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Province of British Columbia
3rd Session, 36th Parliament -- Part 1, March - July 1998
Subject-Speaker INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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Hansard Sittings by Page Number
IBM Corp.
- Government contract
(Krueger) 6872
(Orcherton) 6868
- Information technology agreement with B.C. government
(Petter) 7847
- Number of jobs for B.C. workers
(Farnworth) 8801
(Nebbeling) 8801
IMAX theatres
Immigration
- Corporate sponsorships
(Dosanjh) 7241
(Wilson, G.) 7241
- Federal program for immigrant investors
(Farnworth) 8842-4
(Nebbeling) 8842-4
- Immigration to B.C.
- current levels
(Farrell-Collins) 9186-7
(MacPhail) 9186-7
- economic impact
(Hansen) 9565
- Programs, transfer agreement
(Dosanjh) 7234
(Plant) 7234
- Refugees, convention refugees
(Anderson) 7233-4
(Dosanjh) 7233-4
- Selection of business immigrants
(Dosanjh) 7876
- Settlement services, funding
(Anderson) 7233
(Campbell) 7875-6, 7885
(Dosanjh) 7233-5, 7240-1, 7875-6
(Plant) 7234-5
(Wilson, G.) 7240-1
Immigration Act (federal)
- Changes, B.C. position
(Dosanjh) 7234
(Plant) 7234-5
Immunization See Health care
Impaired driving
- Assessment and rehabilitation programs for impaired drivers, petitions tabled
(Cashore) 10680
(Coell) 10087
(Dalton) 10745
(Lovick) 9445
(McGregor) 9445-6
(Orcherton) 9559
(Penner) 9233
(Plant) 9470
- Penalties and deterrents
(Lali) 7771, 8152
(Symons) 8152
- Program to identify drivers with health problems
(Farnworth) 8773
(Plant) 8773
- Strategies and programs to reduce impaired driving
(Clark, C.) 10454-6
(Sihota) 10455-6
Imperial Metals Corp.
- Mount Polley gold mine
(Miller) 8014
In Earth's Company: Business, Environment, and the Challenge of Sustainability See Frankel, Carl
Incat See International Catamarans Designs Inc.
Income
- Family income used to determine eligibility for B.C. Benefits family bonus
(Anderson) 9214-6
(Pullinger) 9214-6
- Guaranteed annual income
(Wilson, G.) 9210-1
Income tax
- Collection responsibility, change to current system
(MacPhail) 9194-7
(Wilson, G.) 9194-7
- Rates
- marginal rates in B.C., comparisons with elsewhere
(Farrell-Collins) 9199-201
(MacPhail) 9199-201
- personal and corporate rates
(Chong) 6976
- reduction
(Farrell-Collins) 6643
Income Tax Act
- Right-to-appeal determinations
(Anderson) 9217
(Pullinger) 9217
Income Tax Amendment Act, 1998
- (Bill 3) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 6621; 2R, 6980-8; C, 7042-3; 3R, 7043; RA, 7779
- Debate, speakers
(Chong) 6984-6
(Farrell-Collins) 6981-4, 7042-3
(Gingell) 6987-8
(MacPhail) 6621, 6980-1, 7043
(Ramsey) 6988
(Waddell) 7043
(Wilson, G.) 6986-7
Income Tax Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998
- (Bill 33) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 8725; 2R, 9209-12; C, 9212-7; 3R, 9217; RA, 9456
- Debate, speakers
(Anderson) 9211-7
(Hogg) 9210, 9213-4
(Pullinger) 8725, 9209-10, 9212-7
(Wilson, G.) 9210-1
- Definitions, "earned income"
(Anderson) 9213
(Pullinger) 9213-4
- Overpayment provisions
(Anderson) 9216-7
(Pullinger) 9216-7
- Public response to bill
(Hogg) 9213
(Pullinger) 9213
Income Tax Amendment Act (No. 3), 1998
Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of British Columbia
- Contributions to B.C. Liberal Party
(Lovick) 10031
- Position on labour code changes
(Lali) 9105-6
(Sanders) 9617
(Wilson, G.) 8952-3
Indian Arm
Indian Arm Provincial Park
Indians
- Aboriginal rights, encumbrance on timber
(Abbott) 8612
(Zirnhelt) 8612
- Aboriginal title
- consultation on forest industry issues
(Abbott) 8573
(Zirnhelt) 8573
- impact of legal decisions on forest industry
(Abbott) 8575
- Adoption of Indian children See Adoption
- Apology from government for past treatment
