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

Sather, Michael (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)

As subject
position on trade and investment issues (Thorpe) 13671
support staff thanked 10027
Abbott, George, debate on Medicare Protection Amendment Act (2008) 11731
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 12455-6
Agricultural Land Commission, mandate, review 11108
Agricultural land reserve
review 11108
use for biofuel production 11074
Agriculture, farmland
protection 10030, 11107-8, 12091-2
valuation, impact of land speculation 11108
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 11107-9, 11193-97
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
cap-and-trade system 11215-7
emissions from industry 11215
reduction, low-carbon and renewable fuel requirements 11072
Alouette Home Start Society, project 10903, 12146
Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, work of centre 12349
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13621-3
Barbour, Dean, work as chamber of commerce executive director 10286
Beck, Karen,. death, investigation and call for coroner's inquest 12820
B.C. Hydro
agreement with Accenture for provision of support services 9740
energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 9741
privatization 9739-42
role, changes 10820, 10822
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 10307-10
deregulation initiatives 13311
financial management 13309-10, 13623-4
policies on land development 13192-3
position on public-private partnerships 13310-1, 13624-5
priorities 13308-11
privatization initiatives 11728-9, 13310, 13624-5
B.C. Nature, funding 12808
B.C. Stats, report on biofuel 11073
B.C. Utilities Commission
role, changes 10820, 10823
role in smart metering and infrastructure program 10823
Budget debate 10027-30
Budgets, 2008-09 budget, green content 10027
Bush, George W., approach to governing 13624
Business, public-private partnerships, B.C. Liberal Party position 13310-1, 13624-5
Carbon offset companies, regulation 12268
Carbon tax, impact on industries 11215-6
Cariboo area, agriculture industry and biofuel production 11074
Chutter, Myke, comments on spotted owl protection 11194-5
Cities and towns, silviculture initiatives, Trees for Tomorrow program 9742
Climate change, western climate initiative, government role 11215
Coleman, Rich, comments on homelessness and poverty 13307-8
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 11810-1
Cythera Transition House Society, services 11441
Day, Brian
comments on health care funding 11732
role in B.C. health care reforms 10626
Dowding, Gwen, death 11521
Downing, Gordon, work as Speaker 10308
Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association, activities 10635
Drinking Water Protection Amendment Act, 2007, provisions 12041
Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13307-11, 13394, 13397, 13400
Economy
current and past conditions, government response 13621-4
economic plan for province 13308, 13311
global economy, current conditions 13309
Ecosystem Restoration Associates, carbon offset project in Maple Ridge area 12268
Education
public health nurses in schools 11579
schools
closings, impact on communities 11578
closings, role of student transportation 11578
use of buildings and land, community use, inclusion in capacity numbers 11577
use of buildings and land, use for child care, funding 11577-8
Education Ministry, estimates debate 11577-9
Elections, municipal elections
anonymous donations 10363
campaign spending limits 10363
voting by non-resident property owners 10363
Energy
conservation and consumption in B.C. 10941-2
energy plan 10820, 10822
energy plan, fuel component 11072
energy-efficient buildings, non-residential buildings 12556
export from and import into B.C., sales and purchases 10820-3
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects 10027-8
environmental assessment process 10942-3
impact on fish populations 10028
impact on public access to lands and rivers 9742
independent power producers
export of power to U.S. 9740-1
impact on electricity rates 9739, 9741
power storage in B.C. dams 9742
promotion by B.C. Liberal Party government and impact on B.C. Hydro 9739-41, 10820-2
independent power projects, diversion of rivers 9739
integration of system with U.S. system 9740-1
power supply, self-sufficiency issue 10820-3
smart metering and infrastructure program 10823
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 12556
Environment, environmental health hazards, regulation 12039-40
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 12785-6, 12807-8
Environmental (Species and Public Protection) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12579-80
Europe, cap-and-trade system for emissions reduction 11216
Evans, Robert, comments on health care costs 11730
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13621-5
Food
ban on trans fat in food 12039
food security, self-sufficiency issue 11074-5
locally grown food, government support 10030
Forests and forest industry
government forest policies, impact on habitat protection initiatives 12580
mountain pine beetle infestation, impact on wildlife species 12579
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 12146-8
residential tenancy branch, dispute resolution process 12148
Formosa Nursery Co. Ltd.
land expropriation for road through farm, impact on farm and compensation 11108-9
organic certification 11108
second road through farm, impact on agricultural land in area and government response 11109
Fraser Health Authority, addiction services, detox services in Maple Ridge and Tri-Cities area 13064
Fraser Valley, water supply 12041
Fuel
biofuel production
agriculture and food security issues 11074
impact on environment 11072-5
use of agricultural and food waste 11074
use of wood waste 11074
ethanol production 11073
Genstar Development Company, project in southwest area of Mission 13192-3
Golden Ears Bridge, construction, public-private partnership 13310-1, 13625
Golden Ears Care Society, legal issues with health benefit trust 13062
Golden Ears Provincial Park
park interpretive services 12807-8
visitor satisfaction 12808
Golden Ears Retirement Centre, operations, change in management and transition to private company 11729-30, 13310
Golden Ears Seniors Village
care levels for seniors at facility 10192
care levels for seniors at facility, audit and public release of information 13062-3
conditions for residents 12861
operations 13062
staffing levels 13063
Government
local government powers and responsibilities, landlord-tenant issues 12148
local government spending limits 10363
transfer payments from federal government during NDP and B.C. Liberal Party administrations 13309
Great Britain, health care system 11732
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
debate 11151, 11214-7
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11217
purpose of bill and regulations 11215-7
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11151, 11214-6
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act
debate 11072-5
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11072
Harper, Stephen, approach to governing 13624
Hawes, Randy, actions re land development proposal in Mission 13192-3
Health, continuing and long-term care facilities, standard of care 10192
Health, health care facilities and hospitals, private facilities, cost 11731-2
Health, health care funding
funding as percentage of gross domestic product 11731-2
patient-centred funding 11732
private spending 11731
Health, health care system
individual choice 11730
privatization 10626
public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 11718
sustainability and privatization 11728
user fees and extra billings 11731-2
Health, public health
health hazards, investigation and public complaints 12040-1
role and responsibilities of local and provincial governments 12039
role of personal responsibility 11730
Health Ministry, estimates debate 12861, 13062-4
Highway 7 (Lougheed Highway), condition of Golden Ears interchange section 10836
Homelessness, government action 13307-9
Housing
affordable housing, government action 12146
rental housing, landlord-tenant issues, dispute resolution process 12148
Information and Privacy Commissioner, comments on cap-and-trade legislation 11217
Infrastructure, financing of projects 13477-8
International Forest Products Inc., Hammond cedar mill, impact of log export policy on operations 9742
Jaccard, Mark, comments on western climate initiative 11217
Katzie First Nation, letter on consultation on park boundary adjustment 12455-6
Klinaklini River
first nations culture and fish stocks 12428
power project proposal 12428-9
Land use, development, B.C. Liberal Party policies 13192-3
Legislature
Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in two sections 10306-10
legislative sitting schedule, comparison with Senate 10308
Lekstrom, Blair, comments on agriculture and biofuel 11073
Lipinski, Kaylanna Erica, experience with cancer 10019
Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10363
Lower mainland, agriculture industry and biofuel production 11074-5
Maple Ridge
