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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
Saanich, B.C.
Saanich North and the Islands constituency and area
- Agriculture industry
(Coell) 14969
A Safer Future for B.C. Women program
Safety
- Public safety
- provincial safety record, data collection and performance measurement
(McGregor) 15472-3
(Nebbeling) 15472-3
- public perceptions of crime
(Petter) 15520
(Plant) 15516-7
- public safety versus individual's right to privacy
(Plant) 14851-2
- safety of school children See Travel to school, transportation safety and walk limits review under Students; Violence in schools, anti-violence and safety programs in schools under Violence
- safety of women
(Stephens) 16510
- Safety systems review, implementation of recommendations
(McGregor) 15473
(Nebbeling) 15473
Sage Mesa irrigation district See Okanagan area
St. Ann's Academy, Victoria, B.C.
- Tree-cutting incident on property, legal action by government
(Chong) 15706
(Petter) 15706
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
Sales tax
- Collection and remittance of taxes, provisions re out-of-province sellers
(Farrell-Collins) 15038-9, 15447-9
(Miller) 15035
(Ramsey) 15447-9
- Exemption for computer software used in high-technology sector
(Farrell-Collins) 15098
(Miller) 15035
- Machinery and equipment tax
(Miller) 14680
(Wilson, G.) 14733
- System, fairness and complexity
(Farrell-Collins) 16679-82
(Ramsey) 16680-2
- Tax on lawyers' services, disposition of funds collected
(Petter) 15591-4
(Plant) 15591-4
- Tax on recreational vehicles and boats, impact on tourism industry
(Abbott) 15096-7
(Chong) 15094-5, 15097, 16447-9
(Coell) 15094
(Farrell-Collins) 15093-4, 17158
(Krueger) 15095-6
(Ramsey) 15094, 15097, 17157-8
(Waddell) 16448-9
Salmon Arm, B.C.
Saltspring Island
- Clearcut logging, citizens' concerns, petition tabled
(Gillespie) 14940
Salvation Army
Sanders, April (Okanagan-Vernon)
- Abortion, funding of therapeutic abortions 15675-6
- Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 15718-22
- AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome), services in B.C. interior 15680
- AIDS Resource Centre, services 15680
- Arenburg, Jeffrey, schizophrenia case 15769
- Barrass, Brenda, schizophrenia case 15769
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority projects, financing of ski hill access roads 15179
- Budget debate 14574-7
- Budgets
- 1996-97 budget, balanced budget claim and NDP election win 14575-6
- budget-making process, legislative requirements 14859
- deficit budgets during NDP administration 14574-7
- Business, companies leaving B.C. 15971-2
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, position on health care public-private partnerships 15681
- Canadian Collaborative Group for Research in Schizophrenia, neuropsychological change study 15771-2
- Cancer
- patient in need of wheelchair, case 15766-7
- prostate cancer, awareness and testing 14822-3
- Children
- child care, supported child care model 16796-7
- special needs children, programs and services, availability 16796-7
- Children and Families ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 16794-7
- program and service delivery, integration of programs transferred from Health and other ministries, effectiveness 16795-6
- 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 16796
- Conflict-of-interest issue re debate on supplementary Health estimates 17200
- Corrections system
- mentally disordered offenders, disposition 15567
- psychiatric services, role of forensic liaison workers 15566-7
- Drugs, pharmaceuticals
- Eating disorders, treatment services for youth 16794
- Energy and Mines ministry
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16542-3
- Film industry
- regional film commissions, government funding 16416
- tax credit program, regional tax credit 16415
- Food and beverage services industry, health regulations 16106
- Forensic Psychiatric Institute, relationship with Riverview Hospital 15566
- Fosamax, status under Pharmacare program 15767-8
- Frank, Bonita, comments on post-secondary funding 15719
- Gingell, Fred, tribute 14858
- Goldstein, Andrew, schizophrenia case 15769
- Granby Park, compensation to landowners in area for mineral claims 15961
- Health care
- capital projects, public-private partnerships 15681-2, 17206-7
- cardiac surgery, case of patient in need of preliminary dental work 15766
- continuing and long-term care needs 15680-1, 15762-4
- funding, disbursement of supplementary funds 17199-200, 17203-4
- health action plan 17200-8
- health authorities, role 15764
- health regions, regional health boards, administration costs 15675
- regionalization
- impact on patient services 15676, 15679
- NDP government's Closer to Home strategy, targets and outcomes 15697-8
- residential care 15682
- system
- technology, provincewide information technology system 15680
- wait-lists and waiting times
- Health ministry
- Highway 97, Vernon bypass 15179-80
- Hospice care, services in B.C. 15762-4
- Hospice House, funding 15762-4
- Hospitals
- acute-care beds, use for therapies not insured by medicare unless provided in hospital 15765-6
- bequests and donations, impact on government funding 15737-8
- budgets, technology component 15679-80
- services, approval criteria for accreditation of medical specialties 15676
- Housing, social housing, supportive housing for persons with mental illness 15563
- Kelowna General Hospital, abortion services 15675-6
- Liard Hot Springs, bear attack, coroner's report 16542
- Lumby, economy 14858, 15178-9
- McCourt, John, vascular surgery wait-list case 15678-9
- MacPhail, Joy, comments while Finance minister on balanced budgets 14576
- Mental health
- mental health advocate
- mental health plan 14859, 15545, 15561-4
- mental illness
- programs and services
- Midwifery, home birth demonstration project, project information, access through freedom-of-information legislation 15683
- Millar, Aaron, schizophrenia case 15698-9, 15769
- Mining industry
- exploration, exploration tax credits, funding 15962
- prospectors assistance grants 15962
- Monashee, secondary roads in area, maintenance concerns 15180
- Mount Washington Ski Resort Ltd., road to facility 15179
- MWH Geo-Surveys Ltd., business costs in B.C. 15971-2
- NDP government
- North Okanagan health region, needs and services 15680-1
- North Okanagan Neurological Association, supported child care service 14629, 16796
- Nurses
- blended nursing model, amalgamation of long term care, home care and home support supervisor roles 15764-5
- recruitment and retention, government strategies 17205
- wage levels for nurses working with mentally ill patients 15568
- Okanagan area
- Okanagan University College
- Okanagan-Vernon constituency and area, issues and concerns 14858
- Olanzapine, status under Pharmacare program 15768, 15770
- Parks, animal attacks in parks, preparedness measures 16542-3
- Pharmacare program
- coverage
- therapeutics initiative committee, role in evaluating prescription medications 15767-8
- Physicians, supply and recruitment, situation in northern and rural areas 17206
- Plants, weed control 16542
- Post-secondary education
- accessibility 15722
- funding 15718-21
- student financial assistance, student debt levels 15721-2
- tuition freeze, impact on institutions 15721-2
- Poverty
- food bank usage in Okanagan-Vernon area 14858
- hunger in B.C. 15282-3
- Public debt
- debt during NDP administration 14575-6
- debt-servicing costs 14577
- deficit, 2000-01 deficit 14576-7
- Quesnel, health care services 17201
- Risperidone, benefits, comparison with olanzapine 15771-2
- Riverview Hospital, status of facility 15565-6
- Royal Inland Hospital, psychiatric facility 15565-6
- Schizophrenia, medication, open access issue 15698-9, 15768-72
- Silver Star Mountain Resorts Ltd., ski hill access road, funding 15179
- Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16415-6
- Supply Act (No. 1), 2000, debate 14629
- Throne speech debate 14858-9
- Transportation and Highways ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 15178-80
- Universities, colleges and institutes
- graduates leaving B.C. 14859
- research infrastructure, funding 15720-1
- university colleges
- capacity for postgraduate studies 15721
- funding for library acquisitions 15720
- University College of the Cariboo, funding 15719
- Vernon Jubilee Hospital
- abortion services 15675-6
- fundraising activities 15737
- specialist operating privileges, case 15676
- Violence, violence against women, prevention, programs for abusive men 16520
- Women's Equality ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 16517-20
- advocacy role of ministry 16519-20
- Speaking Up and Speaking Out grants program 16517-9
- Youth, employment opportunities for youth 14858-9
SAR Transit Inc.
