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Province of British Columbia
3rd Session, 36th Parliament -- Part 2: November 1998 -- March 2000
Subject-Speaker INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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Hansard Sittings by Page Number
Facing History and Ourselves
- Research project, goals
(Whittred) 10967
Fair Share program
- Disbursement of funds
(Kwan) 12703-4
(Nebbeling) 12703-4
- Investment in Peace River North area
(Clark, G.) 12160
Falcon, Kevin
- Employment contract with B.C. Liberal Party
(Sihota) 12918-9
False Creek
Families
- Child custody and access, federal government involvement in issue
(Hammell) 12607
(Stephens) 12607
- "Domestic partner," use of term
(Plant) 13273
- Marriage-like relationships, legal status
(Dosanjh) 14228, 14349
(Plant) 14349-52, 14418
- Programs and services
- assistance to families involved in child apprehension cases
(Dosanjh) 12372-3
(Reid, L.) 12372-3
- government assistance
(Gillespie) 11487-8
(MacPhail) 10899-900
(Reid, L.) 11541
- services
(Stephens) 12185-6
- services for families at risk
(Smallwood) 10981-2
- Relationship breakdown, legal provisions for division of property
(Dosanjh) 11850
(Stephens) 11849-50
- Same-sex parents, school board's ban on books See School district 36 (Surrey)
- Same-sex relationships
(Plant) 14349, 14351
- "Spouse," definition in legislation See Definition of Spouse Amendment Act, 1999; Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 1999
- Stay-at-home parenting
(Nettleton) 12191
Family maintenance enforcement program
- Impact on income assistance expenditures
(Anderson) 12655-6
(Pullinger) 12656
- Payments
- application of garnishee orders to training program tuition funds
(Petter) 12548-9
(Reid, J.) 12548-9
- enforcement mechanisms
(Dosanjh) 12258
- variances
(Dosanjh) 12326
(Plant) 12325-6
- Program
(Pullinger) 12653
(Whittred) 12653
Family Relations Act
Farmers, farmland, farms, etc. See Agriculture industry
Farnworth, Hon. Michael (Port Coquitlam)
- Aerospace industry, trade shows in B.C. 13622
- Air quality, improvement measures 12089
- Aluminum smelting industry, new smelters in B.C. 13622-3
- Aquaculture industry, moratorium on establishment of salmon farms 13592-3
- Auditor general, reports, review of subsidies and governance of B.C. Housing 13604
- B.C. Gaming Commission, policies 13854-5
- B.C. Housing Management Commission
- 1997-98 annual report tabled 12090
- operations 13604-5
- strategic planning process, objectives and cost 13601-3
- B.C. Hydro
- 1998 annual report tabled 12090
- advertising and event sponsorship 13682-3, 13697
- corporate donation policy 13695
- derivatives trading 13689-94
- equity, allowable rate of return 13680
- expenditures, maintenance of rights-of-way lines and transformers 13694-5
- market research, cost 13679-80
- rates
- relationship to Powerex 13688-9
- staff bonuses 13696
- B.C. Hydro International Ltd.
- business development costs 13683
- financial statements, audit requirement 13684
- Pakistan power project
- B.C. Lottery Corporation
- 1997-98 annual report tabled 14475
- funding for travel costs of amateur athletes 13994
- lawsuits brought against corporation, cost 13505-6
- operations and activities 13859-62
- B.C. Racing Commission, operations 13864-5
- B.C. Utilities Commission
- 1998 annual report tabled 14232
- powers to review B.C. Hydro energy supply contracts 13697
- Burnaby, bingo hall at Middlegate Mall, licence application 13852
- Burton, water system, concerns of residents 13698
- Business, competitiveness of B.C. companies 13545, 13590
- Canada-B.C. Infrastructure Works program, status 13623
- Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, devolution negotiations 13604-5
- Casino of the Rockies
- Central Maloney Inc., partnership with B.C. Hydro 13697
- China, shipping company operating in B.C. 13622
- Economy
- B.C. economy
- regional economic development
- role of government 13538-41, 13543-4
- Employment and Investment ministry
- 1999-2000 estimates debate 13534-5, 13538-46, 13588-608, 13620-30, 13672-702, 13744-71, 13840-74
- annual reports tabled
- budget reductions 13595
- business plan
- communications activities 13624-6
- economic development division, activities 13872-3
- employment equity plan 13623-4
- gaming policy secretariat, operations 13862-3
- international branch, operations 13700
- investment policy 13753
- mandate and overview of activities 13534-5
- policy objectives, benchmarks 13700
- staff, involvement of former staff with private sector gaming interests 13848
- trade missions budget, allocation 13701-2, 13744-5, 13749-50
- Employment and unemployment
- Environment, pollution, AOX emissions from pulp mills 13673
- Exports and imports
- trade missions
- trade offices, out-of-country trade offices 13594-5, 13750
- Fording Coal Ltd., Fording River power project 13694
- Forest industry
- pulp and paper sector, pulp prices 13628
- softwood lumber quota system, government strategy 13699
- Forest Renewal B.C., involvement with Four Corners bank 14405-6
- Four Corners Community Savings
- Gallagher, Tim, comments to media on government gaming policy 13858
- Gambling
- addiction and problem gambling, government studies 13766-8
- casinos
- charities' access to gambling revenues 13853-4, 13859
- charity gaming, bingos, revenue and funding issues 13854
- crime and gambling, development of review and approval process for gaming legislation 11661
- expansion of gambling in B.C.
- gambling on Indian land
- casino licence applications, approval process 13848
- Coquihalla casino licence application, approval process 13852
- government policy on gaming expansion 13993
- gaming activities, local government control 13841-4
- government legal costs for gaming court cases 13858
- Internet gaming, control and regulation 13855-8
- legislation
- amendments re government's breach of Criminal Code 13855
- time line for legislative changes 13843-4
- policy
- revenues from gambling
- disbursement method 13861
- government share of casino revenues 13845
- slot machines
- revenue projections 13861
- slot machines at racetracks 13865
- White Paper on gaming
- General Electric Co., partnership with B.C. Hydro 13697
- Government, fiscal planning and policies, economic strategy 13546, 13588-9
- Hawkins, Sindi, comments on casino applications in Kamloops and Kelowna 11858
- Highland Valley copper mine
- Horse-racing industry
- Housing
- Income tax, personal tax rates in B.C. 10957-9
- Indians
- impact of government policies on B.C. Indians 10890-1
- treaties, treaties in other countries 10891
- treaty negotiations, public involvement 10892
- Intalco Aluminum Corp., transmission costs for power purchased in B.C. 13683
- Investment
- government investments
- investment in B.C.
- attraction of investment 11056
- investment climate 13589
- investment climate, certainty provided by Indian land claim settlements 10892
- "Investment Climate" promotional publication 13625, 13698-9
- Job Protection Commission
- 1997 annual report tabled 12090
- work of agency 13873
- Kamloops, casino, position of city council 13766
- Kelowna, casino at Grand hotel, community support 13841-2
- Krueger, Kevin, position on gambling expansion in B.C. 13767
- New Brunswick, 1999 election platform 12895-6
- NDP government, support from cabinet ministers 14474
- New Westminster, casino licence applications, involvement of Moe Sihota 13852
- Nisga'a Final Agreement Act, debate 10890-3
- Nisga'a people
- government, self-government, jurisdictional concerns 10890
- treaty, final agreement, approval process, public referendum 10892
- North Burnaby Inn, casino licence application
- approval in principle 11766-7
- chronology of events leading to investigation of application proponents 13849-51
- involvement of government MLAs 13851-2
- Pacific Racing Association, financial involvement of government 13865
- Penticton casinos
- licence applications, approval process 13847, 13853
- referendum on casino issue 13842-3
- Peterson, Ken, employment with B.C. Hydro 13696
- Pilarinos, Dimitrios, connection to Glen Clark 11835
- Power for Jobs program, project proposals 13698
- Powerex
- financial operations 13688-9
- marketing strategy 13681
- power sales to United States users
- Prince Rupert, casino ship proposal, licence application process 13853
- Resources and resource industries, natural resource community fund, use 13754-5
- Seniors, supportive housing 13603-4
- Skeena Cellulose Inc.
