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Province of British Columbia
2nd Session, 37th Parliament – July 2001 -
FULL INDEX (Subject, speaker and business entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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MacDonald, Ron
- Comments on government-industry relations during 1990s
(Hawes) 104
McEachern, Allan
Machinery and equipment tax See Taxation under Industry
MacKay, Dennis (Bulkley Valley–Stikine)
- As subject
- comments on collective bargaining by teachers
(Kwan) 877
- Automobiles, photo radar program, cancellation, impact on revenues to government 497
- B.C., northern B.C., issues and concerns 281-2
- B.C. Hydro, contracts with Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd. 535
- Bulkley Valley–Stikine constituency and area, description 280-1
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services ministry, estimates debate 659, 672-3
- Delgamuukw cases, history 731
- Electric power, supply, development of long-term electrical energy plan 534
- Energy and Mines ministry, estimates debate 532-5
- Families, parental responsibility legislation, assistance for victims of crime 719
- First Citizens Fund, operation 659, 672-3
- Forest industry, pest management, mountain pine beetle infestation, task force to address issue 281-2
- Health care, system, issues 281
- Indians, land claims, settlement 730-2
- Meziadin Junction, connection to B.C. Hydro power supply, cost to residents 532, 535
- Mining industry, placer mining, impact of Indian land claims on placer claims
- Atlin area case, government involvement 505
- compensation for placer claimholders 532-3
- Nisga'a people
- eligibility for First Citizens Fund programs 659, 672-3
- treaty 731-2
- Parental Responsibility Act, debate 719
- Public Safety and Solicitor General ministry, estimates debate 497-8
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- budget 498
- supply of police officers 498
- Smithers, health care, residents' concerns re medicare and health care for seniors, petition tabled 694
- Sustainable Resource Management ministry, estimates debate 503-5
- Throne speech debate 280-2
Mackenzie, B.C.
- Issues and concerns in area
(Bell) 287
McMahon, Wendy (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
- As subject
- Budget debate 175-6
- Columbia River–Revelstoke constituency and area
- description and political history 176
- issues and concerns 175-6
- Kootenay-Boundary land use plan, socioeconomic impact 568-9
MacPhail, Joy (Vancouver-Hastings)
- As subject
- actions as opposition MLA
(Plant) 684-5
- actions re transit dispute in lower mainland 222
- comments on issues
- accountability of Crown corporations
(Collins) 332
- collective bargaining negotiations by nurses 100
(Hansen) 100-1
- mandatory amalgamation of non-profit facilities and health authorities
(Hansen) 616
- Aboriginal Affairs Committee, participation by NDP MLAs 817
- An Act to Restore Transportation Services in Greater Vancouver
- debate 139
- purpose of bill 139
- Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd., dredging of Tahtsa Narrows to increase water flow, government involvement in project 504
- Ambulance service, funding issues 527
- Auditor general, environmental audits 406
- Automobiles
- insurance, competition in provision of automobile insurance 836-7
- photo radar program
- cancellation 454-5
- repeal of legislative provisions 452-4
- taxation, surtax on higher-priced vehicles 513
- traffic safety
- development of traffic safety strategy 452-4
- speed-related offences, reporting of statistics 454
- Balanced Budget Act, repeal 330-1
- Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, debate 329-31
- Bell, Larry
- appointment as chair and chief executive officer of B.C. Hydro
- employment terms 613-4
- holding of private energy company shares during employment 407-8
- comments on board recruitment for B.C. Hydro 441
- Blood, cost and delivery of blood services 559
- B.C., northern B.C., public education system 901
- B.C. Association of Social Workers, position on parental responsibility legislation 710
- B.C. Buildings Corporation, government plans for corporation 771
- B.C. Gas Inc.
