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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
Labour
- Labour relations climate
(Coell) 12132
(Lovick) 12674
- Legislation and regulation, impact on B.C. economy and job creation
(Krueger) 12677, 12869
- Legislation, right of Nisga'a government to enact labour law
(Dosanjh) 11843
(Krueger) 11842-3
(Plant) 11844
(Wilson, G.) 11842-4
- Organized labour See Trade unions
- Restrictions on a worker's right to practise their trade, court rulings
(Campbell) 13614-6
(Krueger) 13642-3
(Lovick) 13614-5, 13643
(Plant) 13616
- Workers
- Workplace safety
Labour Education Centre of British Columbia Act
- Repeal of act
(Lovick) 13076
Labour, Ministry of
- 1999-2000 Estimates
- debate 12673-95, 12720-57, 12796-818, 12825-37, 12867-9
- speakers
(Farrell-Collins) 12868-9
(Hansen) 12867
(Krueger) 12677, 12744-8, 12755-6, 12796-809, 12826-36, 12867-9
(Lovick) 12673-5, 12742-57, 12796-810, 12825-36, 12867-9
(Reid, L.) 12744-7, 12749-57
(Thorpe) 12751
- Accomplishments, goals and responsibilities of ministry
(Krueger) 12796-7
(Lovick) 12673-5, 12796-7
- Annual report, 1997-98, tabled
(Lovick) 14475
- Employment standards branch
- Involvement in Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission
(Krueger) 12835-6
(Lovick) 12835-6
- Pension standards branch, pensions overseen by branch
(Krueger) 12834
(Lovick) 12834
- Web site comments on pension legislation changes
(Krueger) 13229, 13644-50
(Lovick) 13645-6
Labour Relations Board
Labour Relations Code
Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998
- Definitions, "ICI construction"
(Krueger) 12830-2
(Lovick) 12830-2
- Provisions on evidence of current support for certification, delay in implementation
(Krueger) 12867
(Lovick) 12867
Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 1997
Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- (Bill 65) (Minister of Labour) 1R, 12715-6; 2R, 13075-8; C, 13145-50; 3R, 13150; RA, 14090
- Debate, speakers
(Krueger) 13076-8, 13145-9
(Lovick) 12715-6, 13075-6, 13078, 13145-9
(Neufeld) 13148
(Reid, L.) 13148
- Amendments See Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1999
- Purpose of bill
(Lovick) 12715-6, 13075-6
Lali, Hon. Harry Singh (Yale-Lillooet)
- Agriculture industry, farm vehicles, operating requirements when used for commercial purposes 14425-7, 14438-9
- Automobiles
- driver's licences, acceptance of applicant's passport as primary piece of identification 14421-2
- vehicle identification numbers, requirement 14421-3
- B.C. Chamber of Commerce, transportation policy recommendations 13057
- B.C., northern B.C.
- highways and roads 13028
- highways and roads, funding during NDP administration 13024
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority
- 1997-98 annual report tabled 13891
- administrative reorganization 12951
- air transport assistance program, funding 12982
- budget, expenditures and debt management 12951-3, 12981-3
- goals of agency 12949
- Business, small business, tax reductions 12077
- Civil service, performance of civil servants 13030-1
- Clearwater, hub intersection, safety concerns 13046
- Comments on police search of Glen Clark's home 11414-5, 11450
(de Jong) 11414
(Dosanjh) 11414
(MacPhail) 11415
(Plant) 11414-5, 11450
- Coquihalla Connector Coalition, position on Aspen Grove to Merritt highway upgrade 12970-1, 12973-4
- Discrimination and racism, systemic discrimination against Indians 10836-7
- Education funding, 1999-2000 budgeted expenditures 12077-8
- Evenchick, Al, death 11051
- Forest industry, forest management action plans 12078
- Fort Langley, community response to proposed Fraser River crossing at Albion 13051-2
- Fraser River crossings, study of options 13050-2
- Fraser Valley, transportation infrastructure, integrated regional planning 13048-50
- Fuel, gasoline tax
- George Massey Tunnel, lane control system 13058-9
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, role
- responsibilities of agency 12949
- role in regional transportation planning 13048-50
- Hawkins, Sindi, position on Okanagan Lake Bridge upgrade project 12973-4
- Health care funding, 1999-2000 budgeted expenditures 12076-8
- Helmets, use by motorcycle operators and riders, exemptions 14354
- Hibbins, Doug, commended for work in B.C. public service 12952
- Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
- Cache Creek to the Rockies corridor 12961-4, 12966-7
- corridor management plan, consultation process 12982, 13029-30
- Craigellachie rest area intersection 12967
- Kamloops to Alberta border section 13020-1
- Kerr Road area passing lanes 12967
- Mount Lehman Road interchange 13058
- Highway 3
- Manning Park to Keremeos section, traffic volume 12974-5
- Moyie bluffs section 13059
- upgrades 13053
- Highway 5
- Coquihalla Highway, upgrade costs 14261
- Heffley Creek to Little Fort section, passing lanes 12985
- Highway 10, Langley bypass, safety projects 13047
- Highway 11, Mission bypass, status 13052
- Highway 13, transborder corridor, impact of Guide Meridian Highway upgrade 13049
- Highway 17, McTavish Road intersection 13057
- Highway 19 (Island Highway)
- Island Highway construction project, Courtenay to Campbell River section 12956
- Malahat section 13058
- Highway 33, Beaverdell area, safety concerns 13053
- Highway 37, upgrade 13057
- Highway 97
- Summerland to Peachland section 12975
- Vaseux Lake area 13053
- Highway 97C, Okanagan connector, Aspen Grove to Merritt section upgrade 12957-8, 12970-6
- Highway 99
- 152nd Street overpass 13055
- on-ramp safety concerns 13058
- Highway 101, Gibsons to Earls Cove section 13021-2
- Highway Constructors Ltd.
