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Province of British Columbia
4th Session, 37th Parliament – 2003
FULL INDEX (Subject, speaker and business entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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Faint, Guy
- Legal action re Hastings Park Trust
(MacPhail) 7530
Fairburn Elementary School, Victoria, B.C.
Fairfield Community Association
- Position on Cook Street Village development
(Bray) 7669
Falcon, Hon. Kevin (Surrey-Cloverdale)
- As subject
- involvement in NDP MLA recall campaign 7733
(MacPhail) 7731, 7733
- position on recall legislation
(MacPhail) 4982
- response to letter from Union of B.C. Municipalities re Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8094-5, 8163
- Agricultural Land Commission Act, application of Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8151
- Automobiles, motor dealers, regulation 7442-3
- Barbers and cosmetologists, regulation 5901
- Border crossings, improvements to Douglas crossing 4749
- B.C., northern and rural B.C., role of rural areas and small towns in B.C. economy 4749
- B.C. Citizens for Public Power, members and work of group 7932-3
- B.C. Hydro
- management during NDP administration 7933
- public ownership 7932
- BC Hydro Public Power Legacy and Heritage Contract Act, debate 7931-3
- B.C. Liberal Party
- government, position on subsidies 8157
- MLAs, experience in private sector 7931
- B.C. Utilities Commission, role in B.C. Hydro operations 7932
- Building Code Appeal Board, consideration as approval authority under Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8089
- Business
- business climate, businesses leaving B.C. 8091, 8101-2
- business number, single number for use with all levels of government 6472-3, 7185
- regulations and red tape, reduction of regulations within businesses 5901
- small business, government initiatives to support small business 7483
- subsidies, B.C. Liberal Party position 8157
- Business Number Act, debate 6472-3, 7184-5
- Cloverdale, motor vehicle accident involving death of young community members 5742
- Competition, Science and Enterprise ministry, estimates debate 5885-6, 5900-2
- Crescent Housing Society, seniors housing, government funding 4748
- Economy, B.C. economy
- current conditions 7702-3
- government initiatives to improve economy 6879
- Education funding, additional funding 4749
- Energy, B.C.'s joining of western U.S. grid 7933
- Environmental Assessment Act, application of Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8151, 8161
- Finning Tractor and Equipment Co. Ltd., operations in B.C. 8100-2
- Fisheries Act, paramountcy of Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8103
- Government
- ministries, meeting of deregulation targets 5900-1
- project approval process
- project approval process, significant projects
- application of freedom-of-information legislation to designation process 8221-2, 8229
- approval authorities 8085-91, 8096
- approval authorities, disagreement with decisions 8230
- consultation for removal of constraints 8225-6
- designation of projects 7717, 7886
- designation of projects, process 8091, 8165-6, 8226
- monitoring of performance of designated projects 8231
- powers of ministers 8085
- public role in process 8222-3
- qualification for designation 8084, 8087-8, 8092, 8104, 8159-60, 8162-6
- provincial government authority over local government 8093-7, 8160, 8226-30
- regulation-making process, requirements 5886
- regulations and red tape
- Hastings Park Racecourse, use of Hastings Park site 7693
- Hastings Park Trust
- application of trust, legal action 7692
- changes to terms of trust
- trust 7692
- Health authorities, reduction in number of boards 4748
- Health care funding, additional funding 4748
- Highway 10, widening 4749
- Hotel Keepers Act, correlation with Residential Tenancy Act 5436-7
- Hotels and travel accommodation, innkeepers' handling of disturbances 5435-6
- Housing, single-room occupancies, legislation 5436-7
- Income tax, personal income tax rates, reduction 4748
- Independent Canadian Businessmen's Association, comments on Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8090
- Investment in B.C., attraction of investment 7887, 8162
- J.P. Morgan Chase and Co., call centre in Surrey 7703
- Labour Relations Board, consideration as approval authority under Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8085
- Lampert, Jerry, comments on Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8090
- Land and Water B.C. Inc.
- consideration as approval authority under Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8086
- lease and sale of properties, sale of Surrey property purchased during NDP administration 7734-6
- Legislation, paramountcy clauses in bills 8231-2
- McCallum, Doug, position on Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8097
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, debate 5435-7
- Motor Dealer Amendment Act, 2003, debate 7442-3
- Motor Dealer Council of B.C., establishment and board members 7443
- NDP, performance as government, fiscal management 7543
- Norman, Chris, comments on business number legislation 6473
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, use of facilities in Hastings Park 7735
- Pacific National Exhibition
- benefits 7528
- future of exhibition, public consultation by city of Vancouver 7729
- management
- relocation proposals during NDP administration
- use of Hastings Park site 7693
- Pacific National Exhibition Enabling and Validating Act
- Pacific National Exhibition Incorporation Act, amendments 7529, 7732
- Park Act, paramountcy of Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8104, 8150-1
- Pharmacare program, Fair Pharmacare program 4748
- Regional Transmission Organization West, purpose 7933
- Resorts
- B.C. resort task force, work of group 7989-90
- development, approval process 8092
- ski resorts, role in economy 7989-90
- School district 36 (Surrey)
- growth 4748-9
- potential for rural school closings 4749
- Significant Projects Streamlining Act
- debate 7717-8, 7886-7, 7966-7, 8083-104, 8150-66, 8221-32
- application of freedom-of-information legislation 8221
- change of bill title 8084, 8096, 8162, 8228
- consultation by government 8093, 8096
- definitions
- impact on environmental, health and safety standards 8086, 8092, 8151-3, 8154, 8156-7
- paramountcy over other regulations and legislation
- public response to bill, business and local government 7967, 8090, 8161
- purpose of bill 7886-7, 7967, 8150
- Surrey
- Taxation, tax reductions 4748
- Throne speech debate 4747-9
- Union of B.C. Municipalities
- consultation by government re Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8096, 8162, 8228
- legal analysis of Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8098-9
- position on Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8096-8, 8226-9
- Vancouver, Hastings Park
- Wallace, Patricia, recommendations on Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8162, 8228
- Wildlife Act, paramountcy of Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8103, 8151
- Winter, John, comments on Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8090
- Workers Compensation Board, consideration as approval authority under Significant Projects Streamlining Act 8085
False Creek See Vancouver, B.C.
Families
- Child custody and access See Child protection, custody issues under Children
- Family bonus See Children
- Family caregivers
(Trumper) 6729
- Family justice See Family law under Justice system
- Family maintenance
- Family resource programs, funding
(Reid, L.) 4997-8
- Multicultural issues
(Anderson) 5828
- Parenting programs See Programs and services for children and families, family resource programs above under this subheading
- Parent-teen relationship and use of foster care
(Hogg) 5672-3
(MacPhail) 5672-3
- Programs and services for families See Programs and services for children and families under Children and Indians
- Role of community
(Anderson) 5829
(Hogg) 5829-30
- Single parents, challenges
(Anderson) 5828
(Hogg) 5828-9
Family Maintenance Enforcement Act
Family maintenance enforcement program
- Caseload
(Christensen) 6442
(Plant) 6442
Family Relations Act
Family Services of Greater Vancouver
- Building project in Vancouver-Burrard area
(Mayencourt) 6253
Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act
Farmers, farmland, farms, etc. See Agriculture industry
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (U.S.)
- Requirement that public utilities create or join an independent transmission provider, elimination
(MacPhail) 6615-6, 6695-6, 6912
(Neufeld) 6615
Ferguson, George
- Call for referendum on new Abbotsford hospital
(MacPhail) 8139-40
Fernie, B.C.
