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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
Tahsis, B.C.
- Forest industry in area
(Wilson, G.) 7492
(Zirnhelt) 7738
Taiwanese Cultural Society
Taseko Mines Ltd.
- Letter re mineral development
(Miller) 7630
- Prosperity mine project
- development of mine
(Campbell) 7292
- environmental assessment process
(Randall) 7320
- federal role
(Jarvis) 8019
(Miller) 8019
- proposal
(Dalton) 6828
Task Force into Illicit Narcotic Overdose Deaths in British Columbia
Task force on business regulation See Business Task Force on Regulatory Impact
Task Force on Commercial Vehicle Safety
- Recommendations, implementation
(Lali) 8151
Task Force on Critical Issues in Financing Colleges and Institutions
Tatchell, Mark
- Comments on operation of employment standards branch
(Dalton) 8692
Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Park
- Establishment
(Neufeld) 10290
- Mine expropriation
- establishment of fund for placer miners' compensation
(Neufeld) 7626
- expropriation
(Jarvis) 7622
(Neufeld) 7289
Taxation See also particular taxes, e.g., Income tax
- Changes in current legislation
(MacPhail) 6621
- "Green" taxes
(Sawicki) 6951-2
(Thorpe) 6952
- International tax competitiveness
(Farrell-Collins) 9199-200
(MacPhail) 9199-200
- Levels
(Coell) 9791-2
(Farnworth) 8854
(Hansen) 10658
(Nebbeling) 8854
(Neufeld) 9782, 10011
- Levels for 1998-99
(Boone) 6695-6
(Bowbrick) 6679-81
(Calendino) 6691
(Chong) 6775-6
(Coell) 6893-4
(Farnworth) 6736-7
(Farrell-Collins) 6640-1, 9188-92, 10672
(Giesbrecht) 6732
(Hammell) 6771
(Janssen) 6772
(Jarvis) 6726
(Kasper) 6720
(Kwan) 6723-4
(McKinnon) 6728-9
(MacPhail) 6615-8, 9188-92
(Nebbeling) 6895
(Penner) 6709
(Plant) 6707
(Sanders) 6760
(Stephens) 6705
(Stevenson) 6702
(Thorpe) 6778-9
(Weisgerber) 6678-9
(Wilson, G.) 6979
(Wilson, J.) 6689
- Marginal tax rate for high-income earners
- rate during NDP administration
(Chong) 6985
(Wilson, G.) 6986-7
- reduction
(MacPhail) 6981
- reduction, impact on number of skilled workers leaving B.C.
(Farrell-Collins) 6982-3
(Gingell) 6987-8
- Nisga'a treaty tax provisions, tax payment and exemption provisions
(Clark, G.) 10366
(Wilson, G.) 10366
- Revenues
- impact of job loss to other provinces
(Chong) 6985-6
- revenue collection responsibility, change to existing system
(Wilson, G.) 6717-8, 6720, 6979
- System, reform of current system
(Wilson, G.) 6978-9, 6986-7
- Tax avoidance, prevention measures
(Chong) 6984-5
- Tax credits for eligible venture capital investments
(Chong) 7357
(Gingell) 7356
(Thorpe) 7355-6
(Waddell) 7354-5
- Tax reductions
- personal and corporate rate reductions
(Farrell-Collins) 6981-2, 7042-3
(MacPhail) 6980-1
- reductions
(Nettleton) 6913
- reductions for small business See Small business under Business
- Tax regime, stability
(Plant) 8270, 10244
- Taxes in B.C.
(Campbell) 6605
- "Wealth tax"
(Dalton) 10016
Teachers
- Agreement-in-committee between government and B.C. Teachers Federation
- administrative implications
(Plant) 7724
- agreement
(Ramsey) 7143-4
- class size
(Anderson) 10503, 10803-4
(Masi) 10447
(Penner) 10507
(Ramsey) 7481, 7484, 7536, 7572-4, 10304, 10668, 10794, 10803
(Sanders) 7534-6, 7570-1, 7574, 10443, 10793
- class size and supplementary funding
(Ramsey) 7732-3, 7759-60
(Whittred) 7732-3, 7758-60
- class size reduction, impact on smaller and rural areas
(Nebbeling) 10512
- class size reduction versus reduction in number of portables
(Reid, L.) 10504-5
- constitution of collective agreement
(Ramsey) 10799
(Sanders) 10799
- early retirement and teacher renewal
(Masi) 10803
(Ramsey) 10803
- early-retirement provisions
(Barisoff) 7701-2, 7708-10
(Ramsey) 7701-2, 7708-10
(Sanders) 10444
- flexibility of agreement
(Whittred) 7183-4
- funding
(Barisoff) 7527-8
(Coleman) 7537
(Ramsey) 7523-5, 7527-8, 7537, 7564-6, 7569-70, 7572-5, 7583
(Sanders) 7523-5, 7564-6, 7569-73, 7575, 7582-3
- funding, adequacy of funding to implement agreement
(Sanders) 10306, 10441-2, 10795
(van Dongen) 10509
(Weisbeck) 10448
- funding allocation
(Ramsey) 10303
- funding allocation to districts
(Ramsey) 7631-2
(Sanders) 7631-2
- funding allocations, Liberal Party position
(Ramsey) 7705-6
(Sanders) 7705-6
