P3s See Capital projects
under Government; particular projects; Partnerships British Columbia; Public-private partnerships
under Business
Pacheedaht First Nation
- Economic development in community (Horgan) 4447
Pacific Agriculture Show
- Activities (Roddick) 2285 (van Dongen) 2537
Pacific Alzheimer Research Foundation
Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
- Use of facility (Simpson, S.) 4311
- Use of facility during 2010 Olympic Winter Games (Bains) 4315 (Hansen) 4315
Pacific dogwood See Trees
Pacific Gateway projects See Pacific gateway initiative and projects
under Transportation
Pacific Legal Education Association
- Programs for youth with substance addictions (Mayencourt) 3882
Pacific North Coast Native Cooperative Act
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
Pacific Salmon Forum
Pacific Salmon Foundation
- Contribution by CN Rail (Penner) 3691 (Simpson, S.) 3691
Painters at Painter's festival
Palliative care See Hospice and palliative care
Paloma Housing Co-operative, Vancouver, B.C.
Panj Kakkaar
Pantzelt, Isobel
- Need for reconstructive dental surgery (Austin) 2456
Papajon, George
- Application for student loan interest relief (Kwan) 4065
Paralympic Games See Olympic Games
Paramedics See Ambulance service
Parents and Teachers for Life
- Petition tabled (Falcon) 3507
Park Act
Park (Conservancy Enabling) Amendment Act, 2006
- (Bill 28) (Minister of Environment) 1R, 3861; 2R, 4095-103; C, 4344-59; 3R, 4359; RA, 5066
- Debate, speakers (Penner) 3861, 4095-7, 4101-3, 4344-58 (Simpson, S.) 4097-101, 4344-58
- Definitions, "conservancy" (Penner) 4344-5 (Simpson, S.) 4344-5
- Definitions, "designated wildland area" (Penner) 4347 (Simpson, S.) 4347
Park, Ji-Won
- Attack victim (Mayencourt) 3460
Parks See also particular parks
- Boundary changes, policy (Macdonald) 3742 (Penner) 3742-3
- Changes to existing parks and protected areas (Krog) 3361, 3446 (Oppal) 3360
- Commercial activity (Sather) 2693
- Conservancies
- biological diversity (Penner) 4355-7 (Simpson, S.) 4354-6
- establishment (Penner) 3745-6, 3861, 4097 (Simpson, S.) 3745-6, 4098
- establishment, compensation for resource tenures (Penner) 4352, 4358 (Simpson, S.) 4099, 4352
- establishment, consultation (Penner) 4102 (Simpson, S.) 4098-100
- establishment, first nations involvement in process (Penner) 4098
- funding (Penner) 4353 (Simpson, S.) 4099, 4352-3
- future areas (Simpson, S.) 4100
- future areas, requirement for legislative amendment (Penner) 4345-6 (Simpson, S.) 4345
- government agreements with first nations (Penner) 4347-50 (Simpson, S.) 4347-9
- impact assessment for run-of-the-river hydroelectricity projects (Penner) 4357 (Simpson, S.) 4357
- management (Penner) 4096, 4346-7 (Simpson, S.) 4099-100, 4346-7
- management agreements and plans, collaboration (Penner) 4102, 4349-51 (Simpson, S.) 4349-51
- management agreements and plans, funding (Penner) 4351-2 (Simpson, S.) 4351-2
- permitted uses (Penner) 4096-7, 4102-3, 4344-6, 4354, 4356-8 (Simpson, S.) 4099, 4344, 4346, 4357-8
- permitted uses by first nations (Penner) 4350-1 (Simpson, S.) 4350-1
- purpose (Penner) 4350, 4354 (Simpson, S.) 4353-4
- roads through areas (Penner) 4097
- Expansion of park system (Penner) 3660, 3663
- Forest recreation sites (Ilich) 4139, 4245-6 (Simons) 4139, 4245
- Funding and revenues (Penner) 3739-40 (Simpson, S.) 3739-40
- Funding and staffing (Penner) 4103 (Simpson, S.) 4099
- Government actions (Simpson, S.) 4101
- Government investment (Simpson, S.) 2783-4
- Lodges and resorts in parks
- government policy (Penner) 2502, 3743-4, 4641 (Sather) 2693-4, 3901, 4034 (Simpson, S.) 2501-2, 3743-4, 4641
- impact on businesses in area (Robertson) 5149
- issue (Sather) 3901, 4034 (Simpson, S.) 4357, 5238
- petition tabled (Sather) 5081 (Trevena) 5147
- Management agreements (Penner) 4348-50
- Management, privatization (Sather) 2693-4
