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Province of British Columbia
6th Session, 37th Parliament – 2005
INDEX (Subject, speaker and business entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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Bains, Baljit
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act
- Purpose of bill
(Jarvis) 11915
Barisoff, Hon. Bill (Penticton-Okanagan Valley)
- Automobiles, return of traffic fine revenues to local governments 11766
- B.C. Liberal Party government, goals 11767
- B.C. Seniors Games, 2004 games in Penticton, volunteers 11766
- Environmental Appeal Board, 2003-04 annual report tabled 12004
- Interior health authority, funding for surgeries 11765
- Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park, restoration of Myra Canyon railway trestles 11766
- Okanagan area, description and issues 11765-6
- Osoyoos airport, upgrade 11766
- Park rangers 11764
- Penticton, police services 11766
- Penticton Regional Hospital, medical imaging system 11764-5
- Penticton-Okanagan Valley constituency and area, health care services 11764-5
- Throne speech debate 11764-7
- Water, Land and Air Protection ministry, environmental initiatives 11764
- Wildlife, conservation officers 11764
Baucus, Max
BCIT See British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, B.C.
BCTF See British Columbia Teachers Federation
Beauchesne, Arthur
- Comments on interim supply in Parliamentary Rules and Forms
(MacPhail) 12381
Beetles See Pest control and management, mountain pine beetle under Forest industry
Bell, Hon. Pat (Prince George North)
- As subject
- comments on log truckers' issues
(Nettleton) 12120
- Baucus, Max, position on Canada-U.S. trade and visit to Fernie 12161
- B.C., role of rural regions in economy 12161-2
- B.C. Liberal Party government, accomplishments 11769
- Cheslatta Forest Products Ltd., mill operations 11771
- College of New Caledonia, trades training facility 11773
- Dollar Saver Lumber Ltd., operations 11771
- Dunkley Lumber Ltd., mill operations 11771
- Economy, B.C. economy 11769
- Elections
- fixed election date 11769
- referendum on electoral system for B.C., government commitment to act on results 11769
- Elk Valley Coal Corporation, operations 12161-2
- Eskay Creek mine, operations 12161
- Forest industry, expansion of small-scale salvage program 11770
- The Fraser Institute, report on mining industry 12380
- Fraser-Fort George regional district, construction in area 11771
- Great Canadian Railtour Co. Ltd., tourism operations 11772
- Health care, planning during NDP administration 11772
- Highland Valley Copper Corp., operations 12161
- Highway 37, upgrade of section in Mackenzie area 11773
- Husky Energy Inc., oil refinery operations 11770-1
- IWA Council, membership levels in northern B.C. 11771
- Kootenay area, mining operations 12161-2
- Mackenzie and District Hospital, services 11773
- Mining industry
- current conditions 12161-2
- government initiatives to reform industry 12380
- Montana, position on coalmining operations in B.C. 12161
- Motions, role of rural regions in B.C. economy (Motion 22), debate 12161-2
- Northgate Exploration Ltd., Kemess mine operations 12161
- The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd., mill operations 11771
- Placer Dome Inc., proposed mining project at Mount Milligan 11771
- Premium Pellet Ltd., operations in Vanderhoof 11771
- Prince George area
- Prince George Citizen, career ads 11770
- Prince George Sort Yard Ltd., operations 11771
- School boards/districts, funding for rural districts 11773
- Shady Valley Elementary School, status 11773
- Throne speech debate 11769-74
- University of Northern B.C., medical program 11772-3
Belsey, Bill (North Coast)
- B.C., role as gateway to Asia Pacific 11776
- B.C. Liberal Party government, accomplishments 11774-5
- Central Coast regional district
- Children, early childhood development programs 11775
- Economy, B.C. economy 11776
- Education funding 11775
- Environmental management, sustainable management 11776
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- prebudget consultation, public input 11790
- second and third reports for fifth session of 37th parliament presented 11790
- Forest industry
- export of raw logs 11836
- Indians' involvement in industry, government revenue-sharing 11774
- Indians, agreements and partnerships with provincial government 11776
- James, Carole, comments on raw log exports 11836
- Kwan, Jenny, comments on throne speech 11775
- MacPhail, Joy, comments on throne speech 11775
- Northwest Community College, Prince Rupert campus 11776
- Nurses, training facilities 11776
- Ocean Falls, economic development 11774
- Post-secondary education, tuition fee increases 11776
- Premier's council on aging and seniors issues 11776
- Premier's Task Force on Homelessness 11776
- Prince Rupert, cruise ship industry 11774
- Public health, government promotion of physical fitness 11776
- Queen Charlotte Islands, infrastructure projects 11774
- Stewart, infrastructure projects 11774
- Throne speech debate 11774-7
- Throne speech, response of NDP MLAs 11775
- University of Northern B.C., medical program 11776
- Violence against women, prevention 11776
- Welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 11776
Bennett, Bill (East Kootenay)
- As subject
- experience and goals as MLA 11743-4
- experience as athlete 11990
- Baucus, Max, position on Canada-U.S. trade and visit to Fernie 12158-9
- B.C., role of rural regions in economy 12158-9
- B.C. Liberal Party government, accomplishments and operations 11745-6
- Bryden, Emily, family support as skier 11992
- Coal industry
- College of the Rockies, trades training 11746
- Cranbrook Airport expansion, impact on economy of area 11745
- Cranbrook, economy 11748
- East Kootenay Regional Hospital, facilities and services 11744
- Economy, role of economy in funding for social services 11747
- Education funding 11746
- Elk Valley Coal Corporation, employment opportunities 12158
- Environment
- environmental management 11747, 11981-3
- environmental protection, comments and studies by environmental community, "junk science" issue 11981-3
- Health care
- costs, impact of demographic changes 11746
- preventative health care 11747