- Courthouse sale and leaseback by government
(Kwan) 4862
Ferries and ferry services See also British Columbia Ferry Corporation
- Access to waters and government-owned assets
(MacPhail) 5633-4
(Reid, J.) 5633-4
- Designation as essential service
(MacPhail) 5563, 5632
(Reid, J.) 5458, 5561-2, 5632
- Fares
- price caps
(MacPhail) 5636-7
(Reid, J.) 5636-7
- setting
(Chong) 5563
- stability, impact on Vancouver Island businesses
(Chong) 4786
- Fast ferries
- cost overruns
(Bruce) 4992
- cost to taxpayers
(Les) 8296
- government examination
(Reid, J.) 5616-7
- handling by NDP government
(Bell) 7207
(Chong) 5564
(Les) 7897
(Reid, J.) 5564
- operation by new owner in B.C. waters
(MacPhail) 5620
(Reid, J.) 5620
- sale of vessels
(Reid, J.) 5617
(Stewart, R.) 5616
- Funding, federal subsidy
(MacPhail) 5321-2
- Private services, Nanaimo-Vancouver passenger ferry service
(Hunter) 7298-9
- Restructuring of coastal ferry services
- Routes and services
- additional routes
(Bray) 5619
(Reid, J.) 5619-20
- ancillary services
(MacPhail) 5619
(Reid, J.) 5619
- cross-subsidization
(MacPhail) 5636
(Reid, J.) 5636
- disruption of service, impact on public
(Bruce) 8150
- François Lake service
(Reid, J.) 5032
- François Lake service, privatization
(MacKay) 4743, 5453, 6150
(Reid, J.) 5453, 6150
(Suffredine) 5839
- Fraser River Marguerite service
(Reid, J.) 6847
(Wilson) 6847
- inland ferry services, changes
(Suffredine) 4721
- inland ferry services, decision on tolls
(Christensen) 4765
(Reid, J.) 5032
(Suffredine) 4962
- inland ferry services, privatization
(Reid, J.) 5353
(Suffredine) 5839
- inland ferry services, road alternatives
(Reid, J.) 5353-4
- inland ferry services, tolls
(Kwan) 5353
- Little Fort ferry
(Krueger) 5449
(Reid, J.) 5449
- McLure ferry, plans and request for proposals
(Krueger) 5448-9
(Reid, J.) 5448-9
- McLure ferry, privatization and tolls
(Kwan) 5353
- North Thompson River reaction ferries
(Krueger) 5448-9
- Port Hardy-Prince Rupert service
(Harris) 4819
- Port Hardy-Prince Rupert service, government commitment
(Thorpe) 5542
- route and service cancellation, public consultation
(MacPhail) 5645
(Reid, J.) 5645
- service provision, additional or alternative service providers
(Bray) 5634, 5646-7
(MacPhail) 5647
(Reid, J.) 5634, 5646-7
- Safety regulations
(MacPhail) 5649
(Reid, J.) 5648-9
- Workers
- employment protection
(MacPhail) 5647
(Reid, J.) 5647
- trade unions
(MacPhail) 5623-4
(Reid, J.) 5623
Festival du Bois
Fetal alcohol effect/syndrome
- Incidence
(Trumper) 6238-9
- Prevention and treatment
(Reid, L.) 4998-9, 6239-40
(Trumper) 6239-40
- Programs and services for children and families
(Reid, L.) 5663-4
Film industry
- Film classification, government funding
(Coleman) 5228-9
(Orr) 5228-9
- Industry in B.C.
(Sahota) 4816
- Movie and television production in B.C.
- employment of children, regulations
(Bruce) 7194, 7231-2
- impact of increased value of Canadian dollar
(Krueger) 6848
- need for trained workers
(MacPhail) 5252
- regional tax credit and value of Canadian dollar
(Collins) 5433
(MacPhail) 5252, 5433
- tax credit programs
(Barisoff) 5042
(Collins) 4871
(Manhas) 5170
(Nuraney) 5151
(Orr) 5728-9
(Suffredine) 5174-5
- tax incentives
(Collins) 4874, 5251-2
(Thorpe) 6848
- tax incentives, impact on industry
(Collins) 5433
(MacPhail) 5432-3
Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
- Consultation by committee See also 2003-04 budget, prebudget consultation under Budgets
- consultation
(Mayencourt) 4853
- prebudget consultation, public submissions
(Collins) 5193
- prebudget work
(Collins) 5192
- Powers
- Prebudget consultation process, public input and report recommendations
(Locke) 7923
(MacPhail) 7923
- Recommendations
- recommendation on budget for information and privacy commissioner
(Collins) 8167-8
(Locke) 7783, 8168-9
- recommendations
(Chong) 5047-8
(Kerr) 4893-4
(Lekstrom) 4898
(MacPhail) 4711
(Mayencourt) 5177-9
- recommendations on education funding
(Bray) 4716
- recommendations on government priorities
(Johnston) 4948
- recommendations on transportation infrastructure
(Mayencourt) 5147
- Reports for fourth session of 37th parliament
- prebudget consultation process, report presented (Locke) 7922-3; debate (MacPhail) 7923; division 7923; adopted 7923
- first report presented (Locke) 8363; adopted 8363
- second report presented (Locke) 7783; adopted 7783
- fourth report presented (Locke) 8439; adopted 8439
- Reports for third session of 37th parliament, second report presented (Lekstrom) 4711; debate (MacPhail) 4711; adopted 4711
- Work of committee
(Collins) 6876-7
(Lekstrom) 6875
Finance, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Accomplishments, goals and responsibilities
(Collins) 5295-6
- Accounting policy advisory committee
(Collins) 5317
- Capital division, restructuring See Partnerships B.C.
- Corporate, manufactured home and personal property registries, tracking of manufactured homes
(Collins) 7109, 7545
- Prepaying of seismic upgrade funds to school districts
(Clark) 5512
(MacPhail) 5512
- Reports tabled
- accounting policy changes re federal equalization payments to B.C.
(Collins) 6896
- government borrowings and loans for 2002-03
(Collins) 6991
- guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2003
(Collins) 7327
- Reports, tabling of quarterly reports
(Collins) 8170
(MacPhail) 8170
- Seismic upgrading program
(Collins) 5296-7
(MacPhail) 5296-7
- Staff commended for work on budgets
(Collins) 4867, 5193
Financial Administration Act
Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2003
- (Bill 59) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 6986-7; 2R, 7389-92; C, 7454-9; 3R, 7459; RA, 7504
- Amdts: sec. 2 (Collins) 7454, approved 7454; sec. 16 (Collins) 7455, approved 7455; to add sec. 17.1, sec. 19.1 and sec. 20.1 (Collins) 7455, approved 7455; to add sec. 20.2, 20.3 and 20.4 (Collins) 7456, approved 7456; schedule A (Collins) 7456-9, approved 7459;
- schedule B (Collins) 7459, approved 7459
- Debate, speakers
(Collins) 6986-7, 7389-91, 7454-9
(MacPhail) 7390, 7454-5
- Amendments to bill, tabling and notice to opposition MLAs
(Collins) 7391
(MacPhail) 7390
Financial Information Act
Financial Institutions Commission
- Financial services tribunal, establishment
(Coleman) 7223
Financial services industry
- Bank loan approval process
(Hawes) 7964
- Corporation capital tax for small financial institutions, exemption threshold
(Chong) 5244
(Collins) 5240, 5424
(MacPhail) 5424
- Industry in B.C., government initiatives
(Sultan) 6660
- International financial centres
- establishment in Canada
(Sultan) 6023-4
- provincial legislation
(Sultan) 6024-6
- Use of clients' personal information
(Hawes) 6418
Financial services tribunal See Financial Institutions Commission
Finch, Lance S.G.
- Ruling on property assessments for tax-exempt properties
(Kwan) 8334
(Plant) 8334
Finning Tractor and Equipment Co. Ltd.
