Province of British Columbia
Third Session, 38th Parliament – 2007
Members Index
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Bains, Harry (Surrey-Newton)

As subject
comments on Martyn Brown (Neufeld) 8752
work as MLA 8749
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 7039-42
Agriculture, workers, employment standards 6070, 6990-1, 8163
Asian Canadians, disenfranchisement of Asian Canadians in B.C. 6379
Automobiles, booster seats, government distribution 8780
Barkel Business School Ltd., investigation of operations 7039-42
Barnes, Philip, comments on Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 8448
B.C. Human Rights Commission
elimination 5542-3, 5761
history and role 5761
B.C. Liberal Party government
actions since 2001 election 8163
budgets, theme of 2007-08 budget 5543
fiscal responsibility 5541-2, 5544
position on issues, treaty negotiation process 8750-2
B.C. Liberal Party, position on Nisga'a treaty while in opposition 8748-53
Brown, Martyn, work on first nations issues 8752
Budget debate 5541-4
Budgets, 2007-08 budget, NDP position 5541
Callaghan Valley, road construction 6438-40
Campbell, Gordon, position on issues, Nisga'a treaty 8748-52
Children, child care resource and referral programs, funding 5543
Chudnovsky, David, comments on TransLink governance 9270-1
Delta Port, development and expansion 8750, 8754
Discrimination and racism
B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru 7124
incidence in B.C.'s past 8749
Dobell, Ken
call for termination of membership on 2010 Legacies Now board 6928
call for termination of role in Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 6779-80
role in Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 6779, 6928
Economic Development Ministry, estimates debate 8094-115
Education, class size and composition, limits 5543
Education Ministry, estimates debate 6816-7
Eid-ul-Adha festival 8578
Ferries and ferry services, construction of Tsawwassen terminal 8750
First nations
conditions for first nations in B.C. 8752-3
history of treatment by non–first nations 8749-50
treaties, B.C. treaty process
B.C. Liberal Party position 8750
role of NDP government 8749
Forests and forest industry
export of raw logs 5543
mill closings 5543
Fraser Valley, growth and transportation issues 8870
Fuel, gasoline prices, consumer protection, petition tabled 8238
Government, local government, action on manufactured home park issues 5761
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43), debate 9267-71
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, board of directors, changes and powers 9268-9
Hagen, Stan, accountability for Vancouver Convention Centre project, call for resignation 8890-1
Health care system, health support workers, legislated collective agreement 8162
Health Ministry, estimates debate 7618-9
Homelessness
cost of homelessness 9260
government action 8870
Immigration, credentialling of foreign-trained workers 5542, 5760, 7431
Income disparity in B.C. 8163
Insurance Corporation of B.C., sponsorship agreement for Olympic Games 8103-4
International Olympic Committee, covenant with B.C. government on financial obligations of games 8104-5
Justice system, release of rapist into community 5543
Kwantlen University College, Cloverdale Trades and Technology Centre 7041
Legislative Assembly (Members' Remuneration and Pensions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8162-4
Legislature
history of decision-making 8749
members' conduct and debate, withdrawal of comments 8748
Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6149-50
Manufactured homes, redevelopment of manufactured home parks
compensation for relocation of homes 5542, 6149
protection for homeowners 5760-1, 6149-50
MLAs, remuneration and pension plan 8162-4
Motions
employment standards for farmworkers, debate 6990-1
Newton Advocacy Group Society, Project Comeback program 5744
Nisga'a treaty, B.C. Liberal Party position 8748-53
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
2010 Legacies Now, board membership 6928
2010 Legacies Now, funding 8114
broadcast services 7873-4, 8107, 8112-3
costs and funding
contingency funding 8099-103
cost 5544, 7594-5, 8094-7
domestic sponsorships 7689-90, 8103-4
funding from Crown corporations 7689-90
participation agreements 8105
review by Auditor General 7594, 8094-6, 8105-8
inner-city inclusivity agreement 8113-4
security costs 5273-4, 8114-5
transportation component 8108-10
venues
B.C. Place Stadium 7594-5, 7826-30, 8112
construction costs 8097, 8110-1
GM Place 8111-2
Pacific Coliseum 8112
Ontario
action on credentialling of foreign-trained workers 5542
credentialling of foreign-trained professionals 5760
Oral questions
Accessibility of VANOC business documents 7756-7
Accountability for Olympic Games costs 7594-5
Call for removal of Ken Dobell from 2010 Legacies Now board 6928
Contracts for expansion of Vancouver Convention Centre 5533
Distribution of booster seats to low-income families 8780
Emergency surgical services in lower mainland 5322
Employment standards for farmworkers 6070
Management of Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 8890-1, 8939
Management of Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre expansion project 6779-80
Marketing for Vancouver Convention Centre 8448
Role of Crown corporations in funding of 2010 Olympics 7689-90
Security budget for 2010 Olympic Winter Games 5273-4
Vancouver Convention Centre expansion costs 5370, 6701, 6841, 7520, 8833, 9059-60
WorkSafe B.C. surplus 8149
Partnerships B.C., report on Olympic Games venue construction cost management 8101-3
Petitions
consumer protection re gasoline prices 8237
Post-secondary education, private institutions, consumer protection, government assistance for impacted students 7040
Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society, Komagata Maru mural 7124
Ramadan 8578
Remembrance Day, youth participation in ceremonies 6208
Safety, public safety in B.C. 8934
School district 36 (Surrey), adult basic education, teacher certification issue 6816-7
Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh, emergency medical treatment in lower mainland hospitals 5322, 5542
Sport B.C., promotion of multicultural sports 7945
Sports, multicultural sports in B.C., kabaddi 7944-6
Statements by members
100th anniversary of Indo-Canadian disenfranchisement 6379
Community safety 8933-4
Cost of homelessness 9260
Eid-ul-Adha festival 8578
Komagata Maru mural 7124
Newton Community Festival 7279
Project Comeback for Surrey homeless 5744
Recognition of foreign professional credentials 7431
Youth participation in Newton Remembrance Day ceremonies 6208
Surrey
child care resource and referral services 5543
health care facilities, construction of outpatient facility 5759
health care services, government action 5759-60
sports, kabaddi stadium 7945-6
Surrey Memorial Hospital
conditions 5542
construction announcements 5542, 7618-9
construction of new facilities 5759, 7618-9
public concerns 5758-9
Surrey-Newton constituency and area
crime and public safety 8933-4
issues and concerns, government response 5758
Newton Community Festival 7279
Throne speech debate 5758-62
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry, estimates debate 7826-30, 7873-8, 7944-6
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 6438-40
Tsawwassen First Nation
history and impact of European colonization 8749-50
traditional lands, environmental damages 8750
treaty negotiation process, prioritization by government 8754
Tsawwassen First Nation treaty, final agreement
land provisions 8753-4
treaty 8748
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act
debate 8748-54
debate in Legislature 8750-1
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre
bookings and marketing 8448
expansion project
contracts 5533
costs 5544, 6780, 6841, 6928, 7520, 7874-8
costs and financial management 5370, 6701, 8890-1, 8939, 9059-60
review by Auditor General 8833
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
business plan 5541, 7756-7, 8098-102
exemption from provincial freedom-of-information legislation 8096-7
revenues, hedging strategy 8105-8
revenues, value-in-kind revenues 8112-3
role and responsibilities 8109-10
Wages, average wages in B.C. 8162-4
Workers compensation
benefits and premiums 5543
rehabilitation services 8149
WorkSafe B.C.
