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Province of British Columbia
5th Session, 37th Parliament – 2004
INDEX (Subject, speaker and business entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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Cabinet ministers See Ministers under Government
Cairns, Patricia
CAIS program See Canadian agricultural income stabilization program
California
- Purchase of B.C. power, B.C. government handling of revenues
(Penner) 8751
(Suffredine) 8747
Call centres
- Establishment in B.C.
(Les) 10216
Cambodia
- Health care
(Penner) 11503
Cameron Elementary School, Burnaby, B.C.
- Youth credit union
(Bloy) 10529
Camosun College, Victoria, B.C.
- Construction industry training
(Coell) 9219
- Job-track program
(Hagen) 10429
Camp Fircom
- Cost for camping fees
(MacPhail) 9681-2
Campagnolo, Iona See Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Iona V. Campagnolo
Campbell, Hon. Gordon (Vancouver-Point Grey)
- As subject
- actions re health support worker labour dispute
(MacPhail) 10742
- comments and position on issues
- collective agreements
(MacPhail) 10578-9
- commitment to balanced budget
(Collins) 8842-3
- discussions with Martyn Brown and Rich Coleman re police search of Legislature offices 11265-6
(MacPhail) 11265-6
- federal funding for health care
(MacPhail) 11051-2
- funding for women's centres
(Kwan) 9245
- health care delivery
(Kwan) 10632
- Hospital Employees Union workers
(Kwan) 10618
(MacPhail) 10613-5
- open government
(MacPhail) 8805-6
- pay equity
(Brenzinger) 10629-30
- proclamation of Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2003
(Kwan) 9343-4
- ward system 11468
(Kwan) 11468
- conviction for impaired driving
(Coleman) 11643-4
(MacPhail) 11643
(Nettleton) 8473
- involvement in B.C. Rail privatization process
(Brenzinger) 11393, 11425
(MacPhail) 11481
- opening of B.C. games
(Harris) 8599
- participation in debate on 2004-05 budget
(Kwan) 8833-4
- performance and statements as Premier
(MacPhail) 8912, 11204
- personal security See Security services for Premier under Premier, Office of the
- role in games bid wins
(Sahota) 8736
- Abbotsford hospital, new hospital and cancer centre 11304-8
- Auditor general, involvement in monitoring costs of 2010 Olympic Winter Games 11319-20
- Basi, David, position as ministerial assistant 11267-70
- Boats, tugboat and barge operators, labour dispute, impact on B.C. economy 10277
- B.C., northern and rural B.C.
- economic development in northern B.C. 11277-8
- northern development initiative 11597-8
- B.C. Liberal Party
- government
- MLAs , pre-election political activities 11224-5
- B.C. Rail
- agreement with CN Rail
- budget and finances
- maintenance and operations, spending 11201
- port subdivision, sale 11264-5
- privatization
- proposal process 11267
- proposal process, police investigation 11264-5
- Business, public-private partnerships 11307-8
- Canada Health Act, violations, investigation 11316
- CareNet Technology Society
- Cheema, Gulzar, participation in federal election 11293
- Civil service, severance provisions 11256-7
- Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada (Romanow commission), report 11316
- Disabled and handicapped persons, community living
- individualized funding 11249-53
- transition to community-based services 11229
- Doney, Lee, retirement 10525
- Economy
- Education, funding 11393
- Elections, electoral reform, government commitment to principles of citizens' assembly 10277
- Forest fires, summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior, public release of Filmon report 8556
- Gambling
- addiction and problem gambling, funding for prevention and treatment 11594
- expansion in B.C. 11594
- Government
- advertising campaigns 11217-8
- international relations, environmental cooperation arrangement with Montana 11312-3
- interprovincial relations
- Alberta-B.C. joint cabinet meeting 11210-2
- joint initiatives between Alberta and B.C. 11212-5
- western premiers' meeting, topics for discussion 11214
- payment of legal fees for political staff 11270
- police investigation into alleged breach of trust 11264-70
- role 11323
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink), Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line project 8554-5, 11308-12
- Guru Granth Sahib, anniversary of installation in B.C. 10525
- Haynes, Chris, appointment as Deputy Minister of Children and Family Development 11255-7
- Health care
- Holocaust Memorial Day 10129
- Holt, Derek, comments on B.C. economy 11298
- Indians, relationship with provincial government, government initiatives 11321-2
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C., report on B.C. economy 11467
- Ironmonger, Wayne, hiring by Children and Family Development ministry 11254-5
- Jericho Hill School for the Deaf, expression of regret to victims of abuse 11043
- Kerin, Theresa, termination of employment with Children and Family Development ministry 11253-4, 11258
- Labour relations
- current and past conditions 11205
- government handling 11322
- Land use planning, deputy ministers' committee 11223
- Legislature, police search of government staff offices in December 2003, release of search warrants 11266
- McDonald, Jessica, work as deputy minister for strategic policy, economy and environment 11223-4
- Multiculturalism
- appointment of minister of state 11263
- multiculturalism in B.C., government support 11263-4
- Northern development initiative trust 11597-8
- Northern Development Initiative Trust Act, debate 11597-8
- Oil and gas industry, development of coalbed methane gas industry in B.C., concerns re cross-border impact in Montana 11312-3
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 11217, 11317-21
- Onley, Toni, death 8941
- Premier's office
- Prince George, transportation centre 11597
- Prince Rupert
- Railways and rail services, service from B.C. to Chicago 11597
- Selection Committee, appointment 8450
- Strata property, leaky-condos issue, report by government task force 10532
- Sumas Energy 2 Inc., proposed power facility in Sumas (Washington), National Energy Board ruling on application 9173
- Tennant, Paul, work on legislative internship program 11015
- Trucking industry, weigh stations, construction of joint Alberta-B.C. stations 11212-4
- Virk, Bob, suspension of position as ministerial assistant 11267-9
- Walls, Doug, position with Interim Authority for Community Living B.C., independent audit 11226-30, 11247-54, 11257-62, 11303, 11306-8
Campbell, Larry
- Comments on issues
- funding for inner-city school programs
(Kwan) 8836, 9969
- funding for inner-city school programs, response by Premier
(Kwan) 9975
Campbell River, B.C.
- Cruise ship facility proposal
(Plant) 10590
- Hotel facilities for long-term care beds See Long-term care beds, use of hotel facilities under Comox Valley
- Mill operations
(Visser) 11386
- Quinsam coalmine See Quinsam Coal Corp.
Canada
- Contributions of Indo-Canadians
(Sahota) 10061
- History contest
(Stewart, R.) 8882
(Whittred) 8881-2
Canada Health Act
- Compliance of provincial legislation
(Hansen) 9343-4
(Kwan) 9343-5
- Definitions
- "medically necessary" and "medically required"
(Hansen) 11017
- "medically necessary," letter of interpretation by federal minister
(Hansen) 10960-1
(Kwan) 10961
(MacPhail) 10960
- Violations, investigation
(Campbell) 11316
(Hansen) 10961, 11017-8
(Kwan) 11018
(MacPhail) 11016-7
Canada Health Infoway
- Funding program for computer technology
(Hansen) 9084-6
(Kwan) 9085-6
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- Survey of health care beds
(Hansen) 8950
Canada Revenue Agency
- Collection and remittance of B.C. taxes
(Hunter) 9076
(Thorpe) 9072, 9076
- Information-sharing agreement on workers compensation premiums See Workers Compensation Board
- Investigation into underground economy See B.C. economy, underground economy under Economy
Canada-British Columbia Infrastructure Works program
Canadian agricultural income stabilization program
- Allowable expenses
(MacPhail) 9380
(van Dongen) 9380
- Claims by ranchers impacted by BSE
(MacPhail) 8808-9
(van Dongen) 8807-9
- Eligibility
(Nettleton) 9377-8
- Funding
(MacPhail) 9394-5
(van Dongen) 8821, 9394-5
- Program
(van Dongen) 9377
Canadian Armed Forces See Armed forces
Canadian Bankers Association
- Comments on consumer protection legislation
(Coleman) 9487
(MacPhail) 9499
The Canadian Centre for Energy Information
- Government grant
(Neufeld) 9141
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- 2004-05 alternative budget
- Funding from NDP government
(Bloy) 8781
(Falcon) 8732-3
(Krueger) 8909
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Rights of citizens to vote and elect representatives
(MacKay) 10597-9
(Plant) 10597-9
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Volunteer marine rescue services
(Hunter) 10941
Canadian Direct Insurance Inc.
Canadian Eyesight International
- Eye clinics
(Sahota) 10577-8
- Work of organization
(Sahota) 10061
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
- Comments on issues
- 2004-05 budget
(Cobb) 8829
- business climate in B.C.
(Stewart, K.) 8643
- Meetings with government
(Thorpe) 9073
- Meetings with opposition MLAs
(MacPhail) 9073
Canadian Film and Television Production Association
- Mentorship program
(Sultan) 10832
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Inspection system See Food inspection and safety under Food industry
- Role in avian influenza issue
(van Dongen) 9612
Canadian Forces Appreciation Day
Canadian Forces bases See Armed forces
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
- Houston operations, milling capacity and expansion
(MacKay) 8504, 8532, 8785
Canadian Home Builders
- Pilot project on framing
(Bond) 10778
Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Jurisdiction
(Plant) 11195
Canadian Merchant Service Guild
- Labour dispute involving tugboat and barge operators See Tugboat and barge operators, labour dispute under Boats and boating
Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation
Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail)
Canadian Pacific Railway
- Concerns re fairness of B.C. Rail privatization process
(MacPhail) 10472, 10489
- Withdrawal from B.C. Rail privatization proposal process
(Falcon) 10473
(MacPhail) 10473-4
- Withdrawal from B.C. Rail privatization proposal process, letter to fairness commissioner
(Collins) 9049
(MacPhail) 9049
Canadian Society of Intestinal Research
- Comments on Pharmacare coverage for intestinal medications
(Kwan) 9337
Canadian space mission See Science and technology
Canadian Standards Association
- Certification of wood products
(de Jong) 10302
(MacPhail) 10302
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Canadian Women Voters Congress
- Work of organization
(Sahota) 8771
Cancer
Canfor See Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Canoe Mountain
Canoe Mountain resort, Valemount, B.C.
- Resort project
(Bond) 8495
Capilano College, North Vancouver, B.C.
- Film production facility proposal
(Jarvis) 11398, 11493-4
(Sultan) 11494
- Programs
- aboriginal film and television production
(Bond) 10541-3
(Kwan) 10543
- aboriginal tourism management
(Jarvis) 11398
- enrolment
(Jarvis) 11397-8
- programs
(Whittred) 8799
Capital Mental Health Association
- Role in management of Point Ellice House (Museum)
(Coell) 9333, 10465
(Kwan) 10465
Capitol Theatre, Port Alberni, B.C.
- Volunteer activities
(Trumper) 11339
CareNet Technology Society
- Call for Finance ministry audit
(MacPhail) 11096
- Connection of non-profit clients to Internet, government contract with Doug Walls See Government contracts under Walls, Doug
- Establishment
(Campbell) 11228, 11257
(MacPhail) 9483
- Establishment, role of Doug Walls See Role in establishment of CareNet Technology Society under Walls, Doug
- Investigation under Society Act
(Campbell) 11303
(Clark) 11237
(Kwan) 11260-3
(MacPhail) 11236-7
Cargo, John
Cariboo area
- Employment rate
(Cobb) 8553
- Mining industry activities
(Cobb) 11692
- Ranching in Cariboo South
(Cobb) 8889
- Seniors care and housing in Cariboo South
(Cobb) 9467-8
Cariboo Lodge, Williams Lake, B.C.
- Future of seniors residence
(Cobb) 9467-8
Caribou See Wildlife
Carrier Lumber Ltd.
- Government decisions on tenure
(Hawes) 8467
Carrier-Sekani tribal council
- Consultation on impact of B.C. Rail agreement with CN Rail
(Falcon) 10134
(Nettleton) 10134, 10277
- Position on accommodation agreements between Indian bands and government
(de Jong) 10205-7
(Nettleton) 10203-6
- Position on B.C. Rail-CN Rail agreement and first nations benefits trust
(Nettleton) 11605
Carson Graham Secondary School, North Vancouver, B.C.
- Chefs training program
(Whittred) 8799
Cascade Heights Elementary School, Burnaby, B.C.
- Work of staff
(Nuraney) 9951-2
Casinos See Gambling
Casson, Ben
- Call for public inquiry into death of Frank Paul See Circumstances of death under Paul, Frank
Cathedral Grove See MacMillan Provincial Park
Cattle industry See Livestock industry
Cayo, Don
- Comments on health support workers' labour dispute
(Kwan) 10626
CCPA See Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
CCRA See Canada Revenue Agency
Cemeteries See Cemeteries, columbariums, crematoriums and mausoleums under Funeral industry
Cemetery and Crematorium Association of British Columbia
- Consultation on consumer protection legislation
(MacPhail) 9286, 9498
Cemetery and Funeral Services Act
Central Coast land and resource management plan
Central Interior Feeders Cooperative Association
- Issues and concerns re cattle industry
(MacPhail) 9380-2
Centre on Aging See University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia
- Comments on fiscal management by B.C. Liberal Party government
(Stewart, K.) 8643
- Position on 2004-05 budget
(Halsey-Brandt) 8820-1
(Stephens) 8739
Certified Management Accountants Society of British Columbia
- Position on 2004-05 budget
(Penner) 8750
CFB Chilliwack See Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack under Armed forces
Chair and Deputy Chair
Chambers of commerce See British Columbia Chamber of Commerce
A Chance to Choose See Programs and services, youth employment initiative under Youth
Charitable Purposes Preservation Act
- (Bill 63) (Attorney General) 1R, 11464; 2R, 11521-2; C, 11618-9; 3R, 11619; RA, 11671
- Amdts: sec. 1 (three amdts) (Plant) 11618, approved 11618; sec. 3 (three amdts) (Plant) 11618, approved 11619; sec. 4 (two amdts) (Plant) 11619, approved 11619
- Debate, speakers
(Collins) 11521
(Plant) 11464, 11618-9
(Stewart, K.) 11521-2
- Purpose of bill
(Plant) 11464
Charities
- Charitable donations for specific purposes
- Charitable donations in B.C.
