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Province of British Columbia
Third Session, 38th Parliament – 2007
Members Index
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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Hagen, Hon. Stan (Comox Valley)
- As subject
- accountability for Vancouver Convention Centre project, call for resignation (Bains) 8890-1 (Fleming) 8891 (Macdonald) 8890 (Ralston) 8891
- knowledge of Vancouver Convention Centre issues (Fleming) 6779 (Macdonald) 6778
- American Association for Justice, 2010 conference at Vancouver Convention Centre 7824-5
- Arts and culture, government funding and support 7784-8
- Automobiles, all-terrain vehicles, legislation 7798
- Birdair Inc., work on B.C. Place Stadium roof 7806
- Bridge Studios, sale 7803-5
- B.C., 150th anniversary 7784
- events, advertising and funding 7791-3, 7943-4
- first nations participation 7793
- Spirit Squares program 7792
- B.C. Arts Council, funding and application process 7784-6
- B.C. Games Society, funding 7799
- B.C. Lions, rental of B.C. Place Stadium 7808-9
- B.C. Place Stadium
- bookings, events 7871
- future of stadium 7831-2, 7869-70
- hosting of 2005 Grey Cup, revenues 7871
- rental agreements and rates 7825-6
- roof deflation, report 7805-9
- roof maintenance, repairs and safety issues 7807-9, 7831
- Comox Valley, museums 7788
- Crosley, Howard, position as manager of B.C. Place Stadium, salary and performance bonuses 7830
- Crown land, recreational tenure applications 7789-90
- Dobell, Ken
- civil service 6928
- lobbyist activity for city of Vancouver and grant for cultural precinct fund 7887
- registration as lobbyist, review by Information and Privacy Commissioner 7001
- role in Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 7873, 8891
- Environmental assessment process 7795
- Expo 86, NDP position 6780
- Film studios in B.C. 7803-4
- Front Runner Productions Inc., contracts for Vancouver Convention Centre 7884
- Geiger Engineers PC, work on B.C. Place Stadium roof 7805-6
- Heritage Conservation Act, provisions on first nations sites, revision 7789, 7868-9
- Heritage sites, government funding and support 7788
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 2011 conference at Vancouver Convention Centre 7824
- Jumbo Glacier Resort, development approval process 7796-7
- Land use, interagency management committees 7789
- Maple, Barbara, comments on Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 7824
- Museums, government funding and support 7788
- NDP, position on issues
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
- 2010 Legacies Now, Spirit of B.C. program, arts fund 7786
- benefits and opportunities 7827-8
- broadcast services 7802-3, 7874, 7881-2
- costs and funding 7830
- venues, B.C. Place Stadium 7826-30
- Pace Group Communications Inc.
- contracts for Vancouver Convention Centre 7882-4
- government contracts during NDP administration 6778, 7883
- Parks, forest recreation sites 7799-800
- Podmore, David, position as board chair for Vancouver Conference Centre 7870, 7872
- Provincial Capital Commission
- mandate and role 7943-4
- role in ferry terminal redevelopment project 7942
- Public affairs bureau, advertising and promotion of B.C. 7792-4
- Recreation, funding for sites and trails 7799-800
- Reputations Corp., contract with B.C. Place Stadium 7871
- Resort development, involvement of local government in decision-making processes 7795-7
- Snowmobiling, back-country snowmobiling, legislation 7798
- Sport B.C., promotion of multicultural sports 7945
- Sports
- government funding and support 7784
- hosting of events in B.C. 7784-5
- multicultural sports in B.C., kabaddi 7945-6
- Stowe, Norman, work on contracts for Vancouver Convention Centre 7883
- Super, Natural B.C., marketing slogan 7794
- Surrey, sports, kabaddi stadium 7945-6
- Tourism
- aboriginal tourism 7786-7
- attraction of tourists from China, approved destination status 7797-8
- ecotourism 7790
- employment and wages in sector 7791
- industry in B.C., current conditions 7784-5
- marketing of B.C., "The best place on earth" slogan 7793-4
- Tourism B.C., initiatives 7786-7
- Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry
- Tourism Vancouver, funding for Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project, link with hotel tax revenues 7884-6
- Tseycum First Nation, concerns about protection of burial sites during construction work 7868
- Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre
- bookings and marketing 8446-8
- bookings, conferences 7809, 7824-5, 7880-1, 8938
- expansion project
- advertising costs 9265
- benefits 5533-4, 6700-1, 6928, 7520
- benefits and funding 5371
- completion 7802
- connector, costs 7879
- contracts 5370-1, 7520, 7886-7
- costs 5534, 6701, 6778, 6841, 7824, 7875-80
- costs and financial management 5370, 8889-92, 8938
- glass testing 7884
- governance 6701, 6780-1
- governance, board membership 7871-3, 7880-1
- green building practices 6841
- meetings between board and Tourism, Sport and the Arts Minister 7871, 7873-4
- NDP position 6779-80, 6841, 8446-7
- relationship with Canada Place 7879-80
- review by Auditor General 5370, 6699, 6779, 7800-2, 7871, 8446-7
- job creation 6779, 6840-1
- management during NDP administration 6700, 8939
- Vancouver Foundation, B.C. arts renaissance fund 7785, 7787-8
- Victoria, Belleville ferry terminal redevelopment project, panel report 7942-3, 7946-7
- Wiebe, John, comments on conference at Vancouver Convention Centre 7825
- World Urban Forum, 2007 conference at Vancouver Convention Centre 7824-5
Hammell, Sue (Surrey–Green Timbers)
- As subject
- appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker (Farnworth) 5265
- study of Punjabi 5711
- Agriculture, farmland protection 9050-1
- Baird, Kim, presence at Tsawwassen treaty debate in Legislature 8803
- B.C. Electric Railway Co., history in lower mainland 9106
- B.C. Liberal Party government, 2007-08 budgets and throne speeches 5713-4
- Budget debate 5711-4
- Budgets, prebudget consultation 5713
- Discrimination in Canada and reconciliation 8804-5
- Education, adult students 8445-6
- Education Ministry, estimates debate 6772-3, 6815-6
- Elections
- constituencies, rural and urban constituencies 9337-8
- redistribution of electoral boundaries 9337-8
- Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9337-8
