E&N Railway See Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Earl Marriott Secondary School, Surrey, B.C.
- Theatre productions (Cadieux) 4460
Early childhood development, early learning and literacy, etc. See Children – Early childhood development
Early development instrument See Students, evaluation and testing of students, use of early development instrument
under Education
Earth Day
Earth Hour
East Toba River
Eat B.C. program See Promotion of B.C. products
under Food services industry
Ebbels, Jack
E.C. Manning Provincial Park
- Visitor centre closing (Fleming) 5459-60
Echo Village, Port Alberni, B.C.
- Care facility fees and investment (Fraser) 5758-9
Ecological reserves See Parks
Economic Development, Ministry of See Small Business, Technology and Economic Development, Ministry of
Economic Forecast Council
Economy
- Canadian economy See Canada
- Competitiveness and productivity, impact on wages (Simpson, B.) 3076
- Conditions
- conditions (Bennett) 3375 (Black, D.) 4947 (Black, I.) 3432, 3690, 4226 (Campbell) 5964 (Chong) 4284-5 (Dalton) 4309 (Hansen) 5628 (Horne) 3188, 3190 (James) 2954 (McIntyre) 3380 (McRae) 3281, 3283-4, 4184 (Ralston) 3114-8, 4009-12 (Routley, D.) 2991
- conditions during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Corrigan) 3058-9 (van Dongen) 3389, 3391-2
- conditions during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations (Hammell) 3376 (Hansen) 5629 (Karagianis) 2966-7 (Krueger) 4574 (MacDiarmid) 4466-7 (Penner) 4733
- conditions during B.C. Liberal Party, NDP and Social Credit administrations (Dix) 3435
- conditions during NDP administration (Chong) 3274, 4286-7 (Dalton) 4310 (Krueger) 4301 (Yap) 4234-5
- government response (Barnett) 3497 (Cadieux) 3180-1 (Campbell) 6088-9, 6111 (Chong) 2994, 3273 (Coell) 4474 (Coleman) 3240, 3243 (Conroy) 3422 (Dalton) 3255 (de Jong) 6209 (Dix) 3435-7 (Farnworth) 3369 (Fleming) 3477 (Hammell) 3377-8 (Hayer) 3364 (James) 6111 (Karagianis) 3178-9 (Krueger) 4574 (Lee) 3249-50 (Letnick) 4922-3 (Penner) 4732-3, 5151, 5226 (Pimm) 2961 (Polak) 3346-8 (Ralston) 3100-1 (Routley, D.) 3540 (Rustad) 3326-7, 3331 (Sather) 3299 (Simons) 3344 (Simpson, B.) 3272 (Stewart) 3264, 4487 (Stilwell) 4591 (Thorne) 4913 (Yamamoto) 3828, 4598 (Yap) 4878
- impact of demographic shift (Huntington) 3388
- impact on funding of government services (Bond) 3301-2 (Howard) 4792 (Krog) 4792-3 (Lekstrom) 5772
- projected conditions (Bell) 3042 (Black, I.) 3433 (Bloy) 3426 (Hawes) 3054 (Horne) 2915
- Development (Lake) 2916, 2918
- Development, role of business (Hawes) 3054
- Diversification (Abbott) 5977
- Diversification and recovery (Les) 3130-1
- Economic conditions, development, etc., in northern and rural B.C. See Northern and rural B.C. under British Columbia; British Columbia – Northern B.C.; British Columbia – Rural B.C.
