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

Penner, Hon. Barry (Chilliwack-Kent)

As subject
action on issues as Environment Minister (Lali) 5343 (Sather) 5463
comments on meetings of Cabinet's Committee for Climate Action (Simpson, S.) 9377
Abbotsford, hospital and cancer centre project, carbon neutrality 9496-7
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
cap on emissions 9486-8
data collection 9489-91, 9493-4
emission levels in B.C. 9489, 9491
emissions during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 5288
legislation 9370
monitoring and standards 7218-9
reduction 9368
reduction initiatives 9371-2
reduction, reporting 9371, 9493-6
reduction targets 7143-4, 9265, 9315, 9369-70, 9478-80
baseline 9411, 9481-3, 9491-2
international standards 9483
legislation 9265-6
public consultation 9484-5
requests for information 7211-7
time line 7179-80, 7184, 7219, 7221
registry 7218-9, 9489-91
Alty Conservancy, establishment 7399
Automobiles
emissions, monitoring and standards 7218, 9370
emissions, reduction targets 7229-33
hybrid vehicles, government fleet 7180
hybrid vehicles, taxation 7132
Britannia mine site remediation 7147
B.C., northern and rural B.C., federal moratorium on oil tankers in north coast waters 7460-1
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., exclusion from carbon neutrality requirement 9496
B.C. Hydro
contracts with independent power producers 7224
projects 7137
B.C. Liberal Party government
accomplishments 5291
position on coal-fired power plants 7180
Cabinet's Committee for Climate Action 7182-6
California, automobile emission reduction 7229-33
Caves, karst systems, protection 7450
Cheakamus River, environmental damage due to sodium hydroxide spill, compensation by CN Rail 5746-7
Christina Lake
proposal for independent power project in area 5290
proposal for independent power project in area, NDP position 5960
Civil service employees, commuter travel 9499-501
Climate change
action on climate change, B.C. role 9369
action on climate change, role of technology 5290-1
climate action plan 5372, 5482
climate action plan and government policy 7179-81, 7219-21
climate action plan, public response 5288-9
climate action secretariat 7150-1, 7181-7
climate action team 9370, 9478-9, 9484-5
emissions trading systems 9370, 9492
government action 5289, 5291, 7132
action and initiatives 9480
action during B.C. Liberal and NDP administrations 9479-80
funding and staffing 7143-4, 7150-1
ministerial responsibility 7181-3
NDP position 9495-6
public consultation and information 9484-6
transportation initiatives 9500-2
impact on B.C. ecosystems 9368-9
issues, comments by NDP MLAs 5287-8
NDP plan 5287-8, 5290, 9487
scientific evidence 9368
western regional climate action initiative 7218-9, 9490
Cline Mining Corp., open-pit coalmine application, environmental assessment 6623-4
Coal, coal-fired power plants, B.C. Liberal Party position 7180
Coastal land and resource management plans, conservancies, establishment 6749, 7398, 7407
Communities
environmentally sustainable communities 7133, 7231
green community design projects, LocalMotion fund 7231
Community Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6553-4
Coquitlam River
impact of gravel mining in area on river 7456
impact of new crossings on area 7455
Dauncey, Guy
comments on B.C. government climate change plan 7217
comments on NDP climate change plan 5290, 9487
Delta Port expansion, environmental impact 7521, 7523
Duncan Lake (Amazay Lake), proposal for mine tailing disposal in lake, consultation with first nations 7452
Economy, B.C. economy, current and past conditions 5288
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat, first nations involvement 7461
Energy
alternative energy sources
development, role of private sector 9480
government action 5289
NDP position 5289-90, 5844
clean energy projects, government investment 5959-60
electricity sector, emission reduction 7222-3
energy plan
environmental protection content 7222-3
initiatives, NDP position 6553-4, 9488
role of alternative energy sources 9371
export to California 7224
hydroelectric power projects 7137, 9371
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects 7222-6
independent power producers, NDP position 5289-90, 7226-30
independent power producers, revenues to government 7227
