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

Bains, Harry (Surrey-Newton)

As subject
family and supporters thanked 386
family, staff and supporters thanked 161-2
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 1177-8
Airline industry, open skies policy summit in Vancouver 113, 1098
Asian Canadians, South Asians, work for voting rights in Canada 266, 385-6
Bike to Work Week, funding 1099
Bond, Shirley, meetings with B.C. mayors on transit investment 1102
Boundary Bay Airport, air traffic restrictions during Olympic Games 2800
Boyce, Sonya, comments on funding for family services 164
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
executive compensation 2492
exemption from freedom-of-information legislation 2492
review by comptroller general 2023
review by comptroller general, implementation of recommendations 2342
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, hearings on complaint by South Asian veterinarians 1178
B.C. Liberal Party government
deregulation initiatives 112-3
financial management and priorities 162-4, 639-43
policies, impact on workers 1170-3
public confidence 162, 386-7, 397-9
B.C. Rail
executive compensation 2582
reporting 1095
sale 398
B.C. Rail Properties, review 2582
B.C. Transit, funding 1099-100
B.C. Veterinary Medical Association, allegations re conduct of executive 1177-8
Budget debate 385-7, 397-9
Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2009, debate 639-43
Budgets
2009-10 budget deficit 398, 639-40, 642
balanced budgets, suspension of legislation for four years 640, 642
Campbell, Gordon
handling of information on budget deficit 162, 398
handling of information on harmonized sales tax 162
Construction industry, heavy equipment rental rates 2738
Consumers, costs and user fees 643
Corporations, tax reductions 642
Drugs, doda, regulation 164, 2657
Economy, conditions 397
Education funding 163
Elections, right to vote for minorities 385-6
Exports and imports, trade between B.C. and U.S. 642
Falcon, Kevin, performance as former Transportation Minister 1017
Forests and forest industry
government forest policies, impact on communities and industry 112-3, 399, 642, 1242
government forest policies, impact on job creation 1170
wood-first initiative, use of B.C. wood 1242-3
Fort Langley, McDonald Cedar mill operations 642
Fraser Health Authority, budget and services 162-4
Girardi, Carol, comments on arts funding 164
Government programs and services, reductions 643
Grewal, Gurdev Singh, death 266
Hansen, Colin
handling of information on budget deficit 162
handling of information on harmonized sales tax 165
Hargobind Wrestling Club, funding 641
Harmonized sales tax
impacts 399
implementation, government handling 165, 386-7, 399
petition tabled 2803
position of restaurant and food services industry 399
public opinion 399
Hawes, Randy, performance as Mining Minister of State 1172
Health care system, impact of 2002 legislation on women workers 397-8
Health Services Ministry, estimates debate 2680, 2775-8
Health Statutes (Residents' Bill of Rights) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 1722-3
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Boundary Road-200th Street section, contract for improvements 1024-5
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation, contracts and standards 1536
Homelessness
homelessness during B.C. Liberal Party administration 641
petition tabled 1305
Housing and Social Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2009
debate 1822-3
need for bill 1822-3
Housing, residential care facilities, resident rights 1722-3
Immigration, credentialling of foreign-trained skilled workers 1170-1
Income assistance, eligibility restrictions for persons with outstanding warrants 1822-3
Income disparity 163
Insurance Corporation of B.C., express repair shops
audits and vehicle damage estimates 2867-8
disputes re vehicle damage estimates, cases 2868-9
Kamloops, transit services 1100-1
Khalsa Wrestling Club, funding 641
Labour Mobility Act, debate 1170-3
Labour mobility, impact on standards and workers 1170-3
Legislature, language used in House, withdrawal of comments 398-9, 639
Lower Mainland, south Fraser communities, emergency services 2680, 2775-8
Motions
Economic opportunities of Olympic and Paralympic Games, debate 1857-8
Nanaimo, transit services 1100
Newton Regency Care Home, closing of facility and treatment of residents 1722
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
costs and funding 163, 641
impact on air travel and related businesses 2800-1
Oral questions
Access to B.C. Ferries information 2492
Comptroller general report on TransLink and B.C. Ferries 2023, 2342
Construction contractor rates for truck operators 2738
Funding for seniors services in Surrey and White Rock 1618-9
Highway maintenance in Columbia Valley 1536
Impact of Olympic security on airports and businesses 2800-1
Regulation of doda 2657
Review of B.C. Rail 2582
Pastrick, Helmut, comments on budget deficit 162, 640
Petitions
harmonized sales tax 2803
homelessness, elimination of homelessness 1305
Police and policing, police officers, government support 164
Port Mann Bridge, reconstruction project
"blue book" rates paid to truckers 2738
change from twinning to reconstruction 1025-6
contract 1025
information 1026-7
procurement and financing 1027
Poverty, child poverty, government action 163, 641, 1172
Private members' statements (response)
Sky's the limit 112-3
Professional Flight Centre, impact of Olympic Games security measures on flight school 2801
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 2867-9
Remembrance Day, observance by youth 2487
School district 36 (Surrey), funding 163-4
Seniors
advocate 1722
contributions to society 1723
Sidhu, Ravinder, assault and robbery case 164-5
Skills training, Red Seal program 1171-2
SkyTrain, public safety issues 164-5
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
accountability and governance 2342
board of directors 1019
Canada line 1021, 1028, 2342
Evergreen line 1021-3
fare gates and smart cards for fares 1027-8
funding 1017-9
operations and planning 1017-8
revenue sources 1020-1
review by comptroller general 1015-7, 2023, 2342
Sports, children's sports, government funding and support 641
Statements by members
Olympic Games banners by Surrey students 2875-6
Remembrance Day ceremony in Newton 2486-7
Surrey area
arts, community organization and library funding 164
health care services 162-3, 640
Newton, Remembrance Day ceremony 2486-7
Surrey Memorial Hospital, expansion project and emergency services 163, 2680, 2775-6, 2778
Thompson, Sue, comments on seniors program funding 164
Throne speech debate 161-5
Tourism B.C., windup of organization and transfer of responsibilities 643
Transit services
additional service hours 1100-1
capital investment by government 1099-100
ridership levels and student passes 1101-2
transit plan and government investment 1019-21, 1101-2, 1135
Transportation
issues 1015, 1135
Pacific gateway initiative and projects 1023-4
projects and funding 1097
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 1015-28, 1094-102, 1125, 1135
budget 1019, 1095-8
estimates debate, scope 1020-1, 1027-8
estimates process 1015, 1028, 1125
operations and staff assignments 1094-5
Tributes
Gurdev Singh Grewal 266
Trucking industry, truck safety 2738
White Rock/Surrey Come Share Society, funding and services 1618-9, 1722
Wood First Act, debate 1242-3
Yamamoto, Naomi, family background 385-6
Barisoff, Hon. Bill (Penticton) (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly) See also Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker; Speaker and Deputy Speaker in Subject index

As subject
election as Speaker 1 (Abbott) 64 (Campbell) 1 (Coons) 171 (Hayer) 168 (James) 1
role as Speaker 3 (de Jong) 3
Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

As subject
experience in politics 339-40
life lessons from family experiences 874
4-H Club, activities in B.C. 2018
Agriculture industry 2333
Automobiles, driver use of cell phones and electronic devices, education programs and regulation 1480
B.C.
