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Province of British Columbia
5th Session, 36th Parliament – March - April 2001
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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Hansard Sittings by Page Number
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
- Payments owed to B.C. Hydro
(Farrell-Collins) 17718
(Ramsey) 17718
Parks
- Campgrounds, fees for firewood
(Waddell) 17685
- Funding
- funding to maintain access and facilities
(Waddell) 17685
- government commitment
(Waddell) 17388
- New and expanded parks and protected areas
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.
- Murals in rotunda, Speaker's advisory panel report tabled
(Speaker) 17742
Patients Property Act
Penner, Barry (Chilliwack)
- Air quality issues caused by power facilities, NDP action 17568
- Electric power, independent power producers, Liberal Party position 17568
- Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, review of application for proposed power facility in Sumas, Washington 17566-7
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, auxiliary police program enrolment levels, impact on emergency preparedness 17759
- Sumas Energy 2 Inc., proposed power facility in Sumas (Washington), NDP government actions re proposal 17538, 17566-8
- U.S. Electric Power Corp., power facility proposal in Cherry Point, Washington 17568
Petitions
- B.C. Nurses Union, salary and working conditions
(Campbell) 17405
- Burnside-Gorge community centre project funding
(Orcherton) 17780
- Canadian Coalition for Parental Rights, concerns re parents' rights and access of third parties to children
(Priddy) 17474
- Definition of marriage, Skeena constituents' concerns re B.C. government court challenge of federal government's definition of marriage
(Giesbrecht) 17656
- Insurance Corporation of B.C. management, Delta South constituents' concerns
(Roddick) 17569
- Little Rascals day care centre, North and West Vancouver residents' concerns
(Dalton) 17635
- Moratorium on grizzly bear hunting
(Krueger) 17360
(Lali) 17699
- Natural gas price increases
- British Columbians' concerns
(Stephens) 17360
- Cariboo North constituents' concerns
(Wilson, J.) 17405
- Grand Forks residents' concerns
(Barisoff) 17386
- Pedophiles, proposal to designate pedophiles as dangerous offenders
(Krueger) 17360
- Roads No. 110 and 111, repavement needs
(Neufeld) 17656
- South Vancouver Island District Women's Institute, concerns re genetically engineered food
(Pullinger) 17656
- TimberWest Forest Corp., Youbou mill, purchase by communities of Cowichan Lake and Cowichan Valley
(Pullinger) 17490
Petter, Andrew (Saanich South)
- As subject
- Attorney General ministry, federal-provincial-territorial meeting of justice ministers, national task force on violent content in media, establishment 17706
- Commissioner for environment and sustainability, role 17740
- Computer technology, video games 17705-8
- Crime and criminals, youth crime, relationship with media violence 17705-6
- Democracy, public participation, legislative protection 17641-4, 17741
- Drinking Water Protection Act
- Entertainment Software Rating Board, rating system 17707-8
- Environment, environmental protection
- Federal Trade Commission, report on marketing of violent entertainment to youth 17706-7
- Film industry, film classification office, responsibilities re video games 17705-6
- Forest industry, forest management and practices, NDP government initiatives 17739
- Indians, treaty negotiations, negotiating mandate, principles determined by public referendum 17408-9
- Justice system, strategic lawsuits against public participation
- legislation to dismiss suits 17640-4
- legislation to dismiss suits, impact on civil proceedings 17642
- Land use planning, NDP government initiatives 17739
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on environmental protection 17740-1
- Media violence, impact on youth, studies 17705-7
- Motions, referenda on issues affecting minority rights (Motion 1)
- Protection of Public Participation Act, debate 17640-4
- Referenda, use to determine government policy on issues affecting minority rights 17408-9
- Union of B.C. Municipalities, position on strategic lawsuits against public participation 17641
- Victoria
- protection of land base in greater Victoria area 17740
- protection of water supply in greater Victoria area 17740
- Video Games Act, debate 17705-8
- Wildlife, moratorium on grizzly bear hunting 17739-41
PG&E See Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Pharmacists and pharmacies
- Prescription of emergency contraception pills by pharmacists See Emergency contraception program, emergency contraception pills, accessibility under Human reproduction
Physicians
- Fees for performing abortions
(Evans) 17547-8
(Gillespie) 17544
(MacPhail) 17542
- Recruitment and retention, government strategies
(Ramsey) 17349
- Use of non-traditional therapies
(Orcherton) 17402
Plant, Geoff (Richmond-Steveston)
- As subject
- Adult Guardianship Statutes Amendment Act, 2001, debate 17556-7, 17583-5
- Auditor general, report on management consulting contracts in government, recommendations, implementation by government 17596-7
- B.C. Hydro, 2001-02 revenue projections, inclusion of generating plants' revenues 17404
- B.C. Lottery Corporation, 2001-02 revenue projections, process used in setting revenue projections 17490
- Burrard Thermal power station, revenue projections, inclusion in B.C. Hydro 2001-02 revenue projections 17404
- Business, electronic transactions, legislative requirements 17735
- Carrier Lumber Ltd.
