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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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Rabbani, Diane
- Position as deputy minister in Management Services ministry
(MacPhail) 6078-9
(Santori) 6078-9
Rabeprazole See Coverage, proton pump inhibitors under Pharmacare program
Radford, Jack
Rafferty, Pauline
- Comments on Royal B.C. Museum legislation
(Bray) 5567
(Orr) 5569
Rafting See River rafting
Railway Act
Railway and Ferries Bargaining Assistance Amendment Act, 2003
Railways and rail services See also particular rail services, e.g., British Columbia Rail
- Competition
(MacPhail) 8349-50, 8369
(Reid, J.) 8349, 8371
- Equipment and infrastructure
- additional centre-beam cars
(Bell) 8244
(Coleman) 8316
(MacKay) 8255
- cabooses, discontinuation of use
(Kerr) 8312-3
(Les) 8311
- car repair services in Prince George
(Bell) 8248
- closing of rail lines
(Lekstrom) 8331-2
- decisions on future of current rail lines
(MacPhail) 8372-3
(Reid, J.) 8373
- number of cars
(Lekstrom) 8332
- rail yards in Prince George, surplus land for city use
(Bell) 8245
- railbed assets, definition
(MacPhail) 8369-70
- responsibility for maintenance and safety
(MacPhail) 8369-70
(Reid, J.) 8369-70
- use of tracks by operators other than CN Rail
(MacPhail) 8368
(Reid, J.) 8368
- wheel shop in Prince George
(Bell) 8248
(Bond) 8269-70
(Campbell) 8266
(Kwan) 8219
- Freight service
- availability of lumber cars
(Bell) 5840-1
(Reid, J.) 5841
- guaranteed car delivery system
(Bell) 8244
- private sector involvement
(Reid, J.) 5033
- shipping costs
(Coleman) 8316
(MacPhail) 8369
(Reid, J.) 8369, 8371
- shipping times, improvements
(Coleman) 8316
- Government involvement
(Coleman) 8315
- Land use
(Cobb) 8253
- Legislation, revision
(Reid, J.) 6991
- Liability of operators
(MacPhail) 8374-5
(Reid, J.) 8374-5
- Passenger service
- future
(Cobb) 8253
(Lekstrom) 8332
(Reid, J.) 5033
- rail tourism See Tourism rail services below under this main heading
- request for proposals
(Bell) 5842
(Campbell) 8265
(MacKay) 8255-6
(MacPhail) 8372
(Reid, J.) 5842, 8213, 8372
(Sultan) 8250
- role of private sector
(Nettleton) 5837
(Reid, J.) 5837
- Privatization See British Columbia Rail
- Role
- role in development of B.C.
(Krueger) 8273
- role in economy
(Neufeld) 8282-3
- role in economy of northern and central B.C.
(Nettleton) 5835-7
- role in economy of northern B.C.
