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

Lali, Harry (Yale-Lillooet)

As subject
comments on forest industry (Coleman) 3002
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 3604-9
Accenture Business Services Ltd., storage of data outside Canada 4816-8
Apology Act (Bill 16)
debate 3796-7
consultation by government 3797
delay in passage 3797
Basi, David, termination of position as ministerial assistant, severance payment 4233
B.C., interior B.C., health services 5197
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
economic development 2856
government support 2541, 2545
health care system in northern B.C. 2543
transportation infrastructure needs 3876-7
B.C. Buildings Corporation
dissolution of corporation and transfer of powers to Labour and Citizens' Services Minister 2932, 3008-10
privatization 2932, 3008
sale of properties, policy 5012-3
B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, comments on government handling of information requests 5014-5
B.C. Liberal Party government
actions since 2001 election 2541-5, 2852-6
attitude and values 5195
position on issues
freedom-of-information requests 5015-6, 5196
gambling, expansion of gambling in B.C. 2544
seniors assistance 2853
relationship with forest industry companies 2998-9
B.C. Rail, privatization process 2854-5
B.C. timber sales program, issues and concerns 2999
Budget debate 2541-5
Budgets, 2006-07 budget, content 2541-2
Campbell, Gordon, letter to B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association while in opposition 5015
Children, child care funding, federal agreement, B.C. government action 2542
Civil service
equity hiring 4233-40
equity hiring, women in senior positions 4234-40
hiring, merit principle 4239
hiring panels 4237
Coal
coal as energy source, emission regulations on coal-fired plants 5080
coal as energy source, government support 5081
industry donations to B.C. Liberal Party 5080
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 4233-40
Compliance Energy Corporation, coal-fired power plant in Princeton area 5080-1
Computer technology, database management and information transfer, privacy issue 4760, 4816
Discrimination and racism
B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru 3797
incidence in B.C.'s past 3797
Economy, B.C. economy, government management and distribution of wealth 5197
Education
English-as-a-second-language programs, funding 2542
system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 2853
Energy, alternative energy sources, development of industry 3853-4
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 3853-5
Environment, industrial pollution, publication of non-compliance list 5015
Families, government support 2541
Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget hearings and recommendations, tuition fee issue 5197
Fires, forest fires, firefighting responsibilities of forest industry operators 2999
First nations
capacity-building 3608
children
opportunities 3155
participation in extracurricular activities 3607
poverty rate 3605
economic development 2855
employment 3604-5
discrimination issue 3606
employment opportunities 3605-7
unemployment rate 5198
government support 2541
history and treatment in B.C. 3153-5
relationship with government 2853
residential school system 3155
socioeconomic conditions and health status 3154-5
socioeconomic status 3607
youth issues, government programs 3607-8
Forests and forest industry
companies, ownership 5199
companies, small companies, relationship with government 2998-9
first nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements and forest and range opportunities 2999, 3609
forest practices, monitoring 2999
government forest policy changes 2998-9, 5198-9
licences, master licences, requirements 2999
licences, transfers 2998
mills, appurtenancy requirements, elimination 2998
mountain pine beetle control, government action 2545, 2856
salvage logging, small-scale operations, access to fibre 5199
silviculture, reforestation management 2999
tenure system, corporate concentration and diversity 2998
timber supply areas, staffing 2998
value-added sector, current conditions 2998
Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 2997-3000
Freedom of information
government initiatives during NDP administration 5195-6
legislation, application 5196
records, creation and retention by government staff 5017
requests for information
B.C. Liberal Party position 5015-6, 5196
fees and response times 5014-5, 5018, 5196
handling of requests 5014
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
amendments 5018
application of provisions 5016
withdrawal of proposed amendment 4818
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Special Review Committee, recommendations, implementation 5014
Gambling, expansion in B.C., B.C. Liberal Party position 2544
Government
accountability 5016-7
computer system, security breaches 2931
