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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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Saanich, B.C.
- Police services, police response to youth activity on Halloween
(Orr) 7718
Saanich Neighbourhood House, Victoria, B.C.
Saanich North and the Islands constituency and area
- Agriculture industry
(Coell) 4794-5
Saanich South constituency and area
- Agriculture industry
(Brice) 4793-5
Safe injection sites See Supervised injection sites under Substance abuse/addiction
Safe roads program See Road safety programs under Automobiles
Safety
- Protection of international students
(Mayencourt) 4852
- Public safety
- government commitment
(Bell) 7649
(Coleman) 5864
(Mayencourt) 7635-6
(Plant) 7690
- public and personal safety education
(Coleman) 5225
(Lee) 5225
- safety in urban areas
(Mayencourt) 4852, 8125
- safety in urban areas, legislation
(Coleman) 7513
(Mayencourt) 7512-4
- Safe care legislation See Children
- Safety standards
- Safety system
- Tasers
(Bhullar) 6468
(Coleman) 6468
Safety Authority See British Columbia Safety Authority
Safety Authority Act
- (Bill 20) (Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services) 1R, 5553; 2R, 5870-1; C, 6609-11; 3R, 6611; RA, 7134
- Amdts: sec. 2 (Abbott) 6609, approved 6609; sec. 28 (Abbott) 6610, approved 6610
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 5553, 5870-1, 6609-10
(Bray) 6610
(Kwan) 6609-10
- Application of other acts
(Kwan) 6609
- Penalties for non-licensed tradespeople
(Bray) 6610
Safety Standards Act
- (Bill 19) (Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services) 1R, 5552-3; 2R, 5866-70; C, 6599-609; 3R, 6609; RA, 7134
- Debate, speakers
(Abbott) 5553, 5866, 5868-70, 6599-608
(Kwan) 6599-608
(MacPhail) 5866-8
- Correlation with industry training legislation
(MacPhail) 5868
- Definitions
- "equivalent standards agreements" See Safety system, equivalent standards agreements under Safety
- "qualified person" and "qualified worker," need for definition
(Abbott) 6599-600
(Kwan) 6599-600
(MacPhail) 5868
- Purpose of bill
(Abbott) 5553, 5866
- Regulations and legislative changes, ministerial powers
(Kwan) 6608
- Stakeholder consultation by government
(Abbott) 5869, 6601, 6608
(Kwan) 6608
Sahota, Patty (Burnaby-Edmonds)
- As subject
- appointment to Finance and Government Services Committee
(Collins) 6991
- Asian Heritage Month 6844
- Automobiles, street racing, prevention 6030-1
- Brown, Rosemary, death 6251-2
- Budget debate 5180-2
- Burnaby
- Burnaby Hospital, services 5181-2
- Burnaby-Edmonds constituency and area
- forest industry 6543
- long-term care facilities in area 4878
- Clark, Jeff, work on Burnaby bid to host 2009 World Police and Fire Games 5732
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services ministry, estimates debate 6012
- Crime, street-racing crimes, penalties for offenders 6030-1
- Criminal Code of Canada, provisions on sentencing for offenders, street racing offenders and others convicted of crimes of violence, eligibility for conditional sentences 6030-1
- eBay, call centre in Burnaby 5180
- Economy
- B.C. economy
- current conditions 5180
- diversification 6884
- economy during 1990s 5180
- role of economy in funding for social services 4817
- Education
- additional funding 4818, 5182
- community school program 4818
- education of immigrants 5182
- multicultural education in schools 6012
- Exports and imports, market opportunities in India 4817
- Film industry in B.C. 4816
- Forest industry
- export of products, diversification of markets 4817
- harvesting rights, cut control requirements, changes 6544
- processing of resource, local processing requirements, elimination 6544
- reforms 4817, 6543-4
- role in economy 4816-7
- Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003, debate 6543-4
- Fuel, gasoline tax revenue to transportation infrastructure 5181
- Government ministries, meeting of budget targets 5180
- Guru Nanak College of Nursing, training programs 5980-1
- Health care
- additional funding 5181
- continuing and long-term care services 4877-8
- High-technology industry
- Housing, residential care facilities, assisted-living model, affordability 5421
- Immigrants to B.C., settlement programs and services, federal funding 6012
- Income tax, personal income tax rates, reduction 5181
- International Dalit Conference 6844
- Investment climate in B.C. 5181
- Lawson, Doreen, death 7345
- Lower mainland, immigrant population 4818
- Minerva Foundation for B.C. Women, work of foundation, leadership program 7622
- Motions
- Burnaby bid to host 2009 World Police and Fire Games (Motion 8), debate 5732-3
- Criminal Code amendments on street racing (Motion 7), debate 6030-1
- role of high-technology sector in B.C. economy (Motion 65), debate 6884
- Multiculturalism
- multiculturalism in B.C. 4818
- task force on multiculturalism and anti-racism policies 6012
- Nikkei Home, facility 4817, 5421
- Olympic Games, Vancouver-Whistler bid to host 2010 Winter Games, potential benefits of hosting games 4816
- Police Amendment Act, 2003, debate 5862
- Police and policing, information management, PRIME-BC system 5862
- Premier's Technology Council, role 6884
- Prevention of Violence Against Women Week 6209
- Resources and resource industries, role in funding for social services 5181
- Retirement, mandatory retirement 7331-3
- Ritchie, Miles, work on Burnaby bid to host 2009 World Police and Fire Games 5732
- Science and technology
- biotechnology industry, government-industry meetings 5644
- technology industry in B.C., government commitment 4815-6
- Throne speech debate 4815-8
- University of B.C. school of nursing, partnership program with nursing college in India 5980-1
- Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, construction of new centre 4816
- Violence against women, services for abused women and children 6209
- World Partnership Walk 6844
- World Police and Fire Games
- Burnaby bid to host 2009 games
- bid win, participants commended 6253-4
- potential benefits of hosting games 5732-3
- history 5732
St. Mary's Hospital, New Westminster, B.C.
- Closing
- closing
(MacPhail) 8137
- government action
(Nettleton) 7876
- impact on surgery wait-lists
(Kwan) 7780-2
- petitions tabled
(Murray) 6193, 8061
- Financial status
- funding and services
(Murray) 4940-1
- funding, petition tabled
(Bloy) 5835
- review of viability
(Hansen) 7876
- status
(Hansen) 7780-1
- Operations
(Stewart, R.) 5188
St. Mary's Hospital, Sechelt, B.C.
St. Michael's Centre, Burnaby, B.C.
St. Paul Guarantee Insurance Co.
- Provision of home warranties
(Abbott) 5966-7
(MacPhail) 5966
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
Salaries See Wages and salaries
Sales
- Retail sales levels
(MacPhail) 6912
Sales tax
- Collection of unpaid taxes
(Kwan) 4710, 4763, 4811
- Exemptions
- exemption for machinery and equipment
(Collins) 5240
- newspaper printing costs See Eligibility for sales tax exemption, government decision under Georgia Straight
- purchases by parent advisory councils
(Bray) 5139
- Tax-exempt declarations by contractor and penalties to purchaser
(Collins) 5431
Salmon
Salmon Arm, B.C.
- Courthouse project
(MacPhail) 6189
(Plant) 6189
Sandwick area
- Inclusion in Courtenay boundary See Boundary extension project under Courtenay, B.C.
Sandy Merriman Shelter for Women, Victoria, B.C.
Santori, Hon. Sandy (West Kootenay-Boundary)
- B.C., northern and rural B.C., economic development in rural B.C. 5008-9
- B.C. Buildings Corporation, status of organization 6083
- B.C. Liberal Party government
- B.C. Pension Corporation, mandate 6083
- B.C. Public Service Agency, establishment 6083, 7109, 7969
- Budget debate 5007-9, 5023
- Business
- electronic commerce, collection and use of personal information 6351
- small business, need for Internet connection 6076-8
- Civil service
- hiring process 6092-3
- pensions, public sector pension plans, legislative changes 6659, 7199
- secondments 6093
- staffing decisions, review process 7109, 7969
- workforce adjustment program 6083, 6089-90
- Community Charter
- Computer technology, Internet access
- access in rural areas 5023, 6083
- high-speed broadband service, accessibility 6086
- high-speed service for schools 5023
- Cranbrook Airport, expansion proposal 5008
- Crime victim assistance program, restructuring 5008
- Economy, heartlands economic strategy 5008-9
- Enquiry B.C., call centre services 6081
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2003, debate 5059-60, 5205-7, 5356-7
- Freedom of information, disclosure of personal information by contractors, privacy issue 5206, 5356-7
- Government
- buildings, sale and leaseback from new owner 4862
- electronic delivery of services
- electronic delivery 5023
- Internet portal during NDP administration 6078
- electronic delivery of services, Internet portal project
- government caucus committees, regional caucus committees, role 5008
- human resources planning and leadership training 6090-1
- human resources services, consolidation 6079
- information, accessibility 6076
- information technology services
- photocopying and copyright infringement, monitoring 5355
- programs and services
- privatization 5207
- service delivery, ministerial responsibility 6080-1
- public participation
- purchasing
- shared services 6085
- Government agents, services 6081, 6084
- Grand Forks, victims services 5008
- High-technology industry, government contracts, bidding process 6088
- Information and privacy commissioner, power to delegate authority 5206
- Information, personal information, privacy protection 5023
- Infrastructure, investment in transportation infrastructure 5008-9
- Justice system, courthouse closings 5007-8
- Kootenay area, economic development in West Kootenays 5009
- Legislature, officers of the Legislature, pension provisions 7199
- Management Services ministry
- estimates debate 6071-94
- accomplishments, goals and responsibilities 6080-4
- chief strategist and government chief information officer office, responsibilities 6081-2
- deputy ministers 6078
- goals and responsibilities 5009
- private sector contractors 6074
- results management 6087
- service delivery implementation team 6087
- Merit commissioner
- report, status 6094
- review of staffing decisions 7969
- National Public Relations, contract work with government 7217-8
- Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, debate 6658-9, 7199, 7269
- Personal Information Protection Act
- Privacy, protection of personal information, legislation
- Procurement Services Act, debate 5506, 5843, 5984
