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

Karagianis, Maurine (Esquimalt-Metchosin)

As subject
advocacy for tax reductions 2907 (Thorpe) 2907
Agricultural Land Commission
board resourcing office, performance 4427
membership, appointment process 4184, 4286
membership, appointments 4427
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 3565-71
Alcohol, liquor licensing, regulation 3036
Armenian genocide, commemoration and remembrance 3587
Assessment Act, amendments 3438
Auditor General, budget 2340
Automobiles, alternative-fuel vehicles, government promotion 4473-5
Blondeau, Harvey, need for support for developmentally disabled daughter 5242
B.C. Assessment
alternative service delivery 3059-60
Internet access to information 3059
B.C. Coroners Service
authority to review child deaths 5078
funding for child death reviews 5130
request for legislative amendments 5077-8
B.C. Liberal Party government
goals 2702
performance 2700
Budget debate 2510-2
Business, small business
government strategy 2906
Small Business B.C. program, funding 3060
small business round table 2902-6, 3031-4
venture capital
additional equity in par-value shares 3450
investment limit 3449
shareholder regulations 3448
Business Corporations Act, amendments 3037
Campbell, Gordon, commitment to first nations issues 5052
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, position on regulatory reform by government 2941
Caruso, Carmen, family risk of homelessness 5128
Charlie, Harvey and Rose, advocacy re child protection system 4972
Child and youth officer, review of death of Sherry Charlie 5241
Children
child care, need for affordable child care 2307-8
child care system, comprehensive system for B.C. 2307-8
child deaths, incomplete reviews 5128, 5130
child protection, government funding and policies, impact on services 5127-8
child protection review
documents, NDP access 5090-1
panel report, government action 4973
recommendations 5128
programs and services for children and families, reductions, impact of government policies 4972
Cities and towns, cost of living in urban centres 3894-5
Climate change, government action 5241
Commission of inquiry into child protection services, policies and practices of Social Services Ministry, implementation of recommendations 5127-8
Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada, report 2510
Communities, government investment 2511-2
Community Living B.C., funding and service delivery 5129, 5241-2
Construction industry, home warranty providers, issues 4451-4
Corporations, capital tax 2901-2
Dawson, Kathryn, position with B.C. government 4427
Dental health, taxation of oral health care products 2909-10, 2944-5
Disabled and handicapped persons
programs and services, residential care for developmentally disabled persons 5242
programs and services, transfer of responsibility for developmentally disabled to Community Living B.C. 5129
support after age (19) 5242
Economy
B.C. economy, current conditions 2664
cross-border shopping
Costco case and privacy issue 2908-9, 3044
Internet purchases by B.C. residents 2909
purchase of high-value goods in Alberta 3043-4
sales tax payment, public education program 3044-5
sales tax payment, self-assessment 3043, 3045
EDS Advanced Solutions Inc.
government contract for revenue services 3045, 3047-50, 4756, 4820-1
privacy protection 3049-50
Elections, campaign financing, reform 4798-9
Employment and Income Assistance Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
debate 3894-5
definitions, "dependent," "spouse" and "spousal relationship" 3894-5
Energy, independent power producers, local government authority over projects on Crown land 4756
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 3845-7
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, belt tax 2933-4
Esquimalt-Metchosin constituency and area
first nations in area 3147-8
issues and concerns 2510-1
poverty in area 3894
transportation infrastructure 2701
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, support services 5130
Finance and Government Services Committee
prebudget hearings and recommendations 2905-6
second report for first session of 38th parliament, debate 2340
second report for first session of 38th parliament, funding for officers of the Legislature 2340
First nations
capacity-building 3148
new relationship with government 3147-8
off-reserve urban population 3148
protection of cultural and sacred sites 5051-2, 5240
services for children and families, transfer of responsibility to aboriginal organizations 5130
youth suicides 5130
Float homes
assessment of damages, legislation 3438
eligibility for homeowner grant 2935-6, 2945
Food industry, slaughter facilities in B.C. 3569-70
Forest roads, regulation of construction 3037, 3039
Forests and Range Ministry, estimates debate 4451-4
Foster care, Child in the Home of a Relative program
funding for foster parents 5241
responsibility for program 5130
Fuel
biodiesel
benefits 2322-3
development of industry in B.C. 2323-4, 3845-7
production and use 4475
ethanol, development of industry in B.C. 3845-7
Geoghegan, Michael, government lobbying 4031
Germiphene Corp., letter re taxation of oral health care products 2909-10, 2944-5
Government
goals, proposal for goals 2702
local government, autonomy 4756
regulations and red tape
business regulation, legislation 3366
citizen-centred regulatory reform 2942-4, 3040-2
reduction, impact and reinstatement of regulations 2940-2, 3039-40
regulatory reform 2939-42, 3034-42
regulatory reform, database of ministry regulation changes 3038
reports on cross-government regulatory requirements 2940
revenues
collection of unpaid fines by government 2935
revenue collection, ministries' debt portfolios 2939
revenue streams 2901, 2910, 2933-9, 2946, 3045, 3048
Grant, Cathy, need for medical supplies 5242
Health
health care facilities and hospitals, cleaning and food services 2510
public health, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, ActNow B.C. initiative 2936
Health care system
costs 2700
private services and privatization 2510
public system 2700-1
workers, wages 2700
Hepatitis, public awareness 4636
Homelessness in B.C. 2664, 2701
Homeowner grant, grant for home renovations for disabled persons 3041
Homeowner protection office, responsibilities 4453-4
Housing
affordable housing 2510, 2701
