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

Hagen, Hon. Stan (Comox Valley)

Aboriginal Children and Family Services Society, funding 3205
Ahousat, services for disabled child 3266
Berglund, Brian, position as chief information officer of Community Living B.C. 3259-60
Berland, Jeremy, position with Children and Family Development Ministry 2286, 3075-6
B.C. Aboriginal Network on Disabilities Society, funding 3125
B.C. Council for Families, work of organization 4803
B.C. Public Service Agency, policy on negotiations by employee 3075-6
Budgets, 2006-07 budget, theme 3014
Burnaby Youth Custody Centre, new facility 3015
Caring for First Nations Children Society, funding and work 3114
Charlie, Sherry, inquest into death, coroner's jury recommendations 2336
Child and youth officer, review of death of Sherry Charlie 2336
Children
child protection
audits 3204
information privacy 4981
investigations, status 3022, 3025, 3072-3
section 54.1 agreements 3118-9, 3204
services, changes 2288, 2337
services, initiatives 2287
voluntary care agreements 4982
child protection review
panel report 4981-2
panel report, government action 3016, 4981, 4983
panel to review 2336
cost to raise child 3026
early childhood development, Success by 6 program 3109
programs and services for children and families
funding and government support 3116
service agencies, accreditation 3027
service agencies, government contracts and funding 3079-80
special needs children, programs and service delivery 3257
special needs children, programs and services, funding 3115
therapy services, case 3115
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 3014-28, 3072-81, 3109-25, 3200-5, 3220-9, 3257-70
budget 3015
budget reduction 4982
handling of freedom-of-information requests 3017-8
information management system 3015
plans 3077-8
staffing, new workers 4981-2
staffing changes 2286-8, 3015, 3023-5, 3074-5
Children's Commissioner, elimination of office 4982
Civil service, work across ministries 3203
Community Living B.C.
accreditation as agency 3227
community consultation 3264-5
community councils 3267
complaints and appeals 3268
eligibility for services based on IQ test 3227-8
establishment, cost 3267-8
funding 3220-3
funding, individualized funding model 3228-9, 3262-3, 3268-9
funding and service delivery 3257
group home review 3224-5
information technology 3257-0
objectives 3263
performance measurement 3263
provincial advisory committee 3267
safety 3227
service delivery model 3260-1
wait-list for services 3222, 3257
work of agency 3220-3
Community Living Services Authority, services 3266
Corrections system, policy on shackling prisoners during sweat lodge ceremonies 3078
Cote family, therapy services for child 3115
Disabled and handicapped persons
community living services, funding 3269
housing
alternatives to group homes 3224-6
choices 3263-4
person-centred model 3224, 3226-8
programs and services for first nations families 3266
du Toit, Lesley
position as director of Child and Youth Care Agency 3028
review of Children and Family Development Ministry 3028
Economy, B.C. economy
current conditions 3014
economy during 1990s 4982
Education, special education and special needs
special needs students, number 3015
wait times for services 3080-1
First nations
children, number in government care 3605
need for first nations social services professionals 3112
services for children and families, transfer of responsibility to aboriginal organizations 3114, 4983
Foster care
bed-specific and child-specific contracts 3124
foster parents, compensation 3026-7
foster parents, travel allowance 3015
funding for milestone events and discretionary expenses 3123-5
kith-and-kin agreements
funding 3116
government release of requested information 3428-9
guidelines 2337
number 3110, 3116
program implementation date 4982
number of children in care 3122
system, issues and concerns 3120-4
Group homes
definition 3225
wait-lists 3224
Interior Health Authority, funding for therapy services 3115
Justice system
mentally ill youth in court system, government handling 3202-3
youth support 3202
Mental health of children and youth
child and youth mental health plan, funding 3200
government support for transition from youth to adult 3203
mental illness, incidence 3015
service agency contracts and caseloads 3200-2
Petitions
Voices Against Child Abuse Society 4253
Representative for Children and Youth, role and functions 4982
Representative for Children and Youth Act
debate 4981-3
timing of debate 4983
Sieben, Mark, position with Children and Family Development Ministry 3075, 3077
Social workers
government support 3429
number 3117-8
role and work 2288, 3261-2
training in government programs 3120
training of first nations workers 3112-4