(Nijjar) 8914, 9168
- Debts and liabilities
(Collins) 11521
Charity Action Team
- Comments on charitable status of hunting and angling organizations
(Bennett) 8942
Charity gaming See Gambling
Charles Bloom Secondary School, Lumby, B.C.
- Forestry program
(Christensen) 8511
Charles River Associates Inc.
- Report on fairness of B.C. Rail privatization proposal process See Privatization, proposal process, fairness report under British Columbia Rail
Charter of Rights and Freedoms See Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Chartered Accountants Act
Chartered Accountants of British Columbia See Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia
Chasca, John
- Comments on consultation on consumer protection legislation
(MacPhail) 9498-9
Cheema, Hon. Gulzar S. (Surrey-Panorama Ridge)
- As subject
- participation in federal election
(Campbell) 11293
(MacPhail) 11293
- work in B.C. Liberal Party government and commitment to democratic process 11293
- B.C., population, people moving to B.C. 8841
- B.C. Liberal Party government, accomplishments 8842
- Budget debate 8841-2
- Budgets, 2004-05 balanced budget 8841
- Business, small business, role in economy 8841-2
- Economy, economic growth in B.C. 8842
- Immigration to B.C. 8515
- Multiculturalism in B.C., government support 8514, 8558
- Sangha, Sohan Surinder Singh, death 8719
- Taxation, current tax levels 8842
- Throne speech debate 8514-5
Chehalis first nation
- Heli-logging proposal
(de Jong) 10306-7
Chelation therapy See Alternative therapies under Health care
Cheung, Herman
- Position with government caucus
(Hawes) 10681
Chicken industry See Poultry industry
Chief forester
- Recruitment
(Visser) 11382
- Responsibilities
(de Jong) 11384-5
Child abuse See Children
Child and youth officer
- Responsibilities and role
Child Care Advocacy Forum
- Comments on federal child care funding
(Kwan) 9980-1
Children See also Youth
- Abduction See Child abduction under Crime and criminals
- Addiction-specific programs
(Jarvis) 8526
- Bullying See Violence
- Child abuse and neglect
- Child care
- accessibility
(Kwan) 9518
- advocacy forum, concerns
(Kwan) 9421-2
- child care centres
(Coell) 9517
(Kwan) 9517
- funding See also Early childhood development, funding below under this main heading
(Coell) 9325, 9416-21, 9423-5, 9460, 9518
(Kwan) 9325, 9416-25, 9460, 9521, 10467
- funding changes, impact on providers
(Coell) 9460, 9463, 9529
(Kwan) 9460, 9463, 9527, 9529
- funding, enrolment-based funding for child care providers
(Coell) 9528
(Kwan) 9527
- funding, federal funding
(Clark) 9982
(Coell) 9424-5, 9458-9
(Kwan) 9423-5, 9458-9, 9521, 9979-83, 9990
- funding for consulting fees
(Coell) 9523
(Kwan) 9523-4
- funding for providers
(Coell) 9325
(Kwan) 9325
- funding in rural areas
(Bennett) 9326-7
(Coell) 9326
- funding, unspent budgeted funds
(Coell) 9451, 9454, 9456
(Kwan) 9419-21, 9451-2, 9454-7
- funding, use of funds for programs other than child care
(Coell) 9520-3
(Kwan) 9423, 9450, 9458-9, 9520-3, 9531
- information for parents, electronic access
(Coell) 9461
(Kwan) 9461
- licensed facilities, spaces
(Coell) 9529-30
(Kwan) 9529-30
- quality enhancement of providers
(Coell) 9460, 9462
(Kwan) 9460
- spaces
(Bray) 9221-2
(Coell) 8686, 9222, 9325, 9462-3
(Kwan) 9325, 9462
(Throne speech) 8449
- subsidy and eligibility threshold
(Coell) 9324-5, 9420, 9451-3, 9456, 9528
(Kwan) 9324-5, 9419, 9451-3, 9528, 9530, 9990
- subsidy, one-stop access services
(Coell) 9461
(Kwan) 9461
- subsidy, recipients
(Coell) 9528
(Kwan) 9528-9
- supported child care
(Anderson) 9236
(Clark) 9714-5, 9981-4
(Coell) 9236
(Jarvis) 9714
(Kwan) 9324, 9982-4
(Reid, L.) 8725
- universal child care program
(Nijjar) 8697
- wages for child care workers
(Kwan) 9517-8, 9523
- Child development centres
(Clark) 9829
(Kwan) 9829
- Child protection
- Children in government care See also Foster care
- adoption
(Clark) 8765-6
- children in group homes See Housing, group homes under Youth
- constituent's case, review
(Brenzinger) 11694-5
(Reid, L.) 11695
- deaths, investigation and review
(Clark) 9911-6
(Kwan) 9911-7, 10996-8
(Plant) 10996-7
- Indian children See Children in care under Indians
- number
(Clark) 8568, 9513, 9557, 9559, 9631, 9639-40, 9646, 9733-4, 9833, 11142-4
(Kwan) 9631, 9733
(Nijjar) 8914
(Stewart, K.) 8645
- Children with disabilities See Disabled and handicapped persons
- Custody issues See Child protection above under this main heading
- Early childhood development
- Children First learning initiatives
(Reid, L.) 8726
- early childhood network
(Reid, L.) 8726
- early development indicator
(Reid, L.) 8725-6
- funding See also Child care, funding above under this main heading
(Christensen) 8512
(Clark) 8569, 9628
(Lee) 8690
(Nuraney) 8522
(Suffredine) 8585, 8748
(Throne speech) 8447
- funding, federal funding
(Clark) 9979-80, 9989-90
(Coell) 9319-20, 9323-6, 9424, 9457-60
(Kwan) 9319-20, 9323-6, 9457-60, 9979-82, 9989-91
- government work
(Clark) 9985
(Kwan) 9985
- human early learning partnership
(Clark) 9973
(Kwan) 9973
(Reid, L.) 8724-6
(Throne speech) 8447
- interministry integrated strategy
(Reid, L.) 8723
- programs and services
(Clark) 8569, 9981, 9983
(Kwan) 9983
- programs and services, ministerial responsibility
(Clark) 9984
(Kwan) 9319-21, 9984-5
- researchers and workers commended
(Reid, L.) 8724-5
- school readiness of five-year-olds See early development indicator above under this subheading
- service delivery agencies, surplus funds
(Clark) 9990-1
(Kwan) 9990-1
- service delivery, public-private partnerships
(Clark) 9995
(Manhas) 9995
- Success by 6 projects
(Clark) 9995
- Employment, regulations
(Belsey) 8790
- Government policies, impact on children and families
(Kwan) 9525-6, 9531
- Group homes See Housing under Youth
- Health and wellness
(Bray) 11422-3
- Needs
(Kwan) 9425, 9525
- Programs and services for children and families
- centralization of services
(Kwan) 11446
- community-based services, authorities See Service authorities below under this main heading
- community-based services, professional development for staff
(Bray) 9512
(Clark) 9512
- consultation by government
(Reid, L.) 8722-3
- family places
(Clark) 9995
(Manhas) 9995
- family resource programs
(Clark) 9631, 9994-5
(Kwan) 9631
(Manhas) 9994-5
- family resource programs and home-based services
(Clark) 9637-8
- funding
(Bloy) 8782
(Clark) 9631, 9644-6, 9655-7, 9659, 9832
(Coell) 9319-21
(Kwan) 9319, 9560, 9641-7, 9656-9, 9831-2, 10551, 11353
- governance changes
(Hawes) 8469
(Nuraney) 8522
- government commitment
(Clark) 9640-1, 9643, 9745-6
(Coell) 8686
(Manhas) 8770
(Throne speech) 8449
- government review
(Kwan) 9525-6
- government review, parent survey
(Coell) 9525-6, 9527-8, 9530
(Kwan) 9526, 9530
- information systems, impact of transition to service authorities
(Bray) 9514
(Clark) 9514
- parenting programs See family resource programs above under this subheading
- parenting skills development
(Nijjar) 8914
(Reid, L.) 8722, 8724
- service for Indians See Programs and services for children and families under Indians
- services
(Reid, L.) 11596
- services for youth aged 16-19
(Clark) 9925
(Kwan) 9924-6
- therapists, supply
(Reid, L.) 8723
- Programs and services for children and families, reorganization of service delivery
- consultation with service providers
(Clark) 9922-3
(Kwan) 9922-4
- coordination of services
(Bray) 9515
(Clark) 9515
- cost to government
(Clark) 9648-51
(Kwan) 9648-51
- impact on children, monitoring
(Clark) 9648
(Kwan) 9648
- performance measurement
(Bray) 9514-5
(Clark) 9514-5
- provincial services
(Anderson) 9516, 9992
(Clark) 9516, 9556, 9992
(Kwan) 9556
- reorganization
(Clark) 8765, 9512, 9649, 9662-3, 9993
(Hunter) 11358
(Kwan) 9661-2
- Sage report
(Clark) 9654-5, 9662
(Kwan) 9654-5, 9661-2
- service authorities See Service authorities below under this main heading
- transfer of responsibility
(Clark) 9516
- Programs and services for Indian children and families See Programs and services for children and families under Indians
- Role models for children
(Locke) 9784-5
- Secure care See Youth at risk under Youth
- Service authorities
- aboriginal authorities
(Clark) 9515-6
- aboriginal authorities, audits
(Clark) 9765, 9963
(Kwan) 9963
- aboriginal authorities, delegation of authority
(Clark) 9964
(Kwan) 9964
- aboriginal authorities, funding and implementation
(Clark) 9649, 9651, 9654, 9816-9, 9956-60, 9962
(Kwan) 9651, 9816-9, 9956-60, 9962
- agencies, voluntary savings to government
(Clark) 9554-5, 9645
(Kwan) 9554-5, 9657-8, 9922-3
- community living authority See Community living under Disabled and handicapped persons
- funding
(Clark) 9643-4
(Kwan) 9643
- interim authorities
(Clark) 9656, 9765
(Kwan) 9656, 9764
- regional planning committees, elimination
(Clark) 9654
(Kwan) 9654
- transition, legislation
(Clark) 9657
(Kwan) 9657
- transition, timeline for implementation
(Clark) 9652
(Kwan) 9651-2
- Sexual exploitation of children See Prostitution
- Special needs children
- adoption, services for adoptive families, funding
(Clark) 9820-2
(Kwan) 9820-3
- child care See Child care, supported child care above under this main heading
- classification
(Brenzinger) 11093
- funding in education system See Special education and special needs under Education
- programs
(Clark) 9802-7
(Kwan) 9802-7
- transition from child to adult services
(Clark) 9814
(Kwan) 9813-4
- wait-lists for services
(Clark) 9814-5
(Kwan) 9814-5
Children and Family Development, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 9511-6, 9554-64, 9627-71, 9712-8, 9735-65, 9792-836, 9902-29, 9956-96
- speakers
(Anderson) 9516, 9992-3
(Bray) 9511-5
(Clark) 9511-6, 9554-63, 9627-71, 9713-5, 9717, 9735-65, 9794-7, 9799-808, 9810-35, 9902-29, 9956-69, 9971-4, 9976, 9978-96
(Jarvis) 9712-4
(Kwan) 9554-61, 9563-4, 9627-71, 9715-8, 9735-64, 9792-836, 9902-20, 9922-9, 9956-92
(Manhas) 9993-5
(Nuraney) 9921
(Wong) 9561-3
- Aboriginal services branch, responsibilities
(Clark) 9956
(Kwan) 9956, 9965
- Accomplishments
(Clark) 11049
- Alleged loss of funds
(Kwan) 8834-5
- Appointment of assistant deputy minister for community living
(Bray) 11356
(Hagen) 11351, 11408
- Audit by comptroller general
(Clark) 8806
(MacPhail) 8806
- Audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers into ministry operations and Doug Walls See Position with Interim Authority for Community Living B.C., independent audit under Walls, Doug
- Budget
- allocation of funds for information technology
(Clark) 9665
(Kwan) 9665
- allocation of funds to organizations, conflict-of-interest guidelines
(Clark) 9634-5
(Kwan) 9634-5
- breakdown of expenditures
(Clark) 9554-9
(Kwan) 9554-9
- budget
(Clark) 8764
(Collins) 8610
(Kwan) 8834-5
(Mayencourt) 8662, 10420
- funding for community living
(Kwan) 11410
(Penner) 11373
- reduction and reorganization of service delivery
(Clark) 9636-8, 9640, 9647, 9813
(Kwan) 9635-47, 9653, 9655, 9658, 9661-2, 9807, 9813, 9922-3, 9991-2, 11352-3, 11407-8
- reduction, children and family development component
(Clark) 9561
(Wong) 9561
- unspent funds, allocation to organizations
(Clark) 9560-1, 9627-33, 9663-5, 9737-8, 9740, 9793-7, 9831
(Kwan) 9560-1, 9627-33, 9663-5, 9737-40, 9792-8, 9831
- Contract management
- Estimates debate
- Family development component
(Anderson) 9516
(Clark) 9516
- Information management system, data security
(Bray) 9514
(Clark) 9514
- Investigation of child abuse allegations
(Clark) 11142-3, 11202-3
(Kwan) 11142-3, 11202-3
- Memorandum of understanding with Indian bands
(Clark) 8764
- Ministers, past ministers
(Bray) 11353-4
(Clark) 9966-7
(Hawes) 11370
(Hunter) 11358
(Kwan) 9967, 11352
- Ministry during NDP administration
(Clark) 9655
(Kwan) 9655
- Ministry-community committee on community living See Community living authority under Disabled and handicapped persons
- Public consultation on services for developmentally disabled
(Bray) 11354-5
(Hagen) 11350-1, 11412-3
(Hunter) 11359
(Kwan) 11353, 11412-3, 11441, 11446
(Mayencourt) 11371
(Nuraney) 11360
- Service delivery
- Staff
- Vision
(Clark) 8567
Children First learning initiatives See Early childhood development under Children
Children Who Witness Abuse program
Children's Commission
Chilliwack, B.C. See also Chilliwack-Kent constituency and area; Chilliwack-Sumas constituency and area
- Location of private liquor store
(Kwan) 11424
(MacPhail) 11425
- Vedder Road interchange construction
(Les) 8873
(Penner) 8753
Chilliwack-Kent constituency and area
- Contaminated sites in area
(Penner) 9791-2
Chilliwack-Sumas constituency and area
Chilton, Jack
China
- Investment in B.C.
