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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
Racism See Discrimination and racism
Ramsey, Hon. Paul (Prince George North)
- As subject
- comments on budget-making process
(Farrell-Collins) 17352
- request for withdrawal of comments by Gordon Campbell 17359
- role in B.C. Hydro revenue projections 17358-9
(Campbell) 17359
(Clark, C.) 17358
(de Jong) 17360
(Farrell-Collins) 17358
- Access to Education Act, debate 17447-8
- Advanced Education, Training and Technology ministry, special warrant debate 17529-33
- Auditor general, report on management consulting contracts in government, recommendations, implementation by government 17596
- B.C. Benefits program, family bonus program 17348
- B.C. Hydro
- Budget debate 17421-2
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2001
- Budgets
- 2001-02 budget
- budget surplus projections 17346
- content re provincial taxation levels 17580
- debate, participation by Liberal Party MLAs 17421
- prebudget activities, consultation of public by select standing committee 17345
- priorities 17403-4
- priorities and goals 17345-51, 17421-2
- projected revenues and expenditures 17346-7
- administration
- administration of loans to businesses and individuals 17531-2
- monitoring of ministry expenditures 17533
- balanced budgets, NDP government commitment 17346-7
- budget-making process, legislative requirements 17346, 17356
- special warrants, use 17529
- Business, small business, tax reductions 17511
- California Independent System Operator, payments owed to B.C. Hydro 17718
- California Power Exchange, payments owed to B.C. Hydro 17718
- Child Care B.C., funding assistance program, location of new child care spaces 17348
- Children
- child care, publicly funded system for B.C. 17348
- programs and services
- government commitment 17422
- initiatives for children in need 17348
- Communities, NDP government support 17350-1
- Computer technology, Internet access for rural communities 17351
- Crown corporations, 2001-02 revenue projections, process used in setting revenue projections 17488, 17490, 17537, 17757
- Economy, B.C. economy, current and future conditions 17346, 17422
- Education
- funding
- 2001-02 budgeted expenditures 17347-8
- government commitment 17421
- importance of education 17447
- system during NDP administration 17347-8
- Electric power, electricity prices, impact on business 17350
- Environmental protection, balance between economic activity and environment 17350
- Farrell-Collins, Gary, comments on B.C. Hydro revenue projections 17356-7
- Finance and Corporate Relations ministry
- 2000-01 supplementary estimates debate 17527-9
- seismic mitigation projects in buildings funded by government, cost, transfer from capital to operating cost within ministry 17527-8
- First Citizens Fund, funding 17353, 17512, 17573
- Forest industry, forest management and practices, environmental standards 17350
- Four Corners Community Savings, compliance with Financial Institutions Commission investment and lending requirements 17697
- Government ministries, management consulting contracts, tendering process 17596
- Health care
- capital projects, funding, 2001-02 budgeted expenditures 17349
- funding
- 2001-02 budgeted expenditures 17349-50
- government commitment 17421
- health care plan 17349
- medical research, funding 17350
- system, government commitment 17349-50
- Home care, home support, funding 17350
- Hotels and travel accommodation, hotel room tax, retroactive application of regulations 17574
- Human reproduction
- reproductive rights 17350
- women's right to make reproductive choices 17350
- Income Tax Amendment Act, 2001
- Income tax, personal tax rates, reduction 17512
- Indians, land claims, cost of not settling outstanding claims 17350
- Information and privacy commissioner, consultation on collection and sharing of taxpayer information 17573
- Injured Workers Wage Loss Continuation Act, imposition of an expenditure of public funds 17622-3
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., 2001-02 revenue projections, process used in setting revenue projections 17489, 17597-8, 17757
- Keogh generating station
- operation permits 17537
- revenue projections, inclusion in B.C. Hydro 2001-02 revenue projections 17402, 17536-8
- Legislation
- interim supply bills without attached warrants 17576
- private members' bills, not to impose an expenditure of public funds 17622
- Legislature
- members, rights and responsibilities 17356
- standing orders
- order 67, all bills appropriating public revenue to originate by message 17622
- order 81, bills to receive three readings before passing, urgency cases, advancement of interim supply bill through all stages in one day 17576
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, debate on 2001-02 budget, participation by Liberal Party MLAs 17421
- Mackenzie, impact of reservoir levels on forest industry in area 17425
- Mental health plan, funding 17350
- Nurses, recruitment and retention, government strategies 17349
- Pacific Gas and Electric Co., payments owed to B.C. Hydro 17718
- Physicians, recruitment and retention, government strategies 17349
- Post-secondary education
- funding, government commitment 17421
- government policies, past and current policies 17448
- NDP government commitment 17347-8
- role in knowledge-based economy 17447
- student financial assistance, B.C. student assistance program, authority to disburse funds 17530-3
- tuition fees, reduction by 5 percent 17348
- Powerex Corporation, payments owed by California utilities 17718