- Famous Five, activities for women's rights, Persons Case 8631-2
- First nations
- health status 8804
- history of treatment by non–first nations 8804-5
- residential schools 8803
- Fraser Health Authority
- acute care beds 5712
- chief executive officer position 5712
- Fraser Valley, growth and transportation issues 8678-9
- Government, public consultation 5713
- Homelessness, impact 5713
- Housing
- affordable housing, availability 5712-3
- government initiatives 5713
- Income tax, reductions 5713
- Legislature, number of seats 9338
- Lower mainland, population growth 8678
- Motions
- agricultural land reserve and treaty negotiations, debate 9050-1
- Prince, Michael, comments on B.C. Liberal Party government housing policy 5713
- Rolston, Peter, death 5625
- St. Mary's Hospital, closing 5712
- School Act, amendments, impact on adult basic education teachers 6772-3
- School district 36 (Surrey)
- adult basic education, teacher certification issue 6772-3, 6815-6
- Invergarry Adult Learning Centre programs 6816
- School district 39 (Vancouver), adult basic education teachers 6773, 6815
- Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus 5711
- Statements by members
- Surrey, homelessness 5712-3
- Surrey Memorial Hospital, construction time line for new emergency ward 5712
- Surrey–Green Timbers constituency and area, description and issues 5711-2
- Transit services, government investment 8679
- Tsawwassen First Nation, cultural traditions and treaty, final agreement 8803-4
- Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8803-5
- Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project, costs 5712
- Victoria, homelessness 5414
Hansen, Hon. Colin (Vancouver-Quilchena)
- As subject
- meetings with community groups 9013 (Horgan) 9013
- Aerospace industry in B.C. 8041-3
- Asia-Pacific Trade Council, report recommendations, implementation 8043-4
- Baird, Kim, comments on Tsawwassen treaty 8713-5
- B.C.
- northern and rural B.C., economic development 9012
- population, people leaving B.C. during 1990s 5691
- population, people moving to B.C. 5691-4, 6210
- role as gateway to Asia Pacific 5692-3
- B.C. Hydro
- agreement with Alcan on power purchase 5750
- agreement with Alcan on power purchase, appeal of B.C. Utilities Commission decision 5479
- B.C. Utilities Commission, role, government review 5750
- Budget debate 5690-4
- China, visit by Premier 8038
- Construction industry, major projects in B.C. 5692
- Economic Development Ministry
- Economy, B.C. economy, current and past conditions 9012
- Education system in B.C. 5692
- Employment and unemployment, job creation and unemployment rate in B.C. 5691
- Exports and imports
- in-market representatives for B.C. 8034-41
- trade between B.C. and Asia, Asia-Pacific initiative 8033, 8043
- trade between B.C. and China 8037
- trade offices 8034-5
- First nations
- economic development 8714
- heritage centres 8715
- Forests and forest industry, exports, Dream Home China project 8045
- Four Host First Nations Secretariat, role 8116
- Haida Heritage Centre, facility 8715
- Health, fitness levels in B.C. 5692
- Immigration
- connecting skilled workers with employment, Skills Connect for Immigrants program 8044
- credentialling of foreign-trained professionals 8044-5
- provincial nominee program, expansion 8044, 8054
- Income tax, reductions 5693
- Industry Training Authority
- budget and role 8046-50
- first nations training program development 8714
- 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
- James, Carole, position on hosting of 2010 Olympic Winter Games 7688-9
- Kootenay area, economic development, government support 9010-1
- McDermott, Gary, work on first nations skills training programs 8714
- Mines and mining industry, first nations involvement in industry 8714-5
- Motions
- debate in Legislature on trade and labour agreement with Alberta, debate 5738
- NDP
- performance as government, management of B.C. Hydro and B.C. Utilities Commission 5479
- position on issues, 2010 Olympic Winter Games 7594-6
- Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre, facility 8715
- Northwest Community College, mining exploration skills training program 8715
- Olympic Games, 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, B.C.–Canada Place 8037
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
- 2010 Legacies Now, Arts Now initiative 8116
- 2010 Legacies Now, funding 8114
- arts and culture components 8116
- benefits and opportunities 5692, 7594-5, 7688-9
- broadcast services 8107, 8112-3
- costs and funding
- first nations participation, aboriginal pavilion project 8115-6
- impact on downtown east side residents, job opportunities 8116
- inner-city inclusivity agreement 8113-4, 8117
- NDP position 7594-6
- security, costs 8114-5
- security, role of police 5273-4
- transportation component 8108-10
- venues
- Partnerships B.C., report on Olympic Games venue construction cost management 8101-3
- Physicians, recruitment of foreign-trained physicians, credentialling process 8044-5
- Port Alberni, first nations heritage centre project 8715
- Skills training
- apprenticeship, completion rate 8048-50, 8052
- apprenticeship, role of counsellors 8048
- industry training organizations 8050-1, 8055
- promotion of skills training to youth 8050
- shortage of skilled workers 5690-1
- training programs
- aboriginal student internship program 8047
- career technical training programs, ACE-IT program 8047, 8050, 8052
- entry-level trades training 8046-7
- first nations involvement 8047, 8049, 8714-5
- mobile trades-training centres 8714
- Red Seal certification 8050
- tax credit program for businesses involved in training 8048
- Taxation system in B.C. 5693
- Tourism, aboriginal tourism 8715
- Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 5738, 7210, 8034
- development and purpose 5694
- difference from agreement on internal trade 5738
- dispute resolution panel, membership 7210
- impacts 5694, 6310
- Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement 8715-6
- Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8713-6
- Vancouver Island, economic development, government support 9011
- Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
- Wilkinson, Andrew, appointment to TILMA dispute resolution panel 7210
- Wilson, Steve, letter re Alcan operations in Kitimat 5750
