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

Taylor, Hon. Carole (Vancouver-Langara)

As subject
comments on issues
Canada line (Routley) 10841
comments on forest industry (Fraser) 13641
economic conditions (Krog) 13603 (Lali) 13658-9 (Ralston) 13571-2
responses in debate (Ralston) 10662-3
Agriculture, farm status, legislative definition 10702
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
emissions levels in B.C. 12705
reduction
automobiles 9798
government initiatives 9798, 10168-70
shipping and trucking industries 9798
tax incentives 10172
Alberta, work with B.C. on consumer protection issues re insurance 11772
Arts and culture
endowment fund 9803, 10172, 10651-3, 10730-1
government investment 9801-2
Arts Council Act, amendments 9803
Auditor General
oversight of government fiscal practices 9968
recommendations on government financial reporting practices 11921
report and recommendations on alternative service delivery contracts 11919-21
Automobiles
car share cooperatives, taxation 10729, 10731
taxation, vehicles brought into B.C. 10729
vehicle efficiency, government incentives 9798, 10170
B.C., 150th anniversary 9796
B.C. Arts Council, status 10653
B.C. Hydro
borrowing 10665, 10694-5
debt cap, removal 10694-7
development of new energy projects, role of Partnerships B.C. 11915-6
dividend to government 10694-5
B.C. Investment Management Corp., investment decisions 12186-7
relationship with B.C. government agencies 11917-8
B.C. Liberal Party government, budgets and throne speeches, themes 9802
B.C. Pavilion Corporation, relationship with Partnerships B.C. re B.C. Place Stadium 11911-2
B.C. Railway Act, amendments 10653-4
B.C. Transmission Corporation, debt cap 10696-7
B.C. Utilities Commission, decision-making process 10694-7
Bruce, Ian, comments on carbon tax 10169
Budget, 2007-08 supplementary estimates debate, contingencies and new programs 9967-73
Budget debate 9796-802, 10168-70
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2008
debate 9803, 10171-3, 10651-65, 10694-702, 10705, 10726-31
commencement dates 10731
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, filing of service plans by government organizations, exemptions 9804
Budgets
2007-08 budget
additional funds, coverage of climate action dividend costs 9967-73
additional funds, designation as contingency funds 9972-3
use of surplus funds 9967, 9969
2008-09 budget
allocation for climate change initiatives 9970-1
content 10170
forecast allowance and contingency funding 9799
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2008-09–2010-11, tabled 9804
consideration of economic and environmental factors 9796
management 9799
use of surplus funds, NDP position 9973
Business, small business income tax rate reduction 10171
Carbon, Pacific carbon trust 9800
Carbon tax 9797, 10168-9
administration 12706
calculation of tax rate 12705
climate action dividend 9797-8, 9803, 9967-71, 10169, 10172
administration costs 9970
dividend and tax credits for low-income earners 10169, 10171, 10697-8
dividend for income assistance recipients 9970
eligibility 10698
impact on emissions reduction 9969
public education and outreach 9968, 9970-1
residency requirements and homeless outreach 9969-70
impact 9798, 10169
principles 11610, 12705-6
public support 12705
response from economists and environmentalists 10169
revenue neutrality 10171-2, 10698-9
Carbon Tax Act, debate 11610, 12705-6
Children, early childhood development, StrongStart B.C. initiative 9801
Civil service, public servants thanked 9802
Climate change
action on climate change, B.C. role 9799
causes 12705
climate action plan 9970-1
government action 9796-800, 10168-70
Corporation Capital Tax Act, amendments 10172
Corporations
capital tax, impact on B.C.'s investment climate 10655
income tax reduction 9797, 10171-2, 10698-9
Discrimination and racism, B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru
B.C. government apology 12794
role of government leadership and policies 12794
Economy
current and projected conditions 9799
global economy, current conditions, impact on public-private partnerships in B.C. 11916
importance 9801
EDS Advanced Solutions, government contract for revenue services 11920
Education
funding 9801
schools, construction of new schools, evaluation as public-private partnerships 11914-5
Employment and unemployment, job creation and unemployment rate in B.C. 10170
Energy
alternative energy sources, government support 9798
alternative energy sources, tax incentives 9800-1
conservation initiatives 9798-9
electricity rates 10694-6
Exports and imports
government promotion of international trade 11900-2
trade between B.C. and Asia, government support 9801
Fairweather, Bob, position on capital tax on financial institutions 10654-7
Film industry
tax credit for production services 10700-1
tax credits 9800, 10172, 10699-7001
taxation legislation, definition of "distant location" 10699-7001
Finance Ministry
estimates debate 11900-21
advertising programs, use of focus groups 11909
government borrowings and loans for 2007-08, report tabled 13037
review of investment policies of B.C. government agencies 11918
revised schedule 1 for fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, tabled 13037
Financial Administration Act, amendments 10172
Financial Institutions Commission, elimination of mandatory appointments of chair and vice-chair to tribunal 12764
Financial Institutions Minimum Tax Act
definitions, "savings institution" 10661
title 10654
Financial Institutions Tribunal, appointments 12764
Financial services industry
capital tax, elimination 9800
credit unions, position on capital tax 10657
expansion in B.C. 10655
international industry, Asian banks in B.C. 10654-5
international industry, tax exemptions 10701-2
tax reduction 10172, 10655-6
taxation 10658-61
Forests and forest industry, government support 9799-800
Fuel, biodiesel, government initiatives 9799
