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

de Jong, Hon. Michael (Abbotsford–Mount Lehman)

As subject
comments on role of Premier's office in review of documents (Speaker) 10073
position on tree farm licence land removals (Simpson, B.) 11290
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 12446-68
budget 12447-8
Ahousat
access to services and supplies, impact of fuel costs 12465
transportation infrastructure and issues 12464
Arts and culture, government investment 9869
Auditor General, report on B.C. treaty process 10541
Automobiles, trailers, licences and permits 11207
Beecher Bay Indian band, consultation by government on removal of lands from tree farm licences 12453
Bloy, Harry, appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 9629
Bridgepoint Casino, lands, transfer to Musqueam First Nation 10489
B.C. Liberal Party, donations from industry 13378, 13380
B.C. Liberal Party government, Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust, release of government documents, role of Premier's office 10014
Budgets
2008-09 budget
additional funds for ministries 10017-8, 10196-7, 10373, 10375
government priorities 9865-70
NDP position 9868-70
use of surplus funds 10209, 10372-3
budget process, estimation of emergency needs 10374-5
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, amendments 11207
Campbell, Ernie, leadership 10490
Campbell, Gordon
comments on role of Premier's office in review of documents 10013-4
potential conflict of interest re Terra Energy shares and order-in-council 12968-70
Canada, House of Commons, estimates process 10238
Carbon tax 9868-9
Children and Youth Committee
comments by committee member on first nations and residential schools 10724-5
powers and role 10194-5
Chilliwack, development on agricultural land reserve lands, police investigation and government comment on issues 10889-90
Civil Forfeiture Act, amendments 11207
Commercial Transport Act, amendments 11207
Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner, role 12968-9
Consumers, gift cards and certificates, requirements 11207
Cowichan Tribes, housing needs 12467-8
Crime and criminals
forfeiture of proceeds of crime, forfeiture of property 11207
gang crime, redeployment plan to address issue 13635-6
Crown Corporations Committee, powers and role 10195
Discrimination and racism, B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru
awareness 12790
B.C. government apology 12790, 12798
Dobell, Ken, lobbyist activities
activities with provincial government and public agencies 10559-60
government comment on issues 10437
investigation by special prosecutor and legal charge 10436-7, 10557-61
Election Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12938-40
amendments to bill 12939-40
debate in Legislature 12940
public response 12939
Elections
advertising, limits on third-party spending 12939
campaign financing, campaign spending limits 12940
campaign financing, reform 13378
electoral boundaries, legislation 10532, 10539-40
fixed election date 12939
redistribution of electoral boundaries 10531-3, 10539-40
referendum on electoral system for B.C., proposed electoral boundaries 10533
voter identification requirements, impact on homeless and transient population 12938
Electoral Boundaries Commission
report 10532-3
review of electoral boundaries 10532
Energy, independent power producers, NDP position 12465-6
Finance and Government Services Committee, powers and role 10195
First nations
agreements with government 12186
children, services for children and families, policy principle re federal-provincial jurisdictional issues 12462-3
consultation by government on land and resources 11290, 12453-4
first nations recognition legislation 12455-62
fuel costs and transportation issues 12465
housing, conditions of on-reserve housing 12463
leadership and entrepreneurial initiative 12464
new relationship with government 10724-5, 11290, 12454-5, 12457-9, 12461
First nations, treaties
B.C. treaty process 10568, 12449, 12451-2
impact of agreements with government on treaty process 10541
status 12447
funding 12451-2
implementation and settlement, costs 12447-8
negotiations, impact of court cases 12451, 12453
First Nations Leadership Council, role in first nations recognition legislation 12460-2
Forests and forest industry, first nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements and forest and range opportunities 12459-60
Forests and Range Ministry, budget, additional funds for forest fire fighting 10196, 10374
Gambling
gaming industry in B.C., contributions to political parties 13378-9
ministerial responsibility 13379
Government
disclosure of government documents, process 10014
local government, bylaw disputes, referral to judge 12764
ministers, accountability for meeting budget estimates 10208-9, 10372
Greer, Brian, work for government 13027-8
Halalt First Nation, consultation on wells on Chemainus River aquifer 12467-8
Hawkins, Sindi, appointment as Deputy Speaker 9629
Horgan, John, work as lobbyist on gaming industry issues 13379
Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group, involvement in treaty negotiations 12454
