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

Penner, Hon. Barry (Chilliwack-Kent)

As subject
comments on balanced-budget legislation (Ralston) 13573
encounter with Tony Humphreys 12801
letter as Environment Minister to capital regional district re sewage treatment project (Fleming) 11818
meeting with Canadian Cancer Society 10890
work on Sumas 2 proposed power facility (Gentner) 11242
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
cap-and-trade system 10884, 11136-7, 12623, 12831-2
allocation vs. auction of compliance units 12995-3001
appeals 12625, 13058-9
caps 12833
compliance units 11137, 12626, 12830-2, 12835-7, 12841, 13001-4, 13049-57
emissions monitoring and reporting 12837-41
emissions reduction projects 12624-5, 13002-3, 13049-53
implementation 12624
inspectors 12834-5, 12837-8
legislation and regulation 12780
NDP position 11385-6, 13001
penalties and offences 11137, 12625, 13058-60
public consultation and information 12833
regulated operators 12836-7
data collection, reports 12668, 12841
data collection and modelling 12777-8
emissions from automobiles, standards 11704, 12431-3, 12446, 12676-81, 12778
emissions from landfills 12271, 12664-6
equivalence agreements with federal government on regulation of emissions 11137, 12625-6
reduction
automobiles 11704, 12432-3
coal-fired power plants 12271, 12666-8
electricity sector 12271, 12285-7, 12667-70
government initiatives 12769-70
government initiatives, NDP position 12268-9, 12285-6, 12998-9, 13001
industries and sectors 11521-2, 12270-1, 12777-8
oil and gas sector 9992, 9994
pulp and paper industry 9990
reduction during NDP administration 10813
targets 11704, 12775
waste management sector 12271, 12664-6
registry, emissions reporting 12839
registry, participation 12776, 13057
Alberni-Qualicum constituency and area, Hamilton Marsh wetland protection 12722-3, 12726
Alberta, power supply 10813
Allison Harbour Marine Park, establishment 12425
Animals
animals causing human death or injury, cases 12481-2
exotic species, regulation 12481-2
Aquaculture, certification of products 12781, 12783
Auditor General, review of industrial emissions reporting 12838
Automobiles
hybrid vehicles 12679-80
hybrid vehicles, government fleet and number in B.C. 12431
vehicle efficiency, government incentives 11385
vehicle efficiency, Scrap-It program 9974, 9994-5, 11385
zero-emission electric vehicles 11704, 12431-3, 12678-80
Bennett, W.A.C., establishment of B.C. Hydro and dams 12287
Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park, expansion 12424
B.C., clean energy projects in remote communities 9990, 9992-4
B.C. Hydro
expressions of interest for bioenergy projects 12271-2, 12670-3
role, community-based energy development 9993-4
role during NDP administration 10812-3
B.C. Nature, funding 12808
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, position on exotic species and wildlife protection legislation 12582
B.C. Sustainable Energy Association, role in solar power initiative 9992
B.C. Utilities Commission
decision-making process 11386
role, changes 10813
B.C. Wildlife Federation, position on exotic species and wildlife protection legislation 12582
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2008, debate 10702-5
Budgets, 2007-08 budget, additional funds, ministerial responsibility 9990-1
Burrard Thermal power station, operations during NDP administration 12285
Cabinet's Committee for Climate Action, role 12771
California, vehicle emissions standards 11704, 12446, 12677-8
Calpine Corporation, natural gas power plant in Campbell River, NDP position 10813, 11386, 12286
Canadian Cancer Society, meeting with Environment Ministry officials 10890
Canadian Petroleum Corp., hazardous waste incidents, investigation 13083
Carbon
carbon sequestration 12286-7
carbon sequestration, government initiatives 9990, 9992, 9994
carbon-neutral initiatives, public sector initiatives 9992, 12774-6
Pacific carbon trust 9990, 9992, 12775
Carbon tax
information for local government 12772
NDP position 12998
revenue neutrality 11385-6, 12730-1, 12774
Caves
karst systems, protection 12721-2
protection, government action 12720
Civil service
carbon neutrality 12774-5
employees, travel, environmental impact 9990, 9992
Climate change
B.C. climate action charter 12775-6
climate action secretariat 12771-7, 12780, 12841
climate action team 12772, 12777, 12780
government action
funding for initiatives 9974-9, 9989-95
initiatives, NDP position 10810-2, 11385-7
public education and outreach 9994-5
research funding 9974-7, 9992
western climate initiative
government role 10884, 12623-5, 12779, 12999-3000
participation 12833
recommendations 12830, 12832, 12839-40, 12995-3001, 13056-7
recommendations, government response 12779-80
role 11136
Cloudworks Energy Inc., hydroelectric power projects in Harrison Lake area 9993
Coal, coal-fired power plants 12662-3
carbon sequestration 12285-6
