Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
False Creek Surgical Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
- Billing practices, compliance with legislation (Dix) 7701
- Operations, audits (Abbott) 7709-10 (Dix) 7709-10
Families
- Dispute resolution, family group conferences (Christensen) 5393, 8484
- Family caregivers, challenges (James) 7750
- Family caregivers, respite and support services (Abbott) 7766 (Conroy) 7766
- Family violence See Violence
- Government support for vulnerable families (Bond) 6612-3
- Grandparents raising grandchildren (Conroy) 7894-5 (Whittred) 7893-5
- Low-income families See Income
- Parental rights, petition tabled (Lee) 5689
- Programs and services See Programs and services for children and families under Children
- Role of families and friends See Society
Family Caregivers Network Society
Family law See Justice system
Family Maintenance Enforcement Act
Family maintenance enforcement program
Family Relations Act
Famous Five
- Activities for women's rights (Hammell) 8631-2 (Whittred) 8631
Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association
- Work on safety initiatives (Bell) 6109 (Chouhan) 6109
Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act
Farm Safety Week See Canadian Agricultural Safety Week
Farmers, farms, farmworkers, etc. See Agriculture
Farmers market nutrition and coupon pilot project See Food industry
FARSHA See Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association
FASD See Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Fast-Track program
Federation of British Columbia Woodlot Association
- Letter from Forests Minister on lumber pricing (Coleman) 6798-9 (Simpson, B.) 6798-9
Fennessy, Connor
- Bone cancer treatment (Hawkins) 8302
Fernbrae Manor, Kelowna, B.C.
Fernie, B.C.
- Mine proposal for area (Penner) 7523 (Simpson, S.) 7522-3
- Rental housing, tenant evictions (Coleman) 8693 (Macdonald) 8693
Ferries and ferry services See also British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
- Affordability, petition tabled (Coons) 8309
- Establishment of ferry system (Evans) 8794
- Fare increases (Falcon) 5749, 6291-2, 6297-9, 6299-300 (Krog) 9253-4 (Ralston) 5959 (Simons) 5749 (Trevena) 6297-8
- Fares, subsidy for seniors (Falcon) 6287
- Fast ferries project (Falcon) 6419-20
- Ferry commissioner See British Columbia Ferry Commission
- Fuel consumption, transition to biodiesel (Karagianis) 5351-2, 9408-9
- Fuel costs and consumption (Falcon) 6297-8 (Trevena) 6298
- Fuel surcharges See Fare increases above under this main heading
- Issues (Coons) 6333-4
- Privatization See also Routes and services, alternative service delivery below under this main heading
- Public interest and government role See Governance, role of provincial government under British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
- Reporting by government, comprehensive summary report (Coons) 6333 (Falcon) 6333
- Reports on ferry services models, implementation of recommendations (Falcon) 6288-9
- Restructuring of ferry system, government objectives (Coons) 6288 (Falcon) 6288-9
- Routes and services
- Safety (Coons) 6287, 6293-6 (Falcon) 6294-6
- Safety review (Falcon) 6381-2
- Safety review, implementation of recommendations (Coons) 6296, 6381
- Satisfaction surveys and results (Falcon) 6295
- Sinking of Queen of the North
- economic impact on northwestern B.C. (Austin) 5455
- "force majeure" argument (Coons) 6333 (Falcon) 6333
- government action on environmental issues from fuel and oil (Penner) 6382 (Simpson, S.) 6382
- impact on northern ferry services See Routes and services, service to northern communities above under this main heading
- internal report by B.C. Ferries (Falcon) 6381
- Terminals, construction of Tsawwassen terminal (Bains) 8750
- Vessels
- fuel use See Fuel above under this main heading
- lifeboat upgrades for northern vessels (Coons) 6381-2
- new vessels and vessel replacement program (Falcon) 6264, 6288
- Queen of the North, sinking See Sinking of Queen of the North above under this main heading
- super-C ferries, procurement decision (Falcon) 6289-90, 6419, 6428-9 (Karagianis) 8830
Ferry commissioner See British Columbia Ferry Commission
Le Festival du Bois
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
- Prevention (Hogg) 5823
- Prevention and services (Reid) 5711
- Prevention and services, funding (Christensen) 8391 (Reid) 8395 (Trevena) 8394
- Research, cross-jurisdictional work (Reid) 5711
- Services (Christensen) 5394
FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Hosting of 2007 soccer championship games in Burnaby (Bloy) 9517
Filipinos
- Rights as live-in caregivers in B.C. (Simons) 7993-4
Film industry
- Film classification (Les) 6597
- Industry in B.C. (Lee) 8934
- Studios in B.C. (Hagen) 7803-4 (Kwan) 7803
- Subsidies (Horgan) 8121
Final Agreement Consequential Amendments Act, 2007
Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
- Powers and role (de Jong) 6930
- Prebudget consultation process
- Reports
- first report for second session of 38th parliament
- report presented (Lekstrom) 5325; debate (Lekstrom) 5326-7 (Ralston) 5326; adopted 5327
- recommendations (Lekstrom) 5326-7 (Ralston) 5326
- first report for third session of 38th parliament, budget consultation
- report presented (Bennett) 9323; debate (Ralston) 9323; adopted 9324
- recommendations (Macdonald) 9258 (Ralston) 9323
- second report for second session of 38th parliament
- report presented (Lekstrom) 5327; debate (Lekstrom) 5327 (Ralston) 5327; adopted 5327
- review of Officers of the Legislature (Lekstrom) 5327
- Staff commended (Bennett) 9323 (Ralston) 9323
- Work of committee (Bennett) 9323
Finance, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Budget increase See Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2006-2007
- Deputy minister's letter re 2007-08 budget forecasts (Ralston) 5435
- Government borrowings and loans for 2006-07, report tabled (Taylor) 8451
- Guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, report tabled (Taylor) 8451
- Guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, report tabled (Taylor) 9601
