BC Legislature - Hansard Index (Subject and Business entries), Fourth Session, 38th Parliament

UBC See University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
UBCM See Union of British Columbia Municipalities
Ukrainians

Starvation campaign in 1930s Ukraine by Soviet leadership See Holodomor

Ungulates See Wildlife
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

Position on forest and range agreements and opportunities (Simpson, B.) 10349

Union of British Columbia Municipalities

Climate action charter See B.C. climate action charter under Climate change

Consultation by NDP government on agreement on internal trade (Lekstrom) 13090

Government consultation on municipal elections See Municipal elections, legislative amendments, consultation and survey under Elections

Meetings, attendance by Community Services Minister (Chong) 12370

Position on and government consultation on Public Health Act provisions (Abbott) 12899, 12903 (Ralston) 12899

Position on property assessment changes for 2009 taxation year (Brar) 13293-4 (Coons) 13296 (Farnworth) 13352-3 (Fraser) 13282 (Karagianis) 13223 (Krueger) 13388-90, 13392 (Puchmayr) 13289 (Ralston) 13220-1, 13388-9, 13391-2 (Routley) 13241 (Sather) 13397 (Wyse) 13266

Programs, community-to-community forums (Chong) 11813-4

Relationship with government (Fraser) 12361-2

Report and resolution on TILMA agreement (Wyse) 12325-9

Resolution on local government purchase of land at fair market value (Cubberley) 11363

Resolution on supportive housing funding and zoning (Brar) 10733

Unions See Labour; Trade unions
United Chinese Community Enrichment Service Society

Business and economic development division (Thorne) 10634

United Kingdom See Great Britain
United Nations

Comments on biofuel production (Horgan) 11495 (Simpson, B.) 11126 (Trevena) 11071

Comments on impact of human activity on environment (Simpson, B.) 11124-5

Committee's comments on B.C. government policies impacting women (Kwan) 12519 (Macdonald) 12197 (Routley) 12522 (Trevena) 13271

Labour organization See International Labour Organization

United Nations convention on the rights of the child

Provisions (Fraser) 13180 (Nuraney) 13181

United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples

B.C.'s and Canada's position (de Jong) 10492-3, 13119 (Fraser) 9749-50, 10492, 13119

United States

Biofuel production (Horgan) 11496 (Puchmayr) 11082 (Robertson) 11080, 11082 (Sather) 11073 (Simpson, B.) 11125 (Trevena) 11069-70

Cave protection legislation (Fraser) 12720-1 (Penner) 12721-2

Debt-to-GDP ratio (Sultan) 13703-4

Economy (Les) 13661 (Ralston) 9812-3

Election campaign spending, 2004 presidential campaign (Wyse) 10499, 10504

Health care system (Cubberley) 11807 (Dix) 10622-3 (Evans) 11894 (Fleming) 11878 (Macdonald) 11689 (Puchmayr) 11794-5 (Routley) 11887 (Sultan) 11722 (Thorne) 11788

Housing construction (Hansen) 11748 (Hawes) 13619

Housing, sub-prime mortgage market issues (Coleman) 12072-3 (Simpson, B.) 12072 (Sultan) 13704

Impact of government deregulation (Farnworth) 13345 (Simpson, S.) 13227

Patriot Act provisions on access to personal information, application to Canadian subsidiaries of American companies (Dix) 12159-61

Transportation infrastructure, toll road operation (Ralston) 11548-9

United Way of Trail and District

Activities (Conroy) 13210

Universities, colleges and institutes See Post-secondary education; Post-secondary education – Funding; Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
University Amendment Act, 2008

(Bill 34) (Minister of Advanced Education) 1R, 11704; 2R, 12374-86, 12417-22; C, 12748-61; 3R, 12762; RA, 13148

Amdts: sec. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Fleming) 12752, ruled out of order 12752; sec. 10 (two amdts) (Fleming) 12754-6, negatived 12756-7

Divisions: sec. 4 to 8 approved 12752, amdt. to sec. 10 negatived 12756, motion that committee rise and report bill complete without amendment approved 12761

Debate, speakers (Coell) 11704, 12374-5, 12421-2, 12748-55, 12757-61 (Fleming) 12375-84, 12748-57, 12759-61 (Ralston) 12417-20, 12748, 12757-59 (Trevena) 12384-6 (Wyse) 12420-1

Implementation (Coell) 12761 (Ralston) 12761

Provisions, impact on senates of existing universities (Coell) 12753 (Fleming) 12753

Purpose of bill (Coell) 11704, 12374-5

University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, B.C.

Chilliwack campus, technical and trades training facility (Les) 10104

Designation as university See University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, B.C.

Impact of changes to three-year funding plan (Fleming) 12377

Operations and university designation (Les) 11865-6

University Golf Club, Vancouver, B.C.

