Province of British Columbia
Second Session, 39th Parliament – 2010
INDEX (Member entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Abbott, Hon. George (Shuswap)

As subject
comments on Site C power project (Horgan) 4795
constituents thanked 3205
experience as elected representative 4359
experience as farmer 4361
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 6014-23, 6158-88
activities and accomplishments 6014-5
meetings with First Nations representatives 6016-7
staff commended 6188
work with other ministries 6180
Agriculture industry, costs and pricing 4361
Ahousaht First Nation
addiction treatment program 6161
Ahp-cii-uk aboriginal leadership initiative 6159
Ahousat
floatplane accident and deaths 5960, 6158-9
mental health services 6159-60
Big Bunsby Marine Park, foreshore deletion 6029
B.C.
assets 5976
north coast, First Nations agreements with government 2943
population, migration to urban centres 6182
B.C. Gazette, publication 5729
B.C. Transmission Corporation, reintegration with B.C. Hydro 5975
Budget debate 3205-6, 3234-6
Budgets, 2010-11 budget debate in Legislature 3205
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
comments on harmonized sales tax 4360
report on harmonized sales tax in Ontario 3235
Carbon tax, NDP position 3205
Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve, foreshore deletion 6027-9
Chemainus River, aquifer and water well drilling project, First Nations consultation 3035, 3295-6, 6176
Clean Energy Act
debate 5974-8
public consultation with First Nations 6177-8
Conference Board of Canada, report on value-added taxes 3235-6, 4360-1
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4359-63, 4841-3
debate by NDP MLAs 4842
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4841-3
Cowichan Tribes, Hul'qumi'num language preservation 5127
Crown land registry, requirements for treaty lands 6030
Demerais, Lou, work with aboriginal youth and addictions issues 6179
Ebbels, Jack, death 3025
Economy, diversification 5977
Employment and unemployment, BladeRunners program 6180
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat 3548
Energy
clean energy 5976-8
independent power projects, NDP position 5975
northwest transmission line 5975
power supply 5975-6
Environment, environmental assessment process 6175-6
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on harmonized sales tax 4841
First Nations
aboriginal rights, litigation 2944
aboriginal rights and economic opportunities 2942-5
agreements with government 2943-4, 5721, 6014-5, 6167-8, 6172, 6187
child protection funding 6182
communities, interface wildfire risk 6187
consultation by government 2944, 3548, 5732, 6175-7, 6181
cultural organizations, funding 5133
dispute resolution processes 6173
fishing rights and fisheries 6018-9
friendship centres 6178, 6181
governance based on language groups or tribal councils 5129-30, 5132
history of treatment by non–First Nations 2942-3, 6163
housing and homelessness 6178
land claims, overlapping claims 6020, 6022
language preservation 3939-40, 5124-32
language preservation, FirstVoices program 5124, 5127, 5130
new relationship with government 2943, 6166-73
organizations, leadership 6170
programs and services, Jordan's principle 6161
protection of cultural and sacred sites 6183
recognition and reconciliation, legislation 6166-7, 6169-70
reconciliation protocols 2943, 3296, 5718, 5725, 6014, 6172
relationship with government 2941
shared decision-making 6168
social and economic disparity 6168
substance abuse and treatment services 6180
suicide incidence 6159
urban population 6178-82
youth 6180
First Nations, treaties 2943, 5722-3
lands, execution of title documents 6031
negotiations 6014, 6018-20, 6022-3, 6185-7
settlement 6018
treaty revitalization working group 6020, 6184-5
First Nations Energy and Mining Council, consultation by government 6178
First Nations Leadership Council, funding 6171
First Peoples Advisory Committee, governance 5125, 5128-31
First Peoples Heritage, Language and Culture Act
amendments 5124-9, 5131-3
provisions on First Nations language groups 5127-8
terminology 5124-7
First Peoples Heritage, Language and Culture Council, governance and role 5124-33
Fraser Institute, comments on harmonized sales tax 3235, 4360
Gangs, prevention of gang activity among First Nations youth 6179-80
Haida Gwaii
aboriginal title 5721
land and resource management 5723, 5733-5
restoration of aboriginal name from Queen Charlotte Islands 5329, 5730-1
Haida Gwaii Reconciliation Act
debate 5023, 5329-30, 5718-36
definitions
"decision" 5725-6
"land" 5727-8
"management area" 5728
purpose of bill 5023
use of term "new relationship" 5723
Haida Gwaii strategic land use agreement 5719
Haida Nation
culture and history 5329
leadership 5023
legal authority, House of Assembly 5724
