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

Badger, Chris

Work for port authority and position on transportation infrastructure options (Falcon) 11338 (Gentner) 11338
Baillie, A. Charles

Comments on public health care system (Ralston) 11727-8
Bains, Chicago

Gymnastics achievements (Routley) 9981
Baird, Ann and Gord

Eco-Sense green building design project (Horgan) 11208
Baird, Patricia

Report on aging in B.C. See Report under Premier's Council on Aging and Seniors Issues
Work with government on seniors programs and services (Chong) 11766-9
Bakker, Bruce

Comments on wood-fired boiler policy and emissions (Gentner) 11243
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act

Amendments See also Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009
(Hansen) 13557
Call for repeal (Ralston) 10197 (Simpson, S.) 10206
Debate by NDP MLAs (Hawes) 13617, 13619-20 (Sultan) 13702-4
Provisions on balanced budgets
exemptions (Hansen) 13718 (Ralston) 13570, 13572-3, 13718
repeal (Hansen) 13723 (Ralston) 13723
two-year suspension to allow for deficit budgets (Bloy) 13652-5 (Chong) 13596-600 (Coleman) 13575, 13577-9 (Falcon) 13646-7 (Farnworth) 13719-20 (Fleming) 13698-9, 13701-2 (Fraser) 13639-40 (Gentner) 13613, 13617 (Hansen) 13557, 13567, 13714-5, 13717-20 (Hawes) 13617-20 (Horgan) 13665 (James) 13594-6 (Karagianis) 13607-10 (Krog) 13601-4 (Lali) 13655-6 (Les) 13660-2 (Macdonald) 13579, 13592 (McIntyre) 13604-7 (MacKay) 13611-3 (Nuraney) 13593-4 (Polak) 13679 (Ralston) 13567-8, 13574-5, 13715, 13717-9 (Sather) 13621-3 (Simons) 13647-8 (Sultan) 13702-5 (Thorpe) 13670-1 (Yap) 13637-8
Baldy Hughes Therapeutic Centre, Prince George, B.C.

Therapeutic community (Mayencourt) 9910, 10188, 10211-2
Bamfield, B.C.

Road to area (Cantelon) 9721 (Coleman) 12078, 12081 (Falcon) 9688, 10711-2 (Fraser) 9688, 9720-2, 10711-2, 12077-8
Banks See Financial services industry
Barbour, Dean

Work as chamber of commerce executive director (Sather) 10286
Barkel Business School Ltd.

Investigation of operations (Bains) 10925-7, 12480-1 (Coell) 10926
Barlee, Gwen

Comments on freedom-of-information requests (Conroy) 10544-5
Comments on fuel legislation (Ralston) 11129
Barnett, Kathy

Death (McIntyre) 9732-3
Basi, David

Court case re alleged breach of trust See Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust under British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
BC150 cultural fund See Endowment fund under Arts and culture
BCIT See British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, B.C.
BCR Port Subdivision Ltd.

Land acquisition for new rail yard See British Columbia Rail
BCSL (British Columbia Student Loans) See Student financial assistance under Post-secondary education
Beacon Hill Villa, Victoria, B.C.

Conditions for residents (Abbott) 12855-6, 13074-5 (Gentner) 12855, 13074, 13615 (James) 11598
Bear Mountain development See Vancouver Island
Beck, Karen

Death, investigation (Farnworth) 12737 (van Dongen) 12737
Death, investigation and call for coroner's inquest (Sather) 12820 (van Dongen) 12820
Beecher Bay Indian band

Consultation by government on removal of lands from tree farm licences (de Jong) 12453 (Fraser) 12453-4
Bees See Wildlife
Beetles

Pine beetle See Mountain pine beetle under Forests and forest industry
Spruce beetle See Pests and pest control under Forests and forest industry
Belleville ferry terminal See Victoria, B.C.
Belmont Secondary School, Victoria, B.C.

Student participation in Arctic climate change voyage See Cape Farewell Youth Expedition
Bennett, W.A.C.

Establishment of B.C. Hydro and dams (Lali) 10861-3 (Lekstrom) 10892 (Penner) 12287
Bennett, William Richards (Bill)

Comments on role of banks in society (Dix) 10159-60
Berger, Thomas

Role in Vancouver Electoral Reform Commission See Vancouver Electoral Reform Commission (Berger commission)
Bergstrom, Melinda

Addiction case (Coons) 13297
Bethel, John

Position with alternative service delivery secretariat (Ilich) 10548 (Ralston) 10548, 10593-4
Bicycling See Cycling
BID Group of Companies

Operations (Rustad) 10556
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada

Work of organization (Bloy) 11116
Bike to Work Week

Events (Cubberley) 12883-4
Bill 29 (2001) See Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act
Bills by name See also Bills by number

Accountability Act, 2008 (Bill M220)
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)
Anti SLAPP Act, 2008 (Bill M212)
Bridge River Valley Flying Association (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2008 (Bill Pr401)
British Columbia Rail Corridor Safety Act, 2008 (Bill M202)
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2008 (Bill 2)
Campaign Finance Reform Act, 2008 (Bill M215)
Carbon Tax Act (Bill 37)
Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 45)
E-Health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of Privacy) Act (Bill 24)
Election Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 42)
Electoral Districts Act (Bill 19)
Electoral Reform Referendum 2009 Act (Bill 6)
Elimination of Homelessness Crisis Act, 2008 (Bill M227)
Environmental (Species and Public Protection) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 29)
Fair Ferries Act, 2008 (Bill M210)
Farm Workers Fairness Act, 2008 (Bill M218)
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 48)
First Nations Heritage Protection and Conservation Act, 2008 (Bill M207)
Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill M213)
Funding Stability for Boards of Education Act, 2008 (Bill M219)
Gaming Control Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill M224)
Government Integrity Act, 2008 (Bill M226)
The Grassy Plains Community Hall Association (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2008 (Bill Pr403)
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act (Bill 18)
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Emissions Standards) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 31)
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act (Bill 16)
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Vehicle Emissions Standards) Act (Bill 39)
Health Care Costs Recovery Act (Bill 22)
Health Professions (Regulatory Reform) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 25)
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 26)
Home Inspection Act, 2008 (Bill M222)
Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 10)
Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 40)
Labour and Citizens' Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 13)
Local Government (Green Communities) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 27)
Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 7)
Long Term Renters Protection Act, 2008 (Bill M228)
Lutheran Camp Concordia (1992) Society (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2008 (Bill Pr402)
Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill M206)
Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 21)
Members' Conflict of Interest Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill M216)
Mineworkers Safety Act, 2008 (Bill M204)
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2007-2008 (Bill 5)
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 33)
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2008 (Bill 43)
Motor Vehicle (Banning Smoking When Children Present) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 36)
Musqueam Reconciliation, Settlement and Benefits Agreement Implementation Act (Bill 12)
Oil and Gas Activities Act (Bill 20)
Patient Care Quality Review Board Act (Bill 41)
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 9)
Protected Areas of British Columbia (Conservancies and Parks) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 38)
Public Health Act (Bill 23)
Public Safety and Solicitor General (Gift Card Certainty) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 17)
Reservists' Guaranteed Leave Act, 2008 (Bill M201)
Residential Tenancy Act Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill M205)
Residential Tenancy Act Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill M221)
Resource Road Act (Bill 30)
Restoring Credibility to Universities Act, 2008 (Bill M225)
Right to Know Act, 2008 (Bill M208)
Small Business and Revenue Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 11)
Social Workers Act (Bill 35)
Supervised Injection Facility Designation Act, 2008 (Bill M214)
Supply Act, 2007-2008 (Supplementary Estimates) (Bill 4)
Supply Act (No. 1), 2008 (Bill 3)
Supply Act, 2008-2009 (Bill 44)
Toxics Reduction Act, 2008 (Bill M209)
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Act (Bill 32)
Translink Openness Act, 2008 (Bill M203)
Transportation Investment (Port Mann Twinning) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 14)
University Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 34)
Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15)
Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill M211)
Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 47)
Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 46)
Victims of Crime Compensation Act, 2008 (Bill M217)
Wildlife Protection Act, 2008 (Bill M223)
Wills, Estates and Succession Act (Bill 28)
Bills by number

