Province of British Columbia
First Session, 38th Parliament – 2005
INDEX (Member entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Bains, Harry (Surrey-Newton)

As subject
family and supporters thanked 325
work in forest industry 324-5
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 1454-5
Arts and culture, cultural programs 1647-8
Asia, earthquake in South Asia, assistance for victims, B.C. contribution 871
Bains, Mewa Singh, assault in Surrey park 143
Bear Creek Park, assaults on seniors in park 143-4
B.C. Human Rights Commission 135-6
B.C. Liberal Party government
actions since 2001 election 488
goals, funding 323-4
Budget debate 322-5
Corporations, tax reduction 488
Economic Development Ministry, estimates debate 444-8, 450-4
Education
class size and composition, cases 489, 653
curriculum, promotion of cultural diversity 1648
funding 486-7
government policies, impact on education system 651-2
privatization 487
school boards and districts, costs 488
school closings 489
system, current conditions 323
First nations, new relationship with government 325
Forests and forest industry
annual allowable cut 1163-5
B.C. forestry revitalization trust, eligibility of mill workers 1204-5, 1396
coastal forest industry 1164-6
employment and jobs 1167
government forest policy changes 1165-6
government handling of industry in B.C. 324-5
harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction and timber takeback 1204-5
harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction and timber takeback, reallocation 1167
interior forest industry, sawmilling capacity 1167
investment in industry 324, 1167
issues, need for Legislature standing committee 324-5
mill closings 1165, 1205
mountain pine beetle control, harvesting of wood in infected areas 1163-4
workers, government assistance 1396
Forests and Range Ministry, estimates debate 1163-7, 1204-5
Furlong, John, comments on costs of 2010 Olympic Winter Games 447
Human rights 135-6
Inheritance tax, NDP position 1706
International Forest Products Ltd., investment in U.S. 324
Kwantlen University College, status 1454-5
Labour, collective bargaining, principles of successful bargaining 488
MLAs, role 323
Motions
Human Rights Commission (Motion 3), debate 135-6
inheritance tax (Motion 28), debate 1706
Multiculturalism, cultural diversity 1647-8
Newton, youth programs 1012
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
aboriginal legacy, funding 445, 447
benefits, initiatives for regions outside lower mainland 450-1
benefits for all regions of province 324
construction projects, inclusion of apprenticeships 452
contingency funding 445, 447, 450
cost 446-8, 450, 453
funding by B.C. government 444-7
funding by B.C. government, monitoring by auditor general 324, 453-4, 458
job creation 451
Olympic Live program, funding 447
Paralympics, funding 445, 447
security, funding 446-7
sports development, funding 445, 447
venue construction, funding 445
Whistler legacy, funding 445
Oral questions
Assistance to forest industry workers from Forestry Revitalization Trust 1396
Funding for 2010 Olympic Games and role of auditor general 458
Government assistance to victims of earthquake in South Asia 871
Post-secondary education, colleges and university colleges, designation and role 1454-5
School district 36 (Surrey)
enrolment increases and class composition 489
learning conditions in schools, teachers' comments 489
Seniors
contributions 1706
government assistance 323
programs and services, impact of government policies 1706
safety 143
Skills training
access to trades training 323
shortage of skilled workers 324, 452
Sports, kabaddi playing field proposal 1648
Squamish-Lil'Wat Cultural Centre, funding 450
Statements by members
Assaults on seniors in Surrey park 143-4
Youth programs in Newton 1012
Surrey
education system, impact of enrolment levels 652
health care services in area 323
Surrey-Newton constituency and area, issues 325
Teachers
collective bargaining process, history 650-2
labour dispute in education system, government handling 487-8
role 650-1
Teachers' Collective Agreement Act
debate 486-9, 650-3
delay for six months 653
Thandi, Shingra Singh, assault in Surrey park 143
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry, estimates debate 1647-8
Trade unions, history of labour movement in B.C. 323
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 324
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
business plan 447-8, 453
handling of funding from federal government 445, 447
handling of funding from federal government, audits 453
