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

Thorne, Diane (Coquitlam-Maillardville)

Austin Heights Business Improvement Association, work of organization 14608
B.C. population, standard of living 14606
Budget debate 14606-10
Budgets, 2009-10 budget priorities 14606
Children and Family Development Ministry, staffing 14607-8
Construction industry, building code, changes to height allowance for wood-frame buildings 13925, 14610
Coquitlam
city council, task force on Riverview Hospital lands 14741, 14743
community organizations 14608
housing, Como Lake project 13925
housing, Gordon Avenue project, zoning issues 13924-5
Coquitlam River, salmon enhancement 14608
Coquitlam-Maillardville constituency and area
description 14606
issues and concerns 14606-7
sports activities 14608
volunteerism 14638
Crime and criminals, gang crime, government action 14607
Le Festival du Bois 14094
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations 14791
Fraser Health Authority, hospital services 14607
Housing
affordable housing, government action 14609
rental housing, evictions for renovations 14609-10
social and subsidized housing, construction standards 13925
social and subsidized housing, funding and rental assistance program 14609
Housing and Social Development Ministry
2008-09 supplementary estimates debate 13924-6
residential tenancy branch 14609
Kinsmen Club of Coquitlam, work of organization 14608
Kwikwetlem First Nation, projects and relationship with governments 14608-9
Logan Lake, addiction treatment facility project 13926
Maillardville, French heritage 14094
Manufactured homes, redevelopment of manufactured home parks, compensation and protection for homeowners 14610
Paré, Antonio, contributions to Coquitlam community 14606
Petitions
Riverview Hospital lands 14703
Private members' statements
14,000 signatures 14741-3
Property inspection, regulation of home and property inspectors 14610
Real estate industry, regulation of pre-sale agreements 14610
Riverview Hospital
deinstitutionalization of patients and government support 14743
future of facility and grounds 14741-3
lands, petition tabled 14703
lands, redevelopment proposal 14606-7
School district 43 (Coquitlam), issues 14607
Seniors housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 14609
Soroptimist International of the Tri-Cities, activities 13829
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Evergreen line 14607
Statements by members
Festival du Bois 14094
National Volunteer Week 14638
Soroptimist International of the Tri-Cities 13829
Step-by-Step Child Development Society 14808
Step-by-Step Child Development Society, programs and services 14808
Strata property
condominiums, leaky-condos issue 14610
legislation, issues and public concerns 14790-2
strata ownership in B.C. 14790
Strata Property Act, need for public review 14790-1
Strata Property Amendment Act, 2009
debate 14790-2
consultation by government 14791
content and development of bill 14790-2
debate in Legislature and status at adjournment of spring sitting 14790-2
Tri-Cities area
homelessness and mental illness 14743
programs and services for children and families 14808
United Chinese Community Enrichment Service Society, services for immigrants 14606
Vancouver Island, strata homeowner group, report on B.C. strata legislation 14790
Volunteers, work of volunteers and volunteer organizations 14638
Thorpe, Rick (Okanagan-Westside)

As subject
constituents, colleagues, staff and family thanked 14486-7
debate on budget (Brar) 14488
debate on motion re Olympic costs (Ralston) 14088
experience as MLA 14487
local and federal officials thanked 14484-5
B.C. Liberal Party government
accomplishments 14485
financial management 14748-9
Budget debate 14484-8
Budgets
2009-10 budget content 14484, 14487-8
balanced budgets 14747
Burquitlam constituency and area, small businesses 14075-6
Business, small business
government support 14488
small business in B.C. 14075-8
Economy, B.C. economy during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations 14748-9
Evans, Corky, comments in House 14487
Exports and imports
free trade, opportunities for B.C. and Canada 13876-7
free trade and trade agreements, NDP position 13876
trade agreements, impacts 13877
Finance Statutes (Deficit Authorization and Debt Elimination) Amendment Act, 2009, NDP support and compliance 14747
First nations
children, services for children and families, policy principle re federal-provincial jurisdictional issues 14524-5
economic development 14525
Government
financial management, consideration of future generations 14747, 14749
financial management during NDP and B.C. Liberal Party administrations 14311
High-technology industry in B.C. 14076, 14078
Kitimat, physicians, recruitment from Alberta 13877
Legend Power Systems Inc., products, electrical harmonizer 14075
Motions
balanced budgets, debate 14747-9
disclosure and audit of Olympic costs, debate 14086-8
economy and fiscal restraint, debate 14311
free trade, debate 13876-7
Jordan's principle, debate 14524-5
NDP
economic and fiscal policies 14311, 14485-6, 14748-9
election platform 14485
position on free trade and trade agreements 13876-7
position on Olympic Games 14086-8
Okanagan-Westside constituency and area, infrastructure and services, accomplishments 14486
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
benefits and opportunities 14087
costs and funding, public disclosure and review by Auditor General 14087
NDP position 14086-8
Pink Shirt Day 13982
Private members' statements
Keep the engine running 14075-8
Rhino's Pub and Grill, business operations 14075-6
Sports facility construction in interior B.C., government funding 14087
Statements by members
Anti-bullying activities of Boys and Girls Clubs 13982
Trevena, Claire, position on economic development 14525
Violence, prevention of bullying and violence at school 13982
Trevena, Claire (North Island)

