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VOLUME VI
A. APPENDICES
1.2.3.4.
Record of Hearings by District and DateHearings and WitnessesList of ExhibitsOpinion Poll Tabulations
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C.
D.
FOOTNOTE REFERENCES
FURTHER REFERENCES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Record of Hearings by District
APPENDIX 1
ELECTORAL DISTRICT HEARING LOCALE DATE._--- -----
ALBERNI 11 Pt. Alberni April 1212 Parksville April 12
ATLIN 42 Atlin June 743 Lower Post June 7
BOUNDARY-SIMILKAMEEN 28 Penticton May 9
BURNABY-EDMONDSBURNABY-NORTH March 16BURNABY-WILLINGDON (1 & 40) Vancouver May 30
CARIBOO 26 Williams Lake May 4
CHILLIWACK 4 Chilliwack March 315 Abbotsford March 31
COLUMBIA 34 Golden May 16
COMOX 38 Courtenay May 24
COQUITLAM (1,2,40) Vancouver & March 16, 29New West. & May 26
COWICHAN-MALAHAT 18 Duncan April 21
DELTA 9 Delta April 63 Surrey March 307 White Rock April 48 Langley April 5
DEWDNEY (6 ) Maple Ridge April 3(Haney)
ESQUIMALT (17) Victoria April 20
FORT GEORGE 25 Pro George May 3
KAMLOOPS 27 Kamloops May 5
KOOTENAY 35 Cranbrook May 17
LANGLEY 8 Langley April 5
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APPENDIX 1
~ecor~_~_ Hearin(J~ by District
ELECTORAL DISTRICT
MACKENZIE
NANAIMO
NELSON-CRESTON
NEW WESTMINSTER
NORTH OKANAGAN
NORTH PEACE RIVER
NORTH VANCOUVER-CAPILANO
OAK BAY
OMINECA
PRINCE RUPERT
REVELSTOKE-SLOCAN
RICHMOND
ROSSLAND-TRAIL
SAANICH & THE ISLANDS
SHUSWAP
SKEENA
SOUTH OKANAGAN
SOUTH PEACE RIVER
SURREY
HEARING
39
1013
37
2
30
24
(1 & 40)
(17)
22
19
32
(9 )
36
1516
31
2021
29
23
3
453
LOCALE
Powell River
NanaimoGabriola
Nelson
New West.
Vernon
Ft. St. John
Vancouver
Victoria
Burns Lake
Pro Rupert
Revelstoke
Delta
Rossland
GangesSidney
Salmon Arm
TerraceSmithers
Kelowna
Dawson Creek
Surrey
DATE
May 24
April 11April 13
May 18
March 29
May 10
May 3
March 16 &May 26
April 20
April 28
April 25
May 11
April 6
May 18
April 18April 19
May 11
April 26April 27
May 10
May 2
March 30
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APPENDIX 1
ELECTORAL DISTRICT HEARING LOCALE DATE-------------- ---- -----
VANCOUVER-BURRARD (1,40,41,44) Vancouver March 16VANCOUVER-CENTRE May 26 & 31VANCOUVER-EAST June 14VANCOUVER-LITTLE MTN.VANCOUVER-POINT GREYVANCOUVER-SOUTH
VICTORIA 17 Victoria April 20
WEST VAN-HOWE SOUND 14 Squamish April 14
YALE-LILLOOET 33 Merritt May 12
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APPENDIX 1Record of Hearings _~Date
DATE
March 16
March 29
March 30
March 31
March 31
April 3
April 4
April 5
April 6
April 11
April 12
April 12
April 13
April 14
April 18
April 19
April 20
April 21
April 25
April 26
HEARING
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
LOCALE
Vancouver
New West.
Surrey
Chilliwack
Abbotsford
Maple Ridge
White Rock
Langley
Delta
Nanaimo
Port Alberni
Parksville
Gabriola
Squamish
Ganges
Sidney
Victoria
Duncan
Prince Rupert
Terrace
455
ELECTORAL DISTRICT
(VANCOUVER-BURRARD(VANCOUVER-CENTRE(VANCOUVER-EAST(VANCOUVER-LITTLE MOUNTAIN(VANCOUVER-POINT GREY(VANCOUVER-SOUTH
NEW WESTMINSTER
SURREY
CHILLIWACK
CHILLIWACK
DEWDNEY
DELTA (Surrey,Langley)
LANGLEY (Surrey,Delta)
RICHMOND
NANAIMO
ALBERNI
ALBERNI
NANAIMO
WEST VANCOUVER-HOWE SOUND
SAANICH & THE ISLANDS
SAANICH & THE ISLANDS
VICTORIA (Oak Bay,Esquimalt)
COWICHAN-MALAHAT
PRINCE RUPERT
SKEENA
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'APPENDIX 1,
Record of Hear~ngs by Date
DATE HEARINGS LOCAL~E ELECTORAL DISTRICT----April 27 21 Smithers SKEENA
April 28 22 Burns Lake: OMINECA
May 2 23 Dawson Creiek SOUTH PEACE RIVER
May 3 24 Ft. St. John NORTH PEACE RIVER
May 3 25 Prince George FORT GOERGE
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May 4 26 Williams L'ake CARIBOO
May 5 27 Kamloops KAMLOOPS
May 9 28 Penticton BOUNDARY-SIMILKAMEEN
May 10 29 Kelowna SOUTH OKANAGAN
May 10 30 Vernon NORTH OKANAGAN
May 11 31 Salmon Arm~ SHUSWAP
May 11 32 Revelstoke REVELSTOKE-SLOCAN
May 12 33 Merritt YALE-LILLOOET
May 16 34 Golden COLUMBIA
May 17 35 Cranbrook KOOTENAY
May 18 36 Rossland ROSSLAND-TRAIL
May 18 37 Nelson NELSON-CRESTON
May 24 38 Courtenay COMOX
May 24 39 Powell River MACKENZIE
May 26 40 Vancouver (VANCOUVER-BURRARD(VANCOUVER-CENTRE
May 31 41 Vancouver (VANCOUVER-EAST(VANCOUVER-LITTLE MOUNTAIN(VANCOUVER-POINT GREY(VANCOUVER-SOUTH
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APPENDIX 1
DATE HEARINGS LOCALE ELECTORAL DISTRICT
May 31 41 Vancouver(cont) (BURNABY-EDMONDS(BURNABY-NORTH(BURNABY-WILLINGDON(NORTH VANCOUVER-CAPILANO(NORTH VANCOUVER-SEYMOUR(COQUITLAM
June 7
June 7
June 14
42
43
44
At1in
Lower Post
Vancouver
457
ATLIN
ATLIN
VANCOUVER
HEARINGS AND WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
March 16Vancouver
TR,ANSCRIPTS
Volume IPage 36
PARTICIPANTS
J. Howard Fletcher(The West Vancouver RatepayersAssociation & West VancouverChamber of Commerce)
Page 39
Page 54
Page 72
Page 87
Page 103
Page 110
Page 116
March 30 Volume IIISurrey Page 3
Page 7
Page 14
Page 24
Page 32
Page 42
Cuthbert A. Fleming
Adrian G. Stott
Anthony J. Gargrave
Stephen L. Garth, P. Eng.(S. L. Garth & Associates Ltd.)
