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

Cadieux, Stephanie (Surrey-Panorama)

As subject
family, friends and staff thanked 3180
work as MLA 3180, 3182
Airline industry, expansion of foreign airline service to B.C. 3180
Arts and culture, government funding and support 3180-1
Breast health, mammography services 5090
Budget debate 3180-3
Budgets, 2010-11 budget 3180-3
Business
public-private partnerships 5382
small business, government support 4278
Cambridge Elementary School running club 4806
Canada, Canadian spirit 3088
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, fundraisers 4270
Cancer, breast cancer
incidence and treatment 5090-1
Nite of Hope fundraiser 4270
Children, programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 3182-3
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4242-4, 4277-9, 4815-7
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4815-7
Crescent Park Elementary School, student performance about salmon 3182
Denham, Elizabeth, appointment as Information and Privacy Commissioner 5321
Documents tabled
Information and Privacy Commissioner Appointment Special Committee, report 5320
Earl Marriott Secondary School, theatre productions 4460
Earth Hour 3787
Economy, conditions, government response 3180-1
Education, funding and system reforms 3182-3
Environment, environmental assessment process 3451-2
Exports and imports
barriers to interprovincial trade 4102
trade agreements and partnerships, economic partnerships with other countries 3180
trade agreements and partnerships, partnership between B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan 4101-2
trade between B.C. and other countries 3180
trade policies 4101-2
Families 3182
Finlayson, Jock, comments on harmonized sales tax 4243
Foster care, extended family program 3183
Government, capital projects 5382
Gratton, Pierre, comments on environmental assessment process 3451
Guru Nanak Sikh Temple, environmental initiatives 3787-8
Harmonized sales tax 4242-4, 4277-9, 4816-7
Health care system
funding 3181
innovation and initiatives 5090-2
innovation and partnerships 3181
surgical services, innovation 5092
Immigration, programs and services for immigrants to B.C. 3182
Income
low-income earners, government support 3782
low-income families, government support 4277
Infrastructure, government investment 5381-2
Investment, strategic investments 3182
Kesselman, Jonathan, comments on harmonized sales tax 4278, 4816
Labour mobility 4102
Lake, Terry, comments on sales tax 4816
Motions
Federal-provincial environmental assessment process, debate 3451-2
Government action on poverty reduction, debate 3782
Investment in capital projects, debate 5381-2
Trade partnership with Alberta and Saskatchewan, debate 4101-2
Mount St. Joseph Hospital, breast clinic 5090-1
NDP, position on issues 3183
taxation 4279
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
Cultural Olympiad 3181
economic benefits 3180-1
hosting by B.C. 3088
Paralympic Games, torch relay 3169
Politics, political process, role of children 3182
Poverty
poverty among persons with disabilities 3782
reduction, government strategy 3782
Private members' statements
The value of innovation 5090-2
Resources and resource industries, investment 3451-2
Rumley, Debbie, breast cancer fundraising activities 4270
Sales tax elimination 4816
Skills training, need 3183
Spine theatrical production 3181
Statements by members
Arts and culture in Surrey 4460
Cambridge Elementary School running club 4806
Canadian pride 3088
Earth Hour and environmental initiatives in Surrey 3787-8
Nite of Hope breast cancer fundraiser 4270
Paralympic Games and Torch Relay 3169
Surrey
arts and culture 4460
environmental initiatives 3787-8
growth and infrastructure 5381-2
multiculturalism, population and education system 3181-2
Olympic celebration site at Holland Park 3181
Surrey Memorial Hospital, expansion project and neonatal unit 3181
Taxation
NDP position 4279
relationship to government services 4816
tax reductions 4277, 4279
T.E. Scott Elementary School, activities 3088, 3182
The Vancouver Sun, article on harmonized sales tax 4278
Vaughan, Jeff, environmental award 3788
Winter, John, comments on harmonized sales tax 4278
Campbell, Hon. Gordon (Vancouver–Point Grey)

As subject
attendance at federal budget presentation and meetings 6089-90, 6092-3, 6095 (James) 6089-90
comments on issues
closure motion (Chandra Herbert) 4928
collective agreements (Corrigan) 4229
comments in estimates debate (James) 6110-1
committee system (Horgan) 4918
cooperation (Horgan) 3812-4
economic conditions and 2009-10 budget (Ralston) 4013-5, 4018
economic recovery plan (Horgan) 3260
forest worker payment protection (Routley, B.) 5481
government accountability (Horgan) 6243-4
government accountability and access to information (Routley, D.) 2992
government implementation of harmonized sales tax (James) 6093
government openness (Routley, D.) 3012-3
review of energy projects and role of B.C. Utilities Commission (Dix) 6200 (Horgan) 5795-7 (Ralston) 6191 (Simons) 5987-8
role of legislative committees (Horgan) 6242
trade and investment offices and India (Brar) 3869-70
communications with Stephen Harper 6089-90 (James) 6089-90
handling of information on harmonized sales tax 6086-7, 6089-90, 6092-6, 6104 (Coons) 4222 (Hansen) 5516-8 (James) 6086-96, 6100-1, 6103-4 (Ralston) 5515-8
involvement in reappointment of Solicitor General 6040-7 (Black, D.) 5320 (Corrigan) 5241 (James) 6039-47, 6110 (Krog) 5241 (Kwan) 5242, 5319-20 (Macdonald) 5319
participation in debate on harmonized sales tax legislation (James) 6092
poll results (Routley, D.) 4757
position on offshore oil development and tanker traffic (Fleming) 5966
receipt of award at Copenhagen conference on climate change (Yap) 3397
relationship with Arnold Schwarzenegger (Krueger) 3979
role during Olympic Games (Chandra Herbert) 3979-81 (Krueger) 3979-81
support for Olympic Games (Krueger) 3319
Armed forces, Soldier On program 3459
Babcock, James, death and service in World War I 3873
B.C., vision for province 6038-9, 6112
B.C. Agriculture Council, comments on harmonized sales tax 6091
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign materials, investigation by special prosecutor 4204, 6040-6
campaign slogans, comparison with NDP 5964
campaign statements, response to surveys on harmonized sales tax 6101-3
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 6105-6
leadership on issues 6111
position on harmonized sales tax 6087-8
values 6104
Budgets, federal budgets, 2009 budget provisions on harmonized sales tax 6089-90, 6092
Business competition 6099-100
Canada West Foundation, comments on harmonized sales tax 6099
Canadian Newspaper Association, audit on freedom-of-information requests 6107
Carbon tax implementation 6105
Chevron Canada Ltd., Burnaby refinery oil leak 5967
Children, child protection review recommendations 6048
Civil service, code of conduct 4109
Cycling infrastructure, government investment 5966
de Jong, Michael
involvement in reappointment of Solicitor General 6041-5
role as Solicitor General 4204
Democracy, system 6104
Disabled and handicapped persons, development of abilities 3459-60
Economy
conditions 5964
conditions, government response 6088-9, 6111
economic plan for province 6111
Election Act, charges under the act 6040
Elections, process 6047
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat 3548-9
Environment, government initiatives, NDP position 5966
Exports and imports
trade between B.C. and Asia 6111
trade missions, mission to Asia by western Premiers 6108
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on harmonized sales tax 6087-8, 6092, 6096
First Nations, consultation by government and industry on land and resources 3549
Fitzpatrick, Darren, death and military service 3457
Freedom of information
legislation, scope 6106
requests for information, government handling 6106-10
system 6106-7, 6110
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, compliance 6109-10
Furlong, John, response to death of Georgian athlete 3459
Golden, Olympic torch relay events 2974
Government
cabinet operations and confidentiality 6048-9, 6085
capital projects, federal investment and partnerships 6089-91, 6094-6
federal-provincial relations 6089-90
officials, role of senior officials 6086
orders-in-council, process 6044-5
partnerships 6039
protection of core services 6102
Hansen, Colin, handling of information on harmonized sales tax 6086-7, 6092-3, 6096
Harmonized sales tax
administration and collection, compliance and enforcement 6088
B.C. tax rights 6089, 6091-4, 6102-4
call for government apology 6104
economic benefits 5963-4, 6091-2, 6094-5, 6097-104
impact on issues 5964-6, 6091-2, 6094, 6097-104
implementation 5708-9
comparison to implementation of carbon tax 6105
federal funding 6086, 6094-5, 6102
federal role in B.C. implementation 6085-6, 6089-90, 6092-5
government handling 5963-4, 6085-96, 6100-5
initiative petition campaign 5709, 5881-2
position on tax
agriculture industry 6091
business and industry organizations 5964
economists and business organizations 6091, 6097-9
forest industry 5965
public opinion 6087-8, 6102
reports and studies, C.D. Howe Institute study 6100
reports and studies, Mintz report 6091
tax credits 6097, 6099
transparency 6098-9
Harper, Stephen
address by Prime Minister, debate 2973-4
communications with Gordon Campbell 6089-90
Heed, Kash, reappointment and resignation as Solicitor General 6040-7
Holocaust, remembrance 4201
Hughes, Ted, facilitation of government relationship with Representative for Children and Youth 6048-9, 6085
Income tax reductions 5964-5
Information and Privacy Commissioner
relationship with government 6106
reports, freedom-of-information requests 6108
rulings, judicial review applications by government 6105-6
Johnson, Chester, life and accomplishments 4105
Kumaritashvili, Nodar, death, memorials and support for family 3459
Legislative Initiatives Committee, powers and role 5881-2
Legislature
address by Prime Minister 2973
committee system, appointment of select standing committees 2901
Officers of the Legislature 6048, 6105
MacMinn, E. George, birthday congratulations 3543
Ministerial statements
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games 3025-7, 3459-61
Remembrance of Canadian participation in World War I 3873-4
Motions
Appointment of select standing committees 2901
NDP, position on environmental initiatives 5966
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
Canadian athletes and hosting by B.C. and Canada 2973-4, 3025-7, 3459-60, 6038-9, 6111-2
medical and security personnel 3026
Paralympic Games and athletes 3027, 3459-61