lifestyle of citizens, role of government and individuals 874-5
rural B.C. lifestyle 2632
Budget debate 339-40
Business, small business
employees, wages 1520
government support and role in communities and economy 1513-5
Canyon Ranch, environmental stewardship award recipient 205
Cariboo area
description and issues 107-9
First Nations communities 340
forest fires, response 1141
forest industry 1208
infrastructure, government and private investment 339
library funding 880-1
small business 1514
traffic safety committee in south Cariboo 1480
winter sports activities 2631-2
Cariboo-Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition, funding and work 107, 109
Children, Books for B.C. Babies program 881
Children, employment, regulations and workplace safety 1520-1
China, market for B.C. wood building materials 1208
Climate change, government action on climate change 2332-3
Crime and criminals, gang crime, government action 556
Economy, development of green economy 2333
Education, neighbourhood learning centres 118-9
Employment and unemployment, employment standards 1520
Energy
bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation 2333
independent power producers and projects, NDP position 340
Farnworth, Mike, comments on gang crime 556
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry, government action 312
export of raw logs 1208
exports, expansion of market for products 1208
government forest policies, policies during NDP administration 312
Government communications, silo effect 875
Harmonized sales tax 340
economic benefits 107-9
Highway 16, missing women along highway 1199
Industry 339
Investment climate 340
Labour mobility 1149
Labour Mobility Act, debate 1149
Libraries, funding for libraries and reading rooms 880-1
Madley, Al and Bev, accomplishments in ranching industry 205
Motions
Early learning opportunities in B.C., debate 118-9
Economic opportunities of Olympic and Paralympic Games, debate 1858
Employment standards for young workers, debate 1520-1
Government action on gang violence, debate 556
Green jobs and low-carbon economy for B.C., debate 2332-3
New markets for B.C. wood products, debate 1207-8
Role of libraries, debate 880-1
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2009, debate 1480
NDP, position on independent power producers and projects 340
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 1858
Private members' statements
B.C. Opportunities 1513-5
Lifestyle choices 874-5
Natural strengths of Cariboo-Chilcotin 107-9
Winter wonderland 2631-2
Private members' statements (response)
Protecting workers 312
Status 1199
Resources and resource industries, resource-based communities 339-40
Sports, benefits of B.C. winter games 2632
Statements by members
Activities of 4-H in B.C. 2018
Canyon Ranch 205
Response to forest fires in Cariboo-Chilcotin area 1141
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 1149
Violence, family violence, programs and services for women and children 1199
Wages 1520
Williams Lake, neighbourhood learning centre, press release 118-9
Women, status in B.C., role of government and society 1199
Bell, Hon. Pat (Prince George–Mackenzie)

As subject
background as rural resident (Macdonald) 768
comments on forestry issues (Routley, B.) 675
comments on mountain pine beetle impact and timber supply 850 (Simpson, B.) 850, 852
opposition critics thanked 467
performance as Forests Minister (Horgan) 1080
staff and supporters thanked 466-7
AbitibiBowater
forest licence in Mackenzie area 842-6
Mackenzie mill operations 842-3
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, cap-and-trade system and emissions from wood waste 945-6
Aquaculture, government management, court ruling 970
Auditor General, review of fire protection activities 933-4
Barkerville, fire protection activities 967
Bear Lake, fire protection activities 967
Blue Mountain, conservation and land use issues in area 964
B.C.