Hawes, Randy (Maple Ridge–Mission)
- As subject
- comments on child care resource and referral programs (Sather) 5417
- comments on development proposal to Mission council 7458-9 (Sather) 7458
- experience with tobacco use 6231-2
- statements re Leonard Krog's political status during 1990s 9050 (Krog) 9050
- Agricultural land reserve, removal of land from reserve 9049-50
- Agriculture, workers, employment standards and safety 6989-90
- Allergies, anaphylaxis preparedness 8225-6
- Anaphylactic Student Protection Act, 2007, debate 8225-6
- Baird, Kim, work on Tsawwassen treaty 8667
- B.C., population, rural-urban disparity 9195-6
- B.C. Liberal Party government, goals 5865-7, 5869
- B.C. Utilities Commission, regulation of electricity prices 7584
- Budget debate 5466-70
- Burrard Thermal power station, impact on air quality 5467
- Campbell, Gordon, position on issues, Nisga'a treaty 8668
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, training in schools 9595
- Children
- child care
- funding 5468-70
- funding, federal agreement, B.C. government action 5468-70
- resource and referral programs, changes 5469
- subsidy eligibility, threshold 5469
- early childhood development, StrongStart B.C. initiative 5867
- early learning programs 5470
- Civil service, collective agreements in 2006 5468
- Climate change, government action 5867
- College of Pharmacists of B.C., position on tobacco sales in pharmacies 6232
- Economy, B.C. economy, government strategy 5468
- Education
- school closings 5867
- system, impact of changing demographics 5867
- Elections
- electoral boundaries, northern and rural constituencies 9196-7
- electoral boundaries, relationship to population levels 9196
- redistribution of electoral boundaries 9195-9
- right to vote and principle of effective representation 9195
- voter parity principle 9195-6, 9198
- Electoral Boundaries Commission
- membership 9197
- review of electoral boundaries 9197-8
- work of commission 9197
- Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007
- Energy
- hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects as clean energy source 5467
- independent power producers, NDP position 6061-2
- power supply, cost of purchased power 5466-7
- Environmental protection
- government action during NDP administration 5467
- regulatory language by government 5466
- First nations, new relationship with government 5468
- Floods
- emergency preparedness 7836
- flood prevention, action by B.C. and federal governments 7268-9
- Formosa Nursery Co. Ltd., land expropriation for road through farm, local government authority 5467
- Fraser River
- flood prevention, intergovernmental partnership 6985-7
- flood risk and dike conditions 5868-9
- gravel buildup and removal 5867-9
- Fuel
- gasoline prices 7584
- gasoline prices, impact on public consumption and greenhouse gases 7584
- Government
- federal-provincial relations, relations during NDP and B.C. Liberal Party administrations 5469-70
- public consultation, relationship to level of government 9196
- Hayden, Brent, world swimming championship win 6617
- Health care system
- impact of aging population 5866
- public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 5866-7
- Homelessness in B.C. 8499-501
- Housing
- government initiatives 5865-6
- social and subsidized housing
- private sector housing 5470
- rental assistance program 5866
- stigma 5866
- subsidies on market housing 5470
- supportive housing for addicted and mentally ill, local and provincial government responsibilities 8499-502
- Immigration, income deductions from foreign workers 6990
- Independent Commission to Review MLA Compensation
- implementation of report recommendations 8455-6
- work of commission 8453-5
- Jaccard, Mark, inquiry into gasoline prices 7584
- James, Carole, position on MLA remuneration and pension 8453, 8457
- Legislative Assembly (Members' Remuneration and Pensions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8453-7
- Legislature, members' conduct and debate, members to show respect for member speaking 5469
- Literacy programs 5867
- Lobbyists, registry 7262-3
- Lower mainland, transportation infrastructure, strategy 8510
- McPherson, Charles John, death 8355
- Maple Ridge–Mission constituency and area
- boundary and voter parity issues 9198
- forum on substance abuse and addiction services 5866
- MLAs
- participation in electoral boundaries review process 9197-8
- remuneration and pension plan 8453-7
- Mission Foundation Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7514, 7693
- Mission Foundation, name change to Mission Community Foundation 7514, 7693
- Mission, Royal Canadian Legion branch 57, activities and anniversary 5986-7
- Mission Self-Advocacy Group, work of disabled self-advocates 6838
- Motions
- agricultural land reserve and treaty negotiations, debate 9049-50
- competitive tax system for B.C., debate 6691-2
- debate in Legislature on trade and labour agreement with Alberta, debate 5735
- employment standards for farmworkers, debate 6989-90
- federal government involvement in flood prevention in B.C., debate 7268-9
- independent power producers, debate 6061-2
- Olympic Winter Games impact on single-room accommodation, debate 5359-60
- twinning of Port Mann Bridge, debate 8510
- NDP
- MLAs, debate in Legislature 5865
- position on issues
- independent power producers 6061-2
- MLA remuneration and pension plan 8455-7
- MLA remuneration and pension plan, 2005 package 8453-4, 8457
- Port Mann Bridge expansion 8510
- Obesity, incidence in children and youth 5428
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, costs and funding, review by Auditor General, call for monitoring of single-room accommodation loss 5359-60
- Orbitones, reunion concert 7431-2
- Pitt River Bridge, construction, government announcement event, NDP invitees 5466
- Port Mann Bridge expansion, NDP position 8510
- Private members' statements
- Retail Petroleum Consumer Protection Act, 2007, debate 7584-5
- Sather, Michael
- comments during budget debate 5466-7
- comments on NDP's action on climate change 5468
- Schaufelberger, Bryce, community service and soccer team membership 6838
- Six Mile Ranch, land disposition by government 9049
- Special Olympics, World Summer Games, performance by B.C. soccer team 8829
- Statements by members
