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

Macdonald, Norm (Columbia River–Revelstoke)

As subject
debate on electoral boundaries legislation (MacKay) 9175
position on Jumbo Glacier Resort (Chong) 6477
108 Mile House, house fire and medical emergency case 7435
ActNow B.C. Minister of State
establishment 5381, 7950-1
work with ministries 7952
AIDS, fundraising for African AIDS organizations 8736
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
emissions from air travel 9384
reduction targets, accountability 9384
Alcohol, rural agency liquor stores 9172, 9207-8
Ambulance service, dispatch protocol for fire calls 7435
Arts and culture, government funding and support 6051-2, 7785-7
Automobiles, all-terrain vehicles, legislation 7798
Baird, Kim, work on Tsawwassen treaty 8603-5
Bennett, Bill, property issue in East Kootenay area 6626
B.C., 150th anniversary
events, advertising and funding 7791-3
first nations participation 7793
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
ambulance service 7435
forest industry 9041
highway and road maintenance 5380
B.C. Arts Council, funding and application process 5381, 7785-6, 9258
B.C. Games Society
funding 7799
hosting of 2008 winter games in Kimberley-Cranbrook area 5381, 7799, 9318
volunteer participation 9318
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 5968-9
action on stated priorities 9384
actions since 2001 election 8462-3
initiatives and plans, relationship to climate change policy 9384-5
policies, impact on rural communities 9172-4
staff involvement in partisan media activities, call for investigation into allegations 7517
B.C. Place Stadium
hosting of 2005 Grey Cup, revenues 7871
rental agreements and rates 7825-6
roof deflation, report 7805
Brown, Martyn, work on first nations issues 8605
Campbell, Gordon
comments on government accountability and openness 5968
comments on MLA remuneration and pension plans 8462
position on issues
climate change 9384
environmental issues 5379-80
first nations issues 8604-5
role in electoral boundaries redistribution 9171-3
Children, child care
child care resource and referral programs 5324, 5380
funding, petition tabled 5434
government action 5419
Climate change, government action 9383-5
Columbia Lake Provincial Park, decision on boundary change and land use in area 5381
Columbia River–Revelstoke constituency and area
impact of climate change on area 5379
impact of climate change on Columbia basin area 9385
issues and concerns 5381
Commissions of inquiry, release of reports to Legislative Assembly, issues 5968-9, 6181
Community Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2007
debate 6390-4, 6493-504, 6547-8, 6555-61, 6563
definitions, "resort area" 6493
definitions, "resort region" 6495-500
Crown land, recreational tenure applications 7789-90
Davidson, Peg, work in special education 7316
Delta Port expansion 8604
Dobell, Ken
registration as lobbyist, review by Information and Privacy Commissioner 7003
role in Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 6840, 7690, 7873, 9059
Downey, Karen and Leo, impact of meat-processing regulations on ranch operations 8637
East Kootenay regional district, bylaw approval by Community Services Minister 6626-7
Education
class size and composition, integrated classrooms 7060
fees for equipment and materials, hardship provisions 7059-60
foundation skills assessment 7058-9
fruit and vegetable program 7953
funding for playground construction 7952-3
funding for school maintenance 7060-1
provincial schools 7060
school boards and districts
accountability, responsibility for student achievement 7057
achievement contracts 7058-9
appeals of decisions 7057-8
codes of conduct, protection of gay and lesbian children and youth 8019-20
early learning programs 7058
mandate 7058
school planning councils 7059-60, 8071-2
schools closings, rural schools 9173
students, credit and reimbursement for accredited lessons taken outside school 8013
system
achievement superintendents 7061
changes 5381
data interpretation 7059
Education Ministry, estimates debate 6727
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8013, 8019-20
Elections, redistribution of electoral boundaries 9171-2, 9175
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9171-5
Electoral Boundaries Commission, review of electoral boundaries 9171
Environment
environmental assessment process 7795-6
environmental protection, government action 5380
Evans Forest Products Ltd., operations 6897
Falcon, Kevin, comments on infrastructure projects in China 8851
Fernie, rental housing, tenant evictions 8693
Finance and Government Services Committee, first report for third session of 38th parliament, budget consultation, recommendations 9258
First nations
B.C. treaty process 8603
referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 8605
Floods and floodplains, flood prevention, action by B.C. and federal governments 7273-4