- Highways and roads
- construction projects
- current activity 12079
- funding levels 12954
- labour relations on major projects 12969
- record of previous administrations 12954
- safety audits 13020
- funding
- high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, use 12980, 13057
- highway safety devices 13060
- maintenance and rehabilitation
- funding 13024-8
- multiphase projects, costs 13022-3
- resurfacing methods 13023
- resurfacing, number of lane-kilometres done 13023
- seal-coating, number of lane-kilometres done 13026
- Human rights, freedom of religion 14354
- Humersong Gardens, rezoning case 13030-1, 13045
- Indian Act (federal), provisions, impact on Indian peoples 10837
- Indians, reserve land system, quality of life on reserves 10836-7
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- powers to request information from freight carriers 14424-5
- role in regulation of commercial vehicles and operators 14421-5
- Iron Workers Memorial (Second Narrows) Bridge, condition of bridge surface 12984
- John Hart Bridge, upgrade 12958-9, 13059
- Kamloops, Comazzetto Road closure 13029-30
- Kincolith, road to highway, status of project 13021
- Langley, rail overpass, options 13047-8
- Lions Gate Bridge
- Lower mainland, transportation infrastructure improvements 12976-8
- McAlpine Bridge, status 13053
- Mayne Island, Wood Dale Drive subdivision, rock slope stabilization study 13046-7
- Meeting as Highways minister with Okanagan area mayors and MLAs 13055-6
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1999, debate 14354
- Motor Carrier Commission
- 1997-98 and 1998-99 annual reports tabled 14113
- role 13062
- Motor Vehicle Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- Munro, Al, death 11051
- National Safety Code
- National Transportation Week 13508-9
- Nisga'a Final Agreement Act, debate 10836-9
- Nisga'a people
- government, self-government, jurisdictional concerns 10838
- treaty, final agreement
- apartheid allegations 10837
- approval process, public referendum versus vote in B.C. Legislature 10837-8
- history of events leading to negotiated settlement 10836
- North Peace Rural Road Task Force, input into northern roads initiative priorities and planning 12954, 13028
- Oak Street Bridge, upgrade 13021, 13027
- Office of the superintendent of motor vehicles
- liability in cases of wrongful suspension or cancellation of freight operator's safety certificate 14423-4
- operations 13063
- Okanagan Lake Bridge, upgrade 12973-4
- Participation in trade mission to India 13064-7
- Plant, Geoff, allegation of conduct unbecoming to an MLA 11414
- Port Mann Bridge, upgrade 12080
- Post-secondary education, participation rates in B.C. 12077
- Quinsam Coal Corp., lease agreement with B.C. Transportation Financing Authority 12981
- Sanghera, Balwant, comments on Indian land claims 10838
- The Shasta Consulting Group, comments on Highway Constructors Ltd. employee pension contributions 12967-8
- Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road, upgrade and maintenance agreement 13019-20
- Signs and signage, signs on highways for services and attractions 11993, 13059
- Sikhism, helmet use by Sikhs 14354
- Similkameen News Leader (Princeton), editorial comments on Nisga'a land claims 10838
- South Fraser perimeter road, construction 12979, 13048-9
- Taxi industry, study of industry 13061-2
- Transportation
- corridors
- Cascadia corridor, impact of United States infrastructure improvements on B.C. trade 13050, 13054-5
- corridor management plans, public consultation process 12983
- government initiatives 13508-9
- investment in infrastructure, national strategy 12794
- national transportation system, federal government funding 12979-80, 13024-5, 13048, 13050, 13054
- Transportation and Highways ministry
- Transportation ministry, 1997-98 annual report tabled 14341
- Trucker Appreciation Week 13224
- Trucking industry
- Ursaki, Don, comments on treatment of Indians in B.C. 10838
- Vancouver, Stanley Park, bridge access, widening of road 12978
- Vavenby, road rehabilitation project 12984, 13022
- Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., processing of timber harvested in Merritt timber supply area
- Yale-Lillooet constituency and area
Lallah, Rajsoomer
- Report on human rights in Burma
(Plant) 12203
Lamer, Antonio
- Statement on "Indian-ness"
(Orcherton) 10961
Land Act
Land Reserve Commission
Land Reserve Commission Act
- (Bill 79) (Minister of Agriculture) 1R, 13550; 2R, 13985-7; C, 14041-6; 3R, 14018; RA, 14090
- Debate, speakers
(Barisoff) 13986-7, 14041-2, 14045
(Coell) 13987
(Evans) 13550, 13985-7, 14041-6
(van Dongen) 14043-5
(Wilson, J.) 14041-3, 14045-6
- Purpose
(Barisoff) 13986-7, 14042
(Coell) 13987
(Evans) 13550, 13985-7, 14042
Land Title Act
Land Title Amendment Act, 1999
Land use
- Expropriation of private land for public use, compensation
(de Jong) 14463
(Dosanjh) 14459-64
(Penner) 12032
(Plant) 14459-64
- Land and resource management plans, role in establishment of parks and protected areas
(Coell) 14038-9
(McGregor) 13981, 13983, 14038-40
(Ramsey) 13982
(Wilson, J.) 14040
- Land and resources management process, participation of B.C. mining industry
(Jarvis) 12383-5
(Miller) 12382, 12384-5
(Neufeld) 12382
- Land set aside, loss to mineral exploration
(Jarvis) 11271-4
(McGregor) 11272
- Land use planning
- impact of biodiversity management guidelines
(Abbott) 13901
(Zirnhelt) 13901
- policy review
(Abbott) 13812
(Zirnhelt) 13812
- process
(McGregor) 12309-10
- process, impact on mining activity
(Wilson, J.) 11515
- Protected areas and special management zones
- access by mining industry
(Jarvis) 12405-7
(Miller) 12405-6, 12416
(Neufeld) 12416
- beetle infestations, use of selective logging to control infestations
(Abbott) 13920-1
(Zirnhelt) 13920-1
- potential as parks, impact on permitted uses of area
(McGregor) 14040
(Wilson, J.) 14040
- riparian areas, management guidelines
(Evans) 12462-3
(Wilson, J.) 12462-3
- Subdivision of property, sewage disposal requirement, role of Health ministry
(Neufeld) 14028-9
(Priddy) 14029
Langford, B.C.