- B.C. soccer champions at Special Olympics World Summer Games 8829
- Bryce Schaufelberger 6838
- Charles John McPherson 8355
- Childhood fitness initiative in Mission 5428
- CPR training in schools 9595
- Flood preparedness 7836
- Lori Wikdahl 8060
- Orbitones reunion concert 7431-2
- Royal Canadian Legion 5986-7
- Zajac Foundation 5627
- Substance abuse and addiction, crystal methamphetamine, government action on prevention and treatment 5866
- Sultan, Ralph, experience as economist 7584
- Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on electoral boundaries and voter rights 9195
- Taking It Off for the Kids, fitness initiative 5428, 5865
- Taxation, tax reductions, impact on economy 6691-2
- Throne speech debate 5865-9
- Tobacco
- sale of tobacco products
- legislation 5865
- limits on promotion and sale 6231
- sale in pharmacies 6231-2
- smoking, health risks 6232
- smoking in public places
- ban at health care facilities 6232
- ban on school grounds 6232
- regulation 5865
- smoking, quitting 6231
- use, prevention, B.C. Liberal Party position 6232-3
- Tobacco Sales (Banning Tobacco and Smoking in Public Places and Schools) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6231-3
- Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, issues 5735
- Tributes
- Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement
- Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act
- Wikdahl, Lori, achievements and experience with multiple sclerosis 8060
- Zajac Foundation, work of organization 5627
Hawkins, Sindi (Kelowna-Mission)
- As subject
- appointment as Deputy Speaker (de Jong) 5265
- message of appreciation to Legislature colleagues and staff (Speaker) 9105
- Armstrong, Lance, involvement in cancer research fundraising 7751
- B.C. Cancer Agency, cancer research and treatment 7751
- B.C. Liberal Party government, changes of position on issues 6229
- B.C. Special Olympics Winter Games, 2007 games in Kelowna-Westbank 5270
- Canadian Cancer Society, daffodil campaign 7125
- Cancer
- B.C. statistics 7125
- Texas and Kelowna police fundraising events 8302
- Children, child care services, petition tabled 5372
- Cue's GameRoom, Grill and Pizzeria, liquor licence changes, petition tabled 8281
- Fennessy, Connor, bone cancer treatment 8302
- Kelowna Cops for Kids, fundraising events 8302
- Okanagan area, liquor store privatization, petition tabled 5372
- Okanagan College, A Home for Learning program 6677-9
- Petitions
- child care services 5372
- Cue's GameRoom, Grill and Pizzeria, liquor licence changes 8281
- privatization of Gordon Drive liquor store 5372
- Private members' statements
- Quigley Elementary School, student visits to seniors facility 6924-5
- Statements by members
- B.C. Special Olympics Winter Games 5270
- Cancer Society Daffodil Month 7125
- Friendship between seniors and students in Kelowna 6924-5
- Texas and Kelowna police cancer fundraiser 8302
- Tour of Courage cancer fundraiser 7751
- Tobacco
- smoking, health risks and secondhand smoke 6228-30
- smoking in public places, ban 6228-9
- use in B.C. 6228-30
- Tobacco Sales (Banning Tobacco and Smoking in Public Places and Schools) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6228-30
Hayer, Dave S. (Surrey-Tynehead)
- Air, greenhouse gas emissions, reduction targets, time line 5410
- Asian Canadians, disenfranchisement in B.C. 6379
- Atira Women's Resource Society, facilities and services 5701
- B.C.
- population, people moving to B.C. 5699
- role as gateway to Asia Pacific 5410
- B.C. Liberal Party government
- accomplishments and goals 5409-11
- budgets and throne speeches, public reaction to 2007 speeches 5699
- Budget debate 5699-702
- Budgets, 2007-08 budget
- Climate change
- government action 5409-10
- government action, comments by environmentalists and climatologists 5411
- Crime and criminals
- Disabled and handicapped persons, employment of disabled workers 9550
- Discrimination and racism, elimination of ethnic and racial discrimination 6379-80
- Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 8216-8
- Education funding 5701
- Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, transition housing 5701
- Energy, alternative energy sources, government action 5410
- Fires and firefighters, fire service awards 5626
- Floods, flood prevention, action by B.C. and federal governments 7270
- Fraser Valley, growth and transportation issues 8677-9
- Fraserside Community Services Society, transition housing 5701
- Hayer, Tara Singh, death 9260
- Health care system
- emergency services, wait times, case 5409
- public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 5411
- Homeowner grant, eligibility for lower-income seniors and others 5700
- Housing, government initiatives 5699-700
- Immigration
- programs and services for immigrants to B.C., settlement services 5318
- recruitment of foreign-trained workers 5411
- WelcomeBC program 9453-5
- Income assistance, benefit amount increases 5700
- Income tax, reductions 5699-700
- Kwantlen University College, Cloverdale Trades and Technology Centre 5701, 7001
- Lower mainland, transportation infrastructure, strategy 8508
- Motions
- competitive tax system for B.C., debate 6693-4
- federal government involvement in flood prevention in B.C., debate 7270
- twinning of Port Mann Bridge, debate 8508-9
- Multiculturalism in B.C. 5318
- NDP
- performance as government, action on social issues 5408-9
- position on issues, Port Mann Bridge expansion 8508-9
- Port Mann Bridge expansion
- impact on air quality and traffic congestion 8508-9
- NDP position 8508-9
- Post-secondary education funding 5701
- Poverty, government action 6984-5
- Private members' statements
- Benefits of a strong economy 8216-8
- Coping with future growth 8677-9
- Our future 9453-5
- Surrey's latest transporation infrastructure builds the economy of B.C. 5727-9
- Seniors, contributions to society 7515
- Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus 5701
- Statements by members
- 100th anniversary of Indo-Canadian disenfranchisement 6379-80
- Bombing of Air India flight 6209
- Cloverdale Trades and Technology Centre 7001
- Contributions of seniors 7515
- Crime prevention in Surrey 5897
- Employment of disabled persons 9550
- Gang violence 8966-7
- Multiculturalism 5318
- New health care services in Surrey 7835
- Recognition of Surrey police in crime reduction 8146-7
