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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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Vaccinations
- Funding for immunization trust See Funding, public health and immunization trust under Health care
- Influenza vaccine See Vaccinations under Public health
Vaisakhi Day
Valemount, B.C.
- Community school
(Bond) 8831
van Dongen, Hon. John (Abbotsford-Clayburn)
- As subject
- accessibility as Agriculture, Food and Fisheries minister 9602, 9604, 9609-13, 9616, 9618
(Kwan) 9602, 9604-5, 9610, 9612-4, 9616, 9618
- comments on remission of fines for fish farms
(MacPhail) 10001-2
- role in government investigation into fish farm 9601-8, 9616
(Kwan) 9600-8, 9615-9
- role in government investigation into fish farm, release of special prosecutor's report
(Kwan) 9606
- role in government investigation into fish farm, special prosecutor's report 9617
(MacPhail) 9572-3
- work as minister commended
(Nettleton) 9375
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries ministry
- Agriculture industry
- dike and ditch maintenance
- federal regulations, farmers' concerns 11595-6
- maintenance 10120
- farms and farming
- insurance programs 8821, 9405
- right-to-farm legislation 9374
- greenhouse industry 9391-2
- policies, federal-provincial agriculture policy framework agreement 8822, 9374
- role in economy 9374-5
- water supply 9375
- Alaska, fisheries 8878
- Aquaculture industry
- fish farms
- audits 9403
- contamination in farmed fish 9394
- environmental impact, relationship between site configuration and biomass levels 9383-4, 9386-8
- escape of Atlantic salmon 9393, 9568
- escape regulations 9615
- fines for non-compliance, government return of fines 9396, 9398, 9571
- Fraser report recommendations 9401
- government staffing for monitoring of farms 9403
- inspections 9609
- management plans and compliance with site configuration 9383-4, 9386-8, 9397
- safety of products 8556-7
- sea lice issue, government action 9400-4
- sea lice, transfer from farmed to wild fish 9401-2
- siting licence applications, timeliness of assessment 9566
- government role
- development of industry 8822
- government meetings with industry 9602, 9605
- harmonization of federal and provincial actions 9571
- ministerial responsibility 9398-9
- policy, consultation with Indians 9955
- regulatory compliance and enforcement, ministerial responsibilities, memorandum of understanding 9603-4, 9606, 9609
- industry in B.C., role in economy 9394
- ocean ranching 8878
- research funding 9572
- review of regulations in industry 9615
- AquaNet, research funding from government 9572
- Avian influenza, outbreak in Fraser Valley, government action 9901
- Birds, impact of urban lighting on birds' activities 9611
- Blackburn, Dale
- discussions with John van Dongen re Stolt fish farm 9605
- letter re investigation into fish farm operations 9614-5
- B.C. Cattlemen's Association, actions to address impact of BSE on livestock industry 8821
- Broughton Archipelago, salmon farming, relationship with returns of pink salmon 9569
- BSE, detection and prevention 9395
- Budget debate 8821-3
- Budgets, 2004-05 balanced budget 8821-3
- Canadian agricultural income stabilization program
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, role in avian influenza issue 9612
- Delta, dike maintenance 10120
- Delta South constituency and area, work on agricultural bylaws 9384, 9391
- Economy, B.C. economy 8822
- Education, funding 8822
- Fisheries
- commercial fishery, management, federal-provincial consultation 9392
- freshwater fishery, federal government authority 9567
- government authority, federal-provincial relationship 9565-7
- government consultation with industry 9565-6
- hake fishery, processing of resource at onshore plants, federal-provincial policy 9902
- hatchery programs 8878
- marketing, government funding for marketing initiatives 9567-8
- salmon fishery, contamination in wild fish 9394
- Fisheries Act (federal), application to fish farms 9609
- Flood hazard management, role of dike and ditch maintenance 10120
- Food industry
- agrifood industry, InfoBasket electronic information 9375
- berry farming industry, use of bird-scare devices 9385-6, 9611
- food and beverage production in B.C. 9375
- food inspection and safety
- budget for food safety 9390-1