(Bond) 4780
(Reid, J.) 7719
- role in forest industry
(Plant) 8326-7
- Services
- arbitration for shippers
(Bell) 8244
- Cariboo Prospector and Whistler Northwind, service termination
(Bell) 5842, 8245-6
(Nettleton) 5837-8
(Reid, J.) 5838
- customer comments
(Kwan) 7811-2
- D'Arcy-Lillooet service
(Nettleton) 5838
(Reid, J.) 5838
- Dawson Creek–Hythe service
(Lekstrom) 8332
- interconnection with other rail systems
(Bell) 8244
- intermodal services
(Wilson) 8321
- intermodal truck and marine services
(Nettleton) 5839
(Reid, J.) 5839
- need for improvements
(Bond) 8270
- rail line between North Vancouver and Squamish, replacement with road for 2010 Olympic Winter Games
(MacPhail) 6845-6
(Reid, J.) 6845-6
- reduction, impact on resource-based communities
(Nettleton) 5836
- requirement to provide service
(MacPhail) 8371-2
(Reid, J.) 8371-2
- scheduled railroad concept
(Sultan) 8249
- service from B.C. to Chicago
(Campbell) 8265
(Coleman) 8316, 8318
(Jarvis) 8256-7
(Kerr) 8313
- service of shippers' needs
(Reid, J.) 5836, 5841, 7812
- services
(Bell) 7916
- services for potential Olympic Games in Whistler
(Nettleton) 5836
(Reid, J.) 5836
- services in northern communities
(Nettleton) 6995-6
- Tourism rail services
Raine, Nancy Greene
- Position on Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Olympic Winter Games bid
(Krueger) 4856
Ranching industry See Livestock industry
Randall, Fred
- Accomplishments
(MacPhail) 7410
Range Act
Rangeland
- Forage for beef industry See Cattle industry under Livestock industry
- Legislation, cattlemen's concerns
(MacPhail) 7204
- Rehabilitation of grazing lands damaged by wildfires
(Cobb) 7301
(de Jong) 7301
RAV line See Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line under Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Raven Lodge, Mount Washington
- Potential as Olympic Games venue
(Visser) 4908
RCMP See Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Real Estate Act
Real estate industry
Real property tax
- Assessment of property See also British Columbia Assessment
- assessment
(Hagen) 6110
- assessment of tax-exempt properties
(Kwan) 8334
(Plant) 8275, 8334
- impact of property value assessments on eligibility for homeowner grant
(Collins) 6238
(Jarvis) 6236-8
- Business and residential rates
(Bennett) 6579
(Nebbeling) 6579
- School tax, increase
(Hayer) 5164
- Tax exemptions
- exemption for dust and particulate-matter eliminators
(Collins) 5241, 5425-6
(Krueger) 5425
- exemption for first-time home buyers
(Collins) 5240
Recall and Initiative Act
- Amendments
(MacPhail) 4982
Recall of politicians See Politics and politicians
Recalma, Arnold Patrick
Recreation
- All-terrain vehicles See All-terrain vehicles
- Back-country recreation
- access, role of resource industries
(Suffredine) 7493-4
(Trumper) 7498
- mountain guides
(McMahon) 7216
- tourism potential
(McMahon) 7703-4
- Recreation in parks See Parks
- Recreation stewardship
- recreation stewardship panel report, recommendations
(MacPhail) 8236-7
- use of revenues from recreational activities
(Murray) 5904
- Snowmobiling See Snowmobiles
Recycling
- Deposit system for beverage containers, return-to-retailer provisions
(Bruce) 5538-9
(Kerr) 5538-9
- Domestic beer containers, refunds, petition tabled
(Bloy) 6991
- Lubricating oil, oil filters and containers, end-of-life stewardship program
(Murray)
5903
Red Mountain Resorts Inc.
Red tape See Regulations and red tape under Government
Reder, Mark
- Work with energy sector
(MacPhail) 8032
Redfern Resources Ltd.
- Tulsequah Chief mine project
- approval, allegation of insider trading
(MacPhail) 4811
- impact of Alaska–B.C. relationship
(Halsey-Brandt) 5643-4
(MacKay) 5643
- job creation potential
(MacKay) 5643
- permit
(MacKay) 4742
- permitting process, timeliness
(MacKay) 7898
(Sultan) 7893-4
Redman, Mondee
- Public written question, proposed changes to the provincial apprenticeship program 5030
Redmond, Washington
- Technology industry
(Manhas) 4823
Referenda
- Referendum on electoral reform See Electoral reform, referendum on citizens' assembly recommendation under Elections
Regional districts See also Local government; particular districts
- Application of Community Charter legislation
(Kwan) 7470-1
(Nebbeling) 7470-1
- Board and council membership, harmonization
(Kwan) 7470
(Nebbeling) 7470
- Regional growth management
(Hawes) 7965
- Requirement for payments from project proponents See Project approval process, amenity agreements with local government under Government
Regional growth management See Regional districts
Regional hospital districts
- Accounting principles and financial reporting
(Hansen) 5554, 5844, 5913-4
- Powers
(Hawes) 5913-4
- Removal of boards by government
(Hansen) 5554
Regional Transmission Organization West
Registrar of companies
Regulations and red tape See Government
Reichl-Schonert, Kimberly
- Research on children
(Reid, L.) 5807
Reid, Hon. Judith (Nanaimo-Parksville)
- Airports, investment in infrastructure 5033
- Border crossings
- improvements to Huntington crossing 5063
- investment in border crossing infrastructure 5033
- B.C., northern and rural B.C.
