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Province of British Columbia
4th Session, 36th Parliament – March 2000 - March 2001
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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Hansard Sittings by Page Number
Pacheedaht Indian band
Pacific Highway See Highway 15 (Pacific Highway)
Pacific Iron and Steel Products Ltd.
- Iron plant proposal for Prince Rupert
(Miller) 16020-1
(Neufeld) 16020-1
Pacific Marine Heritage Legacy
- Agreement between B.C. and federal government, negotiations
(Campbell) 16988
(Dosanjh) 16988
- Contribution of Crown land for future parks
(Coell) 16540
(Sawicki) 16540
Pacific National Exhibition
- Strategic plan, 2000-01, tabled
(Hammell) 16945
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
Pacific Racing Association
- Financial involvement of government
(Hawkins) 16827
(MacPhail) 16827
- Status of organization
(de Jong) 15434-5
(MacPhail) 15434-5
Pacific Salmon Treaty
Palliative care See Hospice care
Palmer, Vaughn
- Comments on size of provincial debt
(Penner) 14556-7
Parks See also particular parks, e.g., Sugarbowl–Grizzly Den Park
- Access issues
(Neufeld) 16357
(Waddell) 16353-4
(Weisgerber) 16358
- Animal attacks in parks, preparedness measures
(Sanders) 16542-3
(Sawicki) 16542
- Ecological reserve system See Environmental protection under Environment
- Economic contribution to B.C.
(Sawicki) 16349-50
- Forests ministry recreation sites, user fees
- Funding
- funding for parks
(Campbell) 16958-9
(Dosanjh) 16958-9
- funding to maintain access and facilities
(Krueger) 16536
(Sawicki) 16536
- Industrial activities in designated areas See Protected areas and special management zones under Land use
- Management of parks
(Coell) 16545
(Sawicki) 16359, 16545
- Marine protected areas strategy, role of provincial government
(Evans) 16076
(van Dongen) 16076
- New and expanded parks and protected areas
- Park Legacy panel recommendations, government response
(Coell) 16545
(Sawicki) 16545
- Pest control and management See also Pest control and pesticide use under Environment
- Protected areas and special management zones See Land use
- Tourism in parks
(Krueger) 16536
(Sawicki) 16536
Parksville, B.C.
- After-hours health care clinic, hours of operation
(Evans) 17313
(Reid, J.) 17313
Parksville-Qualicum constituency and area
- Ambulance service in area
(Evans) 17314
(Farnworth) 15692
(Reid, J.) 15692, 17313
- Health care needs
(Reid, J.) 14508
- Issues and concerns
(Reid, J.) 14787
Pascall, Bernie, and Sharon White
- "Eliminating Violence in Hockey," report tabled
(Waddell) 16975
Peace River area
- Agriculture industry
- assistance for area farmers
(Weisgerber) 14564-5
- wildlife control concerns
(Evans) 15989
(Weisgerber) 15989
- Health care funding for North and South Peace
(Evans) 17322-3
(Neufeld) 17322-3
- Highways and roads in area, budgeted roadwork
(Lali) 15176-7
(Neufeld) 15176-7
- Oil and gas activity
(Miller) 14680
- Proposal to join Alberta
(Weisgerber) 14671-2
- South Peace hill, rehabilitation project
(Lali) 15177
(Neufeld) 15177
Peace River North constituency and area
- Capital projects
(Neufeld) 15007-8
- Issues and concerns
(Neufeld) 14807
Peace-Liard health region
- Funding for community mental health services
(Farnworth) 15615
(Neufeld) 15615-6
Pearse, Peter
- Comments on forest industry in B.C.
(Abbott) 15226
(Doyle) 15226
Pemberton, B.C.
Penikett, Tony
- Employment with Labour ministry
(Krueger) 16595
(MacPhail) 16595-6
- Role in contract negotiations with public sector unions
(Farnworth) 16166
(Hansen) 16166
Penner, Barry (Chilliwack)
- Aboriginal Affairs ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 15301-2
- Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry
- Alberta, government, fiscal policies 14554-5
- Alcohol
- liquor control and licensing, imposition of licensing fees by local governments 17075
- liquor industry and sales
- advertising, corporate logos on glassware 15702-3
- advertising, preapproval requirement for business sponsorships of events 15700
- coolers in retail stores 15702
- credit card sales 16485
- government liquor stores, Sunday openings 16485
- illicit sales, products imported illegally from other jurisdictions 15701
- impact of Workers Compensation Board smoking ban on beverage sales in licensed establishments 15703, 16484
- licensing of persons serving alcoholic beverages 15703
- rice alcohol products, regulation 15700-1
- sale and consumption of alcohol products, regulatory environment 15703-4
- Armed forces, Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack, use as educational facility 15790-1
- Attorney General ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 15551-2, 15579-80, 15656-7, 15659-60, 15699-704
- land title branch, land registry system, listing of heritage sites 15417-8, 15656-7, 16452-6
- liquor control and licensing branch
- business plan 15659, 15699-700
- enforcement and inspection activities 15701
- licensing structure and approval process, changes 15702
- staffing, number of full-time-equivalents 15659
- Balanced Budget Act
- Beer industry
- brewpubs, sale of products in liquor stores 16479
- U-brew operations, regulations 15660, 17075-6
- B.C. Hydro
- 2000-01 estimates debate 16041-3
- letter to Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council on proposed power facility in Sumas, Washington 16607-8
- B.C., residents moving elsewhere 14883
- B.C. Trade and Investment Office, budget 16657-8
- B.C. Transit, 2000-01 estimates debate 15820
- Budget debate 14554-8
- Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
- debate 16227-30
- contraventions, penalties for non-compliance 16228-9
- Liberal Party amendments 16227
- provisions, regulation-making authority, ability to change definitions used in act by order-in-council 16229, 17036
- Budgets
- 1996-97 budget, balanced-budget claim and NDP election win 14555, 14557, 17034
- 1999-2000 budget, overexpenditures 14602-3
- balanced budgets, NDP government commitment 16229-30
- balanced-budget legislation
- Liberal Party position 17036
- support from NDP government members 17036
- deficit budgets during NDP administration 14554-7, 14603-5
- fixed date for tabling of annual budget 16227-8
- special warrants, use to defray ministries' overexpenditures 14602-3, 14605, 16228
- Centre Creek Youth Custody Centre, status of facility 16934-5
- Cheam Indian band, dispute with provincial government 15301-2
- Children and Families ministry
- Chilliwack
- court facilities, renovation funding 14603-4
- court services, case backlog and courtroom security issues 15551-2
- health care situation 15683-4
- transit services 15820
- Chilliwack General Hospital
- CT scanner, hours of operation 17306
- staffing, health professional shortages 17305-6
- Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park, access 16544
- Chong, Bob, comments on B.C. tax levels 14556
- Civil service, public sector, wage-and-benefit agreements 14883-4
- Clark, Glen, comments on balanced-budget legislation 17035-6
- Crime, national DNA database for convicted criminals 15579-80
- Cull, Elizabeth, comments while Finance minister on balancing of budgets 14555
- Democracy, participatory democracy 14605
- den Bok, Joe, prostate cancer wait-list case 15683-4, 15831
- Discrimination and racism, treatment of Asian immigrants 16588-9
- DNA Identification Act (federal), implementation 15579-80
- Dosanjh, Ujjal, comments in 1994 on balancing of budgets 14556
- Elections
- electoral representation, proportional representation 14605
- length of time between general elections 14605
- Electoral Boundaries Commission, appointment of commission, statutory time limit 16229
- Emergencies, search and rescue services, condition of military helicopters used in emergency situations 17114-6
- Employment and Investment ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16657-60, 16746-7, 16749-50
- Employment and unemployment
- job creation, provincial comparisons 14883
- unemployment rate in B.C. 14883
- Energy and Mines ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16041-3
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry
- Exports and imports
- trade and investment offices, out-of-country offices 16658
- trade missions, incoming and outgoing trade missions 16658-9
- Ferries and ferry services, fast ferries construction program, handling by NDP government 14557-8, 14884, 16230
- Fisheries, fish habitat, streamside setback requirements 16230
- Fraser Valley Cancer Centre, wait-lists 15683-4
- Fraser Valley, protected-areas plan for area
- concerns of local Indian bands 14884-5
- public consultation 16544
- Gambling, expansion of gambling in B.C., handling by NDP government 16229
- Government
- accounting, use of generally accepted accounting principles 16227
- lawsuits involving government and government officials 14884, 16230
- ministers, travel costs 16658, 16749-50, 17035
- parliamentary democracy, principles 14603, 14605
- spending authority, role of elected representatives 14603, 14605
- Harcourt, Michael
- employment with Cascadia Institute 16660, 16747
- involvement with Pacific NorthWest Economic Region 16660
- Health care
- health professionals, recruitment and retention 17305-6
- travel for treatment and diagnostic services, travel to Washington State 15831
- wait-lists and waiting times
- Health ministry
- Heritage
- archaeological sites
- heritage site operators, information provided by heritage branch to operators 16465-6
- Heritage Conservation Act
- amendments 16453
- time limit provisions for prosecution of offences, impact on landowners 15417-8, 15657
- Immigration, illegal migrants, treatment 16588-9
- Investment in B.C., private sector investment during NDP administration 14555
- Jansen, John, establishment of Fraser Valley organic feed mill 17305
- Justice system, forensic services, DNA testing and crime scene analysis 15579-80
- Land use, protected areas and special management zones, protected areas strategy 15301-2
- Legislature, Speaker and Chair, election of an Independent MLA as Speaker 14882-3
- Les, John, role in funding approval for new Chilliwack courthouse 15579
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on balanced-budget legislation 17036
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve
- designation as reserve 14885
- designation as reserve, freedom-of-information request 16534-5
- Miller, Dan, comments on deficit budgets in B.C. 17033-5
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2000, debate 15417-8
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2000, debate 17075-6
- Municipalities, role in regulation of local liquor sales and consumption 15704
- NDP government
- Nurses, supply, operating room nurses 17306
- Oil and gas industry, natural gas price increases, impact on hospitals and other public institutions 17307
- Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, government involvement 16659-60
- Palmer, Vaughn, comments on size of provincial debt 14556-7
- Petter, Andrew, comments while Finance minister on balancing of budgets 14555-6
- Physiotherapists, supply 17306
- Post-secondary education, student costs and needs 14813-4
- Pratt, Russ
- employment with liquor distribution branch 16486
- government travel expenses 16749
- Public debt
- Railways and rail services, service between Chilliwack and Vancouver 15820
- Recycling, deposit system for beverage containers, alcoholic beverage container recycling, safety issues 16483-4
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, auxiliary and reserve officers
- auxiliary police program 14884
- carrying of firearms 14769
- Secure Care Act
- Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry
- Stockell, David, legal action against NDP MLAs 14555, 14557, 14884
- Stó:lo nation, treaty negotiations 15302
- Sumas Energy 2 Inc., proposed power facility in Sumas, Washington
- Supply Act (No. 1), 2000, debate 14602-6
- Supreme Court of B.C., services in Fraser Valley location 15552
- Throne speech debate 14882-6
- Transportation, Cascadia corridor, government funding 16659-60, 16746-7, 16749
- Truth in Budgeting Act, introduction as private member's bill 16227
- Tuition Fee Freeze Act, debate 14813-4
- University College of the Fraser Valley, Chilliwack campus, phase 3 project 14885, 15727-8
- Vancouver, archaeological sites, access to archaeological information and site locations 16458-9
- Vancouver Sun, editorial on 2000-01 budget 14556
- Vander-Hoek, Melvin, archaeological site designation on property, impact on development 15417-8, 15656-7, 16453-4
- Western Star Trucks Ltd., government investment in company 16658
- Wilson, Gordon, position on balanced-budget legislation 17036
- Wine industry
- icewine exports 16486-7
- J licence, wineries permitted to sell food and wine on site 15701-2
- U-vin operations, regulation 15660
- Workers Compensation Board, regulations governing the workplace, smoking ban 15703, 16484
- Yale, Historic Yale heritage site 16464-5
- Youth
- employment and unemployment, government programs and initiatives, effectiveness 15791-4
- opportunities for B.C. youth 15370
- rights of children and youth in secure care 16980
- youth at risk, secure care legislation 16979-80
- Youth Community Action program, effectiveness 15793-4
- Youth Options B.C., funding for government initiative 15791-2
Pension Benefits Standards Act
Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 1999
- Definitions, "spouse"
(Plant) 16712
Pension (Municipal) Act
- Report of business done during year ended December 31, 1998, tabled
(Ramsey) 15436
Pension Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998
- Definitions, "spouse"
(Plant) 16712
Pension (Teachers) Act
- Report of business done during year ended December 31, 1998, tabled
(Ramsey) 15436
Pensions
- Benefits
- suspension of benefits, number of pensioners affected
(Krueger) 17166
(MacPhail) 17166
- taxation of benefits
(Ramsey) 16578
(Thorpe) 16578
- Legislative changes, definition of "spouse"
(Plant) 16712
Penticton, B.C.