(* denotes bill having received royal assent)
1. An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament
*2. Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2008
*3. Supply Act (No. 1), 2008
*4. Supply Act, 2007-2008 (Supplementary Estimates)
*5. Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2007-2008
*6. Electoral Reform Referendum 2009 Act
*7. Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
*8. Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
*9. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2008
*10. Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
*11. Small Business and Revenue Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
*12. Musqueam Reconciliation, Settlement and Benefits Agreement Implementation Act
*13. Labour and Citizens' Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
*14. Transportation Investment (Port Mann Twinning) Amendment Act, 2008
*15. Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008
*16. Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act
*17. Public Safety and Solicitor General (Gift Card Certainty) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
*18. Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
*19. Electoral Districts Act
*20. Oil and Gas Activities Act
*21. Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008
*22. Health Care Costs Recovery Act
*23. Public Health Act
*24. E-Health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of Privacy) Act
*25. Health Professions (Regulatory Reform) Amendment Act, 2008
*26. Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
*27. Local Government (Green Communities) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
28. Wills, Estates and Succession Act
*29. Environmental (Species and Public Protection) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
30. Resource Road Act
*31. Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Emissions Standards) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
*32. Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Act
*33. Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
*34. University Amendment Act, 2008
*35. Social Workers Act
*36. Motor Vehicle (Banning Smoking When Children Present) Amendment Act, 2008
*37. Carbon Tax Act
*38. Protected Areas of British Columbia (Conservancies and Parks) Amendment Act, 2008
*39. Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Vehicle Emissions Standards) Act
40. Insurance Amendment Act, 2008
*41. Patient Care Quality Review Board Act
*42. Election Amendment Act, 2008
*43. Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2008
*44. Supply Act, 2008-2009
*45. Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
*46. Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 2008
*47. Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2009
*48. Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009
M201. Reservists' Guaranteed Leave Act, 2008
M202. British Columbia Rail Corridor Safety Act, 2008
M203. Translink Openness Act, 2008
M204. Mineworkers Safety Act, 2008
M205. Residential Tenancy Act Amendment Act, 2008
M206. Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Amendment Act, 2008
M207. First Nations Heritage Protection and Conservation Act, 2008
M208. Right to Know Act, 2008
M209. Toxics Reduction Act, 2008
M210. Fair Ferries Act, 2008
M211. Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008
M212. Anti SLAPP Act, 2008
M213. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Amendment Act, 2008
M214. Supervised Injection Facility Designation Act, 2008
M215. Campaign Finance Reform Act, 2008
M216. Members' Conflict of Interest Amendment Act, 2008
M217. Victims of Crime Compensation Act, 2008
M218. Farm Workers Fairness Act, 2008
M219. Funding Stability for Boards of Education Act, 2008
M220. Accountability Act, 2008
M221. Residential Tenancy Act Amendment Act, 2008
M222. Home Inspection Act, 2008
M223. Wildlife Protection Act, 2008
M224. Gaming Control Amendment Act, 2008
M225. Restoring Credibility to Universities Act, 2008
M226. Government Integrity Act, 2008
M227. Elimination of Homelessness Crisis Act, 2008
M228. Long Term Renters Protection Act, 2008
*Pr401. Bridge River Valley Flying Association (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2008
*Pr402. Lutheran Camp Concordia (1992) Society (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2008
*Pr403. The Grassy Plains Community Hall Association (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2008
Bilodeau, Betsy

Donation for hospital expansion (Hawes) 13629
Biodiesel, biofuel See Fuel
Biodiversity See Environment
Bioenergy See Bioenergy and Wood waste, use to generate electricity under Energy
Birds See Wildlife
Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park

Expansion (Penner) 12424
Black History Month

Celebration (Hayer) 9732
Blackwater Paddlers

Fraser River canoe trip and historical re-enactment (Simpson, B.) 12656-7
Blain, Larry

Review of report on Belleville ferry terminal (Fleming) 11861-2
Blue Mountain watershed and water supply See Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area; Whonnock, B.C.
Blueberry River First Nations

Gas wells in area (Neufeld) 12560
Bolivar Heights neighbourhood See Surrey-Whalley constituency and area
Bonds See also Securities industry

Government bonds for green infrastructure investment, NDP proposal (Polak) 13679-80
Bondue, Doug

Recognition for hockey volunteerism (Trevena) 10430
Bonneville Power Administration

Purchase of energy by B.C. (Horgan) 10793
Booster seats See Automobiles
Border infrastructure program

Projects (Brar) 10782-3, 11620 (Falcon) 10782-3, 10825
Boulton, Basil

Death (Karagianis) 9763
Boundary Woodworkers Guild

Exhibit of work from beetle-damaged wood (Conroy) 10886
Bountiful, B.C.

Issues (Evans) 11774-5
Issues and potential legal charges (Evans) 11447 (Oppal) 11447
Issues and potential legal charges, government support for women and children (Bennett) 12183 (Christensen) 11213 (Krog) 11212 (Oppal) 11212 (Simons) 11213
School issues (Bond) 11466-8 (Cubberley) 11466-8
Bowen Island

Arts and culture events (McIntyre) 11864-5
Bowen-Colthurst, Mary

100th birthday (Routley) 13383
Bowman, Cameron

Surgical practice (Abbott) 12633-4 (Dix) 12632-3
Brain health

Brain injuries See Head and brain injuries under Accidents
Brain research initiatives See also Brain Research Centre under University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
(Abbott) 10002 (Hawes) 9745 (Nuraney) 10786 (Throne speech) 9625
Brand-Danuser, Angela

Comments on carbon tax (Ralston) 12716
Breast health

Mammography services in B.C. (Abbott) 13034, 13064-5 (Thorne) 13034 (Trevena) 13064-5
Breen-Needham, Skye

Work on smoking ban in vehicles carrying children (Krog) 11407, 12291
Bridge River Valley

Air ambulance service and economic development in area (Lali) 11774, 12800
Bridge River Valley Flying Association

Restoration as society (Lali) 11774, 12800
Bridge River Valley Flying Association (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2008

(Bill Pr401) (Lali) 1R and referral to committee, 11773-4; referral to House, 11837; 2R, 12800; C, 12800-1; 3R, 12801; RA, 13149
Debate, speakers (Lali) 11774, 12800
Purpose of bill (Lali) 11774, 12800
Bridgepoint Casino, Richmond, B.C.

Lands, transfer to Musqueam First Nation (de Jong) 10489
Bridges See also particular bridges

Engineering (Sultan) 10886
Tolling See Tolls
Bridges for Women Society

Organization and programs (James) 10075
Britain See Great Britain
Britannia Community Secondary School, Vancouver, B.C.

100th anniversary (Kwan) 12503 (Simpson, S.) 9806
Britannia mine

Site remediation (Krueger) 9772
British Columbia

150th anniversary
anniversary (Black) 11185 (Chong) 9896-7 (Taylor) 9796 (Throne speech) 9621-2
government funding (Lee) 10164
history poster contest (Black) 12348
Spirit Squares program (Chong) 9898
Deaths of prominent citizens and public servants (Krog) 9658-9 (Throne speech) 9621
Development and major projects (Hansen) 9835
Economy See Economy – B.C. economy
Francophone heritage (Cantelon) 10431
Have-not status See Transfer payments from federal government under Government
History, contributions of black community (Hayer) 9732
History, role of fur trade See Trapping in B.C. under Hunting
Interior B.C., economy and small business (Wyse) 13675
Interior B.C., southern interior, petition tabled (Lali) 12190
Interior B.C., transportation infrastructure needs (Wyse) 10220
Issues and concerns (Karagianis) 9763-4 (Simons) 10214-5
Northern B.C. See British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
Population
health status See Health – Public health
impact of aging population on health care system See Impact of aging population under Health – Health care system
life span (Abbott) 10155
migration to and from B.C. (Hansen) 9835
Role as gateway to Asia Pacific (Falcon) 10825 (Hansen) 9836 (Lee) 10162
Rural B.C. See British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
Social conditions (James) 12912 (Simons) 13650
Twinning of B.C. and foreign cities (Bloy) 11265-6 (Puchmayr) 11266
World records in B.C. (Gentner) 12503-4
British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.

