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

Bains, Harry (Surrey-Newton)

As subject
background in forest industry 3738
comments during budget debate (Deputy Speaker) 3434
constituency assistants thanked 3192
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 4167-8
Art Inspirations Studio, funding and programs 3065
Automobiles
commercial passenger vehicle licensing, requirements 5208-9
commercial vehicle documentation, legislation 5203
commercial vehicle inspection facilities and safety enforcement 4604-7
vehicle inspections, regulation 5200-8
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
accountability and governance 5855
exemption from freedom-of-information legislation 5855
review by comptroller general and implementation of recommendations 4678, 5855
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, hearings on case by veterinarians 4168, 5452-3
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements 3065
B.C. Liberal Party government
action on campaign statements 3193-4
MLAs, response to harmonized sales tax 4829-31
policies, impact on British Columbians 3064
priorities 3065-6
public confidence 4829
B.C. Rail, windup of organization and transfer to government 4717-9
B.C. Ranching Task Force, recommendations and government response 4719
B.C. Transit, rapid transit line assets 4617
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority
budget 4602-4
expenditures and interjurisdictional agreements, role of cabinet 5209-10
financial statements 4614-6
rapid transit line assets 4617-8
revenues and expenses, property purchases and sales 4614-5
B.C. Veterinary Medical Association
funding 4167-8
governance and role 5640, 5642
Budget debate 3192-5
Budgets
2009-10 budget 3065
2010-11 budget 3193-4
Business, small business, government support 3193
Children
early learning, government investment and role in society 3207-9
special needs children, family respite programs 3066
Civil service, employee number and reporting changes 4608
Coastal Ferry Act, amendments 5855
College of Veterinarians of B.C.
bylaws 5644-5
council 5453, 5639-40, 5645-6
governance and role 5639-43, 5645-6
government oversight 5453
transition from B.C. Veterinary Medical Association 5639, 5641-3
Colley, Ted, article on Surrey school district 3207
Communities, community organizations, gaming grants 4034-5
Construction industry, "blue book" equipment rental rates 3672
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4828-32
debate by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 4829, 4831
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4828-32
Crime and criminals, gang crime, government action 5118
Crown corporations, executive salaries 3064
Cycling infrastructure, government investment 4613
Disabled and handicapped persons, handyDART system 4714
Drugs, regulation of doda 3195
Education
class size and composition 3207, 3209
enrolment levels 2907
full-day kindergarten 3067
funding 5188
funding, CommunityLINK program 3067, 3208
schools, video surveillance 5854-5
Fair Ferries Act, 2008, purpose 5855
Forests and forest industry
government forest policies, impacts 3192-3, 3738
zero net deforestation initiative 3738
Gangs, prevention of gang activity 5118
Golden Ears Bridge, tolls, application to out-of-province and out-of-country vehicles 4687
Government
announcements on infrastructure projects 5366
ministries, budgets 3194
Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association, study on harmonized sales tax 4831-2
Gunshot and Stab Wound Disclosure Act, debate 5118
Harmonized sales tax
impact on issues 3193, 4614, 4831-2
implementation, government handling 3065, 3194, 4829-31
Health care system
continuing and long-term care beds 3193
health care facilities and hospitals, reporting requirements for gunshot and stab wounds 5118
wait-lists and waiting times 3066
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 4603
Horne, Douglas, comments on harmonized sales tax 4829
Housing and Social Development Ministry, estimates debate 4374-5, 4435-6
Immigration, sponsorship program, marriage fraud case 4374-5
Income assistance recipients, sponsored immigrants 4374-5
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, government investment 4602-3
Justice system, community court system 3068
Kamloops, handyDART services 4714
Labour Ministry, estimates debate 3671-2
Legislature, bills, committee stage, process 5203
Lower Mainland
gang crime 5118
South Fraser perimeter road 4717
Macquarie Group, contract with government 4711
Manitoba, government decision on harmonized sales tax, report 4831-2
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2010, debate 5200-10
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010, debate 5854-6
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 3064-5
Ontario, harmonized sales tax implementation 4830
Oral questions
Funding for crime prevention in Surrey 4034-5
Funding for Surrey school district 2907, 3466, 5188
School district costs and funding 3033-4
SeaBus services on Burrard Inlet 5712
Surrey school district portable use and carbon offset costs 4729-30
Passenger Transportation Act, definitions and terms, "inter-city bus" and "fit and proper" 5208
Pattullo Bridge, tolling 4711
Petitions
funding for Surrey schools 3110
Physicians, credentialling of foreign-trained physicians 3066-7
Politics and politicians, public confidence in politicians 3193-4
Port Mann Bridge
reconstruction project 4711
reconstruction project, "blue book" rates paid to truckers 3195, 4712-3
tolling 4711-2
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 3064
funding 3193
Private members' statements
Education 3207-9
Private members' statements (response)
Moving ahead with Gateway 5366
Rangeland, fencing along highways and rail corridors, funding 4719
Rapid Transit Project 2000 Ltd. Co., role and rapid transit line assets 4617-8
Safety, public safety, funding for community organizations 4435
School district 36 (Surrey)
concerns of parents 3067
costs and funding 3194, 5188
costs and funding for carbon neutrality 4729-30
enrolment and funding 2907, 3033-4, 3067, 3207-9, 3466
funding, petition tabled 3110
portables 3207, 3209, 3466, 4729-30
SeaBus service levels 5712, 5856
Sikhism, founding of religion 4107
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
accountability and governance 4679-80
budget and funding 4680
Canada Line 4689
Evergreen line 4616-8, 4690-3, 5855-6
Expo Line 4616
financial management and administrative changes 4679-81
funding 5855-6
Mayors Council, participation in transit planning 4692
Millennium Line 4617
review by comptroller general, implementation of recommendations 4678-81, 5855-6
ridership and services during Olympic Games 4679
UBC line 4616
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act, amendments 5855
South Fraser Community Services, funding and programs 3065
Sports, kabaddi 4971
Statements by members
Kabaddi 4971
Vaisakhi parade and celebrations 4107
Sultan, Ralph, comments in debate 3194
Surrey
crime prevention 4034-5
forest industry in area 3738
health care services and long-term care beds 3193
issues and concerns in area 3192-5
Kabbadi Ground 4971
police and transit services 3195
police services 5118
police services and community court 3067-8
Surrey Crime Prevention Society, funding 4034-5, 4435-6
Surrey Memorial Hospital, expansion project and emergency services 3065-6
Surrey Now, article on Surrey school district 3207
Throne speech debate 3064-8
Tolls, application to infrastructure, government policy 4711-2
Transit services
capital investment by government 4603
clean-burning buses 4618
intercity buses, definition in legislation 5208
rapid transit lines, ownership 4617-8
transit plan and government investment 3195, 4616-8
Transportation
Pacific gateway initiative and projects 5366
projects 4603
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 4601-10, 4613-8, 4665, 4678-81, 4687, 4689-93, 4710-4, 4717-20
budget 4602-4, 4613
budget, allocation for salaries and benefits 4609-10
staff thanked 4601
staffing 4608-10
Trucking industry safety 4712-3
UN declaration of the rights of the child, statement on education 3207
Vaisakhi 4107
Veterinarians
court challenges against regulatory body, financial responsibility 5453
legislation and regulation 4168, 5453, 5643-4
Veterinarians Act, amendments 5452
Veterinarians Act (Bill 10)
debate 5452-4, 5639-46
language and terminology 5643
Wages, minimum wage 3064
Welfare, community social services sector, funding 3065
William R. Bennett Bridge, traffic issues and repairs 4719
Workers compensation, claims issues and permanent disability pensions 3671-2
WorkSafe B.C., services 3671-2
Yaffe, Barbara, article on harmonized sales tax 4830
Zero Net Deforestation Act, debate 3738
Barisoff, Hon. Bill (Penticton) (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly) See also Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker; Speaker and Deputy Speaker in Subject index

As subject
role as Speaker (Donaldson) 2957
Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

As subject
comments on harmonized sales tax (Mungall) 4288
comments on wages and spending (Lali) 4189
4-H Club, public speaking program and event 3290-1
100 Mile House, industrial hemp project 4789-90
Agriculture, hemp industry 4789-90
Aquaculture, information and debate 5953-4
Boyd, Alan, community achievement award recipient 3789
B.C.