Government
advertising and announcements 11906-9
advertising agencies 11904-5, 11908
costs 11900-1, 11906
procurement process 11901-5
agencies, investment decisions 11917-8
financial reporting 11921
fiscal practices 9968
ministers and deputy ministers, accountability for meeting budget estimates 9973
programs and services, alternative service delivery contracts 11919-21
service plans and strategic plan, 2008-09 and 2010-11, tabled 9804
Habitat for Humanity, property transfer tax legislation 10728
Health
health authorities, involvement with Partnerships B.C. in capital projects 11912
health care facilities and hospitals, capital projects, public-private partnerships 11914
health care funding 9801
health care system, information, provincial laboratory information solution, contract 11919-20
research 9800
Homeowner grant
eligibility
extended absence from principal residence 10665
float homes 10664
fractional interests 10664
spouses 10665
legislative definitions 10663-4
Housing
government initiatives 9801
residential care facilities, development, public-private partnerships 11912
Hydro and Power Authority Act, amendments 10172
Income tax, reductions 9797, 10171-2
Income Tax Act, amendments 9803, 10172, 10697
Industry, tax reductions 9799
Insurance, consumer protection issues
legislation 11772
review and work with other jurisdictions 11772
Insurance Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11772
International Financial Activity Act, amendments 10701-2
Investment, international investment 9800-1
Legislature, supplementary estimates 9967-8, 9973
MLAs, remuneration
per diems 10172, 10661-3
per diems, retroactive legislation 10731
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12763-4, 12824
Motions
Komagata Maru (Motion 62), debate 12794
Motor Fuel Tax Act, amendments 10702
NDP, position on budget surpluses 9973
New Westminster, The Anvil condominium development, pre-sale agreements 12740
Parks, park enhancement fund 10172
Partnerships B.C.
applications 11912
expenditures, review 11916
fees for evaluation of projects 11916-7
involvement in new school construction 11914-5
mandate to review capital projects in B.C. 11911, 11914
role
B.C. Place Stadium 11911-2
Greater Victoria sewage treatment project 11913, 11916
Port Mann Bridge expansion 11912
Pensions
phased retirement benefits 12763-4
superintendent of pensions, liability protection 12824
Port Mann Bridge expansion, public-private partnership and toll financing 11912-3
Ports
property tax, compensation to local governments for 2009-18 tax years 10726-7
property tax, negotiation between local government and port 10705, 10727-8
property tax cap, impact on local government 10705, 10726-7
Ports Property Tax Act, amendments 10172
Prince George, secondary school construction, procurement model and role of Partnerships B.C. 11914, 11916
Property, improvements to real property, taxation 10729
Property transfer tax, exemption threshold for first-time homebuyers 9803, 10172, 10728
removal of mortgage amount requirement 10728-9
Property Transfer Tax Act, amendments 9803, 10172
Public affairs bureau
advertising and promotion of government initiatives 11900-1, 11906, 11909
media monitoring section, staff and activities 11907
relationship and work with advertising agencies 11904, 11910
relationship with Sher-e-Punjab radio program 11907-8
role in government polling 11908-9
staff, involvement in advertising procurement panel 11903
staffing 11900, 11907-8, 11910-1
work on government initiatives 11909-10
Public debt
current levels and paydown of debt 9969
debt management 9799
Railways and rail services, taxation, grants in lieu of school taxes 10653-4
Real estate industry, pre-sale agreements, regulation 9933, 10078-9, 12740
Research and development, government funding 9799-800
Resources and resource industries, research and development, government initiatives 9799
Retirement Concepts Seniors Services Ltd., involvement with Partnerships B.C. in health care capital projects 11912
Rubin, Jeff, comments on carbon tax 10169
Sales tax
refund of tax paid on medical equipment by charities 10172
review 10172
Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road, tolls, repayment of surplus tolls 10730
Social Service Tax Act, amendments 10172
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, tax exemptions 10730
South Moresby Implementation Account Act, repeal 10172-3
Special Accounts Appropriation and Control Act, amendments 9803, 10172
Strata property, legislation, review 11918
Supply Act, 2007-2008 (Supplementary Estimates), debate 10007
Supply Act (No. 1), 2008, debate 10007-8
Supply Act, 2008-2009, debate 13148
Surrey, health care facilities, outpatient facility 11913
Taxation
exemption for dental and optical product samples 10730
tax reductions 9803, 10168-70, 10172
tax reductions, impact on investment climate 10655-6, 10659
TBWAVancouver, government advertising contract 11902, 11904
Tolls, repayment of surplus tolls 10730
Transportation Act, amendments 10172, 10730
Treasury Board, role in evaluation of alternative service delivery contracts 11919-20
University of B.C., financial management, accountability and investments 11917-8
Vancouver
housing, condominium developments, pre-sale agreements 10078
Sophia condominium development, pre-sale agreements 9933
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project 11911-2, 11919
Vancouver East Cultural Centre, government investment 9801
Victoria, transit services, fuel tax 10702
Wasserman and Partners Advertising, government contract for advertising of climate change initiatives 11905
Weaver, Andrew, comments on climate change initiatives in provincial budget 10169
Thorne, Diane (Coquitlam-Maillardville)

As subject
family experience with health care system 11790-1
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, cap-and-trade system 11298-300
Architects, specialist designation 10403-4, 10579-80
