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

Ralston, Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)

As subject
comments in question period (de Jong) 273
experience with ambulance service 2098
100 Mile House, community dinner 2732
Advanced Education and Labour Market Development Ministry, estimates debate 1450-1
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 1176-7
Akin, David, article on harmonized sales tax 2700
Alberta
business registration 921, 953
investment and tax system 2691-2
lobbyists legislation 1773-4
Ambulance service 2098-9
Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act
debate 2098-101, 2277-81
delay for six months 2277-81
Blain, Larry
comments on Port Mann Bridge public-private partnership 2724-5
comments on public-private partnership models 2723, 2726-7
Body Armour Control Act
debate 1553-4, 1556, 1558
regulations 1553-4
B.C., rural B.C., ambulance service 2099
B.C. Coalition of People with Disabilities, report on wrongful death legislation 783-4
B.C. Competition Council, report on sales tax exemption for production machinery and equipment 2694
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements 201-2
B.C. Liberal Party government
budgets 202
financial management 573
MLAs, response to harmonized sales tax 223
MLAs, response to paramedic issues 2278-80
position on harmonized sales tax 217
public confidence 201-2
B.C. Progress Board, report on harmonized sales tax 2689
B.C. Securities Commission, relationship with Canadian Public Accountability Board 953, 955
B.C. Veterinary Medical Association, relationship and communications with Agriculture Ministry 1176-7
Budget debate 201-2, 212-24
Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2009, debate 572-5, 807-18, 823, 912, 917-8, 920
Budgets
2009-10 budget
content 201-2, 223-4, 572-3
deficit 215-6, 316, 573
interim supply 134
projections 201, 213-5
revenue projections 207-8
2010-11 budget, budget date change 811, 912
balanced budgets, suspension of legislation for four years 573-4, 807-9, 816
budget process, forecasting 807-9
budget process review, report 134, 808, 2728-9
budgets during election year 212
deficit budgets during B.C. Liberal Party administration 573
independent budget officer
NDP motion on topic, revision of wording 315-6
NDP proposal 202
officers in other jurisdictions 316
proposed mandate 126, 316
Business
auditors of public companies, oversight bodies, powers 953-6
business number and supply of goods or services to public bodies 922
commission for collection of sales tax 213, 2640
public-private partnerships 2724-7
registration 921-2, 952-3
training tax credit for businesses with apprentices 917-8
Business Corporations Act, amendments 921-2
Business Number Act, amendments 922
Campbell, Gordon
comments on infrastructure funding 439
comments on Olympic Games 2490
Canadian Labour Congress, Canada Pension Plan proposal 2728
Canadian Public Accountability Board
oversight of auditors 687, 953-5
statutory protection for officers 687, 954-6
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
comments on harmonized sales tax 2697-8
document from government on harmonized sales tax 2695-6
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., JumpStart program 557
Carbon tax
applicability to renewable and other fuels 575
revenue collection, software application 2719-20
Carbon Tax Act, amendments 574-5
Centre of Excellence for Revenue Management, operations 2706
Children and Family Development Ministry, budget projections 223
Chung, Trish, work on food security issues 2732
Civil service, employees
secondment and volunteering for Olympic Games 1418
senior executives, number 2702-3
Cocke, Dennis, work on ambulance service 2098
Coleman, Rich, comments in debate on income assistance legislation 2453, 2457
Construction industry, job loss 439
Continuing Care Act, amendments 817-8
Cooperative Association Act, amendments 923
Corbeil, Serge, comments on fire insurance coverage and exclusions 961-2
Council of Tourism Associations of B.C., comments on 2009-10 budget 574
Crime and criminals
crime prevention 557
gang crime, government action 556-7
indictable offences 1820-1
return of offenders to other jurisdictions 1821-2
victims' rights 784
warrants for arrest 1821
warrants for arrest, transfer between jurisdictions 2459
Criminal Code (federal), provisions 1820-1, 2455
Drugs and vaccines, tax exemptions 920
Economic Forecast Council, economic forecasts 213-4, 316, 808-9
Economy
conditions 214-5
conditions, government response 572-4
diversification 2635-6
economic plan for province 212-3, 2640
global economy, conditions 212
knowledge-based economy, worker recruitment and role of universities 2636
