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

Falcon, Hon. Kevin (Surrey-Cloverdale)

As subject
accountability as Transportation Minister (Simpson, S.) 11625-6
comments in House during throne speech debate (Routley) 9669-70
comments on public-private partnerships during estimates debate (Karagianis) 13454
debate on transportation investment legislation (Karagianis) 11540
debate on Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009 (Dix) 13531 (Fleming) 13526
Abbotsford, hospital and cancer centre project 10673
Air, greenhouse gas emissions from transportation 10376, 11339
Arrow Lakes, ferry service 10691-2
Arts and culture, government investment 10219-20
Auditor General, report on ferry system restructuring 10848-9
Automobiles
low-speed electric vehicles, government support 12440
photo radar, B.C. Liberal Party position 10772
Badger, Chris, work for port authority and position on transportation infrastructure options 11338
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13646-7
Bamfield, road to area 9688, 10711-2
Border infrastructure program, projects 10782-3, 10825
B.C.
port corridor in northwestern B.C., safety issues 10714-5
role as gateway to Asia Pacific 10825
B.C. Ferry Authority, board meetings 12599-600
B.C. Ferry Commission, role in fare approvals 11335-6
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
accomplishments 12659-60
board appointments 11374-5
board meetings 12599-600
board remuneration 11372-4, 12600-1
capital expenditures 10879
ferry advisory committees 10880
funding 11334
independence 11374, 12601
information and reporting 10850-1
labour relations 10879
performance measurement 10851-2
B.C. Liberal Party government
performance on transportation infrastructure projects 10602-3, 10767, 10877, 11629, 11633
position on deficit budgets 13643-4
position on photo radar 10772
relationship with federal government 10760
vision 10215-6
B.C. Rail, annual report, 2007, and audited financial statements for period ended December 31, 2007, tabled 13121
B.C. Transit
bus fleet 10757
funding 10216
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, budget allocation and project financing 10376-7
Budgets
balanced budgets, legislation during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 13643
deficit budgets, B.C. Liberal Party position 13643-4
priorities 13644
Burnaby, city council recommendations on Evergreen transit line 10763-4
Burns Bog, management during B.C. Liberal and NDP administrations 11628
Business, public-private partnerships
benefits 10673-4, 12609
borrowing costs and financing issues 10678-9
contract length and innovation 10676-7
costs and value 13525
government accountability 11632-3
government accounting 10666
government involvement in other jurisdictions 10604-5
model 10668
monitoring and standards 10670
NDP position 10842, 11632, 12609
performance and payment issues 10669-70
projects in B.C. 10597, 10674-5, 10680-2, 10842
risk transfers 10610-1
risk transfers and liability issues 12618-9
value-for-money reports 10680-1
Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail)
investment 9988
safety record, government action 10715-6
Capital regional district, regional growth strategy, transportation component 10870
Carbon tax 10215-6
impact on highway maintenance contractors 10687-8
NDP position 10217
position of environmental organizations 10216
revenue neutrality 10688-9
Cariboo area, highways and roads, Cariboo connector 10713
Climate change
government action, impact on capital project contracts 10672-3
NDP position 10217
Communities
design, relationship to transit investment and ridership 10875-6
green community design and development, LocalMotion fund 10846-7
small communities, role of Transportation Ministry in development process 10711
Corrigan, Derek, remuneration and severance as TransLink chair 9687
Cycling infrastructure investment 10845-7
David Suzuki Foundation, position on carbon tax 10216
Delta
transportation infrastructure, 72nd Avenue and Highway 91 border infrastructure project 10783
truck traffic 11338
Economy
economic plan for province 13645-6
economy during NDP administration 13643
Education, school closings and openings 10218-9
Emergencies, ministry responsible for hazardous spills and derailments 10714
Ferries and ferry services
costs 10881-2
duty remission on Northern Adventure and distribution of funds 11336-7
fares
increases 9736-7, 10881-2
purchase via grocery store customer rewards program 12658-61
reduction 13645
subsidies 11334
fast ferries, potential for use 10851
fuel costs, impact on fares 10848, 10879-81
fuel surcharges, approval process 11335-6
government investment and support 10879-82, 11337, 11372-3
passenger numbers 10880
reports on ferry services models 10848-9
restructuring of ferry system 10848-9
routes and services
minor routes 10881
service to ferry-dependent communities 9736-7
service to northern communities 10880, 11334-5
safety issues 10853
sinking of Queen of the North and investigation 10852-4
system, restructuring 10879-80
system during 1990s 10880
terminals, upgrades 10849
vessels
government investment 10849
new vessels for northern routes 11334-5
procurement models 10680
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009
debate 13642-7
debate in Legislature by NDP MLAs 13642-4
Forests and forest industry
forest roads, government action on safety issues 10711-2
mountain pine beetle control, funding and projects 10689-90
Fraser, Scott, debate on Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 13646
Fraser River, short sea shipping proposal 11338-9
Fuel
fuel costs 10688
hydrogen fuelling stations, hydrogen highway 10716
Gardner, Chris, appointment to B.C. Ferries board 11374-5
Golden Ears Bridge, construction, public-private partnership 10679-80
Government
capital projects
borrowing costs 10680
evaluation as public-private partnerships 10759
procurement models 10674-5
federal-provincial relations, relations during NDP administration 10023
financial management during NDP and B.C. Liberal Party administrations 13644-5, 13647
financial reporting on public-private partnership contracts 12607-8
transfer payments from federal government, status of B.C. 10220
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Vehicle Emissions Standards) Act, debate 12439-40
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements
cost comparisons and value-for-money report 10600-1
federal funding 10598, 10604
future phases 10597-8, 10602-4, 10607-8
government performance 10603-4
mitigation of environmental impacts 10605-6
Park Bridge 10759
public-private partnerships 10597-603
safety issues 10605
lower mainland section, improvements 11464-5
Malahat Drive section 10778-9
Highway 4
Port Alberni–Tofino section, safety issues and improvements 10710-1
Qualicum–Port Alberni section, alternative route proposal 10709
Highway 14, West Coast Road, improvements 10782
Highway 20, roadside markers 10712
Highway 24, East Lake Sheridan Road, conditions 10713
Highway 97, 20 Mile section, improvements 10713-4
Highway 99
Sea to Sky Highway, traffic management issues related to Olympic Games 12764-7, 12820-4
Sea to Sky Highway upgrades
budget and costs 10685-6
improvements and innovations 10677
mitigation of construction impact on traffic 10840
public-private partnership 10682
status 10684
Highways and roads
designation for events, permits and traffic management issues 12764-7, 12820-3
maintenance and operation 10599
maintenance and rehabilitation, funding in beetle-damaged areas 10690
maintenance contracts 10686-8, 10706-8
potholes 10843
public-private partnerships 10676
rest stops 10843
upgrades, federal funding 10713-4
Income assistance, benefit amount increases 10218
Income tax, reductions 10217-8
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure
creation of entities for construction and operation of infrastructure 11465
environmental practices in construction 10606-7
federal funding 10760-1
government investment 10771
government investment and management 10602
privatization 12610
projects, NDP position 10023
public-private partnerships 10376-7, 10597, 10832-3
Inheritance tax, NDP position 10218
Island Corridor Foundation, government liaison 10781
James, Carole, comments on Port Mann Bridge expansion 11630
Kootenay Lake, ferry service 10691
Legislature, withdrawal of comments 10841, 12610, 13519
Lower mainland
South Fraser perimeter road 10826, 10833, 11338-9
traffic patterns 10827
transit services, government investment 10872
transit services, need in south Fraser area and government action 10766-7
transportation infrastructure 10825
transportation infrastructure, bridges 12615
Macquarie Infrastructure Group, performance in public-private partnerships 10833
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area
bridge and road construction 10835-6
transit services 10834-5
Metro Vancouver, livable region strategic plan 10826-8
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12764-7, 12820-4
NDP
performance as government
financial management 13643
management of B.C. Ferry Corporation and ferry system 12659-60
transportation infrastructure issues 10603
policies 12440, 13645
position on issues 10219
carbon tax 10217
climate change 10217
inheritance tax 10218
Port Mann Bridge expansion 10216, 10767, 10834, 11630-1, 11633
public-private partnerships 10842, 11632, 12609
transportation infrastructure projects 10023
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
athletes village 13525
costs and funding 13525
impact on economy 13646-7
traffic management 12764-7, 12820-4
Partnerships B.C.
