Province of British Columbia
Second Session, 38th Parliament – 2006
BUSINESS INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Oral questions by subject

Agricultural Land Commission
Appointments to Agricultural Land Commission (Bell) 4286-7, 4328-30 (de Jong) 4329, 4426-7 (Farnworth) 4329, 4427 (Fleming) 4328-9 (Karagianis) 4286 (Ralston) 4327-8, 4426-7
Role of Kathryn Dawson in appointments to Agricultural Land Commission (de Jong) 4427 (Karagianis) 4427
Agriculture
Committee on agricultural policy (Bell) 2339-40 (Ralston) 2339-40
Air
Air quality monitoring and standards (Penner) 3432 (Simpson, S.) 3432
Aquaculture
Approval of fish farm licences (Bell) 3731 (Simpson, S.) 3731
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Alcan power sales to B.C. Hydro (Horgan) 5122-3 (Neufeld) 5122-3
B.C. Hydro contracts with coal-fired plants (Horgan) 5079 (Neufeld) 5079
Cheakamus River
Recovery of fish stocks in Cheakamus River (Austin) 2988 (Penner) 2988
Children and Family Development Ministry
Organizational changes in Children and Family Development Ministry (Austin) 2287-8 (Dix) 2286-7 (Farnworth) 2288 (Hagen) 2286-8 (Kwan) 2287
Children and youth
Action on recommendations of Port Alberni inquest (Krog) 2337 (Les) 2337
Child care action plan (Campbell) 3088 (Chong) 3087-8 (Karagianis) 3087-8 (Reid) 3087, 4428 (Thorne) 3087, 4427-8
Child care funding (Reid) 2772 (Thorne) 2772
Child death reviews (Dix) 3884-5, 4807 (James) 4806 (Les) 3885, 4806-7
Child protection investigations (Brar) 2553 (Dix) 2553 (Les) 2588
Child protection services (Campbell) 3883-4 (James) 3883-4
Federal funding for child care (Campbell) 2385 (Thorne) 2385
Federal-provincial child care agreements (Reid) 4030-1 (Thorne) 4030
Implementation of child protection report recommendations (Campbell) 3885 (Kwan) 3885
Implementation of kith-and-kin program (Brar) 3429-30 (Dix) 3429 (Hagen) 3428-9 (James) 3428-9
Investigation of child deaths and injuries (Farnworth) 5078-9 (Karagianis) 5077-8 (Les) 5077-8
Reinstatement of Children's Commission (Campbell) 2335-6 (Dix) 2336-7 (Hagen) 2336-7 (James) 2335-6
Section 54.1 child protection agreements (Dix) 2987 (Hagen) 2987-8 (Krog) 2987-8
Waiting lists for child care (Reid) 4909 (Thorne) 4909
Delta
Agricultural bylaw in Delta (de Jong) 2992 (Gentner) 2992
Highway interchange project in Delta (Falcon) 4957-8 (Gentner) 4957-8
Discrimination and racism
Racial stereotyping (Campbell) 3086-7 (Chouhan) 3086 (Kwan) 3086 (Les) 3086
Education and schools
Cancellation of leaving certificates for special needs students (Bond) 2456 (Horgan) 2456
Class size and composition (Bond) 3821-3 (Horgan) 3821-2 (Robertson) 3822-3
Class size and composition in education system (Bond) 2636 (Horgan) 2636
Class size in education system (Bond) 2240 (Horgan) 2240
Funding for limits to class size and composition (Bond) 5121 (Cubberley) 5121
Funding for northern and rural schools (Bond) 5122 (Simpson, B.) 5122
Funding for rural schools (Macdonald) 4031
Government action on class size and composition in education system (de Jong) 2554 (Horgan) 2554
Potential changes to school boards' mandate (Bond) 2239 (Horgan) 2239
Potential school closings in Cariboo area (Bond) 5121-2 (Wyse) 5121
Elections
Municipal election campaign financing (Chong) 3541, 3731-2 (Farnworth) 3541, 3731
