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Province of British Columbia
4th Session, 36th Parliament – March 2000 - March 2001
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Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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Baby Faith
Back-country recreation See Recreation
Backerman, Stuart
Backishi, Rakesh
- Work in area of non-conventional power generation
(Sihota) 16258
Baisakhi Day
Balanced Budget Act
- (Bill 28) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 16972-3; 2R, 17010-51, 17087-96; C, 17127-40; 3R, 17155; RA, 17169
- Divisions: 1R approved, 16972; 2R approved, 17096; 3R approved, 17155
- Debate, speakers
(Bowbrick) 17036-40
(Campbell) 17092-3
(Chong) 17090-2
(Coleman) 17048-51
(Dosanjh) 17021-3
(Evans) 17087-90
(Farrell-Collins) 17013-21, 17128-39
(Krueger) 17040-4
(McGregor) 17026-8
(Miller) 17030-3
(Penner) 17033-6
(Ramsey) 16972-3, 17010-3, 17095-6, 17127-39
(Thorpe) 17023-6, 17127-8, 17133-4, 17136
(Weisgerber) 17028-30
(Wilson, G.) 17044-8
- Bill's designation as matter of confidence
(Bowbrick) 17038
(Chong) 17090
(Coleman) 17048-51
(Farrell-Collins) 17019, 17021
(Krueger) 17040-2, 17044
(Ramsey) 16973
(Thorpe) 17024-5
- Content and implementation
(McGregor) 17027
(Miller) 17033
(Ramsey) 17095-6
- Deficit reduction requirement provisions
- Definitions
- "emergency or unexpected circumstances"
(Ramsey) 17128
(Thorpe) 17127
- "maximum deficit"
(Ramsey) 17127
(Thorpe) 17127
- "revenue"
(Farrell-Collins) 17129
(Ramsey) 17129-30
- Effectiveness
(Campbell) 17092
(Chong) 17090-1
(Farrell-Collins) 17131-3, 17136, 17139
(Ramsey) 17131-2
(Weisgerber) 17028-9
- Purpose of bill
(Bowbrick) 17037
(Dosanjh) 17022
(Farrell-Collins) 17014-5
(Penner) 17034-5
(Ramsey) 16972-3, 17012-3
(Thorpe) 17023-5
(Wilson, G.) 17044-5
Ballard Power Systems Inc.
- Shares held by government
(Lali) 15118
(Symons) 15118
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company Act, 1997
Banking industry See Financial services industry
Bankruptcy
- Business bankruptcy rate in B.C.
(Stephens) 14942
Barisoff, Bill (Okanagan-Boundary)
- Ackerman family, experience with replant program 15925
- Agricultural land reserve
- access to water 15931
- impact on reserve lands
- impact of Indian land claim settlements 15953-4
- impact of Trans Canada Trail 15986-7
- removal of land from reserve, removal for non-agricultural purposes 15953-4
- subdivision of land, amalgamation of land titles, government incentives 15985-6
- Agriculture Day 15861
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 15861-4, 15903-4, 15906-7, 15911, 15913-31, 15952-6, 15982-7, 15998-6000
- participation in federal-provincial agriculture committees 15922
- performance plan for Agriculture and Food ministry, priorities 15903-4, 15919-20, 15922-4, 15931
- rural development function within ministry 15915-6
- Agriculture industry
- agricultural land, access to water 15931
- ditch maintenance 15863
- education on agriculture in schools 15919
- employment standards 16600-1
- farms and farming
- farm labour regulations 15906-7
- farm practices peer advisory program 15931
- farmland housing, mobile home policy 15983-4
- on-farm processing policy 15983-4
- seasonal workers, housing issues 15927
- size of farms, ten-acre rule 15985-6
- financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers
- agriculture safety net programs, federal funding 14564, 15928-9
- compensation for damage caused by wildlife 15928-30
- whole farm insurance program 15927-8
- greenhouse industry, growth, impact of municipal bylaws 15903-4
- Indians' involvement in industry 15862
- industry in B.C. 15665
- pest control, integrated pest management 15920
- regulations and red tape, government reduction initiatives 15863
- research and development
- worker safety initiatives 15927
- Agri-Food Choice and Quality Act
- Ambulance service, personnel
- Apex Mountain Resort Ltd., access road upgrade 15147
- B.C.
- northern B.C., agriculture industry, expansion 15904
- rural B.C.
- B.C. Agriculture Council
- concerns re agrifood quality standards legislation 16727
- memorandum of understanding with Agriculture and Food ministry on agrifood quality standards legislation 17080
- B.C. Assets and Land Corporation
- board membership 15916
- business partnerships division, ministerial responsibility 15918
- business plan priorities 15914-5, 15918-9
- commercial recreation tenures 15907, 15914
- Crown lease application process, backlog 15917
- disposition of Crown lands, fiduciary obligations to Indians 15914-5
- enforcement of trespass provisions 15917-8
- mandate and operations 15907, 15911, 15915-7
- role, consideration of community economic needs 15915
- B.C. Cattlemen's Association
- best practices for predation control 15999
- position on workers compensation rates 15926
- B.C. Chicken Marketing Board, role 15863-4
- B.C. Hog Marketing Commission, position on whole farm insurance program 15998
- Budget debate 14753-6
- Budgets
- budget-making process, legislative requirements 14754-5
- deficit budgets during NDP administration 14756
- Campbell, Gordon, comments on Agriculture minister's relationship with federal government 15861
- Children and Families ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16849-50
- Creston Valley regional district, participation in sterile insect release program 15920-2
- Crown land
- activities on Crown land
- economic initiatives for communities 15915
- enforcement of trespass provisions 15917-8
- disposition of lands, fiduciary obligations to Indians 15914-5
- Dairy industry, taxation of dairy farmland and buildings 15998
- DeBoer, Clarence, farming operation, wildlife control concerns 15930-1
- Delta
- agriculture industry, wildlife control 15930
- greenhouse industry operators' concerns 15903-4
- Economy, B.C. economy, current and future conditions 14753-4
- Education ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16289-92
- Education, special education and special needs, funding for amalgamated school districts 16290-2
- Elections, call for general election 14756
- Employment and unemployment, job creation, role of private sector 14754
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16547-8
- FarmFolk/CityFolk Society, concerns re agrifood quality standards legislation 17078
- Ferries and ferry services, fast ferries construction program, handling by NDP government 14755
- Food industry
- agrifood industry
- food quality and safety initiatives 15931
- tree fruit industry
- Forest industry in B.C., diversification 15984-5
- Golf and golf courses, access by disabled golfers 16589-91
- Health care
- funding, 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14755
- health authorities, role 15619
- health professionsls, recruitment and retention 15619
- wait-lists and waiting times, surgery wait-lists, Osoyoos woman's case 17274
- Health ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 15618-21, supplementary estimates debates 17228, 17271-4
- Heritage House, assisted-living facility 15620-1
- Highway 3, Midway to Greenwood section 15148
- Highway 97
- designation as federal highway 15148
- Vaseux Lake area, pullout lanes 15148
- Highways and roads, national highway system 15148
- Hog industry, position on whole farm insurance program 15998
- Horse Council of B.C., concerns re taxation of manure-handling facilities 15999
- Hospitals
- acute-care beds, use for long term care patients 15620-1
- community hospitals 15618-9
- Hunt, Christine, appointment to board of Land Reserve Commission 15955
- Hunting, game reporting system, applicability to Indians and other hunters 16547-8
- Indians, consultation by government, consideration of Indians' interests in disposition of Crown land 15914-5
- Keremeos, health care facility 15618, 17272
- Kilback, Melvin, lease of Crown land 15907
- Kootenay area, weed control 15999
- Labour ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16600-1
- Land Reserve Commission
- Legislature, bills, committee stage, passage of all sections of bill after general debate 17079
- Lehman, Anita and Dale, land exchange proposal 15913-4
- Livestock industry
- government loan guarantee programs 15925
- herd health management 15861
- impact of workers compensation rates 15926
- transportation rate cap on feed grain 15999
- wolf predation prevention 15999
- McAlpine Bridge, condition of bridge 15147-8
- Mainland Dairymen's Association, concerns re taxation of dairy farmland and buildings 15998
- Midway, multilevel health care facility 15618
- NDP government, competence 14753-6
- Norton, Greg, concerns re whole farm insurance program 15927-8
- Nurses, recruitment and retention, government strategies 17228
- Okanagan area, health care
- funding for continuing and long term care beds 17271-3
- situation in area 15620-1
- Oliver
- hospital services 15618-9
- seasonal worker housing pilot project 15927
- services for at-risk youth 16849-50
- Osoyoos Elementary School, construction project 16289
- Osoyoos, hospital services 15619
- Osoyoos Indian band, use of land purchased in agricultural reserve 15954
- Oyster River Research Farm, future 15926
- Plants, weed control 15999
- Poultry industry in B.C., marketing and production issues 15863-4
- Public debt, debt-servicing costs 14754
- R&R Management Ltd., farm labour regulations, impact on operations 15906-7
- School district 51 (Boundary), funding 16289-92
- Science and technology, high-technology industry, current conditions 14754
- Select Standing Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, work of committee 15664
- Ski industry, ski hill development, role of British Columbia Assets and Land Corporation 15918
- South Okanagan area
- South Okanagan Sportsmen's Association, concerns re game reporting system 16547
- South Okanagan–Similkameen health region, funding 17228
- Sterile insect release program, participation by regional districts 15920-2
- Summerland Research Station, research and funding 15922-3
- Tourism industry, agritourism, government policy status 15983-4
- Transportation and Highways ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 15147-8
- Vancouver Island, poultry industry concerns 15863-4
- Victoria Creek Youth Ranch, closing 16849-50
Barkley, Bill
- Royal B.C. Museum, operations 16409-12
- Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16409-12
Barrass, Brenda
- Schizophrenia case
(Sanders) 15769
Barrett, David
Baynes Sound See Denman Island
BCAL See British Columbia Assets and Land Corporation
BCR Properties Ltd.
