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

Hagen, Hon. Stan (Comox Valley)

As subject
death (Campbell) 13555 (James) 13555
knowledge of B.C. Place roof deflation alert (Bains) 12819 (Chudnovsky) 12819 (Kwan) 12820 (Simpson, S.) 12819
Arts and culture
endowment fund 9995-8
government investment 9998-10000
B.C. Arts Council, distribution of arts funding 9996-8
B.C. Pavilion Corporation
board, meetings with Tourism, Sport and the Arts Minister 11856, 11859-60
board, merger with board of Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project 11859-60
communications with government 11858
B.C. Place Stadium
heating control 11855
operational audit 11858-9
refit proposal 12818-9
roof issues
assessments and maintenance, work by riggers 11859
implementation of roof deflation report recommendations 11855
roof status 12819-20
roof status, 2006 report 11776-7, 11853
roof replacement 10289-90, 11213, 11617, 11777-8, 11858
budget and time line 11856
information briefings to opposition 11854
procurement process 11857-9
report on options 11710, 11854, 11869
Freedom of information, requests for information, process 11853-4
Government
capital projects, NDP position 12819
ministers and deputy ministers, accountability for meeting budget estimates 9999-10000
Jumbo Glacier Resort, local decision-making on development proposal, role of first nations 11860
McNish, Edith, death 10883
NDP, position on capital projects 12819
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, broadcast services 11860
Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park, proposed heli-ski tenure 10142
Tourism
government funding and support 11861-2
growth of sector, role of government 11860-1
Tourism, Sport and the Arts Ministry
2007-08 supplementary estimates debate 9995-10000
estimates debate 11853-62
budget, additional funds for arts initiatives 9995-10000
budget and expenditures, 2007-08 and 2008-09 fiscal years 9999
role in arts funding distribution 9996-8
Tributes
Edith McNish 10883
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre
bookings, conferences 11856
expansion project 11857-8
Vancouver East Cultural Centre, government investment 9998-9
Victoria, Belleville ferry terminal, redevelopment project 11862
Hammell, Sue (Surrey–Green Timbers)

As subject
appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker (Farnworth) 9629
B.C. Hydro, role, changes 10808
B.C. Liberal Party government, performance on oversight issues and issues of responsibility 13496
B.C. Utilities Commission, role, changes 10808
Buchanan, Bill, death 10151
Budget debate 10150-3
Carbon tax 10152-3
exemption for industries 10153
Consumers, costs and user fees 10151-3
Cycling safety 12184
Discrimination and racism, B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru
B.C. government apology 12795
role of government leadership and policies 12795
Economy, current conditions 10152
Energy
energy plan 10808
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects, impact on environment 10808
power supply, self-sufficiency issue 10808
Forests and forest industry
job loss 10152
mill closings 10152
Fraser Health Authority, beds in south area facilities 10153
Government, communications and strategies 13496
Housing
affordable housing, availability 10152
social and subsidized housing, government support 10152
Lower mainland, housing costs 10152
Motions
Komagata Maru (Motion 62), debate 12795
Oil and gas industry in B.C., subsidies 10152-3
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, costs and funding 13496-7
Petitions
affordable public transportation 13121
Pichette, Mary, work on behalf of sex trade workers 11775
Politics and politicians, political participation by women 12966
Queen Elizabeth Secondary School
aboriginal canoe naming ceremony 10433
multicultural fundraising event 11371-2
Servants Anonymous Society, services for sex trade workers 11775
Statements by members
Aboriginal canoe naming ceremony 10433
Bicycle safety 12184
Mary Pichette and Servants Anonymous Society 11775
Queen Elizabeth Secondary School fundraising event 11371-2
Report on Surrey sex workers 13584
Wandering Angels Lantern Festival in Surrey 11866
Women's Campaign School 12966
Surrey, sex trade workers, report 13584
Surrey Memorial Hospital, issues 10153
Surrey–Green Timbers constituency and area, description and issues 10151-3
Transit services
affordability, petition tabled 13121
fares 10153
Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15), debate 10808
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13496-7
Wages in B.C. 10152
Wandering Angels Lantern Festival 11866
Women's Campaign School, annual skills training event for women candidates 12966
Hansen, Hon. Colin (Vancouver-Quilchena)

As subject
comments on issues
budget and economy (Horgan) 13665 (Lali) 13659
changes to balanced-budget legislation (Fleming) 13700 (Macdonald) 13579
Crown corporation sponsorship of Olympic Games (Bains) 11664
deficit budgets (Farnworth) 13712 (Ralston) 13573-5
economic conditions (Fleming) 13698-9 (Kwan) 13706-7
security costs of Olympic Games 11663 (Bains) 11663
television viewers for Olympic Games (Krog) 13452 (Simons) 13492-3
debate on Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009 (Austin) 13514-5 (Simpson, S.) 13434
meetings with B.C. representatives on Olympic Games
security committee 11657 (Bains) 11657
withdrawal from meetings in 2005 re grants for 2010 Legacies Now 11669-70 (Bains) 11669-70
Auditor General
consultation on public debt reporting requirements 13727
report on Olympic Games cost estimates (2006) 13428
Automobiles, automobile industry, diesel mechanics apprenticeships 11695
Bains, Harry, position on Olympic Games 13694
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act
amendments 13557
provisions on balanced budgets
exemptions 13718
repeal 13723
two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13557, 13567, 13714-5, 13717-20
B.C.
