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

Hahn, David

Correspondence with Transportation Minister (Coons) 4579
Haida Gwaii See Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii)
Haida Nation

Consultation on forest stewardship plans (Coleman) 4205 (Simpson, B.) 4204-5, 4210
Culture and language programs, funding (Coons) 5189
Treaty negotiations, information-gathering (Christensen) 3618 (Coons) 3618
Treaty negotiations, status (Bell) 2769 (Coleman) 2769 (Coons) 2769
Hainsworth, Gavin, and Katherine Freund-Hainsworth

Book on New Westminster history (Puchmayr) 2583
Halcyon Home, Nakusp, B.C.

Status of facility (Evans) 2594
Haldane, Leon

Travel for health care services (Abbott) 2389 (Coons) 2389
Hall, Elmer

Transfer to care facility away from home community (Abbott) 2500-1 (Wyse) 2500
Hammond cedar mill See International Forest Products Inc.
Hampton Court, Vancouver, B.C.

Closing of facility (Abbott) 4734 (Coleman) 4467 (Fleming) 4467 (Robertson) 5150-1 (Wyse) 4705
Closing of mental health facility, petition tabled (Robertson) 5082
Handicapped persons See Disabled and handicapped persons
Hansard

Research commended (Fraser) 3477
Hapag-Lloyd AG

Shipping operations (Gentner) 2379
Harassment

Harassment in the workplace (Chong) 3133 (Les) 3133 (Thorne) 3133
HarbourLynx Holidays Ltd.

Taxation status and government orders-in-council (Horgan) 3238-9 (Thorpe) 3239
Harbours See particular ports; Ports
Harcourt, Michael

Work on first nations issues (Kwan) 3165-6
HardHats program See Training programs under Skills training
Hards, Phyllis

Death (Trevena) 4179
Harris, Bev

Retirement (Thorne) 2533
Harris, Roger

Appointment as B.C. Forest Safety Council safety ombudsman (de Jong) 2991 (Puchmayr) 2990-1
Hartley Bay, B.C.

Assistance from community for victims of ferry sinking
assistance (Simons) 3232
heroic achievement award (Coons) 4026
impact on community (Coons) 3618
Environmental impact of ferry sinking on shellfish industry in area (Coons) 3792 (Penner) 4186-7 (Simpson, S.) 4186
Involvement in Environment Minister's visit to site of ferry sinking (Penner) 3693-4 (Simpson, S.) 3693
Power sources for community (Penner) 4096-7
Haugen, Linda

Letter from Oil and Gas Commission advisory committee See Advisory committee under Oil and Gas Commission
Haven Society

Willow WAI (Wrap Around Initiative) project, services (Cantelon) 2270 (Coleman) 4457 (Routley) 4456-7
Have-not status See Transfer payments from federal government under Government
Health

Advance care directives See Adult guardianship and personal planning tools under Guardianship
Alternative therapies See Naturopaths
Complementary medicine See Naturopaths
Concept of "alienation," impact on health (Evans) 2848-9
Continuing care See Health – Continuing and long-term care
Disease See particular conditions, diseases, areas; Chronic disease management under Health – Health care system; Disease
End-of-life care See Hospice and palliative care
Facilities See Health – Health care facilities and hospitals
Funding for health care See Health – Health care funding
Health authorities See Health – Health authorities
Health care system See Health – Health care system
Home care and home support See Home care
Hospice care See Hospice and palliative care
Hospitals See Health – Health care facilities and hospitals; Housing – Residential care facilities
Mental health services See Mental health
Palliative care See Hospice and palliative care
Primary health care See Health – Health care system
Public health See Health – Public health
Research
funding (Abbott) 4507 (Campbell) 4833 (Coell) 4015-6 (Robertson) 4015
medical research in B.C. (Coell) 3941-2 (Throne speech) 2229
spinal cord research (MacKay) 2361 (Wyse) 2313
Health – Continuing and long-term care

Alternative level of care (Abbott) 4602-3 (Conroy) 4601, 4603
Assessment of care needs (Abbott) 4574-5
Beds
bed closings (Campbell) 4885 (Hammell) 2691 (James) 4885
bed closings, impact on patients (James) 4915
funding See Long-term care beds under Health – Health care funding
long-term care beds See also Beds under Housing – Residential care facilities
(Abbott) 2237, 2501, 2585-6, 4284 (Campbell) 4881 (Cantelon) 2615-6 (Chudnovsky) 2773-4 (Conroy) 2237, 2625, 2627 (Coons) 2501 (Cubberley) 2795 (Fleming) 2263, 2652-3 (James) 2249, 4881-2 (Krog) 2258 (Lali) 2854 (Simpson, S.) 2568 (Wyse) 2313 (Yap) 2657
new beds (Brar) 2363 (Yap) 2354
number of beds (Abbott) 4573-4, 4602 (Conroy) 4573-4
wait times See also Wait times under Housing – Residential care facilities
(Krueger) 2705
Facilities See also Health – Health care facilities and hospitals; Housing – Residential care facilities
conditions (Rustad) 2778
conditions and closings (Conroy) 4574 (Evans) 2593-5
improvements (Abbott) 2550, 4575
private facilities (Abbott) 4601, 4605-6 (Conroy) 4605
staffing issues (Abbott) 4605-6 (Conroy) 4605-6
staffing issues, regulation of staffing levels See Regulation under Housing – Residential care facilities
transfer of private facilities to public system (Abbott) 2237 (Conroy) 2237
Legislation See Community Care and Assisted Living Act
Long-term care during NDP administration (Abbott) 2238, 2586 (Krueger) 2423 (Mayencourt) 2605-6
Review of seniors care in health facilities
expanded review (Conroy) 2681-2 (Cubberley) 2683 (James) 2632-3 (Puchmayr) 2586-7 (Thorne) 2586 (Wyse) 2682
participation of health authority officials (Abbott) 2585, 2632-3 (Conroy) 4601-2 (Farnworth) 2585 (James) 2632-3
review (Abbott) 2498-501, 2550, 2584-6, 2681-2, 4602 (Conroy) 2499, 2550 (Cubberley) 2500, 2552 (Farnworth) 2553 (James) 2498-9 (Kwan) 2501
review of first-available-bed policy See Wait times, first-available-bed policy under Housing – Residential care facilities
Transfer of seniors away from home communities, cases (Abbott) 2550 (Conroy) 2499, 2550, 2585, 2625-6, 2682, 4602 (Cubberley) 2499-500 (Puchmayr) 2586-7 (Thorne) 2586 (Wyse) 2500
Health – Health authorities