- influence on government energy policy 441
- privatization 408
- B.C. Hydro
- accounting practices, triple-line accounting 407
- directors, association with other power companies 407, 440-2
- privatization and deregulation 613-4, 693
- rates, freeze, B.C. Liberal Party position 854-5
- B.C. Investment Management Corporation, investment of public sector pension funds 542
- B.C. Liberal Party
- government
- commitments in New Era document, status as measurement of government performance 740
- goals re health and quality of life 154-6
- implementation of initiatives 63, 723
- plans for health care system 312-20
- position on issues while in opposition
- Environment and Sustainability Statutes Amendment Act, 2001, position when bill introduced 405, 407
- Medical Practitioners Amendment Act (2001) 459-61
- B.C. Medical Association, determination of membership 543, 574-5
- B.C. Progress Board
- mandate 316-7
- members, exemption from lobbyists registry 620
- membership 62-3, 156
- Brown, Martyn, comments on treaty negotiation process 817
- Bruce, Graham
- actions re labour dispute involving nurses and health professionals 313, 316
- comments on issues
- impact of secondhand smoke in the workplace 774-5
- legislated cooling-off period for labour dispute involving nurses and health professionals 313-4
- Budget debate 135-7, 152-7
- Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, purpose of bill 146
- Budget Transparency and Accountability Amendment Act, 2001, debate 404-9
- Budgets
- 2001 economic and fiscal update
- content, application of trickle-down theory 135-6, 152
- content re child care funding 150-1
- content, risk 331
- deficit budget 135-7, 152-3
- impact on province, checklist 153-6
- use of NDP government's accounts as basis 823-4
- 2001-02 budget, balanced budget 330
- budget-making process, deficit financing 152-3
- funding for education and health care, maintenance of spending levels 823-4
- Business
- loans from government, cancellation of incentive loans, consultation with business sector 842
- loans to new businesses by banks and government 843-4
- Campbell, Gordon
- actions on issues
- labour dispute involving nurses and health professionals 313
- transit dispute in lower mainland 221-2
- comments on issues
- collective bargaining 918
- education essential services legislation, comments during election campaign 599
- municipal revenue sources 682
- expectations for performance as Premier 739-40
- introduction of private member's bill on responsibilities of municipalities 806-7
- letters of instructions to cabinet 156
- plans for health care system 312-6, 318-20
- plans for health care system, comparison with Alberta government actions 315-6
- position on freestanding women's equality ministry 753
- Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, position on health care services settlement agreement 392
- Child, youth and family advocate
- acting advocate, term of office 452, 818
- budget 918
- establishment of office 449-50
- role 450
- Children
- child care
- changes to government child care programs, consultations with parents and stakeholders 445-9
- consultation by government during 1999-2000 period 444
- fees charged by child care facilities 448
- government commitment 150-1
- provision of programs and grants by government 443-8
- child protection system, review of oversight role of statutory authorities 451
- Civil service
- hiring practices
- audits of appointments, exemption for deputy and assistant deputy ministers 724
- merit principle 723-5
- recent appointments, patronage issue 724
- public sector, pay equity policy 456-7
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C., policies and powers re complementary medicine, regulation of medical practices 459-62
- Collins, Gary, comments on issues
- deficit budgets 152, 329
- legislated cooling-off period for labour dispute involving nurses and health professionals 314
- Community charter
- Community Charter Council
- mandate 681
- membership 681
- principles to consider in preparation of report 785-7
- report to cabinet, publication 789-90, 829-30
- consultation
- legislation, impact on municipal governments 682
- principles, inclusion of ward system 785-6, 830
- Community Charter Council Act, debate 680-3, 784-90
- Connors, Kathleen, comments on health care services settlement agreement 392
- Construction industry
- health and safety standards in industry 701-2
- labour relations, repeal of legislative provisions, impact on workers, industry and economy 590-5
- sectoral bargaining 544
- workers
- opportunities for women and minorities 624
- supply of skilled workers 624, 699-700
- Corporations, corporate capital tax, collection of tax 513
- Crime and criminals
- criminal injury compensation program
- applicants and benefits, pain and suffering awards 859-61
- transfer from Workers Compensation Board to Public Safety and Solicitor General ministry 861
- victims of crime, programs and services 860
- Crime Victim Assistance Act, debate 859-61
- Crown agencies secretariat, mandate 768
- Crown corporations
- accountability, inclusion in government's budget 330