EDS Advanced Solutions Inc., government contract for revenue services and software projects 2705-6, 2719-23
Education
full-day kindergarten 223
school sports programs, funding 557
Employment and unemployment
employment quality, report 2636
unemployment rate 214
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 2573
Estates, administration of wills and estates 783-4
Excise Act (federal), powers 2681-2
Falcon, Kevin
comments on ambulance service legislation 2100
comments on public-private partnership models 2726-7
Family Compensation Act, provisions 783-5
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on harmonized sales tax 213
Finance Ministry
estimates debate 2681-703, 2705-6, 2719-29
budget 2703
estimates debate, questions referred from other ministry estimates 2723, 2728
staffing 2702-3
Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2009, debate 686-7, 921-4, 951-6
Financial Administration Act, amendments 574
Financial Information Act, amendments 817
Financial Institutions Act, amendments 923-4, 951
Firearms, body armour regulation 1553-4, 1556, 1558
Food services industry, restaurant industry, role 222
Fort St. John, hospital and residential care facility project 2723-6
Gangs, recruitment of members 557
General Insurance OmbudService, services 690-1, 992-3
The Globe and Mail, article on statutory protection for Canadian Public Accountability Board officers 687, 953-5
Goods and services tax
impact on restaurant industry 2697
revenues to government and tax base 2683-4
Government
capital projects, evaluation as public-private partnerships 2725-8
financial reporting, quarterly reporting 811
ministers, salary holdback based on meeting of budget targets 809-10
revenues, decrease 216
H1N1 influenza virus, action plan, role of ambulance service 2100
Hansen, Colin
comments and position on harmonized sales tax 18
comments on sales tax exemptions 2694-5
comments on strata legislation consultation 899, 901
handling of information on budget revenue projections 207-8
handling of information on harmonized sales tax 2690-1, 2699-701
response to media inquiry re harmonized sales tax 271
Harmonized sales tax
B.C. Liberal Party position 217
C.D. Howe Institute study 219, 2690, 2692
comprehensive integrated tax coordination agreement 2682-3, 2686, 2690, 2701
exemptions and rebates 217, 2684, 2686-7, 2690, 2694-5, 2698
impact on issues
business 2685
consumers and families 221-2, 2686-9
green initiatives 221
health authorities 2728
industry 2696-7
industry and investment 218-20
investment 2691-2
low-income earners 2690, 2699
restaurant industry 217, 221-2, 2697-9
school districts 2341-2
tourism 574, 1534
implementation
federal funding and timeline 2681-3
government handling 18, 212-3, 271, 2342, 2691-2, 2695-6, 2699-701
implementation 215-8
information and public consultation 218, 221
legislation 572, 2681-3
Mintz report 2693
petition tabled 2881
public discussion in Canada 217
public opinion 222-3
rate 2690
revenues to government and tax base 2684-8
tax credits 2696
Health care system
2002 legislation for health support workers, debate 2279
continuing and long-term care services, information requirements for reduction or waiver of fees 811-8
health authorities, reporting requirements 814
personal health information, protection 812-6
Healthy Living and Sport Ministry, estimates debate 1418-9
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements, public-private partnerships and value-for-money report 2726
Holdomor, commemoration of forced starvation of Ukrainians in 1930s 2795
Hospital Insurance Act, amendments 817-8
Hotels and travel accommodation, hotel room tax revenues 574, 823
Housing and Social Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2009
debate 1820-2, 2453-9
committee stage debate 2456
definitions, "indictable offence" 1820-2, 2453-6
purpose of bill 1820
Income assistance
caseload 1822
eligibility restrictions for persons with outstanding warrants 1820-2, 2453-6, 2459
employment insurance claims in B.C. 214-5
recipients, criminal record checks 2456-8
Income tax
exemption level 575, 917
spouse and equivalent-to-spouse credits 575, 917
Independent Budget Officer Act, 2009, debate 126
Information and Privacy Commissioner
review of collection of information for continuing care services 811-6, 818
role as lobbyists registrar, powers and responsibilities 1772
Infrastructure, federal-provincial funding partnerships, government action 439, 2640
Insurance
classes of insurance 956-7, 992
contracts
content and time limits 958-61
life and health insurance 985-91
life and health insurance, grace period for payment 987
renewal 960