- Mountain pine beetle control (Penner) 3744-5 (Simpson, S.) 3744-5
- Need as wildlife habitat (Sather) 2692-4
- Park facility operators, revenues (Penner) 3739-41 (Simpson, S.) 3739-40
- Park use permits (Penner) 4356-7 (Simpson, S.) 4356-8
- Plans (Penner) 3740-1, 3743 (Simpson, S.) 3740-1, 3743
- Protected areas in B.C. (Penner) 3861, 4101-2
- Protection (Gentner) 2582
- Role in tourism industry (Gentner) 2582
- Use for recreation (Sather) 2692-3
- Vehicle parking fees (Sather) 2693
Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce
- Citizen and business award recipients (Cantelon) 2821
Parksville, B.C. See Nanaimo-Parksville constituency and area
Parliamentary Calendar Act, 2006
- (Bill M209) (James) 1R, 5115-6
- Debate, speakers (James) 5115-6
Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills, Select Standing Committee on
- Examination of campaign finance reform (James) 4794-5
- Report on private bills presented (Horning) and adopted 4287-8
- Report on revision of Union of British Columbia Municipalities Act presented (Horning) and adopted 4641
Partnerships British Columbia
- Accountability, audits and reviews (Chudnovsky) 2743 (Kwan) 2729-36, 2743, 2946 (Taylor) 2730-6, 2811
- Applications (Gentner) 2817, 2874 (Taylor) 2817, 2874-5
- Audit committee (Kwan) 2737 (Taylor) 2735, 2737
- Code of ethics (Gentner) 2876 (Taylor) 2876
- Confidentiality and conflict-of-interest relationship disclosure (Gentner) 2738 (Taylor) 2738
- Consultants (Gentner) 2740-1 (Kwan) 2734-5 (Taylor) 2734, 2740-1
- Consultation by other jurisdictions (Gentner) 2739-40 (Taylor) 2739-40
- Cost savings and risk transfer (Chudnovsky) 2742-5 (Kwan) 2746-59 (Taylor) 2742-5, 2746-59, 2754
- Director of communications, role (Kwan) 2954-5 (Taylor) 2955
- Governance (Taylor) 2877
- Issues notes, availability (Kwan) 2954 (Taylor) 2954
- Legal costs (Gentner) 2738 (Taylor) 2738
- Mandate (Cubberley) 4727
- Office locations (Kwan) 2728 (Taylor) 2728
- Operations (Gentner) 2724-6, 2739, 2817, 2874-5 (Kwan) 2726, 2733 (Taylor) 2725-6, 2733, 2739, 2757, 2817, 2874-5
- President and chief executive officer See Blain, Larry
- Procurement practices (Gentner) 2737-8 (Kwan) 2735-7 (Taylor) 2735-7
- Projects (Gentner) 2725
- Projects with other levels of government (Gentner) 2740
- Reports
- Abbotsford hospital and cancer centre project, review by Auditor General (Ralston) 2301
- Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line, delay (Kwan) 2755
- Sea to Sky Highway upgrade project, review by Auditor General (Kwan) 2749-50, 2798, 2803, 2804, 2807, 2809-12, 2962 (McIntyre) 2590 (Taylor) 2749-51, 2799, 2804, 2809, 2884, 2962
- Revenue from government (Gentner) 2726 (Taylor) 2726
- Role
- Staff
- Subsidiaries (Gentner) 2877 (Taylor) 2877
Passover
- Celebration (Chudnovsky) 3883
Passports
- Requirements for travel to and from U.S. (Ilich) 4137-8 (Simons) 4137-8
Patients Property Act
Patricia Community Club
- Restoration as society (Polak) 2985, 4745
Patricia Community Club (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2006
Patriot Act See United States
Pattullo Bridge
Pauliszyn, Robert
- Qualifications as director in Finance Ministry (Horgan) 2918
PavCo See British Columbia Pavilion Corporation
Payday Lending Act, 2006
- (Bill M206) (Fleming) 1R, 4490
- Debate, speakers (Fleming) 4490
Payday loans See Financial services industry
PCTIA See Private Career Training Institute Agency
Peace River
- Water agreement between B.C. and Alberta See B.C.–Alberta agreement on transboundary waters under Water
Peace River area
- Oil and gas industry activities, committee and gas well setback guidelines (Gentner) 3787-9 (Neufeld) 3787
- Oil and gas revenues to government See Revenues under Government
- Power generation on river, Site C project (Evans) 3935-7 (Neufeld) 3935-7
- Power generation on river, Site C project, environmental impact (Campbell) 4935 (Sather) 4935
Penticton, B.C.
