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

Bains, Harry (Surrey-Newton)

Apology, compensation issue 2675
Apology Act (private member's bill)
debate 2675
use as exposure bill 2675
Asia, denial of Asians' entry to Canada 2675
Asian Canadians
contributions of Sikh community to B.C. and Canada 2977
South Asian immigrants to Canada 3680
B.C. Human Rights Commission, elimination 2358
B.C. Liberal Party government, performance 2357-8
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 3114-5, 3173-5
Dobell, Ken, role in Olympic Games planning 4309
Economic Development Ministry
estimates debate 3909-23, 4268-77, 4306-15
2010 Commerce Centre, work 4312
Olympic secretariat, budget and operating expenses 3918, 4268, 4270
Olympic secretariat, role and work of secretariat 3910, 3917-9
Education
class size and composition, determination process 4659-61
class size and composition, teachers' consent and consultation 4443
English-as-a-second-language programs, funding 4443
enrolment levels 5226
funding, transfer of responsibility to school boards 4443
schools, seismic upgrades 5226
system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 2357
Education (Learning Enhancement) Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4442-3, 4659-61
Employment, compassionate care leave
applicability in collective agreements 3098
impact on employee's absenteeism record 3098
Employment Standards (Compassionate Care Leave) Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3098
False Creek Surgical Centre, funding from health authority 5225
FAS/E Support Network of B.C., status 3114-5, 3173-4
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, support services 3173-5
Foreman, Stormy, emergency first-aid actions for friend 3882
Forests and forest industry
annual allowable cut, cut control requirements, changes 3000
conditions in industry 2358
export of raw logs 2358
government forest policy changes 3000-1
harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction, compensation for licence holders and eligible workers 3000
mill closings 3001
social contract between companies and province 2358, 3000
workers
eligibility for compensation under forestry revitalization trust 3000
issues and concerns 3000-1
safety 2358
Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3000-1
Government policies, impact on British Columbians 5226
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line, naming of 49th-and-Cambie station as Punjabi Market–Langara Station 4176-7
Health care system
private services and privatization 2357
private services and privatization, payment for private services 5225
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier and Health Minister 2357
system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 2356-7
workers, wages of contracted workers 5225
Human rights, importance 2977
Immigration, South Asian immigrants to Canada 3680
Income, number of low-income people in B.C. 5226
Labour, government handling of labour relations 2357-8
Legislature
decisions by MLAs 2358-9
legislative calendar, adjournment of fall sitting 5223
legislative calendar, fall sitting, issues for debate 5223-6
opposition, role 5223-4, 5226
Manufactured homes
advocacy for residents 4676-7
government consultation with residents 4674-5
issues, position of B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 4674-5, 4677
number of home parks in B.C. 4676
redevelopment of manufactured home parks
compensation for relocation of homes 5225-6
protection for home owners 4169-70
protection for home owners, petition tabled 4187
Motions
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5223-7
naming of 49th-and-Cambie SkyTrain station, debate 4176-7
responsibilities of manufactured home park landlords, debate 4169-70
Vaisakhi Festival and Panj Kakkaar, debate 2977
Newton Advocacy Group Society, work of organization 5088
Olympic Games
2006 Winter Games in Turin, B.C.–Canada Place 3920, 4271
Own the Podium program 4308-9, 4313
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
2010 Legacies Now
funding 4492-3, 4595
funding sources and work of program 3916-7, 4309
role 4309
Spirit of B.C. program 4309
call for Auditor General to monitor finances 2358
cost overrun 2358
funding
B.C. government funding 3916, 3918-20, 4269-71
contingency fund 4272
cost overrun 4594-5, 5227
federal contribution 3922-3, 4273, 4428
other initiatives 3920-1
transfers to host cities 3921
management organizations 3909
multiparty agreement 3914, 4273-5
revenue sources and sponsorships 3910-3
security, community policing costs 4307
security, funding and measures 4306-8
venues
construction 4274-5
costs 3921-2
land transfers 4269-70
speed skating oval in Richmond, responsibility for costs 3538
Oral questions
Funding for 2010 Olympic Games 4428, 4594-5
Legacies Now funding 4492-3
Richmond speed skating oval costs 3538
Pacific Coliseum, use of facility during 2010 Olympic Winter Games 4315
Petitions
redevelopment of manufactured home parks, protection for home owners 4187
Post-secondary education, affordability 2357