Humphreys, Anthony, service to Legislature as Sergeant-at-Arms 12789
Immigration, federal government policies, debate 12038
Income tax, rates for low-income earners 9866-7
In-SHUCK-ch Nation, Involvement in treaty negotiations 12447, 12452
James, Carole, letter to Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson tabled 13412-3
Justice system, government non-interference 10486
Katzie First Nation, letter on consultation on park boundary adjustment 12456
Klahoose First Nation, comments by chief on NDP position on power project 12187, 12465
Koksilah Elementary School, closing 12468
Legislature
chamber, use for legislation 10237-8
Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in three sections 12098
Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in two sections 10236-9, 10299
committee system, membership of committees 10025
Douglas Fir Room, broadcasting of proceedings 10237
estimates process
ministries to be debated in chamber 10237
process in other jurisdictions 10238-9
time line for debate 10238
legislative calendar and sitting schedule
change in sitting schedule 9665-6, 12037
night sittings 9665-6
schedule for completion of debate on bills 11774, 12036
role 10238
Sergeant-at-Arms, appointment 13591
Speaker and Chair
appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 9629
appointment of Deputy Speaker 9629
special warrants, use during NDP administration 10208-10, 10372
staff commended 13149
standing order 35 adjournment motions, requirements 12038
standing order 81, qualification for advancement of bills through all stages in one day 13412-3
standing order 81.1, adoption of government business schedule 13673
Lenz, Gary, appointment as Sergeant-at-Arms 13591
Lheidli T'enneh band, treaty process and ratification vote 12448-9
Liquor Control and Licensing Act, amendments 11207
Maa-nulth First Nations treaty, final agreement
implementation and settlement 12448
land provisions and compensation issues 12448
McDonald, Jessica
position as deputy minister in Premier's office, call for termination 10436
review of activities of Ken Dobell 10486-8
MacKay, Dennis, comments during Children and Youth Committee meeting 10724-5
MacMinn, E. George, recognition of service to Legislature 13115-6
Mayencourt, Lorne, removal from select standing committees 13279
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2007-2008, debate 10017-8, 10196-7, 10208-210, 10371-5
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12764
Morrison, James, death 10632-3
Motions
adoption of government business schedule, debate 12036-7
advancement of Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009, through all stages in one day, debate 13412-3
appointment of Deputy Speaker, debate 9666
appointment of Sergeant-at-Arms, debate 13591
appointment of Special Committee to Appoint a Police Complaint Commissioner, debate 12661-2
appointment of Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act, debate 9796
Committee of Supply to sit in three sections, notice 12098
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections, debate 10237-9, 10299
electoral boundaries for B.C., debate 10531-3, 10539-40
Komagata Maru (Motion 62), debate 12790, 12798
legislative sitting hours, debate 9665-6, 12037
membership change for Special Committee to Appoint a Police Complaint Commissioner, debate 13122
powers and role of Children and Youth Committee, debate 10194-6
powers and role of Crown Corporations Committee, debate 10194-6
powers and role of Finance and Government Services Committee, debate 10194-6
referral of reports to and powers of Public Accounts Committee, debate 10194-6
Musqueam First Nation
history 10488-9
population and housing needs 10489
reconciliation, settlement and benefits agreement 10431
implementation funding 10567-9
land provisions 10488-90, 10540, 10542-3, 10562-6
negotiators commended 10492
relationship with government 10488-90
treaty negotiations 10540-1
Musqueam Reconciliation, Settlement and Benefits Agreement Implementation Act
debate 10431, 10488-90, 10492-3, 10540-3, 10562-9
provisions on expropriation 10569
National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, participation of B.C. teams 11942
NDP
MLAs, comments on issues 10487
MLAs, question period topics 10436
performance as government, management of gaming industry 13379
position on 2008-09 budget 9868-70
position on independent power producers 12465-6
North American Indigenous Games, 2008 games in Cowichan 12468
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, liquor licensing for facilities and events 11207
Pacheedaht First Nation, partnership for forest industry activities 12467
Pacific Spirit Regional Park lands
transfer to Musqueam First Nation 10489-90, 10543, 10562
transfer to Musqueam First Nation, impact on official community plan 10563-5
Peck, Richard, letter on lobbyist activities of Ken Dobell 10559-60
Penelakut First Nation, economic development and ferry fares 12467
Personal Information Protection Act Review Special Committee, appointment and powers 9796
Plant, Geoff, work on first nations recognition legislation 12460