(Wong) 8683
- Potential markets for B.C. products
(Bell) 8793
(Lee) 8576
(Sultan) 11130
Chinese Heritage Day
Chong, Hon. Ida (Oak Bay-Gordon Head)
- As subject
- Alberni-Qualicum constituency and area, social services 9238
- Alzheimer's disease, public awareness 8509
- B.C., population
- government planning for aging population 9468
- people leaving B.C. in 1990s 8779
- people moving to B.C. 8779
- Budget debate 8775-80
- Budgets, 2004-05 balanced budget 8776-8
- Business, fraudulent business practices 11514-5
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2004-05 alternative budget 8776-7
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services ministry, estimates debate 9223-34, 9237-47, 9249-51, 9265-8, 9270-2, 9274-6, 9309-14
- Custom House Currency Exchange Ltd., operations 11115
- Economy
- Financial services industry, international financial sector, expansion of activities 11114-5
- Gambling, addiction and problem gambling, funding for prevention and treatment 11595
- Gingell, Fred, role in promotion of generally accepted accounting principles for government 8778
- Government
- accounting, use of generally accepted accounting principles 8778
- core services review, results 8776
- ministries, three-year service plans 8780
- service delivery in remote areas 9238
- Health care costs, impact of demographic changes 8779
- Housing, provision of residential care facilities 9237
- Human Rights Code, amendments during NDP administration 9239, 9241
- Independent Living B.C., housing program 9468
- International Financial Activity Act, debate 11114-5
- Investment climate in B.C. 8777-8, 11114-5
- Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre Society, funding 9309
- Legal aid funding, services for women 9272
- Legislature, supplementary estimates 8778
- Monterey Centre, work as seniors centre 8508-9
- NDP, performance as government, fiscal management 8777-8
- Parkinson's disease, public awareness 8509
- Post-secondary education, new student spaces 8509
- Seniors
- activities and role in society 8508-9
- seniors as targets of fraudulent business practices, prevention 11514
- Skills training, need 8779
- Taxation, impact of tax reductions on economy 8779-80
- Throne speech debate 8508-10
- Transition houses
- Union of B.C. Municipalities resolutions, government action 9243
- University of Victoria
- centre on Aging, work of centre 8509
- medical program 8509
- Vancouver, North Shore, women's services 8672
- Victim assistance, programs and services 9276
- Violence
- family violence, prevention and victim services 9310-1
- violence against women, prevention and victim services 8672, 9250, 9266
- Wage gap 9232-3
- Women
- issues, government action 9169
- pay equity, coverage by Human Rights Code 9223, 9225
- programs and services
- role in economy 8508, 9229, 9233-4
- women's centres, funding and services 8672, 9241, 9244, 9249-51, 9267, 9274
- Women's and Seniors' Services minister of state, role 9228-31, 9240, 9266
Christensen, Hon. Tom (Okanagan-Vernon)
- As subject
- advocacy role as Education minister
(Kwan) 10096-8
- meetings with school district 39 (Vancouver) 10031-2
(Kwan) 10032
(MacPhail) 10032
- performance as Education minister in estimates debate
(Kwan) 10255
- voting record on Education Services Collective Agreement Amendment Act, 2004
(MacPhail) 10345
- Achieve B.C., purpose 10189-91
- Alexis Park Elementary School, Montessori program 10015
- B.C. College of Teachers
- B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils, position on changes to B.C. College of Teachers 11147
- B.C. Liberal Party government, vision 8510
- B.C. School Trustees Association, position on school board funding for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles 10028
- B.C. Teachers Federation
- funds from members, use 9901
- position on teacher participation in school planning councils 10059
- relationship with B.C. College of Teachers 11146-7, 11154-5
- B.C. Vital Statistics Agency, projection of school enrolment levels 10187
- B.X. Elementary School, literacy program 8511
- Charles Bloom Secondary School, forestry program 8511
- Children, early childhood development, funding 8512
- Computer technology, high-speed Internet service 8512
- Education
- class size 10109-10
- community schools 10016-7
- continuing education, funding and program completion 10099-100
- curriculum
- education of Indians
- enhancement agreements between school districts and Indian groups 8884-5, 10013
- government work with Indian communities 8885
- graduation rate 8512, 8884
- student achievement 8885-6
- tracking of achievement separately from overall student achievement 8512, 8884
- electronic learning 8511
- English-as-a-second-language programs, funding and staffing levels 10098, 10110
- enrolment levels 10021-2, 10028-9, 10054-5, 10101-3
- faith-based schools 10050
- French immersion program 10169, 11203
- funding 8510, 10012-3, 10019-26, 10110, 10179, 11392-3
- graduation program 8511
- graduation rate 10015
- graduation requirements 10014, 10017, 10200-1
- home schooling, religious education 10370
- independent schools
- international schools 10050
- Internet access by students 8512, 10014
- parent advisory councils, role 10016
- parental involvement in education system 10015-6
- school libraries, role 10180-6
- school planning councils
- social equity programs, funding 10016-7, 10096-7, 10173
- special education and special needs
- funding 10105-7
- number and categorization of students in education system 10104-7
- students
- student-teacher ratio 10108-9
- system
- textbooks, funding 10177-9
- Education ministry
- Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, debate 8891, 9955-6
- Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on education initiatives 10201
- The Fraser Institute, report on education of Indians 8884
- Government advertising, education advertising 10189-92
- Grandview Elementary School, second-storey renovation project 10195
- Harwin Elementary School, student enrolment 10103
- Hertzman, Clyde, work on early childhood development 10173
- Hixon Elementary School
- impact of class-size limits on school 10109
- Internet access by students 10014
- Literacy
- Motions, high school and post-secondary education of aboriginal youth (Motion 67), debate 8884-6
- Okanagan-Skaha Teachers Union, presentation to Finance and Government Services Committee 10089-90
- Premier's office, public affairs bureau, budget 10189-90
- Premier's Technology Council, e-learning round table 8511
- Province (Vancouver), article on school district funding 10092
- Public health, physical fitness standards 8512
- Queen Mary Elementary School, programs 10410
- Riverside Secondary School, programs 10093
- School boards/districts
- accountability and performance standards
- accounting, unfunded liabilities 10019-20, 10026-8, 10050
- funding
- capital projects 10202
- facility leases 10200
- funding 10013
- funding for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles 8891, 9955-6, 10013, 10019-23, 10026-8, 10049-50
- funding formula 10029-33, 10051, 10055-9, 10088-92, 10173-4
- notional funding 10089
- one-time grants 10027
- operating grants 10054
- per-course funding model 10056-9, 10088
- per-student funding for 2004-05 fiscal year 10019-27, 10049-52, 10054
- phase-out of buffer grants 10028-30
- rural districts 10013
- seismic upgrades 10192-4
- teachers' salary increases 10030, 10033, 10049-53, 10055
- utility costs 10030, 10032-3
- governance and powers
- ability to establish companies 10170
- autonomy 10184
- school-based management 10017
- rural school districts task force 10013
- School district 19 (Revelstoke), funding 10101
- School district 22 (Vernon), French immersion programs 10015, 10169
- School district 35 (Langley), funding for facility leases 10200
- School district 36 (Surrey)
- School district 39 (Vancouver)
- School district 40 (New Westminster), SMART Reading program 10014
- School district 43 (Coquitlam)
- School district 44 (North Vancouver), programs 10409-10
- School district 46 (Sunshine Coast), Indian student graduation rate 8885
- School district 50 (Haida Gwaii-Queen Charlotte), student achievement 8885
- School district 57 (Prince George), funding 10174
- School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
- School district 63 (Saanich), enrolment level 11391
- School district 67 (Okanagan-Skaha), funding 10089-90
- School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson), funding 10089, 10173-4
- School district 91 (Nechako Lakes), e-bus program 8511
- Schools
- closings 10102-3
- new schools, approval process 10188
- safety of students
- seismic upgrades, assessment tool 10192-4
- vandalism, prevention 10188
- Skaha Lake Middle School, programs 8511
- Skills training, promotion of trades training 10919
- South Park Elementary School, seismic upgrades 10201
- Teachers
- education assistants, number in education system 10105, 10108
- excellence awards 10170-1
- number in education system 10104
- political activities in schools 11097, 11155
- Teaching Profession Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11092-3, 11146-9, 11154-5
- Throne speech debate 8510-3
- Times Colonist (Victoria), article on school district funding 10090-1
- Universities, colleges and institutes, senate composition 11545
- University Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11545
- Violence, prevention of bullying and violence at school, standards for codes of conduct 10014-5, 10196-8
Christiansen, Aaron
- Participation in sport of luge
(McMahon) 10274
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chutter, Dave (Yale-Lillooet)
- Budgets, 2004-05 balanced budget 8514
- Coal industry regulations, reduction 8513
- Computer technology, high-speed Internet service 8514
- Economy, B.C. economy 8514
- Education of Indians
- enhancement agreements between school districts and Indian groups 8883
- graduation rate 8883
- Forest industry, annual allowable cut, allocation to smaller operators 8513
- Health care, rural health travel assistance plan 8513
- Indians
- challenges 8883-4
- relationship with provincial government, agreements and partnerships 8514
- Land use planning, need for certainty 8513
- LegaciesNow, funding for initiatives 8513
- Lillooet land and resource management plan
- Motions, high school and post-secondary education of aboriginal youth (Motion 67), debate 8883-4
- Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, courses 8884
- Post-secondary education
- admission requirements 8514
- education of Indians, funding for programs 8884
- new student spaces 8514
- Range Act, debate 11381
- Rangeland, grazing leases, licences and permits 11381
- Resources and resource industries, role in funding for social services 8513
- School district 74 (Gold Trail), Indian student population 8883
- South Chilcotin Mountains, status as protected area 10275
- Throne speech debate 8513-4
- Yale-Lillooet constituency and area, health care services 8513
CIBC Run for the Cure
CIBC World Markets
Cities and towns See also Communities
- Boundary extensions See also particular extensions, e.g., Coalmine under Quinsam Coal Corp.
(Coell) 10328-9
(Kwan) 10328-9
- Crisis and transition funding
(Coell) 10445-6
(Kwan) 10446
- Government response to federal government proposal for cities
(Coell) 10449
Citizens' assembly on electoral reform See Electoral reform under Elections
Citizens for Public Power See B.C. Citizens for Public Power
Civil disobedience
- Blockades of roads, government policy
(MacKay) 10593
(Plant) 10593
Civil liability See Government
Civil service
Clark, Bruce
- Involvement in alleged breach of trust re privatization of B.C. Rail
(Collins) 9107
(Kwan) 9107
Clark, Hon. Christy (Port Moody-Westwood)
- As subject
- comments on issues
- comments while in opposition on Children and Family Development ministry funding
(Kwan) 9645-6
- funding of social programs
(Kwan) 9641
- withdrawal of comments 9915
- withdrawal of comments requested by Chair 9960
- Adoption
- international adoption process, timeliness 9921-2
- number of adoptions in B.C. 8568
- Anglin, Jim, research on group homes for children 9747
- Auditor general, involvement in monitoring costs of 2010 Olympic Winter Games 9954
- Autism
- B.C., population, demographic changes, children under age 6 9904-5, 9907-8
- B.C. Association for Community Living, comments on community living funding 9799
- B.C. Association of Social Workers, comments on issues
- child protection investigations 9905
- funding of social programs 9642, 9661
- B.C. Family Network, position on transfer of governance in community living sector 9810
- B.C. Liberal Party government, openness 9332-3
- B.C. Public Service Agency, leadership centre 9512
- Budget debate 8762-6
- Budgets, 2004-05 balanced budget 8567, 8762-3
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2004-05 alternative budget 8763
- CareNet Technology Society
- call for Finance ministry audit 11096
- investigation under Society Act 11237
- Cargo, John, contract with social services interim authority 9761-2
- Child and youth officer, role in investigation of child deaths 9913-6
- Children
- child abuse, allegations and investigations 11142-3, 11202-3
- child care
- child development centres 9829
- child protection
- custody issues, alternative dispute resolution 9746
- investigations, reporting requirements 9834-5, 9902-4, 9906-9
- children in government care
- adoption 8765-6
- deaths, investigation and review 9911-6
- number 8568, 9513, 9557, 9559, 9631, 9639-40, 9646, 9733-4, 9833, 11142-4
- early childhood development
- programs and services for children and families
- community-based services, professional development for staff 9512
- family places 9995
- family resource programs and home-based services 9631, 9637-8, 9994-5
- funding 9631, 9644-6, 9655-7, 9659, 9832
- government commitment 9640-1, 9643, 9745-6
- information systems, impact of transition to service authorities 9514
- services for youth aged 16-19 9925
- programs and services for children and families, reorganization of service delivery
- service authorities
- aboriginal authorities 9515-6
- aboriginal authorities, audits 9765, 9963
- aboriginal authorities, delegation of authority 9964
- aboriginal authorities, funding and implementation 9649, 9651, 9654, 9816-9, 9956-60, 9962
- agencies, voluntary savings to government 9554-5, 9645
- funding 9643-4
- interim authorities 9656, 9765
- regional planning committees, elimination 9654
- transition, legislation 9657
- transition, timeline for implementation 9652
- special needs children
- adoption, services for adoptive families, funding 9820-2
- programs 9802-7
- transition from child to adult services 9814
- wait-lists for services 9814-5
- Children and Family Development ministry
- estimates debate 9511-6, 9554-63, 9627-71, 9713-5, 9717, 9735-65, 9794-7, 9799-808, 9810-35, 9902-29, 9956-69, 9971-4, 9976, 9978-96
- aboriginal services branch, responsibilities 9956
- accomplishments 11049
- audit by comptroller general 8806
- budget
- allocation of funds for information technology 9665
- allocation of funds to organizations, conflict-of-interest guidelines 9634-5
- breakdown of expenditures 9554-9
- budget 8764
- reduction and reorganization of service delivery 9636-8, 9640, 9647, 9813
- reduction, children and family development component 9561
- unspent funds, allocation to organizations 9560-1, 9627-33, 9663-5, 9737-8, 9740, 9793-7, 9831
- contract management
- estimates debate
- family development component 9516
- information management system, data security 9514
- investigation of child abuse allegations 11142-3, 11202-3
- memorandum of understanding with Indian bands 8764
- ministers, past ministers 9966-7
- ministry during NDP administration 9655
- staff
- vision 8567
- Civil service employees
- performance and development plans 9512
- standards of conduct 9637
- Commission of inquiry into child protection services, policies and practices of Social Services ministry (Gove commission), implementation of recommendations 9655, 11143
- Community Living Authority Act, debate 11233-4
- Community Living B.C. 9649, 11234
- Community Social Services Employers Association, calculation of benefits costs, formula 9555
- Comox Valley, long-term care beds 8506
- Coroner, role in investigation of child deaths 9913, 9916
- Corrections system, youth corrections
- Crime, youth crime rate 8568
- Dadson, Anita, position on transfer of governance in community living sector 9810
- Developmental Disabilities Association, funding and operation of group homes 9751, 9757, 9802
- Disabled and handicapped persons
- community living
- agencies, voluntary savings to government 9799-800
- costs in sector 9559
- interim authority 9667
- service authority 8568-9
- services for developmentally disabled persons, funding 9744, 9750, 9754-5, 9757-9
- transition to community-based services 8620-1, 9280-1, 9649, 9661-3, 9744, 9787-8, 9800-2, 9806-8, 9810-3, 11234
- transition to community-based services, Boyd report 9652-3, 9661, 9663, 9744-5
- group homes 9748-9, 9757, 9803, 9917-8
- programs and services, individualized funding model 9759
- Early Childhood Development minister of state, role and responsibilities 9984-5
- Economy
- B.C. economy 8762-3
- role of economy in funding for social services 8567
- Education
- government commitment 8566
- social equity programs
- system in B.C. 8567
- vulnerable students, risk factor index 9562, 9968
- Education ministry, focus on outcomes 8765
- Employment, job creation in B.C. 8567, 8762
- Families
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Healthier Babies-Brighter Futures program 8569
- Foster care
- availability for youth aged 15 and over 9926
- foster parents, exceptional payments 9920
- kith-and-kin arrangements 9640, 9651, 9746
- Government
- accountability, reports on alleged misuse of public funds, public release 9669-70, 9741
- confidentiality of caucus matters 9331-2
- public participation, input by citizens 8764
- Hawaii, early childhood development initiative 9994-5
- Hearing impairment, programs and services for hearing impaired 9992-3
- Hendren, Alanna, letter on transfer of governance in community living sector 9743-4
- Hertzman, Clyde, work on early childhood development 9974
- High Valley Youth Custody Centre, closing of facility 9556
- Hulbert, Peter, death 10130
- Immigration, settlement services for children without guardians 9992
- Income assistance, system reforms, impact on children 9748, 9910
- Indians
- children in government care 8567-8, 8764-5, 9651
- programs and services for children and families
- A Child's Roots are Forever project 9816
- early childhood services 9987
- government partnerships with Indian communities 8567
- Indian responsibility 8764-5
- service delivery for special needs children 9815-6, 9818-9
- relationship with provincial government 9820
- services for abused youth 9333
- Interim Authority for Community Living B.C.