homelessness and addiction services 13307-8
Jackson Farm, removal from agricultural land reserve 11107-8
seniors care facilities, rates at new facility 13064
transportation issues in area 11276-7
tree falling by B.C. Hydro 9742
wildlife, merlins nesting in area 12580
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area
agriculture and farmland 10030, 12092, 13558
Blue Mountain watershed and water supply 12040-1
bridge and road construction 10835-6
greater sandhill crane habitat restoration project 12785, 12807
transit services 10834-5
transportation infrastructure needs 13311, 13558
Medicare Protection Act, legal use 11730
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11728-32
Mental health facilities, community facilities 12041
Metro Vancouver, green zone and agricultural land reserve areas, regulation of boundaries 11810-1
Motions
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections, debate 10306-10
coroner's reports on domestic violence deaths, debate 12258-9
patient-centred health care funding, debate 10626
transit plan, debate 11276-7
Oil and gas industry, involvement of U.S. in B.C. companies 9741
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 13474-8
Oral questions
Carbon offset projects 12268
Government action on domestic violence 11526-7
Investigation into death in Maple Ridge 12820
Services at Retirement Concepts seniors facilities 10192
Parks
boundaries, availability of maps 12427-8
boundaries, changes and status of 2006 boundaries 12429
park interpretive services, funding 12807-8
user fees 12808
visitors, satisfaction surveys 12808
Peace River area, agriculture industry 11073
Petitions
trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 10726
Pitt River
run-of-the-river project proposal
impact on environment 10027-30
impact on park in area 12455-6
meetings by proponent, attendance by Environment Minister 10309-10
public debate 10027-8, 10820-3, 10941-2
Upper Pitt River watershed, description of area and wildlife 10027-9, 10482
Pitt River Bridge, transit access 10834-5
Port Mann Bridge expansion, public-private partnership 13624-5
Poverty, measurement 13307
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area, Chapman-Grey watershed protection 12039
Private members' statements
Protecting the Upper Pitt River 10941-3
Property tax, assessment of property, changes for 2009 taxation year 13394, 13397, 13400
Protected Areas of British Columbia (Conservancies and Parks) Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12427-9
Public Health Act, debate 12039-42
Retirement Concepts Seniors Services Ltd., operations in B.C. 10192, 11729-30, 13063
Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce, work of organization 10286
Ridge Meadows Hospital, food services 11729, 13063-4
Ridge Meadows Seniors Society, health and wellness program 11116
Rivers and streams, riparian area regulations 13192
Rosenau, Marvin, position as biologist and report on Silvermere Lake development project 13192-3
Ryder, Norm, concerns re condition of Lougheed Highway section 10836
Salmon, coho salmon stocks in Georgia Basin 10028
School district 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
French immersion programs 11578
school closings 11577
Skihist Provincial Park, mountain pine beetle infestation 12579
Small Business and Revenue Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10903
South America, biofuel production 11073
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
new rapid transit lines, role of Olympic Games in prioritization of lines 13477
Statements by members
Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 12349
Cythera Transition House Society 11441
Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association 10635
Kaylanna Erica Lipinski 10019
Preservation of agricultural land 12091-2
Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce 10286
Ridge Meadows Seniors Society health and wellness program 11116
Teesha Sharma 9865
Transportation infrastructure in Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows area 13558
Upper Pitt River watershed 10482
Substance abuse and addiction, detox services 12041-2
Throne speech debate 9739-43
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement
agreement 13091-2
petition tabled 10726
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Act, debate 13091-2
Transit services, transit plan and government investment 11075, 11276-7
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 10834-6
Tributes
Gwen Dowding 11521
Union of B.C. Municipalities, position on property assessment changes for 2009 taxation year 13397
U.S., biofuel production 11073
University of B.C., Sauder school of business, comments on privatization 13624
Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15), debate 10820-3
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13474-8
Violence
family violence
deaths, call for annual review by coroner 12258-9
programs and services for women and children 9742
report recommendations on family violence 11527
violence against women, abusive men
mandatory charging 9742
programs in correctional facilities 9742
treatment programs and justice system policies 11526-7, 12258-9
Water, drinking water, protection 12039-41
Wildlife
birds, live capture of birds of prey 12580
birds, spotted owl 11193-5
grizzly bears 10029
mountain caribou, habitat protection and recovery strategy 11196-7, 12580
species at risk, protection, government action 12579-80
Wildlife Act, amendments 12579-80
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)

As subject
comments during debate on Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Thorpe) 13670
Agriculture, financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, wildlife mitigation and compensation program 11171-2
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 11095-8, 11171-2
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, cap-and-trade system 11240-1
Ambulance service and paramedics 13204
Auditor General, report on aboriginal child protection services 12031-2
Autism
intervention and treatment services 12387-91
parents of autistic children, issues and concerns 12391-2
parents of autistic children, meetings with government officials 12387-8
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13647-8
Bountiful, issues and potential legal charges, government support for women and children 11213
B.C.
issues and concerns 10214-5
social conditions 13650
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
health care services, ambulance and paramedic services 13204-5
transit services 9822-3, 10214
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
governance, role of provincial government 12660
policies, petition tabled 11447
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 11240-1
approach to governing 13491-2
budgets and throne speeches, relationship of 2008-09 budget to throne speech 9821, 9824
deregulation initiatives 13251
financial management and priorities 13651
legislation 12534-5
MLAs, position on 2002 legislation on health workers' collective bargaining 12534-5
performance 13651-2
policies, impact on children 13648
priorities 13249-50, 13253, 13648-9
B.C. Utilities Commission, role, changes 10865-6
Budget debate 9821-5
Canada Health Act, principles 11882
Cantelon, Ron, letter as Chair of Children and Youth Committee to Representative for Children and Youth 11056-7
Caring for First Nations Children Society, funding 12317
Children
child protection, legislation 12311
child protection review, implementation of recommendations 12312-3
child protection system
caseload 12307-8
collaborative and investigative approaches 12306
family development response model 12310
system in B.C. during B.C. Liberal Party administration 11445, 11527, 11946, 13251
child protection workers
classification and number 12305
family development response workers 12305-6
support for first nations workers 12317-8
workload 11445
children at risk, role of poverty 9811
children at risk, role of poverty and social conditions 12313
children in government care, number 12303
children in government care, temporary placements in hotel accommodation 12304
early childhood development, impact of poverty on children's development 9824-5
programs and services for children and families
funding and government support 10325-7
service agencies, government contracts and funding 12305
service delivery, responsibility 12398
sexual abuse intervention program, funding 9738
special needs children
family respite programs 10326, 11780, 12393-7
funding for programs and services 13320
program and service delivery 12393
programs and services 9984-5
wait-lists for services 13319-20
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 12303-19, 12345, 12386-400, 12403-5
action plan 12310, 12313
autism funding unit 12391-2
changes in structure and operations, government handling 13649-50
community and regional offices 12305
information management system 12307-8
staffing levels 12386-7, 12392
strength-based approach 12311
Chouhan, Raj, concerns raised to Children and Family Development minister re constituent and Community Living B.C. 12399
Civil service employees, executive salaries 13182
Community Living B.C.
