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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
McAlpine Bridge
McArthur, Doug
- Comments on guidelines for ministerial conduct
(de Jong) 7271, 7313
- Involvement in Nisga'a treaty negotiations
(de Jong) 9695
(Lovick) 9695
- Role in Premier's Office
(Campbell) 10313
(Clark, G.) 10313
McBride, Michelle
- Employment with suppliers to B.C. Lottery Corporation
(Farnworth) 8902-3
(Nebbeling) 8902-3
McCarthy, Grace
- Commended for public service work
(Hansen) 9861
(Waddell) 9861
McCreary Society
- Survey of grades 7 to 12 education system
(Ramsey) 7642
(Sanders) 7642
McCulloch Road See Kelowna, B.C.
Macdonald, Alex
- 1974 introduction of Crown Proceeding Act
(Nebbeling) 10612
(Plant) 10607
- Comments on citizen's right to sue Crown
(Plant) 10607
(Whittred) 10652-3
MacDonald Creek
- Flooding and area drinking-water hazard
(Hawkins) 8115, 9495
(Lali) 8115
(McGregor) 9495
McDonald middle school, Summerland, B.C.
- Construction
(Ramsey) 7712
(Thorpe) 7712
McDonald, Neal
- Aboriginal heritage site case
(Thorpe) 8212-3
(Waddell) 8212-3
MacDonald, Ramsay
- Comments on parliamentary dropped orders
(Abbott) 9486
McEwen, Jim
- Work in medical instrumentation sector
(Petter) 7855
(Reid, L.) 7855
McGinn, Ralph
- Position on workplace safety
(Anderson) 7587
McGirr Elementary School, Nanaimo, B.C.
- Expansion project
(Reitsma) 7668
McGregor, Hon. Cathy (Kamloops)
- Agriculture industry
- agricultural land, burning of woody debris for agricultural clearing, guidelines 9500-1
- ditch maintenance guidelines 9498
- farms and farming
- fish-bearing waterways on farmland, Environment ministry regulations 9326-7
- manure management 9498
- weed control, funding for knapweed control 9494
- Air
- air quality
- government monitoring 9300-4, 9324
- improvement 8188
- improvement through use of ethanol in motor fuels 9528
- emission trading initiative 9549
- greenhouse gas, emission reduction 9290, 9547-9
- Greenhouse Gas Forum 9547
- Alberta, beverage container deposit system 9555
- Aquaculture industry
- fish farms
- disease transfer to wild stocks 10249
- tenure extensions 9648
- government policy review 9648-9
- shellfish farming, expansion of industry 9599, 9648
- Arc Appraisals Ltd., appraisal of Empire Valley Ranch 9503-4
- Bamberton development proposal, review 9583
- Beaver Meadow Farm, relationship with government 9649-50
- Bennett, Richard, comments on personal tax rate 6797
- Beverage Container Management Board, costs related to expansion of deposit system 9553-4, 9584, 9586-8
- Big White Ski Resort, development approval 9597
- Biologists, regulation, need for standards legislation 9462
- Blueberry River Indian band, consultation on exchange of lands and timber in Empire Valley Ranch purchase 9522
- Brenda Mines Ltd., minesite reclamation, environmental review 9495
- B.C. Assets and Land Corporation
- relationship with Environment ministry in sale of Crown lands 9592-3
- relationship with Land Use Coordination Office 9589
- B.C. Cattlemen's Association, input on burning guidelines for agricultural clearing 9501
- B.C. Fishing Resorts and Outfitters Association, concerns re Crown land lease costs 9596
- B.C., northern B.C., investment in northern B.C. 9526-7
- B.C. Pharmacy Association, industrial stewardship program 9552
- Budget debate, 1998-99 budget 6797-800
- Budgets, 1998-99 budget 6797-9
- Burnaby land exchange project, government repayment 9590
- Burrard Thermal power station, monitoring of water around plant 9462-3
- Chase Creek, flood damage restoration 9296
- Chilliwack River
- flooding and runoff concerns 6968
- Slesse Valley slides, impact on fish habitat 6891-2
- Clean Air Day 8188
- Clearly Canadian Beverage Corporation, letter to Environment ministry re beverage container deposits 9585
- Columbia Basin Trust, project funding 9457
- Consumer Product Care Association, industrial stewardship program for solvents, thinners and pesticides 9552
- Consumers Glass Co. Ltd., jobs, impact of expanded beverage container deposit system 9587-8
- Council of Canadians, work of Kamloops chapter 6967
- Cowichan Valley regional district, waste management plans, public input 9325
- Craig Bay, land acquisition by government 9591
- Crown land
- activities on Crown land, public consultation process for property sales and leases 9496-7
- agricultural leases, costs and extensions, appeal process 9598
- exchanges of Crown land, accounting policy change 9594-5
- leaseholders, purchase options 6861-3, 6890
- leases, cost increases, review of impact on resort industry 9596, 9599
- management authority, transfer to B.C. Assets and Land Corporation 9593, 10671
- sales, projected revenue 9594-5
- Crown land special account 9590-1, 9593-4
- De Jong, Troy, work with Kamloops junior chamber of commerce 6967
- Delgamuukw cases, impact of decisions on Crown land sales 6862, 9594
- Duke's Air Service, application to operate recreation facility on Crown land 6823
- Economy, regional economic development strategies 6799
- Eldorado Hotel, improvements 9496
- Electric power, cogeneration, B.C. Hydro's role in expansion 9304
- Empire Valley Ranch 9501-5, 9521-6
- Englishman River, gravel operation in area, Parks ministry role in development approval 9652
- Environment
- environment youth teams 6798, 9529-31
- environmental assessment process 9550, 9582-3
- environmental assessment process, Sadler report recommendations 9457-8
- environmental protection, government initiatives 6797-8, 8187-8, 9289-92, 9498-501, 9650, 10671-2
- environmental stewardship, industrial stewardship programs and eco-fees 9150, 9550-3
- pest control and pesticide use, aerial spraying against gypsy moth 9331
- pollution, AOX emissions from pulp mills 9461-2
- Environment and Land Use Act, use to designate protected areas 8383-4
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 9289-97, 9300-4, 9323-31, 9457-63, 9491-505, 9521-33, 9547-56, 9582-99, 9647-54, 10671-2
- 1996-97 annual report tabled 10087
- budget reduction, impact on ministry 9652-4
- Crown lease application process, backlog 6794-5, 6822-3, 6851, 6862, 7426-8, 9496, 9592-3, 9595-7, 9647, 9669-70, 10760
- expenditures and staffing levels 9589, 9652-3
- LandData B.C., products and services 9323
- Parks division, publications budget 9533
- policies and practices, need for plain language in public information 9294
- processing time for development proposals 6759
- relationship between ministry and Crown corporations re transportation issues and air quality 9549
- reorganization 9494
- Environment Management Act, 1998, amendment to create stewardship boards by legislation 9550-1, 9553
- Environment Management Amendment Act, 1998, debate 9150
- Environment Week 8187-8
- Environmental Appeal Board, 1997-98 annual report tabled 10311
- Environmental assessment office
- 1995-96 and 1996-97 annual reports tabled 10311
- operations, travel budget 9589
- Eurasian milfoil control program 9493
- Fish Protection Act
- impact on agricultural land use 9498
- impact on small communities of stream setback regulations and land development guidelines 9326
- Fisheries
- fish habitat
- development of streamside directives 6891
- impact of development on habitat 9326
- fish kills, government investigation 9497
- protection and conservation of resource, impact of seal population on resource 6863
- Flood protection assistance program 9293, 9295-7
- Floods and floodplains, flooding in southern B.C., funding for damage recovery and flood prevention 9293-7
- Forest industry
- forest roads, forestry access roads in potential marine park site 9460
- salvage logging, foreshore lease application process 9647
- Fort Nelson, land and resources management process, input into establishment of Muskwa-Kechika management area 10294-6
- Fort St. John, land and resources management process, input into establishment of Muskwa-Kechika management area 10294-6
- Frankel, Carl, comments in In Earth's Company: Business, Environment, and the Challenge of Sustainability on environmental management in business 9290
- Freding, Bill and Darlene, Crown land purchase, government's obligation 6862-3, 6890
- Fuel
- alternative fuels, tax incentives for use 9529
- ethanol, use in motor fuel 9527-9
- gasoline additive MMT
- federal government's lifting of ban on additive, B.C. response 10249
- stockpiling for use following imposition of federal restrictions 9527
- Galiano Conservancy Association, management of Pebble Beach area 9459-60
- Galloping Goose Trail, maintenance 7716
- Government spending, prioritization of expenditures 9493
- Greater Vancouver regional district, waste management 7416, 7683-4, 7781-2
- Habitat conservation trust fund, use of funds 7428
- Halfway River Indian band, consultation on exchange of lands and timber in Empire Valley Ranch purchase 9522
- Hazardous products, recycling of currently stored products 7756
- Heritage inventory, cross-government work 9589
- Highway 19, Island Highway construction project, protection of fish habitat 7610
- Highways and roads, recreational access 7717-8
- Hunting
- elk hunting in the Kootenays, Raedeke report 9328-9
- hunting by Indians, game reporting regulations 9492
- trapping, leghold traps 9330, 9457
- Impaired driving, mandatory assessment for impaired drivers, petition tabled 9445-6
- Indians, land use planning and resource development, government funding for work and travel 9589-90
- Insurance, liability insurance for landowners and occupiers 7718
- Kamloops
- Kamloops curling event, role of volunteers 6967-8
- Kamloops Heritage Society, restoration of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 6967
- Kamloops land use plan, park boundary descriptions 8266-7, 8385
- Kersley, purchase by Lands ministry of B.C. Rail property 9501
- Kincolith, road to highway, environmental assessment review 9557-8
- Laidlaw, Rick, commended for community service 6967
- Land use
- land use planning and resource development, corporate resource inventory initiative 9589
- private property used for non-commercial activities, owner's liability 7415, 7681-3, 7715-8
- protected areas and special management zones, joint Environment and Forests ministry report and action plan 9590
- Land Use Coordination Office, operations 9589
- Livestock industry, impact of Forest Practices Code on beef producers 9499
- Lloyd George Elementary School, construction project 6800
- Lower mainland, air quality, greenhouse gas levels 9467
- MacDonald Creek flooding and area drinking-water hazard 9495
- Muskwa-Kechika area, mapping and resource potential 8385
- Muskwa-Kechika management area
- funding for advisory board 9526
- management of land in relation to land use planning process 9590
- Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Act, debate 10288-9, 10293-7
- Nestlé S.A., letter to Environment ministry re bottle deposits 9585
- Nisga'a treaty, final agreement, water reservation provisions 10543
- Occupiers Liability Amendment Act, 1998
- Okanagan area, environment ministry services, staffing decrease 9494-5
- Olinger, John and Mary, dealings with Crown lands branch re shared interest in Crown land 9496
- Pacific Marine Heritage Legacy, purchase of Gulf Islands properties for future parks 9458-60
- Pacific National Group (Ent.) Ltd., site for salmon farm tenure 9649
- Paint Care Association, industrial stewardship program 9552-3
- Park Amendment Act, 1998, debate 7916, 8266-8, 8383-5
- Parks
- boundary definition, replacement of metes-and-bounds descriptions with maps 7916, 8266-8, 8383-5
- campgrounds
- campgrounds 9151
- campsite construction, costs and services 9530-2, 9547
- new campsites 6798
- Forests ministry recreation sites
- new and expanded parks and protected areas, resource tenure compensation 9460
- new parks 6797
- Park Legacy panel, report 9533
- visitors, number 9532-3
- Performance as Lands minister
(Farrell-Collins) 6795
- Product Stewardship Group, industrial stewardship program for solvents, thinners and pesticides 9552
- Provincial emergency program, relationship to federal disaster relief program 9296
- Puil, George, comments on Waste Management Amendment Act, 1998 7757
- Raine, Al, and Nancy Greene Raine, Cayoosh ski resort proposal, environmental review 9588
- Real Estate Foundation of B.C., establishment of safe home for runaway youth 6967
- Recreation, trails system for B.C. 7681-3
- Recycling
- battery and tire recycling initiatives 9497-8
- curbside recycling 9586
- deposit system for beverage containers 9290, 9553-6, 9584-8
- regional district programs, cost allocation 7683
- Tetra-Pak recycling 9555, 10395
- Sidney, John Dean Park, garbage collection 9532
- Sihota, Moe, position while Environment minister on Galiano Conservancy Association's management of Pebble Beach 9459
- Silver Cross Spring Water Corp., bottled-water operation 9650
- Silver Star Mountain Resort, development approval 9597
- Six Mile Ranch development project
- Agricultural Land Commission decision, personal involvement 7074, 7141-2
- area water system issues 9649-50
- personal involvement in project while Lands minister 7142-3
- status of project 9591
- Skeena Cellulose Inc., pollution issues, compliance with government regulations 9460-1
- Ski industry, environmental assessment of proposed resorts 9588
- SkyTrain expansion, environmental assessment and impact 9467-8, 9549-50, 9584
- Students Protecting Environmental Action and Concern, work of group 6967
- Sun Peaks at Tod Mountain 6968, 9597
- Sun-Rype Products Ltd., costs related to expansion of beverage container deposit system 9555
- Thompson-Nicola regional district, letter re disposal sites for septic tank effluent 9651
- Throne speech, content, environmental issues 6968
- Throne speech debate 6967-8
- Tourism industry, ecotourism opportunities 6798
- Trans Canada Trail, project and maintenance 7415, 7681-3, 7715-7, 9327-8
- Transit services
- buses, impact on air quality 9324
- urban projects, environmental reviews 9467-8, 9557-8
- Umphrey Appraisals and Land Management, appraisal of Empire Valley Ranch 9502-3
- University College of the Cariboo
- appointment of president 6967
- tuition fees 6800
- Vesco Contracting Ltd.