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C., ability to make specialist designations 10580
Breast health, mammography services in B.C. 13034
B.C. Housing Management Commission, service plan, goals 12169, 12174
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 12360
police investigation of alleged breach of trust, government response 10435
Budget debate 9855-60
Budgets, 2008-09 budget, government priorities 9855
Burquitlam Lions Club, work of organization and Christmas hamper fund 13272
Business, subsidies 11299-300
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, devolution of housing stock to province 12176
Carbon tax, impact on school districts 11586
Community Charter, amendments 10403
Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 11831-2
Construction industry
building code 10582
building inspections 10403-4, 10578-80
building permits, requirements 10403-4, 10578
buildings, alteration or repair, regulations 10581-2
green building code, development 10403, 10584
Consumers, costs and user fees 9858-9
Co-operative Housing Federation of B.C., meetings with B.C. Housing 12176
Coquitlam, Korean Canadian businesses 10634
Coquitlam First, election campaign financing 10361, 11831
Coquitlam-Maillardville constituency and area, issues and concerns 9859-60
Discrimination and racism, government action on racism awareness and prevention 12348
petition tabled 12354
Dobell, Ken, lobbyist activities with provincial government and public agencies, call for suspension 10435-6, 10485
Dumas, Johanne, appointment to official languages committee study of francophone culture 10230
Education
funding formula changes 11585
schools, closed schools as surplus property 11584
schools, use of buildings and land, community use 11584
Education Ministry, estimates debate 11584-6
Elections, municipal elections, campaign financing of unincorporated organizations 10361
Engineers, specialist designation 10403-4, 10579-80
Engineers and Geoscientists Act, amendments 10404
Float homes, consumer protection issues 12178-9
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 12168-81
estimates debate 10282
residential tenancy branch
dispute resolution process 12170-1
Kelowna office 12172
service levels 9856-7
Fraser Health Authority
beds in area facilities 11790
services 9859
services and population growth 11790
Government, local government
bylaws addressing conservation, emissions and access to buildings for disabled persons 10403, 10584
carbon neutrality 12360
green design and planning, requirements 12360
powers and responsibilities, requirements for building inspections and plans 10403-4, 10578-80
powers and responsibilities, transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 12359-60
revenues, sources 12359-60
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
debate 11298-300
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11298-9
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11298, 11300
Health care
continuing and long-term care, number of beds, inclusion of assisted-living beds 11791
funding as percentage of gross domestic product 11789-91
funding as percentage of total provincial budget 11789
public health, role of food and nutrition in public health, report by provincial health officer 12866
system
accessibility of primary care 11788
impact of aging population 11788-90
public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 11789
sustainability 11788-9, 11791
system in Canada 11788
Health Ministry, estimates debate 12704
Hillcrest Middle School, student initiative against racism 12348
Home Inspection Act, 2008, debate 13029-30
Home ownership
government support 12174-5
home warranty insurance, issues 12180-1
Homelessness, government action 11054-5
Homeowner protection office, responsibilities 12180
Housing
accessible housing for disabled persons 12177
affordable housing, availability 9855-6
cooperative housing 12175-6
housing endowment fund, projects 12177
innovation 12174-5
social and subsidized housing
government support 9856, 9858
leakage and water damage problems in buildings 9858
rental assistance program 12169-70
Housing, rental housing
landlord-tenant issues
dispute resolution process 12098, 12171-3, 12178-80
evictions for renovations 9857
evictions for renovations and dispute resolution process 12170-1, 12173-4
tenant protection 11705
supply 9856, 12169
Housing, residential care facilities, assisted living and supportive housing, legislation 12176-7
Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10403-4, 10578-82, 10584
Information and Privacy Commissioner, comments on cap-and-trade legislation 11298-9
Land use, development cost charges, changes 12359-60
Legislature
Committee of Supply, proposal for committee to sit in two sections 10281-2
estimates process, time line for debate 10281-2
Les, John, police investigation, public disclosure 10639
Lobbyists, legislation 10485
Local Government (Green Communities) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12359-60
Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 10361
provisions on candidate disclosure of campaign financing 11831-2
Manufactured homes, redevelopment of manufactured home parks, protection for homeowners 9857, 12179-80
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008
debate 11788-91
impact 11788
Moody Elementary School, breakfast program 11585
Motions
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections, debate 10281-2
New Westminster, The Anvil condominium development, pre-sale agreements 12740
Nurses, supply 11791
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 13460-4
Ontario, landlord-tenant legislation addressing evictions for renovations 12171, 12173-4
Oral questions
Funding for adult students with special needs 11709
Government action on domestic violence 11525-6
Government relationship with Ken Dobell 10435-6