Saskatchewan
Save the Children Canada
- Article on youth secure care legislation
(Jarvis) 17100
Sawicki, Hon. Joan (Burnaby-Willingdon)
- As subject
- experience as Speaker 14855
- Air, greenhouse gas emission reduction 16606-7
- Aquaculture industry
- licence and tenure process for fish and shellfish farming, role of ministries 16538-9
- role of Environment ministry 16539
- Beaver Creek Park, inclusion in park protection legislation 16431
- Bijoux Falls Park
- Britannia mine, reclamation of site, status of proposals 16553
- B.C. Assets and Land Corporation
- commercial recreation tenures, pricing review 16611
- role, shellfish farming tenure process 16539
- B.C. Hydro, letter to Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council on proposed power facility in Sumas, Washington 16608
- Brown Property Preservation Society, park acquisition, involvement of Parks ministry 16543-4
- Budget debate 14994-6
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2000
- Budgets, 2000-01 budget, principles and goals 14995
- Bulkley River, steelhead fishery, government role 16558
- Burnaby, diesel fuel spill, impact on area water 15827
- Burns Bog
- ecosystem review recommendations, government response 16533-4
- protection of area, government action 14792
- Business, small business, tax reductions 14995
- Cayoosh Creek, ski hill project 16541
- Children, child care, publicly funded system for B.C. 14853
- Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park, access 16544
- Christie Memorial Provincial Park, drinking water supply 16544
- Crown land
- land exchanges involving Crown land and fee simple land 16531-2
- use for potential addition to national park system, report 16540
- Cycling, motor-assisted cycles, regulations 16425
- de Leeuw, Dionys, report on grizzly bear population, Environment ministry response 16551
- Deep Bay waterworks district, Crown land tenure application 16536, 16605
- Economy
- Education funding
- 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14995
- government commitment 14853
- Empire Valley Ranch, land acquisition by government, exchange for land in northeastern B.C. 16531
- Encorp Pacific Inc., costs related to expansion of beverage container deposit system 16608
- Environment
- current conditions and trends, Environment ministry report 16474
- environmental assessment process
- environmental industry development fund 16554-5
- environmental protection
- current initiatives 14996
- ecological reserve system 16349-50, 16430-1
- NDP government action 16473-5
- tax-shifting initiatives, purpose 16555
- Yukon to Yellowhead conservation initiative, impact on land use planning process 16554
- pest control and pesticide use, aerial spraying against gypsy moth 16610-1
- pollution, AOX emissions from pulp mills 16606, 17154
- Environment, Lands and Parks ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 16473-7, 16528-58, 16605-12
- accomplishments and responsibilities 16473-6
- annual report, 1998-99, tabled 15561
- budget
- business plan 16474, 16528
- handling of freedom-of-information requests 16535
- Minister's Environmental Awards, 2000 winners commended 16375
- staff and staffing
- impact of staffing levels on enforcement of fines and penalties for offences 16551
- morale 16529
- staffing 16476-7
- standards of conduct for ministry employees 16551-2
- wildlife branch, letter to federal government on endangered species legislation 16548-9
- Environmental Appeal Board
- Environmental assessment office, 1998-99 annual report tabled 15262
- Ferries and ferry services, Swartz Bay terminal, shooting of birds 15010
- Fish Protection Act, implementation 16557
- Fisheries, fish habitat protection, streamside directives 16557
- Forest industry, coast forest conservation initiative, involvement of Environment ministry 16554
- Fraser Basin Council, work of organization 16531
- Fraser Valley
- mushroom composting facility, air quality issue 16558
- protected-areas plan for area, public consultation 16544
- French Creek, sewage treatment facility, air quality issue 16611-2
- Fuel, ethanol, commercial production from softwood residue 14854
- Galiano Island, management of Pebble Beach area 16539-40
- Globe 2000, conference and trade fair on environmental business 14854
- Government, provincial-municipal relations 15902
- Gunton, Tom, secondment from Finance ministry to other ministries, current role 14870-1
- Habitat conservation trust fund, status of fund 16476
- Health care
- continuing and long-term care, number of available beds 14996
- funding, 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14995-6
- Hummingbird Creek, flood-related debris flow damage, government action 16609-10
- Hunting
- game reporting system, applicability to Indians and other hunters 16547-8
- trapping 16546-7
- Income tax, personal tax rates, reductions for low- and middle-income earners 14995
- Indian Arm, leaseholders in area, transfer of leases to park-use permits 16537-8
- Involve B.C. program 14996
- Islands Trust Act, amendments 15902-3
- Islands Trust, natural area protection tax incentive program 15902-3
- Jefferies, Ken, commended for Environment ministry work 16546
- Kamloops, Owl Road Landfill, operations 16551
- Land use
- land and resource management plans
- impact of conservation initiatives 16554
- planning process, public consultation 16529-30
- role in establishment of parks and protected areas 16350
- land set aside for protection, 12 percent figure, attainment 16358
- protected areas and special management zones
- protected areas strategy 16349
- use of designated areas for industrial activities 16358
- Legislature
- Liard Hot Springs, bear attack, coroner's report 16542
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve, designation as reserve, freedom-of-information request 16535
- Local government, accountability, autonomy and powers 15902
- Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2000, debate 15902-3
- Lone Butte, sale of B.C. Rail property 16532
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2000
- Municipal Act, revision of act 15902
- Muskwa-Kechika Advisory Board, 1998-99 annual report, tabled 16665
- National Wildlife Week 14911-2
- NDP government
- 1973-75 administration, legislative reforms 14855
- priorities 14853
- Oil and gas industry, offshore drilling, Environment ministry position 16606
- Okanagan area, air quality in North Okanagan 16543
- Okanagan Lake, Kokanee salmon recovery and mysis shrimp industry 16558
- Okanagan-Shuswap land use plan, public consultation 16530
- Osoyoos Lake, parkland proposal for waterfront lands 16534
- Pacific Marine Heritage Legacy, contribution of Crown land for future parks 16540
- Parks
- animal attacks in parks, preparedness measures 16542
- economic contribution to B.C. 16349-50
- funding to maintain access and facilities 16536
- management of parks 16359, 16545
- new and expanded parks and protected areas
- Park Legacy panel recommendations, government response 16545
- pest control and management, beetle infestations in parks and protected areas 16556-7
- tourism in parks 16536
- Penticton, Crown land tenure application by city 16538
- Pinantan Lake, contamination issue 16536-7
- Pine Le Moray Park, establishment 16350
- Plants, weed control 16542, 16605
- Post-secondary education funding, 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14995
- Protected Areas of British Columbia Act
- Ram Creek Ecological Reserve, inclusion in park protection legislation 16431
- Recycling, deposit system for beverage containers, expansion of system, cost and sustainability 16608-9
- Riverview Hospital, assessment of lands 16539
- Roberts Bank, backup lands, expropriated farmland, disposition 16534
- Schools, capital projects, funding levels 14995
- Skeena Cellulose Inc., compliance with government pollution regulations, AOX emission reduction 16606
- Ski industry, environmental assessment of proposed resorts 16541-2
- Skills training, opportunities 14853
- SkyTrain, expansion of system, construction project, environmental impact assessment 16555
- Species at Risk Act (federal), implementation 16548-9
- Squamish, ski resort proposal for Garibaldi area 16541
- Sugarbowl–Grizzly Den Park, establishment 16350
- Sumas Energy 2 Inc., proposed power facility in Sumas, Washington
- Sunshine Coast area, Sea to Sky corridor, commercial recreation study, involvement of Indians 16532-3
- Surge Narrows Park, inclusion in park protection legislation 16431-2
- Taxation
- tax-shifting
- government initiatives for environmental protection 14854, 15042-3, 16555
- pilot project re beehive burners and silo burners 15043
- Throne speech debate 14853-6
- Transportation, modes of transportation, alternative modes 16425
- Vancouver International Airport, shooting of birds 15010
- Waste management, sewage disposal
- regulations for sewage systems 16557
- requirements for sewage treatment facilities, air quality issue 16611-2
- Water
- government freshwater strategy 16475
- groundwater, impact of gasoline additive MTBE, government action 14589, 15827
- quality, impact of sewage treatment systems 16557
- Wells Gray Park, funding to maintain access and facilities 16536
- Wildlife
- bears, grizzly bears, number 16550
- California bighorn sheep herd rehabilitation plan 16546
- conservation and protection of wildlife, government action 14912
- endangered species, federal and provincial protection legislation 16545, 16548-9
- management by Indians, treaty provisions for endangered species 16547
- problem wildlife
- feeding of wildlife, fines and penalties, enforcement 16551
- shooting of problem black bears 16550
- Wood waste, beehive burners, phase-out program 16605
Schizophrenia
Schneider family
- Experiences with Children and Families ministry
(Coleman) 14632-3
School Act
School boards/districts
- Employee grievance process, legal costs of disciplinary actions by school boards
(Dalton) 16125-6
(Priddy) 16125
- Funding
- Trustees
- conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements for same-sex spouses
(Petter) 17121-3
(Plant) 17121-3
- election of trustees
(Ramsey) 15499-500
School district 10 (Arrow Lakes)
- School board trustees, parents' concerns, petition tabled
(Evans) 17155
School district 23 (Central Okanagan)
- Student transportation funding and safety concerns
(Hawkins) 16330
(Priddy) 16330
School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
- Budget, need for school closings to balance budget
(Priddy) 16085-9
(Wilson, J.) 16085-9
- Busing of elementary students
(Priddy) 16086
(Wilson, J.) 16085-6
- Efficiency advisory team report
(Priddy) 16088
(Wilson, J.) 16088-9
- Funding, block funding
(Wilson, J.) 14915
School district 36 (Surrey)
School district 39 (Vancouver)
- Parent advisory council, concerns re school services
(Anderson) 14707-8
- Seismic upgrading of schools
(Anderson) 16288
(Priddy) 16288
School district 43 (Coquitlam)
- Capital projects
(Clark, C.) 16336-7
(Priddy) 16336-7
- Compensation for use of extended school days
(Clark, C.) 16335-6
(Priddy) 16335-6
- Funding for early retirement of teachers and pay equity initiative
(Clark, C.) 16337-8
(Priddy) 16337-8
School district 44 (North Vancouver)
- School trustee election format
(Dalton) 16362
(Priddy) 16362
School district 45 (West Vancouver)
- User-fee kindergarten proposal
(Dalton) 16361-2
(Priddy) 16362
School district 46 (Sunshine Coast)
School district 51 (Boundary)
School district 61 (Victoria)
- Budget, deficit budget
(Chong) 16338
(Priddy) 16338
- English-as-a-second-language program, funding
(Chong) 16339
(Priddy) 16339
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)
School district 83 (North Okanagan–Shuswap)
School district 91 (Nechako Lakes)
- Court case re education funding owed by Indian bands
(Nettleton) 16346-7
(Priddy) 16347
Schools
- Accreditation See Accreditation of schools under Education
- Bullying and violence in schools See Violence in schools under Violence
- Capital investment
(Robertson) 14501
- Capital projects
- funding during NDP administration
(Priddy) 16081-2
- funding levels
(Sawicki) 14995
- investment in education infrastructure
(Pullinger) 14919-20
(Smallwood) 14903
(Zirnhelt) 14905
- new and upgraded facilities in Comox Valley
(Gillespie) 14893, 15001
- new and upgraded facilities in Coquitlam area
(Cashore) 14881
(Farnworth) 14891-2
- new construction
(Priddy) 15000
- Closings
- Connection to Internet See Provincial learning network (PLNet) under Education
- Home schooling See Education
- Independent schools See Education
- Labour dispute involving unionized school support workers See Education
- Portables, reduction strategy
(Zirnhelt) 14905
- Site acquisition charge
(Dalton) 16362
(Priddy) 16362-3
- Smoking pits on school property
(Farnworth) 16158
(Hansen) 16158
- Use for extracurricular activities, policy on student clubs in schools
(Chong) 16341
(Priddy) 16341
Schreck, David
- Liberal Party's freedom-of-information request for e-mails
(Dosanjh) 17085
(Farrell-Collins) 17085-6
- Role in Premier's Office
(Campbell) 16984-5
(Dosanjh) 16984-5
(Plant) 16985-6
Schuck, Andrew
- Comments on McLeod Lake Indian band adhesion agreement
(de Jong) 15486
Science and technology
- Computer technology See Computer technology
- Environmental technology, funding and employment opportunities
(Bowbrick) 15800
(Reid, L.) 15800-1
- High-technology industry
- current conditions
(Barisoff) 14754
(Bowbrick) 14660
(Brewin) 14682
(Campbell) 14521
(Doyle) 14571
(Farrell-Collins) 14549-50, 14553
(Hammell) 14736
(Janssen) 14783
(Lovick) 14781
(McGregor) 14864
(MacPhail) 15015-6
(Petter) 14797
(Pullinger) 14566
(Ramsey) 14540
(Sihota) 15030
(Stevenson) 15017
- growth by region
(Bowbrick) 15798
(Reid, L.) 15798
- growth, government initiatives
(Bowbrick) 15709, 15801
(Randall) 15099-100
(Reid, L.) 15801
(Robertson) 14967-8
(Sihota) 16257
- growth, impact of government policies
(Bowbrick) 15796-7, 15799
(Clark, C.) 15100
(Reid, L.) 15796-9
- high-technology strategy for B.C.