(de Jong) 9796-7
(Lovick) 9796-7
- Blockades of roads and bridges, government handling
(Dalton) 9769-70
(Lovick) 9769-70
- Children and youth
- Culture, preservation of cultural heritage
(Waddell) 8215
- Deaths
(Stephens) 7451-2
- Economic development
- organizations
(Miller) 9257
- role of business
(Lovick) 9656-7
- Employment and unemployment
- forest industry opportunities
(Lovick) 9657
- jobs for young people
(Clark, C.) 8422-3
- Families, government services for families See Programs and services, services for Indian families under Families
- Family violence See Violence
- Fiduciary duty of government
(Krueger) 9777-9
(Lovick) 9778
- Fishing See Aboriginal fisheries strategy under Fisheries
- Forestry See Forest industry; topics under Crown land
- Gambling See Gambling by Indians or Gambling on Indian land under Gambling
- Government aboriginal strategy, goals
(Anderson) 10052-3
(Boone) 10052-3
- Government obligation to consult with Indians
(de Jong) 9660-3
(Lovick) 9660-3
- Health care services See Services for Indians under Health care
- Indians living in urban areas, programs and services
(Boone) 10046-50
(Wilson, G.) 10046-50
- Issues
- handling by government
(Anderson) 6812
(Lovick) 9776
- interministerial responsibility
(Anderson) 9833
(Lovick) 9833
- Land claims
- agreements with Indian groups outside treaty process
(de Jong) 9770
- comments by Glen Clark
(Lovick) 6755
- compensation for lands wrongly sold to private citizens
(Lovick) 9095-6
(Plant) 9095
- compensation potential for land claimed
(de Jong) 9661-3
(Lovick) 9661-3
- impact of unresolved claims on investment in B.C.
(Krueger) 9838-9
(Lovick) 9656
- impact on economy of northern B.C.
(Goodacre) 8310
(Wilson, G.) 8307-8
- negotiations
(Throne speech) 6593
- negotiations, certainty for Indians and non-Indians
(Krueger) 6876
- negotiations, variable-interest model
(Dalton) 9768
(Lovick) 9768-9
- outstanding claims
(Krueger) 6807
- overlapping claims
(de Jong) 9841-2
(Lovick) 9769, 9842
- private property, exclusion from negotiations
(Campbell) 9094
(de Jong) 9662
(Lovick) 9094, 9661-3, 9795
- ratification of current agreements
(Wilson, G.) 6825
- resolution of outstanding claims
(Campbell) 10103-4
(Giesbrecht) 6733
(Goodacre) 6730-1
(Kwan) 6725
(Lovick) 10102-3
(Miller) 6685
(Weisgerber) 10104
(Wilson, G.) 6720, 6825-6, 9561-2, 10105
- settlements, impact on municipal tax base and use of land by others
(Barisoff) 9701-2
(Lovick) 9701-2
- third-party interests, compensation
(de Jong) 9794-6
(Lovick) 9794-5
- Land use planning and resource development, government funding for work and travel
(Dalton) 9589-90
(McGregor) 9589-90
- Lands
- application of Residential Tenancy Act on Indian land
(Dalton) 9767
- infringement on Indian land
(Lovick) 9776
- trailer parks on Indian land, rights of non-Indian residents
(Lovick) 9766
(Thorpe) 9765-7
- voting and other rights of non-Indians living on Indian land
(de Jong) 9897-8
- Management of land and resources, federal initiative
(Lovick) 9656
- Parenting skills
(Boone) 10044-6
(Wilson, G.) 10044-6
- Reserve land system, powers to tax non-Indian residential leaseholders
(MacPhail) 9196-7
(Wilson, G.) 9196-7
- Self-government
- self-government
(Lovick) 9898
- self-government agreements, amending process
(Plant) 9334-5
- self-government agreements, free vote in Legislature prior to signing
(Lovick) 9335
- voting and other rights of non-Indians living on Indian land
(Campbell) 9333-4
(de Jong) 9334
(Lovick) 9334
- Status retention and acquisition
(Krueger) 9777
(Lovick) 9777
- Substance abuse
- Taxation issues, federal policy
(Clark, G.) 10370
(Wilson, G.) 10369-70
- Treaties See also particular bands and treaties, e.g., Treaty 8
- amending formula
(de Jong) 9896
(Lovick) 9896
