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

Sather, Michael (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)

As subject
experience with first nations people 3161-2
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 3561-5, 3675-6
Agriculture industry in B.C., role 5162-3
Air quality, impact on health 3758
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, opening to oil and gas development, B.C. position 4926
Armenian genocide, commemoration and remembrance 3584-5
Batteries, lithium-ion battery technology 3083-4
BearPaw Heli-Skiing Inc., recreational tenure application 3695
Bell, Pat, membership in snowmobiling club and work as MLA 3562
B.C. Liberal Party government
ideology 5163
position on protection of agricultural land 5163-4
Budget debate 2559-62
Business
foreign investment and ownership 4927-9
public-private partnerships
disadvantages 5182
government position 5182
innovation 2816
California, action on climate change 3760
Campbell, Gordon, comments on spirit bear as Olympic mascot 4002-3
Canada Health Act, call for addition of sustainability principle 2559
Chaoulli, Jacques, comments on private health care system 2560
Children, early childhood development, Success by 6 program 3109
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 3109
Cities and towns, New Deal for Cities and Communities, federal-provincial funding agreement 4933
Climate change, government action 2694-5, 3758-60
Cline Mining Corp.
Lodgepole Coal Mine proposal and B.C.–Montana relations 4923-4
open-pit mine closings 4924
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 4076-9
Council of the Federation, news release on transportation investment 4932-3
Currency, harmonization with U.S. 4929
De Patie, Grant, death at service station, compliance of station with worker safety recommendations 3989
Economic Development Ministry, estimates debate 4369
Education
class size and composition, government position 4404
class size and composition, teachers' consent and consultation 4407
funding for special education and special needs 4405-7
special education and special needs
assessments, waiting times 4405-6
definition of special-needs student 4406
gifted students 4407
special needs students, support in classroom 3349, 4405-7
Education (Learning Enhancement) Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4404-7
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3348-9
Emergencies, government contract for data recovery after disasters, data storage outside Canada 4819
Employment and Income Assistance Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
debate 3894, 4055-6
definitions, "dependent," "spouse" and "spousal relationship" 3894
Environment
pest control and pesticide use, impact of pesticides on human health 4738
sustainable environmental management 2695
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 3695-7, 3758-60
E-One Moli Energy (Canada) Ltd., research and development work 3083-4
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 2816-7
First nations
history and treatment in B.C. 3160-1
new relationship with government 3160
relationship with environment 3161
Flathead River Basin, Dominion coal lands, federal government ownership and use 4924-5
Food industry, food production and security of supply 5162
Formosa Nursery, dispute re road through organic blueberry farm
government action 5163-4, 5181-2
petition tabled 5123
Fraser Health Authority, facilities, food services 4778, 4781
Fraser Regional Correctional Centre, number of prisoners and discharge policy 5067-8
Fraser River, gravel removal, impact on fish 3696-7
Fraser Valley, correctional facilities in area 5067-8
Fuel, service stations
worker safety 3989
worker safety, government action 4640
Garbutt, Kim, infection case 2289
Gas Protection Systems Inc., energy monitoring system 4369
Gitga'at Nation, concerns re spirit bear as Olympic mascot 4002-3
Golden Ears Bridge
construction 4556
construction of connector, impact on agricultural land 5163, 5181
Golden Ears Park, management 2693
Government
capital projects, requirement for agencies to consider public-private partnerships 5181
federal–U.S. relations 4928-30
Great Bear rain forest, establishment of protected area 2692, 4002
Greater Vancouver regional district, application process and dispute resolution 4077-9
Health care facilities and hospitals
cleaning and food services
audits 4778-9
privatization 2561
rethermalized food 2561, 3297, 4781
services 2289
wages 2561
private facilities, mortality rates 2561
private facilities, staff 2561
Health care system
impact of aging population 2559
private services and privatization, government position 2559-60
private services and privatization, impact on businesses 2559-60
public consultation by government 2561
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier 2559-60
U.S. corporations in Canada and role of North American Free Trade Agreement 2560
user fees 2560
workers, shortage 3818
Health Ministry, estimates debate 4778-9, 4781
Housing, residential care facilities, wait times, first-available-bed policy 2560-1
Income assistance
eligibility
appeal of staff decisions 4056
definition of "spouse," determination by government staff, onus of proof 4056
three-week waiting period 4056
information-sharing and research, privacy issue and legislative protection 3894
recipients, home checks by government staff 3894
Information, access from outside Canada for equipment maintenance 4819
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, investment by federal government 4932
Integrated land management bureau
species-at-risk coordination office 3562
International Forest Products Inc., Hammond cedar mill, operations 2925
Kakwa Provincial Park, snowmobiling activities in park
impact 3561-2
impact and draft management plan 3695
Katzie First Nation, issues 3162
Land use, industrial development 2692
Legislature, fall sitting 5162
McCrory, Wayne, study of impact of snowmobiling on wildlife 3695
Mackie, Mary, letter on spirit bear as Olympic mascot 4002-3
Maple Ridge
agricultural land issue 4076-8
pesticide reduction bylaw 4738
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area, population growth 5182
Medical Services Plan, coverage for chiropractic, massage and physiotherapy 2559
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2006, debate 4818-9
Motions
Armenian genocide remembrance, debate 3584-5
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5162-4, 5181-2
NDP, position on business profits 5162
New Relationship Trust Act, debate 3160-2
North American Free Trade Agreement, impact on Canada 4930
Oil and gas pipelines, proposal for gas pipeline from Alaska 4925-6
Oral questions
Emergency services at Ridge Meadows Hospital 4429
Food services in Maple Ridge health care facilities 3133, 3297
Quality of cleaning and food services at health care facilities 2289
Worker safety at service stations 3989, 4640
Order of B.C., changes
council and membership 4001-4
insignia 4004
Parks
commercial activity 2693