government records, release of personal information 2769-70
government records, release of personal information, investigation 2825
privatization 2854-5
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line, naming of 49th-and-Cambie station as Punjabi Market–Langara Station 4173-4
Health
continuing and long-term care beds 2854
health authorities, accountability 2543, 2854-5
health care system
current conditions 2543
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier and Health Minister 2855
workers, collective agreements, government changes 2855
Homelessness in B.C. 2852, 5197
Housing, government strategy 2855
Income, low-income families, government support 2543
Information, privatization of information management 4759-60
Information and Privacy Commissioner, budget and staffing 5017
Interior Health Authority
report on overcrowding in Kamloops facilities 2453
services 2855
Kamloops Daily News, article on beds at Royal Inland Hospital 2454
Kyoto accord, carbon credits 3853-4
Labour and Citizens' Services Ministry
estimates debate 5010-20
Citizens' Services, budget 5010-1
Legislature
language used in House, "mislead" 4237
legislative calendar and sitting schedule
daily schedule and sitting hours 5176-7
fall sitting 5157, 5195
fall sitting, issues for debate 5176-8
reconvening of House 5177
spring sitting 5157-8
weeks for constituency work 5177
motions, debate on motion to recess 5178
officers of the Legislature, funding 5017
question period, length 5016
question period, role 5178
Loukidelis, David, position on access to personal information from outside Canada 4817-8
Lower mainland, transportation infrastructure 2856
Medical Services Plan
bill payment, cases 5018-9
privatization of system, confidentiality of customer information 2855
Merritt
forest industry 2998
health care services 2289-90
job creation 2543, 2852
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2006, debate 4758-61, 4816-8
Motions
Gateway transportation program, debate 3876-7
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5195-9
motion that the House recess until 9:05 p.m., debate 5175-8
naming of 49th-and-Cambie SkyTrain station, debate 4173-4
Vaisakhi Festival and Panj Kakkaar, debate 2980
Multiculturalism in B.C. 2980
Neufeld, Richard, tenure as MLA and party affiliation 5195-6
New Relationship Trust, fund 3155, 3608-9
New Relationship Trust Act, debate 3153-5
Nicola Valley Health Care Centre, acute care beds 2289-90
Okanagan Mainline Municipal Association, conference attendance by MLAs 4759
Oppal, Wally, comments on violence against women in Indo-Canadian community 5198
Oral questions
Availability of beds at Royal Inland Hospital 2453-4
Closing of acute care beds at Merritt Hospital 2289-90
Coal-fired plants and greenhouse gas emissions 5080-1
Government computer system security 2931
Investigation into release of government records on personal information 2769-70, 2825
Panj Kakkaar 2980
Penner, Barry, comments on Sumas Energy 2 project 5080
Police and policing, funding, transfer of costs to local government 4759
Post-secondary education
new student spaces 2542
tuition fees 2542, 2854
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 2852-3, 3605
Premier's Office, budget 2541-2
Privacy
breaches of security in B.C. 4816
legislation during NDP administration 4759
protection of personal information, information access from outside Canada, temporary access 4817
protection of personal information, storage of information outside Canada 4760, 4817
Private members' statements
Baisakhi 3579-80
Public Agency Accommodation Act, debate 2932, 3008-10
Punjabi Market, involvement of individuals 4174
Revenue Services of B.C., operations 5018-20
Royal Inland Hospital, beds 2453-4
Seniors, government assistance 2541
B.C. Liberal Party position 2853
Sierra Legal Defence Fund, freedom-of-information request for information on industrial pollution 5015
Skills training, apprenticeship system 2854
Small business forest enterprise program 2998
Throne speech debate 2852-6
Times Colonist (Victoria), articles on revenue collection practices of EDS Advanced Solutions 5018-9
Transportation
Pacific gateway initiative and projects, issues and concerns 3876
projects in B.C. 2544, 2855-6
U.S. Patriot Act, provisions on access to personal information, applicability to Canadian subsidiaries of American companies 4760-1, 4816-8
Vaisakhi 2980, 3579-80
Violence against women in Indo-Canadian community 5198
Wages and salaries, training wage 5198
Welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 2544
Women
issues, government support 2541-2
women's centres, funding 5198
Workers, government support 2542
Yale-Lillooet constituency and area
economy, role of forest industry 5198
transportation infrastructure 5199
Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)

Asian Canadians
contributions of Sikh community to B.C. and Canada 2979
heritage, celebration 4181
B.C.