Accountability (Abbott) 2633 (Dix) 5247-8 (Lali) 2543, 2854-5
Accountability contracts (Campbell) 4915
Capital plans (Abbott) 4725-6
Funding See Health – Health care funding
Need for north coast authority (Coons) 2576
Review of seniors care in health facilities See Health – Continuing and long-term care
Spending on child and youth mental health (Wyse) 3200
Health – Health care facilities and hospitals See also particular facilities and locations

Beds See Health – Continuing and long-term care; Health – Health care system
Capital projects (Abbott) 4513 (Cubberley) 4513-4
Capital projects, public-private partnerships (Abbott) 4728-9 (Cubberley) 4728-9
Cleaning and food services
audits (Abbott) 2289, 4778-9 (Sather) 4778-9
privatization (Puchmayr) 2442 (Sather) 2561
rethermalized food (Abbott) 3133-4, 3297, 4781 (Sather) 2561, 3297, 4781
services (Karagianis) 2510 (Sather) 2289
wages (Sather) 2561
Closing of facilities (Conroy) 2402
Construction (MacKay) 2361
Construction, financing (Cubberley) 2887 (Taylor) 2887
Emergency rooms See Emergency services under Health – Health care system
Hospital admittance protocols (Abbott) 2587
Improvements (Abbott) 4507 (Bloy) 2698 (Krueger) 2704 (Throne speech) 2227
Over-capacity operation (Cubberley) 3088
Private facilities See also Facilities, private facilities under Health – Continuing and long-term care; Private services and privatization under Health – Health care system
facilities (Cubberley) 2795-7
mortality rates (Sather) 2561
staff (Sather) 2561
Workload formula (Abbott) 4330-1 (Cubberley) 4330
Health – Health care funding

Additional funding (Abbott) 4286 (Conroy) 4286
Capital projects (Abbott) 4514 (Cubberley) 4514
Federal funding (Cubberley) 2600-1, 4508-9
Funding (Abbott) 3988, 4285, 4506, 4511 (Chong) 2621 (Coleman) 2572-3, 2791-2 (Cubberley) 4511 (Farnworth) 2416-7 (Jarvis) 2532 (Lekstrom) 2508 (McIntyre) 2579 (Mayencourt) 2606-7 (Neufeld) 2643 (Nuraney) 2627 (Thorpe) 2565 (van Dongen) 2539
Funding for long-term care beds, petition tabled (Farnworth) 3598
Government per-capita spending (Dix) 5248
Wage increases (Abbott) 4511-2 (Cubberley) 4511
Health – Health care system

