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

Ralston, Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)

As subject
work as Agriculture critic (Bell) 3559
Accenture Business Services Ltd., privacy standards 4753
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 4066
Agricultural Land Commission
decisions, documentation 3671-2
decisions, process and time frame 3642-3, 3671-2
involvement in investigation into alleged breach of trust by government 3670, 3683
membership
appointment process 3643-4, 3654-5, 3669-70, 4183, 4286, 4327-8
appointments 4426-7, 4957
code of conduct 3670-1
regional panel structure 3655
staffing 3672-3, 4427
Agricultural land reserve, removal of land from reserve 3655-7, 3672
Agriculture
government plan 3578
terminator seed technology 3593
Agriculture and Lands Ministry
estimates debate 3558-61, 3640-4, 3654-7, 3669-75
minister's delegation of powers to other executive council member 3102-3, 3105
minister's delegation of powers under lands legislation 2933
Agriculture and Lands Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 2933, 3102-3, 3105-7
Alberta, health care initiatives 2639-40
Animals, cruelty to animals, enforcement of animal protection regulations 5068
Apology
compensation issue 2672
not admission of liability 2672
reparation politics 2672
role in reconciliation 2672
Apology Act (private member's bill), debate 2671-2
Association for Community Education of B.C., reports on community schools 3495
Bains, Baljit, death at hospital 4127
Barnston Island
ferry service 4561-2
removal of land from agricultural land reserve 3642-4, 3671, 4426
Basi, David, involvement in alleged breach of trust re Agricultural Land Commission decision 3683
B.C. Hydro, agreement with Accenture for provision of support services 4753
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 2302
Budget debate 2637-40
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2006, debate 3071
Budgets, 2006-07 budget, surplus, government handling 2638, 2640
Campbell, Gordon
position on Nisga'a treaty 4441
visits to Surrey 4127
Canadian agricultural income stabilization program 3640-2
Canadian Federation of Agriculture, comments on insurance program for agriculture industry 3642
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on insurance program for agriculture industry 3641
Children, child protection review, panel report, government action 2638
Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada, report and recommendations, B.C. government action 2638, 2640
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 4228
Computer technology
database management and information transfer, privacy issue 4753-4
software services, provincial sales tax exemption 3071
Crime and criminals
penalties for drug traffickers 2301-2
penalties for people "driving while prohibited" 2301
Democracy, parliamentary democracy 5171
Dhillon, Peter
position as vice-chair of Agricultural Land Commission 3643
position with Olga Ilich election campaign 3670
Education
adult basic education, tuition fees 2302
class size and composition
impact on education outcomes 4441
legislation, implementation time-line 4441
teachers' consent and consultation 4441
community schools 3494
distance education and on-line learning, private courses in public system 4442
English-as-a-second-language programs, need 4442
School Community Connections program 3494
special education and special needs, need for assistance 4441-2
Education (Learning Enhancement) Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4441-2
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3494-5
Elections, campaign financing, reform 4801
Energy, independent power producers, local government authority over projects on Crown land 4753
Ferries and ferry services, vessels
maintenance, lifespan and replacement 3235-6
safety of northern fleet 3235-6
Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget consultation 5188-9
First nations, Kelowna accord with federal and provincial governments, handling by new federal government, impact on honour of Crown 4752-3
Flood, Colleen, study on health care systems 2640
Food industry, slaughter facilities, impact of new inspection regulations on small producers, government action 3674-5
Fraser Health Authority
beds in area facilities 3986, 4028, 4126
chief executive officer position 2683
Glazer, Sheldon, comments on emergency services at Royal Columbian Hospital 3986
Godley, Mark, comments on payment for health care services at private clinics 5187
Government
government records, ban on sale of computer equipment by private contractors 2825-6
police investigation into alleged breach of trust 3683
provincial-municipal relations, protocol agreement with Union of B.C. Municipalities on independent power projects 4752-3
Government Caucus Committee on Agriculture
committee on agriculture policy 3559
mandate and operations 3559-61, 3673
membership and recommendations 2339-40
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Evergreen rapid transit line 4616
Hayer, Dave, position on removal of Barnston Island land from agricultural land reserve 4426
Health care system
administration of public and private systems 2639
centres of excellence and specialized clinics 2300
emergency services, current conditions in emergency rooms 4028
impact on economy, comparison to U.S. system 2638-9
mixed public-private system 2639-40
private services and privatization 2300-1
public system, economic advantage 5188
public system, relationship with medical coverage for employees 2299
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier 2638, 2640
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier and Health Minister 2299-300
service delivery models, mixed system 2300
