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

Oak Bay, B.C.

Windsor Park pavilion (Chong) 417
Oak Bay–Gordon Head constituency and area

Community and recreation projects (Chong) 417
Description and issues (Chong) 416-7
School upgrades (Chong) 416-7
Occupational health and safety

Regulations for forest industry See Safety under Forests and forest industry – Workers
Workers compensation See Workers compensation
Workers killed or injured on the job, young workers (Coell) 1141-4 (James) 1141-2 (Karagianis) 1143 (Simpson, S.) 1144
Workplace safety for children See Employment under Children
Workplace safety, regulation (Horne) 1525-6 (Pimm) 1523-4
Oceanside Hospice Society

Demand for services (Fraser) 545
Offence Act

Provisions, application to other legislation (Krog) 1372 (Stilwell) 1371-2
Officers of the Legislature See Legislature
Offshore drilling See Oil and gas
Oil and gas

Activities on agricultural land, compensation issues (Horgan) 2572 (Lekstrom) 2572
Activities on agricultural land, delegation agreement (Horgan) 2572 (Lekstrom) 2572-3
Coalbed methane gas, development of resource (Donaldson) 2573
Drilling practices, hydraulic fracturing (Lekstrom) 2573
Drilling practices, hydraulic fracturing, impact on drinking water (Ralston) 2573
Industry (Lekstrom) 2512
Infrastructure royalty credit program (Lekstrom) 408-9
Infrastructure royalty credit program, audit (Horgan) 2569 (Lekstrom) 2569
Low-carbon gas, development of industry (Throne speech) 7
Natural gas
commodity prices (Hayer) 168 (Ralston) 215
emissions See Emissions from natural gas under Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
export of liquified natural gas (Throne speech) 7
exports (Horgan) 2614 (Lekstrom) 2614
raw and marketable natural gas (Hansen) 915 (Horgan) 915
revenues to government (Donaldson) 2704 (Hansen) 2704 (Lee) 534 (Lekstrom) 407-8
taxation (Hansen) 203, 571-2
Offshore drilling, government action (Horgan) 2611-2 (Lekstrom) 2611-2
Offshore drilling, moratorium (Lekstrom) 2612 (Popham) 2612
Pipelines and continuous structures, assessment (Hansen) 203, 572
Pipelines, proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat See Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
Policies, relationship to government action on climate change See Policies, climate change and energy policies under British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
Revenues to government (Black, I.) 225 (Lekstrom) 408-9 (Pimm) 451
Subsurface rights of agricultural land owners See Activities on agricultural land above under this main heading
Tanker safety See Shipping industry
Unconventional gas development (Lekstrom) 2571
Oil and Gas Commission

Activities re unconventional gas development (Lekstrom) 2571
Budget and funding (Horgan) 2570 (Lekstrom) 2570
Commissioner See Ferguson, Alex
Delegation agreement with Oil and Gas Commission See Activities on agricultural land under Oil and gas
Establishment (Horgan) 673-4
Regulation of hydraulic fracturing (Lekstrom) 2573 (Ralston) 2573
Revenues and expenditures, audit committee (Horgan) 2570-2 (Lekstrom) 2571-2
Staffing and office (Horgan) 2570 (Lekstrom) 2570
Okanagan area

Agriculture and wine industries (Letnick) 26
Businesses and entrepreneurship (Letnick) 315
Concerns re government policies (Letnick) 315 (Macdonald) 314-5
Government investment (Thomson) 333
Hospitals See also particular hospitals
Hospitals, government investment (Letnick) 509-10
MLAs and local government officials (Thomson) 333
South Okanagan, species at risk, protection (Penner) 2386
Tourism promotion (Letnick) 512
Water management (Sather) 381-2
Water supply (Letnick) 26
Water supply and demand, study (Slater) 357
Okanagan College, Kelowna, B.C.

Government investment (Letnick) 509
Kelowna campus, Centre for Learning building, funding (Stilwell) 1440
Programs and services (Thomson) 333-4
School of business (Thomson) 333-4
Okanagan Wine Festival

Events (Slater) 1040
Old-growth forests See Forests and forest industry
Olive Devaud Residence, Powell River, B.C.

Conditions and need for replacement (Falcon) 2737 (Simons) 2736-7
Oliver, Jamie

Comments on farming and food preparation practices (Popham) 229
Olson, Lindsay

Comments on fire insurance coverage and exclusions (Hansen) 962 (Ralston) 961-2
Olympic Games

1988 Winter Games in Calgary (Letnick) 512
2008 games in Beijing, B.C. trade mission (Black, I.) 2008 (Kwan) 2008
Purpose (Hammell) 1853-4
Special Olympics See Special Olympics
Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler

2010 Commerce Centre (McNeil) 1408, 1413, 1419
2010 Legacies Now, funding (Coleman) 1667-8 (Corrigan) 1412 (Huntington) 1667-8 (McNeil) 1412
Adopt a Country program See Educational programs below under this main heading
Ambulance services during games See also Memorandum on ambulance services under Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
(Austin) 2210 (Chouhan) 2314-5 (Conroy) 2094-5 (Dix) 2140-1, 2290 (Fraser) 2234 (Gentner) 2091, 2263 (Mungall) 2043, 2238 (Ralston) 2100 (Routley, B.) 2222 (Simpson, B.) 2246 (Simpson, S.) 2201-2
Attendance by government MLAs, access to tickets See Government purchase of tickets and hospitality suites below under this main heading
Benefits and costs (Corrigan) 2645-6
Benefits and opportunities
action on social issues (Dix) 1852 (Kwan) 1855
agriculture industry (Thomson) 1189
benefits and opportunities (Black, I.) 1683-4 (Campbell) 2740, 2817, 2824, 2889-90 (Chong) 393, 1328 (Dalton) 161 (Hansen) 201, 570 (Hayer) 1856-7 (Howard) 104, 1851-2 (Krueger) 151-2, 518-9 (Kwan) 1855 (Lee) 2641 (Les) 114-5 (Letnick) 512 (McIntyre) 279 (McNeil) 58-60, 565-7, 1045-6, 1362-4, 1398-9, 1416, 1457-60, 1955, 2488-90, 2879-80 (McRae) 90-1 (Stewart) 175 (Stilwell) 2830 (Thornthwaite) 40 (Throne speech) 8 (Yap) 143
craft-brewing and wine industries (Simpson, S.) 1725-7
economic benefits (Bloy) 1853, 2644-5 (Dix) 1852 (Donaldson) 2642 (Hansen) 540, 2021-3 (Hayer) 2643 (Horne) 2639-40 (Kwan) 2021-2 (Pimm) 1854-5 (Ralston) 2022-3
First Nations economic development (McIntyre) 2646-7
infrastructure See Legacy infrastructure projects below under this main heading
local small businesses (McNeil) 1407-8, 1413-4 (Simpson, S.) 1407-8
non-monetary benefits (Ralston) 2640-1
research and reporting (Corrigan) 1403-5 (McNeil) 1403-5, 1413
tourism industry (Corrigan) 1408-9 (Hayer) 1856 (Herbert) 1420-1, 1898-901 (Krog) 1395-6 (Krueger) 1534, 1898-902, 2582-3 (McNeil) 1408-9, 1420-1 (Ralston) 2641
Bid proposal, cabinet approval during NDP administration (Farnworth) 1233, 1857 (Hammell) 1854
Bid win, work of community and government (Campbell) 1790
B.C.-Canada pavilion (Black, I.) 1683-4
B.C.-Canada pavilion, Vancouver location for B.C. pavilion See Robson Square under Vancouver, B.C.
Carbon reduction and hydrogen fuel use (Fleming) 1422
Celebration communities (McIntyre) 1039
Children's sports activities and events (McNeil) 59
Clothing line (Corrigan) 1045-6 (McNeil) 1045 (Routley, B.) 1045
Community grants (Krueger) 518-9
Contracts with companies (Corrigan) 1409 (McNeil) 1409 (Routley, D.) 1412-3
Contracts with companies, B.C. companies (Corrigan) 1304 (McNeil) 1304-5
Contracts with companies, outsourcing of mapping work (Corrigan) 1411-2
Costs and funding
accountability and transparency (Corrigan) 1400-1, 1409, 1412, 1422-5, 2489, 2645-6 (Dix) 1852 (Farnworth) 2490 (Hammell) 1854 (James) 1362-3, 2488-9 (Kwan) 1856, 2022 (Lali) 1858 (McNeil) 1423-4 (Ralston) 2490
costs and funding (Austin) 431 (Bains) 163, 641 (Fraser) 457 (Kwan) 2878 (McNeil) 1412, 1424-5, 2489-90 (Routley, D.) 54
funding from Crown corporations (Corrigan) 1424
government responsibility (Corrigan) 1401-2, 1408 (McNeil) 1401-2, 1408
medical costs (Corrigan) 1409-10 (McNeil) 1410
security costs See Security below under this main heading
Countdown events and community spirit See also Olympic countdown event under Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
(Campbell) 1790 (McNeil) 59-60
Cultural Olympiad, restrictions on participant comments (Herbert) 2880
Cultural performances, Mi'kmaq choir See Se't A'newewy Choir
Educational programs (Corrigan) 1425 (MacDiarmid) 462 (McNeil) 1425
First Nations participation See also Lil'wat First Nation; Squamish First Nation; Relationship with First Nations under Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
(McIntyre) 279, 2646-7 (McNeil) 1413
Flags, manufacturing origin (Corrigan) 1304
GamesTown 2010 competition (McNeil) 60
GamesTown 2010 competition, distribution of tickets (Huntington) 1684-5
Government promotion of business investment and tourism during Olympic Games (Herbert) 1420-1 (McNeil) 1420-1
Government purchase of tickets and hospitality suites
cost and number (Corrigan) 1363, 1425 (Horgan) 2885 (James) 1362-3 (Kwan) 1363-4 (McNeil) 1362-4
distribution of tickets (Black, I.) 1684-5 (Corrigan) 1458 (Farnworth) 1364, 1459-60, 1955-6 (Fleming) 1683 (Huntington) 1684-5 (James) 1363, 1457-8 (Kwan) 1363-4, 1458-9, 1955 (McNeil) 1363-4, 1425, 1457-60, 1955-6
Green games See Planning, sustainability component below under this main heading
Host municipalities, bylaw enforcement re graffiti and signs See Bylaws under Government – Local government
Host municipalities, contractual obligations See also particular locations
(Bennett) 1393 (Krog) 1393
Hosting by B.C. (Barnett) 1858
Hosting by B.C., strategy (Black, I.) 1682-4 (McNeil) 1457-60
Impact of H1N1 influenza See H1N1 influenza virus (Swine flu)
Impact on issues See also Benefits and opportunities above under this main heading
air travel (Conroy) 508, 1410-1, 2802 (Fraser) 1416-8 (Heed) 2802 (McNeil) 1411, 1416-8
air travel and related businesses (Bains) 2800-1 (Conroy) 2870-1 (Corrigan) 2801 (Farnworth) 2802, 2871 (Heed) 2871
civil liberties (Kwan) 1856
communities with airports (Conroy) 2871
court system (Ralston) 1419
delivery of social services (Coleman) 1664 (Kwan) 1664
economy (Donaldson) 2642 (Kwan) 2644 (Routley, B.) 2647
funding for government programs (Lali) 1858
health care system (Brar) 1516 (Dix) 2584-5
housing and homelessness (Kwan) 1856
mobility of area residents (Herbert) 1421-2 (McNeil) 1421-2
municipal bylaw enforcement re graffiti and signs See Bylaws under Government – Local government
studies (Routley, D.) 1412
studies, Olympic Games Impact research project (Corrigan) 1406 (McNeil) 1406
tenants (Kwan) 1665
treatment of homeless (Lali) 2373
Vancouver city operations See Vancouver, B.C.
Inner-city inclusivity commitment, implementation (Kwan) 1855-6
Legacy infrastructure projects (Chong) 392-3 (Dalton) 161, 1857 (Lali) 1858 (McIntyre) 279 (McNeil) 58 (Pimm) 1855
Live sites program (McNeil) 58
Marketing campaign, funding (Herbert) 1900-2 (Krueger) 1900-2
Mountain rental contracts, make-whole agreements with site operators (Corrigan) 1401
NDP position (Bloy) 1853 (Chong) 392-3 (Hayer) 1856 (Krueger) 152, 518-9 (Lali) 1857-8 (McNeil) 331
Organizing committee See Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Paralympic Games (McNeil) 59
Planning, sustainability component (McNeil) 59
Protests (Bloy) 1853
Security
actions of Integrated Security Unit (Heed) 982-3, 2871 (Krog) 982-3 (Simpson, S.) 983
costs (Corrigan) 1410 (McNeil) 1410
planning (Farnworth) 2801-2 (Heed) 2801-2, 2871
role of RCMP (Heed) 1460
role of security services from outside B.C. (Farnworth) 1437, 1544 (Heed) 1544
role of sheriffs (de Jong) 1378, 1380 (Krog) 1378, 1380
torch relay See Torch relay below under this main heading
Sponsorships (Hansen) 2022
Sponsorships, protection of commercial rights (Bennett) 1390, 1393 (Farnworth) 1234 (Herbert) 1235 (Krog) 1228-32, 1390
Sponsorships, wine companies and products (Coleman) 1145-6, 1725-7 (Corrigan) 1145-6 (Farnworth) 1146 (Popham) 1145 (Simpson, S.) 1725-7
Student reporter program See Educational programs below under this main heading
Tickets
purchase by Crown corporations (Kwan) 1363-4
purchase by Olympic secretariat See Government purchase of tickets and hospitality suites above under this main heading
sale (McNeil) 2879-80
scalping and public access (Corrigan) 2879-80
Torch, photo opportunities for MLAs (Farnworth) 1418 (McNeil) 1418
Torch relay (Barnett) 1858 (Bloy) 1852-3 (Campbell) 1789-90 (Dalton) 1857 (Farnworth) 1857 (Hayer) 1856 (Howard) 1851 (James) 1790-1 (McIntyre) 1039 (McNeil) 59 (Pimm) 1855
Torch relay security, actions of RCMP (Routley, B.) 1460
Use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards See Planning, sustainability component above under this main heading
Venues (McIntyre) 2646 (McNeil) 58, 2489
Venues, rental of mountain venues See Mountain rental contracts above under this main heading
Viewers, estimated numbers (Corrigan) 1399 (McNeil) 1399
Volunteer centre See Surrey, B.C.
Volunteers, homestay program (McIntyre) 279
Web-based curriculum See Educational programs below under this main heading
Women's ski jumping at games See Decision on women's ski jumping at 2010 winter games under International Olympic Committee
Workers, recruitment via employee loan program (Corrigan) 1402-3 (McNeil) 1402-3
Olympics and ActNow B.C., Minister of State for