- James, Carole, comments on economy in rural B.C. 12158
- Kootenay area
- Motions
- financial assistance for Olympic athletes (Motion 2), debate 11990-2
- role of rural regions in B.C. economy (Motion 22), debate 12158-9
- NDP
- alleged invitation of Max Baucus to Fernie 12159
- position on resource activities in B.C. 12159
- Olympic Games
- 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, Own the Podium program 11991-2
- Canada's performance at winter games 11990-1
- Post-secondary education, accessibility 11746
- Public health, government promotion of physical fitness 11746-7
- Resources and resource industries
- balance between resource extraction and wilderness tourism 11747
- industries during NDP administration 12159
- Sports, funding for developing and high-performance athletes 11736, 11991-2
- Throne speech debate 11743-8
- Urban Futures Institute, report on resource industry activities in rural regions 12158
- Welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 11747
- Wildlands Project 11981
- Wildlife
- conservation officers 11747
- grizzly bears, population management 11983
- management, role of hunting in wildlife population management 11983
Benson, Maxine
- Long-term care case
(MacPhail) 12429
Berton, Pierre
- Death
(Throne speech) 11725
Beverage industry
- Role in economy
(van Dongen) 12105
Bills, Legislative See Bills by name; Bills by number; Bills under Legislature; Legislation
Bills by name See also Bills by number
- An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)
- Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 4)
- British Columbia Wharf Operators' Association (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2005 (Pr403)
- Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2005 (Bill 6)
- Civil Forfeiture Act (Bill 5)
- Confirmation of Personal Ownership of DNA Act (Bill M202)
- Crown Counsel Agreement Continuation Act (Bill 21)
- Environmental Ticket Enforcement Act (Bill M201)
- The Genuine Progress Board Act, 2005 (M203)
- Income Tax Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 7)
- The John Hussey Foundation (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2005 (Bill Pr405)
- Ministerial Accountability Bases, 2004-2005, Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 19)
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 3)
- Pacific Bible College Amendment Act, 2005 (Pr402)
- Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 2) (Bill 9)
- Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 3) (Bill 10)
- Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 4) (Bill 11)
- Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 5) (Bill 12)
- Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 6) (Bill 13)
- Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 7) (Bill 14)
- Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 8) (Bill 15)
- Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 9) (Bill 16)
- Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 10) (Bill 17)
- Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 11) (Bill 18)
- Supply Act (No. 1), 2005 (Bill 20)
- Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 8)
- Thompson Rivers University Act (Bill 2)
- University of Victoria Foundation Act (Bill Pr401)
- Westco Insurance Company Act, 1966 Repeal Act, 2005 (Bill Pr404)
Bills by number
- [* denotes bill having received royal assent]
- 1. An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament
- 2.* Thompson Rivers University Act
- 3.* Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2005
- 4.* Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2005
- 5. Civil Forfeiture Act
- 6.* Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2005
- 7.* Income Tax Amendment Act, 2005
- 8.* Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2005
- 9.* Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 2)
- 10.* Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 3)
- 11.* Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 4)
- 12.* Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 5)
- 13.* Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 6)
- 14.* Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 7)
- 15.* Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 8)
- 16.* Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 9)
- 17.* Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 10)
- 18.* Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 11)
- 19.* Ministerial Accountability Bases, 2004-2005, Amendment Act, 2005
- 20.* Supply Act (No. 1), 2005
- 21.* Crown Counsel Agreement Continuation Act
- M201. Environmental Ticket Enforcement Act
- M202. Confirmation of Personal Ownership of DNA Act
- M203. The Genuine Progress Board Act, 2005
- Pr401.* University of Victoria Foundation Act
- Pr402.* Pacific Bible College Amendment Act, 2005
- Pr403.* British Columbia Wharf Operators' Association (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2005
- Pr404.* Westco Insurance Company Act, 1966 Repeal Act, 2005
- Pr405.* The John Hussey Foundation (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2005
Bioproducts industry See Science and technology
Biosecurity See Agriculture industry
Biotechnology industry See Science and technology
Bird flu See Avian influenza
Birds
- Greater sandhill cranes
(Brenzinger) 12457
- Marbled murrelets
(Kwan) 12453
- Waterfowl habitat protection
(Roddick) 11814
(Stewart, K.) 12370
Blood
Bloy, Harry (Burquitlam)
- As subject
- cancer fundraising activities 11792
- promotion of literacy in Burquitlam 11791, 12276
- B.C., people leaving B.C. 12276
- B.C. Liberal Party government, accomplishments and goals 11794, 12276
- Budget debate 12276-8
- Burnaby, police services 11793
- Burquitlam constituency and area, issues and concerns 12278
- Business climate, government action 12276
- Cancer, awareness and fundraising 11792-3
- Coquitlam, tourism, passport program 12316
- Economy, B.C. economy 11793, 12277
- Education
- Employment, job creation in B.C. 11794
- Exports and imports, trade mission to Korea 11793-4
- Government automobiles, use of hybrid vehicles 12277
- Guide-Scout Week 11885
- Health care
- Income tax, reduction for low- and middle-income families 12277
- Literacy 11791, 12276
- Medical Services Plan premiums, changes, impact on individuals 12277