Firearms
- Firearms registry
(MacKay) 7335-7
- Handgun registration, effectiveness
(MacKay) 7336
- Offences committed with use of firearms, criminal prosecution
(MacKay) 7336
Firearms Act (Bill C-68) (federal)
Fires and firefighters
First citizens forum See Indians
First Citizens Fund
- Funding, allocation of funds
(Abbott) 5413-4
(MacPhail) 5413-4
(Stephens) 5440
- Government funding
(Abbott) 4830
(Coleman) 4771
First Nations Summit
- Resolution on forest industry reforms
(MacPhail) 5752
- Resolution on forest industry reforms, joint statement See Reforms, consultation, response from industry and stakeholders under Forest industry
First Peoples' Heritage, Language and Culture Act
Fisher, Wade
- Comments on forest industry reforms
(MacPhail) 5691
Fisheries
- Commercial fishery, management, federal-provincial government actions
(Hunter) 6144-5
(van Dongen) 6144-5
- Federal-provincial B.C. fisheries and treaty initiative, development of vision for fishery
(van Dongen) 4789
- Fish farms, farming, etc. See Aquaculture industry
- Freshwater fishery, hatchery programs
(Murray) 5904
(Stewart, K.) 5907
- Habitat protection, programs, funding
(Murray) 5907
(Stewart, K.) 5907
- Hake fishery, federal-provincial partnership
(van Dongen) 4789
- Industry in B.C., government initiatives
(van Dongen) 6096
- Protection and conservation of resource, salmon habitat protection
(MacPhail) 6141
(van Dongen) 6141
- Recreational fishing
- fees and licences, allocation of revenues
(Murray) 5904
- role of industry in economy
(van Dongen) 7520
- Salmon fishery
- coexistence with aquaculture industry
(Hagen) 4709-10
- federal-provincial Pacific salmon fishery management review
(van Dongen) 4788-9
- management
(Hunter) 6144-5
(MacPhail) 6143
(van Dongen) 6096, 6130, 6144-5
- Pacific salmon revitalization plan (Mifflin plan)
(Hunter) 6144
(van Dongen) 6144
- role in economy
(MacPhail) 5544
- status of fishery
(Hunter) 4806-7
(Krueger) 4857
- Seafood products, inspection See Food quality and safety, food inspection standards under Food industry
- Sport fishing See Recreational fishing above under this main heading
Fisheries Act
- Paramountcy of Significant Projects Streamlining Act
(Falcon) 8103
(MacPhail) 8103
Fisheries Act Amendment Act, 2003
(Bill M201) (MacPhail) 1R, 5150; 2R, 5543-50
Fisheries and Oceans, Department of (federal)
- Collection of information on salmon aquaculture
(Hagen) 6279
- Policy on gravel extraction from rivers and streams
(Hawes) 7590
- Regulatory process, impact on farmers and response of provincial government
(van Dongen) 8307-8
Fisheries Renewal B.C.
- Elimination of agency
(MacPhail) 6141
(van Dongen) 6141
Flathead Valley
- Description and resource potential
(Bennett) 4712-3
Fleetwood Hawks
- Performance in women's hockey championship
(Hayer) 6351-2
Floatplanes See Aircraft
Flood Hazard Statutes Amendment Act, 2003
- (Bill 56) (Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection) 1R, 6727; 2R, 7279-80; C, 7880-6; 3R, 7886; RA, 7966
- Amdts: sec. 19 and 23 (Murray) 7885, approved 7885
- Debate, speakers
(Hawes) 7883-5
(Kwan) 7280
(Les) 7884-5
(MacPhail) 7881-3
(Murray) 6727, 7279-80, 7880-5
(Penner) 7880-1
Floods and floodplains
- Flood hazard management
- Fraser Valley, flooding and rainfall damage in October 2003, impact on residents and assistance available
(Hawes) 7441
- Liability
- liability for flood damage
(MacPhail) 7881-2
(Murray) 7881
- liability for homes built in flood risk areas
(Les) 7885
(Murray) 7880, 7885
(Penner) 7880
- Nass Valley, October 2003 flooding
(Belsey) 7809
- Northwestern B.C., October 2003 flooding, government response
(Belsey) 7624
(Coleman) 7624
- Sea to Sky and Pemberton area, October 2003 flooding
- deaths
(Coleman) 7350
(Kwan) 7351
- disaster financial assistance
(Coleman) 7351
- impact on residents
(Kwan) 7351
- impact on road access
(Penner) 7410
- response
(Coleman) 7350-1, 7441
(Kwan) 7351
Food banks
Food industry See also Restaurant and food services industry
- Agrifood industry, role in economy See Role in economy under Agriculture industry
- Berry farming industry, employment standards and payment of wages
(Bruce) 7594
(Stewart, K.) 6732
(van Dongen) 6732
- Food quality and safety, food inspection standards, seafood inspection
(Hunter) 6128, 7273
(van Dongen) 6128
- Grocery stores, customer service awards
(Kerr) 5537-8
Food Safety Act
- Amendments
(Hansen) 5980
(Whittred) 6414
Food services industry See Food services under Hospitals; Restaurant and food services industry
Ford Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver, B.C.
Fording Coal Ltd.
- Power project proposal in Elk Valley See Coal-fired gas plant under Elk Valley
Forest Act
- Amendments See also Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2003; Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2003
(de Jong) 6342, 6495, 6618, 6918, 7005, 7209
(MacPhail) 6495, 6618-9, 6920-2
(Plant) 6997
- Provisions on reduction of cut for mill closing, workers' concerns, petition tabled
(Clark) 5030
- Repeal and revision See Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003
Forest Action Network
- Promotion of boycott by China of B.C. wood products
(Penner) 8055, 8115
Forest and Range Practices Act
- Consultation by government
(de Jong) 7201
- Implementation date
(de Jong) 7262
(MacPhail) 7262
- Paramountcy of Significant Projects Streamlining Act
(MacPhail) 8104
- Purpose of bill
(Hagen) 5601
- Transitional provisions, legislation
(de Jong) 7108-9, 7201
Forest and Range Practices Amendment Act, 2003
- (Bill 69) (Minister of Forests) 1R, 7108-9; 2R, 7201-8; C, 7253-64; 3R, 7264; RA, 7504
- Divisions: 2R approved 7208; 3R approved 7264
- Debate, speakers
(Bell) 7206-7
(de Jong) 7108-9, 7201, 7207-8, 7253-64
(Harris) 7205-6
(MacPhail) 7202-5, 7253-64
- Definitions
- "forest development unit"
(de Jong) 7254
(MacPhail) 7254
- "objectives set by government"
(de Jong) 7254-5
(MacPhail) 7254-5
- Purpose of bill
(de Jong) 7201
Forest Appeals Commission
- Annual report, 2002, tabled
(de Jong) 7043
Forest fires
- Fires in 1998, impact on preparedness for 2003 fires
(Abbott) 7163
- Funding for firefighting
(Collins) 5240
- Legislation See Wildfire Act