ActNow B.C. initiative See ActNow B.C.
Budget (Brar) 1414 (Corrigan) 1400 (McNeil) 1400, 1414
Olympic secretariat, budget (Corrigan) 1398-9, 1410 (McNeil) 1399, 1410
Olympic secretariat, progress reports (Corrigan) 1399-400 (McNeil) 1400
Role (Campbell) 2817 (Chong) 1347-8 (Simpson, S.) 475
Service plan, performance measurement (Corrigan) 1406 (McNeil) 1406
Staff (McNeil) 1398
Ombudsman See also Carter, Kim; Ombudsperson

Annual report, 2008-09, tabled (Speaker) 1211
Change of position title to "Ombudsperson" (de Jong) 886, 1225-7, 1327 (Krog) 1226-7
Establishment (de Jong) 886
Establishment and role (de Jong) 1226
Investigation into seniors care (Dix) 1706-7 (Gentner) 2656
Ombudsman Amendment Act, 2009

(Bill 12) (Attorney General) 1R, 886; 2R, 1225-7; C, 1327; 3R, 1327; RA, 1823
Debate, speakers (de Jong) 886, 1225-7, 1327 (Dix) 1327 (Krog) 1226-7
Consequential amendments and transitional provisions (de Jong) 1225-6
Presentation as separate bill (Krog) 1226
Purpose of bill (de Jong) 886 (Dix) 1327
Ombudsperson See also Carter, Kim

Joint special report with the Representative for Children and Youth, Hearing the Voices of Children and Youth: A Child-Centred Approach to Complaint Resolution, January 2010, tabled (Speaker) 2893
Public report No. 46, The Best Care: Getting it Right for Seniors in British Columbia (Part 1), December 2009, tabled (Speaker) 2893
Ontario

Budget deficit (Bond) 377
Film industry tax credits (Herbert) 1779, 1781, 1783-4 (Krueger) 1779, 1781-3
Harmonized sales tax implementation (Campbell) 2804, 2808-10 (Farnworth) 19 (Fleming) 20 (Hammell) 275 (Hansen) 18-9, 2681-2, 2691-2, 2699, 2701 (James) 2809 (Krueger) 149 (Letnick) 510 (Ralston) 18, 217, 220, 2683, 2691, 2693, 2699-701 (Simpson, S.) 181 (van Dongen) 491 (Yap) 142
Labour mobility and certification harmonization (Black, D.) 1319
Police complaint process (Farnworth) 1464-5, 1593, 2542-4
Open skies See Airline industry
Oppal, Wally