Accountability See also Health – Health authorities
(James) 4915-6
Accountability to rural communities (Macdonald) 2350
Administration of public and private systems (Ralston) 2639
Ambulance service See Ambulance service
Beds
acute care beds, number (Abbott) 2682 (Campbell) 4883-5, 4888-90 (James) 4881-9
acute-care beds, use by seniors in need of long-term care See Alternative level of care under Health – Continuing and long-term care
appropriate use of acute-care beds (Chudnovsky) 2238, 2773-4 (James) 2401
increase (Abbott) 4638-9
long-term care beds See Beds under Health – Continuing and long-term care
need for additional beds (Kwan) 2402
number and distribution (Campbell) 4915
number during 1990s (Abbott) 2453-4, 2588, 2928, 4331, 4494-5, 4638
over-capacity protocol (Cubberley) 3821
patient stays in hotels (Abbott) 2454
reduction in number, impact on system (Abbott) 4283 (Cubberley) 2587, 2602, 2683, 3088, 3987-8, 4125-6, 4284, 4510, 4639 (James) 4283, 4914 (Wyse) 3089, 4639
Call for independent inquiry into system (Cubberley) 2588
Centralization, impact on rural communities (Macdonald) 2351
Centres of excellence and specialized clinics (Ralston) 2300
Challenges (Polak) 2251
Challenges and issues, debate (Abbott) 4511
Change in system
change (Bell) 2835
management of change (Macdonald) 2350-1
mandate from public (Macdonald) 2350
need for public dialogue (Yap) 2353-4
Chronic disease management (Abbott) 4518 (Cubberley) 4518
Chronic disease management, patients with chronic disease and mental illness (Abbott) 4692
Community health centres (Chudnovsky) 2774
Conversation on Health See Public consultation by government below under this main heading
Costs (Karagianis) 2700 (Whittred) 2245
Current conditions (Abbott) 2401, 3433 (Campbell) 4881, 4888 (Chudnovsky) 2238 (Coleman) 2572 (Conroy) 2625, 3432 (James) 2401, 4880-1 (Kwan) 2395 (Lali) 2543
Current conditions, cases (Chouhan) 2278-9
Decision-making (Chudnovsky) 2773
Diagnostic equipment (Evans) 2848-9 (Lee) 2374
Diagnostic equipment maintenance, information access from outside Canada See Access from outside Canada for equipment maintenance under Information
Electronic health records See Personal health information and Technology below under this main heading
Emergency services See also particular hospitals
current conditions in emergency rooms (Campbell) 4889-90 (Chouhan) 4124 (Cubberley) 4638-9 (James) 4283, 4889 (Kwan) 4285 (Puchmayr) 4027, 4123 (Ralston) 4028
demand levels (Abbott) 3821
government initiative for improvement (Abbott) 4429, 4494
government investment (Abbott) 4030, 4124, 4283, 4285-6
impact of reduction in number of acute and long-term care beds See Beds, reduction in number, impact on system above under this main heading
services (Cubberley) 3987-8
staff morale (Cubberley) 4028-9
Fees for access to family physicians (Cubberley) 2237
Government initiatives (Campbell) 4833
Government initiatives and investments (Campbell) 4881-90
Health and safety of patients (Chudnovsky) 2773
Health professionals See also Laboratory technologists and Workers below under this main heading; Paramedics under Ambulance service; Nurses; Physicians
training (Abbott) 3821, 4027, 4029, 4124, 4331, 4740-1 (Campbell) 4126 (Coell) 3943
training spaces (Coell) 4014-5, 4017 (Robertson) 4015
wage increases, funding See Funding for wage increases under Health – Health care funding
Health professions, regulatory colleges, legislation (Abbott) 4104
Impact of aging population on system (Abbott) 2588, 2928, 4515-6 (Bennett) 2309-10 (Black) 2241 (Campbell) 4886 (Chong) 2277 (Coleman) 2791 (Cubberley) 2794 (MacKay) 2359 (Polak) 2253 (Sather) 2559 (Yap) 2353-4
Impact of government initiatives on system (James) 4913-4
Impact on economy, comparison to U.S. system (Dix) 2618-9 (Ralston) 2638-9
Information, B.C. Nurseline service (Thorpe) 2712
Injury prevention, regulations See Regulations for injury prevention below under this main heading
Issues raised by opposition (James) 4913
Laboratory technologists, need (Robertson) 4014-6
Labour shortage, impact on system (Dix) 2863-4
Legislation
B.C. legislation on principles (Campbell) 2236 (Penner) 2296 (Routley) 2272 (Throne speech) 2226
federal legislation See Canada Health Act
principles See Canada Health Act
Medical equipment See Diagnostic equipment above under this main heading
Medical imaging systems See Technology below under this main heading
Medical malpractice, use of apologies (McIntyre) 3462 (Mayencourt) 3459-60
Medical records transfer fees (Simpson, S.) 5237
Mixed public-private system See also Two-tiered system below under this main heading
(Bennett) 2310 (Ralston) 2639-40 (Thorpe) 2711 (Throne speech) 2226 (Yap) 2353-4
MRI equipment maintenance, information access from outside Canada See Access from outside Canada for equipment maintenance under Information
NDP position (Black) 2241
Patient satisfaction (Abbott) 2586, 2634 (Cubberley) 2634, 3821, 4125 (Hawkins) 2788 (James) 3820, 4882
Personal health information See also Technology, electronic health records below under this main heading
collection, use and disclosure of information (Abbott) 4103-4, 4504 (Cubberley) 4343, 4504
designation of health information banks, exemption by cabinet (Abbott) 4504 (Cubberley) 4503
information-sharing agreements (Abbott) 4505 (Cubberley) 4343, 4505
patient access (Abbott) 4502-3 (Cubberley) 4502-3
privacy (Abbott) 3982, 4344
privacy, complaints (Abbott) 4504-5 (Cubberley) 4343, 4504-5
Planning (Campbell) 4886 (James) 4887
Primary health care, funding (Abbott) 4517 (Cubberley) 4517
Primary health care, reforms (Abbott) 4517 (Chudnovsky) 2774 (Cubberley) 2794
Private services and privatization
emergency clinic in Vancouver See False Creek Surgical Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
government action on inappropriate practices (Abbott) 5120-1
government position (Dix) 2619 (Gentner) 5158 (Sather) 2559-60
impact on accountability and patient care (Chudnovsky) 2518
impact on businesses (Sather) 2559-60
impact on patient care (Chouhan) 2278-9 (Routley) 2272
parallel private system See Mixed public-private system above under this main heading
patient spending levels (Dix) 5248
payment for private services See also User fees below under this main heading
(Bains) 5225 (Dix) 5091-2, 5249 (Wyse) 5220-1
private clinics during NDP administration (Abbott) 2238, 2634-5, 5119 (Campbell) 2237
privatization (Austin) 2306-7 (Bains) 2357 (Chudnovsky) 2772-3 (Dix) 2861-2 (Fleming) 2262 (Fraser) 2470 (James) 2248-9 (Karagianis) 2510 (Krog) 2255, 2647 (Macdonald) 2350-1 (Puchmayr) 2477 (Ralston) 2300-1 (Wyse) 2313
