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

MacDiarmid, Hon. Margaret (Vancouver-Fairview)

As subject
background as physician 459-60
comments on education funding (Thorne) 117
election campaign 459-60
experience with cancer 459
family and supporters thanked 458
Budget debate 458-62
Children, early childhood development
early learning, government investment 460-1
StrongStart B.C. initiative 460-1, 659-60
Computer technology, high-speed Internet service for remote and rural communities 659
Early Childhood Learning Agency, recommendations on full-day kindergarten 461
Ecole Jules Quesnel Elementary, seismic upgrade project 133
Education
education of First Nations people, aboriginal education enhancement agreements 461
education of First Nations people, government action on issues 461
enrolment levels 1044
full-day kindergarten 460-1, 660
importance 460
neighbourhood learning centres 461-2
parental involvement in education system, role 331-2
school closings 1044
school districts and boards of education, carbon neutrality and climate action initiatives 1366-7
system 460-2
system, government consultation with stakeholders 1041-2
Education funding 328, 332, 442, 460, 659-60, 720-2, 1041-3, 1366-7, 1461
annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades 132-3, 442, 893, 1042, 1461
parent advisory councils, funding during NDP administration 332
priorities 893-4
school sports programs 328-9
Health Committee, work of committee 459
Health, role of education and literacy 460
Johnston Heights Secondary School, funding for repairs 720-2, 1304
Literacy programs and services, funding 658-61
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 462
Oral questions (response)
Annual facilities grants to school districts 1461
B.C. Awards Online website 722
Coquitlam school district funding 1043
Education funding 1041-2
Funding for athletes and school sports 328-9
Funding for carbon reduction initiatives in school districts 1366-7
Funding for Justice Education Society 893-4
Funding for literacy programs 658-61
Funding for parent advisory councils 331-2
Funding for repairs at Johnston Heights Secondary School 442, 720-2, 1304
Kamloops-Thompson school district funding and school closing 1044
School district funding 132-3, 893
Penticton, school renovation project 460
School district 28 (Quesnel), aboriginal education enhancement agreement 461
School district 39 (Vancouver), annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades 133
School district 43 (Coquitlam), government investment 1043
Sports, government funding and support 328-9
Vancouver-Fairview constituency and area, description and issues 459-60
Macdonald, Norm (Columbia River–Revelstoke)

As subject
comments on forest industry (Hansen) 73
election campaign 60-1
letter from paramedic constituent (Dix) 2289
past MLAs thanked 61
supporters thanked 60
visits to forest industry facilities and meetings with forest workers 769
Air, greenhouse gas emissions from wood waste 945
Ambulance service and stations 1964-6, 2785-6
Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act
debate 1963-7, 2252-7
delay for six months 2252-6
Arts and culture, government funding 506-7
Auditor General, report on forest worker safety 1049-50
Automobiles, driver use of cell phones and electronic devices
ham radio operators 1485, 1538
legislation and regulation 1484-5
Axor Group Inc., power project proposals for Kootenay creeks, public input on environmental assessment process 62
Bell, Pat, background as rural resident 768
B.C., rural B.C.