development and major projects 9835
population, migration to and from B.C. 9835
role as gateway to Asia Pacific 9836
B.C. Hydro
facilities, security during Olympic Games 11665
sponsorship agreement for Olympic Games 11664
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management 13354-5, 13567, 13714
position on deficit budgets 13567
B.C. Utilities Commission, investigation into Crown corporation sponsorship of Olympic Games 11668
Budget debate 9834-8
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, amendments 13557
Budgets
2009-10 budget, content 13717
balanced budget legislation during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 13718
budget process, estimation of emergency needs 13718, 13725
budget process, forecasting 13715-7, 13719
deficit budgets, B.C. Liberal Party position 13567
Business, small business income tax rate reduction 13216, 13355
Canada, agreement on internal trade 12321
Canadian Occupational Projection System, role 11691
Career Education Society, disbursement of funds to school districts 11697-8
Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, guidelines on planning of hallmark events, use for Olympic Games 11745-6
Collins, Gary, comments on requirement for surplus consolidated revenue funds to address direct operating debt 13724
Communities, impact from industry changes, federal community stability fund 9987
Construction industry
industry in B.C. 11699-700
projects impacted by skills shortages, cost to B.C. economy 11698-9
Court Order Enforcement Act, amendments 13160
Economic Development Ministry
estimates debate 11648-72, 11689-701, 11743-58
estimates debate, issues for discussion 11648-9
estimates debate on Olympic Games component 13430-1
major projects inventory 11754
Olympic secretariat, access to meeting information 11665-6
Olympic secretariat, budget 11668
projects and workshops 9835-6
projects and workshops, Think Asia workshops 11669
staff thanked 11758
Economic Forecast Council, economic forecasts 13719
Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 13159-60, 13216-7, 13354-6, 13357-64, 13367-9, 13383-5
provisions, support measures for business and families 13211, 13214-5
Economy
concerns of B.C. citizens 13214
current and past conditions 9834-5
current and past conditions, government response 13567, 13713-5
current and projected conditions 13213, 13354-5
current conditions, government and opposition response 13184-5
economic development initiative trusts 11751-2
economic plan for province 13211, 13214-5, 13216-7, 13355-6
economic plan for province, response by Carole James 13355
role of economy in funding for social services 9834, 9838
Education funding 9834
Employment and unemployment
job creation and unemployment rate in B.C. 9834-5
unemployment rate in areas of B.C. 12971
European Union, barriers to labour mobility, elimination 12321
Expo 86, comparison with 2010 Olympic Winter Games 11743
Exports and imports
trade between B.C. and Asia, Asia-Pacific initiative 9836-7
trade missions 9836
Farnworth, Mike, travel budget while cabinet minister 13382
Finance Ministry
guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, report tabled 13278
quarterly financial report, public release 13562, 13716-7
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13557, 13567, 13713-28
Financial Institution Act, amendments 13160, 13216
Financial Institutions Commission, regulatory powers, changes re credit unions 13160, 13216-7, 13367-9, 13384-5
Financial services industry, credit union deposits, unlimited insurance protection 13160, 13216, 13368-9
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 11748
conditions in industry, government action 11751-2
government forest policies during NDP administration 9988
issues, NDP position 13210-1
mountain pine beetle control, federal funding 11747
mountain pine beetle infestation, impact on communities 11750-1
softwood lumber agreement with U.S., relationship with forest worker transition programs 11751
workers
government support 12265-6
transition programs 12970-2
transition programs, coordination of federal and provincial programs 11753
transition programs, funding 11747-52, 11755
tuition assistance program 12886-7
Fort St. James, impact of forest industry conditions, government support 12506
Government
advertising and announcements, advertising on climate change initiatives 13213-4
advertising and announcements, spending on advertising 13184, 13215
financial management during NDP and B.C. Liberal Party administrations 13214
financial reporting, openness and transparency 13185
local government, provincial-municipal relations 13430
ministers, salaries, withholding of percentage of salary based on meeting of budget targets 13557, 13567, 13721-2
performance measurement 11700
revenues, decrease 13713-4
travel by ministers and staff, costs 11669
Health care funding 9834
Homelessness, government action 11671, 11744-5
Housing, supportive housing, government initiatives 11745
Immigration
credentialling of foreign-trained professionals 11755-6
foreign and immigrant workers
credentialling 9838
federal temporary foreign worker program 11757
Philippine workers agreement 11756-7
Skills Connect for Immigrants program 9837
temporary workers 11757
provincial nominee program 9837
The Impact of the Olympics on Community Coalition, proposal for surcharge on Olympic Games merchandise and tickets 11671-2
Income tax, reductions 13160, 13216
Income Tax Act, amendments 13160
Industry, interests 11689-91
Industry Training and Apprenticeship Council, elimination, impact on apprenticeship completion rates 11696-7
Industry Training Authority
assessment of credentials, role of TILMA agreement 11696
budget and operations 11693-4, 11700
governance 11689-90
ministerial responsibility 11697
performance measurement 11700
role in apprenticeship completion rates 11696-7
role in provision of supports for aboriginal and women apprentices 11695-6
staffing 11700
International Olympic Committee, decision on women's ski jumping at Olympic Games 9932
Investment in B.C. 9838
Island coastal economic trust, funding and projects 11754
Kamloops, eligibility for federal transition programs for forest-dependent communities 11751
Labour
labour force participation rate 9834-5
labour market agreement and labour market development agreement, program transfer from federal government 11749, 11757-8
Land Tax Deferment Act, amendments 13160, 13216
Law and Equity Act, amendments 13160
Legislature
special warrants, use during NDP administration 13725
supplementary estimates 13722
supplementary estimates, prohibition until elimination of direct operating debt 13557, 13567, 13715, 13722, 13725-6
Mackenzie, impact of forest industry conditions, government support 12506
Mercer, Bud, comments on security costs of Olympic Games 11660
NDP
advertising 13215, 13382
budget and economic proposals 13210-1, 13714
position on forest industry issues 13210-1
position on Olympic Games 9932-3, 11529, 13693
Northern development initiative trust, development and funding 11752
Nurses, licensed practical nurses, recognition of credentials in Ontario 12321
Olympic Games
2008 games in Beijing
B.C.–Canada pavilion 11668-9
B.C.–Canada Place 9836
delegations from B.C. 11668-9
role 11655
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
2010 Legacies Now, funding 11669-70
2010 Legacies Now, ministerial responsibility 11670
athletes village 11743, 13431
benefits and opportunities 9835-6, 13431, 13560-2, 13591, 13633, 13694
costs and funding 11667-8, 13428-31
countdown events 13692-3
impact on low-income housing supply 11743
inner-city inclusivity commitment 11744
legacy projects 13429
mountain rental contract 13631-2
NDP position 9932-3, 11529, 13693
Olympic secretariat, access to meeting information 11528
security
agreement between B.C. and federal governments 11649-64, 13560-1, 13632-3
costs 11649-65, 13429, 13560-2, 13590
role of federal agencies 11652, 11654-6, 11663, 13694
