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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
Railways and rail services
- Commodity shipments
(Miller) 12507
(Neufeld) 12506-7
- Dawson Creek exchange, agreement between B.C. Rail and Canadian National Railways
(Miller) 12505
(Weisgerber) 12505
- Deregulation and privatization
(Miller) 12506
(Weisgerber) 12506
- Services to northeastern B.C.
(Miller) 12505-6
(Weisgerber) 12505-6
- Taxation
- Tourism opportunities
(Miller) 12481
Raiwind project See Pakistan power project under British Columbia Hydro International Ltd.
Ramsey, Hon. Paul (Prince George North)
- Architects (Landscape) Act, amendments 13073
- B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils, role in education system 13671-2
- B.C. Institute of Technology, program advisory committees, industry representation 13136
- B.C. Society of Landscape Architects, goals 13135
- Budgets, 1999-2000 budget, goals 12112-3
- Business, small business, tax reductions 12122
- Children, child protection, duty to report need for protection 13136-7
- Disabled and handicapped persons, educational services after age 18, ministerial responsibility for bridge funding 13741
- Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 12112-3, 12122
- Education
- B.C. as "the learning province" 13381-2
- charter schools, system elsewhere 13384
- class size
- curriculum
- coordination of curriculum development among western provinces ("western protocol") 13740
- curriculum reform 13388-90
- English-as-a-second-language program 13741
- Focus on Bullying program 13739
- inclusion of Remembrance Day instructional material 13736
- Indian culture and history 10952-3, 13393
- information technology 13724, 13741
- multicultural curriculum 13386, 13397-8
- music programs 13739-40
- standards 13379
- days of instruction, year-round instruction 13074, 13137-9, 13743
- distributed electronic learning program 13452, 13664-5
- education of Indians
- enrolment levels
- French immersion
- funding
- 1999-2000 budgeted expenditures 12121-2
- adequacy 13454-5
- allocation system 13661
- comparison to other jurisdictions 13378, 13723
- core funding 13656
- funding for 1999-2000 fiscal year 13378
- funding for alternative programs, impact on school district budgets 13449
- funding from parent advisory councils 13455, 13656-7
- impact of funding level on quality of education 13671
- incentives to school districts for responsible budget allocations 13660
- per-student funding 13378-9
- special purpose grants 13713-4
- targeted funding 13723
- government role, federal and provincial roles 13386
- home schooling 13663-5
- independent schools
- learning, impact of school changes 13451
- learning resources, funding 13449, 13657-8
- NDP government vision and initiatives 13455, 13459
- Nisga'a treaty education provisions, preschool to grade 12 education, comparable standards requirement 11903-7
- performance measurement and achievement outcomes 13379, 13385-92
- personal education numbers 14110, 14279-80, 14283, 14292, 14388-91
- policy in other provinces 14231-2
- preschool
- provincial learning assessment program 13379, 13394-5, 13707
- provincial learning network (PLNet) 13383
- public education system
- accountability frameworks 13401
- division of responsibility between school districts and Education ministry 13660-1
- francophone system 13741
- goals 13382-3
- goal-setting and attainment 13401-4
- purpose of public education system 11384
- role of parents 13671-2, 13714-5
- public-private partnerships
- Abbotsford development proposal 13386, 13713
- Education ministry guidelines 13716-7
- value to education system 13385
- role of parents 13671-2
- school accreditation program 13708-9
- secondary education, links in senior years with jobs and post-secondary training 13403
- secondary school completion rate 13391
- services, province's obligation to provide 11906-7
- special education and special needs
- current policy issues 13709-11
- funding allocation 13450
- funding for learning assistance 13458
- stay-in-school initiatives 13402-3
- technology initiatives 13459
- voucher system, use of system elsewhere 13384
- Education ministry
- 1999-2000 estimates debate 13377-404, 13439-59, 13655-72, 13707-27, 13735-44
- agreement with school in China to offer B.C. curriculum 13386
- assistance to school districts on budgeting issues 13737
- "Better Learning" magazine, cost and distribution 13395-6, 13665
- budget, administrative and advertising budgets 13718
- communication with parents 13379-80, 13396-7, 13450-1, 14279-80
- goals and accomplishments 13377-81
- minister's authority to dismiss trustees and school boards 13718
- release of information on web site 14743
- Education Statutes Amendment Act, 1999
- Education Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1999
- Evans Elementary School, construction project 13727
- Forest industry
- forest roads, deactivation, impact 13547-8
- industry in B.C., current state of industry 12122
- Francophone Education Authority of B.C.
