BC Legislature - Members Index, Third Session, 38th Parliament

Lali, Harry (Yale-Lillooet)

As subject

actions as Transportation Minister 5705-7 (Reid) 5707

attendance at Electoral Boundaries Commission hearings 9350

debate on electoral boundaries legislation (Dix) 9354

meeting with Forests Minister on lumber company assets transfer (Coleman) 9421

relationship with first nations in constituency 8754-5

Aboriginal Affairs Committee, activities during 36th parliament 8756

Agricultural Land Commission, governance and structure 8758

Agricultural land reserve

establishment 8757

removal of land from reserve 8757-8, 9133

Agriculture

farmland protection 9071-2

workers

employment standards, government policy 6070, 6155

vehicle accident in 2003, government actionon coroner's report and Workers Compensation Board recommendations 5988

wages 6070

Agriculture and Lands Ministry, report on food self-reliance for B.C. 8758

Air, greenhouse gas emission reduction targets 5343

B.C., northern and rural B.C.

health care services, facilities in rural B.C. 5703

transportation infrastructure 5344-5, 5481, 5705-6, 6345

B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association

comments in report on government handling of information requests 5941-2

freedom-of-information study 5943

B.C. Liberal Party government

accountability 5948-9, 6091-2

approach to governing 5498, 9132-4, 9278-80

budgets and throne speeches, relationship of 2007-08 budget to throne speech 5704

budgets, theme of 2007-08 budget 5704

policies

impact on social services 5342-4

impact on vulnerable populations 5703-4

impact on workers 6155

position on coal-fired power plants 5343

position on freedom of information 5941-2

staff involvement in partisan media activities, call for investigation into allegations 7090

B.C. Liberal Party, position on Nisga'a treaty while in opposition 8756-7

B.C. Public Service Agency, hiring strategy group 7644-6

B.C. Rail, sale, police investigation 7377

B.C. timber sales program 9279

Budget debate 5702-7

Budgets, 2007-08 budget content 5702-5

Business, equity hiring in private sector 7640

Campbell, Gordon

comments on government accountability and openness 6091-2

comments on Nisga'a treaty and treaty process 8757

position on issues

first nations issues 8757

freedom of information 5941

number of seats in Legislature 9352-3

public image 5342, 5345

role in electoral boundaries redistribution 9352-3

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, study of B.C. government accountability 5948-9

Children, child care spaces, availability 5705

Chong, Ida, response to questions on equity hiring 7641-7

Civil service, equity hiring 7640-7

Climate change

government action 5342-3

NDP plan 5342-3

Coal, coal-fired power plants, B.C. Liberal Party position 5343

Commissions of inquiry, issues 6091

Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 7640-7

Compliance Energy Corporation, coal-fired power plant in Princeton area 5343

Conayt Friendship Society, 30th anniversary 8755

David Suzuki Foundation, report on future of farmland 8758, 9071-2

de Jong, Michael, comments on agricultural land reserve and treaty negotiations 9071-2

Discrimination in Canada 7644-5

Education

adult basic education, accessibility 5703-4

English-as-a-second-language programs, funding 5703

first nations funding 5704

system, current conditions 5344

Elections, redistribution of electoral boundaries 9351-3

Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9349-54

Electoral Boundaries Commission, history and role 9349-53

First nations

B.C. treaty process 8755

NDP position 8754, 8756

transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve 9053, 9068-9

conditions for first nations in B.C. 8755-6

new relationship with government, comments by first nations leaders 8755

social conditions 5341, 8755-6

Fishing industry

commercial fishery, impact of first nation treaty settlements 8977-80

first nations involvement in industry 8978-9

management 8979

Food security in B.C. 8758, 9071

Forests and forest industry

call for summit on future of B.C. industry 9460, 9462

companies, large and small operators, access to timber 9460-1

government forest policies, impact on B.C. communities and industry 9460-2

mountain pine beetle control, government action 5706

Fraser River, first nations in commercial fishery 8962, 8977-9, 9567-70

Freedom of information

B.C. Liberal Party position 5941-2

government policies 5941, 5945, 5949-50

legislation, application to agencies and service providers 5949

requests for information, process 5941-7, 5950-1, 6092

survey of B.C. system users 5946

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

administration by government 5942

amendments 5942-5

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Committee, 2004 report and recommendations 5950-1

