Province of British Columbia
First Session, 39th Parliament – 2009
INDEX (Business entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Small Business, Technology and Economic Development, Ministry of

Estimates
debate 1988-2014
speakers (Black, I.) 1988-2014 (Herbert) 2013 (Kwan) 1989-96, 2001-14 (Popham) 1997 (Sather) 1997-8 (Simpson, B.) 1998-2000
Speech from the Throne

Throne speech address 4-8
Moved (Cadieux) 21-4; seconded (Letnick) 24-7
Divisions: motion approved 2890
Throne speech debate (Address in Reply)
debate 21-47, 51-64, 74-105, 136-69, 171-87, 2883-90
speakers (Abbott) 64, 74-8 (Bains) 161-5 (Cadieux) 21-4 (Campbell) 2887-90 (Coons) 171-5 (Corrigan) 143-7 (Dalton) 157-61 (Fraser) 98-101 (Gentner) 152-7 (Hawes) 44-7, 51-3 (Hayer) 165-9 (Horgan) 187, 2883-7 (Howard) 101-5 (James) 27-31 (Karagianis) 78-82 (Krog) 33-7 (Krueger) 147-52 (Lake) 94-8 (Letnick) 24-7 (Macdonald) 60-4 (McNeil) 57-60 (McRae) 88-91 (Mungall) 91-4 (Pimm) 183-7 (Routley, B.) 84-8 (Routley, D.) 53-7 (Sather) 40-4 (Simons) 136-40 (Simpson, S.) 179-83 (Stewart) 175-9 (Stilwell) 31-3 (Sultan) 82-4 (Thornthwaite) 37-40 (Yap) 140-3
Statements

Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)
McDonald's Champion Kids selection of Johnathan Botelho 1859
Heed, Hon. Kash (Vancouver-Fraserview)
Withdrawal from debate on Bill 7 1461-2
Herbert, Spencer (Vancouver–West End)
Governor General's Literary Awards 2873-4
Krueger, Hon. Kevin (Kamloops–South Thompson)
Correction to comments made in the House 153
Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)
Correction to comments made in the House 2564
Statements by members (Standing order 25B)