- Sewer system
(Kasper) 12072
Langley, B.C.
Langley school district See School district 35 (Langley)
Lapointe, Ron
Larson, Linda
- Comments on role of Gary Gattrell in electoral boundary reform process
(Barisoff) 13563
Laser pointers See Safety
Lawyers and legal services
- Certification authority for electronic signatures
(Dosanjh) 14269, 14334
(Plant) 14334
- Legal aid
- accessibility by women
(Hammell) 12599
(Sanders) 12598-600
(Stephens) 12600
- alternatives to legal aid
(Hammell) 12600
- current state of B.C. system
(Stephens) 12186
- federal contribution
(Dosanjh) 12328
(Plant) 12328
- legal aid for low-income families
(Dosanjh) 12372
(Reid, L.) 12372
- legal aid for refugee claimants
(Dosanjh) 12377
(Plant) 12377
- Representation agreements for adult guardianship See Adult guardianship, representation agreements under Guardianship
- Retention of legal services by government agencies
(Dosanjh) 14441
(Plant) 14441
- Use of electronic filing technology by lawyers and paralegal agents
(Dosanjh) 14269
(Plant) 14270
Lee, Marc
- Comments on B.C. fiscal policy
(Gillespie) 12039
Legal aid See Lawyers and legal services
Legal Profession Act
Legal Services Society of British Columbia
- Annual report, 1997-98, tabled
(Dosanjh) 13706
- Deficit, repayment
(Dosanjh) 12327-8
(Plant) 12327-8
- Funding
- budget
(Dosanjh) 12268
(Plant) 12268
- cap on major cases, policy on overruns
(Dosanjh) 12327
(Plant) 12327
Legislation
- Citizens' initiatives, continuation of initiative petitions after electoral boundary changes
(Dosanjh) 14344
- Inclusion of cross-references in B.C. legislation
(Dosanjh) 13143-4
(Plant) 13143-4
- Miscellaneous statutes bills, use by NDP government
(Chong) 14368
(Plant) 13070
- Regulations, use
(Lovick) 13649
- Retroactive legislation, use
(Abbott) 12222
(Campbell) 12218-9
(Farrell-Collins) 14356
(Plant) 12216-7, 14355
(Thorpe) 12220
- Stakeholder consultation by NDP government
(Chong) 14368
(Jarvis) 14369
(Thorpe) 14370-1
Legislative Assembly Allowances and Pension Act
- Report of business done during year ended March 31, 1998, tabled
(MacPhail) 13706
Legislature See also Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
- Bills, committee stage, confining remarks to section under discussion
(Chair) 11416-7, 11426, 11428, 13513, 13517, 13567, 13636-7, 13643, 13651
- Bills, second reading
- keeping to principle of bill
(Speaker) 13234
- member may speak for 30 minutes
(Speaker) 10927
(Waddell) 10927
- other legislation not to be discussed
(Speaker) 13240
- Bills, third reading
- keeping discussion on topic
(Speaker) 11984, 11988
- nature of debate
(Speaker) 14284-7
- Closure of debate See also particular bills
- Committee of Supply, only minister and deputy minister permitted to respond to questions in Committee A
(Chair) 13192
- Committee system, use
(Clark, C.) 14379
(Hansen) 14478-9
- Conduct of House business
(Plant) 13070
- Debate
- comments must be directed through the Chair
(Speaker) 11546
- conduct of public servants not a subject for debate
(Chair) 13123
(MacPhail) 13123
- interjections and interventions
(Speaker) 11934-5
- parliamentary rules
(Speaker) 11928
- reading of lengthy documents into record
(Chair) 13503
- reference to bill currently before the House
(Speaker) 10881
- relevancy
(Speaker) 11962, 13236
- repetition in debate
(Chair) 11326, 13651-2
- tedious debate
(Chair) 13512
- temperance and moderation
(Chair) 13409
- time limit on speeches, suspension of standing order
(Speaker) 10938
- Election of Speaker 14491-2
- Estimates process
- changes, auditor general's recommendations
(Farrell-Collins) 13086
(MacPhail) 13085
- cognizance of privacy issues
(Chair) 13503
- conduct of members not a subject for debate
(Chair) 12911
(Lovick) 12915
- confining debate to vote in question
(Chair) 13468, 13483
- confining remarks to administrative responsibility of minister
(Chair) 12779, 12868-9
- confining remarks to current year's estimates
(Chair) 13408
- discussion of legislation not in order
(Chair) 12698, 12713, 12779
(Nebbeling) 12698, 12713
- previous legislation and matters involving legislation not to be discussed
(Chair) 12831-3, 13172-3, 14204
(Symons) 13173
- process
(Coell) 12226, 12229
(McGregor) 12229-30
- purpose
(Clark, C.) 11574
- relevancy of debate
(Chair) 12661-2
- relevancy of questioning
(Chair) 12781
- Free votes
(Masi) 10987
(Plant) 13551, 13553
(Sihota) 11050
(Weisgerber) 10836
- Hoist motions
(Chong) 14368-9
- Language used in House
- choice of words
(Speaker) 10886, 10895-6
- "hell"
(Speaker) 11983
- "hypocrite"
(Chair) 13332
- "idiotic"
(Speaker) 14169
- inappropriate language
(Speaker) 11307
- "lie"
(Chair) 12900
(Farrell-Collins) 12900
- "lied"
(Speaker) 11308
- moderate language
(Speaker) 13889
- "mug"
(Speaker) 11620-1
- offensive words against another member
(Speaker) 11963
- parliamentary language
(Speaker) 11946, 12045, 13236
- reference to honesty and lying
(Chair) 13573-4
- "shagged"
(Speaker) 13436
- "throw the bum out"
(Speaker) 13231-2
- unparliamentary language
(Chair) 12247-8, 13517, 13647-8, 14236
(Speaker) 11962, 12045, 13231, 13268, 13787
- unparliamentary reference to other members
(Speaker) 13890
- Legislative calendar and sitting schedule