- Management, projected forest fire increases
(Bell) 6492
(de Jong) 6492
- Prevention
- prevention
(MacPhail) 7175
- reduction of fire risks in forests, fuel load issue
(Bennett) 7142-4
(Bruce) 7143
- Summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior
- Water bombers, use and history of Mars water bombers
(Trumper) 7177-8
Forest Industrial Relations
- Labour dispute involving coastal forest industry See Coastal forest industry, labour dispute under Forest industry
Forest industry
- Access to fibre
(Bell) 7486
(Christensen) 5710-1
(de Jong) 5684, 5774, 6345, 7011-2
(Harris) 5706-7, 6547, 6929
- Annual allowable cut
- allocation to smaller groups
(Harris) 7205-6
- assessment of value
(de Jong) 6490
(Sultan) 6490
- cut control requirements See Harvesting rights below under this main heading
- determination
(de Jong) 6507-8
(MacPhail) 6507-8
- determination, area-based model
(Bell) 6927-8
- determination, consideration of timber processing facility issues
(de Jong) 7007-9
(MacPhail) 6923, 7007-10
- undercut
(de Jong) 5759
(MacPhail) 5759
- undercut, management
(Bell) 6927
- Appurtenancy requirements See Mills below under this main heading
- Beetle-damaged wood See also Export of products below under this main heading
(MacKay) 8121
- B.C. forestry revitalization trust
- eligibility of pulp and paper sector workers
(de Jong) 5786
(MacPhail) 5786
- establishment
(Cobb) 5784-5, 5787
(de Jong) 5639, 5685, 5755, 5758-9, 5784-7, 6633-4
(MacPhail) 5690, 5758, 5785-6, 6633-4
(Manhas) 4826
- establishment, legislation See Forestry Revitalization Act
- Certification of products
- products from private managed forest land
(Hagen) 7869
(Harris) 7869
- role in marketing of B.C. forest products
(Hunter) 7750-1
- role of Sustainable Resource Management ministry
(Bell) 6116
(Hagen) 6116
- Chief forester See Chief forester
- Coastal forest industry
- central coast sustainability fund
(MacPhail) 5785
- costs in sector, reduction
(MacPhail) 8406-9, 8420
- current and future conditions
(Bruce) 8432-3
(MacPhail) 8432-3
- current and past situation
(de Jong) 5684-5, 5757-8, 5761
- Coastal forest industry, labour dispute
- applicability of Labour Relations Code
(Bruce) 8422
(MacPhail) 8422-3
- collective agreement
(Bruce) 8425-6
(MacPhail) 8425-6
- collective bargaining process
(Bruce) 8406-15, 8419-23
(MacPhail) 8406-14, 8419-21, 8423-4
- collective bargaining process, legislation See also Coastal Forest Industry Dispute Settlement Act
(Bruce) 8390-2, 8405
(Harris) 8400-2
(Hayer) 8399-400
(Kwan) 8399
(Long) 8404
(MacPhail) 8392-4, 8396
(Nettleton) 8396-7
(Trumper) 8405
(Visser) 8402-4
- labour dispute
(Campbell) 8390
(Nettleton) 8390
- mediation-arbitration commissioner, budget
(Bruce) 8434
(MacPhail) 8434-5
- mediation-arbitration commissioner, powers
(Bruce) 8390-2, 8410-1, 8414, 8420, 8426-7, 8430-1
(MacPhail) 8393, 8396, 8426, 8430-1
- mediation-arbitration commissioner, reporting requirements and recommendations
(Bruce) 8435-6
(MacPhail) 8435-6
- mediation-arbitration commissioner, terms of reference
(Bruce) 8431-3
(MacPhail) 8431-4
- return to work
(Bruce) 8415-9, 8427-30
(MacPhail) 8414-9, 8426-30
- Community forest licences
(Harris) 6929
- Community forests
- benefits to communities
(Bell) 5713
(de Jong) 5755, 5759
- requirements
(Christensen) 5710-1
- Community salvage licences
- Companies
- Cut control requirements See Harvesting rights below under this main heading
- Employment in industry
- Environmental standards See Forest practices below under this main heading
- Export of products
- beetle-damaged wood
(Cobb) 8304
- definition of products
(de Jong) 6344, 6511-2, 6514, 6519
(MacPhail) 6511-4
- diversification of markets
(Hayer) 5137, 5165
(Sahota) 4817
(Thorpe) 5138
- export to China
(Campbell) 8020
(Penner) 8020
- export to China, Dream Home China initiative
(Bell) 6888
(de Jong) 6486-7
(Nettleton) 6486
- export to Europe
(de Jong) 6491-2
(Hunter) 6491-2
- export to India
(Thorpe) 5898
- impact of bid to host 2010 Olympic Winter Games See Vancouver-Whistler bid to host 2010 Winter Games under Olympic Games
- international marketing
(de Jong) 5680
- log exports
(Bell) 6345
(de Jong) 5685
- marketing strategy
(Thorpe) 5053
- potential for export of beetle- and fire-damaged wood to China
(Lee) 8120
(Penner) 8114
- raw logs
(de Jong) 5760, 5763, 5772, 6347, 6491, 6634
(Hunter) 6490-1
(MacPhail) 5759-60, 5763, 5771-3, 6634, 6923, 7204
(Nettleton) 6531
(Suffredine) 4722
- raw logs, export during NDP administration
(de Jong) 6512-4
(MacPhail) 6512-4
- Forest fires See Forest fires
- Forest health See also Pest control and management below under this main heading
- forest health strategies, responsibility for costs
(de Jong) 7260
(MacPhail) 7260
- funding
(de Jong) 6487-8
(MacKay) 6487
- government funding for emergency expenses
(de Jong) 7259-60
(MacPhail) 7259-60
- legislation
(de Jong) 7201, 7258
(MacPhail) 7258-9
- Forest ingrowth, impact on grasslands ecosystem
(Bennett) 5725-6
(van Dongen) 5726
- Forest licences
- competitive bidding system for licences
(de Jong) 6918, 7011-4
(MacPhail) 6923, 7011-4
- direct award of licences
(Bell) 6927
- replacement
(de Jong) 6919
- subdivision and transfer
(Cobb) 7115
- subdivision and transfer, legislation See Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003
- subdivision and transfer, requirements
(Bell) 6544-5
(de Jong) 5640, 6529-30, 6636, 7014, 7115
(MacKay) 6636
(MacPhail) 6534-5, 6636, 7014
(Nettleton) 6531
- Forest practices
- advisory council See Forest Practices Advisory Council below under this main heading
- defined forest area management model
(Bell) 6494
(de Jong) 6494-5, 7209, 7251-2
(MacPhail) 7209, 7251-2
- defined forest area management model, legislation See Forest and Range Practices Amendment Act, 2003; Forests Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2003
- environmental standards during NDP administration
(Hawes) 6933
- establishment of objectives and regulations
(de Jong) 7253-5, 7260-1
(MacPhail) 7253-4, 7260-1
(Visser) 7498
- legislation See Forest and Range Practices Amendment Act, 2003
- ministerial approval
(de Jong) 7264
(MacPhail) 7264
- practices in B.C.