Employment and Income Assistance Ministry
Incentives for staff at Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance (Richmond) 2338-9 (Trevena) 2338-9
Staff concerns at Employment and Income Assistance Ministry (Richmond) 4958-9 (Trevena) 4958
Energy
Coal-fired plants and greenhouse gas emissions (Lali) 5080-1 (Penner) 5079-81 (Simpson, S.) 5079-80
Compensation for electrical power surge damage (Neufeld) 4810 (Thorne) 4810
Run-of-the-river applications in Squamish-Lilloet regional district (Neufeld) 2684 (Simpson, S.) 2684
Waneta Dam power project (Evans) 3134 (Neufeld) 3134
Environment
Availability of corporate non-compliance information to Sierra Legal Defence Fund (Penner) 2989 (Simpson, S.) 2988-9
Non-compliance list of industrial polluters (Austin) 3085 (Farnworth) 2989 (Penner) 2989-90, 3085-6 (Simpson, S.) 3085-6
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Permit for herbicide spraying along E&N rail corridor (Fraser) 2502 (Penner) 2502
Weed control on E&N rail line (Fraser) 4287 (Penner) 4287
Ferry services
Access to B.C. Ferries information (Chudnovsky) 3298-9, 3389-90 (Falcon) 3236, 3298-300, 3389-91 (Farnworth) 3236, 3299, 3390-1 (James) 3388-9 (Krog) 3390
B.C. Ferries contract for service to northern communities (Falcon) 4185 (Simons) 4184-5
Ferry service to northern communities (Coons) 3885-6 (Falcon) 3131, 3885-6 (Trevena) 3131
Ferry service to northern communities and fare increase (Falcon) 4185-6 (Trevena) 4185
Government response to concerns of B.C. Ferries users (Coons) 2636-7 (Falcon) 2636-7
HarbourLynx tax exemption (Horgan) 3238-9 (Thorpe) 3238-9
Quadra Island ferry passenger shelter (Falcon) 2637 (Trevena) 2637
Role of government in B.C. Ferries planning and reporting (Coons) 3685-6 (Falcon) 3685-6
Safety of northern ferries (Falcon) 3234-6 (Farnworth) 3236 (Ralston) 3235-6 (Trevena) 3234-5
Sinking of B.C. ferry (Falcon) 3130-1 (James) 3130 (Trevena) 3130
Film industry
Community film commission funding (Fleming) 3238 (Ilich) 3238
Firefighting
Changes to fire commissioner office (Evans) 3595-6 (Les) 3595-6, 3732-3 (Macdonald) 3595, 3732
Management of interface fire risks (Coleman) 4598 (Macdonald) 4598 (Simpson, B.) 4598
Relocation of regional fire commissioners (Les) 2240 (Macdonald) 2240
Sexual harassment in B.C. fire services (Chong) 3133 (Les) 3133 (Thorne) 3132-3
First nations
Federal budget and Kelowna accord on first nations issues (Christensen) 4331-2 (Fraser) 4331
IIG All Nations Institute funding (Coell) 4743 (Robertson) 4743
Protection of first nations sacred sites (Campbell) 5052 (Christensen) 5051-2 (Farnworth) 5052 (Fraser) 5051 (Ilich) 5051 (Karagianis) 5051-2
Forest industry
Eligibility of forest workers under Forestry Revitalization Trust (Coleman) 2827 (Simpson, B.) 2827
First nations consultation on forest management plans (Coleman) 3537-8 (Fraser) 3537-8
Forest and Range Practices Act (Coleman) 3536 (Simpson, B.) 3536-7
Forest management plans (Coleman) 3537 (Simpson, B.) 3537 (Trevena) 3537
Forest safety ombudsman (de Jong) 2992 (Simpson, B.) 2992
Forest worker safety (de Jong) 3236-7 (Puchmayr) 3236-7
Forest worker safety field inspector positions (de Jong) 2991-2 (Routley) 2991
Government handling of Port Alberni forest lands (Coleman) 5049-51 (James) 5049-50 (Simpson, B.) 5050