ambulance service 1964-6, 2253-6
government support 61-3
health care services, utilization 2786
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign statements 463, 1696
New Era document, statements 1048
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management and priorities 594, 596
MLAs, response to paramedic issues 2253-7
priorities 1695-6, 2341
public confidence 62-3, 464
B.C. timber sales program
expenses and revenues 774
financial reporting 594
Budget debate 462-6
Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2009, debate 593-7
Budgets
2009-10 budget deficit 463, 594
2009-10 budget projections 465
balanced budgets, suspension of legislation for four years 594, 597
deficit budgets during B.C. Liberal Party administration 594
Campbell, Gordon
position on paramedic issues 1963-4, 1967, 2256
visits to communities and public input 61-3
Canadian Forest Products Ltd., mill operations 62
Canal Flats
ambulance service 2255
forest industry in area, impact on workers 62
Canal Flats Provincial Park, transfer to local government 1117
Carbon tax, impact on forest industry 945
Chief forester, role 857, 2499
Children, early childhood development, community programs 2018-9
China, market for B.C. wood building materials 1202
Climate change, government action on climate change, public consultation and information 2332
Communities, government support 61-3
Corporations, tax reductions 928
Davidson, Robert, comments on harmonized sales tax 73
Economy
conditions, government response 314
development of green economy 2332
Education
annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades 466
class size and composition, government action 466
full-day kindergarten 466
funding 465-6, 2341
system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 465-6
Energy
bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation 942-3, 945-6
energy plan 2332
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects, government policy and public concerns 62-4
Fires and firefighters, forest fires
community protection plans and fuel management 789-97, 924, 949, 964-8
firefighting costs and crews 797-8
firefighting funding 465, 967-9
summer 2003 forest fires in interior, Filmon report recommendations, implementation 465
summer 2003 forest fires in interior, implementation of Filmon report recommendations 788-95, 964-5, 967, 969
summer 2009 forest fires in interior, evacuation notices and communities at risk 795-7
First Nations communities, fire protection 795
Forest Act, amendments 2499, 2501
Forest Practices Board, audits 787
Forestry Revitalization Act, amendments 2501-2
Forests and forest industry
allowable annual cut 2499
allowable annual cut, area-based trial program 2501
climate action initiatives 945
coastal forest action plan, implementation 971-2
companies, relationship with communities, social contract issue 1049
conditions in industry 769
employment
job creation 925-30
job loss 63, 464
job opportunities program 858
export of raw logs 465, 971
export of raw logs from private lands, timber exporter advisory committee 973
exports, orders-in-council 2501
forest health 1051
forest inventory 2499
forest science program, contract 857-9
government forest policies 1201-2
impact on communities and industry 314, 464, 769, 1047-52, 1240-1, 1794, 1865
impact on job creation 929
government support 464-5
harvesting rights for timber licences, timber takeback 2501-2
industry, electricity rates 928
industry, impact of taxation initiatives 924-31
mountain pine beetle infestation
federal program 857-8, 861
government action 1051
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
removal of private lands from tree farm licences 1050
revenues to government 769
silviculture, Forests for Tomorrow program 857-61
stumpage system 2500
sustainability and use of wood waste 2332
value-added sector 1047, 1051
wood-first initiative 1047-52
requirements 1244-9
use of B.C. wood 1240-1, 1243
workers
government support 1048
safety reports 1049-50
transition programs 62, 464
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 768-74, 786-98, 857-62, 924-32, 938-46, 949, 964-69, 971-3
audits 774, 786-7
budget 770-3
budget, additional funds for forest fire fighting 967-9
budget, allocation for Medical Services Plan premiums 773-4
forest investment account 858, 860-1
meetings with lobbyists and industry representatives 787-8
staff 772-3
travel and use of video-conferencing 771-2
use of electronic devices 772
wildfire management branch, staffing and activities 797-8, 965
Fuel taxation 597
Gagatek, Norman, speech therapy treatment for stroke injuries 1618, 2786
Golden
ambulance service 1965-6, 2255-6
paramedics, station and working conditions 463, 2785-6
tourism 595
Government
