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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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Wages and salaries
- Comparison across Canada
(Kwan) 6830, 6848
- Current wage levels in B.C.
(MacPhail) 6333-4
- Minimum wage, payment requirements
(Bruce) 7239-40
(Kwan) 7239-40
- Pay equity for women See Women
- Unpaid wages
Walker, Heather
- Work as civil servant commended
(Clark) 5741
Wall, Gary
- Work on secondary school apprenticeship program
(Bond) 6408
(Les) 6408
Wallace, Patricia
- Letter re Significant Projects Streamlining Act
(Kwan) 8159, 8162-3
(MacPhail) 8094
- Recommendations on Significant Projects Streamlining Act
(Falcon) 8162, 8228
(Kwan) 8163
War
- Current world situation
(Anderson) 4834
- Impact on British Columbia of war against Iraq
(MacPhail) 5693-4
- Impact on Canada of potential war against Iraq
(MacPhail) 4760
- War against Iraq, adjournment motion to discuss matter See Standing order 35 adjournment motions
Waste management
- Area-based management
(Bray) 7275
(Murray) 7270
- Contaminated sites
- advisory panel report, cost
(MacPhail) 7426, 7434
(Murray) 7426, 7434
- legislation
(MacPhail) 7426
(Murray) 7426
- mine sites
(MacKay) 7433-4
(MacPhail) 7433
(Murray) 7433-4
- orphan sites
(MacKay) 7432
(MacPhail) 7430
(Murray) 7430, 7432
- registry
(Hagen) 6263-4
(MacPhail) 6263-4
- regulation, action plan
(MacPhail) 5991
(Murray) 5991
- regulation, advisory panel report
(MacPhail) 5990-1
(Murray) 5990
- regulation, changes
(MacPhail) 7428-31
(Murray) 5904, 6727, 7270, 7428-9, 7431
- regulation, government staffing issues
(MacPhail) 7427-8
(Murray) 7427-8
- regulation, role of professionals
(Sultan) 7277
- remediation, funding and ministerial responsibility
(Hagen) 6262-5
(MacPhail) 6262-5, 7428
(Murray) 7428
- remediation, liability
(MacKay) 7430-2
(Murray) 7430-2
- remediation requirements, impact on redevelopment
(Bray) 7275-6
(Hunter) 7273
- remediation requirements, reassessment
(MacPhail) 7432-3
(Murray) 7433
- Decision-making authority
(MacPhail) 7421
(Murray) 7421
- Regulations See also Environmental Management Act
- changes
(Hunter) 7272-3
(Kwan) 7271-2
(MacPhail) 7422
(Murray) 7270, 7422
- classification of risk levels
(MacPhail) 7417-9
(Murray) 7416-9
- codes of practice
(MacPhail) 7420-1, 7423-4
(Murray) 7420-1, 7423-4
- consultation by government
(MacPhail) 7418-20, 7422, 7424
(Murray) 7418-20, 7422, 7424
- hazardous waste
(MacKay) 7430
(MacPhail) 7419-20, 7422-3
(Murray) 7419-20, 7422-3, 7430
- penalties for contravention
(Bray) 7275
- permits
(MacPhail) 7424
(Murray) 7424
- powers of cabinet and minister responsible
(MacPhail) 7421-2, 7424-6
(Murray) 7421-2, 7424-6
Waste Management Act
Water
- Conservation of water in response to drought
(Murray) 7181-2
- Dewatering issue in coalbed methane production See Coalbed methane gas, development of resource under Oil and gas industry
- Drinking water quality
- protection
(Belsey) 6034-5
(Hansen) 7301
- protection, government action plan
(Bond) 6034
(Hunter) 6032-3
(Murray) 5903
(Roddick) 6241
(Wilson) 6032
- protection, management systems
(Suffredine) 6033-4
- Forum on water issues See World Water Forum
- Groundwater protection
(Hunter) 6126
(Murray) 6126
- Protection of water supply
(Hunter) 5860
(Murray) 5860
- Transfer between watersheds in lower mainland See Water transfer between watersheds under Greater Vancouver regional district
- Water licences, application process, backlog reduction
(Hagen) 4990
- Water management program, ministerial responsibility
(Hagen) 4989
Water Act