Food industry, meat-processing regulations
impact on small producers 8637, 9172
petition tabled 9014
Forests and forest industry
companies, relationship with communities, social contract issue 6897-8
industry in B.C., changes in industry, government action 9040-1
Forests and Range Ministry, estimates debate 6897-8
Front Runner Productions Inc., contracts for Vancouver Convention Centre 7883-4
Fuel, gasoline prices, consumer protection, petition tabled 8238
Golden
arts council gala 7785
search and rescue work, plane crash case 9009-10
Government, local government, transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 6490-2
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
board of directors, changes and powers 8852, 9222-4, 9294-6
review of governance structure, proposed changes and legislation 8851-2, 9221-2, 9293-5, 9586-7
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43)
debate 8851-2, 9221-5, 9293-7, 9586-7
delay for six months 9221-2
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act
debate 9383-5
content of bill 9383-5
Hagen, Stan
accountability for Vancouver Convention Centre project, call for resignation 8890
knowledge of Vancouver Convention Centre issues 6778
Health
health care system, public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 5381
public health, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 7949-53
Health Ministry, estimates debate 7819
Heritage Conservation Act, provisions on first nations sites, revision 7789
Heritage sites, government funding and support 7788
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 6374
Hotels, hotel room tax, allocation to local government in resort communities 6390, 6394, 6494
Housing
rental housing, conversion of apartments to strata property 8693
residential care facilities, housing for senior couples 5380
Howe, Angela, housing for parents 5380
Hunting, policy changes by government 5380
Independent Commission to Review MLA Compensation
implementation of report recommendations 8462
work of commission 8462
Interior Health Authority, board accountability 9294-6
Jumbo Glacier Resort
development approval process 5381, 6476-7, 7795, 7797
impact of resort designation legislation on development proposal 6390-4, 6494, 6496-8, 6501-4, 6548, 6555-61, 6563
Kimberley, closing of public buildings 9173
Kootenay area, accountability of boards 9294
Ktunaxa Nation, involvement in treaty negotiation process 8605
Kyoto accord, action by federal government 9383
Legislative Assembly (Members' Remuneration and Pensions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8462-3
Lewis, Stephen, work on HIV/AIDS issues 8736
Literacy programs 7058
Martin Morigeau Elementary School, meeting with Education Minister 6727
MLAs
participation in electoral boundaries review process 9171
remuneration, public response 8462-3
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6488-92
Motions
150th anniversary of B.C. and Spirit Squares program, debate 9258
federal government involvement in flood prevention in B.C., debate 7273-4
road maintenance, debate 6374
Museums
funding for small museums 5381
government funding and support 7788
Nystoruk, Sheila, work as teacher 7315
Oberti, Oberto, mountain resort development projects 6391
Obesity, incidence in rural children and youth 7954
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
2010 Legacies Now, Spirit of B.C. program, arts fund 7786
broadcast services 7802-3
costs and funding 7594, 7690
venues
B.C. Place Stadium 7594, 7826
construction contracts 7690
Oppal, Wally
comments in debate on electoral boundaries legislation 9174
comments on reporting of children's commissioner 5969
Oral questions
Accountability for Olympic Games costs 7594
Ambulance service for rural British Columbia 7435
Call for investigation of media activities by Liberal staff 7517
Child care funding 5418
East Kootenay regional district bylaw approval by Community Services Minister 6626-7
Eviction of tenants in Fernie 8693
Funding for child care resource and referral centres 5324
Government plan for child care 5419
Highway maintenance in Revelstoke area 5480
Jumbo Glacier Resort 6476-7
Liquor sales at rural agency stores 9207-8
Management of Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 8889-90, 8938
Management of Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre expansion project 6778-9
Marketing for Vancouver Convention Centre 8447
Meat industry regulations 8637
Olympic venue construction contracts 7690
Privacy Commissioner review of lobbying activities of Ken Dobell 7003
Vancouver Convention Centre expansion costs 6700, 6840-1, 8832-3, 9059, 9264-5
Pace Group Communications Inc., contracts for Vancouver Convention Centre 6778, 7882-4
Parks, forest recreation sites 7799-800
Petitions
child care funding 5434
consumer protection re gasoline prices 8237
meat-processing regulations and farm-gate sales 9014