Alderman Rita JohnstonDistrict of Surrey
Malcolm C. Wright
William Fairley
Kewall K. Khosla(Regional Surrey Chamber ofCommerce)
Robert W. Jacobs(Director, Regional SurreyChamber of Commerce)
Garry Watkins
Mrs. Marie Cooper
Mayor Wm. Vogel(Corporation of the Districtof Surrey)
Ms. Betty McClurg
458
HEARINGS AND WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
March 31Chilliwack
March 31Abbotsford
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume IVPage 2
Page 31
Page 58
Volume VPage 2
PARTICIPANTS
Fred Tossell
Frank Hollins(Chilliwack Provincial Constituency Association of the NewDemocratic Party)
Al Priebe & Ron Penneyattended with F. Hollins
Thomas Meagher
Mark Rushton
Ken Pocklington
Mrs. Chris Straiton
April 3 Volume VI·Maple Ridge Page 3 John Gilchrist, President
Dewdney Social Credit Assoc.
April 4 Volume VIIWhite Rock Page 2 Mayor Donald H. MacDonald
White Rock
Page 17 Mrs. M. Lower
Page 18 Andrew Tass Russell
Page 21 Salim Jiwa
Page 24 David M. Gort
April 5 Volume VIIILangley Page 2 Fred Marshall
Page 13 John C. Mackenzie(Langley Chamber of Commerce)
459
HEARINGS AND WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
April 6Delta
April 11Nanaimo
April 12Port Alberni
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume IXPage 2
Page 11
Page 22
Page 30
Page 31
Page 32
Volume XPage 2
Page 9
Volume XIPage 2
Page 13
Page 13
Page 31
Page 31
Page 31
Page 31
Page 31
PARTICIPANTS
Walter Davidson, MLA,Delta
Mayor Tom Goode(Corporation of Delta)
S. L. Haier(Delta Chamber of Commerce)
Mrs. Mary Darling
Ms. Perry Millar
Mayor Donald MacDonald(Transportation Committeeof GVRD)
Robert Horace Archibald(Registrar of Voters andGovernment Agent in Nanaimo)
J. Alfred Flett
Mrs. Edna Souther
W. G. Mundell(Registrar of Voters)
Ken L. Morton(Chief Electoral OfficerRegistrar of Voters)
Mayor James A. Robertson
Alderman Maurice Inwards
Alderman Mrs. Alice Chiko
Alderman Harold Dennis Thain
Alderman Beatrice Wilson
460
HEARINGS AND WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
April 12Parksville
April 13Gabriola
April 14Squamish
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume XIIPage 2
Page 21
Page 26
Volume XIIIPage 6
Page 6
Page 6
Page 6
Page 6
Page 6
Page 6
Page 6
Page 6
Page 6
Page 6
Volume XIVPage 2
Page 5
Page 21
Page 21
PARTICIPANTS
Mrs. Pauline Touzeau, President(District 69 Society ofOrganized Services)
Bob Willcox
Mayor F. J. Ney (Nanaimo)
Ms. Catherine Coats
Mrs. Ruth Harwood
Mrs. Lola Cox
Terry Hanna(Local Trustee, Islands)
Mrs. June Harrison
Ms. Joyce Lockwood(Representative,Regional District)
Frank Hiley
Mrs. Beatrice Meyer
Mrs. Jenny Krull
Clyde Coats
Bob Sowden
Mayor P. J. Brennan
Alderman Alma Cunningham
David D. Stewart, Chairman(Squamish Chamber of Commerce)
Mrs. Evelyn A. McCartney~quamish Chamber of Commerce)
461
HEARINGS. AND WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
April 14Squamish(Cont'd)
April 18Salt Spring
Island
April 20Victoria
Volume XIVPage 39
Page 49
Volume XVPage 2
Page 3
Page 5
Page 8
Page 11
Page 14
Page 14
Volume XVIIPage 2
Page 13
Page 42
Volume XVII-APage 78
Page 101
Page 105
Page 119
Page 125
Page 125
Mayor Wm. Carleton(Resort Municipality ofWhistler)
S. E. Kary, Administrator(District of Squamish)
A. F. Humes
Mrs. Sabara Humes
Mrs. Betty Delmonico
David Lott
Mrs. Yvette Valcourt
Mrs. Joan Lott
Tony Richards
Mrs. Irene R. Block
David Anderson
Kenneth Cameron Murphy, Q.C.(Returning Officer for Oak BayElectoral District)
John Green, Executive Assistant.to vic stephens
Ms. Joyce Watson(Committee for WesternIndependence)
Walley Ellsay, Project Manager(General Applications Systems,British Columbia Systems Corp.)
Lea Sylvaine
Don Collins
Mike Hughes
462
HEARIN.GS AND. WI.TNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
April 21Duncan
April 25Prince Rupert
April 26Terrace
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume XVIIIPage 2
Page 8
Page 16
Page 24
Page 24
Page 24
Page 31
Page 36
Volume XIXPage 4
Page 21
Page 28
Page 28
Page 28
Volume XXPage 2
Page 8
Page 8
Page 8
Page 8
Page 17
Page 22
PARTICIPANTS
Jev Tothill
Jackson Payne
Geoff Bodwell
Leslie Leyne
Graham Morton
M. Thompson
Mrs. Betty Molyneux
Robert McGregor
Mayor Peter Lester
Peter Patullo,City Administrator
Alderman Daphne Scott
Gordon Howie
Bill MarIes
Mrs. Lily Nielsen
John Pousette
Bobby Ball
Doug Aberly, PlannerRegional District
Mrs. Alice Chen-Wing
Mrs. Edna A. Cooper
Mrs. Lil Farkvam
463
HEARIN.GS AND WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
April 27Smithers
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume XXIPage 2
PARTICIPANTS
Arthur W. Milton(Government Agent and Registrarof Voters for Skeena)
Page 10
Page 25
Page 25
Page 33
April 28 Volume XXIIBurns Lake Page 5
Page 9
Page 15
Page 15
Page 15
Page 22
Page 37
Page 22
Page 31
Page 31
Page 31
Basil E. Studer(Mayor of Houston)
Alderman Harry Kruisselbrink(Deputy Mayor of Smithers)
Jim Franklin(Administrator of Smithers)
Ms. Christine Ogryzlo
V. A. Montaldi
Mayor John Baker
Bill Collison
Mrs. Royal Bernice Haggerty(Electoral Clerk, Omineca)
R. Trombley(Registrar of Voters, Ominecaand Government Agent, Burns Lake)
Ms. Norma Collins
Ed Barr
Ms. Margaret Sampson
Ms. Sharon McKinley
Mike McKinley(Executive Director of BurnsLake Community DevelopmentAssociation)
Ms. Joyce Hamilton(Director of Burns LakeCommunity Development Assoc.)