study (Abbott) 4729 (Cubberley) 4729
use of private services for publicly funded surgeries (Whittred) 2245
Public consultation by government See also Reforms, public consultation below under this main heading
(Bloy) 2698 (Campbell) 4884, 4887 (Cubberley) 2795, 2797 (Fleming) 2262 (Krog) 2255-6 (Sather) 2561 (Thorpe) 2711
Public system
current conditions (Krog) 2255
economic advantage (Ralston) 5188
relationship with medical coverage for employees (Ralston) 2299
system (Hammell) 2692 (Karagianis) 2700-1
Queue-jumping by payment of fees See User fees and Private services and privatization, payment for private services below under this main heading
Reforms
government initiatives and reforms (Bennett) 2309-10 (Black) 2241-2 (Campbell) 2237, 2238 (Chouhan) 2278-9 (Chudnovsky) 2238 (Cubberley) 2600, 2795, 2797 (Evans) 2592 (Hawes) 2259-61 (Horning) 2305 (Kwan) 2239 (MacKay) 2360-1 (Polak) 2252 (Throne speech) 2226-7
NDP position (Bond) 2867
public consultation (Abbott) 4514-7 (Cubberley) 4514-7
reforms within public system (Horgan) 2526
study of systems in other countries See Sustainability below under this main heading
visits to other countries by Premier (Bloy) 2698 (Coons) 2575 (Dix) 2618-9 (Krog) 2647 (Ralston) 2638, 2640 (Sather) 2559-60
visits to other countries by Premier and Health Minister (Abbott) 2235-6, 2403, 2455, 2552-3 (Bains) 2357 (Campbell) 2236, 2239, 4912 (Cantelon) 2269 (Chouhan) 2278 (Chudnovsky) 2238 (Cubberley) 2403, 2552 (Farnworth) 2553 (Fleming) 2263 (Hawes) 2260 (Hayer) 2281 (Horning) 2305 (James) 2235-6, 4913 (Krog) 2256 (Kwan) 2239 (Lali) 2855 (Lee) 2373 (MacKay) 2359-60 (Puchmayr) 2477 (Ralston) 2299-300
visits to other countries by Premier, other attendees (Horgan) 2719
Regional health care (Abbott) 2551
Regional health care, review (James) 2551-2
Regulations for injury prevention from medical sharps, petition tabled (Conroy) 5082
Service delivery models, mixed system (Ralston) 2300
Services, entitlement of citizens to public services (Gentner) 5159
Services for seniors (Coons) 2831-2 (Puchmayr) 2839
Specialized clinics See Centres of excellence and specialized clinics above under this main heading
Studies on private and public systems (Dix) 2619
Surgery
cancellations (Abbott) 2927 (Conroy) 2927
day surgeries (Abbott) 2454
Medical Services Plan coverage for reconstructive dental surgery See Medical Services Plan of British Columbia
post-surgery physiotherapy (Abbott) 4525, 4565-6 (Cubberley) 4525, 4565-6
surgeries (Abbott) 4506-7 (Lee) 2374
wait-lists See Wait-lists and waiting times below under this main heading
Surgery, joint replacements
cost (Abbott) 4565 (Cubberley) 4565
government funding and strategy (Abbott) 4568 (Bloy) 2698-9 (Cubberley) 2600-2 (Jarvis) 2532 (Throne speech) 2227 (Yap) 3293-4
government strategy (Abbott) 4524 (Cubberley) 4524-5
number (Abbott) 4565, 5120 (Cubberley) 4565 (Yap) 2354
post-surgery services (Abbott) 4566-8 (Cubberley) 4566-7
Sustainability (Campbell) 4912 (Cubberley) 2794, 4515-6 (Hawes) 2260 (Lee) 2374 (Simpson, S.) 2784 (Thorpe) 2565 (Yap) 2353
Sustainability, study of systems in other countries (Abbott) 4516 (Campbell) 2239 (Cubberley) 4516 (Polak) 2252 (Throne speech) 2226
System during 1990s (Puchmayr) 2503
System during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Abbott) 2401 (Bains) 2356-7 (Campbell) 3987 (Coons) 2831-2 (Dix) 5248-9 (Fleming) 2262-3
System during NDP administration (Abbott) 3088-9, 3986-7, 4027-8, 4030, 4123, 4125 (Campbell) 4881-3, 4888-90, 4915 (Chong) 2620 (Cubberley) 4508-9 (Hammell) 2690 (Krueger) 2706
System in B.C. (Coleman) 2790-2 (Hayer) 2280 (Krueger) 2422-3 (Lekstrom) 2508-9
System in B.C., comparison with other provinces (Abbott) 2236, 3820, 4506, 4511 (Campbell) 4882, 4887, 4912 (Cubberley) 3821, 4509-10 (Farnworth) 2415 (Fleming) 2262 (Krueger) 2423, 2705 (Les) 2414 (Penner) 2294 (Rustad) 2777-8 (Thorpe) 2711 (Throne speech) 2225
System in Canada, comparison with other jurisdictions (Cubberley) 4516
System in Canada, role in competitive economy (Routley) 5168
Technology
electronic health initiatives (Abbott) 4507, 4570
electronic health initiatives, federal funding (Campbell) 4884
electronic health initiatives, psychiatrist access See Programs and services, telepsychiatry under Mental health
electronic health records See also Personal health information above under this main heading
(Abbott) 3982, 4343-4 (Cubberley) 4343, 4501-2
electronic health records, legislation See Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
impact on health care costs (Cubberley) 4516
picture archiving and communication system (PACS) (Polak) 3084-5
Travel for treatment and diagnostic services
case (Abbott) 2389 (Coons) 2389
travel (Austin) 2306
travel for northern residents (Abbott) 4771 (Coons) 4770-1 (MacKay) 2360-1
Two-tiered system (Cantelon) 2269 (Cubberley) 2796-7 (Hawes) 2259, 2261 (Trevena) 2291 (Yap) 2354
U.S. corporations in Canada and role of North American Free Trade Agreement (Sather) 2560
Universality (Dix) 5247
Use of public clinics for repetitive surgeries (Krog) 2255
User fees (Abbott) 2634 (Conroy) 5120 (Cubberley) 2634, 2796-7, 3296, 3596 (Fraser) 2470 (James) 2236, 5119 (Kwan) 2634-5, 3297 (Sather) 2560
User fees, prevention in federal legislation (Cubberley) 2488
Wait-lists and waiting times
public concerns, petition tabled (Chudnovsky) 5082
queue-jumping by payment of fees See User fees and Private services and privatization, payment for private services below under this main heading
reduction in waiting times (Abbott) 4028
surgery wait-lists (Abbott) 4523-4 (Ralston) 2639-40 (Routley) 5184 (Thorne) 2533
surgery wait-lists, joint replacements (Cubberley) 4523-4 (MacKay) 2361
Workers
aging workers (Hawkins) 2788
collective agreements, government changes (Lali) 2855
communications policy (Abbott) 2633-4 (Conroy) 2633
community care workers See Community care workers under Disabled and handicapped persons
concerns of front-line workers (Abbott) 2683 (Cubberley) 2683
health support workers, collective agreement, handling by B.C. Liberal Party government (Coons) 2575
health support workers, legislated collective agreement (Chouhan) 2278-9, 2439 (Dix) 2431-2, 2434, 2436
health support workers, wages (Dix) 2437
performance (Krueger) 2705
shortage (Campbell) 4911 (Sather) 3818
wages (Dix) 2863 (Karagianis) 2700
wages, funding for wage increases See Funding for wage increases under Health – Health care funding
wages of contracted workers (Bains) 5225
working conditions (Cubberley) 4510
Health – Public health

