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Province of British Columbia
3rd Session, 36th Parliament -- Part 1: March - July 1998
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Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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Saanich, B.C.
- Responsibility for maintenance of area roads
(Chong) 8118
(Lali) 8118
Sadler, Barry
- Report on B.C.'s environmental assessment process See Environmental assessment process, Sadler report under Environment
Safe School Centre See Safe schools initiative under Education
A Safer Future for B.C. Women program
Safety
- Public safety, NDP government action
(Plant) 6833
- Safe neighbourhoods See Crime, neighbourhood crime under Crime and criminals
- Safe schools
(Anderson) 7587
- Safe schools initiative
(Gillespie) 7185-6
(Ramsey) 7482, 7635-6
(Sanders) 7635
- Safety systems
- measurement and reporting tools
(Reid, L.) 8046-7, 8443
- systems review, implementation advisory group
(Kwan) 8443-5
(Reid, L.) 8443-5
- systems review, implementation of recommendations
(Kwan) 8039, 8047
(Reid, L.) 8047
- Workplace safety See Labour; also Occupational health and safety under Employment and unemployment
St. Ann's Academy, Victoria, B.C.
- Restoration project
- archaeological assessment requirement
(Chong) 8220
(Waddell) 8220
- project
(Coleman) 7935
(Petter) 7786, 7935
(Weisbeck) 7784
St. John Ambulance
- Relationship with Workers Compensation Board
(Hansen) 8679
(Lovick) 8679
St. Joseph's General Hospital, Comox, B.C.
- Budget and affiliation agreement
(Campbell) 10256
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
- Cardiac centre for excellence, waiting times
(Hawkins) 10549
- Intensive care services, funding
(Hawkins) 10224-6
- Psychiatric services
(Hawkins) 10223-4
Salaries See Wages and salaries
Salcudean, Martha
- Commended for work in engineering
(Reid, L.) 7852
Sales tax
- Exemptions and refunds
- Harmonization of goods and services tax and provincial sales tax
(MacPhail) 9197
(Wilson, G.) 9197
- Level, impact on business investment
(Farrell-Collins) 6641
- Motor vehicles purchased elsewhere and registered in B.C.
(Farrell-Collins) 7040
(MacPhail) 7040
- Tax on lawyers' services
(Dosanjh) 7199-200
(Plant) 7199-200
Salmon See Fisheries
Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce
- Letter re labour code changes
(Abbott) 9736
Salmon, Beatrice
- Death while waiting in hospital emergency department
(Hawkins) 10230
Salmon fishery See Pacific salmon fishery under Fisheries
Salvation Army Cordova Detox
Sanatani, Suromitra
- Comments on B.C. budgets
(Hawkins) 9020
- Position on labour code changes
(Dalton) 9969, 10017-8
Sanders, April (Okanagan-Vernon)
- Agriculture industry, weed control, funding for knapweed control 9493-4
- Avison, Don, role in contract negotiations between B.C. Teachers Federation and B.C. Public School Employers Association 7520, 7522, 7525, 7564
- Bargaining Council of B.C. Building Trades Unions, role as bargaining agent 9978
- Barnes, Emery, performance as Speaker 9516-7
- Barrass, Brenda, death of mentally ill person, case 9271-2
- Blain, Beda, letter re availability of x-ray services 6762
- Blood supply system, safety of national system before 1990s 7440-1
- B.C. Building Code, changes 8531
- B.C. School Trustees Association, trustees' position on agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation 7703
- B.C. Teachers Federation, comments on funding for public education 7518
- Budget debate, 1998-99 budget 6760-3
- Business, small business, tax reductions 6760
- Canadian Home Builders Association, position on labour code changes 9617, 9875
- Cherryville Community Club, television transmitter shack, tax assessment 10396
- Children
- child protection, keeping children safe 6631-2
- children in government care, contracted service providers, wage levels for unionized and non-unionized workers 10073-5
- Children and Families ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 10073-5
- operations, effectiveness 6631-2
- Coalition of B.C. Businesses, position on labour code changes 9614, 9616
- Coalition to Save Public Education, comments on education funding levels 6761
- Community Social Services Employers Association of B.C.
- policy on wage differentials between union and non-union agencies 9286-8
- role as bargaining agent for unionized employers 10073-5
- Condominiums, leaky-condos issue 8531-2
- Connolly, Rick, letter to school boards re class size reduction 10792
- Construction industry
- collective bargaining, changes in bargaining structures 9615-7, 9874-5
- future of industry 9977-8
- impact of charge on residential developments for school site acquisition 10525
- master collective agreements for major projects 9074-5, 9874
- review panel (Kelleher-Lanyon) report, comments on labour code changes 9615
- review panels, findings and recommendations 9978-9
- Construction Labour Relations Association
- position on labour code changes 9616
- role as bargaining agent for employers 9978
- Corrections system, pretrial centres, use as holding facilities for persons with mental disorders 9272
- Dean, Morgan, comments on post-secondary education 7249
- Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services, service providers' wage levels 9287-9, 10073-5
- Dover Bay Secondary School, growth, need for additional school 7602-4
- Drugs, pharmaceuticals, medication for control of schizophrenia 9273
- Economy
- B.C. economy
- southern interior summit on economic opportunity, information handling 8519-20
- Education
- adult basic education 7644-5, 10526, 10540-2
- budgets, impact of changes to workers compensation legislation 8137-9, 8201
- class size, impact on learning 10793, 10796
- community schools 7646
- curriculum, fine arts 7704-5
- days of instruction, year-round and extended school day 10307
- distance education 7646
- enrolment projections, impact on funding levels 7485-9, 7517-9
- eye testing, kindergarten pre-screening 7705
- funding
- home schooling 7646
- independent schools 7646
- politicization and announcements by NDP government 10304-7, 10442
- public education system
- accountability and performance measurement 7638-42
- Liberal Party position 10306
- safe schools initiative 7635
- special education and special needs
- autism, educational costs 7642-3
- funding and staffing levels 7578-9
- Education ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7482-9, 7517-25, 7534-5, 7564-6, 7569-83, 7596-604, 7631-46, 7702-6, 10667-8
- Education Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, debate 10525-6, 10536-42
- Embree, Len, comments on labour code changes 9615
- Employment, jobs for B.C. workers 9073-5, 9976-7
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 9292-6, 9490-1, 9493-4
- policies and practices, need for plain language in public information 9293-4
- Faulkes, Grant, death of mentally ill person, case 9272-3
- Finance and Corporate Relations ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 9287-9
- Floods and floodplains, flooding in southern B.C., funding for damage recovery and flood prevention 9292-6
- Forests ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 8498
- student summer jobs in recreation maintenance 7672-3
- Fritz, Sue, letter re B.C. Pricare wage levels 9288
- Gendron, Dennis, letter to Paul Ramsey re impact of teachers' early-retirement incentive 10444
- Georgetti, Ken, comments on labour relations climate 9616
- Government
- policymaking, public input 9872-4
- public expectations 9977
- Gray Monk Cellars Ltd., letter re labour code changes 9074
- Hammond Bay Elementary School, seismic upgrading 7705
- Health care
- Health ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 10185-7
- Hepatitis C, blood transfusion recipients infected prior to 1986, compensation for victims 7440-1
- Hjorth Road Elementary School, air quality issue 7604
- Housing costs
- cost of housing in B.C. 9977
- impact of school site acquisition charge on residential developments 10525-6
- Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C., position on labour code changes 9617
- Interferon, treatment cost and impact issues 7440-1
- Investment in B.C.
- impact of labour code changes 9976-9
- private sector investment 9615, 9617
- James, Carole, position on education funding 7488
- Kal Lake, management of gates for flood prevention 9293
- Khalsa School, investigation 7642
- Krieger, Kit, letter re class sizes for K-to-3 students 10793
- Krueger, Kevin, role in removal from order paper of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act (1998) 9392, 9514-5
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998
- Labour Relations Code, changes 9614-5
- Legislature
- adjournment of the House for special purposes 8519
- committee system, use 7645-6, 9872-4
- cooperation between government and opposition 9721-2
- legislative calendar and sitting schedule 9393, 9722-4
- opposition, role 9976
- orders of the day, dropped orders 9514
- rules for conducting of House business, purpose 9514-5
- standing order 45, debatable motions, debate on adjournment motions limited to arguments on sitting time and date 9391
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party
- MLAs' offer to work with government on funding for Children and Families ministry 6631-2
- position on issues
- funding allocations in agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation 7705-6
- organized labour 9046
- Lumby
- health care services 6762
- X-ray facility, petition tabled 7542
- McCreary Society, survey of grades 7 to 12 education system 7642
- MLAs, women MLAs 9723-4
- Mental health
- mental illness
- extended-leave release of hospitalized persons for treatment in community 9273
- involuntary admissions 10688-9, 10691-2
- psychiatric treatment, meaning of term 10682-3
- services for persons with mental disorders 9271-3
- Mental Health Act, amendments, effectiveness 9271-2
- Mental Health Amendment Act, 1998
- Mori, Tyler, Forests ministry summer job, termination of offer 7672-3
- Motions
- compensation for blood transfusion recipients infected prior to 1986 (Motion 46), debate 7440-1
- motion that the House at its rising stand recessed until 6:35 p.m. and thereafter sit until adjournment, debate 8519-20
- motion that the House at its rising stand recessed until 6:35 p.m. and thereafter sit until adjournment, debate 9392-4
- motion that the House at its rising stand recessed until 6:35 p.m. and thereafter sit until adjournment, debate 9721-4
- reinstatement of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, on order paper (Motion 50), debate 9514-7
- Municipal Affairs ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 8531-2, 8598-9
- NDP government
- changes, member's 12-step plan 9516
- management of 1998 legislative agenda 9392-4
- performance 6917-8
- public announcements and government performance 7483-4, 10442-3
- Occupational health and safety, joint committees and worker representatives, time off from work for meetings and other functions 8137-9
- Okanagan area, Environment ministry services, staffing decrease 9494
- Okanagan-Vernon constituency and area
- constituents' concerns, petition tabled 9096, 10087
- public meeting on creek management 9292
- Parks, animal attacks in parks, preparedness initiatives 9494
- Penikett, Tony, role in contract negotiations with teachers 7564
- Physicians, northern and rural physicians dispute
- impact on women 7370
- Women's Equality ministry's action 7370-2
- Post-secondary education
- tuition fee levels 7249
- tuition freeze, impact on institutions 7249-50