- James, Carole, comments and position on issues
- 2010 Winter Olympic Games 9953-5
- comments and position 9824-5
- John, Ed, work on services for Indian children 9816-7
- John, Kayla, circumstances of death, investigation 11142-4, 11202-3
- Kwan, Jenny
- comments on transfer of governance in community living sector 9808, 9811, 9987-8
- conduct in House 9752
- Lakeview Youth Custody Centre, closing of facility 9554-5, 9967
- Legislature
- language used in House, "deliberate misstatements" 9960
- members' conduct and debate
- attendance of other members in House not to be commented on 9833-4
- not appropriate to discuss individual cases in House 9924-5
- use of individuals' names in House, privacy issue 9756-7
- reforms 8764
- Lower mainland, autism services 9829-30
- Make Children First, initiatives 9981
- Motions, promotion of Canadian beef (Motion 3), debate 8889
- Multiculturalism in B.C., government support 9333-4
- NDP, platform 9988-9
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, capital costs 9953-5
- Parks, Ronald, work on government audits 11095
- Post-secondary education, admission requirements 8763
- Privacy, protection of personal information 9741
- Queen Alexandra Foundation, government funding 9831
- Rolko, Lynn, work on transfer of governance in community living sector 9657
- School district 39 (Vancouver), funding for social equity programs 9561-3, 9713-4, 9921, 9969, 9972
- School district 41 (Burnaby), funding for social equity programs 9921
- Sight impairment, programs and services for sight impaired 9993
- Social workers
- issues and concerns, communications with government 9923
- number in system 9659, 9760-1
- scope of practice 9639, 9643, 9648, 9660-1, 9835
- training and professional development 8765, 9511-2
- work 11142-4, 11202
- workload 9513, 9644, 9832, 9909-11
- Special Needs Adoptive Parents, funding 9821-2
- Stewart, Richard, alleged caucus discipline for inappropriate behaviour, call for apology by Jenny Kwan 9753-4, 9756
- Surrounded by Cedar Child and Family Services, staffing 9515-6
- Taxation, impact of tax levels on government services 8763-4
- Throne speech debate 8566-9
- United Native Nations, role 9927
- Urban Native Youth Association
- contract with government 9965
- funding and services 9927-8
- Vancouver
- housing, closing of group homes 9918
- social services
- Vancouver Native Health Society
- comments on surplus funding for early childhood development program 9987
- federal funding 9989
- Victoria Foundation, government funding 9628, 9632, 9794-5, 9831
- Walls, Doug
- government contracts 11094-5
- position with Interim Authority for Community Living B.C., independent audit 9484-5, 11095-7
- position with Interim Authority for Community Living B.C., independent audit, public release 9578-9, 9667-70, 9717, 9735-6, 9740-1, 11048
- relationship with Gordon Campbell 11096
- role in establishment of CareNet Technology Society, freedom-of-information request by opposition 9485
- Welfare, social services sector, collective agreement and payments made under Munroe agreement, savings to government 9555-6, 9558
- Youth
- housing
- programs and services
- availability 9993-4
- youth assets development initiative 9994
- safe houses, number of beds 9926-9
- youth at risk
- emergency shelter, assessment 9929
- secure care legislation 9966
- Zeballos, child protection services 11144
Class action lawsuits See Justice system
Class Proceedings Act
Climate
CN Rail See Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail)
Coal Act
Coal industry
Coalition for Community Living
- Establishment
(Kwan) 9716
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of British Columbia
- Study of child care funding
(Kwan) 9526-7
Coalition of Progressive Electors
- Comments on supply of social housing
(Nijjar) 9625
Coast Capital Savings Credit Union
Coast Foundation Society
- Services
(Mayencourt) 10944
Coast Mountain Hydro Corp.
Coast Salish first nations
- Involvement in joint agreement on coalbed methane resource development See Coalbed methane resources under Vancouver Island
Coast Sustainability Trust fund
Cobb, Walt (Cariboo South)
- As subject
- family experience with multiple sclerosis 10862
- withdrawal of comments on Joy MacPhail 11100
(Kwan) 11097
- Agricultural Land Commission
- applications by Indian bands 10880-1
- appointment to commission, requirements 10874, 10880
- decision-making authority, delegation agreements 10882
- Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2004, debate 10873-4, 10880-2
- Aquaculture industry, environmental concerns 11135
- Barnett, Duncan, comments on rangeland legislation 11377
- B.C.
- northern and rural B.C.
- economy of northern B.C., role in B.C. economy 11472
- northern development initiative 8501
- population, people moving to B.C. 8502
- B.C. Cattlemen's Association, consultation on rangeland legislation 11377
- B.C. Chamber of Commerce, comments on 2004-05 budget 8829
- B.C. timber sales program, funding and expansion of program 8829
- Budget debate 8828-30
- Budgets, 2004-05 balanced budget 8828-30
- Business
- 2010 business summit 8502
- small business, role in economy 8829
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on 2004-05 budget 8829
- Cariboo area
- employment rate 8553
- mining industry activities 11692
- ranching in Cariboo South 8889
- seniors care and housing in Cariboo South 9467-8
- Cariboo Lodge, future of seniors residence 9467-8
- Council of Forest Industries of B.C., comments on 2004-05 budget 8829
- Economy, B.C. economy 8502
- Environment, management of protected ecosystems 9703
- Fish Lake copper mine, status of project 9702
- Fish, stocking of lakes 9702
- Food industry
- meat products, safety of Canadian products 8889
- safety record and inspection system in Canada 8889
- Forest industry
- annual allowable cut
- allocation to smaller operators 8501
- harvesting of beetle- and fire-damaged timber 8829, 11349, 11385-6
- forest district managers, powers re range licences 11376
- mountain pine beetle infestation 11385, 11687
- salvage logging
- small-scale salvage program, expansion 8829
- small-scale salvage special account for reforestation 11608
- Forests Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2004, debate 11385-6, 11608
- Government
- accounting, use of generally accepted accounting principles 8828
- government caucus committees, land use planning committee, activities 11135
- Indians
- self-government 10873-4
- treaty negotiations, settlement lands in agricultural land reserve, land use issues 10874, 10880-1
- Infrastructure, investment in transportation infrastructure 8501
- Land use planning, balance between economic and environmental factors 11135-6
- Livestock industry
- cattle industry
- government assistance to ranchers impacted by BSE 11678, 11680
- ranching industry, current conditions 11377
- U.S. border closing to Canadian beef 10919
- MacPhail, Joy, comments during debate on Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 2004 11088
- Mining industry, government initiatives to assist industry 8501
- Motions
- annual allowable cut in beetle-infested forest districts (Motion 104), debate 11687
- expansion of oil and gas industry (Motion 1), debate 9479
- promotion of Canadian beef (Motion 3), debate 8889, 11129-30
- working land base (Motion 46), debate 11135-6
- Multiple sclerosis 10862
- Nechako basin, oil and gas exploration 9479
- Northern Development Initiative Trust Act, debate 11472
- Northern development initiative trust, funding from B.C. Rail-CN Rail partnership 11472
- Oil and gas industry in B.C., revenues for social services 9479
- Parks
- commercial activities in parks 9702
- expansion of park system 11088
- mountain pine beetle control 9702
- Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11088
- Range Act, debate 11376-7
- Rangeland
- expansion of access to grazing land 11050
- grazing leases, licences and permits 11376
- tenures
- applications, private land provisions 11376
- reduction, compensation 11376
- Taseko Mines Ltd., Gibraltar mine reopening 9431, 11692
- Throne speech debate 8501-2
- Vancouver Board of Trade, comments on 2004-05 budget 8830
- Vancouver Sun, comments on 2004-05 budget 8828-9
- Water, Land and Air Protection ministry, estimates debate 9702-3
- Wildlife, grizzly bears 9703, 11088
- Williams Lake, anniversary of incorporation 9577
Codd Island
- Preservation of area
(Stewart, K.) 8871
Coell, Hon. Murray (Saanich North and the Islands)
- Aboriginal Youth FIRST program 8685
- Alberni-Qualicum constituency and area, social services 9238
- Antoine, Frederick Gordon, death 10957
- Barkerville historic site, management and protection of site 10464-5
- B.C. Housing, leaky-condos issue 10401
- B.C. International Commercial Arbitration Centre, arbitration fees and services 9872-3
- B.C. Safety Authority, management of railway safety fees 9882
- Budget debate 8684-6
- Budgets, 2004-05 budget 8684
- Camosun College, construction industry training 9219
- Canada-B.C. Infrastructure Works program, projects 8684-5
- Capital Mental Health Association, role in management of Point Ellice House (Museum) 9333, 10465
- Children
- child care
- child care centres 9517
- funding 9325, 9416-21, 9423-5, 9460, 9518
- funding changes, impact on providers 9460, 9463, 9528-9
- funding, federal funding 9424-5, 9458-9
- funding for consulting fees 9523
- funding for providers 9325
- funding in rural areas 9326
- funding, unspent budgeted funds 9451, 9454, 9456
- funding, use of funds for programs other than child care 9520-3
- information for parents, electronic access 9461
- licensed facilities, spaces 9529-30
- quality enhancement of providers 9460, 9462
- spaces 8686, 9222, 9325, 9462-3
- subsidy and eligibility threshold 9324-5, 9420, 9451-3, 9456, 9528
- subsidy, one-stop access services 9461
- subsidy, recipients 9528
- supported child care 9236
- early childhood development, federal funding 9319-20, 9323-6, 9424, 9457-60
- programs and services for children and families
- Children Who Witness Abuse program 8686
- Cities and towns
- boundary extensions 10328-9
- crisis and transition funding 10445-6
- government response to federal government proposal for cities 10449
- Communities, social programs 8705
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services ministry
- estimates debate 9149-51, 9213-22, 9235-8, 9245-6, 9268-72, 9311, 9315-27, 9416-21, 9423-5, 9451-64, 9517-8, 9520-33, 10323-9, 10356-66, 10392-405, 10443-67
- supplementary estimates debate 9582-3
- accomplishments, goals and responsibilities
- budget
- capital expenditures 9214
- community transition and adjustment 10445
- culture, heritage and sport 9583
- heritage 10463
- immigration and multicultural services 10458-60
- impact of reduction for aboriginal, multicultural and immigration services 9213
- local government department 10323
- local government grants 9531-3, 10323-4
- shift in priorities 9420-1, 9423-4
- minister's role as advocate for local government 10325
- staff
- performance and development 9222
- staffing levels 9150
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, debate 10528, 11020-1
- Community Charter
- Construction industry
- building envelope repairs, warranties 10400
- building guidelines for multi-unit residential buildings 10401
- designs for energy and water conservation 9235-6
- regulation and objective-based codes 9150, 9237
- workers
- supply of skilled workers 9219
- training 9219
- women in construction industry 9219
- Crown corporations, payment of property taxes 10444
- Crystal Garden Conservation Centre, closing, future of building 9173, 9220
- Education, curriculum, diversity and multiculturalism 9323
- First Citizens Fund
- Government
- programs and services, shift to delivery through community-based programs 9150, 9237
- provincial-municipal relations
- federal government recoveries 9532-3
- funding of local governments during NDP administration 10403-4
- grants from province 8685, 9215, 10446
- Green, Tracy, appointment as registrar of railways 9875
- Heritage
- Homeowner protection office, operations and responsibilities 10399
- Housing
- affordable housing, government action 9217, 11122
- cooperative housing projects and units 10364
- homelessness, prevention 10396-7, 10405
- rental housing supply 9218
- residential care and assisted living
- assisted-living units, construction, tendering process 8895
- housing for frail elderly and role of Health Services ministry 10393-5
- single-room occupancies, support worker on premises 10397
- social and subsidized housing
- Hyland House, shelter housing 10358
- Immigration
- Canada-B.C. agreement on immigration 8685
- programs and services for immigrants to B.C.