hiring practices 451-2
Wilson, Shawn, comments on government handling of teachers labour dispute 489
Barisoff, Hon. Bill (Penticton–Okanagan Valley)

As subject
election as Speaker 1, 3 (Campbell) 1 (James) 1 (Les) 19 (Neufeld) 118-9
Bell, Hon. Pat (Prince George North)

As subject
comments on apple farming industry 1054-5 (Ralston) 1054-5
comments on pine beetle epidemic (Simpson, B.) 33
family and supporters thanked 82
Abbotsford, removal of land from agricultural land reserve 1147
Agricultural Land Commission
applications for soil deposition and removal 1141-4, 1147
decisions 1147-8
mandate and operations 1127, 1144, 1148-9
membership and meetings 1144-8
staffing 1140-1
Agricultural land reserve
impact of transportation projects on land reserve 1149-50
removal of land from reserve 1127, 1146
Agriculture
bird cannons 1124
financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers 1057
government plan 971, 1008-9, 1042, 1056
government policy, risk management 1057
government regulations on local sale of food 1008
greenhouse industry 1132
greenhouse industry, use of cogeneration heating 1125
industry in B.C., development 86
local government support 1056
seed supply 1150-1
soil deposition and removal, fill placement 1141-4, 1147
workers, issues 1043-4, 1124
Agriculture and Lands Ministry
estimates debate 970-84, 999-1010, 1040-58, 1122-51
budget 982-3
goals and responsibilities 970-2, 1132
land management component 971
staffing 984
Aquaculture
applications 1132, 1137-9
benefits 1134
data collection 1138
employment 1134-5
federal-provincial role 1134
industry in B.C. 971, 1140
industry in B.C., sales 1133-4
licence transfers 1133
ministerial responsibility 1132
products 1134-5
Aquaculture, fish farms
escape of farmed fish 1140
open-net farms, public opinion 232
regulation 1137
sea lice 1134, 1138
site remediation, fines 1137
site testing 1133
Barnston Island, removal of land from agricultural land reserve 1148
Belsey, Bill, work on land use planning process 977-9
Birch Lake, sale of Crown land in area 975-6
Brink Forest Products Ltd., operations 84
Britannia mine, site remediation 1045-7
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
economic development 84-5
economic development in north and central coast, government initiative 1053-4
BSE, testing 1126
Budget debate 81-6
Budgets, 2005-06 budget and update
forecasted surplus 83
priorities 83
Burns Bog, preservation of area 1042
Business, taxation 84
Canadian agricultural income stabilization program 1057-8
Cargill Ltd., operations 1125-6
Cariboo-Chilcotin land use plan 980, 1002
Central Coast land and resource management plan 981, 1052-3
Coastal land and resource management plan 1051-2
Cowichan Valley, agriculture industry 1130
Cranbrook, abattoir proposal for area 1006
Creston, abattoir proposal for area 1006
Crown land
grants 1000
leases and sales 973-5
tenures 973
Delta, agriculture 1040-3
Dhillon, Peter, position with Agricultural Land Commission 1145-6
Dunkley Lumber Ltd., operations 84
Education, curriculum, promotion of agriculture industry 1130-1
Elections, May 2005 general election, results 81-2
Emergency preparedness, government plan for food storage 1131
Energy, private investment in sector 85
Evans, Corky, comments on role of government 84-5
Exhibitions and fairs, agricultural fairs 1130-1
Farm Industry Review Board, activities 1007
First nations
economic development, funding 1053-4
new relationship with government, fund 83-4
Fishing industry, Pacific Salmon Forum 971, 1133, 1135, 1138
Food industry
apple farming industry 1054-6
berry farming issues 1124-5
food quality and safety 1006-9, 1122-3
locally produced food 1123
meat products, inspection and processing 1006-8, 1122-3
slaughter facilities 1126
slaughter facilities, impact of new inspection regulations on small producers 1006-7, 1122-3, 1128-9
Food services industry, access to locally produced food 1123
Forests and forest industry
coastal forest industry, land use planning and industry 1051-2
forest land reserve 1141
mountain pine beetle control, government action 85-6, 971-2
salvage logging, small-scale salvage program 85-6
softwood lumber agreement 85
Front Counter B.C., services 971-2, 1000
Goose Bay, cannery site remediation 1045-6
Haida Gwaii land and resource management plan 982
Highway 1, Vancouver section expansion 1149-50
Invermere, park proposal for area 1009-10
Jumbo Pass, ski resort development project 976
Kootenay area, abattoir proposal 1006
Lac des Roches Resort, sale of Crown land in area 975-6, 1002
Land and Water B.C. Inc.