- Pratt, Russ, role in contract negotiations with teachers 7520, 7522, 7525, 7564
- Preston, Joyce, comments on child advocacy needs 6631
- Public debt during NDP administration 6760
- Public Education Collective Agreement Act
- Riverside Forest Products Ltd., beehive burner phase-out 8498
- School boards/districts
- amalgamation, costs and savings 7643-4
- Education ministry notice of elementary school enrolments 10443
- funding, correlation between funding and enrolment 7485-9, 7518-9
- layoff notices for teaching and non-teaching staff 7580
- non-teaching staff, funding for operations and maintenance 7579
- School district 36 (Surrey)
- English-as-a-second-language program, needs 10800
- need for portables 10442
- School district 38 (Richmond)
- class size reduction and need for additional space 10444
- teacher needs 10800-1
- School district 61 (Greater Victoria), portables reduction strategy 7635
- School district 62 (Sooke), conditions 6761
- School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith), capital funding 7604
- School district 78 (Fraser-Cascade), funding 7602
- School meals program, funding 7646
- Schools
- accreditation, accessibility of reports 7640
- portables
- site acquisition 10525-6, 10536-40
- staff fatalities on the job 8201
- supervision on school grounds 7636-8
- violence at schools 7636-8
- Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, hearings throughout province 9872
- Select Standing Committee on Economic Development, Science, Labour, Training and Technology, review of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act 9872-4
- Select Standing Committee on Education, Culture and Multiculturalism, meetings 7645-6, 9873
- Smylie, Paul C., letter from physician re wait-lists for cardiology services 6762
- Students, summer jobs 7249-50
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1998, debate 6631-2
- Taxation, 1998-99 levels 6760
- Teachers
- agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation
- class size 7534-6, 7570-1, 7574, 10443, 10793
- constitution of collective agreement 10799
- early-retirement provisions 10444
- funding 7523-5, 7564-6, 7569-73, 7575, 7582-3
- funding, adequacy of funding to implement agreement 10306, 10441-2, 10795
- funding allocation to districts 7631-2
- funding allocations, Liberal Party position 7705-6
- government advertising 10306
- hiring of English-as-a-second-language teachers 10306
- impact on class size of grades 4 through 12 10796
- impact on students 9230
- impact on students' travel distance to school 10794
- implementation costs 7483, 7632-3
- legislation versus negotiation 10443
- negotiation process 7483
- negotiations 7519-25, 7534-5, 7564-6, 7569-75
- negotiations, role of Premier's Office 7525, 7564
- negotiations, role of Public Sector Employers Council 7519-25, 7535, 7564
- new teachers and teaching aides 10304-5
- on-call benefits 10444-5
- potential for grievances and arbitration 10444, 10794-5
- provisions 7534-5, 7570-83
- ratification 7523, 7571, 7573
- school trustees' comments 7703
- special-education service levels 10801
- staffing formula and non-enrolling teachers 10799-800
- teacher salaries 7521, 7575, 7580-3, 10799
- unresolved issues 10307, 10802
- baseline services by non-enrolling teachers 7575-7, 7579
- number of teaching and other staff, increase 7488-9
- Throne speech 6916-8
- Trade unions
- collective bargaining, sectoral bargaining 9616-7
- Liberal Party position on organized labour 9046
- Tuition Fee Freeze Act, debate 7249-50
- Vancouver, public education services 6761
- Vernon and District Association for the Mentally Handicapped, court action against Public Sector Employers Association 9288
- Vernon, Coldstream area concern about parks and recreation district voting procedures 8598-9
- Victoria, health care services for area 6762-3
- Werker, Ken, role in contract negotiations between B.C. Teachers Federation and B.C. Public School Employers Association 7565-6
- Wildlife, bear awareness initiatives 9490-1
- Women's Equality ministry
- Workers compensation claims, school board subclass, 1997 claims 8201
- Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998, debate 8137-9, 8201
- Youth, unemployment rate during NDP administration 7633
- Yung, Bennie, comments on research opportunities in B.C. 7249
Sashaw, Keith
- Comments on labour code changes
(Abbott) 8968
(Campbell) 8941
Saskatchewan
- 1998-99 provincial budget
(Farrell-Collins) 6620
- Budget extracts tabled
(Gingell) 6676
- Legislation governing worker's right to refuse unsafe work
(Hansen) 8189-90
(Lovick) 8190
Saunders, Nona
- Comments on leaky-condos commission
(Kwan) 8451, 8543
Savary Island, B.C.
- Road rights-of-way and road-standard issues
(Lali) 8113-4
(Wilson, G.) 8113-4
Sawicki, Joan (Burnaby-Willingdon)
- Agriculture industry, value-added potential of industry 6784
- Budget debate, 1998-99 budget 6783-5
- Budgets
- 1998-99 budget
- content and objectives 6785
- public reaction 6781
- balancing of budgets, Alberta model 6785
- Burnaby Hospital, capital improvements 6783
- Burns Bog, protection of area 10182
- Business, small business, tax reductions 6784
- Earth Week 6951
- Forest industry, cyclical nature 6784
- Hardin, Herschel, comments on care of mentally ill 9274
- Mental Health Amendment Act, 1998, debate 9274
- Mental health, services for persons with mental disorders 9274
- Mining industry, environmental impact assessment process 7318
- Mining Rights Amendment Act, 1998
- debate 7318
- legislation in context of land use planning process 7318
- Muskwa-Kechika area, protection of area 6784
- Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Act, debate 10291-2
- Pacific Games, sports and cultural program 8023-4
- Parks, new campsites 6784
- Resources and resource industries, sustainability and environmental impact 7318
- Riverview Hospital, downsizing of service capacity 9274
- Royal Oak School, renovations 6783
- Sports, ethics in sports 8023-4
- Taxation, "green" taxes 6951-2
Schamborzki, Inge
- Regional health board contract
Schellenberg, Doris
- Letter re labour code changes
(Anderson) 9957
Schneider, Dean
School Act
School boards/districts
- Amalgamation
- Board members, role
(Masi) 7664-5
(Ramsey) 7664-5
- Budget process
- decisions
(Ramsey) 7664-5
- timeliness of information from Education ministry
(Plant) 7724
(Ramsey) 7724
- Collective bargaining with teachers
- Liberal Party position
(Ramsey) 10523
- objectives
(Stephens) 10514
- role of school boards
(Stephens) 10514
- Education ministry notice of elementary school enrolments
(Sanders) 10443
- Funding
- block funding
(Ramsey) 7484, 7572
- breakdown of funding allocations
(Coleman) 7536
(Gingell) 7536
(Ramsey) 7536
- correlation between funding and enrolment
(Ramsey) 7485-9, 7518-9
(Sanders) 7485-9, 7517-9
- equity among districts
(Ramsey) 7714
(Thorpe) 7713-4
- sale of assets for capital funding
(Ramsey) 7713
(Thorpe) 7713
- Layoff notices for teaching and non-teaching staff
(Ramsey) 7580
(Sanders) 7580
- Neighbourhood schools and catchment areas
(Ramsey) 7760
(Whittred) 7760
- Non-teaching staff, funding for operations and maintenance
(Ramsey) 7579
(Sanders) 7579
- Role
(Reid, L.) 10504
School district 23 (Central Okanagan)
- Impact of teachers' collective agreement
(Thorpe) 10508
(Weisbeck) 10449, 10492-3
- Participation in collective bargaining process
(Hawkins) 7711
School district 33 (Chilliwack)
- Concerns re teachers' collective agreement
(Penner) 10506
- Funding
(Ramsey) 7602
School district 36 (Surrey)
- Board of trustees' choice of instructional materials for school use, petition tabled
(van Dongen) 9233
- Capital funding projects
(Smallwood) 6902
- English-as-a-second-language program
(McKinnon) 7707
(Ramsey) 7529, 7707-8
(Sanders) 10800
(Wilson, G.) 7529-30
- Funding
- allocation under agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation
(Hogg) 7761-3
(Ramsey) 7762-3
- special education
(McKinnon) 7707
(Ramsey) 7707
- Impact of teachers' collective agreement
(McKinnon) 10515-6
- Legal opinions on labour situation
(Ramsey) 8942
(Wilson, G.) 8941-2
- Need for portables
(Sanders) 10442
- School board's application to Labour Relations Board re government involvement in teachers' contract
(Ramsey) 8942
(Wilson, G.) 8941-2
- School facilities
(McKinnon) 6845
School district 38 (Richmond)
- Class size reduction and need for additional space
(Sanders) 10444
- Teacher needs
(Sanders) 10800-1
School district 44 (North Vancouver)
School district 45 (West Vancouver)
- Impact of teachers' collective agreement
(Dalton) 10496
School district 47 (Powell River)
- Class size restrictions in elementary schools
(Wilson, G.) 7530
School district 48 (Howe Sound)
- Air quality studies in Pemberton schools
(Nebbeling) 7763-5
(Ramsey) 7763-5
School district 53 (Okanagan-Similkameen)
- Community school for ski-hill area, funding
(Barisoff) 7701
(Ramsey) 7701
School district 57 (Prince George)
- Funding
- custodial and support staff
(Ramsey) 7633
(Sanders) 7633
- funding level
(Ramsey) 7667
- special education and special needs
(Nettleton) 7666-8
(Ramsey) 7667-8
School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
- Portables, reduction strategy
(Ramsey) 7635
(Sanders) 7635
School district 62 (Sooke)
School district 67 (Okanagan-Skaha)
- Impact of teachers' collective agreement
(Thorpe) 10508
School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)
School district 69 (Qualicum)
- Capital projects
(Ramsey) 7669
(Reitsma) 7669
School district 71 (Comox Valley)
- Capital improvements
(Gillespie) 6600
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)
School district 78 (Fraser-Cascade)
School district 79 (Cowichan Valley)
- Capital improvements
(Kasper) 6940
School district 82 (Coast Mountains)
- Budget, band programs
(Masi) 7664
(Ramsey) 7664
School meals program
School Sites Acquisition Statutes Amendment Act
Schools
- Accreditation
- accessibility of reports
(Ramsey) 7640
(Sanders) 7640
- elementary schools
(Ramsey) 7761
(Whittred) 7761
- Capital projects
- new school construction
(Farnworth) 6735-6
- priority system
(Ramsey) 7712
(Thorpe) 7712
- project management by B.C. Buildings Corporation
(Coleman) 7937
(Petter) 7937
- Community schools See Education
- Computer software acquisition agreement with private sector
(Petter) 7783, 7860
- Construction funding by square metre
(Anderson) 7730
(Ramsey) 7731
- Earthquake preparedness and fire risk
(Gingell) 7729
(Ramsey) 7729
- Independent schools See Education
- Maintenance funding
(Ramsey) 7877
(Wilson, G.) 7877
- Portables
- Seismic standards
(Hansen) 6840
- Seismic upgrading
(Hansen) 7696-7
(Krueger) 7698
(Plant) 7695-6
(Ramsey) 7696-7
- Sharing of facilities with Children and Families ministry
(Ramsey) 7760-1
(Whittred) 7760
- Site acquisition
- credit to developers for previous contributions
(Ramsey) 10539
(Sanders) 10539
- determination of need for new school sites
(Ramsey) 10537-8
(Sanders) 10537-8
- Site acquisition, charge on residential developments
- Smoking area signage
(Dalton) 10708
(Priddy) 10708
- Staff fatalities on the job
(Lovick) 8200-1
(Sanders) 8201
- Supervision on school grounds
(Anderson) 7731-2
(Ramsey) 7636-8, 7732
(Sanders) 7636-8
- Technology and equipment See Education
- Use as day care facility
(Sihota) 6835
- Violence at schools
(Ramsey) 7636-8
(Sanders) 7636-8
Schumaker, Dawn
- Concern re appointment of David Barrett as commissioner of inquiry into condominium construction
(Farrell-Collins) 7036-7
Science and technology
- Biotechnology industry, role in economy
(Reid, L.) 7846
- Business applications, B.C. companies
(Reid, L.) 9738-40
- Future in B.C.