report on Sea to Sky Highway upgrade project 10684-5
report on Sea to Sky Highway upgrade project, review by Auditor General 10682-5
role 10674
Pattullo Bridge
conditions and government responsibility 10770-1
replacement 12615
traffic safety initiatives 10772
Pitt River Bridge
completion date 10826
construction 10825-6
construction, procurement model 10759-60
transit access 10834-5
Points of order
comments by Guy Gentner 11397
relevance of member's remarks to bill under debate 13516
Port Mann Bridge
alternatives to bridge, impact of public-private partnership 12615
expansion
business plan 11632
construction procurement process 10826, 10828
expansion 11464-5, 11629, 12611-2
NDP position 10216, 10767, 10834, 11630-1, 11633
public-private partnership and toll financing 10831-3
tolls 11629
transit access 10830-2
Public Accounts Committee, debate of Auditor General report on ferry system restructuring 10851
Railways and rail services, safety review 10715
Richmond, transit services, B-line busway 10878
Robertson, Gregor, Vancouver mayoral campaign 10838-9
Routley, Doug, debate during Transportation estimates 10843
Ryder, Norm, concerns re condition of Lougheed Highway section 10836
Sierra Club of Canada, position on carbon tax 10216
Simpson, Shane, comments on electric vehicles 12440
SkyTrain, public safety on trains and in facilities 12098
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
board of directors
remuneration 9686-7, 9736
role in transit plan 10773-5
role of provincial government in appointment 10836-7
Broadway line to University of B.C., impact on small business 10840-1
bus service 10756
bus service, new buses 10765, 10768-9
Canada line
impact of construction on small businesses, call for compensation 10836-9
public-private partnership 10675, 10758-9
role of provincial government 10837-9
Evergreen line
business plan 10760-1
funding 10023, 10761-2
line 10762-3
procurement model 10759
route and ridership 9684-6
governance and decision-making process 10777
Millennium line, impact of construction on small business and compensation issue 10838-9
Millennium line, project management by Crown corporation 11629
new rapid transit lines 10216
projects, role of provincial government 10763
rapid bus system for south Fraser communities 11465
revenue sources 10774-6
revenue sources, real estate development 10776-8
Surrey
growth 10830
transit services 10765, 10768-70
Sydney, Australia, public-private partnership for cross-city traffic tunnel 10832
Taxation
tax reductions 10688
tax reductions, impact on government revenues 13644
Taxi industry, taxi supply in Vancouver 9870
Throne speech debate 10215-20
Tolls
application to existing infrastructure 12609-10
exemptions 10531
tolling authorities 12604, 12617
tolling of highways 12614-5
Toronto, Ontario, public-private partnership for 407 express toll route 10832
Transit services
buses and bus service, clean-burning buses 10216
fares 9736
government investment 10216
planning and business cases 10875
rapid transit, rapid bus systems 10872-3, 10876
ridership targets 10872
transit plan and government investment 10756-60, 10764-7, 10771-6, 10831, 10840-1, 11631, 12440
Transportation
Pacific gateway initiative and projects 10825-8, 10831
environmental assessment process 10829-30
funding 11631-2
initiative and projects 10216, 11464
public consultation 10826
role of municipalities 10827-30
tolling 11465
traffic projections 10829-30
projects in B.C. 11629, 11631, 13645-6
benefits and impacts 10840
public consultation 10876
public-private partnerships 10597, 13525
public-private partnerships and traditional procurement process 10600-1, 10674
Transportation Investment Act
amendments, legislation 12610
provisions 12606
Transportation Investment Corporation
board of directors, conflict-of-interest guidelines 12622
board of directors, membership and remuneration 12620
chief executive officer 12621-2
collection and management of toll revenues 12604-5, 12608-9, 12616-7
concession agreements 12612-4, 12616
termination 12620
transparency and disclosure of information 12606-7
value-for-money reports 12608-9
establishment 10531, 11465, 12617-8
governance 11629, 12621-2
purpose of corporation 12604-5
role and responsibilities 12605-6, 12608, 12610-5, 12617-9
role and responsibilities, liability issues 12619-20
shares 12613
Transportation Investment (Port Mann Twinning) Amendment Act, 2008
debate 10531, 11464-5, 11628-33, 12604-22
provisions, application to multiple infrastructure projects 12610-2
Transportation Ministry
estimates debate 10376-7, 10596-611, 10666-92, 10706-16, 10756-83, 10825-54, 10870-82, 11334-9
budget, climate change initiatives 10709
budget and goals 10376
environmental protection 10605
operations, carbon neutrality 10688
University of B.C., public-private partnership project 10673
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009
debate 13524-6
debate in Legislature, scope of debate 13516
debate in Legislature by NDP MLAs 13524-6
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project, costs 10674
Vancouver Island, South Island
commuter rail and transit options 10779-81
Pacific Marine Circle Route 10841, 10843-4
transit planning 10875-6
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, work on traffic management issues 12765
Victoria, transit services, Douglas Street corridor project 10844-5, 10870-7
William R. Bennett Bridge
construction project 10608-11, 10666-73
environmental benefits 10672
maintenance and operation 10609, 10667, 10671
Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)

As subject
comments on balanced budgets (Hawes) 13617
comments on independent power producers (Penner) 10892
travel budget while cabinet minister (Hansen) 13382
work on requirements for gift cards and certificates (Dix) 11405-7
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 11170
Alcohol, liquor stores, gift card expiry dates 11402-3
Auditor General
consultation on public debt reporting requirements 13727
report on casinos, implementation of recommendations 12658
Automobiles
insurance rates, increases, government action re impact on seniors 13151
safety technology, electronic stability control 13151
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13719-20
Beck, Karen, death, investigation 12737
B.C., rural B.C. needs, government support 13352
B.C. Assessment, role 13352
B.C. Legislative Internship program, interns commended 13149
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 10754
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust
government comment on issues 12416
release of government documents 9635, 10437
witnesses 10437
philosophy and policies 13711-3
position on deficit budgets 13712-3
priorities 13349-52
relationship with federal government 10125-6
B.C. Lottery Corporation
board of directors, meeting with John van Dongen 12658
management of casinos, handling and reporting of financial transactions 12658
B.C. Place Stadium, roof replacement 10290, 11777
Budget debate 10090-4
Budgets
2008-09 budget content 10092
budget process, forecasting 13719
deficit budgets, B.C. Liberal Party position 13712-3
Campbell, Gordon
accountability re lobbyist activities of Ken Dobell 10558
comments on economic conditions and deficit budgets 13711
position on first nations issues 10021-2
potential calling as witness at Basi-Virk court case 10437
Carbon tax 10092-3
public response 13354
Charities, charitable foundations, financial status 13407
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 12401-2
Clarke family
death of children 11288-9
death of children, investigation and public information 11524-5
Community Living B.C., eligibility for services, age- and needs-based criteria 12402
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 11832-3
Consumers
costs and user fees 10090-1
gift cards and certificates, requirements 11402-3, 11450-2
Coquitlam
David/Pathan Avenue project 11833
municipal election campaign spending 10459
participation in survey on municipal elections 10459
Coquitlam First, election campaign financing 10362
Corrections system
corrections officers, working conditions and shortage of officers 10094, 12815-6
facilities, capacity issues 12815