- Steele, Bill, employment with Skeena Cellulose Inc. 13676-7
- Sumas, power facility expansion proposal 12136-8, 13681
- Taxation, levels 13590
- Trucking industry
- issues and concerns 11284
- weigh scales, Pouce Coupe weigh scale 11284
- Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre, expansion project
- Victoria, arena proposal, government funding issue 13623
- Western Canada Summer Games, B.C. team, B.C. Lottery Corporation funding 13994
- Women, second-stage housing 13600-1
Farrell-Collins, Gary (Vancouver–Little Mountain)
- Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12638
- Aluminum smelting industry, new smelters in B.C. 14069
- Anderson, Val, debate on Nisga'a treaty, government MLAs' response 11041-2
- Auditor general, report on NDP government budgets, government position 13119-23, 13165-69
- Bonds, B.C. bonds
- bond sales as economic indicator 13090
- rates compared to federal bonds and other provincial bonds 13091-5, 13114
- B.C. Ferry Corporation, debt 11377
- debt to offset capital and operating deficits 12718
- raising of limit on outstanding debt 12212, 12246-8
- B.C. Hydro
- B.C. Hydro International Ltd.
- financial statements, audit requirement 13684
- Pakistan power project
- costs, liability 13685-7
- inquiry, Glen Clark's role in inquiry and knowledge of events 11585, 13785-7
- knowledge of events and participants' actions 10814
- loans to project, repayment issue 13684-5
- B.C. residents moving elsewhere 10958, 11469-70
- Budget debate, 1999-2000 budget 11456-9, 11465-71
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1999, debate 12212-3, 12246-51
- Budgets
- 1995-96 and 1996-97 budgets, comments by Elizabeth Cull 11410
- 1996-97 budget, balanced-budget claim and NDP election win, legal challenge 13167
- 1999-2000 budget
- budget process
- deficit budgets during NDP administration 11456-8
- Business
- companies leaving B.C. 11469-70
- government involvement in private sector companies 14360, 14362
- small business, tax reductions 14361-2
- Calder, Frank, position on closure of debate on Nisga'a treaty 11899
- Civil service
- hiring practices, merit versus political affiliation 12903
- public service, payment of legal fees incurred by staff in the course of carrying out their duties 13120-2
- Clark, Glen
- advancement of Nisga'a treaty 11040-1
- comments on issues
- comments while in opposition re 1991-92 budget 11467
- NDP fiscal policies 11457
- credibility 13786-7, 13806
- home construction project by Dimitrios Pilarinos, reimbursement 11767, 11790
- political record 11467-8
- Cohen, Allan, role in government response to auditor general's report on 1996 budgets 13165-6
- Conair Aviation Ltd., government investment in company 13089
- Condominiums, leaky-condos issue, tax concessions on building repairs 13103-4
- Corporations, capital tax, exemption threshold for financial institutions 14443
- Credit rating, B.C. rating
- Crown corporations, government oversight of activities 13198-202
- Crown corporations secretariat, role in accountability and governance of Crown corporations 12638
- Douglas, Tommy, political record 11467
- Economic Forecast Council, establishment 12212
- Economy, B.C. economy
- Elections, call for general election 11470-1, 11586-7
- Employment and Investment ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 13684-7, 13691-4
- Employment and unemployment
- Fee Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, debate 14355-6, 14457-8
- Ferries and ferry services
- fast ferries construction
- Film industry in B.C. 11222
- Finance and Corporate Relations ministry
- Finance and Corporate Relations Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, debate 13978, 14105
- Forest industry
- employment and jobs, job levels, impact of government policies and regulations 12431-2
- industry in B.C., current state of industry 11458
- revenues to government, projections 10831
- Forest Renewal B.C., involvement with Four Corners bank 14405-6
- Forsey, Eugene, comments on use of closure for legislative debates 11939-40, 11942
- Four Corners Community Savings, performance and NDP government involvement 14405-6
- Gambling, expansion of gambling in B.C., status of expansion 14073
- Garrett, George, tribute 11350
- Giesbrecht, Helmut, participation in House debates 11377
- Government
- accountability 11585, 11588
- fiscal planning and policies
- legal counsel and costs for cabinet members and staff 11767
- ministers, travel costs 13705
- purchasing, 1 percent of invoice value charged to suppliers as administration fee 13171
- regulations and red tape, streamlining initiative 13978
- revenues, user fees, retroactive validation of province's legal authority to collect fees during 1988-99 period 14355-6, 14457-8
- spending, capital expenditures 13088-9, 13096-7
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, role as responsible agency 12212
- Gunton, Tom, role in government response to auditor general's report on 1996 budgets 13120-3
- Hartley, Bill, election as Speaker 14491
- Health care
- funding, 1999-2000 budgeted expenditures 11468-9
- system, management by NDP government 14074-5
- travel for treatment, B.C. residents travelling to Alberta 11468-9
- Heaney, John, contract extensions with Aboriginal Affairs ministry, compliance with comptroller general's guidelines 11836
- Income tax, personal tax rates in B.C. 10958
- Indians
- history of treatment by federal and provincial governments 11039
- treaty negotiations, process, Liberal Party position 11039
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., policies and practices, requirements for auto glass repair shops 12197-8, 12319
- Investment
- government investments, industrial incentive fund, funding cap 12212, 12250-1
- investment in B.C., 1998 levels 13087
- Jobs and timber accord, advertising campaign 13118
- Labour ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12868-9
- Legislation, retroactive legislation, use 14356
- Legislature
- closure of debate, use 11937-8
- estimates process
- changes, auditor general's recommendations 13086
- confining remarks to administrative responsibility of minister 12869
- language used in House, "lie" 12900
- legislative calendar and sitting schedule 11941
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on issues
- Lovick, Dale
- attendance at Nanaimo rally 12868-9
- comments on Nisga'a treaty 11041
- MacPhail, Joy, comments on NDP fiscal policies 11457
- Mining industry, current state of industry in B.C. 13116
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, debate 13197-202
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1999, debate 14443
- Motions
- motion that the House do now adjourn, debate 11376-80
- time allocation on Bill 51 (Motion 62), debate 11936-44
- NDP
- government
- relevance of party 11587-8
- Nisga'a Final Agreement Act
- debate 11039-42, 11861
- debate on bill
- debate suspension following appointment of Gordon Wilson as Aboriginal Affairs minister 11376-80
- potential for future court action 11940
- Nisga'a people
- treaty, final agreement
- debate in B.C. Legislature, conduct of government MLAs 11041-2
- debate in B.C. Legislature, timing 11040
- government advertising 11040-1
- moral argument for settling treaty 11041-2
- redress for past wrongs 11039
- treaty, Liberal Party position 11039-40
- Pement, Jacquelynne, membership in B.C. Liberal Party 14073
- Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- Pensions
- legislative changes, input of pension plan members and pensioners 14373-4
- management of pension plans, joint trusteeship 14363-4
- uncertainty in pension system 14374
- Politics and politicians, public respect for and trust in the political system 11587
- Powerex, power sales to United States users, buy-resell transactions 13691-2
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., report and comments on B.C. forest industry 10831
- Privilege
- reserving right to raise matter re statements by Glen Clark 13789
- reserving right to raise matter re statements by Moe Sihota 11663
- Progressive Democratic Alliance party, disposition of debt 11379
- Public debt
- Public Service ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12903
- Real property tax, assessment of property, industrial properties, valuation criteria 14440
- Recreation, back-country recreation, land tenure applications backlog 13110-1
- Resources and resource industries, current state of resource sector 13116
- Roddick, Valerie, election as MLA and introduction to House 14492
- Saskatchewan, budgets 11462
- Science and technology, growth of high-technology industry 13115-6
- Securities Amendment Act, 1999, debate 13306, 13377
- Securities industry, protection for investors 13377
- Sheehan, John, wrongful dismissal case against B.C. Hydro 10814, 13786, 13806, 13889
- Sihota, Moe, wilderness trip while Environment minister, conflict-of-interest allegation 11660
- Skeena Cellulose Inc., government intervention in financial situation
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1999, debate 11584-90
- Supply Act (No. 2), 1999, debate 14072-6
- Taxation
- current levels 14360-2
- tax reductions, Liberal Party position 14443
- Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, debate 14360-2, 14440
- Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre, expansion project 14111-2, 14168
- Western Star Trucks Ltd., government investment in company 13089
- Wilson, Gordon
- comments on people leaving B.C. 12497
- membership in NDP 11376-9, 11467
- Nisga'a Final Agreement Act, change from critic to minister responsible, position on previous statements by government 11861
Feature Film Advisory Committee
- Report
- B.C.'s response
(Thorpe) 13256
(Waddell) 13256
- report tabled
(Waddell) 12673
Federated Cooperatives Ltd.