- Surrey Business Excellence Awards 9105-6
- Surrey firefighters 5625-6
- Surrey Memorial Hospital emergency centre 9417
- Tara Singh Hayer 9260
- Tynehead Hall 8445, 8578
- Vaisakhi 6697-8
- Volunteers 8777
- Surrey
- crime prevention 5897, 8146-7
- firefighters, work and volunteerism 5625-6
- health care facilities, outpatient facility construction 5701
- health care services, improvements 5411, 5701, 7835
- transition housing projects 5701
- transportation infrastructure 5701, 5727-9
- volunteer organizations 8777
- Surrey Board of Trade
- Business Excellence Awards 9105-6
- Police Officer of the Year awards 8146-7
- Surrey Memorial Hospital
- construction of new facilities 5411, 7835
- emergency centre, Guru Nanak Emergency Service Front Entrance 9417
- Taxation, tax reductions, impact on economy 6693-4
- Teachers, misconduct registry 5411
- Terrorism, bombing of Air India flight 6209
- Throne speech debate 5408-11
- Transit services, government investment 8679
- Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 8678-9
- Tynehead Hall
- historic site 8578
- preservation and volunteer support 8445
- Vaisakhi 6697-8
- Volunteers and volunteer sector, volunteerism 8777
- Weaver, Andrew, comments on B.C. government climate change plan 5411
- Welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 5702
Hogg, Hon. Gordon (Surrey–White Rock)
- As subject
- constituency assistants and office staff thanked 5821
- ActNow B.C. Minister of State
- Cobb, Tyrus Raymond (Ty), comments on batting average 5822
- Education
- Action Schools B.C. initiative 5824, 7948
- fruit and vegetable program 7953-4
- funding, playground construction 7953
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, prevention 5823
- First nations, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 7949
- Health Committee, recommendations 5824
- Health, public health
- government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 5822-5, 7951-2
- health status of B.C. residents 5823
- healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, impact on disease rates 5823-4
- role of diet and nutrition in public health 7948
- Move for Health Day 7947
- Obesity
- Occupational health and safety, workplace wellness initiatives 7949
- O'Neill, Thomas Philip (Tip), book on politics and local representation 5822
- Politics and politicians, division of time between capital city and local community 5822
- Public affairs bureau, advertising and promotion of government initiatives 7951-2
- Society, quality of life 5824
- Sprockids program, youth activities 7955
- Surrey–White Rock constituency and area, business and volunteer activities 5822
- Throne speech debate 5821-5
- Tobacco, use in B.C. 5823
- Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry, estimates debate 7947-56
- Tributes
- Vancouver Canucks, participation in NHL playoffs and community work 6677
Horgan, John (Malahat–Juan de Fuca)
- As subject
- experience with tobacco use 6239-40
- son's concerns about climate change 5314
- visit to Huu-ay-aht territory 9448-9
- Aboriginal Affairs Committee, role in B.C. treaty process 8765, 9448-9
- Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 8334-6
- AES Wapiti Energy Corporation, coal-fired power generation project 7163, 7175-6
- Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 5923-5
- Air, greenhouse gas emissions, issues 9489-92
- Alcan (Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd.), sale of power 7191
- Allergies, anaphylaxis preparedness, legislation 8226
- Anaphylactic Student Protection Act, 2007, debate 8226
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists, mandate 6482-3
- Automobiles, hydrogen vehicles 7359
- Ayre Manor, seniors housing construction 5670
- Bass, Fred, advice on quitting smoking 6239-40
- Blain, Larry, expenditures as president of Partnerships B.C. 5669
- Brilliant Dam, power plant expansion project 7364-5
- B.C., population, people moving to B.C. 5328
- B.C. Hydro
- agreement with Alcan on power purchase 5670, 7178, 7191, 7195-7
- alternative energy projects 7169
- conservation initiatives, government requirement 5668
- contracts with independent power producers 7174-7, 7189
- damage to hydro infrastructure 5673
- expressions of interest for bioenergy projects 7163-5
- handling of power outages 5329, 5673
- sale of electricity to California, green energy purchases 7189
- sale of electricity to California, litigation over payment owing 7200, 8448-9
- B.C. Liberal Party government
- budgets and throne speeches
- position on issues
- B.C. Liberal Party, position on Nisga'a treaty while in opposition 8762, 8764
- B.C. Transmission Corporation, data on electromagnetic fields from transmission lines 7198
- B.C. Utilities Commission, role in Highway 37 electrification project 7899-900
- Bruce, Graham, potential conflict of interest in work for Cowichan Tribes treaty committee 8547-8, 8583
- Buck Hill, lava rock mine proposal 7317
- Budget debate 5668-73
- Burrard Thermal power station
- Cabinet's Committee for Climate Action 7161-2
- Calvert, John, comments on energy policy 7174, 7176-7
- Campbell, Gordon
- comments on government accountability and openness 6018, 6074
- position on climate change 5668
- Capital News (Kelowna), article on gravel pit 7254
- Capital regional district
- bylaw to downzone lands removed from tree farm licences 9264
- municipal governance in area 7742
- transportation infrastructure needs 5328
- Carveth family, brothers' involvement in hockey 6924
- Cheakamus River, environmental damage due to sodium hydroxide spill, compensation by CN Rail 5747
- Children, child protection review, release of report 6073
- Climate change
- action on climate change, memorandum of understanding between B.C. and California 8449
- B.C. Liberal Party position 5313-4
- causes 5672-3
- climate action secretariat 7161-2
- government action 9330
- government action, collaborative approach 5314-5
- government action during NDP administration 5313
- Coal
- Cobble Hill, mining operations in area 7317
- Commissions of inquiry
- cabinet powers 6072-3
- public access 6018
- release of reports to Legislative Assembly, issues 6018, 6072-4
- Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 7741-3
- Compliance Energy Corporation, coal-fired power plant in Princeton area 7163, 7175-6
- Conflict of interest