coverage for innocent persons 984-5
fire coverage and exclusions 689, 961-2, 983-5
industry
dispute resolution and complaint processes 689-91, 960
dispute resolution and complaint processes, service providers 992-3
requirements for insurance activities 923-4, 951
time limit for legal claims against companies 960, 991
marine insurance legislation 957-8
title insurance, scope 957
Insurance (Marine) Act, repeal 957-8
Insurance Amendment Act, 2009
debate 689-91, 956-62, 983-94
additional definitions 985
implementation timeline 993-4
need for reform 689-90
regulation-making powers 991-2
Insurance Bureau of Canada, comments on fire insurance coverage and exclusions 983
Insurance Companies Act (federal), changes 923-4
Investment, impact of marginal effective tax rates 2691
Justice system
sheriffs, secondment for Olympic Games duties 1418-9
wrongful death legislation, government action on legislative reform 783-5
Kamloops, job loss 2636
KP Pacific Holdings Ltd. v. Guardian Insurance Co. of Canada, decision 689
Labour, collective bargaining 2279-80
Land title, Torrens system 957
Le Pan, Nick, work with Canadian Public Accountability Board and comments on statutory protection for officers 687, 953-5
Legislation
implementation, use of regulations 901
supply bills, use 134
Legislature
estimates process 134
supplementary estimates, financial reporting 810
use of supplementary estimates 810
hoist motions 2277-8
language used in House, "rabbit droppings" 2454
language used in House, "suck it up" 1534
points of order 911
Lobbyist Registry Reform Act, 2009, purpose of bill 1772-3
Lobbyists
legislation, changes 1771-4
role and relationship with government 1772
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2009, debate 1771-4
Maclean's, article on gang crime in B.C. 557
MacMinn, E. George, comments on hoist motions in Parliamentary Practice in British Columbia 2277-80
May, Erskine, comments on amendments to bills in Parliamentary Practice 2278, 2280
Medical Services Plan premiums, increase, impact on employers 572-3
Mines and mining industry, taxation, mineral flow-through share tax credit 917
Mortgage Brokers Act, amendments and review 951-2
Mortgages, penalties for non-compliant mortgage brokers 951-2
Motions
Economic stimulus plan and Olympic and Paralympic Games, debate 2640-1
Government action on gang violence, debate 556-7
Independent budget officer, debate 316
Oil and gas
drilling practices, hydraulic fracturing, impact on drinking water 2573
natural gas, commodity price 215
Oil and Gas Commission, regulation of hydraulic fracturing 2573
Olson, Lindsay, comments on fire insurance coverage and exclusions 961-2
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
ambulance services during games 2100
benefits and opportunities 2022-3, 2640-1
costs and funding 2490
impact on court system 1419
Ontario, harmonized sales tax implementation 18, 217, 220, 2683, 2691, 2693, 2699-701
Oral questions
Budget revenue projections 207-8
Economic benefits of Olympic Games 2022-3
Federal funding for infrastructure projects 439
Harmonized sales tax 18, 271
Hosting of Olympic Games dignitaries at Terminal City Club 1684
Impact of harmonized sales tax on school districts 2341-2
Impact of harmonized sales tax on tourism industry 1534
Olympic Games costs 2490
Status of integrated illegal gambling enforcement team 1366
Paramedics
access to H1N1 influenza vaccination 2100
collective bargaining process, legislated settlement 2099-101, 2278-81
labour dispute 2099, 2280
training, wages and working conditions 2101
Partnership Act, amendments 952-3
Partnerships B.C., evaluation of projects, freedom-of-information requests 2727-8
Petitions
harmonized sales tax 2881
Points of order
comments by Kevin Krueger 911
Police and policing, integrated illegal gambling enforcement team 1366
Port Mann Bridge reconstruction project, public-private partnership 2724-5
Post-secondary education, role in knowledge economy, study 2636
Private members' statements (response)
Diversifying our economy 2635-6
Privilege
Reserving right to raise question of privilege 205
Property, leased property that becomes real property, taxation 920
Property tax, financial hardship deferment program for homeowners 2706, 2719-20
Real Estate Council of B.C., work of organization 900
Representative for Children and Youth, concerns re provincial budget projections 223
Sales tax
embedded sales tax 2685-7
exemptions
bicycles 220-1
energy-efficient and green products 220-1, 2694-5
machinery and equipment 218
production machinery and equipment 2693-4
revenues to government and tax base 2685-6
Securities Act, amendments 687, 953-4
Securities industry regulation, national securities regulator 954