- Public Service Amendment Act, 2003, debate 7109, 7969, 7974, 8041-2
- Public Service Appeal Board, role 7969
- Rabbani, Diane, position as deputy minister in Management Services ministry 6078-9
- Red Mountain Resorts Inc., expansion 5009
- Resorts, B.C. resort task force, establishment 5009
- Rossland
- economic development 5009
- film production in area 5009
- Universities, colleges and institutes, college pensions, authority of pension board and plan partners 7199
SARS See Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Satellite Channel Ecological Reserve
Save Our Schools
- Comments on school district funding
(Kwan) 5363
- Letter from member on school district funding quoted by Education minister
(Clark) 5489-90
(MacPhail) 5489-90
- Videotape on issues in public education system
(Clark) 5361, 5490
(Kwan) 5360
(MacPhail) 5490
Scarfe, Brian
- 1995 review of timber-pricing system
(de Jong) 8186
Schira, Angela
- Position on regional transmission organizations while member of B.C. Hydro board
(Neufeld) 5461
School Act
School Amendment Act, 2003
- (Bill 50) (Minister of Education) 1R, 6657; 2R, 6959-61; C, 7095; 3R, 7095; RA, 7134
- Debate, speakers
(Clark) 6657, 6959
(Kwan) 6960-1, 7095
- Debate, time limit on debate
(Kwan) 6960-1, 7095
- Purpose of bill
(Clark) 6657
School boards/districts
- Accountability and performance standards
- accountability contracts
(Clark) 5256, 5515-6
(MacPhail) 5515-6
- district review process
(Clark) 5515-6
- performance reviews
(Chutter) 5355
(Clark) 5355
- "reciprocal accountability" issue involving government
(Clark) 5494
(MacPhail) 5494, 5502, 5516-7
- reporting requirements, standardization
(Clark) 5518-9
(MacPhail) 5518-9
- Administrative costs, shared services proposal
(Clark) 5517-9
(MacPhail) 5517-9
- Amalgamation
(Clark) 5530
- Autonomy
(Campbell) 7069-70
(Hamilton) 5038-9
(Trumper) 4754
- Budgets
- balanced-budget requirement
(MacPhail) 5521
- budget announcements
(Clark) 5493, 5519
(MacPhail) 5493, 5519
- budget announcements, notional school allocation
(Clark) 5529-30
(MacPhail) 5529-30
- deficit budgets
(Clark) 5521
(MacPhail) 5521
- Catchment areas
- District parents' advisory councils
(Bray) 5139
- Enrolment boundaries See Catchment areas above under this main heading
- Funding
- additional funding
(Clark) 5258-64, 5280-6, 5358-65, 5522
(Kwan) 5259-66, 5280-6, 5358-66
(Mayencourt) 5258
- adequacy to meet projected needs
(Clark) 5491-3, 5496-7, 5502
(MacPhail) 5492-4, 5496-8, 5502, 5517, 5522
- allocation for Medical Services Plan premiums
(Clark) 5359
- buffer grants, phase-out
(Clark) 5364, 5366-8
(Kwan) 5364-8
- funding
(McMahon) 4957
- funding for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles
(Clark) 5282-3, 5518
(Collins) 5317-8
(Kwan) 5282-3
(MacPhail) 5317-8, 5518
- funding for costs of gas tax, electricity rate increases and other costs
(Clark) 5271-3
(Kwan) 5266, 5270-4, 5280-1
- funding for goods and services tax costs incurred by fundraising activities
(Clark) 5280
(Kwan) 5280
- funding for pay equity
(Clark) 5284-5
(Kwan) 5283-5
- funding for programs for Indians
(Clark) 5500-2, 5512
(MacPhail) 5500-2, 5512
- funding for rural districts
(Clark) 5256, 5372-3, 5499-500
(Kwan) 5372-4
(MacPhail) 5498-500
- funding formula
(Brenzinger) 4913
(Clark) 5255-6, 5271-3, 5366, 5368, 5370-2, 5493, 5496
(Kwan) 5281-2, 5368-72, 6966-7
(Nijjar) 4925
- funding formula, review
(Clark) 5371-2, 5496-7
(Kwan) 5371
(MacPhail) 5496-7
- multi-year funding
(Clark) 5255
(Les) 4915
- per-pupil funding
(Clark) 5492-5
(MacPhail) 5492-5
- seismic upgrades
(Anderson) 5512
(Clark) 5512
(Collins) 5297
(MacPhail) 5297, 5512
- targeted funding
(MacPhail) 5512
- teachers' salary increases
(Clark) 5362-3, 8128
(Kwan) 5114, 5362-3
(Visser) 8128
- technical grant
(Clark) 5359-61
(Kwan) 5358-60, 5362
- Impact of changing demographics
(Abbott) 4827
(Campbell) 7069
- Powers
- ability to lease school property, allocation of revenues
(Clark) 6959
- ability to levy local taxes
(Clark) 5278
(Masi) 5278
- Revenues from tuition for international students, student space issue
(Clark) 5278-9
(Masi) 5278
- Rural school districts, rural task force
(Clark) 5499-500
(MacPhail) 5499-500
School district 5 (Southeast Kootenay)
- Trustees, position on parental involvement in schools
(Bennett) 5143-4
School district 6 (Rocky Mountain)
School district 8 (Kootenay Lake)
- Establishment, amalgamation issue
(Clark) 5530
(Suffredine) 5530
- Funding and school closings
(Clark) 5530-1
(Suffredine) 5530-1
- High school graduation rate
(Suffredine) 5641
School district 10 (Arrow Lakes)
- High school graduation rate
(Suffredine) 5641
School district 19 (Revelstoke)
- School-based funding
(McMahon) 5912
School district 22 (Vernon)
- Forestry education programs
(Christensen) 6450-3
- Issues
(Christensen) 5125
School district 35 (Langley)
- Rural school closings
(Coleman) 4768
School district 36 (Surrey)
- Accountability contract
(Brenzinger) 5269
(Clark) 5269
- Apprenticeship programs
(Clark) 5528
(MacPhail) 5528
- Diversity of student population
(Locke) 4950-1
- Enrolment levels and class sizes
(Brenzinger) 5269
(Clark) 5269
- Funding
- funding
(Brenzinger) 5269
(Clark) 5269
- school-based funding and programs
(Hogg) 5800
(Locke) 5799
- Growth
(Falcon) 4748-9
- Labour dispute in 1996, collective bargaining legislation
(Collins) 5466
(MacPhail) 5464
- Potential for rural school closings
(Falcon) 4749
- School planning councils
(Brenzinger) 5268
(Clark) 5268-9
School district 38 (Richmond)
- Funding and student performance
(Halsey-Brandt) 5006
- Issues and concerns
(Kwan) 5368-9
School district 39 (Vancouver)
- Budget
- 2003-04 budget
(MacPhail) 5522
- alternative budget
(Kwan) 6845
- alternative budget tabled
(Kwan) 6845
- Funding
- advocacy kit
(Clark) 8263
(Johnston) 8263
- concerns re funding levels, petitions tabled
(Kwan) 6618
(MacPhail) 6618
- funding
(Clark) 5258, 5364-5, 5520-1
(Kwan) 5365
(MacPhail) 5519-21
(Mayencourt) 5258
- funding for school-based programs, comparison with other districts
(Hogg) 5798-9
(Nijjar) 5798-9
- social equity programs
(MacPhail) 5581
School district 40 (New Westminster)
- Work of district
(Murray) 4941
School district 41 (Burnaby)
- Funding
- funding for community schools
(Lee) 5801
- funding for school-based programs
(Hogg) 5801
- Public written question, proposed changes to the provincial apprenticeship program 5030
School district 42 (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows)
- Anti-vandalism campaign
(Stewart, K.) 5555
- Operations
(Hawes) 5128
School district 43 (Coquitlam)
- Enrolment levels and school closings
(Stewart, R.) 4831-2
- Funding
(Clark) 5354
- Funding formula and buffer grants, parents' concerns, petition tabled
(Clark) 5030
- School closings
(Clark) 5354
(Stewart, R.) 5354
- School rental fees
(Abbott) 8307
(Stewart, R.) 8307
School district 44 (North Vancouver)
- Funding
- capital funding
(Jarvis) 4725-6
- funding
(Kwan) 5262
School district 45 (West Vancouver)
- Violent incident at school in district, report
(Clark) 7877-8
(Kwan) 7878
School district 51 (Boundary)
- School calendar, four-day weeks
(Clark) 5277-8
(Masi) 5278
School district 53 (Okanagan-Similkameen)
- Performance review
(Chutter) 5355
School district 57 (Prince George)
- Enrolment levels
(Bond) 4781
- Funding
(Kwan) 5285
- Fundraising activities by parent groups, goods and services tax issue
(Clark) 5280
School district 58 (Nicola-Similkameen)
- Graduation rate
(Chutter) 4864
School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
- Administrative costs
(Clark) 5518
(MacPhail) 5518
- Budget, 2003-04 budget
(MacPhail) 5522
- Enrolment levels
(Clark) 5261
- Enrolment levels and school closings
(Chong) 5532-3
(Clark) 5267, 5517-8, 5532
(MacPhail) 5517-8
(Orr) 5267
- Funding
- additional funding
(Bray) 4716
(Clark) 5267-8
(Orr) 5267-8
- funding
(Kwan) 5265
- funding for school-based programs
(MacPhail) 5579-80
- funding for school-based programs, steering committee
(Chong) 5821-3
(Hogg) 5822-3
- Trustees, position on parental involvement in schools
(Brice) 5142
School district 70 (Alberni)
School district 75 (Mission)
- Class size
(Hawes) 4849
- Operations
(Hawes) 5128
- Teachers' contract, seniority and severance provisions
(Hawes) 8359
School district 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap)
- Enrolment levels
(Abbott) 4817
School district 85 (Vancouver Island North)
School meals program See Social equity programs under Education
School Sites Acquisition Act
- Purpose of bill
(Hawes) 5534
School tax on property See Real property tax
Schools
- Capital projects, new projects
(Hawes) 5533-4
- Closings
(Chong) 5532-3
(Clark) 5261, 5267, 5361, 5499, 5517, 5523, 5533-4
(Hawes) 5533
(Kwan) 5114, 5260, 6964-5, 7069-70
(Les) 4915
(MacPhail) 5498-500, 5517-8, 5523
(Nijjar) 4924-5
(Orr) 5267
- Community school program See Education
- Effectiveness of schools in low-income settings, Henchey report
(Masi) 5723-5
(Whittred) 5724
- Food choices in schools
(Clark) 7876-7
(Stewart, R.) 7876
- Independent schools See Education
- Internet access in schools See Internet access under Computer technology
- Safety See also Bullying under Violence
- School calendar See Education
- School uniforms See Education
- Seismic upgrades See Funding under School boards/districts
- Speed zones, legislation
(Plant) 5195
- Vandalism, anti-vandalism campaign
(Stewart, K.) 5555
Schuss Boomer Downhill ski race See Smithers, B.C.
Schwindt, Richard
SCI See Skeena Cellulose Inc.
Science and technology
- Biotechnology industry
- government initiatives to support industry
(Nuraney) 6886
(Thorpe) 5899
- government-industry meetings
(Sahota) 5644
(Thorpe) 5644
- Research and development
- genomic and proteomic research in B.C.
(Hansen) 6029-30
(Visser) 6028-30
- genomic research, impact on pharmaceutical industry
(Suffredine) 7476
- ocean research, NEPTUNE project
(Orr) 7480-1
- Technology industry in B.C.
Science Council Act
Score Resources Ltd. (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2003
(Bill Pr405) (Nijjar) 1R, 6207-8; 2R, 6471; C, 6472; 3R, 6472; RA, 7134
- Debate, speakers
(Nijjar) 6207-8
- Referral to select standing committee
(Nijjar) 6208
Scout-Guide Week See Guide-Scout Week
SCPI program See Homelessness, federal government initiative under Housing
Sea lice See Salmon farming under Aquaculture industry
Sea to Sky corridor See West Vancouver-Garibaldi constituency and area
Sea to Sky Highway See Highway 99
Sea to Sky land and resource management plan
Sea to Sky University, Squamish, B.C.
Seafood products See Food quality and safety, food inspection standards under Food industry
Seals See Marine mammals
Sechelt, B.C.