- harmonization of Canada's food inspection system 9566-7
- ministerial responsibility 9389-90
- safety 9374
- safety record and inspection system in Canada 9166
- integration of North American market 9166
- meat products
- import and tariff rate quotas 9405-6
- regulation of farm-gate sales 9569-70
- safety of Canadian products 10919
- seafood industry, role in economy 9374-5, 9564
- slaughter facilities, ministerial responsibility 9389
- Forest industry, reforms 8822
- Fraser River, flood prevention activities 10120
- Hawkshaw, Fred and Linda, fishery project 9568
- Hog industry, exports to U.S., tariff, impact on industry 11695
- Justice system, special prosecutors, process 9601
- Kootenay Livestock Association, abattoir proposal 11515
- Land and Water B.C. Inc., tenure administration 9396-7
- Land use planning, status of plans 8822
- Livestock industry
- cattle industry
- government assistance to ranchers impacted by BSE
- ranching industry, proposals, federal funding 11515-6
- Local government, regulation of noise 9386
- Motions, promotion of Canadian beef (Motion 3), debate 9166-7
- Poultry industry
- chicken farming, regulation 8809
- government assistance to farmers impacted by avian influenza issue 8809-10, 10835
- Rangeland, leases for expanded herds due to U.S. border closing to Canadian beef 8812
- Stolt Sea Farm Inc., escapes of Atlantic salmon from fish farm 9602
- Sustainable Resource Management ministry, work on land use planning 8822
- Tsawwassen Indian band, agreement-in-principle 9392
- Water, Land and Air Protection ministry, relationship with Agriculture, Food and Fisheries ministry 9387
van Iersel, Arn
- Finance ministry, estimates debate 8973
van Soren, Eric
- Role in allocation of compensation funds for timber licence holders
(de Jong) 10245
(MacPhail) 10245
VanCity Savings Credit Union
Vancouver agreement
- Activities and funding
(Hagen) 10078-9
(Mayencourt) 10079
- Four pillars approach to illegal drug use See Downtown east side, prevention of illegal drug activity under Vancouver, B.C.
- Funding
- Initiatives and programs
(Coell) 10462-3
(Kwan) 10461-3
- Provincial government role
(Brice) 9444-5
(MacPhail) 9444
Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society
- Heritage award recipients commended
(Lee) 10740
Vancouver Association of Community Policing Centres
- Comments on community policing centre funding
(Coleman) 9933
(MacPhail) 9932-3
Vancouver, B.C. See also Vancouver-Burrard constituency and area; Vancouver-Fraserview constituency and area; Vancouver-Kensington constituency and area; West Vancouver-Capilano constituency and area
- Board of variance, number of members
(Coell) 11020
- Businesses, average costs
(Les) 8743
- Chinese community, fundraising for damages caused by fires in interior B.C.
(Wong) 8682-3
- Convention centre See Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
- Crime
- concerns of business community
(Coleman) 9933-4
(MacPhail) 9933-4
- crime rate
(Coleman) 10004-5
(Locke) 10945
(Mayencourt) 10944-5
(Wong) 10004
- drug trade, community initiatives to address issue
(Mayencourt) 8997
- gun violence
(Mayencourt) 10529
- property crime
(Coleman) 9856
(Halsey-Brandt) 9855
(Johnston) 9157
- Cruise ship industry
(Whittred) 10123-4
- Downtown east side
- detoxification facilities
(Mayencourt) 11541
- economic revitalization plan
(Coell) 10463
(Kwan) 10462-3
- employment programs in area
(Hagen) 10078-9
(Mayencourt) 10078-9
- mental health services
(Brice) 9449
(Mayencourt) 9449
- missing women, call for public inquiry
(Kwan) 11704
- nature of community
(Kwan) 11527, 11709
- prevention of illegal drug activity
(Mayencourt) 8664
- revitalization, funding
(Coell) 8685
- Woodwards Building subsidized housing, status of project
(Coell) 10364
(Kwan) 10364
- East Vancouver, funding for preschool programs
(Kwan) 9983
- Elections, ward system, local referendum and provincial government approval
(Kwan) 11468
- False Creek area, property tax audit of area residents
(Jarvis) 9069-70
- Financial sector activities
(Collins) 11112
(Sultan) 8858, 11116-7
- Harbour expansion, investment
(Collins) 9711
(Halsey-Brandt) 9711
- Housing
- Kingsway Road area, business revitalization
(Nijjar) 8915-6
- Legislation See also Vancouver Charter
(Kwan) 11638
(Plant) 11638
- North Shore
- North Vancouver See North Vancouver, B.C.