(Abbott) 11399
(Campbell) 14241-3
(Clark, G.) 14241-3
(Dalton) 11401
(Farrell-Collins) 11941
(Penner) 11542
(Stephens) 11528
(Symons) 11524
(Weisbeck) 11520
(Weisgerber) 11384-6
- Members
- must ask for opportunity to speak and be in own seat
(Speaker) 11974
- must be in their seats to speak
(Chair) 14236
- must not draw attention to a member's absence from House
(Speaker) 13786
- must not impute motives to other members
(Speaker) 13245
- must not make comments about other members
(Chair) 14239
(Miller) 11585
- must not make personal allusions
(Speaker) 14340
- must not speak from their seats
(Speaker) 13226, 13288
- must wait until recognized before speaking
(Chair) 13253
- personal references and attacks
(Speaker) 11988
- points of view are allowed
(Speaker) 11984
- references to members by name not permitted
(Speaker) 13994
- Ministerial statements
- purpose
(Speaker) 12086
- replies to ministerial statements are not to be debatable and political
(Speaker) 12569
- statements are not debatable
(Speaker) 11901
- statements are not intended for partisan debate or argument
(Speaker) 13790
- Motions
- approval of first motion covers all amendments
(Speaker) 11978
- motion without notice, by leave
(Speaker) 10938
- moving of motion without notice by private member
(Speaker) 11415
- Opposition, role
(Nettleton) 12188
(Waddell) 10928
- Private members' statements
- nature of statements and responses
(Speaker) 10877-9, 10881
(Streifel) 10878-9
- partisan argument and debate
(Speaker) 13939
- partisan remarks
(Speaker) 11206
- spirit and intent of statements
(Speaker) 13156
- Prorogation 14494
- Public access to proceedings
(Penner) 13637
- Question period
- points of order during question period
(Speaker) 11309
- questions must deal with minister's current administrative duties
(Speaker) 11701
- questions to and answers by Chairs of select standing committees
(Speaker) 13965, 13989
- rules for questions and answers
(Speaker) 11698-9
- Reports presented at the Bar, invitations to present reports
(Boone) 13412
(Reid, L.) 13412
- Responsibility of Legislature for historical injustices toward Indians
(Campbell) 10918
- Rights of parliament
(Hansen) 12007-10
- Role in amendments to Nisga'a final agreement
(de Jong) 11232-4
(Lovick) 11232-4
- Rulings of the Chair
- ruling to not put the question at this time
(Speaker) 11950
- rulings are not debatable
(Chair) 13409
(Speaker) 13268
- rulings may not be challenged
(Chair) 11419, 12869
- Section A, empowerment to consider bills at committee stage
(Lovick) 13995
- Select standing committees
- meeting when House not in session
(Clark, G.) 14224-5
(van Dongen) 14224-5
- role
(Chong) 11496
- sittings schedule
(Clark, G.) 14224-5
- Session length, length of third session of 36th Parliament
(Hawkins) 11503-4
(Weisgerber) 11481-2
- Sittings, changes for duration of third session, motion
(MacPhail) 10832-3
- Standing orders
- opportunity for members to speak on motions
(de Jong) 11149
- order 20, suspension of member
(Chair) 12869
- order 25A, private members' statements, nature of statements and responses
(Speaker) 10877-9, 10881
- order 35, adjournment to discuss matter of urgent public importance, matter does not qualify if it does not meet the required test of urgency
(Speaker) 11179
- order 35, adjournment to discuss matter of urgent public importance, procedure
(Speaker) 11179
- order 35, motions See Standing order 35 adjournment motions
- order 40, disrespectful or offensive language forbidden
(Sawicki) 11546
(Speaker) 11546
- order 40(2), offensive words against another member
(Deputy Speaker) 11963
- order 46, closure of debate
(Farrell-Collins) 11950
- order 49, motion without notice, by leave
(Speaker) 10938
- order 61, relevancy of debate
(Chair) 12779, 13172-3
- order 81, bills to receive three readings before passing, urgency cases, advancement of interim supply bill through all stages in one day
(MacPhail) 11471
(Speaker) 11471
- temporary amendment See Temporary amendment to standing orders under Motions
- Unanimous consent, procedure does not constitute a precedent
(Speaker) 10938
Liard Highway See Highway 77
Libel and Slander Act
Liberal Party
- B.C. Liberal Party
- aboriginal commission
(Anderson) 10873
- campaign contributions from gambling interests
(Miller) 11727
- economic policies, disclosure for public review
(Bowbrick) 12581
- MLAs, comments on NDP standards of conduct
(Miller) 11726-8
(Sihota) 11726-7
- opinion survey of Chinese Canadian community
(Plant) 12260-1
- policies
(Bowbrick) 12125-6
(Campbell) 12103
(Clark, G.) 12194-5
(Doyle) 12098
(Giesbrecht) 12156, 12162
(Hammell) 12167
(Hogg) 12076
(Penner) 12031-2
(Ramsey) 12113
(Smallwood) 12052
(Streifel) 12133
(Thorpe) 12028
(Wilson, G.) 12033-6
- recommendations of caucus on guidelines for electoral boundary reform
(Neufeld) 13556
(Plant) 13552
- B.C. Liberal Party, position on issues
- 1999-2000 budget
(MacPhail) 11636
- agricultural land reserve policies
(Sawicki) 13134
- agriculture industry in B.C.
(Barisoff) 12569
- class size in education system
(Hogg) 13708
(Ramsey) 13707-8
- education funding
(Ramsey) 12122
- establishment of Fisheries Renewal B.C.