- "cede, release and surrender" concept
(de Jong) 9895
(Lovick) 9710, 9895
- "cede, release and surrender" concept, Liberal Party position
(de Jong) 9664
(Lovick) 9664
- costs
(de Jong) 9705-6
(Lovick) 9706
- process, public involvement
(de Jong) 9707-9
(Lovick) 9708-9
- use of Nisga'a final agreement as template for future treaties
(Campbell) 10472
(de Jong) 9710-1
(Lovick) 9711, 9777
- Treaty lands, government paramountcy
(de Jong) 8579
(Zirnhelt) 8579
- Treaty negotiations
- cost and pace of negotiations
(de Jong) 9704-5
(Lovick) 9704-6
- fisheries allocation
(de Jong) 9894
(Lovick) 9894
- government position, permanency
(Wilson, G.) 6825
- impact on forest industry
(Zirnhelt) 8750
- incentive to settle treaties
(Lovick) 9796
- inclusion of negotiators' expenses in treaty settlements
(Krueger) 9837-8
(Lovick) 9838
- inclusion of Residential Tenancy Act provisions
(Lovick) 9766
(Thorpe) 9766
- land transfers to bands as fee simple ownership
(Weisgerber) 9800
- legitimacy of negotiators
(Krueger) 9835-7
- mandate of negotiators
(de Jong) 9708
(Lovick) 9708
- negotiation methods
(Anderson) 9834
- process
(Lovick) 9654-5
- process, Indian women's concerns
(Hammell) 7452
(Stephens) 7452-3
- process, public education and information
(Lovick) 9658
- provincial approach
(Lovick) 9657-8
- public involvement
(Campbell) 6609
- removal of tax exemptions
(de Jong) 9897
- tripartite process
(de Jong) 9705
(Lovick) 9657, 9697, 9705
- Treaty settlements
- calculation of cost of settlements
(de Jong) 9895
- cash and land components
(de Jong) 9706
- consistency of benefits among Indian subgroups
(Krueger) 9778-80
(Lovick) 9779-80
- cost, formula for measuring cash and land values
(de Jong) 9793-4
(Lovick) 9794
- cost of agreements after Nisga'a treaty
(Lovick) 10140-1
(Neufeld) 10140-1
- ensuring the sharing of treaty benefits
(Krueger) 9835-7
(Lovick) 9835-7
- implications for compensation claims by resource companies
(Abbott) 8616-8
(Zirnhelt) 8616-8
- land component, mineral rights
(Weisgerber) 9801
- land component, selection of land
(Weisgerber) 9801
- loss of status for accepting land
(Weisgerber) 9827
- Women, needs and concerns
(Hammell) 7450-6
(Stephens) 7450-6
Industrial Relations Reform Act, 1987
- Debate, position of NDP when in opposition
(Anderson) 9883-4
(Chong) 9923-4
- Effectiveness
(Masi) 9825
Industry
- Electricity costs in B.C.
(Jarvis) 7017-8
- Energy needs of B.C. industry
(Farnworth) 9086-8
(Jarvis) 9086-8
(Nebbeling) 9086
- Global competition, sovereignty issue
(Miller) 6935
- New industrial sectors
(Robertson) 6801
Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission
- Designation of new trades and occupations
(Hansen) 10100
(Lovick) 8720-1, 10100
(Masi) 8720-1
- Funding
(Petter) 7820
- Future of commission
(Hansen) 8723
(Lovick) 8723
- Members, appointment process
(Lovick) 8722
(Masi) 8722
- Ministry responsibility
(Lovick) 8720-1
(Masi) 8720-1
- Report for November 28, 1997, to March 31, 1998, tabled
(Lovick) 10473
- Role and responsibilities
(Hansen) 8722-3, 10109
(Lovick) 8717-9, 8722-3, 10109
(Masi) 9826, 9999
(Weisbeck) 8717-20
- Special account, operation
(Lovick) 8721-2
(Masi) 8721-2
Infants Act
Information
- Electronic information See Information technology under Science and technology
- Information highway See Internet
- Information management and privacy, government policy
(Plant) 10419
- Information systems in government See Information under Government
Information and privacy commissioner
- Annual report, 1997-98, tabled
(Speaker) 10197
- Funding
(Petter) 7931
(Plant) 7931
- Submission to legislative committee on operation by private sector of government services
(Plant) 10418
Information, Science and Technology Agency
Information technology See Science and technology
Informetrica Ltd.