Water, Land and Air Protection, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Budget and staffing
(MacPhail) 7427-8, 7449
(Murray) 5905, 7427-8, 7449
- Compliance and enforcement branch, service agreement with Agriculture, Food and Fisheries ministry See Regulation, compliance and enforcement under Aquaculture industry
- Estimates debate, questions to minister, role of private member in answering questions
(Collins) 5984
(MacPhail) 5951, 5983-4, 5985
- Freedom-of-information request by opposition re aquaculture policy
(Campbell) 7078
(MacPhail) 7078
- Goals and responsibilities
(Murray) 5902-5
- Investigations into operations of fish farm, role of Fisheries minister See As subject, role in government investigation and investigation into actions under van Dongen, Hon. John (Abbotsford-Clayburn)
- Programs and services, reductions
(Kwan) 4985
- Website information
(Murray) 5903
Water, Land and Air Protection Statutes Amendment Act, 2003
- (Bill 55) (Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection) 1R, 6726-7; 2R, 7387-9; C, 7974-7; 3R, 7977; RA, 8105
- Amdts: sec. 8 and 12 (Murray) 7974, approved 7974; sec. 21 (MacPhail) 7975, negatived 7976; sec. 38 (Murray) 7977, approved 7977
- Divisions: amdt. to sec. 21 negatived 7976
- Debate, speakers
(MacPhail) 7388-9, 7975-7
(Murray) 6726-7, 7387-9, 7974-7
- Purpose of bill
(Murray) 7387-8
Water polo See Sports
Water Protection Act
Weather Modification Act
Web portal project See Electronic delivery of services, Internet portal project under Government
Webster, Terry
- Letter to Energy minister re coalbed methane development in Hudson's Hope area
(MacPhail) 5924
Weed Control Act
Weisbeck, John (Kelowna-Lake Country)
- As subject
- appointment as Deputy Speaker
(Collins) 4704
- Association of Dental Surgeons of B.C., activities 5858
- Dental health, access to dental care, program for low-income adults 5858
- Oral Health Month 5858
Welfare
- Income assistance See Income assistance
- Social programs and services
- advocacy and self-advocacy
(Anderson) 5958-9
(Coell) 5958-9
- federal-provincial coordination
(Anderson) 5965
(Coell) 5965
- Social service providers See Social workers
- Social services sector
Wells Gray Park
West Coast Environmental Law Association
- Concerns re Significant Projects Streamlining Act
(Kwan) 8157
West Coast General Hospital, Port Alberni, B.C.
- Closing
- bed closings
(Hansen) 8080
(Kwan) 8080
- bed closings, petition tabled
(Trumper) 8082
- potential closing
(Hansen) 7157, 7413
(Kwan) 7157
- potential closing, petition tabled
(Kwan) 7159
- Services
- availability
(Hansen) 7413
(Kwan) 7413
(Trumper) 8081
- service levels, petition tabled
(Trumper) 7414
- surgical services
(Hansen) 7157
(Trumper) 7157
- surgical services, number of surgeries
(Hansen) 8080-1
West Coast National Park Act
West Fraser Group
- Impact of timber licence reduction
(MacPhail) 5755
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
West Kootenay-Boundary Regional Hospital, Trail, B.C.
- Specialist services
(Hansen) 6796-7
(MacPhail) 6797
West Nile virus
- B.C. response
(Chong) 6556
(Hawkins) 6556
- Infection risk
(Hawkins) 6766-7
(Suffredine) 6766
West Vancouver school district See School district 45 (West Vancouver)
West Vancouver-Capilano constituency and area
West Vancouver-Garibaldi constituency and area
- Economic development
(Nebbeling) 4933
- Highways and roads, Caulfield overpass, concerns of constituents re safety, petition tabled
(Nebbeling) 7113
- Sea to Sky corridor, October 2003 flooding See Floods and floodplains
Westech Information Systems Inc.
Western Pentecostal Bible College, Abbotsford, B.C.