economic opportunities in northwestern B.C. 1865
interior B.C., mountain pine beetle infestation 850, 852
northern B.C., physician supply and training 468
B.C. Competition Council, relationship with government 927-8
B.C. Progress Board, relationship with government 927-8
B.C. timber sales program
audits 787
expenses and revenues 774
operations, fire protection initiatives 967
role 768
sales 847
small volume sales program 935
B.C. Utilities Commission, regulation of electricity rates 929
B.C. Wood Works awards program 1248
Budget debate 466-71
Bulkley Valley timber supply area, recreation access management plan 970-1
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Fort Nelson plywood mill operations 863
mill operations and wood supply 846-8
Catalyst Paper Corp., meetings with Forests Minister 931
Chief forester, role 855-6, 2499
China, market for B.C. wood building materials 470, 767, 770-1, 1864
Coulson Wayne, operation of Mars water bombers 949
Crispin, Edith, 105th birthday 1038
Documents tabled
Forest Appeals Commission, 2008 annual report 1147
Downie Timber Ltd., cedar mill operations 846-7
Dunkley Lumber Ltd., mill operations 846
Energy, bioenergy
development of industry 1864, 2500
use of wood waste for power generation 469, 767-8, 939, 942-3, 946, 967
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations 928
Fires and firefighters, forest fires
community protection plans and fuel management 789-97, 965-8
firefighting camps, local food supply 798
firefighting costs and crews 797-8
firefighting funding 968-70
history and use of Mars water bombers 949
interface fire risks, management 932-4
summer 2003 forest fires in interior, implementation of Filmon report recommendations 789-94, 933, 968-9
summer 2009 forest fires in interior, evacuation notices and communities at risk 795-7
First Nations communities, mountain pine beetle mitigation and fire protection projects 789, 795
Forest Act, amendments 2499, 2501
Forest Appeals Commission, annual report, 2008, tabled 1147
Forest Practices Board
audits 774, 787
review of assessment of wood waste 945
Forestry Revitalization Act, amendments 2501
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 845-7, 849-50
allowable annual cut 2499
appurtenancy issues, point of appraisal system 845-6, 849
climate action initiatives 945-6
coastal forest action plan, implementation 972-3
commercial forest reserve initiative, pilot projects 850-2
conditions in industry 766-7, 1864
employment
job creation 927
job opportunities program 858, 932
levels 862-3
export of raw logs
export fees 972
logs from private lands 864
logs from private lands, timber exporter advisory committee 947, 972-3
surplus test 864-5
exports
expansion of market for products 470, 1864
orders-in-council 2501
products 1083, 1243
First Nations involvement in industry, consultation by government 844
First Nations involvement in industry, government initiatives 850-2
forest health 770-1, 932, 935-6, 965
forest inventory 855-7, 937-8, 2499
forest licences, transfer issues 842, 844-5, 848
forest management and practices
area-based management 851-2
compliance and enforcement 768
fish passage initiatives 932
value of forest stands 2500
forest roads and bridges, maintenance 963-4
forest science program, contract 858-9
government forest policies 850
government initiatives and support 469-70, 767, 770-1
harvesting rights for timber licences, timber takeback 2501-2
industry
competitiveness and market share 926-30
electricity rates 928-9
innovation and government support 1957
investment 925-6
land base investment program 932
mill closings 850, 863
mountain pine beetle infestation
federal program 858
infestation and impact on timber supply 850, 852-5
infestation and rehabilitation 935-8
valuation of impacted forests 2500-1
pulp and paper sector, federal program 931
pulp and paper sector, legal action against municipalities, government role 931-2
salvage logging, small-scale operations 935, 967
silviculture
advanced silviculture 945-6
Forests for Tomorrow program 768, 773, 857-61, 932
funding 768
government policy 469-70, 767, 770-1
requirements 937
standards 855
softwood lumber agreement with U.S., tariff 864
softwood lumber exports to U.S. 927
stumpage system 847, 2500
timber supply areas, amalgamation 849
timber supply reviews 2499
tree farm licence No. 23, issues 848
value-added sector 972
wood pellet industry 939, 945
wood products and uses, cross-laminated timber 1246
wood products and uses, wood as building material 1047
wood-first initiative 470, 629, 767, 771, 1046-7
NDP position 1082-3
potential for other jurisdictions 1047
projects 1046-7
requirements 1244-9
use of B.C. wood 1243
workers
government initiatives and support 932-5
safety initiatives 767
transition programs, ministerial responsibility 934-5, 938
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 766-8, 770-4, 786-98, 838-65, 925-49, 963-73
audits 774, 787
budget 767-8, 770-3
budget, additional funds for forest fire fighting 968-70
budget, allocation for Medical Services Plan premiums 773-4
compliance and enforcement branch, budget 768, 771
forest investment account 768, 771, 773, 786, 858, 860-2
Kalamalka research station, activities 770
meetings with lobbyists and industry representatives 787-8
priorities 767, 770-1
staff
forest firefighting work 771, 798
staffing 768, 772-3
travel and use of video-conferencing 771-2
use of electronic devices 771-2
vehicle fleet 771
wildfire management branch, staffing and activities 797-8, 965
FPInnovations, operations and government funding 948-9, 1956-7
FrontCounter B.C., operations re permits 471
GeoB.C., mapping operations 471
Glenrosa, fire protection activities 966
Government
capital projects, funding 1245
contracts for services, policy 861-2
financial reporting, public accounts 859
procurement practices, government policy 838
Hampton Lumber Mills Inc., timber supply area amalgamation proposal 849
Harmonized sales tax, impacts 468-9, 930-1, 1864
Industry, school tax reduction 927, 970
Integrated land management bureau
First Nations consultation 471, 838
role 470-1, 970-1
role in aquaculture tenure system 970
International Forest Products Inc., purchase of tree farm licence 848
King, Peter, layoff from Kitimat mill 1795
Kitimat
closing of mill 1793-6, 1865
liquefied natural gas plant proposal 1794-5
Land use planning 470-1
First Nations consultation 971
Legislature, members not to refer to members by name 1053
Lillooet, forest fire protection activities 795-6
Logan Lake, fire prevention project 793-4
Mackenzie, mill operations 1793-4
environmental and safety issues, government role 840-1
operations and community spirit 467
operations and wood supply 845-7
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2009, debate 2499-502
National Forest Week 766
Nazko, forest fire protection activities 795-6
NDP, position on wood-first initiative 1082-3
Northern B.C. Winter Games, hosting by Mackenzie 467
Oral questions (response)
Funding for FPInnovations 1956-7
Government action on forest industry 1864
Government support for Kitimat forest workers 1793-6, 1865
Pacific Carbon Trust, allocation of carbon offsets for silviculture activities 945
Parfitt, Ben
comments on volume of wood waste 943
complaint to Forest Practices Board 945
Pope and Talbot Inc.