Police Complaint Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
appointment and powers 12661-2
membership 13122
Post-secondary education, Queen Elizabeth II centennial scholarship 12764
Privilege
comments by Gordon Campbell 10013-4
Public Accounts Committee, powers of and referral of reports to committee 10195-6
Public Safety and Solicitor General (Gift Card Certainty) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11207
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, budget, additional funds for storm and flood response 10196-7, 10374-5
Robertson, Gregor, letter to Premier and opposition leader as Vancouver mayor tabled 13412
Seckel, Allan, role in release of government documents relating to Basi-Virk court case 10014
Selection Committee, report for fourth session of 38th parliament presented 10025
Sliammon First Nation, involvement in treaty negotiations 12447, 12452
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
federal immigration legislation, response 12038
recognition of E. George MacMinn's service to Legislature 13115-6
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on aboriginal land title in Nemaiah Valley area 12450-1
Taxation, government policies 9867-8
Transportation Ministry, applications for development of land removed from tree farm licences, first nations consultation 12454
Tributes
Anthony Humphreys 12789
Brian Greer 13027-8
B.C. teams at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships 11942
James Morrison 10632-3
Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement, implementation and settlement 12448
T'Sou-ke First Nation, consultation by government on removal of lands from tree farm licences 12453
United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, B.C.'s and Canada's position 10492-3, 13119
University Golf Club, golf course lands
transfer to Musqueam First Nation 10488-9, 10540, 10542
transfer to Musqueam First Nation, compensation 10565-6
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009, qualification as urgent legislation 13412-3
Western Forest Products Inc.
compensation for land involved in treaty settlement 12448
removal of land from tree farm licence, first nations consultation 12454
Whittred, Katherine, appointment as Deputy Speaker 9666
Yale First Nation, involvement in treaty negotiations 12447, 12452
Dix, Adrian (Vancouver-Kingsway)

As subject
comments in debate on oil and gas legislation (Neufeld) 11399
comments in health professions legislation debate (Abbott) 12122
experience with type 1 diabetes 12004-5
Abbott, George
candidacy in Shuswap constituency 12688
debate on Medicare Protection Amendment Act (2008) 11678, 11680-1
Accidents, head and brain injuries
government support for brain-injured persons 10003
programs and services 13081
Acure Health Corp., insurance provision, compliance with medicare legislation 13078
Advanced Education Ministry, minister's accountability and action re funding issues 10724
Agriculture
farmland protection 10159
workers
employment standards and safety, government action 10749-51
transportation regulations and vehicle inspections 10750
wages 10750
AIDS, health information, privacy issues 12157
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, cap-and-trade system 11316-9, 11341-2
Alcohol, liquor stores, gift card expiry dates 11406
Ambulance service and paramedics 12104, 13123-4
American Journal of Public Health, report on nurse practitioners 12100
Anderson, David, position on oil tankers in coastal waters 11395
Auditor General, reports and reviews, recommendations for alternative service delivery contracts and e-health systems 12164-5
Bennett, Bill, comments on role of banks in society 10159-60
Bowman, Cameron, surgical practice 12632-3
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
health care professionals, recruitment and supply 12100-1
oil and gas industry 11395-6
B.C. Civil Liberties Association, comments on e-health legislation 12166-7
B.C. Coalition of People with Disabilities, comments on e-health legislation 12166-7
B.C. Federation of Labour, work on farmworker protection 10750
B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, comments on e-health legislation 12166-7
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign statements on health care 11674
position on Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act while in opposition 11954
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 11316
MLAs, conduct during NDP MLAs' debate in House 13469
MLAs, position on 2002 legislation on health workers' collective bargaining 12127
policies, impact on health care system 10623-4, 12990-3
position on public-private partnerships 13530-1
Budget debate 10157-61
Budgets, 2008-09 budget, green content 10159
Burns, Jonathan, contract with Health Ministry 12163, 13079-80
Business, public-private partnerships 13530-1
Campbell, Gordon
comments and position on health workers' collective agreements 12126, 12191
position on sustainability of health care system 11642-4, 11674, 11676
Canada Health Act, principles 11643