Ontario, harmonized sales tax implementation 6087, 6089, 6092, 6094-6
Oral questions (response)
First Nations consultation on Enbridge oil pipeline proposal 3548-9
Government response to oil leak at Chevron refinery in Burnaby 5966-7
Harmonized sales tax and initiative petition 5708-9, 5881-2
Harmonized sales tax on bicycles 5966
Implementation of harmonized sales tax 5963-6
Resignation and replacement of Solicitor General 4204
Role of T. Richard Turner in B.C. Place roof project 4109
Pastrick, Helmut, comments on harmonized sales tax 6099
Poland, condolences for victims of airplane accident in Russia 4105
Poole, Jack, work on Olympic Games 3460
Premier's Office
estimates debate 6038-49, 6085-112
freedom-of-information requests 6108-9
role and responsibilities 6048
Representative for Children and Youth, access to government documents and relationship with government 6048-9, 6085
Robertson, Terrence, recommendations and resignation as special prosecutor 6042-3, 6046
Rochette, Joannie, performance at Olympic Games 3027
Rogers, Robert, life and accomplishments 5705
Sales tax
administration and collection 6088
elimination 6087
embedded sales tax 6098-9
Statements
Condolences for victims of Polish airplane accident 4105
Holocaust Memorial Day 4201
Vaisakhi 4201
Taxation
competitive tax system 6091-2, 6098-100, 6103
tax systems, link to political ideologies 6097
value-added tax system 6097
Taylor, Carole, comments on harmonized sales tax 6099-100
Tributes
Birthday congratulations 3543
Chester Johnson 4105
Darren Fitzpatrick 3457
Robert Rogers 5705
Vaisakhi 4201
War, World War I, Canadian participation and recognition of veterans 3873-4
Cantelon, Ron (Parksville-Qualicum)

As subject
initiative petition signatures in riding (Fraser) 4748
meeting with constituents 4479-80
meeting with teachers' union 4481
Agriculture
government support 4451-2
industry in B.C. and Alberta 4452
Aquaculture industry 5956-7
Arts and culture, government funding and role in economy 3359
Boulton, Eric, role in beef production 4452
B.C. Hydro, public ownership 6146
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 4915-7
B.C. Transmission Corporation, reintegration with B.C. Hydro 6146
Budget debate 3355-60
Children
early childhood development, government initiatives and investment 3359-60
government support and investment in future 3085
Civil service, workforce adjustment 3357
Clean Energy Act, debate 6144-9
Composting, anaerobic composting 6146-7
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4479-84, 4914-7
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4914-7
Deloitte Inc., comments on harmonized sales tax 4483
Digital Resources, building design business 3357
Documents tabled
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Special Committee, report for second session of 39th parliament 5968
Dunsmuir, Robert, land grants for railway line 3904
Education, school sports programs, funding 3359
Energy
bioenergy, production from waste biomass 6147
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects 6145, 6148-9
power project development 6146
smart metering and infrastructure program 6148
wave energy and tidal power 6147-8
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Statutes Amendment Act, 2010, debate 3901-5
Environment, environmental assessment process 6145-6
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, subsurface rights 3904
Film industry, tax credits 3084-5
First Nations, reconciliation 4093
Food, locally grown food 4452-3
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 3734-5
industry competitiveness and innovation 3356
zero net deforestation initiative 3734-5
Freedom of information, routine disclosure 5968
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Special Committee
recommendations 5968
report for second session of 39th parliament, presented 5968, debate 5968-9
report for second session of 39th parliament, approval and deliberations 5869
review and consultation process 5968
work of committee 5969
Government
financial management 3357-9
integrated case management system 3085, 3359
public expectations 3356
Harmonized sales tax 3356-7, 3360, 4452, 4479-84, 4914-6
Health care system, funding and services for seniors 3358
Horgan, John, comments on power self-sufficiency issue 6145
Income tax, reductions and taxation in other jurisdictions 4481-2
International Composting Corp., operations 3084, 6146-7
Investment climate 3905
Lekstrom, Blair, demeanour 6145
Little Qualicum Cheeseworks, Ltd., cheese and wine production 4452
McKinnon, Blair, death 4269
Motions
Food security and production plan for B.C., debate 4451-3
Sustainable wild salmon stock and aquaculture, debate 5956-7
Mungall, Michelle, comments in debate on Clean Energy Act 6144-5
Nanaimo
arts and culture 3359
cruise ship terminal proposal 3357, 4093
natural gas power plant proposal 6145
Nanaimo Airport, expansion 3356-7
Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd., Harmac mill operations 3735, 4482-3
cogeneration plant proposal 3356
Nanaimo regional district, power production from waste methane capture 6147
Nurses, contributions and working conditions 5384-5
Oil and gas
cleanup of inactive and orphan wells 3902, 3905
drilling, easements 3903
industry 3901-2
industry and landowners, dispute resolution process 3903-4
oversight and regulation of industry, resources for enforcement 3903
pipelines, permits for road crossings 3903
Oil and Gas Commission, fees, role and responsibilities 3902, 3904-5
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 3083-5
Pacific Salmon Forum 5957
Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce, community award recipients 3292
Parksville-Qualicum constituency and area
business activities and government initiatives 3357-60
clean energy and waste management initiatives 3084
Family Place child and family support centre project 3360
health care facility proposal 3358
impact of harmonized sales tax on businesses 4483
Olympic torch relay and events 3083
Qualicum Beach, construction of play village for children 6054-5
Privacy, protection of personal information, consent-based collection of information 5969
Private members' statements (response)
The value of reconciliation 4093
Property tax, financial hardship deferment program for homeowners 3085
Qualicum Beach Farmers Market 4452
Resources and resource industries
environmental concerns and standards 3902-3
investment 3905
mediation and arbitration board 3904
revenues 3905
surface rights 3904
Sales tax elimination 4479
School district 69 (Qualicum), Building Learning Together program 3360
Science and technology, renewable energy technology, development 6148
Shakespeare, William, comments in plays 4915
Snuneymuxw First Nation, economic development in territory, consultation and negotiation 4093
Sports, children's sports, KidSport B.C. program 3359
Statements by members
Children's play village at Qualicum Beach School 6054-5
Nurses in B.C. 5384-5
Parksville community awards 3292
Taxation
government policies, impact on economy and investment 3357-8
tax reductions 4481, 4916
Thorne, Diane, comments on harmonized sales tax 4914
Throne speech debate 3083-5
Tributes
Blair McKinnon 4269
United Steelworkers, local 1-1937, comments on aquaculture industry 5956-7
Vancouver Island
China Creek microhydro project 6148-9
clean energy initiatives 3084
economic development, infrastructure and government services 3356-60
economy, diversification 3084-5
Oceanside area, residents' call for health care facility 4479
Oceanside area, residents' position on harmonized sales tax 4481
Olympics-related events 3355-6
power supply 3084, 6145-8
renewable energy potential 6146-8
residents, characteristics 3355-6
tourism opportunities 3357
Vancouver Island Conference Centre 3358
Vander Zalm, Bill, relationship with NDP 4915
Working Roundtable on Forestry, presentations 3734
Zero Net Deforestation Act
debate 3734-5
debate by NDP MLAs 3734
drafting 3734
Chandra Herbert, Spencer (Vancouver–West End)

As subject
family thanked 3244
withdrawal of comments 3108
Aboriginal Tourism Association of B.C., activities and role 4071
Alcohol, liquor pricing 5710
Armoured Vehicle and After-Market Compartment Control Act, debate 5123
Arts and culture
festivals, funding 5774
government funding 3018, 3094, 3246, 3982-90
capital grant program proposal 3988-9
federal funding 3989-90
gaming grant criteria 4431-3, 5774
gaming grants 3982-3, 3986-7, 3989-90
impact on arts councils 3988
petition tabled 2912
job creation 3987
role in economy 3983-4
theatre community 3789
Automobiles, armoured vehicles and after-market compartments, regulation 5123
Bentall Corp., participation in request-for-proposal re B.C. Place 4022
B.C., issues 3244-6
B.C. Arts Council, funding and role 3982-3, 3985-90
B.C. Film Commission, budget 3992
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements 4238
B.C. Liberal Party government
position on harmonized sales tax 4238-9
public confidence 3244-7, 4237-9, 4241
B.C. Lions, facility rental contract 4024-6
B.C. Pavilion Corporation
reports to stakeholders, opposition request 4019
revenues 4019-21
B.C. Place Stadium
expenses and revenues 4020-1
facility rental contracts 4024-6
naming rights 4024
power supply and use of diesel generators 4001
retractable roof construction project 3987-8, 3999-4002, 4022-5
Buckley, Warren, role in B.C. Place retractable roof construction project 3997
Budget debate 3244-7
Budgets, 2010-11 budget 3983
Campbell, Gordon
comments on closure motion 4928
role during Olympic Games 3979-81
Canada Place, Convention Centre East facility, renovations 4020
Central 1 Credit Union, study on Olympic Games impact on tourism 3925-6
Children, child care accessibility, impact on labour market 3246
Civil service
code of conduct 4109, 5107-8
employees, secondment and volunteering for Olympic Games 3930-2, 3976, 4028
Consumers, costs and user fees 3245, 4240, 4927-8
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4237-42, 4926-32, 4983, 5002-3
debate by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 4928
definitions, "energy product" 4983
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4926-32
schedule for debate 4928
Corrigan, Derek, comments on land use planning in UBC area 6061
Council of Tourism Associations of B.C., comments on harmonized sales tax 3923, 4241, 4932
Day of Pink 4270-1
Discrimination and racism
discrimination based on sexual orientation, prevention 5429-30
prevention in schools 5429-30
Economy, economic plan for province 3246-7
Edgewater Casino ULC, relocation 3996
Education
independent and religious schools 5429-30
school districts and boards of education, codes of conduct, implementation 5429
