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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
Racism See Discrimination and racism
Radiant heating panels See Consumer protection under Consumers
Radosevic, John
- Position on actions against cruise ship industry
(Thorpe) 8399
(Waddell) 8399
Railways and rail services
- Bridge and railbed maintenance
(Miller) 8001
(Neufeld) 8001
- Coal shipments, volume reductions
(Miller) 8000
(Neufeld) 8000
- Dawson Creek exchange, agreement between B.C. Rail and Canadian National Railways
(Miller) 8481
- Dinner train service
(de Jong) 8004-7, 8010
(Miller) 7976, 8000, 8004-7, 8010
- Fort Nelson staging area, case of children crossing through area
(Miller) 8001
(Neufeld) 8001
- Freight rates, equalization between ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert
(Miller) 8481
- Passenger service
(Miller) 8000-1
(Neufeld) 8000-1
- Prince George interchange, agreement between B.C. Rail and Canadian National Railways
- Rail crossings, permitting and jurisdiction
(Neufeld) 8001
- Rail line from Salmo to Troup Junction, petition tabled
(Conroy) 10680
- Tourism opportunities
(Miller) 7976-7, 8000, 8007
(Symons) 7976-7
- Tourism rail travel role
(Reitsma) 8163
(Waddell) 8163
- Transportation agreements with Alberta
(Miller) 7973-5
(Neufeld) 7973-4
- Transportation of school children
(Miller) 8001
- Worker accidents
(Krueger) 7479
Raine, Al, and Nancy Greene Raine
- Cayoosh ski resort proposal
- environmental review
(Dalton) 9588
(McGregor) 9588
- proposal
(Krueger) 6876
Raiwind project See Pakistan power project under British Columbia Hydro International Ltd.
Ramsay, Shayne See Chief executive officer under Homeowner protection office
Ramsey, Hon. Paul (Prince George North)
- A.L. Fortune Secondary School, expansion project 7726
- Alberta, education funding 7484
- Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd., Kitimat smelter, expansion 6988-9, 6993
- Avison, Don, role in contract negotiations between B.C. Teachers Federation and B.C. Public School Employers Association 7520, 7522, 7525-6
- Ballenas Secondary School, capital funding 7669
- Brewin, Gretchen, election as Speaker 6836
- B.C., northern B.C.
- economic development incentives and initiatives 6988-9, 8302
- government initiatives 6838
- Liberal Party position on northern B.C. issues 6838
- B.C. School Trustees Association
- survey on efficiency in delivery of public education 7481
- trustees' position on agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation 9230, 10304
- B.C. Teachers Federation
- comments on funding for public education 7518
- contract agreement
- agreement 7143-4
- government involvement 9150
- impact on students 9230-1
- implementation 8635, 9095
- meeting with school superintendents re ratification 8368
- negotiations 7037-8
- BC-Alcan Northern Development Fund Act, debate 6988-9, 6993
- Burnaby North Secondary School, public-private partnership 7766
- Campbell, Gordon, comments on forest industry 6838
- Capital Financing Authority Repeal and Debt Restructuring Act, debate 6993-4
- Clayton Elementary School, construction and portables 7708
- College of Teachers of B.C., membership 7768
- Connolly, Rick, letter to school boards re class size reduction 10793
- Coyote Creek Elementary School, construction project 7708
- Dover Bay Secondary School, growth, need for additional school 7603-4, 7668
- Education
- adult basic education 7644-5, 7731, 10138, 10524, 10528, 10540-3
- class size, studies of impact on learning 10795
- community schools 7646-7
- curriculum
- bicycle safety programs 7727
- centralization of curriculum development for western provinces ("western protocol") 7761
- citizenship 7731
- fine arts 7704-5
- days of instruction, year-round and extended school day 7669, 7765
- distance education 7646
- enrolment projections, impact on funding levels 7485-9, 7518-9
- eye testing, kindergarten pre-screening 7705
- funding
- home schooling 7646
- independent schools 7646, 7766-8
- middle schools 7728
- partnerships between secondary schools and colleges 7766
- provincial learning network (PLNet) 7481, 7533
- public education system
- accountability and performance measurement 7638-42
- public concerns 7480
- public-private partnerships
- government advertising on commercial advertising 7727-9
- work experience for students 7728
- safe schools initiative 7482, 7635-6
- special education and special needs
- autism, educational costs 7642-3
- funding and staffing levels 7578-9
- sports recruitment by schools 7768-9
- teachers and teacher aides
- baseline services by non-enrolling teachers 7575-9
- number of teaching and support staff, increase 7488-9
- technology and equipment
- funding 7533
- pricing arrangement with software providers 7481
- transition programs to post-secondary education 6839
- Education ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 7479-82, 7484-9, 7518-37, 7564-70, 7572-84, 7596-605, 7632-48, 7664-9, 7696-714, 7724-33, 7758-69, 10668
- budget 7484, 7730
- freedom-of-information budget and fees 7725-6
- funding transfers from other ministries 7729-30
- Education, Skills and Training ministry, annual report for July 1, 1996, to June 30, 1997, tabled 10451
- Education Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, debate 10138, 10524-5, 10528-9, 10536-42
- Errington Elementary School, capital project 7669
- Forest industry, stumpage rate reductions 6837
- Forest Practices Code, revision of code, impact on industry 6837
- Fraser Heights Secondary School, construction 7708
- French Creek Elementary School, renovations 7669
- Government accounting, treatment of borrowings for public education sector capital projects 6993
- Hammond Bay Elementary School, seismic upgrading 7668, 7705
- Handsworth Secondary School, capacity and funding 7728
- Hjorth Road Elementary School, air quality issue 7605, 7763
- Income Tax Amendment Act, 1998, debate 6988
- Internet access for remote and rural B.C. 6838-9
- Kanaka Creek Elementary School, year-round schooling project 7765
- Kelowna Secondary School, construction project 7710-1
- Kemano completion project, cancellation
- Kerrisdale Elementary School, seismic upgrading 7697-8
- Khalsa School, investigation 7642, 7767
- Kliman, Michael, compensation for legal costs 7647-8
- Krieger, Kit, letter re class sizes for K-to-3 students 10794
- Kwalikum Secondary School, capital project 7669
- Legislature, committee system, use 7645
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on issues
- agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation 10303
- cancellation of Kemano completion project 6993
- collective bargaining with teachers 10523
- education funding 7484
- funding allocations in agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation 7705-6
- northern B.C. issues 6838
- teacher levels in B.C. public schools 7484
- youth employment 7633
- McCreary Society, survey of grades 7 to 12 education system 7642
- McDonald school, construction in Summerland 7712
- McQueen Lake Environmental Education Centre, funding 7698
- Nechako River, protection of river 6988-9
- Northern Development Act, debate 8302-3
- Northern Development Commission, establishment and need 8302-3