Coastal land and resource management plans, establishment of conservancies and protected areas 12423-5
Creston Valley, wildlife management area preservation and visit by Environment Minister 12809
Duffey Lake Provincial Park, expansion 12424
Dumstrey-Soos, Tanya, death 12481
Dzawadi/Klinaklini Estuary Conservancy
access roads 12826-7
designation as schedule F conservancy 12826-7
Emergencies, hazardous spill management, government role 12483
Energy
alternative energy sources, government support 12271
alternative energy sources, projects 11386-7
bioenergy strategy 9974, 9989, 11522, 12271-2, 12670-3
energy plan, emissions reduction component 12271
energy plan, goals 10811, 10813
export from and import into B.C., sales and purchases 10813
hydroelectric power, first nations involvement in projects 12732
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects, environmental assessment process 12732, 12810, 12826
independent power producers, NDP position 10813, 10891-2, 11375-6, 11386-7, 12810, 13052, 13120
independent power projects 10791
independent power projects, first nations consultation 13120
innovative clean energy fund 12731
power supply, self-sufficiency issue 10812
smart metering and infrastructure program 10813
solar power, government initiatives 9990, 9992
solar power companies, tax incentives 12730-1
wood waste, use to generate electricity and fibre supply 12271-2, 12670-4
Environment, pesticide use, regulation 10890-1, 12725
Environment Canada, monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions 12834, 12839, 12841
Environment Ministry
2007-08 supplementary estimates debate 9974-9, 9989-95
estimates debate 12720-32, 12768-87, 12802-11
budget, additional funds for climate change initiatives 9974-9, 9989-95
budget and expenditures, 2007-08 and 2008-09 fiscal years 9977-9, 9989-90
budget and public sector pay increases 12769
compliance division, staffing 12771
environmental protection division, budget 12769-70
environmental stewardship division, budget 12769
inspection of industrial sites 12835, 12837-8
staffing 12803
staffing, science officers and biologists 12770
water rental remission payments 12768
water stewardship division, budget 12768
work on climate change issues 12769
Environmental Appeal Board, annual report, 2006-07, tabled 12829
Environmental Management Act, amendments 11441, 12270-1, 12483, 13083-4
Environmental (Species and Public Protection) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 11441, 12481-3, 12582, 13083-6
commencement 13085
content of bill, species-at-risk content 12582
designation of "controlled alien species" 12482
position of wildlife organizations 12582
Europe, cap-and-trade system for emissions reduction 12834
False Creek, restoration of ecosystem 12787, 12802
Farnworth, Mike, comments on independent power producers 10892
First nations, protection of cultural and sacred sites 12423-4
Fishing industry
commercial fishery, eco-certification 12781, 12783
Pacific salmon treaty 12888-9
Florence Lake, potential toxic substance in area spring 12784-5
Food industry, seafood, certification of products 12781, 12783
Forests and forest industry
forest health, climate change mitigation initiatives 9990-1
forest licences, licences to cut related to bioenergy initiatives 12271-2, 12670-5
tree farm licence No. 19, issues 12783, 12802
tree farm licence No. 25, issues 12783, 12802
Gitxaala Nii Luutiksm/Kitkatla Conservancy, expansion 12424
The Globe and Mail, article on NDP position on carbon tax 12998-9
Golden Ears Provincial Park, interpretive services 12807-8
Government
carbon neutrality 12775
financial management during NDP and B.C. Liberal Party administrations 9989-90
local government, carbon neutrality 12775-6
local government bylaws, relationship to provincial regulations 12483
meetings, use of video conferencing 9992
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
debate 10884, 11136-7, 11352, 11385-8, 12623-6, 12830-41, 12995-3004, 13049-61
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11137, 13060-1
definitions
"accepted emission reduction project" 12624
administrative penalties 12625
"attributable" 12625-6
"cap" 12833
"inspector" 12834-5
regulated operator 12836
purpose of bill and regulations 11137
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11352
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Emissions Standards) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 11521-2, 12270-2, 12285-7, 12662-75
definitions
"coal-based generating facility" 12662-3
"electricity generating facility" 12663
"operator" 12663-4
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act, provisions on emissions reporting 12841
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Vehicle Emissions Standards) Act, debate 11704-5, 12431-3, 12445-6, 12676-81
Guide-outfitters, regulation 12482-3, 13085-6
Haida Gwaii land and resource management plan, establishment of conservancies 12424
Hartley Bay