assisted-living residences, ending of tenancy 4669
emergency shelters 5241
Housing, rental housing
arbitrators, hiring as government staff 4668
dispute resolution, director's responsibilities 4668-9
rent increases 4669
residential tenancy offices, services 4668
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, need for investment outside lower mainland 2701
Island Corridor Foundation, acquisition of E&N rail corridor 2934
Land use, local government authority 4756
Legislation, miscellaneous statutes bills 4755
Legislature
fall sitting, issues for debate 5240-3
officers of the Legislature, funding 2340
opposition, role 2699
staff commended 5240
Lobbyists
code of conduct 4031
legislation, changes 3823
Lobbyists Registration Act
exclusion of government staff 3730
need for amendments 3730
M'Akola Housing Society, chef apprenticeship training in association with learning centre 2496-7
Mannington family, request for residential care for autistic daughter 5242
Manufactured homes
assessment of damages, legislation 3438
eligibility for homeowner grant 2936
Mental health of children and youth, government support for transition from youth to adult 5130
Metchosin, parks and trails 2765-6
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3448-50
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2006, debate 4755-7, 4820-1
Morley, Jane
report on early childhood development and child care 5130
report on fetal alcohol syndrome, implementation of recommendations 5242
Morrison-Hines, Jan, need for support for autistic son 5129, 5242
Motions
adoption of report of Special Committee to Appoint a Representative for Children and Youth, debate 5127-31
Armenian genocide remembrance, debate 3587
committee to examine political donations and campaign spending, debate 4798-9
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5240-3
New Relationship Trust, fund, coverage of all first nations 3148
New Relationship Trust Act, debate 3147-8
Occupational health and safety, impact of government deregulation initiatives 3237
O'Flynn, Kayla, need for power wheelchair 5129
Oil and gas
government meetings with industry 2938-9
industry in B.C., tax collection by government 2939
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, benefits of hosting games, investments in regions outside lower mainland 2701
Oral questions
Appointment of John Tomlinson to Agricultural Land Commission 4184
Appointments to Agricultural Land Commission 4286
Child care action plan 3087-8
Freedom-of-information request for Hughes review documents 5090-1
Health and safety impacts of deregulation 3237
Investigation of child deaths and injuries 5077-8
Lobbyists registration legislation 3730, 3823
Michael Geoghegan and lobbyists code of conduct 4031
Protection of first nations sacred sites 5051-2
Review of WorkSafe B.C. policies 4743
Role of Kathryn Dawson in appointments to Agricultural Land Commission 4427
Petitions
commercial activity at Royal Roads University 4910
Pilothouse Public Affairs Group Inc., meetings with government officials 3823
Pogrow family, need for support for fostering granddaughter 5241
Polderside Farms Inc., production of specialty chickens, permitting process 3565, 3568-70
Poultry
chicken farming industry, specialty producers 3565-71
supply management system 3566-7, 3570-1
turkey farming industry 3571
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 2664, 2701, 5128, 5241
Privacy, protection of personal information, information access from outside Canada 4755-6
Private members' statements
The auto industry 4473-5
Biodiesel 2322-4
Privilege
reserving right to raise matter of privilege 5074
Property transfer tax, assessment period, waiver 3439
Property Transfer Tax Act, amendments 3439
Public debt, debt level in B.C. 2700
Representative for Children and Youth
appointment 5127
issues 5130
role and functions 4972
Representative for Children and Youth Act
debate 4971-3
language, use of word "may" 4972-3
Residential Warranty Co. of Canada Inc., provision of home warranties 4452
Richards, C. Joe, E&N Railway advocacy 2985-6
Royal Roads University, commercial activity, petition tabled 4910
Sales tax
payment obligations 2945
reduction 2906
review, public consultation 2907
Seniors, issues and concerns 2700
Sierra Club of B.C., environmental education programs 3388
Significant Projects Streamlining Act, potential use of act 4756
Skills training, promotion of skills training to women 3087
Small Business and Revenue Ministry
estimates debate 2901-910, 2933-46, 3029-50, 3059-60
budget 2901-2, 2943, 3029
customer surveys and feedback 2907
regulation reduction in ministry 3038
revenue management system 2939, 3046-9
revenue programs advisory committee 2907
storefront office 3029-31
Small Business and Revenue Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3366-7, 3438-40
Small Business Venture Capital Act, amendments 3448-50
Songhees First Nation, involvement in protection of archaeological site 4245
Spiller, Trudy, nephew's death 4972
Statements by members
B.C. Sierra Club environmental education program 3388
C. Joe Richards 2985-6
Hepatitis Awareness Month 4636
Kamloops BusinessCARE program 3233
New convention centre for Victoria 3591-2
Parks and trails in Metchosin 2765-6
WestShore Centre for Learning and Training 2496-7
Stó:lô Nation
services for children and families 5130
transition of responsibility for child care 5242
Substance abuse and addiction, crystal meth, government action on prevention and treatment 2511
Taxation
electronic communication of tax-related documents 3366, 3439-40
legislative amendments 2939
policy and administration, ministerial responsibility 2935-6
Taxation (Rural Area) Act, amendments 3366, 3439-40
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
debate 4667-9
plain language in bill 4667-8
Throne speech, theme of "transformative change" 2700-2
Throne speech debate 2699-702
Tobacco
contraband and cross-border issues 2936-7
sale of tobacco products, legislation 3366
tax-exempt sales for first nations 2938
use, reduction 2936-7
Tobacco Tax Act, amendments 3366-7
Tomlinson, John, appointment to Agricultural Land Commission 4184
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry, estimates debate 4245, 4249
Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen, qualifications as advocate for youth 5128, 5130-1
U.S.