Golf course lands

sale (Fraser) 10490-1

transfer to Musqueam First Nation (de Jong) 10488-9, 10540, 10542

transfer to Musqueam First Nation, compensation (de Jong) 10565-6 (Fraser) 10565-6

University of British Columbia Properties Trust

Activities and oversight See also Financial management under University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

(Coell) 11013, 11018 (Fleming) 11013 (Ralston) 11013

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

Brain Research Centre (Abbott) 10002-3

Election of chancellor, voter participation (Coell) 12749 (Fleming) 12749-50

Enrolment, impact of new universities (Fleming) 12382

Facilities (Coell) 11011-2

Financial management, accountability and investments (Coell) 11013, 11019-20, 11036-8 (Ralston) 11012-3, 11018-20, 11036-8, 11917-8 (Taylor) 11917-8

Funding (Coell) 11011-2 (Fleming) 11010-1

Golf course lands, transfer to Musqueam First Nation See University Golf Club, Vancouver, B.C.

Graduates (Fleming) 12377

Medical program, number of students (Abbott) 10154

Okanagan campus (Kelowna), funding (Coell) 11011-2 (Fleming) 11011-2

Okanagan campus (Kelowna), medical program (Abbott) 10154

Public-private partnership project (Falcon) 10673 (Karagianis) 10673

Revenue from Musqueam land settlement (Coell) 11012

Sauder school of business, comments on privatization (Sather) 13624

Student housing (Coell) 11014 (Fleming) 11013-4

TRIUMF laboratory See Tri-University Meson Facility, Vancouver, B.C.

Website information, minutes of board of governors meetings (Coell) 11037 (Ralston) 11036

University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, B.C.

Facilities and programs (Coell) 11000

Fine arts program (Bond) 9961

Forestry program, scholarships and bursaries (Bell) 13357

Funding (Coell) 11000 (Simpson, B.) 10999-1000

Medical school, graduates (Bond) 9961

Role in local economy (Simpson, B.) 10999-1000

University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, B.C.

Chancellor See Minter, Brian

Chilliwack campus, trades training facility (Les) 13630

Former status as university college See University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, B.C.

Ranking (Les) 13208

University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.

Environmental Law Centre, report on impact of TILMA agreement on local government environmental initiatives (Wyse) 12330

Funding (Fleming) 11017

Japan-Canada job fair See Japan-Canada Chamber of Commerce

Legal research project See Grandparents raising grandchildren under Families

Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium See Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions See Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

Wellness atlas (Hogg) 10226

The University Presidents Council of British Columbia

Comments on proposed change in selection process for chancellors (Coell) 12748-9

Position on post-secondary education issues (Fleming) 12749-50

Upper Kimsquit River Conservancy

Establishment (Penner) 12423-4

Uranium

Development of mining industry in B.C., government policy (Horgan) 12541 (Krueger) 12542

Urban areas See Cities and towns; Communities
Urban forest stewardship initiative See Habitat Acquisition Trust
Urbanization

Urban containment and farm assessment practices (Cubberley) 10420

Urban sprawl, mitigation by community design See Green community design and development under Communities

User fees See Taxes and user fees under Consumers
Utilities

Consumer rates, impact of Olympics See Impact on issues under Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler

Electricity See Energy

Public utilities, long-term planning (Horgan) 10975-6 (Neufeld) 10975-6

Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15)

(Bill 15) (Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) 1R, 10633; 2R, 10792-825, 10855-69, 10892-8; C, 10970-94, 11021-31; 3R, 11031-2; RA, 11899-900

Amdts: sec. 11.1 (Horgan) 10978, negatived 10982; sec. 14 (Horgan) 11022, negatived 11029

Divisions: 2R approved 10898, sec. 11 approved 10978, amdt. to add sec. 11.1 negatived 10982, amdt. to sec. 14 negatived 11029, 3R approved 11031-2

Debate, speakers (Austin) 10803-4 (Evans) 10813-7 (Gentner) 10856-60 (Hammell) 10808 (Horgan) 10792-9, 10970-9, 10981-94, 11021-3, 11025-6, 11028-31 (Kwan) 10980-1 (Lali) 10860-3 (Lekstrom) 10869, 10892-4 (Macdonald) 10799-803 (Neufeld) 10633, 10792, 10894-8, 10970-80, 10982-94, 11021-31 (Penner) 10810-3 (Puchmayr) 10817-20 (Ralston) 10808-10 (Routley) 10866-9 (Sather) 10820-3 (Simons) 10863-6 (Simpson, S.) 10804-8, 10981 (Trevena) 10823-5, 10855-6

Debate by NDP MLAs (Neufeld) 10894-6

Definitions

"demand-side measure" (Horgan) 10970-1 (Neufeld) 10970-1

"eligible facility" (Horgan) 10990 (Neufeld) 10990

"government's energy objectives" (Horgan) 10976-7 (Lekstrom) 10869 (Neufeld) 10976-7 (Penner) 10811

Purpose of bill (Neufeld) 10633, 10894-5

Purpose of bill and regulations (Horgan) 10972, 11029-30 (Neufeld) 10972, 11029-30

Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill M211)

(Bill M211) (Gentner) 1R, 12501

Debate, speakers (Gentner) 12501

UVic See University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.