- economic development in northern B.C. 6468
- highways and roads, improvements 5031-2
- highways and roads, improvements, funding 5030-2
- B.C. Ferries commissioner, responsibilities and role 5635-6, 5645-7
- B.C. Ferry Authority
- B.C. Ferry Corporation
- B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
- accountability 5648-9
- board of directors 5631
- exemptions from regulatory legislation 5648-9
- expropriation of land 5634-5
- government investment and role 5560
- negotiation of collective agreement with workers 5561, 5630
- service contract with government
- subsidiaries, maintenance and refit operations 5629-30
- B.C. Rail
- agreement with CN Rail
- benefits 8182, 8213, 8262-3, 8333, 8360
- cabinet approval 8353, 8362
- closing date 8348, 8350, 8355
- contents 8356, 8366
- enforcement measures 8375-6
- government investment of revenues 8366-7
- lease, term of lease 8368
- lease, value of lease 8354-5, 8368-9
- partnership 8213
- process 8351-3
- public release 8351, 8354, 8356
- public release of agreement 8261, 8360-1
- "revitalization agreement" and "transaction agreement" 8351
- signatories 8355-6
- budget and finances
- employees
- coverage by collective agreement after B.C. Rail–CN Rail agreement 8371, 8373-4
- pension fund 8212, 8263
- severance 8263
- future of organization
- industrial lands 5842
- land
- port subdivision, future 8213, 8370-1
- privatization
- benefits 5840, 7990
- consultation with shippers 8350
- evaluation, documentation 8126
- further sales 8376
- government retention of railbed, right-of-way and tracks 6150, 6254-5, 8213
- potential purchase of operations by CN Rail 6895
- privatization 6893, 7719-20, 7722, 7811, 7920-1, 8127, 8346
- proposal process 6894-5, 8019-21, 8079-80, 8127-8, 8262-3, 8352-3
- proposal process, fairness report 8019-20, 8079-80
- public consultation during transition 5841-2, 6429-30
- public response 8081-2
- public-private partnerships 6468, 6846
- public-private partnerships, protection for employees 7157
- service plan, statements on level of freight traffic 5837
- status of group of companies 8345
- storage warehouses 5839
- British Columbia Railway Finance Act, need for repeal 8345
- British Columbia Railway (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003, debate 8182, 8213-4, 8333, 8345-56, 8365-76
- Budget debate 5030-4
- Cariboo area, transportation infrastructure improvements 6847
- Coastal Ferry Act
- Competition bureau (federal), role in B.C. Rail–CN Rail agreement 8348-50
- Coquitlam, road link between areas south and north of city, proposal 5447
- Cranbrook Airport, expansion proposal 5033
- Dikes, maintenance responsibility 6775, 6992
- Economy, heartlands economic strategy
- inclusion of rail services 5836
- initiatives 5031
- Ferries and ferry services
- access to waters and government-owned assets 5633-4
- designation as essential service 5458, 5561-2, 5632
- fares, price caps 5636-7
- fast ferries
- government examination 5616-7
- handling by NDP government 5564
- operation by new owner in B.C. waters 5620
- sale of vessels 5617
- restructuring of coastal ferry services
- routes and services
- additional routes 5619-20
- ancillary services 5619
- cross-subsidization 5636
- François Lake service 5032, 5453, 6150
- Fraser River Marguerite service 6847
- inland ferry services, decision on tolls 5032
- inland ferry services, privatization 5353
- inland ferry services, road alternatives 5353-4
- Little Fort ferry 5449
- McLure ferry, plans and request for proposals 5448-9
- route and service cancellation, public consultation 5645
- service provision, additional or alternative service providers 5634, 5646-7
- safety regulations 5648-9
- workers
- employment protection 5647
- trade unions 5623
- Fraser River, new crossings
- links with U.S. border accesses 5456
- planning 5455-6
- Fuel, gasoline tax
- increase, impact on public transit 5238
- revenue to transportation infrastructure 5033-4, 5456
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Act, amendments 6775, 6992