(Weisbeck) 6944
- High-technology industry
- applicability of provincial regulations to workers
(Lovick) 7999-800
(Reid, L.) 7999-800
- growth in sector
(Campbell) 10332-3
(Clark, G.) 10333
- retaining skilled workers in B.C.
(Farrell-Collins) 6982-3
- Information technology
- electronic highway accord
(Petter) 7856-7
(Reid, L.) 7856
- private sector initiatives in B.C.
(Petter) 7847
(Reid, L.) 7847
- Knowledge-based industry
- assistance for new technology companies
(Petter) 7847-52
(Reid, L.) 7847-51
- employment standards review
(Petter) 7850-1
(Reid, L.) 7850-1
- industry in B.C.
(Petter) 6767
- provincial strategy to promote B.C.
(Petter) 7784, 7846, 7849
(Reid, L.) 7848
- Medical instrumentation and devices
(Petter) 7855
(Reid, L.) 7855
- Regional science councils
(Reid, L.) 7852
- Role of skilled workforce in B.C. economy
(Petter) 7782-3
(Weisbeck) 7785-6
- Technology and research opportunities outside southwestern B.C.
(Petter) 7852
(Reid, L.) 7852
- Technology in the workplace
(Whittred) 9157
Science Council of British Columbia
- Annual report, 1997-98, tabled
(Petter) 10679
- Research projects, funding from Forest Renewal B.C.
(Petter) 7857
(Reid, L.) 7857
- Role in emerging technologies for resource industries
(Petter) 7852
- Work of council
(Petter) 7852
(Reid, L.) 7852
Scott Cove Hatchery
Sea to Sky corridor See Sunshine Coast area
Sea to Sky Highway See Highway 99
Seals
- Impact on fisheries See Protection and conservation of resource under Fisheries
Seaton commission on health care See Health care
Sechelt, B.C.
- Forest industry job loss
(Wilson, G.) 6824, 6826
Sechelt Indian band
- Land claim settlement
- Self-government model
(de Jong) 9897-8
(Lovick) 9898
- Shopping centre development project
(Lali) 8111
(Wilson, G.) 8111
Second Narrows Bridge See Iron Workers Memorial (Second Narrows) Bridge
Securities Act
Securities industry
- Fraud investigation and prevention
(Gingell) 6977, 7039-40
(MacPhail) 7039-40
- Protection for investors
(MacPhail) 7140, 7284-5
- Reporting of insider trades, timeliness
(Gingell) 7354
(MacPhail) 7285
- Segregated funds, regulation
(Gingell) 7353
(MacPhail) 7285, 7353
- Takeover bids, regulations
(MacPhail) 7285
- Zimmerman report recommendations, implementation
(Gingell) 7354
(MacPhail) 7354
Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs
- Hearings throughout province
(Barisoff) 9810, 9813
(Sanders) 9872
- Report
- government response tabled
(Lovick) 7845
- government response to recommendations
(Campbell) 10353
(Clark, G.) 10353
(de Jong) 9793-7
- implementation of recommendations
(Lovick) 9656
- recommendations
(de Jong) 8576-9, 9842, 9894-6
- Work of committee
(Goodacre) 6730
Select Standing Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries
- Appointment to develop an agrifood policy for B.C.
(MacPhail) 10396-7
- Use for agriculture industry issues
(Barisoff) 8414-5
Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations
Select Standing Committee on Economic Development, Science, Labour, Training and Technology
Select Standing Committee on Education, Culture and Multiculturalism
Select Standing Committee on Forests, Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Select Standing Committee on Health and Social Services
Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills
- Report tabled (Stevenson) and adopted 8416
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
- Consideration of debt-reporting methods for public education sector capital projects
(Chong) 6994
- Powers
(MacPhail) 10397
- Recommendations on operation of government
(Gingell) 8636
(Wilson, G.) 8636
- Reports for 36th Parliament
- second report for second session presented (Gingell) and adopted 7495
- first report for third session presented (Gingell) and adopted 8636
- second report for third session presented (Gingell) and adopted 10545
- third report for third session presented (Gingell) and adopted 10679
- Review of government audit reports
(Farrell-Collins) 9226
(MacPhail) 9226
- Role in modernizing Auditor General Act
(Campbell) 10352
(Clark, G.) 10352
- Work of committee
(Gingell) 7495, 8636, 10545
(Weisbeck) 9879
Select standing committees See Committee system under Legislature; particular committees, e.g., Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
Selkirk Building, Victoria, B.C.
Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C.
- Library funding and resources
(Weisbeck) 7827
Senate
Seniors
- Elder abuse
- government initiatives
(Priddy) 10485
- issue
(Stephens) 10485
- services for senior women
(Hammell) 7401
- Health care services See Services for seniors under Health care
- Housing
- availability, Women's Equality ministry's advocacy
(Stephens) 7406
- interministerial responsibility
(Priddy) 10482
- supportive housing
(Priddy) 10483
(Whittred) 10482-3
- Senior women, concerns
(Hammell) 7401-2
(Stephens) 7401
- White Rock seniors project
(Priddy) 10202, 10486, 10564
Seniors Week
- Suggestion for ministerial statement subject
(Priddy) 10481
(Whittred) 10481
SEPCOL (Southern Electric Power Co. Ltd.)
Sex crimes See Crime and criminals
Sexual orientation
- Same-sex couples, eligibility for public sector pension survivor benefits See Public sector pension plans under Civil service
Sheehan, John
- Wrongful dismissal case against B.C. Hydro
(Farnworth) 9138
(Farrell-Collins) 9138
Shepard, Jim
- Comments on B.C. economy
(Symons) 9982
Shiell, Jim
- Land expropriation for fish habitat protection
(Coleman) 6890
- Restriction on use of farmland near ditch
(Coleman) 7070-1
Shuswap constituency and area
- Petition tabled
(Barisoff) 9901
- Policing needs during summer months
(Abbott) 7267
(Dosanjh) 7267
Shuswap Junior Secondary School, Salmon Arm, B.C.
- Construction project
(Abbott) 7726
(Ramsey) 7726
Shuswap Lake
- Boating safety, marine enforcement patrols
(Abbott) 7266
(Dosanjh) 7266
Shuswap Lake General Hospital, Salmon Arm, B.C.
- Physician's concerns
(Abbott) 10230
Sicamous, B.C.
- Lakemount Estates development, homeowner grant issue
(Abbott) 8593
Sidney, B.C.
- Court services
(Dosanjh) 7176-7
(Plant) 7176-7
- John Dean Park, garbage collection
(Coell) 9532
(McGregor) 9532
Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road
Sign language
Signal Hill Elementary School, Pemberton, B.C.
- Air quality
(Nebbeling) 6962
- Replacement of school
(Nebbeling) 7764-5
(Ramsey) 7765
Signs and signage
- Signs on highways for services and attractions
- erection of signs by Transportation and Highways ministry
(Lali) 8115
(Thorpe) 8115
- fee for businesses
(Barisoff) 7006
(Evans) 7006
- government policy
(Lali) 7944
(Thorpe) 7944
- oversized signs
(Chong) 8118-9
(Lali) 8118-9
- program, cancellation
(Thorpe) 8337
(Waddell) 8337
Sihota, Hon. Moe (Esquimalt-Metchosin)
- Air quality standards 6836
- Calgary framework for discussion on Canadian unity 7889-91
- Canada
- accomplishments and role in world 7889-90
- national unity, B.C. Unity Panel, work of panel 7890-1
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, "rights consciousness" and implications for justice system 6953-4
- Children, child care, availability 6835
- Civil service, public service pension plans, entitlement rights of same-sex partners to survivor benefits 10726-7
- Comments on issues
- comments during 1987 debate on Industrial Relations Reform Act
(McKinnon) 10001
- comments during debate on pension legislation changes
(Farrell-Collins) 10728-9
(Wilson, G.) 10727-8
- Economy, B.C. economy, diversification 7651-3
- Education
- adult basic education 10528
- class size, studies of impact on learning 10447-8
- funding during NDP administration 7419
- Education Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, debate 10528
- Employment, jobs created 9901-2
- Families, same-sex relationships, Liberal Party position 10726-7
- Government, federal-provincial relations, jurisdictional issues 7890
- Hepatitis C, blood transfusion recipients infected prior to 1986, compensation for victims 7446-7
- Hospital signage, need for multi-language signs 6836
- Impaired driving, strategies and programs to reduce impaired driving 10455-6
- Labour, workplace safety, workers killed or injured on the job 7512-3
- Legislature, adjournment motions
- restrictions on scope of debate 9714-5, 9717
- right of member who moves failed motion to continue in debate 9622
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on same-sex relationships 10726-7
- Mining industry in B.C. during NDP administration 7184-5
- Motions
- Calgary framework for discussion on Canadian unity (Motion 48), debate 7889-91
- compensation for blood transfusion recipients infected prior to 1986 (Motion 46), debate 7446-7
- motion that the House at its rising stand recessed until 6:35 p.m. and thereafter sit until adjournment, debate 9391-2
- NDP government, position on compensation for hepatitis C victims 7446-7
- Occupational health and safety, statutory requirements 7512-3
- Parks, land set aside for parkland 6835
- Pension Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998, debate 10726-7
- Pensions, availability to homemakers 6835
- Physicians, withdrawal of services 8997-8
- Position on workplace safety legislation
(Clark, C.) 7559
(Coleman) 7559
(Krueger) 7590-1
- Position while Environment minister on Galiano Conservancy Association's management of Pebble Beach
(Coell) 9459
(McGregor) 9459
- Post-secondary education, first year at government expense 6835
- Public Education Collective Agreement Act, debate 10447-8
- Royal Commission on Workers Compensation in B.C. (Gill commission), purpose 7512-3
- Schools, use as day care facility 6835
- Senate reforms 7890
- Teachers, agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation, impact on students 7182-4
- Throne speech debate 6834-6
- Use of non-union labour for home construction project
(Farrell-Collins) 9732
(Neufeld) 9542-3
- Vander Zalm, Bill, position on current political issues 9391-2, 10726-7
- Victoria Foundation Amendment Act, 1998
- Victoria Foundation, legislative changes 8256
- Violence on television 6835
- Volunteers, statutory holiday in February for volunteer work, proposal 6836
- Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998, debate 7512-3
- Workers compensation, premium payments returned to employers, alternative uses for funds 6835
Silver Cross Spring Water Corp.
