Province of British Columbia
Fourth Session, 38th Parliament – 2008
INDEX (Member entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Abbott, Hon. George (Shuswap)

As subject
candidacy in Shuswap constituency (Dix) 12688
comments on definitions in health care legislation (Simpson, S.) 11808
comments on impact of aging population on health care system (Bains) 11797 (Gentner) 11785
debate on Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008 (Conroy) 11846-7 (Cubberley) 11805 (Dix) 11678, 11680-1 (Horgan) 11736, 11738 (Krog) 11874 (Kwan) 11890 (Lali) 11849, 11851 (Ralston) 11725 (Sather) 11731 (Simpson, B.) 11895-6, 11898
discussions with Gordon Campbell re health care (Chudnovsky) 11733-5 (Horgan) 11738
position on smoking ban in automobiles carrying children (Krog) 12289
Abbotsford, hospital and cancer centre project 10154, 12685
Accidents, head and brain injuries 10003, 13081
Acure Health Corp., insurance provision, compliance with medicare legislation 13078
Ambulance service 9795, 12647-8
fees and billing system 11284, 12126, 13123-4
paramedics 9793-4, 11634, 12125, 12647, 13069-70
Anthony, Susan, experience as cancer patient needing surgery 12635
Aramark Corp., cleaning services contract 10081
Aziz, Ahmed Tariq, physician credentialling and immigration issues 12648-9
Beacon Hill Villa, conditions for residents 12855-6, 13074-5
Bowman, Cameron, surgical practice 12633-4
Brain health, brain research initiatives 10002
Breast health, mammography services in B.C. 13034, 13064-5
B.C., population, life span 10155
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
health care professionals, recruitment and supply 12646-7
health care services, mental health services in remote and rural areas 12642
B.C. Ambulance Service, funding 9794
B.C. Cancer Agency, role and responsibilities 13065
B.C. Children's Hospital, expansion and upgrades 10155
B.C. Children's Hospital Foundation, funding 10003
B.C. Legislative Internship program, interns commended 13149
B.C. Schizophrenia Society, funding 13381
Budget debate 10153-7
Burnaby
seniors, Burnaby Partners in Seniors Wellness funding 12635-6
Willingdon centre for dual-diagnosis addiction and mental health treatment 12693, 12701-2
Burns, Jonathan, contract with Health Ministry 13079-80
Campbell River, seniors care facilities, beds 10080
Canada Health Act
penalties for infractions 11950
principles 11050
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, credibility 11640
Cancer
cancer services in B.C. 10963-4
childhood cancer research 10003-4
colorectal cancer screening programs 12593-4
services and outcomes in B.C. 11638
services in B.C. 12635
Cardiac health, funding for disease prevention 10003
Cariboo South constituency and area, ambulance service 13068-71
Castlegar, paramedic services 9794
Civil service, collective agreements in 2006 12987
Coast Mental Health Foundation, funding and services 10003
Comox-Strathcona regional district, hospital board 13064
Copeman, Don, health care centres, investigation 13127-9
Cowichan Lodge, conditions 13275
Cowichan-Ladysmith constituency and area, seniors care facilities, conditions for residents 12858-9
Cynader, Max, brain research 10002-3
Dentistry, certified dental assistants 12909
Disease, musculoskeletal disease and hip health research 10003
Dix, Adrian, comments in health professions legislation debate 12122
Donald, Donna, cancer surgery case 10963
Dover House, conditions for facility residents 12851-2
Drugs, prescription drugs, patent extension by federal government 12689-90
E-Health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of Privacy) Act, debate 11179, 12153-4, 13135-40
Emergency and Health Services Commission
appointment of commission members 12126, 13123
approval procedures 13123
Employment and unemployment, job creation in B.C. 12061
Environment, environmental health hazards, regulation 12003
Food, ban on trans fat in food 11115, 12004, 12899-900
Fort St. John General Hospital, capital project plan, tabled 11291
Fraser Health Authority
acute care beds 13067
addiction services, The Cedars program 12643
addiction services, detox services in Maple Ridge and Tri-Cities area 13064
beds in area facilities 9688
beds in long-term care facilities 12661
facilities, government investment 12630
investments 12651, 13066
long-term and residential care services 10193
magnetic resonance imaging services in area facilities 13118
programs, planning and status 13067
residential care facilities, staffing levels 12850, 13072
revenue generation and co-payments 12631
services 13118
Gentner, Guy, letter to Health Minister for information on seniors care beds 12842
Golden Ears Care Society, legal issues with health benefit trust 13062-3