- funding for non-enrolling teachers
(Ramsey) 10444
- government advertising
(Sanders) 10306
- government advertising, costs
(Dalton) 10494-6
- hiring of English-as-a-second-language teachers
(Sanders) 10306
- hiring policies
(Abbott) 7727
(Ramsey) 7727
- impact
(Coleman) 10519
- impact of agreement on public sector collective bargaining
(Plant) 10497-9
- impact on class size of grades 4 through 12
(Sanders) 10796
- impact on school boards
(McKinnon) 10515
- impact on students
(de Jong) 9230-1
(Ramsey) 9230-1
(Sanders) 9230
(Sihota) 7182-4
- impact on students' travel distance to school
(Krueger) 10518
(Sanders) 10794
(Wilson, G.) 10522
- impact on teacher pension plan
(Masi) 7647
(Ramsey) 7647
- implementation
(Ramsey) 8635, 9095, 10523
(Wilson, G.) 8635, 9095
- implementation costs
(Ramsey) 7633, 10799
(Sanders) 7483, 7632-3
- legislation See Public Education Collective Agreement Act
- legislation versus negotiation
(Sanders) 10443
- Liberal Party position
(Ramsey) 10303
- negotiation process
(Hawkins) 7711
(Sanders) 7483
- negotiations
(Barisoff) 7527-8
(Clark, G.) 7037
(Coleman) 7537
(Hawkins) 7526-7
(Ramsey) 7037-8, 7519-37, 7564-75
(Sanders) 7519-25, 7534-5, 7564-6, 7569-75
(Symons) 7531-3
(Wilson, G.) 7037, 7145, 7524, 7528-31, 7566-9
- negotiations, application of Labour Relations Code provisions
(Ramsey) 7567-9
(Wilson, G.) 7567-9
- negotiations, government involvement
(de Jong) 9150
(Ramsey) 9150
(Wilson, G.) 8941-2
- negotiations, legal provisions granting authority to negotiate
(Ramsey) 7528-9, 7566-9
(Wilson, G.) 7528-9, 7566-9
- negotiations, role of Premier's Office
(Clark, G.) 10375-6
(Hawkins) 7525-7
(Ramsey) 7526-7, 7564
(Sanders) 7525, 7564
(Wilson, G.) 10374-6
- negotiations, role of Public Sector Employers Council
(Ramsey) 7519-25, 7564
(Sanders) 7519-25, 7535, 7564
(Wilson, G.) 7524
- new teachers and teaching aides
(Sanders) 10304-5
- on-call benefits
(Masi) 10796, 10802
(Ramsey) 10796, 10802
(Sanders) 10444-5
- parents' reaction
(Chong) 10502
(Dalton) 10494-5
(Krueger) 10517-8
- position of NDP MLAs and public sector union heads
(Wilson, G.) 10519-22
- potential for grievances and arbitration
(Penner) 10507
(Sanders) 10444, 10794-5
(Wilson, G.) 10522
- provisions
(Ramsey) 7481, 7484-5, 7521-3, 7527, 7529-30, 7533-4, 7536, 7570, 7572- 84
(Sanders) 7534-5, 7570-83
(Wilson, G.) 7529-30
- public reaction
(Chong) 10501
(Dalton) 10496
- ratification
(Ramsey) 7523, 7530-1, 7533, 7573
(Sanders) 7523, 7571, 7573
(Symons) 7533
(Wilson, G.) 7530-1
- ratification, school superintendents' meeting with Paul Ramsey
(Ramsey) 8368
(Wilson, G.) 8368
- special-education service levels
(Ramsey) 10801
(Sanders) 10801
- staffing formula and non-enrolling teachers
(Masi) 10802
(Ramsey) 10800, 10802-3
(Sanders) 10799-800
- teacher salaries
(Anderson) 10503
(Ramsey) 7521, 7575, 7580-4, 10799
(Sanders) 7521, 7575, 7580-3, 10799
(Symons) 7532
- teachers on call
(Plant) 7724
(Ramsey) 7724
- teacher-student ratio
(Reid, L.) 10504-5
- unresolved issues
(Ramsey) 10802
(Sanders) 10307, 10802
- Baseline services by non-enrolling teachers
(Ramsey) 7575-9
(Sanders) 7575-7, 7579
- Budget for professional development days
(Abbott) 7726-7
(Ramsey) 7727
- Collective bargaining
- Measurement of teacher performance
(Masi) 7666
(Ramsey) 7666
- Teacher levels in B.C. schools
- increase in teaching and support staff
(Ramsey) 7488-9
(Sanders) 7488-9
- levels in public schools, Liberal Party position
(Ramsey) 7484
Technical University of British Columbia
Technology B.C. program
Technology Industries Association See British Columbia Technology Industries Association
TeleCare project See Health care
Telecommunications
- Infrastructure funding
(Miller) 7152
(Neufeld) 7152-3
- Telephone call centres for B.C.
(MacPhail) 6616
Tenants Rights Action Coalition
- Position on residential tenancy arbitration process
(Plant) 7265
Terrace school district See School district 82 (Coast Mountains)
Texada Island
- Health care services, in-home care
(Wilson, G.) 10208-9
- Health clinic
(Priddy) 10208
(Wilson, G.) 10207-8
Thackray, Allan Douglas
- Involvement in Skeena Cellulose legal case
(Plant) 7296-7
- Position on Repap job continuation contribution agreement
(Plant) 6821-2
Themis Consulting Ltd.
