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

Sather, Michael (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)

As subject
comments during budget debate (Hawes) 5466-7
comments on NDP's action on climate change (Hawes) 5468
letter to Public Safety Minister on flood risk in Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area 7429
position on Tsawwassen treaty (Les) 8642
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 8336
An Act to Prohibit the Capture of Wild Birds of Prey, debate 9415
Agricultural Land Commission, decisions, Agriculture Ministry role 5916
Agricultural land reserve
conservation 8712
government position 5465
impact of industrial development on land reserve 5752
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 5915-6, 5980-1, 6019-21
Alouette Home Start Society, community outreach workers 5839
Auvinen, Carole, surgery waiting time 5432
B.C. Coroners Service, inquests and investigations, deaths outside B.C. 6721
B.C. Hydro, development of new energy projects 5464
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 6083
approach to governing 9273
position on human rights issues 8418
position on social housing 5754
release of information 6083-4
Budget debate 5463-6
Campbell, Gordon
comments on government accountability and openness 6083-4
position on climate change 5463
The Caring Place, services 6923-4
Children
child care
accessibility, impact on labour market 5466
child care resource and referral programs 5417, 5465-6, 8175
funding 5465
funding, petition tabled 7091
early learning and literacy, role of school boards 6818
programs and services for children and families, accessibility 5751
Climate change
government action, rationalization with other government initiatives 5464-5
government funding for initiatives 5463
impact on agriculture 8712-3
impact on water supply 6020
Cline Mining Corp., Lodgepole Coal Mine proposal and B.C.–Montana relations 7246-51
Coal, coal-fired power plants, B.C. Liberal Party position 5463
Commissions of inquiry
cabinet powers 6081
release of reports to Legislative Assembly, issues 6081-2, 6174-5
Community Charter, amendments 8302
Community Living B.C., services 5751
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 7730-2
Coroners Act, debate 6721
Delta Port
expansion 9074-5
expansion, environmental impact 8712-3
Democracy, role of government accountability 6082
Drinking Water Protection Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9593-4
Education
foundation skills assessment 6818, 7285-6
junk food in schools, change to healthy choices in vending machines 6820
provincial schools 7067-8
school boards and districts, status as corporations 6819
school boards and districts, trustees, powers and role 7285
special education and special needs, support models 5753
system, achievement superintendents 7285
system changes 6817-8, 7067-8, 7285-6
Education Ministry, estimates debate 6817-20
Elk Valley Coal Corporation, Fording River coalmine, impact on river 7248-9
Employment and Income Assistance Ministry, employment assistance workers, availability to clients 5751-2
Energy
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects 5464
power supply, cost of purchased power 5464
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 7246-51
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 7456-9, 7537-8
Environmental protection
government action 7250
regulatory language by government 5464
First nations, cultural perspective 8711-2
Flathead River Basin, environmental management and B.C.–Montana relations 7246-9
Floods and floodplains, flood prevention, action by B.C. and federal governments 7269-70, 7463
Food industry, food security in B.C. 8712
Forests and forest industry, mills, timber supply 6702
Formosa Nursery Co. Ltd.
land expropriation for road through farm, impact on farm 5915
second road through farm 5916
Fraser River
flood risk, report 7429-30
gravel removal 7269
Freedom of information, requests for information, government handling 6083
Fuel, gasoline prices, consumer protection, petition tabled 8237
Genstar Development Company, project in Silverdale area in Mission, riparian area setback 7457-9
Golden Ears Bridge, construction, costs and financial management 6347-9, 9274-5
Government, local government, prevention of benefits to elected officials from rezoned property 8302
Greater Vancouver regional district, livable region strategic plan 7730-1
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
board of directors, changes and powers 9273-4
Evergreen rapid transit line 9272
review of governance structure, proposed changes and legislation 9272-6
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43), debate 9272-6
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, Richmond-Airport-Vancouver line, role of provincial government 9272
Hawes, Randy
comments on child care resource and referral programs 5417
comments on development proposal to Mission council 7458
Health
health care system
private services and privatization 5753-4
reforms 7067
services for seniors 5754
health support workers, legislated collective agreement 8174-5
social determinants 5754
Health Ministry, estimates debate 7782, 7822
Highway 7
Abernethy connector section 6349
Harris Road interchange proposal 5916, 6349
Home care, home support service levels 5754
Housing
government initiatives 5754
residential care facilities, private facilities 5753-4
social and subsidized housing, B.C. Liberal Party position 5754
Human Rights Code (Mandatory Retirement Elimination) Amendment Act, 2007
debate 8417-9
debate, time limits 8417
impact of bill 8417-8
Human rights, issues, B.C. Liberal Party position 8418
Inquiries, past legislation in B.C. 6081
International Forest Products Inc., Hammond cedar mill, impact of log export policy on operations 6702
Katzie First Nation, impact of Tsawwassen treaty wildlife provisions 8993, 8995-6
Land use, green zones, amending formula 7730, 7732
Ledcor Industrial Group Ltd., run-of-the-river project on Ashlu Creek 5464
Legislative Assembly (Members' Remuneration and Pensions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8173-7
Lobbyists, relationship with government 7210
Local Government Conflict of Interest Act, 2007, debate 8302
Lower mainland, South Fraser perimeter road, impact on habitat for vulnerable species 5752
Maple Ridge
green zone issue 7730-2
Laity pumpkin patch 8146
water supply issue 6020
Maple Ridge Secondary School, provincial girls basketball win 6621-2
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area
agricultural land and development 5915
child care resource and referral program 5269
flood risk and dike conditions 7429-30, 7463
greater sandhill crane habitat restoration project 7456
residential care facilities 5753
services for at-risk and homeless youth 5839
transit services 9272
MLAs, remuneration, public response 8173-7
Mental health programs and services, role of municipalities 5754
Meraw, Ann, swimming achievements and community work 5987
Montana, position on coalmining operations 7247-50
Motions
debate in Legislature on trade and labour agreement with Alberta, debate 5734-5
federal government involvement in flood prevention in B.C., debate 7269-70
referral of report on Legislature artwork depicting first nations people, debate 7113-4
Muir, Carling, experience with cancer 7590-1
Mussallem, George, community service 6778
Oil and gas, offshore drilling, B.C. Liberal Party position 5465
Ontario Law Reform Commission, comments on independence of public inquiries 6082
Oral questions
Appointment of Andrew Wilkinson to TILMA dispute resolution panel 7209-10
Availability of acute care beds at Royal Columbian Hospital 5432
Funding for child care resource and referral centres 5416-7
Impact of raw log exports on Hammond Cedar Mill 6702
Parliament Buildings, artwork depicting first nations, report by Speaker's advisory panel, implementation of recommendations 7113-4
Penner, Barry, action on issues as Environment Minister 5463
Pension and benefit plans 8418
Petitions
child care funding 7091
consumer protection re gasoline prices 8237
Pitt River Bridge, construction, government announcement event, NDP invitees 5463, 6349
Pottinger Gaherty Environmental Consultants Ltd., report on development project in Silvermere Lake area 7457-8
Poverty
child poverty in B.C. 5751
incidence in B.C. 8176-7
Premier's Council on Aging and Seniors Issues, recommendations 8418-9
Public Inquiry Act
debate 6081-4, 6174-5
name of bill 6082
public response to proposed 2006 legislation 6081
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 7463, 7471
Purchase, Keith, comments on funding for Fraser Health Authority, release of letter by government 6083
Reid, Linda, actions as Child Care Minister of State 5416-7
Retirement, mandatory retirement, elimination 8417-9
Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce, programs, leadership B.C. program 7908-9
Ridge Meadows Hospital
emergency services, expansion 7782
expansion of emergency facilities, costs 7822
