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

Falcon, Hon. Kevin (Surrey-Cloverdale)

As subject
comments on issues
infrastructure projects in China 9607-8 (Chudnovsky) 8824 (Karagianis) 9115 (Krog) 9088 (Macdonald) 8851 (Puchmayr) 8837, 9130 (Trevena) 9087
opposition members (Simons) 6432
status of Cambie St. businesses (Chudnovsky) 6462
transit services in lower mainland (Ralston) 8509
TransLink governance (Chudnovsky) 8823-5, 9124 (Dix) 9282-3, 9286 (Karagianis) 8815-22, 9113-4
transportation projects (Ralston) 9138
visits to district offices and highways 6346
Agriculture, workers
employment standards and vehicle inspections, government action 6476, 7836-8
transportation regulations and vehicle inspections, violation incident 7752-4
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, monitoring and standards 6505, 6508
Airports, infrastructure investment 6267-8
Auditor General, report on ferry system restructuring 6288-89, 6295
Automobiles
emissions, reduction 6509-12
roadside inspections 6476, 7837
use reduction initiatives 6511-2
Bamfield, road to area 6579
Border infrastructure program, projects 6263, 6521, 6574-5
Bridges, government responsibility 6354
B.C.
northern and rural B.C.
economy in northern B.C., current and past conditions 6286
highways and roads, funding for improvements 5481-2
north coast highways and roads 6356-7
transportation infrastructure 6264, 6345-6
role as gateway to Asia Pacific 5303-4, 6262-3, 6268, 6340, 6513-4
B.C. Ferry Commission, role and responsibilities 5749, 6290-1
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
accomplishments 6290
accountability 6290-1
budget and funding 6287-8
financial management, return on investment 6293
governance 6289-91
independence 6288
labour relations 6295
performance measurement 6289, 6294-5
B.C. Liberal Party government, policies on labour contracts 6295
B.C. Rail
2006 annual report tabled 8451
sale, issues 5745-6
B.C. Transit, funding 6522
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, role in financing of Sea to Sky Highway upgrades 6430-1
Business, public-private partnerships
borrowing costs and cost comparison with public sector projects 6347, 6419
current projects 6347
NDP position 6422, 6428-9
process 6426
Business, small business, government support 8235
NDP position 8450
support during B.C. Liberal and NDP administrations 6463
California, ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach 6272
Callaghan Valley, road construction 6438-41
Campbell River, cruise ship terminal and port electrification 6273-4
Canadian National Railway Company, safety record, government action 5746
Cariboo South constituency and area, road access and maintenance issues 6580
Chudnovsky, David
comments on TransLink governance 9607
response to throne speech 5303
Climate change, government action and initiatives 6504-9
Communities
green community design 6336, 6512
small communities, infrastructure and government support 9604
Coons, Gary
comments on economy in northwestern B.C. 6292-3
comments on ferry safety 6294
Corrigan, Derek, comments on TransLink governance 9603
Cycling infrastructure investment 9604
Delta
bylaws for land zoning near highways, role of provincial government 6580-1
transportation infrastructure, 72nd Avenue and Highway 91 border infrastructure project 6574-5
Delta Cedar Products Ltd., mill operations, impact of South Fraser perimeter road 6581
Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 6262
Education, school buses, inspections 7837
Environment Ministry, service plan, climate change content 6507
Ferries and ferry services
fare increases 5749, 6291-2, 6297-8, 6299-300
fares, subsidy for seniors 6287
fast ferries project 6419-20
fuel costs and consumption 6297-8
reporting by government, comprehensive summary report 6333
reports on ferry services models, implementation of recommendations 6288-9
restructuring of ferry system, government objectives 6288-9
routes and services
alternative service delivery 6296-7
reservation system 6297
service to northern communities 6264, 6287, 6292
safety 6294-6
safety review 6381-2
satisfaction surveys and results 6295
sinking of Queen of the North, "force majeure" argument 6333
sinking of Queen of the North, internal report by B.C. Ferries 6381
vessels, new vessels and vessel replacement program 6264, 6288
vessels, super-C ferries, procurement decision 6289-90, 6419, 6428-9
Forests and forest industry, forest roads 6350, 6580
Gentner, Guy, remarks during question period 6431-4, 6436
Golden Ears Bridge, construction, costs and financial management 6347-8
Government
capital projects
borrowing costs 6419
procurement process 6428
public-private partnerships 6420
risk transfer 6428
local government
green design initiatives, provincial award program 9604
provincial-municipal relations, land use bylaw issues 6581
revenue-sharing agreement for federal gasoline tax 9605
support from provincial government 9604-5
purchases, use of credit cards 6383
transfer payments from federal government during NDP administration 9604
Greater Vancouver regional district
growth projections 6516
livable region strategic plan 6514
relationship with TransLink 8809
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
board of directors, changes and powers 8734, 8809-11, 9605-6
boundaries, extension 8810-1
commissioner, establishment 8734, 8809-10
Evergreen rapid transit line 5303, 6517
funding 8809-11
governance structure
changes 8809-10
NDP position 8811, 9602-6, 9612-4
public comments 9603-4
mayors council 8733-4, 8809-10
millennium line, NDP government role 9610-1
name change to South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority 7204, 8734, 8809
parking site tax 8810
planning process 8809-10
rapid bus system for south Fraser communities 6517-8
revenues, fare increases and taxes 8810
review of governance structure 6417, 6517, 6564-5
review of governance structure, implementation of recommendations 7204, 8733-4, 8809-10
review of governance structure, proposed changes and legislation 6519-20, 9607, 9612-5
transit projects and services 6515-7
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Richmond-Airport-Vancouver line
changes to project 6464-5
construction
impact on Cambie Street businesses 6458-60, 8235, 8308
impact on small businesses 6463, 8740, 9206-7, 9522
costs and funding 6456-7
NDP position 8450
public-private partnership 6462
role of provincial government 6461, 6463, 8740
stations, accessibility for disabled 6465-6
status of project 6457
support for project 6463-4
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 36), debate 7204
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43), debate 8733-4, 8809-11, 9602-16
Harcourt, Michael (Mike), comments on issues
Port Mann Bridge 9608
SkyTrain 6464
TransLink governance 9606
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements 6345
Malahat Drive section, conditions and improvements 6335
role in Gateway program and goods transport 6343
Highway 3
conditions and improvements 6355
traffic volume 6355
Highway 4
road conditions and maintenance 6578
safety issues and alternative routes 6578-9
Highway 7 (Lougheed Highway)
Abernethy connector section 6349
Harris Road interchange proposal 6349
Highway 12, need for improvements, government consideration 5481
Highway 18, resurfacing and seal-coating 5687-8, 6353
Highway 19 (Island Highway)
Beaver Cove–Port Hardy section, resurfacing and road condition 6350-1
Bowser area section, emergency vehicle road access 6577-8
Highway 33, Big White–Joe Ridge section, conditions and improvements 6354
Highway 99
Sea to Sky Highway
landslide event near Ansel Creek 6466-7
maintenance, responsibility for costs 6466-8, 6567-72
slope stability and mitigation program 6570
Sea to Sky Highway upgrades 6345, 6420, 6441
costs and financing 6425, 6430-1
design-build section 6423, 6426-31
geological issues 6426-7
impact on traffic 6423