Crime and criminals
gang crime, government action 10093, 10245, 10248, 10251, 13563, 13588
gang crime, redeployment plan to address issue 13634
victims of crime, job protection 12965-6
Crime and criminals, forfeiture of proceeds of crime
court's discretion on forfeiture order 11455
definition of instrument of unlawful activity 11403-4, 11452-3
director of civil forfeiture 11453, 11458
gifts and transfers of property 11456-7
knowledge of or financial benefits from unlawful activity 11404, 11456-7
use of funds 11404
use of funds for crime prevention 10093
vehicles, sales 11404, 11453-4
Criminal Code (federal), amendments on sexual and violent offences, federal and provincial NDP support 10126
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services, services for persons 19 and older 12401-2
Discrimination and racism, B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru, B.C. government apology 12797
Dobell, Ken, lobbyist activities
activities with provincial government and public agencies, call for suspension 10344
investigation by special prosecutor and legal charge 10558
Economic Forecast Council, economic forecasts 13719
Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 13343-54, 13404
consultation by government 13353-4
debate by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 13343-4
Economy
current and past conditions, government response 13711-3
current and projected conditions 13345-6
economic plan for province 13346-52
global economy, current conditions 13345
Education
education of first nations people, government support 10022
funding 10090
school playgrounds, funding distribution 11617
schools, seismic upgrades 10090, 12507
Election Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12948-9
content of bill 12948-9
debate in Legislature 13143
Elections
advertising, limits on third-party spending 12948
constituencies, dual-member constituencies 11182
constituencies, name changes 11180-1, 11184
electoral boundaries, legislation 10534
electoral boundaries, relationship to population levels 11180
municipal elections
campaign financing, disclosure 10362
legislative amendments 10361-2
legislative amendments, consultation and survey 10457-9
redistribution of electoral boundaries 10533-4, 11181-2
redistribution of electoral boundaries, government role 10534
redistribution of electoral boundaries, potential for legal challenge 10534-5, 11179-80
Electoral Boundaries Commission, review of electoral boundaries 10534
Electoral Districts Act
debate 11179-84
implementation 11182
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 10246
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 10244, 10251
Evans, Corky, promotion of tobacco use reduction programs as Health Minister 12292-3
Ferries and ferry services
fare reduction 13349
routes and services, reinstatement of routes 13349
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13710-3, 13719-21, 13727
Financial services industry, credit union deposits, unlimited insurance protection 13347
Finlayson, Jock, comments on consultation on legislation 12479
Firearms, gun violence in B.C., report 13563
Forests and Range Ministry, estimates debate 10244
Freedom of information
legislation, report recommendations 10754-5
requests for information, government handling 10754-5
Funeral industry, prepaid contracts and services 11448
Government
advertising and announcements, spending on advertising 13186, 13350-1, 13382
local government, powers and responsibilities, legislation 11832-3
ministers, accountability for meeting budget estimates 10207-8
spending priorities 13349-51
Hammell, Sue, appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker 9629
Hansen, Colin, comments on deficit budgets 13712
Hayer, Dave S., comments on changes to balanced-budget legislation 13710-1
Health care system
challenges 11899
health support workers, 2002 legislation 12535
magnetic resonance imaging services, wait-list case 12849
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 11899
system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 10090
Health Ministry
estimates debate 12849
estimates debate 10244
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12535
purpose of bill, amendments to legislation affecting health workers 12535
Heed, Kash, comments on policing of gang crime 13588
Homelessness in B.C. 10091-2
Horning, Al, return to House 9630
Housing
government purchase of single-room-occupancy hotels 10091
residential care facilities, assisted-living beds 10090
social and subsidized housing, government support 10091
Humphreys, Anthony, service to Legislature as Sergeant-at-Arms 12789
Ilich, Olga, work on freedom-of-information legislation 10754-5
Information and Privacy Commissioner, comments on freedom-of-information legislation 10754-5
Infrastructure
funding, federal government role 13348-9
government investment in rural and urban areas 13351-2
investment during NDP administration 13348
investment in projects, government action 13351-2
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
investigation into sale of repaired write-off vehicles 10078, 10721-2
position on electronic stability control in vehicles 13151
purchase of Olympic Games tickets 13694
Justice system
bail hearings, tele-bail hearings 11288-9
bail process, call for review 13588
handling of family violence cases 11288-9, 11446-7, 11525
Koksilah Elementary School, closing 10022
Krog, Leonard, promotion of smoking ban in automobiles carrying children 12292
Labour and Citizens' Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10754-5
Lee family
deaths 11288-9
deaths, investigation 12188
Legislation
business during spring session of fourth session, 38th parliament 10241-2
consultation by government 12479
miscellaneous statutes bills, purpose 12478
Legislature
bills, committee stage, amendment of unproclaimed acts 12478
chamber, use for legislation 10241-2, 10249
Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in two sections 10239-52, 10319-20
estimates process
process in other jurisdictions 10243, 10252
schedule, role of opposition 10243, 10249
time line for debate 10239-51
legislative calendar and sitting schedule
change in sitting schedule 9666
fall sitting 13346
fixed calendar 10241-2, 10246-8
proposal for traveling committee in fall sitting 10247
schedule for completion of debate on bills 12478
sitting schedule, comparison with Senate 10242, 10246
sitting schedule during 1990s 10240-1, 10250
members' conduct and debate, attendance of other members in House not to be commented on 13347
members' conduct and debate, members must make comments from their own seats 10091
number of seats 10535, 11180
opposition role 13343-4, 13711
question period, government response to questions 10722
role 10239
Speaker and Chair, appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 9629
staff commended 13149
Les, John, police investigation, public disclosure 10636
Lillooet, proposed inclusion in new Fraser-Nicola constituency name 11181, 11183-4
Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10361-2, 10457-9
MacMinn, E. George, recognition of service to Legislature 13116
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11898-9
Metro Vancouver, amalgamation of police services 13155
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2007-2008, debate 10207-8
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, use of legislation by B.C. Liberal Party government 10207-8
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2008, debate 12478-9
Motions
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections, debate 10239-52
coroner's reports on domestic violence deaths, debate 12259
electoral boundaries for B.C., debate 10533-5
Komagata Maru (Motion 62), debate 12797-8
legislative sitting hours, debate 9666
provincial support for federal crime bill, debate 10125-6
Motor Vehicle (Banning Smoking When Children Present) Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12292-3
application to convertibles and motorcycles 12292
Neufeld, Richard, experience with debate in Legislature 10247
Oil and Gas Activities Act, debate 11397-8
Oil and Gas Commission, establishment 11397-8
Oil and gas industry in B.C.