Security Services Act, legal challenges 1554
Security services registrar, role in regulation of body armour 1553-4
Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus, enrolment and student spaces 1450-1
Statements by members
Trish Chung and food security initiatives 2732
Strata property
legislation and regulation 899-901
Strata Property Act, purpose 899
Strata Property Amendment Act, 2009
debate 899-901
delay for six months 901
implementation, use of regulations 901
Supply Act (No. 2), 2009, debate 134
Supreme Court of Canada
comments on insurance legislation in B.C. 689
ruling on B.C. legislation on health workers collective bargaining 2279-80
Surrey
crime prevention program 557
volunteer centre for Olympic Games 1418
Terminal City Club, contract for hosting of Olympic Games dignitaries 1684
Tourism
industry, government support 574
marketing, funding 823
Tourism B.C., windup of organization and transfer of responsibilities 574, 817, 823
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 687
Treasury Board, voting powers of MLAs on board 574, 816-7
Trial Lawyers Association of B.C., advocacy for reform of wrongful death legislation 783
Trucking industry, taxation issues 2689
Trumpy, Chris, position with government 2702
Ukrainian Famine and Genocide ("Holodomor") Memorial Day Act, 2009, debate 2795
U.S., economic conditions 573
Vancouver General Hospital, Diamond Centre project 2727
Vancouver Island Strata Owners Association, response to strata legislation 900
Veterinarians Act, amendments 1176-7
Veterinarians, legislation, public consultation 1176-7
Wills, Estates and Succession Act
debate 783-5
proposed amendments 784
Reid, Linda (Richmond East)

As subject
appointment as Deputy Speaker (Chong) 415 (de Jong) 11 (Horgan) 281
Cancer, childhood cancer 391
Children, infant development program 1139-40
Equal Voice organization, promotion of women's election to government 563
Evans, Margaret, work in hospice care 1212
Labyrinths, health benefits and use 2578
MLAs, women MLAs 563
Richmond Chinatown Lions Club, activities and membership 2115
Richmond, infant development program in area 1140
Richmond Peace Labyrinth, labyrinth and activities at St. Alban's Anglican Church 2578
Rotary Hospice House, facility 1212
Statements by members
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
Violence against women, awareness and prevention 2795-6
Wigs for Kids program, fundraising activities 1680
Routley, Bill (Cowichan Valley)

As subject
career and role as MLA 84-5
comments on wood-first initiative (Rustad) 1056
constituents, colleagues, staff and family thanked 84-5
experience in forest industry and union 769-70
experience of impacts of automobile accidents due to driver cell phone use 1476-7
experience with ambulance service 2221
visit to Mackenzie 1053
work in labour movement 512-3
Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act
debate 1931-5, 2220-4
delay for six months 2220-4
Assistance to Shelter Act, debate 2377-8
Auditor General, review of fire protection activities 934
Automobiles, driver use of cell phones and electronic devices 1476-7
Barry, Mike, experience as paramedic 1931-2
Bell, Pat, comments on forestry issues 675
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements 513, 674
B.C. Liberal Party government
position on collective agreements, legislated settlements 1933
position on harmonized sales tax 513
priorities 88, 514, 674-8
public confidence 85, 87
B.C. timber sales program, financial reporting 675
Budget debate 512-6
Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2009, debate 674-8
Budgets
2009-10 budget deficit 516, 674, 676
balanced budgets, suspension of legislation for four years 674, 676-8
Business, training tax credit for businesses with apprentices 675, 678
Chance, Keith, work as paramedic 2221
China, market for B.C. wood building materials 1205-6
Civil service employees, executive salaries 1932
Communities, community organizations, gaming grants 1657
Corporations, relationship with government 87
Cowichan Historical Society, funding 1657
Cowichan Independent Living, funding 1657
Cowichan International Aboriginal Festival of Film and Art 1658, 1791-2
Cowichan Lodge, closing of facility 86-8, 1720-1
Cowichan River, cleanup of river 327-8
Cowichan Tribes
concerns re design and procurement of Olympic Games sweaters 1045
tribe members commended 85
Cowichan Valley
issues and concerns 86-8
Olympic torch relay, wearing of Cowichan sweaters by observers 1460
Cowichan Valley Hospice Society, funding 1657
Doman, Herb, comments on forest industry 87
Economy
conditions, government response 514-5
global economy, conditions, causes 515