St. Paul's Hospital, use of magnetic resonance imaging equipment by private firm 5225
School district 36 (Surrey), enrolment 2357, 5226
Seniors
issues and concerns, government handling 5225-6
protection for seniors living in manufactured homes 4169-70
Skills training, apprenticeship programs 2357
Statements by members
Emergency first-aid response by Stormy Foreman 3882
Homelessness in Surrey 5088
South Asian immigrants to Canada 3680
Strawberry Hill Public Library 2679-80
The Valley of the Fraser 2497
Surrey
English-as-a-second-language students 4443
health care issues, statements by Gordon Campbell 2356
history 2497
homelessness 5088, 5226
Surrey Memorial Hospital
conditions 2356-7
emergency services, government action 5224-5
Surrey Public Library, Strawberry Hill branch services 2679-80
Teachers, labour dispute in education system, government handling 2357
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4674-7
Throne speech debate 2356-9
The Valley of the Fraser, theme of Surrey history 2497
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
application of freedom-of-information policy 4310-1
business plan 3914-5, 3917, 4273-7
financial statement updates 3918
management structure 3910
negotiation with Orca Bay for use of GM Place 4314-5
office building 4314
procurement policy 4310-1, 4313
publication of winning bids through B.C. Bid 4313-4
risk management 4277
Whistler Legacies Society, establishment 4269-70
WorkSafe B.C., treatment of benefits applicants 2358
Barisoff, Hon. Bill (Penticton–Okanagan Valley) See Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker in Subject index; Speaker and Deputy Speaker
Bell, Hon. Pat (Prince George North)

As subject
membership in snowmobiling club and work as MLA 3562 (Sather) 3562
participation in drafting of species-at-risk legislation (Simpson, S.) 2930
snowmobiling activities and role as minister responsible for species at risk (Simpson, S.) 2929-30
Abernethy, Robert, death 3817
Agricultural Land Commission
decisions
decision on Sunriver Estates Ltd., document tabled 3686
documentation 3671-2
government role 5105
process and time frame 3643, 3672
government policy on commission 3635
involvement in investigation into alleged breach of trust by government 3670, 3683-4
membership
appointment process 3643-4, 3654-5, 3670, 4183-4, 4329-30
appointments 4957
code of conduct 3671
operations 4287
regional panel structure 3655
staffing 3673
Agricultural land reserve
removal of land from reserve 3635, 3655-7, 3672, 4328
status and government role 2513-4, 3655
Agriculture
extension services 2513
farm animals, disease control 3557
government plan 2512-3, 3558
industry in B.C. 2512, 3557-8
organic farming industry in B.C. 3651-2
products in B.C. 2513
public awareness 2513, 3557
soil conservation 3653-4
sustainable agriculture and environmental farm plans 3653
workers, seasonal agricultural workers program 3675
workers, supply 3675
Agriculture and Lands Ministry
estimates debate 3557-67, 3569-71, 3630-57, 3670-7
initiatives and priorities 3557-8
minister's delegation of powers to other executive council member 3102-5
minister's delegation of powers under lands legislation 2932-3
minister's delegation of powers under lands legislation, consultation by government on change to legislation 3105-8
Agriculture and Lands Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 2932-3, 3102-8
Aquaculture
approval of new fish farm licences 3649-50
first nations involvement in industry 3650
impact on wild fisheries 3649
industry in B.C., government initiatives 3558
ministerial responsibility 3649
ocean ranching 3649
research 3651
sablefish aquaculture 3649
sustainable aquaculture 3650
Barnston Island, removal of land from agricultural land reserve 3642-3
Britannia mine, site remediation 2514-5, 3558
B.C., northern and rural B.C., resource industry activities 2836
B.C. Liberal Party government, position on taxation 2838
Broughton Archipelago, fish farm licence approval 3731
Budget debate 2512-6
Canada Health Act, call for addition of sustainability principle, NDP position 2834-5
Canadian agricultural income stabilization program 3640-2
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on insurance program for agriculture industry 3641
Coast Sustainability Trust, trust fund 3637
Coastal land and resource management plans 2930
collaboration 2837
contents and process 2514
government promotion of plans 3636
Coons, Gary
comments in response to throne speech 2834, 2837
position on offshore oil and gas exploration 2836
Cortes Island, Brew Bay sablefish farm, licence application 3649
Delta, agricultural bylaws 3676
Dhillon, Peter
position as vice-chair of Agricultural Land Commission 3643-4
position with Olga Ilich election campaign 3670
Economy, B.C. economy, current and past conditions 2512, 2838-9
Education
system, government initiatives and reforms 2835
virtual school initiative 2835-6
Farm Industry Review Board, role in enforcement of farm regulations 3651
First nations
capacity-building 3162-3
seniors residential facility proposal 3164