- Housing for people with mental illness (Wyse) 2312
Personal Information Protection Act
Pest control
- Pesticide use See Pest control and pesticide use under Environment
Petitions
- Alberni-Qualicum area
- protection for Hamilton Marsh and surrounding habitat (Fraser) 4744
- Burnaby
- liquor store at Kensington Plaza (Lee) 4875
- Cariboo area
- ambulance service (Wyse) 4810
- coal licence tenures (Simpson, B.) 2588-9
- road improvements in Canoe Creek and Dog Creek (Wyse) 4187
- Children
- Voices Against Child Abuse Society (Hagen) 4253
- Education
- Parents and Teachers for Life (Falcon) 3507
- recognition of achievement of students with disabilities (Horgan) 2457
- school trustee voting age (Thorpe) 2613
- support for Citizens Responsible for Organizing Winning Education (Conroy) 4127
- Energy
- nuclear energy and uranium mining (Krueger) 5081
- Ferry services
- fares and ticketing (Trevena) 2637
- Texada Island, ferry service (Simons) 3733
- Food industry
- meat-processing regulations (Horgan) 3597-8 (Routley) 3597
- Forest industry
- death and disability of workers (Fraser) 3134
- export of raw logs (Fraser) 4959
- overtime payment for logging truck drivers (Simpson, B.) 5082
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)
- parking site tax (Lee) 4875
- Health care facilities
- Acropolis Manor beds for seniors (Coons) 2827
- closing of Hampton Court mental health facility (Robertson) 5082
- Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, inquiry into concerns of health team (Conroy) 3393, 3598
- Mount Saint Joseph Hospital, funding for emergency services (Kwan) 4910
- public long-term care facilities (Conroy) 5082
- St. Paul's Hospital, relocation (Mayencourt) 3989
- Health care services
- funding for long-term care beds (Farnworth) 3598
- Interior Health Authority, concerns (Conroy) 3598
- Interior Health Authority, inquiry into state of communications between staff and management (Conroy) 3393, 3598
- nurses, workplace safety, changes to regulation of medical sharps (Chong) 4875 (Cubberley) 4810, 4910 (Hawkins) 4810 (Krueger) 5054 (Puchmayr) 4599
- regulations for prevention of medical sharps injuries (Conroy) 5082
- waiting times for services (Chudnovsky) 5082
- Homeowner grant
- float home owners, eligibility for grant (James) 3686
- Housing
- affordable housing in Chilliwack (Penner) 3359
- Income assistance
- income assistance and minimum wage rates (Coons) 5081
- Land use
- development proposal in Lac des Roches–Birch Lake area (Wyse) 3541
- dispute re road through organic blueberry farm (Sather) 5123
- Liquor stores
- Port Coquitlam downtown store (Farnworth) 5081
- Manufactured homes
- redevelopment of manufactured home parks, protection for home owners (Bains) 4187
- Opticians and optometrists
- regulations on services (Evans) 3541
- Parks
- lodges in parks (Sather) 5081
- Petition (Christensen) 5095
- Post-secondary education
- Powell River–Sunshine Coast area
- land and resource management plan for Sunshine Coast area (Simons) 2389
- logging in Powell River area (Simons) 2389
- mining on Sechelt Inlet (Simons) 3134
- Royal Roads University
- commercial activity (Karagianis) 4910
- Selkirk College
- costs to students (Conroy) 3989
- Substance abuse
- sale of crystal meth ingredients in pharmacies (Chouhan) 5082 (Fleming) 5095
- Tobacco
- sale of cigarettes in pharmacies (Thorne) 5095
- TransLink See Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink) above under this main heading
- Transportation
- Pacific gateway initiative and projects (Lee) 3795
- Uranium
- moratorium on uranium mining and exploration (Conroy) 4744
- Vancouver Island
- municipal governance in western Sooke area (Horgan) 2502
- West Kootenay–Boundary area
- transportation infrastructure needs (Conroy) 2772
- Wildlife
- use of Karelian bear dog teams for bear shepherding (Macdonald) 5095
- WorkSafe B.C.
- workplace safety, changes to regulation of medical sharps (Wyse) 4810
Pharmacare program
- Budget (Abbott) 4512 (Cubberley) 4512
- Coverage (Dix) 2862
- Coverage, Alzheimer's disease medication (Abbott) 4571-2 (Conroy) 4570-2 (Mayencourt) 4780-1
- Fair Pharmacare program
- Initiatives (Abbott) 4512, 4568-9 (Cubberley) 4509
- Management (Abbott) 4568 (Cubberley) 4567-9
- PharmaNet computer system, access to information (Abbott) 4503 (Cubberley) 4502-3
- PharmaNet database (Abbott) 4569-70 (Cubberley) 4569-70
Pharmacies
PharmaNet See Pharmacare program
Philippines
- Mudslide incident on Leyte Island (Lee) 2333-4
Phillips, Trevor
- Comments on social integration in Britain (Dix) 5246
Phoenix Centre, Kamloops, B.C.
- Work with crystal meth addicts (Fleming) 4857
Physical fitness See Health – Public health
Physicians
- Billing
- billing practices (Abbott) 4520-3 (Cubberley) 4520-2
- billing practices for medically necessary services (Cubberley) 2398
- extra billings for insured services (Cubberley) 2487, 3728-9
- federal fine for extra billings in B.C., government action (Cubberley) 3728-9
- reporting and investigation of extra-billing cases (Abbott) 3728-9
- Collective bargaining process, early-settlement incentive (Horgan) 2444 (Taylor) 2444
- Comments and concerns on health care system (Abbott) 4123-5 (Cubberley) 4028, 4125 (Puchmayr) 4123 (Ralston) 4028, 4127 (Thorne) 4124-5
- Computer and Internet use (Cubberley) 4569-70
- Fee and practice models (Abbott) 4519
- General practitioners, recruitment and supply (Abbott) 4519 (Cubberley) 4518-20
- General practitioners, remuneration and working conditions (Abbott) 4517-8 (Cubberley) 4518-9
- Signing of certificates for compassionate care leave applications (de Jong) 3097 (Puchmayr) 3013
- Specialists, availability (Abbott) 4523-4
- Supply
- ratio to population (Abbott) 4521
- recruitment (Hawkins) 2788
- recruitment and retention (Lee) 2374
- recruitment of foreign-trained physicians (Bloy) 2698 (Mayencourt) 2349
- Training, expansion of medical school program (Coell) 2686 (Jarvis) 2366-7 (MacKay) 2360
- Training, new training spaces (Campbell) 4883, 4887 (Rustad) 2780-1 (Thorpe) 2711-2
Physiotherapists
Pickett, Hugh
- Death (Throne speech) 2225
Pickton, Robert William
- Murder trial case, government expenditures (Krog) 4894 (Oppal) 4894
Pilothouse Public Affairs Group Inc.