sale of Crown land 973-6
transfer of funding and staff to ministries 972-3, 982, 1054
Land surveys and titles
compensation for errors 1448
protection for land purchases 1447
Land Title Act, amendments 1447-8
Land Title and Survey Authority, establishment and operations 983-4
Land use
ecosystem-based management 1051-3
integrated land management bureau, services 971-3, 982-3, 999-1001, 1003, 1054
land and resource management plans 971, 981-2
land use planning
interagency management committee 1002-3
planning around lakes 1002
process 971, 976-81
Legislature
question period, length 82-3
reforms 82-3
Lillooet land and resource management plan 981
Livestock industry, cattle industry
exports to U.S. and Japan 1126
meat packing plants 1125-6
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area
agricultural land issue 1127
berry farming 1124-5
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2005, debate 1447-8
Morice land and resource management plan 982
North Coast land and resource management plan 981-2, 1052-3
Norway, aquaculture conference 1135-7
Oil and gas
development of industry in B.C. 84
exploration, seismic lines and wellheads on forest land base 1003-4
offshore drilling, government action 85
Pacific Place mine, site remediation 1045-6
Paton, Ian, comments on Agricultural Land Commission board membership 1145
Plants
invasive plants, government strategy 1004-5
weed control 1004-5, 1125, 1398
Port Mann Bridge, expansion 1149-50
Powell River Farmers Institute, comments on meat inspection regulations 1128
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
land use plan for area 1129
slaughter facilities, impact of new inspection regulations on small producers 1128-9
Prince George, economic development 84
Public debt, debt management 83
Quesnel, Agriculture and Lands Ministry services 1001
Resources and resource industries, development 84-5
Roddick, Valerie, work on agriculture plan 971, 1056
Science and technology, bioproducts industry 972
Sea to Sky land and resource management plan 982
Skeena River, aquaculture sites at mouth of river 1139
Society for the Positive Awareness of Aquaculture, funding 1133
Soil Conservation Act, status 1142-3
Strouts Point, aquaculture site proposal, government decision 232
Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee 83, 1136-40
Sustainable Resource Management Ministry, transfer of funding and staff to ministries 983
TerraCan Ltd., operations 84
Tyson Foods Inc., operations 1125-6
Urbanization, urban-farm interface 1042
Waste management, remediation of contaminated sites 982-3, 1044-7
Wildlife
bears, grizzly bear protection 1049
habitat protection 1049
marbled murrelet, protection 1049-50
mountain caribou, protection 1049-50
species at risk, protection 1047-51
species-at-risk coordination office 1050
spotted owl, protection 1049-50
Wine
B.C. wine authority, establishment 1054
industry in B.C. 86
Yankee Girl mine, site remediation 1045-6
Yekooche Indian band, agreement-in-principle with government 83
Zacharias, Mark, work as biologist 1048
Bennett, Hon. Bill (East Kootenay)

As subject
comments on viability of caribou herd (Farnworth) 1332 (Simpson, S.) 1332
family and supporters thanked 209
B.C.