- Change of name
(Penner) 7879
Western Pentecostal Bible College Amendment Act, 2003
(Bill Pr409) (Penner) 1R, 7619; 2R, 7879; C, 7879; 3R, 7880; RA, 7966
- Debate, speakers
(Penner) 7619, 7879
- Legislative process, petition
(Penner) 7879
- Referral to select standing committee
(Penner) 7619
Western Shield women's hockey championship
Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd.
- Labour dispute involving coastal forest workers, return to work
(Bruce) 8415-6, 8427
(MacPhail) 8415, 8427
- Management of private forest land on Vancouver Island
(Hunter) 7750
(Trumper) 7751
- Tree farm licence No. 44, timber-processing agreement
(de Jong) 5762, 5765-6
(MacPhail) 5762, 5765-6
- Vavenby mill operation, closing
(Krueger) 4855, 5703, 6888
Whalley, B.C. See Surrey-Whalley constituency and area
Whalley Family Place, Whalley, B.C.
- Funding
(Brenzinger) 4736
Whispering Pines Indian band
Whistler, B.C.
- Economic development
(Nebbeling) 4933-4
Whittred, Hon. Katherine (North Vancouver-Lonsdale)
- As subject
- response to questions during Health Services estimates debate
(Kwan) 7021-4
- Burnaby, home and residential care services in area 7032-3
- Central Park Manor, closing 5152
- Chase, supportive living facilities 7015
- College of Pharmacists of British Columbia, consultation by government on legislative changes 7472
- Cooper Place, closing 7024
- Creston, health care facilities and services for seniors 5062
- Dean, Stella Jo, commended for community work 4728
- Drugs, veterinary drugs 7474
- Economy, heartlands economic strategy 4729
- Education, role of individual schools' characteristics in student achievement levels 5724
- Food Safety Act, amendments 6414
- Gorge Road Hospital closing, transfer of patients to new facilities 5982-3
- Health authorities, residential care facilities
- Health care
- chronic disease management, strategies 4729
- continuing and long-term care
- assessment standards 4928-9
- eligibility, waiting period for new residents 7877
- facilities, establishment, role of non-profit sector 5509-10, 7017, 7031-2
- facilities, non-profit facilities, funding 7031-2
- facilities, patient choice 4863
- facilities, wait-list policy 4863
- funding, federal funding 7032
- intermediate and long-term care bed, rent supplements 6936-8, 7017
- intermediate and long-term care beds, existing beds 7019, 7022
- intermediate and long-term care beds, involvement of non-profit societies 6939
- intermediate and long-term care beds, new beds 4862-3, 6936, 7017-9, 7440
- long-term care workers, compensation 7032
- mortality rate in care facilities 7026
- non-profit facilities, expropriation by government, status 5509-10
- services 7025-6
- transfer of patients between facilities, policies 7026-7
- use of term "intermediate care" 7019
- health professions, regulation 7472
- health records management, protection of privacy 7477
- services for seniors
- system, sustainability 4729
- Health Professions Amendment Act (No. 2), 2003, debate 7472-3
- Health Services ministry
- Health Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, debate 6413-4
- Home care
- eligibility 7031
- government policy 6937-8
- home care workers, scope of responsibilities 7031
- home support services
- services, definition of available services and subsidies 7030
- Hospital Insurance Act, amendments 6414
- Hospitals, funding from health authorities 6414
- Housing, residential care facilities
- assessment 7016
- assisted-living model 5421, 7020
- assisted-living services 7030
- closings, family consultation 7024
- fee adjustments for senior couples 7350
- fee increases 7439-40
- independent living options 4729, 8108
- independent living units and support services 6212
- separation of spouses, Atlin couple's case 7027-8
- separation of spouses, levels of care needs 7027
- Independent Living B.C., program 6212
- Interior health authority
- residential care beds, utilization target 7024-5
- services for seniors 7015
- Laitenen, Edward, transfer among long-term care facilities, payment of ambulance costs 4882
- Medical Services Plan, billings by physicians, monitoring and dispute resolution 6414
- Medicare Protection Act, amendments 6414
- Mount St. Francis Hospital, extended care services, tendering process 4982
- Mount St. Mary Hospital, facility 5982-3
- Nikkei Home, facility 5421
- North Vancouver
- development of former Burrard drydock area 4728-9
- Quayside disabled housing development 4728
- North Vancouver-Lonsdale constituency and area, description and economy 4728-9
- Olympic Games, benefits to host cities 4730
- Pharmacists, regulation of pharmacists 7472, 7474
- Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act, debate 7473-4, 7477
- Pioneer Villa, status of facility 5062
- Ponderosa Lodge, closing 7016
- Powell River-Sunshine Coast constituency and area, long-term care beds in area 6354
- Restaurant and food services industry, facilities, licensing officer review of proposed renovations 6414
- St. Michael's Centre, hospice services 7032-3
- Schools, effectiveness of schools in low-income settings, Henchey report 5724
- Seniors
- ability to remain at home 7031
- issues and concerns 8107-8
- role in economy and society 4728-9
- Seniors and youth congress, establishment 4728
- Throne speech debate 4727-30
- Williams Lake, health care services, issues and concerns re long-term care facilities 7028
Wilcox, Paul
- Comments on issues
- B.C. government's role in economy
(MacPhail) 5243
- business investment in B.C.