cabinet size 1201
capital projects, funding 1245
contracts for services, policy 861-2
financial reporting, public accounts 859
local government, local decision-making 60-2
ministers, salary holdback based on meeting of budget targets 594, 597
Great Canadian Heli-Skiing Ltd., impact of HST on business 2739
Hansen, Colin, handling of information on harmonized sales tax 273
Harmonized sales tax
impact on issues
forest industry 63, 930
school districts 2341
seniors 464
ski resorts 980-1
ski resorts and small business 314-5
tourism 63, 73-4, 463-4, 595-6, 2739
implementation, government handling 62-3, 73-4, 273
petition tabled 2802
Health care system
continuing and long-term care facilities, standard of care 1696
public health programs, funding 396
services for seniors 1698
services for seniors, day programs 2786
services, reduction 465, 1697
speech pathology services 1697
Health Services Ministry, estimates debate 2785-6
Health Statutes (Residents' Bill of Rights) Amendment Act, 2009
debate 1694-8
effectiveness of bill 1694-5
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Donald and Dejorie road access, petition tabled 2345
Home care services 1697
Housing, residential care facilities
fees, rate changes for seniors in residential care 1698
private and public facilities 1696-7
resident rights 1694-8
staffing 1696
Income disparity 596
Industry, school tax reduction 926-8
Invermere
ambulance service 1965, 2255
speech pathology services 1618, 1697-8, 2786
Jumbo Glacier resort, local decision-making on development proposal 61-2
Kamloops ambulance station 2253-4
Kimberley
ambulance service 1964-5, 2253-5
paramedics, working conditions 463
tourism 596
Kitimat, closing of mill 1794, 1865
Krueger, Kevin, response as Tourism Minister to questions in House 980
Legislature, committee system, effectiveness 2332
Lillooet, forest fire protection activities 795-6
Literacy programs and services, funding 660-1
Manufactured homes, manufactured home parks, displacement of residents, petition tabled 2658
MLAs, use of cellular phones and electronic communication devices 1484
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2009, debate 2499-502
Motions
Green jobs and low-carbon economy for B.C., debate 2332
New markets for B.C. wood products, debate 1201-2
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2009, debate 1484-5, 1538
Nakusp ambulance service 1964
Nazko, forest fire protection activities 795-6
Okanagan area, concerns re government policies 314-5
Oral questions
Funding for arts and culture 506-7
Funding for literacy programs 660-1
Funding for public health programs 396
Government support for Kitimat forest workers 1794, 1864-5
Harmonized sales tax 273
Highway maintenance in Columbia Valley 1535
Impact of harmonized sales tax on restaurant and tourism industries 73-4
Impact of harmonized sales tax on school districts 2341
Impact of harmonized sales tax on tourism industry 980-1, 2739
Speech pathology services in Invermere area 1618
Paramedics
collective bargaining process, legislated settlement 1964-7, 2252-7
labour dispute 60, 462
public support, petition tabled 2658
training, wages and working conditions 462-3, 1964, 1966-7, 2254-5
Parfitt, Ben
comments on volume of wood waste 942-4
complaint to Forest Practices Board 944
Parks
establishment and expansion of parks and conservancies 1117
system, government funding and support 1117
Petitions
access to Trans-Canada Highway from Donald and Dejorie roads 2345
harmonized sales tax 2802
paramedics in B.C., public support 2658
Whitetail Estates mobile home park 2658
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., contracts with Forests and Range Ministry 787, 857-62
Private members' statements (response)
Protecting our future 314-5
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2009, debate 1117
Public affairs bureau, role and responsibilities 593-4
Redstone, forest fire protection activities 795-6
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, government support 1048, 1794
Revelstoke area
ambulance service 463, 1966, 2255-6, 2785-6
description and issues 60-4
early childhood development committee and programs 2018-9
paramedics, working conditions 462-3
resorts, impact of harmonized sales tax on operations 463-4, 595
road issues 1535
road issues, Akisqnuk turnoff and Big Eddy Bridge 1126
tourism 595-6
Revelstoke Mountain Resort, status 595
Rivers and streams, public ownership of resources 62, 64
Sales tax exemptions, production machinery and equipment 924-6, 928
School district 6 (Rocky Mountain), annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades 466
Seniors issues, government action 61, 1695
Shafto, Bob, comments on impact of harmonized sales tax on tourism industry 73