- Fraser Institute, position on public education 13394
- Health care
- funding, 1999-2000 budgeted expenditures 12121
- system, current state of B.C. system 12112-3
- Human Resources ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12661
- Indians
- impact of government policies on B.C. Indians 10951-3
- teachers, Indians in teaching profession 13393
- treaty negotiations, negotiations in Canada, comparison with civil rights movement in United States 10952-3
- treaty settlement, moral argument for settling treaties 10951-2
- Kelowna Secondary School, construction project 13439-40
- Land use, land and resource management plans, role in establishment of parks and protected areas 13982
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party
- policies 12113
- position on issues
- class size in education system 13707-8
- education funding 12122
- public referendum on Nisga'a treaty 10953
- teachers' collective agreement 13707-8
- Matthew McNair Secondary School, construction project 13738
- Nisga'a Final Agreement Act, debate 10951-4, 11903-7
- Nisga'a Nation Fiscal Financing Agreement, provisions on education funding 11906
- Nisga'a treaty
- final agreement, approval process, public referendum, Liberal Party positions 10953
- Victoria delegation and ceremonies to mark treaty debate 10951
- Osoyoos Elementary School, construction project 13726
- Osoyoos Secondary School, construction project 13725-6
- Park Amendment Act, 1999
- Parliament Buildings, depictions of Indians in buildings' artwork 10951
- Post-secondary education
- accessibility 13382
- accessibility, commitment to universal access 12582
- career and apprenticeship programs, links to secondary school curriculum 13742
- participation rates in B.C. 13742
- role in knowledge-based economy 12581
- student financial assistance, funding 12582
- tuition fees, fee levels, comparison to Alberta and Ontario tuition levels 12581-2
- tuition freeze 12122
- Private Post-Secondary Education Commission, registration exemption for Canadian public institutions 13073, 13136
- Promontory Heights school, construction proposal 13727
- Royal Roads University Act, amendments 13073-4
- School Act, enrolment provisions 11905
- School boards/districts
- authority to collect and report personal student information 14280
- board meetings, use of electronic media 13074
- budget process 13661-3
- funding, efficiency incentives 13737-8
- grievance and arbitration costs 13712-3
- trustees, job satisfaction 13715-6
- School district 23 (Central Okanagan), student transportation funding and safety concerns 13440-2, 13735-6
- School district 35 (Langley), funding 13453-8, 13723-4
- School district 36 (Surrey), minister's action in textbook issue 13712
- School district 37 (Delta), school board by-election 10832
- School district 38 (Richmond), funding for English-as-a-second-language programs 13717-8
- School district 39 (Vancouver)
- funding for special education programs 13719-22
- learning needs assessments, wait times 13721
- learning resources trust account 13658
- School district 46 (Sunshine Coast), issues 13711-4
- School district 48 (Howe Sound), home schooling issue 13665
- School district 51 (Boundary), impact of declining enrolment 13725-6
- School district 52 (Prince Rupert), Indian students secondary school completion rate 13446-7
- School district 57 (Prince George), funding for English-as-a-second-language programs 13714
- School district 61 (Greater Victoria), issues 13666-70
- School district 67 (Okanagan-Skaha), funding for special education 13737
- School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith), funding for special education 13449-50
- School district 82 (Coast Mountains), budget allocation decisions 13660-2
- School district 84 (Vancouver Island West), enrolment decrease 13452-3
- Schools
- accreditation 13743
- air quality 13442-4, 13738
- applicability of workers' compensation regulations 13443
- capital projects
- overcrowding, impact on student assemblies 13740
- portables
- seismic upgrading
- year-round use of facilities 13743
- Seycove Secondary School, capacity and capital funding 13448
- Students
- Taxation
- 1999-2000 levels 12113
- taxation of educational materials, policy review 14231
- Teachers
- age of current workforce 13743
- collective agreement
- cost to Education ministry of harassment arbitration cases 13709
- impact on funding for English-as-a-second-language programs 13717-8
- impact on school administrators 13708
- implementation funding 13445, 13665
- Liberal Party position 13707-8
- Indians in teaching profession 13393
- number of teacher hirings 13444
- qualifications and performance 13391
- role of ethnic diversity in school environment 13398