As subject
position on economic development (Thorpe) 14525
Alert Bay
government grants for infrastructure and other projects 13851
public library 14806-7
Alert Bay Elementary School, replacement 14454-5
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 14284
priorities 14453
Budget debate 14450-5
Budgets, 2009-10 budget
content 14284-5, 14451
debate in Legislature 14283-6
interim supply 14283-6
Bute Inlet, description and history 13865, 13868
Campbell River
government grants for infrastructure and other projects 13851-2
industry activity and government support 13852-3
long-term care beds, public and private facilities 14481
mill closings 14451
Words on the Water literary festival 14637
Campbell River and District General Hospital, beds and services 14005-7
Children
child care, government action 14454
early childhood development, early childhood educators 14454
special needs children, government support 14455
Community Development Ministry, 2008-09 supplementary estimates debate 13851-3
Comox-Strathcona regional district, government grants for infrastructure and other projects 13851
Cox, Jim, logging business 13764
de Jong, Michael, comments on application of Jordan's principle in first nations housing issues 14524
Democracy, parliamentary democracy 14284-5
Economy, economic stimulus programs, consideration of gender disparities 14453
Education, funding and special education and special needs 14454-5
Energy
hydroelectric power, first nations involvement in projects 13866-7
independent power projects, local government authority over projects 13866-7
run-of-the-river projects, environmental concerns and public consultation 13865-8
Ferries and ferry services, fare reduction 14115-6
Firefighters, workers compensation for firefighters with cancer 14431-2
First nations
children, services for children and families, policy principle re federal-provincial jurisdictional issues 14523-4
conditions of on-reserve housing 14523-4
health issues in on-reserve population 14524
homeless youth 14453
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry, government action 13764
export of raw logs, petition tabled 14482
logging contractors and truck drivers 13764
protection of old-growth forests, petition tabled 14482
workers, government support 14451-2
Government
local government, grants from provincial government 13851-3
spending, review and reduction 14451
Head Bay Road, Gold River–Tahsis section, improvements 14115
Health Services Ministry, 2008-09 supplementary estimates debate 14005-7
Highways and roads, information on road conditions, web camera program 14115
Homelessness, government action 14453
Housing, affordable housing, government action 14453
Human trafficking, prevention 13983
Hussey, John, access to long-term care in Campbell River area 14481
Income assistance
benefits, emergency assistance policy 14599
disability benefits, health care travel assistance 14598
Infrastructure, investment in projects
priorities 14452-3
rural and urban areas 14452
International Women's Day 14253
Kinsella, Patrick
relationship with government 14810
role in Plutonic Power Corporation energy purchase agreement 14810
Legislature
estimates process, time line for debate 14283-4
opposition, role 14285
schedule for completion of debate on bills 14284
Motions
Jordan's principle, debate 14523-4
Mount Waddington regional district, government grants for infrastructure and other projects 13851
North Island constituency and area, government grants for infrastructure and other projects 13851-2
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, impact on availability of child care spaces 14099-100
Ombudsman, report on income assistance system, implementation of recommendations 14599
Oral questions
Child care spaces in Whistler 14099-100
Child care spaces in Whistler area 14199
Government relationship with Patrick Kinsella 14810
Government support for logging contractors 13764
Health care travel assistance for disability benefits recipients 14598
Long-term care beds in Campbell River 14481
Ombudsman report recommendations on income assistance 14599
Petitions
benefits and compensation for permanently injured workers 14814
export of raw logs and protection of old-growth forests 14482
Plutonic Power Corporation
energy purchase agreement with B.C. Hydro 14810
run-of-the-river project proposal in Bute Inlet 13865-8
Port Alice
government grants for infrastructure and other projects 13851
physician services 14007
Port Hardy
government grants for infrastructure and other projects 13851
Tsulquate first nations reserve, housing conditions 14523-4
Port McNeill, government grants for infrastructure and other projects 13851
Poverty, child poverty in B.C. 14454
Private members' statements
Power to the people 13865-8
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, office to combat trafficking in persons 13983
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, government support 14452
Sayward, government grants for infrastructure and other projects 13851
Statements by members
Human trafficking 13983
Joyce Wilby 14806-7
Violence against women 14253-4
Words on the Water Festival 14637
Youth for Diversity 14316
Supply Act (No. 1), 2009, debate 14283-6
Tahsis, government grants for infrastructure and other projects 13851
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, 2008-09 supplementary estimates debate 14114-6
Vancouver Island
forest industry 13764
north Island
economy and forest industry 14451-2
highways and roads 14114-5, 14452
hospital facilities 14007
hospitals and long-term care beds 14455
Vancouver Island Health Authority, laboratory and mammography services 14006
Violence against women 14253-4
Wages, minimum wage 14453-4
Whistler, child care facilities in area 14099-100, 14199
Wilby, Joyce, work as librarian in Alert Bay 14806-7
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2009, debate 14431-2
Workers compensation for permanently injured workers, petition tabled 14814
Youth for Diversity, advocacy and education activities in schools 14316
Zeballos
Forest Service road 14115
government grants for infrastructure and other projects 13851

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