- compliance with local land use and zoning bylaws 768-70
- payment of municipal taxes 768-9
- Crown Corporations Governance Statutes Amendment Act, 2001, debate 440-2
- Dawson Creek, public education system, funding 901
- Dawson, Kathryn, position as assistant deputy minister 763-4
- Delta, responsibility of municipality to enforce building code, legal decision 806
- Drugs, pharmaceuticals, costs, government consultation on issue 651
- Eagle Ridge Hospital, staffing shortage and closure of emergency ward 649
- Economy, B.C. economy, growth forecast 153
- Education
- capital projects, funding 899
- designation as essential service
- funding levels 898, 901
- labour disputes, impact on student attendance 544-5, 548-9
- librarians, supply 900-1
- purpose of education 600-1
- special education and special needs
- availability of resources 902, 999
- segregated classroom issue 982, 989
- system
- Education Committee, consultation by committee, submissions 898
- Education Services Collective Agreement Act, debate 879-82, 941, 947, 953-6, 958-9, 961-3
- Elections
- 2001 general election, results 152
- ward system 681
- Employment and unemployment, rights of individuals to resign from employment 248
- Employment security and labour force adjustment agreement, elimination of agreement 1024-6
- Energy Policy Task Force
- establishment 693
- members, exemption from lobbyists registry 695-6
- Environment and Sustainability Statutes Amendment Act, 2001, B.C. Liberal Party position when bill introduced 405, 407
- Environment, environmental protection
- B.C. Liberal Party government position 62
- government action 406-7
- Environmental audit commissioner, mandate 405-6
- Families
- circumstances faced by B.C. families 709-10
- parental responsibility legislation
- consideration of cultural differences 710-1, 799-801
- impact on family violence 710
- parents, impact of economic circumstances on parenting 709-10
- Ferries and ferry services, Horseshoe Bay terminal, expansion 770-1
- First Nations Summit, position on B.C. Liberal Party election platform 834
- Forest industry
- coastal forest industry, products, application for exclusion from U.S. softwood lumber duty 437, 539
- companies, provincial bond proposal for companies impacted by U.S. softwood lumber duty 507-8, 538, 587-8, 704-5
- forest-dependent communities, government support 438-9
- lumber prices, reduction, impact on government revenues 512
- softwood lumber exports to U.S., U.S. decision on export duty, government action 438, 507-8, 538-40, 587-9, 704-5, 743-7
- stumpage system, market-based system 588
- Gambling, addiction and problem gambling, treatment services, government funding 642
- Gardom, Garde, tribute 46
- Government
- caucus committees
- caucus members, remuneration 330
- core services review
- decision-making process
- decentralization of process 489
- role of advisory bodies 758-60
- ministers, personal businesses assigned to trustees, blind trust and conflict-of-interest issue 845
- public consultation on government policies 62-3
- recruitment of deputy ministers and senior staff by B.C. Liberal Party 742-3, 775-6
- regulations and red tape
- ministers' responsibility to eliminate regulations 850-2, 855-6
- reduction 852
- revenues, collection
- collection from forestry companies 512
- cost-effectiveness 514
- fairness and equity 514-5
- revenues, integration of revenue sources 513
- Greater Vancouver regional district, water system, privatization 683
- Greater Vancouver Transit Services Settlement Act
- debate 220-3, 225-8
- provisions
- operational review committee, date of finalization of resolutions 226
- special mediator 225, 227
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink), revenues 49-51
- Group homes, availability of services 917, 929
- Gzowski, Peter, tribute 863
- Hansen, Colin
- comments on Medical Practitioners Amendment Act, 2001, while in opposition 459
- signing of petition of support for nurses 100
- Hastings Community School, community programs 711-2
- Hawkins, Sindi, comments on legislated cooling-off period for labour dispute involving nurses and health professionals 314
- Health Act, amendment 842
- Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act
- Health care
- capital projects, review 651-2
- community care
- community health services 552-3
- facilities, application process for expansion 654
- complementary medicine, role in health care system 458-62
- continuing and long-term care, funding for continuing care 652
- federal-provincial initiatives 558
- funding
- allocations, changes since 2001 election 556-7
- capital and equipment 528, 553
- federal funding 181-2
- levels 912, 917
- population-based funding 528-31
- relationship to growth of economy 647-8
- sustainability and control of spending 647, 649
- goals for province 554-5
- health authorities
- boards, accountability framework and appointment process 526-7
- budgets 527
- governance structure and alignment of responsibilities 523-5
- joint committees on health care issues, participation by health professionals 317-8
- paramedicals and health professionals
- labour dispute, history of dispute 313-4, 317-8