lodges and resorts in parks 3901, 4034
lodges and resorts in parks, government policy 2693-4, 3901, 4034
lodges and resorts in parks, petition tabled 5081
management, privatization 2693-4
need as wildlife habitat 2692-4
use for recreation 2692-3
vehicle parking fees 2693
Partnerships B.C., role in Pitt River Bridge project 2816-7
Peace River area, power generation on river, Site C project, environmental impact 4935
Petitions
Formosa Nursery, dispute re road through organic blueberry farm 5123
lodges in parks 5081
Pitt River Bridge, replacement 2816-7, 4554-6
Premier's Office, estimates debate 4923-35
Prince George, proposal for refuelling point for air freight traffic to Asia 4934
Privacy, protection of personal information, storage of information outside Canada 4819
Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3903, 4001-4
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 5067-8
Railways, railway proposal from Alaska through Yukon and B.C. 4930-1
Resort Timber Administration Act, debate 3901, 4036
Resorts, development outside parks 2694
Resources and resource industries, continental energy and resources agreement with U.S. 4929
Ridge Meadows Hospital
adjoining seniors facilities, food services 2289
cleaning and food services 2289
emergency services 4429
food services, food quality 3133, 3297
Ridge Meadows Seniors Society, seniors centre, health and wellness clinic 3681
Ridge Meadows Women's Centre, funding and services 4905
School district 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
aboriginal education enhancement agreement 2451
funding for special needs students 3348-9
Snowmobiling, back-country snowmobiling, regulation 3562-5
Statements by members
Aboriginal enhancement agreement in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows 2451
E-One Moli Energy 3083-4
Hammond Cedar mill 2925
Pesticide reduction campaign in Maple Ridge 4738
Ridge Meadows seniors health clinic 3681
Ridge Meadows Women's Centre 4905
World Health Day 3817-8
Sweden, social service system 2559-60
Teachers
collective agreement, provisions in past agreements 4404
morale 4406
Thomas Haney Secondary School, special needs funding 3349
Throne speech debate 2692-5
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry, transfer of responsibilities from Forests and Range Ministry 3901, 4036
Transit services
government support, federal funding 4933
rapid transit services, capacity on new bridges 4554, 4556
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 4554-6
Transportation projects in B.C., impact on environment 3758
U.S.
investment in Canada 4927
Patriot Act provisions on access to personal information, applicability to Canadian subsidiaries of American companies 4819
security perimeter 4928-9
Vertesi, Les, travel with Premier and Health Minister to study health care systems in other countries 2559
W.A.C. Bennett Dam, environmental impact 4935
Water, B.C.–Alberta agreement on transboundary waters 4935
Waterton National Park, expansion 4925
Weather, weather-related disasters 2694-5
Western Canadian Coal Corp., power generation proposal 4924
Wild, Jim, comments on fish kills in Fraser River 3696
Wildlife
impact of motorized recreational vehicles 3561-5, 3695
kermode bear
habitat conservation 4002
naming as provincial animal 2692
naming as provincial animal, legislation 3903, 4002-3
mountain caribou, protection 3563-5, 3675-6
mountain caribou, protection, impact of recreation tenures in habitat 3695
World Health Day 3817-8
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)

As subject
experience as social worker 4973
work on Sherry Charlie foster care case 5131-2
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 3614-5
Aboriginal Tourism B.C. Association, funding for tourism initiatives 4137
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 3636, 3676-7
Alzheimer's disease, research 2370
Ambrose Lake Ecological Reserve, boundary changes 3445
Apology
role in court cases 4000
role in reconciliation 3466
Apology Act (Bill 16), debate 3466, 4000
Arts and culture
funding for arts and culture groups 4139-41
role in society 3084
B.C., 150th anniversary 4142, 4243-4
B.C. Arts Council, funding 4139-40, 4242-3
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., contract for services to northern communities 4184-5
B.C. Film Commission, funding 4247
B.C. Games Society, organization of events 2400
B.C. Liberal Party government
action on issues 5229-30
priorities 2371-2
B.C. Museums Association, comments on heritage strategy 4142
B.C. Wilderness Tourism Association, comments on resource tenures 4135
B.C. Winter Games, athletes and volunteers commended 2399-400
Canadian Register of Historic Places, number of B.C. places in register 4142
Caring for First Nations Children Society, funding and work 3114
Charlie, Sherry, investigations and reviews of death 2371-3
Children
child care funding, child care centres 5229
child deaths, investigation 5063-4
child protection
government funding and policies, impact on services 5131-2
review, recommendations 5132
system 2371-3
voluntary care agreements 4974-5
work of child protection workers 4975
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 3114
deregulation 5131
Children's Commissioner, need for independent commissioner 2372-3
Chinese Canadians, artists 3084
Climate change, impact on ecosystems 5230
Coastal Ferry Act, need for revision 5227
Coleman, Rich, comments as Solicitor General on marijuana and gun trade 4337
Computer technology, digital media centre, establishment 2370
Costall, Robert, death 3534
Crown land
controlled recreation areas, establishment 3897-8, 4004-5, 4032-6, 4043-4
tenures, recreational tenure applications 4133
Education, school libraries
book purchase plan, B.C. authors 3373
funding 3372-3
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3372-3
Employment and Income Assistance Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4055
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
estimates debate 3709-11
budget allocation for consultation 3710
Environmental assessment process, review of mining projects 3711
Ferries and ferry services
fare increases 5227-8
routes and services, service to northern communities 4185
sinking of Queen of the North, impact on tourism in area, government action 4133-5
sinking of Queen of the North, work of crew and rescuers commended 3232
Film industry, movie and television production in B.C. 4246-7
First nations
capacity-building 3146
children
child protection system 2371
foster care in first nations families 4974-5
poverty rate 5132
services for children and families, transfer of responsibility to aboriginal organizations 2371
new relationship with government 3710
treaties, governance issue 3615
treaties, incremental treaties 3614
Food industry, meat products, inspection and processing regulations 3636
Forests and forest industry
forest stewardship plans 4042
forest stewardship plans, community role 5229
licences, timber harvesting in controlled recreation areas 3897, 4045