bankruptcy proceedings 839
Mackenzie mill operations, environmental and safety issues 840-1
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., contracts with Forests and Range Ministry 773, 787, 857-62
Prince George, health care services and unemployment rate 467-8
Redstone, forest fire protection activities 795-6
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, government support 1865
Richmond Olympic Oval, venue 470, 1046
Sales tax exemptions, production machinery and equipment 925
Statistics Canada, measurement of forest industry employment 862-3
Taku River Tlingit First Nation, land use plan 971
Taxation, government policies, ministerial responsibility 925, 928
Tributes
Edith Crispin 1038
Robert Woodhead 65
Union of B.C. Municipalities
committee to address forest road maintenance issues 963-4
forest fire management initiatives and funding 792-4, 796, 933, 965, 967
role in legal action between pulp mills and municipalities 931-2
Voith Paper Corp., use of technology in B.C., partnership proposal 948-9
West Fraser Group, purchase of forest licences 844-5, 848
Western Forest Products Inc.
operations on Vancouver Island and raw log exports 946-8
removal of land from tree farm licence, Auditor General review 930
White, Dan, position as director of Worthington Mackenzie Inc. 840
Wildlife
mountain caribou, habitat protection and recovery strategy 471
species at risk, initiatives 471
Wood First Act
debate 629, 1046-7, 1082-3, 1241, 1243-9
definitions 1244
Wood waste
assessment of volume of waste 941-5, 965
expansion of use of fibre 469, 767, 770, 938-43, 945, 967
Woodhead, Robert, death and work as firefighter 65
Working Roundtable on Forestry
report recommendations 767, 865, 972, 1047
windup of activities 768
Worthington Mackenzie Inc., purchase of Mackenzie mill operations 838-41
Bennett, Hon. Bill (Kootenay East)

As subject
experience of rural life 231
Agriculture, farm assessment review panel, report recommendations 1948
B.C. Liberal Party government policies, impact on economy 232
B.C., rural B.C.
government investment 231-2
rural B.C. secretariat 1956, 2120
Budget debate 231-4
Budgets, 2009-10 budget content 233-4
Business, tax reductions 1913-6
Cache Creek, landfill site issue 1945
Campbell River, government investment 1916-7
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, applicability to local government bylaws 1382, 1388, 1393
Catalyst Paper Corp.
court cases against local governments, government action 1910-9
operations and investment in B.C. 1915-6
Coleman, Rich, comments on industrial taxes while Forests Minister 1912
Communities, green community design and development, LocalMotion fund and Towns for Tomorrow program 1941
Community and Rural Development Ministry
estimates debate 1910-21, 1937-48
responsibilities 1910
Community Charter, provisions 1382-90, 1392, 1397, 1427-9
Documents tabled
Islands Trust, 2007-08 annual report 21
Property Assessment Appeal Board, 2008 report 21
Economy, conditions 234
Floods and floodplains, flood protection, funding 1919-20, 1939
Forests and forest industry
companies, taxation issues re local government 1910-9
conditions in industry 1915
Forests and forest industry, workers
eligibility for transition programs, cases 1943-4
transition programs 232
Fort St. James, community development trust funding 1944-5
Government, local government
bylaw enforcement
advertising and signs 1386, 1388-91, 1428-9
entry onto property 1382, 1384-8, 1391-2
fines 1429
graffiti 1388, 1391-2, 1395-6
noise control 1429
bylaw enforcement re graffiti and signs during Olympic Games, legislation 1381-96
grants from provincial government during B.C. Liberal and NDP administrations 1365
powers 1382, 1385, 1389-90, 1396
provincial-municipal relations 1396
revenues, allocation of traffic fine revenues to local governments 1365
revenues, reduction in property tax revenues 1381
traffic regulation powers 1428
Harmonized sales tax
impacts and mitigation 232-3
NDP position 233
Hobson, Robert, comments on infrastructure funding 1938
Industry
property tax, issues 1910-9
school tax reduction 1911, 1915
Infrastructure funding
Building Canada fund 1919-21
federal-provincial funding partnerships, government action 1919-21, 1937-42
Islands Trust, annual report, 2007-08, tabled 21
Kitimat, closing of mill 1863, 1944-5, 1956, 2120-1
Kootenay East constituency and area, employment and infrastructure 231
Krog, Leonard, comments on sign bylaw enforcement legislation 1396
Mackenzie, community development trust funding 1944-5
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area, involvement in regional growth strategy 1947
Meggs, Geoff, comments on graffiti bylaw enforcement in Vancouver 1394-5
MLAs, appreciation for families 231
Metro Vancouver, waste management and regional growth strategy 1945-7
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2009, debate 1381-97, 1427-30
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 3), amendments 1382
NDP, position on harmonized sales tax 233
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
host municipalities, contractual obligations 1393
sponsorships, protection of commercial rights 1390, 1393
Oral questions (response)
Government support for Kitimat forest workers 1863, 1956, 2120-1
Provision of traffic fine revenues to local government 1365
Property Assessment Appeal Board, 2008 report 21
Property tax
collection of revenues 1917
legislation, consultation with local government 1381
Regional districts, involvement in regional growth strategies 1947
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities
community development trust 232, 1942-4
government support 1863, 1942-3
trusts 1942
Shaw, Calyn, article on harmonized sales tax 233
Sparwood, bridge project in area 1941
Taxation, government policies 232
Throne speech, content, industrial property tax 1911
The Tyee, article on harmonized sales tax 233
Union of B.C. Municipalities
work on industrial property tax issues 1911-6, 1918
work on infrastructure funding partnerships 1920, 1938