- Bottled-water operation
(Abbott) 9650
(McGregor) 9650
Silver Star Mountain Resort
- Development approval
(McGregor) 9597
Simonis, Guy
- Position with B.C. Lottery Commission, conflict concerns
(Farnworth) 8898-9, 9049
(Nebbeling) 8898-9, 9049
Simpson, Patrick
- Document on home construction
(Reid, L.) 8601
Simpson, Peter
- Letter re labour code changes
(McKinnon) 10000-1
Six Mile Ranch development project
- Agricultural Land Commission decision
- involvement of Adrian Dix
(Campbell) 7312
(Clark, C.) 7075
(Clark, G.) 7074-5, 7312-3
(de Jong) 7075
(Farrell-Collins) 7075, 7312-3
(Plant) 7074-6
- involvement of Cathy McGregor
(Campbell) 7074
(Clark, C.) 7141-2
(Clark, G.) 7074, 7076
(de Jong) 7074-5, 7141, 7142
(McGregor) 7074, 7141-2, 7142-3
(Plant) 7074, 7142, 7143
- involvement of Corky Evans
(Campbell) 7379
(Clark, C.) 7206, 7272
(Clark, G.) 7271-2
(de Jong) 7206, 7270-1, 7377-8
(Evans) 7270-3, 7377-9
(Farrell-Collins) 7271-2
(Krueger) 7377
(Plant) 7207
- involvement of government members
(de Jong) 7205-6
(Evans) 7206-7
- involvement of government members, call for public inquiry
(Campbell) 7314, 7379
(Clark, C.) 7207
(Clark, G.) 7314
(Dosanjh) 7379
- Approval process
(Clark, G.) 7075-6
(Evans) 7207
(Krueger) 9181-2, 9218, 9536
- Area water system issues
(McGregor) 9649-50
(van Dongen) 9649-50
- Contact between Pagebrook Inc. and Cathy McGregor
(Clark, C.) 7143
- Funding for project
(Plant) 7428
- Project deemed in the provincial interest
(Evans) 7206-7
- Road project, financing
(Lali) 7834
(van Dongen) 7834
- Status of project
(Dalton) 9591-2
(McGregor) 9591
Skeena Cellulose Inc.
- Closing of Prince Rupert mill, Liberal Party position
(Miller) 8708
- Future of company
(Abbott) 8837-42
(Farnworth) 8837-42
(Miller) 8840
- Government intervention in financial situation
- Litigation proceedings under federal Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act
(Dosanjh) 7295-7
(Plant) 7295-7
- Nisga'a treaty settlement implications for resource compensation
(Abbott) 8618-9
(Zirnhelt) 8618-9
- Pollution issues, compliance with government regulations
(Coell) 9460-1
(McGregor) 9460-1
- Repap restructuring, Liberal Party position
(Giesbrecht) 6734-5
- Stumpage in arrears
(Abbott) 8755-6
(Zirnhelt) 8756
Skeleem Village treatment centre, Cobble Hill, B.C.
Ski industry
- Environmental assessment of proposed resorts
(Dalton) 9588
(McGregor) 9588
Skills training See also particular programs, e.g., Youth Works program
- Apprenticeship
- changes in apprenticeship system
(Masi) 9674-6, 9825-6
- construction trades and subtrades
(Wilson, G.) 8954
- effectiveness of current apprenticeship system
(Lovick) 8718-9
(Weisbeck) 8718-9
- government responsibility
(Hansen) 8722-3
(Lovick) 8722-3
- women's involvement in apprenticeship programs
(Hammell) 7405
- High-technology sector, number of spaces
(Hansen) 8722
(Lovick) 8722
- Importance of skilled workforce to B.C. economy
(Petter) 7782-3
(Weisbeck) 7785-6
- Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission See Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission
- Industry's need for trained employees
(Lovick) 8718
(Weisbeck) 8718
- Opportunities
(Hansen) 10108-9
(Lovick) 8720-1, 10108-9
(Masi) 8720-1
- Programs
- Skills development centres
- funding and staffing
(Masi) 7823
(Petter) 7823
- linkage to provincial learning network
(Petter) 7859
(Weisbeck) 7859
- regional access
(Masi) 7821
(Petter) 7821-2
- Trades training in high school
(Lovick) 8720-1
(Masi) 8720-1
- Training tax credits for eligible industries
(Farrell-Collins) 7043
(MacPhail) 7043
- Workplace-based training, employer reimbursement
(Masi) 7821
(Petter) 7821
SkyTrain
- Cost per car
(MacPhail) 9367-8
(Symons) 9367-8
- Environmental impact
(MacPhail) 9559
- Expansion of system
- advertising costs
(MacPhail) 9442
(Symons) 9442
- car and guideway requirements
(MacPhail) 9369-70
(Symons) 9369-70
- consultation
(MacPhail) 9439
- consultation with Indian groups
(de Jong) 9660-2
(Lovick) 9660-1
- cost
(MacPhail) 9368
(Symons) 9368
- cost, impact on other projects
(Symons) 10698
- environmental review
(Campbell) 9467
(McGregor) 9467-8
- funding
(MacPhail) 9376
(Symons) 9376
- impact on air quality
(Coell) 9584
(McGregor) 9584
- link from downtown Vancouver to Richmond and airport
(Anderson) 9437
- planning
(MacPhail) 9376
(Symons) 9376
- public opinion
(Symons) 9370-1
- role of Environment ministry in environmental assessment process
(Coell) 9549-50, 9583-4
(McGregor) 9549-50, 9584
- Extension of light rapid transit route using SkyTrain technology
(Clark, G.) 8299
(Plant) 8298-9
(Symons) 8299
Slesse Valley See Chilliwack River
Slot machines See Gambling
SM5 Marketing Group
- Report on B.C. agriculture and food industries
(Barisoff) 9469
(Hansen) 9470
Small business forest enterprise program
Small Business, Tourism and Culture, Ministry of
- 1998-99 Estimates
- debate 8027-38, 8154-63, 8177-84, 8209-29, 8243-53, 8280-95, 8322-41, 8353-64, 8389-401, Report 10673-4
- speakers
(Abbott) 8252-3, 8280-5, 8288
(Barisoff) 8157, 8252
(Chong) 8216-21, 8293-4, 8326-7
(Coell) 8215-6
(Dalton) 8211-5, 8247-9
(Jarvis) 8177-8, 8394-6, 8398
(Krueger) 8284-5
(Masi) 8249-50
(Nebbeling) 8355, 8357-8
(Reitsma) 8032-4, 8161-3, 8224-5, 8330-2
(Thorpe) 8027-32, 8035-8, 8154-61, 8177-83, 8212-3, 8221-9, 8243-7, 8251-2, 8283, 8285-6, 8288-95, 8322-30, 8332-41, 8353-64, 8389-401, 10673-4
(Waddell) 8027-38, 8154-63, 8177-84, 8210-29, 8243-53, 8280-95, 8322-41, 8353-64, 8389-401, 10674
(Weisbeck) 8250-1
(Weisgerber) 8209-11
(Wilson, J.) 8286-8
- 1996-97 and 1997-98 annual reports tabled
(Waddell) 9445
- 1998-99 estimates, time available for debate
(Waddell) 10674
- Archaeological branch, 1998-99 business plan
(Thorpe) 8222
(Waddell) 8222
- Business capital programs
(Thorpe) 8334-5
(Waddell) 8334-5
- Community grants branch See Sport and community development branch below
- Community projects grants See Employment and Investment, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Housing; Sport and community development branch below
- Consulting services
(Thorpe) 8223
(Waddell) 8223
- Cooperation with Labour ministry
(Thorpe) 8333-4
(Waddell) 8333-4
- Culture budget
(Thorpe) 8228-9
(Waddell) 8228-9
- Freedom-of-information, policy and requests
(Thorpe) 8362-3
(Waddell) 8362-3
- Goals and responsibilities of ministry
(Thorpe) 10674
(Waddell) 8158, 10674
- Heritage branch
- 1997-98 objectives, implementation
(Thorpe) 8221-2
(Waddell) 8221-2
- heritage and archaeological operations
(Thorpe) 8223
(Waddell) 8223
- inventory See Heritage
- program delivery planning
(Thorpe) 8288-9
(Waddell) 8289
- provincial heritage program budget
(Thorpe) 8285
(Waddell) 8285
- provincial heritage program, role
(Abbott) 8288
(Waddell) 8288
- Liquor distribution branch
- Minister's role as advocate for small and medium-sized business
(Thorpe) 9021
- Recreation and sport branch, operations
(Thorpe) 8243-4
(Waddell) 8243-4
- Role in red tape reduction initiative
(Thorpe) 10437
(Waddell) 10437
- Sport and community development branch, community projects grants
- Staffing, small business issues, allocation of full-time-equivalents
(Thorpe) 8327-9
(Waddell) 8327-9
- Tourism policy and planning working group
(Thorpe) 8336-7
Small Business Venture Capital Amendment Act, 1998
- (Bill 11) (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture) 1R, 7140; 2R, 7354-8; C, 7614-6; 3R, 7616; RA, 7779
- Debate, speakers
(Chong) 7356-7, 7614-6
(Gingell) 7356
(Thorpe) 7355-6
(Waddell) 7140, 7354-5, 7357-8, 7615-6
- Purpose of bill
(Gingell) 7356
(Thorpe) 7355-6
(Waddell) 7140
- Women's Equality ministry's involvement
(Chong) 7402
Small business venture capital program
Small claims court
- Court fees, increase
(Plant) 6834
Smallwood, Joan K. (Surrey-Whalley)
- Abortion, safety of patients and service providers 7419-21
- Alleged comments on opposition's position on changes to funding formula for caucus budgets 6643-5
(de Jong) 6597-8, 6645
(Farrell-Collins) 6599
(MacPhail) 6598-9
- B.C., protection of B.C.'s interests 6744-5
- Budget debate, 1998-99 budget 6901-3
- Business, consultation on 1998-99 budget 6901-2
- Fuel, gasoline additive MMT, B.C. response to federal government's lifting of ban on additive 10249
- Kelowna Right to Life Society, anti-abortion letter-writing campaign 7420
- Labour relations climate, stability issue 9082-3
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, debate 9082-3
- Labour Relations Code, changes 9082
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on organized labour 9082
- Life Dynamics, involvement in anti-abortion activities 7420-1
- Marchi, Sergio, comments on multilateral agreement on investment 6745
- MLAs, caucus budgets, funding formula changes 6644-5
- Motions, multilateral agreement on investment (Motion 43), debate 7215-6, 7223-5
- Multilateral agreement on investment 6744-5, 7224-5
- Participation at Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development table 7223
- PhotoInfo Digital Photography, real estate database 10180-1
- Privacy rights of individuals, impact of new technologies 10180-1
- School district 36 (Surrey), capital funding projects 6902
- Society, balance between interests of all citizens 6901-3
- Surrey, growth 6902
- Surrey-Whalley constituency and area, capital improvements 6902
- Trade unions
- Liberal Party position on organized labour 9082
- role 9082-3
Smith, Brian R.D.
- Comments on B.C. Hydro International Ltd.–Pakistan power project
(Campbell) 8049
(Farnworth) 8050-1
(Farrell-Collins) 8050
(Plant) 8051
- Inquiry into B.C. Hydro International Ltd.–Pakistan power project
(Farnworth) 9134-8
(Farrell-Collins) 9134-8
- Role in negotiations between ATS Canada and B.C. government on photo radar contract
(Clark, C.) 8122
(Clark, G.) 8123
(de Jong) 8123-4, 8187
(Farnworth) 8187
(Farrell-Collins) 8122, 8187
Smith, Patrick
- Report on local government See Report by Simon Fraser University staff under Elections, Ward system, and Local government, Accountability
Smith, Robin
- Comments on B.C. agriculture industry
(van Dongen) 9810
Smylie, Paul C.