Education, school closings 88
Employment and unemployment, employment standards 1932
Energy, bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation 1054, 1205
Environment Industry News
article on wood energy sector 1205
Fair Health Care Funding for Cowichan Now coalition, letter to Premier on closing of Cowichan Lodge 86
Fantax International Holdings Ltd., operations 1054
Fires and firefighters, forest fires
interface fire risks, management 932-4, 938
summer 2003 forest fires in interior, implementation of Filmon report recommendations 933-4
Forests and forest industry
bankruptcies, government assistance for workers and impact on safety 625-6
companies, relationship with communities, social contract issue 1052
conditions in industry 769-70
conditions in industry, government action 311-3
employment, levels 862-3
export of raw logs 1054
export of raw logs from private lands 863-4
export of raw logs, surplus test 864-5
exports, expansion of market for products 1205-6
forest health 932-7, 965, 1054-6
forest inventory 937-8, 1055
forest management and practices 770
government forest policies
impact on communities and industry 1052-6
government forest policies, impact on communities and industry 87-8
government forest policies, impacts 312-3
harvesting rights for timber licences, timber takeback 1055
helicopter logging 623-4
industry, revitalization 515
logging truck drivers, hours of work and safety 624-6
mill closings 1052-3
mills, investment 312
monopolies 1054
mountain pine beetle infestation and rehabilitation 935-7
silviculture requirements 937
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 312-3, 864
value-added sector 1055
wood-first initiative 1052-5
workers
contractors, government support 932-3
contractors, worker safety planning 623-4
government initiatives and support 932-3, 938
safety, government action 623-6
transition programs 934
Forests and Range Ministry, estimates debate 769-70, 862-5, 932-8
Gambling, charities' access to gambling revenues, priorities 1658
Gramlich, Ted, death in forest industry accident, coroner's inquest recommendations 623-4
Harmonized sales tax
B.C. Liberal Party position 513
impacts 87-8, 514-6
implementation, federal funding 515
implementation, government handling 516, 677
petition tabled 2803
Health care system
speech pathology services 514
system, conditions 87, 514
Health Statutes (Residents' Bill of Rights) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 1720-1
Homelessness
deaths of homeless persons, cases 2377-8
government action 2378
Housing
residential care facilities, resident rights 1720-1
temporary housing and shelters, extreme-weather shelter policy for homeless 2378
Housing and Social Development Ministry, estimates debate 1657-8
Income insecurity 514
International Forest Products Inc., operations 1052
Invermere, ambulance service, case 1933
Labour
collective agreements, legislated settlement, B.C. Liberal Party position 1933
collective bargaining and essential services designation 513-4
Labour Ministry, estimates debate 623-6
Leeming, Matthew, experience with health care system 87
Legislature, staff commended 513
Madill Equipment Canada, operations 626
Motions
Economic stimulus plan and Olympic and Paralympic Games, debate 2647
New markets for B.C. wood products, debate 1205-6
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2009, debate 1476-7
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
ambulance services during games 2222
clothing line 1045
impact on economy 2647
torch relay security, actions of RCMP 1460
Oral questions
Cowichan residents and Olympic Torch Relay security 1460
Cowichan Tribes and VANOC Olympic clothing line 1045
Paramedics
collective bargaining process, legislated settlement 1933-5, 2222-4
labour dispute 513-4
training, wages and working conditions 1931-5, 2221-4
Petitions
harmonized sales tax 2803
Port Renfrew, ambulance service 1934-5
Poverty, government action 88
Private members' statements
Protecting workers 311-3
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, government support 933
Saunders, Mike, experience as paramedic 2222-3
Sharp, Kathy, letter on closing of Cowichan Lodge 86
Smith, Mary, death 2874
Statements by members
Cowichan International Aboriginal Festival of Film and Art 1791-2
Cowichan River cleanup 327-8
Storey, Bob, work hours as logging truck driver 624-5
Taxation, government policies 516
Telecommunications, technology, social impacts of new technology 1476
Throne speech debate 84-8
Tourism B.C., windup of organization and transfer of responsibilities 674-6, 678
Tourism industry, government support 674-6
Tributes
Mary Smith 2874
Trucking industry, truck safety 625-6