Public service (Huntington) 251
Optometrists

Professional standards and labour mobility (Corrigan) 1308 (Stilwell) 1308
Oral questions by member See also Oral questions by subject

Austin, Robin (Skeena)
Annual facilities grants to school districts 1461
Education funding 1042
Funding for carbon reduction initiatives in school districts 1366
Funding for literacy programs 658
Funding for mental health services in northern B.C. 1303
Funding for repairs at Johnston Heights Secondary School 721-2
Government support for Kitimat forest workers 1794-5, 1863, 1956, 2120
Impact of harmonized sales tax on school districts 2340
School district funding 893
Bains, Harry (Surrey-Newton)
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
Black, Dawn (New Westminster)
Budget revenue projections 211
Funding for domestic violence programs 723
Funding for UBC midwifery program 2737
Government action on violence against women 804-5
Brar, Jagrup (Surrey-Fleetwood)
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
Chouhan, Raj (Burnaby-Edmonds)
Minimum wage 1868
Report on child labour regulations in B.C. 1142-3
Conroy, Katrine (Kootenay West)
B.C. Hydro purchase agreement for portion of Waneta Dam 2580
Government procurement of transportation signage 1620
Impact of Olympic security on airports and businesses 2802
Coons, Gary (North Coast)
Access to B.C. Ferries information 2581
Comments by David Hahn on comptroller general report 2343, 2491-2
Comptroller general report on TransLink and B.C. Ferries 2342
Ferry fares 1218
Funding for programs for special needs children 892
Grizzly bear population on north coast 2023
Staffing for Prince Rupert audiology clinic 1865-6, 2878-9
Corrigan, Kathy (Burnaby–Deer Lake)
Accessibility of Olympic Games tickets 2879-80
Cowichan Tribes and VANOC Olympic clothing line 1045-6
Funding for athletes and school sports 329-30, 393-4
Funding for public health and sports programs 566
Funding for Special Olympics 890-1
Government purchase of Olympic Games tickets 1458
Government purchase of Olympic Games tickets and hospitality suites 1363
Hosting of Olympic Games dignitaries at Terminal City Club 1682
Impact of Olympic security on airports and businesses 2801
Labelling of B.C. wines and wines with Olympic logo 1145-6
Manufacturing of Olympic Games flags 1304
Mi'kmaq children's choir performance at Olympic Games 1536-7
Olympic Games costs 2489
School district funding 131-2
Women's access to legal aid services 982
Dix, Adrian (Vancouver-Kingsway)
Access to influenza vaccines for paramedics 2021
Closing of adolescent mental health unit in Fraser Valley 2425-6
Emergency services at Mission Memorial Hospital 1616-7
Funding for addiction services 503-4
Funding for domestic violence programs 724
Funding for mental health services in Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast 1300-1
Funding for mental health services on Vancouver Island 1215-6
Funding for public health programs 395, 568
Funding for UBC midwifery program 2737-8
Government handling of security breach involving personal information 2799-800
Harmonized sales tax 21
Impact of harmonized sales tax on seniors care 20, 69-70
Provincial Health Services Authority contract with Jonathan Burns 1044-5, 1144
Public health services in Smithers area 1954
Release of report on outbreak at Nanaimo Hospital 806
Staffing at seniors facilities 2654
Supply of H1N1 vaccine to Copeman clinic 1866-7
Waiting times for surgeries in B.C. 1685, 2118-9
Donaldson, Doug (Stikine)
Federal funding for infrastructure projects 440-1
Funding for arts and culture 130
Funding for athletes and school sports 329
Funding for literacy programs 659
Funding for public health programs 567-8
Harmonized sales tax 272
Medical laboratory services in northern B.C. 1619-20
Public health services in Smithers area 1953-4
Elmore, Mable (Vancouver-Kensington)
Early intervention program for children with autism 1687
Government action on poverty reduction 2429
Report on child labour regulations in B.C. 1143
Report recommendations on protection system for victims of domestic violence 803-4
Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam)
Budget revenue projections 211-2
Comments by David Hahn on comptroller general report 2343
Comptroller general report on TransLink and B.C. Ferries 2023
Federal funding for infrastructure projects 441
Funding for athletes and school sports 331, 394
Funding for domestic violence programs 661-2, 724
Government distribution of Olympic Games tickets 1955-6
Government funding priorities 133
Government purchase of Olympic Games tickets 1459-60
Harmonized sales tax 19
Hosting of Olympic Games dignitaries at Terminal City Club 1684
Impact of harmonized sales tax on tourism industry 981
Impact of Olympic security on airports and businesses 2801-2
Labelling of B.C. wines and wines with Olympic logo 1146
Olympic Games costs 2490
Olympic Games tickets for government MLAs 1364
Release of police video of Clayton Willey 2427-8
Fleming, Rob (Victoria–Swan Lake)
Funding for carbon reduction initiatives in school districts 1366-7
Funding for mental health services on Vancouver Island 1215
Government action on open-net fish farming 1534-5
Harmonized sales tax 19, 272-3
Hosting of Olympic Games dignitaries at Terminal City Club 1683
Mining exploration permit in Flathead Valley area 442, 805
Fraser, Scott (Alberni–Pacific Rim)
Bear rehabilitation facility proposal for North Shore 1797
Crisis lines on Vancouver Island 2117, 2344
Federal funding for infrastructure projects 440
Funding for crisis lines on Vancouver Island 1216-7
Wildlife rehabilitation programs 1460
Gentner, Guy (Delta North)
Staffing at Northcrest Care Centre 2656
Hammell, Sue (Surrey–Green Timbers)
Emergency services at Mission Memorial Hospital 1617
Emergency services in Fraser Health Authority 1617
Funding for mental health services in Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast 1301-2
Funding for repairs at Johnston Heights Secondary School 720
Residential care funding 1217-8
Herbert, Spencer (Vancouver–West End)
Comments by Cultural Olympiad artists 2880
Funding for arts and culture 129-30, 506
Funding for arts, culture and community organizations 192-3
Government handling of Tourism B.C. 2582-3
Harmonized sales tax 21
Impact of harmonized sales tax on restaurant and tourism industries 72
Impact of harmonized sales tax on tourism industry 979-80, 1533, 2657
Horgan, John (Juan de Fuca)
B.C. Ferries and B.C. Rail executive salaries 2492-3
B.C. Hydro purchase agreement for portion of Waneta Dam 2579
Budget revenue projections 210-1, 270
Funding for public health and sports programs 566-7
Funding for Victoria bridge replacement 1797
