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

James, Carole (Victoria–Beacon Hill)

As subject
comments on issues
ban on raw log exports (Coleman) 7437
coal industry (Bennett) 5383
government non-interference in justice system (Campbell) 8062-3
House proceedings (de Jong) 8736-7
photograph on Premier's website (de Jong) 8783 (Farnworth) 8783
trade between Asia Pacific and B.C. (Falcon) 5304, 6513
experience as foster parent (Dix) 5662
experience as school trustee (Bond) 5684
leadership (Mayencourt) 9189 (Penner) 5287, 5292
position on issues
hosting of 2010 Olympic Winter Games (Hansen) 7688-9
MLA remuneration and pension (de Jong) 8126-7, 8131 (Dix) 8160 (Hawes) 8453, 8457 (Neufeld) 8464-5 (Thorpe) 8471-3
Tsawwassen treaty (Cantelon) 8564-6
Agricultural land reserve, conservation 8558
Agriculture, workers
employment standards, government policy 6067-8, 6152
safety 6067
transportation regulations and vehicle inspections, violation incident 7752
vehicle accident in 2003, government action on coroner's report and Workers Compensation Board recommendations 5987-8
wages 6152
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, reduction targets 8322-5, 9398-9
Auditor General, report on B.C. treaty process and new relationship with first nations 9445
Automobiles, booster seats, government distribution 8778-9
Baird, Kim, work on Tsawwassen treaty 8556
Barnes, Philip, comments on Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 8446
Basi, David, actions while Premier's office staff, disciplinary measures 8310-2
Bastion Place, level of care for seniors 9363-4
Beacon Hill Villa, conditions for residents 8518-9
B.C., northern and rural B.C., heartlands, use of term 5285
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 8242-3, 8314, 8328
actions since 2001 election 8155-6
approach to governing 5534-5
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust
government comment on issues 7086, 7127, 7592, 8000, 8248
release of government documents 5586, 8245-7, 8281
testimony by government officials and ministers 8247-8, 8281
budgets and throne speeches 5285-7
budgets and throne speeches, relationship of 2007-08 budget to throne speech 8326-7
police investigation of alleged breach of trust, role of cabinet members 7592
position on issues
child care 5285
climate change 8322-3
coal-fired power plants 8231-2, 8327-8
minimum wage 8680
offshore drilling 8327
treaty negotiation process 8558
staff involvement in partisan media activities, call for investigation into allegations 7086-7
B.C. Liberal Party, position on Nisga'a treaty while in opposition 8557, 9444
B.C. Lottery Corporation
internal investigation (fall 2006), government action and accountability 8304-5, 8314-6, 8357
Ombudsman's report (May 2007), implementation of recommendations 8315-6
B.C. Treaty Commission, role, expansion 8558, 8560
Bruce, Graham
potential conflict of interest in work for Cowichan Tribes treaty committee 8545-6, 8580-1
registration as lobbyist 8545
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, budget requirements, exceptions 5430
Campbell, Gordon
accountability 8314-6
accountability for Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project management 9058-9
comments on accountability of Premier's Office 7126
comments on government cooperation with investigation into B.C. Rail sale process 5586
position on treaty negotiation process 8557-8
record on environmental issues 5285-6
website, photo of booster seat distribution 8779
Cancer, breast cancer awareness 8687-8
Capital City Volunteers, work of organization 6837
Children
child care
B.C. Liberal Party position 5285
funding 5270-1
funding, federal agreement, B.C. government action 5270
child protection review, implementation of recommendations 5320, 9517-8
sexual abuse intervention program 8969-70
sexual abuse of children 9316-7
Children and Family Development Ministry, changes in structure and operations 9204-5
Climate change
B.C. Liberal Party position 8322-3
climate action plan 5286
government action 9398-9
government action, public consultation and information 9399
impact, issues in B.C. 9398
NDP plan 5286, 9399
public awareness 9398
public concern, government response 5285
Coal as energy source
carbon sequestration by coal-fired plants 8232
