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

Sather, Michael (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)

Adams River, salmon spawning 5572
Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 4168-9
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
cap-and-trade system, emissions reporting and access to information 5864
reduction, government action 5981
Air pollution, particulate matter 4554
Alberta, bitumen deposits, B.C. role in development 3081
Aquaculture
fish farms 3450, 4168-9, 5954-5
government management 5954-5
shellfish aquaculture, government responsibility 4169
Auditor General, report on oil and gas industry 3900
Automobiles, electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles 3083
Big Pine Mountain, caribou herds in area 5285
Blue Mountain, conservation and land use issues in area 4067
Brandywine Falls Provincial Park
B.C. Hydro right-of-way 5564
expansion and description 5563
impact of independent power projects in area 5565
B.C. Hydro, energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 3299, 5979
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and transparency 5981
MLAs, response to harmonized sales tax 4821
philosophy and policies 5979
position on offshore oil development 5981-2
priorities 3080
public confidence 3286-7, 4280, 4282
B.C. Transmission Corporation, reintegration with B.C. Hydro 5981
B.C. Utilities Commission, role, changes 5979
B.C. Wildlife Federation, funding 4434-5
Buccaneer Bay Provincial Park expansion and description 5563
Budget debate 3286-7, 3297-300
Budgets, 2010-11 budget 3286, 3300
Burrard Thermal power station, operations 5980
Business, public-private partnerships 3083
Carbon
carbon credit trading 3298
carbon credit trading, relationship to silviculture activities 3643, 3717
carbon offsets 4779
Carbon tax, rebates for municipalities 3298
Cariboo River Provincial Park, boundary changes 5570
Children, child care spaces 3791-2
Clean Energy Act, debate 5978-82
Clerk of the House, provision of legislative documents to members 5567
Climate change
government action on climate change 3642-3
report on biodiversity and climate change 4777-9
Columbia River Treaty, downstream benefits entitlement agreement and use of power 5980
Communities, silviculture initiatives, Trees for Tomorrow program 4554
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4279-83, 4821-4
debate by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 4821-2
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4821-4
title 4279
Corporations
role and responsibilities 5398
taxation 3297
Dzawadi/Klinaklini Estuary Conservancy, proposed boundary changes 5271
Economy, conditions, government response 3299
Education
foundation skills assessment 5433
funding, impact on school district budgets and operations 5434
Education Ministry, estimates debate 5432-4
Ellison Provincial Park, description and removal of lands 5567-8
Employment and unemployment, job creation, government action 3300
EnCana Corp., Cabin gas plant project 5980-1
Energy
bioenergy
development and use of dedicated land 3300
use of wood waste and beetle-killed wood 3082
use of wood waste for power generation 5400-1
clean energy 3081-2
electricity rates 3287
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects 3081-2
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects, public debt 3299-300
independent power producers and projects
access to stored hydro power 5979-80
environmental issues 5176
export of power 5782, 5979-80
impact on land conservancies and protected areas 5271-2
relationship with government 5978-9
power supply, self-sufficiency issue 5980
transmission system, investment in infrastructure 3080-1
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Statutes Amendment Act, 2010
debate 3898-901, 3955-62, 3967-8, 3971
debate in Legislature 3899
Environment
conservation and protection 4778-9
environmental assessment process 3082, 3450-1, 5981
environmental organizations, funding from gaming grants 4434
environmental protection 3450-1
habitat protection 5562-3, 5572
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 5159-60, 5175-8, 5228-9, 5271-2, 5284-5
Eskers Provincial Park, expansion and description 5568
First Coal Corp., operations, impact on caribou habitat 5285
Fish Protection Act, purpose 5160
Fishing industry, management of fisheries 3082
Flathead Valley, environmental protection 3083
Forest fires
firefighting funding 3298, 5400-1
timeline for investigations 5401
Forest Practices Code, changes 5398
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 3300
forest health 5400
forest lands 3642
forest management and practices 3082-3
compliance and enforcement 5397-9
powers of Forests Minister 5399
forests, impact of climate change and role of conservation 4777-80
forests as carbon sinks 5401
government forest policies, impacts 5397-400
mountain pine beetle infestation 5401
silviculture, government action 3717
timber scaling and valuation 5399
wood products and uses, green products 5398
zero net deforestation initiative 3641-3, 3716-8
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 4777-81
budget 3298, 5399
compliance and enforcement branch 5399
wildfire management branch, budget 5400
Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2010, debate 5397-401
Fossils, fossil formations, protection 5572
Fred Antoine Park, establishment and description 5572
Gambling, charities' access to gambling revenues 4434
Golden Ears Bridge
public-private partnership 3083
rapid bus lane construction project 4686
Government
local government, carbon neutrality and climate action initiatives, forest restoration projects 3298
regulation and deregulation 3080
spending 3297-8
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act, amendments 5864
Hagum, Jack, participation in equestrian riding program 5473
Hansen, Colin, performance as Finance Minister 4280
Harmonized sales tax
impact on issues 3286, 4032, 4280-3, 4823-4, 5400
implementation, government handling 3286-7, 4279-83, 4821-4
initiative petition campaign 4282, 4821, 4823
petitions tabled 4114, 4466, 4731, 4812, 5050
Hawes, Randy, comments on harmonized sales tax 4823
Health care system
out-of-province care within Canada 5844-5
sustainability 3298-9
Health Services Ministry, estimates debate 5844-5
Healthy Living and Sport Ministry, estimates debate 4554
Housing and Social Development Ministry, estimates debate 4369, 4433-5
Industry, joint electricity steering committee, submission to green energy task force 5979
Insurance Corporation of B.C., surplus funds, transfer to government 3297
International Forest Products Ltd., Hammond Cedar mill operations 3300
International Monetary Fund, report on value-added taxes 4281
Jeffery, Rick, comments on forest industry regulation 5397
Johnstone Creek Provincial Park, boundary changes re road adjacent to park 5568-9
Josephison, Lori, comments on harmonized sales tax 4032
Juniper Beach Provincial Park, designation as schedule C park 5569
Kesselman, Jonathan, comments on harmonized sales tax 4823
Kleana Power Corp., Klinaklini power project proposal 5271-2
Land expropriation 3900-1
Manitoba, government decision on harmonized sales tax 4281
Maple Ridge Seniors Village, care standards at facility 4554
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area
agriculture industry and farmland 5770
climate action initiatives, forest restoration projects 3298
community organizations, government funding 4433-4
Golden Ears Bridge connector proposal 4686
Paralympic athletes and torch relay 3602
public concerns about water management 3627-8
recreational roadway and wildlife corridor along 132nd Avenue 3088-9
school closings and child care spaces 3791-2
Marble Canyon Provincial Park, fossil formations 5572
Marsden, Paul, child care case 3792
Meadow Ridge Female Hockey Association, concerns re harmonized sales tax 4032
Meridian Road (Vanderhoof) Ecological Reserve, establishment and description 5561-2
Metro Vancouver, waste management, incineration and power generation 5982
Mineral Tenure Act, amendments 3959
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2010, debate 3627-8, 3682-7, 3711-3
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010, debate 5864-5
Morton, Alexandra, research on wild salmon and salmon farming 3450
Motions
Federal-provincial environmental assessment process, debate 3450-1
Sustainable wild salmon stock and aquaculture, debate 5954-5
Motor Vehicle Act, amendment 3960-1
Mount Robson Provincial Park, expansion 5572
Nanoose Bay, forest land protection in area 4780
Negiy/Nekite Estuary Conservancy, removal of lands 5573
Neufeld, Richard, comments on Site C power project 3081
Nicola Valley, temporary suspension of water licence for area ranch 5160, 5176
North Alouette River, diversion of water, investigation 3627, 3682, 4086, 5175
North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association, equestrian riding programs for disabled persons 5472-3
Northeast Energy and Mines Advisory Committee, membership and role 3955
Oil and gas
cleanup of inactive and orphan wells 3899-900
emissions, sour gas emissions 3900
industry and landowners, dispute resolution process 3900
offshore drilling, B.C. Liberal Party position 5981-2
oil spills 5398
oversight and regulation of industry 3901, 3968
safety issues 3900
shale gas development 3080-1, 3899, 5980-1
workers, safety 3901
Oil and Gas Activities Act
amendments 3898-9
debate and passage in Legislature 3898
definitions, "environmental measure" and "government's environmental objectives" 3967-8
Oil and Gas Commission, permitting process and regulations 3971
Oral questions
Child care spaces in Maple Ridge schools 3791-2
Impact of harmonized sales tax on sports organizations 4032
Oregana Creek Park, establishment and description 5572