budget surplus 8149
operations 5543
treatment of benefits applicants 5761-2
treatment of benefits applicants, case 8149
Barisoff, Hon. Bill (Penticton–Okanagan Valley)

Hawkins, Sindi, message of appreciation to Legislature colleagues and staff 9105
Statements
Message of appreciation 9105
Bell, Hon. Pat (Prince George North)

As subject
office staff thanked 5769-70
relationship with municipal politicians 5771
4-H Clubs, government funding 5906
Agricultural Land Commission
budget and role 5906, 5914
decisions
Agriculture Ministry role 5914, 5920-1
process 5912, 5918-20, 6038
Agricultural land reserve
establishment 5911
exemption from trade agreement with Alberta 6102-4
removal of land from reserve, community need 5911-2
Agriculture
bird cannons 6035
chemical use 6031-2
commodity groups 5913
crop protection measures 6035
direct marketing and farmers markets 6027-30
environmental farm planning 6032
equine dentistry, court case 6038
farm practices, complaint process and appeals 8081-2
farmers institutes and associations 5912-3
farmland, acceptable use of land 5922
farms in B.C. and government support 6037
financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, compensation for wildlife damage 6033-5
financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, crop insurance in Alberta and B.C. 6102
government plan 5773, 7693
industry in B.C. 5773
organic industry in B.C. 6032
pesticide use on fruits and vegetables, federal limits 7755
products, niche products in B.C. 5925
promotion of B.C. products 6039-40
workers
deaths and injuries 6154
education for workers on rights and safety 6109
employment conditions, union and workers' recommendations to government 6306-7
employment standards 6153-4
safety 6100
seasonal and guest workers 6113
supply 6071, 6109
vehicle accident near Sumas 6070, 6100, 6306
wage premiums 6109
wages and benefits 6070-1, 6109, 6153-6
work 6100
youth involvement 5906
Agriculture and Lands Ministry
estimates debate 5906-7, 5911-31, 5970-81, 6019-43, 6100-13
accomplishments, goals and responsibilities 5906-7, 5912
agriculture planning 6026-7
budget 5906, 6031
meetings with Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority's Agriculture Advisory Committee 5912-3
minister's role as advocate for farmers 5914-5
role as advocate for wine industry 6025-6
staffing and succession planning 6036
work on climate change issues 6031
work with federal government on agricultural policy framework 6027-8
Aquaculture
fish farms, fish feed, potential contamination 7754
geoduck aquaculture
government promotion 6113
impact on environment 6111
licence approval process and first nations consultation 5478, 6040-3, 6106-7, 6112
licences 6111
pre-seeding harvest of wild stocks 6042-3, 6110
use of plastics, impact on marine environment 6112-3
Arrow Lakes, causeway construction 6032-3
Baird, Kim, work on Tsawwassen treaty 8647-9
Braim, Lee and Wendy, CN Rail handling of cow death 6022
B.C. Agriculture Council, training for farmworkers 6109
B.C. Farm Industry Review Board, enforcement of decisions 8081-2
B.C. Hydro, assets and initiatives 5771
B.C. Rail
Roberts Bank corridor, potential impact on farmers in area 5916-7
sale negotiations, involvement of Agriculture and Lands Ministry 6022
B.C. Rail Properties Ltd., land acquisitions, communication with Agricultural Land Commission and farmers 5917-8, 5920
Buy B.C. program, B.C. Sharing program 6027
Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, proclamation 6100-1
Canadian National Railway Company
fencing policy 6023
handling of cow deaths 6022-4
Candy Land Entertainment Corporation, use of farmland in Chilliwack area 5921-2, 6037-8
Cariboo regional district, invasive plant control 5970-1, 5974
Cariboo-Chilcotin land use plan, legal objectives 5931, 5974-6, 5979
Chingee, Alec, work on first nation economic development 8647
Clayoquot Sound area
land use planning 5976-7
watershed plans 5977-9
Climate change
government action 5771, 6030-1
impact on water supply 6021
Coastal land and resource management plans
funding for implementation 5907
funding initiatives, conservation investments and incentives initiative 5772-3
Comox First Nation, interest in geoduck aquaculture 6113
Computer technology, high-speed Internet service for rural communities 8085-6
Crown land, public access to inventory list 6105
David Suzuki Foundation, report on future of farmland 5911-2
Energy, innovative clean energy fund 5771-2
Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association, work on safety initiatives 6109
First nations
agreements with government 6106-7
agreements with government, land use agreements 8648
consultation by government on aquaculture issues 6105-7
new relationship with government 5772-3, 6106-7
Food
B.C.-grown products in public buildings 6039-40
community gardens, government support 6028
food security in B.C. 6026-7, 6029
Good Food Box program 6028
local food policy work, funding 6027
locally grown food, government promotion 6028-9
Food industry
berry farming industry 5773, 5906
labelling for B.C.-grown products 6102-3
meat-processing regulations 5922-3
meat-processing regulations, issues 5924-6, 8637-8
slaughter facilities
inspectors 5927
mobile abattoirs 5923
number and funding applications 8637-8
tree fruit industry 5773-4, 5906
Forests and forest industry
companies, voluntary compliance with legal objectives 5976
use of beetle-damaged wood 6024
Formosa Nursery Co. Ltd., land expropriation for road through farm
Agriculture Ministry involvement 5913-4
compensation 5915
Front Counter B.C., services 5774, 5927
Fuel, biodiesel and ethanol 5771-2
Habitat for Humanity, acquisition of Crown land for affordable housing 6105
Haida Nation, relationship with government 8648
Highway 7, Harris Road interchange proposal 5916
Immigration, recruitment of foreign farmworkers 6113
Infrastructure, transportation plans, consultation between Agriculture and Transportation ministries 5920
Integrated land management bureau
role 5971, 6021
service delivery 5906-7
Invasive Plant Council
funding 5974
role 5928-9
Land use
integrated land and resource registry 8085