hydroelectric project proposal for area 12731
power supply 9992-3
Hazardous products
labelling for toxins in products 10891
toxins, biomonitoring of population 12786
toxins, regulation 10891, 12785-6
Horgan, John, comments on utilities legislation 10810
Humphreys, Anthony, death 12801
Hunting
hunting in parks 12728
hunting of wolves 12727-8
regulation 12482
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure projects, NDP position 12445
Integrated Pest Management Act, purpose 12725
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
reports on carbon sequestration 12286-7
work of B.C. members 9976-7
International Carbon Action Partnership, government membership 12834-5
Island Timberlands Ltd., ownership of Hamilton Marsh lands 12722-3
Jaccard, Mark
comments on issues
comments by Carole James on carbon tax 11386
greenhouse gas emissions 12774
utilities legislation 10811
western climate initiative 12779
work on carbon sequestration issues 12286
James, Carole, action on climate change 11385
Jedediah Island Marine Park, expansion 12425
Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park, expansion 12424-5
Khutzeymateen Inlet Conservancy, designation as schedule E conservancy 12828
Khutzeymateen Inlet West Conservancy, designation as schedule F conservancy 12828
Klahoose First Nation, comments by chief on NDP position on power project 13052, 13119-20
Klinaklini River, power project proposal 12731
Ksgaxl-Stephens Island Conservancy, establishment 12423
Land use
land and resource management plans, funding 12829
land and resource management plans, implementation 12423-4
land use planning, involvement of first nations 12424
Layton, Jack, comments on carbon tax 12998-9
Lone Butte, aquaculture licence in area 12732
Lucy Islands Conservancy, establishment 12423
Main Lake Provincial Park, expansion 12726
Manitoba, independent power producer projects 11387
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area, greater sandhill crane habitat restoration project 12785, 12802
Marine Stewardship Council, certification of fisheries and seafood products 12781
Merrill & Ring Inc., ownership of land in Quadra Island area 12726
Mitchell, David, book on W.A.C. Bennett, B.C. Hydro and dams 12287
M.K. Jaccard and Associates, Inc., government contracts 12776-8
Morice land and resource management plan, establishment of parks and conservancies 12424
NDP
MLAs, questions on environmental issues 10791
position on issues
cap-and-trade system 11385-6, 13001
carbon tax 12998
climate change initiatives 10810-2, 11385-7
greenhouse gas reduction initiatives 12268-9, 12285-6, 12998-9, 13001
independent power producers 10813, 10891-2, 11375-6, 11386-7, 12810, 13052, 13120
natural gas power plant in Campbell River 10813, 11386, 12286
species-at-risk legislation 12582
transportation infrastructure projects 12445
NDP of Canada, cap-and-trade legislation for emissions reduction 13054-6
Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park, boundary changes 12425, 12826
Okanagan-Shuswap land and resource management plan, establishment and expansion of parks 12424-5
Ontario, pesticide legislation 12725, 12786
Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, establishment and funding 9974, 9995
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, establishment and funding 9974-7, 9995
Park Act, amendments 11441, 12482
Parks
aquaculture or power project applications in waters near parks 12727
bequests, role of minister and scope 10702
biological diversity 12423-5
boundaries, availability of maps 12427-8, 12430-1
boundaries, changes and status of 2006 boundaries 12425, 12826, 12828-9
conservancies
naming 12828-9
permitted uses, hydroelectric power projects 12431, 12731-2
permitted uses, resource development 12829
schedule E and F designations 12827-8
establishment and expansion of parks 12726
establishment and expansion of parks and conservancies 12423-5
first nations consultation 12828-9
funding 12769
impact on hydroelectric power projects 12826
legislation 12430-1
establishment of conservancies, legislation 10791
first nations traditional lands in parks and conservancies 12423-5
funding and staffing 12803-6
management, park management plans 12728, 12769
management by provincial and federal government 12803-6
marine parks, expansion 12425
park interpretive services, funding 12808
park rangers 12769, 12803-6
park rangers, powers and role 12482
percentage of B.C. land base in parks and protected areas 12802-3
recreation in parks 12423-5
sale of merchandise and advertising space 10703-5
user fees 10703, 12808
visitors, satisfaction surveys 12805-8
visits to parks 12807
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, comments on cap-and-trade systems 12831-2
Pest control, integrated pest management 12725
Points of order
relevance of comments by John Horgan to bill under debate 13482, 13485
relevance of members' comments to bill under debate 13494