- Airport upgrade
(Long) 4945
- Mental health services
(Cheema) 6941
(MacPhail) 5859-60
Seckel, Alan
- Appointment as Deputy Attorney General
(MacPhail) 6394-5
(Plant) 6394-5
Second Narrows Bridge See Iron Workers Memorial (Second Narrows) Bridge
Second-stage housing See Transition houses
Securities Act
- Amendments
(Thorpe) 5843
- Penalties under act, use of revenues for public education
(Chong) 6213
(Thorpe) 6213
Securities Amendment Act, 2003
- (Bill 24) (Minister of Competition, Science and Enterprise) 1R, 5614; 2R, 5843; C, 6212-3; 3R, 6214; RA, 6232
- Debate, speakers
(Chong) 6212-3
(Thorpe) 5614, 5843, 6212-3
- Definitions, "investor relations activities"
(Chong) 6212
(Thorpe) 6212
- Purpose of bill
(Thorpe) 5614
Securities Commission See British Columbia Securities Commission
Securities industry See also British Columbia Securities Commission
- Insider reporting requirements
(Thorpe) 5843
- Quotation and reporting systems
(Chong) 6212
(Thorpe) 6212-3
- Regulations
(Sultan) 6660
- Salespersons as personal or corporate registrants
(Thorpe) 6213
Seed Grower Act
Seismic upgrades
Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations See Crown Corporations, Select Standing Committee on
Select Standing Committee on Education See Education, Select Standing Committee on
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts See Public Accounts, Select Standing Committee on
Select standing committees See Committee system under Legislature; particular committees, e.g., Public Accounts, Select Standing Committee on
Selection, Special Committee of
- Appointment
(Campbell) 4705
- Reports, first report for fourth session of 37th parliament presented (Collins) 5984; adopted 5984
Selkirk Forest Products Co.
- Tree farm licence No. 55, appurtenancy agreement
(de Jong) 6621
(MacPhail) 6621-3
Seniors
- Ability to live independently
(Kwan) 7019-20
- Ability to remain at home
(Anderson) 7030
(Whittred) 7031
- Consultation by government, seniors and youth congress See Seniors and youth congress
- Health care See Services for seniors under Health care
- Housing
- Abbeyfield housing See Housing
- assisted-living facilities See Residential care facilities under Housing
- independent living See Residential care facilities under Housing
- Impact of government policies on seniors, case
(MacPhail) 6913-4
- Issues and concerns
(MacPhail) 5244
(Nuraney) 8107-8
(Stewart, R.) 5188
(Whittred) 8107-8
(Wong) 4938
- Issues and concerns, petition tabled
(Krueger) 6128
- Role in economy and society
(Whittred) 4728-9
Seniors and youth congress
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
- Handling by hospitals See Housekeeping and laundry services, health safety issue under Hospitals
- Impact on blood supply See Blood
- Management of outbreaks, impact on surgery wait-lists
(Hansen) 6822
(MacPhail) 6822
- Outbreak in Canada, B.C. government action
(Hawkins) 5697
- Potential outbreak in B.C.
- emergency care availability
(Hansen) 5743-4
(MacPhail) 5743-4
- impact on tourism industry, government action
(Chong) 6255
(Thorpe) 6255-6
- prevention
(Hansen) 6791
- prevention, government action
(Hawkins) 5860-1
(Stewart, R.) 5860
- public reaction
(Suffredine) 6766
- Public information, accessibility
(Hawkins) 5644
(MacPhail) 5644, 5697
Sex crimes See Crime and criminals
Sex offender registry See Sex crimes under Crime and criminals
Sex offenders See Corrections system; Sex crimes under Crime and criminals
Sex trade See Prostitution
Sexsmith Elementary School See J.W. Sexsmith Community Elementary School, Vancouver, B.C.
Sexual orientation
- Programs and services for gay and lesbian youth See Youthquest!
Shelford, Cyril
- Comments on experience in B.C. politics in From Snowshoes to Politics
(Bruce) 4991-2
Sherringham Estates See Shirley, B.C.
Sheway See Crabtree Corner and Sheway programs under YM-YWCA
Shields, Carolyn
- Comments on benefits of year-round school calendar
(Mayencourt) 4965
Shipping industry
- Turbine engine marine gas See Marine gas for turbine engines under Fuel
Shirley, B.C.
- Sherringham Estates, water improvement district incorporation, petition tabled
(Kerr) 5835
Shuswap, B.C.
- Pub closing and sale of liquor, issue
(Coleman) 5385
(MacPhail) 5385
Shuswap constituency and area
- Forest fires and fire risk
(Abbott) 7162
- Forest industry in area
(Abbott) 4818
- Transportation infrastructure projects
(Abbott) 4828
Shuswap Indian band
- Involvement in forest industry
(Krueger) 5703
Significant Projects Streamlining Act
- (Bill 75) (Minister of State for Deregulation) 1R, 7717-8; 2R, 7886-900, 7948-67; C, 8083-104, 8150-66, 8220-34; 3R, 8234; RA, 8382
- Amdts: sec. 1 (MacPhail) 8096, negatived 8099-100; sec. 1 (Kwan) 8156, negatived 8156; sec. 3 (Falcon) 8222, approved 8222; sec. 4 (Falcon) 8224, approved 8224; sec. 11 (three amdts) (Kwan) 8232-3, negatived 8232-4; sec. 12 (Kwan) 8234, negatived 8234
- Divisions: 2R approved 7967; two amdts. to sec. 1 negatived 8099-100, 8156; sec. 1 approved 8159; sec. 2 approved 8222; sec. 3 as amended approved 8224; sec. 5 approved 8231; three amdts. to sec. 11 negatived 8232-3; sec. 11 approved 8233-4; amdt. to sec. 12 negatived 8234
- Debate, speakers
(Bennett) 7952-3
(Bray) 7948-52
(Cobb) 8083
(Falcon) 7717-8, 7886-7, 7966-7, 8083-104, 8150-66, 8221-32
(Hawes) 7964-5
(Hayer) 7964
(Hunter) 7961-4, 8088
(Kwan) 8150-9, 8162-6, 8220-34
(Lekstrom) 7965-6
(Les) 7896-8
(MacKay) 7898-900, 8083-4
(MacPhail) 7887-92, 8085-104
(Penner) 7953-7, 8161-2
(Stewart, K.) 8159-61
(Suffredine) 8092
(Sultan) 7892-5
(Thorpe) 7958-61
(Trumper) 8084-5
(Visser) 7957-8
- Application of freedom-of-information legislation
(Falcon) 8221
(MacPhail) 7889, 8103
- Application to siting of fish farms
(MacPhail) 8087-8
- Change of bill title
(Falcon) 8084, 8096, 8162, 8228
(Kwan) 8229
- Consultation by government
(Falcon) 8093, 8096
(MacPhail) 8092, 8096
- Definitions
- Explanatory text
(MacPhail) 7887, 7892
- Impact on environmental, health and safety standards
(Falcon) 8086, 8092, 8151-3, 8154, 8156-7
(Hunter) 7963
(Kwan) 8151-6, 8232
(MacKay) 7899
(MacPhail) 7888-9, 8045, 8086, 8236
(Murray) 8236
(Suffredine) 8092
(Sultan) 7892
- Paramountcy over other regulations and legislation
- Community Charter
(Kwan) 8158, 8225
(MacPhail) 7890
- environmental legislation
(MacPhail) 7889
- exemptions
(Kwan) 8232-3
- land use plans
(MacPhail) 7891
- local government authority
(Falcon) 8226-8
(Kwan) 8157-9, 8164, 8223, 8225-7, 8229-31
(Lekstrom) 7965
(MacKay) 7899
(MacPhail) 8092, 8094
- local zoning issues
(Falcon) 8160
(Kwan) 8157, 8162
(Stewart, K.) 8160
- paramountcy
(Falcon) 8102-3, 8231
(Kwan) 8153, 8157-8, 8231-2
(MacPhail) 7890-2, 8102-3
- paramountcy over independent authorities See Project approval process, significant projects, approval authorities under Government
- use of term "enactment" in bill
(Kwan) 8152-6, 8158
- Public response to bill
- Purpose of bill See also Project approval process, expediting of decisions under Government
(Bennett) 7952
(Bray) 7950
(Falcon) 7886-7, 7967, 8150
- Regulations
(Kwan) 8234
(MacPhail) 7890
Silver Star Mountain Resort
- Facilities and growth
(Christensen) 5123
Silver Star Provincial Park
Silverado Land Corp.
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
- Labour dispute
(Bloy) 6210
(Bruce) 6210-1
- Potential for Olympic Winter Games facilities and legacy
(Bloy) 4778, 5161
- Surrey campus
- benefits to Surrey
(Brenzinger) 4735
(Hayer) 4839
- establishment
(Bond) 6290
- funding from government
(Bond) 6318-20
(MacPhail) 6318-20
- student enrolment
(Bhullar) 6556
(Bond) 6556
- student spaces
(Bond) 6319
(MacPhail) 6319
- University village development
(Bloy) 4777, 5161
(Nuraney) 5099
Sing Tao (Vancouver)
- Article on Chinese language examination requirements
(Kwan) 5374
Singer, Sharon Manson
- Position on regional transmission organizations while member of B.C. Hydro board
(Neufeld) 5461
Site C project See Power generation on river under Peace River
Skeena Cellulose Inc. See also Northwest British Columbia Timber and Pulp Co. Ltd.
- Compensation for tenure takeback
(de Jong) 6488-9
(MacKay) 6488-9
- Government assistance
- investment
(Kerr) 8313
- write-down of debt
(MacPhail) 5628-9
- Operations
- Raw log exports
(de Jong) 6512, 6621
(MacPhail) 6512, 6621, 6634
- Sale of company
- ability of municipalities to comply with terms of sale
(Abbott) 5651
- impact on employment rate in area
(Campbell) 7052
(MacPhail) 7052-3
- public inquiry
(Campbell) 7051
(MacPhail) 7051-4
- Smithers mill, transfer of mill and timber licence to West Fraser Mills Ltd.
(de Jong) 6488
(MacKay) 6488
Skeena constituency and area
- Concerns of constituents re road maintenance and safety, petition tabled
(Harris) 6895
- Economic opportunities
(Sultan) 6640-1
- Forest industry
(Harris) 5706-7, 6930
Skeleem Recovery Centre, Cobble Hill, B.C.