interagency management committees 5927-8, 5971
land and resource management plans 5930-1
land use planning 5907
land use planning, involvement of first nations 5930-1, 5979
land use plans
legal objectives and forest stewardship plans 5931, 5970, 5979
status of plans 5978-9
time line for completion 5978-9
Legislature, estimates process, time limits on debate 6108
Lheidli T'enneh band, treaty process and ratification vote 8648
Livestock industry, cattle industry 5774
Lower mainland, agricultural land 5921
McLeod Lake First Nation, economic development 8647-8
Michael, Eunice, death 9469
Mines and mining industry, mineral tenure on-line registry 8085
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2007, debate 8081, 8084-6
Monical, Marvin, CN Rail handling of cow death 6022-3
Muskwa-Kechika management area, land management 5979
Pacific Salmon Foundation, scientists 7754
Peace River area
agriculture and ranching industries 5906
crop damage from wildlife 6033
power generation on river, Site C project 5771
Pendray, David, death 5583
Pest control, sterile insect release program 6031-2
Plants
invasive plant control 5927-30, 5970, 5974
weed control along railbeds 5928, 5972
Ports, vessel emissions while in port 5772
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
government consultation on geoduck aquaculture 6108-9
land and resource management plan for Sunshine Coast area 5930
meat-processing regulations, assistance for small producers 5925-6
Prince George, MLAs 5770-1
Prince George North constituency and area, work of staff in constituency and Victoria offices 5769-70
Property, responsibilities of tenure holders, review 5972
Railways and rail services, responsibility for fencing along rail lines 5972-3, 6023
Rangeland
fencing along roads and new developments, responsibility 6024
protection from recreational users 6025
repair of damaged fencing 6024
Retirement, mandatory retirement, elimination 6036
Robinson, John, work at Agriculture and Lands Ministry 6036
Savary Island, community consultation on geoduck farming 6041-2, 6112
Skiing, heli-ski operations, long-term tenures and caribou protection issue 6019
Sliammon First Nation, consultation on geoduck aquaculture licences 6041-2, 6106-8
Squamish First Nation
involvement in land use agreement 8648
relationship with government 5772
Summerland, water supply 6021
Throne speech debate 5769-74
Tolko Industries Ltd., legal objectives and forest stewardship plan 5975-6
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 6102
exemptions 6034, 6101-2
impacts 6034, 6101-3
Tributes
David Pendray 5583
Eunice Michael 9469
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement, transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve 8649
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8647-9
Underwater Harvesters Association, involvement in geoduck aquaculture applications 6110-1
Vancouver, food assessment report 6027
Vancouver Island, food industry, slaughter facilities 8637
Vantreight Farms, farmworkers' wages 6109
Waste management
contaminated sites, remediation projects 5907
waste disposal at farms 5926-7
waste disposal at farms and slaughter facilities, specified-risk materials 5923-5
Water, protection of resources, government responsibility 6020-1
Watersheds, management 6021
Weed Control Act, compliance and enforcement 5973
Wildlife
damage by wildlife 6033-5
mountain caribou
protection 5980-1
regulation of activities in caribou habitat 6019-20
species at risk, recovery strategies 5907
Wine
independent producers, access to liquor distribution system 6025-6
industry in B.C. 5773, 5906
quality standards 6026
WorkSafe B.C., farmworker safety violation reports, public accessibility 6109
Bennett, Bill (East Kootenay)

As subject
experience in first nations communities 8574-5
experience in small business 7126
property issue in East Kootenay area (Macdonald) 6626
removal from cabinet (Krog) 6318
Adams, Ron, comments on tax reductions 6688-9
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, reduction initiatives 7433
Autism, services and supports 8967
Automobiles, off-road vehicles 8211-3
Baird, Kim, work on Tsawwassen treaty 8575-6
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
economic development in northwestern B.C. 7900-1
rural B.C., issues in rural areas 6208
B.C. outdoor caucus, establishment 6208
Business, work of small business people and role in community 7126
Caldwell, Bud, war experience 9259-60
Coal as energy source
carbon sequestration by coal-fired plants 5385
source 5383, 5385
Columbia River Treaty, impact on Columbia basin region 8734
Community Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6394-5
Cranbrook, amateur football team, meeting with B.C. Lions 9056
East Kootenay Regional Hospital, services 8544
Elections
electoral boundaries, relationship to population levels 9169
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9170-1
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007
debate 9169-71
debate in Legislature, scope of debate 9174
Electoral Boundaries Commission, mandate 9169-70
Elk Valley Coal Corporation, Fording River coalmine, impact on river 5383
Energy
alternative energy sources 5383, 5385
independent power producers, NDP position 6062
Environment, ecosystem restoration, government program 6381
Finance and Government Services Committee
first report for third session of 38th parliament presented 9323
prebudget consultation process 9323
staff commended 9323
work of committee 9323
First nations, new relationship with government 5384, 8576
Government, performance during B.C. Liberal and NDP administrations 9169
Health care system, public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 5386
Highway 37, electrification 7900-1
Interior Health Authority, residential care beds in area facilities, wait times 5385
James, Carole, comments on coal industry 5383
Jumbo Glacier Resort, development approval process 5384, 6394-5
Kootenay area
East Kootenays, health care facilities and seniors housing 5385
land use 5384
Land use planning 6049
Legislature
members' conduct and debate, withdrawal of comments requested 6062