role of private sector 11662
role of security committee 11649, 11651-2, 11655, 11657-9, 11661-2
role of Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit 11655-6, 11658-62
security coverage areas 11651-3, 11658
security of infrastructure of Crown corporations and other public entities 11665
security plan 13693
tickets, accessibility 13695
venues, completion 11648, 13632
venues, construction 9835, 13429
Ontario, credentialling of foreign-trained professionals, legislation 11755
Pacific Spirit Regional Park, preservation, petition tabled 10562
Pension Benefits Standards Act, amendments 13160
Pensions, protection of voluntary contributions to pensions 13160
Perrault, Raymond, death 13207
Petitions
Pacific Spirit Regional Park preservation 10562
Police and policing, responsibilities of urban police forces during and outside Olympic Games 11652-6
Politics and politicians, political leadership of B.C. Liberal Party and NDP 13382-3
Port Alice, marina project, funding 11754-5
Post-secondary education
funding 12887
universities, colleges and institutes, alumni, ambassador program for graduates residing in other countries 9837
Property tax
assessment of property, changes for 2009 taxation year 13160
financial hardship deferment program for homeowners 13160, 13216, 13357-62
financial hardship deferment program for homeowners, applicability to manufactured home owners 13359, 13383-4
industrial property tax credit for school property tax reduction 13160, 13216, 13363-4
Public debt
debt management, reporting requirements, consultation 13557, 13726-7
debt management during NDP administration 13713
requirement for surplus consolidated revenue funds to address direct operating debt 13557, 13567, 13723-5
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, relationship with Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit 11661-2
Registered retirement savings plans, protection from creditors 13160
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, government support 12265-7, 12506, 12886-7, 12970-2
Richmond Olympic Oval, facility 13186
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, security operations with Olympic Games 11650-2, 11654-62
School Act, amendments 13160, 13216
Skills training
apprenticeship
completion rate 11692-3, 11694-7
continuation rates for participants in high school apprenticeship programs 11692, 11697
number of credentials awarded 11695
number of registrants 11691
number of registrants, participation of under-represented groups 11695, 11699
programs 9837-8
role of colleges 11693
role of counsellors 11693
system, registry of industry training achievement 11693-4
industry training organizations
administration costs and staffing 11700-1
governance 11689-90
role and responsibilities 11691, 11693-4
shortage of skilled workers
government action 11691, 11700
impact on economy 11698-9
WorkBC initiative 11698-9
training programs
career technical training programs, ACE-IT program 11697-8
curriculum 11694
trades training programs, apprenticeship supports 11694-6
Tax-free savings accounts, establishment and beneficiary designation 13160
TimberWest Forest Corp., Elk Falls mill, government support 11755
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 11493
discussion in estimates debate 11649
impact 11696, 12321-2
implementation legislation 11493, 12321-3
information on agreement 12322-3
purpose 12321-3
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Act
debate 11493, 12321-3, 13141
amendments to other legislation 12322
Tributes
Raymond Perrault 13207
Tsimshian Peninsula, transportation project 11753-4
U.S. , housing construction 11748
Vancouver
city government, borrowing powers 13430
policing by city during Olympic Games 11653-4, 11656
southeast False Creek area, development 13428
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13428-31
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
access to meeting information 11665-8
budget 11671-2
commitments on social housing 11671, 11743-4
role and responsibilities 11648, 11651, 11662, 11667, 11744
Workers
shortage 9837
workers in B.C., government recognition campaign 13184-5
Hawes, Randy (Maple Ridge–Mission)

As subject
actions re land development proposal in Mission 13193 (Sather) 13192-3
attribution of Revelstoke Times Review quote to Bob Simpson 9729 (Simpson, B.) 9729
comments on issues
debate on Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Horgan) 13664
position of Bob Simpson on softwood lumber agreement 9739 (Simpson, B.) 9739
public meeting attendance (Horgan) 11938-9
Abbotsford, hospital and cancer centre project 12598
Adair, Doug, volunteer accomplishments and community work 12029-30
Ambulance service and paramedics 9746
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act
debate by NDP MLAs 13617, 13619-20
provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13617-20
Bilodeau, Betsy, donation for hospital expansion 13629
Brain health, brain research initiatives 9745
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., use of revenues from sale of vessels 10070
B.C. Hydro
agreement with Accenture for provision of support services 9743-4
financial situation 9743
role in run-of-the-river hydro projects 11935
B.C. Liberal Party government
accomplishments and goals 9745, 9747
financial management 13619-21
position on independent power producers 11934-6
Budget debate 10069-72, 10081-2
Budgets
balanced budgets, NDP position 13619
budget process, participants commended 13619-20
Business, small business in B.C. during NDP administration 13620-1
Campbell, Gordon, potential conflict of interest re donations to B.C. Liberal Party 10069
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, comments on poverty levels in B.C. 10131
Carbon tax
climate action dividend 10070
climate action dividend and tax credits for low-income earners 10082
impact on low- and middle-income earners 10081-2
use of revenues 10082
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, training in schools and for Olympic Games 13200
Conference Board of Canada, comments on job creation in B.C. 10072, 10081
Corporations
capital tax, impact on B.C.'s investment climate 10071-2
capital tax reduction 10072
Corrections system, dangerous offenders, designation and assessments 12264
Credit rating, B.C. rating 10081
Criminal Code (federal), amendments on sexual and violent offences, provisions on age of sexual consent 10131
De Patie, Grant, death at service station 11611
Discrimination and racism
B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru, B.C. government apology 12794-5
elimination of ethnic and racial discrimination 12795
Disease, musculoskeletal disease and hip health, centre for hip health 9745
Economy
current and past conditions, government response 13617-9
current and projected conditions 10072
economic plan for province 13618
economic plan for province, response by Carole James 13621
Energy
conservation and consumption in B.C. 10942
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects
call for moratorium on private projects 10953-4
environmental assessment process 10942
review process 11935-6
independent power producers
B.C. Liberal Party position 11934-6
impact on electricity rates 9743
issues 10953-4
NDP position 11934-6
power supply, B.C. Liberal Party and NDP policies 10954
Farnworth, Mike, comments on balanced budgets 13617
Finance and Government Services Committee
members and staff thanked 13323
prebudget consultation process, work of committee 13323
recommendations, consideration of economic conditions 13323
second report for fourth session of 38th parliament, budget consultation, report presented 13323
third report for fourth session of 38th parliament, review of Officers of the Legislature, report presented 13697
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13617-21
Financial services industry
employment 10071
international finance centre in B.C. 10071-2
tax reduction 10071