Government

privatization 6092

programs and services, reductions during B.C. Liberal Party administration 5705, 5707

Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority

board of directors, changes and powers 9131-4, 9277-8

governance structure, history of actions by board 9276

revenues, fare increases and taxes 9132

review of governance structure, proposed changes and legislation 9131, 9276-9

Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43)

debate 9131-4, 9276-80

delay for six months 9131

Health care system

comparison with other provinces 5341

regionalization 5706

surgery wait-lists 5344, 5706

system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 5703

Highway 5, Coquihalla Highway, privatization proposal, public response 6092

Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway upgrades, benefits 6345

Highways and roads

circle route Vancouver-Whistler-Lillooet-Hope 5706

highway system during NDP administration 5705-6

maintenance contracts, performance 5706

planning 6345

Homelessness

government action 5342, 5704-5

homelessness in small communities 5344

Housing

social and subsidized housing, funding 5343-4

supportive housing, conversion from social and seniors housing facilities 5704

Information and Privacy Commissioner

budget and funding 5942, 5947-50

caseload 5947

role and responsibilities 5942, 5947

Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure

government investment 6345

information on government investment in constituencies 6344

John, Edward, statement on new relationship between first nations and government 8755

Kelly, Doug, comments on new relationship between first nations and government 8755

Krueger, Kevin

appointment to cabinet 5704

comments in House during debate on Tsawwassen treaty 8754-5

Labour and Citizens' Services Ministry

estimates debate 5941-53

contracts 5952-3

meetings with lobbyists 5952

Labour climate during NDP administration 5341

Land use, land set aside for protection during NDP administration 5342

Legislature

bills, second reading, precedents for debate 8753

estimates process, remarks to be confined to vote under debate 5952

language used in House, "stupid" 5308

legislative sitting schedule, change 5496-8

members' conduct and debate, use of props not permitted 5702

number of seats 9352-4

Officers of the Legislature, funding 5950

reforms, agreement by government and opposition 5496-7

Lillooet

issues and concerns 6308-9

request for government facilitator 6309

roads in area, funding for improvements 5481

Loukidelis, David, comments on office workload in 2004 annual report of Information and Privacy Commissioner 5949

Lytton First Nation, impact of Tsawwassen treaty on fishery 8977

Lytton Lumber Ltd., transfer of assets, government action 9421

Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty, final agreement, fisheries provisions 9567-70

Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act, debate 9567-70

MLAs, participation in electoral boundaries review process 9350-3

Merit Commissioner, reports, information on equity hiring 7643

Merritt, population, ethnic diversity 8754

Morales, Robert, comments on new relationship between first nations and government 8755

Motions

agricultural land reserve and treaty negotiations, debate 9052-3

legislative sitting hours, debate 5496-8

referral of report on Legislature artwork depicting first nations people, debate 7104-6

summit on future of forest industry, debate 9460-2

New Car Dealers Association of B.C., government lobbying 6925

NDP

freedom-of-information request to B.C. Lottery Corporation 5944

MLAs, concern for rural issues 9352

position on treaty negotiation process 8754, 8756

Nisga'a treaty

debate in Legislature 8753

public consultation and reports by Aboriginal Affairs Committee 8756

Oppal, Wally, sponsorship of Public Inquiry Act 6091

Oral questions

Allegations of partisan media activities by Liberal staff 7090

Employment standards for farmworkers 6070, 6155

Funding for rural highway improvements 5481

Government action on farmworker safety 5988

Government contracts to lobbyists 7130

Government facilitator for community issues in Lillooet 6308-9

Government response to allegations regarding former Finance Deputy Minister 6839

Possible RCMP investigations into sale of B.C. Rail 7377

Response of Premier to MLA questions on actions of former Finance Deputy Minister 6925-6

Transfer of Lytton Lumber assets 9421

Parliament Buildings, artwork depicting first nations, report by Speaker's advisory panel, implementation of recommendations 7104-6