Podmore, David, position as board chair for Vancouver Conference Centre 7871, 7873
Points of order
request for opportunity to conclude comments 9586
Police Act, amendments 6489
Police and policing, funding for police services for small communities 6489-90
Poverty, incidence in small communities 5381-2
Property tax, tax burden 5380
Public affairs bureau
advertising and promotion of B.C. 7792-4
advertising and promotion of government initiatives 7951
Public Inquiry Act
debate 5968-9, 6181
public response to proposed 2006 legislation 5968
Recreation, funding for sites and trails 5381, 7799-800
Reid, Linda, actions as Child Care Minister of State 5418
Resorts
designation of resort region 6390-1, 6393, 6494-502, 6557-8
development, involvement of local government in decision-making processes 6391-4, 6548, 7794-7
development, legislation 6563
mountain resorts, incorporation as municipalities 6555-8, 6560-1
resorts in B.C. 6560
Revelstoke
ambulance dispatch station 7819
heritage conservation 5476
highway maintenance in area 5480
Robinson, Ian, work as principal 7316
School (Student Achievement Enabling) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7057-61, 8071-2
Siddon, Tom, motor vehicle accident near Revelstoke 5480
Snowmobiling, back-country snowmobiling, legislation 7798
Statements by members
B.C. Games volunteers 9318
Coroner's inquest into Sullivan mine accident 8147
Fundraising efforts inspired by Stephen Lewis 8736
Revelstoke heritage buildings 5476
Search and rescue workers 9009-10
Super, Natural B.C., marketing slogan 7793-4
Teachers, misconduct registry 7315-6, 7980-4, 8004-5
Teaching Profession (Teacher Registration) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7314-6, 7980-4, 8004-5
Teck Cominco Ltd., Sullivan minesite, deaths of workers and paramedics 5380, 8147
Throne speech debate 5379-82
Tobacco Sales (Banning Tobacco and Smoking in Public Places and Schools) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6235-6
Tobacco, smoking issues 623-6
Tourism
action plan 7789-90
attraction of tourists from China, approved destination status 7797-8
ecotourism 7790
employment and wages in sector 7790-1
marketing of B.C., "The best place on earth" slogan 7793-4
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry
estimates debate 7785-803, 7805, 7809-10, 7823-6, 7871-3, 7882-7, 7947, 7950-4, 7956
archaeology branch, staffing 7788-9
Tourism Vancouver, funding for Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project, link with hotel tax revenues 7884-6
Transportation projects in B.C., local decision-making 8851-2
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement 8603-5
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8603-5
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre
bookings and marketing 7809-10, 7823-6, 8447
communications spending 6778
expansion project
advertising, costs 9264-5
board accountability 9223-5, 9295-6
completion 7802
contracts 7690, 7886-7
costs 6700-1, 6778-9, 6840-1, 7823-4, 8462-3
costs and financial management 8447, 8889-90, 8938, 9059
glass testing 7884
governance, board membership 6700-1, 6778, 7871-3
meetings between board and Tourism, Sport and the Arts Minister 7871, 7873
review by Auditor General 7800-1, 7871, 8832-3
Vancouver Foundation, B.C. arts renaissance fund 7787
Williams, Kate, plane crash case 9009-10
WorkSafe B.C., regulation of smoking in workplace, B.C. Liberal Party action 6236
McIntyre, Joan (West Vancouver–Garibaldi)

As subject
comments on NDP debate on Tsawwassen treaty (Evans) 8793
comments on TransLink governance (Cubberley) 9232, 9234-6
experience in politics and polling 9333
experience with allergies 8221
grandfather's participation in Vimy Ridge battle 6698
Air, greenhouse gas emission reduction targets 9381-2
Allergies, anaphylaxis preparedness 8221
Anaphylactic Student Protection Act, 2007, debate 8220-1
Arts and culture, government funding and support 6050-2
Bowen Island, golf course opening 5541
Britannia Beach, development projects 5540-1
B.C., 150th anniversary, Spirit Squares program 9106, 9254-5
B.C. Liberal Party government
initiatives and plans, NDP MLAs' comments 5538-9, 5541
Pacific leadership agenda 5537
theme of 2007-08 budget 5539
Budget debate 5537-41
Budgets, 2007-08 budget, NDP position 5541
Canadian Open Snowboard Tour, snowboard cross finals at Cypress Mountain, winners 6696
Capilano College, recognition as regional university, petition tabled 8973
Cheakamus River, steelhead stocks, recovery program 7909-10
Children, child care funding, petition tabled 6443
Climate change
government action 9381-2
government action, comments by climatologists and environmentalists 9383
Community Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6388-90
Cubberley, David, comments on speech by Joan McIntyre 9266
Doyle, John, professional experience 8237
Education
fees for equipment and materials, hardship provisions 7027