workloads 3117-8, 3122
Stó:lô Nation, Xyolhemeylh program, delegation agreement with government 3079
Tributes
B.C. Council for Families 4803
van Iersel, Arn, comments on review of Children and Family Development Ministry by Lesley du Toit 3028
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre, contract with government 3111-2, 3205
Voices Against Child Abuse Society, petition tabled 4253
Woodlands School, compensation for former residents of school, government action 3109-10
Youth
programs and services 3020
youth at risk, youth agreements 3020-1
Hammell, Sue (Surrey–Green Timbers)

As subject
appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker (Farnworth) 2232
Apology, not admission of liability 2670-1
Apology Act (private member's bill)
debate 2670-1
use as exposure bill 2671
B.C. Liberal Party government, handling of labour issues 2689
Central City Community Volunteer Patrol, work of group 4422
The Centre for Child Development, facilities and services 4122
Democracy, systems in Canada and elsewhere 5222-3
Fish, oolichan, current stocks 3818
Fraser Health Authority
beds in area facilities 2690-1
report on number of beds 2691
Health
continuing and long-term care, bed closings 2691
health care system, public system 2692
health care system during NDP administration 2690
Immigration, credentialling of foreign-trained workers 4477-9
Kushner, Howard, comments and recommendations on apologies by public agencies 2670-1
Lazare, Aaron, comments on apologies 2671
Legislature
fall sitting 5222-3
role 5222-3
MLAs, role 2689
Motions
mandatory retirement, debate 3281
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5222-3
Post-secondary education, tuition fees 2689-90
Private members' statements
Rights of inclusion 4477-9
Retirement, mandatory retirement 3281
Seniors, housing with disabled persons and substance abusers 5223
Skills training, apprenticeship fees 2689
South Africa, role of Truth and Reconciliation Commission 2670
Statements by members
Central City Community Volunteer Patrol 4422
Centre for Child Development in Surrey 4122
Declaration on the elimination of violence against women 5088-9
Status of oolichan stocks 3818
Surrey
election results in area 2688-9
health care services in area, number of beds 2690-1
homelessness 2692
Surrey Memorial Hospital
construction of new facilities 2691
services 2691
use of emergency room beds by homeless people 2692
Surrey–Green Timbers constituency and area, issues 5223
Throne speech, theme of "transformative change" 2690
Throne speech debate 2688-92
United Nations, declaration on the elimination of violence against women 5088-9
Vaisakhi 3580-1
Violence against women, incidence 5089
Hansen, Hon. Colin (Vancouver-Quilchena)

As subject
comments on Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2003 (Cubberley) 2398, 2488
Agrodome, use of facility 4312
Asia-Pacific Trade Council, operations 4316, 4320
B.C. Competition Council
recommendations for forest industry, government response 4366
reports, impact on government policy 4366
B.C. Place Stadium, improvements and roof maintenance 4309-10
Bruce, Allan, role in development of Industry Training Authority 4379
Budget debate 2519-23
Business
registered retirement savings plan investment incentive for social enterprises 4370
subsidies 4370
Business, small business
government assistance 4370
venture capital
additional equity in par-value shares 3450
corporate governance of employee plans 3440
investment limit 3449
liability protection 3440-2
shareholder regulations 3448-9
Computer technology, high-speed Internet service for B.C. communities 2523
Economic Development Ministry
estimates debate 3909-23, 4268-77, 4306-24, 4364-81
2010 Commerce Centre, work 3915-7, 4311-2
budget and service plan 4315-6
Live Sites program 3916, 4268-70, 4311
Olympic secretariat, budget and operating expenses 3918, 4268
Olympic secretariat, role and work of secretariat 2721, 3910, 3917-9
regional project managers, work 4367
responsibilities 3909
Economy, B.C. economy
community economic development 4369-70
impact of commodity prices and other factors 2520
Education, English-as-a-second-language programs, funding 2523
Employment and unemployment
BladeRunners program 2523
job creation in B.C. 2519
unemployment rate in B.C. 2519-20
European Union, B.C. marketing representatives 4319
Exports and imports
advisory groups 4319
Asia-Pacific initiative, funding 4316
in-market representatives from B.C. 4317-9
international marketing of B.C. 4321
trade missions 4320-1
Forest industry, exports, Dream Home China project 4321
Gas Protection Systems Inc., energy monitoring system 4369
Government
deregulation initiative 2521
interprovincial relations, agreement with Alberta 4321-4, 4364-6