public-private partnership 6418-21, 6424-5, 6571
test section 6422-4
Highways and roads
high-occupancy vehicle lanes 6341-2, 6507
impact of 2006-07 winter conditions 6523, 6526-7
maintenance and rehabilitation, impact from truck traffic 6264
maintenance and rehabilitation, worker supply 6525
maintenance contracts, evaluation and performance standards 5480-1, 5588-9, 5686-7, 6351-2, 6355-6, 6522-7, 6565-6
planning 6345
resurfacing, use of seal-coating 5687
HMC Services Inc., road maintenance work 6524-6
Hotels, hotel room tax, allocation to local government in resort communities 9604
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure
construction impact compensation, NDP position 9522
construction, impact on businesses 6459
government investment 6345
information on government spending in constituencies 6344
projects 6345
transportation infrastructure in B.C. 6262
James, Carole, comments on trade between Asia Pacific and B.C. 5304, 6513
Karagianis, Maurine, comments on issues
Port Mann Bridge 9608
Surrey transportation infrastructure 9609
TransLink governance 9603, 9605, 9607
Kootenay area, highways and roads 6355-6
Kuper Island, ferry service 6299
Langford, Amy Road intersection and Spencer Road interchange 6337
Legislature, members' conduct and debate, withdrawal of comments requested 6432-4
Lower mainland
72nd Avenue Surrey-Delta overpass project 6574-5
South Fraser perimeter road
alternative routes 6582-4
benefits 6585
costs 6582
impacts 6582-6
land acquisition process 8360
projected commuter and truck use 6584
traffic patterns 6343, 6514-5
transportation infrastructure 5304
Nass Valley, road conditions and maintenance 6576-7
NDP
performance as government
action on economic issues 6287
financial management 6429
management of B.C. Ferry Corporation and ferry system 6288, 6299
management of capital projects 6422
position on issues
compensation for impact of infrastructure projects 9522
government support for small business 8450
Pacific gateway initiative and projects 6268, 6349, 9609
Port Mann Bridge expansion 9608-10
public-private partnerships 6422, 6428-9
RAV line 8450
TransLink governance structure 8811
transportation projects 9608-10
New Westminster
Howes Street interchange project 6521
truck traffic in area, impact of North Fraser perimeter road development 6521-2
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
costs and funding, review by Auditor General 6440-1
transportation component 6262
Opus Hotel, owner's comments on impact of Canada line 6460
Partnerships B.C., report on Sea to Sky Highway upgrade project, review by Auditor General 6418, 6569, 6573
Pemberton, transportation system between Pemberton and Hope 8810
Pitt River Bridge, construction 6347-9
Port Mann Bridge
expansion, impact on air quality and greenhouse gas emissions 6513-4
expansion, NDP position 9608-10
transit and cycling access 6514-5, 6518, 8811
Port of Prince Rupert
expansion and container port project 6266-7, 6271, 6286-7, 6293
potential as gateway to Asia Pacific 6265-6
Port of Vancouver, impact on residential neighbourhoods, mitigation 6339-40
Ports
borrowing authority 6267
development, environmental impact assessment and mitigation 6271
electrification 6272-4
environmental standards, harmonization 6507
government strategy 6265-70
government strategy, regional and northern development plans 6286
vessel emissions while in port 6271-2
Premier's Council on Aging and Seniors Issues, recommendations on transportation issues 6522
Prince George Airport, government investment 6268
RAV Project Management Ltd., communications responsibility 6462
Revelstoke, highway maintenance in area, contractor remuneration 5480-1
Robertson, Gregor, position on rapid transit line 8308
Routley, Doug
comments on road maintenance 6352
comments on TransLink governance 9606-7
Shipping industry, short sea shipping 6272-3
Simons, Nicholas, conduct in House 6433, 6436
SkyTrain, public safety in SkyTrain facilities and station areas 9611-2
Sooke, downtown development and road planning 6338
Surrey, transportation infrastructure 9609
Taxi industry
licences and permits, municipal chauffeur business permits 6574
use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes 6573-4
Throne speech debate 5303-5
Tourism, circle routes for tourists 6345
Transit services
role in government action on climate change 6504-5, 8811, 9614-5
transit stations, density in areas around stations 6510-1
Transportation
Pacific gateway initiative and projects 6263
benefits 5303-4
debate and opinions 6514
expert assessment and review information 6516
federal funding and interprovincial cooperation 6270
impact on air quality 6586
impact on Vancouver 6342-4
NDP position 6268, 6349, 9609
scope 6269
projects in B.C. 6263-4, 6345, 8810-1
funding link with zoning densities 8811
NDP position 9608-10
system, traffic information and redirection systems 6507
Transportation Ministry
estimates debate 6262-74, 6286-300, 6333-57, 6417-41, 6456-68, 6504-27, 6564-87
audit procedures for expenditures 6383, 6435, 6438
environmental enhancement fund 6273
estimates process 6436, 6586-7
purchases on ministry credit cards 6431-8
regional transportation advisory committees 6346
service plan, climate change content 6506-7
staff, assignment to climate change initiatives 6508
staff, chief operating officer 6505
staff commended 6264-5
Tri-Cities area, rapid transit needs 6520-1
Trucking industry, regulation of trucks at ports 6339-40
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project, costs and financial management 6292
Vancouver Island
north Island highways and roads 6350-1
road maintenance, impact of winter conditions 6351-2
south Island
circle route to Port Renfrew 6338
commuter rail 6519
road access to southwestern areas, emergency plans 6337-8
transportation infrastructure 6334-6
Vancouver Port Authority, environmental initiatives 6272, 6340
Western Transportation Advisory Council, B.C. membership 6270
Wild Duck Inn, status as heritage building and impact of bridge construction 5482
Yale-Lillooet constituency and area
road improvements and repairs 6344-5
transportation issues in Lytton-Lillooet area, public meeting and tour 6346-7
Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)

As subject
comments on electoral boundary redistribution (Mayencourt) 9190
comments on public-private partnerships (Abbott) 6536-7
experience as election observer in Ukraine 9550
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament, effectiveness 6008-9
Agriculture, workers
employment conditions, call for public inquiry 5989, 6069
employment standards, government policy 6069, 6154
transportation regulations and vehicle inspections, violation incident 7754
vehicle accident in 2003, government action on coroner's report and Workers Compensation Board recommendations 5989
Alcohol
liquor stores, gift card expiry dates 9601
underage drinking prevention, fines for false identification use 6599, 7009
Animals, death from ingestion of ethylene glycol antifreeze 8684-5
Antifreeze, propylene glycol antifreeze, use as alternative to ethylene glycol antifreeze 8684-5
Auditor General
funding for office 6010
role 6010
Automobiles
automobile industry, response to environmental safety requirements 8685
booster seats, government distribution 8742, 8781
driver's licences, requirements for foreign representatives 6598, 7009-10
Barlee, Bill, role in tourism advertising campaign 6243
Barnes, Philip, comments on Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 8448
Basi, David, actions while Premier's office staff, disciplinary measures 8311
B.C. Coroners Service
inquests and investigations, issues 6591-2
resources 7369, 7408
staffing 7369, 7408
TOSCA case management system 7408, 7410
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 6010
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust, release of government documents 5587
