BC Legislature - Hansard Index (Member entries), Fourth Session, 38th Parliament

Campbell, Hon. Gordon (Vancouver–Point Grey)

As subject

accountability (James) 10273-4, 12952

accountability re lobbyist activities of Ken Dobell (Farnworth) 10558 (James) 10557-8 (Ralston) 10559

action on climate change (James) 11377

actions on legislative reforms and role of MLAs (Horgan) 11237-8

comments and position on health workers' collective agreements (Bains) 11796 (Brar) 11799 (Chouhan) 12197-8 (Dix) 12126, 12191 (Horgan) 12218 (Lali) 12213-4 (Macdonald) 12195-6 (Ralston) 12206 (Routley) 12525 (Simpson, S.) 12529, 12531

comments on issues

balanced-budget legislation (Fleming) 13700

comments to municipal association in northern B.C. (Simpson, S.) 12300-1

economic conditions (Lali) 13659

economic conditions and deficit budgets (Farnworth) 13711 (Fleming) 13698-9 (Gentner) 13613-4, 13616 (James) 13594-6 (Krog) 13601-2 (Kwan) 13706 (Ralston) 13572-4, 13718 (Wyse) 13674-5

forest industry in B.C. (Simpson, B.) 9715

government accountability (Conroy) 10527, 10746 (Coons) 10276

health care system (Coons) 11840

investigation of government officials by special prosecutor (Karagianis) 10638

mental health services (Polak) 10115

Olympic Games budget and costs (Austin) 13514 (James) 13419 (Routley) 13521 (Wyse) 13433

role of Premier's office in review of documents (de Jong) 10013-4 (James) 12913-4, 12952 (Krog) 9933-4, 10024, 12094, 12415-6 (Ralston) 12094, 12416 (Speaker) 10073-4

statements during 2001 election and subsequent actions (Brar) 12532-3

statements while in opposition on government advertising (Fleming) 13184 (Horgan) 13185 (Ralston) 13184

transit ridership targets (Simpson, S.) 12438

conviction for impaired driving (Horgan) 12218-9

knowledge of Olympic athletes village financing issues (Brar) 13501 (Horgan) 13485

leadership (McIntyre) 9647

meetings with Graham Bruce 12958-60 (James) 12958-60

meetings with Prime Minister Stephen Harper 12962 (James) 12962

participation in Conversation on Health (Chouhan) 11871 (Chudnovsky) 11732-3 (Puchmayr) 11794

position on issues

climate change (James) 13019

collective agreements See also comments and position on health workers' collective agreements above under this main heading

(Chudnovsky) 12203-4

conduct of cabinet ministers (Macdonald) 13564, 13589

first nations issues (Farnworth) 10021-2

Representative for Children and Youth budget (James) 12933

special prosecutor report on investigation into Ken Dobell's lobbyist registration (James) 12921-2

sustainability of health care system (Coons) 11839-40 (Dix) 11642-4, 11674, 11676

third-party election advertising (Ralston) 11969

potential calling as witness at Basi-Virk court case (Farnworth) 10437 (Oppal) 10437

potential conflict of interest re donations to B.C. Liberal Party (Gentner) 10069 (Hawes) 10069

potential conflict of interest re Terra Energy shares and order-in-council (de Jong) 12968-70 (Gentner) 12968 (Horgan) 12969-70 (Krog) 12968-9

response to current issues in B.C. (Fraser) 13639 (Lali) 13658

response to Peace River residents' concerns re sour gas well (Gentner) 11397

role in government (Bains) 11796-7 (Brar) 11799-800 (Coons) 11840 (Routley) 11887

trust issue (Macdonald) 11712-3

B.C. Liberal Party government, Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust, government comment on issues 12913-5

B.C. Lottery Corporation, management of casinos, handling and reporting of financial transactions 12926-7, 12930

B.C. Utilities Commission, decision-making process 10194

Brooks, Michael, lobbyist activities and meetings with government officials 12924

Bruce, Graham

meetings with Premier Gordon Campbell and cabinet ministers 12958-60

potential conflict of interest in work for Cowichan Tribes treaty committee 12958-61

Burma/Myanmar, cyclone in southern delta area 12261

Cabinet's Committee for Climate Action

presentations to committee and public release of presenter list 13023

role 13019-20, 13022

Carbon, carbon-neutral initiatives, public sector initiatives 13025-6

Carson, Frank, death 11369

China, earthquake in Sichuan province 12261

Clarke family, death of children, government support for mother and community 11118

Climate change

climate action secretariat 13019-25

government action 13023-4

Coleman, Rich, performance as Forests and Range Minister 12415

Collinson, Dempsey, death 10133

Conflict of interest, complaint process 12961

Corrections system, facilities, NDP position on proposed facility 13587

Cranbrook, helicopter accident 12407

Crime and criminals

gang crime, government action 13586-9

legislation, federal NDP position 13587, 13589

Dobell, Ken

lobbyist activities

investigation by Information and Privacy Commissioner 12917-8

investigation by special prosecutor and court proceedings 12916-8, 12922-3

investigation by special prosecutor and report 12921-2

lobbyist registration 12918

remuneration for government work 13017

role in disclosure of documents as Deputy Minister to Premier 12915

work for government on coastal forest action plan 13016-7

Economy, current and projected conditions, government and opposition response 13186-7

Edroff, Jeneece, fundraising activities 9731

Education

education of first nations people, government support 10021

school districts and boards of education, carbon neutrality 13025

Finance and Government Services Committee, review of statutory officers, consideration of Representative for Children and Youth budget 12932-5

First nations

consultation by government on land and resources 13018

economic development 10194

new relationship with government 10021

Forests and forest industry

coastal forest industry, coastal forest action plan 13016-7

conditions in industry, government action 12413, 12963, 13013

export of raw logs 12413

first nations involvement in industry, consultation by government 13014

issues, public consultation 13016

regulatory review 13013-5

removal of private lands from tree farm licences 13017-8

softwood lumber agreement with U.S., relationship with forest worker transition programs 13011

tenure system, reform 13015-6

workers

government support 13005

transition programs 12963-4, 13005

transition programs, eligibility 13006

transition programs, funding 12962-4, 13005, 13007-8

Freedom of information, requests for information, process 12928-30

Government

communications, e-mail records 12955

local government, carbon neutrality 13025

Hagen, Stan, death 13555

Haisla First Nation, economic development, government role 10194

Hayden, Dana, work as temporary chief executive officer of B.C. Lottery Corporation 12926-7

Holocaust, remembrance 11941

Jacobs, Lena, death 9981

Justice system, bail process, call for review 13589

Kieran, Brian, communications re Paul Taylor 12957

Land use, land use planning 13018

Legislature, committee system, appointment of select standing committees 9629-30

Lobbyists

legislation, Attorney General responsibility 12926

registry, complaints 12924-5

registry, compliance and number of registrants 12923-4

Lobbyists Registration Act, review of provisions 12923-5

Members' Conflict of Interest Act, recommendations for improvement 12958

M.K. Jaccard and Associates, government contracts 13021

NDP, position on corrections facilities 13587

NDP of Canada, position on federal crime legislation 13587, 13589

North American Indigenous Games, 2008 games in Cowichan 12959-60

Police and policing, additional police officers 13586

Premier's Office

estimates debate 12912-35, 12952-64, 13005-26

communications with MLAs and select standing committee members 12931-4

handling and review of privileged documents 12914-5

issues management team and process 12929-31

relationship with lobbyists and role in lobbyist registration compliance 12916-20, 12925-6, 13026

role and responsibilities, awareness of alleged illegal activities in casinos 12928-30

role and responsibilities, enforcement of conduct and conflict-of-interest rules 12957-8, 12960-1

staff 12912

PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., administration of forest community transition programs 13008-10

Representative for Children and Youth

budget 12932-5

establishment 12932

independence 12931-4

relationship with ministries and select standing committees 12931-2

Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities

definition 13010

government support 13006-10

government support, eligibility and criteria 13010-1

Statements

Anti-Bullying Day 10017

Battle of Vimy Ridge 11113

Deaths in Cranbrook helicopter accident 12407

Holocaust Memorial Day 11941

Natural disasters in Asia 12261

Taylor, Paul, actions re lobbyists while Deputy Finance Minister, review

review and public release of report 12952-5

terms of reference 12596-7, 12954

Tributes

Dempsey Collinson 10133

Frank Carson 11369

Jeneece Edroff 9731

Lena Jacobs 9981

Stan Hagen 13555

Vimy Ridge, battle 11113

Violence, bullying, prevention 10017

Workers in B.C.

government recognition campaign 13186

government support 13187

Working Roundtable on Forestry

consultation process 13012-3

meetings with first nations 13012

reports 13015

role 13011-2

Cantelon, Ron (Nanaimo-Parksville)

As subject

comments on salmon fishery and fish farms (Fraser) 10890

letter as Chair of Children and Youth Committee to Representative for Children and Youth (Christensen) 11057 (Krog) 11057 (Simons) 11056-7

Bamfield, road to area 9721

B.C., francophone heritage 10431

B.C. Liberal Party government

financial management 10110-1

philosophy and policies 9639

position on child care 10334

B.C. Trappers Association, work of organization 10885

Budget debate 10110-4

Business climate 9644

Carbon tax, climate action dividend, NDP position 10112

Children

child care

B.C. Liberal Party position 10334

child care providers, corporations 10334

NDP position 10334

workers 9913

early childhood development, early learning and child care, government initiatives 9913-4

early childhood development, StrongStart B.C. initiative 9643-4

special needs children, programs and services 10326-7

Children and Youth Committee

first report for fourth session of 38th parliament presented 12662

role 10326-7

work of committee 12662

Disabled and handicapped persons, employment of disabled workers 10719-20

Drugs, prescription drugs, renewal of prescriptions 9643

Education

funding 10113

kindergarten 9644

school playgrounds, funding distribution 11931

Energy, conservation initiatives 9642

Environment, government initiatives 9642

Fershau, Jonathan, work as legislative committees researcher 12662

Film industry, tax credits 10112

Fires and firefighters, exposure of firefighters to toxins and compensation for cancer 12966

First nations, new relationship with government 9640-1

Forests and forest industry

coastal forest industry 9640

forest roads, government action on safety issues 9721

softwood lumber agreement with U.S., NDP position 9727-8

Health care

funding 10112

public health, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, initiatives 11931

public health, healthy lifestyle and physical fitness of children and youth, organized and unorganized activities 11931

system

government initiatives 9643

service delivery 9642-3

sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 9643

Homeowner grant, eligibility threshold 10112

Housing

housing endowment fund 10112

residential care facilities, conditions 10295

residential care facilities, conditions, complaint process 11599-600

Hunting, trapping in B.C. 10885

Income tax, reductions 10113

Industry, school tax reduction 10113

Infrastructure, federal-provincial grants 10113

Johnstone, Diana, volunteer accomplishments and community work 12815

Journée de la Francophonie 10431

Lantzville, sewer and water system 9640

Legislature

Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in two sections 10295

opposition, questions to government 10295

Little Ferns Early Learning Centre, child care operations 10334

Lutheran Camp Concordia (1992) Society (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2008, debate 11705, 12469