population, people leaving B.C. in 1990s 210
southern interior, community diversity 876
Budget debate 209-13
Budgets, 2005-06 budget and update, priorities 210-2
Business, taxation 211-2
Cranbrook, mental health services 211
Elections, May 2005 general election, results 210
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
estimates debate 2121-7
estimates process 2125
Firearms registry 212
First nations, new relationship with government 212, 2126-7
Fortune Minerals Ltd., development of Klappan coal deposit 2123-5
Health
health authorities, administrative costs 211
health care funding levels 210
health care system, government strategy 210-1
long-term care beds 211
Housing, residential care facilities, assisted-living model 211
Kootenay area
East Kootenays, health care services 210-1
economy 876
tourism 212
Land use planning, first nations consultation 2125-7
Legislature, reforms 213
Macdonald, Norm, comments on health care system 210
Mental health plan, funding 211
Mines and mining industry
B.C. mining plan and government support for industry 212-3
first nations involvement in industry 2126
industry in B.C., current conditions 2121
Mineral Titles Online mapping software 2122-3
placer mining 2121-3
safety inspections and worker safety 2123
Northgate Exploration Ltd., expansion proposal for Kemess mine and handling of mine tailings 2125-6
Nurses, supply, number of school spaces 211
Physicians, number of school spaces 211
Ridley Terminals Inc., Prince Rupert operations, provincial government involvement 2124-5
Seniors
government assistance 211
housing 211
Southern interior development initiative trust 875
Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust Act, debate 875-6
Tahltan First Nation, dispute over mine development in territory 2124
Taxation, taxes for low- and middle-income families 875
Tom Uphill Memorial Home, status 211
Trail, sports and volunteerism in sports 212
Black, Iain (Port Moody–Westwood)

As subject
experience as victim of property crime 1035
experience at all-candidates meeting 261
family and supporters thanked 257
Armed forces, peacekeeping operations 1068-9
B.C. Liberal Party government, policies, support for high-technology industry 1695-7
Budget debate 257-62
Buy B.C. Wild initiative, promotion of non-timber forest products 754
Civil Forfeiture Act, debate 1035-7
Coquitlam-Moody Reds, achievements of baseball club 94
Crime and criminals, forfeiture of proceeds of crime 1035
legislation elsewhere 1036
use of recovered funds 1037
Economy, B.C. economy, current and past conditions 259-60
Education
funding 261
government strategy 260-1
Elections, May 2005 general election, results 260
Folz, Matthew, student achievements 258
Food industry, promotion of healthy food 754
Government, accounting practices, use of generally accepted accounting principles 260
Health, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 754
High-technology industry in B.C., development and growth 1695-7
Motions
B.C.'s military veterans (Motion 34), debate 1067-9
Mountain View Co-operative Housing Association, work of organization 258-9
NDP
performance as government 260-1
support for high-technology industry 1695
Police and policing, initiatives and tools 1037
Port Moody–Westwood constituency and area
description and history 257-9
issues and concerns 259
police services 1035
Private members' statements
The importance of the high-tech industry 1695-7
Royal Canadian Legion
Project Remember initiative 1069
role 1067-9
Science and technology, research and development, investment in B.C. 1697
Seniors, government assistance 259
SHARE Family and Community Services Society, work of organization 259
Statements by members
Tri-Cities baseball teams 94
Tri-City Spirit of Community Awards 1326-7
Teachers, labour dispute in education system, impact on students 261
Tri-Cities area, Spirit of Community Awards, recipients 1326-7
Victim assistance, compensation 1036-7
War, contributions of B.C. veterans 1067-9
Bloy, Harry (Burquitlam)

As subject
appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (de Jong) 11
family and supporters thanked 242
Adoption, need for adoptive parents for children in care 1547
Automobiles, tax on high-priced vehicles 245
B.C. Liberal Party government, accomplishments 244
B.C. World Police and Fire Games, hosting of 2009 games 243
Budget debate 241-5
Budgets
budget process, use of special warrants during NDP administration 242
interim supply, use during NDP administrations 242
Burnaby
immigrant services 1392
Korean War memorial 1849
Burquitlam constituency and area
description 243-4
immigrant services 1392
Korean community 243-4, 1181
Business, taxation 299-301
Children, special needs children, support system 128