Federation of Child and Family Services of British Columbia
- Mission statement
(Reid, L.) 13412
Fee Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- (Bill 94) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 14228-9; 2R, 14354-6; C, 14457-8; 3R, 14428; RA, 14488
- Debate, speakers
(Farrell-Collins) 14355-6, 14457-8
(MacPhail) 14228-9, 14354, 14356, 14457-8
(Plant) 14354-5
Ferries and ferry services See also British Columbia Ferry Corporation
- Corporate sponsorship, revenue to B.C. Ferry Corporation
(Coell) 12860
(Wilson, G.) 12861
- Essential-service designation, minimum services
(Lovick) 10937
(Wilson, G.) 10937
- Fares
- fare structure alternatives
(Chong) 12862
(Wilson, G.) 12862
- fare structure, equity issues
(Symons) 12853-4
(Wilson, G.) 12852-3
- government's free-fare policy for school children and seniors
(Chong) 12862-3
(Symons) 12864
(Wilson, G.) 12863-4
- premium fares on fast ferries
(Symons) 12866
(Wilson, G.) 12866
- Fast ferries
- construction cost overruns
(Abbott) 11398, 11509
(Campbell) 11113-4, 11150, 11152, 11175, 11223-4, 11283, 11305-7
(Clark, C.) 11176, 11244-5, 11284-5
(Clark, G.) 11152, 11306-7
(Dalton) 11573
(de Jong) 11114-5, 11245, 11307, 11380-1
(Farrell-Collins) 11243-4, 11308-9, 11379, 12212
(Gingell) 11243
(MacPhail) 11243-4
(Miller) 11113-5, 11150-1, 11175-6, 11223, 11224-5, 11243-5, 11283-5, 11307-9, 11352-3
(Plant) 11244
(Reid, J.) 11510-1
(Sanders) 11536
(Symons) 11113, 11176, 11224-5, 11283-4, 11352-3
(van Dongen) 11522
(Weisgerber) 11353
(Whittred) 11334-6, 11516-7
(Wilson, J.) 11513
- construction costs
(MacPhail) 13187
(Symons) 13187
- construction costs, impact of design changes on costs
(Wilson, G.) 12839
- construction costs, projected and actual costs
(Campbell) 14249-51
(Clark, G.) 14250-1
- construction costs, total for program
(Symons) 12842
(Wilson, G.) 12842
- construction delays
(Symons) 12841
- construction program, future of program
(de Jong) 11374
(Thorpe) 11404
(Weisgerber) 11385
(Wilson, G.) 11374
- construction program, history and outcomes
(Penner) 11543-4
- construction program, impact on shipbuilding industry
(Orcherton) 13150-2
(Symons) 13151
- construction program, minutes of board meeting on alternative financing
(Symons) 11224-5
- construction program, public review of program, position of Gordon Wilson while in opposition
(Farrell-Collins) 11377
(Symons) 11374-5
(Wilson, G.) 11374-5
- construction, shipbuilding jobs
(Janssen) 11335
- construction, use of Canadian-made materials
(Symons) 12846
(Wilson, G.) 12846
- crossing times
(Symons) 12846-7
(Wilson, G.) 12846-7
- engines, bypassing of speed governors
(Symons) 12161
(Wilson, G.) 12161
- engines, performance and maintenance issues
(Symons) 12847-9, 12856-7
(Wilson, G.) 12848-9, 12856-7
- environmental impacts and emission reduction
(Coell) 12353
(McGregor) 12353-4
- fuel costs and fuelling facilities
(Symons) 12855-7
(Wilson, G.) 12855-7
- high-speed catamarans, decision on design
(Symons) 12840-1
(Wilson, G.) 12840-1
- high-speed catamarans, royalties to designers
(Symons) 12846
(Wilson, G.) 12846-7
- loading procedure
(Symons) 12858-9
(Wilson, G.) 12858-9
- maintenance costs
(Symons) 12848-9
(Wilson, G.) 12849
- noise level on car decks
(Symons) 12866
(Wilson, G.) 12866
- performance
(de Jong) 11151
(Miller) 11151
- program cost
(Farrell-Collins) 11465-6
- safety concerns
(Symons) 12854
(Wilson, G.) 12854, 12863
- sea trials, main-engine problem and warranty
(Miller) 11224
(Wilson, G.) 11224
- sea water piping system
(Symons) 12854
(Wilson, G.) 12854-5
- technical assessment report on fast ferries See John J. McMullen Associates Inc.
- vehicle capacity and size restrictions
(Symons) 12857-8
(Wilson, G.) 12857-8
- wake and wash concerns
(de Jong) 14339
(Symons) 12847, 14340
(Wilson, G.) 12847, 14339-40
- weight rating
(Symons) 12849
(Wilson, G.) 12849-50
- Ferries as extension of highway system
(Wilson, G.) 12851, 12864
- "Ferry miles" program proposal
(Wilson, G.) 12853
- Ferry terminals
- Departure Bay terminal, relocation
(Coell) 10959
(Miller) 10959
- loading ramp system
(Symons) 12863
(Wilson, G.) 12863
- Funding from provincial fuel tax
(Symons) 12852
(Wilson, G.) 12851
- Labour relations
- Reservation system
- administrative costs
(Symons) 12863
(Wilson, G.) 12863-4
- expansion of service
(Symons) 12858
(Wilson, G.) 12858
- fees for catamaran service
(Clark, C.) 10906
(Miller) 10906
- Routes and services
- commuter service, links to transit systems
(Coell) 12861
(Wilson, G.) 12861
- Discovery Coast service, future plans
(Symons) 12865
(Wilson, G.) 12865
- Gulf Islands service
(Coell) 12859-61
(Wilson, G.) 12859-61
- impact of service on tourism industry
(Thorpe) 13252
(Waddell) 13252
- impact of service on tourism industry and small businesses on Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands
(Coell) 12860-1
(Reid, J.) 12842-4
(Wilson, G.) 12843-4, 12860
- Prince Rupert–Queen Charlottes route, replacement vessel
(Symons) 12850
(Wilson, G.) 12850
- Sale of B.C. products on ferries
(Barisoff) 12394
(Evans) 12394
(Gingell) 11006
(Miller) 11006
- Stakeholders' forum proposal
(Symons) 12845
(Wilson, G.) 12845
- Vessels
- Bowen Queen, engine repairs
(Coell) 12860
(Wilson, G.) 12860
- captain's decision not to sail in unsafe conditions
(Symons) 12865
(Wilson, G.) 12865
- Century-class vessels, use
(Wilson, G.) 12851
- construction program
(Symons) 12792
(Wilson, G.) 12792
- fast ferries See Fast ferries above
- fleet repair and upgrade needs
(Miller) 11151-2, 11177-8
(Symons) 12850-1
(Wilson, G.) 11151-2, 12850-1
- Gulf Islands ferries, disabled and handicapped persons' access to amenities
(Coell) 12860
(Wilson, G.) 12860
- Skeena Queen, vibration concerns
(Coell) 12860
(Symons) 12865
(Wilson, G.) 12860, 12865
Feschuk, Garry
- Commended for work on Sechelt treaty negotiations
(Lovick) 11282
Fetal alcohol effect/syndrome
- Children with fetal alcohol effect/syndrome
- Impact on mental and physical health
(Reid, L.) 12639-40
- Prevention strategies
Film Development Society of British Columbia
- Funding
(Thorpe) 13256
(Waddell) 13256
- Project partnership with IMAX and Royal B.C. Museum See Project partnership with IMAX and B.C. Film under Royal British Columbia Museum
- Promotion of B.C. film-makers
(Waddell) 13254
Film industry
- Advisory committee on feature film See Feature Film Advisory Committee
- Distribution of films, evidence of classification
(Dosanjh) 13072
(Plant) 13072
- Feature film fund
(Thorpe) 13256
- Government funding
(Waddell) 13256-7
- Government policy on film and television industry
(Thorpe) 13253-7
(Waddell) 13253-7
- Hiring policies
(Waddell) 13255
(Weisbeck) 13255
- Industry in B.C.