Health, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, ActNow B.C. initiative 3921
Immigration
business immigration program 4367-8, 4381
provincial nominee program 4366-8
Industry Training and Apprenticeship Council, staff 4380
Industry Training Authority
application of industry standards 4380
budget 2522
James, Carole, position on 2010 Olympic Winter Games 4595
Log houses, export 4272
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3440-2, 3448-50
New Zealand, experience with industry training system 4378-9
Northern development initiative trust, funding 4370
Olympic Games
2006 Winter Games in Turin, B.C.–Canada Place 2723, 3917, 3919, 4271-2
2006 Winter Games in Turin, closing ceremonies, Vancouver event 2719-20
2008 Games in Beijing, B.C. exhibition 3919, 4320
memorandum of understanding with host cities 2722-3
Own the Podium program 4308-9, 4313
Paralympic Games 2720
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
2010 Legacies Now
funding 4492-3
funding allocations to projects 2722
funding sources and work of program 3916-7, 4309
role 4309
Spirit of B.C. program 4309
benefits of hosting games, benefits for all regions of province 2721
benefits of hosting games, promotion of B.C. 2720-1, 2723, 3910, 4596
bidding opportunities, website 2721-2
call for Auditor General to monitor finances 3539, 4596-7
funding
B.C. government funding 2723-4, 3916, 3918-20, 3922, 4270-1, 4428-9, 4594-6
contingency fund 3922, 4272-3
cost of inflation 2723
cost overrun 4273
federal contribution 3922-3, 4273, 4428
other initiatives 3921
transfers to host cities 3921
goal to host healthiest games 3921
legacies 4311
management organizations 3909-10
multiparty agreement 3910, 3922, 4273, 4275
revenue sources and sponsorships 3910-4, 4272
security, community policing costs 4307
security, funding and measures 4306-8
venues
construction 4274-5
costs 3914, 3921-2
land transfers 4269-70
preparation 2722
speed skating oval in Richmond, responsibility for costs 3538
Pacific Coliseum, use of facility during 2010 Olympic Winter Games 4315
Science and technology, biotechnology industry, growth in B.C. 2521
Skills training
apprenticeship, completion rate 2522, 4375-6
apprenticeship system 2522-3
government initiatives 2521-3, 2771
industry training organizations 4377-81
industry training organizations, development 2522-3
shortage of skilled workers, government action 2771
training programs
career technical training programs, ACE-IT program 4371
entry-level trades training, course length standardization 4372-5
entry-level trades training, funding 4376
Red Seal certification 4377
tax credit program for businesses involved in training 4375
teachers 4372
Small Business Venture Capital Act, amendments 3448-50
Sports, support of amateur sports 2720
Sullivan, Sam, acceptance of Olympic flag as mayor of Vancouver 2719-20
Taxation, competitive tax system 2520-1
Thompson Rivers University, trades teaching certificate program 4372
Throne speech debate 2719-24
U.S., B.C. market representatives 4319-20
Vancouver, East Vancouver, legacy of 2010 Olympic Winter Games 4312
Vancouver Community College, auto technician programs 4374
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
application of freedom-of-information policy 4311
board membership 4310
business plan 3914-5, 3917, 4274-7
financial management 2724
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, 4313-4
publication of winning bids through B.C. Bid 4313-4
risk management 4277
role 2721
Whistler Legacies Society, establishment 4268-70
World Economic Forum, workshop on competitive economies 2520-1
Hawes, Randy (Maple Ridge–Mission)

Abbotsford hospital and cancer centre, construction by private sector 2260
Apology
not admission of liability 2673
role in reconciliation 2672-3
Apology Act (Bill 16), debate 3463-4
Apology Act (private member's bill), debate 2672-3
Armenian genocide, commemoration and remembrance 3582-3
B.C. Liberal Party government, goals 2259, 2261
B.C. Rail
agreement with CN Rail
benefits 2491-2
call for public inquiry 2491-2
lease 2491
financial performance 2491
Crime and criminals, penalties for drug traffickers 2261
Fraser River
flood risk 5075
gravel removal, impact on fish 5075
Government
provincial-municipal relations during NDP administration 4761
public consultation 2259
Health care system
government initiatives and reforms 2259-61
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier and Health Minister 2260
sustainability 2260
two-tiered system 2259, 2261
Heritage Park Secondary School, construction 2260
Kenney, Mart, music career 2235
Kidney health, dialysis services 2259
Layton, Jack, use of private health care clinic 2259
Legislature, language used in House
"Christian psychobabble" 2258