- Airport, ownership
(Lovick) 15304
(Thorpe) 15304
- Crown land tenure application by city
(Sawicki) 16538
(Thorpe) 16538
- Long term care facility
(Evans) 17308
(Thorpe) 17308
Penticton Indian band
- Negotiations with provincial government
(Lovick) 15304
(Thorpe) 15304
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (federal)
Petitions
- Angel Springs, Friends of the South Slopes Societys' concerns re mining claim in area, park proposal
(Weisbeck) 17241
- Arrow Lakes school district, school board trustees, parents' concerns
(Evans) 17155
- Automobile insurance industry, privatization proposal
(Campbell) 17257
- Burquitlam Lions Care Centre expansion
(Cashore) 16808
- Circle of Hope Coalition Society, concerns re addiction treatment services
(Kwan) 15828
- Forests ministry recreation sites, user fees for camping
(Abbott) 17087
- Fraser Valley, addiction treatment services
(Kwan) 15828
- Free family fishing on B.C. Day weekend
(Evans) 16877
- General Gordon Elementary School, parents' concerns
(Campbell) 15051
- Medical Practitioners Act Amendment Act 2000 (Bill M212)
(Orcherton) 17257
- Mill Bay–Brentwood Bay ferry route, future plans
(Coell) 17087
(Kasper) 17087, 17241
- Mills Memorial Hospital, Terrace residents' concerns
(Campbell) 17241
- Naramata, citizens' concerns
(Thorpe) 14872
- Power-Pets of B.C. Residents, concerns of pet owners
(Kwan) 16604-5
- Property tax of strata retail properties
(Symons) 15960
- Proposed power facility in Sumas, Washington, Chilliwack residents' concerns re impact on air quality
(Penner) 17185
- Proposed power facility in Sumas, Washington, Fraser Valley residents' concerns re impact on air quality
(van Dongen) 17257
- Riverview Hospital lands, use, Coquitlam residents' position
(Cashore) 15218
- Roosevelt elk in lower Sunshine Coast and Pender Harbour areas, residents' concerns
(Wilson, G.) 17257
- Saltspring Island, citizens' concerns re clearcut logging
(Gillespie) 14940
- Stumpage rates, Stewart-Nechako Woodlot Associations' concerns
(Nettleton) 17241
- Workers Compensation Board smoking ban
(Weisgerber) 14753
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act
Petroleum industry See Oil and gas industry
Pets See Animals
Pets in Rental Housing Act, 2000
(Bill M203) (Clark, G.) 1R, 15558
- Debate, speakers
(Clark, G.) 15558
Petter, Hon. Andrew (Saanich South)
- As subject
- comments in 1996 on health care spending
(Neufeld) 14598
- comments on balanced-budget legislation
(Farrell-Collins) 17016-7, 17132
- comments while Finance minister on balancing of budgets
(Chong) 17091
(Penner) 14555-6
- payment of legal services provided for member, disclosure issue 14985
(Farrell-Collins) 14985
(Ramsey) 14985-6
- Actors, child actors, conditions of employment, legislative provisions 15585
- Adult Guardianship Act, definitions 17106-8, 17116-7
- Alcohol
- liquor control and licensing, imposition of licensing fees by local governments 17075
- liquor industry and sales
- advertising, corporate logos on glassware 15703
- advertising, preapproval requirement for business sponsorships of events 15700
- coolers in retail stores 15702
- illicit sales, products imported illegally from other jurisdictions 15701
- impact of Workers Compensation Board smoking ban on beverage sales in licensed establishments 15703
- licensing of persons serving alcoholic beverages 15703
- rice alcohol products, regulation 15700-1
- sale and consumption of alcohol products, regulatory environment 15704
- Animals, control of dangerous dogs, local government powers 16717
- Aquaculture industry, aquaculture research and development trust fund, establishment 16717
- Assessment Act, amendments 16717
- Attorney General ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 15514-33, 15546-55, 15578-83, 15585-97, 15622-38, 15650-60, 15700-8
- accomplishments during past four years 15516
- annual report, 1997-98, tabled 15960
- Attorney General's role
- role in selection of Provincial Court judges 15529
- role in special prosecutor appointment process 15581-3
- criminal justice branch, responsibility when allegation of criminal wrongdoing brought to attention of branch 15581-2
- expenditures
- capitalized tenant improvements 14624-5
- employee wages and benefits 15525-6
- land title branch, land registry system
- letter to Robert N. Metzger from ministry tabled 15484
- liquor control and licensing branch
- business plan 15659, 15700
- enforcement and inspection activities 15701
- licensing structure and approval process, changes 15702
- staffing, number of full-time-equivalents 15660
- programs, performance evaluations 15515-6, 15518, 15520-3
- residential tenancy branch, arbitration caseloads 15596
- Automobiles
- photo radar, use in speed monitoring
- program, effectiveness 15652-3
- ticket revenues, fines collected compared with value of fines levied 15651-2
- vans, current deployment levels and replacement of existing vehicles 15652-3
- traffic safety, services delivered by police, review 15652-3
- Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company Act, 1997, amendments 16718
- Beer industry, U-brew operations, regulations 15660, 17076
- Bike to Work Week 16526
- B.C. Civil Liberties Association, position on free speech rights of RCMP auxiliary officers 15638
- B.C. Council of Administrative Tribunals, report on independence, accountability and appointment processes 15529-30
- B.C. Crown Counsel Association, role as bargaining agent for Crown counsel 16717, 17061-5
- B.C. Exhibit Tour, visits to B.C. communities 15707-8
- B.C. Law Institute, work of institute 15531
- B.C. 2000 program, funding of millennium activities and events 15707-8
- Burnaby, taxation of commercial operations on cemetery land 17071, 17073, 17075
- Business, taxation, 2000-01 levels 14797
- Canadian Police Information Centre, criminal offences database, flagging of family violence and firearms misuse cases 15659
- Children, child abuse
- Children's Commission, annual report, 1999, tabled 16665
- Chilliwack, court services, case backlog and courtroom security issues 15551-2
- Civil service
- indemnification policy re payment of legal representation for government employees and public officials 15526-8
- public sector wage-and-benefit agreements 15525-6
- Clark, Glen, lawsuits involving member, payment of legal costs by government 14869, 14909-10
- College of Teachers of B.C., council, powers and responsibilities 15445
- Commission of inquiry into the quality of condominium construction in B.C. (Barrett commission), cost of commission 15530, 15622
- Commission of inquiry into the regulation of charitable gaming and societies and related activities of the Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society (Smith commission), cost of commission 15530
- Company Act, definitions 17117-8, 17121-2
- Computer technology, video games, concerns re violent content 15654-5
- Conflict of interest, legislation, application of conflict-of-interest provisions to same-sex couples 16422, 17121-4
- Consumers, consumer credit agreements
- Coroners, management review of B.C. coroner service, recommendations 15654
- Corrections system
- electronic monitoring program 15586-8
- mentally disordered offenders, custody facilities 15590-1
- psychiatric assessments, issues and concerns 15589-90
- Cost of Consumer Credit Disclosure Act
- Credit Union Incorporation Act, definitions 17118
- Crime and criminals
- crime
- homicides, unsolved cases 15514
- organized crime 15514
- prevention, community-based strategies 15515
- public perceptions of personal risk 15520
- stalking 15658-9
- criminal records, disclosure of information for health or safety reasons 16717
- national DNA database for convicted criminals 15580
- sex crimes, government policy on sexual assault 15657-8
- youth crime, prevention and early intervention initiatives 15515
- Criminal Code of Canada, blood alcohol testing provisions 15439-42
- Criminal injury compensation program, annual report, 1999, tabled 15960
- Criminal Records Review Act, amendments 16717
- Crown Counsel Act, amendments 16717
- Crown Proceeding Act, activities under act for 1998-99 fiscal year 15659
- Cycling
- cycling as form of transportation 16426
- motor-assisted cycles, regulations 16426
- Definition of Spouse Amendment Act, 2000
- Dental care, retention of dental records, regulation 17156
- Discrimination and racism, prevention, government work 14971
- DMR Consulting Group Inc., contract with government 15656
- DNA Identification Act (federal), implementation 15580
- Economy
- B.C. economy, diversification 14798
- green economy 14798
- Education
- home schooling, requirement for superintendents to investigate child registration complaints 15445
- labour dispute involving unionized school support workers 14712
- Election Act, provisions, court ruling on third-party spending restrictions 15530
- Elections B.C., election readiness 16472-3
- Elections, electoral boundaries
- Electoral Districts Act, drafting of bill 15958, 16319, 16361
- Electoral Districts Amendment Act, 2000
- Emergencies, emergency response system for southern Vancouver Island 15524
- Employee Investment Act
- Employment and unemployment, maternity and parental leave 16717, 17065-7
- Employment Standards Act, amendments 16717
- Energy and Mines ministry, involvement of ministry officials in administration of resource management zones 17069-70
- Estate Administration Act, amendments 17118-9
- Families
- child custody and access, reform of current system 15625, 15627
- "domestic partner," use of term 16715-6