- Lobbyist meetings with B.C. ministerial assistants (Krog) 3729
- Meetings with government officials (Karagianis) 3823 (Krog) 3684
- Relationship with government (James) 3593
Pine beetle See Mountain pine beetle
under Forests and forest industry; Parks
Pioneer Villa, Creston, B.C.
- Status of facility (Evans) 2593-4
Pipeline Road
- Gravel mining in area, impact on river See Impact of gravel mining in area on river under Coquitlam River
Pipelines See Pipelines
under Oil and gas
Pitt Meadows, B.C. See Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area
Pitt Meadows school district See School district 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
Pitt River Bridge
Plant, Geoff
- Comments on administrative tribunals (Routley) 4991
PLEA See Pacific Legal Education Association
Plested, Freda
- Transfer to care facility away from home community (Abbott) 2499 (Conroy) 2499
Plutonic Power Corporation
PNWER See Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
Poaching
- Penalties and prevention (Penner) 3735, 3747 (Simpson, S.) 3736
PoCoMo Youth Services Society
- Activities and funding (Thorne) 2534
Pogrow family
- Need for support for fostering granddaughter (Karagianis) 5241
Point Ellice House, Victoria, B.C.
Points of order
- Christensen, Hon. Tom (Okanagan-Vernon)
- Request for withdrawal of comments re government motives 5158
- de Jong, Hon. Michael (Abbotsford–Mount Lehman)
- Relevance of debate on motion that the House recess until 9:05 p.m. 5168-9; debate (Dix) 5169
- Request for withdrawal of comments re Gordon Campbell's visits to Surrey 4127
- Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)
- Request for withdrawal of comments re Leader of the Opposition 4287
- Mayencourt, Lorne (Vancouver-Burrard)
- Members not to infer that government is not speaking the truth 2516-7
Polderside Farms Inc.
- Production of specialty chickens, permitting process (Karagianis) 3565, 3568-70
Police and policing See also Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Amalgamation and integration of services (Les) 5038
- Community policing centres (Simpson, S.) 2782
- Complaints against police, handling (MacKay) 2669-70
- Funding for police services
- allocation of traffic fine revenue to municipal police and crime prevention services (Chong) 2276
- funding (Coleman) 4341 (Les) 3086, 4859
- funding for small communities (Chong) 4105-7 (Les) 5070 (Macdonald) 4105-7
- transfer of costs to local government (Lali) 4759
- Health and safety risks to police officers, blood exposure See also Mandatory blood testing under Blood and bone marrow
- Health and safety risks to police officers, blood exposure, cases (Yap) 2483
- Impact of court proceedings See Court process, impact on police resources under Justice system
- Initiatives and tools (Brar) 4858-9 (Les) 4858-9, 5039 (Throne speech) 2231
- Integrated organized crime unit (Les) 4847
- Police dogs See Working dogs under Animals
- Police helicopter See Police services under Lower mainland
- Police officers, hiring of additional officers (Brar) 4859-60 (Les) 4859-60
- Policing during Olympic Games See Security under Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
- Rewards for information to help resolve cases (Brar) 3430, 3730
Police Complaint Commissioner
- 2005 annual report tabled (Speaker) 5082
Politics and politicians
Pollock, Allan
- Position with Community Living B.C. (Dix) 3258-9
Pollution See Air; Environment
Polygamy
- Government discussions with U.S. attorneys general (Evans) 4900 (Oppal) 4900
- Issue (Chong) 4227 (Thorne) 4227
Ponderosa Lodge, Kamloops, B.C.
- Bed closings (Campbell) 4915 (James) 4915
- Long-term care facilities (Conroy) 4574
Port Alberni, B.C.
- Child death case, inquest See Inquest into death under Charlie, Sherry
- Forest industry concerns, government action (Coleman) 4908, 4955-6 (Evans) 4956 (Fraser) 4908, 4955 (Simpson, B.) 4954, 5232
- Hospice See Ty Watson Hospice House, Port Alberni, B.C.
- Removal of tree farm licence lands in area (Coleman) 5049-51 (Fraser) 4955 (James) 5049-50 (Simpson, B.) 5050
Port Alice, B.C.