wait-lists and waiting times, surgery wait-lists 2639-40
Hildahl, Wayne, comments on specialized clinic operations 2300
Homelessness
homelessness in B.C. 5186
impact on tourism industry 5186
Housing
affordable housing, role of government 5186-7
market housing, affordability and prices 5186
residential care facilities, assisted-living residence model, funding 5186
Japanese Canadians, apology by federal government for internment during World War II 2672
Jones, Bill
appointment to Agricultural Land Commission 4286
rescission of appointment to Agricultural Land Commission 4327-8
Kendrew, John, position on Agricultural Land Commission 4328
Kwantlen University College, sheet metal program for at-risk youth 4066
Land and Water B.C., operations and winding up of agency 3106-7
Legislature
business left on order paper 5170
legislative calendar and sitting schedule 5169-71
members' conduct and debate, use of third person 3494
opposition, role 3559
question period 5170-1
Lingwood, Bob, comments on safety of northern ferry fleet 3235
Manufactured homes, redevelopment of manufactured home parks, protection for home owners 4172
MLAs, role 5185
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2006, debate 4752-4
Motions
committee to examine political donations and campaign spending, debate 4800-1
Gateway transportation program, debate 3874-5
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5185-9
motion that the House recess until 9:05 p.m., debate 5169-71
responsibilities of manufactured home park landlords, debate 4172
Mulvihill, Paul, comments on traffic safety on Pattullo Bridge 4908
Nesbitt, Richard, comments on health care system 2638-9
NDP, position on campaign financing 4801
New York, social housing 5186
Oral questions
Appointment of Bill Jones to Agricultural Land Commission 4286
Appointment of Carmen Purdy to Agricultural Land Commission 4957
Appointment of John Tomlinson to Agricultural Land Commission 4183
Appointments to Agricultural Land Commission 4327-8, 4426-7
Availability of beds in Fraser Health Authority facilities 3986
Ban on sale of government computer equipment 2825-6
Committee on agricultural policy 2339-40
Health care services in Fraser region 4028, 4126-7
Homeless shelters in Surrey area 3540
Homelessness in Surrey 3732
Involvement of David Basi in decisions of Agricultural Land Commission 3683
New chief executive officer for Fraser Health Authority 2683
Safety of northern ferries 3235-6
Traffic safety on Pattullo Bridge 4908
Partnerships B.C., report on Abbotsford hospital and cancer centre project, review by Auditor General 2301
Pattullo Bridge
role in Gateway program 3874-5
traffic safety 3874, 4908, 5187
Physicians, comments and concerns on health care system 4028, 4127
Port Mann Bridge expansion, impact on neighbourhoods, consultation 2299
Privacy, protection of personal information
information access from outside Canada, temporary access 4754
storage of information outside Canada 4753
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 5068
Purdy, Carmen, reappointment to Agricultural Land Commission 4957
Royal Columbian Hospital, emergency services 3986
Safety Standards Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4340-1
St. Mary's Hospital (New Westminster), closing 4028
School district 36 (Surrey), community schools program 3494-5
Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus
enrolment 4066
student spaces 5188
Skills training, apprenticeship system 2302
SkyTrain, public safety in SkyTrain facilities 5188
Social Service Tax Act, amendments 3071
Statements by members
Terminator seed technology 3593
Substance abuse and addiction
grow ops and meth labs
access to electricity consumption information by local authorities 4340-1
detection by thermography 4341
public safety issue 4340
prevention and treatment services, residential services, regulation 5185-6
Surrey
elected representatives 2298
federal-provincial agreement initiative 2298-9
health care services in area, private services 5187-8
homelessness 3540, 3732
post-secondary education and training, student spaces 5188
transit services 5188
urban development agreement 4228
Surrey Memorial Hospital
construction of new facilities 5187
services 3986, 4126
Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee, mandate 3559
Throne speech debate 2298-302
Tomlinson, John
appointment to Agricultural Land Commission 4183
position on Agricultural Land Commission 4426
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 4561-2
United Nations convention on biological diversity, position on terminator seed technology 3593
U.S., health care system 2638-9
University of B.C. Health Sciences Centre Hospital, centre for surgical excellence 2300
Vertesi, Les, comments on health care beds 4028
Veterinarians, professional regulation 3673-4
Victoria, homelessness, impact on local economy 5186
Workers, medical coverage 2299
Reid, Hon. Linda (Richmond East)

As subject
family and supporters thanked 2857
Anderson, Val
death 3533
experience in youth parliament 2859
Autism, awareness 2476
B.C., opportunities in B.C. 2472, 2476, 2859-60
B.C. Youth Parliament 2859
Budget debate 2472-6
Budgets, 2006-07 budget, theme 2472
Buss, Greg, work in library system 2858
Canadian Women Voters Congress 2858
Children
child deaths 4968
infant development program 2473
need for government support 4966-9
programs and services for children and families, service delivery
co-location 3180, 3183, 3199
neighbourhood hub model 2857-8, 3180-1, 3199
service delivery models 2472-4
shaken-baby syndrome 4969
Children, child care
child care action plan, publication of plan and public consultations 3087, 3178, 3183-5
child care providers, role 4803-4
early learning and child care 2472-3, 2475
funding
allocation of federal and provincial funding 3192