(Weisbeck) 14860-2
- marketing of B.C. industry, high-technology commission
(Bowbrick) 15796-7
(Reid, L.) 14803-4, 15796-7
(Weisbeck) 14861
- workers, recruitment and retention of high-technology workers
(Bowbrick) 15779-82, 15799
(Reid, L.) 15798-9
(Weisbeck) 15778-82
- Information technology
- regulation of information exchange, jurisdictional issue
(Plant) 14852-3
- standardized systems for all hospitals and health authorities
(Farnworth) 14890
- student spaces in post-secondary institutions
(Bowbrick) 15800
(Reid, L.) 15799-800
- Media innovation centre See Media
- Reproductive technologies See Human reproduction
Science Council of British Columbia
- Action plan for government and industry
(Weisbeck) 14862
- Annual report, 1999-2000, tabled
(Bowbrick) 17155
Sea to Sky corridor See Sunshine Coast area
Search and rescue services See Emergencies
Sechelt Indian band
- Agreement-in-principle with federal and provincial governments
Second Narrows Bridge See Iron Workers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge
Secure Care Act
- (Bill 25) (Minister for Children and Families) 1R, 16705-6; 2R, 16975-83, 17097-106; C, 17170-84; 3R, 17169; RA, 17169
- Amdts: sec. 2(2) (Reid, L.) 17171, approved 17171; sec. 8 (Brewin) 17175, approved 17175; sec. 9 (Brewin) 17177, approved 17177; sec. 20 (Brewin) 17181, approved 17181
- Debate, speakers
(Anderson) 17097-9
(Brewin) 16705-6, 16975-7, 17105-6, 17170-84
(Coleman) 16982-3, 17097
(Gillespie) 16982
(Jarvis) 17099-100
(Krueger) 17100-2
(McKinnon) 16978-9
(Penner) 16979-80
(Plant) 17171, 17174-6, 17181-2
(Reid, L.) 16977-8, 17170-4, 17176-84
(Smallwood) 17102-3
(Stephens) 17103-5
(Stevenson) 16980-2
- Definitions
- "emotional or behavioral condition"
(Brewin) 17170-1
(Reid, L.) 17170-1
- "police officer"
(Brewin) 17170
(Reid, L.) 17170
- Implementation
(Brewin) 17105-6
(Coleman) 17097
(Jarvis) 17099-100
(Krueger) 17101
(Reid, L.) 16977-8
- Provisions
- Purpose of bill
(Brewin) 16706, 16975-7
(Coleman) 16983
(McKinnon) 16978-9, 16982
(Penner) 16980
(Stevenson) 16980-1
- Use of term "self-destructive behaviour" in explanatory notes
(Brewin) 17170
(Reid, L.) 17170
Securities Act
Security services
- Business licences for security firms, late filing fee
(Petter) 15633-4
(Plant) 15633-4
- Regulation of security vehicles and uniforms of security guards
(Petter) 15633
(Plant) 15633
Sekora, Lou
- Letter to Social Development and Economic Security minister on leaky-condos issue
(Coleman) 16140
(Pullinger) 16140-1
Select Standing Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries
- Reappointment and powers
(Lovick) 14728
- Reports, first report for fourth session of 36th parliament
- report presented (Goodacre) and received 15639
- report adopted 15664
- Work of committee
(Barisoff) 15664
(Goodacre) 15664
Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations
- Activation of committee
(Farrell-Collins) 16268-9
- Oversight role
(Symons) 14926-7
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
Select Standing Committee on Forests, Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
- Motion to conduct review of forest worker transition program within 60 days of conclusion of any court proceedings
(Abbott) 15111
(Doyle) 15110-1, 15114-5
- Powers
(Lovick) 14728
Select Standing Committee on Health and Social Services
Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills
- Designation to review statute revisions pursuant to Statute Revision Act
(Lovick) 16808
- Reports for fourth session of 36th parliament, presented (Boone) and adopted
- first report, respecting The British Columbia Insurance Company, 1904 Amendment Act (2000) 16107-8
- second report 17087
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
- Auditor general review of fast ferries construction program, hearings
(Campbell) 14517, 16951
(Farrell-Collins) 16382, 16385
(Thorpe) 16274, 16384
- Meetings
(Thorpe) 14831
- Referral of reports from auditor general
(Lovick) 14728, 17167
- Reports for 36th parliament presented (Thorpe) and adopted
- ninth report for third session 14667
- tenth report for third session 14668
- first report for fourth session 15960
- second report for fourth session 16254-5
- third report for fourth session 16564
- Substitution of Val Roddick for John Weisbeck
(Lovick) 17169
- Work of committee
(Gillespie) 16255
(Kasper) 16564
(Thorpe) 16254-5, 16564
(Weisgerber) 16255
Select standing committees See Committee system under Legislature; particular committees, e.g., Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
Senior Civil Servant Remuneration Allowances and Perquisites Act (SCRAP Act) 2000
(Bill M203) (Kasper) 1R, 16492
- Debate, speakers
(Farrell-Collins) 16492
(Kasper) 16492
- Passage of bill
(Farrell-Collins) 16492
Seniors
- Bus pass initiatives See Buses and bus service, bus pass initiatives under Transit services
- Day care services
(Farnworth) 15671
(Stephens) 15671
- Housing, seniors campus model, integration of residential and extended care
(Evans) 17314-5
(Reid, J.) 17314-5
- Senior women, poverty concerns
(Smallwood) 16525
(Stephens) 16525
Sewage disposal See Waste management
Sex crimes See Crime and criminals
Shadbolt, Jack
- Tribute
(Gillespie) 14892
Shames Mountain Ski Corp.
- Debt to Kitimat-Stikine regional district
(Petter) 16717-8
Shanghai Highway and Transportation Society
Shaw, Maureen
- Comments on 2000-01 budget
(Brewin) 14682
Sheehan, John
- Wrongful dismissal case against B.C. Hydro, cost to taxpayers
(Campbell) 15367-8
(Farrell-Collins) 15435
(Miller) 15367-8, 15435
Shellfish farming See Aquaculture industry
Shipbuilding industry
- Industry in B.C.
(Nebbeling) 14592
- Role in fast ferry program
(Wilson, G.) 14734-5
Shuswap area
Shuswap, B.C.