BCTV See British Columbia Television
Bears See Wildlife
Beaver Creek Park
- Inclusion in park protection legislation
(Sawicki) 16431
Beef industry See Livestock industry
Beehive burners See Wood waste
Beer industry
- Brewpubs, sale of products in liquor stores
(Chong) 16478-9
(Penner) 16479
(Waddell) 16478-9
- Craft-brewing industry
- U-brew operations
Bicycling See Cycling
Bijoux Falls Park
Bike Month
Bike to Work Week
Bill C-6 See Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (federal)
Bill C-47 See Human Reproductive and Genetic Technologies Act (federal)
Bill C-94 See DNA Identification Act (federal)
Bills, Legislative
- 1. An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament
- 2. Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
- 3. Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2000
- 4. Supply Act (No. 1), 2000
- 5. Holocaust Memorial Day Act
- 6. Tuition Fee Freeze Act
- 7. Public Education Support Staff Collective Bargaining Assistance Act
- 8. Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2000
- 9. Cooperative Association Amendment Act, 2000
- 10. McLeod Lake Indian Band Treaty No. 8 Adhesion and Settlement Agreement Act
- 11. Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2000
- 12. Regulatory Streamlining Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2000
- 13. Motor Carrier Amendment Act, 2000
- 14. Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2000
- 15. Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act
- 16. Electoral Districts Amendment Act, 2000
- 17. Protected Areas of British Columbia Act
- 18. Finance and Corporate Relations Statutes Amendment Act, 2000
- 19. Income Tax Amendment Act, 2000
- 20. Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2000
- 21. Definition of Spouse Amendment Act, 2000
- 22. Cost of Consumer Credit Disclosure Act
- 23. British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2000
- 24. Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2000
- 25. Secure Care Act
- 26. Agri-food Choice and Quality Act
- 27. Supply Act (No. 2), 2000
- 28. Balanced Budget Act
- 29. Protection of Public Participation Act
- 30. Gaming Control Act
- 31. Supply Act, 2000-2001
- 32. Electronic Transactions Act
- 33. Supply Act, 2000-2001 (Supplementary)
- 34. Supply Act, 2000-2001 (Supplementary No. 2)
- M201. Education as an Essential Service Act
- M202. Public School Parent and Volunteer Protection Act
- M203. Pets in Rental Housing Act, 2000
- M204. The B.C. Hydro and Power Authority Referendum Act, 2000
- M205. Senior Civil Servant Remuneration Allowances and Perquisites Act (SCRAP Act) 2000
- M206. The Grizzly Bear Hunting Prohibition Act
- M207. Interpretation Amendment Act, 2000
- M208. Substance Abuser Rehabilitation Act
- M209. Community Health Assets Protection Act
- M210. Access to Prostate Cancer Screening Act
- M211. Biologists' Act 2000
- M212. Medical Practitioners Act Amendment Act 2000
- Pr401. Mission Foundation Amendment Act, 2000
- Pr402. The British Columbia Insurance Company, 1904 Amendment Act, 2000
- Pr403. Westmount Career Management Ltd. (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2000
Biologists
- Legislation on practice of professional biology
(Coell) 17152
Biologists' Act 2000
(Bill M211) (Coell) 1R, 17152
- Debate, speakers
(Coell) 17152
Biosphere reserve program See United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Birrell, Margaret
- Position on NDP initiatives
(Farrell-Collins) 17019
Bish, Bob
- Report on reform of local government legislation
(McGregor) 15893
Bison farming industry See Game farming industry under Livestock industry
Blackwell Dairy Farm Inc., Kamloops, B.C.
- Workers Compensation Board assessment
(Krueger) 16883
(MacPhail) 16883
Blaney, Jack
- Comments on competitiveness of Canadian universities
(Weisbeck) 14813
Blenheim Lodge, Vancouver, B.C.
B.M. Chan International School for Design and Esthetics
Boats and boating
- Tax on recreational boats See Tax on recreational vehicles and boats under Sales tax
Bombardier Inc.
- SkyTrain design manuals See Expansion of system, construction project under SkyTrain
- SkyTrain operation and management agreement
(Bowbrick) 15853
(Symons) 15853
Boone, Lois R. (Prince George–Mount Robson)
- B.C. Medical Association, role in negotiations between government and physicians 15610-1
- Budget debate 14577-9
- Budgets, 2000-01 budget, principles and goals 14578-9
- Business, taxation levels 14578
- Education funding, 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14578-9
- Film industry, regional film commissions 14579
- Government, revenues, use to fund provincial services 14578-9
- Health care
- funding, 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14578
- workers, wage-and-benefit agreements 14578
- Health ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 15610-1
- Income tax, personal tax rates
- rates in B.C. 14579
- reductions for low- and middle-income earners 14578
- Legislature, language used in House, unparliamentary language, "fraud" 17198
- MLAs, changes in workplace and support services 16900-3
- Physicians, supply and recruitment, situation in northern and rural areas 15610-1
- Prince George, health care situation in area 15610-1
- Prince George Regional Hospital, funding 15610
- Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills, reports for fourth session of 36th parliament, presented
- first report, respecting The British Columbia Insurance Company, 1904 Amendment Act (2000) 16107-8
- second report 17087
- Tobacco, smoking, changes in social attitudes towards smoking 15102-5
Border crossings
- Need for seamless Canada–United States border crossing
(Chong) 16480-1
(Waddell) 16481
Boundary school district See School district 51 (Boundary)
Bountiful commune, Lister, B.C.