Food industry
food production and security of supply 3652
slaughter facilities, impact of new inspection regulations on small producers, government action 3674-5
slaughter facilities in B.C. 3569, 3645-6
specialty production in B.C. 3570
tree fruit industry, strategy 3558
Forest industry, exports, Dream Home China project 2837-8
Fraser River, gravel removal 3650
Front Counter B.C., services 2515, 3558
Goodman, Gordon, role in coastal land and resource management plan process 2514
Government
ministers, responsibilities 3104
police investigation into alleged breach of trust 3683-4
Government Caucus Committee on Agriculture
committee on agriculture policy 3561, 3640
mandate and operations 3559-61, 3673
membership and recommendations 2339-40
Haida Nation, treaty negotiations 2769
Health care system, change 2835
Housing, government strategy 2836
Integrated land management bureau
budget 3635-6
role and responsibilities 3558
role in forest stewardship plans 3646
species-at-risk coordination office 3562, 3631
Jones, Bill
appointment to Agricultural Land Commission 4286
rescission of appointment to Agricultural Land Commission 4328
Justice system, minimum sentences for serious offenders, NDP position 2836
Kendrew, John, position on Agricultural Land Commission 4328
Land and Water B.C., operations and winding up of agency 3106-7
Land use
ecosystem-based management 3648
land use planning 2514
land use planning, implementation of land use plans 3646-8
Langford, removal of land from agricultural land reserve 3635
Lheidli-Tenneh band, economic development 3164-5
Livestock industry, impact of BSE 3557
Lone Butte, protection of area butte by provincial government 3645
Mackenzie, health care services 2835
McLeod Lake Indian band, economic development 3164
Marine Harvest Canada, agreement on fish farm issues, funding 3651
Mission, removal of land from agricultural land reserve 3635
Native Friendship Centre, work of centre in Prince George 3163-4
Nelson-Creston constituency and area, meeting with government officials on meat-processing regulations 3638
NDP, position on issues
Canada Health Act, call for addition of sustainability principle 2834-5
sentencing, minimum sentences for serious offenders 2836
taxation 2838
New Relationship Trust, fund 3163-4
New Relationship Trust Act, debate 3162-5
North Island–coast development initiative trust, fund 3637-8
Oil and gas, offshore drilling, government action 2836
Port of Prince Rupert, expansion and container port project 2838
Poultry
chicken farming industry, specialty producers 3565-7, 3569-70
supply management system 3565-7, 3569-71
turkey farming industry 3571
Prince George
economy in area, current and past conditions 2516
first nations issues in area 3163-4
Ralston, Bruce, work as Agriculture critic 3559
Science and technology, research, development of B.C. Hub 2836
Six Mile Ranch, land disposition by government 4329
Skeena constituency and area, salmon fishery in Skeena watershed, economic impact 3648-9
Skills training
government initiatives 2515-6
national plan 2836
Smith, Dallas, comments on central coast land and resource management plan 2837
Snowmobiling
back-country snowmobiling, regulation 3562-4
environmental awareness among snowmobilers 2930
Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee, mandate 3559-50
Taxation
B.C. Liberal Party position 2838
NDP position 2838
Throne speech debate 2834-9
Tobacco, taxation of tobacco products 2838
Tomlinson, John, appointment to Agricultural Land Commission 4183-4
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 2836-7
Tributes
Robert Abernethy 3817
Tsay Keh Dene band, economic development 3164
Vancouver Island, meat-processing facilities 3567
Veterinarians, professional regulation 3674
Waste management, contaminated sites, remediation 2514-5
Wildlife
impact of motorized recreational vehicles 3562-4
kermode bear 2514
kermode bear, naming as provincial animal 2837
mountain caribou, protection 3563-5, 3632-4, 3676
species at risk, protection 3630-2
species at risk, role of land use planning 2515, 2930
spotted owl, protection 3564, 3634
Wilson, Ross, comments on central coast land and resource management plan 2837
Bennett, Hon. Bill (East Kootenay)

Baby boomers, issues and concerns 2308-10
Coal
claims 3718
coal as energy source, coal-fired power plants 3720-1
coalmines in B.C. 3705, 3721
coalmining industry
government plan 3704
land use issues 3716-8
relationship with ranching industry 3717
sale of thermal coal and Kyoto accord compliance 3721
subsurface and surface rights, information for property owners 3717-8
Coquitlam River, impact of gravel mining in area on river 3712-4
East Kootenay Regional Hospital, expansion 2308
Employment, compassionate care leave, legislation 3013-4
Employment Standards (Compassionate Care Leave) Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3013-4
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
estimates debate 3704-23
budget, allocation for consultation 3710
minister, role and responsibilities 3706-7