industry during NDP administration 11397-8
regulation 11397-8
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
costs and funding 10247
liquor licensing for facilities and events 11403, 11405, 11460-2
tickets 13694-5
Oppal, Wally, handling of electoral legislation as Attorney General 12948-9
Oral questions
Accessibility of Olympic Games tickets 13694-5
B.C. Lottery Corporation management of casino transactions 12658
B.C. Place roof replacement 10290, 11777
Call for bail process review 13588
Call for independent investigation into ICBC vehicle sales 10078
Coroner's inquest into Oak Bay deaths 12188
Disclosure of documents in B.C. Rail court case 9635, 12416
Disclosure of documents in B.C. Rail–CN Rail investigation 10437
Frank Paul public inquiry 11119
Funding for integrated sexual predator observation team 9870
Funding for school playgrounds 11617
Government action on domestic violence 11524-5
Government action on gang violence 13588
Government action on gun violence 13563
Government relationship with Ken Dobell 10344
Government response to actions of Ken Dobell 10558
Government spending on advertising 13186, 13382
Haisla First Nation and B.C. Utilities Commission decision-making process 10194
Handling of domestic violence cases in justice system 11288-9, 11446-7
ICBC performance bonuses to Paul Taylor 10790
Investigation into death in Maple Ridge 12737
Investigation into ICBC vehicle sales 10721-2
Investigation into tree farm licence land removals 11211
Koksilah Elementary School closing 10021-2
Passenger safety on SkyTrain 12097
Police investigation of former Solicitor General 10636
Proposed TransLink routes in Coquitlam 9685-6
Redeployment of police and justice system resources 13634
Retention and recruitment of corrections officers 12815-6
Seismic upgrades for schools 12507
Staffing of integrated child protection teams 13633-4
Paul, Frank Joseph, circumstances of death and public inquiry 11119
Points of order
time line for debate on amendment to motion 10319
time line for debate on motion 10319-20
Police and policing
amalgamation and integration of services 13156-7
integrated child exploitation team 10093, 13633-4
integrated sexual predator observation team 9870, 13634
police complaint process 13156
Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area
agriculture industry 11170
economic development during NDP administration 13344
Port Moody–Westwood constituency and area, infrastructure projects 10092-3
Premier's Office, estimates debate 10244
Princeton, constituency location after electoral boundary redistribution 11181-2
Property tax
appeals of property assessments, role of Lieutenant-Governor 13404
assessment of property, changes for 2009 taxation year 13352-3
Public Safety and Solicitor General (Gift Card Certainty) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11402-5, 11450-62
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
estimates debate 13151, 13155-7
estimates debate 10248
Riverside Secondary School, cancer awareness events 11776
Riverview Hospital
condominium development proposal for site 9685-6
number of units 10092
Rose, Mark, accomplishments and death 10340
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, government contract for police services 13155-7
Safety, public safety in B.C. 10093
SkyTrain, public safety on trains and in facilities 12097
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
Evergreen line, route and ridership 9685-6
Millennium line 10092-3
Spraggs, Diane, concerns re David/Pathan Avenue project in Coquitlam 11833
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
recognition of E. George MacMinn's service to Legislature, response 13116
Statements
Al Horning 9630
Statements by members
Archdiocese of Vancouver 13376
Riverside Secondary School cancer awareness events 11776
Taxi industry, age of drivers, under-19 drivers 11405
Taylor, Paul, performance bonuses as chief executive officer of Insurance Corporation of B.C. 10790
Tobacco
smoking, impact of secondhand smoke on children 12292-3
smoking ban in vehicles carrying children 12292-3
use, prevention, public education and advertising 12292
Transit services, government investment during NDP administration 10092
Tributes
Anthony Humphreys 12789
Mark Rose 10340
Tri-Cities area, homelessness and rapid transit 10091-3
Union of B.C. Municipalities, position on property assessment changes for 2009 taxation year 13352-3
U.S., impact of government deregulation 13345
van Dongen, John, meeting with B.C. Lottery Corporation board 12658
Vancouver, Catholic archdiocese, celebration of 100th anniversary 13376
Vancouver Foundation, funding of community organizations 13407
Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13407
Vancouver Island, South Island, amalgamation of police services 13155
Victims of Crime Compensation Act, 2008, debate 12965-6
Violence, family violence
deaths, call for annual review by coroner 12259
report recommendations on family violence 11525
Waste management, landfills on farmland 11170
West Coast Express, commuter rail service 10092
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence, investigation 11211
Wilson, Steve, letter to Premier on B.C. Utilities Commission hearing 10194
Workers in B.C., government recognition campaign 13186
Yale-Lillooet constituency and area, constituency name change 11181, 11183-4
Fleming, Rob (Victoria-Hillside)

As subject
position on establishment of new universities (Coell) 12421-2
support staff thanked 9829
Advanced Education Ministry
estimates debate 10917-25, 10927-39, 10994-9, 11004-7, 11010-20, 11038-47
budget 10994, 11018-20, 11039-40, 11042-3
budget, additional funds for research and development 10202-4
minister's accountability and action re funding issues 11043
performance measurement 11047
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
emissions from waste management facilities, regulation 11822
reduction, role of government transit strategy 9833
Attorney General Ministry, estimates debate 12227-8
Auditor General, report on literacy in B.C. and government initiatives 11586-7
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13698-9, 13701-2
Blain, Larry, review of report on Belleville ferry terminal 11861-2
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., board appointments and remuneration 11375
B.C. Investment Management Corp., investment in forest industry companies 12187
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 13700
budgets and throne speeches, themes 9831
contracts, cost of long-term contracts 13697-8
financial management and priorities 13700-1
policies, post-secondary education funding policies 12380
position on deficit budgets 13700
priorities 13340
B.C. Place Stadium, refit proposal 13528
B.C. Progress Board, comments on investment in research and development 11045
Budget debate 9829-34
Budgets
2008-09 budget, government priorities 9830-1
balanced budget legislation during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 13700
budget process 11042
deficit budgets, B.C. Liberal Party position 13700
Camosun College
funding 11016-7
Lansdowne campus, child care centre 11016
university transfer programs 11016
Campbell, Gordon
comments on balanced-budget legislation 13700
comments on economic conditions and deficit budgets 13698-9
statements while in opposition on government advertising 13184
Canada Health Act, principles 11879
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, devolution of housing stock to province 9832
