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

Oppal, Hon. Wally (Vancouver-Fraserview)

As subject
handling of review of death of Sherry Charlie 196, 229-30, 273 (Dix) 272-3 (Farnworth) 196 (Fleming) 229 (Hagen) 190, 194, 196-8 (Horgan) 229 (Karagianis) 229 (Krog) 196, 229-30, 273
Abbotsford Community Services, government contract for ESL services 1623
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament, debate 10
Air India trial, statement of expenditures tabled 2147
Attorney General Ministry
estimates debate 1591-625
accomplishments, goals and responsibilities 1592-3
budget 1601
responsibilities regarding human rights complaints against provincial government 1614
Bountiful, issues and concerns 1598-1601
B.C. Ferry Commission, annual report for fiscal year ending March 31, 2005, tabled 280
B.C. Human Rights Clinic, role and services 1616
B.C. Human Rights Coalition, government contract for human rights services 1616-8
B.C. Human Rights Commission
elimination, consultation process 1617-8
re-establishment 1621
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
2004-05 annual report tabled 280
operations 1593, 1614-5, 1619-20
B.C. Public Service Agency, appointment of agency head 1418
Business, licensing requirements 1418
Business Number Act, amendments 1418
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, amendments 1418
Canadian Bar Association, Charter challenge of B.C. legal aid system 1607
Caza, David James, sex offender case 872, 896
Charlie, Sherry, review of death, terms of reference 228-31, 1184
Child and youth officer
2004-05 annual report tabled 2146
annual reporting 2212
independence 230-1, 274, 1612-3
powers and role 272
Children
child death review process 1613
child death reviews, incomplete reviews 2212
child protection, custody issues, enforcement of custody and access orders 1604
Civil Forfeiture Act, purpose of bill 1611-2
Community Legal Assistance Society, government contract for human rights services 1618
Corrections system
repeat offenders 1592-3
sex offenders, monitoring of activities 896
women in system, facilities 1610
Credit Union Incorporation Act, amendments 1418
Crime and criminals
property crime 1592-3
white-collar crime 1611-2
Crown Proceeding Act, report for fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, tabled 2217
Education, independent schools, sexual relations between trustees and students 1599-1601
Elections
electoral reform
citizens' assembly, results of referendum on electoral system 1400, 1777
protection for northern constituencies 1777-8
public debate 1400
rural-urban issues 1417
entering of certificate of results of May 17, 2005, general election into Journals of the House 10
Electoral Boundaries Commission
appointment and role 1078, 1400
members 1400, 1775
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2005, debate 1078, 1399-1400, 1417, 1775, 1777-8
Enquiry B.C., role in processing human rights complaints 1615
Eron Mortgage Corp., court case 1597
Families, marriage, age of consent 1599
Family court, accessibility 1603-4
Financial services industry, credit unions, voting rules 1418
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, amendments 1418
Gangs, government services for gang-involved youth 1231-2
Human rights
complaint process 1614-6, 1618-9
public education 1619-21
Immigration, programs and services for immigrants to B.C. 1593
federal funding 1854
service providers 1622-5
Justice system
administrative justice system 1608-9
courthouse closings 1610
criminal justice system, public confidence in system 1592
dispute resolution 1592, 1594-6, 1601-4
family law 1594-7, 1601-2
judiciary, appointment process 1611
lawyers, responsibility for negligence in limited liability partnerships 1448
Justice system, legal aid
accessibility to women 1606-7
funding 1594-5, 1607
immigrant and refugee cases 1607
legal aid for human rights complainants 1616
poverty law services 1604-6
Land Act, amendments 1418
Land surveys and titles, compensation for errors 1418
Land Title Act, amendments 1418
Legal Profession Act, amendments 1418, 1448
Legal Services Society, operations 1592, 1594, 1597
Legislature
estimates process, briefing of opposition critics 1625
number of seats 1775
Speaker and Chair, election of Speaker 3
Merit commissioner, separation of role from Public Service Agency 1418
Merritt, sex offender in area, monitoring of activities 896
Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act, amendments 1418
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2005, debate 1326, 1418, 1448
Morley, Jane, comments on issues
independence of child and youth officer 272
report on impact of government policies on child protection 273
Multiculturalism, ethnic diversity 1593
Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre, discussions with government 1604
Oil and gas, industry fund for reclamation of orphan sites 1418
Oil and Gas Commission Act, amendments 1418
Ombudsman, role in review of death of Sherry Charlie 273
Parks, changes to existing parks and protected areas 1418
Partnership Act, amendments 1418
Personal statements by members
Monitoring of sex offender in Merritt area 896
Plant, Geoff, work as Attorney General 1592
Police, attendance at court proceedings 1610
Post-secondary education, private institutions, contribution to student training completion fund 1418
Privacy, use of personal information outside Canada 1418
Private Career Training Institutions Act, amendments 1418
Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, amendments 1418
Public guardian and trustee, 2004-05 annual report tabled 872
Public Service Act, amendments 1418
Sales tax on legal services in B.C. 1596, 1607-8
Terrorism, terrorist bombing of Air India flight, investigation and public inquiry 1614
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, printing 11

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