- family maintenance obligations of step-parents in cases of relationship breakdown 15623
- Family Maintenance Enforcement Act, definitions 17119-20
- Family maintenance enforcement program
- contract for administration and delivery of program 15597, 15622
- information on child support payers, tracking by ministry 15623
- interprovincial enforcement initiatives 15623
- maintenance payments
- Family Relations Act, definitions 17119-20
- Film industry, movie and television production, current activity 14798
- Financial Institutions Act, definitions 17120-2
- Financial services industry, credit unions, membership, inclusion of same-sex spouses as family members 17118
- Firearms
- gun control, firearms registry program
- assignment of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers to program 15634-5
- implementation 15050-1
- merits of program based on number of licence refusals and revocations 15631
- objectives 15630-1
- registration of rifles and shotguns, B.C. position on federal requirement 15629-30
- gun control, licensing provisions
- instruction and testing requirements 15632-3
- processing of applications 15628
- special phone-in line for spouses of licence applicants 15631-2
- regulation of shooting ranges and gun clubs 15629
- Fisheries Act, amendments 16717
- Forest Act, amendments 16717
- Forest industry, silviculture contractors, licensing requirements 16717, 17067
- Forest Land Reserve Act, amendments 15044
- Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, amendments 16717
- Fraser Regional Correctional Centre, grievance cases involving staff 15602, 15828
- Government
- administrative tribunals, appointment process 15529-30
- lawsuits involving government and government officials, legal costs
- ministers, indemnity for cost of legal representation 15526-8
- Guardianship, adult guardianship legislation
- implementation and administration 15585
- rights and responsibilities of same-sex spouses 17106-8, 17116-7
- Gunton, Tom, payment of legal costs by government, disclosure issue 14984
- Health care funding, government commitment 14798
- Health ministry, forensic psychiatric assessments, ministry responsibility 15590
- Heritage Conservation Act, time limit provisions for prosecution of offences
- Highway 19 (Island Highway), availability of emergency services 15624, 15627
- Highway Act, amendments 15045
- Holocaust, impact on people 14971, 14981-2
- Holocaust Memorial Day Act, debate 14938, 14971, 14981-2
- Homestead Act, repeal of act 17120
- Hope, court services, wait-lists for adult criminal cases 15551
- Housing, rental housing, landlord obligations re damage deposits, compliance 15595-6
- Immigration, illegal migrants from China, cost to B.C. 15594-5
- Impaired driving
- government prevention work 15442-3
- remedial driver training as rehabilitation alternative for offenders 15443
- Income Tax Amendment Act, 2000, debate 16506
- Income tax, B.C. tax-on-income system 16506
- Inquiry Act, expenditures under act for 1998-99 and 1999-2000 fiscal years 15530
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., role in operation of photo radar program 15652-3
- Islands Trust Act
- amendments 15044
- coordination agreement provisions, involvement of Indians 15436-7
- Judicial Council of B.C., work of council 15528-9
- Justice system
- civil and family system
- examinations for discovery in civil litigation, recording of proceedings 15533
- mediation and alternative dispute resolution 15550, 16717, 16722, 17070
- report requirement in custody and access cases 15627
- community-based initiatives
- current activities 15524
- restorative justice, community accountability programs 15514
- courts and court services
- criminal justice system
- Crown counsel
- negotiation process with government on employment issues 17061-5
- representation in collective bargaining by B.C. Crown Counsel Association 16717
- forensic services
- DNA testing and crime scene analysis 15580
- psychiatric assessments 15554
- psychiatric services 15482-3
- government policies 15524-5
- judiciary
- sentencing determinations, denunciation principle 15588-9
- specialization versus generalism, issues and concerns 15554
- justice process, impact of technology 15515, 15523-4, 15552-3
- justices of the peace, functions 15553
- principle of equality 16318
- program and service delivery, comparison with other provinces 15520
- reform of system, justice reform consultation process 15519
- special prosecutor process 15581-2
- strategic lawsuits against public participation 17084
- Kitimat-Stikine regional district, debt forgiveness for Shames Mountain Ski Corp. 16717-8
- Law and Equity Act, amendments 16717, 16722
- Lawyers and legal services
- legal advice program for artists 15595
- legal aid funding 15592-5
- Legal Services Society of B.C.
- deficit 15592-3
- role in operation of adult guardianship system 15586
- service levels, funding issue 15593-5
- Legislative Assembly Allowances and Pension Act, amendments 16717
- Legislature
- cooperation and openness 14796
- debate, matters under sub judice rule 14870-2
- opposition, role 16361
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on post-secondary education funding 14799
- Liquor Control and Licensing Act, amendments 16717
- Local Government Act, amendments 16717
- Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2000, amendments 16717
- Members' Conflict of Interest Act, definitions 17121-4
- MLAs, leaves of absence, approval by Speaker 16717
- Metzger, Robert N., comments on forensic psychiatric services in court system 15482-3
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2000
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2000, debate 16661, 16717-8, 16722, 17061-7, 17069-77, 17156-7
- Mortgages, applicability of cost-of-credit disclosure legislation 16640
- Motor Vehicle Act
- amendments 15044
- blood alcohol testing provisions, effectiveness 15437-43
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2000
- Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No. 2) Act, amendments 16717-8
- Municipalities, role in regulation of local liquor sales and consumption 15704
- NDP government, handling of whistle-blower issues 15602, 15828
- Oil and gas industry, land leases for extraction of natural gas and petroleum, fees and penalties 15443
- Ombudsman Act, amendments 16718
- Organized Crime Agency
- Owen, Stephen, "Discretion to Prosecute Inquiry" report, recommendations 15581
- Pacific Salmon Treaty, legal action against United States government 15528, 15622
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Act
- Police Act, review of complaints procedure provisions 15636
- Police and policing
- communications between police forces 15524
- Tasers, use by police 15654
- unsolved homicide unit 15514
- Police complaint commissioner, activities, issues and concerns 15636
- Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain area, legal description of proposed electoral district boundaries 16472
- Post-secondary education funding
- 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14797-8
- Liberal Party position 14799
- Property, estates, legislation, rights and responsibilities of common-law and same-sex spouses 17118-9
- Protection of Public Participation Act, debate 17084
- Provincial Capital Commission
- mandate and future of commission 15704-6
- properties controlled by commission, critical mass of assigned properties 15705
- Provincial Court of B.C.
- judges, selection criteria 15528-9
- official record of proceedings, automated transcription 15532
- Public Education Support Staff Collective Bargaining Assistance Act, debate 14711-2
- Public guardian and trustee of B.C., role under adult guardianship system 15585
- Real property tax, assessment of property, assessment manuals 16717
- Residential Tenancy Act
- Resources and resource industries, resource management zones and objectives, Energy and Mines ministry sign-off responsibilities 17069-70
- Responsible Firearms Owners Coalition of B.C., position on B.C.'s role in firearms ownership and licensing 15629
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- agreements on provision of policing services in B.C., federal compliance 15635
- auxiliary and reserve officers, carrying of firearms 14769, 15637-8
- funding of policing services to municipalities, federal formula 15635-6
- supply and recruitment
- Royal Roads University Act, amendments 16718
- Saanich, taxation of commercial operations on cemetery land 17071, 17073, 17075
- Safety, public perceptions of crime 15520
- St. Ann's Academy, tree-cutting incident on property, legal action by government 15706
- Sales tax, tax on lawyers' services, disposition of funds collected 15591-4
- School Act
- School boards/districts, trustees, conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements for same-sex spouses 17121-3
- Science and technology, high-technology industry, current conditions 14797
- Securities Act, definitions 17121-2
- Security services
- business licences for security firms, late filing fee 15633-4
- regulation of security vehicles and uniforms of security guards 15633
- Shames Mountain Ski Corp., debt to Kitimat-Stikine regional district 16717-8
- SkyTrain, policing and security services, audit recommendations 15624
- Small claims court
- South Moresby Implementation Account Act, amendments 15044-5
- Stelly's Secondary School, smoking reduction initiative 16318
- Strata Property Act, amendments 16718
- Supply Act (No. 1), 2000, debate 14624-5
- Supreme Court of B.C.
