Province of British Columbia
Fifth Session, 38th Parliament – 2009
INDEX (Member entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Lali, Harry (Yale-Lillooet)

As subject
town hall meetings with constituents 14840
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, budget 13804-5
Agricultural land reserve, impact on agriculture industry 14520
Agriculture
government support 14365-6
government support in B.C. and Canada 13805
Auditor General report on government financial reporting 14364
Black, Iain, comments on minimum wage in throne speech debate 14840
B.C., interior B.C., health care services 13806
B.C. Liberal Party government
action on stated priorities 13802
financial management 14363-4
position on deficit budgets 13802-3
position on minimum wage 13804
priorities 13805-6
trust issue 13803
Budget debate 13802-6
Budgets
2009-10 budget content 13801-3
balanced budget legislation 13802
deficit budgets, B.C. Liberal Party position 13802-3
deficit budgets during B.C. Liberal Party administration 14363-4
deficit budgets during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 13806
Carbon tax 13806
Civil service employees, executive salaries 13805
Economy
conditions, government response 13802-3
economy during B.C. Liberal Party administration 13804
Education system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 13803
Environment Ministry, budget 13805
Environmental protection, government action 13804
First nations
income disparity between aboriginals and non-aboriginals 14840
new relationship with government 14840
treaty negotiations, government funding 13805
Food industry, meat-processing regulations, impact on local and small producers 13806
Forest industry, job loss 14364
Government
ministers and deputy ministers, accountability for meeting budget estimates 14363, 14366
ministers' salaries, salary holdback based on meeting of budget targets 14363
Health care
continuing and long-term care beds 14364-5
health care system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 13803
Highway 3
importance to communities 14127
maintenance and improvements, government investment 14127
Highway 5A, truck traffic issues 14126
Legislature, adjournment of spring sitting 14840
Livestock industry
North American industry changes since 1989 14518-20
ranching industry, government support 14365-6, 14518, 14520-1
Lytton, forest industry employment 14201
Lytton First Nation, consultation by government on forest licence transfer in area 14200-1
Lytton Lumber Ltd., transfer of forest licence, government consultation 14200-1
MLAs, retiring MLAs commended 14839
Merritt, health care beds 14365
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2008-2009, debate 14363-6
Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, use of legislation by B.C. Liberal Party government 14363-4
Oral questions
Transfer of Lytton Lumber forest licence 14200-1
Poverty, incidence in B.C. and government action 14364
Princeton General Hospital, services 14365
Private members' statements
Ranching in B.C. 14518-21
Safety, public safety system, government funding 13805
Singh, Kanwaljit, death 14752
Throne speech
content 13802
content and proposed amendment 14839-40
Throne speech debate 14839-40
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
2008-09 supplementary estimates debate 14126-7
staff commended 14126
Tributes
Aman Virk 14753
Kanwaljit Singh 14752
Virk, Aman, death 14753
Wages, minimum wage
B.C. Liberal Party position 13804
public opinion and impact on small business 14840
Welfare, government action on social welfare issues 13803-4
Williams, Matt, letter on ranching industry in B.C. 14365-6
Yale-Lillooet constituency and area
health care services 14365
road maintenance and improvements, funding 14126
town hall meetings with MLA, issues 14840
Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)