150th anniversary 2373
expatriates, role in B.C. investment and export trade 3727
role as gateway to Asia Pacific 2376, 4471-3
B.C. Progress Board, report on trade in B.C. 2375
Burnaby
education facilities 2822
liquor store at Kensington Plaza, petition tabled 4875
volunteer recognition festival 4326
Cancer
incidence in B.C. 2373-4
research 2374
Down syndrome, research 2497
Down Syndrome Research Foundation, activities 2497
Education
education of first nations people, student achievement 2376
foundation skills assessment 4484-5
system, government initiatives and reforms 2375
Education Committee, work of committee 2375
Energy, alternative energy sources 2374-5
Exports and imports
Asia-Pacific initiative 2375
role in B.C. economy 3727
trade between B.C. and Asia 2375-6
First nations women, issues, awareness project 2822
Forest industry, exports, expansion of markets for B.C. products 2376
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, parking site tax, petition tabled 4875
Health care system
diagnostic equipment 2374
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier and Health Minister 2373
surgeries 2374
sustainability 2374
IIG All Nations Institute, university programs for first nations students 2822
Immigration, head tax on Chinese immigrants, federal government apology 4738
Larocque, Gloria, project on first nations women 2822
Lifesaving Society of Canada, B.C. and Yukon Branch, life-saving award recipients commended 3233
Motions
foundation skills assessment test for B.C. students, debate 4484-5
Gateway transportation program, debate 4482-3
Vaisakhi Festival and Panj Kakkaar, debate 2979
Multiculturalism in B.C. 2979
Nurses, supply, recruitment and retention 2374
Petitions
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority parking site tax 4875
liquor store at Kensington Plaza in Burnaby 4875
Pacific gateway initiative and projects 3795
Philippines, mudslide incident on Leyte Island 2333-4
Physicians, supply, recruitment and retention 2374
Private members' statements
Asia-Pacific gateway 4471-3
Resources and resource industries, market changes 2374
Science and technology, research and development
development of B.C. Hub 2374
investment in B.C. 2374
natural resources and engineering research 2374
Skills training programs, availability 2375
Statements by members
Asian Heritage Month 4181
Burnaby volunteer festival 4326
Down Syndrome Research Foundation 2497
Head tax on Chinese immigrants 4738
IIG All Nations Institute project in support of aboriginal women 2822
International trade and B.C. economy 3727
Life-saving awards 3233
Mudslide in the Philippines 2333-4
Throne speech debate 2373-6
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 2375-6, 4482-3
petition tabled 3795
Lekstrom, Blair (Peace River South)

Auditor General, budget 2341
Automobiles, tax on high-priced vehicles 2507-8
B.C., northern and rural B.C., transportation infrastructure needs 2508
Budget debate 2505-10
Budgets, 2006-07 budget, content 2510
Children, programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 2506
Children and Family Development Ministry, budget 2505-6
Civil service, collective agreements, budgeted funds 2510
Dawson Creek Fall Fair and Exhibition 5117
Education
funding for rural schools 4168
system 2509
Elections
campaign spending 4797-8
fixed election date 4797
voter turnout 4798
Finance and Government Services Committee, second report for first session of 38th parliament
debate 2340-2
funding for officers of the Legislature 2340-1
report presented 2340
Government
advertising and announcements 4798
financial management 2509-10
Health
health care funding 2508
health care system in B.C. 2508-9
Homeowner grant, changes 2507
Infrastructure, investment in infrastructure 2508
Legislature
members' conduct 4798
nature of debate 2508
officers of the Legislature, funding 2340-1
opposition, role 2506
Motions
committee to examine political donations and campaign spending, debate 4797-8
Private members' statements
The 25th anniversary of Tumbler Ridge 3862-4
Resources and resource industries, resource development, sustainability 2508
Sinclair, Jim, comments on 2006-07 provincial budget 2507
Skills training
apprenticeship system 2506-7
promotion of skills training to youth, secondary school apprenticeship program 2506
training programs, Red Seal certification 2507
Statements by members
Dawson Creek Fall Fair and Exhibition 5117
Taxation, tax reductions 2507
Tumbler Ridge
contributions of citizens and elected officials 3862-4
economic diversification 3862-4
paleontological discoveries 3862-3
Les, Hon. John (Chilliwack-Sumas)

As subject
comments on issues
B.C. Coroners Service authority to review child deaths 5085 (James) 5082-3
child death reviews (Dix) 4807
consumer protection for homebuyers (Farnworth) 5092-3 (Thorne) 5092
Agriculture, weather damage to crops, compensation for farmers 4849-50
Alcohol, liquor licence inspections by police officers 4359
Animals, cruelty to animals, enforcement of animal protection regulations 5068-9
Asian Canadians, gang activity among Indo-Canadians, government action 5037
Automobiles
accidents, role of cell phones 4496
emissions testing 4359
insurance, competition in provision of optional coverage 4359, 4364
insurance, compulsory insurance 4364
traffic safety, enforcement initiatives 4847
B.C. Coroners Service, authority to review child deaths 5077-8, 5085-6
B.C. Integrated Gang Task Force, operations 5035-7
B.C. Liberal Party government, actions since 2001 election 2411
B.C. Lottery Corp., operations 5069-70
Budget debate 2410-4
Bush, Ian, death while in police custody, investigations 4744
Cancer, research and treatment in B.C. 2413
Charlie, Sherry, inquest into death, coroner's jury recommendations 2337