Lutheran Camp Concordia Society Corporation, reinstatement 12469

Malaspina University College

first nations initiatives and programs 9640-1

nurse graduates 10113

operations and programs 9641

Mental health, facilities for severely mentally ill and addicted 9643

Motions

benefits of 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, debate 12877

commercialization of child care, debate 10334

Committee of Supply to sit in two sections, debate 10295

seniors representative for B.C., debate 11598-600

softwood lumber agreement, debate 9727-8

Nanaimo

building projects 9639

composting and waste reduction initiatives 9642, 10111

economy 9639

housing, social housing 10112

literacy, Raise-a-Reader program 10075-6

outreach program for homeless 9643

seniors care facilities in area 11599

social housing 9643

StrongStart facilities 10112

Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd., Harmac mill operations, new management and investment 13377

Nanaimo regional district, power production from waste methane capture 9642

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, facilities 10113

Nanaimo Seniors Village, conditions, complaint process 11599

Nanaimo Sports Achievement Awards, award winners 9806-7

Nanaimo-Parksville constituency and area

health facilities and services 9644

programs and services for children and families, Building Learning Together program 9644

NDP, position on issues

child care 10334

climate action dividend 10112

softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 9727-8

North American Occupational Safety and Health Week 12184

Nurses, training 10113

Occupational health and safety, workplace safety, awareness 12184

Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, benefits and opportunities 12877

Parksville, industries in area 9639-40

Penticton ValleyFirst Vees, hockey championship 11440

Personal Information Protection Act Review Special Committee

report for fourth session of 38th parliament, recommendations 11529

report for fourth session of 38th parliament presented 11529

Physicians, supply and training

government support 9643

recruitment for rural areas 10113-4

Playgrounds, availability and funding 11931

Property transfer tax, exemption threshold for first-time homebuyers 10112

Seniors

independent living savings account 9643

physical activity, seniors activity parks 9643

Snuneymuxw First Nation, economic development 9640-1

Statements by members

Diana Johnstone 12815

Health risks for firefighters 12966

Journée de la Francophonie 10431

Michelle Stillwell and employment of disabled persons 10719-20

Nanaimo Forest Products 13377

Nanaimo Sports Achievement Awards 9806-7

North American Occupational Safety and Health Week 12184

Raise-a-Reader campaign in Nanaimo 10075-6

Stillwell, Michelle

achievements in wheelchair sports 12813

athletic accomplishments and advocacy for disabled persons 10719-20

Throne speech debate 9639-45

Tributes

Michelle Stillwell 12813

Penticton ValleyFirst Vees 11440

Vancouver Island Raiders 13269-70

Vancouver Island, community benefits from Olympic Games 12877

Vancouver Island Health Authority, seniors care facilities, complaint process 11599-600

Vancouver Island Raiders, football championship 13269-70

Waste management, landfills, methane capture and power generation 9642

Yim, Megan, receipt of sports achievement award 9807

Chong, Hon. Ida (Oak Bay–Gordon Head)

As subject

handling of release of integrated resource management report 11820-3 (Fleming) 11821-2 (Karagianis) 11819-20

position on tree farm licence land removals (Horgan) 11289

Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, government initiatives 9897-8

Alberni-Qualicum constituency and area, communities in area, impact of carbon tax and participation in climate action charter 11835

Baird, Patricia, work with government on seniors programs and services 11766-9

Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13596-600

B.C., 150th anniversary 9896-7

Spirit Squares program 9898

B.C. Liberal Party government

accomplishments and goals 13599

budgets and throne speeches, themes 9896

position on deficit budgets 13596

Budget debate 9894-9

Budgets

balanced budgets, legislation during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 13596-8

deficit budgets, B.C. Liberal Party position 13596

Business, small business tax reductions since 2001 13597-8

Butlin, Ron, volunteer work 12500

Capital regional district

bylaw to downzone lands removed from tree farm licences 11289-90

participation in integrated resource management study and access to report 11819-22

regional growth strategy 11828

Carbon tax 9896-7

climate action dividend 9896

impact on communities and local government 11824-5, 11835

NDP position 9897

Civil service

employees 11759

employees, reference to as "technocrats" by John Horgan 9894-5

Climate change

action on climate change, local government 11823-5

B.C. climate action charter, participation by local government 11823-4, 11835, 12296, 12370

Colwood, residential septic systems, regulatory issues 11817-8

Communities

green community design and development 9898, 11341, 11815, 12296, 12370-1

green community design and development, LocalMotion fund 12371

impact from industry changes, transition planning 11825-6

small communities, government grants 11815-6

Community Charter, amendments re municipal elections 10506

Community Services Ministry

estimates debate 11759-70, 11810-36

advertising and publications 11760

estimates debate, members and staff thanked 11835-6

goals and responsibilities 11759

role

B.C. treaty process 11813-4

Greater Victoria sewage treatment project 11818-9

seniors issues 11764-9

zoning issues re private forest lands 11829-30

Comox-Strathcona regional district, restructuring by provincial government 11769, 11817

Construction industry, phased development projects 12746

Coquitlam

David/Pathan Avenue project 11833

participation in survey on municipal elections 10459

Cowichan Valley regional district, governance study on electoral areas 11827-8

Credit rating, B.C. rating 9896

Cycling infrastructure investment 9898

Economy

current and past conditions 9895-6

current and past conditions, government response 13598-600

Elections

campaign financing, anonymous donations 10460-1

municipal elections

anonymous donations 10457

application of campaign financing rules to campaign organizers 10455, 10494, 10504

availability of election materials 10497, 10506

availability of voters list 10359

campaign financing, disclosure 10359, 10369, 10494-7

campaign spending limits 10493, 10502

candidate guides 11831-2

legislative amendments 10187, 10359-60, 10368-9

legislative amendments, consultation and survey 10456-60, 10493, 10504-5

legislative amendments, need for consultation 10500-1

local election officials 10368

provision of contact information to chief electoral officer 10455, 10498-9

voting by non-resident property owners 10454, 10498

voting opportunities 10359

voter privacy 10359

Elk Valley, tax-sharing agreement in area 10187, 10360

Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13596-600

First nations, treaty negotiations, role of local government 11813-5

Forests and forest industry, removal of private lands from tree farm licences 11829-31

Government, bylaw approval process, role of ministers 11289-90

Government, local government

carbon neutrality 11341, 12296

development agreements, phased development agreements between local government and developers 12746

development permit areas, changes 12296

grants from provincial government 9898, 11815-6, 12370-1

green design and planning, requirements 11341, 12296, 12369-71, 12744-5

green design initiatives 9897-8

improvement districts, legislative amendments 10507

legislation, consultation with Union of B.C. Municipalities 10359, 10368

powers and responsibilities, legislation 11811, 11833

provincial-municipal relations 11811

regional growth strategies, changes 12744

regional growth strategies, public hearings 12744

restructuring by provincial government 11817

revenues

allocation of traffic fine revenues to local governments 11815-6

funding from federal government for public transit and infrastructure 11815

gas tax revenues 12371

sources 12370-1

school site acquisition charges 12747

staff 11759

use of off-street parking fund revenues for alternative transportation infrastructure 12296, 12742

Housing

affordable housing, small-unit housing incentives 12296, 12742-3, 12747

supportive housing, government responsibility for zoning designation 11813

Infrastructure, investment in projects 9898

James, Carole, comments on changes to balanced-budget legislation 13596

Jumbo Glacier resort, issues, ministerial responsibility 11832

Ka:'yu:'k't'h'-Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nation, involvement with regional districts 11770

Ladysmith, Spirit Square project 11833-5

Land use, development cost charges, changes 12296, 12370, 12742-3, 12746-7

Lee, Don, death 12881-2

Local Government Act, amendments 10507

Local Government (Green Communities) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11341, 12296, 12369-71, 12742-7

Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2008

debate 10187, 10359-60, 10367-9, 10454-62, 10493-507

provisions on candidate disclosure of campaign financing 11831-2

transitional provisions 10507

Macdonald, Norm, comments on changes to balanced-budget legislation 13599

Malahat–Juan de Fuca constituency and area, Mill Bay area, incorporation initiative 11827-8

MLAs, service in local government 10368

Metro Vancouver, green zone and agricultural land reserve areas, regulation of boundaries 11810-1

Nanaimo, government support 12371

NDP

performance as government during 1990s 13599-600

position on carbon tax 9897

Partnerships B.C.

mandate to review capital projects in B.C. 11818-9

role, Greater Victoria sewage treatment project 11818-9

Police and policing, funding for police services, allocation of traffic fine revenues to municipal police and crime prevention services 12371

Politics and politicians

commitment requirement for elected local government candidates 10359, 10498

regulation of political groupings and parties 10369

Port Alice, marina project, funding 11770

Premier's Office, role in Greater Victoria sewage treatment project 11818

Public debt, current levels and paydown of debt 13598

Public Service Benefit Plan Act, annual report for year ending March 31, 2007, tabled 10142

Regional districts

grants from provincial government 11815-6

inclusion in Community Charter legislation 11811-2

Resorts, resort communities, government grants 11816

Royal Jubilee Hospital, construction project 9898, 13597

Saltspring Women Opposed to Violence and Abuse, Respectful Relationships program 11762

School Act, amendments re municipal elections 10497

Seniors

advocate 11766

housing, accessible secondary suites 11769

physical activity, seniors activity parks 11768

programs and services, seniors guide 11760, 11765

programs and services, seniors help line 11765-6

Spraggs, Diane, concerns re David/Pathan Avenue project in Coquitlam 11833

Taxation, tax reductions during B.C. Liberal Party administration 13597

Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 12743, 12745-6

Transit services, buses, new buses 9898-9

Transition houses, funding 11760-1

Tributes

Don Lee 12881-2

Ron Butlin 12500

Union of B.C. Municipalities

meetings, attendance by Community Services Minister 12370

programs, community-to-community forums 11813-4

Vancouver Charter, amendments re municipal elections 10461, 10497-8, 10501-3, 10505-6

Vancouver Island

East Sooke–Metchosin area, boundary restructuring 11826-7

South Island, projects, funding 9898-9

Victoria, sewage treatment project 11818-23

Victoria General Hospital, expansion project 13597

Violence

family violence, programs and services for women and children 11212-3, 11759-61, 11763

family violence, report recommendations on family violence 11764

violence against women

outreach and multicultural outreach services 11760, 11763

prevention, programs and services 11760-2

services for abused women and children 11760, 11763

Waste management, integrated resource management, government study 11819-23

Welfare, social programs and services, funding 9899

Women

employment, mentoring program 11760

women's centres, funding 11763-4

Chouhan, Raj (Burnaby-Edmonds)