staff involvement in partisan media activities, government position 7517-8
B.C. Parole Board, transfer of responsibilities to national board 6451-3
B.C. Rail, sale, call for public inquiry 5628
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, services 5897
Bruce, Graham, potential conflict of interest in work for Cowichan Tribes treaty committee 8549, 8583
Budget debate 5646-9
Budgets, 2007-08 budget content 5649
Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Payday Loans) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8535-6
Campbell, Gordon
accountability for Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project management 9062
call for comment on partisan activities by government 8066
comments on government accountability and openness 6010
Catalyst Paper Corporation, job loss 8360
Chase, Stuart, work as public affairs officer and assignment to Basi-Virk court case 7911
Children
child care providers, resources in government booklet 9556
criminal-record checks for people working with children 6598-9, 7006-9
Children and Family Development Ministry, head office renovation 9014
Climate change
B.C. Liberal Party position 5647-8
government action during NDP administration 5647
Collins, Gary, alleged comments as Finance Minister on handling of municipal officials 7517-8
Commissions of inquiry, issues 6010-1
Community Charter, public complaints 7744
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 7743-5
Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner Special Appointment Committee
report for third session of 38th parliament, debate 9425
work of committee 9425
Coquitlam
David/Pathan Avenue project, land dispute 7744-5
housing development, real estate practices of developer 7596
Coquitlam First, election campaign financing 7743
Coroners Act
debate 6590-2
events leading to development of bill 6591-2
Corrections system
correctional facilities
current conditions 7418-20
data collection system 7420-1
prison guards 5649
education and rehabilitation programs 7421-5
prisoners, inmate communications 7006
Crime and criminals, gang crime, government action 9109, 9150
De Patie, Grant, death, sentencing of person responsible 6702-3
Dobell, Ken, potential conflict of interest in work for provincial government and city of Vancouver, call for investigation 7282-3
Economy, B.C. economy, impact of commodity prices 5646
Education
parent advisory councils 6829
parental involvement in education system 6829-30
private schools, offshore B.C. schools 6535
school closings and enrolment levels 5646, 5648
school planning councils 6829-30
schools, seismic upgrades 5647-8, 6826-8
textbook supply, responsibility 6829
Education Ministry, estimates debate 6826-31
Elections, municipal elections, campaign financing 7743-4
Financial services industry, payday lending industry, issues 8535-6
First nations
B.C. treaty process, NDP position 8791-2
importance of treaties 8792
Fish, habitat protection 5648
Floods, flood prevention, action by B.C. and federal governments 7428-9
Forests and forest industry, private lands, removal from tree farm licences, call for audit by Auditor General 8940
Fraser River, flood risk and dike conditions 5843
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, amendment to remove B.C. Parole Board 6483
Freedom of information, requests for information, fees 6009
Fuel, gasoline prices 7840
comparison with elsewhere 7587
consumer protection, petition tabled 8237
Gambling
addiction and problem gambling, monitoring of suicides 7408-9
school districts' access to lottery funds for capital projects 7482-3
Gangs, prevention of gang violence, law against wearing of gang colours in licensed premises 6619
Government, local government, removal of municipal officials from office, legislation 7744
Government, purchases, use of credit cards 6383
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
board of directors, changes and powers 9102-3
review of governance structure, proposed changes and legislation 9102-3
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43), debate 9102-3
Hammell, Sue, appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker 5265
Health care
health care funding 5649
health support workers, legislated collective agreement 8155
Heed, Kash, comments on policing, response by Solicitor General 9207
Highways and roads, construction projects during 1990s 5647-8
Housing, government strategy 5648, 5901
Human Rights Code (Mandatory Retirement Elimination) Amendment Act, 2007
debate 8386-8
debate, time limits 8386-8
Independent Commission to Review MLA Compensation, implementation of report recommendations 8152-5
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and funding 6009-10
work of office 6009
Inquiries, past legislation in B.C. 6009
James, Carole, comments on photograph on Premier's website 8783
Justice system
parole, caseload of parole workers 6452-3
sentencing, Attorney General's intervention 6703
Krueger, Kevin, comments on health support workers 8155
Legislation, supply bills, purpose and stages 6242-4
Legislative Assembly (Members' Remuneration and Pensions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8131, 8152-5
Legislature
bills, second reading, debate to be relevant to bill under discussion 8752-3
bills, second reading, nature of debate 6011
estimates process
legislation not to be debated during estimates debate 8313
practice of members to engage in policy discussions 8312
process 6242-4
questions 8244
questions, repetitious questions 8316
legislative sitting schedule, change 5485-7
legislative sitting schedule, night sittings 5485, 5487
members' conduct and debate, members' use of names of government staff 8752
points of order, subject matter 8737
Speaker and Chair, appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 5265
standing order 35 adjournment motions 8940
sub judice rule 8311
Les, John, performance as Solicitor General 9320-1
Lincoln Elementary School, closing 5647, 6827-8
Lo, Michael, violation of regulations for private post-secondary institutions 6535
Lower mainland, transit services 9102-3
MLAs, remuneration and pension plan 8152-5
Mines and mining industry, global conditions 5646
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6451-3, 6483, 6488
Motions
legislative sitting hours, debate 5485-7
referral of report on Legislature artwork depicting first nations people, debate 7093-5
Music Teachers (Registered) Act, repeal 6488
NDP
position on treaty negotiation process 8791-2
softball game between opposition caucus and press gallery 8057
North American Indigenous Games, 2008 games in Cowichan 8583
Oil and gas, use of chemicals in petrochemical industry, unintended consequences 8685
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, Olympic torch run route, inclusion of Tri-Cities area 8887
Ontario, security services code of conduct 6706-7, 6711
Oppal, Wally, comments outside House on partisan activities by government 8066
Oral questions
2010 Olympics housing commitments 5901
Allegations of partisan media activities by Liberal staff 7087, 7128
Appeal of sentence in DePatie case 6702-3
Audit procedures in Transportation Ministry 6383
Call for inquiry into death of Kevin St. Arnaud 5748
Call for investigation into government handling of Ken Dobell lobbying contracts 7282-3
Call for investigation into real estate practices 7691
Call for public inquiry into sale of B.C. Rail 5628
Comments by former Finance Minister regarding municipal politicians 7517-8
Disclosure of documents in B.C. Rail–CN Rail investigation 5587
Distribution of booster seats to low-income families 8742, 8781
Dogwood certificates issued by offshore institutions 6535
Employment standards for farmworkers 6069, 6154
Farmworker vehicle inspections 7754
Frank Paul public inquiry 5530
Fraser River dike system 5843
Gas prices in B.C. 7840
Government action on farmworker safety 5989
Government action on private post-secondary institutions 5415