Benefits of physical activity (Campbell) 4886
Early diagnosis of hearing problems in children (Abbott) 4770 (Coons) 2699, 4770
Early diagnosis of hearing, sight and dental problems in children (Bloy) 2699 (Throne speech) 2227
Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness
ActNow B.C. initiative (Hansen) 3921 (Karagianis) 2936
inclusion of income assistance recipients See Recipients, access to healthy diet under Income assistance
promotion (Abbott) 2984, 4507-8 (Cantelon) 2269 (Horning) 2305 (Throne speech) 2227-8 (Trevena) 2292 (van Dongen) 2539
Health status, link with community involvement (Krueger) 2422
Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness (Cubberley) 2604
Impact of pesticide use on human health See Pest control and pesticide use under Environment
Physical activity and fitness levels in B.C. (Cubberley) 4510
Health Act

Amendments (Abbott) 3982
Definitions, "health care body" (Abbott) 4503 (Cubberley) 4503
Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act

Re-enactment of provisions (Krog) 3891, 3998 (Oppal) 3998
Health Emergency Act

Amendments (Krog) 3999 (Oppal) 3999
Health, Ministry of

Estimates
debate 4505-25, 4565-75, 4599-614, 4689-709, 4725-35, 4769-84
speakers (Abbott) 4505-8, 4511-25, 4565-75, 4599-614, 4689-709, 4725-35, 4769-84 (Brar) 4774-5 (Conroy) 4570-4, 4599-614 (Coons) 4769-71 (Cubberley) 4508-25, 4565-70, 4725-9, 4734-5, 4769, 4775-8, 4783-4 (Fraser) 4771-4 (Kwan) 4707-9 (Mayencourt) 4779-81 (Robertson) 4771, 4773-4 (Routley) 4782-3 (Sather) 4778-9, 4781 (Wyse) 4689-707, 4729-34
Accomplishments, goals and responsibilities (Abbott) 4505-8
Capital budget and plan (Abbott) 4779-80 (Mayencourt) 4779-80
Estimates process (Abbott) 4784 (Cubberley) 4784
Funding of Legacies Now (Abbott) 4514 (Cubberley) 4514
Mandate of Deputy Minister to review cases of senior couples' separation in care facilities (Farnworth) 2403
Health Professions Act

Amendments (Abbott) 3982-3
Health, Select Standing Committee on

Powers and role (de Jong) 2344
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2006

(Bill 29) (Minister of Health) 1R, 3982-3; 2R, 4103-5, 4342-4; C, 4501-5; 3R, 4505; RA, 5066
Debate, speakers (Abbott) 3982-3, 4103-4, 4343-4, 4502-5 (Cubberley) 4342-3, 4501-5
Purpose of bill (Cubberley) 4343, 4501
Heart health See Cardiac health
Heartlands

Heartlands as area of B.C. See British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
Heiltsuk Nation

Proposal to government (Christensen) 3619
Re-signing of accord with government (Coons) 3617
HELP (Human early learning partnership) program See Children – Early childhood development
Henderson, Kim

Position with Premier's Office (Campbell) 4836 (James) 4836
Hendricks, Norm

Comments on conservation officer for Golden (Macdonald) 3833
Henry Durand Manor, Golden, B.C.

Improvements (Abbott) 2453
Hepatitis

Public awareness (Karagianis) 4636
Heritage Park Secondary School, Mission, B.C.

Construction (Hawes) 2260
Heritage sites

Archaeological sites (Ilich) 4244 (Simons) 4244
Community-based heritage properties (Ilich) 4143 (Simons) 4143
Conservation (Ilich) 4129
Government strategy (Ilich) 4142 (Simons) 4142
Preservation (Gentner) 2334-5
Protection of first nations sacred sites See particular locations; Protection of cultural and sacred sites under First nations
Protection of first nations sacred sites on Vancouver Island See First nations sacred sites, protection under Vancouver Island
Hertzman, Clyde

Work on early childhood development (Reid) 2473, 3177-8, 3182, 3197 (Thorne) 3178, 3198
Hidden Heroes

Concept of program (Cantelon) 3275-6
Highland Valley copper mine

Proposed landfill for area, requirements (Penner) 3830 (Wyse) 3830
High-technology industry

Industry in B.C. (Coell) 2685
Public-private partnerships for infrastructure (Kwan) 2893-4 (Taylor) 2893
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)

Dougan Lake section, accommodation for agriculture industry (Falcon) 4561 (Horgan) 4560-1
Expansion between Kamloops and Alberta border (Macdonald) 2351
Impact on Delta (Gentner) 3058
Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements (Falcon) 4527 (Macdonald) 2351
Spencer Road interchange See Bear Mountain development, transportation infrastructure under Vancouver Island
Highway 11

Widening of section between Mission and Abbotsford (van Dongen) 2540
Highway 14

Sooke Road, safety improvements (Falcon) 4560 (Horgan) 4560
Highway 16

Hitchhiking on highway (MacKay) 3278-9
Missing women along highway
community initiatives (Brar) 3278
government action (Austin) 3387 (Brar) 2337-8, 2364-5, 3277-9, 3430 (Chong) 4225 (Coons) 2577, 2832, 5190-1 (Fraser) 3140 (Les) 2337-8 (MacKay) 3278 (Rustad) 3147 (Thorne) 2338, 4225
Highway of Tears Symposium (Christensen) 3617 (Coons) 3617
police investigation (Brar) 3279 (Les) 3430 (MacKay) 3279
police investigation, reward incentive for information (Brar) 3430, 3730 (Kwan) 3430 (Les) 3730-1
Use for industrial traffic (Simpson, B.) 4482
Widening (Rustad) 2777
Highway 19 (Island Highway)