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, funding 11792
- Mountain View Elementary School, funding for after-school program 12278
- Nurses, number of training spaces 12277
- Physicians, qualification of foreign-trained physicians 12277
- Police and policing, allocation of traffic fine revenue to municipal police and crime prevention services 11793
- Post-secondary education
- Scout movement, role of Scout leaders 12278
- Seniors, issues and concerns, forum 11793
- Simon Fraser University
- Throne speech debate 11791-4
- Tourism industry, attraction of tourists from China 11794
Boats and boating
- Boating fines, violation tickets, fine requirements
(Kwan) 11953
(Plant) 11953
Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George-Mount Robson)
- As subject
- comments on post-secondary tuition fees
(Kwan) 11887
- Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, services 11820
- Asia Pacific region, market opportunities 11848-9
- Bains, Baljit, coroner's investigation into death 12002
- B.C., health care access in northern B.C. 12399
- B.C. Liberal Party government, goals 11848-50
- B.C. Public Service Agency, leadership centre 12296
- Business
- competition council 11848-9
- small business opportunities 11848
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, report on long-term care situation in 1990s 12170
- Canadian College of Health Service Executives, 3M Health Care Quality Team Awards 11820
- Cancer care, government strategy 12043
- Children, diagnostic screening services 11847-8
- Civil service employees, training and development 12296-7
- College of New Caledonia, facilities 11850
- Education
- curriculum, Action Schools initiative 11848
- government strategy 11848
- Energy, alternative energy and power task force 11848
- Environmental management, sustainable management 11849
- Fraser health authority, funding and services 11737
- Health authorities, work of authorities, awards 11820
- Health care
- chronic disease management 11820
- funding 11736-7, 12043, 12168
- geriatric day hospital, concept 11851
- information, B.C. Nurseline, pharmacist services 12455
- intermediate and long-term care beds, new beds, B.C. Liberal Party commitment 11738-9, 11787-9, 11837-8, 11849, 11886, 11888, 12169
- planning during NDP administration 12170-1
- system, current conditions 11820-1, 12042
- Immigration, recognition of credentials of foreign-trained professionals 11848-9
- Income assistance, disability benefits 11849
- Indians, agreements and partnerships with provincial government 11851-2
- James Bay Lodge, renovation and reopening 11837
- Lheidli-Tenneh Indian band, agreement-in-principle 11851
- Literacy, government promotion initiative 11848
- Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows constituency and area, health care services 11820-1
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, funding 11848
- Northern health authority, geriatric day hospital 11851
- Nurses, cellular telephones for northern nurses 11851
- Pharmacists, services 12455
- Pharmacy Awareness Week 12455
- Physicians, recruitment and retention 11851
- Post-secondary education, new student spaces 11848
- Premier's Task Force on Homelessness 11849
- Prince George
- cancer clinic proposal 12399
- forest industry initiatives in area 11852
- Prince George-Mount Robson constituency and area
- cellular telephone service in Robson Valley 11851
- tourism in Robson Valley 11852
- Public health, government promotion of physical fitness 11848-9
- Ridge Meadows Hospital and Health Care Centre, services 11821
- Schools, community use of school facilities 11848
- Seniors, housing options 11738
- Smith, Bob, termination as chief executive officer of Fraser health authority 12041, 12043, 12168
- Surrey Memorial Hospital, emergency services 12002-3, 12041-2
- Telecommunications, cellular telephone service in remote areas 11851
- Throne speech debate 11847-52
- Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative 11849-50
- University of Northern B.C., medical program 11850-1
- Valemount, cellular telephones for nurses 11851
- Vancouver coastal health authority, foot and ankle clinic, award 11820
- Vancouver Island health authority
- Water, drinking water action plan 11848
- Welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 11849
- Wildlife habitat, protection 11848
Bond rating See Credit rating
Bone marrow
- Donation
(Stewart, R.) 12354
Borders
The Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, New Westminster, B.C.
- Naturopath training
(Murray) 12195
Boundary Bay Airport, Delta, B.C.
- Agreement with Alpha Aviation Inc.
(Roddick) 11813
Bovey, John
- Death
(Throne speech) 11725
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- Impact on cattle industry See Government assistance to ranchers impacted by BSE under Livestock industry
Braithwaite, John
- Service to community
(Whittred) 12088
Brar, Jagrup (Surrey-Panorama Ridge)
- As subject
- Bains, Baljit, death and coroner's investigation 11950-1, 12002
- B.C., interior B.C., long-term care beds 11837-8
- B.C. Cattlemen's Association, report on state of cattle industry 12239-40
- B.C. Liberal Party
- Budget debate 12124-6
- Budgets
- 2005-06 budget
- allocation to health care 12424-5, 12427
- debate, line-by-line debate of estimates 11902, 12120, 12124-6, 12331, 12391-3, 12422, 12425, 12472
- non-designated funds in Small Business and Economic Development ministry 11901-2, 12125
- interim supply, use 12391
- Campbell, Gordon, comments on collective agreements 11886
- Child and youth officer, independence 12459-60
- Children
- child protection services, comments by children's advocates, government response 12379, 12399
- children in government care, safety 12459-60
- Children and Family Development ministry, budget 12398-9
- Civil service, merit principle, B.C. Liberal Party position 11887
- Disabled and handicapped persons, programs and service delivery 12251-2
- Education funding 12330
- Fraser health authority
- Gambling
- addiction and problem gambling, government action 12208
- charity gaming revenues, funding for organizations 12482
- Greater Vancouver regional district, position on expansion of Port Mann Bridge 12053
- Health care
- accessibility 12283
- beds, use of acute care beds for long-term care patients 11950