community councils 12404
eligibility for services, IQ test 9985, 12403, 13182
funding 12404
relationship with Children and Family Development Ministry 12393, 12398
wait-list for services 12399-400
Corner House, closing of facility 10235, 12393-7
Corrections system, youth corrections facilities, child welfare issues 12319
Crowder, Jean, introduction of Jordan's principle in House of Commons 10213
DeGraag, Brenda, death 10213
Disabled and handicapped persons
community living services 9985, 12394-7
individualized plans for respite services 10235-6, 11780
residential programs and services 12400
respite services 12972-3
respite services, client numbers and wait-lists 12396, 12398
respite services, funding and service delivery models 12394-7
services for persons 19 and older 12399, 12403
wait-lists 13182, 13250
support after age 19, cases 9824, 12403
Discrimination and racism, homophobia 12502
Drinking Water Protection Act, provisions 12044
Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13249-51, 13253
Economy, economic plan for province 13249-50, 13253
Education
funding for services to autistic students 12388-91
schools, transportation, walking to and from school 9823
special education and special needs, learning disabilities, early intervention 13250
Employment and Income Assistance Ministry, estimates debate 11329-30
Energy
energy plan 10863-4
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects, call for moratorium on private projects 10953
independent power producers, long-term impact for B.C. 9823, 10863-6
Families, family members raising relatives' children, government support 12311-2
Ferries and ferry services
fares
consultation with communities 13649-50
fare purchase via grocery store customer rewards program 12659-60
petitions tabled 10892, 13122
reduction 13649
ferries as part of highway system, petition tabled 13122
routes and services, reinstatement of routes 13249-50
services, accommodation of residents' needs, petition tabled 13383
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13647-52
First nations
capacity-building, resources for assessment of development applications 9823
children, child protection services 12031-2
children, number in government care 12313
children, regional aboriginal authorities
establishment process 11866-7
establishment process and first nations role 12314-7
funding 12314-6
legislation 12316-7
children, services for children and families
2002 memorandum of understanding between first nations and government 12313, 12315
delegated aboriginal agencies, agencies 12318-9
policy principle re federal-provincial jurisdictional issues 9821-2, 10213
Kelowna accord with federal and provincial governments 12313
Food industry, meat-processing regulations
government assistance with regulatory transition 11095-7
impact on local and small producers 9822
petition tabled 13037
Foster care
Child in the Home of a Relative program 11329-30, 11946, 12311
foster parents, number and recruitment 12304-5
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
debate 11240-1
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11240-1
Hansen, Colin, comments on television viewers for Olympic Games 13492-3
Health
health care system
cost projections 11883
health support workers, 2002 legislation 12534-5
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 11882-6
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation, impact on Canada Health Act principles 11885
system in Canada 11882
public health, health hazards, investigation and public complaints 12042-3, 12903-4
Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act, impact on workers 11883
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12534-5
Information and Privacy Commissioner, role in information-sharing agreements 13046
Justice for Girls, role as advocates for young offenders 12319
Justice system, legal aid, funding and services 13651
Kyler, Kathleen, concerns re autism funding unit services 12392
Legislature
chamber, use for legislation 10296
Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in two sections 10295-9
estimates process 10215
estimates process, time line for debate 10296-7, 10299
issues for debate 13490-1
language used in House, "little man" 10274
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 9823, 10279, 13500
language used in House, withdrawal of comments requested 10274
officers of the Legislature, independence 13493
Lower mainland, child protection services, foster homes 12304
Mary Manning Centre, services and government funding 9738
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11882-6
Montréal, Quebec, financial issues re hosting of 1976 Olympic Games 13493
Motions
ambulance service in B.C., debate 13204-5
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections, debate 10295-9
moratorium on private run-of-the-river power projects, debate 10953
NDP, priorities 13651
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 13490-3
Oral questions
Child in the Home of a Relative program 11946
Child poverty in B.C. 9811
Child protection services 12031-2
Community Living B.C. eligibility criteria 9985
Compensation for former Woodlands School residents 10289
Customer rewards program for ferry fares 12659-60
Funding for child protection services 11445
Funding for sexual abuse intervention program 9738
Government support for women and children in Bountiful 11213
Independence of Representative for Children and Youth 11056-7
Regional aboriginal authorities 11866-7
Report recommendations for child protection services 11527
Respite services for disabled children 10235-6, 11780, 12972-3
Services and wait-lists for special needs children 13319-20
Services for children and youth 9984-5
Services for disabled persons and salaries for government executives 13182
Victim services 11288
Petitions
ferries as extension of public highway system 13122
ferry fares 10892, 13122
ferry services, accommodation of residents' needs 13383
ferry services policies 11447
meat purchasing issues for Powell River area residents 13037
Pitt River, run-of-the-river project proposal, public debate 10864-5
Points of order
comments by Rick Thorpe 13671
request for withdrawal of comments by Blair Lekstrom 10274
Poverty
child poverty in B.C. 9824-5, 13180-1
child poverty in B.C., government action 9811
government action 13250-1
Powell River
extended-care facilities 13251
Family Place child care program 12345
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
ambulance service 13204
Chapman-Grey watershed protection 10214, 12042-5, 12903-4
issues 9822-3
issues for meat consumers in area, petitions tabled 13037
local government response to child poverty issues 13181
meat producers, access to transition assistance programs and slaughter facilities 11095-8
Private members' statements
Support to families 10325-7
Privilege
reserving right to raise matter of personal privilege 10841
Public Health Act, debate 12042-5, 12903-4
Representative for Children and Youth
independence 11056-7
report on child deaths in northern B.C. 11527
report on services for special needs children and youth 9984-5
responsibilities and oversight role 11946
Resources and resource industries, privatization of public resources 10863-6
Rivers and streams, public ownership of resources 10863-6
Social workers
board of registration 12891
B.C. college of social workers
bylaws 13045
establishment and role 12892-3
handling of social worker misconduct 13047-9
information-sharing agreements with other jurisdictions 13045-6
registration system 13044, 13046-7
relationship with government 13045-6
role in social worker education 13044
classification 13044
integrated case management project, coordination with delegated aboriginal agencies 12308
legislation
models elsewhere 13044
need for updating 12891
position of social worker community 12892-3
number and classification 12305
number and recruitment 12309-10
regulation 12891-3, 13044-6, 13049
role 12891
Social Workers Act
debate 12891-3, 13043-9
definitions, "prescribed person" 13043-4, 13047
definitions, "social work" and "social worker" 12891
scope 12892-3
Statements by members
Child poverty in B.C. 13180-1
Homophobia 12502
Thorpe, Rick, comments in House 13671
Throne speech debate 10212-5
Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15), debate 10863-6
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009
debate 13489-93
debate in Legislature 13490-2
Vancouver Island, first nations, relationship with provincial government 12314, 12317
Victim assistance programs and services, funding 11288
Violence
bullying at work 10614
family violence, programs and services for women and children 11213
Water, drinking water
local management 9822
protection 12042-5, 12903-4
Watersheds, community protection 10214
Welfare
government action on social welfare issues 9824-5
social programs during B.C. Liberal Party administration 11884
social welfare systems, government investment 13651
Woodlands School, compensation for former residents of school, government action 10289, 12404
Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)

As subject
comments on issues
fuel legislation (Neufeld) 11134-5
pulp industry (Bell) 13212, 13697
resource industries (Rustad) 9843-4
softwood lumber agreement (Hawes) 9729
letter on bioenergy facility 12673 (Penner) 12673
vehicle choice 11229
Abbott, George, debate on Medicare Protection Amendment Act (2008) 11895-6, 11898
Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., Mackenzie mill operations, future of mill 12021, 12023
Adams Lake, forest industry in area and fibre supply 12019, 12022
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 10999-1002
Agricultural land reserve, government policies 11228
Agriculture
farmland, appropriate use of land 11203-4
government support 9842
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 11165-70, 11201-4
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., forest licence 11992-3
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
cap-and-trade system 11228-31
emissions from bioenergy 12495-6