- Child abuse allegations and role of Children and Families ministry
(Brewin) 16937-8
(McKinnon) 16937-8
- Government involvement
(McKinnon) 16564-5
(Smallwood) 16564-5
Bowbrick, Hon. Graeme (New Westminster)
- As subject
- position on balanced-budget legislation 17037-8
- Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry
- Alberta, taxation, income tax, flat-tax proposal 16500-1
- Armed forces, Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack, use as educational facility 15791
- ASI Exchange, role of trade show 15801
- Balanced Budget Act
- B.M. Chan International School for Design and Esthetics, accreditation 15784
- Bombardier Inc., SkyTrain operation and management agreement 15853
- B.C. Career Colleges Association, representation on Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission board 15717, 15774
- B.C. Hydro, utility relocation costs for rapid transit project 15854
- B.C., residents, public values and priorities 17037-40
- B.C. Transit
- 2000-01 estimates debate 15816-24, 15848-58
- budgeted expenditures for 2000-01 period 15817-8
- handling of insurance claims, role of Insurance Corporation of B.C. 15819-20
- risk management strategy 15819
- B.C. Transit Amendment Act, 2000
- Budget debate 14658-61
- Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, debate 16191-2
- Budgets
- balanced-budget legislation
- Liberal Party position 17039
- support from NDP government members 17037-8
- budget-making process, budgeting practices of previous governments 14658
- deficit budgets during NDP administration 14660-1
- Burlington Northern Inc., land negotiations with government for rapid transit route 15850-2, 16572
- Business
- electronic commerce, legal issues, legislation 17084
- small business
- Camosun College, nurse training program 15788
- Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation, scholarship program, eligibility criteria 15786
- Canadian Skills Competition, winners commended 16971
- Children, child care, publicly funded system for B.C. 14661
- Chilliwack, transit services 15820
- Civil service
- employees with high-technology skills, government retention strategy 15779-80
- public sector, wage-and-benefit agreements 15718, 15723, 15727
- Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, achievements 14838-40
- Crown corporations, insurance issues, communications between corporations 15819
- Dominion Construction Co. Ltd., rapid transit project contract 15854
- Dosanjh, Ujjal, actions as leader of NDP 17038
- Douglas, T.C. (Tommy), political and social ideals 14837
- Education
- early childhood education 14839-40
- funding, 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14659
- provincial learning network (PLNet), implementation cost 15799, 15801-2
- Electronic Transactions Act, debate 17084
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, administration of act 15803-4
- Freedom of information, requests for information
- Fuel, alternative fuels, government initiatives 15800
- Government
- fiscal planning and policies, financial accountability 16191
- information, electronic access to personal information, security issue 15800
- role of government 14661, 14837, 14839-40
- spending, capital expenditures and projects, major projects, accountability requirements 16191-2
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink), rapid transit project
- agreement with B.C. Transit
- business plan 15852-3
- consultation 15710, 15823
- cost-sharing agreement with government 15848
- debt 15853
- financial and project review documents, availability 15853
- payment of suppliers 15852, 15855-6
- planning and development phase of project 16191-2
- Gunton, Tom
- report for Advanced Education ministry, availability 17152-3
- secondment from Finance ministry to other ministries, current role 14870, 14984
- Health care
- funding
- 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14659-60
- government commitment 14838
- Liberal Party position 17248
- health professionsls, recruitment and retention 15724, 15776-7
- system
- evolution of medicare system 14839-40
- role of private sector 14838
- Health ministry, 2000-01 supplementary estimates debate 17248-9
- Highway Constructors Ltd., employees, wage increases, impact on contract costs 15848
- Income tax
- B.C. tax-on-income system 16500
- personal and corporate rates, impact on high-technology industry 15781-2
- personal tax rates, reductions for low- and middle-income earners 14658, 16500
- Income Tax Amendment Act, 2000, debate 16499-501
- Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission
- annual report, 1999-2000, tabled 17155
- board, representation by private institutions 15717, 15774
- mandate and operations 15710-7
- Information, Science and Technology Agency
- annual reports tabled
- 1997-98 and 1998-99 reports 15436
- 1999-2000 report 16708
- role 15709
- Internet, use by B.C. residents 15799
- Investment, personal investments, capital gains on stock options, taxation 14658
- Kwantlen University College, library, funding for acquisitions 15777-8
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party
- health care plan 17248-9
- policies 17037-40
- position on issues
- balanced-budget legislation 17039
- health care funding 17248
- post-secondary tuition freeze 14819
- NDP
- government
- comparison with government of Cuba 14658
- performance 16191-2
- support for party, current standing in public opinion polls 16191
- Nurses
- supply, recruitment and retention
- training
- Okanagan University College
- Physicians, medical students studying abroad, student loan policy 15787-8
- Politics and politicians, vision in Canadian politics 14837, 14839
- Port Moody, rapid transit station proposal 15856-7
- Post-secondary education
- accessibility
- courses and programs, responsiveness to demand of labour market 15728
- English-as-a-second-language programs, tuition costs 15788-9
- funding
- government role 14839
- government training contracts, bidding process 15782-3
- student financial assistance
- funding for grants, eligibility criteria 15789-90
- student debt levels 15721-2, 15774
- student debt, loan repayment 15789-90
- students on social assistance, disbursement of student loans in lump sums 15783-4
- student spaces
- tuition freeze
- Private Post-Secondary Education Commission, accreditation authority for private institutions 15779, 15785
- Public debt
- borrowing for capital investment 14837-8
- capital investment versus operating deficits 14661
- deficit reduction 14837
- Railways and rail services, service between Chilliwack and Vancouver 15820
- SAR Transit Inc., rapid transit project contract, payment of suppliers 15852, 15856
- Science and technology
- environmental technology, funding and employment opportunities 15800
- high-technology industry
- current conditions 14660
- growth by region 15798
- growth, government initiatives 15709, 15801
- growth, impact of government policies 15796-7, 15799
- marketing of B.C. industry, high-technology commission 15796-7
- workers, recruitment and retention of high-technology workers 15779-82, 15799
- information technology, student spaces in post-secondary institutions 15800
- Science Council of B.C., annual report, 1999-2000, tabled 17155
- Simon Fraser health region, funding 17249
- Skeetchestn Indian band, building maintenance worker certification program 15715
- Skills training
- apprenticeship
- program flexibility 15712
- secondary school apprenticeship program, expansion 15713-4
- programs for displaced workers 15715-6
- SkyTrain
- debt
- expansion of system
- comparison with other light rail transit systems 15823-4
- link from Burnaby to Coquitlam 15858
- new routes, impact on small businesses 15856
- new routes, service commencement 15848
- proposed line through False Creek Flats area, environmental review 15858
- expansion of system, construction project
- expansion of system, expropriation of lands along routes
- placement of project facilities on expropriated land 16570
- responsibility for costs 16469, 16570
- rights of private property owners 16467-8, 16572
- governance 16191-2
- maintenance and operation of system 15853
- ridership 15824
- Socialism, political role of the "modern Left" 14839-40
- Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, administration of act, recommendations 15804
- Taxation
- B.C. residents' tax burden
- tax reductions versus funding of health care 17248-9
- Taxi industry, review of industry, Lanyon report recommendations re taxi service as extension of bus service 15822
- Teachers, collective agreement, provisions on student-teacher ratios 14659
- Throne speech debate 14837-40
- Transit services
- buses and bus service
- bus pass initiatives 15821
- dial-a-ride proposals 15821
- expansion of service, operating costs 15818
- operator productivity, auditor general report recommendations 15820
- custom service, handyDART service and taxi saver program, cost 15818, 15822
- public transit, funding 15817-8
- regional transportation authority proposals 15821
- Tuition Fee Freeze Act
- Universities, colleges and institutes
- University College of the Cariboo
- University College of the Fraser Valley, Chilliwack campus, phase 3 project 15728
- University of Saskatchewan, veterinary medicine program, funding from B.C. government 15787
- University of Victoria, funding 15786
- Vancouver, False Creek Flats area, rapid transit route 15858
- Veterinarians, training programs 15787
- Victoria
- regional transportation authority proposal 15821
- transit services, operator productivity 15820
- West Coast Express, debt-servicing costs 15816-7
- Youth
- employment and unemployment, government programs and initiatives, effectiveness 15792-4
- opportunities for B.C. youth 15370
- programs and services 15709-10
- Youth business and entrepreneurship training program, funding 15791-2
- Youth Community Action program, effectiveness 15794
- Youth Options B.C., funding for government initiative 15791-2
- Youth Week 15370
Bowen Island
- Bylaw amendment, public awareness
(Nebbeling) 15462-3
- Incorporation as municipality and relationship with Islands Trust
(McGregor) 15463-4
(Nebbeling) 15463-4
Brain injuries See Head and brain injuries under Accidents
Breast health
Bred heifer program See Government loan guarantee programs under Livestock industry