Rosenau, Marvin, report on development project in Silvermere Lake area 7457-8
Royal Columbian Hospital, current conditions, number of beds 5432
School district 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
issues and concerns 6817-9
StrongStart program 6819
School (Student Achievement Enabling) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7067-8, 7284-6
Semiahmoo First Nation, consultation with government 8713
Sencoten Alliance, consultation with government 8713
Seniors, health and welfare, government action 8419
Sidhu, Jaswinder, death 6721
Skiing, heli-ski operations, long-term tenures and caribou protection issue 6019
Social workers, role and government support 5751
Statements by members
Alouette Home Start Society 5839
Ann Meraw 5987
Caring Place programs in Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows 6923-4
Carling Muir 7590-1
Child care resource and referral program 5269
George Mussallem 6778
Laity pumpkin patch in Maple Ridge 8146
Maple Ridge Secondary School girls basketball team 6621-2
Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce programs 7908-9
West Coast Express 7205-6
Teachers
misconduct registry 5752, 7390-2
recognition and financial incentives for student improvement 5752
relationship with government 5752-3
Teaching Profession (Teacher Registration) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7390-2
Telfer, Ian, comments on mining industry 7246
Throne speech debate 5751-5
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement
debate in Legislature 5733-5
difference from agreement on internal trade 5734
dispute resolution panel, membership 7209-10
impacts 5752, 6619-20, 6819-20, 7471, 7537-8
public debate and scrutiny 5754, 6620
study by Conference Board 5734
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) Act, 2007, debate 6619-20
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 6347-9
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects, impact on air quality 5464-5
Tsawwassen, wild bird habitat conservation 8926, 9000-1
Tsawwassen First Nation
traditional lands, environmental damages 8712
treaty negotiation process 8713
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement
international legal obligations 8908, 8926
land provisions, overlapping land claims, legal challenges by first nations 8995-6
land provisions, transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve 8712-3, 9072-5
treaty 8711
wildlife management areas 8337, 9014-5
wildlife provisions, migratory birds 8926, 9000-2
wildlife provisions, wildlife harvest 8993, 8995-8
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8711-3, 8908, 8926, 8993, 8995-8, 9000-2, 9014-5, 9072-5
Uniform Law Conference of Canada, recommendations for public inquiries 6081
Vancouver Port Authority, memorandum of understanding with Tsawwassen First Nation 9073-4
Wages
average wages in B.C. 8174-5
minimum wage 8177
Water, protection of resources, government responsibility 6020-1
West Coast Express, commuter rail service operations 7205-6
Whonnock, water supply 6020-1, 7456-7
Wildlife Act, amendments 9415
Wildlife, mountain caribou
protection 5980-1
regulation of activities in caribou habitat 6019-20
Wilkinson, Andrew, appointment to TILMA dispute resolution panel 7209-10
Workers, aging workers, issues 8418
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)

As subject
apology for and withdrawal of remarks 8458
conduct in House (Falcon) 6433, 6436
constituency assistants and volunteers thanked 5774
debate in Aboriginal Relations estimates (de Jong) 8299-300
experience with government handling of report 5995
work with first nations in B.C. 8802
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 8297-9
estimates process, minister's response to questions 8299
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 5925-6, 5930-1, 6105-8
Air, greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, time line 5575
Alcohol, liquor stores
purchase discounts 7466-9, 8871-3
rural agency stores 5776, 7466-70
Aquaculture, geoduck aquaculture, licence approval process and first nations consultation 5477-8, 5575, 6105-6
Arts and culture, government funding and support 5777-8
Attorney General Ministry
estimates debate 7961-4, 7966-7, 7984-94
performance measures 7962
Baird, Kim, leadership 8802
Bountiful
community support from government ministries 7985-7
issues and potential legal charges 7967, 7984-7
B.C., northern and rural B.C., safety of rural roads 5579
B.C. Ambulance Service, policy on return of discharged patients to home communities 5840-1
B.C. Arts Council, funding 5578
B.C. Disability Games, hosting of 2007 games by Powell River 5477
B.C. Ferry Commission, role and responsibilities 5749
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
caseload and waiting times 7987-8
hearing for veterinarians' case 7987
performance 7988-9
B.C. Liberal Party government
approach to governing 5777
handling of issues 5994-5
slogans 5579
Budget debate 5575-9
Budgets, 2007-08 budget
comments by media 5575-6, 5578
content 5575-8
Burnaby, refugee services 7989
Caregivers, live-in caregivers, issues 7993-4
Charlie, Sherry, investigations and reviews of death 6131-2
Child and Youth Statutes (Representation Improvement) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6131-2, 6276-7, 6281-5, 6311-2
Children
child care accessibility 5575
child care funding, petition tabled 5434
child death review process 6131-2
child protection
director's reviews of services to child or child's family 6276-7, 6281-3, 6311-2
investigations, time line 8892
services for children in the home of a relative 6284
child protection review, implementation of recommendations 9519
programs and services for children and families, funding 6282
Children and Family Development Ministry
changes in structure and operations 9111
head office renovation 9205
meeting in Chase resort 9205
Children and Youth Committee, establishment and role 9519
Columbia National Investments Ltd.
development plans on Sunshine Coast, local government role 6781
logging practices in Chapman watershed, petition tabled 9602
Commissions of inquiry, cabinet powers 5994-7
Communities, government support 8209-11
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 7732-4
Community Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6397-9
Cycling, mountain biking, school programs 6777
Dakota Ridge, cross-country ski development in area 7732-3
Disabled and handicapped persons
developmentally disabled students in public school system 6208
government support 8874-5
programs and services, support system 8544-5
Education
English-as-a-second-language programs, need 7962
fees for equipment and materials, hardship provisions 7302-3
school boards and districts, codes of conduct 8020-1
school boards and districts, codes of conduct, protection of gay and lesbian children and youth 8016-7
students, achievement levels, measurement 7301-4
students, credit and reimbursement for accredited lessons taken outside school 8014
system, achievement superintendents 7302
system, changes 7301-4
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8014, 8016-7, 8020-1
Emergency preparedness, resources for local governments 6986-7
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 7322-3
Falcon, Kevin, comments on opposition members 6432
Ferries and ferry services, fare increases 5749
Filipinos, rights as live-in caregivers in B.C. 7993-4
First nations
agreements with government 6107
capacity-building, management of consultation and negotiation processes 8298-9
conditions for first nations in B.C. 8802
consultation by government on aquaculture issues 6105-8
issues, government action 7100-1
Kelowna accord with federal and provincial governments 5776
new relationship with government 5575-7, 5776, 8299
services for children and families, funding for suicide prevention 9553-4, 9600
services for children and families, transfer of responsibility to aboriginal organizations 9263-4, 9554
Food industry, meat-processing regulations
implementation and assistance funding 5925-6
petition tabled 9602
Food, locally grown food
100-mile diet 9459
promotion, role of consumers and government 9459
Forests and forest industry
community forest program 6902-5
private lands, authority in land use decisions 7733
private lands, development, petition tabled 9602
Forests and Range Ministry, estimates debate 6902-5
Foster care, Child in the Home of a Relative program 6284
Fuel, gasoline prices, consumer protection, petition tabled 8237-8
Government
accountability 5996
local government powers and responsibilities 6781
regulations and red tape, reduction 5576
Growth management, regional growth strategies 7734
Hazelton, first nations population in area, suicides 9553-4
Health Ministry, estimates debate 7717-8
Highway 101 (Sunshine Coast Highway), issues, petition tabled 9602
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 6371
Housing, affordable housing
government action 5777
house prices 5577
Immigration
credentialling of foreign-trained professionals 7963-4
programs and services for immigrants to B.C.