- logging guidelines during Empire Valley Ranch land exchange 9522-4
- silviculture obligations 9522
- Waste management
- disposal of septic tank effluent, impact of government regulations 9651
- initiatives 7683
- regional district's access to records of businesses 7780
- regulation of industry, costs 7757-8
- solid waste reduction, provincial target 7683
- waste hauling, setting of fees 7780-1
- waste management plans by regional districts 7415-6, 7683-4, 7687-8, 7757, 7782, 9325
- Waste Management Amendment Act, 1998
- Water
- groundwater protection pilot project 9462
- water licences, licensing process 9498
- water rights included in Nisga'a treaty 10543
- water use planning issues 6798
- Wildlife
- bear awareness initiatives 9491
- management, wildlife tracking and counts 9329
- marmots, protection of Vancouver Island marmot population 7428-9
- problem wildlife, government policy 9499
- Wood waste
- beehive burners, phase-out program 9300-4
- use in ethanol production 9528
Mackenzie and District Hospital, Mackenzie, B.C.
- Directing of patients elsewhere during northern and rural physicians dispute
(Weisgerber) 6929
McKinnon, Bonnie (Surrey-Cloverdale)
- Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7795-6
- Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd., Kitimat smelter, expansion 9099
- Arden Park residential attendance program, mistreatment of children, court case 8814
- Attorney General ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7088
- Auditor general, article in Alaska Highway News on government accountability 10002
- Blumel, Mike, comments on labour code changes 10001
- Boone, Lois, comments on issues
- comments while in opposition on committee process 10001
- special needs day care funding 8367-8
- Budget debate, 1998-99 budget 6728-30
- Budgets
- 1998-99 budget, content and objectives 6728-9
- special warrants, use to defray ministries' overexpenditures 6626-7
- Business
- business in B.C., current conditions 9677, 9848-9
- costs, impact of changes to Workers Compensation Act on small and medium-sized business 7545-6
- impact of labour code changes 10002
- Campbell, Michael, comments on B.C. economy 9849
- Canadian Coalition on the Rights of the Child, work of coalition 6739
- Children
- child abuse, exploitation of children for sexual purposes 7649-51
- child protection
- government handling of cases 8814-5
- identification of children at risk 8820
- keeping children safe 6626
- child protection workers, training programs 10050-2
- children in government care, institutional placements 8878
- child's rights and interests 6739-41
- programs and services, integration 9001
- Children and Families ministry
- Children's Commission, office computer systems, year 2000 compliance 7088
- Christian Labour Association of Canada, position on labour code changes 9098
- Clayton Elementary School, construction and portables 7708
- Comments on fair-wage policies
(Streifel) 9043
- Commission of inquiry into child protection services, policies and practices of Social Services ministry (Gove commission), recommendations 6626
- Construction industry
- collective bargaining, changes in bargaining structures 9850
- future of industry 9848
- labour relations, current regulatory environment 9097
- master collective agreements for major projects 9098
- review panels, findings and recommendations 9098
- Coyote Creek Elementary School, construction project 7708
- Crown land, land grant applications, processing time 6846
- Economy, B.C. economy
- Education
- funding 6729
- special education and special needs, funding 7706-7
- Education ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7706-8
- Employment, jobs for B.C. workers 10002-3
- Families
- child custody and access, eligible applicants 8273
- grandparent-grandchild relationship 8273
- Family Relations Amendment Act, 1998, debate 8273
- Fetal alcohol effect/syndrome, newborns issues, handling by government 8820
- Foster care
- foster children, counselling services 8877
- foster homes, emergency and after-hours placements 8877
- foster parents
- control of children in their care 8876-7
- control of children in their care, case 8835-6
- pre-screening and follow-up monitoring 8877-8
- Fraser Heights Secondary School, construction 7708
- Health care
- spending during NDP administrations 6627
- system, management by NDP government 6846
- Investment in B.C.
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998
- Labour Relations Code changes, position of business community 9097
- Lawyers and legal services, legal aid, funding from tax on legal bills 6846
- Leech, Heather, letter re special needs day care funding 8367
- Legislature, role of opposition 10000
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, economic recovery plan 6729-30
- Lovick, Dale, comments on 1987 debate on Industrial Relations Reform Act 10001
- Mining industry, investment incentives 6729
- Money's Mushrooms Ltd., mushroom composting, air quality issue 6845-6
- Murphy family, foster care for Indian child, legal costs of case 8814-5
- NDP government
- Occupational health and safety, statutory requirements 7545-6
- Ontario, labour relations legislation 9099
- Palmer, Vaughn, comments on issues
- Alberta economy 9676
- Alcan expansion 9099
- Prostitution, child and youth prostitution, incidence 7649-51
- Public debt, current levels 6728
- Public Education Collective Agreement Act, debate 10515-6
- Public health, impact of mercury and sodium fluoride on public health 9306-8
- Quesnel, child apprehensions, circumstances 6626
- Royal Commission on Workers Compensation in B.C. (Gill commission), purpose 7545
- School district 36 (Surrey)
- funding
- English-as-a-second-language program 7707
- special education 7707
- impact of teachers' collective agreement 10515-6
- school facilities 6845
- Select Standing Committee on Economic Development, Science, Labour, Training and Technology, review of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act 9847-50
- Sihota, Moe, comments during 1987 debate on Industrial Relations Reform Act 10001
- Simpson, Peter, letter re labour code changes 10000-1
- Startup, Marc, comments on business position on labour code changes 9678
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1998, debate 6626-7
- Surrey-Cloverdale constituency and area
- issues and concerns 6845-6
- letter from local construction company re labour code changes 9677
- Taxation, 1998-99 levels 6728-9
- Teachers, agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation, impact on school boards 10515
- Technical University of B.C., establishment 6845, 7795-6
- Throne speech debate 6845-7
- Trade unions
- certification votes, secret ballot 9097
- role 9099
- United Nations convention on the rights of the child, agreement on child rights 6739-41
- W.F. Davidson Elementary School, construction 7708
- Workers Compensation Board, general authority of board 7546
- Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998, debate 7545-6
- Year 2000, compliance of government computer systems 7088
McLain, Sabra
- Concerns re hospital childbirth during northern and rural physicians dispute
(Hawkins) 7917-8
McLeod Lake Indian band
- Agreement-in-principle
- application of Forest Practices Code to lands
(Lovick) 9802
(Weisgerber) 9801-2
- cash component
(Weisgerber) 9800
- cash component, compensation and past claims
(Lovick) 9829-30
(Weisgerber) 9829-31
- certainty language
(Lovick) 9831
(Weisgerber) 9831
- land in severalty
(Lovick) 9827-9
(Weisgerber) 9827-9
- land per person
(Weisgerber) 9799-800
- Position on Treaty 8 geographic boundaries
(Lovick) 9798
(Weisgerber) 9798-9
- Treaty
MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.
- Compensation claims
(Abbott) 8620-1
(Zirnhelt) 8620-1
- Exports, current levels
(Neufeld) 9172
- Harmac mill, safety initiatives
(Hansen) 8058
(Lovick) 8058, 8100
- Port Alberni labour dispute
(Farrell-Collins) 10028
- Safety record
(Janssen) 7550-1
(Neufeld) 7552
(Robertson) 7505
MacPhail, Hon. Joy K. (Vancouver-Hastings)
- Agricultural and Rural Development (BC) Act, repeal of act 10433
- Agriculture industry
- farms and farming, support for B.C. farmers 6615
- funding 10433
- Alberta economy 9190
- Arthur Andersen Inc.