Union of B.C. Municipalities, forest fire management initiatives and funding 933
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project 88
Wood First Act, debate 1052-6
Routley, Doug (Nanaimo–North Cowichan)

As subject
automobile accident 1480
daughter's experience with ambulance service 2199
experience with homeless man 2370
family thanked 53
use of cell phone while driving 1479
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 1264-6
estimates process 1266
Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act
debate 1935-7, 1957-60, 2196-200
delay for six months 2196-200
Antoniak, Annette, freedom-of-information requests on position with government 700
Arts and culture, endowment fund, advertising 712
Assistance to Shelter Act, debate 2369-70
Auditor General, reports and reviews, report on trades training 2323-4
Automobiles, driver use of cell phones and electronic devices 1479-80
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., exemption from freedom-of-information legislation 2580-1
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 645-6, 765-6
budgets and throne speeches 54-5, 576
financial management and priorities 335-8, 577-8
MLAs, response to paramedic issues 2197
priorities 54-7, 1767-9
privatization initiatives 1768
public confidence 53-7, 575-6, 578-9
B.C. Place Stadium, roof replacement 54
B.C., population, values 55
B.C. Public Service Agency
budget 647-8, 710
workforce planning and leadership component 647-8
B.C. Rail, sale 54
B.C. Statistics, release of information 716, 755
Budget debate 335-9
Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2009, debate 575-9
Budgets, 2009-10 budget
deficit 575-7
impact 336
priorities 338-9
Campbell, Gordon, comments on government records management 707-8
Canadian Newspaper Association, audit on freedom-of-information requests 699
Carbon tax, climate action dividend, advertising 712-3
Chemainus River
aquifer and wells, development 1265
sale of estuary lands 1265
Chief information officer, role 697
Children, need for improved child care system 1213
China, market for B.C. wood building materials 1207
Citizens' Services Ministry
estimates debate 645-53, 696-716, 751-6, 765-6
budget, allocation for employee salaries and Medical Services Plan premiums 653
carbon neutrality initiatives 653, 696
establishment 646-8
goals and responsibilities 645-6
impact of harmonized sales tax on operations 650-2
information access operations 697-8, 703
staffing 652-3
Civil service
collective agreements in 2010 1960
funding for employee salaries and Medical Services Plan premiums 765
Cowichan Tribes, concerns re design and procurement of Olympic Games sweaters 1413
Cowichan Valley, seniors care facilities 1721-2
Crofton, pulp mill traffic on area roads, safety concerns 1266
Dalton, Marc, letter from paramedic constituent 2197-8
Document Disposal Act, purpose 704, 707
Economy, conditions, government response 55
EDS Advanced Solutions Inc., government contract for data services 704-6, 751, 753
Education
enrolment, public and private schools 337-8
funding 119, 2847-8
school districts and boards of education, costs 2847-8
small schools, role in communities 190
system 2848
system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 119
Education Ministry, estimates debate 2847-8
Elections, voter turnout 54
Energy, conservation initiatives, LiveSmart B.C. program 712-3
Environment, environmental protection, government action 56
First Nations issues, government action 576
Forests and forest industry
exports, expansion of market for products 1206-7
government forest policies, impact on communities and industry 1207
industry, innovation and government support 1956-7
wood products and uses, research and development 1614
FPInnovations
Forintek division, research and development activities 1614
operations and government funding 1207, 1956-7
Freedom of information
importance 800
legislation, application to electronic communications 707-8
requests for information
government funding 702
government handling 645-6
ministerial responsibility 647
response times 699-703
service delivery changes 697-703
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Special Committee, work of committee 708
Government
accountability 800
advertising and announcements, funding 649-50, 710-5
communications, electronic communications 706-8
discretionary spending 754
operations during election period 715-6
programs and services, alternative service delivery contracts 705-6
records management
disposal and records retention schedules 704, 706-8, 751-3, 766
document retrieval case 752-3
funding and staffing 706-7, 709, 752-4
management during election period 707
