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

James, Carole (Victoria–Beacon Hill)

As subject
action on climate change (Penner) 11385
comments on issues
balanced budgets (Hawes) 13618 (Sultan) 13704 (Thorpe) 13669
Canada Health Act principles (Polak) 11683
changes to balanced-budget legislation (Chong) 13596
forest industry (Coleman) 11779
Olympic Games projects (Gentner) 13506
Port Mann Bridge expansion (Falcon) 11630
school closings (Bond) 9792, 10020
experience as student at South Park School 9864
letter to Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson (de Jong) 13412-3
Agriculture, workers
transportation regulations and vehicle inspections 10286-7
vehicle accident in 2003, government action on coroner's report and Workers Compensation Board recommendations 10286
vehicle accident near Sumas 10284-6
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, cap-and-trade system 11376, 11378-9
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13594-6
Beacon Hill Villa, conditions for residents 11598
Bridges for Women Society, organization and programs 10075
B.C.
child protection system in northern B.C. 11443
social conditions 12912
B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils, role in distribution of school playground funding 10190
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign statements on education and health care 13595
handling of 2005 election campaign 12912
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 9634, 10271-4, 12912-3, 13417
action on issues raised by opposition 9652
action on stated priorities 9650-2, 12913
approach to governing 9652-3
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust, release of government documents 9634-5
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust, release of government documents, role of Premier's office 12913-5
budgets and throne speeches, themes 9650-1
MLAs, role in distribution of school playground funding 10190
performance 12912-3
policies, impact on environment 11377
priorities 13419
B.C. Lottery Corporation, management of casinos, handling and reporting of financial transactions 12657, 12926-8
B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Association, activities and advocacy 10431-2
Brooks, Michael, lobbyist activities and meetings with government officials 12924
Bruce, Graham
meetings with Premier Gordon Campbell and cabinet ministers 12958-61
potential conflict of interest in work for Cowichan Tribes treaty committee 12958-61
Budgets, 2008-09 budget, government priorities 9865-7
Cabinet's Committee for Climate Action
presentations to committee and public release of presenter list 13023
role 13022
Campaign Finance Reform Act, 2008, debate 12882
Campbell, Gordon
accountability 10273-4, 12952
accountability re lobbyist activities of Ken Dobell 10557-8
action on climate change 11377
comments on issues
economic conditions and deficit budgets 13594-6
Olympic Games budget and costs 13419
role of Premier's office in review of documents 12913-4, 12952
meetings with Graham Bruce 12958-60
meetings with Prime Minister Stephen Harper 12962
position on issues
climate change 13019
Representative for Children and Youth budget 12933
special prosecutor report on investigation into Ken Dobell's lobbyist registration 12921-2
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, investigation into casino transactions 12927-8
Canfor Corp. (Canadian Forest Products), plywood plant fire in Prince George 13027
Carbon, carbon-neutral initiatives, public sector initiatives 13025-6
Children
child protection system in B.C. during B.C. Liberal Party administration 11443-4, 11945
child protection workers, workload 11443
programs and services for children and families, government action 13318
special needs children, programs and services 9984
Children and Family Development Ministry, budget 11945
Children's Commission, elimination 11444
Civil service, employees, executive salaries 13181-2
Clarke family, death of children, handling of family violence case prior to deaths 11286
Climate change
climate action secretariat 13019-25
government action
impact on low- and middle-income earners 9866-7
public consultation and information 11377-9, 13023-4
public education and outreach 13024
western climate initiative recommendations, public input 11378
Coleman, Rich
call for resignation as Forests and Range Minister 12350
performance as Forests and Range Minister 12412-3
visit to Mackenzie 12884-5
Comeau, Louise, position with climate action secretariat 13024
Community Living B.C., chief executive officer, salary 13181-2
Consumers, costs and user fees 9652
Cranbrook, helicopter accident 12407
Crime and criminals
gang crime, government action 13585-6
victims of crime, programs and services 11284
Disabled and handicapped persons, government support for developmentally disabled adults 13181-2
Dobell, Ken
essay on work of lobbyists 12923
lobbyist activities
activities with provincial government and public agencies 12922-3
activities with provincial government and public agencies, call for suspension 10483-4
investigation by special prosecutor and court proceedings 12916
investigation by special prosecutor and legal charge 10343, 10433-4, 10483-4, 10557-8
investigation by special prosecutor and report 12921-2
lobbyist registration 12916-8
remuneration for government work 13017
role in disclosure of documents as Deputy Minister to Premier 12915
work for government on coastal forest action plan 13016-7
Donald, Donna, cancer surgery case 10962-3
Downtown Victoria Business Association, funding of homelessness action initiatives 9632
Economy
current and past conditions, government response 13594-5
economic plan for province 13595
economic plan for province, inclusion of forest industry 13210
Education
funding formula, changes 9791