- Closing
- closing
(Cheema) 5105
(Kwan) 5105
- consultation of residents' families
(Kwan) 5114
- relocation of patients
(Cheema) 6979
(MacPhail) 6979
- Work of centre
(Kerr) 4766
Ski industry
- Ski hill development, access issue
(Nebbeling) 4934
- Ski resorts See Resorts
Skills Development and Labour, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Employment standards branch, role
(Bruce) 5292
- Goals and responsibilities
(Bruce) 5291-2
- Memorandum of understanding with B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association on dispute resolution
(Bruce) 5292
Skills Development and Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2003
- (Bill 37) (Minister of Skills Development and Labour) 1R, 6465-6; 2R, 7192-8; C, 7226-44, 7264-8; 3R, 7268-9; RA, 7504
- Amdts: sec. 3 (four amdts) (Kwan) 7236-8, negatived 7237-9; sec. 17 (Bruce) 7266, approved 7266; sec. 23 (Bruce) 7267, approved 7267
- Divisions: 2R approved 7198; four amdts. to sec. 3 negatived 7237-9; sec. 3 approved 7239; 3R approved 7268-9
- Debate, speakers
(Bruce) 6465-6, 7192-4, 7197-8, 7226-37, 7239-44, 7264-8
(Kwan) 7194-7, 7226-44, 7264-8
Skills training
- Accessibility
(Bloy) 7305
(Kwan) 7293
- Apprenticeship
- provincial apprenticeship program, changes
(Bond) 5030
(Hawes) 5128
(Lee) 5030
(MacPhail) 5867-8, 6329
- provincial apprenticeship program, role
(Locke) 4951
- secondary school apprenticeship program
(Clark) 5276-7, 5527-8, 5532
(MacPhail) 5527-8
(Masi) 5276-7
- secondary school apprenticeship program, status
(Bond) 4812-3, 5030, 6408-9
(Les) 6408-9
(Penner) 4812
- transition to new model
(Bond) 6474, 6476, 6740
(Bray) 6481
- Career training See Private institutions under Universities, colleges and institutes; Training programs below under this main heading
- Compulsory trades, accreditation
(Lekstrom) 6479
- Funding
(Bond) 6291, 6737
(Kwan) 6737, 6739
- Need
(Hawes) 7309
(Locke) 7312
(McMahon) 7813
(Mayencourt) 5177
- Promotion of trades training in high schools
(Bond) 6476-7
(Bray) 6480
(Clark) 4813
(Lekstrom) 6478-9
(Penner) 4813
(Trumper) 6482
- Selective training regime, petition tabled
(MacPhail) 5913
- Supply of skilled workers, skilled labour shortage
(Bond) 6474-5
(Bray) 6480
(Chong) 5253
(Christensen) 5125
(Trumper) 6481
- System
- appeal process See also Industry Training Appeal Board; Role and powers, handling of complaints under Industry Training Authority
(Bond) 6478, 6707-8, 6751
(Kwan) 6707-8, 6751
- discussion paper recommendations
(Bond) 6350, 6475
- reforms
(Bond) 6291, 6350-1, 6474-8, 6482-3, 7813
(Bray) 6480-1
(Lekstrom) 6478-80
(Masi) 4724
(Nuraney) 6482
(Trumper) 6481-2
(Wong) 4937
- reforms, consultation process
(Bond) 6739-41
(Kwan) 6739-41
- reforms, industry support
(Kwan) 6711
- reforms, legislation See Industry Training Authority Act
- reforms, new model See Training programs, new model below under this main heading
- safety standards
(Bond) 6712, 6733, 6738, 6750
(Kwan) 6712, 6733, 6738, 6750
- Trade certification
(Kwan) 6602
- Training programs
- completion rate
(Bray) 6480
(Lekstrom) 6478-9
- entry-level training
(Bond) 6474
- training access program
(Bond) 6741
(Kwan) 6741
- Training programs, new model
- accredited programs and recognized programs
(Bond) 6705, 6710-1, 6744, 6746-7, 6752
(Kwan) 6705, 6710-1, 6744, 6746-7, 6752
- assessment of students, dual credit
(Bond) 6477
- assessment of students, eligibility criteria
(Bond) 6747-8
(Kwan) 6747-8
- completion rate
(Bond) 6712-4, 6741-2
(Kwan) 6712-4, 6741-2
- credentials and qualifications, changes
(Bond) 6709-14, 6747, 6750, 6752
(Kwan) 6709-14, 6738, 6747, 6750, 6752
- credentials and qualifications, progressive credentialling
(Bond) 6711-2
(Kwan) 6711-2
- credentials and qualifications, survey
(Kwan) 6739-40
- equity initiatives
(Kwan) 6739
- modularized training
(Bond) 6476, 6738
(Lekstrom) 6479, 6738
- opportunities for rural youth
(Cobb) 5136-7
- pilot projects
(Bond) 6474, 6739, 6745-6, 6750-1, 7813
(Kwan) 6745-6, 6750-1
- recognition of prior learning, challenge process
(Bond) 6477
(Bray) 6481
(Lekstrom) 6479
- registration, on-line registration system
(Bond) 6478, 6745-6
(Kwan) 6745-6
- role of colleges in program delivery
(Bond) 6736-7
(Kwan) 6736-7
- standards
(Bond) 6732-3
(Kwan) 6732-3
- standards, inclusion of Red Seal certification
(Bond) 5063, 6351, 6474, 6476, 6710-1, 6741, 6749
(Kwan) 6710-1, 6738, 6749
(Lekstrom) 5063, 6479
(Nuraney) 6482
- trainers, role
(Bond) 6748-9
(Kwan) 6747-9
- Tuition
Skyreach Place, Kelowna, B.C.
- Construction as public-private partnership
(Les) 8297
SkyTrain
- Millennium Line project
(MacPhail) 8175
- Policing and security services
(Coleman) 5293-4
(Nijjar) 5293
Sliammon Indian band
- Involvement in treaty negotiations
(Long) 4946
Slice
Small business See Business
Small business forest enterprise program
Small Business Venture Capital Act
Small Business Venture Capital Amendment Act, 2003
- (Bill 3) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 4874; 2R, 5196-9; C, 5326-34; 3R, 5334; RA, 5488
- Debate, speakers
(Chong) 5198
(Collins) 4874
(Kwan) 5326-34
(MacPhail) 5197-8
(Manhas) 5198-9
(Thorpe) 5196-7, 5326-34
- Impact on regulations and red tape
(Kwan) 5326-7
(MacPhail) 5197
(Thorpe) 5326-7
- Implementation, government performance measurement
(Kwan) 5330, 5333-4
- Provisions, response from business sector
(Thorpe) 5328, 5331
- Purpose of bill
(Chong) 5198
(Thorpe) 5196-7
Small business venture capital program See Venture capital programs below under this main heading
Smart, Elizabeth
- Child abduction case
(Penner) 5507
Smith, Marcia
- Work on government energy plan and role as industry lobbyist
(Kwan) 7155-6
(MacPhail) 7156, 8032-3
(Neufeld) 8032-3
Smithers, B.C.
Smoking See Use under Tobacco
Snowmobiles
- Trails, exemption from designation as public highways
(Reid, J.) 6775, 6992
Snuneymuxw first nation
Soccer See Sports
Social equity programs See Education
Social service tax See Sales tax
Social Service Tax Act
Social services See Programs and services for children and families under Children; Programs and services under Government; Social services sector under Welfare
Social workers
- Administrative duties
(Bray) 5810
(Hogg) 5675-6
- Child protection workers See Children
- Co-location with service authorities or agencies
(Hogg) 5585, 5607-8, 5833
(MacPhail) 5607-8
- Responsibilities
(Hogg) 5585
- Services, privatization
(Hogg) 5608
(MacPhail) 5608
Society
- Response to challenges
(Kwan) 7176
Sodexho
- Work of organization
(Hawes) 5019
Softwood lumber See Forest industry
South Chilcotin Mountains
- Socioeconomic study
(Hagen) 6259
(MacPhail) 6259
- Status as protected area, resource industry activities in area
(Hagen) 6230-2
(MacPhail) 6229-32
South Fraser perimeter road See Transportation infrastructure under Lower mainland
South Hills psychiatric facility See Psychiatric facility under Kamloops, B.C.
Southeast Kootenay school district See School district 5 (Southeast Kootenay)
Southern Vancouver Island Direct Farm Marketing Association
- Report on agritourism
(Brice) 4794
Southside Road
- Improvements for transportation of beetle-infested wood
(MacKay) 5452
Sovereign Lake Nordic Club
- Operation of skiing facilities in Silver Star Provincial Park
(Christensen) 8052
Speaker and Deputy Speaker
- Auditor general reports tabled
- 2002-03 annual report 7154
- 2002-03 report No. 9, A Review of Government Oversight of Multi-Employer Public Sector Pension Plans in British Columbia 4983
- 2002-03 report No. 10, Adopting Best Practices in Government Financial Statements - 2001-2002 6258
- 2003-04 report No. 1, A Review of Performance Agreements between the Ministry of Health Services and Health Authorities 6991
- 2003-04 report No. 2, Follow-up of Performance Reports 7154
- 2003-04 report No. 3, Adopting Best Practices in Government Financial Statements - 2002-2003 7923
- 2003-04 report No. 4, Alternative Payments to Physicians: A Program in Need of Change 8212
- 2003-04 report No. 5, Monitoring the Government's Finances 8439
- 2003-04 to 2005-06 service plan 4983
- annual audit for year ended March 31 (2003) 7154
- Report on Bill 9-2003, Auditor General Act 5011
- Strategic Direction and Funding Proposal - December (2003) 8363
- Barnes, Emery, ruling as Speaker on urgency of Education and Health Collective Bargaining Assistance Act 5469
- B.C. Legislative Library, 2002 annual report, tabled 6895
- Chief electoral officer, Recall Process in British Columbia, tabled 7923
- Conflict-of-interest commissioner, 2001 annual report, tabled 7154
- Education and Health Collective Bargaining Assistance Act, qualification as urgent legislation 5469
- Elections B.C., 2002 annual report, tabled 4813
- Forestry Revitalization Act, provisions, exemption for Forests minister from Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability legislation 5780
- Information and privacy commissioner
- annual report, 2002-03, tabled 7113
- service plan, 2003-06, tabled 5861
- Legislation, progress of business in spring session of 37th parliament, government business schedule 6896
- Legislature
- committee system, reports by committees, drafting of reports 4911-2
- members, opportunities for debate 5598
- standing order 35 adjournment motions, use 5598
- MLAs, votes on legislation involving members' remuneration, conflict of interest issue 5780
- Merit commissioner, 2002-03 annual report, tabled 7113
- Ombudsman reports tabled
- 2002 annual report 7154
- 2003-04 and 2005-06 service plan 4883
- No. 23, The Right to Know: A Complaint about the Greater Victoria Public Library Meeting Room Policy 5679
- No. 42, Code of Administrative Justice 2003 5679
- special financial report No. 1, Funding the Office of the Ombudsman 4883
- special report No. 24, Self-Governance in the Health Professions: The Ombudsman's Perspective 6557
- Police Complaint Process Review Committee, premature disclosure of draft report 4911-2
Special Accounts Appropriation and Control Act
Special Committee of Selection See Selection, Special Committee of
Special Committee on the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform See Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, Special Committee on the
Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act See Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Special Committee to Review the
Special Committee to Review the Police Complaint Process See Police Complaint Process, Special Committee to Review the
Special interest groups See Interest groups under Lobbyists
Spectacle Lake
- Preservation as park, petition tabled
(Kerr) 7113
Speech disorders
- Speech language therapists, need
(Reid, L.) 5818
Speech from the Throne
- Throne speech address 4697-704
- Moved (Bennett) 4712-4; seconded (Bray) 4714-7; approved 5114
- Divisions: motion approved 5114
- Throne speech debate (Address in Reply)
- debate 4712-39, 4741-57, 4764-90, 4813-41, 4843-59, 5097-100, 5105-14
- speakers
(Abbott) 4826-30
(Anderson) 4834-8
(Bennett) 4712-4
(Bhullar) 5097-8
(Bloy) 4776-8
(Bond) 4778-81
(Bray) 4714-7
(Brenzinger) 4734-6
(Brice) 4749-51
(Chong) 4783-7
(Christensen) 4755-7, 4764-5
(Chutter) 4781-3
(Clark) 4730-2
(Cobb) 4741-2
(Coell) 4751-3
(Coleman) 4767-72
(Falcon) 4747-9
(Harris) 4818-21
(Hawes) 4846-50
(Hayer) 4838-40
(Jarvis) 4725-7
(Kerr) 4765-7
(Krueger) 4854-9
(Kwan) 5111-4
(Lee) 4732-4
(Lekstrom) 4744-7
(Les) 5108-11
(MacKay) 4742-4
(MacPhail) 4717-20
(Manhas) 4822-6
(Masi) 4722-5
(Mayencourt) 4851-4
(Nettleton) 4741
(Neufeld) 4772-6
(Nuraney) 5098-100
(Orr) 4813-5
(Penner) 4840-1, 4843-6
(Sahota) 4815-8
(Stewart, K.) 4736-9
(Stewart, R.) 4830-4
(Suffredine) 4720-2
(Sultan) 5105-8
(Trumper) 4753-5
(van Dongen) 4787-90
(Whittred) 4727-30
(Wilson) 4821-2
- Content
(Bruce) 4993
(Penner) 4840
(Stephens) 4952
Spilsbury, Jim
Spinal cord injuries
- Treatment programs and services, funding
(MacPhail) 5694-5
Spinoza Bear
- Program for children with illnesses
(Reid, L.) 4999
Sports
Spotted owls See Birds
Sproat Lake Provincial Park
- Maintenance of beach
(Murray) 5952
(Trumper) 5952
Sprott-Shaw Community College Ltd.