- Northern development fund, purpose 6988-9
- Pacific Western Brewing Co., job creation in Prince George 6837
- Penikett, Tony, role in contract negotiations with teachers 7525-6, 7564
- Post-secondary education, tuition fee levels 6839
- Pratt, Russ, role in contract negotiations with teachers 7520, 7522, 7525-6, 7566, 7569
- Prince George
- economy 6837
- educational facilities 6839
- forest industry, value-added industry in area 6837
- Principals and vice-principals, role in education system 7664-6
- Public debt, incorporation of school and post-secondary capital project debt 6993
- Public Education Collective Agreement Act
- debate 9229-30, 10303-4, 10523, 10792-806
- definitions
- "employers' association," inclusion of B.C. Public School Employers' Association in bill 10795, 10798
- "parties" 10798
- salary determination for employees in adult education 10798
- precedence over Labour Relations Code 10804-5
- ratification and commencement dates 10797-8
- variation of act 10805
- Recall campaign results 6836
- Richmond High School, study on public-private partnerships 7766
- School boards/districts
- amalgamation 7643-4, 7647, 7699-700, 7726
- board members' role 7664-5
- breakdown of funding allocations 7536
- budget process 7664-5, 7724
- collective bargaining with teachers, Liberal Party position 10523
- funding
- block funding 7484, 7572
- correlation between funding and enrolment 7485-9, 7518-9
- equity among districts 7714
- sale of assets for capital funding 7713
- layoff notices for teaching and non-teaching staff 7580
- neighbourhood schools and catchment areas 7760
- non-teaching staff, funding for operations and maintenance 7579
- office closings 7700
- School district 33 (Chilliwack), funding 7602
- School district 36 (Surrey)
- English-as-a-second-language program 7529, 7707-8
- funding 7707, 7762-3
- legal opinions on labour situation 8942
- school board's application to Labour Relations Board re government involvement in teachers' contract 8942
- School district 48 (Howe Sound), air quality studies in Pemberton schools 7763-5
- School district 53 (Okanagan-Similkameen), community school for ski-hill area, funding 7701
- School district 57 (Prince George), funding 7667-8
- School district 61 (Greater Victoria), portables, reduction strategy 7635
- School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith), capital funding and projects 7604, 7668-9
- School district 69 (Qualicum), capital projects 7669
- School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson), amalgamation and funding 7698-9
- School district 78 (Fraser-Cascade), funding 7603
- School district 82 (Coast Mountains), budget, band programs 7664
- School meals program, funding 7646
- Schools
- accreditation 7640, 7761
- capital projects, priority system 7712
- construction funding by square metre 7731
- earthquake preparedness and fire risk 7729
- maintenance funding 7877
- portables
- seismic upgrading 7696-7
- sharing of facilities with Children and Families ministry 7760-1
- site acquisition
- supervision on school grounds 7636-8, 7732
- violence at schools 7636-8
- Select Standing Committee on Education, Culture and Multiculturalism, meetings 7645
- Shuswap Junior Secondary School, construction project 7726
- Signal Hill Elementary School, replacement of school 7765
- Snowdon Elementary School, construction project 7712
- Sport B.C., involvement in sports recruitment by schools 7768
- Steveston Secondary School, partnership with Kwantlen University College 7766
- Students, travel to school
- Teachers
- agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation
- application of Labour Relations Code provisions 7567-9
- class size 7481, 7484, 7536, 7572-4, 10304, 10668, 10794, 10803
- class size and supplementary funding 7732-3, 7759-60
- constitution of collective agreement 10799
- early retirement and teacher renewal 10803
- early-retirement provisions 7701-2, 7708-10
- funding 7523-5, 7527-8, 7537, 7564-6, 7569-70, 7572-5, 7583
- funding allocation 10303
- funding allocation to districts 7631-2
- funding allocations, Liberal party position 7705-6
- funding for non-enrolling teachers 10444
- hiring policies 7727
- implementation 10523
- implementation costs 7633, 10799
- Liberal Party position 10303
- negotiations 7519-37, 7564-75
- on-call benefits 10796, 10802
- provisions 7481, 7484-5, 7521-3, 7527, 7529-30, 7533-4, 7536, 7570, 7572-84
- ratification 7523, 7530-1, 7533, 7573
- special-education service levels 10801
- staffing formula and non-enrolling teachers 10800, 10802-3
- teacher pension plan 7647
- teacher salaries 7521, 7575, 7580-4, 10799
- teachers on call 7724
- trustees' position on agreement 9230, 10304
- unresolved issues 10802
- budget for professional development days 7727
- collective bargaining, government intervention 10523, 10804-6
- measurement of teacher performance 7666
- teacher levels in B.C. public schools, Liberal Party position 7484
- Throne speech, content 6837-9
- Throne speech debate 6836-9
- Werker, Ken, role in contract negotiations between B.C. Teachers Federation and B.C. Public School Employers Association 7567, 7569
- W.F. Davidson elementary school, construction project 7708
- Youth employment, Liberal Party position 7633
The Rancher Takes a Wife
- Television series location
(Wilson, J.) 6945
Randall, Fred G. (Burnaby-Edmonds)
- Aluminum smelting industry, potential in B.C. 6866
- Burnaby, economy and growth 6865
- Condominiums, leaky-condos issue 6867-8
- Construction industry
- master collective agreements for major projects 8969-70
- unionization 8970-1
- Corporations, taxation, capital tax 6865
- Finning Ltd., relocation to Alberta 8971
- Hochstein, Phil, position on wage levels 8969
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998
- Labour, workplace safety 7547-9
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on organized labour 7549, 8969
- Livingstone, Gary, letter re reports in Victoria Times Colonist 7320-1
- Mining industry
- expropriation of tenures for park creation, compensation to owners 7320
- industry in B.C., changes 6865-6
- Mining Rights Amendment Act, 1998, debate 7320-1
- Occupational health and safety, statutory requirements 7547-9
- Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity mine project, environmental assessment process 7320
- Throne speech, content 6866-7
- Throne speech debate 6865-8
- Tobacco
- flavoured snuff and smokeless tobacco, availability 8783
- smoking, health impacts 7549, 8024-6
- Tobacco Damages Recovery Act, purpose of bill 8024
- Tobacco Sales Amendment Act, 1997, purpose of bill 8025
- Tobacco Sales Amendment Act, 1998, debate 8783
- Trade unions, Liberal Party position on organized labour 7549, 8969
- Vancouver, construction and infrastructure in region 6866-7
- Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998
- debate 7547-9
- consultation 7548-9
- penalties for workers who violate safety regulations, inclusion in bill 7547-8
- Workers compensation system, legal protection for employers 7548
Rangeland
- Grazing licences, impact from woodlot silviculture work
(Wilson, J.) 8567
(Zirnhelt) 8567
- Grazing rights on Crown land, impact of Indian land claims
(de Jong) 9795
(Lovick) 9795-6
Rasmus, Robert J.