Air quality in northern B.C. (Bond) 9962
Child protection system in northern B.C. (Christensen) 11443-5 (James) 11443
Constituencies See Elections; particular constituencies
Economic development and infrastructure investment (Rustad) 9847
Economic summit (Thorpe) 13247
Economy in northwest B.C. (Austin) 11563
Employment in northwest B.C. (Austin) 9772-3
Energy projects, clean energy projects in remote communities, public and private investment (Penner) 9990, 9992-4 (Simpson, S.) 9992-4
Energy projects, run-of-the-river projects in northwest B.C. (Horgan) 10796
Energy supply, infrastructure in northwest B.C. See Electrification under Highway 37; Northwest energy corridor under Energy
Energy supply, transition from diesel to other energy sources for rural communities (Neufeld) 10990
Forest industry potential in northwest B.C. (Coleman) 12079-80 (Simpson, B.) 12079-80
Government investment (Austin) 11619
Government investment and strategy (Simpson, B.) 9840
Government support (Lali) 10862-3, 13656-7 (Rustad) 9843
Health care professionals, recruitment and supply (Abbott) 12646-7 (Dix) 12100-1 (Karagianis) 12120, 12122 (Lali) 12113-4
Health care services
ambulance and paramedic services (Conroy) 9794-5 (Coons) 13203 (Lali) 11852, 12647 (Macdonald) 13205 (Simons) 13204-5 (Wyse) 9942, 10221, 13066-7, 13069
funding and services (Coons) 10012 (Macdonald) 10628 (Rustad) 10627 (Wyse) 10629
government initiatives for northern B.C. (Rustad) 11715-6
mental health services in remote and rural areas (Abbott) 12642
services (Lali) 12113, 13657-8 (Macdonald) 11713, 13592
services for seniors (Macdonald) 11589-90
Highways and roads See also Transportation infrastructure below under this main heading
(Austin) 11619 (Macdonald) 10035 (Rustad) 9843 (Simpson, B.) 9839-40
Issues, government action (Macdonald) 10033, 10035-6
Needs in northern B.C. (Coons) 10010
North coast, health care services (Coons) 13299
North coast, planning process for Pacific north coast integrated management area (Coons) 13583-4
Oil and gas industry (Dix) 11395-6 (Horgan) 11388, 11391
Oil and gas industry in northeastern B.C. (Neufeld) 11399
Participation in Olympic events (Rustad) 13692
Port corridor in northwest B.C., safety issues (Falcon) 10714-5 (Karagianis) 10714-5
Resource management and service equity (Routley) 9671
Rural B.C.
communities See Small communities under Communities
government assistance (Bennett) 9945
needs, government support (Farnworth) 13352 (Lali) 9783-4, 9950, 13327-8, 13331 (Macdonald) 13237, 13239-40
rural agency stores See Liquor stores under Alcohol
school funding See Education – Funding
social services (Wyse) 10221
Services and government support (Macdonald) 13466
Slaughter facilities in northwest B.C. (Coons) 11090-1
Transit services (Simons) 9822-3, 10214
Transportation infrastructure, government investment (Karagianis) 11275
Transportation infrastructure needs (Lali) 9783, 11278
British Columbia Agriculture Council

Development of wine and culinary centre (Bell) 11153
Role in farmworker protection legislation (Ilich) 10735
British Columbia AgriTourism Alliance

Funding and status (Bell) 11153 (Evans) 11153
British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association

Hockey tournaments (Coons) 10341-2, 10631
British Columbia Ambulance Service

Establishment (Krog) 13206 (Wyse) 13199
Funding (Abbott) 9794
Funding and government support (MacKay) 13203 (Roddick) 13206 (Rustad) 13203-4
Operations See Ambulance service
British Columbia Arts Council

Constitution under Society Act (Ralston) 10651, 10653
Distribution of arts funding (Hagen) 9996-8 (Macdonald) 9996-8
Funding (Black) 11188
Status (Taylor) 10653
British Columbia Assessment

Annual report, 2007, and audited financial statements for period ended December 31, 2007, tabled (Thorpe) 13037
Farm assessment practices See also Farm status, property assessments under Agriculture
(Cubberley) 10420
Role (Farnworth) 13352 (Krueger) 13217-8
Role in changes to property taxes for 2009 taxation year See Assessment of property under Property tax
Williams Lake office, services and staffing (Thorpe) 10416-7, 10855 (Wyse) 10416-7, 10693
British Columbia Automobile Association

Role in government booster seat distribution program (Reid) 12343 (Trevena) 12343
British Columbia Cancer Agency

Role and responsibilities (Abbott) 13065
British Columbia Career and Workforce Development Alliance

Recommendations on labour market agreements (Brar) 11325
British Columbia Cattlemen's Association

Consultation on range stewardship plans (Coleman) 13040 (Simpson, B.) 13040
Relationship with government and stakeholders (Bell) 11167 (Simpson, B.) 11168
British Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Position on child care in B.C. (Trevena) 9914, 10051
President and chief executive officer See Winter, John
British Columbia Children's Hospital Foundation

Funding (Abbott) 10003
British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Expansion and upgrades (Abbott) 10155 (Black) 9885 (Lee) 10164
Government investment (Throne speech) 9626
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

Comments on e-health legislation (Dix) 12166-7
British Columbia climate action charter See Climate change
British Columbia Coalition of People with Disabilities

Comments on e-health legislation (Dix) 12166-7
Funding (Herbert) 13326
British Columbia college of social workers See Social workers
British Columbia College of Teachers

Authority to address teacher competence (Bond) 12824-5 (Oppal) 12372
British Columbia Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils

Role in distribution of school playground funding (Bond) 10190-1, 11562 (James) 10190 (Kwan) 10191, 11562
British Columbia Conservation Data Centre

Information on species at risk (Simpson, S.) 12570
British Columbia Construction Association

Comments on government construction procurement practices (Ralston) 10595-6
British Columbia Coroners Service

Review of family violence deaths (MacKay) 12257
British Columbia Council for Families

Child care funding distribution (Reid) 12339, 12344 (Trevena) 12339, 12344
British Columbia Court of Appeal

Comments on mental health and addictions services (Chudnovsky) 10116
British Columbia Elders Gathering

Hosting of 2008 gathering by Kaien Island elders (Coons) 12597
British Columbia Federation of Labour

Work on farmworker protection (Bains) 10748 (Dix) 10750
British Columbia Ferry Authority

Accountability (Coons) 12409
Board meetings (Coons) 12599-600 (Falcon) 12599-600
British Columbia Ferry Commission

Annual report for fiscal year ending March 31, 2008, tabled (Oppal) 13383
Role in fare approvals (Coons) 11335-6 (Falcon) 11335-6
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Accomplishments (Falcon) 12659-60
Accountability (Coons) 12409
Application of freedom-of-information legislation (Conroy) 10544 (Ilich) 10544
Board
appointments (Falcon) 11374-5 (Fleming) 11375 (Ralston) 11374
meetings (Coons) 12599-600 (Falcon) 12599-600 (Karagianis) 12600-1
remuneration (Coons) 11372, 12409, 12599-600 (Falcon) 11372-4, 12600-1 (Fleming) 11375 (Krog) 11373-4 (Ralston) 11374 (Trevena) 11373
Capital expenditures (Falcon) 10879
Exemption from government's climate change plan (Coons) 10013
Ferry advisory committees (Coons) 10878-80 (Falcon) 10880
Funding (Coons) 11334 (Falcon) 11334
Governance, role of provincial government (Coons) 12659 (Karagianis) 11541 (Ralston) 11548 (Simons) 12660 (Trevena) 12660
Independence (Falcon) 11374, 12601
Information and reporting (Coons) 10847 (Falcon) 10850-1
Labour relations (Falcon) 10879
Operations See Ferries and ferry services
Performance measurement (Coons) 10851-2 (Falcon) 10851-2
Policies, petition tabled (Simons) 11447
Use of revenues from sale of vessels (Hawes) 10070
British Columbia Financial and Economic Review See Finance, Ministry of
British Columbia Food Processors Association

Role in licensing of meat producers (Bell) 11092
British Columbia forest recruitment task force

Task force (Coell) 11002 (Simpson, B.) 11002
British Columbia Forest Safety Council

Forest safety ombudsman, report on forest road safety (Coleman) 12078 (Fraser) 9720-2, 10711, 12078
Role (Ilich) 10514, 10517 (Puchmayr) 10515
British Columbia Freedom of Information and Privacy Association

Comments on e-health legislation (Dix) 12166-7
British Columbia Fruit Growers Association

Motion to government re agriculture funding (Evans) 10164-5
Position on government funding (Wyse) 9941
British Columbia Games Society

Hosting of 2008 winter games in Kimberley-Cranbrook area (Bennett) 9927-8
British Columbia Housing Management Commission