Environmental assessment process, review of mining projects 3708-9, 3711
First nations, new relationship with government 3711
Fraser Valley, aggregate pilot project 3719
Health care system
government initiatives and reforms 2309-10
impact of aging population 2309-10
mixed public-private system 2310
Housing, residential care facilities, government investment 2308
Kootenay area, residential care and assisted-living facilities 2308
Mining industry
aggregate production and gravel extraction, application process 3719-20
aggregate production and gravel extraction, pilot project 3705
apprenticeship program 3722
claims information, Mineral Titles Online resource 3718
employment in industry, job and career opportunities tour program 3705, 3722
employment in industry, need for skilled workers, government action 3722
first nations involvement in industry 3705, 3709, 3711
government initiatives and reforms 2311
government plan 3704
industry in B.C. during NDP administration 2310-1
industry in B.C., Roundup meeting 3707
investment in exploration 3704, 3707
Mining Education Network 3722-3
projects in B.C. 3704
projects in B.C., consultation process 3710
projects in B.C., consultation with first nations 3708-9
prospector training course 3704-5, 3722
regulation, federal-provincial role 3721-2
sites, clean up of old sites, pilot project 3705
worker health and safety 3705, 3722
Mining Minister of State, role and responsibilities 3706-7
Northgate Exploration Ltd., expansion proposal for Kemess mine and handling of mine tailings 3707-9
Sechelt, mining activities in area, impact on community 3710-1
Sechelt Indian band, involvement in mining industry 3705
Tahltan Indian band, involvement in mining industry 3705
Throne speech debate 2308-11
Treaty 8 first nations, involvement in treaty negotiations 3710-1
Uranium, development of mining industry in B.C., federal-provincial role 3714-6
West Hawk Development Corporation, proposed coalmining activities in Quesnel area 3716
Black, Iain (Port Moody–Westwood)

AMEC Dynamic Structures Ltd., work of company 2235
Apology, role in reconciliation 3465-6
Apology Act (Bill 16), debate 3465-6
Automobiles, booster seats, regulation of use 4787-90
Canada Health Act, principles 2241
Crime and criminals, penalties for drug traffickers 2243
Crossroads Hospice Society, activities 4593-4
Douglas, Tommy, promotion of public health care system 2242
Douglas College, fundraising event and Living Library initiative 5088
Education
class size and composition, legislation 2242
funding 2242
system, government initiatives and reforms 2242-3
Fleming, Dorothy, community work in Coquitlam 4423
Forest industry, worker injuries and deaths, prevention, government initiatives 4121
Health care system
government initiatives and reforms 2241-2
impact of aging population 2241
NDP position 2241
Hogwild About Reading, literacy fundraising motorcycle ride 4804-5
Immigration, provincial nominee program 4025-6
Justice system, government initiatives and reforms 2243
Layton, Jack, use of private health care clinic 2241
Legislature, opposition, role 2243-4
Motions
Gateway transportation program, debate 2328-9
mandatory retirement, debate 3285-6
Mount Kilimanjaro, climb by B.C. people with developmental disabilities 2243, 2384
Musyka, Dan, immigration to B.C. 4026
Occupational health and safety, workers killed or injured on the job, national day of mourning 4121-2
Port Moody, Festival of the Arts 3592
Private members' statements
A big problem in little hands 2659-61
Keeping kids safe 4787-90
Retirement, mandatory retirement 3285-6
Statements by members
Climb for Community Living at Mount Kilimanjaro 2384
Crossroads Hospice Society 4593-4
Day of Mourning for workers 4121-2
Dorothy Fleming 4423
Douglas College 5088
Motorcyclists' fundraiser for literacy 4804-5
Port Moody Festival of the Arts 3592
Provincial nominee program 4025-6
Tri-Cities Business Excellence Awards 2234-5
Substance abuse and addiction, crystal meth, risks of use, public awareness 2243
Throne speech
content 2240
theme of "transformative change" 2240-1
Throne speech debate 2240-4
Tobacco
smoking cessation programs 2660-1
use by children and youth, prevention, government action 2659-61
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 2328-9
Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards, winners 2234-5
Bloy, Harry (Burquitlam)

As subject
appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (de Jong) 2232
community activities 2596-7
ALGIS Corporation, operations 3680
B.C. Liberal Party government, goals 2695-6
B.C. World Police and Fire Games, hosting of 2009 games 3388
Budget debate 2595-9
Budgets, 2006-07 budget, content 2597-8
Burnaby
Korean War memorial 4636
volunteerism 4905
Burnaby Express, championship win 4804
Burquitlam constituency and area
Japanese community 2697
Korean community 2696, 4636
light rapid transit service 2598
volunteerism 2697-8
Canada Health Act, call for addition of sustainability principle 2698
Children, programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 2597