- Letter re labour code changes
(Jarvis) 9816-7
Raven Lake Road
Ray, Alan
- Letter re labour code changes
(Jarvis) 9816-7
Read, Frank
- Letter re taxation of Alcan lands
(Reid, L.) 8591
Real Estate Act
Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia
- Establishment of safe home for runaway youth
(McGregor) 6967
Real estate industry
Real estate sales tax See Property transfer tax
Real estate special compensation fund
Real property
Real property tax
- Assessment of property
- assessed values, impact of protected site designation
(Chong) 8221
- assessment information, accessibility and disclosure concerns
(Kwan) 8321-2, 8343-8, 10767, 10774-5
(Reid, L.) 8261-2, 8321-2, 10767, 10774-5
(van Dongen) 8347-8
(Wilson, G.) 8343-6
- assessment information, timeliness and municipal budget process
(Kwan) 8319-20
(Reid, L.) 8319-20
- assessment practices, impact on rental housing stock
(Reid, L.) 10767, 10771
- assessment process, review
(MacPhail) 9196
(Wilson, G.) 9196
- farmland classification
(Wilson, G.) 8377
- Semmens and Adams report
(Kwan) 8265
(Reid, L.) 8260-2
- valuation and farm classification
(Wilson, G.) 8264-5
- valuation of capital improvements
(Kwan) 8378
(Wilson, G.) 8377-8
- valuation process
(Gingell) 8263
(Reid, L.) 8261-2
(Wilson, G.) 8264
- Assessment of property, appeals system See also Property assessment appeal board below
- ability to correct a notice of complaint
(Gingell) 10770
(Kwan) 10770
- accountability
(Reid, L.) 8260-1
- allowance for perfection of appellant's notice
(Gingell) 8379-80
(Kwan) 8379-80
- amendments to assessment
(Gingell) 10773-4
(Kwan) 10773-4
- appeal hearings, service in other languages
(Kwan) 10770-1
(Reid, L.) 10770-1
- appellant's presence at proceedings
(Gingell) 10770
(Kwan) 10770
- complaints
(Reid, L.) 8260
- complaints against completed assessment roll
(Kwan) 8376-8
(Wilson, G.) 8376-8
- complaints against completed assessment roll, complainant's agent
(Kwan) 8381
(Reid, L.) 8380-1
- complaints against completed assessment roll, farm classification issues
(Kwan) 8373-6
(Wilson, G.) 8373-5
- complaints against completed assessment roll, scheduling of hearings
(Gingell) 8381
(Kwan) 8381
(Reid, L.) 8381
- costs
(Kwan) 10772-3
(Reid, L.) 8261, 10772-3
- elimination of red tape
(Kwan) 8039
- fairness
(Gingell) 8263-4
- funding source
(Gingell) 8381
(Kwan) 8381
- number of appeals
(Kwan) 8266
- review panels, appointment of members
(Gingell) 8352, 8372-3
(Kwan) 8349-53
(Reid, L.) 8349-52
(Wilson, G.) 8265
- review panels, duties and powers
(Reid, L.) 8382
- review panels, name change
(Kwan) 8318
(Reid, L.) 8318
- revision of system
(Kwan) 7916, 8259-60
(Reid, L.) 8260-2
- Deferment program for seniors
(MacPhail) 9196
(Wilson, G.) 9196
- Exemptions for affordable housing
(Kwan) 10771
(Reid, L.) 10771
- Increases, impact on fixed-income owners
(Nebbeling) 6961
(Wilson, G.) 8264
- Preservation of heritage value properties See Heritage
- Property assessment appeal board
- appointment of vice-chairs
(Kwan) 8349-50
(Reid, L.) 8349-50
- funding source
(Gingell) 8381
(Kwan) 8381
- members, appointment and independence
(Gingell) 10767-9
(Kwan) 10768-9
- members, qualifications
(Reid, L.) 10768
- members, remuneration and tenure
(Gingell) 8263, 10769-70
- powers and duties
(Gingell) 10771
(Kwan) 10770-1
(Reid, L.) 10770
- publications in other languages
(Kwan) 8318
(Reid, L.) 8318
- reporting to Municipal Affairs minister
(Gingell) 8263
- reports, publication
(Gingell) 10770
(Kwan) 10770
- Property transfer tax See Property transfer tax
Recall and Initiative Act
- Constitutionality, court challenge by B.C. Civil Liberties Association, timeliness of B.C. response
(Dosanjh) 7093
(Plant) 7092-3
- Need for changes
(Campbell) 10355
(Clark, G.) 10355
Recreation
- Funding
(Thorpe) 8251-2
(Waddell) 8251-2
- Programs, role of province
(Thorpe) 8244-5
(Waddell) 8244-5
- Recreation commission grants
(Thorpe) 8252
(Waddell) 8252
- Trails system for B.C.
(Coell) 7682
(McGregor) 7681-3
Recycling See also Hazardous products; Waste management
- Battery and tire recycling initiatives
(Coell) 9497-8
(McGregor) 9497-8
- Curbside recycling
(McGregor) 9586
(Thorpe) 9586
- Deposit system for beverage containers
- cost-benefit studies
(McGregor) 9585
- expansion of system, costs and savings
(McGregor) 9553-6, 9584-8
(Thorpe) 9553-6, 9584-8
- expansion of system to include spirit and wine bottles
(Thorpe) 8036-7, 8155
(Waddell) 8036-7, 8155
- status
(McGregor) 9290
- wine bottle deposits, cost to wine industry See Wine industry under Wine
- Industrial stewardship programs See Environmental stewardship under Environment
- Regional district programs, cost allocation
(McGregor) 7683
- Tetra-Pak recycling
(McGregor) 9555, 10395
(Thorpe) 9555
(Wilson, G.) 10395
Red Dog mine (Alaska)
- Shipments through B.C. ports
(Miller) 7968
(Neufeld) 7968
Redfern Resources Ltd.