Vancouver
city government
bylaw enforcement 1388, 1394-6, 1427-9
"civil city" project and park board 1429
contractual obligations re Olympic sponsorships 1393
requests for changes to Vancouver Charter 1427, 1429-30
graffiti, incidence 1394-5
Vancouver Charter
amendments 1382, 1389-90, 1397, 1427-30
provisions on graffiti removal 1395-6
provisions, relationship to Community Charter provisions 1382, 1385, 1387, 1397, 1427-9
Waste management, ban on export of waste from B.C. 1945-7
Black, Dawn (New Westminster)

As subject
constituents and family thanked 340
experience as Member of Parliament (Horgan) 2161-2
granddaughter's experience with ambulance service 2204-5
Advanced Education and Labour Market Development Ministry
estimates debate 1442-50, 1490-4, 1499-502, 1505-7, 1509
budget 342
Africa, impact of AIDS 2115
Ambulance service
response times 2050, 2206-7
service during B.C. Liberal Party administration 2049, 2205-7
Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act
debate 2046-50, 2204-8
delay for six months 2204-8
Arts and culture, government funding, gaming grants 344
Australia, regulation of private post-secondary institutions 1499, 1501-2
Balingall, Bruce, award for community service as police officer 2734
B.C. Liberal Party government, statements on education goals 1442
Budget debate 340-4
Budgets, 2009-10 budget, revenue projections 211
Canada, agreement on internal trade
dispute resolution component 1148-9, 1324-5
labour mobility component 1148-9, 1307, 1313-4, 1320
Children
Books for B.C. Babies program 884
child protection system 1307
Cocke, Dennis, work on ambulance service 2046, 2050
Consumers, costs and user fees 344
Education
funding for maintenance and safety concerns 2846
school districts and boards of education, costs 2845
Education Ministry, estimates debate 2845-6
Energy conservation initiatives, LiveSmart B.C. program 344
Environment, environmental protection, funding 344
Family Services of Greater Vancouver, domestic violence response team, funding 723
Fraser Health Authority
budget and services 342
physician shortage 1493
spiritual care and social work services 2784-5
Hansen, Colin, handling of information on budget revenue projections 211
Harmonized sales tax
impacts 1442, 1492-3
petition tabled 2024
Health, social determinants 343
Health care system
funding 341-2
services for seniors, preventative programs 342
Health Services Ministry, estimates debate 2783-5
Income disparity and social inequality in B.C. and Canada 343-4
International Olympic Committee, decision on women's ski jumping at Olympic Games 2424-5
Justice system, legal aid, accessibility to women 1198
Kamloops, ambulance station 2206
Labour mobility
certification harmonization and role of regulating bodies 1307, 1313-4, 1319, 1323
dispute resolution process 1148-9, 1320
exemptions 1307
impact on standards and workers 1148-9, 1314
Labour Mobility Act
debate 1148-9, 1307, 1313-4, 1319-20, 1323-5
public consultation on bill 1148
regulation-making powers 1325
Langara College, Advanced Education Media Acquisitions Centre, services and windup of organization 1445-6
Libraries, funding for libraries and reading rooms 344, 883-4
Literacy
government action 1450
programs and services, funding 883-4
Lower Mainland, ambulance service 2205-7
Medical Services Plan premiums, increase, impact on post-secondary institutions 1493
Midwives, demand for services 2737
Motions
Role of libraries, debate 883-4
New Westminster
150th anniversary 1791
description and history 341
domestic violence response team 342, 2785
festivals and farmers' market 341
grandmothers' fundraising campaign for AIDS in Africa 2115
health care services 1493, 2783-4
library, funding and services 883-4
new school projects 2846
seniors services 342
New Westminster police service, community service 2734
New Westminster Salmonbellies, achievements in lacrosse 206
New Westminster Secondary School, replacement project 2846
Ontario, labour mobility and certification harmonization 1319
Oral questions
Budget revenue projections 211
Funding for domestic violence programs 723
Funding for UBC midwifery program 2737
Government action on violence against women 804-5
Paramedics
collective bargaining process, legislated settlement 2046-50, 2204-8
training, wages and working conditions 2046-9, 2207
Petitions
harmonized sales tax 2024
restoration of student financial assistance 2739
Physicians, supply, government strategy and training in other jurisdictions 1493
Port Moody, ambulance station 2206
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 1444, 1449-50
costs, per-student cost levels, government policy 1443
education quality assurance designation 1501, 1505-6, 1509
funding for wage increases 1507
government investment and support 1442
knowledge infrastructure program, funding 1494
Premier's Excellence Awards 1491
private institutions
consumer protection 1443, 1499-502, 1505-6, 1509
implementation of report recommendations 1500, 1505-6
regulation 1499, 1501
student financial assistance 342-3
debt load 1490-1
health care bursary 1448-9
interest-free period on loans 1491
permanent disability benefits program 1447-8
petition tabled 2739
reduction 1442, 1447-9, 1490-1
students, attraction of graduate students to B.C. 1494
tuition fees 342-3, 1443-4
Poverty reduction, government strategy 343
Private members' statements
Status 1198-200
Puchmayr, Chuck, service as MLA and health issues 340
Queen's Park Care Centre, beds and hospice services 2783-4
The Record (New Westminster), article on paramedic issues 2048
School district 40 (New Westminster), funding issues, impact on programs and services 2845-6
Shrybman, Steven, report on internal free trade in Canada 1148
Skills training, Red Seal–certified workers, labour mobility 1148-9
Social workers, professional standards and labour mobility 1148, 1307
Society, impact of inequality 343
Sports, lacrosse 206
Statements by members
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