- Purchases on ministry credit cards (Ralston) 7559, 7561 (Taylor) 7559, 7561
- Summary of ministerial accountability for operating expenses for fiscal year ending March 31, 2006, revised Schedule 1, May 31, 2007, tabled (Taylor) 8451
- Treasury Board Staff division
- role and responsibilities (Ralston) 7499 (Taylor) 7499
- role re alternative service delivery contracts See Financial reporting on service delivery and public-private partnership contracts under Government
- role re Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project See Expansion project, costs and financial management, role of Finance Ministry under Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2007
- (Bill 14) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 6064-5; 2R, 6246-8; C, 6600-3, 6638-48; 3R, 6648; RA, 6650
- Debate, speakers (Ralston) 6247-8, 6600-3, 6638-48 (Taylor) 6065, 6246-7, 6601-3, 6638-48
- Definitions, drafting language (Ralston) 6602
- Purpose of bill (Taylor) 6065
Finance Statutes (Innovative Clean Energy Fund) Amendment Act, 2007
- (Bill 30) (Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) 1R, 6998-9; 2R, 8032, 8119-25; C, 8361-8; 3R, 8368; RA, 8477
- Divisions: 2R approved 8125
- Debate, speakers (Horgan) 8032, 8119-22, 8361-6 (Neufeld) 6998-9, 8032, 8123-5, 8362-8 (Robertson) 8367-8 (Simpson, S.) 8122-3
- Definitions, "clean energy" (Neufeld) 8367 (Robertson) 8367
- Purpose of bill (Neufeld) 6998-9
Financial Institutions Act
Financial Institutions Commission
Financial services industry
- Payday lending industry
- cancellation of loans (Fleming) 8729-30 (Les) 8528, 8730 (Simpson, S.) 8533
- disclosure requirements (Les) 8528
- fees and service charges (Fleming) 8530 (Les) 8527-8 (Simpson, S.) 8532
- fees for cashing government cheques (Fleming) 8530-1 (Les) 8528-9
- growth of industry in B.C. (Krog) 8534
- Internet transactions (Fleming) 8728 (Les) 8728
- legislation See also Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Payday Loans) Amendment Act, 2007
- legislation, private members' bill (Farnworth) 8535 (Les) 8536
- legislation, public consultation (Les) 6836
- licensing (Fleming) 8724-6 (Les) 8724-6
- loan repayment time line (Simpson, S.) 8532
- regulation (Farnworth) 8535-6 (Fleming) 5621-2, 6378-9, 8529-30 (Les) 6836, 8527-9, 8536-7
- regulation, enforcement and penalties (Fleming) 8531, 8723-30 (Krog) 8533-5 (Les) 8723-30 (Simpson, S.) 8531-3
Finland
- Literacy strategies (Bond) 6764
- Public health initiative to reduce stroke and heart disease (Cubberley) 5570
Finnerty, Merle
- Work in Penticton (Thorpe) 5365
Fires and firefighters
- Ambulance dispatch protocol for fire calls See Ambulance service
- Fire service awards (Hayer) 5626
- Forest fires
- fires in 2006-07 season (de Jong) 5750
- fires in replanted areas, compensation issue (Coleman) 6932
- interface fire risks, management (Simpson, B.) 7727
- interface fires, prevention (Coleman) 6756, 6932 (Simpson, B.) 6933-4
- Forest fires, firefighting costs
- costs (de Jong) 5750
- Forests Ministry budget accountability (Simpson, B.) 5903-5
- payments to other jurisdictions (de Jong) 5903-4 (Simpson, B.) 5903
- rehabilitation costs (de Jong) 5903 (Simpson, B.) 5903
- Use of insurance premium tax revenues for fire protection services See Insurance premium tax
Firewood in campgrounds See Parks
First nations
- Aboriginal nursing strategy See Nurses
- Aboriginal rights
- B.C. Liberal Party position (Fraser) 9433
- constitutional entrenchment (de Jong) 8552
- court cases (Austin) 8768
- public debate (Dix) 8772-3
- recognition of aboriginal rights and title (Robertson) 8785
- Aboriginal student internship program See Training programs under Skills training
- Aboriginal title (de Jong) 8552 (Fraser) 9432-3, 9435
- Aboriginal title in B.C., abrogation by colonial government See also History of treatment by non–first nations below under this main heading
- Agreements with government
- AIDS incidence in first nations population See Risk factors under AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
- Artwork in Parliament Buildings See Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.
- Capacity-building, management of consultation and negotiation processes (de Jong) 8294, 8298 (Simons) 8298-9 (Trevena) 8291, 8294
- Children, child care (Reid) 5710
- Children, number in government care (Christensen) 8485
- Children, services for children and families
- early childhood development programs and services (Reid) 8595-7
- establishment of interim aboriginal authorities (Christensen) 8483, 8485-7, 8710-1, 9204-5, 9600 (Karagianis) 8485, 8487
- federal and provincial funding (Fraser) 8491
- funding for aboriginal authorities (Christensen) 8484-7 (Karagianis) 8483, 8485
- funding for suicide prevention (Christensen) 9554, 9600 (Simons) 9553-4, 9600
- joint aboriginal management committee (Christensen) 8710
- transfer of responsibility to aboriginal organizations (Christensen) 5392, 8483-6, 9263-4 (Karagianis) 8485-6 (Simons) 9263-4, 9554
- Conditions and social services on reserves (Routley) 5698
- Conditions for first nations in B.C. (Austin) 8768-9 (Bains) 8752-3 (Brar) 8658 (Cantelon) 9437 (Coons) 8652 (Fraser) 9434 (James) 8559, 9444-5 (Karagianis) 8614-5, 8638-9 (Lali) 8755-6 (Puchmayr) 8592-3, 9449 (Robertson) 8784 (Routley) 8706 (Simons) 8802 (Simpson, S.) 8609 (Thorne) 8760 (Trevena) 8598 (Wyse) 8717, 9447 (Yap) 9446
- Consultation by government on aquaculture issues (Bell) 6105-7 (Fraser) 5447-8 (Simons) 6105-8
- Consultation by government on land and resources (de Jong) 7519, 8289-95, 8332 (Karagianis) 8640 (Robertson) 5793-4 (Simpson, S.) 8609-10 (Trevena) 5470-1, 8289-94, 8600 (Wyse) 8719
- Consultation by government on tree farm licences See Private lands, removal from tree farm licences under Forests and forest industry
- Cultural perspective (Sather) 8711-2
- Cultural traditions, respectful debate (Horgan) 9447-8
- Culture and language, preservation (Throne speech) 5258
- Depiction in B.C. Legislature artwork See Artwork depicting first nations under Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.