- Contract to make family maintenance arrears collections
(Dosanjh) 7230-1
(Plant) 7230-1
Thiessen, Rob
- Stream setback order for fish habitat, case
(Stephens) 6891
Thompson-Nicola regional district
- Letter re disposal sites for septic tank effluent
(Krueger) 9651
(McGregor) 9651
Thompson-Okanagan-Kootenay health region
- Mental health planning committee, comments on psychiatric centre in Kamloops
(Hawkins) 10412-3
Thornicroft, Ken
- Position on labour code changes
(Giesbrecht) 8961
Thorpe, Rick (Okanagan-Penticton)
- Aboriginal Affairs ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 9765-7
- Alberta
- beverage container deposit system 9555
- economy 9023
- Alcohol
- liquor industry and sales
- advertising process, review 7309
- concerns of small retail operators 8035
- consultation on policy changes 8031
- illicit sales 7308
- illicit sales, impact on government revenues 8037, 8154-5
- regulation exemptions to allow sales of certain products in designated establishments 10624, 10734-5
- regulations and red tape 8029-30
- sale of alcoholic beverages in gambling establishments 8031-2
- taxes and product markups 8029, 8156-7
- taxes and product markups, flat tax system 8037
- Art Starts in Schools program 8226
- Arthur Andersen Inc., role in disposition of government vehicle fleet 9202-4
- Attorney General ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 7307-9
- liquor control and licensing branch
- enforcement and compliance inspections 7307-8
- responsibilities 7309, 8030
- Automobiles, photo radar, use in speed monitoring, effectiveness 10249
- Banking industry, mergers, issues and concerns 8397-9
- Beer industry, U-brew operations, policy review 7308-9
- Beverage Container Management Board, costs related to expansion of deposit system 9554, 9584, 9587-8
- Biggs, Ron, comments on labour code changes 9760
- B.C. Arts Council, operations 8225-8
- B.C. Assets and Land Corporation, establishment and operations 9276-8, 10733
- B.C. Film Commission, business plan 8323-5
- B.C. Fishing Resorts and Outfitters Association, concerns re Crown lease costs 9596
- B.C. Gaming Commission, audit review program 8910-1
- B.C. Heritage Trust, operations 8286, 8288
- B.C. Lottery Corporation, performance accountability requirement 9006
- B.C. Pavilion Corporation, operations 8359-60
- B.C., provincial and local celebrations 10178
- B.C. Utilities Commission, powers to review B.C. Hydro energy supply contracts 10624
- B.C. Wine Institute, business relationship with government 8032
- Budget debate, 1998-99 budget 6776-9
- Budgets
- 1998-99 budget, content and objectives 6777
- balanced budgets 6778
- balancing of budgets, NDP performance 9426
- Business
- business in B.C., companies leaving province 9021
- costs, impact of changes to Workers Compensation Act on small and medium-sized business 7502-3, 7554-6
- management-worker cooperation 7556-7
- small business
- 1993 government report, "Commitment to Small Business," recommendations 10434
- access to capital 8334-5
- access to government-sponsored venture capital funds 7355-6
- competitiveness analyses by government 8335-6
- co-op program, funding levels 8328
- government support 8361
- issues and concerns 8160-1, 8328-30, 8332-4, 8362, 10674
- position on labour code changes 9021-2, 9621, 9759-61
- tax reductions 6676, 8335
- taxation 8159-60
- startups by youth 8395
- Business Paper Reduction Act, 1998, debate 10434-5, 10437-41
- Canadian Home Builders Association, position on labour code changes 9022
- Carpentier, Jacques, legal action against government 10623
- Children and Families ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 8879-82
- Cities and towns, downtown revitalization and neighbourhood enhancement programs 8546
- Clark, Glen, comments while in opposition on Social Credit government's 1991-92 budget 6779
- Clearly Canadian Beverage Corporation, letter to Environment ministry re beverage container deposits 9555, 9585
- Commission of inquiry into the quality of condominium construction in B.C. (Barrett commission), cost 8545-6
- Communities
- projects funded through government grants program 8283, 8285
- small community protection grant 8547
- Conroy, Ed, member's personal experience with hepatitis C 7448
- Construction industry
- impact of legislative regulation 10573, 10575
- labour relations, master collective agreements for major projects 9991
- Consumers Glass Co. Ltd., jobs, impact of expanded beverage container deposit system 9587
- Coopers and Lybrand Consulting Group, report on B.C. film industry 8326
- Council of Tourism Associations of B.C., concerns 8337
- Credit rating, B.C. rating 9426
- Crown land
- lease applications, volume 8338-40
- leases, cost increases
- impact on tourism operations 8338
- review of impact on resort industry 9596
- sales, projected and actual revenues 9276-8
- value, determination process 9277-8
- Culture
- Democracy, democratic freedom 10622
- Dempsey, Bill, neighbourhood pub operator, concerns 8155
- Disabled and handicapped persons, programs and services, women's access to entrepreneurial programs 7407-8
- Economy
- Education
- funding, allocation to districts 7713-4
- public education system, accountability and performance measurement 7713-4
- Education ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7597, 7712-4
- Ellis Foster, report on B.C. film industry 8323, 8325-6
- Employment and Investment ministry
- Employment and unemployment
- employment levels 6885-6
- jobs lost in B.C. 9426-7
- unemployment, current levels 8160
- Enemark, Tex, review of liquor policy 8030
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry
- Ferries and ferry services
- fare increase, impact on tourism industry 8339-40
- marketing relationship with Tourism B.C. 8356
- Festival of the Arts, Prince George event 8226
- Film industry
- Finance and Corporate Relations ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 9201-4, 9207, 9276-8
- Finlayson, Jock, comments on B.C. economy 9992
- Fisheries
- Pacific salmon fishery, dispute between United States and Canada
- 1997 Alaska ferry blockade 8354
- actions by fishermen's union 8399
- sport fishing, issues 8028, 8177-8, 8337, 8340, 8359
- Forests ministry
- Foster care, placement of child in home of relative 8879-81
- Gambling
- charities' access to gambling revenues, audit reviews of fund recipients 8910-1
- charity gaming, province's licensing authority between 1986-98, retroactive immunity from legal action 10622-4
- expansion of gambling in B.C., impact on local businesses 8909
- lotteries
- Keno sales in Kamloops pubs 8909-10
- losing tickets exchanged for videos 8910
- Giannotti, Anthony, Forests ministry job, termination of offer 7609, 7672
- Gibbenhuck, Jarad, hepatitis C case, impact on family 7447-8
- Gordon, Clarence, wait for hip replacement, case 10461
- Government
- information, electronic filing 10439
- regulations and red tape
- service delivery, standards 8390
- spending, contingency plan for emergency reduction 8392
- vehicles, sale and leaseback combined with fleet management services 9202-4, 9207
- Government agent offices, operations 8390, 8392
- Health care
- Health ministry
- Hedley Mascot mine, business plan for operation as heritage site 8289-90
- Hepatitis C
- blood transfusion recipients infected prior to 1986
- compensation for victims 7447-8
- compensation for victims, petitions tabled 7428, 7878
- fair and just treatment for victims, petition tabled 10760
- impact of disease, physical and financial costs 7447-8
- Heritage Conservation Act, review 8221-2