Children
child death reviews
incomplete reviews 3885, 4806-7
public reporting 5085
review process 5078, 5085
child protection review, panel report, government action 3885, 4806-7
programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 2412
China, development of relations with B.C. 2414
Coroners Act, amendments 5078
Crime and criminals
causes of crime 5038, 5040
crime rate in B.C. 5038-42
crime reduction, government strategy 5039-40
forfeiture of proceeds of crime 4847
penalties for drug traffickers 4856-7
De Patie, Grant, death, investigation 3989
Economy, B.C. economy, government strategy 2414
Education
funding 2412
Learning Roundtable 2412
Emergencies
disasters, declaration of severe weather events as disasters 4849
search and rescue services 5071
Employment, job creation in B.C. 2411
Fire Commissioner, reorganization of office 3595-6, 3732-3, 5071
Firearms, availability and possession of illegal handguns in B.C. 5038
Fires and firefighters
regional fire commissioners, relocation 2240
summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior, Filmon report recommendations, implementation 4849
First nations, crime victim assistance services 5043-4
Fraser Regional Correctional Centre, number of prisoners and discharge policy 5067-8
Fraser Valley, correctional facilities in area 5067-8
Freedom of information, requests for information, handling of requests 5090
Gambling
gaming facility location, local government appeals of decisions 4395-6
gaming service providers, requirement for notice of organizational changes 4396
gaming service providers, seizure of gaming supplies by police 4396
legislation 4359
revenues, allocation to charities 5071-2
Gaming Control Act, amendments 4024, 4359
Gangs
gang-related court cases, clearance rate 4861, 5036-7
regional Indo-Canadian gang task force, operations and dissolution 4860-1, 5035
Government
local government, grants from provincial government 2410-1
provincial-municipal relations during NDP administration 2410-1
Goyer, John, death 4119
Harassment in the workplace 3133
Health care system in B.C., comparison with other provinces 2414
Highway 16, missing women along highway
government action 2337-8
police investigation 3430
police investigation, reward incentive for information 3730-1
Homeowner grant, changes 2413
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
annual report, 2005, tabled 4287
collection of information on role of cell phone use in automobile accidents 4496
management during NDP administration 4363
Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2003, amendments 4024, 4359
Justice system, court process, impact on police resources 4859
Lascelle, Halaina Dawn, death review 2553, 2588
Legislature, privilege, evidence requirement 5085
Liquor Control and Licensing Act, amendments 4024, 4359
Lower mainland, police services, helicopter acquisition 5040
Motor Vehicle Act, amendments 4024, 4359
NDP, performance as government 2410-1
Pattullo Bridge, traffic safety 4908-9
Police and policing
amalgamation and integration of services 5038
funding for police services 3086, 4859
funding for police services in small communities 5070
initiatives and tools 4858-9, 5039
integrated organized crime unit 4847
police officers, hiring of additional officers 4859-60
Post-secondary education, funding 2413
Privilege
comments by John Les on Coroners Service authority to conduct child death reviews 5085-6
Property inspection
homebuyers' responsibility and public education 5092-3
regulation of home inspectors 5092
Provincial emergency program
challenges 4851
disaster financial assistance 4849-51
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
estimates debate 4846-61, 5035-44, 5067-72
accomplishments, goals and responsibilities 4847-8
budget and staffing 4848-9
gaming policy and enforcement branch, 2004-05 annual report tabled 3686
handling of freedom-of-information requests 5077
performance measurement 4848, 5041-2
service plan 4848
Public Safety and Solicitor General Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4024, 4359, 4363-4, 4395-6
Representative for Children and Youth, input to Coroners Act revision 5078
Richmond fire department, harassment allegations 3133
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
involvement in national security issues 4860
number of officers in B.C. 4859-60
recruitment of officers 4859
Safety, public safety issues 4847
Safety Standards Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3795
Skills training, government initiatives 2412-3
Strata property, leaky-condos issue, handling by NDP government 5093
Substance abuse and addiction
crystal meth
cross-ministry protocol for removal of children from meth-involved parents 4856
cross-ministry secretariat 4851
government action on prevention and treatment 2635, 4429-30, 4847, 4853
government action on prevention and treatment, training for service providers 4852
legislation on sale of ingredients 2635
Meth Watch program 4858
number of users 4853
production, availability of ingredients 4856-7
production, labs in B.C. 4855
risks of use, public awareness 4851
treatment services 4853-4, 4857-8
use, cases 4854-5
use, link with crime 4855
grow ops and meth labs, access to electricity consumption information by local authorities 3795
treatment programs for criminal offenders 4853
Taxation
tax reductions, impact on economy 2411-2
taxes for low- and middle-income families 2413
Tributes
John Goyer 4119
Trucking industry, licence plate decals 4359
University College of the Fraser Valley, Chilliwack campus, expansion and relocation 2413
Vancouver Island, North Island, community policing costs 5070
Victim assistance, programs and services 5042-4

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