- recognition of credentials of foreign-trained professionals 8685, 9214, 9321
- Independent Living B.C., funding and operations 10363, 10393-4, 11122
- Indians
- languages, preservation, FirstVoices program 8685
- programs and services
- aboriginal employment partnership initiative 10458
- employment programs 8685
- funding 10452
- social and economic strategy 10457
- youth, programs and services 8685
- Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, funding for St. David's Preschool 9464
- Land use, development cost charges 9218
- Legal aid, funding 9272
- Local government
- accountability 10446
- budgets and financing
- changes to development finance system 11020
- funding for annual municipal reports 10444-5
- revenue generation 10443
- bylaws, enforcement collection 9215
- powers and responsibilities
- borrowing limits 10448-9
- referendum on borrowing 10447
- transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 10403
- Local Government Act, amendments
- Lower Mainland Community Housing Registry, funding and services 10392-3
- Maritime Museum of B.C., future of museum 10466
- Métis Provincial Council of B.C., employment program 10458
- Multicultural Advisory Council, membership and role 9322
- Multiculturalism
- government support in B.C. 9214, 9322
- Report on Multiculturalism, 2002-03 report tabled 11238
- task force on multiculturalism, report 10460
- Nanaimo and South West Water Supply Act, debate 10228, 10502-3, 10581-2
- Nanaimo, water supply service
- advisory committee 10581-2
- transfer of authority from regional water district to city of Nanaimo 10228, 10502-3
- Native Economic Development Advisory Board, funding and role 10453-4
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
- benefits of hosting games 8685-6
- Olympic Games secretariat 9582
- Point Ellice House (Museum), management 9333
- Police and policing, allocation of traffic fine revenue to municipal police and crime prevention services 10443-4
- Provincial Capital Commission, mandate 9216-7, 9220
- Quinsam Coal Corp. coalmine, transfer from regional district to city jurisdiction 10326-8, 10401-2
- Railway Safety Act, debate 9577, 9788-9, 9871-83
- Railways and rail services
- Real property tax, charitable exemptions 11020
- Regional districts, services, cost recovery 11020-1
- Registrar of railways
- appointment process and accountability 9874-5
- decisions of registrar, appeal process 9879
- establishment 9789
- Residential Tenancy Act, impact on social housing 10397
- Richmond, affordable housing units 10365
- Saanich Peninsula Hospitals Foundation, work of organization 8705
- Safety system, Red Seal qualification for supervisors 10467
- Salmon Arm, courthouse and city hall project, referendum on municipal borrowing 10447-8
- Seniors housing
- campus-of-care facilities 10395
- need 9217
- Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 9220
- Significant Projects Streamlining Act, project selection process under act 10324-6
- Stopping the Violence program 8686
- Strata property, leaky-condos issue, government assistance for homeowners 10399-400
- Surrey, housing issues 9150-1
- Transition houses, services 9311, 9315
- Vancouver
- board of variance, number of members 11020
- downtown east side
- revitalization, funding and plan 8685, 10463
- Woodwards Building subsidized housing, status of project 10364
- housing
- use of Vancouver Charter or Community Charter 10450
- Vancouver agreement
- funding
- initiatives and programs 10462-3
- Vancouver Charter, amendments 10528, 11020
- Victoria
- heritage sites and planning 9215, 9217
- subsidized housing 9221
- Volunteers, work of volunteers and volunteer organizations 8705
- Ward Street Place, affordable housing project, funding 10392
- Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre, funding and services 9460, 9462
- Women
COFI See Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia
Cohen, Joe
- Work to support Vancouver police department
(Mayencourt) 8561
Cohen, Marjorie Griffin
- Position on regional transmission organizations while member of B.C. Hydro board
(Penner) 11689
- Study on privatization in health care system
(Brenzinger) 10630-2
(Kwan) 10625-7
Coleman, Hon. Rich (Fort Langley-Aldergrove)
- As subject
- actions re request by police complaint commissioner for public inquiry into death of Frank Paul 9785-6, 9861-5, 9867-8
(Kwan) 9579
(MacPhail) 9785-6, 9861-5, 9867-8
(Plant) 9579
- comments on issues
- expansion of gambling
(MacPhail) 11594
- Internet gaming 11514
(MacPhail) 11514
- involvement in decisions on gambling in B.C. 9282
(MacPhail) 8621-2
(Speaker) 9552-3
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving comments on impaired driving by Gordon Campbell
(MacPhail) 11571
- role re Frank Paul case
(Kwan) 10992-5
(Plant) 10992-5
- Agriculture industry, hydroponic growing equipment industry 9856, 10004
- Alberta, impaired driving prevention 9837, 9839
- Alcohol
- liquor licensing
- appeal board 9494
- changes 9847-8
- liquor primary licences, approval process and role of local government 9849-50
- liquor stores
- closing of public stores 9848
- licensed retail stores, new stores 9849-50
- location of private liquor stores, public consultation 11423-5
- rural agency stores and licensed retail stores 9848
- sales staff training, responsible beverage service program 9848-9
- sale of alcohol
- liquor reform project 9852
- sale in bars and cabarets, hours of operation 9848, 9850
- sale of alcohol 9848
- use
- penalties for offences 11564
- responsible use, government support 9851-2
- under-age drinking, penalties 9851
- Alliance of Beverage Licensees B.C., work of organization 9851
- Arsenault, Carla, letter on child care centre access to charity gaming funds 9889
- Association of Neighbourhood Houses of Greater Vancouver, extension of bingo affiliation certificate 10003
- Auditor general, report on government service plans 9940
- Automobiles
- driver training 9944
- driver's licences
- insurance
- motor dealers, regulation 9488
- traffic fines, linking to driver's licence 11564
- traffic offences, failure to stop vehicle for police officer 11638
- traffic safety
- Avalanche safety, funding 8998-9
- Avian influenza, outbreak in Fraser Valley, potential use of work crews from correctional facilities 11173
- Barber, Elaine, comments on community policing centre funding 9933
- Better Business Bureau, consultation on consumer protection legislation 9499
- Block Parent program, funding 9935
- Block Watch program, funding 9935
- B.C. Liberal Party government
- accomplishments 8874
- actions since election 8630-2
- position on gambling expansion in B.C. 9885
- B.C. Lottery Corporation
- B.C. Public Interest Advocacy Centre, consultation on consumer protection legislation 9488
- B.C. Rail, privatization proposal process 8943
- B.C. Real Estate Association, property condition disclosure statements 9856, 10431
- B.C. Utilities Commission, setting of automobile insurance premiums 9940, 9942-3
- Budget debate 8630-4
- Burnaby, crime prevention 10004
- Business
- debt-collection practices 9284, 10010
- legislation on business practices 8845-6, 9284
- telemarketing, licensing of telemarketers 9488
- Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act
- Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority
- accountability 9508-9
- application of acts
- exemptions from legislation 9508-9
- freedom-of-information and protection-of-privacy legislation 9507
- auditing of authority 9506, 9553
- board of directors
- business plan 9509, 9511
- employees, terms of employment 9508
- establishment 9497
- funding 9489, 9497-8, 9510-1
- powers and role
- Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority Act
- Campbell, Gordon, conviction for impaired driving 11643-4
- Canadian Bankers Association, comments on consumer protection legislation 9487
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2004-05 alternative budget 8632
- Canadian Direct Insurance Inc., operations 9941-2
- Consumers
- compensation
- consumer contracts, requirements 9284
- consumer credit
- cost 9487
- credit cards, requirements 9490
- credit granters, requirements 9284
- credit reporting 9282, 9490
- consumer organizations, standing in court proceedings 9284
- consumer protection legislation 8845-6, 9282-5, 9287, 9487, 9500, 10010
- Consumers Association of Canada, consultation on consumer protection legislation 9488
- Coquitlam, casino relocation 9884
- Correction Act
- Corrections system
- correctional facilities
- corrections staff
- inspections and investigations 11066, 11180
- prisoners with mental health or addiction issues 11067
- privatization 11072, 11172
- probation officers, powers and duties 11065, 11174
- restorative justice programs 10012
- restructuring 9852
- system 11065
- youth corrections, diversion programs 9857
- Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act
- Crime and criminals
- automobile theft
- child abduction, AMBER emergency alert system, implementation 9857, 10009-10
- crime prevention
- crime rate in B.C. 9931
- organized crime
- proceeds of crime
- property crime 9157-8, 9856
- repeat offenders 9939
- victims of crime, programs and services 9932, 10011-2
- Criminal Code of Canada, provisions
- collection of blood and breath samples 9843
- impaired driving offences 9845-7, 11643
- Education, parent advisory councils, funding from charity gaming revenues 9888
- Emergencies
- emergency preparedness 9836
- funding for disaster assistance 9853
- Ferries and ferry services
- sale of alcohol 11574
- Tsawwassen terminal, proposal for sale of alcohol 11574
- Film industry, rating system 11287-9
- Financial services industry, registered retirement savings plans, protection from creditors 9489
- Flood hazard management, funding 9853
- Forest industry, investment in B.C. industry 8632
- Funeral industry
- administrative penalties and appeals 9494
- cemeteries, columbariums, crematoriums and mausoleums, operations 8846, 9286
- consultation on consumer protection legislation 9488, 9498-9
- cremation, interment and burial services
- interment, rights of interment 9496
- prepayment of cemetery or funeral services contracts, protection from creditors 9489-90
- disposition of human remains and cremated remains
- interment or scattering of cremated remains 9492
- requirements 9286
- rights of same-sex partners 9492, 10010, 11057
- health standards 9493
- inspection and enforcement 9286
- legislation 8846, 9286
- licensing and fees 9286, 9493, 9495-6
- Gambling
- addiction and problem gambling
- bingo, changes to sector 9885-7
- casino relocations 9884-5
- charity gaming
- regulation, changes 9887-8
- revenues, allocation of funds to organizations 9888-9
- charity gaming revenues, funding from bingo 9885-7
- expansion in B.C. 9857-8, 9869-70, 9885
- government policy 9282
- on-line gaming 9891, 11513-4
- operations, revenues to private sector 9886
- slot machines, number in B.C. 9857-8, 9869, 9884
- studies on gambling prevalence 11650
- video lottery terminals, policy 9868-9, 9885
- Gateway Casinos Canada Ltd., operations 9868
- Government
- civil liability policy, review 9948
- police investigation into alleged breach of trust
- appointment of special prosecutor 9865-7
- investigation 9430
- Grandview Terrace Child Care Centre, access to charity gaming funds 9889
- Granisle
- casino proposal 9857
- closing of RCMP detachment 9858-9
- Great Canadian Casino Co. Ltd., operations 9869
- Great Canadian Gaming Corp., potential purchase of Hastings Park Racecourse 9892-3
- Hammond, Stephen, comments on rent increases 10007
- Harbours and ports, port police services, funding 9939
- Hastings Entertainment Inc., ownership of Hastings Park Racecourse 9892
- Hastings Park Racecourse, expansion of gaming 9892-3
- Health care, system restructuring 8633
- Hell's Angels, criminal activities 8633-4
- Horse-racing industry 9892
- Housing
- rental housing
- residential care and assisted living, rent increases 10009
- Impaired driving
- blood alcohol level 11653
- blood and breath samples 9842-4
- crash-related hospital admissions of patients, Purssell report 9842-3
- deaths related to impaired driving 11511, 11562
- decriminalization 9845-7
- impaired driving review, consultation 9837, 9839-41, 9845, 9847, 11511, 11562, 11638-9
- off-road vehicles 11643
- penalties and remediation
- administrative penalties and licence suspensions 9838-41, 11640-1, 11656-7, 11659
- assistance with written process 11661
- charge approval process 9837-8, 9846, 11562
- charges and conviction rate 9846-7
- court notification of Insurance Corporation of B.C. 11656
- driving while suspended 11563-4, 11657
- fines and imprisonment 11657-8, 11662
- impoundment of vehicles 11659
- lifetime licence suspensions 11644
- penalties elsewhere 11643
- remedial training programs 9840-1, 11644-7
- user-pay system 11563, 11654-5, 11661
- zero tolerance for learner and novice drivers 11563, 11639
- prevention
- Impark Management Ltd., operations 10010
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- annual report, 2003, tabled 10233
- claims, injury claims 9948
- customers, number 9941
- employees, collective agreement 9947, 11637
- labour disruption, driver's licence validity during disruption 11637
- motor vehicle offices, closings 9950
- premiums, increase 9940, 9942-3
- revenues 9941, 9947
- road safety programs, funding 9855
- service plan 9940
- Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2003, proclamation 9942, 9948
- Justice system
- criminal justice system, government initiatives 11073
- native courtworkers, role in system 8999, 9894
- special prosecutors, appointment, ministerial responsibility 9865-6
- Kwan, Jenny, comments during second reading debate on Correction Act 11071-4
- Langley, casino relocation 9884-5
- Legislature, police search of government staff offices in December 2003, summary of search warrants 8943
- Local government
- bylaws, responsibility of landlords for marijuana grow operations in rental housing 10431
- regulation of hours of operation for bars and cabarets 9848, 9850
- Lottery tickets, changes 9885
- Loukidelis, David, comments on consumer protection legislation 9487
- McLintock, Barb, articles on impaired driving legislation 9845
- Marijuana grow operations
- elimination 9854, 9938, 10004
- link with electricity theft, information-sharing between police and B.C. Hydro 9856
- operations in rental housing 9856, 10431
- Mining industry, exploration investment in B.C. 8632
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2004, debate 11285-9
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2004, debate 11636-7
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- comments on government measures to prevent and punish impaired drivers 11640
- issues and concerns 9837-8, 9840, 9842
- Motion Picture Act, amendments 11285, 11288
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2004
- Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of B.C., funding 8999, 9894
- NDP, performance as government 8630, 8633
- Oil and gas industry, development of industry in B.C. 8632
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, bid win 8630-1
- Ontario, penalties for impaired driving 11640
- Organized Crime Agency of B.C.