Patriot Act provisions on access to personal information, applicability to Canadian subsidiaries of American companies 4755-6
use of biofuels 3846
Vancouver Island
Bear Mountain development, first nations site issue 5240
first nations sacred sites, protection, meeting of first nation representatives with government 5051-2
food industry, meat-processing facilities 3567
poultry industry, demand for specialty products 3567
South Island
homelessness and poverty 2510-1
sewage treatment, funding and public-private partnership requirement 5241
transit services and transportation infrastructure 2511
transportation infrastructure investment 5241
Vaudreuil, Matthew, death 5127
Venture Kamloops, BusinessCARE program 3233
Victoria
homelessness, services for addicted homeless people 5241
new convention centre proposal 3591-2, 4249
Victoria General Hospital, conditions 2700
View Royal, archaeological site, protection 4245
Waste management, sewage treatment, local government responsibility 5241
WestShore Centre for Learning and Training, programs 2496-7
WorkSafe B.C.
call for independent review of policy changes 4743
court ruling on case of board's interpretation of pension benefits 4743
Youth
participation in elections 4799
youth at risk, youth agreements 5130
Krog, Leonard (Nanaimo)

As subject
comments during budget debate (Krueger) 2421 (Simpson, B.) 2421
political experience 4764
Accenture Business Services Ltd., privacy standards 4748
Alberta–B.C. Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility Agreement, impact 5152
Alcohol, liquor licensing, regulation of hiring at licensed establishments 5153
Ambrose Lake Ecological Reserve, boundary changes 3445
Ambulance service, paramedics, criminal-record checks, legislation 3999
Apology
apologies by government 4001
apologies by men 2673
concept 3796
not admission of liability 2673
role in court cases 4000
Apology Act (Bill 16)
debate 3795-6, 3999-4001
consultation by government 3795-6
definitions, "apology" 3999
delay in passage 3796
Apology Act (private member's bill)
debate 2673-4
application to government 2673-4
Armenian genocide, commemoration and remembrance 3583-4
Asian Canadians, contributions of Sikh community to B.C. and Canada 2979-80
Attorney General Ministry
estimates debate 4865-74, 4890-5, 4946-50
administrative justice office 4948-9
budget 4866
service plan 4865
training for staff re victims of violence, poverty and racism 4950
Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3451-3, 3507-13
Automobiles, clearance between vehicles and road surface 3445
Blood and bone marrow, mandatory blood testing
need for public safety workers 2484
privacy issues and concerns 2483-4
B.C., northern and rural B.C., role of rural B.C. in economy 3863
B.C. Association for Community Living, concerns re adult guardianship legislation 3998-9
B.C. Liberal Party government
position on freedom-of-information requests 3390
relationship with federal Conservative government 2258
B.C. Rail, agreement with CN Rail, call for public inquiry 2492-4
B.C. Real Estate Association, comments on electricity consumption accessibility legislation 4499-500
B.C. Securities Commission
application of Administrative Tribunals Act 3962
chair, salary 3964
expenditure of revenues 3963
power to make designations 3960
powers 3960
public claims for wrongful benefit 3964-5, 3995-6
public notification of receipt of money 3963-4
publication of list of defaulting reporting issuers 3890, 3992-3
Budget debate 2644-8
Budgets, 2006-07 budget, content 2647
Burnaby Restorative Action Group, restorative justice program 4949
Business, requirement to file annual reports 3890
Business, small business, venture capital
corporate governance of employee plans 3440
liability protection 3440-1
Cancer research 3576
Carlson, Mary, comments on lobbyists registry 4868
Carter, Kim, appointment as ombudsman 4032
Charlie, Sherry, inquest into death, coroner's jury recommendations 2337
Child and youth officer, recommendations on issue of first nations youth in custody 4871
Children
child protection, government funding and policies, impact on services 2645
child protection, section 54.1 agreements 2987-8
programs and services for children and families, government performance 2256
Commercial Arbitration Act, repeal of section 3998
Computer technology
database management and information transfer, privacy issue 4819-21
use of BlackBerrys 3890
Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States, adoption 3453-4, 3505-7
Cook, George, death at Nanaimo hospital 3988
Corrections system, family justice visitation program 4947-8
Crime and criminals
penalties for drug traffickers 2258
property crime 4866
Democracy, development and history of parliamentary system 5151-2
Discrimination and racism, incidence in B.C.'s past 3795-6
Doukhobors, government expression of regret for treatment 2673
Elections
campaign financing, reform 4797
general election, May 17, 2005, results 2644
referendum on electoral system for B.C. 4128-9
Electoral Boundaries Commission, membership 3452-3, 3513
Employee Investment Act, amendments 3440-1
Employment and Income Assistance Ministry, budget 2644
Employment and Income Assistance Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3895
Energy
electricity consumption, monitoring of commercial properties 4497-9
independent power producers, local government authority over projects on Crown land 4748-9, 4823
Environment, pest control and pesticide use, government inspection powers 3444-5
Environmental Management Act
amendments 3442-4
definitions, "conservation officer" 3442
Escheat Act, amendments 3451-2
Estate Administration Act, amendments 3452
Estates, administration requirements 3511
Family caregivers, payment policy 4870-1
Family Relations Act, repeal of section 3998
Financial services industry, payday loans, private member's bill 5153
First nations
children, victims of violence against girls 4949-50
youth, number in custody 4871
Forest industry, export of raw logs 2258
Foster parents, travel allowance 2645
Freedom of information, requests for information
