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

Gentner, Guy (Delta North)

Abbotsford hospital and cancer centre project, contract 2877
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 3676
Air quality, government action 2969-71
Alberta, automobile insurance 4362
Aldeguer, Ray, position with board of B.C. Hydro 3933
Automobile insurance
compulsory insurance 4361-2
private and public insurance elsewhere 4362
rates 4362-3
rates, B.C. Utilities Commission approval 4362-3
Bell, Larry, position with board of B.C. Hydro 3935
Blain, Larry, remuneration as president of Partnerships B.C. 2929
Border infrastructure program, projects 2377
Bridge Studios, contract 4251
B.C. Assessment
assessment of ferry terminals 3057
enterprise model of assessment 3057-8
sale of property information 3058
service partnerships 3058-9
B.C. Hydro
agreement with Accenture for provision of support services 4767
agreement with Accenture for provision of support services, security of employee information, investigation 3298
assets, expansion 3924-5
assets, sale 3930-1
board membership 3933-5
comparison with other utilities 3925
contracts with independent power producers 3937-40
operations and service plan 3923-6
purchase of electricity 3938-40
relationship with independent power producers 3929-31
revenues 3929
vice-president of public affairs and communications position 3937
B.C. Liberal Party government
ideology 5157
position on health care privatization 5158
B.C. Lottery Corp., operations 5069-70
B.C. Pavilion Corporation, service plan content 4250-1
B.C. Place Stadium, improvements and roof maintenance 4250-1, 4309-10
B.C. Transmission Corporation, relationship with independent power producers 3937-8
B.C. Utilities Commission
legislation, private member's bill 5160
mandate to monitor impact of transmission lines on public health 4904
Burns Bog, impact of transportation project in area 2378
Business, public-private partnerships
borrowing costs 2812, 2876
profits 2876
subsidiaries and liability issue 2812-5
tax shields 2875-6
Children, child protection, government policies, impact on system 5157
Climate change
government action 5158
impacts 5157
Community Charter, effectiveness 4767
Compliance Energy Corporation, coal extraction lease 4826-7
Conway, Theresa, position with board of B.C. Hydro 3933
Costuros, Wanda, position with board of B.C. Hydro 3934
Custodians of the Peace, position on gas well setbacks 3788-9
Delta
agricultural bylaw, government action 2992
agricultural bylaws 2378, 3676
flood protection 5157
transportation infrastructure, 72nd Avenue and Highway 91 border infrastructure project 2377, 4957-8
Delta Port
connection to Highway 401 2380
container traffic 2379
expansion, environmental impact 5159-60
Economic Development Ministry, estimates debate 4309-10
Elton, Bob, position with board of B.C. Hydro 3933, 3935
Energy
hydroelectric power generation, impact of water levels 3926
independent power producers
local government authority over projects on Crown land 4767, 4827
role 3930
types of energy 4826-7
power lines, examination of proposed transmission line location 4903-4
power lines, impact on public health 4904
transmission system, access by independent power producers 3938
transmission system, electromagnetic fields from transmission lines 5160
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 3767-9, 3780, 3787-90, 3806-7, 3809, 3811-2, 3815, 3923-6, 3929-31, 3933-5, 3937-40
Environmental assessment process
review of oil and gas projects 3767-8
review of power projects 3937-8
Ferries and ferry services, Tsawwassen terminal, property assessment 3057-8
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 2724-6, 2737-42, 2745, 2812-7, 2874-7
Fraser Health Authority, operations 2321-2
Fraser Port, container traffic 2379
Fraser River, Glenrose wet archaeological site 2334, 2378, 4251
Gambling, gaming facility location, local government appeals of decisions 4395
George Massey Tunnel, expansion project 2380
Germany, automobile insurance 4362
Government
capital projects, requirement for agencies to consider public-private partnerships 2817
local government, transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 4767
privatization 2877, 4361
Great Britain, health care system 5159
Greater Vancouver regional district
authority on independent power producer projects 4767
enforcement of air quality standards 2969-71
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line, role of Partnerships B.C. 2741-2
Hapag-Lloyd AG, shipping operations 2379
Health care system
private services and privatization, government position 5158
services, entitlement of citizens to public services 5159
Heritage sites, preservation 2334-5
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), impact on Delta 3058
Highways and roads