- Letter from physician re wait-lists for cardiology services
(Sanders) 6762
SNC-Lavalin Inc.
Snowden, Guy
- Involvement with B.C. Lottery Corporation supplier See Gtech Corp.
Snowdon Elementary School, Penticton, B.C.
- Construction
(Ramsey) 7712
(Thorpe) 7712
Social Credit Party
- Government, management of legislative agenda in 1980s
(Clark, G.) 10320
(Reid, L.) 10320
(Symons) 10324-5
Social housing See Housing
Social Service Tax Act
Social welfare system
- Advisory council, current status
(Anderson) 7137
(Pullinger) 7137
- Canada's social programs, future
(Masi) 9998-9
- Guaranteed annual income for B.C.
(Boone) 6664
(Wilson, G.) 6664
- Income assistance, administration and operations
- caseload levels
(Hogg) 8417
(Pullinger) 7096, 8417
- caseload levels, 1998-99 projections
(Hogg) 7112
(Pullinger) 7112
- caseload reduction strategies
(Petter) 7783-4
- collection and use of recipients' personal information
(Anderson) 7128-9
(Hogg) 7127
(Pullinger) 7127-9
- recovery of rental damage deposits paid on behalf of clients
(Hogg) 7112-3
(Pullinger) 7112-4
- Income assistance, applicants
- convention refugees, eligibility
(Anderson) 7136
(Pullinger) 7136
- information verification process, impact on timing of benefits
(Anderson) 7129-30
(Pullinger) 7130
- repeat applicants
(Penner) 10362
- Income assistance, benefits and services
- bus passes, eligibility
(Hogg) 7105, 7111
(Pullinger) 7105, 7111
- payment dates and methods, changes
(Anderson) 7137
(Pullinger) 7137
- payment levels
(Anderson) 7101
(Pullinger) 7101-2
- replacement of expired employment insurance coverage
(Anderson) 7136-7
(Pullinger) 7136-7
- Income assistance, disability benefits
- allowable levels of other income
(Chong) 7106-7
(Hogg) 7105
(Pullinger) 7105-7
- category changes, processing backlog
(Anderson) 7105-6
(Pullinger) 7105-6, 7110-1
- community volunteer program for recipients
(Hogg) 7127
(Pullinger) 7127
- dietary allowances
(Anderson) 7106
(Pullinger) 7106
- replacement by federal benefits, recovery of overpayments
(Chong) 7107-10
(Pullinger) 7107-10
- Income assistance, recipients
- consent requirement for collection and use of personal information See Income assistance, administration and operations, above
- earnings exemption levels, changes
(Hogg) 7114-5, 7130-3
(Pullinger) 7114-5, 7130-3
- number of under-19-year-olds
(Hogg) 7098
(Pullinger) 7098
- Income levels as determinant of eligibility for government assistance
(Hogg) 7098-9
(Pullinger) 7098-9
- Liberal Party policy and position
(Clark, G.) 10361-3
(Penner) 10362
(Pullinger) 7103
- NDP government actions
(Anderson) 7100-3
(Hogg) 7103
(Pullinger) 7101-3, 7132
- Number of people receiving assistance
(Anderson) 6812
- Programs, empirical basis for development of social policy
(Hogg) 7131-6
(Pullinger) 7131-6
- Service delivery in B.C.
(Wilson, G.) 6719
- Social services, government action
(Pullinger) 6923-4
- System, need for government assistance programs in B.C.
(Penner) 10362
- Welfare-to-work incentives
(Anderson) 9211
(Hogg) 9210
- Whereabouts of former welfare clients
(Hogg) 7099-100
(Pullinger) 7099-100
Socialism
- Impact on economy
(Krueger) 6807
- Socialist fiscal policies
(Wilson, J.) 10651
Societies
- Not-for-profit organizations, directors' liability regarding health and safety requirements
(Hansen) 8127-8
(Lovick) 8127-8
- Provision of care services to Children and Families ministry, contract amalgamations
(Boone) 10057-68
(Clark, C.) 10057-68
(Stephens) 10067-8
Society
- Balance between interests of all citizens
(Smallwood) 6901-3
Society Act
- Applicability to societies in receipt of charity gambling revenues
(Farnworth) 8932-3
(Jarvis) 8932-3
(Nebbeling) 8933
Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology
Sodium fluoride
Sonax Furniture Manufacturing Ltd.
- Government assistance
(Miller) 6933
Sooke school district See School district 62 (Sooke)
Sorenson, Marg
- Letter re court reporting services
(Plant) 8387
Sorrento, B.C.
South Fraser perimeter road
South Okanagan–Similkameen health region
South Surrey–White Rock health region
Southern Interior Beef Corp.
- Lease between company and Crown, copy tabled
(de Jong) 6881
Southern Okanagan Sportsmen's Association
- Letter re Osoyoos Indian band land settlement
(Barisoff) 9701
Southern Rail of British Columbia Ltd.
- Fraser Valley rail line, use in commuter rail service
(Penner) 9441-2
Sparwood and District Chamber of Commerce
- Comments on labour code changes
(Thorpe) 9022
Sparwood, B.C.
- Role as visitor gateway into province
(Thorpe) 8353-4
(Waddell) 8353
Speaker and Deputy Speaker
- Auditor general, report no. 4, 1997-98, tabled 6824
- Barnes, Emery, letter of thanks 6671
- B.C., anniversary of joining Canada 10137
- B.C. Legislative Library, 1997 annual report tabled 8637
- Chief electoral officer, 1997 second annual report tabled 10760
- Child, youth and family advocate, 1997 annual report tabled 7467
- Conflict-of-interest commissioner, report tabled 7920
- Information and privacy commissioner, 1997-98 annual report tabled 10197
- Legislative Assembly Management Committee, role 6716
- More, Thomas, comments on freedom of speech 7979
- Ombudsman, reports tabled
- 1997 annual report 7428
- special report No. 20, March (1998) 6614
- Squire, Stanley John, death 8713
- "Statutory Officers of the British Columbia Legislature: Fundamental Operating Principles and Related Legislation," report tabled 7542
Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Rulings and statements See Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
Special Committee of Selection
- Reports for third session, 36th parliament, tabled (MacPhail) and adopted
Special Committee to Appoint a Police Complaint Commissioner
- Report tabled
(Calendino) 6795
- Work of committee
(Calendino) 6795-6
Speech disorders
- Therapy services for stroke victims
- petition tabled
(Reid, L.) 7779
- services
(Giesbrecht) 8408
(Reid, L.) 8407-9
Speech from the Throne 6591-5
- Moved (Gillespie) 6599-601; seconded (Walsh) 6601-3; approved 6968
- Amdts. (Chong) 6854, negatived 6859
- Divisions: amdt. negatived 6859; motion approved 6968
- Throne speech debate (Address in Reply)
- debate 6599-610, 6745-56, 6824-47, 6851-9, 6865-87, 6913-26, 6931-50, 6958-68
- speakers
(Abbott) 6924-6, 6931-2
(Anderson) 6946-9
(Barisoff) 6748-50
(Bowbrick) 6949-50
(Campbell) 6603-10
(Chong) 6851-4
(Coell) 6876-8
(Coleman) 6750-3
(Conroy) 6881-4
(Dalton) 6828-31
(Evans) 6856-9
(Gillespie) 6599-601
(Gingell) 6745-8
(Hansen) 6839-43
(Hartley) 6918-20
(Hawkins) 6878-81
(Hogg) 6958-60
(Jarvis) 6843-5
(Kasper) 6939-42
(Krueger) 6872-6
(Lovick) 6753-6
(McGregor) 6967-8
(McKinnon) 6845-7
(Masi) 6854-6
(Miller) 6932-6
(Nebbeling) 6960-3
(Nettleton) 6913-6
(Orcherton) 6868-72
(Penner) 6963-7
(Plant) 6831-4
(Pullinger) 6920-4
(Ramsey) 6836-9
(Randall) 6865-8
(Robertson) 6936-9
(Sanders) 6916-8
(Sihota) 6834-6
(Thorpe) 6884-7
(Walsh) 6601-3
(Weisbeck) 6942-4
(Wilson, G.) 6824-8
(Wilson, J.) 6944-6
- 1996 speech
- 1997 speech, content
(Anderson) 6946-7
(Nebbeling) 6960
(Penner) 6963-4
- Content
(Barisoff) 6749-50
(Bowbrick) 6949-50
(Chong) 6853
(Conroy) 6883-4
(Dalton) 6828
(Hansen) 6841-2
(Hartley) 6918-20
(Hogg) 6958-9
(Kasper) 6939-41
(Lali) 6814
(McGregor) 6968
(Miller) 6933
(Orcherton) 6868-70
(Pullinger) 6920-1
(Ramsey) 6837-9
(Randall) 6866-7
(Robertson) 6936
(Thorpe) 6886
(Weisbeck) 6942
(Wilson, J.) 6944-6
- Throne speeches by NDP government
(Abbott) 6924-6
(Coell) 6876-8
Spooner, Lawrie
- Comments on Victoria area high-technology industry
(Waddell) 8361
Sport B.C.
Sports
- Ethics in sports
(Sawicki) 8023-4
- Funding
- Harassment
(Thorpe) 8247
(Waddell) 8247
- Multisport games See particular games, e.g., Pacific Games
- Organizations
- costs, impact of employment standards
(Thorpe) 8246-7
(Waddell) 8246-7
- performance measurements
(Thorpe) 8245
(Waddell) 8245
- Priorities and key issues
(Thorpe) 8244-5
(Waddell) 8244-5
- School sports, participation and recruitment issues
(Dalton) 8248-9
(Masi) 8249-50
(Waddell) 8248-9
SportSafe program
Squamish, B.C.
- Economy
- economy
(Nebbeling) 6962
- role of forest industry
(Nebbeling) 9672
- Responsibility for maintenance of area roads
(Lali) 7861-2, 7945-8
(Nebbeling) 7861-2, 7945-8
Squamish Indian band
- Trailer park on Indian land at Lions Gate Bridge, rent issue
(Dalton) 9767
(Lovick) 9767
Squamish-Lillooet regional district
- Waste management, small businesses
(Nebbeling) 7686
Squire, Stanley John
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
- Closing of the Golden Medical Clinic
- Compensation for blood transfusion recipients infected with hepatitis C prior to 1986
- Northern and rural physicians dispute
Stanley Park See Vancouver, B.C.
Stanyer, Roger
- Comments on issues
- government acquisition of Empire Valley Ranch
(Abbott) 8649
- incrementality in forest renewal project funding
(Abbott) 8642
Startup, Marc
- Comments on business position on labour code changes
(McKinnon) 9678
Statute Revision Correction and Miscellaneous Amendments Act, 1998
Step-by-Step Child Development Society
- Work of society
(Clark, C.) 7421-2
Stephens, Mary Lynn (Langley)
- Aboriginal Health Association of B.C., government involvement 7452
- Aboriginal Women's Action Network, concerns and work of group 7451
- Abortion, Liberal Party position 7420
- AIDS, HIV/AIDS programs and services 7400-1, 10557-9
- Alberta, tax rates, comparison with B.C. 6704
- Attorney General ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7165-71
- Breast health, saline breast implants 10488
- B.C.