housing 7963
services for children 7963, 7966, 7990-1
settlement services 7961-4, 7966, 7989-91
refugees, government responsibility 7964
rights of foreign workers 7991-2
Income, low-income families, government support 7303-4
Independent Commission to Review MLA Compensation, implementation of report recommendations 8458-9
Inquiry Act, replacement 5997
Justice system, parole eligibility time period 6453
Land use
land and resource management plans, development process 5930
land use planning 6048-50
land use planning, involvement of first nations 5930-1
local government authority 7732-4
Legislative Assembly (Members' Remuneration and Pensions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8457-9
Legislature
legislative sitting schedule, change 5499-500
members' conduct and debate, withdrawal of comments requested 7592
private members' statements, members not to make partisan comments 7260
Local Government Act, amendments, impact on local government powers 6781
Lower mainland, refugee numbers 7989
Marijuana, medical use and accessibility to users 7515
MLAs, remuneration and pension plan 8458-9
Mines and mining industry
aggregate industry in B.C., permitting process 7322-3
relationship of NDP with industry 5520
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6453
Motions
legislative sitting hours, debate 5499-500
mining industry in B.C., debate 5520
referral of report on Legislature artwork depicting first nations people, debate 7100-1
road maintenance, debate 6371
Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council, Kingcome Inlet community, transportation access 8297-8
NDP, relationship with mining industry 5520
New Relationship Trust, fund 8298-9
Olive Devaud Residence, replacement of facility 7717
Oral questions
Approval process for geoduck farm licences 5477-8
Child poverty in B.C. 9473
Child protection investigations 8892
Children and Family Development Ministry renovations 9205
Columbia National Investments development plans on Sunshine Coast 6781
Implementation of Hughes report recommendations on child protection 9519
Increases to ferry fares and surcharges 5749
Patient discharge policy at St. Paul's Hospital 5840-1
Reorganization of Children and Family Development Ministry 9111, 9263-4, 9600
Resources for first nations children and families 9553-4
Reviews of child injuries and deaths 9153
Status of Pacific Salmon Forum scientists 7754
Pacific Salmon Forum, mandate 7754
Pacific Salmon Foundation, scientists 7754
Pan Pacific Aggregates Ltd., aggregate mining proposal for Sechelt area 7322-3
Parliament Buildings, artwork depicting first nations, report by Speaker's advisory panel, implementation of recommendations 7100-1
Petitions
child care funding 5434
Columbia National Investments, logging practices in Chapman watershed 9602
consumer protection re gasoline prices 8237
development of private managed forest lands 9602
Highway 101 (Sunshine Coast Highway), issues 9602
highway needs of Sunshine Coast 6156
landfill site expansion 8309
long-term care facilities for Powell River 6782
meat-processing regulations and farm-gate sales 9602
safety improvements in lower Sunshine Coast 5689
Sunshine Coast home support levels 9602
Poverty, child poverty in B.C., government action 9473
Powell River
accessibility, model communities project 5477
traffic death 5477
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
government consultation on geoduck aquaculture 6108
highway maintenance and safety in area 5579, 5775
highways on Sunshine Coast, petition tabled 6156
home support levels, petition tabled 9602
issues and impact of government policies 5775-6
land and resource management plan for Sunshine Coast area 5775, 5930-1, 6048-50
landfill site expansion, petition tabled 8309
long-term care facilities in area, petition tabled 6782
meat-processing regulations, assistance for small producers 5925
mountain biking on Sunshine Coast 6777
municipal and first nations officials 5774-5
physician supply 7717-8
safety improvements in lower Sunshine Coast area, petition tabled 5689
Private members' statements
Community 8209-11
Land use planning 6048-50
Rural support 8871-3
Privilege
reserving right to raise matter of privilege 7131
Public Inquiry Act, debate 5994-7
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 7466-70
Representative for Children and Youth
establishment 6131
investigation of child injuries and deaths 6132, 6285, 6311-2, 9153
role and functions 6131-2, 6277, 6282-4
Representative for Children and Youth Act Amendment Act, 2007, debate 9415
Resorts
designation of resort region 6397-9
development, involvement of local government in decision-making processes 6398-9
Royal Conservatory of Music, course costs 8014
St. Mary's Hospital, expansion 7717
School (Student Achievement Enabling) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7300-4
Significant Projects Streamlining Act, purpose of bill 6397-8
Sliammon First Nation, consultation on geoduck aquaculture licences 6105-6, 8297
Sprockids program, youth activities 7955
Statements by members
2007 B.C. Disability Games in Powell River 5477
Medical use of marijuana 7515
Mountain biking on Sunshine Coast 6777
People with developmental disabilities 8544-5
Students with disabilities in public schools 6208
Sunshine Coast regional district
land use issues 7732-4
regional growth strategy 7734
Throne speech
content 5776
response by MLAs 5775
Throne speech debate 5774-8
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry, estimates debate 7954-5
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement 8802-3
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8802-3
Welfare, social programs and services
funding during B.C. Liberal Party administration 5576
government support 5510
Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)

As subject
apology for and withdrawal of remarks 6934
comments on economy (Rustad) 5778-9
community visits with Lieutenant Governor 8356
family conversation on home renovations and economy in Quesnel 5847 (Mayencourt) 5849
presentation to Electoral Boundaries Commission 9193
108 Mile House, house fire and medical emergency case 7436
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 5927-31, 5970-7, 5979-80
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., forest licence 7936
Air, greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, time line 5604
Alberni-Qualicum constituency and area, impact of logging activities on environment 6857
Aldonas, Grant, role in softwood lumber negotiations 6760, 6790
Ambulance service, ambulance dispatch protocol for fire calls 7436
Armstrong, Lance, cancer fundraising activities 8518
Attorney General Ministry, role of Attorney General 8003
Automobiles, off-road vehicles, management 8212-3
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada, work of organization 6150
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
economy in northwestern B.C. 5845, 5847
health care services, ambulance service 7436
highways and roads, maintenance, petition tabled 6538
highways and roads, mowing and weed control 5846-7
rural B.C., government assistance 7726-7
rural B.C., issues in rural areas 5605, 5845-8, 9193
services, privatization 9194
social services 5845
B.C., population, rural-urban disparity 5604-5
B.C. Cancer Foundation, Tour of Courage fundraiser 8518
B.C. Competition Council, recommendations for forest industry 6936
B.C. Hydro, expressions of interest for bioenergy projects 7165-8
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 6087-8
goals 5848
introduction of legislation 6088
policies, impact on rural communities 6210-1
B.C. Progress Board, recommendations on social condition in B.C. 7294-5
B.C. timber sales program
bidding process for licences 7934-5
issues 6943-52
B.C. Wood Specialties Group 6937
Budget debate 5603-7
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2007, debate 6097-8
Business, small business round table 5804
Cameron, Russ, involvement in value-added sector 6937-8
Campbell, Gordon
comments on climate change 5606
position on number of seats in Legislature 9192
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, letter on lumber export taxes 6795
Canfor Corp.