federal agreement 2475, 3177, 3200
federal agreement, B.C. government action 3185-6, 3191, 4030-1, 4428
federal agreement cancellation, public petitions 3196
federal funding, spending in B.C. 3179
funding to other ministries 3193, 3199-200
government action 3177-8, 3185, 3188, 4909
government and opposition positions 3193
government vision 2772, 3187
public consultations, additional consultations 3184
spaces
capital projects 3194
government work with cities 3196
new spaces 2475, 3181-2, 4909
number 3193-4
spaces in school classrooms 3182, 3199
subsidy, eligibility threshold 2475
subsidy system 3194-5
Children, early childhood development
atlas of child development in B.C. 2476, 3199
early childhood educators, availability and training 3190-1
government support 2473
human early learning partnership program 2473-5
programs and services
Ready, Set, Learn program 3200
service delivery 2857-8
Success by 6 program 2474, 3196-7
school readiness, use of early development indicator 3197-8
terminology 3179-80
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 3173-200
cross-ministry work 3189-91
performance measurement 3197
priority communities for services for young children 3189-90
Families, Strong Start B.C. committee 2474
FAS/E Support Network of B.C., status 3173-6
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
support services 3173-6
treatment and services 2474
First nations children
child care 2475
early childhood development, programs and services 2474-5
infant development program 2474
services for children and families 2474-5, 4967
Gillingham, Gail, book on autism 2476
Government
federal-provincial relations 2860
programs and services, service delivery models 2859
Hertzman, Clyde, work on early childhood development 2473, 3177-8, 3182, 3197
Hospice and palliative care, services 2858
Libraries, role 2858-9
Representative for Children and Youth, role and functions 4967
Representative for Children and Youth Act, debate 4966-70
Richmond, child care spaces 3196
Richmond East constituency and area, description and issues 2858
Richmond Farmers Institute, activities 2858
Richmond Public Library, services 2858
Salvation Army Rotary Hospice House, services 2858
Throne speech debate 2856-60
Tributes
Child care providers 4803-4
Val Anderson 3533
University of B.C., early childhood education and bursaries 3190-1
Victoria Foundation, endowment fund for youth parliament activities 2859
Violence, bullying
Roots of Empathy program 2474
Seeds of Empathy program 2474-5
Youth, opportunities in B.C. 2472, 2859-60
YWCA, report on child care 3087
Richmond, Hon. Claude (Kamloops)

As subject
comments on health care system (James) 2251-2
meetings as Minister of Employment and Income Assistance on ministry-related issues 3324 (Trevena) 3323-4
response to questions about income assistance employment programs (Brar) 5155
Budget debate 2545, 2555-9
Budgets, 2006-07 budget, priorities 3252, 3254
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, report on income assistance accessibility 3304-6
Children, programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 2556-7, 3242
Community Living B.C., work with Employment and Income Assistance Ministry 3318
Dietitians of Canada, report on accessibility of healthy diet 3251-2
Disabled and handicapped persons, programs and services
comforts allowance for developmentally disabled persons 3317-8
support system 2557, 3316-7
Economy, B.C. economy
current conditions 2556
economy during 1990s 2555-6
Employment, unemployment rate in B.C. 2558-9
Employment and Income Assistance Ministry
estimates debate 3239-56, 3300-24
accomplishments, goals and responsibilities 3239-42
budget 2556, 3302
caseload 4958
minister, meetings on issues 3324
staff concerns 4958
staff incentives 2338-9, 4958-9
work of ministry staff 3242
Employment and Income Assistance Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
debate 3590, 3891-2, 3896, 4046-60, 4092-4
definitions, "dependent," "spouse" and "spousal relationship" 3590, 3891-2, 4046-57
interpretation, staff training 4059
proclamation 4059
Family maintenance and child support, enforcement program 3246
Food banks, usage in B.C. 3243-4, 3250-1
Homeless outreach program, pilot project 3241
Homeowner grant, changes 2556
Income, low-income families
federal child benefit 3244
government support 3245
Income assistance
accessibility 3322
advocacy and outreach programs 3321
benefits
benefit amount 3245, 3248-53
benefit amount for shelter 3248-9
crisis grants and emergency assistance, eligibility 2404
deduction of child benefits and support payments 3244-7
earnings exemption 3254-6
electronic deposit 2239, 3241, 3248
electronic deposit, cost savings 3301-2
electronic deposit, payment of bank charges 2339
electronic deposit, promotion 3300-1
review of benefit amount 3253-4
budget 3322
community assistance program for persons with persistent multiple barriers 3314-5
eligibility
appeal of staff decisions 4050, 4054
assessment as family unit 4048-9
definition of "spouse," determination by government staff 4047-8
definition of "spouse," determination by government staff, onus of proof 4055, 4057
definition of "spouse," same-sex relationships 4055
three-week waiting period 3306-7
three-week waiting period, funding for employment expenses 3322
two-year financial independence test 3306-7
employment insurance (EI), earnings exemptions 3255
employment programs
bridging programs for women 3256
costs and funding 3303, 3309-10
programs 3312-4
programs for older recipients 3253
review 3303-4
service providers 3308-12
fraud prevention 3241-2, 3301
information-sharing and research 3590
information-sharing and research, privacy issue and legislative protection 3892, 4059-60, 4092-4
recipients