Statements by members
Early childhood programs in Revelstoke 2018-9
Teck Cominco Ltd., Sullivan minesite, deaths of workers and paramedics, inquest recommendations 2253-4
Throne speech debate 60-4
Tomaino, Michael, experience as paramedic 1966
Tourism B.C., windup of organization and transfer of responsibilities 594-7
Tourism industry, government support 595-7
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 1126
Union of B.C. Municipalities, forest fire management initiatives and funding 792, 966-7
U.S., forest industry, black liquor tax credit 931
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, bookings and visitor numbers 596
Vancouver Island, forest industry, export of raw logs 971-2
Weitzel, George, experience of paramedic spouse 1967
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence 929-30
Auditor General review 930, 1050
Whitetail Estates mobile home park, petition tabled 2658
Wood First Act
debate 1047-52, 1240-1, 1243-9
definitions 1244
Wood waste
expansion of use of fibre 938-43
volume of waste 1049-50, 1202
volume of waste, assessment 941-5, 965
Wyse, Charlie, position on ambulance service issues 2253
McIntyre, Joan (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)

As subject
family and supporters thanked 276-7
Bowen Island, economic development 278
Britannia Beach, housing and museum 278
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management and priorities 280
B.C. Library Trustees Association, comments on library funding and services 879
B.C. Utilities Commission, decision on B.C. Hydro power acquisition plan 111
Budget debate 276-81
Budgets, 2009-10 budget content 280-1
Business, small business tax reductions
income tax 281
small business tax threshold 281
Canada, agreement on internal trade, labour mobility component 1155-6
Capilano University, Squamish campus 277
Cheakamus, community forest agreement, establishment 1298
Children
early learning and literacy, government investment 879
recognition and support in B.C. and Canada 2577
Climate change, government action on climate change 2328
Economy
conditions, government response 279-80
development of green economy 2328-9
economic stimulus programs 2647
Education
full-day kindergarten 280
system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 879
Energy
bioenergy, government strategy 2328-9
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects, public input on environmental assessment process 110
innovative clean energy fund 2328
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, prevention and support 190
First Nations
aboriginal youth internship program and participants 2651
new relationship with government 279
Forests and forest industry, community forest agreements 1298
Garibaldi Provincial Park, ski hill proposal in area, public input on environmental assessment process 110-1
The Globe and Mail, article on harmonized sales tax 279-80
Harmonized sales tax, implementation 279-81
Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway upgrades 278-9
Income assistance, funding 280
Income, low-income families, taxation initiatives 280
Income tax reductions for low-income earners 280
Jeffery, Rick, comments on harmonized sales tax 281
Kindree, LaVerne, death and medical service to Squamish area 886
Labour mobility 1155-6
Labour Mobility Act
debate 1155-6
reintroduction 1155
Ledcor Industrial Group Ltd., run-of-the-river application for Ashlu Creek 110, 277
Libraries, funding for libraries and reading rooms 879
Lil'wat First Nation, role as host nation for Olympic Games 277, 279
Lions Bay, fire truck and search and rescue services 278
Literacy programs and services, funding 879
Motions
Economic stimulus plan and Olympic and Paralympic Games, debate 2646-7
Green jobs and low-carbon economy for B.C., debate 2328-9
Role of libraries, debate 879-80
Mungall, Michelle, comments on B.C. Utilities Commission decision 111
Nebbeling, Ted, life and accomplishments 1679
NDP, position on issues
climate change initiatives 2328
labour mobility 1155
trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 1155
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
benefits and opportunities 279
benefits and opportunities, First Nations economic development 2646-7
celebration communities 1039
First Nations participation 279, 2646-7
legacy infrastructure projects 279
torch relay 1039
venues 2646
volunteers, homestay program 279
Pemberton
community spirit 66-7
economic development in area 277
GEMS school project 277
music festival 277
Post-secondary education system, expansion 879
Poverty, child poverty, government action 280
Private members' statements (response)
Positive public participation 110-11
Sarah McLachlan Foundation, fundraising concert and youth music outreach program 435