- Disability benefits recipients See Recipients under Income assistance – Disability benefits
- Discrimination against first nations people, elimination (Smith, T.) 9359
- Early childhood education See also Children, services for children and families above under this main heading
- Early childhood education, first nations educators (Reid) 8596
- Economic and social development (Cantelon) 9438-9
- Economic development (Hansen) 8714 (Les) 8641-2
- Economic development, accountability for government initiatives (MacKay) 8656
- Education See Education of first nations people under Education; Education of first nations people under Post-secondary education
- Employment in public service (de Jong) 8260-1 (Fraser) 8260-1
- Employment, unemployment rate (Coons) 8295-6 (Lali) 8755-6
- Friendship centres (de Jong) 8349 (Fraser) 5447, 8349-50
- Government expression of regret for actions in past (Campbell) 8589
- Government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, initiative (Hogg) 7949
- Health
- aboriginal health officer (Campbell) 8241
- health care services in remote communities (Cantelon) 5279
- health plan (Abbott) 7599, 8607-8 (Campbell) 8589 (de Jong) 8331
- health status (Abbott) 7597-8 (Chudnovsky) 8585 (Hammell) 8804 (James) 8558-9
- Heritage centres (Hansen) 8715
- History of treatment by non–first nations (Austin) 8767 (Bains) 8749-50 (Cantelon) 9437 (Chouhan) 8721 (Chudnovsky) 8584-5 (Dix) 8770-1 (Fleming) 8798-9 (Fraser) 9432-3 (Hammell) 8804-5 (Kwan) 8788-90 (Robertson) 8784 (Rustad) 8569
- Hope for future (Wyse) 9447
- Housing, off-reserve housing (Campbell) 8589-90 (Coleman) 8133
- Impact of European contact and colonialization See History of treatment by non–first nations above under this main heading
- Infrastructure development (de Jong) 8262-3 (Fraser) 8262
- Internet access and training for first nations communities (Ilich) 5755-6
- Involvement in resource industries See First nations involvement in resource industries under Resources and resource industries; particular industries
- Involvement in skills training See Training programs, first nations involvement under Skills training
- Issues
- Kelowna accord with federal and provincial governments (Christensen) 8709 (Simons) 5776
- Kelowna accord with federal and provincial governments, transformative change accord with B.C. and federal governments (de Jong) 8262
- Land claims, overlapping claims (Fraser) 9433-4 (James) 8558
- Land claims, overlapping claims, legal challenges by first nations (de Jong) 8278-9, 8897-900, 8905, 9511-2 (Fraser) 8278-9, 8897-8, 8904-5, 9511-2
- Land stewardship tradition, comparison to non–first nations land ownership system (Cantelon) 9437-8
- Language preservation
- FirstVoices program (Abbott) 8607 (Ilich) 5756
- funding (Bond) 8661-2
- language programs (Reid) 8597
- preservation (Fraser) 9504
- Leaders, speeches in Legislature re treaty agreements (Horgan) 9447-8
- Literacy programs, funding (Bond) 8662
- Literacy, urban aboriginal literacy strategy (Reid) 8597
- McKenna-McBride commission (Dix) 8771 (Ralston) 8644
- Métis See Métis
- New Relationship Trust and fund See New Relationship Trust
- New relationship with government
- acceptance by first nations (de Jong) 8332
- business group concerns (Simpson, B.) 6862
- comments by first nations leaders (Lali) 8755
- costs and funding (de Jong) 8269
- impact on treaty process (Thorne) 8761
- implementation (Coleman) 6861-4 (Coons) 8651 (de Jong) 8270-1 (Fraser) 8269-70 (James) 8558-60 (Karagianis) 8639-41 (Roddick) 8561 (Simpson, B.) 6861-3 (Simpson, S.) 8609
- NDP position (Fraser) 8258
- new relationship (Austin) 8770 (Bell) 5772-3, 6106-7 (Bennett) 5384, 8576 (Campbell) 8589 (Cantelon) 5279-80 (Chong) 7719 (Christensen) 5391 (de Jong) 5873, 6385-6, 8555 (Fraser) 5447-8, 7252-3, 9433-4 (Hawes) 5468 (Horgan) 7070 (Kwan) 7110 (Neufeld) 5331 (Nuraney) 5378 (Oppal) 5860-1 (Robertson) 8785 (Rustad) 5779 (Simons) 5575-7, 5776, 8299 (Simpson, B.) 7111-2 (Throne speech) 5258 (Yap) 5284
- reconciliation concept (Campbell) 8588-9 (Cantelon) 8564-6 (de Jong) 8805
- scope (Fraser) 8271-2
- New year celebrations See Nisga'a people
- Off-reserve urban population, issues (de Jong) 8334, 8348-50 (Fraser) 8348-50 (Kwan) 5766-7, 8788-9 (Simpson, S.) 5305, 8333-4
- Political representation in B.C. Legislature (Simpson, B.) 9193 (Wyse) 9307
- Population in B.C. (Dix) 8770
- Programs and services, government funding and ministerial responsibility (de Jong) 8268-9 (Fraser) 8268-9
- Property taxation bylaws (Les) 8641
- Protection of cultural and sacred sites See also particular locations
- Protection of cultural and sacred sites, legislation See also First Nations Heritage Protection and Conservation Act, 2007
- Relationship between youth and elders (Fraser) 9504
- Relationship with business (de Jong) 8271 (Fraser) 8271-2
- Relationship with government
- history (de Jong) 8550
- new relationship See New relationship with government above under this main heading
- report by business groups See Issues, government action, business community position above under this main heading; New Relationship Business Group
- Relationship with local government and regional districts, forum (Coons) 8652
- Relationship with local governments, community-to-community forums (Chong) 7719-20
- Remote communities, costs and funding (de Jong) 8263
- Reserves, relocation of first nations to reserves (Trevena) 8600
- Residential schools (Hammell) 8803
- Self-government (Dix) 8772 (James) 8557
- Shellfish harvesting and growing (Coons) 6471
- Social conditions (Lali) 5341
- Social isolation (MacKay) 8653 (Nuraney) 8675
- Taxation initiatives, government grants (Robertson) 5831-2 (Thorpe) 5831-2
- Treaties See First nations – Treaties
- United Nations declaration on indigenous people See United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples
- Urban population See Off-reserve urban population above under this main heading
- War veterans (Fraser) 9201
- Water quality in communities (Wyse) 8717-8
- Women, issues (Kwan) 8789
- Youth
- need for integrated government support strategies (Fraser) 9505
- public service recruitment program (de Jong) 8260-1 (Fraser) 8260-1
- role in community development (Mundy, V.) 9359
- youth centre in East Vancouver See Vancouver, B.C.