464
HEARINGS. AND. W.ITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE TRANSCRIPTS
April 28 Volume XXIIBurns Lake Page 22(Cont'd)
Page 37
Page 26
Page 37
Page 37
Page 40
May 2 Volume XXIIIDawson Creek Page 2
Page 2
Page 24
Page 31
Page 38
Page 42
May 3Fort St. John Volume XXIV
Page 2
Page 15
Page 23
Page 47
Page 54
·PARTICIPANTS
Ms. Rose Tom
Ms. Elise Erickson
Don Hoffman
Ms. Anita Corey
Ms. Selma-Jo Richards
Bill Graham
Dell C. Valair
John Bates
Sidney Cooper
Arthur Cameron
George Broomfield(Registrar of Voters andGovernment Agent)
Dorothy Hill(Constituency Secretary for TheHonourable D. Phillips, MLA)
Ed Smith, MLA
A. J. Brummet
Mayor A. Schuck of Ft. Nelson
Bill Dyer
Norman G. Schultz(Registrar of Voters andGovernment Agent)
465
HEARINGS AND WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
May 3Prince George
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume XXVPage 3
Page 10
Page 19
Page 23
Page 34
Page 36
Page 38
Page 38
Page 38
Page 45
Page 45
Page 45
PARTICIPANTS
Alderman Monica Becott
David F. H. Parker
Mayor H. A. Moffat
Kevin Rhodes(National Secretary, CanadianUnion of TransportationEmployees)
Ms. Virginia Nicholson(Office of Registrar of Voters)
Holger Enmark
Harold Mann(Chairman of Regional District)
Art Stauble(Alderman of Prince George andDirector, Regional District)
Robert McKellar
Eli Sopow
Ms. Claudia Lynch
Greg Carmichael
May 4 Volume XXVIWilliams Lake Page 2
Page 14
Page 14
Page 23
Page 26
Alderman Marian M. Kallaur
E. A. Green
Alderman John Kushniryk
Chief Rick Gilbert(Williams Lake Indian Band)
John Paul(Director of the 30 CountryClub Blvd.)
466
HEARINGS AND. W.ITNES SES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
May 4Williams Lake(Cont'd)
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume XXVIPage 31
Page 31
Page 31
Page 31
Page 38
PARTICIPANTS
Gordon Boyes
Ms. Linda Wright
Ms. Claudette Cayre
Rick Walters
Kenneth Weir(Registrar of Voters andGovernment Agent)
Page 44
Page 44
Page 44
Page 44
Page 44
May 5 Volume XXVIIKamloops Page 2
Page 5
Page 12
Page 18
Page 20
Page 20
Page 28
David Wright
Hazel Huckvale
o. J. Anderson(Jacobson Forest Products)
Dick Hoyland
Rob McLeod
Alderman George Benna
Barney Lukas(Director, Greater KamloopsChamber of Commerce)
C. J. Forget(Executive Manager of theChamber of Commerce)
George Foort(Pritchard Developments)
Norman Blake(Registrar of Voters and
. Government Agent
Deputy Walter Poohachoff
George Gibault
467
HEARINGS. AND. W.I.TNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
May 5Kamloops(Cont'd)
May 9Penticton
May 10Kelowna
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume XXVIIPage 44
Page 44
Volume XXVIIIPage 2
Page 2
Page 16
Page 16
Page 29
Page 38
Page 43
Page 43
Page 43
Volume XXIXPage 3
Page 7
Page 19
Page 19
Page 19
PARTICIPANTS
Wilson E. Knowlton
Peter Young
T. S. Dalby
L. D. Sands(Registrar of Voters andGovernment Agent)
Gerry Fredricks(President, Chamber ofCommerce of Penticton)
Ken DavisPresident, Federal LiberalAssociation)
Lockie A. Miles
Harold Merrick(President of Social CreditConstituency)
A. S. Wainwright
Mrs. Odettea KeatingSecretary, Okanagan BoundaryConservative Association)
Jim Floyd
I. Sarama
Hugh Duncan Denby
Rod Smith
T. P. Harvey
W. E. Molyneux
468
HEARINGS. AND. WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
May 10Vernon
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume XXXPage 2
Page 2
Page 14
Page 16
Page 17
PARTICIPANTS
Mayor Pat Duke(Regional District of NorthOkanagan)
Royce Moore(City Clerk of Vernon)
Karen Martin(Deputy Registrar of Voters)
Mrs. Diana Murray
R. G. Graham(Municipal Clerk,Township of Spa1lumcheen)
May 11 Volume XXXISalmon Arm Page 3
Page 3
Page 16
Page 16
May 11 Volume XXXIIRevelstoke Page 2
Page 9
Page 11
Page 12
Page 21
Douglas V. Drew(Registrar of Voters)
Sidney F. Bedwell(Asst. Registrar of Voters)
Carl Jorgensen
Morgan Witzel
Lloyd H. Good(Revelstoke New Democratic Club)
Louis G. Steegstra
A. G. Jenkins
Ms. Shirley Good
D. G. B. Roberts(Registrar of Voters andGovernment Agent)
469
HEARINGS AND WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
May 12Merritt
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume XXXIIIPage 2
Page 19
Page 23
Page 29
PARTICIPANTS
John K. Spanier(The Corporation of the Villageof Ashcroft)
Johnder Basran
Jack Yeadon(Director, Merritt & DistrictChamber of Commerce)
L. Pat Lean(Registrar of Voters ai:'1dGovernment Agent
Page 39
Page 39
Page 57
Page 58
Page 58
Page 52
May 16 Volume XXXIVGolden Page 2
Page 8
Page 13
Page 21
Page 30
Page 34
Evelyn Paterson
Miss Marie Shuter(representing 5 Indian Bands)
Eric H. Parr
Ms. Dale Seminowich
Mrs. June Mufford
Roy Thomas
Dr. Wm. Braul(Golden & District Chamberof Commerce)
Mrs. Kaete Poole(Windermere District LiberalAssociation)
Mrs. Doris E. Larsen(Columbia River Social CreditAssociation)
Glen Ewan
Mayor Walter Zazulak
Gordon Ambrose
470
HEARINGS AND WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
May 16Golden(Cont'd)
May 17Cranbrook
May 18Rossland
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume XXXIVPage 35
Volume XXXVPage 2
Page 11
Page 14
Page 17
Page 17
Page 24
Page 27
Volume XXXVIPage 15
Page 21
Page 38
Page 49
Page 57
PARTICIPANTS
Mrs. Lillian Ballard
Terry Segarty(Kootenay Social CreditConstituency Association)
Bill Draper(Registrar of Voters andGovernment Agent)
Mayor Vernon UphillMayor of City of Fernie
1. G. Turner(Corporation of the City ofCranbrook)
Ms. Hazel Garda(Corporation of the City ofCranbrook)
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Merriam
Michae'l Slavens(Fernie Local Social CreditParty of B.C.)