Brewin, Hon. Gretchen Mann (Victoria–Beacon Hill)
- Alberta, secure care model for children and youth 17178
- ARC Programs Ltd., services for at-risk youth 16849-50
- Autism, treatment
- early intervention pilot program 16936-7
- treatment services for children 14632
- Bountiful commune, child abuse allegations and role of Children and Families ministry 16937-8
- B.C. Federation of Foster Parent Associations, membership and work of organization 16868
- Budget debate 14680-2
- Budgets, 2000-01 budget, principles and goals 14681
- Burnaby Youth Secure Custody Centre, replacement project 16933
- Campbell Valley Women's Centre
- addiction treatment services 16930
- closing, role of Children and Families ministry 15435
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind, work of organization 16924-5
- Centre Creek Youth Custody Centre, status of facility 16934
- Child, Family and Community Services Act, applicability of provisions re children's rights 17175
- Child, youth and family advocate, recommendations in 1999 annual report, Children and Families ministry response 14767-8, 16942
- Children
- child abuse, child sexual abuse prevention work, ministerial responsibility 16799
- child care, block funding policies 14626
- child care, supported child care
- child protection
- regional child protection directors, establishment 16864
- voluntary care agreements 16798, 16846, 16922
- child protection, child apprehension system
- case reviews 16845-6
- Children and Families ministry policy on release of personal information 16861
- placement of children 17184
- role of Children and Families ministry 15558-9
- staff training and case management 16862-3
- children in government care
- needs, government prioritization 14767-8
- programs and services, early intervention programs and services 16562, 16776, 16934-7
- special needs children
- at-home program, case 16920
- child care services, impact of cost assessment on families 16851-3
- child care services, ministerial responsibility 16801
- programs and services wait-lists, Children and Families ministry work 16803
- Children and Families ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 16775-7, 16793-803, 16844-59, 16861-72, 16918-44
- accomplishments and responsibilities 16775-7
- Agassiz office 16935
- annual report, 1998-99, tabled 17010
- budget
- information, security of electronic documents 16863
- program and service delivery
- current levels of service, concerns 14633
- funding formula for regions 16845, 16936
- integration of programs transferred from Health and other ministries, effectiveness 16795-6, 16801, 16846
- staffing
- number of staff assigned to autism issues 14632
- recruitment of social workers 15958
- vacancies 16943
- Children's Commission
- report recommendations for child and youth services
- foster care placements 16869-71
- regional child protection directors 16864
- report recommendations on early intervention programs, government response 16562
- tribunal recommendations respecting infant foster care case 16803, 16844-5
- Clerks-at-the-Table, commended for work on behalf of MLAs 14681
- Commission of inquiry into child protection services, policies and practices of Social Services ministry (Gove commission), recommendation to integrate services for children and families into one ministry 16795-6
- Community Social Services Employers Association of B.C., contract settlement with social service providers, role of association in settlement process 16854-7
- Cook, Faith, infant foster care case
- Corrections system, correctional facilities, youth facilities 16933-4
- Council on Accreditation of Children and Family Services, role in accreditation of contracted social services agencies 16942
- Covenant House Vancouver, addiction treatment programs 16932
- Creech family, special needs child case, experience with at-home program 16920
- Crime, sex crimes against girls and women, government prevention work 16799
- Crossroads Treatment Centre, funding 16938
- Cucek family, special needs youth case 16851
- Dawson, Ross
- involvement in government complaint against BCTV 16298
- position as director of child protection 16561-2
- Disabled and handicapped persons
- community living services
- availability 16872
- community social services workers, wage levels 16776
- funding 16918
- family caregivers, issues and concerns 16920-1
- programs and services
- at-home program 16920
- residential care workers, wage levels 14628-9, 14633
- services for adult children of elderly parents 16802, 16872
- services for persons over 19 years of age, ministerial responsibility 16846
- visual impairment, programs and services for visually impaired persons 16924-5
- Draayers family, foster care case
- Eating disorders, treatment services for youth 16794-5
- Education
- funding, 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14682
- independent schools, enrolment projections and student mix 14635
- Families, programs and services
- availability of government support services 16798
- government initiatives 14681-2
- Fernwood House Society, closing 16933
- Film industry, movie and television production, current activity 14682
- Finance and Corporate Relations ministry, role in social service workers salary compensation agreement negotiations 14628, 14631
- Foster care 16776, 16866-71, 16944
- Fraser Valley, services for special needs children in upper Fraser Valley, funding formula 16845
- Gambling, addiction and problem gambling, treatment services 16939-40
- Health care
- funding, 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14681
- respite services for family caregivers, eligibility criteria for cost exemptions, case 16802
- Holocaust, impact on people 14975-6
- Holocaust Memorial Day Act, debate 14975-6
- Human rights, tribunals involving family caregivers for disabled persons 16920-1
- Immigration, illegal migrants from China, cost of children in government care 16922
- Indians, programs and services 16923-4
- Kaiser Youth Foundation, report on substance abuse, recommendations and government response 15601, 16800, 16926
- Longridge family, special needs child care case 16801
- Maple Cottage Detoxification Centre, status of facility 16931
- Mental health
- Métis Family Services, status of agency 16923
- Muzin, Fred, comments on 2000-01 budget 14682
- North Okanagan Neurological Association, supported child care service 14629
- Okanagan area, services for special needs children 16796
- Oliver, services for at-risk youth 16849-50
- Prostitution, child and youth prostitution
- legislation, implementation, incidence of protective intervention and restraining orders 16799-800
- training program for persons working with sexually exploited youth 16932
- Public Sector Employers Council, contract settlement with social service providers, role of council in settlement process 16853, 16856-7
- Ratvy family, special needs child case, assessment of care costs 16851-2
- Reconnect program 16918-9
- Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission, role in accreditation of contracted service agencies 16942
- Royal Canadian Legion, establishment of Canada's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 15557
- Science and technology, high-technology industry, current conditions 14682
- Secure Care Act
- Shaw, Maureen, comments on 2000-01 budget 14682
- Simpson, Amanda, child abuse case, handling by Children and Families ministry 14843
- Social service providers
- contract extension and 1.5 percent reduction to base contract 16858-9
- contract reform and accreditation process for agencies, cost 16941-2
- contract settlement, cost to Children and Families ministry 14625-33, 16853-9
- performance measurement 16854-5
- South Okanagan area, services for at-risk youth 16849-50
- Speech disorders, therapy services for children, recruitment and retention strategy for speech therapists 16935-6
- Substance abuse/addiction
- government prevention strategy 16800
- treatment services, services for children and youth
- availability 15827, 16848
- delivery and management of services in B.C. 16925-30
- detox beds for children 14629-30
- methadone program and youth access of residential treatment services 16930
- services 15601
- services for adolescent women 15435
- treatment beds, number 16848, 16927-9
- treatment services, supported recovery services, funding 16931-2
- Supply Act (No. 1), 2000, debate 14625-33
- Surrey Association for Early Childhood Education, funding and services 16864-5
- Surrey, supported child care services 16864-5
- Terrace and District Community Services Society, operation of youth detox facility 16848-9
- Terrace, youth detox facility, location 16848-9
- Treasury Board, role in funding contracts for social service providers 16853-4, 16856-7
- Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society, status of agency 16923-4
- Vancouver, services for Indian children and families 16923
- Vancouver-Richmond health board, contract for substance abuse treatment services for youth 16848
- Veerkamp, Mark, comments on 2000-01 budget 14682
- Victoria
- Jewish community, history 14976
- youth custody facility 16933
- Victoria Creek Youth Ranch, closing 16849-50
- Victoria Holocaust Remembrance Society, work of society 14976
- Youth
- housing, government strategy 16919
- programs and services, services for those 16 years of age and older 16922-3
- rights, availability of information 16933
- rights of children and youth in secure care 16976, 17105-6, 17171-2, 17175-6, 17178-83
- youth at risk
- safe houses 16933
- services, availability 16918-9
- youth agreements, number and eligibility criteria 16922-3
- youth at risk, secure care
Bridges
- Seismic upgrading
(Lali) 15118
Britannia mine
- Reclamation of site, status of proposals
(Nebbeling) 16552-3
(Sawicki) 16553
British Columbia
- Coastal communities, government involvement in economic development
(Kwan) 16619
(Reid, J.) 16619
- Future, role of well-educated and well-trained population
(Wilson, G.) 14878
- Northern B.C. See also Peace River area
- agriculture industry, expansion
(Barisoff) 15904
(Evans) 15905
- ambulance service, air ambulance service
(Evans) 17323
(Farnworth) 15617
(Neufeld) 15612, 15616-7, 17322-3
- economic development in northwestern B.C.
