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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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Maa-Nulth first nations
- Agreement-in-principle
(Plant) 10586
(Trumper) 8588
McBride Secondary School, McBride, B.C.
- Teleconferencing
(Bond) 8492
McClean, Albert
- Report on representation agreements See Adult guardianship, representation agreements under Guardianship
MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.
- Small-scale satellite project
(Halsey-Brandt) 8819
(Lee) 8689
McDonald, Jessica
- Work as deputy minister for strategic policy, economy and environment
(Campbell) 11223-4
(MacPhail) 11223
Macdonald, John
McGeer, Patrick
- Role in research commercialization
(Hansen) 9292
(Sultan) 9292
McGillivray, Jim
- Comments on Okanagan University College expansion
(Kwan) 10755
McGregor, Cathy
MacKay, Dennis (Bulkley Valley-Stikine)
- As subject
- experience in Jasper National Park 10415
- personal experience in coalmining areas 10433-4
- Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2004
- Agricultural Land Commission, applications by Indian bands 10874-5, 10878-9, 10882-3
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries ministry
- Alaska, road access to B.C. 8534, 8786
- Aquaculture industry, escape of Atlantic salmon 9568
- Atlin, court services 11000
- Attorney General ministry
- estimates debate 10589-95, 10597-600, 11000-2
- service plan 11000
- treaty negotiations office
- budget, allocation for buildings and equipment 10594
- budget, allocation of funds related to Nisga'a final agreement 10589, 10594
- economic development fund, project funding 10589-91
- Belisle, Lindsay, qualification for Canadian women's wrestling team 11016
- Bowser basin, oil and gas exploration 8786
- B.C., northern and rural B.C.
- economic development in northern B.C. 11475-6
- highways and roads, proposal for road construction in northwest B.C., petition tabled 11596
- northern development initiative 11476-7
- B.C. Liberal Party government, accomplishments 8531, 11475-6
- B.C. Lottery Corporation, responsibilities and role 9858
- B.C. Transmission Corporation, establishment 9103
- Broughton Archipelago, salmon farming, relationship with returns of pink salmon 9568-9
- Budget debate 8784-7
- Budgets, 2004-05 balanced budget 8784-5
- Bulkley Lodge, renovations 9409
- Bulkley Valley-Stikine constituency and area, mining industry 8785, 10413-4
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, rights of citizens to vote and elect representatives 10597-9
- Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Houston operations, milling capacity and expansion 8504, 8532, 8785
- Civil disobedience, blockades of roads, government policy 10593
- Coal Act, debate 10433-4
- Coal industry, issues 10434
- Correction Act
- Corrections system
- correctional facilities, work programs 11180
- corrections staff 11173-5
- inspections and investigations, penalty for obstructing inspections or investigations 11180
- prisoners, right to vote in elections 10598
- Crime, child abduction, AMBER emergency alert system 9857
- Criminal Code of Canada, sentencing provisions, consideration of situation of aboriginal peoples 11001
- Crown land, percentage of Crown land covered by agreements between government and Indian bands 10594
- Dease Lake, hydroelectricity generation in area 9131
- Dipple, Greg, comments on environmental impact of mining 10413-5
- Economy, B.C. economy 11475-6
- Education, funding 8532
- Energy
- independent power producers
- supply of power needs in B.C., government action during NDP administration 11475
- transmission system
- Energy and Mines ministry, estimates debate 9102-3, 9131-5
- Eskay Creek mine, mining road 11035
- Fisheries, salmon fishery, returns of pink salmon 9568-9
- Food, harvesting of pine mushrooms, taxation 9077-8
- Food industry, meat products, regulation and safety 9161, 9569-70
- Forest industry
- annual allowable cut, increases in cut to recover beetle-damaged timber 11340-1
- export of products, beetle-damaged wood 8804
- industry in B.C., current conditions 8531-2, 8785
- mountain pine beetle infestation 8804
- revenues to government 9076
- Fortune Minerals Ltd., Development of Klappan coal deposit 10434
- Gambling, expansion in B.C. 9857-8
- George, Raymond, child abuse case 11002
- Gladys Lake ecological reserve, changes to size of reserve 11170
- Granisle
- casino proposal 9857
- closing of RCMP detachment 9858-9
- closing of RCMP detachment, petition tabled 11238
- Gunton, Tom, comments in study on offshore oil and gas economic development 11144
- Health care, funding during NDP administration 11475
- Health Services ministry, estimates debate 9409-11
- Highway (Industrial) Amendment Act, 2004
- Highways and roads
- classification as industrial roads 11034-5
- construction projects, land purchase 11040
- improvements 11476
- Huckleberry Mines Ltd., government loan restructuring 11425
- Hunting by Indians, hunting for sustenance and ceremonial hunting 10595
- Huynh, Carol, qualification as alternate for Canadian women's wrestling team 11016
- Indians
- economic development 10590-3
- self-government agreements 10597
- treaty negotiations, settlement lands in agricultural land reserve, land use issues 10874-5, 10878-9
- treaty settlements
- Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, need for east-west connectors in province 8532-4, 8786
- Investment climate in B.C. 8785
- Iskut River power project 8532-3, 8786, 9131-5
- James, Carole, comments and position on issues
- aquaculture policy 9778
- offshore oil and gas industry development 9778
- post-secondary student fees 9778
- Justice system
- criminal justice system, sentencing provisions 11000-2
- relationship between B.C. and Yukon judiciary 11000-1
- Kispiox Valley, hunting and fishing by Indians in area 10594-5
- Lakes District timber supply area, pine beetle infestation and annual allowable cut 11341
- Lancaster, Clay, experience as guide-outfitter in Kyrgyzstan 10115-7
- Land use planning, balance between economic and environmental factors 10415-6
- Livestock industry, cattle industry, challenges 9161
- Lower Post, court services 11000-1
- Luscar Ltd., mining operations 10415
- MacPhail, Joy, comments during debate on Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 2004 11170
- Milke, Mark, comments on Westbank first nations self-government agreement 10600
- Minerals North conference, sessions 8785-7
- Mining industry
- electricity needs 8533, 8786, 11476
- environmental impact 10413-5
- exploration, investment in B.C. 8785, 9485-6
- government commitment 11134
- industry in B.C.
- current conditions 11134
- industry during 1990s 11475
- mines in B.C. 8533
- need for trained employees, establishment of mining school 8532, 8786
- reclamation of sites, impact on wildlife 10415
- Morice River ecological reserve, location and size 11171
- Morris, Daniel, criminal case, sentence 11001-2
- Motions
- annual allowable cut in beetle-infested forest districts (Motion 104), debate 11340-1
- expansion of oil and gas industry (Motion 1), debate 9778-9
- mining industry in B.C. (Motion 115), debate 11134
- promotion of Canadian beef (Motion 3), debate 8889, 9161-2
- working land base (Motion 46), debate 10415-6
- NDP, performance as government, promotion of economy in northern B.C. 11474-5
- NDP of Canada, comments by election candidate on rail service in northern B.C. 11474
- New Skeena Forest Products Inc., viability, impact on northern B.C. communities 8785
- Newfoundland and Labrador, offshore oil and gas industry 9778
- Nisga'a final agreement, public response 10595
- Northern commissioner, work of office during NDP administration 11474
- Northern development initiative trust 11476-7
- Northern Development Initiative Trust Act, debate 11474-7
- Northgate Exploration Ltd., Kemess mine, potential 10413
- Norway, offshore oil and gas industry 9778
- NovaGold Resources Inc., Galore Creek mine 9133, 10413
- Oil and gas industry, development of offshore industry 9778-9, 11144
- Olympic Games, 2004 Games in Athens, inclusion of women's freestyle wrestling, Canadian women's wrestling team 11016
- Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11170-1
- Police and policing
- detachments in rural areas, closing process 9858
- funding for police services, funding formula, participation by communities with populations under 5,000 persons 9859
- information management, PRIME-BC system, cost and implementation 9860
- police-public ratio in B.C. 9860
- Post-secondary education
- new student spaces 8532
- tuition freeze during NDP administration 11475
- Provincial Revenue ministry
- estimates debate 9076-8
- work with other ministries 9076
- Public Safety and Solicitor General ministry, estimates debate 9857-61
- Resources and resource industries
- access to resources, impact on private sector of activities by Indians 10592-3
- industrial roads
- accident reporting 11038
- requirements re vehicle brakes and lights 11037-8
- industries during NDP administration 11475
- revenues to government 9077-8
- role in development of B.C. 8786-7
- role in economy and funding for social services 11474-5
- Riverview Hospital redevelopment project, patient relocation 9409
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, contract with B.C. government 9860-1
- Smithers, health care services 9580-1
- Statutory Instruments Act (federal), application to Indian self-government agreements 10600
- Substance abuse/addiction, supervised injection sites, Vancouver project 9410-1
- Sultan, Ralph, experience in mining industry 8787
- Supreme Court of Canada rulings
- government consultation requirements with Indian bands 10592
- prisoners' right to vote 10598
- Tahltan Nation Development Corporation, hydroelectricity generation in Dease Lake area 9131
- Taxation without representation 10600
- Teck Cominco Ltd., Red Chris mine 9133-4, 10413
- Telkwa, coal industry in area 10434
- Terrace, mental health facilities 9409-10
- Throne speech debate 8531-4
- Tooshley, Percy, child abuse death 11002
- Transportation Act, debate 11040
- Vancouver International Airport, use of jet fuel 9778-9
- West Fraser Mills Ltd., Smithers mill upgrade 8785
- Westbank first nation, self-government agreement, impact on non-aboriginal residents in area 10595, 10597-600
- Wildlife, habitat protection 10415
McKnight, John
- Work in community development
(Hogg) 8704-6
McLennan River
- Demonstration forest in area, logging activities
(de Jong) 10307
(MacPhail) 10307
McLintock, Barb
- Articles on impaired driving legislation
(Coleman) 9845
(MacPhail) 9845
McMahon, Wendy (Columbia River-Revelstoke)
- As subject
- experience as adopted child 11046
- Adoption, need for adoptive parents 11046
- Avalanche safety, funding 8998
- B.C., interior B.C.
- Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation, work of organization 8617
- Business, women in small businesses in B.C. 11674
- Christiansen, Aaron, participation in sport of luge 10274
- Coal industry, use of coal as energy source 9330
- Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, funding 8465
- Columbia River-Revelstoke constituency and area
- Computer technology, high-speed Internet service 8464, 8709, 10685, 11336
- East Kootenay Regional Hospital
- designation as regional hospital 9775
- services 8464
- Economy, economic growth in B.C. 11330-1
- Education, funding and Internet access by students 8464, 8709
- Energy
- alternative energy sources 11507
- energy plan 11507-8
- hydroelectricity resources and projects 11507-8
- Families, importance 11046
- Golden, tourism in area 8463, 11331, 11333
- Health care
- regionalization, benefits 9774-5
- services, use of Internet in provision of services 8709
- telehealth, impact on rural services 8464
- Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) improvements
- Hopman, Brendan, participation in sport of luge 10274
- Indians, economic development by Indians, project funding 8464-5
- Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure
- Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, development 8463
- Kimberley
- health care facilities 8464
- health care services, primary care centre 11394
- hospital closing 9775
- mining activities in area 11331
- Kootenay area
- health care
- high-speed Internet service 10685
- resource industries 8462
- tourism industry 11331-2
- Literacy, promotion initiative in B.C. 8465
- Lustenberger, Christina, accomplishments in alpine skiing 10274
- Motions
- broadband access in rural B.C. (Motion 21), debate 8708-10, 11336
- renewable energy projects (Motion 116), debate 11507-8
- transportation infrastructure (Motion 4), debate 11508, 11685
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 10274, 11332-3
- Phillips, Casey, transfer to long-term care facility
- Pingston Creek hydroelectric project 11507
- Resources and resource industries, role 8462
- Revelstoke, economic development 8463
- Shuswap Indian band, government funding for water system 8464
- Skills training, trades pilot project 8464
- Teachers, political activities in schools 11097
- Throne speech debate 8462-5
- Tourism industry, role in economy 8463
- Violence, prevention of bullying and violence at school, standards for codes of conduct 8465
- Weir, Winnifred Ariel, death 8462, 8503-4
- Yoho National Park, Burgess Shale formation 8617
McMichael, Bill
- Community work
(Nijjar) 8914
McMillan, Don
- Work in forest conservation
(Trumper) 10862
MacMillan Provincial Park
- Cathedral Grove parking lot development
(Barisoff) 9697-8
(MacPhail) 9697-8
(Trumper) 11087
- Expansion
(Trumper) 11087
MacPhail, Joy K. (Vancouver-Hastings)
- As subject
- allegations against B.C. Liberal Party government
(Collins) 9593-4
- attendance of Crown Corporations Committee meeting
(Bloy) 8488
- challenge to Kevin Falcon for April 2005 debate in Prince Rupert 10674
- comments on issues
- budgets during B.C. Liberal Party administration
(Belsey) 8788
- comments during debate on Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 2004
(Cobb) 11088
(Krueger) 11084-5
(MacKay) 11170
(Suffredine) 11077-8
- post-secondary education system
(Stewart, K.) 11403-4
- response to budget address
(Suffredine) 8748-9
- Safe Streets Act
(Mayencourt) 11540
- withdrawal of comments requested by Chair 9094, 10002
- work as Social Services minister during NDP administration 10039, 10045
(Hagen) 10040
- 2010 Human Resources Planning Committee, role 9719-21
- Abbotsford
- hospital, new hospital and cancer centre 9175-84, 9253-4, 11308
- hospital, new hospital and cancer centre project
- Adoption, access to personal identification documents 11157-9
- Adoption Act, relationship with personal identification document legislation 11157-8
- Agricultural Land Commission
- applications by Indian bands 10873
- consideration of community interests 10820
- delegation agreements with local government 10821-2
- regional model 10820
- Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2004, debate 10873
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries ministry
- Agriculture industry, role of local bylaws 9701
- Air
- air quality, inhalable particulate matter 9696
- greenhouse gas, emission levels 9099-100, 9694
- Alberta, impaired driving prevention 9837-9
- Alcohol
- liquor licensing
- appeal board 9494
- changes 9847-8
- liquor primary licences, approval process and role of local government 9849-50
- liquor stores
- licensed retail stores, new stores 9849-50
- location of private liquor stores, public consultation 11424-5, 11571
- sales staff training, responsible beverage service program 9848-9
- responsible use, government support 9851
- sale of alcohol 9848-50
- Aldonas, Grant, role in softwood lumber negotiations with U.S. 10212
- Allert, Gordon, comments on consultation on consumer protection legislation 9498
- Alliance of Beverage Licensees B.C., work of organization 9850-1
- Anderson, David, comments on offshore oil drilling 9140
- Anthony, Rick, comments on Safe Streets Act 11535
- Aquaculture industry
- fish farms
- audits 9403
- environmental impact, relationship between site configuration and biomass levels 9383-4, 9386, 9388-9, 9395-6
- fines for non-compliance, government return of fines 9396-400, 9571-2, 10823-9, 10885-7
- Fraser report recommendations 9401
- government notification of tenure violations 10825
- government staffing for monitoring of farms 9403
- management plans and compliance with site configuration 9383-4, 9386-9, 9396-7, 9399
- sea lice issue, government action 9400-4
- siting criteria 9403
- siting licence applications, timeliness of assessment 9571-2
- government role
- harmonization of federal and provincial actions 9571-2
- inspection report in 2003 9383
- ministerial responsibility 9397-9, 10855
- regulatory compliance and enforcement 10885-7
- research funding 9572
- salmon aquaculture review in 1997, recommendations, government action, Georgia Strait Alliance report 9898
- AquaNet, research funding from government 9572
- Arsenault, Carla, letter on child care centre access to charity gaming funds 9889
- Association of B.C. Forest Professionals, comments on forest stewardship plan requirements 10242
- Attorney General ministry, treaty negotiations office, budget reductions and staffing levels 10733
- Auditor general
- involvement in monitoring costs of 2010 Olympic Winter Games 9954-5
- report on government service plans 9940
- Autism, programs and services, funding and service levels 10282, 10347, 10833-4
- Automobiles
- driver training 9944
- driver's licences
- fraud investigation 9945
- graduated licensing initiative 9844, 9944
- insurance
- age-based premiums 9943-4
- competition in provision of optional coverage 9941-2
- privatization 11297
- parking space tax 11611-3
- speed limits 9945
- traffic offences, failure to stop vehicle for police officer 11638
- traffic safety, traffic enforcement unit 9945
- Barber, Elaine, comments on community policing centre funding 9932-3
- Barisoff, Bill, position on parks 9699
- Basi, David
- involvement in alleged breach of trust re privatization of B.C. Rail 8943-4, 8997, 9041, 9106-7
- position as ministerial assistant
- hiring and termination of employment 8987-8, 8994, 9042
- role 8976, 8978-9, 8986, 8988-92
- severance payment 9042, 11269-70
- termination of employment 9106-7, 10276, 10476-7, 10487, 11267-9
- Belsey, Bill, comments on purpose of government caucus committee on land use planning 9998
- Better Business Bureau, consultation on consumer protection legislation 9499
- Birds, spotted owls
- Block Parent program, funding 9935
- Block Watch program, funding 9935
- Bornman, Erik
- involvement in alleged breach of trust re privatization of B.C. Rail 8998-9
- involvement in B.C. Rail privatization 9041, 9044
- meetings with Gary Collins 9039, 9041
- meetings with Rick Thorpe 9071
- Brar, Jagrup, election and introduction to House 11723
- Bray, Jeff, comments on post-secondary education system 11401
- Brenzinger, Elayne, suspension from caucus 9279
- Britannia mine, site cleanup 10718-9
- B.C., northern development initiative 10470
- B.C. Environmental Network, Forest Caucus, participation in Forest and Range Practices Advisory Council 10243
- B.C. Ferry Authority
- B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
- accountability 10798
- credit rating 10801
- investment by government, return on investment 10800-1
- service contract with government 10799-803
- B.C. Hydro
- agreement with Accenture for provision of support services, confidentiality of customer information 9734-5, 11553-4
- alternative energy projects 9098-100
- budget forecast 9059-60
- estimates debate 9096-7
- executive 9092-5
- responsibilities, emission reduction 9099
- revenues to government, forecasts 9095
- B.C. Liberal Party
- government
- government, policies and position on issues
- MLAs
- disciplinary matters 9623, 9625
- pre-election political activities 11224-5
- suspension from caucus and government caucus committees 9331-2
- suspension from caucus, financial implications 9279
- B.C. Lottery Corporation
- B.C. Medical Association, negotiations with government 9299
- B.C. offshore oil and gas team, budget 9137-9
- B.C. Public School Employers Association, appeal of Supreme Court ruling on teachers' collective agreements 10345-6
- B.C. Public Service Agency
- policy on employees under police investigation 11269
- role in severance decision for David Basi 9042
- B.C. Rail
- agreement with CN Rail
- additional and special rents 10791-2
- agreement 10562, 10573
- benefits 10555, 10558-9, 10671
- benefits, inclusion in transaction agreement 10517-8
- benefits to CN Rail 10491, 10556, 10569, 11274
- completion 9043-4
- consultation with Indians 10560-5, 11605-6, 11666-7
- contaminated site cleanup 10136-8, 10559-61, 10719-20, 10795-6
- costs for communications and legal services 10863-4
- economic impact study 10556-8
- government accounting for transaction 10498, 10569, 10669-71, 10673-80, 10790-1, 11273
- government investment of revenues 10672
- impact on Indian rights and land titles 10559, 10562-3, 11277-8
- indemnity 8985, 9043
- job loss 11479
- lease 11481
- lease, renewal options 10786-91
- lease, revitalization and transaction agreements 10492-3, 11668
- lease, statements by Judith Reid while Transportation minister 10784, 10788-9
- legislation 8982-4
- line discontinuance and re-opening 10494-5, 10499-500, 10792-3
- line discontinuance and re-opening, discontinued land 10793-7
- names on title 10572
- ownership of B.C. Rail 10492-3
- payment by CN Rail 10673
- payment of property transfer tax 9072, 10863, 10917, 11270-3, 11482
- price reduction for shippers 10488-91, 10518-24, 10556, 10566, 10671, 11481
- public release of agreement 9899-900, 10232, 10469, 10494, 10497, 10499, 10530, 10561, 10798
- review by competition bureau, government plans if agreement not approved 10498-9
- review by federal competition bureau 10470, 10492, 10496-7, 10518, 10782-4, 10790
- sale of Crown land to CN Rail 11481
- signatories of revitalization agreement 10781
- status at end of 60-year term 10784-6
- steering committee 10781
- terms of agreement 10132-3, 10135, 10231
- transaction costs 10571-2, 10668-9, 11270-1, 11481-2
- budget and finances
- first nations benefits trust
- maintenance and operations, spending 11201
- port subdivision
- privatization
- B.C. Liberal Party's campaign statements and position 10469-70, 10556-7, 11478-80, 11482-3
- consultation with Indians 10554
- decision on CN Rail 8984
- government handling 11480-2
- government meetings with lobbyists 9071
- proposal process 8944, 9171-2, 9430-1, 10530-1
- proposal process, fairness report 9171-2, 10470-2, 10490, 10514, 10567-8
- proposal process, police investigation 11264-5
- proposal process, release of information to proponents 10470-3, 10485, 10487, 10489-91, 10567-8, 10793
- role of cabinet in decision 9049-50
- shipping contracts 10522, 10566-8
- B.C. Rail Benefits (First Nations) Trust Act
- B.C. Schizophrenia Society, funding 9440-1
- B.C. Task Force on Mining, report 9144-7, 9998
- B.C. Teachers Federation, participation in collective agreement arbitration process 10379
- B.C. timber sales program 10163, 10300-1, 10308
- B.C. Transmission Corporation
- B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, project funding from B.C. Rail-CN Rail agreement 10670, 10672
- B.C. Utilities Commission
- recommendations on energy plan goals 9098
- requirements for access to transmission system 9098
- role in B.C. Hydro operations 9095-6
- setting of automobile insurance premiums 9940-3
- Broe, Pat
- Broughton Archipelago, salmon farming, sea lice action plan, safe migration route for wild salmon and fallowing of fish farms 9401
- Brown, Colin, comments on termination of employment of Nick Geer from ICBC 11297
- Brown, Martyn, role as chief of staff to Premier 8993-4
- Bruce, Graham, comments during committee stage debate on Education Services Collective Agreement Amendment Act (2004) 10372
- BSE, detection and prevention 9395
- Budget debate 8613-4
- Budgets
- 2004-05 budget 8613-4, 11479
- budget forecasting 11696-8
- inclusion of schools, universities, colleges and hospitals in government budget 9058
- Bulkley Lodge, renovations 9437
- Bulkley Valley District Hospital 9580-1
- Burns Bog Conservation Society, concerns 9678-80
- Burns Bog, management and preservation of area 9677-81
- Business
- debt-collection practices 10010
- small business, government audits 9073
- 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 9285, 9497
- funding 9489, 9497-8, 9510-1
- powers, ability to set and enforce licensing fees for industry operators 9283, 9285, 9494-5, 9498, 9509-10
- Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority Act
- Cairns, Patricia, death 11651
- Camp Fircom, cost for camping fees 9681-2
- Campbell, Gordon
- actions re health support worker labour dispute 10742
- comments and position on issues
- conviction for impaired driving 11643
- discussions with Martyn Brown and Rich Coleman re police search of Legislature offices 11265-6
- involvement in B.C. Rail privatization process 11481
- performance and statements as Premier 8912, 11204
- Canada Health Act
- definitions, "medically necessary," letter of interpretation by federal minister 10960
- violations, investigation 11016-7
- Canadian agricultural income stabilization program
- allowable expenses 9380
- claims by ranchers impacted by BSE 8808-9
- funding 9394-5
- Canadian Bankers Association, comments on consumer protection legislation 9499
- Canadian Direct Insurance Inc., operations 9941
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business, meetings with opposition MLAs 9073
- Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail)
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- concerns re fairness of B.C. Rail privatization process 10472, 10489
- withdrawal from B.C. Rail privatization proposal process 10473-4
- withdrawal from B.C. Rail privatization proposal process, letter to fairness commissioner 9049
- Canadian Standards Association, certification of wood products 10302
- CareNet Technology Society
- call for Finance ministry audit 11096
- establishment 9483
- investigation under Society Act 11236-7
- Cemetery and Crematorium Association of B.C.