Education Ministry, estimates debate 5428-30
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 5585
Film industry
government support 3210-1, 3246, 3991-2
intellectual property development fund proposal 3992
tax credits 3991-2
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on arts funding 3989
Fortems, Cam, article on arts and culture funding 3982
Gambling
addiction and problem gambling, programs and funding 3995-6
expansion of gambling 3994
Internet gaming, expansion 3996
Gangs, use and alteration of vehicles 5123
Government
programs and services, funding 3245-7
public participation and trust 3244-7
Haida Gwaii
history and heritage 5335-6
restoration of aboriginal name from Queen Charlotte Islands 5335
Haida Gwaii Reconciliation Act, debate 5335-6
Haida Nation, reconciliation protocol with provincial government 5335-6
Harmonized sales tax
B.C. Liberal Party position 4238-9
exemptions and rebates 4983, 5002-3
impact on issues 3034-5, 3174, 3231-2, 3245, 3923-6, 4068, 4240-2, 4906, 4928-32, 5710-1, 6119
implementation, government handling 4237-42, 4926-30
initiative petition campaign 4929
Mintz report 3231-2
Health Services Ministry, estimates debate 5826-7
Heritage sites, archaeological sites 4072-3
Homelessness, government action, economic benefits 3246
Hotels and travel accommodation
additional hotel room tax 4068-9
hotel room tax, elimination 4068
Housing, tenant protection from eviction and rent increases 4339-40, 6052
Housing and Social Development Ministry
estimates debate 4339-40, 4431-3
liquor distribution branch, liquor pricing 5710
staff, work on gaming grant and lottery applications 4432-3
Income assistance, programs and services, funding 3232-3
Income disparity 3247
International Dance Day 5042
InterVistas Consulting Inc., study on Olympic Games economic impact 3928
Jumbo Glacier resort 4070
Kamloops Daily News, article on arts and culture funding 3982
Kidd Pivot, contemporary dance company 3094
Krueger, Kevin
attendance at Olympic Games 3929-30
comments on arts and culture funding 3982-3
comments on gambling addiction 3994-5
communications with Richard Turner and Paragon Development Ltd. 3996-7, 4019
Legislature
estimates process, questions on prior and forthcoming fiscal years 3932
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 3108
work of Legislature, collaborative approach 5335-6
Letnick, Norm, comments on harmonized sales tax 4926
Little Flower Academy, staff issue 5429-30
Long Term Tenants Protection Act, 2010, debate 6052
Lord Roberts Elementary School, funding 3247
McFall, Mary and Rolly, rent increase 6052
Manufactured homes, redevelopment of manufactured home parks, protection for homeowners 6051-2
Metro Vancouver, land use planning responsibilities 6037, 6060-2
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010, debate 6037, 6060-2
Mobile Lottery Solutions Inc., operations 3998
Motions
Olympic and Paralympic Games, debate 3018
Nurses, supply and training 3247
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
2010 sports and arts legacy fund 3986
benefits and opportunities, promotion of B.C. tourism 3934-7, 3976-81, 4027-8
benefits and opportunities, tourism industry 3407-8, 3925-7
Canadian athletes and hosting by B.C. 3018
government purchase of tickets, distribution report 3930
power supply, use of diesel generators 5585
tickets, survey of purchasers 4070
Ontario
arts and culture funding 3985
film industry 3210
film industry tax credits 3991
Oral questions
Camping reservations phone service 3034-5
Community gaming grants for arts festivals 5774
Funding for arts and culture 3094
Government support for tourism industry 3174-5, 3407-8
Impact of harmonized sales tax on arts and culture 4906
Impact of harmonized sales tax on liquor prices 5710-1
Impact of harmonized sales tax on restaurant and tourism industries 3232
Impact of harmonized sales tax on used clothing costs 6119
Investigation into activities of T. Richard Turner 5107-8
Mintz report on harmonized sales tax 3231-2
Role of T. Richard Turner in B.C. Place roof project 4109
Paragon Development Ltd., casino project on lands adjacent to B.C. Place 4024
relationship to stadium roof construction project 3933, 3996-4002, 4019
Parks, campgrounds, reservation service 3034-5
Petitions
arts and culture, funding 2912
Post-secondary education, accessibility and affordability 3247
Poverty, child poverty, government action 3247
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., study on Olympic Games economic impact 3926, 3928
Private members' statements (response)
Strength in industry 3210-1
Professional Arts Alliance of Greater Victoria, statements on arts and culture funding 3986
Research and development, support 3246-7
Resorts, tax revenues 4068
Royal B.C. Museum, budget deficit 3993
St. Paul's Hospital, redevelopment proposal 5826-7
Sales tax 4239
Sports, children's sports, government funding and support 3018
Statements
International Dance Day 5042
Statements by members
Day of Pink 4270-1
Theatre community in B.C. 3789
Stevens, Lynn, eviction 6052
Taxation
B.C. tax rights 4930
progressive and regressive taxation 4238, 4240, 4928
Tourism
aboriginal tourism 4070-2
cultural and heritage tourism 4070-1
destination marketing organizations, Green Paper on funding 4068-9
funding 3922-3, 3976, 4070-1
industry 3034, 3174-5, 3923-9, 4070
marketing funding 3174-5, 3246, 3407-8, 3923, 3934, 3976
marketing funding, "You gotta be here" campaign 3934-7, 3976-81, 4027-8
minister's council on tourism 4070
Tourism, Culture and the Arts Ministry
estimates debate 3921-32, 3934-7, 3976-4002, 4019-28, 4068-73
archaeology branch, report backlog 4072-3
budget 3976
Olympic Games expenses and tickets 3929-32
responsibilities 3922
service plan 3922
service plan, tourism revenue targets 3927-9
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 3930-2, 3976, 4028
staff, severance payments 4069
studies on impact of harmonized sales tax 3924
Tourism B.C., windup of organization and transfer of responsibilities 3926-7, 4069-70
Transit services, public use and funding 3246
Turner, T. Richard
potential conflict of interest as chair of ICBC 5107
relationship with government 3998, 4109
role in B.C. Place retractable roof construction project 3996-8, 4019, 4109, 5107-8
Union of B.C. Municipalities, concerns re harmonized sales tax 4242
University of B.C., land use planning responsibilities for area 6037, 6060-2
Urbanization, urban areas, connection to environment 3247
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre
bookings and visitor numbers 4026-7
expansion project 4020-2
Vancouver Esperanza Society, property taxes, government coverage 5836
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
advertising 3935-6
staging of events at B.C. Place 4001
Vancouver Whitecaps, facility rental contract 4024-6
Vancouver–West End constituency and area
constituents' concerns re harmonized sales tax 4240-2
issues and concerns 3244-7
street traffic, intrusive and criminal vehicle use 5123
Violence, prevention of bullying and violence at school 4270-1
West End Seniors Network Society, thrift store 6119
Youssef, Marcus, comments on arts and culture funding 3986-7
Chong, Hon. Ida (Oak Bay–Gordon Head)

As subject
attendance at Olympic Games 4521 (Corrigan) 4521
comments on harmonized sales tax (Ralston) 4935
staff thanked 3272-3
support for budget (Brar) 3277
AIDS, programs and services 5773-4
Air quality
monitoring and enforcement 4516-7
standards, government action 4515-7
B.C., rural B.C., economic development 4934-5
B.C. Athlete Voice, comments on government funding of sports 4503-4
B.C. Blind Sports and Recreation Association, funding 4507
B.C. Games Society
funding and participant fees 4509
funding and staff 4523
work of organization and role in athlete development 2998
B.C. Liberal Party government
accomplishments and goals 2994
economic policies and financial management 3273-5
B.C. Sport Alliance, membership 4503
Budget debate 3272-7
Budgets, deficit budgets 3273
Butlin, Ron, work as chair of Victoria Day Parade 5622
Civil service employees, secondment and volunteering for Olympic Games 4521-3
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4283-7, 4932-5
committee stage debate 4935
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4932-5
Credit rating, B.C. rating 3273-4, 4286
Economy
conditions 4284-7
conditions, government response 2994, 3273-4
Education
funding and enrolment levels 3277
school sports programs 4503, 4505, 4511
school sports programs, funding 4502-3
Finance and Government Services Committee, work of committee 4932
Finlayson, Jock, and Ken Peacock, article on harmonized sales tax 4287
Food, sodium and ban on trans fat in food 2996
Food industry, meat-processing regulations 6121
Government spending 4514
H1N1 influenza virus
action plan 2995
government response 3277, 4553
vaccination program 2995, 4517-20
Harmonized sales tax 3274-5, 3277, 4283-7, 4512, 4932-5
Health care
funding 3276
health authorities, budgets 3276
public health
defibrillators in public facilities 4553
government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 2996-7, 4511
health promotion and disease prevention 2995-6
public health programs, funding 4514-5
Healthy Living and Sport Ministry
estimates debate 4501-23, 4553-5
activities and responsibilities 4501
budget, corporate and executive services 4520-1
budget, population and public health division 4513-5
goals and initiatives 2995-7
publications 4513-4
staff 4501
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 4521-2
staff commended 2995-6
work with Environment Ministry on air quality issues 4516-7
Hotels and travel accommodation, hotel room tax 4933
Income, low-income families, government support 4287
Income tax, basic personal exemption 4287
Kendall, Perry, coordination of H1N1 influenza response 3277
Kesselman, Jonathan, comments on harmonized sales tax 4933
Legislature, special warrants, use 3276
Milligan, Kevin, comments on harmonized sales tax 4934
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010, debate 6078-9
NDP, position on issues
harmonized sales tax 4934
taxation 4283
Northern B.C. Winter Games, hosting by Prince Rupert 2998
Northwest Premium Meat Co-op 4555
Nova Scotia, government tax policy 4934
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 2995, 2997-8, 3275-6, 4502-5
Oral questions (response)
Availability of meat-processing licences 6121
Funding for community-based hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS programs 5773-4
Rogge, Jacques, comments on Vancouver Olympic Games 3275
Sales tax
elimination 4283, 4932
embedded sales tax 4934
Seniors, physical activity, seniors activity parks 2996
Sport B.C.