(Miller) 16016-9
(Neufeld) 16016-7
- economic development, initiatives between B.C. and other jurisdictions
(Miller) 15981-2, 16022-3
(Neufeld) 15981-2, 16022
- health care services See also Supply and recruitment, supply in northern and rural areas under Physicians; Supply, recruitment and retention, supply in northern and rural areas under Nurses
(Evans) 17271
(Nettleton) 17270-1
- health care services, need to travel for treatment
(Farnworth) 15834, 15838-40
(Hansen) 15833-4
(Weisgerber) 15838-40
- highways and roads
- mammography services
(Farnworth) 15615, 15617-8
(Neufeld) 15013-4, 15614-5, 15617-8
- power supply to remote communities
(Miller) 16044
(Neufeld) 16044
- telecommunications infrastructure
(Miller) 16021
- Population
- diversity
(Smallwood) 14901
- growth, impact on environment
(Coell) 16477-8
- Regional equity
(Krueger) 14529
- Residents
- needs of the less fortunate
(Anderson) 14916
- public values and priorities
(Bowbrick) 17037-40
- residents moving elsewhere
(Hawkins) 14612, 14622
(Krueger) 16182
(Penner) 14883
- Rural B.C.
- Valuation of land and public assets in B.C.
(Evans) 17088
British Columbia Advanced Systems Institute
British Columbia Agriculture Council
- Concerns re agrifood quality standards legislation
(Barisoff) 16727
- Memorandum of understanding with Agriculture and Food ministry on agrifood quality standards legislation
(Barisoff) 17080
(Evans) 17080
British Columbia Ambulance Service
- Charge-out policies and practices
(Farnworth) 16160-1
(Hansen) 16160-1
British Columbia Assessment See also Assessment of property under Real property tax
- Assessment of recreational operations on leased Crown land
(Krueger) 15908
- Performance plan, 2000-01, tabled
(Ramsey) 15367
- Public access to assessment information
(McGregor) 15466-9
(Nebbeling) 15466-9
- Revenues to government ministries
(McGregor) 15466
(Nebbeling) 15466
- Role
(McGregor) 15733-4
British Columbia Assessment Authority See British Columbia Assessment
British Columbia Assets and Land Corporation
- Annual report, 1998-99, tabled
(Evans) 17155
- Board membership
- membership
(Barisoff) 15916
(Evans) 15916
- representation of tourism industry interests
(Chong) 16446-7
(Waddell) 16446-7
- Business partnerships division, ministerial responsibility
(Barisoff) 15918
(Evans) 15918
- Business plan priorities
(Barisoff) 15914-5, 15918-9
(Chong) 15949-50
(Evans) 15914-5, 15918-9, 15950
- Commercial recreation tenures
- Crown lease application process, backlog
(Barisoff) 15917
(Chong) 15950-1
(Evans) 15917, 15951
- Disposition of Crown lands, fiduciary obligations to Indians
(Barisoff) 15914-5
(Evans) 15914-5
- Enforcement of trespass provisions
(Barisoff) 15917-8
(Evans) 15917-8
- Handling of agriculture leases
(Evans) 15912
(Wilson, J.) 15912
- Management of Nanaimo water lots See Nanaimo Port Authority
- Mandate and operations
(Barisoff) 15907, 15911, 15915-7
(Evans) 15907, 15910-1, 15915-7
(Krueger) 15909-10
- Performance plan, 2000-01, tabled
(Ramsey) 15367
- Role
- Sale of Crown land
(Chong) 15949-50
(Coell) 15949
(Evans) 15949-50
British Columbia Association for Charitable Gaming
- Government funding
(Hawkins) 16819
(MacPhail) 16819
British Columbia Association for Child Development and Rehabilitation
- Position on citizens' initiative for immediate service for children in need of medical treatment
(Reid, L.) 14615
B.C. Benefits program
British Columbia Buildings Corporation
British Columbia Business Council
British Columbia Business Summit
- Recommendations, Liberal Party position
(Pullinger) 14818
British Columbia Cancer Agency
British Columbia Career Colleges Association
- Comments on students on social assistance
(Weisbeck) 15783
- Representation on Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission board
(Bowbrick) 15717, 15774
(Weisbeck) 15717
British Columbia Cattlemen's Association
- Best practices for predation control
(Barisoff) 15999
(Evans) 15999
- Position on workers compensation rates
(Barisoff) 15926
(Evans) 15926
British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
- Position on free speech rights of RCMP auxiliary officers
(Petter) 15638
(Plant) 15638
British Columbia Council of Administrative Tribunals
- Report on independence, accountability and appointment processes
(Petter) 15529-30
(Plant) 15529-30
British Columbia Crown Counsel Association
B.C. Exhibit Tour
British Columbia Federation of Foster Parent Associations
- Membership and work of organization
(Brewin) 16868
(Reid, L.) 16867-8
British Columbia Federation of Labour
British Columbia Ferry Corporation
- 2000-01 Estimates
- debate 16886-98, 16906-18, 17140-50, 17159-65
- speakers
(Chong) 17161-2
(Coell) 17140-1, 17146-7
(MacPhail) 16886-98, 16907-18, 17140-50, 17159-65
(Miller) 16895
(Nebbeling) 17142-4
(Reid, J.) 16915-7
(Roddick) 16913-4
(Symons) 16886-98, 16906-12, 17140-2, 17144-50, 17159-61, 17164-5
(Thorpe) 16917-8, 17162-4
- Agreement with Transportation and Highways ministry re closing of highway in Horseshoe Bay area See Upper Levels Highway under Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
- Annual reports
- 1993-94 report, comments on year's activities
(Dalton) 14573
- 1999-2000 report, contents
(MacPhail) 17145-6
(Symons) 17145-6
- 1999-2000 report tabled
(MacPhail) 17010
- Budget
- Capital plan
- Capital projects
- Debt
- debt cap
(Farrell-Collins) 15460, 15500-1, 15504-6
(MacPhail) 17148
(Ramsey) 15460, 15502-3, 15505
(Symons) 15502-3, 17148
- debt management planning
(MacPhail) 16886
(Ramsey) 15451-2
(Symons) 15451-2, 16886
- extinguishment of debt owed to government
(Chong) 15455
(Coell) 15452, 15456
(Dalton) 14573
(Farrell-Collins) 15039-40, 15458-9
(Krueger) 15454
(MacPhail) 16893
(Miller) 15036-7
(Ramsey) 15451-2, 15455-6, 15460, 15535-6
(Symons) 15451, 16893
(Thorpe) 15535-6
- guarantee of debt by government
(Farrell-Collins) 16677
(Ramsey) 16677
- levels
(Coell) 14994
(Wilson, G.) 14732-3
- Disclosure of information
(Ramsey) 15506
(Symons) 15506
- Funding
- funding during 1989-99 period
(Farrell-Collins) 15457-9
(Miller) 15456-7
(Symons) 15459
- new funding strategy
(Ramsey) 15460
- Head office, renovations and seismic upgrading
(MacPhail) 16912
(Symons) 16912
- Management by NDP government
(Campbell) 15433-4
(de Jong) 15559-60, 15733
(Farrell-Collins) 15504-5, 15559
(Gillespie) 15601
(MacPhail) 15434, 15559-60, 15601, 15733
(Symons) 15502
- Operations See also Ferries and ferry services
- operations
(Wilson, G.) 14735
- performance measurement
(MacPhail) 16909-10
(Symons) 16909-10
- personal services contracts
(MacPhail) 16897
(Symons) 16897
- purchasing of supplies and services
(MacPhail) 16896
(Symons) 16896
- use of external auditors and consultants
(MacPhail) 17163-4
(Thorpe) 17163-4
- Performance plan, 2000-01, tabled
(Ramsey) 15367
- Relationship with Tourism B.C.
