Bain, Penny
- Comments on funding reductions to sexual assault victim services (Lali) 1027
Bain-Parten, Emelda
- Government support case (Chouhan) 568-9
Bains, Baljit
Bains, Mewa Singh
- Assault in Surrey park (Bains) 143
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act
Balkans region
- Film industry (Farnworth) 369
Bank robberies See Crime and criminals
Barnston Island
- Access to services (Hayer) 1698
- Agricultural activities (Hayer) 1698 (Ralston) 1699
- Removal of land from agricultural land reserve (Bell) 1148 (Ralston) 1148, 1699
Barriere, B.C.
- Work of firefighters (Krueger) 1480
Barry, Kristen
- Comments on role of teachers (Puchmayr) 683
Basi, David
- Termination of position as ministerial assistant, severance payment (Lali) 964
BCPSEA See British Columbia Public School Employers Association
Beacon Hill See Victoria–Beacon Hill constituency and area
Bear Creek Park
- Assaults on seniors in park (Bains) 143-4 (Brar) 951
Bears See Wildlife
Beetles See Mountain pine beetle
under Forests and forest industry
Belleville ferry terminal See Victoria, B.C.
Belsey, Bill
- Work as MLA (Krueger) 288
- Work on land use planning process (Bell) 977-9 (Ralston) 977-80
Berry farming See Food industry
Best Babies program See Esquimalt Neighbourhood House, Victoria, B.C.
Bicycling See Cycling
Bike to Work Week
- Role in promoting commuter cycling (Cubberley) 1378-9
Bill 29 (2001) See Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act; Workers, collective agreements, government changes
under Health – Health care system
Bills, Legislative See Bills by name; Bills by number
Bills by name See also Bills by number
- An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)
- Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2005 (Bill 3)
- Campaign Finance Reform Act (Bill M202)
- Children's Commission Act (Bill M201)
- Civil Forfeiture Act (Bill 13)
- Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 14)
- Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 10)
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 4)
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 9)
- Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 15)
- Legislative Assembly Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 17)
- Legislative Assembly Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 Repeal Act (Bill 19)
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2005 (Bill 16)
- North Island–Coast Development Initiative Trust Act (Bill 7)
- Northern Development Initiative Trust Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 6)
- Revenue Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 2)
- Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust Act (Bill 8)
- Supply Act (No. 2), 2005 (Bill 5)
- Teachers' Collective Agreement Act (Bill 12)
- Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 11)
- World Trade University Canada Establishment Act (Bill Pr401)
Bills by number
- (* denotes bill having received royal assent)
- 1. An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament
- 2.* Revenue Statutes Amendment Act, 2005
- 3.* Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2005
- 4.* Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2005
- 5.* Supply Act (No. 2), 2005
- 6.* Northern Development Initiative Trust Amendment Act, 2005
- 7.* North Island–Coast Development Initiative Trust Act
- 8.* Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust Act
- 9.* Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2005
- 10.* Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2005
- 11.* Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2005
- 12.* Teachers' Collective Agreement Act
- 13.* Civil Forfeiture Act
- 14.* Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2005
- 15.* Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2005
- 16.* Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2005
- 17. Legislative Assembly Statutes Amendment Act, 2005
- 19.* Legislative Assembly Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 Repeal Act
- M201. Children's Commission Act
- M202. Campaign Finance Reform Act
- Pr401.* World Trade University Canada Establishment Act
Biodiversity See Environment; Forests and forest industry
Bioproducts industry See Biotechnology industry
under Science and technology
Biosphere reserves See United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Biotechnology industry See Science and technology
Birch Lake
- Sale of Crown land in area (Bell) 975-6 (Ralston) 975-6
Bird flu See Avian influenza
Birds See Wildlife
BladeRunners program See Employment and unemployment
Block Watch program
Blockades of roads See Civil disobedience
Blood and bone marrow
- Blood donations, need (Hawkins) 765
Blue Cross See Pacific Blue Cross
Blueberry farming See Berry farming
under Food industry
BOB See Building Opportunities with Business Inner City Society
Bone marrow See Blood and bone marrow
Bonner, Robert
Book publishing See Publishing industry
Border crossings
- Infrastructure investment (Falcon) 1152
Boston Bar, B.C.