number of seats 9169-70
MLAs, constituency assistants, work 9596
Mines and mining industry
first nations involvement in industry 8575-6
industry during B.C. Liberal Party administration 5382-3
mining project agreements between first nations and government 5385
Motions
competitive tax system for B.C., debate 6688-9
debate in Legislature on trade and labour agreement with Alberta, debate 5736-7
electrification of Highway 37, debate 7900-1
independent power producers, debate 6062
NDP
MLAs, questions on mining industry issues 5382
position on independent power producers 6062
position on issues 9171
Oil and gas, coalbed methane gas, handling of produced water from operations 5385
Petitions
cell phone service 6443
Point, Steven, appointment as Lieutenant-Governor 8575
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area, land and resource management plan for Sunshine Coast area 6049
Private members' statements
The management of off-road vehicles 8211-3
Purdy, Carmen, conservation award recipient 8443
Resorts
designation of resort region 6394
resort communities, resources and tools 6394
Rocky Mountain Trench, grasslands ecosystem 6381
Sharpe, Lloyd and Ruth, experience of Columbia River dam construction 8734
Spring, Jenna, academic and athletic accomplishments 6378
Statements
Sullivan mine accident 8145
Statements by members
Autism spectrum disorder 8967
B.C. outdoor caucus 6208
Bud Caldwell 9259-60
Carbon dioxide emission reduction in B.C. 7433
Columbia River Treaty 8734
Constituency assistants 9596
Cranbrook amateur athletes meet B.C. Lions 9056
East Kootenay Regional Hospital 8544
Ecosystem restoration program 6381
Retail business people 7126
Tahltan Indian band, position on resource development in area 7901
Taxation, tax reductions, impact on economy 6688-9
Teck Cominco Ltd., Sullivan minesite, deaths of workers and paramedics 5382, 8145
Telecommunications, cell phone service, petition tabled 6443
Throne speech debate 5382-6
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, issues 5736-7
Tributes
Carmen Purdy 8443
Jenna Spring 6378
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement 8575
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8574-6
Black, Iain (Port Moody–Westwood)

As subject
family's experience with French immersion 9363
Automobiles, booster seats, regulations 6366
B.C., 150th anniversary, Spirit Squares program 9250-3
B.C. Liberal Party government
budgets and throne speeches, public reaction to 2007 speeches 5562-3
MLAs' backgrounds 5566
B.C. School Trustees Association, position on government education policy changes 7061-2
Budget debate 5560-3, 5565-7
Budgets, 2007-08 budget content 5566
Central Elementary School, extracurricular activities, Random Acts of Kindness Club 5317
Churchill, Winston, comments on socialism and actions on social issues 5566-7
Climate change, government action, comments by environmentalists and climatologists 5562
Communities
government support 9251-2
outdoor public gathering places 9250-1
Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner Special Appointment Committee
report for third session of 38th parliament presented 9424-5
work of committee 9424-5
Coquitlam
David Avenue Connector and bridge construction 5560
Spirit Square and Westwood village projects 9252
Credit rating, B.C. rating 5560
Crossroads Hospice Society, activities 9470
Crown Corporations Committee
first report for second session of 38th parliament presented 6477
first report for second session of 38th parliament, recommendations 6477
witnesses, Crown corporations senior officers 6477
Education
band programs, musical instrument inventory 7062-3
curriculum, French immersion 9363
curriculum, music programs 6380
fees for equipment and materials, hardship provisions 7062-4
funding for teachers' salary increases 5562
school boards and districts, accountability, responsibility for student achievement 7061-2
system, achievement superintendents 7062
system, changes 7064-7
Education Ministry, service plan 7062
Energy, conservation measures 7999
Environment, government initiatives 5561
Fraser, Paul, appointment as Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner 9425
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, rapid transit, funding 5561
Homelessness, government action 5561
Homeowner grant, eligibility for lower-income seniors and others 5562
Housing
government strategy, funding 5562
housing endowment fund 5562
Income tax, reductions 5562, 5566
Mental health, programs and services, government action 5565
Motions
150th anniversary of B.C. and Spirit Squares program, debate 9250-3
NDP
ability to govern 5565-6
MLAs, selection of question period topics 5565-6
position on issues, teacher registry 6367-8
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, medal celebrations and torch relay 9252
Petro-Canada Ice Centre, facility 6304-5
Port Moody, Olympic athletes 9252
Port Moody–Westwood constituency and area, mental health residential facility 5560
Privacy, radio frequency identity, impact on privacy 6980-1
Private members' statements
Child safety as a priority 6366-8
Property transfer tax, use of revenues 5565
Riverview Hospital
future of facility and grounds 8517-8
tree collection 8517-8
School district 43 (Coquitlam)
school closings 5565
survey on school fees 7062-3
School (Student Achievement Enabling) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7061-4
Statements by members
Crossroads Hospice 9470
French immersion 9363
Music programs in schools 6380
Petro-Canada Ice Centre in Port Moody 6304-5
Random Acts of Kindness Club at Central Elementary School 5317
Riverview Hospital lands 8517-8
Turn It Off Day 7999
Teachers, misconduct registry 5562, 6366-8
Tri-Cities area
community initiatives 9251
housing and homelessness 5560-1
Rocky Point Park, redevelopment 5560
Turn It Off Day 7999
Violence, bullying and violence at school
prevention 6366
prevention, school board policy requirement 5562
Zalis, Zane, work as music teacher 6380
Bloy, Harry (Burquitlam)

As subject
appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (de Jong) 5265
work with communities 5374-5