(Kwan) 5330
Wildfire Act
- (Bill 91) (Minister of Forests) 1R, 8124
- Debate, speakers
(de Jong) 8124
- Development
(Hagen) 7860
(MacPhail) 7860
- Introduction as exposure bill
(Collins) 8243
(de Jong) 8124
Wildfires See Forest fires
Wildlife
- Birds See Birds
- Conservation officers, service delivery, partnerships
(Murray) 5903
- Endangered species
- protection
(Murray) 5903
- protection, ministerial responsibility
(Bell) 6119
(Hagen) 6119
- Habitat protection
(Murray) 5903
- Human-wildlife conflict strategy
(Murray) 5903
- Invasive species See Invasive species under Pest control
- Kermode bear
(Harris) 7874
- Marine mammals See Marine mammals
Wildlife Act
Willa mine project See BP Resources Canada Ltd.
Williams Lake, B.C.
- Health care services, issues and concerns re long-term care facilities
(Kwan) 7028
(Whittred) 7028
- Livestock auction market
(Cobb) 5737
Williams Lake Fibreboard See Cariboo Fibreboard Ltd.
Williams, Percy
- Comments on fish farm operations in Broughton Archipelago
(MacPhail) 6284
Williams pipelines
Willis Group Ltd.
- Provision of home warranties
(Abbott) 5966-7
(MacPhail) 5966
Willows Clinic See Woodlands, New Westminster, B.C.
Wilson, Gordon
- Participation in debate on Education and Health Collective Bargaining Assistance Act, qualification as urgent legislation
(MacPhail) 5463-4
Wilson, John (Cariboo North)
- Agriculture industry, agricultural leases 6146
- Barkerville historic site, management and protection of site 6354, 7441
- Bowron Lake Park, Forests ministry recreation sites, management contract 5744-5
- B.C. Rail
- agreement with CN Rail, benefits 8321-2
- privatization 4821
- British Columbia Railway (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003, debate 8321-2
- Cariboo area
- forest industry, value-added sector 6889
- ranching industry 5736
- transportation infrastructure
- improvements 6847
- role 5235
- role of railway service in Cariboo North area 8321
- Children, child care spaces, increase 4821
- Cottonwood Bridge, improvements 5235
- Economy, heartlands economic strategy 4822
- Education funding, additional funding 4821
- Elections, electoral reform, citizens' assembly 4821
- Ferries and ferry services, Fraser River Marguerite service 6847
- Forest industry
- Indians' involvement in industry, opportunities 4822
- Private Managed Forest Land Council 7864, 7866
- private managed forest land, protection of wildlife habitat 7869
- reforms 4821-2
- salvage logging, small-scale operations, role in economy and forest health 5983, 6454-6
- value-added sector, development and marketing of sector 6889
- Fraser, Gertrude, death 4843
- Health care system, restructuring 4821
- Hospice facilities, funding, petition tabled 5835
- Indians, economic development by Indians, economic measures fund 4821
- Infrastructure, investment in transportation infrastructure 4822
- Land Amendment Act, 2003, debate 7586-7
- Land use
- land and resource management plans 7587
- land use planning, inventory of land base 7586
- Legislature, reforms 4821
- Livestock industry, role of ranching industry in economy 4861, 5735-6
- Mining industry, placer mining, federal regulations 5354
- Motions
- drinking water quality (Motion 46), debate 6032
- ranching industry in B.C. (Motion 12), debate 5735-6
- value-added forest sector (Motion 14), debate 6889
- Olympic Games, Vancouver-Whistler bid to host 2010 Winter Games, potential benefits of hosting games 4821
- Parks, Forests ministry recreation sites, management contracts, bidding process 5744-5
- Pharmacare program, Fair Pharmacare program 4821
- Prince Rupert, port, role in international trade 4822
- Private Managed Forest Land Act, debate 7864, 7866, 7869
- Railways and rail services