coal-fired power plants, B.C. Liberal Party position 8231-2, 8327-8
Coleman, Rich, comments on issues in Basi-Virk court case 7592
Community Care and Assisted Living Act Amendment Act, 2007,
debate 9414-5
Conflict of interest
guidelines for former civil service employees 7373
guidelines for former senior government officials 8316-8
guidelines for government ministers, compliance 8580-1
Congregation Temple Emanuel, war veterans event 7686
Cootes, Charlie, comments on Maa-nulth treaty 9443
Cowichan Tribes, treaty commission, management of treaty funding 8546
Crime and criminals, gang crime, government action 9107-8, 9148-9
Diwali 9202
Dobell, Ken
comments on records management 8256
compliance with government conflict-of-interest guidelines 7373-4, 8317-9
contract with government 8319, 8321-2
lobbyist activity for city of Vancouver and grant for cultural precinct fund 7206-7
potential conflict of interest in work for provincial government and city of Vancouver 7207, 7373
registration as lobbyist, review by Information and Privacy Commissioner 8319
role in Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 8320-1
work for provincial government and city of Vancouver 7280-1
Douglas, Sir James, negotiation of treaties with Vancouver Island first nations 8557
Dziekanski, Robert, death, public inquiry 9261, 9318
Education
education of first nations people, graduation rate 8559
education of first nations people, importance 9505-6
funding formula changes 9418-9
Energy plan 8327
Family caregivers, challenges 7750
Family Caregivers Network Society, services 7750
First nations
agreements with government 8559-60, 9445
conditions for first nations in B.C. 8559, 9444-5
health status 8558-9
land claims, overlapping claims 8558
new relationship with government, implementation 8558-60
self-government 8557
First nations, treaties
B.C. treaty process, issues 8557-60, 9444-5
funding formula for citizens and land 8560
funding, requirements for loans 8546
negotiations, history 8557
ratification, legislation 8243
First Nations Education Act
debate 9505-6
implementation, funding 9506
First Nations Education Steering Committee 9506
Forest Practices Board, comments on removal of private lands from tree farm licences 8689-90
Forests and forest industry
call for summit on future of B.C. industry 9466-7
coast recovery plan 8935-6
export of raw logs 6472-3
private lands, removal from tree farm licences 8689-90, 8737-8
tree farm licences, establishment and purpose 8737
Fraser Health Authority, acute care capacity report 5368
Freedom of information
government policies 8256-7
requests for information, government handling 8257
Fuel, gasoline prices, consumer protection, petition tabled 8237
Government
cabinet accountability 8314
communications technologies, personal e-mail and PIN messages 8253-4, 8281-2
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act, debate 9398-9
Griffiths, Jane, experience with access to MRI services 9552
Hansen, Rick, tribute 8354-5
Health care
continuing and long-term care facilities, staffing issues and safety of seniors 9363-4
health care system
government handling 5285-6
magnetic resonance imaging services 9551-2
public consultation by government 5368
surgery cancellations 5430
Heed, Kash, comments on policing, response by Solicitor General 9107-8, 9149
Homelessness
government action 5286
impact on local economies 5414
work on solutions 8355
Housing, residential care facilities, conditions 8518-9
Income disparity in B.C. 5286
International Women's Day 5985-6
Jewish Canadians, World War II veterans 7686
Kieran, Brian, communications with Paul Taylor 6839, 8282-3
Lavallee, Mary, experience at seniors care facility 8543
Legislative Assembly (Members' Remuneration and Pensions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8155-7
Legislature
closure, use 8443
legislative calendar and sitting schedule
change in sitting schedule 5534-5
fall sitting 8243-5, 8281, 8443
fixed calendar 8242
Les, John
awareness as Solicitor General of B.C. Lottery Corporation issues 8314-6
call for resignation as Solicitor General re B.C. Lottery Corporation issues 8357
performance as Solicitor General 9318-9
Lessard, Dan, discharge from Vancouver hospital 5840
Lobbyists
legislation 8313-4
registry, changes 8312
Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty, final agreement 9443-5
Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act, debate 9443-5
Marasco, Mike
compliance with government conflict-of-interest guidelines 7373-4
position with Partnerships B.C. and post-employment restrictions 8317
Mary Manning Centre, services and government funding 8156, 8970, 9317
MLAs, remuneration and pension plan 8155-7
Mexico, European colonization 8557
Minimum Wage Fairness Act, 2007, debate 6836, 8680
Motions
legislative sitting hours, debate 5534-5
referral of report on Legislature artwork depicting first nations people, debate 7117-8
summit on future of forest industry, debate 9466-7
New Car Dealers Association of B.C., government lobbying 8285, 8288
NDP
agenda and priorities 5287
position on MLA remuneration and pension plan 8157
New Vista Foundation, programs and services for seniors 8776-7
Nisga'a treaty 9444
B.C. Liberal Party position 8557
North American Indigenous Games, 2008 games in Cowichan 8545
Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion, funding 8519
Occupational health and safety, workers killed or injured on the job, national day of mourning 7205
Oil and gas, offshore drilling, B.C. Liberal Party position 8327
Oliver, H.A.D., work as Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner 9424
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, cost 7688-9
Oppal, Wally, comments outside House on partisan activities by government 8062
Oral questions
Allegations of partisan media activities by Liberal staff 7086-7, 7126-7
Audit of medical on-call availability program 5628
Child care funding 5270-1
Child poverty in B.C. 9471-2
Coastal forest action plan 8935-6
Compliance with government conflict-of-interest rules for former civil servants 7373-4
Conflict-of-interest concerns regarding Ken Dobell and cultural precinct project 7206-7
Cost of 2010 Olympics 7688-9
Disclosure of documents in B.C. Rail–CN Rail investigation 5586
Distribution of booster seats to low-income families 8778-9
Employment standards for farmworkers 6067-8, 6152
Farmworker vehicle inspections 7752
Frank Paul public inquiry 5529-30
Fraser Health Authority acute care capacity report 5368
Funding of seniors health care facilities in Victoria area 8518-9
Government action on farmworker safety 5987-8, 6067
Government action on surgery cancellations 5430-1
Government response to allegations regarding former Finance Deputy Minister 6839-40
Government response to death of Robert Dziekanski 9261
Government response to gang violence 9107-8, 9148-9
Government responsibility for lottery regulation 8304-5
Implementation of Hughes report recommendations on child protection 5320, 9517-8
Lobbying activities of Graham Bruce 8545-6, 8580-1
Patient discharge policy at St. Paul's Hospital 5840
Plan for coal-fired plant in Prince George area 8231-2
Pope and Talbot bankruptcy proceedings 9596-7
Raw log exports 6472-3
Removal of land from tree farm licences in Kootenay area 8737-8
Removal of land from tree farm licences on Vancouver Island 8689-90
Reorganization of Children and Family Development Ministry 9204-5
Role of Liberal officials in RCMP investigation of government staff 8000, 8062
Role of Solicitor General in RCMP investigation of B.C. Rail sale 7592
School district funding 9418-9
Sexual abuse intervention program report 8969-70
Solicitor General response to B.C. Lottery Corporation issues 8357
Solicitor General response to public safety issues 9318-9
Staffing at seniors facilities 9363-4
Statements by Office of the Premier on Ken Dobell contracts 7280-1
Utilization of MRI machine at St. Paul's Hospital 9551-2
Vancouver Convention Centre expansion costs 6699-700, 8446, 8831-2, 9058-9
WorkSafe B.C. surplus 8148
Our Place, fundraising initiative 8355
Parliament Buildings, artwork depicting first nations, report by Speaker's advisory panel, implementation of recommendations 7117-8
Parliamentary Calendar Act, 2007, debate 8443
Paul, Frank Joseph, circumstances of death, review by Solicitor General and public inquiry 5529-30
Petitions
consumer protection re gasoline prices 8237
minimum wage 8973
Physicians, audit report on billing, investigation 5628
Pierre, Harry, death 5428
Police and policing, amalgamation and integration of services 9108, 9148-9, 9319
Pope and Talbot Inc.