- rules, order-to-mediate rule 15550
- services in Fraser Valley location 15552
- Taxation, tax reductions
- reductions for middle- and low-income earners 14796-7
- reductions versus funding of social programs 14799
- Teaching Profession Act, amendments 15044, 15445
- Technical University of British Columbia Act, amendments 16718
- Throne speech debate 14796-9
- Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act
- Tobacco industry, liability for health care costs, legal action by government 16318
- Trans Canada Trail, highway status 15045
- Transport of Dangerous Goods Act, amendments 16718
- Transportation, modes of transportation, alternative modes 16426
- Undertakers and undertaking, taxation of commercial operations on cemetery lands 16717, 17071-5
- Vancouver Charter, amendments 16717
- Vander-Hoek, Melvin, archaeological site designation on property, impact on development 15656-7
- Victoria
- Abkhazi Gardens, management 15705
- Inner Harbour, governance 15706
- Violence
- family violence, children who witness abuse 15658
- violence against women, prevention, violence against women in relationships, government policy 15657
- youth violence, prevention initiatives 15514-5, 15524
- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, printing 14498
- Wills, probate fees, amount collected during 1999-2000 fiscal year 15531-2
- Wine industry
- J licence, wineries permitted to sell food and wine on site 15701-2
- U-vin operations, regulation 15660
- Workers Compensation Board, regulations governing the workplace, smoking ban 15703
- Youth, sexual exploitation 15514
Pharmacare program
Pharmacists and pharmacies
- Pharmacy participation agreement
(Farnworth) 16176
(Hansen) 16176
Pharmacists Association See British Columbia Pharmacy Association
Physicians
- Competency review for foreign-trained physicians
(Evans) 17303-4, 17321
(Wilson, J.) 17321
- Disputes
- handling by NDP government
(Evans) 17270
(Farnworth) 17216
(Hansen) 17215
- handling by NDP government, funding for settlements
(Farnworth) 17230-1
(Krueger) 17230-1
- handling by NDP government, Prince George model
(Farnworth) 17219
(Hansen) 17219
- handling, Liberal Party position
(Miller) 17269-70
- physicians' withdrawal of services
(Farnworth) 17220
(Hansen) 17220
- Hospitalists, guidelines for in-house physicians
(Evans) 17319
(Whittred) 17319
- Locum services in northern and rural areas
(Farnworth) 17219
(Hansen) 17219
- Medical students studying abroad, student loan policy
(Bowbrick) 15787-8
(Chong) 15787
- Prescription-writing patterns, changes
(Farnworth) 15842
(Stephens) 15842
- Services in northern and rural areas, agreement between government and B.C. Medical Association
(Ramsey) 14542, 16673
- Stability of service coverage
(Farnworth) 17216
(Hansen) 17215-7
- Supply and recruitment
- future needs
(Hansen) 14874
- future needs, government initiatives to meet future needs
(Hansen) 15830
- initiatives to increase number of physicians practising in B.C.
(Evans) 17303, 17321
(Plant) 17302-4
(Wilson, J.) 17321
- radiation oncologists and radiation therapy technicians, accreditation issue
(Farnworth) 15667
(van Dongen) 15667
- recruitment from outside Canada
(Farnworth) 15614
(Neufeld) 15614
- situation in northern and rural areas
(Boone) 15610-1
(Farnworth) 15608-11, 15685, 15696-7, 17206
(Nettleton) 15608-9
(Sanders) 17206
(Wilson, J.) 15684-5, 15696-7
- situation in northern and rural areas during NDP administration
(Campbell) 17210-4
(Farnworth) 17210-5, 17222-3
(Nettleton) 17221-2
- supply
(Hansen) 14775
(Krueger) 14676
- supply in northern and rural areas
(Campbell) 16662
(Farnworth) 15435-6, 16154-5, 16377, 16662-3
(Nettleton) 15435, 16154, 16377
- training spaces in B.C.
(Farnworth) 15829
(Hansen) 15829
Physiotherapists
Pig farming industry See Hog industry
Pinantan Lake
Pine Le Moray Park
- Establishment
(Sawicki) 16350
Pitt River, B.C.
Planet Explorer Inc.
- Experience with small business regulations
(Coell) 16107
(Neufeld) 16356
Plant, Geoff (Richmond-Steveston)
- Actors, child actors, conditions of employment, legislative provisions 15584-5
- Adult Guardianship Act, definitions 16710-1, 17106-8, 17116-7
- Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 15802-4
- Animals, control of dangerous dogs, local government powers 17076
- Aquaculture industry, aquaculture research and development trust fund, operations 17067-9
- Association of B. C. Professional Foresters, role 15369
- Attorney General ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 15516-33, 15546-51, 15553-5, 15578-97, 15622-5, 15627-8, 15633-8, 15650-6, 15659
- annual reports, timeliness 14610-1, 15518-9, 16186
- Attorney General's role
- role in selection of Provincial Court judges 15529
- role in special prosecutor appointment process 15581-2
- criminal justice branch, responsibility when allegation of criminal wrongdoing brought to attention of branch 15581-2
- expenditures
- capitalized tenant improvements 14624-5
- employee wages and benefits 15525-6
- land title branch, land registry system, electronic filing 15656
- programs, performance evaluations 15518, 15520-3
- residential tenancy branch, arbitration caseloads 15596
- responsibilities of ministry 15516-7
- Automobiles
- photo radar, use in speed monitoring
- program, effectiveness 15652-3
- ticket revenues, fines collected compared with value of fines levied 15651
- vans, current deployment levels and replacement of existing vehicles 15652-4
- traffic safety services delivered by police, review 15652-3
- B.C. Civil Liberties Association, position on free speech rights of RCMP auxiliary officers 15638
- B.C. Council of Administrative Tribunals, report on independence, accountability and appointment processes 15529-30
- B.C. Crown Counsel Association, role as bargaining agent for Crown counsel 16718, 17061-5
- B.C. Law Institute, work of institute 15531
- B.C. Television (BCTV), coverage of foster care case, government response 16298
- B.C. Transit Amendment Act, 2000
- Budget debate 15019-22
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2000, debate 15040-2, 15076-8, 15080, 15083, 15087-90, 15092-3
- Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
- debate 16184-8
- exemptions 16188
- NDP government's purpose in bringing legislation forward 16184-7
- provisions, regulation-making authority 16187-8
- Budgets
- 1999-2000 budget, overexpenditures 14608-10
- 2000-01 budget, principles and goals 15019-20
- budget-making process
- reporting and disclosure requirements 16185, 16188
- special warrants, use to defray ministries' overexpenditures 14608-10, 16187
- Burnaby, taxation of commercial operations on cemetery land 17072-3, 17075
- Business, electronic commerce, legal issues, legislation 16985-6
- Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, comments on BCTV coverage of foster care case 16298
- Chief electoral officer, role as officer of the Legislature 16360
- Child, Family and Community Services Act, applicability of provisions re children's rights 17175
- Civil service
- indemnification policy re payment of legal representation for government employees and public officials 15526-8
- public sector, wage-and-benefit agreements 15525-6
- Clark, Glen, lawsuits involving member, payment of legal costs by government 14869-70, 14909-10, 16707
- Commission of inquiry into the quality of condominium construction in B.C. (Barrett commission), cost of commission 15530, 15622
- Commission of inquiry into the regulation of charitable gaming and societies and related activities of the Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society (Smith commission), cost of commission 15530
- Company Act, definitions 17117-8, 17121-3
- Computer technology, video games, concerns re violent content 15654-5
- Conflict of interest, legislation, application of conflict-of-interest provisions to same-sex couples 17121-4
- Consumers
- consumer credit agreements
- electronic tracking of personal spending patterns, privacy concerns 14852
- Cooperatives, cooperative advantage program 15327
- Coroners, management review of B.C. coroner service, recommendations 15654
- Corrections system
- electronic monitoring program 14851-2, 15586-8
- mentally disordered offenders, custody facilities 15590-1
- psychiatric assessments, issues and concerns 15589-90
- Cost of Consumer Credit Disclosure Act
- Credit Union Incorporation Act, definitions 17118
- Crime
- criminal behaviour, causes and incidence 15516-7
- prevention, community-based strategies, evaluation criteria 15517-8
- public perceptions of personal risk 15516-7
- Criminal Code of Canada, blood alcohol testing provisions 15442
- Criminal injury compensation program, expenditures, actual amounts versus forecasts 15596-7
- Crown Proceeding Act, activities under act for 1998-99 fiscal year 15659
- Definition of Spouse Amendment Act, 1999, amendments 16710
- Definition of Spouse Amendment Act, 2000
- Dental care, retention of dental records, regulation 17156
- DMR Consulting Group Inc., contract with government 15656
- Dosanjh, Ujjal, campaign for NDP leadership, comments on balanced budgets 16974
- Doyle, James E., comments re professional foresters 15369
- Education
- essential service designation and legislation 14712-3
- independent schools, funding from government 15129, 15261
- labour dispute involving unionized school support workers 14666-8, 14713-4
- labour disputes
- collective bargaining legislation, changes 14718, 14720-1, 14723-4
- industrial inquiry commissions, appointment and powers 14718
- Election Act, provisions, court ruling on third-party spending restrictions 15530
- Elections B.C., election readiness 16472
- Elections, electoral boundaries
- Electoral Boundaries Commission
- appointment and work during thirty-sixth parliament 16320, 16359
- appointment of commission, statutory time limit 16185-6
- Electoral Districts Act, drafting of bill 16359-60
- Electoral Districts Amendment Act, 2000, debate 16319-20, 16359-61, 16470-2
- Emergencies, emergency response system for southern Vancouver Island 15524
- Employee Investment Act, definitions 17119, 17121-3
- Environment, pollution, AOX emissions from pulp mills 17154
- Estate Administration Act, amendments 17118-9
- Families
- child custody and access, reform of current system 15625, 15627
- "domestic partner," use of term 16713-5
- family maintenance obligations of step-parents in cases of relationship breakdown 15623
- Family Maintenance Enforcement Act, definitions 16713, 17119-20
- Family maintenance enforcement program
- contract for administration and delivery of program 15597, 15622
- information on child support payers, tracking by ministry 15623
- interprovincial enforcement initiatives 15622-3
- maintenance payments
- enforcement for same-sex spouses 17119-20
- link between non-custodial parent's payment obligations and access opportunities 15625
- Family Relations Act, definitions 16711-3, 17119-20
- Ferries and ferry services
- fast ferries
- reservation system 15157
- Financial Institutions Act, definitions 17120-3
- Financial services industry, credit unions, membership, inclusion of same-sex spouses as family members 17118
- Firearms