- intermodal services 8321
- tourism rail services, opportunities 8321-2
- Resources and resource industries, transportation of resource products, role of transportation infrastructure 4822
- Sustainable Resource Management ministry, estimates debate 6146
- Ten Mile Lake Park, Forests ministry recreation sites, management contract 5744
- Throne speech debate 4821-2
- Trucking industry in B.C. 8321
- Water, drinking water quality protection, government action plan 6032
Wind power See Energy
Windy Craggy mine project
- Government decision on project
(Bray) 7952
(Hawes) 6931
(Suffredine) 7494
Wine industry
Winter, Alan Walter
- Case of sexual abuse of foster children
(MacPhail) 5673
Winter, John
- Comments on Significant Projects Streamlining Act
(Falcon) 8090
Women
- Contribution of women
(Campbell) 5418
- Health care services See Services for women under Health care; Services for women under Mental health
- Housing, safe houses and other temporary housing See Transition houses
- Impact of government policies on women
- gender analysis guide for ministries
(Stephens) 5439
- impact
(MacPhail) 5442-3, 5881-2
- Issues, government action
(MacPhail) 5696
(Stephens) 5696
- Participation in politics
(Chong) 7347
- Pay equity
(Kwan) 6830, 6848
(MacPhail) 5443-4
(Stephens) 5443-4
- Pay equity task force report, recommendations, government action
(MacPhail) 5444
(Stephens) 5444, 5847
(Sultan) 5846-7
- Pensions
(Stephens) 5847
(Sultan) 5847
- Programs and services
- Victims of spousal abuse See Family violence under Violence
- Violence against women See Violence
- Web-based directory of services for women
(Brenzinger) 5351
(Brice) 5352
(Stephens) 5439-40, 5444
- Women's centres
- funding from charity gaming
(Kwan) 5219
- funding from government
(McMahon) 5850
(MacPhail) 5880-1
(Stephens) 5850, 5880-1
Wong, Milton
- Recognition as honorary social worker
(Hogg) 5741
Wong, Patrick (Vancouver-Kensington)
- As subject
- comments on Chinese language examination requirements
(Kwan) 5374
- Automobiles
- competition in provision of automobile insurance, optional insurance 8063
- street racing, prevention 4803-4
- Better Community Partnership Outreach Network, activities 5980, 6467
- B.C., marketing of B.C. 6246
- Budget debate 4935-9
- Business
- business climate in B.C. 4935-6
- Chinese Canadian business activity 6245-6
- venture capital, regulations in venture capital industry 4936
- Canada, Chinese Canadians, role in Canada's development 6776
- Children
- early childhood development, funding 4937
- programs and services for children and families 4937
- Chinese Heritage Day 6776-7
- Chinese New Year 4760
- Communities, community groups, fundraising, partnership network 5980, 6467
- Crime, street-racing crimes, penalties for offenders 4803-4
- Economy, government initiatives to improve B.C. economy 4935-6, 4939
- Education
- additional funding 4937
- curriculum, international languages 5617
- parental involvement in education system 5142
- provincial examinations, reduction in number 5617
- volunteers in schools, role 5142
- Exports and imports
- market opportunities in Asia 7525, 8125
- trade missions, mission to Asia 8124-5
- Forest fires, summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior, relief effort, donations and fundraising 7136
- Forest industry
- reforms 4936
- softwood lumber exports to U.S., negotiations for new agreement 4936
- Fuel, gasoline tax revenue to transportation infrastructure, responsibility 5456
- Health care system, reforms 4938
- Hertzman, Clyde, work on early childhood development 4937
- Highways and roads, municipal roads, funding from gas tax increase 5456
- Human early learning partnership, program 4937
- Immigrants to B.C.