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink), Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line 6992
- Harbours and ports
- container projects in B.C. 8368
- investment in port infrastructure 5033
- Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
- improvements, federal funding 5032
- Kicking Horse Canyon section, improvements 5032
- Upper Levels Highway, Dollarton Highway access, mall development and traffic in bridge area 5454
- Highway 5, Coquihalla Highway
- financial status 6990-1
- management of highway 6617
- management of highway, powers and responsibilities of operator 6775, 6992
- management of highway, public-private partnership 6894-5
- management of highway, public-private partnership, impact on revenues to province and region 7040
- Highway 11, widening of section between Mission and Abbotsford 5238
- Highway 37, improvements 5452
- Highway 97, Alaska Highway, South Taylor Hill, improvements 5453
- Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway, improvements 5032
- Highway Act, amendments 6775, 6992
- Highways and roads
- maintenance and rehabilitation
- mowing of highway medians 7625
- public involvement 5451
- municipal roads, funding from gas tax increase 5456
- private roads 5446-7
- rest areas 6127-8
- road width and ditch slope on northern roads 5453
- Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure
- government commitment 5445-6
- investment in transportation infrastructure 5030-4, 6894-5
- priorities 5445-6
- private sector involvement 5033, 5446
- projects 5031-3
- projects, use of local day labour and equipment 5449
- Iron Workers Memorial (Second Narrows) Bridge, traffic congestion at north end
- congestion 5454
- impact of Olympic Games bid on funding for improvements 5455
- James, Carole, comments on B.C. Rail 8360
- Kootenay area, transportation infrastructure 4962
- Loukidelis, David, comments on Coastal Ferry Act 5648
- Lower mainland, transportation infrastructure
- Ministry of Transportation and Highways Act, amendments 6992
- Nisga'a Highway, funding 5031
- Okanagan Lake Bridge, replacement project 5032
- Prince George Airport expansion, funding from B.C. Rail–CN Rail agreement 8366
- Prince Rupert
- container port project 5033, 8368
- economy, CN Rail operation of B.C. Rail services, impact on economy 8366
- Railway Act, amendments 6775, 6991
- Railways and rail services
- competition 8349, 8371
- equipment and infrastructure
- decisions on future of current rail lines 8373
- responsibility for maintenance and safety 8369-70
- use of tracks by operators other than CN Rail 8368
- freight service
- availability of lumber cars 5841
- private sector involvement 5033
- shipping costs 8369, 8371
- legislation, revision 6991
- liability of operators 8374-5
- passenger service
- services
- Cariboo Prospector and Whistler Northwind, service termination 5838
- intermodal truck and marine services 5839
- rail line between North Vancouver and Squamish, replacement with road for 2010 Olympic Winter Games 6845-6
- requirement to provide service 8371-2
- role in economy of northern B.C. 7719
- service of shippers' needs 5836, 5841, 7812
- services for potential Olympic Games in Whistler 5836
- Riverbank Protection Act, repeal 6991
- Roberts Bank, container port expansion 8368
- Snowmobile trails, exemption from designation as public highways 6775, 6992
- Sun Peaks Resort Corp., Tod Mountain road access, improvements 5450-1
- Tolls, government policy 5033
- Transit services
- cost-efficiency and funding 5352-3
- rapid transit, government commitment 5448, 5455
- Transportation Investment Act, amendments 6992
- Transportation ministry, estimates debate 5445-56, 5835-43
- Transportation, regional advisory committees 4962, 5034, 5446, 5450, 5842
- Transportation Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, debate 6775, 6991-2
- Vancouver Wharves Ltd., write-down of property 5840
- Weed Control Act, amendments 6992
Reid, Hon. Linda (Richmond East)
- Asperger syndrome, treatment services and community living 5655-6
- Autism, programs and services