- facilities, funding for expansion 12169-70
- intermediate and long-term care beds 11787, 11837-8, 12330
- system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 12330, 12392
- travel for treatment, transfer of emergency patients out of province 12284
- Health Services ministry, estimates debate 12042-3
- Human Resources ministry
- supplementary estimates debate 12249-52
- letter by assistant deputy minister on service delivery changes in McBride 12317
- letter by assistant deputy minister on service delivery changes in McBride tabled 12319
- Immigration, programs and services for immigrants to B.C. 12480-1
- Income assistance, disability benefits 12249-52
- Infrastructure, investment in transportation infrastructure 12471
- Labour, legislated collective agreements, B.C. Liberal Party position 11886
- Learning Disabilities Association, funding 12482
- Legislature, question period, time limits on questions and answers 12391
- Lower mainland, transportation infrastructure improvements 12471
- McBride, social worker position 12251-2, 12317
- McCallum, Dulcie, comments on child protection services 12379
- Maskeen, Giani Sant Singh, death 11999
- Morton, Cynthia, comments on child protection services 12379
- Police and policing, funding for police services 12252-3
- Port Mann Bridge, expansion 12045-6, 12471-3
- Post-secondary education, system during NDP administration 12330
- Preston, Joyce, comments on child protection services 12379
- Privilege, reserving right to raise matter of privilege 12319
- Public Safety and Solicitor General ministry, supplementary estimates debate 12252-3
- Rangeland, access to Crown land by ranching industry 12239-40
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, integrated crime unit, funding 12253
- Royal Inland Hospital, emergency services 12283-4
- Seniors, issues and concerns, government action 12331
- Smith, Bob, termination as chief executive officer of Fraser health authority 12330
- Supply Act (No. 1), 2005, debate 12391-3, 12422-7, 12471-3, 12480-2
- Surrey, long-term care services 12424
- Surrey Memorial Hospital
- Surrey-Panorama Ridge constituency, by-election 12391
- Throne speech debate 12329-31
- Transportation ministry, supplementary estimates debate 12045-9, 12051, 12053
- Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative 12046-9, 12051, 12053, 12472
- Victoria, health care facilities, report on facility expansions 12169-70
Brascan Corp.
- Purchase of mills and timber holdings from Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd.
(Hunter) 12156-7
- Purchase of mills and timber holdings from Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., impact on forest workers
(Hansen) 12447
(MacPhail) 12446-7
Bray, Jeff (Victoria-Beacon Hill)
- As subject
- office staff commended 11857
- work as MLA
(Krueger) 12163
- Auditor general, reports on public service 12295, 12297
- Automobiles, taxation
- hybrid vehicles 12086
- vehicle surtax threshold 12086
- B.C. Liberal Party
- B.C. Public Service Agency, leadership centre 12295-7
- Budget debate 11976-9, 12091-3
- Budgets, 2005-06 budget, debate by NDP MLAs 11976
- Bus service, employer-provided bus passes, tax exemption 11901
- Business, small business
- corporate tax threshold 12077
- role in economy 12077
- Charities, charitable donations 11859
- Children
- child care funding, federal funding 11861
- early childhood development, funding 11861
- Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform Committee, report for fifth session of 37th parliament presented 11952
- Civil service employees, training and development 12295-7
- Clark, Glen, performance as Premier 12086
- Confirmation of Personal Ownership of DNA Act, debate 12375-6
- Construction industry, residential construction industry, jobs 12085
- Culture and arts, benefits 11831
- Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services 11861
- Disease control, establishment of disease control centre with Asia 11860
- DNA, personal ownership of DNA of individuals, protection, legislation 12375-6
- Education
- curriculum, physical education 12298-9
- funding 11858, 12092
- government initiatives 12092
- parental involvement in education system 12092
- system, performance measurement and standardized testing 12092
- Elections
- electoral reform, citizens' assembly 11952, 12070
- referendum on electoral system for B.C., public awareness 12285
- single transferable vote system, public education 12070
- Employment, job creation in B.C. 11862
- Energy plan 12086
- Environmental management, sustainable management 11861-2
- Evans, Corky, comments on NDP government 12093
- Family caregivers, family home care model for seniors 12456-7
- Film industry, tax credit 12077-8
- Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations for 2005-06 budget 12077-8
- Health care funding 11859
- Homeowner grant, eligibility threshold 12085
- Housing
- housing starts in B.C. 12085
- social and subsidized housing, portability of rent subsidies 12282
- Income assistance, disability benefits 11860-1
- Income Tax Amendment Act, 2005, debate 12076-8
- Income tax, reduction for low- and middle-income families 12078
- James Bay Community Project, health clinic funding 11860
- James, Carole
- Legislature, reforms 12092-3
- MacPhail, Joy, debate on 2005-06 budget 11976, 12091
- Mental health action plan, funding 11861
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, funding 11860
- Mining industry, exploration tax credit 12077
- Motions
- crystal methamphetamine (Motion 71), debate 12308
- role of arts in B.C. (Motion 1), debate 11831-2
- NDP
- Nurses, nurse practitioners 11860
- Police and policing, funding for additional officers 11861
- Post-secondary education
- new student spaces 11859
- tuition fee increases 11859
- Premier's Task Force on Homelessness 11861
- Property transfer tax, exemption threshold for first-time homebuyers 12084-5
- Public health
- government promotion of physical fitness 11860
- health status of British Columbians 11859
- Real property tax, assessment increases and municipal mill rates 12085
- Royal Jubilee Hospital, psychiatric emergency care unit 11859
- School boards/districts
- funding for seismic upgrades 11859
- use of alternative energy 12086
- Substance abuse/addiction