oil and gas industry in northeast B.C. 3897
rural B.C., infrastructure projects 5376
rural B.C., role in fisheries issues 5953
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, work of organization 3439
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 3122-3
Budget debate 3122-5
Budgets, 2010-11 budget 3122-5
Business
business climate 4172-3
small business, government support 3440-1
Capital Power Corp., Williams Lake biomass plant 3772-4
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area
constituents' contributions and economic concerns 3122
description and tourism opportunities 4805
economy 3497
forest fires in 2009 3497
Olympic torch relay events 2976
promotion during Olympic Games 3022
Chambers of commerce, role 3439
Children, child care subsidies 3124
Climate change, government action on climate change 3498
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act, debate 4171-3
Economy
conditions, government response 3497
economic plan for province 3122-5
Education
funding and government initiatives 3124
neighbourhood learning centres and use of school buildings 3124
Employment and unemployment, job creation, government action 3122-3
Energy
bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation 3772-4
LiveSmart B.C. program 3498
power project development 3773-4
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Statutes Amendment Act, 2010, debate 3896-8
Environment, environmental assessment process 3448
Families, government support 3124
First Nations, new relationship with government 3498
Forests and forest industry
government initiatives 3123
mountain pine beetle infestation, government action 3123
The Globe and Mail, article on aquaculture and wild salmon stocks 5953-4
Government
revenues 3122
spending priorities 3498
Harmonized sales tax 3123-4, 3441, 3497-8, 3794, 4171-3
Health care funding and government revenues 3124
Income, low-income families, government support 4172
Infrastructure
accelerated capital projects and funding 3123
government investment 5376
MacLise, Audrey, community achievement award recipient 3789
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Canada, activities in B.C. 5045
Mines and mining industry, mineral flow-through share tax credit 3123
Motions
Federal-provincial environmental assessment process, debate 3448
Investment in capital projects, debate 5376
Olympic and Paralympic Games, debate 3022
Sustainable wild salmon stock and aquaculture, debate 5953-4
NDP, position on harmonized sales tax 4173
Northeast Energy and Mines Advisory Committee, membership and role 3897
Oil and Gas Activities Act, amendments 3897-8
Oil and Gas Commission fees, role and responsibilities 3897-8
Oil and gas industry and regulation 3896-8
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 3022, 3497
Petitions
harmonized sales tax 3794
Private members' statements
Chambers of commerce 3439-41
Energy in the Cariboo 3772-4
Industrial hemp 4789-90
Resources and resource industries
investment 3448
mediation and arbitration board 3898
role in economy and government support 3123
role of transportation infrastructure 5376
Sales tax, elimination and embedded sales tax 4172
Salmon, decline of wild salmon stocks 5953-4
South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce, activities and award recipients 3439-40
Statements by members
4-H public speaking program 3290-1
B.C. Community Achievement Award recipients in Cariboo-Chilcotin 3789
Make-A-Wish Foundation 5045
Olympic Torch Relay in Cariboo-Chilcotin area 2976
Tourist attractions in Cariboo-Chilcotin area 4805
Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo 4380
Taxation, tax reductions 3124, 3497
Throne speech debate 3497-8
Welfare, social programs and services, funding 3124
Williams Lake, air quality 3772
Williams Lake Chamber of Commerce, activities and award recipients 3439-40
Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo 4380
Bell, Hon. Pat (Prince George–Mackenzie)

As subject
attendance at Olympic Games 4775-6 (Corrigan) 4775-6
comments on harmonized sales tax (Hayer) 4351 (Horgan) 4402 (Trevena) 4630
meetings with Guujaaw 5333-4
performance as Forests Minister (Lali) 4188
Adey, Dillon, death in motorcycle accident 5599
Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, deforestation 3461, 3628-9
Asia-Pacific gateway, role 3045
Association of B.C. Forest Professionals, bylaws on forest worker safety 4858
Auditor General
report on forest worker safety 4858-9
role re zero net deforestation initiative 5327
Automobiles, electric and hybrid vehicles 5902-3
Bethune, Norman, legacy in China 3046
B.C., mine development in northwest B.C. 5904
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 3042
B.C. timber sales program, role 5549-50
Budgets, 2010-11 budget 4845-6
Business permitting process 3043
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, position on value-added tax systems 4142-4
Carbon
carbon credit trading, First Nations involvement 5558-9
carbon credit trading, relationship to silviculture activities 5297, 5300, 5326
carbon offsets 4779
China, market for B.C. wood building materials 3044, 3047, 3738, 4867-9, 4897
Civil service, employees, secondment and volunteering for Olympic Games 4776-7
Clean Energy Act, debate 5902-7
Climate change, report on biodiversity and climate change 4778-9
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act, debate 4141-5
Coulson Group, operation of Martin Mars water bombers 4870
Crown land, tenure requirements and public information 4762-4, 4844-5
Documents tabled
Forest Appeals Commission, 2009 annual report 4907
Economy, conditions 3042
Energy
bioenergy
government strategy 3045
industry, development 5906
industry, fibre supply 3046
use of wood waste for power generation 4864, 4867, 5336-7
clean energy 5902, 5906
government policy 5906-7
hydroelectric power, development and history 5905
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects 5903
independent power projects, compliance with forest practices legislation 4782
independent power projects, NDP position 5903
northwest transmission line 5904
power supply, self-sufficiency issue 5902-3
smart metering and infrastructure program 5905-6
transmission system, investment in infrastructure 3046
Environment
conservation and protection 4778-9
environmental assessment process 3042-3
environmental protection, compliance and enforcement, regional management coordination project 4854-7
Exports and imports, trade between B.C. and Asia 3044-7
Financial services industry, international finance centre 3044-5
First Nations
agreements with government 5334
agreements with government, strategic engagement agreements 4893
reconciliation protocols 4893
relationship with government 5335
First Nations Forestry Council
consultation by government 5505
funding 4893
First Nations Leadership Council, consultation by government 5505
First Nations Summit, meetings 5559
Forest Act, amendments 5337-8
Forest Appeals Commission, annual report, 2009, tabled 4907
Forest fires
community protection plans and fuel management 4889-92
firefighting funding 4887-9
human-caused fires, penalties 5337, 5503
implementation of Filmon report recommendations 4889-92, 5886
interface fire risks, management 4889-90
Martin Mars water bombers 4870
prevention and preparedness plans and work 5886
structural protection units 4890-1
summer 2003 and 2009 forest fires in interior 4891, 5337
timeline for investigations 5337, 5503
Forest Practices Board
comments on enforcement of forest management and practices 4855
role re zero net deforestation initiative 5326-7
Forest Safety Council, work on forest worker safety 4858-9, 4861-2
Forest Stewardship Council, comments on enforcement of forest management and practices 4855
Forestry Service Providers Protection Act
debate 5042, 5479-80, 5484, 5678-90, 5713-7
definitions
"account debtor" 5683
"chargeholder" 5681, 5683
"contractor" 5683
"forest products" 5683
"services" 5683
purpose of bill 5042