- business immigration 6211
- role in economy 4937
- Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure
- impact on economy 4938-9
- improvements, impact on economy 4938
- Insurance Corporation of B.C., provision of automobile insurance 8063
- Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2003, debate 8063
- Investment
- foreign investment 6211
- investment climate in B.C. 4935-6
- Lanot, Jomar, death 8303, 8386
- Motions
- Criminal Code amendments on street racing (Motion 7), debate 4803-4
- parental involvement in education system (Motion 58), debate 5142
- role of Chinese Canadian entrepreneurs in B.C. economy (Motion 68), debate 6245-6
- Ng, Jimmy, death in street-racing incident 4803-4
- Olympic Games, Vancouver-Whistler bid to host 2010 Winter Games, potential benefits of hosting games 4937, 6246
- Police Amendment Act, 2003, debate 5862
- Police and policing, information management, PRIME-BC system 5862, 6881-2
- Seniors, issues and concerns 4938
- Skills training, system reforms 4937
- Thorpe, Irene, death in street-racing incident 4803-4
- Tourism industry, growth of sector 4936-7
- Transportation ministry, estimates debate 5456
- United Chinese Community Enrichment Service Society, work on prevention of street racing 4803
- Universities, colleges and institutes, leading-edge endowment fund 4937
- Vancouver
- Chinese community, fundraising for damages caused by fires in interior B.C. 7136
- Memorial Park, shelter construction project 4938
- Vancouver Oakridge Lions Club, hosting of community fundraising event 6467
- Vancouver-Kensington constituency and area
- community policing initiatives 6880-2
- crime in area 5862
- Violence, prevention of youth violence 8386
Wood, Rusty
- Comments on forest industry reforms
(MacPhail) 5688
Wood waste
- Beehive burners, phase-out program
(MacPhail) 5999-6000
(Murray) 6000
Woodlands, New Westminster, B.C.
- Willow Clinic, closing
(Hogg) 5604
(MacPhail) 5604
Woodlots See Forest industry
Woodwards Building See Downtown east side under Vancouver, B.C.
Woodworker Lien Act
- Revision
(Suffredine) 6934
Workers See also Labour
Workers compensation
- Appeals system
- cases, backlog
(Bruce) 5861
(Lekstrom) 5861
- reforms
(Bruce) 5292
- Disability benefits for injured youth
(Kwan) 7266-7
- Survivor benefits
Workers Compensation Act
Workers Compensation Board
- Annual report, 2002, tabled
(Bruce) 6511
- Consideration as approval authority under Significant Projects Streamlining Act
(Falcon) 8085
(MacPhail) 8085
- Regulations governing the workplace, workplace safety regulations, changes
(Bloy) 5695
(Bruce) 5695
- Review of organization
(Bruce) 5292
- Service plan, 2003-05, tabled
(Bruce) 6511
- System, role of lay advocates
(Bruce) 7193, 7267
(Kwan) 7267
- Workplace safety initiatives
(Bruce) 8212
Working capital account See Purchasing under Government
Working Opportunity Fund
- Return of revenues to contributing communities
(Bell) 5119
Workplace safety See Occupational health and safety
World Partnership Walk
World Police and Fire Games
- Burnaby bid to host 2009 games
- History
(Sahota) 5732
- Hosting of 2001 games by Indianapolis
(Bloy) 5733
(Sahota) 5732
World Water Forum
- Participation by Water, Land and Air Protection minister in forum in Japan
(Hunter) 5860
(Murray) 5860
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