- Paul, Frank Joseph, circumstances of death
- Plant, Geoff, role re Frank Paul case 9863-5
- Police Act, provisions on orders of commissions of inquiry, transfer of responsibility from Attorney General to Solicitor General, order-in-council 9863-5
- Police and policing
- amalgamation and integration of services 9472, 9836, 9855, 9936, 10118
- community policing, funding 9933
- detachments in rural areas, closing process 9858
- funding for police services
- allocation of traffic fine revenue to municipal police and crime prevention services 9933
- funding 8619-20, 8633, 9157, 9932, 9934-5
- funding formula, participation by communities with populations under 5,000 persons 9859-60
- government initiatives 11072-3
- information management, PRIME-BC system 8633, 9158, 9836, 9860
- police-public ratio in B.C. 9860
- powers of police officers, charge approval 10114-5
- training, diversity training 10004
- Post-secondary education, new student spaces 8632-3
- Powell River, gambling, potential as venue for slot machines 9282
- Powell River Peak, article on slot machines in community 9282
- Prince George, casino relocation 9885
- Privilege, contempt of House by Rich Coleman re comments on involvement in decisions on gambling in B.C. 9282
- Prostitution, bubble zones 10005
- Public Safety and Solicitor General ministry
- estimates debate 9836-70, 9884-95, 9930-50, 10003-12
- budget
- increase for transition to user-pay impaired-driving penalties 11563
- reductions 9852-3
- commercial vehicle safety and enforcement branch, role 9949-50
- consumer services branch, transfer of responsibilities to new authority 9488-9, 9497-8
- goals and responsibilities 9836-7
- liquor distribution branch, responsibilities 9849
- meetings with industry stakeholders on consumer protection legislation 9498-9
- policing and community safety branch, funding 9852-3
- service plan 9931
- Real property, sale of property, property condition disclosure statement 9856
- Residential Tenancy Act
- changes 10005, 10007-8
- provisions re landlords, powers of eviction and inspection of rental properties 9856, 10431
- Revelstoke, probation officer services 9937
- Roberts Bank, port police services, funding 9939
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- contract with B.C. government 9860-1
- staffing levels and cost 9860
- training re impaired drivers 11640
- Safety Authority Act, implementation 9506
- Safety, public safety
- Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus, cost of lease 9946
- SkyTrain, security 9472
- Sports, multisport games, attraction to B.C. 8631
- Substance abuse/addiction
- Superintendent of motor vehicles, decisions and powers 11645-7, 11653-4, 11656-7, 11659-60
- Surrey
- automobile theft, prevention 9937-8
- casino relocation 9884
- commercial vacancy rate 9947
- crime 9471-2
- Surrey Place Mall, Insurance Corporation of B.C. building at mall, occupancy rate 9946-7
- Technical University of B.C., windup of affairs and cost of lease 9946
- Tenants Rights Action Coalition, comments on rent increases 10007-8
- Terasen Gas Inc., operations 10010
- Throne speech debate 8874
- Towtruck drivers, licensing 9488
- Travel agents
- consultation on consumer protection legislation 9488
- travel insurance compensation fund 9284
- Trespass Act, review 9933
- Trucking industry
- Vancouver
- Vancouver Association of Community Policing Centres, comments on community policing centre funding 9933
- Vancouver Board of Trade, report recommendations on property crime 9856
- Vancouver Jail, prisoner searches 11176
- Victim assistance
- Victoria, integration of greater Victoria police services 9936
- Video Games Act, proclamation 11285-6
- Video games, availability on Internet and rating system 11285-8
- Walls, Doug, position with Interim Authority for Community Living B.C., independent audit 9578
- West Vancouver, police department audit 9936
- World Police and Fire Games, 2009 games in Burnaby, bid win 8631
College and Institute Act
- Amendments
(Mayencourt) 10865
College and Institute Amendment Act, 2004
College Institute Educators Association
- Comments on post-secondary education funding, impact on programs for female students
(Bond) 10780
(Kwan) 10780
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
- Board membership, public appointees
(Hansen) 9256, 9259
(MacPhail) 9256, 9259
- Legislative changes
(Hansen) 9256
(MacPhail) 9256
- Position on sight testing by opticians
(Nettleton) 11237
- Role in job actions by physicians
(Hansen) 9256-7
(MacPhail) 9256-7
College of Teachers See British Columbia College of Teachers
Colleges See Universities, colleges and institutes
Collins, Hon. Gary (Vancouver-Fairview)
- As subject
- Abbotsford hospital, new hospital and cancer centre project 9050-4
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries ministry
- budget
- estimates debate 8899
- increase for disaster relief costs 8851
- minister
- exemption from ministerial accountability legislation 8851
- salary holdback 8895
- Agriculture industry, family farm fuel tax exemption 9590
- Autism, funding for programs and services 10834-5
- Automobiles
- parking space tax 11524
- tax on purchases outside province 9595
- Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act
- Basi, David
- B.C.
- northern development initiative 8609
- population
- B.C. Hydro, budget forecast 9059-60
- B.C. Investment Management Corporation, 2002-03 annual report tabled 11394
- B.C. Liberal Party
- government, accomplishments 8612-3, 8843
- MLAs, suspension from caucus, financial implications 9580
- B.C. Public Service Agency, role in severance decision for David Basi 9042
- B.C. Rail
- agreement with CN Rail
- benefits 8609
- completion 9043-4
- government investment of revenues, investment in Indian communities 8609
- indemnity 8985
- legislation 8982-4
- terms of agreement 10135
- privatization
- decision on CN Rail 8984
- proposal process 8943
- B.C. timber sales program
- exclusion from Forests ministry estimates calculations 9588-9, 9708
- funding and expansion of program 8609
- Brown, Martyn, role as chief of staff to Premier 8980, 8993
- Budget debate 8842-3
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2004, debate 8614-5, 9588-9, 9707-9, 10035
- Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
- Budgets
- 2001 economic and fiscal update 8608
- 2003-04 budget, need for supplementary estimates 9587-8
- 2004-05 balanced budget 8607-8, 8969, 8974
- inclusion of schools, universities, colleges and hospitals in government budget 8971-2, 9058-9
- surpluses, use of surplus funds 9062
- transparency 8971-2
- Build BC Act, amendments 9589
- Build B.C. special account, elimination 9589
- Business
- limited liability partnerships
- applicability to accountants, lawyers, notaries public and other professions 10845-6
- liability of partners for negligence or wrongdoing 10746, 10846-9
- registration and operation 10528, 10746, 10847-8, 10850
- public-private partnerships, projects 8970-1, 9057
- restoration of dissolved companies 11426-7
- Business Corporations Act, amendments 11389, 11426-7
- Campbell, Gordon, commitment to balanced budget 8842-3
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2004-05 alternative budget 8507
- Canadian Pacific Railway, withdrawal from B.C. Rail privatization proposal process, letter to fairness commissioner 9049
- Charitable Purposes Preservation Act, debate 11521
- Charities
- charitable donations for specific purposes, protection 11521
- debts and liabilities 11521
- Chartered Accountants Act, amendments 10845
- Children and Family Development ministry, budget 8610
- CIBC World Markets, role in B.C. Rail privatization 9047-8
- Civil service employees
- public service pension plan, 2003 annual report tabled 11394
- reporting requirements re expenditure authorizations or payments 9482, 9627, 9706-7
- severance provisions 8848, 9042
- wages and compensation 8848, 9058
- Clark, Bruce, involvement in alleged breach of trust re privatization of B.C. Rail 9107
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services ministry
- supplementary estimates debate 9581-7, 9599
- budget increase for 2010 Olympic Winter Games commitments 9588
- minister, exemption from ministerial accountability legislation 9588, 9626
- Community Charter, amendments 9590
- Comptroller general, role and responsibilities
- responsibilities 9627, 9706
- role in audit on Doug Walls' involvement in Interim Authority for Community Living B.C. 10231
- Comptroller general, role in B.C. Rail-CN Rail agreement 9044
- Corporation Capital Tax Act, amendments 9589
- Corporations, taxation, property deduction 9589
- Credit rating, B.C. rating 8970, 9061, 9582, 9594
- Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act, provisions, rights of same-sex partners re disposition of human remains 9492, 10962
- Crime, prevention of organized crime, public forum 8451-2
- Crown Corporations Committee, appointment and powers 10065
- de Wet, Leon, work on legislation commended 10847
- Economy, B.C. economy 8610-1, 8843, 8969, 10580, 11636
- Education
- funding and system 8611-2
- parent advisory councils, tax exemption on purchases 9062
- Education Committee, powers 10066-7
- Emergencies, cost to government for natural disasters 8850-1
- Employment, job creation in B.C. 8604
- Evans, Corky, comments on NDP government announcements 11543
- Film industry, movie and television production in B.C.
- distribution of film and television rights outside Canada 11045, 11112
- international business opportunities 9065
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- Finance ministry
- estimates debate 8968-94, 9038-66
- accomplishments and goals 8969-70
- budget
- freedom-of-information requests, process 8988-92
- guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, tabled 11394
- operations, changes since police search of offices 9044-6
- reports on government borrowings and loans for 2003-04 tabled 11203
- service plan, changes in three-year plans 9057
- staff commended 8968-9, 8971
- Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11389, 11426-7
- Financial Administration Act, amendments 9589
- Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2004, debate 9482, 9626-7, 9705-7
- Financial Institutions Commission
- powers and responsibilities 11146
- relationship with financial services tribunal 11030
- Financial Institutions Statutes Amendment Act, 2004
- Financial services industry
- credit unions, out-of-province operations 11146
- international financial sector
- regulations, changes and reduction 11145-6
- Flood hazard management, cost to government 8905-6
- Forest fires, summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior
- Forest industry
- annual allowable cut, harvesting of beetle- and fire-damaged timber 8609
- forestry revitalization plan 8609, 8981-2
- Indians' involvement in industry, opportunities 8609
- restructuring 9708
- salvage logging, expansion of small-scale salvage program 8609
- Forests ministry
- budget
- allocation for firefighting 8900-1, 8905
- increase for disaster relief costs 8851
- minister
- Fraser health authority, employee satisfaction survey 10370
- Fraser River, new crossing on upper Fraser 11523-4
- Freedom of information, tracking of requests for information by government 8990-1
- Fuel, tax exemption for alternative motor fuel 9590
- Funeral industry, disposition of human remains and cremated remains, rights of same-sex partners 10962
- Georgia Straight, eligibility for sales tax exemption as newspaper 9710
- Government
- accountability, financial control system for expenditures and payments 9482, 9626-7, 9705-7
- accounting, use of generally accepted accounting principles 8971-3, 9588
- advertising and announcements
- government advertisements prior to elections, document tabled 11597
- health care advertising 10369
- fiscal planning and policies
- ministers
- accountability statements by ministers of state 9588
- investigations 8998
- salary holdback based on meeting of budget targets 8895-9, 10942-3
- ministries
- budgets, forecasting and planning 8899
- budgets, increase for disaster relief costs, legislation 8813-4
- vote recovery provisions, change 9589
- performance, public reporting 10942-3
- police investigation into alleged breach of trust
- investigation 8944, 8998
- wiretaps on government official's telephone 9107
- programs and services
- strategic plan and ministry service plans, 2004-05 and 2006-07 plans tabled 8615
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)
- agreements with local governments 11523-4
- powers
- ability to levy parking space tax 11524
- expropriation powers 11523
- user fees and tax exemptions 11523-4
- Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line project 9055-7, 11523
- Harbours and ports, competitiveness
- cap on property taxes 9597, 9712
- new investment in ports 9711
- ports competitiveness initiative 9597-9
- role of ports in B.C. economy 9597-8
- Haynes, Chris, severance payments 11236
- Health care
- funding 8611
- health support workers, labour dispute, legislation, impact on patients 10604
- privatization
- comparison to service delivery by public sector 9055
- equipment ownership 9052-3
- experience elsewhere 9052
- system 8611, 10369-70
- wait-lists for surgery 10369-70
- Health Committee, powers 10066
- Health Sector (Facilities Subsector) Collective Agreement Act, qualification as urgent legislation 10604
- Health Services ministry, supplementary estimates, legislation 11100
- Hogg, Gordon, resignation as Children and Family Development minister 8998
- Home Conversion and Leasehold Loan Act, repeal 9589
- Home Mortgage Assistance Program Act, repeal 9589
- Home Owner Grant Act, amendments 9590
- Home Purchase Assistance Act, repeal 9589
- Homeowner grant, eligibility threshold 8610, 9590
- Homeowner Interest Assistance Act, repeal 9589
- Hospitals, thrift stores, taxation 9062
- Human Resources ministry, budget 8610
- Income assistance recipients, transition to employment 8612
- Income tax
- tax credits, changes 9589
- taxes for low- and middle-income families 9593
- Income Tax Act, amendments 9589
- Indians
- agreements and partnerships with provincial government 8609-10
- economic development by Indians, opportunities 8610
- Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, investment and projects 8609, 11523-4
- Insurance Corporation of B.C. premiums, refund cheques during NDP administration 9594
- Insurance Council of B.C., powers and responsibilities 11146, 11427
- International Financial Activity Act, debate 11045-6, 11112-3
- International financial business program, expansion 8610, 11112-3
- International Financial Centre, establishment and purpose 9064-5
- Investment, government initiatives to attract investment 8610, 9281
- James, Carole, position on 2004-05 alternative budget 8507, 8556
- Land surveyors
- survey standards, government transfer of responsibility 11522
- trespass legislation 11526
- Land Title and Survey Authority Act, debate 11522
- Land Title and Survey Authority, establishment and operations 11522
- Lawyers and legal services, sales of real estate by lawyers and notaries 11033, 11105-10
- LegaciesNow, funding for initiatives 9583-4
- Legislation
- budget legislation, process 8979, 8982
- definitions in regulations 9709
- development process 8977-81
- revision and updating of legislation 10847
- Legislature
- bills, advancement of supply bill through all stages in one sitting 9587
- bills, committee stage, debate to be relevant to section under discussion 8896, 8898
- committee system, oversight role of select standing committees 10943
- estimates process
- Committee of Supply to sit in two sections 8851-2
- obligation for ministers to answer questions 9059
- supplementary estimates 8899, 9587-8
- Government House Leader, role 8977-9
- language used in House, unparliamentary language 9040
- police search of government staff offices in December 2003
- connection to government business 9043
- media reporting 9045
- summary of search warrants 8943-4
- privilege, requirement to raise matter of privilege at earliest convenience 9000
- public written questions, process for having questions asked in House 8775
- question period, questions about caucus not in order 9279, 9580, 9623
- standing order 35 adjournment motions, use 10135-6
- Lobbyists
- legislation 9041
- registry, requirements 8999
- Local government, municipal pension plan, 2003 annual report tabled 11394
- Long, Harold, appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 8450
- MacPhail, Joy, allegations against B.C. Liberal Party government 9593-4
- Manufactured homes, taxation 9596
- Mayencourt, Lorne, work on safe-streets legislation 11544
- Media, taxation of newspapers 9596
- Medical and health care services special account, elimination 9589
- MLAs
- pension plan, 2003 annual report tabled 11394
- remuneration, capital city allowance 9039
- Mental health plan, funding during NDP administration 11543
- Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2003-2004, debate 8813-4, 8850-1, 8895-906
- Ministerial Accountability Bases, 2003-2004, Amendment Act, 2004
- Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2004-2005, debate 11056, 11100
- Motions
- advancement of Health Sector (Facilities Subsector) Collective Agreement Act through all stages in one day (Standing order 81 motion), debate 10604
- appointment of select standing committees (Motion without notice), debate 8451-2
- appointment of Special Committee on the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform (Motion without notice), debate 9109-10
- appointment of Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Motion without notice), debate 9110
- Committee of Supply to sit in two sections (Motion without notice), debate 8851-2
- powers of Crown Corporations Committee (Motion 107), debate 10065
- powers of Education Committee (Motion 111), debate 10066-7
- powers of Finance and Government Services Committee (Motion 110), debate 10066
- powers of Health Committee (Motion 109), debate 10066
- referral of reports to committees and powers of Public Accounts Committee (Motion 108), debate 10065-6
- sessional order on public written questions (Motion 87), debate 8775
- Motor Fuel Tax Act, amendments 9590
- Motor Vehicle Act, amendments 11527
- NDP, performance as government 11543-4
- Nuraney, John, alleged caucus suspension for financial improprieties, financial implications 9624
- Nurses
- remuneration 8970
- supply, number of school spaces 8611
- Oil and gas industry, development of industry in B.C. 8609
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, budget and costs
- Open Learning Agency, executive severance provisions 8848, 9786, 11235-6
- Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, administration and funding 9585-7
- Partnership Amendment Act, 2004, debate 10528, 10746-7, 10845-50
- Partnerships B.C.