Food, locally grown food, 100-mile diet 11371
Forest renewal fund, use of funds 10072
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 11926-7
export of raw logs 9743
Fraser Valley, mill closings and job loss 11927
Fuel, service stations, worker safety regulations 11611
Genstar Development Company, project in southwest area of Mission 13191-4
Government
accounting, use of generally accepted accounting principles 9744
public meetings, attendance 11935
Grand Street Lodge, future of facility, petition tabled 12099
Health care
patient-centred funding 10621-2
preventive health care 9745-6
system
government initiatives 9746
innovation and reform 10622
patient care quality review boards 9746
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 9745
Investment climate in B.C. 9744, 10071-2
James, Carole, comments on balanced budgets 13618
Legislature
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 9739
private members' statements (standing order 25A)
guidelines 9716, 10122
members not to make highly partisan remarks or criticize members 11925
members not to revive discussion on matter discussed in same session 11926
MacDougal, Blaine, dangerous offender case 12264
Maple Ridge, tree falling by B.C. Hydro 9743
Mission
civic election candidates, NDP endorsement 13193-4
locally grown food and 100-mile diet initiative 11371
Moore family, donation for hospital expansion 13629
Motions
ambulance service in B.C., debate 13200
Komagata Maru (Motion 62), debate 12794-5
moratorium on private run-of-the-river power projects, debate 10953-4
patient-centred health care funding, debate 10621-2
provincial support for federal crime bill, debate 10131
softwood lumber agreement, debate 9729, 13160-4
support for run-of-the-river power projects, debate 11934-6
NDP
performance as government, financial management 9744, 10069-70
position on issues 9729
balanced budgets 13619
independent power producers 11934-6
softball game between opposition caucus and press gallery 12653
Occupational health and safety
workers killed or injured on the job, national day of mourning 11611
workplace safety, regulation and responsibility 11594-5
Parkinson, Doug, volunteer accomplishments and community work 13115
Petitions
Grand Street Lodge, future of facility 12099
Pharmacists
role and supply 10284
scope of practice 9746
Physicians, credentialling of foreign-trained physicians 9746
Pitt River, run-of-the-river project proposal, public debate 10942, 10953-4
Poverty, government action 10070, 10081
Private members' statements
Protecting B.C.'s children 12249-51
Southwest Mission development 13191-4
Ralston, Bruce, comments on balanced budgets 13618
Revelstoke Times, article on softwood lumber agreement 9739
Ridge Meadows Hospital, expansion 13629
Rivers and streams, riparian area regulations 13193
Rook, Hilda, 100th birthday 11609
Rosenau, Marvin, position as biologist and report on Silvermere Lake development project 13193
Simpson, Bob
comments on softwood lumber agreement 9729
request for withdrawal of comments by Randy Hawes 9729
Statements
Opposition caucus softball team 12653
Statements by members
100-mile diet 11371
Abbotsford regional hospital and cancer centre 12598
Dangerous offenders 12264
Doug Adair 12029-30
Doug Parkinson 13115
Expansion of Ridge Meadows Hospital 13629
Grant De Patie and Day of Mourning for workers 11611
Pharmacists 10284
Zajac Ranch 12884
Strohmaier, John, work as paramedic and promotion of CPR training 13200
Substance abuse and addiction, grow ops and meth labs
fire department inspections of suspected grow op locations 12250-1
public safety issues 12249-51
Surrey, grow ops in area 12250
Throne speech debate 9743-7
Tobacco, smoking ban in vehicles carrying children 9746
Tributes
Hilda Rook 11609
Trumpy, Chris, retirement 13619-20
U.S., housing construction 13619
Vancity Credit Union, taxation 10071
Water leases, revenue to government 9743
Zajac Ranch, camp for special needs children 12884
Hawkins, Sindi (Kelowna-Mission)

As subject
appointment as Deputy Speaker (de Jong) 9629
Campaign to Control Cancer, national campaign 12410
Cancer services and outcomes in B.C. 12410, 13316
Durand-Hutchinson, Denise, work in public service and experience of breast cancer 13270
MLAs, members thanked for support 10339-40
The Ride to Conquer Cancer, fundraising event 13316
Statements
Message of appreciation 10339-40
Statements by members
Campaign to Control Cancer 12410
The Ride to Conquer Cancer 13316
Tributes
Denise Durand-Hutchinson 13270
Hayer, Dave S. (Surrey-Tynehead)

As subject
comments on changes to balanced-budget legislation (Farnworth) 13710-1
Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction 10062
Asia-Pacific region, cultural and economic links with B.C., government support 10063
Bains, Harry, position on issues
government transportation initiatives 9719
health care services in Surrey 10064-5
transportation infrastructure in lower mainland 10064
Black History Month 9732
B.C., history, contributions of black community 9732
B.C. Liberal Party government
accomplishments and goals 9675
financial management and priorities 13709-10
policies, impact on economy 9672-3
Budget debate 10061-5
Carbon tax 10062
climate action dividend 10063
Children, early learning and literacy, government initiatives 9674-5
Climate change
government action, funding for initiatives 10063
government action, transportation initiatives 9717-8, 9720
Crime and criminals
crime prevention 9983
gang crime, government action 9983
Criminal Code (federal), amendments on sexual and violent offences 10128-9
Discrimination and racism
B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru
awareness 12792
B.C. government apology 12792
call for government apology and establishment of memorial 12253-4
current conditions in B.C. and Canada 12253
Douglas, James
multicultural background 9732
position on B.C.'s need for immigrants 10062
Economy during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 12869-70
Education, government initiatives 9674
Employment and unemployment, job creation in B.C. 10062
Environment issues, government action 9672
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13709-10
Fleetwood Community Association, directors and work of organization 12031
Fraser Heights Community Association, directors and work of organization 12031
Government, federal-provincial relations, relations during NDP and B.C. Liberal Party administrations 10128
Guildford Community Partners Society, work of organization 11117
Health care funding 10065
funding during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 11591, 11593
NDP position 10065
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers
credentialling 9674
recruitment 9674, 10062-3
role in filling B.C. jobs 10062-3
immigrants to B.C., role in development of B.C. 9673
programs and services for immigrants to B.C. 9673-4
provincial nominee program 9673-4
Income, low-income families, government support during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 9922
Income tax, reductions 10063
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, government investment 10064
Justice system
criminal justice system, effectiveness 12501-2
sentencing, review of sentencing practices 9672-3
Komagata Maru Foundation of Canada, work of organization 12253
Kwantlen University College, funding and designation as university 12868-9
Lower mainland
South Fraser perimeter road 13710
transportation infrastructure initiatives, benefits 9717-20
Motions
elimination of child poverty, debate 9922
Komagata Maru (Motion 55), debate 12253-4
Komagata Maru (Motion 62), debate 12792
provincial support for federal crime bill, debate 10128-9
transit plan, debate 11278-9
Multiculturalism in B.C. 9682
Mumbai, India, terrorist attacks in November 2008 13375
NDP
performance as government during 1990s 13709
position on health care funding 10065
position on Port Mann Bridge expansion 13709-10
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, benefits and opportunities 9673, 13710