Budget (Coleman) 12134
Operations, buildings See particular buildings; Social and subsidized housing under Housing
Program for child care spaces in social housing developments See Spaces in schools and social housing developments under Children – Child care
Service plan, goals (Thorne) 12169, 12174
British Columbia Human Rights Coalition

Funding (Chouhan) 12241
British Columbia Human Rights Commission

Decision on foreign-trained physician case (Brar) 12110
Elimination and service replacement See British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal; Human Rights Clinic under Human rights
British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal

Annual report, 2007-08, tabled (Oppal) 13383
Hearing process for veterinarians' case (Bains) 11105-7 (Bell) 11104-7 (Brar) 11104-5
Operations (Chouhan) 12241 (Oppal) 12241
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Agreement with Accenture for provision of support services (Hawes) 9743-4 (Sather) 9740
Agreement with Alcan on power purchase (Neufeld) 10235
Agreement with Alcan on power purchase, B.C. Utilities Commission decision (Austin) 10140, 10193-4, 10234, 10803-4 (Fraser) 10140 (Gentner) 10859-60 (Horgan) 10141, 10234-5 (Neufeld) 10140-1
Assets and initiatives (McIntyre) 10952
Assets, sale (Coons) 11841 (Neufeld) 11842
Borrowing (Horgan) 10694-5 (Ralston) 10665 (Taylor) 10665, 10694-5
Budget and service plan (Ralston) 9817
Comments on future electricity rates (Horgan) 12485-8
Contracts
contracts with independent power producers See Energy purchase agreements with independent power producers below under this main heading
load curtailment contracts (Horgan) 12489 (Neufeld) 12489
procure-to-pay project, bidding process (Horgan) 12492-4 (Neufeld) 12492-4
Debt cap (Horgan) 10972 (Neufeld) 10972
Debt cap, removal (Horgan) 10181, 10694-7 (Taylor) 10694-7
Development of new energy projects, role in community and run-of-the-river projects See Role, community-based energy development; Role, run-of-the-river hydro projects below under this main heading
Development of new energy projects, role of Partnerships B.C. (Ralston) 11915-5 (Taylor) 11915-6
Dividend to government (Horgan) 10694-5 (Taylor) 10694-5
Energy purchase agreements with independent power producers (Coons) 10010-1 (Horgan) 9893, 10798, 11022-3, 12488-9, 12491-2 (Macdonald) 10036-7, 10801 (Neufeld) 11022, 11024, 12488-9, 12491-2 (Ralston) 10809-10 (Sather) 9741 (Simpson, S.) 10204-5, 10805
Expressions of interest for bioenergy projects (Neufeld) 12495-6 (Penner) 12271-2, 12670-3 (Simpson, B.) 12495-6, 12670-3
Facilities, security during Olympic Games (Bains) 11664-5 (Hansen) 11665
Facilities, security during Olympic Games, impact of costs on rates See Electricity rates under Energy
Fairness commissioner, role in contract bidding process See Contracts, procure-to-pay project above under this main heading
Financial situation (Hawes) 9743
Government policy (Simpson, S.) 10954-5
Power Smart program See Energy
Privatization (Coons) 10010-1 (Macdonald) 10199-200 (Sather) 9739-42
Rates See Electricity rates under Energy
Role
changes (Evans) 10816 (Gentner) 10856-7, 10859-60 (Hammell) 10808 (Horgan) 10794-8, 10989 (Lali) 10860-3 (Macdonald) 10800-2 (Neufeld) 10792 (Puchmayr) 10818, 12364 (Ralston) 10808-9 (Routley) 10866-8 (Sather) 10820, 10822 (Simpson, S.) 10805-6 (Trevena) 10824
climate change initiatives (Simpson, S.) 12712
community-based energy development (Penner) 9993-4 (Simpson, S.) 9994
role during NDP administration (Neufeld) 10895 (Penner) 10812-3 (Simpson, S.) 11143
run-of-the-river hydro projects (Hawes) 11935
Sharing of consumption information with municipalities for detection of grow ops See Grow ops and meth labs, access to electricity consumption information by local authorities under Substance abuse and addiction
Smart metering and infrastructure program See Energy
Sponsorship agreement for Olympic Games (Bains) 11664 (Hansen) 11664
Transmission system See British Columbia Transmission Corporation
British Columbia Hydro Public Power Legacy and Heritage Contract Act

Title (Puchmayr) 12364
British Columbia Innovation Council

Funding (Coell) 10004-5 (Robertson) 10004-5
British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, B.C.

Funding (Coell) 11005, 11008
British Columbia Investment Management Corp.

Investment decisions (Taylor) 12186-7
Investment decisions and relationship with B.C. government agencies (Ralston) 11917-8 (Taylor) 11917-8
Investment in forest industry companies (Fleming) 12187 (Fraser) 12185-6
British Columbia Legislative Internship program

Interns commended (Abbott) 13149 (Farnworth) 13149
British Columbia Legislative Library

Annual report, 2007, tabled (Speaker) 12882
Status (Gentner) 11180
British Columbia Liberal Party

Campaign statements on education and health care (James) 13595
Campaign statements on health care (Brar) 11799 (Dix) 11674 (Puchmayr) 11792
Donations from industry (Brar) 11258 (Coons) 10277 (de Jong) 13378, 13380 (Gentner) 10069 (Karagianis) 11354 (Krog) 13378 (Lali) 13379-80 (Richmond) 11258 (Simpson, S.) 12710, 13378-9
Handling of 2005 election campaign (James) 12912
Position on Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act while in opposition (Dix) 11954
British Columbia Liberal Party – Government