- guidelines for former civil service employees, legislation 7374
- guidelines for ministerial appointments 7518
- guidelines for public office holders 7204
- Corporations, tax reduction 5669
- Cowichan Station Elementary School, closing, land disposition issue 6831-2
- Cowichan Valley
- aggregate industry activities 7255
- agriculture industry 5923, 5925
- municipal governance in area 7742-3
- Dale Arden Log Hauling Ltd., aggregate operations in Sooke 7321
- de Jong, Michael, action on first nations sacred sites issue 8763
- Democracy, role of government accountability 6072
- Dobell, Ken, compliance with government conflict-of-interest guidelines 7374
- Duncan Lake (Amazay Lake), proposal for mine tailing disposal in lake, consultation with first nations 7244-6
- Duncan, municipal boundaries study 7742
- Economy, B.C. economy, impact of commodity prices 5669-72
- Education
- graduation portfolios 6832-3
- school closings, land disposition policy 6831-2
- school closings, rural schools 5330-1
- system changes, legislation 5330-1
- Education Ministry, estimates debate 6831-3
- Elections
- constituencies, rural and urban constituencies 9328-9
- redistribution of electoral boundaries 9328-32
- Electoral Boundaries Commission
- Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9327-32
- Emerald Fields Resource Corp., mining proposal near park border 7316-7
- Energy
- alternative energy sources, government action 7069
- alternative energy sources, NDP position 7365
- bioenergy strategy 7163-4
- electricity conservation, E-Plus program 7241-2
- energy plan 5668, 7237
- energy-efficient light bulbs, use 7239-40
- hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects as clean energy source 8032, 8119
- independent power producers
- biomass-generated power plants 7163-9
- gas-generated power plants 7237
- promotion by B.C. Liberal Party government and impact on B.C. Hydro 6055-7
- role 7169-72, 7177, 7365
- innovative clean energy fund
- Power Smart program (federal) 7240-1
- power supply, importing of power to B.C. and self-sufficiency issue 7170-6, 7201, 7237
- transmission system, electromagnetic fields from transmission lines 7197-8
- wind power 7198, 7237-8
- wood waste, use to generate electricity, proposal call 5900, 7163
- Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
- estimates debate 7069-75, 7151-65, 7169-78, 7189, 7191, 7195-202, 7234-46, 7253-5, 7316-24, 7331-41, 7358-61, 7364-6
- budget, allocation for offshore drilling issues 7152
- communications staff 7360
- electricity and alternative energy division, budget and staffing 7160
- oil and gas division, changes 7070-3
- staffing 7360
- Engineers and Geoscientists Act, amendments 6482
- Environment Ministry, estimates debate 7455, 7461-2, 7527-30, 7538
- Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, potential use of line for rapid transit 5328
- ExxonMobil Canada Ltd.
- meeting with Energy Minister 7073
- profits 7159
- Film industry, subsidies 8121
- Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget consultation process 5327-8
- Finance Ministry, estimates debate 7556-9
- Finance Statutes (Innovative Clean Energy Fund) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8032, 8119-22, 8361-6
- First nations
- B.C. treaty process, proposed improvements 9448
- cultural traditions, respectful debate 9447-8
- leaders, speeches in Legislature re treaty agreements 9447-8
- new relationship with government 7070
- treaty negotiations, mandate of government negotiators 8765
- Food industry, meat-processing regulations
- Forest Practices Board, comments on removal of private lands from tree farm licences 8690
- Forests and forest industry
- private lands, removal from tree farm licences 5671, 6849-51, 8635-6, 8690
- private lands, removal from tree farm licences, government consultation during NDP administration 9322
- tree farm licence No. 25, issues 6849-51
- tree farm licences, establishment and purpose 8671
- Forests and Range Ministry, estimates debate 6849-51
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, amendment to remove B.C. Parole Board 6483
- Freshwater Fisheries Society, operations 7528
- Fuel
- gasoline prices
- hydrogen fuel cell technology, government investment 7340-1, 7358-60, 8120
- Government
- local government powers, B.C. Liberal Party position 8839, 8842
- ministries, communications component 7556-8
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43), debate 8839-43
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, review of governance structure, proposed changes and legislation 8839-40, 8842-3
- Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act, debate 9489-92
- Haida Nation, position on offshore drilling 7073
- Hammond family, brothers' involvement in hockey 6924
- Hansen, Colin, meetings with community groups 9013
- Hansen, Rick, fundraising for spinal cord research 8302-3
- Hayden, Dana, involvement in negotiations between Alcan and B.C. Hydro 7195-6
- Health care system, NDP position 5354
- Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
- Malahat Drive section, conditions and improvements 6334-5
- Malahat Drive section, study 5671
- Highway 37, electrification 7199-200, 7361, 7899-900
- Housing, affordable housing, availability 5669
- Huu-ay-aht First Nation, economic and environmental conditions 9448-9
- Income tax, reductions 5669
- Indian Act (federal), provisions, impact on first nations 9449
- Infrastructure, funding for transportation infrastructure in B.C. Liberal Party constituencies 5671
- Island Cogeneration Project Ltd., operations 7237
- Island Corridor Foundation, acquisition of E&N rail corridor 5328
- Jaccard, Mark, inquiry into gasoline prices 7155, 7157-8
- John, Edward, letter re first nations protest on treaty process 8763
- Justice system, strategic lawsuits against public participation 9551
- Kelvin Creek, impact of logging practices in area 7461
- Kinsol Trestle, preservation, petition tabled 8309
- Kohne, Barbara, involvement in community development issue and court case 9551
- Koksilah River, impact of logging practices in area 7461
- Land Owners Rights Association, position on legislative amendments on property rights re resource exploration 6126-7
- Langford, Amy Road intersection and Spencer Road interchange 5670, 6336-7
- Legislature
- language used in House, "crock" 5495-7