Science and technology, environmental technology 2328-9
Sea to Sky land and resource management plan, First Nations participation 279
Squamish
child care spaces and early childhood services 278
downtown revitalization and housing projects 277-8
economic development 1646
railway park development 278
Squamish First Nation, role as host nation for Olympic Games 279
Squamish-Lil'wat Cultural Centre 279
Statements by members
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
Taxation, tax reductions during B.C. Liberal Party administration 281
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 1155
Tributes
LaVerne Kindree 886
Ted Nebbeling 1679
UN convention on the rights of the child, adoption 2577
Union of B.C. Municipalities, concerns re trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 1155
West Vancouver area
athletic and arts events 278
description and issues 277-9
hosting of Olympic Games and legacy projects 279
infrastructure projects 278, 2647
Olympic Games venues and transportation projects 2646
services for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder 190
West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area, boundary changes 276
Whistler
athletic events and infrastructure projects 277
city government, access to hotel tax revenue 277
community forest and park infrastructure 277
Whistler Olympic Park, skiing event venue 278
Workers, shortage 1155
McNeil, Hon. Mary (Vancouver–False Creek)

As subject
communications with Olympic Integrated Security Unit 1411
family thanked 57
ActNow B.C. initiative 59, 331, 1398
B.C. Hydro
purchase of Olympic Games tickets 565-6
role as Olympic sponsor, promotion of business opportunities and energy conservation 565-6
Civil service employees, secondment and volunteering for Olympic Games 1403
Climate change, government action, NDP position 565
Commonwealth Games, hosting by B.C., NDP government policy on ticket distribution 1458
Cowichan Tribes, concerns re design and procurement of Olympic Games sweaters 1413-4
Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Olympic venue 58
H1N1 influenza virus, impact on Olympic Games 1414-6
Health, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 59, 565
Healthy Living and Sport Ministry, estimates debate 1398-425
Justice system, sheriffs, secondment for Olympic Games duties 1418-9
K.D. Air Corp., impact of security measures on flights during Olympic Games 1416-8
NDP
position on climate change initiatives 565
position on Olympic Games 331
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
2010 Commerce Centre 1408, 1413, 1419
2010 Legacies Now, funding 1412
benefits and opportunities 58-60, 565-7, 1045-6, 1362-4, 1398-9, 1416, 1457-60, 1955, 2488-90, 2879-80
local small businesses 1407-8, 1413-4
research and reporting 1403-5, 1413
tourism industry 1408-9, 1420-1
children's sports activities and events 59
clothing line 1045
contracts with companies 1409
contracts with companies, B.C. companies 1304-5
costs and funding 1401-2, 1408, 1412, 1423-5, 2489-90
costs and funding, medical costs 1410
countdown events and community spirit 59-60
educational programs 1425
First Nations participation 1413
GamesTown 2010 competition 60
government promotion of business investment and tourism during Olympic Games 1420-1
government purchase of tickets and hospitality suites 1362-4, 1425, 1457-60, 1955-6
hosting by B.C., strategy 1457-60
impact on issues
air travel 1411, 1416-8
mobility of area residents 1421-2
studies, Olympic Games Impact research project 1406
legacy infrastructure projects 58
live sites program 58
NDP position 331
Paralympic Games 59
planning, sustainability component 59
security costs 1410
tickets, sale 2879-80
torch, photo opportunities for MLAs 1418
torch relay 59
venues 58, 2489
viewers, estimated numbers 1399
workers, recruitment via employee loan program 1402-3
Olympics and ActNow B.C. Minister of State
budget 1400, 1414
Olympic secretariat 1399-400, 1410
service plan, performance measurement 1406
staff 1398
Oral questions (response)
Accessibility of Olympic Games tickets 2879-80
Cowichan Tribes and VANOC Olympic clothing line 1045-6
Funding for athletes and school sports 331
Funding for public health and sports programs 565-7
Government distribution of Olympic Games tickets 1955-6
Government purchase of Olympic Games tickets 1457-60
Government purchase of Olympic Games tickets and hospitality suites 1362-4
Manufacturing of Olympic Games flags 1304-5
Olympic Games costs 2488-90
Olympic Games tickets for government MLAs 1364
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., contract with Olympic secretariat 1403-5
Throne speech debate 57-60
Tourism marketing, role of Tourism and Olympics ministries and public affairs bureau 1420-1