Police officers, powers 12482
Post-secondary education, endowment funding rules 9975-6
Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, amendments 11673, 12423-5
Protected Areas of British Columbia (Conservancies and Parks) Amendment Act, 2008
debate 11673, 12423-5, 12430-1, 12826-9
commencement 12828-9
definitions, "conservancy" 12431
impact on wildlife habitat protection 12582
Quadra Island
expansion of parks in area 12726
wolf population, issues 12727
Quebec, pesticide legislation 12725, 12786
Recycling
product stewardship programs 12769
recycling and resource recovery 12483
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, government support 9989-90
Robertson, Gregor
comments on cap-and-trade legislation 13050
comments on government action on climate change 11385
Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve, barge sinking in area and diesel truck recovery contract 12729-30
Sabine Channel Marine Park, expansion 12425
Safety, ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze, legislation 12724
Sea Breeze Power Corp., independent power project proposal in Cascade Falls 10891
Sea to Sky land and resource management plan, establishment and expansion of parks and conservancies 12424
Sihota, Moe, comments as Environment Minister on endangered species legislation 12582
Silver Star Provincial Park, designation as schedule C park 12425
Simpson, Bob, letter on bioenergy facility 12673
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
funding 9974, 9977-9
rapid bus system 9977-8
Strathcona Provincial Park, Bedwell area, recreation using horses and park management plan 12730
Suzuki Foundation, comments on cap-and-trade systems 12831-2
Taxation, tax-shifting re climate change issues 12730, 12774
TimberWest Forest Corp., ownership of Douglas fir forest in Koksilah River area 12784
Transit services, transit plan and government investment 9977-9
Tributes
Anthony Humphreys 12801
U.S., cave protection legislation 12721-2
Upper Kimsquit River Conservancy, establishment 12423-4
Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15)
debate 10810-3
definitions, "government's energy objectives" 10811
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009, scope of debate 13480, 13482, 13485, 13494
Vancouver Island, potential parks and protected areas 12722-3, 12784
Waste management
facilities, hazardous waste facilities 13083-4
facilities, regulation 13083-4
regulation 12483
Water
hydrometric water monitoring system, funding 12768
water licences 12810
water use planning 12768
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence, ungulate range protection 12783, 12802
Whonnock, water supply and aquifer 12786
Wildlife
attraction and feeding 12483
conservation corps 12808
conservation framework, implementation 12782-3
conservation officers 12482, 12770-1, 12804
habitat protection 12423-5
habitat protection, government action 12582
species at risk, protection legislation, NDP position 12582
species protection, government action 13085-6
species protection legislation 12781-2
ungulate range protection 12783
wolves, role and number in B.C. 12727-8
Wildlife Act
amendments 11441, 12481-3, 12582
consultation with and training for stakeholders 13085
retroactive application 13086
penalties for violations 12482, 12582, 13085-6
review 12781-2
Polak, Hon. Mary (Langley)

As subject
grandfather's experiences during Depression 13677
lawn bowling experience 12030
Arbour Day 11707
Auditor General, report on literacy in B.C. and government initiatives 9908
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13679
Bonds, government bonds for green infrastructure investment, NDP proposal 13679-80
B.C. Liberal Party government, budgets and throne speeches, themes 9653
Budgets, balanced budgets during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 13678-9
Campbell, Gordon, comments on mental health services 10115
Canada Health Act, principles 9656, 11683-4
Children, early childhood development
early learning and literacy, government initiatives 9908-9
StrongStart B.C. initiative 9654
Cities and towns, silviculture initiatives, Trees for Tomorrow program 9654
College of Teachers of B.C., powers 9654
Discrimination and racism, B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru, B.C. government apology 12795-6
Drugs, prescription drugs, renewal of prescriptions 9657
Economy, current and past conditions, government response 13677-8, 13680
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009
debate 13677-80
scope 13678-9
Forests and forest industry, mountain pine beetle, economic opportunities 9656
Gordon Greenwood Elementary School, participation in reading competition 13031
Government
credibility and public trust 13677-80
financial management during NDP and B.C. Liberal Party administrations 13677-80
ministers, salaries, withholding of percentage of salary based on meeting of budget targets 13679
Health, health care funding