Government child care booklet 9556
Government liquor store gift card expiry dates 9601
Government response to allegations regarding former Finance Deputy Minister 6840
Government response to gang violence 9109, 9150, 9207
Government role in partisan media activities 8066
Lobbying activities of Graham Bruce 8549, 8583
Management of Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 8892
Marketing for Vancouver Convention Centre 8448
Ministry of Children and Family Development renovation costs 9014
Move of Wild Duck Inn for Pitt River Bridge construction 5482
Police complaint process 5748
Public affairs bureau coverage of Basi-Virk court case 7910-1
Real estate practices of Coquitlam developer 7596
Solicitor General response to public safety issues 9320-1
Terms of reference for KPMG investigation into actions of former Finance Deputy Minister 6926-7
Vancouver Convention Centre expansion costs 9062
Parliament Buildings, artwork depicting first nations, report by Speaker's advisory panel, implementation of recommendations 7093-5
Paul, Frank Joseph, circumstances of death, review by Solicitor General and public inquiry 5530
Petitions
consumer protection re gasoline prices 8237
minimum wage 8973
Riverview Hospital lands 9476
Pitt River Bridge, tolls 5648
Points of order
disciplinary action against two former Premier's office staff not subject to sub judice rule 8311
request for withdrawal of comments by Gordon Campbell re MLAs' public service records 7131
scope of estimates debate, Chair's ruling 8313
Police and policing, police complaint process for Royal Canadian Mounted Police 5748
Police Complaint Commissioner, review of Frank Paul case 5530
Port Coquitlam
authority for removal of municipal official from office 7744
liquor store closing 5649
May Day celebrations 7372-3
Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area, population growth in 1990s 5647
Post-secondary education, private institutions, consumer protection 5415
Premier's Office
estimates debate 8244
political activities of staff, action by Gordon Campbell 7128
work of communications staff 7087
Privilege
reserving right to respond to matter of privilege re comments by Doug Routley 9423
Promotion of Safe Antifreeze Act, 2007, debate 8684-5
Public affairs bureau, coverage of Basi-Virk court case 7910-1
Public Inquiry Act, debate 6008-11
Public Protection Act, 2007, debate 6619
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
estimates debate 7368-9, 7408-10, 7418-25, 7428-9, 7462, 7464-6, 7482-4
audits 7368
contracts and consultants 7368
freedom-of-information requests 7369
staff 7368
Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2007
debate 6598-9, 7006-10
definitions, "conviction" 7006
Real estate industry, developer practices, buyers' losses 7691
Retail Petroleum Consumer Protection Act, 2007, debate 7586-7
Retirement, mandatory retirement, legislation in other jurisdictions 8387-8
Riverview Hospital lands, petition tabled 9476
Safety
ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze, B.C. government leadership 8684-5
government action on public safety issues 5649
St. Arnaud, Kevin, death while in police custody, call for public inquiry 5748
School district 43 (Coquitlam)
access to lottery funds for capital projects 7482
seismic upgrades 6827-8
Security services
code of conduct 6706-9
private security sector, regulation 6410-1
private security workers
activities and licensing 6648-9, 6704-6, 6708-15
background checks and security clearances 6411-2
bouncers and nightclub personnel 6410-1
shoplifting prevention personnel 6411
public complaint process 6412, 6706-8
Security Services Act
debate 6410-2, 6648-9, 6704-15
consultation by government 6412
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
audit of private forest land releases 8940
Statements by members
Elections in Ukraine 9550
May Day celebrations in Port Coquitlam 7372-3
Olympic torch relay in Tri-Cities 8887
Supply Act (No. 1), 2007, debate 6242-4
Taylor, Paul, actions re lobbyists while Deputy Finance Minister, review
call to step aside from Convention Centre role during investigation 6840
terms of reference 6926-7
Teachers
misconduct registry 7390
teacher-librarians, funding 6830-1
Teaching Profession (Teacher Registration) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7390
Tourism, advertising campaigns, rolling billboards 6243
Transportation Ministry, audit procedures for expenditures 6383
Tributes
Opposition caucus softball team 8057
Tri-Cities area, rapid transit needs 5647
Tsawwassen First Nation
cultural traditions and history 8792
treaty, final agreement 8792-3
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act
debate 8791-3
committee stage 8793
Ukraine, elections 9550
Vancouver Board of Trade, involvement in screening of TransLink board 9102
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre
bookings and marketing 8448
expansion project, costs and financial management 8892, 9062
Victim assistance
funding, link with employment insurance funds 7465
programs and services 7464-6
Virk, Bob, actions while Premier's office staff, disciplinary measures 8311
Wages, minimum wage, petition tabled 8973
Wild Duck Inn, status as heritage building and impact of bridge construction 5482, 5648
Fleming, Rob (Victoria-Hillside)

As subject
childhood experience of sharing ferry services with first nations 8799
constituency assistants thanked 5817
contract work for government during NDP administration (de Jong) 7912
Advanced Education Ministry
estimates debate 6884-93, 6907-19, 6953-66, 6971-8, 7031-9, 7042-54
communications 6918-9
reporting 6960
risk management practices 6955
AIDS organizations, funding 7865-6
Auditor General
appointment and role 8236-7
establishment 9343-4
funding for office 6006
report on post-secondary seat expansion 5623, 6891-3, 6911, 6913-4, 6953-5, 6958-60
Automobiles, hybrid vehicles, taxation 5620
Baird, Kim, work on Tsawwassen treaty 8797
Barkel Business School Ltd., investigation of operations 5748
Blanshard Community Centre, seniors advocacy service 7278-9
B.C.
150th anniversary events, advertising and funding 7943
democracy 9343
B.C. Innovation Council, termination of chief executive officer, severance payment 9601
B.C. Institute of Technology
forest technologist program 7032-3
program changes 6978
B.C. Liberal Party government
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust, government comment on issues 7592-3
budgets and throne speeches
relationship of 2007-08 budget to throne speech 5620
theme of 2007-08 budget 7722
themes 5619-20
position on issues
business subsidies 5817-8
coal-fired power plants 8233
offshore drilling 5818
public-private partnerships 5821
treaty negotiation process 8800-1
staff involvement in partisan media activities, call for investigation into allegations 7088
staff involvement in partisan media activities, government position 7517
B.C. Lottery Corporation, independent audit (June 2007), scope to include review of Solicitor General's actions 8360
B.C. Rail, sale
call for public inquiry 7839
fairness report 7838-9
Budget debate 5619-24
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2007, debate 6098
Business
government subsidies, B.C. Liberal Party position 5817-8
public-private partnerships, B.C. Liberal Party position 5821
public-private partnerships, costs and transparency 5821
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority, enforcement of payday lending industry regulations 8726-7
Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Payday Loans) Amendment Act, 2007
debate 8529-31, 8723-30
regulations, public consultation 8723-5
Camosun College
budget 7034
child care services and tea festival fundraiser 5366
sports facility construction 7035
Campbell, Gordon, position on climate change 5620
Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation
continuation of federal funding for scholarship 6889, 6919