Stephen Lewis Foundation, campaign to assist grandmothers in Africa 2115
Transit services, student passes 343
University of B.C., midwifery program, funding 2737
Violence
family violence, programs and services for women and children 342, 723
violence against women, aboriginal women, government response 1198
violence against women, government action 804-5
VTC Language School, closing, impact on students and faculty 1499-501
Western Gold Theatre Society, funding 344
Women
elimination of discrimination against women, report 1198-9
programs and services, government funding and support 1198-200
Black, Hon. Iain (Port Moody–Coquitlam)

As subject
campaign workers and constituency assistants thanked 224
comments on distribution of Olympic Games tickets (Farnworth) 1955 (Kwan) 1955
involvement in politics 224
Asia-Pacific Business Centre, activities, costs and funding 2005
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 225-6
Budget debate 224-8
Budgets, 2009-10 budget, deficit and priorities 225-8
Business
government initiatives, NDP position 226-7
government support 226-7
venture capital programs 1989
Business, small business
exports 2001
government support 1988-9, 1992-3, 1995, 2000-1
licences, single licence initiative 2001
permitting process, BizPal initiative 2001
small business round table 1991-2, 1995-2000
small business venture capital fund 2001
tax reductions 1989, 1991
tax reductions during NDP administration 1994
tax reductions, small business tax threshold 1991
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on harmonized sales tax 2005
Economy
global economy, conditions 224-5
role of business and government 1988-9
western economic partnership agreement 1989
Energy, innovative clean energy fund 1989
Exports and imports
government marketing of international trade, funding 2009-10
trade agreements 1989
trade and investment representative offices, funding 2010
trade between B.C. and Asia 1989, 2008, 2011
trade between B.C. and Asia, Asia-Pacific initiative 2007
trade between B.C. and Asia, trade during NDP administration 2012
trade between B.C. and U.S. 2011-2
trade missions, funding 2006-8
Financial services industry, international finance centre 1989
Government revenues, decrease 225
Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association
comments on harmonized sales tax 2002
relationship with government 2002
Harmonized sales tax 227
impacts 1989-90, 1990-2002, 2004
implementation, government handling 1990, 1998
information, ministerial responsibility 1990-4, 1996-7, 2001-2
position of business organizations 1998, 2003-4
High-technology industry, shortage of skilled workers and women in industry 2012
Industry, government initiatives, NDP position 226-7
Media, digital media industry, tax credits 2013
NDP, position on government initiatives for business and industry 226-7
Oil and gas, revenues to government 225
Olympic Games, 2008 games in Beijing, B.C. trade mission 2008
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 1682-5
Oral questions (response)
Distribution of GamesTown 2010 Olympic Games tickets 1684-5
Hosting of Olympic Games dignitaries at Terminal City Club 1682-4
Port Moody area
arts organizations, funding 228
government investment in schools 228
Quesnel, visit by Small Business Minister and impact of harmonized sales tax 1998-2001
Research and development, government investment 1989
Small Business Month 1995
Small Business, Technology and Economic Development Ministry
estimates debate 1988-2014
budget 2006-10, 2012-3
goals and responsibilities 1988-9
Minister, activities 1996-7, 2000-1
staff thanked 1988
Taxation, tax reductions during B.C. Liberal Party administration 227
Terminal City Club, contract for hosting of Olympic Games dignitaries 1683-4
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 1989
Vancouver Foundation, B.C. arts renaissance fund 1989
Video games, production industry, tax credits 2013
Bloy, Harry (Burnaby-Lougheed)

As subject
appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (de Jong) 11
attendance at 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal 1853
comments on paramedics (Hammell) 2056
experience with B.C.–Asia trade relations 2324-6
Asia-Pacific gateway, role 2324, 2326
Asia-Pacific region, market for B.C. wood building materials 2325
Burnaby
business and community service organizations 1951
community organizations 657-8
Burnaby Board of Trade, Business Excellence Awards 1951
China
B.C. trade missions 2324-5
economic growth 2324
Chinese Canadians, role in B.C. economy 2324
Coquitlam, twinning relationship with Paju, South Korea 2325
Exports and imports, trade between B.C. and Asia 2324-6
Foster parents, role and document on rights 1792
Government, federal-provincial relations during NDP and B.C. Liberal Party administrations 2645
Infrastructure, federal-provincial funding partnerships, government action 2645
Motions
Economic opportunities of Olympic and Paralympic Games, debate 1852-3
Economic stimulus plan and Olympic and Paralympic Games, debate 2644-5
NDP, position on Olympic Games 1853
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
economic benefits 1853, 2644-5
NDP position 1853
protests 1853
torch relay 1852-3
Private members' statements
Expanding trade with China 2324-6
Statements by members
Burnaby Business Excellence Awards 1951
Community groups and festivals in Burnaby 657-8
Foster parents 1792
World Police and Fire Games 14
World Police and Fire Games, 2009 games in Burnaby 14
Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)

As subject
election as MLA 374-5
family and supporters thanked 375
meetings with B.C. mayors on transit investment 1102-3 (Bains) 1102
work with local and federal government 375-6
Airline industry, open skies policy summit in Vancouver 1098
Alberni–Pacific Rim constituency and area
highways and roads, issues 1131
infrastructure projects 440
Automobiles, commercial vehicles, safety inspections and enforcement 1125
Bike to Work Week, funding 1105
Botelho, Johnathan, champion kid award recipient 1859
B.C.