- Heritage sites 8222, 8286
- Heritage Society of B.C., relationship with government 8285-6
- Highways and roads, devolution of maintenance responsibilities to municipalities 7941-3, 8547-8
- Homeowner Protection Act
- Homeowner protection office
- board members 10573
- funding for interim chief executive officer 10585
- Hotels and travel accommodation
- Canada Select, accommodation-rating program 8181
- hotel room tax, revenues to government 8182
- Human Resources ministry, income support policies, compatibility with Children and Families ministry policies 8879-82
- Income Tax Amendment Act (No. 3), 1998, debate 10431
- Indians
- lands, trailer parks on Indian land, rights of non-Indian residents 9765-7
- treaty negotiations, inclusion of Residential Tenancy Act provisions 9766
- Informetrica Ltd., study on bank mergers 8398
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- operations 8767-9
- policies and practices, comparison with private-sector insurance companies 8767-9
- Investment in B.C., impact of labour code changes 9990-3
- Justice system, citizen's right to bring legal action against government 10622-3
- Kennedy, Sheldon, fundraising activities 8247
- Kettle Valley Railway Heritage Society, operation of heritage railway 8290-1
- Labour ministry, cooperation with Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry 8333-4
- Labour relations climate, stability issue 9991-2
- Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, debate 9021-4, 9620-1, 9758-61, 9990-3
- Labour Relations Code, changes 9621, 9992
- Landmark Entertainment Group, involvement in PNE relocation 8360-1
- Legislature
- committee system, use 6886, 9758-60
- legislative calendar and sitting schedule 9427
- Letter to Finance minister re reduction in red tape 8392-3
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party
- action plan and policies 6887
- economic recovery plan 6778
- position on reduction in red tape 8029-30
- Livent Inc., mortgage agreement with B.C. government 8225-6
- Living Landscapes program, objectives 8293
- Lottery Act, amendment respecting deemed date of valid issue for gaming licences 10622-3
- McDonald, Neal, aboriginal heritage site case 8212-3
- McDonald school, construction in Summerland 7712
- MacPhail, Joy, comments on reduction of red tape and taxes 7554
- Mining industry, income tax credit on exploration expenditures 10431
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1998
- Motions, compensation for blood transfusion recipients infected prior to 1986 (Motion 46), debate 7447-8
- Municipal Affairs ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 8545-8
- Municipalities
- responsibility for maintenance of area roads 7941-3
- role in delivery of recreation programs 8244-5
- National Geographic IMAX Theatre
- Nestlé S.A., letter to Environment ministry re bottle deposits 9555, 9585
- NDP government
- Noxious weeds program 8621, 8637-8
- Occupational health and safety, statutory requirements 7554-7
- Okanagan area
- tourism 8356
- transportation system, projects and funding 7817-8
- Okanagan-Penticton constituency and area
- constituents' petition tabled 9015
- constituents' position on labour code changes 9022
- health care issues and concerns, orthopedic surgery wait-list 10461
- Okanagan-Similkameen health region
- Pacholzuk, Buck, wait for surgery 10461
- Pacific National Exhibition, relocation project 8360-1
- Parks
- campgrounds, private sector operations versus subsidized government sites 8339
- Forests ministry recreation sites, closing 9152
- visitors, number 9152
- Peachland, Princeton Avenue, maintenance responsibility 7941-3
- Penticton Herald, letter from former publisher re labour code changes 9760
- Penticton Indian band, trailer park on Indian land, sewage treatment case 9765-6
- Pharmacare program
- best-practices initiatives 10202-3
- PharmaNet computer system, prescription information database 10202-3
- work with drug suppliers on choice and cost of prescription drugs 10202
- PHH Vehicle Management Services, contract with B.C. government 9203-4, 9207
- Prince Rupert, tourism, impact of 1997 Alaska ferry blockade 8354
- Public debt
- current levels 6777
- debt during NDP administration 9425-6
- Public Education Collective Agreement Act, debate 10507-9
- Radosevic, John, position on actions against cruise ship industry 8399
- Recreation
- Recycling
- Rogers Communications Inc., video exchange program with B.C. Lottery Corporation 8910
- Royal B.C. Museum, operations 8291-4
- Royal Commission on Workers Compensation in B.C. (Gill commission), purpose 7555
- School boards/districts, funding
- equity among districts 7713-4
- sale of assets for capital funding 7713
- School district 23 (Central Okanagan), impact of teachers' collective agreement 10508
- School district 67 (Okanagan-Skaha), impact of teachers' collective agreement 10508
- Schools
- capital projects, priority system 7712
- portables, reduction strategy 7713
- Select Standing Committee on Economic Development, Science, Labour, Training and Technology
- review of Labour Relations Code Amendment Act 9758-61
- role in review of Business Paper Reduction Act 10440-1
- Select Standing Committee on Health and Social Services, role 9760
- Signs on highways for services and attractions
- erection of signs by Transportation and Highways ministry 8115
- government policy 7944
- program, cancellation 8337
- Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry
- 1998-99 estimates debate 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
- archaeological branch, 1998-99 business plan 8222
- business capital programs 8334-5
- consulting services 8223
- cooperation with Labour ministry 8333-4
- culture budget 8228-9
- freedom-of-information, policy and requests 8362-3
- goals and responsibilities of ministry 10674
- heritage branch
- 1997-98 objectives, implementation 8221-2
- heritage and archaeological operations 8223
- program delivery planning 8288-9
- provincial heritage program budget 8285
- liquor distribution branch
- 1998-99 business goals 8035-6
- 1998-99 profit projections 8037-8, 8155-7
- deputy minister's salary and benefits 8154
- operations 8029, 8157-8
- policy on Sunday openings and credit cards 8030-1, 8155
- retail outlets, capital expenditures 8031
- review of brewpub markups 8157
- social responsibility issue 8154-5
- minister's role as advocate for small and medium-sized business 9021
- recreation and sport branch, operations 8243-4
- role in red tape reduction initiative 10437
- sport and community development branch, community projects grants 8283, 8285
- staffing, small business issues, allocation of full-time-equivalents 8327-9
- tourism policy and planning working group 8336-7
- Small Business Venture Capital Amendment Act, 1998
- Small business venture capital program, objectives 7355-6
- Snowdon Elementary School, construction project 7712
- Sparwood and District Chamber of Commerce, comments on labour code changes 9022
- Sparwood, role as visitor gateway into province 8353-4
- Sport B.C., role 8245, 8247
- Sports
- Substance abuse/addiction, alcohol abuse 8154-5
- Super, Natural British Columbia, financial operations 8354
- Supply Act (No. 2), 1998, debate 9424-7
- Taxation
- 1998-99 levels 6778-9
- "green" taxes 6952
- tax credits for eligible venture capital investments 7355-6
- Teachers, collective bargaining, exclusion of school boards 10508
- Throne speech, content 6886
- Throne speech debate 6884-7
- Tobacco Fee Act, debate 10754, 10760
- Tobacco industry, licence fees, use of funds 10754, 10760
- Tourism B.C.