closing of Mackenzie mill 8234
comments by chief executive officer on B.C. forest industry 5845
Cariboo area, seniors care facilities 5848
Cariboo North constituency and area
forest industry 5847
issues and concerns in smaller communities 5846-7
nature of constituency and contact with MLA 9193
road conditions 6525
Cariboo regional district, invasive plant control 5970-2, 5974
Cariboo-Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition, comments on federal funding for pine beetle response 5531
Cariboo-Chilcotin land use plan
legal objectives 5931, 5974-6, 5979
mountain caribou protection 5980
Children, child care resource and referral programs
cost of centre closings 5272-3
funding 5747-8
funding, petition tabled 5276
Churchill, Winston, comments on democracy 6087
Civil service, demographic shift, impact on government 5606
Clayoquot Sound area
land use planning 5976-7
watershed plans 5979
Climate change
carbon offsets 5725-7, 7571
economic impacts panel, recommendations 5604-5
government action 5603-7
impact on road conditions and maintenance 6526-7
Coal, coal-fired power plants, petition tabled 5372
Coleman, Rich, communications with Pope and Talbot Inc. 9111
Commissions of inquiry, issues 6088-9
Communities
impact from industry changes, transition planning 7724-9
impact from industry changes, transition plans and assistance from government 6211
outdoor public gathering places 5848
small communities 8356
small communities, infrastructure and government support 5848-9
Community Services Ministry
estimates debate 7724-9
role in community transitions 7725-9
Deni House
closing of facility 5323
closing of facility, petition tabled 5324
resident relocation process 6475
Dobell, Ken
role in coastal forest recovery 6801-6, 6844, 6857-9
role in softwood lumber negotiations 6795-6, 6800, 6802-3
Dunrovin Park Lodge, government investment 6535-6
Economy
heartlands economic strategy 6210-1
quality-based economy 5604
Education
fees for special academies and programs 7293-4
school boards and districts
mandate and changes 7293-6
name change to boards of education 5606
students, evaluation and testing of students 7296-7
system changes 7293-7
Elections
constituencies, rural and urban constituencies 9193-5
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9192-4
Electoral Boundaries Commission
communications, promotional video 9193
mandate 9192, 9194-5
preliminary report, public response 9192
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007
debate 9192-5
amendments 9195
Energy
bioenergy strategy 7165-7
bioenergy strategy, public release 5899-900
energy plan, public consultation by government 5606
independent power producers, biomass-generated power plants 7166-8
wood waste, use to generate electricity, forest tenures 7164-9, 7936
wood waste, use to generate electricity, proposal call 5900
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 7165-9
Environment, damages to environment caused by unauthorized activities, fines and penalties 6932-3, 7941
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 7187-8
Federation of B.C. Woodlot Association, letter from Forests Minister on lumber pricing 6798-9
Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget consultation process, input at public hearings 5845
Fires and firefighters, forest fires
firefighting costs 5903-5
interface fire risks, management 7727
interface fires, prevention 6933-4
First nations
new relationship with government 7111-2
new relationship with government, implementation 6861-3
political representation in B.C. Legislature 9193
First Nations Forestry Council, budget 6864-5
Forest Act, amendments 9594
Forest and Range Practices Act, implementation 6759, 6933-4, 7939
Forest and Range Protection Act, enactment 5977
Forest Practices Board, comments on forest stewardship plans 6933-4
Forestry Revitalization Act
impact 6759
impact, call for public inquiry 6089
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 6938-9
annual allowable cut, changes 6786, 6934, 7929, 7931-2, 7939
annual allowable cut, reduction in harvest of beetle-damaged timber, impact on jobs 6211
certification of forest products 6948-51
coastal forest industry
coast recovery plan 6760, 6801-2, 6805-6, 6844, 6857-9, 8636, 8937
current conditions 6758
log supply 6861, 6864, 6895
monopoly issue 6865-6, 6895-6
community forest program 6861, 6903-5
companies
investment in industry 6758
relationship with communities, social contract issue 6759-60, 6933
small operators, access to timber 7933-4
voluntary compliance with legal objectives 5977
current conditions 6758-60
district and regional managers, powers and role 6934-5, 7938-40
export of raw logs 5804, 6782, 6793, 6857, 6938
export of raw logs, approval by order-in-council 6702
export of raw logs, taxation 8937
first nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements and forest and range opportunities 6787-8, 6861-5, 6900-2
forest health, responsibilities of licensees 6759-60, 6934
forest licences 7933-9
forest practices
practices on private lands 6385, 6857
practices on private lands, call for audit by Forest Practices Board 6385
results-based code implementation 6759-60, 6933-4
sustainable forest practices 6948-51
forest revitalization plan 6788-90, 6844, 6859-60, 6865-6, 6905-6
forest revitalization trust fund 6785-6
forest roads 6935
forest stewardship plans 6759, 6933-4
government forest policies 9152-3
government forest policies, changes 6758-9, 6933, 6950
government role 6896-8
harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction
compensation for licensees and workers 6760, 6783-7, 6785-7
reduction and timber takeback, reallocation 6860-1, 6900, 7934, 7938
impact of climate change 6759
industry in B.C.
changes in industry, government action 8502-4
current conditions 7571-2
e-filing, issues 5801-3
mill closings 6789, 8234
monopolies in B.C. 6896-9
mountain pine beetle control, federal funding 5531, 7187
mountain pine beetle control, government action 7187, 7572-3, 7728
mountain pine beetle infestation 5604
pests, control and funding 7187-8
pests, impact on forests 5847
private lands
removal from tree farm licences 5846, 6851-4, 6856-7, 8738-9
removal from tree farm licences, call for audit by Auditor General 8782, 8836, 8893-4
removal from tree farm licences, call for public inquiry 6088
schedule-A lands 8738
regulations and red tape, reduction 5801
revenues to communities in transition 7729
role in economy 8502
salvage logging
certification and training 6942
community salvage licences 7938-9
licences 6939-43
shake and shingle industry, issues 6938
softwood lumber agreement with U.S.