- Economic disparities See also Income disparity under Income; Poverty
- Economic partnerships See Trade agreements and partnerships under Exports and imports; New west partnership agreement
- Economic plan for province (Austin) 3353 (Barnett) 3122-5 (Bennett) 3374 (Bloy) 3423-7 (Brar) 3277-8 (Campbell) 6111 (Chandra Herbert) 3246-7 (Coons) 3305-6 (Dix) 4594 (Farnworth) 3369, 4492 (Hammell) 3377 (Hansen) 3095, 3097-100 (Horgan) 4400-1 (Karagianis) 2966 (McIntyre) 3384 (Ralston) 3111-21 (Yap) 3398-9
- Economic plan for province, B.C. Liberal Party and NDP strategies (James) 2954-5
- Economic recovery (Barnett) 3122-3 (Hansen) 3094-5, 3097, 3099-100 (Ralston) 3111
- Economic stimulus programs, green projects (Fleming) 3480
- Economic theories (Ralston) 4012
- Economists, ideological bias (Simpson, B.) 3268-70
- Exports See Exports and imports
- Full-cost economics (Trevena) 3042
- Global economy, conditions (Austin) 4313 (Bennett) 3372-3 (Les) 3128 (McRae) 3447 (Ralston) 4013 (Sultan) 3147
- Globalization and protectionism (Gentner) 3324
- Government mission (Pimm) 2962
- Government policy See Economic plan for province above under this main heading; Policies under British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
- Green economy, development (Black, D.) 5092-3 (Black, I.) 3689 (Coons) 5097 (Elmore) 3413 (Fleming) 3394, 3479-80 (Howard) 5100 (James) 2954-5, 5384 (Lee) 3250 (McIntyre) 5097-8 (Yap) 3410, 5889
- Growth during government administrations (Lali) 3493
- Growth, opportunities (Ralston) 3121
- Human capital, government investment (Elmore) 3413
- Impact of harmonized sales tax See Harmonized sales tax – Impact
- Impact of Olympic Games See Benefits and opportunities, economic benefits; Impact on economy under Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
- Knowledge-based economy (Black, D.) 5092-3 (Elmore) 5142 (Popham) 3186
- Laffer curve theory (Hansen) 5781 (Ralston) 5781
- Preparation for future, comparison to Olympic preparations (Stilwell) 2955-7
- Productivity (Hansen) 5532 (Ralston) 5531-4
- Public opinion (Bennett) 3375
- Relationship to environmental and social issues (James) 2955
- Role in funding government services (Hayer) 3367 (McRae) 4180-1
- Role of business (Hawes) 3054-5
- Role of consumer spending (Simpson, B.) 3073
- Role of financial institutions (Sultan) 3489
- Role of government (Letnick) 3154 (Trevena) 3040
- Role of public trust (Donaldson) 3127
- "Sustainable prosperity" concept (Simpson, B.) 3073, 3076, 3271-2
- Trade See Exports and imports
- Underground economy (Black, D.) 4951 (Hansen) 5524
Edgewater Casino ULC
EDI See Students, evaluation and testing of students, use of early development instrument
under Education
Edmonds See Burnaby-Edmonds constituency and area
EDS Advanced Solutions Inc.
- Government contract (Routley, D.) 3584 (Stewart) 3584-5
Education See also Education – Funding; Education – School districts and boards of education; Education – Schools; Post-secondary education; Skills training
- Adult basic education (MacDiarmid) 5360 (Thorne) 5360
- BCeSIS system See Information management below under this main heading
- Capital projects See Education – Schools
- Class size and composition (Austin) 3032 (Bains) 3207, 3209 (MacDiarmid) 5311, 5356, 5438 (Polak) 3347 (Routley, D.) 5436 (Thorne) 3159, 5311, 5356
- Class size and composition, funding for implementation of legislation See Funding for implementation of class size limits under Education – Funding
- Class size and composition, legislation See also Education (Learning Enhancement) Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
- CommunityLINK funding See Education – Funding
- Curriculum
- arts programs and kinesthetic learning (Hogg) 3061-2
- diversity and multiculturalism (MacDiarmid) 5426-7
- music programs (Austin) 4811 (MacDiarmid) 4811
- youth anti-racism project See Prevention in schools under Discrimination and racism
- Discrimination and racism prevention in schools See Discrimination and racism
- Distributed learning, funding See Distance education under Education – Funding