Accomplishments and goals (Chong) 13599 (Fraser) 9748-9 (Gentner) 9693 (Hawes) 9745, 9747 (Hayer) 9675 (Karagianis) 9882-3 (McIntyre) 9645, 9650, 10052 (Nuraney) 9694-5 (Throne speech) 9622 (Wyse) 9940
Accountability and openness (Austin) 11343 (Bains) 11309-10 (Bennett) 10280 (Conroy) 10746 (Coons) 13517-8 (Dix) 11316 (Farnworth) 10754 (Fleming) 13700 (Fraser) 11304-7 (Horgan) 10261, 10263-4 (James) 9634, 10271-4, 12912-3, 13417 (Karagianis) 10317-8 (Krog) 10256-7, 10260, 11313-4, 13452 (Macdonald) 10291-5, 11123-4, 11218-9, 12951, 13465 (Puchmayr) 11297-8, 11622-3 (Ralston) 12715 (Routley) 10265-6, 10268-9, 13521-2 (Sather) 10307-10 (Simons) 11240-1 (Simpson, S.) 11625-6, 11628, 12355, 12706-7 (Thorne) 12360 (Trevena) 11301 (Wyse) 10300-2
Actions
action on issues (Coons) 10276-9 (Roddick) 10027
action on issues raised by opposition (James) 9652
action on stated priorities (James) 9650-2, 12913 (Krog) 9660-1
actions since 2001 election (Macdonald) 12196 (Routley) 10866-9
sustainability (Coons) 11843
Advertising and announcements See Government
Approach to governing (James) 9652-3 (Krog) 10259 (Macdonald) 12950 (Routley) 12521 (Simons) 13491-2 (Simpson, S.) 12530
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust
government comment on issues See also Government non-interference under Justice system
(Campbell) 12913-5 (Farnworth) 12416 (Oppal) 9634, 9795, 12094-5, 12415-6
police investigation prior to trial See Police investigation of alleged breach of trust below under this main heading
release of government documents (Farnworth) 9635, 10437 (James) 9634-5 (Krog) 9635, 9795 (Kwan) 11213-4 (Oppal) 9635, 9795, 11214 (Simpson, S.) 9636
release of government documents, role of Deputy Attorney General See Role in release of government documents relating to Basi-Virk court case under Seckel, Allan
release of government documents, role of Premier's office (de Jong) 10014 (James) 12913-5 (Krog) 9933-4, 10024, 12094, 12187-8, 12269, 12415-6 (Oppal) 10437, 12188, 12269 (Ralston) 12094-5, 12188, 12269, 12416 (Speaker) 10073-4
witnesses (Farnworth) 10437 (Oppal) 10437-8
Budgets and throne speeches
balanced budgets (Bennett) 9943 (Ilich) 9877
content (Chouhan) 9849
relationship of 2008-09 budget to throne speech (Simons) 9821, 9824
speeches (Fraser) 9748 (Puchmayr) 9696
themes (Brar) 9956 (Chong) 9896 (Cubberley) 9873-4 (Fleming) 9831 (James) 9650-1 (Kwan) 10083-4 (Polak) 9653 (Routley) 10102 (Taylor) 9802 (Thorpe) 9903
Centralization initiatives (Chudnovsky) 13339
Consultation with sectors on issues (Thorpe) 10390
Contracts, cost of long-term contracts (Fleming) 13697-8
Deregulation initiatives (Chudnovsky) 13336-7 (Gentner) 13255 (Karagianis) 13224 (Puchmayr) 13287 (Sather) 13311 (Simons) 13251 (Simpson, S.) 13227-8
Economic plan for province See Economy – B.C. economy
Financial management (Bennett) 9943 (Cantelon) 10110-1 (Gentner) 13613, 13616-7 (Hansen) 13354-5, 13567, 13714 (Hawes) 13619-21 (Karagianis) 13609-10 (Krog) 13450, 13602-4 (Kwan) 13708 (Les) 13660-1, 13663 (McIntyre) 13605 (MacKay) 13611-2 (Nuraney) 13593 (Ralston) 13570-2 (Sather) 13309-10, 13623-4 (Sultan) 13704-5 (Wyse) 13675-7 (Yap) 9819-20, 13638
Financial management and priorities (Fleming) 13700-1 (Fraser) 13640-2 (Hayer) 13709-10 (Simons) 13651
Goals See Accomplishments and goals above under this main heading
Ideology See Philosophy and policies below under this main heading
Legislation (Bains) 11558 (Puchmayr) 11622-3 (Simons) 12534-5
Legislation, bill titles (Puchmayr) 12364
Legislation, legal challenges (Puchmayr) 12938
MLAs
comments in House (Horgan) 12218-9
comments on budgets while in opposition (Simpson, B.) 9838
comments on climate action plan (Simpson, S.) 9677-8
conduct during NDP MLAs' debate in House (Dix) 13469 (Horgan) 13484
conduct in House (Lali) 11850, 11852
debate, priorities (Lali) 12216
position on 2002 legislation on health workers' collective bargaining (Dix) 12127 (Simons) 12534-5
role in distribution of school playground funding (James) 10190
Performance (Bloy) 13655 (Coons) 11841 (James) 12912-3 (Karagianis) 13607-8, 13610 (Simons) 13651-2
Performance on oversight issues and issues of responsibility (Hammell) 13496 (Simpson, S.) 13442-3
Performance on transportation infrastructure projects (Falcon) 10602-3, 10767, 10877, 11629, 11633
Philosophy and policies (Black) 11189 (Cantelon) 9639 (Evans) 13511 (Farnworth) 13711-3 (McIntyre) 10052-5 (Trevena) 10048
Police investigation of alleged breach of trust, government response (Karagianis) 10435 (Macdonald) 10436 (Thorne) 10435
Police investigation of alleged breach of trust, search warrant protocol See Execution of search warrants under Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.
Policies
climate change and trade and investment policies (Wyse) 13087
climate change and transportation policies (Puchmayr) 11624-5
deregulation initiatives (Gentner) 10858-60
drafting of policies (Gentner) 13258
financing of capital projects (Krog) 13450-1
green policies (Fraser) 12362 (Horgan) 12356, 12358 (Routley) 10100
impact on British Columbians (Lali) 13656 (Routley) 9668-72
impact on children (Simons) 13648
impact on economy See also Economic plan under Economy – B.C. economy
(Hayer) 9672-3
impact on economy and government programs (Sultan) 13179-80
impact on economy and social services (Routley) 13680-4 (Wyse) 13674-7
impact on environment (James) 11377
impact on health care system (Chouhan) 12993, 12995 (Dix) 10623-4, 12990-3
impact on low-income earners and youth (Macdonald) 12950
impact on poverty levels (Brar) 9917-8 (Kwan) 9919-20
impact on seniors health care (Coons) 11604-5
impact on services and workers (Lali) 12215
labour relations See Government handling of labour relations under Labour
land development policies (Sather) 13192-3
municipal interests and powers See Relationship with provincial government; Powers and responsibilities under Government – Local government
post-secondary education funding policies (Fleming) 12380
relationship of climate change strategy to other policies (Simpson, B.) 9841 (Simpson, S.) 9677-8
relationship to public interest (Macdonald) 10627-8
Position on issues
child care (Bloy) 10335-6 (Cantelon) 10334
deficit budgets (Bloy) 13654 (Chong) 13596 (Falcon) 13643-4 (Farnworth) 13712-3 (Fleming) 13700 (Hansen) 13567 (Lali) 13656, 13659 (Les) 13660 (Ralston) 13568, 13570-4 (Thorpe) 13670 (Yap) 13637
ferry fares (Macdonald) 13239
independent power producers (Hawes) 11934-6 (Horgan) 11939 (McIntyre) 10951-3, 11937-8
local government powers (Fraser) 12361-2 (Simpson, S.) 12355
photo radar (Falcon) 10772
privatization See also Privatization initiatives below under this main heading
(Macdonald) 12196 (Simpson, S.) 12529
public-private partnerships (Dix) 13530-1 (Gentner) 10065 (Sather) 13310-1, 13624-5
Priorities See also Financial management and priorities above under this main heading
(Austin) 13515-6 (Bains) 13299-303 (Brar) 13291-3, 13501-2 (Coleman) 13305, 13307 (Coons) 13296-9 (Farnworth) 13349-52 (Fleming) 13340 (Fraser) 13280-3 (Gentner) 13254-6 (Herbert) 13258-9, 13487 (James) 13419 (Karagianis) 13224-5 (Krog) 11964, 13448-9 (Lali) 13327-31 (Les) 13332 (Macdonald) 13237-40 (McGinn) 13479-80 (Puchmayr) 13284-7 (Routley) 13240-5 (Sather) 13308-11 (Simons) 13249-50, 13253, 13648-9 (Thorpe) 13247-9 (Trevena) 13263-5 (Wyse) 13268
Privatization initiatives (Chudnovsky) 13336-7 (Gentner) 13509, 13614-5, 13617 (Karagianis) 11783, 13453, 13608-10 (Sather) 11728-9, 13310, 13624-5
Program names and slogans (Brar) 9957 (Karagianis) 9765 (Routley) 13680, 13683
Public perception (Macdonald) 11712-3
Regional initiatives with other jurisdictions (McIntyre) 9647
Relationship with federal government See also Federal-provincial relations under Government
(Black) 10125 (Falcon) 10760 (Farnworth) 10125-6
Relationship with federal government, impact on funding for B.C. social programs (Krog) 10127-8
Slogans See Program names and slogans above under this main heading
Trust issue (Chouhan) 11872 (Karagianis) 11355 (Routley) 13680-1, 13683 (Simpson, S.) 9678-9
Vision (Falcon) 10215-6 (Wyse) 10220-1, 10223
British Columbia Lottery Corporation

Board of directors, letter from chairman tabled (van Dongen) 13037
Board of directors, meeting with John van Dongen (Farnworth) 12658 (van Dongen) 12657-8
Chief executive officer See Hayden, Dana
Freedom-of-information request by CBC See Investigation into casino transactions under Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Management of casinos, handling and reporting of financial transactions (Campbell) 12926-7, 12930 (Farnworth) 12658 (Gentner) 12736, 13107, 13150 (James) 12657, 12926-8 (Krog) 12658, 12735-6 (Lali) 13098-107 (Ralston) 12737 (van Dongen) 12657-8, 12735-7, 13098-107, 13150-1
Management of casinos, report by Auditor General See Auditor General
Ministerial responsibility, conflict-of-interest issue (Lali) 13113
Role in handling of freedom-of-information requests (Lali) 13103 (van Dongen) 13103
British Columbia Medical Association

Position on home care funding and residential care beds (Gentner) 12845-6
Report on home and community care system (Kwan) 11890-2
British Columbia Nature

Funding (Penner) 12808 (Sather) 12808
British Columbia Pavilion Corporation

Board chair See Podmore, David
Board, meetings with Tourism, Sport and the Arts Minister (Hagen) 11856, 11859-60 (Macdonald) 11856, 11858-60
Board, merger with board of Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project (Hagen) 11859-60 (Macdonald) 10747, 11859-60
Communications with government (Hagen) 11858 (Macdonald) 11858
Relationship with Partnerships B.C. re B.C. Place Stadium (Gentner) 11911 (Taylor) 11911-2
B.C. Place Stadium, Vancouver, B.C.