funding 4523
role in funding of sports organizations 4508
staff 4523
Sports
athletes, development 2998, 4505
children's sports, KidSport B.C. program 4502-3, 4511
events, impact on economy 2997
government funding 4502-4, 4506-11
government funding to organizations for Olympics-related work 4523
infrastructure, government investment 2997-8
organizations, government consultation 4503, 4506
participation, affordability issue 4511
participation by aboriginal people 4554
participation by children and youth 4505
Taxation
government policies 3274-5
marginal effective tax rate 4284
NDP position 4283
Throne speech debate 2994-8
Tobacco, sale of tobacco products, signage on heritage properties 6078-9
Tributes
Ron Butlin 5622
Victoria Day parade 5622
Wood stoves, replacement 4554
Chouhan, Raj (Burnaby-Edmonds)

As subject
family and staff thanked 3360
role as MLA 3360-3
Agricultural land reserve, government policies 4450
Agriculture, government support 4450
Agriculture, workers
accident at mushroom farm 3657
deaths and injuries, investigations and government response 3173-4, 3656-7, 3667-8
employment standards and safety 3799, 4112
vehicle accident in 2007 3173-4, 4787
vehicle accident in 2007, report recommendations 3656-7
vehicle accident in 2007, workers compensation 3667
vehicle inspection program 4112
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 4166
Auditor General, report on forest worker safety 3672-3
Bastion Development Corp., worker payment issue 3668
B.C. Federation of Labour, recommendations on farmworker safety 3656
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management 4813
position on harmonized sales tax 3498-9, 3796
priorities 3363
public confidence 4812
B.C. Place Stadium, retractable roof construction project 3645
B.C. Real Estate Association, comments on housing affordability 4814
B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association, comments on harmonized sales tax 4814
B.C. Veterinary Medical Association
accountability and governance 4166
conduct of executive, allegations 5449
dispute with Indo-Canadian veterinarians 5450
government funding 4166
Budget debate 3360-4
Budgets, 2010-11 budget 3361
Burnaby Fire Fighters Charitable Society, involvement in school food program 3361
Burnaby-Edmonds constituency and area
constituents, description and issues 3360-4
constituents, participation in Olympic events 3360-1
description 3797
housing issues 3498, 4334-6
immigrant and low-income population 3360-3
immigrant and refugee population 3797-8
mental illness, addiction and homelessness issues 3361, 3363
poverty 3798
schools, vulnerable children 3799
seniors wellness program and funding 3363
Business, public-private partnerships, value 5381
Buy B.C. program 4450
Byrne Creek Secondary School, student activism on child poverty 3361-2
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, comments on harmonized sales tax, survey 4814
Children
early childhood development, school readiness and child vulnerability 3799
employment, regulations and workplace safety 3673
Chimo Achievement Centre, closing of centre, impact on clients 3363
Civil service, hiring, current conditions 3648
College of Veterinarians of B.C., accountability 5449-50
Construction industry
cranes, investigation of worker safety case 3666
worker safety issues 4788
worker safety issues, call for registry of buildings containing asbestos 3666-7, 5478
worker safety issues, migrant worker advocacy centre proposal 3666
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4812-5
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4812-5
Council of Tourism Associations of B.C., comments on harmonized sales tax 4814
Disabled and handicapped persons, services for disabled children, funding 3362
Dowling, Rick, death 6219
Education funding, playgrounds 3361
Employment and unemployment
employment standards, complaint system 3646, 3648-53, 3668, 3670-1
employment standards, worker education and multicultural services 3649
job creation, government action 3645
job creation and job loss 3799
Federation of Community Social Services of B.C., comments on harmonized sales tax 4814-5
Ferguson, Catherine, comments on harmonized sales tax 4815
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on harmonized sales tax 4812
Forests and forest industry, worker safety, government action 3672-3
Fraser Health Authority, services for disabled adults and seniors 3363
Harmonized sales tax
B.C. Liberal Party position 3498-9, 3796
government information 4812
impact on issues 3646, 3796-7, 4813-5, 4906
implementation, federal funding 4813
implementation, government handling 3797, 4812-3
implementation date and transition period 4906
position of industry organizations 4813
revenues 4813
Health care system 3362-3
health support workers, 2002 legislation 4812
services for seniors, costs 3363
Hillside Gardens, housing units 4334
Home care, impact of funding reductions, cases 3362
Homelessness, community employment program for homeless persons 4336
Housing, residential care facilities, beds and rate changes for seniors in residential care 3362-3
Housing, social and subsidized housing, wait-lists 3363-4
Housing and Social Development Ministry, estimates debate 4334-6
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers, employment standards complaints 3668, 3670-1
immigrants and refugees, housing issues 3363
immigrants to B.C., health care services 3798
provincial nominee program, employment standards complaints 3646, 3651
refugees 3498
refugees, housing and services 3797-8
Infrastructure, government investment 5381
Labour
labour relations, funding 3647
programs, funding 3644, 3647
Labour Ministry
estimates debate 3644-60, 3662-8, 3670-3
budget 3647
employment standards branch, budget, staffing and services 3648-53
responsibilities 3644-5
Labour Relations Board
applications, number 3654
budget and staffing 3654-5
decisions, timeline 3655
Laneclyn, Trudy, eligibility for sales tax relief grant 4815
Lawrence, Tracey, comments on harmonized sales tax 4815
Martin, Murray, comments on harmonized sales tax 4815
MLAs, health and wellness 5185
Mental health, mental illness, government action on issues 3361, 3363
Motions
Food security and production plan for B.C., debate 4450
Investment in capital projects, debate 5381
Murdoch, Ed, comments on harmonized sales tax 4815
New Westminster, initiatives for homeless 4336
Occupational health and safety
awareness 5185
workers killed or injured on the job, national day of mourning 4787-9
workplace safety, worker rights and government and employer action 4787-9
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 3654
Oral questions
Coroner report recommendations on farmworker deaths 3173-4
Funding for farmworker safety programs 4112
Impact of harmonized sales tax on membership costs 4906
Minimum wage 4035
Registry of asbestos exposure risks 5478
Sales tax exemption for leaky-condo repairs 5389
Pattullo Bridge, conditions 5381
Physicians, credentialling of foreign-trained physicians 3798
Ponto, Robert, eligibility for home care services 3362
Poverty, child poverty, government action 3361-2, 3799
Private members' statements
Workers' rights 4787-9
Sales tax exemptions, leaky-condo repairs 5389
School district 41 (Burnaby)
costs and funding 3361
proposed visit from Education Minister 3361
Shared Services B.C., transfer of responsibilities from Labour Ministry 3647
Sharma, Hari, contributions to community and death 3457, 3603-4
Statements by members
Hari Sharma 3603-4
Occupational safety and health 5185
Strata property, leaky-condo repairs, government assistance programs 5389
Throne speech content 3498
Throne speech debate 3498-9, 3796-9
Toronto-Dominion Bank, report on harmonized sales tax and provincial sales tax 4813
Tributes
Hari Sharma 3457
Rick Dowling 6219
Trucking industry safety 3647
Veterinarians
court challenges against regulatory body, financial responsibility 5450
legislation, regulation and government oversight 5449-50
Veterinarians Act
debate 5449-50
implementation, use of regulations 5449
Wages
minimum wage 3644, 3653, 3798-9
minimum wage in B.C. and other jurisdictions 4035
training wage 3798
Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., sawmill accident death of employee and penalty 3657
Workers, government support and rights 3644-6
Workers compensation
appeals, number 3665-6
claims, number 3658, 3663
compensation
calculation and duration 3660, 3667
injured workers, catastrophic injury review 3667
workers with asbestosis and mesothelioma 3667
employer penalties and accident fund 3656
WorkSafe B.C.