First nations – Treaties
- B.C. treaty process See also Negotiations below under this main heading
- 1990 task force recommendations (de Jong) 8552
- breakthrough strategy See government strategy below under this subheading
- B.C. Liberal Party position (Bains) 8750 (Chudnovsky) 8585 (Fleming) 8800-1 (James) 8558 (Wyse) 8716-8
- government strategy (de Jong) 8265-8 (Fraser) 8265-7, 8563
- history (de Jong) 8550-6 (Fraser) 9432-3 (James) 8557 (Kwan) 8791 (Ralston) 8643-5 (Thorne) 8759-60
- impact of interim agreements See Agreements, interim agreements under First nations
- implementation of agreements (James) 8558
- land claims issues See also Land claims under First nations
- legislation, private member bill (Fraser) 8563
- mandate (de Jong) 8899
- NDP position (Farnworth) 8791-2 (Lali) 8754, 8756
- process (Dix) 8773 (Fleming) 8797-8
- proposed improvements (Fraser) 9433-6 (Horgan) 9448 (James) 9445 (Kwan) 8791 (Robertson) 8787
- public consultation (James) 8559-60
- purpose (Campbell) 8588-9 (Gentner) 8571
- reconciliation concept (de Jong) 9450
- review by Auditor General See Reports and reviews under Auditor General
- role of government and opposition (de Jong) 8275-8 (Fraser) 8275-8, 8346
- role of legislative committee See Aboriginal Affairs, Select Standing Committee on
- role of NDP government (Bains) 8749 (Fraser) 9432 (James) 9444
- status (Austin) 8768 (Brar) 8659 (Campbell) 8241 (Christensen) 5391, 8710 (de Jong) 8267 (Fraser) 5447, 8267, 8561, 8563 (Karagianis) 8639 (Krog) 8568 (Lali) 8755 (Macdonald) 8603 (Puchmayr) 8591, 9449 (Ralston) 8646-7 (Robertson) 8784 (Simpson, S.) 8609 (Trevena) 8598-600 (Wyse) 8716-7, 8719, 9447 (Yap) 9446
- transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve (de Jong) 8912-7, 9068 (Evans) 8796, 8911-7 (Gentner) 9046-7 (Lali) 9053, 9068-9 (Roddick) 9047-8 (Routley) 9051
- transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve, NDP position (Rustad) 9051
- treaty advisory committees (James) 8560 (Puchmayr) 8593
- work of first nations delegations (de Jong) 8552
- Comments by NDP MLAs (de Jong) 8276
- Debate in Legislature See B.C. treaty process, role of government and opposition above under this main heading
- Final agreements
- First nations not involved in treaty process (Fraser) 8899
- Funding (Cubberley) 8665 (de Jong) 8259, 8264, 8268 (Fraser) 8264, 8268
- Funding formula for citizens and land (James) 8560
- Funding, requirements for loans (James) 8546 (Krog) 8546 (Routley) 8547
- Implementation and settlement costs See also Funding above under this main heading
- Importance (Farnworth) 8792 (Fleming) 8798-9
- Inclusion of parklands See Parks
- Joint chief negotiators table, call for establishment, petition tabled (Routley) 7131
- Negotiations
- education of government negotiators (Dennis, R.) 9360
- history (James) 8557 (Krog) 8566-7 (Routley) 8704-6
- information (de Jong) 8344-6 (Fraser) 8344-6
- local government role (Puchmayr) 8593
- mandate of government negotiators (Horgan) 8765
- negotiations during NDP administration (Brar) 8659
- role of federal government (de Jong) 8264-5
- NDP position on particular treaties (de Jong) 8275-6 (Fraser) 8275
- Ratification
- legislation (Campbell) 8243-5 (James) 8243
- NDP position (Campbell) 8243
- process (de Jong) 8272-4 (Fraser) 8272-5
- ratification as matter of confidence (Fleming) 8798
- Referendum on principles for treaty negotiations (Chouhan) 8722 (Coons) 8651 (Dix) 8772 (Karagianis) 8639 (Kwan) 8787-8 (Macdonald) 8605 (MacKay) 8654 (Simpson, S.) 8609
- Settlement in B.C. (Throne speech) 5258
First Nations Education Act
- (Bill 46) (Minister of Education) 1R, 9395; 2R, 9503-7; C, 9558-61; 3R, 9561; RA, 9617
- Divisions: 2R approved 9507; 3R approved 9561
- Debate, speakers (Bond) 9395, 9503-4, 9507, 9559-61 (Coons) 9506-7 (Fraser) 9504-5, 9558-61 (James) 9505-6 (Wyse) 9506
- Application to treaty first nations (Bond) 9560 (de Jong) 9583-4 (Fraser) 9560, 9583-4
- Committee stage debate (Fraser) 9505
- Federal legislation See First Nations Jurisdiction over Education in British Columbia Act (federal)
- Implementation, funding and time line (Bond) 9559 (Fraser) 9559, 9561 (James) 9506
- Purpose of bill (Bond) 9395
First nations education authority See Education of first nations people
under Education
First Nations Education Steering Committee See also Education of first nations people, jurisdiction agreements
under Education
First Nations Forestry Council
First Nations Heritage Protection and Conservation Act, 2007
- (Bill M223) (Karagianis) 1R, 8776
- Debate, speakers (Karagianis) 8776
- Purpose of bill (Karagianis) 8776
First Nations Jurisdiction over Education in British Columbia Act (federal)
First Nations Leadership Council
- Comments on new relationship with government (de Jong) 8299
- Establishment (Christensen) 8709 (de Jong) 8266
- Role in sacred site protection issues (de Jong) 8335
First Nations Summit
Fish See also Aquaculture; Fishing industry
- Habitat protection (Farnworth) 5648
- Salish sucker, protection and recovery of stocks (Gentner) 8829-30
- Steelhead
- comparison with other B.C. fish species (Sultan) 8778
- protection and recovery of stocks (Austin) 6362-3 (Sultan) 6362-3
- protection and recovery of stocks, MLA working group (Sultan) 6363-4
- White sturgeon release in Nechako River See Nechako River
Fisher, Thomas
Fishing industry
- Aquaculture See Aquaculture
- Bycatch survival, use of special nets (Austin) 6838
- Commercial fishery, impact of first nation treaty settlements (de Jong) 8978-80 (Lali) 8977-80
- First nations involvement in industry (Lali) 8978-9
- Management (de Jong) 8979, 8982 (Gentner) 8982 (Lali) 8979
- Pearse-McRae report (de Jong) 8980, 8982-3
Fitch and Associates, LLC
Fitness See Health – Public health
Flag Day
Flathead River
- Environmental issues (Simpson, S.) 6623
Flathead River Basin
- Coalmine proposal for area See Lodgepole Coal Mine under Cline Mining Corp.