- salaries, percentage of school district funding 13456
- Tuition Fee Freeze Act, debate 12581-2
- Universities, colleges and institutes
- faculty, professional association option for college faculty, repeal 13073
- governance structures, program advisory committees 13073
- requirement to report personal student information 14280
- Violence, bullying and violence at school 13738-9
- Volunteers and volunteer sector, unionization 12661
- Workers Compensation Board, regulations governing the workplace, impact of new regulations on school funding 13444
- Youth News Network, partnership proposal 13716
Randall, Fred G. (Burnaby-Edmonds)
- Communities, contribution of community service organizations 13460
- Constitution Act, sections 25 and 35 provisions 10968
- Highland Valley copper mine, closing 11814
- Highway Constructors Ltd., employee pensions, contributions and benefits 13237
- Indian Act (federal), authority over Nisga'a people, termination 10968
- Investment
- investment climate in B.C., certainty provided by Indian land claim settlements 10969
- personal investments, registered retirement savings plans 13238
- Kinsmen Club, work of organization 13460-1
- Labour, workers' rights, history in B.C. 14192-3
- Mining industry, government initiatives 11331-2, 11814
- Nisga'a Final Agreement Act, debate 10968-70
- Nisga'a treaty, final agreement
- general provisions, impact on Constitution 10968
- legal certainty 10968
- public referendum versus vote in B.C. Legislature 10968-9
- public views 10970
- Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 1999, debate 13236-9
- Pensions
- early retirement bonuses 13237
- multi-employer pension plans, suspension of benefits of early retirees returning to work in same trade 13237-8
- private sector plans 13238
- union pension plans, management 13238
- vesting 13237-8
- Religion, spiritual leaders' statement on Nisga'a treaty 10970
- Straight, Byron, report on Burrard drydock pension plan 13238
Range Amendment Act, 1999
- (Bill 57) (Minister of Forests) 1R, 12473; 2R, 13299-301; C, 13341-6; 3R, 13346; RA, 14089
- Amdts: sec. 3.1 (Zirnhelt) 13341, approved 13341; sec. 6 (Zirnhelt) 13341, approved 13341
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 13300, 13341
(Neufeld) 13341
(Wilson, J.) 13300-1, 13341-6
(Zirnhelt) 12473, 13299-301, 13341-6
- Purpose of bill
(Abbott) 13300
(Wilson, J.) 13300-1
(Zirnhelt) 12473, 13299-300
Rangeland
- Grazing and hay-cutting licences and permits
- Grazing rights on Crown land, impact of Indian land claims
(de Jong) 12885-9
(Wilson, G.) 12885-9
- Regulation, delegation of responsibilities to district and regional managers
(Wilson, J.) 13300-1, 13345-6
(Zirnhelt) 13345-6
Rapid Transit Project 2000 Ltd. See Rapid Transit Project under Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
Rath, Anna
- Apprehension by Children and Families ministry
(Boone) 13411
(Reid, L.) 13410-2
Real estate industry
- Agents' trust accounts
(MacPhail) 13978
Real estate sales tax See Property transfer tax
Real property tax
- Assessment of property
- Deferment program for seniors and disabled
(Campbell) 12218
(Chong) 13100-1
(MacPhail) 13101
- Increases
(Chong) 12047-8
- Property assessment appeal board, annual report, 1998, tabled
(Kwan) 12673
Rebco Wood Products Ltd.
- Viability, petition tabled
(Campbell) 11225
(Wilson, G.) 11225
Recall and Initiative Act
Recreation
- Back-country recreation
- commercial fees
(Abbott) 10938
(McGregor) 10938
- commercial tenures, impact of overlapping Indian land claims
(Lovick) 11210
(Plant) 11210
- kayak tour operators, campsite tenures
(Coell) 13112
(MacPhail) 13112-3
- land tenure applications, backlog
(Farrell-Collins) 13110-1
(MacPhail) 13110-1
(Thorpe) 13110
- land use issues, handling and backlog in Tourism and Environment ministries
(Tait) 13246
(Thorpe) 13246-7
(Waddell) 13246-7
- leadership program for Indians
(Reid, J.) 13259
(Waddell) 13259
- Fishing resorts
- Crown leases for fishing camps
(Thorpe) 13246
(Waddell) 13246-7
- viability
(Streifel) 12525
Recycling
- Curbside recycling, blue box program
(McGregor) 12346
(Thorpe) 12346
- Deposit system for beverage containers
- alcoholic beverage containers
(Thorpe) 13322-3
(Waddell) 13322-3
- exemptions
(McGregor) 12345
(Thorpe) 12345
- expansion of system, costs and savings
(McGregor) 12345-6
(Thorpe) 12345-6
- theft of containers
(Coell) 12347
- Industrial stewardship programs See Environmental stewardship under Environment
- Tetra-Pak recycling
(Coell) 12347
(McGregor) 11992, 12347
(Sawicki) 11992
Red Chris mine project See American Bullion Minerals Ltd.
Redfern Resources Ltd.
Redfish Ranch
- Tilapia aquaculture project
(Streifel) 12532
(van Dongen) 12532
Reed, F.L.C.