- President See Greig, John
- Tulsequah Chief mine project
- development
(Jarvis) 8019
- environmental impact from former Cominco mine
(Miller) 7623
- environmental permit
(Miller) 8019
- impact of project, Alaska's reaction
(Miller) 7193
(Wilson, G.) 7193
- potential for impact on salmon in Taku River
(Jarvis) 7390
(Streifel) 7390
- project
(Miller) 6935
Reed, Jo-Anne
- Fostering of high-risk child, case
(Boone) 8887-9
(Clark, C.) 8887-9
Reed, Les
- Comments on current forestry activities
(Abbott) 8634
(Coleman) 8635
(Zirnhelt) 8634-5
Regional districts See also particular districts
- Powers of rural directors and relationship with municipal governments
(Reid, L.) 10299
Regional hospital districts See Hospitals
Regulatory Streamlining Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1998
Reid, Linda (Richmond East)
- Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 7846-53, 7855-8
- minister's role in promotion of knowledge-based industries 7846
- Aerospace industry, role in economy 7857
- Agriculture industry, irrigation ditches, designation as streams 8592
- ALI Technologies Inc., medical information technology applications 6766
- Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd., taxation of lands in Bulkley-Nechako area 8591
- Alzheimer's disease, treatment, role of therapeutics initiative staff 10562-3
- AnorMED Inc., company opening 6766
- Appraisal Institute of Canada, position on B.C. assessment information 10767, 10774-5
- Assessment Act, strata-commercial designation provisions 8262-3
- Assessment Amendment Act, 1998
- Assessment Authority of B.C. web site 8262
- Association of Vancouver Island Municipalities, request to manage Crown land 8594-5
- Auditor general
- comments on Workers Compensation Board policies on severance for senior managers 8680
- review of Workers Compensation Board, recommendations 7514-6, 8667-8
- Automobiles
- traffic fines, revenue-sharing with municipalities 8040, 8595
- traffic issues, Municipal Affairs ministry role 8044
- Barrett, David
- appointment as commissioner of inquiry into condominium construction 8124, 8467-8
- work on leaky-condos issue 8449-50
- Bridge maintenance, provincial and municipal responsibility 7950-1
- B.C. Advanced Systems Institute Exchange trade show 7849
- B.C. Building Code, changes, work on changes 8443-4
- B.C. Cancer Agency, work of agency 7858
- B.C. Focus, government funding for investment initiative 7848
- B.C. life sciences fund, fund status 7848
- B.C., residents moving elsewhere 9994-5
- B.C. Systems Corporation, disposition of information technology services to non-government operator 7847
- B.C. Technology Industries Association, "report card" on technology issues in B.C. 7849-51
- Budget debate, 1998-99 budget 6763-6
- Budgets, budget process, timeliness under NDP government 10320
- Business
- B.C. companies moving to Washington State 6765
- entrepreneurship, role of entrepreneur in economy 9821-4
- public-private partnerships, local government partnerships with private sector 10298
- small business, job creation role 9125-6, 9488-9
- Business Task Force on Regulatory Impact 7851
- Campbell River, sewer system funding for Painter-Barclay subdivision 8590-1
- Canada-B.C. Infrastructure Works program 8045-6, 8595
- Canadian Grandparents Rights Association, work of association 8271
- Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, programs and initiatives 8991-3
- Carlow, Don, commended for work with cancer patients 7858
- Certified Management Accountants Society of B.C., comments on B.C. economy 6766
- Children and Families ministry, operations, effectiveness 9996
- Chow, Suezone, commended for work in science and technology 7852
- Comdex computer trade show, participation by B.C. business, selection process 7855
- Commended for work on Family Relations Act changes
(Anderson) 8274
(Jarvis) 8272
(Stephens) 8275
- Commission of inquiry into the quality of condominium construction in B.C. (Barrett commission)
- Commissions of inquiry, selection of commissioners 8468
- Communities
- community charter, Liberal Party position 10298
- community services, government responsibility 10781
- community sustainability, role of government 10457
- Comox Valley, community sustainability project 10457
- Condominiums
- construction, 1996 report and recommendations, government action 10382-6
- leaky-condos issue
- bank foreclosures on repair loans 10386
- implementation of January 1996 report's recommendations 8446-9
- Liberal Party recommendations 8588-9
- reconstruction program, funds available through program 10382, 10385, 10584-5
- reduced assessment value for homes 8455-6
- tax concessions on building repairs 10384-6, 10585-6, 10595
- time for owners to file assessment appeals 8382-3
- work on issue 8446-52
- Construction industry
- building inspections, municipal inspections and use of best-practices guide 8041-2
- collective bargaining, changes in bargaining structures 9739-40
- impact of legislative regulation 10382
- licensing of residential builders 10593-5
- new-home warranty program 10383
- renovators, legislative regulation 10584, 10588-9
- reports on building envelope and leaky-condo problems, government action 10383
- warranties and warranty system 10383
- Consumers, consumer protection
- radiant heating panels 8451, 8455
- urea formaldehyde foam insulation 8451
- Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada, review of co-op housing situation 9062-3
- Cory, Peter, comments on selection of commissioner for leaky-condos issue 8468
- Crown land, management by municipalities 8594-5
- Drugs, pharmaceuticals, reference-based pricing, Health ministry position 10563
- Drummond, Douglas, letter re municipalities' administrative costs 8595-6
- Economy, B.C. economy
- Education
- curriculum, science education for elementary school students 7848-9
- funding during NDP administration 7144-5, 10505
- Elections
- municipal voters list, use of social insurance number 10777
- neighbourhood municipal elections 10298
- ward system, report by Simon Fraser University staff, government position 10298, 10777
- Employment and Investment ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 9061
- Employment, jobs for B.C. workers 9821-4
- Exports, B.C. products and services 7858
- Families
- Family Relations Act Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998 (Grandparents' Rights), debate 7776
- Family Relations Amendment Act, 1998, debate 8271-2, 10245
- First Job in Science and Technology program 7856
- Fischer, Emil, comments on sewer system funding for Campbell River subdivision 8591
- Fish Protection Act, discussion paper, Municipal Affairs ministry involvement 8592
- Gastown Homeowners Association, comments on needle exchange program 8592
- Gisbourne Group, letter re labour code changes 9995
- Government
- commissions of inquiry, public access to findings and other information 8669
- financial management 6765-6
- provincial-municipal relations 8039-40, 8042
- regulations and red tape, impact on business 7513-4, 9126, 9738
- Greater Vancouver regional district, responsibility for maintenance of area roads and bridges 7949-50
- Growth management, regional growth strategies, evaluation of expenditures 8596
- Health care
- access, equality issue 8726
- system, two-tier system 8670-1
- Health ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 10562-4
- Hepatitis C, blood transfusion recipients infected prior to 1986, compensation for victims 7442-3, 7446, 7449
- Highway 1, Sicamous area, turning-lane project 7835-6
- Highway 91, Hamilton interchange project, noise and vibration issues for Bridgeview Court residents 7836, 7948
- Highways and roads, devolution of maintenance responsibilities to municipalities 7778-9, 7948-52, 8044-5
- Homeowner Protection Act
- Homeowner protection office
- board members 10591
- chief executive officer 10584, 10588, 10591
- establishment 10382
- financial accountability 10591-2
- hiring practices 10591
- registrar of residential builders, qualifications and duties 10592-3
- research and education, advisory council members 10593
- Hospitals, emergency rooms, use by persons with mental illnesses 10687
- Housing
- affordable housing
- availability 8043
- role of federal government 9062-4
- cooperative housing sector, issues and concerns 9061-4
- ministerial responsibility 8588
- rental housing
- conversion to strata title 10771
- demolition of rental buildings for new use 10767
- secondary suites 8043-4
- social housing
- ministerial responsibility 8042-3
- national housing strategy 9062-4
- Information, Science and Technology Agency, mandate and operations 7853, 7855
- Infrastructure, funding for water and sewer capital projects 8045-6
- Interferon, treatment cost and impact issues 7442, 7446
- Investment in B.C.