Corporations, tax reduction 245
Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 299-301
Education
essential service designation 245
funding for special needs students in independent schools 244
schools, use as community centres 128
Elections
May 2005 general election, results 242
municipal elections 1991
referendum on electoral system for B.C. 1408
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2005, debate 1408
Employment of women in B.C. 299
Fires and firefighters, work of firefighters 243
Fox, Terry, tribute 95
Government, communication with public 242
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, parking site tax, concerns of business community 794-5
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2005, debate 794-5
Grey Cup football championship 2210
Health, continuing and long-term care, upgrading of existing beds 245
Income assistance, disability benefits, earnings threshold 128
Income tax, taxes for low- and middle-income families 300
Inheritance tax, NDP position 1708
Korean War, Canadian involvement 1849
Legislature, nature of debate 245
Motions
inheritance tax (Motion 28), debate 1707-8
Mountain View Elementary School, after-school program, funding 243
NDP, performance as government 242
Nurses, supply, number of school spaces 245
Post-secondary education
government strategy 301
new facilities and student spaces 242
Private members' statements
The power of a strong economy 299-301
Red Cross Society, emergency response centre, funding 243
Simon Fraser University
anniversary 316
capital funding and expansion project 243
Statements by members
Adoption awareness 1547
The Grey Cup 2210
Immigrant services in Burnaby-Coquitlam area 1392
Korean War memorial in Burnaby 1849
Municipal elections 1991
Simon Fraser University 316
Terry Fox 95
Vancouver Korean-Canadian Scholarship Foundation 1181
Teachers, position on teachers union 245
United Chinese Community Enrichment Service Society, services for new immigrants 1392
Vancouver Korean-Canadian Scholarship Foundation, scholarships 1181
Welfare
social programs and services, funding 244-5
support system for vulnerable persons 128
Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George–Mount Robson)

As subject
family and supporters thanked 248
Bountiful, issues and concerns 1826-8
Bountiful Elementary Secondary School
curriculum, life skills programs 1827
school inspections 1827
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
government support 249
health care services 250-1
B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils
funding 1766
membership 1838
B.C. Liberal Party government, goals 250-2
B.C. School Trustees Association
funding 1766
funding for programs connecting schools with community 1794
B.C. Teachers Federation
concerns re education system and funding 1829
funding 1766
Budget debate 248-52
Canadian Union of Public Employees, involvement in learning round table 2091-3
Children, child care
accessibility, impact on working families 1792
funding, allocation of federal funding, consultation 1787-90, 1793-4
subsidy system 1795
Children, early learning and early literacy
ministerial responsibility 1788
programs 1789-93
Corporations, tax reduction 249
Council of Ministers of Education, relationship with Education Ministry 1787
Economy, B.C. economy, current and past conditions 249
Education
busing costs 1830-1
class size and composition 410-1, 484-5, 567, 768-9, 1829
curriculum
Action Schools initiative 1763, 1772, 1826
Explorations program for arts and sport 1770-1, 1786
French immersion and language programs 2082-3
program on risks of crystal meth 1771-2
sex education 1795-7
distance education and on-line learning 1830
district parent advisory councils 1838
Education Advisory Council 484-5
education of first nations people
aboriginal education 1763-4, 1844
enhancement agreements 1771, 1786-7
government action 486
high school completion rate 250
student achievement 1837-8
English-as-a-second-language programs, funding 1833, 1837, 1844
enrolment levels 1841
essential service designation 483, 485
four-day school week 1828
government strategy 1762-4
grade 10 examinations 2084-6
independent schools 1827-8
inner-city schools, issues 1831-3
kindergarten, junior kindergarten programs 1833-4
language education, Punjabi and other languages 1843-4
learning round table 770
documentation 2093
establishment 567, 918
issues 1828, 1831, 1833
membership 2091-3
parent advisory councils 1838
parental involvement in education system 484, 1842
preschool education, home instruction program for preschool youngsters 1834
provincial exam learning guides 1834
rural schools, French language education 2083
rural schools, issues 1829-30
safety of students, safe schools strategy 1763