funding 5538
school boards and districts
accountability, responsibility for student achievement 7026-7
appeals of decisions 7027
early learning programs 7026
system, achievement superintendents 7026
Elections, redistribution of electoral boundaries 9333-4
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9332-4
Energy, importing of power to B.C. 7687
First nations issues, government action and initiatives 5540, 8601-3
Government operations, carbon neutrality 9382
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
boundaries, extension 9217
governance structure, public comments 9215
mayors council 9215-6
revenues, fare increases and taxes 9216-7
review of governance structure, proposed changes and legislation 9214-7
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43)
debate 9214-7
delay for six months 9214
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act, debate 9381-3
Greer, Mike, death in road construction industry accident 7205
Harry, Rick, Spirit of the Mountain sculpture 6532
Health care funding 5538
Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway upgrades 5539, 5541
Eagleridge interchange 5541
Hotels, hotel room tax, allocation to local government in resort communities 6389
Housing
government initiatives 5539
social and subsidized housing, government initiatives 5357
Howe Sound Women's Centre, programs 9317-8
Immigration, recruitment of foreign-trained workers 5538
In-SHUCK-ch Nation
agreement-in-principle 8602
involvement in land use agreement 8688
Karagianis, Maurine, comments on TransLink governance 9214-5
Ledcor Industrial Group Ltd., run-of-the-river project on Ashlu Creek 5540, 6059, 7687
Legislature, language used in House, withdrawal of remarks requested 9266
Lions Bay, issues 5541
Lower mainland, transportation infrastructure strategy 8511
Memorial Cup, hosting of 2007 hockey championship by Vancouver 8230
Mines and mining industry in B.C. during NDP administration 5524-5
Motions
150th anniversary of B.C. and Spirit Squares program, debate 9254-5
independent power producers, debate 6059
mining industry in B.C., debate 5524-5
Olympic Winter Games impact on single-room accommodation, debate 5356-8
trade and labour mobility and TILMA agreement, debate 8885
twinning of Port Mann Bridge, debate 8511
NDP
position on independent power producers 9382
position on Port Mann Bridge expansion 8511
position on trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 8885
Occupational health and safety
worker safety, awareness 7205
workers killed or injured on the job, national day of mourning 7205
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
athletes village 5540
costs and funding, review by Auditor General, call for monitoring of single-room accommodation loss 5356-8
first nations participation 8602
preparation activities 5429
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, meeting in Whistler in November 2007, climate change session 9383
Palmer, Vaughan, comments on throne speech 5537-8
Pearl's Place Transition House, funding and services 9317-8
Pemberton, infrastructure needs 5540
Petitions
child care funding 6443
recognition of Capilano College as regional university 8973
smoking area in Squamish legion 8940
Port Mann Bridge expansion, NDP position 8511
Post-secondary education, accessibility 5538
Private members' statements
The importance of arts and culture 6050-2
Privilege
reserving right to raise matter of privilege re comments by David Cubberley 9236; debate 9266; response 9266
Public Accounts Committee
appointment of Auditor General 8237
reports, first report for third session of 38th parliament, appointment of an Auditor General, debate 8237
reports, report for second session of 38th parliament, debate 6311
Resorts, phased developments 6389-90
Ross, Joni, motor vehicle accident and medical treatment 5745
School (Student Achievement Enabling) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7026-7
Sea to Sky Community Services Society, services 5626
Sea to Sky Early Learning and Child Development Centre, services 8579-80
Sea to Sky land and resource management plan 8602, 8688
Society, individual responsibility 5537
Squamish
development projects 5540
smoking area in legion, petition tabled 8940
Squamish Elementary School, StrongStart program 8579-80
Squamish First Nation
agreement with Environment Ministry 8688
involvement in Ashlu Creek run-of-the-river project 7687
involvement in land use agreement 8688
sculpture symposium 6531-2, 9255
Statements by members
Ashlu Creek green power project 7687
Battle of Vimy Ridge 6698
Early childhood services in Squamish 8579-80
Howe Sound Women's Centre programs 9317-8
Joni Ross 5745
Land use agreements in Sea to Sky area 8688
Memorial Cup champions Vancouver Giants 8230
National Day of Mourning 7205
Preparations for 2010 Olympic Games 5428-9
Recovery of fish stocks in Cheakamus River 7909-10