(MacPhail) 16916
(Reid, J.) 16916
- Staff
British Columbia Film
B.C. Games
- Frequency of games
(Chong) 16420
British Columbia Gaming Commission
- Board review of executive director position
(Hawkins) 16818-9
(MacPhail) 16818-9
British Columbia Gaming Control Authority
- Establishment
(MacPhail) 17007
British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union
- Collective agreements in public sector See Public sector, wage-and-benefit agreements under Civil service
British Columbia Health Research Foundation
British Columbia Heritage Trust
- Annual report, 1998-99, tabled
(Waddell) 15130
British Columbia Hog Marketing Commission
- Position on whole farm insurance program
(Barisoff) 15998
(Evans) 15998
British Columbia Housing Management Commission
- Operations, efficiency
(Coleman) 16148
- Performance plan, 2000-01, tabled
(Ramsey) 15367
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- 2000-01 Estimates
- Annual report, 1999-2000, tabled
(Miller) 17010
- Corporate planning and performance measurement
(Hawkins) 16027, 16038-9
(Miller) 16027-8, 16038-9
- Derivatives trading
(Farrell-Collins) 16049-51
(Miller) 16049-51
- Employees
- competitive salaries for employees
(Farrell-Collins) 16047-8
(Miller) 16047-8
- job satisfaction issues
(Farrell-Collins) 16046-8
(Hawkins) 16045-6
(Miller) 16045-8
- training programs for corporation employees
(Farrell-Collins) 16046-7
(Miller) 16046-7
- Executive compensation, bonuses paid to senior managers
(Farrell-Collins) 16048-9
(Miller) 16048
- Gas pipeline project with Williams Gas Pipeline See Georgia Strait Crossing project
- Green energy plan See Power production, development of green energy sources under Electric power
- Letter to Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council on proposed power facility in Sumas, Washington
(Penner) 16607-8
(Sawicki) 16608
- Liability concerns re outstanding comfort letter offer to Nissho Iwai Corp. of Japan
(Farrell-Collins) 16049
(Miller) 16049
- Participation in water use planning process
(Evans) 16058-9
(van Dongen) 16058-9
- Performance plan, 2000-01, tabled
(Ramsey) 15367
- Power purchases, imports
(Symons) 14927
- Privatization
- impact on government funding for health care
(Evans) 17287
(Pullinger) 17287
- public referendum
(Clark, G.) 15805
- Rates
- Structure of company
(Hawkins) 16775
(Wilson, G.) 16775
- Utility relocation costs for rapid transit project
(Bowbrick) 15854
(Symons) 15854
- Wrongful dismissal case of John Sheehan See Sheehan, John
The B.C. Hydro and Power Authority Referendum Act, 2000
(Bill M204) (Clark, G.) 1R, 15805
- Debate, speakers
(Clark, G.) 15805
The British Columbia Insurance Company
The British Columbia Insurance Company, 1904 Amendment Act, 2000
(Bill Pr402) (Anderson) 1R, 15328-9; 2R, 16569; C, 16569; 3R, 16569; RA, 16993
- Debate, speakers
(Anderson) 15328-9, 16569
- Referral to select standing committee 15329
British Columbia Investment Agriculture Foundation
British Columbia Investment Fund
British Columbia Law Institute
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
- Annual report, 1998-99, tabled
(MacPhail) 17155
- Performance plan, 2000-01, tabled
(Ramsey) 15367
- Product lines and distribution
(Hawkins) 16820
(MacPhail) 16820
- Revenues, levels and disbursement
(Hawkins) 16820
(MacPhail) 16820
- Social responsibilities of corporation
(Krueger) 16823
(MacPhail) 16823
- Work on Internet gambling issues
(Chong) 16821-2
(MacPhail) 16821-2
British Columbia Medical Association
- Physicians' agreement with government See Services in northern and rural areas, agreement between government and B.C. Medical Association under Physicians
- Role in negotiations between government and physicians
(Boone) 15610-1
(Farnworth) 15610-1, 15685, 15697, 16662, 17186, 17218
- Statements on status of health care system
(Campbell) 17244
British Columbia Paraplegic Association
- Concerns re at-home program
(Reid, L.) 16921
British Columbia Pavilion Corporation
- Business plan, 1999-2000, tabled
(Waddell) 16378
British Columbia Pension Corporation
British Columbia Pharmacy Association
- Authority to negotiate with government on behalf of pharmacists
(Farnworth) 16176
(Hansen) 16176
British Columbia Public School Employers Association
- Legal opinion on teachers' participation in school accreditation process
(Hogg) 16367
(Priddy) 16367
- Membership fee
(Dalton) 16348
(Priddy) 16345-6, 16361
(Stephens) 16345-6
British Columbia Racing Commission
British Columbia Rail Ltd.
British Columbia Railway Group of Companies See also particular entities: British Columbia Rail Ltd., BCR Properties Ltd.
British Columbia Railway Properties Ltd. See BCR Properties Ltd.
British Columbia Real Estate Association
British Columbia Salmon Marketing Council
- Funding, regulation change
(Evans) 16076
(van Dongen) 16076
B.C. School Sports
British Columbia Seafood Alliance
- Concerns re marine protected areas strategy
(van Dongen) 16076
British Columbia Securities Commission
- Annual report, 1999-2000, tabled
(Ramsey) 17155
British Columbia Teachers Federation
- Agreement with government
(Krueger) 14674
- Agreement with government on early retirement incentives and career transition plans
(Hogg) 14634-5
(McKinnon) 14594
(Priddy) 14635
- Position on accreditation of schools
(Priddy) 16366-7
British Columbia Television (BCTV)
- Coverage of foster care case, government response
(Dosanjh) 16298
(Plant) 16298
(Reid, L.) 16297-8
- Coverage of health care issues
(Wilson, G.) 17295-6
British Columbia Trade and Investment Office
British Columbia Transit
British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 2000
- (Bill 23) (Minister of Advanced Education) 1R, 16376; 2R, 16467-70; C, 16569-72; 3R, 16573; RA, 16993
- Debate, speakers
(Bowbrick) 16376, 16467-70, 16569-73
(Plant) 16468-9, 16570
(Symons) 16468, 16570-2
- Provisions
- provisions re placement of rapid transit project facilities
(Bowbrick) 16570
(Symons) 16570
- provisions re retention of powers of B.C. Transit, wording
(Bowbrick) 16571
(Symons) 16571
- retroactivity provisions
(Bowbrick) 16469
(Plant) 16469
(Symons) 16571-2
- Purpose of bill
(Bowbrick) 16376, 16467-8, 16571
(Symons) 16468, 16571
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority
- Annual reports tabled
- 1998-99 report
(Lali) 15262
- 1999-2000 report
(Lali) 17155
- Budget, projected deficit
(Lali) 15122
(Symons) 15122
- Capital expenditures
- 2000-01 capital investment program
(Lali) 15117-8
- allocation of funds carried forward from 1999-2000 fiscal year
(Dansereau) 15122
(Lali) 15122
(Symons) 15122
- capital investments
(Lali) 14580-2
- Debt
(Lali) 15191