(Bloy) 8121
(Nuraney) 8119
(Trumper) 8122
- prescriptive legislation
(de Jong) 7208, 7256
(MacPhail) 7253-6, 7257-8
- results-based code
(Bell) 6925
- standards in other countries
(Bell) 8116
(Locke) 8118
(Trumper) 7751
- Forest Practices Advisory Council, establishment
(de Jong) 7201
- Forest roads
- blockades, removal
(de Jong) 6489-90
(MacKay) 6489-90
- closings, notification
(de Jong) 6518
(MacPhail) 6518
- construction and maintenance of bridges and roads, reporting requirements
(de Jong) 6519
(MacPhail) 6519
- maintenance
(de Jong) 6485-6
(Nettleton) 6484-6
- return of right-of-way to original owner
(de Jong) 6518
(MacPhail) 6518
- road use permits
(de Jong) 7209
- wilderness roads
(de Jong) 6485
- Forest stewardship plans, requirements
(de Jong) 7256-8, 7261-3
(MacPhail) 7256-7, 7262-3
- Forest workers See also Foresters below under this main heading
- concerns re job protection, petition tabled
(MacPhail) 6355
- displaced forest workers, transition and income assistance
(MacPhail) 6047-8
- government support
(Hayer) 4839
(Lekstrom) 4896
(MacPhail) 6923-4
- injuries and death
(Bruce) 7193, 7230, 8212
(Cobb) 8212
- pension bridging
(Cobb) 5787
(de Jong) 5685, 5754, 5785-6
(MacPhail) 5690, 5754, 5785-6
(Visser) 5709
- pension plan
(Bruce) 8425-6
(MacPhail) 8425
- relationship with employers, collective bargaining process
(de Jong) 7007
(MacPhail) 7007
- scalers, misrepresentation
(de Jong) 7252
(MacPhail) 7252
- scalers, role
(de Jong) 5771
(MacPhail) 5771
- transition fund for workers See B.C. forestry revitalization trust above under this main heading
- woodworkers' liens, legislation See Woodworkers' liens below under this main heading
- Foresters
- Forestry revitalization fund See B.C. forestry revitalization trust above under this main heading
- Forestry revitalization plan
- impact on forest workers and communities
(Harris) 5706-7
(MacPhail) 5686-90
(Visser) 5708
- plan
(Christensen) 5710-1
(de Jong) 5639, 6343, 6917-8, 7349
- reaction to plan
(de Jong) 5679, 5683-4
- transition fund for workers See B.C. forestry revitalization trust above under this main heading
- Government role
(de Jong) 6548-9
- Harvesting agreements
- agreements
(de Jong) 7010
- free use permits
(Bell) 6514
(de Jong) 6514
- reporting requirements
(Bell) 6520
(de Jong) 6519-20
(MacPhail) 6519
- Harvesting of resource, penalties for offences
(Bell) 6927
(de Jong) 6918
- Harvesting rights
- Harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction
- compensation for licence holders
(Bell) 5712
(Brice) 5714
(Cobb) 5775
(de Jong) 5639, 5681-2, 5684, 5775-8, 5781-4, 6488-90
(Harris) 5706
(Krueger) 5705
(Kwan) 6541
(MacKay) 6488-9
(MacPhail) 5688-90, 5775-7, 5781-4, 5786
(Sultan) 6490
(Visser) 5708-9
- impact on employment
(de Jong) 5755-6
(MacPhail) 5755-6
- impact on employment, transition fund See B.C. forestry revitalization trust above under this main heading
- impact on environment
(de Jong) 5760-1
(MacPhail) 5760-1
- impact on forest workers and communities
(de Jong) 5757-9
(MacPhail) 5757-9
- implementation, negotiation process
(de Jong) 5748-50, 5753-5, 5768
(MacPhail) 5748-50, 5753-5, 5768
- legislation See Forestry Revitalization Act
- percentage of reduction of licences
(de Jong) 5757, 5769
(MacPhail) 5768-9
(Nettleton) 5757
- timber takeback, determination
(de Jong) 5770-1, 5774-5
(MacPhail) 5770-1, 5774
- timber takeback, impact on small licence holders
(Hawes) 6932
(Suffredine) 6934
- timber takeback, public auction
(Bell) 6925-6
(de Jong) 5756-7
(MacPhail) 5756-7, 5759-60, 5762
- timber takeback, public auction, purchase of timber by foreign companies
(de Jong) 5763
(MacPhail) 5763
- timber takeback, reallocation to Indians
(de Jong) 5750-3, 5763-4, 5766-8
(MacPhail) 5750, 5752-3, 5763-4, 5766-7
- Indians' involvement in industry, opportunities
(Bell) 6546-7
(Christensen) 5710
(Collins) 4871
(de Jong) 5682-3, 5751-3, 6917
(Harris) 4820, 6930
(Hawes) 6932
(Krueger) 5703
(Nettleton) 6484
(Neufeld) 5055-6
(Trumper) 4904
(Visser) 4907
(Wilson) 4822
- Industry in B.C.
- competition from newer exporting countries
(Harris) 7206
- competitiveness
(de Jong) 5679-81, 5774, 6346, 6530
(Krueger) 5705
(MacPhail) 5774
- current and past conditions
(Bell) 6924, 6926
(Bennett) 7517-8
(Brice) 5713-4
(Krueger) 5691, 5702-3
(MacPhail) 6618-9
(Visser) 5708-9
- current conditions
(Collins) 5250
(Harris) 7205-6
(MacPhail) 7202-4
- diversification
(Harris) 7206
- government initiatives
(Harris) 8121
(Visser) 8117-8
- government initiatives, impact on investment
(Bell) 7489
- impact of B.C. Liberal Party government policies
(MacPhail) 8395
- impact of hydroelectricity rates
(MacPhail) 6911-2
- impact of NDP government policies
(Bell) 6928
(Bruce) 4993, 8418
(Campbell) 7053-5
(Collins) 4871, 5248-9
(Harris) 6928-30, 8400-1
(Hawes) 6931-3
- industry during 1990s
(Bell) 7207
(Harris) 7205
- investment
(de Jong) 5777
- opportunities
(Neufeld) 8283
- past conditions
(de Jong) 7207-8
(MacPhail) 6535
- Pearse reports
(Bruce) 8391
(de Jong) 5684-5, 5757-8, 6623, 6631-2, 6634
(Hunter) 6532
(MacPhail) 5757-8, 6623-4, 6632-3
(Visser) 5709
- role in economy
(Belsey) 7516-7
(de Jong) 5714
- Insect infestations See Pest control and management below under this main heading
- Labour relations, 2003 dispute in coastal forest industry See Coastal forest industry, labour dispute above under this main heading
- Logging in parks See Development in parks under Parks
- Markets See Export of products above under this main heading
- Mills
- appurtenancy agreements See also Processing of resource, local processing requirements below under this main heading
(de Jong) 5762, 5765-6, 6620-1, 6625-7
(MacPhail) 5762, 5765-6, 6619-22, 6625-8
- appurtenancy requirements, elimination
(Bell) 6545
(de Jong) 6622-3, 6635
(Lekstrom) 6634-5
(MacPhail) 6622
- appurtenancy requirements, legislation See Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003
- closings
(Christensen) 5710
(de Jong) 5761, 6501, 6623, 6626, 6630, 6632-3, 7009
(Harris) 5707
(MacPhail) 5688, 5761, 6499, 6501-2, 6624, 6626, 6629-30, 6632-3, 6919, 7008-10
(Nettleton) 6531
- expansions, impact on smaller operations, "supermill" issue
(de Jong) 6501-2
(MacPhail) 6501-2
- hours of operation
(MacPhail) 7055
- Pest control and management
- Private managed forest land
- benefits
(Stewart, K.) 7753-4
(Visser) 7757
- certification of products See Certification of products above under this main heading
- council See Private Managed Forest Land Council below under this main heading
- fire suppression
(Hagen) 7860-1
(MacPhail) 7860-1
- legislation See also Private Managed Forest Land Act
- legislation, consultation by government
(Belsey) 7870
(Bennett) 7752-3, 7863
(Hagen) 7863, 7870
- management, public consultation
(Hagen) 7864
(MacPhail) 7747, 7864
- protection of wildlife habitat
(Belsey) 7870
(Hagen) 7869-70
(Wilson) 7869
- reforestation
(Bell) 7763
(Belsey) 7869
(Hagen) 7869
- regulation
(Bell) 7763
(Belsey) 7756, 7869-70
(Bennett) 7752
(Bray) 7762-3
(Christensen) 7754-6, 7861-2, 7864
(Cobb) 7859
(Hagen) 7746, 7859-64, 7868-70
(Harris) 7863, 7868
(Hawes) 7862-3
(Hunter) 7749-50, 7868
(Les) 7761
(MacKay) 7759-60, 7859, 7870
(MacPhail) 7747-8
(Penner) 7761-2
(Stewart, K.) 7753-4