- 1998-99 marketing and sales activity 8182
- accommodations guide, content and availability 8354-5
- board, membership and independence 8356
- budget 8182
- business plan 8179-80
- expenditures, performance monitoring 8183
- freedom-of-information requests 8358-9
- funding allocations
- agreement with industry 8356-7
- allocation by international region 8182-3
- marketing of northwest regions 8354
- gateway operations 8353-4
- goals and mandate 7314-5
- marketing relationship with B.C. Ferry Corporation 8356
- planning cycle, impact on regions 8340-1
- research information, disposition 8181
- revenues, sale of research materials 8354
- role in marketing of sport fishing 8178-9
- Tourism industry
- 1-800 service for travel information and accommodation reservations, current volumes 8353
- aboriginal community projects 8355
- cruise ship industry, actions by B.C. fishermen 8399
- current and future activity 7314-5
- employment and job creation, new tourism-related jobs, Year 2001 target 8400-1
- global competitiveness of B.C. industry 8180-1, 8183, 8353, 8357-9
- labour issues 8337-8
- marketing, Internet marketing 8353, 8355
- policies 8336-7
- small operators, issues and concerns 8160-1, 8183, 10674
- SuperHost program 8181
- visitor information centres, funding 8355
- workers, flexible hours 8333, 8361-2
- Transportation and Highways ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7817-8, 7941-4, 8115
- Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre expansion project, progress 8360-1, 8797-8
- Warren, Bill, tourism project proposal 8399-400
- Wine industry
- licensing of Vintners Quality Alliance wine outlets 8032
- U-vin operations, policy review 7308-9
- Women's Equality ministry, 1998-99 estimates debate 7407-8
- Workers compensation, effectiveness of current system 7556
- Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998
- Year 2000, compliance of government computer systems 8035-6
- Youth
- arts and culture opportunities for children and youth 8226-7
- programs and services
- advertising and promotion 8396
- athletic programs 8247
- unemployment rate 9427
- Youth business and entrepreneurship training program 8393-7
- Zirnhelt, David, comments on government powers 10623
Throne speech See Speech from the Throne
TIA See British Columbia Technology Industries Association
TimberWest Forest Ltd.
T.L. Timber
TNAC See Treaty Negotiation Advisory Committee
Tobacco
- Flavoured snuff and smokeless tobacco, availability
(Randall) 8783
- Government strategy for tobacco use reduction
- business plan
(Plant) 10761
(Priddy) 10761
- role of director
(Abbott) 10751-2
(Hawkins) 10749-50, 10752-4
(Plant) 10751-2
(Priddy) 10710, 10749-54
- strategy
(Hartley) 6920
(Hawkins) 10708-9, 10711, 10714-5, 10746-7, 10750, 10761
(Plant) 10754-5
(Priddy) 8256, 8611, 10706-7, 10709, 10710-1, 10712, 10745-8, 10752-4, 10761
- Meetings between Glen Clark and United States anti-tobacco advocates
(Clark, G.) 10372
- Price regulation by government
(Abbott) 10762
(Hawkins) 10711
(Priddy) 10710
- Sale of tobacco products
- Smoking
- Taxation of tobacco products
- Tobacco industry
- compliance and enforcement issues
(Abbott) 10747
(Hawkins) 10746-7
(Plant) 10746
(Priddy) 10746-7
- liability for health care costs, legal actions and assessment of damages
(de Jong) 10765-6
(Priddy) 8611, 10712-5, 10765-6
- liability for health care costs, use of funds recovered by government
(Hawkins) 10714-5, 10765
(Priddy) 10715, 10765
- licence fee requirement, compliance
(Abbott) 10751-2, 10762
(Dalton) 10754
(Hawkins) 10711, 10750, 10753-4, 10761
(Plant) 10752-3
(Priddy) 8611, 10710-2, 10750-5, 10761
- licence fees, use of funds
(Hawkins) 10711, 10761
(Plant) 10754-5, 10760-1
(Priddy) 10711-2, 10754-5, 10760-1
(Thorpe) 10754, 10760
- licence fees, use of funds, select standing committee role
(Priddy) 10754, 10760
(Thorpe) 10754, 10760
- marketing
(Priddy) 10714
- regulation in B.C.
(Farrell-Collins) 9731-2
- taxation
(Priddy) 10710
Tobacco Damages Recovery Act
- Purpose
(Randall) 8024
- Revenue from tobacco companies, use of funds
(Nebbeling) 8025
Tobacco Damages Recovery Amendment Act, 1998
Tobacco Fee Act
- (Bill 29) (Minister of Health) 1R, 8611; 2R, 10710-2; C, 10749-55, 10760-2; 3R, 10762; RA, 10806
- Amdts: sec. 5 (Priddy) 10753, approved 10753; sec. 6 (Thorpe) 10754, ruled out of order 10754; sec. 13 (Priddy) 10762, approved 10762
- Divisions: 2R approved 10712
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 10751-2, 10762
(Dalton) 10754
(Hawkins) 10711, 10749-50, 10752-4, 10761
(Plant) 10750-5, 10760-1
(Priddy) 8611, 10710-2, 10749-55, 10760-2
(Thorpe) 10754, 10760
Tobacco Sales Amendment Act, 1997
Tobacco Sales Amendment Act, 1998
- (Bill 28) (Priddy) 1R, 8256; 2R, 10706-9; C, 10745-9; 3R, 10749; RA, 10806
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 10747
(Dalton) 10748
(Hawkins) 10707-9, 10745-9
(Plant) 10746, 10749
(Priddy) 8256, 10706-7, 10709, 10745-9
- Commencement dates
(Plant) 10749
(Priddy) 10749
- Definitions, "conviction"
(Hawkins) 10745
(Priddy) 10745
Tobacco Sales Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998
(Bill M210) (Randall) 1R, 8783
- Debate, speakers
(Randall) 8783
Tobacco Tax Act
- Amendments
(Dosanjh) 8269
(MacPhail) 6973
Tod Mountain resort See Sun Peaks at Tod Mountain
Todd, Alpheus
- Comments in On Parliamentary Government in England on role of opposition
(Plant) 9473
Tolko Industries Ltd.