B.C. Liberal Party position 3390
response times, extension 4811-2
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, amendments 4747-8
Gladys Lake Ecological Reserve, boundary changes 3445
Government
challenges 2257
financial management, allocation of wealth 2645, 2648
government records, release of personal information, government liability 2824
public consultation 2255
Greater Vancouver regional district, homelessness 2644
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, tax exemption powers 3444
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Act, amendments 3444
Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act, re-enactment of provisions 3891, 3998
Health care system
beds, long-term care beds 2258
private services and privatization 2255, 2647
public consultation by government 2255-6
public system, current conditions 2255
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier 2647
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier and Health Minister 2256
use of public clinics for repetitive surgeries 2255
Health Emergency Act, amendments 3999
Homeless outreach program, pilot project 2646
Homeowner grant, changes 2645-6
Housing
affordable housing 2257
residential care facilities, admission, legislation 3998-9
social and subsidized housing, need 2646
Income assistance
benefits
benefit amount 2645-6
benefit amount for shelter 5153
impact of spousal relationships on benefit levels 3895
school startup allowance 2646
eligibility, three-week waiting period 2256, 2645
Income tax, taxes for low- and middle-income families 2646
Indian Arm Park, boundary changes 3447
Infants Act, amendments 3452
Inquiry Act replacement, postponement 4748
Integrated Pest Management Act, amendments 3444-5
Investment, international investment dispute settlements, legislation 3453-4, 3506-7
Japanese Canadians, apology by federal government for internment during World War II 2673
Justice for Girls, recommendations of group 4949
Justice Review Task Force, funding 4948
Justice system
accessibility 4895
administrative justice system, tribunal process 4895
community courts 2256, 2258, 4866, 4872
duty counsel 4948
Family Justice Reform Working Group recommendations 4894
family law system, funding 4891
housing for accused persons 4947
mental health courts 4947
provisions for persons under 19 years old, claims and damages 3452, 3511
restorative justice programs 4949
Rowbotham applications for government-paid counsel, number 4894
sentencing, Attorney General's intervention 4870
sheriffs, search processes for persons in custody of sheriff 3452, 3511-2
time for cases to proceed 4946
young offenders, handling 4946-7
Justice system, legal aid
accessibility to women 4891-2, 4894
funding 4872-4, 4893-5
funding for advocacy groups 4893
funding from legal services tax revenue 4874
offices, number and location 4892-3
poverty law services 4892-5
Kledo Creek Park, status 3446
Layton, Jack, use of private health care clinic 2255
Legal Services Society, funding for legal information initiatives 4890-1
Legislation
law reform 4865
miscellaneous statutes bills 4747
repeal and re-enactment of provisions from 1996 statutory supplements 3891, 3998
statutes, correction of minor errors 3452, 3512
Legislature
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, fall sitting 5152-4
role 5153-4
Lobbyists
definition of "lobbyist" 4868
meetings with government staff 3729
registry, office operations 4868-9
registry, reporting requirements 4866-8, 4870
Lobbyists Registration Act, call for all-party review of legislation 3594, 3684, 3730
Loukidelis, David, position on issues
access to electricity consumption information 4333, 4499
access to personal information from outside Canada 4812
Malaspina University-College, tuition fees, petition tabled 3733
Manufactured homes
communities in manufactured home parks 4173
redevelopment of manufactured home parks, protection for home owners 4173
Mayencourt, Lorne, commended for work on apology legislation 3796
MLAs, role of women members 2674
Mental health, right to work of mentally ill 4950
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3361, 3440-7, 3450
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2006, debate 4747-9, 4811-6, 4819-23
Motions
Armenian genocide remembrance, debate 3583-4
call for public inquiry into sale of B.C. Rail, debate 2492-4
committee to examine political donations and campaign spending, debate 4797
mandatory retirement, debate 3282-3
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5151-4
responsibilities of manufactured home park landlords, debate 4173
Vaisakhi Festival and Panj Kakkaar, debate 2979-80
Motor Vehicle Act, amendments 3445
Multiculturalism in B.C. 2979-80
Nanaimo
career technical training centre, funding 2254-5
community groups, government funding 2254
mill closing, impact on economy 2258
treatment services for substance abusers 2258
Nanaimo Child Development Centre, services 2548
Nanaimo Citizen Advocacy Association, letter to Attorney General on funding for legal aid 4872-3, 4892
Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre, funding 4948
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, emergency services 3988
Oil and Gas Commission, staff hiring, exemption from public service legislation 4822-3
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, cost overrun 2257-8
Omnitrax, involvement in B.C. Rail privatization proposal 3684
Oral questions
Access to B.C. Ferries information 3390
Action on recommendations of Port Alberni inquest 2337
Death of patient at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital 3988
Government liability in security of personal information records 2824
Lobbyists' meetings with government officials 3729
Lobbyists registration legislation 3594, 3684, 3729-30
Section 54.1 child protection agreements 2987-8
Parks, changes to existing parks and protected areas 3361, 3446
Petitions
tuition fees 3733
Pickton, Robert William, murder trial case, government expenditures 4894
Pilothouse Public Affairs Group Inc.