(Suffredine) 7748-9, 7859-60
(Trumper) 7752
(Visser) 7757-8
- regulation, management objectives
(Hagen) 7867-8
(MacKay) 7759-60
(MacPhail) 7867-8
(Visser) 7757
- regulation, penalties
(Belsey) 7870
(Cobb) 7859
(Hagen) 7859, 7870
(MacKay) 7760
- role of local government
(Hagen) 7864, 7869
(Hayer) 7869
(MacPhail) 7864
- size and ownership
(Christensen) 7863
(Hagen) 7863
- taxation
(Bennett) 7753
(Christensen) 7755
(Hagen) 7862
(Hawes) 7862
- Private Managed Forest Land Council
- Processing of resource
- local processing requirements, elimination
(de Jong) 5640, 5760-1, 5765-6, 6347, 6498, 6500, 6530
(MacPhail) 5689, 5759, 5761-2, 5765-6, 6498-500, 6923
(Nettleton) 6531
(Sahota) 6544
- local processing requirements, elimination, impact on workers and communities
(de Jong) 6620-2, 6629-35
(Lekstrom) 6634-5
(MacPhail) 6537-8, 6619-23, 6629-34
- processing requirements
(de Jong) 6519
(MacPhail) 6519
- Products, certification See Certification of products above under this main heading
- Pulp and paper sector
- effluent standards
(Kwan) 6847
- impact of forest industry reforms
(de Jong) 5762-3
(MacPhail) 5762
- pricing of pulp chips, formula
(de Jong) 7114
(Kwan) 7114
- Raw logs, export See Export of products above under this main heading
- Reforms
- consultation
(Bell) 5713
(Christensen) 5709-10
(de Jong) 5679-81, 6521, 6542-3
(Harris) 5705-6
(MacPhail) 5685-6, 5754, 6521, 6538-9, 6922-3
(Sahota) 6543-4
(Visser) 5708-9
- consultation, response of industry and stakeholders
(de Jong) 6549-50
(MacPhail) 6533-5, 6537
- consultation, response of industry and stakeholders, joint statement
(Kwan) 6539-42
- consultation with Indians
(de Jong) 5751-2, 6484
(Kwan) 6540, 6542
(MacPhail) 5752, 6534
(Nettleton) 5750-1, 6483-4
- federal government response
(de Jong) 6504
(MacPhail) 6504
- forestry revitalization plan See Forestry revitalization plan above under this main heading
- impact on industry
(Campbell) 7053-6
(MacPhail) 7054-5
- impact on people
(MacPhail) 4719
(Throne speech) 4702
- impact on provincial government budget
(MacPhail) 5308-9
- impact on small operations
(MacPhail) 5762
- legislation See also Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003; Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act (No. 2), 2003; Forestry Revitalization Act; Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2003; Forests Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2003; Private Managed Forest Land Act
(de Jong) 7005-6
(MacPhail) 6919-24, 7003-6
- legislation during B.C. Liberal Party administration
(Christensen) 7754
(MacPhail) 7253, 7747
- legislation, future legislation
(de Jong) 6487
(Nettleton) 6487
- reforms
(Abbott) 4818
(Barisoff) 5041
(Bell) 6544
(Bloy) 5162
(Bond) 5035-6
(Brenzinger) 5910
(Brice) 4750
(Bruce) 4993
(Christensen) 4765, 5126
(Chutter) 4782
(Cobb) 6889-90
(Collins) 4871
(de Jong) 6345, 6346-7, 6530-1
(Hagen) 4990, 6110
(Halsey-Brandt) 5007
(Hamilton) 5039
(Harris) 4820, 6547, 6930-1
(Hawkins) 5002
(Hunter) 6532-3
(Krueger) 5704
(Les) 5108
(Locke) 4951
(McMahon) 4957, 4984
(Manhas) 4826
(Nettleton) 6531-2
(Neufeld) 5055
(Nuraney) 5037, 5100
(Roddick) 4996
(Sahota) 4817
(Stephens) 4954
(Suffredine) 5173
(Thorpe) 5051
(Throne speech) 4702-3
(Trumper) 4904
(Visser) 4907, 8402-3
(Wilson) 4821-2
(Wong) 4936
- reforms to address fire risks in forests
(Bennett) 7142-3
- restructuring
(Hunter) 4902
- transition funding
(Trumper) 4754
- Remanufacturing industry See Value-added sector below under this main heading
- Research, research provided by forest companies
(MacPhail) 7209
- Role in economy
(Bond) 4779
(Brenzinger) 5910
(Brice) 4750
(Cobb) 4741
(Lekstrom) 4745
(Sahota) 4816-7
- Salvage logging
- community salvage licences See Community salvage licences above under this main heading
- salvage program
(Harris) 6929
- small-scale operations, access to fibre
(de Jong) 5684
- small-scale operations, expansion
(Christensen) 5711
(de Jong) 6935
- small-scale operations, response to forest industry reforms
(de Jong) 5715
- small-scale operations, role in economy and forest health
(Bell) 5713
(de Jong) 5983
(Krueger) 5704-5
(Wilson) 5983, 6454-6
- small-scale operations, role in efficient utilization of fibre
(de Jong) 6455
- Seed orchards, lease from Forests ministry
(de Jong) 6484
(Nettleton) 6484
- Silviculture, fulfilment of licensee obligations
(de Jong) 7252
(MacPhail) 7252
- Small business forest enterprise program See B.C. timber sales program
- Softwood lumber exports to U.S.
- border tax
(Bhullar) 6729
(de Jong) 6729
- export duty, compensation for communities impacted by duty
(Belsey) 6127
(Halsey-Brandt) 6127
- export duty, impact on mills
(Anderson) 4834
- export duty, status
(Bhullar) 7301
(de Jong) 7301-2
- negotiations for new agreement
(de Jong) 6729
(Lekstrom) 4896
(Wong) 4936
- negotiations for new agreement and forest industry reform legislation
(de Jong) 7004-6
(MacPhail) 7004-6
- negotiations for new agreement and World Trade Organization ruling
(Bell) 6990
(Campbell) 7056
(de Jong) 6990, 7003-4
(MacPhail) 7003-4, 7056
- negotiations for new agreement, government actions
(MacPhail) 8395
- negotiations for new agreement, U.S. proposal
(de Jong) 8387-8
(MacPhail) 8387-8
- negotiations for new agreement, U.S. response to forest industry reforms
(de Jong) 5757, 5772-4, 6503-5, 6548
(MacPhail) 5687-9, 5763, 5773-4, 6503-5, 6535, 6919-20
- Stumpage system
- prevention of grade-setting, government action
(de Jong) 5770-1
(MacPhail) 5770-1
- rates, calculation
(de Jong) 6918
(Suffredine) 6934
- rates, impact of competitive bidding system
(de Jong) 6505-6
(MacPhail) 6505
- rates, inclusion of costs of bridge and road construction and maintenance
(de Jong) 6519
(MacPhail) 6519
- rates, waterbedding issue
(de Jong) 6506-7
(MacPhail) 6506
- Technology
(Krueger) 4855
(Manhas) 4826
- Tenure system, takeback of tenure See Harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction above under this main heading
- Timber mark certificates, requirements
(Bell) 6516-7
(de Jong) 6344, 6517
- Timber sale licences, advertisement
(de Jong) 6515
(MacPhail) 6515
- Timber sales
- Timber supply analysis, process
(de Jong) 7209
(MacPhail) 7209
- Timber-cutting rights See Harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction above under this main heading
- Timber-pricing system
- market-based system
(Bell) 6520
(de Jong) 5639, 5756-7, 6496-7, 6520, 6613-4, 6917-8, 6935, 7004, 7006
(MacPhail) 5756-7, 5762, 6496
(Suffredine) 6934
- market-based system, economic benefits
(Suffredine) 4722
- market-based system, impact on revenues to government
(de Jong) 6506-7
(MacPhail) 6506-7
- market-based system, legislation See Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act (No. 2), 2003
- market-based system, response of industry stakeholders
(de Jong) 6503-5
(MacPhail) 6503-5
- review See Scarfe, Brian
- royalty system, elimination and compensation
(de Jong) 8124, 8186-7
- stumpage system See Stumpage system above under this main heading
- Tree farm licence No. 5 See Cariboo area
- Tree farm licence No. 8 See Boundary Creek
- Tree farm licence No. 37 See Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
- Tree farm licence No. 44 See Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd.
