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Province of British Columbia
3rd Session, 37th Parliament – 2002
FULL INDEX (Subject, speaker and business entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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NAFTA See North American Free Trade Agreement
Nakusp, B.C.
- Seniors facilities
(Suffredine) 3000
Name Act
Namoro, Lydia
- Comments on special education and special needs services in schools
(Kwan) 1757-8
Nanaimo, B.C.
- Cruise ship industry
(Hunter) 2399-400
- Economy
(Reid, J.) 1312
- Home-based business environment in district
(Hunter) 4210
- Power plant proposal
(Neufeld) 1985-6
(Penner) 1985
- Regulations on business and industry in district
(Hunter) 4617
Nanaimo constituency and area
- Forest industry
(Hunter) 4403-4
- Issues and concerns
(Hunter) 1151-2
Nanaimo Fish and Game Club
- Meeting with Water, Land and Air Protection minister
(Hunter) 2536
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, B.C.
Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district See School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)
Nanaimo-Parksville constituency and area
- Description
(Reid, J.) 1312
Nanoose Bay test range See Armed forces
National Child Day
- Celebration
(Brenzinger) 4505-6
National Coaching Institute
National Council of Welfare
- Report on child poverty
(Kwan) 2917-8
Native Community Law Offices Association of British Columbia
- Comments on changes to mandate of Legal Services Society
(Kwan) 3156-7
Natural gas See Oil and gas industry
Natural Resource Community Fund Act
Natural Resource Forum See British Columbia Natural Resource Forum
Nault, Robert
- Comments on referendum on treaty negotiations
(Kwan) 1889
Nebbeling, Hon. Ted (West Vancouver–Garibaldi)
- As subject
- comments on powers of local government
(MacPhail) 1069
- Alcohol, liquor licensing, changes to legislation 2137-8
- Ashley, Mary, comments on concerns of small communities 1688-9
- Budget debate 1253-4
- Budgets, 2002-03 budget, content 1253
- Communities, small communities, representation by government 1688-90
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services ministry, estimates debate 2047-54, 2057-60, 2097-105, 2108-9, 2134-8
- Community charter
- Community Charter Council
- draft charter
- implementation
- principles
- impact on treaty negotiations 2109
- powers of municipalities, natural person powers 2134-6
- powers of municipalities, taxation 2104-5
- role 3652
- Elections, municipal elections, legislation 2102, 2136
- Government, provincial congress, representation of small communities 1687-9
- Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation, role of municipalities 2135
- Housing, affordable housing supply, impact of hosting of 2010 Olympic Games 2058-9
- Klassen, Cindy, commended for Olympic medal win 1051
- Lidstone, Don, work on drafting of community charter 2102-3
- Local Government Act
- future of bill 2102, 2136
- provisions re municipal elections 2102
- Local government, powers 2717
- McCallum, Doug, position on community charter model 2103-4
- MLAs, representation of constituents 1688
- Motions, representation of small communities at annual provincial conference (Motion 8), debate 1687-90
- Municipal Finance Authority of B.C., role 2104
- Municipalities
- bylaw disputes, settlement process 2103
- intergovernmental relations, agreements on internal trade regulations 2136
- powers
- revenue-sharing agreements with government, revenue from traffic fines 2108
- road maintenance 2135
- Olympic Games
- benefits to host cities 1254
- Vancouver-Whistler bid to host 2010 winter games
- Pelletier, David, commended for Olympic medal win 1051
- Real property tax
- Regional districts, charter for regional districts 2102, 2135
- Salé, Jamie, commended for Olympic medal win 1051
- Sports, athletes, government support 2044
- Vancouver
- downtown east side, study on impact of hosting of 2010 Olympic Games 2048-53
- housing
- affordable housing 2059-60
- impact of anti-demolition and anti-conversion bylaws 2058
- Vancouver agreement, role in study on impact of hosting of 2010 Olympic Games 2050-1
- Vancouver Charter, relationship with community charter 2103-4
- Water, protection of water supply 2137
- Whistler
- hosting of 2010 Olympic Games, impact on community, poll on public support 2099-100
- housing, affordable housing 2059-60
- Wilson, Bill, comments on concerns of small communities 1689
Nechako Lakes school district See School district 91 (Nechako Lakes)
Nechako Watershed Council
- Work on proposal for cold water release at Kenney Dam
(MacKay) 2287
Nelson, B.C.