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, comments on health care system 11645, 11675
Canadian Medical Association, report on medical resonance imaging services 13033
Cancer
childhood cancer research 10003-4
colorectal cancer 10134-5, 12592-4
complementary medicine and pain management 13082
Children
issues, government handling 12034-5
special needs children, programs and services 9985-6
Chiropractors, misconduct case 12104
Clark, Christy, letter to Adrian Dix on Olympic Games costs and athletes village financing 13259-30
Collingwood Neighbourhood House, breakfast program 12007
Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada (Romanow commission), comments on health care spending 11675
Community Living B.C., eligibility for services
IQ test 9985-6
IQ test, government response to court ruling 13182-3
Consumers, gift cards and certificates, requirements 11405-7
Copeman, Don, health care centres, investigation 12194, 13127-9
Crime and criminals
forfeiture of proceeds of crime, forfeiture of property 11406-7
victims of crime, assistance 11406-7
Day, Brian
comparison of Canada Health Act with George Orwell's novel 1984 11676-7
role in B.C. health care reforms 10623
Dentistry, certified dental assistants 12909
Diabetes
management of type 1 diabetes 12005
programs and services, insulin pump coverage 13630
Disabled and handicapped persons, housing for developmentally disabled adult children of aging parents 10158
Drugs, prescription drugs, patent extension by federal government 12689-90
E-Health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of Privacy) Act
debate 12154-68
amendments 12166
consultation by government 12166
Emergency and Health Services Commission
appointment of commission members 13122-3
approval procedures 13122-3
Energy, independent power producers, withdrawal of government motion on topic 10622
Environment, environmental health hazards, regulation 12009
Evans, Darrell, comments on cap-and-trade legislation 11318, 11341-2
Falcon, Kevin, debate on Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009 13531
False Creek Surgical Centre, operations 12105
Farnworth, Mike, work on requirements for gift cards and certificates 11405-7
Finance Ministry, B.C. Financial and Economic Review, publication content 11641, 11644-5, 11675
Financial services industry, tax reduction 10159
First nations, children, services for children and families, regional aboriginal authorities, establishment process 11868
Food, ban on trans fat in food 12004, 12009-10, 12899-900
Foster care, Child in the Home of a Relative program 11947
Fraser, Scott, relationship with Vancouver Island Health Authority 12991
Fraser Health Authority
acute care beds 12629-30
cleaning services 10080-1
funding and services 12630
positions, vacancies 12066, 12102
programs, planning and status 12631
report on supply of health professionals 12066, 12102
response to government letter of expectations 12591
revenue generation and co-payments 12631
services 13118
Freedom of information, requests for information, government handling 10750-1
Gladstone Secondary School
description 10157
students at robotics competition 11370
Gosling, Barbara, complaint re medical specialist appointment practices 11679, 12195
Government
advertising and announcements, cost of advertising for health care system sustainability proposal 11642, 11674
capital projects, policy for evaluation as public-private partnerships 13531
Granger, Robert, letter on conditions at Royal Columbian Hospital 10887
Great Britain
child benefits information loss case 12157-8
health information loss case 12158
social divisions and income disparity 12005
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
debate 11315-9, 11341-2
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11317-8
purpose of bill and regulations 11317
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11315-8, 11341
Health
legislation during current and past parliaments 12008
personal responsibility 12007
research, government funding 10003-4
social determinants 12006-7, 12012
Health, continuing and long-term care
facilities, privatization, impact 12194
facilities, risk assessments 9809-10
long-term care beds 10161, 13276
Health, health authorities
accountability 12990-2
budgets 9810, 10161, 11646, 12584-5
government expectations 12591
health authority model 11646
meetings, public access and court ruling 12990
public outreach and staffing 13130-1
service plans 12583-4, 12590-1
service plans, public access 12991
Health, health care facilities and hospitals
cleaning services 9929-30, 10080-1
cleaning services, privatization and service standards 12193
infection control 9930
infection control, role of cleanliness 12193
support services 12102
Health, health care funding
allocation of health care costs recovered by government 11954-5, 12894-5
funding as percentage of gross domestic product 11641, 11645, 11675
funding as percentage of total provincial budget 11643-5, 11676, 11679
health innovation fund 12636
health innovation fund, evaluation report 12637
impact on services 10161
patient-centred funding 10622-4
private spending 11645