- Commercial taxation, agreement with mill (Chong) 3207, 3364-5 (Macdonald) 3208 (Trevena) 3364-5
- Current conditions (Chong) 4108
- Mill reopening (Chong) 3364 (Coleman) 3002 (Macdonald) 3364 (Trevena) 3364
Port Coquitlam and District Hunting and Fishing Club
- Activities of group (Farnworth) 4423
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
- Liquor store closing (Farnworth) 5081
- May Day celebrations (Farnworth) 4739
Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area
- Property expropriation in Burke Mountain area (Farnworth) 4231
Port Mann Bridge
- Current conditions (Coleman) 2571
- Expansion
Port Moody, B.C.
- Festival of the Arts (Black) 3592
Port of Prince Rupert
- Expansion and container port project (Bell) 2838 (Falcon) 4586 (Rustad) 2779, 5099
- Expansion, capacity (Coons) 5098-9
Portal project See Electronic delivery of services, Internet portal project
under Government
Ports See also particular ports
- Government strategy (Falcon) 4619-20, 4686
- Infrastructure development, federal–provincial–private sector partnerships (Campbell) 4832
- Property assessment (Gentner) 3058
Post-secondary education See also Post-secondary education – Funding; Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes; Skills training
- Accessibility (Coell) 2685-7, 3942-3, 3951 (Krog) 2645 (Robertson) 2609, 3952-3
- Accessibility, minimum grade requirements (Coell) 3943, 3944 (Robertson) 3943-4
- Affordability (Bains) 2357 (Coell) 2687, 3968, 4020-1 (Robertson) 4020-1
- Affordability, petition tabled (Puchmayr) 5082
- Ancillary fees (Coell) 3972 (Robertson) 3972
- Benefits (Coell) 3952
- Collective bargaining in sector, current negotiations (Robertson) 2458-60 (Taylor) 2458
- Compensation for recipients of fraudulent degrees (Coell) 5081 (Fleming) 5081
- Credits and transfer system (Coell) 2687
- Degree-granting powers (Coell) 2688
- Education of first nations people
- contributions of graduates (Christensen) 3137
- funding and programs (Coell) 2687
- graduation rate (Bond) 2651
- post-secondary education (Coell) 3943, 3978
- Faculty See Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
- Funding See Post-secondary education – Funding
- Government work with sector consortiums (Coell) 3977
- International students See Students below under this main heading
- Minister's advisory council, mandate and operations (Coell) 4011-2 (Robertson) 4011-2
- National strategy (Coell) 3974-5
- Quality of education (Robertson) 2609
- Review of system (Brar) 4065 (Coell) 4065
- Student financial assistance
- assistance for immigrant students, government action (Coell) 4910 (Robertson) 4910
- assistance for students in private institutions (Coell) 4013 (Robertson) 4012-3
- cost to government (Coell) 3948-9, 3968 (Robertson) 3948-9
- freedom-of-information request by NDP (Coell) 3967 (Robertson) 3953
- funding (Coell) 3942
- interest-free period (Coell) 3949-50 (Robertson) 3949
- loan reduction programs (Coell) 3950
- number of loans (Coell) 3948 (Robertson) 3948, 3950-1
- number of scholarships and bursaries awarded (Coell) 3972 (Robertson) 3970, 3972
- occupation-specific loan remission programs (Coell) 3968 (Robertson) 3968
- participation by private institutions (Coell) 3953, 3967 (Robertson) 3953
- per-student funding (Robertson) 3968, 3972
- repayment (Coell) 3970 (Robertson) 3969
- scholarships and bursaries (Coell) 2687, 3969-70
- scholarships and bursaries for graduate students (Coell) 3969-70 (Robertson) 3969-70
- scholarships and bursaries for vocational training (Coell) 3970 (Robertson) 3970
- study of systems elsewhere (Coell) 3949, 3969 (Robertson) 3949, 3952
- tax receipt for interest paid, case (Coell) 4067 (Wyse) 4067
- Student spaces
- new graduate spaces (Coell) 3976
- new spaces (Bond) 2650 (Coell) 2685 (Ilich) 2829 (Lali) 2542 (Robertson) 3943-6 (Throne speech) 2229
- new spaces, reallocations (Coell) 3967-8, 3976
- spaces for income assistance recipients and first nations people (Robertson) 3978
- targets and performance-based system (Robertson) 3975-6
- Students
- costs (Coell) 3951, 3969
- counting as full-time-equivalents (Coell) 3943
- debt (Coell) 2687
- debt load (Coell) 3942, 3950-1 (Robertson) 3950-2
- enrolment in institutions outside lower mainland (Coell) 3945 (Robertson) 3945
- international students, work off-campus, provincial-federal agreement (Coell) 3947 (Robertson) 3947
- job market's need for graduates (Coell) 3947 (Robertson) 3944, 3947, 3952
- number in private institutions (Coell) 3953 (Robertson) 3953
- number of graduate students (Coell) 3945-6 (Robertson) 3945-6
- student fees (Bloy) 3867-9
- System during NDP administration (Bloy) 2696 (Puchmayr) 2505
- Trades training See Skills training
- Transfer system (Coell) 3943, 3945
- Tuition fees
Post-secondary education – Funding
Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
- Advertising to attract students (Coell) 4010-1 (Robertson) 4010-1
- Area population and full-time-equivalent numbers (Brar) 4066 (Coell) 4066
- Boards of governors, composition and student representation (Coell) 3947-8 (Robertson) 3947-8
- Capital construction (Coell) 3975, 4007-8 (Robertson) 4007
- Career technical centres See also particular centres
- Communications budgets (Coell) 4010
- Entrance requirements (Bond) 3381 (Horgan) 3381
- Faculty, accessibility and quality of teaching (Coell) 4019-20 (Robertson) 4019-20
- Governance, citizenship requirements for board members (Coell) 3450 (Krog) 3361, 3450 (Oppal) 3360
- New facilities (Hawkins) 2786
- Participation in Advanced Education Ministry budget and accountability meetings (Coell) 4005-6 (Robertson) 4005-6
- Planning, multi-year and service plans (Coell) 4005 (Robertson) 4005
- Private institutions
Post-traumatic stress disorder See Mental health
Poultry
Poverty
- Child poverty, impact of government policies (Trevena) 2292-3
- Child poverty in B.C. (Chudnovsky) 2518, 5143 (Conroy) 2625 (Coons) 5190 (Dix) 2617-8, 2864 (Fleming) 2653 (James) 2250, 4978 (Karagianis) 2664, 2701, 5128, 5241 (Krog) 5152 (Kwan) 2407-8, 2947, 4984 (Lali) 2852-3, 3605 (Puchmayr) 2841 (Richmond) 2556, 3243-4 (Robertson) 2608 (Routley) 5183-5 (Simons) 2371-2 (Simpson, S.) 2568, 2782, 4979, 5236 (Thorne) 4981, 5133 (Trevena) 3243-4, 5075, 5145
- Child poverty in B.C., government action (Dix) 3016, 3019-20
- Impact (Christensen) 3608
- Incidence among women (Thorne) 4222-3
- Incidence in B.C. (Krog) 2644-6 (Puchmayr) 2503-4
- Incidence in B.C., government action (Krog) 2256-7
- Measurement and ministerial responsibility (Richmond) 3244
- Poverty law services See Justice system – Legal aid
Powell, Peter
- Position with board of B.C. Hydro (Gentner) 3934-5 (Neufeld) 3934
Powell River, B.C. See also Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
- Emergency response to propane tank incident (Simons) 3294-5
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
- Clam fishery licences (Simons) 3676-7
- Impact of ferry fare increases (Simons) 5227
- Land and resource management plan for Sunshine Coast area, petition tabled (Simons) 2389
- Land and resource management plan for Sunshine Coast area, process (Simons) 3636
- Logging in Powell River area, petition tabled (Simons) 2389
- Mining on Sechelt Inlet, petition tabled (Simons) 3134
Power See Energy
Power Smart program See Energy
Powerex Corp.
- Decisions and operations (Gentner) 3933-4 (Neufeld) 3934
Powers of attorney See Adult guardianship and personal planning tools
under Guardianship
Prejudice See Discrimination and racism
Premier, Office of the
- Estimates
- Announcements by Premier See Advertising and announcements, announcements outside Legislature under Government
- Budget (Campbell) 4834 (James) 4833-4 (Lali) 2541-2
- Budget and transfer of responsibilities to other ministries (Kwan) 3062-3
- Budget increase (Conroy) 2624 (Farnworth) 2457
- Deputy ministers' secretariat (Taylor) 2457
- Involvement in ministries (Conroy) 2624 (Simpson, S.) 2566-7
- Role of Premier (Horgan) 2717-8
- Special advisers (Campbell) 4834-6 (James) 4834-5
- Staffing, organization chart (Campbell) 4836 (James) 4836
Premier's Council on Aging and Seniors Issues
Premier's innovation and excellence awards
- Awards in civil service (Chong) 4070
Premier's Task Force on Community Opportunities
Prescription drugs See Drugs; Pharmacare program
Preston, George
- Community work (Coleman) 2790
- Death (Polak) 2384 (Throne speech) 2225
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
- Enforcement See Cruelty to animals, enforcement of animal protection regulations under Animals
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
- Comments on public-private partnerships and tax shields (Gentner) 2875-6
- Role with Partnerships B.C. (Gentner) 2741 (Taylor) 2741
Prince George, B.C.
- Air quality monitoring (Penner) 2298
- Airport runway expansion (Rustad) 5098
- Economic opportunities (Rustad) 2779
- Economy in area, current and past conditions (Bell) 2516
- Establishment as Pacific inland port (Campbell) 4932 (Rustad) 5097-8
- Hospice See Rotary Hospice House, Prince George, B.C.
- Interface fire in area (Macdonald) 4598
- Intermodal container handling facility (Rustad) 5098
- Midget hockey team championship win (Bond) 5115
- Proposal for refuelling point for air freight traffic to Asia (Campbell) 4934 (Sather) 4934
- Skills training, availability (Rustad) 2766-7
- Stand Up for the North Committee conference, attendance by government MLAs (Simpson, B.) 5233-4
- Women's services (Chong) 4159, 4223-4 (Thorne) 4159, 4223
Prince George Friendship Centre, Prince George, B.C.