Forests and forest industry
allowable annual cut, partitioning of cut 5338, 5484-94
biorefineries and black liquor products, development 5337
companies, investment 3045
deforestation definitions 5291-7
exports
Dream Home China project 4868-9
expansion of market for products 4867-9, 5336
expansion of market for products, NDP position 5546-7
First Nations involvement in industry, applications and referral process 4893
First Nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements and opportunities 4892, 5408, 5506, 5548-9
First Nations woodland licences 4804, 4892-3, 5408-9, 5416, 5507, 5550, 5552-3
allowable annual cut 5507-8, 5548-50
annual rent payable 5560
application process 5550-2
botanical forest products 5558
consultation by government 5408-9, 5504-6
description of area 5557-8
direct award of permits 5560-1
plans 5560
plans, management plans 5555-6
relationship to agreements with government 5554-5
relationship to other licences 5552-3, 5556, 5560
replacement 5560
stumpage fees 5506
forest lands, definition 5289-92
forest licences, innovative timber sale licences 4864, 4866
forest licences, receiving licence for bioenergy producers 3046
forest management and practices
compliance and enforcement 4854-8
innovative forest practices agreements 5337-8, 5485
powers of Forests Minister 5495-7, 5501
forest roads, speeding violations 4859-60
forests, impact of climate change and role of conservation 4778-80
government forest policies, impacts 4205-7
harvest levels 4205-6, 4845-7
harvest levels and timber supply 4862-3
industry competitiveness 4141-5
mountain pine beetle infestation 5491
federal funding and government action 4894
harvesting of timber in infested areas 5486-90
infestation and impact on timber supply 4895-6
infestation and impact on timber supply, report 4847
pulp and paper sector, development 5336-7, 5906
salvage logging, small-scale operations 4897
silviculture
Forests for Tomorrow program 3629, 4898
government action 4894, 4897-8, 5546-7
requirements 3629
stumpage system, calculation of rates 5501-2
stumpage system, stand-as-a-whole pricing 3046
timber cruising 5488-90, 5492
timber pricing, market pricing system 5549
timber scaling and valuation 5488-90, 5495, 5497-501
timber supply areas 5548
timber supply reviews 4895-6, 5486
tree farm licence No. 23, issues 4783
wood pellet industry 3045, 5906
wood products and uses, wood as building material 5336
workers
liens 5479, 5680-1, 5684-90
payment protection and compensation fund 5042, 5479-80, 5678, 5680, 5685, 5690, 5713-7
safety, government action 4858-62
silviculture contractors, payment protection 5680, 5683
zero net deforestation initiative 3461, 3628-9, 3738-9, 5297-9, 5327-8
accountability and performance measurement 5326-7
application to lands 5289-97
First Nations involvement 5326
regulations 5302-3, 5325-8
reporting requirements 3629, 5299-302
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 4761-83, 4844-70, 4887-98
budget 4843, 4845-8
capacity issues 5551
compliance and enforcement branch 4855-8, 4861
forest investment account 5297
office closings 4772, 4854
Olympic Games expenses 4775-7
parliamentary secretaries 4853
performance measurement 4862-3
Prince Rupert office 4772, 4854
reorganization and priorities 4848, 4862, 4866
staff
allocation to Olympics-related programs 4776-7
planning and Road Ahead initiative 4849-50
reduction 4205-6, 4774, 4783, 4845-54, 4858, 4861
reduction, opposition request for information 4852
wildfire management branch, budget 4887-9
Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2010
debate 5336-8, 5407-8, 5484-503
debate by NDP MLAs 5407-8
implementation 5503
purpose of bill 5407
regulation-making powers 5494
Forests and Range (First Nations Woodland Licence) Statutes Amendment Act, 2010, debate 4804, 5408-9, 5416, 5504-8, 5548-61
FrontCounter B.C., operations re permits 3043, 4761-2
GeoB.C., mapping operations 4762
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Emissions Standards) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, amendments 5502
Guujaaw, leadership of Haida Nation 5333
Haida Gwaii communities, cooperation 5335
Haida Gwaii Reconciliation Act, debate 5333-5
Haida Gwaii strategic land use agreement 5334-5
impact on forest tenures and allowable annual cut 4772-3
Haida Nation, reconciliation protocol with provincial government 5333-5
Harmonized sales tax 4141-5, 4206
Holman, Sean, investigation of fire management 4890
Imperial Metals Corp., Red Chris mine 5904
Integrated land management bureau
First Nations consultation 4762
role 4761-2
role re tenure permit process 4762-4, 4844-5
International Forest Products Ltd., Adams Lake operations 3044
Investment
investment climate 3043-5
investment process review 3043
Japan, market for B.C. wood building materials 4867-8
Jeffery, Rick, comments on harmonized sales tax 4206
Jumbo Creek, tenure licence in area 4773-4, 4844-5
Kamloops, wildfire coordination centre 5337
Kiewit Corp., operations in Rutherford Creek area 4781-2
Kitimat, impact of forest industry conditions, government support 4898
Macdonald, Norm, comments on government forest policy 4205-7
Mackenzie, impact of forest industry conditions, government support 4898
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2010, debate 5599
Motorcycles, safety requirements 5599
Nanoose Bay, forest land protection in area 4780-1
Neucel Specialty Cellulose Ltd., Port Alice mill operations 5337
NDP, position on issues
forest industry export market expansion 5546-7
independent power projects 5903
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 3046, 4775-6
Oral questions (response)
Forest fire planning for First Nations communities 5886
Forests Ministry staff reduction and forest industry in B.C. 4205-7
Government action on forest fire preparedness 5886
Silviculture activities 5546-7
Pacific Carbon Trust, role 4779-80
Pacific Western Brewing Co., silviculture initiative 3629, 5297, 5325
Parfitt, Ben, comments on volume of wood waste 4863-4
Peace River area, Site C power project 3046, 5904-5
Port of Prince Rupert, coal shipments 3045
Prince George, wood innovation and design centre 3044
Property tax, municipal property tax reform 3043-4
Quesnel
forest industry in area 5488, 5491
timber supply and forest industry in area 4895-7
Recreation, mud-bogging by recreational vehicles 4860
Resources and resource industries
exports 4141-2
First Nations involvement in industries, applications and referral process 4893
forest-dependent communities, government support 4143-4, 4205-7
role in economy 4141
Routley, Bill, comments on forest worker payment protection 5484
Rutherford Creek Bridge, blowout of bridge and independent power project in area 4781-2
Simpson, Brian, work on wildfire management 4890
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on aboriginal land title in Nemaiah Valley area 5556
Terrace Mountain, fire in area 4891
Throne speech content 3042
Throne speech debate 3042-7
Tree Canada, role 5325
Victoria harbour, mega-yacht marina proposal 4764-71
Voith Paper Corp., use of technology in B.C. 4870
Wildfire Act, amendments 5337, 5502-3
Wood waste
expansion of use of fibre 4863-6, 5336-7
volume of waste 4863, 4865-6, 5500
Woodworker Lien Act, repeal and replacement 5678-80
Working Roundtable on Forestry, report recommendations on First Nations forest tenures 4804, 5408
WorkSafe B.C., role 4859
Zero Net Deforestation Act
debate 3461, 3628-9, 3738-9, 5289-303, 5325-8
debate by NDP MLAs 3738-9
definitions 5289-97
regulation-making powers 5302-3, 5325-7
Bennett, Hon. Bill (Kootenay East)

As subject
attendance at Olympic Games 5668 (Corrigan) 5668
Becker, Eugene, comments on regional district model 5667-8
Bramham, Daphne, article on municipal election issues 5663
B.C. Assessment, annual service plan report, 2009, tabled 5886
B.C. Liberal Party government, economic policies and vision 3373-6
Budget debate 3372-6
Budgets, 2010-11 budget and budget process 3373-5
Catalyst Paper Corp.