2009 annual report 3656
budget 3657
claims management system 3657-60, 3662-5
report on accident at mushroom farm 3657
staff bonuses and overtime 3662, 3664-5
Coell, Hon. Murray (Saanich North and the Islands)

As subject
decisions as elected representative 4473-4
meetings with farmworkers' families 3173-4
Agriculture workers
accident at mushroom farm 3174, 3657
deaths and injuries, investigations and government response 3173-4, 3656-7, 3667-8
safety, government action 4112
vehicle accident in 2007 3173-4, 3656-7, 3667
vehicle inspection program 4112
Armed forces, naval forces centennial 5183
Auditor General, report on forest worker safety 3673
Bastion Development Corp., worker payment issue 3668
B.C. Federation of Labour, recommendations on farmworker safety 3657
B.C. Liberal Party government
leadership on issues 2949
priorities 4473-4
B.C. Place Stadium, retractable roof construction project 3645
Children, employment, regulations and workplace safety 3673
Civil service
collective bargaining 2950
employees, secondment and volunteering for Olympic Games 3661-2
hiring, current conditions 3648
Construction industry
"blue book" equipment rental rates 3672
cranes, investigation worker safety case 3666
worker safety issues, call for registry of buildings containing asbestos 3666-7, 5478
worker safety issues, migrant worker advocacy centre proposal 3666
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act, debate 4473-5
Documents tabled
WorkSafe B.C., 2009 annual report and 2010-12 service plan 4384
Economy, conditions, government response 4474
Employment and unemployment
employment standards 2949
employment standards, complaint system 3644, 3648-53, 3668, 3671
employment standards, worker education and multicultural services 3649, 3652
job creation, government action 3645
Forests and forest industry, worker safety review 3673
Harmonized sales tax 3646, 3673-4, 4474-5
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers, employment standards complaints 3668, 3671
provincial nominee program, employment standards complaints 3646, 3651-2
Income assistance, employment programs 4474
Investment climate 3645-6
Labour
collective bargaining 3643-4
labour conditions, past and current conditions 2949
labour relations, funding 3647
programs, funding 3647
Labour Ministry
estimates debate 3643-74
budget 3647
employment standards branch 3644
budget, staffing and services 3648-51
fees 3713
goals and priorities 2950-1
Olympic Games expenses and tickets 3661-2
responsibilities 3643-5
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 3661-2
Labour Relations Board
applications, number 3654
budget and staffing 3654-5
decisions, timeline 3655
role 2950, 3643-4
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2010, debate 3713
Occupational health and safety, workplace safety 3644
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 2950-1, 3645, 3654
Ontario, compensation for workers with post-traumatic stress disorder 3670
Oral questions (response)
Coroner report recommendations on farmworker deaths 3173-4
Funding for farmworker safety programs 4112
Funding for retraining programs for forest workers 3550-1
Investigation into farmworker deaths in Langley 3174
Minimum wage 4035
Registry of asbestos exposure risks 5478
Post-secondary education, government investment 4474
Ruckle, Henry, death 5101
Science and technology, technology industry employment 2950
Shared Services B.C., transfer of responsibilities from Labour Ministry 3647
Skills training
government investment and support 3550-1
supply of skilled workers 2949-50
training programs, programs for minimum-wage earners 3653
Supreme Court of B.C., rulings on issues, Labour Relations Board decision 3655
Throne speech content 2949
Throne speech debate 2949-51
Tributes
Canadian navy centennial 5183
Henry Ruckle 5101
Trucking industry safety 3647
Wages 4035
average wages and minimum wage 3653
Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., sawmill accident death of employee and penalty 3657
Workers, government support and rights 3645-6
Workers compensation
appeals, number 3665-6
claims
applications and timelines 3672
employer discrimination against workers with claim history 3672
number 3658, 3663
compensation
calculation and duration 3660, 3667
injured workers, catastrophic injury review 3667
workers with asbestosis and mesothelioma 3667
workers with chronic pain conditions 3670
workers with post-traumatic stress disorder 3669-70
employer penalties and accident fund 3656
payment of interest on retroactive benefits, policy and court case 3668
WorkSafe B.C.
2009 annual report 3656
2009 annual report and 2010-12 service plan, tabled 4384
budget 3657
claims management system 3657-60, 3662-5
report on accident at mushroom farm 3657
role 3644
services 3672
staff bonuses and overtime 3662, 3664-5
Youth employment 3653
Coleman, Hon. Rich (Fort Langley–Aldergrove)

As subject
attendance at Olympic Games 4199 (Corrigan) 4199
comments on harmonized sales tax (Routley, B.) 4700
comments on poverty and health 4415 (Dix) 5695-6 (Simpson, S.) 4414-5
communications with constituents on harmonized sales tax 4696, 4700
communications with media on homelessness issues 2935
constituency assistants acknowledged 2932
experience in business 4697-8
family and personal history 2932-3
throne speech debate 2932
Abbotsford, employment of people with disabilities 4265
Alcohol
distillery industry and sales 4318-9
licensees not to give or accept gifts 6081
liquor licensing 6080-1
liquor pricing and revenues 4317
liquor stores 4314-6
liquor stores, closing times during Olympic Games 4319
regulation, priorities 6081
Armed forces, recognition of members 2933
Arts and culture, government funding, gaming grant criteria 4430, 4431-3, 5774-5
Auditor General, report on primary access regional information system 4196
Automobiles, driver training, professional training programs 4429
Bell, Suzanne, role in government management of Residential Tenancy Act 4345
B.C. Housing
budget 4192-3
budget and service plan 4319
B.C. Lottery Corporation
budget and operations 3171
employees, secondment to Olympic Games 4417
expense policy 4425-6
hosting activities and ticket distribution for Olympic Games 4199
purchase of Olympic Games tickets 4416-7
role in casino projects 4422
role in horse-racing industry 6079
B.C. Standardbred Association, role 6080
B.C. Wildlife Federation, funding 4435
Bruce Denniston Bone Marrow Society, funding 4427-8
Budget debate 3239-44
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2010, debate 3562-9
Budgets, 2010-11 budget 3240-2, 3244
Burnaby, housing issues 4334-7
Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addictions, facility 2935
Campbell River, housing projects, community living and second-stage transition housing 4340-1
Carbon tax, NDP position 4697-700
Children, child care funding 4430-1
Children and Family Development Ministry, budget and services 3241
Civil service, privacy awareness and information handling 4342-3
Columbus Park Child Care Centre, funding 4430-1
Communities
community organizations, gaming grants 3294-5, 3342-3, 4034-5, 4426-8, 4433-6
green community design and development, built environment project 4197
planning 2936
Community Living B.C.
contracted agencies 4255-6, 4262
funding and operations 4193, 4253, 4262
partnerships 4264-5
quality assurance process 4261
service requests, assessment and allocation 4253-5
staff commended 4268
Construction industry
building code 3565
green building code 4197
residential construction, oversight 3566-9
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4696-700
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4696-700
Corporations, capital tax, introduction 4699
Dental health, Healthy Kids program for low-income children 3608
Disabled and handicapped persons
community living services, residential programs and services 4256-61
developmentally disabled persons, social inclusion 4264-5
employment
10 by 10 challenge 4265-6
equipment and assistive technology initiative 5543-5
initiatives 4265-6
income assistance, registered disability savings plan 4265
Economy, conditions, government response 3240, 3243
Education
funding
CommunityLINK program 3293
parent advisory councils 3292-4
playgrounds 3292-4
government investment 3241
Energy, bioenergy, use of wood waste and beetle-killed wood 2937
Environment, environmental organizations, funding from gaming grants 4434-5
Fort Langley–Aldergrove constituency and area, Olympic torch relay events 2933-4
Gambling
addiction and problem gambling
incidence and government action 3171-2
programs and funding 4034, 4419-20
self-exclusion program 6080
charities' access to gambling revenues 4434
charities' access to gambling revenues, funding timeline and interim funding 4424-5
Internet gaming, expansion 3171-2, 4420-1
legal and illegal gaming operations 3171-2
regulation 3171
Gaming Control Act, amendments 6079-80
Government
financial management 3240-4
integrated case management system 4194-6, 4341-3
protection of core services 3242, 3294
Green Thumb Theatre for Young People, funding 5774-5
Group homes, staffed group homes and potential closings 4256-9
Hallmark Society, funding 4430
Harmonized sales tax 4198, 4368, 4696-700, 5477
Hastings Racecourse, operations 4423
Health care system, government investment 3241
Health Services Ministry, financial management 3240-1
Healthcare Benefit Trust, role in community social services sector 4268
Heritage Vancouver Society, funding 4428
Hillside Gardens, housing units 4334
Holland, Jane, role as advocate for community living services 4255, 4262
Home ownership, home warranty insurance 4337-8
Homelessness
government action 2935-6
government initiatives 4328
outreach programs 4365-6
Homeowner Protection Office
dissolution and transfer of responsibilities 3562-9
role 4337-8
Horseman's Benevolent and Protective Association, role 6080
Horse-racing industry, regulation 6079-80
Housing
government-purchased single-room-occupancy hotels 4322-5
housing endowment fund 4346, 4363
media coverage of B.C. housing issues during Olympic Games 3241-2
modular housing 4320
modular housing, container housing 4331-2
modular housing, use for emergency and supportive housing 2935
rental housing
landlord-tenant issues 4339-40