access to healthy diet 3251-2
accuracy and completeness of reporting 3590, 3892
accuracy and completeness of reporting, penalties for fraud 4058-9
employable and unemployable recipients 3240
home checks by government staff 4051
number 3252, 3304
number of families 2556, 3243, 3304
reduction in number, causes 3305
seniors 3247-8
transition to employment 2557
Income assistance, disability benefits
application process 3319
benefit amount 3317
benefits 3240
disability savings plan proposal 3323
earnings threshold 2558, 3240, 3254-5
employment programs and services 3240-1, 3314-6
nutritional supplements, case 2554
Kamloops
employment in area 2558
integration project for persons with mental illness and addictions 3241
unemployment rate 3250-1
Kamloops Food Bank/Action Centre, activities 3243
Kelowna, employment in area 2558
Loukidelis, David, position on information-sharing of income assistance data 4059-60, 4092
MacDonald, Cairine, meetings on issues as Deputy Minister of Employment and Income Assistance 3312, 3323
Mental illness and addiction, government outreach initiatives 3241
NDP, MLAs' comments during budget debate 2555-6
Olympic Games, Paralympic Games 2558
Ontario, court case on definition of "spouse" in legislation 4047-8, 4055
Poverty
child poverty in B.C. 2556, 3243-4
measurement and ministerial responsibility 3244
Seniors, income support programs 3247-8, 3319-20
Skills training
government funding 2558
shortage of skilled workers, government action 2558
Sullivan, Sam, acceptance of Olympic flag as mayor of Vancouver 2558
Vancouver, downtown east side, visits by Employment and Income Assistance Minister 3324
West Coast Group International Consultants, contracts with government for employment programs 3310-2, 3316
Robertson, Gregor (Vancouver-Fairview)

Advanced Education Ministry
estimates debate 3943-54, 3968-79, 4005-21
budget, communications spending 4010
central data warehouse 4010
performance measurement 4020-1
Agriculture
chemical use 3653
organic farming industry in B.C. 3651-2
soil conservation 3653-4
sustainable agriculture and environmental farm plans 3653
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 3651-4
Air, greenhouse gas emissions 2610
reduction 3849-50
targets 5148
Alberta, secondary school graduation rates 3953
Asthma, incidence in children 2609-10
BCcampus, program 4011
B.C. Hydro
contracts with independent power producers 3852
integrated electricity plan 3843-4
B.C. Innovation Council, funding 4016-7
Budget debate 2608-11
Budgets
2006-07 budget, content 2610-1
budget forecasting 2610
Business
registered retirement savings plan investment incentive for social enterprises 4370-1
subsidies 4018
Campbell, Gordon, advocacy for federal post-secondary education funding 3974
Cancer, colorectal cancer, prevention 4952
Children
child care, accessibility, impact on small business 5150
child care funding, federal agreement, B.C. government action 2608
child protection services, changes 2608
early childhood development, Success by 6 program 3467-8, 3473
programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 2608
Christina Lake, proposal for independent power project in area 3852
Civil service
supplementary estimates debate 2457-60
collective agreements, early-settlement incentive 2457
collective agreements, early-settlement incentive for contracts with later expiry dates 2457-60
collective bargaining, common table 2460
collective bargaining, current negotiations 2458-9
Climate change, government action 2609-10, 5147-8
College of New Caledonia, fees for computer use 3972
Computer technology, digital media centre, establishment 4008-9
Denike, Ken, comments on funding for school district 39 (Vancouver) 3822
Eating disorders, awareness, prevention and treatment 2286
Economic Development Ministry, estimates debate 4369-81
Economy
B.C. economy, community economic development 4369-70
B.C. economy, economic development 2610
knowledge-based economy, balance with resource-based economy 5150
Education
adult basic education, availability for income assistance recipients 3971
class size and composition, government action 3822-3
funding for special education and special needs 3474
special education and special needs, waiting lists for classroom spaces, case 3473-4
special needs students, number 3475
system, government initiatives and reforms 2609
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3467-75
Emergencies, search and rescue services 5070-1
Energy
alternative energy sources
development of industry 3849-51
development of industry, subsidies, royalties and tax credit programs 3776-9, 4018
report 3850-1
energy plan 3849-50, 3852-3
energy plan, public consultation 3843-5, 5148
independent power producers, local government authority over projects on Crown land 4823
net metering 3852-3
tidal power 3851
use by Canadians 2610
wind power 3851
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 3769-79, 3843-5, 3847-53
Environmental protection, government action 2609-10
Europe, energy issues and alternative power sources 3851
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 2881-2
Food industry, food production and security of supply 3652-3
Forest industry, softwood lumber agreement with U.S., impact on value-added sector 5150
Fuel, hydrogen fuel cell technology 3847-9
Government
advertising and announcements, funding 2611
deregulation, impact on small business 5149
Great Northern Way campus, funding partners 4008
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line
completion date 4539
construction, impact of labour shortage 4539
costs, performance payments 4537-9
Hampton Court, closing of mental health facility 5150-1
petition tabled 5082
Health
health professionals, training spaces 4015
laboratory technologists, need 4014-6