- Report on forest industry costs
(Coleman) 13815
(Zirnhelt) 13815
Referenda
Reform Party of British Columbia
- Position on federal assistance program for farmers
(Barisoff) 12422
(Evans) 12422
Refugee Settlement Act
Regional districts
- Railway assessment and grants from provincial government
(Abbott) 12776-7
(Kwan) 12776-7
Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia
- Work on training standards
(Hansen) 14183
(Priddy) 14183
Regulatory Impact Statement Act
- (Bill 81) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 13909-10; 2R, 13975-7; C, 14106-8; 3R, 14089; RA, 14090
- Debate, speakers
(MacPhail) 13909-10, 13975-7, 14106-8
(Thorpe) 13976-7, 14106-8
- Purpose of bill
(MacPhail) 13909-10, 13975-7
Reid, Judith (Parksville-Qualicum)
- Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12546-9
- Aquaculture industry
- government policy development, consultation 12489-90
- moratorium on establishment of salmon farms, impact on coastal communities 14340-1
- shellfish farming, issues 12487-90
- B.C. Arts Council, disbursement of funds, accountability of recipient groups 13259
- B.C. Assets and Land Corporation
- operations 13105-7
- role in shellfish farm tenure process 12488
- B.C. Ferry Corporation, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12842-44
- B.C. 2000, projects and events, selection committee 13263
- Budgets, 1999-2000 budget, goals 12179
- Business
- entrepreneurship, role of entrepreneur in economy 11510-2
- home-based businesses 12179
- incorporation 12896, 13315-6
- small business
- Central Vancouver Island health region, mental health services 14051
- Cooperative Association Act
- Cooperatives
- Crown land, leases 13105-9
- Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 12181
- Education
- distributed electronic learning program 13452
- funding for alternative programs, impact on school district budgets 13449
- learning, impact of school changes 13451
- public education system, role of parents 13671, 13714-5
- public-private partnerships, Education ministry guidelines 13716
- role of parents 13671
- special education and special needs, funding allocation 13450
- system, role of parents 13714-5
- Education ministry
- Election as MLA and introduction to House 11051
- Elections, electoral boundaries, changes 13560-1, 14347-8
- Electoral Districts Act
- Employment and unemployment, employment standards for microbusinesses 13308
- Environment
- environmental protection, community support 12181
- pest control and pesticide use, spraying of herbicide along railway tracks 12357-8
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12357-8
- Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, spraying of pesticide along railway, environmental concerns 12357-8
- Family maintenance enforcement program, payments, application of garnishee orders to training program tuition funds 12548-9
- Ferries and ferry services
- fast ferries construction cost overruns 11510-1
- impact of service on tourism industry and small businesses on Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands 12842-4
- Finance and Corporate Relations ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 13105-9
- Fisheries ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12487-90
- Fisheries, sport fishing, freshwater fishing camps, tenures and fees 13105, 13107-9
- Forests ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 13927-9, 13971-2
- Gold River, future of town 11512
- Government
- accountability 11510
- financial management 11509
- regulations and red tape, impact on business 13463-4
- Government agents, services and service fees 13315
- Health care
- continuing and long-term care, current situation in B.C. 14049-50
- emergency services, levels 14048-9
- funding, future funding needs 11510
- system, current state of B.C. system 12180-1
- travel for treatment, renal services 14051
- wait-lists and waiting times, orthopedic surgery 13910
- Health ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 14048-51
- Indians
- treaty negotiations, negotiation of all treaties together 11063
- treaty settlement, principles 11062
- MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., settlement agreement with Forests ministry re expropriated lands and cutting rights 13971-2
- Mental health services, funding 14051
- Motions, approval of Electoral Boundaries Commission report (Motion 65), debate 13560-1
- Nanaimo constituency and area, mental health facility 14050-1
- Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, consultant's advice to management, public access 14048
- NDP government
- Nisga'a Final Agreement Act, debate 11061-3
- Nisga'a treaty, impact on future society 11062
- Nitinat Lake, Forests ministry recreation site, camping fees and services 13927-9
- Parks, Forests ministry recreation sites, campsite development, role of Tourism ministry 13929
- Parksville-Qualicum constituency and area
- Perry, David, report on hearing process for MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. compensation package 13972
- Recreation, back-country recreation, leadership program for Indians 13259
- School boards/districts, trustees, job satisfaction 13715
- School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith), funding for special education 13449-50
- School district 84 (Vancouver Island West), enrolment decrease 13452
- Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry
- 1999-2000 estimates debate 13210-1, 13214-5, 13248-50, 13254, 13257-9, 13263, 13308, 13310, 13313-6, 13325
- Culture ministry, funding for arts, recreation and sports 13257-8
- liquor distribution branch, operations 13325
- minister's role as advocate for small business 13310
- Tourism ministry, activities 13210-1
- tourism policy
- ecotourism and cultural tourism policy 13249-50
- land use planning 13249
- Society, goal of equality 11062
- Sport B.C., role in B.C.'s Olympic winter games bid 13262
- Students, boarding-out allowances 13451, 13453
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1999, debate 11509-12
- Tourism B.C.