innovative clean energy fund, levy on electricity and fuel sales to support fund 9492
innovative clean energy fund, source of funding 5960
power supply, importing of power to B.C. and self-sufficiency issue 9371
power supply, importing of power to B.C. from coal-fired plants 5289
wind power 7222-3
wood waste, use to generate electricity 9492
Environment
environmental assessment process 7440-4, 7454-5, 7521-7
environmental assessment process, government handling during NDP administration 6623
environmental protection
compliance and enforcement 7132-3
government action 7141-2
NDP position 5959-60
programs 7142
stewardship 7132-4
Environment Ministry
estimates debate 7131-51, 7179-88, 7211-34, 7439-62, 7521-43
audits 7148
budget and public sector pay increases 7134, 7136-7, 7139, 7141-2
communications budget 7144-6
compliance division, activities and budget 7132-3, 7149-50
environmental protection division, budget 7141-2
environmental stewardship division, budget 7136, 7148-9
freedom-of-information requests 7146-7
goals and responsibilities 7131-4
meetings between minister and lobbyists 7135
oceans and marine fisheries division, budget 7139
service plan, climate change content 7179
staffing 7134-5, 7143-4
sustainable environment fund 7142
water rental remission payments 7137-8
work on energy plan 7140-1
work with Partnerships B.C. 7147-8
Environmental Appeal Board, annual report, 2005-06, tabled 7520
Environmental Assessment Act, purpose of bill 7440-1
Environmental assessment office
budget, operations and staffing 7132, 7142-3
project assessment 7143, 7440-4, 7524-5
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, weed control along railway 7448-9
Evans, Corky, comments on NDP position on climate change 5287-8
Fernie, mine proposal for area 7523
Ferries and ferry services, sinking of Queen of the North, government action on environmental issues from fuel and oil 6382
Floods and floodplains, flood prevention
action by B.C. and federal governments 9369
funding 7542-3
Forest Act, amendments 6749, 7400
Forests and forest industry
forest practices, log debris and flooding issues 7453
forest practices on private lands 7447-8
mountain pine beetle control, federal funding 7187
mountain pine beetle control, government action 7187
mountain pine beetle infestation 9492
pests, control and funding 7188
Fraser Valley, air quality 7439
Freshwater Fisheries Society, operations 7528
Genstar Development Company, project in Silverdale area in Mission, riparian area setback 7457-8
Government
operations, carbon neutrality 9315, 9370-1, 9496-502
programs and services, alternative service delivery, application of carbon-neutral standards 9498-9
Greater Vancouver regional district, air quality standards, regulatory authority 5844
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Richmond-Airport-Vancouver line, NDP position 7231-2
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act
debate 9315, 9368-72, 9410-1, 9478-502
debate in Legislature by NDP MLAs 9411
definitions, "public sector organization" 9498
Health authorities, operations, carbon neutrality 9496
Honeymoon Bay, flooding due to logging practices, government assistance 7452-3
Income Tax Amendment Act, 2007, debate 5959-60
Island Corridor Foundation, acquisition of E&N rail corridor 7448-9
James, Carole, leadership 5287, 5292
Keith, David, comments on B.C. government climate change plan 7184, 7217
Kelvin Creek, impact of logging practices in area 7461
Koksilah River, impact of logging practices in area 7461
K'waal Conservancy, establishment 7399
Lady Douglas–Don Peninsula Conservancy, establishment 7399
Land use, land and resource management plans, development process 6749
Ledcor Industrial Group Ltd., run-of-the-river project on Ashlu Creek 5289, 5959-60, 7223, 7227
Legislature
estimates process, repetitious questions 8316
members' conduct and debate, rulings of Chair not to be challenged 8314
sub judice rule, use 8311
Lockhart-Gordon Conservancy, establishment 7399
McDonald, Jessica, attendance at meetings on sponsorship in parks 7534
Malahat–Juan de Fuca constituency and area, Koksilah Road area, contaminated soil remediation 7461-2, 7527
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area, greater sandhill crane habitat restoration project 7456