records classification systems 753
role 55, 337, 2370
Gulf Islands, groundwater protection 1950
H1N1 influenza virus
action plan, advertising 650, 712, 714
action plan, role of ambulance service 1958
prevention, role of cleaning of public facilities 56
Halalt First Nation, issues and concerns 1265-6
Harmonized sales tax
impacts 650-1
implementation, government handling 56, 575-8, 651-2
information, advertising 714
information, ministerial responsibility 650-1
petition tabled 2584
public opinion 577-8
Hayes, Rosemarie, position with government 707
Health care system
impact of 2002 legislation on women workers 54
information, B.C. NurseLine service 2606
Health Services Ministry, estimates debate 2606-7
Health Statutes (Residents' Bill of Rights) Amendment Act, 2009, debate 1721-2
Healthy Living and Sport Ministry, estimates debate 1412-3
Homelessness
causes 2369-70
deaths of homeless persons, cases 2370
government action 2370
homeless persons, life circumstances 2369
Hotels and travel accommodation, hotel room tax revenues 576
Housing
adequate and affordable housing 2369-70
affordable housing, government action 576
rental housing, affordability and availability 2369
residential care facilities
resident rights 1721-2
resident rights, legislation 1767
residents, impact of relocation 1721-2
staffing and labour disputes 2655-6
Income assistance, caseload, public release of information 715-6, 755
Income, income disparity and social inequality 2369
Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission, elimination 2322
Information and Privacy Commissioner
comments on government records management legislation 707-8, 754, 766
recommendations on lobbyist registration legislation 1767-8
reports on freedom-of-information requests 699-703, 766
role as lobbyists registrar, powers and responsibilities 1767
James, Carole, comments on government records management 707
Kot, Jill, position with government 753
Krueger, Kevin
comments on expansion of gambling 578
election campaign statements 578
Kuper Island
abandoned barge, government action 1264
ferry service and fare increases 1265
Labour and Citizens' Services Ministry, reorganization 647
Labour Relations Board, ruling on ambulance service levels 1957-8
Legislature, language used in House, withdrawal of comments 575
Literacy, government support 55
Lobbyists legislation, changes 1767-8
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2009, debate 1767-9
Lodge on 4th
conditions for residents 1722
staffing issues and labour disputes 2655-6
Lower Mainland, ambulance service 1936
McDonald, Jessica, memo on government operations during election period 715-6
MacMinn, E. George, service to Legislature 54
Mental health, crisis line services 1217, 2606-7
Motions
Early learning opportunities in B.C., debate 119
New markets for B.C. wood products, debate 1206-7
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2009, debate 1479-80
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, cases of C. difficile infection, release of report 806
New Zealand, skills training 2322
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
contracts with companies 1412-3
costs and funding 54
impact studies 1412
Oral questions
Access to B.C. Ferries information 2580-1
Funding for crisis lines on Vancouver Island 1217
Funding for FPInnovations 1956-7
Government handling of security breach involving personal information 2799, 2877
Release of report on outbreak at Nanaimo Hospital 806
Staffing at Lodge on 4th seniors facility 2655-6
Paramedics
access to H1N1 influenza vaccination 1958
collective bargaining process, legislated settlement 1935-6, 1957-60, 2196-9
training, wages and working conditions 1936, 1958-9, 2196-9
Penelakut First Nation, issues and concerns 1264-5
Petitions
harmonized sales tax 2584
Politics and politicians, integrity 335-6, 338
Premier's Office, involvement in document disposal 752
Privacy, breach of personal information of income assistance recipients 2799, 2877
Private members' statements
Benefits of trades and training 2322-4
Public affairs bureau
budget 648-9, 709-11, 714-5
recording and transcription of comments in media scrums 756, 765
role and responsibilities 646, 650, 714, 755
role and responsibilities, activities during election period 715-6, 755
size and staffing 645, 709-10
Quebec, skills training 2324
Robertson, Dave, comments on paramedic issues 2199
Russia, forest product exports 1207
School district 79 (Cowichan Valley), funding issues, impact on programs and services 2847
Seniors
government support 53
issues, government action 1767-8
Service B.C., service delivery and waiting times 645-6
Shared Services B.C.