Foster care, kith-and-kin agreements, program
consultation with first nations 5131-2
implementation 4974-5
Globe and Mail, article on museums 4141
Hartley Bay, assistance from community for victims of ferry sinking 3232
Heritage sites
archaeological sites 4244
community-based heritage properties 4143
government strategy 4142
Highway 101, need for improvements 5229
Income assistance, eligibility, definition of "spouse," same-sex relationships 4055
Land use, ecosystem-based management 2370
Legislature
fall sitting 5227-8
fall sitting, issues for debate 5227-30
opposition, role 5227, 5230
written questions on notice, government response 5230
Lotteries, SportsFunder initiative 4143
Loukidelis, David, position on access to electricity consumption information 4338
Mining industry, projects in B.C., consultation process 3710
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3445
Motions
adoption of report of Special Committee to Appoint a Representative for Children and Youth, debate 5131-2
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5227-30
Museums
Asia-Pacific museum of trade and culture, establishment 4241
current conditions in sector 4141
funding 4242-3
new museums in B.C. 4141, 4241-3
women's history museum 4141, 4241-2
New Relationship Trust
fund 3145
role and board membership 3145
role of youth 3214
New Relationship Trust Act, debate 3145-6, 3214
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
2010 Legacies Now, funding allocations to projects 4246
arts and culture components 4246
Oral questions
B.C. Ferries contract for service to northern communities 4184-5
Mental health services on Sunshine Coast 3297-8
Parks, forest recreation sites 4139, 4245
Passports, requirements for travel to and from U.S. 4137-8
Petitions
land and resource management plan for Sunshine Coast area 2389
logging in Powell River area 2389
mining on Sechelt Inlet 3134
Texada Island, ferry service 3733
Point Ellice House, collections 4244
Politicians, public perception 5228-9
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 2371-2
Powell River, emergency response to propane tank incident 3294-5
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
clam fishery licences 3676-7
impact of ferry fare increases 5227
land and resource management plan for Sunshine Coast area, petition tabled 2389
land and resource management plan for Sunshine Coast area, process 3636
logging in Powell River area, petition tabled 2389
mining on Sechelt Inlet, petition tabled 3134
Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, amendments 3445
Recreation, ski resorts, alpine ski resort policy 4033, 4043-4
Representative for Children and Youth
appointment 4973, 5131
independence 5132
provision of information by ministry or public body on child injury and death 5062-3
role and functions 4974-6, 5060-3
Representative for Children and Youth Act
debate 4973-6, 5059-64
definitions, "designated services" 5059-60
Resort Timber Administration Act
debate 3896-8, 4004-5, 4032-8, 4042-5
definitions, "controlled recreation areas" 4004-5
impact on annual allowable cut 4034
Resorts
development process 4033
development strategy 4135-6
resorts in B.C. 4034
revenues 4136
timber harvesting in controlled recreation areas 4035-6, 4144
compensation for tenure holders 3897
consultation process 3897-8
impact on environment 3897
impact on land use planning 3898
Safety Standards Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4336-9
St. Mary's Hospital (Sechelt), closing of psychiatric unit 3297-8
Sechelt, mining activities in area, impact on community 3710-1
Skills training, apprenticeship system 2370
Social workers
role and work 4974-5
training of first nations workers 3114
Sports
government funding and support 4138, 4143
hosting of events in B.C. 4138
Statements by members
B.C. Winter Games 2399-400
Chinese Canadian artists 3084
Emergency response in Powell River 3294-5
Hartley Bay 3232
National Volunteer Week 3881-2
Substance abuse and addiction
government action and policy on illegal drugs 4336-8
grow ops and meth labs, access to electricity consumption information by local authorities 4337-9
prevention and treatment services for children and youth 4791
Texada Island ferry service, petition tabled 3733
Throne speech, content 2370-1
Throne speech debate 2370-3
Tolko Industries Ltd., forest stewardship plan 5228-9
Tourism
aboriginal tourism, strategy 4137
adventure tourism tenure security working group 4135
advertising campaigns 4132-3
charter 4133
industry in B.C. 4132
industry in B.C., impact of travel identification requirements 4137-8
industry in B.C., relationship with resource industries 4135, 4247-8
industry summit 4133
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry
estimates debate 4132-44, 4241-8, 4252
budget 4132-3, 4143
performance measurement 4136-9, 4142, 4244-5
relationship with Economic Development Ministry 4246
transfer of responsibilities from Forests and Range Ministry 3897-8, 4036, 4042-5
transfer of responsibilities from Forests and Range Ministry, delegation of responsibilities 4036-8
Tributes
Robert Costall 3534
Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen, qualifications as advocate for youth 5131
Volunteer B.C., funding 4139
Volunteers, work of volunteers and volunteer organizations 3881-2
Welfare, social programs and services, funding and government support 2370-1
Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)

As subject
experience working with women 2822
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 3624
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 4061-2
Agriculture and Lands Ministry
estimates debate 3646-8
relationship with ranching sector 3436
Association of B.C. Forest Professionals, concerns re forest industry 2399
Automobiles, recreational vehicles, legislation 5234
B.C., interior B.C., forest industry 4190, 4390
B.C. Competition Council
recommendations for forest industry 2768, 4191, 4216, 4265-6, 4288, 4290-1
recommendations for review of timber sales program 4216
B.C. Forest Safety Council
examination of forest industry safety, scope 4389, 5008
response to forest safety report 4388
safety ombudsman, role 2992
B.C. Hydro, cutting of timber by power lines 3369-70, 3394-5, 3397
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 5172-3, 5231
action on issues 5232-3
B.C. timber sales program
certification standards 4219-20
cutblock location decision process 4220
issues and concerns 2995-7
operations, review 4216-9
staffing 4198
staffing and operations 3367-8
worker safety issues, SAFE Companies initiative 4388-9
Budget debate 2423-7
Budgets, 2006-07 budget, content 2424
Business
government repayment of deposits 3052
small business, growth since 2001 year 3053-4
Campbell, Gordon
letter to Stephen Harper on softwood lumber agreement 4182-3, 4255
position on softwood lumber agreement 4182
Cariboo area
coal licence tenures, petition tabled 2588-9
roads and bridges, maintenance and repairs 4545, 5232
small business in area 3054
Cascadia Forest Products Ltd.