- methamphetamine, penalties and sentencing for dealers 12308
- services for persons with mental health and substance abuse issues 11861
- Taxation
- legislation, debate by NDP MLAs 12086
- tax levels 12085
- tax reductions and changes 12077
- Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2005, debate 12084-7
- Throne speech debate 11857-62
- Transit services, promotion of public transit 11901
- University of Victoria Foundation Act, debate 12375, 12400
- University of Victoria, fundraising and investment activities 12400
- Victoria
- arts and culture 11831-2
- film industry 12077-8
- housing construction 12084
- methamphetamine use in area 12308
- services for addicts and homeless 11861
- town hall meeting on single transferable vote electoral system 12070
Breast health
- Breast cancer See Cancer
- Mammography services
(McMahon) 12219
Brenzinger, Elayne (Surrey-Whalley)
- As subject
- Agriculture industry, government funding for industry as percentage of agriculture gross domestic product 12318
- Birds, greater sandhill cranes 12457
- B.C. Hydro, purchase of alternative-source electricity 12457
- B.C. Liberal Party government
- B.C. Teachers Federation, advertising on education funding 12332
- Campbell, Gordon
- conviction for impaired driving 12209
- presence in Legislature 12284
- Columbia Basin Trust
- investigation of contracts for potential conflict of interest, comptroller general report 11904, 12003
- lending practices 12120-1
- Crime rate in B.C. 12333
- Democratic Reform B.C. party, policies and position on issues 12331-4
- Education system 12332
- Elections
- electoral reform, citizens' assembly 12334
- single transferable vote system 12334
- Employment, job creation in B.C. 12331-2
- Energy, wind power, impact of wind farms on wildlife habitat 12457
- Environmental management, sustainable management 12332
- Epp, Ken, role in Columbia Basin Trust and ZE PowerGroup 11904, 12003
- Fraser health authority, funding 12072
- Freedom of assembly, situation in B.C. 12332
- Government advertisements 12332
- Health care
- alternative therapies 12331
- system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 12331
- Housing
- affordable housing 12334
- social and subsidized housing, proposal for funding from property transfer tax revenue 11789
- Impaired driving, penalties and remediation 12209
- Indians
- culture and governance 12333
- government consultation on land use 12332-3, 12457, 12459
- treaty negotiations, impact of non-settlement on B.C. economy 12333
- Justice system, Crown counsel, number of cases 12333-4
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving, comments on government measures to prevent and punish impaired drivers 12209
- Politicians, recall-and-initiative legislation 12334
- Post-secondary education
- cost to students 12334
- new student spaces 12334
- student employment development programs 12334
- Poverty, child poverty 12332
- Sea Breeze Power Corp., Knob Hill wind farm development 12457, 12459
- Substance abuse/addiction, programs and services 12171
- Surrey Memorial Hospital, capital funding for expansion plan 12043
- Throne speech debate 12331-4
- Wildlife, species at risk, need for legislation 12457, 12459
Brice, Hon. Susan (Saanich South)
- B.C. Liberal Party government, accomplishments and goals 11810, 12142
- Budget debate 12141-3
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, comments on poverty during NDP administration 12317
- Children, diagnostic screening services 12142-3
- Disability Supports for Employment Fund 11811
- Disabled and handicapped persons
- Economy, B.C. economy 12141
- Education funding 12142
- Emergency social services 11812
- Employment, job creation in B.C. 12142-3
- Environmental management, government initiatives 12142
- Health care, travel for treatment, coverage for income assistance recipients 12121
- Housing, temporary housing and shelters 11812
- Human Resources ministry
- supplementary estimates debate 12249-52
- goals and responsibilities 11813
- Income assistance
- Income tax, reduction for low- and middle-income families 12142
- Job Wave program 11812
- Kelowna, homelessness in area 11838
- Langford, work of emergency social services in area 11812
- McBride, social worker position 12251-2, 12317
- North Vancouver, landslides in January 2005, work of emergency social services 11812
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, volunteer activities 11812
- PacificSport Group, work with athletes 11812
- Post-secondary education, tuition fee increases 12142
- Premier's Task Force on Homelessness 11812
- Property transfer tax, exemption threshold 12142
- Public debt, paydown of debt 12141-2
- Public health, government promotion of physical fitness 12142
- Skills training, HardHats program 11811
- Throne speech debate 11810-3
- Vancouver Island, high-technology industry 12142
- Victoria
- employment rate 12141
- housing, emergency shelters 11812
- Welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 12143
- Wesley, Daniel, work on disability issues 11813
Brilliant Dam
- Power plant expansion project
(Suffredine) 12164
Britannia mine
British Columbia
- Coastal communities, services
(Trumper) 11847
- Cultural diversity, multiculturalism See Multiculturalism
- Economy See B.C. economy under Economy
- Heartlands, use of term
(MacPhail) 11749
- Interior B.C., long-term care beds
(Brar) 11837-8
(Kwan) 11837
(MacPhail) 11838, 12169
- Multiculturalism See Multiculturalism
- Northern and rural B.C.
- health care access in northern B.C.
(Bond) 12399
- health care services in northwestern B.C., petition tabled
(MacKay) 12361
- mining industry in northwestern B.C.
(MacKay) 12110
- municipal infrastructure in northeastern B.C.
(Coell) 12061-2
(Kwan) 12062
- oil and gas revenues, Fair Share program
(Coell) 12061-2
(Kwan) 12062
- raw log exports in northwest B.C.
(Belsey) 11836
- rehabilitation of oil and gas roads
(Falcon) 12034, 12054
- role of rural regions in economy
(Bell) 12161-2
(Bennett) 12158-9
(Krueger) 12163
- sport facilities in northern B.C.
(MacKay) 11993-4
- Population
- demographic changes
(Hunter) 11884
(Whittred) 11984
- government planning for aging population
(Hunter) 11967
(MacKay) 12349
(McMahon) 12219
- number of seniors See Seniors
- people leaving B.C.