- Environmental management and B.C.–Montana relations (Sather) 7246-9
Flaunt your Frenchness Week
Flicka Gymnastics Club
- Organization (Whittred) 7084
Floods and floodplains
Flores Island
- Provincial park on island, comanagement by first nations (de Jong) 8264 (Fraser) 8263-4
Folk, Melanie and Dwayne
- Travel for maternity services (Abbott) 8309 (Evans) 8308-9
Food See also Food industry
- B.C.-grown products in public buildings (Bell) 6039-40 (Evans) 6039-40
- Community gardens, government support (Bell) 6028 (Evans) 6028
- Farm-gate sales See Direct marketing and farmers markets under Agriculture
- Food, Health and Well-Being book See Health, Ministry of
- Food security, definition (Evans) 6027
- Food security in B.C. (Bell) 6026-7, 6029 (Evans) 6027-8, 6032 (Lali) 8758, 9071 (Robertson) 6026-7, 6029, 8786 (Sather) 8712
- Food supply See Food security in B.C. above under this main heading
- Fruits and vegetables, snack program in schools See Fruit and vegetable program under Education
- Good Food Box program (Bell) 6028 (Evans) 6028
- Junk food, availability and distribution See Junk food in public buildings under Food industry; Junk food in schools under Education
- Local food policy work, funding (Bell) 6027 (Robertson) 6027
- Locally grown food See also Direct marketing and farmers markets under Agriculture
- 100-mile diet (Rustad) 9458-9 (Simons) 9459
- consumption in B.C. (Rustad) 6682-4
- government promotion (Bell) 6028-9
- promotion, role of consumers and government (Rustad) 9457-60 (Simons) 9459
- Salt, impact on health (Cubberley) 9317
- Taxation (Sultan) 5275
Food banks
Food industry See also Agriculture; Food
- Abattoirs See Slaughter facilities below under this main heading
- Berry farming industry (Bell) 5773, 5906
- Farmers market nutrition and coupon pilot project (Kwan) 9470-1
- Farm-gate sales See Direct marketing and farmers markets under Agriculture
- Food quality and safety (Roddick) 8676-7
- Food services industry See Food services industry
- Junk food in public buildings, government policy (Cubberley) 5276 (Ilich) 5757 (Sultan) 5275
- Junk food in public buildings, government policy, impact of trade agreement with Alberta See Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement (TILMA)
- Junk food in schools See Education
- Labelling for B.C.-grown products (Bell) 6102-3 (Evans) 6102-3
- Labelling standards (Cubberley) 5276
- Meat-processing regulations See also Slaughter facilities below under this main heading
- Processed food, salt content (Cubberley) 9317
- Restaurants See Food services industry
- Seafood products in B.C. (Lee) 6471
- Seafood products, sales promotion in Asia (Lee) 5638
- Slaughter facilities
- inspectors (Bell) 5927 (Routley) 5927
- mobile abattoirs (Bell) 5923
- number and funding applications (Bell) 8637-8 (Evans) 8638
- waste disposal See Waste disposal at farms and slaughter facilities under Waste management
- Tree fruit industry (Bell) 5773-4, 5906
- Value-added industry (Routley) 5699
- Vending machines in public buildings, government policy See Junk food in public buildings above under this main heading; Junk food in schools under Education
Food services industry
- Fast food restaurants, use of training wage (Fleming) 5820
Fording River coalmine See Elk Valley Coal Corporation
Forest Act
Forest and Range Practices Act
Forest and Range Protection Act
- Enactment (Simpson, B.) 5977
- Legal obligations See Land use plans under Land use; particular land use plans
Forest Appeals Commission
- 2006 report tabled (Coleman) 7841
Forest fires See Fires and firefighters
Forest Land Reserve Act
- Purpose of bill (Krog) 7918
Forest Practices Board
- Call for audit of private land logging practices See Forest practices on private lands, call for audit by Forest Practices Board under Forest and forest industry
- Comments on forest stewardship plans (Simpson, B.) 6933-4
- Comments on removal of private lands from tree farm licences (Horgan) 8690 (James) 8689-90
Forest recreation sites See Parks
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd.
- Promotion of B.C. wood products (Lee) 5638
Forestry Revitalization Act
- Impact (Simpson, B.) 6759
- Impact, call for public inquiry (Simpson, B.) 6089
Forests and forest industry
- Access to fibre (Coleman) 6938 (Simpson, B.) 6938-9
- Annual allowable cut, changes (Coleman) 6786, 7929, 7932-3, 7939 (Simpson, B.) 6786, 6934, 7929, 7931-2, 7939
- Annual allowable cut, reduction in harvest of beetle-damaged timber, impact on jobs (Simpson, B.) 6211
- Call for summit on future of B.C. industry (James) 9466-7 (Lali) 9460, 9462 (Trevena) 9464-5
- Certification of forest products (Coleman) 6947-51 (Simpson, B.) 6948-51
- Coastal forest industry
- coast recovery plan (Coleman) 5765-6, 6473-4, 6622-3, 6702, 6757, 6801-2, 6805-6, 6861, 8935-7 (Fraser) 8936 (James) 8935-6 (Simpson, B.) 6760, 6801-2, 6805-6, 6844, 8937
- coast recovery plan, input from industry (Coleman) 6857-60 (Simpson, B.) 6857-9
- coast recovery plan, public release (Coleman) 8636 (Simpson, B.) 8636
- current conditions (Simpson, B.) 6758
- government action (Coleman) 8936
- log supply (Coleman) 6864, 6895 (Simpson, B.) 6861, 6864, 6895 (Trevena) 6622
- monopoly issue (Coleman) 6865-7, 6895 (Simpson, B.) 6865-6, 6895-6
- Community forest program (Coleman) 6860, 6902-5 (Simons) 6902-5 (Simpson, B.) 6861, 6903-5
- Companies
- government assistance (Trevena) 9464-5
- investment in industry (Coleman) 6789 (Simpson, B.) 6758
- large and small operators, access to timber (Lali) 9460-1