communications with Forests and Range Minister 3391-2
compensation dispute with contractor 4301, 4384-5
forest stewardship plan, consultation 4204, 4206-8
C.H. Anderson and Associates Ltd., pellet plant operations proposal 4390
CIBC World Markets, comments on forest industry 2768, 4190-1, 4289
Climate change
government action 2424-6, 3864-7, 4785-7
impact on ecosystems 2424-5, 3865
impact on industries in B.C. 2425-6
impact on roads 5232
Coast Forest Products Association, consultation on timber harvesting in controlled recreation areas 4040
Coleman, Rich, conflict-of-interest issue involving forest company employee 3391-2
College of New Caledonia
funding 4061
future 4062
Communities, impact from industry changes, transition assistance from government 4087-8
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 4087-9
Council of Forest Industries
consultation on timber harvesting in controlled recreation areas 4040
position on softwood lumber negotiations 4255-7
Democracy, parliamentary democracy 5172
Dobell, Ken, role in softwood lumber negotiations 4261
Economy, B.C. economy, government strategy 2426
EDS Advanced Solutions Inc.
government contract for revenue services 3051-2
management of money deposits 3052
role in revenue collection 3051-2
Education, funding for rural schools 5122
Eisenhower, Dwight, comments on consumption of natural resources 3864-5
Emergency preparedness, relationship with climate change 4491
Energy
power lines, cutting of timber by power lines 3369, 3394-5
wood waste, use to generate electricity 2425
Fires, forest fires
firefighting responsibilities of forest industry operators 3437-8
interface fire risks, management 2997, 4598
management 4200, 4393-4
management, costs to local government 4394
summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior, Filmon report recommendations, implementation 4394, 4598
Forest and Range Practices Act
amendments 2993-4
implementation 3536-7
Forest Practices Board
budget 4213-4
relationship with government 4213, 4215
report on forest roads 4214-5
report on forest stewardship plans 4204-8, 4210
reporting requirements 4202
Forests and forest industry
activities on private land, federal regulations 2827
annual allowable cut 3367
annual allowable cut, cut control requirements, changes 2994-7, 3399-401
biodiversity, reporting 4201
B.C. forestry revitalization trust 4301
coastal forest industry
coast recovery group 4292-4
government strategy 2427, 2666-7, 2767-8
issues 2665-7, 2994, 4189-90, 4294-300
companies, industrial taxes 4290-1
conditions in industry and strategy for future 2426-7
employment and jobs 4197
export of raw logs 2827, 4299-301, 4385
exports to U.S., lumber prices 4192-3
first nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements and forest and range opportunities 2995-6
forest management by government, costs 4194-6
forest management plans, first nations consultation 3537-8
forest management plans, preparation and approval 3536-7
forest practices
compliance and enforcement 2995, 4200-1
impact on rangeland 4392
results-based code implementation 2994, 4200-3, 4205, 4208-10, 4212, 4214
waste management 4298, 4391
forest resource evaluation program 4201-3
forest roads, legislation 4214-5
forest stewardship plans 2994, 2997, 4190, 4202-12, 4215
forest stewardship plans, professional reliance work 4206-7
forestry revitalization plan 4295-7
forests as public resource, consultation and public input 4190-1, 4288-90
government forest policy changes 2994-7, 4190-1, 4954-5
government forest policy changes, call for independent review 3130
harvesting, removal and sale of timber 3398-9
harvesting, waste on cutblocks 2996
harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction
compensation for licence holders and eligible workers 2994-6, 3435
reduction and timber takeback, reallocation 4217-8
reduction and timber takeback, reallocation, consultation with first nations 2995, 2997, 3434-6, 4388
licences
forest licences 3433-4
master licences, requirements 2997, 3368-70, 3394-8
occupant licences 3369
timber harvesting in controlled recreation areas 4039-41
transfers 2994
volume of timber harvested 3401
log grade system 4390
logging truck drivers and equipment operators, overtime payment, petition tabled 5082
mills, appurtenancy requirements, elimination 2994
mountain pine beetle control, federal funding 5233-4
mountain pine beetle control, first nations involvement 3624
mountain pine beetle infestation, mitigation of impact, government strategy 4089, 4392-3
oriented strand board plants 4389-90
removal of private lands from tree farm licences 4298-9, 4382-4, 5050
revenues to government 4191-7
silviculture, reforestation management 2997
social contract between companies and province 2995
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 4182-3
extraordinary challenge committee appeal 4254-5, 4261
framework for agreement 4253-7, 4259-64
impact on coastal forest industry 4292-3
impact on forest policy 4807-8
impact on value-added sector 4906
lumber pricing 4193-4
U.S. powers re B.C. forest policy changes 4954-5
softwood lumber exports to U.S.