As subject

concerns raised to Children and Family Development Minister re constituent and Community Living B.C. 12309 (Christensen) 12309, 12399 (Simons) 12399

family experience with health care system 11872-3

Agriculture workers

deaths 10741-2

employment standards and safety, complaints 10468

employment standards and safety, government action 10741-3

seasonal and guest workers, Mexican farmworker program 10742

transportation regulations and vehicle inspections 10742

vehicle accident near Sumas 10287, 10468

wages 10468

Anthony, Susan, experience as cancer patient needing surgery 12635

Asian Canadians, Filipinos, violence against Filipino women in Canada 13208-9

Attorney General Ministry

estimates debate 12235-7, 12239-41

business plan, multiculturalism initiatives 12237

cross-ministry initiatives, programs for immigrant children and families 12309

B.C. Human Rights Coalition, funding 12241

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, operations 12241

B.C. Liberal Party government

budgets and throne speeches, content 9849

policies, impact on health care system 12993, 12995

trust issue 11872

Budget debate 9849-51

Budgets, 2008-09 budget, government priorities 9849-51

Burnaby

affordable housing 9849

ambulance and health services 9851

city council recommendations on Evergreen transit line 10763

homelessness task force 12183-4

seniors wellness program funding 12635, 12994

seniors wellness program funding, petition tabled 11447

Women of the World event for information on programs and services for women 11117

Burnaby Children's Centres Society, work of organization 11442-3

Burnaby-Edmonds constituency and area

constituents' concerns re Olympic Games finances 13493-4

issues and concerns 9849

Campbell, Gordon

comments and position on health workers' collective agreements 12197-8

participation in Conversation on Health 11871

Carbon tax, impact on low- and middle-income earners 9849-50

Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 12309

Consumers, costs and user fees 9850

Discrimination and racism, B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru

B.C. government apology 12790-1, 12798

call for government apology and establishment of memorial 12254

role of government leadership and policies 12790-1

Employment and unemployment, employment standards

complaint system 10742

complaints by foreign workers 10468

Employment Standards Act, amendments 10741-2

Energy, solar power companies, tax incentives 12730-1

Environment Ministry, estimates debate 12730-1

Ferries and ferry services, fares, fare increases 9850

Fraser Health Authority, addiction services, The Cedars program 12636

The Guardian, interview with Gordon Campbell prior to 2001 election 12197-8

Guru Ravidass, life and philosophy 9927

Health, continuing and long-term care beds 11872

Health, health care facilities and hospitals

cleaning services, privatization and service standards 12198-9

current conditions 11873, 12993-5

Health, health care system

accessibility of services, "reasonable access" 11872-3

health support workers

2002 legislation 12198-9

collective agreement 12198

legislated collective agreement 11874

value of work 12198

patient complaint process 12995

public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 11871

public system, public support 11871

sustainability 11873

sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 11871, 11873

Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act, impact on workers 11872-4

Health Ministry, estimates debate 12635-6

Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12197-9

Hospital Employees Union, membership 12198

Human rights, government support 9850

Immigration

immigrants to B.C., education and employment issues 12240

immigrants to B.C., income and poverty issues 9850

programs and services for immigrants to B.C. 12239-40

services for children and families 12309

settlement programs and services 12235-6

tendering process for service providers 12236-7

Labour and Citizens' Services Ministry, estimates debate 10468

Labour and Citizens' Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10741-3

L'Arche Foundation of Greater Vancouver, funding 13119

Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre, assessment services 12309

Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11871-4

Motions

Komagata Maru (Motion 55), debate 12254

Komagata Maru (Motion 62), debate 12790-1, 12798

Nurses, supply 11873

Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 13494-5

Oral questions

Funding for L'Arche Foundation in Burnaby 13119

Government action on farmworker safety 10287

Patient Care Quality Review Board Act, debate 12993-5

Petitions

affordable public transportation 12974

Burnaby Partners in Seniors Wellness, funding 11447

Philippine Women Centre of B.C., fashion event for awareness of violence against Filipino women 13208-9

Royal Columbian Hospital, conditions, cases 12993-4

South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Evergreen line 10763

Statements by members

Burnaby Children's Centres Society 11442-3

Burnaby Task Force on Homelessness 12183-4

Guru Ravidass 9927

Tzu Chi Foundation 12735

Violence against Filipino women 13208-9

Women of the World event 11117

Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on B.C. legislation on health workers collective bargaining 12199

Surrey Memorial Hospital, cleanliness 11873

Transit services, affordability, petition tabled 12974

Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 10763

Tzu Chi Foundation, activities 12735

Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009

debate 13493-5

debate in Legislature 13493-5

Workers

right to collective bargaining 12199

rights 9850-1

Christensen, Hon. Tom (Okanagan-Vernon)

Attorney General Ministry, cross-ministry initiatives, programs for immigrant children and families 12309

Auditor General, report on aboriginal child protection services 12032-3

Autism

intervention and treatment services 9984, 10096, 12387-93

parents of autistic children, issues and concerns 12391-2

parents of autistic children, meetings with government officials 12387-9

research 10096, 12388-9

Automobiles, hybrid vehicles, government fleet 9752

Bountiful, issues and potential legal charges, government support for women and children 11213

B.C., child protection system in northern B.C. 11443-5

Budget debate 10094-8

Cantelon, Ron, letter as Chair of Children and Youth Committee to Representative for Children and Youth 11057

Carbon tax 10094

climate action dividend, NDP position 10094

Caring for First Nations Children Society, funding 12317

Children

child care subsidy, eligibility 10094

child deaths, investigation 11528

child protection legislation 12311

child protection review, implementation of recommendations 12313

child protection system

caseload 12307-8

collaborative and investigative approaches 12302-3, 12306-7

family development response model 12310

system in B.C. during B.C. Liberal Party administration 11443-5, 11527, 11945-7

child protection workers

classification and number 12305-6

family development response workers 12305-6

support for first nations workers 12317-8

workload 11443-5, 11527

children at risk, role of poverty and social conditions 12313

children in government care, number 12303-4, 12308

children in government care, temporary placements in hotel accommodation 12304

early learning and literacy, government initiatives 9752-3

programs and services for children and families 9753

government action 13318

service agencies, government contracts and funding 12305

service delivery, responsibility 12398

sexual abuse intervention program, funding 9738, 12302

special needs children

cross-ministry framework 9754, 10096, 12302, 12390

family respite programs 11780, 12393-8

funding for programs and services 9754, 10096, 13320

program and service delivery 12393, 13319

programs and services 9984-6, 13317-8

wait-lists for services 13319

Children and Family Development Ministry

estimates debate 12302-19, 12386-404

accomplishments and goals 12302-3

action plan 12310-1, 12313, 12315

autism funding unit 12391-3

budget 10095-6, 11946

community and regional offices 12305

cross-ministry work 12302, 12390-1

information management system 12307-9

policy directives 12311

regional decision-making 9753-4

relationship with first nations 9754

staffing levels 10098, 12386-7, 12392-3

strength-based approach 9753, 12311

Chouhan, Raj, concerns raised to Children and Family Development minister re constituent and Community Living B.C. 12309, 12399

Clarke family, death of children, investigation 11528

Climate change, action on climate change, B.C. role 9752

Community Living B.C.

caseload planning 12401-2

community councils 12404

eligibility for services, age- and needs-based criteria 12402-3

eligibility for services, IQ test 12403

eligibility for services based on IQ test 9986

funding 12404

funding and services 10096

relationship with Children and Family Development Ministry 12393, 12398

wait-list for services 12399-401

Corner House, closing of facility 10235, 12393-8

Corrections system, youth corrections facilities, child welfare issues 12319

Disabled and handicapped persons

community living services 9984, 9987, 12394-400

demand for services 12401-3

individualized plans for respite services 10235-6, 11780

residential programs and services 12400-1

respite services 12973

respite services, client numbers and wait-lists 12394, 12396, 12398

respite services, funding and service delivery models 12393-6

services for persons 19 and older

employment of disabled workers, government initiatives 12399

support after age 19, government action 12403-4

Education

Friends program for anxiety and depression prevention 10097

funding for services to autistic students 12388-91

school buses, environmentally friendly buses 9752

Energy

conservation initiatives 9752

independent power producers, NDP position 9750-1

Families

family members raising relatives' children, government support 12312

grandparents raising grandchildren, legal research project 12312

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

government plan 12302

key worker program 10097

prevention and services, funding 10097

First nations

children, regional aboriginal authorities

establishment process 10097-8, 11866-9

establishment process and first nations role 12314-7

funding 12314

legislation 12314, 12316-8

NDP position 11866-7

children, services for children and families

2002 memorandum of understanding between first nations and government 12313-4, 12316

child protection services 12032-4

delegated aboriginal agencies 12315, 12318-9, 13319-20

federal funding and prevention initiatives 12313-4

government strategy 12315

interim aboriginal authorities 9754

joint aboriginal management committee 12314

number in government care 12303, 12313

number in government care and recurrence of abuse 12033

policy principle re federal-provincial jurisdictional issues 9754, 13278, 13590

provision by first nations organizations 12032-3

housing, conditions of on-reserve housing 13590

issues, government action 12032

Kelowna accord with federal and provincial governments 12313

Foster care

Child in the Home of a Relative program 11945-8, 12311

foster homes in ethnic communities 12304

foster parents, number and recruitment 12304-5

resource workers 12305

Government, ministers' meeting opportunities with communities 10270

Health care

funding 10095

research, government funding 10095

system, sustainability 9751

Homelessness, government action 10095

Housing

social and subsidized housing, rental assistance program 10094-5

temporary housing and shelters, 24-hour access 10095

Immigration, programs and services for immigrants to B.C., services for children and families 12309

Income, low-income families, government support 10094-5

Income tax, rates for low-income earners 10094

Information and Privacy Commissioner, role in information-sharing agreements 13046

Justice for Girls, role as advocates for young offenders 12319

Kyler, Kathleen, concerns re autism funding unit services 12392

L'Arche Foundation of Greater Vancouver, funding 13119

Lee family, deaths, investigation 11528

Legislature

bills, second reading, debate to be relevant to bill under discussion 13616

Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in two sections 10269-71

estimates process, debate 10271

proceedings, recording and televising 10271

question period, role 10270

Lower mainland, child protection services, foster homes 12304

Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre, assessment services 12309

Mary Manning Centre, services and government funding 9738

MLAs, role 10270

Mental health, child and youth mental health plan 10097, 12302

Motions

Committee of Supply to sit in two sections, debate 10269-71

NDP, position on issues

climate action dividend 10094

regional aboriginal authorities for child and family services 11866-7

Nurses, supply and training 9751, 10095

Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, venues, readiness 9752

Pharmacare program, Fair Pharmacare program 10094

Physicians, supply and training 9751, 10095

Port Hardy, Tsulquate first nations reserve, housing conditions 13590

Post-secondary education, student financial assistance program for civil service employees 12318

Prince George, child protection case 11945

Representative for Children and Youth

independence 11056

investigation of child deaths 11528

relationship with Children and Family Development Ministry 11057

reports

child deaths in northern B.C. 11443-5, 11527

services for special needs children and youth 9984

services for special needs children and youth, implementation of recommendations 13318-9

Routley, Doug, meeting with Children and Family Development Minister re autism services funding 12389