- relationship with communities, social contract issue (Macdonald) 6897-8 (Simpson, B.) 6759-60, 6933
- small operators, access to timber (Coleman) 7933-4 (Simpson, B.) 7933-4
- voluntary compliance with legal objectives (Bell) 5976 (Simpson, B.) 5977
- Current conditions (Routley) 5697 (Simpson, B.) 6758-60
- Cutting permit process (Thorpe) 5796
- District and regional managers, powers and role (Coleman) 7938-40 (Simpson, B.) 6934-5, 7938-40
- Employment, job loss (Puchmayr) 5549
- Export of raw logs
- approval by order-in-council (Coleman) 6702 (Simpson, B.) 6702
- call for moratorium (Routley) 7437
- export (Bains) 5543 (Coleman) 6472-4, 6622, 6702, 6782, 6793, 6799, 6857, 6938 (Evans) 5613 (James) 6472-3 (Lekstrom) 6680-1 (Routley) 6474, 6679-82, 7436-7 (Simpson, B.) 5804, 6782, 6793, 6857, 6938 (Trevena) 6622
- government plan (Coleman) 6537, 7437
- impact of ban (Coleman) 7437
- impact on mills See Mills, timber supply below under this main heading; particular mills
- impact on remanufacturing industry See Value-added sector, impact of log exports below under this main heading
- NDP position (Coleman) 6537, 8936 (Robertson) 6537
- policy review (Coleman) 6757
- taxation (Coleman) 8937 (Simpson, B.) 8937
- Exports, Dream Home China project (Hansen) 8045 (Kwan) 8045 (Lee) 5638
- First nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements (Coleman) 5764, 6757, 6932 (de Jong) 8332, 8343 (Fraser) 5447, 8271-2, 8343-5
- First nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements and forest and range opportunities (Coleman) 6785, 6787-8, 6861-5, 6900-2 (Simpson, B.) 6787-8, 6861-5, 6900-2 (Wyse) 8719
- Forest health, responsibilities of licensees (Simpson, B.) 6759-60, 6934
- Forest land reserve (Krog) 7918-9
- Forest licences (Coleman) 7933-9 (Simpson, B.) 7933-9
- Forest practices
- log debris and flooding issues (Fraser) 7452-3 (Penner) 7453
- practices on private lands (Coleman) 9322 (Fraser) 7447-8, 9322 (Penner) 7447-8 (Routley) 6680 (Simpson, B.) 6385, 6857
- practices on private lands, call for audit by Forest Practices Board (Coleman) 6385 (Simpson, B.) 6385
- practices on private lands, petition tabled (Fraser) 7438
- results-based code implementation (Coleman) 7939 (Simpson, B.) 6759-60, 6933-4, 7939
- sustainable forest practices (Coleman) 6948-50 (Fraser) 9386 (Simpson, B.) 6948-51
- use of log debris and beetle-kill wood for power generation See Wood waste, use to generate electricity under Energy
- Forest recreation sites See Parks
- Forest revitalization, plan See also Government forest policy changes below under this main heading
- Forest revitalization, trust fund See also Harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction, compensation for workers below under this main heading
- Forest roads (Falcon) 6350, 6580 (Fraser) 6580 (Ilich) 5939 (Puchmayr) 5939 (Simpson, B.) 6935
- Forest stewardship plans (Simpson, B.) 6759, 6933-4
- Forest-dependent communities See Resources and resource industries
- Forests as carbon sinks See also Carbon offsets under Climate change
- Forests as carbon sinks, pilot project on Haida Gwaii See Carbon forest pilot project under Haida Nation
- Government forest policies
- changes (Coleman) 6757 (Simpson, B.) 6758-9, 6933, 6950
- impact on B.C. communities and industry (Krog) 9467-8 (Lali) 9460-2
- policies (Simpson, B.) 9152-3
- policies during NDP administration (Mayencourt) 9467 (Rustad) 9463
- role of communities (Polak) 9465-6
- Government role (Coleman) 6896-8, 9152-3 (Simpson, B.) 6896-8
- Government support (Coleman) 8234, 9323 (Fraser) 5448
- Harvesting rights for timber licences
- reduction and timber takeback, reallocation (Coleman) 6860-1, 6900, 7938 (Simpson, B.) 6860-1, 6900, 7934, 7938
- reduction, compensation for licensees (Coleman) 6761, 6783-7 (Simpson, B.) 6760, 6783-7
- reduction, compensation for workers (Coleman) 6785-6 (Simpson, B.) 6785-7
- Impact of climate change See Climate change
- Industry during NDP administration (Coleman) 6896
- Industry in B.C.
- Issues, government performance (Coleman) 9322
- Loss of processing capacity (Evans) 5613
- Market pricing system See Timber pricing below under this main heading
- Mill closings (Bains) 5543 (Coleman) 6789 (Simpson, B.) 6789, 8234
- Mills, timber supply (Coleman) 6473-4 (Puchmayr) 6473 (Sather) 6702
- Monopolies in B.C. (Coleman) 6897-9 (Evans) 5613 (Simpson, B.) 6896-9
- Mountain pine beetle
- beetle action coalitions (Rustad) 9462
- beetle-damaged wood, harvesting (Coleman) 6932
- beetle-damaged wood, use for fencing (Bell) 6024 (Evans) 6024
- beetle-damaged wood, use for power generation See Wood waste, use to generate electricity under Energy
- federal funding (Coleman) 5530-1 (Simpson, B.) 5531 (Wyse) 5530
- impact on communities, government response (Krog) 7264-5 (MacKay) 7263-5 (Wyse) 8234
- infestation (Coleman) 5766 (Penner) 9492 (Simpson, B.) 5604 (Simpson, S.) 9372
- Mountain pine beetle control
- Pests
- control and funding (Penner) 7188 (Simpson, B.) 7187-8
- impact on forests (Simpson, B.) 5847
- mountain pine beetle See Mountain pine beetle above under this main heading
- Private lands
- authority in land use decisions (Chong) 7733 (Simons) 7733
- development, petition tabled (Simons) 9602
- logging practices See Forest practices, practices on private lands above under this main heading
- schedule-A lands (Evans) 8739 (Simpson, B.) 8738
- Private lands, removal from tree farm licences See also Pope and Talbot Inc.; Western Forest Products Inc.