Montana, environmental issues 6624
Mount Robson Provincial Park, removal of land from park for pipeline project 7400, 7492-6
Myra Canyon, trestle replacement 7148-9
NDP
performance as government, action on energy issues 9488
position on issues
alternative energy projects and independent power producers 5289-90, 5844, 5959-60, 7226-30
energy plan initiatives 6553-4, 9488
environmental protection 5959-60
government action on climate change 9495-6
RAV line 7231-2
Ocean
interministerial oceans committee 7141
management, government role 7133
Octopus Islands Provincial Park, expansion 7446
Oil and gas
coalbed methane gas, development of resource 7446
emissions, monitoring and standards 7218
emissions, reduction 7222
offshore drilling, development of industry 7139-41
pipelines, monitoring 7459-60
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, carbon neutrality and sustainability plan 9499
Outer Central Coast Islands Conservancy, establishment 7399
Owikeno Conservancy, establishment 7399
Park Act, amendments 6749, 7400
Parks
boundary changes 7400-1, 7492-4
campgrounds, fees for firewood 5959
class-A parklands 7400, 7531
conservancies
establishment 6749, 7407, 7497
establishment, first nations involvement in process 7398
government agreements with first nations 7497-8
management plans 7498
permitted uses 7398-9
roads through areas 7499
creation and expansion of parks and conservancies 6749, 7133, 7398-400, 7444-5, 7491, 7497
creation and expansion of parks and conservancies, compensation for forest tenures 6749, 7400, 7489-91
funding and staffing 7136, 7149, 7532
lodges and resorts in parks, policy 7533-4
logging activities in parks 7188
management agreements with first nations 7133
park rangers 7530-2
park use permits 7451
partnerships and sponsorships in parks 7534-5
pest control 7188
user fees 7533
visits to parks 7532-3
Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6749, 7398-401, 7407, 7489-99
Partnerships B.C., role, Greater Victoria sewage treatment project 7147-8
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, report on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions 9265
Phillips Estuary/nacinux Conservancy, establishment 7399
Pitt River, run-of-the-river project proposal, impact on park in area 7454-5, 7524-6
Points of order
disciplinary action against two former Premier's office staff not subject to sub judice rule, Chair's ruling 8311
Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area, rock quarry proposal for Burke Mountain area 7455
Port Mann Bridge expansion, impact on air quality and greenhouse gas emissions 7215
Pottinger Gaherty Environmental Consultants Ltd., report on development project in Silvermere Lake area 7458
Private Managed Forest Land Council 7447
Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, amendments 6749, 7398-400
Provincial health officer, report, Progress on the Action Plan for Safe Drinking Water in British Columbia, tabled 5725
Public affairs bureau, communications role for ministries 7144-6
Quadra Island, expansion of parks in area 7444-5
Quinsam Coal Corp., mine operations
discharges in area waters 7445-6
expansion and exploration activities 7446
Recreation on private lands 7528-30
Recycling programs and revenues 7142
Rivers and streams
living rivers trust fund 7132
riparian area regulations 7459
Rosenau, Marvin, report on development project in Silvermere Lake area 7458
Safety, ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze 7451
Saskatchewan, government action re trade, investment and labour mobility agreement between B.C. and Alberta 7536
Science and technology, research and development, environmental and sustainable technology 9371-2
Shipping industry, tanker safety, government action on potential spills 7460
Shuswap Lake Provincial Park, changes 7491
Simpson, Shane, comments on issues
alternative energy sources 5844
government action on climate change 5288, 7220, 9488
Socialism, capacity for innovation 5291
Spectacle Lake, contaminated soil remediation in area 7461
Squamish First Nation, involvement in Ashlu Creek run-of-the-river project 7227
Statistics Canada
measurement of B.C. economy 7538
monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions 7218-9, 7439
Telus Corp., sponsorship in parks 7534
Throne speech debate 5287-92
TimberWest Forest Corp.