- comments on business practices legislation for funeral industry 9286
- consultation on consumer protection legislation 9498
- Central Coast land and resource management plan 10718
- Central Interior Feeders Cooperative Association, issues and concerns re cattle industry 9380-2
- Chasca, John, comments on consultation on consumer protection legislation 9498-9
- Cheema, Gulzar, participation in federal election 11293
- Children and Family Development ministry, audit by comptroller general 8806
- Children, child abuse, allegations and investigations 11143-4
- Chilliwack, location of private liquor store 11425
- Christensen, Tom
- meetings with school district 39 (Vancouver) 10032
- voting record on Education Services Collective Agreement Amendment Act (2004) 10345
- Chronic fatigue syndrome 11046
- CIBC World Markets
- comments on CN Rail as potential buyer of B.C. Rail 10471-2, 10516
- release of information to prospective B.C. Rail buyer 10488, 10491, 10568
- role in B.C. Rail privatization 9047
- Civil service employees
- severance provisions 9042
- wages and compensation, budget 9058
- Climate change
- action plan 9694-5
- economic impacts panel, report 9693
- Coleman, Rich
- actions re request by police complaint commissioner for public inquiry into death of Frank Paul 9785-6, 9861-5, 9867-8
- comments on issues
- expansion of gambling 11594
- Internet gaming 11514
- involvement in decisions on gambling in B.C. 8621-2
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving comments on impaired driving by Gordon Campbell 11571
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.
- board membership, public appointees 9256, 9259
- legislative changes 9256
- role in job actions by physicians 9256-7
- Collins, Gary
- Columbia Basin Trust, application of freedom-of-information and protection-of-privacy legislation 11663
- Commission of inquiry into child protection services, policies and practices of Social Services ministry (Gove commission), implementation of recommendations 11143
- Commission of inquiry into the quality of condominium construction in British Columbia (Barrett commission), recommendations 9548
- Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada (Romanow commission), report 11316
- Commissioner on Resources and Environment Act, repeal 9997, 10000
- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, role and responsibilities 11160-2, 11164
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services ministry
- supplementary estimates debate 9581-7
- budget, culture, heritage and sport 9583
- Comptroller general, role in B.C. Rail-CN Rail agreement 9044
- Conair Aviation Ltd., contracts with government 10250, 10288
- Constitution Act, provisions re provincial governments' taxation powers 8456, 8458
- Construction industry
- contractors, licensing 9547-9
- impact of underground economy on industry 9545-9
- worker safety issues 9546
- workers, training 9548-9
- Consumers
- consumer protection
- legislation 9283, 9487
- legislation, impact on consumers 9285
- legislation, proclamation 10010
- protection in B.C. 9505
- costs, increases 9283, 9498
- taxes and user fees 9590-1
- Consumers Association of Canada, consultation on consumer protection legislation 9488, 9499
- Cooney, Tom, comments on laboratory reform 9190
- Corrections system, restorative justice programs 10012
- Council of Tourism Associations, input on land use issues in South Chilcotin Mountains area 9143
- Credit rating, B.C. rating 9591
- Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act
- Crime and criminals
- child abduction, AMBER emergency alert system 10009
- crime rate in B.C. 9931
- gang crime prevention, task force 11535
- organized crime
- proceeds of crime, civil forfeiture 9931-2
- victims of crime, programs and services 9931-2, 10011
- Criminal Code of Canada, provisions
- collection of blood and breath samples 9843
- impaired driving offences 9845
- Crown corporations
- disclosure of financial and legal status 11294-5
- payment of property taxes 10558-9
- Crown land
- administration of Crown land 10001
- Crown land special account and Crown grants 10708-9, 10823
- resort development on Crown land and protection of agricultural land reserve 10822
- responsibility for contaminated site cleanup on Crown land 10719-20
- sales, changes to legislation 10000-1
- de Jong, Michael
- comments at fall 2003 Union of B.C. Municipalities conference 10304-5
- meeting with Alex Zimmerman on building rating system 10301
- Delta, greenhouse construction proposal for South Delta 9701
- Developmental Disabilities Association, funding 8774
- Doman Industries Ltd., Port Alice operations, access to fibre 10307
- Doney, Lee
- involvement in health support workers' labour dispute negotiations 10646
- retirement 10525
- Ebbels, Jack, position with offshore oil and gas team 9137
- E.C. Manning Provincial Park, logging in area 9689-91
- Echo Island, heli-logging proposal for area 10306-7
- Economy
- B.C. economy
- heartlands economic strategy 11222
- Education
- Education ministry, estimates debate 10019-32
- Education Services Collective Agreement Amendment Act, 2004
- Egmont, sale of Crown land in area 10893-4
- Election Act Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11592
- Election Act, application of act to referenda 11185, 11187
- Elections
- electoral reform
- citizens' assembly, work of assembly 11098-9
- public participation 11099
- electoral systems 11098-9
- referendum on citizens' assembly recommendations 11099, 11184-7
- Elections B.C., funding for electoral reform referendum 11186
- Electoral Reform Referendum Act, debate 11098-9, 11184-7
- Emergencies, government contract for data recovery after disasters 11554-5
- Employment and unemployment
- employment standards, compassionate care leave 9726-7
- job creation in B.C. 8604
- unemployment
- impact of unemployment rate on income assistance costs 10048
- unemployment rate 10063, 11219
- Energy
- alternative energy sources 9098-100
- electricity rates
- energy plan, alternative and green energy component 9099-100
- independent power producers
- access to transmission system 9098
- contracts with B.C. Hydro, determination of rates 9131-5
- power supply, needs in B.C. 9099
- transmission system, access, B.C. Hydro requirements 9098
- Energy and Mines ministry
- estimates debate 9092-101, 9136-49
- budget, allocation of funds 9138-9, 9141
- meetings of minister and staff re B.C. Rail agreement with CN Rail 9097
- Environmental Management Act
- Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2004
- Environmental protection
- biodiversity and government strategy 9687-8
- cost savings to government from change to results-based model 9684-5
- government performance 11077
- Export revenues in B.C. 8604
- Falcon, Kevin
- comments on issues
- B.C. Rail agreement with CN Rail in Transportation ministry estimates debate 10529-30
- comments on handling of government officials' positions during police investigation 9106
- involvement in B.C. Rail privatization process 10484
- False Creek Surgical Centre, operations 11017
- Ferguson, Laura, situation as health care worker 10684
- Fernie, coalbed methane gas exploration in area 9142
- Ferries, Tsawwassen terminal, proposal for sale of alcohol 11571
- Fibromyalgia 11046
- Finance and Government Services Committee, presentations by post-secondary organizations 11401
- Finance ministry
- estimates debate 8975-94, 9038-60
- budget, minister's office staff 8975-6
- freedom-of-information requests, process 8988-92
- minister's office staff, role of ministerial assistants 8976
- operations, changes since police search of offices 9044-6
- service plan, changes in three-year plans 9057
- Finlayson, Jock, comments on cabinet changes 9684-5, 9694-5
- Fires and firefighters, provincial inventory of firefighters 10289
- Flood hazard management, cost to government 8905-6
- Food industry
- food inspection and safety 9389-91
- slaughter facilities, ministerial responsibility 9389
- Forest and Range Practices Act, implementation 10166
- Forest and Range Practices Advisory Council, report recommendations 10240-3
- Forest fires
- fire risk in B.C. 10236
- management and prevention
- summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior
- Forest industry
- access to fibre 10307
- annual allowable cut
- certification of products, certification systems 10301-3
- companies, agreements with Indian bands 10212
- forest health 10290-1, 10294, 10296-7, 10300
- forest licences
- removal of Crown land from licences for oil and gas industry purposes 10858
- subdivision and transfer, requirements 10212
- forest practices
- biodiversity strategy, ministerial responsibility 10244
- designation of old-growth forest 10240
- results-based code, impact on biodiversity 9687
- transition to results-based code, parallel process, compliance issues 10166-8, 10210, 10212-4, 10238-9, 10241
- forest roads, maintenance 10305
- forest stewardship plans
- foresters, role in management of forest industry 10241-2
- forestry revitalization plan, funding for transition 8981-2
- harvesting of resource
- size of forest land base 10166
- timber from burnt forests 10292
- harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction
- compensation for licence holders, allocation of transition funds 10244-7
- timber takeback, reallocation to Indians 10209-11
- Indians' involvement in industry
- industry in B.C.
- mill closings 10309
- pest control and management
- reforms, restructuring 10309
- salvage logging, small-scale salvage special account for reforestation 11460
- silviculture, replanting of deforested areas 10291-2, 10296, 10300, 11459
- softwood lumber exports to U.S., negotiations for new agreement 10164, 10310-1
- timber-pricing system, market-based system 10163, 10308
- working forest initiative 10713-4
- Forest Practices Board
- report on biodiversity, recommendations 9687-8, 10244
- report on temporary bridges for construction of Kemess mine power line, recommendations 10244
- Forest Renewal B.C., elimination, reallocation of funding 10294-5
- Forest Stewardship Council, certification of wood products 10301-2
- Forestry Operations minister of state, role 10162-4
- Forests ministry
- Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2004
- Forests Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2004, debate 11459-60
- Fraser health authority, logo design 10369
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2004
- Freedom of information, requests for information
- opposition requests 11216-7
- tracking by government 8990
- Funeral industry
- administrative penalties and appeals 9493-4
- consultation on consumer protection legislation 9498-9
- cremation, interment and burial services, costs 9286, 10010
- disposition of human remains and cremated remains
- interment or scattering of cremated remains 9492
- rights of same-sex partners 9492, 10962, 11057
- health standards 9493
- licensing fees 9285, 9493-5
- Funeral Service Association of B.C., consultation on consumer protection legislation 9286, 9498
- Furlong, John, comments on costs of 2010 Olympic Winter Games 9954
- Gambling
- addiction and problem gambling
- bingo, changes to sector 9886
- charity gaming revenues 9886-9
- expansion in B.C.