Botox
Bountiful, B.C.
Bountiful Elementary Secondary School, Lister, B.C.
- Curriculum, life skills programs (Bond) 1827 (Evans) 1827
- School inspections (Bond) 1827 (Evans) 1826
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy See BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
Bowron Lake
- Old-growth management areas (Simpson, B.) 1909
Boyd, Bert
Breakwater Enterprises Ltd.
- Sale of water utility operation to EPCOR North Island Water Inc., petition tabled (Fraser) 322
Breast health
Bridge Lake
- Roads in area See Transportation infrastructure under Cariboo area
Bridges
- Tolls on bridges and roads See Tolls
Brilliant Dam
- Power plant expansion project (Evans) 442-3 (Hansen) 442
Brink Forest Products Ltd.
- Fibre supply (Simpson, B.) 52
- Operations (Bell) 84
Britannia mine
- Site remediation (Bell) 1045-7 (McIntyre) 14 (Simpson, S.) 1045-7
- Water treatment plant (Gentner) 1972 (Taylor) 1972
British Columbia
British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
- Arts and culture sector (Evans) 1650 (Ilich) 1650
- Challenges for rural B.C. (Simpson, B.) 52-3
- Economic development
- development (Bell) 84-5
- development in north and central coast, government initiative (Bell) 1053-4 (Hansen) 399 (Robertson) 399, 1053-4
- development in northeastern B.C. (Neufeld) 120
- development in northern B.C. (Hawes) 343
- government initiatives (Farnworth) 398 (Hansen) 398
- Economy in northwestern B.C. (Austin) 181-3
- Forest industry in interior B.C. (Coleman) 1108-11 (Macdonald) 1108-10
- Government support (Bond) 249 (Krueger) 844-5 (Kwan) 79 (Lali) 90
- Health care services
- cancer care in northern B.C. (Rustad) 2097
- magnetic resonance imaging services for central interior (Rustad) 915
- services (Abbott) 1818-20 (Bond) 250-1 (Lali) 1818-9 (MacKay) 1060-3 (Wyse) 1061-2
- services in interior B.C. (Hawkins) 1919
- Heartlands, use of term (Kwan) 79
- Impact of government policies on rural areas (Lali) 877 (Simpson, B.) 822
- Mental health services (Wyse) 1062
- Mining industry in northwestern B.C. (MacKay) 30-1
- Motor vehicle accidents, prevention (MacKay) 1062 (Wyse) 1062
- Needs in rural areas (Macdonald) 1404
- Northern development initiative See also Northern development initiative trust
- (MacKay) 298 (Throne speech) 7
- Nurse supply in northern B.C. (Coell) 1345 (MacKay) 1061 (Wyse) 1062, 1345-6
- Physician supply in northern B.C. (Bond) 250-1 (MacKay) 1061
- Post-secondary education (Austin) 1349-50 (Coell) 1350 (Simpson, B.) 1435
- Revenue source for province (Evans) 1410 (Lali) 1416
- Services in rural areas, funding (Macdonald) 874
- Social services in rural areas (Trevena) 162
- Transportation infrastructure needs (Falcon) 1364-5 (Lali) 1365
- Unemployment rate in North Coast area (Hansen) 1806
British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disabilities Society
- Concerns re community living service delivery (Dix) 2207
British Columbia Arts Council
British Columbia Assessment
B.C. Bid See Purchasing, tendering system
under Government
British Columbia Buildings Corporation
- Privatization and restructuring (Gentner) 1982
- Sale of properties (Routley) 1379
BCcampus
British Columbia Cancer Agency
- Work of agency (Abbott) 204
British Columbia Cattlemen's Association
- Comments on government forest policy changes (Simpson, B.) 884, 887, 1246
- Relationship with government (Coleman) 1245
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, B.C.