disbursement of funds to organizations 6793
finalization of agreement 6795-6
impact on forest policy 6789-93, 6798-800
impact on industry operators 6793-5
impact on value-added sector 6797-8
implementation 6800-1
industry response 6796-7
negotiations 6760, 6844
softwood lumber exports to U.S., border tax revenues to B.C. resource communities 5605
softwood lumber exports to U.S., collection of duties 6793
tenure system, changes of tenure 6899-900, 6905-6
timber pricing, market pricing system 6791-3, 6947
timber rights, allocation 6933
tree farm licence No. 39, issues 6853-4, 6857
tree farm licence No. 44, issues 6851, 6853-4, 6857
tree farm licences
establishment and purpose 8782
management plans 6935, 7937
regulations 7940
value-added sector
access to fibre 6906, 6936-8
government strategy 6937
issues 5802-3
reports 6906, 6936, 6945, 6951
woodlots, lumber pricing 6798-9
woodlots, program expansion 6860, 6900-1
worker safety 5891-2, 6934
worker safety, call for public inquiry 6088-9
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 6758-60, 6783-806, 6844-5, 6851-4, 6856-66, 6895-906, 6936-52
minister, ability to delegate powers 7929-31
minister, visits to industry operations and beetle-affected areas 6844-5
Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2007
debate 6932-5, 7929-41
definitions, "annual allowable cut available" 7929
Garden, Frank, death 8542
Government
ministers, accountability for meeting budget estimates 5904-5
public consultation 5606
regulations and red tape, reduction 5606
role in society 5606
view of citizens as consumers 5605-6
Highways and roads, maintenance
contracts 6522-7
maintenance and rehabilitation, worker supply 6524
HMC Services Inc., road maintenance work 6524-6
Housing endowment fund 6097-8
Income, low-income families, government support 7294-6
Income tax, reductions 5607
Independent Lumber Remanufacturers Association of B.C., consultation on value-added strategy 6937
Inquiries, call for public inquiries 6088-9
Invasive Plant Council, funding and role 5928-9, 5974
Kootenay area
forest industry, government support 9152
growth, impact on interface fire risk 5846
Labour and Citizens' Services Ministry, estimates debate 5891-2
Land use
ecosystem-based management, link with forest industry 6949
interagency management committees 5927-8
land and resource management plans 5930
land use plans, legal objectives and forest stewardship plans 5931, 5979-80, 6759
Langley, events and recreation centre made with B.C. wood 6783
Legislation, public consultation 9194
Legislature
bills, second reading, debate to be relevant to bill under discussion 9194
language used in House, "ignorant, uneducated" 8937
language used in House, "pillow talk" 5849
nature of debate 9192
question period, questions taken on notice 8972
Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo, visits to small communities 8356
Likely, road conditions, petition tabled 8309
Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty, final agreement, forest resources provisions 9535-47
Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act, debate 9535-47
Mines and mining industry in B.C.
industry during Social Credit Party administration 5524
strategic planning 5524
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2006-2007, debate 5903-5
Motions
mining industry in B.C., debate 5524
referral of report on Legislature artwork depicting first nations people, debate 7111-3
NDP
MLAs, rural caucus 9193
position on electoral boundaries redistribution 9192
Off-Road Vehicle Coalition, work on off-road vehicle management 8212-3
Okanagan area, infrastructure and water issues 5845
Oral questions
Ambulance service for rural British Columbia 7436
Bioenergy strategy 5899
Call for audit of tree farm licence land removals 8782, 8893-4
Closing of Canfor mill in Mackenzie 8234
Closing of Deni House 6475
Coastal forest action plan 8937
Deni House 5323
Elimination of beehive burners 5371-2
Federal funding for mountain pine beetle infestation 5531
Forest industry in Kootenay area 9152-3
Funding for child care resource and referral centres 5272-3, 5747-8
Funding of seniors health care facilities in Cariboo region 6535-6
Harvest of beetle-damaged trees 6210-1
Log export approvals for Western Forest Products 6782
Logging practices on private lands 6385
Order-in-council on log export approval 6702
Performance bonus for B.C. Lottery Corporation CEO 8307-8
Pope and Talbot bankruptcy proceedings 9010, 9109-10, 9597-8
Public affairs bureau coverage of Basi-Virk court case 7913
Removal of land from tree farm licences in Kootenay area 8738-9
Removal of land from tree farm licences on Vancouver Island 8691-2
Role of Liberal officials in RCMP investigation of government staff 8003
Solicitor General response to B.C. Lottery Corporation issues 8307
Tree farm licence land removals 8835
Vancouver Island forestry issues 8636
Wood bioenergy proposal call 5900
Parks, logging activities in parks and pest control 7188
Parliament Buildings, artwork depicting first nations, report by Speaker's advisory panel, implementation of recommendations 7111-3
Petitions
Cariboo North, road maintenance 6538
child care resource and referral centres 5276
coal-fired generating plants 5372
Deni House 5324
Likely, road conditions 8309
Plants
invasive plant control 5846-7, 5927-9, 5970-2, 5974, 6088
weed control along railbeds 5928, 5972-3
Points of order
response to oral question taken on notice 8972
Poleschuk, Vic, position as chief executive officer for B.C. Lottery Corporation 8307-8
Pope and Talbot Inc.
application for removal of land from tree farm licence 8739, 9109-10
application for removal of land from tree farm licence, sale of lands 9010
bankruptcy proceedings, government action 9010, 9597-8
Port Alberni
resident concerns re logging on private lands in area 5846
resident concerns re logging on private lands in area, response by Forests Minister 6385
Post-secondary education, tuition fees 5606
Poverty, incidence in B.C. 7294-6
Prince George, impact of child care centre funding reductions on YM-YWCA building project 5272
Prince Rupert, economy 5845
Private members' statements
A sector in crisis 8502-4
Carbon emissions 5725-7
Forest health and forest industry health 7571-3
Privilege
reserving right to raise matter of privilege 9112
Public affairs bureau, coverage of Basi-Virk court case 7913
Public Inquiry Act
debate 6087-9
call for withdrawal 6088
Public Interest Protection Act, 2007, debate 9594
Quesnel
economic diversification 6838
economy and homelessness 5605
forest industry in area, issues 5847, 6211
Quesnel Community Powwow 6531
Railways and rail services, responsibility for fencing along rail lines 5972-3
Recreation, mud-bogging by recreational vehicles, impact on environment 6932-3
Reichert, Kelly, meetings with Gordon Campbell and police re investigation into alleged breach of trust by B.C. Liberal Party staff 8003
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, government support 8234
Roberts, Todd, report on value-added forest industry issues 6945
Sandspit, future of community 5845-6
School (Student Achievement Enabling) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7293-7
Schultz, Ray, report on value-added forest industry issues 6951
Slavery, abolition in U.K. and call for global abolition of modern slavery 6380-1
Small Business and Revenue Ministry, estimates debate 5801-4
Statements by members
200th anniversary of abolition of slavery 6380-1
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada 6150
B.C. Cancer Foundation Tour of Courage 8518
Economic diversification in Quesnel 6838
Importance of small communities 8356
Quesnel Community Powwow 6531
Women in business 5583-4
TallOil Canada Ltd., forest licence 7936
Tembec Industries, presentation to Finance and Government Services Committee 9152
Terrace, economy 5845
Third Avenue Management LLC, operations in B.C. 6896
Throne speech debate 5844-9
Tolko Industries Ltd., legal objectives and forest stewardship plan 5975-6
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 6522-7
Tributes
Frank Garden 8542
Truck Logger Magazine, article on forest industry 6758
Truck Loggers Association, comments on B.C. timber sales program 6943-4
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement, forest resources 8956-8
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8956-8
University of B.C., report on value-added wood sector 6906, 6936
Vancouver Island, storm damage, salvage logging issues 6942
Weed Control Act, compliance and enforcement 5972-4
West Fraser Group, concerns re softwood lumber agreement 6796
Western Forest Products Inc.