court cases against local governments 5671, 5675
Powell River mill operations, liquid waste management plant proposal 5671, 5673-4
Communities
green community design and development, LocalMotion fund and Towns for Tomorrow program 5652-4
small community grant program 5652, 5654
strategic community investment fund 5651
Community and Rural Development Ministry
estimates debate 5651-75
budget 5651-2
budget and work of ministry 3375-6
Olympic Games expenses 5668
rural B.C. secretariat 3376, 5651
Community Charter, relationship to Vancouver Charter 5166
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act, debate 4388-93
Corrigan, Derek, comments on land use planning in UBC area 6061
Cranbrook
economy 3373
hockey players and Hockeyville status 3785
Documents tabled
B.C. Assessment, 2009 annual service plan report 5886
Property Assessment Appeal Board, 2009 annual report 3175
Economy
conditions 3372-3, 3375
economic plan for province 3374
Elections, municipal elections
electoral terms 5669
task force on legislative reforms 5662-70
Evans, Corky, comments on NDP government 4389
Exports and imports, interprovincial and global trade 3373
Forest fires, First Nations community protection and fuel management 5658
Forest Renewal B.C., role and expenditures 6064
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 5655-6
employment, job opportunities program 5658
forest community business loans program 6064-5
government support 3373
mountain pine beetle infestation, federal funding 5658
silviculture, government action 5658
Government, local government
development approvals 5163-5
land use and zoning bylaws 5140, 5162-5
legislation, consultation with Union of B.C. Municipalities 5140
legislation, use of regulations 5137-8
official community plans 5164
phased development agreements between local government and developers 5140, 5161-3
regional growth strategies 5138-9, 5162-3
revenues, allocation of traffic fine revenues to local governments 5652, 5654
revenues, sources 5654-5
Harmonized sales tax 3373, 4390-2
Hunting, trappers, roadkill tax 4389
Income, disposable income 3375
Income tax reductions 4390
Industry, property tax 3375
joint task force 5670-2, 5674-5
Infrastructure
Building Canada fund 5652
funding, model and local government role 5653, 5674
government investment 5654-5
projects, accelerated capital projects and funding 3376, 5652-4
Islands Trust Act, amendments 5138
James, Carole, comments on issues
corporate income taxes 4390
jobs and tax reductions 4389
Kootenay area, health care services, regional system 3374
Krog, Leonard, comments on taxation 4392
Land use, development cost charges 5164-5
Legislature, members' conduct and debate, use of electronic devices, apology to House 5849
Local Government Act, amendments 5138-40, 5162, 5165
Local Government Elections Task Force 3375
Media, newspapers, definition in legislation 5166
Metro Vancouver, land use planning responsibilities 6035-8, 6060-4
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2010, debate 5137-40, 5161-6
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010, debate 6035-8, 6060-5
Municipal Finance Authority, role 5653
NDP
economic policies 3373-5
performance as government 3376
position on taxation 4388-90, 4392
Oral questions (response)
UBC role in purchase of forest lands on Vancouver Island 3035-6
Pacific Spirit Regional Park, impact of development in area on park 6062-3
Powell River, court case re property tax 5671
Powell River Peak, article on mill operations and liquid waste management plant proposal 5673
Property Assessment Appeal Board, 2009 annual report, tabled 3175
Regional districts, model issues 5667-8
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, community development trust 5651, 5655-7
Statements
Cranbrook and Hockeyville competition 3785
Sun Peaks Resort, incorporation as municipality 5659-62
Taxation
government policies 3373-5
NDP position 4388-90, 4392
tax reductions 4389-90
Union of B.C. Municipalities
consideration of regional district model 5668
forest fire management initiatives and funding 5658
University of B.C.
land use planning responsibilities for area 5661, 6035-8, 6060-4
stormwater management system in area 6063
Vancouver
city government, bylaws and legal notices 5166
city government, provision of tax exemptions for charities and non-profit organizations 6064
waste removal services 5166
Vancouver Charter, amendments 5166, 6064
Vander Zalm, Bill
comments on harmonized sales tax 4391
tax policies while Premier 4392
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence, sale of lands 3035-6
Whistler, incorporation as municipality 5659
Black, Dawn (New Westminster)

As subject
grandchildren 3313
Advanced Education and Labour Market Development Ministry
estimates debate 4947-56, 4958-63
advertising 4948-50
audits and performance measurement 4948, 4958
budget, allocation for labour market and immigration expenses 4951-2
budget and service plan 4950, 4956, 4959
capital planning 4958-9
role 4947
staffing and service contracts 4947-51
Alberta, apprenticeship system 4961-2
Auditor General, report on trades training 4963
Autism treatment services, access 3316
Automobiles, taxation of high-priced vehicles and used vehicles 4394
Bowles, Paul, comments on post-secondary education funding 3315
B.C., hopes for future 3313
B.C. Federation of Labour, 2010 apprenticeship and skills training conference in Victoria 4959-62
B.C. Hydro, advertising campaign in spring 2010 5771-2
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign materials, investigation by special prosecutor 5242-3
campaign statements 4097
B.C. Liberal Party government
action on campaign statements 3315-6
performance 3316
priorities 5771-2
Budget debate 3312-7
Campbell, Gordon, involvement in reappointment of Solicitor General 5320
Canadian Cancer Society, daffodil campaign 4029
Cancer awareness and treatment 4029
Century House, impact of harmonized sales tax on rates for services 4394-5
Chimo Achievement Centre, closing of centre 3313-4
Coming Home Café, harmonized sales tax petition 4393
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act, debate 4393-7
Corporations, taxation, revenues to government 4954-5
Crean, Michael, comments on harmonized sales tax 4395
Crown corporations, apprenticeship training 4963
de Jong, Michael, involvement in reappointment of Solicitor General 5320
Dietitians and nutritionists, services, funding 3314
Economy
conditions 4947
green economy and knowledge-based economy 5092-3
underground economy 4951
Employment and unemployment, BladeRunners program 4947
Exports and imports
interprovincial trade 5943-4
trade agreements, public consultation 5944
trade partnership between B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan 4097
Eye health, awareness and prevention of sun damage 5879
Forsyth, Mona, 2009 Citizen of the Year award 4902
Fraser Health Authority
budget and services 3313-4, 3316
physician shortage 4956
Fraser River, protection 4379-80
Fraser River Discovery Centre, boat-building exhibit 3229
Government
capital planning secretariat 4958-9
revenues, revenue sources 4954
Harmonized sales tax
administration and collection, compliance and enforcement 4951
impact on issues 4393-7, 6119-20, 6225
