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

E&N Railway See Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody, B.C.

Utilization (Black) 14407-8

Early childhood development See Children – Early childhood development
East Kootenay regional district

Role in resort approval process for Jumbo Glacier See Development approval process under Jumbo Glacier resort

East Kootenays See Kootenay area
Economic Forecast Council

Economic forecasts for B.C. (Hansen) 13884-5

Meetings with Finance Minister and role in government budget process (Hansen) 13781, 14335 (Ralston) 13781, 14243

The Economist

Article on economic nationalism (Sultan) 13755

Economy

Cross-border trade with U.S. See Canada-U.S. border processing under Border crossings; Trade between Canada and U.S. under Exports and imports

Economic stimulus programs

consideration of gender disparities (Trevena) 14453

programs (Fleming) 14588

role of infrastructure investment (Ralston) 13790

role of investment in education and research (Fleming) 14589

Economy of B.C. See Economy – B.C. economy

Economy of Canada See Canada

Global economy, conditions

causes (Karagianis) 14706 (Sather) 14220

conditions (Black) 14403-4 (Jarvis) 13793 (McIntyre) 14507 (Nuraney) 14398 (Richmond) 14460-1 (Sultan) 13873 (Throne speech) 13762

cooperative response (Horgan) 14575

government response (Fleming) 14600 (Sultan) 13754-5

impact on government finance in B.C. and elsewhere (Sultan) 14744

need for economic innovation (Les) 13748-9

opportunity for change (Simpson, B.) 14452

projected conditions (Karagianis) 13796 (Ralston) 13785-6

public confidence, response and recovery (Cantelon) 14836-7 (Cubberley) 14035-6

role of deregulation in securities industry See Regulation, role in economy under Securities industry

Gross domestic product See Measurement below under this main heading

Growth model, need for change (Evans) 14466

Growth, role of infrastructure investment (Rustad) 13741

Measurement, gross domestic product and alternative measurement (Evans) 14466

Performance, role of social conditions (Chudnovsky) 13814-5

Role (Yap) 14217

Role in funding for social services (Sultan) 13757

Role of corporations and global capital (Evans) 14464-5

Role of private enterprise (Nuraney) 14723

Economy – B.C. economy

Conditions

conditions (Fleming) 13781-2 (Hansen) 13767, 13771 (Horgan) 14573 (Polak) 13799-800 (Simons) 14400

government and opposition response (Black) 14830 (Nuraney) 14300-1

government response (Bennett) 14108 (Bloy) 14708-11 (Campbell) 14725 (Cantelon) 14836-7 (Dix) 14827-9 (Evans) 13897 (Hansen) 14188-9, 14210 (Hayer) 14738-9, 14823-5 (Herbert) 14409-11 (Karagianis) 13798-9, 14292, 14305 (Krueger) 13856 (Lali) 13802-3 (Lee) 14817, 14820 (Les) 13745 (McGinn) 14505 (Nuraney) 14724 (Polak) 13800-1 (Ralston) 13773 (Reid) 14560-1 (Routley) 13856-7 (Simpson, S.) 13752-3, 14746-7 (Sultan) 13754-7 (Throne speech) 13732-3, 13737, 13739

projected conditions (Chong) 14614 (Fleming) 13885 (Hansen) 13770-1, 13884-5 (Ralston) 13783-5, 13790-1 (Sather) 14220 (Yap) 14218

Creative economy See Role in B.C. economy under Arts and culture

Diversification (Bennett) 13811 (Fleming) 14590

Economic plan for province

B.C. Liberal Party and NDP plans (Chong) 14841-3 (Les) 13749-50

consideration of social impacts (Simons) 14841

plan (Black) 13763-4, 14404 (Bloy) 14709, 14711-2 (Coell) 14553 (Falcon) 14111 (Farnworth) 14274, 14615 (Hansen) 13767 (Hayer) 14824-5 (Horgan) 14834 (McIntyre) 14508 (Penner) 14729-30, 14734 (Roddick) 14492 (Sultan) 13755-6 (Throne speech) 13732-4

role of federal funding (Karagianis) 13795

Economic stimulus programs (Simpson, B.) 14543

Economic summits (Hansen) 13772

Economy during government administrations

B.C. Liberal Party administration (Bennett) 13807 (Brar) 14513 (Jarvis) 13793 (Lali) 13804 (Les) 14566 (Polak) 13800