- Business practices and quality of education
(Kwan) 7293-4
(Orr) 7305-6
Spul'u'kwuks Elementary School, Richmond, B.C.
- Changes to school calendar
(Mayencourt) 4966-7
Squamish, B.C.
- Economic development
(Nebbeling) 4933
- Ski resort proposal for Garibaldi area
(Nebbeling) 4933
Squamish-Lillooet regional district
- Power generation projects in area
(Penner) 7954
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
- Support for New York city council resolution and an end to hostilities in Iraq
Statements by members (Standing order 25B) See also Personal statements by members; Private members' statements
- Anderson, Val J. (Vancouver-Langara)
- Volunteer B.C. 7779
- Work of volunteers 5150
- Bell, Pat (Prince George North)
- Economy in B.C. 5554-5
- Ten things you didn't read in the newspaper 7109-10
- Belsey, Bill (North Coast)
- Economic opportunities in North Coast area 4810
- Flooding in Nass Valley and role of provincial emergency program 7809
- Offshore oil and gas industry 5910
- Prevention of sex crimes against children 6524-5
- Prince Rupert container port 5459
- Seal hunt on B.C. coast 6147
- Bennett, Bill (East Kootenay)
- All-terrain vehicles 6324
- Forest industry in Kootenay-Boundary area 5202
- McDonald family independent power projects 5419-20
- Mining industry in B.C. 6659-60
- MLAs' response to environmental activists 8209-10
- Olympic Games referendum 4861-2
- Repairs to Highway 3 in Kootenay area 7719
- Support in Kootenays for 2010 Olympic Games bid 5026-7
- Transit services in rural areas 7438
- Bloy, Harry (Burquitlam)
- 2010 Olympic Games benefits to Burnaby and Coquitlam 5060
- Addiction treatment centres for youth 8019
- Guide-Scout Week 4861
- Korean Heritage Day 6776
- National Volunteer Week 6352
- Small business and community involvement 7439
- Small business in Burquitlam 7040
- Volunteers in Burquitlam 8304
- Bray, Jeff (Victoria-Beacon Hill)
- Addiction services in Victoria 7216-7
- Community planning and development in Victoria 7669
- Joint strategy for downtown Victoria 5459-60
- Sandy Merriman House 5742
- Transit services in Victoria 5693
- Brenzinger, Elayne (Surrey-Whalley)
- 2010 Olympic Winter Games benefits to B.C. 5640-1
- Crime prevention in Surrey 7524-5
- Crime Prevention Week 7779-80
- Down syndrome 7873-4
- Early childhood education programs 8078-9
- Forest industry in B.C. 5910
- International Women's Day 5351
- Brice, Susan (Saanich South)
- Canadian Institute for Sport, Learning and Leadership 7524
- Contributions of teachers and support staff 5060
- Greenspace conservation in urban areas 6323-4
- International Women's Day 5351-2
- Olympic Games referendum 4878
- Proteomics research facility 5614
- Chong, Ida (Oak Bay-Gordon Head)
- Juvenile diabetes awareness 5102
- Mental illness 7154
- Psychiatric emergency facility at Royal Jubilee Hospital 8386
- Remembrance Day 7670
- Ronald Lou-Poy 6892-3
- Tourism in B.C. 5555
- United Way 8304-5
- University of Victoria 6352
- University of Victoria Vikes women's basketball team 5641
- Women in Canadian politics 7346-7
- Youth in Action awards 6728-9
- Christensen, Tom (Okanagan-Vernon)
- Alzheimer's disease 7154
- Economic development in Lumby 7591
- Economic development in Okanagan-Vernon area 6039
- Hospice palliative care 6553-4
- Remembrance Day 7874
- Vernon Winter Carnival and Olympic Games referendum 4928
- Chutter, Dave (Yale-Lillooet)
- Merritt Mountain Music Festival 6554
- Cobb, Walt (Cariboo South)
- Clinton Annual Ball 6254
- Heartlands economic strategy 4878
- Mountain pine beetle symposium 8304
- Small business in B.C. 7481
- Hamilton, Arnie (Esquimalt-Metchosin)
- Langford Lavender Festival 6845
- Harris, Roger (Skeena)
- Hawkair services in northern B.C. 6466
- Kermode bear 7874
- Kitimat anniversary 5694
- Northern B.C. Winter Games and Olympic Games referendum 4927
- Northern caucus committee activities 5150
- Terrace 6125
- Hawes, Randy (Maple Ridge-Mission)
- Abbotsford hospital project 7298
- Federal government support for hepatitis C victims 5102
- Federal policy on gravel extraction from Fraser River 7590
- Fraser Valley air quality 7039-40
- Mission school district and teachers' contracts 8359
- Nurses in B.C. 6776
- Olympic Games referendum 4927-8
- Hayer, Dave S. (Surrey-Tynehead)
- Anniversary of question period 6467
- B.C. Family Hearing Resource Centre 7622
- Economic development in Surrey-Tynehead area 6988
- Marijuana grow operations 5614-5
- South Fraser perimeter road and 176th Street connector 6124
- Student spaces in post-secondary institutions 8210
- Surrey business excellence awards 7480
- Surrey RCMP award recipients commended 6660
- Tara Singh Hayer 7987
- Women's hockey championship 6351-2
- Hunter, Mike (Nanaimo)
- Mental health centre in Nanaimo 5027
- Nanaimo-Vancouver passenger ferry service 7298-9
- Johnston, Ken (Vancouver-Fraserview)
- B.C. export industry 8125
- New tower at Vancouver General Hospital 6614-5
- Kerr, Brian J. (Malahat-Juan de Fuca)
- Battle of Vimy Ridge 6148
- Canadian Armed Forces reserves 7919
- Wine industry on Vancouver Island 5909-10
- Krueger, Kevin (Kamloops-North Thompson)
- End of legislative session 7110
- Psychiatric centre in Kamloops 6039-40
- University College of the Cariboo 7987
- Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver-Mount Pleasant)
- Government policies on domestic violence 5202
- Vancouver school board alternative budget 6844-5
- Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)
- Asian Heritage Month 6428-9
- Development of export markets 8182-3
- Doreen Lawson 7670
- High-technology industry in Burnaby 4979
- Life-saving award recipients 5742
- Small business in Burnaby Heights 7438-9
- Tourism in Burnaby 7247
- Lekstrom, Blair (Peace River South)
- B.C. Coalition of Motorcyclists 6614
- Les, John (Chilliwack-Sumas)
- Fixed election date 7110
- Response to B.C. forest fires 7154-5
- U.S. trade policy 8182
- Locke, Brenda (Surrey-Green Timbers)
- Cancer 6147-8
- International trade initiatives 8079
- Opening of financial services call centre in Surrey 7622-3
- Youth sport 7780
- MacKay, Dennis (Bulkley Valley-Stikine)
- McMahon, Wendy (Columbia River-Revelstoke)
- Avalanche victims 4707-8
- B.C. Interior Forestry Museum 5419
- Canadian mountain guides 7216
- Child Care Month 6554
- Fort Steele Heritage Town 5857-8
- National Child Day 8018
- Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation 6728
- MacPhail, Joy (Vancouver-Hastings)
- Manhas, Karn (Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain)
- 2010 Olympic spirit team 4810
- Anniversary of discovery of DNA 6324
- Economy in Tri-Cities area 5236
- Youth restorative justice 8183
- Masi, Reni (Delta North)
- Political leadership 7810
- Mayencourt, Lorne (Vancouver-Burrard)
- Addiction services 8018
- B.C. Human Rights Tribunal 5742-3
- Community safety 8125
- Family Services building for Vancouver-Burrard area 6253
- Korean Heritage Day 7039
- Mental health funding and services 6525
- Response to AIDS 8260-1
- Safe schools 5060-1
- Street people in Vancouver 7247-8
- Nijjar, Rob (Vancouver-Kingsway)
- Marijuana grow operations legislation 5614
- School uniforms 5858
- Nuraney, John (Burnaby-Willingdon)
- Aga Khan Foundation 6892
- Economic development in Burnaby 7410-1
- Eid-ul-Adha festival 4809-10
- Film and television industry growth 5151
- Health care services in Burnaby 6615
- Pacific Assistance Dogs Society 6209
- Orr, Sheila (Victoria-Hillside)
- Jewish Educational and Cultural Centre in Victoria 6040
- Museum Act and heritage legacy fund 5981
- NEPTUNE ocean research project 7480-1
- Saanich police patrols on Halloween 7718
- Small business in Victoria 5235-6
- Telephone counselling service for abused youth 6428
- Violence against women 8261
- Penner, Barry (Chilliwack-Kent)
- Alternative route to Pemberton area 7409-10
- AMBER alert system 5507
- Sumas Energy 2 project and alternative energy production 7986-7
- Roddick, Valerie (Delta South)
- Canadian merchant navy 7346
- Duke of Edinburgh's Award recipients 6892
- Economic development in Delta South area 6524
- Military leadership 8209
- Sahota, Patty (Burnaby-Edmonds)
- 2009 World Police and Fire Games 6253-4
- Asian Heritage Month and World Partnership Walk 6844
- Long-term care services 4877-8
- Minerva Foundation leadership program 7622
- Nursing partnership program 5980-1
- Prevention of violence against women 6209
- Stewart, Ken (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows)
- Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows tourism 5102-3
- Pitt Meadows Airport 7347
- Protect Our Schools campaign 5555
- Stewart, Richard (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
- French immersion 5352
- Journée Internationale de la Francophonie 5506-7
- Soccer in B.C. 7919-20
- Suffredine, Blair F. (Nelson-Creston)
- 2010 Olympic Winter Games benefits to B.C. 6987
- Campaigns by environmental activists 8260
- Community volunteers 4708
- Health care services in Kootenay area 7299
- High school graduation 5641
- Kootenay Storytelling Festival 5419
- Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver-Capilano)
- Fair Pharmacare program 5027
- Financial services industry in B.C. 6660
- Mining industry in B.C. 7247
- NoRooz celebration 5507
- Skiing in B.C. 8359
- Spotted owls 5202
- Substance abuse 7918-9
- Trumper, Gillian (Alberni-Qualicum)
- 2004 Winter Games in Port Alberni 8360
- Abbeyfield housing for seniors 7718-9
- Alberni-Qualicum area youth commended 4979
- Arnold Patrick Recalma 4759-60
- Family caregivers 6729
- Maa-Nulth agreement-in-principle 7217
- Opening of rock quarry in Alberni Valley 8079
- Vast educational opportunities centre in Port Alberni 6208-9
- Visser, Rod (North Island)
- Fire at Alpha Processing plant 4708-9
- Power production facility in Gold River 6428
- Reopening of Alpha Processing plant 8386-7
- Weisbeck, John (Kelowna-Lake Country)
- Wilson, John (Cariboo North)
- Ranching industry 4861
- Transportation infrastructure 5235
- Wong, Patrick (Vancouver-Kensington)
- Chinese Heritage Day 6776-7
- Chinese New Year 4760
- Economic links to Asia 7525
- Partnership network for community fundraising 5980, 6467
- Trade with Asia 8124-5
- Youth violence 8386
Steeves, Ed
- Public written question, renewing funding for the lower mainland treaty advisory committee (LMTAC) 5981-2
Stephens, Hon. Lynn (Langley)
- As subject
- comments on issues
- status of Women's Equality ministry
(MacPhail) 5882
- United Nations committee's comments on B.C. government policies impacting women
(MacPhail) 5696
- Bridges Employment Training Project, program delivery, ministerial responsibility 5853
- B.C., northern and rural B.C., highways and roads, funding for improvements 4954
- B.C. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, comments on B.C. government policies impacting women 5881
- B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 4952-3
- Brown, Rosemary, tribute 6252-3
- Budget debate 4952-6
- Budgets, 2003-04 budget
- Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, funding from government 5846
- Business Council of B.C., comments on 2003-04 budget 4955
- Campbell, Gordon, response to summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior 7167
- Children
- child care
- before- and after-school care, funding 5849, 5879
- child care providers, accountability 5875-6
- funding 5441-2
- funding, capital and operating funding 5854-5, 5874-5
- funding, federal funding 5845, 5847-8, 5876-8
- funding, funding based on age groupings 5853, 5875
- funding, funding based on enrolment 5876, 5879
- infant and toddler care, funding 5875
- licensing and regulation, ratio of children to child care workers 5849-50
- plan 4955
- spaces, resource and referral services 5878-9
- system, changes 5853-4
- system, changes, comments by government MLAs 5880
- workers, qualifications 5853
- workers, wage levels, impact of Munroe agreement 5874-5, 5879
- child care subsidy
- eligibility threshold 5441, 5871-4
- one-stop access services 5878
- tracking of subsidy recipients 5852
- children who witness abuse, victim services 4955-6