Impact of logging truck traffic (Falcon) 4557-8 (Trevena) 4557
Highway 30

Repairs (Falcon) 4557 (Trevena) 4557
Highway 91

72nd Avenue and Highway 91 border infrastructure project See Transportation infrastructure under Delta, B.C.
Highway 99

Sea to Sky Highway upgrades
cost (Kwan) 2873, 2883-4 (Taylor) 2873
credit rating of construction companies (Kwan) 2752
Eagleridge interchange (Chudnovsky) 4627, 4629-30 (Falcon) 4627-30
Eagleridge interchange and overland route (McIntyre) 2590-1
impact on environment See upgrades, Eagleridge interchange above under this subheading
project (Falcon) 4528 (McIntyre) 2590-1 (van Dongen) 2540
public-private partnership (Chudnovsky) 4682-5 (Falcon) 4548, 4682-5 (Kwan) 2747-50, 2798-802, 2804-5, 2868-71, 2959, 2962 (Taylor) 2747-50, 2798-803, 2869-71, 2959-60
public-private partnership, risk transfers (Chudnovsky) 2878-81 (Kwan) 2750, 2753-4 (Taylor) 2753, 2755, 2878-81
report See Report on Sea to Sky Highway upgrade project, review by Auditor General under Partnerships British Columbia
Highway 101

Need for improvements (Simons) 5229
Highway 401

Connection to Delta port See Delta Port
Highway of Tears See Missing women along highway under Highway 16
Highways and roads See also particular highways or locations

Bypasses, effectiveness (Gentner) 2377
Forest roads See Forests and forest industry
Maintenance and rehabilitation, impact of increased truck traffic (Falcon) 4528, 4543-5 (Simpson, B.) 4543-4
Maintenance contracts (Simpson, B.) 5232
National highway system, federal funding for upgrades (Campbell) 4933-4
Old Hope Road, residents' concerns re sour gas wells (Gentner) 3431-2 (Neufeld) 3431-2
Road safety See Traffic safety under Automobiles
Rural roads See Highways and roads under British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
Hildahl, Wayne

Comments on specialized clinic operations (Ralston) 2300
Hillside See Victoria-Hillside constituency and area
Hillside Gardens, Burnaby, B.C.

Tenant issues See Housing issues, cases under Burnaby-Edmonds constituency and area
Hip replacements See Surgery, joint replacements under Health – Health care system
HIV/AIDS See AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
Hobiyee celebration

Event (Coons) 2578
Hochstein, Philip

Comments on Gateway projects (Chudnovsky) 4626 (Falcon) 4626-7
Hockey Canada

Contributions of organization (Campbell) 3589
Hogwild About Reading

Literacy fundraising motorcycle ride (Black) 4804-5
Holberg wind project See Stothert Power Corp.
Holocaust

Education See Curriculum, examination of events of discrimination and racism under Education
Remembrance (Chouhan) 4166 (Whittred) 4165-6
Holocaust Memorial Day

Commemoration (Chouhan) 3983 (Rustad) 3983
Home care

Assessment of care needs See also Health – Continuing and long-term care
(Abbott) 4610
Housekeeping services (Abbott) 4611 (Conroy) 4611
Impact of reductions (Simpson, B.) 5233
Services (Thorne) 5200
Services and funding (Abbott) 4609-11 (Campbell) 4887 (Conroy) 4609-11, 5243 (Evans) 2594-5
Workers, supply (Abbott) 4610
Home inspectors See Property inspection
Home Owner Grant Act

Amendments (Kwan) 3065-7 (Taylor) 3065-7
Home support See Home care
Homelessness

Accommodation for street people (Cubberley) 5239-40
Costs to society (Puchmayr) 5207
Deaths of homeless people (Routley) 5167
Government action (Campbell) 4837-9 (Coleman) 3686, 3732, 4459-62 (Fraser) 2471 (James) 4837-9 (Kwan) 5217-8 (Mayencourt) 2318-9 (Routley) 2317-20, 3686, 4409-10, 4459-62, 5103-4
Government initiatives (Coleman) 2574, 3540, 4408, 4416 (Throne speech) 2231
Homeless outreach program (Coleman) 4457-8 (Routley) 4457-8
Homeless outreach program, pilot project (Krog) 2646 (Mayencourt) 2348 (Richmond) 3241
Homelessness in B.C. See also particular locations
(Brar) 5154 (Coleman) 4455 (Conroy) 2625 (Fleming) 2653-4 (Karagianis) 2664, 2701 (Lali) 2852, 5197 (Puchmayr) 5207 (Ralston) 5186 (Routley) 4282, 4455 (Simpson, S.) 5235-6 (Thorne) 5133, 5201
Impact on local economies (Mayencourt) 5102
Impact on tourism industry (Ralston) 5186
Mentally ill homeless persons See Housing for people with mental illness under Housing; Mental illness and homelessness under Mental health
Service providers, funding (Routley) 2318
Shelters See Temporary housing and shelters under Housing
Task force (Coleman) 4466 (Fleming) 4466
Homeowner grant

Changes (Chong) 2623 (Coleman) 2572 (Conroy) 2624 (Farnworth) 2417 (Hayer) 2428 (Jarvis) 2532-3 (Krog) 2645-6 (Kwan) 2406, 3004 (Lekstrom) 2507 (Les) 2413 (Neufeld) 2643 (Richmond) 2556 (Taylor) 2393, 2395 (Thorpe) 2564
Eligibility (Kwan) 3065-7 (Taylor) 3065-7 (Thorpe) 2936, 2945
Eligibility, float homes See Float homes
Eligibility, manufactured homes See Manufactured homes
Grant for home renovations for disabled persons (Karagianis) 3041 (Thorpe) 2936, 2940, 3041-2
Homeowner Protection Act