Harmonized sales tax 270-1
Waiting times for surgeries in B.C. 1686
Huntington, Vicki (Delta South)
B.C. Awards Online website 722
Distribution of GamesTown 2010 Olympic Games tickets 1684-5
Gravel extraction from Fraser River 2430, 2491
Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society funding 805
Provision of traffic fine revenues to local government 1364-5
James, Carole (Victoria–Beacon Hill)
Appeal of Supreme Court decision on election advertising legislation 191
B.C. Liberal Party campaign statements 16, 129
Budget revenue projections 208-9, 268-9
Crisis lines on Vancouver Island 2116-7
Education funding 1041-2
Federal funding for infrastructure projects 438-9
Funding for addiction services 502-3
Funding for arts and culture 128-9
Funding for athletes and school sports 328, 392-3
Funding for mental health services on Vancouver Island 1214
Funding for public health and sports programs 565
Funding for Special Olympics 888-9
Government action on child poverty 2734-5
Government action on forest industry 1863-4
Government handling of security breach involving personal information 2798, 2876-7
Government purchase of Olympic Games tickets 1457-8
Government purchase of Olympic Games tickets and hospitality suites 1362-3
Government support for Kitimat forest workers 1793-4
Harmonized sales tax 17-8
Impact of harmonized sales tax on seniors care 68-9
Impact of harmonized sales tax on tourism industry 978-9, 1532-3
Olympic Games costs 2488-9
Report on child labour regulations in B.C. 1141-2
Report recommendations on protection system for victims of domestic violence 802
Staffing at seniors facilities 2653
Karagianis, Maurine (Esquimalt–Royal Roads)
Children and Family Development Ministry budget priorities 1867
Comments by David Hahn on comptroller general report 2343
Early intervention program for children with autism 722, 1044, 1686
Funding for infant development program 1867
Funding for programs for special needs children 891
Government action on child poverty 2735
Government action on poverty reduction 2429
Report on child labour regulations in B.C. 1143
Report recommendations on protection system for victims of domestic violence 803
Krog, Leonard (Nanaimo)
Access to residential care 1218
Actions of Olympic Games security unit 982-3
Appeal of B.C. Supreme Court ruling on election advertising legislation 504-5
Funding for arts, culture and community organizations 193
Funding for Justice Education Society 893-4
Funding for Vancouver Island children's festival 1620
Legal aid funding for Frank Paul inquiry case 2428
Legal aid services 1952-3
Report recommendations on protection system for victims of domestic violence 804
Successorship rights for health care workers 2654-5
Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)
Crisis lines on Vancouver Island 2118
Economic benefits of Olympic Games 2021-2
Freedom-of-information request fees 2878
Funding for arts, culture and community organizations 195-6
Funding for infant development program 1867-8
Funding for programs for special needs children 892
Funding for public health programs 396
Government action on child poverty 2736
Government distribution of Olympic Games tickets 1955
Government handling of security breach involving personal information 2800
Government purchase of Olympic Games tickets 1458-9
Government purchase of Olympic Games tickets and hospitality suites 1363-4
Harmonized sales tax 271
Impact of harmonized sales tax on restaurant and tourism industries 72-3
Legal aid funding for Frank Paul inquiry case 2428
School district funding 133
Lali, Harry (Fraser-Nicola)
Emergency services at Ashcroft Hospital 662
Funding for public health programs 394-5
Kamloops-Thompson school district funding and school closing 1043-4
Macdonald, Norm (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
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
Mungall, Michelle (Nelson-Creston)
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
Popham, Lana (Saanich South)
Government action on open-net fish farming 1534
Impact of harmonized sales tax on restaurant industry and local farms 71
Labelling of B.C. wines and wines with Olympic logo 1145
Ralston, Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)
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
Routley, Bill (Cowichan Valley)
Cowichan residents and Olympic Torch Relay security 1460
Cowichan Tribes and VANOC Olympic clothing line 1045
Routley, Doug (Nanaimo–North Cowichan)
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
Sather, Michael (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
Closing of adolescent mental health unit in Fraser Valley 2426-7
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)
Funding for addiction services 503
Funding for literacy programs 659-60
Funding for mental health services in Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast 1301
Funding for school sports programs 191-2
Funding for Special Olympics 890
Replacement of Olive Devaud Residence 2736-7
Workshops at Housing and Social Development Ministry 723
Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)
Crisis line for northern B.C. 2344
Crisis lines on Vancouver Island 2117-8
Funding for arts, culture and community organizations 195
Government action on open-net fish farming 1535
Government support for Kitimat forest workers 1795-6
Impact of harmonized sales tax on seniors 70
Release of police video of Clayton Willey 2427
Simpson, Shane (Vancouver-Hastings)
Access to influenza vaccines for paramedics 2019-20
Actions of Olympic Games security unit 983
Appeal of B.C. Supreme Court ruling on election advertising legislation 505
Budget revenue projections 209-10, 269-70
Funding for arts and culture 130
Funding for athletes and school sports 330-1
Funding for mental health services in Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast 1302-3
Funding for public health programs 395-6
Government action on child poverty 2735-6
Government action on gambling and organized crime 1365-6
Government handling of security breach involving personal information 2798-9, 2877-8
Government handling of Tourism B.C. 2583
Internet gaming 131
Legal aid services 1953
Report on child labour regulations in B.C. 1144
Shelter policy for homeless during extreme weather 569
Supply of H1N1 vaccine to Copeman clinic 2119-20
Workshops at Housing and Social Development Ministry 723
Thorne, Diane (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
Coquitlam school district funding 1042-3
Funding for literacy programs 660
Funding for parent advisory councils 331-2
School district funding 132-3
Oral questions by subject See also Oral questions by member