lobbyist meetings with B.C. ministerial assistants 3729
meetings with government officials 3684
Post-secondary education
accessibility 2645
governance at universities, colleges and institutes, citizenship requirements for board members 3361, 3450
tuition fees 2645
Poverty
child poverty in B.C. 5152
incidence in B.C. 2644-6
incidence in B.C., government action 2256-7
Privacy
legislation during NDP administration 4748
protection of personal information
information access from outside Canada 4747-8, 4812-3
information access from outside Canada, definition of "necessary" information 4813-5
information access from outside Canada, temporary access 4748, 4814, 4821
liability for breaches of security 4815, 4821
storage of information outside Canada 4813
Privilege
apology for intemperate remarks in House 2265
Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, amendments 3445-7
Reform Party of Canada, use of term "reform" 2257
Retirement, mandatory retirement 3282-3
Rosica, Thomas, comments on affordable health care 2646
Safety Standards Amendment Act, 2006
debate 4333-4, 4497-501
definitions, "residence" 4497
Securities Amendment Act, 2006
debate 3890, 3955-7, 3959-60, 3962-7, 3990, 3992-7
definitions
"defaulting reporting issuers" 3956
harmonization 3955
"insider" 3955
"issuer" and "reporting issuer" 3959
"mutual fund" 3957
implementation of act 3957
penalties for offences 3996-7
regulations without Legislature review 3994-5
rules in subordinate legislation 3966
Securities industry
harmonization of securities regulation with other provinces 3890, 3960, 3966, 3992
legislation, exemption of non-redeemable investment fund 3959
liability for insider trading 3995-6
prevention of insider trading and other misconduct 3990
prohibition of making false statements 3967, 3990
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act, debate 3453-4, 3505-7
Shannon Falls Park, boundary changes 3446
Sheriff Act, amendments 3452, 3511-2
Social Credit Party, impact of government's coal policies 3863-4
Social workers, determination of income assistance eligibility 3895
South Africa, role of Truth and Reconciliation Commission 2673
Squamish-Lillooet regional district, resolution on local government role in independent power producer projects on Crown land 4749
Statements by members
David Stupich 2335
Nanaimo Child Development Centre 2548
Statute Revision Act, amendments 3452
Stupich, David, work as MLA 2335
Substance abuse and addiction, grow ops and meth labs
access to electricity consumption information by local authorities 4500-1
access to electricity consumption information by local authorities, privacy issue 4333, 4500
access to electricity consumption information by local authorities, protection for meter readers 4334
public safety issue 4334, 4498
Sudeten Park, name and management 3445-6
Supplements Repeal Act, debate 3891, 3998-9
Swanson, Jean, comments on poverty in B.C. 2644-5
Throne speech, theme of "transformative change" 2255, 2257
Throne speech debate 2254-8
U.S. Patriot Act, provisions on access to personal information, applicability to Canadian subsidiaries of American companies 4748
University Act, amendments 3450
Utilities Commission Act, amendments 4748
Violence, men victims, services 4948
Water, private water systems, operation and transfer of ownership 3451-2, 3507-10
Wildlife, conservation officers
authority to delegate powers 3442-3
search-and-seizure powers 3443-4
Woloshyn, Jenny Arlene, sentencing for impaired driving 4870
Women, programs and services, impact of government funding and policy changes 4894
Krueger, Kevin (Kamloops–North Thompson)

As subject
family history and experience with first nations people 3168-9
Armenian genocide, commemoration and remembrance 3586-7
Automobiles, safety technology, body structure 4474
Barrett, David, performance as Premier 2422
B.C. Liberal Party government
accomplishments 2703-4
goals 2702
performance, comparison with NDP administration 2419-20
Budget debate 2419-23
Campbell, Gordon
accomplishments as Premier 2420-1
family experience 3169
Canada, citizenship ceremonies 3819
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, comments in 2000 on poverty in B.C. 2419
Civil service
collective agreements, early-settlement incentive 2421-2
wages 2419
Clearwater
hospital construction 2703-4
long-term care and health facilities in area 2423
Climate change
government action 5101
impacts 5101
Coal as energy source
government support 5100-1
importing of coal-fired electricity from Alberta 5101
Employment, opportunities 2707
Energy
alternative energy sources, government promotion 4474
nuclear energy, petition tabled 5081
First nations
capacity-building 3170
new relationship with government 3169-70
referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 3169-70
Government
goals, proposal for goals 2702, 2707
interjurisdictional relations 2704
transfer payments from federal government, have-not status of B.C. 2703
Great Bear rain forest, establishment of protected area 3907
Health
continuing and long-term care beds, wait times 2705
continuing and long-term care during NDP administration 2423
health care facilities and hospitals, improvements 2704
public health status, link with community involvement 2422
Health care system
system during NDP administration 2706
system in B.C. 2422-3
system in B.C., comparison with other provinces 2423, 2705
workers, performance 2705
Hunter, Mike, work as MLA 2421
Income tax, reductions, impact 2704
Kamloops
development of mental health facility 2423
health care facilities in area 2704-6
mental health facilities 2480
Kamloops Food Bank/Action Centre, activities 2966-9
Kamloops–North Thompson constituency and area
first nations in area 3169
long-term care beds in area 2703
Krog, Leonard, comments during budget debate 2421
Legislature, language used in House, "Christian psychobabble" 2421
Mental health
facilities, seclusion rooms, washrooms 2480
funding during NDP administration 2480
mental illness and addiction, funding for treatment services 2480