collection of border tax 4265
collection of duties 4261-4
costs 4261
negotiations, Canadian representatives 4261
stumpage system
bingo, review 4194
forest revenue audit program 2997, 3401-6
rates and waterbedding 4190, 4194
tenure system, corporate concentration and diversity 2994, 2996, 4190, 4212, 4295-6
timber pricing 4193
timber pricing, market pricing system 2996-7, 4194, 4808
tree farm licence No. 44, issues 4299, 4382-3
tree farm licences 5050
value-added sector
current conditions 2997
fibre supply 5117
impact of softwood lumber dispute 3054-5
small business growth 3053-4
strategy 4295
worker safety 2992, 3129-30
coroner to review fatalities 5006-7
government inquiry 5005-6
impact of government policies 2995
report 4388
workers
eligibility for compensation under forestry revitalization trust 2827, 4301-2
injuries and deaths, role of fatigue 5008
mandate of professional foresters 2399
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 4189-221, 4253-7, 4259-66, 4288-302, 4304, 4382-5, 4388-94
accessibility of minister and conflict-of-interest issue 3132
budget, expenses and revenues 4191-7
relationship with ranching sector 3436
revenues to government, invoicing 3050-2
staffing and contracted staff 4197-200
Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
debate 2993-7, 3367-70, 3394-406, 3433-8
definitions, "revenue minister" 3368
definitions, "timber sales manager" 3367
Geoff Creek, cutblock location in area 4220
Great Northern Railway, cutblock location in Boundary area of railway 4220
Haida Nation, consultation on forest stewardship plans 4204-5, 4210
Highway 16, use for industrial traffic 4482
Highways and roads
maintenance and rehabilitation, impact of increased truck traffic 4543-4
maintenance contracts 5232
Home care, impact of reductions 5233
Industry, taxes 4290-1
Integrated land management bureau
role in forest stewardship plans 3646
International Paper Industries Ltd., sale of operations 4255
Krog, Leonard, comments during budget debate 2421
Labour and Citizens' Services Ministry, estimates debate 5005-8
Land Act, provisions on occupant licences 3369
Land use
ecosystem-based management 3648
land use planning, implementation of land use plans 3647-8
Legislation, government consultation 2993-4
Legislature
legislative calendar and sitting schedule
daily schedule and sitting hours 5172
fall sitting 5172-3, 5230-1, 5233-4
fall sitting, issues for debate 5172, 5231-4
spring sitting 5172
members' conduct and debate, members not to mention matters for which apology to House has been given 2421
opposition, role 5230-1
question period, role 5172, 5231-2
staff commended 5231
Livestock industry, ranching industry, government role 3436-7
Lobbyists Registration Act, call for all-party review of legislation 3597
MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., Franklin River division crew, compensation claim 4383
MLAs, role 5173
Mining industry in B.C., strategic planning 2426
Motions
Gateway transportation program, debate 4481-2
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5230-4
motion that the House recess until 9:05 p.m., debate 5172-3
Vaisakhi Festival and Panj Kakkaar, debate 2978-9
Multiculturalism in B.C. 2978-9
North Cariboo Community Campus, establishment 2285
O'Hara, Chris, cost for skills training 5233
Oral questions
Coastal community access to Forests Minister 3132
Conflict of interest and Forests Minister communications 3391-2
Eligibility of forest workers under Forestry Revitalization Trust 2827
Forest and Range Practices Act 3536-7
Forest management plans 3537
Forest safety ombudsman 2992
Funding for northern and rural schools 5122
Government handling of Port Alberni forest lands 5050
Government support for coastal forest communities 2767-8
Lobbyists registration legislation 3597
Management of interface fire risks 4598
Raw log exports 2827
Softwood lumber agreement 4182-3, 4807-8, 4906
Softwood lumber agreement and forest policy in B.C. 4954-5
WorkSafe B.C. changes to workers compensation benefits 3887
Ore Creek, cutblock location in area 4220
Petitions
coal licence tenures in Cariboo area 2588-9
overtime payment for logging truck drivers 5082
Port Alberni
forest industry concerns, government action 4954, 5232
removal of tree farm licence lands in area 5050
Post-secondary education, funding 4061-2
alternative funding models 4062-3
funding for smaller campuses 2285, 4062
Prince George, Stand Up for the North Committee conference, attendance by government MLAs 5233-4
Private members' statements
Attracting investment to the coastal forest industry 2665-7
Climate change 3864-7
Resiliency and accountability 4785-7
Privilege
reserving right to raise matter of privilege 3393
Queen Charlotte Islands, government assistance 4089
Quesnel
forest industry in area, cutting of timber by power lines 3394-5
forest industry in area, issues 4391-2
oriented strand board plant 4389
Railways, rail crossings, responsibilities of property owners 2993-4
Resort Timber Administration Act, debate 4037-42
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, government support 2427
School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin), school closings 5122
Skills training
apprenticeship system, government handling 2427
need 2426
training programs, fees 5233
Small Business and Revenue Ministry
estimates debate 3050-5
customer service 3050
forest revenue branch 3052
revenue management system, reporting for each revenue stream 3053
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
softwood lumber agreement 4810-1
Statements by members
Emergency preparedness and climate change 4491
Forest professionals 2399
Forest worker safety 3129-30
Funding for post-secondary education in rural B.C. 2285
Role of women in society 2822
Value-added and remanufacturing sectors in forest industry 5116-7
Teachers, collective agreement, funding for implementation 5233
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry, transfer of responsibilities from Forests and Range Ministry 4037-8
delegation of responsibilities 4038-42
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 4481-2
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 4543-5
Truck Loggers Association, comments at meeting by Forests Minister 4297
Waste management, septic systems 2994
Western Forest Products Inc., takeover of Cascadia Forest Products Ltd. 2994, 3132, 4295-7
Williams Lake
forest industry, city council resolution 4390
residential care beds in area 5232
Women in leadership positions 2822
Workers compensation, compensation for injured workers, changes 3887
WorkSafe B.C.