(Bloy) 12276
(Nijjar) 12357
- people moving to B.C.
(Chong) 12145
(MacKay) 12347
(Neufeld) 12114
(Nijjar) 12198
(Penner) 12081
- South Asian community, contributions
(Locke) 12215
- Role as gateway to Asia Pacific
(Belsey) 11776
(Halsey-Brandt) 12154-5
(Johnston) 11802
(Lee) 12153-5
(Suffredine) 11816
(Throne speech) 11726, 11728-9, 11732
(Wong) 11927
British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines
- Comments on need for geological mapping
(MacPhail) 12027
British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council
British Columbia Association for Community Living
- Comments on funding for adult community living services
(Kwan) 12433-6
British Columbia Bioproducts Association
- Establishment
(van Dongen) 12107
British Columbia Cattlemen's Association
- Comments on issues
- forest service staff workload
(MacPhail) 12444
- government support for ranching industry
(MacPhail) 12442-3
- Report on state of cattle industry
(Brar) 12239-40
(MacPhail) 12240
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, B.C.
- Expansion with Asian countries See Disease control, establishment of disease control centre with Asia under Disease
British Columbia Crown Counsel Association
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Financial situation
(Nettleton) 11841
(Penner) 11841
- Management, role of B.C. Utilities Commission See Role in B.C. Hydro operations under British Columbia Utilities Commission
- Operations during NDP administration
(Neufeld) 12123
- Privatization
(Neufeld) 12123
- Purchase of alternative-source electricity
(Brenzinger) 12457
(Long) 12241
(Neufeld) 12241
- Rates for water and sewer systems in relocated Central Kootenay communities See Payment of water and sewer rates under Kootenay area
- Relationship with U.S. utilities
(Nettleton) 11841
(Penner) 11841-2
- Responsibility for remediation of contaminated site
(MacPhail) 12255
British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, B.C.
- Marine campus
(Whittred) 12090
British Columbia Investment Agriculture Foundation
- Funding and reporting requirement
(MacPhail) 12020
(van Dongen) 12020
British Columbia Judges Compensation Commission
- Final report, 2004, tabled
(Plant) 11842
- Report recommendations, government response
(Plant) 11904-6
- Response to final report, 2004, tabled
(Plant) 11842
British Columbia Liberal Party
- 2001 election campaign statements
(Brar) 12208, 12239-40
(Bray) 11977
(Bruce) 12207
(Falcon) 12326, 12329
(Jarvis) 11757
(MacPhail) 11750-2, 11886, 12207, 12227
(Murray) 12197
(Plant) 11960
- Government
- accomplishments
(Abbott) 11853
(Anderson) 11780
(Bell) 11769
(Belsey) 11774-5
(Bennett) 11745-6
(Bloy) 12276
(Bray) 11977-9, 12091-3
(Brice) 11810
(Bruce) 11886-7
(Clark) 12323
(Cobb) 11781
(Coell) 12216
(Coleman) 11882
(Falcon) 12135
(Hagen) 12217
(Hansen) 11895
(Hawes) 11794, 11971
(Hayer) 12269
(Hunter) 11964
(Jarvis) 11916-8
(Johnston) 11799-800, 12220
(Kerr) 11805, 11973-5
(Krueger) 12193
(Lekstrom) 11918
(Locke) 12212-3
(MacKay) 12107-8
(Manhas) 11924
(Masi) 11739
(Mayencourt) 11806
(Neufeld) 12113-4
(Nuraney) 12096, 12349-50
(Orr) 12102-3
(Plant) 11961
(Reid, J.) 12139-40
(Stewart, K.) 12132, 12371
(Stewart, R.) 12266
(Suffredine) 11816
(Thorpe) 11761-2
(van Dongen) 12103-4, 12372
- actions in Legislature
(MacPhail) 12409, 12411
- actions since election
(Brar) 12124, 12329-30, 12391-2
(Brenzinger) 12331
(Kerr) 11974
(Kwan) 12209-12, 12387-91
(MacPhail) 11748-52, 11895-6, 11909-12, 12364, 12384-6
(Neufeld) 12122
(Nuraney) 12094, 12096
(Reid, J.) 12138-9
(Trumper) 11844-5
- caucus debate
(Brenzinger) 12382
- caucus operations
(Bennett) 11745
- credibility
(Brar) 12331
(Brenzinger) 12331-2
- financial reporting, auditor general's comments
(Kerr) 11974
- fiscal management
(Abbott) 11853
(Hansen) 11889
(Hawes) 11969-70
(Kerr) 11975
(MacPhail) 12286
- goals
(Anderson) 11913-4
(Barisoff) 11767
(Bloy) 11794
(Bond) 11848-50
(Brar) 12330
(Bray) 11857-8
(Brice) 12142
(Chong) 11875
(Coell) 11866-8, 12216-7
(Hagen) 12217
(Hansen) 11889
(Hawes) 11795
(Hogg) 12126, 12345-6
(Johnston) 11800-1, 12221
(Kerr) 11974
(Lee) 12129-31
(Locke) 12213-4
(Mayencourt) 11808-10
(Murray) 12194
(Plant) 11962
(Stewart, K.) 12367-8
(Stewart, R.) 12266
(Suffredine) 11816
(Thorpe) 11761-2
(Throne speech) 11726-7, 11733
(van Dongen) 12104, 12106-7
- New Era document See also 2001 election campaign statements above under this main heading
(Bray) 12091-2
(Les) 11869-70
(MacPhail) 11749
(Manhas) 11924
- openness
(Hansen) 12082, 12286
(Hunter) 11964
(Kwan) 12235
(MacPhail) 11752, 12076
- vision
(Hogg) 12344, 12346
(Kerr) 11802-3
(Manhas) 12343
(Nuraney) 12349
(Throne speech) 11726
- Government, policies and position on issues
- History and politicians
(Clark) 12322
- Interaction of MLAs with constituents
(MacPhail) 12363
- Work of MLAs
(Clark) 12323
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
- Independence
(Nijjar) 12355