- Handling of severe acute respiratory syndrome cases (Abbott) 1722 (Cubberley) 1720
B.C. Civil Liberties Association
- Position on civil forfeiture legislation (Brar) 1335 (Les) 1335
British Columbia College of Teachers
- Negotiations for collective agreement (Gentner) 583
- Representation by teachers (Farnworth) 686 (Macdonald) 693 (Sather) 580
British Columbia Competition Council
British Columbia Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils
British Columbia Coroners Service
- Annual reporting (Dix) 2142 (James) 2141
- Chief coroner See Smith, Terry
- Coroner's inquests, timeliness (Austin) 2143 (Les) 2143
- Funding (Brar) 1664 (Fleming) 1082 (Krog) 1082 (Les) 1664
- Government funding, impact (Austin) 2143 (Dix) 2142 (James) 2142 (Krog) 2213 (Les) 2142
- Investigation of child deaths (Dix) 1665 (Farnworth) 319, 1713 (Fleming) 1082 (Gentner) 1712-3 (Hagen) 318-9, 1397, 1712 (James) 1993, 2099 (Karagianis) 318, 1995 (Krog) 1082 (Les) 1082-3, 1665, 1712-4, 1942-3, 1993-5, 2099
- Investigation of child deaths, transfer of responsibility from Children's commissioner See Children's commissioner
- Release of child death reviews (Krog) 2213 (Les) 2213
- Review of death of Sherry Charlie (Hagen) 190, 1228-9
- Reviews of deaths, causative factors considered (Brar) 1664 (Les) 1664
- Role (MacKay) 1992
- Role and responsibilities (Les) 1633
- Work of child death review unit (Les) 2213
- Work of coroners (Les) 2141-2
British Columbia Court of Appeal
- Ruling on class size and composition (Conroy) 690-1 (Horgan) 391 (Kwan) 615 (Lali) 477 (Puchmayr) 416 (Ralston) 469 (Simons) 481
B.C. Experience program See Crystal Gardens, Victoria, B.C.
British Columbia Federation of Woodlot Associations
- Comments on government forest policy changes (Simpson, B.) 885
British Columbia Ferry Commission
British Columbia Ferry Corporation
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
- Accountability (Coons) 1279-82 (Falcon) 1279-81
- Application of Labour Code and accountability measures (Coons) 168
- Budget and operations (Coons) 1220-2, 1272-3 (Falcon) 1220-2, 1272
- Contract tendering (Coons) 168
- Reporting requirements (Coons) 1221 (Falcon) 1221
- Staffing (Coons) 1282 (Falcon) 1282
British Columbia Forest Safety Council
- Work with government (Coleman) 1235
British Columbia Forest Service See Forests and Range, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Housing
British Columbia Fruit Growers Association
- Comments on fruit industry (Ralston) 1054-5
British Columbia Gas See also Terasen Gas Inc.