(Chong) 12536
(Streifel) 12536
- government requests for federal assistance
(Miller) 12672
- government spending
(MacPhail) 11619-20
- health care funding
(Farrell-Collins) 11468
- importance of education
(Hogg) 13382
- Indian treaty negotiations process
(Farrell-Collins) 11039
(Symons) 11046
- Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission
(Krueger) 12626
- legislative definition of "spouse"
(Stevenson) 13245, 13268-71
- Nisga'a agreement-in-principle
(Streifel) 10888
- Nisga'a treaty
(Calendino) 10990
(Campbell) 10914, 10918-9
(Cashore) 10843-4, 11995-7
(Clark, G.) 11033-9, 11929-30
(Conroy) 10920-1
(Dosanjh) 11947
(Doyle) 10995
(Evans) 10977, 10980
(Farrell-Collins) 11039-40
(Giesbrecht) 11960
(Hansen) 12009
(Kwan) 10966
(Miller) 11935
(Petter) 10913, 12000-1
(Pullinger) 10853
(Sihota) 11048-9
(Stevenson) 10975-6
(Thorpe) 10849
(Waddell) 10929-31, 12006
(Walsh) 10971-2
(Wilson, G.) 11974, 11976
- post-secondary education funding
(Clark, G.) 12574
(Sihota) 12576-8
- public referendum on Nisga'a treaty
(Boone) 10867
(Miller) 10886
(Petter) 10912
(Ramsey) 10953
(Robertson) 10944
- recommendation for 5 percent reduction in all ministry budgets
(Boone) 14327-8
- Sechelt Indian band self-government model
(Plant) 12993
(Wilson, G.) 12992
- SkyTrain expansion
(MacPhail) 13179
- status of Women's Equality ministry as freestanding ministry
(Hammell) 12559
(Stephens) 12559-60
- tax reductions
(Farrell-Collins) 14443
- teachers' collective agreement
(Hogg) 13707-8
(Ramsey) 13707-8
- treaty negotiation process
(Wilson, G.) 12931
- voucher system of education
(Dalton) 13394
- Liberal Party of Canada, position on Nisga'a treaty
(Cashore) 11996
Library Act
Lieutenant-Governor, Garde B. Gardom
- Prorogation address 14494
- Statements
- celebration of Canada's birthday 14090
- congratulations to Nunavut and Newfoundland 11627
Limitation Act
Lions Gate Bridge
- Decision to repair
(Dalton) 11201
(Stevenson) 11201
- Rehabilitation or replacement
- Sidewalks and bicycle lanes
(Lali) 11991-2
(Stevenson) 11991
Liquor See Alcohol
Liquor Appeal Board
- Appeal of board decisions
(MacPhail) 14312
(Thorpe) 14312
Liquor Control and Licensing Act
Liquor control and licensing branch See Attorney General, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Immigration
Liquor Distribution Act
Liquor distribution branch See Small Business, Tourism and Culture, Ministry of
Liquor Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- (Bill 80) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 13553-4; 2R, 14273-7; C, 14307-15; 3R, 14301; RA, 14488
- Amdts: sec. 14 (MacPhail) 14312, approved 14312
- Debate, speakers
(Anderson) 14274-5
(Coleman) 14276
(MacPhail) 13553-4, 14273-4, 14307-15
(Thorpe) 14275-6, 14307-15
- Definitions
- "adult entertainment"
(MacPhail) 14313
(Thorpe) 14313
- "advertise"
(MacPhail) 14308
(Thorpe) 14308
- "entertainment" and "hospitality"
(MacPhail) 14310-1
(Thorpe) 14310-1
- "first nation"
(MacPhail) 14308
(Thorpe) 14308
- "manufacturers" and "producers"
(MacPhail) 14308
(Thorpe) 14308
- Ministerial responsibility for act
(MacPhail) 14308
(Thorpe) 14275, 14308
- Purpose of bill
(MacPhail) 13553-4, 14273-4
- Regulations
(MacPhail) 14314
(Thorpe) 14314
Lisims government See Government, self-government under Nisga'a people
Livent Inc.
- Debt to B.C. government
(Thorpe) 13264
(Waddell) 13264
- Debt to building trades union pension plans
(Krueger) 13513
Livestock industry
- Government assistance
(Evans) 10899
(Weisgerber) 10899
- Ranching industry, grazing land, impact of Indian land claims See Grazing rights on Crown land, impact of Indian land claims under Rangeland
- Transportation rate cap on feed grain
(Barisoff) 12401
(Evans) 12401
Lloyd, Anthony
- Letter re pension rights of early retirees
(Krueger) 13576
Local government
- Accountability, autonomy and powers
- Role in liquor licensing
(MacPhail) 14274, 14308-9
(Thorpe) 14308-9
Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 1998
- Provisions governing rights of residents re decisions of local councils
(MacPhail) 12252
(Nebbeling) 12252
Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- (Bill 88) (Minister of Municipal Affairs) 1R, 14068-9; 2R, 14317-23; C, 14392-403; 3R, 14381; RA, 14488
- Amdts: sec. 24, 32, 37.1 and 53 (Kwan) 14392, approved 14392; sec. 57.1, 58, 59 and 60 (Kwan) 14399, approved 14399; sec. 73, 119, 141, 147 (Kwan) 14400, approved 14400; sec. 168, 215, 231 (Kwan) 14401, approved 14401;
- sec. 253, 254.1, 254.2, 254.3, 258.1, 272.1, 284, 291, 304.1, 311, 311.1, 317, 323, 328, 332.1, 333 and 336 (Kwan) 14402, approved 14403
- Debate, speakers
(Clark, C.) 14394-5
(Kwan) 14068, 14317, 14322-3, 14392-403
(Nebbeling) 14317-22, 14392-401
- Implementation schedule, impact on municipal elections
(Nebbeling) 14318-20
- Purpose of bill
(Kwan) 14068
Locke, Charles
- Comments on ski resort investment in B.C.
(Waddell) 12896
Long, Morgan
Looking After Children program
Lord, David
L'Orsa, Joe
Lottostakes
- Unlicensed lottery operation
(Dosanjh) 13223
(Hogg) 13223
Louisiana-Pacific Canada Engineered Wood Products Ltd.