emissions from pulp and paper sector 11230-1
reduction, low-carbon and renewable fuel requirements 11126-7
Arts and culture, government investment 9838-9
Asia Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd., potential transfer of forest tenure 12020-1
Aziz, Ahmed Tariq, physician credentialling and immigration issues 12648-9
Bell, Pat, comments on forest industry 13696-7
Bennett, Bill, comments on softwood lumber agreement 9724
Blackwater Paddlers, Fraser River canoe trip and historical re-enactment 12656-7
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
forest industry potential in northwestern B.C. 12079-80
government investment and strategy 9840
highways and roads 9839-40
B.C. Cattlemen's Association
consultation on range stewardship plans 13040
relationship with government and stakeholders 11168
B.C. forest recruitment task force 11002
B.C. Hydro, expressions of interest for bioenergy projects 12495-6, 12670-3
B.C. Liberal Party government
MLAs, comments on budgets while in opposition 9838
policies, relationship of climate change strategy to other policies 9841
B.C. timber sales program
Category 2 program 11991-2
joint ventures with first nations 10439-44
operations
cost 10350, 12070
impact of winter storms 12068
timber pricing 12068-9
sales, decked wood 12071
silviculture liability reporting 12070-1
structural review, implementation of recommendations 12068-9
timber sales advisory council 11991, 11994
timber volumes 12023-4, 12070
tracking of contractor bankruptcies 12071
tracking of licensee cost information 10445-6
B.C. Wood Specialties Group, role 11994
Budget debate 9838-42
Budgets, 2008-09 budget content 9838-9
Campbell, Gordon, comments on forest industry in B.C. 9715
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, ruling on lumber valuation 11990
Carbon offset companies, forest production on agricultural land 11203-4
Carbon tax 9840-1
impact 9842, 10687-9, 11229, 11824-5
Cariboo area
agriculture and livestock industries 11166-8
climate change action teams 9839
first nations issues 9839
transition planning, work of organizations 11826
Cariboo North constituency and area
issues and concerns 9839-41
transit services funding 11279-80
Cariboo-Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition
survey of forest workers 9842
work on communities transition planning 11752
Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council, letter on forestry issues 12024-5
Chief forester
comments on forest land base 12026
report on mountain pine beetle infestation 12086-7
Climate change
action on climate change, role of local government 11823-4
action on climate change, role of technology 9841
B.C. climate action charter, participation by local government 11823-4
climate action plan 9841
climate action secretariat, public information 11228-30
government action
adaptation and mitigation strategies 9839
impact on rural residents 9840-1
public consultation and information 9841, 11125, 11228
Coast Forest Products Association, report on timber harvesting 12082
Coleman, Rich
knowledge of forest industry issues 11779
performance as Forests and Range Minister 12352, 12414-5
performance as Forests and Range Minister, petition tabled 12973
visit to Mackenzie 12885-6
College of New Caledonia
funding 10999-1001
funding issues, impact on programs 12601-2
North Cariboo Community Campus 10342
Quesnel campus, JET program for disabled persons 11207-8
Quesnel campus, new facilities 11000
Communities, impact from industry changes
federal community stability fund 9987-8, 11327
transition planning 11825-6
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 11823-6
de Jong, Michael, position on tree farm licence land removals 11290
Disabled and handicapped persons, employment of disabled workers 10207-8
Dobell, Ken, lobbyist activities
activities with provincial government and public agencies, call for suspension 10346
investigation by special prosecutor and legal charge 10346
Domtar Inc., Kamloops mill operations 12022-3
Economic Development Ministry, estimates debate 11747-53
Economy
economic development initiative trusts 11752
systemic issues 9839
Employment and Income Assistance Ministry, estimates debate 11327
Energy
bioenergy strategy 12282-3, 12495-6, 12670-4
wood waste, use to generate electricity and fibre supply 12282-3, 12496, 12671-2, 12674
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 12495-6
Environment
impact of human activity on environment 11124-5
sustainability 11125
Europe
biofuel production 11125-6, 11128
cap-and-trade system for emissions reduction 11230
Evans, Darrell, comments on cap-and-trade legislation 11229
Fires and firefighters
forest fires, firefighting responsibilities and reporting requirements 10348-9, 10453
volunteer firefighters 10719
First nations, consultation by government on land and resources 11290
Food industry, meat-processing regulations, implementation 11169
Forest Act, amendments 10405-7
Forest Practices Board
audits and investigations 13042
comments on forest stewardship plans 10350-1
complaints process 10453-4
report on compliance and enforcement in forest industry 12085
report on timber harvesting 10351, 12082-4
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 12079
annual allowable cut 12081
annual allowable cut, cut control and undercut 12023
centre of excellence for forestry and mountain pine beetle research 11000
coastal forest industry 11948
annual allowable cut and undercut 12081-2
coast recovery plan 10349, 10410-2, 11982-3, 12085-6
compliance and enforcement issues 12084-5
harvesting of cedar 12081-2
harvesting of old-growth and second-growth timber 12082-3
timber, weigh scaling 11983, 12085-6
companies, relationship with communities, social contract issue 12023
companies, silviculture liability 10351, 10451-2
conditions in industry 9841-2, 11748
government action 11983, 12071-4, 13211-2
past conditions and strategy for future 10944
employment, government action 9638, 11779, 12352
employment, job loss 10139-40, 12265
export of raw logs 11982-3, 12020, 12079-80
export of raw logs from private lands 13039
exports, exemptions 13038-9
exports, expansion of markets for B.C. products 11983
first nations involvement in industry
forest and range agreements and forest and range opportunities, issues 10349, 12024-6
harvesting of timber for domestic use, permits 10349, 10405-10
report on employment levels 10349
stumpage rate changes for first nations 10415
forest health 12081
forest inventory needs 10944
forest licencees, reporting of cost information 10444-7
forest licences, licences to cut related to bioenergy initiatives 12282-3, 12670-5
forest practices
compliance and enforcement 12084-5
practices on private lands, log exports 12020
waste issues 12085-6
forest revitalization plan 11978
forest stewardship plans 10350-2, 10447-52, 13042-3
forests as carbon sinks 12082-3
government forest policies 9637-8, 11779, 11948-9
government forest policies, impact 9715-7, 11228, 12266, 12885-6
harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction and timber takeback, reallocation and compensation for licensees 12023-4
impact of winter storms 12068
industry in B.C., reports and studies 11982
interior forest industry, issues 11990, 12068
issues, NDP position 13202
issues, proposal for bipartisan approach 13212
legislative committee proposal 12352
mill closings 9987, 12265, 13697
mills, fibre supply for pulp mills 11948-9, 11990, 11994, 12019, 12021, 12070
mountain pine beetle
beetle-damaged wood, harvesting 12088-9
control, federal funding 11747, 12087-8
control, funding and projects 10689-90
infestation 9842
data collection 12086-7
emergency response team 12087
impact on communities 11750
northwest forest industry plan, funding 11984-5
pellet plants 11993
pulp and paper sector 11779, 12070-1, 12283
regulatory review 11985-7
removal of private lands from tree farm licences, road access to lands 12019-20
silviculture, stocking standards 10351, 10451-2
silviculture practices and growth rates 12083-4, 12089
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 12504
arbitration process 11988-9
impact of regulatory review 11987
impact of stumpage rate changes 10415
impact on B.C. forest industry 9723-4
impact on value-added sector 11989-90
relationship with forest worker transition programs 11751, 11985
softwood lumber exports to U.S., collection of border tax and duties 11987-8
stumpage system, impact on market pricing system 10415
stumpage system, rates and orders-in-council 10414-5
tenure system
changes of tenure 12020-3
corporate concentration and diversity 11990, 11992, 12022-3
reform 12283
reforms 11992, 12026-7
timber marking, requirements 10349-50, 10410-4
timber pricing, market pricing system 10349-50, 10444-6, 12068-9
value-added sector, government strategy 11992-4
value-added sector, report 11989-92
wood pellet industry 12282-3, 12672-3
woodlot licence plans 10449-52
woodlots, program expansion 12024
woodlots, regulation 11986
workers, government support 10139-40, 12073-4, 12265-6, 12414, 13697
workers, transition programs
coordination of federal and provincial programs 11752-3
funding 11747-52, 11984-5, 12073-4, 12076, 13696
information on government website 12414
programs 12971-2
workers, transition to other employment 11002
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 11977-95, 11997-2001, 12017-27, 12068-76, 12079-89
Kamloops office, fire protection services transfer 12027
regional offices 12027
visits by Forests Minister to forest-dependent communities 12072
Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10348-52, 10405-15, 10439-54
Fort Nelson, visit by Forests Minister and government support 12072, 12075
FPInnovations, work on forest industry issues 11982
Friends of the Earth, report on biofuel 11128
Fuel
biodiesel, development of industry 11127
biofuel production, impact on environment 11125-8
biofuel production, reports and studies 11125-7
Gold Rush Dogsled Mail Run 9733
Government, local government, action on climate change, funding for initiatives 11825