- labour dispute, job action 399
- legislated collective agreement, dispute resolution 400-1
- legislated collective agreement, process to establish agreement 394-9
- negotiations for collective agreement 396-7
- negotiations for collective agreement, government role 543
- role in health care system 397
- role in management of health care system 306
- supply, recruitment and retention 1015-6, 1018
- planning
- input from health professionals 518-9
- interministerial cooperation 517-9
- privatization of services 1014
- regionalization, review 524-8
- service delivery
- contracting out for services 916, 928, 1018-23
- service levels 918-20
- transfer of functions and services within or to health sector employers and worksites 1012-6
- services
- changes in structure and delivery of services since 2001 election 556
- services for seniors 653
- system
- funding by federal government 757
- management by B.C. Liberal Party 317-9
- workers
- Health Care Services Collective Agreements Act
- debate 312-20, 365-76, 394-402
- commencement and expiration dates 376, 402
- definitions, unions represented by bargaining associations in bill 365, 394
- impact of bill, percentage of nurse workforce subject to bill 365
- public reaction to bill 314-5
- purpose of bill 312, 317
- Health Human Resources Advisory Committee, activities 519
- Health Planning ministry
- Health Services ministry, estimates debate 556-60, 625, 627-31, 633-43, 647-53
- Healthcare Labour Adjustment Agency
- Highway 19 (Island Highway), Island Highway construction project, equity hiring 624
- Hochstein, Phil, donations to B.C. Liberal Party 625
- Hogg, Gordon, comments on education essential services legislation during election campaign 598
- Hollins, Leah, commended for work in Health ministry 557
- Home care, funding allocation 652
- Horsefly, tourism, community enterprise grant 509
- Housing Construction (Elderly Citizens) Act, amendments to act in 1999 legislative session 455
- Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2001
- Income tax, personal income tax reduction, impact on funding for social programs 60-1
- Indians
- issues, government consultation with Indians, first citizen's forum 835
- off-reserve Indians, programs and services for urban residents 834-5
- treaty negotiations
- referendum on principles 816-7
- status of negotiations 834
- treaty process 816-7
- Industrial Development Incentive Act, purpose of bill 844
- Industrial Wood and Allied Workers of Canada, pension fund investments 542
- Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission, role 700-1
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- road safety programs 837
- role in road safety programs under new government 454
- services, impact of competitive automobile insurance system 771, 836-7
- International Labour Organization, survey on Canadian back-to-work legislation 368
- Investment in B.C. 844
- Justice system, strategic lawsuits against public participation
- existing legal remedies 482-6
- existing legal remedies, public education on rights and obligations of litigants 485-6
- impact on democratic participation 483-5
- legislation to dismiss suits 483-6
- legislation to dismiss suits, continuation of actions filed before repeal of legislation 486
- Kelleher, Stephen
- report on labour dispute involving health professionals 395
- role in labour dispute involving health professionals 400-1
- Kimberley, public education system, special education and special needs 985-6
- Krueger, Kevin, comments on negotiations for collective agreement involving teachers 899
- Labour
- labour relations
- comparison of 1980s and 1990s 544-5
- essential service designation and legislation 543, 547-8
- legislation, reform, process 595-6
- Labour Relations Board
- Labour Relations Code
- Legislation
- explanatory notes in bills 855
- opportunities for public input 868
- regulations
- criteria 853
- definition of "regulation" 851
- Legislature
- bills, debate, discussion of future legislation not in order 788
- committee system, appointment of select standing committees 489
- free votes 868
- language used in House
- "deliberately misleading" 305-6
- "misleading" 181
- opposition members, role in thirty-seventh parliament 838
- public written questions 249
- question period, questions by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 320
- standing orders, amendment of standing orders for third session of thirty-seventh parliament 814
- Livestock Act, amendment 845
- Lobbyists Registration Act
- Lobbyists, registry, filing requirements 621
- Local government, citizen participation 681
- Love, Rod, comments on organized labour 315-6
- Medical Practitioners Amendment Act, 2001
- comments by Colin Hansen 459
- position of B.C. Liberal Party while in opposition 459-61
- repeal of provisions 458-61
- Medical Services Plan, funding issues 527
- Mental health
- drugs for people with mental illness, government funding 638-9
- funding for services 627
- programs and services, depression initiative 637-8
- Mental Health minister of state, role 625, 627, 639
- Merit employment commissioner