Government response to forestry concerns in Port Alberni (Coleman) 4908, 4955-7 (Evans) 4956 (Fraser) 4908, 4955
Government support for coastal forest communities (Coleman) 2768 (Simpson, B.) 2767-8
Raw log exports (Coleman) 2826-7 (Fraser) 2826 (Simpson, B.) 2827
Softwood lumber agreement (Campbell) 4907 (Coleman) 4182-3, 4807-8, 4906-8 (Farnworth) 4182, 4807, 4907 (James) 4907 (Simpson, B.) 4182-3, 4807-8, 4906
Softwood lumber agreement and forest policy in B.C. (Coleman) 4954-5 (Simpson, B.) 4954-5
Freedom of information
Freedom-of-information request for Hughes review documents (Christensen) 5091 (Karagianis) 5090-1 (Kwan) 5091
Government role in freedom-of-information request process (James) 5089-90 (Les) 5090
Solicitor General Ministry communications to Coroners Service (James) 5077 (Les) 5077
Government and Legislature
Government response to allegations against B.C. lobbyists (James) 3593 (Oppal) 3593
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
TransLink governance review panel (Chudnovsky) 3238 (Falcon) 3238
Hartley Bay
Impact of ferry sinking on Hartley Bay shellfish industry (Penner) 4186-7 (Simpson, S.) 4186
Health care facilities
Acropolis Manor (Abbott) 2501 (Coons) 2501
Acute care beds at Kelowna General Hospital (Abbott) 4637-8, 4740-1 (Conroy) 4638, 4740 (James) 4637-8
Acute care beds at Royal Inland Hospital (Abbott) 4640 (Wyse) 4639-40
Availability of beds at Ashcroft hospital (Abbott) 2682 (Wyse) 2682
Availability of beds at Royal Inland Hospital (Abbott) 2453-4 (Lali) 2453-4
Availability of beds in Fraser Health Authority facilities (Abbott) 3986-7 (Farnworth) 3986-7 (Ralston) 3986
Availability of beds in health care facilities (Abbott) 3088-9, 3988, 4125 (Campbell) 3987, 4126 (Cubberley) 3088, 3987-8, 4125-6 (Wyse) 3089
Availability of beds in Interior Health Authority facilities (Abbott) 2926-8 (Conroy) 2927 (Cubberley) 2928 (Macdonald) 2926-7
Availability of seniors care beds in Williams Lake (Abbott) 2550-1 (Wyse) 2550-1
Billing practices of surgical clinic in Abbotsford (Abbott) 3596 (Cubberley) 3596
Care beds for seniors in Kootenay area (Abbott) 2402-3, 2452-3, 2585-6 (Conroy) 2402, 2585-6 (Kwan) 2402-3 (Macdonald) 2452-3
Closing of acute care beds at Merritt Hospital (Abbott) 2290 (Lali) 2289-90
Closing of Moberly Manor in Revelstoke (Abbott) 2387 (Macdonald) 2387
Closing of residential care beds at Queen's Park Care Centre in New Westminster (Abbott) 2388 (Puchmayr) 2387-8
Closing of St. Mary's Hospital (Abbott) 4027-8 (Puchmayr) 4027
Compliance of Copeman clinic with federal and provincial legislation (Abbott) 2236-7, 2288-9, 2386-7 (Campbell) 2237 (Cubberley) 2236-7, 2288-9, 2386-7
Copeman clinic investigation (Abbott) 3295-6, 3392, 3596 (Cubberley) 3392, 3596 (James) 3295
Death of patient at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (Abbott) 3988 (Krog) 3988
Emergency services at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital (Abbott) 4283-6, 4330-1, 4808-9 (Cubberley) 4284, 4330-1 (Farnworth) 4285-6 (James) 4283-4 (Kwan) 4284-5, 4330, 4808-9
Emergency services at Ridge Meadows Hospital (Abbott) 4429 (Sather) 4429
Emergency services at Royal Columbian Hospital (Abbott) 3985-6 (Puchmayr) 3985
Emergency services at Royal Inland Hospital (Abbott) 2587 (Wyse) 2587