implementation 3316, 4097, 5944
implementation, government handling 4393-7, 6120, 6225
information, government mailout 4383
initiative petition campaign 5882
revenues, allocation to health care funding 4394
Harper Grey LLP, donations to B.C. Liberal Party 5242-3
Health care system
hospital-based social workers and chaplains 3314
wait-lists and waiting times for magnetic resonance imaging 3314
Health Services Ministry, estimates debate 5924-5
Heed, Kash, reappointment as Solicitor General 5320
Hobbis, Gord, comments on harmonized sales tax 4393-4
Horgan, John, comments on New Westminster Salmonbellies 6116
Housing
rate changes for seniors in residential care 3313
social and subsidized housing wait-lists 3316
Immigration, settlement programs and services, Canada-B.C. agreement 4948
Income, low-income earners, government support 3314-5
Income assistance benefits, transportation allowance and bus passes 3316
Industry Training Authority
Olympic Games tickets 4948
operations and role 4962-3
Justice Institute of B.C., driver training track 4958
Labour
labour market agreement 4948, 4951
labour relations at B.C. companies 4960
Lake, Terry, comments on harmonized sales tax initiative petition 5882
Legg, Phillip, comments on harmonized sales tax 4394
Libraries, funding 3316
Literacy programs and services, funding 4961-2
Lobbyists, relationship with government 4948
Lower Mainland Purpose Society for Youth and Families, Stride with Purpose program 3314
Manitoba
apprenticeship system 4960
government decision on harmonized sales tax 4097
Markvoort, Eva, accomplishments and life with cystic fibrosis 4559
Mental health
mental illness and addiction services 3314
programs and services for seniors 3313
Merchant, Richard, comments on transfer of neonatal beds 3314
Motions
Post-secondary education for green economy, debate 5092-3
Trade partnership with Alberta and Saskatchewan, debate 4096-7
Murray, Nigel, comments on transfer of neonatal beds 3314
New west partnership agreement 5943-4
New Westminster
city council, living wage policy 5472
domestic violence response team, funding for counsellor 3314
forum on harmonized sales tax 4393
issues and concerns 3313-7
position of business organizations on harmonized sales tax 4393-5
position of constituents on harmonized sales tax 4396
New Westminster Chamber of Commerce, awards to community members 4902
New Westminster News Leader, article on harmonized sales tax 4393-4
New Westminster Salmonbellies, accomplishments of lacrosse team 6116
Nurses, supply and training 4953
Oliver, Cindy, comments on post-secondary education funding 3315
Olympic Games, skills training opportunities in host countries 5092
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 4948
Oral questions
B.C. Hydro advertising campaign 5771-2
Government mailout information on harmonized sales tax 4383
Harmonized sales tax and initiative petition 5882
Implementation of harmonized sales tax 6225
Reappointment of Solicitor General 5320
Special prosecutor in investigation of former Solicitor General 5242-3
Wedding costs and implementation of harmonized sales tax 6119-20
Palmer, Vaughn, article on harmonized sales tax 4396
Pappajohn, Lori, 2009 Bernie Legge Cultural Award recipient 4902
Pharmacists, student spaces and hospital residencies 4956
Physicians, training and retention 4956
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 3315-6, 4952-3
education of First Nations people 4958
funding 3315-6, 4952-5, 5092-3
government support 4097
knowledge infrastructure program, funding 4958
role in economy 3315
role in green economy 5092-3
student financial assistance 3315-6, 4952-3, 4955
student financial assistance, nurses education bursary 4953
students, part-time and summer employment 4953
system 4959
tuition fees 4954-5
universities, colleges and institutes
building maintenance 4954
education quality assurance designation 4955
proposed new facilities and programs 3316
Private members' statements (response)
Working together towards a stronger economy 5943-4
Public affairs bureau, budget 4950
Queen's Park Care Centre, convalescent and hospice services 3313
The Record, article on Royal Columbian Hospital 3314
Recreation, municipal recreation services 6225
Reid, Shamus, comments on post-secondary education funding 3315
Robertson, Terrence, donation to B.C. Liberal Party 5242-3
Royal Columbian Hospital
emergency services 5924-5
magnetic resonance imaging services 5925
transfer of neonatal care beds to Surrey Memorial Hospital 3314
Simpson, Peter, comments on harmonized sales tax 4395
Skills training
apprenticeship system in B.C. and other jurisdictions 4959-63
government funding and strategy 4959-63
government investment and support 5092-3
supply of skilled workers 4947, 4959
trades training for women 4961, 4963
Statements by members
Awards for New Westminster residents 4902
Cancer awareness and treatment in B.C. 4029
Fraser River Discovery Centre boat-building exhibit 3229
Fraser River protection 4379-80
Living wage policy 5472
New Westminster Salmonbellies 6116
Shades of Fun Day and eye health awareness 5879
Tissue and organ donation and work of Eva Markvoort 4558-9
Stilwell, Moira, presentation at apprenticeship and skills training conference 4959, 4961
Teck Cominco Ltd., Highland Valley mine, labour relations 4960
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, consideration by other provinces and public consultation 4097
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc., organ donations and transplant wait-lists 4558-9
Vancouver, seniors services 3313
Violence, family violence, funding for programs and services 3314
Visual impairment, incidence 5879
von Schellwitz, Mark, comments on harmonized sales tax 4393
Wages
living wage concept 5472
minimum wage in B.C. and other jurisdictions 5944
Welfare, social conditions 3313, 3316
Wilkinson, Ken, comments on taxation of cycling products 4394
Willcocks, Paul, comments on harmonized sales tax 4394
Black, Hon. Iain (Port Moody–Coquitlam)

As subject
attendance at Olympic and Paralympic events (Farnworth) 3807-8 (Horgan) 3794 (Kwan) 3793-4
attendance at Olympic Games 3755, 3763, 3831-4, 3872 (Corrigan) 3748 (Kwan) 3755-62, 3831-4, 3837
awareness of harmonized sales tax reports and studies 3743 (Kwan) 3742-5
comments on harmonized sales tax 3742 (Fraser) 4746-7 (Kwan) 3740-1, 3744
communications with restaurant industry (Kwan) 3698
constituents, family and staff thanked 3430-1
Asia-Pacific Business Centre
activities and initiatives 3863
funding 3914
Asia-Pacific Trade Council, report recommendations, government response 3871
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, position on harmonized sales tax 4744
B.C. Liberal Party government policies
economic policies 4228, 4745-6
NDP position 3434-5
tax policies 3741
Budget debate 3430-5
Budgets
2010-11 budget 3433, 3435
deficit budgets 3432-3, 4226
Business, small business
conditions, monitoring 3701
costs and service orientation 3691-2
government support 3688-9
small business round table 3689, 3691, 3695, 3739, 3743-4
tax reductions 3688, 3741, 4225-6
tax reductions, small business tax threshold 3688-9, 3741, 4743
Certified General Accountants Association of B.C.