Seniors housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 10094

Social workers

board of registration 12890

B.C. college of social workers

bylaws 13044-5

establishment and role 11609-10, 12890-1

handling of social worker misconduct 13047-9

information-sharing agreements with other jurisdictions 13045-6, 13049

registration system 13044, 13046-7

relationship with government 13044-6

role in social worker education 13044

classification 13044

integrated case management project 11444, 12303, 12307-8

integrated case management project, capital project plan, tabled 10892

integrated case management project, coordination with delegated aboriginal agencies 12308-9

legislation, government consultation with social workers 12890-1

legislation, models elsewhere 13044

number and recruitment 12309-10

recruitment and training of first nations workers 10098

regulation 12890-1, 13045-6

Social Workers Act

debate 11609-10, 12890-1, 13044-9

definitions, "prescribed person" 13044, 13047

purpose of bill 11609-10, 12890-1

Throne speech debate 9750-5

Tributes

World women's curling championship in Vernon 10718

Vancouver Island, first nations, relationship with provincial government 12314

Vernon

hospice facility, funding 9751, 10095

hosting of sports events 9752

Vernon Jubilee Hospital, diagnostic and treatment facility, funding 9751, 10095

Welfare, social programs and services, government initiatives 10094-5

Woodlands School, compensation for former residents of school, government action 12404

World Women's Curling Championship

2008 championship in Vernon 9752

2008 championship in Vernon and Team Canada victory 10718

Chudnovsky, David (Vancouver-Kensington)

As subject

experience assisting homeless to vote 11973

role and work as opposition critic for homelessness and mental health issues 10040-3 (Bloy) 10044

Abbott, George, discussions with Gordon Campbell re health care 11733-5

Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, automobiles 12444-5

B.C. Court of Appeal, comments on mental health and addictions services 10116

B.C. Liberal Party government

centralization initiatives 13339

deregulation initiatives 13336-7

privatization initiatives 13336-7

B.C. Place Stadium, roof status 12819

B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund, facility project 12151

Budget debate 10040-4

Budgets, 2008-09 budget, government priorities 10040, 10043-4

Burnaby, Willingdon centre for dual-diagnosis addiction and mental health treatment 12701-2

California, vehicle emissions standards, report 12444

Campbell, Gordon

participation in Conversation on Health 11732-3

position on issues, collective agreements 12204

Carl Rooms, purchase and renovation by government 12136-7

Children

child care, government funding and support 11924

child care, range of services 11924

early childhood development, StrongStart B.C. initiative 11924

Coleman, Rich, knowledge of homelessness issue 9911

Covenant House Vancouver, expansion project 12151

Cranbrook, homelessness 10043

Dhamrait, Jaswant, loss of employment at Burnaby Hospital 12204-5

Dobell, Ken, lobbyist activities with provincial government and public agencies, call for suspension 10345

Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13311, 13336-40

Economy

economic plan for province 13336-40

global economy, current conditions 13336-7

Education

foundation skills assessment, participation rate 11490-1

foundation skills assessment, technical issues with 2008 test 11488-90

school closings 11580

school districts and boards of education, sale of school lands and assets, role in capital funding 11581-4

schools, seismic upgrades 13339

schools, use of buildings and land

determination as surplus 11583-4

process after school closing 11491

valuation of surplus property 11580-1

Education Ministry, estimates debate 11488-91, 11580-4

Election Amendment Act, 2008

debate 11972-5, 12947-8

content of bill 11972

Elections

advertising, limits on third-party spending 11974-5

voter identification requirements, impact on homeless and transient population 11972-5, 12947-8

Financial services industry, tax reduction 10040

Forests and Range Ministry

estimates debate 12130-46, 12148-52

estimates debate 10304-05

housing component, budget 12134-5

housing component, letter containing definition of homelessness 12132-3

Government

accountability 10206-7

local government financing process, role of municipal taxation 13339

ministers, accountability for meeting budget estimates 10206-7

Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Vehicle Emissions Standards) Act

debate 12443-5

purpose of bill and regulations 12443

Hagen, Stan, knowledge of B.C. Place roof deflation alert 12819

Health, continuing and long-term care beds 11735

Health, health care facilities and hospitals, cleaning services, privatization and service standards 11734

Health, health care system

emergency services 11734-5

health support workers, 2002 legislation 12202-5

private corporations 11736

privatization 11735-6

public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 11732-3

public system, public support 11732-3, 11735

sustainability 11733-5

workers, morale 12205

workers, wage reduction 12205

Health, public health

bedbug infestations 12693, 12696-7

government initiatives 12012

public health plans 12012-3

Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act, impact on workers 11734-5

Health Ministry

estimates debate 12693-703

estimates debate 10305-6

Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12202-5

Homelessness

causes 10042, 11056, 11974

causes and incidence 12247-8

deaths of homeless people 11528

definitions 12132-3

government action 10304-5, 12139, 12248-9, 12739-40, 13338-9

government action and funding 10040-1, 12134-5

government strategy 10042-4

government strategy, consultation report from forums 12149

homeless persons, cases 11972-4

homelessness in B.C. 9911, 11055, 11944

homelessness in B.C. during B.C. Liberal Party administration 11972-3

number of homeless in B.C. 10041, 10481-2, 11056, 12130-4

outreach programs 10043

public perception of issue 10043

Homes B.C. program, elimination and projects 12139

Housing

affordable housing, availability 10042

government purchase of single-room-occupancy hotels 10042, 12136-9

housing endowment fund, application process 12151

housing endowment fund, projects 12149-51

social and subsidized housing, government investment 13322

social and subsidized housing, rent subsidies 10042-3

supportive housing, funding and new units 12135-6, 12138-9

supportive housing for addicted and mentally ill, need and costs 12015

supportive housing projects 12139

temporary housing and shelters 10043, 12014, 12135, 12139

Housing, residential care facilities, assisted-living residences, upgrades 12135-6

Income assistance, benefits, government policy on damage deposits 10288

Labour, freedom of association 12203

Legislature

Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in two sections 10302-6

estimates process, time line for debate 10303-6

language used in House

"hypocrite," "hypocritical" 10207

withdrawal of comments 12204

withdrawal of comments requested 10336

members' conduct and debate, use of electronic devices during debate 11489

schedule for completion of debate on bills 12443-4

Lower mainland

South Fraser perimeter road 12444

transit services, need in south Fraser area and government action 12445

Marr Hotel, purchase by government 12148-9, 12152

Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11732-6

MLAs, work 10302-3

Mental health

beds, mental health beds 9683

facilities for severely mentally ill and addicted 12702-3

mental illness, interaction of mentally ill persons with justice system 12013-4

mental illness and addiction, government action, performance indicators 12697-700

mental illness and addiction issues 12013-5

mental illness and homelessness 12014-5, 12693-5, 12700-1

patients, discharge policy 12700-1

programs and services

assertive community treatment (ACT) teams 12700-1

funding 12693

government action 10116

support services for severely mentally ill and addicted 12702-3

Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2007-2008, debate 10206-7

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12824-5

Motions

Committee of Supply to sit in two sections, debate 10302-6

Neufeld, Richard, comments about Gregor Robertson 11533

Oppal, Wally, handling of electoral legislation as Attorney General 11974-5

Oral questions

Condition of B.C. Place roof 12819

Deaths of homeless people 11528

Funding for Evergreen line 10023

Government action on mental health beds 9683

Government policy on damage deposits 10288

Government relationship with Ken Dobell 10345

Homelessness 11055-6, 12739-40

Little Mountain development project and social housing 13322-3

Report on decommissioning of Riverview Hospital 9684

Petitions

government action on income assistance, wages and housing 13037

Points of order

request for withdrawal of comments by Harry Bloy 10336

Port Mann Bridge, expansion 12444-5

Poverty, child poverty in B.C., government action 13337-9

Private members' statements

Finding our way home 12247-9

Privilege

reserving right to raise matter of privilege 10220

Property tax, assessment of property, changes for 2009 taxation year 13339

Public Health Act, debate 12012-5

Real estate industry, house prices, impact on rental market 10042-3

Riverview Hospital, report on decommissioning of facility 9684

School district 39 (Vancouver), redevelopment of land for board office 11583

Simon Fraser University, study on numbers of homeless in B.C. 12014-5, 12130

South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Evergreen line, funding 10023

Statements by members

Homelessness 10481-2

Housing and homelessness 11944

Insite safe injection facility 12815

Substance abuse and addiction, supervised injection sites, Vancouver facility 12815

Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on B.C. legislation on health workers collective bargaining 12202-3

Teachers, competence, incidents outside scope of employment 12824-5

Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 13095-6

Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Act, debate 13095-6

Transit services

fares 12445

transit plan and government investment 12444-5

Vancouver

homelessness 12739

housing, single-room occupancy housing, purchase and renovation by government 12136-8

Little Mountain Housing redevelopment project 12139-46, 12152, 13322-3, 13338-9

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, mental health beds 12696

Vancouver police department, report on police calls involving mentally ill persons 12013-4

Welfare, government action on social welfare issues, petitions tabled 13037

Workers, right to collective bargaining 12203

Coell, Hon. Murray (Saanich North and the Islands)

Advanced Education Ministry

2007-08 supplementary estimates debate 10004-6

estimates debate 10916-7, 10919-39, 10994-1020, 11036-47

accomplishments 11044

budget 10998, 11019-20, 11038-40, 11042, 12601-2

budget, additional funds for research and development 10004-6

minister's accountability and action re funding issues 11044

role, research and development initiatives 10006

service plan 11047

Barkel Business School Ltd., investigation of operations 10926

B.C. forest recruitment task force 11002

B.C. Innovation Council, funding 10004-5

B.C. Institute of Technology, funding 11005, 11008

Camosun College

funding 11016

Lansdowne campus, child care centre 11016

university transfer programs 11016

Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation, discontinuation of scholarship fund 10920-1

Capilano College, designation as university 12760-1

Children, early childhood educators, financial assistance for post-secondary education 10935

Civil service, employees, executive salaries 13181-2

College of New Caledonia

funding 11000-1

funding issues, impact on programs 12602

Quesnel campus, new facilities 11000

Education, adult basic education

availability for income assistance recipients 10935-6

availability in colleges 10936, 10994

Ferries and ferry services, fares, petitions tabled 9907, 10171, 10531

Fleming, Rob, position on establishment of new universities 12421-2

Forests and forest industry

mountain pine beetle infestation, impact on communities 10005

workers, transition programs 11001-2, 11009

Genome B.C., budget and funding 10004-5

Geoscience B.C., government funding 10004-5

Government, service plans, goals 11047

Income assistance, recipients, transition to employment 10935-6

Kwantlen University College, designation as polytechnic university 12757-9, 12889