B.C. Nurseline See Information under Health care
B.C. Progress Board
British Columbia Public Service Agency
British Columbia Rail
- Agreement with CN Rail
- Viability of company
(Falcon) 11951
(Nettleton) 11951
British Columbia Seniors Games
- 2004 games in Penticton, volunteers
(Barisoff) 11766
British Columbia Skills Connect for Immigrants program See Programs and services for immigrants to B.C., program connecting skilled workers with employment under Immigration
British Columbia Teachers Federation
- Advertising on education funding
(Brenzinger) 12332
(Christensen) 12209
(Mayencourt) 12208
(Stewart, R.) 12354
B.C. Trades
British Columbia Transportation Financing Authority
British Columbia Utilities Commission
- Role in B.C. Hydro operations
(Kerr) 11806
(Penner) 11842
British Columbia Wharf Operators' Association (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2005
(Bill Pr403) (Mayencourt) 1R, 12315; 2R, 12401; C, 12401; 3R, 12401; RA, 12483
British Columbia Wildlife Federation
- Government funding
(Stewart, K.) 12133-4
British Columbia Wildlife Park
British Columbia Winter Games
- 2004 games in Port Alberni, legacy funds
(Trumper) 12238
British Columbia Youth Parliament
British Columbia's Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Brown, Rosemary
- Political work
(Kwan) 12377
Bruce, Hon. Graham P. (Cowichan-Ladysmith)
- As subject
- comments on Crown counsel workweek
(MacPhail) 12260-1
- B.C. Liberal Party
- 2001 election campaign statements 12207
- government
- accomplishments 11886-7
- position on legislated collective agreements 12230
- position on merit principle in civil service 11887
- Budgets, 2005-06 budget
- content 12002
- debate, time period for budget debate 12121
- Children, diagnostic screening services 12379
- Civil service, merit principle, B.C. Liberal Party position 11887
- Crown Counsel Agreement Continuation Act
- Ferries and ferry services, labour relations during B.C. Liberal Party administration 12230
- Forest industry
- labour relations during B.C. Liberal Party administration 12230
- labour relations during NDP administration 12289
- logging truck operators, safety 12120
- safety, role of Forest Safety Council 11839
- Health care technicians, transition to private sector employment 12318
- IWA Council, membership levels 12289
- Jones, David, recommendations on Crown counsel compensation 12167, 12225, 12259
- Justice system, Crown counsel
- compensation agreement, legislation 12167, 12225, 12230-1, 12261-2, 12287-9, 12292-3
- compensation agreement, negotiations 12225, 12258-9
- compensation in other jurisdictions 12231, 12259, 12261
- structures, practices and procedures, appointment of commission 12167, 12225, 12291
- workweek 12261
- Labour
- collective agreements
- labour relations
- relations during B.C. Liberal Party administration 12290
- relations during NDP administration 12230, 12289
- Legislation, progress of business in spring session of 37th parliament, government business schedule 12320
- Legislature
- communication between government and opposition 12121-2
- estimates process, supplementary estimates 12043
- Long, Harold, appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 11734
- MacPhail, Joy, work as politician commended 12461
- MLAs
- Motions
- adoption of government business schedule for March 7 to March 10, 2005 (Standing order 81 motion), debate 12320
- appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (Motion without notice), debate 11734
- appointment of Deputy Speaker (Motion without notice), debate 11734
- appointment of Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills (Motion without notice), debate 12319
- NDP, performance as government 12208
- Parliamentary Reform Committee, appointment 12319
- Premier's council on aging and seniors issues 11985
- Retirement, mandatory retirement 11984-5
- Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 9), debate 12187
- Supply Act (No. 1), 2005, debate 12361-2
- Taylor, Colin, recommendations on Crown counsel compensation 12167, 12225, 12258-9, 12287
- Teachers, collective bargaining process, government review 12319
- Universities and colleges, labour dispute, impact on students 11789-90
- Weisbeck, John, appointment as Deputy Speaker 11734
- Wright, Don, review of collective bargaining process for teachers 12319
Bryden, Emily
- Family support as skier
(Bennett) 11992
BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
- Impact on cattle industry See Government assistance to ranchers impacted by BSE under Livestock industry
Budget
- Budget address (Hansen) 11888-95; approved 12279
- Divisions: budget approved 12279
- Debate 11888-97, 11909-29, 11959-79, 12088-99, 12101-15, 12122-47, 12189-99, 12209-25, 12265-79
- Debate, speakers
(Anderson) 11913-5
(Bloy) 12276-8
(Brar) 12124-6
(Bray) 11976-9, 12091-3
(Brice) 12141-3
(Chong) 12144-7
(Coell) 12216-7
(Falcon) 12134-7
(Hagen) 12217-8
(Halsey-Brandt) 12096-9
