
(Jarvis) 12723
(Lovick) 12723
- injuries and fatalities
(Jarvis) 12689
(Lovick) 12689
- Traffic fines, outstanding balance
(Dosanjh) 12306
(Plant) 12305-6
- Traffic safety, intersection camera program
(Dosanjh) 12335
(Jarvis) 12732
(Lovick) 12728-30
(Penner) 12335, 12728-30
- Vehicle and axle weight regulations, enforcement
(Jarvis) 12739, 12810
(Krueger) 12826
(Lovick) 12739-40, 12810-6, 12818
(Neufeld) 12739-40, 12811-6, 12818
- Vehicle identification numbers, requirement
(Lali) 14421-3
(Neufeld) 14421-3
(Symons) 14423
(Weisgerber) 14422-3
Azak, Collier
- Comments on logging by Nisga'a people and impact on timber supply
(Abbott) 11639
(Zirnhelt) 11639-40
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