Canadian Electric Vehicles, services 10076
Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation
discontinuation of scholarship fund 10920-1, 10925
report on accessibility and cost of post-secondary education 10920
Capilano College
designation as university 12378-81, 12384, 12760-1
impact of changes to three-year funding plan 12379-80
Capital City Volunteers, work of organization 12264-5
Capital regional district
participation in integrated resource management study and access to report 11821-2
regional growth strategy, transportation component 10872
water supply, reservoir expansion issues 12048
Career Education Society, disbursement of funds to school districts 11698
Children, early childhood educators, financial assistance for post-secondary education 10935
Chinese Public School, health and safety initiatives 11942-3
Chong, Ida, handling of release of integrated resource management report 11821-2
Climate change
action on climate change, roles of individual and structural change 9830
government action, initiatives 9829-30
College of New Caledonia, forestry programs, cancellation 11120
Community Services Ministry
estimates debate 11818-9, 11821-2
role, Greater Victoria sewage treatment project 11818-9
Construction industry
industry in B.C. 11699-700
projects impacted by skills shortages, cost to B.C. economy 11698-9
Crime and criminals, gang crime, redeployment plan to address issue 13635
Dobell, Ken
lobbyist activities with provincial government and public agencies 10486
lobbyist activities with provincial government and public agencies, call for suspension 10346-7
Douglas College, funding 11041
Economic Development Ministry, estimates debate 11697-701
Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13340-3
Economy
concerns of B.C. citizens 13214
current and past conditions, government response 13698-700, 13702
current and projected conditions 13340-1
economic plan for province 13340-3
Education
adult basic education, availability for income assistance recipients 10935-6
adult basic education, availability in colleges 10935
class size and composition 13698, 13701
English-as-a-second-language programs, regulation of schools 11046
school districts and boards of education, district literacy plans 11587
school meals program 12047-8
Education Ministry, estimates debate 11586-7
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, designation as university 12381
Energy
clean energy, government support 9830
electricity rates 9830
Environment
environmental health hazards, regulation 12048
pesticide use, ban on non-essential use 12048
Falcon, Kevin, debate on Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009 13526
Finance Ministry
quarterly financial report, public release 13701
role in Greater Victoria sewage treatment project 11819
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13697-702
Financial services industry
capital tax, elimination 9830
credit union deposits, unlimited insurance protection 13343
Firearms, gun violence in B.C., report 13635
Food
ban on trans fat in food 12047-8
food prices, relationship to healthy eating choices 12047-8
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry, government action 13341
removal of private lands from tree farm licences, government consultation with first nations 12187
workers, training programs for professional foresters and forest technologists 11120
workers, tuition assistance program 12886
Gardner, Chris, appointment to B.C. Ferries board 11375
Government
advertising and announcements, pre-election advertising 13184-5
advertising and announcements, spending on advertising 13184-5, 13214, 13700-1
ministers, accountability for meeting budget estimates 10201-3
performance measurement 11700
Great Britain, health care system 11880
Hansen, Colin
comments on changes to balanced-budget legislation 13700
comments on economic conditions 13698-9
Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act, impact on workers 11881
Health care
federal funding 11881-2
funding as percentage of gross domestic product 11879
public health, role and responsibilities of local and provincial governments 12046-7
public health hazards, investigation and public complaints 12048-9
system
private system, cost 11880
privatization 11880
services, location and municipal zoning issues 12046-7
services for seniors 9830-1
services for seniors, government reporting, petition tabled 12190
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 11880-1, 12045-6
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation, impact on Canada Health Act principles 11879, 11882
system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 11881
system in Canada 11878-80
Hearing impairment, American Sign Language services, training for interpreters 12353
Homelessness
government action, shelter-based approach 9832
homelessness in B.C. 9832
impact on communities 9831
Housing
affordable housing, government action 9831
housing endowment fund 9831
rental housing supply 9832
social and subsidized housing, amount of housing 9831-2
social and subsidized housing, rental assistance program 9832
Industry Training Authority, budget and operations 11700-1
Infrastructure, investment in projects, government action 13342
Insurance Corporation of B.C., investigation into sale of repaired write-off vehicles, terms of reference for external review 10789-90
Ireland, economy and post-secondary education 10321
Island Timberlands Ltd., shareholders 12187
Kwantlen University College, impact of changes to three-year funding plan 12376
Legislature
fixed calendar 13701
schedule for completion of debate on bills 12045
Lekstrom, Blair, debate on Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009 13528-9
Literacy, government initiatives and literacy levels in B.C. 11586-7
McDonald, Jessica
position as deputy minister in Premier's office, call for termination 10435
review of activities of Ken Dobell 10486, 10559
Malaspina University College
designation as university and name change 12759
development of fine arts bachelor's degree program 12383
impact of changes to three-year funding plan 12376-7, 12382
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11878-82
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2007-2008, debate 10201-4
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, use of legislation by B.C. Liberal Party government 10201-3
Morrison, Bill, accomplishments in shipbuilding industry 13315-6
Motown High, film production on Victoria High School band 9928
Nilson, Ralph, comments on Vancouver Island University 12382
North Island College, funding and programs 11709
Oil and gas industry in B.C., subsidies 9830, 11019
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
athletes village 13526-7, 13551-3
costs and funding 13526-9
Oral questions
B.C. Ferries board appointment and remuneration 11375
Funding for forestry programs at College of New Caledonia 11119-20
Funding for post-secondary education 10722-3, 11709, 12353, 12601
Government relationship with Ken Dobell 10346-7, 10435
Government response to actions of Ken Dobell and Jessica McDonald 10486, 10559
Government spending on advertising 13184-5, 13214
Government support for forest workers 12886
Investigation into ICBC vehicle sales 10789-90
Investigation into tree farm licence land removals 11211
Post-secondary education funding 11290
Public release of report on gun violence 13635
Tree farm licence land removals on Vancouver Island 12187
Partnerships B.C.