- review of Skeena Cellulose Inc. 9225
- role in disposition of government vehicle fleet 9203-4
- Auditor general
- concerns re presentation of province's financial statements 6618
- reports, referral to Public Accounts committee 7631, 10546
- Automobiles, taxation of motor vehicles leased outside of B.C. 7040-1
- Banking industry, taxing of bank profits, jurisdictional issue 9196
- Bombardier Inc., job creation at B.C. plant 9370
- Bonds, B.C. bond rates, comparison with elsewhere 6714-5
- B.C. Assets and Land Corporation, establishment and operations 9276-8, 10732-3
- B.C. Government and Service Employees Union, representation on pension advisory board 7676
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Rate Freeze and Profit Sharing Act, 1998, debate 6621, 7014
- B.C. Hydro rates
- extension of 1996 freeze 7014
- rate freeze and rebates 6616
- B.C. Investment Agriculture Foundation, purpose 10433
- BC OnLine
- BC OnLine Act
- B.C., residents moving elsewhere 9186-7
- B.C. Securities Commission, surplus funds, transfer to consolidated revenue fund 6972, 7039-40
- B.C. Systems Corporation, public access to records and data 7025
- B.C. Transit
- 1998-99 estimates debate 9360-79, 9432-6, 9438-42
- 1997-98 annual report tabled 10311
- agreement with SNC Lavalin and Bombardier 9365-6
- budget
- budget 9360
- budget risks 9434-5
- funding for planning and engineering 9373
- operating and debt-servicing contributions 9379
- overtime costs for bus drivers 9434
- operations
- operations 9363
- preventive maintenance program 9433
- productivity initiatives 9432-3
- service plans 9360
- ownership of Ballard Power Systems Inc. shares 9439
- B.C. Transit Captive Insurance, dividend to B.C. Transit 9435
- BC-Alcan Northern Development Fund Act, debate 6621
- Budget address, 1998-99 6614-8
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1998
- Budgets
- 1997-98 budget, projections 6614
- 1998-99 budget
- budgeted expenditures 9456
- content and objectives 6635-7
- pre-budget consultations 6615-8
- preparation of new budget 10757-8
- projected revenues and expenditures 7671-2
- reporting of budgetary deficits 6675
- Business
- B.C. companies' ability to recruit and retain skilled workers 9199-201
- B.C. companies leaving province 9190-1
- business in B.C., NDP government action to improve business climate 9182-3, 9188-9, 9191-2
- company's obligation to report unclaimed customer credit 9279
- consultation with government on taxation changes 7020-2
- entitlement to 1 percent transitional refund on 1993 sales tax increase 7041-2
- small business
- Business Task Force on Regulatory Impact 9182-3, 9192-3, 9667
- Campbell, Gordon, comments on public spending while mayor of Vancouver 6636
- Capital Financing Authority Repeal and Debt Restructuring Act, debate 6621
- Cherryville Community Club, television transmitter shack, tax assessment 10396
- CIBC Wood Gundy Securities Inc., comments on B.C. debt levels 6714
- Civil service
- public sector pension plans
- advisory boards, composition and remuneration 7676-7
- contribution and benefit payout provisions 7631, 7676
- public sector, wage settlement 9434
- College Pension Advisory Board, membership 7676
- College-Institute Educators Association, representation on pension advisory board 7676
- Comments on issues
- B.C. economy
(Penner) 9921
- Motion 50 to reinstate Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, on order paper
(Hogg) 9513
- reductions in red tape and taxes
(Dalton) 7502
(Hansen) 7470
(Penner) 7508-9, 7588, 9031-2
(Reid, L.) 7513-4
(Thorpe) 7554
(van Dongen) 7510-1
- Commission of inquiry into the quality of condominium construction in B.C. (Barrett commission), government response to recommendations 10379
- Community Social Services Employers Association of B.C., policy on wage differentials between union and non-union agencies 9287-8
- Comptroller general
- interim financial statements for ten-month period ending January 31, 1998, tabled 6614
- unclaimed property office, disposition of unclaimed moneys 9227, 9278-9
- Condominium Act, amendments 10379-80
- Condominiums
- changes to strata lot 10534
- construction drawings, provision of final drawings to strata board 10533
- contingency funds, establishment and amount 10532
- interim budget after first conveyance 10533
- licensing of property managers 10535
- owner-developer's expenses after conveyance of first strata lot 10532
- owner-developer's standard of care 10531
- rental units 10535
- restriction of owner-developer's contracting powers 10532
- strata management
- provision of information certificates to owners and buyers 10534
- training for strata councils 10533-4
- Corporation Capital Tax Act, amendments 6972
- Corporations
- taxation, capital tax
- applicability to research and development expenditures 9198
- exemption threshold 6615
- exemption threshold for financial institutions 6674-5, 6713-4, 6972, 7023-4
- reduction 6972
- reduction for small and medium-sized business 7020-2
- taxation, income tax, refunds on international business activity income 6972
- Credit rating, B.C. rating
- Crown land
- sales, projected and actual revenues 9276-8
- value, determination process 9277-8
- Crown Proceeding Act, 1996-97 annual report tabled 10760
- Delgamuukw cases, impact of decisions on Crown land sales 9277
- Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services, service providers' wage levels 9288-9
- D.M. Griffith and Associates, role in disposition of government vehicle fleet 9207
- Economy
- B.C. economy
- current and future conditions 9183-4, 9188-9, 10672-3
- future competitiveness, government incentives 6615-8
- gross domestic product, 1999 growth forecasts 9187-8
- economic forecasting, effectiveness 9186-7
- Education, funding 6617
- Educational Institution Capital Finance Act, report of business done during fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, tabled 10679
- Employment and Investment ministry and Ministry Responsible for Housing, job development projects 9287
- Employment levels 7671, 9184-5
- Energy and Mines ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate, referral back to Committee of Supply to debate B.C. Ferry Corporation estimates 8052
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, Crown lease application process, backlog 10732-3
- Families
- income levels 6616
- services for B.C. families 6617
- Film Incentive B.C., purpose of program 6981
- Film industry, movie and television production
- Finance and Corporate Relations ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 9182-207, 9218-27, 9276-89, 10672-3
- 1996-97 annual report tabled 10545
- 1998-99 estimates debate, topics 10672
- accomplishments and goals, 1997-98 activities 9182-4
- cabinet policy and communications secretariat
- coordination and approval of government communications programs 9286-7
- economic and resource policy division 9284-6
- issues management unit 9286
- Premier's Youth Office operations 9283-5
- salary expenditures 9281-2
- staffing 9287
- staffing, number of order-in-council appointments 9282-3
- strategic management and legislation division 9286
- work of secretariat 9283
- provincial treasury, elimination of operations special account 6972
- responsibilities of ministry
- role in monitoring of Skeena Cellulose Inc. 9226
- role in support services sector 9226-7, 9279-80
- unclaimed money deposits, 1997-98 report tabled 10545
- Finance and Corporate Relations Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, debate 7140, 7284-5, 7353-4
- Financial Administration Act
- amendments 6972
- reports tabled pursuant to act
- borrowings for fiscal year ending March 31 (1998) 10760
- guarantees and indemnities authorized and issued for fiscal year ended March 31 (1997) 8168
- guarantees and indemnities authorized and issued for fiscal year ended March 31 (1998) 10545
- Fire Services Act, amendments 6972
- Forest industry
- cost reductions, government incentives 6615
- current state of industry 9187
- revenues to government, 1998-99 projections 6759, 10679
- Forest Land Reserve Act, purpose of act 10433
- Forest land reserve, private land in reserve, regulation 10433-4
- Forest Practices Code, applicability to private land 10433
- Forests ministry, forest revenues, 1998-99 projections 9188
- Fraser Valley, light rail transit from Vancouver to Coquitlam and New Westminster 9559
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, review by special committee 10312
- Fuel, tax exemption on coloured fuel for farm use 6972
- Government
- accounting, independent accounting opinions, use 9226-7, 9279-80
- assets, inventory control by ministries 9219-20
- federal transfer payments to provinces, reductions 9194-5
- financial controls, availability of audit reports 9226
- nominations to public sector pension plan boards 7676-7
- programs, performance evaluations 9285
- purchasing
- administration fee 9221-4
- master standing offers, vendor reporting requirement 9218-21
- regulations and red tape, impact on business 6616, 9182-3, 9192, 9667, 10432-4
- revenues
- fees, 1997-98 totals 9198
- impact of current economic conditions 9187-9
- spending
- vehicles, sale and leaseback combined with fleet management services 9202-7
- Greater Vancouver regional district
- consultation with district on SkyTrain expansion 9375-6
- Livable Region strategy, implementation 9362-3
- Transport 2021 plan 9438
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
- application of freedom-of-information legislation 10704
- credit rating, impact on Greater Vancouver regional district rating 9375
- establishment 8991, 10694-5
- funding
- charges and fees 10703
- funding for major projects 10703
- sources of funding 10695
- Greater Vancouver regional district approvals, exceptions for debt-servicing needs 10702
- incentives for increased use of public transit 9361-2
- land acquisition for light rapid transit system 9365
- public consultation requirement 10695
- Rapid Transit Project 10703-4
- share of provincial debt 9365
- structure, power and responsibilities 10701-2
- transfer of assets to authority, cars on order for SkyTrain 10704
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Act
- Hartley, Bill, appointment as Deputy Speaker 6595
- Health care, funding 6616-7
- Hepatitis C, blood transfusion recipients infected prior to 1986, compensation for victims 7379-80
- Housing starts, 1998 projected and actual numbers 9185-6
- Immigration to B.C., current levels 9186-7
- Income tax
- collection responsibility, change to current system 9194-7
- marginal rates in B.C., comparisons with elsewhere 9199-201
- Income Tax Amendment Act, 1998, debate 6621, 6980-1, 7043
- Income Tax Amendment Act (No. 3), 1998, debate 9333, 10430-1
- Indians, reserve land system, powers to tax non-Indian residential leaseholders 9196-7
- Infrastructure funding 6616
- Insurance Premium Act, amendments 6972
- Insurance, premiums paid by insurance companies, taxation 6972
- International Finance Centre, revenues from membership fees 6972
- International Financial Business (Tax Refund) Act, amendments 6972
- Investment in B.C.