Heating control (Hagen) 11855
Heating control and costs, link to management bonus structure (Macdonald) 11855
Management See British Columbia Pavilion Corporation
Operational audit (Hagen) 11858-9 (Macdonald) 11858-9
Refit proposal (Fleming) 13528 (Hagen) 12818-9
Roof issues
assessments and maintenance, work by riggers (Hagen) 11859 (Macdonald) 11859
implementation of roof deflation report recommendations (Hagen) 11855 (Macdonald) 11855
replacement See Roof replacement below under this main heading
roof status (Bains) 12819 (Chudnovsky) 12819 (Hagen) 12819-20 (Karagianis) 12820 (Kwan) 12820 (Macdonald) 12818, 12878 (Simpson, S.) 12819
roof status, 2006 report (Hagen) 11776-7, 11853 (Macdonald) 11617, 11776-7, 11853-4
Roof replacement
budget and time line (Hagen) 11856 (Macdonald) 11855-6
costs (Farnworth) 10290 (Gentner) 13255-6, 13617
information briefings to opposition (Hagen) 11854 (Macdonald) 11854-5
procurement process (Hagen) 11857-9 (Macdonald) 11857-8
proposal for retractable roof as part of stadium refit See Refit proposal above under this main heading
replacement (Farnworth) 11777 (Hagen) 10289-90, 11213, 11617, 11777-8, 11858 (Macdonald) 10289-90, 11213, 11617, 11776-7, 11858, 11869
report on options (Hagen) 11710, 11854, 11869 (Macdonald) 11710, 11854
British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters Association

Activities and advocacy (James) 10431-2
British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund

Facility project (Chudnovsky) 12151 (Coleman) 12151
British Columbia Progress Board

Comments on child poverty in B.C. (Kwan) 9919-20
Comments on investment in research and development (Fleming) 11045
Recommendations for lower mainland economy (Ralston) 9814
Recommendations on literacy (Cubberley) 9874
Report and recommendations on social conditions in B.C. (Ralston) 9810, 9816
British Columbia Rail

Annual report, 2007, and audited financial statements for period ended December 31, 2007 (Falcon) 13121
Land acquisition for new rail yard (Gentner) 10067
Relationship with ranching industry See Ranching industry, relationship with rail companies under Livestock industry
Sale (Puchmayr) 11623 (Routley) 10101, 11887-8
Sale, police investigation into sale process, court case See Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust under British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
Services See Railways and rail services
British Columbia Rail Corridor Safety Act, 2008

(Bill M202) (Wyse) 1R, 11284; ruled out of order, 11319
Debate, speakers (Wyse) 11284
Petition tabled (Wyse) 12417
British Columbia Railway Act

Amendments (Ralston) 10173, 10653-4 (Taylor) 10653-4
British Columbia Railway Company See British Columbia Rail
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society

Funding (Abbott) 13381 (Kwan) 13380-1
British Columbia School Trustees Association

Resolution on TILMA agreement (Wyse) 12325
British Columbia Securities Commission

Investigation of insider trading allegation involving Western Forest Products See Removal of land from tree farm licence under Western Forest Products Inc.
British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Enforcement activities, role of justice system and police forces (Bell) 10575-6 (Fraser) 10575-6
Financial reporting requirements (Bell) 10574 (Sultan) 10573-4, 10577
Funding (Bell) 10575-7 (Fraser) 10575-7 (Krog) 10357-8 (Sultan) 10573-4 (Wyse) 12577
Legislation See Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2008
Position on ethylene glycol antifreeze ban (Bell) 10571 (Fraser) 10571-3
Position on exotic species and wildlife protection legislation (Penner) 12582
Powers and role (Bell) 10356, 10570-1, 10574-5 (Fraser) 10570-1, 10574, 10576-7 (Sultan) 10573-5
Relationship with government (Bell) 10570, 10576
B.C. Stats

Report on biofuel (Horgan) 11033-4 (Ralston) 11130 (Robertson) 11081 (Sather) 11073 (Simpson, S.) 11077 (Trevena) 11069
British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association

Role in solar power initiative (Penner) 9992
British Columbia Teachers Federation

Advertising (Bloy) 13652
British Columbia timber sales program

Account changes, opportunities See Joint ventures with first nations below under this main heading
Category 2 program (Coleman) 11991 (Simpson, B.) 11991-2
Joint ventures with first nations (Coleman) 10348, 10354, 10439-44 (Simpson, B.) 10439-44
Operations
cost (Coleman) 12070 (Simpson, B.) 10350, 12070
impact of winter storms (Coleman) 12068 (Simpson, B.) 12068
opportunities (Coleman) 10348
timber pricing (Coleman) 12068-9 (Simpson, B.) 12068-9
Sales, decked wood (Coleman) 12071 (Simpson, B.) 12071
Silviculture liability reporting (Coleman) 12070-1 (Simpson, B.) 12070-1
Structural review, implementation of recommendations (Simpson, B.) 12068-9
Timber sales advisory council (Coleman) 11991 (Simpson, B.) 11991, 11994
Timber volumes (Coleman) 12023, 12070 (Simpson, B.) 12023-4, 12070
Tracking of contractor bankruptcies (Coleman) 12071 (Simpson, B.) 12071
Tracking of licensee cost information (Coleman) 10445-6 (Simpson, B.) 10445-6
British Columbia Transit See also Transit services; particular services and locations

Bus fleet (Falcon) 10757
Funding (Falcon) 10216
British Columbia Transmission Corporation

Debt cap (Horgan) 10696-7 (Taylor) 10696-7
Decision on power line project in Tsawwassen area (Gentner) 12550-1 (Neufeld) 12550-2
Responsibilities re access of independent power producers to transmission system (Horgan) 12549 (Neufeld) 12549-50
Study on reduction of energy loss in transmission system (Neufeld) 12550
Vancouver Island transmission reinforcement project See Electricity supply under Vancouver Island
British Columbia Transportation Financing Authority

Budget allocation and project financing (Falcon) 10376-7 (Karagianis) 10376-7
British Columbia Trappers Association

Work of organization (Cantelon) 10885
British Columbia Utilities Commission

Annual report, 2007-08, tabled (Oppal) 13383
Approval of deferral accounts to cover Olympic security costs for utilities (Horgan) 13633
Authority and powers (Horgan) 10972-3 (Neufeld) 10972-3
Decision on B.C. Hydro agreement with Alcan See Agreement with Alcan on power purchase, B.C. Utilities Commission decision under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Decision on rate rebalancing (Horgan) 10977-8 (Neufeld) 10977-8
Decision-making process (Austin) 10140 (Campbell) 10194 (Fraser) 10140 (Horgan) 10141 (Neufeld) 10140-1, 10193, 10234-5 (Penner) 11386 (Simpson, S.) 10806 (Taylor) 10694-7
Investigation into Crown Corporation sponsorship of Olympic Games (Bains) 11668 (Hansen) 11668
Legislation See Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15); Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill M211)
Legislation, changes (Throne speech) 9623
Oversight of public utilities planning (Horgan) 10975-6 (Neufeld) 10975-6
Regulation of electricity prices See Electricity rates under Energy
Regulatory responsibilities (Horgan) 10973-4 (Neufeld) 10973-4
Reporting requirements (Horgan) 10975 (Neufeld) 10975
Role
changes (Austin) 10803-4 (Gentner) 10857-60 (Hammell) 10808 (Horgan) 10793, 10972-3 (Neufeld) 10633, 10792, 10972-3 (Penner) 10813 (Puchmayr) 10817, 10819 (Ralston) 10809 (Sather) 10820, 10823 (Simons) 10865-6 (Simpson, S.) 10806-7
energy supply contracts (Horgan) 10993-4, 11021-3, 11025-6, 11028, 11031 (Neufeld) 10993-4, 11022, 11024-8, 11031
Highway 37 electrification project (Horgan) 12552
rate structure of automobile insurance (van Dongen) 13153
role in purchase of Terasen Gas by Kinder Morgan See also Terasen Gas Inc.
(Simpson, S.) 10806
smart metering and infrastructure program (Horgan) 10795-6, 10798-9, 10993, 12494 (Neufeld) 10993, 12494-5 (Sather) 10823
transmission system planning (Horgan) 10974-5 (Neufeld) 10974-5
British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association