- Ambulance service in area
(Abbott) 15607
(Farnworth) 15607
Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road
Sihota, Moe (Esquimalt-Metchosin)
- Backishi, Rakesh, work in area of non-conventional power generation 16258
- Budget debate 15027-31
- Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
- debate 16255-8
- NDP government's purpose in bringing legislation forward 16256
- Business, small business, government initiatives 16036
- Campbell, Gordon, comments on health care funding 17266
- Capital health region, funding 15809
- Economy, B.C. economy
- Education
- essential service designation and legislation 14715
- funding
- labour dispute involving unionized school support workers 14715
- Elections, electoral representation, proportional representation 15028
- Film industry
- movie and television production, current activity 15030
- tax credit program, purpose 16257
- Forest industry, competitiveness, impact of government policies 16257-8
- Golf and golf courses, access by disabled golfers 16590-1
- Gorge Road Hospital, future of facility 15809
- Government, fiscal planning and policies, financial accountability 16255-6
- Health care
- funding
- health action plan 17266
- Health ministry, 2000-01 estimates debates 15809, 17266-7
- Housing, social housing, new units, guaranteed annual levels 15028
- Labour, labour disputes, handling by NDP government 14715
- Labour Relations Code, provisions re replacement workers 15029
- Legislature, rules for conducting of House business, changes 15029
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party
- health care plan 17266
- position on health care funding 17266-7
- Mining industry in B.C., current activity 16258
- NDP government
- Nisga'a people, treaty, historic significance 15029
- Post-secondary education
- Public debt, new debt, requirement for vote in Legislature 15029
- Public Education Support Staff Collective Bargaining Assistance Act, debate 14715-6
- Referenda, use to determine future public policy 15028-9
- Science and technology, high-technology industry
- current conditions 15030
- growth, government initiatives 16257
- Skills training, opportunities 15029
- Social welfare system, income assistance, benefit levels 15028
- Society, social bill of rights for B.C. 15027-8
- Taxation, targeted tax initiatives, role in economic recovery 15756-8
- Victoria General Hospital, pediatric intensive care unit 15809
- Wages and salaries
- minimum wage level 15028
- pay equity requirements in private sector 15028
- Women, employment, pay equity 15028
Silver Creek
- 1998 fire in area, government action on ombudsman's report recommendations
(Abbott) 15378-80
(Doyle) 15378-80
Silver Star Mountain Resorts Ltd.
- Ski hill access road, funding
(Lali) 15179
(Sanders) 15179
Silver Steelhead Lodge Co.
- Impact of Skeena Cellulose activities on lodge
(Hawkins) 16691-3
(Wilson, G.) 16691-3
Simon Fraser health region
Simpson, Amanda
- Child abuse case, handling by Children and Families ministry
(Brewin) 14843
(Reid, L.) 14843
Sims, Judy
Sinclair, Jim
- Position on 2000-01 budget
(Nebbeling) 14593
Sirolli Institute Canada Ltd.
Skeena Cellulose Inc.
- Board of directors, membership
(Abbott) 16694
(Wilson, G.) 16694
- Company divisions, operations
(Abbott) 16694
(Wilson, G.) 16694
- Compliance with government pollution regulations
- Financial operations
- Government intervention in financial situation
- Government ownership position in company, conflict-of-interest concerns
(Abbott) 16690, 16693
(Hawkins) 16691-2
(Wilson, G.) 16691-3
- Impact of Nisga'a land entitlement, negotiations on compensation
(Abbott) 15238, 16693-4
(Doyle) 15238
(Wilson, G.) 16693-4
- Sale of company
(Abbott) 16687-9, 16695
(Wilson, G.) 16687-9, 16695
- Stumpage, deferred See Debt repayment above under this main heading
- Torney report, recommendations
(Abbott) 16694
(Wilson, G.) 16694
Skeetchestn Indian band
- Building maintenance worker certification program
(Bowbrick) 15715
(Krueger) 15714-5
Ski industry
- Environmental assessment of proposed resorts
(Nebbeling) 16541-2
(Sawicki) 16541-2
- Ski hill development, role of B.C. Assets and Land Corporation
(Barisoff) 15918
(Evans) 15918
Skills training
- Apprenticeship
- program flexibility
(Bowbrick) 15712
(Masi) 15712
- secondary school apprenticeship program, expansion
(Bowbrick) 15713-4
(Masi) 15713-4
- Canadian Skills Competition See Canadian Skills Competition
- Career technical centres
- Career training in high school, funding
(Masi) 16092
- Government assistance
(Lovick) 14526
- Importance of skilled workforce to B.C. economy
(Walsh) 14500
- Opportunities
(Coleman) 14896-7
(MacPhail) 15014
(Masi) 14898
(Sawicki) 14853
(Sihota) 15029
- Programs and services See also particular programs, e.g., Youth Options B.C.
- employment programs and services for income assistance recipients See Income assistance, employment programs and services under Social welfare system
- programs for displaced workers
(Bowbrick) 15715-6
(Masi) 15715-6
- Skills development
- programs, role of Social Development and Economic Security ministry
(Pullinger) 16281-2
(Whittred) 16281-2
- skills development centres, mandate and achievements
(Zirnhelt) 14905
SkyTrain
- Debt
- Expansion of system
- comparison with other light rail transit systems
(Bowbrick) 15823-4
(Symons) 15822-3
- link from Burnaby to Coquitlam
(Bowbrick) 15858
(Clark, C.) 15857-8
- new routes, impact on small businesses
(Bowbrick) 15856
(Clark, C.) 15856-7
- new routes, service commencement
(Bowbrick) 15848
(Symons) 15848
- proposed line through False Creek Flats area, environmental review
(Bowbrick) 15858
(Symons) 15858
- Expansion of system, construction project
- Expansion of system, expropriation of lands along routes
- Governance
(Bowbrick) 16191-2
- Maintenance and operation of system
(Bowbrick) 15853
(Symons) 15853
- Policing and security services, audit recommendations
(Petter) 15624
(Plant) 15624
- Ridership
(Bowbrick) 15824
(Symons) 15824
- Role in development of lower mainland
(Farnworth) 14892
SLAPP suits See Strategic lawsuits against public participation under Justice system
Sleeping Beauty Lodge, Terrace, B.C.
Sliammon native council
Small business See Business
Small business forest enterprise program
- Achievements
(Robertson) 14761-2
- Application of Forest Practices Code to program
(Abbott) 15383
(Doyle) 15383
- Effectiveness of program
(Abbott) 15381
(Doyle) 15381
- Sales of undercut
(Abbott) 15332-3, 15382
(Doyle) 15332-3, 15382
- Small business 2000 initiative, job creation targets
(Abbott) 15263
(Doyle) 15263
- Wood supply
Small Business, Tourism and Culture, Ministry of
- 2000-01 Estimates
- debate 16400-20, 16446-66, 16478-89
- speakers
(Anderson) 16556-8
(Barkley) 16409-12
(Chong) 16402-20, 16446-52, 16459-65, 16478-9, 16487-9
(Harris) 16403-5, 16407
(Krueger) 16481-3
(Penner) 16452-6, 16458-9, 16464-6, 16479, 16483-7
(Plant) 16461-2
(Reid, J.) 16418-9
(Sanders) 16415-6
(Thorpe) 16451, 16479-81
(Waddell) 16400-20, 16446-66, 16478-89
- Accomplishments, goals and responsibilities
(Chong) 16402-3
(Waddell) 16400-2
- Annual reports, 1998-99 and 1999-2000, tabled
(Waddell) 16975
- Culture ministry
- allocation of funds for legal costs of charges under Heritage Conservation Act
(Chong) 16465
(Waddell) 16465
- heritage branch, information provided to heritage site operators
(Penner) 16465-6
(Waddell) 16465-6
- role in film industry See Industry in B.C., government role under Film industry
- Interministerial cooperation
(Chong) 16402
- Liquor distribution branch
- alcoholic beverage container recycling See Deposit system for beverage containers under Recycling
- operations
(Waddell) 16478
- performance plan, 2000-01, tabled
(Ramsey) 15367
- purchase of rice alcohol stocks
(Penner) 16485
(Waddell) 16485
- revenues and expenditures
(Penner) 16484, 16487
(Waddell) 16484, 16487
- sponsorship of sports events
(Penner) 16486-7
(Waddell) 16486-7
- web site
(Penner) 16486
(Waddell) 16486
- Performance plan, 2000-01, tabled
(Ramsey) 15216
- Role in sport fishing sector
(Chong) 16419
(Waddell) 16419
- Tourism ministry, role in transportation issues
(Chong) 16449-51
(Waddell) 16449-51
Small Business Venture Capital Act
Small claims court
Smallwood, Hon. Joan K. (Surrey-Whalley)
- As subject
- comments on balanced-budget legislation
(Farrell-Collins) 17020
(Thorpe) 17025
- political party membership issue 14846
(Farnworth) 14846
(Farrell-Collins) 14846
- Bountiful commune, government involvement 16564-5
- B.C. Benefits program, family bonus program, benefit level 16525-6
- B.C., population, diversity 14901
- Budget debate 14558-60
- Budgets, 2000-01 budget, principles and goals 14558-60
- Burns Bog, future 14902
- Campbell, Gordon, comments on health care funding 17258-9
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, equality provisions 15012
- Children, child care
- Community Social Services Employers Association of B.C., funding from Women's Equality ministry 16516
- Education
- class size, impact on learning 14901
- funding, 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14558-9
- NDP government action 14901-3
- Employment and unemployment, equity hiring policy for women on major construction projects 16524
- Equality Day 15012-3
- Gambling, role of Women's Equality ministry in policy development 16568
- Health care
- funding
- 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 14558-9
- Liberal Party position 17258
- services for women
- services in northern and rural areas 16527
- Women's Equality ministry work 16526-7
- workers, wage-and-benefit agreements 14559-60
- Health ministry, 2000-01 supplementary estimates debate 17258-9
- Housing, temporary housing and shelters, shelters for women and women with children 16521
- Indians, treaty negotiations, participation of women in process, role of Women's Equality ministry 16567-8
- Investment in B.C., private sector investment during NDP administration 14902
- Kingsley, Cherry, report on street youth 17102-3
- Legislature
- Committee of Supply, rules for section A and B 15098-9
- cooperation and openness 14902-3
- opposition, role 14901
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party
- Live Violence Free program 16508, 16523
- NDP government
- A Safer Future for B.C. Women program, funding 16522-3
- Schools, capital projects, investment in education infrastructure 14903
- Secure Care Act, debate 17102-3
- Seniors, senior women, poverty concerns 16525
- Social service providers, contract settlement, cost to Women's Equality ministry 16516-7
- South Fraser perimeter road, construction project 14901-2
- Special Committee on the Multilateral Agreement on Investment, participation of Liberal MLAs 14902
- Stopping the Violence program, funding 16515
- Taxation, tax reductions versus funding of health care 17258
- Throne speech debate 14900-3
- Transition houses
- Violence, violence against women, prevention
- community-based programs 16522-3
- government work 16008-9
- programs for abusive men 16520
- sexual assault policy, participation of Women's Equality ministry in policy development 16521
- Wages and salaries, minimum wage level, impact on women's economic security 16511
- Women Against Violence Against Women, audit report 16521, 16565
- Women, employment
- bridging employment programs 16524
- opportunities in non-traditional areas 16524-5
- pay equity 14559, 15013
- pay equity and low-wage redress in civil service 16508
- Women's Equality ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 16508-27, 16564-8
- budget
- allocation for service contracts 16522
- transfers to other ministries' programs 16515
- goals and accomplishments 16508-10
- new initiatives for 2000-01 period 16523-4
- policy and planning branch, funding and composition 16567
- program review and performance measurement 16511-4
- role
- Speaking Up and Speaking Out grants program 16518-9
- Yew Transition House, investigation by Royal Canadian Mounted Police 16521-2
- Youth
- conference on youth experiences in government care 17102
- youth at risk, secure care legislation 17102-3
Smith, Murray
Smithers-Terrace area
Snuneymuxw first nation
- Treaty settlement proposal
(Lovick) 15205
Social Credit Party
- Government
- deficit budgets
(Miller) 17030
- position on balanced-budget legislation
(Farrell-Collins) 17015-6
Social Development and Economic Security, Ministry of
- 2000-01 Estimates
- debate 16093-104, 16131-51, 16192-226, 16239-49, 16280-4
- speakers
(Anderson) 16201-6, 16208-12
(Chong) 16196-201
(Clark, C.) 16096-8
(Coleman) 16131-51
(Pullinger) 16093-104, 16131-51, 16193-226, 16239-49, 16280-4
(Reid, J.) 16206-8
(Stephens) 16100-4, 16192-6
(van Dongen) 16098-100
(Whittred) 16212-25, 16239-48, 16280-4
- Appeals by ministry of decisions on income assistance disputes See Tribunal decisions on income assistance disputes under B.C. Benefits program
- Budget
- funding to address homelessness
(Pullinger) 16195
(Stephens) 16194-5
- housing program expenditures
(Coleman) 16146
(Pullinger) 16146
- Establishment
(Pullinger) 16221-2
(Whittred) 16221
- Goals and responsibilities
(Pullinger) 16093-5
- Information management, privacy protection considerations
(Pullinger) 16283
(Whittred) 16283-4
- Langley social services offices See Langley, B.C.