- marketing relationship with B.C. Ferry Corporation 13214-5
- work with Tourism ministry 13210-1
- Tourism industry
- aboriginal tourism, promotion 13250
- industry in B.C. 12181
- tourism resource inventory and mapping 13248-9
- visitor information centres and tourist bureaus, evaluation process 13215
- Universities, colleges and institutes, private institutions, accreditation and regulation 12546-8
- Visions for the Future program 13250, 13314
- Youth business and entrepreneurship training program 13313
- Youth, opportunities for B.C. youth 12180
Reid, Linda (Richmond East)
- Adoption
- access to records 11894
- Nisga'a treaty adoption provisions, adoption standards and practices 11892-5
- placement of children with fetal alcohol effect/syndrome 13431
- placement of Indian children in non-Indian homes 11889
- Alcohol, liquor industry and sales, revenues to province, use to fund prevention of fetal alcohol effect/syndrome 13430-1
- Alzheimer's disease, treatment, use of donepezil hydrochloride or Aricept 14147-50
- Attorney General ministry
- B.C. Association for Community Living, community living funding concerns 13330-3
- Buchhorn, Ron, severance payment from Workers Compensation Board 12756-7
- Canadian Women Voters Congress, establishment 11072
- Child, Family and Community Service Act, proclamation of sections 13413
- Child, Family and Community Service Amendment Act, 1997, proclamation of sections 13467, 13475
- Child, Family and Community Service Amendment Act, 1999
- Child, youth and family advocate
- authority to act on behalf of Nisga'a children and youth during treaty transition period 11884-6
- report on status of child services
- Children
- child care subsidies, supported child care subsidy
- child care, supported child care, choice issue 11592-3
- child development, national program 13476
- child protection
- children in government care
- care plans and case management 13416
- essential services, availability 13417
- number 11600
- rights and interests of children in care 12373-5
- child's rights and interests, best interests of child, applicability as standard in all cases 11846-9
- missing children, Green Ribbon of Hope campaign 12719-20
- needs, government prioritization 13354, 13417-8
- programs and services
- availability 13415
- early intervention therapies and services, ministerial responsibility 13329-30, 13414
- special needs children, autism, programs and services 11592-3
- Children and Families ministry
- 1999-2000 estimates debate 13329-40, 13352-4, 13410-8, 13428-32, 13466-7, 13475-84, 14434-5
- assessment tool for service eligibility 13413-4
- budget
- 1998-99 shortfalls, program areas allocated special warrant funding 11591
- 1999-2000 budget, spending decisions 13418
- needs-based budget for programs and services 13416-7
- child protection division, director's responsibility for Nisga'a children 11888-9, 11894-5
- contract and program restructuring
- contracted service providers
- accreditation process, costs 13482
- multi-year funding for services 13417
- role of ministry in contract negotiations 13482-4
- meetings between staff and opposition 13466-7
- ministry participation in interprovincial commission 13432
- mission statement 13412
- performance evaluation, public input 13413
- program cuts 12127
- strategic plan for aboriginal services, applicability to Nisga'a during treaty transition period 11886-90
- workload review 13415
- Children's Commission
- commissioner, authority to act on behalf of Nisga'a children and youth during treaty transition period 11884-6
- independence of office 12374
- reports
- 1998 report recommendations, implementation 12372-4
- report on needs of Indian children and youth 11849, 11884
- Church, Wynona, research on use of Aricept in treatment of Alzheimer's disease 14147-8
- Commonwealth of Learning, work on distance education 13932-4
- Cowichan Valley FAS Action Team, fetal alcohol effect/syndrome prevention work 13428-9, 13432
- Criminal injury compensation program 12753
- Developmental Disabilities Association of Vancouver-Richmond, plan for reform of services to disabled community 13335
- Disabled and handicapped persons
- community living services
- mentally handicapped persons
- employment standards issue 12757
- programs and services for adults residing at home 11591-7
- transportation services 11600
- programs and services
- availability for those over 19 years of age 13338-40
- independent living program 11599-600
- residential care programs and services, wait-list 13337-9
- Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 11539-40
- Education, distance education 13932-4
- Education ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 13738
- Families, programs and services
- assistance to families involved in child apprehension cases 12372-3
- government assistance 11541
- Federation of Child and Family Services of B.C., mission statement 13412
- Fetal alcohol effect/syndrome
- Foster care
- foster children
- foster homes, number and type 13414-5, 13477-8
- foster parents
- payment allotments for maintenance and services, adequacy 13478-81
- training programs 13481
- standards for Indian foster homes 11892
- system, review 13479, 13481
- Government
- financial management 11539-41