funding models 9656
patient-centred funding 10624-5
Health, health care system
diagnostic services 11686
emergency room strategy 11685
emergency services 9657
government initiatives 9656-8
government initiatives, incentives for system improvements 10624
health professionals, credentialling and scope of practice 9657, 11683-4
information, B.C. NurseLine service 9657
NDP position 11682, 11685
number of surgeries in B.C. 11685
public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 9656-8, 11683
public consultation by government, Conversation on Health, NDP position 11685
sustainability 11684-6
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 11683-4
values 11683
wait-lists and waiting times, surgery wait times 11685
Health, public health, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 11684
Income, low-income families, government support 9918-9, 12866-7
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, government investment and strategy 9656
International Women's Week 10135
James, Carole, comments on Canada Health Act principles 11683
Justice system, review of sentencing practices 9655
Langley
downtown ambassadors program 11775-6
homelessness, community action 9655
mental health facilities, Memorial Cottage project 9655, 10116
revitalization and transit plans 9654-5
youth risk awareness program 9982
Langley Lawn Bowling Club, activities 12030
Lower mainland, south Fraser communities, transportation issues 10620-1, 11276
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008
debate 11682-6
definition of "public administration" 11684
Mental health
facilities for severely mentally ill and addicted 9655
mental health of children and youth, awareness and initiatives 12092
programs and services, government action 10115-7
Midwives, scope of practice 9657
Motions
elimination of child poverty, debate 9918-9
Komagata Maru (Motion 62), debate 12795-6
patient-centred health care funding, debate 10624-5
seniors representative for B.C., debate 11601-3
transit plan, debate 11275-6
Multiple sclerosis, awareness 12655
Naturopaths, scope of practice 9656-7
NDP
calls for review of issues 11601-2
position on issues
Conversation on Health 11685
government agenda 9655-7
health care system 11682, 11685
Pacific gateway initiative and projects 10620-1
transit initiatives 11275-6
N.G. Nair Place, mental health residential facility 10115-6
Nurses
nurse practitioners 11686
nursing in B.C. 12411
supply and training 11686
Pharmacists, scope of practice 11683-4
Physicians, supply 11686
Poverty, child poverty in B.C., government action 9918-9
Private members' statements
The changing world of mental health and addictions services 10115-7
Public debt, requirement for surplus consolidated revenue funds to address direct operating debt 13679
Ramsey, Paul, comments on health care system in B.C. 11686
Rudolph, Maranda, participation in hockey 10635
Seniors, issues
call for independent representative 11601
government action 11602-3
Sports, hockey, support program for children 10635
Statements by members
Child and Youth Mental Health Day 12092
Gordon Greenwood Elementary School Bumblebeez 13031
International Women's Week 10135
Langley downtown ambassadors 11775-6
Langley Lawn Bowling Club 12030
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month 12655
Nurses in B.C. 12411
Prevention of violence against women and children 11522-3
PuCKS program 10635
Trees and Arbour Day events in B.C. 11707
Women of Excellence award recipients 11442
Youth risk awareness program in Langley 9982
Teachers, government initiatives 9654
Throne speech debate 9653-8
Transit services
fares 10620-1
initiatives, NDP position 11275-6
transit plan and government investment 11275-6
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects
impact on transit services 11276
NDP position 10620-1
Trees, role in B.C. 11707
Valley Women's Network, Women of Excellence award recipients 11442
Violence
family violence, programs and services for women and children 11522
violence against women, prevention 11522-3
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 12867
Women, achievements and challenges 10135
Puchmayr, Chuck (New Westminster)

As subject
father's experience as farmworker 10739
message of appreciation to Legislature colleagues and staff (James) 13555
work on private members' bill (Krog) 12472
Agriculture
hand-harvest sector, issues 10462, 10466, 10513, 10736, 10738-40
workers
housing 10463-4
remuneration 13028
rights 10467
safety 10556-7
seasonal and guest workers 9699-700
seasonal and guest workers, Mexican farmworker program 10463-4, 10466-7, 10738-9
transportation regulations and vehicle inspections 10462, 10511-3, 10739, 10910-4
transportation vehicles, 15-seat passenger vans 10512
wages 10462-3, 10466, 10472-3
western agricultural labour initiative 10464
workers, employment standards and safety
complaints 10467-8
employment standards in B.C. 10287, 10462, 10472-3