"right-wing conspiracy" 2258-9
Lennea, Brad, participation on Paralympic ski team 2548
Lower mainland, transportation infrastructure 2315-6
Manufactured homes
redevelopment of manufactured home parks, protection for home owners 4170
role of municipalities in manufactured home parks 4170
Mining industry, aggregate production and gravel extraction 2767
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2006, debate 4761
Mission Downtown Coalition, homelessness relief programs 3681
Motions
Armenian genocide remembrance, debate 3582-3
call for public inquiry into sale of B.C. Rail, debate 2491-2
responsibilities of manufactured home park landlords, debate 4170
Vaisakhi Festival and Panj Kakkaar, debate 2977-8
Multiculturalism in B.C. 2977-8
NDP, performance as government 3463-4
Private members' statements
Gateway project 2315-7
Safe care 4790-2
Statements by members
Gravel extraction from Fraser River 5075
Gravel industry in B.C. 2767
Homelessness relief programs in Mission 3681
Mart Kenney 2235
Participation by Brad Lennea on Paralympic ski team 2548
Substance abuse and addiction, crystal meth
government action on prevention and treatment 4790-2
risks of use 2261
use, cases 4790
Throne speech debate 2258-62
Tobacco, sale of tobacco products in pharmacies 3574
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 2315-7
Hawkins, Sindi (Kelowna-Mission)

As subject
appointment as Deputy Speaker (de Jong) 2232
experience with health care system 2788
Affleck, Peter, death 4179
Blood and bone marrow, international bone marrow donations 4423
Breast health, mammography services, use 3984
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
physician supply in northern B.C. 2788-9
post-secondary education facilities 2787
B.C. Liberal Party government, performance 2786
Cancer
breast cancer awareness 3983-4
research 3575-7
Economy, B.C. economy
current conditions 2786
development investment funds 2786
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line, naming of 49th-and-Cambie station as Punjabi Market–Langara Station 4175
Health care system
patient satisfaction 2788
workers, aging workers 2788
Interior Health Authority, accomplishments 5048
Kelowna, ski tourism in area 2787-8
Kelowna-Mission constituency and area, staff and citizens commended 2785-6
Mental health plan, funding 2789
Motions
naming of 49th-and-Cambie SkyTrain station, debate 4175
Northern Health Authority, nurse recruitment 2789
Nurses
contributions of nurses 4491-2
nurse practitioners, role 2786, 2788
training, number of school spaces 2788
workplace safety, changes to regulation of medical sharps, petition tabled 4810
Okanagan area, economy and employment 2786-7
Okanagan College, tuition fees, petition tabled 3393
Petitions
nurses, workplace safety, changes to regulation of medical sharps 4810
tuition fees 3393
Physicians, recruitment 2788
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes, new facilities 2786
Private members' statements
Hope for a cure 3575-7
Resources and resource industries, investment in industries 2787
Snowmobiling, trail system in B.C. 2787
Statements by members
Accomplishments of Interior Health Authority 5048
Breast cancer and mammography services 3983-4
Contributions of B.C. nurses 4491-2
Thanks Mom marrow donor drive 4423-4
Thanks Mom marrow donor drive 4423-4
Throne speech debate 2785-9
Tributes
Peter Affleck 4179
Well, Kailee, bone marrow transplant recipient 4423
Hayer, Dave S. (Surrey-Tynehead)

As subject
position on removal of Barnston Island land from agricultural land reserve (Ralston) 4426
son's experience with leukemia 2631
Alzheimer's disease, research 2280
Apology, not admission of liability 2671
Apology Act (private member's bill), debate 2671
Armenian genocide, commemoration and remembrance 3587-8
Asian Canadians
contributions of Sikh community to B.C. and Canada 2974-5
gang activity among Indo-Canadians, government action 2662
Asia-Pacific region, market opportunities 2281
Black History Month 2450
Blood and bone marrow, blood donations, need 2631
B.C., population, people moving to B.C. 2468
B.C. Integrated Youth Gang Task Force, establishment and work of task force 2662
B.C. Liberal Party government, performance, comparison with NDP administration 2663-5
Budget debate 2427-9, 2467-9
Budgets, 2006-07 budget, theme 2467-8
Campbell, Gordon, role in development of Vancouver's Punjabi Market
Canada, contributions of African Canadians 2451
Cheema, Jas, position at Surrey Memorial Hospital 2290
Children, programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 2429
Christ for the Nations Bible College 3292-3, 4745-6
Christ for the Nations Bible College Act, debate 3292-3, 4745-6
Congolese Canadians, contributions 5048
Construction industry, jobs 2925