- gun control
- firearms registry program, assignment of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers to program 15634-5
- licensing provisions, processing of applications 15628
- regulation of shooting ranges and gun clubs 15628
- Fisheries
- fishing industry, future 15019
- Forest industry, professional foresters, role 15369
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, administration of act 15803-4
- Freedom of information, requests for information
- fees and staffing requirements 15803
- tracking system 15802-3
- Government
- accountability, use of performance plans 15520
- accounting methods, transparency principle 15020-1
- administrative tribunals, appointment process 15529-30
- information, electronic processing 16985-6
- lawsuits involving government and government officials, legal costs
- ministers, indemnity for cost of legal representation 15526-8
- role of government 15019-20
- spending authority, role of elected representatives 14609-10
- spending, NDP government priorities 15020-1
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink), rapid transit project, agreement with B.C. Transit, legislation 16469
- Guardianship, adult guardianship
- adult guardianship representation agreements 15584
- legislation, implementation and administration 15583, 15585
- legislation, rights and responsibilities of same-sex spouses 16710-1, 17106-8, 17116-7
- Gunton, Tom, payment of legal costs by government, disclosure issue 14984
- Health care, funding for medical equipment, decision-making authority re purchase designations 17304-5
- Health ministry
- 2000-01 supplementary estimates debate 17302-5
- forensic psychiatric assessments, ministry responsibility 15590
- Heritage
- Heritage Conservation Act, time limit provisions for prosecution of offences
- Highway 19 (Island Highway), availability of emergency services 15622
- Holocaust, impact on people 14981
- Holocaust Memorial Day Act, debate 14980-1
- Homestead Act, repeal of act 16713, 17120
- Hope, court services, wait-lists for adult criminal cases 15551
- Housing, rental housing
- conduct of landlords 15826
- landlord obligations re damage deposits, compliance 15595-6
- Immigration, illegal migrants from China, cost to B.C. 15594-5
- Impaired driving
- government prevention work 15442
- legislation requiring substance abuse treatment for impaired drivers 16806
- remedial driver training as rehabilitation alternative for offenders 15442
- Inquiry Act, expenditures under act for 1998-99 and 1999-2000 fiscal years 15530
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- accreditation of autobody repair shops
- issue of shop owner's signing of endorsement letter 17007-8
- program 16494
- role in operation of photo radar program 15652-3
- Internet, privacy concerns 14852
- Islands Trust Act, coordination agreement provisions, involvement of Indians 15436-7
- Judicial Council of B.C., work of council 15528-9
- Justice system
- civil and family system
- examinations for discovery in civil litigation, recording of proceedings 15533
- mediation and alternative dispute resolution 15550, 16718-20, 17070-1
- need for change 15531
- community-based initiatives, restorative justice, community accountability programs 15517
- courts and court services
- criminal justice system
- Crown counsel
- negotiation process with government on employment issues 17061-5
- representation in collective bargaining by B.C. Crown Counsel Association 16718
- wage-and-benefit agreement 17005-6
- forensic services
- government policies 15524-5
- judiciary
- sentencing determinations, denunciation principle 15588-9
- specialization versus generalism, issues and concerns 15553-4
- justice process, impact of technology 15523-4, 15553-4
- justices of the peace, functions 15553
- principle of equality 16316-7
- program and service delivery, comparison with other provinces 15520
- reform of system 15021-2
- reform of system, justice reform consultation process 15519
- special prosecutor process 15580-2
- Labour ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16728
- Labour Relations Code, provisions re essential services 14712-3
- Law and Equity Act, amendments 16718-20
- Lawyers and legal services
- legal advice program for artists 15595
- legal aid
- Legal Services Society of B.C.
- deficit 15592-3
- role in operation of adult guardianship system 15586
- service levels, funding issue 15593-5
- Legislation, miscellaneous statutes bills, use 15045-7
- Legislature
- estimates process, opportunity to preview public policy changes 15524
- legislative reform 16361
- officers of the Legislature, role 16360
- recalling of House to approve increase in government spending 14609-10
- work during spring 2000 session 16319-20
- McCallum, Dulcie, review of matters concerning adult guardianship representation agreements 15584
- Medical Council of Canada, role in accreditation of physicians 17303
- Members' Conflict of Interest Act, definitions 17121-4
- Metzger, Robert N., comments on forensic psychiatric services in court system 15482-3
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2000
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2000, debate 16718-20, 17061-5, 17067-77, 17156
- Mortgages, applicability of cost-of-credit disclosure legislation 16640
- Motor Vehicle Act, blood alcohol testing provisions, effectiveness 15437-8, 15440, 15442
- Multiculturalism and Immigration ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 17005-6
- NDP government
- Notaries public, authority to prepare adult guardianship representation agreements 15584
- Organized Crime Agency, funding 15650-1
- Owen, Stephen, "Discretion to Prosecute Inquiry" report, recommendations 15580-1
- Pacific Salmon Treaty, legal action against United States government 15528, 15622
- Pension Benefits Standards Act, definitions 16712
- Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 1999, definitions 16712
- Pension Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998, definitions 16712
- Pensions, legislative changes, definition of "spouse" 16712
- Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (federal), applicability 14850, 14852
- Physicians, supply and recruitment, initiatives to increase number of physicians practising in B.C. 17302-4
- Police Act, review of complaints procedure provisions 15636
- Police and policing
- communications between police forces 15524
- Tasers, use by police 15654
- Police complaint commissioner, activities, issues and concerns 15636
- Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain area, legal description of proposed electoral district boundaries 16472
- Post-secondary education, funding for research and development 15802
- Premier's Office, 2000-01 estimates debate 16985-6
- Priddy, Penny, comments on funding for independent schools 15261-2
- Privacy, privacy rights of individuals, impact of new technologies 14849-53
- Property, estates, legislation, rights and responsibilities of common-law and same-sex spouses 17118-9
- Provincial Court of B.C.
- judges, selection criteria 15528-9
- official record of proceedings, automated transcription 15532, 15655
- Public Education Support Staff Collective Bargaining Assistance Act
- Public guardian and trustee of B.C., role under adult guardianship system 15583-5
- Ramsey, Paul, handling of information re funding for independent schools 15261-2
- Residential Tenancy Act, revision of act 17076-7
- Richmond General Hospital, capital funding 17304
- Richmond-Steveston constituency and area, issues and concerns 15019-20
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- agreements on provision of policing services in B.C., federal compliance 15635
- auxiliary and reserve officers, carrying of firearms 14768-9, 15636-8
- funding of policing services to municipalities, federal formula 15635-6
- supply and recruitment
- Saanich, taxation of commercial operations on cemetery land 17073, 17075
- Safety
- public perceptions of crime 15516-7
- public safety versus individual's right to privacy 14851-2
- Sales tax, tax on lawyers' services, disposition of funds collected 15591-4
- School Act, definitions 17121-2
- School boards/districts, trustees, conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements for same-sex spouses 17121-3
- Schreck, David, role in Premier's Office 16985-6
- Science and technology, information technology, regulation of information exchange, jurisdictional issue 14852-3
- Secure Care Act
- Securities Act, definitions 17121-3
- Security services
- business licences for security firms, late filing fee 15633-4
- regulation of security vehicles and uniforms of security guards 15633
- SkyTrain
- expansion of system
- construction project, property acquisition fund 16570
- expropriation of lands along routes, responsibility for costs 16469, 16570
- policing and security services, audit recommendations 15624
- Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16461-2
- Small claims court
- Social union framework agreement, implementation 16728
- Society, citizen's right to anonymity 14850-2
- Southin, Mary Francis, comments on legislators' role in matters of civil law 15531
- Special Committee on Information Privacy in the Private Sector, purpose 14850
- Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, administration of act, recommendations 15804
- Substance Abuser Rehabilitation Act, debate 16806
- Supply Act (No. 1), 2000, debate 14608-11, 14624-5
- Supreme Court of British Columbia, rules, order-to-mediate rule 15550
- Taxation
- accounting records for taxes collected 15087
- collection and remittance of taxes, enforcement
- collection in overtaxed jurisdictions 15040, 15042
- failure to cooperate with an inspection, audit or examination 15042, 15083
- search and seizure provisions 15041, 15087-90
- status of affidavits from Finance ministry officials as evidence in court 15042, 15076-8, 15080
- definition of terms in legislation 15092
- Throne speech debate 14849-53
- Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act
- Tobacco industry, liability for health care costs, legal action by government 16317-8
- Traffic Safety Statutes Amendment Act
- proclamation of section requiring substance abuse treatment for impaired drivers 15442
- remedial driver training provisions 15442
- Universities, colleges and institutes
- law faculties, closing 17257
- research infrastructure, funding 15802
- Vancouver-Richmond health board, funding for capital equipment 17304-5
- Wills, probate fees, amount collected during 1999-2000 fiscal year 15531
- Youth
Plants
PNWER See Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
Podiatrists Act
Police Act
- Review of complaints procedure provisions
(Petter) 15636
(Plant) 15636
Police and policing See also Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Communications between police forces
(Petter) 15524
(Plant) 15524
- Police searches
- search and seizure provisions under taxation legislation See Collection and remittance of taxes, enforcement, search and seizure provisions under Taxation
- searches for unlawfully possessed tobacco See Unlawful possession, police searches under Tobacco
- Policing in B.C.