Penner, Barry, action on issues as Environment Minister 5343

Petitions

minimum wage 8973

Phillip, Stuart, comments on new relationship between first nations and government 8755

Price, Gordon, comments on agricultural land reserve 9071

Privacy, protection of personal information, government position 5941

Public Inquiry Act

debate 6090-2

call for withdrawal 6092

public response 6091

Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, government consultation and support 9461-2

Seniors, program funding and services during B.C. Liberal Party administration 5703

Sierra Legal Defence Fund, freedom-of-information request for information on industrial pollution 5945

Taxation, tax reductions, impact on government services 5703

Taylor, Paul

actions re lobbyists while Deputy Finance Minister

government handling 6925

internal investigation 6925-6, 7130

provision of information by Gordon Campbell 6839

Throne speech, content 5341, 5345

Throne speech debate 5341-5

Tolko Industries Ltd., Lewis Creek and Merritt operations, mill fire recovery 9461

Tourism, circle routes for tourists 6345

Transportation Ministry

estimates debate 6344-7

public meetings and site visits by minister 6346

Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects, benefits 6345

Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement

fisheries provisions 8961-2, 8977-8, 8980

harvest agreement, allocations 8980

Highway 17 corridor 8942-4

land provisions

expropriation of lands 8945-7

transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve 8758, 8945-7, 9067-72

valuation of lands 8947, 9067-71

Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act

debate 8754-8, 8942-7, 8961-2, 8977-81, 9067-72

debate in Legislature 8753, 8756-7

Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, statement on new relationship and treaty process 8755

Vander Wal, Steve, actions while Deputy Premier's staff 7090

Vinning, Prem, actions while Premier's office staff 7090

Wages, minimum wage, petition tabled 8973

Yale-Lillooet constituency and area

first nations fisheries 8962, 8977, 9569-70

first nations population 5341-2, 8754-5

hospitals in area 5703

road improvements and repairs 6344

transportation infrastructure 6344

transportation issues in Lytton-Lillooet area, public meeting and tour 6346

Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)

Acupuncture, recognition as alternative therapy 9362

Asian Heritage Month 8146

Asia-Pacific region, lunar new year celebrations 5476

Asia-Pacific Trade Council, work 5638

B.C. Liberal Party government, budgets, theme of 2007-08 budget 5636

Budget debate 5635-9

Burnaby

affordable housing projects 7205

Heights area businesses' community event 8303-4

service organizations for seniors 8735-6

volunteer recognition festival 6923

Canadian Cancer Society, services and fundraising activities 6067

Canadian Chinese Consumers Association, booklet on prevention of identity theft and Internet fraud 9203

China, development of relations with B.C. 5637

Consumers, consumer protection issues, prevention of identity theft and Internet fraud 9203

Crime rate in B.C. 7591-2

Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 5635-6

Education of first nations people, student achievement 8720-1

Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, promotion of international investment in B.C. 5637-8

Exports and imports

trade between B.C. and Asia 5636-7, 6983

trade between B.C. and Asia, Asia-Pacific initiative 5636-9, 6981-2

trade missions to Asia 5638

Families, parental rights, petition tabled 5689

Film industry in B.C. 8934

First nations, issues, government action 8720-1

Food industry

seafood products in B.C. 6471

seafood products, sales promotion in Asia 5638

Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd., promotion of B.C. wood products 5638

Forests and forest industry, exports, Dream Home China project 5638

Fraser Health Authority, health services for seniors 8735

Highway 37, electrification 7902

Immigration, provincial nominee program, expansion 5636

Income tax, reductions 5636

Integrated land management bureau, promotion of international investment in B.C. 5637

Lifesaving Society of Canada, B.C. and Yukon Branch, Life-saving award recipients commended 5839