Otter Lake Provincial Park, boundary changes 5569
Parks
boundaries 5561
government information on park expansions and changes 5566
land removals from parks 5567
maps 5567, 5569
marine protected areas 5563
Peace River area
agriculture industry 3900
Site C power project 3080-1, 5284, 5980
Petitions
harmonized sales tax 4114, 4466, 4731, 4812, 5050
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, amendments 3957-8, 3962
Pharmacare program, therapeutics initiative 3299
Pitt River, Upper Pitt River, power project proposal 5271
Pitt River Bridge, paving project 4686
Post-secondary education, funding 3298
Private members' statements (response)
Maintaining the essential resource of life: water 4086
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2010
debate 5561-73
maps, availability 5567, 5569
Public debt, debt via contractual obligations and public-private partnerships 3297-300
Reckitt Benckiser Group, operations in B.C. 3717
Resources and resource industries
mediation and arbitration board 3959
surface rights 3956
Rivers and streams
impact of climate change 5176
public ownership of resources 5978
remediation 5175
riparian area protection 5175-6
Rosen, Michael, comments on zero net deforestation initiative 3642
Sales tax, embedded sales tax 4823
Salmon, wild salmon stocks 3450, 5954
School district 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
costs and funding 5433-4
foundation skills assessment testing 5433
literacy funding and services 5432-3
Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park, expansion and wildlife 5570-1
Skihist Provincial Park, expansion and visitor information 5566
South Chilcotin Mountains Park, history 5571
Spruce Lake protected area, establishment of mining and tourism zones 5571
Statements by members
Agriculture in Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows area 5770
North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association 5472-3
Paralympic Torch Relay in Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows 3602
Protection of drinking water supply 5103-4
Recreational roadway and wildlife corridor in Maple Ridge 3088-9
Stoyoma Creek Ecological Reserve, establishment and description 5562
Sultan, Ralph, comments on harmonized sales tax 4821-2
Taxation
government policies 3286-7
government policies, transparency 3297
marginal effective tax rate 4281
value-added tax system 4281
Taylor, Carole, comments on harmonized sales tax 4822
Throne speech debate 3080-3
Tourism, Culture and the Arts Ministry, estimates debate 4067
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 4686
Tyhee Lake Provincial Park, expansion 5569
Upper Lillooet Provincial Park, boundary changes for resource activities adjacent to park 5569
Valhalla Provincial Park expansion 5566-7
Vancouver Island, forest land protection 4780
Waste management, contaminated sites 3900
Water
drinking water protection 5103-4
management and stewardship 4086
management and stewardship, role of local government 5177
stream diversion 3682-3
stream diversion, metering proposal 3627-8
transfer of water rights and water market 5178
water licences
applications and assessment 5177
changes to requirements 3685-6
instream flow requirements 5159-60, 5176
processing timelines and workload issues 3682-4
system, need for reforms 3627-8
temporary water permits 3682-4, 5177
wells, water sampling requirements 3686-7, 3711-3
Water Act
amendments 3627-8, 3682, 3685-6, 3711-3
amendments, public consultation 4086, 5159, 5175
definitions, "regional manager" and "regional water manager" 3685
West Moberley First Nations, position on caribou habitat protection 5285
Wildlife
birds, spotted owl habitat conservation 4781
grizzly bears and trophy hunting report 5228
habitat protection 5563, 5569
protection activities by non-governmental organizations, funding 4434
red-legged frog 5563
ungulates
bighorn sheep 5570
caribou habitat protection 5285
radio collar study project 5285
Wood stoves, replacement 4554
Zero Net Deforestation Act
debate 3641-3, 3716-8
definitions 3641-2, 3717
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)

As subject
background as criminologist 4137
cello performances on music albums 2929
constituents and family acknowledged 2928-9
Arts and culture, government funding, gaming grant criteria 5775
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., review by comptroller general and implementation of recommendations 4684
B.C. Liberal Party government
leadership on issues 2931-2
position on sales tax 4662-3
public confidence 4137-8
B.C. Utilities Commission
review of power projects, exemptions 5989-90
review of power projects and plans 5990
review of smart meter program 5988
role, changes 5987-8
Bruce Denniston Bone Marrow Society, funding 4427-8
Budget debate 3331-3, 3344-6
Budgets, 2010-11 budget 3331
Campbell, Gordon, comments on review of energy projects and role of B.C. Utilities Commission 5987-8
Catalyst Paper Corp., Powell River mill operations, liquid waste management plant proposal 5671-4
Chambers, Al, experience with Homeowner Protection Office 4337-8
Children
child protection review, recommendations 3332
child protection reviews 3345
child protection system 3219, 3332, 3345
child protection workers 3219, 3332, 3344-5, 5148
programs and services for children and families, funding and service reductions 3344-5
programs and services for children and families, funding for community social services 3295
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 5148
budget and services 3219
budget and staff workload 3469
changes in structure and operations, relationship to funding levels 3332, 3345
Clean Energy Act
debate 5986-90
position of First Nations 5987
Communities, community organizations, funding for employee pension costs 3547
Community and Rural Development Ministry, estimates debate 5671-4
Consumers, costs and user fees 3344, 4138-40
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4136-41, 4662-4, 4695-6, 4991
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4662-4, 4695-6
Corporations, tax reductions, impact 3331
Crime and criminals, gang violence 5117
Crown land, public access 5988
Democracy, system 5941-2
Dental health, Healthy Kids program for low-income children 3608
Economy, conditions, government response 3344
Education funding and school sports programs 2930
Elphinstone Secondary School, jazz band program funding 5478
Energy
clean energy 5986-7, 5989-90
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects, impact on environment 5989
power project development 5987
Environment
environmental assessment process 3346, 5941-2, 5989-90
environmental protection, enforcement and resources 5286-7
light pollution 4685
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 5220-4, 5285-7
Ferries and ferry services, fares 4684
rate change for overlength vehicles 4684-5
Film industry, locally produced films and tax incentives 4786-7
Food industry, meat-processing regulations 4455
Food security 4455
Forests and Range Ministry, estimates debate 4860
Foster care
Child in the Home of a Relative program 2931, 3468-9
extended family program 3469
Gambier Island, proposal for sinking of Annapolis warship in Halkett Bay waters 5223-4, 5285-6
Gibsons, road paving, petition tabled 5968
Government
public consultation 5941-2, 5988
regulation and deregulation 2931
spending, priorities 2929-30
Green Energy Advisory Task Force, consultation process 5987
Green Thumb Theatre for Young People, funding 5775
Gunshot and Stab Wound Disclosure Act, debate 5116-7
Harmonized sales tax
exemptions and rebates 4991
impact on issues 2931, 3331-2, 3344, 4137-40, 4664, 4695, 4786
implementation, government handling 4136-41, 4662-4, 4695-6
Health care system
health care facilities and hospitals, reporting requirements for gunshot and stab wounds 5117
services for seniors, reduction 3332
Heritage sites, archaeological sites 4073
Heritage Vancouver Society, funding 4428
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Powell River–Lund section 4685
Home ownership, home warranty insurance 4337-8
Homelessness 2931
Homeowner Protection Office, role 4337-8
Housing and Social Development Ministry, estimates debate 4337-8, 4427-8
Impaired driving
deaths 5424
penalties, changes 5602-3
penalties, civil liberties issues 5424-5, 5445
Income assistance, disability benefits, nutritional supplements 3233, 3344
Income assistance recipients, government response to overpayments 5711-2
Journée de la Francophonie 3463
Justice system, judiciary, appointments 5107
Keats Island, Maple Beach archaeological site 4073
Legislature
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 3771, 4137
language used in House, withdrawal of comments requested 4008
private members' statements, description 5942
McRae, Don, comments in debate on food security 4455
Motions
Food security and production plan for B.C., debate 4455
Government action on poverty reduction, debate 3776-7
Social workers and community social services, debate 3218-9
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2010, debate 5424-5, 5445-6, 5602-3
Olive Devaud Residence, conditions and need for replacement 2930
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 2929-30
Oral questions
Appointment of judge for Sunshine Coast area 5107
Child in the Home of a Relative program and extended family program 3468-9
Community gaming grants for arts festivals 5775
Community social services for children and families 3295
Dental program for low-income children 3608
Funding for community social services worker pension plans 3547
Impact of harmonized sales tax on summer camp fees 4974-5
Medical supplements for disability benefits recipients 3233
Overpayments to income assistance recipients 5711-2
School jazz band program on Sunshine Coast 5478
Petitions
road paving in Gibsons 5968
Plutonic Power Corp.