- Tree farm licence No. 55 See Selkirk Forest Products Co.
- Tree farm licences
- replacement
(de Jong) 6919
- subdivision and transfer, requirements
(de Jong) 7114
- Valuation of timber
(Bell) 6926
(de Jong) 6917
- Value-added sector
- Waterbedding
(Bond) 4780
- Woodlots
- education program
(Christensen) 5711
- licence plans, government consultation with licensees
(de Jong) 7257
(MacPhail) 7257
- licences, subdivision and transfer, requirements
(Bell) 7115
(de Jong) 7115
- licences, tendering process
(de Jong) 6515-6
(MacKay) 6515
- sale of undercut
(Bell) 7119
(de Jong) 7119
- size requirements
(Bell) 6516
(de Jong) 6516
- woodlot owners, ability to process timber
(de Jong) 6344, 6516
(MacPhail) 6516
- woodlot program
(Bell) 5712-3
(de Jong) 5683, 5770
(Hagen) 7861
(Harris) 6929
(Hawes) 6932-3
(MacKay) 7861
- Woodworkers' liens, legislation
(Suffredine) 6934
- Workers See Forest workers above under this main heading
- Working forest land base
- establishment
(Bell) 6924-5, 7486
(Christensen) 7490-1
(Hagen) 4990, 6108-9, 7108, 7485, 7509, 7514-5
(Hawes) 6931-2
(Lekstrom) 4745
(MacKay) 4743
(Mayencourt) 7494-5
(Suffredine) 4721-2, 7509
- establishment, public consultation
(Bray) 6110-1
(Cobb) 6114-5
(Hagen) 6110-1, 6114-5
- establishment, public consultation and response
(Bell) 7489
(Bray) 7499
(Hagen) 7503-4
(MacPhail) 7491-2
(Suffredine) 7493
- government commitment
(Bray) 7499
- impact
(MacPhail) 7492
- impact on agricultural development area lands
(Bell) 6115-6
(Hagen) 6116
- impact on land use planning process
(Bell) 7487
- impact on treaty negotiations
(Mayencourt) 7495
- land allocation
(Hagen) 7578
(MacPhail) 7578
- land classified as non-satisfactorily restocked
(Bell) 6492
(de Jong) 6492
- legislation
(Hagen) 7568
(MacPhail) 7492-3, 7566-8
- legislation, timeline for implementation
(Bell) 6115
(Hagen) 6115
Forest Kerr power project See Iskut River
Forest land reserve
Forest Practices Board
- Annual report, 2002, tabled
(de Jong) 7043
- Mandate and powers
(de Jong) 7201, 7253
Forest Practices Code
- Amendments
(de Jong) 7209
- Forest fire provisions, separate legislation See Wildfire Act
- Impact on costs to forest industry
(Hawes) 6932
Forest Renewal B.C.
Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003
- (Bill 29) (Minister of Forests) 1R, 5640; 2R, 6346-7, 6528-50; C, 6618-37, 7114-20; 3R, 7120; RA, 7134
- Amdts: amdt. to 2R (MacPhail) 6539, negatived 6543; sec. 3 (de Jong) 6636, approved 6636; sec. 4 and sec. 5 (de Jong) 7114, approved 7114; eleven amdts. to sec. 13 (de Jong) 7116-7, approved 7116-7
- Divisions: amdt. to 2R negatived 6543; 2R approved 6550; sec. 2 approved 6635; 3R approved 7120
- Debate, speakers
(Bell) 6544-7, 7115-6, 7119
(Cobb) 7115, 7118-9
(de Jong) 5640, 6346-7, 6528-31, 6542-3, 6548-50, 6618, 6620-36, 7114-20
(Harris) 6547-8, 7119
(Hunter) 6532-3
(Kwan) 6539-42, 7114, 7117-8
(Lekstrom) 6634-5
(MacKay) 6636
(MacPhail) 6533-9, 6618-34, 6636, 7116
(Nettleton) 6531-2
(Sahota) 6543-4
- Purpose of bill
(de Jong) 5640
- Timeline for passage of bill
(de Jong) 6542
(Kwan) 6539, 6541-2
(MacPhail) 6539
Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act (No. 2), 2003
- (Bill 45) (Minister of Forests) 1R, 6613-4; 2R, 6917-35; C, 7002-14; 3R, 7015; RA, 7134
- Amdts: sec. 1 (de Jong) 7003, approved 7003; sec. 36 and 86 (de Jong) 7014, approved 7014
- Debate, speakers
(Bell) 6924-8
(de Jong) 6613-4, 6917-9, 6934-5, 7003-14
(Harris) 6928-31
(Hawes) 6931-4
(MacPhail) 6919-24, 7003-14
(Suffredine) 6934
- Definitions, "B.C. timber sales agreement"
(de Jong) 7003, 7007
(MacPhail) 7003, 7007
- Provisions, amendments to forest industry reform legislation
(de Jong) 7005
(MacPhail) 6920-4, 7005, 7007, 7014
- Purpose of bill
(de Jong) 6613-4
(MacPhail) 6923
Forest Service See Forests, Ministry of
Foresters Act
Forestry Revitalization Act
- (Bill 28) (Minister of Forests) 1R, 5639; 2R, 5679-91, 5702-17; C, 5748-88; 3R, 5788; RA, 5789
- Amdts: two amdts. to sec. 3(1) (MacPhail) 5771, negatived 5771, 5773
- Divisions: 2R approved 5716-7; sec. 2 approved 5769-70; amdt. to sec. 3(1) negatived 5773
- Debate, speakers
(Bell) 5712-3
(Brice) 5713-4
(Christensen) 5709-12
(Cobb) 5784-5, 5787-8
(de Jong) 5639, 5679-86, 5714-7, 5748-88
(Harris) 5705-7
(Krueger) 5691, 5702-5
(MacPhail) 5685-91, 5748-50, 5752-79, 5781-8
(Nettleton) 5750-1, 5757
(Visser) 5707-9
- Drafting of bill, participants commended
(de Jong) 5714
- Provisions
- exemption for Forests minister from Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability legislation
(de Jong) 5787-8
(MacPhail) 5686, 5746, 5764, 5787-8
(Speaker) 5780
- limit on compensation for forest company timber licence reductions
(de Jong) 5781-2
(MacPhail) 5781-2
- regulation-making provisions
(Cobb) 5788
(de Jong) 5788
- Purpose of bill
(de Jong) 5639, 5680-2
- Response of government MLAs to bill
(MacPhail) 5686-9, 5691, 5778, 5781
(Visser) 5708
- Timeline for passage of bill
(de Jong) 5779, 5781, 5784
(MacPhail) 5687, 5691, 5748-9, 5777-9, 5781-4, 5788
Forestry revitalization plan See Forest industry
Forests, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Budget
- Forest investment account
- account
(de Jong) 6488
- administration, contract with Forintek Canada Corp.