Government response to actions of Ken Dobell 10485
Government support for women and children in Bountiful 11212
Homelessness 11054-5
Mammography services 13034
Police investigation of former Solicitor General 10639
Proposed TransLink routes in Coquitlam 9684-5
Regulation of new home pre-sale agreements 9933, 10078, 12740
Tenancy dispute resolution process 12098
Victim services in domestic violence cases 11446
Petitions
affordable public transportation 13121
ministry for racism awareness 12354
Riverview Hospital lands 12889
Pitt River, run-of-the-river project proposal
impact on environment 9859-60
impact on park in area 10281
PoCoMo Youth Services Society, funding 13325-6
Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area, Burke Mountain resort development 10578, 10580
Post-secondary education, education of disabled and special needs adults, funding and programs 11709
Poverty, child poverty in B.C., government action 12865
Private members' statements
Dignity 12865-8
Property inspection
regulation of home and property inspectors 13029-30
regulation of property inspectors 9858
Property transfer tax, revenues to government, use of revenues 9858
Real estate industry, pre-sale agreements, regulation 9933, 10078, 12740
Residential Tenancy Act
amendments, impact on tenants 9857
amendments, proclamation 12176-7
need for review 12170-3
Residential Tenancy Act Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill M205), debate 11705
Riverview Hospital
condominium development proposal for site 9684-5
future of facility and grounds 9859, 12704
lands, petition tabled 12889
Ross, June, landlord-tenant dispute 12173
Royal Columbian Hospital, conditions 11790-1
St. Mary's Hospital (New Westminster), closing, impact on community 11791
School district 43 (Coquitlam), issues 11585-6
Seniors, housing, inclusion of disabled persons 12177
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
Evergreen line, route and ridership 9684-5, 9859
fares 9858
Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages, study of francophone culture in Canada 10230
Statements by members
Burquitlam Lions Club 13272
Doug Stead 12967-8
Francophone minority communities 10230
Korean Canadian businesses in Coquitlam 10634
Racism awareness 12348
Stead, Doug, work on child abuse and computer technology issues 12967-8
Strata property, condominiums, leaky-condos issue 9858
Teck Cominco Ltd., impact of cap-and-trade legislation on operations 11299
Transit services, affordability, petition tabled 13121
Tri-Cities area, homelessness 11054
United Chinese Community Enrichment Service Society, business and economic development division 10634
U.S., health care system 11788
Vancouver
housing, affordable housing 12175
housing, condominium developments, pre-sale agreements 10078
Sophia condominium development, pre-sale agreements 9933
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009, debate 13460-4
Vancouver Foundation
funding of community organizations 13325-6
income and financial reserves 13325
Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13325-6
Violence, family violence
programs and services for women and children 11212, 11446, 11525-6
report recommendations on family violence 11446, 11525-6
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 12865-6
Waste management, septic systems 10404
Water, grey water systems 10584
Welfare, social programs and services, government responsibility and role of charitable foundations 13325-6
YWCA, housing project for women in Tri-Cities area 11055
Thorpe, Hon. Rick (Okanagan-Westside)

As subject
comments on issues
climate dividend 9907
comments in House (Simons) 13671
during ministry estimates on B.C. Assessment office in Williams Lake 10855 (Speaker) 10960 (Wyse) 10693
experience on Treasury Board 13669
Agriculture, farm assessment review panel 10416-21
Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, shipping and trucking industries 9904
Alouette Home Start Society, project 10903
Assessment Act, amendments 10732, 10734
Automobiles
commercial vehicles, taxation on vehicles with cross-jurisdictional use 10908-9
taxation, application to fuel-efficient and high-priced vehicles 10391-2
taxation, exemption for all-terrain vehicles for farm use 9904
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, provisions on balanced budgets, two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets 13670-1
B.C., northern and rural B.C., economic summit 13247
B.C. Assessment
annual report, 2007, and audited financial statements for period ended December 31, 2007, tabled 13037
Williams Lake office, services and staffing 10416-7, 10855
B.C. Liberal Party government
budgets and throne speeches, themes 9903
consultation with sectors on issues 10390
position on deficit budgets 13670
priorities 13247-9
Budget debate 9903-6
Budgets
2008-09 budget, content 9903
balanced budgets, NDP position 13669-70
deficit budgets, B.C. Liberal Party position 13670
Business, small business
government initiatives 9709-10
government initiatives, NDP position 13195
government support 13195-6
growth 9904-5
growth since 2001, comparison with growth during 1990s 10382, 10425
opportunities with Olympic Games 10380-1
small business in B.C. 9708, 10379, 10381
small business round table 9709, 10388, 10390, 10400-1, 10427
tax reductions
comparison of B.C. with other provinces 10380
income tax rate reduction 13246
tax reductions since 2001 10379-80
taxation 9710, 10380
venture capital, tax credit 9904
Carbon tax
administration 10396
climate action dividend, eligibility 9907
impact on small business 10388-9
NDP position 9905, 10427
Children, early childhood development, StrongStart B.C. initiative 9905, 13247
Corporations, income tax reduction 9904
Credit rating, B.C. rating 9906
Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13245-9
Economy, economic plan for province 13245-6, 13671
NDP position 13673-4
EDS Advanced Solutions Inc.