funding levels 7045-6
Capilano College, budget 7034
Capital regional district, water distribution and wastewater treatment systems, petition tabled 8451
Caregivers, supply 6911
Children
child care
accessibility 5620
affordability and cost 5620
child care resource and referral programs, closings and funding 5272, 5620
funding, petitions tabled 5590, 8451
early childhood development, StrongStart B.C. initiative 6663
sexual abuse intervention program 8969
Children and Family Development Ministry, head office renovation 9013-4
Climate change, government action 5620
Cloverdale Elementary School, impact of school closing 6662
Coal, coal-fired power plants, B.C. Liberal Party position 8233
Coleman, Rich, comments on issues in Basi-Virk court case 7592-3
Commissions of inquiry, issues 6004-8
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 7722-4
Conflict of interest, guidelines for government ministers, compliance 5623
Construction industry, green building code 6972
Consumers, consumer protection issues, need for legislation 5621-2
Credit rating, B.C. rating 5820-1
Crime and criminals, victims of crime, programs and services 9521
Degree Authorization Act, penalties for violations 7053-4
Democracy, parliamentary system 9343
Dobell, Ken
lobbyist activity for city of Vancouver and grant for cultural precinct fund 7002-3
potential conflict of interest in work for provincial government and city of Vancouver 7002-3
role in Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 6779, 9060
Douglas College, budget 6977
Doyle, John, appointment as Auditor General 8237
EDS Advanced Solutions Inc., contract for student debt collection 7049
Education
adult basic education
availability for income assistance recipients 5624
availability in colleges and secondary schools 6973
enrolment levels 5624
funding 7036-7
tuition fees 6889-90, 6912-3, 7036
English-as-a-second-language programs, regulation of schools 7038-9
enrolment levels 6659-60
funding, attraction of students 6661-2
funding formula changes, impact on school closings 6660-1
graduation certificate 6534
out-of-school care programs 6662-3
private schools, investigation by government 6534
private schools, offshore B.C. schools 6534
school boards and districts, responsibility for early learning initiatives 6662
schools, closings 6660-1
system choice 6662
Education Ministry, estimates debate 6659-63
Elections
campaign financing, reform 9344
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9342-6
Elections B.C. 9345
Electoral Boundaries Commission
mandate 9343
relationship with Elections B.C. 9345
review of electoral boundaries 9342, 9344-6
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9342-6
Employment and Income Assistance Ministry
estimates debate 6260-1
Victoria office renovations, impact on income assistance recipients 6260
Energy plan, role of alternative energy sources 5818
Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget consultation process, recommendations 6889-90
Financial services industry, payday lending industry
cancellation of loans 8729-30
fees and service charges 8530-1
Internet transactions 8728
licensing 8724-6
regulation 5621-2, 6378-9, 8529-30
regulation, enforcement and penalties 8531, 8723-30
First nations
B.C. treaty process 8797-8
B.C. treaty process, B.C. Liberal Party position 8800-1
history of treatment by non–first nations 8798-9
treaties, importance 8798-9
treaties, ratification as matter of confidence 8798
Food services industry, fast food restaurants, use of training wage 5820
Forests and forest industry, private lands, removal from tree farm licences, call for audit by Auditor General 8937-8
Forster, Kate, community work 6621
Freedom of information, requests for information, government handling 6006, 8968-9
Fuel
gasoline prices, consumer protection, petition tabled 8238
gasoline taxes, use of revenues for transit and transportation infrastructure 5818
Government
advertising and announcements, cost 5991
borrowing costs 5821
borrowing rate 7047-8
buildings, use of LEED standards 6971-3
communications, Achieve B.C. website 6975
regulations and red tape, reduction 7035-6
transfer payments from federal government, increase during B.C. Liberal administration 5821
Great Northern Way Campus
digital media program and fees 6918
private sector involvement 6918
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
board of directors, changes and powers 8865-6
governance structure, history of actions by board 9229-30
review of governance structure, proposed changes and legislation 8863-7, 9228-31
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43)
debate 8863-7, 9228-32
delay for six months 9228
Greater Victoria Business Awards, award winners 6698
Hagen, Stan
accountability for Vancouver Convention Centre project, call for resignation 8891
knowledge of Vancouver Convention Centre issues 6779
Health care
health care funding for health authorities' public health programs 5621
health professionals, training program reductions 7031
Health Ministry, estimates debate 7865-6
Hegland, Chloe, accomplishment of soccer world record 6151-2
Homelessness
government strategy, funding 5621
homelessness in B.C. 7723
Housing
affordable housing, government action 5818-9, 6052-5
costs, impact on families 5819
residential care facilities, funding 8519-20
social and subsidized housing, incentives for mixed communities of market and below-market housing 5621
social and subsidized housing, rental assistance program 5819
temporary housing and shelters, extension of beds to year-round 5621
Human Rights Code (Mandatory Retirement Elimination) Amendment Act, 2007
debate 8419-22
debate, time limits 8419-20
impact of bill 8420
Income assistance, recipients, access to education programs 6261
Income tax, reductions 5620
Industry Training Authority, governance 7038
Information and Privacy Commissioner, budget and funding 6006
Kamloops, crystal meth treatment program 7413
Kingston College
compensation for students 7052-3
compliance with legislation 5415
Kiwanis Emergency Youth Shelter, history and operations 7206
Knowledge Network Corporation Act, debate 7928, 8125-6
Kwantlen University College, Cloverdale Trades and Technology Centre 6918
Lansbridge University, legal issues 5415, 7052-3
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month 8966
Learning disabilities, children and youth with learning disabilities, role of services and supports 8966
Legislature
change in sitting schedule 5503-5
number of seats 9342-5
Les, John, awareness as Solicitor General of B.C. Lottery Corporation issues 8306, 8360
Lo, Michael, violation of regulations for private post-secondary institutions 5415, 6534
Lower mainland, transit services and fares 8865
Lutz, John, knowledge of Coast Salish history 8797
Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty, final agreement, post-secondary education provisions 9583
Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act, debate 9583
Mary Manning Centre, services and government funding 9013-4
Mayencourt, Lorne, position on public inquiry legislation 6006
MLAs, role 5503
Mines and mining industry in B.C., impact of commodity prices 5819
Motions
appointment of Auditor General, debate 8237
legislative sitting hours, debate 5503-5
Mount St. Mary Hospital, funding 8520
Municipal Finance Authority of B.C., credit rating 5821
Music Teachers (Registered) Act, repeal 7036
Nisga'a treaty
educational provisions 9583
public debate 8800
Nurse practitioners, training programs 6978
Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion
facility and services for dementia care 7908
funding 8520
Oil and gas
industry in B.C., subsidies 5818
offshore drilling, B.C. Liberal Party position 5818
Ontario
minimum wage 5820
transportation agency 9229
Open Learning Agency, Knowledge Network component, establishment as Crown agency 7928, 8125-6
Oral questions