- Britannia Community Secondary School, family literacy project 4999
- B.C., northern B.C., need for speech language therapists 5818
- Budget debate 4996-9
- Budgets, balanced budgets 4996
- Building Blocks program 4997, 5664
- Children
- Baby's Best Chance publication, purpose 4998
- child care
- funding for facilities 5802
- waiting lists for special needs children 5802
- workers, funding for training 5802
- early childhood development
- infant development program, funding 4997
- programs and services for children and families
- community-based services 5806, 5812-3
- community-based services, transition 5665
- family resource programs 5662, 5826-7
- programs and services 4997-9
- service delivery, consultation by government 5662
- Success by 6 projects 5664-5
- wait-list for early intervention services 5817-8
- special needs children, programs and services, review and evaluation 5806-7
- Children and Family Development ministry
- Dhillon, Paul, death 4996
- Disabled and handicapped persons, community living, eligibility 5655
- Early Childhood Development minister of state, 2002-03 annual report on activities, tabled 7673
- Families, family resource programs, funding 4997-8
- Fetal alcohol effect/syndrome
- prevention and treatment 4998-9, 6239-40
- programs and services for children and families 5663-4
- Hamilton, Don, death 5953
- Healthier Babies–Brighter Futures program 4998-9
- Hertzman, Clyde, work on early childhood development
- Human early learning partnership, program 5510, 5805
- Indians
- early childhood development
- programs and services for children and families 5661-2
- Literacy
- family literacy 4999
- role of family literacy in child learning 5812
- McKenzie, Bill, work as civil servant commended 5835
- Make Children First, initiatives 4997, 5662
- Mental health of children and youth, parental resources 5803-4
- Mirenda, Pat, evaluation of early intervention programs for children 5806, 5817
- Mustard, Fraser, research work 5812
- Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health, use of facility by Children and Family Development ministry 5817
- Reichl-Schonert, Kimberly, research on children 5807
- Richmond, Indo-Canadian population, youth issues 4999
- Roots of Empathy program 5664, 5806-7, 5827
- Speech disorders, speech language therapists, need 5818
- Spinoza Bear program, program for children with illnesses 4999
- Universities, colleges and institutes, leading-edge endowment fund
- leadership chairs, chair for early childhood development 5660
- regional innovation chairs 5662
- Vancouver Canucks hockey club, support for family literacy projects 4999
- Vancouver Public Library, outreach program at Strathcona branch 5812
- YM-YWCA, Crabtree Corner and Sheway programs 5662
Reid, Patrick
- Comments on Fraser River flood risk
(MacPhail) 7883
Religion
- Role of religious community in family life
(Anderson) 5829
(Hogg) 5830
Remembrance Day
- Purpose
(Christensen) 7874
Remicade
Rental housing See Housing
Representation Agreement Act
Representation agreements See Adult guardianship under Guardianship
Reproduction See Human reproduction
Research and development
Residential care See Residential care facilities under Housing
Residential Tenancy Act
- Amendments See Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2003
- Application to housing with landlord-shared facilities
(Coleman) 7610
- Debate, participation of government MLAs
(Kwan) 7404
- Definitions, amendments
(Coleman) 7610
(Mayencourt) 7610
- Enactment and regulations
(Coleman) 7250
- Regulations
- Revision
- action during NDP administration
(Coleman) 7407
- revision
(Bray) 7402-3
(Coleman) 7401
Residential Warranty Co. of Canada Inc.
- Provision of home warranties
(Abbott) 5966-7
(MacPhail) 5966
Resorts See also particular resorts
- B.C. resort task force
- Development, approval process
(Falcon) 8092
(MacKay) 7899
(Sultan) 7893
- Development in parks See Development in parks, recreation and tourism facilities under Parks
- Resort industry potential in B.C.
(Bloy) 4776
(McMahon) 6306
(Thorpe) 5053
- Ski resorts
- resort development in B.C.