Vancouver area
description and issues 57-8
residents, impact of Olympic Games 1421
Robson Square, use for B.C. pavilion during Olympic Games 1399, 1413, 1419-20
Vancouver Olympic Centre, venue 58
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
events, funding for "surprise" event 1422
events, MLA participation 1419
financial reporting 1400-1, 2490
relationship with First Nations 1045-6
Whistler Olympic Park, skiing event venue 58
McRae, Don (Comox Valley)

As subject
career and family 88
family and supporters thanked 91
letter from paramedic constituent (Fraser) 2233
Assistance to Shelter Act
debate 2374-6
definitions, "extreme weather" 2375-6
Bannerman, Ron, death 2487
B.C. Hydro, public ownership 871
Children, early childhood development
early learning, government investment 116
StrongStart B.C. initiative 116
Comox First Nation, culture and heritage 89
Comox Valley
description and environmental issues 88-90
Olympic Games activities in area and work of spirit committee 2017
Olympic Games events and training in area 90-1
Olympic torch relay and events 1681-2
recognition of teachers in area 2487
voters 88
Walk of Achievement in recognition of community members 68
Comox Valley Child Development Association, work of organization and annual telethon fundraiser 1456-7
Economy, role of government and global economy 89
Education
full-day kindergarten 90, 116
system, government initiatives 90
Embree, Doug, death 2487
Energy
clean energy, economic opportunities and government strategy 90
conservation, demand-side management 870-1
energy plan 869-71
power supply, power supply and demand 869-71
Environment, pest control and pesticide use, regulation 90
First Nations, relationship with government 89
Food, local food production 799-800
Forests and forest industry, wood-first initiative 89
Government revenues, decrease 89
Greenhill, Vern, achievements in lawn bowling 206
Hagen, Stan, service as MLA and cabinet minister 68
Harmonized sales tax, economic benefits 89
Homelessness
deaths of homeless persons, cases 2375
homeless persons, survival outdoors 2375
outreach, role of police 2375
Housing, temporary housing and shelters, extreme-weather shelter policy for homeless 2375-6
Lanzinger, Irene, comments on full-day kindergarten 116
Motions
Early learning opportunities in B.C., debate 116
Mount Washington Alpine Food Festival 799-800
Mount Washington, ski hill, use for Olympic Games training 90-1, 2017
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 90-1
Petitions
crisis hotlines on Vancouver Island, funding 2024
Post-secondary education, role and government initiatives 90
Private members' statements
Keeping B.C. Powerful 869-71
Ross, Bill, death 2487
Rupert, Gary, comments on full-day kindergarten 116
Statements by members
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
Thompson, Robbie, athletic accomplishments as transplant recipient 436
Throne speech debate 88-91
Ungerleider, Charles, comments on full-day kindergarten 116
Vancouver Island, crisis line services, petition tabled 2024
Water supply, protection 89-90
Weather
2008-09 winter weather 2374-5
severe weather events 2375
Williams, Sandra, community service 327
World Transplant Games, role 436
You Are Not Alone organization, services for families of children travelling for medical treatment 327
Mungall, Michelle (Nelson-Creston)

As subject
comments on B.C. Utilities Commission decision (McIntyre) 111
experience operating food bank 1073-4
experience with ambulance service 2046
experience working in Africa 880
family, friends and supporters thanked 91
role as MLA 91, 93-4
Advanced Education and Labour Market Development Ministry
estimates debate 1444-5, 1447-50, 1490-2, 1496-8, 1506-7
budget 1506
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 1185
Agriculture, government support, district agriculturalists 1185
AgriStability program, staffing 1185
Ambulance service during B.C. Liberal Party administration 2044-5
Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act
debate 2043-6, 2236-9
delay for six months 2236-9
Arts and culture, government funding, petition tabled 1621
Axor Group Inc., power project proposals for Kootenay creeks, public input on environmental assessment process 109-10, 189-90
Bremer, Steve, comments on paramedic issues 2238
B.C., rural B.C., transit services 1131-2
B.C. Liberal Party government
MLAs, response to paramedic issues 2236-7
policies, costs 93
position on collective agreements, legislated settlements 2043-4
priorities 92-3
public confidence 1809, 2046
B.C. Utilities Commission, decision on B.C. Hydro power acquisition plan 111
Canada, agreement on internal trade
dispute resolution component 1157-8