Relationship with Agriculture Ministry (Bains) 11106 (Bell) 11105-6
British Columbia Wildlife Federation

Position on exotic species and wildlife protection legislation (Penner) 12582
British Columbia Wood Specialties Group

Role (Coleman) 11993-4 (Simpson, B.) 11994
B.C.–Canada Place

Site at 2008 Olympic Games See 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, B.C.–Canada Place under Olympic Games
Broadfoot, Maureen

Comments on power line project in Tsawwassen area (Gentner) 12550 (Neufeld) 12551
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Investment in forest industry companies (Fraser) 12185-6
Brooks, Michael

Lobbyist activities and meetings with government officials (Campbell) 12924 (James) 12924
Broughton Archipelago

Salmon farms, fallowing (Austin) 9795, 11176-7 (Bell) 11176-7 (Fraser) 10290
Salmon farms, new licences (Bell) 11177
Brown, Rosemary

Commemoration on postage stamp (Herbert) 13556-7
Bruce, Graham

Comments as cabinet minister during debate on health workers legislation (Kwan) 12520
Meetings with Premier Gordon Campbell and cabinet ministers (Campbell) 12958-60 (James) 12958-61
Potential conflict of interest in work for Cowichan Tribes treaty committee (Campbell) 12958-61 (James) 12958-61
Bruce, Ian

Comments on carbon tax (Taylor) 10169
Buchanan, Bill

Death (Hammell) 10151
Buckland, Peter

Engineering work and awards (Sultan) 10886
Budget See also 2008-09 budget under Budgets

Budget address (Taylor) 9796-802; approved 10170
Divisions: budget approved 10170
Debate 9796-803, 9812-45, 9847-62, 9871-906, 9934-66, 10009-15, 10025-55, 10057-72, 10081-114, 10142-70
Debate, speakers (Abbott) 10153-7 (Bains) 9899-903 (Bell) 9952-6 (Bennett) 9943-7 (Black) 9884-9 (Bloy) 10044-8 (Bond) 9959-64 (Brar) 9956-9 (Cantelon) 10110-4 (Chong) 9894-9 (Chouhan) 9849-51 (Christensen) 10094-8 (Chudnovsky) 10040-4 (Coleman) 9825-9 (Conroy) 10106-10 (Coons) 10009-13 (Cubberley) 9872-7 (Dix) 10157-61 (Evans) 10164-8 (Farnworth) 10090-4 (Fleming) 9829-34 (Gentner) 10065-9 (Hammell) 10150-3 (Hansen) 9834-8 (Hawes) 10069-72, 10081-2 (Hayer) 10061-5 (Horgan) 9889-94 (Ilich) 9877-9 (Karagianis) 9879-84 (Krog) 10057-61 (Kwan) 10082-7 (Lali) 9947-52 (Lee) 10161-4 (Lekstrom) 9860-2, 9871-2 (Les) 10102-6 (Macdonald) 10033-7 (McIntyre) 10052-5 (Mayencourt) 10087-90 (Neufeld) 10146-50 (Nuraney) 10037-40 (Puchmayr) 9964-6 (Ralston) 9802-3, 9812-8 (Reid) 9934-40 (Richmond) 9851-5 (Robertson) 10142-6 (Roddick) 10014-5, 10025-7 (Routley) 10098-102 (Rustad) 9842-5, 9847-8 (Sather) 10027-30 (Simons) 9821-5 (Simpson, B.) 9838-42 (Sultan) 10030-3 (Taylor) 9796-802, 10168-70 (Thorne) 9855-60 (Thorpe) 9903-6 (Trevena) 10048-52 (Wyse) 9940-3 (Yap) 9818-21
Committee of Supply resolutions approved and funds granted 13147
Interim supply See Supply Act (No. 1), 2008
Management of public funds and debt, estimates 11921
Other appropriations, estimates 11921, 12090, 12811
Supplementary estimates 2007-08 See also particular ministries
contingencies and new programs
debate 9967-74
speakers (Brar) 9969-70 (Macdonald) 9971-2 (Ralston) 9967-9, 9972-4 (Robertson) 9968-9 (Simpson, S.) 9970-1 (Taylor) 9967-73
Committee of Supply resolutions approved and supplementary funds granted 9974, 9995, 10000, 10004, 10006
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2008

(Bill 2) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 9803; 2R, 10171-85; C, 10650-65, 10693-705, 10726-32; 3R, 10732; RA, 11899-900
Amdts: sec. 64 (Taylor) 10701, approved 10702; to add sec. 121.1, 125 (Taylor) 10731, approved 10731
Divisions: 2R approved 10184-5
Debate, speakers (Coons) 10726-7 (Horgan) 10178-82, 10652, 10694-7 (Karagianis) 10182-3 (Penner) 10702-5 (Ralston) 10173-8, 10650-65, 10697-705, 10726-31 (Robertson) 10184 (Taylor) 9803, 10171-3, 10651-65, 10694-702, 10705, 10726-31 (Trevena) 10183-4
Commencement dates (Taylor) 10731
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act

Amendments See also Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009
(Hansen) 13557
Filing of service plans by government organizations, exemptions (Taylor) 9804
Budgets

2007-08 budget, additional funds
additional funds for ministries (Macdonald) 10033
coverage of climate action dividend costs (Ralston) 9967-8, 9972-4 (Robertson) 9968 (Simpson, S.) 9970-1 (Taylor) 9967-73
designation as contingency funds (Ralston) 9972-3 (Taylor) 9972-3
legislation See Supply Act, 2007-2008 (Supplementary Estimates)
ministerial responsibility (Penner) 9990-1 (Simpson, S.) 9990-1
NDP position (Bloy) 10044
supplementary estimates See Budget; Estimates process under Legislature
use (Ralston) 9969 (Taylor) 9967, 9969
2008-09 budget See also Budget
additional funds for ministries (de Jong) 10017-8, 10196-7, 10373, 10375 (Ralston) 10371, 10375 (Simpson, S.) 10206
allocation for climate change initiatives (Simpson, S.) 9970-1 (Taylor) 9970-1
balanced budget (Neufeld) 10146-7
content (Black) 9884 (Coons) 10009, 10011 (Evans) 10167 (Farnworth) 10092 (Krog) 10057-61 (Lee) 10162-4 (Macdonald) 10033 (Neufeld) 10147-8 (Simpson, B.) 9838-9 (Sultan) 10031 (Taylor) 10170 (Thorpe) 9903 (Wyse) 9940
forecast allowance and contingency funding (Taylor) 9799
government priorities (Austin) 9867-8 (Chouhan) 9849-51 (Chudnovsky) 10040, 10043-4 (de Jong) 9865-70 (Fleming) 9830-1 (James) 9865-7 (Macdonald) 10034-5 (Ralston) 9802-3, 9867 (Thorne) 9855 (Trevena) 10048-9, 10051-2
government priorities in transportation funding (Simpson, S.) 11627
green content (Bloy) 10044 (Brar) 9957 (Conroy) 10106-7 (Dix) 10159 (Gentner) 10066-7 (Kwan) 10082-3, 10085 (Robertson) 10143-4 (Sather) 10027 (Simpson, S.) 10205-6, 11138, 12274 (Trevena) 10048-50
impact on low- and middle-income earners (Lali) 9948-9
legislation See Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2008
NDP position (de Jong) 9868-70 (McIntyre) 10053 (Trevena) 10050
use of surplus funds (de Jong) 10209, 10372-3 (Ralston) 10373
2009-10 budget, content (Hansen) 13717 (Ralston) 13574-5, 13717 (Wyse) 13677
Balanced budgets
balanced budgets during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations (Polak) 13678-9
legislation See also Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act
(Horgan) 13667-8
legislation during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations (Chong) 13596-8 (Falcon) 13643 (Fleming) 13700 (Hansen) 13718 (Les) 13660 (Ralston) 13718
NDP position (Hawes) 13619 (Thorpe) 13669-70
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2008-09–2010-11, tabled (Taylor) 9804
Budget process
estimation of emergency needs (de Jong) 10374-5 (Hansen) 13718, 13725 (Ralston) 10374-5, 13570, 13572-3, 13718
forecasting (Farnworth) 13719 (Hansen) 13715-7, 13719 (Ralston) 13715-7 (Yap) 13638
participants commended (Hawes) 13619-20
process (Fleming) 11042
role of public servants (Horgan) 13664
Consideration of economic and environmental factors (Taylor) 9796
Deficit budgets, B.C. Liberal Party position (Bloy) 13654 (Chong) 13596 (Falcon) 13643-4 (Farnworth) 13712-3 (Fleming) 13700 (Hansen) 13567 (Lali) 13656, 13659 (Les) 13660 (Ralston) 13568, 13570-4 (Thorpe) 13670 (Yap) 13637
Deficit budgets during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Fraser) 13640 (Karagianis) 13609 (Kwan) 13705-6 (Lali) 13656, 13659-60 (Ralston) 13570-1
Management (Taylor) 9799
Priorities (Falcon) 13644
Public debate (Krog) 11960 (Ralston) 11971 (Trevena) 12941
Special warrants See Legislature
Supplementary estimates See Estimates process under Legislature
Themes See Budgets and throne speeches under British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
Use of surplus funds, NDP position (Ralston) 9973-4 (Taylor) 9973
Building Code

Green building code See Construction industry
Building design, inspections, standards, etc. See Construction industry
Built Green certification See Green building design under Construction industry
Bulkley Valley District Hospital, Smithers, B.C.