Carl F. Wolfram(Grand Forks Board of Trade)
Christopher D'Arcy,MLA. Rossland-Trail
Mayor Charles LakesCity of Trail
A. D. Sherwood(Government Agent & Registrarof Voters)
Mrs. Margaret Fraser
471
HEARINGS AND WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
May 18Rossland(Cont'd)
May 18Nelson
May 24Courtenay
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume XXXVIPage 57
Volume XXXVIIPage 12
Page 22
Page 24
Page 26
Page 26
Volume XXXVIIIPage 21
Page 42
Page 42
Page 53
Page 58
Page 62
Page 62
Page 62
PARTICIPANTS
Thurlow Fraser
Alderman Gerald Rotering
Spence Tatchell(Government Agent andRegistrar of Voters)
John K. Sloan
Archie C. Kerr Sloan
Mrs. Gwyneth Sloan
Victor A. StephensMLA (Oak Bay)
Delbert Doll(Comox Constituency SocialCredit Association)
George Smith(Comox Constituency SocialCredit Association)
W. H. Hooper
Stephen Evans
Duncan MacDonnell
Ms. Ruth McKellar
David Forbes
472
HEARINGS AND WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE--------
May 24Powell River
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume XXXIXPage 2
PARTICIPANTS
J. V. Gaspard(Government Agent andRegistrar of Voters)
Page 7
Page 12
Page 12
Page 12
May 26 Volume XLVancouver Page 2
Page 17
Page 21
Page 24
Page 41
Page 49
Page 61
Page 61
Page 72
Page 72
A. Mantoani
Ms. Pat Blight
Mrs. Eileen Sharp
Mrs. Isabell Savage
Cyril M. ShelfordMLA (Skeena)
Dr. Harry V. Warren
C. E. Ambrose
Howard J. LloydMLA (Fort George)
Lorne Fingarson(Burnaby Willingdon SocialCredit Constituency Association)
Hon. J. V. Clyne
W. Robert Wyman(Vancouver Board of Trade)
Bruce Pepper(Vancouver Board of Trade)
Rex Werts(Point Grey ConstituencyAssociation of the B.C. SocialCredit Party
Mrs. Rosemary Dolman(Point Grey ConstituencyAssociation of the B.C. SocialCredit Party)
473
HEARINGS AND WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE
May 26Vancouver(Cont'd)
TRANSCRIPTS
Volume XL-APage 78
Page 78
Page 89
Page 93
Page 95
Page 100
Page 116
Page 119
Volume XL-BPage 143
Page 143
Page 147
Page 159
Page 168
Page 173
PARTICIPANTS
Cy Stairs(The British Columbia'Federation of Labour)
Colin Gableman(The British ColumbiaFederation of Labour)
Gordon Robson
Mrs. Ella Hembroff(Vancouver East Social CreditConstituency Association)
Peter H. Hebb
Wm. Fairley(Vancouver Point Grey Progressive Conservative Assoc.)
Lloyd Phillips
Gordon F. GibsonMLA (North Vancouver-Capilano)
Tony DuMoulin(Social Planning & ReviewCouncil of B.C.)
Mrs. Leonore Freeman(Social Planning & ReviewCouncil of B.C.)
Mrs. E. Hadley(The Women's Auxiliary,Social Credit-Denman West)
David Roland Jaeger
George MussalemMLA (Dewdney)
Stephen RogersMLA (Vancouver South)
474
HEARINGS AND WI.TNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE TRANSCRIPTS PARTICIPANTS
May 26 Volume XL-BVancouver Page 180 Eugene W. King(Cont'd)
Page 182 Humphry Mostyn(Federal Returning Officerfor Vancouver Centre)
Page 186 Harold C. Daykin
Page 193 J. S. McVicar
Page 196 Casey Grant(Director of Committee forWestern Independence)
Page 197 Thomas A. Kennedy
Page 203 Frank CalderMLA (Atlin)
Page 214 Mrs. Marion Rippon
Page 214 Keith Clark
Page 214 Heather Patterson
June 7 Volume XLIIAtlin Page 10 Mrs. Irene Coleman
Page 10 Ms. Evalyn Colwell
Page 10 Arthur Mitchell
Page 10 Loren Sexton
Page 10 Arnold Edzerza
Page 10 Pamela Edzerza
Page 10 Tom Kirkwood
Page 10 Jessie James
Page 10 Cyril James
Page 29 Percy Spiers
475
HEARINGS AND WITNESSES APPENDIX 2
DATE, PLACE TRANSCRIPTS PARTICIPANTS
June 7 Volume XLIIAtlin Page 29 George Clarke(Cont)
Page 29 Ms. Vera Kirkwood
Page 29 Ms. Blanche Odian
Page 29 Mrs. Leslie Hall
Page 29 Steve Sawatzky
Page 29 Mel Reppell
Page 29 Ms. Carol Goodwin
Page 29 Richard McKay
Page 29 Ms. Dorothy Odian
Page 29 Richard Bond
Page 29 Shirley Connolly
June 7 Volume XLIIILower Post Page 2 Tom Graham
Page 2 August Brown
Page 2 John Porter
Page 2 Pat Irvin
Page 2 Mrs. Barbara Irvin
Page 2 Alex Tuley
Page 10 Doug Kearns
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LIST OF EXHIBITS APPENDIX 3
Exhibit No.
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Copy of Order-in-Council, No. 82/1978
Commissioner's Oath of Office, signed.