bypasses, effectiveness 2377
Old Hope Road, residents' concerns re sour gas wells 3431-2
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
mandate 4363
privatization 4361-3
Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2003, amendments 4361
InTransit B.C., role of Partnerships B.C. 2741
Knudsen, Arne, life achievements recognized 4904-5
Legislature
fall sitting 5156-7
fall sitting, issues for debate 5157-60
role 5160
Lower mainland
health care services 2321
South Fraser perimeter road
consultation 2377-80
impact on agricultural land and heritage sites 5159
impact on archaeological and heritage sites 2378, 4251
transportation infrastructure 5159
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2006, debate 4767-8, 4826-7
Motions
Gateway transportation program, debate 4483
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5156-60
Neufeld, Richard, comments on Accenture services to B.C. Hydro 4767-8
Oil and gas
coalbed methane gas, development of industry, application process 3768-9
coalbed methane gas, development of industry, subsidies, royalties and tax credit programs 3780
gas wells
committees and public consultation 3787
deferred tenures 3540
setback guidelines 3431, 3787-9
suspension of leases 3807, 3809
industry in B.C., mediation and arbitration board 3789-90
industry in B.C., subsidies, royalties and tax credit programs 3780
Oil and Gas Commission
advisory committee, letter on application for re-entry of well site 3811-2, 3815
responsibility for oil and gas industry regulation 3768
Olewiler, Nancy, position with board of B.C. Hydro 3933-4
Oral questions
Agricultural bylaw in Delta 2992
Gas drilling in residential areas 3540
Highway interchange project in Delta 4957-8
Performance bonuses to Partnerships B.C. president Larry Blain 2929
Regulation of sour gas wells 3431-2
Security of Accenture and B.C. Hydro employee information 3298
Parks
protection 2582
role in tourism industry 2582
Partnerships B.C.
applications 2817, 2874
code of ethics 2876
confidentiality and conflict-of-interest relationship disclosure 2738
consultants 2740-1
consultation by other jurisdictions 2739-40
legal costs 2738
operations 2724-6, 2739, 2817, 2874-5
procurement practices 2737-8
projects 2725
projects with other levels of government 2740
revenue from government 2726
role 2740, 2745
role in Surrey Memorial Hospital project 2876
role in Whistler project 2875
staff compensation and performance measurement 2875, 2929
subsidiaries 2877
Peace River area, oil and gas industry activities, committee and gas well setback guidelines 3787-9
Plutonic Power Corporation, project bid 3937-8
Port Mann Bridge expansion, tolls 2376-7
Ports, property assessment 3058
Powell, Peter, position with board of B.C. Hydro 3934-5
Powerex Corp., decisions and operations 3933-4
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
comments on public-private partnerships and tax shields 2875-6
role with Partnerships B.C. 2741
Privacy, protection of personal information, information access from outside Canada 4768
Private members' statements
Air quality 2969-71
Proudfoot, Mike, role in Gateway transportation projects 2377, 2379-80
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 5069-70
Public Safety and Solicitor General Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4361-3, 4395
Puget Energy Inc., operations 3933-4
RAV Project Management Ltd., project funding 3935
St. Paul's Hospital, development project 2725
Saskatchewan, automobile insurance 4362
Shipping industry, international activities, impact on industry in B.C. 2379
Small Business and Revenue Ministry, estimates debate 3057-9
SNC Lavalin Inc., role in William R. Bennett Bridge project 2742, 2745
Statements by members
Arne Knudsen 4904-5
Heritage Day 2334-5
Protection of provincial parks 2582
Strata property, leaky-condos issue, liability of subsidiary companies 2813
Strathcona Provincial Park 2582
Surrey Memorial Hospital, expansion 2876, 5158-9
Terra Energy Corporation, application for re-entry of well site 3811-2, 3815
Throne speech debate 2376-80
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry, estimates debate 4250-1
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 2376-80
impact on traffic congestion 4483
tolls 4483
U.S. Patriot Act, provisions on access to personal information, applicability to Canadian subsidiaries of American companies 4768
Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4903-4
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre expansion project, costs and funding 4250
Water, snowpack levels in B.C. 3926
William R. Bennett Bridge, construction project 2742
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2006, debate 5116
Workers compensation for injured workers, changes 5116, 5158

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