- Privatization (Evans) 59 (Simpson, S.) 301
British Columbia Health Coalition
- Request for information on St. Paul's Hospital (Abbott) 1868 (Gentner) 1868
British Columbia Housing Management Commission
British Columbia Human Rights Clinic See also British Columbia Human Rights Coalition; Community Legal Assistance Society; Public education
under Human rights
- Role and services (Chouhan) 1616 (Hayer) 139 (Oppal) 1616
British Columbia Human Rights Coalition
- Government contract for human rights services (Chouhan) 1616-8 (Oppal) 1616-8
British Columbia Human Rights Commission
- Elimination (Bains) 135-6 (Chouhan) 133 (Hayer) 139
- Elimination, consultation process (Chouhan) 1617-8 (Oppal) 1617-8
- Handling of complaint cases See Complaint process under Human rights
- Independence (Chouhan) 134 (Chudnovsky) 137
- Re-establishment (Bains) 136 (Chouhan) 133-4, 264-5, 1621 (Oppal) 1621
- Role and responsibilities (Bains) 135-6 (Chouhan) 133 (Chudnovsky) 137
British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Estimates (Gentner) 2174-94 (Neufeld) 2174-93
- Agreement with Accenture for provision of support services (Gentner) 2179-84 (Neufeld) 2179-84
- Operations and service plan (Gentner) 2176-9 (Neufeld) 2177-9
- Outsourcing and privatization See also Agreement with Accenture above under this main heading
- Planning, integrated electricity plan (Neufeld) 2176-7
- Power generation See Energy
- Powertech division (Gentner) 2178 (Neufeld) 2178
- Purchase of alternative-source electricity (Neufeld) 121
- Purchase of electricity (Gentner) 2174 (Neufeld) 2174-5
- Rates See Electricity rates under Energy
- Transmission system See British Columbia Transmission Corporation
- Worker deaths and injuries (Gentner) 2138, 2174 (Neufeld) 2174
BC Hydro Public Power Legacy and Heritage Contract Act
- Purpose of bill (Simpson, S.) 301
British Columbia Innovation Council
British Columbia Institute Against Family Violence
- Consultation by government (Chong) 897
- Executive director See Bain, Penny
- Funding (Ralston) 897
British Columbia Integrated Youth Gang Task Force
British Columbia Investment Management Corp.
- Investment in transportation projects (Falcon) 1361 (Gentner) 1361
British Columbia Legal Services Society See Legal Services Society
British Columbia Legislative Library
- Annual report, 2004, tabled (Speaker) 28
British Columbia Liberal Party
- Donations from business sector (Robertson) 238
- Members, federal affiliations (Hawes) 1706
- Position as opposition on environmental sustainability legislation (Simpson, S.) 759
British Columbia Liberal Party – Government See also Government
- Accomplishments (Abbott) 201-2 (Bloy) 244 (Chong) 47-8 (Coell) 265 (Hawkins) 326 (Krueger) 287 (Neufeld) 119, 121 (Nuraney) 61 (Roddick) 294-5, 322 (Sultan) 177 (Whittred) 282-3 (Yap) 154
- Accountability (Kwan) 1968-9
- Actions since 2001 election (Bains) 488 (Cubberley) 205-6 (Fraser) 493-4 (James) 37 (Kwan) 73-4, 77 (Lali) 88-90 (Macdonald) 693 (Robertson) 300 (Sather) 664-5 (Trevena) 160, 162
- Allocation of federal funding (Robertson) 240
- Cabinet meetings, open cabinet meetings (Campbell) 2079 (Horgan) 1933 (James) 2078-9
- Comments while in opposition on programs for children and families (Dix) 1494-5
- Election platform, contents (Fleming) 353-4 (Kwan) 772-4, 780 (Simpson, B.) 348, 1233-5 (Taylor) 359
- Fiscal management and planning (Hawes) 342
- Former MLAs, work commended (Krueger) 287-8
- Goals (Bond) 250-2 (Cantelon) 16-9 (Chong) 47-8 (Christensen) 1513-4 (Coell) 265 (Cubberley) 206-8 (Evans) 58 (Hagen) 1492-4 (Hawes) 342 (Krog) 23, 25-6 (Krueger) 289 (Les) 19-20 (Macdonald) 122-4 (McIntyre) 13-4 (Mayencourt) 27, 171 (Nuraney) 61 (Roddick) 294-5 (Sather) 279 (Thorpe) 100-1 (Throne speech) 4-8 (Whittred) 280 (Yap) 155-6
- Goals, funding (Bains) 323-4
- MLAs (Simpson, S.) 700-1
- MLAs, former Social Credit Party members (Ralston) 705
- Policies
- balance between economic, environmental and social factors (McIntyre) 1371-2
- financial management (Sather) 663-5
- impact on low-income earners (Lali) 68
- impact on political climate in B.C. (Fleming) 1372
- impact on workers (Krog) 431 (Puchmayr) 417-9, 764 (Simpson, B.) 658-9
- support for high-technology industry (Black) 1695-7
- Position on issues