Aquaculture
Government action on open-net fish farming (Fleming) 1534-5 (Popham) 1534 (Simpson, B.) 1535 (Thomson) 1534-5
Arts and culture
Funding for arts and culture (Donaldson) 130 (Herbert) 129-30, 506 (James) 128-9 (Krueger) 128-31, 506-7 (Macdonald) 506-7 (Simpson, S.) 130
Funding for arts, culture and community organizations (Coleman) 192-6 (Herbert) 192-3 (Krog) 193 (Kwan) 195-6 (Mungall) 194 (Simpson, B.) 195
Budget and economy
Budget revenue projections (Black, D.) 211 (Campbell) 208-9 (Farnworth) 211-2 (Hansen) 207-12, 268-70 (Horgan) 210-1, 270 (James) 208-9, 268-9 (Ralston) 207-8 (Simpson, S.) 209-10, 269-70
Funding for public health and sports programs (Corrigan) 566 (Horgan) 566-7 (James) 565 (McNeil) 565-7
Government funding priorities (Farnworth) 133
Children and Family Development Ministry
Children and Family Development Ministry budget priorities (Karagianis) 1867 (Polak) 1867
Children and youth
Early intervention program for children with autism (Elmore) 1687 (Karagianis) 722, 1044, 1686 (Polak) 722-3, 1044, 1686-7
Funding for infant development program (Karagianis) 1867 (Kwan) 1867-8 (Polak) 1867-8
Funding for programs for special needs children (Coons) 892 (Karagianis) 891 (Kwan) 892 (Polak) 891-3
Funding for Vancouver Island children's festival (Coleman) 1621 (Krog) 1620
Government action on child poverty (James) 2734-5 (Karagianis) 2735 (Kwan) 2736 (Polak) 2734-6 (Simpson, S.) 2735-6
Report on child labour regulations in B.C. (Chouhan) 1142-3 (Coell) 1141-4 (Elmore) 1143 (James) 1141-2 (Karagianis) 1143 (Simpson, S.) 1144
Construction industry
Construction contractor rates for truck operators (Bains) 2738 (Bond) 2738-9
Disabled and handicapped persons
Funding for Special Olympics (Coleman) 888-91 (Corrigan) 890-1 (James) 888-9 (Simons) 890
Drugs
Regulation of doda (Bains) 2657 (Heed) 2657
Education and schools
Annual facilities grants to school districts (Austin) 1461 (MacDiarmid) 1461
B.C. Awards Online website (Huntington) 722 (MacDiarmid) 722
Coquitlam school district funding (MacDiarmid) 1043 (Thorne) 1042-3
Education funding (Austin) 1042 (James) 1041-2 (MacDiarmid) 1041-2
Funding for athletes and school sports (Chong) 329-31, 392-4 (Corrigan) 329-30, 393-4 (Donaldson) 329 (Farnworth) 331, 394 (James) 328, 392-3 (MacDiarmid) 328-9 (McNeil) 331 (Simpson, S.) 330-1
Funding for carbon reduction initiatives in school districts (Austin) 1366 (Fleming) 1366-7 (MacDiarmid) 1366-7
Funding for Justice Education Society (Krog) 893-4 (MacDiarmid) 893-4
Funding for literacy programs (Austin) 658 (Donaldson) 659 (MacDiarmid) 658-61 (Macdonald) 660-1 (Simons) 659-60 (Thorne) 660
Funding for parent advisory councils (MacDiarmid) 331-2 (Thorne) 331-2
Funding for repairs at Johnston Heights Secondary School (Austin) 721-2 (Brar) 441-2, 721, 1304 (Hammell) 720 (MacDiarmid) 442, 720-2, 1304
Funding for school sports programs (Brar) 191 (Chong) 191-2 (Simons) 191-2
Kamloops-Thompson school district funding and school closing (Lali) 1043-4 (MacDiarmid) 1044
School district funding (Austin) 893 (Corrigan) 131-2 (Kwan) 133 (MacDiarmid) 132-3, 893 (Thorne) 132-3
Energy
B.C. Hydro purchase agreement for portion of Waneta Dam (Conroy) 2580 (Horgan) 2579 (Lekstrom) 2579-80
Ferry services
Access to B.C. Ferries information (Bains) 2492 (Bond) 2492, 2581 (Coons) 2581 (Routley, D.) 2580-1
Comments by David Hahn on comptroller general report (Bond) 2492 (Coons) 2343, 2491-2 (Farnworth) 2343 (Hansen) 2343 (Karagianis) 2343
Ferry fares (Bond) 1218 (Coons) 1218
Forest industry
Funding for FPInnovations (Bell) 1956-7 (Routley, D.) 1956-7
Government action on forest industry (Bell) 1864 (James) 1863-4
Government support for Kitimat forest workers (Austin) 1794-5, 1863, 1956, 2120 (Bell) 1793-6, 1865 (Bennett) 1863, 1956, 2120-1 (James) 1793-4 (Macdonald) 1794, 1864-5 (Simpson, B.) 1795-6
Fraser River
Gravel extraction from Fraser River (Huntington) 2430, 2491 (Penner) 2430, 2491
Freedom of information
Freedom-of-information request fees (Kwan) 2878 (Stewart) 2878
Gambling
Government action on gambling and organized crime (Heed) 1365-6 (Simpson, S.) 1365-6
Internet gaming (Simpson, S.) 131
Status of integrated illegal gambling enforcement team (Ralston) 1366
Government and Legislature
Appeal of B.C. Supreme Court ruling on election advertising legislation (de Jong) 504-5 (Krog) 504-5 (Simpson, S.) 505