Sea to Sky Community Services Society 5626
Squamish Nation Sculpture Symposium 6531-2
West Vancouver spirit square 9106
Whistler Arts Council 9551
Whistler Blackcomb gondola construction project 9009
Women in business in Whistler area 5897-8
Suzuki, David, comments on B.C. government climate change plan 5537
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, NDP position 8885
Transportation projects in B.C. during NDP administration 9214
Tributes
Winners of Canadian Open snowboard cross 6696
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement 8601-2
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8601-3
Vancouver, community energy utility system 6390
Vancouver Giants, CHL Memorial Cup championship win 8230
Vimy Ridge, battle 6698
Water licences 9382-3
Weaver, Andrew, comments on B.C. government climate change plan 5537
West Vancouver
accomplishments 5541
Spirit Square project 9106, 9254-5
West Vancouver–Garibaldi constituency and area
arts and culture events 6050-2
arts and culture in Sea to Sky area, economic impact study 9551
child care spaces in Sea to Sky area 5898
land use issues, government agreements with first nations 5539
opportunities for first nations 5540, 8602-3
Whistler
environmental sustainability practices 5540
resources for municipality 6388-9
women in small business 5897-8
Whistler Arts Council, activities and events 9551
Whistler Blackcomb Development Corporation, peak-to-peak gondola project 9009
MacKay, Dennis (Bulkley Valley–Stikine)

As subject
experience with tobacco use 6226-7
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, activation for examination of treaties, petition tabled 9451, 9475, 9523, 9556, 9602
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 8329-30
Agriculture, employment standards and worker safety 6993-4
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
reduction targets 5459, 7898
zero emission requirement for new projects 5460
Atlin land use plan, draft framework agreement involving Taku River Tlingit First Nation, petition tabled 8549
Austin, Robin
comments during budget debate 5460-1
comments on business profits 5461
B.C., 150th anniversary, Spirit Squares program 9258
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
economic development in northwestern B.C. 7898
issues in northern B.C. 7267
B.C. Coroners Service, inquests and investigations, deaths outside B.C. 6720-1
B.C. Liberal Party government, position on free votes 8653
B.C. Rail, first nations benefits trust, accountability 8656
Brooks Peninsula Provincial Park, Maa-nulth First Nations wildlife harvest rights 9575
Budget debate 5459-63
Bulkley Valley–Stikine constituency and area
description 5459
size of constituency 9176
Central Mountain Air Ltd., history and operations 6777-8
Children, child care
child care resource and referral programs, changes 5460-1
funding, federal agreement cancellation 8231
government action 8231
Climate change, government action, comments by environmentalists and climatologists 5460
Coroners Act, debate 6720-1
Crime and criminals, victims of crime, programs and services 6621
Education, schools, community use of school buildings 5461
Elections
electoral boundaries, relationship to population levels 9176
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9175-6
Electoral Boundaries Commission
preliminary report, public response in northern B.C. 9176
review of electoral boundaries 9175-6
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9175-6
Employment, job creation in B.C. 5462
Evans, Corky, comments on NDP position on climate change 5460
First nations
economic development, accountability for government initiatives 8656
referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 8654
social isolation 8653
Food industry, meat-processing regulations, petition tabled 8973
Forests and forest industry, mountain pine beetle, impact on communities, government response 7263-5
Government, allocation of traffic fine revenues to local governments 6489, 6492
Health care funding 5462
High Road Society, activities 8632
Highway 16, missing women along highway, police investigation 9249
Highway 37, electrification 7898
Highway 97, missing women along highway 1960s to 1980s 9249
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 6370-1
Hobbes, Thomas, comments on government and society 9258
Income tax, reductions 5462
Kitimat, employment in area 5461
Legislature
free votes, B.C. Liberal Party position 8653
number of seats 9175-6
Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty, final agreement
land provisions, valuation of lands 9508
wildlife provisions 9575-6
Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act, debate 9508, 9575-6
Macdonald, Norm, debate on electoral boundaries legislation 9175
MLAs, participation in electoral boundaries review process 9175-6
Mines and mining industry
employment in industry 5461-2
exploration 5461, 5477
exploration, legislation for support 5461