(Farrell-Collins) 11222
(Waddell) 11221
- Movie and television production
- production
(Sihota) 12151
(Stevenson) 12192
(Waddell) 12055
- tax credit program
- impact on industry growth
(Thorpe) 13913
(Waddell) 13913
- program
(MacPhail) 11453-4
- proposal to use fund for domestic production
(Waddell) 11221
(Wilson, G.) 11222
- Promotion of film production outside lower mainland
(Thorpe) 13255-6
(Waddell) 13255-6
Finance and Corporate Relations, Ministry of
- 1999-2000 Estimates
- debate 13084-123, 13164-91
- speakers
(Chong) 13098-105, 13169
(Coell) 13112
(Coleman) 13113
(Farrell-Collins) 13086-98, 13102-4, 13106, 13110-1, 13113-23, 13164-72
(MacPhail) 13084-6, 13088-115, 13117-23, 13165-72
(Neufeld) 13113
(Reid, J.) 13105-9
(Thorpe) 13106, 13109-10, 13113-4, 13170
(van Dongen) 13110-2
- Accountability and reporting
(Farrell-Collins) 13086
(MacPhail) 13086
- Annual report, 1997-98, tabled
(MacPhail) 14475
- Cabinet policy and communications secretariat
- office security measures, cost
(Clark, C.) 13436
(de Jong) 13436-8
(MacPhail) 13436-7
(Plant) 13436
- Premier's Youth Office, advertising and promotion expenditures
(Clark, G.) 14221-2
(Penner) 14221-2
- Premier's Youth Office, staffing issues
(Clark, G.) 14217-9, 14223
(Penner) 14217-9, 14223
- role in government response to auditor general's report on 1996 budgets
(Farrell-Collins) 13119-23, 13165-9
(MacPhail) 13119-23, 13165-9
- Corporate services, budget
(Chong) 13101
(MacPhail) 13101
- Internal audit services, recoveries from ministries and Crown corporations
(Chong) 13102
(MacPhail) 13102
- Legal support for ministry staff
(Farrell-Collins) 13120-1
(MacPhail) 13120-1
- Mandate and overview of activities
(MacPhail) 13084-6
- Relationship with Environment ministry re B.C. Assets and Land Corporation
(Coell) 12239-40
(McGregor) 12239-40
- Revenue division, number of audit and compliance staff
(Chong) 13100
(MacPhail) 13085, 13100
- Staff, allocation as auditors and collectors for provincial sales tax
(Chong) 13103
(MacPhail) 13103
- Transfer of funds to Public Service ministry
(Farrell-Collins) 13164-5
(MacPhail) 13164-5
- Unclaimed money deposits, 1998-99 report tabled
(MacPhail) 14170
Finance and Corporate Relations Statutes Amendment Act, 1998
Finance and Corporate Relations Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- (Bill 71) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 13364; 2R, 13977-8; C, 14105-6; 3R, 14279; Report, 14089; RA, 14488
- Amdts: sec. 14.1 (MacPhail) 14105, approved 14106
- Debate, speakers
(Farrell-Collins) 13978, 14105
(MacPhail) 13364, 13977-8, 14105-6
Financial Administration Act
- Amendments See Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- Reports tabled pursuant to act
- amounts borrowed for loans made to government bodies for fiscal year ended March 31, 1999
(MacPhail) 14475
- guarantees and indemnities authorized and issued for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999
(MacPhail) 14475
Financial Institutions Act
- Disclosure provisions, enforcement
(MacPhail) 14105-6
Financial services industry See Banking industry
Finger Lake Wilderness Resort
- Application to purchase leased property
(Coleman) 13113
(MacPhail) 13113
Fire Services Act
Fire Services Amendment Act, 1999
- (Bill 60) (Minister of Municipal Affairs) 1R, 12565-6, 2R, 13078-80, C, 13157; 3R, 13157; RA, 14089
- Debate, speakers
(Barisoff) 13079
(Kwan) 12565, 13078-80, 13157
(Lovick) 13079
(Nebbeling) 13078-9, 13157
(Streifel) 13079
Firearms
- Gun control
- firearms registry
(Dosanjh) 14169
(Weisgerber) 14169
- firearms registry, processing of applications
(Dosanjh) 12336-7
(Plant) 12336-7
- registration requirement
(Dosanjh) 11006
(Weisgerber) 11006
- Moving of firearms as part of household effects, exemption
(McGregor) 13372
(Plant) 13372
- Possession and use by aboriginal peoples
(Plant) 11730
(Wilson, G.) 11730
Firefighting services
- Fire suppression in parks See Parks
- Forest fire fighting See Forest fires under Forest industry
- Long-service and bravery medals for firefighters
- Municipal services, impact of reduction in provincial government grant
(Nebbeling) 13079
First Citizens' Fund
First Nations Land Management Act (federal)
- Impact on property rights of Indian women
(Stephens) 12994-5
(Wilson, G.) 12995
- Purpose of act
(Stephens) 11850
Fisher, Thomas
Fisheries
- Aquaculture See Aquaculture industry
- Federal-provincial relations See also Pacific Salmon Treaty, negotiations below
(Streifel) 12465, 12468-71, 12533, 13082-3
(van Dongen) 12469-71, 13082
- Fish habitat, impact of flood protection activities See Flood protection activities under Floods and floodplains
- Fisheries management, participation of coastal communities
(Streifel) 12469-70
- Fishing by Indians
- aboriginal fisheries strategy, government position
(de Jong) 11427
- aboriginal fishery guardian training, funding responsibility
(Streifel) 12533
(van Dongen) 12533
- commercial fishery
(Campbell) 10914
(Janssen) 10928
(Stephens) 10945
(van Dongen) 11010
(Wilson, G.) 10909-10
- fish allocation to Indians
(Coell) 10939
- sale, trade and barter issues
(van Dongen) 11364
- Fishing industry
- Fishing resorts See Recreation
- Fishing resorts on leased Crown land See Crown land
- Hake fishery
- allocations to foreign and domestic fish processors
(Streifel) 12464-5
- growth in industry
(Janssen) 14428-9
(van Dongen) 14429
- Management of resource
- involvement of Indians
(Streifel) 10888
- management practices, impact on stocks
(van Dongen) 11626
(Wilson, G.) 11625-6
- Nisga'a treaty fisheries provisions
- allocation of fish species and aquatic plants
(Dosanjh) 11367-8
(Janssen) 10928
(Streifel) 10888
(van Dongen) 11010, 11365-8
(Wilson, G.) 10909-10
- "directed harvest"
(van Dongen) 11363-4
- fish entitlement
(de Jong) 11361
(Jarvis) 11366
(Lovick) 11357-61
(van Dongen) 11357-60, 11364
- fisheries management
(de Jong) 11437-42
(Dosanjh) 11440-1
(Plant) 11440-1
(van Dongen) 11425-7, 11438-9, 11442-3, 11625-6
(Wilson, G.) 11425-6, 11438-43, 11625-6
- fishery enhancement activities
(de Jong) 11365
(Dosanjh) 11366
(Lovick) 11364-5
(van Dongen) 11364, 11366
- harvest agreement
(de Jong) 11362-3
(Lovick) 11359-63
(van Dongen) 11359-62
- harvest agreement, compensation to Nisga'a for reduced or lost fish allocation
(van Dongen) 11624-5
(Wilson, G.) 11624-5
- harvest agreement, definition of "consult"
(van Dongen) 11624