- government policy 8621-2
- on-line gaming 11514, 11594
- operations, revenues to private sector 9886
- slot machines, number in B.C. 9869
- video lottery terminals, policy 9868
- Gateway Casinos Canada Ltd., operations 9868
- Geer, Nick, termination of employment with Insurance Corporation of B.C. 11297
- Government
- accounting, inclusion of schools, universities, colleges and hospitals 10019
- advertising and announcements
- assets, protection of public assets 11294-5
- fiscal planning and policies
- budget reductions, impact on Indians 10734
- three-year plan 8899-900
- government caucus committees
- land use planning committee, access to task force report on mining 9148-9
- land use planning committee, activities 9144, 9997-10000
- reports, public release 9997-8
- 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
- ministers
- business orientation 9684
- exemptions from ministerial accountability legislation 8895-6, 8898, 11664
- response to questions in estimates debate 9396
- salaries 8851
- salary holdback based on meeting of budget targets 8895-9
- negotiations with unions, government powers 9192
- payment of legal fees for political staff 11270
- police investigation into alleged breach of trust
- programs and services, provision by private sector 10558
- use of legal services 10886
- Grandview Terrace Child Care Centre, access to charity gaming funds 9889
- Great Bear rain forest, protection proposal 10718
- Great Canadian Casino Co. Ltd., operations 9869
- Great Canadian Gaming Corp., potential purchase of Hastings Park Racecourse 9892-3
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)
- Green economy secretariat, elimination 9693
- Haggard, Dave, comments on health care system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 10608-9, 10615
- Haida Indian band, government offer of land 10733
- Haida Resources Ltd., tenure near Denman Island 9140
- Hammond, Stephen, comments on rent increases 10006-7
- Hansen, Colin, comments on federal funding for health care 11051-2
- Hargrove, Buzz, letter on compassionate care leave 9725-6
- Hastings Entertainment Inc., ownership of Hastings Park Racecourse 9892
- Hastings Park Racecourse, expansion of gaming 9891-3
- Hawkins, Sindi, tribute 8453
- Haynes, Chris, severance payments 11096, 11236
- Health authorities
- Health care
- costs, savings 9199-200
- essential service designation 9260
- funding
- government policies
- health support workers
- essential services 10665
- layoffs and bumping regulations 10665
- health support workers, labour dispute
- health support workers, legislated collective agreement
- laboratory services, reform 9184-90, 9186-9
- labour relations
- collective agreements and negotiations, status 9259-60
- government handling of labour disputes 10577
- primary care
- definition 9211
- health care professionals in primary care model 9254
- privatization
- services
- access standards 9210-1
- multicultural services 9256
- surgery, nursing requirements 9205-6, 9254
- system
- input from workers in system 10742
- interprovincial discussions 11313-4
- satisfaction surveys 11693
- system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 10609, 10615-6
- wait-lists and waiting times 8720-1, 10368-9, 10616, 11693
- workers
- occupational health and safety 9260-1
- position on government actions and policies 10578
- severance changes for non-bargaining unit employees 9261
- Health Care Services Continuation Act, debate 10577
- Health Sector (Facilities Subsector) Collective Agreement Act
- Health Services ministry
- Henault, Dallas, comments on regional Liberal convention in Vancouver 8849
- Highways and roads, construction and maintenance standards 11609-10
- Hogg, Gordon, comments on position of Doug Walls with Interim Authority for Community Living B.C. 8557-8
- Holland, Michael, relationship with Human Resources minister 8504-5
- Holmes, Perley, comments on foreign workers in Canada 9729
- Hope, impact of timber takeback on forest workers in area 10246-7
- Hospital Employees Union, news release on health authority directors' fees 9300-1
- Housing
- homelessness, street people 10952-3
- rental housing
- residential care and assisted living, rent increases 10009
- social and subsidized housing, supply 9437
- Hulchanski, David, comments on homelessness and housing 11533-4
- Human Resources Development Canada, decisions on foreign workers in Canada 9729-30
- Human Resources ministry
- Hunter, John, role in negotiations between government and physicians 9299
- Impaired driving
- blood and breath samples 9842-3
- crash-related hospital admissions of patients, Purssell report 9842-3
- decriminalization 9845-6
- impaired driving review, consultation 9845, 11638-9
- off-road vehicles 11642
- penalties and remediation
- prevention
- Impark Management Ltd., operations 10010
- Imperial Metals Corporation, Mount Polley mine, history 11140
- Income assistance
- benefits, diet allowance 10083
- benefits, time limit for receipt of benefits, two-years-in-five rule 10039-45, 10046-8, 10070-1, 10074
- disability benefits, reassessment of recipients' eligibility
- eligibility, employment-related requirements 10071-2
- employment and assistance program
- funding, reduction in temporary assistance category 10039, 10045-6
- recipients
- system during 1990s 10039, 10044-5, 10073
- Income tax, taxes for low- and middle-income families 9590-1
- Indians
- aboriginal rights and title, government handling of issues 11321-2
- position on B.C. Rail-CN Rail agreement 10554, 10731-2
- treaty negotiations
- forest activities component 10208-12
- settlement lands in agricultural land reserve, land use issues 10873
- Information and privacy commissioner, budget 11554-6
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C.
- comments on education funding 11392
- report on B.C. economy 11467
- Insurance Corporation of B.C.
- customers, number 9941
- employees, collective agreement 9947
- information-sharing agreements with Great Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink) 11613-4
- premiums, increase 9590, 9940-3
- refusal to issue driver's licences due to outstanding debt 11613-4
- revenues 9941
- service plan 9940
- Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2003, proclamation 9942-3
- International Labour Organization, comments on B.C. legislation re collective agreements 10611
- Iron Workers Union, local 97, actions re U.S. workers in Canada 9729
- James, Carole, visits to B.C. communities 8912
- Janz, Doug, position on predator culls 9692
- Jericho Hill School for the Deaf, expression of regret to victims of abuse 11043
- John, Garry, comments on B.C. Rail benefits trust fund 10732
- John, Kayla, circumstances of death, investigation 11143-4
- Johnston, Ken, comments on privatization of liquor stores 11424-5
- Justice system
- Crown prosecutors, budget 9894
- special prosecutors, appointment, ministerial responsibility 9865-6
- Kedrosky, Paul, comments on B.C. Rail agreement with CN Rail 10231
- Kerin, Theresa, termination of employment with Children and Family Development ministry 11095
- Kieran, Brian, meetings with Rick Thorpe 9071
- Kitimat-Stikine regional district, request re designation of parks and protected areas in district 11170
- Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, program contracts with Ministry of Human Resources 10082
- Kootenay Lake Hospital, services 10579
- Krueger, Kevin, comments on issues
- addiction and problem gambling 9890
- gambling revenues 11532
- health support workers 10617
- impact of gambling expansion 11593-4, 11596
- Kushner, Howard, report on self-governance of health professions 9257-8
- Kyoto accord
- Labour
- back-to-work legislation 10608
- collective agreements, legislated settlement, B.C. Liberal Party position 10380, 10382
- labour disputes
- legislated settlements and wage and benefit reductions 10647-9
- use of cooling-off periods 10608, 10611
- labour relations
- Labour Relations Board
- applications and mediation services, fees 9719
- role re teachers collective bargaining 10354, 10374-5, 10381
- Land and resource management plans 10705-6
- Land and Water B.C. Inc., responsibilities and role 10001-2, 10892-3
- Land use
- forest stewardship plans 10713
- land and resource management planning
- consideration of treaty negotiation issues 10208, 10211
- role in expansion of parks system 11166-7
- land and resource planning commission, role 9997-8
- land use planning
- balance between economic and environmental factors 9699
- decisions made in open cabinet meetings 10714
- deputy ministers' committee 11223
- designation of old-growth forest 10240
- need for certainty 9148
- status of plans 9997-8, 10000
- special resource management zones 9690
- sustainable forest resource management plans 10712
- sustainable resource management plans 10711-3
- Lane, David, letter to government re proposed riparian area regulation 9701-2
- Lannan forest, sale of Crown land in Lannan Road area 10887-92
- LegaciesNow, funding for initiatives 9583
- Legislation
- business during spring session of 37th parliament, pace of progress, opportunity for debate 11076-7
- debate on bills
- participation of government MLAs in debate 11077
- preparation time for debate 10280-1, 10344
- development process 8977-81
- impact of Legislature debate on interpretation of legislation 10659
- ministerial responsibility for expenditure legislation 8981
- Legislature
- bills
- committee stage, debate to be relevant to section under discussion 10378
- second reading, debate to be relevant to bill under discussion 11079
- committee system, need for Attorney General-Solicitor General joint committee 8451
- estimates process
- answers by cabinet ministers 11272
- issues canvassed in other ministry estimates 11246
- minister's response to questions 9072-3
- response by ministers to opposition's questions 9413
- Government House Leader, role 8977-9
- language used in House
- "puts to the lie" 8989
- unparliamentary language 9041
- members' conduct and debate
- attendance of other members for votes in House not to be commented on 10345
- heckling 11206, 11208, 11217
- implying that a member is not telling the truth 10374-5
- police search of government staff offices in December 2003
- public written questions, process for having questions asked in House 8775
- quorum for estimates debate 9382
- Lenoury, Rick, letter of concern re greenhouse proposal in South Delta 9701
- Ley, Gary, registration as lobbyist for Stolt Sea Farm 9572
- Leyne, Les, comments on northern commissioner's office 11478
- Lheidli-Tenneh Indian band, agreement-in-principle 10873
- Lillooet land and resource management plan 9143, 10714-6
- Livestock industry
- cattle industry
- government assistance to ranchers impacted by BSE
- Local government, regulation of hours of operation for bars and cabarets 9849-50
- Long, Harold, comments on slot machines in Powell River 8622
- Loukidelis, David, letter to government re proposed information-privacy legislation 11546-7, 11550-3
- Lowe, Alan, position on safe-streets legislation 11535
- Lower Mainland Steel (1998) Ltd., hiring of U.S. ironworkers 9729
- McDonald, Jessica, work as deputy minister for strategic policy, economy and environment 11223
- McGregor, Cathy, comments on fish farms while Environment minister 10826
- McLennan River, demonstration forest in area, logging activities 10307
- McLintock, Barb, articles on impaired driving legislation 9845
- MacMillan Provincial Park, Cathedral Grove, parking lot development 9697-8
- Maingot, Joseph, comments on police access to Legislature 8894
- Manitoba, impaired driving prevention and penalties 9837-8, 11642
- Mariott, David and Monica, autism case of son 10833
- Maximus Inc., proposal for handling Medical Services Plan information services 11547-50
- May, Erskine, Parliamentary Practice cited on issues, government's taxation powers 8458-9
- Mediation and Arbitration Board, rulings on disputes between mineral owners and surface owners 9147-8
- Medical Services Plan
- billings by physicians for surgeries 9203-4
- coverage, medically necessary procedures 10960
- privatization of system, confidentiality of customer information
- service to clients 9302-3, 9305
- Medicare Protection Act provisions, facility fees for medically necessary procedures 11016-7
- Meersman, Reesa, comments on logging activities in McLennan River demonstration forest 10307
- MLAs, capital city allowance 8975, 9038-9
- Mental disorders
- anxiety disorders and depression, treatment 9414-5
- housing for mentally ill 9437-9
- Mental health
- funding for community organizations under B.C. Partners program 9441
- mental health of children and youth, ministerial responsibility 9440
- programs and services, funding to health authorities 9411-2
- Mental Health and Addiction Services minister of state
- activities and role
- development of integrated services with local governments 9436-7
- goals 9414
- minister's advocacy role 9413
- role re problem gaming 11514-5, 11559
- budget 9411
- performance targets and baseline 9442-3
- Mineral Tenure Act provisions, rights of private property owners 9147-8
- Mining industry
- export of minerals, impact of commodity prices on exports 11140-1
- land base for mining 9148
- rights of mineral owners and surface owners 9147-8
- Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2003-2004, debate 8851, 8895-906
- Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act provisions, delegation of minister's powers 10001
- Mix, Linda, comments on rent increases 10006
- Morice land and resource management plan 10718
- Morritt, Edward, death at hospital 10579
- Morton, Alexandra, study of diseased salmon in Broughton Archipelago 9401-2
- Moser, Gary, work as government negotiator 9191
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- Motions
- advancement of Health Sector (Facilities Subsector) Collective Agreement Act through all stages in one day (Standing order 81 motion), debate 10605
- appointment of select standing committees (Motion without notice), debate 8450-1
- negotiations with first nations on B.C. Rail-CN Rail agreement (Motion 114), debate 10731-4
- sessional order on public written questions (Motion 87), debate 8775
- Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2004
- Mount St. Joseph Hospital, hospital foundation work and status, role of Health Services minister 9175
- Multiculturalism
- appointment of minister of state 11263-4
- multiculturalism in B.C. 11263-4
- Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act, amendments 11615
- Nanaimo regional district, land development in Qualicum Bay and Bowser area 10895-6
- Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, emergency services, physician staffing issues and negotiation with government 9193-4, 10616
- National Health Council, funding and membership 9296-8
- National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, comments on brownfield sites in Canada 10136
- Neads, Dave, comments on government handling of mountain pine beetle infestation 11460
- Neufeld, Richard, meetings with Pat Broe 9097
- NDP
- election readiness 8912
- performance as government, promotion of economy in northern B.C. 11478
- position on privatization of B.C. Rail 11482
- New Skeena Forest Products Inc., mill operation and cutting rights 11277
- Northern commissioner, work of office during NDP administration 11478
- Northern development initiative trust
- board of directors, membership 11663-4
- funding
- amount 11479
- disbursement by northerners 11479
- scope of use for regional development funds 11664
- government directions to forward funds to government 11664
- Northern Development Initiative Trust Act
- debate 11477-83, 11663-5
- application of freedom-of-information and protection-of-privacy legislation 11663
- ministerial accountability for grants budget 11664
- powers to amend definition of Cariboo-Chilcotin-Lillooet region 11665
- Northgate Exploration Ltd., Kemess mine, temporary bridges for construction of power line, environmental issue 10244
- Nuraney, John, alleged caucus suspension for financial improprieties 9331, 9623-4
- Nurses, supply 9205-6, 9253-4
- Occupational health and safety, injury rate in Canada 10577
- Offshore Oil and Gas Corporation Ltd., tenure in Hecate Strait 9140
- Oil and Gas Commission
- funding 9137-8
- responsibility for environmental monitoring and enforcement 9700
- Oil and gas industry
- coalbed methane gas, development of industry in B.C.