Provisions on home warranties (Coleman) 4453
Homeowner protection office

Responsibilities (Coleman) 4453-4 (Karagianis) 4453-4
Homes B.C. program

Elimination (Fleming) 2654
HomeSave project See Social and Enterprise Development Innovations
Hospice and palliative care

Admission criteria See Management and protocols below under this main heading
Funding (Abbott) 4778 (Conroy) 4612-4 (Cubberley) 4777-8
Information (Cubberley) 4775-6
Information, website See Lois Fish Palliative Society
Link with acute-care system and hospitals See Management and protocols below under this main heading
Management and protocols (Abbott) 4734-5, 4769 (Cubberley) 4734-5, 4769
Services (Abbott) 4612-4, 4772 (Reid) 2858
Support programs for family caregivers (Abbott) 4777-8 (Cubberley) 4776-7
Volunteers, aging volunteers (Routley) 5184
Hospital Employees Union

Collective agreement See Workers, health support workers under Health – Health care system
Collective bargaining with government (Chudnovsky) 2440-1
Hospitals See Health – Health care facilities and hospitals
Housing

Affordable housing See also Social and subsidized housing below under this main heading
availability (Coleman) 4412-3 (Fleming) 2263-4, 4677 (Fraser) 2471 (Karagianis) 2510, 2701 (Krog) 2257 (Kwan) 2408, 3004 (Robertson) 2608 (Routley) 4409, 4412, 5076 (Simpson, S.) 2782-3
federal funding (Campbell) 4839-40 (James) 4839 (Kwan) 2953-4 (Taylor) 2953
funding (Campbell) 4837-9
role of government (Chouhan) 5194 (Ralston) 5186-7
Building and safety policy (Coleman) 4408
Building codes See Construction industry
Construction See Construction industry
Current conditions in Canada (Fleming) 4677
Emergency shelters See Temporary housing and shelters below under this main heading
Fire codes See Fires and firefighters
Float homes See Float homes
Government policy (Coleman) 4408
Government strategy
modernization strategy (Coleman) 4409
performance measurement (Campbell) 4837 (James) 4837-8
strategy (Bell) 2836 (Campbell) 4837-40 (Cantelon) 2270 (Coleman) 2574, 4408-9, 4413-4, 4416-20 (Fraser) 2471 (Kwan) 2395 (Lali) 2855 (Routley) 2272-3, 4419 (Thorne) 2534 (Throne speech) 2231 (Wyse) 2313 (Yap) 2656
Home warranty providers See Construction industry
Homelessness See Homelessness
Housing for people with mental illness (Abbott) 4696-7, 4703-6 (Campbell) 4839-40 (Coleman) 2456 (Wyse) 2312-3, 2479, 4703, 4705
Housing for vulnerable persons (Coleman) 4409-10 (Routley) 4409-10
Leasehold buildings, policy (Mayencourt) 2549
Market housing, affordability and prices (Ralston) 5186
Mobile homes See Manufactured homes
Non-profit housing, need (Thorne) 5077
Rental housing See Housing – Rental housing
Residential care facilities See Housing – Residential care facilities
Role of local government, consultation (Coleman) 4415-6 (Routley) 4415
Seniors housing See Housing – Residential care facilities; Housing under Seniors
Social and subsidized housing
ending of tenancy after failure to qualify (Coleman) 5029-30 (Routley) 5029-30
funding (Coleman) 4408 (Routley) 2456 (Simpson, S.) 2567
funding, allocation to assisted living See Assisted-living model, funding under Housing – Residential care facilities
funding, federal-provincial agreements (Coleman) 4414 (Routley) 4414
housing for people with mental illness See Housing for people with mental illness above under this main heading
integrated housing (Coleman) 2455-6
need (Krog) 2646 (Simpson, S.) 2567-8
non-market stock (Routley) 4413
public housing stock (Routley) 2273
units (Coleman) 4410-1, 4416-8, 4466 (Fleming) 4466 (Kwan) 5218 (Routley) 4410-1, 4416-9
waiting times (Wyse) 5053
wait-lists (Coleman) 4411-2, 4469 (Fleming) 4678 (Kwan) 4468-9 (Routley) 4411
Supporting communities partnership initiatives (Coleman) 4457
Temporary housing and shelters See also Transition houses
availability (Campbell) 4838 (Coleman) 4460 (Routley) 4460
emergency shelters (Karagianis) 5241
funding (Coleman) 3686, 3732 (Routley) 3686
mentally handicapped clients See also Housing for people with mental illness under Housing
(Coleman) 4458 (Routley) 4457-8
review (Coleman) 4456
spaces for women (Coleman) 4460-1 (Routley) 4460
temporary shelters (James) 4839
Tenancy issues See Housing – Rental housing
Housing – Rental housing