mandate to review capital projects in B.C. 11818
role, Greater Victoria sewage treatment project 11818-9
Penner, Barry, letter as Environment Minister to capital regional district re sewage treatment project 11818
Perrin, Dan, report and recommendations on post-secondary education system 10918, 11004, 11006
Petitions
government reporting on seniors health care 12190
post-secondary education funding 10792
proposed Carrick Street ambulance station in Victoria 13216
Plant, Geoff, comments on designation of Capilano College as university 12378
Portland, Oregon, housing initiatives 9832
Post-secondary education
affordability 9833-4
Campus 2020 review 10919
Campus 2020 review, recommendations 9833, 10203, 10932-3, 11040-1, 11044-5, 12384
education of disabled and special needs adults, funding and programs 12601
education of first nations people, enrolment levels 10932-3
enrolment levels 10936-7
full-time-equivalent utilization 10996-7, 11040
government reporting 10996-7
relationship with accessibility of student loans 10923, 10998
university transfer programs 10998, 11016
government goal of highest participation in Canada 11044
government initiatives 10996
graduate numbers, comparison with other provinces 10203
graduate student teaching positions 10994-5, 11011
oversight proposal 9833
professional training programs 10934
program completion, relationship with student financial assistance 10933
program completion times 10925
role in economy 10321-2, 10917-8
student financial assistance 10321-3, 13343
audit of federal loan programs 10938-9
credit rating disputes 10931
debt collection 10932
debt load 10917, 10925, 11047, 13343
defaults on loans 10921, 10930-2
defaults on loans at career training colleges 10923-4
disability benefit program 10935
eligibility, consideration of family assets 10922
federal funding 10920-1
funding 10203, 10919
funding for students at private and public institutions 10923
graduate student scholarship program 11044
harmonization of federal and provincial programs 10938-9
information to students 10939
inquiry response time 10928-30
interest rates on loans 10919-20, 10924, 10931, 10933
loan forgiveness and repayment programs 10933-4
loan terms 10937-8
number of applications 10922-3, 11047
principal deferment plan 10928, 10932
private sources 10923
reduction 9833, 11709
repayment options and tracking 10929
service targets 10938
six-month grace period after graduation 10931
system 10918
training completion fund 11046
student spaces, new spaces 10995-8
system, collaboration among institutions 11006-7
system, complaint process 11046
tuition fees 10933, 12384
tuition fees, tuition tax credits 10924-5
Post-secondary education, funding 9833, 10321-3, 10998, 11004-7, 13343
2009-10 funding commitment 11043
balanced-budget requirement 10202
changes to three-year funding plan 11709, 12375
changes to three-year funding plan, impact on institution budgets 10722-3, 11011-2, 11014-8, 11038, 11041-3, 11119-20, 11290, 12353, 12376-7, 12382, 12601, 12886, 13702
deficit budgets 10999, 11014, 11017
funding, petition tabled 10792
funding model 10918
funding per full-time-equivalent 10999, 11039
government notification of institutions of annual budget amounts 10917-8
strategic investment plans by institutions 11041
targeted funds 11005
three-year planning 11005, 11012
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
alumni 12749
career technical centres, oversight of operations 11017
chancellors, selection process 12380, 12748-52
colleges and university colleges 12375-6
establishment and status of existing universities 12377-8
private institutions
B.C.'s international reputation 11046-7, 13315
consumer protection 10917-8
consumer protection, government assistance for impacted students 11018, 11045-6
regulation 11045-6
teaching universities
establishment 12375-84, 12748-57, 12759-61
establishment, government consultation 12375-6, 12381-2
funding 12375-7, 12382-4
senates 12383, 12753-7
tuition fees 12380-1, 12384
Premier's Office, role in Greater Victoria sewage treatment project 11818-9
Private Career Training Institute Agency, board membership, student member 11018
Private members' statements
Reforming student aid 10321-3
Property tax
assessment of property, changes for 2009 taxation year 13340-1
industrial property tax credit for school property tax reduction 13342
Property transfer tax, revenues to government, use of revenues 9831
Public Accounts Committee
reports
first report for fourth session of 38th parliament, recommendations for government records retention and disposal 13038
first report for fourth session of 38th parliament presented 13037-8
third report for third session of 38th parliament presented 10438
work of committee 10438
Public documents committee, review of government records retention schedules 13038
Public Health Act, debate 12045-9
Research and development
government funding 11045
government funding, comparison with other provinces 10203
support in B.C. 9833
Resolve Corp., contract for student debt collection 10930, 10939
Restoring Credibility to Universities Act, 2008, debate 13315
Richmond, transit services, B-line busway 10877
Royal Jubilee Hospital, construction project 11881
Safety, ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze, legislation 12048
Selkirk College, funding 11007
Simon Fraser University
credit courses for seniors 11290
funding 11014-5, 11041
Surrey campus, impact of changes to three-year funding plan 12378
Skills training
apprenticeship, number of registrants, participation of under-represented groups 11699-700
apprenticeship completion rate 11697
industry training organizations, administration costs and staffing 11700-1
training programs, career technical training programs, ACE-IT program 11697-8
Statements by members
Bill Morrison 13315-6
Capital City Volunteers 12264-5
City of Victoria Youth Council 11611-2
Health and safety initiatives at Victoria Chinese Public School 11942-3
Motown High 9928
Ryan Street greenway project 10555-6
Victoria Chinatown care centre 9789
Victoria High School demonstration electric vehicle 10076
Thompson Rivers University Students Union, letter to Advanced Education Minister re senate composition 12753
Tourism
growth of sector, role of government 11860-1
industry in B.C., current conditions 13214
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry, estimates debate 11860-2
Transit services, government investment 9832-3
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 10844-5, 10847, 10870-2, 10876-7
U.S., health care system 11878
University Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12375-84, 12748-57, 12759-61
provisions, impact on senates of existing universities 12753
University College of the Fraser Valley, impact of changes to three-year funding plan 12377
University of B.C.