(Coleman) 14825-7
- Tasers, use by police
(Petter) 15654
(Plant) 15654
- Unsolved homicide unit
(Petter) 15514
Police complaint commissioner
- Activities, issues and concerns
(Petter) 15636
(Plant) 15636
- Annual report, 1999, tabled
(Speaker) 16686
Politics and politicians
- Adversarial politics
(Lovick) 14525
- B.C. politics, repolarization
(Wilson, G.) 14880
- New Right ideology
(Pullinger) 14920
- Political philosophies from Left to Right
(Anderson) 14915-6
- Political system, public respect for and trust in system
(Masi) 14899
- "Right-wing" politics
(Evans) 14522
- Vision in Canadian politics
(Bowbrick) 14837, 14839
Pollock, Tim
- Participation in lung disease awareness campaign
(Cashore) 16428
Port Alberni, B.C.
Port Coquitlam constituency and area
- Capital improvements
(Farnworth) 14891-2
Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain area
- Legal description of proposed electoral district boundaries
(Petter) 16472
(Plant) 16472
Port Mann Bridge
Port Moody, B.C.
- Rapid transit station proposal
(Bowbrick) 15856-7
(Clark, C.) 15856
Port Renfrew, B.C.
- Water system upgrade
(Kasper) 14924
Post-secondary education See also Universities, colleges and institutes
- Accessibility
- Courses and programs
- adequacy of program enrolment and graduation to meet provincial needs
(Wilson, J.) 15511
- responsiveness to demand of labour market
(Bowbrick) 15728
(Weisbeck) 15728
- English-as-a-second-language programs, tuition costs
(Bowbrick) 15788-9
(Weisbeck) 15788-9
- Funding
- 2000-01 budgeted expenditures
(Bowbrick) 14659
(Cashore) 14748-9
(Gillespie) 15001
(Hammell) 14736
(Janssen) 14784
(MacPhail) 14954
(Miller) 14678-9
(Petter) 14797-8
(Ramsey) 14541
(Robertson) 14760
(Sawicki) 14995
(Stevenson) 15018
- funding for government initiatives
(Bowbrick) 15722
(Weisbeck) 15722
- funding for research and development
(Bowbrick) 15720-1, 15780, 15796-8, 15802
(Plant) 15802
(Reid, L.) 15797-8
(Sanders) 15720-1
(Weisbeck) 15780, 15795-6
- levels
(Bowbrick) 14811, 15709, 15717-8, 15779-80
(Dosanjh) 17257
(Weisbeck) 15710-1, 15717-8, 15779-80
- Liberal Party position
(Petter) 14798
(Pullinger) 17298
- per-capita funding
(Abbott) 15724-5
(Bowbrick) 15719-20, 15725
(Sanders) 15718-20
- Government policies
- Government role
(Bowbrick) 14839
- Government training contracts, bidding process
(Bowbrick) 15782-3
(Weisbeck) 15782-3
- Participation rates
(Sihota) 16256-7
- Role in new knowledge-based economy
(Clark, C.) 14966-8
- Student financial assistance
- Student spaces
- Students
- costs and needs
(Penner) 14813-4
- students' concerns
(Weisbeck) 15789
- Tuition freeze
Poultry industry
- Duck farming industry, air quality issues, case
(Coleman) 15991-2
(Evans) 15991-2
- Industry in B.C.
- marketing and production issues
(Barisoff) 15863-4
(Evans) 15863-5
- participation in national marketing agreement negotiations
(Coleman) 15992-4
(Evans) 15992-4
- Sales
Poverty
- Food bank usage in Okanagan-Vernon area
(Sanders) 14858
- Hunger in B.C.
(Sanders) 15282-3
(Stevenson) 15283
- Incidence in B.C.
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
- Capital improvements
(Wilson, G.) 14880
Power for Jobs program
- Impact on investment in B.C.
(Hawkins) 16772
(Wilson, G.) 16772
Powerex Corporation
Power-Pets of B.C. Residents
- Pet owners' concerns, petition tabled
(Kwan) 16604-5
Pratt, Russ
- Employment in civil service
- disability issues project for Social Development and Economic Security ministry
(Pullinger) 16221
(Whittred) 16221
- government travel expenses
(Penner) 16749
(Wilson, G.) 16749-50
- liquor distribution branch
(Penner) 16486
(Waddell) 16486
- Public Service Employers Council
(Clark, C.) 16670-1
(Ramsey) 16671
Pregnancy
- Teen pregnancy, services for parents See Programs and services, services for adolescent parents under Youth
Premier, Office of the
Premier's summits
Preston, Joyce See Child, youth and family advocate
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
Priddy, Hon. Penny (Surrey-Newton)
- As subject
- B.C. Public School Employers Association
- legal opinion on teachers' participation in school accreditation process 16367
- membership fee 16345-6, 16361
- B.C., rural B.C., education
- B.C. Teachers Federation
- agreement with government on early retirement incentives and career transition plans 14635
- position on accreditation of schools 16366-7
- Budget debate 14998-5001
- Business, small business, tax reductions 15000-1
- Canadian Skills Competition, winners commended 16971
- Cariboo area, school closings, role of government 15049-50
- Children, programs and services, early intervention programs and services 16122-3
- Communities, importance of school communities during crisis situations 16123-4
- Education
- accreditation of schools 16083, 16366-7
- class size, impact on learning 15000
- curriculum
- fine arts and music programs 16090
- French language examination 16091
- French language programs 16371
- gifted students programs 16289
- physics curriculum 16089-90
- days of instruction, extended school day 16336
- education of Indians
- ability of education system to meet needs of Indian students 16082-3
- initiatives to improve services for Indian students 16287
- recovery of education funding owed to B.C. government by Indian bands 16346-7
- electronically delivered education, program 16114-8
- English-as-a-second-language program 16285-6
- funding
- 1999-2000 expenditures, program areas allocated additional funding 14634-5
- 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14999-5000
- funding during NDP administration 16081
- funding for employee benefits 16339, 16370
- funding for new Workers Compensation Board regulations 16344
- funding formula, adequacy 16111-3, 16368
- impact on programs and services 16369
- German student exchange program, funding 16126-7
- home schooling 16114-6, 16118
- independent schools, funding from government 15128-9, 15261-2, 16114, 16118
- influence on individuals' health and social well-being 16122-3
- labour dispute involving unionized school support workers 14536, 14634
- learning resources, funding 16340-1
- middle school model, Education ministry requirements on implementation of model 16333-4
- parent advisory councils, provincial sales tax exemption for school-related purchases 16370
- provincial learning network (PLNet), status of system's technology 16334-5
- public education system
- alternative models of education delivery 16116-7
- efficient use of resources as a core value 16121
- government vision for system 16081, 16109-10
- performance measurement 16118-21, 16372-3
- performance measurement, foundation skills assessment of students 16083, 16367
- public confidence in system 16110
- role of parents 15000
- secondary education, completion rate 16091-2, 16124-5
- special education and special needs
- adequacy of resources 16286-7
- alternative models of program delivery 16117
- assessment waiting times 16345
- early intervention programs, early assessment of special needs children 16344-5
- funding for amalgamated school districts 16290-1
- impact of special needs students on education system 16123
- Education ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 16081-3, 16085-92, 16108-30, 16285-96, 16329-48, 16361-73
- accomplishments and goals 16081-3
- accountability framework, efforts to enhance accountability for performance 16109-10
- annual report, 1998-99, tabled 16877
- "Better Learning" magazine, cost and distribution 16362
- budget, cost of public sector labour accords 16371-2
- organization, efficiency 16121
- performance 16122, 16127-30
- performance plan
- development of plan 16108
- objectives for teachers 16130
- purpose of plan 16110
- Fisher Grove Ranch, acquisition of school portables 16296
- Kelowna Secondary School, construction project 16329-30
- McLeese Lake Elementary School, school closing 16085-7, 16089
- Mental health, services, innovations 14999
- Multiculturalism, impact on school system 16124, 16286
- Now Communications Group Inc., contracts with Education ministry 16370
- Post-secondary education, tuition freeze 15000
- Riske Creek Elementary School, future operation of school 16347
- School boards/districts
- employee grievance process, legal costs of disciplinary actions by school boards 16125
- funding, allocation 16112-3
- School district 23 (Central Okanagan), student transportation funding and safety concerns 16330
- School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
- budget, need for school closings to balance budget 16085-9
- busing of elementary students 16086
- efficiency advisory team report
- School district 36 (Surrey), funding
- School district 39 (Vancouver), seismic upgrading of schools 16288
- School district 43 (Coquitlam)
- capital projects 16336-7
- compensation for use of extended school days 16335-6
- funding for early retirement of teachers and pay equity initiative 16337-8
- School district 44 (North Vancouver), school trustee election format 16362
- School district 45 (West Vancouver), user-fee kindergarten proposal 16362
- School district 46 (Sunshine Coast), grievance arbitration case 16125
- School district 51 (Boundary), funding 16290-2
- School district 61 (Victoria)
- budget, deficit budget 16338
- English-as-a-second-language program, funding 16339
- School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson), funding 16363-4
- School district 83 (North Okanagan–Shuswap)
- busing of kindergarten and elementary students 16294-6
- funding 16292-3
- School district 91 (Nechako Lakes), court case re education funding owed by Indian bands 16347
- Schools
- capital projects, new construction 15000
- closings, policy criteria of Education ministry 16085-7, 16089, 16125
- site acquisition charge 16362-3
- use for extracurricular activities, policy on student clubs in schools 16341
- Skills training, career technical centres
- Society, changes in social values, impact on education system 16123-4
- Students, travel to school, transportation safety and walk limits review 16341-4
- Supply Act (No. 1), 2000, debate 14634-5
- Surrey Centre Elementary School, condition of school facilities 16332--3
- Surrey Memorial Hospital, construction project 14999
- Surrey-Newton constituency and area, diversity and educational opportunities 14998-5000
- Teachers
- access to computer training programs 16335
- collective agreement
- cost of grievances arising from class size initiative 16339-40
- impact of class size requirements 16365-6
- impact on rural and small school districts 16293-6
- recruitment 16370-1
- retirement, impact of provincial early retirement provisions on local teachers agreements 16337
- role in educational experience of students 16113-4
- Violence, violence in schools
- anti-violence and safety programs in schools 16082
- impact of images of violence on student behaviour 16123
- Youth, employment and unemployment, opportunities for youths 16363
Prince George, B.C.