(Hansen) 11888-95, 12278-9
(Hawes) 11967-72
(Hayer) 12269-72
(Hogg) 12126-8
(Hunter) 11963-7
(Jarvis) 11915-8
(Johnston) 12220-3
(Kerr) 11972-6
(Krueger) 12189-94
(Kwan) 12209-12
(Lee) 12129-32
(Lekstrom) 11918-23
(Locke) 12212-5
(MacKay) 12107-11
(McMahon) 12218-20
(MacPhail) 11895-7, 11909-13
(Manhas) 11923-7
(Murray) 12194-8
(Neufeld) 12113-5, 12122-4
(Nijjar) 12198-9
(Nuraney) 12093-6
(Orr) 12101-3
(Penner) 12272-6
(Plant) 11959-63
(Reid, J.) 12138-41
(Reid, L.) 12223-5
(Stewart, K.) 12132-4
(Stewart, R.) 12265-9
(Sultan) 12111-3
(van Dongen) 12103-7
(Whittred) 12088-91
(Wong) 11927-9
- Supplementary estimates 2004-05
- Interim supply See Budgets; Supplementary estimates under particular ministries; Supply Act (No. 1), 2005
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2005
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
- Provisions on estimates process
(MacPhail) 12474-5
Budget Transparency and Accountability Amendment Act, 2001
- Provisions on interim supply
(MacPhail) 12383
Budgets
- 2001-02 budget, debate and interim supply in election year
(Hansen) 12405-6, 12414, 12417, 12426
(Kwan) 12414
(MacPhail) 12406
- 2005-06 budget See also Budget
- allocation to health care
(Brar) 12424-5, 12427
(Hansen) 12419, 12424-5, 12427
(Kwan) 12418, 12426-7
- allocations to new programs
(Hansen) 12404, 12417
(Kwan) 12415, 12417
(MacPhail) 12404, 12417
- assumptions and forecasts
(Hansen) 11889
- balanced budget
(Hagen) 12217
(Hansen) 11888-9
(Jarvis) 11915, 11917-8
(Lekstrom) 11918
(Manhas) 11924
(Reid, J.) 12140-1
(Wong) 11927
- content
(Bruce) 12002
(Coell) 12216
(Hansen) 11895, 12278-9
(MacPhail) 11895, 12439
(Plant) 11960
(Sultan) 12111-2
- debate
(Hansen) 12417, 12420, 12439
(MacPhail) 12420, 12422
- debate by NDP MLAs See also As subject, comments on budget debate under particular MLAs
(Bray) 11976
(Kerr) 11972
- debate, line-by-line debate of estimates
(Brar) 11902, 12120, 12124-6, 12331, 12391-3, 12422, 12425, 12472
(Hansen) 12232, 12408, 12410-1, 12413, 12415-6, 12419-20
(Krueger) 12336
(Kwan) 11902-4, 11940, 12234, 12414-6, 12426, 12452
(MacPhail) 11896-7, 11903, 11909-12, 12004, 12022, 12044, 12075-6, 12172, 12175, 12232, 12362-3, 12383, 12403, 12405, 12413, 12415-6, 12439
- debate on supplemental estimates
(Hansen) 11902-3
- debate, time period for budget debate
(Bruce) 12121
(Hansen) 11903-4
(Kwan) 12210
(MacPhail) 12121, 12320
(Plant) 11961-2
- interim supply, allocation to ministries
(Hansen) 12402-3
(MacPhail) 12402-3
- interim supply, time coverage
(Hansen) 12404, 12411-2
(MacPhail) 12404, 12442
- legislative changes without passage of budget
(MacPhail) 12075-6
- non-designated funds in Small Business and Economic Development ministry See also Infrastructure funding, community initiatives under Local government
(Brar) 11901-2, 12125
(Hansen) 11902
(Kwan) 11902, 12210, 12244
(Les) 12244
(MacPhail) 12176
- public consultation process
(Hunter) 11965-6
(MacPhail) 12363
- public response
(Kwan) 12212
- "slush fund" See 2005-06 budget, non-designated funds in Small Business and Economic Development ministry above under this main heading
- 2005-06 federal budget, content
(Sultan) 12113, 12393
- Balanced budgets
(Hunter) 11966
(Plant) 11961
- Budget process
- Budgets during 2001-06 period
(Lee) 12129
- Budgets during NDP administration
(Chong) 12145
- Interim supply
- funding allocation to new programs
(MacPhail) 12405-6
- use
(Brar) 12391
(Hansen) 12319, 12361-2, 12404-6, 12410-1, 12413-5, 12417, 12454
(MacPhail) 12363-4, 12380-4, 12405, 12409-10, 12441, 12475
- use during past administrations
(MacPhail) 12474
Bulkley Valley school district See School district 54 (Bulkley Valley)
Burke Mountain area See Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain constituency and area
Burma
- Impact of international trade sanctions
(Penner) 11863
Burnaby, B.C. See also Burquitlam constituency and area
Burnaby Hospital, Burnaby, B.C.
Burnaby North Secondary School, Burnaby, B.C.
- Student achievement
(Lee) 12129
Burnaby Public Library
- Summer reading program
(Lee) 12130
Burnaby school district See School district 41 (Burnaby)
Burns Bog
Burns Lake, B.C.
- Funding for library
(MacKay) 12348
Burquitlam constituency and area
- Issues and concerns
(Bloy) 12278
- Work of community groups
(Bloy) 12278
Buses and bus service
- Employer-provided bus passes, tax exemption
(Bray) 11901
Business
- Business climate
- businesses leaving B.C.
(Neufeld) 12114
- government action
(Bloy) 12276
- Competitiveness of B.C. businesses, competition council
(Bond) 11848-9
(Sahota) 11872
(Wong) 11927
- Public-private partnerships
- benefits
(Falcon) 12045
- taxpayer liability
(MacPhail) 12181
- Role of government
(Reid, J.) 12138
- Small business
- Venture capital
- accessibility to film industry
(Sultan) 12366
- requirements for investors re registered small businesses
(Plant) 11909
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