Malaspina University College, designation as university and name change 12759

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12763, 12824

NDP, position on issues, establishment of new universities 12421-2

North Island College

first nations programs 11010

funding and programs 11010

Nurses, supply and training, new training spaces 10916, 10934, 11039

Petitions

ferry fares 9907, 10171, 10531

Physicians, supply and training, expansion of medical school program 10916

Post-secondary education

Campus 2020 review 10916, 10919-20, 10997-8, 11040, 11045-6

courses and programs, degree programs 9663-4

education of disabled and special needs adults, funding and programs 11001, 12601-2

education of first nations people 9666-7

education of first nations people, enrolment levels 10932-3, 11044

education of first nations people, special projects funding 10916

enrolment levels 10923, 10936-7, 10997-8, 11043

full-time-equivalent utilization 10996-7, 11040

government reporting 10997

levels in rural colleges 10996-7, 11009

government initiatives 11708-9

participation rate and qualification levels 10995, 10997-8, 11020

professional training programs 10934

program completion times 10925

student financial assistance 9667, 10916

credit rating disputes 10931

debt collection 10932

debt load 10925

defaults on loans 10921, 10932

defaults on loans at career training colleges 10924

disability benefit program 10935

eligibility, consideration of family assets 10922

endowments 11044

federal funding 10919

funding 10919

funding for students at private and public institutions 10923

harmonization of federal and provincial programs 10939

inquiry response time 10928-30

interest rates on loans 10920, 10924, 10931, 10933

loan forgiveness and repayment programs 10921, 10933-4

loan terms 10938

number of applications 10922-3

one-stop access to federal and provincial loans 10919-20, 10928-9

principal deferment plan 10928, 10932

private sources 10923

repayment options and tracking 10929

service targets 10938

six-month grace period after graduation 10931

student spaces, new graduate spaces 11044

student spaces, new spaces 10995-8

system

collaboration among institutions 11005-8

system 12759

transferability among institutions 10998

tuition fees 11041

tuition fees, tuition tax credits 10924

Post-secondary education, funding 9663-4, 10722-4, 10916, 10998, 11006, 11007-8, 11120, 11291, 11707-10, 12353, 12889

2009-10 funding commitment 11043

balanced-budget requirement 10999, 11017

capital funding 9663

changes to three-year funding plan, impact on institution budgets 11018, 11041

deficit budgets 11017

federal funding 11009

funding during Liberal and NDP administrations 10724

funding for forestry training 11002

funding for graduate programs 9667

funding in other provinces 10917

funding per full-time-equivalent 10999, 11040

government notification of institutions of annual budget amounts 10999

strategic investment plans by institutions 11041

targeted funds 11004, 11006

three-year planning 10999, 11008

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes

accountability 11037

capacity for future 11044

capacity for trades programs 10937

capital projects 10916, 10995, 11042

chancellors, selection process 12748-52

degree-granting authority, honorary degrees 12763

establishment of new universities 11709-10

government investment 9663

northern institutions team and council 11006

private institutions, consumer protection, government assistance for impacted students 10926-7

private institutions, granting of honorary degrees 12763

quality assurance designation 9667, 11045-6

role in local economy 11000

teaching universities

establishment 11704, 12374-5, 12421-2, 12748-55, 12757-61

impact on colleges and university colleges 12759-60

name changes 12748

senates 12753-5, 12757

Premier's Technology Council, funding 10005

Prince George, post-secondary institutions in area 10723

Private Career Training Institute Agency, board membership, student member 11018

Research and development

government funding 9667, 10004-6, 10916-7, 11006, 11045

Knowledge Development Fund 9667

Resolve Corp., contract for student debt collection 10930-1, 10939

Resources and resource industries, exploration, government funding for geoscience initiatives 10005-6

Selkirk College, funding 11007

Simon Fraser University

funding 11014-5

Surrey campus, expansion 11015

Skills training

government initiatives 9664, 12353

training programs, mobile trades-training centres 11010

Statements

Shooting at Virginia Tech 11439

Thompson Rivers University

role in local economy 11000

Williams Lake campus 11003

Throne speech debate 9663-4, 9666-7

University Amendment Act, 2008

debate 11704, 12374-5, 12421-2, 12748-55, 12757-61

implementation 12761

provisions, impact on senates of existing universities 12753

University of B.C.

election of chancellor, voter participation 12749

facilities 11011-2

financial management, accountability and investments 11013, 11019-20, 11036-8

funding 11011-2

Okanagan campus (Kelowna), funding 11011-2

revenue from Musqueam land settlement 11012

student housing 11014

website information, minutes of board of governors meetings 11037

University of B.C. Properties Trust, activities and oversight 11013, 11018

University of Northern B.C.

facilities and programs 11000

funding 11000

The University Presidents Council of B.C., comments on proposed change in selection process for chancellors 12748-9

Vancouver Community College, funding issues, impact on programs 11004

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, shooting on campus 11439

Watson, John, report on post-secondary education in B.C. 11045-6

Coleman, Hon. Rich (Fort Langley–Aldergrove)

As subject

call for resignation as Forests and Range Minister (James) 12350

comments on issues

changes to balanced-budget legislation (Krog) 13601

economic conditions (Krog) 13601

homelessness and poverty 13308 (Sather) 13307-8

family members' service during World War II 9825

handling of forest industry issues (Macdonald) 12096

knowledge of forest industry issues (Simpson, B.) 11779

knowledge of homelessness issue (Chudnovsky) 9911

performance as Forests and Range Minister (Campbell) 12415 (Evans) 12505-6, 13121 (James) 12412-3 (Macdonald) 12351, 12413-4 (Simpson, B.) 12352, 12414-5

performance as Forests and Range Minister, petition tabled (Simpson, B.) 12973

visit to Mackenzie 12884-5 (James) 12884-5 (Simpson, B.) 12885-6

Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., Mackenzie mill operations, future of mill 12023

Adams Lake, forest industry in area and fibre supply 12019, 12022

Alberni Valley

forest industry in area, report recommendations and implementation 12077

visit by Forests Minister 12076

Alcohol, liquor stores, government policies for rural agency stores and private stores 13695-6

Alouette Home Start Society, project 12146

Architects, specialist designation 10403, 10579-80

Armed forces, Afghanistan mission, deaths of forces members 9825

Asia Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd., potential transfer of forest tenure 12020

Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C., ability to make specialist designations 10580

Auditor General, report on forest worker safety 12077

Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13575, 13577-9

Bamfield, road to area 12078, 12081

Bond, Shirley, 29th wedding anniversary 10405

B.C., forest industry potential in northwestern B.C. 12079-80

B.C. Cattlemen's Association, consultation on range stewardship plans 13040

B.C. Forest Safety Council, forest safety ombudsman, report on forest road safety 12078

B.C. Housing Management Commission, budget 12134

B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 13305, 13307

B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund, facility project 12151

B.C. timber sales program

Category 2 program 11991

joint ventures with first nations 10348, 10354, 10439-44

operations

cost 12070

impact of winter storms 12068

opportunities 10348

timber pricing 12068-9

sales, decked wood 12071

silviculture liability reporting 12070-1

timber sales advisory council 11991

timber volumes 12023, 12070

tracking of contractor bankruptcies 12071

tracking of licensee cost information 10445-6

B.C. Wood Specialties Group, role 11993-4

Budget debate 9825-9

Burnaby, affordable housing, rental assistance 13305

Business, small business, income tax rate reduction 13304

Cabinet's Committee for Climate Action, presentations to committee 9825

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, ruling on lumber valuation 11990

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, devolution of housing stock to province 12176

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, comments on poverty levels in B.C. 13183

Carl Rooms, purchase and renovation by government 12136-7

Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council, letter on forestry issues 12025

Chief forester

comments on forest land base 12026

report on mountain pine beetle infestation 12086-7

Chilliwack, correctional facility redevelopment project 12150

Climate change, action on climate change, B.C. role 9825-6

Communities

community planning, role of local government 12147

design, densification 12146-7, 12170-1

Community Living B.C., eligibility for services

development of new criteria 13182

IQ test, government response to court ruling 13182

Construction industry

building code 10403-5, 10579, 10581-3

building inspections 10404, 10578-80

building permits, requirements 10403, 10578

buildings, alteration or repair, regulations 10581

green building code, development 10340, 10403, 10405, 10583-4

green building design, Built Green certification 12150

green building design, SAFERhome certification 12150

Co-operative Housing Federation of B.C., meetings with B.C. Housing 12176

Cortes Island, seniors housing project 12151

Covenant House Vancouver, expansion project 12150-2

Dogwood Initiative, report on insider trading allegation involving Western Forest Products 11209

Domtar Inc., Kamloops mill operations 12022-3

Doney, Lee, involvement in removal of private lands from tree farm licences 11995-6

Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13303-7

Economy

current and past conditions 13303

current and past conditions, government response 13575-8

economic plan for province 13303-4, 13307

economic plan for province, response by Carole James 13307

Energy, wood waste, use to generate electricity 9827, 12079-80

Engineers, specialist designation 10403, 10579-80

Environment, government initiatives 9825-7

Evans, Corky, comments on sale of forest lands from tree farm licence 10138

Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13575-9

Financial services industry, credit union deposits, unlimited insurance protection 13303

Fires and firefighters, forest fires, firefighting responsibilities and reporting requirements 10171, 10348, 10453

First nations, housing, government initiatives 9828-9

Float homes, consumer protection issues 12178

Forest Act, amendments 10406

Forest and Range Practices Act, amendments 10348

Forest Appeals Commission, annual report, 2007, tabled 13121

Forest Practices Board

audits and investigations 13042

complaints process 10453-4

report on compliance and enforcement in forest industry 12085

report on timber harvesting 12082

Forests and forest industry

access to fibre 12079-80

annual allowable cut 12081

annual allowable cut, cut control and undercut 12023

coastal forest industry

annual allowable cut and undercut 12081-2

coast recovery plan 10171, 10348, 10355, 11982-3, 12086, 12097

compliance and enforcement issues 12084-5

harvesting of cedar 12082

harvesting of old-growth and second-growth timber 12082-3

research and development plan 11983

companies, large and small operators, issues 12888

companies, safety certification 12077

conditions in industry 9637-8, 9827, 10137, 11778-9, 11870-1, 12267, 12351, 12414

conditions in industry, government action 9637-8, 9827-8, 11779, 11870, 11983-4, 12071-4, 12095-7, 12352, 12414-5, 12505, 13036-7

employment, government action 9637

employment, job loss 11948

export of raw logs 11711, 11870, 11983, 12020, 12079

export of raw logs from private lands 13039

exports, exemptions 13038-9

first nations involvement in industry

forest and range agreements and forest and range opportunities, issues 10354, 12025-6

harvesting of timber for domestic use, permits 10171, 10348, 10406-10

report on employment levels 10354

stumpage rate changes for first nations 10415

forest licencees, reporting of cost information 10348, 10444-7

forest licences, sale 10139

forest management 9826-7

forest practices, compliance and enforcement 12084-5

forest practices, practices on private lands, log exports 12020

forest revitalization plan 9638

forest roads, government action on safety issues 12078

forest stewardship plans 10348, 10447-52, 13042-3

forests as carbon sinks 12083

government forest policies 11948-9, 12096-7, 12350-2, 12415, 12505-6

government forest policies during NDP administration 12352

government initiatives 10354-5, 11983-4

government support 12190, 13121

harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction and timber takeback, reallocation and compensation for licensees 12023-4

impact of winter storms 12068

industry in B.C.