B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations (Chong) 14842-3 (Hayer) 14514-5 (Lee) 14735-7 (MacKay) 14547-8 (Nuraney) 14299-301 (Thorpe) 14748-9 (Yap) 14217-8

B.C. Liberal Party, NDP and Social Credit administrations (Dix) 14827

NDP administration (Krueger) 14388

Foundation for future growth (Rustad) 13742-5

Government policy See Economic plan for province above under this main heading

Growth, distribution of benefits (Brar) 14490

Public confidence (Bennett) 13807 (Hansen) 13766, 13772, 13782 (Krueger) 14388 (Yap) 14220

Relationship to global economy (Sultan) 13754-5

Role of government (Chudnovsky) 13811

Strategic partnerships between B.C. and other western provinces (Chong) 14613

Strategic partnerships between B.C., western provinces and American states (Throne speech) 13734-5

Education See also Education – Funding; Education – School districts and boards of education; Education – Schools; Post-secondary education; Skills training

Class size and composition

funding for implementation of legislation See Funding for implementation of class size limits under Education – Funding

government action (Chudnovsky) 13812

impact on students and teachers (Chudnovsky) 13815

Curriculum

anti-racism and diversity awareness (Lee) 14698

music programs (Simons) 14403

promotion of agricultural products See Fruit and vegetable program below under this main heading

Early learning See Children – Early childhood development

Education of first nations people (Bond) 14605

Enrolment levels (Bond) 14604 (Hawes) 14226-7

Foundation skills assessment, petition tabled (Gentner) 14814

Fruit and vegetable program (Roddick) 14153

Kindergarten, full-day kindergarten (Throne speech) 13733

Settlement workers in schools for immigrant and refugee students and families See Programs and services for immigrants to B.C. under Immigration

Special education and special needs (Macdonald) 14558

Special education and special needs, funding See Education – Funding

Students

achievement levels and graduation rate (Bond) 14605

bullying See Bullying and violence at school under Violence

evaluation and testing See Foundation skills assessment above under this main heading

prevention of gang involvement (Hayer) 13863

System

government initiatives and support (Sultan) 13756

support for public system, petition tabled (Fleming) 14482

system during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Cantelon) 14836 (Chudnovsky) 13812 (Coons) 14387 (Dix) 14828 (Lali) 13803 (Macdonald) 14557-8

system in B.C. (Bond) 14605 (Conroy) 14633 (Simpson, S.) 14625

Teachers See Teachers

Testing See Foundation skills assessment above under this main heading

Education – Funding

Capital funding (Les) 13749

Funding (Black) 14406, 14830 (Bloy) 13868-9, 14710-1 (Bond) 13987, 14604-5, 14642-3, 14759-60 (Chudnovsky) 14642 (Coons) 14387 (Cubberley) 14641-2 (Farnworth) 14617 (Hansen) 13768 (Hawes) 14226 (Hayer) 14499 (Lee) 14456, 14472, 14818 (Macdonald) 14266, 14643 (McGinn) 14505 (McIntyre) 14508 (Nuraney) 14398 (Throne speech) 13733 (Trevena) 14454-5 (Yap) 14217

Funding during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations (Polak) 13800

Funding for implementation of class size limits (Macdonald) 14558

Impact on school district budgets and operations (Macdonald) 14760 (Routley) 14580