- public confidence in government 12128-9
- spending
- HandyDART, use of service by mentally handicapped persons 11600
- Head Start program 13476
- Health care, respite services for family caregivers 11594-6, 11600, 12127, 13333-4
- Health ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 14146-50
- Indians
- standard of living 11044-5
- treaties, use of Nisga'a final agreement as template for future treaties 11045-6
- Justice system
- civil and family system, mediation and alternative dispute resolution 13475-6
- courts and court services, translation and interpretation services 12372-3
- Labour ministry, 1999-2000 estimates debate 12744-7, 12749-57
- Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, debate 13148
- Lawyers and legal services, legal aid for low-income families 12372
- Legislature, reports at the Bar, invitations to present reports 13412
- Looking After Children program, implementation 13416
- Mahatma Gandhi, principles 12126
- Matthew McNair Secondary School, construction project 13738
- MLAs, contributions of former MLAs 11329-30
- Mental health
- mental illness, seniors with mental disorders, dementia care guidelines 14146-7
- services for children and adolescents, ministerial responsibility 14434
- Morton, Cynthia, commended for work as children's commissioner 12372
- Murphy, Dana and Tim, child custody case 11847-8
- NDP government
- Nisga'a Final Agreement Act, debate 11044-6, 11846-9, 11884-95
- Nisga'a people
- delegated agreement with province on provision of services for children and families 11886-90
- government, self-government, jurisdictional concerns 11044-5
- treaty, final agreement
- child and family services, comparable standards requirement 11886-9, 11891-2
- child and family services, status of services during transition period 11884-6
- cost of compensation 11045-6
- culture and language provisions, impact on status of Nisga'a children 11846-9, 11889, 11893-4
- youth, access to provincial programs and services 11884-5
- Occupational health and safety, legislation and regulations 12754-5
- Ontario, policy on reimbursement for costs of Aricept medication 14147-50
- Pharmacare program, coverage, Alzheimer's disease medications 14147-9
- Pharmaceutical industry, meetings with Health ministry 14150
- Politics and politicians, women in politics 11072-3
- Premier's Office, 1999-2000 estimates debate 14236-8
- Preston, Joyce, role as child, youth and family advocate 13041-2
- Prostitution, child and youth prostitution
- Public debt during NDP administration 11540-1, 12128-9
- Public Sector Employers Council, role in contract negotiations for social service providers 13483
- Rath, Anna, apprehension by Children and Families ministry 13410-2
- Risling, Lloyd and Cara, work with youth 11486-8
- Rodrigues, Jeremy, autism case 11592
- Royal commissions, administration and financial accountability 12320-2
- Schools, air quality 13738
- Science and technology, growth of high-technology industry, impact of government policies 13728-9
- Seniors, cost of living 11682
- Smyth, Michael, article on 1999-2000 budget 11540
- Social workers
- job action, impact on government revenues 12568
- resource availability and training issues 13415-6
- Substance abuse/addiction, treatment services
- services for women with infants 13477
- services for youth 13416-7
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1999, debate 11538-41, 11591-7, 11599-601
- Teachers, working conditions 11538
- United Nations convention on the rights of the child, position on children's rights 12374
- Vath, Kristy, eligibility for community living services 13352
- Victoria Creek Youth Ranch, closing, role of Children and Families ministry 11486-8
- Volunteers and volunteer sector, volunteerism among former MLAs 11329-30
- Workers compensation
- claims, length of claims 12745-6
- coverage
- funeral expenses 13148
- homemaker service and child care 12756
- Workers Compensation Board
- accountability for project spending 12749
- administrative costs 12746-7
- advertising, occupational health and safety 12753-4
- costs 12750-1
- electronic file system, implementation 12753
- establishment of special funds 12752-3
- governance 12749-50
- policies and practices, telephone call response time 12747
- project costs, amortization 12751-2
- Youth
- programs and services
- eligibility for government services, assessment tool 13413-4
- impact of budget reallocations 12320, 14236-8
- youth at risk
Religion
Repap British Columbia Inc. See Skeena Cellulose Inc.
"Report to Northerners" See Expenditures under Energy and Mines, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Northern Development
Representation Agreement Act
Residential Tenancy Act
Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 1999
- (Bill 75) (Attorney General) 1R, 13785; 2R, 14263-6; C, 14290-3; 3R, 14293; RA, 14488
- Amdts: sec. 12 (Dosanjh) 14290, approved 14290; sec. 24.1 (Dosanjh) 14293, approved 14293; sec. 24.2 (Dosanjh) 14293, approved 14293
- Debate, speakers
(Anderson) 14265-6
(Coleman) 14264-5, 14290-3
(Dosanjh) 13785, 14263-4, 14266, 14290-3
(Plant) 14264, 14290-1, 14293
- Purpose of bill
(Dosanjh) 13785, 14263-4
Resources and resource industries See also particular industries, e.g., Forest industry
- Activity in northeastern B.C.