industry in B.C. 5523-4, 5528, 7909
projects 7265
role in B.C. economy 5523-4
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6488-9, 6492
Mitchell, Chelsie, performance in skiing and snowboarding 6209
Motions
150th anniversary of B.C. and Spirit Squares program, debate 9258
electrification of Highway 37, debate 7898-9
employment standards for farmworkers, debate 6993-4
mining industry in B.C., debate 5523-4
referral of report on Legislature artwork depicting first nations people, debate 7101-4
road maintenance, debate 6370-1
NDP, performance as government, action on environmental issues 5459-60
New Relationship Trust, issues 8329-30
Nisga'a people, policing responsibility 6489
Nisga'a treaty
financial provisions, role of federal and provincial governments 8329
hunting provisions 8656
Northwest Community College, mining exploration skills training program 5461-2, 5477
NovaGold Resources Inc., Galore Creek mine project 8632
Oil and gas, coalbed methane gas 5460
Okanagan Fall Wine Festival 8934-5
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, promotion of first nations participation 6209
Parliament Buildings, artwork depicting first nations, report by Speaker's advisory panel, implementation of recommendations 7101-4
Petitions
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, reactivation of committee to examine treaties 9451, 9475, 9523, 9556, 9602
Atlin land use plan, draft framework agreement involving Taku River Tlingit First Nation 8549
meat-processing regulations and farm-gate sales 8973
Points of order
request for withdrawal of comments by Harry Lali 7104
Police and policing, funding for police services for small communities 6488-9
Private members' statements
The downward trend 7263-5
Southwell, George, B.C. Legislature artwork depicting first nations 7102-4
Statements by members
B.C. wines 8934-5
Central Mountain Air 6777-8
Chelsie Mitchell 6209
Child care in B.C. 8231
Galore Creek mine project 8632
Mineral exploration worker training in northwest B.C. 5477
Mining industry in B.C. 5528, 7909
Victim services 6621
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on bartering or trading of fish by first nations 8958
Telkwa, policing costs and traffic fine revenues 6492
Teresa Island, description of area 7267
Tobacco Sales (Banning Tobacco and Smoking in Public Places and Schools) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6226-7
Tobacco, smoking issues 6226-7
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement
aboriginal healers 9025
access to government programs and services, funding and participation 8904, 8906
fisheries provisions 8656-7, 8958-9
governance provisions 9026-7
land provisions
addition and removal of lands 8926-7
overlapping land claims 8657, 8900
language provisions 8906
liquor manufacture and sales provisions 8655, 9025-6
police services 9027
subsurface rights 8655, 8927
"survival guide" to treaty 8654-5
taxation provisions 8654-5
wildlife provisions, bartering and trading of wildlife parts 8998-9
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act
debate 8653-7, 8900, 8902, 8904, 8906, 8926-7, 8958-9, 8998-9000, 9025-7
applicability of official language legislation 8906
committee stage debate 8902
Waste management, landfill methane capture 5460
Weaver, Andrew, comments on B.C. government climate change plan 5460
Wine industry in B.C. 8934-5
Wood waste, beehive burners, elimination 5460
Mayencourt, Lorne (Vancouver-Burrard)

As subject
apology for and withdrawal of remarks 8180, 9266
denial of Speaker's request for withdrawal of remarks 8066
position on public inquiry legislation (Fleming) 6006
AIDS, work of service organizations 5658
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada, work of organization 6150
B.C., northern and rural B.C., public mood 5849
B.C. Liberal Party government, goals 5849-51
Budget debate 5656-60
Children, role of adult mentors in children's development 6150
Climate change, government action 5656-7, 5850
Commissions of inquiry, issues 6015-8
Conroy, Ed, compensation as MLA 8468-9
Disabled and handicapped persons, government support 5849-50
Discrimination and racism
prevention among schoolchildren 5838-9, 5851
use of derogatory terms 5838-9
Education
safe schools legislation 5838, 5851
school boards and districts, codes of conduct
consistency with Human Rights Code 8021
protection of gay and lesbian children and youth 8018-9
Education Committee, work of committee on adult literacy issues 5849
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8017-9, 8021
Elections
campaigns and campaigning 9190
constituencies, rural and urban constituencies 9189-91
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9189-92
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9188-92
Employment, job creation in B.C. 5850-1
Farnworth, Mike, comments on electoral boundary redistribution 9190