position on harmonized sales tax 4745
report on harmonized sales tax 4228-9
China
2010 Shanghai Expo 3864
market for B.C. wood building materials 3863-5
Civil service, employees, secondment and volunteering for Olympic Games 3748-50, 3844-6
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4223-9, 4742-6
debate by NDP MLAs 4224
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4742-6
Coquitlam, Olympics celebration event 3431
Credit rating, B.C. rating 3433
Economy
conditions 3432-3, 3690, 4226
green economy 3689
Employment and unemployment, job creation 4743
Energy, innovative clean energy fund 3689, 3915-9
Exports and imports
government promotion of trade and investment 3863, 3865
trade and investment representatives and offices, funding 3863-7, 3915
trade and investment representatives and offices, offices in India 3867-71
trade between B.C. and Asia 3689, 3863-6, 3871
trade between B.C. and U.S. 3689
trade missions 3866
funding 3835, 3914
funding and information 3691, 3739
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on harmonized sales tax 4224
Forests and forest industry
expansion of market for products 3864-5
value-added sector, government initiatives 3864-5
Furlong, John, comments on Olympic Games 3431
Government
protection of core services 3433
regulations and red tape 3689, 3741
spending relative to revenues 3433
Harmonized sales tax
economic benefits 3434, 4224-9, 4742-6
exemptions and rebates 4226
impact on issues 3693-701, 3741-4, 4223, 4225, 4227-8, 4743-6
information
e-mail information 4742-3
government website information 3743
ministerial responsibility 3691, 3693, 3695-6
NDP information 4228
position on tax
accountants and businesses 4225-6, 4228-9
business and industry organizations 4228, 4744-5
economists 4745
economists and business organizations 3434
public opinion 3433-4
reports and studies 3696-9, 3742-4
reports and studies, Mintz report 3434, 3743, 4229
tax credits 4743
Health care system, history and funding 3433
Immigration, provincial nominee program 3870-1
Intergovernmental Relations Minister of State, Olympic Games contracts 3848-9
Investment climate 3432
Jumbo Glacier resort, status and investors 3872
Keynes, John Maynard, comments on facts 4224
Legislature, estimates process, questions on prior and forthcoming fiscal years 3745-7
NDP, position on issues
government policies 3434-5
taxation 3434
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
benefits and opportunities 3431-2, 3688, 3761
business-hosting program 3688, 3752, 3754-6, 3831, 3833-6, 3839, 3847-9
costs and funding 3844
costs and funding, report 3746-54, 3847
government purchase of tickets, distribution report 3751, 3755-63, 3794, 3831, 3833-42
hosting by B.C. 3756-7
hosting by B.C. and Canada 3431
media coverage in U.S. 3431
Olympics and ActNow B.C. Minister of State, Olympic secretariat, collection of government information re Olympic Games expenses 3746-8, 3750-60, 3762, 3834-45
Ontario, harmonized sales tax implementation 4745
Oral questions (response)
Olympic events attendance by Small Business Minister 3794
Points of order
comments by Jenny Kwan 3840
Public affairs bureau, activities during Olympic Games period, funding 3850
Research and development, government investment 3689
Sales tax, embedded sales tax 4227
Shared Services B.C., transfer of responsibilities from Small Business Ministry 3849
Small Business, Technology and Economic Development Ministry
estimates debate 3687-701, 3739, 3741-63, 3831-50, 3863-72, 3914-21
advertising activities, funding 3850
Asia Pacific and trade and investment component, budget 3835-6, 3863
estimates debate 3742-4, 3921
estimates debate, scope of questions on Olympic Games 3746-9, 3751, 3756-63, 3831-2, 3837
Olympic Games contracts 3847-8
Olympic Games expenses 3751-2, 3761-2, 3833-45
Olympic Games tickets 3748, 3750-1, 3761, 3831, 3834
Paralympic Games tickets 3755, 3763
professional services component, budget 3849, 3915
project inventory 3872
relationship with restaurant industry 3698
role and responsibilities 3430-1, 3688-90
staff
allocation to Olympics-related programs 3748-50, 3844-6
commended 3430-2
use of consultants 3915
studies on impact of harmonized sales tax 3742
Social Service Tax Act, provisions re innovative clean energy fund levy 3919-20
Stewart, Ben, comments on harmonized sales tax 3742
Taxation
competitive tax system 4225-7
government policies, NDP position 3434
tax reductions 4228, 4743
Terminal City Club, contract for hosting of Olympic Games dignitaries 3846, 3848-9
Tostenson, Ian, comments on harmonized sales tax 3699, 3701, 3741, 4228
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, benefits 3689-90
Vancouver Board of Trade, position on harmonized sales tax 4744
Bloy, Harry (Burnaby-Lougheed)

As subject
appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (de Jong) 2900
constituents, family and supporters thanked 3422-3
role as MLA 3423
Arts and culture, government funding and support 3425-6
Association for Mineral Exploration B.C., comments on government budget 3424
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, comments on government budget 3424
B.C. Institute of Technology, facilities and programs 4446
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 3423-4, 3426
B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association, comments on government budget 3424
Budget debate 3422-7
Budgets, 2010-11 budget 3424-6
Burnaby
art events 3337
business and housing 3425-6
digital media and film industries 3209, 3211
sports programs 3444
Burnaby Fire Fighters Charitable Society, Firefighters Ball fundraising event 4620
Burnaby Volunteer Festival 4620
Certified General Accountants Association of B.C., comments on government budget 3424
Children, child care subsidies 3425-6
Climate change, government action on climate change 3425, 3427
Coaches Association of B.C., comments on government support for sports 3423
Coast Mental Health, Courage to Come Back Awards 5707
Dorel Industries Inc., Burnaby facility 6116
Economy, economic plan for province 3423-7
Education
funding 3425
school sports programs 3445
Energy
clean energy 3425, 3427
power supply 4799-800
Exports and imports, trade between B.C. and Asia 3423-4
Families, government support 3425-6
Film industry, competitiveness and government support 3209-11, 3427
Financial services industry, international business activity program, expansion 3425, 3427
Government programs and services, funding 3424-6
Harmonized sales tax 3425
Health, public health promotion and disease prevention 3445
Health care funding 3424-5
Homeowner grant, northern and rural area homeowner benefit 3426
Housing, affordable housing, government initiatives 3426
Independent Power Producers Association of B.C., comments on government budget 3424
Infrastructure projects, accelerated capital projects and funding 3425
Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C., comments on government budget 3424
Korean War, Canadian involvement and veterans 5044-5
L'Arche Foundation of Greater Vancouver, art show and fundraiser 3337
Lee, Theresa, development as artist 3337
Legend Power Systems Inc., impact of harmonized sales tax on operations 3425
Lewarne, Steve, achievements as disabled person 3423
Lower Mainland, digital media industry 3209-10
Media, digital media industry
competitiveness and government support 3209-11
interactive digital media tax credits 3425, 3427
MLAs, singing of national anthem in celebration of Olympic Games 3426
Mining Association of B.C., comments on government budget 3424
Motions
Site C power project, debate 4799-800
NDP, position on Site C power project 4799-800
Night at the Museum, film screening in Burnaby 3211
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
economic benefits 3423-4
hosting by B.C. 3423-7, 3443
Own the Podium 2010 initiative 3423
torch relay 2904, 3089
venues 3444
volunteerism by Scouts and Guides 2904
O'Sullivan, Shawn, Olympic athlete and torchbearer 3089
Peace River area, Site C power project, NDP position 4799-800
Post-secondary education system 4446-8
Private members' statements
Building community through sport 3443-5
Even higher learning in Burnaby 4446-8
Strength in industry 3209-11
Property tax, financial hardship deferment program for homeowners 3425-6
Scout-Guide Week 2904
Simon Fraser University, activities and accomplishments 4446-7, 5962-3
Sports
children's sports, government funding and support 3443-4
government funding 3425-6
programs for disabled persons 3444
Statements by members
Arts events in Burnaby-Lougheed area 3337
B.C. volunteers 3603
Burnaby Volunteer Festival and Burnaby Firefighters Ball 4620
Canadian role in Korean War 5044-5
Coast Mental Health and Courage to Come Back Awards 5707
Dorel Industries expansion in Burnaby 6116
Michael Stevenson 5962-3
Olympic Games volunteers and torchbearers 3089
Scout-Guide Week and Olympic Games 2904
Stevenson, Michael, service as president of Simon Fraser University 5962-3
Volunteers, volunteerism and award recipients 3603
Walters, Dale, support of Olympic torchbearer 3089
Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)

As subject
attendance at Olympic Games 4610 (Corrigan) 4610
birth of grandchild 3301
family and staff thanked 3301
meeting with B.C. Ferry Services board 4670 (Coons) 4670
Airline industry, air traffic and open skies policies 3818-9
Airports, regional airports, investment and expansion 3818
Automobiles
commercial vehicles
commercial passenger vehicle licensing, requirements 5208-9
inspection facilities, investigation 4605-7
safety enforcement 4605-7, 4712
vehicle documentation, legislation 5203
vehicle inspections, regulation 5200-8
B.C.