- Participation in federal-provincial discussions
(Pullinger) 16284
(Whittred) 16284
- Performance plan
- Prevention, compliance and enforcement branch, staffing
(Pullinger) 16221
(Whittred) 16221
- Programs and services
- allocation of funds
(Pullinger) 16100
- service delivery, integration of income assistance and family maintenance payments
(Chong) 16196-7
(Pullinger) 16196-7
- transfer of skills and training programs from Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry
(Pullinger) 16281
(Whittred) 16281
- Promotional materials for Child Care Month, safety concerns
(Pullinger) 15731-2
(Whittred) 15731-2
Social service providers
- Contract extension and 1.5 percent reduction to base contract
(Brewin) 16858-9
(Reid, L.) 16858-9
- Contract reform and accreditation process for agencies, cost
(Brewin) 16941-2
(Reid, L.) 16940-2
- Contract settlement, cost to ministries
- Performance measurement
(Brewin) 16854-5
(Clark, C.) 16854-5
Social union framework agreement
Social welfare system
- Community social services, workers' wage levels
(Whittred) 14777
- Current situation in B.C.
(Anderson) 16201-2
(Pullinger) 16202-3
- Income assistance
- access by mentally ill persons
(Pullinger) 16216
(Whittred) 16216
- advisory council
(Anderson) 16208
(Pullinger) 16208
- assistance for under-age youth, responsibility for payment, government policy
(Pullinger) 16102-3
(Stephens) 16102-3
- benefit levels
(Sihota) 15028
- crisis grants and hardship benefits
(Pullinger) 16104, 16193
(Stephens) 16104, 16192-3
- hardship benefits See crisis grants and hardship benefits above under this main heading
- income assistance disputes, appeals by Social Development and Economic Security ministry of tribunal decisions See Tribunal decisions on income assistance disputes under B.C. Benefits program
- payment level calculations
(Pullinger) 16218
(Whittred) 16218
- payment level calculations, impact of federal income assistance programs
(Pullinger) 16216
(Whittred) 16216
- payment level calculations, inclusion of calculation in court and other settlements
(Pullinger) 16219
- recovery of rental damage deposits paid on behalf of recipients
(Pullinger) 16206-8
(Reid, J.) 16206-8
- refugees, eligibility
(Anderson) 16212
(Pullinger) 16212
- system
(Pullinger) 16200
- taxation of lump-sum child tax benefits as income, government policy
(Pullinger) 16103-4
(Stephens) 16103
- Income assistance, applicants
- application forms, consent requirement
(Pullinger) 16283
- application forms, personal information requests by applicants
(Anderson) 16209-10
(Pullinger) 16209-10
- application process
(Anderson) 16203-4
(Pullinger) 16203
- Income assistance, benefits and services
- bus passes, costs and eligibility criteria
(Anderson) 16210-1
(Pullinger) 16210-1
- dental programs, eligibility
(Anderson) 16204
(Pullinger) 16204
- dietary allowances
(Pullinger) 16216
(Whittred) 16216
- housing supplement and living supplement allowances, integration issue
(Anderson) 16211-2
(Pullinger) 16211-2
- Income assistance, disability benefits
- allowable levels of other income, impact on employment opportunities for disabled persons
(Pullinger) 16212-3
(Whittred) 16212-3
- community volunteer program
(Anderson) 16211
(Pullinger) 16211
- disability benefits, level 1 review
(Anderson) 16209
(Pullinger) 16209
- disability benefits, level 2 benefits
(Farrell-Collins) 14548
- number of recipients
(Pullinger) 16098, 16219-20
(van Dongen) 16098
(Whittred) 16219
- payment level calculations, policy for those recipients in dependent relationships
(Pullinger) 16217
(Whittred) 16217
- payment level calculations, policy for those recipients in dependent relationships, case
(Chong) 16198
(Pullinger) 16198
- private disability insurance benefits
(Whittred) 16217
- Income assistance, employment programs and services
- availability of contracted agency lists
(Pullinger) 16247
(Whittred) 16246-7
- delivery
(Pullinger) 16245-9
(Whittred) 16245-8
- employment insurance program, review of eligibility requirements
(Orcherton) 16032-4
- performance measures
(Pullinger) 16280-1
(Whittred) 16280
- pilot projects
(Pullinger) 16282
(Whittred) 16282
- transition to workforce pilot program See Job Wave program
- Income assistance, recipients
- Social programs and services
- government commitment
(Clark, C.) 14657
(Robertson) 14761
- service delivery, ministerial responsibility
(Anderson) 16206
(Pullinger) 16206
- Social service workers See Social service providers; Social workers
- System
Social workers
- Retaining workers in communities
(Reid, L.) 16779
Socialism
- Political role of the "modern Left"
(Bowbrick) 14839-40
Society
- 1960s radicalism
(Wilson, G.) 14878
- Changes in social values, impact on education system
(Hogg) 16123-4
(Priddy) 16123-4
- Citizen's right to anonymity
(Plant) 14850-2
- Rewarding of creativity and initiative
(Reid, J.) 14785-6
- Social bill of rights for B.C.
(Sihota) 15027-8
Sooke, B.C.
- Incorporation as municipality
(Kasper) 14922-3
SOS Children's Village British Columbia (Canada) Society
- Establishment of facility in B.C.