labour mobility component 1156
Capitol Theatre, government funding 194
Carbon tax, impact on forest industry 1073
Catalpa Apartments affordable housing units, mortgage and issues 1676
Civil service, collective agreements in 2010 2044
Climate change
action on climate change 1615
government action on climate change 1073
Crawford Bay, residents' access to H1N1 vaccination 1796
Creston Valley, agriculture and fall fair 326-7
Democracy, democratic leadership 93
Dugdale, Heather, experience as disability benefits recipient 91-2
Evans, Corky, accomplishments 91
Exports and imports, free trade, public concerns 1157-8
Forests and forest industry
employment, job loss 1074
export of raw logs 1073-4
government forest policies, impact on communities and industry 1073-5
wood-first initiative 1073-5
Gambling, charities' access to gambling revenues, government commitments 194
H1N1 influenza virus
action plan, role of ambulance service 2238
vaccine and vaccination program, access for isolated communities 1796
Harmonized sales tax 93
impacts 1074, 1491-2
Health care system, patient safety 1861
Housing and Social Development Ministry, estimates debate 1676
Housing and Social Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2009, debate 1807-9
Howser, road paving 1132
Income assistance
disability benefits, eligibility for spouses 92
eligibility restrictions for persons with outstanding warrants 1807-9
system 1808-9
Income, low-income families, case of single parent stealing food 1808
International Day of Climate Action events 1615
Kootenay area
citizens, public participation 189-90
transit services between communities 1131
West Kootenays, residents' concerns re health care system 1861
Labour
collective agreements, legislated settlement, B.C. Liberal Party position 2043-4
labour mobility, dispute resolution process 1157-8
labour mobility, impact on standards and workers 1156-7
Labour Mobility Act, debate 1156-8
Ledcor Industrial Group Ltd., run-of-the-river application for Ashlu Creek 111
Legislature, language used in House
"heck" 2236
withdrawal of comments 2236
Libraries, funding for libraries and reading rooms 880
Literacy programs and services, funding 880
Motions
Role of libraries, debate 880
Nelson area
ambulance service 2045-6
arts and community organizations, funding 194
event for action on climate change 1615
forest industry 1074
issues and community development initiatives 93
supportive housing project 1676
youth programs, program for prevention of sexual violence 888
North American Free Trade Agreement 1157
North Island College, aboriginal coordinator position, funding 1496
North Island Students Union, presentation to Finance and Government Services Committee 1496
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 2043, 2238
Oral questions
Access to influenza vaccines in Riondel and Crawford Bay 1796
Funding for arts, culture and community organizations 194
Funding for domestic violence programs 661
Government action on women's equality and violence against aboriginal women 981
Paramedics
collective bargaining process, legislated settlement 2043-6, 2237-9
training, wages and working conditions 2045
Petitions
Arts and culture funding 1621
Pimm, Pat, comments on Charter of Rights 2044
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability, first-generation learners 1449-50
costs, per-student cost levels, government policy 1444
First Nations education, funding 1496
funding 1497-8, 1506-7
new student spaces 1444-5
student financial assistance
health care bursary 1448
private grants 1490
reduction 1447-50
targeted programs 1450
tuition fees 1444
Poverty
government action 92
role in minor crimes 1808-9
Private members' statements
Positive public participation 109-11
Riondel, residents' access to H1N1 vaccine 1796
Shrybman, Steven, report on internal free trade in Canada 1157
Skills training, shortage of skilled workers 1157
Statements by members
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
Throne speech debate 91-4
Touchstones Nelson, museum, government funding 194
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 1131-2
Union of B.C. Municipalities, resolutions on ambulance service 2237
Violence
family violence programs and services for women and children 661
violence against aboriginal women, government response 981
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund, work of organization and No Means No program 888
Women
elimination of discrimination against women, report by West Coast LEAF 981
women's equality, government action and ministerial responsibility 981
Wood First Act, debate 1073-5
Wynndel Box and Lumber Company Ltd., operations 1074
YWCA, work with children in Zambia 880

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