Motions
Armenian genocide remembrance, debate 3586-7
Gateway transportation program, debate 4480-1
mandatory retirement, debate 3287
Vaisakhi Festival and Panj Kakkaar, debate 2980
Multiculturalism in B.C. 2980
NDP
MLAs' comments, public impact 2705, 2707
performance as government 2705-6
New Relationship Trust Act, debate 3168-70
Nurses
training, number of school spaces 2703
workplace safety, changes to regulation of medical sharps, petition tabled 5054
Order of B.C., changes, council and membership 3908
Petitions
nuclear energy and uranium mining 5081
nurses, workplace safety, changes to regulation of medical sharps 5054
Private members' statements
Kamloops Food Bank 2966-9
Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3907-8
Retirement, mandatory retirement 3287
Royal Inland Hospital, services 2706
Seniors
housing 2707
separation of senior couples in health care facilities 2704, 2706
Statements by members
Citizenship ceremonies 3818-9
Thompson Rivers University, establishment 2706
Throne speech, theme of "transformative change" 2702, 2707
Throne speech debate 2702-7
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 4480-1
Uranium, public concerns re uranium mining 5081
Vimy Ridge battle 3818
War veteran, recognition 3818-9
Welfare, social programs and service delivery during 1990s 2704
Wildlife
burrowing owls 3908
kermode bear, naming as provincial animal, legislation 3907-8
Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)

As subject
experience as immigrant 4671-2
position on public-private partnerships 2871-2, 2894
Abbotsford hospital and cancer centre project
borrowing rate 2874
costs 2882-4
government funding 2886
risk valuation 2886
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 4063-5
Agricultural Land Commission, membership, appointment process 4330
Attorney General Ministry, estimates debate 4939-40
Auditor General
budget 2341, 2811-2
comments on public-private partnerships 2810-1, 2872, 2882-4
Automobiles, tax on high-priced vehicles 3004, 3071-2
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, exemptions 3062-3
Basi, David, position as ministerial assistant, investigation 3682-3
Blain, Larry, remuneration as president of Partnerships B.C. 2928-9
performance bonuses 2946-7, 2957-62
B.C. Ferry Commission, commissioner's meetings re decision on fare increases 5216
B.C. Housing Management Commission, operations 4468-9
B.C. Liberal Party
government actions since 2001 election 2394-5
government policies, impact on British Columbians 2405-6, 2409
position on Nisga'a treaty while in opposition 3166
B.C. Securities Commission
accountability 3961
advisory committee 3962-3
application of freedom-of-information legislation 3889, 3997
enforcement of regulations 3889
expenditure of revenues 3963
identification of insiders 3961
powers 3961, 3963
public notification of receipt of money 3964
publication of list of defaulting reporting issuers 3889, 3990-3
Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, activities 4592-3
Budget debate 2394-5, 2405-10
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2006, debate 3003-5, 3065-71, 3090-2
Budgets, 2006-07 budget, content 2394-5, 2405-7, 2410
Business
public-private partnerships
benefits 2868-9
borrowing costs 2757, 2812, 2868-9
cost comparison with public sector projects 2759, 2798-9, 2800-6
NDP position 2893-4
project costs 2756-8
rate of return 2747
risk transfers 2755-8, 2805, 2808, 2870, 2894
savings 2884-5
reporting of international activity, formula 3068
Business Corporations Act, amendments 3455-6, 3515-7
Campbell, Gordon
campaign statements on support for children 4984
comments on government accountability 5179-80
comments while in opposition on support for children 4983
Children
child care funding, federal agreement, B.C. government action 2407, 2952, 2954
child protection, funding 2406
child protection review, documents, NDP access 5091
child protection review, panel report, government action 3885
programs and services for children and families, reductions, impact of government policies 4983-5
Children and Family Development Ministry, staffing changes 2287
Children and Youth Committee, establishment 3885
CIBC World Markets, comments on job creation 2947-8
Civil service
supplementary estimates debate 2460-6
collective agreements, early-settlement incentive 3063
bonus per worker 2462-3
contract certainty requirement 2463-6
collective bargaining, current negotiations, number of government staff involved 2461-2
collective bargaining, negotiators commended 3063
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 4228-30
Computer software services, provincial sales tax exemption 3070-1
Copeman, Don, health care centres, compliance with legislation, government action 2634-5
Corporations
corporate share registries, access 3515-6
extraprovincial corporations, penalties for offences 3516-7
transparency, legislation 3456, 3515-7
Dickens School
heritage value 3490
size limitations for replacement school 3489-91
Discrimination and racism, prevention of racial stereotyping, government action 3086
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre, funding for shelter services 5218
Economy, B.C. economy
government strategy 2406-7
underground economy 3004
Education
class size and composition, English-as-a-second-language students 4718-21
Community LINK program 3488
English-as-a-second-language programs, number of students 4718-9
funding 2410
inner-city schools, issues 3488
schools, standards for building replacement 3488-90
Education (Learning Enhancement) Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4718-21
Education Ministry
estimates debate 3488-91
information to opposition members 3488
Employment, job creation in B.C., type of jobs 2947-8
Employment and Income Assistance Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
debate 4048-9, 4051-5
definitions, "dependent," "spouse" and "spousal relationship" 4048, 4051-3
English Language Services for Adults program, child care services for summer students 4939-40