(Gillespie) 15755
(Reid, L.) 15753-6
South Fraser health region
South Fraser perimeter road
South Moresby Implementation Account Act
South Okanagan area
South Okanagan Sportsmen's Association
- Concerns re game reporting system
(Barisoff) 16547
South Okanagan–Similkameen health region
- Clinical equipment funding
(Evans) 17309-10
(Thorpe) 17309-10
- Continuing and long-term care needs
(Farnworth) 15641-2
- Funding
Southin, Mary Francis
- Comments on issues
- compulsory amalgamation of charity-run health care facilities
(Hansen) 16874
- legislators' role in matters of civil law
(Plant) 15531
Spallumcheen Indian band
Speaker
Speaker and Deputy Speaker
- Auditor general, reports and statements tabled
- No. 1, 2000-01, "Fostering a Safe Learning Environment: How the British Columbia Public School System is Doing" 16709
- No. 3, 2000-01, "Follow-up of Performance and Compliance Audits" 17325
- annual report (1999-2000) 14753
- financial statements for year ended March 31 (2000) 17241
- report on implementation of budget process review panel recommendations (September 2000) 17241
- "Strategic Direction and Funding Proposal – February 2001" 17325
- Chief electoral officer, reports tabled
- report on 1999 provincial enumeration 17241
- report relating to statement of votes of Delta South by-election (December 7, 1999) 17241
- Child, youth and family advocate, annual reports tabled
- Conflict-of-interest commissioner, 1998-99 annual report, tabled 16708-9
- Elections B.C., annual report, 1999, tabled 17155
- Information and privacy commissioner, annual report, 1999-2000, tabled 17033
- Legislative Assembly Management Committee, annual report, 1998-2000, tabled 16709
- Ombudsman, 1999 annual report tabled 17241
- Police complaint commissioner, annual report, 1999, tabled 16686
Special Committee of Selection
- Powers
(Lovick) 17167
- Reports for fourth session, 36th parliament, tabled (Lovick) and adopted
Special Committee on Information Privacy in the Private Sector
- Purpose
(Plant) 14850
- Reappointment and powers
(Lovick) 14729
Special Committee on the Multilateral Agreement on Investment
- Participation of Liberal MLAs
(Smallwood) 14902
Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- Administration of act, recommendations
(Bowbrick) 15804
(Plant) 15804
Species at Risk Act (federal)
Speech disorders
- Therapy services for children
- availability
(Thorpe) 16935
- recruitment and retention strategy for speech therapists
(Brewin) 16935-6
Speech from the Throne
- Throne speech address 14495-7
- Moved (Walsh) 14499-501; seconded (Robertson) 14501-4
- Amdts: (Hansen) 14876, negatived 14894
- Divisions: amdt. negatived 14894; motion approved 14962
- Throne speech debate (Address in Reply)
- debate 14499-510, 14513-34, 14794-811, 14829-42, 14846-68, 14872-94, 14895-908, 14912-35, 14940-62
- speakers
(Abbott) 14886-9
(Anderson) 14915-8
(Bowbrick) 14837-40
(Campbell) 14514-21
(Cashore) 14880-2
(Chong) 14533-4, 14794-6
(Clark, C.) 14948-51
(Coell) 14866-8
(Coleman) 14895-8
(Dalton) 14840-2
(de Jong) 14956-9
(Doyle) 14951-3
(Evans) 14521-4
(Gillespie) 14892-4
(Hansen) 14872-6
(Hawkins) 14944-8
(Hogg) 14509-10, 14513-4
(Janssen) 14504-6
(Jarvis) 14929-32
(Kasper) 14922-5
(Krueger) 14529-33
(Lali) 14932-5
(Lovick) 14524-7
(McGregor) 14862-6
(McKinnon) 14829-31
(MacPhail) 14953-6
(Masi) 14898-900
(Miller) 14856-8
(Nebbeling) 14846-9
(Nettleton) 14804-7
(Neufeld) 14807-11
(Penner) 14882-6
(Petter) 14796-9
(Plant) 14849-53
(Pullinger) 14918-22
(Reid, J.) 14506-9
(Reid, L.) 14799-804
(Robertson) 14501-4
(Roddick) 14527-9
(Sanders) 14858-9
(Sawicki) 14853-6
(Smallwood) 14900-3
(Stephens) 14940-4
(Symons) 14925-9
(Thorpe) 14831-3
(van Dongen) 14959-62
(Waddell) 14833-7
(Walsh) 14499-501
(Weisbeck) 14860-2
(Wilson, G.) 14876-80
(Wilson, J.) 14912-5
(Zirnhelt) 14903-7
- 1992 speech, government objectives
(Neufeld) 14808-10
- 1996 speech
- content
(Chong) 14533
- government objectives
(Abbott) 14886
- 2000 speech, government objectives for changes to budget process
(Coleman) 16188
- Content
(Abbott) 14887
(Anderson) 14916
(Dalton) 14840
(Hogg) 14509
(Nettleton) 14805
(Reid, J.) 14506-9
(Stephens) 14941
(Thorpe) 14832
(van Dongen) 14960-1
(Waddell) 14836-7
(Wilson, J.) 14912-3
Sport B.C.
Sports
- Amateur sports, participation in B.C.
(Hammell) 17111
- Multisport games See particular games, e.g., Olympic Games
- Recreation and sports facilities, government funding
(Chong) 16420
(Waddell) 16420
- Regional conference on sport
(Chong) 16420
(Waddell) 16420
- SportSafe program
(Waddell) 16401
Spouses
Squamish, B.C.
- Seniors housing project, flood risk
(Coleman) 16149
(Pullinger) 16149
- Shellfish farming operation, court case
(Valentine) 16063
(van Dongen) 16063
- Ski resort proposal for Garibaldi area
(Nebbeling) 16541
(Sawicki) 16541
Squamish General Hospital, Squamish, B.C.
Squamish Indian band
- Treaty negotiations
(de Jong) 15363
(Lovick) 15363
Squamish-Lillooet regional district
- Work on growth strategy
(Nebbeling) 15392
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
- Health care services in Prince George
- School strike, impact on children and families
Stanyer, Roger
- Comments on forest worker transition program tax issue
(Abbott) 15164
(Doyle) 15164
Steelhead Society Habitat Restoration Corp.
Stelly's Secondary School, Saanich, B.C.
- Smoking reduction initiative
(Petter) 16318
Stephens, Mary Lynn (Langley)
- Aboriginal Affairs ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 15299-300
- Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 15777-8
- Attorney General ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 15627, 15657-9
- Bankruptcy, business bankruptcy rate in B.C. 14942
- B.C. Benefits program
- B.C. Public School Employers Association, membership fee 16345-6
- Budget debate 14787-9
- Budgets
- budget-making process, legislative requirements 14941
- deficit budgets during NDP administration 14787-9
- Business, companies leaving B.C. 14942
- Campbell Valley Women's Centre
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, report on poverty in B.C. 14944
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, equality provisions 15013
- Canadian Police Information Centre, criminal offences database, flagging of family violence and firearms misuse cases 15659
- Cariboo area, economy 14943
- Children
- child abuse
- child sexual abuse prevention work, ministerial responsibility 16799
- definition 15658
- child care, government child care initiative 16509, 16511
- child protection, voluntary care agreements 16798-9
- Children and Families ministry
- Community Development, Cooperatives and Volunteers ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16652-4
- Community Social Services Employers Association of B.C., funding from Women's Equality ministry 16515
- Crime
- sex crimes
- crimes against girls and women, government prevention work 16799
- government policy on sexual assault 15657-8
- stalking 15658-9
- Economy, economic activity, measurement criteria 14941-2
- Education
- funding for new Workers Compensation Board regulations 16344
- NDP government action 14943
- special education and special needs
- assessment waiting times 16345
- early intervention programs, early assessment of special needs children 16344-5
- Education ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16344-6
- Elections, call for general election 14944-5
- Employment and unemployment, equity hiring policy for women on major construction projects 16524
- Equality Day 15013
- Families
- child custody and access, reform of current system 15627
- programs and services, availability of government support services 16797-8
- Family maintenance enforcement program, use to enforce parental funding for income assistance for under-age youth 16103
- Ferries and ferry services, fast ferries construction program, handling by NDP government 14787-9
- Fetal alcohol effect/syndrome, treatment and services, funding 15843-4
- Forest worker transition program, taxation of training funds, responsibility for payment of taxes 14943
- Forests ministry, looming liabilities 14943
- Fraser River, crossing options 15143-4
- Gambling, policy, role of Women's Equality ministry in policy development 16568
- Government, policy-making, participation of women 15844-5
- Health care
- capital projects, public-private partnerships 15670
- continuing and long-term care, current situation in B.C. 15669-70
- funding
- health authorities, planning, incorporation of women's issues 15841
- services for seniors, adult day care services 15671
- services for women
- level of service 16509-10
- services in northern and rural areas 16527
- women-centred care, policies 15840-1
- Women's Equality ministry work 16526-7
- system during NDP administration 14943
- workers, women employed in health care sector, status as paid caregivers 15844
- Health ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 15668-71, 15840-5; supplementary estimates debate 17226-7
- estimates, need for supplementary estimates debate 17226
- Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Langley section projects 15143-4
- Home care
- caregiving by family and friends, impact on women 15844
- home support services, needs of B.C.'s aging population 15670
- Housing
- homelessness, funding from federal government to address issue 16194-5
- temporary housing and shelters
- current situation in B.C. 16194-5
- shelters for women and women with children 16520-1
- Human reproduction, reproductive technologies 15841-2
- Human Reproductive and Genetic Technologies Act (federal), purpose of bill 15841-2
- Income tax
- personal tax rates in B.C. 14788
- reduction for B.C. families, impact on women's economic security 16509
- Indians
- governance, accountability 15300
- treaty negotiations
- participation of women in process, role of Women's Equality ministry 16567-8
- protection of women's rights in treaty-making process 15300
- urban residents, programs and services 15299
- Investment in B.C., private sector investment during NDP administration 14787-9, 14941
- Justice system
- civil and family system, report requirement in custody and access cases 15627
- criminal justice system, use of alternative measures in sexual assault cases 15658
- Kaiser Youth Foundation, report on substance abuse, recommendations and government response 15601, 16800