- Antoine mine, history
(Suffredine) 3127-8
- Fishing derby
(Suffredine) 3882
- Health campus project, construction funding
(Hansen) 1875-6
(Hawkins) 1710
(MacPhail) 1707-11
(Suffredine) 1875
- Health care capital planning
(Hawkins) 1708-9
(MacPhail) 1708-9
- Long-term care beds
(Kwan) 3800
Nettleton, Paul (Prince George–Omineca)
- B.C. Liberal Party government, handling of issues 3784-6
- Budget debate 1235-6
- Gladstone Elementary School, closing, petition tabled 3249
- Government, provision of services 1236
- MLAs, challenges in constituency work 3784-5
- Prince George–Omineca constituency and area, government services 1236
- Residential Tenancy Act, review, petition tabled 2820
- Transit services, seniors bus pass program, reinstatement 1235
Neufeld, Harry
- Appointment as chief electoral officer
(Hawes) 3869
Neufeld, Hon. Richard (Peace River North)
- Alberta, deregulation of electricity industry 2066
- Belsey, Bill, comments on offshore oil and gas exploration 2080
- B.C., northern B.C.
- offshore oil and gas potential 2080
- oil and gas industry in northeastern B.C. 1975
- B.C. Hydro
- accounting practices, triple bottom-line accounting 2075
- annual report, 2001, tabled 1215
- green energy production contracts 1983
- operations
- position on net metering 1984
- privatization
- rates 1978, 2064-6
- relationship with Energy Policy Task Force 2070-1, 2074
- revenues to government, dividend forecasts 2075-6
- sale of electricity to California utilities, payment owing 2076-7
- staffing, vice-presidents, number 1986, 2069-70, 2074
- transmission system, separate entity concept 2066, 2068-9, 2073
- upgrading of hydro projects 1985
- water use planning, consultation with Indians 2074-5
- wind-powered electricity generation demonstration project 1982
- B.C. Liberal Party
- government, implementation of initiatives 1167-8
- position on Kyoto accord 1978-9, 3153
- B.C. Utilities Commission, 2000 annual report tabled 1215
- Budget debate 1409-13
- Burrard Thermal power station, status 1984
- Business Council of B.C., comments on resource-based economy 3139
- Business, subsidies, elimination 1411
- Calpine Corp., power plant projects 1985
- Canada, east coast, offshore oil and gas drilling 2079, 2081
- Climate, national strategy on climate change
- B.C. requirements 3953-4
- credit for B.C.'s hydroelectricity and forests 4260
- Coal industry
- activities, applicability of forest practices legislation 3262-3
- coal licences and leases 3135
- mine roads, construction, use of on-site aggregate 3135, 3262
- regulation 2892, 3139
- Columbia Basin Trust
- activities and funding 2077
- annual report, 2000-01, tabled 1215
- board membership 2077
- Columbia Power Corporation, dam projects 2077
- David Suzuki Foundation, comments on electricity rates 2064-5
- Deregulation Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2002, debate 3288-90
- Ebbels, Jack, comments on Energy Policy Task Force report 2063
- Economy
- B.C. economy, current conditions 1167-8, 1410
- economic development, impact of Indian land claims 1989
- Education, funding levels 3256
- Electric power
- electricity rates 2064-6, 4448
- export and import of power in B.C. 2065-6
- hydroelectricity
- independent power producers
- joint industry electricity steering committee, review of energy task force interim report 2064
- net metering 1983
- power companies, situation in Manitoba and Quebec 4528-30