Emergency services at Vancouver General Hospital (Abbott) 3819-21 (Cubberley) 3821 (James) 3819-20
Emergency services at Vernon Jubilee Hospital (Abbott) 4493-5 (Cubberley) 4493-4 (Wyse) 4494-5
Food services in Maple Ridge health care facilities (Abbott) 3133-4, 3297 (Sather) 3133, 3297
Funding for Kootenay hospitals (Abbott) 4286 (Conroy) 4286
Government policies on assignment of seniors care beds (Abbott) 2584 (James) 2583-4
Long-term care facilities (Abbott) 2237-8 (Conroy) 2237 (Farnworth) 2238
Quality of cleaning and food services at health care facilities (Abbott) 2289 (Sather) 2289
Review of seniors care in health facilities (Abbott) 2403, 2498-501, 2550, 2586-7, 2681-3 (Conroy) 2499, 2550, 2681-2 (Cubberley) 2499-500, 2683 (Farnworth) 2403 (James) 2498-9 (Kwan) 2501 (Puchmayr) 2586-7 (Thorne) 2586 (Wyse) 2500, 2682
Staff morale at Kelowna General Hospital (Abbott) 4741 (Cubberley) 4741
Treatment of seniors in health care facilities (Abbott) 2400-1 (Conroy) 2401 (James) 2400-1
Health care services
Access to health care services (Abbott) 5091-2 (Dix) 5091-2
Acute care services in Nelson (Abbott) 4495-6 (Evans) 4495
Ambulance Service coverage in small communities (Abbott) 4809 (Evans) 4809
Availability of health care services in rural and northern B.C. (Abbott) 2389 (Coons) 2389
Changes to health care system (Abbott) 2238 (Campbell) 2238-9 (Chudnovsky) 2238 (Kwan) 2239
Communications policy for health care workers (Abbott) 2633-4 (Conroy) 2633
Consideration of user fees in health care system (Abbott) 2235-6 (Campbell) 2236 (James) 2235-6
Coverage for reconstructive surgery (Abbott) 2456-7 (Austin) 2456
Emergency services in Creston (Abbott) 4741-2 (Evans) 4741-2
Emergency services in Fraser region (Abbott) 4124-5 (Chouhan) 4124 (Thorne) 4124-5
Emergency services in health care system (Abbott) 4123-4, 4639 (Cubberley) 4638-9 (Puchmayr) 4123
Expansion of review of health authorities (Abbott) 2632-3 (James) 2632-3
Funding for HIV/AIDS organizations (Abbott) 4810 (Simpson, S.) 4809-10
Health care research tour (Abbott) 2553 (Farnworth) 2553
Health care services in Fraser region (Abbott) 4028, 4127 (Conroy) 4127 (Ralston) 4028, 4126-7
Health care services in Kootenay area (Abbott) 4029-30 (Conroy) 4029-30
Health Minister action on private health care services (Abbott) 5118-21 (Conroy) 5120 (Dix) 5119-20 (James) 5118-9
Investigation of medical billing practices (Abbott) 3728-9 (Cubberley) 3728-9
New chief executive officer for Fraser Health Authority (Abbott) 2683-4 (Ralston) 2683
Review of health care services in Cariboo region (Abbott) 2990 (Wyse) 2990
Review of health care services in interior B.C. (Abbott) 3392-3, 3433 (Conroy) 3393, 3432-3 (Macdonald) 3392-3
Review of health care system (Abbott) 2551-3, 2587-8 (Cubberley) 2552-3, 2587-8 (James) 2551-2
Role of Interior Health Authority officials in review of seniors health care (Abbott) 2585 (Farnworth) 2584-5
Staff morale in emergency rooms (Abbott) 4029 (Cubberley) 4028-9
User fees for health services (Abbott) 2634-5 (Cubberley) 2634 (Kwan) 2634-5
Highway 16
Highway of tears investigation (Brar) 3430, 3730 (Kwan) 3430 (Les) 3430, 3730-1
Investigation of cases of missing women on Highway 16 (Brar) 2337-8 (Les) 2337-8
Home inspectors
Certification of home inspectors (Farnworth) 5092-3 (Les) 5092-3 (Thorne) 5092
Homelessness