Great Britain, House of Commons report on biofuel 11126
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
debate 11227-31
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11229-30
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11227-31
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Emissions Standards) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12282-3, 12670-5
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act
debate 11124-8
purpose of bill and regulations 11125
Hawes, Randy
attribution of Revelstoke Times Review quote to Bob Simpson 9729
comments on position of Bob Simpson on softwood lumber agreement 9739
Health
health care funding as percentage of gross domestic product 11896
health care funding for intermediate care facilities and equipment 11898
health care system
challenges 11896
impact of aging population 11897-8
individual choice 11897
public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 11896, 11898
public system, public support 11898
services for seniors 11897-8
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 11896-8
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation, impact on Canada Health Act principles 11897-8
workers, work environment 11898
public health
health status of children and youth 11898
role of personal responsibility 11897
role of substance addiction, mental health and poverty 11898
Health Ministry, estimates debate 12648-50
Heinberg, Richard, comments on wisdom in Peak Everything 11126
Highways and roads
maintenance and rehabilitation funding in beetle-damaged areas 10690
maintenance contracts 10686-8
traffic volume, role of truck traffic and rail service 9839
Homelessness, causes 9840
Ilkay Development Corporation, purchase of lands released from tree farm licences 11998
Insurance Corporation of B.C., investigation into sale of repaired write-off vehicles 10078
Integrated land management bureau, restructuring and staffing 11201-3
International Forest Products Inc., purchase of tree farm licence 11998-2000, 12018-9
Kamloops
eligibility for federal transition programs for forest-dependent communities 11751
forest industry, unemployed forest workers, petition tabled 11214
Kersley Musical Theatre, performances 10075
Land Trust Alliance of B.C., report on carbon release in forests 12083
Land use, conversions of farmland and forest land 11203-4
Legislation
amendment acts 11896
private members' bills, petition tabled 10640
Legislature, language used in House, "dishonest" 12414
Livestock industry
current conditions 11165-6
ranching industry, financial assistance for ranchers 11168
Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty final agreement, forest resources provisions and harvesting of timber 10407-8
MacKay, Dennis, comments on B.C. forest industry 9717
Mackenzie, impact of forest industry conditions, government support 12072, 12075, 12885-6
MacKenzie Sawmill Ltd., MacKenzie sawmill in Surrey, timber supply 12080
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008
debate 11895-8
explanatory notes 11896-7
preamble 11896-7
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13038-43
Motions
softwood lumber agreement, debate 9723-4
transit plan, debate 11279-80
Nadleh Whut'en First Nation, forestry industry issues 10349, 10415, 12024-5
NDP
position on forest industry issues 13212
vision for sustainable B.C. 11127-8, 11231
Northern development initiative trust, development and funding 11752
Nyberg, Brian, report on range management 13040-1
Oral questions
Community consultations with Roundtable on Forestry 11712
Federal community stability funding 9987-8
Funding for post-secondary education 10723, 12601-2
Future of Elk Falls sawmill 11120-1
Government action on forest industry 11779, 11948-9, 12265-6, 12352, 12414-5, 12885-6, 13211-2
Government relationship with Ken Dobell 10346
Government response to tree farm licence land removals 11290
Government support for forest workers 10139-40, 12971-2, 13696-7
Investigation into tree farm licence land removals 11210
Protection of forest industry jobs 9637-8
Softwood lumber agreement 12504
Tree farm licence land removals in Interior B.C. 13034-5
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, report on biofuel 11126
Paragon Wood Products, fibre supply 11994
Park, Beverlee, membership on forestry round table 11979
Peace River area, power generation on river, Site C project 12283, 12495
Petitions
private members' bills, Right to Know Act and Toxics Reduction Act 10640
resignation of Forests Minister 12973
unemployed forest workers in Kamloops area 11214
Pinette, Conrad, membership on forestry round table 11979
Pinnacle Pellet Inc., forest licence 11993
Pioneer Log Homes of British Columbia Ltd., forest licence 11993
Points of order
comments by Pat Bell 9956
Pope and Talbot Inc.
application for removal of land from tree farm licence 11210
consultation with first nations 11290, 12000, 12018
sale of lands 11998-2001, 12017-8, 13035
Harmac mill operations in Nanaimo 11948-9, 12021
history of tree farm licence 11998
Mackenzie mill operations, future of mill 12021
Post-secondary education
affordability 9840
education of disabled and special needs adults, funding and programs 11000-1, 12601-2
funding 11000
capital and operating funding 10723
changes to three-year funding plan, impact on institution budgets 10723
funding for forestry training 11001-2
Prince George, post-secondary institutions in area 10723
Private members' statements
Real leadership in a time of real crisis 9715-7
Privilege
comments by Randy Hawes 9739
reserving right to raise point of privilege 9729, 10355
Quesnel
forest industry in area 11992, 12089-90
homeless shelter 9840
slaughter facilities in area 11168-70
Rangeland, range stewardship plans 13039-42
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities
funding for community forums 11984
government support 9842, 9987-8, 11984, 12072-6, 12265-6
Revelstoke Times, article on softwood lumber agreement 9739
Right to Know Act, 2007, petition tabled 10640
Royal Society of London, report on biofuel 11126, 11128
Rustad, John, comments on B.C. forest industry 9715-6
Shushwap First Nation, forest industry activities, consultation by government 12021-2
Statements by members
Blackwater Paddlers 12656-7
Cariboo dogsled mail run 9733
JET program for disabled persons 11207-8
Kersley Musical Theatre 10075
North Cariboo Community Campus 10342
Volunteer firefighters 10719
Tembec Industries, Inc., impact of softwood lumber agreement on operations 11988
TimberWest Forest Corp.
Elk Falls mill, government support 11120-1
forest licences 12023
public forest licences 11120
Tolko Industries Ltd., application for removal of land from tree farm licence 13034-5
Toxics Use Reduction Act, 2007, petition tabled 10640
Transit services, transit plan and government investment 11279-80
Transportation Ministry
estimates debate 10686-90
carbon neutrality 10688
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, position on forest and range agreements and opportunities 10349
United Nations, comments on issues
biofuel production 11126
impact of human activity on environment 11124-5
U.S.
biofuel production 11125
housing, sub-prime mortgage market issues 12072
University of Northern B.C., funding and role in local economy 10999-1000
Vancouver Island forest industry, tenure issues 11990
Vanderhoof
forest industry in area, issues 11992
land use in area, agricultural and forest lands 11203
Waste management, sewage and septic systems, regulation 12649-50
Watson, Bob, comments on biofuel 11125
West Fraser Group, purchase of forest licences 12021-2
West Fraser Timber Co., projections on forest industry conditions 11748
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence 12018
Auditor General review 11994-5
compensation from government for land transactions 11998
government response 11290
investigation 11210
road access to lands 12019
sale of lands, conditions 11997
Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., subdivision of tree farm licence 12022
Wood Pellet Association of Canada, comments on forest licences related to bioenergy initiatives 12282
Working Roundtable on Forestry
consultation process 11712, 11980-1
draft plan, recommendations 11981-3
membership 11978-80
terms of reference 11978, 11981-2, 12026-7
World Wildlife Federation, report on biofuel 11126
Simpson, Shane (Vancouver-Hastings)

As subject
comments on cap-and-trade legislation (Dix) 11316-7
comments on electric vehicles (Falcon) 12440
nephew's experience with cystic fibrosis 12030-1
Abbotsford, hazardous waste incident 12576, 13083-4
Abbott, George, comments on definitions in health care legislation 11808
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 11201
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
cap-and-trade system 11139-41, 11144-5, 11150, 12623, 12711, 12832
allocation vs. auction of compliance units 11140, 12833
appeals 13058-9
caps 11139, 12833-4
compliance units 12626, 12830-1, 12835-7, 12841, 13051-7
emissions monitoring and reporting 11141, 12837-8
emissions reduction projects 12624-5, 13049-53
implementation 12624
inspectors 12834-5, 12837-8
legislation and regulation 12779-80
NDP position 11148, 12707
penalties and offences 11141, 12625, 13057-60
public consultation and information 11138, 11146-8, 12832
regulated operators 12836-7
data collection, reports 12668
data collection and modelling 12777-8
emissions from air travel 12276
emissions from automobiles, standards 12277, 12433-4, 12436-9, 12675-81, 12778
emissions from landfills 12664
reduction
automobiles 9678, 12435, 12437-8
coal-fired power plants 12272-3, 12277, 12666-9
electricity sector 12272-8, 12667-70
government initiatives 11139, 11149-50
government initiatives, impacts 11150
industries and sectors 12272-6, 12711, 12777-8
oil and gas sector 9994, 12275, 12277
public consultation and debate 12710, 12712
reporting 12276-7, 12667-8
waste management sector 12277, 12664-6
Animals, exotic species, regulation 12576
Antoniak, Annette, role in Olympic secretariat and on VANOC finance committee 13437