- concerns re cross-border impact in Montana 11312-3
- drilling of wells and royalty regime 9136, 9141-2
- public consultation 9142
- drilling, environmental impact of directional drilling 9700
- offshore drilling, development of offshore industry 9137-41
- Okanagan area, South Okanagan, parks and protected areas 11167-8, 11170
- Olson, Stephen, comments on consultation on consumer protection legislation 9498
- Olympic Games
- 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
- advertising 11217
- budget and costs 9584, 9954-5
- construction of venues, promotion of B.C. wood products and use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Standards building rating system 10301-2
- Olympic Games secretariat 9582
- Spirit of 2010 initiatives, human resource strategy 9720-1, 9723
- Ombudsman, budget reduction, impact on services 9257-8
- Omnitrax
- concerns re fairness of B.C. Rail privatization process 10472-3
- involvement in B.C. Rail privatization proposal 9060
- role in bidding process for purchase of B.C. Rail 10473
- Ontario
- penalties for impaired driving 11640-2
- physicians, remuneration levels 11697
- safe-streets legislation 11534-5
- Organized Crime Agency of B.C.
- Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, administration and funding 9585-6
- Owen, Stephen, appointment as commissioner on resources and environment 9997
- Pacific Coast Offshore Oil and Gas Association, government grant 9141
- Pacific National Exhibition, location proposal for Burns Bog 9678
- Pacific North Woods Resources Ltd., application for managed forest licence 10894
- Pacific Offshore Energy Association, government grant 9141
- Palmer, Vaughn
- article on first nations benefits trust 11606
- comments on issues
- government action on land use planning 9998
- mining task force report 9144
- Parental Responsibility Act, effectiveness 11534
- Parks
- cost recovery 9686
- expansion of park system 11166-7, 11169
- fees 9681-2, 9686
- fire prevention activities, controlled burning in parks 10290
- Forests ministry recreation sites, maintenance, private sector involvement 10304-6
- resource industries in parks 9699-700
- trail maintenance 10304-5
- Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, impact on parks 9699
- Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11076-7, 11166-70
- Partnerships B.C.
- Patriot Act (U.S.), provisions on access to personal information
- concerns of British Columbians, B.C. Liberal Party government response 11517, 11545
- provisions 9734
- review by information and privacy commissioner and timing of government privacy-protection legislation 11517-8, 11546, 11553
- Paul, Frank Joseph, circumstances of death
- Pauliszyn, Robert, position as Finance ministerial assistant 8976, 8982, 8985-6
- Peace River area, government investment in area 10518
- Penner, Barry, back surgery at private clinic, payment 10960, 11016-7
- Pharmacare program
- Fair Pharmacare program, performance measurement 9302
- privatization of system, confidentiality of customer information, petition tabled 11695
- Physicians
- comments on government strategy on health care system 10742
- governance models elsewhere 9257
- investigation of public complaints against physicians 9257-9
- labour relations
- dispute-resolution mechanisms 9257-8
- job actions 9256-7
- negotiations with government and delisting of services 9298-9
- negotiations with government re compensation and job conditions 9190-3
- remuneration
- supply, general practitioners 9212-3
- Pi, David, work on laboratory reform 9184
- Pickton, Robert, farm's pork products, possibility of contamination 9389-90
- Plant, Geoff
- relationship with first nations 10732
- role re Frank Paul case 9864-5
- Police Act, provisions on orders of commissions of inquiry, transfer of responsibility from Attorney General to Solicitor General, order-in-council 9864-5
- Police and policing
- community policing, funding 9932-3
- funding for police services
- wiretaps, Speaker's authorization for use in Parliament Buildings 9107
- Police complaint commissioner, establishment of office 9861
- Port Alice, mill operations 10307-8
- Post-secondary education, issues 8613, 11401-2
- Poultry industry
- chicken farming, regulation 8809
- government assistance to farmers impacted by avian influenza issue 8809-10
- Poverty, increase in B.C. 11535
- Powell River, gambling, potential as venue for slot machines 8622
- Powell River Peak, article on slot machines in community 8622
- Premier's office
- Prince George Airport, expansion 10518
- Prince Rupert
- Privacy
- government contracting out of information-handling 11517-8, 11545-6, 11556
- protection of personal information
- access to personal information of B.C. residents by American companies 9734-5
- personal identification, access and security 11157-9
- personal identification, name of father on birth certificates and name changes for children 11156-8
- Privilege
- contempt of House by Gary Collins 8458-9
- contempt of House by Rich Coleman 8621-2
- misleading of House by Gordon Hogg 8557-8
- reserving right to raise matter of privilege 10134
- reserving right to raise three matters of privilege 8452
- Prostitution, employment transition services for sex trade workers 10428-9
- Protection of Public Assets Act, debate 11294-5
- Provincial health services authority, cost pressures 11055
- Provincial Revenue ministry
- estimates debate 9069-74
- audit, collection and enforcement activities 9073-4
- relationship with Finance ministry 9070
- role 9546
- Public debt
- debt, current levels 8613
- debt-servicing costs and deficit changes 9582-3
- Public Safety and Solicitor General ministry
- estimates debate 9837-52, 9861-70, 9883-4, 9886-95, 9930-7, 9939-47, 10005-12
- budget allocation for flood response 8905-6
- consumer services branch, transfer of responsibilities to new authority 9488-9, 9497-8
- liquor distribution branch, responsibilities 9849
- meetings with industry stakeholders on consumer protection legislation 9498-9
- minister, exemption from ministerial accountability legislation 8896, 8905
- policing and community safety branch, funding 9894
- service plan 9931
- Railways and rail services
- equipment and infrastructure, additional centre-beam cars 10493-4
- Gateway proposal 10494
- services, intermodal services 10523-4
- Rangeland, leases for expanded herds due to U.S. border closing to Canadian beef 8812
- Real estate industry
- consumer protection issues 11106
- real estate professionals, licensing 11106
- Real Estate Services Act, debate 11100, 11106
- Real property, assessment of property, requirements 9996-7
- Residential Tenancy Act, changes 10005-7
- Resort Development minister of state 10706-8
- Resorts
- current projects 10706-7
- forest fire risk in resort areas 10822
- proposal process, municipal-provincial jurisdictions 10708
- Revelstoke, probation officer services 9936-7
- Rice, Eric, arbitration of changes to teachers' collective agreements 10348-9, 10355-6, 10376
- Rivers and streams, riparian area regulation proposal 9701-2
- Riverview Hospital, redevelopment project 9441-2
- Roger, Rick, remuneration 9262
- Royal Jubilee Hospital, emergency room services 11693
- Safe Streets Act (Bill 71)
- debate 11530-6
- coverage of issues by other legislation 11534-6
- effectiveness 11536
- enactment of penalties by regulation 11534
- timing of legislation 11532
- Safe Streets Act (Bill M202)
- Safety Authority Act, implementation 9506
- Safety, public safety
- person's right to feeling of safety 11536
- safe streets 9934
- safe-streets legislation, public response 11535
- Sales tax, reduction from 7.5 to 7.0 percent 11696-8
- School boards/districts
- School district 36 (Surrey), funding for utility costs 10031
- School district 39 (Vancouver)
- funding for utility costs 10031
- meeting with Tom Christensen 10032
- Science Advisory Board for Contaminated Sites in B.C., comments on contaminated site regulations 10139
- Seton Lake Indian band
- Sieber, Patricia, comments on probation officer services in Revelstoke 9936-7
- Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus, cost of lease 9946
- Skills Development and Labour ministry
- Skills training, shortage of skilled workers 9719-22, 9725
- Smith, Robert, remuneration and severance arrangements 9261-2
- Social Service Tax Amendment Act (No. 2), 2004, debate 11696-8
- South Chilcotin Mountains
- mineral potential in area 9143-4
- status of park area and zones for mining and tourism 9698-9, 10716-7
- Species at Risk Act (federal), history and purpose 11164
- Standing order 35 adjournment motions, B.C. Rail agreement with CN Rail 10135
- Strata property, leaky-condos issue 9547-8
- Substance abuse/addiction
- programs and services
- supervised injection sites, Vancouver project 9445
- Sumas Energy 2 Inc., proposed power facility in Sumas (Washington), status of project 9101
- Superintendent of motor vehicles, decisions and powers 11645-7, 11653-4, 11656, 11659-60
- Supreme Court of Canada rulings, personal identification, name of father on birth certificates and name changes for children 11156-7
- Surrey
- Surrey Place Mall, Insurance Corporation of B.C. building at mall, occupancy rate 9946
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative, certification of wood products 10302
- Sustainable Resource Management ministry
- estimates debate 10715-20, 10820-9, 10885-96
- budget
- contaminated sites 10718-9
- sustainable economic development 10705
- conservation data centre, role in endangered species protection 11164
- land title branch, status
- minister, delegation of authority 10001
- staffing and training 10710-1
- Sustainable Resource Management Statutes Amendment Act, 2004
- Taxation
- Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, debate 9590-2
- Teachers
- collective agreements
- arbitration process 10348-9, 10379
- legislation, consultation by government 10344-6
- legislation, impact on future agreements 10382-3
- removal of provisions 10281-3, 10346-55, 10373-4, 10376
- removal of provisions, legal recourse 10353-4, 10356, 10373-4, 10376-7, 10379-81
- Supreme Court ruling 10281-2, 10346, 10350, 10381
- collective bargaining process during NDP administration 10347
- Technical University of B.C., windup of affairs and cost of lease 9946
- Tenants Rights Action Coalition, comments on rent increases 10005-6, 10008
- Tennant, Paul, work on legislative internship program 11015
- Terasen Gas Inc., operations 10010
- Thomas, Linda, comments on housing for mentally ill 11533
- Thorpe, Rick, meetings with lobbyists as cabinet minister 9071
- Throne speech debate 8911-2
- Tobacco
- government's court case against tobacco companies 9445
- taxation
- increase, government authority 8456, 9591-2
- increase in December 2003, revenues 8458
- use 9445
- Tolls, issues 11609, 11611, 11613-4
- Transportation ministry, estimates debate 10469-500, 10514-24, 10554-73, 10666-80, 10781-803
- Transportation Statutes Amendment Act, 2004
- Treasury Board
- monitoring of costs to government of 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior to government 8902, 10294
- role in B.C. Rail-CN Rail agreement 9048, 9071-2
- Trucking industry, construction of joint Alberta-B.C. weigh stations 11213
- Truelove, Simon, letter to government re Burns Bog 9678-80
- Trumpy, Chris
- Tsawwassen Indian band, agreement-in-principle 10873
- Tumbler Ridge, write-down of debt to government 10678-9
- Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, position on B.C. Rail-CN Rail agreement and first nations benefits trust 10733
- Union of B.C. Municipalities
- consultation on treaty negotiations and land use issues in agricultural land reserve 10873
- fire protection funding from provincial government 10249, 10288
- University Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11400-3
- University of Northern B.C., construction date 11478
- University of Victoria B.C. Young Liberals, regional convention in Vancouver 8849
- Urban Native Youth Association, youth safe-house beds, closing 9444
- van Dongen, John
- comments on remission of fines for fish farms 10001-2
- role in government investigation into fish farm, special prosecutor's report 9572-3
- van Soren, Eric, role in allocation of compensation funds for timber licence holders 10245
- Vancouver
- Vancouver agreement, provincial government role 9444
- Vancouver Association of Community Policing Centres, comments on community policing centre funding 9932-3
- Vancouver Island, energy supply
- natural gas pipeline, Duke Point generating plant project 9100-1
- power generation projects on Island, call for tenders 9101
- Vancouver Island Gas Co., contract with government 9138
- Vancouver Island health authority, administration costs 9199
- Vertesi, Les
- book on Medicare system 9297-8
- position and remuneration as government representative on National Health Council 9262-4, 9293-7, 9299
- Victim assistance, funding for programs and services 9935, 10011
- Victoria
- arena project, construction 9547, 9549
- police services, integration of greater Victoria services 9936
- Violence, anti-bullying initiatives 9440
- Virk, Bob
- Vital Statistics Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11156-9
- Wages, average weekly wage rate 8605, 9727
- Walls, Doug
- position with Interim Authority for Community Living B.C. 8557-8, 8806, 9296, 9504
- position with Interim Authority for Community Living B.C., independent audit 9483-4, 9578, 10834, 11047-8, 11307-8
- relationship with Gordon Campbell 11095-6
- role in establishment of CareNet Technology Society, freedom-of-information request by opposition 9483-4
- Waste management
- contaminated sites, regulation and remediation 10136-41
- regulations, hazardous waste 10138
- Water, Land and Air Protection ministry
- estimates debate 9677-702
- accomplishments, goals and responsibilities 9682
- budget 9683-6
- business orientation 9684-5
- environmental policies and practices within ministry 9686-7
- staffing 9682-3
- sustainable environment fund 9683
- Watersheds, restoration after forest fires, ministerial responsibility 10290
- Watson, Liz, role in government appointments 9263-4, 9294
- West Vancouver, police department audit 9936
- Wildfire Act, debate 10235-6, 10285
- Wildlife
- Wildlife Amendment Act, 2004
- WISH Drop-in Centre, funding and services 10428-9
- Women, pay equity, government action 10648
- Wood waste, beehive burner phase-out program 9696-7
- Woodlands, Willow Clinic, closing 9442
- Workers Compensation Board
- changes in workplace safety regulations 9546
- information-sharing agreement on workers compensation premiums 9546-7, 9719
- Workers, issues, B.C. Liberal Party position 9726-7
- Youth
- unemployment rate 9724-5, 11221
- youth at risk, funding for drop-in centres 10429
- Youth Justice Act, effectiveness 11534
- Zeballos, child protection services 11143-4
- Zimmerman, Alex, meeting with Michael de Jong on building rating system 10301
McRae, Bill
- Work in community
(Harris) 8598
Mad cow disease See BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
MADD See Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Maillardville, B.C.