Floods and floodplains, flood prevention, action by B.C. and federal governments 7274
Forests and forest industry, government policies during NDP administration 9467
Hamilton, Arnie, compensation as MLA 8468
Haro Park Centre, assisted-living facility 5657-8, 5851
Health, public health, immunization, influenza vaccine 8933
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 6371-2
Homelessness
government action 5348
homelessness in B.C. 9241
Housing
affordable housing, government action 6053-4, 7576-7
government initiatives 5852-3
permission for children in strata and co-op buildings 6304
social and subsidized housing
benefits of non-profit housing 5659-60
government initiatives 5362-3
members' support for projects 5363
rental assistance program 5660, 5852
supportive housing, new units 5852
Housing, rental housing, permission for children in rental buildings 6304
Human Rights Code Amendment Act, debate 6304
Income assistance, disability benefits, application process during NDP administration 5850
Income tax, reductions 5660
Influenza, incidence and health risks 8933
Inquiry Act, replacement 6015
James, Carole, leadership 9189
King George Secondary School, students' visit to Legislature 5658-9
Legislative Assembly (Members' Remuneration and Pensions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8467-9
Legislature
language used in House, unparliamentary language 8180
members' conduct and debate, attendance of other members in House not to be commented on 8378
members' conduct and debate, members must make comments from their own seats 9352
private members' statements, members not to make partisan comments 7260
Literacy, government initiatives 5849
Lord Roberts Elementary School, students and teachers 5659
Lower mainland, population growth and political representation 9191
MLAs
remuneration and pension plan 8468-9
working conditions 8467-8
Mental illness and homelessness 5853
Motions
federal government involvement in flood prevention in B.C., debate 7274
Olympic Winter Games impact on single-room accommodation, debate 5361-3
road maintenance, debate 6371-2
summit on future of forest industry, debate 9467
Motorcycle Noise Control Act, debate 5984-5
Motorcycles, limits on noise 5984-5
Nastoh, Hamed, death 8018
NDP
goals and priorities 5853
position on electoral boundaries redistribution 9189-90
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, costs and funding, review by Auditor General, call for monitoring of single-room accommodation loss 5361-2
Petitions
speech and language pathologist at Three Bridges Community Health Centre 5277
Poverty, government action 9244-5
Prince George
addiction recovery project in area 7432
New Hope therapeutic community project 9243
Prince Rupert, economy and population 9189
Private members' statements
A therapeutic community for north central B.C. 9241-3
Therapeutic community 5509-11
Promotion of Safe Antifreeze Act, 2007, debate 8685
Public Inquiry Act, debate 6015-8
Retirement, mandatory retirement, elimination 5851
Riverview Hospital, future of facility and grounds 9456-7
Rix, Eleanor, death 8495
Rogers Santa Claus Parade, fourth annual Vancouver event 9516
Safety, ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze 8685
Saltspring Women Opposed to Violence and Abuse, Respectful Relationships program 5851
Seniors housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 5660, 5852-3
Simpson, Bob, family conversation on home renovations and economy in Quesnel 5849
Statements
Apology for unparliamentary language 8180
Statements by members
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada 6150
Influenza vaccination 8933
Rogers Santa Claus Parade 9516
Safe schools 5838-9
San Patrignano addiction treatment model 7432
Stanley Park restoration 5413-4
Terry Fox Research Institute 8889
Vancouver Canucks event in support of Canadian Armed Forces 9202-3
Substance abuse and addiction, prevention and treatment services
San Patrignano model 5509-11, 5853, 7432
therapeutic communities 9241-3
Terry Fox Research Institute, cancer research activities 8889
Three Bridges Community Health Centre, speech and language pathologist services, petition tabled 5277
Throne speech debate 5849-53
Tributes
Eleanor Rix 8495
Vancouver
Stanley Park restoration funding 5413-4
Yaletown area housing, permission for children 6304
Vancouver Canucks, event in support of Canadian Armed Forces 9202-3
Vancouver-Burrard constituency and area
child care accessibility 5657
community workers 5657-9
demographic changes and population growth 9188-91
neighbourhoods 5851-2
non-profit housing 5659-60
seniors support services 5657-8
services for street youth 5657
Violence
bullying and violence at school, cases 8018
bullying and violence at school, prevention 5838-9, 5851
bullying at work 7892-3
Wesley, Dawn-Marie, death 8018
Whittred, Katherine, appointment as Deputy Speaker 9188

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