- Health care situation in area
(Boone) 15610-1
(Campbell) 16662, 16664
(Farnworth) 15608-11, 15685, 16376-7, 16662, 16665
(Farrell-Collins) 14547-8, 16665
(Nettleton) 15608-10, 16376-7
(Wilson, J.) 15684-5
- Nurse and physician supply
(Farnworth) 15435, 16154
(Nettleton) 15435, 16154
- Physicians dispute, negotiations for back-to-work agreement
(Farnworth) 16662
Prince George Regional Hospital, Prince George, B.C.
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Prince Rupert Regional Hospital, Prince Rupert, B.C.
- Funding and service comparison with Fort St. John General Hospital
(Neufeld) 15613
Priory Hospital, Victoria, B.C.
Prisons See Correctional facilities under Corrections system
Privacy
- Privacy rights of individuals
- confidentiality of personal medical information
(Farnworth) 16175
(Hansen) 16175
- impact of new technologies
(Plant) 14849-53
- protection of privacy respecting release of personal information
(Coleman) 16860-2, 16864
Private members' statements
- Anderson, Val J. (Vancouver-Langara)
- Barisoff, Bill (Okanagan-Boundary)
- Boone, Lois R. (Prince George–Mount Robson)
- Calendino, Pietro (Burnaby North)
- Cashore, John (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
- Clark, Christy (Port Moody–Burnaby Mountain)
- Equipping British Columbia for the twenty-first century 14966-8
(Robertson) 14967-8
- Keep it simple, keep it fair 16035-7
(Sihota) 16036
- Coleman, Rich (Fort Langley–Aldergrove)
- Conroy, Ed (Rossland-Trail)
- Gillespie, Evelyn (Comox Valley)
- Goodacre, Bill (Bulkley Valley–Stikine)
- Hogg, Gordon (Surrey–White Rock)
- Janssen, Gerard A. (Alberni)
- Kasper, Rick (Malahat–Juan de Fuca)
- Krueger, Kevin (Kamloops–North Thompson)
- McKinnon, Bonnie (Surrey-Cloverdale)
- Orcherton, Steve (Victoria-Hillside)
- Penner, Barry (Chilliwack)
- Randall, Fred G. (Burnaby-Edmonds)
- Reid, Judith (Parksville-Qualicum)
- Reid, Linda (Richmond East)
- Roddick, Valerie (Delta South)
- Sanders, April (Okanagan-Vernon)
- Sihota, Moe (Esquimalt-Metchosin)
- Tax cuts and B.C.'s economic recovery 15756-8
(Farrell-Collins) 15757
- Stephens, Mary Lynn (Langley)
- Stevenson, Tim (Vancouver-Burrard)
- Streifel, Dennis (Mission-Kent)
- Thorpe, Rick (Okanagan-Penticton)
- van Dongen, John (Abbotsford)
- Walsh, Erda (Kootenay)
- Making British Columbia run — a tribute to the public service 16583-5
(Coell) 16584-5
- The priorities of health care 14820-2
(Hansen) 14821
- Zirnhelt, David (Cariboo South)
- Expanding post-secondary educational opportunities in the Cariboo 15510-12
(Wilson, J.) 15511
Private Post-Secondary Education Commission
Privilege
- Evans, Corky (Nelson-Creston)
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting comments by Michael de Jong 14872
- Farrell-Collins, Gary (Vancouver–Little Mountain)
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting comments by Penny Priddy 15262
- Smallwood, Joan K. (Surrey-Whalley)
- Letter from Liberal Party on party membership 14846
- Thorpe, Rick (Okanagan-Penticton)
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting comments by Gordon Wilson 14877
- Comments by Gordon Wilson 14925; response (Wilson, G.) 14940; ruling 14940, 15008
Property
- Estates, legislation, rights and responsibilities of common-law and same-sex spouses
(Petter) 17118-9
(Plant) 17118-9
Property Assessment Appeal Board
- Annual report, 1999, tabled
(McGregor) 16009
- Appeal backlog
(McGregor) 15390
Property management industry
Property Transfer Tax Act
Prorogation address 17325
Prosperity mine project See Taseko Mines Ltd.
Prostate cancer See Cancer
Prostitution
- Child and youth prostitution
- government prevention work
(Dosanjh) 15600
- legislation, implementation, incidence of protective intervention and restraining orders
(Brewin) 16799-800
(Stephens) 16799-800
- secure care initiative for youth at risk See Youth at risk under Youth
- services for sexually exploited children and youth
(Reid, L.) 17182
- training program for persons working with sexually exploited youth
(Brewin) 16932
(McKinnon) 16932
Protected Areas of British Columbia Act
- (Bill 17) (Minister of Environment) 1R, 16004; 2R, 16349-59; C, 16430-2; 3R, 16432; RA, 16993
- Amdts: schedule B (Sawicki) 16431, approved 16431; schedule C (Sawicki) 16431, approved 16432
- Debate, speakers
(Coell) 16351-2, 16430-2
(Neufeld) 16354-7
(Sawicki) 16004, 16349-51, 16358-9, 16430-2
(Waddell) 16352-4
(Weisgerber) 16357-8
- Purpose of bill
(Sawicki) 16004, 16349-51
(Waddell) 16352
Protection of Public Participation Act
- (Bill 29) (Attorney General) 1R, 17084
- Debate, speakers
(Petter) 17084
Provincial Capital Commission
- Mandate and future of commission
(Chong) 15704-6
(Petter) 15704-6
- Performance plan, 2000-01, tabled
(Ramsey) 15367
- Properties controlled by commission, critical mass of assigned properties
(Chong) 15704-5
(Petter) 15705
Provincial Court Act
Provincial Court of British Columbia
- Judges, selection criteria
(Petter) 15528-9
(Plant) 15528-9
- Official record of proceedings, automated transcription
(Petter) 15532
(Plant) 15532, 15655
- Wait-lists in Hope Provincial Court See Court services under Hope, B.C.
Provincial learning network (PLNet) See Education
Public Accounts
- Public accounts for year ended March 31, 1999, tabled (Ramsey) and referred to Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts 15436
Public debt
- Debt
- borrowing for capital investment
(Bowbrick) 14837-8
(Farnworth) 14892
(Lali) 14934-5
(Walsh) 14770
- capital investment versus operating deficits
(Bowbrick) 14661
- current levels, comparison with previous administrations
(Weisgerber) 14669
- debt as percentage of gross domestic product
(Chong) 17091
(Wilson, G.) 14876-7, 17046-7
- debt during NDP administration
(Campbell) 17093
(Coleman) 16190
(Hansen) 14875
(Hawkins) 14621-2, 14944
(Hogg) 15022
(Jarvis) 14931
(Krueger) 15454, 17041
(Neufeld) 14597-9, 15006
(Penner) 14604-5, 14883, 17034-5
(Reid, L.) 14799-800
(Roddick) 14997
(Sanders) 14575-6
(Stephens) 14941-2
(Symons) 14928-9
(Thorpe) 16273, 16275
(van Dongen) 14961-2, 15004-5
- debt-to-equity ratio in B.C.
(Evans) 17087-8
- forecasted totals by end of 2000-01 fiscal year
(Chong) 14688-9
(Coell) 14993
(Krueger) 14676
(Nettleton) 14804
(Penner) 14554, 14556-7
(Ramsey) 14539
(Stephens) 14788-9
(Symons) 14738, 14740
(Thorpe) 14583-4, 14586
- new debt, requirement for vote in Legislature
(Sihota) 15029
- retirement of debt, Liberal Party position
(Wilson, G.) 17296
- use by government, comparison with private sector companies
(Wilson, G.) 14731-2
- Debt management plans
(Campbell) 17093
(Chong) 17091
(Farrell-Collins) 16669, 17017
(Ramsey) 16669
- Debt-servicing costs
- Deficit
Public Education Support Staff Collective Bargaining Assistance Act
- (Bill 7) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 14693; 2R, 14695-716; C, 14716-24; 3R, 14724; RA, 14724
- Amdts: sec. 4(1)(b) (Hogg) 14719, negatived 14719
- Divisions: sec. 6 approved 14722; sec. 11 approved 14724
- Debate, speakers
(Anderson) 14706-9, 14724
(Campbell) 14696-8
(Chong) 14709-11
(de Jong) 14695, 14717
(Farrell-Collins) 14694
(Hawkins) 14704-6
(Hogg) 14698-702, 14716-24
(Lovick) 14693-5
(Masi) 14722
(Miller) 14702-4
(Orcherton) 14714-5
(Petter) 14711-2
(Plant) 14712-4, 14718, 14720-1, 14723-4
(Ramsey) 14693, 14695-6, 14716-24
(Sihota) 14715-6
(Weisgerber) 14694-5
- Implementation
(de Jong) 14717
(Hogg) 14716-7, 14719
(Plant) 14720
(Ramsey) 14716-7, 14719-20
- Purpose of bill
(Anderson) 14706-8
(Chong) 14710
(de Jong) 14695
(Farrell-Collins) 14694
(Hogg) 14702
(Lovick) 14693-5
(Orcherton) 14715
(Petter) 14712
(Plant) 14713-4
(Ramsey) 14693, 14695-6, 14716
(Sihota) 14715
(Speaker) 14711
(Weisgerber) 14694
- Severance of bill for timelier passage of back-to-work portion
(Farrell-Collins) 14694
(Speaker) 14695, 14711
(Weisgerber) 14694-5
Public Guardian and Trustee Act
Public guardian and trustee of British Columbia
Public health
Public School Parent and Volunteer Protection Act
(Bill M202) (Campbell) 1R, 15481-2
- Debate, speakers
(Campbell) 15481-2
Public sector See Civil service
Public Sector Accounting Board
- Accounting standards, use by senior governments
(Ramsey) 16388-90
(Thorpe) 16388-90
Public Sector Employers Council
- Contract settlement with social service providers See also Contract settlement under Social service providers
- Mandate for future negotiations with public sector unions
(Ramsey) 16676
- Negotiation of public sector agreements See Public sector, wage-and-benefit agreements, negotiating process under Civil service
- Senior personnel
(Clark, C.) 16670-1
(Ramsey) 16670-1
Public Sector Pension Plans Act
Public Service Benefit Plan Act
- Annual report, 1998-99, tabled
(Hammell) 14727
Public Service Employee Relations Commission
- Annual report, 1998-99, tabled
(Hammell) 16009
- Performance plan, 2000-01, tabled
(Ramsey) 15216
- Role
- deputy ministers' salary review
(Clark, C.) 17001
- negotiation of public sector collective agreements
(Clark, C.) 17054-5
(Hammell) 17054-5
- role
(Hammell) 16960
Public service pension plan
- Annual report, 1998-99, tabled
(Ramsey) 17155
Pullinger, Hon. Jan (Cowichan-Ladysmith)
- As subject
- position on fast ferry program cost overruns
(Farrell-Collins) 17015
- Alberta, government, investment in infrastructure 14568
- Architects
- contribution for education and research in field 16137
- regulation of industry 16137
- Architects Act, enforcement of provisions 16137
- Architectural Institute of B.C., role
- enforcement of Architects Act 16137
- establishment of building envelope specialist training program 16135-6
- B.C. Benefits program 16094-5
- access by mentally ill persons 16216
- funding 16194
- role 16218
- tribunal decisions on income assistance disputes, appeals by Social Development and Economic Security ministry 16198-201
- B.C. Business Summit, recommendations, Liberal Party position 14818
- B.C. Hydro, privatization, impact on government funding for health care 17287
- Budget debate 14565-9
- Budgets
- 2000-01 budget, principles and goals 14565-6
- budget-making process, legislative requirements 14565, 14918
- Business