Allegations of partisan media activities by Liberal staff 7088
Audit of medical on-call availability program 5629
Barkel Business College 5748-9
B.C. Rail bidding process 7838-9
Comments by former Finance Minister regarding municipal politicians 7517
Conflict-of-interest concerns regarding lobbying activities of Ken Dobell 7002-3
Dogwood certificates issued by offshore institutions 6534
Funding for child care resource and referral centres 5272
Funding for Mary Manning Centre 9013-4
Funding for victim services 9521
Funding of seniors health care facilities in Victoria area 8519-20
Government action on private post-secondary institutions 5415
Management of Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 8891
Management of Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre expansion project 6779
Minimum wage 9475
Performance bonus for B.C. Lottery Corporation CEO 8306
Plan for coal-fired plant in Prince George area 8233
Public affairs bureau coverage of Basi-Virk court case 7912
Role of Liberal officials in RCMP investigation of government staff 8002, 8065
Role of Solicitor General in RCMP investigation of B.C. Rail sale 7592-3
Severance pay for Crown agency CEO 9601
Sexual abuse intervention program report 8968-9
Solicitor General response to B.C. Lottery Corporation issues 8360
Student financial assistance 5991
Terms of reference for KPMG investigation into actions of former Finance Deputy Minister 6927
Tree farm licence land removals 8937-8
Vancouver Convention Centre expansion costs 6701, 9060-1
Partnerships B.C., mandate to review capital projects in B.C. 5821
Payday Lending Act, 2007, debate 6378-9
Pensions, impact of mandatory retirement elimination 8422
Perrin, Dan, report and recommendations on post-secondary education system 6960, 6962-4
Petitions
child care funding 5590, 8451
consumer protection re gasoline prices 8237
minimum wage 8973
water distribution and wastewater treatment systems in capital regional district 8451
Physicians, audit report on billing, public release 5629
Physiotherapists, supply 6977, 7031
Plant, Geoff, appointment for Campus 2020 review 5623-4, 6974
Poleschuk, Vic, position as chief executive officer for B.C. Lottery Corporation 8306
Portland, Oregon, transportation infrastructure 9230
Post-secondary education
accessibility by income assistance recipients 6890
affordability 6887, 6909-10, 6957
ancillary fees 6912, 7035-6
Campus 2020 5623, 6973-5, 7046-7
completion rates, comparison with other provinces 6908-9
enrolment levels in rural colleges 5623, 6909, 6956-7
participation rate and qualification levels 6892, 6907-8, 7033
program changes 6964, 6976-7, 7031-2
research on impacts on enrolment levels 6957
role in employment income levels 6888
student associations, fees 7042
student financial assistance 5622
assistance during 1990s 6914
debt collection 7048-9
debt load 5622, 6886-7, 7045
debt reduction and loan forgiveness programs 7043-6
defaults on loans 7049-50
elimination of grants 6888, 6913
funding 5991
interest on loans 7047-8
loan forgiveness for health care workers 6910
ministry reporting 7042
name change, cost 5991
Pacific Leaders B.C. loan forgiveness program for civil service employees 6910
statistics 6890-1, 7042-3, 7046
student spaces, new spaces 5622-3, 6891-2, 6913-7, 6953-5, 6962, 7047
system, role 6884
tuition fees 5622-3, 5991, 6885-6, 6890, 6911-2
Post-secondary education, funding 6888, 6961
capital funding, matching funds program 6973
federal funding 6888-9, 6919
funding for rural colleges 6963-4
funding for special projects and collaboration 6963
funding formula 5623, 6959-63
institution budgets 6976
per-student funding 6917
trust fund for children 5623, 6098, 6884, 6958-9
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
capital construction
involvement of Partnerships B.C. 6965-6, 6971
Pacific green campuses 6972
projects 6918
projects and operating deficits 6964
faculty, retention and retirement 8422
private institutions
consumer protection 5415, 7834
consumer protection, government assistance for impacted students 7051-4
government audit and investigation 5748-9
government handling of student complaints 7051-2
government regulation and supervision 7036, 7051
sustainability initiatives 6971
university colleges 6909
Poverty
child poverty in B.C. 5817
child poverty in B.C., government action 9475
working poor 5819-20
Premier's Council on Aging and Seniors Issues, recommendations, implementation 5817
Prince George, proposal for coal-fired plant in area 8233
Private Career Training Institute Agency 7051, 7834
Private members' statements
Housing affordability indexation 6052-5
Private Post-Secondary Accountability and Student Protection Act, 2007, debate 7834
Property inspection, regulation of property inspectors 5621
Property transfer tax
revenues to government 5621, 5818, 7724
use of revenues for affordable housing 5818-9, 6052-5, 7722-4
Provincial Capital Commission
mandate and role 7943-4
property holdings 7944, 7946-7
role in ferry terminal redevelopment project 7941-2, 7944
Public Accounts Committee
appointment of Auditor General 6311, 8236-7
recommendations on Auditor General reports 6310
reports
first report for third session of 38th parliament, appointment of an Auditor General, presented 8236-7
report for second session of 38th parliament presented 6310-1
second report for third session of 38th parliament, recommendations for government records retention and disposal presented 9425
Public affairs bureau, coverage of Basi-Virk court case 7912
Public documents committee, review of government records retention schedules 9425
Public Inquiry Act
debate 6004-8
call for withdrawal 6007-8
public response 6005
public response to proposed 2006 legislation 6004
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 7410-8
Real estate industry, growth 5818
Reichert, Kelly, meetings with Gordon Campbell and police re investigation into alleged breach of trust by B.C. Liberal Party staff 8002, 8065
Research and development, support in B.C. 5624, 8422
Resolve Corp., contract for student debt collection 7048-9
Retirement, mandatory retirement, elimination 8419-22
Rutherford University, degree-granting at B.C. campus 5415
Salish first nations, importance of history 8797
School district 61 (Greater Victoria), enrolment levels and funding 6660-1
Seniors, federal benefits 8420-1
Single Parent Resource Centre, programs and services 5743
Skills training
ministerial responsibility 5624, 7037-8, 7050-1
shortage of skilled workers, government action 8421
trades training programs 5624
training facilities, capacity 7051
training programs, completion rates 7037
training programs, wait-lists 7050
Statements by members
Chloe Hegland 6151-2
Greater Victoria Business Awards 6698
Kate Forster 6621
Kiwanis Emergency Youth Shelter 7206
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month 8966
Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion 7908
Oaklands corners project 9361-2
Rob Wickson 8444
Seniors advocacy service at Blanshard Community Centre 7278-9
Single Parent Resource Centre in Victoria 5743
Victoria Honorary Citizens Awards 5584-5
Victoria tea festival for Camosun College child care services 5366
Wark Street Commons community garden 8888-9
Substance abuse and addiction, crystal methamphetamine, issues 7410-8
Task Force on Community Opportunities, recommendations on housing 7722-4
Taylor, Paul, actions re lobbyists while Deputy Finance Minister 6927, 7088
Throne speech debate 5817-21
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry, estimates debate 7941-4, 7946-7
Transit services
funding 5620
investment and use elsewhere 9229-30
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty negotiation process and final agreement 8797-800
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8797-801
Union of B.C. Municipalities, funding for crystal meth programs 7415
U.S., electoral system 9344
University of B.C.