Adoption, adoptive families 9147
B.C. Liberal Party government
accomplishments 5345-6, 5372-4
goals 8214-5
B.C. School Superintendents Association, comments on government commitment to education 5375
Burnaby
affordable housing projects 5374
housing, government initiatives 7573-4
municipal-provincial relations, impact on transportation infrastructure planning 8497
Burquitlam constituency and area, affordable housing 5374
Business, public-private partnerships, benefits 6046-8
Children, programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 5346
Climate change, government action
action during B.C. Liberal and NDP administrations 9044-6
comments by environmentalists and climatologists 5334
Coast Mental Health Foundation, award recipients 5476
Coquitlam
festivals and tourism passport program 5744
housing, government initiatives 7573-4
Courage to Come Back Awards, award recipients 7514
Diabetes, awareness and management 9416
Education, graduation, dry grad celebrations 7998
Elections
constituencies, rural and urban constituencies 9309-10
electoral boundaries, legislation 9309
electoral boundaries, relationship to population levels 9310
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9309-11
right to vote and principle of effective representation 9311
Electoral Boundaries Commission
mandate 9310
preliminary report 9310
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9308-11
Energy conservation, role of individuals 9044
Le Festival du Bois 5683
FIFA U-20 World Cup, hosting of 2007 soccer championship games in Burnaby 9517
Flag Day 5345
Government
local government, support from provincial government 5373
regulations and red tape, reduction 5374
Great Salmon Send-off 7834-5
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
Evergreen rapid transit line 6045-7
Richmond-Airport-Vancouver line 6047
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 6373
Housing, government initiatives 7575
Immigration, recruitment of foreign-trained workers 5346
Legislature, number of seats 9309
Lower mainland, traffic congestion 8495-6
Maillardville, French heritage 8518
Mainroad Contracting Ltd., highway and road maintenance work in B.C. 6373
MLAs, workload 9311
Mines and mining industry, exploration 5374
Motions
road maintenance, debate 6373
Negrin, David, comments on government's sustainability initiatives 5375
NDP, position on issues, electoral boundaries redistribution 9309
Physicians, supply, recruitment of foreign-trained physicians 5346, 5372-3
Post-secondary education
accessibility, minimum grade requirements 5373
student spaces, new spaces 5373
Private members' statements
The Evergreen line 6045-8
Breaking down borders 9044-6
Bridging communities 8495-7
Housing 7573-5
Saskatchewan, electoral boundaries, court case 9310-1
Science and technology, research and development, government investments 5374
Scouts Canada, centennial celebration 5413
Seniors, programs and services, government initiatives 5373
Simon Fraser University
athletic complex expansion 6066
Clan women's basketball team, championship win 6064
Skills training, shortage of skilled workers, government action 5346
Smith, Merle, accomplishments after disabling injury 7514
Statements by members
98th anniversary of Maillardville 8518
Adoption awareness 9147
Coast Mental Health Foundation Courage to Come Back Awards 5476
Coquitlam passport program 5744
Courage to Come Back award winners 7514
Diabetes awareness 9416
Dry grad 7998
Festival du Bois 5683
FIFA Junior World Cup 9517
Great Salmon Send-off at Stoney Creek 7834-5
Scouts Canada 5413
Simon Fraser University athletic complex 6066
Terry Fox Foundation fundraising events 8303
World Police and Fire Games 6532
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on electoral boundaries and voter rights 9311
Terry Fox Foundation, fundraising for cancer research 8303
Throne speech debate 5345-6, 5372-5
Tourism, funding for tourism initiatives 5373
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, issues 5374
Transit services, government investment 8497
Transportation
Pacific gateway initiative and projects 5373, 8495-7
projects during NDP administration 6047-8
Tributes
B.C. athletes at World Police and Fire Games 6378
Clan basketball team championship 6064
Urban Development Institute, work on social housing 5375
Violence against women, prevention, funding for services 5373
Water, community water improvement program 5373
Weaver, Andrew, comments on B.C. government climate change plan 5375
Welfare, social programs and services, funding 5346
Women, employment, mentoring program 5373
World Police and Fire Games
2007 games in Adelaide, participation by B.C. athletes 6378, 6532
2009 games in Burnaby 5373, 6532
Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George–Mount Robson)

As subject
comments on government education policy changes (Chudnovsky) 7028
experience as rural MLA 9326
visit to Nass Valley 8660-1
Air, greenhouse gas emissions during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 5574
Baird, Kim, work on Tsawwassen treaty 8660, 8663
Bountiful, school issues 6745-7, 6761
B.C. College of Teachers, communications with government 7397
B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils, position on government education policy changes 8070
B.C. Healthy Living Alliance, position on smoking-prevention legislation 6220
B.C. School Trustees Association, position on government education policy changes 7352, 7382-3
B.C. Teachers Institute on Parliamentary Democracy, role 8659
Budget debate 5571-5
Cambridge Elementary School, funding for playground 6873-4
CanSpell National Spelling Bee, B.C. finalists 6696
Children, early childhood development
early learning and literacy
early intervention strategies in education system 6764, 6770-1
early learning programs for preschoolers 6656, 6663, 6809
government action 6658
personal education numbers for preschoolers 7019
Ready, Set, Learn program 7019
role of parents 6771
role of school boards 6819
school readiness 6605, 6656, 6808, 6819, 7018
StrongStart B.C. initiative 5573, 6605, 6613, 6616, 6663, 6764, 6771-2, 6807-9, 6819, 6868, 6877, 7019, 7356, 7378, 8074