Health, health care system
accountability and transparency 12989
beds, acute care beds, use by seniors in need of long-term care 12636
cost projections 11643-4
costs 10624, 11641, 11644-5, 11675
costs, recovery by government in cases of third-party wrongdoing 11953-5, 12894-7
diagnostic services 12102
e-health systems
contracts 13079-80
impact on primary care 12154-6
projects 12155-6
government initiatives and reforms, quality council and patient safety council 12638
health information banks
access by health researchers 12162
contracts for information management, U.S. companies 12159-65
data stewardship committee 12162
disclosure directives 12159-62, 12167
health profession advisory panels 12099, 12909
health professionals
credentialling and scope of practice 12065, 12099-102, 12104
supply 12065-7, 12099, 12102-3
supply, reports 12065-6
titles, use 12910-1, 12984
health professions, colleges
changes 12065, 12099
changes, consultation 12906-8
disciplinary actions against members, disclosure 12104-5, 12907-9, 12978-80
funding for services for victims of misconduct 12981
interjurisdictional agreements 12975-6
meeting schedule 12975
powers 12974
health professions review board 12099, 12982
health support workers
collective agreement provisions 12126, 12191, 12194, 13124-5
health status 12006
value of work 12103, 12129, 12192
wage reductions 12127
health support workers, 2002 legislation
amendments, implementation of court ruling and negotiated settlement 12191, 12194, 13124-6
debate and process 12191-2
impact on employment in health care system 12066-7, 12103-4
impact on quality of health care 12193-4
impact on workers and families 12127-8, 12192
legislation 12126-7
human resources planning 12065-7, 12102-3
information, provincial laboratory information solution, contract 12164-5
magnetic resonance imaging services, wait times 13033-4
NDP position 11682
patient care quality review boards 12989-90, 13132-3
patient complaint process
process 12989-92, 13130-1
reporting 13131
role of contracting agencies 13131-2
role of Health Minister 13133
personal health information, collection, use and disclosure, privacy issues 12154-62, 12165-7
primary care, accessibility 12105
privatization, impact on accountability 12991-2
public concerns re systemic issues 12992-3
public consultation by government 12065
public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 12992-3
public system 12105-6
services, location and municipal zoning issues 12904
services for seniors 9809-10
surgery
cardiac ablation 12634
post-bariatric surgery 13081
sex reassignment surgeries 12632-3
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 11642-4, 11646, 11674-7
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation, impact on Canada Health Act principles 11642, 11644, 11646, 11674-6, 11679
system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 11678-9
system during NDP administration 11682
system in B.C., centralization 12101
telehealth 12155
user fees and extra billings 13128
workers, impact of government policies 10160
workers, women workers, layoffs 12127
Health, public health
health hazards
court orders for removal of persons 12900-1
investigation and public complaints 12009-10, 12902
notification of land title office 12900
health status, role of social conditions and social policies 12005-7, 12011-2
health status of B.C. residents, study 12005-6
preventive treatment, allowance for objection 12899
public health education 12005
public health officials, standards of practice for environmental health officers 12901-2
public health plans 12009, 12898
response to public health emergencies and risks
emergency powers 12901
impact of social inequality 12006-7
temporary quarantine facilities 12900
role and responsibilities of local and provincial governments 12898
role of personal responsibility 11678
Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act
NDP position 11677-8
provisions on workers' rights 13125-6
Health Care Costs Recovery Act
debate 11953-5, 12893-7
commencement and regulations 12897
definitions, "health care services" 12894
proposed amendment re allocation of recovered funds 11954, 12894-5
Health Committee, empowerment to address e-health systems 12165-6
Health Ministry
2007-08 supplementary estimates debate 10000-4
estimates debate 12583-94, 12626-38, 12687-93, 13078-82
budget, additional funds for ministry operations 10000-4
estimates debate 13078-9
staffing, full-time-equivalents 12638
staffing, opportunities for staff with chronic illnesses 13080
supplementary estimates debate 10000-2
Health Professions (Regulatory Reform) Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12064-7, 12099-106, 12906-11, 12974-6, 12978-85
definitions, addition of "unethical conduct" 12976
purpose of bill and regulations 12910
Health Sector Partnerships Agreement Act, repeal of provisions on non-clinical services 13125-6
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12126-9, 12190-5, 13122-30
debate in Legislature, debate by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 12128-9
provisions on disclosure of health-related information 13126-7