- call for audit by Auditor General (Coleman) 8893-4, 8937-8, 9598 (Farnworth) 8940 (Fleming) 8937-8 (Fraser) 9598 (Simpson, B.) 8782, 8836
- call for public inquiry (Simpson, B.) 6088
- government consultation during NDP administration (Horgan) 9322
- government consultation with first nations (Coleman) 9152 (de Jong) 8290-3 (Fraser) 9152 (Trevena) 5470-1, 6385, 6847, 7519, 8289-93
- impact on first nations (Simpson, B.) 9152
- petitions tabled (Conroy) 9323, 9602
- public interest legislation See Public Interest Protection Act, 2007
- removal (Coleman) 6845-56, 8635-6, 8690, 8738-9, 8835 (Fraser) 6845-6, 6854-6, 8936, 9322, 9386 (Horgan) 5671, 6849-51, 8635-6, 8690 (James) 8689-90, 8737-8 (Simpson, B.) 5846, 6851-4, 6856-7, 8738-9
- Regional managers See District and regional managers above under this main heading
- Regulations and red tape, reduction (Simpson, B.) 5801
- Remanufacturing industry See Value-added sector below under this main heading
- Resource roads See Forest roads above under this main heading
- Revenues to communities in transition (Chong) 7729-30 (Simpson, B.) 7729
- Role in economy (Simpson, B.) 8502
- Safety of workers See Workers, safety below under this main heading
- Sale of Crown forest land (Conroy) 5655
- Salvage logging
- certification and training (Coleman) 6942 (Simpson, B.) 6942
- community salvage licences (Coleman) 7939 (Simpson, B.) 7938-9
- licences (Coleman) 6939-43 (Simpson, B.) 6939-43
- Shake and shingle industry, issues (Coleman) 6938-9 (Simpson, B.) 6938
- Silviculture (Trevena) 5855
- Silviculture, reforestation management (Coleman) 6757
- Silviculture, use for carbon reduction See Action on climate change, role of silviculture under Climate change
- Softwood lumber agreement with U.S.
- agreement (Cantelon) 5278
- disbursement of funds to organizations (Coleman) 6793, 6843-4 (Simpson, B.) 6793
- finalization of agreement (Coleman) 6795-6 (Simpson, B.) 6795-6
- impact on forest policy (Coleman) 6790-3, 6798-800 (Simpson, B.) 6789-93, 6798-800
- impact on industry operators (Coleman) 6794-5, 6898 (Simpson, B.) 6793-5
- impact on value-added sector (Coleman) 6797-8 (Simpson, B.) 6797-8
- implementation (Coleman) 6800-1 (Simpson, B.) 6800-1
- industry response (Coleman) 6796-7 (Simpson, B.) 6796-7
- negotiations (Simpson, B.) 6760, 6844
- Softwood lumber exports to U.S., border tax revenues to B.C. resource communities (Simpson, B.) 5605
- Softwood lumber exports to U.S., collection of duties (Coleman) 6843 (Simpson, B.) 6793
- Tenure system, changes of tenure (Coleman) 6897-9, 6945-6 (Simpson, B.) 6899-900, 6905-6
- Timber pricing, market pricing system (Coleman) 6791-3, 6947 (Simpson, B.) 6791-3, 6947
- Timber pricing, review recommendations See Structural review, implementation of recommendations under British Columbia timber sales program
- Timber rights, allocation (Simpson, B.) 6933
- Timber sales program See British Columbia timber sales program
- Tree farm licence No. 6, issues (Coleman) 6847-9 (Trevena) 6847-8
- Tree farm licence No. 25, issues (Coleman) 6849-51 (Horgan) 6849-51
- Tree farm licence No. 39, issues (Simpson, B.) 6853-4, 6857
- Tree farm licence No. 44, issues (Coleman) 6845-6, 9598 (Fraser) 6845-6, 6854-6, 8169, 9598 (Simpson, B.) 6851, 6853-4, 6857
- Tree farm licences
- establishment and purpose (Horgan) 8671 (James) 8737 (Simpson, B.) 8782
- government policy on bankrupt licence holders (Evans) 9522
- management plans (Coleman) 7937-8 (Simpson, B.) 6935, 7937
- regulations (Coleman) 7940 (Simpson, B.) 7940
- removal of private lands See Private lands, removal from tree farm licences above under this main heading
- system (Fraser) 9596
- Tree planting See Silviculture above under this main heading
- Value-added sector
- access to fibre (Coleman) 6906, 6936-8 (Simpson, B.) 6906, 6936-8
- government strategy (Coleman) 6937, 6939 (Simpson, B.) 6937
- impact of log exports (Robertson) 6537
- impact of regional oligopolies (Evans) 6538
- impact of softwood lumber agreement with U.S. (Coleman) 6537
- issues (Coleman) 6538 (Evans) 6537-8 (Robertson) 5804 (Simpson, B.) 5802-3
- reports (Coleman) 6906, 6936, 6945, 6951 (Simpson, B.) 6906, 6936, 6945, 6951
- Wood waste, use to generate electricity See Energy
- Woodlots
- Worker safety
- call for public inquiry (Simpson, B.) 6088-9
- government action (Coleman) 6757 (Ilich) 5938-9 (Puchmayr) 5938-9
- impact of government policies (Puchmayr) 5892
- regulations (Puchmayr) 6625
- review by Auditor General (Coleman) 6757 (Ilich) 5892-3, 5939 (Puchmayr) 5893
- safety (Ilich) 5891-2, 6625 (Puchmayr) 5876 (Simpson, B.) 5891-2, 6934
- worker injuries and deaths, compensation coverage (Puchmayr) 5876
Forests and Range, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Housing
- Estimates
- debate 6756-61, 6782-806, 6843-67, 6895-907, 6936-52, 8132-44, 8180-207
- speakers (Brar) 8143-4 (Coleman) 6756-8, 6760-1, 6783-806, 6843-67, 6895-906, 6936-52, 8132-44, 8181-207 (Fraser) 6845-6, 6854-6 (Horgan) 6849-51 (Karagianis) 8200-2 (Macdonald) 6897-8 (Robertson) 8189-90 (Simons) 6902-5 (Simpson, B.) 6758-60, 6783-806, 6844-5, 6851-4, 6856-66, 6895-906, 6936-52 (Thorne) 8133-4, 8136-43, 8180-9, 8191-6, 8198-200, 8202-7 (Trevena) 6847-8
- Budget allocation for firefighting (de Jong) 5681
- Forest recreation sites See Parks
- Goals and responsibilities (Coleman) 6756-8
- Housing component (Coleman) 8132-3 (Thorne) 8134
- Minister, ability to delegate powers (Coleman) 7929-31 (Simpson, B.) 7929-31
- Minister, visits to industry operations and beetle-affected areas (Coleman) 6844-5 (Simpson, B.) 6844-5
- Residential tenancy branch
- Role in administration of housing endowment fund See also Housing endowment fund under Housing
- Work on climate change issues (Coleman) 6757
Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2007
- (Bill 18) (Minister of Forests and Range) 1R, 6302; 2R, 6931-6; C, 7927, 7929-41; 3R, 7941; RA, 8477
- Debate, speakers (Coleman) 6302, 6931-2, 6935-6, 7929-41 (Simpson, B.) 6932-5, 7929-41
- Definitions, "annual allowable cut available" (Coleman) 7929 (Simpson, B.) 7929
- Purpose of bill (Coleman) 6302 (Simpson, B.) 6932
Formosa Nursery Co. Ltd.