access to fish-stocked lakes by public 7528-9
logging activities in Alberni Valley 7447, 7450
Toba River, East Toba River Montrose Creek hydroelectricity project 7225, 7230
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, benefits and impact on environment 7536-9
Transportation
commuter transportation 9500
Pacific gateway initiative and projects 7455
Pacific gateway initiative and projects, impact on air quality and greenhouse gas emissions 7215-6, 7439
Ugwiwey/Cape Caution Conservancy, establishment 7399
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, operations, carbon neutrality 9497
Vancouver Island, conservation officers 7529
Victoria
Dockside Green development project 7527
sewage treatment project 7147-8
Waste management, landfills, methane capture and power generation 9370
Water
drinking water, protection and role of realtors 7541-2
groundwater regulation 7542
management and stewardship 7133
supply in B.C. 7457
water licences 7138-9, 7224-6
water use planning 7137-8
Wawley/Seymour Estuary Conservancy, establishment 7399-400
Weather
severe weather events 9369
weather patterns in B.C. 9369
Weaver, Andrew
comments on issues
B.C. government climate change plan 5289, 5482, 7184, 7217
carbon sequestration 5291
NDP proposal for emissions reduction baseline 9482
work as climate scientist 9481-2
Whonnock, water supply 7456-7
Wildlife
conservation corps 7133
conservation corps, audit 7148
mountain caribou protection 7539-40
sea lions, deaths 7141
species at risk, recovery strategies and ministerial responsibility 7540-1
species-at-risk coordination office 7539-41
Wood waste, beehive burners, elimination 5371-2
Polak, Mary (Langley)

As subject
personal and family experience with tobacco use 6236-7
Aircraft, helicopter industry 5584
Allergies, anaphylaxis preparedness 8224-5
Anaphylactic Student Protection Act, 2007, debate 8224-5
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Langley, Bowl for Kids Sake fundraising event and youth mentoring programs 6837
Bras for a Cause cancer fundraiser 5986
Britannia mine, site remediation 5309
B.C., 150th anniversary, Spirit Squares program 9257-8
B.C. Liberal Party government
goals 5312-3
position on taxation 5311-2
Children, child care, government action 5312
Climate change, public awareness 5309-10
Douglas Day 9257, 9261
Education funding 9038
Energy
alternative energy sources, NDP position 5309
power supply, importing of power to B.C. 5312
Environment issues, positions of B.C. Liberal Party and NDP 5308-9
Forests and forest industry, government forest policy development, role of communities 9465-6
Fraser Valley Wine Tasting Festival 9057
Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce, business awards 8689
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
governance structure, public comments 9587-9
mayors council 9588
review of governance structure, implementation of recommendations 9587
review of governance structure, proposed changes and legislation 9587-90
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43), debate 9585-90
Health care
health care funding 5311-2
health care funding as percentage of budget 5353
health care system
public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 5311, 5353-5
sustainability 5310
system in B.C., comments by NDP MLAs 5311
Langley
community 8209-10
Gateway of Hope homeless shelter project 8869-71
homelessness, community action 8869-71
Royal Canadian Mounted Police volunteer appreciation event 7085
small businesses 8689
Spirit Square project 9257-8
Langley Township Regional Airport, status and high-technology activities 5584
Lower mainland
south Fraser communities, growth and transportation issues 8504-6
transportation infrastructure 5310
Motions
150th anniversary of B.C. and Spirit Squares program, debate 9257-8
summit on future of forest industry, debate 9465-6
twinning of Port Mann Bridge, debate 8504-6
NDP
performance as government, action on environmental issues 5309
position on Port Mann Bridge expansion 8505-6
Port Mann Bridge expansion
NDP position 8505-6
transit services 8504-6
Private members' statements
Building a future together 5353-5
Langley's Gateway of Hope 8869-71
Resources and resource industries
first nations involvement in resource industries 9465-6
role in funding of government services 9465
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, volunteer support services 7085
Soroptimists International of the Langleys
fundraising work 5986
Tuning Into Our Teens conference 8578-9
Statements by members
Bowl for Kids Sake event in Langley 6837
Bras for a Cause fundraiser in Langley 5986
Douglas Day 9261
Fraser Valley Wine Tasting Festival 9057
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 9469-70