Per-student funding (Sather) 14222

Petition tabled (Fleming) 14482

Special education and special needs (Trevena) 14455

Education – School districts and boards of education

Funding See Education – Funding

Rebates for carbon tax See Rebates under Carbon tax

Trustees (Rustad) 14153-4

Education – Schools

Capacity issues (Hawes) 14227 (Sather) 14223

Capital construction and seismic upgrading (Bloy) 13868-9

Capital funding See Education – Funding

Closings See also particular school districts

(Brar) 14490

Safety of students See Bullying and violence at school under Violence

Seismic upgrading (Black) 14406 (Chong) 14614 (Farnworth) 14619 (Sultan) 14254-5

Use of buildings and land, school community connections program (Gentner) 13843

Edwards, Kevin

Access to mental health services (Routley) 14580, 14713

Elections See also Politics and politicians

2009 general election (Brar) 14329 (de Jong) 14380 (Farnworth) 14272 (Les) 13745, 13750, 14569 (Simpson, S.) 13753-4

2009 general election, party platforms (de Jong) 14813

2009 general election, voter issues (Simpson, S.) 14747 (Yap) 14745-6

Campaigns (Farnworth) 14274

Fixed election date (Bains) 14277 (de Jong) 14324 (Farnworth) 14272-3 (Horgan) 14269, 14271 (Simpson, S.) 14281-3

Voter turnout (Macdonald) 13822-3

Elections B.C.

Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Vancouver-Burrard and Vancouver-Fairview By-elections, October 29, 2008, tabled (Speaker) 14789

Electric power See Energy
Emergencies

Emergency planning during Olympic Games See Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler

Provincial emergency program See Provincial emergency program

Emerson, David

Comments on B.C. economy (Sultan) 13755

Emily Carr House, Victoria, B.C.

Heritage site (Bennett) 14060-1, 14063

Employment and unemployment See also Labour

Employment standards, changes (Sather) 14222

Family-supporting jobs (Conroy) 14310

Job creation and protection in B.C. (Lee) 14817-20

Job creation in B.C. (Hansen) 13946

Job market, government response (Throne speech) 13737

Employment insurance (EI) See Income assistance
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.

Proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat (Rustad) 14754-5

End-of-life care See Hospice and palliative care
Energy

Alternative energy sources, development of environmental technology See Environmental technology under Science and technology

Bioenergy, development of industry in B.C. (Bell) 14236 (Rustad) 13742-3 (Throne speech) 13736

Bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation (Bell) 14235-6

Clean energy

clean energy technologies See also Environmental technology under Science and technology

clean energy technologies and economic opportunities (Chong) 14613 (Throne speech) 13735-6

fund See Innovative clean energy fund below under this main heading

government leadership (Chong) 14842

government strategy (Throne speech) 13735-6

Electricity rates (Horgan) 13985-6 (Lekstrom) 13985-6

Energy plan (Austin) 14839 (Conroy) 14310 (Sultan) 13756 (Throne speech) 13735-6

Energy plan, balanced approach to public and private investment (Penner) 14734

Government initiatives (Hansen) 13769-70

Government policy See Energy plan above under this main heading

Green energy See Clean energy above under this main heading

Hydroelectric power

first nations involvement in projects (Penner) 14731-3 (Rustad) 13867 (Trevena) 13866-7

production from publicly owned dams, NDP position (Penner) 14733-4

project approval process (Rustad) 13867

water licences See Water

Hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects

environmental assessment process (Sather) 14223

environmental concerns and public consultation (Trevena) 13865-8

projects (Wyse) 14728

public debate and call for moratorium on private projects (Simons) 14697

Independent power producers and projects See also Hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects above under this main heading

benefits and government support (Throne speech) 13735-6

benefits and projects in B.C. (Penner) 14731-3

government support in other jurisdictions (Penner) 14731

impact on economy (Rustad) 13867

issues (Conroy) 14310, 14631-2 (Macdonald) 14558-9 (Sather) 14223 (Simons) 14401 (Simpson, S.) 13751, 14625

local government authority over projects (Macdonald) 13836 (Trevena) 13866-7

NDP position (Lekstrom) 13782-3 (Les) 14567 (McIntyre) 14509 (Penner) 14731-4 (Rustad) 13867

sale of electricity to B.C. Hydro See Energy purchase agreements with independent power producers under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Innovative clean energy fund (Bell) 14236