- early childhood educators, salaries, impact of Munroe agreement 5846
- programs and services for children and families 4953
- Children Who Witness Abuse program 4955-6
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services ministry
- Crime, victims of crime, programs and services
- Economy, government initiatives to improve B.C. economy 4953
- Education
- additional funding 4954
- inner-city schools, funding 4954
- First Citizens Fund, allocation of funds 5440
- Forest fires, summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior, response 7167
- Forest industry, reforms 4954
- Government House, event celebrating achievements of women 5444
- Health care
- Hospital Employees Union, comments on 2003-04 budget 4955
- Housing, cooperative housing, loan program for women in need of safe housing 7528
- Human rights, complaint process, reforms 5442
- Income assistance, disability benefits, income earnings exemption 4953
- Indians
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C., comments on 2003-04 budget 4955
- International Women's Day, government role in activities 5444
- Investment Dealers Association of Canada, comments on 2003-04 budget 4955
- Justice system
- Crown counsel prosecution policy in spousal abuse cases 5851, 6431
- family law services 5443
- Legal aid, funding reductions, impact on women 5443
- Lower mainland, Gateway program, infrastructure projects 4954
- Midwifery, training program 5441
- Motions, response to B.C. forest fires (Motion without notice), debate 7167
- Olympic Games, Vancouver-Whistler bid to host 2010 Winter Games, potential benefits of hosting games 4956
- Parker, Dale, comments on 2003-04 budget 4954-5
- Prostitution, programs and services for sex trade workers, interministerial committee to address issue 5848
- Stopping the Violence program 4955
- Taxation
- tax credit programs 4953
- tax reductions and changes 4953
- Throne speech, content 4952
- Transition houses
- accessibility for women with substance abuse and mental health issues 5441
- funding 4955, 5850
- long-term housing for women leaving transition houses 7528
- safe houses, funding 4955
- second-stage housing, funding 4955
- United Nations, committee's comments on B.C. government policies impacting women 5696
- Vancouver agreement, activities and initiatives, women's task team 5848-9
- Vancouver, downtown east side
- Violence against women
- prevention 4955, 5851
- treatment programs for assaultive men, delivery 5851-2
- Women
- impact of government policies on women, gender analysis guide for ministries 5439
- issues, government action 5696
- pay equity 5443-4
- pay equity task force report, recommendations, government action 5444, 5847
- pensions 5847
- programs and services, service levels 4955-6
- web-based directory of services for women 5439-40, 5444
- women's centres, funding from government 5850, 5880-1
Steveston, B.C.
- Garry Point Park event
(Plant) 5159
- Use of road allowance for housing project
(Halsey-Brandt) 6302
Stewart, Ken (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows)
- As subject
- outdoor recreation experience 8046
- Agricultural land reserve, establishment and ownership issues 7753-4
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, debate 7352
- Agriculture industry
- employment standards 7594
- right-to-farm legislation 7352
- status and benefits of industry 7352
- Alcohol, closing of public liquor stores, petition tabled 7281
- Attorney General ministry, estimates debate 6189-91
- B.C. Citizens for Public Power, members 7831
- B.C. Hydro, core assets and services, protection, government commitment 7832
- BC Hydro Public Power Legacy and Heritage Contract Act, debate 7831-2
- B.C. Utilities Commission, role in B.C. Hydro operations 7832
- Budget debate 5165-7
- Budget process, concepts and goals 5165-7
- Burnaby, courthouse closing 6189
- Business, small business, position on business climate in B.C. 5167
- Canada Health Act, provincial compliance 7979
- Certified General Accountants Association of B.C., comments on 2003-04 budget 5167
- Children, programs and services for children and families 4795-7
- Codd Island, preservation of area 5907
- Corrections system, youth corrections system
- programs 6190
- youth probation officers 7790
- Crime, youth crime
- Crown Corporations Committee
- first report for fourth session of 37th parliament presented 6732
- recommendations for Insurance Corporation of B.C. 8062
- second report for fourth session of 37th parliament presented 7991
- Education, funding levels 4737
- Energy
- electricity rates, setting of rates, heritage rate 7832
- independent power producers, role in power generation in B.C. 7832
- power supply, B.C. as net importer of power 7832
- Environmental groups, campaigns for parks and protected areas 8047-8
- Fisheries
- freshwater fishery, hatchery programs 5907
- habitat protection programs, funding 5907
- Food industry, berry farming industry, employment standards and payment of wages 6732
- Forest fires, summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior, response 7174-5
- Forest industry, private managed forest land 7753-4
- Fuel, gasoline tax 5166-7
- Government
- accounting, use of generally accepted accounting principles 5166
- project approval process, significant projects, qualification for designation 8159-60
- provincial government authority over local government 8160
- Health care
- cost increases 4737-8
- emergency services in B.C. 4738
- federal funding 7979
- Income tax, personal income tax rates, reduction, impact on retail industry 5167
- Indians
- government expression of regret for actions in past 4736-7
- relationship with provincial government, government initiatives 4737
- Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure improvements, impact on economy 4737
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., provision of automobile insurance 8061-2
- Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2003, debate 8061-2
- International Forest Products Ltd., Hammond Cedar mill, operations 4738
- Justice system
- courts and court services, video conferencing, use 6189
- penalties for offenders, degree of punishment 4738-9
- youth justice, presentence report 7793
- Land use, land set aside for protection, percentage of parkland in B.C. 8047
- Maple Ridge, courthouse closing, review 6189-91
- Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows constituency and area
- community services for children and families 4796-7
- resource industries in area 4738
- tourism industry 5102-3
- transportation infrastructure needs 4737
- Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2003, debate 7979
- Motions, response to B.C. forest fires (Motion without notice), debate 7174-5
- Naturopaths, scope of practice, petition tabled 7281
- Nettleton, Paul, comments and position on B.C. Hydro privatization issue 7831
- Parks
- development in parks, benefits 8048
- fees
- allocation of revenues to park improvements 5906-7
- day-use fees 5905-6
- Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, debate 8046-8
- Pelton, Austin, tribute 4877
- Pharmacare program
- coverage, arthritis drug Remicade 4738
- Fair Pharmacare program 4738
- Physicians, recruitment and supply 4738
- Pitt Meadows Airport, services and expansion 7347
- Private Career Training Institutions Act, debate 7303-4
- Private Managed Forest Land Act, debate 7753-4
- Public debt 5166
- Recreation in parks 8047
- Ridge Meadows Women's Centre, public support, petition tabled 7281
- Ridge Meadows Youth and Justice Advocacy Association, services 4797
- School district 42 (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows), anti-vandalism campaign 5555
- Schools, anti-vandalism campaign 5555
- Seniors and youth congress, establishment 4739
- Significant Projects Streamlining Act
- debate 8159-61
- paramountcy over other regulations and legislation, local zoning issues 8160
- public response to bill, business and local government 8160-1
- Taxation, fees and taxes 5166-7
- Throne speech debate 4736-9
- Tourism Maple Ridge, activities 5102
- Universities, colleges and institutes, private institutions, financial protection for students 7303-4
- Water, Land and Air Protection ministry, estimates debate 5905-7
- Youth Justice Act
Stewart, Richard (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
- As subject
- experience as athlete 4834
- Anderson, Eric, participation in B.C. Special Olympic Winter Games 4831
- Boys and Girls Clubs, work of organization 7328-9
- B.C. Disability Games, cancellation of 2004 games 8307
- B.C. Hydro, core assets and services, protection, government commitment 7941
- BC Hydro Public Power Legacy and Heritage Contract Act, debate 7940-1
- Budget debate 5188-9
- Canada Health Act, principles 7980
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services ministry, estimates debate 6011-8
- Construction industry, residential construction industry, owner-builders, regulation 6011-3
- Coquitlam-Maillardville constituency and area, volunteerism 4831
- Economy
- B.C. economy
- current conditions 4830
- economy during 1990s 4830
- role of economy in funding for social services 4833
- Education
- education of Indians, graduation rate 4831
- French immersion program 5352
- funding 4831-3
- parental involvement in education system 5729-31
- school planning councils, role 5730-1
- system in B.C. 4831
- Environmental groups
- promotion of boycott of B.C. wood products 8119-20
- statements re B.C. forest practices 8119-20
- Ferries, fast ferries, sale of vessels 5616
- Festival du Bois 4831
- Forest fires, summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior, response 7183-4
- Government
- fiscal management 7980
- programs and services, funding 5188
- Health care
- Health Services ministry, estimates debate 6840-2
- Homeowner protection office, responsibilities
- regulation of owner-builders 6011, 6013
- role in safety systems initiatives 6013
- Housing
- affordable housing
- provision, role of partnership opportunities 6014
- subsidies 6013-5
- supply, conversion of existing housing into new units 6014
- market housing, costs, development cost charges 6016-7
- rental housing
- availability 6015
- pet damage deposits, refunds from landlords 7615
- rent increases, retroactivity, legislative changes 7618
- rent supplements 6015
- Journée Internationale de la Francophonie 5506-7
- Kok, Erna, commended for volunteer work 4831
- Local government, regulations for manufactured homes 6018
- Maillardville, heritage 4831
- Manufactured homes, regulations 6017-8
- Marijuana grow operations, public safety issue 8110-2
- Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2003, debate 7979-81
- Mental health facilities, use of word "asylum" 6841
- Montgomery Elementary School
- Motions
- boycott of B.C. wood in China (Motion 104), debate 8119-20
- response to B.C. forest fires (Motion without notice), debate 7183-4
- Museum Act, debate 5569
- NDP, comments on government policy issues 7941
- Olympic Games, Vancouver-Whistler bid to host 2010 Winter Games, potential benefits of hosting games 4833-4
- Police Amendment Act, 2003, debate 5863
- Police and policing, information management, PRIME-BC system 5863
- Public debt during NDP administration 5188-9
- Riverview Hospital, facilities 6840-2
- Royal B.C. Museum, establishment as corporation 5569
- St. Mary's Hospital (New Westminster), operations 5188
- School district 43 (Coquitlam)
- enrolment levels and school closings 4831-2
- school closings 5354
- school rental fees 8307
- Schools, food choices in schools 7876
- Seniors, issues and concerns 5188
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome, potential outbreak in B.C., prevention, government action 5860
- Sports
- Substance abuse/addiction, illegal drugs, use 8111
- Teachers, role 5189
- Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, debate 7615, 7618
- Throne speech debate 4830-4
Stewart-Omineca road
- Construction for use by resource industries
(MacKay) 5917
(Neufeld) 5917-8
- Role as resource transportation road
(Harris) 4819
Stocks See Securities industry
Stolt Sea Farm Inc.