Langley Regional Airport 5584
Small Business Month and Langley business awards 8689
Tuning Into Our Teens conference 8578-9
Volunteer support for RCMP services 7085
Taxation, B.C. Liberal Party position 5311-2
Teachers, role 8224
Throne speech debate 5308-13
Tobacco
costs to government 6237
sale of tobacco products, ban in health facilities 6237
smoking issues 6236-8
use, prevention, government action 6237-8
Tobacco Sales (Banning Tobacco and Smoking in Public Places and Schools) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6236-8
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 5310-1
Victoria, sewage treatment 5309
Violence against women, incidence 9469-70
Puchmayr, Chuck (New Westminster)

As subject
attendance at Electoral Boundaries Commission hearing 9311
comments in debate on mandatory retirement elimination bill (Lekstrom) 8385
experience in first nations communities 8592-4
Agriculture
industry in B.C., memorandum of understanding with government on employment issues 5879-80, 5884-5
workers
consultation by government 5885
employment conditions, NDP proposals 6306
employment standards and safety 6994-5
employment standards and safety, agricultural compliance team 5935
employment standards and vehicle inspections, government action 5988, 7836-7
employment standards complaints 5877-8
employment standards, enforcement and inspections 5878-9, 5937-8, 6068, 6153
posting of information in workplace 5884
safety 7377, 7753
transportation regulations and vehicle inspections 5898, 5934-6, 6303
transportation regulations and vehicle inspections, violation incident 7753
vehicle accident in 2003, government action on coroner's report and Workers Compensation Board recommendations 5988, 6624, 7377
vehicle accident in 2003, workers compensation coverage 5935
vehicle accident near Sumas, investigation 5898
wages 5882-4, 6207
wages, payment 5937
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
legislation 9396
reduction targets 9393
Albo, Al and Fanny, couple's separation in health care facilities 5548
Asbestos, diseases caused from asbestos exposure 7891-2
Automobiles
costs and infrastructure needs 9291
roadside inspections 7837
Benson, Don, Canada's Unknown Soldier poem re Vimy Ridge 7125
Border infrastructure program, projects 6521
B.C., northern and rural B.C., size and needs 9312
B.C. Coroners Service, inquests and investigations, reporting of workplace fatalities 7409-10
B.C. Forest Safety Council
funding 5892
relationship with WorkSafe B.C. 5892
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 6089
approach to governing 9324
budgets, theme of 2007-08 budget 5547-9
initiatives and plans, relationship to climate change policy 9396-8
policies, climate change and transportation policies 9393
position on climate change 9393
position on Nisga'a treaty while in opposition 8594
B.C. Rail, sale, call for public inquiry 6090
Budget debate 5547-51
Budgets, 2007-08 budget, comments by media 5547
Businesses leaving B.C. 5549
Campbell, Gordon, position on environmental issues 5550
Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, inductees 9203
Canfor Corp. (Canadian Forest Products), closing of New Westminster mill 9397, 9599
Cascadia airshed 9127-8, 9290
Children
child care, funding, operating funds 5417
employment, legislation 6207
employment, regulation 5880-2
Climate change
B.C. Liberal Party position 9393
climate action team 9396
Commissions of inquiry, release of reports to Legislative Assembly, cabinet preview 6090
Communities
growth 9128
livability for seniors 8378
Community Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6405-8, 6550-1
Construction industry
companies, liability issues 7972-3
residential construction industry, building requirements 7972-3
Coroners Act
debate 6755
provisions relating to mining industry 6755
Corporations, tax reduction 5548
Education
school buses, inspections 7837
school construction during 1990s 5549
Elections
constituencies, rural and urban constituencies 9312-3
electoral boundaries, northern and rural constituencies 9325
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9311-2, 9324-5
Electoral Boundaries Commission
communications, promotional video 9311
mandate 9324
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9311-3, 9324-5
Employment and unemployment
employment standards, current conditions 5876
employment standards system 5877-9, 5881-2
job loss in B.C. 5549-50
Employment Standards Act Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6207
Energy, independent power producers, sustainability of projects 9397
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 7318-9
Environment, government initiatives, funding 5550