Golden Ears Seniors Village
care levels for seniors at facility 10192
care levels for seniors at facility, audit and public release of information 13062-3
staffing levels 13063
Gray, Mike, death 11113
Health
preventive health care and health promotion 11115, 12003-4
research, government funding 10002-4
Health, continuing and long-term care
acuity levels of patients 12853-4
assessment of care needs 12850
beds
long-term care beds 13276
number 12848, 13273-4, 13380
remediated beds 12847, 13276
care spaces, government definition 12847
facilities
changes, NDP position 13275
private facilities, NDP position 10232
regulation 10192-3, 10232-4, 12852, 12855-6
risk assessments and rating system 9808-10, 12854-5
standard of care 12850-3
standard of care during NDP administration 10232
government investment 12848-9
services, physical and recreational therapy 12853
Health, health authorities
budgets 9810, 12584-7
budgets during NDP administration 11951
communications with government 12631
government expectations 12591-2
public outreach and staffing 13130-1
service plans 12583-4, 12591
Health, health care facilities and hospitals
capital projects, investment 10154-5
cleaning services, audits 9929-30, 10080-1
closings during NDP administration 11950-1, 13118
government investment 10887, 10964, 12062
maintenance services 12629
outpatient services 13067
Health, health care funding 10156
allocation of health care costs recovered by government 12894-5
comparison with funding in other provinces 11637
funding 9809, 12587
funding as percentage of gross domestic product 11639-40, 11951-2
funding as percentage of total provincial budget 11634
funding for continuing and long-term care 12854
funding for health authorities 12585-6, 12588-9, 12592-3
health innovation fund 12636-7
Health, health care system
accountability and transparency 12988-9
beds, acute care beds, use by seniors in need of long-term care 12628-31, 12636, 12638, 13275
challenges 11952
chronic disease management 10155-6, 12063
costs 11634
costs, recovery by government in cases of third-party wrongdoing 11050-1, 11953, 11956, 12894-7
CT scan services 13034
e-health systems, contracts 13079-80
e-health systems, projects 12154
government initiatives and reforms
information-sharing 12637
initiatives and reforms 12588
primary care initiatives 12635-6
quality council and patient safety council 12638
government investment 12062
health information banks
access by health researchers 11179, 12153-4
data stewardship committee 11179, 12153
disclosure directives 12153, 13135-40
health profession advisory panels 11206, 12064, 12909-10
health professionals
accessibility 11634
credentialling and scope of practice 10157, 11206, 12063-4, 12123-4
numbers 10154
numbers in 1990s 11635-7
recruitment, Health Match initiative 12124
supply 12124
teams 11635
titles, use 12910-1, 12984
health professions, colleges
bylaw approval process 12064
changes 12063-4
changes, consultation 12906-7
disciplinary actions against members, appeals 12981
disciplinary actions against members, disclosure 11206, 12064, 12907-9, 12977-80
funding for services for victims of misconduct 12981
health human resources information 12064
interjurisdictional agreements 12976
meeting schedule 12975
members with physical, physiological or mental health issues 12906-9, 12980
powers 12974
health professions review board 11206, 12064, 12909, 12982-3
health support workers, 2002 legislation amendments, implementation of court ruling and negotiated settlement 12987-8, 13124-6
health support workers, collective agreement provisions 13124-5
human resources planning 12064
impact of aging population 10155-6, 12063-4, 12124
information, disclosure to law enforcement agencies 13126
magnetic resonance imaging services 10156, 12125, 13032-4, 13118
NDP position 11635-8, 12986
patient care quality review boards 11772, 12988-9, 13132-3
patient complaint process
process 11772, 12988-9, 13130-1
reporting 13131
role of contracting agencies 13131-2
role of Health Minister 13133
personal health information, collection, use and disclosure, privacy issues 11179, 12153-4, 12989, 13135-40
personal health information, patient access 12153
private clinics 11951, 12986
private clinics, nationalization proposal by NDP 11951-2
public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 10156, 11634, 12003, 12063, 12988
services, location and municipal zoning issues 12904
surgery
cardiac ablation 12634
post-bariatric surgery 13081
sex reassignment surgeries 12632-4
sustainability 11050, 11641, 11952
sustainability and privatization 11638
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 11050, 11634, 11899, 11950
system in B.C.