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
Loukidelis, David
- Appointment as Information and Privacy Commissioner
(Kasper) 14476
(Whittred) 14476
Lovick, Hon. Dale (Nanaimo)
- Actors, child actors, review of employment standards regulations 12867
- Association of Canadian Pension Management, position on pension plan harmonization 13517
- Attendance at Nanaimo rally 12868
(Farrell-Collins) 12868-9
(Krueger) 12867-9
- Automobiles
- abandoned vehicles, towing and disposal 12687-8
- driver's licences, unlicensed drivers 12733
- insurance, no-fault insurance for B.C. 12724
- National Safety Code numbers, fee 12816-7
- repair shop accreditation 12736-8
- traffic accidents
- costs levied against driver responsible for accident 12723
- injuries and fatalities 12689
- traffic safety, intersection camera program 12728-30
- vehicle and axle weight regulations, enforcement 12739-40, 12810-6, 12818
- Automobiles, photo radar, use in speed monitoring
- costs for development and operation of program 12725-6, 12818, 12867
- funding issues 12733
- program expansion, staffing and effectiveness issues 12727-8
- B.C. Hydro, executives' moving expenses 12135-6
- Brown, Allan, comments on suspension of pension benefits 13616, 13620
- Buchhorn, Ron, severance payment from Workers Compensation Board 12756-7
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1999, debate 12213
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- position on aboriginal rights 10819
- section 25, statements re aboriginal rights 10819
- Canadian Institute of Actuaries, comments on pension legislation changes 13654
- Civil service, personnel secondments to Nisga'a treaty implementation project 11116-7
- Comments on issues
- cost of Nisga'a public information initiative
(de Jong) 11092
- final version of Nisga'a treaty
(de Jong) 11086
(Plant) 11090
- Nisga'a treaty
(Farrell-Collins) 11041
- parliamentary democracy
(Masi) 10987
- Constitution Act, Nisga'a treaty "within the meaning of sections 25 and 35" 11128
- Constitution, constitutional basis for provinces' right to enter into treaties with Indians 11128
- Construction industry
- pensions 13294-5
- residential housing sector, costs, impact of labour code changes 12364
- unions' application for certification, requirement to show evidence of fresh support 12830
- Construction Labour Relations Association, role as bargaining agent for employers 12833
- Cosmetologists
- teaching and practice of cosmetology, separation requirement 13146-7
- training and certification 13146-7
- Council of Forest Industries of B.C., letter to Labour ministry re occupational health and safety regulations 12756, 12826
- Criminal injury compensation program 12753
- Crown land sales, transfers subject to provisions of Land Act 11239
- Debate on pension legislation, use of word "greedy" 13575
(Krueger) 13575
- Delgamuukw cases, decisions
- ruling on aboriginal rights 10819
- ruling on aboriginal title 11131
- Disabled and handicapped persons, mentally handicapped persons, employment standards issue 12757, 12797-8
- Elections, electoral representation, general principles 13550-1
- Electoral Boundaries Commission, work of commission 13550-1
- Employment and unemployment, employment standards, flexibility 12800, 12803-5
- Employment Standards Act
- Environment, pest control and pesticide use, aerial spraying against gypsy moth, petition tabled 12433
- Ferries and ferry services
- essential-service designation, minimum services 10937
- labour dispute 10937-8
- Fire Services Amendment Act, 1999, debate 13079
- Firefighting services, long-service and bravery medals for firefighters 13079
- Fisheries, Nisga'a treaty fisheries provisions, issues 11359-65
- Fisheries Survival Coalition, challenge to Nisga'a treaty fish harvest agreement 11363
- Forest industry, stumpage, no stumpage on Indian-owned land 11066
- Freedom of information, cabinet confidentiality 10936
- Gitanyow Indian band, challenge to Nisga'a land entitlement 11209-14, 11217
- Gosnell, Joseph, comments on Crown apology for past treatment of Indians 11130
- Government
- ministries, operating costs, impact of obligations imposed by Nisga'a treaty 11237
- regulations and red tape, impact on business 12199
- Government agents offices, media-monitoring activities re Nisga'a treaty 11125-6
- Hairdressers Act, amendments 12716, 13076
- Heaney, John, contract with Nisga'a treaty implementation project 11116
- Highway 10, Langley bypass, safety projects 12687
- Highway Constructors Ltd.