leases, renegotiation for unemployed tenants 4345
rent increases, regulation 4367-8
supply, incentives for construction of rental housing 4340
social and subsidized housing 4336-7
capital funding and projects 4319-22, 4329-30
rental assistance program 2936
rental rates 4366-7
review and redevelopment of housing stock 4332-4
supportive housing 4325-6
temporary housing and shelters 2936, 4326-9, 4365-6
Housing and Social Development Ministry
estimates debate 4190-200, 4245-68, 4314-46, 4363-75, 4415-37
advertising and publications 4198
audits 4197
carbon neutrality initiatives 4197
contracted agencies and in-house service delivery 4194
estimates process, staff commended 4436-7
gaming policy and enforcement branch 4193, 4418-9, 4425
housing component, budget 4192-3
liquor distribution branch, work during Olympic Games commended 4319
minister's office and executive services, budget 4197
Olympic Games expenses 4199-200
residential tenancy branch, dispute resolution hearings 4345
responsibilities, transfer 4196-7
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 4200
staff, work on gaming grant and lottery applications 4432-3
staffing levels and information 4191
Income, low-income earners and families, government support 4415-6
Income assistance
benefits, changes to health care and supplementary benefits 4371-2
caseload 4190-1, 4369
community volunteer supplement program 4373-4
disability benefits 4372
disability benefits, nutritional supplements 3233-4
employment programs 4245-6
assessment and review 4246-7
B.C. employment program 4246
eligibility and funding 4250-2
federal funding 4191-2
funding and services 4249-50
new model and consultation 4252
programs for persons with disabilities and multiple barriers 4247-8
offices, resources and staffing 4369
programs and services, funding 3232-3
recipients, government response to overpayments 5711-2
recipients, sponsored immigrants 4374-5
system, assessment and standards 4369-71
system, technology 4194
Income tax reductions 4699-700
Industry and Consumer Advisory Council, role 3562, 3567-8
Information and Privacy Commissioner, report on integrated information systems 4195
Investment, strategic investments 3240-2
Kiefer, Mark, concerns re disability benefits and government response 4373-4
Labour, labour market development agreement, federal funding and program transfer 4191-2, 4245-6
Langley Events Centre, facility 2934
Legislature, membership of committees 6269
Liquor Control and Licensing Act, amendments 6080-1
Manley, Elizabeth, performance in Olympic Winter Games 2933
Maple Ridge income assistance office caseload 4369
MLAs, singing of national anthem in celebration of Olympic Games 3240
Mental health, mental illness and addiction
facilities for severely mentally ill and addicted 3294
government action on issues 2935-6, 4328
Minister's Council on Employment for Persons with Disabilities, activities 4266
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010, debate 6079-81
Motions
Ratification of membership of select standing and special committees, debate 6269
Nanaimo, social and subsidized housing 4343
NDP, position on issues
carbon tax 4697-700
harmonized sales tax 4697-700
taxation 4697-700, 5477-8
New Westminster, initiatives for homeless 4336
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
athletes village in Whistler, reuse of housing 2935, 4320
benefits and opportunities 2934-5
hosting by B.C. 3239-40
liquor licensing at facilities 3239, 4319
media coverage 3241-2
protests 3239-40, 3242
security, integrated police services and public safety 3242
security, role of police and military personnel 2933
torch relay 2933-4
venues 2934-5
Oral questions (response)
Addiction services for problem gamblers 4034
Community gaming grants and supports for vulnerable persons 3294-5
Community gaming grants for arts festivals 5774-5
Community gaming grants for school playgrounds 3292-4
Dental program for low-income children 3608
Equipment and assistive technology initiative for people with disabilities 5543-5
Funding for crime prevention in Surrey 4034-5
Funding for Salmo Community Resource Society 3342-3
Funding for supports to disabled and low-income people 3232-3
Funding for Terrace Anti-Poverty Group Society 3342
Internet gaming and problem gamblers 3171-2
Loan program and sales tax exemption for leaky-condo repairs 5477-8
Medical supplements for disability benefits recipients 3233-4
Overpayments to income assistance recipients 5711-2
Sales tax exemption for leaky-condo repairs 5389-90
Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society, funding and services 4426-7
Paragon Development Ltd., casino project on lands adjacent to B.C. Place, decision-making and proposal process 4422-3
Police and policing
funding for police services 3242
integrated illegal gambling enforcement team 4417-9
Privacy, breach of personal information of income assistance recipients 4343
Public affairs bureau, role re advertising for government ministries 4198
Responsible Gaming Council, activities and funding 4421-2
Richmond Olympic Oval, venue 2934
Safety, public safety, government investment 3242
Sales tax
administration and collection 4696-8
elimination 4696-8, 4700
exemptions, leaky-condo repairs 5477
Seniors, housing, government initiatives 4320-1
Simpson, Shane, comments during question period 5544
Skills training programs, financial assistance and funding cap for retraining 4250-2, 4429
Social workers, community social services workers, collective agreement and pension benefits 4263, 4266-8
Sports
children's sports, government funding and support 3294-5
government funding, gaming grants 4430
Stewart, Ben, comments on integrated case management system 4195
Strata property
dispute resolution process 4344
leaky-condo repairs, government assistance programs 4338-9, 5477-8
leaky-condo repairs, interest-free loan program for leaky condos 3562-6, 3569
regulatory changes and consultation 4344
Surrey Crime Prevention Society, funding 4034-5, 4435-6
Taxation
competitive tax system 3243
government policies, impact on economy 3243
government policies, NDP position 5477-8
NDP position 4697-700
tax reductions 4699
Terrace Anti-Poverty Group Society, funding 3342
Throne speech debate 2932-7
Transition houses, transition housing program and funding 4363-5
Trucking industry training 4252
Vancouver
East Hastings area liquor store 4316
Homeless Emergency Action Team shelters 4323, 4326-7, 4365-6
housing
Fraser Street supportive housing project 4325-6
Little Mountain Housing redevelopment project 4330-1, 4333
single-room-occupancy hotels 4323
social housing projects 4329-30
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, primary access regional information system 4196
Vancouver Status of Women Council, funding 4436
Violence, family violence, counselling programs for women and children in transition houses 4364-5
Wine
sales, winery stores 4317
Vintners Quality Alliance wines 4317-8
Conroy, Katrine (Kootenay West)

As subject
kidney donation (James) 5041 (Kwan) 5237 (Penner) 5274 (van Dongen) 5042
B.C., rural B.C., education and schools 3421
B.C. Liberal Party government policies, impact on rural communities 3418, 3421
Budget debate 3418-22
Budgets, 2010-11 budget 3418, 3421-2
Corporations, taxation 3421
Economy, conditions, government response 3422
Education funding, impact on school district budgets and operations 3421
Environment Ministry, budget and Kootenay office operations 3422
Forests and forest industry, worker transition programs 3550
Gattafoni Robinson, Eleanor, community service 5045
Government
advertising, costs and spending 3422
ministries, budget allocation for ministers' offices 3422
Harmonized sales tax 3420-1
Health care system and privatization 3419-20
Hunting regulations
bull elk and whitetail and mule deer hunting, petition tabled 2982
bull elk hunting 3422
bull elk hunting, petition tabled 3409
International Forest Products Ltd., Castlegar mill operations, impact of harmonized sales tax 3421
Kidney health, awareness and prevention of kidney disease 3402
Kootenay area
health care services, regional system 3419-20
hospital services, funding and orthopedic surgery wait-lists 3419-20
impact of 2010-11 budget 3418
impact of harmonized sales tax on businesses 3420-1
mental health services for children and youth 4563
Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, surgical services 3109-10, 5045
petition tabled 3469
Legislature, wheelchair rally for MLAs and media 3336
Mental health of children and youth, early intervention services 4563
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 3422
Oral questions
Funding for retraining programs for forest workers 3550
Mental health services for children in Kootenays 4563
Surgical services at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital 3109-10
Petitions
hunting regulations for bull elk 3409
hunting regulations for bull elk and deer 2982
Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital service reduction 3469
Post-secondary education, funding 3421
Public affairs bureau, budget 3421-2
Rossland Winter Carnival 2904
Skills training programs, funding cap for retraining 3550
Statements
Rattenbury Rally 3336
Statements by members
Eleanor Gattafoni Robinson and support for Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital 5045
Kidney disease awareness 3402
Rossland Winter Carnival 2904
U.S., health care system 3420
Welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 3422
Coons, Gary (North Coast)

As subject
comments on harmonized sales tax (Yap) 4875-6, 4879
family activities 3305
Abbotsford Minor Hockey Association, comments on harmonized sales tax 4875
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, budget 3307
Ackerman, Tulani, work as teacher 5183
Arts and culture, government funding 3308
Assembly of First Nations, statement on B.C. clean energy legislation 5996
Auditor General
report on ferry system restructuring and recommendations 4670-2, 5945, 6083, 6124
review of estimates process 4665
Bear Aware, funding and role 5226-7
Bella Coola Valley
conservation officer services and protection of bears 3309, 5226-7, 5545
nurse practitioner program 5840-1
Bond, Shirley, meeting with B.C. Ferry Services board 4670
Brethour, Patrick, article on B.C. budget 3306
B.C.