Homelessness, health of homeless persons 12009
Housing, rental housing, landlord-tenant issues, tenant protection for tenants with mental challenges 12904
Income disparity in B.C. 12005-6
Information and Privacy Commissioner, comments on issues
cap-and-trade legislation 11317-8
health information legislation 12160, 12162
health information loss case 12156-7
Interior Health Authority
facilities, maintenance services 12628-9
magnetic resonance imaging services in area facilities 13033-4
International Labour Organization, comments on B.C. legislation on workers' rights 12127
Jaccard, Mark, comments on cap-and-trade system 11316-7, 11319, 11342
Johnstone, Trevor, termination of position as Vancouver Coastal Health Authority board chair 11647
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, report on midwifery 12104
Journal of the American Medical Association, report on nurse practitioners 12100
Justice system, sheriffs, recruitment and retention issues 12817-8
Kelowna General Hospital, orthopedic surgery wait times 10964-5
Kines, Lindsay, freedom-of-information request 10751
Koksilah Elementary School, closing 10022
Krog, Leonard, promotion of smoking ban in automobiles carrying children 12293-4
Labour and Citizens' Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10749-51
Legislation
bills, rules for passage in stages 13415
bills called for debate 12154
drafting, case law 11643, 11677-8
oversight 13414-5
types of legislation 12007-8
Legislature
change in sitting schedule 11316, 11318
estimates process, time line for debate 11316
opposition role 11406
points of order, point of debate is not a point of order 13469
standing order 81, qualification for advancement of bills through all stages in one day 13413-5
Lekstrom, Blair
position on health care support worker legislation 12066-7
work on freedom-of-information legislation 10750-1
Lower mainland, post-secondary institutions, program and staff reductions 10723-4
MacPhail, Joy, comments during debate in 2002 on health workers legislation 12127
Maximus Inc., government contracts 12159-61
Medical Services Commission, investigations, disclosure of information 12194-5, 13127-30
Medical Services Plan, premium assistance, waiving of ambulance fees 13123-4
Medicare Protection Act, 2003, proclamation 11641-2, 11645-6, 11674, 11678-9
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008
debate 11641-7, 11674-82
preamble 11678
MLAs, role 12990
Mental health
mental illness, interaction of mentally ill persons with justice system 12011
programs and services, impact of e-health systems 12155
Midwives, scope of practice 12104
Morton, Cynthia, quotation in report, severance in freedom-of-information request 10751
Motions
advancement of Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009, through all stages in one day, debate 13413-5
patient-centred health care funding, debate 10622-4
Motor Vehicle (Banning Smoking When Children Present) Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12293-4
Multiple sclerosis, employment issues for people with multiple sclerosis 13080
Muskwa-Kechika management area, legislation 11395
Nanaimo District Secondary School, students' promotion of smoking ban in automobiles carrying children 12294
Nanaimo Seniors Village, employment practices 12129
New Brunswick, health information loss case, Ombudsman report on privacy issues 12155-8
NDP
performance as government, action on tobacco use reduction 12293-4
position on Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act 11677-8
position on health care system 11682
NDP of Canada, public health initiatives 12010
Nurses
nurse practitioners, role 12099-100
training and scope of practice 12101-2
working conditions 12066, 12101-2
Oil and gas
industry in B.C.
industry during NDP administration 11395-6
regulation 11395-6
subsidies 10158
offshore drilling, development of industry 10158-9
Oil and Gas Activities Act, debate 11394-6
Oil and Gas Commission, establishment 11395-6
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
athletes village 13414-5, 13529-33
costs and funding 13413-4, 13529-30, 13533
mountain rental contract 13632
venues, construction oversight 13532
venues, financial management 13414
Oral questions
Availability of beds at Royal Columbian Hospital 12508
Availability of beds at Vernon Jubilee Hospital 12602
Call for a seniors representative 10233-4
Child in the Home of a Relative program 11947
Child poverty in B.C. 12034-5
Cleaning services at health care facilities 9929-30, 10080-1
Community Living B.C. eligibility criteria 9985-6
Emergency services at Royal Columbian Hospital 13118
Funding for post-secondary education 10723-4
Funding for Royal Columbian Hospital 10887
Government action on child poverty 13182-3
Koksilah Elementary School closing 10022
Long-term care beds at Zion Park Manor 13276-7
MRI waiting times in Interior Health Authority 13033-4
Olympic Games contract with Fortress Investment Group 13632
Passenger safety on SkyTrain 12097-8
Regional aboriginal authorities 11868
Retention and recruitment of sheriffs 12817-8
Status of seniors care facilities 9809-10