Medical Services Plan, coverage, acupuncture 9363

Motions

electrification of Highway 37, debate 7902

Multiculturalism, lunar new year celebrations, recognition in Canada 5476

Petitions

parental and children's rights 5689

Post-secondary education

international students in B.C. institutions 5637

scholarship programs for study abroad 5637

Private members' statements

B.C. exports 6981-3

Public debt, components 5636

Safety, public safety in B.C. 7591-2

Sales, retail industry in B.C. 7279

Science and technology sector, role in B.C. economy 9057-8

Seniors, family and community support 8735-6

Statements by members

Asian contributors to Canadian Cancer Society campaign 6067

Asian Heritage Month 8146

B.C. economy and retail sector 7279

B.C. seafood products 6471

Burnaby Festival of Volunteers 6923

Commonwealth awards for rescues 5839

Community input into Burnaby affordable housing development 7205

Film and television industry in B.C. 8934

Heights neighbourhood Hats Off Day celebration 8303-4

Lunar new year celebrations 5476

National Technology Week 9057-8

Prevention of identity theft and Internet fraud 9203

Public safety in B.C. 7591-2

Seniors service organizations in Burnaby 8735-6

SUCCESS non-profit society 5583

Traditional Chinese medicine 9362-3

Traditional Chinese medicine, recognition as alternative therapy 9362

Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 5637

Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement 8720

Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8720-1

United Chinese Community Enrichment Service Society, services for immigrants 5583

Lekstrom, Blair (Peace River South)

As subject

comments on Tsawwassen treaty (Austin) 8769 (Les) 8642

AES Wapiti Energy Corporation, coal-fired power generation project 5403

Agriculture, workers, employment standards and safety 6992

Air, greenhouse gas emission reduction targets 5403-4

Alcohol, rural agency liquor stores 8872

B.C., northern and rural B.C.

economic development 6680-1

economic development in northwestern B.C. 7903-4

government support 8872-3

transportation infrastructure 5718, 7889-91

B.C. Ambulance Service, policy on return of discharged patients to home communities 5402-3

B.C. Liberal Party government, theme of 2007-08 budget 5714

Budget debate 5714-8

Climate change

action on climate change, role of industry 5352

government action 5403-4

Coal as energy source

carbon sequestration by coal-fired plants 5403-4

technology 5403

Consumers, taxes and user fees, revenues to government 5718

Economy, debt-to-GDP ratio 5718

Education

class size 5401

funding 5400-1, 5716

parental involvement in education system 5400, 5716

Elections

electoral boundaries, legislation 9163-4

redistribution of electoral boundaries 9162-5

Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9162-5

Electoral Boundaries Commission, preliminary report 9162

Employment and unemployment, current conditions in job market 5401

Energy, wind power 5403

Finance and Government Services Committee

first report for second session of 38th parliament, debate 5326-7

first report for second session of 38th parliament, recommendations 5326-7

first report for second session of 38th parliament, report presented 5325

prebudget consultation process 5325-7

prebudget consultation process, recommendations 5714

second report for second session of 38th parliament, debate 5327

second report for second session of 38th parliament, report presented 5327

second report for second session of 38th parliament, review of Officers of the Legislature 5327

Forests and forest industry, export of raw logs 6680-1

Fuel, biofuel, opportunities in B.C. 5352-3

Government, provincial-municipal relations 8498-9

Health care

health care funding 5716

health care system challenges 5401-2

health care system, public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 5401-2, 5716

health professionals, student loan reduction 5402

Highway 37, electrification, role of mining industry 7903-4

Homelessness in B.C. 5401

Homeowner grant, eligibility for lower-income seniors and others 5715

Housing

affordable housing, availability 5401

government initiatives 5714-5

social and subsidized housing, upgrades for seniors' needs 5714-5

Human Rights Code (Mandatory Retirement Elimination) Amendment Act, 2007

debate 8384-6

debate, time limits 8385-6

Income assistance, benefit increases and amount for shelter 5715

Income tax, reductions 5717-8

Industry Training and Apprenticeship Council, elimination 5717

Industry Training Authority, work of authority 5717

Kiwanis Kids Choir, choir in Dawson Creek 8230-1

Legislative Assembly (Members' Remuneration and Pensions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8459-61

Legislature

number of seats 9163

Officers of the Legislature, funding 5327

Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty, final agreement, implementation and provisions 9441-3

Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act, debate 9441-3

Mack, Bert, comments on Maa-nulth treaty 9441-2

MLAs

participation in electoral boundaries review process 9351

remuneration and pension plan 8459-61

Motions

debate in Legislature on trade and labour agreement with Alberta, debate 5740-1

electrification of Highway 37, debate 7903-4

employment standards for farmworkers, debate 6992

referral of report on Legislature artwork depicting first nations people, debate 7096-7

trade and labour mobility and TILMA agreement, debate 8883-4

NDP, position on MLA remuneration and pension plan 8461

Nurses, number of school spaces 5402, 5717

Parliament Buildings, artwork depicting first nations, report by Speaker's advisory panel, implementation of recommendations 7096-7

Physicians, new training spaces 5402

Post-secondary education, tuition fees 5327, 5717

Pouce Coupe, 75th anniversary celebration and community spirit 9148

Premier's Council on Aging and Seniors Issues, recommendations, implementation 8385

Private members' statements

Rural transportation infrastructure 7889-91

Property transfer tax, exemption threshold for first-time homebuyers 5715

Puchmayr, Chuck, comments in debate on mandatory retirement elimination bill 8385

Ralston, Bruce, comments in debate on electoral boundaries legislation 9165

Retirement, mandatory retirement, elimination 8385-6

Skills training, apprenticeship, new spaces 5717

Statements by members

Judy McGowan and Kiwanis Kids Choir 8230-1

Pouce Coupe 9148

Taxation, tax reductions, impact 5717

Teachers

recognition and financial incentives for student improvement 5400

work commended 5716-7

Throne speech, content 5400

Throne speech debate 5400-5

Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, issues 5404-5, 5740-1, 8499, 8883-4

Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement

access to government programs and services, funding and participation 8903

access to information for non–first nations 9025

finality of agreement 8900-1

fisheries provisions 8975-6

governance provisions 8612, 8901, 9025

land provisions, expropriation of lands 8949

land provisions, transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve 8612

provisions 8612-3

subsurface rights 8612, 8917-20

"survival guide" to treaty 9066

taxation provisions 8612, 9065-6

treaty 8611-2

wildlife provisions, wildlife harvest, sale 8999-9000

Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act

debate 8611-3, 8900-1, 8903, 8917-20, 8949, 8975-6, 8999-9000, 9025, 9065-6

definitions, "full and final settlement" 8900-1

Union of B.C. Municipalities, resolution on TILMA agreement 8883

University of Northern B.C., nurse training 5402

Les, Hon. John (Chilliwack-Sumas)

As subject

awareness as Solicitor General of B.C. Lottery Corporation issues 8306-7 (Campbell) 8315-6 (Chudnovsky) 8307, 8359 (Fleming) 8306, 8360 (James) 8314-6

awareness as Solicitor General of Ombudsman's recommendations on B.C. Lottery Corporation 8358-9 (Chudnovsky) 8359 (Kwan) 8358 (Simpson, S.) 8359

call for resignation as Solicitor General re B.C. Lottery Corporation issues (James) 8357 (Ralston) 8358 (Simpson, S.) 8359

performance as Solicitor General (Farnworth) 9320-1 (James) 9318-9 (Krog) 9320 (Kwan) 9321 (Ralston) 9321

work on first nations issues 8641

Agriculture, workers

employment conditions, call for public inquiry 5989

employment standards and vehicle inspections, government action 6067

vehicle accident in 2003, government action on coroner's report and Workers Compensation Board recommendations 5987

vehicle accident near Sumas, investigation 5898-9, 5987-9, 9600

Alcohol

liquor inspectors, activities 6597

liquor stores

gift card expiry dates 9601

purchase discounts 7466-70

rural agency stores 7466-70, 9207-8

underage drinking prevention, fines for false identification use 6597, 7009

Automobiles

driver's licences, requirements for foreign representatives 6065, 6597-8, 7009-10