- appointment process, recommendation of commissioner by Legislative Assembly 755
- establishment of office 723-4
- need for commissioner 723-5
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2001
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001, debate 415, 443-62, 481-90
- Motions
- adoption of sessional order for public written questions (Motion without notice), debate 249
- amendment of standing orders for third session of thirty-seventh parliament (Motion 13), debate 814
- mandate of Aboriginal Affairs Committee (Motion 5), debate 816-7
- motion that the House stand adjourned until the next day (Motion without notice), debate 868
- term of office for acting child, youth and family advocate (Motion 2), debate 818
- Municipalities
- governance structures, public input to reforms 683
- responsibility in enforcement of building code, legislation 806-7
- taxation, revenue sources 681-2
- NDP, public consultation committee on treaty process 817
- North Vancouver, public education system, specialist teacher supply 902
- Nurses
- chief nurse executive, role 558
- government support for nurses 99-100, 102
- job action, impact on patient care 319
- legislated collective agreement 305-6
- dispute resolution 400-1
- impact on future health funding 649
- legislated settlement 275
- process to establish agreement 366-75
- negotiations for collective agreement, government role
- role in management of health care system 306
- supply
- applications by nurses to work in B.C. 391-2
- nursing shortage in Canada 246
- nursing shortage in Canada, document tabled 248
- wage-and-benefit agreements 373-6
- Olympic Games, Vancouver-Whistler bid to host 2010 winter games, arts fund 853-4
- Pacific National Exhibition
- future of exhibition 846-8
- management structure, changes 846-9, 856
- participation in core services review process 825-6
- review under core services review 847-8
- Parental Responsibility Act
- Pension Benefits Standards Act, suspension of benefits provisions, frequency of use 607
- Pensions
- investment of union pension funds, benefit to economy 542
- multi-employer pension plans, suspension of benefits of early retirees returning to work in same trade 607
- Pharmacare program
- funding
- funding for drugs for people with mental illness 638-9
- issues 527, 553
- management of costs 650
- national pharmacare program proposal 758
- Post-secondary education, capital projects, status 973
- Premier's Advisory Council on Science and Technology, members, exemption from lobbyists registry 620, 697
- Premier's office
- Preston, Joyce, commended for work as child, youth and family advocate 450
- Provincial health officer, role 554
- Provincial Revenue ministry
- estimates debate 493-4, 510-5
- employees, number of full-time-equivalent positions 513
- relationship with Finance ministry 515
- responsibilities 493, 511-3, 515
- Public Education Flexibility and Choice Act
- debate 896-902, 966-7, 970, 973-4, 981-3, 985-6, 989, 991, 998-1000
- consultation 896-7, 899-900, 966-7, 970
- definitions
- provisions
- purpose of bill 897
- timeline for implementation of bill 896-7, 899-900, 902
- Public Service (Merit Employment Commissioner) Amendment Act, 2001, debate 723-5
- Ready, Vince
- reports on issues
- labour dispute involving nurses and health professionals 366-9
- recommendations on settlement of transit dispute in lower mainland 221-3
- role as mediator
- role in labour dispute involving nurses and health professionals 400-1
- role in transit dispute in lower mainland 221, 227
- Regulatory Impact Statement Act
- purpose of bill 850
- repeal 852
- Resources, commodity prices, reduction, impact on government revenues 510-1
- Riverview Hospital, reporting to government 636
- Royal Inland Hospital, psychiatric unit construction project 628-31, 633-5
- Sales tax, provincial sales tax, revenue forecast 493-4, 510
- Santori, Sandy, comments on education funding 898
- School Act, provisions re property damage by students 708-9
- School boards/districts, collective agreements, amalgamation of agreements, impact on teachers' salaries 954-6, 958-9
- School district 36 (Surrey), delivery of school meals program, contracted services 991
- Seniors, affordable housing, restrictions on non-profit societies receiving grants under housing construction legislation 455-6
- Share B.C. program, elimination 154-5
- Skills Development and Fair Wage Act
- staff responsible for act, status after repeal of act 701
- training component 623-4
- Skills Development and Fair Wage Repeal Act
- Skills Development and Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2001, debate 541-50, 571-80, 590-607
- Skills training
- apprenticeship and training opportunities 699-701
- ministerial responsibility 700-1
- Sliammon Indian band, proposed agreement-in-principle, timber sale licences impacted by agreement, replacement licences 841
- Small claims court
- access by governments 795
- actions re property damage by youths
- Stikine area, public education system, specialist teacher supply 901
- Strata property, condominiums, leaky-condos issue, legal liability of local governments 830-1