accountability 10386
government contract for revenue services 10399-400, 10421-2
operations within and outside B.C., performance issues and allegations 10383-5
privacy protection, audits of data management practices 10385-7
privacy protection, security breaches, government action 10382-5
staff 10384
Elections, 2009 general election 13674
Employment and unemployment, job creation and unemployment rate in B.C. 9903
Energy, issues, ministerial responsibility 10381
Ferries and ferry services, fare reduction 13246
Film industry, tax credits 9904
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009
debate 13668-72, 13673-4
scope 13673-4
Financial services industry, credit union deposits, unlimited insurance protection 13245
First nations, issues, government initiatives 9708
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry, government action 13245
logging truck drivers, issues, ministerial responsibility 10391
Forests and Range Ministry, role in supportive housing designation 10899-904
Government
financial management during NDP and B.C. Liberal Party administrations 13671-2
local government, powers and responsibilities, tax exemptions for properties designated as supportive housing 10902
ministries, service standards 10424
regulations and red tape
reduction 13248
regulatory reform 10397-8, 10400
regulatory reform and climate action plan 10398
revenue collection 10393-5, 10422-3
revenues, incremental revenue and role of EDS Advanced Solutions 10395-6
transfer payments from federal government, have-not status of B.C. 9708
Green Bay Mobile Home Park, petition tabled 12662
Health care facilities and hospitals, government investment 13247-8
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), lower mainland section, improvements 11539
Homelessness, government action 10901-2, 10905-7
Hotel Room Tax Act, amendments 10732
Housing, supportive housing
designation of properties as supportive housing 10732, 10899-908
government responsibility for zoning designation 10902-6
supportive housing for addicted and mentally ill, government initiatives 9905-6
Income tax, reductions 13245-6
Income Tax Act, amendments 10732, 10908
Infrastructure, investment in projects, government action 13246
Insurance Premium Tax Act, amendments 10732
James, Carole, comments on balanced budgets 13669
Kelowna, supportive housing 10902
Legislature
bills, second reading, debate to be relevant to bill under discussion 13469
members' conduct and debate, apology requested 9818-9
Lower mainland, traffic congestion 11539
Motions
softwood lumber agreement, debate 13168-74
NDP
performance as government, financial management 13669
policies 13669, 13671-2
position on issues
balanced budgets 13669-70
carbon tax 9905, 10427
economic plan for province 13673-4
small business 13195
taxation 10425, 10427, 13672
transportation investment legislation 11539
priorities 13245-9
Oil and gas industry in B.C.
subsidies 10381
tax reductions 10426
Penticton, fundraising by charities in area 12029
Penticton ValleyFirst Vees, hockey championship 11440
Petitions
Green Bay Mobile Home Park 12662
Points of order
relevance of members' comments to bill under debate 13469
Princeton, government investment 13671
Privacy, protection of personal information, government action 10387
Privilege
comments by Rick Thorpe 10855
reserving right to raise point of privilege 13356
Property Assessment Appeal Board, 2007 annual report tabled 12017
Property tax, financial hardship deferment program for homeowners 13248
Robertson, Gregor
comments on government spending and taxation 10401
position on transportation issues 10389-90
Sales tax
exemptions 9904
harmonization with goods and services tax 10426
review 9734, 10424-5
Sather, Michael, position on trade and investment issues 13671
Simons, Nicholas, comments during debate on Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 13670
Small Business and Revenue Ministry
estimates debate 10378-401, 10416-27
accomplishments 10384, 10386-7
budgets 10378-9
centre of excellence for revenue management 10392-3, 10423
customer service, government consultation on service improvement 10734
goals and responsibilities 10378
response to public correspondence 10424
service standards 10424
services, availability in non-English languages 10427
staff, role in government consultation 10734
staff commended 10424
staffing 10379
work on climate change issues 10381
Small Business and Revenue Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 10554, 10732, 10734, 10898-909
definitions 10898-901