- employee pensions
- employment model, equity-hire provisions 12835
- Indian Act (federal)
- enfranchisement requirement 10820
- provisions, impact on Indian peoples 10819
- Indians
- aboriginal rights 10819-20
- aboriginal title, assertion, obligation to prove 11213
- heritage site designations and recording of names 11210
- land claims
- amount of provincial land base available to Indians, government policy 11249-51
- overlapping claims 11209-14, 11217, 11229-30
- valuation, Klaasen report tabled 11309
- valuation process and determination of cost-sharing, "representative hectares" concept 11309-10
- lands
- allodial title 11179-80
- requirement for vehicle insurance on Indian lands 12733
- resource management by joint tenancy with Crown 11196
- treaties
- inclusion of apology by Crown, future liability issue 11130
- treaties as a means of effecting reconciliation 11134-5
- use of Nisga'a final agreement as template for future treaties 11063, 11257
- treaty negotiations
- cost-sharing memorandum of understanding tabled 11309
- process, fairness question 11213
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- 1999-2000 estimates debate 12675-7, 12681-95, 12720-42, 12810-8, 12867
- 1998 annual report tabled 12615
- absenteeism 12742
- accomplishments and responsibilities of corporation 12675-7
- advertising 12740-1
- assumption of motor vehicle branch responsibilities, cost 12721
- claims
- communications, staff and budget 12690
- contract employees 12688-9
- crash responsibility program 12723
- customer relations 12685-6
- drug recognition experts program, cost 12733
- executive bonuses 12692
- expenditures, catastrophe insurance 12721
- financial operations, comparison with other companies 12682-3
- financial reporting 12681
- financial reporting, software development and computer costs 12691-2
- policies and practices
- premiums
- competitiveness and disclosure of regional information 12682-4
- establishment of rates 12681
- rates 12723
- rates, optional insurance sales 12733
- rebate, road safety dividend 12676
- refunds 12692-3
- regionalization initiative 12694, 12734
- relocation of executives to Granville Square offices 12693-4, 12720-1, 12724
- road safety program initiatives, cost 12684-5, 12688
- software development 12689
- Labour
- labour relations climate 12674
- restrictions on a worker's right to practise their trade, court rulings 13614-5, 13643
- workplace safety, workers killed or injured on the job, national day of mourning 12090
- Labour Education Centre of British Columbia Act, repeal of act 13076
- Labour ministry
- 1999-2000 estimates debate 12673-5, 12742-57, 12796-810, 12825-36, 12867-9
- 1997-98 annual report tabled 14475
- accomplishments, goals and responsibilities of ministry 12673-5, 12796-7
- employment standards branch
- involvement in Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission 12835-6
- pension standards branch, pensions overseen by branch 12834
- web site comments on pension legislation changes 13645-6
- Labour Relations Board, composition and neutrality of board 12806-10, 12827-9
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998
- definitions, "ICI construction" 12830-2
- provisions on evidence of current support for certification, delay in implementation 12867
- Labour Relations Code, provisions on union certification and decertification 12807
- Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- Legislation, regulations, use 13649
- Legislature
- closure of debate, use 11986
- estimates process
- conduct of members not a subject for debate 12915
- confining remarks to administrative responsibility of minister 12868-9
- previous legislation and matters involving legislation not to be discussed 12831-3
- role in amendments to Nisga'a final agreement 11232-4
- Section A, empowerment to consider bills at committee stage 13995
- Luetzen, (Mr.), letter re early retirement 13641
- McArthur, Doug, work with Nisga'a treaty implementation project 11116
- McLeod Lake Indian band, treaty, land settlement 11241-2
- Mathias, Joe, tribute 14493-4
- Meziadin Junction, area properties, value 11254
- Motions
- appointment of Brent Parfitt as acting ombudsman (Motion without notice) 12161
- approval of Electoral Boundaries Commission report (Motion 65), debate 13550-1
- Motor vehicle branch, transfer of functions to Insurance Corporation of B.C., impact on enforcement of regulations 12818
- Musqueam Indian band, non-Musqueam leaseholders dispute 11051-2, 11115
- NDP government, position on discrimination based on sexual orientation 13225
- Nisga'a Final Agreement Act
- debate 10817-21, 11063-6, 11075-6, 11082, 11084, 11089-97, 11115-9, 11124-30, 11133-5, 11138-9, 11153, 11163-7, 11179-80, 11191-2, 11194-200, 11209-14, 11217, 11229-30, 11232-42, 11246, 11249-58, 11287, 11293, 11297-8, 11309-10, 11313-21, 11327, 11337, 11345-7, 11356-66, 11851-3, 11986-7
- debate on bill
- principle of bill 10818
- schedule, content 11089-92
- structure of bill 11075-6
- Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park, operation 11319-20
- Nisga'a people
- government, self-government
- accountability 11851
- consultation on changes to Nisga'a law 11346
- federal paramountcy 11065
- jurisdictional concerns 11064-5, 11237
- relationship with federal and provincial governments 11237
- Nisga'a land
- Nisga'a nation, meaning of term 11127
- property rights of Nisga'a women 11851
- treaty
- treaty, final agreement
- amendment provisions 11232-5
- application of federal and provincial laws 11163-4
- application of tenancy legislation to Nisga'a land 11052
- approval process, public referendum versus vote in B.C. Legislature 10818-9
- certainty issue 11191-2
- changes to text of agreement 11089-92
- codification of cultural traditions 11129
- comparison with Treaty 8 issues 11197
- constitutional validity 11064
- cost-sharing arrangement, value of B.C. contribution 11256-8
- Crown apology not part of treaty 11130-1, 11133-4
- debate in B.C. Legislature 11063, 11138
- definitions, "Nisga'a nation" 11138
- definitions, "party" 11138
- documents tabled 11309-10
- equal rights for Nisga'a women 11851
- government advertising, cost 11092-7
- Kincolith band challenge 11139
- land entitlement, fee simple ownership 11238-9, 11242
- land entitlement, final settlement amount 11240-1
- land entitlement, overlap with traditional territory of other Indian peoples 11209-14, 11217, 11229-30
- land entitlement, permanency of Nisga'a jurisdiction and residual title 11246, 11249
- land entitlement, rights and obligation of Nisga'a in respect of public access 11345-7
- land entitlement, valuation process and outcome 11251-4, 11256-7, 11309, 11313, 11327
- land entitlement, value of forgone revenues to government 11255
- negotiations between parties to treaty, process 11236-7
- Nisga'a citizenship, Canadian citizenship requirement 11165-6
- Nisga'a property in Nisga'a lands, intent of provisions 11851-3
- objectives of treaty 10818, 10821
- obligation to consult 11192, 11194-9
- preamble, certainty clause 11128
- preamble, reference to "land question" 11127-8
- provision for equality 11064
- public views, vote by Prince George residents 11115
- reconciliation objective 11134-5
- rights, "cede, release and surrender" wording 11200