efficiency issues and improvement 12986-7
system during NDP administration 13117-8
system during NDP and B.C. Liberal Party administration 12124-5
user fees and extra billings 13128
values 11050, 11634-5
Health, public health
bedbug infestations 12696-7
government initiatives 12003-4
health hazards
court orders for removal of persons 12901
investigation and public complaints 12902-4
notification of land title office 12900
issues 12003
public health officials 12004
public health officials, delegation of powers 12902
public health officials, standards of practice for environmental health officers 12902
public health plans 12898-9
response to public health emergencies and risks 11115
response to public health emergencies and risks, emergency powers 12901
response to public health emergencies and risks, temporary quarantine facilities 12900
role and responsibilities of local and provincial governments 12898-9
Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act
NDP position 11638-9
provisions on workers' rights 13126
Health Care Costs Recovery Act
debate 11050-1, 11953, 11956, 12894-7
commencement and regulations 12897
definitions, "health care services" 12894
purpose of bill 11050-1, 11953, 12897
scope 11953
Health Ministry
2007-08 supplementary estimates debate 10000-4
estimates debate 12583-94, 12627-52, 12682-704, 12842-61, 13062-82
budget, additional funds for ministry operations 10000-4
estimates debate 13082
supplementary estimates debate 10000-1
Health Professions Act, amendments 12063-4
Health Professions (Regulatory Reform) Amendment Act, 2008
debate 11206, 12063-4, 12122-5, 12906-11, 12974-85
definitions, addition of "unethical conduct" 12976
purpose of bill 11206
purpose of bill and regulations 12910
Health Sector Partnerships Agreement Act, repeal of provisions on non-clinical services 13126
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 11283-4, 12125-6, 12535-6, 12985-8, 13123-30
debate in Legislature by NDP MLAs 12535-6
provisions on disclosure of health-related information 13126-7
purpose of bill 11283-4, 12125-6
Home care, funding 12846
Hospice and palliative care
funding and government support 12643-4
models 12643-4
Housing, rental housing, landlord-tenant issues, tenant protection for tenants with mental challenges 12904-5
Housing, residential care facilities
assisted living and residential care, NDP position 11637
assisted-living model and continuum of care 12846, 13068
food services 12852-3, 12859
government investment 9808, 10233
projects, request-for-proposal process 13074
residential and assisted-living units 10155, 11637, 12843-5, 12847-9, 13067-8
staffing levels 12849-50
Housing, supportive housing for seniors 12845-8, 13068
inSite Housing, Hospitality and Health Services Inc., contracts with health authorities 13073-4
Interior Health Authority
contract for minor surgical services 10964
facilities, maintenance services 12628-9
long-term care beds, availability and interim beds 13381-2
magnetic resonance imaging services in area facilities 13032-3
Invermere
paramedic services 9794
population and health care services 12858
James Bay Care Centre, construction of new rooms 10155
Joseph Creek Village, staffing levels 9931
Kamloops, ambulance dispatch station, replacement 13071
Karagianis, Maurine, comments in health professions legislation debate 12122
Kelowna General Hospital
orthopedic surgery wait times 10964-5
services and capital projects 10154
Kootenay area, health services, critical care transport team for West Kootenays 13071-2
Legislature
bills, second reading, debate to be relevant to bill under discussion 11841, 11843, 11846, 11848, 11850, 11852, 11872, 12051, 12058, 13329, 13424, 13497, 13499-500
language used in House
"damned" 12524
"doublespeak" 11842
withdrawal of comments 12212, 13383
withdrawal of comments requested 13500
members' conduct and debate, attendance of other members in House not to be commented on 13331
standing order 43 13500
Lodge on 4th, conditions for residents 12859
Lyme disease, diagnosis and treatment in B.C. and elsewhere 12685-7, 13075-8
Lytton, health care centre project 12645
MacKinnon, Janice, comments on cost of health care system 11640-1, 11950
McQuay, Mary, diagnosis of and treatment for Lyme disease 12686-7
Maple Ridge, seniors care facilities, rates at new facility 13064
Medical Services Commission, investigations, disclosure of information 11283-4, 12125-6, 12985-6, 13127-30
Medical Services Plan, premium assistance, waiving of ambulance fees 13123-4
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008
debate 11050, 11633-41, 11899, 11950-2
debate on bill 11951-2