Children, programs and services for children and families, service delivery, neighbourhood hub model 6808, 6872
Climate change, issues, comments by NDP MLAs 5574
Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie- Brittanique, title change from Francophone Education Authority 6619, 7397
Cowichan Station Elementary School, closing, land disposition issue 6831-2
Economy, B.C. economy
current conditions 5572
economy during NDP administration 5571
Education
class size and composition
increase in number of classes 6669
legislation, purpose 6673
special needs students 6672-3
special needs students, teacher consultation when limit exceeded 6822-3
Community LINK program 6612-3, 6869-70, 6872
community schools 6870
curriculum
French immersion 6731
language programs 8012-3
tobacco use prevention initiatives 6220-1
distributed learning, impact on funding in rural areas 6878
distributed-learning programs for graduates 6655, 6763, 6767
education of first nations people
community educational authorities 5572
culture and heritage components 8662
Elders in the Classroom pilot project 8661
enhancement agreements 5573, 6604-5, 6656-7, 8661
first nations education authority 9395
first nations English 12 program 6656, 8662, 9503
governance and jurisdiction 9395, 9503-4, 9559-60
government initiatives and support 9503, 9507
graduation rate 5573, 8660-1
jurisdiction agreements 5572-3, 8660, 9395, 9503, 9560
literacy 6769-70
student achievement 6611-2, 6614, 8660-1
English-as-a-second-language programs 6730-44
completion rates 5573
curriculum and materials 6741, 6744
high-risk learners 6743
issues 6768-9
student qualification for funding 6762
teacher training 6737
time limit 6735-9, 6742
enrolment levels 6604, 6609, 6659-61, 6664-5
enrolment levels, impact of other education choices 6727, 6730
fees for equipment and materials, hardship provisions 7019, 8068, 8070, 8073
fees for special academies and programs 6359, 7019, 8067-71
foundation skills assessment 6659, 6669-71, 6761, 6765, 6818, 6876-7, 7350
foundation skills assessment, exceptions from mandatory test 6728-30
government commitment 6604
graduation certificate 8009
graduation rate 6654, 6732-3, 7018, 7343-4
junk food in schools, change to healthy choices in vending machines 6820
Learning Roundtable, membership 6881
out-of-school care programs 6616, 6662
parent advisory councils 6829
parental involvement in education system 6829
parental involvement in education system, consultation between parents and ministry officials 6871
principals, responsibility 6657
private schools
annual inspection 6535
enrolment levels 6609, 6727, 6730
investigation by government 6534-5
offshore B.C. schools 6534
out-of-school care 6811-2
standards 6610
provincial schools 6359, 7019, 8075-7
school planning councils 6829-30, 8068-70
special education and special needs
additional classroom supports 6822-3
assessments, waiting times 6824
autistic students 8077
government support 5573, 5684-5
individual education plans (IEPs) and parental advocacy 6825
separate schools 5684-5
special needs students in private school system 6610
students
achievement levels 6655-6
achievement levels, reforms 6359, 7018-9
credit and reimbursement for accredited lessons taken outside school 7397, 8010-4
evaluation and testing of students 6655-6, 6669-70, 6732, 6763
personal education numbers 7019, 8022
personal education numbers, first nations students 8015
student performance 5572
tracking 6731-2
suspension policies 6873
system
achievement superintendents 6359, 6674, 7018, 7383-8
changes 6359, 6817-8, 7018-9, 7310-1
choice 6615, 6651-4, 6662, 7019, 8074-7
school-based threshold on vulnerable children 6870
system in B.C. 6604
textbook supply, responsibility 6829
virtual reference service 6605
Education, funding
allocation to school districts 6607-11
allocation to school districts based on socioeconomic status 6612-3
announcements 7397
attraction of students 6662
capital review process 6607-8
districts with high first nations populations 6611-2
districts with high vulnerable populations 6867-70
English-as-a-second-language programs 6611, 6728, 6737, 6741-3
facilities grant 6607-8, 6650
first nations funding 8662, 9559-61
funding 5572, 6726-7, 6762, 8781, 9418-9
funding as percentage of gross domestic product 6726-7
funding formula 6725-7, 8782
funding formula, technical review 6611, 6674-5, 6725, 6870-1
funding of non–first nations students in first nations schools 9560
funding to offset enrolment declines 6609, 6724-5
implementation of class size limits 6607
innovative practices 6765
new funding 6725
per-student funding 6604, 6606, 6609, 6726
playground construction 6873-5
private schools 6609-10
special education and special needs 6814-5, 6821
survey research 6877
teachers' salary increases 6608
Education, school boards and districts
accountability, business practices 6619, 7396-7
accountability, responsibility for student achievement 6359, 7018
achievement contracts 7018, 7343-51, 7385
administrative directives from Education Ministry 7350-2, 7389
appeals of decisions 6359, 7018, 7381-4
choice schools model, competition for students 6653, 6811-2
codes of conduct 6619, 7396, 8015-6, 8019-21
data collection, BCeSIS system 6875-6, 6878-9
district literacy plans, requirement 6810, 7019, 7353
early learning programs 7353-8, 8074
enhancement agreement outcomes for first nations students 8661
mandate 6359, 7019
name change to boards of education 6359, 7019
responsibility for early learning initiatives 6662
status as corporations 6819
Education, schools
closings
closings and enrolment levels 6660
consultation with local government 6814
decisions 6614-6, 6651-4, 6661, 6664, 6813
land disposition policy 6831-2
number 6660
public consultation 6813-4
energy-efficiency standards for school buildings 6605
public ownership 6666
revenue sources 6666
seismic upgrades 5842-3, 6666-8, 6826-8, 6879-81
smoking ban, school board policies 6220-1
use of school buildings
community use 6665-6, 6744-5
use for out-of-school care 6809-11
Education Ministry
estimates debate 6603-16, 6650-75, 6724-47, 6761-73, 6807-33, 6867-81
accomplishments and goals 6604-5