- attracting and keeping capital investment 9198-201
- taxation issue 9285-6
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, debate 9646-7
- Legislative Assembly Allowances and Pension Act, report for fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, tabled 6931
- Legislative Assembly Management Committee, role 6598-9
- Legislature
- adjournment motions
- restrictions on scope of debate 9714
- right of member who moves failed motion to continue in debate 9622
- Committee of Supply, rules for sections A and B 6892
- committee system, public participation 6596
- orders of the day, dropped orders 9336-7
- standing orders
- order 35, adjournment to discuss matter of urgent public importance 7207
- order 45, debatable motions 9401-5
- Members' Conflict of Interest Act, review by select standing committee 10312
- Mining industry
- exploration, income tax credit on exploration expenditures 9333, 10430
- industry in B.C. 9189-90
- investment incentives 6615
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1998, debate 10732-3
- Morey Channel Bridge, use for rapid transit 9374
- Mortgage Brokers Act, amendments 7140, 7284
- Mortgages, regulation of mortgage industry 7284, 7353
- Motions
- multilateral agreement on investment (Motion 43), debate 7217-8
- reinstatement of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, on order paper (Motion 50), debate 9336-7
- Motor Fuel Tax Act, amendments 6972
- Multilateral agreement on investment 7217-8
- Municipal Finance Authority of B.C., concerns re agency credit ratings 9375
- NDP government
- election campaign statements re taxing of banks 7023-4
- performance 6614
- Oil and gas industry, investment incentives 6615
- Ombudsman, selection by special committee 10312
- Ontario Securities Commission, disposition of revenues 7040
- Oregon, economy 9191
- Pension (College) Act, report for fiscal year ended August 31, 1997, tabled 10679
- Pension (Municipal) Act, report for fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, tabled 6931
- Pension (Public Service) Act, report for fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, tabled 6931
- Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 1998
- Pension (Teachers) Act, report for fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, tabled 6931
- PHH Vehicle Management Services, contract with B.C. government 9203-7
- Physicians, northern and rural physicians dispute, call for debate in Legislature 7207
- Post-secondary education, tuition freeze 6617
- Property transfer tax
- applicability 9193-4
- exemptions, eligibility criteria 6972
- Property Transfer Tax Act, amendments 6972
- Public debt
- current levels 6618
- debt during NDP administration 6614
- debt management plan, revisions 9201
- incorporation of school and post-secondary capital project debt 6621
- Real Estate Act, amendments 7140, 7284-5
- Real estate special compensation fund, establishment of corporation and fund 7140, 7284-5, 7353
- Real property tax
- assessment of property, review of assessment process 9196
- deferment program for seniors 9196
- Regulatory Streamlining Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, debate 9667, 10432-4
- Richmond, transit service improvements, impact of Olympic Games location decision 9374
- Role as Government House Leader
(de Jong) 9725-6, 9912
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, securities fraud investigation personnel, compensation levels 7039
- Sales tax
- exemptions and refunds, legislative changes 6972-3, 7041-2
- harmonization of goods and services tax and provincial sales tax 9197
- motor vehicles purchased elsewhere and registered in B.C. 7040
- Securities Act
- Securities industry
- fraud investigation and prevention 7039-40
- protection for investors 7140, 7284-5
- reporting of insider trades, timeliness 7285
- segregated funds, regulation 7285, 7353
- takeover bids, regulations 7285
- Zimmerman report recommendations, implementation 7354
- Select Standing Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, appointment to develop an agrifood policy for B.C. 10396-7
- Select Standing Committee on Forests, Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, powers 10545
- Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
- powers 10397
- review of government audit reports 9226
- Skeena Cellulose Inc., government intervention in financial situation 9225-6
- Skills training, tax credits for eligible industries 7043
- SkyTrain
- cost per car 9367-8
- environmental impact 9559
- expansion of system
- Smallwood, Joan, alleged comments on opposition's position on changes to funding formula for caucus budgets 6598-9
- Social Service Tax Act, amendments 6972-3
- Special Committee of Selection, reports tabled 7076, 7920, 10679
- Strata Property Act
- Superannuation Commission, role of commissioner 7631
- Supply Act, 1998-99, debate 10680-1
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1998, debate 6623
- Supply Act (No. 2), 1998, debate 9421, 9455-6
- System Act, amendments 6973
- Taxation
- 1998-99 levels 6615-8, 9188-92
- changes in current legislation 6621
- international tax competitiveness 9199-200
- marginal tax rate for high-income earners, reduction 6981
- tax reductions, personal and corporate rate reductions 6980-1
- Telecommunications, telephone call centres for B.C. 6616
- Tobacco Tax Act, amendments 6973
- Tobacco, taxation of tobacco sticks and cigars 6973
- Tourism industry in B.C. 6616
- Transit services
- advertising for expressions of interest for light rapid transit project 9368
- bus driver absenteeism 9432-3
- buses and bus service
- articulated vehicles 9372
- cost of new buses 9373
- new buses 9361
- purchase of Ballard buses, construction and cost 9439
- RapidBus developments 9436, 9438-9
- RapidBus service to Richmond 9372-3
- commuter rail service for south side of Fraser River 9441-2
- fare evasion issues 9440
- funding for services 9363-4
- guideway technology 9366
- light rapid transit
- agreement and cost 9364
- comparison with advanced light rapid transit (SkyTrain) 9368
- cost per kilometre 9366-7
- funding 9371
- public-private partnerships 9364
- Oakridge transit centre, use of site 9440-1
- operations centre and transit exchange, purchase of sites 9374
- public transit, quality of service 9363
- rapid transit
- development priorities 9436
- growth management goal 9366
- services for disabled users 9441
- trolleys, use 9441
- urban projects, environmental reviews 9559
- Unclaimed Money Act, changes 9227, 9278-9
- Vancouver
- Granville Street
- development as transportation corridor 9438
- road changes 9438
- transit services
- number of buses 9440
- transfer of responsibility to Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority 9360
- use of trolleys 9441
- Vancouver regional transit commission, fees and discounts 9362
- Vancouver Stock Exchange, "An Honest, Fair and Efficient Market for Venture Capital" report tabled 8168
- Vernon and District Association for the Mentally Handicapped, court action against Public Sector Employers Association 9288
- Walsh, Erda, appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 6595
- Washington, economy 9191
- West Coast Express, operations 9377-8, 9434
- Year 2000, compliance of government computer systems 9281
- Youth
- jobs for young people 9284
- opportunities for B.C. youth 6617
- programs and services, current initiatives 9283-4
MacPherson, Bruce
- Letter re labour code changes
(Hawkins) 9604
McQueen Lake Environmental Education Centre
Magee Secondary School, Vancouver, B.C.
Maguire, Larry
- Comments on disaster relief for farmers
(Weisgerber) 7236
Mahmood, Ali
- Involvement in B.C. Hydro–Pakistan power project
Malahat–Juan de Fuca constituency and area
- Health care, multicare facility
(Kasper) 6939
Maloney, Maureen
- Work with Aboriginal Affairs ministry
(Lovick) 9695-6
Manning, David
- Comments on oil and gas industry regulations
(Neufeld) 7195
Manteo Beach Club Ltd.
- Letter from general manager re labour code changes
(Weisbeck) 9962
Manufactured homes
- Home parks
- Homesite rental
- rent
(Reid, L.) 8600-1
- rent increases, retroactivity
(Abbott) 7585
- rent reviews, retroactivity issue
(Abbott) 7266
(Chong) 7263
(Coleman) 7262-3
(Dosanjh) 7262-3, 7266
- tenancy agreements, assignment and subletting
(Coleman) 7741
(Dosanjh) 7741
- tenancy agreements, termination notices
(Abbott) 7748-9
(Dosanjh) 7748
Maple Ridge, B.C.
- Friendship agreement with Dong Cheng district of Beijing
(Hartley) 6919
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area
- Description and economy of area
(Hartley) 6918
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows health region
- Equipment funding needs
(Hawkins) 10465
Maps B.C. See LandData B.C. under Environment, Lands and Parks, Ministry of
Marchi, Sergio
- Comments on multilateral agreement on investment
(Reid, L.) 6745
(Smallwood) 6745
Marine construction
- Projects, classification issue
(Hansen) 10097
(Lovick) 10097
Marketing boards
- Role
(de Jong) 9576
- System, B.C. Marketing Board review
(Barisoff) 6997-8
(Evans) 6997-8
Marktrend Marketing Research Inc.
- Polls on issues
- B.C. health care
(Hawkins) 8634
(Priddy) 8634
- B.C. labour laws
(Hansen) 8946
- Nisga'a treaty See Treaty, final agreement, public poll results under Nisga'a people
Marmots See Wildlife
Martel, Colleen
- Thalidomide case
(Gingell) 6746
Martiquet, Paul
- Comments on school replacement due to air quality problems
(Nebbeling) 7765
Maryland
- State legislature, parliamentary calendar
(Weisbeck) 9881
Masi, Reni (Delta North)
- Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7819-24
- Brewin, Gretchen, election as Speaker 6854
- Burns Bog
- ecological reserve designation, petition tabled 6699
- protection of area 6855, 10181-3
- Business, management-worker cooperation 9826
- Children and Families ministry, contract and program restructuring, process 9669
- Children, child protection, at-risk minor services, mandate 7821
- College of Teachers of B.C., membership 7768
- Construction industry
- Delta
- Nordel completion project 6854-5, 7803-4
- resident's letter re NDP governments 9673
- Deltassist Community Services Society, future 9669
- Disabled and handicapped persons, programs and services 7821-2
- Economy
- Education
- class size, studies of impact on learning 10445-7
- community schools 7646-7
- funding, operating funds increase 6855
- independent schools 7766-8
- public education system, public concerns 6855
- sports recruitment by schools 7768-9
- Education ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7646-8, 7664-6, 7766-9
- Employment and unemployment
- labour market management agreement 7824
- role of government 9675
- Fleming, Tom, study on class size 10446-7
- Health care regionalization, effectiveness 6855-6
- Highway 10, 120th Street to Cloverdale section 7804
- Industrial Relations Reform Act, 1987, effectiveness 9825
- Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission
- designation of new trades and occupations 8720-1
- members, appointment process 8722
- ministry responsibility 8720-1
- role and responsibilities 9826, 9999
- special account, operation 8721-2
- International Bog Day 10182-3
- Investment in B.C., investor confidence, impact of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act 9997-10000
- Kliman, Michael, compensation for legal costs 7647-8
- Labour ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 8720-2
- Labour relations, changes 9824-7
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998
- Labour Relations Code changes, timing 9102-3, 9673-5
- Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 1997, content and purpose of bill 9101
- Leadership and Management Development Council of B.C., membership 7823
- Lewis, Brian, comments on labour code changes 9103
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on youth employment 7647
- NDP
- government
- economic policies 9825-6
- labour policies 9100-1
- performance 6854-6, 9673-4
- position on post-secondary tuition fees and student selection 7248
- political principles 9824-5
- record of Ontario government of Bob Rae 9673
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, jobs study report 9675
- Post-secondary education
- accessibility by interior B.C. students 7249
- participation rates in B.C. 7819
- tuition fees and student selection, NDP position 7248
- tuition freeze, impacts 7248, 7824
- Principals and vice-principals, role in education system 7664-5
- Public Education Collective Agreement Act, debate 10445-7, 10796, 10802-3
- School boards/districts
- amalgamation, costs and savings 7647
- board members, role 7664-5
- School district 82 (Coast Mountains), budget, band programs 7664
- Select Standing Committee on Economic Development, Science, Labour, Training and Technology, review of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act 9824-6
- Skills training
- apprenticeship
- programs
- program for older workers adjustment 7822
- supported education program 7822
- skills development centres
- funding and staffing 7823
- regional access 7821
- trades training in high school 8720-1
- workplace-based training, employer reimbursement 7821
- Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 8249-50
- Social welfare system, future of Canada's social programs 9998-9
- South Fraser perimeter road 7804
- Sport B.C., involvement in sports recruitment by schools 7768-9
- Sports
- funding, university athletic scholarships 8250
- school sports, participation and recruitment issues 8249-50
- Student Summer Works program 7821-2
- Teachers
- agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation
- class size 10447
- early retirement and teacher renewal 10803
- on-call benefits 10796, 10802
- staffing formula and non-enrolling teachers 10802
- teacher pension plan 7647
- measurement of teacher performance 7666
- Throne speech debate 6854-6
- Trade unions
- Trades, women in non-traditional trades 8721
- Transportation and Highways ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7803-4
- Tuition Fee Freeze Act, debate 7248-9
- Volunteers, role in regionalized health care structure 6856
- White, Bill, comments on B.C. labour movement 9824
- Women in non-traditional trades 8721
- Youth, employment and unemployment
- employment, Liberal Party position 7647
- government programs and initiatives 7819-24, 7823-4
- unemployment rate 9998
- Youth Works program 7823-4
- Ziegler, Suzanne, study on school class size 10445
Mathias, Hank
- Role in negotiations on federal gun control law
(Dosanjh) 7125-6
(Weisgerber) 7126
Matkin, James
Matrix Planning Associates
- Role in Chilliwack courthouse closing consultation process
(Dosanjh) 7178
(Penner) 7178
Matsqui-Sumas-Abbotsford Hospital See MSA Hospital, Abbotsford, B.C.