northern B.C., economic development 376
rural B.C., transit services 1127-8, 1132
B.C. Ferry Commission, role and responsibilities 1029, 1085
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
accomplishments 1029, 1085, 1091
accountability and governance 1033-4, 1087-8
debt 1031
funding 1083-5, 1091
reporting 1089
revenues 1030-1, 1085
review by comptroller general 1029, 1087-8, 1090, 1092-3, 2023, 2581
review by comptroller general, implementation of recommendations 2492, 2581
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management and priorities 377-9
B.C. Rail Properties, responsibilities and review 2493, 2582
B.C. Rail, reporting 1095
B.C. Transit, funding 1099-100, 1102, 1128, 1132
Budget debate 374-9
Budgets, 2009-10 budget deficit 377
Children, early learning, government investment 378-9
Columbia River–Revelstoke constituency and area, road issues, Akisqnuk turnoff and Big Eddy Bridge 1126
Dunster, ice cream social event 376-7
Economy, global economy, conditions 376
impact on transportation ridership 1091
Education, full-day kindergarten 379
Energy, northwest transmission line 438, 440-1
Falcon, Kevin, performance as former Transportation Minister 1017-8
Ferries and ferry services
fares 1031, 1091
government investment and support 1218
passenger numbers and vehicle traffic 1035
routes and services
alternative service providers 1092
Departure Bay–Horseshoe Bay route 1035
Horseshoe Bay–Langdale route 1084-6
minor routes, federal funding agreement 1083-4
safety, dangerous cargo 1089
terminals, sewage infrastructure upgrades 1090-1
Finlayson, Jock, comments on harmonized sales tax 378
Harmonized sales tax
economic benefits 377-8
impacts 378
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Boundary Road-200th Street section, contract for improvements 1024-5
Highway 97, Cache Creek–Prince George section, rest areas 1126
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 1103-5
contractor employment practices 1127
contracts and standards 1123-5, 1535-6
Howser, road paving 1132
Immigration, foreign and immigrant workers, government responsibility for worker permits 1024
Income, low-income families, taxation initiatives 378
Infrastructure
federal-provincial funding partnerships, government action 438-41
transportation infrastructure, design-build model 1026
transportation infrastructure, government investment 1019-20
Jeffery, Rick, comments on harmonized sales tax 378
Johnson Street Bridge, replacement project funding 1797
Kamloops, transit services 1100-1
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey campus, building envelope project 439
Legislature, estimates process, questions on harmonized sales tax deferred to Finance Ministry 1029-30
Lower Mainland, South Fraser perimeter road 1128-30, 1134
McBride
activities and opportunities 376
Olympic torch relay and event 376
McDonald's Champion Kids, Olympics-related children's program 1859
Markham, Ray, Order of British Columbia recipient 377
MLAs, election and role 375
Nanaimo, transit services 1100
NDP, performance as government, management of ferry system 2492-3, 2581
Ontario, budget deficit 377
Oral questions (response)
Access to B.C. Ferries information 2492, 2581
B.C. Ferries and B.C. Rail executive salaries 2493
Comments by David Hahn on comptroller general report 2492
Comptroller general report on TransLink and B.C. Ferries 2023
Construction contractor rates for truck operators 2738-9
Federal funding for infrastructure projects 438-41
Ferry fares 1218
Funding for Victoria bridge replacement 1797-8
Government procurement of transportation signage 1620
Highway maintenance in Columbia Valley 1535-6
Review of B.C. Rail 2582
Pacific Marine Ventures Inc., commercial advantage as subsidiary of B.C. Ferries 1093
Peter Kiewit Sons Co., operations 2738
Port Coquitlam, Coast Meridian overpass project 441
Port Mann Bridge, reconstruction project
"blue book" rates paid to truckers 2739
change from twinning to reconstruction 1025-6
contract 1025
information 1026-7
procurement and financing 1027
Ports, government strategy 1130
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area, ferry services, access to Langdale dock 1086
Prince George–Valemount constituency and area
boundary changes 375
economic development opportunities 376
Robson Valley, community events in area 376
Shipping industry, commercial shipping, competitive process 1093-4
Signs and signage, government procurement practices 1620
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
accomplishments 1017
budget and funding 1019
Canada line 1021, 1028
Evergreen line 1021-3
fare gates and smart cards for fares 1027-8
operations and planning 1017-8
rapid bus system and lanes 1132-3
revenue sources 1020
review by comptroller general 1015-9, 2023
Statements
McDonald's Champion Kids selection of Johnathan Botelho 1859
Surrey
Bridgeview, sewer upgrades 439
cycling and pedestrian overpass projects 439
Taxation, tax reductions during B.C. Liberal Party administration 378
Transit services
additional service hours 1100-1
capital investment by government 1099-100
ridership levels 1101-2
student passes 1102
transit plan and government investment 1019-21
Transportation
Pacific gateway initiative and projects 1023-4
projects and funding 1097
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 1014-35, 1083-105, 1124-35
access to information on ferries and from ferry commissioner 1035
budget 1095-8, 1105
estimates debate, scope 1020-1, 1028-30, 1088-90
estimates process 1125, 1135
management of contracts and projects 1089
operations and staff assignments 1094-5
staff 1014-5
staff, marine policy and ferries staff 1028
Trucking industry
rest stops for truckers 1126
truck safety 2739
U.S., economic conditions 377
Valemount
activities and opportunities 376
Olympic torch relay and event 376
Vancouver Island
infrastructure projects 440
south Island, infrastructure projects 1797-8
Winter, John, comments on harmonized sales tax 378