- Students, employment programs, review by government 691-2
- Substance abuse/addiction, treatment services 639-42
- Supply Act (No. 2), 2001
- debate 146-7
- provisions re amount granted to defray expenses 147
- purpose of bill 146
- Tahltan School, teacher supply 901
- Taxation, tax reductions
- impact on economy 136, 648
- impact on economy, trickle-down theory 330
- reductions 912-3
- Taylor, Paul, appointment to Treasury Board 724
- Teachers
- collective agreements 998, 1000
- collective bargaining
- bargaining structure, implementation of new structure 961-2
- commission to review structures and procedures, recommendations 963
- government actions 880-1
- labour dispute, students' position 880
- negotiations for collective agreement
- salaries
- call-out rate and grid system 947
- daily rate under amalgamated collective agreements 956
- impact on teacher recruitment and retention 941
- wage and benefit agreements 901
- Tegenfeldt, John, severance package from government after employment as Health Planning deputy minister 1026
- Texas, impact of tax reductions on state budget 136-7
- Throne speech, content 63
- Throne speech debate 59-64
- Timber Sale Licence Replacement (Sliammon First Nation) Act, debate 841
- Tobacco
- government initiatives for tobacco use reduction
- federal-provincial cooperation 559
- strategy for tobacco use reduction 642
- health risks associated with secondhand smoke in the workplace 774-5
- tobacco industry
- government lawsuit against tobacco companies 642
- liability for health care costs, legal action by government 758
- Trade unions
- certification process
- employer actions preceding certification vote, case 544
- process 579
- certification votes
- sealing of ballot box 571-2
- secret ballot requirement 543-4, 547-8, 580
- threshold of signatures to obtain vote 572-4
- time limit for vote 575-7
- collective bargaining, package bargaining 400
- rate of unionization in B.C. 574
- Transit services
- labour dispute in greater Victoria area, settlement of dispute 221
- labour dispute in lower mainland
- government action 49-52
- government action, impact on transit users 222-3
- history of dispute 220-2
- impact on East Vancouver residents 61
- impact on economy 61
- legislated settlement 227-8
- negotiations for collective agreement 221
- website on issue 222
- Union of B.C. Municipalities, position on legislation re strategic lawsuits against public participation 483-4
- Universities, college and institute instructors, collective agreements, legislation 900
- Vancouver agreement 642-3
- Vancouver Board of Trade, task force document, Investing In Our Children Is Good Public Policy
- document 151
- document tabled 152
- Vancouver Island, hospitals, staffing 917
- Vancouver, local elections, ward system 681
- Vancouver-Hastings constituency and area
- description 59
- health and education in area during 1990s 59-60
- issues and concerns 59-62
- Vancouver-Richmond health board, governance structure 636
- Vernon, programs and services for disabled persons 914
- Wages and salaries
- fair-wage legislation, impact of repeal of legislation 623
- pay equity legislation
- consultation by government during 1999-2000 period 456
- socioeconomic impact 456-7
- Weiler, Paul, comments on labour law reform 595, 603
- Welfare
- social services
- social services, workers
- bumping rights and severance entitlements 1032-3
- collective agreements, voiding of provisions 918-20, 1032-7
- collective bargaining rights 918, 1031
- employment security protections 920, 1037-8
- wages and benefits 1032, 1034-6
- Wilkinson, Andrew, appointment as Intergovernmental Relations deputy minister 724, 740-3, 775-6
- Winter, John, comments on breaking contracts 1039
- Woodward, Crystal, et al, study of contracting out by hospitals 1020
- Workers Compensation Board
- governance, board's independence from government 760-2
- regulations governing the workplace, smoking ban
- Young Offenders Act, relationship to Parental Responsibility Act 790-2
- Youth, programs and services
- community programs, use as resource for parents 711-2
- employment program, review by government 615
MacWilliam, Lyle
- Professional background
(Christensen) 163
Malahat corridor See Highway 19 (Island Highway)
Malahat–Juan de Fuca constituency and area
- Description
(Kerr) 80-1
- Issues and concerns
(Kerr) 81
Management Services, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Initiatives
(Santori) 157, 159
- Role and responsibilities
(Santori) 475-7
Manhas, Karn (Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)
- As subject
- B.C., opportunities in province 111-2
- Budget debate 269-70
- Economy, B.C. economy, government initiatives to improve economy 269-70
- Education, curriculum, computer skills, importance 110
- High-technology industry, training programs, accessibility 509
- Income tax, personal income tax reduction, impact on economy 110
- Olympic Games, Vancouver-Whistler bid to host 2010 winter games, potential benefits 270
- Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area, issues and concerns 110
- Science and technology, technology industries, potential in B.C. 111