investment 12412

reports and studies 11982

round table 10137

issues, NDP position 10353-5, 11779

mills, fibre supply for pulp mills 11948-9, 12036, 12505

mountain pine beetle

beetle-damaged wood, harvesting 12088-9

control, federal funding 12087-8

control during NDP administration 12352

control funding 11950

emergency response team 12087-8

infestation 9826-7

infestation, data collection 12086-7

northwest forest industry, plan, funding 11985

pellet plants 11993

pulp and paper sector 11779, 12022, 12071

regulatory review 11986-7

removal of private lands from tree farm licences 13035

removal of private lands from tree farm licences, road access to lands 12019

silviculture, practices and growth rates 12083-4

softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 12504-5

arbitration process 11988-9

impact of regulatory review 11987

impact of stumpage rate changes 10415

impact on B.C. forest industry 12096

impact on value-added sector 9827, 11989-90

NDP position 12351

relationship with forest worker transition programs 11985-6

softwood lumber exports to U.S., collection of border tax 11987-9

softwood lumber exports to U.S., collection of duties 11987

stumpage system, impact on market pricing system 10415

stumpage system, rates and orders-in-council 10414-5

tenure system, changes of tenure 12020-3

tenure system, reform 12026

timber, kiln-drying of timber 10354

timber, weigh scaling 11983, 12086

timber marking requirements 10171, 10348, 10355, 10410-4

timber pricing, market pricing system 10348, 10444-6, 12069

value-added sector, government strategy 11992-4

value-added sector, report 11989-92

woodlot licence plans 10449-52

woodlots, program expansion 12024

woodlots, regulation 11986

worker transition programs, funding 11983-5, 12076

worker transition programs, information on government website 12414

workers, government support 10139-40, 12074, 12268, 12350-1, 12412

workers, safety reports, implementation of recommendations 12077

Forests and Range Ministry

estimates debate 11978-2001, 12017-27, 12068-89, 12130-52, 12169-81

housing component, budget 12134-5

housing component, letter containing definition of homelessness 12132-3

Kamloops office, fire protection services transfer 12027

regional offices 12027

residential tenancy branch, dispute resolution process 12148, 12172

residential tenancy branch, Kelowna office 12172-3

visits by Forests Minister to forest-dependent communities 12072

Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2008

debate 10171, 10348, 10353-5, 10406-15, 10439-54

debate by NDP MLAs 10353-5

Fort Nelson, visit by Forests Minister and government support 12072, 12075-6

FPInnovations, work on forest industry issues 10355, 11982-3, 11993-4

Fraser Valley, air quality 9826

Government

local government, bylaws addressing conservation, emissions and access to buildings for disabled persons 10403, 10583-4

local government, powers and responsibilities, requirements for building inspections and plans 10403-4, 10578-80

revenues, decrease 13576

Home ownership

government support 12174-5

home warranty insurance, issues 12181

Homelessness

definitions 12132-3

government action 11054-6, 12139, 13306

government action, funding 12134-6

government strategy, consultation report from forums 12149

number of homeless in B.C. 11053, 11055-6, 12130-3

Homes B.C. program, elimination and projects 12139

Housing

accessible housing for disabled persons 12177-8

affordable housing, government action 12146-7

cooperative housing 12150, 12176, 12181

equity projects 12175

government initiatives 9828-9, 12134-5

government purchase of single-room-occupancy hotels 12136-9, 13306

housing endowment fund, application process 12151

housing endowment fund, projects 12149-51, 12178

innovation 12174-5, 12178

social and subsidized housing

government initiatives 11053-4, 13321-3

rental assistance program 9828, 12146, 12169-70

rental assistance program, cases 13305-7

supportive housing

funding and new units 12134-6, 12138-9

government initiatives 11053

projects 12139

supportive housing for addicted and mentally ill, government initiatives 9828, 13305-6

temporary housing and shelters 12134

temporary housing and shelters, government funding 9828, 13306

Housing, rental housing

landlord-tenant issues

dispute resolution process 12098, 12172-3, 12178

evictions for renovations and dispute resolution process 12173-4

penalties for landlords 10581

tenancy agreements 12148

supply, incentives for construction of rental housing 12147, 12169-72

Housing, residential care facilities

assisted living and supportive housing, legislation 12176-7

assisted-living residences, upgrades 12134-6

Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10340, 10403-5, 10578-84

Income tax, reductions 13303-4

International Forest Products Inc., purchase of tree farm licence 11998-9, 12001, 12019

James, Carole, comments on forest industry 11779

Kootenay area, forest industry 10138-9

Langley, shelter and supportive housing 11054

Legislature, language used in House

"bloody" 12000

withdrawal of comments 9645

Local Government Act, amendments 10403

Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty final agreement, forest resources provisions and harvesting of timber 10407-8

Mackenzie, impact of forest industry conditions, government support 12072, 12884-6

MacKenzie Sawmill Ltd., MacKenzie sawmill in Surrey, timber supply 12080

Manufactured homes

ownership, conversion to strata ownership 12179-80

redevelopment of manufactured home parks, protection for homeowners 12179

Marr Hotel, purchase by government 12148-9

Mental health

facilities for severely mentally ill and addicted 9829

mental health and addiction services 13297

mental illness, impact of deinstitutionalization on mentally ill 9829

Minnesota, recycling incentive program 9826

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13038-43

NDP

position on issues

forest industry issues 10353-5, 11779

government initiatives on social welfare 13183

softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 12351

priorities 13303-4

Nyberg, Brian, report on range management 13040-1

Paragon Wood Products, fibre supply 12190, 12887-8

Park, Beverlee, membership on forestry round table 11979

Pinette, Conrad, membership on forestry round table 11979

Pioneer Log Homes of British Columbia Ltd., forest licence 11993

Pope and Talbot Inc.

application for removal of land from tree farm licence 11210, 13120

application for removal of land from tree farm licence, consultation with first nations 12000-1, 12018-9

application for removal of land from tree farm licence, sale of lands 11998-2001, 12017-8, 13035-6

bankruptcy proceedings, government action 10138, 11210-1, 12000

Harmac mill operations in Nanaimo 11948-9, 12021, 12036, 12095, 12887

Mackenzie mill operations 12021, 12036, 12096

Poverty

incidence in B.C. during NDP administration 13183

measurement 13304-5

Property tax

financial hardship deferment program for homeowners 13304

industrial property tax credit for school property tax reduction 13304

Rangeland, range stewardship plans 13040-2

Registered retirement savings plans, protection from creditors 13304

Residential Tenancy Act, amendments, proclamation 12176-7

Resource Road Act, debate 11440

Resources and resource industries

forest-dependent communities, funding for community forums 11984

forest-dependent communities, government support 10137-8, 11983-4, 12072, 12074-6, 12268

resource roads, legislation 11440

SAFERhome Standards Society, work of organization 12150

Seniors housing

inclusion of disabled persons 12177

Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 12134, 13305-6

Simon Fraser University, study on numbers of homeless in B.C. 12130

Statements

Anniversary congratulations 10405

Statistics Canada, measurement of low-income cutoffs 13304-5, 13308

Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on first nations harvesting of timber for domestic use 10406-9

Surrey, housing

rental assistance 13306

supportive housing 13305

Tembec Industries, Inc., impact of softwood lumber agreement on operations 11988

TimberWest Forest Corp., Elk Falls mill

closing 9636-7

government support 11120-1, 12189

Tolko Industries Ltd., application for removal of land from tree farm licence 13035

Trevena, Claire, actions re Port Alice cellulose mill 9636, 9645

U.S., housing, sub-prime mortgage market issues 12072-3

Vancouver

housing, single-room occupancy housing, purchase and renovation by government 12136-9

Little Mountain Housing redevelopment project 12139-46, 13321-3

Victoria Youth Empowerment Society, hospitality industry training centre project 12149-50

Waste management, septic systems 10404

Water, grey water systems 10584

Welfare, government action on social welfare issues, NDP position 13183

West Fraser Group

purchase of forest licences 12021-2

sale of forest licences, consultation 10139

Western Forest Products Inc.

lawsuits involving government 11995, 11997

log exports 11779

operations on Vancouver Island 11711-2, 11778

removal of land from tree farm licence 11995-6, 13035-6

Auditor General review 11994-5

compensation from government for land transactions 11998

investigation 11209-11

road access to lands 11996, 12019

sale of lands, conditions 11995-7

Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., subdivision of tree farm licence 12021-2

Wildfire Act, amendments 10348

Working Roundtable on Forestry

comments made at round table 12088

consultation process 11711-2, 11978, 11980-1

draft plan, recommendations 11982-3

meeting in Mackenzie 12884

membership 11978-80

role 11978

terms of reference 11982, 12026

YWCA, housing project for women in Tri-Cities area 11054-5

Conroy, Katrine (West Kootenay–Boundary)

Abbott, George, debate on Medicare Protection Amendment Act (2008) 11846-7

ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd., child care operations 10337

Albo, Al and Fanny, couple's separation in health care facilities 11845

Barlee, Gwen, comments on freedom-of-information requests 10544-5

Boundary Woodworkers Guild, exhibit of work from beetle-damaged wood 10886

B.C., northern and rural B.C., health care services, ambulance and paramedic services 9794-5

B.C. Ferry Services Inc., application of freedom-of-information legislation 10544

B.C. Liberal Party government, accountability and openness 10746

Budget debate 10106-10

Budgets, 2008-09 budget, green content 10106-7

Cabinet's Committee for Climate Action, application of freedom-of-information legislation 10544

Campaign for Open Government, comments on access to government information 10548

Campbell, Gordon, comments on government accountability 10527, 10746

Carbon tax

climate action dividend 10107, 10110

impact on interior B.C. 10106-7

Castlegar

emergency health services 11844

paramedic services 9794

transit services 10106-7

Castlegar and District Health Watch, position on Medicare Protection Amendment Act (2008) 11847

Castleview Care Centre, care beds, petition tabled 11617

Children

child care

accessibility 10108

child care providers, corporations and non-profit operators 10336-7

system, comparison with systems elsewhere 10336-7

early childhood development, StrongStart B.C. initiative 10108

early learning and literacy, school programs for three-year-olds 10108

programs and services for children and families, sexual abuse intervention program, freedom-of-information request 10545, 10745