- civil service (Sather) 665
- environmental protection (Simpson, S.) 112-3
- freedom of information (James) 2079
- gambling, expansion of gambling in B.C. (Sather) 665
- human rights (Chouhan) 133 (Polak) 139 (Yap) 135
- post-secondary tuition fees, legislation to limit increases (Campbell) 2038 (James) 2037-8
- privatization (Chudnovsky) 285 (Gentner) 1981 (Lali) 89-90 (Puchmayr) 215
- Priorities (Brar) 546-7, 675-6 (Polak) 217-8 (Puchmayr) 682 (Robertson) 240 (Thorne) 257
- Relationship with local government (Gentner) 293
- Response to issues (Fleming) 1658-9 (Kwan) 1659
- Response to public's priorities (Fleming) 353 (Kwan) 344-7 (Simpson, B.) 349-50
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
British Columbia Medical Association
- Agreement on general practice services (Abbott) 1811-2, 1814 (Cubberley) 1811
- Report on multidisciplinary care teams (Abbott) 1813 (Cubberley) 1813
B.C. New Democrats See New Democratic Party of British Columbia
B.C. Nurseline See Information
under Health – Health care system
British Columbia Nurses Union
- Exclusion of nurse practitioners from bargaining unit, government consultation (Abbott) 1443 (Cubberley) 1442
British Columbia Public School Employers Association
- Application to Labour Relations Board on job action by teachers (de Jong) 638
- Bargaining mandate (de Jong) 740-1 (Horgan) 740-1
- Labour dispute in education system See Teachers
- Membership and role (de Jong) 739-40 (Horgan) 739-40
- Negotiations for collective agreement (Fraser) 645 (Gentner) 583 (Horgan) 628 (Robertson) 599-600 (Simpson, S.) 702
British Columbia Public Service Agency See also Civil service
- Appointment of agency head (Chong) 1470 (Krog) 1470 (Oppal) 1418
- Leadership and learning program (Lali) 958
- Ministerial responsibility (Chong) 957-8 (Lali) 957-8
- Role in severance payments to civil service employees (Chong) 964-5
British Columbia Rail See also Railways and rail services
- Agreement with CN Rail
- First nations benefits trust, accessibility of funding (Lali) 879
- Government involvement during NDP administration (Falcon) 1655-7
- Mandate (Falcon) 1362 (Gentner) 1362
- Port subdivision (Falcon) 1361-2 (Gentner) 1361-2
- Privatization, costs (Wyse) 2144
- Privatization process (Lali) 89, 1658
- Property, public rights (Simpson, B.) 2145
- Rail crossings See Railways and rail services
- Roberts Bank port subdivision See Port subdivision above under this main heading
B.C. Rivers Day
- Celebration (Krueger) 271 (Simpson, S.) 270-1
British Columbia School Trustees Association
- Funding (Bond) 1766 (Horgan) 1766
- Funding for programs connecting schools with community (Bond) 1794
British Columbia Seniors Games
B.C. Skills Connect for Immigrants See Recognition of credentials of foreign-trained professionals
under Immigration
British Columbia Society for Public Education
- Comments on public school needs in Vancouver (Simpson, S.) 492
- Comments on teachers labour dispute (Simpson, S.) 704
British Columbia Special Olympics
British Columbia Teachers Federation
- Concerns re education system and funding (Austin) 1828 (Bond) 1829
- Funding (Bond) 1766 (Horgan) 1766
- Labour dispute in education system See Teachers
- Meetings with government (Fraser) 495
- Principles (Coons) 169
- Relationship with government (Sather) 580
British Columbia timber sales program
British Columbia Transit
British Columbia Transmission Corporation
- Contracting-out of work (Gentner) 2187 (Neufeld) 2187
- Establishment (Gentner) 2189 (Neufeld) 2189
- Grid West initiative (Gentner) 2187-92 (Neufeld) 2187-90, 2192
- Potential for sale to private sector (Gentner) 2190-1 (Neufeld) 2190-1
British Columbia Transportation Financing Authority
- Funding for ferry services (Coons) 1278-9 (Falcon) 1278
- Funding for inland ferry services (Falcon) 1209-10
British Columbia Treaty Commission
- Funding for negotiations (Christensen) 1530-1 (MacKay) 1530-1
British Columbia Utilities Commission
- Operations during NDP administration (Neufeld) 461 (Penner) 321
- Regulation of Insurance Corporation of B.C. (Gentner) 1746-8 (Les) 1746-8
- Relationship with provincial government (Chong) 811-2 (Macdonald) 811-2
- Role (Sultan) 302
- Role in purchase of Terasen Gas by Kinder Morgan See also Terasen Gas Inc.