deaths of prominent citizens and public servants 3816
northern B.C., elected officials, collaboration 3300
northern B.C., transportation investment 4408
B.C. Ferry Authority
board 4671, 4676, 6082-3
oversight role 6083, 6123-5
responsibilities re voting shares 4675
B.C. Ferry Commission, role and responsibilities 4668-9, 6124-7
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
accountability and governance 4669-71, 6082-3, 6123-31
audits 4667, 4670
board
appointment 4676
geographic representation 6130
meetings with Transportation Minister 4670
representation 6130-1
role and reporting requirements 4670
budget 4666, 4668, 4676
competitiveness 6126-8
data security system audit 4277, 4672-5
executive compensation 6130
exemption from freedom-of-information legislation 6129
handling of personal information 4673-5
purchase of Olympic Games tickets 4676-7
review by comptroller general and implementation of recommendations 4669-72, 4678-9, 4681, 4684-5, 6083, 6124-8
service contract with government 4667-70, 4673, 4676-7
shareholder information 4675
B.C. Rail
annual report, 2009, tabled 5849
executive severance payments 3524-9, 3707, 4718
management 3706-8
rail yard project, purchase of properties 4716-7
windup of organization and transfer to government 3522-4, 3526-7, 3529-30, 3551-3, 4717-9
work of organization and revenues to government 3706-8
B.C. Rail Properties, responsibilities 3523-5
B.C. Ranching Task Force, recommendations and government response 4720
B.C. Transit, rapid transit line assets 4617
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority
budget 4602-4
expenditures and interjurisdictional agreements, role of cabinet 5209-10
financial statements 4614-6
rapid transit line assets 4617-8
revenues and expenses, property purchases and sales 4614-5
Budget debate 3300-5
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2010, debate 3522-30, 3551-3
Budgets, 2010-11 budget 3301-2, 3305
Business, public-private partnerships 3304
Canada's Pacific Gateway, initiative 3820
Canadian National Railway Company, comments on harmonized sales tax 4407
Canadian Pacific Railway, comments on harmonized sales tax 4407
Children, early childhood development, government initiatives and investment 3302, 3820
China, market for B.C. wood building materials 3819
Civil service employees
number and reporting changes 4608-9
secondment and volunteering for Olympic Games 4610-1
Coastal Ferry Act, amendments 6082-3, 6123-8
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act, debate 4405-9
Cowichan Valley, road maintenance and traffic safety 4687, 4689
Crown corporations, government review 3708
Cull, Elizabeth, severance payment 3707
Cycling infrastructure
Bike B.C. program 4602
government investment 4613-4
Disabled and handicapped persons, handyDART system 4714
Documents tabled
B.C. Rail 2009 annual report 5849
Economy, impact of conditions on funding of government services 3301-2
Education funding 3707
Environment
environmental assessment process 3817-8
light pollution 4685
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, potential use of line for rapid transit, study 4714
Exports and imports, trade between B.C. and Asia 3305
Ferries and ferry services
fares, changes 4675-6, 4684-5
passenger satisfaction surveys 4671
reservation system fees 6125-6
routes and services, alternative service providers 6128-9
routes and services, drop-trailer services 6082, 6126
system 3946
vessels, replacement of Northern Adventure with Northern Expedition 4666
vessels, sale of decommissioned vessels and asbestos remediation 4677-8
Forests and forest industry 3819-20
Golden Ears Bridge
rapid bus lane construction project 4686
tolling, application to out-of-province and out-of-country vehicles 4685-7
Government
financial management 3302, 3305
licences and permits legislation, use of term "fit and proper" 5208-9
programs and services, funding prioritization 3301-2, 3305
revenues 3302
role 3301
Harmonized sales tax 4406-9, 4614, 4666-8
Health care system, funding and sustainability 3301-2
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements 3304
Powell River–Lund section 4685
Highway 3
Hope-Princeton section 4682
maintenance and improvements 4682-3
Paulson Bridge-Sheep Creek section 4682
Highway 5, Merritt-Kamloops section 4684
Highway 8, issues 4684
Highway 12, Big Slide section 4684
Highway 97, Logan Lake–Ashcroft section 4683-4
Highway 99
Fountain Slide section 4683
Sea to Sky Highway upgrades, benefits 3303
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 4603, 4687, 4689
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure
government investment 4602-3
government investment and use during Olympic Games 3303-5
Investment, strategic investments 3304
James, Carole, comments on jobs and tax reductions 4409
Johnson Street Bridge, replacement project 4715
Kamloops, handyDART services 4714
Lang, Michelle, work as journalist and death 3816
Loon Lake Road, issues 4684
Lower Mainland, South Fraser perimeter road 3304, 4717, 6226-7
McEwan, Tim, comments on harmonized sales tax 4409
McLachlan, Manley, comments on harmonized sales tax 4409
Macquarie Group, contract with government 4711
Mayne Island, road maintenance and traffic safety 4689
Mayne Island Residents and Ratepayers, concerns 4689
MLAs, outreach to constituents 3817
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2010, debate 5200-10
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010, debate 6082-3, 6123-31
Nebbeling, Ted, death 3816
NDP, position on taxation 4409
Nova Scotia, harmonized sales tax implementation 4406
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 3303-5, 3816-7, 3819, 4612
Ontario, harmonized sales tax implementation 4407
Oral questions (response)
Audit of B.C. Ferries data security system 4277
B.C. Rail executive compensation 3706-8
Ferry fares 3946
SeaBus services on Burrard Inlet 5712-3
South Fraser perimeter road project 6226-7
Passenger Transportation Act, definitions and terms, "inter-city bus" and "fit and proper" 5208
Passenger Transportation Board, role 5209
Pattullo Bridge, tolling 4711
Pitt Meadows, Golden Ears Bridge connector proposal 4686
Pitt River Bridge, paving project 4686-7
Port Mann Bridge
reconstruction project 3304, 4711, 4712-4
tolling 4711, 4713-4
Prince George, economic development 4409
Prince George Airport, runway expansion and potential for air cargo business 3818
Rangeland, fencing along highways and rail corridors, funding 4720
Rapid Transit Project 2000 Ltd. Co., role and rapid transit line assets 4617-8
Richmond Olympic Oval, wood roof construction 3819
Rix, Donald, contributions as medical doctor 3816
Sales tax, embedded sales tax 4407
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
budget and funding 4680-1
Canada Line 3303, 4617, 4689-90
Evergreen line 3303, 4616-7, 4678, 4681, 4690-3
Expo Line 4616-7
financial management and administrative changes 4679-80
Mayors Council, participation in transit planning 4678, 4691-2
Millennium Line 4617
review by comptroller general, implementation of recommendations 4678-81, 4684
ridership and services during Olympic Games 3817, 4679
UBC line 4616-7
Spences Bridge, study on status 4683
Taxation, NDP position 4409
Throne speech debate 3816-20
Tolls, application to infrastructure, government policy 4711, 4713
Transit services
buses and bus service, accessibility for disabled persons 4714
buses and bus service, intercity buses, definition in legislation 5208
capital investment by government 4603
government investment and use during Olympic Games 3303-4
rapid transit lines, ownership 4617-8
student passes 4715-6
transit plan and government investment 4616-8
Transportation
government investment 5712-3
Pacific gateway initiative and projects, cycling infrastructure component 4613-4
projects 4603
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 4600-18, 4665-87, 4689-93, 4711-20
budget 4602-4, 4609, 4613, 4665-6
commercial vehicle safety and enforcement branch 5201, 5205-6
marine branch, work with B.C. Ferry Services 4667
Olympic Games expenses 4610-3
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 4610-1, 4613
staff thanked 4600-1
staffing 4608-9
Treasury Board, role re B.C. Rail 3552
Tributes
UNBC Timberwolves CCAA men's basketball championship 3459
University of Northern B.C.