Appeal of Supreme Court decision on election advertising legislation (de Jong) 191 (James) 191
B.C. Liberal Party campaign statements (Campbell) 17 (Hansen) 129 (James) 16, 129
Harmonized sales tax
Harmonized sales tax (Campbell) 17-8 (Dix) 21 (Donaldson) 272 (Farnworth) 19 (Fleming) 19, 272-3 (Hansen) 18-21, 271-3 (Herbert) 21 (Horgan) 270-1 (James) 17-8 (Kwan) 271 (Macdonald) 273 (Ralston) 18, 271
Impact of harmonized sales tax on restaurant and tourism industries (Hansen) 72-4 (Herbert) 72 (Kwan) 72-3 (Macdonald) 73-4
Impact of harmonized sales tax on restaurant industry and local farms (Hansen) 71 (Popham) 71
Impact of harmonized sales tax on school districts (Austin) 2340 (Hansen) 2340-2 (Macdonald) 2341 (Ralston) 2341-2
Impact of harmonized sales tax on seniors (Hansen) 70-1 (Simpson, B.) 70
Impact of harmonized sales tax on seniors care (Dix) 20, 69-70 (Hansen) 20-1, 68-70 (James) 68-9
Impact of harmonized sales tax on tourism industry (Farnworth) 981 (Hansen) 978-81, 2657, 2739 (Herbert) 979-80, 1533, 2657 (James) 978-9, 1532-3 (Krueger) 1532-4 (Macdonald) 980-1, 2739 (Ralston) 1534
Health care facilities
Emergency services at Ashcroft Hospital (Falcon) 662 (Lali) 662
Emergency services at Mission Memorial Hospital (Dix) 1616-7 (Falcon) 1616-7 (Hammell) 1617
Release of report on outbreak at Nanaimo Hospital (Dix) 806 (Falcon) 806-7 (Routley, D.) 806
Replacement of Olive Devaud Residence (Falcon) 2737 (Simons) 2736-7
Staffing at Lodge on 4th seniors facility (Falcon) 2655-6 (Routley, D.) 2655-6
Staffing at Northcrest Care Centre (Falcon) 2656-7 (Gentner) 2656
Staffing at seniors facilities (Dix) 2654 (Falcon) 2653-4 (James) 2653
Staffing for Prince Rupert audiology clinic (Coons) 1865-6, 2878-9 (Falcon) 1865-6, 2878-9
Supply of H1N1 vaccine to Copeman clinic (Brar) 1866 (Dix) 1866-7 (Falcon) 1866-7, 2120 (Simpson, S.) 2119-20
Health care services
Access to influenza vaccines for paramedics (Brar) 2020 (Dix) 2021 (Falcon) 2019-21 (Simpson, S.) 2019-20
Access to influenza vaccines in Riondel and Crawford Bay (Chong) 1796 (Mungall) 1796
Access to residential care (Falcon) 1218 (Krog) 1218
Emergency services in Fraser Health Authority (Falcon) 1617 (Hammell) 1617
Funding for public health programs (Brar) 394, 567 (Chong) 394-7, 567-9 (Dix) 395, 568 (Donaldson) 567-8 (Kwan) 396 (Lali) 394-5 (Macdonald) 396 (Simpson, S.) 395-6
Funding for seniors services in Surrey and White Rock (Bains) 1618-9 (Falcon) 1618-9
H1N1 influenza vaccination program (Brar) 1954-5 (Falcon) 1954-5
Medical laboratory services in northern B.C. (Donaldson) 1619-20 (Falcon) 1619-20
Provincial Health Services Authority contract with Jonathan Burns (Dix) 1044-5, 1144 (Falcon) 1045, 1144-5
Public health services in Smithers area (Dix) 1954 (Donaldson) 1953-4 (Falcon) 1953-4
Residential care funding (Falcon) 1217-8 (Hammell) 1217-8
Responsibility for H1N1 influenza vaccine program (Brar) 1796-7 (Chong) 1796-7
Speech pathology services in Invermere area (Falcon) 1618 (Macdonald) 1618
Successorship rights for health care workers (Falcon) 2655 (Krog) 2654-5
Waiting times for surgeries in B.C. (Dix) 1685, 2118-9 (Falcon) 1685-6, 2119 (Horgan) 1686
Homelessness and poverty
Government action on poverty reduction (Elmore) 2429 (Karagianis) 2429 (Polak) 2429-30
Shelter policy for homeless during extreme weather (Coleman) 569 (Simpson, S.) 569
Housing and Social Development Ministry
Workshops at Housing and Social Development Ministry (Coleman) 723 (Simons) 723 (Simpson, S.) 723
Infrastructure
Federal funding for infrastructure projects (Bond) 438-41 (Donaldson) 440-1 (Farnworth) 441 (Fraser) 440 (James) 438-9 (Ralston) 439
Justice system
Legal aid funding for Frank Paul inquiry case (de Jong) 2428-9 (Krog) 2428 (Kwan) 2428
Legal aid services (de Jong) 1952-3 (Krog) 1952-3 (Simpson, S.) 1953
Women's access to legal aid services (Corrigan) 982 (de Jong) 982
Local government
Provision of traffic fine revenues to local government (Bennett) 1365 (Huntington) 1364-5
Mental health
Closing of adolescent mental health unit in Fraser Valley (Dix) 2425-6 (Falcon) 2425-7 (Sather) 2426-7
Crisis line for northern B.C. (Falcon) 2344 (Simpson, B.) 2344
Crisis lines on Vancouver Island (Falcon) 2116-8, 2344 (Fraser) 2344 (James) 2116-7 (Kwan) 2118 (Simpson, B.) 2117-8
Funding for crisis lines on Vancouver Island (Falcon) 1216-7 (Fraser) 1216-7 (Routley, D.) 1217