north coast, economic development 2999-3000
northern and rural B.C., economy and government support 3305-6
northern and rural B.C., health care accommodation and travel costs 5841-2
northern B.C., economic conditions and development in northwestern B.C. 2999-3000
B.C. Ferry Authority
board 4671, 6082-3
oversight role 6083, 6123-5
responsibilities re voting shares 4675
B.C. Ferry Commission, role and responsibilities 4669, 6124-5, 6128
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
accountability 3000-1
accountability and governance 4669-72, 5861-2, 5945-7, 6082-3, 6123-30
audits 4667, 4669
board 4670, 6130
budget 4665-6, 4668
competitiveness 6126-8
data security system audit 4276-7, 4672-5
executive compensation 4669, 5862, 6083-4, 6129-30
exemption from freedom-of-information legislation 4672, 5861, 6129
exemption from Ombudsperson legislation 6129
handling of personal information 4673-4
review by comptroller general and implementation of recommendations 4669-72, 5861-2, 6082-4, 6124, 6128
service contract with government 4666-70, 4672-3
shareholder information 4675
B.C. Liberal Party government
budgets 3305
policies, climate change and energy policies 3309
B.C. Retired Teachers Association, survey on harmonized sales tax 4874
Budget debate 3305-9
Budgets, 2010-11 budget 3305-9
Calvert, John, comments on clean energy legislation 5996
Campbell, Gordon, handling of information on harmonized sales tax 4222
Certified General Accountants Association of B.C., comments on property tax deferment program 3306
Children, early childhood development programs and services
mandate 3772
Success By 6 program 3607, 3769-72
Clean Energy Act
debate 5994-8
position of environmental organizations and First Nations 5995-7
Coalition to Build a Better B.C., comments on harmonized sales tax 4874
Coastal Ferry Act
amendments 6082-4, 6123-8
provisions 5945-7
Communities, community organizations, gaming grants 3308
Community and Rural Development Ministry, rural B.C. secretariat 3306
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4219-23, 4872-5
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4872-5
schedule for debate 4872-3
Council of Senior Citizens Organizations
comments on government support for seniors 3305
report on harmonized sales tax 4874
Democracy, parliamentary democracy 4873
Deschamps, Trevor, wolf attack on pet dog 4030-1
Dogwood Initiative, comments on B.C. budget 3309
Douglas, Tommy, comments on fascism 4873
Economy
economic plan for province 3305-6
green economy 5097
Education
funding 3001, 3308
government support 3001, 3308
school districts and boards of education, costs 3001-2, 3308
school planning councils 5861
schools, video surveillance 5861
Employment and unemployment, jobs in green sector 5097
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat 3548, 5994-5, 6227
Energy
clean energy 5994-8
government policy and objectives 5995
independent power producers, relationship with government 5997
northwest transmission line, government funding and support 3306-7
power project development 5995-7
power supply, private sector involvement 5995
Environment, environmental protection, funding 3308-9
Environment Ministry
estimates debate 5226-7
programs and services, funding 3308-9
Fair Ferries Act, 2008, purpose 5861-2
Ferries and ferry services
fares, increases 3945-6
policy, public interest 5945-7
reservation system fees 5861, 6125-6
routes and services
alternative service providers 5862, 6128
drop-trailer services 6082, 6126-8
proposed Tsawwassen–Prince Rupert route 3001
service to ferry-dependent communities 5945-7
sinking of Queen of the North 3458, 5106
system, history and impacts of 2003 restructuring 5945-7
vessels, replacement of Northern Adventure with Northern Expedition, costs 4666
vessels, replacement of Northern Adventure with Northern Expedition, petition tabled 2982
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on arts funding 3308
First Nations
language preservation, First Nations on north coast 5127
reconciliation protocols 5725
relationship with government 3307
services for children and families 3770
First Peoples Heritage, Language and Culture Act, amendments and terminology 5127
Fishing industry, role and sustainability 2999-3000
Forests and forest industry, government support for industry 3307
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 4772-3
budget 3307
Prince Rupert office closing 4772
Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce, comments on harmonized sales tax 4872
Friends of Hecate Strait, concerns re clean energy legislation 5997
The Globe and Mail, article on B.C. budget 3306
Great Bear rain forest, Kimsquit area grizzly bear population 5227
Haida Gwaii
community forest 3000
land and resource management, allowable annual cut 5733
Haida Gwaii Reconciliation Act
debate 5724-5, 5733
definitions, "council" 5724
definitions, "decision" 5725
Haida Gwaii strategic land use agreement, impact on issues 4772-3
Haida Nation
language preservation 5127
reconciliation protocol with provincial government 5724-5, 5733
Hansen, Colin, handling of information on harmonized sales tax 4875
Harmonized sales tax 3002
government website information 4875
impact on issues 3002, 3309, 4220-2, 4666-8, 4873-5, 4975, 5048
implementation, government handling 4219-23, 4872-5
Mintz report 4223
position of chambers of commerce 4872-3
Health Services Ministry, estimates debate 5840-2
Hearne, Margo, letter to Ombudsperson on government energy initiatives 5997
Highway 16, missing women along highway, funding for assistance and awareness program 5390
Hill, Bob, comments on harmonized sales tax 4874
Income assistance, employment insurance, reforms 3000
Investment Council Association of Canada, comments on harmonized sales tax 4874
Legislature
committee system 4873
estimates process 4665
McKnight, Michael, comments on Success By 6 program 3770
MacLeay, Sylvia, comments on harmonized sales tax 4874
McMullin, Anne, comments on harmonized sales tax 4873
Manitoba, government decision on harmonized sales tax 3002
Mayne Island, road maintenance and traffic safety 4689
Mayne Island Residents and Ratepayers, concerns 4689
Mining Association of B.C., comments on northwest transmission line 3306
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2010, debate 5127
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010, debate 5861-2, 6082-4, 6123-30
Motions
Post-secondary education for green economy, debate 5097
Mustard, Andrew, comments on harmonized sales tax 4875
Neasloss, Doug, comments on grizzly bear population 5227
Northern development initiative trust, presentation to MLAs 2999
Northwest Community College, funding 3308
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 2998-9
Ontario, economic plan and role of education 3307
Oral questions
Audit of B.C. Ferries data security system 4276-7
Conservation officer service in Bella Coola area 5545
Enbridge oil pipeline proposal 6227
Ferry fares 3945-6
First Nations consultation on Enbridge oil pipeline proposal 3548
Fuel removal from Queen of the North 5106
Funding for Highway of Tears project 5390
Impact of harmonized sales tax on coastal communities and ferry services 5048
Impact of harmonized sales tax on summer camp fees 4975
Success By 6 program 3607
Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association, comments on harmonized sales tax 4875
Pacific Marine Ventures Inc., commercial advantage as subsidiary of B.C. Ferries 6127
Pembina Institute, comments on B.C. budget 3309
Personal Information Protection Act, purpose 4674
Petitions
replacement of Northern Adventure with Northern Expedition on ferry route 2982
Phillip, Stewart, comments on clean energy legislation 5996
Post-secondary education
accessibility, affordability and funding 3307-8
role in green economy 5097
Poverty
government action 3001
reduction, government strategy 3305, 3307
Prince Rupert
centennial 3289-92, 5623
children, early development status and programs 3770
health care services, medical stay units and alternative accommodation 5841-2
Olympic torch relay events, invitations for elected representatives 2998-9
social conditions in area 2999
wolf sightings 4030-1
Privacy, surveillance 5861
Private members' statements
Ferries 5945-7
Success By 6 3769-72
Property tax, financial hardship deferment program for homeowners 3306
Queen Charlotte Islands Observer, editorial on harmonized sales tax 3002
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, website information on harmonized sales tax 4222
Rustad, John, comments on leadership 4221
Saskatchewan, government decision on harmonized sales tax 4223
School Act, amendments 5861
Seniors, government support 3305
Shipping industry, moratorium on oil tankers in coastal waters 6227
Skills training, government investment and support 5097
Solidarity Gathering of Nations, First Nations meeting in Kitamaat Village 5994-5
Statements
Prince Rupert centennial book 3289-90
Sinking of Queen of the North 3458
Statements by members
100th anniversary of Prince Rupert 5623
Prince Rupert centennial 3291-2
Tulani Ackerman and StEps for Students 5183
Wolf encounter in Prince Rupert 4030-1
Stava, Deb, comments on harmonized sales tax 4872
Steiner, Beat, comments on harmonized sales tax 4220
StEps for Students, advocacy for education 5183
Stewart, Rick, comments on harmonized sales tax 4875
Sustainable Marine Fisheries and Communities Alliance, work on fisheries issues in north coast area 2999-3000
Tarr, Michael, comments on Success By 6 program 3770
Taxation, taxation of private sales of used vehicles, aircraft and boats 4221
Throne speech content 2999-3001
Throne speech debate 2998-3002
Tourism industry, government support 3001
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 4665-75, 4689
budget 4665-6
marine branch, work with B.C. Ferry Services 4666-7
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, comments on harmonized sales tax 4221, 4873-4
West Coast Environmental Law Association
comments on environmental law enforcement 3309
concerns re clean energy legislation 5996-7
Wildlife
conservation officers 5545
grizzly bears 5227
human-bear conflict 5226-7
Yaffe, Barbara, article on harmonized sales tax 4222
Yamamoto, Naomi, comments on harmonized sales tax 4873
Corrigan, Kathy (Burnaby–Deer Lake)

As subject
comments on issues
comments in chamber (de Jong) 5318
harmonized sales tax (McIntyre) 4883-5, 4908
Olympic Games sponsors and tickets (Horne) 2913
experiences of children in sports 3007-8
meeting with realtors 4880
members thanked 3227
town hall meeting 4232
Advanced Education and Labour Market Development Ministry
estimates debate 4964-5
Olympic Games expenses and staff allocation to Olympics-related programs 4965
Agriculture and Lands Ministry
estimates debate 4149-51, 4153-4
Olympic Games expenses 4153-4
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 4149-50
AIDS, community-based health programs and funding 5773-4
Attorney General Ministry
estimates debate 6254-5
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 6254-5
Aubin, Guy, home care fees 3605
Auditor General, review of Partnerships B.C. project evaluation methodology 5535
Bell, Pat, attendance at Olympic Games 4775-6
Bennett, Bill, attendance at Olympic Games 5668
Black, Iain, attendance at Olympic Games 3748
Bond, Shirley, attendance at Olympic Games 4610
B.C. Ferry Authority, board 4676
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
board and budget 4676
purchase of Olympic Games tickets 4676-7
B.C. Hydro
employees, secondment to and volunteering for Olympic Games 5583-4
facility security costs for Olympic Games 5584
hosting activities during Olympic Games 5584
purchase of Olympic Games tickets 5584
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign materials, investigation by special prosecutor 5241, 5318
campaign statements 4231
B.C. Liberal Party government
MLAs, response to harmonized sales tax 4880-1, 4883
position on harmonized sales tax 4879
public confidence 4229-33, 4881
B.C. Lottery Corporation, hosting activities and ticket distribution for Olympic Games 4199
B.C. Medical Association, comments on long-term care beds 4230