Civil service, collective agreements, budgeted funds 2598
Coquitlam
festivals and tourism passport program 3819
volunteerism 4905
Dams, value 2697
Education
foundation skills assessment 4486
funding 2599
system, visits to school districts by Premier and Education Minister 2699
Employment, job creation in B.C. 2696
Energy, alternative energy sources 2697
Evans, Corky, comments in budget debate 2595
Le Festival du Bois 2698
Flaunt Your Frenchness Week 2698
Gambling, charities' access to gambling revenues, community seminars 2596
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, review of governance structure 3271-2, 3280
Guide-Scout Week 2383
Health
health care facilities and hospitals, improvements 2698
public health, early diagnosis of hearing, sight and dental problems in children 2699
Health care system
public consultation by government 2698
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier 2698
surgery, joint replacements, government funding and strategy 2698-9
Infrastructure, investment in infrastructure 2598
Korean Heritage Festival 4636
Montecito Elementary School, programs 2697
Motions
foundation skills assessment test for B.C. students, debate 4486
Gateway transportation program, debate 3872-3
NDP, performance as government 2599
Nurses, training 2698
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, benefits for all regions of province 2598-9
Physicians, recruitment of foreign-trained physicians 2698
Post-secondary education
students, fees 3867-9
system during NDP administration 2696
tuition fees 2696
Private members' statements
Giving students choices 3867-9
Political accountability to municipal voters 3271-2
Red Cross Society, proclamation 2597
Skills training, training programs, tax credit program for businesses involved in training 2597
Statements by members
2009 World Police and Fire Games 3388
Coquitlam passport program 3819
Guide-Scout Week 2383
Innovative Burnaby businesses 3680
Korean Heritage Festival 4636
Vancouver Japanese Language School 4325-6
Volunteers in Burnaby and Coquitlam 4905
Whistler Water Company 3882-3
World Police and Fire Games 5089
Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Co. Ltd., operations 2598, 3680
Teachers, collective bargaining process, contract settlement 2699
Throne speech, content 2695
Throne speech debate 2695-9
Transit services, light rail service 2598
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects, benefits 3872-3
Tributes
Burnaby Express hockey team 4804
Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, award recipients 2596
Vancouver Japanese Language School 4325-6
Whistler Water Inc., operations 3882-3
World Police and Fire Games
2007 games in Adelaide, government funding for B.C. team travel 5089
2009 games in Burnaby 5089
Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George–Mount Robson)

As subject
family and supporters thanked 2648, 2864
Association for Community Education of B.C., reports on community schools 3495
Belmont Secondary School, replacement 3486-7
Bountiful, issues and concerns 3342-3
Bountiful Elementary Secondary School
curriculum, life skills and racism issues 3343-4
school inspections 3343
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
economy in northern and central B.C. 2652
highways and roads in northeastern B.C., funding for improvements 2649-50
post-secondary education facilities 2650
B.C. College of Teachers, collection of statistical information on teacher performance 4120, 4398
B.C. Liberal Party government, performance, comparison with NDP administration 2865-7
Budget debate 2648-52
Budgets, 2006-07 budget, theme 2652
Children
child care action plan, public consultation, role of Education Ministry 3409
government support 3325
Children, early childhood development
early learning and literacy, funding and full-time-equivalents 3408-9
early learning and literacy, "repurposing" 3496
federal funding for early learning 3408-10
learning through play 3411
programs and services 3410-1
school readiness, use of early development indicator 3410
Strong Start B.C. initiative 3412
Coleman, Charlie, education award win 3679
Cowichan Secondary School, replacement 3485-7
Dickens School, size limitations for replacement school 3489-91
Discovery Passage Elementary School, class composition case 3467
Economy, B.C. economy
current conditions 2648-9
economy during 1990s 2648
Education
class size and composition 2650, 3422-3
cases 3379, 3416-7, 3424, 3467, 3482-3, 3492
challenges for rural schools 3418-9, 3424, 4711-2, 4718
compliance, appointment of special administrator 4724
consultation 4722
consultation time lines 4723
decisions by professionals 3420-1, 4654, 4711-2, 4721
determination process 4659-63
government action 2636, 3334-41, 3414-6
government position 4443-4
limits 4120, 4397-8, 5121
limits, excess students 4664
publication of data 4663
school-level decisions 3467
size limits in collective agreement 3415
special needs students 4713, 4716
teachers' consent and consultation 4397-8, 4654-7
Community LINK program 3494
community schools 3494