Brief, Mr. Allen G. Stott
Letter, Mr. S. Radu
Letter, Mr. and Mrs. S. Radu
Letter, Mrs. C. Goranko
Letter, Mr. W.J. Dennison
Brief, The West Vancouver RatepayersAssociation and the West Vancouver Chamberof Commerce, presented by Mr. J.H. Fletcher
Brief, West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce,presented by Mr. C.A. Fleming
Brief, Mr. Adrian Stott
Brief, Mr. Anthony J. Gargrave
Brief, Mr. Stephen L. Garth, P. Eng.
Letter, Surrey Municipal Council,presented by Alderman Rita Johnston
Map of Provincial Electoral Districts
Letter, Mr. Malcolm Wright
Letter, Mr. W. Fairley
Letter with attachments, Mr. J.E. Holroyd
Letter, Mr. Dennis Cocke, MLA
Letter, Mr. F.H. Moisk, Social Planningand Review Council of British Columbia
Letter, P.D. Redecopp
Letter, Ms. Karen Sanford, MLA
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Exhibit No.
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APPENDIX 3______I__D..;;.o_c_urn~e;,..;;n.;;..t _
Letter, The Hon. William N. Vander ZalmI
,I fLetter, Reg10nal Surrey Chamber 0 Commerce,by Mr. Kewa! K. Khosla and Mr. RobertWilliam Jacobs
Letter, Mrs. Marie Cooper
Letter, Corporation of the District ofSurrey, by Mayor Wm. Vogel
Brief, Mr. Fred Tossell
Brief, Chill!iwack Provincial ConstituencyAssociation of the New Democratic Party,presented by Mr. Frank Hollins, Mr. AlPriebe, and Mr. Ronald Penney
II
Brief, Chill:iwack Provincial ConstituencyAssociation pf the New Democratic Party,presented by Mr. Frank Hollins
I
Letter and Brief, Mr. Frank Hollins
Letter, Mrs., Chris Straiton
Letter, Dewdney Social Credit Association,by Mr. John 'Gilchrist
Brief with attached statistics, MayorDonald H. MacDonald, White Rock
Brief, Mr. David Morris GortI
Letter, Surrey Leader Ltd., presentedby Mr. Stanley P. McKinnon
Letter, Langley Chamber of Commerce,by Mr. John ~. Mackenzie
Letter and Brief, Corporation of Delta,presented by Mayor Tom Goode
Letter, Delta Chamber of Commerce, fromMr. S.L. Haier
Letter, Corporation of the Township ofRichmond, from Mr. Glyn Morris
I
Brief, Mayor, MacDonald for the Transportation Committee of the GVRD
478
Exhibit No.
36B
37
38
39
40
40A
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
APPENDIX 3Document
Letter, Greater Vancouver RegionalDistrict, by Mr. Gerald F. Farry
Application for British ColumbiaIdentification Card
Letter, Mayor P.J. Brennan, Squamish
Brief, Squamish Chamber of Commerce,presented by Mr. David D. Stewart
Brief, Resort Municipality of Whistler,presented by Mayor Wm. (Pat) Carleton
Letter, Mayor Wm. (Pat) Carleton
Letter, Mr. (Pat) P.N. Goode
Letter, Mr. C.E. Ambrose
Brief, Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Humes
Brief, Mr. J.F. Postma
Brief, Mrs. Irene R. Block
Brief, Saanich and the Islands ProvincialP.C. Association, ·presented by Mrs.Barbara Butler
Brief, Mr. John Green
Brief, Committee for Western Independence,presented by Ms. Joyce Watson
Letter, Mr. J.W. Martin
Brief, Mr. Charles Barber, MLA
Statistics relating to regional andmunicipal governments in British Columbia,(including maps), published by Ministry ofMunicipal Affairs and Housing, Province ofBritish Columbia
Brochure on Parliament Buildings,British Columbia, (showing seating planof the Legislative Assembly)
Letter, Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce,presented by Mr. R.E. Lutz
479
Exhibit No.
54
55
56
56B
57
58
59
60
61
6lA
62
63
64
I
f---- -- - - APPEWIX 3i DocumentI
Brief, Prinde Rupert Constituency B.C.Social Cred~t Party, presented byMs. Gail Bel:1gen
I
Brief, Mrs. Lily Nielsen
Brief, Regional District of KitimatStikine, presented by Mr. John Pousette,and Mr. Bobqy Ball
Map, Regional District of Terrace,presented by Mr. Doug Aberly
Brief, Mrs • .Edna A. Cooper
Brief by Alderman Harry Kruisselbrink,(Deputy Mayor of Smithers), and Mr.Jim FrankliI)
Form for notifying non-voters, Mr. ArthurW. Milton
Letter, Mr. A.M. Hambridge
Brief, Mr. Jack J. Kempf, MLAI
Letter, Mr. ;Jack J. Kempf, MLA
Brief, Dawson Creek and District Chamberof Commerce" presented by Mr. Dell C. Valair
Brief, Peace River-Laird Regional District,presented by Mr. Sidney Cooper
Brief, South Peace River Social CreditConstituency Association, presented byMr. Arthur Cameron
65 Brief, Mr. q. Ed Smith, MLA
6SA Letter, Mr. 'D. Ed Smith, MLA
66 Letter, Mr. Patrick D. Walsh,Mayor, City of Fort St. John
67 Brief, Mr. 1\.J (Tony) Brummet
68 Brief, Mr. Jack L. Gregory
69 Brief, Mr. J.H. "Buster" Hannah
- 4·8(}
Exhibit No.
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
Document
Brief, Doctor Anthony Kenyon
Brief, Fort St. John and District Chamberof Commerce, presented by Mr. Bill Dyer
Letter, Mr. Howard J. Lloyd, MLA
Brief, Alderwoman Monica Becott,Prince George
Brief and Map, Mr. David F.H. Parker
Brief, Canadian Union of TransportationEmployees, presented by Mr. Kevin Rhodes
Brief, Mrs. Marian M. Ka11aur,Alderwoman of Williams Lake
Brief, Corporation of the Town of Quesnel,presented by Alderman John Kushniryk, andMr. E.A. (Tony) Green
Brief, Cariboo Regional District,Mr. John Paul
Brief, Greater Kamloops Chamber of Commerc~
Mr. Barney Lukas and Mr. C.J. Forget
Three Maps, Mr. George Gibau1t
Forty-nine pages of notes,Mr. George Gibau1t
Application for Registration,Mr. T.S. Dalby
Brief, Mr. Dave E. Kampe
Brief, Mr. Lockie A. Miles
Brief, Social Credit Constituency,Penticton B.C., presented by Mr. HaroldMerrick
Map, Boundary-Simi1kameen Provincial Electoral District, Mr. L.D. Sands and Mr.A.S. Wainwright
Brief, Mr. Hugh Duncan Denby
Brief, Regional District of North Okanagan,presented by Mayor Pat Duke
481
Exhibit No.