Medtronic, Inc., class action lawsuit against company 11953
Mental health
beds, mental health beds 9684, 12694
facilities, community facilities 12696, 12898-9
facilities for severely mentally ill and addicted 12702-3
government policies, deinstitutionalization 12695
mental illness and addiction, beds 10156
mental illness and homelessness 12693-5
patients, discharge policy 12700-1
programs and services
assertive community treatment (ACT) teams 12700
funding 12693
government action 13381
regionalization 12695-6
services during NDP administration 9683-4
support services for severely mentally ill and addicted 12702-3
Merritt, health care beds 12645-6
Midwives, scope of practice 11634-5
Motor Vehicle (Banning Smoking When Children Present) Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12288-9
Mount Cartier Court, staffing levels 10079-80
Multiple sclerosis, employment issues for people with multiple sclerosis 13080
Naturopaths, scope of practice 11634
Nelson, ambulance service 13071, 13073
NDP
MLAs, question period topics 10233, 13380
MLAs, use of term "crisis" 12629
performance as government, action on hospital issues 10887-8
performance as government during 1990s 12061-3
policies 10965
position on issues
assisted living and residential care 11637
Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act 11638-9
health care system 11635-8, 12986
long-term care facilities 13275
private long-term care facilities 10232
research on issues 9930
Newton Regency Care Home, future of facility 12860-1
Nurses
nurse practitioners 11636-7, 12122-3
supply and training 11635-6
new training spaces 11636
recruitment 12123-4
training and scope of practice 11206, 11634
training spaces 12064, 12123
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, 2010 Legacies Now, funding 10003
Osteopaths, use of title 12911
Patient Care Quality Review Board Act
debate 11772, 12988-9, 13130-33
commencement 13132
Pharmacare program
budget 12688-9
costs in cases of third-party wrongdoing, recovery by government 12894
coverage, multiple sclerosis medication 13081
therapeutics initiative 12692-3
Pharmaceutical Task Force
membership 12690-2
report and recommendations 12691-3
Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act, amendments 12153-4
Pharmacists, scope of practice 11634, 12985
Physicians
recruitment 11206
Family Physicians for B.C. program 12124, 12640, 12646-7
foreign-trained physicians, case 12651
recruitment and training 13065
supply and training 11636
credentialling of foreign-trained physicians 12123
credentialling of foreign-trained physicians, restricted licences 11206, 12064
new training spaces 12123
residency spaces for international medical graduates 11636
Piccadilly Care Centre, residential care spaces 10155
Points of order
comments by Chuck Puchmayr 13288, 13290
comments by Gary Coons 11842
comments by Harry Lali 13331
comments by Maurine Karagianis 12118-9
comments by Nicholas Simons 13500
members to address comments to bill under debate 11841, 11843, 11846, 11848, 11850, 11852, 11872
relevance of members' comments to bill under debate 13424, 13497, 13499-500
Port Hardy, residential care project 12641
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area, Chapman-Grey watershed protection 12902-3
Prince George, cancer centre 10154-5
Princeton General Hospital, services 9931
Provincial health officer, annual report, 2006, An Ounce of Prevention Revisited: A Review of Health Promotion and Selected Outcomes for Children and Youth in B.C. Schools, tabled 10967
Provincial Health Services Authority, responsibilities and funding transfers 12592-3
Public Health Act
debate 11115, 12003-4, 12061-3, 12897-905
debate in Legislature 12061, 12063
definitions, "health impediment" 12897-8
development of bill 12003, 12905
provisions 12003-4
Ramsey, Paul, comments on health care system in B.C. 11635, 11638, 11899
Retirement Concepts Seniors Services Ltd., operations in B.C. 13063, 13074-5
Revelstoke, ambulance station 12857
Riverview Hospital, mental health facilities 12704
Roberge, Grant, death 10017
Royal Columbian Hospital
conditions 9687-8, 12507-8
conditions, government action 10888, 10962-4, 13116-7
government funding and support 10887
redevelopment and land use 12648
Royal Inland Hospital, health innovation fund pilot projects 12637
Royal Jubilee Hospital, construction project 10155
St. Mary's Hospital (New Westminster), closing, impact on Royal Columbian Hospital 10888, 13118-9
St. Paul's Hospital, future of hospital and redevelopment 12589-90
Securities industry, asset-backed commercial paper, issues for investors 13066