role and responsibilities 645, 697-8
staffing 652-3
Skills training
apprenticeship, number of registrants and completion rate 2323-4
apprenticeship, student supports 2322, 2324
compartmental model 2322, 2324
history and purpose 2322-3
Red Seal–certified workers, labour mobility 2322
skilled workers, supply and retention 2322-3
system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 2322-4
Smith, Mary, death 2650
Snuneymuxw First Nation, status of land claim negotiation 1266
South Wellington Elementary School, parents' concerns re education funding 2847
Statements by members
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
Stewart, Ben, shares in Telus Corp. 709
Taxation, government policies 577
Telecommunications, technology, social impacts of new technology 1479
Telus Corp., contract with government 709
Throne speech debate 53-7
Tourism B.C., windup of organization and transfer of responsibilities 576
Treasury Board, involvement in freedom-of-information request changes 698-9
Tributes
Mary Smith 2650
U.S., Patriot Act provisions on access to personal information, application to Canadian subsidiaries of American companies 705-6
Vancouver Island
crisis line services 1217, 2606-7
South Island, ambulance service 1937, 1957, 1959
water resources, groundwater protection 1950
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, memorandum on ambulance services 1957-9, 2196
The Vancouver Sun, article on freedom-of-information requests 699
Water, groundwater protection 1950
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence, Auditor General review 56
Youth, issues and concerns 1212-3
Rustad, John (Nechako Lakes)

As subject
family, staff, campaign team and constituents thanked 259
position on paramedic issues (Coons) 1972-3 (Thorne) 2028
B.C.
northern B.C., economic opportunities 551
rural B.C., economy, role of literacy and job creation 550-1
B.C. Liberal Party government, economic development policies 263
Budget debate 259-63
Budgets, 2009-10 budget content 261
Burns Lake, mountain biking trails in area and expansion project 800
Cariboo area, forest industry innovation 310
Cheslatta Carrier Nation, economic development 260
Children, early childhood development
early learning, government investment 119-20
StrongStart B.C. initiative 120
China, market for B.C. wood building materials 1200-1
Donaldson, Doug, support for economic development in northern B.C. 550-1
Education
full-day kindergarten 120
system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 120
Education Select Standing Committee, work of committee on literacy issues 551
Elections, voter turnout 259-60
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat 1530-1
Energy
bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation, NDP position 311, 1056
independent power producers and projects, need for projects 263
First Nations, economic development 260
Forests and forest industry
exports, expansion of market for products 1200-1
government initiatives and support 1057
industry, innovation and government support 309-11
wood pellet industry 309-10, 1057, 1200-1
wood-first initiative 1056-7, 1200
Fuel, biofuel production 311
pellet plants 262
Hamling, Karen, comments on StrongStart B.C. initiative 120
Harmonized sales tax
impacts 260-1, 1201
NDP position 261
Legislature
language used in House, "deliberately misleading and fearmongering" 261
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 261
members' conduct and debate, apology requested 2024
members' conduct and debate, use of props and exhibits 2024
Mines and mining industry 262
Motions
Early learning opportunities in B.C., debate 119-20
New markets for B.C. wood products, debate 1200-1
Nechako Lakes constituency and area
description and issues 260
economic development 262-3
forest and mining industry projects 261-2
wood pellet industry 309-10
NDP, position on issues
bioenergy strategy 1056
harmonized sales tax 261
use of wood waste for power generation 311
Points of order
comments by Michael Sather 1961
use of prop by Doug Routley 2024
Private members' statements
Waste management 309-11
Private members' statements (response)
Economic potential of rural B.C. 550-1
Research and development, government support 311
Routley, Bill, comments on wood-first initiative 1056
Smith, William Henry, service as World War II soldier and veteran 2876
Statements by members
Enbridge northern gateway project 1530-1
Experiences of war veterans 2876
Mountin-biking-trail project in Burns Lake area 800
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold mine project 262
Veenstra, Klaas John, service as World War II soldier and veteran 2876
War veterans 2876
Wood First Act, debate 1056-7
Wood waste, management and uses 309-11

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