88B
89
I_-1 .._ -_ ... _. _ .....
I
I DocumentI
Map, Mayor p4t Duke
I .Map, Mrs. Ka~en Mart1n
APPENDIX 3
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
100A
100B
100C
101
102
103
104
105
,Brief, MableiLake Community Club andRecreation Commission, presented byMr. Bruce Murray
Brief, Township of Spallumcheen,Mr. R.G. Graham
Brief, Mr. HtC. Ford
Map, Mr. Dou~las V. Drew and Mr. SidneyF. Bedwell T
Brief, Revel~toke New Democratic Club,presented by'Mr. Lloyd H. Good
I
Electoral District Map for Revelstoke
Brief, Corporation of the Village ofAshcroft, presented by Mr. John K. Spanier
Map of Electoral District of Yale-Lillooet
Brief, Mr. J1hnder Basran
Brief, Merritt and District Chamber ofCommerce, pr+sented by Mr. Jack Yeadon
Personal brief, Mr. L. Pat Lean
Annual Report, 1972, Mr. L. Pat Lean
Annual Report-, 1973, Mr. L. Pat Lean
Annual Report, 1974, Mr. L. Pat LeanI
Letter, Mr. Ross Arthur Thomas
Brief, Mr. Rq>y Thomas
Brief, Golden and District Chamber ofCommerce, prrsented by Dr. Wm. Braul
Brief, Windefmere District LiberalAssociation, presented by Mrs. Kaete Poole
Brief, col~ia River Social CreditAssociation"presented by Mrs. Doris E.~(u::sen
- 422
Exhibit No.
106
107
108
109
110
III
112
113
114
114A
l14B
115
116
117
l17A
l17B
118
119
120
121
APPENDIX 3Document
Brief, Mr. Glen Ewan
Brief, Mayor Walter Zazulak
Brief, Kootenay Social Credit ConstituencyAssociation, presented by Mr. Terry Segarty
Kootenay Electoral District Map,Mr. Bill Draper
Cranbrook #826NW Topographical Map
Canal Flats 82J!SW Topographical Map
Brief, Mr. Vernon Uphill, Mayor of Fernie
Brief, Corporation of the City of Cranbrook,presented by Mr. I.G. Turner and Ms. HazelGarda
Brief, Mr. Frank Merriam and Mrs. Jean I.Merriam
Map
Letter, Mr. Frank Merriam
Brief, Fernie Local Social Credit Partyof B.C., presented by Mr. Michael Slavens
Letter, District of Stewart, presented byMr. D.S. Donald
Letter, with attached newspaper articlefrom pages 6 and 7 of Atlin News Miner,presented by Mr. Thos. J. Kirkwood
Letter and submission of Mr. Thos. J.Kirkwood
Letter, Mr. Thos. J. Kirkwood
Brief, Mr. Rod Smelser
Letter, Corporation of the City of Langley,presented by Mr. R.D. Wilson
Brief, Mr. Harvey W. Schroeder, MLA
Letter, Corporation of the City of GrandForks, signed by Mr. Barry D. Jamieson
483
"
Exhibit No.
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
139
140
141
142
APPENDIX 3Document
Brief, Mr. ¢hristopher D'Arcy, MLAi
Brief, City of Trail, presented byMayor Charl~s Lakes
Brief, Mr. ~.D. Sherwood
Letter, Mr.'L.R. Waye
Brief, Mr. W. David Latham
Letter, Mr.,B.E. Ariss
Letter, MR.:L.J. Wallace
Brief, Mr. G.K. Arnott
Brief, Aust~n Central Social Credit Women'sAuxiliary, ~s. Peg Brown and fifteen othersignatures '
Letter, Social Credit Provincial PartySaanich and' the Islands Constituency,Mr. Ron Emerson
Letter, Mrs. Betty M. Waters
Brief, City of Nelson, Mayor A.K. McAdams
Letter, Mr.~Ronald Bissett
Letter and brief, Mr. Gordon Neuls
Letter, Mr. Andrew P. Schuck, Mayor ofVillage of Fort Nelson
Letter, Mr. G.W. Whittaker, Mayor of TheCorporation of the District of NorthCowichan
Brief, Mr. James L. Floyd
Brief, Mr. Victor A. Stephens
Brief, Comox Constituency Social CreditAssociationr presented by Mr. Delbert Doll
Letter and brief, Mr. W.H. Hooper:
Letter, Mr.' Gilbert Popovich, Mayor of TheCorporation of The Village of Alert Bay
484
Exhibit No.
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
l57A
158
l58A
APPENDIX 3Document
Letter, District of Port Hardy,Mayor Brian Klaver
Brief, Mr. J.V. Gaspard
Brief, Mr. A. Mantoani
Letter, Canadian Air Line Pilots Assoc.W.M. Gleboff, (Captain)
Letter, Canadian Air Line Flight AttendantsAssociation, Shirley L. Poole
Letter and brief by Cyril M. Shelford, MLA
Brief, Dr. Harry V. Warren andDr. Malcolm F. McGregor
Brief, Mr. Howard J. Lloyd, MLA
Brief, Burnaby-Willingdon Social CreditConstituency Association, presented byMr. Lorne Fingarson
Brief, presented by The Hon. J.V. Clyne
Brief, Vancouver Board of Trade, presentedby Mr. W. Robert Wyman and Mr. Bruce Pepper
Brief, Vancouver Point-Grey ConstituencyAssociation of the B.C. Social CreditParty, presented by Mr. Rex Werts
Brief, The British Columbia Federation ofLabour, presented by Mr. Cy Stairs
Brief, Vancouver East Social Credit Constituency Association, presented byMrs. Ella Hembroff
Brief, Mr. Peter H. Hebb
Statistical Graph, Mr. Peter H. Hebb
Brief, Vancouver Point-Grey ProgressiveConservative Association, presented byMr. Wm. Fairley
Voters pamphlet for the State of Oregon
485
Exhibi t No.
i,-- -j--'..- -.._..I Document
..APPENDIX 3
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
l69A
170
171
172
173
173A
174
175
176
177
178
IBrief, Mr •.jLloyd Phillips
I
Brief, Mr. !Gordon F. Gibson, MLA
Brief, Women's Auxiliary, Social CreditDenman-West, presented by Mrs. EleanorL. Hadley
Letter, West Vancouver/Howe Sound SocialCredit Wom~n's Auxiliary, signed byDorothy Ed~ards and Marjorie Davis
I
Brief, Mr. ,David Roland Jaeger,
Map, Mr. G~orge Mussalem, MLAI
Brief, Mr. ;Stephen Rogers, MLA
Brief, Mr. 'Eugene W. King
Brief, Mr. Harold C. Daykin
Brief, Mr. J.S. McVicar
Letter, Mr~ Frank Calder, MLA
Map
Letter, Mr. Alex W. Fisher
Letter, Mr. and Mrs. H.T. Stanford
Letter, Mr. Lyle Kahl, MLA
Letter, Corporation of the District ofSurrey, by Lyne Armstrong
Map
Memorandum regarding submission byDelbert Doll, (Exhibit 140)
Letter, Mr. Walter Davidson, MLA
Brief, Mr. ,George Herman Kerster, MLA
Letter, coqcerning Exhibit 175
Letter, Tom and Irene Coleman and signedby twenty-five other persons
486
Exhibit No.