Falcon, Kevin, comments on infrastructure projects in China 8837, 9130
First nations
B.C. treaty process 8591, 9449
B.C. treaty process, treaty advisory committees 8593
conditions for first nations in B.C. 8592-3, 9449
treaty negotiations, local government role 8593
Floods and floodplains, flood prevention, action by B.C. and federal governments 7272-3
Forests and forest industry
employment, job loss 5549
forest roads 5939
industry in B.C., sustainability 9397
mills, timber supply 6473
worker safety 5876
government action 5938-9
impact of government policies 5892
regulations 6625
review by Auditor General 5893
worker injuries and deaths, compensation coverage 5876
Fraser Health Authority
beds in area facilities 5432, 5686
number of surgeries 7435
Fraser Valley
air quality 9290
growth and transportation issues 9290-1
Fuel
fuel costs 5548-9
gasoline prices, consumer protection, petition tabled 8237
gasoline prices, impacts 7583
service stations, worker safety regulations 5934
Government
regulations and red tape reduction, impact 5876
roles of local and provincial governments 6550-1
Gramlich, Ted, death in forest industry accident
coroner's inquest 5876
coroner's inquest recommendations 5892-3, 6625
Greater Vancouver regional district, livable region strategic plan 9127-8, 9290-1
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
ability to set tolls 8826-7, 8836-7
board of directors, changes and powers 8826-7, 8836-9, 9128-9, 9291-3
planning process 8837
revenues, fare increases and taxes 9130, 9293
review of governance structure, proposed changes and legislation 8826-7, 8837-9, 9127, 9130, 9290-3
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43), debate 8826-7, 8836-9, 9127-31, 9290-3
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act
debate 9393-4, 9396-8
content of bill 9393
Health care
continuing and long-term care facilities, staffing 8381
health care system
operating rooms, accessibility 5549-50
services for seniors 8379-80
surgery wait-lists, back surgery case 7435
surgery wait-lists, impact on emergency services 7617
Health Ministry, estimates debate 7615-8
Hermann, Fred, investigation into Sullivan minesite deaths 7318
Hewer, Lyle, death as millworker, investigation and prosecution 6703
Home care, home support service levels 8379
Home ownership, consumer protection 7972-3
Homelessness among seniors 8379
Homeowner Protection Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7972-3
Homeowner protection office, responsibilities and powers 7972-3
Housing
social and subsidized housing
government support during 1990s 5548
need 5548
temporary housing and shelters, number of shelter beds 5549
Human Rights Code (Mandatory Retirement Elimination) Amendment Act, 2007
debate 8376-82
content of bill 8381-2
debate, time limits 8376-7, 8382
impact of bill 8381
Immigration, rights of foreign workers 9263
Income disparity in B.C. 8376
Independent Commission to Review MLA Compensation, implementation of report recommendations 8470
Jumbo Glacier Resort, impact of resort designation legislation on development proposal, public response 6407-8
Kozar, Tom, death 8829
Labatt Breweries of B.C. Ltd., donation of land to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation 7615-6, 7618
Labour and Citizens' Services Ministry
estimates debate 5876-90, 5892-3, 5932-41
employment standards branch, offices 5878
employment standards branch, services for non–English speaking workers 5878-9
Labour Relations Board, mediation services 5886-90
Labour Relations Code, provisions
application to seniors 8377
arbitration and mediation 5889
Legislative Assembly (Members' Remuneration and Pensions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8469-71
Legislature
estimates process, remarks must be directed through the Chair 5884
number of seats 9311-3
Maa-nulth First Nations treaty, final agreement 9449
Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act, debate 9449
May Day Hyack Festival 7998
MLAs
remuneration and pension plan 8470-1
workload 9325
Mines Act, amendments 6755
Mines and mining industry
chief mines inspector 7318
worker health and safety, investigations 7318-9
worker safety 5940
Motions
debate in Legislature on trade and labour agreement with Alberta, debate 5737-8
employment standards for farmworkers, debate 6994-5
federal government involvement in flood prevention in B.C., debate 7272-3
New Westminster
flood prevention funding 7005, 7463-4
flood prevention in New Westminster Quay area 7272-3
Howes Street interchange project 6521
leaky-condos issue 7972-3
May Day celebrations 7998
shelter housing 5548
smoking areas in legion, petition tabled 9602
social housing 5550-1
transportation infrastructure issues, consultation 8826-7, 8837-8, 9129, 9290-2