- Early development instrument See Students, evaluation and testing of students below under this main heading
- Early learning See Children – Early childhood development
- Education of First Nations people
- aboriginal education enhancement agreements (Horgan) 2976
- education (Austin) 3823
- graduation rate (Kwan) 3428
- issues for students in urban schools (Simpson, S.) 6179
- English-as-a-second-language programs (Elmore) 3587-8 (MacDiarmid) 5354-6, 5426-7 (Stewart) 3588 (Thorne) 5354-6
- Enrolment levels (Austin) 5352-3 (Bains) 2907 (Chong) 3277 (MacDiarmid) 2906-7, 3198, 3465-6, 3790-1, 3880-1, 4113, 4462-4, 4624-6, 5186, 5305-6, 5351-2, 5352-4, 5425, 5436, 5467-8 (Sultan) 3145 (Thorne) 5351
- Foundation skills assessment (MacDiarmid) 5433-4 (Sather) 5433
- Funding See Education – Funding
- Government initiatives (Barnett) 3124 (Hansen) 3096 (Horne) 2914 (Lake) 2918 (MacDiarmid) 3033, 3090-1 (Macdonald) 2922 (Stewart) 2990 (Throne speech) 2899 (van Dongen) 3391
- Government investment (Coleman) 3241 (Fraser) 3135 (Karagianis) 3178-9 (MacDiarmid) 3033, 3090-1
- Government support (Coons) 3001, 3308
- Health promotion and prevention programs for youth health issues (Falcon) 5929-30
- Impact of harmonized sales tax See School districts and education under Harmonized sales tax – Impact
- Independent and religious schools, curriculum and policies (Chandra Herbert) 5429-30 (MacDiarmid) 5430-1
- Independent and religious schools, funding See Education – Funding
- Information management, BCeSIS system (Austin) 5306-7, 5350 (MacDiarmid) 5306-7
- Kindergarten, full-day kindergarten
- Learning Roundtable (Austin) 5361 (MacDiarmid) 5361
- Literacy See Early learning and literacy under Children – Early childhood development; Literacy
- Neighbourhood learning centres (Thornthwaite) 4091 (Throne speech) 2899
- Neighbourhood learning centres and use of school buildings (Barnett) 3124 (Hansen) 3096 (MacDiarmid) 3199, 5304, 5428 (Mungall) 5427-8 (Thornthwaite) 3164-5
- Parent advisory councils (Austin) 5469 (Fleming) 3396
- Parent advisory councils, funding See Education – Funding
- Preschool education
- Principals and vice-principals, responsibility for multiple schools (Austin) 5462-3 (MacDiarmid) 5462-3
- Private schools See Independent and religious schools above under this main heading
- Quality of education (MacDiarmid) 3465
- Religious schools See Independent and religious schools above under this main heading
- Role in economy and society (Austin) 3705-6 (James) 2955 (Macdonald) 3140-1 (Stilwell) 2956-7
- School planning councils (Austin) 5469, 5857 (Coons) 5861 (Krog) 5852, 6066-8 (MacDiarmid) 6066-70
- School readiness See Children – Early childhood development
- School sports programs See also particular programs
- School sports programs, funding See Education – Funding
- School sports programs, sports academies (Brar) 4505 (Chong) 4503, 4505
- Seismic upgrades of school buildings See Education – Schools
- Services in schools for immigrant and refugee students and families See Programs and services for immigrants to B.C. under Immigration
- Special education and special needs
- Students
- aspirations for sustainable world (Mungall) 6140-1
- codes of conduct See Education – School districts and boards of education
- diversity, government supports (Elmore) 5425-7 (MacDiarmid) 5427
- environmental awareness (MacDiarmid) 5440
- evaluation and testing See also Foundation skills assessment above under this main heading
- evaluation and testing, use of early development instrument (Austin) 5357 (MacDiarmid) 5357-8
- immigrant students (Elmore) 3587-8
- immigrant students, services See Programs and services for immigrants to B.C. under Immigration
- international students (McRae) 2927 (Stilwell) 2956 (Throne speech) 2898
- report on graduation rate of immigrant students (Elmore) 5426 (MacDiarmid) 5426-7
- use of computer technology See System, role of computer technology below under this main heading
- Summer school, spaces (Austin) 5547 (MacDiarmid) 5547
- System
- government initiatives (McRae) 4445