Seniors, independent living savings account 13072-3
Shuswap constituency and area
health care facilities, funding 10154
transportation projects 10154
Shuswap Lake General Hospital, redevelopment project 10154
Statements
Withdrawal of comments 13383
Substance abuse and addiction, prevention and treatment services, Keremeos project 12643
Sunshine Lodge, residents, transition to new facility 10080
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on B.C. legislation on health workers collective bargaining 12126, 12986-7
Surrey, seniors care facilities 12861
Surrey Memorial Hospital
construction of new facilities 10155, 12652, 12682-5
emergency services 12685
Surrey-Whalley constituency and area, mental health and addiction facilities 12899
Teachers, competence, incidents outside scope of employment 12908
Teaching Profession Act, amendments 12908
Tobacco
government initiatives for tobacco use reduction 12288-9
smoking, impact of secondhand smoke on children 12288
smoking ban in vehicles carrying children 12288-9
Tofino General Hospital, services and staffing 12644-5
Trail, ambulance service 13071, 13073
Tributes
Grant Roberge 10017
Mike Gray 11113
Ty Watson Hospice House, services and costs 12644
Union of B.C. Municipalities, position on and government consultation on Public Health Act provisions 12899, 12903
University of B.C.
Brain Research Centre 10002-3
medical program, number of students 10154
Okanagan campus (Kelowna), medical program 10154
Valley Haven Guest Home, double-bunking of care home residents 12661
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
budget and budgeting process 10000-2, 12585-6
cleaning services 10080-1
emergency services 12589-91
funding 12585-6
mental health beds 12695-6
mental health services 13381
population in service area 12588-9, 12594
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, capital project 10154
Vancouver Island
north Island
health care services 12417
hospital facilities 12638-40
physician supply and recruitment 12640
Oceanside area, emergency services and primary health care 12856-8
Vancouver Island Health Authority
mental health facilities 12697-8
recruitment of psychiatrists 12270
relationship with health professionals on north Island 12417
seniors care facilities, assessment reports and risk ratings 9808-10
Vernon, residential care beds 12628, 12630
Vernon Jubilee Hospital
capital project 10154
conditions, government action 12627-9
diagnostic and treatment facility, funding 12602-3
government investment 12627-8
Waste management, sewage and septic systems, regulation 11780, 12649-51
West Coast General Hospital, psychiatric ward closing 12270, 12641-2
Zion Park Manor, bed closings and conditions 13273-4, 13277, 13380
Austin, Robin (Skeena)

As subject
comments on Galore Creek mine (Neufeld) 12554-5
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 11172-8
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, cap-and-trade system 11342-5
Alcan Ltd., sale of power 9772
Alcohol, liquor stores, government policies for rural agency stores and private stores 13696
Aquaculture
fish farms, issues 9795, 11172-3, 11175-8
government consultation and planning 11178
industry in B.C., management and monitoring 11174-5
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
economy in northwestern B.C. 11563
employment in northwestern B.C. 9772-3
government investment 11619
highways and roads 11619
B.C. Hydro, agreement with Alcan on power purchase, B.C. Utilities Commission decision 10140, 10193-4, 10234, 10803-4
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 11343
priorities 13515-6
B.C. Utilities Commission
decision-making process 10140
role, changes 10803-4
Broughton Archipelago, fallowing of salmon farms 9795, 11176-7
Budgets, 2008-09 budget, government priorities 9867-8
Business, public-private partnerships, issues 11618-9
Campbell, Gordon, comments on Olympic Games budget and costs 13514
Cities and towns, silviculture initiatives, Trees for Tomorrow program 9775
Climate change, government action 11343
Doyle, John, letter to Speaker re audit of Olympic Games expenditures 13515
Education
education of first nations people, achievement levels 9774
foundation skills assessment, use of results 11568-9
four-day school week 9773
school districts and boards of education, special advisers, appointment process 11569
Education, funding
funding for remote and rural schools 11563-4
per-student funding 11563-4
special education and special needs
accountability 11565
student-specific funding 11570-1
targeted categories 11564-5
Education Ministry, estimates debate 11562-6, 11568-71
Energy
energy plan 10803-4