- supply
- Energy
- Energy and Mines ministry
- estimates debate 1975-94, 2062-81
- goals and responsibilities 1975-6
- operations
- consultation with Indians 1988-90, 2074-5
- development of energy sources, sustainability 1977, 1979, 1981-2
- development of performance-based standards 1993-4
- environmental protection activities 1980
- regulations
- resource roads and other infrastructure, tolls 3136, 3267
- service plan
- staffing 1987-8
- website, content 1976
- work with other ministries 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993
- Energy and Mines Statutes Amendment Act, 2002, debate 2892-3, 3135-6, 3139-40, 3262-73
- Energy Policy Task Force
- interim report on provincial energy strategy 2064, 2068-9
- report on provincial energy strategy
- role 1169-70
- submissions to task force 2070-1
- Environment
- environmental assessment process for projects 1980-1
- environmental protection, definition of sustainability, Brundtland report 1976
- Environmental Assessment Act, amendments 1981
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (U.S.), relationship with B.C. Hydro re payment owed by California utilities 2076
- Forest industry, forest practices, results-based code 1994
- Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
- provisions re higher-level plans, repeal 3263-5
- revision, public input 3262-6
- Fuel, alternative fuel sources 1977
- Government
- caucus committees and government caucus committees, government northern caucus, task force on offshore oil and gas exploration, public release of report 2063, 2078
- regulations and red tape, reduction 1168
- strategic plan and ministry service plans, three-year service plans 1410-1
- Health care, long-term planning, health care plan for B.C. 1412
- Highways and roads, Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road, tolls 3267
- Island Cogeneration Project Ltd., status 1985
- Jacques Whitford Environment Ltd., report on offshore oil and gas exploration 2063, 2080
- Keenleyside Dam, revenues to government 2077
- Kemano power project, closing, sale of power to other organizations, court case 1986
- Kyoto accord
- letter from Gordon Campbell to Jean Chrétien re B.C.'s position 3954
- Liberal Party position 1978-9, 3153
- provision for nuclear-generated electricity 4259
- public education and information 1979
- Ladyfern area, natural gas resources 1975
- Land use
- higher-level plans 3262-4, 3266
- land set aside for protection, percentage of parkland in B.C. 3264
- land use planning process, ministerial responsibility 1993-4
- Mineral Tenure Act, provisions re higher-level plans, repeal 3266
- Mining industry
- exploration, permit exemptions 3594-6
- government support 2867
- industry in B.C.
- minesites, site profiles, approval process 3289-90
- regulation
- legislation 3135-6
- permitting, one-window concept 1993
- regulation 1980
- workers, supply 1991
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2002, debate 3594-5
- Nanaimo, power plant proposal 1985-6
- NDP, performance as government during 1991-2001 period 1168
- Northern Lights College, skills training programs 1990-1
- Oil and Gas Commission
- Oil and Gas Commission Act, provisions re enforcement of forest practices legislation 3268
- Oil and gas industry
- coalbed methane gas industry
- development of industry in B.C. 1975
- regulation 3136
- exploration, regulation 3135-6, 3271-3
- industry in B.C.
