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

Oppal, Hon. Wally (Vancouver-Fraserview)

As subject
comments on violence against women in Indo-Canadian community (Brar) 5156 (Lali) 5198
experience in legal profession with child protection cases 4985
experience with police complaints 3359, 3457
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament, debate 2231-2
Adult Guardianship and Personal Planning Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4091
Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of B.C., work of organization 4938
Agriculture workers, human rights issue 4899
Ambulance service, paramedics, criminal-record checks, legislation 3999
Apology
apologies by government 4001
not admission of liability 3359, 3456, 3458
role in court cases 4000
role in reconciliation 3457, 3800-1, 4864
Apology Act (Bill 16)
debate 3359, 3456-8, 3800-1, 3999-4001
definitions, "apology" 3999
delay in passage 3801
Attorney General Ministry
estimates debate 4861-74, 4890-901, 4936-50
administrative justice office 4949
budget 4862
criminal justice branch, work 4862
funding and services for anti-racism and multiculturalism initiatives 4943-5
responsibilities 4862-3
training for staff re victims of violence, poverty and racism 4950
work on immigrant issues 4936-7
Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3291, 3450-1, 3507-13
Australia, apology legislation 3457
Automobiles, clearance between vehicles and road surface 3360
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, amendments 4747
Basi, David, position as ministerial assistant 3683
Bountiful, polygamy issue 4900-1
B.C. Human Rights Coalition, funding 4896
B.C. Human Rights Commission
elimination 4938
independent review in 2001 4897-8
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
caseload and waiting times 4898
direct access model, comparison with commission model 4896-8
direct access model, report 4896-7
B.C. Innovation Council, name of council in legislation 3360
B.C. Justice Review Task Force, civil justice reform working group 4863
B.C. Securities Commission
advisory committee 3962-3
application of Administrative Tribunals Act 3962
conditions imposed on registrants 3966
expenditure of revenues 3963
identification of insiders 3961-2
power to make designations 3960
powers 3505
public claims for wrongful benefit 3965-6, 3996
public notification of receipt of money 3964
publication of list of defaulting reporting issuers 3990-3
B.C. Supreme Court Self-Help Information Centre, services 4863
B.C. Veterinary Medical Association, human rights case, waiting time 4898
Burnaby Restorative Action Group, restorative justice program 4949
Business, small business, access to venture capital 3360
Business Corporations Act, amendments 3451
Child and youth officer, recommendations on issue of first nations youth in custody 4871-2
Children
child deaths, investigation 5063
child protection review, panel report, government action 4960-1
programs and services for children and families, reductions, impact of government policies 4985
Children and Youth Committee, establishment 4395, 4960
Children's Commissioner, elimination of office 4985
Commercial Arbitration Act, repeal of section 3998
Commissions of inquiry, legislation 3881
Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States, adoption 3453, 3505-7
Corrections system, family justice visitation program 4947-8
Crime and criminals
property crime 4864-5
street crime working group 4864
Daylight saving time, extension 4864
Discrimination and racism
critical incident response 4944-5
incidence in B.C.'s past 3800
Safe Harbour programs 4945
Education, English-as-a-second-language programs
accessibility 4865
funding 4937, 4942-3
user fees 4943
Electoral Boundaries Commission
appointment and role 3291, 3451
membership 3451, 3513
Employee Investment Act, amendments 3360
Energy, independent power producers, local government authority over projects on Crown land 4747
English Language Services for Adults program 4943
child care services for summer students 4940
Environmental Management Act, amendments 3360
Environmental protection, government monitoring 3360
Escheat Act, amendments 3451
Estate Administration Act, amendments 3451
Estates, administration requirements 3451, 3511
Europe, multiculturalism issues 4862
Family caregivers, payment policy 4870-1
Family maintenance enforcement program 4864
Family Relations Act, repeal of section 3998
Fires and firefighters, harassment of women firefighters in the workplace 4899
First nations
children, victims of violence against girls 4950
youth, number in custody 4871
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
amendments 4747
withdrawal of proposed amendment 4747
Government
accountability 3684-5
human resource facilities, loan conditions 3360
ministerial accountability after government reorganization 4747
police investigation into alleged breach of trust, court case 3729-30
police investigation into alleged breach of trust, investigation 3593-5, 3682-3
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Act, amendments 3360
Guardianship, adult guardianship and personal planning tools, legislation 4091
Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act, re-enactment of provisions 3998
Health Emergency Act, amendments 3999
Housing, residential care facilities, admission, legislation 3998-9
Hughes, Ted, comments on issues
Children's Commission 4985
"designated services" in child protection legislation 5058-9
Human Resource Facility Act, amendments 3360
Human rights
government services, funding 4895
public education 4898-9
Immigration
credentialling of foreign-trained workers 4938, 4940
debts of sponsors' spouses 4939
immigrants to B.C., number 4865
immigrants to B.C., socioeconomic benefits to B.C. 4938-9
programs and services for immigrants to B.C.
interministerial work 4941
request-for-funding process for service organizations 4941
services 4862, 4865
services outside lower mainland 4938, 4941-2
settlement services, federal funding 4936-8
provincial nominee program 4940-1
sham marriages 4939
Infants Act, amendments 3451
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, property tax exemption for projects 3360
