The sub-series comprises 87 files arranged in alphabetical order by federal department and subject heading. The majority of the records deal with the 1983 time frame. The records dated 1979 and 1984 were migrated to this Series by Fulton's staff in order to close or open new issues. The files document Fulton's actions, activities, role and work as NDP M.P. of Skeena, B.C., activities with the Canada - United States Inter-Parliamentary Group and activities as NDP spokesman for Economic Development and Northern Development.
The record types contained in this sub-series are: Incoming correspondence and attachments, Fulton's and Fulton's staff outgoing correspondence, clippings, working notes, studies and reports, reference material, excerpts from Hansards, Senate Committee reports, constituency cases cover sheets, NDP Communiqués and Fulton constituency "Skeena" reports.
Issues documented are: AGRICULTURE: Fall Fair in Naikoon Park; fruits and vegetable storage construction financial assistance program; pesticide registration; B.C. Builders Lien Act; CANADIAN MORTGAGE AND HOUSING: Various cases of mortgage renewal problems; CMHC practices on foreclosure; house case mortgages; CANADIAN - U.S. INTER-PARLIAMENTARY GROUP: Work on Committee III; Environmental issues; COMMUNICATION: CBC; Cancom; B.C. Telephone; CONSTITUENCY: Kitimat - Marina facility; Queen Charlotte Islands - Prince Rupert Harbour project; Cod Port development at Ridly Island; Terrace, Smithers, Stuart - Constitution Accord; environmental matters of entrenchment of property rights in the constitution; Charter of Right and Freedom; Land Claims; aboriginal land claims in the Yukon; Proposed B.C. Cut-off lands Settlement Act; EDUCATION: Banner exhibit Project, "A Picture of my Capital"; Vancouver Island Regional Library; EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION: Constituency immigration cases; job creation programs; Canada Works applications; job issues in Prince Rupert; Kitimat and Terrace; U.I.C. Issues and cases;
ENERGY: Vertical Axis Wind / Water Turbines; EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: Passport applications; Danylo Shumuk, Soviet Political Prisoner; CIDA supported projects in South Africa; political prisoners in South Africa; Canadian Council of Captive European Nations; federal funding in Central America; FINANCE: B.C. employees pay settlement; inflation; Bank of Montreal increase regarding fee increases for administration of revolving loan; moving expenses deductions; Mortgages; FISHERIES: Fishermen's Survival Meeting; Payments for herring roe charters; Black Cod fisheries; Dogfish industry on the West Coast; Queen Charlotte City fisheries residence control; fish management study; trout farming situation; Gitksan - Carrier Tribal Council; Regulation Licences Stikine-Taku; HEALTH AND WELFARE: General pensions; Hospital Services, Social Programs and Medicare; HOUSE OF COMMONS: Fulton's Bill to protect and enhance the quality of drinking water in Canada; INDIAN AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS: living and recreational facilities for government employees at Resolute Bay; reduction and elimination of funding to tribal councils; communication; education assistance; vocational training assistance; disposition of Victoria, B.C.; CBC Program "On Native Land"; Indian self-government; funding for resources impact development of Indian Bands; Iskut-Stikine B.C. Hydro proposal; Native Economic Development Fund; Native issues pertaining to B.C. Bands, Councils in various B.C. Constituency; INDUSTRY TRADE AND COMMERCE: Problems with metrification; Federal Government assistance to Baie Verte Mines; special ARDA program; inadequacy of quantitative limitations on imports from "low-wage" and state trading countries;
JUSTICE: B.C. Government decisions to reduce funding to the Smithers Community Law Centre; drugs, abortion, Guns, Capital Punishment; changes to the Federal Human Rights Act; sexual offenders; LABOUR: Canada Labour code; B.C. Telephone plan to move 60 engineering jobs from Kamloops to Kelowa; NATIONAL DEFENCE: Search and rescue in B.C; POST OFFICE: Rates; group boxes; REVENUE TAXATION - CUSTOMS: Community charity by individuals for income tax purposes; income tax returns; SMALL BUSINESSES - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Canadian Citizenship Court; Assistance to Small Enterprise Program (ASEP); Federal Business Development Bank; SOLICITOR GENERAL: Rediscovery society; Bill C-157, Act to establish the Canadian Security Intelligence Service; use of information by RCMP; prosecution of members and former members of the RCMP in the light of the McDonald Commission reports; possible RCMP facility for terrace;
TRANSPORT: Changing the Crow rate; Grain Production Subsidies; CN Rail's explosive storage site near East Chester; TRANSPORT - AIR: Air New Zealand practice of fumigating its passenger aircraft; bankruptcy of Ladner Airlines; Reduction of flights in and out of Watson Lake, B.C.; application of Trans Provincial Airlines for daily Service route from Prince Rupert to Port Simpson; TRANSPORT - RAILWAYS: Movement of wood chips to West Coast Pulp Mills at Watson Island Kitimat; designation of past corporation status for the Port of Prince Rupert; breakwater and boat basin at Sandpit; import of the CN rail line on the Old Cassiar Cannery building in Port Edward; safety of the Fairview crossing; VETERANS AFFAIRS: Access by paraplegics; replacement of Service medals; War Veterans allowance; list of men killed in battle from the Hazelton area of B.C.