vehicle lease and rental companies, liability issues 8082-3, 8086-7

B.C., role as gateway to Asia Pacific 5665

B.C. Coroners Service

chief coroner, delegation of authority 6755

child death review unit

relationship to child protection system 6753

role 6590

staff availability and qualifications 6754

disclosure of information and protection of privacy 6590, 6755

inquests and investigations

deaths outside B.C. 6589, 6720-1

process 6589-90, 6719-20, 6723-4, 6750-2

relationship to criminal investigations 6719-20

reporting of workplace fatalities 7409-10

powers and role 5984, 6589

relationship with Representative for Children and Youth 6755

resources 7369, 7408

staffing 6590, 6723, 6753-4, 7369, 7408

TOSCA case management system 7369, 7408

B.C. Lottery Corporation

Auditor General's report (2005) on casinos, findings 8305

independent audit (June 2007) 8304-6, 8357-8, 8360

internal investigation (fall 2006) 8306-7, 8357-8

Ombudsman's report (May 2007), implementation of recommendations 8304-6, 8357-9

policy on problem gamblers 7480

staff, attendance at industry conference in Munich 7479

B.C. Parole Board, transfer of responsibilities to national board 6451-3

Budget debate 5665-8

Budgets, surplus budgets 5667-8

Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, amendments re regulation of payday lending industry 8527-8, 8725-6

Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority, enforcement of payday lending industry regulations 8726-30

Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Payday Loans) Amendment Act, 2007

debate 6836, 8527-9, 8536-7, 8723-31

regulations, public consultation 8723-5

Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council, initiatives re missing women on Highway 16, government funding 9368

Child, Family and Community Service Act, provisions on duty to report need for child protection 6722

Children

child death reviews

coroner's duty to report risks to other children 6722-3, 6753

incomplete reviews 6750-1

review process 5984, 6590

child deaths, reporting 6718-19

child protection review, implementation of recommendations 5984

criminal-record checks for people working with children 6597, 7006-9

Coroners Act

debate 5984, 6589-90, 6596, 6718-24, 6750-6

amendments 6589-90

events leading to development of bill 6596

language, use of term "by regulation" 6719

provisions relating to mining industry 6755-6

Correction Act, amendments 6596-7

Corrections system

correctional facilities

assaults by inmates 7420

current conditions 7418-20

data collection system 7420-1, 7424

drug use 7419-20

education and rehabilitation programs 7421-5

prisoners, inmate communications 6597, 7006

Crime and criminals

gang crime, government action 9109

victims of crime, programs and services 9521-2

Criminal Code (federal), amendments re regulation of payday lending industry 6836, 8527-8

Criminal Records Review Act, amendments 6597

Dziekanski, Robert, death, public inquiry 9261-3, 9320-1

Economy, B.C. economy, current conditions 5665-6

Education of first nations people

aboriginal education strategy 8643

jurisdiction agreements 8642-3

Emergency Management B.C., services 7367

Emergency preparedness 7367

Energy, conservation measures 5667

Environmental protection, government action 5667

Esquimalt, policing costs 7426-7

Film industry, film classification 6597

Financial Institutions Commission 8727

Financial services industry, payday lending industry

cancellation of loans 8528, 8730

disclosure requirements 8528

fees and service charges 8527-9

Internet transactions 8728

legislation, private members' bill 8536

legislation, public consultation 6836

licensing 8724-6

regulation 6836, 8527-9, 8536-7

regulation, enforcement and penalties 8723-30

First nations

agreements with government 8643

economic development 8641-2

issues, government initiatives 8643

property taxation bylaws 8641

Floods and floodplains, flood prevention

action by B.C. and federal governments 7428-30, 7463-4

funding 7005-6, 7367

Fraser River

flood risk and dike conditions 5843, 7428-9

flood risk, report 7428

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, amendment to remove B.C. Parole Board 6483

Fuel, hydrogen fuel research in B.C. 5667

Gambling

accelerated facility development commission fund 7484

addiction and problem gambling

monitoring of suicides 7408-9

responsibility of casinos to identify problem gamblers 7480

treatment funding 7481-2

benefits to communities 7480

impact on communities, study 7480

on-line gaming 5433

participation by B.C. residents 7481

school districts' access to lottery funds for capital projects 7482-3

Government, local government

revenues, allocation of traffic fine revenues to local governments 6489, 6492

transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 6490-1

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, accelerated facility development commission fund 7484

Greater Victoria Police Department, amalgamation with Esquimalt police department 7426-8

Heed, Kash, comments on policing, response by Solicitor General 9207

Highway 16, missing women along highway

funding for victim services 8637

government action 7484, 9368

Highway of Tears Symposium 9368

Homeowner grant, eligibility 5667

Housing

affordable-housing component in new residential developments 5666

government initiatives 5666

Income assistance, benefit amount for shelter 5666

Income tax, reductions 5667

Infrastructure, replacement of aging infrastructure 5667-8

Insurance Corporation of B.C.