Brar, Jagrup (Surrey-Fleetwood)

As subject
comments on ambulance service legislation (Falcon) 2296
constituents, colleagues, family and staff thanked 240
mother's experience with ambulance service 2258
role as Healthy Living and Sport critic 1328
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 1178
Ambulance service, response times 2257-8
Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act
debate 2257-60, 2294-6
delay for six months 2257-60
B.C. Blind Sports, funding 1352
B.C. Care Providers Association, comments on harmonized sales tax 1643
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements 241, 635-7
B.C. Liberal Party government
MLAs, response to paramedic issues 2257
position on harmonized sales tax 1643
position on workers' rights 2294
public confidence 242, 635-7
statements on education funding 191
B.C. Veterinary Medical Association, funding 1178
Budget debate 240-4
Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2009, debate 635-8
Budgets
2009-10 budget deficit 241-2, 635-7
2009-10 budget, impact 243-4
balanced budgets, suspension of legislation for four years 635-8
deficit budgets 243
Campbell, Gordon, handling of information on budget deficit 242, 636
Canadian Olympic Committee, strategy for handling H1N1 influenza during Olympic Games 1414-5
Chong, Ida, comments on Healthy Living and Sport ministry budget 567
Communities, healthy communities programs 567
Copeman Healthcare Centre, administration and supply of H1N1 vaccine 1866
Education
annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades 441
school districts and boards of education, H1N1 influenza preparedness planning 1338
school sports programs, funding 191
schools, cleaning standards during H1N1 influenza outbreak 1337-8, 1515-6
Education Ministry, estimates debate 2840-1
Employment Standards Act, proposed amendments re unpaid leave during public health emergencies 1334-5, 1515
Fleetwood Festival 326
Government, protection of core services 636-7
H1N1 influenza virus
action plan 616-7, 1329-32, 1338, 1340, 1515-7
action plan, funding 1342-3, 2781-3
action plan, role of ambulance service 2259-60, 2295-6
impact on issues
health care system 1339-40
Olympic Games 1414-6, 1516
workers and workplaces 1333-6
prevention, role of cleaning of public facilities 1337-8
public education and information 1343-4, 2783
vaccine and vaccination program
access and administration 1341-2, 1796-7, 1866, 1954-5, 2020
access and public information 1517
administration of vaccine by pharmacists 1336-7
Hansen, Colin, handling of information on budget deficit 242, 636
Harmonized sales tax
B.C. Liberal Party position 242-3, 1643
impacts 243, 1355, 1643-4
implementation, government handling 242-3, 636-7
petition tabled 2024
Health care system
beds, intensive care unit beds 1339-41
beds, long-term care beds 1642
capacity during H1N1 influenza and Olympic Games 1516
continuing and long-term care facilities, standard of care 1646
funding 243-4
health authorities, H1N1 influenza pandemic plans 1331-2
public health programs, funding 394, 567, 1349-53, 1355
services for seniors 1644-6
workers, access to H1N1 influenza vaccination 2020
Health Services Ministry, estimates debate 2781-3
Health Statutes (Residents' Bill of Rights) Amendment Act, 2009
debate 1641-7, 1870-85
debate in Legislature 1644
government consultation on bill 1647, 1875-7
purpose of bill 1642-3
terminology, clarification 1873
Healthy Living and Sport Ministry
estimates debate 1328-44, 1347-53, 1355-6, 1414-6
budget reduction 567, 1355
budget, salaries 1347-9
estimates process 1328-9, 1344, 1355-6
staff thanked 1328
Highway 97, Cache Creek–Prince George section, rest areas 1126
Housing, residential care facilities
accountability and transparency 1879
care levels and conditions 1642, 1880, 1882
classification 1874
closing of facilities 1645-6
complaint process 1878-9, 1884-5
resident rights 1642, 1644-7, 1874-5, 1880
application and scope 1874
care plans 1877-8
implementation 1645-6, 1881-3
notification and posting in facilities 1870-3
space for religious and spiritual practices 1879-80
staffing 1646, 1877-8, 1882-3
Johnston Heights Secondary School, funding for repairs 441-2, 637, 721, 1304, 2840-1
Kendall, Perry, role in H1N1 vaccination program 1796
Labour Ministry, estimates debate 616-7
Newton Regency Care Home, closing of facility and treatment of residents 1645
Non-profit sector, government funding of non-profit organizations, public health program funding 1352
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 1516
Olympics and ActNow B.C. Minister of State, budget 1414
Oral questions
Access to influenza vaccines for paramedics 2020
Funding for public health programs 394, 567
Funding for repairs at Johnston Heights Secondary School 441-2, 721, 1304
Funding for school sports programs 191
H1N1 influenza vaccination program 1954-5
Responsibility for H1N1 influenza vaccine program 1796-7
Supply of H1N1 vaccine to Copeman clinic 1866
Paramedics
access to H1N1 influenza vaccination 2259-60, 2295
collective bargaining process, legislated settlement 2257-60, 2294-6
Petitions
harmonized sales tax 2024
Pharmacists, administration of injections 1336-7
Politics and politicians, public confidence in politicians 242
Private members' statements
H1N1 1515-7
Provincial health officer, H1N1 response plan 616-7
Sandhu, Dutar Singh, letter on need for highway rest areas 1126
Seniors
advocate 1885
contributions to society 1641-2
Statements by members
Fleetwood Festival in Surrey 326
Surrey
health care services 637
Olympic banners created by Surrey students 2875-6
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 1126
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, memorandum on ambulance services 2260, 2296
Veterinarians Act, amendments 1178
Workers
leave during public health emergencies 616-7, 1334-6, 1515
rights, B.C. Liberal Party position 2294

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