Funding for mental health services in Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast (Dix) 1300-1 (Falcon) 1300-3 (Hammell) 1301-2 (Simons) 1301 (Simpson, S.) 1302-3
Funding for mental health services in northern B.C. (Austin) 1303 (Falcon) 1303
Funding for mental health services on Vancouver Island (Dix) 1215-6 (Falcon) 1214-6 (Fleming) 1215 (James) 1214
Mining industry
Mining exploration permit in Flathead Valley area (Fleming) 442, 805 (Lekstrom) 442-3 (Penner) 805-6
Olympic Games
Accessibility of Olympic Games tickets (Corrigan) 2879-80 (McNeil) 2879-80
Actions of Olympic Games security unit (Heed) 982-3 (Krog) 982-3 (Simpson, S.) 983
Comments by Cultural Olympiad artists (Herbert) 2880 (Krueger) 2880
Cowichan residents and Olympic Torch Relay security (Heed) 1460 (Routley, B.) 1460
Cowichan Tribes and VANOC Olympic clothing line (Corrigan) 1045-6 (McNeil) 1045-6 (Routley, B.) 1045
Distribution of GamesTown 2010 Olympic Games tickets (Black, I.) 1684-5 (Huntington) 1684-5
Economic benefits of Olympic Games (Hansen) 2021-3 (Kwan) 2021-2 (Ralston) 2022-3
Government distribution of Olympic Games tickets (Farnworth) 1955-6 (Kwan) 1955 (McNeil) 1955-6
Government purchase of Olympic Games tickets (Corrigan) 1458 (Farnworth) 1459-60 (James) 1457-8 (Kwan) 1458-9 (McNeil) 1457-60
Government purchase of Olympic Games tickets and hospitality suites (Corrigan) 1363 (James) 1362-3 (Kwan) 1363-4 (McNeil) 1362-4
Hosting of Olympic Games dignitaries at Terminal City Club (Black, I.) 1682-4 (Corrigan) 1682 (Farnworth) 1684 (Fleming) 1683 (Ralston) 1684
Impact of Olympic security on airports and businesses (Bains) 2800-1 (Conroy) 2802 (Corrigan) 2801 (Farnworth) 2801-2 (Heed) 2801-2
Labelling of B.C. wines and wines with Olympic logo (Coleman) 1145-6 (Corrigan) 1145-6 (Farnworth) 1146 (Popham) 1145
Manufacturing of Olympic Games flags (Corrigan) 1304 (McNeil) 1304-5
Mi'kmaq children's choir performance at Olympic Games (Abbott) 1536-7 (Corrigan) 1536-7
Olympic Games costs (Corrigan) 2489 (Farnworth) 2490 (James) 2488-9 (McNeil) 2488-90 (Ralston) 2490
Olympic Games tickets for government MLAs (Farnworth) 1364 (McNeil) 1364
Police services
Release of police video of Clayton Willey (Farnworth) 2427-8 (Heed) 2427-8 (Simpson, B.) 2427
Post-secondary education
Funding for UBC midwifery program (Black, D.) 2737 (Dix) 2737-8 (Stilwell) 2737-8
Privacy
Government handling of security breach involving personal information (Dix) 2799-800 (James) 2798, 2876-7 (Kwan) 2800 (Routley, D.) 2799, 2877 (Simpson, S.) 2798-9, 2877-8 (Stewart) 2798-800, 2876-8
Railways
Review of B.C. Rail (Bains) 2582 (Bond) 2582
Substance abuse and addiction
Funding for addiction services (Dix) 503-4 (Falcon) 502-4 (James) 502-3 (Simons) 503
Tourism
Government handling of Tourism B.C. (Herbert) 2582-3 (Krueger) 2582-3 (Simpson, S.) 2583
Transportation
B.C. Ferries and B.C. Rail executive salaries (Bond) 2493 (Horgan) 2492-3
Comptroller general report on TransLink and B.C. Ferries (Bains) 2023, 2342 (Bond) 2023 (Coons) 2342 (Farnworth) 2023 (Hansen) 2342-3
Funding for Victoria bridge replacement (Bond) 1797-8 (Horgan) 1797
Government procurement of transportation signage (Bond) 1620 (Conroy) 1620
Highway maintenance in Columbia Valley (Bains) 1536 (Bond) 1535-6 (Macdonald) 1535
Violence
Funding for domestic violence programs (Black, D.) 723 (Dix) 724 (Farnworth) 661-2, 724 (Heed) 661-2, 723-4 (Mungall) 661
Government action on violence against women (Black, D.) 804-5 (Heed) 805
Report recommendations on protection system for victims of domestic violence (Elmore) 803-4 (Heed) 803-4 (James) 802 (Karagianis) 803 (Krog) 804 (Polak) 802-3
Wages and salaries
Minimum wage (Chouhan) 1868 (Coell) 1868
Wildlife
Bear rehabilitation facility proposal for North Shore (de Jong) 1797 (Fraser) 1797
Grizzly bear population on north coast (Coons) 2023 (Penner) 2023-4
Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society funding (Coleman) 805 (Huntington) 805
Wildlife rehabilitation programs (Fraser) 1460 (Penner) 1460-1
Women
Government action on women's equality and violence against aboriginal women (Heed) 981 (Mungall) 981
Oregon

Government investment in clean energy (Gentner) 488
Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society

Funding and services (Coleman) 805 (Huntington) 805
OWLS See Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society
Owls See Birds under Wildlife

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