budget and operations 3887
role in examination of forest worker safety 5008
Simpson, Shane (Vancouver-Hastings)

As subject
comments on management of Transportation Ministry 4546, 4575-6 (Chudnovsky) 4547-8 (Falcon) 4545, 4547, 4576
family and supporters thanked 2566
Abbotsford, hazardous waste incident, investigation 3746
Aboriginal Friendship Centre (Vancouver), funding 3612
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 3611-4
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 3630-4
Agrodome, use of facility 4311-2
AIDS organizations, funding 4809-10
Air
air quality monitoring 3432
greenhouse gas emissions 5079-80
greenhouse gas emissions, reduction 3756
Alberta, hazardous waste spill, compensation 3691
Aquaculture, approval of fish farm licences during special legislative committee term 3731
Automobiles
emission reduction 3756
tire burning, impact on environment 3006-7
Bell, Pat
participation in drafting of species-at-risk legislation 2930
snowmobiling activities and role as minister responsible for species at risk 2929-30
Black History Month 2498
Bowser, alleged poaching incident involving bald eagles 3736
B.C., role as gateway to Asia Pacific 4472
B.C. Buildings Corporation, dissolution of corporation and transfer of powers to Labour and Citizens' Services Ministry 3009
B.C. Conservation Data Centre, information on species at risk 3700-1
B.C. Hydro
alternative energy projects 3803
mandate during B.C. Liberal Party administration 5102
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 5235
goals 3664-5
performance 2781, 2784
B.C. Persons with AIDS Society, letter to Health Minister 4810
B.C. Stats, work for environmental assessment office 3836
B.C. Utilities Commission, role in approval of independent power producer projects 4825-6
B.C. Wildlife Federation, position on policy on allocation of wildlife resources to hunters 3698
Broughton Archipelago, fish farm licence approval 3731
Budget debate 2566-70
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2006, debate 3005-7, 3090-1
Burns Bog, management of area 3746
Business Council of B.C., position on air quality monitoring 3432
Campbell, Gordon
campaign statements on support for children 4978
comments on accessibility of government information 3086
comments on government accountability 5235
Canada, contributions of African Canadians 2498
Cheakamus River
CN train derailment and sodium hydroxide spill, recovery of fish stocks 3687-91
environmental damages due to sodium hydroxide spill, compensation by CN Rail 3691
steelhead recovery 5238
Children
child death reviews, incomplete reviews 4979
child protection review, panel report 4979
physical punishment 5047
programs and services for children and families, reductions, impact of government policies 4978-9
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 3073, 3110-4
Children and Youth Committee, establishment 4979
Climate change
economic impacts panel report recommendations 3751-2, 3756
federal government action 5100
government action 2569, 3756-7, 5100-1
government action plan, targets 5237
Coal as energy source
coal-fired power plants 5101
environmental impact 5100-2
government support 5079-80, 5100-2
Coastal land and resource management plans 3746-7, 3900-1
conservation of wildlife habitat 3905-6
work on plans 2569
Communities
environmentally sustainable communities, initiatives 3747-50
successful communities 2781-2
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 4081-4
Construction industry, building design, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards and government buildings 3751
Economic Development Ministry, estimates debate 4311-2
Education
class size and composition, government position 4431
class size and composition, limits 4431
education of first nations people, graduation rate 3376
English-as-a-second-language programs, funding 4431-2
enrolment levels and population shifts 3374
enrolment reductions, impact on vulnerable students 3375
funding for implementation of class size limits 4432
school- or student-centred leadership 3375
schools, capital construction, qualification for funding 3374
schools, seismic upgrades, funding 3374-5
special education and special needs, assessments and individual education plans 4431-2
special needs students, support in classroom 4431
Education (Learning Enhancement) Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4407, 4431-3
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3373-6
Elections, municipal elections, campaign financing 4084
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat, impact of oil tanker traffic on Kitimat area 3694
Energy
alternative energy sources 3802-4
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects 3803-5, 3825-7, 4099
independent power producers, local government authority over projects on Crown land 4749-50, 4825
solar and tidal power 3802-3
wind power 3804-5
Environment
environmental assessment process 3835-7
environmental assessment process, review of transportation projects 3753-4
environmental protection
compliance and enforcement 2783
government action 2568-9
government monitoring 3006
legislation 3662-3
pollution, industrial pollution, availability of information 2988-9
pollution, industrial pollution, publication of non-compliance list 3838
public education 2783
stewardship 3664
Environment Ministry
estimates debate 3661-7, 3687-95, 3697-702, 3734-41, 3743-57, 3802-6, 3824-7, 3834-9
accountability 3086
compliance and enforcement initiatives 3085
goals and responsibilities 3661-2, 3664-5
information management system 3666
legislative initiatives 3662-3
performance measurement 3665
re-establishment as ministry 2568
relationship with local government 3662
relationship with other ministries 3666-7
service plan content 3661-4
staffing levels 3086, 3666-7
sustainable communities component 3747-50
water stewardship division, budget 3697
work on climate change 3757
work on Olympic Games preparations 3666
Environmental assessment office, budget and operations 3834-7
Falcon, Kevin, attendance at forum on Pacific gateway projects 3391