Crime and criminals, penalties for drug traffickers 2291
Dhesi, Sadhu Singh, death 2547-8
Discrimination and racism
B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru 4422
current conditions in B.C. and Canada 4422
Easter 3818
Economy, B.C. economy
current and past conditions 2427-8, 2663-5
government strategy 2664-5
Education
English-as-a-second-language programs, funding 2468
foundation skills assessment 4485
funding 2429, 2467-8
Learning Roundtable 2281
system, visits to school districts by Premier and Education Minister 2281
Employment, job creation in B.C. 2468
Exports and imports, trade between B.C. and Asia 2281
Health care system
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier and Health Minister 2281
system in B.C. 2280
Homeowner grant, changes 2428
Immigration
connecting skilled workers with employment, Skills Connect for Immigrants program 2468
credentialling of foreign-trained workers 2281, 2468, 2925
programs and services for immigrants to B.C., government initiatives 4422
provincial nominee program 2468
Income tax, taxes for low- and middle-income families 2280-1, 2469
Johal-Virk, Simrita, position at Fraser Health Authority 2290
Justice system, minimum sentences for gun-related crimes 4123
Lower mainland, transportation infrastructure 2281-2, 2291
Motions
Armenian genocide remembrance, debate 3587-8
foundation skills assessment test for B.C. students, debate 4485-6
Gateway transportation program, debate 2324-5
Vaisakhi Festival and Panj Kakkaar, debate 2974-5
Multiculturalism
government support 2280
multiculturalism in B.C. 2234
Port Mann Bridge, expansion 2467
Private members' statements
Benefits of a strong economy 2663-5
Retirement, mandatory retirement 3535
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Surrey officers, community awards 4738-9
Seniors
government assistance 2280, 2428-9
housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 2280
Skills training programs
availability 2281
tax credit program for businesses involved in training 2468
Statements by members
Appeal for blood donors 2631
Community awards to Surrey RCMP 4738-9
Contributions of African Canadians 2450-1
Easter and Vaisakhi 3818
Etibako family deaths in Vancouver fire 5047-8
Indo-Canadian community in B.C. 4422
Mandatory minimum sentences in justice system 4122-3
Multiculturalism in B.C. 2234
Skilled labour recruitment and training 2925
Surrey business awards for cultural diversity 3232-3
Value of older workers 3535
Surrey
growth 2663
transportation infrastructure needs 2281-2, 2291
Surrey Chamber of Commerce, community awards to police officers 4738-9
Surrey Memorial Hospital, expansion 2280, 2428, 2467, 2665
Surrey-Delta Immigrant Services Society, cultural diversity awards for businesses 3232-3
Throne speech debate 2280-2, 2290-1
Transplantation of organs, organ donation 3870-1
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 2281-2, 2291, 2428, 2467
benefits 2324-5
Tributes
Sadhu Singh Dhesi 2547-8
Vaisakhi 3580, 3818
Workers, value of older workers 3535
Hogg, Hon. Gordon (Surrey–White Rock)

First nations, Kelowna accord with federal and provincial governments, role of first nations 4450-1
Government, programs and services, service delivery models 2850-2
Italy, social service system 3274
McKnight, John, social theories on community development 2851
McMillan, James Irving, war veteran 3128
Putman, Robert, comments on social capital 2851
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, history 3128
Smith, Adam, comments on economic theory 2850
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
Kelowna accord, debate 4450-1
Statements by members
Unmarked gravesites of veterans 3128
Sufi religion, instructive storytelling 2850-1
Throne speech debate 2850-2
War, unmarked graves 3128
Welfare, social programs and service delivery 3274-5
Horgan, John (Malahat–Juan de Fuca)

As subject
children's awareness of climate change 5214
conversations with Community Services Minister 5215
meeting with Information and Privacy Commissioner 2949 (Taylor) 2949
meeting with Tsartlip band chief 3168
relations with government MLAs 5213
role as Education critic 3502
Agricultural Land Commission
decisions, decision involving Sunriver Estates development in Sooke 3684
involvement in investigation into alleged breach of trust by government 3684
Agricultural land reserve, removal of land from reserve 3635
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 3634-6
Armenian genocide, commemoration and remembrance 3585-6
Bains, Parm, work for B.C. Liberal Party while government employee 2921, 2948
Belmont Secondary School, replacement 3486-7
B.C. Hydro
agreement with Alcan on power purchase, profits leaving B.C. 5122-3