reconciliation protocol with provincial government 2943, 5023, 5329-30, 5734-6, 6167
amendment 5729
consultation and communication with non–First Nations residents 5719
impact on treaty process 5721-3
legal status 5720-1
management area and excluded lands 5728
management council 5724-7, 5731-3
negotiation process 5718
public information 5720, 5729-30
repeal provision 5736
relationship with government 5718
Harmonized sales tax 3205-6, 3234-6, 4359-63, 4841-3, 6016-7
Health care system, services for First Nations people, government responsibility 6159-61
Hesquiaht First Nation, execution of member by colonial government, reconciliation initiative 6162-3
Horgan, John, comments on issues
harmonized sales tax 4841
independent power projects 5975
Kesselman, Jonathan, comments on harmonized sales tax 4842
Legislature, private members' statements, guidelines 5086-7
Lutz, John, comments in Makuk 2942-3
Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty and final agreement 6027-32
Mental health, mental illness and addiction services 6180
Métis Nation B.C., accord with provincial government 6164-5
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2010, debate 5124-33
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010, debate 6025-34
Muqin-Brooks Peninsula Provincial Park, foreshore deletion 6029
Nanwakolas Council, strategic engagement agreement with government 2943
National Aboriginal Language Day 3939-40
Nazko First Nation, treaty negotiations 6187
NDP
energy policies 5976
MLAs, use of term "big corporations" 5974
policies 5974-5
position on issues 3205, 3234
harmonized sales tax 3234-6
independent power projects 5975
Site C power project 5975
New Gold Inc., New Afton mine project, economic development agreements with First Nations in area 2944
New relationship trust, status and allocation of funds 6183-4
Nisga'a people
children, adoption requirements 6025-6, 6034
construction, use of building code 6031-2
education programs and relationship with school boards 6034
enforcement of motor vehicle regulations 6032-3
governance 6034
justice system and judicial notice 6026-7
lands 6030, 6032, 6034
treaty and final agreement 6025-6, 6030-4
Northern Secwepemc te Quelmucw, treaty negotiations 6020
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 2941-2, 3205
Ontario, harmonized sales tax implementation 3235, 4362, 4841
Oral questions (response)
Call for inquiry re missing and murdered aboriginal women 2981
First Nations consultation on Enbridge oil pipeline proposal 3548
Halalt First Nation consultation on water project 3035, 3295-6
Peace River area, Site C power project, NDP position 5975
Phillip, Stewart, correspondence with Finance Minister on harmonized sales tax 6017
Plutonic Power Corp., run-of-the-river project proposals, Toba Inlet and Upper Toba Valley 2944, 5978
Points of order
comments by Bill Routley 4065
comments by John Horgan 3442
guidelines for private members' statements 5086
Politics and politicians, decisions 4359
Post-secondary education of First Nations people 6168, 6178-9
Resources and resource industries, First Nations involvement in industries 2944, 6187
Scia'new First Nation, treaty negotiations 6021-2
Shuswap constituency and area, industry activities 4361-3
Statements
Aboriginal language preservation 3939-40
Deaths in Ahousat floatplane accident 5960
Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park, foreshore deletion 6029
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project 6174, 6177
Taxation revenues, allocation to government services 5977
Thomas, Sophie, death and contributions to community 3457
Throne speech debate 2941-5
Tributes
Jack Ebbels 3025
Sophie Thomas 3457
Tsay Keh Dene First Nation, impact of dam on traditional territories 5133
Tsilhqot'in Nation, relationship with government and strategic engagement agreement 6173-4
T'Souke First Nation, treaty negotiations 6021
UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, position of Canadian and B.C. governments 6015-6
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, position on harmonized sales tax 6017
United Native Nations Society 6181-2
Vancouver Island, south Island land and treaty issues 6021-2
The Vancouver Sun, article on harmonized sales tax 3235, 4842
Violence against aboriginal women, missing and murdered women 2981
Westbank First Nation, withdrawal from treaty process 6023
Williams Lake, power supply for mill in area 5977
Yale First Nation treaty, final agreement 2942
Austin, Robin (Skeena)

As subject
comments on school closings (MacDiarmid) 4626
constituents and staff thanked 3351
All-Native Basketball Tournament 3030
Aluminum Corp. of Canada Ltd., Kitimat smelter, construction of new smelter 3352
Auditor General, report on aboriginal relations 3353
B.C., northern B.C.