- Skills training, skilled labour shortage, government action 508-9
- Taxation, tax reductions, impact on economy 270
- Throne speech debate 110-2
- Youth, employment opportunities in B.C. 111
Maple Ridge–Mission constituency and area
Marijuana
- Marijuana-growing operations, action by government and police
(Coleman) 500
(Wong) 500
Masi, Reni (Delta North)
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries ministry, estimates debate 431-2
- B.C., province remaining as part of Canada 190-1
- Burns Bog
- conservation proposal 615
- preservation of area 191
- Delta North constituency and area, issues and concerns 191
- Economy, B.C. economy, economy during 1990s 188
- Education
- independent schools, funding 351
- system
- reforms 189
- student achievement as goal of system 351
- Education ministry, estimates debate 350-1
- Food industry, berry farming industry, bird management, use of cannons 431-2
- Government, reforms 189-90
- Health care, system
- government initiatives 189
- system during NDP government administration 188-9
- Immigrant Services Society of B.C., employment of Aziza Hamo, petition tabled 571
- Indians, treaty negotiations, referendum on principles 190
- North Delta, berry farming industry in area, use of cannons for bird management 431-2
- South Fraser perimeter road, funding for project 191
- Throne speech debate 188-91
Matten, Jaime
- Public written question, post-secondary tuition fee review 807-8
Mayencourt, Lorne (Vancouver-Burrard)
- AIDS, drug-resistant HIV strain, government action 438-9
- B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, research activities 439
- Human rights, process in B.C., review by government 102
- Throne speech debate 112-3
- Transit services, labour dispute in lower mainland, petition tabled 83
- Vancouver agreement 215-8
- Vancouver, downtown east side, conditions 217
- Vancouver-Burrard constituency and area
- description 112-3
- issues and concerns 113
Medical Practitioners Act
Medical Practitioners Amendment Act, 2001
- Comments by Colin Hansen while in opposition
(MacPhail) 459
- Position of B.C. Liberal Party while in opposition
(Collins) 461
(Hawkins) 460, 462
(MacPhail) 459-61
- Repeal of provisions
(Hawkins) 458-9, 461-2
(MacPhail) 458-61
Medical Services Plan
- CareCard, fraudulent use
(Hansen) 643
(Hawes) 643
- Changes to plan
(Hansen) 930
- Funding issues
(Hansen) 556
(Hawkins) 527
(MacPhail) 527
Members' Conflict of Interest Act
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Meningitis
Mental health
- Drugs for people with mental illness, government funding
(Cheema) 638-9
(MacPhail) 638-9
- Establishment of minister of state for mental health issues See Mental Health, Minister of State for
- Funding for services
(Cheema) 627
(MacPhail) 627
- Mental health plan
(Cheema) 308, 626, 637
(Stewart, R.) 308
- Programs and services
- challenges in meeting needs
(Cheema) 84-5
- depression initiative
(Cheema) 637-8
(MacPhail) 637-8
- Release of patients from forensic facilities
(Cheema) 636-7
(Hawes) 636-7
Mental Health, Minister of State for
Merit employment commissioner
- Appointment process, recommendation of commissioner by Legislative Assembly
(Campbell) 755
(MacPhail) 755
- Audits of civil service appointments See Hiring practices, audits of appointments under Civil service
- Need for commissioner
(Bray) 726
(Kwan) 726
(MacPhail) 723-5
(Santori) 727
(Stewart, R.) 725-6
- Office
- establishment
(MacPhail) 723-4
(Santori) 691, 722-3
- independence, B.C. Liberal Party election campaign statements
(Kwan) 856-9
(Santori) 857
Merritt school district See School district 58 (Nicola-Similkameen)
Meziadin Junction, B.C.
- Connection to B.C. Hydro power supply, cost to residents
(MacKay) 532, 535
(Neufeld) 532, 535
Miller, Arthur Daniel
- Comments on impact of tax reductions on economy
(Collins) 273
Millham, Nan
Mining industry
- Industry in B.C.
(Bennett) 56
(Jarvis) 122-3
- Mineral exploration, flow-through share credit
(Collins) 133
- Placer mining, impact of Indian land claims on placer claims
- Atlin area case, government involvement
(MacKay) 505
- compensation for placer claimholders
(MacKay) 532-3
(Neufeld) 533
- Use of technology use in industry
(Clark) 240
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2001
- (Bill 23) (Attorney General) 1R, 690; 2R, 721-2; C, 842-56; 3R, 856; RA, 862
- Divisions: sec. 11 approved 849-50
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 854
(Collins) 848, 853-5
(Falcon) 852-3
(Kwan) 853
(MacPhail) 722, 842-56
(Plant) 690, 721-2, 842, 845-6, 850-2, 855-6
(Thorpe) 842-9
- Commencement dates
(MacPhail) 855-6
(Plant) 855-6
- Purpose of bill
(Plant) 690, 721-2
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001
- (Bill 11) (Attorney General) 1R, 305; 2R, 413-5; C, 443-62, 481-91; 3R, 491; RA, 609
- Divisions: sec. 1-5 approved 449; sec. 11 approved 458; sec. 12 approved 491
- Debate, speakers
(Coleman) 453-5
(Collins) 415, 461, 487-90
(Hawkins) 458-62
(MacPhail) 415, 443-62, 481-90
(Plant) 305, 413-5, 447, 449-56, 458, 482-6, 490
(Santori) 481-2
(Stephens) 443-9
Mission, B.C.
Mission Tree Farm, Mission, B.C.