Affordable rental housing (Fleming) 2263-4
Arbitrators, hiring as government staff (Abbott) 4025 (Coleman) 4664, 4986-94 (Karagianis) 4668 (Routley) 4665, 4986-94
Availability (Coleman) 4414-5 (Routley) 4409
Dispute resolution
administrative tribunals (Routley) 4988, 4991
application of administrative tribunals legislation to director (Coleman) 5025-6 (Routley) 5025
call centres (Conroy) 5055
confidentiality (Coleman) 5026
director's qualifications (Coleman) 5031 (Conroy) 5031
director's responsibilities (Coleman) 5026-7 (Karagianis) 4668-9 (Routley) 5026-7
information officers (Routley) 5026
process (Coleman) 4988, 4992
replacement of arbitration hearings (Coleman) 5025 (Fleming) 4677-8
staff (Coleman) 5055
Ending of tenancy, reasons (Fleming) 4678 (Routley) 4665
Ending of tenancy without hearing (Coleman) 5024-5 (Fleming) 4677-8 (Routley) 5024-5
Landlord subsidy program (Conroy) 2625
Rent increases (Coleman) 5021-4 (Fleming) 4678 (Karagianis) 4669 (Routley) 5021
Rent supplements (Coleman) 4412-3, 4416-8 (Fleming) 2263 (Kwan) 2408 (Routley) 2273, 4412-3, 4416-8 (Wyse) 2313
Rental assistance programs (Coleman) 2455
Residential tenancy legislation during NDP administration (Coleman) 4680
Residential tenancy offices, services (Coleman) 4408, 4664-5 (Fleming) 4678 (Fraser) 4673-4 (Karagianis) 4668 (Routley) 4665
Subletting (Coleman) 5021 (Routley) 5021
Tenancy legislation See also Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
Tenancy legislation, penalties for violations (Abbott) 4024 (Coleman) 4664
Tenant's ability to pursue minor landlord in court (Coleman) 5025 (Routley) 5025-6
Tenant's right of access (Coleman) 5021, 5027 (Routley) 5021, 5027
Vacancy rates (Coleman) 4414 (Routley) 4413-4
Housing – Residential care facilities

Admission, legislation (Krog) 3998-9 (Oppal) 3998-9
Assisted-living residences
ending of tenancy (Coleman) 5030-1 (Conroy) 5031 (Karagianis) 4669 (Kwan) 4670 (Routley) 5030
ending of tenancy, landlord's incentive to provide services (Coleman) 5032 (Routley) 5031-2
funding (Ralston) 5186
service and tenancy agreements (Coleman) 5033-4 (Conroy) 4667, 5033-4 (Routley) 4665
service and tenancy agreements, protection for tenants (Coleman) 5027-9 (Conroy) 5027-8
tenancy legislation See also Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
(Abbott) 4024 (Coleman) 4664
Beds, additional beds (Campbell) 4881-6
Beds, number (Conroy) 5244
Campus-of-care model (Abbott) 4573, 4600 (Chong) 2623 (Conroy) 4574
Closing of facilities and transfer of residents to other facilities (Campbell) 4885 (James) 4885
Facilities during NDP administration (Campbell) 4916
Facility closings (Evans) 2593-5 (Wyse) 3089
Government contracts, bidding process (Abbott) 4608-9 (Conroy) 4608-9
Government contracts, public access (Abbott) 4612 (Conroy) 4612
Government investment in facilities (Abbott) 2402-3, 4028, 4575 (Bennett) 2308 (Campbell) 4886
Inspections and investigations (Abbott) 4603-4 (Conroy) 4603-4
Legislation See also Community Care and Assisted Living Act; Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
(Conroy) 5056
Privatization (Farnworth) 2238
Privatization, costs (Puchmayr) 2478
Regulation (Abbott) 4604-6 (Conroy) 4604-5
Regulation, regulation of staffing levels (Abbott) 4611-2 (Conroy) 4611-2
Rent increases (Kwan) 4670-2
Requests for proposals See Government contracts, bidding process above under this main heading
Wait times (Abbott) 2388, 2453, 4600
Wait times, first-available-bed policy (Abbott) 2499-500, 2584, 2633, 4599-602 (Conroy) 2499, 2626, 4599-602 (Cubberley) 2499-500 (James) 2633 (Sather) 2560-1 (Wyse) 2500
Housing Ministry See Forests and Range, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Housing
Howe Sound school district See School district 48 (Howe Sound)
Hughes, Ted

Comments on issues
Children's Commission (Oppal) 4985
"designated services" in child protection legislation (Oppal) 5058-9
role of Representative for Children and Youth (Dix) 5059
statements by Gordon Campbell on child services (Dix) 4965 (Simpson, S.) 4979
Panel on child death review process See Child protection review under Children
Hugi, Maria

Comments on funding for emergency services at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital (Cubberley) 4330-1 (Kwan) 4330
Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group

Consultation on herbicide spraying along railway (Fraser) 2502, 3626
Issues (Routley) 3619-20
Human early learning partnership (HELP) program See Children – Early childhood development
Human Resource Facility Act

Amendments (Oppal) 3360
Human resources

Human resource facilities in government See Government
Human rights

Government services, funding (Chouhan) 4895 (Oppal) 4895
Importance (Bains) 2977
Public education (Chouhan) 4898-9 (Oppal) 4898-9
Human Rights Coalition See British Columbia Human Rights Coalition
Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2006

(Bill M205) (Chouhan) 1R, 4280-1
Debate, speakers (Chouhan) 4280-1
Human Rights Commission See British Columbia Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Tribunal See British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
Human Tissue Gift Act

Provisions on organ donation and transplantation (Conroy) 3871
Hunt, Christine

Membership on Agricultural Land Commission (de Jong) 4426 (Farnworth) 4427
Hunter, Mike

Work as MLA (Krueger) 2421
Hunting

Hunting by commercial and resident hunters, policy on allocation of wildlife resources (Penner) 3698-9 (Simpson, S.) 3698-9
Hunwadi/Ahnuhati-Bald Conservancy

Establishment (Penner) 4097
Hussey, Monty

Compensation dispute with Cascadia Forest Products Ltd. (Fraser) 3131
Huu-ay-aht First Nation

Consultation by government on resource use (Christensen) 3548-9 (Fraser) 3548-9
Interim measures agreement (Coleman) 4386
Road to Bamfield area See Bamfield, B.C.
Ruling by Supreme Court of B.C. on forest and range agreement See Supreme Court of British Columbia
Hybrid vehicles See Automobiles
Hydroelectric power See Energy
Hydrogen fuel cell technology See Fuel

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