closing of New Westminster operation 6844
compensation for tenure takeback 6857
monopoly conditions 6782, 6865-6, 6895
removal of land from tree farm licence 6852-4, 8691-2, 8835
removal of land from tree farm licence, call for audit by Auditor General 8893-4
Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., removal of land from tree farm licence, letter 6851-4, 6856
Wilberforce, William, anti-slavery activism 6380
Wildlife
mountain caribou protection 5980
species-at-risk coordination office 5980
Williams Lake
health care facilities 6089
health care facility closings, call for public inquiry 6089
seniors residential care facilities 5323, 6535-6
Women in business 5583-4
Wood waste, beehive burners, elimination 5371-2
Simpson, Shane (Vancouver-Hastings)

As subject
comments on alternative energy sources (Coleman) 5900 (Penner) 5844
comments on government action on climate change 7220 (Penner) 5288, 7220, 9488
meetings with federal trade minister and staff on Port of Vancouver 6341
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 8333-4
Agriculture
greenhouse industry, emission regulation 5844
pesticide use on fruits and vegetables, federal limits 7754-5
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
cap on emissions 9486
emissions from power generation 9379
monitoring and standards 7218-9
reduction initiatives 9378-9
reduction targets 5306, 5631, 6507-8, 9265, 9372, 9379, 9478-80
baseline 9481
implementation 9380
public consultation 9484-5
requests for information 7211-7
time line 7179-81, 7219-21, 9484
role of vehicle emissions and volume 9378
tracking of emissions 6508
Alberta, greenhouse gas emissions 5308
Allergies, anaphylaxis preparedness and prevention 6470-1, 8222
Anaphylactic Student Protection Act, 2007, debate 8222
Auditor General, report on B.C. treaty process 8609
Automobiles
emissions, monitoring and standards 7218
emissions, reduction 6508-12, 7229-33, 8122
number and use in B.C. 6509-10
use reduction initiatives 6510-2
Baird, Kim, work on Tsawwassen treaty 8610-1
Banks Island, wind farm proposal 7405
B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, letter from Gordon Campbell on open government 6014-5
B.C. Hydro, contracts with independent power producers 5688, 7224, 9375
B.C. Liberal Party government
action on stated priorities 5305-6
approach to governing 7228
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust, issues 7090, 7593
initiatives and plans, relationship to climate change policy 9374-5
policies
climate change and energy policies 9375
climate change and transportation policies 8510-11, 9374-5
impact on vulnerable populations 5305
position on issues
climate change 5305-6, 7228-9, 9374
coal-fired power plants 7180
local government powers 8850
offshore drilling 9375
relationship with federal government 6382
release of information 6013
B.C. Lottery Corporation, internal investigation (fall 2006), government action and accountability 8306
Burns Bog, Tsawwassen First Nation harvest rights in area 8987-8, 9003-4
Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Payday Loans) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8531-3
Cabinet's Committee for Climate Action
meetings 9377
role 7182-6, 8123
California, automobile emission reduction 7229-33
California Environmental Protection Agency, report on automobile emisson reduction 7230
Campbell, Gordon
comments on government accountability and openness 6013-4
position on climate change 5306, 9374
position on Nisga'a treaty 8608-9
Chase, Stuart, work as public affairs officer and assignment to Basi-Virk court case 7914
Cheakamus River, environmental damage due to sodium hydroxide spill, compensation by CN Rail 5746
Children
child care funding 5305
child care resource and referral programs, petition tabled 5325
Climate change
action on climate change, need for action 9373-4
action on climate change, role of technology 9481
B.C. Liberal Party position 5305-6, 7228-9, 9374
climate action plan 5308, 5482
climate action plan and government policy 7179-81, 7219-21
climate action secretariat 5307, 7150, 7181-7, 9377-8
climate action team 9379-80, 9478-9, 9484-5
emissions trading systems 9378
government action 5307-8, 5350, 9377
action during B.C. Liberal and NDP administrations 9479-80
funding 9374
funding and staffing 7143-4, 7150
ministerial responsibility 6505-7, 7181-3
public consultation and information 9377, 9381, 9478, 9484-6
government funding for initiatives 5372
impact on issues
agriculture 9372
arctic areas 9373
issues in B.C. 9372-3
oceans 9373
water supply 7835-6, 9372-3
legislative committee proposal 5307
NDP plan 5306-7
pace of change 9373
western regional climate action initiative 7218
Cline Mining Corp., open-pit coalmine application, environmental assessment 6623-4
Coal as energy source
carbon sequestration by coal-fired plants 8232-3
coal-fired power plants, B.C. Liberal Party position 7180, 8232-3
Coastal land and resource management plans, conservancies, establishment 7401-2, 7404
Coleman, Rich, comments on issues in Basi-Virk court case 7593
Commissions of inquiry
cabinet powers 6012-3
interim reports to cabinet 6180
release of reports to Legislative Assembly, issues 6012-3, 6172-3, 6179-81
use 6012-3, 6180
Communities
environmentally sustainable communities, land use planning 6519
green community design 6512, 8122
Community Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6551-3
Crime, gang crime, government action 9150-1
Delta Port
environmental emergency preparedness 9021
expansion, environmental impact 7521-2
Economic Development Ministry, document on trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 9376
Education
charter schools 7300
community schools 6870
consultation between parents and ministry officials 6871
fees for equipment and materials, hardship provisions 7299
funding for districts with high vulnerable populations 6867-70
provincial schools 7299-300
school boards and districts, accountability, responsibility for student achievement 7298-9
school planning councils 7299
students, vulnerable students 7297-8
system
achievement superintendents 7298
changes 7297-300
school-based threshold on vulnerable children 6870
Education Ministry, estimates debate 6867-71
Employment and Income Assistance Ministry, estimates debate 6187-9
Energy
alternative energy sources, government action 7229
alternative energy sources, NDP position 5307
electricity sector, emission reduction 7222-3
energy plan 7140
environmental protection content 7221-2
policy on coalbed gas well discharge 8971-2
role of private sector 5688
export to California 7223-4
hydroelectric power generation in B.C. 9375
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects 7223-5
independent power producers, revenues to government 7226-7
independent power producers, sustainability of projects 6058
innovative clean energy fund, levy on electricity and fuel sales to support fund 8122-3
power supply, importing of power to B.C. and self-sufficiency issue 6058-9, 9375, 9480-1
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 7341-2
Environment
environmental assessment process 6623, 7440-4, 7521-6
environmental assessment process, consultation with first nations 7444, 8609-10, 9019
environmental protection, government action 7141
environmental protection, programs 7142
Environment Ministry
estimates debate 7134-50, 7179-87, 7211-33, 7438-44, 7521-6, 7530-7, 7539-43
audits 7148
budget and public sector pay increases 7134, 7136-7
communications budget 7144-6
compliance division, budget 7149-50
environmental protection division, budget 7141-2
environmental stewardship division, budget 7136, 7148-9
freedom-of-information requests 7146-7
meetings between minister and lobbyists 7135
oceans and marine fisheries division, budget 7139
service plan, climate change content 5482, 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 Assessment Act, purpose of bill 7439-42
Environmental assessment office
budget and staffing 7142-3