179
180
180A
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
Document
Letter and maps, Nelson-Creston SocialCredit Constituency Association, Mr. TedMannings
Letter with attached map of coalfields,from Mr. M. Slavens
Map
Letter, Regional District of ColumbiaShuswap, from K.A. Pellett
Letter from R. Stewart
Telegram from G.L. Sexton
Petition with twenty-six signatures,(including those of W.E. Markle, DonaldFox, and Alice Tinsley), from the peopleof Dease Lake
Letter from Frank Calder, MLA,with attached letter of petition fromMrs. Alice Coleman and twenty-six othersignatures from people of Atlin
Letter from a group of citizens,including the Mayor of Qualicum Beach
Letter, Corporation of the Village ofLillooet, signed by Gordon D. Berdan
487
OPINION POLL TABULATIONS APPENDIX 4
Questions Based on Panel Discussionsand Individual Polls
Yes No Total Yes No
1. Do you favour retaining 247 73the one person-one voteconcept (as opposed toadopting the alternateor preferential methodof voting or the repeat-ed ballot concept)?
2. Should Canadian citizens 273 53alone be permitted tovote; that is, should we,in conforming with therest of Canada and theother provinces, abolishthe right of BritishsUbjects to vote?
3. Should we change the vot- 179 143ing age from 19 to 18years to conform with theFederal Legislation, aswell as the legislation ofthe other provinces?
4. If response to 3 is yes, 90 120should we change the ageof majority -- the drink-ing age accordingly?
5. Should an adequate know- 112 189ledge of English or Frenchbe a pre-requisite forvoting?
6. Are you in favour of im- 272 31posing a limitation onelection expenses similarto that imposed by the newFederal legislation?
488
320
326
322
210
301
303
77.19% 22.81%
83.74% 16.26%
55.59% 44.41%
42.86% 57.14%
37.21% 62.79%
89.77% 10.23%
OPINION POLL TABULATIONS APPENDIX 4
Questions Based on Panel Discussionsand Individual Polls
7.
8 .
9 .
10.
11.
12.
13.
Yes
Should election/campaign 98expenses be subsidized bythe Government?
Should the MLAs who repre- 296sent the vast and sparse-ly populated districts begiven additional funds fortransportation and otherexpenses?
Should contributions to 221political funds be taxdeductible?
Should party leaders, if 228the only elected Membersof their parties, havethe special benefits andstatus that are attachedto party leadership?
Should dual Member ridings 146be abolished?
Should we require a form 128of photo identificationto be presented by votersat polling stations?
If a person does not vote 123at an election, shouldhis/her name be struckfrom the voting list?
489
No Total
205 303
10 306
76 297
77 305
106 252
166 294
189 312
~~rc~nta~~
Yes No
32.34% 67.66%
96.73% 3.27%
74.41% 25.59%
74.75% 25.25%
57.94% 42.06%
43.54% 56.46%
39.42% 60.58%
N.B. The results obtained from the opinion polls and mini
panel discussions, are not based on the actual tran-
scripts from the hearings. They are as accurate as is
humanly possible to the answers stated or written by
the individuals who participated.
490
FOOTNOTE REFERENCES
1. A sample of the Opinlon Poll and tabulation of resultsis included as Appendix 4, Volume VI
2. Nova Scotia Commission of Inquiry: Legislature Salariesand Allowances, November 14, 1974, p.8
3. Ontario Commission on Legislature, (Dalton Camp Commission), 1st Report, May, 1973
4. See footnote 2, p.14
5. Same. p.15
6. See footnote 3, p.41
7. G. Scott Wallace v. Attorney General of British Columbia,unreported decision, (Kelowna Registry)No. 77 - 363, p. 9
8. J. M. Miggiani, Finance Officer of the LegislativeAssembly, Toronto, Ontario
9. Ontario Legislative Assembly Act R.S.O. 1970 c.240Sec. 84
10. Brochure published by the National Assembly of Quebec,entitled "The National Assembly"
11. See footnote 3, p.45
12. Manitoba Law Reform Commission, Working Paper onElectoral Systems, December, 1976, p.ll
13. T. H. Qualter. The Election Process in Canada, Toronto,McGraw-Hill, 1970, p.141
14 . Same. p. 22
15. P. A. Rustow. "Some Observations on P.R."(1950) J.Pol. p.114
16. See footnote 12, p.32
17. Same. p.41
18. E. Lakeman and J. D. Lambert: How Democracies Vote:A Study of Majority and Proportional Systems(3rd Ed.) London, 1970, p.391
491
19. Same. p.126
20. See footnote 12, p.37
21. Winston Churchill, House of Commons Debates, 1931
22. Nelson Castonguay, Representation Commissioner of Canada,Ottawa, Ontario. Extract from personal interview
23. Quebec Election Act R.S.Q. 1964 c.7
Nova Scotia Election Act R.S.N.S. 1967, c.83
Manitoba Election Act S.M. 1976, c.68
Canada Election Act R.S.C. 1974, c.14(lst supp)
Saskatchewan Election Act R.S.S. 1971, c.lO
Alberta: The Election Finances and ContributionsDisclosure Act S.A. 1977 c.18
Ontario: The Election Finances Reform Act, 1975s.o. 1975, c.12 as amended by 1975 c.83
New Brunswick: Political Process Financing ActS.N.B., 1978
24. Election Expenses Act, Bill No. 39, 1975, Private MembersBill, G. Scott Wallace
25. Manitoba Law Reform Commission: working Paper onPolitical Financing and Election Expenses,February, 1977, p.l
26. Ontario: The Third Report of the Select Committee onElection Laws (Dunlop Committee), June, 1970
New Brunswick: The Report of the Select Committee onthe Elections Act, (Buck Committee), May, 1974
27. Same as Ontario, p.13
28. See footnote 25, p.43 (Canada: Report of the Committeeon Election Expenses (Barbeau Committee), 1966
29. J. Patrick Boyer, "The Legal Status of Corporate Political Contributions in Canada Today", The BusinessQuarterly, Vols. 43(1), Spring, 1978, p.72
30. Same. p.29
31. Your Guide to Ontario's New Election Finances Law,Prepared by the Commission on Election Contributionsand Expenses, Toronto, Ontario, August, 1975
492
32. See footnote 25, p.5
33 . Same. p. 25
34. Same. p.83
35. New Brunswick, The Report of the Select Committee on theElections Act, (Buck Committee), May, 1974
36. See footnote 25. p.12
37. Wishart, David H. "The Election Expenses Act, A NewChallenge for Auditors", C.A. Magazine, The CanadianInstitute of Chartered Accountants, Toronto, Canada