(Hawkins) 5002
- role in economy
(Falcon) 7989-90
(Throne speech) 4703
Resources and resource industries See also particular industries, e.g., Mining industry
- Access to resources, environmental considerations
(Bray) 4716-7
- Compensation for resource interests, Schwindt report
(de Jong) 5775-6
(MacPhail) 5775-6
- Expansion of resource sector
(Chutter) 7338
(Mayencourt) 5178
- Regulations and taxation in B.C., comparison with other provinces
(Bell) 5919-20
(Neufeld) 5919-20
- Resource industries
- Resource management
- adaptive management
(MacPhail) 5545
- resource use
(Bennett) 4713
- sustainable resource management
(Chutter) 4783
(Hamilton) 5039
(Lekstrom) 4747
- Training for resource industry jobs, need
(Neufeld) 4774
- Transportation of resource products, role of transportation infrastructure
(Bennett) 5191
(Hayer) 5165
(Mayencourt) 5178
(Orr) 4814
(Wilson) 4822
Rest stops See Rest areas under Highways and roads
Restaurant and food services industry
- Facilities, licensing officer review of proposed renovations
(Hansen) 5980, 6412-3
(Whittred) 6414
- Food services in hospitals See Hospitals
- Liquor licensing See Alcohol
- Purchase of liquor by single bottle, role of private sector
(Thorpe) 4879
- Purchase of liquor on credit, government policy
(MacPhail) 4878-9
(Thorpe) 4879
Retail industry See Sales
Retirement
Revelstoke, B.C.
- Forest industry, history
(McMahon) 5419
- Letter from mayor re amendments to Columbia Basin Trust
(Kwan) 7996
Revelstoke Community Forest Corp.
- Work of corporation
(McMahon) 6728
Revelstoke school district See School district 19 (Revelstoke)
Richmond, B.C.
Richmond Centre constituency and area
- Economic development
(Halsey-Brandt) 5005
Richmond Elementary School, Victoria, B.C.
- School closing, parents' concerns, petition tabled
(Orr) 5696-7
Richmond General Hospital, Richmond, B.C.
- Kidney dialysis centre
(Halsey-Brandt) 5006
Richmond school district See School district 38 (Richmond)
Richmond Teachers Association
- Call for resignation of Education minister
(Kwan) 5369
Richrock Mines Ltd.
- Restoration to register of companies
(Bray) 7873, 8082
Richrock Mines Ltd. (N.P.L.) (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2003
(Bill Pr411) (Bray) 1R, 7873; 2R, 8082; C, 8082; 3R, 8082; RA, 8105
- Debate, speakers
(Bray) 7873, 8082
- Referral to select standing committee
(Bray) 7873
Ridge Meadows Women's Centre, Ridge Meadows, B.C.
- Public support, petition tabled
(Stewart, K.) 7281
Ridge Meadows Youth and Justice Advocacy Association
Ristvedt, Arne
Ritchie, Miles
- Work on Burnaby bid to host 2009 World Police and Fire Games
(Coleman) 5735
(Sahota) 5732
River rafting
- Regulation of commercial river raft industry
(Murray) 7387
Riverbank Protection Act
Rivers and streams
- Gravel removal as flood prevention
(Penner) 7880
- Living rivers strategy
(Murray) 5903
- Streamside protection, new regulations
(Hawes) 5643
(Murray) 5643
Riverside Centre, Mission, B.C.
- Early intervention program for youth
(Hawes) 7644
- Trades training for high-school students
(Hawes) 5128, 7309-10
Riverview Hospital, Port Coquitlam, B.C.
- Facilities
(Cheema) 6841
(Stewart, R.) 6841-2
- Redevelopment project
- Role in mental health system
(Cheema) 6768
(Stewart, R.) 6840-1
Rivet, Nina
- Work on prevention of street racing
(Locke) 4800
Road safety See Traffic safety under Automobiles
Road Sense program See Road safety programs under Automobiles
Roberts Bank
- Container port expansion
(MacPhail) 8367
(Reid, J.) 8368
Robertson, Sharon
- Communication with Agriculture ministry re compensation for cattle ranchers
(Nettleton) 7625
- Concerns re compensation for ranchers impacted by bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(Nettleton) 7672
Robertson, Susan
- Letter to NDP re Harold Long
(Kwan) 5112
Rocky Mountain school district See School district 6 (Rocky Mountain)
Rocky Mountain Trench
Rocky Mountain Village, Fernie, B.C.