Social Service Tax Act, amendments 10732
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Canada line, impact of construction on small businesses, call for compensation 10400-1
Statements
Correction to comments made in the House 9907
Taxation
government initiatives, NDP position 13672
government policies, ministerial responsibility 10388, 10390-2, 10396-7, 10426
NDP position 10425, 10427
tax reductions 9903-5, 10379-80, 10381, 10390, 10425-6
Throne speech, content 9711
Throne speech debate 9707-11
Tobacco Tax Act, amendments 10732
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 11538-9
Transportation Investment Corporation, establishment 11539
Transportation Investment (Port Mann Twinning) Amendment Act, 2008
debate 11538-40
NDP position on bill 11539
Treasury Board, staff commended 13669
Tributes
Gordie Weber 13556
Penticton community fundraisers 12029
Penticton ValleyFirst Vees 11440
Vancouver, tax revenues, impact of provincial government designation of supportive housing properties 10906
Weber, Gordie, death 13556
Wyse, Charlie, comments during Small Business and Revenue Ministry estimates debate 10855
Youth, unemployment 9903
Trevena, Claire (North Island)

As subject
actions re Port Alice cellulose mill (Coleman) 9636, 9645
debate on budget (McIntyre) 10052
Acid rain, emissions trading system to address issue 11379
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 11009-10
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
cap-and-trade system 11301-4, 11379-82
reduction
industries and sectors 11303-4, 12284
low-carbon and renewable fuel requirements 11068
oil and gas sector 12284
Alcohol, liquor stores, government policies for rural agency stores and private stores 13695
Alert Bay Elementary School, replacement 11433-4
Ambulance service and paramedics 13201-2
Attorney General Ministry, estimates debate 12224-5
Australia, child care system 10330
Automobiles, booster seats, government distribution 12342-3
Bloy, Harry, debate on budget 10048
Bondue, Doug, recognition for hockey volunteerism 10430
Breast health, mammography services in B.C. 13064-5
B.C. Automobile Association, role in government booster seat distribution program 12343
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, position on child care in B.C. 9914, 10051
B.C. Council for Families, child care funding distribution 12339, 12344
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
board remuneration 11373
governance, role of provincial government 12660
B.C. Hydro, role, changes 10824
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 11301
philosophy and policies 10048
priorities 13263-5
B.C. Stats, report on biofuel 11069
Budget debate 10048-52
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2008, debate 10183-4
Budgets
2008-09 budget
government priorities 10048-9, 10051-2
green content 10048-50
NDP position 10050
public debate 12941
Burnaby, child care services, funding 12335
Campbell River
community dialogue on diversity and inclusion 10018
community events 10885
job loss in area 9755-6
mill closings 11778
prevention of violence against women, necklace project 12263
seniors care facilities, staff 9757
Carbon sequestration 12284
Carbon tax 10048-9
climate action dividend 10049
revenue neutrality 10183-4
Catalyst Paper Corporation, Port Alberni mill operations 13036
Child Care Awards of Excellence, awards campaign 12342
Children, child care
accessibility 9758, 9912-3, 11943-4, 12603, 12739
accessibility, impact on labour market 10051
child care in workplace, WorkLife B.C. initiative 12343-4
child care providers
corporations 10329-31
private operators 12334-5
providers' children in care 12341-2
funding 10050-1, 12333-9
funding, capital funding grant adjudication 12334
government action 9914
spaces
cost per space 12337
new spaces 12333-7
spaces in communities 12335
spaces in schools 12336-7
spaces in social housing developments 12336
subsidy, families receiving subsidy 12345
system, need for public system in B.C. 10051, 10330-1
system, standards in B.C. 11430
workers 9914
workers, recruitment and retention 10050
Children, early childhood development
early childhood educators
financial assistance for post-secondary education and professional development 12338-40
financial incentives for return to workforce 12340-1
number 12337
recognition of service 12341
recruitment and training 12338-41
supply 11431
wages 12341
early learning agency 9758, 11426-7
early learning and literacy, school programs for three- and four-year-olds 11430, 11433
StrongStart B.C.