- natural gas
- pipelines, cross-border access to supply 1987
- pipelines, legislation, definition of pipeline 3135
- offshore drilling
- petroleum industry, regulation 3136
- regulation
- resources 1975, 1992, 4508
- workers
- Power for Jobs, 2000 annual report tabled 3652
- Power Smart program, funding and operations 2075
- Public debt, debt and deficit levels 1411
- Queen Charlotte Islands, earthquakes in area 2080
- Redfern Resources Ltd., Tulsequah mine, concerns re activities on traditional Indian lands 1988
- Resources and resource industries, access to resources 1992, 2893, 3135, 3139, 3264
- School Amendment Act, 2002, debate 3256-7
- Skills training, skilled labour shortage 1990-1
- Stave Falls Dam, upgrading project 1985
- Taxation, tax reductions and changes 1168, 1411-2
- Throne speech debate 1167-71
- Treaty 8, Indian bands' agreements with government re activities on traditional lands 1988-90
- Vancouver Island
- electric power supply 1976, 1985
- natural gas pipeline agreement, parties involved with Vancouver Island natural gas pipeline 1336, 1367
- Vancouver Island Natural Gas Pipeline Amendment Act, 2002, debate 1336, 1367-8
- Water, Land and Air Protection, Ministry of, development of environmental standards 1981
- Wildlife, habitat protection, penalties for offences 1993
- Youth, opportunities in B.C. 1412
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
- Advertising while in government
(Hawes) 1063
- Agreement with Working Opportunity Fund while in government See Working Opportunity Fund
- Environmental policies while in government
(Hawes) 4611-2
- Expenditures on budget speech preparation while in government
(Collins) 1099
- Fiscal management while in government
- fiscal management
(Collins) 1301
- use of interim supply bills
(Collins) 2182-3
(MacPhail) 2182
- Management of health care system while in government
(Hansen) 1465
(Hawkins) 1534, 2127-8
(Mayencourt) 1544
- Performance as government during 1991-2001 period
(Abbott) 1121-3
(Bruce) 3759-61
(Chong) 1102-3
(Clark) 1863
(Cobb) 1113
(de Jong) 1114
(Hamilton) 1184
(Harris) 1119
(Hunter) 1127
(Jarvis) 1075-6
(Krueger) 1691-3
(MacKay) 1074-5
(Masi) 1154
(Neufeld) 1168
(Penner) 1191
(Sultan) 1194-6
(Wilson) 1196-7
- Relationship with labour unions
(Krueger) 1444
New Hazelton, B.C.
- Police services for area, funding
(MacKay) 1685
New Westminster, B.C.
- Description and history
(Murray) 1225-7
New Westminster school district See School district 40 (New Westminster)
Nickson, Elizabeth
- Article on B.C. economy
(Roddick) 1193
Nijjar, Rob (Vancouver-Kingsway)
- As subject
- organ donation
(Mayencourt) 2561
- public consultation as MLA 1261-4
- work on behalf of constituents
(Kwan) 3559
- B.C. Liberal Party government, implementation of initiatives, pace of change 1264
- Budget debate 1261-5
- Children, universal child care program 1263
- Climate, national strategy on climate change, credit for B.C.'s hydroelectricity and forests 4260
- Collingwood Neighbourhood House, role 2777
- Crime and criminals, gang activity in Indo-Canadian community 3534-5
- Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 4448
- Education ministry, accountability 1265
- Exports, market opportunities in India 3444
- Gold Standard Resources Ltd. (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2002, debate 4171, 4531
- Government
- advertising 1263
- operations, cost-policy versus results-policy 1262-3
- strategic plan and ministry service plans, three-year service plans 1263
- Hydroponics, regulation of hydroponic equipment 3568
- Kyoto accord, provision for nuclear-generated electricity 4259
- Marijuana, grow operations in B.C. and link with criminal activity 3567-9
- Pacific National Exhibition, location and provision of youth employment 1201
- Taxation, tax reductions 1264-5
- Transplantation of organs, need for organ donations 2893
- Vancouver police department, Growbusters initiative 3568
Nikkei Home, Burnaby, B.C.
Nisga'a health authority
Nisga'a people
- Nisga'a government involvement in child custody cases
(Kwan) 3068
- Strata properties on Nisga'a land, decision-making authority
(Collins) 3003
Noranda Inc.
- Operations in B.C.
(MacKay) 4379
North American Free Trade Agreement
- Impact on Canadian industry
(MacPhail) 2019
North Delta, B.C.
- Berry farming industry in area, use of cannons for bird management
(Masi) 2344-5
(van Dongen) 2345
North Island College, Courtenay, B.C.
North Island constituency and area
- Coastal forest industry
(Visser) 1132
- Health care services
(Visser) 1260
- Technology industry
(Visser) 1469
North Shore See Vancouver, B.C.