Mead, Jill
Mechanical Industrial Relations Association
- Position on funding of bargaining councils for construction industry
(Hansen) 10142
Media
- Quality of journalism
(Miller) 8074
Medical Services Plan of British Columbia
- Handling of case of non-payment for anaesthesia
(Penner) 10460-1
(Priddy) 10461
- Premium assistance case
(Clark, C.) 10565-6
(Priddy) 10566
Members' Conflict of Interest Act
- Review by select standing committee
(MacPhail) 10312
- Revision to include guidelines for Crown corporations
(Campbell) 10352-3
(Clark, G.) 10352-3
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia See also particular parties, e.g., Liberal Party; Politics and politicians
- Advocacy for constituents' issues
(Miller) 7143
- Caucus budgets, funding formula changes
(Smallwood) 6644-5
- Role in estimates debates
(Clark, C.) 8876
- Women MLAs
(Sanders) 9723-4
- Working together for the common good
(Penner) 9885
Mensah, Michael
- Letter re funding for youth sports
(Waddell) 8246
Mental health
- Auditor general report on mental health spending
(Hawkins) 10491
(Priddy) 10491
- Government initiatives
(Priddy) 10152
- Mental health advocate
(Hawkins) 10491-2
(Priddy) 7610, 10491-2
- Mental health care system, changes
(Farrell-Collins) 9731-2
- Mental health plan
(Hawkins) 10154, 10490-1
(Priddy) 10223, 10490-1
- Mental illness
- detention of person with mental disorder, decision based on prediction of future actions
(Cashore) 9274
- extended-leave release of hospitalized persons for treatment in community
(Hawkins) 10684, 10689-90
(Priddy) 7916, 9262-3, 10684, 10687, 10689-90
(Reid, L.) 10687
(Sanders) 9273
(Wilson, G.) 10686-7
- housing, independent-living units
(Hawkins) 10492
(Priddy) 10492
- housing, supportive housing See Social housing under Housing
- involuntary admissions and treatment
(Priddy) 9263
- involuntary admissions, detention and discharge
(Hawkins) 10687-9, 10693
(Hogg) 10692
(Priddy) 10687-9, 10692-3
(Sanders) 10688-9, 10692
- involuntary admissions, notice requirements
(Hawkins) 10691
(Priddy) 10691-2
(Sanders) 10691-2
- involuntary admissions, patient's right to request a second medical opinion
(Hawkins) 10690-1
(Priddy) 10691
- involuntary admissions, time limit for receipt of second medical certificate
(Anderson) 10685
(Hawkins) 10685
(Priddy) 10685
- involuntary admissions to prevent substantial mental or physical deterioration
(Hawkins) 10686
(Priddy) 10686
- involuntary admissions, transfers to other designated facilities
(Hawkins) 10692
(Priddy) 10692
- psychiatric treatment, meaning of term
(Hawkins) 10683
(Priddy) 10683
(Sanders) 10682-3
- Services
Mental Health Act
Mental Health Amendment Act
- Purpose
(Sanders) 9722
(Wilson, G.) 9727
Mental Health Amendment Act, 1998
- (Bill 22) (Minister of Health) 1R, 7915-6; 2R, 9262-76; C, 10681-94; 3R, 10694 (declared null and void); recommitted 10706; 3R, 10706; RA, 10806
- Amdts: sec. 1 (Anderson) 10681, approved 10682 (Sanders) 10682, approved 10683 (Anderson) 10694, approved 10694, declared null and void 10706 (Priddy) 10706, approved 10706; sec. 8 (Priddy) 10685, approved 10686; sec. 13 (Priddy) 10690, approved 10690;
- sec. 15 (Priddy) 10690-1, approved 10691 (Sanders) 10692, withdrawn 10692 (Priddy) 10693, approved 10693; sec. 16 (Priddy) 10694, approved 10694
- Debate, speakers
(Anderson) 10681-5
(Cashore) 9273-4
(Hawkins) 9263-71, 10682-93
(Hogg) 10685, 10690, 10692
(Priddy) 7915-6, 9262-3, 9274-6, 10682-94, 10706
(Reid, L.) 10687
(Sanders) 9271-3, 10682-4, 10688, 10691-2
(Sawicki) 9274
(Wilson, G.) 10686-7
- Age of consent, comparison with Infants Act
(Hogg) 10685
(Priddy) 10685
- Debate, timing
(Abbott) 9382
(Sanders) 9393
(Whittred) 9402
- Definitions
- "designated facility"
(Hawkins) 10686
(Priddy) 10686
- inclusion of "friend, caregiver or companion designated by patient" in definition of "near relative"
(Anderson) 10681-2
(Hawkins) 10682
(Priddy) 10682
- "mentally disordered person"
(Anderson) 10683-4
(Priddy) 10683-4
- replacement of "mentally disordered person" with "person with a mental disorder"
(Chair) 10694
(Priddy) 10706
- "treatment"
(Hawkins) 10683
(Priddy) 10683
(Sanders) 10682-4
- Support for bill
(Priddy) 9275, 10682
Mercury
Merritt timber supply area
- Annual allowable cut, impact on employment
(Lali) 6816
Metecheah v. Ministry of Forests
Metzger, Justice Robert N.
Meunier, Phil
- Letter re labour code changes
(Orcherton) 9764
Microtek Research and Development Ltd.
- Work on fish vaccines
(Reid, L.) 7855
Mighty Peace Oil Services Ltd.
- Letter re Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road condition
(Miller) 7155
Mihlar, Fazil
- Comments on B.C. economic policies
(Weisbeck) 9111
Milk Industry Act
- Amendments
(Dosanjh) 7358
Millar, John S.
Millennia Research
- Archaeological assessment in Sidney area
(Dalton) 8213
Millennium bug See Year 2000
Miller, Hon. Arthur Daniel (North Coast)
- Air, greenhouse gas, emission reduction 10238
- Alberta economy 6682-3
- Alliance Pipeline Ltd., Canada–United States pipeline project 6683
- Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd., Kitimat smelter, expansion 6991
- Boliden Westmin Ltd., viability of company 8015
- Britannia mine, environmental impact 7623
- B.C. Ferry Corporation
- 1998-99 estimates debate 8074-96
- accomplishments 8074-5
- accountability 8078
- budget
- Fryer report, recommendations 8076, 8079
- long-term management policy 8076
- B.C. Hydro
- mandate and operations 7333-4
- power sales, pricing decisions 10643-4
- rate freeze and rebate 7333-4
- B.C., northern B.C.
- agriculture industry in northeastern B.C. 7148
- benefits and challenges of living in northern B.C. 7151, 7163
- boundaries 8008-9
- development issues 6684
- economic development incentives and initiatives 6990-1, 8276-7, 8316-7
- gasoline prices 7162
- natural gas, accessibility 7164
- northern development 8008-10
- northern development, commissioner agency 7148, 8008
- propane processing and availability in northern B.C. 7161-2
- roads, funding 7151
- tourism opportunities 7976
- B.C. Rail Ltd.
- 1997 annual report and timing of estimates debate 8001-2
- disclosure practices in financial statements 8002
- disposal of assets and relationship with National Railway Historical Society 8003-7
- dividend paid to government 8002-3
- operations 7973
- B.C. Rail Ventures, Willow Creek coal project, investment and partners 7972-3
- B.C. Railway Group of Companies
- 1997 annual report tabled 9096
- strategic investments 7969, 7972
- B.C. Railway Properties Ltd., operations 7970-2
- B.C. Utilities Commission, powers to review B.C. Hydro energy supply contracts 10643-4
- BC-Alcan Northern Development Fund Act, debate 6990-1, 7044-8
- Budget debate, 1998-99 budget 6681-5
- Bülow, Anders, comments on B.C. mining operations 7630
- Burrard Thermal power station, issues 7332
- Business, government assistance, Liberal Party position 6933-4
- Calgary framework for discussion on Canadian unity 7878
- Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, discussions with government 7325
- Canadian National Railways
- commercial relationship with B.C. Rail 6684
- meetings with B.C. government 7975
- Catamaran Ferries International Corp., share structure 8092
- Children, child protection, keeping children safe 8273-4
- Coal industry, northeast coal, tonnage reduction for B.C. Rail 8000
- Construction industry
- ICI project classification, basis for designation 10090-1
- labour relations, general legislative provisions for unionized industry 9039
- Copper industry, world prices 6935
- Crown corporations, share offerings 8092
- Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 9039-40
- Education, funding 6682
- Electric power
- cogeneration projects on Vancouver Island 10643-4
- independent power producers, power supply contracts, review exemption 10643-4
- needs and surplus in B.C. 7332
- Employment and Investment ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 8840
- Energy and Mines ministry
- Eskay Creek mine project 7322
- Estey, Willard, review of use of B.C. ports 7975
- Fair Share program
- consultation and openness 7190-1
- investments in northern B.C. 7153
- purpose 6684
- Families
- child custody and access, eligible applicants 8273-4
- grandparent-grandchild relationship 8273-4
- Family Relations Amendment Act, 1998, debate 8273-4
- Ferries and ferry services
- fares
- fast ferries
- construction contracts, deadlines 8081
- construction costs 8082-4
- construction costs, impact on corporation's construction program 8093
- construction of second and third ferries 8083, 8089
- construction problems 8086-7
- construction program, independent audit 8088
- engine design 8087, 8090
- evacuation test 8091
- Liberal Party position 8086, 8088
- sea trials 8087, 8090
- ferries as extension of highway system 8076
- labour relations, work stoppages and disruptions 8809
- routes and services
- Bowen Island service, link to transit system 8077
- midcoast service 8089-90
- Port Hardy–Prince Rupert, expansion of service 7976
- ridership levels 8089
- stakeholder process
- process 8076, 8095
- stakeholders' committee, firing of stakeholders 9444-5
- subsidization
- cross-subsidization of ferry routes 8077
- government subsidy 8077-8, 8094
- traffic mix and volume, commercial versus vehicle and passenger traffic 9804-5
- vessels
- aging fleet 8074
- construction, global competitiveness 8084-5
- emission standards 8090
- high-speed catamaran, decision 8075
- privatization and leaseback by corporation 8087-8
- Queen of Sidney, replacement 8093, 8096
- Skeena Queen, use 8074
- standardized vessels 8096
- Finnyard, involvement in B.C. Ferry Corporation's fast ferry construction project 8084
- Forest industry
- current state of industry 9039-40
- industry in B.C. 6932-3, 6936
- pulp prices 6682
- softwood lumber agreement with United States, sovereignty issue 6935
- Forest Practices Board, mandate 6935
- Forest Practices Code, goals 6935
- Forests ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 8708
- Fuel, use of ethanol in motor fuel 7330
- Gibraltar mine, closing 6935
- Gillespie, Evelyn, handling of situation involving constituency assistant 9805
- Government, regulations and red tape, impact on business 8316
- Grain transportation
- Alberta shipments through northeastern B.C., opportunities 8481
- availability of rail cars 7974-5
- transportation from Peace River area to west coast ports 6684
- Greig, John, comments on NDP government's support for mining industry 6935
- Haisla nation, impact of Kemano power project 6990, 7044
- Health care, regional health boards, selection of members 9243
- Imperial Metals Corp., Mount Polley copper-gold project 8014
- Indians
- economic development organizations 9257