- northern B.C.
- health care services for women 7363
- women's services in northwestern B.C. 7346
- residents moving elsewhere 9691
- B.C. Benefits program 7408-9
- B.C. Chamber of Commerce, comments on labour code changes 9117
- B.C. Sheet Metal Association, comments on labour code changes 9117-8
- B.C. 21 program, projects, Women's Equality ministry involvement 7406-7
- Budget debate, 1998-99 budget 6704-6
- Business in B.C., companies leaving province 9116-7, 9691
- Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd., letter re labour code changes 9762
- Canadian Home Builders Association, position on labour code changes 9117
- Children
- child apprehension system, time required for decision on returning child to family 7166
- child protection workers, handling of family violence cases 7170
- children in government care, contracted service providers, issues and concerns 10067-8
- Children and Families ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 10067-8
- contract and program restructuring, process 10068
- regional offices, South Fraser region, service contract renewals 10067-8
- Community Social Services Employers Association of B.C., government involvement 7409
- Construction industry
- future of industry 9979-80
- master collective agreements for major projects 9115-8, 9689
- review panels, findings and recommendations 9118
- Corporations, taxation, capital tax exemption threshold for financial institutions 6705
- Corrections system, incarceration alternatives for low-risk non-violent offenders, use of diversion in violence-against-women cases 7167
- Credit rating, B.C. rating, downgrade 9762
- Crime
- sex crimes, government policy on sexual assault 7347
- spousal murder 7171
- victims of crime, translation and interpretation services 7170
- D.E. Allen Consulting Ltd., report on Children and Families ministry 10067
- Discrimination and racism, prevention of racism, government action 7461, 8696-7
- Domestic Violence Protection Act, debate 7139-40
- Domestic workers, concerns 7462
- Economy, B.C. economy, current and future conditions 6706, 9115-7, 9691, 9762-4, 9979-82
- Education
- Employment and Investment ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 8983
- Employment and unemployment, credentialling of foreign education and experience 7461-2
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, land expropriations, compensation issue 6891
- Equality Day 6930
- Families
- child custody and access
- eligible applicants 8275
- federal government involvement in issue 7463
- family maintenance
- child support guidelines 7464
- time required to obtain maintenance order 7165-6
- grandparent-grandchild relationship 8275
- Family Relations Amendment Act, 1998, debate 8275
- Fisheries, fish habitat, land expropriation for habitat protection 6891
- Forest industry, current state of industry 9763
- Gakhal family murder case
- chief coroner's recommendations, government action 7458
- police handling of complaints prior to murder 7167-8
- Gambling
- charities' access to gambling revenues, appeal of allocated amount 8983
- social impact 7464
- Government
- financial management 9762-4
- regulations and red tape, impact on business 6705, 9763
- spending, capital expenditures, 1998 projections 9690
- Health care
- funding 6705-6
- services for women
- 1995 report of provincial health officer, ministry action 10483
- service in other languages 10484-5
- services in northern and rural B.C. 7398
- Women's Equality ministry work 7362-3, 7398-9
- Health ministry, estimates debate 10483-8, 10557-9
- Highway 1, 88th Avenue and 200th Street interchange 7831-2
- Indians
- deaths 7451-2
- health care services, women's issues 10487
- substance abuse
- incidence among women 10487
- prevention and treatment services 10488
- services for women 7452, 7454
- treaty process, Indian women's concerns 7452-3
- women, needs and concerns 7450-6
- Internet, accessibility, training for women 7407
- Investment in B.C., impact of labour code changes 9116-7, 9690, 9979-82
- Jacobson, Neil, comments on treatment programs for assaultive men 7460
- Justice system
- civil and family system, domestic violence cases 7169
- courts and court services
- backlogs and delays, impact on women and children 7165-6, 7459
- courthouse closings 7166, 8418
- sentencing options for convicted abusers of women 7171
- protection orders, enforcement 8418
- Labour
- labour relations climate, stability issue 9761-4
- unionization rate of B.C. workforce 9690-1
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998
- Labour Relations Code, changes 9115-7, 9689-90, 9761-4
- Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 1997, content and purpose of bill 9116, 9689, 9979-80
- Langley, 202nd Street rail overpass 7831
- Langley constituency, letters from constituents on labour code changes 9762
- Lawyers and legal services, legal aid, accessibility by women 7166, 7463-4, 8418
- Legislature
- committee system, use 9761-4
- legislative calendar and sitting schedule 9417
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on issues
- Morris, Kelvin, comments on racism 8697
- Motions, motion that the House at its rising stand recessed until 6:35 p.m. and thereafter sit until adjournment, debate 9416-7
- NDP government
- Nisga'a people, health care services, agreement with Health ministry 10487
- Ontario
- education budget 6705
- labour relations legislation 9116
- Palmer, Vaughn, comments on labour code changes 9116
- Police and policing, domestic violence response teams 7168
- Prevention of Child Sexual Exploitation Act, debate 8366
- Prostitution, child and youth prostitution
- apprehension of child prostitutes by police or director 8367
- government work on issue 7399
- Provincial Court of B.C., backlogs and delays 7165-6
- Public debt, current levels 6704-5, 9981
- Public Education Collective Agreement Act, debate 10513-5
- A Safer Future for B.C. Women program, funding 7456-7
- School boards/districts, collective bargaining with teachers 10514
- Select Standing Committee on Economic Development, Science, Labour, Training and Technology, review of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act 9761-4
- Seniors
- elder abuse, issue 10485
- housing availability, Women's Equality ministry advocacy 7406
- senior women, concerns 7401
- Societies, provision of care services to Children and Families ministry, contract amalgamations 10067-8
- Stopping the Violence program, funding 7337, 7450
- Substance abuse/addiction
- impact on women, government work on issue 7400
- prescription drug abuse 7400, 10485-6
- rehabilitation program for drivers displaying a drug dependency or alcohol-abuse lifestyle, petition tabled 9096, 10760
- Taxation, 1998-99 levels 6705
- Teachers, collective bargaining with teachers, government intervention 10513-4
- Thiessen, Rob, stream setback order for fish habitat, case 6891
- Toronto-Dominion Bank, comments on B.C. economy 9981-2
- Trade unions
- collective bargaining, sectoral bargaining 9116-7, 9689, 9761
- Liberal Party position on organized labour 9165-7
- Transition houses
- contracts, continuing agreements and accountability 7340-4
- counsellors' records, management guidelines 7343, 7347
- funding 7346
- funding requests for new houses 7343-4
- second-stage housing 7345
- staff training 7462
- standards and evaluation of programs 7338
- statistics on use 7343-5
- workers, paralegal training 7169
- Transportation and Highways ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7831-2
- Vancouver, downtown east side, HIV/AIDS issue 10558
- Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 1998, referral to select standing committee 8122
- Violence
- family violence
- legislation 7337, 7457
- services for Indian victims, funding allocation 10487-8
- victim protection 7139
- prevention programs and services 7186
- violence against women
- cases, mediation 7459
- counselling services for abused women 7170-1
- deterrents, education and raising of awareness 7169
- multicultural situations, policies and programs 7170
- peace bonds and protection orders, use 7168-9
- policy on handling of cases 7167-8
- prevention and law reform 7181-2
- prevention initiatives 7167
- prevention, use of intervention orders 7171
- prevention, Women's Equality ministry work 7457
- services, coordination issue 7169-70
- services for senior women 7401
- treatment programs for assaultive men 7459-60
- violence against women in relationships, government policy 8418
- violence at school, Can't Stop Violence with Silence initiative 7186
- Women
- concerns of women 7337
- counselling services 7346-8
- economic equality 6930
- education
- bursaries, budget 7348
- federal funding for programs 7349
- employment, pay equity, government budget 7409
- halfway houses for former prisoners 7346
- safe homes, funding 7346
- services for women, training for service providers 7463
- trafficking in women, issue 7399
- women in business, Women's Equality ministry advocacy 7463
- women's centres 7345, 7347-8
- Women's Equality ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 7337-50, 7362-3, 7398-402, 7405-9, 7450-65, 8418
- accountability and performance measurement 7464
- audits 7339
- corporate services budget and contracts 7338-9
- human rights issues, involvement 7456
- multiculturalism action plan, ministry work 7461
- operations 7339-40
- policy and evaluation section, work 7462
- public education about women's issues 7348-50
- responsibilities of ministry 7407
- travel costs of minister and staff 7337-8
- Youth, unemployment rate 9691
Stephens, Tom
- Comments on workplace safety
(Janssen) 7550-1
Sterile insect release program See Pest control under Agriculture industry
Stevenson, Tim (Vancouver-Burrard)
- Alberta economy 6703
- B.C. Transit, agreement with SNC Lavalin and Bombardier Inc. 9166
- Budget debate, 1998-99 budget 6701-4
- Budgets, 1998-99 budget, content and objectives 6702
- Business, small business, tax reductions 6702
- Civil service, public sector pension plans, entitlement rights of same-sex partners to survivor benefits 10724-6
- Comments during debate on pension legislation changes
(Farrell-Collins) 10729
- Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 6702
- Education, funding 6702-3
- Exner, Adam, position on recognition of same-sex relationships 10725
- Families, same-sex relationships 10724-6
- Family Relations Act, definitions, "spouse" 10724
- Gambling, revenues to government, Alberta situation 6703
- Health care, funding 6702-3
- Human Rights Code amendments re gender discrimination, petition tabled 7610
- Krueger, Kevin, comments on workplace management 9167
- Labour relations climate, stability issue 9165
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, debate 9165-7
- Labour Relations Code changes, timing 9166
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on issues
- Lions Gate Bridge, maintenance and rehabilitation 8412-4
- Pension Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998
- debate 10724-6
- definitions, "spouse," replacement with "domestic partner" 10724-6
- Public debt, federal debt 6704
- Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills, report tabled 8416
- Taxation, 1998-99 levels 6702
- Trade unions
- Liberal Party position on organized labour 9165-7
- role 9165-6
- Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 1998, debate 8121-2
- Vancouver Foundation, board's power to distribute funds, legislative changes 8121-2, 10397
Steveston Secondary School, Steveston, B.C.
- Partnership with Kwantlen University College
(Ramsey) 7766
(Symons) 7766
Stewart, Kennedy
- Report on local government See Accountability, report by Simon Fraser University staff under Local government; Report by Simon Fraser University staff under Elections, Ward system
Stikine River
Stó:lo nation
- Land claim
- claim on Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack land
(Lovick) 9775
(Penner) 9775
- status of negotiations
(Lovick) 9774
(Penner) 9774
Stone Container Corp.