B.C. Rail sale, government handling 4230
B.C. Real Estate Association, comments on harmonized sales tax 4880
B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association, comments on harmonized sales tax 4232
Burnaby
city government 3056-7, 4447
community social services organizations 3059
Early Childhood Development Roundtable, comments on early childhood development funding 5074-5
Olympic torch relay events 2905
transition houses, funding 5075
Burnaby Board of Trade, resolution on early childhood development 5074
Burnaby Fire Fighters Charitable Society, involvement in school food program 3877
Business, public-private partnerships
borrowing costs and financing issues 5535-7
contractual obligations and value for money 3059
value-for-money reports 5534-5
Byrne Creek Secondary School, basketball team 3008
Campbell, Gordon
comments on collective agreements 4229
involvement in reappointment of Solicitor General 5241
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, comments on harmonized sales tax and long-term care beds 4230-1
CH2M Hill Canada Ltd., involvement with local school 3877
Children
child care, government support 5373
child care providers, corporations 5363
early childhood development
government investment 5074-5
Parent-Child Mother Goose program 3708
report by human early learning partnership 5074
Success By 6 program 3708-9
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 5074-6
Olympic Games expenses and tickets 5075-6
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 5075-6
Chong, Ida, attendance at Olympic Games 4521
Civil service employees
Olympics-related work duties 4548-9
respect 3056
secondment and volunteering for Olympic Games 3660-2, 3745-50, 3753-4, 3933, 4149-50, 4521-3, 4547-8, 4550, 4610-1, 4776-7, 4965, 5075-6, 5284, 5468, 5530, 5668, 6254-5
Coleman, Rich, attendance at Olympic Games 4199
Community and Rural Development Ministry
estimates debate 5668
Olympic Games expenses 5668
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 5668
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4229-33, 4879-83, 5002, 5030-1
debate by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 4879-80, 4882-3
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4879-83
schedule for debate 4881
Council of Parent Participation Preschools in B.C., work of organization 4271-2
de Jong, Michael, involvement in reappointment of Solicitor General 5241
Democracy, democratic deficit concept 4881
Economy, conditions 3058-9
Education
funding 3057-8
funding for implementation of class size limits 5187
impact on school district budgets and operations 5186
school sports programs 3008, 3010
preschool education 3058, 4271-2, 5363
school districts and boards of education, costs 3058
Education Ministry
estimates debate 5363, 5468-9
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 5468
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 5584-5
Environment Ministry
estimates debate 5283-4
Olympic Games expenses 5283-4
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 5284
Families, single-parent families, government support in B.C. and elsewhere 5374
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on harmonized sales tax 4882
Finance Ministry
estimates debate 5530-1, 5534-7
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 5530
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 4775-7
Olympic Games expenses 4775-7
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 4776-7
Fort St. John, hospital and residential care facility project, public-private partnership model 5536
Government
financial reporting, public accounts 6254
local government, provincial-municipal relations 3056-7
local government regulatory powers 3056-7
public services 3056
Gunshot and Stab Wound Disclosure Act, debate 5213-5
Hansen, Colin, attendance at Olympic Games 5530
Harmonized sales tax
B.C. Liberal Party position 4879
exemptions and rebates 5002, 5030-1
government mailout 4881
impact on issues 4232-3, 4880
implementation, government handling 4229-33, 4879-83
Hawes, Randy, comments on harmonized sales tax 4880
Health care system
health care facilities and hospitals, reporting requirements for gunshot and stab wounds 5213-5
health support workers, 2002 legislation 4229-30
long-term care beds, number 4230-1
Healthy Living and Sport Ministry
estimates debate 4521-6, 4543-52
Olympic Games expenses and tickets 4521-2
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 4521-2
Heed, Kash, reappointment as Solicitor General 5241
Henry, Marguerite, death 3227
Hepatitis C, community-based health programs and funding 5773
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements, public-private partnerships and value-for-money report 5534-5
Highway 19 (Island Highway), Island Highway construction project 5372
Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway upgrades, public-private partnership and value-for-money report 5534-5
Home care fees, regulation 3605
Housing, social and subsidized housing, availability for transition home residents 4365
Housing and Social Development Ministry
estimates debate 4199-200, 4363-5
Olympic Games expenses 4199
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 4200
Huntington, Vicki, comments on harmonized sales tax 4883
International Olympic Committee, covenant with B.C. government on financial obligations of games 4551
International Women's Day 3227-8
Krueger, Kevin, attendance at Olympic Games 3933
Labour Ministry
estimates debate 3660-2
Olympic Games expenses and tickets 3661-2
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 3660-2
Legislature, estimates process, questions on prior and forthcoming fiscal years 3932-3
Lekstrom, Blair, attendance at Olympic and Paralympic events 5583
Lower Mainland, South Fraser perimeter road 5537
Lower Mainland Local Government Association, activities 5374
MacDiarmid, Margaret
attendance at Olympic Games 5468
response to invitation to visit Burnaby schools 3058
visit to Burnaby school district 5468-9
McNeil, Mary, attendance at Olympic Games 4549
Magma Energy Corp., government hosting at Olympic Games 5468
Marlborough Elementary School, activities and events 5706-7
Martin, Murray, comments on harmonized sales tax 4883
Maywood Community School, programs 3876-7
Motions
Olympic and Paralympic Games, debate 3016-7
Nettleton, Paul, comments on B.C. Rail 4230
NDP
campaign statements on economic plans 3055
communications and experience with business 3055-6
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
athletes 2905
athletes village in Whistler, reuse of housing 4551
benefits and opportunities, promotion of B.C. food products 4149-51, 4154
benefits and opportunities, tourism industry 4552
business-hosting program 4150-1, 4154
Canadian athletes 3009, 3016
costs and funding 3662, 3745-6, 3933-4, 4612-3
accountability and transparency 3056, 4544-6
funding from Crown Corporations 4545-6
human resources 4549
report 3746, 3748-50, 3752-3
review by Auditor General 4546
costs to city of Vancouver, report 4546
government purchase of tickets 4150-1, 4543-5, 5584
government purchase of tickets, distribution report 3751, 3933, 4524-6, 4550, 4610, 4612, 4677, 4775-6, 5283-4, 5530, 5668
hosting and ticketing program 4524-6, 4543-5
hosting by B.C. 3016-7
impact on issues, economic impact study 4154, 4552
Own the Podium 2010 initiative 3009
Paralympic Games 4551
power supply and use 5584
security, responsibility and infrastructure issue 4551-2
tickets for community groups 4551
volunteerism and participation by B.C. communities 2905
Olympics and ActNow B.C. Minister of State
Olympic Games hosting and staff expenses 4549-50
Olympic secretariat, collection of government information re Olympic Games expenses 3746, 3748-50, 3752-4
Ontario, harmonized sales tax implementation 4880
Oral questions
Burnaby school district costs and funding 3090, 3551
Funding for community-based hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS programs 5773-4
Funding for school districts and class-size limits 5186-7
Government action on domestic violence 6059
Home care fees 3605
Investigation of election campaign for former Solicitor General 5318
Reappointment of Solicitor General 5241
Success By 6 program 3708-9
Palmer, Vaughn, article on health support workers legislation 4230
Partnerships B.C.
evaluation of projects 3059
purchase of Olympic Games tickets 5530
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 5530-1
Penner, Barry, attendance at Olympic Games 5283-4
Polak, Mary, attendance at Olympic Games 5075
Police and policing, PRIME information management system 3057
Post-secondary education, accessibility and affordability 4447
Poverty
government action 3058-9
government action and poverty among women 5372, 5374
Private members' statements
The importance of youth sports 3007-10
Pay equity 5372-4
Private members' statements (response)
Even higher learning in Burnaby 4447
Privilege
Reserving right to raise question of privilege 2923
Property tax, municipal property tax reform 3057
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 6265-6
School district 41 (Burnaby)
budget and management 3057-8, 3551
costs and funding 3090, 3551, 5186-7
performance 3055-6
proposed meeting with Education Minister 3090
proposed visit from Education Minister 5468-9
Simon Fraser University, activities and accomplishments 4447
Skills training, trades training for First Nations and women 5372-3
Small Business, Technology and Economic Development Ministry
estimates debate 3745-54
estimates debate, scope of questions on Olympic Games 3747-8, 3751
Olympic Games expenses and tickets 3748, 3750-4
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 3745-50, 3753
Smyth, Michael, comments on harmonized sales tax 4230
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, accountability and governance 3057
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
employee participation in employee loan program and volunteer leave matching program 4612
purchase of Olympic Games tickets 4612
Sports
children's sports, government funding and support 3007-10, 3016, 3058
government funding to organizations for Olympics-related work 4523
Statements
Expression of thanks to members 3227
Statements by members
International Women's Day 3227-8
Marlborough Elementary School 5706-7
Maywood Community School 3876-7
Olympic Games participation by B.C. athletes and communities 2905
Parent participation preschools 4271-2
Sutherland, Donald, comments on Canadians 3016-7
Taxation
B.C. tax rights 4879
taxation of private sales of used vehicles, aircraft and boats 5030-2
Taylor, Carole, comments on harmonized sales tax 4881
Throne speech content 5363
Throne speech debate 3055-9
Tourism, Culture and the Arts Ministry
estimates debate 3932-4
Olympic Games expenses 3933
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 3933
Transition houses
programs and services, funding 5075
transition housing program and funding 4363-5
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 4610-3, 4676-7
Olympic Games expenses 4610-3
staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs 4610-1, 4613
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
agreement with General Motors Place 4548
budget and funding from International Olympic Committee 4551
financial reporting 4550
partnership with B.C. Housing 4551
Vancouver Real Estate Board, comments on harmonized sales tax 4880
Violence
family violence
counselling programs for women and children in transition houses 4364
government contracts for service delivery 6266
Langley pilot project 6059
programs and services for men 6266
report and recommendations by domestic violence death review panel 6265
reporting of family violence 5214-5
violence against women, "degendering" of issue 6265-6
violence against women, funding for programs and services 6266
Wages, minimum wage 5372-3
Welfare, community social services sector, funding 3059
Women
women's equality and pay equity, government action 5372-4
women's rights 3227-8
Yap, John, comments on harmonized sales tax 4879-80

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