- Funding and operations (Coleman) 4456 (Routley) 4456
Prince George Hospice Society
Prince George North constituency and area
- First nations issues in area (Bell) 3163-4
Prince George Regional Hospital, Prince George, B.C.
- Seclusion rooms, washrooms (Abbott) 2388 (Wyse) 2388
Prince George school district See School district 57 (Prince George)
Prince George–Omineca constituency and area
- Mountain pine beetle infestation (Rustad) 2399
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Prince Rupert school district See School district 52 (Prince Rupert)
Princeton, B.C.
Principals See Education
Privacy
- Breaches of security in B.C. (Lali) 4816
- Information and Privacy Commissioner See Information and Privacy Commissioner; Loukidelis, David
- Informed consent concept (Abbott) 2681
- Legislation See also Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- Legislation during NDP administration (Krog) 4748 (Lali) 4759
- Protection of personal information
- disclosure agreements in writing (de Jong) 4812
- information access from outside Canada (de Jong) 4812-3 (Gentner) 4768 (Karagianis) 4755-6 (Krog) 4747-8, 4812-3 (Oppal) 4747 (Puchmayr) 4766
- information access from outside Canada, definition of "necessary" information (de Jong) 4813-5 (Krog) 4813-5
- information access from outside Canada, temporary access (de Jong) 4814, 4816-7, 4821 (Krog) 4748, 4814, 4821 (Lali) 4817 (Ralston) 4754
- information-sharing agreements See disclosure agreements above under this subheading; Income assistance
- liability for breaches of security (de Jong) 4815, 4821 (Krog) 4815, 4821
- oversight by Information and Privacy Commissioner (de Jong) 4813
- storage of information outside Canada (de Jong) 4813, 4818-9 (Krog) 4813 (Lali) 4760, 4817 (Ralston) 4753 (Sather) 4819 (Thorpe) 2908
- Protection of personal information, release of government records See Government records, release of personal information under Government
- Use of personal health information, publication of summaries (Oppal) 4747
- Use of third-party personal information (Oppal) 4747
Private Career Training Institute Agency
Private members' statements
- Austin, Robin (Skeena)
- Black, Iain (Port Moody–Westwood)
- Bloy, Harry (Burquitlam)
- Giving students choices 3867-9 (Macdonald) 3868-9
- Political accountability to municipal voters 3271-2 (Macdonald) 3271-2
- Brar, Jagrup (Surrey–Panorama Ridge)
- Cantelon, Ron (Nanaimo-Parksville)
- Conroy, Katrine (West Kootenay–Boundary)
- Cubberley, David (Saanich South)
- Restoring B.C.'s leadership on tobacco control 3573-5 (Hawes) 3574
- Evans, Corky (Nelson-Creston)
- Fleming, Rob (Victoria-Hillside)
- Gentner, Guy (Delta North)
- Hammell, Sue (Surrey–Green Timbers)
- Hawes, Randy (Maple Ridge–Mission)
- Hawkins, Sindi (Kelowna-Mission)
- Hayer, Dave S. (Surrey-Tynehead)
- Benefits of a strong economy 2663-5 (Karagianis) 2664
- Karagianis, Maurine (Esquimalt-Metchosin)
- Krueger, Kevin (Kamloops–North Thompson)
- Lali, Harry (Yale-Lillooet)
- Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)
- Lekstrom, Blair (Peace River South)
- Mayencourt, Lorne (Vancouver-Burrard)
- Polak, Mary (Langley)
- Fraser Health Authority: real progress 2320-2 (Gentner) 2321-2
- Roddick, Valerie (Delta South)
- Urban agricultural education 3577-9 (Ralston) 3578
- Routley, Doug (Cowichan-Ladysmith)
- Rustad, John (Prince George–Omineca)
- Asia-Pacific opportunities for containerization 5097-9 (Coons) 5098-9
- Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)
- Simpson, Shane (Vancouver-Hastings)
- Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)
- Thorne, Diane (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
- Trevena, Claire (North Island)
- Whittred, Katherine (North Vancouver–Lonsdale)
- Mental health and addiction 2481-3 (Wyse) 2482
- So we don't forget — teaching the Holocaust 4165-6 (Chouhan) 4166
- Wyse, Charlie (Cariboo South)
- Mental health services — northern B.C. 2479-81 (Krueger) 2480
- Yap, John (Richmond-Steveston)
Privatization See Government; particular entities and services
Privilege
- Abbott, Hon. George (Shuswap)
- Reserving right to raise matter of privilege re comments by Leonard Krog 2262
- Dix, Adrian (Vancouver-Kingsway)
- Reserving right to raise matter of privilege re comments by John Les 4785
- Fleming, Rob (Victoria-Hillside)
- Reserving right to raise matter of privilege 5075
- James, Carole (Victoria–Beacon Hill)
- Comments by John Les on Coroners Service authority to conduct child death reviews 5082-3; response (Les) 5085-6; ruling 5089
- Reserving right to raise matter of privilege 5074