Innovation and Science Council Act, amendments 3360
Inquiry Act, replacement 3881
Integrated Pest Management Act, amendments 3360
Investment
international investment dispute settlements, legislation 3292, 3453, 3506-7
labour-sponsored funds, legislation 3360
Justice for Girls, recommendations of group 4949-50
Justice Review Task Force, funding 4948
Justice system
accessibility 4863, 4873, 4893
administrative justice system, tribunal process 4895
community courts 4864-6, 4872, 4946-7
dispute resolution 4863-4, 4873, 4891-2
duty counsel 4873, 4948
Family Justice Reform Working Group recommendations 4894
family law system 4863
handling of first nations cases 4864
housing for accused persons 4947
judiciary, work on first nations issues 4871-2
mental health courts 4947
provisions for persons under 19 years old, claims and damages 3451, 3511
restorative justice programs 4949
Rowbotham applications for government-paid counsel, number 4894
sentencing, Attorney General's intervention 4870
sentencing, length of jail terms 4865
sheriffs, search processes for persons in custody of sheriff 3451, 3511-2
time for cases to proceed 4946
young offenders, handling 4946-7
Justice system, legal aid
accessibility to women 4894-5
funding 4873-4, 4893-4
services 4863
Kushner, Howard, comments and recommendations on apologies by public agencies 3456
Land Act, amendments 4747
Land Survey Act, amendments 4747
Land Surveyors Act, amendments 4747
Land surveys and titles, electronic deposit of survey plans 4747
Land Title Act, amendments 4747
Land use, expropriation of land for public utilities 3360
Legal Services Society
funding for legal information initiatives 4890-1
work 4863
Legislation
law reform 4863, 4865
regulations after bill enactment 3995
repeal and re-enactment of provisions from 1996 statutory supplements 3590, 3890-1, 3998
statutes, correction of minor errors 3451, 3513
Legislature, powers, cannot pass legislation relating to criminal law 4000
Lobbyists
definition of "lobbyist" 4869
legislation 3682, 3823-4
registry 3594, 3729, 4031
office operations 4868-9
reporting requirements 4866-8, 4870
Lobbyists Registration Act, purpose of bill 3594, 3685
Loukidelis, David, position on amendments to Securities Act 3997
Mayencourt, Lorne, commended for work on apology legislation 3359, 3456
Mental health, right to work of mentally ill 4950
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3359-61
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2006, debate 4121, 4747
Moore, Jeffrey, human rights case, waiting time 4898
Motor Vehicle Act, amendments 3360
Multiculturalism
annual report on multiculturalism, 2004-05, tabled 5054
multiculturalism in B.C. 4862
visible minorities 4865
Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre, funding 4948
Oil and Gas Commission, staff hiring, exemption from public service legislation 4747
Oil and Gas Commission Act, amendments 4747
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, multiculturalism component 4941
Ontario, position on securities regulatory passport model 3957
Parks, changes to existing parks and protected areas 3360
Patients Property Act, repeal 4091
Personal Information Protection Act, amendments 4747
Pickton, Robert William, murder trial case, government expenditures 4894
Polygamy, government discussions with U.S. attorneys general 4900
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes, governance, citizenship requirements for board members 3360
Privacy
protection of personal information, information access from outside Canada 4747
use of personal health information, publication of summaries 4747
use of third-party personal information 4747
Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, amendments 3360
Public Inquiry Act, debate 3881
Representative for Children and Youth
appointment 4395
government consultation 5058
investigation of child injuries and deaths 4960
provision of information by ministry or public body on child injury and death 5062-3
review of designated services 4960-1
right to information 5062
role and functions 4395, 4960-1, 5057-63
staff, first nations representation 5061-2
term of office 4360
Representative for Children and Youth Act
debate 4395, 4959-61, 4985, 5057-64
definitions, "designated services" 5057-9
Securities Amendment Act, 2006
debate 3505, 3888, 3955-67, 3990-7
definitions
"dishonesty" 3990
harmonization 3956
"insider" 3955, 3961-2
"issuer" and "reporting issuer" 3959
"mutual fund" 3957, 3997
implementation of act 3957-9
penalties for offences 3996-7
purpose of bill 3956
regulations without Legislature review 3994-5
rules in subordinate legislation 3957, 3966-7
Securities industry
harmonization of securities regulation with other provinces 3505, 3888, 3956-8, 3960, 3964, 3966
legislation
amendments elsewhere 3957
exemption of non-redeemable investment fund 3959-60
public consultation 3995
review of changes 3995
liability for insider trading 3995-6
national advisory body 3963
national list of defaulting reporting issuers 3991
prevention of insider trading and other misconduct 3990
prohibition of making false statements 3967, 3990
protection for investors 4864
registration exemptions 3966-7
regulatory passport system 3505, 3888
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act, debate 3292, 3453, 3505-7
Sheriff Act, amendments 3451, 3511-2
Small Business Venture Capital Act, amendments 3360
Small claims court, monetary jurisdiction 4863
South Africa, role of Truth and Reconciliation Commission 3456-7
Statute Revision Act, amendments 3451
Supplements Repeal Act, debate 3590, 3890-1, 3998-9
Transportation Act, amendments 3360
Transportation Ministry, employee liability 3360
University Act, amendments 3360
Utilities Commission Act, amendments 4747
Vancouver, property crime 4864
Vancouver Community College, King Edward campus, funding 4943
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, printing 2232
Water, private water systems, operation and transfer of ownership 3451, 3507-10
Woloshyn, Jenny Arlene, sentencing for impaired driving 4870
World Urban Forum, hosting by Vancouver 4865

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