- Eden Island operations
(Hagen) 6198, 6223-4
(MacPhail) 6194, 6198
- Government investigations into operations, actions of Fisheries minister See As subject, role in government investigation into fish farm under van Dongen, Hon. John (Abbotsford-Clayburn)
- Humphrey Rock operations
(Hagen) 6197-200, 6224, 6277-86
(MacPhail) 6134-5, 6196-200, 6278-87
(van Dongen) 6134
- Vice-president of operations See Blackburn, Dale
Stopping the Violence program
Storage tanks
Strait of Georgia
Strata property
- Condominiums, leaky-condos issue, government action
(Abbott) 6779
(Bhullar) 6779
- Lawsuits, owner approval
(Plant) 8277
- Property transfers, electronic transfers
(Plant) 8276
- Strata councils
- decision-making process re building envelope repairs
(Abbott) 5967
(MacPhail) 5967
- disputes between strata councils and owners, dispute resolution process
(Bhullar) 7812
(Collins) 7812
Strata Property Act
Strathcona Park
Stream International Canada Inc.
- Job creation
(Penner) 4846
- Operations in Chilliwack
(Les) 4916
Streams See Rivers and streams
Street racing
Student aid See Student financial assistance under Post-secondary education
Students See Education; Post-secondary education; Skills training
Substance abuse/addiction
- Drug courts See Justice system
- Illegal drugs, use
(Cheema) 8111
(Stewart, R.) 8111
- Link to crime
(Brenzinger) 4734
(Sultan) 7918-9
- Methamphetamine use
(Cheema) 7483
(Mayencourt) 7482-3
(Sultan) 7919
- Needle exchange
(Cheema) 6831
(Locke) 6831
- Prevention and treatment
- discussions by federal and provincial governments
(Hansen) 6812
(MacPhail) 6812
- four pillars approach See Downtown east side, prevention of illegal drug activity under Vancouver, B.C.
- harm reduction initiatives
(Cheema) 6977-8
(Hansen) 6850
(Kwan) 6850
- integration into health care system
(Brenzinger) 7350
(Campbell) 7526
(Cheema) 4812, 5045, 5695, 5912, 6768, 6975-6, 7350, 7510-1, 7525
(Mayencourt) 8018
(Sultan) 7918-9
- methadone maintenance program
(Cheema) 6769-70
(Masi) 6769-70
- methadone maintenance program at private treatment centres
(Cheema) 6770, 6831
(Locke) 6770, 6831
- methadone maintenance program for heroin addicts, sale of methadone
(Cheema) 6149
(Locke) 6149
- North America Opiate Medication Initiative, B.C. government support
(Hansen) 6850-1
(Kwan) 6850-1
- residential detox services
(Cheema) 6976
(MacPhail) 6976
- services
(Brenzinger) 4734-5
(Cheema) 6975-6
(Coleman) 4792
(Locke) 5695
(MacPhail) 6975-6
- services for youth
(Bloy) 8019
- stimulant maintenance
(Kwan) 6851
- transfer of responsibility to health authorities
(Hansen) 6850, 6858
- wet shelters
(Bray) 7216-7
- Public awareness
(Mayencourt) 8018
- Relationship with mental health
- information plan
(Cheema) 6527-8
(Chong) 6527
- services for people with multiple diagnoses See Performance agreements and targets, multiple diagnoses under Health authorities
(Brenzinger) 7510
(Cheema) 7511
- services for young people with mental health and addiction issues
(Bray) 5807
(Hogg) 5808
- Supervised injection sites See also particular locations, e.g., Vancouver, B.C.
- Youth awareness
(Coleman) 5224-5
(Lee) 5224
SUCCESS See United Chinese Community Enrichment Service Society
Success by 6 See Programs and services for children and families under Children
Suffredine, Blair F. (Nelson-Creston)
- As subject
- experience as owner of private forest land 7749
- Aircraft, regulations for floatplane landings, access to lakes in parks 6895
- Autism, programs and services, funding 5174
- BP Resources Canada Ltd., Willa mine project, economic potential 4721
- Brilliant Dam, power plant expansion project 7844
- B.C. Hydro
- core assets and services, protection, government commitment 7843
- management during NDP administration 7843
- BC Hydro Public Power Legacy and Heritage Contract Act, debate 7842-4
- B.C. Liberal Party government, accomplishments 5174
- B.C. Utilities Commission, role in B.C. Hydro operations 7843
- Budget debate 5172-5
- Budgets during NDP administration 5172
- Business, small business, position on business climate in B.C. 5174
- Children
- child care spaces, increase 4722
- child care subsidy, number of spaces 5174
- early childhood development, learning sites, locations 5805
- Children and Family Development ministry, estimates debate 5805
- Columbia Basin Trust
- board of directors 7769-70, 7994, 8007
- budget and finances
- funding of projects in Columbia basin region 7769-70
- return on investments 7769
- use of funds 7995
- establishment 7768
- Columbia Basin Trust Amendment Act, 2003, debate 7768-70, 7994-5, 8007
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services ministry, estimates debate 5409, 5412
- Community Charter, debate 6304
- Cranbrook Airport, expansion proposal 4961
- Creston
- health care facilities and services for seniors 5062
- school closings 5530
- youth crime, community concerns 7663
- Crime, youth crime, response 7663
- Crown land, access to Crown land and resources 7507-9
- Economy, heartlands economic strategy 5173
- Education
- graduation, importance 5641
- principals, responsibility for more than one school 5531
- Education ministry, estimates debate 5530-1
- Elections
- electoral reform, citizens' assembly 6366
- electoral systems, proportional representation 6366
- Employment and unemployment
- job creation 5173
- jobs in B.C., numbers, impact of forest fire fighters in 2003 8092
- Energy, electricity rates
- rates in B.C., rate freeze 7843
- setting of rates, heritage contract 7843-4
- Environment
- environmental groups, campaigns for parks and protected areas 8260
- pest control and pesticide use, mosquito control, municipal responsibility 6766
- Erickson, drinking water supply 6033
- Ferries and ferry services, routes and services
- François Lake service, privatization 5839
- inland ferry services, changes 4721
- inland ferry services, decision on tolls 4962
- inland ferry services, privatization 5839
- Film industry, movie and television production in B.C., tax credit programs 5174-5
- Forest fires, summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior, response 7166-7
- Forest industry
- export of products, raw logs 4722
- harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction, timber takeback, impact on small licence holders 6934
- Private Managed Forest Land Council, establishment 7863
- private managed forest land, regulation 7748-9, 7859-60
- reforms 5173
- stumpage system
- market-based system, economic benefits 4722
- rates, calculation 6934
- timber-pricing system, market-based system 6934
- woodworkers' liens, legislation 6934
- working forest land base
- establishment 4721-2, 7509
- establishment, public consultation and response 7493
- Forest (Revitalization) Amendment Act (No. 2), 2003, debate 6934
- Fuel, gasoline tax revenue to transportation infrastructure 4721
- Gatzke, Joan, community work commended 4708
- Government
- project approval process, significant projects, qualification for designation 8092
- public consultation 7477
- Harrop, hosting of storytelling festival 5419
- Health care
- service delivery model 5173
- system, public input, lobbying of government 6765
- Health Committee, consultation of health professionals 7477
- Health Planning ministry, estimates debate 6765-6
- Human early learning partnership, program 5805
- Income assistance, disability benefits, income earnings exemption 4722, 5174
- Income tax, personal income tax rates, reduction 5172-3
- Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure
- federal-provincial funding 5173
- projects 5174
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., accreditation of collision repair shops, c.a.r. shop program, review 5745
- Jardine, Margaret, community work commended 4708
- Justice system
- judiciary, decisions on young offenders 7663-4
- youth justice, penalties for young offenders 7663-4
- Keenleyside Dam, investment by Columbia Basin Trust 7768
- Kokanee Glacier Park, establishment of access 7493-4
- Kootenay area
- economy
- economic opportunities 4721
- potential benefits of 2010 Olympic bid win 6987
- recreation and tourism opportunities 4721
- forest fires in area, summer 2003 fires 7166-7
- forest industry, management of private forest land in area 7749
- health care services
- emergency surgical services 7413
- location of surgical services 7299
- transportation infrastructure 4961-2
- Kootenay Lake District Hospital, services at hospital 7299
- Kootenay Stone Centre, stonemasonry program 7315-6
- Kootenay Storytelling Festival 5419
- Land Amendment Act, 2003, debate 7493-4, 7588
- Land use
- land use planning
- balance between economic and environmental factors 7493
- delegation of authority by minister 7588
- multiple uses 7588
- private land, government jurisdiction 7588
- Local government
- boundary extensions for municipalities, application process 5409, 5412
- bylaw offences, dispute adjudication system 7284
- bylaws, enforcement 7284-5
- revenue sources 6304
- Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act, debate 7284-5
- MacPhail, Joy, comments during debate on B.C. Hydro legislation 7842
- Mining industry in B.C.