North Shore health region See also Vancouver coastal health authority
North Shore Women's Centre, North Vancouver, B.C.
- Comments on human rights legislation
(Kwan) 3995
North Vancouver school district See School district 44 (North Vancouver)
Northern British Columbia Winter Games
Northern health authority
- Budget and services
(Hansen) 4029
(Kwan) 4029
Northern health region See also Northern health authority
Northern Lights College, Dawson Creek, B.C.
- Programs
(Lekstrom) 3877
- Skills training programs
(Neufeld) 1990-1
Northwest Injured Workers Association
- Comments on changes to workers compensation benefits
(MacPhail) 3708
Nuraney, John (Burnaby-Willingdon)
- B.C. Liberal Party government, implementation of initiatives 1059-60
- Bublé, Michael, singer commended 4028
- Burnaby
- arts and culture 3183-4
- school construction project in southeast Burnaby 1436
- Burnaby Arts Council
- Burnaby South Neighbourhood House, role 2002-3
- Chan, Jonathan, musician commended 4028
- Cheung, Michael, pianist commended 4028
- Children and Family Development ministry, budget, petition tabled 2181
- Civil disobedience, actions against government MLAs 3276-7
- Disabled and handicapped persons, community living, report of government-community committee 4506
- Eid-ul-Adha festival 1211
- Forest and Range Practices Act, debate 4407-8
- Forest industry, forest practices, results-based code 4407-8
- Government
- fiscal planning and policies, current fiscal situation 1059-60
- provincial congress 1337
- Health care, system, petition tabled 2291
- Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 64), debate 4019
- Human rights, education and information, school curriculum 4019
- Indians, referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, cost 1950
- Kyoto accord, potential impact on B.C. 3895
- Police Complaint Commissioner Appointment Committee, report on appointment of Dirk Ryneveld as police complaint commissioner presented 4583
- Police Complaint Process Review Committee, reports presented
- first report for third session of 37th parliament 3731
- second report for third session of 37th parliament 3851-2
- Ryneveld, Dirk, appointment as police complaint commissioner 4583
- Sawchuk, Murray, magician commended 4028
- Throne speech debate 1059-60
- Welfare, social programs and services, service delivery 2002-4
Nurses
- Chief nurse executive, role
(Hawkins) 1553-4
(Mayencourt) 1553
- Collective agreements, legislated settlement
(Kwan) 1542
- Government relationship with nurses organizations
(Hawkins) 1741
(MacPhail) 1741
- Layoffs
(Hansen) 2894
(MacPhail) 2894
- Licensed practical nurses
(Hansen) 2423-4
(Lee) 2423-4
- Nurse practitioners, role in health care system
(Hawkins) 1557, 1740
(MacPhail) 1557
- Role
(Brice) 3276
- Student loans, program forgiving loans for services practised in remote and rural communities
(Bond) 2205
- Supply
- government initiatives
(Brice) 3276
- government strategy
(Hawkins) 1547, 1549, 1710
- recruitment and retention
(Hansen) 1466
(Hawkins) 1741-2
(MacPhail) 1741-2
- recruitment of foreign-trained nurses See also Health professionals under Health care
(Hansen) 2404
(Hawkins) 1556, 2819
(Locke) 1556
(McMahon) 2819
- recruitment of foreign-trained nurses, immigration program
(Abbott) 2150
(MacPhail) 2150
- return of injured nurses to other work opportunities
(Hawkins) 1555
(Mayencourt) 1555
- Training
- collaborative university program
(Bond) 3364-5
- incremental training
(Hansen) 2424
- number of nursing school seats
(Hawkins) 1554-5
(Mayencourt) 1554
- programs
(Bell) 3832
- training opportunities
(Hansen) 2894-5
(Hawkins) 1372
- Transfers between jobs
(Hawkins) 1652, 1741-2
(MacPhail) 1651, 1741
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