- Police services
(Coleman) 9932-3
(MacPhail) 9932-3
- Social services
- Solicitation issues
(Halsey-Brandt) 10950
(Johnston) 11536-7
(MacPhail) 10952-3
(Plant) 11707
(Trumper) 11538
- Tourism industry, collection of levy for marketing and promotion activities See Tourism Vancouver
- Transportation infrastructure, need for rapid transit in greater Vancouver
(Manhas) 11295
- Use of Vancouver Charter or Community Charter
(Coell) 10450
(Kwan) 10450
- West Vancouver See West Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver Board of Trade
- Chief economist and assistant managing director See Park, Dave
- Comments on 2004-05 budget
(Cobb) 8830
(Johnston) 8814
- Report recommendations on property crime
(Coleman) 9856
(Halsey-Brandt) 9855
Vancouver Charter
Vancouver coastal health authority
- Acute care services network
(Johnston) 8815
- Addiction treatment facilities and services
(Brice) 9449-50
(Mayencourt) 9449
- Funding for home and community care
(Hansen) 9365
Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
- Construction of new centre
(Mayencourt) 8559
(Throne speech) 8446
- Expansion project, costs and funding
(Kwan) 10251-4
(Les) 10251-3
Vancouver Foundation
- Government funding
(Kwan) 9796
Vancouver General Hospital See Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
- Ambulatory care centre
(Johnston) 8815
Vancouver International Airport
- Property taxes and competitiveness
(Halsey-Brandt) 9598
- Upgrades
(Halsey-Brandt) 8819
- Use of jet fuel
(MacKay) 9778-9
Vancouver International Airport Authority
- Payment of rent to federal government
(Halsey-Brandt) 11200
Vancouver Island
- Coalbed methane resources, development, joint agreement
(Hunter) 10132
- Energy supply
- natural gas pipeline, Duke Point generating plant project
(MacPhail) 9100-1
(Neufeld) 9100-1
- power generation projects on Island
(Reid, J.) 8660
- power generation projects on Island, call for tenders
(MacPhail) 9101
(Neufeld) 9100-1
- Film industry
(Reid, J.) 8659
- North Island See also North Island constituency and area
- high-speed Internet service
(Visser) 8759-60
- mining industry
(Visser) 11495
- rental vacancy rate
(Visser) 9777
- tourism industry
(Visser) 8761-2
- tourism industry, circle route connection between Port Hardy and Bella Coola
(Visser) 11486
- Port Renfrew-Lake Cowichan-Port Alberni logging road, designation as industrial road
(Falcon) 11036
(Trumper) 11036
- South Island, education and employment opportunities
(Bray) 8716
- Tourism industry See also North Island above under this main heading
- circle route proposal connecting Port Renfrew to Lake Cowichan
(Bray) 10724
(Kerr) 10723-5
- West coast communities, high-speed Internet service
(Trumper) 8715
Vancouver Island Gas Co.
- Contract with government
(MacPhail) 9138
(Neufeld) 9138
Vancouver Island health authority
- Administration costs
(Hansen) 9199
(MacPhail) 9199
- Chief executive officer See Roger, Rick
- Funding for additional joint replacements
(Visser) 8760
- Mental health services
(Bray) 9446-7
(Brice) 9446-7
Vancouver Island Technology Park, Victoria, B.C.