run-of-the-river project proposals, project in Powell River area 5941
run-of-the-river projects, East Toba River and Montrose Creek 3346
Points of order
request for member to withdraw comments 4008
Poverty
child poverty 3776-7
impact on food security and nutrition 4455
reduction, government strategy 3776-7
Powell River Kings championship win 3785
Powell River Peak, article on mill operations and liquid waste management plant proposal 5672
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
court services and appointment of judge 5107
description and issues 3345-6
development and land use issues 2931-2
elected officials 2929
ferry services and impact of fare increases 4663, 4684-5
francophone community 3463
government service reductions 4139
impact of harmonized sales tax on festivals and tourism 4695
land and resource management plan 2932
mud-bogging activities 5287
run-of-the-river projects and land use planning 5941-2
Sunshine Coast Trail 5769
volunteerism for Olympic Games 2929
Private members' statements
Consultation with the public 5941-2
Private members' statements (response)
Motion picture industry 4786-7
Recreation, mud-bogging by recreational vehicles 4860, 5286-7
Renewable Power Corp., Tyson Creek power project 5220-2, 5942, 5989
Resources and resource industries, privatization of public resources 5988
Sales tax
B.C. Liberal Party position 4662-3
exemptions, medical equipment purchased by charities 4991
Seniors, government support 2931
Social workers, work and working conditions 3218-9
Statements by members
Contributions of volunteers 4461
Journée de la Francophonie 3403
Sunshine Coast Trail 5769
Strata property, leaky-condo repairs, government assistance programs 4338
Substance abuse and addiction, prohibition of illegal drugs, link to gang crime 5117
Sunshine Coast Community Services, services and letter on funding concerns 3295
Thornthwaite, Jane Ann, comments on harmonized sales tax 4662-3
Throne speech content 2930-1
Throne speech debate 2928-32
Tourism, Culture and the Arts Ministry, estimates debate 4073
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 4684-5
Tributes
Powell River Kings 3785
United Church of Canada, position on proposal for sinking of naval vessel 5224, 5286
Volunteers and volunteer sector 4461
Welfare
community social services sector, funding 4138-9
government action on social welfare issues 2930
social programs and services, funding and preventive role 3332-3, 3345
Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)

As subject
comments on harmonized sales tax 4174-5 (Les) 4043-4 (Thomson) 4536 (Yap) 4236
decision to become politician 4645
experience in naval forces 4622
experience on forest panel 5343
parents 3072
proposal for debate with Donna Barnett 4174
travel to Haida Gwaii 5330
wife and staff thanked 3267
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, empowerment and role 5332
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 6015-9, 6022-3, 6158, 6163-77, 6183-7
briefings 6164
Agriculture and Lands Ministry
estimates debate 4158-62
budget 4158-9
role of minister 4161
AgriStability program 4161-2
Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, deforestation 3725
Aquaculture industry 5957-8
Armed forces, naval forces, centennial 4622
Arts and culture, government funding, petition tabled 2912
Baptiste, Dennis, community service 3029
Bowron Lake Provincial Park, camping reservation phone service 3093-4
B.C.
contributions and work of British Columbians 3072-3
government jobs in rural communities 3272
issues 6236
northern and rural B.C., education and health services 3075
B.C. Gazette, publication 5729
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 4646
initiatives 3075
policies, climate change and tax policies 3271
policies, impact on British Columbians 3271-2
position on First Nations treaties and treaty process 4092
B.C. Rail, sale, government handling 3075
B.C. Ranching Task Force
recommendations and government response 4159-62
role of parliamentary secretary 4162
B.C. timber sales program, role 5549-50
B.C. Treaty Commission, comments on treaty process in 2009 annual report 6017-8
Budget debate 3267-70, 3271-2
Budgets
2010-11 budget 3271-2
budget process 3267
Capital Power Corp., Williams Lake biomass plant 3773
Carbon credit trading, First Nations involvement 5409, 5558
Chemainus River, aquifer and water well drilling project, First Nations consultation 3296
Children, child protection system, oversight 3224
Clean Energy Act
debate 6236-40
debate in Legislature 6236
position of First Nations 6177, 6239
public consultation 6238
referral to Crown Corporations Committee 6236-40
Coal, export to China 6240
Communities, silviculture initiatives, Trees for Tomorrow program 3722-3
Community and Rural Development Ministry, estimates debate 5655-8
Computer technology, high-speed Internet service for remote and rural communities 3267-8
Consumers, costs and user fees 3271-2, 4177
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4174-8, 4644-9
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4644-9
schedule for debate 4174, 4177
Corporations
benefits to corporations provided by public infrastructure and services 3076
tax reductions, impact on job creation 3269-70
Democracy, civic engagement in democracy 6237
Economy
competitiveness and productivity, impact on wages 3076
conditions, government response 3272
economists, ideological bias 3268-70
role of consumer spending 3073
"sustainable prosperity" concept 3073, 3076, 3271-2
Education system, reforms 3075-6
Emerson, David, comments on mountain pine beetle funding 3724, 6013
Employment and unemployment, jobs in public sector 3270
Energy
bioenergy, government policy 3773
bioenergy, use of wood waste and railway ties 3773
clean energy 6239-40
power project development 3773, 6237
Environment, environmental assessment process 3455-6, 6169, 6174-7
Exports and imports
trade agreements 3073, 4100-1
trade partnership between B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan 4100-1
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on harmonized sales tax 4175, 4646
First Nations
aboriginal title 6166
agreements with government 6015, 6159, 6171
children in government care 3224
communities, interface wildfire risk 5886, 6013, 6187
consultation by government and industry on land and resources 4094
consultation by government on land and resources 6174-7
consultation by government on legislation 6183
cultural organizations, funding 5133
dispute resolution processes 6173
economic development issues 5331
governance based on language groups or tribal councils 5129-32
history of treatment by non–First Nations 6163
land claims, overlapping claims 6019, 6022
language preservation 5124-33
federal government support 5126
funding 5125-6, 5128, 5130
new relationship with government 3074, 3296, 4091-3, 5126-7, 5331, 6165-73
new relationship with government, document content 5411-2, 6165-6
recognition and reconciliation, legislation 6166-7
reconciliation protocols 4893, 5332, 5409, 5727
relationship with government 4092, 6014
social and economic disparity 5722, 6015
transformative change accord 6169
urban population 5331
First Nations, treaties
B.C. Liberal Party position 4092
government action, history 5333
mapping and referral processes, funding 6019, 6185
negotiations
common-table approach 6022-3
financing and debt 6019, 6185
government funding 6185-6
status and issues 6017-9, 6022-3, 6185-6
treaty revitalization working group 6184
First Nations Energy and Mining Council, consultation by government 6183
First Nations Forestry Council
consultation by government 5410, 5412, 5505
funding 4893-4
First Nations Leadership Council
consultation by government 5505
funding 6171
First Peoples Advisory Committee, governance 5124-5, 5128-32
First Peoples Heritage, Language and Culture Act
amendments 5124-33
amendments, First Nations consultation 5124
provisions on First Nations language groups 5127-9
terminology 5124-6
First Peoples Heritage, Language and Culture Council, governance, role and report on languages 5124-6, 5128-33
Fishing industry, e-licence program 3267-8
Flanagan, Tom, comments on Indian Act 5331
Food industry, food suppliers, sustainable seafood policies 5957-8
Forest fires
First Nations community protection and fuel management 5658
prevention and preparedness plans and work 5886
strategic fire plans 3725