application for removal of land from tree farm licence 8737-8
bankruptcy proceedings, government action 9596-7
Poverty
child poverty in B.C. 9471-2
incidence in B.C. 8156
Premier's Office
estimates debate 8242-57, 8281-8, 8309-28
budget, allocation for executive and support services 8249
communications technologies, funding and applicability of freedom-of-information legislation 8253-6, 8281-2
estimates debate 8328
freedom-of-information requests to office 8257
media-monitoring and issues management component 8249, 8251-3, 8282
political activities of staff, call for investigation 7126-7
records management system 8256
staff
relationship with lobbyists 8312-3
roles and responsibilities 8250-3
standards of conduct and oaths of office 8288, 8310-3
Prince George, proposal for coal-fired plant in area 8231-2
Rabinovitch, Jannit, community work 5319
Rawlins-Brannan, Mabel Jean, community work 9549-50
Reichert, Kelly, meetings with Gordon Campbell and police re investigation into alleged breach of trust by B.C. Liberal Party staff 8000, 8062
Representative for Children and Youth, report on child protection review recommendations 9517-8
Representative for Seniors Act, 2007, debate 9414
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, government consultation and support 9466
St. Paul's Hospital, MRI machines, utilization 9551-2
Seckel, Allan, role in release of government documents relating to Basi-Virk court case 8245-7
Seniors
contributions to society 8543
issues and concerns, government handling 5285
issues, call for independent representative 9364
Smith, Therese, comments on Maa-nulth treaty 9444
Statements by members
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 8687-8
Capital City Volunteers 6837
Diwali 9202
Family caregivers 7750
Harry Pierre 5428
International Day of Older Persons 8543
International Women's Day 5985-6
Jannit Rabinovitch 5319
Jewish Canadian war veterans 7686
Mabel Jean Rawlins-Brannan 9549-50
Minimum wage 8965-6
National Day of Mourning 7205
New Vista Foundation 8776-7
Portraits for Our Place 8355
Sexual abuse of children 9316-7
Victoria homeless-needs survey 5414
Victoria Sketch Club 7371
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on consultation of first nations on development of traditional lands 8558
Syer, Tom, position with Premier's Office 8251-2
Taylor, Paul
actions re lobbyists while Deputy Finance Minister
internal investigation 7127
letter to Premier by Harry Lali 8283-4
review 6839-40
review, public release of report 8282-8, 8309-10
appointment to board of Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 6840
relationship with New Car Dealers Association of B.C. 8288
Throne speech, content, environmental focus 5285-6
Throne speech debate 5285-7
Tributes
Rick Hansen 8354-5
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement 8556-8
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8556-60
Turner, Richard, compliance with government conflict-of-interest guidelines 7374
United Nations, review of treaty-making in Americas 8558
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project
costs and financial management 6700, 8320-1, 8446, 8831-2, 9058-9
governance 6699-700
review by Auditor General 6699-700, 8446
Vancouver, homelessness 5286
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, surgery cancellations 5430
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, business plan 7688
Vander Wal, Steve, actions while Deputy Premier's staff 7086
Victoria, homelessness 5414
Victoria Sketch Club 7371
Vinning, Prem, actions while Premier's office staff 7086, 8310-1
Virk, Bob, actions while Premier's office staff, disciplinary measures 8310-2
Volunteers and volunteer sector, volunteerism 6837
Wages, minimum wage 8156, 8965-6
B.C. Liberal Party position 8680
increases 6836, 8680
petition tabled 8973
Western Forest Products Inc.
closing of New Westminster operation 6472
removal of land from tree farm licence 8690
Williams, Dianne, surgery cancellations 5430-1
Women, achievements and challenges 5985-6
Workers compensation, benefits and pensions 8148
WorkSafe B.C., budget surplus 8148
Jarvis, Daniel (North Vancouver–Seymour)

B.C. Liberal Party government, accomplishments 5296
Civil service, collective agreements in 2006 5296-7
Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 5296
Education, government investment 5297-8
Exports and imports, trade between B.C. and Asia 5297
Fraser River, first nations in commercial fishery 8976-7
Health care system
government initiatives and investments 5298
health professionals, training 5298
public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 5298
Investment climate in B.C. 5297
Mines and mining industry in B.C. 5522-3
Motions
mining industry in B.C., debate 5522-3
referral of report on Legislature artwork depicting first nations people, debate 7113
NDP, performance as government and in opposition 5296
Parliament Buildings, artwork depicting first nations, report by Speaker's advisory panel, implementation of recommendations 7113
Post-secondary education, new student spaces 5298
Skills training, government initiatives 5297
Throne speech debate 5296-8
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, issues 5297
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement
finality of agreement 8901
fisheries provisions 8896, 8976-7
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8896, 8901, 8976-7

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