contracts with independent power producers, contracts for coal-fired plants 5079
B.C. Liberal Party, position on first nations issues while in opposition 3168
B.C. School Trustees Association, annual general meeting activities 4180
Budget debate 2523-9
Budgets, 2006-07 budget, content 2525-6
Children, early learning and literacy, "repurposing" 3496
Chong, Ida, comments on infrastructure in Sooke area 2715-6
Civil service
supplementary estimates debate 2444-6
collective bargaining, forecast allowance 2444
work of employees on B.C. Liberal Party business 2948-9
Climate change, government action 5214
Coal as energy source, government support 5079
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 4079-81, 4241
Community Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3361-3
Cowichan Secondary School, replacement 3485-7
Dads in the Hall, activities 2973
David Livingstone School, letter from parent advisory committee 3491
de Jong, Michael
action on first nations sacred sites issue 5213-4
comments during fall sitting 5210, 5214
Denike, Ken, comments on funding for school district 39 (Vancouver) 3821-2
Duncan, municipal boundaries 4081
Economy, B.C. economy, impact of federal transfer payments and other factors 2523-4
Education
class size and composition 2240
cases 3379, 3482
compliance, appointment of special administrator 4724
consultation time lines 4723
government action 2554, 2636, 2718-9, 3327, 3330, 3333-41, 3414-6, 3821-2
impact on education outcomes 4400-1
limits 4663
limits, excess students 4664
limits for lab and shop classes 4402, 4713
publication of data 4663
special needs students 4712
teachers' consent and consultation 4402, 4712
counsellors, number 3336
distance education and on-line learning
current programs 4645, 4648
"distributed learning" terminology 4648-9
funding 4642
impact on funding in public system 4645-7, 4650
private courses in public system 4400
program approval by Education minister 4647, 4650
role of teachers 3357
teacher qualifications 4643-4
Education Advisory Council, meetings and work 3340
English-as-a-second-language programs
funding 3529
need 4402
number of students 3529
enrolment reductions, impact on number of teachers 3414
foundation skills assessment 4485
graduation portfolios 3376-80
graduation requirements and examinations 3381-3
independent schools
criteria for counting students 4644
definition 4641-2
monitoring and reporting 4644
Learning Roundtable 2718-9, 3338-40, 4712-3
parental involvement in education system 3327, 3525
principals, workload 4723
private schools, enrolment levels 3336-7
private schools, marketing of small class sizes 3336-7
recognition of achievement of students with disabilities, petition tabled 2457
safety of students, safe schools legislation 5212
school- or student-centred leadership 3491, 3496-8
application in large districts 3523, 3527
district participation 3523-6, 3525-6
school planning councils
councils 4722
court case 3329, 3348
function and participation 3327-30
participation of union members 3329
sibling separation in different schools 3334
special education and special needs
assessments and individual education plans 4401
definition of special-needs student 4402-3
school completion certificates for special needs students 2456
school completion certificates for special needs students and publishing of criteria 3350-2
student records, sharing among schools 4642, 4644-5
system 3293
public consultation by government 4712
visits to school districts by Premier and Education Minister 2239-40, 3481-2, 3523
technology, virtual school initiative 4649-50
Education, funding
funding for implementation of class size limits 4401, 4653, 4658
funding for private and public schools 3336-8, 3352
per-student funding 4400
rural schools 3527
special needs students in independent schools 3338
targeted funding 3530
Education, school boards and districts
accountability 3530
accountability contracts 3331-3
autonomy in funding allocation 3379
choice schools model, competition for students 3502, 3526
sale of teaching materials as fundraising method, government policy 3483
supply of administrators 3354-5
Education, schools
laboratories and shops, safety 3414
older buildings on valuable land 3487
seismic upgrades, student capacity requirement 3519
Education (Learning Enhancement) Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
debate 4399-404, 4641-53, 4658, 4663-4, 4712-4, 4721-2, 4723-4
one-year review 4403
Education Ministry
estimates debate 3327-41, 3344-8, 3350-8, 3371-2, 3376-83, 3407, 3413-7, 3424, 3467, 3481-3, 3485-8, 3491, 3496-8, 3502-3, 3519-20, 3523-7, 3529-31
budget, allocation 3352-4
budget for legal costs 3347-8
communications budget and function 3344-7, 3488
communications spending during Fall 2005 labour dispute 3344, 3347