- Land expropriation for road through farm
- Agriculture Ministry involvement (Bell) 5913-4 (Evans) 5913-5
- compensation (Bell) 5915
- expropriation (Evans) 5897, 8795
- impact on farm (Sather) 5915
- local government authority (Hawes) 5467
- Second road through farm (Sather) 5916
Forster, Kate
- Community work (Fleming) 6621
Fort Langley, B.C.
Fort Langley–Aldergrove constituency and area
- Changes in community (Coleman) 5766
- Schools in area (Coleman) 5553
- Schools in area, enrolment levels (Coleman) 5765
Fort St. James, B.C.
- Mining industry (Rustad) 9594-5
- Thunder on Ice snowmobile competition (Rustad) 5366-7
Fort St. John, B.C.
- Building permits (Neufeld) 5332
- Smoking room in legion, petition tabled (Neufeld) 9153
Foster care
Foundation skills assessment See Education
Four Host First Nations Secretariat
Four Sisters Housing Co-operative, Vancouver, B.C.
- Establishment and history (Kwan) 7909
Fox, Mary
Fox, Terry See Terry Fox Foundation
Francophone Education Authority See Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie- Brittanique
Frank, Cosmos Richard
Fraser Basin Council
- Report on Fraser River flood risk See Flood risk, report under Fraser River
Fraser Health Authority
- Acute care beds (Hammell) 5712
- Acute care capacity report (Abbott) 5368, 7607, 7850 (Dix) 7606-7 (James) 5368
- Beds in area facilities (Abbott) 5686 (Puchmayr) 5432, 5686
- Beds, unfunded beds (Abbott) 7608 (Dix) 7608-9
- Budget and services (Abbott) 7602-6, 8235-6 (Dix) 7602-6, 8235-6
- Budget process and fiscal management, role of Finance Ministry (Ralston) 7487-8
- Chief executive officer See also Anderson, Keith; Purchase, Keith
- Chief executive officer position (Abbott) 7603 (Dix) 7603 (Hammell) 5712
- Funding (Abbott) 7433-4, 7604-5 (Dix) 5662-4, 5685, 7433-4 (Ralston) 5429 (Thorne) 5560
- Funding, comments by former board chair and former chief executive officer See Anderson, Keith; Purchase, Keith
- Health services for seniors (Lee) 8735
- Hospitals, budget deficits (Dix) 7605-6
- Number of surgeries (Abbott) 7435, 7617 (Puchmayr) 7435
- Planning and projects (Abbott) 7850-2
- Recommendations on needs in Surrey See also Health services, 2005 capacity report under Surrey, B.C.
- Service plan, budget issues and service impacts noted See Budget and services, status above under this main heading
Fraser Institute
Fraser, Paul
- Appointment as Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner (Black) 9425 (Campbell) 9425
Fraser Port
- Merger with Port of Vancouver See Merging of Fraser and Vancouver ports under Ports
Fraser River
- Anniversary celebration for river communities See also 150th anniversary, Rivermania event under British Columbia
- Conservation of fish stocks (Gentner) 8982
- Estuary management, role of Tsawwassen First Nation (de Jong) 9004-5 (Simpson, S.) 9004-5
- First nations history (Gentner) 8981
- First nations in commercial fishery (de Jong) 8962, 8976-8, 9567-70 (Jarvis) 8976-7 (Lali) 8962, 8977-9, 9567-70
- Flood prevention and risk See also Flood prevention under Floods and floodplains
- Gravel buildup, impacts (Hawes) 5867-8
- Gravel removal (Sather) 7269
- Gravel removal, role of federal government (Hawes) 5868-9
- Lands in area, inclusion in Tsawwassen treaty See Land provisions, Fraser River parcel under Tsawwassen First Nation – Treaty, final agreement
- Port land along river (Gentner) 8025-6 (Thorpe) 8025-6
Fraser Valley See also Lower mainland
Fraser Valley Wine Tasting Festival
Fraserside Community Services Society
- Transition housing (Hayer) 5701
Freedom of information See also Information and Privacy Commissioner; Loukidelis, David
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- Administration by government (Lali) 5942
- Amendment to remove B.C. Parole Board (Farnworth) 6483 (Horgan) 6483 (Les) 6483
- Amendments (Ilich) 6922 (Lali) 5942-5
- Provisions (Abbott) 7772-3
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Special Committee to Review the
- 2004 report and recommendations (Ilich) 5951 (Lali) 5950-1
Freedom of the press
- Role in democracy (Trevena) 7432
Freegro Enterprises
- Production of plant shelters (Coons) 6151
French immersion See Curriculum
under Education
Freshwater Fisheries Society of British Columbia
Friesen, Chris
- Speech and recommendations on English-as-a-second-language training (Bond) 6740 (Kwan) 6739-43, 6745
Front Counter B.C.
Front Runner Productions Inc.
- Contracts for Vancouver Convention Centre (Hagen) 7884 (Macdonald) 7883-4
FSA See Foundation skills assessment
under Education
Fuel See also Oil and gas
- Alternative sources (Rustad) 7586 (Sultan) 7582
- Biodiesel (Bell) 5771-2 (Karagianis) 5351-3, 5387
- Biofuel, opportunities in B.C. (Lekstrom) 5352-3
- Ethanol, government initiatives (Bell) 5772
- Fuel costs (Puchmayr) 5548-9
- Gasoline prices
- Gasoline taxes
- increase (Ralston) 5959
- transfer of federal revenues to local governments See Revenue-sharing agreement for federal gasoline tax under Government – Local government
- use of revenues for transit and transportation infrastructure (Fleming) 5818 (Sultan) 7581
- Heating fuel, bioheat (Karagianis) 7126
- Hydrogen fuel cell technology, government investment (Horgan) 7340-1, 7358-60, 8120 (Neufeld) 7340-1, 7358-60, 8124
- Hydrogen fuel, research in B.C. (Les) 5667
- Hydrogen fuelling stations, hydrogen highway (Campbell) 8240 (Throne speech) 5260
- International fuel tax agreement and revenue collection See Revenue collection under Government
- Low-carbon fuel standard for passenger vehicles (Throne speech) 5260
- Service stations, worker safety regulations (Ilich) 5934 (Puchmayr) 5934
- Tax exemptions for cleaner fuels (Christensen) 5391 (Throne speech) 5260-1
Fuel Focus
- Study on gasoline prices (Neufeld) 7158
Fynn, Tara
- Mother's supportive housing case (Abbott) 5990 (Kwan) 5990