- Pauliszyn, Robert, position as Finance ministerial assistant 8981-2, 8986, 8988, 8992
- Penner, Barry, appointment as parliamentary secretary 8987
- Pension Benefits Standards Act, amendments 11427
- Pension Corporation of B.C., 2003-04 annual report tabled 11394
- Pensions, financial reporting by pension plans 11427
- Phillips, Elton, letter on transfer of father to long-term care facility, tabled 10962
- Physicians
- remuneration levels 8970
- supply, number of school spaces 8611
- Ports Property Tax Act, debate 8614-5, 9596-9, 9711-2
- Post-secondary education, issues 8612
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., audit services and contracts with government 9580
- Privilege
- contempt of House by Gary Collins 8459, 9000-1
- misleading of House by Gordon Hogg 8558
- Property rights
- regulation of presence on enclosed land 11525-6
- trespass
- Property Transfer Tax Act, amendments 9589
- Property Transfer Tax Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11389, 11427-8
- Provincial Home Acquisition Act, repeal 9589
- Provincial home acquisitions windup special account, establishment 9589
- Provincial Revenue ministry, budget accountability 9708
- Provincial treasury program special account, elimination 9589
- Public Accounts Committee, powers and referral of reports to committee 10065-6
- Public debt
- Public guardian and trustee, property tax exemptions for minors 9589
- Public Safety and Solicitor General ministry
- budget
- allocation for flood response 8905-6
- increase for disaster relief costs 8851
- minister, exemption from ministerial accountability legislation 8851
- Public Sector Employers Council, contract negotiation mandate 8970
- Real Estate Council of B.C., role and responsibilities 10963, 11101, 11103
- Real Estate Development Marketing Act
- Real estate industry
- consumer protection issues 10963-4, 11025-7, 11103, 11106-7
- financial services tribunal, establishment 11030-1
- real estate developments
- real estate professionals, licensing
- rental property management services
- collection of rents 11101-2
- long-term leaseholds, rights of owners 11101-3
- transactions, monies held in trust by brokerages, payment of trust funds into court 11111
- Real Estate Services Act
- Real property tax, exemptions, changes 9589
- Retail Merchants Association of B.C., press release on sales tax reduction 11651-2
- Safe Streets Act (Bill 71)
- Safety, public safety, safe-streets legislation 11526-7, 11544
- Sales tax
- exclusion of interest charges on conditional sales contracts 9596
- exemptions for film industry and legal services 9066
- exemptions for service organizations 9062
- reduction from 7.5 to 7.0 percent 11592, 11635-6, 11651-2
- tax on non-taxable or exempt portion of purchase price 9595
- School boards/districts, funding
- funding for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles 9064
- seismic upgrades 8612
- Science and technology, scientific research and experimental development tax credit 8610
- Selection Committee, first report for fifth session of 37th parliament presented 9109
- Social Service Tax Amendment Act, 2004
- Social Service Tax Amendment Act (No. 2), 2004, debate 11591-2, 11635-6
- Societies, corporate registry requirements 10372
- Society Act, amendments 10228, 10372, 11427
- Society Amendment Act, 2004, debate 10228, 10372
- Solicitation, aggressive solicitation and captive audience 11526-7, 11544
- Special Accounts Appropriation and Control Act, amendments 9589
- Standing order 35 adjournment motions, B.C. Rail agreement with CN Rail 10135
- Strata property
- Superintendent of real estate, powers 10964
- Supply Act, 2003-2004 (Supplementary Estimates No. 3), debate 8813
- Supply Act (No. 1), 2004, debate 9575-6, 9626
- Supply Act, 2003-2004 (Supplementary Estimates No. 4), debate 9587
- Supply Act, 2004-2005, debate 11324
- Surrey Place Mall, Insurance Corporation of B.C. building at mall, return on government investment 9594
- Taxation
- exemptions
- dust and particulate matter eliminators 9590
- gifts 9595-6
- returnable and reusable containers 9596
- software 9596
- government powers 8456, 9000-1
- limitation period for collection of unremitted or unpaid taxes 9590
- tax levels 8605-6
- taxes from other levels of government 9593
- Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, debate 8614-5, 9589-90, 9592-5, 10036
- Teachers, pension plan, 2003 annual report tabled 11394
- Tobacco
- Tobacco Tax Act, amendments 9589
- Tolls, government policy 11524
- Transportation Act, amendments 11524
- Transportation Investment Act, amendments 11524
- Transportation, provincial transportation plan 8609, 11523
- Transportation Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11523-4
- Treasury Board
- monitoring of costs to government of 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior 8902-3
- role in B.C. Rail-CN Rail agreement 9048
- Trespass Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11525-6
- Trumpy, Chris, role in B.C. Rail privatization 9047-8
- Universities, colleges and institutes, college pension plan, 2003 annual report tabled 11394
- Vancouver
- financial sector activities 11112
- harbour expansion, investment 9711
- Virk, Bob, role as ministerial assistant 8988
- Walls, Doug, position with Interim Authority for Community Living B.C., independent audit 9707, 10231, 10835, 11047-8
- Weisbeck, John, appointment as Deputy Speaker 8450
Columbariums See Cemeteries, columbariums, crematoriums and mausoleums under Funeral industry
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy
Columbia Basin Trust
- Application of freedom-of-information and protection-of-privacy legislation
(MacPhail) 11663
- Sale of Kootenay power projects
(Suffredine) 11423
Columbia Mountain Open Network
- Development of high-speed Internet service in Kootenay area
(Bennett) 10412
(Suffredine) 10412
Columbia River-Revelstoke constituency and area
- Economic development
(McMahon) 8463, 11330-1
- Transportation infrastructure needs
(Falcon) 11332
(McMahon) 11331
- Women in business
(McMahon) 11674
Commission of inquiry into child protection services, policies and practices of Social Services ministry (Gove commission)
Commission of inquiry into the quality of condominium construction in British Columbia (Barrett commission)
- Recommendations
(MacPhail) 9548
Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada (Romanow commission)
Commissioner on Resources and Environment Act
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
Commonwealth Day
- Message from Queen Elizabeth II
(Speaker) 9170
Communications See Call centres; Communications under Government
Communities See also Cities and towns
- Issues and concerns, community solutions
(Nijjar) 8915-6
- Rural communities, needs
(Harris) 8693-4
- Safety See Public safety under Safety
- Social programs
(Coell) 8705
(Hogg) 8705-6
Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 9149-51, 9213-51, 9265-76, 9308-27, 9416-25, 9450-64, 9517-33, 10323-9, 10356-66, 10392-405, 10442-68
- speakers
(Anderson) 9150, 9235-7
(Bennett) 9326-7
(Bray) 9215-7, 9220-2
(Chong) 9223-34, 9237-47, 9249-51, 9265-8, 9270-2, 9274-6, 9309-14
(Coell) 9149-51, 9213-22, 9235-8, 9245-6, 9268-72, 9311, 9315-27, 9416-21, 9423-5, 9451-64, 9517-8, 9520-33, 10323-9, 10356-66, 10392-405, 10443-67
(Hawes) 9214-5
(Hayer) 9150, 9219-20
(Hunter) 9215, 9327
(Kwan) 9214, 9222-35, 9238-51, 9265-76, 9308-21, 9323-6, 9416-25, 9450-64, 9517-33, 10323-9, 10356-66, 10392-405, 10442-67
(Locke) 9150
(Mayencourt) 9321-3, 10397
(Nuraney) 9213-4
(Roddick) 9237
(Stewart, R.) 9217-9, 9222
(Trumper) 9237-8
- Supplementary estimates
- Accomplishments, goals and responsibilities
- accomplishments and goals
(Coell) 8684, 9149-50
- responsibilities
(Coell) 10451
- responsibility and services for Indians
(Coell) 8685, 10452
(Kwan) 10451-3
- responsibility for services for seniors
(Kwan) 9222-3
- Budget
- Minister
- exemption from ministerial accountability legislation
(Collins) 9588, 9626
- role as advocate for local government
(Coell) 10325
(Kwan) 10325
- Staff
- performance and development
(Bray) 9222
(Coell) 9222
- staffing levels
(Coell) 9150
- Transfer of responsibilities See Establishment under Small Business and Economic Development, Ministry of
Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2004
Community Achievement Awards See British Columbia Community Achievement Awards
Community Care and Assisted Living Act
Community Charter
Community Financial Services Act
Community living
Community Living Authority Act
- (Bill 45) (Minister of Children and Family Development) 1R, 11233-4; 2R, 11350-73; C, 11407-19, 11434-47; 3R, 11447; RA, 11671
- Amdts: two amdts. to sec. 1 (Kwan) 11417-8, negatived 11417-8; sec. 5 (Hagen) 11434, approved 11436; sec. 5 (Kwan) 11437, negatived 11437; sec. 6 (Hagen) 11437-8, approved 11438; sec. 12 (Kwan) 11440, negatived 11440; sec. 18 (Kwan) 11445, negatived 11445
- Debate, speakers
(Anderson) 11367-9, 11436
(Bray) 11353-7, 11436
(Clark) 11233-4
(Hagen) 11350-1, 11407-19, 11434-45
(Halsey-Brandt) 11361-2
(Hawes) 11369-70, 11436
(Hayer) 11436, 11442
(Hunter) 11357-60
(Jarvis) 11360-1
(Kwan) 11352-3, 11407-19, 11434-47
(Lee) 11435
(Mayencourt) 11370-2
(Nuraney) 11360
(Penner) 11372-3
(Reid, L.) 11435
(Stewart, R.) 11363-6
(Trumper) 11362-3
- Definitions
- Implementation
(Hagen) 11416
(Kwan) 11416
- Introduction as exposure bill
(Hawes) 11370
- Public consultation on bill See Public consultation on services for developmentally disabled under Children and Family Development, Ministry of
- Public information
(Hagen) 11416
(Kwan) 11416, 11438
Community Living British Columbia
- Accountability
(Bray) 11357
(Hagen) 11411, 11442, 11444
(Hunter) 11359
(Kwan) 11441-2, 11444
(Mayencourt) 11371-2
(Penner) 11373
(Stewart, R.) 11366
- Advisory committee
(Hagen) 11351, 11434-7
(Halsey-Brandt) 11362
(Hunter) 11360
(Mayencourt) 11371
(Trumper) 11362
- Appointment of special adviser
(Hagen) 11445
(Kwan) 11445-6
- Autonomy
(Bray) 11356
- Board membership
(Anderson) 11436
(Bray) 11356, 11436
(Hagen) 11412-3, 11434-6
(Halsey-Brandt) 11362
(Hawes) 11436
(Hayer) 11436
(Hunter) 11359-60
(Kwan) 11353, 11434-7, 11446
(Lee) 11435
(Reid, L.) 11435
(Stewart, R.) 11364
- Corporate status and charitable donations
(Hagen) 11418, 11434
(Kwan) 11418, 11434
- Establishment See also Interim Authority for Community Living British Columbia
(Clark) 11234
(Hagen) 11351
- Funding
(Hagen) 11407-9
(Kwan) 11407-10
- Grants in lieu of taxes
(Hagen) 11443-4
(Kwan) 11443
- Ministerial liability
(Hagen) 11418-9, 11438
(Kwan) 11418-9, 11438
- Minister's powers
(Hagen) 11444-5
(Kwan) 11444-5
- Public consultation
(Hagen) 11441-3
(Hayer) 11442
(Kwan) 11441-3, 11446
- Role and responsibilities
(Anderson) 11368
(Clark) 9649
(Hagen) 11439
(Kwan) 9649, 11439
- Service plan
(Hagen) 11411, 11439
(Kwan) 11410, 11438-9
(Stewart, R.) 11363
- Services for children
(Hagen) 11438
(Kwan) 11438
Community Safety and Crime Prevention Awards
Community services sector See Social services sector under Welfare
Community Social Services Employers Association
- Calculation of benefits costs, formula
(Clark) 9555
(Kwan) 9555
Comox Valley
- Economy and growth
(Hagen) 8573-4
- Long-term care beds
- Sale of Crown land in Lannan Road area See Lannan forest
Companies See Business
Compass Group Ltd.