British Columbia Wildlife Federation
British Columbia World Police and Fire Games
- Hosting of 2009 games (Bloy) 243
British Columbia–Yukon Transition House Society
Brittany triangle See Chilcotin area
Broughton Archipelago Park
Bruce, Graham
- Comments on teachers' collective agreement legislation (Simpson, B.) 657-8
BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
Budget See also 2005-06 budget and update
under Budgets; Supply Act, 2005-2006
- Budget address (Taylor) 69-73; approved 343
- Debate 73-4, 77-92, 100-24, 151-73, 175-88, 198-221, 236-52, 253-68, 276-95, 322-43
- Amdts: (Robertson) 238
- Divisions: amdt. negatived 251; budget approved 343
- Debate, speakers (Abbott) 201-4 (Austin) 180-5 (Bains) 322-5 (Bell) 81-6 (Bennett) 209-13 (Black) 257-62 (Bloy) 241-5 (Bond) 248-52 (Brar) 219-21, 236-8 (Chouhan) 262-5 (Chudnovsky) 283-6 (Coell) 265-8 (Conroy) 338-41 (Coons) 167-71 (Cubberley) 204-9 (Fleming) 198-201 (Fraser) 245-8 (Gentner) 291-4 (Hawes) 341-3 (Hawkins) 325-9 (Hayer) 113-6 (Horgan) 329-34 (Horning) 335-8 (Ilich) 151-4 (Jarvis) 185-8 (Karagianis) 102-5 (Krueger) 286-91 (Kwan) 73-4, 77-81 (Lali) 86-91 (Lekstrom) 162-7 (Macdonald) 122-4 (Mayencourt) 171-3 (Neufeld) 118-22 (Polak) 216-9 (Puchmayr) 213-6 (Ralston) 116-8 (Reid) 105-9 (Robertson) 238-41 (Roddick) 294-5, 322 (Sather) 276-80 (Simons) 156-9 (Simpson, S.) 109-13 (Sultan) 177-80 (Taylor) 69-73 (Thorne) 253-7 (Thorpe) 91-2, 100-2 (Trevena) 159-62 (Whittred) 280-3 (Wyse) 175-77 (Yap) 154-6
- Budget consultation paper tabled (Taylor) 75
- Committee of Supply resolutions approved and funds granted 2219
- Interim supply See Supply Act (No. 2), 2005
- Management of public funds and debt, estimates 2173
- Other appropriations, estimates 2173
- September update, budget and fiscal plan tabled (Taylor) 75
Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2005
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
- Amendments (Taylor) 360
- Purpose of bill (Sultan) 180
Budgets
- 2004-05 budget, priorities (Taylor) 96-7, 99
- 2005-06 budget and update See also Budget
- content (Brar) 236-7 (Coons) 168-9 (Hawkins) 329 (Mayencourt) 172-3 (Robertson) 238 (Roddick) 322 (Trevena) 161
- debate, line-by-line debate of estimates (Kwan) 233-5
- funding allocation (Evans) 353 (Fleming) 355 (Taylor) 359-60
- interim supply, time coverage (Kwan) 233, 235
- priorities (Bell) 83 (Bennett) 210-2 (Chouhan) 264 (Coell) 265, 268 (Hayer) 113-5 (Ilich) 151-2 (Jarvis) 185-6 (Karagianis) 104 (Kwan) 73-4, 77-81, 145 (Lali) 88-90 (Macdonald) 122-4 (Neufeld) 119-20 (Puchmayr) 215 (Ralston) 117-8 (Reid) 106, 108-9 (Robertson) 240 (Roddick) 294-5 (Simpson, S.) 110 (Sultan) 177-80 (Taylor) 70-3 (Thorpe) 91-2, 102 (Yap) 155
- public communication by government (Kwan) 234
- public consultation process (Karagianis) 1807-8
- public consultation process, public's priorities (Karagianis) 355-6 (Kwan) 344-7, 771, 776, 779-80 (Simpson, B.) 348-9