research funding 4015
Health Ministry, estimates debate 4771, 4773-4
Housing, affordable housing 2608
IBT Education, location at Simon Fraser University 4009
IIG All Nations Institute
campus location 4007
funding 3978-9, 4007, 4743
mandate and operations 4006-7
Income assistance
benefits, support for students 3972
recipients, eligibility for post-secondary education 3971
Industry Training and Apprenticeship Council, staff 4380
Industry Training Authority
application of industry standards 4380
governance 4379-80
ministerial responsibility 3977-8
Kyoto accord, government action 3849
Ledcor Industrial Group Ltd., run-of-the-river application for Ashlu Creek 3852
Legislature
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, fall sitting 5147-51
role 5147-8
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2006, debate 4823
Motions
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5147-51
Naturopaths, scope of practice 4771, 4773-4
New Zealand, experience with industry training system 4378
Oil and gas
company profits 3769-70
industry in B.C., subsidies, royalties and tax credit programs 3769-77, 3849
offshore drilling, government consultation with first nations 5148
Oral questions
Class size and composition 3822-3
Financial assistance for immigrant students 4910
Government action on skilled labour shortage 2771
IIG All Nations Institute funding 4743
Parks, lodges and resorts in parks, impact on businesses in area 5149
Partnerships B.C., role in Northern Sports Centre 2881-2
Petitions
closing of Hampton Court mental health facility 5082
Post-secondary education
accessibility 2609, 3952-3
accessibility, minimum grade requirements 3943-4
affordability 4020-1
ancillary fees 3972
collective bargaining in sector, current negotiations 2458-60
minister's advisory council, mandate and operations 4011-2
quality of education 2609
student financial assistance
assistance for immigrant students, government action 4910
assistance for students in private institutions 4012-3
cost to government 3948-9
freedom-of-information request by NDP 3953
interest-free period 3949
number of loans 3948, 3950-1
number of scholarships and bursaries awarded 3970, 3972
occupation-specific loan remission programs 3968
participation by private institutions 3953
per-student funding 3968, 3972
repayment 3969
scholarships and bursaries for graduate students 3969-70
scholarships and bursaries for vocational training 3970
study of systems elsewhere 3949, 3952
student spaces
new spaces 3943-6
spaces for income assistance recipients and first nations people 3978
targets and performance-based system 3975-6
students
debt load 3950-2
enrolment in institutions outside lower mainland 3945
international students, work off-campus, provincial-federal agreement 3947
job market's need for graduates 3944, 3947, 3952
number in private institutions 3953
number of graduate students 3945-6
tuition fees 3968, 3973
fees for graduate students 3947
limit to inflation rate, legislation 3973
Post-secondary education, funding
aboriginal special projects funding 3978-9
federal funding, allocation 3974-5
fundraising by institutions 4018-9
impact of collective agreement wage settlement 3975
institute-based training budget 3971
targeted funding 3976-7
use of endowments and foundations 4008-9
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
advertising to attract students 4010-1
boards of governors, composition and student representation 3947-8
capital construction 4007
career technical centres, funding 3468-9, 3474, 4013, 4371
career technical centres, number of students 3470
faculty, accessibility and quality of teaching 4019-20
participation in Advanced Education Ministry budget and accountability meetings 4005-6
planning, multi-year and service plans 4005
private institutions, degree-granting powers 4012
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 2608
Public debt, debt level in B.C. 2610
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 5070-1
Public Sector Employers' Council, role in labour negotiations 2459
Queen Charlotte Islands, Nai Kun offshore wind farm project 3851
Research and development, leading-edge endowment fund 4018-9
Rumbucher, Trudy, experience with cancer 4952-3
School district 39 (Vancouver)
class size and composition 3822-3
funding 3822
Science and technology, research, natural resources and applied science endowment 4016
Science Council of B.C., work of group 4017-8
Sea Breeze Power Corp., wind power project 3851
Skills training
apprenticeship, completion rate 4375-6
apprenticeship system 2609
government funding, targeted funding 3977
industry training organizations 4377-81
promotion of skills training to youth, secondary school apprenticeship program 3471-2
promotion of skills training to youth, Youth Exploring Skills to Industry Training program 3472-3
shortage of skilled workers 3953
government action 2609, 2771, 3977
impact on capital projects, government response 4539
impact on small business 5149
training programs
career technical training programs 4014
career technical training programs, ACE-IT program 3470-1, 4371-2, 4381
entry-level trades training, course length standardization 4372-5
Red Seal certification 4376-7
tax credit program for businesses involved in training 4012, 4375
teachers 4372
Squamish-Lillooet regional district, applications to district for run-of-the-river projects, decisions 3852
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
access to clean drinking water 5094
Statements by members
Eating disorders 2286
Trudy Rumbucher 4952-3
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 4537-9
Treasury Board, consideration of oil and gas industry tax credit programs 3772-3
U.S., policies on energy development and climate change 5148
University of B.C.