- land claims, resolution of outstanding claims 6685
- Treaty 8 negotiation process with government 7187-90
- Industry, global competition, sovereignty issue 6935
- International Catamarans Designs Ltd., role in B.C. Ferry Corporation's fast ferry construction 8085
- Japan, economic problems, impact on B.C. 8808
- Jarvis, Fred, comments on reduction in red tape 8316
- Job Protection Commission, work of agency 6932-3
- Kemano completion project, cancellation
- Liberal Party position 6990-1
- settlement agreement 6990-1
- settlement agreement, provisions re northern development fund advisory board 7047-8
- Kerley, Doug, work as job protection commissioner 6932
- Labour
- labour relations climate, stability issue 9041
- legislative environment in B.C. 9039-40
- seasonal work, socioeconomic impact 7155-6
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998
- Land use, protected areas and special management zones, potential as parks 7160-1
- Legislature
- members, truthfulness called into question 10644
- opposition's role 10643
- role in finalization of all government-negotiated agreements involving legislation 7048
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party
- position on issues
- cancellation of Kemano completion project 6990-1
- closing of Skeena Cellulose Inc. 8708
- fast ferries 8086, 8088
- government assistance to businesses 6933-4
- government intervention in financial situation of Skeena Cellulose Inc. 8011-2
- mining in parks 7622
- Northern Development Act 8316
- responsibility for state of B.C. economy 9040
- Media, quality of journalism 8074
- MLAs, advocacy for constituents' issues 7143
- Mighty Peace Oil Services Ltd., letter re Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road condition 7155
- Mining Day, celebration in B.C. 6934
- Mining industry
- access to mineral claims 7286
- access to tenures, Mines ministry staff approval 7618
- area in B.C. not reclaimed 8015
- companies' viability, Job Protection Commission involvement 8013
- competitiveness and viability of industry 7630
- current activity 6683
- current state of industry 6935
- employment
- energy costs 7321-2
- environmental degradation from old mines 7623
- exploration
- expropriation of tenures for park creation, compensation to owners
- expropriation of tenures for park creation, resolution of previous claims 7626
- initiatives by government and industry 7147-8
- investment in industry 7286, 7322-3, 8013-4
- market prices 7147
- mine reclamation process 8014-5
- mining in parks, Liberal Party position 7622
- new mines in B.C. 7147
- placer mining, regulations 8017-8
- role in economy 7013
- tax on Crown-granted claims 8018
- Mining Rights Amendment Act, 1998
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1998, debate 10642-4
- Muskwa-Kechika area, protection of area 7159-60
- Muskwa-Kechika management area, mining exploration 8016
- Myra Falls copper mine, investment in exploration 7622
- Nechako River, impact of Kemano power project on river basin 7044
- Neufeld, Richard, comments on Liberal Party policy 6933
- Nisga'a treaty, finalization of agreement 6685
- North Peace regional district, unemployment rate 7149
- Northern Development Act
- Northern Development Commission
- budget
- funding from Northern Development ministry 9260
- travel costs of commissioner and others 9255
- commissioner
- coordination with other organizations 9257
- establishment and need 8049, 8275-6, 8317
- offices 8276, 8315, 8317, 9261-2
- participation of other governments 9259
- staff and consultants
- commissioner's hiring powers 9260
- consultant retainers 9260
- freedom-of-information officer 9262
- Northern development fund
- advisory board
- areas of province eligible for assistance 7044
- current value of fund 7047
- expenditures, decision-making authority 7045-7
- purpose of fund 6990-1
- Northwest Corridor Development Corporation, meetings with Northern Development minister 7975-6
- Oil and Gas Commission
- advisory committee, members 10235, 10240-1
- application process for plants and pipelines 10239
- appointment and residence of officers 10237
- commissioner
- coordination with line ministries 9237
- corporate structure 10236
- dispute resolution 10241
- establishment of agency 8297, 9234
- geographic scope 10237-8
- mandate 10238
- officers and employees, transfer from government ministries 10241-2
- participation of Indians 10239-40
- powers 9237, 10239-40
- Oil and Gas Commission Act
- Oil and gas industry
- commodity oil prices 6682
- compensation to landowners for pipeline access 7327
- drilling permits, processing time 7158-9
- equipment moving between B.C. and Alberta 7325
- government initiatives 9234
- industry in B.C. 9236
- investment incentives 6683-4
- liens on property for pipeline access 7327
- Mediation and Arbitration Board, operations 7326
- moratorium on offshore drilling in Queen Charlottes area 7191-3
- natural gas conversion, government support 7164
- natural gas processing plants, environmental assessment exemptions for small plants 7195
- northwestern B.C. jurisdictional issues 7192-3
- regulation and taxation, impact on industry 7195-6, 7324-5
- responsibility for environmental cleanup costs on farmland 7326-7
- revenue to government, return of funds to northern B.C. 7153
- safety record 7325
- skills training 7328-9
- sour gas wells, issues 7328
- wells drilled in northeastern B.C., number 7149
- Parks, access for resource extraction 7619
- Peace River area, grain transportation, trucking in area 7974
- Physicians, withdrawal of services 9040
- Politicians
- consistency of position 6933
- public perception 8315
- Ports, competitiveness of B.C. ports 7967
- Power for Jobs program 7322
- Premier's Summit on Northern Jobs and Development 8275-6
- Prince George geographical designation, northern B.C. or southern B.C. 8315, 9261
- Prince Rupert, port of Prince Rupert
- Princeton Mining Corp., government loan 8018
- Public debt, debt-servicing costs and B.C.'s gross domestic product 7151-2
- Quintette Coal Ltd., freight agreement with B.C. Rail 6682
- Railways and rail services
- bridge and railbed maintenance 8001
- coal shipments, volume reductions 8000
- Dawson Creek exchange, agreement between B.C. Rail and Canadian National Railways 8481
- dinner train service 7976, 8000, 8004-7, 8010
- Fort Nelson staging area, case of children crossing through area 8001
- freight rates, equalization between ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert 8481
- passenger service 8000-1
- Prince George interchange, agreement between B.C. Rail and Canadian National Railways 7148, 7969, 7973, 8010-1, 8317
- tourism opportunities 7976-7, 8000, 8007
- transportation agreements with Alberta 7973-5
- transportation of school children 8001
- Red Dog mine, shipments through B.C. ports 7968
- Redfern Resources Ltd., Tulsequah Chief mine project
- environmental impact from former Cominco mine 7623
- environmental permit 8019
- impact of project, Alaska's reaction 7193
- project 6935
- Resources and resource industries
- access to tenures, special use permits under Forest Practices Code 7618-20
- resource revenue sharing agreements, agreements with Indian bands 7328
- roadbuilding standards 7618
- Schneider, Dean, contract with Forest Renewal B.C. 9805
- Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road, funding by Transportation Financing Authority 7155-7
- Skeena Cellulose Inc.
- closing, Liberal Party position 8708
- future of company 8840
- government intervention in financial situation
- Sonax Furniture Manufacturing Ltd., government assistance 6933
- Students, summer jobs 7673
- Taseko Mines Ltd.
- letter re mineral development 7630
- Prosperity mine project, federal role 8019
- Telecommunications, infrastructure funding 7152
- Throne speech, content 6933
- Throne speech debate 6932-6
- Trade unions, benefits of a unionized workforce 9039
- Transportation
- corridors, northwest corridor, east-west connection across B.C. to coastal ports 6684
- western Canada issues, federal government involvement 7975
- Tsolum River mine, environmental impact 7623
- Tumbler Ridge, job losses at local mines 8808
- University of Northern B.C., number of graduates 8315
- Vancouver Stock Exchange, mining industry issues 7323
- Vancouver Wharves Ltd.
- impact on company of increase in use of Prince Rupert port facilities 8010
- operations 7967-8
- Victoria Line Ltd., operations 8091
- Viking Air Ltd., agreement with government 6934
- Ward, Robert, letter re sea trials for fast ferries, response 8090
- WesTel Telecommunications Ltd.
- partnership or divesting of company 7968-9, 8003
- revenues and asset valuation 7970
Miller, Kirk
- Agricultural Land Commission decision on Six Mile Ranch project See Agricultural Land Commission under Six Mile Ranch development project
- Comments on cabinet's ability to remove land from the agricultural land reserve
(Evans) 7271
Miller, Sandra
- Fishing lodge lease fee increase
(van Dongen) 9599
Miller, Sylvia
Mills Memorial Hospital, Terrace, B.C.
Mincher, Malcolm
- Comments on labour code changes
(Penner) 9450
Mineral Tenure Act
- Amendments
(Wilson, G.) 7289-90
- Definitions, "free miner," change of definition to bring in line with North American Free Trade Agreement
(Wilson, G.) 7221
Mining Association of British Columbia
Mining Day
- Celebration in B.C.
(Miller) 6934
Mining industry
- Access to mineral claims
(Miller) 7286
- Access to tenures, Mines ministry staff approval
(Miller) 7618
- Area in B.C. not reclaimed
(Jarvis) 8015
(Miller) 8015
- Changes in industry
(Randall) 6865-6
- Companies' viability, Job Protection Commission involvement
(Miller) 8013
- Competitiveness and viability of industry
(Miller) 7630
(Neufeld) 7630
- Costs
(Farnworth) 8781, 8799-800
(Jarvis) 8798-800
(Nebbeling) 8780-1, 8800
- Current activity
(Farrell-Collins) 9189-90
(MacPhail) 9189-90
(Miller) 6683
(Zirnhelt) 6900
- Employment
- Energy costs
(Miller) 7321-2
- Environmental impact
- assessment process
(Sawicki) 7318
- environmental degradation from old mines
(Miller) 7623
- responsibility for cleanup
(Jarvis) 7624
- Exploration
- accessibility of land
(Jarvis) 8015-6
(Miller) 8015-6
- activity
(Campbell) 7292
- income tax credit on exploration expenditures
(Farrell-Collins) 10430-1
(MacPhail) 9333, 10430
(Thorpe) 10431
- investment in exploration
(Jarvis) 7286
(Neufeld) 7288
- sample size
(Miller) 7616
(Plant) 7616
- Expropriation of tenures for park creation, compensation to owners
- Expropriation of tenures for park creation, resolution of previous claims
(Miller) 7626
(Neufeld) 7626
- Future of industry
(Jarvis) 8017
- "Green" mining
(Jarvis) 7184-5
- Impact of land use planning process
(Goodacre) 7292
- Industry in B.C.