distance education and on-line learning
class size 4643
current programs 4645, 4648
definition of teacher supervision 4647-8
"distributed learning" terminology 4648-9
funding 4642-3
impact on funding in public system 4645-7, 4650
private courses in public system 4120, 4398
program approval by Education minister 4645, 4647, 4650
role of teachers 3357-8
teacher qualifications 4643-4
virtual schools, standards 4645
Education Advisory Council, meetings and work 3340, 3348, 3407
education of first nations people
Elders in the Classroom program 3477
enhancement agreements 2651, 3376, 3475-7
graduation rate 2651, 3376, 3475
school transportation issues 3479
English-as-a-second-language programs
completion rates 4718, 4720-1
funding 3529, 4719-21
number of students 3529, 4719
enrolment levels 2650-1, 3414, 3822, 5121-2
enrolment levels and population shifts 3374, 3527
enrolment reductions, impact on number of teachers 3420
enrolment reductions, impact on vulnerable students 3375
foundation skills assessment 3326, 3504
four-day school week 3480-1
government commitments 4397
graduation portfolios 3377-80, 3382
graduation portfolios elsewhere 3380
graduation rate 2651
graduation requirements and examinations 3381-3, 3407
healthy food in schools 3325-6
independent schools
approval process 4646
criteria for counting students 4644
definition 4642
monitoring and reporting 4644
inner-city schools, issues 3518
Learning Roundtable, membership and work 3338-40, 3422-3, 4654-5, 4712-3
parental involvement in education system 3326, 3331, 3501-2, 3521-3
principals, workload 4723
principals' responsibility 3501
private schools, enrolment levels 3336-7
School Community Connections program 3494-6
school libraries, funding 3372-3
school library book purchase plan, B.C. authors 3373
school- or student-centred leadership 3375-6, 3421, 3496-500, 3521-7
application in large districts 3524, 3527
district participation 3523, 3525-6
school planning councils 4722
court case 3329, 3348
function and participation 3327-30, 3407
participation of union members 3329
special education and special needs
school completion certificates for special needs students 2456
school completion certificates for special needs students and publishing of criteria 3350-2
special needs students, number 3326, 3475
special needs students, support in classroom 3474-5
waiting lists for classroom spaces, case 3473-4
students
evaluation and testing of students 3504
student performance 2240
student records, sharing among schools 4642, 4644-5
system
past initiatives 3521
public consultation by government 2650-1, 4712-3, 4721
visits to school districts by Premier and Education Minister 2239, 3325, 3481-2, 4723
virtual school initiative 2651, 3326, 4649-50
Education, funding 2650-1, 3325, 3379, 3414, 3422, 3475, 3485, 3491-4, 3528, 3822, 4657-8, 5121-2
first nations per-student funding 3478
first nations per-student funding in off-reserve schools 3478
funding for implementation of class size limits 4657-8, 4663
funding for inner-city schools 3499
funding for private and public schools 3336-8
independent schools 4646
per-student funding 3325, 3334, 3337, 4398-9
review of school transportation funding 3341-2
rural schools 3527, 4712, 4718, 5122
special education and special needs 3325-6, 3348-50, 3474
special needs students in independent schools 3338
targeted funding 3530
Education, school boards and districts
accountability 2651, 3498-502, 3530
accountability contracts 3331-3
autonomy in funding allocation 3372-3, 3376, 3379
choice schools model, competition for students 3502-3, 3526-7
data collection 3501
fuel costs 3341-2
operating costs 3491-2
position on education funding 3493
sale of teaching materials as fundraising method, government policy 3483-5
supply of administrators 3355
Education, schools
capital construction, costs 3487
capital construction, qualification for funding 3374
catchment areas and open boundaries policy 3526
laboratories and shops, safety 3414
seismic upgrades
funding 3374-5
impact of construction costs 3518-9
student capacity requirement 3519
size and standards for school buildings 3489-91
use of school buildings, policies 3413
use of school buildings, School Community Connections project 3411-3
Education (Learning Enhancement) Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
debate 4120, 4396-9, 4443-4, 4642-51, 4654-64, 4711-4, 4716, 4718-24
one-year review 4723
Education Ministry
estimates debate 3324-58, 3371-83, 3407-24, 3467-504, 3518-31
accomplishments and goals 3325-6
action on New Relationship commitments for first nations education 3475-7
budget, allocation 3352-4
budget for legal costs 3347-8
citizen-centred service delivery 3412
communications budget and function 3344-7, 3488
consultation 3524
education reports 3488
information to opposition members 3488, 3518
performance measurement 3330
staffing, first nations staff 3477
work with Aboriginal Relations Ministry 3478
Family learning centres 3410-1
First nations
new relationship with government 2651, 2866