school closings 9791
school playgrounds, funding distribution 10190, 11613-4
Elections
2009 general election 13595
campaign financing 12882
Elimination of Homelessness Crisis Act, 2008, debate 13374
Energy, electricity rates, increase due to Olympic security costs 13692
Finance and Government Services Committee, review of statutory officers, consideration of Representative for Children and Youth budget 12932-5
Finance Ministry, economic updates 13210
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13594-6
Firearms, gun violence in B.C., report 13586
Ford, Fred, advocacy work for children and disabled persons 13179
Forests and forest industry
coastal forest industry, coastal forest action plan 13016-8
conditions in industry 10137
conditions in industry, government action 12412, 13210-1
employment, government action 12349-50
employment, job loss 10137
first nations involvement in industry, consultation by government 13014
government forest policies 9651
government forest policies, impact 12350
industry in B.C., round table 9652, 10137
regulatory review 13013-5
removal of private lands from tree farm licences 13017-8
softwood lumber agreement with U.S., relationship with forest worker transition programs 13011
tenure system, reform 13015-6
workers
government support 9651, 12412-3, 13005-7
transition programs, eligibility 13006
transition programs, funding 12962-4, 13005, 13007-8
Foster care, Child in the Home of a Relative program 11945
Government
communications, e-mail records 12955
initiatives, public consultation and information 11377
Government Integrity Act, 2008, debate 13373-4
Granger, Robert, letter on conditions at Royal Columbian Hospital 10962-3
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
debate 11376-9
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11378
Hagen, Stan, death 13555
Hall, Robert, death 10432
Harper, Stephen, meetings with Premier Gordon Campbell 12962
Hayden, Dana, work as temporary chief executive officer of B.C. Lottery Corporation 12926-7
Health care
continuing and long-term care beds 13273-4
continuing and long-term care facilities, standard of care 9651, 10231-2
health care facilities and hospitals, cleaning services 9928-9
system
government initiatives 9652
magnetic resonance imaging services, wait times 13032-3
services for seniors, accountability 11598
Herbert, Spencer, election and introduction to House 13159
Homelessness
community response 9632
government action 11053
government strategy 13374
number of homeless in B.C. 11053
public consultation on issue, NDP initiative 13374
Housing
residential care facilities, conditions 11598
social and subsidized housing, government policy 11053
Information and Privacy Commissioner
comments on cap-and-trade legislation 11378
recommendations on lobbyist registration legislation 13373-4
Insurance Corporation of B.C., investigation into sale of repaired write-off vehicles 10076-7, 10720-1, 10787-8
Interior Health Authority, magnetic resonance imaging services in area facilities 13032-3
International Women's Day 10284-5
Justice system, handling of family violence cases 11286-7
Kelowna General Hospital, magnetic resonance imaging services wait times 13032
Kieran, Brian, communications re Paul Taylor 12957
Kinsella, Patrick, lobbyist activities, investigation 13377
Lee family, deaths 11286-7
Legislature, Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in two sections 10271-4
Les, John
activities as Solicitor General 10636
performance as Solicitor General 10077
police investigation, public disclosure 10635-6
Literacy, government support 9651
Lobbyists
ethical conduct and regulation 13373-4
legislation 12923, 13377-8
registry, compliance and number of registrants 12923-5
Lobbyists Registration Act, review of provisions 12923, 12925
McDonald, Jessica
position as deputy minister in Premier's office, call for termination 10434, 10483
review of activities of Ken Dobell 10343, 10433-4, 12916-7, 12921-2
McGinn, Jenn, election and introduction to House 13159
Mackenzie
impact of forest industry conditions, government support 12884-5
visit by Agriculture and Forests Ministers 12884-5
Members' Conflict of Interest Act, provisions 12961
M.K. Jaccard and Associates, government contracts 13021
Motions
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections, debate 10271-4
seniors representative for B.C., debate 11597-8
Mumbai, India, terrorist attacks in November 2008 13371
NDP, agenda and priorities 9653
North American Indigenous Games, 2008 games in Cowichan 12959-60
Occupational health and safety
workers killed or injured on the job, national day of mourning 11611
workplace safety 11611
Oliver, H.A.D., comments on Graham Bruce 12958
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
athletes village 13417-8
costs and funding 13417-20
impact on utility rates and transit fares 13692-3
mountain rental contract 13631-2
security costs 13560-1
security costs to Crown corporations and B.C. utilities 13692-3
Oppal, Wally, comments on gang crime 13585
Oral questions
B.C. Lottery Corporation management of casino transactions 12657
Budget priorities 9865-7
Call for a seniors representative 10232
Call for independent investigation into ICBC vehicle sales 10076-7
Child in the Home of a Relative program 11945
Cleaning services at health care facilities 9928-9
Definition of revenue-neutral 9733-4
Disclosure of documents in B.C. Rail court case 9634-5
Education funding and closing of B.C. schools 9791
Emergency services at Royal Columbian Hospital 13116-7
Forest industry jobs in B.C. 10137
Funding for adult students with special needs 11708
Funding for child protection services 11443-4
Funding for post-secondary education 11707
Funding for Royal Columbian Hospital 10962-3
Funding for school playgrounds 10190, 11613-4
Government action on farmworker safety 10286-7