Families, government support 4979-80
Ferries, sinking of Queen of the North
government action on environmental issues from fuel and oil 3692-3, 4186
site visit by Environment Minister 3693-4
First nations
capacity-building among urban population 3611-2
economic development, funding 2569
Kelowna accord with federal and provincial governments
accord 4451
handling by new federal government, B.C. government action 4451
handling by new federal government, impact on honour of Crown 4451
off-reserve urban population, government service delivery 3611-3
services for children and families, need for aboriginal service agencies 3112
Fish
fish stock recovery methods 3689-90
steelhead life cycle 3688
Forest Practices Board, report on ecosystem protection in south Vancouver Island 3839
Forests and forest industry
forest stewardship plans, impact on species at risk 3702
sustainable forests 3900-1
Gitga'at Nation, concerns re environmental impact of ferry sinking on shellfish industry 4186
Government
advertising and announcements, announcements outside Legislature 5235
financial management 2570
local government, funding from provincial government 4101
provincial-municipal relations, protocol agreement with Union of B.C. Municipalities on independent power projects 4750-1, 4825
public consultation 2784-5
Great Bear rain forest, establishment of protected area 3905-6
Greater Vancouver regional district
air quality standards 3432
growth management and regional planning 4082
livable region strategic plan 4082
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line, impact on traffic flow 3753
Hartley Bay
environmental impact of ferry sinking on shellfish industry in area 4186
involvement in Environment Minister's visit to site of ferry sinking 3693
Health
continuing and long-term care beds 2568
health care system, medical records transfer fees 5237
health care system, sustainability 2784
Homelessness in B.C. 5235-6
Housing
affordable housing 2782-3
social and subsidized housing, funding 2567
social and subsidized housing, need 2567-8
Hughes, Ted, comments on statements by Gordon Campbell on child services 4979
Hunting by commercial and resident hunters, policy on allocation of wildlife resources 3698-9
Integrated land management bureau, species-at-risk coordination office 3631, 3699, 3734, 3737
Jean, Michaëlle, remarks to MLAs 2785
Labelle, Marc, work on fish stock recovery in Cheakamus River 3688, 3690
Land use
ecosystem-based management 3747
government actions 4100-1
land and resource management plans, funding 3743
land and resource management plans, process during NDP administration 4098
Ledcor Industrial Group Ltd.
run-of-the-river application for Ashlu Creek 2684, 3804-5, 3824-6
run-of-the-river application for Ashlu Creek, provincial government role 4749-50
Legislature
government's use of majority status 5175
legislative calendar and sitting schedule
daily schedule and sitting hours 5174-5
fall sitting 5234-6
fall sitting, issues for debate 5234-8
motions, debate on motion to recess 5175
role 5238
staff commended 5234
MacMillan Provincial Park, Cathedral Grove, traffic calming measures 3734
MLAs, role 5175
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2006, debate 4749-51, 4825-6
Motions
Gateway transportation program, debate 2329-31
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5234-8
motion that the House recess until 9:05 p.m., debate 5174-5
National Drinking Water Week 4326-7
Nature Trust of B.C., role 3294
New Relationship Trust, role of board 3613
Oil and gas, emission reduction 3756
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
legacies 4311
"sustainability Olympics" concept 3666
venue construction, use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards 3751
Oral questions
Air quality monitoring and standards 3432
Approval of fish farm licences 3731
Availability of corporate non-compliance information to Sierra Legal Defence Fund 2988-9
Bridge and highway projects in lower mainland 3391
Coal-fired plants and greenhouse gas emissions 5079-80
Funding for HIV/AIDS organizations 4809-10
Funding for hydrometric water monitoring services 2385-6
Impact of ferry sinking on Hartley Bay shellfish industry 4186
Non-compliance list of industrial polluters 3085-6
Private lodges and resorts in provincial parks 2501-2, 4641
Run-of-the-river applications in Squamish-Lilloet regional district 2684
Snowmobiling activities of Agriculture Minister and role with species at risk 2929-30
Pacific Coliseum, use of facility 4311
Pacific Salmon Foundation, contribution by CN Rail 3691
Park (Conservancy Enabling) Amendment Act, 2006
debate 4097-101, 4344-58
definitions, "conservancy" 4344-5
definitions, "designated wildland area" 4347
Parks
conservancies
biological diversity 4354-6
establishment 3745-6, 4098
establishment, compensation for resource tenures 4099, 4352
establishment, consultation 4098-100
funding 4099, 4352-3
future areas 4100
future areas, requirement for legislative amendment 4345
government agreements with first nations 4347-9
impact assessment for run-of-the-river hydroelectricity projects 4357
management 4099-100, 4346-7
management agreements and plans, collaboration 4349-51
management agreements and plans, funding 4351-2
permitted uses 4099, 4344, 4346, 4357-8
permitted uses by first nations 4350-1
purpose 4353-4
funding and revenues 3739-40
funding and staffing 4099
government actions 4101
government investment 2783-4
lodges and resorts in parks 4357, 5238
lodges and resorts in parks, government policy 2501-2, 3743-4, 4641
mountain pine beetle control 3744-5
park facility operators, revenues 3739-40
park use permits 4356-8
plans 3740-1, 3743
Poaching, penalties and prevention 3736
Police and policing, community policing centres 2782
Port Mann Bridge, expansion 3755
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 2568, 2782, 4979, 5236
Premier's Office, involvement in ministries 2566-7
Private members' statements
Global warming 5099-102
Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3905-6