Dialysis services, petition tabled (MacKay) 10347
Bulkley Valley–Stikine constituency and area

Boundary changes and reconstitution as new constituency (MacKay) 10537
Description (MacKay) 9759
Bullying See Violence
Burke Mountain See Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area
Burma/Myanmar

Cyclone in southern delta area (Campbell) 12261
Cyclone in southern delta area, government action (Fraser) 12733-4
Public health issues (Gentner) 12054
Burnaby, B.C. See also Burnaby North constituency and area; Burnaby-Edmonds constituency and area; Burquitlam constituency and area

Affordable housing (Chouhan) 9849
Affordable housing, rental assistance (Coleman) 13305
Burnaby Mountain gondola transit proposal (Bloy) 13558
Business community (Bloy) 13209
Child care services, funding (Reid) 12336 (Trevena) 12335
City council recommendations on Evergreen transit line (Chouhan) 10763 (Falcon) 10763-4
Health care services (Bloy) 9777-8
Health care services, ambulance and health services (Chouhan) 9851
Homelessness task force (Chouhan) 12183-4
Infrastructure, government investment (Bloy) 13653
Schools, new school for Burnaby Mountain area (Bloy) 10962
Seniors wellness program funding (Abbott) 12635-6 (Chouhan) 12635, 12994
Seniors wellness program funding, petition tabled (Chouhan) 11447
Transportation infrastructure (Bloy) 13196-8
Volunteerism and volunteer festival (Lee) 11864
Willingdon centre for dual-diagnosis addiction and mental health treatment (Abbott) 12693, 12701-2 (Chudnovsky) 12701-2
Women of the World event for information on programs and services for women (Chouhan) 11117
Burnaby Board of Trade

Pacific gateway committee (Lee) 13271
Burnaby Board of Trade Business Excellence Awards

Recipients (Bloy) 13209
Burnaby Children's Centres Society

Work of organization (Chouhan) 11442-3
Burnaby General Hospital, Burnaby, B.C.

Emergency services facilities (Nuraney) 13201
Burnaby North constituency and area

Scandinavian cultural events (Lee) 10285
Burnaby-Edmonds constituency and area

Constituents' concerns re Olympic Games finances (Chouhan) 13493-4
Issues and concerns (Chouhan) 9849
Burns Bog

Impact of transportation project in area (Gentner) 10066-7 (Simpson, S.) 11627-8
Management during B.C. Liberal and NDP administrations (Falcon) 11628
Protection (Gentner) 9690-1
Burns, Jonathan

Contract with Health Ministry (Abbott) 13079-80 (Dix) 12163, 13079-80
Burquitlam constituency and area

StrongStart B.C. centres (Bloy) 11923
Burquitlam Lions Club

Work of organization and Christmas hamper fund (Thorne) 13272
Burrard Thermal power station

Operations during NDP administration (Penner) 12285
Phase-out of station (Horgan) 12549 (Neufeld) 12549
Buses and bus service See School buses under Education – Schools; South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink); Transit services
Bush, George W.

Approach to governing (Sather) 13624
Comments on taxation of energy companies (Ralston) 10178
Business See also Corporations

Business climate (Cantelon) 9644
Commission for collection of sales tax and hotel room tax (Les) 13334
International business, investment in B.C. See Investment
Organizations, position on and role in TILMA agreement (Puchmayr) 13097 (Wyse) 12324, 12332
Public-private partnerships See also specific projects and project areas
agreements, government disclosure See Financial reporting on public-private partnership contracts under Government
benefits (Falcon) 10673-4, 12609 (Mayencourt) 11556-7
borrowing costs and financing issues (Falcon) 10678-9 (Karagianis) 10677-9, 13453-6 (Simpson, S.) 11626-7
B.C. Liberal Party position (Dix) 13530-1 (Gentner) 10065 (Sather) 13310-1, 13624-5
contract length and innovation (Falcon) 10676-7 (Karagianis) 10676
costs and value (Coons) 13519 (Falcon) 13525 (Gentner) 11552 (Karagianis) 10674, 10683-4
government accountability (Bains) 11559 (Brar) 11620 (Falcon) 11632-3 (Gentner) 11551-3 (Karagianis) 11542-7 (Ralston) 11547-8
government accounting (Falcon) 10666 (Routley) 10099
government involvement in other jurisdictions (Falcon) 10604-5
issues (Austin) 11618-9 (Dix) 13531
issues, media coverage (Gentner) 13508
legislation (Ralston) 12606
model (Falcon) 10668
monitoring and standards (Falcon) 10670
NDP position (Falcon) 10842, 11632, 12609 (McIntyre) 13606
performance and payment issues (Falcon) 10669-70 (Karagianis) 10669-70
projects in B.C. (Falcon) 10597, 10674-5, 10680-2, 10842 (Gentner) 13509
risk transfers (Evans) 13512 (Falcon) 10610-1
risk transfers and liability issues (Falcon) 12618-9 (Gentner) 11553-4 (Karagianis) 11543, 12618-9
role of global economy See Economy
value-for-money reports (Falcon) 10680-1 (Karagianis) 10680-1
Subsidies (Thorne) 11299-300
Business – Small business

Government consultation See Small business round table below under this main heading
Government initiatives (Thorpe) 9709-10
Government initiatives, NDP position (Thorpe) 13195
Government support (Robertson) 10145 (Thorpe) 13195-6
Growth (Thorpe) 9904-5
Growth since 2001 (Yap) 9819
Growth since 2001, comparison with growth during 1990s (Brar) 10381-2, 10425 (Thorpe) 10382, 10425
Impact of carbon tax See Impact on issues, small business under Carbon tax
Opportunities with Olympic Games (Brar) 10380-1 (Thorpe) 10380-1
Small business in B.C. (Brar) 10379 (Thorpe) 9708, 10379, 10381
Small business in B.C. during NDP administration (Hawes) 13620-1
Small business round table
consultation by government on climate change initiatives (Robertson) 10390 (Thorpe) 10390
consultation with small businesses impacted by Canada line construction (Robertson) 10400-1
discussions in non-English languages (Brar) 10427 (Thorpe) 10427
round table (Thorpe) 9709, 10388, 10390, 10400-1
Tax reductions
comparison with tax reductions for larger corporations (Brar) 10425
income tax (Brar) 13292-3 (Coleman) 13304 (Hansen) 13216, 13355 (Les) 13334 (Taylor) 10171 (Thorpe) 13246
reductions since 2001 (Brar) 10379-80 (Chong) 13597-8 (Thorpe) 10379-80
small business tax (Bennett) 9946
Taxation (Brar) 10380 (Thorpe) 9710
Taxation, comparison of B.C. with other provinces (Brar) 10380 (Thorpe) 10380
Taxation during NDP administration (Brar) 10425
Venture capital, tax credit (Thorpe) 9904
Business Paper Reduction Act

Repeal (Krog) 12372, 12762-3 (Oppal) 11522, 12372, 12762-3
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act

Amendments See also Public Safety and Solicitor General (Gift Card Certainty) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
(de Jong) 11207 (van Dongen) 11400-1
Butlin, Ron

Volunteer work (Chong) 12500
Buy B.C. program

Program (Bell) 11157-8 (Evans) 11156-9
Reinstatement (Evans) 10166, 12972

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