election of chancellor, voter participation 12749-50
enrolment, impact of new universities 12382
funding 11010-1
graduates 12377
Okanagan campus (Kelowna), funding 11011-2
student housing 11013-4
University of B.C. Properties Trust, activities and oversight 11013
University of Victoria, funding 11017
The University Presidents Council of British Columbia, position on post-secondary education issues 12749-50
Vancouver, city government, audits 13552
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009
debate 13526-9, 13551-3
debate in Legislature by government MLAs 13528-9
inclusion of oversight provisions 13551-3
Vancouver Community College
funding issues, impact on programs 11004-6, 12353, 12601
nursing bachelor's degree program 11006
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project
costs, government accountability 10201-2
management 13528
Vancouver Island, South Island
transit planning 10876-7
transit services and transportation infrastructure 9833
Vancouver Island Health Authority, needle exchange services, location 12047
Victoria
ambulance service, proposed Carrick Street station, petition tabled 13216
Belleville ferry terminal, redevelopment project 11861-2, 13342
court services, call for community court pilot project 12227-8
homelessness action plan 9832
real estate market 13341
Ryan Street greenway project 10555-6
sewage treatment project 11818-9, 11821-2
transit services 13342
transit services, Douglas Street corridor project 10844-5, 10847, 10870-2, 10876-7
Victoria Chinatown Care Society, 25th anniversary of Victoria Chinatown care centre operation 9789
Victoria High School
band program 9928
demonstration electric vehicle project 10076
Victoria International Airport, expansion 13342
Victoria-Hillside constituency and area, constituency office staff commended 9829
Waste management, integrated resource management, government study 11821-2
Watson, John, report on post-secondary education in B.C. 10917, 11046-7
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence, investigation 11211
Witter, Susan, comments on establishment of new universities and shortage of skilled workers 12381-2
World Trade University 13315
Youth, participation in education and decision-making 11611-2
Zoning bylaws, restrictions on types of facilities 12047
Fraser, Scott (Alberni-Qualicum)

As subject
debate on Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Falcon) 13646
relationship with Vancouver Island Health Authority (Dix) 12991
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, empowerment to address first nations issues 12456, 12461
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 12446-56, 12458-66, 12468
budget 12446-8
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 11007-9
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 11154-5, 11197-99
Ahousat
access to services and supplies, impact of fuel costs 12465-6
conditions of on-reserve housing 12463-4
economic development and employment 12464
services for disabled child 12462
transportation infrastructure and issues 12464
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, cap-and-trade system 11304-8
Alberni Valley
forest industry in area
forest practices 12185-6
impact of forest practices on drinking water supply 9749
removal of private lands from tree farm licences 12076, 13641
report recommendations, implementation 12076-7
workers 12078-9
visit by Forests Minister 12076
Alberni Valley Visitor Centre, replacement project 9982
Alberni-Qualicum constituency and area
caves in area, protection 12720
communities, impact of carbon tax 11835
Hamilton Marsh wetland protection 12722-4
Hamilton Marsh wetland protection, petition tabled 9870
health and mental health care facilities 13283, 13641-2
health care issues 9748
Animals
death from ingestion of ethylene glycol antifreeze 10571-2, 12724-5
prevention of cruelty to animals, legislation, NDP position 10570
prevention of cruelty to animals, responsibility 10571, 10576-7
protection regulations
abandoned animals 10574
costs 10571, 10574
penalties 10575-6
recovery of animals left in vehicles 10570-1
Aquaculture, fish farms, issues 10290, 10890
Arthritis, awareness 11523-4
Auditor General, reports
aboriginal child protection services 12033
B.C. treaty process 10491, 10541, 12459-60
forest worker safety 9720-1, 12077
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13639-40
Bamfield, road to area 9688, 9720-2, 10711-2, 12077-8
Beecher Bay Indian band, consultation by government on removal of lands from tree farm licences 12453-4
B.C. Forest Safety Council, forest safety ombudsman, report on forest road safety 9720-2, 10711, 12078
B.C. Hydro, agreement with Alcan on power purchase, B.C. Utilities Commission decision 10140
B.C. Investment Management Corp., investment in forest industry companies 12185-6
B.C. Liberal Party government
accomplishments and goals 9748-9
accountability and openness 11304-7
budgets and throne speeches 9748
financial management and priorities 13640-2
policies, green policies 12362
position on local government powers 12361-2
priorities 13280-3
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
enforcement activities, role of justice system and police forces 10575-6
funding 10575-7
position on ethylene glycol antifreeze ban 10571-3
powers and role 10570-1, 10574, 10576-7
B.C. Utilities Commission, decision-making process 10140
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., investment in forest industry companies 12185-6
Broughton Archipelago, fallowing of salmon farms 10290
Budgets, deficit budgets during B.C. Liberal Party administration 13640
Burma/Myanmar, cyclone in southern delta area, government action 12733-4
Campbell, Gordon, response to current issues in B.C. 13639
Canadian Institute for Health Information, report on poverty and sickness 13279-80, 13283
Cantelon, Ron, comments on salmon fishery and fish farms 10890
Carbon tax
impact 11307, 11835
public consultation 12361
Catalyst Paper Corporation, Port Alberni mill operations 12078-9
Caves
karst systems, protection 12720-2
protection, government action 12720-1
Children and Youth Committee, comments by committee member on first nations and residential schools 10724-5
Climate change, government action 11305
Coastal Health Care Committee
recommendations on Tofino hospital 12644
work of organization 10785
Collins, Gary, comments as cabinet minister on review of strata property legislation 11918
Communities, small communities, role of Transportation Ministry in development process 10711
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 11835
Doyle, Bob, seaweed harvesting business, government tenure 11197-8
Echo Village, special care unit, petition tabled 13187
Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13279-83
Economy
current and past conditions, government response 13638-40
economic plan for province 13279-80
economy during B.C. Liberal Party administration 13281-2
Education, education of first nations people, government support 10021
Energy
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects, call for moratorium on private projects 10956
independent power producers, NDP position 12466
independent power projects, local government authority over projects, legislation 10956-7
power supply, B.C. Liberal Party policy 10956
Environment, pesticide use
Garlon 4 and Roundup 12725-6
regulation and reduction 12725-6
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 12720-6
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, weed control along railway 12725-6
Ferries and ferry services, fares, petition tabled 10725
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 11918
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13638-42
Fir Park Village, special care unit, petition tabled 13187
First nations
children
child protection services 12033
regional aboriginal authorities, establishment process 11867, 12033
services for children and families, policy principle re federal-provincial jurisdictional issues 9750, 12462-3
first nations recognition legislation 12455-61
housing, conditions of on-reserve housing 12463
land claims, legal challenges involving government 12447
legal action involving government 10491
new relationship with government 9750, 10021, 10541, 12454-6, 12458-61
new relationship with government, reconciliation concept 10491-2
First nations, treaties
B.C. treaty process 12449, 12451-2
formula 10567-8
impact of agreements with government on treaty process 10541-2
impact of court decisions 12450-3
funding 12451-2
implementation and settlement, costs 12447-8
First Nations Leadership Council, role in first nations recognition legislation 12461
Fishing industry
commercial salmon fishery, government policy 10890
Pacific salmon treaty 12888
Food industry, meat-processing regulations
implementation 11154
inspections 11154-5
regulations 11155
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry, government action 13641
export of raw logs 12078
first nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements and forest and range opportunities, issues 10541-2, 12459-60
forest practices during B.C. Liberal Party administration 9749
forest roads, government action on safety issues 9720-2, 10711-2, 12078
mills, fibre supply for pulp mills 9637
removal of private lands from tree farm licences 9749-50
government consultation with first nations 12186, 13035
legal challenges by first nations 12452-3
workers, safety reports, implementation of recommendations 12077
workers, transition programs, funding 12076
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 12076-9
budget, allocation for legal costs 12447
Government, licensing and tendering processes for new products and innovations 11197
Government, local government
carbon neutrality 12361
green design and planning, requirements 12360-3
powers and responsibilities, B.C. Liberal Party position 12361-2
powers and responsibilities, transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 12361-3
revenues, impact of changes to property assessments 13282
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
debate 11304-8
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11305-6, 11308
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11304-6, 11308
Health Ministry, estimates debate 12641-4, 12856
Highway 4
Port Alberni–Tofino section, safety issues and improvements 10710
Qualicum–Port Alberni section, alternative route proposal 10709
Hospice and palliative care
funding 9749
funding and government support 12643-4
Housing, pets in rental housing 10574
Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group, involvement in treaty negotiations 12454
Hupacasath First Nation, consultation by government on removal of lands from tree farm licences 12185-6, 12452-3
Information and Privacy Commissioner, comments on cap-and-trade legislation 11305-6, 11308
Integrated Pest Management Act, purpose 12725-6
Island Scallops Ltd., scallop farm in Georgia Strait, licensing and public consultation 11198-9
Island Timberlands Ltd.