Forest Practices Code, changes 5342
Forest Renewal B.C., role and expenditures 5341-2, 5658
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 3726
allowable annual cut, partitioning of cut 5344, 5486-8
coastal forest industry 5341-5
coastal forest industry, coast recovery plan 5344
companies, investment 4647
conditions in industry 5342
employment, job opportunities program 5658
First Nations involvement in industry
applications and referral process 4893
forest and range agreements and opportunities 3724, 4892, 5410-2, 5506, 5549, 5551
First Nations woodland licences 4892, 5506-7, 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 5409-10, 5504-6, 6172-3
description of area 5557-8
direct award of permits 5560
legal issues 5410-1
licences 5332
negotiations and negotiating parties 5411-2
plans 5560
plans, management plans 5555-6
relationship to agreements with government 5553-5
relationship to other licences 5552-3, 5556, 5560
replacement 5559-60
stumpage fees 5412-3, 5506, 5553
forest health 3722, 3724-5, 5345
forest inventory 3726-7
forest lands, conversion 3726-7
forest management and practices 5341
forest roads 3726
government forest policies, impacts 3724, 5341-5, 5549
interior forest industry 5345
monopolies 5345
mountain pine beetle infestation 3722, 5345
federal funding and government action 3723-6, 4894-5, 5658, 6012-3
federal funding for First Nations initiatives 5658, 6013-4
government action 5547
harvesting of timber in infested areas 5486-8
infestation and impact on timber supply 4895-6
task force recommendations 3725-6
old-growth forests, protection 5344
removal of private lands from tree farm licences 5345
silviculture
federal funding 5657-8
Forests for Tomorrow program 3722-4, 5658
government action 3721-5, 4894-5, 5546-7
report 5345
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 5344, 5413
stumpage system, superstumpage 5341
tenure system 5341, 5343-5, 5409
timber pricing, market pricing system 5559
timber supply areas 5548
timber supply reviews 4895-6
woodlot program 5549-50
zero net deforestation initiative 3721-3, 3725-7
Forests and Range Ministry
estimates debate 4892-7
budget 3727, 5410
capacity issues 5551
performance measurement 4896
staff reduction 3727, 5410
Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2010, debate 5341-5, 5486-8
Forests and Range (First Nations Woodland Licence) Statutes Amendment Act, 2010
debate 5409-13, 5504-8, 5548-60
definitions, "first nations woodland licence area" 5506
Government
initiatives, involvement of opposition 3267-8
ministries, budget reductions in natural resource ministries 3272, 6185
privatization 3075
regulation and deregulation 3073, 3271-2
revenues and spending 3074
role 3076-7
Green Energy Advisory Task Force, work and role of First Nations 6238-9
Guujaaw, comments on Haida Nation relationship with government 5330
Haida Gwaii
aboriginal title 5721
land and resource management
allowable annual cut 5733-4
joint decision-making 5723
protected areas and heritage sites 5734-5
restoration of aboriginal name from Queen Charlotte Islands 5730
Haida Gwaii Reconciliation Act
debate 5330-3, 5718-31
briefing on bill for opposition MLAs 5330
definitions
"decision" 5725-6
"land" 5727
"management area" 5728
drafting process and consultation 5332-3
preamble 5718, 5721
use of term "new relationship" 5723
Haida Nation
culture and history 5330-1
legal authority, House of Assembly 5723-4
members residing elsewhere 5331
reconciliation protocol with provincial government 5330-3, 5734-6
amendment 5728-9
consultation and communication with non–First Nations residents 5718-20
impact on treaty process 5721-2
legal status 5720-1
management area and excluded lands 5728
management council 5331, 5725-7, 5731, 5733-4
negotiation process 5718
public information 5720, 5729-30
repeal provision 5736
resource revenue–sharing 5726
Hansen, Colin, comments on harmonized sales tax and agricultural producer prices 4160
Harmonized sales tax
exemptions and rebates 3271
impact on issues 3076, 3268-70, 4159-60, 4176-8, 4645-6, 4905-6, 6016-7
implementation, government handling 3268-9, 3271, 4174-8, 4645-9
implementation date and transition period 4905-6
information, government information 3076
information for farmers and ranchers 4159
legislation, federal legislation 4177
public opinion 6237
reports and studies 4178
reports and studies, Mintz report 3268
revenue neutrality 4176
revenues, allocation to health care funding 4177-8, 4647
Health care system, public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 3075
Highway 16, missing women along highway, funding for assistance and awareness program 5391
Income
disposable income, role in economy 4177
income disparity in Canada 3073
low-income families, government support 3224
Industry
property tax, reduction 4176-7
school tax, reduction 4648
Intergovernmental Relations Minister of State, role and responsibilities 6012-4
International Forest Products Ltd., operations on coast and relationship with government 5343-4
Japan, market for B.C. wood building materials 5342
Kamloops, proposed gasification plant 3455, 3773
Kersley Musical Theatre production of Li'l Abner 2975
Lake, Terry, comments in debate on environmental assessment process 3455
Legislation
drafting process 4174, 6237-8
drafting process, consultation with Legislature 5332-3
public consultation 6237-8
unintended consequences 5128
Legislature, role and functions 3077
Livestock industry, ranching industry, small production ranches 4101
Métis Nation B.C., accord with provincial government 6164-5
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2010, debate 5124-33
Motions
Federal-provincial environmental assessment process, debate 3455-6
Social workers and community social services, debate 3223-4
Sustainable wild salmon stock and aquaculture, debate 5957-8
Trade partnership with Alberta and Saskatchewan, debate 4100-1
Nazko First Nation, treaty negotiations 6186
NDP, vision for sustainable B.C. 3077
New relationship trust, status and allocation of funds 6183-4
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 3073
Ontario, harmonized sales tax implementation 4175, 4646-8
Oral questions
Call for inquiry re missing and murdered aboriginal women 2980-1
Camping reservations phone service 3034
Camping reservations phone service and local booking for Bowron Lake 3093-4
Closing of rural schools in Prince George school district 3881
Forest fire planning for First Nations communities 5886
Funding for Highway of Tears project 5391
Halalt First Nation consultation on water project 3296
Implementation of harmonized sales tax 4905-6
Paramedics, work 3072-3
Parfitt, Ben, comments on government investment in tree nurseries 3723
Parks, campgrounds, reservation service 3034, 3093
Peace River area, Site C power project 6239
Petitions
arts and culture, funding 2912
Politics and politicians, use of language 3074-5
Post-secondary education, funding for research and labour market adjustment 3272
Premier's Office, estimates debate 6012-4
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., contracts with Forests and Range Ministry 3725
Private members' statements
The value of reconciliation 4091-4
Private members' statements (response)
Energy in the Cariboo 3773
Property tax
financial hardship deferment program for homeowners 3224, 3272
municipal property tax reform 3076
Quesnel
forest industry in area 5487-8
timber supply and forest industry in area 4895-7
Quesnel and District Chamber of Commerce, history and accomplishments 3544
Rangeland, fencing along highways and rail corridors, funding 4160
Representative for Children and Youth, role 3224
Resources and resource industries
First Nations involvement in industries 6186
First Nations involvement in industries, role and position 3455, 4092, 6185
forest-dependent communities, community development trust 5342
resource roads 3726
Rustad, John, comments in debate on zero net deforestation legislation 3721, 3725-6
Salmon, wild salmon stocks, protection 5958
School district 57 (Prince George), school closings 3881
Science and technology, renewable energy technology, development 6240
Sports, athletes and achievement 3072
Statements by members
Canadian navy centennial 4622
Dennis Baptiste 3029
Kersley Musical Theatre production of Li'l Abner 2975
Quesnel and District Chamber of Commerce 3544
Youth suicide prevention 6053-4