project assessment 7143, 7441-4, 7524-5
Fernie, mine proposal for area 7522-3
Ferries and ferry services, sinking of Queen of the North, government action on environmental issues from fuel and oil 6382
Finance Statutes (Innovative Clean Energy Fund) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8122-3
Financial Institutions Commission 8532
Financial services industry, payday lending industry, issues 8531-3
First nations
B.C. treaty process 8609
conditions for first nations in B.C. 8609
consultation by government on land and resources 8609-10
new relationship with government, implementation 8609
off-reserve urban population 5305, 8333-4
referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 8609
Flathead River, environmental issues 6623
Floods and floodplains
flood prevention, action by B.C. and federal governments 7270-1
flood prevention, funding 7542-3
flooding in B.C. 9372
Food industry, meat-processing regulations, petition tabled 9014
Forests and forest industry, mountain pine beetle infestation 9372
Fraser River, estuary management, role of Tsawwassen First Nation 9004-5
Government
local government powers, B.C. Liberal Party position 8850
ministries, service plans, climate change content 9374
operations, carbon neutrality 9380
Greater Vancouver regional district
air quality standards, regulatory authority 5844
growth projections 6516
livable region strategic plan 6515-6
senior officials, comments on TransLink governance 8848-9
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
board of directors, changes and powers 8847-8, 8850-1, 9142, 9209
Evergreen rapid transit line 6517
rapid bus system for south Fraser communities 6517-8
revenues, fare increases and taxes 9210
review of governance structure, proposed changes and legislation 6519-20, 8847-50, 9142-3, 9209-11
review of governance structure, submissions 8849-50
transit projects and services 6515-7
transit services, need for expansion and investment 9374-5
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43)
debate 8846-51, 9141-3, 9209-11
delay for six months 9141, 9209
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act
debate 9372-81, 9478-81, 9484-6
content of bill 9378
Grunwel, Nadia, case of social assistance debt of abusive spouse 5989
Health Ministry, estimates debate 7864-5
Highways and roads, high-occupancy vehicle lanes 6341-2
Homer-Dixon, Thomas
presentation to 2007 NDP convention in Vancouver 9373-4
research and writing on environmental, societal and climate change issues 9373
Immigration, social assistance debts of sponsors' spouses in abuse cases 5989, 6187-9
Independent Commission to Review MLA Compensation, implementation of report recommendations 8170-2
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure development, impact on emissions 6513-4
Insurance Corporation of B.C., executive bonuses and salaries, public disclosure 7004
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, B.C. members commended 8633
Kinder Morgan Inc., pipeline expansion project, impact on park in area 7402-4
Kyoto accord, government position 5306
Land use, ecosystem-based management 7402
Ledcor Industrial Group Ltd., run-of-the-river project on Ashlu Creek 6552
Legislative Assembly (Members' Remuneration and Pensions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2007
debate 8170-3
free vote 8173
Les, John
awareness as Solicitor General of Ombudsman's recommendations on B.C. Lottery Corporation 8359
call for resignation as Solicitor General re B.C. Lottery Corporation issues 8359
Lower mainland
air quality 9018
transportation infrastructure, planning and strategy 8510-11, 8847-8
McDonald, Jessica, attendance at meetings on sponsorship in parks 7534
MLAs, remuneration and pension plan 8170-3
Montana, concerns re impact of proposed coalmine in Flathead Valley 6623-4
Motions
federal government involvement in flood prevention in B.C., debate 7270-1
independent power producers, debate 6058-9
Olympic Winter Games impact on single-room accommodation, debate 5360-1
twinning of Port Mann Bridge, debate 8510-1
Mount Robson Provincial Park, removal of land from park for pipeline project 7402-4, 7491-6
Musqueam Indian band, treaty negotiations 8636-7, 8783
Myra Canyon, trestle replacement 7148
NDP
policy paper on sustainability 9380-1
position on MLA remuneration and pension plan 8172-3
North American Free Trade Agreement, harmonization of government regulations, impact on environment 7755
Ocean, interministerial oceans committee 7141
Oil and gas
coalbed methane gas, handling of produced water from operations 7341-2
emissions, monitoring and standards 7218
emissions, reduction 7222
greenhouse gas emissions 5631
industry in B.C., subsidies 5631, 8123, 9375
offshore drilling, B.C. Liberal Party position 9375
offshore drilling, development of industry 7139-41, 8123
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, costs and funding, review by Auditor General, call for monitoring of single-room accommodation loss 5360-1
Ontario Law Reform Commission, comments on independence of public inquiries 6012-3
Oral questions
Agreements with independent power producers 5688
Compensation for CN Rail derailment in Cheakamus canyon 5746
Disclosure of documents on sale of B.C. Rail 7090
Disclosure of ICBC executive bonuses 7004
Energy plan policy for surface water reinjection 8971-2
Environmental assessment of Flathead Valley 6623-4
Federal guidelines for pesticide use 7754-5
Fuel removal from Queen of the North 6382
Government response to gang violence 9150-1
Government responsibility for lottery regulation 8306
Government targets for climate change initiatives 5482
Greenhouse gas emissions 9265
Greenhouse gas–reduction targets for oil and gas sector 5631
Immigrant sponsorship debts in family violence situations 5989
Musqueam treaty negotiations 8636-7, 8783
Plan for coal-fired plant in Prince George area 8232-3
Public affairs bureau coverage of Basi-Virk court case 7913-4
Regulation of emissions from Vancouver region greenhouses 5844
Role of Liberal officials in RCMP investigation of government staff 8001, 8064
Role of Solicitor General in RCMP investigation of B.C. Rail sale 7593
Solicitor General response to B.C. Lottery Corporation issues 8359
Targeted funding for climate change plan 5372
Vancouver Convention Centre expansion costs 6701
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, transmission system project 7223
Parks
boundary changes 7403-4, 7492-4
class-A parklands 7531
conservancies
establishment 7401, 7405, 7496-7
government agreements with first nations 7497-8
management plans 7498
permitted uses 7401-5
roads through areas 7498-9
creation and expansion of parks and conservancies 7491, 7497
creation and expansion of parks and conservancies, compensation for forest tenures 7402, 7404-5, 7489-91
funding 7149, 7532
funding and staffing 7136
lodges and resorts in parks, policy 7533-4
park rangers 7530-1
parklands, inclusion in treaty negotiations 8783
partnerships and sponsorships in parks 7534-5
visits to parks 7532-3
Parks and Protected Areas Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7401-5, 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, 9378
Penner, Barry, comments on meetings of Cabinet's Committee for Climate Action 9377
Petitions
child care resource and referral centres 5325
meat-processing regulations and farm-gate sales 9014
minimum wage 8973
Pickton, Robert William, murder trial case, coverage by government information officer 7913
Pitt River, run-of-the-river project proposal, impact on park in area 7403-4, 7523-6
Poleschuk, Vic, position as chief executive officer for B.C. Lottery Corporation 8306
Police and policing, funding for police services 9151
Port Mann Bridge expansion, impact on air quality and greenhouse gas emissions 6512-4
Port of Vancouver, impact on residential neighbourhoods, mitigation 6339-41
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 5305
Public affairs bureau
communications role for ministries 7144-6