- Services at Children's and Women's Health Centre
(Kwan) 10634
Compassionate care leave See Employment standards under Employment and unemployment
Competition, Science and Enterprise, Ministry of
Comptroller general
- Role and responsibilities
- responsibilities
(Bray) 9706
(Collins) 9627, 9706
- role in audit on Doug Walls' involvement in Interim Authority for Community Living B.C.
(Collins) 10231
- role in B.C. Rail-CN Rail agreement
(Collins) 9044
(MacPhail) 9044
Computer technology
- Accessibility and use
(Hansen) 9113-4
(Kwan) 9114
- Internet
- gaming See On-line gaming under Gambling
- government portal project See Electronic delivery of services, Internet portal project under Government
- high-speed service
(Belsey) 8713, 10333
(Bennett) 10412, 11335-6
(Bloy) 8485, 11336
(Bond) 8492
(Bray) 8461
(Christensen) 8512
(Chutter) 8514
(Lee) 8690
(McMahon) 8464, 8709, 10685, 11336
(Murray) 8594, 8710-1, 10331, 10333, 10685
(Stewart, K.) 8711, 8870
(Suffredine) 8585, 8712-3, 8748-9, 10411-3
(Thorpe) 8591
(Throne speech) 8447-8
(Trumper) 8714
(Visser) 8759-60
(Wilson) 8713-4, 8746
- high-speed service for remote communities, last-mile connection
(Murray) 8711
(Suffredine) 8712-3
- use by students See Internet access by students under Education
- use in health care provision See Services, use of Internet in provision of services under Health care
- Video games See Video games
Conair Aviation Ltd.
Condominiums See also Strata property
Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia
- Comments on cost of post-secondary student spaces
(Kwan) 10506-7
Conference Board of Canada
- Comments on B.C. economy
(Halsey-Brandt) 8818
Conflict-of-interest commissioner
- Reports tabled
- 2002 annual report
(Speaker) 11327
- 2003 annual report
(Speaker) 11723
Conservation data centre See Sustainable Resource Management, Ministry of
Conservation of wildlife, conservation officers, etc. See Wildlife
Constitution Act
- Provisions re provincial governments' taxation powers
(Kwan) 8456
(MacPhail) 8456, 8458
Construction industry
- Building envelope repairs, warranties
(Coell) 10400
(Kwan) 10400
- Contractors, licensing
(Bruce) 9547-8
(MacPhail) 9547-9
- Designs for energy and water conservation
(Anderson) 9235-6
(Coell) 9235-6
- Growth in sector
(Bruce) 9545
- Impact of underground economy on industry
(MacPhail) 9545-9
- Need for aggregate for concrete See Aggregate production and gravel extraction, role in construction industry under Mining industry
- Regulation and objective-based codes
(Anderson) 9150, 9237
(Coell) 9150, 9237
- Residential construction industry
- building guidelines for multi-unit residential buildings
(Coell) 10401
(Kwan) 10401
- growth in sector
(Bruce) 8652-3
- Workers
Consumer Protection Act
Consumers
- Compensation
- Consumer confidence See B.C. economy under Economy
- Consumer contracts, requirements
(Coleman) 9284
- Consumer credit
- cost
(Coleman) 9487
- credit cards, requirements
(Coleman) 9490
- credit granters, requirements
(Coleman) 9284
- credit reporting
(Coleman) 9282, 9490
- Consumer organizations, standing in court proceedings
(Coleman) 9284
- Consumer protection
- Costs, increases
(MacPhail) 9283, 9498
- Debt collection See Business practices under Business
- Taxes and user fees See also Taxation
(MacPhail) 9590-1
Consumers Association of Canada
- Consultation on consumer protection legislation
(Coleman) 9488
(MacPhail) 9488, 9499
Contact centres See Call centres
Contaminated sites See Waste management
Continuing and long-term care See Health care
Continuing education See Education
Cook, Richard
- Position as teacher
(Kwan) 11391
Cooney, Tom
- Comments on laboratory reform
(MacPhail) 9190
Cooper Place, Vancouver, B.C.
- Conversion to assisted-living facility
(Kwan) 9022, 9032
Cooperatives
COPE See Coalition of Progressive Electors
Coquitlam, B.C. See also Burquitlam constituency and area; Tri-Cities area
- Casino relocation
(Coleman) 9884
- Community events
(Bloy) 9621
- Housing and land use, development cost charges
(Stewart, R.) 9217-8
Coquitlam school district See School district 43 (Coquitlam)
Core services review See Government
Coroner
Corporation Capital Tax Act
Corporation of Land Surveyors of British Columbia
Corporations See also Business
- International financial activities See International financial sector, expansion of activities under Financial services industry
- Taxation
- capital tax assessments
(Mayencourt) 11057-8
(Thorpe) 11058
- changes during B.C. Liberal Party administration
(Hawes) 8468
- elimination of capital tax
(Hayer) 10257
(Les) 10256
- property deduction
(Collins) 9589
- reductions
(Kwan) 8841
(Nuraney) 8783
- role of directors, due diligence and liability issues
(Kerr) 11061-2
(Mayencourt) 11058
(Thorpe) 10584, 11058, 11061-2
Correction Act
- (Bill 44) (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 1R, 10958; 2R, 11065-74; C, 11171-81; 3R, 11181; RA, 11325
- Debate, speakers
(Coleman) 10958, 11065-7, 11071-4, 11171-81
(Kwan) 11067-9, 11171-81
(MacKay) 11171, 11173-5, 11180
(Suffredine) 11069-71
- Definitions
- Development
(Coleman) 11065, 11067
- Purpose of bill
(Coleman) 10958
Corrections system See also Crime and criminals; Justice system
- Correctional facilities
- contraband in facilities, seizure and disposition
(Coleman) 11066, 11179
(Kwan) 11179
(Suffredine) 11071
- contracting-out of building maintenance services See Privatization below under this main heading
- drug testing
(Coleman) 11066, 11179
(Kwan) 11179
- monitoring of prisoner communications
(Coleman) 11065-6, 11072
(Suffredine) 11071
- programs
(Coleman) 11067, 11173
- regulations
(Coleman) 11180-1
(Kwan) 11180-1
- searches of prisoners
(Coleman) 11065-6, 11176-8
(Kwan) 11067-9, 11175-8
(Suffredine) 11070-1
- searches of staff and visitors
(Coleman) 11065-6, 11178-9
(Kwan) 11178-9
- work programs
(Coleman) 11072, 11173, 11180
(Kwan) 11068, 11172-3
(MacKay) 11180
- Corrections staff
- appointment
(Coleman) 11173-4
(MacKay) 11173
- legal protection
(Coleman) 11174
(Kwan) 11174
- powers and duties
(Coleman) 11065-6
(Kwan) 11068
- probation officers See Probation officers below under this main heading
- recognition of service
(Coleman) 11066, 11175
(MacKay) 11174-5
- use of force and restraining devices
(Coleman) 11175
(Kwan) 11175
(MacKay) 11175
- Inspections and investigations
- investigation of complaints
(Coleman) 11066, 11180
- penalty for obstructing inspections or investigations
(Coleman) 11180
(MacKay) 11180
- Legislation See Correction Act
- Prisoners
- prisoners with mental health or addiction issues
(Coleman) 11067
- right to vote in elections
(MacKay) 10598
- Privatization
(Coleman) 11072, 11172
(Kwan) 11068, 11172
- Probation officers
- Restorative justice programs
- programs
(Coleman) 10012
(MacPhail) 10012
- youth programs See Youth corrections below under this main heading
- Restructuring
(Coleman) 9852
- System
(Coleman) 11065
- Youth corrections
- custody centres
(Clark) 9992
- custody centres, closings
(Clark) 9556
(Kwan) 9556
- diversion programs
(Coleman) 9857
(Stewart, K.) 9856
- number of youth in custody
(Clark) 8568, 9559
- restorative justice programs, role
(Manhas) 8867-8
- youth custody services
(Anderson) 9992
(Clark) 9992
COSEWIC See Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
Cost of Consumer Credit Disclosure Act
COTA See Council of Tourism Associations
Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia
- Comments on 2004-05 budget
(Cobb) 8829
Council of the Federation
- Activities re health care system See System, interprovincial discussions under Health care
Council of Tourism Associations
- Input on land use issues in South Chilcotin Mountains area
(MacPhail) 9143
CounterAttack program See Prevention under Impaired driving
Court Rules Act
Courts See Justice system; particular courts, e.g., Provincial Court of British Columbia
Cowichan Indian band
- Involvement in treaty negotiations
(Bruce) 8654
- Purchase proposal for tree farm licence See TFL Forest Ltd.
Cowichan Lake, B.C.
CP Rail See Canadian Pacific Railway
CRA See Canada Revenue Agency
Craig, Lloyd
- Comments on 2004-05 budget
(Penner) 8750
Cranbrook, B.C.
- Quality of life in area
(Bennett) 9899
Credit
Credit rating See also Fiscal planning and policies, borrowing by government under Government
Credit Reporting Act
Credit Union Incorporation Act
Credit unions See Financial services industry
Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act
- (Bill 3) (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 1R, 8846; 2R, 9286-7; C, 9492-7; 3R, 9497; recommitted 11056-7; 3R, 11057; RA, 11119
- Amdts: sec. 58 (Coleman) 9494, approved 9494; sec. 61, 64 and two amdts. to 68 (Coleman) 9496, approved 9496; sec. 1 and sec. 68 (Coleman) 11057, approved 11057
- Divisions: sec. 5 approved 9492; amdt. to sec. 1 approved 11057
- Debate, speakers
(Coleman) 8846, 9286-7, 9492-7, 11056-7
(MacPhail) 9286-7, 9492-7, 11057
- Amendments
(Plant) 11188
- Consultation with industry stakeholders
(Coleman) 9287
(MacPhail) 9286-7, 10010
- Definitions, "spouse"
(Coleman) 11057
(MacPhail) 11057
- Provisions
- confidentiality
(Coleman) 9496
- regulation-making provisions
(Coleman) 9496
- rights of same-sex partners re disposition of human remains
(Collins) 9492, 10962
(MacPhail) 9492, 10962, 11057
- transitional provisions
(Coleman) 9496-7
(MacPhail) 9496-7
- Purpose of bill
(Coleman) 8846, 9286
Crematoriums See Cemeteries, columbariums, crematoriums and mausoleums under Funeral industry
Creston, B.C. See also Nelson-Creston constituency and area
- Economic conditions in 2001
(Suffredine) 8583
- Forest industry in area
(Suffredine) 10127
Crime and criminals See also Corrections system; Justice system; Police and policing
- Automobile theft
- Child abduction, AMBER emergency alert system, implementation
(Coleman) 9857, 10009-10
(MacKay) 9857
(MacPhail) 10009
(Sahota) 10118
- Crime prevention
- Crime rate in B.C.
(Coleman) 9931
(Kwan) 11069
(MacPhail) 9931
(Roddick) 8596
- Gang crime
- Marijuana-growing operations See Marijuana
- Organized crime
- Police tracking of criminals See Information management, PRIME-BC system under Police and policing
- Police tracking of gun and knife injuries See Information management under Police and policing
- Proceeds of crime
- Property crime
(Coleman) 9157-8, 9856
(Halsey-Brandt) 9855
(Johnston) 8528, 8816, 9156-7
- Repeat offenders
(Coleman) 9939
(Hayer) 9938-9
- Sexual assault centres See Women's centres under Women
- Street crime
- prevention, task force
(Johnston) 9158
- safe streets See Public safety under Safety
- Street-fighting, prohibition
(Plant) 11189-90
- Street-racing crimes, prevention
(Locke) 10945
- Victims of crime
- Youth crime
Crime Prevention Awards See Community Safety and Crime Prevention Awards
Criminal Code of Canada
- Provisions
- collection of blood and breath samples
(Coleman) 9843
(MacPhail) 9843
- impaired driving offences
(Coleman) 9845-7, 11643
(MacPhail) 9845
- Sentencing provisions, consideration of situation of aboriginal peoples
(MacKay) 11001
(Plant) 11001
Criminal justice system See Justice system
Crisis counselling for women See Programs and services, crisis support services under Women
Crothall Environmental Services See Compass Group Ltd.
Crown See Government
Crown corporations
Crown Corporations, Select Standing Committee on
- Appointment and powers
(Collins) 10065
- Reports, third report for fourth session of 37th parliament, presented (Stewart, K.) and adopted 8557
- Role
(Stewart, K.) 10942
- Work of committee
(Stewart, K.) 8557
Crown counsel See Justice system
Crown Counsel Association See British Columbia Crown Counsel Association
Crown Isle Golf Course, Courtenay, B.C.
Crown land
Crown Proceeding Act
Crown prosecutors See Justice system
Cruise ship industry
- Industry in B.C.
- Role of B.C. agrifood industry See Agrifood industry under Food industry
Crystal Garden Conservation Centre, Victoria, B.C.
Crystal Graphite Corp.
- Operations
(Suffredine) 10127
Crystal meth See Methamphetamine use under Substance abuse/addiction
CSSEA See Community Social Services Employers Association
Culture See also Heritage
- Arts Now See LegaciesNow
- Arts sector, contributions of Asian community
(Lee) 10740
- Government commitment to arts and culture
(Mayencourt) 8561
- Picture B.C. initiative See Picture B.C.
- Spirit of 2010 initiatives See Olympic Games
CUPE See Canadian Union of Public Employees
Custom House Currency Exchange Ltd.
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