- Prince George, weather forecast tabled 17635
- Public debt, forecasted totals by end of 2001-02 fiscal year 17346
- Resources and resource industries, resource-based communities, NDP government support 17655-6
- Skills training
- career technical centres, funding 17348
- training initiatives to address shortage of qualified workers 17348
- Southern California Edison Co. Inc., payments owed to B.C. Hydro 17718
- Supply Act, 2000-2001 (Supplementary No. 3)
- Supply Act (No. 1), 2001, debate 17575-6
- Taxation
- B.C. residents' tax levels, comparison with Manitoba levels 17580
- system
- collection and sharing of taxpayer information 17512, 17573
- harmonization of federal and provincial legislation 17572
- tax credits, payment of refunds 17573
- tax reductions versus funding of social programs 17345, 17347, 17351, 17421, 17580
- taxation in rural areas, alternative tax-collection methods 17573
- Tobacco, tax on products purchased out of province 17574
Randall, Fred G. (Burnaby-Edmonds)
- As subject
- personal experience with complementary medicine 17664
- Association of Complementary Physicians of B.C., role in investigation of complementary medicine practitioners 17664
- Health care, complementary medicine, role in health care system 17664
- Medical Practitioners Amendment Act, 2001, debate 17663-5
RCMP See Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Real Estate Council of British Columbia
- Licensing and regulation responsibilities
- proposal re strata property managers
(Coleman) 17785-6
(Farnworth) 17785-6
- real estate agents
(Coleman) 17769
Real estate industry
- Real estate agents
- licensing and regulation
(Coleman) 17769
Referenda
Regional districts
- Regional economic development See Economy
Reid, Linda (Richmond East)
- Child, youth and family advocate, 2000 report recommendations, Liberal Party position 17451-2
- Children and Families ministry, budget, needs-based budget 17451
- Children, early intervention initiatives 17451-2
- Indians, programs and services 17452
- Liberal Party, B.C. Liberal Party, position on child, youth and family advocate report recommendations 17451-2
Representation Agreement Act
Reproduction, reproductive services, etc. See Human reproduction
Research
Resources and resource industries See also particular industries, e.g., Mining industry
Robertson, Hon. Glenn (North Island)
- Adult Guardianship Statutes Amendment Act, 2001, debate 17558-9
- Child Care BC Act
- Child Care B.C., funding assistance program 17480-1
- Children, child care, importance of quality child care 17480
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C., policies and powers re complementary medicine 17663
- Education, NDP government initiatives 17480-1
- Energy and Mines ministry, 1999-2000 annual report tabled 17474
- Forest industry, markets for B.C. wood products, access issue 17441-2
- Forest Stewardship Council, lumber certification program 17441
- Guardianship, adult guardianship, representation agreements 17558-9
- Health care, complementary medicine, role in health care system 17663
- Indians
- land claims, cost of not settling outstanding claims 17441-2
- treaties, equality and finality principles 17442
- treaty negotiations, negotiating mandate, principles determined by public referendum 17441-3
- Medical Practitioners Amendment Act, 2001, debate 17663
- Mining industry, gravel extraction, aggregate advisory panel report tabled 17523
- Motions, referenda on issues affecting minority rights (Motion 1), debate 17441-3
- North Island constituency and area, child care and education capital projects in area 17481
- Notaries public, participation in adult guardianship representation agreement process 17558
- Oil and Gas Commission, 1999-2000 annual report tabled 17656
- Referenda, use to determine government policy on issues affecting minority rights 17441-3
- World Medical Association, Declaration of Helsinki 17663
Roddick, Valerie (Delta South)
- Campbell, Gordon, leadership qualities 17564-5
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., management, Delta South constituents' concerns, petition tabled 17569
- Politics and politicians, leadership in public life 17563-5
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Auxiliary police program enrolment levels, impact on emergency preparedness
(Bowbrick) 17759
(Dosanjh) 17759
(Penner) 17759
Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
- Debate
- deputies and directors may speak in Committee A but not in Committee B 17683
- sub judice rule, application to inquiry into contaminated drinking water incident in Walkerton, Ontario 17736
- Environment and Sustainability Statutes Amendment Act, 2001, division of section on commissioner into subsections for individual consideration during committee stage 17673
- Injured Workers Wage Loss Continuation Act, imposition of an expenditure of public funds 17624
- Language used in House, "crap" 17388
- Members
- must wait until recognized before speaking 17377-8, 17389, 17394, 17538
- not to make comments towards the Chair from their seats 17357
- prima facie cases of members deliberately misleading the House, qualifications 17510
- reference to another member's absence from House not permitted 17479
- references to sitting members by name 17365, 17389
- Private members' statements, guidelines 17452, 17562
- Standing orders
- order 67, all bills appropriating public revenue to originate by message 17624
- order 81, bills to receive three readings before passing, urgency cases, advancement of interim supply bill through all stages in one day 17576
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