- rights, section 35 Charter rights 11190
- treaty implementation project 11095-6, 11115-9, 11124-5
- treaty negotiation process
- negotiated rights for certainty and finality 10820
- participants 10820-1
- Occupational health and safety, legislation and regulations 12747-8, 12754-6
- Oleksiuk, Keith, performance as chair of Labour Relations Board 12806-7, 12827-9
- Ombudsman, appointment of acting ombudsman 12161
- Parks and ecological reserves on Nisga'a land 11319-21
- Pension as retired MLA
(Hansen) 13243
- Pension Benefits Standards Advisory Council
- involvement in review of proposed amendments to Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act (1999) 13566-7
- meetings re pension legislation changes 13515-6
- membership 13485, 13492, 13573
- Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 1999
- debate 12430, 13224-5, 13291-5, 13485-96, 13509-28, 13564-75, 13577-87, 13609-20, 13635-55, 14289
- consultation on bill 13514-7, 13569
- cost implications 13644
- definitions
- "commuted value" 13485-6, 13492
- "continuous years of employment," application to multi-employer pension plans 13525
- "early retirement" 13610
- "early retirement pension" 13651
- "employer" and "self-employment" 13638-9
- "employment" 13486
- "prescribed retirement income fund" 13584
- "spouse" 13225
- "spouse," cost implications for pension plan members 13486-90
- "subsidized" 13610-1
- use of terms 13580
- "years of continuous plan membership" 13493, 13511
- deletion of words "generally accepted" from "actuarial principles" 13518
- government advertising, costs 13992-3
- impact of bill
- news release by Liberal Party 13292-4
- positions on bill, Liberal Party position 13573-4
- Pensions
- amendments to pension plans, rejection by superintendent 13524
- cabinet's and trustees' powers 13612, 13618-9
- death of pensioner 13568
- designation of plans as multi-employer plans 13578-9, 13653
- disclosure of information to plan members 13519-21
- early retirees' return to work, impact on pension plan 13583
- early retirement case 13585-7
- early retirement policies 13611
- employer contributions to pension fund 13526, 13528
- forfeit of unused contributions 13525
- investment of pension funds 13523, 13564
- multi-employer pension plans
- protection of plan funds, requirement for separate bank account 13528, 13564-5
- registration of pension plans 13651
- requirement for audited financial statements 13519
- standards of conduct for plan administrators 13518
- superannuation plans, exemptions from definition as multi-employer plans 13578
- termination of plan 13569
- trustees of pension plans, removal from board 13571-2
- viability of pension plans, protection 13619-20, 13636
- withdrawals 13570
- Premier's Office, 1999-2000 estimates debate 14249
- Probate Fee Act, debate 12213, 12222
- Public Service ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12915
- Recreation, back-country recreation, impact of overlapping Indian land claims on commercial tenures 11210
- Royal Commission on Workers Compensation in B.C., final report, recommendations 12744-5
- Science and technology, high-technology industry, forum on regulation of sector 12675
- Sechelt Indian band, agreement-in-principle 11281-2
- Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, recommendations
- acknowledgment of and apology for past wrongs 11130
- government acceptance 11133-4
- use in Nisga'a treaty negotiations 11064
- Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, substitution of Erda Walsh for Moe Sihota and Gary Farrell-Collins for Fred Gingell 13995
- Sexual orientation, discrimination based on sexual orientation, NDP government position 13225
- The Shasta Consulting Group, report on pensions and Highway Constructors Ltd. model 13494
- Sheet Metal Workers' Union, court case on pension benefits suspension
- Skeetchestn Indian band, building maintenance worker certification program proposal 12835-6
- Skills Development and Fair Wage Act, amendments 12716, 13076
- Stoney, Gerry, death 12495
- Superintendent of pensions, powers 13570
- Supreme Court of Canada, decision on Ontario's authority to levy probate fees 12213
- Surrey, Surrey Place mall development, government investment 12724-5
- Tahltan band, land boundaries agreement with Nisga'a people 11209, 11217
- Talent agencies, recovery of unpaid wages from agencies 13076, 13145-6
- Tenure as Aboriginal Affairs minister
(de Jong) 11381
- Tourism industry, SuperHost program 12243-4
- Trade unions, workers' choice of union to join 13642
- Trucking industry
- regulation of overweight vehicles, enforcement and penalties 11927
- truck safety, infrared brake inspection system 12730-2
- Trudeau, Pierre Elliott, comments on Canada as prototype for future 10821
- Trutch, Joseph, comments on Indians' right to traditional lands 10819-20
- Tsimshian nation, land boundaries agreement with Nisga'a people 11209-10, 11212
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, concerns re control structure 13522
- Vancouver Sun, printing of article by Dale Lovick on pension legislation changes 13574
- Verus Group International, contract for media analysis, tabled 11135
- West, Neville, treatment by Insurance Corporation of B.C., privacy concerns 12740-1
- Wildlife, Nisga'a treaty wildlife provisions, licences for traplines and guide-outfitters on Nisga'a land 11293, 11297-8
- Wills, probate fees, retroactive validation of 1988-99 fee structure 12213
- Workers compensation
- claims, length of claims 12745-6
- coverage
- benefits for surviving children and spouses of injured or disabled workers 12751
- funeral expenses 13075, 13147-9
- homemaker service and child care 12756
- Workers Compensation Act, amendments 12715
- Workers Compensation Board
- accomplishments and responsibilities 12742-3
- accountability for project spending 12749
- administrative costs 12746-7
- advertising, occupational health and safety 12753-4
- appeal division, 1998 annual report tabled 12867
- assessment system
- classification of industries 13075, 13149
- experience-rated assessment 13149
- costs 12750-1
- electronic file system, implementation 12753
- establishment of special funds 12752-3
- governance 12749-50
- jurisdiction and mandate, workplace health and safety 13075-6
- policies and practices, telephone call response time 12747
- project costs, amortization 12751-2
- regulations governing the workplace, extension of smoking-areas exemption 12567
- Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998, implementation 12748
- Youth Parliament of B.C., position on public referendum for Nisga'a final agreement 11066
- Yukon Indian treaty, land claim provisions 11128
Lower mainland
- Inventory of municipally owned lands by lower mainland treaty advisory committee
(de Jong) 12889-90
(Wilson, G.) 12889-90
- Resolution of overlapping Indian land claims before treaty signing
(Plant) 13036
(Wilson, G.) 13036
- Transportation
Lower mainland congestion relief program See Transportation, infrastructure improvements under Lower mainland
Lower Similkameen Indian band
- Memorandum of understanding with Forests ministry
(Hawkins) 13940-2
(Zirnhelt) 13940-2
Luetzen, (Mr.)
Lusted, David
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