Northern energy corridor, development (Throne speech) 13736

Northwest transmission line See also Electrification under Highway 37

(Hansen) 13769

Power supply and demand in B.C. (Les) 14567

Power supply in B.C. (Rustad) 13866-7

Role of forest industry in energy sector See Role in energy sector under Forests and forest industry

Run-of-the-river projects See Hydroelectric power above under this main heading

Transmission system, expansion and planning (Throne speech) 13736

Englishman River

Logging in watershed area (Cantelon) 13832-3, 13889 (de Jong) 14020 (Fraser) 13832-3, 13888-9, 13946-7

Logging in watershed area, factual dispute (Speaker) 14093

Environment

Environmental assessment process

consultation with first nations (Fraser) 14817

government policy (Simpson, S.) 13750-1

intergovernmental coordination (Throne speech) 13735

reform (Austin) 14838-9

Environmental organizations, concerns re government policies (Simpson, S.) 13750-1

Environmental protection during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Routley) 14714-5

Environmental protection, government action (Lali) 13804

Environmental technology See Science and technology

Sustainable communities See Communities

Environment, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Climate Action

Budget (Lali) 13805 (Simpson, S.) 13751

Environmental Appeal Board

Annual report, 2007-08, tabled (Penner) 14789

Epilepsy

Incidence and awareness (Abbott) 14695 (Hawes) 14696-7

Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway

Cycling path project parallel to railway (Fleming) 13902 (Krueger) 13902

Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre, Victoria, B.C.

Services and official opening (Karagianis) 14593

Esquimalt-Metchosin constituency and area

Health care services and schools (Karagianis) 14704-5

Issues and concerns (Karagianis) 13794-5

Issues and concerns, government response (Karagianis) 14704-7

Estimates of expenditures

Estimates process See Legislature

Supplementary estimates See Budget; Estimates process under Legislature; particular ministries

Ethel Tibbits Awards

Women of distinction awards and fundraiser (Yap) 14477

Evergreen line See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Expo 86, Vancouver, B.C.

Infrastructure legacy (Bennett) 13811

Exports and imports

Barriers to interprovincial labour mobility and trade (Sather) 13875

Export of natural resources See Resources and resource industries; particular resource industries

Free trade

issues in Canada, role of B.C. Liberal Party (Les) 13879

opportunities for B.C. and Canada (Thorpe) 13876-7

role in economy (Ralston) 13873-4 (Roddick) 13874-5 (Sultan) 13873

Free trade and trade agreements, NDP position (Hawes) 13878-9 (Thorpe) 13876

Government promotion of trade and investment (Throne speech) 13734-5

Protectionist trade policies in 1920s and 1930s (Ralston) 13873-4

Trade agreements See also particular agreements

Trade agreements, impact on government powers (Routley) 14777 (Sather) 14771

Trade agreements, impacts (Thorpe) 13877 (Wyse) 14786-7

Trade between B.C. and Asia (Brar) 14513 (Chong) 14613 (Lee) 14471 (Yap) 14219

Trade between B.C. and Asia, Asia-Pacific initiative (Lee) 14735, 14819

Trade between B.C. and Asia, government promotion (Hayer) 14514-5

Trade between B.C. and India, opportunities and government role (Brar) 14513-5

Trade between Canada and U.S., impact of border security regulations (Roddick) 13875

Trade missions, B.C. missions to India See India

Extra Foods and Drugs Ltd.

Maple Ridge operations, petition tabled (Sather) 14377

Exxon Valdez

Impact of 1989 oil spill (Coons) 14592