As subject
comments in debate (Chouhan) 14736
constituents and staff thanked 14455
education and immigration to Canada (Bloy) 14516
monthly open meetings at constituency office 14753
B.C. Institute of Technology programs 14457
Budget debate 14455-7, 14470-2
Budgets, 2009-10 budget
content 14455, 14457, 14470-1
priorities 14817
Burnaby
affordable housing 14456
arts and culture 13759
benefits of government investments 14735, 14817-20
community infrastructure investment 14471
development 14456
Discovery Place Research Park project 14456
education and housing 14818
environmental technology companies 13882-3, 14455-6, 14819
firefighters 14440
health care services 14456
immigrant services 14736
schools, construction and seismic upgrading 14472, 14735
schools, government investment 14456
Willingdon pretrial facility proposal, NDP position 14081-3, 14736
Burnaby Hospital, health care services 14817-8
Burnaby North constituency and area, constituent meetings with MLA 14753
The Canadian Red Cross Society, 100th anniversary and call centre fundraising event 14533
Children, programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 14472
Corrigan, Kathy, comments on proposed Willingdon pretrial facility 14082
Disabled persons, developmentally disabled persons, government support 14472
Discrimination and racism, racism awareness and elimination 14698
Economy
conditions, government response 14817, 14820
economy during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 14735-7
Education
curriculum, anti-racism and diversity awareness 14698
funding 14456, 14472, 14818
Employment, job creation and protection in B.C. 14817-20
Exports and imports
trade between B.C. and Asia 14471
trade between B.C. and Asia, Asia-Pacific initiative 14735, 14819
Firefighters, work commended 14440
First nations
children, services for children and families, policy principle re federal-provincial jurisdictional issues 14528
housing issues, government action 14528
youth suicide, integrated prevention initiative 14528
Health care
funding 14471
system, government initiatives and investments 14817-8
Housing, government initiatives and investments 14818
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers, government programs 14472
programs and services for immigrants to B.C., education and employment services 14470-1
Infrastructure, investment in projects
benefits 14817-9
government action 14471
Legislature, language used in House, withdrawal of comments 14083
Marguerite Dixon Transition Society, funding 14735
Medical Services Plan, coverage, acupuncture 14818
Motions
Jordan's principle, debate 14528
NDP, position on correctional facilities 14081-3, 14736
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, benefits and opportunities 14820
Port Mann Bridge reconstruction project 14819
Post-secondary education funding 14457, 14818
Private members' statements
Burnaby 14735-7
Responsibility 14080-3
Safety, public safety, government and opposition responsibility 14080-3
Science and technology, environmental technology
development 13882-3
government support 14819
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Evergreen line 14819
Statements by members
Alternative energy companies in Burnaby 13882-3
Arts and culture in Burnaby 13759
Canadian Red Cross 14533
MLA meetings with north Burnaby constituents 14753
Racism awareness 14698
SUCCESS services for immigrants 14093
Tri-University Meson Facility 14370-1
Throne speech, content 14817, 14819-20
Throne speech debate 14817-20
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 14819
Tri-University Meson Facility
collaboration with Japanese researchers and government support 14819
research work at facility 14370-1
United Chinese Community Enrichment Service Society, services for immigrants and fundraising gala 14093
Welfare, social programs and services, funding 14472
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2009, debate 14440
Lekstrom, Hon. Blair (Peace River South)

B.C. Hydro revenues 13782
Energy
electricity rates 13985-6
independent power producers, NDP position 13782-3
NDP, position on independent power producers 13782-3
Sierra-Yoyo-Desan road, capital project plan report, tabled 14813
Les, John (Chilliwack-Sumas)

Agriculture, farmland, flood protection and soil erosion 14522-3
Airline industry, open skies policy 13748, 13879
Bonds, government bonds for green infrastructure investment, NDP proposal 14304
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management and priorities 14304-5
performance 13745-50, 14566-7
relationship with governments in other jurisdictions 13745
Budget debate 14566-9
Budgets, 2009-10 budget priorities 13749, 14567-8
Chilliwack
city council, position on building code changes 13748
city council, work with MLAs 14569
post-secondary education 13746
public facilities, government investment 14568-9
school construction 13749
Construction industry, building design and construction, government policy on use of wood, NDP position 13748
Economy
B.C. economy during B.C. Liberal Party administration 14566
conditions, government response 13745
economic plan for province, B.C. Liberal Party and NDP policies 13749-50
global economy, conditions, need for economic innovation 13748-9
Education, capital funding 13749
Elections, 2009 general election 13745, 13750, 14569
Energy
independent power projects, NDP position 14567
power supply and demand in B.C. 14567
Exports and imports, free trade issues in Canada, role of B.C. Liberal Party 13879
Floods and floodplains, flood protection, government programs and role 14521-3
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 14567
government initiatives and support 13748
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 13747-8
Fraser River, Chilliwack reach, gravel buildup and removal 14521-3
Fraser Valley, new schools 14568
Government, financial management, consideration of future generations 14304-5
Health care facilities and hospitals, infrastructure, government investment 13749
Horgan, John, comments on B.C. energy supply and demand 14567
Mines and mining industry
exploration during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 14567
industry in B.C. during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 13748
Motions
economy and fiscal restraint, debate 14304-5
free trade, debate 13879
NDP
economic and fiscal policies 14304
MLAs, comments in budget debate 14567
MLAs, concern for rural issues 13748
position on independent power projects 14567
position on issues 13745-8
Post-secondary education system, expansion and government investment 13746, 13749
Private members' statements
Flood protection 14521-3
Rivers and streams, gravel removal for flood prevention, environmental protection 14521-3
School district 33 (Chilliwack), funding 14568
Sinclair, Jim, comments on tax reductions 13745-6
Socialism, effectiveness 14566
Taxation, tax reductions, NDP position 13745-6
Throne speech content 13749
Throne speech debate 13745-50
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement
impact on economy 13746-7
NDP position 13746-7
University of the Fraser Valley
Chilliwack campus 14568
establishment of university status 14568
Wages, minimum wage, NDP position 13746

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