centres in schools, inclusion of children in school capacity numbers 11424-5
funding 11423-4, 11433
initiative 10051, 11422-3
number of participants 11426
Children, government support 12250-1
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 12332-45
performance measures 12345
Clement, Tony, comments on Canada Health Act 11716
Climate change
action on climate change, role of society 9758-9
government action 10183-4, 12283-4
government action, public consultation and information 11301, 11379-80
impact on sea levels 11379
western climate initiative 11304, 11380-1
Coalmining industry in B.C. 12284
Coastal Ferry Act, call for review, petitions tabled 10194, 10725
Communities, government investment 13265
Community Services Ministry
estimates debate 11759-64, 11769-70
advertising and publications 11760
Comox-Strathcona regional district
hospital board 13064
restructuring by provincial government 11769-70
Dorsey, Michael, article on cap-and-trade system 11381
Echo Bay Elementary School, potential closing 11434
Economic Development Ministry, estimates debate 11754-5
Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13261-5
Economy
current and projected conditions 13261-2, 13264
economic plan for province 13261-2
Education
kindergarten, full-day kindergarten 10051, 11428-9
schools, hub centres and co-location with pre-school programs 11425
schools, use of buildings and land, use of excess space 11423-4
Education Ministry, estimates debate 11422-31, 11433-4
Egypt, impact of biofuel production 11070-1
Election Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12940-3
amendments to bill 12940
content of bill 12942
debate in Legislature 12940, 12942
public response 12942
Elections
advertising, limits on third-party spending 12941-2
campaign financing, reform 12940-1
public engagement 12940-1
right to vote 12942-3
voter identification requirements, impact on homeless and transient population 12942
Energy
bioenergy strategy 12284-5
export from and import into B.C., sales and purchases 10824
independent power producers, promotion by B.C. Liberal Party government and impact on B.C. Hydro 10823-4, 10856
power supply, self-sufficiency issue 10824, 10856
smart metering and infrastructure program 10855-6
Environment
environmental protection, government action 9758
sustainability 10856
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 12720, 12726-31
Europe, cap-and-trade system for emissions reduction 11381
Ferries and ferry services
fares
fare increases 9737, 9758, 11372-3
fare purchase via grocery store customer rewards program 12660
fare reduction 13263-4
petitions tabled 10194, 10725
ferries as part of highway system 9757
routes and services, Campbell River–Quadra Island route 9758
routes and services, service to ferry-dependent communities 9737, 11373
Finlayson, Jock, comments on government action on climate change 11380
First nations
housing, application of Jordan's principle 13278, 13589-90
new relationship with government 9756
treaties, B.C. treaty process, status 9756
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry, government action 10353, 13262-3
employment, government action 11778
first nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements and forest and range opportunities, issues 10352
first nations involvement in industry, report on employment levels 10352-3
forest licences, licences to cut related to bioenergy initiatives 12284-5
forest roads, government action on safety issues 10712
forest stewardship plans 10353
mills, fibre supply for pulp mills 12189
tenure system, reform 12284-5
workers
government support 13036
transition programs 11009, 12970
transition programs, funding 11755
worker safety, government action 9688
Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, debate 10352-3
Fuel
alternative sources 11069
biofuel production 11068-72
ethanol production 11069-70
Gold River, community event 9682-3
Government
advertising and announcements, spending on advertising 13263
role 9755, 9759
role in society 9921
Great Britain
child care system 10051
health care system 11718
House of Commons report on biofuel 11071
Green Island Energy Ltd., power plant proposal for Gold River area 10824
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
debate 11300-4, 11379-82
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11301
purpose of bill and regulations 11302
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11300-2, 11304
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Emissions Standards) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
debate 12283-5
purpose of bill and regulations 12283
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act
debate 11068-72
application of freedom-of-information legislation 11068
purpose of bill and regulations 11068
referral to Legislative Initiatives Committee 11068, 11070
Haig-Brown, Ann Elmore, community work and legacy 11706
Haig-Brown, Roderick, accomplishments and legacy 9805-6
Haig-Brown Institute, work on conservation and watershed management issues 9805-6
Harbour View Child Care Inc., funding 12336
Health
health authority model 11719
health care funding, patient-centred funding 9757
health care funding as percentage of total provincial budget 11717-8
health care system
private services 11718-9
public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 11716
public system 11719
sustainability 11720
sustainability and privatization 11716-9
sustainability principle in B.C. legislation 9757, 11716-7
user fees 11719
insurance, private insurance 11719
Health Ministry, estimates debate 12638-41, 13064-5
Homelessness in B.C. 13263
Hunting
hunting in parks 12728
hunting of wolves 12727-8
Income disparity between men and women 10341
Income tax, reductions 10183-4
Information and Privacy Commissioner
comments on cap-and-trade legislation 11301
comments on fuel legislation 11068
Infrastructure, government investment in rural and urban areas 13264-5
International Development Week, recognition 9633
International relations, development assistance 9633
Island coastal economic trust, funding 11754
Justice system
courts and court services, domestic violence courts 12225
handling of family violence cases, dual charges 12225
Ka:'yu:'k't'h'-Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nation, involvement with regional districts 11770
Klinaklini River, power project proposal 12731
Kwakiutl First Nation, consultation by government on removal of lands from Vancouver Island tree farm licences 9756
Legislature, schedule for completion of debate on bills 12940