Families, government support 2395
Ferries, fast ferries project 2748, 2802
Film industry, tax credit 3004, 3067-8
Finance and Government Services Committee, second report for first session of 38th parliament
debate 2341
funding for officers of the Legislature 2341
Finance Ministry
estimates debate 2724, 2726-37, 2745-59, 2798-812, 2868-74, 2882-6, 2890-6, 2910-7, 2951-63
meetings with federal government 2952-4
procurement governance office, operations 2894-5
procurement governance office, review of ministries' procurement practices 2910-4
Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3455-6, 3515-7
Financial Institutions Act, amendments 3517
First nations
history and treatment in B.C. 3166
issues, work of former MLAs 3165-6
new relationship with government 3166
off-reserve urban population 3167
referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 3166
residential schools, impact on residents 3166
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 2395
mountain pine beetle infestation, mitigation of impact, government strategy 2408
Forests and Range Ministry, estimates debate 4462-4, 4467-9
Foster care, kith-and-kin agreements, program implementation date 4984
Fuel
biodiesel, taxation 3069
coloured fuel, eligibility for use 3069-70
Gosnell, Joe, speech at Bar of House 3166
Government
accountability 3062-3
borrowing costs 2746-7, 2751, 2806, 2808, 2869
capital projects
construction request-for-proposal process 2890-1
past projects 2872-3
public-private partnerships, risk to government 2747-8
status 2951-2
electronic delivery of services, Internet portal project 3062-3
ministers, remuneration 3063
privatization 2410
procurement practices 2735-7
audit staff and training 2915-6
monitoring and compliance 2894-5, 2895, 2910-6
service contracts 2895
vendor complaints 2915
transfer payments from federal government 2952-3
Great Britain
experience with public-private partnerships 2806-7, 2873, 2892-3, 2960
health care system 2892-3
Greater Vancouver regional district, homelessness 2947, 3004
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line
costs, construction risks 2754
costs, value-for-money report 2754
role of Partnerships B.C. 2754, 2955-6
Harcourt, Michael, work on first nations issues 3165-6
Health
continuing and long-term care, review of seniors care in health facilities 2501
health care system
beds, need for additional beds 2402
current conditions 2395
emergency services, current conditions in emergency rooms 4285
government initiatives and reforms 2239
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier and Health Minister 2239
user fees 2634-5, 3297
Health Ministry, estimates debate 4707-9
High-technology industry, public-private partnerships for infrastructure 2893-4
Highway 16, missing women along highway, police investigation, reward incentive for information 3430
Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway upgrades
cost 2873, 2883-4
credit rating of construction companies 2752
public-private partnership 2747-50, 2798-802, 2804-5, 2868-71, 2959, 2962
public-private partnership, risk transfers 2750, 2753-4
Home Owner Grant Act, amendments 3065-7
Homelessness, government action 5217-8
Homeowner grant
changes 2406, 3004
eligibility 3065-7
Housing
affordable housing 2408, 3004
affordable housing, federal funding 2953-4
government strategy 2395
rental housing, rent supplements 2408
residential care facilities, assisted-living residences, ending of tenancy 4670
residential care facilities, rent increases 4670-2
social and subsidized housing, wait-lists 4468-9
social and subsidized housing units 5218
Hugi, Maria
comments on funding for emergency services at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital 4330
letter re funding at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital tabled 4332
Immigration, immigrants to B.C., challenges 4671
Income assistance
benefits, amount for shelter 5083, 5217-8
eligibility, appeal of staff decisions 4051, 4053-5
eligibility, assessment as family unit 4048-9
Income tax, credits for medical expenses 3067
Income Tax Act, amendments 3067
Income Trust Liability Act, debate 3454, 3513-5
Income trusts, publicly traded income trusts, liability protection legislation 3454, 3513-5
Interior Health Authority
beds in area facilities 2408-9
staff comments on conditions in health care system 2402-3
International Financial Activity Act, amendments 3068
International Labour Organization, comments on B.C. legislation on workers' rights 2460-1
Japanese Community Volunteers Association, activities 3984
Kamloops, homelessness 3004
Kelowna, hospital beds 2239
Kinsella, Patrick, registration as lobbyist 3730
Kootenay area, residential care and assisted-living facilities 2402-3
Labour, government handling of labour relations 2460-1
Legislature
business left on order paper 5215-6
government's use of majority status 5181
legislative calendar and sitting schedule
adjournment of fall sitting 5215-6
fall sitting 5084
fall sitting, issues for debate 5215-19
fixed calendar 5179
sitting schedule 5179
members' conduct and debate, comments to be directed through the Chair 2463
members' conduct and debate, use of electronic devices while in House 2746-7, 2895
motions, debate on motion to recess 5181
question period, role 5179-80
Lobbyists, legislation, changes 3823
Lobbyists Registration Act
call for all-party review of legislation 3594, 3824
government application of act 3730
Loukidelis, David, position on issues
amendments to Securities Act 3997
corporate transparency legislation 3516
Lyotier, Ken, comments on homelessness in Vancouver 5217
Mayencourt, Lorne, position on issues
tenancy legislation 4671-2
Vancouver supervised injection site 4708
Medical Services Commission, investigation of health care centre operations, public input 3296-7
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2003, proclamation 2635
MLAs, role 5218-9
Mineral Tax Act, amendments 3068-9
Mining industry
revenue formula for sales to related parties 3068-9
taxation, flow-through share tax credit 3067