Stevens, Rob, comments on mine development and First Nations 4092
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on aboriginal land title in Nemaiah Valley area 5555-6, 6176-7
Taseko Mines Ltd. Prosperity gold-copper mine project 3455-6, 4092, 4094, 6173-7
Taxation
government policies 3074
purpose 3076
relationship to government services 4648
tax reductions, relationship to job creation 4176-7, 4647
Throne speech content 3073, 3075
Throne speech debate 3072-7
TimberWest Forest Corp., operations on coast and relationship with government 5343
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, consideration by other provinces and public consultation 4101
Trees, government investment in nurseries 3723
Tsilhqot'in Nation, relationship with government and strategic engagement agreement 6173-4
Tweedsmuir Park, pine beetle infestation 3726
UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, position of Canadian and B.C. governments 6015-6
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
comments on mountain pine beetle funding 3724
position on harmonized sales tax 6016-7
Violence against aboriginal women, missing and murdered women 2980-1
Water Act, amendments, public consultation 6238
Welfare, community social services sector 3223-4
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence, Auditor General review 5345
Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., operations on coast and relationship with government 5343-4
Wright, Ronald, comments on crises and democracy 3075
Youth, suicide prevention programs and services 6053
Youth Entertaining for Service, community fundraising group 6053-4
Zero Net Deforestation Act
debate 3720-7
drafting 3721
regulation-making powers 3725
Simpson, Shane (Vancouver-Hastings)

As subject
comments during question period (Coleman) 5544
comments in chamber (de Jong) 5243, 5317
family, staff and supporters thanked 3200-1
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 6178-81
Alcohol
distillery industry and sales 4318
liquor stores, pricing and revenues 4314-7
Auditor General, report on primary access regional information system 4195-6
B.C., issues 2940-1
B.C. Housing
budget 4192-3
budget and service plan 4319
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign materials, investigation by special prosecutor 5243, 5317
B.C. Liberal Party government
action on campaign statements 3202
budgets 3204
performance 2940
position on harmonized sales tax 2939
priorities 2940
public confidence 2938, 4469-73
B.C. Lottery Corporation
budget 3170
employees, secondment to Olympic Games 4417
purchase of Olympic Games tickets 4416-7
role in casino projects 4422
B.C. Medical Association, comments on problem gambling 4034
B.C. Real Estate Association, comments on housing affordability 4973-4
Budget debate 3200-5
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2010, debate 3562-9
Budgets
2009-10 budget 4471
2010-11 budget 3202
Canadian-Independent Group of Funeral Homes, comments on harmonized sales tax 4275
Chevron Canada Ltd., Burnaby refinery oil leak 5884-5, 5967
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 5148-9
Climate change, government action on climate change 2938
Coleman, Rich, comments on poverty and health 4414-5
Communities, community organizations
funding for employee pension costs 3467, 3546-7
gaming grants 3204, 3294
Community Living B.C.
contracted agencies 4255-6, 4264
employees, collective agreement and pension benefits 5149
funding and operations 4193, 4252-3
quality assurance process 4254-5, 4261
Condominium Home Owners Association, comments on harmonized sales tax 4274
Construction industry, residential construction, oversight 3566-8
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4469-73
title 4469
Disabled and handicapped persons
community living services
community living associations and service providers 4264
redesign of services 4261-4
residential programs and services 4259-61
wait-lists for services 4253
employment, 10 by 10 challenge 4265
employment, equipment and assistive technology initiative 5544
programs and services, community development model 4263-4
Education
education of First Nations people, issues for students in urban schools 6179
funding 3204, 3791, 4463
funding for CommunityLINK program 3204
school districts and boards of education, future status 2939
Elections B.C., decision on harmonized sales tax mailout 5049
Environment, environmental protection, enforcement and resources 5967
Faith in Action initiative, event at Legislature 5315
Federation of Community Social Services of B.C., comments on harmonized sales tax 3944
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on harmonized sales tax 4471-2
First Nations
children in government care, assistance for families 6180-1
consultation, involvement of urban First Nations population 6181
friendship centres 6179
housing and homelessness 6179
new relationship with government 2938
urban population 3201, 6178-81
youth 6179-80
Food services industry, restaurant industry 3203
Gambling
addiction and problem gambling
incidence and government action 3171
issues for Internet gamblers 4420-1
programs and funding 4034, 4419-20
self-exclusion program 5627, 5859-60
casinos, ability to serve alcohol 5860
charities' access to gambling revenues, funding timeline and interim funding 4423-5
Internet gaming, expansion 3170-1, 4420-1, 5860
involvement of organized crime 5860
regulation, changes 5858-60
Gangs, prevention of gang activity among First Nations youth 6179
Gioventu, Tony, comments on harmonized sales tax 4274
Government programs and services, integrated case management system 4194-6
Group homes
resident needs 4260
staffed group homes and potential closings 4256-9
Hansen, Colin, handling of information on harmonized sales tax 4469-70
Harmonized sales tax
B.C. Liberal Party position 2939
government mailout 4382-3
impact on issues 3203-4, 3944, 4198, 4274-5, 4368, 4470, 4973-5, 5477
implementation, federal funding 2939, 4471
implementation, government handling 3202, 4469-73
initiative petition campaign 4471-2
revenues 2938-9
tax 2938
Harper Grey LLP, donations to B.C. Liberal Party 5243, 5317
Hastings Racecourse, operations 4423, 5859
Health, social determinants 4415-6
Health care system, public consultation by government, Conversation on Health 2938
Healthcare Benefit Trust, role in community social services sector 4268
Holland, Jane, role as advocate for community living services 4255, 4262
Home care fees, reimbursement of overpayment 3710
Homelessness, government action prior to and after Olympic Games 2940
Homeowner Protection Office, dissolution and transfer of responsibilities 3562-9
Horse-racing industry, regulation 5858-9
Housing
affordable housing, family housing 3202
affordable housing, government action 2939
costs 3203
government-purchased single-room-occupancy hotels 4322-4
housing endowment fund 4346, 4363
modular housing, container housing 4331-2
rental housing, leases, renegotiation for unemployed tenants 4345-6
rental housing, rent increases, regulation 4367
social and subsidized housing
capital funding and projects 4320-2, 4329-30
rental rates 4366-7
review and redevelopment of housing stock 4332-4
supportive housing, community consultation and response 4325-6
supportive housing, resources and staffing 4325
temporary housing and shelters 4326-9
Housing and Social Development Ministry
estimates debate 4190-8, 4244-68, 4314-34, 4343-6, 4363, 4366-75, 4414-25, 4436
advertising and publications 4198
audits 4197
carbon neutrality initiatives 4197
contracted agencies and in-house service delivery 4193-4
estimates process 4190, 4436
gaming policy and enforcement branch 4193, 4418-9
housing component, budget 4192-3
liquor distribution branch, work during Olympic Games commended 4319
minister's office and executive services, budget 4197
relationship with Partnerships B.C. 4197
residential tenancy branch, hearings 4344-5
responsibilities, transfer 4196
staffing levels and information 4191
Hughes, Ted, statement on Representative for Children and Youth access to government documents 5857
Income assistance
benefits, changes to health care and supplementary benefits 4371-2
caseload 4190, 4369
community volunteer supplement program 4373-4
employment programs 4245-6
assessment and review 4246-7
eligibility and funding 4250-1
federal funding 4191-2
funding and services 4248-50
new model and consultation 4252