Points of order
comments by Jagrup Brar 11561
Police and policing, integrated services 9983
Port Kells Community Association, work of organization 10555
Port Mann Bridge
expansion 10064, 11550-1
expansion, NDP position 13709-10
Ports, role of B.C. facilities in Asia-Pacific trade 10063
Post-secondary education, government initiatives 9674
Poverty, child poverty in B.C., government action 9922
Private members' statements
Accelerating Surrey's future 9717-20
Investing in Surrey's well-being 11591-3
The possibilities are now endless 12868-70
School district 36 (Surrey), board meetings, April 2004 minutes re Fleetwood school 11561
Seniors, contributions to society 12735
Serpentine Enhancement Society, work of volunteers 11370
Statements by members
Black History Month 9732
Contributions of seniors 12735
Crime prevention 9983
Criminal justice system 12501-2
Education funding in Surrey 13690
Guildford Community Partners Society 11117
Health care services in Surrey 13559
Multiculturalism Week 9682
Port Kells Community Association 10555
Surrey Board of Trade export awards 10718
Surrey community associations and transportation projects 13315
Terrorist attacks in Mumbai 13375
Tynehead Hatchery volunteers 11369-70
Tynehead Women's Auxiliary 10230-1
Vaisakhi 10961
Volunteers at Surrey community associations 12031
Surrey
community organizations 13315
contribution of seniors 12735
education funding and services 12868-9, 13690
health care services 11591-3
history of area 10062
traffic and transportation issues 10064
transportation infrastructure 9718, 11279, 13315
Surrey Board of Trade
Export Awards 10718
Police Officer of the Year awards 12469
Surrey Memorial Hospital, construction of new facilities 13559, 13710
Throne speech debate 9672-5
Transit services, transit plan and government investment 11278-9
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects, benefits 11279
Transportation Investment Corporation, purpose of corporation 11550-1
Transportation Investment (Port Mann Twinning) Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11550-1
Tributes
Surrey police officer award recipients 12469
Tynehead Hall, volunteer support by women's organizations 10230-1
Tynehead Hatchery, programs and volunteers 11369-70
Tynehead Women's Auxiliary, membership 10231
Vaisakhi 10961
Welfare, social programs and services, funding 10063-4
Workers, shortage and supply 9673-4
Herbert, Spencer (Vancouver-Burrard)

As subject
election and introduction to House (James) 13159
B.C. Coalition of People with Disabilities, funding 13326
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 13258-9, 13487
Brown, Rosemary, commemoration on postage stamp 13556-7
Cayo, Don, article on property assessment changes for 2009 taxation year 13260
Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13258-61
Economy, economic plan for province, response by Carole James 13260
Education
class size and composition 13321
schools, seismic upgrades 13260
Health care system in B.C., current conditions 13261
Homelessness, government action 13258-60
Housing
affordable housing, government action 13190-1
rental housing, landlord-tenant issues, tenant protection from eviction and rent increases 13189-91
rental housing, long-term renters, rent control 13374-5
Long Term Renters Protection Act, 2008, debate 13374-5
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 13486-9
Oral questions
Class size and composition in education system 13321
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance, debt load 13259
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 13259, 13261
Private members' statements
Where we live 13189-91
Property tax, assessment of property, changes for 2009 taxation year 13260
Renters at Risk, tenant advocacy 13189
Residential Tenancy Act, amendments, impact on tenants 13190
School district 39 (Vancouver), class size and composition 13321
Seafield Apartments, eviction of tenants 13189
Tributes
Rosemary Brown 13556-7
Vancouver
city government, borrowing powers 13487
homelessness 13190
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009
debate 13486-9
debate in Legislature 13488
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project, costs 13488
Vancouver Foundation, funding of community organizations 13326-7
Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13326-7
Vancouver-Burrard constituency and area
community spirit and housing issues 13189-90
constituents' concerns re cost of Olympic Games 13487
rental housing, rent increases 13374
Welfare, social programs and services, government responsibility and role of charitable foundations 13327
Hogg, Hon. Gordon (Surrey–White Rock)

100 Mile House, healthy community initiative 10225
ActNow B.C. 10224
ActNow B.C. health tour 10224-5
ActNow leadership council, membership 10227
Communities, active communities program 10225
Education
Action Schools B.C. initiative 10225
fruit and vegetable program 10225
Elgin Park Secondary School, Orcas basketball team 10553-4
Food, ban on trans fat in food 10225
Health care
literacy 10223
public health, health status of B.C. residents 10223
public health, lifestyle and behavioural change 10223-6
system, government initiatives 10223-5
Healthy Living Alliance, programs 10224, 10227
Occupational health and safety, workplace wellness initiatives 10226
Seniors, physical activity, seniors activity parks 10226
Throne speech debate 10223-7
Tributes
Elgin Park Secondary School Orcas basketball team 10553-4
University of Victoria, wellness atlas 10226
Horgan, John (Malahat–Juan de Fuca)

As subject
comments in House (McIntyre) 10052
comments on fuel legislation 11065 (Neufeld) 11065
comments on utilities legislation (Penner) 10810
family experience with health care system 11738
use of biofuel 11497 (Neufeld) 11496
work as lobbyist on gaming industry issues (de Jong) 13379
Abbott, George
debate on Medicare Protection Amendment Act (2008) 11736, 11738
discussions with Gordon Campbell re health care 11738
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 12453-4
Agriculture, fairs and festivals 11190
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
cap-and-trade system 11236-40
emissions from run-of-the-river power projects 10796-7
reduction
coal-fired power plants 12279-80
electricity sector 12278-9, 12281-2
government initiatives, NDP position 11505
low-carbon and renewable fuel requirements 11032-3, 11501-2, 11505-6, 11530, 11533-5
oil and gas sector 11389-90, 11392, 12280, 12564-5
reduction during B.C. Liberal Party administration 11501
Animals, exotic species, regulation 12581-2
Arts and culture
endowment fund 10181, 10652
government support and role in society 10181, 10652
Automobiles
car share cooperatives, taxation 10180
insurance on low-horsepower vehicle, Campbell River case 10180-1
Ayre Manor Lodge, opening of facility 13316-7
Baird, Ann and Gord, Eco-Sense green building design project 11208
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13665
Bell, Pat, comments on Auditor General review of removal of land from tree farm licence 13234
Bonneville Power Administration, purchase of energy by B.C. 10793
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
oil and gas industry 11388, 11391
run-of-the-river projects in northwestern B.C. 10796
B.C. Hydro
agreement with Alcan on power purchase, B.C. Utilities Commission decision 10141, 10234-5
borrowing 10694-5
comments on future electricity rates 12485-8
contracts, load curtailment contracts 12489
contracts, procure-to-pay project, bidding process 12492-4
debt cap 10972
debt cap, removal 10181, 10694-7
dividend to government 10694-5
energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 9893, 10798, 11022-3, 12488-9, 12491-2
role, changes 10794-8, 10989
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 10261, 10263-4
MLAs, comments in House 12218-9
MLAs, conduct during NDP MLAs' debate in House 13484
policies, green policies 12356, 12358