budget 6977-8, 7031
capital construction 6965
funding for collective agreement increases 6978
home economics program 6977-8
physical therapy program 6977, 7031-2
University of Victoria, construction of new buildings in 1990s 6914
van Iersel, Arn, position as acting Auditor General 6310-1
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project costs and financial management 6701, 6779, 8891-2, 9060-1
Vancouver Island
AIDS incidence 7866
south Island, transportation infrastructure 8863
Victoria
Belleville ferry terminal, redevelopment project, panel report 7941-4, 7946
child care resource and referral centre, closing 5272, 5620
crystal meth treatment programs 7414
homelessness 5621, 5820
Honorary Citizens Award recipients 5584-5
housing, affordable housing 5621, 5819
Hudson's Bay building, development project 5620
Oaklands neighbourhood, community corners project 9361-2
transit services, government funding 5620
transportation infrastructure and transit system 8863-4, 9230-2
Wark Street Commons community garden 8888-9
youth shelter program, funding 6261
Victoria Cool Aid Society, Streetlink Emergency Shelter, extension of beds to year-round 5621
Wages
minimum wage 5819-20
minimum wage, increases 9475
minimum wage, petition tabled 8973
training wage 5820
Wickson, Robert, accomplishments in community service and as B.C. Chamber of Commerce president 8444
Wilkinson, Andrew, role in Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 9060-1
Youth, economic conditions for youth 5820
Fraser, Scott (Alberni-Qualicum)

Aboriginal Affairs Committee
meetings during Nisga'a treaty process 8898
role in B.C. treaty process 8276-8, 8346, 8898-9, 9433
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 8258-79, 8289, 8329, 8341-52
budgets 8258-9
communications and special events 8266-7
estimates process, minister's response to questions 8338, 8341
role and responsibilities 8351
staffing 8260, 8268
website 8346
Agricultural land reserve, conservation 8562-3
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 5977
Ahousat
access to services and supplies, impact of fuel costs 8262-3
services for disabled child 8491-2
transportation infrastructure and issues 8261-2, 8350-1
Alberni Valley, forest industry in area, review 6845-6
Alberni-Clayoquot regional district, relationship with Maa-nulth First Nations 9584
Alberni-Qualicum constituency and area
Alberni Valley wrestling program 6620
child care services in area 5365-6
impact of logging activities on environment 7407
primary health care services in Qualicum Beach area 7715-6
visits by Forests Minister 6845-6
Animals, death from ingestion of ethylene glycol antifreeze 5896, 8681-2
Antifreeze, propylene glycol antifreeze, use as alternative to ethylene glycol antifreeze 8681-2
Ashcroft, smoking ban in legions, petition tabled 9323
Auditor General
report on B.C. treaty process 8267, 8342-5, 8563
report on B.C. treaty process and new relationship with first nations 9434-5
Aung San Suu Kyi, role in campaign for democracy in Burma and arrest by government 8445
Automobiles, antifreeze, safety 5896, 8681-2
Bamfield, road to area 6579-80, 9417, 9535
B.C. Liberal Party
2001 election campaign statements on committee review of proposed treaties 8276-7
position on Nisga'a treaty while in opposition 9433
B.C. Liberal Party government
actions in 2001, impact on budget 5446
actions since 2001 election 8168
budgets and throne speeches, relationship of 2007-08 budget to throne speech 5445-6, 5448
initiatives and plans, relationship to climate change policy 9386-7
position on aboriginal rights and title 9433
position on Nisga'a treaty while in opposition 8562
B.C. Treaty Commission, role, expansion 8898-9, 9434, 9436
Budget debate 5445-9
Burma/Myanmar, treatment of pro-democracy activists by military government 8445
Campbell, Gordon
comments on treaty process 8342
position on treaty negotiation process 8562
Caves
karst systems, protection 7449-50
karst systems, protection, petition tabled 8940
protection, government action 8342
Children
child care funding 5446-7
federal agreement, B.C. government action 5417
petition tabled 6538
early learning and child care, benefits 5366, 5446
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 8491-2
Clayoquot Sound area
interim measures agreement with first nations 8344
watershed plans 5977
Clayoquot Sound central region board
establishment and membership 9435
representation by Maa-nulth First Nations 9510
Coleman, Rich, handling of forest industry issues on Vancouver Island 6622-3
Comox-Strathcona regional district, relationship with Maa-nulth First Nations 9584
Crowley, Wayne, photographs of logging activities in Alberni Valley 7446-7
Disabled and handicapped persons, employment of disabled workers 7915-6
Ditidaht First Nation, overlapping claims 9512
Duncan Lake (Amazay Lake), proposal for mine tailing disposal in lake, consultation with first nations 5447, 7251-4, 7451-2, 8269
Education
education of first nations people
governance and jurisdiction 9504-5
jurisdiction agreements 9561
student achievement 9504-5
first nations funding 9560-1
funding of non–first nation students in first nations schools 9560
students, personal education numbers, first nations students 8015
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8015
Elections
"gerrymandering," definition and origin of term 9339-41
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9338-41
Electoral Boundaries Commission
mandate 9341-2
review of electoral boundaries 9339, 9341-2
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9338-42
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
estimates debate 7251-4
budget, allocation for first nations relations 7251
Environment, biosphere 9386
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 7446-52
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, weed control along railway 7448-9
Final Agreement Consequential Amendments Act, 2007, debate 8807-8
Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget consultation process 5448
First nations
aboriginal rights, B.C. Liberal Party position 9433
aboriginal title 9432-3, 9435
agreements with government, interim agreements 8342-5, 9435-6
children, services for children and families, federal and provincial funding 8491
conditions for first nations in B.C. 9434
consultation by government on aquaculture issues 5447-8
employment in public service 8260-1
friendship centres 5447, 8349-50
history of treatment by non–first nations 9432-3
infrastructure development 8262
issues, government action, business community position 7437, 8270-1
issues, role of federal and provincial governments 8262
language preservation 9504
new relationship with government 7252-3
implementation 8269-70
NDP position 8258
new relationship 5447-8, 9433-4
scope 8271-2
off-reserve urban population 8348-50
programs and services, government funding and ministerial responsibility 8268-9
protection of cultural and sacred sites 7868, 8352, 9016-7, 9584-5
protection of cultural and sacred sites, legislation 8342
relationship between youth and elders 9504
relationship with business 8271-2
war veterans 9201
youth, need for integrated government support strategies 9505
youth, public service recruitment program 8260-1
First nations, treaties
B.C. treaty process 5447, 8267, 8561, 8563
government strategy 8265-7, 8563
history 9432-3
land claims issues 8905
legislation, private member bill 8563
proposed improvements 9433-6
role of government and opposition 8275-8, 8346
role of NDP government 9432
final agreements, consequential amendments legislation 8807-8
first nations not involved in treaty process 8899
funding 8264, 8268
negotiations, information 8344-6
NDP positions on particular treaties 8275
overlapping claims 9433-4
overlapping claims, legal challenges by first nations 8278-9, 8897-8, 8904-5, 9511-2
ratification process 8272-5
First Nations Education Act
debate 9504-5, 9558-61
application to treaty first nations 9560, 9583-4
committee stage debate 9505
implementation, funding and time line 9559, 9561
First Nations Education Steering Committee 9504-5
First Nations Jurisdiction over Education in British Columbia Act (federal), relationship to provincial legislation 9505, 9559
Flores Island, provincial park on island, comanagement by first nations 8263-4
Forests and forest industry
coast recovery plan 8936
first nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements 5447, 8271-2, 8343-5
forest practices
log debris and flooding issues 7452-3
practices on private lands 7447-8, 9322
practices on private lands, petition tabled 7438
sustainable forest practices 9386
forest roads 6580
government support 5448
private lands
removal from tree farm licences 6845-6, 6854-6, 8936, 9322, 9386
removal from tree farm licences, call for audit by Auditor General 9598
removal from tree farm licences, government consultation with first nations 9152