- Kwantlen University College, library, funding for acquisitions 15777-8
- Langley
- 200th Street interchange construction project 15143
- 232nd Street, use as route to Highway 99 15144
- health care situation 15668-71
- road-rail overpasses 15144
- social services offices, relocation cost 16100-2
- Langley Lodge, renovation project 15668
- Langley Memorial Hospital
- Live Violence Free program 16523
- Mental health, programs and services, women-centred treatment options 15843
- NDP government
- Nurses
- nurse practitioners, role in rural and remote areas 15843
- workload 15671
- Physicians, prescription-writing patterns, changes 15842
- Port Mann Bridge, upgrade 15143-4
- Poverty
- Prostitution, child and youth prostitution, legislation, implementation, incidence of protective intervention and restraining orders 16799-800
- Public debt
- debt during NDP administration 14941-2
- forecasted totals by end of 2000-01 fiscal year 14788-9
- Railways and rail services, rail traffic through urban Langley 15144
- Ruttan family, experience with youth addiction treatment services 15827
- A Safer Future for B.C. Women program, funding 16522-3
- Safety, public safety, safety of women 16510
- Secure Care Act, debate 17103-5
- Seniors
- day care services 15671
- senior women, poverty concerns 16525
- Social Development and Economic Security ministry
- Social service providers, contract settlement, cost to Women's Equality ministry 16516-7
- Social welfare system, income assistance
- assistance for under-age youth, responsibility for payment, government policy 16102-3
- crisis grants and hardship benefits 16104, 16192-3
- taxation of lump-sum child tax benefits as income, government policy 16103
- South Fraser health region, funding and needs 17226-7
- Stopping the Violence program, funding 16515
- Substance abuse/addiction
- government prevention strategy 16800
- prescription drug abuse by women 15842
- treatment services
- ministerial responsibility 15843
- services for women with children 15842
- treatment services, services for children and youth
- Throne speech, content 14941
- Throne speech debate 14940-4
- Transition houses
- Transportation and Highways ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 15143-4
- Universities, colleges and institutes, university colleges, funding for library acquisitions 15777-8
- Vancouver
- downtown east side, government services to area 16652-4
- sobering centre for city, status of project 15843
- Vancouver agreement 16652-4
- Violence
- family violence, children who witness abuse 15658
- violence against women, prevention
- community-based programs 16522-3
- government work 16009
- programs for abusive men 16520
- sexual assault policy, participation of Women's Equality ministry in policy development 16521
- violence against women in relationships, government policy 15657
- Wages and salaries, minimum wage level, impact on women's economic security 16511
- Women
- education, access to education 16510
- employment
- bridging employment programs 16524
- opportunities in non-traditional areas 16524-5
- Women Against Violence Against Women, audit report 16521, 16565
- Women's Equality ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 16509-17, 16520-7, 16564-8
- budget
- allocation for service contracts 16522
- transfers to other ministries' programs 16515
- goals and accomplishments 16510
- new initiatives for 2000-01 period 16523-4
- policy and planning branch, funding and composition 16566-7
- program review and performance measurement 16511-4
- role
- advocacy role of ministry 16527, 16567-8
- involvement in federal-provincial discussions 16565-8
- work with Multiculturalism and Immigration ministry 16567
- Yew Transition House, investigation by Royal Canadian Mounted Police 16521
- Youth
- employment and unemployment, unemployment rate 14943
- youth at risk
Sterile insect release program
- Participation by regional districts
(Barisoff) 15920-2
(Evans) 15921-2
Stevenson, Hon. Tim (Vancouver-Burrard)
- As subject
- appointment as Deputy Speaker
(Lovick) 14498
- Budget debate 15016-9
- Budgets
- 2000-01 budget, principles and goals 15016
- budget-making process, legislative requirements 15016
- Burleton, David, comments on B.C. economy 15019
- Business, small business, tax reductions 15017
- Children, child care, publicly funded system for B.C. 15018
- Economy, B.C. economy, current and future conditions 15018-9
- Film industry, movie and television production, current activity 15017
- Government
- accounting methods, transparency principle 15016
- revenues, gambling as source of government funds 15018-9
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink) funding, cost-sharing initiatives 15513
- Health care
- funding, 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 15018
- system, government vision for system 15017-8
- Housing, social housing, role of government 15760-2
- Income tax, personal tax rates, reductions for low- and middle-income earners 15016-7
- Post-secondary education
- funding, 2000-01 budgeted expenditures 15018
- tuition freeze 15018
- Poverty, hunger in B.C. 15283
- Science and technology, high-technology industry, current conditions 15017
- Secure Care Act
- Taxation
- B.C. residents' tax burden 15017
- Vancouver-Burrard constituency and area, social housing initiatives 15760-2
- Youth
- rights of children and youth in secure care 16981
- youth at risk, secure care
Stewart-Nechako Woodlot Association
Stockell, David
Stó:lo nation
Stopping the Violence program
Strata property See Condominiums
Strata Property Act
Strategic lawsuits against public participation See Justice system
Streifel, Dennis (Mission-Kent)
- As subject
- appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole
(Lovick) 14498
- appointment as Deputy Speaker
(Janssen) 17241
- Discrimination and racism, treatment of Asian immigrants 16587-9
- Emergencies, search and rescue services, condition of military helicopters used in emergency situations 17115
- Film industry in B.C. 14964-6
- Fraser River, water quality 15509
- Immigration, illegal migrants, treatment 16587-9
- Miracle Valley Treatment Centre, addiction treatment program 16325-6
- Mission Foundation Amendment Act, 2000, debate 16874, 17158
- Mission, municipal by-elections, funding 14845
- Salvation Army, work of organization 16325-6
- Sumas Energy 2 Inc., proposed power facility in Sumas, Washington, impact on water quality 15509
Students
- Assessment See Public education system, performance measurement under Education
- Bus pass discount program See Buses and bus service, bus pass initiatives under Transit services
- Employment and unemployment, job opportunities
(Clark, C.) 14817
- Travel to school, transportation safety and walk limits review
(Hawkins) 16330-1
(Priddy) 16330-1, 16341-4
(Thorpe) 16341-4
Substance abuse/addiction
- Government prevention strategy
(Brewin) 16800
(Stephens) 16800
- Needle exchange centres, provision of personal lubricants, cost See Health, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Seniors
- Prescription drug abuse by women
(Farnworth) 15842
(Stephens) 15842
- Substance abuse prevention and addictions commission, proposal
(Farnworth) 16159
(Hansen) 16159
- Treatment services
- expansion of existing programs
(Anderson) 17312
(Evans) 17312
- ministerial responsibility
(Farnworth) 15843
(Hawkins) 16938
(Stephens) 15843
- regional facilities
(Krueger) 14677
- services for women with children
(Farnworth) 15842
(Stephens) 15842
- supported recovery services, funding
(Brewin) 16931-2
(Reid, L.) 16931
- Treatment services for children and youth
Substance Abuser Rehabilitation Act
(Bill M208) (Plant) 1R, 16806
- Debate, speakers
(Plant) 16806
Sugarbowl–Grizzly Den Park
- Establishment
(Sawicki) 16350
Sumas Energy 2 Inc.
- Proposed power facility in Sumas, Washington
- access to B.C. Hydro power grid
(Miller) 16041-3
(Penner) 16041-3
- impact on air quality
(de Jong) 14958-9
(Penner) 14885-6, 15508-10, 16041-2
(Sawicki) 15663-4
(van Dongen) 15663
- impact on air quality, Chilliwack residents' concerns, petition tabled
(Penner) 17185
- impact on air quality, Fraser Valley residents' concerns, petition tabled
(van Dongen) 17257
- impact on air quality, position of Environment ministry
(Penner) 16607-8
(Sawicki) 16607-8
- impact on water quality
(Streifel) 15509
- position of NDP government
(Penner) 16230
Sumas, Washington
Summerland Research Station, Summerland, B.C.
Summit Panel on Securing B.C.'s Future
- "What We Heard," panel report
(Weisbeck) 14861
Sunshine Coast area
- Health care situation
(Farnworth) 15845-7
(Nebbeling) 15845-7
- Sea to Sky corridor, commercial recreation study, involvement of Indians
(Coell) 16532
(Sawicki) 16532-3
Sunshine Coast school district See School district 46 (Sunshine Coast)
Superannuation Commission See British Columbia Pension Corporation
Supply Act, 2000-2001
Supply Act, 2000-2001 (Supplementary)
Supply Act, 2000-2001 (Supplementary No. 2)
Supply Act (No. 1), 2000
- (Bill 4) (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 1R, 14561; 2R, 14589-612, 14621-4; C, 14624-48; 3R, 14648; RA, 14651
- Divisions: 2R approved 14624
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 14635-40
(Brewin) 14625-33
(Campbell) 14622-3
(Chong) 14590-2, 14627, 14640-2
(Coleman) 14632-3
(Doyle) 14636-40
(Farrell-Collins) 14634
(Hansen) 14644-8
(Hawkins) 14611-2, 14621-2
(Hogg) 14634-5
(Jarvis) 14600-2, 14629-30
(McKinnon) 14594-5
(Nebbeling) 14592-4
(Nettleton) 14595-6
(Neufeld) 14596-600, 14630-2
(Penner) 14602-6
(Petter) 14624-5
(Plant) 14608-11, 14624-5
(Priddy) 14634-5
(Ramsey) 14561, 14589-90, 14623-4, 14640-8
(Reid, L.) 14625-7, 14629, 14633
(Sanders) 14629
(Symons) 14627-8, 14632
(Thorpe) 14625-6, 14632, 14642-4
(Weisbeck) 14606-8
(Whittred) 14626
Supply Act (No. 2), 2000
Supreme Court of British Columbia
- Rules, order-to-mediate rule
(Petter) 15550
(Plant) 15550
- Services in Fraser Valley location
(Penner) 15552
(Petter) 15552
Surge Narrows Park
- Inclusion in park protection legislation
(Sawicki) 16431-2
Surrey Association for Early Childhood Education
Surrey, B.C.
- Growth
(Hammell) 14736-7
- Supported child care services
(Brewin) 16864-5
- Surrey Place mall development
(Jarvis) 16815
(MacPhail) 16815-6
Surrey Centre Elementary School, Surrey, B.C.
Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, B.C.
