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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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Igali, Daniel

Candidacy in 2005 election (Mayencourt) 11808

Immigration

Canada-B.C. agreement on immigration (Wong) 11929
Immigration to B.C. from Asia (Halsey-Brandt) 12154
Immigration to B.C. from Asia, history (Lee) 12153
Programs and services for immigrants to B.C.
- English-as-a-second-language programs See Education
- funding and service delivery (Brar) 12480-1 (Hansen) 12479-81 (Kwan) 12211-2, 12478-81 (MacPhail) 11911 (Wong) 11928-9
- program connecting skilled workers with employment (Halsey-Brandt) 12097 (Hansen) 11891-2 (Hayer) 12271 (Lee) 12130 (Wong) 11929
- programs and services (Coell) 11868
- provincial nominee program (Wong) 11928
Recognition of credentials of foreign-trained professionals (Bond) 11848-9 (Sahota) 11873-4 (Thorpe) 11761 (Wong) 11928-9
Role of immigrants in economy (Coell) 11868 (Wong) 11927

Impaired driving

Penalties and remediation, changes (Brenzinger) 12209 (Coleman) 12209

Income

Individual earnings in B.C. (Nijjar) 12357

Income assistance

Disability benefits
- accessibility (Mayencourt) 11809
- benefit amount (Brar) 12249-52 (Bray) 11860-1 (Brice) 12249-52, 12316-7 (Chong) 12145 (Hansen) 11893, 12278-9 (Hayer) 11856 (Hunter) 11965 (Johnston) 12222 (Kwan) 12250, 12316-7 (Lee) 12131 (Manhas) 11925
- benefit amount and earnings threshold (Bond) 11849 (Brice) 11811, 12143 (Orr) 12102 (Suffredine) 11844 (Throne speech) 11729
- benefit amount for group home residents (Brar) 12250-1 (Brice) 12250-1
- comforts allowance (Brice) 12250-1
- reassessment of recipients' eligibility (Brar) 12249-50 (Brice) 12250 (MacPhail) 11911
- reassessment of recipients' eligibility, auditor general's report, impact on benefit amount (Brar) 12250 (Brice) 12250
- recipients, number (Bray) 11860
Recipients
- number (Brice) 11811
- transition to employment (Brice) 11811-2 (Penner) 11865
- transition to employment, bridging programs for women (McMahon) 12219
System, reforms (Brice) 11811

Income tax

Expense claims, calculation of medical expenses for dependent relatives (Hansen) 12075
Federal tax-exempt income threshold (Hansen) 12075
Interest on tax payable (Hansen) 12075
Tax reduction for low- and middle-income families (Bloy) 12277 (Bray) 12078 (Brice) 12142 (Hansen) 11893, 11897, 12074-5, 12083, 12279 (Hayer) 12271 (Hunter) 11964 (Jarvis) 11758 (Johnston) 12222 (Krueger) 12337 (Locke) 12213 (Mayencourt) 12078-9 (Murray) 12196 (Penner) 12080-2 (Reid, J.) 12140 (Sultan) 12111-2, 12393 (Throne speech) 11727 (Whittred) 12080

Income Tax Amendment Act, 2005

(Bill 7) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 11897; 2R, 12074-83; C, 12101; 3R, 12101; RA, 12293
Amdts: to add sec. 30.1 (Hansen) 12101, approved 12101; sec. 31 (Hansen) 12101, approved 12101
Divisions: 2R approved 12083
Debate, speakers (Bray) 12076-8 (Hansen) 11897, 12074-5, 12082-3, 12101 (MacPhail) 12075-6 (Mayencourt) 12078-9 (Penner) 12080-2 (Stewart, R.) 12082 (Whittred) 12079-80

Independent living

See Residential care and assisted living under Housing
Indians

Children, early childhood development programs and services (Reid, L.) 11756, 11825
Culture and governance (Brenzinger) 12333
Economic development opportunities (Trumper) 11847
Education See Education of Indians under Education
Government consultation on land use (Abbott) 12459 (Brenzinger) 12332-3, 12457, 12459
Relationship with provincial government, agreements and partnerships (Belsey) 11776 (Bond) 11851-2 (Trumper) 11847
Treaty negotiations
- impact of non-settlement on B.C. economy (Brenzinger) 12333
- treaty process (Plant) 11962-3

Indo-Canadians

Violence among South Asians See Violence

Industrial Wood and Allied Workers of Canada See IWA Council
Industry

Authority See Industry Training Authority
Training See Curriculum under Education; Skills training

Industry Training Authority

Work of authority (Chong) 11876-7

Infrastructure

Administration of government funds (Coell) 12201 (Kwan) 12201
Federal-provincial infrastructure program See Canada-British Columbia Infrastructure Works program
Funding See also 2005-06 budget, non-designated funds in Small Business and Economic Development ministry under Budgets (Coell) 12203 (Kwan) 12203 (Lekstrom) 12063 (Les) 12232-3
Funding programs (Coell) 12199-200 (Kwan) 12199-200
Infrastructure for arts and sports (Abbott) 11854-5
Investment in infrastructure (Hansen) 11889 (Manhas) 11925 (Neufeld) 12114-5 (van Dongen) 12104
Investment in infrastructure during 1990s (MacPhail) 12054
Municipal-rural program (Coell) 12203
Projects (Kwan) 12232 (Les) 12233
Transportation infrastructure
- improvements (Abbott) 11854
- investment in transportation infrastructure (Brar) 12471 (Falcon) 12136-7 (Hansen) 11891 (Manhas) 11924
- projects (Hansen) 12472
- role in economy and trade (Les) 11870
Water and sewer grants (Abbott) 11854 (Coell) 11868

Initiative, Right of

Recall-and-initiative legislation See Politics and politicians

Insect pests See Pest control
Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia

Comments on government fiscal policies and 2005-06 budget (Halsey-Brandt) 12097 (Hawes) 11970
Work of members and organization (Kerr) 12118

Insurance

Requirements for insurance records (Hansen) 12083
Taxation of insurance premiums (Hansen) 12083

Insurance for Crops Act

Amendments See also Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2005 (Hansen) 12232

Insurance Premium Tax Act

Amendments (Hansen) 12083

Interim supply See Budget; Budget debate under Legislature
Interior health authority

Funding for surgeries (Barisoff) 11765
Long-term care beds (Krueger) 12191 (MacPhail) 12283

International Financial Activity Act

Amendments (Hansen) 12083

International marketing See Exports and imports
Internet See Computer technology
Invasive species See Pest control; Plants
Investment

Investment in B.C.
- government initiatives to attract investment (Plant) 11960
- investment (Penner) 11866
- investment climate (Nuraney) 12349-50

Investment Dealers Association of Canada

Comments on 2005-06 budget (Hawes) 11948, 11970-1 (Sultan) 12111

Iskut River

Power project (MacKay) 12111

IWA Council

Comments on purchase of mills and timber holdings by Brascan Corp., impact on forest workers (MacPhail) 12446-7
Membership levels (Bruce) 12289
Membership levels in northern B.C. (Bell) 11771

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