programs for persons with disabilities and multiple barriers 4248
offices, resources and staffing 4369
programs and services, funding 3294
recipients, government response to overpayments 5711
system, assessment and standards 4369-71
Industry and Consumer Advisory Council, role 3567-8
Information and Privacy Commissioner, reports on issues
integrated information systems 4195-6
privacy breach of personal information of income assistance recipients 2909
Kamloops, proposed gasification plant 3340-1
Krueger, Kevin, comments on problem gambling 4034
Labour market development agreement, federal funding and program transfer 4191-2, 4244-5
Legislature, language used in House, withdrawal of comments 4473
MacDiarmid, Margaret, comments on school district costs 3204
Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Amendment Act, 2010, debate 6051-2
Melamed, Jennifer, comments on gambling self-exclusion program 5859-60
Metro Vancouver, land use planning responsibilities 5858
Minister of State for the Olympics and ActNow B.C., responsibilities 4728
Minister's Council on Employment for Persons with Disabilities, activities 4265-6
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010
debate 5857-60
withdrawal of section re Representative for Children and Youth 5857
Motions
Government action on poverty reduction, debate 3774-5
National Council of Welfare, information on poverty 3774-5
Oil and gas, offshore drilling, moratorium 5105
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 2937, 3201, 4728
Ontario
harmonized sales tax implementation 4472
poverty, report and government action 3774
Oral questions
Addiction services for problem gamblers 4034
Community gaming grants and supports for vulnerable persons 3294
Elections B.C. ruling on harmonized sales tax mailout 5049
Equipment and assistive technology initiative for people with disabilities 5544
Funding for community social services worker pension plans 3467, 3546-7
Funding for supports to disabled and low-income people 3232-3
Gasification plant proposal and air quality in Kamloops 3340-1
Government handling of personal information privacy breach 2909
Government mailout information on harmonized sales tax 4382-3
Government response to oil leak at Chevron refinery in Burnaby 5884-5, 5967
Home care fees 3710
Impact of harmonized sales tax on community social services sector 3944
Impact of harmonized sales tax on funeral industry 4275
Impact of harmonized sales tax on real estate costs 4973-4
Impact of harmonized sales tax on tenants and condo owners 4274-5
Internet gaming and problem gamblers 3170-1
Loan program and sales tax exemption for leaky-condo repairs 5477
Moratorium on offshore oil and gas activities 5105
Overpayments to income assistance recipients 5711
Reporting on government and Crown corporation Olympic Games tickets 4728
Royal Canadian Legion branch No. 127 rent subsidy 3405
Self-exclusion program for problem gamblers 5627
Special adviser to Vancouver school district 4463
Special prosecutor in investigation of former Solicitor General 5243, 5317
Vancouver school district costs and funding 3791
Paragon Development Ltd., casino project on lands adjacent to B.C. Place
decision-making and proposal process 4422-3
impact on problem gambling 4034
relationship to stadium roof construction project 4034
Police and policing, integrated illegal gambling enforcement team 4417-9
Poverty
child poverty, government action 2939-40, 4416
measurement and rate 3774-5
reduction, government strategy 3774-5, 4414-5
Prince George, air quality testing and reporting 3340-1
Privacy, breach of personal information of income assistance recipients 2909
Public affairs bureau, role and responsibilities, advertising for government ministries 4198
RBC Financial Group, survey on housing market 4974
Real estate industry, housing market conditions 4974
Rental Owners and Managers Association of B.C., comments on rent controls 4367
Representative for Children and Youth, access to government documents 5857-8
Responsible Gaming Council, activities and funding 4421
Robertson, Terrence, donation to B.C. Liberal Party 5243
Sales tax exemptions, leaky-condo repairs 5477
School district 39 (Vancouver)
funding 3791
special adviser 4463
Skills training programs, financial assistance and funding cap for retraining 4250-1
Social workers, community social services workers, collective agreement and pension benefits 3467, 3546-7, 4263, 4266-8, 5149
Statements by members
Faith in Action initiative 5315
Strata property
leaky-condo repairs, government assistance programs 5477
leaky-condo repairs, interest-free loan program for leaky condos 3563-6, 3569
regulatory changes and consultation 4344
Taxation, B.C. tax rights 4470
Throne speech content 2937-9
Throne speech debate 2937-41
Tillie, John, comments on harmonized sales tax 4974
Tourism industry, government support 3203
Trucking industry training 4251
University of B.C., land use planning responsibilities for area 5858
Vancouver
description and issues 3201-2
East Hastings area liquor store 4316-7
Homeless Emergency Action Team shelters 4326-7
housing
Fraser Street supportive housing project 4326
Little Mountain Housing redevelopment project 4330-1
single-room-occupancy hotels 4323
social housing projects 4329-31
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, primary access regional information system 4195
Vancouver Status of Women Council, funding 4436
Victoria, Royal Canadian Legion branch 127, premises and rent subsidy 3406
Welfare, community social services sector, funding 3203-4
Wine
sales, winery stores 4317
Vintners Quality Alliance wines 4317-8
Slater, John (Boundary-Similkameen)

As subject
comments on tax reductions (Krog) 4532
role as MLA 2968-9
Agriculture
commodity marketing boards 4450-1
government initiatives 4450
organic agriculture 5769
promotion of B.C. products 4450-1
water use and management 4451
workers, safety awareness 3336-7
Big White Ski Resort Ltd. 2969
Blount, Bob, volunteer activities 4901
Boundary-Similkameen constituency and area
agriculture industry 5769
issues 2968-9
Olympic torch relay 2983
position of constituents on harmonized sales tax 4500, 4527
Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, campaign 3336-7
Cawston Cold Storage Ltd., organic produce packing facility 5769
Children, early childhood development, StrongStart B.C. initiative 2969
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4500, 4527-9
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4500, 4527-9
Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association, work of association 3337
Forests and forest industry, woodlots 2969
Gilpin Grasslands Provincial Park, proposed wildlife management area adjacent to park 2969
Government
local government, provincial government support and infrastructure funding 5942
public consultation 5942
Harmonized sales tax 4450, 4500, 4527-9
Local Government Elections Task Force 5942
McLean, Kenny, life and accomplishments in rodeo 5541
Midway, mill operations 2969
Motions
Food security and production plan for B.C., debate 4450-1
Movember, fundraising event for prostate cancer research 2969
National Volunteer Week 4901
Okanagan area, water supply project 3463
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler 2983, 4451
Osoyoos Golf and Country Club, junior golf program and memorial scholarship 4901
Private members' statements
Maintaining the essential resource of life: water 4085-7
Private members' statements (response)
Consultation with the public 5942
Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, community development trust projects 3877-8
Rodeos 5541
Sales tax, embedded sales tax 4500
School district 51 (Boundary), operations and visit by Education Minister 2969
Schroeder, John, comments on harmonized sales tax 4528
Selkirk College, upgrade of student residences 2969
Senkulmen Enterprise Park, green business park project on Osoyoos Indian band lands 2982
Statements by members
Bob Blount and Osoyoos junior golf and scholarship programs 4901
Canadian Agricultural Safety Week 3336-7
Organic agriculture in south Okanagan 5769
Rodeo and Kenny McLean 5541
Worker transition assistance program and projects 3877-8
World Water Day and water legislation in B.C. 3463-4
Taxation, tax reductions 4528
Throne speech debate 2968-9, 2982-3
Water
conservation and supply, Living Water Smart program 2982-3