- Logging costs
(Jarvis) 6843
Tolls See particular roads, bridges, e.g., Lions Gate Bridge
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Tostenson, Brian
- Comments on labour code changes
(Hawkins) 9604
Tourism B.C.
- 1998-99 marketing and sales activity
(Thorpe) 8182
(Waddell) 8182
- Accommodations guide, content and availability
(Thorpe) 8354-5
(Waddell) 8354-5
- Board, membership and independence
(Thorpe) 8356
(Waddell) 8356
- Budget
(Thorpe) 8182
(Waddell) 8182
- Business plan
(Thorpe) 8179-80
(Waddell) 8179-81
- Expenditures, performance monitoring
(Thorpe) 8183
(Waddell) 8183
- Freedom-of-information requests
(Thorpe) 8358-9
(Waddell) 8358-9
- Funding allocations
- agreement with industry
(Thorpe) 8356-7
(Waddell) 8356-7
- allocation by international region
(Thorpe) 8182-3
(Waddell) 8182-3
- marketing of northwest regions
(Thorpe) 8354
(Waddell) 8354
- northern B.C.
(Waddell) 8210-1
(Weisgerber) 8210-1
- Gateway operations
(Thorpe) 8353-4
(Waddell) 8353
- Goals and mandate
(Thorpe) 7314-5
(Waddell) 7314
- Marketing relationship with B.C. Ferry Corporation
(Thorpe) 8356
(Waddell) 8356
- Overseas offices, role
(Nebbeling) 8358
(Waddell) 8358
- Planning cycle, impact on regions
(Thorpe) 8340-1
(Waddell) 8340-1
- Research information, disposition
(Thorpe) 8181
(Waddell) 8181-2
- Revenues, sale of research materials
(Thorpe) 8354
(Waddell) 8354
- Role in marketing of sport fishing
(Thorpe) 8178-9
(Waddell) 8178-9, 8182
Tourism industry
- 1-800 service for travel information and accommodation reservations, current volumes
(Thorpe) 8353
(Waddell) 8353
- Aboriginal community projects
(Thorpe) 8355
(Waddell) 8355-6
- Alaska Highway tourism See Highway 97
- Cruise ship industry, actions by B.C. fishermen
(Thorpe) 8399
(Waddell) 8399
- Ecotourism
(McGregor) 6798
(Reitsma) 8162
(Waddell) 8162
- Employment and job creation
- future jobs
(Reitsma) 8161
- new tourism-related jobs, Year 2001 targets
(Thorpe) 8400-1
(Waddell) 8158, 8400-1
- Fees
(Reitsma) 8162
(Waddell) 8162
- Global competitiveness of B.C. industry
(Thorpe) 8180-1, 8183, 8353, 8357-9
(Waddell) 8180-1, 8183, 8353, 8357-9
- Highway signage See Signs on highways for services and attractions under Signs and signage
- Hospitality workers, certification
(Reitsma) 8162
(Waddell) 8162
- Industry in B.C.
(MacPhail) 6616
(Nebbeling) 8852
(Thorpe) 7314-5
(Throne speech) 6592
(Waddell) 6701, 7314
- Infocentres See Visitor information centres and tourist bureaus below
- Kelowna conference
(Waddell) 8179-80
- Labour issues
(Thorpe) 8337-8
(Waddell) 8337-8
- Lighthouse vacations
(Reitsma) 8162-3
(Waddell) 8162-3
- Marketing
- Internet marketing
(Thorpe) 8353, 8355
(Waddell) 8353, 8355
- marketing B.C. as tourist destination
(Nebbeling) 8358
(Waddell) 8357-8
- Policies
(Thorpe) 8336-7
(Waddell) 8336-7
- Recreational tourism
(Waddell) 9152
- Small operators, issues and concerns
(Thorpe) 8160-1, 8183, 10674
(Waddell) 8183-4
- Source countries of visitors to B.C.
(Waddell) 8180
- SuperHost program
(Thorpe) 8181
(Waddell) 8181
- Tourism promotion offices in China
(Reitsma) 8161
(Waddell) 8161-2
- Tourist bureaus See Visitor information centres and tourist bureaus below
- Travel clubs, regulation
(Dosanjh) 7690, 7738
(Plant) 7738
- University degree in tourism
(Reitsma) 8163
(Waddell) 8163
- Vision for future
(Waddell) 10674
- Visitor information centres and tourist bureaus, funding
(Nebbeling) 8355
(Thorpe) 8355
(Waddell) 8355
- Whale-watching See Whales
- Workers, flexible hours
(Thorpe) 8333, 8361-2
(Waddell) 8333, 8362
Trade and trade agreements See Exports and imports; particular agreements, e.g., Agreement on Internal Trade
Trade Practice Act
Trade unions
- Building trades unions
- Certification votes, secret ballot
(Abbott) 8968
(Barisoff) 9026, 9613-4
(Bowbrick) 9153-4
(Chong) 9752
(Coleman) 10026
(de Jong) 9916-7
(Giesbrecht) 8960
(Hansen) 9853, 9942, 10116-7
(Lovick) 10116-7
(McKinnon) 9097
(Masi) 9100-1
(Penner) 9029-30
(Reid, L.) 9126, 9738, 9740
(Wilson, G.) 8954
(Wilson, J.) 9168
- Closed-shop unions
(Hansen) 9951-2
- Collective bargaining
- centralized bargaining
(Plant) 9972-3
- collective agreements and free market forces
(Hansen) 10125-7
(Lovick) 10127
- collective bargaining during NDP administration
(Hansen) 10510-1
- construction industry, legislative provisions See Construction industry
- free collective bargaining
(Clark, G.) 10375-6
(Wilson, G.) 10375-6
- sectoral bargaining
(Abbott) 9934
(Barisoff) 9025-8
(Chong) 9754
(de Jong) 9915
(Hansen) 8944-5, 9944-6
(Krueger) 9990
(Penner) 9029-30
(Reid, L.) 9739-40, 9823
(Sanders) 9616-7
(Stephens) 9116-7, 9689, 9761
(Symons) 9076-7, 9876, 9878
(Weisbeck) 9962
- single-person bargaining units
(Hansen) 10088
(Lovick) 10088
- voluntary-recognition agreements
(Hansen) 9859-60, 9952
- Craft unions
(Hansen) 9949-51, 10100
(Lovick) 10100
- Funding to develop proposal for worker occupational safety and health centres
(Hansen) 8626-7
(Lovick) 8626-7
- Jurisdictional unionization models
(Hansen) 9574-5
- Movement in B.C.