Surgical services at Kelowna General Hospital 10964-5
Osteopaths, use of title 12911
Patient Care Quality Review Board Act
debate 12989-93, 13130-33
commencement 13132
Persons with AIDS Society of B.C., comments on e-health legislation 12166-7
Pharmacare program
budget 12688-9
costs in cases of third-party wrongdoing, recovery by government 12894
coverage, multiple sclerosis medication 13080-1
therapeutics initiative 12691-2
Pharmaceutical Task Force
membership 12690-2
report and recommendations 12691-2
Pharmacists, scope of practice 12985
Phillips, Trevor, comments on social divisions and health determinants 12005
Physicians
billing practices, freedom-of-information request 10751
billing practices, investigation of extra-billing cases 12194-5
credentialling of foreign-trained physicians, restricted licences 12065, 12099, 12101
Physiotherapists, recruitment and supply 12066, 12102
Post-secondary education, changes to three-year funding plan, impact on institution budgets 10723-4
Poverty
child poverty in B.C., government action 10160, 12035
child poverty in B.C., report and government action 13183
incidence in B.C. 10160
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area, Chapman-Grey watershed protection 12009
Property, property rights on private and Crown leased land re resource exploration 11396
Provincial Health Services Authority, responsibilities and funding transfers 12592
Public Health Act
debate 12004-12, 12897-902, 12904-5
content of bill 12004
debate in Legislature 12009-11
definitions, "health impediment" 12897
development of bill 12905
implementation by regulations 12010-1
Public Safety and Solicitor General (Gift Card Certainty) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11405-7
Quebec, physician recruitment in rural areas 12101
Retirement Concepts Seniors Services Ltd.
operations in B.C. 10233-4
relationship with government 10233-4
Ridge Meadows Hospital, cleaning services 10080-1
Royal Columbian Hospital
conditions 12508
conditions, government action 10887, 12065-6, 12101-2
Royal Inland Hospital, health innovation fund pilot projects 12636
St. Mary's Hospital (New Westminster), closing, impact on Royal Columbian Hospital 10887, 13118
St. Paul's Hospital
future of hospital and redevelopment 12589-90
magnetic resonance imagine machines, utilization 11679-80
Saskatchewan, assessments in health care system 11681
Seniors, issues, call for advocate 10233
Shipping industry, tanker safety, issues 11395
Shrivastava, Malony, experience with cancer and family's work on issues 13082
Simpson, Shane, comments on cap-and-trade legislation 11316-7
Sir Guy Carleton Community Elementary School, description 10157
SkyTrain, public safety on trains and in facilities 12097-8
Statements by members
Colorectal cancer 10134-5
Diabetes 13630
Gladstone Secondary students in robotics competition 11370
Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation, government contracts 12162-5
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on B.C. legislation on health workers collective bargaining 12128-9, 13124
Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee, recommendations, implementation 10159
Teachers, competence, incidents outside scope of employment 12907-8
Terrorism, bombing of Air India flight, victims of crime 11407
A Time to Rise, depiction of farmworkers in film 10749
Tobacco
smoking, impact of secondhand smoke on children 12294
smoking ban in vehicles carrying children 12293-4
Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, B.C. Liberal Party position while in opposition 11954
Transit services, fares 10159
U.S.
health care system 10622-3
Patriot Act provisions on access to personal information, application to Canadian subsidiaries of American companies 12159-61
Vancouver
city council, election of new council 13532
housing need 13532
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009
debate 13529-33
debate, scope of debate 13497-8
debate in Legislature 13530, 13533
drafting process and oversight 13414
qualification as urgent legislation 13413-5
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
budget and budgeting process 10000-2, 11646-7, 12584-8
cleaning services 9929-30, 10080
emergency services 12589-90
funding 12585
population in service area 12588
report on supply of health professionals 12102
Vancouver Island Health Authority, response to public concerns 12990-1
Vancouver police department, report on police calls involving mentally ill persons 12011
Vancouver-Kingsway constituency and area
constituents' concerns re Olympic athletes village development 13529
political representatives 10157
Vernon Jubilee Hospital
conditions, government action 12602, 12626-9
report by hospital doctors 12627-8
Vertesi, Les, role in B.C. health care reforms 10623
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 10160
Water, drinking water, protection 12902
Workers, rights 10749, 10751
WorkSafe B.C., regulation of smoking in workplace, government handling 12294
Zion Park Manor, bed closings and conditions 13276-7

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