drought response plan 4085
management and stewardship 4085-7
quality and supply 3463
Water Act, amendments, public consultation 2983, 3463-4, 4085-7, 5942
Winter, John, comments on harmonized sales tax 4528
World Water Day 3463
Stewart, Hon. Ben (Westside-Kelowna)

As subject
attendance at Olympic Games 3501-3 (Routley, D.) 3501-3
comments on issues
freedom-of-information requests (James) 6109-10
harmonized sales tax (Black, I.) 3742 (Kwan) 3740-1
integrated case management system (Coleman) 4195
constituents and staff thanked 3264
experience as small business owner 4488-9
work on equity hiring 3590-1, 3597 (Lali) 3590-5, 3597, 3599
Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, power generation facilities 5986
Auditor General, report on primary access regional information system 3539
Bear Mountain Wind Park, facility 5983
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, position on harmonized sales tax 4490
B.C. Liberal Party government
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust 3532
initiatives 2989-90
B.C. Public Service Agency
budget 3540
hiring centre 3595-7
workforce planning and leadership component 3541
B.C. Stats, budget 3510
B.C. Transmission Corporation, reintegration with B.C. Hydro 5984
B.C. Utilities Commission, role 5982-3
Budget debate 3264-7
Budgets, 2010-11 budget 3265-7
Burns Lake, economy 3264
Business, reinvestment in operations 3266
Chief information officer
budget 3534-5
report on privacy breach of personal information of income assistance recipients 3532-6, 3540
role re information-sharing initiatives 3540
staffing, use of consultants 3534
Children, child protection review, recommendations 3540
Citizens' Services Ministry
estimates debate 3499-519, 3531-42, 3577-600
advertising activities, funding 3580-1
budget 3579
centralized management support services function 3586
goals and responsibilities 3499
information access operations 3508, 3510-8
multiculturalism component, budget and staffing 3586
Olympic Games expenses 3501
programs and services 3265-6
staff
allocation to Olympics-related programs 3501
attendance at Olympic Games 3501
equity hiring 3591
Civil service
employees
number and reporting changes 3578-9
secondment and volunteering for Olympic Games 3501
senior executives 3542
equity hiring 3589-99
equity hiring, survey 3589-90
hiring panels and practices 3594-9
human resources plan, Being the Best 4.0 3577-8
recognition as employer 3265
workforce adjustment 3265, 3578
workforce adjustment and transformation fund 3540-1
Clean Energy Act, debate 5982-6
Comptroller general, review of alternative service delivery contracts 3504
Computer technology, high-speed Internet service and social media 3266
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act, debate 4486-91
Disabled and handicapped persons, employment initiatives 3589
Discrimination and racism
prevention in schools, Make a Case Against Racism project 3588
racism awareness and prevention, Embrace B.C. program 3599-600
Documents tabled
Public Service Benefit Plan Act, 2008-09 annual report 3175
Economy, conditions, government response 3264, 4487
EDS Advanced Solutions Inc., government contract 3584-5
Education
English-as-a-second-language programs 3588
government initiatives 2990
preschool education 2989-90
Energy, power supply and initiatives 5982-6
Environment, environmental assessment process 2989
Expo 86, legacy 2988-9
First Nations, aboriginal youth internship program and participants 3589-90
Fishing industry, e-licence program 3266
Forest fires, government advertising and information 3581
Forests and forest industry, expansion of market for products 2989
Freedom of information
disclosure of information in the public interest 3518-9
legislation 3518-9
requests for information
fees and cost recovery 3516-8
firefighters' access to information on victims of injury 3532
government funding 3510-1
handling by B.C. and Washington State governments 3516
requests elsewhere 3513
response times and availability of records 3511-6
service delivery changes 3508, 3510-1, 3513
severing of information 3516
routine disclosure 3514, 3517
Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd., Kelowna mill operations 3266
Government
advertising, costs and spending 3580-1
communications, use of social media 3266
electronic delivery of services 3508-10
financial management 3267
integrated case management system 3536-40
operations, cost-effectiveness and efficiency 3265-6
programs and services
alternative service delivery contracts 3583-4
centralization of services 3507-8, 3580
funding and service delivery 3265-6
records management, funding and staffing 3511-4
role, creation of opportunities 2989
Government agents, services 3265
H1N1 influenza virus, action plan advertising 3580-1
Harmonized sales tax 3504-5, 3581, 4487-91
IBM Global Services, contract with government 3583-4
Immigration
credentialling of foreign-trained professionals 3587
settlement programs and services 3588-9
Information and Privacy Commissioner, reports on issues
freedom-of-information requests 3511
integrated case management system 3536
privacy breach of personal information of income assistance recipients 3533-6
Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C., comments on harmonized sales tax 4490
Investment process review 2989
James, Beth, position with Shared Services B.C. 3508
Jeffery, Rick, comments on harmonized sales tax 4490
Merit Commissioner, role 3599
Multiculturalism
cultural diversity and multiculturalism 3265, 3499
government support 3586, 3600
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
2010 sports and arts legacy fund 3266
benefits and opportunities 3267, 3501-3
benefits and opportunities, tourism industry 2988
costs and funding 3531
government purchase of tickets, distribution report 3502-3
hosting by B.C. 2988-9, 3500-2
Oral questions (response)
Government handling of personal information privacy breach 2909-10
Royal Canadian Legion branch No. 127 rent subsidy 3404-6
Peace River area, Site C power project 5985
Phipps, Bert, position with Shared Services B.C. 3508
Prince George, wood innovation and design centre 2989
Privacy
breach of personal information of income assistance recipients 2909-10, 3532-6, 3535-6
protection of personal information, government policy and training re security breaches 3533, 3535-8
Property tax, financial hardship deferment program for homeowners 2989
Public affairs bureau
budget 3579-81
budget and financial reporting 3579
distribution of press releases 3583-4
recording and transcription of comments in media scrums 3582-3
role and responsibilities 3580-4
staffing 3579
Public Service Benefit Plan Act, 2008-09 annual report, tabled 3175
Retail Council of Canada, position on harmonized sales tax 4490
Sales tax, embedded sales tax 4488-90
Schlosar, Jay, position with government 3508-10
Shared Services B.C.
budget 3509-10
budget and financial reporting 3579-80
budget and services 3265-6
chief operating officer position 3508
funding model 3499, 3507-8, 3586
ministerial responsibility, conflict-of-interest issue 3519
staffing reduction 3541-2
staffing reduction, handling of contracts 3583-4
TBWAVancouver, contract with government 3581
Throne speech debate 2988-90
Times Colonist, article on breach of personal information of income assistance recipients 3533
University of Northern B.C., students 3267
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, primary access regional information system 3539
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
access to financial information 3531
exemption from freedom-of-information legislation 3531
Victoria, Royal Canadian Legion branch 127, premises and rent subsidy 3404-6, 3505-7
Stilwell, Hon. Moira (Vancouver-Langara)

As subject
comments on harmonized sales tax (Dix) 4593-4
experience as physician 4591
presentation at apprenticeship and skills training conference (Black, D.) 4959, 4961
Advanced Education and Labour Market Development Ministry
estimates debate 4943-64
accomplishments, goals and responsibilities 4943-7
audits and performance measurement 4948, 4957
budget 4944, 4947, 4950
budget, allocation for labour market and immigration expenses 4952
capital planning 4952, 4959
carbon neutrality and climate action initiatives 4952
staffing and service contracts 4948-51
Alberta, apprenticeship system 4961
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C.