Public Agency Accommodation Act, debate 3009
Queen Charlotte Islands, Nai Kun offshore wind farm project 3804-5
Railways, train derailments, compensation for environmental damages caused by derailments 3691
Recycling
codes of practice 3664
tire levy and industry stewardship program 3005-7, 3090-1
Regional districts, sustainability in regional planning 4082-3
Representative for Children and Youth Act, debate 4978-80
Resort Timber Administration Act, debate 3900-1
Resorts, timber harvesting in controlled recreation areas, consultation process 3900-1
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, government support 5236
School district 39 (Vancouver), enrolment levels 3373-4
Sea to Sky land and resource management plan 3804-5
Shipping industry, tanker safety, impact of marine traffic on environment 3694
Sierra Legal Defence Fund, freedom-of-information request for information on industrial pollution 2988-9, 3838
Significant Projects Streamlining Act, potential use of act 4083-4, 4750
Sir William Macdonald Community School, literacy program 5237
Social workers, training of first nations workers 3112
Society, social capital 2781, 2783-4
Soil enhancement using wastes, code of practice 3837-8
Species at Risk Act (federal), provisions on species at risk 3701, 3735-6
Spector, Norman, comments on B.C. Liberal Party government 2566
Squamish first nation, position on power project 3826
Squamish-Lillooet regional district
applications to district for run-of-the-river projects, decisions 2684, 3824-5
applications to district for run-of-the-river projects, plan proposal 2684
resolution on local government role in independent power producer projects on Crown land 4749
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
Kelowna accord, debate 4451
Statements by members
Black History Month 2498
National Drinking Water Week 4326-7
Nature Trust of B.C. 3294
Physical punishment of children and youth 5047
Vancouver District Science Fair 2767
World Water Day 3129
Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee, establishment and role 3731
Throne speech debate 2781-5
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry
estimates debate 4142
transfer of responsibilities from Forests and Range Ministry 3900
Transportation
environmentally sustainable transportation, initiatives 3750
environmentally sustainable transportation, role of Environment Ministry 3753-4
Pacific gateway initiative and projects
benefits 2784
involvement of Greater Vancouver regional district 2330
public consultation 2784-5
public consultation and forums 3391
role of Environment Minister 2330-1
sustainability 2329-31
transportation demand management 2330
Transportation Ministry
estimates debate 4545-6, 4575-6
role in government response to climate change and environmental issues 4545-6
Union of B.C. Municipalities
government consultation 4825
resolution on local government role in independent power producer projects 4825-6
Urban sprawl 3752-3
Utilities Commission Act, amendments 4749-50
Vancouver
East Vancouver, legacy of 2010 Olympic Winter Games 4311-2
first nations population, issues 3613
housing, social housing 2567
municipal election spending 4084
school closings 5236-7
Vancouver Aboriginal Council, work of organization 3614
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre, contract with government 3073, 3111
Vancouver District Science Fair, projects 2767
Vancouver East Cultural Centre, funding and role 4142
Vancouver Island, South Island, ecosystem protection 3839
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, accountability 4311
Vancouver Sun, article on environmental impact of ferry sinking on shellfish industry in Hartley Bay area 4186
Vancouver Technical Secondary School, capital upgrade 3375
Vancouver-Hastings constituency and area
description and issues 2566, 2781
first nations population 3113
poverty in area 4978, 5236
volunteers' work with vulnerable people 5236-7
Vertesi, Les, role in B.C. health care system reform 2567
Water
drinking water, protection 4326-7
hydrometric water monitoring system, funding 2385-6, 3838-9
management and stewardship, funding 3697
protection of resources 3129
Welfare
social programs and services, government funding for non-profit organizations 2781-3
support system for vulnerable persons 5237
Western Canada Wilderness Committee, freedom-of-information request, government handling 4641
Wildlife
bears
grizzly bears, future of orphaned cubs case 3738-9
grizzly bears, rehabilitation 3738
kermode bear, naming as provincial animal, legislation 3905-6
endangered species protection, ministerial responsibility 3699
impact of motorized recreational vehicles 2929
mountain caribou, government management plans 5238
mountain caribou, protection 3632-4
species at risk 3630-2, 3666, 3699-701, 3734-7
spotted owl, protection 3634
Wildlife Act, updating of act 3663
Woodley, Steven, comments on grizzly bear rehabilitation 3738-9
Youth, basic life skills training 2782
Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)

As subject
experience in health care system 3293
Children, human early learning partnership program 4491
Credit rating, B.C. rating 4163-5
Engineers, work of professional engineers 3727
Fish, steelhead, recovery of stocks 4283
Geoscientists, work 3727
Mining industry, investment in exploration 2334
Private members' statements
B.C. credit rating upgrade 4163-5
Rivers and streams, living rivers trust fund 4283
Safety Standards Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4334-5
Sales tax, review 4904
Statements by members
Future of steelhead stocks 4283
Human early learning partnership 4491
Investment in mineral exploration 2334
MLA's experience in health care system 3293
Professional engineers 3726-7
Provincial sales tax review 4904
Substance abuse and addiction, grow ops and meth labs
access to electricity consumption information by local authorities 4335
electricity theft 4335
TSX Venture Exchange, operations 2334
Vancouver, British Properties area, grow ops in area 4335

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