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2005-2006, debate 3062-3
Motions
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5215-9
motion that the House recess until 9:05 p.m., debate 5178-81
Motor Fuel Tax Act, amendments 3069
Mount Saint Joseph Hospital, emergency services
funding 4330
funding, petition tabled 4910
physician staffing levels 4284-5, 4808-9
Multilingual Orientation Services Association for Immigrant Communities, operations 4939-40
NDP
commitment to first nations issues 3166-7
priorities 2410
New Relationship Trust Act, debate 3165-7
Nisga'a treaty, B.C. Liberal Party position while in opposition 3166
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
call for Auditor General to monitor finances 4597-8
funding, accountability 3538
speed skating oval in Richmond, responsibility for costs 3538
Ontario, position on securities regulatory passport model 3889, 3957-8
Oral questions
Auditor General oversight of Olympic Games costs 4597-8
Care beds for seniors in Kootenay area 2402-3
Changes to health care system 2239
Condition of housing in downtown east side 2455
Emergency services at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital 4284-5, 4330, 4808-9
Freedom-of-information request for Hughes review documents 5091
Highway of tears investigation 3430
Implementation of child protection report recommendations 3885
Involvement of David Basi in government business 3682-3
Lobbyists registration legislation 3594, 3730, 3823-4
Organizational changes in Children and Family Development Ministry 2287
Performance bonuses to Partnerships B.C. president Larry Blain 2928-9
Public access to Medical Services Commission 3296-7
Racial stereotyping 3086
Review of seniors care in health facilities 2501
Richmond speed skating oval costs 3538
User fees for health services 2634-5
Paloma Housing Co-operative, leaky-condo issues 4467-8
Papajon, George, application for student loan interest relief 4065
Partnerships B.C.
accountability, audits and reviews 2729-36, 2743, 2946
audit committee 2737
consultants 2734-5
cost savings and risk transfer 2746-59
director of communications, role 2954-5
issues notes, availability 2954
office locations 2728
operations 2726, 2733
procurement practices 2735-7
report on RAV line, delay 2755
report on Sea to Sky Highway upgrade project, review by Auditor General 2749-50, 2798, 2803, 2804, 2807, 2809-12, 2962
staff 2727
staff appointments and secondments 2958
staff compensation 2728-34
staff compensation and performance measurement 2928, 2957-62
Petitions
Mount Saint Joseph Hospital emergency services, funding 4910
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 2407-8, 2947, 4984
Premier's Office, budget and transfer of responsibilities to other ministries 3062-3
Recycling, tire levy and industry stewardship program 3005, 3090-2
Representative for Children and Youth, appointment 3885
Representative for Children and Youth Act, debate 4983-5
Representative for Children and Youth Special Appointment Committee, recommendation, ratification by Legislative Assembly 5084
Rising Star Housing Co-operative, leaky-condo issues 4468
Sales tax, reduction of provincial sales tax 3004-5
Securities Amendment Act, 2006
debate 3889-90, 3956-64, 3990-3, 3995, 3997
definitions, "defaulting reporting issuers" 3956
definitions, "insider" 3961-2
implementation of act 3956, 3958-9
proposal to stand down section 19 3990
rules in subordinate legislation 3957-8
Securities industry
harmonization of securities regulation with other provinces 3889, 3956, 3964
legislation
exemption of non-redeemable investment fund 3959
legislative amendments elsewhere 3957
public consultation 3995
review of changes 3995
national advisory body 3963
national list of defaulting reporting issuers 3990-1
national securities regulator 3889-90
prevention of insider trading and other misconduct 3889
regulatory passport system 3889
Simon Fraser University, Woodwards Building project 4063-4
Skills training, apprenticeship system 2395, 2407
Social Service Tax Act, amendments 3070-2, 3090-2
Stamp's Place Residents Association, letter to B.C. Housing 4462-4
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
income assistance shelter benefits 5083-4
Statements by members
Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation 4592-3
Japanese Community Volunteers Association 3984
Strata property, leaky-condos issue, cooperative housing 4467-8
Substance abuse and addiction
heroin maintenance program 4230, 4708-9
supervised injection sites, government position 4229-30
supervised injection sites, Vancouver project 4707-8
Supply Act (No. 1), 2006, debate 2946-8
Taylor, Carole
comments on Sea-to-Sky Highway project, request to appear before Public Accounts Committee 2809-11
response to questions during estimates debate 2883, 2886
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
debate 4669-72
plain language in bill 4670
United Nations, committees' comments on B.C. government policies 2409
Vancouver
boil-water advisory, impact on downtown east side residents and inner-city schoolchildren 5216-7
downtown east side, social housing projects 2455
downtown east side, Woodwards Building social housing project 2455
homelessness 5083-4, 5217-8
Stanley Park, Harmony Festival 4592-3
Vancouver agreement, funding and status 4228-9
Vancouver Community College, changes to trades training program length 4064-5
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, ambulatory care centre, report 2799-800
Vancouver Island Health Authority, request for proposals for construction of residential care beds 2890-1
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
call for audit of performance 2917
ministerial responsibility 2916-7
Vancouver–Mount Pleasant constituency and area
affordable housing 4468
first nations population 3166
impact of government policies 4984
William R. Bennett Bridge, construction project
cost 2873
credit rating of construction companies 2751

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