ownership of Hamilton Marsh lands 12722-4
shareholders 12185
Koksilah Elementary School, closing 10021
Land use, development cost charges, changes 12360-3
Legislature
estimates process, time line for debate 11307, 12446
fall sitting 13279, 13638-9
language used in House, "drunken sailors" 13640
Lheidli T'enneh band, treaty process and ratification vote 12448-9
Local Government (Green Communities) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12360-3
consultation by government 12361-3
Maa-nulth First Nations treaty, final agreement
implementation and settlement 12447-8
land provisions and compensation issues 12448
MacKay, Dennis, comments during Children and Youth Committee meeting 10724-5
Manufactured homes, redevelopment of manufactured home parks, protection for homeowners 12361
Mitchell, Ron, letter to Premier on comments by Dennis MacKay 10724
Motions
moratorium on private run-of-the-river power projects, debate 10956-7
Musqueam First Nation
press release on sale of golf course lands 10490-1
reconciliation, settlement and benefits agreement
impact on treaty negotiations 10540
implementation funding 10567-9
land provisions 10490-1, 10540, 10542-3, 10562, 10565-6
relationship with government 10490-2
treaty negotiations 10491, 10540-1
Musqueam Reconciliation, Settlement and Benefits Agreement Implementation Act
debate 10490-2, 10540-3, 10562-3, 10565-9
provisions on expropriation 10569
National Child Day, celebration 13180
Nedergard, Henry, death 13629
NDP
position on independent power producers 12466
position on prevention of cruelty to animals, legislation 10570
Nile Creek Enhancement Society, work of society 10135
North Island College
funding and programs 11007-9, 13642
Port Alberni campus, role in local economy 11009
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
athletes village 13457-8
costs and funding 13280, 13458-60
Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, funding 10577
Oral questions
Child protection services 12033
Closing of psychiatric ward in Port Alberni hospital 12269-70
Comments by Liberal MLA in Children and Youth Committee 10724-5
Fallowing of salmon farms in Broughton Archipelago 10290
Government response to tree farm licence land removals 13035
Haisla First Nation and B.C. Utilities Commission decision-making process 10140-1
Koksilah Elementary School closing 10021
Pacific salmon treaty 12888
Protection of forest industry jobs 9637
Regional aboriginal authorities 11867
Safety of Bamfield road 9688
Tree farm licence land removals on Vancouver Island 12185-6
United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples 13119
Wild salmon fishery 10890
Pacific Spirit Regional Park lands
transfer to Musqueam First Nation 10543, 10562-3
transfer to Musqueam First Nation, impact on official community plan 10565
Pest control, integrated pest management 12725-6
Petitions
ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze 10142, 10194, 10488, 10640, 12889, 12974, 13037, 13215
Echo Village and Fir Park Village special care unit 13187
ferry fares 10725
protection of Hamilton Marsh 9870
Plant, Geoff, work on first nations recognition legislation 12460
Port Alberni
heritage fair 11706-7
municipal taxation 13282
Post-secondary education, funding 11007-8
funding for rural institutions 11008
three-year planning 11008
Poverty
child poverty in B.C. 13180
child poverty in B.C., government action 13279-80, 13283
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2008
debate 10570-7
application to general public 10571
definitions, "cruelty" 10572
language, use of word "ventilation" 10570
provisions to ban ethylene glycol antifreeze 10572-3
time line for development of legislation 10570
Private members' statements
Forestry road safety 9720-2
Property tax, assessment of property, changes for 2009 taxation year 13282
Safety, ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze 10571-3
legislation 12724-5
petitions tabled 10142, 10194, 10488, 10640, 12889, 12974, 13037, 13215
Statements by members
2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge 12264
Actions of Burmese government 12733-4
Alberni Valley Visitor Centre 9982
Arthritis 11523-4
Coastal Health Care Committee 10785
Henry Nedergard 13629
Heritage fair in Port Alberni 11706-7
National Child Day 13180
Nile Creek Enhancement Society 10135
Port Alberni Tall Ships Challenge 13114
Strata property, legislation, review 11918
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on aboriginal land title in Nemaiah Valley area 12449-50, 12452
Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee
recommendations, implementation 11306
recommendations on shellfish aquaculture 11198
Tall Ships Challenge, hosting of challenge by Port Alberni 13114
Taylor, Carol, comments as Finance Minister on forest industry 13641
Throne speech, content 9747-8
Throne speech debate 9747-50
Tobacco, smoking ban in vehicles carrying children 9747
Tofino General Hospital, services and staffing 12644
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 12362-3
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 10709-12
Tsawwassen First Nation treaty, final agreement, implementation and settlement 12447
Ty Watson Hospice House, services and costs 12643-4
Union of B.C. Municipalities
position on property assessment changes for 2009 taxation year 13282
relationship with government 12361-2
United Nations convention on the rights of the child, provisions 13180
United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, B.C.'s and Canada's position 9749-50, 10492, 13119
U.S., cave protection legislation 12720-1
University Golf Club, golf course lands
sale 10490-1, 10540, 10542
transfer to Musqueam First Nation, compensation 10565-6
Vancouver, city government, borrowing powers 13458
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009
debate 13457-60
content of bill 13457
debate in Legislature 13458-60
qualification as urgent legislation 13457-8
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project, costs 13280
Vancouver Island
health care issues 13641-2
health care issues on west coast 10785
Oceanside area, emergency services and primary health care 12856
Vancouver Island Health Authority, recruitment of psychiatrists 12270
Walkerton, Ontario, contaminated water incident 12721
Water, drinking water, impact of contaminated water flowing through karst systems 12721-2
West Coast General Hospital, psychiatric ward closing 12269-70, 12641-2
Western Forest Products Inc.
compensation for land involved in treaty settlement 12448
removal of land from tree farm licence 12362, 13035, 13280-1
removal of land from tree farm licence, legal challenges by first nations 12453
Wilson, Steve, letter to Premier on B.C. Utilities Commission hearing 10140-1
World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, hosting of 2009 challenge by Port Alberni 12264

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