- Initiatives by government and industry
(Miller) 7147-8
- Investment in industry
- Legislation See Mining Rights Amendment Act, 1998
- Market prices
(Miller) 7147
- Mine closings
(Dalton) 6828
- Mine reclamation process
(Jarvis) 8014-5
(Miller) 8014-5
- Mineral exploration code See Mining Rights Amendment Act, 1998
- Mining in parks, Liberal Party position
(Jarvis) 7622
(Miller) 7622
- New mines in B.C.
(Miller) 7147
- Placer mining
- regulations
(Jarvis) 8017-8
(Miller) 8017-8
- riparian zone restrictions
(Jarvis) 7619
- Role in economy
(Coleman) 7318-9
(Goodacre) 7291
(Jarvis) 7286-7
(Krueger) 7291
(Miller) 7013
- Security of tenure
(Coleman) 7319
- Taxation and regulation
- impact of taxes and fees on industry
(Campbell) 7293
(Coleman) 7319
(Jarvis) 8013
(Nebbeling) 7321
- tax on Crown-granted claims
(Jarvis) 8018
(Miller) 8018
- taxes
(Jarvis) 8018
- Tenure changes, need
(Jarvis) 6843
- Work on Indian land claim issues
(Goodacre) 7292
Mining Rights Amendment Act, 1998
- (Bill 12) (Minister of Energy and Mines) 1R, 7013-4; 2R, 7285-94, 7315-23; C, 7616-30; 3R, 7630; RA, 7779
- Amdts: sec. 1, sec. 11.1 (Miller) 7616, approved 7621; sec. 1, sec. 17.1 (Miller) 7621, approved 7628; sec. 1, sec. 17.1 (Jarvis) 7622, negatived 7625; sec. 3, 4 and 5 (Miller) 7629, approved 7629; preamble (Miller) 7630, approved 7630
- Divisions: 2R approved 7323; amdt. to sec. 1, sec. 17.1, approved 7628
- Debate, speakers
(Campbell) 7292-4
(Coleman) 7318-20
(de Jong) 7628
(Goodacre) 7291-2
(Jarvis) 7286-7, 7616-24, 7627-30
(Krueger) 7291
(Miller) 7013-4, 7285-6, 7321-3, 7616-30
(Nebbeling) 7321
(Nettleton) 7317-8
(Neufeld) 7287-9, 7618-20, 7625-6, 7628, 7630
(Plant) 7616-7
(Randall) 7320-1
(Sawicki) 7318
(Walsh) 7315
(Weisgerber) 7315-7
(Wilson, G.) 7289-90
(Wilson, J.) 7618
- Adequacy of legislation
(Neufeld) 7289
- Consultation with industry on bill
(Miller) 7322, 7617
(Neufeld) 7325
(Plant) 7617
- Impact on outstanding cases
(de Jong) 7628
(Miller) 7628
(Neufeld) 7626, 7628
- Industry reaction to bill
(Miller) 7624-5, 7630
(Walsh) 7315
(Weisgerber) 7315
- Legislation in context of land use planning process
(Sawicki) 7318
- Regulations
(Jarvis) 8013
(Miller) 8013
- Retroactivity of compensation section
(Campbell) 7293
(Jarvis) 7622
(Miller) 7622
(Neufeld) 7289
(Weisgerber) 7316
(Wilson, G.) 7290
- Title of bill
(Wilson, G.) 7289
- Workability of legislation
(Jarvis) 7287
Ministerial statements
- Boone, Lois R. (Minister for Children and Families)
- Clark, Glen David (Premier and Minister Responsible for Youth)
- Dosanjh, Ujjal (Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Immigration)
- Court system educational video in American Sign Language 9123-4
(Penner) 9123-4
- Evans, Corky (Minister of Agriculture and Food)
- Hammell, Sue (Minister of Women's Equality)
- Lali, Harry Singh (Minister of Transportation and Highways)
- Lovick, Dale (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Minister of Labour)
- Day of mourning for workers killed or injured on the job 7273
(Hansen) 7273
(Wilson, G.) 7273
- Iron Workers Memorial Bridge anniversary 8865
- National Aboriginal Day 8940
- Nisga'a negotiations agreement 10102-3
(Campbell) 10103-4
(Weisgerber) 10104
(Wilson, G.) 10104-5
- McGregor, Cathy (Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks)
- Petter, Andrew (Minister of Advanced Education, Training and Technology and Minister of Intergovernmental Relations)
- Removal of adult basic education fees 7776
(Weisbeck) 7776
- Priddy, Penny (Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors)
- Pullinger, Jan (Minister of Human Resources)
- Ramsey, Paul (Minister of Education)
- Agreement with BCTF and education funding 7143-4
(Reid, L.) 7144-5
(Wilson, G.) 7145
- Streifel, Dennis (Minister of Fisheries)
- Hake allocation to fish processors 6823
(van Dongen) 6823-4
(Wilson, G.) 6824
- Pacific Salmon Treaty 9467
(van Dongen) 9467
- Pacific Salmon Treaty negotiations 7673-4
(van Dongen) 7674
(Weisgerber) 7675
(Wilson, G.) 7674-5
- Waddell, Ian (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture)
- Tourism industry in British Columbia 7314
(Thorpe) 7314-5
Ministers' Advisory Council on Women's Health
- Establishment
(Hammell) 7365
- Report
(Hammell) 7372
Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1998
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998
- (Bill 24) (Attorney General) 1R, 8021; 2R, 8268-70; C, 8386-9, 10243-5; 3R, 10245; RA, 10806
- Amdts: sec. 12 (Plant) 10243, negatived 10244
- Divisions: sec. 12 approved 10244-5
- Debate, speakers
(Dosanjh) 8021, 8268-70, 8386-9, 10243-5
(Farrell-Collins) 8388-9
(Hansen) 8386-7
(Plant) 8269-70, 8386-8, 10243-4
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1998
- (Bill 50) (Attorney General) 1R, 10177; 2R, 10603-64; C, 10731-43; 3R, 10744; RA, 10807
- Amdts: 2R (Krueger) 10641, negatived 10663
- Divisions: amdt. to 2R negatived 10663; 2R approved 10664
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 10611-2
(Boone) 10737, 10740
(Campbell) 10660-3
(Chong) 10625-7
(Coell) 10660, 10733
(Conroy) 10605-6
(Dalton) 10619-22
(de Jong) 10630-3
(Dosanjh) 10177, 10603-5, 10734-5
(Farnworth) 10735-7, 10740-3
(Hansen) 10656-9
(Hawkins) 10613-6, 10731-2
(Jarvis) 10627-30, 10742-3
(Krueger) 10638-42
(Kwan) 10737-40
(MacPhail) 10732-3
(Miller) 10642-4
(Nebbeling) 10612-3, 10735, 10737, 10740-1
(Neufeld) 10644-7
(Penner) 10633-7
(Petter) 10637-8
(Plant) 10606-11
(Priddy) 10732
(Reid, L.) 10737
(Symons) 10616-8
(Thorpe) 10622-5
(van Dongen) 10647-9, 10732-3
(Whittred) 10651-3
(Wilson, G.) 10653-6, 10737-40
(Wilson, J.) 10649-51
- "Lottery scheme" to replace "lottery"
(Farnworth) 10735
(Nebbeling) 10735
- Timing of introduction and debate
(Abbott) 10611
(Hansen) 10657
(Neufeld) 10645-6
(Penner) 10634
(Plant) 10610
(Symons) 10616
(Thorpe) 10622
(van Dongen) 10647
(Whittred) 10651-2
(Wilson, G.) 10654
Mission Air Transportation Network
- Operations and funding
(Neufeld) 10400-1
Mitroflow International Inc.
- Work on heart-valve technology
(Reid, L.) 7855
MMT See Gasoline additive MMT under Fuel
Mohawk Oil Co. Ltd.
- Sale of ethanol-blended gasoline
(Weisgerber) 7329
Money's Mushrooms Ltd.
- Buy B.C. grant application
(Barisoff) 7006
(Evans) 7006
- Mushroom composting
- air quality issue
(McKinnon) 6845-6
- status of issue
(Coleman) 7070
(Evans) 7027
Moore, Mavor
- Commended for work on B.C. Arts Council
(Thorpe) 8229
(Waddell) 8228
More, Thomas
- Comments on freedom of speech
(Speaker) 7979
Morey Channel Bridge
- Construction project
(Symons) 8116
- Use for rapid transit
(MacPhail) 9374
(Symons) 9374-5
Morfitt, George See Auditor general
Mori, Tyler
- Forests ministry summer job, termination of offer
(Sanders) 7672-3
Morris, Kelvin
- Comments on racism
(Stephens) 8697
Morrison, Don
- Appointment as police complaint commissioner
(Calendino) 6796
(Plant) 6796
(Weisgerber) 6796
(Wilson, G.) 6796
Morrison, Herbert
- Comments on parliamentary dropped orders
(Abbott) 9486-7
Mortgage Brokers Act
Mortgages
- First mortgage interest deductibility, economic benefits
(Wilson, G.) 6987
- Regulation of mortgage industry
(Gingell) 7352
(MacPhail) 7284, 7353
Morton, Cynthia
- Comments on issues
- audits of Children and Families ministry Quesnel office
(Boone) 8479, 8822, 8824
(Campbell) 8479-80
(Clark, C.) 8480
- child protection
(Gillespie) 6740
- keeping children safe
(Boone) 8786
Motion picture industry See Film industry
Motions
- Appointment of a special committee to examine the multilateral agreement on investment (Motion 42)
- Appointment of a special committee to review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Motion without notice)
- Appointment of a special committee to select an ombudsman (Motion without notice)
- Auditor general reports, referral to Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Motion without notice)
- B.C. Ferry Corporation estimates debate, referral back to Committee of Supply (Motion without notice)
- Calgary framework for discussion on Canadian unity (Motion 48)
- Compensation for pre-1986 hepatitis C victims (Motion 46)
- Moved (Priddy) 7429-30, debate 7430-49, approved 7449
- Amdts: (Campbell) 7431, ruled out of order 7432; (Hawkins) 7438, negatived 7445; (Reid, L.) 7446, withdrawn 7449; (Whittred) 7449, approved 7449
- Divisions: amdt. negatived 7445
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 7448-9
(Campbell) 7430-2, 7440
(Cashore) 7444-5
(Conroy) 7438-9
(Farrell-Collins) 7432, 7444, 7446
(Hawkins) 7435-8
(Orcherton) 7441-2
(Priddy) 7429-30, 7443-4, 7449
(Reid, L.) 7442-3, 7446, 7449
(Reitsma) 7445-6
(Sanders) 7440-1
(Sihota) 7446-7
(Thorpe) 7447-8
(Whittred) 7449
(Wilson, G.) 7432-5, 7441
- Motion that the House at its rising stand recessed until 6:35 p.m. and thereafter sit until adjournment
- Motion that the House at its rising stand recessed until 6:35 p.m. and thereafter sit until adjournment
- Motion that the House at its rising stand recessed until 6:35 p.m. and thereafter sit until adjournment
- Motion that the House do now adjourn
- Motion that the House do now adjourn
- Moved (de Jong) 8509, negatived 8509
- Divisions: motion negatived 8509
- Motion that the House do now adjourn
- Moved (Symons) 9985, negatived 9985
- Divisions: motion negatived 9985
- Motion that the House do now adjourn
- Multilateral agreement on investment (Motion 43)
- Moved (Farnworth) 7208-9, debate 7209-28, approved 7228
- Amdts: (Campbell) 7210, negatived 7211; (Nebbeling) 7213, negatived 7218
- Divisions: amdts. negatived 7211,7218
- Debate, speakers
(Campbell) 7209-10
(Farnworth) 7208-9
(Farrell-Collins) 7216-7
(Hansen) 7213-4, 7225-7
(Hawkins) 7228
(Krueger) 7214-5
(MacPhail) 7217-8
(Nebbeling) 7210-3
(Orcherton) 7222-3
(Smallwood) 7215-6, 7223-5
(Wilson, G.) 7216, 7218-22
- Public accounts for fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, referral to Public Accounts Committee (Motion without notice)
- Recommittal of Bill 19 (Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 1998) (Motion 51)
- Reinstatement of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, on order paper (Motion 50)
- Moved (MacPhail) 9336; debate 9336-60, 9472-90, 9507-21; approved 9520-1
- Divisions: motion approved 9250-1
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 9484-7
(Chong) 9481-4
(Clark, C.) 9474-7
(Coleman) 9477-81
(de Jong) 9349-52
(Farrell-Collins) 9337-40
(Hansen) 9356-9
(Hawkins) 9507-10
(Hogg) 9510-4
(Krueger) 9340-8
(MacPhail) 9336-7
(Penner) 9352-6
(Plant) 9359-60, 9472-3
(Reid, L.) 9487-90
(Sanders) 9514-7
(Symons) 9519-20
(Whittred) 9517-9
(Wilson, G.) 9348-9
- debate, government MLAs' contribution
(Clark, C.) 9388
- debate, participation of Dale Lovick
(Whittred) 9640-1
- debate, scope of debate permitted on motion
(de Jong) 9343, 9346
(Farrell-Collins) 9341, 9343-5
(Giesbrecht) 9345-6
(Lovick) 9341, 9344
(Petter) 9343
(Speaker) 9336, 9344, 9346
- Response to judicial compensation report (Motion 52)
- Select Standing Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, appointment to develop an agrifood policy for B.C. (Motion without notice)
- Select Standing Committee on Forests, Energy, Mines and Petroleum resources, powers (Motion without notice)
- Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills
- authorization to examine the Members' Conflict of Interest Act (Motion without notice)
- empowerment to sit during today's sitting of House (Motion without notice)
- Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
- empowerment to sit during any sitting of House (Motion 45)
- powers (Motion without notice)
- Sessional order for Committees A and B (Motion 38)
Motor Carrier Commission
- Licensing function
- deregulation of buses and taxis
(Barisoff) 8153
(Lali) 8153
- deregulation of interprovincial carriers
(Barisoff) 8152-3
(Lali) 8152-4
(Symons) 8153-4
Motor Fuel Tax Act
- Amendments
(MacPhail) 6972
Motor Vehicle Act
- Amendments
(Dosanjh) 7358
Motor vehicle branch
- Imposition of driver penalty points for photo radar infractions
(Dosanjh) 7258
(Penner) 7258
- Superintendent of motor vehicles, responsibilities
(Lali) 8150
(Symons) 8150
- Transfer of functions to Insurance Corporation of B.C.