enforcement and inspections 10464-5
government action 10736-7, 10739-40
input from stakeholders 10511
inspection of farmsites 10513, 10739
interagency compliance committee 10512-3
workers, farm labour contractors 10910
fees 10911-4
issues 10467
licences 10737-8
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, cap-and-trade system 9698, 11296-7
Alberta, apprenticeship system 10474
Ambulance service and paramedics 12118, 13200-1
Armed forces, job protection for reservists 9926
Asbestos, ban on use 10478-9, 10522
B.C., twinning of B.C. and foreign cities 11266
B.C. Forest Safety Council, role 10515
B.C. Hydro, role, changes 10818, 12364
British Columbia Hydro Public Power Legacy and Heritage Contract Act, title 12364
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements on health care 11792
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 11297-8, 11622-3
deregulation initiatives 13287
legislation 11622-3
legislation, bill titles 12364
legislation, legal challenges 12938
policies, climate change and transportation policies 11624-5
priorities 13284-7
throne speeches 9696
B.C. Rail, sale 11623
B.C. Utilities Commission, role, changes 10817, 10819
Budget debate 9964-6
Business organizations, position on and role in TILMA agreement 13097
Campbell, Gordon, participation in Conversation on Health 11794
Carbon tax
impact 9965, 12366-7
revenue neutrality 9964
Children, employment
legislation 10736-7, 13285-6
regulations and safety issues 10465-6
Chilliwack River Valley, description 10817
Climate change
panel, membership 9698
western climate initiative, recommendations 11297
Coal-fired power plants 10818-9
Construction industry
cranes, worker safety case 10740
worker safety 10515-6
Corrections officers, working conditions and shortage of officers 12816
Cowburn, William, workers compensation case 10476
De Patie, Grant, death at service station 10518
Democracy in B.C. 11976-7
Discrimination and racism, B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru, B.C. government apology 12794
Donald, Donna, cancer surgery case 10964
Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13284-90, 13397-9
Economy
current and projected conditions 13284-5
economy during 1990s 11794
economy during NDP administration 9696-7
Education, schools
closings, impact 9697-8, 9965
transportation, distance to nearest school 9965
transportation, Walking School Bus 9697
Election Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11975-7, 12937-8
Elections
advertising, limits on third-party spending 11975-6
campaign financing, reform 11975
voter identification requirements, impact on homeless and transient population 11976, 12397-8
Emergencies, emergency services dispatchers 11052
Employment and unemployment
employment standards
changes 10473-4
complaint system 10463, 10471, 10473, 10737
complaints by foreign workers 10467-8
employer responsibilities 11595
inspections 10471-2
inspectors 10464, 10910
mandatory posting in workplace 10463
youth education 10471
full-time and part-time employment 10472
job creation in B.C. 10473
unemployment rate in B.C. 10474
Employment Standards Act, amendments 10470, 10472-3, 10736
Energy
export from and import into B.C., sales and purchases 10818-9
hydroelectric power, dam system 10819-20
independent power producers, impact on electricity rates 10817-9
independent power producers, legislation 10253
independent power projects, local government authority over projects 10817-8
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 12539-40, 12561-2
Enron Corporation, purchase and sale of power 10818-9
Environment, panel on environment, membership 11296
Exports and imports, trade between B.C. and Asia, issues with manufactured goods 11266
Farm Workers Fairness Act, 2008, debate 13028
Financial services industry, tax reduction 9964-5
Fires and firefighters, workers compensation coverage for firefighters with cancer 13277
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry, government action 13289-90
employment, government action 12095-6
employment, petition tabled 11618
forest roads, government action on safety issues 10517
forest roads, safety issues 10741
government forest policies, impact 9966
mills, fibre supply for pulp mills 12035-6, 12096
value-added sector, job loss 9966
worker safety
coroner 10515
impact of government policies 10738, 13287
regulations 10516-8
report 10741
reports, implementation of recommendations 10514
responsibility 9966
safety component in contractor bids 10515
Foundries, operations in B.C. 11297
Fuel
biodiesel, development of industry 11083
biofuel production
agriculture and food security issues 11082-4
impact on environment 11082-4
reports and studies 11083
ethanol production 11084
fuel costs 9964-5, 12366
Glendinning, Patrick, death as firefighter due to cancer 13277
Government
advertising and announcements, post-secondary education advertising 12889
"banana republic," origin of term 10254