- Impact on local economy
(Brice) 8582
Vancouver Jail, Vancouver, B.C.
- Prisoner searches
(Coleman) 11176
Vancouver Native Health Society
- Comments on surplus funding for early childhood development program
(Clark) 9987
(Kwan) 9987-91
- Federal funding
(Clark) 9989
(Kwan) 9989
Vancouver school district See School district 39 (Vancouver)
Vancouver Sun
- Comments on issues
- 2004-05 budget
(Cobb) 8828-9
(Halsey-Brandt) 8820
(Hawes) 8649
- inner-city school funding
(Jarvis) 9712-3
Vancouver Tourism Levy Enabling Act
- (Bill 14) (Minister of Small Business and Economic Development) 1R, 9897; 2R, 10343-4; C, 10436-41; 3R, 10441; RA, 10666
- Debate, speakers
(Kwan) 10438-41
(Les) 9897-8, 10343, 10436-41
(Nebbeling) 10436-8
- Definitions, "levy"
(Les) 10438
(Nebbeling) 10438
- Purpose of bill
(Les) 9897-8, 10343
Vancouver-Burrard constituency and area
- Housing issues
(Mayencourt) 8663-4
- New school in area
(Mayencourt) 8560
- Programs and services for children
(Mayencourt) 8664
- Seniors housing
(Mayencourt) 8560
Vancouver-Fraserview constituency and area
- Seniors housing
(Johnston) 8528
Vancouver-Kensington constituency and area
- Community policing initiatives
(Wong) 8683
- Economic development
(Wong) 8683
- Prostitution in area
(Wong) 10005
- Work of volunteers
(Wong) 9475
Vandalism
Vaudreuil, Matthew
- Child abuse case, handling by NDP government
(Hawes) 8469
Vedder Road interchange See Chilliwack, B.C.
Veerkamp, Mark
- Position as executive director of B.C. Citizens for Public Power
(Penner) 11469, 11687
Venture capital See Business
Vernon school district See School district 22 (Vernon)
Vertesi, Les
- Book on Canada's health care system
(Hansen) 9297
(MacPhail) 9297-8
- Position and remuneration as government representative on National Health Council
(Hansen) 9262-4, 9293-7, 9299
(MacPhail) 9262-4, 9293-7, 9299
Victim assistance
Victoria Airport Authority
- Payment of rent to federal government
(Halsey-Brandt) 11200
Victoria, B.C. See also Saanich South constituency and area; Victoria-Hillside constituency and area
- Arena project, construction
(MacPhail) 9547, 9549
- Business activity
(Bray) 11115
- Cruise ship industry
(Bray) 10121, 11683
(Orr) 10123
- Harbour, Belleville Street ferry terminal project
(Bray) 11557-8, 11682-3
- Heritage sites and planning
(Coell) 9215, 9217
- Housing
- homeless population
(Bray) 10950
- market growth
(Bray) 11428
- subsidized housing
(Bray) 9220-1
(Coell) 9221
- Police services, integration of greater Victoria services
(Coleman) 9936
(MacPhail) 9936
- Public meeting on safe-streets legislation
(Bray) 11540
- Public safety issues
(Bray) 10949-50
- Services for addicts and homeless
- Social services work
(Bray) 9473
- Tourism industry, role in economy
(Bray) 8846-7
- Track site art gallery project
(Hamilton) 10682
- Trespass issue in downtown area
(Bray) 11583
Victoria Drive Business Association
Victoria Foundation
Victoria school district See School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
Victoria-Hillside constituency and area
- Impact of 2004-05 budget on area
(Orr) 8647
Victory Square tent city See Squatters, tent cities under Vancouver, B.C.