Stopping the Violence program
Strata property See Condominiums
Strata Property Act
Streifel, Hon. Dennis (Mission-Kent)
- Aquaculture industry
- closed-containment technology 6782
- environmental assessment office review of salmon aquaculture 7984-6
- fish farms
- disease transfer to wild stocks 7392-3
- escapement from net pens 7394-5
- site classification system 7983
- Fisheries ministry policy paper 7982
- monitoring of water quality 7966
- roles of Fisheries and Environment ministries 7965, 7984-6
- shellfish farming, expansion of industry 7663, 7965-6, 7983-4
- Baynes Sound, shellfish farming and water quality 7966, 7982
- Budget debate, 1998-99 budget 6781-3
- Budgets, 1998-99 budget 6781-2
- Construction industry, master collective agreements for major projects 9042
- Copes, Parzival, report on B.C. fisheries 7359-60, 7658, 7917
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, division of responsibility with Fisheries ministry 7383-5
- Fisheries
- aboriginal fisheries strategy, government position 7986
- dogfish fishery 7382, 7388
- employment, job creation 7381-2
- federal funding 7962-3
- fish habitat
- fish processing industry, handling and processing of fish 7382-3
- fishing industry
- consultation with stakeholders 6782
- employment opportunities for displaced fishermen 7663
- industry in B.C. 7359
- freshwater fishery, provincial management 7963
- freshwater hatchery program 7360-1, 7657
- hake fishery, allocations to foreign and domestic processors 6823, 7360, 7383
- Pacific salmon fishery
- Canada-B.C. agreement 7383-4
- dispute between United States and Canada 8368-9
- endangered species status 7960
- Pacific Salmon Treaty, negotiations 7384, 7673-4, 7960-2, 9467
- privatization of resource versus wild fishery 7964
- protection and conservation of resource 9467
- sport fishing
- discussion paper on strategy for B.C. tidal and anadromous sport fishery 7657
- freshwater sport fishery 7657-60
- jobs for displaced commercial fishermen 7662
- minister's advocacy for sport fishery 7658-9
- provincial strategy 7360, 7662
- sport fishing licences 7661
- steelhead in Vancouver Island rivers, conservation of stock 6783
- west coast fishery, federal government involvement 6782-3
- Fisheries ministry
- Fisheries Renewal B.C.
- 1997-98 annual report tabled 10473
- 1997-98 business plan tabled 8188
- operations 7395-7
- Highway 19, Island Highway construction project, protection of fish habitat 7609
- Kootenay River, fishery 7360
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, debate 9041-3
- Labour, workers' rights 9041-3
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on organized labour 9041-3
- Lighthouses, destaffing decision 6783
- McKinnon, Bonnie, comments on fair-wage policies 9043
- Okanagan Lake, kokanee stocks 7661
- Redfern Resources Ltd., Tulsequah Chief mine project, potential for impact on salmon in Taku River 7390
- Scott Cove Hatchery, operations 7392-3
- Supply Act (No. 2), 1998, debate 9421
- Trade unions
- Liberal Party position on organized labour 9041-3
- right-to-work legislation 9042
- Ucluelet, fish processing plant 7360
Student Summer Works program
Students See also Education; Post-secondary education
Students Protecting Environmental Action and Concern
- Work of group
(McGregor) 6967
Stupich, David
- Legal charges re Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society case
(Clark, G.) 10348
(de Jong) 10347-8
Substance abuse/addiction
- Alcohol abuse
(Thorpe) 8154-5
(Waddell) 8035, 8154-5
- Drug overdose deaths, government response
(Dosanjh) 10043
(Priddy) 10042-3
(Wilson, G.) 10042-3
- Illegal drug trade See Illegal drugs under Drugs
- Impact on women, government work on issue
(Hammell) 7400
(Stephens) 7400
- Incidence among Indians See Indians
- Needle exchange programs See Public health
- Prescription drug abuse
(Priddy) 10486
(Stephens) 7400, 10485-6
- Provincial health officer report on injection drug use, recommendations, ministry response
(Hawkins) 10561
(Priddy) 10561
- Treatment services
- detox services
(Boone) 10083-4
(Clark, C.) 10083-4
- needs in urban and non-urban areas
(Boone) 10048-50
(Wilson, G.) 10048-50
- rehabilitation program for drivers displaying a drug dependency or alcohol-abuse lifestyle, petition tabled
(Campbell) 9096
(Gingell) 10546, 10680 (corrected)
(Stephens) 9096, 10760
(Weisbeck) 9096
- services for abusers who cause car accidents and death, petition tabled
(Coell) 9016
- services for youth
(Boone) 10083
(Clark, C.) 10083
Summers, William and Anne-Marie
- Letter re manufactured home park tenancy agreement terminations
(Abbott) 7748
Sun Microsystems Computer Corp.
- Information technology initiatives in B.C.
(Petter) 7847
(Reid, L.) 7847
Sun Peaks at Tod Mountain
- Agreement with Indians and provincial government
(Krueger) 9839
- Development approval
(McGregor) 9597
- Resort opening
(McGregor) 6968
Sunnybank Home, Oliver, B.C.
- Amalgamation issue
(Barisoff) 10260
(Priddy) 10260
Sunrise Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.
- Conversion to low-cost residential accommodation
(Farnworth) 9065-7
(Nebbeling) 9065-6
Sun-Rype Products Ltd.
- Costs related to expansion of beverage container deposit system
(McGregor) 9555
(Thorpe) 9555
Sunshine Coast area
- Ambulance service
(Nebbeling) 10404
(Priddy) 10404
- Single government for area, impact on Sechelt Indian government district
(Wilson, G.) 8403
- Tax base
(Wilson, G.) 8401-4
- Water system in middle portion of area
(Wilson, G.) 8402
Sunshine Coast regional district
- Referendum on recreation facility
(Wilson, G.) 10301
Super, Natural British Columbia
- Financial operations
(Thorpe) 8354
(Waddell) 8354
Superannuation Commission
- Role of commissioner
(MacPhail) 7631
Supply Act, 1998-99
Supply Act (No. 1), 1998
- (Bill 7) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 6623; 2R, 6623-33, 6646-55; C, 6655-71; 3R, 6671; RA, 6671
- Debate, speakers
(Anderson) 6628-30, 6665-6
(Boone) 6654-67
(Campbell) 6653-4
(Clark, C.) 6623-6, 6655-62, 6666-7
(Coell) 6627-8
(Gingell) 6646-7, 6658-9
(Hawkins) 6651-3, 6667-71
(McKinnon) 6626-7
(MacPhail) 6623
(Neufeld) 6664-5
(Priddy) 6667-71
(Sanders) 6631-2
(Symons) 6670-1
(van Dongen) 6650-1
(Weisgerber) 6632-3
(Wilson, G.) 6648-9, 6662-4
(Wilson, J.) 6647-8
Supply Act (No. 2), 1998
- (Bill 42) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 9421; 2R, 9421-32, 9446-55; C, 9455-6; 3R, 9455; RA, 9456
- Debate, speakers
(Chong) 9421-4, 9455-6
(de Jong) 9453-5
(Hawkins) 9427-31
(Krueger) 9431-2, 9446-9
(MacPhail) 9421, 9455-6
(Penner) 9449-53
(Streifel) 9421
(Thorpe) 9424-7
Surrey Association for Early Childhood Education
Surrey, B.C.
Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, B.C.
- Budget
(Hogg) 10206
(Priddy) 10207
- Budget and on-call pay for physicians
(Hawkins) 10407
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Surrey-Cloverdale constituency and area
- Issues and concerns
(McKinnon) 6845-6
- Letter from local construction company re labour code changes
(McKinnon) 9677
Surrey–Green Timbers constituency and area
- Capital improvements
(Hammell) 6770
Surrey-Whalley constituency and area
- Capital improvements
(Smallwood) 6902
Surrey–White Rock constituency and area
Sweeney, Neil
- Commended for work as Liberal Party researcher
(Dalton) 10622
Symons, Douglas R. (Richmond Centre)
- AirCare program
- Auditor general, statements in audit of Vancouver Island Highway Project 7901-2, 8149-50
- Automobiles
- impoundment of vehicles 8151-2
- insurance, kilometre-based insurance 7903
- roadside safety and emissions testing of heavy-duty commercial vehicles 7612-3
- traffic fines, revenues 8152
- traffic safety
- intersection red-light cameras, program revenues and expenditures 8762
- roadside safety testing, cost 8152
- Bombardier Inc.