(Bell) 6494
(de Jong) 6494
- administration, contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
(Bell) 6493-4
(de Jong) 6493-4
- allocation of funds to programs and reporting requirements
(Bell) 6493-4
(de Jong) 6493-4
- Office closings and service delivery
(de Jong) 5754
(MacPhail) 5754
- Operations
- Role
(MacPhail) 7012
- Seed orchards See Forest industry
- Staff
- employees' role in firefighting efforts
(Bray) 7171
(Hawkins) 7178
- reductions in range division
(MacPhail) 7204
- role in timber takeback negotiations
(de Jong) 5753-4, 5777
(MacPhail) 5754
Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2003
- (Bill 27) (Minister of Forests) 1R, 5640; 2R, 6342-6; C, 6495-509, 6511-21; 3R, 6521; RA, 7134
- Divisions: 3R approved 6521
- Debate, speakers
(Bell) 6345, 6514, 6516-7, 6520
(de Jong) 5640, 6342-6, 6495-509, 6511-21
(MacKay) 6515
(MacPhail) 6344-5, 6495-509, 6511-21
- Consultation by government
(de Jong) 6496-8
(MacPhail) 6495-8
- Definitions
- "free use permit"
(Bell) 6514
(de Jong) 6514
- "special forest products"
(de Jong) 6511-2
(MacPhail) 6511-3
- Purpose of bill
(de Jong) 5640, 6342
Forests Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2003
Forintek Canada Corp.
- Contract for administration of forest investment account See Forest investment account under Forests, Ministry of
Fort Nelson, B.C.
- Access to Beaufort Sea
(Neufeld) 4773
- Railway services
(Neufeld) 8282
Fort St. James, B.C.
- Forest industry, value-added sector
(Bell) 6925
Fort Steele Heritage Town, Fort Steele, B.C.
Foster care See also Adoption; Children in government care under Children
- Availability for youth aged 15 and over
(Hogg) 5462
(MacPhail) 5462
- Diversion of youth to income assistance See Recipients, recipients under 18 years of age under Income assistance
- Foster parents
- number
(Hogg) 5672
(MacPhail) 5671
- recruitment and remuneration
(Hogg) 5672
(MacPhail) 5672
- transition to adoptive parents
(Chong) 5819
(Hogg) 5819
- Funding, cross-jurisdictional funding
(Brenzinger) 5804
(Hogg) 5804
- Group homes
- cost savings by addition of resident to group homes
(Hogg) 5673
(MacPhail) 5673
- health and safety
(Hogg) 5673
- Impact on children
(Anderson) 5828
- Non-governmental organizations
(Hogg) 5671
(MacPhail) 5671
- Situation in B.C., comparison with elsewhere
(Hogg) 5672
(MacPhail) 5672
Four pillars
- Program See Downtown east side, prevention of illegal drug activity, four pillars approach under Vancouver, B.C.
Fox, Terry
Foy, Joe
- Work on park creation
(Hawes) 6933
François Lake
Fraser, Gertrude
Fraser health authority
- Addiction and mental health services
(Cheema) 6771, 6946, 7350
(Locke) 6770-1
- Allocation of services among facilities
(Hansen) 6870
(MacPhail) 6870
- Budget
(Hansen) 6870-1, 6901
(MacPhail) 6870, 6901
- Chief executive officer, remuneration
(Hansen) 7440-1
(Kwan) 7440
- Continuing and long-term care facilities, intermediate and long-term care beds, bed closings
(Kwan) 7440
- Hospital laundry contracts See also K-Bro Linen Systems Inc.
(MacPhail) 6791-2
- Performance agreement for procedural and surgical services
(MacPhail) 6869-70
- Relocation of Riverview Hospital patients See Redevelopment project under Riverview Hospital, Port Coquitlam, B.C.
- Security services at health care facilities, privatization
(Hansen) 6899-900
(MacPhail) 6899-900
- Service contracts
(Hansen) 6869
(MacPhail) 6869
- Supportive-housing initiative
(Penner) 4845
- Use of Eagle Ridge Hospital facility See Eagle Ridge Hospital and Health Centre, Port Moody, B.C.
Fraser Institute
- Report on ranking of schools and student performance in B.C.
(Clark) 5502-3
(MacPhail) 5502
Fraser, John
Fraser River
- Crossings
- crossing between Surrey and Maple Ridge, connector to 176th Street interchange and South Fraser perimeter road See Lower mainland
- Gateway project See Gateway program under Lower mainland
- need for third crossing
(Hayer) 4838
- new crossing as replacement for Albion ferry, public concerns
(Manhas) 5455-6
- new crossings, links with U.S. border accesses
(Manhas) 5455-6
(Reid, J.) 5456
- new crossings, planning
(Reid, J.) 5455-6
- proposal for crossing between Surrey and Maple Ridge, public concerns
(Hayer) 5165
- Gravel extraction in area
Fraser Valley
Fraser-Burrard Community Justice Society
- Restorative justice program for youth
(Manhas) 8183
Fred Randall House, Burnaby, B.C.
- Opening of facility
(MacPhail) 7410
Freedom of information
Freedom of Information and Privacy Association
- Position on amendments to freedom-of-information legislation
(MacPhail) 5355
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Special Committee to Review the
- Appointment and powers
(Collins) 7114
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2003
- (Bill 13) (Minister of Management Services) 1R, 5059-60; 2R, 5205-7; C, 5355-7; 3R, 5357; RA, 5488
- Amdts: sec. 10 (MacPhail) 5356, negatived 5357
- Debate, speakers
(MacPhail) 5206-7, 5355-7
(Santori) 5059-60, 5205-7, 5356-7
- Purpose of bill
(Santori) 5060, 5205-6
French immersion See Education
Friends of Strathcona Park
- Concerns re mining activity in Strathcona Park
(Kwan) 6989
Friends of UCC University Society
- Proposal re university status for University College of the Cariboo
(Krueger) 7987
From Grief to Action
- Work of group
(Anderson) 5187-8
Fuel
- Bunker fuel, tax exemption, inclusion of marine gas oil
(Collins) 4872
(Thorpe) 5051
- Clear fuel, taxation
(Collins) 5240
- Gasoline
- price fluctuation
(Collins) 5427-8
- reduction in sulphur content, extraction process, impact on air quality
(Lee) 5952
(Murray) 5952
- Gasoline tax
- federal tax, revenue to provinces
(Manhas) 5171
(Penner) 4840
- increase
(Collins) 5240
(Hunter) 4901
- increase, impact on air quality
(MacPhail) 5994-5
- increase, impact on B.C. interior
(Lekstrom) 4897
(MacPhail) 4873
- increase, impact on B.C. interior and lower mainland
(Kerr) 4894
(MacPhail) 4761
- increase, impact on costs to government
(Collins) 5417-8
(MacPhail) 5417-8
- increase, impact on federal tax revenues
(Collins) 5426-7
(MacPhail) 5426-7
- increase, impact on provincial tax revenues
(Barisoff) 5290
(Bell) 5290
- increase, impact on public transit
(MacPhail) 5238, 5243, 5352-3
(Reid, J.) 5238
- increase, position of business and industry
(Collins) 5430
(MacPhail) 5429
- revenue to transportation infrastructure
(Abbott) 4828
(Barisoff) 5041
(Bell) 5118
(Bennett) 5191
(Chong) 5244
(Collins) 4761, 5426-9
(Hawkins) 5001
(Hayer) 4839, 5164-5
(McMahon) 4984
(MacPhail) 4761, 5426-9
(Manhas) 5171
(Neufeld) 4774
(Nijjar) 4923-4
(Penner) 4840
(Reid, J.) 5033-4
(Sahota) 5181
(Suffredine) 4721
(Thorpe) 5052
- revenue to transportation infrastructure, inclusion in provincial budget See British Columbia Transportation Financing Authority
- revenue to transportation infrastructure, responsibility
(Reid, J.) 5456
(Wong) 5456
- tax
(Stewart, K.) 5166-7
- Marine gas for turbine engines, tax exemption
(Collins) 5430
- Tax exemptions for prescribed uses
(Collins) 5430
(MacPhail) 5430
Fulton, Jim
- Comments on aquaculture operations
(MacPhail) 6101
Furry Creek
- Hydroelectric project
(Penner) 7147
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