education reports 3487-8
performance measurement 3330
Employment, BladeRunners program 2525
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 3719-20
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 3733-4
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, potential use of line for rapid transit 2527-8, 5214-5
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 2917-22, 2948-51
First nations
Douglas treaties, issues 3168
issues, B.C. Liberal Party position while in opposition 3168
Kelowna accord with federal and provincial governments, handling by new federal government, B.C. government action 4446-7
Food industry
meat products, inspection and processing regulations 3634
meat-processing regulations, petition tabled 3597-8
slaughter facilities, impact of new inspection regulations on small producers 2528-9
Foster parents, travel allowance 2524-5
Frances Kelsey Secondary School, enrolment 3487
Fraser Valley, aggregate pilot project 3719
Government
advertising and announcements, cost 3371
advertising and announcements, education advertising 2950, 3371-2
cabinet meetings, open cabinet meetings 2950
communications
Achieve B.C. website 3371-2
responsibility for government website 2921
role of directors of communications 2919, 2950
hiring practices 2919
local government, authority to hold proceedings outside boundaries 3361-3
political appointments 2919
Government Caucus Committee on Agriculture, committee on agriculture policy 2921, 2949
public consultation 5211
Graf, Gary, role in Education Ministry 3496
HarbourLynx Holidays Ltd., taxation status and government orders-in-council 3238-9
Health care system reforms
reforms within public system 2526
visits to other countries by Premier, other attendees 2719
Highway 1, Dougan Lake section, accommodation for agriculture industry 4560-1
Highway 14, Sooke Road, safety improvements 4560
Income assistance benefits, electronic deposit, payment of bank charges 2339
Infrastructure, targeted investments in communities 2715
Integrated land management bureau, budget 3635-6
Island Corridor Foundation, acquisition of E&N railway corridor 2527
Junior Achievement, business education programs for youth 2384
Kasper, Rick, work on manufactured home park legislation 4679-80
Kersley Elementary School, enrolment 3527
Kinsol Trestle, demolition and reconstruction 4560, 5053
Labour, government handling of labour relations 2446, 2719
Langford, removal of land from agricultural land reserve 3634-5
Legislature
business left on order paper 5210-3
language used in House, "fraidy cat" 5210, 5213
language used in House, "not consistent with the fact pattern" 2529
legislative calendar, fall sitting 5210-5
opposition, role 2525-6, 3498
Lobbyists Registration Act, call for all-party review of legislation 3596-7
Lower mainland, school class composition 3529-30
MacDonald, Scott, role in Education Ministry 3496
Maitland, Cheryl, employment with government 2919
Malahat–Juan de Fuca constituency and area
contaminated sites, regulation 3733-4
description 2714
gravel extraction applications 3719-20
growth 4080-1
municipal governance 2716, 4080
Mansell, Myles, death 3879
Manufactured homes
advocacy for residents 4679
redevelopment of manufactured home parks, protection for home owners 4172-3, 5212
Media, advertising costs 2950-1
MLAs
communications with civil servants 2528
role 2529, 2717
Merit Commissioner, appointment 4241
Mining industry, aggregate production and gravel extraction, application process 3719-20
Motions
Armenian genocide remembrance, debate 3585-6
foundation skills assessment test for B.C. students, debate 4485
Gateway transportation program, debate 4480
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5210-5
responsibilities of manufactured home park landlords, debate 4172-3
NDP, performance as government 2524
New Relationship Trust Act, debate 3168
Oral questions
Alcan power sales to B.C. Hydro 5122-3
B.C. Hydro contracts with coal-fired plants 5079
Cancellation of leaving certificates for special needs students 2456
Class size and composition 3821-2
Class size and composition in education system 2636
Class size in education system 2240
Coverage of bank account charges for income assistance recipients 2339
Government action on class size and composition in education system 2554
HarbourLynx tax exemption 3238-9
Involvement of David Basi in decisions of Agricultural Land Commission 3684
Kinsol Trestle 5053
Lobbyists registration legislation 3596-7
Potential changes to school boards' mandate 2239
Pacheedaht First Nation, economic development in community 4447
Pauliszyn, Robert, qualifications as director in Finance Ministry 2918
Petitions
meat-processing regulations 3597-8
municipal governance in western Sooke area 2502