Government action on homelessness (Coleman) 3686 (Routley) 3686
Homeless shelters in Surrey area (Coleman) 3540 (Ralston) 3540
Homelessness in Surrey (Coleman) 3732 (Ralston) 3732
Housing
Condition of housing in downtown east side (Coleman) 2455 (Kwan) 2455 (Routley) 2455
Government plan for social housing (Coleman) 2456 (Routley) 2455-6
Income assistance
Coverage of bank account charges for income assistance recipients (Horgan) 2339 (Richmond) 2239, 2339 (Trevena) 2239
Emergency crisis grants for income assistance recipients (Fleming) 2404 (Richmond) 2404 (Trevena) 2404
Medical supplements for disability benefits recipients (Richmond) 2554 (Trevena) 2553-4
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
ICBC review of cell phone use and road safety (Brar) 4496 (Les) 4496-7
Integrated land and resource registry
Access to integrated land and resource registry (Evans) 5053-4
Kinsol Trestle
Kinsol Trestle (Falcon) 5053 (Horgan) 5053
Lobbyists
Lobbyists' meetings with government officials (Krog) 3729 (Oppal) 3729
Lobbyists registration legislation (Campbell) 3597 (de Jong) 3596 (Farnworth) 3593-4, 3684-5, 3824 (Fleming) 3823 (Horgan) 3596-7 (Karagianis) 3730, 3823 (Krog) 3594, 3684, 3729-30 (Kwan) 3594, 3730, 3823-4 (Oppal) 3594-5, 3684-5, 3730, 3823-4 (Simpson, B.) 3597
Medical Services Commission
Public access to Medical Services Commission (Abbott) 3296-7 (Cubberley) 3296 (Kwan) 3296-7
Mental health
Mental health services (Abbott) 5052-3 (Wyse) 5052-3
Mental health services on Sunshine Coast (Abbott) 3298 (Simons) 3297-8
Seclusion room washrooms in mental health facilities (Abbott) 2388-9 (Wyse) 2388
Mining industry
Uranium mining in B.C. (Evans) 2684 (Neufeld) 2684
Oil and gas
Gas drilling in residential areas (Evans) 3539 (Gentner) 3540 (Neufeld) 3539-40
Regulation of sour gas wells (Evans) 3431 (Gentner) 3431-2 (Neufeld) 3431-2
Olympic Games
Auditor General oversight of Olympic Games costs (Campbell) 4596-8 (Farnworth) 4596-7 (Fleming) 3539 (Hansen) 3539, 4595-7 (James) 4595-6 (Kwan) 4597-8
Funding for 2010 Olympic Games (Bains) 4428, 4594-5 (Hansen) 4428-9, 4594-5
Legacies Now funding (Bains) 4492-3 (Hansen) 4492-3 (James) 4493
Richmond speed skating oval costs (Bains) 3538 (Hansen) 3538 (Kwan) 3538
Parks
Private lodges and resorts in provincial parks (Penner) 2502, 4641 (Simpson, S.) 2501-2, 4641
People
Basi, David
Involvement of David Basi in decisions of Agricultural Land Commission (Bell) 3683-4 (Horgan) 3684 (Ralston) 3683
Involvement of David Basi in government business (Chudnovsky) 3682 (James) 3681-2 (Kwan) 3682-3 (Oppal) 3682-3
Bell, Pat
Snowmobiling activities of Agriculture Minister and role with species at risk (Bell) 2930 (Simpson, S.) 2929-30
Berglund, Brian
Appointment of Brian Berglund as chief information officer for Community Living B.C. (Dix) 2826
Blain, Larry
Performance bonuses to Partnerships B.C. president Larry Blain (Gentner) 2929 (Kwan) 2928-9 (Taylor) 2928-9
Bush, Ian
Death of Ian Bush in RCMP custody (Austin) 4744 (Les) 4744
Coleman, Rich
Coastal community access to Forests Minister (Coleman) 3131-2 (Fraser) 3131 (Simpson, B.) 3132
Conflict of interest and Forests Minister communications (Coleman) 3392 (Simpson, B.) 3391-2
Forests Minister consultation on forest issues (Coleman) 2930-1 (Fraser) 2930-1
De Patie, Grant