schools on reserves, funding for non-first nations students 3478-9
Government
advertising and announcements, education advertising 3371-2
communications, Achieve B.C. website 3371-2
programs and services, service delivery 2865
Graf, Gary, role in Education Ministry 3496
Health care system reforms, NDP position 2867
Income assistance, benefits, school startup allowance 2648
Industry Training Authority, funding for training programs 3469-71
James, Carole, comments on class size in education system 3416-7
Khowhemun Elementary School, school planning council 3331
Legislature
bills, committee stage, amendments cannot impose charge on Crown 4714
estimates process, members to direct comments to minister not deputy minister 3497
Literacy
funding for regional groups 3529
literacy levels 3325
Lower mainland, school class composition 3530
MacDonald, Scott, role in Education Ministry 3496
Mount Elizabeth Secondary School, capital project 3479-80
Mountain View Elementary School, status 3479-80
NDP
performance as government 2648-9
position on health care reforms 2867
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, benefits of hosting games 2649
Post-secondary education
career technical centres, funding 3468-9, 3473
education of first nations people, graduation rate 2651
entrance requirements 3381
new student spaces 2650
Prince George, midget hockey team championship win 5115
Public affairs bureau, communications role for ministries 3344-7, 3371-2
School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin), school closings 5121
School district 36 (Surrey), community schools program 3494-5
School district 39 (Vancouver)
budget 3474
enrolment levels 3374
funding 3822
funding for first nations students 3376
School district 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows), funding for special needs students 3349
School district 48 (Howe Sound), aboriginal education board 2651
School district 52 (Prince Rupert)
issues and concerns 4718
seismic upgrades 3520
School district 57 (Prince George)
combined classes from different schools 3419
school closings 3374
School district 62 (Sooke)
adoption of school-centred leadership model 3525
reconfiguration in Belmont area 3486
School district 79 (Cowichan Valley), funding 3528
School district 82 (Coast Mountains), four-day school week 3480
School district 84 (Vancouver Island West), funding 3418
Skills training
apprenticeship system 2866
career technical training programs, ACE-IT program 3470-1
promotion of skills training to youth, secondary school apprenticeship program 3471-2
promotion of skills training to youth, Youth Exploring Skills to Industry Training program 3472-3
shortage of skilled workers 2649
training in public school system 3326
Teachers
collective bargaining process, recommendations, implementation 4397
first nations teachers 3477-8
leadership training 3355
political comments, court case on free speech 3347-8
retired teachers as teachers-on-call 3356
supply 3354-7
supply, additional teachers and full-time-equivalents 3419-20, 4398
teachers congress 3483
Throne speech debate 2864-7
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 2649
Tributes
Charlie Coleman 3679
Prince George hockey champions 5115
University of B.C., faculty of business, portfolio entrance requirement 3380
Vancouver Technical Secondary School, capital upgrade 3375
Women, progress on women's issues 2865
Yahk Elementary School, enrolment of students from Bountiful community 3344
Brar, Jagrup (Surrey–Panorama Ridge)

Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 4065-6
Agriculture
weather damage to crops, compensation for farmers 4849-50
workers, seasonal agricultural workers program 3675
workers, supply 3675
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 3675
Alcohol, liquor stores 4360-1
Apology Act (Bill 16)
debate 3796
consultation by government 3796
Asian Canadians
contributions of Sikh community to B.C. and Canada 2974
gang activity among Indo-Canadians, action of community organizations 2661
gang activity among Indo-Canadians, government action 2661-3, 5037
gang activity among South Asian community 2364
Automobiles, accidents, role of cell phones 4496
Border infrastructure program, projects 4562-3
B.C. Buildings Corporation, sale of properties, policy 5012-3
B.C. Integrated Gang Task Force
operations 5035-7
re-establishment 2364
Citizenship and Immigration Canada, investigation into release of government records on refugee information 2681
Communities, work of community organizations 2364
Crime and criminals
crime rate in B.C. 5038-9, 5042
crime reduction, government strategy 5040
Crystal Meth Prevention Act, 2006, debate 4634
De Patie, Grant, death, investigation 3989
Discrimination and racism
B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru 3796
incidence in B.C.'s past 3796
Education system, government initiatives and reforms 2364
Employment and Income Assistance Ministry, estimates debate 3319-20
Fires, summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior, Filmon report recommendations, implementation 4849