- impact of NDP government policies 7494
- investment climate 4721
- Motions
- Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform (Motion 99), debate 6366
- drinking water quality (Motion 46), debate 6033-4
- response to B.C. forest fires (Motion without notice), debate 7166-7
- Mount St. Francis Hospital, extended care services, tendering process 4981-2
- Municipal Act, revision 6304
- Needles bridge
- funding, potential role of Columbia Basin Trust 7769
- improvements 5839-40
- Nelson
- boundary extension proposal 5409
- infrastructure improvements 6304
- mining industry in area 5175
- Nelson Family Place, early childhood learning program 5805
- Nelson University Centre, work of school 7315
- Nettleton, Paul, comments during debate on B.C. Hydro legislation 7842
- Nurses, nurse practitioner, role 6765
- Pacific Insight Electronics Corp., work of company 4721
- Pharmacare program, Fair Pharmacare program 5173-4
- Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act, debate 7476-7
- Pioneer Villa, status of facility 5062
- Private Career Training Institutions Act, debate 7315-6
- Private Managed Forest Land Act, debate 7748-9, 7859-60, 7863
- Private Post-Secondary Education Commission of B.C., registration process, experience of small institutions 7315-6
- Procter, hosting of storytelling festival 5419
- Recreation, back-country recreation, access, role of resource industries 7493-4
- School district 8 (Kootenay Lake)
- establishment, amalgamation issue 5530
- funding and school closings 5530-1
- high school graduation rate 5641
- School district 10 (Arrow Lakes), high school graduation rate 5641
- Science and technology, genomic research, impact on pharmaceutical industry 7476
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome, potential outbreak in B.C., public reaction 6766
- Significant Projects Streamlining Act
- debate 8092
- impact on environmental, health and safety standards 8092
- Taxation, tax credits for venture capital investors, impact on economy 5174-5
- Throne speech debate 4720-2
- Transportation ministry, estimates debate 5839-40
- Transportation, provincial transportation plan 4721
- Universities, colleges and institutes, private institutions, role 7315
- Valhalla Wilderness Society, promotion of boycott of B.C. forest products 8260
- Volunteers and volunteer sector, community volunteers commended 4708
- Water, drinking water quality protection, management systems 6033-4
- West Nile virus, infection risk 6766
- Windy Craggy mine project, government decision on project 7494
- Woodworker Lien Act, revision 6934
- Youth Justice Act, debate 7663-4
Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver-Capilano)
- As subject
- experience with federal government project-approval process 7895
- Advanced Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, debate 7289
- Automobiles, competition in provision of automobile insurance, optional insurance 8071-2
- Begg, Kevin, comments on police service integration 5404
- Birds, spotted owl recovery 5202
- B.C., contribution of Iranian community 5507
- B.C. Citizens for Public Power, work of group 7838
- B.C. Hydro
- core assets and services, protection, government commitment 7838
- management, independence 7838-9
- BC Hydro Public Power Legacy and Heritage Contract Act, debate 7837-9
- B.C. Liberal Party government, implementation of initiatives 4888-9
- B.C. Progress Board report, comments on economy during 1990s 4888
- B.C. Rail
- agreement with CN Rail
- benefits 8250
- impact on mining industry 8249
- land donations by CN Rail 8250
- budget and finances, status 8249
- history of rail line 8248
- British Columbia Railway (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003, debate 8248-50
- B.C. Utilities Commission, regulation of Insurance Corporation of B.C. 8072-3
- Budget debate 4887-90
- Budgets, content of 2003-04 budget 4887, 4890
- Business
- public-private partnerships
- acceptance of risk by private sector 8302
- business profit 8302
- small business, strengths of B.C. businesses 5132
- venture capital, regulations in venture capital industry 6660
- Calgary, coalbed methane gas industry 5107
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2003 B.C. Solutions Budget, content 4887-8
- Cariboo Fibreboard Ltd., mill project in Williams Lake 7893-4
- Children and Family Development ministry, estimates debate 5811-2
- Children, early childhood development
- community socioeconomic influences 5811
- funding, targeting by neighbourhood 5811-2
- public-private partnerships in service delivery 5812
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services ministry, estimates debate 5846-7
- Credit rating, B.C. rating 6126
- Democracy in Canada 6369
- Economy
- B.C. economy
- current conditions 7892
- economy during 1990s 4888
- government initiatives to improve economy 4889
- heartlands economic strategy 4889-90
- Education funding, additional funding 4889
- Elections, public perception of electoral system 6369
- Energy
- electricity rates, setting of rates, heritage contract 7838
- history of production in B.C. 7838
- power supply, needs in B.C. 7838
- Environment, environmental protection, results-based model 7276-7
- Environmental Management Act, debate 7276-7
- Financial services industry
- industry in B.C., government initiatives 6660
- international financial centres
- establishment in Canada 6023-4
- provincial legislation 6024-6
- Forest industry
- annual allowable cut, assessment of value 6490
- harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction, compensation for licence holders 6490
- Forests ministry, estimates debate 6490
- Government
- fiscal planning and policies, borrowing costs as government 8302
- project approval process
- cases 7893-4
- process in B.C. 7893
- significant projects, designation of projects 7892
- Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife, work of centre 5202
- Grouse Mountain resort, investment in equipment 8359
- Health care, additional funding 4889
- Hertzman, Clyde, work on early childhood development, sociodemographic modelling 5811
- Infrastructure, investment in transportation infrastructure 4889
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., provision of automobile insurance 8071-2
- Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2003, debate 8071-3
- Land use, private ownership 5107
- Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act, debate 7285
- Mackenzie Valley pipeline project, cancellation 7893
- Mining industry in B.C., government policy and work of MLA task force 7247
- Motions
- Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform (Motion 99), debate 6369
- public-private partnerships (Motion 33), debate 8302
- Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No. 3) Amendment Act, 2003, debate 8167
- NoRooz 5507
- Oil and gas industry
- coalbed methane gas, development of industry in B.C. 5106-8
- development of industry in Canada 5105-6
- Orwell, George, parody of socialism in Animal Farm 4888
- Pharmacare program
- Police Amendment Act, 2003, debate 5403-4
- Police and policing
- information management, PRIME-BC system, comments of police officials and officers 5404
- interjurisdictional communication and information-sharing 5404
- Post-secondary education, additional funding 4889
- Prince Rupert, economic opportunities 6640
- Railways and rail services
- passenger service, request for proposals 8250
- services, scheduled railroad concept 8249
- Redfern Resources Ltd., Tulsequah Chief mine project, permitting process, timeliness 7893-4
- Resorts, development approval process 7893
- Securities industry, regulations 6660
- Significant Projects Streamlining Act
- debate 7892-5
- impact on environmental, health and safety standards 7892
- Skeena constituency and area, economic opportunities 6640-1
- Sports, skiing 8359
- Substance abuse/addiction
- link to crime 7918-9
- methamphetamine use 7919
- prevention and treatment, integration into health care system 7918-9
- Throne speech debate 5105-8
- Universities, colleges and institutes, regulation, reduction of regulations 7289
- Vancouver
- international financial centres 6660
- North Shore
- bylaw enforcement and dispute adjudication system, pilot project 7285
- CN Rail operation of B.C. Rail services, impact on economy 8249-50
- cooperation among police forces in area 5404
- crime in area 5403
- socioeconomic differences among communities 5811
- Waste management, contaminated sites regulation, role of professionals 7277
- Women
- pay equity task force report, recommendations, government action 5846-7
- pensions 5847
Sumas Energy 2 Inc.
- Proposed power facility in Sumas (Washington) See also Government handling of Georgia strait crossing and Sumas proposals under Oil and gas industry
- emissions, impact on air quality
(Hawes) 7039-40
(MacPhail) 5948, 5993, 5999
(Murray) 5993, 5999
(Neufeld) 5720, 5948
- government action to oppose facility
(MacPhail) 5991-3
(Murray) 5992-3
- National Energy Board hearings
(Penner) 7986
- National Energy Board hearings, submissions, ministerial responsibility
(MacPhail) 5951, 5985
(Murray) 5951, 5985
Summary of Reported Health Authority Activities See Summary of activities under Health authorities
Summerland, B.C.
- Youth assets development program
(Manhas) 6027-8
Summit Pacific College See Western Pentecostal Bible College Amendment Act, 2003
Sun Peaks Resort Corp.
- Partnerships with Indians
(Krueger) 4856
- Tod Mountain road access, improvements
(Krueger) 5449-51
(Reid, J.) 5450-1
Sunbrite Lunar New Year Festival
Suncor Inc.
- Oil and gas drilling rights in B.C.
(MacPhail) 6217-8
Sunrise Village mobile home park, Kelowna, B.C.
- Residents' concerns re Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, petition tabled
(Hawkins) 6705
Sunshine Coast See Powell River-Sunshine Coast constituency and area
Sunshine Coast regional district
- Industrial park development service
(Abbott) 5651
- Public written question, renewing funding for the lower mainland treaty advisory committee (LMTAC) 5981-2
Superintendent of motor vehicles See Motor vehicle branch
Supply Act (No. 1), 2003
Supply Act, 2003-2004
Supply Act, 2003-2004 (Supplementary Estimates No. 2)
Supporting communities partnership initiative (SCPI) See Homelessness, federal government initiative under Housing
Supreme Court Act
Supreme Court of Canada
- Decisions
- court jurisdiction standards
(Plant) 6123-4, 6446
- enforcement of Canadian judgments in provincial courts
(Plant) 6124, 6446-7
- prisoners' right to vote
(MacKay) 7046
(Penner) 7048
(Plant) 7046-7
Surgery
- Wait-lists for surgery See Wait-lists and waiting times under Health care
Surrey Association for Early Childhood Education
- Work of organization
(Brenzinger) 8078
Surrey, B.C.
- Addiction treatment services
(Locke) 5695
- Arts and recreation
(Locke) 6880
- Children and family issues in area
(Locke) 5800
- Economy
(Falcon) 4748-9
- English-as-a-second-language programs, need for programs in area
(Brenzinger) 7308
- Growth
(Falcon) 6879
(Locke) 6878-80
- Illegal drug activity, government actions to address issue
(Abbott) 5411
(MacPhail) 5411
- Impact of crime on community
(Brenzinger) 4959-61
- Mayor See McCallum, Doug
- Methadone regulation
(Cheema) 6149, 6770, 6977
(Hansen) 6849
(Kwan) 6582-3, 6849
(MacPhail) 6977
(Nebbeling) 6582-3
- Police services, amalgamation with lower mainland services
(Coleman) 6255
(Locke) 6255
- Post-secondary institutions
(Brenzinger) 4735
- Public meeting on 2003-04 budget
(Hayer) 5164
- Transportation infrastructure
- needs
(Hayer) 4838
- role in economy
(Hayer) 7714
Surrey Chamber of Commerce
- Business Excellence Awards
(Hayer) 7480
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Surrey-Green Timbers constituency and area
- Description
(Locke) 4950-1
- Forest industry
(Locke) 4951
- Opening of financial services call centre
(Locke) 7622-3
Surrey-Tynehead constituency and area
- Economic development, impact of government policies
(Hayer) 6988, 7701-3
- Marijuana grow operations
(Hayer) 5614-5
Surrey-Whalley constituency and area
- Community meeting on seniors safety
(Brenzinger) 5396-7
- Crime prevention
(Brenzinger) 4734-5, 7524-5
- Economy
(Brenzinger) 4735-6
- Transportation infrastructure
(Brenzinger) 4735
Surveyor of taxes
- Cost recovery for tax collection services
(Collins) 5241, 5424
Sustainable Resource Management, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 6108-21, 6145-6, 6193-206, 6223-32, 6258-90
- speakers
(Bell) 6115-9
(Bennett) 6111-3
(Bray) 6110-1
(Cobb) 6114-5
(Hagen) 6108-21, 6145-6, 6193-205, 6223-32, 6258-90
(Lekstrom) 6119-20
(Les) 6120-1, 6145-6
(MacPhail) 6193-206, 6224-32, 6258-9, 6261-90
(Wilson) 6146
- Agreements with Indians
(Bell) 6116-7
(Hagen) 6109, 6112, 6116-7
- Budget
(Bell) 6119
(Hagen) 6109-10, 6119
- Data collection, partnerships with private sector See also particular industries, e.g. Research under Forest industry
(Hagen) 6202-5
(MacPhail) 6202-6
- Geographic information systems
- mapping and registries, availability
(Cobb) 6115
(Hagen) 6115
- mapping, integration between ministries
(Bell) 6118-9
(Hagen) 6118-9
- Goals and responsibilities
(Bennett) 6111
(Hagen) 4989-90, 6108-12
- Joint project with Land and Water B.C. Inc. See Agricultural leases, sale of leases at market value, pilot project under Agriculture industry
- Land title branch
- fees and services
(Hagen) 7408
- public access to services
(MacPhail) 7414-5
- transactions, electronic filing system
(Kwan) 8340
(Plant) 8276, 8340-1
- Victoria office closing
(Kwan) 8340
(Orr) 8340-1
(Plant) 8340
- Victoria office closing, petition tabled
(Orr) 7220
- Role in land use planning process
(Hagen) 6111-2
(Visser) 7354
- Service plan, content
(Bray) 6110
- Staffing reductions
(Hagen) 6201-2, 6204, 6224
(MacPhail) 6201-2, 6204-6
- Website map on salmon aquaculture opportunities in North Island straits area
(Hagen) 6258, 6287-8
(MacPhail) 6195-6, 6287-8
Sustainable Resource Management Statutes Amendment Act, 2003
- (Bill 73) (Minister of Sustainable Resource Management) 1R, 7345-6; 2R, 7407-8; 7414-6; C, 7443-5; 3R, 7445; RA, 7504
- Debate, speakers
(Hagen) 7345-6, 7407-8, 7415-6, 7443-5
(MacPhail) 7414-5, 7443-5
- Purpose of bill
(Hagen) 7345-6, 7407
Suzuki, David
- Accomplishments
(Kwan) 7355-6
- Position on aquaculture
(Belsey) 7351-2
Synthetic Food Products Act
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