position on independent power producers 11939
B.C. Stats, report on biofuel 11033-4
B.C. Transmission Corporation
debt cap 10696-7
responsibilities re access of independent power producers to transmission system 12549
B.C. Utilities Commission
approval of deferral accounts to cover Olympic security costs for utilities 13633
authority and powers 10972-3
decision on rate rebalancing 10977-8
decision-making process 10141
oversight of public utilities planning 10975-6
regulatory responsibilities 10973-4
reporting requirements 10975
role
changes 10793, 10972-3
energy supply contracts 10993-4, 11021-3, 11025-6, 11028, 11031
Highway 37 electrification project 12552
smart metering and infrastructure program 10795-6, 10798-9, 10993, 12494
transmission system planning 10974-5
Budget debate 9889-94
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2008, debate 10178-82, 10652, 10694-7
Budgets
balanced budgets, legislation 13667-8
budget process, role of public servants 13664
Burrard Thermal power station, phase-out of station 12549
California, electricity rates, lifeline rate for low-income earners 10978-9
Calpine Corporation, natural gas power plant in Campbell River 11390
Campbell, Gordon
actions on legislative reforms and role of MLAs 11237-8
comments and position on health workers' collective agreements 12218
conviction for impaired driving 12218-9
knowledge of Olympic athletes village financing issues 13485
potential conflict of interest re Terra Energy shares and order-in-council 12969-70
statements while in opposition on government advertising 13185
Cape Farewell Youth Expedition, participation by Canadian students in Arctic voyage for climate change awareness 12410-1
Capital regional district
bylaw to downzone lands removed from tree farm licences 11289, 12453
bylaw to downzone lands removed from tree farm licences, request for provincial enabling legislation 13482, 13484, 13486
regional growth strategy 11289, 11828, 12356, 12358-9
Carbon
carbon offsets 12281
carbon sequestration 12280
Carbon tax
climate action dividend 10181-2, 11191, 12280-1
impact 10179, 12281
public response 13235
revenue neutrality 10179
Chong, Ida, position on tree farm licence land removals 11289
Climate change
climate action secretariat 11236
climate action team, role 11035
government action 11236
impact on low- and middle-income earners 9869
public consultation and information 11034-5
Coal
coal-fired power plants 10794-5
coalmining industry in B.C. 12279
Cobble Hill Fair 11190
Columbia Power Corporation, transmission system 10975
Columbia River Treaty
downstream benefits entitlement agreement 12484, 12488-91
downstream benefits entitlement agreement, NDP position 12566
Communities for Commuter Rail, government liaison 10781-2, 12359
Community Services Ministry
estimates debate 11826-31
role, zoning issues re private forest lands 11828-30
Compliance Energy Corporation, coal-fired power plant in Princeton area 12491
Conflict of interest
blind trusts for assets of ministers and others 12965
guidelines for public office holders 12965
Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner, role 12969
Construction industry, green building design 11208
Cowichan Valley
agriculture industry 11190
child care spaces 12603
transportation issues 11191
Cowichan Valley Citizen, government ads re SkyTrain 13185
Cowichan Valley regional district, governance study on electoral areas 11827-8
Cranbrook, helicopter accident 12484
Dale Arden Log Hauling Ltd., aggregate operations in Sooke 12544-8
Deloitte and Touche Inc., procure-to-pay project contract 12492-3
District of Soul, formation and accomplishments of high school musical group 9807
Doney, Lee, involvement in removal of private lands from tree farm licences 11995
Durand-Hutchinson, Denise, work in public service and experience of breast cancer 13270
Economic Development Ministry, estimates debate on Olympics component 13480
Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13230-6
Economy
current and past conditions, government response 13665-8
current and projected conditions 13231, 13668
economic plan for province 13232, 13234-5
Education
education of first nations people, culture and heritage components 11192
education of first nations people, government support 9792, 9891, 10020-1
funding formula, petition tabled 10142
school closings 11192
school construction, government investment 13667
Education Ministry, estimates debate 11579-80
Election Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12946-7
content and development of bill 12946
debate in Legislature 12946-7
Elections
electoral boundaries, voter parity issue 10642-3
electoral reform 10641, 12800
electoral reform, implementation of STV system 10643-4
legislation 12947
redistribution of electoral boundaries, impact on electoral reform referendum 10642-3
referendum on electoral system for B.C.
approval threshold 10640-3, 12799
funding and responsibilities 10586-7
legislation 10509
proposed electoral boundaries 10509, 10641
public education and debate, funding 10510, 10584-6
public education and debate, information office 10587
referendum question 10509, 12799-800
Elections B.C., budget and electoral referendum costs 10510
Electoral Reform Referendum 2009 Act
debate 10509-10, 10584-7, 10640-4
debate in Legislature 12799
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, comments on consistency 11501
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat, first nations involvement 12557-8
EnCana Corp., operations in northeastern B.C. 12281
Energy
bioenergy strategy 12278-9, 12281
conservation and consumption in B.C. 12553-4
conservation and consumption in B.C., demand-side management 10970-1, 10976
electricity production, eligibility for legislation exemptions 10975
electricity promotion by government 10971-2
electricity rates 9893, 10695-6
lifeline rate for low-income earners 10978-9, 10981-2, 11022-3, 11030
rebalancing 10977-8, 11030
residential inclining block and industrial rates 10971-2
energy plan, goals 10972
energy plan, legislation to address goals 10976-7
export from and import into B.C., sales and purchases 10797-9, 10983, 10987-8
greenhouses as energy sources 10990
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects, call for moratorium on private projects 10950-1
independent power producers
B.C. Liberal Party position 11939
export of power to U.S. 12488-9
impact on electricity rates 11022-3, 12485-8
NDP position 11939, 12566
promotion by B.C. Liberal Party government 10983-6, 10988-9
promotion by B.C. Liberal Party government and impact on B.C. Hydro 9734-5, 10793-4, 10796-8, 10950-1, 11025-6, 11376, 12485-6
public concerns and perception 12491
withdrawal of government motion on topic 11938
independent power projects, potential sites 11376
northwest energy corridor, first nations consultation 12557-8
northwest energy corridor, issues 11391
power supply
energy supply contracts 10993-4, 11021-3, 11025-6, 11028, 11031
self-sufficiency issue 10792-5, 10797-9, 10950-1, 10977, 10982-9, 11025-6, 12484, 12489
standing offer for sale of power back to grid 10990
suppliers from other jurisdictions 10986-7
supply in B.C. 11025
smart metering and infrastructure program 10795-9, 10990-3, 11030-1, 12492, 12494
transmission system
access by independent power producers 12549
compatibility with other systems, reliability standard 11030
planning 10974-5
reduction of energy loss 12550
transmission systems in parks 11376
upgrades 12548-50
wind power 10797
wood waste, use to generate electricity and fibre supply 12281
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 12484-94, 12536-7, 12540-58, 12561-6
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 12783-5
Environmental Appeal Board, role 11535
Environmental (Species and Public Protection) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12580-2
content of bill, species-at-risk content 12580-1