- Seniors housing development
(Bennett) 7772
Roddick, Valerie (Delta South)
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, debate 7354-5
- Agriculture industry
- greenhouse industry 7355
- right-to-farm legislation 7354-5
- Alcohol, closing of public liquor stores, impact on service and product choice 5894
- Aquaculture industry, right-to-farm legislation 7354
- B.C. Hydro
- core assets and services, protection, government commitment 7847
- status as Crown corporation 7847
- BC Hydro Public Power Legacy and Heritage Contract Act, debate 7846-7
- B.C. Liberal Party government
- performance on campaign statements 8328
- priorities 4994-6
- B.C. Rail
- agreement with CN Rail, benefits 8328
- budget and finances, status 8328
- British Columbia Railway (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003, debate 8328
- Budget debate 4994-6
- Budgets, content of 2003-04 budget 4995
- Canadian Merchant Navy, role during World War II 7346
- Canadian War Museum, role 8209
- Children, programs and services for children and families 4995
- Communities, challenges of globalization to local communities 6453-4
- Competition, Science and Enterprise ministry, estimates debate 5894-5, 5897-8
- Crime and criminals
- child abduction, AMBER emergency alert system 6242
- cross-jurisdictional movement of criminals 5864
- Delta, agriculture industry in area, role of local government 7355
- Delta Hospital, residents and non-residents' concerns, petition tabled 5835
- Delta South constituency and area
- economic development 6524
- landfill gas cogeneration facility 7847
- Duke of Edinburgh's Award, recipients commended 6892
- Education funding, additional funding 4995
- Energy
- electricity rates, setting of rates, heritage contract 7847
- government policy, information 7847
- Forest industry, reforms 4996
- Health care system, reforms 4995
- Health Committee
- report, Patients First 2002: The Path to Reform, presented 4931
- report recommendations 4995
- work of committee 4931
- Infrastructure, investment in transportation infrastructure 4996
- Merritt, Charles Cecil Ingersoll, military service 8209
- Motions
- AMBER alert early warning system for child abduction (Motion 50), debate 6242
- drinking water quality (Motion 46), debate 6241
- Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, work on invasive species issues 8294
- Pest control, invasive species, management 8293-5
- Police Amendment Act, 2003, debate 5864
- Police and policing, information management, PRIME-BC system 5864
- Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre expansion proposal, government support 4996
- Vancouver harbour, container capacity expansion 5897
- Vancouver Port Authority, Delta Port liaison committee, role 5897
- Water, drinking water quality protection, government action plan 6241
- Wine industry, public wine store closings, impact on service and product choice 5894
- Youth Justice Act, debate 7663
Rogers Foods (1982) Ltd.
- New flour mill in Chilliwack
(Les) 4916
(Penner) 4845-6
Rolko, Nicole
Romanow, Roy
Roots of Empathy program
Rossland, B.C.
- Economic development
(Santori) 5009
- Film production in area
(Santori) 5009
Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, B.C.
- Amalgamation of museum with B.C. Archives, Helmcken House and Netherlands Carillon, establishment as cultural precinct
(Abbott) 5566
(Bray) 5567-8
- Board membership
(Chong) 5570
- Collections
- history
(Bray) 5567-8
- protection of collections
(Abbott) 5599
(Orr) 5599
- Establishment as corporation
- Exhibits
- Dragon Bones: When Dinosaurs Ruled China exhibit
(Abbott) 5506, 5571, 5599
- exhibits
(Chong) 5571
- Funding
- funding
(Abbott) 5566
(Bray) 5566
- partnerships with private sector
(Abbott) 5599
(Orr) 5599
Royal Canadian Legion
- Remembrance Day poppy campaign
(Chong) 7670
Royal Canadian Mounted Police See also Police and policing
- Armed reserve program
(Coleman) 6874
- Surrey detachment, award recipients commended
(Hayer) 6660
- Vancouver detachment, relocation of E Division
(Coleman) 6469
(Locke) 6469
The Royal City See New Westminster, B.C.
Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, B.C.
- Addition of acute care beds
(Cheema) 6832
(Krueger) 6832
- Chaplain position for hospital
(Krueger) 7029
Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C.
- Psychiatric emergency care unit
(Chong) 8386
Royal Roads University Act
Rozanski, Mordechai
- Report on Ontario public education system reforms See Public education system, reforms under Ontario
RTO West See Regional Transmission Organization West
Rud, Jeff
- Comments on school district funding
(Kwan) 5265
Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
- de Jong, Michael, contempt of the House, conflict of interest as Forests minister re exemption under Forestry Revitalization Act from Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability legislation 5748, 5764, 5780
- Legislature
- abuse of Legislature 7415
- bills
- advancement of supply bill through all stages in one sitting 7093-4
- debate to be relevant to amendment under discussion 8142
- debate to be relevant to bill under discussion 8045
- debate to be relevant to principle of bill 7355-6
- remarks to be related directly to bill 5332
- bills, committee stage
- debate to be relevant to bill under discussion 5071-2, 5084, 7556-7
- debate to be relevant to section under discussion 5069, 5094, 5777, 5781, 6497, 6499-500, 7465, 7601-3, 7735-6, 7790, 7799, 7994, 8001, 8023-4, 8033, 8154, 8192-3, 8421-4, 8429
- repetitious line of questioning 5084, 8013
- bills, first reading, interjections not permitted 8206
- bills, second reading, debate to be relevant to bill under discussion 6961, 6965, 7403, 7460-1
- debate
- address remarks through Chair 6270, 7065, 7695, 8102
- leeway granted by Chair 8089
- members must allow ministers to respond to questions 6971, 7072, 7798, 8419-20
- members to be recognized at appropriate time and to address remarks through Chair 5496
- members to respect other members' right to speak 7696, 8074
- tedious and repetitious debate 8153, 8155, 8197
- use of members' names not permitted 5951
- estimates process
- confining debate to appropriate ministry 5719-10
- confining remarks to administrative responsibility of minister 5373-4
- members are to listen for questions and answers 5369
- opportunities for members to participate in debate 5266, 5370, 6202, 6204
- language used in House
- members
- asking a member to state that another member is lying 6864
- attendance of other members in House not to be commented on 7935
- characterizations of colleagues must be parliamentary 8098
- characterizations of members must be respectful 5367, 5373
- decorum 5273, 5949, 6869, 6942, 8149, 8185, 8397
- heckling 5086
- may not use props during debate 5112
- must be in their own seat to speak 5077, 6861, 7228, 7535
- must keep their voices down when the minister is talking 6496
- must not correct Chair 7798
- must not lecture the Chair 8102
- should not stand before minister finishes remarks 8087
- should stand only when recognized to speak 8101
- withdrawal of comments requested by Chair 8001
- withdrawal of member from House ordered 7990
- ministerial statements, rules 7625-6
- private members' statements, use of non-partisan language 7908
- question period
- sessions and sittings, extension of fall 2003 session 8148
- Speaker
- not debating in the media 8207
- questioning the impartiality of the Chair 8207
- standing order 81, bills to receive three readings before passing, urgency cases, qualification for advancement through all stages in one day 5468-9
- standing order 81.1, order is not debatable 6780
- Privilege
- contempt of the House by Michael de Jong 5748, 5764, 5780
- premature disclosure of draft report of Police Complaint Process Review Committee 4911-2
- Request for withdrawal of member's comments 4980, 5249, 5618, 5882, 7082
- University of British Columbia Services Continuation Act, qualification as urgent legislation 5468-9
Rural British Columbia See Northern and rural B.C. under British Columbia
Rural Communities Summit
- Attendance by MLAs
(Collins) 6326
(Nettleton) 6326
Rutherford Creek
- Power generation project, payments to local government
(Penner) 7955
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