Children and Family Development Ministry, freedom-of-information requests 10545

Climate change, government action 10527-8, 10746

Doukhobors, history and contributions of Doukhobor community in B.C. 12656

Education, funding for early childhood system 10108

Environment Ministry, freedom-of-information requests 10529, 10544-5, 10745

Evans, Darrell, comments on freedom-of-information legislation 10548

Families, grandparents raising grandchildren 12246-7

Finance Ministry, freedom-of-information requests 10546-7

Financial services industry, tax reduction 10110

Food industry, slaughter facilities, inspection regulations 10110

Forests and forest industry

conditions in industry, government action 10107

forest licences, sale 10139

mountain pine beetle, economic opportunities 10885-6

workers, transition programs 12970-1

Forests and Range Ministry

estimates debate 12000-1

freedom-of-information request 10546

Freedom of information

legislation

application to quasi-public bodies 12596-7

changes 10744-6

report recommendations 10544, 10744-5

requests for information

fees 10528-9

government handling 10527-30, 10544-8, 10745

government handling of factual information and reports 10967-8

requests by environmental organizations 10528-9, 10544-5

response times 10546, 10745

transfer of requests 10745, 10914-5

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, amendments 10744-5

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12596-7

Fuel, home heating costs 10107

Georgetti, Ken, comments on social welfare issues in United Way speech 13210

Government

accountability 11846

capital planning secretariat 10523-4

programs and services, alternative service delivery secretariat 10524

programs and services, information, 211 service 10522-3

Health care

continuing and long-term care, number of beds, inclusion of assisted-living beds 11844-5

facilities and hospitals, health care auxiliaries 12185

funding 10108

funding as percentage of gross domestic product 11844

public health, role of personal responsibility 11848

system

accountability 11848

individual choice 11848

innovation 11848

public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 11847-8

sustainability 11847-8

Health Ministry

estimates debate 12650-1, 13071

letters to minister from public 11846-7

Highways and roads, maintenance contract guidelines 10109-10

Housing, residential care facilities

beds, ratio to number of seniors 11845

moves of residents to other facilities 11846

"overbedded" communities 11845

wait-lists 11845-6

Ilkay Development Corporation, purchase of lands released from tree farm licences 12001

Information and Privacy Commissioner

comments on freedom-of-information legislation 10547, 10745, 10915

review of freedom-of-information requests by environmental organizations 10528-9

Interior Health Authority

funding and services 10107-8

long-term care beds, availability and interim beds 13381-2

International Forest Products Inc., purchase of tree farm licence 12001

Kelowna, private health clinic 11848

Kidney health, dialysis services 10189

Kines, Lindsay, freedom-of-information request 10545, 10745

Kootenay area

health care auxiliaries 12185

health care services, critical care transport team for West Kootenays 13071

homelessness 10109

West Kootenays, economic conditions 10109

Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, Trail, B.C., dialysis services 10189

Labour and Citizens' Services Ministry

estimates debate 10522-4, 10527-30, 10544-8

budget, corporate services component 10523-4

staffing, freedom-of-information staff 10527

Labour and Citizens' Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10744-6, 10914-5, 10967-70

Leyne, Les, comments on freedom-of-information request 10545

Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11844-8

Motions

commercialization of child care, debate 10336-7

NDP, softball game between opposition caucus and press gallery 12654

Occupational health and safety, workers killed or injured on the job, national day of mourning 11612

Oil and gas industry in B.C., subsidies 10110

Oral questions

Ambulance services in rural B.C. 9794-5

Availability of long-term care beds in Interior Health Authority 13381-2

Forest land sales in Kamloops area 10139

Funding for post-secondary education 10724

Government support for forest workers 12970-1

Proposed power project for Cascade Falls 10891

Penfold, George, report on Kootenay area economy 10109

Petitions

publicly funded care beds at Castleview Care Centre 11617

Topping Creek watershed development 12889

water privatization 13278

Pope and Talbot Inc., application for removal of land from tree farm licence

consultation with first nations 12000-1

sale of lands 12001

Post-secondary education, student financial assistance, debt load 10108

Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 10108

Premier's Office, freedom-of-information requests 10547

Privacy

disclosure of information by public agencies on contracts and third parties 10969-70

protection of personal information, disclosure 10968

Private members' statements

A voice for rural B.C. 10945-8

Privilege

reserving right to raise matter of privilege 13383

Rossland, Topping Creek watershed, development, petition tabled 12889

Scotties Tournament of Hearts, 2008 tournament in Trail 9682

Sea Breeze Power Corp., independent power project proposal in Cascade Falls 10891, 10945-8

Selkirk College, funding 10724

Seniors, separation of senior couples in health care facilities 11845-6

Service B.C., funding 10522-3

Squamish, pulp mill shipment to China 10107

Statements

Opposition caucus softball team 12654

Statements by members

Boundary Woodworkers Guild 10885-6

Commemorative pin for Day of Mourning for workers 11612

Doukhobor community in B.C. 12656

Health care auxiliaries 12185

Kidney Health Month 10189

Scotties Tournament of Hearts 9682

United Way of Trail and District 13210

Tributes

John Verigin 13373

United Way of Trail and District, activities 13210

Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, application of freedom-of-information legislation 10544

Verigin, John, accomplishments as Doukhobor leader and death 13373

Waste management, sewage and septic systems, regulation 12650-1

Water, privatization, petition tabled 13278

West Fraser Group, sale of forest licences, consultation 10139

West Kootenay–Boundary constituency and area

constituent concerns re septic systems and regulations 12651

long-term care beds 11846

Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence 12001

Coons, Gary (North Coast)

Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 11090-1, 11199-200

Air, greenhouse gas emissions

cap-and-trade system 11345-9

reduction, vessel emissions while in port 10011-2

Ambulance service, paramedics training, wages and working conditions 13203

Aquaculture, fish farms, impact on wild salmon stocks 10013

Auditor General, reports

ferry system restructuring 10847-8, 10850

Olympic Games cost estimates (2006) 13520

Bergstrom, Melinda, addiction case 13297

B.C., northern and rural B.C.

health care funding and services 10012

health care services, ambulance and paramedic services 13203

needs in northern B.C. 10010

north coast, health care services 13299

north coast, planning process for Pacific north coast integrated management area 13583-4

slaughter facilities in northwestern B.C. 11090-1

B.C. Amateur Hockey Association, hockey tournaments 10341-2, 10631

B.C. Elders Gathering, hosting of 2008 gathering by Kaien Island elders 12597

B.C. Ferry Authority

accountability 12409

board meetings 12599-600

B.C. Ferry Commission, role in fare approvals 11335-6

B.C. Ferry Services Inc.

accountability 12409

board meetings 12599-600

board remuneration 11372, 12409, 12599-600

exemption from government's climate change plan 10013

ferry advisory committees 10878-80

funding 11334

governance, role of provincial government 12659

information and reporting 10847

performance measurement 10851-2

B.C. Hydro

energy purchase from private sector 10010-1

privatization 10010-1

sale of assets 11841

B.C. Liberal Party, donations from industry 10277

B.C. Liberal Party government

accountability and openness 13517-8

action on issues 10276-9

actions, sustainability 11843

performance 11841

policies, impact on seniors health care 11604-5

priorities 13296-9

Budget debate 10009-13

Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2008, debate 10726-7

Budgets, 2008-09 budget content 10009, 10011

Business, public-private partnerships, costs and value 13519

Campbell, Gordon

comments on government accountability 10276

comments on health care system 11840

position on sustainability of health care system 11839-40

role in government 11840

Carbon tax 10009-10

impact on northern and rural areas 10010

Cascade-Sutslem Conservancy, establishment and issues 12429

C.D. Howe Institute, ranking of schools 11436

Children, early childhood development, StrongStart B.C., funding 13296, 13298

Climate change

government action, public consultation and information 11347-8

western climate initiative 11347-8

Coastal Ferry Act, provisions on compliance 11335-6

Coastal land and resource management plans

establishment of conservancies and protected areas 12429-30

funding initiatives 11199

Consumers, costs and user fees 10010

Doyle, John, letter to Speaker re audit of Olympic Games expenditures 13520

Dzawadi/Upper Klinaklini River Conservancy 12430

Economic Development Ministry, estimates debate 11753-4

Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13295-9

Economy, economic plan for province 13295-9

Education

foundation skills assessment 11436-7

funding 12737-8

funding, petition tabled 13122

funding for implementation of class size limits 10012

funding for remote and rural schools 11435

funding for special education and special needs 10012

psychologists in schools 11435

ranking of schools 11436-7

school closings, role of early development instrument results in decisions 11436

school districts and boards of education, amalgamation of smaller districts 11435

school districts and boards of education, shared services among smaller districts 11435

Education Ministry, estimates debate 11434-7

Energy

bioenergy strategy 10010-1

hydroelectric power, call for moratorium on private run-of-the-river projects 10957

northwest energy corridor, public consultation 10010

Evans, Darrell, comments on cap-and-trade legislation 11348

Evans, Robert, comments on health care costs 11842-3

Fair Ferries Act, 2008, debate 12409

Ferries and ferry services

duty remission on Northern Adventure, distribution of funds 11336-7

fares

fare setting 12409

increases 9736-7, 10277-8, 10848, 10878-9, 11372, 12599-600

petitions tabled 10142, 10347-8, 10640, 12889

purchase via grocery store customer rewards program 12658-9

reduction 13296

fast ferries, potential for use 10850

fuel surcharges, approval process 11335-6

information, availability of information on ferries 11346

reporting by government, comprehensive summary report 10847, 10850, 10852

reports on ferry services models 10849-50

routes and services

minor routes 10881

service to ferry-dependent communities 9736-7, 11372, 12409

service to northern communities 11334-5

safety issues 10852-3

safety issues and on-time performance bonuses for staff 11118

safety review 11346

safety review, implementation of recommendations 11118

sinking of Queen of the North and investigation 10852-3

system, evaluation 10850

vessels, new vessels for northern routes 11334-5

Financial services industry, tax reduction 10009-10

First nations, issues, government action 10278

Fish, oolichan, current stocks 12430

Forests and forest industry

companies, donations to B.C. Liberal Party 10277

export of raw logs 13298

removal of private lands from tree farm licences 10277

revitalization, government action 10012, 13519

Fraser Institute, ranking of schools 11436-7

Fulton, Jim, death 13628

The Globe and Mail, article on investment in Prince Rupert 13298

Government, local government, powers and responsibilities, transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 10011, 10726

Great Bear rain forest

establishment of conservancy 10790-1

establishment of protected areas 11199-200

funding agreement 11200

independent power project proposals 11200

Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act

debate 11345-9

application of freedom-of-information legislation 11345-6

definitions, "corporation" 11347

purpose of bill and regulations 11346-7

referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11345, 11347-8

Haida Heritage Centre, opening of cultural centre and museum 12967

Health care

funding as percentage of gross domestic product 11842

funding during B.C. Liberal Party administration 11840

health care facilities and hospitals, comparison and evaluation of facilities 11437

public health, government promotion of healthy eating and physical activity for children 10278

system

accessibility of services, "reasonable access" 11843-4

cost projections 11841

costs to individuals 11840

public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 11839

services for seniors 10012

services for seniors in care 11840, 11843

sustainability 11840-3

sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 11839-41

Homelessness, government action 13297

Hume, Stephen, article on cap-and-trade legislation 11348

Hutchings, Travis, accomplishments in tae kwon do 13372

Information and Privacy Commissioner, comments on issues

cap-and-trade legislation 11345-6

ferry legislation 11346

Infrastructure, investment in projects, government action 13298

Jaccard, Mark, comments on cap-and-trade system 11348

Klappan Valley (Sacred Headwaters), coalbed methane development in area, petition tabled 12974