capital project approval process, significant projects, legislation 10253
privatization 11623
Government, local government
access by public 12365-6
green design and planning, requirements 12365-8
regional growth strategies 12367-8
revenues, sources 12365
Gramlich, Ted, death in forest industry accident, coroner's inquest recommendations 10514-5, 10517, 10519
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
debate 11295-8
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11296
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11295-6
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act
debate 11082-84
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11082
Health, health care facilities and hospitals
cleaning services, privatization and service standards 12117, 12200
infections and infection control, cost to health care system of hospital-acquired infections 12200
Health, health care funding as percentage of gross domestic product 11794
Health, health care system
cost projections 11794
emergency services 11792-3
health professionals
credentialling and scope of practice 12115-8
supply 12116-7
working conditions 12115-6
health support workers
2002 legislation 12117, 12199-200, 12364
relationship with government 12201
wage reductions 12199
private system, cost 11793
privatization 12118, 12200-1
sustainability 11792, 11794
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 11791-5, 12118
system in B.C. during NDP administration 11792
system in Canada 11791
workers, retention and working conditions 12200, 12202
Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act, impact on workers 11793
Health Ministry, estimates debate 12648
Health Professions (Regulatory Reform) Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12114-8
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12199-202
Highways and roads, engineered standards 11792
Home care
funding and government policies 12201
private services 12201
Homelessness, cost of homelessness 9965
Hyack Festival, events 12411
Immigration
credentialling of foreign-trained workers 9698-9
foreign and immigrant workers
labour contractors, issues 10738
Philippine workers agreement 10467
protection 9699-700, 10463, 10467
temporary workers 11266
parliamentary committee on immigration, submission content 10737-8
Information and Privacy Commissioner, comments on cap-and-trade legislation 11296
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure initiatives during NDP administration 13197-8
Kwantlen University College
designation as university 12869
funding 12889
Labatt Breweries of B.C. Ltd., donation of land to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation 11794
Labour
collective bargaining 12199
freedom of association 12199-202
government handling of labour relations 12199
Labour and Citizens' Services Ministry
estimates debate 10462-79, 10511-22
employment standards branch, services 9699
Labour and Citizens' Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10736-41, 10910-14
Land use, development cost charges, changes 12365-7
Legislature
Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in two sections 10252-6
estimates process, time line for debate 10252-3, 10255-6, 11296
fall sitting 13284-5
schedule for completion of debate on bills 13285
sitting schedule, comparison with Senate 10255
Leroux, Joseph Jules Francois (Frank), death and coroner's inquest, role of lawyer for Attorney General Ministry 10254-5
Local Government (Green Communities) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12364-8
title 12364-5
Lower mainland, transportation infrastructure 11624
Mar, Gary, comments on TILMA agreement's dispute resolution process 13096
Medicare Protection Act, legal use 11791-2, 11795
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11791-5
MLAs, constituency assistants 11707
Mines and mining industry, worker safety
responsibility for mine inspections 10520-1, 11121-2, 12539-40
transfer of authority to WorkSafe B.C. 11611
Mineworkers Safety Act, 2008, debate 11610-1
Motions
ambulance service in B.C., debate 13200-1
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections, debate 10252-6
Komagata Maru (Motion 62), debate 12794
Motorcycles, transferable licence plates 13154
Murrin Construction Ltd., worker death, investigation and report content 10519-21, 10740-1
NDP, position on taxation 10427
New Westminster
faith-based organizations, work 9732
growth and transit ridership 12367-8
municipal taxes 12365
new school project for area 13290
partnerships with Asian communities 11266
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, event 12093
Northern Snubbing Inc., worker death 12561-2
Nurses
private nursing services 11793
recruitment and retention 12116
Occupational health and safety
coroner inquests into worker deaths, recommendations 9966
exposure of workers to asbestos
education and information 10477-9, 10522
exposure to asbestos and compensation for related diseases 10476-9, 10741