First nations, social services, crime victim assistance services 5043
Frost, Tammy Karen, death in automobile accident 4496
Gambling
addiction and problem gambling, government action 4360
expansion in B.C., B.C. Liberal Party position 4360-1
gaming service providers, notice of organizational changes 4396
gaming service providers, seizure of gaming supplies by police 4396
Gaming Control Act, amendments 4360
Gangs
gang-related court cases, clearance rate 4861, 5036-7
prevention of youth involvement 5044
regional Indo-Canadian gang task force, operations and dissolution 4860-1, 5035
youth gang violence 2364
youth gang violence, government action 5156
Government, public consultation 2364-5
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line, naming of 49th-and-Cambie station as Punjabi Market–Langara Station 4176
Health, continuing and long-term care beds, new beds 2363
Health Ministry, estimates debate 4774-5
Highway 16, missing women along highway
community initiatives 3278
government action 2337-8, 2364-5, 3277-9, 3430
police investigation 3279
police investigation, reward incentive for information 3430, 3730
Homelessness in B.C. 5154
Immigration, refugees, release of personal information in government records, investigation 2681
Income assistance
benefit amount 5154
employment programs, financial practices of and payments to program providers 5155
policies, government changes 5155
Insurance Corporation of B.C., collection of information on role of cell phone use in automobile accidents 4496
Justice system, courtworkers, reduction in number 2365
Kwantlen University College
budget and enrolment 4066
tuition fees, petition tabled 3824
university status 4065
Labour and Citizens' Services Ministry, estimates debate 5012-3
Lascelle, Halaina Dawn, death review 2553
Legislature
estimates process, time limits on debate 5072
fall sitting, issues for debate 5155-6
legislative calendar, adjournment of fall sitting 5156
Liquor Control and Licensing Act, amendments 4360-1
Manufactured homes, redevelopment of manufactured home parks, protection for home owners 4171-2
Motions
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5154-6
naming of 49th-and-Cambie SkyTrain station, debate 4176
responsibilities of manufactured home park landlords, debate 4171-2
Vaisakhi Festival and Panj Kakkaar, debate 2974
Oppal, Wally, comments on violence against women in Indo-Canadian community 5156
Oral questions
Child protection investigations 2553
Highway of tears investigation 3430, 3730
ICBC review of cell phone use and road safety 4496
Investigation into death of Grant De Patie 3989
Investigation of cases of missing women on Highway 16 2337-8
Release of government records on refugee information 2681
Traffic safety on Pattullo Bridge 4909
Panj Kakkaar 2974
Pattullo Bridge
conditions 2363
traffic safety 4909, 5156
Petitions
tuition fees 3824
Police and policing
initiatives and tools 4858-9
police officers, hiring of additional officers 4859-60
rewards for information to help resolve cases 3430, 3730
Port Mann Bridge expansion, tolls 2363-4
Post-secondary education
review of system 4065
universities, colleges and institutes, area population and full-time-equivalent numbers 4066
Private members' statements
Gang violence 2661-3
Highway of tears 3277-9
Provincial emergency program
challenges 4850
disaster financial assistance 4849-50
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
estimates debate 4848-56, 4858-61, 5035-44, 5072
budget and staffing 4848
performance measurement 4848, 5041-2
service plan 4848
work of staff 4848
Public Safety and Solicitor General Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4359-61, 4396
Richmond, Claude, response to questions about income assistance employment programs 5155
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
involvement in national security issues 4860
number of officers in B.C. 4859-60
Seniors
income support programs 3319-20
protection for seniors living in manufactured homes 4171-2
Sikh Societies of the Lower Mainland, action on gang crime 2661
Substance abuse and addiction
crystal meth
cross-ministry secretariat 4851
government action on prevention and treatment, training for service providers 4852
legislation on sale of ingredients 4634
Meth Watch program 4858
number of users 4853
production, availability of ingredients 4856
production, labs in B.C. 4855
treatment services 4853-4
use 2365
use, cases 4854-5
treatment programs for criminal offenders 4853
Surrey
homelessness and poverty 5154
transportation infrastructure needs 2363
violence against seniors, case 5156
Surrey Memorial Hospital
construction of new facilities 5155
emergency services 4774-5
expansion 4774-5
services 2362-3
Throne speech debate 2362-5
Tolls, government policy 2363-4
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 2363
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 4562-3
Vaisakhi 2974
Victim assistance, programs and services 5043
Violence against women in Indo-Canadian community 5156

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