- ISM Information Systems Management (B.C.) Corp., job creation 7858
- Kaczor, Richard, speech therapy needs 8407
- Klopfer, Alex, high-technology report, recommendations 7846-9
- Krueger, Kevin, role in removal from order paper of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act (1998) 9487-8, 9490
- Kunin, Roslyn, comments on B.C. economy 9823-4
- Labour ministry
- Labour Relations Board, work of board, recent decisions 9822
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, debate 9124-7, 9737-40, 9820-4, 9993-7
- Labour, workplace safety 7515-6
- Lake Country, disincorporation 8600
- Land use, development cost charges, waiving by local government 10781-2
- Legislature
- committee system, use 10320
- conducting of House business in an orderly and efficient manner 10320-1
- estimates process, timeliness of provision of information 8544
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on community charters 10298
- Literacy, child literacy 10451-2
- Local government
- accountability, autonomy and powers
- agreements with other authorities 10779, 10781
- autonomy 10780
- bylaw amendment or repeal 10778
- community services 10781
- corporate powers 10778
- delegation of authority 10779
- disposition of land and assets 10779
- inspector's powers re incorporations 10779-80
- liabilities beyond the current year 10781
- publication of intention to provide assistance 10779
- protocol agreement with Municipal Affairs ministry, three-year review, changes to agreement 10298
- Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 1998
- Lovick, Dale, comments on 1987 debate on Industrial Relations Reform Act 9993
- McEwen, Jim, work in medical instrumentation sector 7855
- MacPhail, Joy, comments on reduction of red tape and taxes 7513-4
- Manufactured homes, homesite rental, rent 8600-1
- Marchi, Sergio, comments on multilateral agreement on investment 6745
- Mental Health Amendment Act, 1998, debate 10687
- Mental health, mental illness, extended-leave release of hospitalized mentally ill persons for treatment in community 10687
- Microtek Research and Development Ltd., work on fish vaccines 7855
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1998, debate 10737
- Mitroflow International Inc., work on heart-valve technology 7855
- Motions
- compensation for blood transfusion recipients infected prior to 1986 (Motion 46), debate 7442-3, 7446, 7449
- reinstatement of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, on order paper (Motion 50), debate 9487-90
- Motorola Inc., software development centre in B.C. 7847
- Multilateral agreement on investment 6744-5
- Municipal Act, revision, legislative package 10298
- Municipal Affairs ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 8039-47, 8443-52, 8455-6, 8467-8, 8544-5, 8588-96, 8599-601, 10673
- building standards branch, elimination 10382
- estimates debate questions, timeliness of answers 8544-5
- operations 8443-5, 8599-600
- Municipalities
- administrative costs 8595-6
- disincorporation 8600
- grants from provincial government 8320, 8599
- legal services from provincial government 8040-1
- municipal councils 10780
- municipal forest reserves 10780-1
- regulations, reduction in red tape 8041
- responsibility for maintenance of area roads 7948-52
- Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act, use of legislation 8041
- NDP government
- Occupational health and safety
- Pacific Games, sports and cultural program 8023-4
- Pharmaceutical industry
- impact of reference-based pricing policy 7857
- relationship and partnerships with government 10563-4
- research, role in economy 7857-8
- Physicians, orthopedic surgeons, salary dispute 8670-2
- Premier's Advisory Council on Science and Technology, mandate, goals and appointment process 7856
- Premier's Office, 1998-99 estimates debate 10320-1
- Prince George, Old Cariboo Highway, maintenance responsibility 7948
- Public Education Collective Agreement Act, debate 10503-5
- Quebec economy, science, technology and research as targeted growth areas 7857
- Read, Frank, letter re taxation of Alcan lands 8591
- Real property tax
- assessment of property
- assessment information, accessibility and disclosure concerns 8261-2, 8321-2, 10767, 10774-5
- assessment information, timeliness and municipal budget process 8319-20
- assessment practices, impact on rental housing stock 10767, 10771
- Semmens and Adams report 8260-2
- valuation process 8261-2
- assessment of property, appeals system
- exemptions for affordable housing 10771
- property assessment appeal board 8318, 8349-50, 10768
- Regional districts, powers of rural directors and relationship with municipal governments 10299
- Rempel, Leonard, comments on rent in manufactured home parks 8600
- Ringdal, Wilma, letter re Workers Compensation Board benefits for surviving spouses 8668
- Rivers and streams, stream enhancement, streams on residential property, municipal role 8592
- Rocky Mountain Environmental Ltd., hazardous cleanup technology applications 6766
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, auxiliary and reserve officers
- funding 8594
- withdrawal of services 8040
- Royal Commission on Workers Compensation in B.C. (Gill commission)
- Safety systems
- measurement and reporting tools 8046-7, 8443
- systems review
- implementation advisory group 8443-5
- implementation of recommendations 8047
- Salcudean, Martha, commended for work in engineering 7852
- School boards/districts, role 10504
- Schools, portable reduction strategy 10504
- Science and technology
- biotechnology industry, role in economy 7846
- business applications, B.C. companies 9738-40
- high-technology industry, applicability of provincial regulations to workers 7999-800
- information technology
- electronic highway accord 7856
- private sector initiatives in B.C. 7847
- knowledge-based industry
- assistance for new technology companies 7847-51
- employment standards review 7850-1
- provincial strategy to promote B.C. 7848
- medical instrumentation and devices 7855
- regional science councils, work 7852
- technology and research opportunities outside southwestern B.C. 7852
- Science Council of B.C.