accessibility, minimum grade requirements 3944
budget 4009-10
University of Northern B.C., Northern Sports Centre project 2881-2
Vancouver
housing, affordable housing 2608
Kitsilano area, child care centre proposal for portable 2608-9
Vancouver Community College, auto technician programs 4374-5
Water, drinking water
access to clean drinking water 5094
boil-water advisories 5094
Watersheds, local authority 4823
Roddick, Valerie (Delta South)

Agriculture
government plan 2380-1
government policy 5105-6
national organic regulatory program 5106
organic farming industry in B.C. 5106
promotion of B.C. products 2285
public awareness 3577-9
safety on farms 2926
Air quality, government action 2970-1
B.C., history, contributions of pioneer families 4739
Canadian Agricultural Safety Week 2926
Delta
agricultural industry 2380
health care services 2380
port expansion 2380
transportation infrastructure, 72nd Avenue and Highway 91 border infrastructure project 2381
Delta South constituency and area
history 2380
issues and concerns 2380-1
Education, curriculum, fruit and veggie pilot program 3388
First Dollar Alliance, activities 4805
First nations, capacity-building 3160
Formosa Nursery, dispute re road through organic blueberry farm, government action 5106
Fuel, biodiesel, development of industry in B.C. 2323-4
Motions
Gateway transportation program, debate 3874
New Relationship Trust, business planning 3160
New Relationship Trust Act, debate 3160
Pacific Agriculture Show 2285
Private members' statements
Urban agricultural education 3577-9
Savage family, contributions to B.C. 4739
Scleroderma, public awareness 4026
Statements by members
Agriculture and health education 3388
Contributions of Savage family 4739
First Dollar Alliance 4805
Pacific Agriculture Show and B.C. agriculture industry 2285
Safety in agriculture industry 2926
Scleroderma Association of B.C. 4026
Throne speech, theme of "transformative change" 2381-2
Throne speech debate 2380-2
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects
impact on agricultural land 2381
initiatives and projects 3874
Tsawwassen First Nation
agreement-in-principle 2380
issues 3160
Vancouver Port Authority, role in Delta port expansion 2380
Worobetz, Gerald, work as chef instructor 3388
Routley, Doug (Cowichan-Ladysmith)

Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 3619-20
Agriculture
government support 5168
government support for small businesses 5184
Automobiles, booster seats, availability for children of income assistance recipients 4789
B.C., northern and rural B.C., North Island–coast development initiative, participation by first nations 2271
B.C. Council of Administrative Tribunals, position on hiring tenancy arbitrators as government staff 4990-3
B.C. Housing Management Commission
operations 2273, 4410-1
role and responsibilities 4409-10
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 5185
actions since 2001 election 2271-3
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, activities 2383
Cowichan District Hospital
emergency services 5184
emergency services, nurse staffing levels 4782
Cowichan Lake Community Forest Cooperative, skills training and work of group 4635-6
Cowichan River, fish stock depletion 5184
Cowichan Tribes, housing issues 3619
Cowichan-Ladysmith constituency and area
first nations population 3619
forest industry 2271
homelessness 5076
issues 5183
Democracy, community involvement 4953
Duncan, homelessness and temporary shelters 4465
Education
class size and composition, cases 3492
class size and composition, government position 4433
distance education and on-line learning, private courses in public system 4434
education of first nations people, enhancement agreements, renewals 3620
funding 3491-4, 3527-8
funding for implementation of class size limits 4433-4
Education, school boards and districts
motions of non-confidence in Education Ministry 3493
operating costs 3491-2
support staff and teachers, numbers 3492
Education (Learning Enhancement) Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4433-4
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3491-4, 3527-8
First nations
employment in public service 3620
funding reductions for off-reserve services, impact on reserves 5183
housing
emergency and temporary shelter 4455-6
funding 4455-6
housing and homelessness 4410
Kelowna accord with federal and provincial governments, handling by new federal government, B.C. government action 4449
participation in multisport games 3819
treaty negotiations, costs, first nations debt and government funding 3620
Food industry, meat-processing regulations, petition tabled 3597
Forests and forest industry
export of raw logs 5183
forest roads, safety 5183
government forest policy changes 2271
government forest policy changes, impact 5167
worker safety 5183
worker safety, field inspector positions 2991
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 4409-19, 4455-62, 4464-5
goals re tenancy population and housing 4993
Frances Kelsey Secondary School, individually paced program 3528
Gramlich, Ted, death in forest industry accident, coroner's inquest results 5167, 5183
Haven Society, Willow WAI (Wrap Around Initiative) project 4456-7
Health care system
legislation, B.C. legislation on principles 2272
private services and privatization, impact on patient care 2272
system in Canada, role in competitive economy 5168