(Symons) 15191
- Fiscal management plan
(Lali) 15119
(Symons) 15119
- Funding of high-occupancy-vehicle enforcement
(Lali) 15183
(Symons) 15183
- Performance plan, 2000-01
- Projects
- categorization by constituency and type of project
(Lali) 15183
(Symons) 15183
- financing of ski hill access roads
(Lali) 15179
(Sanders) 15179
- planning horizon
(Lali) 15122
(Symons) 15122-3
- prioritization criteria
(Hawkins) 15152-4
(Lali) 15152-4
- public-private partnerships
(Lali) 15121-2
(Symons) 15122
(Thorpe) 15121
- Revenue
- revenue from motor fuel tax
(Miller) 15036
- sources
(Lali) 15118
(Symons) 15118
- Sinking fund
(Lali) 15120
(Symons) 15120
British Columbia Treaty Commission
- Annual report, 2000, tabled
(Lovick) 16975
- Applications to commission for registration as an Indian band
(de Jong) 15249
(Lovick) 15249
- Public opinion polling
(de Jong) 15319
(Lovick) 15319
- Treaty negotiation process See Treaty negotiations under Indians
B.C. 21 program
B.C. 2000 program
- Funding of millennium activities and events
(Chong) 15706-8
(Petter) 15707-8
British Columbia Utilities Commission
- Annual report, 1999, tabled
(Wilson, G.) 17155
- Review of Powerex electricity trade revenues
(Hawkins) 16773
(Wilson, G.) 16774
- Role in setting of B.C. Hydro rates
(Hawkins) 16773-4
(Wilson, G.) 16773-4
Broadcasting industry See Media
Brodie, Claire Ann
- Health care work in Okanagan area
(Krueger) 17296-7
Brown, Hans
Brown Property Preservation Society
- Park acquisition, involvement of Parks ministry
(Reid, J.) 16543
(Sawicki) 16543-4
Brundtland, Gro
- Work on definition of sustainability
(Evans) 17088-9
Brunswick Point
Budget, 2000-01 budget
- Budget address 14537-43
- Debate 14543-5, 14547-60, 14565-86, 14651-63, 14669-91, 14729-51, 14753-65, 14770-89, 14988-5008, 15013-34
- Divisions: budget approved 15034
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 14651-4
(Anderson) 15031-2
(Barisoff) 14753-6
(Boone) 14577-9
(Bowbrick) 14658-61
(Brewin) 14680-2
(Calendino) 14745-8
(Cashore) 14748-51
(Chong) 14686-9
(Clark, C.) 14654-8
(Coell) 14991-4
(Dalton) 14571-4
(de Jong) 14756-9
(Doyle) 14569-71
(Farnworth) 15025-7
(Farrell-Collins) 14543-5, 14547-54
(Gillespie) 15001-3
(Goodacre) 14661-3
(Hammell) 14735-7
(Hansen) 14771-5
(Hawkins) 14741-5
(Hogg) 15022-5
(Janssen) 14781-4
(Jarvis) 14690-1, 14729-31
(Krueger) 14674-8
(Kwan) 14988-91
(Lali) 14579-83
(Lovick) 14778-81
(MacPhail) 15014-6
(Miller) 14678-80, 15032-3
(Nebbeling) 14671-4
(Neufeld) 15005-8, 15013-4
(Penner) 14554-8
(Plant) 15019-22
(Priddy) 14998-5001
(Pullinger) 14565-9
(Reid, J.) 14784-7
(Robertson) 14759-63
(Roddick) 14996-8
(Sanders) 14574-7
(Sawicki) 14994-6
(Sihota) 15027-31
(Smallwood) 14558-60
(Stephens) 14787-9
(Stevenson) 15016-9
(Symons) 14737-41
(Thorpe) 14583-6
(van Dongen) 15003-5
(Walsh) 14764-5, 14770-1
(Weisgerber) 14669-71
(Whittred) 14775-8
(Wilson, G.) 14731-5
(Zirnhelt) 14682-6
- Committee of Supply resolutions approved and funds granted 17166-7, resolutions approved and supplementary funds granted 17238-9, 17323
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2000
- (Bill 3) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 14545-6; 2R, 15035-43; C, 15075-98, 15447-60, 15500-6, 15535-8, recommitted 17157-8; 3R, 15538, 17158; RA, 17169
- Amdts: sec. 4.1 (Ramsey) 15500, approved 15506; sec. 13 (Ramsey) 15097, approved 15097; sec. 44 (Ramsey) 15090, 15447, approved 15090, 15447; sec. 49(b) (Ramsey) 15098, approved 15098; sec. 72 (Ramsey) 15449, approved 15449; sec. 85 (Ramsey) 15449, approved 15449;
- sec. 88 (Ramsey) 15450, approved 15450; sec. 102 (Ramsey) 17157, approved 17158
- Divisions: sec. 56 approved 15097; sec. 97 approved 15537; 3R approved 15538
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 15096-7
(Chong) 15094-5, 15097, 15455, 17157
(Coell) 15094, 15452, 15456
(Farrell-Collins) 15037-40, 15075-84, 15086-7, 15089-94, 15098, 15447-51, 15457-60, 15500-1, 15504-6, 15535, 15537-8, 17158
(Jarvis) 15098
(Krueger) 15095-6, 15452-4
(MacPhail) 15501-2, 15506
(Miller) 15035-7, 15456-8
(Neufeld) 15085-6, 15091-2
(Plant) 15040-2, 15076-8, 15080, 15083, 15087-90, 15092-3
(Ramsey) 14545-6, 15075-94, 15097-8, 15447-52, 15454-60, 15500-3, 15505-6, 15535-8, 17157-8
(Sawicki) 15042-3
(Symons) 15451-2, 15459, 15502-3, 15506, 15535-7
(Thorpe) 15501-3, 15535-6
(Waddell) 15043
- Purpose of bill
(Farrell-Collins) 15037
(Miller) 15035
(Ramsey) 14545-6
(Sawicki) 15042
Budget process review panel
- Report on budget process in B.C.
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
- (Bill 2) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 14537; 2R, 16177-92, 16227-39, 16255-79; C, 16379-400, 16434-46; 3R, 17158; RA, 17169
- Amdts: sec. 3 (Thorpe) 16381, negatived 16386; sec. 4 (Thorpe) 16386, approved 16387; sec. 5 (Thorpe) 16390, negatived 16390; sec. 6 (Farrell-Collins) 16391, negatived 16393; sec. 7 (Ramsey) 16393, approved 16393; sec. 8 (two amdts.) (Thorpe) 16395, negatived 16395, and 16395, negatived 16396;
- sec. 9 (two amdts.) (Thorpe) 16396, negatived 16396; sec. 10 (Thorpe) 16397, negatived 16397; sec. 11 (Thorpe) 16398, negatived 16398; sec. 13 (two amdts.) (Thorpe) 16399, negatived 16400, and 16434, negatived 16434; sec. 17 (Thorpe) 16437, ruled out of order 16437;
- sec. 23 (Thorpe) 16442, negatived 16442; sec. 24 (two amdts.) (Ramsey) 16443, approved 16444, and (Farrell-Collins) 16444, negatived 16444; sec. 25 (Thorpe) 16444-5, negatived 16445; sec. 33 (Ramsey) approved 16445; sec. 52 (Farrell-Collins) 16445, negatived 16445;
- sec. 53 (two amdts.) (Ramsey) 16445, approved 16445, and (Farrell-Collins) 16445, negatived 16446
- Divisions: amdt. to sec. 3 negatived 16386; amdt. to sec. 13 negatived 16400
- Debate, speakers
(Bowbrick) 16191-2
(Campbell) 16276-7
(Cashore) 16264-5
(Chong) 16178-81
(Clark, C.) 16262-4
(Coleman) 16188-91
(Dosanjh) 16230-1
(Farrell-Collins) 16266-73, 16381-3, 16385-7, 16390-2, 16435-46
(Gillespie) 16258-9
(Hawkins) 16259-62
(Krueger) 16181-4
(MacPhail) 16265-6
(Nebbeling) 16231-3
(Neufeld) 16233-6
(Penner) 16227-30
(Plant) 16184-8
(Ramsey) 14537, 16177-8, 16277-9, 16379-90, 16392-9, 16434-43, 16445-6, 17158
(Sihota) 16255-8
(Thorpe) 16273-6, 16379-81, 16383-4, 16386-90, 16393-9, 16434-45
(Waddell) 16236-9
- Contraventions, penalties for non-compliance
(Campbell) 16277
(Clark, C.) 16264
(Farrell-Collins) 16270-1, 16437-8
(Penner) 16228-9
(Ramsey) 16436-8
(Thorpe) 16436-7
- Debate on bill, participation of NDP MLAs
(Coleman) 16188
(Nebbeling) 16231-2
- Definitions
- "government organization"
(Ramsey) 16379
(Thorpe) 16379
- "government reporting entity"
(Ramsey) 16379
(Thorpe) 16379