medical program 3816
Timberwolves men's basketball team, championship 3459
Vancouver Island, south Island transit services 4715
William R. Bennett Bridge, traffic issues and repairs 4719-20
Brar, Jagrup (Surrey-Fleetwood)

As subject
basketball experience 3444
staff thanked 4502
Advanced Education and Labour Market Development Ministry, estimates debate 4963-4
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 4166-7
Air quality standards, government action 4515-7
Airspace Action on Smoking and Health, fundraising initiative 5963
All-Native Basketball Tournament, funding 4553-4
Asian Canadians, alcohol addiction among South Asians 3404
Blind Sports and Recreation Association, funding 4507
B.C. Athlete Voice, comments on government funding of sports 4504
B.C. Games Society
funding 4523
funding and participant fees 4508-9
staff, allocation to Olympic Games work 4523
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, hearings on case by veterinarians 5450
B.C. Liberal Party government
action on campaign statements 3278-80
position on harmonized sales tax 3279
public confidence 4214-5, 4709, 4731-2
B.C. Veterinary Medical Association
conflict within association 4167, 5649
dispute with Indo-Canadian veterinarians 5450-1
funding for legal costs 4167
legislation and public consultation 4167
Budget debate 3277-81
Budgets
2009-10 budget 4215
deficit budgets 3280
Campbell, Gordon, comments on trade and investment offices and India 3869-70
Chong, Ida, support for budget 3277
Civil service, employees, secondment and volunteering for Olympic Games 4523
College of Veterinarians of B.C.
council 5451, 5641, 5644, 5646, 5649
governance and role 5451, 5641, 5644
government oversight 5646
transition from B.C. Veterinary Medical Association 5641, 5644-5, 5648-9
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4214-8, 4709-10, 4731-2
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4709-10, 4731-2
Economy, economic plan for province 3277-8
Education
funding 2907, 3281
funding for school sports programs 3445
school sports programs, sports academies 4505
schools, health equipment, defibrillators 4553
Exports and imports
trade and investment representatives and offices, investment and skills liaison office in India 4963-4
trade and investment representatives and offices, offices in India 3867-71
Food industry, meat-processing regulations, availability of licences 6121
Gabel, Phillip, comments on harmonized sales tax 5627
Golden Ears Bridge, tolling, application to out-of-province vehicles 4685-6
H1N1 influenza virus
government response 4553
vaccination program 4517-20
Harmonized sales tax
impact on issues 3278-9, 3445, 4216, 4510-2, 4709-10, 4731-2, 5627-8, 5882-3
implementation, federal funding 4215
implementation, government handling 3278-9, 4214-8, 4709, 4731-2
position of B.C. Liberal Party position 3279
position of business and industry organizations 4217, 4732
public opinion 4215, 4217-8
revenues, allocation to health care funding 3279
Health care system
funding 3280
health authorities, service reductions 3280
public health, defibrillators in public facilities 4553
public health, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 4511
public health programs, funding 4514-5
Healthy Living and Sport Ministry
estimates debate 4502-21, 4523, 4553-5
budget, corporate and executive services 4520-1
budget, population and public health division 4512-5
staff thanked 4502
work with Environment Ministry on air quality issues 4517
Immigration, provincial nominee program 3870
Kamloops Sports Council, concerns re government funding of sports 4504
Kharaab Daru, film on alcohol addiction 3404
Mass, Ian, comments on harmonized sales tax 4217
Motions
Olympic and Paralympic Games, debate 3021-2
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
2010 sports and arts legacy fund 4502-5
Canadian athletes and hosting by B.C. 3021-2
First Nations participation 3022
impact on economy 3277-8
recognition of participants 3021, 3277-8
Ombudsman, report recommendations on seniors residential care 4554
Oral questions
Availability of meat-processing licences 6121
Funding for Surrey school district 2907, 5188
Impact of harmonized sales tax on health care products 5627-8
Impact of harmonized sales tax on smoking cessation products 5882-3
Surrey school district costs and funding 3881
Petitions
funding for Surrey schools 3110
Prince George, air quality testing and reporting, government action 4515
Private members' statements (response)
Building community through sport 3444-5
School district 36 (Surrey), funding 2907, 3281, 3881, 5188
petition tabled 3110
Small Business, Technology and Economic Development Ministry, estimates debate 3867-71
Sources B.C., work of organization 3403-4
Sport B.C., funding and allocation of staff to Olympic Games work 4523
Sports
children's sports, government funding and support 3444-5
government funding 4502, 4504-10
organizations 4508
organizations, government consultation 4503, 4506
participation, affordability issue 4511
participation by children and youth 3444-5
programs for disabled persons 3445
support for new sports 3445
Statements by members
Cross-country biking fundraiser in support of smoking reduction 5963
Sources B.C. film on South Asian community and alcohol addiction 3403-4
Surrey, Punjabi population 3869-70
Surrey Knights Swim Club, comments on harmonized sales tax 4217
Surrey Memorial Hospital, expansion project and emergency services 3280-1
Surrey–White Rock Ringette Association, comments on harmonized sales tax 4217-8
Taxation, tax reductions 4215
Tobacco use, prevention and reduction 5963
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 4685-6
University of the Fraser Valley, partnership with Sanatan Dharma College 4964
Veterinarians
court challenges against regulatory body, financial responsibility 5451
legislation and regulation 5450-1
investigations and disciplinary process 5646, 5649
language proficiency requirements 5450-1
Veterinarians Act, amendments and language provisions 5450-1
Veterinarians Act (Bill 10), debate 5450-1, 5641, 5644-6, 5648-9
Wages, minimum wage 4215

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