tree farm licence No. 44, issues 6845-6, 6854-6, 8169, 9598
tree farm licences, system 9596
Forests and Range Ministry, estimates debate 6845-6, 6854-6
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act
debate 9385-7
content of bill 9385-6
Hazelton, first nations population in area, suicides 9505
Health
health care system, impact of aging population 7716
health support workers, legislated collective agreement 8168-9
public health, poisoning from ingestion of ethylene glycol antifreeze 8681-2
Health Ministry, estimates debate 7714-6
Hearing impairment, services for deaf and hard-of-hearing children 8492
Heritage Conservation Act, provisions on first nations sites, revision 9584
Highway 4
road conditions and maintenance 6578
safety issues and alternative routes 6578-9
Highway 19 (Island Highway), Bowser area section, emergency vehicle road access 6577-8
Hospice and palliative care, development in B.C. 5683, 7715
Housing, government initiatives 5448
Income tax, reductions, designation as housing funding 5448
Independent Commission to Review MLA Compensation, implementation of report recommendations 8169
Indian Act (federal), provisions
applicability to Tsawwassen First Nation 8908-9
impact on first nations 9504
Island Corridor Foundation, acquisition of E&N rail corridor 7448-9
Island Timberlands Ltd., access to recreational activities on lands by public 6854-6
Islands Trust, representation by Maa-nulth First Nations 9584
Kakawis Family Development Centre, relocation process 8351
Kwakiutl First Nation, position on government action on first nations issues 7437
Legislative Assembly (Members' Remuneration and Pensions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8168-70
Lheidli T'enneh band
territorial claims, legal challenges by other first nations 8275, 8277-9, 8899, 9511
treaty process and ratification vote 8272-3, 8279
Maa-nulth First Nations
leaders 9436, 9580
negotiating partnership between first nations groups, history 9507
Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty, final agreement
access to government programs and services, access to trusts 9584
court decisions provisions 9509
culture and heritage provisions, heritage sites 9584-5
educational provisions 9583-4
fisheries provisions, aquaculture 9513
governance provisions 9579-81, 9584
land provisions, access to lands 9534-5
land provisions, overlapping land claims 9433-4, 9510-2
land provisions, submerged lands and potential explosive devices 9512-4
legal challenges by first nations and non–first nations 9509
offshore oil development activities 9514
ratification process 9510
roads, maintenance and safety 9535
treaty 9432, 9435-6
wildlife provisions, migratory birds 9576-7, 9579
Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act
debate 9432-6, 9507-14, 9534-5, 9576-7, 9579-81, 9583-5
committee stage debate 9508-9
definitions, "Minister" 9579
MacMillan Provincial Park, Cathedral Grove parking lot development 7407
MLAs, remuneration, public response 8168-70
Métis Nation B.C.
accord with provincial government 5447, 8346-8
identification and registry of Métis people 8346-7
Motions
referral of report on Legislature artwork depicting first nations people, debate 7095-6
trade and labour mobility and TILMA agreement, debate 8884-5
National Institute of Disability Management and Research, purpose and work of organization 5732-3
NDP, position on first nations treaties 8275
New Relationship Business Group
position on government action on first nations issues, release of government response to group's report 7437
position on government action on first nations issues, report 8270-1
Nisga'a treaty
B.C. Liberal Party position 8562
treaty 9432-3
treaty process 8276-7
Nuu-chah-nulth first nations
role in B.C. treaty process 9433, 9436
territorial claims, overlapping claims 9434
Occupational health and safety, workers killed or injured on the job 7915-6
Oral questions
Audit of tree farm licence land removals 9598
Business community report on government's relationship with first nations 7437
Child care funding 5417
Coastal forest action plan 8936
Forests Minister's role in Vancouver Island forestry issues 6622-3
Government consultation with first nations on release of private lands 9152
Transition plan for Port Alberni 8360-1
Tree farm licence land removals 9322
Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences Act, debate 7915-6
Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences, establishment 7915-6
Parks
conservancies, establishment 7407
creation and expansion of parks and conservancies 7407
park use permits 7451
Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7407
Parliament Buildings, artwork depicting first nations, report by Speaker's advisory panel, implementation of recommendations 7095-6
Petitions
ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze 5903, 6627, 6704, 7091, 7131, 7284, 7597, 8450, 8694, 8894
child care funding 6538
forest practices on private managed forest lands 7438
karst protection on southern Vancouver Island 8940
smoking ban in Ashcroft area legions 9323
Port Alberni
child care funding in area 5417
forest industry
government consultation 6622-3
job loss, transition planning by government 8360-1
raw log exports 8936
industrial review, release of report 8361
tall ships festivals 8934
Post-secondary education system, government handling 5446
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 8169-70
Private Managed Forest Land Council 7447
Promotion of Safe Antifreeze Act, 2007
debate 5896, 8681-2
public support of bill 8681-2
Safety, ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze
ban 5896, 7450-1, 8681-2
ban, petitions tabled 5903, 6627, 6704, 7091, 7284, 7597, 8450, 8694, 8894
Sliammon First Nation, position on government action on first nations issues 7437
Statements by members
Alberni wrestling program 6620
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 5897
Detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and political prisoners in Burma 8445
Hospice societies 5682-3
Port Alberni tall ships festival 8934
Quality child care 5365-6
Rights of indigenous people 7432
Safety of road to Bamfield 9417
Tree farm licence forest management system 9596
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on aboriginal land title in Nemiah Valley area 9435, 9509
Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee, final report recommendations 8168-9
TimberWest Forest Corp., logging activities in Alberni Valley 6846, 7446-7, 7450
Tofino General Hospital, issues 7716
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry, estimates debate 7868
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, debate in Legislature and impact on private and public interests 8884
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 6577-80
Treaty First Nation Taxation Act, debate 8808
Tributes
aboriginal war veterans 9201
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement
access to government programs and services, access to trusts 8949
agreements, other agreements 8906-7
cave and karst protection 9016-7
constitutional validity, challenges 8902
culture and heritage provisions 9015-7
eligibility and enrolment provisions 9066
fisheries provisions 8897
governance provisions 9023-4
land provisions
land title 8948-9
overlapping land claims, legal challenges by first nations 8895-8, 8904-5
transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve 8562-4
negotiation loan repayment 9065
parks provisions 9002
protest by public 8561, 8563
subsurface rights 8921
transitional provisions 8908-9
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act
debate 8561-4, 8895-9, 8901-2, 8904-9, 8921, 8948-9, 9002, 9015-7, 9023-4, 9062, 9065-6
committee stage debate 8895, 8901
consequential amendments 8807-8
definitions 8896
preamble 8895
Tsay Keh Dene First Nation, involvement in mining industry 7251
Tseshaht First Nation, legal challenge to overlapping land claim 9511
Tseycum First Nation
concerns about protection of burial sites during construction work 7868, 8352
reclamation of ancestral remains 9016
Ty Watson Hospice House, opening and funding 7714
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, role in treaty negotiations 8899
United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, B.C. support 7432, 8561-2, 8902, 9023-4
Vancouver Island
first nations sacred sites, protection 9016
forest industry issues 6622
hospice facilities, funding 7714-5
Vancouver Island Health Authority, hospice and palliative care services 5682-3
Wages, minimum wage 8168
Western Forest Products Inc., compensation for tree farm licence lands 9598
William, Roger, role in Nemiah Valley aboriginal land title court case 9435
Wong, Glenn, concerns re logging activities in Alberni Valley 7447
Zimmerman, Wolfgang, work on issues re disabled workers 7915-6

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