budget 6604, 6606
cross-ministry work 6867-8
program information in other languages 6744, 6761
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6619, 8009-16, 8019-22
Elections
constituencies, rural and urban constituencies 9325-7
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9325-7
Electoral Boundaries Commission
history of previous commissions 9325
preliminary report 9327
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9325-7
Environmental protection, government action 5573-4
Families, government support for vulnerable families 6612-3
Final Agreement Consequential Amendments Act, 2007, amendments 9503-4
Finland, literacy strategies 6764
First nations
language preservation, funding 8661-2
literacy programs, funding 8662
First Nations Education Act
debate 9395, 9503-4, 9507, 9559-61
application to treaty first nations 9560
implementation, funding and time line 9559
First Nations Education Steering Committee, role 9395, 9503, 9507, 9560
First Nations Jurisdiction over Education in British Columbia Act (federal), relationship to provincial legislation 9395, 9503, 9559
Fraser Institute, ranking of schools 6876-7
Friesen, Chris, speech and recommendations on English-as-a-second-language training 6740
Government, education advertising budget 6877
Gunderson, Lee, study on student achievement 6732-4, 6740
Hansen, Rick, tribute 8354
Health care system during NDP administration 5571
Hertzman, Clyde, work on early childhood development 6613-4, 6663, 6771
Housing, government initiatives 5574
Immigration
immigrants to B.C.
assessment 6740
impact on education system 6734-5
number of children 6730
programs and services for immigrants to B.C.
literacy education 6766-8
school-based settlement workers 6735, 6743-4
settlement services, federal funding 6769
Income assistance, benefit amount for shelter 5574
Income tax, reductions 5574-5
Independent School Act, amendments 6443, 7312, 9504
James, Carole, experience as school trustee 5684
John Oliver Secondary School, renovation, impact on auditorium theatre 6674
Lampson Elementary School, application for StrongStart program 6666
Legislature, number of seats 9327
Lincoln Elementary School, closing 6828
Literacy
adult literacy initiatives 6762-3, 6766-7
definition 7379-81
government funding 6657-9
government initiatives 5572, 6605, 6658
government responsibility 6655, 6762-3, 6767
national strategy 6770, 7379-80
Martin Morigeau Elementary School, meeting with Education Minister 6727
Nisga'a people, visit by government officials 8660-1
Obesity, childhood obesity, prevention, government initiatives 5573
Point, Steven, appointment as Lieutenant-Governor 8662
Politics and politicians, politicians, representation of constituents 9326
Prentice, Jim, work on B.C. first nations education agreements 9507
Prince George, public hearing by Electoral Boundaries Commission 9326
Prince George–Mount Robson constituency and area
description 5571
issues 9326
Rick Hansen Foundation, work on spinal cord injury research 8354
School Act, amendments
amendments 6443, 6619, 7019, 7312, 7397, 9504
impact on adult basic education teachers 6772-3
School district 36 (Surrey)
adult basic education, teacher certification issue 6772-3, 6815-7
community schools initiative 6872
funding 6872, 6874
School district 39 (Vancouver)
adult basic education teachers 6773, 6815-6
funding, impact on special education 6825-6
special education students, number 6881
School district 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows), StrongStart program 6819
School district 43 (Coquitlam), seismic upgrades 6828
School district 57 (Prince George), funding for inner-city schools 6870
School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
funding 6662
seismic upgrades 6667-8
StrongStart programs 6762
School (Student Achievement Enabling) Amendment Act, 2007
debate 6359, 7018-9, 7310-1, 7343-57, 7378-89, 8068-71, 8073-8
consultation by government 7349
definitions
"administrative directive" 7350
"literacy" 7379-81
"literacy," consultation with first nations 7380
SD-58 Ventures Ltd. 6878, 6881
Searle, Russ, position on allocation of education funding to smaller districts 6611, 6674-5, 6725
Skills training in public school system 6654
Teachers
employment registry 6443, 7312, 7974-7, 8005-6, 9504
misconduct registry 6443, 7311-2, 7395-6, 7978-84, 8005-8
non-enrolling teachers 6671, 6823
number 6669
teacher-librarians, number 6671-2, 6830
training for special-needs education 6823
Teaching Profession Act, amendments 6443, 7312, 9504
Teaching Profession (Teacher Registration) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6443, 7311-2, 7395-6, 7974-84, 8005-8
Tobacco Sales (Banning Tobacco and Smoking in Public Places and Schools) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6219-21
Tobacco use in B.C. 6221
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, exemptions and impact on education system and teacher credentialling 6819-20
Tributes
CanSpell National Spelling Bee finalists 6696
Rick Hansen 8354
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement 8660
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8659-63
United Way, work of organization 6869
Vancouver Technical Secondary School, school population and issues 6869
Vancouver-Hastings constituency and area, vulnerable population 6867
Yahk Elementary School, enrolment of students from Bountiful community 6747, 6761
Brar, Jagrup (Surrey–Panorama Ridge)

Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 6113
Agriculture, seasonal and guest workers 6113
Asian Canadians, South Asians
family violence prevention 5408
gang activity 5407-8
history in Canada 8657-8
Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training, meeting with Employment and Income Assistance Minister 6255
Attorney General Ministry, estimates debate 7964-6
Baird, Kim, comments and work on Tsawwassen treaty 8658-9
Border infrastructure program, projects 6574-5
B.C. Liberal Party government
actions since 2001 election 5407
budgets and throne speeches 5405
policies, impact on vulnerable populations 6117, 6249
trust issue 5407