(Masi) 9824-7
- Movement in B.C., personal experience
(Krueger) 9988-9
- NDP involvement
(Anderson) 6948-9
- Organized labour
- Rank and file concerns
(Coleman) 10008
- Right-to-work legislation
(Jarvis) 9625
(Streifel) 9042
- Role
(Anderson) 9119
(Bowbrick) 9152-4
(Jarvis) 9623
(McKinnon) 9099
(Masi) 9675-6
(Neufeld) 9542-3
(Orcherton) 8956-7
(Robertson) 9161-2
(Smallwood) 9082-3
(Stevenson) 9165-6
- Role in 1998 amendments to Workers Compensation Act
(Hansen) 7473-4
- Union jobs the only "real" jobs
(de Jong) 9745-7, 9913-4
(Giesbrecht) 9747
- Unionism, restructuring of concept
(Masi) 9999-10000
- Unionized workforce, benefits
(Giesbrecht) 8959
(Miller) 9039
- Unionized worksite, personal experience
(Neufeld) 9784
Trades
- Women in non-traditional trades
(Lovick) 8721
(Masi) 8721
Traffic fines, safety, violations, etc. See Automobiles
Traffic management, corridors, etc. See Transportation
Traffic-light system See Highways and roads
Trails See Recreation
Trans Canada Trail
Trans-Canada Highway See Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Transit services See also British Columbia Transit; particular cities; particular regional commissions, e.g., Vancouver regional transit commission
- Advertising for expressions of interest for light rapid transit project
(MacPhail) 9368
(Symons) 9368
- Apprenticeship program for bus maintenance workers
(Symons) 9434
- Bus driver absenteeism
(MacPhail) 9432-3
(Symons) 9432-3
- Buses and bus service
- articulated vehicles
(MacPhail) 9372
(Symons) 9372
- cost of new buses
(MacPhail) 9373
(Symons) 9373
- impact on air quality
(Coell) 9324
(McGregor) 9324
- new buses
(MacPhail) 9361
(Symons) 9361
- purchase of Ballard buses, construction and cost
(MacPhail) 9439
(Symons) 9439
- RapidBus developments
(Anderson) 9436-9
(MacPhail) 9436, 9438-9
- RapidBus service between Richmond and downtown Vancouver
(Anderson) 9882-3
(MacPhail) 9372-3
(Symons) 9371-3
- ridership between Richmond and Vancouver
(Symons) 9374
- time difference between rapid and express buses
(Symons) 9372-3
- Fare evasion issues
(MacPhail) 9440
(Symons) 9440
- Guideway technology
(MacPhail) 9366
(Symons) 9366
- Light rapid transit
- agreement and cost
(MacPhail) 9364
(Symons) 9364
- comparison with advanced light rapid transit (SkyTrain)
(MacPhail) 9368
(Symons) 9368
- cost per kilometre
(MacPhail) 9366-7
(Symons) 9366-7
- expansion in Fraser Valley See Fraser Valley
- funding
(MacPhail) 9371
(Symons) 9371
- public-private partnerships
(MacPhail) 9364
(Symons) 9364
- Locomotives for commuter rail service, purchase proposal
(Symons) 6787-8
- Oakridge transit centre
- operation, 1997 figures
(Symons) 9434
- use of site
(MacPhail) 9440-1
(Symons) 9440
- Operations centre and transit exchange, purchase of sites
(MacPhail) 9374
(Symons) 9374
- Public transit
- costs borne by automobile drivers
(Symons) 9361
- quality of service
(MacPhail) 9363
(Symons) 9361-3
- Rapid transit
- development priorities
(MacPhail) 9436
- growth management goal
(MacPhail) 9366
(Symons) 9366
- Services
- commuter rail service for south side of Fraser River
(MacPhail) 9441-2
(Penner) 9441-2
- funding
(MacPhail) 9363-4
(Symons) 9363
- Interurban proposal for south side of Fraser River
(MacPhail) 9441-2
(Penner) 9441-2
- services for disabled users
(MacPhail) 9441
- Trolleys, use
(MacPhail) 9441
(Symons) 9441
- Urban projects, environmental reviews
(Campbell) 9467
(Coell) 9557
(McGregor) 9467-8, 9557-8
(MacPhail) 9559
Transition houses
- Contracts, continuing agreements and accountability
(Hammell) 7340-3
(Stephens) 7340-4
- Counsellors' records, management guidelines
(Hammell) 7343, 7347
(Stephens) 7343, 7347
- Funding
- Saltspring Island and New Westminster locations
(Hammell) 6770
- Second-stage housing
(Hammell) 7345, 7451
(Stephens) 7345
- Staff
- paralegal training
(Dosanjh) 7169
(Stephens) 7169
- training
(Hammell) 7462
(Stephens) 7462
- Standards and evaluation of programs
(Hammell) 7338
(Stephens) 7338
- Statistics on use
(Hammell) 7345, 7401
(Stephens) 7343-5
- Women's Equality ministry's role
(Hammell) 7344
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
Transport 2021 plan See Greater Vancouver regional district
Transportation See also Highways and roads; Railways and rail services; Transit services
- Corridors
- corridor management plans See also particular highways
(Lali) 10676
- corridor protection
(Lali) 7907
(Symons) 7907
- northwest corridor, east-west connection across B.C. to coastal ports
(Miller) 6684
- Current and future issues
(Lali) 8258-9
(Symons) 8259
(Wilson, G.) 8259
- Investment in infrastructure
(Krueger) 9537-8
- Lower mainland transportation issues See Lower mainland
- Northwest Transportation Corridor Task Force See Northwest Transportation Corridor Task Force
- Regional decisions, government role
(Campbell) 10698-700
- Tolls on bridges and roads See particular bridges, roads, e.g., Lions Gate Bridge
- Traffic planning in B.C.