Government action on forest industry 12349-50, 12412-3, 12884-5, 13210-1
Government action on gang violence 13585-6
Government relationship with Ken Dobell 10343, 10433-4
Government response to actions of Ken Dobell 10557-8
Government response to actions of Ken Dobell and Jessica McDonald 10483-4
Handling of domestic violence cases in justice system 11286-7
Homelessness 11053
Impact of Olympic security costs on utility and transit rates 13692-3
Implementation of child protection report recommendations 13317-8
Investigation into ICBC vehicle sales 10720-1, 10787-8
Lobbyists registration legislation 13377-8
Long-term care beds at Zion Park Manor 13273-4
MRI waiting times in Interior Health Authority 13032-3
Olympic Games contract with Fortress Investment Group 13631-2
Olympic Games security costs 13560-1
Police investigation of former Solicitor General 10635-6
Salaries for government executives 13181-2
Services at Retirement Concepts seniors facilities 10231-2
Services for children and youth 9984
Status of seniors care facilities 9807-8
Petitions
Zion Park Manor 13278
Post-secondary education
changes to three-year funding plan, impact on institution budgets 11707
education of disabled and special needs adults, funding and programs 11708
Poverty, child poverty in B.C., government action 9652
Premier's Office
estimates debate 12912-35, 12952-64, 13005-26
communications with MLAs and select standing committee members 12931-5
estimates debate 10273, 12952
handling and review of privileged documents 12913-6
integrity 12913
issues management team and process 12929-31
relationship with lobbyists and role in lobbyist registration compliance 12916-20, 12922, 12924-6
role and responsibilities 12952
awareness of alleged illegal activities in casinos 12928-30
enforcement of conduct and conflict-of-interest rules 12957-8, 12960-1
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., administration of forest community transition programs 13008-10
Prince George, child protection case 11945
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, performance 12657
Puchmayr, Chuck, message of appreciation to Legislature colleagues and staff 13555
Representative for Children and Youth
budget 12932-5
establishment 12932
independence 12931
reports
child deaths in northern B.C. 11443-4
report on implementation of recommendations, release and government response 12931-2
services for special needs children and youth 9984
services for special needs children and youth, implementation of recommendations 13317-8
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities
current conditions and government support 13210-11
definition 13010
government support 10137, 13007-10
government support, eligibility and criteria 13010-1
Retirement Concepts Seniors Services Ltd., operations in B.C. 10231-2
Royal Columbian Hospital, conditions, government action 10962-3, 13116-7
Safety, government action on public safety issues 9652
Seniors issues
call for advocate 10232
call for independent representative 11597-8
issues and concerns, government handling 9651
South Park Family School, 150th anniversary 9864
Statements
Message from Chuck Puchmayr 13555
Prince George firefighters and Canfor millworkers 13027
Statements by members
Bridges for Women Society 10075
B.C. firefighters 10431-2
Bullying 10018
Downtown Victoria Business Association homelessness initiatives 9632
Fred Ford 13179
International Women's Day 10284-5
National Victims of Crime Awareness Week 11284
South Park School 9864
Vaisakhi 11116
Workplace safety 11611
Stevens, Betty, community work and death 13314
Taxation, definition of revenue-neutral taxation 9733-4
Taylor, Paul
actions re lobbyists while Deputy Finance Minister, review and public release of report 12952-7
relationship with Pilothouse Public Affairs Group 12953-4
Throne speech debate 9650-3
Tributes
Betty Stevens 13314
Stan Hagen 13555
Vaisakhi 11116
Vancouver, city government, borrowing powers 13417-8
Vancouver Charter, amendments 13417
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13417-20
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, cleaning services 9928-9
Vancouver Island Health Authority, seniors care facilities, assessment reports and risk ratings 9807-8
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, advisory committee on Olympic village construction 13418
Victoria, homelessness action plan 9632
Violence
bullying, prevention 10018
bullying and violence at school, legislation 10018
Working Roundtable on Forestry
consultation process 13012-3, 13016
meeting in Mackenzie 12884
meetings with first nations 13013
reports 13015
role 13011
terms of reference 13012-3
Zion Park Manor
bed closings and facility residents 13273-4
funding and status, petition tabled 13278
Jarvis, Daniel (North Vancouver–Seymour)

As subject
comments on government energy policy (Horgan) 10180
Armed forces, recognition of wartime and peacekeeping contributions 11932-3
Climate change, government action 9679
Health, public health, promotion of healthy eating and physical activity for children 9689
Lions Gate Hospital, air ambulance helicopter pad 9680
Literacy, government support 9679
Lynn Valley Care Centre, opening 9688-9
Lynn Valley Main Library, opening 9680
Motions
contributions of armed forces members, debate 11932-3
North Shore
literacy 9679-80
transportation issues 9689
North Shore Youth Safe House, services 9689
North Vancouver–Seymour constituency and area, constituents 9679
Nurses, supply and training, recruitment and retention 9680
Seniors, programs and services, government initiatives 9688-9
Throne speech debate 9679-80, 9688-9
War, veterans, Operation Remembrance for unmarked graves of war veterans 11932-3
World War I, battles, casualties 11932-3

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