(Wilson, G.) 11624
- harvesting rights
(Dosanjh) 11430
(Plant) 11430
(Wilson, G.) 11430
- inclusion in treaty of commercial fishery agreement, Gordon Wilson's statements
(de Jong) 11427-8
(van Dongen) 11625
(Wilson, G.) 11427-8
- international arrangements
(de Jong) 11445-6
(Wilson, G.) 11445-6
- Joint Fisheries Management Committee
(de Jong) 11436-7
(van Dongen) 11435-6
(Wilson, G.) 11435-7
- jurisdiction over fisheries
(Dosanjh) 11367
(van Dongen) 11367
- jurisdiction over Nass River
(Jarvis) 11324
- Lisims Fisheries Conservation Trust
(Dosanjh) 11443-4
(van Dongen) 11443-5
(Wilson, G.) 11444-5
- measurement of fish harvest
(Lovick) 11358-60
(van Dongen) 11358-9
- negotiating mandate
(Lovick) 11356-7
(van Dongen) 11356
- Nisga'a participation in general commercial fishery
(Plant) 11445
(van Dongen) 11445
(Wilson, G.) 11445
- permission to use firearms
(Lovick) 11359
(van Dongen) 11359
- power to amend fisheries agreements
(Dosanjh) 11368
(Plant) 11368
- rights re intertidal bivalves and aquaculture operations
(van Dongen) 11429
(Wilson, G.) 11429
- sale and trade of fish, enforcement issue
(van Dongen) 11429-32
(Wilson, G.) 11430-2
- setting of guidelines
(van Dongen) 11432-3
(Wilson, G.) 11432-3
- steelhead issues
(Dosanjh) 11366
(van Dongen) 11366-7
- surplus salmon
(de Jong) 11365
(Lovick) 11365
- trade and barter provisions
(Lovick) 11364
(van Dongen) 11364
- Pacific salmon fishery
- Canada–B.C. agreement
(Streifel) 12469-71
(van Dongen) 12469-71
- meetings between Dennis Streifel and United States legislators
(Streifel) 12465
- Pacific stock assessment review committee
(Streifel) 12471
(van Dongen) 12471
- status
(Streifel) 11087
- Pacific Salmon Treaty
- B.C. position
(Streifel) 13082
- B.C. response to 1999 treaty
(Plant) 13790
(Streifel) 13789-90
- B.C. response to 1999 treaty, documents tabled
(Streifel) 13808
- negotiations, federal-provincial relations
(Streifel) 12537-9
(van Dongen) 12537-9
- negotiations, link to Nanoose Bay test range seabed licence agreement renewal
(Petter) 12618-9
(Plant) 12618
- negotiations, need for Canadian coordinator
(van Dongen) 12537
- participation by Alaska, impact of United States endangered species legislation
(Streifel) 12538
(van Dongen) 12537-8
- Protection and conservation of resource, United States role
(Streifel) 13082
- Sport fishing
- conservation surcharge, use of revenue
(Streifel) 12486
- fish resource competition with Indians
(Streifel) 12526
(van Dongen) 12526
- freshwater fishing camps, tenures and fees
(MacPhail) 13105, 13107-9
(Reid, J.) 13105, 13107-9
(Thorpe) 13109
- freshwater sport fishing licences
(Streifel) 12525
(van Dongen) 12525
- impact of fishery closing
(Streifel) 12464, 12524
(van Dongen) 12524
- licences and conservation surcharge
(Abbott) 12345, 12486-7
(McGregor) 12345
- provincial strategy
(Streifel) 12523-5
(van Dongen) 12523
- West coast fishery
- federal assistance for individuals
(Streifel) 12538
(van Dongen) 12538
- impact of Washington State activities on B.C. fish
(Streifel) 12469, 12493
- licence buybacks and early retirement initiative
(Streifel) 12538-9
(van Dongen) 12538
- local authority
(Streifel) 12469
Fisheries Act
Fisheries and Oceans, Department of (federal)
- Role in development of riparian area guidelines
(Evans) 12463
(Wilson, J.) 12463
Fisheries, Ministry of
- 1999-2000 Estimates
- debate 12463-71, 12486-94, 12520-39, Report 13081-3
- speakers
(Abbott) 12486-7
(Chong) 12534-6
(Jarvis) 12520-2
(Penner) 12536
(Reid, J.) 12487-90
(Streifel) 12463-5, 12467-71, 12486-94, 12521-39, 13082-3
(van Dongen) 12465-71, 12490-4, 12522-33, 12536-9, 13081-2
- Budget and staff
(Streifel) 12526
(van Dongen) 12526
- Division of responsibility with Environment ministry, Rhodes report See Rhodes, Frank
- Involvement in Indian treaty negotiations
(Streifel) 12536-7
(van Dongen) 12536-7
- Mandate and overview of activities
(Streifel) 12464-5, 12467-8
(van Dongen) 12467
- Monitoring of fisheries trends and economic impacts
(Streifel) 12525
(van Dongen) 12524-5
- Work with Environment ministry See Division of responsibilities with other ministries under Environment, Lands and Parks, Ministry of
Fisheries Renewal B.C.
- Accountability
- accountability
(Chong) 12536
- audits
(Streifel) 12536
- evaluation of completed projects
(Streifel) 12530-1
(van Dongen) 12530-1
- Advisory board
(Streifel) 12470-1
(van Dongen) 12471
- Board of directors, vacancies
(Streifel) 12529
(van Dongen) 12529
- Communications budget
(Streifel) 12529
(van Dongen) 12529
- Corporate donations
(Chong) 12535
(Streifel) 12535
- Establishment, Liberal Party position
(Chong) 12536
(Streifel) 12536
- Expenditures
(Chong) 12534-5
(Streifel) 12534-5
- Funding for projects
- administration costs
(Streifel) 12530
(van Dongen) 12530
- allocation of investments
(Streifel) 12529-30
(van Dongen) 12529-30
- investment in aquaculture projects
(Streifel) 12521
- selection of projects
(Streifel) 12531, 12533
(van Dongen) 12531
- tourism initiatives
(Chong) 12535
(Streifel) 12535
- Funding sources
(Streifel) 12528-9
(van Dongen) 12528-9
- Partnership with watershed awareness groups See Watersheds
- Plan, 1999-2000, tabled
(Streifel) 13509
- Work of agency
(Streifel) 12464, 12468, 12494
Fisheries Survival Coalition
- Challenge to Nisga'a treaty fish harvest agreement
(Lovick) 11363
- Concern re Nisga'a final agreement fisheries issues
(Wilson, G.) 11432
Fishing resorts See Recreation
Flaherty, David
- Commended for work as information and privacy commissioner
(Plant) 14281
Flood protection assistance program
- Applications for assistance
(Abbott) 12281
(Krueger) 12277-80
(McGregor) 12276-81
- Funding by federal government and cost-share program
(McGregor) 12284
(van Dongen) 12284
Floods and floodplains
Food banks
Food industry
- Agrifood industry
- Berry farming industry, issues
(Barisoff) 12399-400
(Evans) 12399-400
- Food safety legislation See also Food Safety Act
(Evans) 13962
- Genetically modified food
- Industry in B.C.
(Barisoff) 11203
- Tree fruit industry
- government support for industry
(Barisoff) 12395-9
(Evans) 12395-9
- relief for tree fruit growers, petition tabled
(Barisoff) 12896
- Vegetable farming industry, ministerial exemptions from trade agreement provisions
(Barisoff) 12401
(Evans) 12401
Food Safety Act
- (Bill 83) (Minister of Agriculture) 1R, 13962
- Debate, speakers
(Evans) 13962
Fording Coal Ltd.