(Dalton) 6830
- Transportation planning, provincial multimodal strategy
(Lali) 7805
(Symons) 7805
- Western Canada issues, federal government involvement
(Miller) 7975
Transportation and Highways, Ministry of
- 1998-99 Estimates
- debate 7769-74, 7801-18, 7830-9, 7861-73, 7899-914, 7939-55, 8109-20, 8146-54, Report 10674-6
- speakers
(Abbott) 7832-3, 7911-2, 8109-10
(Barisoff) 7818, 7830-1, 8114-5, 8152-3
(Chong) 8118-9
(de Jong) 8146
(Gingell) 7834-5
(Hawkins) 7814-6, 7867-8, 8115
(Jarvis) 7806-12
(Krueger) 7866-7, 7939-40
(Lali) 7769-74, 7801-18, 7830-9, 7861-73, 7899-914, 7939-55, 8109-20, 8146-54, 10675-6
(Masi) 7803-4
(Nebbeling) 7861-4, 7944-8
(Nettleton) 7868-72, 7904-7, 7912-4
(Neufeld) 7836-8
(Penner) 7952-4
(Reid, L.) 7835-6, 7948-52
(Reitsma) 7864-5
(Stephens) 7831-2
(Symons) 7771-3, 7801-6, 7812-4, 7832, 7866, 7872-3, 7899-904, 7907-12, 8115-8, 8119-20, 8147-54, 10674-5
(Thorpe) 7817-8, 7941-4, 8115
(van Dongen) 7833-4, 8146-7
(Weisbeck) 8147
(Wilson, G.) 8110-4
- Accomplishments and goals
(Lali) 7769-71, 10675-6
- Annual report, 1996-97, tabled
(Lali) 7610
- Budget
- administration and project delivery costs
(Lali) 8148
(Symons) 8148
- budget
(Lali) 6815
- contracting-out work, costs
(Lali) 7907
(Symons) 7907
- highway capital construction, costs
(Lali) 7908
(Symons) 7908
- highway rehabilitation, costs
(Lali) 7908
(Symons) 7908
- liabilities
(Lali) 7907
(Symons) 7907
- net capital debt
(Lali) 7907
(Symons) 7907
- performance-based budgeting
(Lali) 8148
(Symons) 8148
- Contractors, confidentiality issues re contractors hired by ministry
(Lali) 8117-8
(Symons) 8117-8
- "Greater Vancouver Highway Improvement Outlook" report
(Lali) 7770, 7804, 7812
- Hiring policy, local hiring for highway construction
(Lali) 7899-900
(Symons) 7899-900
- Minister, responsibility for setting funding priorities
(Lali) 7906-7
(Nettleton) 7906
- Motor vehicle branch See Motor vehicle branch
- Performance measurement
(Lali) 8148-9
(Symons) 8148
- Projects, prioritization
(Lali) 8147
(Symons) 8147
- Properties held by ministry
(Lali) 7908
(Symons) 7907
- Vehicles
- colour and visibility
(Lali) 8117
(Symons) 8117
- emissions reduction issue
(Chong) 8119
(Lali) 8119
Transportation Financing Authority See British Columbia Transportation Financing Authority
Trapping See Hunting
Treasury Board
- Request for data on impact of changes to Human Resources ministry earnings exemption policy
(Hogg) 7130-3, 7137
(Pullinger) 7131-3, 7137
Treasury branch See Provincial treasury under Finance and Corporate Relations, Ministry of
Treaty 8
Treaty 8 Tribal Association
- Funding for consultation process on resources industries
(Neufeld) 9771-2
Treaty Negotiation Advisory Committee
- Preview of Nisga'a final agreement before signing ceremony
(Campbell) 9668, 10103-4
(de Jong) 9693
(Lovick) 9668, 9693
Trees
- Garry oak ecosystem protection
(Gillespie) 8698
Truck Loggers Association of British Columbia
Trucking industry
- Truck drivers, issues
(Lali) 8150-1
(Symons) 8150-1
- Vehicles, out-of-province trucks, permitting process
(Lali) 8153
(Symons) 8153
- Weigh scales, Osoyoos weigh scale
(Barisoff) 8115
(Lali) 8115
Truth in Budgeting Act
(Bill M202) (Campbell) 1R, 6612
- Debate, speakers
(Campbell) 6612
Tsilhqot'in nation
- Letter from Tsilhqot'in national government to Forests ministry re forest planning system and consultation with Indians
(de Jong) 9770
(Lovick) 9771
- Log harvest from Crown land
(Abbott) 8575
- Raven Lake Road blockade See Anaham Indian band
Tsolum River mine
- Environmental impact
(Miller) 7623
Tuition Fee Freeze Act
- (Bill 8) (Minister of Advanced Education, Training and Technology) 1R, 7073; 2R, 7245-57, 7274-84; C, 7351-2; 3R, 7352; RA, 7779
- Divisions: 2R approved 7284
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 7278-80, 7351-2
(Bowbrick) 7252-4
(Chong) 7282-3
(Clark, G.) 7073
(Coleman) 7281-2
(Giesbrecht) 7256-7
(Hansen) 7250-2
(Hawkins) 7254-6
(Masi) 7248-9
(Petter) 7245-7, 7283-4, 7351-2
(Robertson) 7280-1
(Sanders) 7249-50
(Weisbeck) 7247-8
(Wilson, G.) 7274-8
- Definitions, "tuition fee"
(Bowbrick) 7252
(Weisbeck) 7247
Tulsequah Chief mine project See Redfern Resources Ltd.
Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
- Airport, use by air ambulances
(Priddy) 10557
- Job losses at local mines
(Clark, G.) 8808-9
(Miller) 8808
(Weisgerber) 8808
Turkson, K.J.
- Letter re funding for youth sports
(Waddell) 8246
Tweedsmuir Park
- Burn to control beetle infestation
(Abbott) 8464-7
(Zirnhelt) 8465-6
Twigg, Alan
- Comments on NDP government performance
(Lovick) 6755
Tyerman, Ron
- Crown land purchase application, delay
(Neufeld) 9669-70
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