- public consultation process, submissions (Lekstrom) 1807
- public response (Horning) 336
- surplus (Bell) 83 (Hayer) 113 (Ilich) 151 (Lekstrom) 163-4 (Taylor) 71
- Balanced budgets (Taylor) 1924
- Budget process
- budget-making process (Sultan) 180
- use of special warrants during NDP administration (Bloy) 242
- Interim supply
- use by B.C. Liberal Party administration (Horgan) 235-6
- use during NDP administrations (Bloy) 242
- Prebudget consultation (Lekstrom) 407
- Prebudget consultation, committee See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Building Opportunities with Business Inner City Society
Bulkley Valley–Stikine constituency and area
- Economic development (MacKay) 30-1
Bullying See Violence
Burgess Shale formation See Yoho National Park
Burke, Edmund
- Comments on government (Gentner) 654
Burke Mountain See Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area
Burnaby, B.C.
- Immigrant services (Bloy) 1392
- Korean War memorial (Bloy) 1849 (Chouhan) 1849
Burnaby Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards
Burnaby North constituency and area
Burnaby-Edmonds constituency and area
- Public art project (Chouhan) 1463
Burns Bog
- Fire in area (Gentner) 29-30
- Preservation of area (Bell) 1042 (Gentner) 293, 1042 (Polak) 217
- Proposals for area by NDP government (Yap) 761
Burquitlam constituency and area
- Description (Bloy) 243-4
- Immigrant services (Bloy) 1392
- Korean community (Bloy) 243-4, 1181
Burrard Pier
- Site development (Whittred) 283
Burrard Thermal power station
Business
- B.C. access to federal business number system (Taylor) 1444
- Business climate (Hansen) 364-5 (Taylor) 1924
- Business registration, government website (Cantelon) 18-9
- Competitiveness (Hansen) 363-4 (Ilich) 152
- Corporate taxes See Corporations
- Environmental responsibility (McIntyre) 1371
- International financial activity program See International financial activity program
- Involvement with community (Dix) 130-1
- Labour disruptions (Brar) 236
- Licensing requirements (Oppal) 1418
- Natural resource opportunity centre See Front Counter B.C.
- Partnerships
- liability in limited liability partnerships (Taylor) 1449
- public-private partnerships (Gentner) 1981
- public-private partnerships, role (Puchmayr) 215
- Purchase of U.S. businesses by Canadian businesses (Jarvis) 186
- Regulations and red tape See Government
- Self-regulation (Krog) 1419, 1444-5 (Les) 1444-5
- Small business See Business – Small business
- Subsidies, elimination (Hansen) 363, 398
- Tax reduction (Kwan) 78 (Lali) 89
- Taxation (Bell) 84 (Bennett) 211-2 (Bloy) 299-301 (Hansen) 363-4 (Hayer) 115 (Taylor) 72 (Thorpe) 101-2
- Venture capital programs (Karagianis) 511, 517 (Thorpe) 511, 517
Business – Small business
Business Number Act
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act
Buy B.C. program
Buy B.C. Wild initiative
- Promotion of non-timber forest products (Black) 754 (Karagianis) 753-5