- Study on bank mergers
(Thorpe) 8398
(Waddell) 8397-8
Infrastructure
Insect pests See Agrifood industry, pesticide use under Food industry; Pest control under Agriculture industry; Pesticide use under Environment
Insurance
- Liability insurance for landowners and occupiers
(McGregor) 7718
(Plant) 7718
- Mutual fire insurers, regulation changes
(Dosanjh) 7358
- Premiums paid by insurance companies, taxation
(Farrell-Collins) 7039
(MacPhail) 6972
(Wilson, G.) 6979
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- Absenteeism
(Farnworth) 8758
(Jarvis) 8758
- Agents
(Farnworth) 8771
(Jarvis) 8771
- Alternate transportation program
(Farnworth) 8772-3
(Jarvis) 8772-3
- Annual report, 1997, tabled
(Farnworth) 7610
- Claims
- arbitration and mediation system
(Farnworth) 8769-70
(Jarvis) 8769-70
- funds set aside for projected settlements, current levels
(Farnworth) 8766-8
(Nebbeling) 8766-7
(Thorpe) 8767-8
- regional correlations between premiums collected and claims paid
(Farnworth) 8758
(Jarvis) 8758
- windshield repairs
(Farnworth) 8758
(Jarvis) 8758
- Communications budget
(Farnworth) 8758-9
(Jarvis) 8758-9
- Crash responsibility program
(Farnworth) 8757-8
(Nebbeling) 8757-8
- Information technology expenditures
(Farnworth) 8771-2
(Jarvis) 8771-2
(Nebbeling) 8771-2
- Motor vehicle branch functions See Motor vehicle branch
- Policies and practices
- advertising and news coverage
(Farnworth) 8774-5
(Plant) 8773-5
- comparison with private-sector insurance companies
(Farnworth) 8767-9
(Jarvis) 8769
(Thorpe) 8767-9
- courtesy cars
(Farnworth) 8775
(Jarvis) 8775
- future activities
(Farnworth) 10669
- Premiums
- rates, comparison with elsewhere
(Farnworth) 8770-1
(Jarvis) 8770-1
- rates, penalties for bad drivers
(Lali) 8151
(Symons) 8151
- use to fund photo radar program
(Farnworth) 8760-1
(Farrell-Collins) 8760-1
- Road safety program
- Road Sense program
- cost
(Farnworth) 8759
(Jarvis) 8759
- youth promoters of program, cost of training conference
(Clark, C.) 7844
(Farnworth) 7844-5
- Severance costs
(Farnworth) 8758
(Jarvis) 8758
- Staffing levels
(Farnworth) 8758
(Jarvis) 8758
Insurance Premium Act
- Amendments
(Farrell-Collins) 7039
(MacPhail) 6972
Interferon
- Treatment cost and impact issues
(Reid, L.) 7442, 7446
(Sanders) 7440-1
Interior Savings Credit Union
- Letter re B.C. economy
(Weisbeck) 9961
International Bog Day
International Business Machines Corp. See IBM Corp.
International Catamarans Designs Inc.
- Role in B.C. Ferry Corporation's fast ferry construction
(Miller) 8085
(Symons) 8085
International Finance Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
- Revenues from membership fees
(MacPhail) 6972
International Financial Business (Tax Refund) Act
- Amendments
(MacPhail) 6972
International Labour Organization
- Memorandum of understanding with National Institute of Disability Management and Research See Workers under Labour
International Woodworkers of America
International Year of Older Persons
- Celebration
(Priddy) 10152
Internet
- Access See also Provincial learning network (PLNet) under Education
- accessibility, training for women
(Chong) 7411
(Hammell) 7407, 7411
(Stephens) 7407
- remote and rural B.C.