wait-lists and waiting times, surgery wait-lists 5184
Health Ministry, estimates debate 4782-3
Homelessness
deaths of homeless people 5167
government action 2317-20, 3686, 4409-10, 4459-62, 5103-4
homeless outreach program 4457-8
homelessness in B.C. 4282, 4455
service providers, funding 2318
Hospice and palliative care, aging volunteers 5184
Housing
affordable housing 4409, 4412, 5076
government strategy 2272-3, 4419
housing for vulnerable persons 4409-10
role of local government, consultation 4415
social and subsidized housing
ending of tenancy after failure to qualify 5029-30
funding 2456
funding, federal-provincial agreements 4414
non-market stock 4413
public housing stock 2273
units 4410-1, 4416-9
wait-lists 4411
temporary housing and shelters
availability 4460
funding 3686
mentally handicapped clients 4457-8
spaces for women 4460
Housing, rental housing
arbitrators, hiring as government staff 4665, 4986-94
availability 4409
dispute resolution
administrative tribunals 4988, 4991
application of administrative tribunals legislation to director 5025
director's responsibilities 5026-7
information officers 5026
ending of tenancy, reasons 4665
ending of tenancy without hearing 5024-5
rent increases 5021
rent supplements 2273, 4412-3, 4416-8
residential tenancy offices, services 4665
subletting 5021
tenant's ability to pursue minor landlord in court 5025-6
tenant's right of access 5021, 5027
vacancy rates 4413-4
Housing, residential care facilities, assisted-living residences
ending of tenancy 5030
ending of tenancy, landlord's incentive to provide services 5031-2
service and tenancy agreements 4665
Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group, issues 3619-20
Industry Training and Apprenticeship Council, elimination 5183
Kelowna, homelessness 2317-8
Kuper Island
ferry fares 5184
ferry service 3619
Legislature
accomplishments during 2005-06 period 4953
fall sitting, issues for debate 5167-9, 5182-4
language used in House, "caveman mentality" 2421
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, daily schedule and sitting hours 5167, 5169
members' conduct and debate, withdrawal of comments requested 2421
motions, debate on motion to recess 5169
opposition, role 5182, 5185
question period 5184
Lookout Emergency Aid Society, funding and operations 4457
Lu'ma Native Housing Society, services 4282
Manufactured homes
bylaws, standard bylaws 5023
communities in manufactured home parks 4171
redevelopment of manufactured home parks, protection for home owners 4171
tenancy in manufactured home parks, rent increases 4666
MLAs, role 5168
Motions
mandatory retirement, debate 3284-5
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5182-5
motion that the House recess until 9:05 p.m., debate 5167-9
responsibilities of manufactured home park landlords, debate 4171
North American Indigenous Games, 2008 games in Cowichan 3819
Oral questions
Condition of housing in downtown east side 2455
Forest worker safety field inspector positions 2991
Government action on homelessness 3686
Government plan for social housing 2455-6
Petitions
meat-processing regulations 3597
Plant, Geoff, comments on administrative tribunals 4991
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 5183-5
Prince George Friendship Centre, funding and operations 4456
Private members' statements
Homelessness 2317-20
Real estate industry, current conditions 4409
Resources and resource industries
forest-dependent communities, government support 2271
government handling of resources 5167-8
Retirement, mandatory retirement 3284-5
Rowbottom, Wilma, work as school trustee 4433
Safety Standards Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4335-6
School district 79 (Cowichan Valley), school board motion on funding formula 4433
Shapcott, Michael, report on housing and rent supplements 4417
Skills training, shortage of skilled workers, impact on economy 5183
Sports, multisport games, participation by first nations 3819
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
Kelowna accord, debate 4449
Statements by members
2008 North American Indigenous Games in Cowichan 3819
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 2383
Cowichan Lake Community Forest Cooperative 4635-6
Healthy democracy 4953
Homelessness 5076
Homelessness in B.C. 4282
Strata property, leaky-condos issue, government assistance for homeowners 4464-5
Substance abuse and addiction
detox beds 4336
grow ops and meth labs, access to electricity consumption information by local authorities 4336
grow ops and meth labs, electricity theft 4336
prevention and treatment services, government action and funding 5104
prevention and treatment services, San Patrignano model 5103
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
debate 4665-6, 4986-94, 5021, 5023-7, 5029-33
consultation by government 4665-6
regulations 4666
time for debate of bill 4665
Throne speech, theme of "transformative change" 2271
Throne speech debate 2271-3
Tobacco, use by children and youth, prevention, government action 2660
Transition houses, availability of services 4457
Vancouver, downtown east side, social housing projects 2455-6
Vancouver Island Health Authority
hospice and palliative care services 4782-3
hospice funding 5184
Rustad, John (Prince George–Omineca)

As subject
family and supporters thanked 2776
Amiskwaciy Academy, educational model 3146
B.C.