- legislative sitting schedule, change 5493-6
- members' conduct and debate, withdrawal of comments 8156, 8762
- number of seats 9329-30
- Livestock industry, water buffalo industry 5925
- Logan, Max, work for government and post-employment restrictions 7518
- Maa-nulth First Nations
- leaders, comments on Maa-nulth treaty 9448-9
- treaty, final agreement 9530-4
- Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act, debate 9447-9, 9530-4
- Malahat–Juan de Fuca constituency and area
- constituent priorities and constituency office services 9332
- description 5313
- first nations treaty issues 9448
- growth and transportation issues 6338
- health care services 5672
- hospice beds 5670
- Koksilah Road area, contaminated soil remediation 7461-2, 7527, 7530
- manufactured home parks, issues 5330
- schools in area 6831
- transportation issues 5313-4, 5670-1, 8840-3
- Manufactured homes, redevelopment of manufactured home parks
- displacement of residents 5669
- protection for homeowners 5330
- Members' Conflict of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7204
- MLAs
- communication with constituents 9330
- working conditions for northern and rural MLAs 9331
- Mineral Tenure Act, amendments 6126-7, 6484
- Mines and mining industry
- aggregate industry in B.C. 7254-5, 7317-22
- environmental impact 7999-8000
- free miners, exploration rights on private land 6447, 6484
- industry in B.C. 5518-9, 5528
- industry in B.C., public perception 7243
- mineral tenure on-line registry, impact on landowners 6484
- mineral tenure on-line registry, need for staking claims 6487
- role in B.C. economy 7999-8000
- Mining Minister of State, communications staff 7323
- Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6126-7, 6446-7, 6482-5, 6487-8
- Morris, Linda, position with public affairs bureau 7556
- Motions
- electrification of Highway 37, debate 7899-900
- independent power producers, debate 6055-7
- legislative sitting hours, debate 5493-6
- mining industry in B.C., debate 5518-9
- referral of report on Legislature artwork depicting first nations people, debate 7097-8
- Munro, Jane, letter to editor of Times Colonist on tree farm licence land removals and first nations rights 8762-3
- NDP
- MLAs, caucus debate on Tsawwassen treaty 8761, 8765-6
- performance as government, action on first nations issues 8761
- position on alternative energy projects 7365
- position on health care system 5354
- press release on House proceedings 8737
- Nisga'a treaty, B.C. Liberal Party position 8762
- NovaGold Resources Inc., Galore Creek mine project 7244
- Oil and gas
- coalbed methane gas, development of resource 7070, 7338-40, 7365
- company profits 7579-80
- emissions, reduction 7336-8
- first nations involvement in industry 7361
- industry in B.C., subsidies 8119-20, 8122
- offshore drilling, development of industry 7071-5, 7151-2
- pipelines, safety 7334-5
- refineries 7159
- wells, issues 7333-7
- worker safety and training 7331-4, 7365
- Oil and Gas Commission
- pipeline safety information 7334-5
- worker safety and training activities 7332-4
- Oppal, Wally, comments on privacy and wiretaps 5589-90
- Oral questions
- Allegations of partisan media activities by Liberal staff 7087-8
- Call for conflict-of-interest legislation for former civil servants 7374
- Compensation for CN Rail derailment in Cheakamus canyon 5747
- Confidentiality of information from wiretaps 5589-90
- Gas prices in B.C. 7840
- Government plans for achievement of energy conservation targets 5630-1
- Government policy on ministerial appointments 7518
- Innovative clean energy fund 5434
- Lobbying activities of Graham Bruce 8547-8, 8583
- Removal of land from tree farm licences on Vancouver Island 8690-1
- Role of Liberal officials in RCMP investigation of government staff 8003-4
- Settlement of power export case between B.C. and California 8448-9
- Tree farm licence land removals 9013, 9264, 9322
- Vancouver Island forestry issues 8635-6
- Wood bioenergy proposal call 5900
- Orr, Andy, position with public affairs bureau 7556
- Parliament Buildings, artwork depicting first nations, report by Speaker's advisory panel, implementation of recommendations 7097-8
- Paul, Frank Joseph, inquiry under 2007 legislation 6072
- Petitions
- consumer protection re gasoline prices 8237
- Kinsol Trestle preservation 8309
- meat-processing regulations and farm-gate sales 9014
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, amendments 6488
- Point, Steven, appointment as Lieutenant-Governor 8765
- Police and policing, funding for police services for small communities 6488
- Powerex Corp., downstream benefits from power produced on Columbia River 7201-2
- Premier's Office, work of communications staff 7087-8
- Private members' statements
- Forest lands on Vancouver Island 8671-3
- Privilege
- reserving right to raise point of privilege 7543
- Property rights on private and Crown leased land re resource exploration
- Public affairs bureau, role and staffing 7556-9
- Public Inquiry Act
- Recreation on private lands 7528-30
- Reichert, Kelly, meetings with Gordon Campbell and police re investigation into alleged breach of trust by B.C. Liberal Party staff 8003-4
- Retail Petroleum Consumer Protection Act, 2007, debate 5681-2, 7579-80
- School district 79 (Cowichan Valley), school closings 5330
- Sea Breeze Power Corp., Juan de Fuca cable project 7199
- Skills training, shortage of skilled workers
- B.C. Is Calling initiative 7559
- government action 5670
- Songhees First Nation, agreement with government on Legislature lands 8764
- Sooke
- downtown development and road planning 6338
- proposed Silver Spray development, court case 9551
- Spectacle Lake, contaminated soil remediation in area 7461-2
- Spector, Norman, comments on 2007-08 budget 5669, 5672
- Statements by members
- Barbara Kohne 9551
- Carveth and Hammond hockey brothers 6924
- Economic benefits of mining in B.C. 7999-8000
- Mining industry in B.C. 5528
- Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion fundraising events 8302-3
- Supply Act (No. 1), 2007
- Tahltan Indian band
- involvement in mining industry 7200, 7244, 7361
- position on resource development in area 7900
- Tamminen, Terry, book on oil industry 7151
- Telfer, Ian, comments on mining industry 7243
- Throne speech debate 5313-5, 5327-31
- TimberWest Forest Corp.