(Farrell-Collins) 8760-1
(Lali) 8149
(Symons) 8149, 10675
Motorcycles
- Motorcycle awareness and safety issues
(Janssen) 7655-7
(Krueger) 7656
- Use of high-occupancy-vehicle lanes by motorcyclists
(Lali) 8116
(Symons) 8116
Motorola Inc.
- Software development centre in B.C.
(Petter) 7847
(Reid, L.) 7847
Mt. Leighton Forestry Services Ltd.
- Impact of establishment of New Forest Opportunities Ltd.
(Abbott) 8422
Mount Milligan mine project
Mount Polley gold mine See Imperial Metals Corp.
Mount St. Joseph Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
- Operating room time
(Hawkins) 10552
Mount Washington Ski Resort Ltd.
- Road to facility
(Lali) 8150
(Symons) 8150
MSA Hospital, Abbotsford, B.C.
- Construction project
(de Jong) 10410
(Priddy) 10410
Multicultural B.C.
- 1998-99 programming
(Anderson) 7232
(Dosanjh) 7232-3
Multiculturalism
- Funding of multicultural groups
(Anderson) 7232
(Dosanjh) 7232
- Government report, 1996-97, tabled
(Dosanjh) 9336
- Multifaith calendar, use in ministries
(Anderson) 9834
Multilateral agreement on investment See also Motion 42 and Motion 43 under Motions
- Federal parties' positions
(Wilson, G.) 7220
- Need for public hearings
(Campbell) 7209-10
(Farnworth) 7209
(Hansen) 7227
(Krueger) 7214
(MacPhail) 7218
(Nebbeling) 7211-2
(Orcherton) 7223
(Wilson, G.) 7216, 7220
- Need for special committee to discuss
(Campbell) 7210
(Hawkins) 7228
(Krueger) 7215
(Nebbeling) 7211
(Wilson, G.) 7220
- Negotiations, Canada's participation
(Farnworth) 7208-9
(Farrell-Collins) 7216-7
(Hansen) 7213-4, 7226
(Krueger) 7214-5
(MacPhail) 7217
(Nebbeling) 7210-3
(Orcherton) 7222
(Smallwood) 7224-5
(Wilson, G.) 7216, 7218
- Potential impact on B.C.
(Farnworth) 7208
(MacPhail) 7217
(Nebbeling) 7212
(Orcherton) 7222-3
(Reid, L.) 6744-5
(Smallwood) 6744-5, 7224
(Wilson, G.) 7221
- Status of negotiations
(Wilson, G.) 6827
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Victoria and Vancouver Island
- Letter re Internet training project
(Hammell) 7411
Municipal Act
Municipal Affairs, Ministry of
- 1998-99 Estimates
- debate 8038-47, 8401-5, 8442-56, 8467-77, 8529-48, 8581-601
- speakers
(Abbott) 8593-4
(Anderson) 8452-3
(Coleman) 8468-73, 8475-7, 8529-30, 8535-8, 8581-8
(Dalton) 8404-5
(Farrell-Collins) 8532-5
(Janssen) 8473-5
(Jarvis) 8589-90
(Kwan) 8038-47, 8401-5, 8443-55, 8468-77, 8529-48, 8581-601, 10673
(Nebbeling) 8538-44, 8596-8
(Plant) 8453-5
(Reid, L.) 8039-47, 8443-52, 8455-6, 8467-8, 8544-5, 8588-96, 8599-601, 10673
(Sanders) 8531-2, 8598-9
(Symons) 8598
(Thorpe) 8545-8
(Weisbeck) 8596
(Whittred) 8590
(Wilson, G.) 8401-4
- 1998-99 estimates debate questions, timeliness of answers
(Farrell-Collins) 8533
(Kwan) 8544-5
(Reid, L.) 8544-5
- Building policy section, staffing and resources
(Coleman) 8583
- Building standards branch
- Corporate policy branch, operation
(Kwan) 8443-4
(Reid, L.) 8443-5
- Freedom-of-information expenditures and recoveries
(Kwan) 8454-5
(Plant) 8454-5
- Grants to communities See Communities
- Housing policy section
(Kwan) 8039
- Multicultural initiatives
(Anderson) 8453
(Kwan) 8453
- Removal of Housing ministry from portfolio
(Coleman) 8581-2
(Kwan) 8582
- Report on creation of 1997 assessment roll and financial statements for year ended December 31, 1996, tabled
(Kwan) 6865
- Responsibilities of ministry
(Kwan) 8038-9, 10673
- Staff
Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia
- Concerns re agency credit ratings
(MacPhail) 9375
(Symons) 9375
Municipalities
- Administrative costs
(Reid, L.) 8595-6
- Capital rehabilitation program for roads
(Abbott) 7911
(Lali) 7911
- Disincorporation
(Kwan) 8600
(Reid, L.) 8600
- Financing process
- financing authority
(Kwan) 8045
- process
(Kwan) 8320
- review
(Kwan) 8039
- Grants from provincial government
- amount, advance notice
(Kwan) 8320
(Reid, L.) 8320
- grants
(Kwan) 8547
- reduction
(Nebbeling) 6961
- reduction, impact
(Kwan) 8599
(Reid, L.) 8599
- Joint council with provincial government See Provincial-municipal relations under Government
- Land acquisition, disclosure issue
(Kwan) 8598
- Legal services from provincial government
(Kwan) 8040-1
(Reid, L.) 8040-1
- Municipal councils
(Kwan) 10780
(Reid, L.) 10780
- Municipal forest reserves
(Reid, L.) 10780-1
- Planners' role in building construction
(Coleman) 8583
(Kwan) 8583-4
- Policing costs related to gambling expansion See Expansion of gambling in B.C. under Gambling
- Powers
(Wilson, G.) 10300
- Regulations, reduction in red tape
(Kwan) 8041
(Reid, L.) 8041
- Responsibility for maintenance of area roads See Maintenance and rehabilitation, devolution of maintenance responsibilities to municipalities under Highways and roads
- Restructuring process
- guidelines
(Kwan) 8401
(Wilson, G.) 8401
- prohibition on municipal structures
(Kwan) 8403
(Wilson, G.) 8403
- Right to refuse expanded gambling
(Farnworth) 8989
(Krueger) 8989, 9006
- Role in delivery of recreation programs
(Thorpe) 8244-5
(Waddell) 8244-5
- Taxation, shared tax base
(Kwan) 8403-4
(Wilson, G.) 8402-4
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act
- Use of legislation
(Kwan) 8041
(Reid, L.) 8041
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 2)
Murphy family
- Foster care for Indian child, legal costs of case
(Boone) 8812-7
(Clark, C.) 8812-7
(McKinnon) 8814-5
Muskwa-Kechika area
Muskwa-Kechika management area
- Advisory board
- Enhanced resource extraction, coverage by legislation
(Weisgerber) 10292-6
- Management of Crown land
(Coell) 10296
(McGregor) 10296
- Management of land in relation to land use planning process
(Dalton) 9590
(McGregor) 9590
- Mining exploration in protected area
(Jarvis) 8015-6
(Miller) 8016
- Resource extraction
(McGregor) 10294-6
- Trust fund
(Cashore) 10289
(Coell) 10297
(McGregor) 10289, 10297
(Neufeld) 10296-7
Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Act
- (Bill 37) (Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks) 1R, 8940; 2R, 10288-94; C, 10294-7; 3R, 10297; RA, 10806
- Amdts: preamble (McGregor) 10297, approved 10297
- Debate, speakers
(Cashore) 10289-90
(Clark, G.) 8940
(Coell) 10293-4, 10296-7
(McGregor) 10288-9, 10293-7
(Neufeld) 10290-1, 10294, 10296-7
(Sawicki) 10291-2
(Weisgerber) 10292-6
Mutual Fire Insurance Companies Act
- Amendments
(Dosanjh) 7358
Myra Falls copper mine
- Investment in exploration
(Miller) 7622
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