150th anniversary 2776-7
interior B.C., mining industry in central interior B.C. 4905-6
northern and rural B.C., health care system in northern B.C. 2781
role as gateway to Asia Pacific 2779, 5097-8
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 2780
B.C. Rail, agreement with CN Rail, benefits 4282
Carter, Kim, appointment as ombudsman 4032
Children, child protection review, panel report, government action 5134
China, B.C. trade opportunities 5097
Climate change, government action 4786-7
College of New Caledonia, tuition fees, petition tabled 3239
Education
education of first nations people, graduation rate 3146-7
foundation skills assessment 5113
Learning Roundtable 2780
system, challenges 2780
Elections
fixed election date 4796
voter turnout 4796
Energy, wood waste, use to generate electricity 2399
First nations
capacity-building 3146-7
history and treatment in B.C. 3146-7
new relationship with government 2780, 3146-7
Forests and forest industry
mountain pine beetle infestation, impact on rural communities 4905-6
use of beetle-damaged wood 2399
Fort St. James
first nations in area 3146-7
future of area 2777
Health
continuing and long-term care facilities, conditions 2778
health care system in B.C., comparison with other provinces 2777-8
Highway 16
missing women along highway, government action 3147
widening 2777
Holocaust Memorial Day 3983
Illington, Joy, appointment as Merit Commissioner 4959
Immigration
immigrants to B.C., role in economy and skilled trades 3084
immigrants to northern B.C. 3084
Income tax reductions, impact 2778
Industry Training Authority, work of organization 4635
Kushner, Howard, commended for work as Ombudsman 4120
Lheidli-Tenneh band, agreement-in-principle 3147
Merit Commissioner, appointment and role 4959
Merit Commissioner Appointment Committee, report presented 4959
Motions
adoption of report of Special Committee to Appoint a Representative for Children and Youth, debate 5125, 5134-5
appointment of Merit Commissioner, debate 4959
committee to examine political donations and campaign spending, debate 4796
foundation skills assessment test for B.C. students, debate 5113
Gateway transportation program, debate 2331-2
mandatory retirement, debate 3283-4
Nechako River, cold water release facility 3427
NDP
election campaigns, role of union groups 4796
position on taxation 2778
New Relationship Trust Act, debate 3146-7
Northern Health Authority, employee input 2777
Nurses, training, number of school spaces 2780-1
Ombudsman, appointment 4032
Ombudsman Appointment Committee, report presented 4031-2
Petitions
tuition fees 3239
Physicians, new training spaces 2780-1
Port of Prince Rupert, expansion and container port project 2779, 5099
Prince George
airport runway expansion 5098
economic opportunities 2779
establishment as Pacific inland port 5097-8
intermodal container handling facility 5098
skills training, availability 2766-7
Prince George–Omineca constituency and area, mountain pine beetle infestation 2399
Private members' statements
Asia-Pacific opportunities for containerization 5097-9
Representative for Children and Youth, appointment 5125, 5134-5
Representative for Children and Youth Special Appointment Committee, report presented 5084 and motions to adopt report 5084, 5086, 5095
Retirement, mandatory retirement 3283-4
Skills training
apprenticeship, completion rate 4635
government funding 2766-7, 2777
training programs 4635
Statements by members
Bioenergy 2399
B.C. Rail investment partnership 4282
Danielle Walker 2631
Holocaust remembrance 3983
Immigration to northern B.C. 3084
Industry Training Authority 4635
Mining industry in interior B.C. 4905-6
Nechako cold water release facility 3427
Skills training in B.C. 2766-7
Taxation, NDP position 2778
Throne speech, theme of "transformative change" 2777, 2779-80
Throne speech debate 2776-81
Transportation
containerization, opportunities for B.C. 5097-9
Pacific gateway initiative and projects 2331-2
Pacific gateway initiative and projects, costs 2779
Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen, qualifications as advocate for youth 5125
Vanderhoof, skills training opportunities for first nations in area 3147
Walker, Danielle, rescue of father from bull attack 2631

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