- job creation at B.C. plant 9370
- memorandum of understanding as SkyTrain supplier 10697
- Bridges, rehabilitation and seismic upgrading 7910-2
- B.C. Ferry Corporation
- 1998-99 estimates debate 8074-91
- accountability 8078
- audit, need for independent value-for-money audit 8079
- budget 8074, 8076-7, 8079
- Fryer report, recommendations 8076
- long-term management policy 8076
- request for documents 8091
- B.C. Hydro, power sales, pricing decisions 10618
- B.C., northern B.C., tourism industry, circle tour of northwestern B.C. 7976-7
- B.C. Public School Employers Association, bargaining agent role 10617
- B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association, letter re labour code changes 9610
- B.C. Transit
- 1998-99 estimates debate 9361-79, 9432-6, 9439-42
- agreement with SNC Lavalin and Bombardier 9365-6
- budget
- budget for Vancouver regional transit system 9432-5
- budget risks 9434-5
- funding for planning and engineering 9373
- operating and debt-servicing contributions 9378-9, 9432
- overtime costs for bus drivers 9434
- Kuala Lumpur project 9367
- operations
- preventive maintenance program 9433
- productivity initiatives 9432-3
- staff expertise 9366
- ownership of Ballard Power Systems Inc. shares 9439
- public forums, timing and advertisements 9365
- transfer of jobs to Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority 10698
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority
- budget
- debt and debt-servicing costs 10675
- debt cap 7901
- highway rehabilitation budget 7772, 10675
- revenue and debt and debt-servicing costs 7771-3
- investment in Ballard Power Systems 7902-3
- mandate 7771
- performance measurement 7900-1
- projects, financing 7771-3, 7904, 8150
- properties held by corporation 7903
- purpose 7772-3
- staff, number 7904
- transportation capital plan 7805-6
- transportation initiatives 7806
- B.C. Utilities Commission, powers to review B.C. Hydro energy supply contracts 10618
- BC-Alcan Northern Development Fund Act, debate 7045
- Budget debate, 1998-99 budget 6787-90
- Budgets
- 1998-99 budget, content and objectives 6789-90
- budget process, NDP members' comments while in opposition 6788-9
- Business in B.C., companies leaving province 9984
- Cameron, Ken, comments on light rapid transit and growth management 9366
- Catamaran Ferries International Corp., role in B.C. Ferry Corporation's fast ferry construction 8085
- Churchill, Winston, position on opposition's use of dropped order to terminate debate 9520
- Civil service
- employees, bargaining unit designation for licensed professionals 10617-8
- public sector, changes in labour relations 10617-8
- Clark, Glen
- comments on 1997 labour legislation 9077
- performance as Premier 9418-9
- position on SkyTrain while in opposition 9370-1
- Coalition for Casual Custom Transit, advocacy for transit services for disabled people 9441
- Coalition of Progressive Electors, position on SkyTrain expansion 9370
- Comments on Island Highway construction project labour costs
(Conroy) 9179
- Construction industry
- collective bargaining, changes in bargaining structures 9607-10, 9876-7
- master collective agreements for major projects 9076-8
- non-unionized job site operated by unionized company 9077
- review panels, findings and recommendations 9608
- Corrigan, Derek, comments on light rapid transit costs 9368
- Crime, youth crime, parental accountability and liability for property damage 7270
- Cull, Elizabeth, comments while MLA on government's management of legislative agenda 9420
- Economy
- B.C. economy
- Canada's economic performance, provincial comparisons 9984-5
- Education
- labour relations, collective bargaining in the public school system 10617
- technology and equipment, funding 7533
- year-round and extended-day schooling 7765
- Education ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7531-3, 7765-6
- Electric power, energy loss during long-distance transmission 9132
- Employment and Investment ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 8762, 9132
- Energy and Mines ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7976-7
- Enser, Maureen, comments on labour code changes 9078
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 9328
- Ferries and ferry services
- fares 8075, 8079-80
- fast ferries
- construction contracts, deadlines 8081
- construction costs 8081-4, 10325
- construction problems 8086-7
- construction program 8085
- construction program, independent audit 8088
- construction, second and third ferries 8083, 8089
- construction, working conditions 8194
- engine design 8087, 8090
- evacuation test 8090-1
- sea trials 8087
- ferries as extension of highway system 8076
- ferry terminals, Duke Point terminal, access road construction project 7902
- routes and services
- subsidization, cross-subsidization of ferry routes 8077-8
- vessels
- construction, global competitiveness 8084-5
- emission standards 8090
- privatization and leaseback by corporation 8087-8, 10325-6
- Queen of Victoria and Queen of Nanaimo, maintenance 8091
- Finnyard, involvement in B.C. Ferry Corporation's fast ferry construction project 8084
- Forest industry, silviculture
- jobs for displaced forest workers 8701-2, 8732-3
- student jobs, student financial assistance in lieu of tree-planting jobs 8701
- Forest Renewal B.C., funding for projects, directing of funds to non-forestry uses 7045
- Forests ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 8701-2, 8732-3
- Fuel, gasoline tax
- revenues, amount returned to B.C. 10674-5
- taxation of motor fuel 7771
- Gambling, charity gaming, province's licensing authority between 1986-98, retroactive immunity from legal action 10616-7
- George Massey Tunnel, expansion 8115-6
- Government
- accounting methods and practices 6788
- financial management 6787-9
- Greater Vancouver regional district
- consultation with district on SkyTrain expansion 9375-6
- Livable Region strategy, implementation 9363
- notice of major transit contracts 9375
- Transport 2021 plan 9363
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
- advisory committee 9365
- application of freedom-of-information legislation 10704
- credit rating, impact on Greater Vancouver regional district rating 9375
- funding
- Greater Vancouver regional district approvals, exception for debt-servicing needs 10702
- incentives for increased use of public transit 9361-2
- land acquisition for light rapid transit system 9365
- Rapid Transit Project 10696-7, 10703-4
- responsibilities 9365
- share of provincial debt 9365
- structure, power and responsibilities 10698, 10701-2
- transfer of assets to authority, cars on order for SkyTrain 10704
- transfer of jobs from B.C. Transit 10698
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Act
- Groome Capital Advisory Inc., comments on B.C. economy 9879
- Highway 1
- high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, construction budget 7903
- Port Mann Bridge to Hope section, highway mileage signs, mileage indications 8116-7
- Highway 16, Smithers corridor project 7912
- Highway 19, Island Highway construction project
- aboriginal roadbuilding project 7899
- Campbell river section 7900
- cycling lanes 7802
- design-build concept 7773, 7801
- Goldstream Park section 7902, 8149-50
- planning and design standards 7901-2
- project 7773, 10675
- project monitoring and accountability 7801-2
- project performance measurement 7900-1
- properties acquired for highway use, disposition of surplus lands 7801
- South Courtenay connector 7866
- work still to be completed 7902
- Highway 97, highway extension, west side of Okanagan Lake 7872-3
- Highway 99, high-occupancy-vehicle lanes 8116
- Highway Constructors Ltd.
- employee pensions, contributions and benefits 7903-4
- role in hiring of workers for highway construction projects 7899-900
- Highways and roads
- construction projects, funding 7909
- highway safety improvement program 8119
- maintenance and rehabilitation
- budget 7772
- contractors, scope of work 7908-9
- costs transferred to B.C. Transportation Financing Authority 6788
- funding 7910-1
- "Good Roads Cost Less" study 7901, 7910, 7912
- Kootenay area contract 7909
- resurfacing methods 7908
- resurfacing, number of road-kilometres done 7912
- road conditions and per-kilometre repair costs 7910
- seal-coating 7909-10
- planning and design standards 7901-2, 8149-50
- provincial highway plan 7901
- provincial roads, condition 7910-1
- sani-dump stations, dumping of illegal substances at stations 8117
- Hongkong Bank of Canada, comments on B.C. economy 9879, 9982
- Housing, social housing, provincial management of federal funding 8598
- Human Tissue Gift Act, changes to increase consent and donation rates 10616
- Impaired driving, penalties and deterrents 8152
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., rates, penalties for bad drivers 8151
- International Catamarans Designs Inc., role in B.C. Ferry Corporation's fast ferry construction 8085
- Investment Dealers Association of Canada, position on labour code changes 9878
- Investment in B.C.
- impact of labour code changes 9982-5
- private sector investment 9608-10
- Kanaka Creek Elementary School, year-round schooling project 7765
- Krueger, Kevin, role in removal from order paper of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act (1998) 9520
- Kunin, Roslyn, comments on B.C. economy 9983
- Labour
- labour relations climate, stability issue 9078-9
- workers' rights 9876
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998
- Labour Relations Code, changes 9075-6, 9079, 9607-10, 9878-9, 9983
- Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 1997, content and purpose of bill 9077-8, 9878
- Lampert, Jerry, comments on B.C. economy 9879, 9982
- Legislature
- committee system, use 8514, 9419
- conducting of House business in an orderly and efficient manner 9418-9
- late-night sittings and cooperation between government and opposition 8513-5
- legislative calendar and sitting schedule 8513
- orders of the day, dropped orders 9520
- Lions Gate Bridge, maintenance and rehabilitation 7812-4
- Lottery Act, amendment respecting deemed date of valid issue for gaming licences 10616-7
- Lower mainland
- traffic management plan 7903
- transportation strategy 7804-5
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, debate 7612-3
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1998
- Morey Channel Bridge
- construction project 8116
- use for rapid transit 9374-5
- Motions
- motion that the House at its rising stand recessed until 6:35 p.m. and thereafter sit until adjournment, debate 8513-4
- motion that the House at its rising stand recessed until 6:35 p.m. and thereafter sit until adjournment, debate 9417-20
- reinstatement of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, on order paper (Motion 50), debate 9519-20
- Motor Carrier Commission, licensing function, deregulation of interprovincial carriers 8153-4
- Motor vehicle branch
- superintendent of motor vehicles, responsibilities 8150
- transfer of functions to Insurance Corporation of B.C. 8149, 10675
- Motorcycles, use of high-occupancy-vehicle lanes by motorcyclists 8116
- Mount Washington Ski Resort Ltd., road to facility 8150
- Municipal Affairs ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 8598
- Municipal Finance Authority of B.C., concerns re agency credit ratings 9375
- NDP government
- Northern development fund, expenditures, decision-making authority 7045
- Northwest Corridor Development Corporation, transportation corridor study and B.C. involvement 7904
- Occupational health and safety, worker's right to refuse unsafe work 8194
- Orwell, George, 1984, fictional events 10616
- Pacific National Exhibition location, announcement 9371
- Palmer, Vaughn, comments on labour code changes 9078-9
- Petter, Andrew, letter as minister responsible for B.C. Transit re public transit 9362
- Pharmacare program, 1997-98 expenditures 6670-1
- Premier's Office, 1998-99 estimates debate 10324-6
- Princeton, Princeton-Coalmont road, repairs 8116
- Public debt, current levels 9075, 9877
- Puil, George, comments on rapid transit 9368
- Pullinger, Jan, comments on government's management of legislative agenda 9420
- Railways and rail services, tourism opportunities 7976-7
- Richmond High School, study on public-private partnerships 7766
- Richmond, transit service improvements, impact of Olympic Games location decision 9374
- School Sites Acquisition Statutes Amendment Act, changes 7765-6
- Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations, meetings 9877
- Select Standing Committee on Economic Development, Science, Labour, Training and Technology, review of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act 9875-9
- Shepard, Jim, comments on B.C. economy 9982
- SkyTrain
- cost per car 9367-8
- expansion of system
- extension of light rapid transit route using SkyTrain technology 8299
- Social Credit Party government, management of legislative agenda in 1980s 10324-5
- Speech from the Throne, 1996 speech, government objectives 9877
- Steveston Secondary School, partnership with Kwantlen University College 7766
- Supply Act (No. 1), 1998, debate 6670-1
- Teachers, agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation, negotiations 7531-3
- Trade unions, collective bargaining, sectoral bargaining 9076-7, 9876, 9878
- Trans Canada Trail 9328
- Transit services
- advertising for expressions of interest for light rapid transit project 9368
- apprenticeship program for bus maintenance workers 9434
- 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 service to Richmond 9371-3
- ridership between Richmond and Vancouver 9374
- time difference between rapid and express buses 9372-3
- fare evasion issues 9440
- funding for services 9363
- 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
- locomotives for commuter rail service, purchase proposal 6787-8
- Oakridge transit centre
- operation, 1997 figures 9434
- use of site 9440
- operations centre and transit exchange, purchase of sites 9374
- public transit
- costs borne by automobile drivers 9361
- quality of service 9361-3
- rapid transit, growth management goal 9366
- trolleys, use 9441
- Transplantation of organs, number of donor organs available 10616
- Transportation
- corridors, protection 7907
- current and future issues 8259
- transportation planning, provincial multimodal strategy 7805
- Transportation and Highways ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 7771-3, 7801-6, 7812-4, 7832, 7866, 7872-3, 7899-904, 7907-12, 8115-8, 8119-20, 8147-54, 10674-5
- budget
- administration and project delivery costs 8148
- contracting-out work, costs 7907
- highway capital construction, costs 7908
- highway rehabilitation, costs 7908
- liabilities 7907
- net capital debt 7907
- performance-based budgeting 8148
- contractors, confidentiality issues re contractors hired by ministry 8117-8
- hiring policy, local hiring for highway construction 7899-900
- performance measurement 8148
- projects, prioritization 8147
- properties held by ministry 7907
- vehicles, colour and visibility 8117
- Trucking industry
- out-of-province trucks, permitting process 8153
- truck drivers, issues 8150-1
- Uranium mining, prohibition 7117
- Uranium Moratorium Act, debate 7117
- Vancouver regional transit commission, fees and discounts 9362
- Vancouver, transit services
- light rail system, public consultation 10696-7
- number of buses 9440
- regional input on decisions 10698
- shuttle service 9441
- use of trolleys 9441
- Victoria Line Ltd., operations 8091
- West Coast Express 9377-8, 9434
- Williams, Bob, comments on SkyTrain costs 9371
- Women's Equality ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 7460
- budget, operations budget 7460
- Workers Compensation Board, investigations, unsafe workplace complaints 8194
- Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998, debate 8194
- YMC Management Corp., role in aboriginal roadbuilding project 7899
- Youth, opportunities for B.C. youth 7653-5
System Act
- Amendments
(MacPhail) 6973
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