Main Lake Provincial Park, expansion 12726
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008, debate 11716-20
Merrill & Ring Inc., ownership of land in Quadra Island area 12726
Motions
ambulance service in B.C., debate 13201-2
commercialization of child care, debate 10329-31
coroner's reports on domestic violence deaths, debate 12255-6
elimination of child poverty, debate 9921-2
softwood lumber agreement, debate 13173-6
Naked Bicycles and Design, bicycle production 11285
NDP
position on 2008-09 budget 10050
vision for sustainable B.C. 10050, 11304, 11380
North Island College
first nations programs 11010
funding and programs 11009-10
Port Hardy campus, impact of changes to three-year funding plan 12384-5
North Island constituency and area
forest and mining industries 13262-3
seniors care facilities, need 9757
transportation issues 9757
Ontario, coroners service, domestic violence death review committee 12256
Oral questions
Child care spaces in B.C. 12603, 12739
Community consultations with Roundtable on Forestry 11711
Customer rewards program for ferry fares 12660
Ferry fares 9737, 11372-3
Government action on forest industry 11778, 12189
Government action on forest worker safety 9688
Government support for forest workers 12970, 13036
Health care on northern Vancouver Island 12416
Jordan's principle and first nations housing 13278, 13589-90
Rural agency stores and government liquor retail policies 13695
Status of Sunshine Lodge 10080
TimberWest logging operations 9636
Victim services in domestic violence cases 11445-6
Parks
aquaculture or power project applications in waters near parks 12727
conservancies, permitted uses, hydroelectric power projects 12731
management, park management plans 12728
Petitions
ferry fares and legislation 10194, 10725
ferry schedule change for service needs of north Island communities 13636
Physicians, supply and training, incentives 11719
Port Alice
community 13690
marina project, funding 11754, 11770
Port Hardy
residential care project 12640-1
Tsulquate first nations reserve, housing conditions 13278, 13590
Post-secondary education
federal funding 11009-10
funding, changes to three-year funding plan, impact on post-secondary students in rural areas 12384-6
teaching universities, establishment, impact on post-secondary students in rural areas 12384-6
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 9755, 10183
government action 9921-2
impact on education system 9921
Private members' statements
Families in crisis 9912-4
Privilege
reserving right to raise point of privilege 9638
Property tax, assessment of property, changes for 2009 taxation year 13263
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 13154
Quadra Island
expansion of parks in area 12726-7
floatplane accident 12655
wolf population, issues 12727
Quatsino Elementary School, potential closing 11434
Ripple Rock, anniversary of explosion and removal 10960-1
Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve, barge sinking in area and diesel truck recovery contract 12729-30
School district 85 (Vancouver Island North), potential school closings 11434
Seniors
independent living savings account 9757
programs and services, seniors guide 11760
Sinclair, Frank, death as faller in forest industry 9688
Skills training programs, mobile trades-training centres 11010
Small Inlet Marine Provincial Park, expansion 12726
Society, civil society and collective good, role of government 10049
Statements by members
50th anniversary of Ripple Rock explosion 10960-1
Activism against gender violence 13271
Ann Elmore Haig-Brown 11706
Bicycle design company on Quadra Island 11285
Campbell River community dialogue on inclusion 10018
Child care 11943-4
Community event in Gold River 9682-3
Community events in Campbell River 10885
International Development Week 9633
Necklace project in Campbell River 12263
Port Alice 13690
Quadra Island floatplane accident 12655
Roderick Haig-Brown 9805-6
Status of women 10341
Strathcona Provincial Park, Bedwell area, recreation using horses and park management plan 12730
Sunshine Lodge
closing and alternative use 12639
residents, transition to new facility 10080
Taxation, tax-shifting re climate change issues 10049-50
Teddy Bear Daycare, closing 12739
Throne speech debate 9755-9
TimberWest Forest Corp.
Elk Falls mill, closing 9636, 9755-6
Elk Falls mill, government support 11755, 12189, 13036
operations on Vancouver Island 9636
Transition houses, funding 11760-1
Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 10712
Tributes
Doug Bondue 10430
United Nations
comments on biofuel production 11071
committee's comments on B.C. government policies impacting women 13271
U.S., biofuel production 11069-70
University Amendment Act, 2008, debate 12384-6
Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15), debate 10823-5, 10855-6
Vancouver, child care services, capital funding 12336
Vancouver Foundation, income and financial reserves 13326
Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 2008, debate 13326
Vancouver Island, north Island
ferry schedule and service needs, petition tabled 13636
health care services 12416
hospital facilities 11717, 11719, 12638-40
hospital locations and services 9756
physician supply and recruitment 12640
post-secondary education issues 12384-5
restructuring of regional district 9756
speech language pathologists 12641
Vancouver Island Health Authority
public consultation on north Island hospital issues 12638-9
relationship with health professionals on north Island 12416
Victim assistance, programs and services, funding 11445-6
Violence
family violence
deaths, call for annual review by coroner 12255
government action and initiatives 12224-5
programs and services for women and children 11445-6, 11760-1, 11764
report recommendations on family violence 11445, 11764, 13154
violence against women
activism against violence 13271
funding for victim assistance 13154
outreach and multicultural outreach services 11762-3
prevention, programs and services 11760-2
services for abused women and children 11763
Walk Away From Racism, anti-racism event 10885
Welfare, social programs and services
funding 13326
government responsibility and role of charitable foundations 13326
Wildlife, wolves, role and number in B.C. 12727-8
Women
employment, mentoring program 11760
issues, government services 9758
status in B.C. and Canada 13271
status in Canadian society 10341
women's centres, funding 11763-4
Working Roundtable on Forestry, consultation process 11711

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