- government priorities (Dix) 4443-6
- reforms (Austin) 3822-3 (Cadieux) 3183 (Foster) 3079 (Hogg) 3061 (Krog) 2946-7 (MacDiarmid) 3198-9 (Simpson, B.) 3075-6 (Thornthwaite) 3164-5 (Throne speech) 2899
- role of computer technology (Rustad) 3329
- role of parents, students and workers (MacDiarmid) 3197
- system (Austin) 4463 (MacDiarmid) 3032, 3092, 4462, 5188
- system during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Karagianis) 3212 (Macdonald) 3141 (Popham) 3184 (Thorne) 3158-9 (Trevena) 3237
- system during NDP administration (Polak) 3346-7
- Teachers See Teachers
- Testing See Foundation skills assessment; Students, evaluation and testing above under this main heading
Education – Funding
- Annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades (Austin) 3354-5, 3465, 4728, 5308 (MacDiarmid) 4728, 4730, 5308, 5428 (McRae) 3447 (Thorne) 3033
- Carbon neutrality initiatives (Fleming) 4729 (MacDiarmid) 4728-30 (Macdonald) 4730
- CommunityLINK program (Austin) 5350, 5357 (Bains) 3067, 3208 (Coleman) 3293 (Hammell) 3379, 5466 (MacDiarmid) 5350-1, 5357-8, 5467 (Simpson, S.) 3204
- CUPE trades adjustment (Austin) 5305 (MacDiarmid) 5305
- Distance education (Austin) 5356-7 (MacDiarmid) 5356-7
- English-as-a-second-language programs (MacDiarmid) 5354-5, 5426
- Full-day kindergarten program (Austin) 5305-6 (MacDiarmid) 5305-6, 5351-2 (Thorne) 5351-2
- Funding (Austin) 2906-7, 3790-1, 3880, 4462-3, 4624, 5185, 5306-7, 5353-4 (Bains) 5188 (Barnett) 3124 (Bloy) 3425 (Bond) 3707 (Brar) 2907, 3281 (Cadieux) 3182 (Chong) 3276-7 (Coons) 3001, 3308 (Corrigan) 3057-8 (Dalton) 3256-7 (Donaldson) 2957-8, 3126 (Fleming) 3393 (Hammell) 3378-9 (Hansen) 3096 (Hayer) 3208-9, 3365-6 (Horne) 2914 (James) 2905-6, 2953, 3789-90, 4462 (Karagianis) 2966 (Kwan) 3428, 5188 (Les) 3129-30 (Letnick) 3157 (MacDiarmid) 2905-8, 3031-3, 3089-91, 3198-200, 3464-5, 3466, 3467, 3551, 3790-1, 3880, 4461-2, 4564-5, 4624-6, 4811, 5185-7, 5303-5, 5306-7, 5353-4, 5433-4, 5438, 5439, 5442, 5478, 5547 (Macdonald) 2922, 3141 (McRae) 3286, 4444 (Polak) 3346-7 (Popham) 4625 (Ralston) 3100 (Routley, B.) 5442 (Rustad) 3329 (Simons) 2930 (Simpson, S.) 3204, 3791, 4463 (Sultan) 3145 (Thorne) 3158-9 (Thornthwaite) 3163-5 (van Dongen) 3390-1 (Yap) 3398
- Funding as percentage of total provincial budget (MacDiarmid) 5467 (Thorne) 5467
- Funding for implementation of class size limits (Corrigan) 5187
- Funding for salary costs (Austin) 5305-6, 5308 (MacDiarmid) 3091-2, 5305-6, 5308
- Funding formula See also Per-student funding below under this main heading
- Funding formula, changes (Austin) 5307-8 (MacDiarmid) 5307-9
- Funding, report (Austin) 3089 (MacDiarmid) 3089 (Macdonald) 3091
- Government accountability (Gentner) 4565
- Holdback for enrolment changes (Austin) 5352-3 (MacDiarmid) 5352-3
- Impact on school district budgets and operations (Austin) 3032-3, 3089-90, 3354-5, 3465, 4112-3, 5186, 5306-7 (Conroy) 3421 (Corrigan) 5186 (Fleming) 2908 (James) 2905-6, 3031-2, 3464-5 (MacDiarmid) 3091, 4113, 5307-8 (Macdonald) 3091 (Routley, D.) 3091-2, 5435-7 (Sather) 5434
- Independent schools (Chandra Herbert) 5429-30 (MacDiarmid) 5430, 5468 (Thorne) 5467
- Neighbourhood learning centres (MacDiarmid) 5428 (Mungall) 5428
- NDP position (MacDiarmid) 4811
- Parent advisory councils (Coleman) 3292-4 (Fleming) 3396 (McRae) 3447 (Yap) 3398
- Per-student funding (Austin) 3354, 3822-3, 5352 (MacDiarmid) 5352-4
- Playgrounds (Chouhan) 3361 (Coleman) 3294 (Dalton) 5381 (Kwan) 3429, 3446-8, 5377 (McRae) 3447
- Playgrounds, gaming grants (Coleman) 3292-3 (James) 3292-3 (Kwan) 3293
- Programs for vulnerable students (Fleming) 5441
- Rural schools (Donaldson) 5431 (MacDiarmid) 5425, 5431-2
- School libraries (MacDiarmid) 5359-60 (Thorne) 5359
- School sports programs See also particular programs
- Services for immigrants and refugees (MacDiarmid) 5426
- Special education and special needs (MacDiarmid) 3033, 5309-10, 5468 (Thorne) 5309-11
Education – School districts and boards of education