responsibilities of employers 10477-9
workers killed or injured on the job 10737
government action on inquest recommendations 10287
number of deaths and injuries 10476, 10516
public information 10518-9, 10521, 10740-1
workplace safety 12093
government action 10255-6, 10736-41
regulation 10515-7, 10521-2, 11593-5
Oil and gas
industry in B.C., subsidies 9964-5
profits in industry 9965
worker safety and training 12561-2
Oppal, Wally, handling of electoral legislation as Attorney General 11977, 12938
Oral questions
Availability of beds at Royal Columbian Hospital 9687-8, 12507
Emergency services at Royal Columbian Hospital 13117-8
Employment standards for farmworkers 10287
Funding for adult students with special needs 11708
Funding for post-secondary education 12889
Funding for Royal Columbian Hospital 10887-8, 10963-4
Government action on forest industry 12035-6, 12095-6
Retention and recruitment of corrections officers 12816
Safety inspections of mines 11121-2
Worker death inquests 10287
Workers Compensation Board coverage for esophageal cancer 13277
Pensions legislation, changes 10475, 10513-4
Petitions
government assistance for job loss in forest industry 11618
trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 10725
Philippines, labour agreement with B.C. government 9699-700
Physicians
credentialling of foreign-trained physicians 12116
working conditions 12116-7
Pope and Talbot Inc., Mackenzie mill operations 12035-6, 12096
Port Mann Bridge, expansion and tolls 11624-5
Post-secondary education
accessibility, impact of government policies 12869
education of disabled and special needs adults, funding and programs 11708
funding 12889
Poverty, child poverty in B.C., government action 13285-6
Premier's Office staff, roles and responsibilities 10254
Private members' statements
The soldiers of industry 11593-5
Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society, services 10463
Property tax, assessment of property, changes for 2009 taxation year 13289, 13397-9
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 13154
Quebec, asbestos mining operations, impact on human and animal health 10479
Queen's Park Care Centre, closing of care beds and transfer of patients 12117
Rawluk, Weslav, work as physician in Canada 12116
Reservists' Guaranteed Leave Act, 2008, debate 9926, 9947
Royal Columbian Hospital
conditions 9687-8, 9698-9, 11792-3, 12115, 12117-8, 12507
conditions, government action 10887-8, 10963-4, 13117-8
redevelopment and land use 12202, 12648
St. Mary's Hospital (New Westminster)
closing 11794
closing, impact on Royal Columbian Hospital 9699, 10887-8, 12115, 13117
employees, team-based model for service delivery 12202
Skills training, apprenticeship
completion rate 10469-70
system and safety issues 10256
South America, biofuel production 11082-4
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
board of directors 11622
board of directors, legislation 10253
Evergreen line, construction 13197
Millennium line, construction during NDP administration 13197
Statements by members
Constituency assistants 11707
Emergency services dispatchers 11052
Faith-based organizations in New Westminster 9732
Farmworker safety 10556-7
Hyack Festival in New Westminster 12411
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week 12093
Taxation, NDP position 10427
Teck Cominco Ltd., Sullivan minesite, deaths of workers and paramedics
deaths 13287
fines 10520-1
implementation of inquest recommendations 11121-2, 12539-40
report content 10740
Throne speech debate 9696-700
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement
agreement 12365, 13096-8
petition tabled 10725
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Act, debate 13096-8
Transportation, projects in B.C., public control and use of B.C. labour 13198
Transportation Investment Corporation, purpose of corporation 11623
Transportation Investment (Port Mann Twinning) Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11622-5
Union of B.C. Municipalities, position on property assessment changes for 2009 taxation year 13289
U.S.
biofuel production 11082
health care system 11794-5
Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15), debate 10817-20
Wages and salaries
minimum wage 9700, 10469
overtime wages 10470-1
training wage 10470
Workers compensation
appeals system 10476
claims 10476
compensation for firefighters with cancer 11593
compensation for injured workers, changes 10474-6
compensation for injured workers aged 65 or older 10475-6, 10513-4, 10522
WorkSafe B.C.
concerns re health and safety legislation 10738
fines levied against organizations 10520-1
inspectors, number 10910
promotion of workplace safety 10740
promotion of workplace safety in construction industry 10516
public information on worker injuries and deaths 10518-9
role 12562
Youth, employment and training, issues 10470-1

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