- History
(Stewart, R.) 11512
Maingot, Joseph
- Comments on police access to Legislature
(MacPhail) 8894
Mair, Rafe
- Comments on mentally ill and homelessness
(Mayencourt) 11542
Make Children First
Malaspina University College, Nanaimo, B.C.
- Growth of campus
(Hunter) 8677
Mammography See Breast health
Management Services, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Accomplishments, goals and responsibilities
(Bray) 10336
(Murray) 8594, 10329-33
- Results management office
(Bray) 10334
(Murray) 10334
- Service delivery, use of private sector contractors
(Bray) 10335
(Murray) 10331, 10335
- Staff survey
(Bray) 10336
Manhas, Karn (Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain)
- Border crossings, investment in border crossing infrastructure 8769
- B.C. Liberal Party government, fiscal management and planning 8767
- Budget debate 8766-70
- Budgets, 2004-05 balanced budget 8766-9
- Business
- business climate, businesses coming to B.C. 8770
- position of business community on current B.C. economy 8768
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2004-05 alternative budget 8766
- Children
- early childhood development, service delivery, public-private partnerships 9995
- programs and services for children and families
- family places 9995
- family resource programs 9994-5
- government commitment 8770
- Children and Family Development ministry, estimates debate 9993-5
- Corrections system, youth corrections, restorative justice programs 8867-8
- Drake, Matthew, Medical Services Plan coverage for surgeries 9367
- Eagle Ridge Hospital and Health Centre, services 9366
- Economy, B.C. economy 8768
- Education
- curriculum, apprenticeship programs 10188
- funding 8767
- individual education planning program 10188-9
- Education ministry, estimates debate 10187-9
- Employment, job creation in B.C. 8768
- Fraser-Burrard Community Justice Society, restorative justice program 8868
- Hawaii, early childhood development initiative 9994
- Health care, intermediate and long-term care beds, new beds, B.C. Liberal Party commitment 9368
- Health Services ministry, estimates debate 9366-8
- High-technology industry in B.C. 8769-70
- Housing, temporary housing and shelters 8868-9
- Income, family income in B.C. 8768
- Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure improvements 8769
- International Youth Week 10682-3
- Land and Water B.C. Inc., release of Crown land for economic development 10720-1
- Leading Edge B.C., government-industry partnership 8769
- Literacy, goals in education system 8850
- Port Coquitlam, ambulance station, need 9368
- Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain constituency and area
- businesses and economy 8768-9
- economic development on Crown land in Burke Mountain area 10720-1
- growth in Burke Mountain area, need for schools 10187-8
- issues and concerns 8864-5
- technology sector 8769-70
- transportation infrastructure 8769
- youth programs and services 8865-8
- Post-secondary education, admission requirements and new student spaces 8767-8
- Public health, establishment of national agency, B.C.'s role 8458
- Resources and resource industries, revenues to government 8767
- Riverview Hospital redevelopment project, patient relocation 9367
- School district 43 (Coquitlam)
- apprenticeship programs 10188
- enrolment levels 10187
- student leadership council activities 8617-8
- vandalism prevention 10188
- Schools, prevention of vandalism 10188
- Science and technology, growth of biotechnology industry in B.C. 8770
- Society for Community Development, activities 8865, 8867
- Sustainable Resource Management ministry, estimates debate 10720-1
- Throne speech debate 8864-9
- Transit services, rapid transit
- Coquitlam line 8769
- need in lower mainland 11295
- Tri-Cities area
- health care services 9366-8
- housing, temporary housing and shelter needs 8868-9
- Volunteer Fest 10061-2
- youth assets development workshop 8865-6
- Tri-City Family Place 9995
- United Chinese Community Enrichment Service Society, involvement in youth entrepreneur program 8866
- Vancouver, need for rapid transit in greater Vancouver 11295
- Violence, bullying, role of bystanders 8865
- Volunteers, community volunteers commended 10061
- Youth Matters! initiatives 8617-8, 8865-7, 10189
- Youth, programs and services
- availability 9993
- Virtues Club, role 8867
- youth assets development initiative 8865
- youth employment initiative 8866
- youth entrepreneur program 8866
Manitoba
- Impaired driving prevention and penalties
(MacPhail) 9837-8, 11642
- Power generation
(Penner) 11689
Manning park See E.C. Manning Provincial Park
Manning-Skagit Park Complex See E.C. Manning Provincial Park
Mansour, Yakout
- Comments on transmission system in B.C.
(Nettleton) 9101
Manufactured homes
Maple Ridge-Mission constituency and area
- Solicitation issues
(Hawes) 11537
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows constituency and area
- Constituency office, work of office
(Stewart, K.) 8869
- Economic development
(Stewart, K.) 8847
- Health care, attraction of health care professionals
(Stewart, K.) 11675, 11677
- Work of volunteers
(Stewart, K.) 9476-7
Marijuana
- Grow operations
- elimination
(Coleman) 9938, 10004
(Hayer) 9938
- elimination, integrated police unit
(Coleman) 9854
(Halsey-Brandt) 9854
- link with criminal activity
(Locke) 11126
- link with electricity theft, information-sharing between police and B.C. Hydro
(Coleman) 9856
- operations in rental housing
(Coleman) 9856, 10431
(Stewart, R.) 10431
- public safety issue
(Stewart, R.) 9428-9
Marine campus See British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, B.C.
Mariott, David and Monica
Maritime Museum of British Columbia, Victoria, B.C.
Marleau, Diane
- Letter as federal Health minister on interpretation of Canada Health Act
(Hansen) 10960
Marmots See Wildlife
Marriage See also Families
- Marriage certificates See Protection of personal information, personal identification under Privacy
Martlet (Victoria)
Masi, Reni (Delta North)
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries ministry, estimates debate 9384-6
- Attorney General ministry, estimates debate 11002-3
- B.C. College of Teachers
- council membership changes 11152
- need for college 8498
- role and responsibilities 11152
- teacher certification 10018
- B.C. Liberal Party government, accomplishments 8498
- B.C. Teachers Federation
- funds from members, use 9901
- relationship with B.C. College of Teachers 11152
- Brodie, Peter, work as prosecutor 11003
- Burns Bog, preservation of area 8500, 8539-40
- Delta, literacy programs 8499
- Economy, B.C. economy 8498
- Education
- community schools 8499, 10016
- curriculum
- funding, school-based funding 8498
- graduation program 8498
- independent schools, enrolment levels and funding 10017-8
- parental involvement in education system 10016
- school planning councils, role 10015-6
- system, satisfaction surveys 10018
- Education ministry, estimates debate 10015-8
- Elections, electoral reform, work of citizens' assembly 8499-500
- Food industry, berry farming industry, use of bird-scare devices 9385-6
- Government, challenges 8497-8
- Justice system, impact of technology on system 11003
- Local government, powers, regulation of noise 9386
- Lower mainland
- health care services, emergency services 8499
- transportation infrastructure
- North Delta, need for community health centre 8499
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, benefits of hosting games 8501
- Post-secondary education
- government initiatives 8500
- system reforms 11404-5
- tuition fees, student petitions tabled 11596
- School boards/districts, governance 8498, 10017
- Schools, safety of students 10018
- Skills training, training programs, new model 8500
- Teachers
- relationship with B.C. Teachers Federation 11152
- role 11390-1
- Teaching Profession Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11152
- Throne speech debate 8497-501
- Transportation Act
- Universities, colleges and institutes, boards of governors and senates, legislation 11404
- University Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11404-5
Mausoleums See Cemeteries, columbariums, crematoriums and mausoleums under Funeral industry
Maximus Inc.