- research projects, funding from Forest Renewal B.C. 7857
- work of council 7852
- Select Standing Committee on Economic Development, Science, Labour, Training and Technology, review of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act 9820-4
- Simpson, Patrick, document on home construction 8601
- Social Credit Party government, management of legislative agenda in 1980s 10320
- Speech disorders
- therapy services for stroke victims 8407-9
- therapy services for stroke victims, petition tabled 7779
- Substance abuse/addiction, needle exchange programs, location concerns 8592
- Sun Microsystems Computer Corp., information technology initiatives in B.C. 7847
- Teachers
- agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation 10504-5
- collective bargaining, government intervention 10503-4
- Technology B.C. program, funding 7856
- Tobacco, anti-smoking bylaws 10737
- Toronto-Dominion Bank, comments on B.C. economy 9994
- Trade unions
- Transportation and Highways ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7835-6, 7948-52
- University Endowment Lands, fire services centre, construction funding 8594
- University of B.C., role as centre for research and development 7855-6
- Van Rossum, Johannes, comments on additional homeowner's grant 8591
- Vancouver, Gastown residents' concerns re needle exchange program 8592-3
- Vancouver International Airport, transit service and road access 8044, 8046
- Vernon, water system, capital funding 8045-6
- Whorrall, Douglas, comments on needle exchange program 8593
- Workers compensation
- claimants, preferential access to medical services 8670-2, 8726
- coverage, out-of-province personal injury case, jurisdictional issue 8672-3
- effectiveness of current system 7514-7, 8675, 8680-1
- Workers Compensation Board
- accident and injury reporting system 8685
- adjudicators, qualifications and training 7515-6
- administrators 8630, 8674
- appeals process 8680-1, 8685-6
- assessment rates 8675
- documentation, plain language requirement 8674-5
- ergonomics guidelines and regulations 8673-4
- fraud case involving staff member and supplier 8669
- medical laboratory services 8685
- medical review panel, qualifications 8681-2
- ombudsman's office 8674-5
- pensions, widows' pensions, age as basis for benefit 8668-9
- policies and practices
- out-of-province orthopedic surgery 8669-70, 8672
- severance for senior managers 8680
- prevention information line service, penalty issue re callers 8683-5
- problems 7514-5
- problems, proposed solutions 8667-8
- programs, rehabilitation programs 8672
- rates for benefits and compensation 8679
- regulations governing the workplace
- regulation of smoking in the workplace 10737
- regulation review committee 8680
- research and evaluation section, activities 8685
- worker occupational safety and health centres, role of board 8630-1
- worksafe campaign to prevent on-the-job injury and disease 8686
- Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998
Reitsma, Paul (Parksville-Qualicum)
- AIDS, compensation package for recipients of infected blood 7445
- Alcohol, liquor industry and sales 8033-4
- licensed outlets, increase 8034
- red tape 8034-5
- regulation, ministerial responsibility 8033
- Ballenas Secondary School, capital funding 7669
- Beer industry, U-brew operations, regulation 8034
- Business, small business, issues and concerns 8330-2
- Calgary framework for discussion on Canadian unity 7898
- China, B.C. tourism promotion offices 8161
- Craig Bay, development project on heritage site 8224-5
- Dover Bay Secondary School, growth, need for additional school 7668
- Education, days of instruction, year-round and extended school day 7668
- Education ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7668-9
- Errington Elementary School, capital project 7669
- Fisheries
- fish habitat, Courtenay area creeks 7865
- sport fishing, impact of federal restrictions on coho salmon fishing 8033
- French Creek Elementary School, renovations 7669
- Giscome Portage Trail, designation 8225
- Government, regulations and red tape, impact on business 8330-1
- Hammond Bay Elementary School, seismic upgrading 7668
- Hepatitis C
- blood transfusion recipients infected prior to 1986, compensation for victims 7445-6
- impact of disease, physical and financial costs 7445
- Heritage
- archaeological artifacts, ownership 8224
- archaeological assessments, payment responsibility 8224
- Heritage Conservation Act, changes 8224
- Highway 19, Island Highway construction project
- Parksville to Campbell River section 7865
- protection of fish habitat 7609-10, 7865
- Hotels and travel accommodation, hotel room tax 8161
- Intrawest Corp., involvement in Craig Bay development project 8225
- Kwalikum Secondary School, capital project 7669
- McGirr Elementary School, expansion project 7668
- Motions
- Calgary framework for discussion on Canadian unity (Motion 48), debate 7898
- compensation for blood transfusion recipients infected prior to 1986 (Motion 46), debate 7445-6
- Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, wait-lists 8123
- Property rights, private property, archaeological sites on privately owned land 8224
- Railways and rail services, tourism rail travel role 8163
- Resignation as MLA before completion of recall vote count
(Clark, G.) 10377
(Wilson, G.) 10377
- School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith), capital projects 7668-9
- School district 69 (Qualicum), capital projects 7669
- Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry
- Tourism industry
- ecotourism 8162
- employment and job creation, future jobs 8161
- fees 8162
- hospitality workers, certification 8162
- lighthouse vacations 8162-3
- tourism promotion offices in China 8161
- university degree in tourism 8163
- Transportation and Highways ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7864-5
- Wages, minimum wage level 8332
- Whales, whale-watching industry, regulation 8162
Rempel, Leonard
- Comments on rent in manufactured home parks
(Reid, L.) 8600
Rental housing See Housing
Rental Housing Council of British Columbia
- Position on residential tenancy arbitration process
(Plant) 7265
Repap British Columbia Inc. See Skeena Cellulose Inc.
Residential Tenancy Act
Resources and resource industries See also particular industries, e.g., Forest industry
- Access to tenures, special use permits under Forest Practices Code
(Jarvis) 7620-1
(Miller) 7618-20
(Neufeld) 7618-20
- Compensation claims and issues
(Abbott) 8616-21
(Zirnhelt) 8616-21
- Compensation claims and issues, implications of Indian treaty settlements See Treaty settlements under Indians
- Corporate resource inventory initiative See Land use planning and resource development under Land use
- Natural resource community fund, purpose
(Clark, G.) 8808-9
(Weisgerber) 8808
- Resource industries
- employment levels
(Robertson) 7281
- future
(Farnworth) 8777-8
(Jarvis) 8849-50
- impact of environmental concerns
(Jarvis) 6844
- industries during NDP administration
(Neufeld) 7287-8
- role in economy
(Farnworth) 8856
(Jarvis) 6727-8
(Nebbeling) 8852, 8855-6
- Resource revenue sharing agreements, agreements with Indian bands
(Miller) 7328
(Neufeld) 7328
- Resource-based communities, government assistance
(Nebbeling) 6962
- Roadbuilding
(Neufeld) 7154-5
- Roadbuilding standards
(Miller) 7618
(Wilson, J.) 7618
- Sustainability and environmental impact
(Sawicki) 7318
Restaurant and food services industry
Revenue Canada
- Disclosure provisions on B.C. income recipients' consent form
(Anderson) 7129
(Pullinger) 7129
Rhodes, Frank
Richmond, B.C.