Video games
Video Games Act
Video lottery terminals See Gambling
Violence See also Crime and criminals
- Bullying
- Family violence
- prevention and victim services
(Chong) 9310-1
- spousal assault support services, ministerial responsibility
(Kwan) 9530
- Gang crime and violence See Gang crime under Crime and criminals
- Gun violence
(Mayencourt) 10529
- Victim assistance See Victim assistance
- Violence against women
- awareness and prevention
(Chong) 9250
(Trumper) 10578
- incidence
(Kwan) 9265-6
(Orr) 9105
- incidence among immigrant women
(Kwan) 9266-7
- prevention, government action and performance
(Chong) 9266
(Kwan) 9265-6, 9273
- services for abused women and children See also Women's centres under Women
(Chong) 8672
(Murray) 8593
(Sultan) 8672
Virk, Bob
VIRSA Sikh Alliance Against Youth Violence Society
- Work of organization
(Plant) 8566
(Sahota) 11593
Virtues Club See Programs and services under Youth
Vision impairment See Sight impairment
Visser, Rod (North Island)
- Bracewell, Keith, work in mining industry commended 11496
- Breakwater Resources Ltd., purchase of Myra Falls mining operations 8854-5
- B.C., oil and gas industry in northeastern B.C. 9776
- B.C. Rail, agreement with CN Rail, benefits 8855, 11486
- Budget debate 8759-62
- Budgets, 2004-05 budget 8759
- Campbell River, mill operations 11386
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2004-05 alternative budget 8762
- Central Coast land and resource management plan 8854
- Chief forester, recruitment 11382
- Computer technology, high-speed Internet service 8759-60
- Economy, B.C. economic growth 8760
- Education funding 8759
- Electra Gold Ltd., geyserite quarry proposal 8855
- Fisheries, commercial fishery management, federal-provincial government actions 8855
- Forest industry
- annual allowable cut, harvesting of beetle-damaged timber 11386
- coastal forest industry 11386
- community forest agreements 10851, 10856
- forest practices, results-based code 8761
- Indians' involvement in industry, opportunities 8854
- mountain pine beetle infestation 11386
- reforms 8854, 11386-7
- salvage logging, small-scale salvage program, expansion 8760-1
- timber-pricing system, market-based system, establishment for coastal industry 8761
- woodlot program, expansion 10857
- Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2004, debate 10851, 10856-7
- Forests Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2004, debate 11386-7
- Government accounting, use of generally accepted accounting principles 8759
- Health care, issues 8760
- James, Carole, comments and position on offshore oil and gas industry development 9787
- Livestock industry, ranching industry, work with government 11382
- Mining industry in B.C.
- Motions, expansion of oil and gas industry (Motion 1), debate 9776-8
- North Island constituency and area, issues and concerns 8552-3
- Northern Development Initiative Trust Act, debate 11485-6
- Northern development initiative trust, funding, disbursement by northerners 11486
- Norway, offshore oil and gas industry 8761, 8879, 9777
- Oil and gas industry
- development of industry in B.C. 9776-8
- offshore drilling
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 8855
- Parks, development in parks 8762
- Port Alice
- Port Hardy, community forest for area 10856
- Port McNeill, community forest for area 10856
- Public debt, debt-servicing costs 8762
- Quinsam Coal Corp., coalmine, safety record 11495-6
- Range Act, debate 11381-2
- Resources, resource industry workers, role in B.C. economy 9483
- Sayward, economic development 10959
- Tahsis, economic development 8853
- Throne speech debate 8602, 8852-5
- Vancouver Island health authority, funding for additional joint replacements 8760
- Vancouver Island, North Island
- high-speed Internet service 8759-60
- mining industry 11495
- rental vacancy rate 9777
- tourism industry 8761-2
- tourism industry, circle route connection between Port Hardy and Bella Coola 11486
Vital Statistics Amendment Act, 2004
VLTs See Video lottery terminals under Gambling
Vocational programs See Post-secondary education
Volunteer B.C.
VolunteerNow See LegaciesNow
Volunteers and volunteer sector
Voters, voting, etc. See Elections
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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