Forest Act
- Amendments
(Abbott) 14278
(Zirnhelt) 14277
- Takeback provisions for job creation plans See Employment and jobs, application process for 5 percent takeback under Forest industry
- Use in enforcing forest industry appurtenancy requirements
(Abbott) 13783, 13792-3
(Zirnhelt) 13783, 13792-3
- Use in transfer of rights to and from companies
(Abbott) 13809-10
(Zirnhelt) 13809-10
Forest Amendment Act, 1999
- (Bill 68) (Minister of Forests) 1R, 12894; 2R, 13301-2; C, 13346-9; 3R, 13349; RA, 14090
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 13302, 13346-9
(Evans) 13302, 13347-8
(Wilson, J.) 13347-8
(Zirnhelt) 12894, 13301-2, 13346-9
- Purpose of bill
(Abbott) 13302
(Zirnhelt) 12894, 13301-2
Forest Appeals Commission
- Annual report, 1998, tabled
(Zirnhelt) 12200
Forest industry
- Agriforestry
(Evans) 13986
- Annual allowable cut
- Aspen, use in oriented strand board
(Weisgerber) 12100-1
- Biodiversity management, landscape unit planning guidelines
(Abbott) 13900-2
(Zirnhelt) 13901-2
- Burnt wood, water-bedding permits
(Abbott) 13820
(Zirnhelt) 13820
- Business plans, measurement of outcomes
(Coleman) 13878
(Zirnhelt) 13878
- Certification of forest products, government position
(Abbott) 13971
(Zirnhelt) 13971
- Change from commodity base to value-added base
(Miller) 12094
- Community forests, establishment
(Abbott) 13795-6, 14194-5
(Gillespie) 14193-5
(Zirnhelt) 13795-6
- Companies
- Competitiveness
(Abbott) 13838
(Zirnhelt) 13838
- Costs
- Debris, government guidebook on coarse woody debris
(Abbott) 13821
(Zirnhelt) 13821
- Education on forest industry for schools and the public
(Abbott) 13813-4
(Zirnhelt) 13814
- Employment and jobs
- alternative work arrangements
(Abbott) 13880
(Zirnhelt) 13880
- application process for 5 percent takeback for job creation plans
(Abbott) 13793-5, 13810
(Zirnhelt) 13793-6, 13810
- job creation during NDP administration
(Abbott) 13882-3
(Zirnhelt) 13882
- job creation targets
(Abbott) 12430
- job creation tax credit incentive
(Abbott) 13875
(Zirnhelt) 13875
- job levels, impact of government policies and regulations
(Abbott) 13221, 13881-3
(Campbell) 12430-1
(Clark, C.) 12432
(Farrell-Collins) 12431-2
(Miller) 12431-2
(Plant) 12061-2, 12431
(Zirnhelt) 12060-2, 12430-3, 13221-2, 13882
- job levels, studies
(Abbott) 13779-80
(Zirnhelt) 13779-80
- job loss
(Abbott) 12060-1, 12612
(Campbell) 11088
(Clark, C.) 12061, 12476
(Neufeld) 12612-3
(Zirnhelt) 12061, 12612-3
- job loss caused by mill shutdowns
(Abbott) 10830
(Clark, C.) 10830
(Zirnhelt) 10830
- job statistics
(de Jong) 10857
(Zirnhelt) 10857
- Exports, international market access and trends
(Abbott) 13798-9
(Zirnhelt) 13798-9
- Expropriation by government of company lands and cutting rights, compensation
(Abbott) 13776, 13971
(Zirnhelt) 13971
- Fibre supply, shortages
(Abbott) 13797-8
(Zirnhelt) 13797-8
- Forest and range tenure, silviculture requirements
(Abbott) 14384
(Zirnhelt) 14384
- Forest fires
- cost of damage
(Abbott) 13949
(Wilson, J.) 13950
(Zirnhelt) 13949-50
- fire suppression in parks See Parks
- fire suppression services and activities, ombudsman's report recommendations
(Abbott) 13950-8
(Zirnhelt) 13950-8
- recommendations from ombudsman's report on Silver Creek fire See Silver Creek
- Forest management and practices
- cost of codes, comparison with other provinces
(Abbott) 13886
- forest management action plans, short- and long-term plans
(Abbott) 13811, 13818-23
(Coleman) 13817-8
(Lali) 12078
(Zirnhelt) 13779, 13801, 13803, 13811, 13816-23
- forest management planning pilot projects
(Abbott) 14278-9, 14386-7
(Coleman) 13814
(Zirnhelt) 13814-5, 14277, 14386-7
- past and current policies, impact on timber supply
(Zirnhelt) 13839
- resource management when standards differ among special groups
(Plant) 11652
(Wilson, G.) 11652
- Forest policy
- Forest roads
- Forest roads, deactivation
- Forest tenure, corporate concentration policy
(Abbott) 11714
(Zirnhelt) 11714
- Genetically improved planting stock, impact on rotation period
(Abbott) 13839
(Zirnhelt) 13839
- Government role in industry
- federal government assistance
(Miller) 12507-8
- government assistance, selection of companies to support
(Plant) 10858
(Zirnhelt) 10858
- government intervention
(Abbott) 13782
(Zirnhelt) 13782
- government policy on purchase and sale of companies
(Abbott) 13809-10
(Zirnhelt) 13809-10
- Harvest levels
- Identified wildlife management strategy
- Industry in B.C.
- conditions in northern B.C. See Northern B.C. under British Columbia
- current state of industry
(Abbott) 11509, 12172-3, 13774-5, 13777, 13780-1
(Clark, C.) 12880
(Farrell-Collins) 11458
(Ramsey) 12122
(Sihota) 12149, 12879-80
(Wilson, J.) 12155
(Zirnhelt) 13773, 13777, 13780-1
- impact of government policies
(Abbott) 11067-8
(Zirnhelt) 12476
- industry during NDP administration
(Abbott) 10855, 11398
(Clark, C.) 10856, 11389-90
(Nebbeling) 10923-4
(Neufeld) 10856-7
- Insect infestations See Pest control and management below
- Jobs and timber accord See Jobs and timber accord
- Landscape unit planning guidelines See Biodiversity management above
- Legislation re public input on forest activities planning
(Abbott) 13814
(Zirnhelt) 13814
- Managed forest land See Forest land reserve
- Market pricing system
- comparison with previous system
(Abbott) 13970-1
(Zirnhelt) 13971
- impact on stumpage rates
(Abbott) 13823
(Zirnhelt) 13823
- Nisga'a treaty forestry provisions
- amount paid by province for timber harvested on Nisga'a land during transition period
(Abbott) 11705-9
(Plant) 11706-7, 11709
(Wilson, G.) 11705-9
(Zirnhelt) 11707-8
- annual allowable cut
(Abbott) 11641-2, 11664-8, 14383
(Clark, G.) 11665-6
(Plant) 11665
(Zirnhelt) 11642, 11664-8, 14383
- compensation for contractors
(Abbott) 11646-8
(Zirnhelt) 11646-8
- compensation for contractors, subcontractors and agreement holders
(Abbott) 14383
(Zirnhelt) 14383
- compensation for impacted companies
(Abbott) 11630-1, 11633-4, 11638-48, 11665
(Clark, G.) 11665-6
(Miller) 11633-4
(Wilson, G.) 11630-1
(Zirnhelt) 11638-48
- compensation for impacted companies, negotiation and arbitration
(Abbott) 11645
(Zirnhelt) 11645
- cut control provisions
(Abbott) 11667-8
(Zirnhelt) 11667-8
- forest management standards and practices
(Abbott) 11650-1, 11653-5, 11691-3, 11695
(Neufeld) 11655
(Plant) 11652, 11693-5
(Wilson, G.) 11652-4
(Wilson, J.) 11653-4
(Zirnhelt) 11650-1, 11653-4, 11653-5, 11691-5
- forest management standards, dispute resolution
(Abbott) 11651
(Dosanjh) 11651
(Plant) 11651
- forest resources
(Doyle) 10992-3
(Giesbrecht) 10847
(Zirnhelt) 11017
- forest resources outside Nisga'a lands, control of management practices
(Wilson, G.) 11720
- forest resources outside Nisga'a lands, information on development plans
(Abbott) 11712
(Zirnhelt) 11712
- forest tenure acquisition provisions
(Abbott) 11712-8