recognition of achievement of students with disabilities 2457
Physicians, collective bargaining process, early-settlement incentive 2444
Post-secondary education, entrance requirements 3381
Premier's Office, role of Premier 2717-8
Public affairs bureau
arrangement of talk show guests 2921-2
budget for polling 2950
communications role for ministries 3344-6
events promotion contractors 2950
organization and staffing 2918-9
role 2920-1, 2949
staff compensation, performance bonuses 2951
Richmond, English-as-a-second-language students 4402-3
School district 39 (Vancouver), funding 3821-2
School district 52 (Prince Rupert), seismic upgrades 3519
School district 62 (Sooke)
adoption of school-centred leadership model 3525
capital funding 2528
reconfiguration in Belmont area 3486
School district 63 (Saanich), salaries for non-union staff 3354
School district 79 (Cowichan Valley)
choice model 3526-7
enrolment levels 3487
transportation issue 3526
Sooke, sewer infrastructure 2715
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
Kelowna accord, debate 4446-7
Statements by members
B.C. School Trustees Association 4180
Education system in B.C. 3293
Junior Achievement 2384
Stupich, David, political life 2718
Teachers
collective bargaining process, early-settlement incentive 2445-6
collective bargaining process, negotiations 2445-6
labour dispute in education system, government handling 4399-400
leadership training 3355
political comments, court case on free speech 3347-8
relationship with government 3327, 3530
retired teachers as teachers-on-call 3356
supply 3354-6
teacher-librarians, number 3341
teachers congress 3483, 3530
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4679-80
Throne speech debate 2714-9
Tobacco
government initiatives for tobacco use reduction 3101
sale of tobacco products to minors 3171-2
smoking, cessation medications and programs 3171
Tobacco Sales (Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco) Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3101, 3171-2
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 4559-61
Tributes
Myles Mansell 3879
Tsartlip First Nation, land use issues 3168
University of B.C., faculty of business, portfolio entrance requirement 3380
Vancouver Island
Bear Mountain development, transportation infrastructure 2715, 4559-60
first nations sacred sites, protection 5213
first nations sacred sites, protection, meeting of first nation representatives with government 5213
Shirley and Otter Point area
municipal governance, petition tabled 2502
municipal governance issue 4080-1
residents' concerns 2716-7
South Island
circle route to Port Renfrew 4560
growth and transportation infrastructure 2717
transit services and transportation infrastructure 2526-8, 4559-61, 5214-5
transportation infrastructure 4480
Victoria, sewage handling 2715
Violence, bullying and violence at school
cases 4476
government action 2972-3
government action during NDP administration 2972
prevention 4476-7
Waste management, contaminated sites, regulation 3733-4
Water, access to clean drinking water 5212
Horning, Al (Kelowna–Lake Country)

Agriculture, promotion of B.C. products in schools 2305
B.C., aging population 2303
B.C. Institute of Technology, Aerospace and Technology Campus 2303-4
Canada Health Act, principles 2304
Canadian Women's Curling Championship, Kelowna winners commended 2679
Education, healthy food and lifestyle, promotion in schools 2305
George Elliot Secondary School, promotion of healthy lifestyle to students 2305
Health
health care system, government initiatives and reforms 2305
health care system, reforms, visits to other countries by Premier and Health Minister 2305
public health, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness to children 2305
Kelowna
agriculture industry, labour supply 2306
computer technology, high-speed research network 2304
economic development and growth 2303-4
elected representatives 2303
programs and services for first nations children and families 2305-6
transition house proposal 2304
Kelowna International Airport, growth 2303
Kelowna–Lake Country constituency and area, changes 2303-4
Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills Committee, reports presented
report on private bills 4287-8
report on revision of Union of British Columbia Municipalities Act 4641
Petitions
tuition fees 3393
Premier's Council on Aging and Seniors Issues, role 2303
Scott, Kelly, curling championship win 2679
Statements by members
Kelowna women's curling team 2679
Throne speech, theme of "transformative change" 2302-3
Throne speech debate 2302-6
University of B.C., Okanagan campus
medical program 2304
tuition fees, petition tabled 3393

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