Austin, Robin (Skeena)
Harry Nyce 977-8
Terrace and Hockeyville event 436-7
Bains, Harry (Surrey-Newton)
Olympic Games banners by Surrey students 2875-6
Remembrance Day ceremony in Newton 2486-7
Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
Activities of 4-H in B.C. 2018
Canyon Ranch 205
Response to forest fires in Cariboo-Chilcotin area 1141
Black, Dawn (New Westminster)
150th anniversary of New Westminster 1791
Lacrosse and New Westminster Salmonbellies 206
New Westminster organization supporting grandmothers in Africa 2115
New Westminster police department 2734
Women's ski jumping at Olympic Games 2424-5
Bloy, Harry (Burnaby-Lougheed)
Burnaby Business Excellence Awards 1951
Community groups and festivals in Burnaby 657-8
Foster parents 1792
World Police and Fire Games 14
Brar, Jagrup (Surrey-Fleetwood)
Fleetwood Festival in Surrey 326
Cadieux, Stephanie (Surrey-Panorama)
Al Etmanski 1614
B.C. Crime Prevention Week and Surrey community safety awards 1861
Contributions of seniors 888
Fundraising activities for Surrey Memorial Hospital 2578-9
Homelessness Action Week 1140
Monument to Surrey firefighters 326
Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest 1455
Wheelchair basketball championships 127
Cantelon, Ron (Parksville-Qualicum)
Ellen White 656-7
Harmac mill 977
Local food and agriculture 1361
Olympic Torch Relay in Nanaimo 1792-3
Teacher-librarians and promotion of reading 1530
Chouhan, Raj (Burnaby-Edmonds)
History of South Asians in North America 1614-5
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers 2424
Conroy, Katrine (Kootenay West)
B.C. Federation of Labour 2652-3
Colleen McCrory and Valhalla Wilderness Society 1680
Commemoration of internment of Ukrainian Canadians 1862
Fall fairs in Kootenay area 657
Coons, Gary (North Coast)
Anti-poverty organization in Prince Rupert 2339-40
Environmental initiatives in Hartley Bay 127
Mae-Jong Bowles 656
Rain forest protection and oil tanker traffic in B.C. 1299
Role of Prince Rupert in potash export industry 1862-3
Corrigan, Kathy (Burnaby–Deer Lake)
Burnaby women's soccer team at World Masters Games 500
Prevention of violence against women 2796-7
Dalton, Marc (Maple Ridge–Mission)
B.C. Disability Games in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows 266
Bruce's Country Market 1681
French immersion 719
Response to house fire by Macey Finlay-Podner 2425
Ridge Meadows Seniors Society 2796
Zajac Ranch 1531
Dix, Adrian (Vancouver-Kingsway)
Climate change conference at Windermere Secondary School 2875
Donaldson, Doug (Stikine)
Bulkley Valley Exhibition 126-7
Gitxsan Summit 1531-2
Guide-outfitters in northwestern B.C. 2733
Skeena River swim by Ali Howard 436
Ten Thousand Villages festivals in northwestern B.C. 2576-7
Elmore, Mable (Vancouver-Kensington)
Diabetes awareness 2487-8
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder 655-6
Fresh Groove Productions 128
Response to typhoon in the Philippines 976-7
United Nations convention on the rights of the child 2652
Women's equality and leadership 1362
Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam)
Restorative justice organization in Tri-Cities area 2339
Fleming, Rob (Victoria–Swan Lake)
25th anniversary of Craigilea Housing Co-operative 437-8
Day of action on climate change 1454-5
Food drives in Victoria and Regina 1213
Gorge waterway cleanup 563
Report on quality of life in Victoria 1141
Victoria Greek Fest 267
Foster, Eric Bailey (Vernon-Monashee)
Mabel Lake 100-mile dinner 190-1
Remembrance Day and war veterans 2114
Schubert Centre 656
Fraser, Scott (Alberni–Pacific Rim)
Mars water bomber 66
Oceanside residents' call for health care facility 2338
Parent advisory councils 976
Port Alberni Toy Run for children's organizations 718
Project-based learning program in Alberni Valley 1456
Gentner, Guy (Delta North)
Valhalla Wilderness Society rain forest hiking tour 1682
Hammell, Sue (Surrey–Green Timbers)
Persons Case and women in government 887-8
Rent banks 1360-1
Surrey Christmas Bureau 391
Surrey Hospice Society 67, 266-7
Hayer, Dave S. (Surrey-Tynehead)
Bombing of Air India flight and death of Tara Singh Hayer 2486
Diwali 1211-2
Fleetwood Community Association 392
Guildford community 268
Honouring Bill Reid 1455-6
Surrey and White Rock community resources fair 1861
Surrey Business Excellence Awards 2338
Surrey police awards 886-7
Tynehead community history 563-4
Herbert, Spencer (Vancouver–West End)
Gay and Lesbian Business Association of B.C. 1298
West End Seniors Network 499-500
Hogg, Gordon (Surrey–White Rock)
Communities in Bloom award for White Rock 1615-6
Community fund for veterans' memorials 1950
Kali Braukmann 2338-9
KidSport B.C. program 2017-8
Horgan, John (Juan de Fuca)
Food banks 1455
KidSport B.C. program 2018
Rainbow trout at Langford Lake 67-8
Solar energy development by T'Sou-ke First Nation 501
Sooke Family Resource Society 719-20
Sooke Integrated Health Network 2796
Horne, Douglas (Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)
Douglas College 126
Howard, Rob (Richmond Centre)
B.C. Seniors Games in Richmond 500
Canada line 67
Richmond Chinese Community Society 1039-40
Richmond Olympic Oval 1361-2
World AIDS Day 2734
Huntington, Vicki (Delta South)
B.C. Guide Dog Services 2874
Edgar Dunning 268
Mary Ellen Smith 1792
James, Carole (Victoria–Beacon Hill)
David Vickers 2651
Downtown Victoria Business Association 1139
Famous Five and Persons Case 1212
Joy Langan 390
Karagianis, Maurine (Esquimalt–Royal Roads)
Paramedics labour dispute 800-1
Protection of First Nations heritage sites 2797
Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)
Arts and culture in Mount Pleasant area 1531
BladeRunners youth employment program 2423
Breastfeeding Challenge and support for breastfeeding mothers 1040-1
Curtis Brick 564
Homelessness 1361
Kinuko Laskey 1951
Lake, Terry (Kamloops–North Thompson)
Communities in Bloom award for Kamloops 1213
Health and wellness initiatives in Kamloops 501
Henry Leland House and supportive housing in Kamloops 801
John Cottrell 2875
Kamloops Airport expansion 2424
North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo 267-8
Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)
Biotechnology industry in B.C. 718-9
Burnaby athletes 206-7
Burnaby Business Excellence Awards 2339
Burnaby Local Hero Awards 2488
Chinese-Canadian community organizations 2650-1
International Day of Democracy 390
Sturge-Weber syndrome 976
Les, John (Chilliwack)
Flood prevention in Fraser Valley 2733
Letnick, Norm (Kelowna–Lake Country)
Adoption awareness 1952
Clean drinking water fundraising event in Okanagan area 718
Gerry Zimmerman 1360
Okanagan forest fire fighters 15
Small business in B.C. 887
UBC Okanagan 501-2
Macdonald, Norm (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
Early childhood programs in Revelstoke 2018-9
McIntyre, Joan (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)
Aboriginal youth internship program 2651
Cheakamus community forest agreement 1298
Child and Youth Day and rights of children 2577
Community spirit in Pemberton 66-7
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder 190
Olympic Torch Relay and events 1039
Sarah McLachlan Foundation concert 435-6
McRae, Don (Comox Valley)
Bill Ross, Doug Embree and Ron Bannerman 2487
Comox Valley Child Development Association 1456-7
Lawn bowling achievements of Vern Greenhill 206
Mount Washington Alpine Food Festival 799-800
Olympic spirit in Comox Valley 2017
Olympic Torch Relay in Comox Valley 1681-2
Robbie Thompson and World Transplant Games 436
Sandra Williams and family health support society 327
Stan Hagen and Comox Valley Walk of Achievement 68
Mungall, Michelle (Nelson-Creston)
Contributions of Kootenay citizens 189-90
Creston Valley agriculture and fall fair 326-7
Day of action on climate change 1615
Patient safety 1861
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund 888
Pimm, Pat (Peace River North)
50th anniversary of Fort St. John Petroleum Association 437
Bison industry in B.C. 2797
Energy conference in Dawson Creek 562
Peace River rescue 127-8
Popham, Lana (Saanich South)
Agriculture industry in B.C. 189
Climate conference in Copenhagen 2488
Employment and training of blind people in B.C. 799
Ralston, Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)
Trish Chung and food security initiatives 2732
Reid, Linda (Richmond East)
Childhood cancer 391
Infant development program for special needs children 1139-40
Margaret Evans and Rotary Hospice House 1212
Prevention of violence against women 2795-6
Richmond Chinatown Lions Club 2115
Richmond Peace Labyrinth 2578
Wigs for Kids program 1680
Women in government 563
Routley, Bill (Cowichan Valley)
Cowichan International Aboriginal Festival of Film and Art 1791-2
Cowichan River cleanup 327-8
Routley, Doug (Nanaimo–North Cowichan)
Access to government information 800
Groundwater protection 1950
Issues for children and youth in B.C. 1212-3
Research and development in wood products industry 1614
Small community schools 190
Rustad, John (Nechako Lakes)
Enbridge northern gateway project 1530-1
Experiences of war veterans 2876
Mountin-biking-trail project in Burns Lake area 800
Sather, Michael (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
Caregivers association in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows 2578
Labour dispute at Extra Foods 1140
Rain forest protection in Incomappleux Valley 1681
Ridge Meadows youth diversion program 391
Seniors outreach programs in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows 207
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)
Community Living Month 1040
Livable community award for Gibsons 1297-8
Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)
Amazing Race fundraiser in Quesnel 15-6
Remembrance Day and war veterans 2017
Simpson, Shane (Vancouver-Hastings)
Community social services workers 1951-2
Hastings Community Little League 15
Kiwassa Neighbourhood Services Association 1039
Slater, John (Boundary-Similkameen)
Addiction treatment facility in Keremeos 1299-300
Moustache fundraiser for men's health 2875
Okanagan Wine Festival 1040
South Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls 2423-4
Woodlots in Boundary area 189
Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)
Activities of North Shore fish habitat restoration groups 2115-6
Grouse Mountain wind turbine project 1298-9
Mining industry in B.C. 2652
Thorne, Diane (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
ArtsConnect and Theatrix Youtheatre 2114-5
Canwest Raise-a-Reader campaign 719
Drop Everything and Read Day 1530
Thornthwaite, Jane Ann (North Vancouver–Seymour)
Capilano University School of Motion Picture Arts 16
Community Living Month 978
North Shore Disability Resource Centre 326
North Shore Youth Safe House 1615
StrongStart B.C. centres in North Vancouver 1862
Youth sports activities and school sports infrastructure 2733-4
Trevena, Claire (North Island)
100th anniversary of Sointula Co-operative 205-6
Bute Inlet 16
Crisis lines on Vancouver Island 2114
Island JADE Society 887
Wind turbine manufacturer in Port McNeill 2577
Work of women's organizations in Campbell River 562-3
van Dongen, John (Abbotsford South)
Agriculture and food industries in B.C. 1791
Strata Property Amendment Act, 2009

(Bill 8) (Minister of Housing and Social Development) 1R, 564; 2R, 824-37, 895-906; C, 994-1014; 3R, 1014; RA, 1823
Amdts: amdt. to 2R (Ralston) 901, negatived 903
Divisions: amdt. to 2R negatived 903
Debate, speakers (Coleman) 564, 824, 837, 902-6, 994-1014 (Farnworth) 835-7 (Fleming) 897-9 (Fraser) 895-6 (Herbert) 829-32 (Ralston) 899-901 (Sather) 832-5 (Simpson, S.) 825-9, 901-2, 994-1014 (Thorne) 896-7
Stream Diversion Amendment Act, 2009

(Bill M204) (Sather) 1R, 2016
Debate, speakers (Sather) 2016
Supply Act (No. 2), 2009

(Bill 3) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 14; 2R, 133-4; C, 134-6; 3R, 136; RA, 305
Debate, speakers (Hansen) 14, 133-6 (Horgan) 135-6 (Ralston) 134
Supply Act, 2009-2010

(Bill 22) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 2882; 2R, 2882; C, 2883; 3R, 2883; RA, 2891
Debate, speakers (Hansen) 2882

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