(Plant) 11715-6
(Zirnhelt) 11712-8
- Forestry Transition Committee
(Abbott) 11676-8
(Zirnhelt) 11676-8
- Forests minister's letter to Council of Forest Industries
(Abbott) 11643-4
- impact on existing licensees
(Abbott) 11627-30
(Wilson, G.) 11627-30
(Wilson, J.) 11630
- implementation
(Abbott) 11627
(Wilson, G.) 11627
- non-timber resources, mushrooms
(Abbott) 11657-8
(Plant) 11656-7
(Wilson, G.) 11656-7
- rights of private land owners
(Abbott) 11648-9
(Plant) 11650
(Zirnhelt) 11648-50
- timber exports
(Abbott) 11695-7
(Plant) 11697
(Wilson, G.) 11697
(Zirnhelt) 11695-7
- timber harvesting, compliance and enforcement
(Abbott) 11679-81
(Wilson, G.) 11681
(Zirnhelt) 11679-81, 14277
- timber harvesting during transition period
(Abbott) 11668-78
(Plant) 11671-5
(Wilson, G.) 11672-5
(Zirnhelt) 11668-72, 11674-8
- timber harvesting on Nisga'a land, obligation to use Nisga'a contractors
(Abbott) 11673-5
(Plant) 11675
(Wilson, G.) 11674-5
(Zirnhelt) 11674
- timber harvesting on Nisga'a land, silviculture responsibilities
(Abbott) 11675-6
(Zirnhelt) 11675-6
- timber harvesting, performance obligations
(Abbott) 11678-9
(Wilson, G.) 11679
(Zirnhelt) 11678-9
- timber processing
(Abbott) 11697-8, 11705
(Wilson, G.) 11705-6
(Zirnhelt) 11697-8
- timber scaling
(Abbott) 11656, 11663-4
(Wilson, G.) 11663-4
(Zirnhelt) 11656, 11663-4
- valuation of rights transferred to Nisga'a
(Abbott) 11631-3
(Plant) 11631
(Wilson, G.) 11631-3
- Pest control and management
- Private forest land
- enforcement of Forest Practices Code
(Abbott) 13898
(Zirnhelt) 13898
- forest management
(Plant) 11652
(Wilson, G.) 11652
- "Privatization" of provincial forests
(Abbott) 13812-3
(Zirnhelt) 13812-3
- Processing of resource, local processing and appurtenancy issues
(Abbott) 13782-3, 13792-3
(Zirnhelt) 13782-3, 13792-3
- Pulp and paper sector
- AOX emissions from pulp mills See Pollution under Environment
- impact of government policies
(Nettleton) 13222-3
(Zirnhelt) 13222-3
- pulp prices
(Abbott) 13628
(Farnworth) 13628
- pulp prices, impact on industry
(Abbott) 13782
(Zirnhelt) 13782
- status and fibre supply
(Abbott) 13781-2
(Zirnhelt) 13781-2
- Remanufacturing industry
- diversification of industry, government support
(Abbott) 13796-7
(Zirnhelt) 13797
- impact of small business forest enterprise program
(Abbott) 13970
(Zirnhelt) 13970
- wood supply See also Wood fibre transfer program below
(Wilson, J.) 13831-3
(Zirnhelt) 13831-3
- Resource inventory program
(Abbott) 13813
(Zirnhelt) 13813
- Revenues to government
- Salvage logging
- impact of beetle infestations See Pest control and management above
- operation guidelines and changes to programs
(Wilson, J.) 13827-9
(Zirnhelt) 13827-9
- pilot programs
(Krueger) 13790-1
(Wilson, J.) 13827-9
(Zirnhelt) 13791, 13827-9
- role in controlling beetle infestations
(Abbott) 13918, 13920
(Zirnhelt) 13918, 13920
- Silviculture
- Small business 2000 project See Small business forest enterprise program
- Small business forest enterprise program See Small business forest enterprise program
- Softwood lumber agreement with United States
- impact of agreement on industry
(Abbott) 13823-4
(Zirnhelt) 13823-4
- negotiations for new agreement
(Abbott) 13774, 13800-1, 13811, 13813, 13820, 13824-7, 13835-6, 13968
(Sihota) 12149-50
(Zirnhelt) 13800-2, 13811, 13813, 13820, 13824-7, 13835-6, 13968
- status
(Abbott) 13799-801
(Zirnhelt) 13799-802
- Softwood lumber quota system, government strategy
(Farnworth) 13699
(Penner) 13699
- Stumpage
- Takeback provisions in legislation See Forest Act
- Taxation
- tax assessments for sawmills
(Abbott) 13895
(Zirnhelt) 13895
- tax changes
(MacPhail) 10831
(Wilson, G.) 10831
(Zirnhelt) 10831
- Tenure system reform
(Abbott) 13812-3, 14194-5
(Zirnhelt) 13813
- Timber harvesting licences
- consolidation provisions
(Abbott) 13346-7
(Zirnhelt) 13346-7
- free use permits for Christmas trees
(Abbott) 13348
(Wilson, J.) 13348
(Zirnhelt) 13348
- free use permits for cultural and traditional purposes
(Abbott) 14278, 14382
(Zirnhelt) 14277, 14382, 14387
- licence transfer issues
(Zirnhelt) 13301
- Timber marking
- Timber sale licences
- Timber supply
- Timber supply areas
- annual allowable cut levels
(Abbott) 14382
(Zirnhelt) 14382
- areas affected by Nisga'a treaty forest resources provisions
(Abbott) 11627-9
(Plant) 11716
(Wilson, G.) 11627-9
(Zirnhelt) 11716
- areas affected by Nisga'a treaty forest wildlife entitlement provisions
(Abbott) 11721-2
(Wilson, G.) 11721-2
- Timber-cutting rights on Nisga'a land
- compensation for reduced or lost allocation resulting from Nisga'a treaty
(Plant) 11715-6
(Zirnhelt) 11715-6
- overcuts
(Abbott) 11708
(Zirnhelt) 11708
- Value-added sector See Remanufacturing industry above
- Variable-retention harvesting system, impact of use on Crown and private lands
(Abbott) 13902-3
(Zirnhelt) 13903
- Watershed assessment, government guidebook
(Abbott) 13821-2
(Zirnhelt) 13821-2
- Wood fibre transfer program
(Abbott) 13797-8
(Wilson, J.) 13833
(Zirnhelt) 13797-8, 13831, 13833
- Woodlots
- establishment and expansion of tenures
(Abbott) 13796
(Zirnhelt) 13796
- licences
(Abbott) 13302, 13347-9
(Evans) 13302, 13347-8
(Wilson, J.) 13347
(Zirnhelt) 13349
- woodlot developments, consultation requirement with Indian bands
(Abbott) 13966-7
(Zirnhelt) 13966-7
- woodlot licence No. 141, exclusion from Nisga'a treaty
(Abbott) 11646
(Zirnhelt) 11646
- woodlot program
(Abbott) 11713
(Zirnhelt) 11713
- X-grade lumber, utilization standards
(Abbott) 13820
(Zirnhelt) 13820
Forest Land Commission
- Annual report, 1998-99, tabled
(Zirnhelt) 14475
- Future
(Evans) 13299
(van Dongen) 13299
- Merge with Agricultural Land Commission re administrative provisions See Operations under Land Reserve Commission
- Operations
(Evans) 14042-3
(Wilson, J.) 14042-3
- Role in enforcement of regulations for forestry operations on private lands in reserve
(Zirnhelt) 13988
Forest land reserve
- Land in reserve
(Barisoff) 14041
(Evans) 14041, 14044
(van Dongen) 14044
(Wilson, J.) 13891-2, 14041, 14043-4
(Zirnhelt) 13891-2
- Land in reserve, application of Forest Land Reserve Amendment Act, 1999
(Abbott) 14057-8
(Zirnhelt) 14057-8
- Land reserve documents, availability
(Wilson, J.) 13892
(Zirnhelt) 13892
- Private land in reserve, regulation of forestry operations, management requirements and compliance issues
(Abbott) 13988, 14058-61
(Zirnhelt) 13435, 13987-8, 14058-61
Forest Land Reserve Amendment Act, 1999
Forest Practices Board
- Annual report, 1998, tabled
(Zirnhelt) 14262
- Applications for forest development and range use plans, determination reviews
(Abbott) 14385
(Zirnhelt) 14277, 14385
- Panels, number of members
(Abbott) 14385-6
(Zirnhelt) 14277, 14385-6
- Role in enforcement of Forest Practices Code
(Abbott) 13897-8
(Zirnhelt) 13898
Forest Practices Code
Forest Renewal Act
Forest Renewal B.C.