- Investments in local infrastructure
(Hawes) 104
Moore, Bill
Motions
- Adoption of sessional order for public written questions (Motion without notice)
- Moved (Collins) 249, approved 249
- Debate, speakers
(Collins) 249
(MacPhail) 249
- Advancement of interim supply bill through all stages in one day (Standing order 81 motion)
- Moved (Collins) 146, approved 146
- Debate, speakers
(Collins) 146
- Advancement of transit services settlement bill through all stages in one day (By leave)
- Moved (Collins) 219, approved 219
- Amendment of standing orders for second session of thirty-seventh parliament (Motion without notice)
- Moved (Collins) 53, approved 53
- Amendment of standing orders for third session of thirty-seventh parliament (Motion 13)
- Moved (Collins) 812, approved 814
- Debate, speakers
(Collins) 814
(MacPhail) 814
- Appointment of Legislative Initiatives Committee (Motion 11)
- Moved (Collins) 811, approved 811
- Appointment of special committee to review the police complaint process (Motion 1)
- Moved (Coleman) 394, approved 394
- Committee of Supply to sit in two sections (Motion without notice)
- Moved (Collins) 277-8, approved 278
- Debate, speakers
(Collins) 277-8
- Mandate of Aboriginal Affairs Committee (Motion 5)
- Moved (Plant) 814, approved 818
- Divisions: approved 818
- Debate, speakers
(MacPhail) 816-7
(Plant) 814-8
- Mandate of Education Committee (Motion 7)
- Moved (Collins) 810, approved 810
- Mandate of Finance and Government Services Committee (Motion 8)
- Moved (Collins) 810, approved 810
- Mandate of Health Committee (Motion 10)
- Moved (Collins) 811, approved 811
- Membership substitution for Crown Corporations Committee (Motion 3)
- Moved (Collins) 809, approved 809
- Motion that the House stand adjourned until the next day (Motion without notice)
- Moved (Collins) 866, approved 869
- Divisions: motion approved 869
- Debate, speakers
(Collins) 868-9
(Kwan) 866-8
(MacPhail) 868
- Powers of Selection Committee (Motion 4)
- Moved (Collins) 809, approved 809
- Referral of auditor general reports to Public Accounts Committee (Motion 12)
- Moved (Collins) 812, approved 812
- Referral of reports to and mandate of Crown Corporations Committee (Motion 6)
- Moved (Collins) 809, approved 810
- Referral of statutory officers' reports to Finance and Government Services Committee (Motion 9)
- Moved (Collins) 810, approved 811
- Referral to Public Accounts Committee of addendum and errata to 2000-01 Public Accounts (Motion without notice)
- Moved (Collins) 677, approved 677
- Debate, speakers
(Collins) 677
- Term of office for acting child, youth and family advocate (Motion 2)
- Moved (Plant) 818, approved 818
- Debate, speakers
(MacPhail) 818
Motor Vehicle Act
Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Vancouver, B.C.
- Special education needs
(Kwan) 893
Mowachaht band
- Cultural artifacts, repatriation
(Visser) 564
Multiculturalism
- Government policy and programs
(Abbott) 673-4
(Anderson) 673
Mundy Park See Coquitlam, B.C.
Municipalities
- Amalgamation, amalgamations during NDP government administration
(Abbott) 684
(Nebbeling) 686
- Governance structures, public input to reforms
(MacPhail) 683
- Grants from provincial government, reductions
(Abbott) 684
(Nebbeling) 686
- Infrastructure, grants See Canada–British Columbia Infrastructure Works program
- Official community plans See Communities
- Recognition as order of government
(Kwan) 786
(Nebbeling) 786
- Responsibility in enforcement of building code
- legislation
(Abbott) 806
(MacPhail) 806-7
- Responsibility of municipalities in enforcement of building code
- legal decision involving Delta municipality See Delta, B.C.
- Taxation
- authority to determine expenditures and taxation
(Kwan) 787-8
- revenue sources
(Kwan) 788
(MacPhail) 681-2
(Nebbeling) 788
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 3)
Murray, Hon. Joyce (New Westminster)
- Air quality, protection, government action 149-50
- B.C. Liberal Party, position on environmental management 581
- Budgets, 2001 economic and fiscal update, content re air quality protection measures 149-50
- Burns Bog, conservation proposal 615-6
- Cedar, streamside protection regulations, impact on property owners 583
- Chevron Canada Resources Ltd., oil refinery in Burnaby area, pollution issue, government action 276-7
- Environment
- environmental management, B.C. Liberal Party position 581
- environmental protection, government action 581-2
- Fisheries, fish habitat, streamside protection regulations 583
- Parks, establishment and protection 581-2
- Sumas Energy 2 Inc., proposed power facility in Sumas (Washington), intervener status of B.C. government in proposal process 183
- Water, bulk water exports, government position 694
- Water, Land and Air Protection ministry
- estimates debate 581-3
- goals and responsibilities 581-2
Mustard, Fraser
- Work on early childhood development
(Reid, L.) 96, 380
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