B.C. Public Interest Advocacy Centre, court case re income assistance eligibility 6251-2
Cambridge Elementary School, funding for playground 6873-5
Campbell, Gordon
comments on service provider contract audits for employment programs 6145
motivation for electoral boundaries legislation 9347
position on issues, number of seats in Legislature 9347
Children, child care funding, federal agreement, B.C. government action 6252
Climate change, government action 5406
Delta, 72nd Avenue and Highway 91 border infrastructure project 6574-5
Education
curriculum, Punjabi language programs 8012-3
funding, playground construction 6873-5
parent advisory councils 6873
students, credit and reimbursement for accredited lessons taken outside school 8012-3
Education Ministry, estimates debate 6873-5
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8012-3
Elections
constituencies, rural and urban constituencies 9348
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9348-9
Electoral Boundaries Commission
mandate 9346, 9348
review of electoral boundaries 9346-8
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9346-9
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act, change to use of term "prescribed professional" 6480-1
Employment and Income Assistance Ministry
estimates debate 6117-21, 6138-48, 6183-7, 6189-205, 6248-56, 6262
accomplishments, goals and responsibilities 6117
First nations
B.C. treaty process 8659
conditions for first nations in B.C. 8658
treaty negotiations during NDP administration 8659
Food banks, usage in B.C. 5405-6, 6249
Forests and Range Ministry, estimates debate 8143-4
Fraser Health Authority, recommendations on needs in Surrey 5408
Fuel, gasoline prices, consumer protection, petition tabled 8238
Gangs
gang activity 7964-5
prevention of gang violence, reports and recommendations 7964-5
regional Indo-Canadian gang task force, dissolution 5407
Government, public consultation 5407
Health care system
emergency services, wait times, case 5408
public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 5406-7
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier 5407
system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 5407
Health Ministry, estimates debate 7850-3
Highway 16, missing women along highway, government action 8658
Homelessness
homelessness among first nations 6254
homelessness in B.C. 5405-6, 6121
Hoult, Darrell, disability assistance case 6204
Housing
rental housing, rent increases 6117
temporary housing and shelters, number of shelter beds 6262
Immigration, recruitment of foreign farmworkers 6113
Income assistance
accessibility 6250-2
appeal tribunal panels, number of members 6453-4, 6478
benefits
benefit amount for shelter 5405-6, 6117-9, 6138-9
benefit amount increases 6120-1
emergency assistance, case 6252, 6625
emergency assistance, needs assessment 6205, 6625
level, review 6120
eligibility, appeal process 6255, 6478-80
employment programs
federal programs, Community Futures program 6192-3
funding 6203
input from community organizations 6255-6
number of job placements 6195-6, 6201-3, 6248-50
service provider contracts, audits and reviews 6140-6
service provider contracts, modification and payment 6146-8, 6183-7, 6189-93, 6196, 6198-9, 6256
transition to new program 6186
transition to new program, service providers and contracts 6193-204
recipients
access to healthy diet 6121, 6249
community volunteer supplement 6254
first nations recipients 6254
landlord issues 6117-9, 6138-9
pregnant women, supplements 6255
single parent employment obligations and child care needs 6252-3
transition to employment 6201-3
transition to employment, post-employment return of clients to income assistance 6186, 6194-7
service delivery, shared service caseload model 6254
temporary assistance caseload 6120, 6252
Income assistance, disability benefits
eligibility, case 6255
recipients, access to education programs 6204
Income, low-income families, government support 6117
Integrated Gang Task Force, relationship with Vancouver Police Department 7966
Kamloops Food Bank, services 6248-9
Kopar Administration Ltd., contract with Employment and Income Assistance Ministry 6190-1
Legislature, number of seats 9347-8
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6453-4, 6478-81
Nisga'a treaty, outcomes of treaty 8659
Oral questions
Ambulatory care facility at Surrey Memorial Hospital 5322
Child poverty in B.C. 9472
Emergency needs assessment for income assistance 6625
Petitions
consumer protection re gasoline prices 8237
Poverty
child poverty in B.C. 8578, 9472
child poverty in B.C., report 9472
government action 6983-5, 9243-5, 9347-8, 9472
incidence in B.C. 6117, 6983
Private members' statements
Poverty 6983-5, 9243-5
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 7472-4
Purba, Harpreet, e-mail on Central City development sale 7473-4
Richmond, Claude, position on income assistance benefit levels 6121
Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh, emergency medical treatment in lower mainland hospitals 5322
Sikh Societies of the Lower Mainland, recommendations for action against gang activity 5407-8
Statements by members
Eradication of poverty 8578
Violence against South Asian seniors 8734
Surrey
Central City development, sale 7472-4
health care facilities, outpatient facility construction 7852-3
health care services
2005 capacity report and recommendations 7850-2
improvements during NDP administration 7852-3
needs 5408
shelter beds in area 8143-4
violence against South Asian seniors 8734
Surrey Memorial Hospital
construction of new facilities 5322
emergency room capacity 5408
Taxi industry
licences and permits, municipal chauffeur business permits 6574
use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes 6573-4
Throne speech debate 5405-8
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 6573-5
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement
transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve 8659
treaty 8657-9
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8657-9
Violence, family violence, government action 5408

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