economic conditions and development in northwest B.C. 3351-5
forest industry in northwest B.C. 3351-2, 3824-5
post-secondary education, role in economy 3353-4
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 3824
B.C. Winter Games, hosting by Terrace 3022-3, 3228
Budget debate 3351-5
Budgets, 2009-10 budget 4349
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, comments on harmonized sales tax, survey 4347-8
Children
child care spaces 3824
early childhood development
early learning, government investment 3823-4
school readiness and child vulnerability 3823, 5357-9
services for vulnerable children 5357-9
StrongStart B.C. initiative 5358
Success By 6 program 5358-9
Civil service, workers commended 5305
Communities, community organizations, gaming grants 3342
Community and Rural Development Ministry, rural B.C. secretariat 3354
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act, debate 4312-4, 4347-50
Dr. Annie B. Jamieson Elementary School, orchestral strings program funding 4811
Economy
economic plan for province 3353
global economy, conditions 4313
Education
class size 3032
education of First Nations people 3823
enrolment levels 5352-3
full-day kindergarten 3822
information management, BCeSIS system 5306-7, 5350
Learning Roundtable 5361
music programs 4811
parent advisory councils 5469
principals and vice-principals, responsibility for multiple schools 5462-3
role in society 3705-6
school planning councils 5469, 5857
student evaluation and testing, use of early development instrument 5357
summer school spaces 5547
system 3822-3, 4463
Education, funding 2906-7, 3354-5, 3790-1, 3880, 4462-3, 4624, 5185, 5306-7, 5353-4
annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades 3465, 4728, 5308
CommunityLINK program 5350, 5357
CUPE trades adjustment 5305
distance education 5356-7
full-day kindergarten program 5305-6
funding for salary costs 5305-6, 5308
funding formula changes 5307-8
funding report 3089
holdback for enrolment changes 5352-3
impact on school district budgets and operations 3032-3, 3089-90, 3354-5, 3465, 4112-3, 5186, 5306-7
per-student funding 3822-3, 5352
Education, school districts and boards of education
accountability, achievement contracts and use of special advisers 5361-2
autonomy 3790-1
carbon neutrality and costs 4728
costs 3089-90, 3465, 4624, 5305-6
officials, position on education funding 3355
secretary-treasurers 5306
spending and administrative savings 5306
staffing levels 4112-3
Education, schools
closings 3880
video surveillance 5856-7
Education Ministry
estimates debate 5305-8, 5350, 5352-4, 5356-9, 5361-2, 5462-3, 5469
communication with school districts 2907
goals and performance measurement 5356-8
information on enrolment and school district funding 5353-4
service plan 5356-8
staff thanked 5469
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat 3821
Energy
electricity rate increases 3353
northwest transmission line, government funding and private partner 3355
power supply, private sector involvement 3353
Environment, environmental assessment process 3820-1
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on harmonized sales tax 4313
First Nations
consultation by government and industry on land and resources 3820-2
new relationship with government 3353
treaty negotiations 3353
Flathead Valley, environmental protection 3821
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 3351
exports, expansion of market for products 3824
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 4350
value-added sector 3824-5
Harmonized sales tax
impact on issues 4313-4, 4347-50
implementation, government handling 3352, 4312-4, 4348-9
initiative petition campaign 4349
Immigration, education needs of refugees 3823
Imperial Metals Corp., Red Chris mine 3821
Kitimat mill operations
future of pulp mill 3824
mill closing and communications 3351
mill closing and government support for forest workers and community 3354
Klappan Valley (Sacred Headwaters), coalbed methane development in area 3821-2
Little Flower Academy, staff issue 4975
Mines and mining industry, industry development and metal prices 3352
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010, debate 5856-7
Motions
Olympic and Paralympic Games, debate 3022-3
Social workers and community social services, debate 3220-1
Nisga'a people
new year celebrations 3030
treaty and final agreement 5542-3
NovaGold Resources Inc., role in northwest transmission line project 3355
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
benefits and opportunities, tourism industry 4348
hosting by B.C. 3022-3
impact on issues, economy 3353
Ontario, harmonized sales tax implementation 4313
Oral questions
Annual facilities grants for school districts and carbon neutrality 4728
Central Okanagan school district costs and funding 4462-3
Costs of special adviser to Vancouver school district 5186
Education funding and school closings 3880
Funding for education 5185-6
Funding for Prince George school district 2906-7
Funding for school band programs 4811
Funding for Terrace Anti-Poverty Group Society 3342
School district costs and funding 3032-3, 3089-90, 3465, 4624
School district funding and staffing levels 4112-3
Special adviser to Vancouver school district 4563-4
Summer school spaces 5547
Treatment of teacher by Little Flower Academy 4975
Vancouver school district costs and funding 3790-1
Pastrick, Helmut, analysis of B.C. economy 3351
Post-secondary education, funding 3353-4
Privacy, surveillance 5857
Resources and resource industries, First Nations involvement in industries, role and position 3821
Sales tax exemptions, bicycles 4348
School Act, amendments 5856-7
School district 23 (Central Okanagan), costs and funding 4462-3
School district 33 (Chilliwack), principal and vice-principal responsibility for schools 5462-3
School district 35 (Langley), budget deficit 5362
School district 36 (Surrey), costs and funding 3465
School district 39 (Vancouver)
funding 3790-1
special adviser 4462, 4563-4, 5186
School district 44 (North Vancouver), costs and funding 3032
School district 57 (Prince George)
costs and funding 2906-7
school closings 3880
School district 61 (Greater Victoria), use of video surveillance in schools 5856
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson), costs and funding 3465
Simon Fraser University, comments of former dean on education funding 4113
Skeena constituency and area, issues and concerns 3351-5
Social workers, contributions and role 3220-1
Statements by members
B.C. Winter Games in Terrace 3228
Nisga'a new year celebration 3030
Role of education 3705-6
Tenth anniversary of Nisga'a treaty 5542-3
Taxation
B.C. tax rights 4348
progressive and regressive taxation 4347
Taylor, Carole, comments on harmonized sales tax 4313
Teachers, staffing levels 4112-3
Terrace Anti-Poverty Group Society, funding 3342
Throne speech debate 3820-5
University of Northern B.C., Prince George and Terrace campuses 3353
Welfare, social welfare system 3220-1

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