- access to fish-stocked lakes by public 7528-9
- access to recreational activities on lands by public 6850
- Times Colonist (Victoria), articles on removal of private land from tree farm licences 8671
- Tobacco
- NDP government's court case against tobacco companies, B.C. Liberal Party position 6238-9
- revenues to government 6239
- smoking, quitting 6240
- use, prevention, government action during 1990s 6238
- Tobacco Sales (Banning Tobacco and Smoking in Public Places and Schools) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6238-40
- Tourism, marketing of B.C., "The best place on earth" slogan 5328
- Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, impact on resource exploration on private land 6446-7, 6485
- Trans Mountain Pipeline Inc., pipeline system 7153-4, 7158
- Transit services, role in government action on climate change 8839, 8841
- Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 6334-9
- Transportation projects in B.C., consultation 8840
- Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement
- gravel extraction activities 8922
- land provisions
- overlapping land claims 8763
- transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve 8761, 8763-4
- valuation of lands 8911-2
- treaty 8765-6
- Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act
- Turner, Richard, compliance with government conflict-of-interest guidelines 7374
- U.S.
- congress, process for supply bills 6244
- oil and gas pipeline safety 7334-5
- Uranium, development of mining industry in B.C., government policy 7323
- Utilities, surcharge on public utilities 5434
- Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project, costs 5670
- Vancouver Island
- affordable housing 5330
- conservation officers 7529
- electricity supply, projects and proposals 7197-9
- first nations, access to traditional lands and resources 8762-3, 8765
- first nations sacred sites, protection 8334-6, 8763-5
- Otter Point–Shirley area, municipal governance issue 7742
- South Island
- storm damage 5673
- storm damage in parks, impact on tourism 5329
- storm damage, work of B.C. Hydro staff 7361
- Vancouver Wharves, purchase by Kinder Morgan Inc. 7153-4
- Vancouver-Burrard constituency and area, 2005 provincial election results 5314-5
- Victoria, Dockside Green development project 7527
- Wallace, Brian, comments on energy policy 7169-71, 7174-6
- Washington (State), gasoline price review 7154, 7160
- Waste management, waste disposal at farms and slaughter facilities, specified-risk materials 5925
- Water licences 7070, 7189
- Watts, George, leadership 9448
- West Coast Trail, storm damage 5673
- Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence 5671, 6849-51, 8635-6, 8671-3, 8690-1, 8762-3, 8841-2, 9013, 9264, 9322
- Wet'suwet'en First Nation, position on mining industry 7361
- Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., removal of land from tree farm licence 8690
- Wheels in Motion, spinal cord research fundraising events 8303
Horning, Al (Kelowna–Lake Country)
- Agriculture
- financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers 5652
- workers, supply 5652
- Agriculture and Lands Ministry, services and staffing in rural areas 5652
- B.C. Liberal Party government, theme of 2007-08 budget 5651
- Budget debate 5649-53
- Budgets, 2007-08 budget content 5649-50
- Calona Vineyards, history 7751-2
- Canada Winter Games, Team B.C. 5414
- Canadian agricultural income stabilization program 5652
- Canadian Women's Curling Championship, Kelowna winners commended 5683-4
- Children, child care funding, petitions tabled 5372
- Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 5651
- Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget consultation process 5650
- Health care
- health care funding 5652-3
- health care system, impact of aging population 5652
- health care system, public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 5653
- Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 6374-5
- Homeowner grant, eligibility threshold 5652
- Housing
- affordable housing, house prices 5652
- housing endowment fund 5651
- social and subsidized housing, rental assistance program 5652
- supportive housing, conversion from social and seniors housing facilities 5652
- temporary housing and shelters, number of shelter beds 5651
- Immigration, expansion of provincial nominee program 5652
- Income assistance
- benefit amount for shelter 5651
- recipients, number 5651
- Income tax, reductions 5652
- Interior Health Authority, coverage area 5650
- Kelowna
- athletes' participation in Canada Winter Games 5414
- population growth 5650
- Kelowna General Hospital
- expansion of facilities and services 5653
- status as regional hospital 5650
- Kelowna International Airport, services 5650
- Kelowna–Lake Country constituency and area
- economy 5651, 5653
- Lake Country's neighbourhood constituency system 5651
- Motions
- road maintenance, debate 6374-5
- Okanagan area
- Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills Committee, report on private bills presented 7669
- Petitions
- Property tax, deferral by seniors, age eligibility 5652
- Property transfer tax, exemption threshold for first-time homebuyers 5652
- Scott, Kelly, curling accomplishments 5683-4, 6533
- Skills training, shortage of skilled workers 5652
- Statements by members
- Calona Wines 7751-2
- Kelly Scott and Kelowna curling team 5683-4
- Kelowna athletes 5414
- Kelowna women's curling team 6533
- Transition houses, funding 5651
- Tributes
- Kelowna women's curling team 6377-8
- William R. Bennett Bridge, construction project 5650
- Wine industry in B.C. 7751-2
- World Women's Curling Championship, Kelowna team win 6377-8, 6533
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