- Exemptions
(Farrell-Collins) 16271-2, 16390-2, 16442-4
(Neufeld) 16236
(Plant) 16188
(Ramsey) 16390-3, 16443-4
(Thorpe) 16275, 16393, 16443-4
- Liberal Party amendments
(Chong) 16178-9, 16181
(Nebbeling) 16233
(Neufeld) 16234
(Penner) 16227
(Thorpe) 16274
- NDP government's purpose in bringing legislation forward
(Dosanjh) 16230-1
(Farrell-Collins) 16269
(Gillespie) 16258-9
(Krueger) 16181-2
(MacPhail) 16266
(Nebbeling) 16231
(Neufeld) 16233-4
(Plant) 16184-7
(Ramsey) 16177-8
(Sihota) 16256
- Provisions
- implementation date for compliance requirements
(Farrell-Collins) 16445
(Ramsey) 16445
(Thorpe) 16445
- regulation-making authority
(Hawkins) 16261
(Plant) 16187-8
- regulation-making authority, ability to change definitions used in act by order-in-council
(Farrell-Collins) 16442
(Penner) 16229, 17036
(Ramsey) 16443
- Purpose of bill
(Dosanjh) 16945-6, 17022
(Ramsey) 17011-2
Budgets
- 1993-94 budget, fiscal objectives
(Dalton) 14573-4
- 1996-97 budget
- 1999-2000 budget
- 2000-01 budget
- Balanced budgets
- Balanced-budget legislation See also Balanced Budget Act
- Budget-making process
- balancing of competing interests
(Lovick) 14779
- budgeting practices of previous governments
(Bowbrick) 14658
- current practices
(Farrell-Collins) 16646-7
(Ramsey) 16644-5, 16647
(Weisbeck) 14606
- Enns report See Budget process review panel
- handling by NDP administration during 1995-96 period
(Campbell) 16276
(Chong) 16179
(Farrell-Collins) 16385
(Krueger) 16183-4
(Thorpe) 16274
- legislative requirements
(Abbott) 14887-8
(Barisoff) 14754-5
(Calendino) 14745
(Clark, C.) 14949-50
(Coleman) 14895-7
(Dosanjh) 16945-6, 17022
(Farrell-Collins) 14543
(Gillespie) 14893, 15002, 16259
(Hammell) 14735
(Hawkins) 14742, 14944-5
(Hogg) 15023
(MacPhail) 15014
(Neufeld) 14808-9
(Plant) 14610, 15020-1
(Pullinger) 14565, 14918
(Ramsey) 14538
(Robertson) 14763
(Sanders) 14859
(Stephens) 14941
(Stevenson) 15016
(Symons) 14927-8
(Thorpe) 14831
(Throne speech) 14495-6
(Wilson, J.) 14913
- legislative requirements, legal action against government in event of non-compliance
(Farrell-Collins) 16441
(Ramsey) 16441
- multi-year budgeting, three-year targets
(MacPhail) 16265-6
- public confidence
(Robertson) 14503-4
- public input
(Farrell-Collins) 16381-3, 16385-7
(McGregor) 14863
(Neufeld) 16235
(Ramsey) 16177, 16278, 16380-5, 16387
(Thorpe) 16380-1, 16383-4
(Zirnhelt) 14904
- review of process in B.C. See Budget process review panel
- truth in budgeting
(Campbell) 16276-7
(Chong) 16178-9
(Plant) 16185
(Thorpe) 16273-5
- use of economic forecasts
(Ramsey) 16278-9, 16393-4
(Thorpe) 16393-4
- Deficit budgets
- Fixed date for tabling of annual budget
(Chong) 16181
(Farrell-Collins) 16270, 16390-2
(Hawkins) 16261
(MacPhail) 16266
(Masi) 14900
(Penner) 16227-8
(Ramsey) 16390-3
(Thorpe) 16393
- Interim supply, use
(Chong) 14590-1
(Farrell-Collins) 16991
(Hawkins) 14610
(Ramsey) 16992
(Weisbeck) 14606
- Legislative process See Budget process under Legislature
- Prebudget activities
- Reporting and disclosure requirements
(Cashore) 16264
(Chong) 16178-81
(Dosanjh) 16231
(MacPhail) 16265
(Plant) 16185, 16188
(Ramsey) 16177-8, 16279
- Special warrants, use to defray ministries' overexpenditures
(Campbell) 14622-3, 16276-7
(Cashore) 16264
(Chong) 16181
(Clark, C.) 16263
(Farrell-Collins) 16270
(Hawkins) 16261
(McKinnon) 14594-5
(MacPhail) 16265-6
(Nettleton) 14595-6
(Penner) 14602-3, 14605, 16228
(Plant) 14608-10, 16187
(Ramsey) 14590, 14624, 16178, 16279, 16397-8
(Thorpe) 16275, 16397-8
- Supplementary estimates, use
(Ramsey) 17238
Buffalo farming industry See Game farming industry, bison farming industry under Livestock industry
Building standards branch
Bulkley Lodge, Smithers, B.C.
- Residential care facility, availability of operating funds
(Farnworth) 16165
(Hansen) 16165
Bulkley River
Bulkley-Nechako regional district
- Grant for Fort Fraser sewer upgrade
(Nettleton) 15464-5
Bull, Gary, et al.
- Report on forest practices legislation See Forest management and practices under Forest industry
Burleton, David
Burlington Northern Inc.
Burnaby, B.C.
- Aerial spraying against gypsy moth in area
(Chong) 15371-2
(Doyle) 15371-2
- Dental clinic for school children, funding
(Calendino) 17288
(Evans) 17288
- Diesel fuel spill, impact on area water
(Sawicki) 15827
(Weisgerber) 15826-7
- Growth of high-technology industry
(Calendino) 14619
(Randall) 15099-100
- Taxation of commercial operations on cemetery land
(Petter) 17071, 17073, 17075
(Plant) 17072-3, 17075
Burnaby North constituency and area
- Community initiatives in the Heights neighbourhood
(Calendino) 16322-4
Burnaby Youth Secure Custody Centre, Burnaby, B.C.
- Replacement project
(Brewin) 16933
(McKinnon) 16933
Burns Bog
- Development and protection
(Lali) 15147
(Masi) 15147
- Ecosystem review recommendations, government response
(Roddick) 16533
(Sawicki) 16533-4
- Future
(Masi) 14898-9
(Smallwood) 14902
- Government loan to development partners
(Chong) 16757-9
(Wilson, G.) 16757-9
- Protection of area, government action
(Campbell) 16987
(Coell) 14792
(Dosanjh) 16987
(Sawicki) 14792
- Theme park proposal
(Chong) 15869
(Waddell) 15869
Burquitlam Lions Care Centre, Coquitlam, B.C.
- Expansion
- expansion and renovation project
(Cashore) 14881
(Clark, C.) 17267
- petition tabled
(Cashore) 16808
Burrard Thermal power station
Buses and bus service See Transit services
Business
- Community enterprise program
(Kwan) 16627-8
(Reid, J.) 16627-8
- Companies
- Cooperative enterprises, role in B.C. economy
(Evans) 15055
(Kwan) 15058-9
(Pullinger) 15053
- Electronic commerce
- Enterprise facilitation program
(Hawkins) 16774
(Kwan) 16626-7
(McGregor) 14863
(Reid, J.) 16626-7
(Wilson, G.) 16774
- Entrepreneurship
- Equity capital program
(Waddell) 16401
- Government initiatives
(MacPhail) 14955
- Government involvement in private sector companies
(Nebbeling) 14592
- Single business number initiative
(Chong) 16488
(Waddell) 16401, 16488
- Small business
- Subsidies
(Hansen) 14875
- Subsidization by government
(Campbell) 14519
- Sustainability program for business
(Goodacre) 14662-3
- Taxation, 2000-01 levels
(Boone) 14578
(Dalton) 14574
(Janssen) 14782-3
(McGregor) 14865
(Petter) 14797
(Pullinger) 14566
(Ramsey) 14539
(Wilson, G.) 14734
(Zirnhelt) 14906
- Venture capital, community venture capital program
(Lovick) 14526
(Waddell) 16401
- Working Opportunity Fund
(Waddell) 16401
Business Task Force on Regulatory Impact
Butler, Diana
- Report on Islands Trust
(McGregor) 15422-3
Buy B.C. program
- Marketing of program
(Evans) 15934
(Roddick) 15934
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