- Assistance to value-added industry
(Zirnhelt) 10855-6
- Business plans
- Effectiveness of program
(Clark, C.) 12894
- Forest worker transition program, taxation of training funds
(Petter) 12590
(Weisbeck) 12590
- Funding for industry costs, exchange for stumpage rate reduction
(Abbott) 13945, 13947
(Coleman) 13877-8
(Zirnhelt) 13877-8, 13944-5, 13947
- Funding for projects
- Funding from consolidated revenue fund
(Abbott) 14464-5
(Zirnhelt) 14464-5
- Future of agency
(Abbott) 13972-3
(Zirnhelt) 13972-3
- Involvement with Four Corners bank
(Farnworth) 14405-6
(Farrell-Collins) 14405-6
(Zirnhelt) 14406
- Role in funding forest road maintenance
(Abbott) 13943-5, 13947
(Zirnhelt) 13944-5, 13947
- Silviculture expenditures
(Coleman) 13815
- Status of program
(Abbott) 12670-1
(Zirnhelt) 12671
Forest Resources Commission See British Columbia Forest Resources Commission
Forest Service See Forests, Ministry of
Forests, Ministry of
- 1999-2000 Estimates
- debate 13773-83, 13790-803, 13809-40, 13875-86, 13891-907, 13913-32, 13940-8, 13949-59, 13966-75
- speakers
(Abbott) 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
(Chong) 13922-5
(Coleman) 13814-8, 13876-9
(Dalton) 13955-6
(Hawkins) 13940-2
(Krueger) 13790-1
(Nebbeling) 13913-7
(Nettleton) 13919-20
(Neufeld) 13959
(Penner) 13834-5
(Reid, J.) 13927-9, 13971-2
(Wilson, G.) 13914
(Wilson, J.) 13827-34, 13879, 13891-2, 13929-31, 13950
(Zirnhelt) 13773-4, 13777-83, 13791-803, 13809-39, 13875-86, 13891-907, 13914-32, 13940-7, 13949-59, 13966-74
- Agreements with Indian bands
(Hawkins) 13940-2
(Zirnhelt) 13940-2
- Annual report, 1996-97, tabled
(Zirnhelt) 11178
- Availability of government analyses and responses to industry reports
(Coleman) 13879
(Zirnhelt) 13879
- Campsites run by ministry See Forests ministry recreation sites under Parks
- Chief forester See Chief forester
- District and regional managers, authority re licence and permit issues
(Abbott) 13348
(Zirnhelt) 13348
- Forest health planning, budget
(Abbott) 13921-2
(Zirnhelt) 13921-2
- Goals and responsibilities
(Abbott) 13774-7
(Coleman) 13816
(Zirnhelt) 13773-4, 13816
- Meetings with forest industry representatives re short-term action plan
(Coleman) 13817-8
(Zirnhelt) 13817-8
- Recreation sites See Forests ministry recreation sites under Parks
- Revenue branch
- calculation of licence-holder operating costs on Nisga'a land
(Abbott) 11708
(Zirnhelt) 11708
- mean value index, use of term
(Abbott) 11707-8
(Zirnhelt) 11707-8
- Settlement agreement with MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. See MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.
- Strategy for new forest economy
(Abbott) 13974-5
(Zirnhelt) 13974
- Submission to federal government on status of industry
(de Jong) 12670
(Zirnhelt) 12670-1
- Task force with forest industry on professional accountability See Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters
Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- (Bill 82) (Minister of Forests) 1R, 13805-6; 2R, 14277-9; C, 14381-7; 3R, 14365; RA, 14488
- Amdts: sec. 2 (Zirnhelt) 14382, approved 14382; sec. 3 (Zirnhelt) 14382, approved 14382; sec. 9 (Zirnhelt) 14382, approved 14383; sec. 17 (Zirnhelt) 14384, approved 14384; sec. 39 (Zirnhelt) 14387, approved 14387
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 14277-9, 14381-7
(Zirnhelt) 13805-6, 14277, 14279, 14381-7
- Purpose of bill
(Abbott) 14278
(Zirnhelt) 13805-6, 14277
Forsey, Eugene
Fort Langley, B.C.
- Community response to proposed Fraser River crossing at Albion
(Coleman) 13051-2
(Lali) 13051-2
Fort McLeod Historic Park
- Conversion into heritage site
(Coell) 14038
(McGregor) 14038
Fort Nelson, B.C.
Fort St. John General Hospital, Fort St. John, B.C.
Fosamax
Foster care
- Foster and group home care system
- grants and financial assistance to service providers
(Coleman) 13162
(Dosanjh) 13160-2
(Plant) 13161-2
(Whittred) 13160-1
- human resource facility agreements with service providers
(Dosanjh) 13162-4
(Plant) 13163
(Whittred) 13162-4
- Foster children
- Foster homes
- Foster parents
- payment allotments for maintenance and services, adequacy
(Boone) 13478-81
(Reid, L.) 13478-81
- training programs
(Boone) 13481
(Reid, L.) 13481
- Placements, decision-making process
(Boone) 11005
- Program expenditures
(Boone) 11599
(Clark, C.) 11599
- Standards for Indian foster homes
(Boone) 11892
(Reid, L.) 11892
- System, review
(Boone) 13479, 13481
(Reid, L.) 13479, 13481
Foster, Ellis
- Comments on film industry
(Waddell) 13253
Four Corners Community Savings (Vancouver)
Fournier, Suzanne and Ernie Crey
- Comments on treatment of Indian children in residential schools
(Janssen) 10926
A framework to improve the social union for Canadians See Social union framework agreement
Francophone Education Authority of British Columbia
Fraser Institute
- Position on public education
(Ramsey) 13394
Fraser Regional Correctional Centre, Maple Ridge, B.C.
- Television documentary on preventive security program
(Plant) 12331
Fraser River
Fraser timber supply area
- Annual allowable cut, impact on fibre supply
(Abbott) 13905-6
(Zirnhelt) 13905-6
Fraser Valley
- Community issues and concerns, summit report on economy
(Stephens) 13310-1
- Court services in area
(Dosanjh) 12375
(Penner) 12375
- Economy
(Waddell) 13311
- Home support and long term care services in southern Fraser Valley
(Priddy) 14018-9
(Stephens) 14018-9
- Home support services for area
(Penner) 11612-3
(Priddy) 11612-3
- Language and speech therapy services in area
(Boone) 13530
(van Dongen) 13530
- Transportation infrastructure, integrated regional planning
(Lali) 13048-50
(Stephens) 13048-50
Fraser Valley Child Development Centre, Abbotsford, B.C.
Fraser Valley health region
Fraser Valley Milk Producers Cooperative Association
- Voting requirements, analogy with provincial referendum on Nisga'a treaty
(van Dongen) 11010-1
Fraser Valley Regional Justice Committee
- Report on regional court services
(Dosanjh) 12375
(Penner) 12375
Free Press (Williams Lake)
- Editorial comments on settlement of Indian land claims
(Zirnhelt) 11016
Free trade agreements See Exports and imports
Freedom of information
- Cabinet confidentiality
(Lovick) 10936
- Requests for information, impact of ministry staffing reductions on processing
(Petter) 12634
(Plant) 12633-4
- Routine disclosure of government information
(Petter) 12635
(Plant) 12634-5
Freedom of Information and Privacy Association
- Position on use of personal student information
(Weisbeck) 14281
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- Applicability to public bodies
(Priddy) 14199
Friends of the Royal British Columbia Museum See Royal British Columbia Museum
Fruit and vegetables
Fruman, Sheila
- Employment with Premier's Office
(Campbell) 14212
(Clark, G.) 14212
Fuel
- Alternative fuels, tax incentives for use
(McGregor) 12349
- Ethanol, use in motor fuel, government initiatives
(MacPhail) 14356
- Gasoline prices in northeastern B.C.
(Dosanjh) 11089
(Weisgerber) 11089
- Gasoline tax
Funeral industry See Undertakers and undertaking
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