Aquaculture, certification of products 12781
Association of Professional Biologists of B.C., comments on species-at-risk legislation 12571
Auditor General
report on Olympic Games cost estimates (2006) 13439-40
review of industrial emissions reporting 12837-8
Automobiles
hybrid vehicles 12679
hybrid vehicles, number in B.C. 12435
number and use in B.C. 12437
vehicle efficiency, Scrap-It program 9994
zero-emission electric vehicles 12435-6, 12439, 12678-80
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, call for repeal 10206
Britannia Community Secondary School, 100th anniversary 9806
B.C., northern and rural B.C., clean energy projects in remote communities 9992-4
B.C. Conservation Data Centre, information on species at risk 12570
B.C. Hydro
energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 10204-5, 10805
government policy 10954-5
role
changes 10805-6, 10806
climate change initiatives 12712
community-based energy development 9994
role during NDP administration 11143
B.C. Liberal Party, donations from industry 12710, 13378-9
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 11625-6, 11628, 12355, 12706-7
approach to governing 12530
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust, release of government documents 9636
deregulation initiatives 13227-8
MLAs, comments on climate action plan 9677-8
performance on oversight issues and issues of responsibility 13442-3
policies, relationship of climate change strategy to other policies 9677-8
position on local government powers 12355
position on privatization 12529
trust issue 9678-9
B.C. Place Stadium, roof status 12819
B.C. Stats, report on biofuel 11077
B.C. Utilities Commission
decision-making process 10806
role, changes 10806-7
role in purchase of Terasen Gas by Kinder Morgan 10806
Budget, 2007-08 supplementary estimates debate, contingencies and new programs 9970-1
Budgets
2007-08 budget
additional funds, coverage of climate action dividend costs 9970-1
additional funds, ministerial responsibility 9990-1
2008-09 budget
additional funds for ministries 10206
allocation for climate change initiatives 9970-1
government priorities in transportation funding 11627
green content 10205-6, 11138, 12274
Burns Bog, impact of transportation project in area 11627-8
Business, public-private partnerships, borrowing costs and financing issues 11626-7
California, vehicle emissions standards 12277, 12434-8
Campaign for Open Government, comments on fuel legislation 11076
Campbell, Gordon
comments and position on health workers' collective agreements 12529, 12531
comments on transit ridership targets 12438
comments to municipal association in northern B.C. 12300-1
Canada Health Act, principles 11807
Canadian Institute for Health Information, report on health care funding 11838
Carbon
carbon offsets 12276
carbon sequestration 12273-4, 12277
carbon sequestration, government initiatives 9992, 9994, 13055
carbon-neutral initiatives, public sector initiative 9991-2, 12774-6
Pacific carbon trust 9991-2
Carbon tax 9868-9, 12274
B.C. Green Party position 12701
climate action dividend 9970-1
effectiveness and fairness 12706-9, 12711-2, 12714-5
exemption for coloured fuel 12712
impact 11143, 12355, 12708-9, 12712
information for local government 12772
public support, government response to public concerns 12300-1
role in government policy initiatives 12706
Carbon Tax Act
debate 12706-15
amendments 12709
purpose of bill 12274-5
time line for debate 12706, 12709
Charities, charitable foundations, financial status 13405-6
Chief Electoral Officer, 2006 report and recommendations on Election Act 12943-4
Children
child care providers, corporations 10331-2
early learning and child care, role in education system 10331-2
Civil service, carbon neutrality 12775
Climate change
action on climate change
economic opportunities and policies 12713
importance and initiatives 12706
role of local government 12299-301
climate action plan 9677, 12274
climate action secretariat 12771-4, 12776-7, 12780, 12841
climate action team 12437-8, 12777, 12780
government action 9677-8, 10312, 12707-8, 12714-5
advertising and promotion 9994
funding for initiatives 9974-9, 9989-94
impact on major polluters 12710
initiatives 11141-2
land use planning issues 12713
leadership role of B.C. government 12714
legislation 12272-4
proposal for all-party legislative committee 12709-10
public consultation 9677-8
public consultation and information 11076, 11138-9, 11146-9, 12272, 12301, 12356, 12434, 12437-8, 12713
research funding 9974-7, 9992
role of education system and public service 12713-4
social equity issues 9677
transportation initiatives 12712-3
impact on biodiversity 12575
NDP framework plan 12710-4
western climate initiative
government role 11145-6, 11148, 12623-4, 12779, 12831
recommendations 12830-1, 12833, 13053-7
recommendations, government response 12434, 12779-80
Coal, coal-fired power plants 12662-3
carbon sequestration 12273, 12277
Coastal land and resource management plans, establishment of conservancies and protected areas 12425-7
Comeau, Louise, position with climate action secretariat 12771
Communities, government investment 13229
Construction industry
buildings, alteration or repair, regulations 10580-1
green building code 10583-4, 12711
Crime and criminals, gang crime, redeployment plan to address issue 13634
Crown Counsel Act, provisions on special prosecutors 10639
Cystic fibrosis, awareness and issues 12030-1
David Suzuki Foundation, position on cap-and-trade system legislation 12707
Dobell, Ken
lobbyist activities, activities with provincial government and public agencies, call for suspension 10344-5
lobbyist activities, investigation by special prosecutor and legal charge 10344
role as chair of VANOC finance committee 13437
Dr. A.R. Lord Elementary School, school playground funding 11616
Doyle, John,. letter to Speaker re audit of Olympic Games expenditures 13440
Dynasty Electric Car Corporation, operations 12435-6
Dzawadi/Klinaklini Estuary Conservancy
access roads 12827
designation as schedule F conservancy 12426, 12826-7
Ecojustice Canada, report on impact of TILMA agreement on environmental initiatives 13094
Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13226-30
Economy
current and projected conditions 13226-8
economic plan for province, response by Carole James 13228-9
Education
curriculum, exchange programs 11864
psychologists in schools 11478
school closings, role of government policies 10117-9
school districts and boards of education, carbon neutrality 12775-6
school playgrounds, funding distribution 11616
schools, use of buildings and land, community use 9676, 10117-9
special education and special needs
additional funding for learning disabled children 11477-9
learning disabilities 9676-7
learning disabilities, early intervention 11478
provincial schools concept 11478-9
waiting times for assessments 11477-8
Education Ministry, estimates debate 11477-81
Election Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12943-6
content of bill 12943, 12945-6
debate in Legislature 12943, 12945-6
public response 12943-5
Elections
campaign financing, reform 12945
municipal elections, campaign spending limits 10362-3
public engagement and participation 12944-5
referendum on electoral system for B.C., information office 10649
referendum on electoral system for B.C., public education and debate, funding 10644-50
voter identification requirements, impact on homeless and transient population 12943
Elections B.C., service plan, 2008-09–2010-11 12944
Electoral Reform Referendum 2009 Act, debate 10644-50
Energy
alternative energy sources, green power 10205
bioenergy strategy 9989, 12275-6, 12278
clean energy and conservation initiatives 12712
electricity rates, lifeline rate for low-income earners 10981
energy plan
emissions reduction component 12272
need for regional energy plans 11149-50
role of private sector 10804-7
government policy 11143
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects 10482-3
call for moratorium on private projects 10954-5
environmental assessment process 12809-10, 12826
government policy and public concerns 11936-7
independent power producers, promotion by B.C. Liberal Party government and impact on B.C. Hydro 10805-7
independent power producers, public concerns 10954-5
independent power projects
first nations consultation 13120
local government authority over projects 10807
potential sites 10805-6, 11375-6
power supply, self-sufficiency issue 10805-6
solar power, government initiatives 9992
transmission system, transmission systems in parks 11376
wood waste, use to generate electricity and fibre supply 12275-6
Environment
biodiversity, relationship to economy and society 12574
biodiversity in B.C. 12570
environmental protection, enforcement and resources 12576
environmental protection, government action 11147
environmental stewardship 11142
need for committee on environment and sustainability 11145-6
precautionary principle in decision-making 11143, 12575
sustainability 11142-4
Environment Ministry
2007-08 supplementary estimates debate 9974-9, 9989-94
estimates debate 12768-83, 12802-7, 12809-10
budget
additional funds 10204
additional funds for climate change initiatives 9974-9, 9989-94
budget and expenditures, 2007-08 and 2008-09 fiscal years 9977-9, 9989-90
budget and public sector pay increases 12768-9
compliance division, staffing 12771
environmental protection division, budget 12769-70
environmental stewardship division, budget 12769
staffing 12803
staffing, science officers and biologists 12770
water rental remission payments 12768
water stewardship division, budget 12768
Environmental Management Act, amendments 12576, 13083-4
Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.), legal action against California 12435
Environmental (Species and Public Protection) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12483, 12569-76, 13083-5
commencement 13085
content of bill 12483, 12569, 12576
content of bill, species-at-risk content 12483, 12570-5, 13085