- Karagianis, Maurine (Esquimalt-Metchosin)
- Reserving right to raise matter of privilege 5074
- Krog, Leonard (Nanaimo)
- Apology for intemperate remarks in House 2265
- Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)
- Reserving right to raise matter of privilege 3393
Procter, William
- Death (Throne speech) 2225
Property See also Estates; Real estate industry
Property crime See Crime and criminals
Property inspection
- Consumer protection (Farnworth) 5092-3 (Thorne) 5092
- Homebuyers' responsibility and public education (Les) 5092-3
- Regulation of home inspectors (Les) 5092 (Thorne) 5092
Property tax
Property transfer tax
- Assessment period, waiver (Karagianis) 3439 (Thorpe) 3366, 3439
- Revenues to government, allocation (Coleman) 4467 (Fleming) 4466-7
Property Transfer Tax Act
Prorogation address 5256
Prospector training course See Mines and mining industry
Protected areas See Parks
Protected Areas of British Columbia Act
Proudfoot, Mike
- Role in Gateway transportation projects (Gentner) 2377, 2379-80
Providence Health Care
- Involvement in planning for St. Paul's Hospital redevelopment (Abbott) 4725-6
- Services (Abbott) 4285
Provincial Capital Commission
- Service plan content and development activities (Fleming) 4248-9 (Ilich) 4248-9
Provincial emergency program
Provincial nominee program See Immigration
Provincial sales tax See Sales tax
Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2006
- (Bill 22) (Premier) 1R, 3659; 2R, 3902-9; C, 4001-4; 3R, 4004; RA, 5066
- Debate, speakers (Campbell) 3659 (Fleming) 3907 (Krueger) 3907-8 (McIntyre) 3906 (Penner) 3903-5 (Sather) 3903, 4001-4 (Simpson, S.) 3905-6 (van Dongen) 3902-3, 3909, 4001-4
- Purpose of bill (Campbell) 3659
PSEC See Public Sector Employers' Council
PST See Sales tax
Public Accounts, Select Standing Committee on
- Powers and role (de Jong) 2342-3
- Referral of reports to committee (de Jong) 2342-3
- Report for first session of 38th parliament, report presented (Fleming) and adopted 2589
- Work of committee (Fleming) 2589
Public affairs bureau
- Arrangement of talk show guests See also Bains, Parm
- Budget for polling (Horgan) 2950 (Taylor) 2950
- Communications budget (Coell) 4010
- Communications role for ministries (Bond) 3344-7, 3371-2 (Horgan) 3344-6
- Events promotion contractors (Horgan) 2950 (Taylor) 2950
- Organization and staffing (Horgan) 2918-9 (Taylor) 2918-9
- Role (Horgan) 2920-1, 2949
- Seniors project (Taylor) 2920
- Staff compensation, performance bonuses (Horgan) 2951 (Taylor) 2951
- Staff qualifications (Taylor) 2949
Public Agency Accommodation Act
Public debt
- Debt (Jarvis) 2366
- Debt level in B.C. (Karagianis) 2700 (Robertson) 2610
- Debt management (Cantelon) 2611 (van Dongen) 2538
Public guardian and trustee
- Comments on tenancy legislation for assisted-living facilities (Coleman) 5031
Public health See Health – Public health
Public Inquiry Act
- (Bill 23) (Attorney General) 1R, 3881
- Debate, speakers (Oppal) 3881
- Withdrawal of bill (de Jong) 4636
Public safety See Safety
Public Safety and Solicitor General, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Accomplishments, goals and responsibilities (Les) 4847-8
- Budget (Jarvis) 2532
- Budget and staffing (Brar) 4848 (Les) 4848-9
- Communication to B.C. Coroners Service on freedom-of-information request (James) 5077, 5089-90
- Gaming policy and enforcement branch, 2004-05 annual report tabled (Les) 3686
- Handling of freedom-of-information requests (Les) 5077
- Performance measurement (Brar) 4848, 5041-2 (Les) 4848, 5041-2
- Service plan (Brar) 4848 (Les) 4848
- Work of staff (Brar) 4848
Public Safety and Solicitor General Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
- (Bill 31) (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 1R, 4024; 2R, 4359-64; C, 4395-6; 3R, 4396; RA, 5066
- Amdts: sec. 6 (Gentner) 4395, negatived 4396
- Debate, speakers (Brar) 4359-61, 4396 (Gentner) 4361-3, 4395 (Les) 4024, 4359, 4363-4, 4395-6
Public Sector Employers Act
Public Sector Employers' Council
- Role in labour negotiations (Robertson) 2459
Public sector/public service See Civil service
Public Service Act
- Purpose of bill (Evans) 4762
Public Service Agency See British Columbia Public Service Agency
Public Service Benefit Plan Act
- Annual report tabled (Chong) 2503
Public-private partnerships See Business; Capital projects
under Government; particular projects; Partnerships British Columbia
Puget Energy Inc.
Punjabi Market
Purdy, Carmen
- Reappointment to Agricultural Land Commission (Ralston) 4957
Putman, Robert
- Comments on social capital (Hogg) 2851