Klinaklini River

first nations culture and fish stocks 12430

power project proposal 12430

Legislature

Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in two sections 10275-9

estimates process, time line for debate 10275-9

fall sitting 13295

language used in House, withdrawal of comments 11842

Literacy, government support 13298

Mair, Rafe, comments on B.C. Liberal Party government 10013

Medical Services Plan, premiums 11840

Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008

debate 11839-44

preamble 11839

Motions

ambulance service in B.C., debate 13203

Committee of Supply to sit in two sections, debate 10275-9

elimination of child poverty, debate 9922-3

moratorium on private run-of-the-river power projects, debate 10957

seniors representative for B.C., debate 11604-5

Nascall River, independent power project proposal and first nations in area 10790-1, 11200

North Coast constituency and area, social conditions and access to services 13519

O'Brien, Randy, forest company concerns 13297

Oil and gas

coalbed methane gas projects, impacts and public consultation 10010

industry in B.C., subsidies 10009-10

Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler

athletes village 13516-8

costs and funding 13517-20

Oral questions

B.C. Ferries board remuneration 12599-600

Customer rewards program for ferry fares 12658-9

Education funding 12737-8

Ferry fares 9736-7, 11372

Ferry safety 11118

Funding for school playgrounds 11615

Great Bear conservancy and Nascall River power project 10790-1

Palmer, Vaughn, comments on Olympic Games costs 13520

Peterson, Jim, comments on forest industry 10012

Petitions

ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze 10347

coalbed methane drilling in Sacred Headwaters area 12974

education funding 13122

ferry fares 10142, 10347-8, 10640, 12889

physician and hospital services in Stewart 13383

Pineridge Elementary School, funding for park and playground 11615

Port of Prince Rupert, development 10011, 13298

Ports

electrification 10011

government strategy 10011

property tax, compensation to local governments for 2009-18 tax years 10726-7

property tax cap, impact on local government 10726-7

Post-secondary education, student financial assistance, debt load 10012

Poverty, child poverty in B.C.

government action 10013, 13296-7

government action in B.C. and elsewhere 9922-3

Prince Rupert

child care spaces 10013

hockey teams, championships 10631

infrastructure investment 13298

Prince Rupert Twae Kwon Do Club, accomplishments 13372

Property tax

assessment of property, changes for 2009 taxation year 13296

financial hardship deferment program for homeowners 13295-6

industrial property tax credit for school property tax reduction 13296

Protected Areas of British Columbia (Conservancies and Parks) Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12429-30

The Province (Vancouver), article on ferry fare reduction 13296

Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii)

carbon forest pilot project 10278-9

forest workers, access to coast sustainability trust funding 10277

impact of climate change, government action 10278

land use agreement, consideration of bear hunting issue 11199

Resources and resource industries, privatization of public resources 10010-1

Roosevelt Park Elementary School, ranking 11436-7

Safety, ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze, petition tabled 10347

School district 52 (Prince Rupert)

concerns re at-risk students 10278

funding 12737-8

issues 11436

Seniors issues

call for independent representative 11604-5

government handling 13298

Sir Alexander Mackenzie Secondary School, flooding damages 13298

Skeena River

conservancies and power projects in area, public concerns 12429-30

power projects in area, public input 10011

Sports, hockey, participation by women 10341

Statements by members

B.C. amateur hockey tournaments 10341-2

First nations annual elders gathering 12597

Haida Heritage Centre 12967

Marlene Swift 12348-9

Pacific north coast integrated management area 13583-4

Stewart, physician and hospital services, petition tabled 13383

Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee

public consultation 11347

recommendations, implementation 10013

Swift, Marlene, accomplishments 12348-9

Transportation Ministry

estimates debate 10847-53, 10869-70, 10878-81, 11334-7

estimates process, time for debate and outstanding issues 11337

Tributes

Jim Fulton 13628

Prince Rupert amateur hockey champions 10631

Travis Hutchings 13372

Tsimshian Peninsula, transportation project 11753-4, 13298

Union of B.C. Municipalities, position on property assessment changes for 2009 taxation year 13296

Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13516-20

Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

accountability 13518

Water, water licences, approval process and public consultation 10011

Westren, Susan, letter to Transportation Minister on ferry fare increases 10277-8

Willcocks, Paul, comments on health care and Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008 11843

Winter, John, comments on carbon tax 10010

Cubberley, David (Saanich South)

Abbott, George, debate on Medicare Protection Amendment Act (2008) 11805

Agriculture, farm status property assessments

petition tabled 13278

review panel 10417-20

Auditor General, report on literacy in B.C. and government initiatives 9874-5, 9909

Bike to Work Week 12883-4

Bountiful, school issues 11466-8

B.C. Assessment, farm assessment practices 10420

B.C. Liberal Party government, budgets and throne speeches, themes 9873-4

B.C. Progress Board, recommendations on literacy 9874

Budget debate 9872-7

Canada Health Act

principles 11802-4

provisions on user fees 12515

Capital regional district

bylaw to downzone lands removed from tree farm licences, request for provincial enabling legislation 13504

headquarters building, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards 11417

Carbon tax, impact on issues, school districts 11416

Charlesworth, Pamela, death 10229

Children

child care, accessibility 9876

child care, government policy 9875

diagnostic screening 11471-2

early childhood development

early childhood educators, supply 11431

early learning and literacy, government initiatives 9909-10

early learning and literacy, school programs for three- and four-year-olds 9875-6, 11429-30

early learning framework 11427

learning through play 11428

school readiness 11468-9

StrongStart B.C. centres in schools, inclusion of children in school capacity numbers 11425

Climate change, government action 9876-7

Cloverdale Elementary School, preschool program 11366-7

Communities, green community design and development 9876

Copeman, Don, health care centres, investigation 12517

Cycling infrastructure investment 9876-7, 10845-7

Day, Brian, comparison of Canada Health Act with George Orwell's novel 1984 11805

Diabetes, prevention of type 2 diabetes 9873

Ecole Marigold Elementary, reading initiative 10962, 11470-1

Education

education of first nations people, graduation rate 9875

English-as-a-second-language programs, issues 11357

foundation skills assessment

participation of children in government care 11560

participation of special needs children 11560

results 11470

gender-based teaching 11469

kindergarten, transition from pre-school to kindergarten 11425-6

out-of-school care programs 9907-10, 11367, 11429-30

reading assistance programs 11474-5

role in health and society 11357, 11468

special education and special needs

classroom situation and monitoring 11566-8

Langley report 11566-8

learning disabilities, early intervention 11473-4

number of students 11357

report 9932

waiting times for assessments 11411-4

students, achievement levels, gender differences 11468-9

students, evaluation and testing of students, use of early development instrument 11471

system, superintendents of achievement 11568

Education, funding 11358, 12738-9

capital funding 11358-9

distance education 11410

first nations students 11414

funding certainty for school board planning 11357, 13028

funding formula, change to per-course formula 11408-10

funding formula, impact on rural school districts 11409-10

monitoring and reporting 11415

private schools 11364

private schools enrolment, comparison with public schools 11364

special education and special needs 9931-2, 9986, 11410-1, 11413-4, 11567-8

technical review committee 11416

Education, school districts and boards of education

carbon neutrality, analysis of carbon footprint 11415-8

sale of school lands 10966

Education, schools

closings 10966

closings, impact on child care spaces 11432

closings, impact on communities 11364-6

construction, green building design 11416-8

hub centres and co-location with pre-school programs 11424-6, 11429

playgrounds, funding distribution 10191, 11614

playgrounds, safety standards changes 11932

seismic upgrades 11358-9, 12353-4, 12506-7

transportation, 15-seat passenger vans 9793

use of buildings and land, public involvement in planning process 11359-64

use of buildings and land, use by non-profit organizations 11432

Education Ministry, estimates debate 11356-67, 11408-18, 11424-32, 11466-76, 11487-8, 11560, 11566-8

Families, government support for working parents 9907-10

Food, salt, impact on health 10555

Funding Stability for Boards of Education Act, 2008, debate 13028

Government

buildings, use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards 11416-8

local government financing process, borrowing powers 13503-5

Hall, Emmett M., comments on public health care system 11805

Health, health care funding

federal funding 11806

funding as percentage of gross domestic product 11806

Health, health care system

cost projections 11805

costs as percentage of gross domestic product 12514

health support workers, 2002 legislation 12514

health support workers, relationship with government 12513-4

medicare system 12514-5

private clinics 12515-6

public system, public support 11803-4

sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 11804-6

system in Canada 11802-5

user fees and extra billings 12514-8

Health, preventive health care, disease prevention 9873

Health, public health, healthy lifestyle and physical fitness of children and youth, role of physical activity and play 11930

Health Ministry, estimates debate 13075-7

Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12513-8

Immigration, programs and services for immigrants to B.C., literacy education 9874

Insurance Corporation of B.C., Safer School program and school transportation analysis 11418

Kidney health, kidney disease, incidence and public awareness 10555

Labour, government handling of labour relations 12514

Learning disabilities, dyslexia

incidence and screening of children 11472-4

treatment program 11473

Legislature, members' conduct and debate, use of electronic devices during debate 11357, 11467-8, 11507

Libraries, funding 11364

Literacy, government responsibility and support 9874-5, 11357

Lyme disease, diagnosis and treatment in B.C. and elsewhere 13075-7

Marleau, Diane, letter to provincial governments as federal Health Minister on health facility user fees 12516

Media, electronic media use by children 10949

Medical Services Commission

investigations, disclosure of information 12516-7

legislation 12516

role in investigation and regulation of medical billing practices 12516-7

Medicare Protection Act, provisions 12515-6

Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11802-7

Montréal, Quebec, financial issues re hosting of 1976 Olympic Games 13503

Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, costs and funding 13502-5

Oral questions

Education funding 12738-9

Funding for school playgrounds 10191, 11614

Funding for special needs students 9931-2

Safety of 15-seat vans 9793

Sale of school lands 10966

Seismic upgrades for schools 12353-4, 12506-7

Special education funding 9986

Petitions

farm property tax assessments 13278

Physicians, billing practices 12515

Playgrounds, availability and funding 11929-32

Points of order

use of electronic devices during debate 11467-8, 11507

Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 9874

Private members' statements

Health and equality for all B.C. children 11929-32

Support to families 9907-10

Provincial health officer, comments on kindergarten entrants 11468-9

Queen Mary Elementary School, playground funding, position of parent advisory council 10191

Representative for Children and Youth, report on services for special needs children and youth 9986

School district 82 (Coast Mountains), enrolment levels and funding 11568

Shouldice Hospital Ltd., role in health care system 11807

Small Business and Revenue Ministry, estimates debate 10417-20

Statements by members

Bike to Work Week 12883-4

Kidney health 10555

Reading initiative at Ecole Marigold 10962

Stave Falls Elementary School, closing 11365-7

Teachers

employment registry 11466

misconduct registry 11466

training 11475-6

training in English-as-a-second-language teaching 11476

Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 10845-7, 10874-5

Tributes

Pamela Charlesworth 10229

Union of B.C. Municipalities, resolution on local government purchase of land at fair market value 11363

U.S., health care system 11807

Urbanization, urban containment and farm assessment practices 10420

Vancouver, city government, borrowing powers 13503-4

Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009

debate 13502-6

debate in Legislature 13505-6

provisions, inclusion of oversight provisions 13505

Victoria

child care availability 9876

transit services, Douglas Street corridor project 10874-5

transit services, planning 10874