export from and import into B.C., sales and purchases 10804
independent power producers
impact on electricity rates 10803
long-term impact for B.C. 9774
promotion by B.C. Liberal Party government and impact on B.C. Hydro 10803-4
Environment, pollution from developing countries and corporations 11344-5
Europe, cap-and-trade system for emissions reduction 11343
First nations
B.C. treaty process 9773
children, services for children and families, provision by first nations authorities 9773-4
cultural traditions, role of wild salmon 10189
Fish, steelhead, conservation of stocks 11596-7
Fisheries Act (federal), amendments, impact on provincial government 11172
Fishing industry, licensing, potential U.S. bids for quota 11172
Forests and forest industry
mountain pine beetle, removal of beetle-damaged trees by homeowners 9775
workers
safety 9775-6
safety report, Forests Minister's response 9775
transition to other employment 9775
Fort St. James, impact of forest industry conditions, government support 12506
Great Bear rain forest, ecosystem-based management and potential for aquaculture 11173
Great Britain, health care system 9775
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act, debate 11342-5
Haisla First Nation, hereditary chiefs, letter re B.C. Utilities Commission hearing issue 10234
Hansen, Colin, debate on Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009 13514-5
Health care system
patient-centred funding 9775
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 9775
Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway upgrades, role of Olympic Games 13516
Income assistance, benefit amount for shelter 9774
Kitimat, city councillors' meeting with Haisla Chief Steve Wilson 10234
Klappan Valley (Sacred Headwaters)
coalbed methane development in area 11271-3, 11597
coalbed methane development in area, petition tabled 13037
Land use, ecosystem-based management, application to marine environments 11173-4
Literacy levels in B.C. 9774
Lodge, Corey, death in motorcycle accident 13157-8
Lower mainland, transportation infrastructure, government investment 11618
Mackenzie, impact of forest industry conditions, government support 12506
Montréal, Quebec, financial issues re hosting of 1976 Olympic Games 13514
Motorcycles, driver's licences, need for graduated licensing 13157-8
Northwest Community College, enrolment levels 9774
NovaGold Resources Inc., Galore Creek mine project 11273
Oil and gas, coalbed methane gas, projects, impacts and public consultation 11271-3
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 13513-6
Oral questions
Budget priorities 9867-8
Fallowing of salmon farms in Broughton Archipelago 9795
Government support for forest workers 12506
Haisla First Nation and B.C. Utilities Commission decision-making process 10140, 10193-4, 10234
Rural agency stores and government liquor retail policies 13696
Pensions, pension-bridging opportunities 9775
Petitions
coalbed methane drilling in Sacred Headwaters area 13037
Pitt River, run-of-the-river project proposal, public debate 10804
Post-secondary education, community colleges, competition with universities for students 9774
Private members' statements
Coalbed methane development in the Sacred Headwaters 11271-3
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 13157-8
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, government support 12506
Salmon
preservation, adopt-a-fry campaign 10189
value of wild salmon 10188-9
School district 82 (Coast Mountains)
enrolment levels and funding 11563-4
funding for special needs students 11564-6
need for special adviser 11569-70
school week 9773, 11563, 11570
Seniors, independent living savings account 9775
Skeena constituency and area, issues and concerns 9772-5
Skeena River
commercial and sport fisheries, management 11597
power projects in area, public input 9774
Statements by members
Wild salmon adopt-a-fry campaign 10188-9
Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee, recommendations, implementation 11176
Terrace, impact of forest industry conditions, government support 12506
Throne speech debate 9772-6
Tobacco, smoking ban in vehicles carrying children 9775
Transportation Investment Corporation, establishment 11618-9
Transportation Investment (Port Mann Twinning) Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11618-9
Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15), debate 10803-4
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13513-6
Wilson, Steve, letter to Premier on B.C. Utilities Commission hearing 10140, 10193-4, 10234

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