- Computer technology, video games 17703-5, 17752-5
- Crime and criminals, sex offender registry 17586-90
- Crown corporations, 2001-02 revenue projections, process used in setting revenue projections 17490
- Dosanjh, Ujjal
- actions re Carrier Lumber case 17344
- comments on introduction of pay equity legislation 17495-6
- trip to India 17719-20
- Drinking Water Protection Act, debate 17736
- Electronic Transactions Act
- Employment and Investment ministry
- contract re casino request-for-proposal process 17596
- response to auditor general report on management consulting contracts in government 17597
- Entertainment Software Rating Board, rating system 17703-4, 17754
- Film industry, film classification office, classification fees and funding 17753
- Financial services industry, concerns re adult guardianship representation agreements 17584
- Gannett Fleming Inc., report on rapid transit expansion project costs 17778
- Genetically Engineered Food Labelling Act
- debate 17714
- introduction as an exposure bill 17714
- Government, federal government, pay equity legislation 17497
- Guardianship, adult guardianship
- legislation, implementation 17556-7, 17583-4
- representation agreements, relationship to powers of attorney 17584-5
- Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2001
- Human Rights Code, pay equity provisions 17495
- Indians, treaty negotiations, negotiating mandate, principles determined by public referendum 17410-1
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- 2001-02 revenue projections, process used in setting revenue projections 17490
- advertisements 17581
- real estate purchases, compliance with budget transparency and accountability legislation 17521
- Justice system
- court referees, role and legislative provisions 17686-7
- judicial justices, compensation 17670, 17685-6
- strategic lawsuits against public participation
- system 17686-7
- Keogh generating station, revenue projections, inclusion in B.C. Hydro 2001-02 revenue projections 17536-7
- Legislation, exposure bills as opportunity for public input 17714
- Legislature, debate, sub judice rule, application to inquiry into contaminated drinking water incident in Walkerton, Ontario 17736
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on pay equity legislation 17495-6
- Motion Picture Act, expansion of scope to include video game classification 17752-3
- Motions, referenda on issues affecting minority rights (Motion 1)
- NDP government, competence 17410
- Notaries public, participation in adult guardianship representation agreement process 17584
- Ontario, pay equity legislation 17496-8
- Protection of Public Participation Act
- Provincial Court Act, repeal of sections re court referees 17686-7
- Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2001
- Provincial Court of B.C., role 17686-7
- Public guardian and trustee of British Columbia, funding 17584
- Referenda, use to determine government policy on issues affecting minority rights 17410-1
- Sex Offender Registry Act
- SkyTrain, expansion of system, construction project, costs 17778
- Supreme Court of B.C., decision re judicial independence, implementation 17670-1
- Telus Communications Inc., building in Burnaby, purchase by Insurance Corporation of B.C. 17521
- Uniform Electronic Commerce Act, use as model for electronic transactions legislation 17735
- Video Games Act
- Wages and salaries, pay equity legislation 17495-500
Plebiscites See Referenda
Police and policing See Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Police complaint commissioner
Politics and politicians
Pollution See Environment