- Proposal for handling Medical Services Plan information services
(MacPhail) 11547-50
(Murray) 11547-50
May, Erskine
- Parliamentary Practice cited on issues, government's taxation powers
(MacPhail) 8458-9
Mayencourt, Lorne (Vancouver-Burrard)
- As subject
- comments on downtown east side
(Kwan) 11709
- living as homeless person
(Kwan) 11527-8, 11701, 11705
- personal experience of camping in B.C. parks 11089
- work on safe-streets legislation
(Collins) 11544
- work on social issues
(Bray) 11539
(Kwan) 11703-4
- AIDS prevention, community workers 8534
- Arts Umbrella 8561
- Attorney General ministry, estimates debate 10600-1
- B.C., population, people moving to B.C. 8663
- B.C. Institute of Technology
- B.C. Justice Review Task Force, role 10600-1
- B.C. Liberal Party government
- accomplishments 8661-2
- actions since election 8562
- B.C. Securities Commission, consultation and study on securities industry 10908-9
- Budget debate 8661-5
- Business
- business climate in B.C. 8663
- disclosure by public companies, impact on investment in B.C. 10906-8
- venture capital, labour-sponsored funds, amendments to legislation 11190
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2004-05 alternative budget 8560, 8662
- Children and Family Development ministry
- budget 8662, 10420
- public consultation on services for developmentally disabled 11371
- Coast Foundation Society, services 10944
- Cohen, Joe, work to support Vancouver police department 8561
- College and Institute Amendment Act, 2004, debate 10865-8
- Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services ministry, estimates debate 9321-3, 10397
- Community Living Authority Act, debate 11370-2
- Community Living B.C., operations 11371-2
- Corporations, taxation
- capital tax assessments 11057-8
- role of directors, due diligence and liability issues 11058
- Culture, government commitment to arts and culture 8561
- Davis, Rachel, death 10944-6
- Dr. Peter Centre, facility 8663-4
- Education, curriculum, diversity and multiculturalism 9323
- Election Act, amendments 11191
- Elections
- voter registration, process for shelter residents and homeless people 11190
- voters list, use of national register of electors for B.C. voters list 11190
- Energy, alternative energy sources 10725
- Family Services of Greater Vancouver, work with street people 8535-6, 8560
- Fast Track to Employment, work of organization in Vancouver 10079
- Film industry, distribution of film and television rights outside Canada 11118
- Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on post-secondary education system 11405
- Financial services industry, international financial sector, expansion of activities 11118
- Forest fires, summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior, relief effort, donations and fundraising 8535
- Government
- performance reporting, guiding principles 11371-2
- regulations and red tape, reduction 10907, 10909
- Health Services ministry, estimates debate 9447-9
- Henriquez, Carol, work with children 8561
- Hepatitis C, prevention and treatment 11141-2
- Hillson, Glen, work as AIDS activist 8534
- Homeowner grant, eligibility threshold 8662
- Hospitals, reporting of gunshot and knife injuries to police 10529
- Housing
- homelessness, squatters 10953-4
- single-room occupancies 8535, 10397
- social and subsidized housing, funding 11542
- Human Resources ministry
- Immigration, recognition of credentials of foreign-trained professionals 9321-2
- Income assistance
- disability benefits
- employment programs 10078-9
- recipients, number, reduction during NDP administration 10043-4
- system reforms 8662-3
- International Financial Activity Act, debate 11118
- International financial business program, expansion 8663
- Investment, recovery of losses from disgorged funds 10907
- Justice Institute of B.C., honourees 8561
- Kunin, Roslyn, comments on shortage of skilled workers 9321
- Land use planning, balance between economic and environmental factors 10420-1
- Lookout Emergency Aid Society, work on social housing 8535, 8541-2, 10397
- MacPhail, Joy, comments on Safe Streets Act 11540
- Mair, Rafe, comments on mentally ill and homelessness 11542
- Mental health, programs and services, funding to health authorities 11541
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2004, debate 11190
- Motions
- role of team sports in child development (Motion 83), debate 8547-8
- withdrawal of private members' bills (Motion without notice) 11470
- working land base (Motion 46), debate 10419-21
- Multicultural Advisory Council, membership and role 9322
- Multiculturalism in B.C., government support 9322
- Nastoh, Hamed, death in school bullying case 9428
- National Crime Prevention Centre, application on methamphetamine use prevention 9448
- NDP, performance as government
- Oil and gas industry
- offshore drilling, development of offshore industry 8663, 10725-7
- use of oil and gas products in daily life 10725
- Okanagan area, access to post-secondary education 11405
- Okanagan University College, transition to separate university and college 11405
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 8534
- Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11089-90
- Parks, expansion of park system 11089
- Peterson, Ray, work with street youth 8536, 8560-1
- Police and policing
- community policing, funding 11542
- information management, tracking of gun and knife injuries 10529
- Post-secondary education
- new student spaces 8562
- students, personal information and protection of privacy 10867
- Poverty, prevention 10949
- Property rights, control of access 10915, 10954
- Property transfer tax, tax assessments, fair market value 11060-1
- Prostitutes Empowerment, Education and Resource Society, bridging employment program 8664
- Provincial Revenue Statutes Amendment Act, 2004
- Real estate industry, rental property management services, long-term leaseholds, rights of owners 11101-3
- Real Estate Services Act
- Real property tax, deferrals for persons living on leased land, eligibility 11059
- Resources and resource industries, role in economy and funding for social services 10420-1
- Riverview Hospital redevelopment project, patient relocation 11541
- Roots of Empathy program 8720
- Safe Streets Act (Bill 71), debate 11540-3
- Safe Streets Act (Bill M202)
- Safety, public safety
- community safety 11423
- person's right to feeling of safety 11542
- safe streets 10944-5
- safe-streets legislation 11543
- Salvation Army, serving of meals 8535
- Schools, safety of students, protection of international students 8603
- Securities Act
- Securities industry
- code of conduct for advisers and dealers 10906-8
- enforcement and penalties 10907-8
- regulation, new B.C. model 10906
- Shaw Tower, construction 8560
- Solicitation, aggressive solicitation 10915, 10948
- Sports, benefits of team sports 8548
- Strata property managers, licensing 11101
- Substance abuse/addiction
- methamphetamine use 9447-8, 10062
- prevention and treatment
- four pillars approach 8664
- government action, western summit on methamphetamine 10062
- programs and services
- detoxification facilities 11541
- housing and programs 8541-2
- supervised injection sites, Vancouver project 9449
- Taxation
- fraud 11060
- tax assessments
- Throne speech debate 8534-6, 8559-62
- Trespass Act, application to rural areas 10915, 10953
- Trespass to Property Act
- Universities, colleges and institutes
- boards of governors and senates 10867, 11405
- bursars 10868
- English-language schools, public and private schools 9323
- legislation 10865
- University Amendment Act, 2004, debate 11405
- University of B.C., research application on treatment for methamphetamine users 9448
- Vancouver
- crime
- crime rate 10944-5
- drug trade, community initiatives to address issue 8997
- gun violence 10529
- downtown east side
- detoxification facilities 11541
- employment programs in area 10078-9
- mental health services 9449
- prevention of illegal drug activity 8664
- housing
- social services
- Vancouver agreement, activities and funding 8664, 10079
- Vancouver Charter, amendments 11190
- Vancouver coastal health authority, addiction treatment facilities and services 9449
- Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, construction of new centre 8559
- Vancouver-Burrard constituency and area
- housing issues 8663-4
- new school in area 8560
- programs and services for children 8664
- seniors housing 8560
- Violence
- gun violence 10529
- prevention of bullying and violence at school 8562, 9428
- Welfare, social issues, mayors' task force 11542-3
- Xtra West (Vancouver), comments on four-pillars approach for downtown east side 8664
Mayors' task force See Social issues under Welfare
MD Robotics
- Contract to inspect robotic rover
(Halsey-Brandt) 8819
MDA See MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.
Meat products See Food industry
Media
- Coverage of budget and throne speeches
(Anderson) 8756
- Newspapers
- "defence of fair comment" and letters to the editor
(Plant) 11429, 11450
- legislative definition of "newspaper"
(Plant) 10069
- tax exemption case See Georgia Straight
- taxation
(Collins) 9596
Mediation and Arbitration Board
- Rulings on disputes between mineral owners and surface owners
(MacPhail) 9147-8
(Neufeld) 9148
Medical and health care services special account
- Elimination
(Collins) 9589
Medical program See Training under Physicians; University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, B.C.
Medical Services Commission
- Financial statements, 2003-04, tabled
(Hansen) 11516
- Right of appeal of commission decisions
(Plant) 11617
Medical Services Plan of British Columbia
- Billings by physicians for surgeries
(Hansen) 9203-4
(MacPhail) 9203-4
- Coverage, medically necessary procedures
(MacPhail) 10960
- Eligibility, waiving of wait-time
(Hansen) 9339
(Kwan) 9339
- Premiums, changes, impact on individuals
(Hansen) 9209
(Hogg) 9208-9
- Privatization of system
- Service to clients
- Staffing See Health benefits operations under Health Services, Ministry of
Medicare Protection Act
- Provisions, facility fees for medically necessary procedures
(Kwan) 11018
(MacPhail) 11016-7
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2003
Meersman, Reesa
- Comments on logging activities in McLennan River demonstration forest
(de Jong) 10307
(MacPhail) 10307
Meeting the Ongoing Care Needs of Seniors and People with Disabilities See Continuing and long-term care, January 2003 discussion paper under Health care
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia See also Members' conduct and debate under Legislature; MLAs under particular parties, e.g., British Columbia Liberal Party; Politics and politicians
- Cabinet ministers See Ministers under Government
- Motivation
(Lekstrom) 8917
- Pension plan, 2003 annual report tabled
(Collins) 11394
- Remuneration
- Use of technology, BlackBerry access during debate
(Kwan) 9313
Men's Trauma Centre, Victoria, B.C.
- Establishment
(Bray) 11235
Mental disorders
Mental health
- Child, adolescent and women's mental health centre
(Brice) 9407
- Facilities, new facilities
(Brice) 8827
- Funding for community organizations under B.C. Partners program
(Brice) 9440-1
(MacPhail) 9441
- Mental health of children and youth
- child and youth mental health plan
(Brice) 8827, 9407
(Locke) 11334
- early intervention
(Brice) 9440
- Friends program
(Locke) 11334
- ministerial responsibility
(Brice) 9440
(MacPhail) 9440
- Mental health plan, funding during NDP administration
(Collins) 11543
- Mental illness See Mental disorders
- Programs and services
- facilities
(Brice) 9408
- funding to health authorities
(Brice) 9411-2
(MacPhail) 9411-2
(Mayencourt) 11541
- government role
(Brice) 8582, 9407-9
(Roddick) 10832
- integration with substance addiction treatment services See Programs and services, services for persons with mental health and substance abuse issues under Substance abuse/addiction
- reforms in model of care
(Brice) 9408
- Relationship with substance addiction See Relationship with mental health under Substance abuse/addiction
Mental Health and Addiction Services, Minister of State for
- Activities and role
- Budget
(Brice) 9411-2
(MacPhail) 9411
Mental Health Week
- Activities
(Roddick) 10832
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Merit commissioner
Merit Commissioner, Special Committee to Appoint a
- Report for fifth session of 37th parliament presented (Bray) and adopted 11299
Methadone See Dispensing of methadone under Pharmacists
Methamphetamine See Substance abuse/addiction
Métis Provincial Council of British Columbia
- Employment program
(Coell) 10458
MEVA See Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre See Genome Sciences Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Milke, Mark
- Comments on Westbank first nations self-government agreement
(MacKay) 10600
Mineral Land Tax Act
Mineral Tax Act
Mineral Tenure Act
- Provisions, rights of private property owners
(MacPhail) 9147-8
(Neufeld) 9147-8
Mineral Tenure Amendment Act, 2004
Mineral Titles Online See Mineral claims registration system under Mining industry
Minerals North conference
Mining Association of British Columbia
- Input on land use issues in South Chilcotin Mountains area
(Neufeld) 9143
Mining industry
- Aggregate production and gravel extraction
- aggregate production in B.C.
(Bell) 11130-1, 11139-40
- development of sector
(Hawes) 8719
- role in construction industry
(Hayer) 11133
- Coal industry See Coal industry
- Component industries
(Bell) 11130-1
- Electricity needs
- access to transmission system See Transmission system, access by mining operations under Energy
- needs
(Bell) 8793-4
(MacKay) 8533, 8786, 11476
- Employment in industry
- jobs in B.C.
(Bell) 8792
(Hayer) 11133-4
- need for trained employees
(Neufeld) 9136
- need for trained employees, establishment of mining school
(MacKay) 8532, 8786
- Environmental impact
(Bell) 10414-5
(Bennett) 11134
(Krueger) 11132
(MacKay) 10413-5
(Neufeld) 10389
- Exploration
- Export of minerals, impact of commodity prices on exports
(MacPhail) 11140-1
- Government commitment
(Hawes) 8467
(MacKay) 11134
- Government initiatives to assist industry
(Cobb) 8501
(Neufeld) 10388
(Throne speech) 8446
- Graphite in fuel cell technology
(Bell) 11131
- Gravel operations See Aggregate production and gravel extraction above under this main heading
- Hard-rock mining
(Bell) 11131
- Industry in B.C.
- Land use issues, two-zone policy
(Neufeld) 10388
- Legislation See Mineral Tenure Amendment Act, 2004
- Mineral claims registration system
- Mines in B.C.