- Irrigation ditches, designation as streams
(Reid, L.) 8592
- Transit services See also Buses and bus service under Transit services
- improvements, impact of Olympic Games location decision
(MacPhail) 9374
(Symons) 9374
Richmond Secondary School, Richmond, B.C.
- Study on public-private partnerships
(Ramsey) 7766
(Symons) 7766
Ridge Meadows Youth and Justice Advocacy Association
- Work of group
(Hartley) 6920
Rifkin, Jeremy
- Theories on future economy
(Abbott) 10339
(Clark, G.) 10339
Ringdal, Wilma
- Letter re Workers Compensation Board benefits for surviving spouses
(Reid, L.) 8668
Rivers and streams
- Fish habitat issues See Fisheries
- Stream enhancement, streams on residential property, municipal role
(Reid, L.) 8592
Riverside Forest Products Ltd.
- Beehive burner phase-out
(Sanders) 8498
Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, B.C.
- Downsizing of service capacity
(Cashore) 9273
(Hawkins) 9263-7
(Sawicki) 9274
- Site, land use plan
(Coleman) 7936
(Petter) 7936-7
RN First Call program See Nurses
Road Sense program See Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Roberts Bank
- Backup lands
- long-term leases, Michael Harcourt's statements
(Gingell) 6747
- status of lease or sale of expropriated farmland
(Evans) 7059-60
(Gingell) 7059-60
Robertson, Alec
- Comments on B.C. Treaty Commission
(de Jong) 7980
(Plant) 7980
- Departure from position as chief commissioner of B.C. Treaty Commission
(de Jong) 9696-700
(Lovick) 7979-80, 9697-700
(Plant) 7979
Robertson, Dave
- Comments on impact of Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998
(van Dongen) 7511
Robertson, Glenn (North Island)
- Alberta, health care budget 6802-3
- Bentley, Peter, comments on coastal forest industry 6801
- B.C. Benefits program, family bonus program 6803
- B.C. coastal communities, future 9305-6
- Budget debate, 1998-99 budget 6801-4
- Budgets, 1998-99 budget, content and objectives 6800-2
- Business, small business, taxation 9163-4
- Campbell River, highway infrastructure projects 6802
- Canadian Forest Products Ltd., safety record 7505
- Coastal Community Network, work of members 6937
- Construction industry
- labour relations, current regulatory environment 9162
- master collective agreements for major projects 9164-5
- Dyson, Kenny, comments on proposed changes to Forest Practices Code 6800-1
- Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 9164
- Education
- funding 6803
- government investment 6938, 7280-1
- provincial learning network (PLNet), goals 6938
- Exports and imports, trade agreements, impact on B.C. 6936
- Film industry, movie and television production 6937
- Fisheries
- fisheries management, impact of government policies on coastal communities 9305-6
- fishing industry in B.C. 6937
- Pacific Salmon Treaty, negotiations 9305-6
- protection and conservation of resource 6801
- Fisheries Renewal B.C., board of directors, work of members 6937
- Forest industry
- current state of industry 6937, 9164
- forest practices, development of current practices 6936
- government role in industry, impact of government policies 8996
- safety practices 7505
- worker fatalities 7506-7
- Forest Practices Code, reduction in red tape 6800-1
- Forest Renewal B.C.
- 1999-2000 business plan tabled 12881
- investments 6936
- Housing, temporary housing and shelters, services for women and children, government initiatives 6939
- Industry, new sectors 6801
- Infrastructure projects in B.C. 6937
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, debate 9161-5
- Labour Relations Code, purposes 9161
- Labour, workplace safety, workers killed or injured on the job 7505-7
- Liberal Party
- B.C. Liberal Party, position on organized labour 9162-4
- policies 7280
- MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., safety record 7505
- North Island College, funding 6938
- Occupational health and safety, statutory requirements 7505-7
- Plensky, Susan, work commended 6938
- Post-secondary education, funding increase 7281
- Public debt, size of deficit 6800
- Resources and resource industries, employment levels in resource industries 7281
- Students, job opportunities 7281
- Throne speech, content 6936
- Throne speech debate 6936-9
- Trade unions
- Liberal Party position on organized labour 9162-4
- role 9161-2
- Tuition Fee Freeze Act, debate 7280-1
- Vancouver Island, northern Vancouver Island
- Whitehead, Doug, comments on industry in B.C. 6801
- Wildlife protection, forest industry multiple-use management practices 7505-6
- Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998
- Youth employment initiatives 6803, 6938-9
Rocky Mountain Environmental Ltd.
- Hazardous cleanup technology applications
(Reid, L.) 6766
Rogers Communications Inc.
- Video exchange program with B.C. Lottery Corporation
(Farnworth) 8910
(Thorpe) 8910
Roofers, roofing, etc. See Construction industry
Rose, Joseph
Ross family
- Water licence application
(de Jong) 6793
Rossland-Trail constituency and area
- Economy and industrial projects
(Conroy) 6883
- Impact of Internet access
(Conroy) 6954-6
- Petition tabled
(Barisoff) 9901
Royal British Columbia Museum
Royal Canadian Mounted Police See also Police and policing
- Auxiliary and reserve officers
- budget for auxiliary program
(Dosanjh) 7262
(Plant) 7262
- carrying of firearms
(Coleman) 7262
(Dosanjh) 7093-5, 7118-22, 7241, 7736-7
(Penner) 7220-2
(Plant) 6833-4, 7093-5, 7117-22, 7736-7, 10666
(Wilson, G.) 7241
- funding
(Kwan) 8594
(Reid, L.) 8594
- withdrawal of services
(Kwan) 8040
(Reid, L.) 8040
- B.C. personnel, number and cost
(Dosanjh) 7242
(Wilson, G.) 7241-2
- Coastal patrol vessel Naden, serviceability
(de Jong) 10087
- Forest crimes unit, work
(Zirnhelt) 8369-70
- Log theft squad
(Weisbeck) 8749
(Zirnhelt) 8749
- Report on forest crime
(Campbell) 8256-7
(Clark, C.) 8258
(Plant) 8257-8
(Weisbeck) 8257
(Zirnhelt) 8257
- Securities fraud investigation personnel, compensation levels
(Gingell) 6977, 7039
(MacPhail) 7039
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- Position on recruitment of foreign-trained physicians
(Hawkins) 10271
(Neufeld) 10399-400
Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism (Dunton-Laurendeau commission)
- Report, inclusion of Indians' issues
(Lovick) 9835
Royal Commission on Workers Compensation in British Columbia (Gill commission)
- Cost to date
(Lovick) 8679
(Reid, L.) 8679
- Interim report recommendations
- board mandate 8061-3
(Lovick) 8061-2
(Penner) 8063
- educational leave for health and safety joint committees and worker representatives
(Lovick) 8140
- exemptions from safety representative requirement
(Hansen) 8103-4
- recommendations
(Gillespie) 7500
(Hansen) 7471
(Lovick) 7270, 7467-8, 7592-4, 8666
(Penner) 7508-9
(Reid, L.) 7513-4, 7516-7, 8666
- selection of health and safety worker representatives
(Hansen) 8129
(Lovick) 8129
- when a worker may not refuse work
(Hansen) 8190
(Lovick) 8190
(Penner) 8191
- workplace hazard classifications
(Hansen) 8097-104
(Lovick) 8098-101
- Purpose
(Krueger) 7475, 7478
(McKinnon) 7545
(Sihota) 7512-3
(Thorpe) 7555
(van Dongen) 7510-1
- Report, availability
(Hansen) 8623
(Lovick) 8622-3, 8630-1, 8669
(Reid, L.) 8630-1, 8669
- Terms of reference
(Hansen) 7474
Royal commissions
- Use of reports
(Penner) 8063
Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, B.C.
Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C.
- Capital project
(Chong) 10415
(Priddy) 10415
- Eric Martin Pavilion, issues and concerns
(Hawkins) 10222-3
(Priddy) 10222-3
Royal Oak School, Burnaby, B.C.
- Renovations
(Sawicki) 6783
Royal Roads University, Victoria, B.C.
- Status as freestanding university
(Petter) 7793
(Weisbeck) 7793
Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
- Adjournment motions
- restrictions on scope of debate 9401, 9714, 9717
- right of member who moves failed motion to continue in debate 9622
- Bills
- Bills, committee stage
- amendments that put a financial obligation on the Crown not in order 10769-70
- confining remarks to section under discussion 10588, 10753, 10802, 10804
- debate must be relevant 9244
- debate must be specific to wording of the bill 10587
- Bills, second reading, confining remarks to subject of legislation 10697
- Chair
- cannot compel an answer 8075
- cannot rule when Chair did not hear offending remarks 8577-8
- power to request that member not be present for the remainder of sitting 7920
- Closure of debate, use 9729-30
- Committee A, substitution of voting members 9298, 9332, 9665
- Committee of Supply, rules for bills and estimates 7019-20
- Debate
- confining remarks to motion on the floor 8519
- determination of whether a matter is out of order is at the Chair's discretion 8597
- discussing individual members not allowed 6917, 6922
- inclusion of debatable points 6924
- raising of points of order during debate 9716
- relevancy and repetition 9245-6
- repetition 10598
- repetitious and tedious debate 8530, 9250
- requirements for resumption of debate on an order of the day dropped as a result of an unexpected adjournment motion 9232-3
- use of personal pronouns 6917
- use of props not allowed during debate 7918, 9426
- words across the floor are not part of normal debate 8506
- Estimates process
- Chair cannot direct minister to respond 8597
- confining remarks to administrative responsibility of minister 7391, 7407, 7986-7, 8649
- confining remarks to estimates debate 7811
- discussion of issues subject to examination by House or select standing committees not in order 8638, 8641, 8649, 8652
- discussion of legislation not in order 8402
- Forests ministry estimates debate, appropriateness of questions 8652
- minister not required to give opinions 7391
- scope of debate 7983
- Introductions, leave must be requested 6603
- Language used in House
- abusive and insulting language 8891
- "bloody" 9253
- "damn" 7919
- "fascist government" 10642
- "fraud" 9446
- good temper and moderation the characteristics of parliamentary language 10061
- "hell" 6868
- parliamentary language 10265
- "stand up or shut up" 8509
- "steal" 8510
- unparliamentary language 7144, 7632, 8867
- Members
- allegations that a member has misled the House 7467
- comment on another member's absence from House 10726
- comments made from their seat 8309
- conduct of a member cannot be canvassed during debate, charges of a personal nature not permitted 10344
- discussion of other members' conduct not allowed 8309
- must be in their seat to speak 6949, 7187
- references to members by name not permitted 7807-8
- references to members' personal situations not part of debate 10642
- should address remarks through the Chair 7010, 7191
- speakers to be recognized by the Chair before proceeding 8462
- truthfulness called into question 10644
- Microphones ordered closed 7919
- Motions
- decision to allow motion that the question now be put 9729
- leave to debate required when not in Orders of the Day 7878
- motion to reinstate Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, scope of debate permitted 9336, 9344, 9346
- Oral questions
- discussion of pending legislation 10195
- guidelines for conduct of question period 7494-5
- length of preambles to supplementary questions 7843, 7918
- members may not ask questions of members other than the executive council 7843
- questions about activities in cabinet meetings not in order 7141
- Orders of the day, dropped orders 9336
- Pension Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998, definitions, replacement of "spouse" by "domestic partner" 10786
- Personal statements by members, guidelines for making statements 6716
- Private members' statements
- partisan remarks 7420-1, 9902-3
- reference to legislation currently on the order paper not permitted 7181
- use to rebut another private member's statement not permitted 7652-3
- Privilege
- argument and debating not in order 7141
- matters suitable for raising as point of privilege 7294-5
- Quorum calls, bells rung at the discretion of the Chair 9301, 9327
- Recognition of speakers at Chair's discretion 8475
- Rulings of the Chair
- rulings are not debatable 8578, 9301
- rulings may not be challenged 10587
- Standing orders
- order 35, adjournment to discuss matter of urgent public importance, guidelines on presentation 8279-80
- order 35, adjournment to discuss matter of urgent public importance, matter does not qualify if normal parliamentary opportunity for debate is available 8279
- order 37, precedence when two members rise to speak, member who moves unsuccessful adjournment motion precluded from speaking again 9622
- order 40, disrespectful or offensive language forbidden, imputation of false motives alleged 9481
- order 45, debatable motions, debate on adjournment motions limited to arguments on sitting time and date 9381, 9401
- order 45A, time limit on speeches 7595
- order 47A, oral questions, guidelines 7494-5
- order 67, all bills, etc., appropriating public revenue to originate by Message, funding of compensation for hepatitis C victims 7432
- order 81, bills to receive three readings before passing, urgency cases, advancement of interim supply bill through all stages in one day 9421
- Withdrawal of remarks ordered
- comments by Gary Farrell-Collins 7920
- unconditional withdrawal 6608
Rural Health Transportation Act
(Bill M213) (Neufeld) 1R, 10745
- Debate, speakers
(Neufeld) 10745
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