Investigation into death of Grant De Patie (Brar) 3989 (Les) 3989
Dhanda, Kewal Singh
Death of Kewal Singh Dhanda at Richmond Hospital (Abbott) 4496 (Chouhan) 4496
Geoghegan, Michael
Michael Geoghegan and lobbyists code of conduct (Karagianis) 4031 (Oppal) 4031
Harris, Roger
Appointment of Roger Harris as safety ombudsman for Forest Safety Council (de Jong) 2991 (Puchmayr) 2990-1
Jones, Bill
Appointment of Bill Jones to Agricultural Land Commission (Bell) 4286 (Ralston) 4286
Kinsella, Patrick
Lobbyist registration of Patrick Kinsella (Fleming) 3729 (Oppal) 3729
Purdy, Carmen
Appointment of Carmen Purdy to Agricultural Land Commission (Bell) 4957 (Ralston) 4957
Tomlinson, John
Appointment of John Tomlinson to Agricultural Land Commission (Bell) 4183-4 (Fleming) 4184 (Karagianis) 4184 (Ralston) 4183
Vertesi, Les
Participation of Les Vertesi in health care research tour (Abbott) 2403, 2454-5 (Cubberley) 2403, 2454-5
Pharmacare program
Evaluation of Pharmacare (Abbott) 3430-1 (Cubberley) 3430-1
Post-secondary education
Compensation for recipients of fraudulent degrees (Chouhan) 5094 (Coell) 5081, 5093-4 (Fleming) 5081, 5093
Financial assistance for immigrant students (Coell) 4910 (Robertson) 4910
Premier's Office
Budget allocation for Premier's Office (Farnworth) 2457 (Taylor) 2457
Privacy
Ban on sale of government computer equipment (de Jong) 2825-6 (Ralston) 2825-6
Government computer system security (de Jong) 2770-1, 2931 (Farnworth) 2770-1 (Fleming) 2770 (Lali) 2931
Government computer system security and role of Information and Privacy Commissioner (de Jong) 2822-4 (Farnworth) 2823-4 (James) 2822-3
Government liability in security of personal information records (de Jong) 2824-5 (Krog) 2824
Investigation into release of government records on personal information (de Jong) 2680-1, 2769-70, 2825 (Farnworth) 2681 (James) 2680 (Lali) 2769-70, 2825
Release of government records on refugee information (Brar) 2681 (de Jong) 2681
Security of Accenture and B.C. Hydro employee information (Gentner) 3298 (Neufeld) 3298
Sandspit
Government response to concerns of Sandspit residents (Bell) 2769 (Coleman) 2769 (Coons) 2769
Skills training
Government action on skilled labour shortage (Campbell) 2772 (Hansen) 2771 (Robertson) 2771
Substance abuse
Crystal meth protocol (Dix) 4430 (Fleming) 4429-30 (Les) 4429-30
Legislation to restrict sale of crystal meth ingredients (Fleming) 2635 (Les) 2635
Transportation
Bridge and highway projects in lower mainland (Falcon) 3391 (Simpson, S.) 3391
Traffic safety on Pattullo Bridge (Brar) 4909 (Les) 4908-9 (Ralston) 4908
Violence
Government action on workplace violence (de Jong) 2404-5 (Puchmayr) 2404-5
Water
Funding for hydrometric water monitoring services (Penner) 2386 (Simpson, S.) 2385-6
Women
Funding for women's centres (Chong) 2338 (Thorne) 2338
Workers
Health and safety impacts of deregulation (de Jong) 3237-8 (Karagianis) 3237
Review of WorkSafe B.C. policies (de Jong) 4743 (Karagianis) 4743
Worker safety at service stations (de Jong) 3989, 4640-1 (Puchmayr) 4640 (Sather) 3989, 4640
Workers compensation appeals process (de Jong) 4742-3 (Puchmayr) 4742
WorkSafe B.C. changes to workers compensation benefits (de Jong) 3886-8 (Fleming) 3887 (Puchmayr) 3886 (Simpson, B.) 3887

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