(Bell) 8793
(MacKay) 8533
- Mining in parks, B.C. Liberal Party government policy
(Nettleton) 10064
(Neufeld) 10064
- Mining roads See Resource roads under Resources and resource industries
- Mining task force report recommendations
(Bell) 8895, 10436
(Nettleton) 8895
- Placer mining
(Bell) 11131
- Reclamation of sites, impact on wildlife
(MacKay) 10415
- Regulations, reduction
(Neufeld) 10274
- Rights of mineral owners and surface owners
(MacPhail) 9147-8
(Neufeld) 9147-8
- Royalties to government, collection See Revenues, collection of revenues by government under Government
- Tenures, legislation See Mineral Tenure Amendment Act, 2004
- Use of mining products in daily life
(Neufeld) 10388
- Working land base See also Working land base under Land use
(MacPhail) 9148
(Neufeld) 9148
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2003-2004
Ministerial Accountability Bases, 2003-2004, Amendment Act, 2004
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2004-2005
Ministerial statements
- Bell, Hon. Pat (Minister of State for Mining)
- Bruce, Hon. Graham P. (Minister of Skills Development and Labour)
- National Day of Mourning 10576
- Cheema, Hon. Gulzar S. (Minister of State for Immigration and Multicultural Services)
Ministers of government See Ministers under Government
Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act
Ministry of Transportation and Highways Act See Transportation Act
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2004
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1999
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2004
- (Bill 54) (Attorney General) 1R, 11092; 2R, 11188-91; C, 11279-91, 11299-303; 3R, 11303; RA, 11325
- Amdts: sec. 55 (Plant) 11302, approved 11303
- Divisions: sec. 35 approved 11301
- Debate, speakers
(Barisoff) 11285
(Coleman) 11285-9
(Kwan) 11279-89, 11300-2
(Mayencourt) 11190
(Plant) 11092, 11188-91, 11279-84, 11289-91, 11300-2
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2004
Mission, B.C. See also Maple Ridge-Mission constituency and area
- Motor vehicle office, closing
(Hawes) 9950
- Regional growth planning in area
(Hawes) 11019
Mix, Linda
- Comments on issues
- funding for social housing
(Kwan) 11720
- rent increases
(MacPhail) 10006
MJA Studio
- Burnaby facility
(Nuraney) 8784
Mole Hill development See Housing, housing developments under Vancouver, B.C.
Monterey Centre, Victoria, B.C.
- Work as seniors centre
(Chong) 8508-9
Montreal, Que.
Morfitt, George
Morice land and resource management plan
Morice River ecological reserve
Morris, Daniel
- Criminal case, sentence
(MacKay) 11001-2
Morrison, Don
- Call for public inquiry into death of Frank Paul See Circumstances of death under Paul, Frank
Morrison Healthcare Food Services See Compass Group Ltd.
Morritt, Edward
Morton, Alexandra
- Study of diseased salmon in Broughton Archipelago
(MacPhail) 9401-2
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Motion Picture Act
Motions
- Advancement of Health Sector (Facilities Subsector) Collective Agreement Act through all stages in one day (Standing order 81 motion)
- Annual allowable cut in beetle-infested forest districts (Motion 104)
- Appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (Motion without notice)
- Appointment of Deputy Speaker (Motion without notice)
- Appointment of select standing committees (Motion without notice)
- Appointment of Special Committee on the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform (Motion without notice)
- Appointment of Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Motion without notice)
- Broadband access in rural B.C. (Motion 21)
- Committee of Supply to sit in two sections (Motion without notice)
- Cruise industry (Motion 73)
- Expansion of oil and gas industry (Motion 1)
- High school and post-secondary education of aboriginal youth (Motion 67)
- Membership changes for Finance Committee (Motion without notice)
- Membership changes to committees (Motion without notice)
- Mining industry in B.C. (Motion 115)
- Negotiations with first nations on B.C. Rail-CN Rail agreement (Motion 114)
- Powers of Crown Corporations Committee (Motion 107)
- Powers of Education Committee (Motion 111)
- Powers of Finance and Government Services Committee (Motion 110)
- Powers of Health Committee (Motion 109)
- Printing of Votes and Proceedings (Motion without notice)
- Promotion of Canadian beef (Motion 3)
- Referral of reports to committees and powers of Public Accounts Committee (Motion 108)
- Renewable energy projects (Motion 116)
- Role of team sports in child development (Motion 83)
- Sessional order on public written questions (Motion 87)
- Special Committee to Appoint a Merit Commissioner (Motion without notice)
- Support for volunteers (Motion 68)
- Transportation infrastructure (Motion 4)
- Withdrawal of private members' bills (Motion without notice)
- Working land base (Motion 46)
Motor Carrier Act
Motor Carrier Commission
Motor Dealer Amendment Act, 2004
Motor Dealer Council of British Columbia
Motor dealers See Automobiles
Motor Fuel Tax Act
Motor Vehicle Act
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2004
- (Bill 66) (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 1R, 11511; 2R, 11562-75; C, 11638-47, 11653-62; 3R, 11662; RA, 11671
- Amdts: sec. 2 (three amdts) (MacPhail) 11646 and 11653-4, negatived 11646 and 11654; sec. 10 (MacPhail) 11658, negatived 11658; sec. 18 (MacPhail) 11660, negatived 11660; sec. 20, 21 and 22 (MacPhail) 11661-2, negatived 11661-2; sec. 11 (Coleman) 11662, approved 11662
- Divisions: amdt. to sec. 2 negatived 11646, amdt. to sec. 10 negatived 11658, amdt. to sec. 22 negatived 11662
- Debate, speakers
(Bray) 11568-9
(Coleman) 11511-2, 11562-5, 11574-5, 11638-47, 11653-62
(Jarvis) 11571-2, 11644
(Johnston) 11573-4
(Krueger) 11566-8
(MacPhail) 11569-71, 11638-47, 11653-62
(Penner) 11572-3
(Plant) 11565-6
(Trumper) 11653
- Consequential amendments to Youth Justice Act
(Coleman) 11655-6
(MacPhail) 11655
- Implementation
(Coleman) 11654
(MacPhail) 11654
Motor vehicle branch
Mount Baldy Ski Resort Ltd.
Mount Currie Band Council
- Position on first nations benefits trust
(Kwan) 10844
Mount Klappan coal project See Fortune Minerals Ltd.
Mount Mackenzie Resort Ltd.
Mount Polley mine See Imperial Metals Corporation
Mount St. Joseph Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
- Expansion, feasibility study
(Hansen) 9125-8
(Kwan) 9125-8
- Hospital foundation
- court case status
(Kwan) 9359
- work and status, role of Health Services minister
(Hansen) 9175
(Kwan) 9114-8
(MacPhail) 9175
- Services
- Volunteer policy
(Kwan) 9333
Mountain caribou See Caribou under Wildlife
Mountain pine beetle
Movie industry See Film industry
Moving Forward 2006
- Parks development proposal See Development in parks, provincial parks development policy proposal under Parks
Multicultural Advisory Council
- Membership and role
(Coell) 9322
(Mayencourt) 9322
Multicultural Helping House Society
- Programs for immigrants to B.C.
(Wong) 8941-2
Multiculturalism
- Appointment of minister of state
(Campbell) 11263
(MacPhail) 11263-4
- Cultural diversity awards for businesses
(Hayer) 9784
- Multicultural health care services See Services, multicultural services under Health care
- Multiculturalism in B.C.
- Multifaith and multiculturalism initiatives
(Anderson) 8603-4
- Public education See Curriculum, diversity and multiculturalism under Education
- Report on Multiculturalism, 2002-03 report tabled
(Coell) 11238
- Task force on multiculturalism, report
(Coell) 10460
(Kwan) 10460
Multiple sclerosis
Municipalities See Local government
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 3)
Murphy, Mary Ann
- Retirement
(Speaker) 11649
Murphy, Suzanne
- Retirement
(Speaker) 11649
Murray, Elaine
- Position with Interim Authority for Community Living B.C.
(Hogg) 9432
Murray, Hon. Joyce (New Westminster)
- As subject
- withdrawal from debate and votes on Forests Statutes Amendment Act (2004) 10743
- Bray, Jeff, role as advocate for civil service 10340-1
- B.C. Buildings Corporation, initiatives and sale of properties 10332-4
- B.C. Hydro, agreement with Accenture for provision of support services, confidentiality of customer information 11553-4
- B.C. Liberal Party government, actions since election 10329-30
- B.C. Public Service Agency
- Budgets, 2004-05 balanced budget 8595
- Business, small business, role in economy 8595
- Civil service employees
- career potential 10339
- performance and development plans 10336, 10338
- performance measurement and satisfaction survey 10341
- professional development 10337-9
- secondments 10340
- Computer technology, high-speed Internet service 8594, 8710-1, 10331, 10333, 10685
- Drushka, Ken, work in forestry 10913
- Education, funding 8593
- Emergencies, government contract for data recovery after disasters 11554-5
- Employment, job creation in B.C. 8595
- Environmental protection, government initiatives 8593-4
- Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, withdrawal from debate and votes on bill 10743
- Fraser health authority, consolidation of services 8594
- Fraser River, upgrade of sewer storage facilities on riverbank 8594
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2004
- Government
- communications, consolidation of telecommunications networks 8710-1
- electronic delivery of services, Internet portal project 10331, 10334-5
- operations, shared services 10335-7
- programs and services
- purchasing, tendering system, B.C. Bid website 10331
- Health care, funding and system 8594-5
- Housing, social and subsidized housing, funding 8593
- Indians, relationship with provincial government, agreements and partnerships 8595
- Klemtu, access to high-speed Internet service in area 10333
- Kootenay area, high-speed Internet service 10685
- Legislature, officers of the Legislature, coverage by privacy-protection legislation 11516
- Loukidelis, David, letter to government re proposed information-privacy legislation 11547, 11550-1
- Management Services ministry
- estimates debate 10329-41
- accomplishments, goals and responsibilities 8594, 10329-33
- results management office 10334
- service delivery, use of private sector contractors 10331, 10335
- Maximus Inc., proposal for handling Medical Services Plan information services 11547-50
- Medical Services Plan, privatization of system 11550
- Motions, broadband access in rural B.C. (Motion 21), debate 8710-1
- New Westminster
- Festival of Volunteers 8594
- Spirit of 2010 committee 8593
- subsidized housing 8593
- Nisga'a people, Internet access for Nisga'a communities 8710
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, bid win 8593
- Patriot Act (U.S.), provisions on access to personal information
- concerns of British Columbians 11465, 11521, 11547
- review by information and privacy commissioner and timing of government privacy-protection legislation 11520-1, 11549
- Personal Information Protection Act, implementation 10331
- Post-secondary education, new student spaces 8593
- Premier's Technology Council, recommendations 8711
- Privacy
- government contracting out of information-handling 11520-1
- protection of personal information
- collection and use of information by non-profit organizations 11426
- offence penalties 11516
- protection from access by foreign jurisdictions 11516
- protection in government partnerships with private sector 10331
- reporting of information disclosure, whistle-blower protection 11516-7
- restrictions on collection, storage, use and disclosure of information 11465, 11516
- Public health, physical fitness and amateur sport, funding 8593
- Public Service Benefit Plan Act, annual report for year ended March 31, 2003, tabled 8946
- Queensborough Bridge, upgrade 8594
- St. Mary's Hospital, closing, transfer of services to other facilities 8594
- School district 40 (New Westminster), funding and new schools 8593
- Services B.C., role 10330
- Solutions B.C., role 10330-1
- Sustainable Resource Management ministry, land title branch, New Westminster office 8595
- Throne speech debate 8593-5
- Violence against women, services for abused women and children 8593
- War veterans, honouring of veterans 8594
Museums See also particular museums, e.g., Point Ellice House (Museum), Victoria, B.C.
- Community museums
(Hunter) 9327
Mushrooms See Food
Music
Musqueam Indian band
- Involvement in treaty negotiations
(Plant) 10818-9
Myra Canyon See Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
Myra Falls mine See Breakwater Resources Ltd.
Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
- Restoration of Myra Canyon railway trestles
(Barisoff) 11090
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