truck traffic in area, impact of North Fraser perimeter road development 6521
New Westminster constituency and area
constituency office and services 9312-3
size and issues 9312, 9325
Nisga'a treaty, B.C. Liberal Party position 8594
Occupational health and safety, workplace safety, employer obligations 7687-8
Oil and gas
company profits 7583
offshore drilling moratorium 9396
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, firefighting services during games 5843-4
Oral questions
Availability of acute care beds at Royal Columbian Hospital 5432-3
Call for public inquiry into transportation of farmworkers 5898
Closing of Canfor mill in New Westminster 9599
Employment standards for farmworkers 6068, 6153
Farmworker vehicle inspections 7753, 7836-7
Firefighter services for 2010 Olympics 5843-4
Flood protection funding for New Westminster 7005
Funding for child care resource and referral centres 5417
Funding for Fraser Health Authority 5686
Government action on farmworker safety 5988, 6306, 6624, 7377
Government action on forest worker safety 6625
Raw log exports 6473
Safety violations at Weyerhaeuser mill in New Westminster 6703
Surgery wait-lists in Fraser region 7435
Treatment of foreign workers in B.C. 9263
WorkSafe B.C. surplus 8148-9
Petitions
consumer protection re gasoline prices 8237
minimum wage 8836
smoking area in New Westminster legion 9602
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 5547-9
Premier's Council on Aging and Seniors Issues, recommendations 8377-81
Private members' statements
Workers' rights 7891-3
Privilege
reserving right to raise matter of privilege re comments by Lorne Mayencourt 5397
Professional Fire Fighters Association, participation in planning for 2010 Olympic Winter Games 5843-4
Public Inquiry Act
debate 6089-90
name of bill 6090
public response 6089
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 7409-10, 7463
Qayqayt First Nation, history and current status 8591
Resorts
designation of resort region 6405, 6550-1
development, involvement of local government in decision-making processes 6405-8, 6551
Retail Petroleum Consumer Protection Act, 2007, debate 7583
Retirement
income security 8379
mandatory retirement, elimination 8377, 8381-2
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Pulling Together initiative 8592-3
Royal Columbian Hospital
expansion and land use 7615-6
professional staff 5432
surgical services, cancellations 5686, 7617
St. Mary's Hospital, closing, impact on health services in area 7616-7
SELI Canada Inc., treatment of foreign workers 9263
Seniors, economic issues and government assistance 8376-9
SNC Lavalin Inc., treatment of foreign workers 9263
Statements by members
Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame 9203
May Day Hyack Festival 7998
Vimy Ridge poem 7125
Worker safety 7687-8
Strata property, leaky-condos issue
government action 7972-3
public inquiry 6089-90
Sultan, Ralph, comments on TransLink governance 9130-1
Teck Cominco Ltd., Sullivan minesite, deaths of workers and paramedics 5940, 7318-9
Tolls, impact on traffic in communities 8826-7, 8836-7
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement
debate in Legislature 5550, 5737-8
impacts 5737, 5885-6, 9393, 9396
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 6521
Transportation projects in B.C., consultation 8837
Tributes
Tom Kozar 8829
Tsawwassen First Nation
traditional lands 8591
treaty, final agreement, overlapping land claims 8591
treaty, final agreement, transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve 8593
treaty negotiation process 8591
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8590-4
Vancouver Board of Trade, involvement in screening of TransLink board 9128-9, 9291-2
Wages, minimum wage, petition tabled 8836
Western Forest Products Inc., closing of New Westminster operation 6473
Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., New Westminster sawmill, safety violations 6703
Whistler, affordable housing 5548
Workers
exposure to asbestos and compensation for related diseases 7891-3
rights 7688
Workers compensation
benefits and pensions 5932-3
compensation for firefighters with cancer 5940
compensation for injuries, court ruling on injury definition 5933
rehabilitation services 5933, 5940
system in B.C. 5876
Workers Compensation Act Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6303
WorkSafe B.C.
budget surplus 8148-9
changes 5551
coverage of seniors 8379
inspections and inspectors 5938-9
public hearings on workplace regulatory changes 5933-4
treatment of benefits applicants 8148-9
Youth, awareness of employment standards and workplace safety 5877, 5880-2

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