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, potential use of line for rapid transit 9892
Ferries and ferry services
fuel legislation exemption 11530
new vessels, construction contracts 10985-6
Finance and Government Services Committee
prebudget consultation process, pre-tour meeting with Carole Taylor 11736-7
prebudget consultation process, submissions 10179, 13232, 13234
recommendations, decision on carbon tax 13235
Finance Ministry, quarterly financial report, public release 13664-5
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13664-8
Financial services industry, tax reduction 9889, 9892, 10180
First nations, consultation by government on land and resources 12546, 12563
Florence Lake, potential toxins in area spring 12784-5
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 12279-81
conditions in industry, government action 10179, 13213
removal of private lands from tree farm licences 10262, 11830-1, 12581
compensation to communities and forest workers 13213
government consultation with first nations 12186-7
petition tabled 13037
zoning bylaws and issues 11828-30
tree farm licence No. 19, issues 12783
tree farm licence No. 25, issues 12783
Forests and Range Ministry, estimates debate 11995-6
Fortis Inc., transmission system 10974-5
Fuel
biofuel, use in B.C. 11534
biofuel production
agriculture and food security issues 11033, 11392, 11496
carbon intensity concept and sustainability 11494-5, 11505-6, 11531
impact on environment 11033-4
impact on grain supply 11033-4
reports and studies 11033, 11065-7, 11494-7
use of wood waste 11494-5
ethanol production 11033, 11496
fuel costs 11501-2
Glenlake Elementary School
closing 9889-90
status, petition tabled 10142
The Globe and Mail
article on Olympic Games athletes village project 13485-6
articles on biofuel 11066, 11497
editorial on balanced budget legislation 13668
The Golden Star, government ads 13185
Government
advertising and announcements, spending on advertising 13185, 13233
advertising for Conversation on Health 11737
financial management by federal government, impact on provinces 13666-7
local government, governance in unincorporated areas 11190
office space, needs 12358-9
Great Britain, House of Commons report on biofuel 11065-6
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
debate 11235-40
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11235-40
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Emissions Standards) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12278-82
purpose of bill and regulations 12278
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act
debate 11032-5, 11065-8, 11493-7, 11501-3, 11505-6, 11530-7
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11035, 11536
definitions, "carbon intensity" 11493-4, 11496-7
purpose of bill and regulations 11537
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11032-3, 11065-8
The Guardian, interview with Gordon Campbell prior to 2001 election 12218
Habitat Acquisition Trust, urban forest stewardship initiative 13030
Haisla First Nation
hereditary chiefs, letter re B.C. Utilities Commission hearing issue 10235
involvement in oil and gas pipeline projects 12557
Hansen, Colin, comments on budget and economy 13665
Hawes, Randy
comments in debate on Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 13664
comments on public meeting attendance 11938-9
Health care
funding as percentage of gross domestic product 11737, 11739
funding as percentage of total provincial budget 11737, 11739
public health hazards, investigation and public complaints 12060
public health plans 12060-1
system
accessibility of primary care 11739
cost projections 11737, 11739
health support workers, 2002 legislation 11738, 12217-20
public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 11737, 11739
public system, public support 11738, 11740
sustainability 11736
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 11737-8
technology 11740
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12217-20
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Malahat Drive section 10778-9, 11191
Highway 14, West Coast Road, improvements 10782
Highway 37
electrification 10697
electrification, role of mining industry 12552-4
Hudson's Hope, economic development and coalbed methane drilling in area 12563
Humphreys, Anthony, service to Legislature as Sergeant-at-Arms 12789
Information and Privacy Commissioner, comments on issues
fuel legislation 11536
oil and gas legislation 11390
Infrastructure, investment in projects, government action 13234
Iskut First Nation, agreement involving coalbed methane development 12563
Island Corridor Foundation
corridor initiative 11190
government liaison 10782
Jaccard, Mark
speech at B.C. Chamber of Commerce conference 10180
work on carbon sequestration issues 12280
Jarvis, Daniel, comments on government energy policy 10180
Kelowna, Lakeshore Road area, gravel pit proposal 12544-5
Kinsol Trestle, preservation 11192-3
Klappan Valley (Sacred Headwaters), coalbed methane development in area, first nations consultation 12562-4
Koksilah Elementary School
closing 9792, 9890-1, 10020-1, 11192
first nations culture and language programs 9891
Koksilah River, protection of Douglas fir forest in area 11192
Langford, growth and government office space proposal 12356, 12358-9
Legislation
drafting, case law 11740
preambles 11739
regulations by cabinet 11740
urgent legislation 13482
Legislature
Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in two sections 10260-5
estimates process, time line for debate 10260-5
language used in House, "neanderthals" 10812
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 10261, 10812, 12218
legislative calendar and sitting schedule
fall sitting, debate by MLAs 13231-3, 13235-6
schedule for completion of debate on bills 12946
sitting schedule, comparison with Senate 10260
sitting schedule during 1990s 10261, 10264
members' conduct and debate, decorum in House 9892
number of seats 10642-3
opposition, role 13483
question period 11240
Local Government (Green Communities) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12356-9
London, Jim, death 9889
Malahat–Juan de Fuca constituency and area
capital projects and government investment 13483
constituent issues and concerns 12546-8
description 9889, 11189
health care services 11739
literacy initiatives 13691-2
Mill Bay area, incorporation initiative 11827-8
outdoor recreation industry and wildlife conservation 12581-2
road issues in area 10778
school replacement projects 13234
Manufactured homes, redevelopment of manufactured home parks, protection for homeowners, petition tabled 11122
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008
debate 11736-40
preamble 11739
Members' Conflict of Interest Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12965
Mill Bay Elementary School
French immersion program and potential school closing 9890, 11579
status, petition tabled 10967
Mines and mining industry
aggregate industry in B.C., permitting process 12544-8
energy consumption 12554-5
industry in B.C. 12541-3
mineral tenure on-line registry 12543
Motions
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections, debate 10260-5
electoral reform referendum question, debate 12799-800
moratorium on private run-of-the-river power projects, debate 10950-1
support for run-of-the-river power projects, debate 11938-9
Needham, Sidney and Spencer, musical accomplishments of brothers 9807
Neufeld, Richard, comments on independent power producers 12488
NDP, position on issues
coalbed methane gas development of resource 12566
downstream benefits from Columbia River Treaty 12566
greenhouse gas reduction initiatives 11505
independent power producers 11939, 12566
NovaGold Resources Inc., Galore Creek mine project 12553
Oil and gas
coalbed methane gas
development of resource 11391
development of resource, NDP position 12566
handling of produced water from operations 12562-3
exploration, activities in B.C. 11388-92
industry in B.C.