Post-secondary education See also Universities, colleges and institutes
- Accessibility
(McGregor) 17385, 17446, 17464-5
(Weisbeck) 17447
- Accessibility to Indians
(McGregor) 17464
- Affordability
(Giesbrecht) 17448-9
- Co-op programs
(McGregor) 17466
- Course completion time
(McGregor) 17465-6
(Weisbeck) 17465
- Funding
- Government policies, past and current policies
(Ramsey) 17448
- NDP government action on issues
(Giesbrecht) 17448
- NDP government commitment
(Calendino) 17677
(Ramsey) 17347-8
- Participation rates
(Farnworth) 17371
(McGregor) 17464-5
- Role in knowledge-based economy
(Ramsey) 17447
(Weisbeck) 17447
- Student financial assistance, B.C. student assistance program, authority to disburse funds
(Farrell-Collins) 17530-3
(Ramsey) 17530-3
- Tuition fees
- University entrance requirements
(Weisbeck) 17467
Poverty
- Child poverty, incidence in Canada
(Gillespie) 17478
Power for Jobs initiative See Employment and Investment, Ministry of
Power of attorney See Adult guardianship, representation agreements, relationship to powers of attorney under Guardianship
Powerex Corporation
- Payments owed by California utilities
(Ramsey) 17718
Pregnancy
Preston, Joyce See Child, youth and family advocate
Priddy, Penny (Surrey-Newton)
- As subject
- personal experience with complementary medicine 17665
- Abortion
- confidentiality of abortion information 17612-3
- services, accessibility 17612-3
- Abortion Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2001
- Adult Guardianship Statutes Amendment Act, 2001, debate 17557-8
- Canadian Coalition for Parental Rights, concerns re parents' rights and access of third parties to children, petition tabled 17474
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C., policies and powers re complementary medicine 17666
- Crime and criminals, sex crimes
- Disabled and handicapped persons, protection under adult guardianship representation agreements 17557-8
- Guardianship, adult guardianship, representation agreements 17558
- Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001
- Health care
- complementary medicine 17665-6
- health services and support sector workers, working conditions 17724-5
- Medical Practitioners Amendment Act, 2001, debate 17665-6
- Sex Offender Registry Act
- Wages and salaries, pay equity legislation 17453-5
Prince George, B.C.
- Anti-racism activities
(Boone) 17565-6
(Nettleton) 17566
- Weather forecast tabled
(Ramsey) 17635
Privacy
Private members' statements
- Boone, Lois R. (Prince George–Mount Robson)
- Calendino, Pietro (Burnaby North)
- Chong, Ida (Oak Bay–Gordon Head)
- History restored – Canada's oldest Chinese cemetery 17673-5
(Kwan) 17674-5
- Goodacre, Bill (Bulkley Valley–Stikine)
- Connecting B.C. with local area networks 17679-81
(Weisbeck) 17680
- Hogg, Gordon (Surrey–White Rock)
- Community involvement, community commitment and change 17677-9
(MacPhail) 17678
- Miller, Arthur Daniel (North Coast)
- Nebbeling, Ted (West Vancouver–Garibaldi)
- Penner, Barry (Chilliwack)
- Clearing the air, part 2: beyond the Sumas power project 17566-8
(Streifel) 17567-8
- Priddy, Penny (Surrey-Newton)
- Reid, Linda (Richmond East)
- Making services for children and youth a priority 17451-3
(Pullinger) 17451-2
- Roddick, Valerie (Delta South)
- Walsh, Erda (Kootenay)
Privilege
- Farrell-Collins, Gary (Vancouver–Little Mountain)
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting comments by Paul Ramsey 17379
- Ramsey, Hon. Paul (Prince George North)
- Reserving right to raise matter respecting comments by Gary Farrell-Collins
- Comments by Gary Farrell-Collins 17356-7, response (Farrell-Collins) 17357-8, ruling 17510