- cooperative enterprises, role in B.C. economy 15053
- taxation, 2000-01 levels 14566
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- loan approval process, provision of information for borrowers 16140
- residential rehabilitation assistance program 16144
- Canada-B.C. agreement on labour market development 16245-6, 16248
- Children
- child care
- national child benefit
- eligibility of income assistance recipients 16205
- standards for data collection 16283-4
- Commission of inquiry into the quality of condominium construction in B.C. (Barrett commission)
- 1998 report recommendations, implementation 16131-44
- 2000 report
- Community Social Services Employers Association of B.C., contract settlement with social service providers, role of association in settlement process 16098
- Condominiums
- construction and repair
- enforcement of Building Code, role of building inspectors 16134
- leaky-condos issue
- management by property management firms 16142
- Construction industry
- building inspections, licensing and training of inspectors 16134
- design for wet climate, building envelope sciences program 16135-6, 16138
- residential construction industry
- apprenticeship and training programs 16134
- certification and disclosure requirements for trades 16138
- contracts between architects and developers on multiresidential projects 16137
- dispute resolution system 16143
- licensing and regulation 16136
- warranties
- warranties on renovations and repairs 16138-9
- warranty providers, requirements 16139
- warranty system, effectiveness 16133
- Cooperative Association Act, coming into force of act 15052-3
- Cooperative Association Amendment Act, 2000, debate 15052-3
- Cooperatives, development of modern cooperative sector 15052-3
- Disabled and handicapped persons
- employment opportunities for disabled persons
- employment models, effectiveness 16214-5
- opportunities 16095
- programs and services
- services delivery review 16283
- vocational rehabilitation services 16213-4
- Economy
- B.C. economy, role of traditional industries 14566-7
- globalization 15053
- green economy 14566
- Education
- funding, 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14567-8
- labour dispute involving unionized school support workers 14536, 14563
- stay-in-school initiative 16282-3
- Families, programs and services, government initiatives 14921
- Family maintenance enforcement program
- program 16210
- use to enforce parental funding for income assistance for under-age youth 16103
- Film industry, movie and television production, current activity 14566
- Financial Institutions Commission, role in regulation of home warranty providers 16139
- Fisheries, industry in B.C., government initiatives 14567
- Forest industry
- government role in industry, responsibility for management of resource 14567
- "privatization" of provincial forests 14567
- Forest worker transition program, taxation of training funds, responsibility for payment of taxes 15075
- Foster care and group home system, funding 16205-6
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink), role in funding bus pass initiatives 16210-1
- Health care funding
- funding for medical equipment, ministerial responsibility, patient case 16198
- Liberal Party position 17278-9, 17297-8
- Health ministry, 2000-01 supplementary estimates debate 17278-9, 17286-7, 17297-8
- Highway 19 (Island Highway), Island Highway construction project, management by NDP government 14921-2
- Home care, home support services
- current situation in B.C. 16212
- long-term eligibility for disabled persons 16098-100
- Homeowner Protection Act, inclusion of implied warranty provision 16143
- Homeowner protection office
- annual report, 1999-2000, tabled 17087
- assumption of responsibilities of former building standards branch 16133
- education and research function 16133, 16137-9
- homeowner's reconstruction loan program 16132-4, 16136, 16142-3
- licensing of property management companies 16142
- Housing
- current situation in B.C., NDP government action 16095, 16150-1
- homelessness
- funding from federal government to address issue 16284
- prevention, NDP government action 16194-6
- ministerial responsibility 16150
- non-profit housing societies, tenant selection process 16147
- rental housing, availability in B.C. 16150
- social housing
- damage to units, responsibility for payment 16146-7
- housing needs in communities, assessment process 16148-9
- intergovernmental agreements, negotiating principles 16149
- rent calculations 16147-8
- temporary housing and shelters, current situation in B.C. 16195-6
- Human Resources Development Canada, program funding and participation by income assistance recipients 16245-9
- Human Resources ministry, annual reports, 1996-97 and 1997-98, tabled 14988
- Income, gap between rich and poor 14920, 16094
- Income Tax Amendment Act, 2000, debate 16501-3
- Income tax, personal tax rates, reductions for low- and middle-income earners 14566
- Infrastructure, investments, government investment 14568
- Job Start program, availability of host agency list 16247
- Job Wave program, pilot program 16204-5, 16211
- John Howard Society, housing project 16148-9
- Labour, legislation, legislative environment in B.C. 14920
- Langley, social services offices, relocation cost 16100-2
- Legislature, cooperation and openness 14918-9
- Liberal Party
- B.C. Liberal Party
- B.C. Liberal Party, position on issues
- health care funding 17278-9, 17297-8
- Nisga'a treaty 14568
- post-secondary education funding 17298
- post-secondary education management 14818
- publicly funded child care system for B.C. 14568
- recommendations of business summit 14818
- Municipalities, regulations on square footage and overhang for buildings, impact on building design 16134-5
- NDP government, priorities 14919-22
- Nisga'a people, treaty, Liberal Party position 14568
- North Shore Housing Cooperative, members' concerns 16149
- Office for disability issues, administration and role 16208-9
- Oil and gas industry, natural gas price increases, Liberal Party response 17286
- Politics and politicians, New Right ideology 14920
- Post-secondary education
- accessibility, Liberal Party position 14818
- funding, Liberal Party position 17298
- government policies, past and current policies 14817-9
- tuition freeze 14817
- Poverty
- Pratt, Russ, disability issues project for Social Development and Economic Security ministry 16221
- Public Sector Employers Council, contract settlement with social service providers, role of council in settlement process 16096-7
- Quebec, child care system 16225
- Schools, capital projects, investment in education infrastructure 14919-20
- Science and technology, high-technology industry, current conditions 14566
- Sekora, Lou, letter to Social Development and Economic Security minister on leaky-condos issue 16140-1
- Skills training, skills development programs, role of Social Development and Economic Security ministry 16281-2
- Social Development and Economic Security ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 16093-104, 16131-51, 16193-226, 16239-49, 16280-4
- budget
- funding to address homelessness 16195
- housing program expenditures 16146
- establishment 16221-2
- goals and responsibilities 16093-5
- information management, privacy protection considerations 16283
- participation in federal-provincial discussions 16284
- performance plan, objectives 16282-4
- prevention, compliance and enforcement branch, staffing 16221
- programs and services
- allocation of funds 16100
- service delivery, integration of income assistance and family maintenance payments 16196-7
- transfer of skills and training programs from Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry 16281
- promotional materials for Child Care Month, safety concerns 15731-2
- Social service providers, contract settlement, cost to Social Development and Economic Security ministry 16096-8
- Social welfare system
- current situation in B.C. 16202-3
- income assistance
- access by mentally ill persons 16216
- advisory council 16208
- assistance for under-age youth, responsibility for payment, government policy 16102-3
- crisis grants and hardship benefits 16104, 16193
- payment level calculations 16216, 16218-9
- recovery of rental damage deposits paid on behalf of recipients 16206-8
- refugees, eligibility 16212
- system 16200
- taxation of lump-sum child tax benefits as income, government policy 16103-4
- income assistance, applicants
- income assistance, benefits and services
- bus passes, costs and eligibility criteria 16210-1
- dental programs, eligibility 16204
- dietary allowances 16216
- housing supplement and living supplement allowances, integration issue 16211-2
- income assistance, disability benefits
- allowable levels of other income, impact on employment opportunities for disabled persons 16212-3
- community volunteer program 16211
- disability benefits, level 1 review 16209
- number of recipients 16098, 16219-20
- payment level calculations, policy for those recipients in dependent relationships 16198, 16217
- income assistance, employment programs and services
- income assistance, recipients
- social program and service delivery, ministerial responsibility 16206
- system
- Squamish, seniors housing project, flood risk 16149
- Taxation, tax reductions
- impact on funding for nursing training 17279
- tax reductions versus funding of social programs, comparison to other jurisdictions 16501-3
- Throne speech debate 14918-22
- Tourism industry, ecotourism 14566
- Transit services, buses and bus service, bus pass initiatives 16210-1
- Tuition Fee Freeze Act, debate 14817-9
- Union of B.C. Municipalities, role in developing building guidelines for wet climate 16135
- Vancouver agreement, role of Social Development and Economic Security ministry 16194, 16209
- Wages and salaries, minimum wage level 14920
- Women's Equality ministry, future of ministry 14921
Punky Lake Wilderness Camp Society
- Impact of crime prevention work on automobile theft
(Jarvis) 16814
(MacPhail) 16814
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