The series comprises 43 files arranged in alphabetical order, by name of federal departments and crown corporations covering subjects brought forward by constituents ranging from Agriculture to Women issues, that took place during the April 1977-August 1980 period. The series documents James Ross Fulton's activities as an NDP Member of Parliament (Skeena) and NDP Critic for Small Businesses, 1979-1980.
Files include incoming correspondence with attachments; Fulton's replies; constituency case cover sheets; telegrams; Fulton's press releases.
The series includes records related to the subjects which follow. AGRICULTURE: Agassiz Station, B.C. Dairy Industry; and cattle raising. COMMUNICATION: Service of the B.C. Telephone Company; FM mobile radio stations; National Film Board; and satellite communications. CONSTITUTION: Learning French in B.C.. CONSUMER AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS: Fishing industry; Skeena Manpower Development Committee. EDUCATION: Provincial/Federal Task Force on student assistance; Katimavik. ENERGY, MINE AND RESOURCES: Oil Tankers not needed in the Strait of Juan de Fuca; Kitimat Oil Port Project; raw material processing in Australia; alternative energy sourcing; new mines in B.C.; uranium and radioactive agents found in the Queen Charlotte Islands; Petrocan; transportation for pipes for the Alaska Highway Natural Gas Pipeline; and Bates Uranium Inquiry in Atlin. ENVIRONMENT: dyking proposal for the Kitimat area; guide licensing in B.C.; establishing a meteorologist observing station in Kitimat; permanent weather station in the City of Kitimat; and oil prices. EMPLOYMENT: Unemployment cases; support for benefits; unemployment insurance ref: seasonal employment; and personal and résumés. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: Earthquake in Portugal; government aid to South-East Asian refugees; and Vancouver Immigration centre. FINANCE: Blind Trusts; and interest rates. FISHERIES: Fisheries boundaries; A-B Line as a boundary between Canada-Alaska; Dixon Entrance negotiation; fishing quotas; fishing licences; Roe Herring licences; compensation plan for the Halibut boats forced out of the Alaska fishing; displacement of Canadian Halibut fishermen and troll-caught Halibut; and prosecution of Queen Charlotte Island Timber Ltd. HEALTH AND WELFARE: Special employment program for the handicapped; New Horizon programs funding in Skeena Riding; spraying program of Tordon 22-K; and fluoridation of water. IMMIGRATION: boat refugees; and application for immigration. INDIAN AFFAIRS: Land claim of Indian Bands; on-reserve; Indian Economic Development Direct Loan Order; and health proposal for Naas Valley. INDUSTRY: Export of raw material; Stadker-Hunter; and Meterification Program. JUSTICE: Leg-hold traps; capital punishment; Young Offender Act; and Abortion. LABOUR: Labour Law; GALINDO MADRID: Chilean political refugee, seeking asylum in Canada; PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, (Fulton). PROVINCIAL MATTERS, (B.C.): Ferry Service in the Vancouver Province; barging between Prince Rupert and the Queen Charlotte Islands; upgrading the Yellowhead Highway; B.C. Hydro; opposition to the building of the dam on the Naas River; and winter maintenance cost of the Dempster Highway. RELIGION: Baha'i in B.C.