school libraries 1763, 1786-7
school planning councils 1839, 1842
social equity programs, funding 1767-8, 1786, 1831-2
special education and special needs
interministry strategy 1768-9
report on services 1763, 1769-70, 1836-7
special needs students, support in classroom 1829, 1833, 2092
support staff, employment terms 1768
system, audits 1844-5
testing 2084-5
workers in education system 1835
Education, funding 65-6, 249, 409, 484-5, 918-9, 1762, 1835, 1840-1
capital funding 250
funding for partner groups 1766, 1787
funding for pay equity 1768
grants 1765-8, 1771, 1786
special education 249, 1763, 1837
special needs students 871
special needs students in independent schools 1763, 1837
targeted funding 1838
Education, school boards and districts
accountability 484
amalgamation 1997
autonomy 409-10
charging of fees for school materials and programs 65-6
funding allocation 485
funding allocation to reduce class sizes 484
funding for capital and maintenance projects 1762, 1764
funding for French language programs 2082-3
funding of rural schools 1830-1
insurance and risk management 1768
mandate changes, use of term "re-purpose" 1398, 1997, 2087-91
Education, schools
closed schools, use of buildings 1773
closings 1841-2
construction with green building designs 1764
healthy schools 1763, 1767
seismic upgrades 250, 1762, 1767
Education Ministry
estimates debate 1762-74, 1786-97, 1826-45, 2081-93
goals and responsibilities 1762-4
library component 1835
staffing 1769, 1787
Families, Strong Start B.C. committee 1773-4, 1826
First nations
issues, government funding 252
new relationship with government 252
Forests and forest industry, mountain pine beetle control, government action 249
Fox, Terry, commended 252
G.W. Graham Secondary School, construction 1764
Happy Valley Elementary School, construction project 2087
Health, public health
government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 1763, 1772
healthy lifestyles 250
Hertzman, Clyde, work on early childhood development 1788, 1791-2
Housing, social and subsidized housing, funding 251
Income assistance, funding in system 251
Independent School Act, amendments 1827
John Stubbs Memorial Elementary School, programs for hearing-impaired students 2086
Labour, collective bargaining in B.C. 483
LegaciesNow, Literacy Now initiative 1845
Lheidli-Tenneh Indian band 252
Libraries
funding 1762-3, 1794, 1835
Libraries Without Walls initiative 1835
Literacy
government funding and strategy 1765, 1786-7, 1836
government promotion 1762-3
Mormon Hills Elementary Secondary School
curriculum, life skills programs 1827
school inspections 1827
Physicians, supply, recruitment and retention in northern B.C. 250-1
Prince George, seniors centre 251
Prince George–Mount Robson constituency and area
description 248
government funding for victims of domestic violence 251
Princeton, school closing 1843
Roots of Empathy program 1770
School Community Connections program 1772-3, 1786, 1794, 1843
School district 39 (Vancouver)
funding 1832-3
inner-city schools 1832-3
School district 62 (Sooke), need for new high school 2086
Seniors, government assistance 251
Sir Wilfred Grenfell Community School, need for upgrades 2082
Skills training, promotion of skills training to youth, ACE-IT program 1764
Teachers
collective bargaining process
history 1080
process during NDP administration 483
recommendations, allocation of funds 2093
recommendations, implementation 1080, 1768, 1829, 1835-6
labour dispute in education system, government handling 483, 486, 565, 567, 769
labour dispute in education system, illegal job action 768-70, 870
long-term disability benefits 1768
teacher-librarians 1836
Teachers' Collective Agreement Act, debate 482-6
Union of B.C. Municipalities, funding for programs connecting schools with community 1772-3, 1794
University of Northern B.C., research on childhood obesity 250
Vancouver Inner-City Parents Group, concerns re inner-city schools 1831
Yahk Elementary School, enrolment of students from Bountiful community 1826-7
Brar, Jagrup (Surrey–Panorama Ridge)

As subject
experience of father as advisor in legal system 544-5
family and supporters thanked 219-20
Alcohol, liquor stores 1673-4
Asia, earthquake in South Asia, assistance for victims 765
Bains, Baljit, death at hospital 2214
Bear Creek Park, assaults on seniors in park 951
B.C. Civil Liberties Association, position on civil forfeiture legislation 1335
B.C. Coroners Service
funding 1664
reviews of deaths, causative factors considered 1664
B.C. Integrated Youth Gang Task Force
mandate 237
work of task force 1638-9, 1661-2
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 546-7, 675-6
B.C. Lottery Corporation, advertising budget 1667