2006 annual report tabled 8361

accredited express shops, applications 7478

executive bonuses and salaries, public disclosure 7004, 7477-8

sponsorship agreement for Olympic Games, commemorative licence plate 7474-9

sponsorship opportunities 7477

Westside claims centre proposal 7479

Integrated Gang Task Force, work 9207

Jules, Manny, work on first nations property taxation bylaws 8641

Justice system

parole issues 6452-3

sentencing, conditional sentencing, federal NDP position 9109

Legislature

bills, second reading, debate to be relevant to bill under discussion 8750, 8752

members' conduct and debate, members not to make personal attacks 8753

Lekstrom, Blair, comments on Tsawwassen treaty 8642

Liquor Control and Licensing Act, amendments 6597

Louie, Clarence, work on first nations economic development 8641

Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area, flood risk and dike conditions 7430, 7463

Mines Act, amendments 6755-6

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6451-3, 6483, 6488-92

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2007, debate 8082-3, 8086-7

Motion Picture Act, amendments 6597

Motor Vehicle Act, amendments 6597-8

Nahanee, Harriet, death and treatment by justice system, call for inquiry 5748

NDP

position on government initiatives on policing 9108-9

repayment of charity organizations in Nanaimo 8359

NDP of Canada, position on conditional sentencing 9109

New Westminster, flood prevention funding 7005-6, 7463-4

Nisga'a people, policing responsibility 6489

Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler

firefighting services during games 5844

fleet of GM vehicles 7475-6

Ontario, security services code of conduct 6706-7

Pattullo Bridge, traffic safety 7483-4

Paul, Frank Joseph, circumstances of death, review by Solicitor General and public inquiry 5529-30, 9321

Pitt River, flood risk and dike conditions 7429

Points of order

members to address remarks to bill under debate 8750, 8752-3

Poleschuk, Vic, position as chief executive officer for B.C. Lottery Corporation 8306-8

Police and policing

amalgamation and integration of services 7367, 7427, 9108, 9148-9

funding for police services for small communities 6483, 6488-90

government initiatives 9107-9, 9149-50, 9321-2

government initiatives, NDP position 9108

initiatives and tools 7367

police complaint process 5748

Taser use 9262-3, 9321

Professional Fire Fighters Association, participation in planning for 2010 Olympic Winter Games 5844

Property, residential property values 5665

Property tax, deferral by seniors 5667

Property transfer tax, exemption threshold for first-time homebuyers 5666

Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry

estimates debate 7367-9, 7408-30, 7463-84

accomplishments, goals and responsibilities 7367-8

audits 7368-9

contracts and consultants 7368

freedom-of-information requests 7369

purchases on ministry credit cards 7472

staff 7368

Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2007

debate 6065, 6596-8, 6600, 7006-10

definitions, "conviction" 7006

St. Arnaud, Kevin, death while in police custody, call for public inquiry 5748

Sather, Michael, position on Tsawwassen treaty 8642

Security services

code of conduct 6706-7, 6709

private security sector, regulation 6045, 6409-10

private security workers, activities and licensing 6045, 6410, 6648-9, 6704-6, 6708-15

public complaint process 6045, 6410, 6706-9

Security Services Act, debate 6045, 6409-10, 6416, 6648-9, 6704-15

Substance abuse and addiction, crystal methamphetamine, issues 7411-8

Surrey, Central City development, sale 7472-4

Taylor, Paul, performance as chief executive officer of Insurance Corporation of B.C. 7004

Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, impacts 7471, 7479

Transit services, seatbelts in buses, regulation 5987-8

Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement 8641-2

Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8641-3

Union of B.C. Municipalities, funding for crystal meth programs 7411, 7415

Victim assistance

funding, link with employment insurance funds 7466

programs and services 7464-6

Zhao, Amanda, murder, government action on case 9521