Property Law Act
Property rights
- Private property not included in Indian treaty negotiations
(McGregor) 17416
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2001
- (Bill 15) (Minister of Environment) 1R, 17536; 2R, 17593-4; C, 17684-5; 3R, 17685; RA, 17790
- Amdts: schedule C (Waddell) 17685, approved 17685
- Debate, speakers
(Coell) 17593-4, 17684
(Sawicki) 17594
(Waddell) 17536, 17593-4, 17684-5
- Purpose
(Coell) 17593-4, 17684
(Waddell) 17536, 17593-4, 17684-5
Protection of Public Participation Act
- (Bill 10) (Attorney-General) 1R, 17578-9; 2R, 17635-46; C, 17687-94, 17699-700; 3R, 17701; RA, 17790
- Amdts: sec. 1 (Bowbrick) 17687, approved 17687
- Divisions: 2R approved 17646; 3R approved 17701
- Debate, speakers
(Bowbrick) 17578-9, 17635-6, 17645-6, 17687-90, 17692, 17694, 17700
(Cashore) 17645
(Lovick) 17699-700
(Petter) 17640-4
(Plant) 17636-40, 17687-94
(Sawicki) 17644-5
- Definitions
(Plant) 17639-40
- Drafting of bill
(Bowbrick) 17694
(Plant) 17693
- Purpose of bill See also Strategic lawsuits against public participation, legislation to dismiss suits under Justice system
(Bowbrick) 17578-9, 17635-6, 17700
(Lovick) 17699-700
- Purposes clause in bill
(Bowbrick) 17692, 17694
(Plant) 17693
- Use of exposure bill
(Cashore) 17645
Provincial Court Act
Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2001
- (Bill 22) (Attorney-General) 1R, 17595; 2R, 17670-1; C, 17685-7; 3R, 17687; RA, 17790
- Debate, speakers
(Bowbrick) 17595, 17670, 17685-7
(Plant) 17670-1, 17685-7
- Amendments
(Bowbrick) 17595, 17670
(Plant) 17670
Provincial Court of British Columbia
Public debt
- Debt as percentage of gross domestic product
(Sawicki) 17377
- Forecasted totals by end of 2001-02 fiscal year
(Ramsey) 17346
Public Guardian and Trustee Act
Public guardian and trustee of British Columbia
Public health
- Water quality concerns See Drinking water protection under Water
Public sector/public service See Civil service
Public Service Benefit Plan Act
- Annual report, 1999-2000, tabled
(Hammell) 17699
Public Service Employee Relations Commission
- Annual report, 1999-2000, tabled
(Hammell) 17699
Pullinger, Jan (Cowichan-Ladysmith)
- Abortion
- Child Care BC Act, debate 17481-3
- Children
- child care
- importance of quality child care 17481
- Liberal Party position 17483
- NDP government action 17482
- public consultation on issues 17482
- needs, government commitment 17451-2
- programs and services, NDP government actions 17452
- Emergency Contraceptive Access Act, debate 17603-6
- Families, programs for women and children 17606
- Human reproduction
- emergency contraception pill, accessibility 17605
- women's right to make reproductive choices 17551-3, 17603-6
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on issues
- Motions, measures to protect women's right to make choices on reproduction (Motion 4), debate 17551-3
- Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, hospital board decision re provision of abortions 17551-2
- Social Credit Party government, position on accessibility of abortion services 17552-3, 17604
- South Vancouver Island District Women's Institute, concerns re genetically engineered food, petition tabled 17656
- Taxation, tax reductions
- impact on government revenues 17604
- tax reductions versus funding of social programs 17452
- TimberWest Forest Corp., Youbou mill, purchase by communities of Cowichan Lake and Cowichan Valley, petition tabled
(Pullinger) 17490
- Whittred, Katherine, comments on Child Care BC Act 17482-3
Putnam, Robert
- Theories on quality of community life
(Hogg) 17677
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