penalties 11391
regulation 11388-9, 11391
subsidies 9889, 9892, 11390
natural gas industry in B.C. 11390
revenues to government 11389
shale gas industry 11390
wells, compensation for drilling on agricultural lands 12561
Oil and Gas Activities Act
debate 11388-92
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11390
Oil and Gas Commission
consultation with first nations 12563
decisions, appeals 11390
work on emissions reduction 12564
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
athletes village 13480-1, 13484-6
costs and funding 9889, 13481-2, 13484-5
impact on utility rates and transit fares 13693-4
security costs to Crown corporations and B.C. utilities 13693-4
Oral questions
B.C. Hydro and independent power producers 9734-5
Budget priorities 9869
Compensation for tree farm licence land removals on Vancouver Island 13213
Cowichan Valley schools and child care spaces 12603
Government action on Vancouver Island forest industry 13213
Government response to tree farm licence land removals 11289, 13035-6
Government spending on advertising 13185
Haisla First Nation and B.C. Utilities Commission decision-making process 10141, 10234-5
Impact of Olympic security costs on utility and transit rates 13693-4
Independent power project proposals 11376
Investigation into tree farm licence land removals 11210
Koksilah Elementary School closing 9792, 10020-1
Olympic Games security costs 13633
Premier's compliance with conflict-of-interest guidelines 12969-70
Tree farm licence land removals on Vancouver Island 12186-7
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, report on biofuel 11066
Pachauri, Rajendra, comments on biofuel 11066
Pacheedaht First Nation
consultation by government on aggregate operations in area 12546
consultation by government on removal of lands from tree farm licences 12453
Parks
park enhancement fund 10181
revenue-generation 10181
Peace Canyon generating station, safety audit issues 12550
Peace River area
employment 11389
power generation on river, Site C project 10989, 12490
Petitions
Glenlake School status and education funding formula 10142
Mill Bay Elementary School status 10967
protections for manufactured home park residents 11122
removal of tree forest licence 25 forest lands 13037
Pipeline Act, repeal 11389, 11391
Points of order
comments by Kevin Krueger 12539
withdrawal of word "technocrats" 9894-5
Post-secondary education funding, changes to three-year funding plan, impact on institution budgets 13232
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 10180
Property, property rights on private and Crown leased land re resource exploration 11388-9, 11391
Public Health Act
debate 12060-1
debate in Legislature 12061
Referenda in Canada 10640
Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion, fundraising event 12814
Roberts, Don, comments on biofuel 11494
Sales tax, exemption for fuel-efficient vehicles 10180
School district 62 (Sooke)
capital plans 11579-80
potential school closings 11192
School district 79 (Cowichan Valley)
appointment of special adviser 11579
potential school closings 9889-90, 11192
potential school closings, report by special adviser 12603
Shell Canada Ltd., coalbed methane drilling in northwest B.C. 12562-3
Statements by members
Ayre Manor Lodge 13316-7
Belmont Secondary School and youth climate change Arctic voyage 12410-1
Eco-Sense house in Highlands 11208
Literacy initiatives in Malahat–Juan de Fuca area 13691-2
Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion 12814
Sidney and Spencer Needham 9807
Urban forest stewardship initiative 13030
Stoner, W.E., letter on fuel legislation 11501-2, 11535
Sultan, Ralph, comments on free market 10793
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on B.C. legislation on health workers collective bargaining 12218-9
Tahltan Indian band
agreement involving coalbed methane development 12563
involvement in mining industry 12552-6
Terasen Gas Inc., deferral account to cover Olympic security costs 13633
Throne speech debate 11189-93
TimberWest Forest Corp.
logging moratorium in Koksilah River area 11192
ownership of Douglas fir forest in Koksilah River area 12783-4
Time, article on biofuel 11065
Times Colonist (Victoria), editorial on health care costs 11738
Tourism, marketing of B.C., "The best place on earth" slogan 13233
Transit services, transit plan and government investment 11191
Transportation Ministry
estimates debate 10778-82
applications for development of land removed from tree farm licences, first nations consultation 12453-4
staff commended 10778
Tributes
Anthony Humphreys 12789
Denise Durand-Hutchinson 13270
Trumpy, Chris, work in public service 13664
T'Sou-ke First Nation
consultation by government on aggregate operations in area 12546
consultation by government on removal of lands from tree farm licences 12453-4
United Nations, comments on biofuel production 11495
U.S., biofuel production 11496
Uranium, development of mining industry in B.C., government policy 12541
Utilities, public utilities, long-term planning 10975-6
Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15)
debate 10792-9, 10970-9, 10981-94, 11021-3, 11025-6, 11028-31
definitions
"demand-side measure" 10970-1
"eligible facility" 10990
"government's energy objectives" 10976-7
purpose of bill and regulations 10972, 11029-30
Vancouver, city government, borrowing powers 13481
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009
debate 13480-6
debate, scope of debate 13424, 13467, 13485
debate in Legislature 13481-3, 13486
qualification as urgent legislation 13482
Vancouver Island
Bear Mountain development, impact on environment and wildlife 12784-5
East Sooke–Metchosin area, boundary restructuring 11826-7
electricity supply, transmission reinforcement project 12551-2
forest industry, issues 13213
Otter Point–Shirley area, municipal governance issue 9894
South Island
commuter rail 11190-1, 12358-9
commuter rail and transit options 10779-82
growth planning 12356
transit services 12281
transportation infrastructure 9891-2, 11190-1
The Vancouver Sun
article on biofuel 11497
editorial on Olympic Games athletes village project 13481
Wages, public sector wages in B.C. 10181
Water, drinking water, protection 12060-1
Watson, Bob, comments on biofuel 11066
Webb, John, death 9889
Western Forest Products Inc.
lawsuits involving government 11995
removal of land from tree farm licence 9894, 11995-6, 12357, 12547, 13035-6
Auditor General review 13234, 13485
first nations consultation 12453-4
government response 11289
investigation 11210
road access to lands 11996
sale of lands, conditions 11995-6
ungulate range protection 12783
stock value 13213
Wildlife
habitat protection, government action 12580-1
ungulate range protection 12783
Willcocks, Paul, article on cap-and-trade legislation 11236-9
Wilson, Steve, letter to Premier on B.C. Utilities Commission hearing 10141, 10235
World Literacy Day, event 13691
Horning, Al (Kelowna–Lake Country)

As subject
return to House (Farnworth) 9630
Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills Committee
first report on private bills presented 11837
second report on private bills presented 12153

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