Europe, cap-and-trade system for emissions reduction 11140, 12833-4
Falcon, Kevin, accountability as Transportation Minister 11625-6
Fishing industry, commercial fishery, eco-certification 12781
Food, food security 11142
self-sufficiency issue, report 11077
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 12275-6
forest health, climate change mitigation initiatives 9991
forest revitalization plan 12713
government forest policies, impact on habitat protection initiatives 12571-2
Fuel, biofuel production
agriculture and food security issues 11078
impact on environment 11077-8
reports and studies 11076-7
Fyke, Kenneth J., comments on sustainability in health care system 11808-9, 11838
Gambling, gaming industry in B.C., contributions to political parties 13378-9
Garibaldi Elementary School, potential closing and four-year proposal 11479-81
Government
advertising and announcements, spending on advertising 13215, 13229
cabinet, decision-making on environmental policies 12573
carbon neutrality 12775
initiatives, public consultation and information 11143-4, 12575
ministers, accountability for meeting budget estimates 10204-6
privatization, B.C. Liberal Party position 12529
Government, local government
access by public 12299-300, 12355
bylaws addressing conservation, emissions and access to buildings for disabled persons 10583
carbon neutrality 12299-301, 12355-6, 12713, 12775-6
green design and planning, requirements 12299-301, 12355-6
growth planning 12299, 12301, 12355
powers and responsibilities, B.C. Liberal Party position 12355
powers and responsibilities, transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 12300-1, 12355
revenues, impact of changes to property assessments 13230
Great Bear rain forest
ecosystem-based management working group, funding 11201
regional planning process 11201
Green Party of B.C., position on carbon tax 12701
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
debate 11137-51, 12623-6, 12830-8, 12841-2, 13049-61
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11137-8, 11140, 11144, 11148
definitions
"accepted emission reduction project" 12624
administrative penalties 12625
"attributable" 12625-6
"cap" 12833
"inspector" 12834
regulated operator 12836
purpose of bill and regulations 11076, 11139, 11148
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11145, 11148, 11150-1
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Emissions Standards) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12272-78, 12662-70
debate by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 12278
definitions
"coal-based generating facility" 12662-3
"electricity generating facility" 12663
"operator" 12663-4
purpose of bill and regulations 12272-8
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act
debate 11075-9
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11075-6, 11078
purpose of bill and regulations 11075, 11079
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11078
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Vehicle Emissions Standards) Act
debate 12433-9, 12675-81
consultation by government 12433
purpose of bill and regulations 12433-5, 12439
Growth management, role of local government 11149-50
Hagen, Stan, knowledge of B.C. Place roof deflation alert 12819
Hansen, Colin, debate on Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009 13434
Hastings Community Elementary School, 100th anniversary 11209
Health
preventive health care 11838
social determinants 12049-50
Health, continuing and long-term care, beds
long-term care beds 11808-9, 11838
number of beds, inclusion of assisted-living beds 11838
Health, health authorities, carbon neutrality 12776
Health, health care funding, funding as percentage of gross domestic product 11809, 11837-8
Health, health care system
community health clinics 11838
cost projections 11837
costs to individuals 11809
health support workers, 2002 legislation 12528-31
privatization 12529-30
public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 11146-7
public system, public support 11809
services, location and municipal zoning issues 12052
services for seniors 11838
sustainability 11807-8, 11837-9
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 11807-8, 11837
system in B.C. during B.C. Liberal Party administration 11808
Health, public health
health hazards, investigation and public complaints 12049, 12052
health status, role of social conditions and social policies 12051-2
public health plans 12051-2
role of substance addiction, mental health and poverty 11838-9
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12528-32
debate in Legislature, debate by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 12530-1
need for inclusion of apology in bill 12532
Highways and roads, highway system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 11144
Housing
affordable housing, government action 9675-6, 13229
affordable housing, relationship to health 12050-1
rental housing, landlord-tenant issues, penalties for landlords 10580-1
Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10580-1, 10583-4
Humphreys, Anthony, service to Legislature as Sergeant-at-Arms 12802
Hunting
government strategy to increase hunter numbers 12576
regulation 12576
Income tax, reductions 13230
Industry, need for green industry policy 11150
Information and Privacy Commissioner
comments on cap-and-trade legislation 11137-8, 11140, 11144, 11148
comments on fuel legislation 11076, 11078
Infrastructure, investment in projects, government action 13229
Jaccard, Mark, comments on western climate initiative 11145-6, 11148, 12779
Justice system, special prosecutors, public disclosure of investigations 10639
Klinaklini River, power project proposal 13119-20
Land use, land and resource management plans, funding 12427
Ledcor Industrial Group Ltd., run-of-the-river application for Ashlu Creek 10807
Legislature
bills, second reading, debate to be relevant to bill under discussion 12051, 13482, 13500
Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in two sections 10310-4
committee system 10313
dress code in Speaker's corridor 12802
estimates process, time line for debate 10310-4
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 12819, 12946, 13439
legislative calendar and sitting schedule
fall sitting 13226
fixed calendar 10312-3
sitting schedule during 1990s 10310
opposition, role 10312
points of order, requirements 13500
Lo, Estelle, concerns as chief financial officer for city of Vancouver 13442
Lobbyists, legislation 13226
Local Government (Green Communities) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12299-301, 12354-6
Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10362-3
Lower mainland
community leadership and culture 13325
social welfare issues 13325
transit services, public opinion 13325
McDonald, Jessica
position as deputy minister in Premier's office, call for termination 10434-5
review of activities of Ken Dobell 10434-5
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11807-9, 11837-9
Mental health, mental illness and addiction issues 9676
Metro Vancouver, livable region strategic plan and growth planning 12299-301
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2007-2008, debate 10204-6
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, use of legislation by B.C. Liberal Party government 10204-6
M.K. Jaccard and Associates, Inc., government contracts 12275-6, 12776-8
Mooers, Arne, comments on species-at-risk legislation 12573
Motions
commercialization of child care, debate 10331-2
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections, debate 10310-4
moratorium on private run-of-the-river power projects, debate 10954-5
support for run-of-the-river power projects, debate 11936-7
transit plan, debate 11280-1
Musqueam First Nation, reconciliation, settlement and benefits agreement, land provisions 10563-4
Musqueam Reconciliation, Settlement and Benefits Agreement Implementation Act, debate 10563-4
NDP
performance as government, action on climate change issues 12708
position on cap-and-trade system 11148, 12707
vision for sustainable B.C. 11142-4
NDP of Canada, cap-and-trade legislation for emissions reduction 13055-6
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
athletes village 13435-7, 13440-3, 13444-8, 13545-7, 13549-51
costs and funding 13436-40, 13446-8
venues 13438
venues, construction oversight 13444-5, 13447
Oral questions
Budget priorities 9868-9
Call for independent investigation into ICBC vehicle sales 10078
Condition of B.C. Place roof 12819
Disclosure of documents in B.C. Rail court case 9636
Funding for school playgrounds 11616
Gaming industry contributions to Liberal Party 13378-9
Government relationship with Ken Dobell 10344-5, 10434-5
Government spending on advertising 13215
Independent power project proposals 11375-6
Investigation into tree farm licence land removals 11211
Police investigation of former Solicitor General 10639
Proposed power project for Klinaklini River 13119-20
Redeployment of police and justice system resources 13634
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, report on biofuel 11076-7
Pachauri, Rajendra, comments on biofuel 11077
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, establishment and funding 9974-7, 9989
Pacific Spirit Regional Park, lands, transfer to Musqueam First Nation, impact on official community plan 10563-4
Parks
boundaries, availability of maps 12425-6
boundaries, changes and status of 2006 boundaries 12426, 12826, 12828-9
conservancies
management plans 12427
naming 12828
permitted uses, resource development 12426-7
establishment and expansion of parks and conservancies 12425-7
first nations consultation 12828
funding 12769
impact on hydroelectric power projects 12826
funding and staffing 12803-6
management, park management plans 12769
management by provincial and federal government 12803-6
park rangers 12769, 12803-6
percentage of B.C. land base in parks and protected areas 12802-3
visitors, satisfaction surveys 12807
visits to parks 12807
Partnerships B.C.