Budget debate 219-21, 236-8
Budgets, 2005-06 budget and update, content 236-7
Business, labour disruptions 236
Campbell, Gordon, comments on Surrey Memorial Hospital 1821
Canadian Civil Liberties Association, comments on Ontario's civil forfeiture legislation 1302, 1305
Children's commissioner, elimination of office, transfer of child death reviews to coroner 1665-6
Civil Forfeiture Act
debate 950-2, 1301-9, 1334-9
applicability 1667-8
consultation and exposure bill 951, 1335, 1337-8
definitions, "unlawful activity" 952
director, role 1304-7, 1339
infringement on civil liberties 1302
Communities, safe communities, work of government and communities 749-51
Corporations, tax reduction 546, 676
Corrections system
correctional facilities 1638
prisoners, increase in number of prisoners 1638
Crime and criminals
forfeiture of proceeds of crime
court's discretion on forfeiture order 1307-8
determination of victims 952
forfeiture of family property 1302-3
forfeiture without conviction 951-2, 1336-7
legislation, police response 950
legislation elsewhere 950-1, 1337-8
mental illness defence 1335-6
protection for uninvolved interest holders 1308-9
role of Criminal Code 1338
standard of proof, balance of probabilities 952, 1309, 1334-5
use of recovered funds 1661
gang crime, government action 950-1
landlord's responsibility for illegal activity in rental accommodation 1303, 1308-9
Dilling, Dorothy, suicide related to problem gambling 1671
Education
class size and composition 546, 675-7
funding 236
government policies, impact on education system 676
Emergency preparedness
communications strategy 1636-7
funding 66-7
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 2172
Fires and firefighters, relocation of regional fire commissioners 1666
Fuel, gasoline prices, impact on families and businesses 236
Gambling
addiction and problem gambling, prevention and treatment 237, 1666-70
electronic gaming, racetrack games 1671
expansion in B.C. 237, 951
facilities, availability of automatic banking machines 1670-1
revenues, allocation to charities and non-profit organizations 1672-3
revenues to government 237
slot machines 1671
Gangs
government services for gang-involved youth 1231-2, 1638-9, 1660
prevention of youth involvement 951, 1660-1
youth gang violence 237
Government, cost of education advertising 676
Health
continuing and long-term care beds, number 220
travel for treatment and diagnostic services, support for parents of relocated infants, cases 35-6
Health Ministry, estimates debate 1821-3
Insurance Corporation of B.C., driver licensing offices 1664
Lotteries, sale of lottery tickets to minors 1667-8
Lower mainland
hospital beds 2214
South Fraser perimeter road, funding 237
Oral questions
Acute care services at Surrey Memorial Hospital 2214
Funding for emergency preparedness 66-7
Services for gang-involved youth 1231-2
Support for parents of infants relocated for health care services 35-6
Police and policing
allocation of traffic fine revenue to municipal police and crime prevention services 951, 1634-6
amalgamation and integration of services, integrated units 1636
use of Tasers 1637
Post-secondary education, tuition fees 236-7
Private members' statements
Public safety 749-51
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
estimates debate 1633-9, 1660-74
budget 1633
gaming policy and enforcement branch 1672
Seniors, income supplement 2172
Sports, role for young people 1801
Statements by members
Earthquake in south Asia 765
Universal Athletics Club 1801-2
Substance abuse and addiction
crystal meth, government action on prevention and treatment 237
crystal meth, treatment services 1662-3
grow ops and meth labs, penalties for operators 1663
Suicide, relation to problem gambling 1671-2
Surrey
crystal meth use among students 749
education system, impact of enrolment levels 677
growth 236
growth in area, impact on service needs 1664
health care services in area 1821-2
transportation infrastructure needs 220-1
Surrey Memorial Hospital
funding and services 220, 237, 1822-3, 2214
report by health authority, release 1821-3
Teachers
collective bargaining process, history 544-6, 675
government relationship with teachers 675
Teachers' Collective Agreement Act
debate 544-7, 674-7
delay for six months 674-5
Terrorism, terrorist bombing of Air India flight, investigation and public inquiry 1636-7
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 220-1
Universal Health Athletics Club, promotion of sports among youth 1801-2
Valley Village Housing Cooperative, community safety activities 749, 751
Vancouver, property crime 951
Victim assistance 950, 952
Victoria, crystal meth task force 1663

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