authority to set member fees 3678-80
governance and membership 3678-9
professional development programs and funding 3678
Auditor General, report on trades training 4963
B.C. Federation of Labour, 2010 apprenticeship and skills training conference in Victoria 4962
B.C. Registered Music Teachers Association, governance 3679
B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association, comments on harmonized sales tax 4593
Business Council of B.C., comments on harmonized sales tax 4593
Civil service, collective agreements and bargaining 4947
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4591-3
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4591-3
Corporations, taxation, revenues to government 4955
Crown corporations, apprenticeship training 4963
Economy
conditions, government response 4591
preparation for future, comparison to Olympic preparations 2955-7
Education
role in economy 2956-7
students, international students 2956
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, new campus 2956, 4944
Employment and unemployment
BladeRunners program 4947
job creation 4944-5
Engineers and Geoscientists Act, amendments 3678-80
Esquimalt Graving Dock, crane project and employment of foreign workers 3946
Exports and imports, trade and investment representatives and offices, investment and skills liaison office in India 4963-4
First Nations, labour market participation, government support 4946-7
Government
capital planning secretariat 4959
revenues, revenue sources 4955
Harmonized sales tax 4591-3, 4950-1
Health care system, health professionals, supply in rural and remote areas 4954
Immigration
programs and services for immigrants to B.C.
employment and settlement services and funding 4645-6
settlement programs and services, Canada-B.C. agreement 4946, 4948
Welcome B.C. program 4946
provincial nominee program 4946
Income, low-income families, government support 4592
Income tax
petition tabled 4209
reductions 4592
Industry Training Authority
Olympic Games tickets 4948
operations and role 4945, 4961-3
Justice Institute of B.C., driver training track 4958
Kesselman, Jonathan, comments on harmonized sales tax 4592
Labour
labour market agreement 4948, 4951, 4961-2
labour market conditions and development 4943-7, 4953-4
labour market information, WorkBC website 4946
Legislature, debate 3678
Literacy, adult literacy, funding 4946, 4961
Lobbyists, relationship with government 4948
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2010, debate 3678-80
North Island College
capital funding 4949-50
funding for aboriginal coordinator position 4957
Nurses, supply and training 4953-4
Oral questions (response)
Foreign workers and Esquimalt Graving Dock project 3946
Petitions
income tax and tuition fees 4209
Pharmacists, supply and training, student spaces and hospital residencies 4956
Physicians, training and retention 4956
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 4953
education of First Nations people 4946-7, 4949, 4957-8
enrolment levels 4957
government initiatives 2956
"laddering" concept 4959
return on investment 4955
role in economy and society 4943-4, 4955
student financial assistance 4945, 4953, 4955
nurses education bursary 4953
programs for health professionals in rural areas 4954
system 4959
system, expansion 4944
transfer credits 4959
tuition fees 4955
tuition fees, petition tabled 4209
Post-secondary education, funding 4944-7, 4949-50, 4953-6
First Nations education 4946-7, 4949, 4957-8
knowledge infrastructure program 4944, 4949-50, 4954, 4958
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
aboriginal gathering places 4946-7, 4958
building maintenance 4954
capital investment and projects 4944, 4959
carbon neutrality and climate action initiatives 4952
education quality assurance designation 4944, 4955
regional literacy coordinators 4949
Prince George, wood innovation and design centre 2956
Professions, governance of professional associations 3678
Public affairs bureau, budget 4950
Public Sector Employers' Council, role 4947
Retail Council of Canada, position on harmonized sales tax 4593
Sandhu, D.J., role as government representative in India 4963-4
Science and technology, innovation 2956
Skills training
apprenticeship, system in B.C. and other jurisdictions 4959-62
government funding and strategy 4959-62
government support and apprenticeship numbers 4945
supply of skilled workers 4959
supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 4944-5
trades training for women 4961-2
Station Square shopping complex, 1988 roof collapse, inquiry recommendations 3678
Surrey, post-secondary education, government support 4964
Throne speech content 2955-7
Throne speech debate 2955-7
University of the Fraser Valley, partnership with Sanatan Dharma College 4964
University of Victoria, aboriginal gathering place funding 4958
Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)

As subject
comments on issues
comments in debate (Bains) 3194
engineers and geoscientists legislation (Farnworth) 3677 (Krog) 3677-8
government investments (Kwan) 5377
harmonized sales tax (Sather) 4821-2
participation in debate on engineers and geoscientists legislation 3675
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C., authority to set member fees 3675-7
Augurex Life Sciences Corp., biomarker development 6054
Bonds, government bond issue 5375
Budget debate 3144-7
Budgets
2010-11 budget 3144-7
deficit budgets in B.C. and other jurisdictions 3145-7
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, comments on harmonized sales tax 4760
Carney, Mark, recognition as Bank of Canada governor 5375
Charbonneau, Art, comments on harmonized sales tax 4760
Children
government support and investment in future 3213
programs and services for children and families, funding 3213
ClearVision Technologies Inc., packaging innovation 6054
Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act
debate 4758-61
referral to Finance and Government Services Committee 4758-61
Economy
current conditions 3147
role of financial institutions 3489
Education, enrolment levels and funding 3145
Engineers and geoscientists, professional fees and role 3675-6
Engineers and Geoscientists Act, amendments 3675-7
Environment, environmental assessment process 3455
The Globe and Mail, article on role of humanities in post-secondary education 5096
Goods and services tax
history 4759
implementation 3491
Government
capital projects 5375
financial management 3147
protection of core services 3146-7
spending 3490
spending relative to economic conditions 3145
Harmonized sales tax 3490-2, 4758-61
Health care funding 3144-5
Housing, social and subsidized housing, funding 3145
Housing and Social Development Ministry, budget 3145
Infrastructure projects, accelerated capital projects and funding 5374-5
Inproheat Industries Ltd., industrial heating technology 6054
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2010, debate 3675-7
Motions
Federal-provincial environmental assessment process, debate 3454-5
Government action on poverty reduction, debate 3780-1
Investment in capital projects, debate 5374-5
Post-secondary education for green economy, debate 5096
NDP, position on sales tax 4758
North Shore, entrepreneurs 6054
North Shore Volunteers for Seniors, programs and services 3104
Paglia, Camille, comments on post-secondary education 5096
Post-secondary education
government investment and new universities 5096
role of liberal arts and humanities 5096
Poverty 3213
measurement and reduction 3780-1
Private members' statements (response)
Supporting children in B.C. 3213
Public debt in B.C. and other jurisdictions 3146
Ralston, Bruce, comments in budget debate 3144-5
Resources and resource industries
resource-based communities 4759
role in economy 3492, 4759
Sales tax
administration and collection 4758-9
elimination 4758
NDP position 4758
Scandinavian Community Centre, historical exhibit 4902-3
Seniors, care for seniors 3104
Statements by members
North Shore technology companies 6054
North Shore Volunteers for Seniors 3104
Swedish heritage in B.C. 4902
Swedish Canadians, heritage in B.C. 4902-3
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project 3454-5
Taxation, government policies and value-added taxes 3490-1
Throne speech debate 3489-92
Vander Zalm, Bill, relationship with NDP 4761

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