coverage of Basi-Virk court case 7913
work of office 6012
Public Inquiry Act
debate 6011-5, 6172-3, 6179-81
public response to proposed 2006 legislation 6012
Purchase, Keith, comments on funding for Fraser Health Authority, release of letter by government 6013
Reichert, Kelly, meetings with Gordon Campbell and police re investigation into alleged breach of trust by B.C. Liberal Party staff 8001, 8064
Representative for Children and Youth, establishment 5305-6
Resorts
designation of resort region 6551-3
development, involvement of local government in decision-making processes 6551-3
St. Paul's Hospital, redevelopment plan and public consultation process 7864-5
Saskatchewan, government action re trade, investment and labour mobility agreement between B.C. and Alberta 7539
School district 39 (Vancouver), community schools initiative 6870
School (Student Achievement Enabling) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7297-300
Shuswap Lake Provincial Park, changes 7491
Squamish-Lillooet regional district, applications to district for run-of-the-river projects, decisions 7522
Statements by members
Anaphylaxis 6470-1
B.C. members of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 8633
Protection of drinking water supply 7835-6
Waste Reduction Week 8688
Storm Cat Energy Corp., coalbed gas well operations in Elk Valley 8971
Throne speech debate 5305-8
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement
impact on environment 7535-7
impact on environment and climate change initiatives 9375-7
public debate and scrutiny 7539
Transit services
need for expansion and investment 8847-8
role in government action on climate change 6517
Transportation
Pacific gateway initiative and projects
expert assessment and review information 6516
impact on air quality and greenhouse gas emissions 7214-5, 7438-9
impact on Vancouver 6342-3
projects in B.C., funding 8849
role in environmental sustainability 6519
sector, greenhouse gas emissions 6508-12
Transportation Ministry
estimates debate 6339-43, 6504-20
service plan, climate change content 6504-8
staff, assignment to climate change initiatives 6505-6, 6508
staff, chief operating officer 6507-8
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement
dike maintenance and flood protection 8950
environmental management provisions 9017-21
land provisions, transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve 8610
parks provisions 8985-8, 9003-5
subsurface rights 8926
treaty 8608-9
wildlife provisions, wildlife harvest and habitat management 8986-93
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8608-11, 8926, 8949-50, 8985-93, 9003-5, 9017-21
United Way, targeted programs 6869
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project costs 6701
Vancouver, east Vancouver, native youth centre project 8333-4
Vancouver Island, south Island, commuter rail 6518-9
Vancouver Technical Secondary School, school population and issues 6868-9
Vancouver-Hastings constituency and area
first nations issues 8610-1
first nations population 8333-4
vulnerable population 6867
Victoria, sewage treatment project 7147-8
Wages, minimum wage, petition tabled 8973
Waste management, waste reduction 8688
Water
drinking water protection 7835-6
drinking water protection and role of realtors 7541-2
water licences 7138, 7224-5
Water Resource Protection Act, 2007, purpose of bill 7228
West Coast Environmental Law Association, letter on government action on climate change 7219-20
Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2007, debate 9515
Wildlife
mountain caribou protection 7539-40
sea lions, deaths 7141
species at risk, recovery strategies and ministerial responsibility 7540-1
species-at-risk coordination office 7539-40
Women, issues, government support 5305
Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)

As subject
comments on TransLink governance (Puchmayr) 9130-1
experience as economist (Hawes) 7584
experience with tobacco use 6234
work on transit services projects 9100-1
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
monitoring technology 9387
reduction, economic opportunities 9387-9
Artibise, Alan, comments on Jumbo Glacier Resort 6562
Automobiles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle 9388
Avalanche awareness and safety 5367
Benjamin, Janet, work on energy conservation and energy systems 9388
Blair, Robert, work on fuel systems and environmental technology 9387
B.C. Liberal Party government, accomplishments 5544-5
Budget debate 5544-7
Budgets, 2007-08 budget, NDP position 5545-6
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, alternative 2007 provincial budget 5545-6
Capilano River, steelhead population 7279-80
Community Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6561-3
Corrigan, Derek, comments on TransLink governance 9100
Cran, Bruce, comments on gasoline prices 7582
Cycling infrastructure investment 6361
Economy, B.C. economy, productivity 5546-7
Economy, oligopolies, theory 7581
Energy
independent power producers, nationalization and projects 5547, 6060
wind power 9388
Evans, Corky, comments on resort development legislation 6561-2
Exports and imports, barriers to internal trade 8878-9
Fish, steelhead
comparison with other B.C. fish species 8778
protection and recovery of stocks 6362-4
Food industry, junk food in public buildings, government policy 5275
Food, taxation 5275
Fuel
alternative sources 7582
gasoline
prices 7581-2
taxes, use of revenues for transit and transportation infrastructure 7581
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
governance structure 9100-2
review of governance structure, proposed changes and legislation 9100-2
Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43), debate 9100-2
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act, debate 9387-9
Health
preventative health care 5516-7
public health, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 5275
Health Committee
recommendations and work of committee 5275
report for second session of 38th parliament, debate 5275
report for second session of 38th parliament, report presented 5274-5
Housing, government initiatives 5546
Hubbert, Marion King, work on peak oil theory 7582
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, government investment, link to environmental and public health goals 6360-1
Jumbo Glacier Resort, development approval process 6562
Legislature, legislative calendar and sitting schedule, debate on changes 5545
Mines and mining industry in B.C. 5521
Motions
independent power producers, debate 6060
mining industry in B.C., debate 5521
trade and labour mobility and TILMA agreement, debate 8878-9
Northgate Minerals Corp., Kemess mine 5521
Obesity, incidence in children and youth 5275
Oil and gas, supply of refined petroleum products 7581
Photon Control Inc., development of emissions monitoring technology 9387
Private members' statements
Steelhead 6362-4
Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), HaidaLink wind power project 9387-8
Resort development, land use process and environmental assessment process 6561-3
Retail Petroleum Consumer Protection Act, 2007, debate 7580-3
Sales tax, exemption for candy and soft drinks, termination 5275
Statements by members
Avalanche safety 5367
Steelhead 8778
Steelhead protection on Capilano River 7279-80
West Vancouver Shoreline Preservation Society 8061-2
Tobacco Sales (Banning Tobacco and Smoking in Public Places and Schools) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6233-5
Tobacco use, issues 6234-5
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, public debate and scrutiny, labour sector 8878
Transit services
investment and use 6361, 9101
private member projects 9100-1
Vancouver, North Shore
bike paths 6361
transit services 9100
West Vancouver Shoreline Preservation Society, work on shoreline erosion issue 8061-2
West Vancouver–Capilano constituency and area, erosion at Ambleside beach 8061

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