38. Same.
39. Ontario, Guidelines for Chief Financial Officer, Limitson Campaign Advertising Commission on Election Contributions and Expenses, Toronto, Ontario, p. G.1616.05
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
Same. G.16 16.05
Same. G.16 16.14
See footnote 25, p.23
Same. p.51
Same. p.53
Same. p.53
46. Courtney, John C., "Recognition of Canadian PoliticalParties in Parliament and in Law", Canadian Journalof Political Science, Vol.ll, March, 1978, p.34
4 7 . Same. p . 5
48 . Same, p. 8
493
FURTHER REFERENCES
In addition to the information and opinions provided by
Members of the Legislative Assembly and participants at the
public hearings, information regarding election systems in op-
eration elsewhere and regarding the remuneration and services
provided to MLAs was obtained from the following individuals:
Canada: 1. Jean Marc Hamel, Chief ElectoralOfficer, Ottawa, Ontario
2. Jack Dewis, Deputy Chief Electoral,Ottawa, Ontario
3. Nelson Castonguay, RepresentationCommissioner, Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
4. Roger Dube, Director of ElectionExpenses, Ottawa, Ontario
5. Joseph Gormen, Enforcement Officer,Ottawa, Ontario
6. D. M. Ellinor, Public AffairsCo-ordinator, Revenue Canada
7. John McDonough, Research Branch,Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Ontario
8. The Staff of the Federal Anti-InflationBoard, Vancouver Office
Alberta: 1. Ken Wark, Chief Electoral Officer,Edmonton, Alberta
2. Gerard Amerongen, Speaker of theAssembly, Edmonton, Alberta
3. Bohdan Stefaniuk, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, Edmonton, Alberta
4. Charlene Blaney, Administrative Officerof the Legislative Assembly,Edmonton, Alberta
494
Manitoba: 1. J. R. Reeves, Chief of the LegislativeAssembly, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2. Andrew Anstett, Deputy Chief ElectoralOfficer, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ontario: 1. Bob Dobson, Commission on ElectionContributions and Expenses,Toronto, Ontario
2. Robert Carter, Electoral Officer,Toronto, Ontario
3. Roderick Lewis, Chief Electoral Officer,Toronto, Ontario
4. J. Patrick Boyer, Lawyer,Toronto, Ontario(Mr. Boyer is writing a book on CanadianElection Laws to be published in thenear future)
5. J. Miggiani, Finance Officer of theLegislative Assembly, Toronto, Ontario
Quebec: 1. Pierre-Olivier Boucher, Director-Generalof Election Financing, Montreal, Quebec
2. Brian Crowley, Legislative Assistant,Quebec City, Quebec
3. Andre Larocque, Deputy Minister,Ministry of State for Parliamentary andElectoral Reform, Quebec City, Quebec
4. Denyse Horth, Officer of the NationalAssembly of Quebec, Montreal, Quebec
Nova Scotia: 1. William McDonald, Chief ElectoralOfficer, Halifax, Nova Scotia
495
New Brunswick: 1. Bruce Hatfield, Lawyer,Drafter of Political Process FinancingAct, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2. H. Scott, Lawyer,Drafter of Political process FinancingAct, Fredericton, New Brunswick
3. Samuel Field, Supervisor of ElectionFinancing, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Newfoundland:
U.S.A. :
1.
1.
Harvey Cole, Chief Electoral Officer,St. Johns, Newfoundland
Richard Scammon, Director of ElectionsResearch Centre, Washington, D.C.
British Columbia:
1. Ian Horne, Clerk of the LegislativeAssembly, Victoria, B.C.
2. Ian Izzard, Office of the Clerk of theAssembly, Victoria, B.C.
3. Marjorie McNaughton, Assistant to theClerk of the Assembly, Victoria, B.C.
4. Allan Roger, Deputy Legislative Counsel,Ministry of the Attorney General,Victoria, B.C.
5. Patrick Stanton, Research Officer,Ministry of Labour, Victoria, B.C.
6. Frank Rhodes, Assistant Deputy Minister,Ministry of Labour, Victoria, B.C.
7. John Taylor, Chief Pilot, Air ServicesBranch, Ministry of ProvincialSecretary, Victoria, B.C.
8. Jack McNeill, Operations Manager,Air Services Branch, Ministry ofProvincial Secretary, Victoria, B.C.
9. Ian Fraser, Administrative Officer,Ministry of Provincial Secretary,victoria, B.C.
496
10. Harold Price, Senior Comptroller,Ministry of Provincial Secretary,Victoria, B.C.
11. Clarence Reser, Office of the Speaker,Victoria, B.C.
12. Dr. Walter Young, Political ScienceDepartment, University of Victoria,Victoria, B.C.
13. Dr. Jeremy Wilson, Political ScienceDepartment, University of Victoria,Victoria, B.C.
14. The Staff of the Legislative Library,Victoria, B.C.
15. Diana Broome, Research Division of theBoard of Trade, Vancouver, B.C.
16. Doug Mikasko, Compensation Officer,Management Compensation Division,Treasury Board, Ministry of Finance,Victoria, B.C.
17. Tony Toth, Vancouver, B.C.(Mr. Toth prepared a research study onsalaries and expenses of B.C. MLA'sfrom 1871 - 1974)
18. Ken Morton, Chief Electoral Officerof British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
19. Evelyn Robbins, Cartographer, ChiefElectoral Office, Vancouver, B.C.
497
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Election Act, R.S.A. 1970 c.117
Legislative Assembly Act, R.S.A. 1970 c.204
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Boyer, J. Patrick. "The Legal Status of Corporate PoliticalContributions in Canada Today", The Business Quarterly, Spring, 1978, p.67-76
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British Columbia. Constitution Act, R.S.B.C. 1960 c.71 andamendments to date
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Memorandum re Alternative Voting Systems, NelsonCastonguay, Representation Commissioner, Ottawa
498
Canada. Report of the Committee on Election Expenses, 1966(Barbeau Committee), Ottawa: Queen's Printer, 1966
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