(Ramsey) 6838-9
- Internet gaming See Gambling
- PLNet See Provincial learning network under Education
Interurban rail line See Transit
Intrawest Corp.
- Involvement in Craig Bay development project
(Reitsma) 8225
(Waddell) 8225
- Letter re investment in B.C. resort projects
(Conroy) 9177
Investment
- Investment in B.C.
- attracting and keeping capital investment
(Farrell-Collins) 9198-200
(MacPhail) 9198-201
- foreign investment
(Farnworth) 8777-9, 8795-7, 8842-4, 8854-6
(Nebbeling) 8778-9, 8795-7, 8842-4, 8853-6
- impact of labour code changes
(Abbott) 8968, 9932-5
(Anderson) 9954-7
(Barisoff) 9027-8, 9957-61
(Campbell) 8950-2, 9685-6
(Chong) 9923-6
(Clark, C.) 9680-1, 9964-7
(Coell) 9035-8, 9938-41
(Coleman) 10006-9, 10023-6
(Dalton) 9967-70
(de Jong) 9914-8
(Farrell-Collins) 10012-5
(Hansen) 8924-6, 8941, 8943, 9562-5, 9941-54
(Hawkins) 9901-3, 9935-8
(Hogg) 9928-31
(Krueger) 9535-6, 9538-9, 9987-90
(Lovick) 9581
(McKinnon) 9096-8, 9677-8, 10000-3
(Masi) 9997-10000
(Nebbeling) 9670-1
(Nettleton) 9107-8, 9682-5, 10003-6
(Neufeld) 10009-12
(Orcherton) 8957-8
(Penner) 9919-22
(Plant) 8964-5, 9970-3
(Reid, L.) 9125-6, 9993-7
(Sanders) 9976-9
(Stephens) 9116-7, 9690, 9979-82
(Symons) 9982-5
(Thorpe) 9990-3
(van Dongen) 9043-4
(Weisbeck) 9110-1, 9961-3
(Weisgerber) 9083-4
(Whittred) 9926-8
(Wilson, G.) 8952-5
(Wilson, J.) 9973-6
- investment climate
(Abbott) 6980
(Campbell) 6604
(Clark, G.) 10334
(Gingell) 6747
(Jarvis) 6843-4
(Krueger) 6872, 6875, 7479, 7590
- new investment
(Throne speech) 6592
- private sector investment
(Abbott) 9735-7, 9819
(Anderson) 9606-7
(Barisoff) 9613, 9813-4
(Chong) 9617-20, 9749
(Coell) 9792
(Coleman) 9742-3, 9890-1
(de Jong) 9745-6
(Farrell-Collins) 10027-8
(Hawkins) 9601-4
(Hogg) 9789-91
(Jarvis) 9625
(McKinnon) 9848-50
(Nebbeling) 9672-3
(Neufeld) 9782-4
(Reid, L.) 9738-40
(Sanders) 9615, 9617
(Symons) 9608-10
(Weisbeck) 9634, 9636, 9880-2
- private sector investment, comparisons with elsewhere
(Calendino) 9175-6
(Campbell) 8951, 9687
(Hansen) 8924-5
(Penner) 9030
(Walsh) 9079
- taxation issue
(Farrell-Collins) 9285-6
(MacPhail) 9285-6
- Investment industry See Securities industry
- Overseas opportunities for B.C. companies
(Farnworth) 8858
(Nebbeling) 8858
Investment Dealers Association of Canada
- Position on labour code changes
(Hawkins) 9602
(Symons) 9878
- Reports on provincial economies
(Chong) 9749
Iron Workers Memorial (Second Narrows) Bridge
- Anniversary of 1958 construction accident
(Lovick) 8865
- Expansion to north end
(Jarvis) 7811-2
(Lali) 7811-2
Iron Workers Union
- Apprenticeships, number
(Lovick) 10108
Island Highway See Highway 19
Islands Trust
- Governance
(Kwan) 8597-8
(Nebbeling) 8597-8
- Groundwater protection pilot project See Water
ISM Information Systems Management (B.C.) Corp.
- Establishment of data-processing operation
(Petter) 7847
- Job creation
(Petter) 7858
(Reid, L.) 7858
ISM-BC See ISM Information Systems Management (B.C.) Corp.
ITAC See Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission
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