(Weisgerber) 12100-1
- Impact of Nisga'a treaty on resource communities
(Jarvis) 10849-50
- Natural resource community fund
- Resource industries, current state of resource sector
(Farrell-Collins) 13116
(MacPhail) 13117
- Resource revenue sharing agreements, participating Indian bands
(Miller) 12452
(Neufeld) 12452
- Resource-based communities
- government assistance
(Abbott) 11087
(MacPhail) 11454
(Miller) 11088
(Zirnhelt) 11087
- proposal for transition secretariat
(Campbell) 11087-8
Restaurant and food services industry
- Alcohol consumption without food at restaurants
(Coleman) 14276
Retirement
- Pensions See Pensions
- Registered retirement savings plans See Personal investments under Investment
- Registered savings plans See Personal investments under Investment
Rhodes, Frank
Richardson, Robin M.
- "A Comparative Cost Analysis of the Nisga'a Treaty," forest valuations
(Plant) 11716
(Zirnhelt) 11716-7
Riches, Ross
- Drug costs reimbursement case
(Hogg) 14023
Richmond Centre constituency and area
- Funding needs
(Symons) 12091
Richmond school district See School district 38 (Richmond)
Ring, Richard
- Comments on gypsy moth aerial spraying program
(Chong) 13924-5
(Zirnhelt) 13925
Risling, Lloyd and Cara
Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, B.C.
Roberts Bank
- Backup lands
- expropriated farmland, disposition
(Barisoff) 11178
(Evans) 11178
(Gingell) 11222
- status of lease or sale of land, policy change
(Coell) 12289
(McGregor) 12289
Roberts, Dan
Robertson, Glenn (North Island)
- B.C., northern B.C., tourism development 11993
- Business
- companies locating in province 12082
- public-private partnerships, projects 11070-2
- small business, tax reductions 12082
- Delgamuukw cases, decisions, ruling on aboriginal title 10943
- Education funding, 1999-2000 budgeted expenditures 12081-2
- Goldberg, Michael, comments on Indian land claims 10944
- Health care funding, 1999-2000 budgeted expenditures 12080-1
- IBM Corp., agreement with B.C. government 11070-2
- Indians
- history of Indians in Canada 10942-3
- impact of government policies on B.C. Indians 10943
- personal involvement with North Island Indians 10942
- Investment climate in B.C.
- certainty provided by Indian land claim settlements 10943-4
- investment climate 13934-6
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on public referendum on Nisga'a treaty 10944
- Nisga'a Final Agreement Act, debate 10942-5
- Nisga'a treaty, final agreement
- approval process, public referendum, Liberal Party positions 10944
- public views, North Island mayors 10944-5
- North Island constituency and area, capital projects 12081-3
- Participation on Aboriginal Affairs Committee 10942
- Stoney, Gerry, tribute 12818-20
- Tourism industry, marketing North Vancouver Island as tourist destination 11993
- Vancouver Island Cancer Centre 12081
Robinson, Cindy
- Letter on restructuring of home support contracts
(Hansen) 14162
Roddick, Valerie (Delta South)
- Election as MLA and introduction to House
(Farrell-Collins) 14492
Rodrigues, Jeremy
Rondeau, Jenny
- Air ambulance bill from Health ministry
(Hawkins) 10898
(Neufeld) 10898
(Priddy) 10898
Rotary International
Rothney, Susan
- Letter to Health ministry re Pharmacare coverage for schizophrenia medication
(Priddy) 14100
(Sanders) 14100
Royal Bay development, Colwood, B.C.
- Environmental assessment
(Coell) 12356
(McGregor) 12356
Royal British Columbia Museum
- Fannin Building, use of space
(Thorpe) 13194
(Waddell) 13194
- Friends of the Royal B.C. Museum, role
(Barkley) 13192
(Thorpe) 13192
- Funding
(Thorpe) 13192-5
(Waddell) 13192-5
- Leonardo da Vinci exhibit
- exhibit
(Waddell) 10935
- reports tabled
(Waddell) 13965
- Nuu-chah-nulth exhibit
(Thorpe) 13193
(Waddell) 13193
- Operations and special exhibits
(Thorpe) 13191-4
(Waddell) 13191-4
- Project partnership with IMAX and B.C. Film
(Thorpe) 13193
- Ranking among North American museums
(Thorpe) 13192
(Waddell) 13192
- Status as special operating agency
(Thorpe) 13191-2
(Waddell) 13191-2
Royal Canadian Mounted Police See also Police and policing
- Auxiliary and reserve officers, carrying of firearms
(Dosanjh) 12365-7
(Plant) 12365-7
- Enforcement powers, ticketing on inland waters
(Abbott) 12367
(Dosanjh) 12367
- Funding
(Plant) 12261
- Staffing vacancies in B.C., impact on policing
(Dosanjh) 12338
(Plant) 12338
Royal Commission on Workers Compensation in British Columbia
Royal commissions
Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, B.C.
Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C.
Royal Oak Mines Inc.
Royal Roads University Act
Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
- Bills, amendability of agreements attached as schedules to bills, Beauchesne's rules 11075
- Bills, committee stage, confining remarks to section under discussion 11416-7, 11426, 11428, 13513, 13517, 13636-7, 13643, 13651
- Bills, second reading
- keeping to principle of bill 13234
- member may speak for 30 minutes 10927
- other legislation not to be discussed 13240
- Bills, third reading
- Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement, debate, position of Speaker of House of Commons on amendability of agreement 11075
- Committee of Supply, only minister and deputy minister permitted to respond to questions in Committee A 13192
- Debate
- comments must be directed through the Speaker 11546
- conduct of public servants not a subject for debate 13123
- interjections and interventions 11934-5
- parliamentary rules 11928
- reading of lengthy documents into record 13503
- reference to bill currently before the House 10881
- relevancy 11962, 13236
- repetition in debate 11326, 13651-2
- tedious debate 13512
- temperance and moderation 13409
- time limit on speeches, suspension of standing order 10938
- Estimates process
- cognizance of privacy issues 13503
- conduct of members not a subject for debate 12911
- confining debate to vote in question 13468, 13483
- confining remarks to administrative responsibility of minister 12779, 12868-9
- confining remarks to current year's estimates 13408
- previous legislation and matters involving legislation not to be discussed 12698, 12713, 12779, 12831-3, 13172-3, 14204
- relevancy of debate 12661-2
- relevancy of questioning 12781
- Language used in House
- choice of words 10886, 10895-6
- "hell" 11983
- "hypocrite" 13332
- "idiotic" 14169
- inappropriate language 11307
- "lie" 12900
- "lied" 11308
- moderate language 13889
- "mug" 11620-1
- offensive words against another member 11963
- parliamentary language 11946, 12045, 13236
- reference to honesty and lying 13573-4
- "shagged" 13436
- "throw the bum out" 13231-2
- unparliamentary language 11962, 12045, 12247-8, 13231, 13268, 13517, 13647-8, 13787, 14236
- unparliamentary reference to other members 13890
- Members
- must ask for opportunity to speak and be in own seat 11974
- must be in their seats to speak 14236
- must not draw attention to a member's absence from House 13786
- must not impute motives to other members 13245
- must not make comments about other members 14239
- must not make personal allusions 14340
- must not speak from their seats 13226, 13288
- must wait until recognized before speaking 13253
- personal references and attacks 11988
- points of view are allowed 11984
- references to members by name not permitted 13994
- Ministerial statements
- purpose 12086
- replies to ministerial statements are not to be debatable and political 12569
- statements are not debatable 11901
- statements are not intended for partisan debate or argument 13790
- Motions
- approval of first motion covers all amendments 11978
- motion without notice, by leave 10938
- moving of motion without notice by private member 11415
- Nisga'a Final Agreement Act, schedule 11075
- Nisga'a treaty, final agreement, changes to text of agreement 11075
- Private members' statements
- nature of statements and responses 10877-9, 10881
- partisan argument and debate 13939
- partisan remarks 11206
- spirit and intent of statements 13156
- Question period
- points of order during question period 11309
- questions must deal with minister's current administrative duties 11701
- questions to and answers by Chairs of select standing committees 13965, 13989
- rules for questions and answers 11698-9
- Rulings of the Chair
- ruling to not put the question at this time 11950
- rulings are not debatable 13268, 13409
- rulings may not be challenged 11419, 12869
- Standing orders
- order 20, suspension of member 12869
- order 25, private members' statements, nature of statements and responses 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 11179
- order 35, adjournment to discuss matter of urgent public importance, procedure 11179
- order 40, disrespectful or offensive language forbidden 11546
- order 40(2), offensive words against another member 11963
- order 49, motion without notice, by leave 10938
- order 61, relevancy of debate 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 11471
- Unanimous consent, procedure does not constitute a precedent 10938
Rumball Creek
- Flood prevention actions due to fire in area See Silver Creek
Ruttan, Bonnie
- Property erosion and flood risk case
(Krueger) 12277-8
(McGregor) 12277-8
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