- Construction project
(Priddy) 14999
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Surrey-Cloverdale constituency and area
Surrey-Newton constituency and area
- Diversity and educational opportunities
(Priddy) 14998-5000
Surrey–White Rock constituency and area
- Health care needs
(Hogg) 14510
- Issues and concerns
(Hogg) 15024
Swansea Point
Swartz Bay
Symons, Douglas R. (Richmond Centre)
- As subject
- involvement with Social Credit Party 14922
- withdrawal of comments requested by Chair 16105
- Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 15816-24, 15848-56, 15858
- Alberni Valley, hospital equipment purchases, cost 14928-9
- Auditor general, reports, "Review of the Fast Ferry Project: Governance and Risk Management" 17148
- Automobiles, photo radar, use in speed monitoring, funding issues 16792
- Ballard Power Systems Inc., shares held by government 15118
- Bike Month 16008
- Bombardier Inc., SkyTrain operation and management agreement 15853
- B.C. Ferry Corporation
- B.C. Hydro
- power purchases, imports 14927
- utility relocation costs for rapid transit project 15854
- B.C. Transit
- 2000-01 estimates debate 15816-24, 15848-56, 15858
- budgeted expenditures for 2000-01 period 15817
- handling of insurance claims, role of Insurance Corporation of B.C. 15819
- risk management strategy 15818-9
- B.C. Transit Amendment Act, 2000
- debate 16468, 16570-2
- provisions
- provisions re placement of rapid transit project facilities 16570
- provisions re retention of powers of B.C. Transit, wording 16571
- retroactivity provisions 16571-2
- purpose of bill 16468, 16571
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority
- budget, projected deficit 15122
- capital expenditures, allocation of funds carried forward from 1999-2000 fiscal year 15122
- debt 15191
- fiscal management plan 15119
- funding of high-occupancy-vehicle enforcement 15183
- performance plan, measurement criteria 15120
- projects
- categorization by constituency and type of project 15183
- planning horizon 15122-3
- public-private partnerships 15122
- revenue sources 15118
- sinking fund 15120
- Budget debate 14737-41
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2000, debate 15451-2, 15459, 15502-3, 15506, 15535-7
- Budgets
- 1999-2000 budget, revenue increase 14928
- 2000-01 budget, projected revenues and expenditures 14928
- budget-making process, legislative requirements 14927-8
- deficit budgets during NDP administration 14737-41
- Burlington Northern Inc., land negotiations with government for rapid transit route 15850, 15852, 16572
- Catamaran Ferries International Corporation
- assets, value 16893
- employees, remuneration 17147
- sale of unused aluminum 16893
- Condominiums, leaky-condos issue, government action 14929
- Crown corporations, insurance issues, communications between corporations 15819
- Cycling
- cycling as form of transportation 16008
- motor-assisted cycles, regulations 16426, 16495-6
- Detroit Diesel–Allison British Columbia Ltd., work on fast ferries 16895-6
- Disabled and handicapped persons, programs and services, residential care workers, wage levels 14628
- Dominion Construction Co. Ltd., rapid transit project contract 15854-5
- Emergencies, emergency preparedness, availability of acute-care beds 15674-5
- Ferries and ferry services
- Deas dock
- audit of purchasing department 16896
- future of operations 16907-8
- fares 16911, 17140-2
- fast ferries
- fast ferries construction program
- ferry terminals
- Fulford Harbour terminal, office 16894
- Horseshoe Bay terminal, maintenance building 16890
- Nanaimo terminal, office renovation 16912
- Powell River terminal, upgrade of facilities 17146
- ferry travel book, proposal to sell on ferries 16912
- labour relations 16908-9
- reservation system 17140
- routes and services
- government strategy re establishment of Swartz Bay–Vancouver Harbour service 16892, 17140
- Horseshoe Bay–Langdale route, connection with Earls Cove–Saltery Bay route 16912
- midcoast service 16894-5
- safety issues 16909-10
- vessels
- asbestos issue 16896-7
- condition of fleet 16888-91
- maintenance 16907
- Queen of Burnaby, reacquisition and value 16889-90
- Queen of Chilliwack, cost of refit 15537
- Queen of Oak Bay and Queen of Surrey, leases and value of vessels 17145
- Queen of Oak Bay and Queen of Surrey, sewage issues 16891-2
- Queen of Victoria, sale 16891
- Quinsam, repairs 17144-5
- Skeena Queen, construction and repair 16910-11
- Tachek, gasoline spill 16911
- Fuel, gasoline tax, portion dedicated to B.C. Transportation Financing Authority 15118
- Gambling, slot machines, removal from Vancouver locations 14737
- Government, accounting methods, transparency principle 14928
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink), rapid transit project
- agency agreement with B.C. Transit
- business plan 15852-3
- consultation 15823
- cost-sharing agreement with government 15848
- debt 15853
- financial and project review documents, availability 15853
- payment of suppliers 15852, 15855-6
- Health care
- dialysis services, case 15674
- system during NDP administration 14929
- wait-lists and waiting times, biopsy wait-list case 14929
- Health ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 15674-5
- Highway 3, Moyie bluffs section 15181
- Highway 11, Mission bypass, project status 15181
- Highway 19 (Island Highway)
- Island Highway construction project
- Millstream connector, traffic volumes 15190
- north Courtenay connector 15181
- south Courtenay connector, groundwater issue 15190
- south Duncan section, safety concerns 15190
- wildlife fencing between Courtenay and Mud Bay 15181
- Highway 97
- designation as federal highway 15183
- Summerland to Peachland section, safety issues 15151
- Highway Constructors Ltd.
- employees
- pensions, operation of plan 15181-2
- wage increases, impact on contract costs 15848
- employment model, day-labour and local-hire provisions 15182-3
- labour agreement, wage provisions 15182
- Highways and roads
- high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, enforcement 15183
- maintenance and rehabilitation
- contractors, scope and conditions of work 15184
- maintenance cost per kilometre of road 15185
- paving materials, life span 15187
- material used to reduce ice and snow buildup on main highways 15186-7
- national highway system 15183
- Hospitals, hospital system in lower mainland 15674-5
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., 2000-01 estimates debate 16792
- John Hart Bridge, upgrade 15123
- Kootenay Lake passenger ferry, construction project 15123-4
- Labour ministry, 2000-01 estimates debate 16792, 16886-98, 16906-12, 17140-2, 17144-50, 17159-61, 17164-5
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, values, comparison with right-wing values 17046
- Lions Gate Bridge, rehabilitation project, closings for repair work 15150
- Lower mainland transportation, 2000-01 highways and roads projects 15124-5
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2000, debate 15438
- Motor Carrier Amendment Act, 2000
- Motor Carrier Commission, licensing and regulation of taxi industry 15890-1, 15936-7
- Motor Vehicle Act
- blood alcohol testing provisions, effectiveness 15438
- definition of motorized cycles and scooters 16495-7
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2000
- NDP government
- Okanagan Lake Bridge, replacement project 15175
- Public debt
- debt during NDP administration 14928-9
- debt-servicing costs
- cost of extinguishment of B.C. Ferry Corporation debt 15459
- costs 14739
- forecasted totals by end of 2000-01 fiscal year 14738, 14740
- Railways and rail services, rail as alternative to highways for transport of commercial goods 15190
- Real property tax, taxation of strata retail properties, petition tabled 15960
- Richmond Centre constituency and area, issues and concerns 14925-6
- Richmond, growth 14926
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, role in high-occupancy-vehicle enforcement on Trans-Canada Highway 15183
- SAR Transit Inc., rapid transit project contract, payment of suppliers 15852, 15856
- Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations, oversight role 14926-7
- SkyTrain
- debt 15816-7, 15853
- expansion of system
- comparison with other light rail transit systems 15822-3
- 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
- rights of private property owners 16571-2
- maintenance and operation of system 15853
- ridership 15824
- Social service providers, contract settlement, cost to Children and Families ministry 14627-8, 14632
- South Fraser perimeter road, construction project 15125
- Supply Act (No. 1), 2000, debate 14627-8, 14632
- Taxation, B.C. residents' tax burden 14738, 14928
- Taxi industry
- licensing, removal of municipal exemption 15890, 15935-7
- review of industry, Lanyon report recommendations 15890-1, 15936-8
- review of industry, Lanyon report recommendations re taxi service as extension of bus service 15821-2
- Throne speech debate 14925-9
- Transit services
- buses and bus service
- bus pass initiatives 15821
- dial-a-ride proposals 15821
- expansion of service, operating costs 15817-8
- operator productivity, auditor general report recommendations 15820-1
- custom service, handyDART service and taxi saver program, cost 15818, 15822
- public transit, funding 15817
- regional transportation authority proposals 15821
- Transportation
- high-technology transportation systems 15124-5
- investment in infrastructure, use of debt to finance new infrastructure 15119-20
- modes of transportation, sectoral measurements 15184-5
- Transportation and Highways ministry
- 2000-01 estimates debate 15118-20, 15122-5, 15150-1, 15175, 15181-7, 15190-1
- communications branch
- graphics services section, priority placements 15185-6
- operating plan 15185
- printing services, operations 15186
- corporate performance measures 15184-5
- disputes with contractors, resolution process 15184
- marine branch, operating costs 15190
- projects
- 1997-98 fiscal year 15185
- contracts contingent upon allocation of sufficient funding to ministry 15184
- non-recoverable rehabilitation work 15183
- revenues owed to ministry, amount collected for 1999-2000 fiscal year 15184
- role in technology exchanges and cooperation between B.C. and Asian companies 15190-1
- Vancouver, False Creek Flats area, rapid transit route 15858
- Victoria
- regional transportation authority proposal 15821
- transit services, operator productivity 15820-1
- Wells, John, letter re assessment of fast ferry program 17150
- Werden, Len, consulting contract with B.C. Transportation Financing Authority 15182
- West Coast Express, debt-servicing costs 15816-7
- Wilson, Gordon, comments on Liberal statements re B.C. shipbuilding industry 17150
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