report on Olympic Games venues 13437
role 11626
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, comments on cap-and-trade systems 11139, 11141, 11150, 12832
Pitt River, run-of-the-river project proposal, public debate 10483, 10806
Politicians, public perception 12531-2
Post-secondary education
funding, endowment funding rules 9976
student financial assistance, debt load 13228
Poverty, child poverty in B.C., government action 9675
Private members' statements
Standing up for Vancouver 10117-9
Property tax
assessment of property, changes for 2009 taxation year 13230
industrial property tax credit for school property tax reduction 13230
Protected Areas of British Columbia (Conservancies and Parks) Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12425-7, 12826-9
commencement 12426-7, 12828-9
Public Health Act
debate 12049-52
content of bill 12049
Railways and rail services, transportation of goods 11627
Resources and resource industries
forest-dependent communities, government support 9990
privatization of public resources 11142
resource development permits, habitat protection issues 12573-5
social equity concept 11142-3
Safety, government action on public safety issues 9676
School district 39 (Vancouver), school closings 9676, 10117-9
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
board of directors, accountability and remuneration 9678-9
funding 9977-9, 9989
revenue sources 12438
Squamish-Lillooet regional district, applications to district for run-of-the-river projects, decisions 10807
Stand Up for Mental Health, comedy performance program for mentally ill 13375-6
Statements by members
100th anniversary of Britannia Secondary School 9806
100th anniversary of Hastings Elementary School 11209
Cystic fibrosis 12030-1
Proposal for Upper Pitt River power project 10482-3
Stand Up For Mental Health comedy performance program 13375-6
Student exchange programs 11864
Sugars, Diane, advocacy for learning disabled children 11477
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on B.C. legislation on health workers collective bargaining 12529
Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee, report and recommendations 12575
Suzuki Foundation, comments on cap-and-trade systems 12832
Terasen Gas Inc., sale to Kinder Morgan 10806
Throne speech debate 9675-9
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 13094-5
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Act, debate 13094-5
Transit services
fares 12438
funding, federal funding 12438
ridership targets 12438
transit plan and government investment 9679, 9977-9, 11144, 11149, 11280-1, 11627, 12438
Transportation Investment Corporation, establishment 11626-8
Transportation Investment (Port Mann Twinning) Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11625-8
Tributes
Anthony Humphreys 12801
U.S., impact of government deregulation 13227
Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15), debate 10804-8, 10981
Vancouver
city government, borrowing powers 13549-50
city government, credit rating 13445
housing affordability 9675
Vancouver Charter, amendments 10583
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009
debate 13434-48, 13545-7, 13549-51
content of bill 13438
debate in Legislature, scope of debate 13438-9, 13501
debate in Legislature by government MLAs 13443-4, 13447
provisions on securities 13550-1
use of term "personal property" 13551
Vancouver Foundation
administrative expenses, payment 13407
funding of community organizations 13324
income and financial reserves 13405-6
income and financial reserves, disbursement and reinvestment 13406-8
reporting 13406
reports, Vital Signs 2008 report 13324-5
Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13324-5, 13405-8
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
advisory committee on Olympic village construction 13441, 13444
Vancouver Technical Secondary School, student exchange program with France 11864
Vancouver-Hastings constituency and area
description and issues 9675-6
impact of economic conditions on constituents 13226-7
low-income residents' issues 10981
Pandora Street building roof collapse 10580-1
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 9677, 13228
Waste management, facilities
hazardous waste facilities 13083-4
regulation 12576, 13083-4
Water, hydrometric water monitoring system, funding 12768
Welfare, social programs and services, government responsibility and role of charitable foundations 13324-5
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence, investigation 11211
Whitmarsh, Graham, work on climate change issues 11145-6
Wildlife
conservation framework, implementation 12783
conservation officers 12770-1, 12804
habitat protection 13112-3
mountain caribou, habitat protection and recovery strategy 12571-2, 12574, 12782
species at risk
global significance concept 12575
protection, government action 12483, 12570-6
protection, legislation, habitat-based legislation 12570, 12572-4
species at risk in B.C. 12570, 12574, 13113
species protection 13112-3
species protection legislation 12781-2
Wildlife Act
amendments 12571
review 12569-71, 12573, 12576, 12781
Wildlife Amendment Act, 2004, enactment 12571
Wildlife Protection Act, 2008
debate 13112-3
introduction of bill 13085
Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)

As subject
comments on free market (Horgan) 10793
Animals, protection regulations
recovery of animals left in vehicles 10575
warrants for seizure of animals 10575
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C., Sea to Sky branch, engineering competition awards 10285-6
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act
debate by NDP MLAs 13702-4
provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13702-5
Bridges, engineering 10886
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management 13704-5
policies, impact on economy and government programs 13179-80
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
financial reporting requirements 10573-4, 10577
funding, powers and role 10573-5
Buckland, Peter, engineering work and awards 10886
Budget debate 10030-3
Budgets, 2008-09 budget content 10031
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, credibility 11721
Canadian Institute for Health Information, statistics on health care 11721
Capilano River, steelhead population 10030
Carbon tax 10031
Climate change, government action 10031
Cohn, David, comments on health care system 11721
Credit rating, B.C. rating during NDP and B.C. Liberal Party administrations 13705
Economy
current and past conditions, government response 13702-3, 13705
economy during B.C. Liberal Party administration 13179-80
Energy, independent power producers, issues 10030-1
Evans, Robert, comments on health care costs 11721
Feldstein, Marty, comments on impact of tax reductions 11722
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13702-5
Fish, steelhead, conservation of stocks 11595-7
Forests and forest industry
government forest policies 10031-2
industry in B.C., restructuring 10032-3
industry in North America, current conditions 10033
softwood lumber agreement with U.S., NDP position 10032
softwood lumber agreement with U.S., terms and impact of abrogation 10032
Fraser, John, comments on west coast commercial fishery 11597
Government, fiscal planning and policies 13703
Health care, funding and system 11720-3
Hugo Dummett Award for Excellence in Diamond Exploration, award recipients 9863-4
James, Carole, comments on balanced budgets 13704
Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, fundraising activities 11370-1
Lower mainland, bridge construction 10886
MacKinnon, Janice, comments on cost of health care system 11722-3
McMartin, Will, comments on health care system 11721-2
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11720-3
Motions
transit plan, debate 11273-4
NDP
performance as government
financial management 13704-5
impact on economy 11722
management of forest industry issues 10031-2
position on softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 10032
position on transit initiatives 11273-4
North Shore, transit services in area 11274
Obama, Barack, comments on economic conditions in U.S. 13702
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10573-5, 10577
Private members' statements
Steelhead 11595-7
Public debt, debt-to-GDP ratio 13703-5
Skeena River, commercial fishery, impact on wild stocks 11596-7
Smick, David, comments on debt 13703-4
Statements by members
Bridge builders in B.C. 10886
Economy in B.C. 13179-80
Engineering competition finalists in Sea to Sky area 10285-6
Hugo Dummett Diamond Award recipients 9863-4
Lions Gate Hospital Foundation 11370-1
Transit services
initiatives, NDP position 11273-4
transit plan and government investment 11273-4
U.S.
debt-to-GDP ratio 13703-4
health care system 11722
housing, sub-prime mortgage market issues 13704
Weaver, Andrew, comments on climate change initiatives in provincial budget 10031
Williams, Andrew, work for Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 10573-4

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