- Accountability, achievement contracts and use of special advisers (Austin) 5361-2 (MacDiarmid) 5362
- Autonomy (Austin) 3790-1 (MacDiarmid) 3790
- Budget deficits and surpluses (MacDiarmid) 5438-40
- Budget management (Routley, D.) 5435-7
- Carbon neutrality (Hansen) 5529 (MacDiarmid) 4728-30
- Carbon neutrality and costs (Austin) 4728 (Fleming) 2908, 4729, 5438-40 (MacDiarmid) 5438-9 (Macdonald) 4730
- Codes of conduct, implementation (Chandra Herbert) 5429 (MacDiarmid) 5429
- Costs (Austin) 3089-90, 3465, 4624, 5305-6 (Coons) 3001-2, 3308 (Corrigan) 3058 (Farnworth) 3807 (Hammell) 2908 (James) 3031, 3464-5, 4462 (Kwan) 3448 (MacDiarmid) 5305-6 (Macdonald) 3091, 3141 (Thorne) 3158-9
- Costs and financial decisions (MacDiarmid) 4565, 5359 (Thorne) 4564, 5359
- Energy efficiency (MacDiarmid) 5439
- Funding See Education – Funding
- Future status (Simpson, S.) 2939
- Impact of harmonized sales tax See Harmonized sales tax – Exemptions and rebates; School districts and education under Harmonized sales tax – Impact
- Innovation (MacDiarmid) 5462-3
- Officials, position on education funding (Austin) 3355
- Partnerships with government and industry (Thornthwaite) 3164
- Secretary-treasurers (Austin) 5306
- Service delivery (MacDiarmid) 4462-3
- Spending, administrative savings (Austin) 5306 (MacDiarmid) 5303-4, 5434
- Staffing levels (Austin) 4112-3
- Tax exemptions and rebates See also School districts under Harmonized sales tax – Exemptions and rebates
- Trustees, meetings with Education Minister (MacDiarmid) 4811 (Thorne) 4811
Education – Schools
Education, Ministry of, and Minister Responsible for Early Learning and Literacy
- Estimates
- debate 5303-11, 5349-64, 5425-43, 5462-9
- speakers (Austin) 5305-8, 5350, 5352-4, 5356-9, 5361-2, 5462-3, 5469 (Chandra Herbert) 5428-30 (Corrigan) 5363, 5468-9 (Donaldson) 5431-2 (Elmore) 5425-7 (Fleming) 5438-41 (Hammell) 5465-6 (Horgan) 5463-5 (MacDiarmid) 5303-11, 5349-64, 5425-36, 5438-43, 5462-9 (Macdonald) 5425 (Mungall) 5427-8 (Routley, B.) 5442-3 (Routley, D.) 5434-7 (Sather) 5432-4 (Thorne) 5309-11, 5351-2, 5354-6, 5359-61, 5467
- Budget priorities (MacDiarmid) 5303-5
- Communication with school districts (Austin) 2907
- Consultation with teachers (MacDiarmid) 5361 (Thorne) 5360
- Goals and accomplishments (MacDiarmid) 5358-9
- Goals and performance measurement (Austin) 5356-8 (MacDiarmid) 5360 (Thorne) 5360
- Information on enrolment and school district funding (Austin) 5353-4 (MacDiarmid) 5353-4
- Minister, role and responsibilities (MacDiarmid) 3197-8
- Service plan (Austin) 5356-8 (MacDiarmid) 5357, 5361 (Thorne) 5360
- Staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs (Corrigan) 5468
- Staff thanked (Austin) 5469
- Technical review committee (MacDiarmid) 5351, 5432, 5442
Education (Learning Enhancement) Statutes Amendment Act, 2006
E-Health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of Privacy) Act
EI See Employment insurance
under Income assistance
Eichenberger, Kathy
- Response to letter on northwest transmission line route (Donaldson) 5230
Eikenberry, Ron
- Position on harmonized sales tax (Dix) 4596
Election Act
- Charges under the act (Campbell) 6040 (James) 6040
Elections See also Politics and politicians
- 2008 by-elections (Hammell) 3377
- 2009 general election, results in constituencies with independent power project issues (Horgan) 5800
- 2013 general election (Krog) 3150, 3152
- Campaign financing, legislation See Campaign Finance Reform Act, 2010
- Campaign financing, reform (James) 5540
- Electronic voting (Farnworth) 3677
- Municipal elections, electoral terms (Bennett) 5669 (Fraser) 5669
- Municipal elections, task force on legislative reforms
- disclosure of submissions (Bennett) 5670 (Fraser) 5669-70
- report recommendations and 2008 election investigations (Bennett) 5662-7 (Fraser) 5662-7
- report recommendations and government action (Bennett) 5668-9 (Fraser) 5668-9
- work of task force (Bennett) 3375 (Slater) 5942
- Process (Campbell) 6047
- Task force on local government elections See Municipal elections above under this main heading
- Voter turnout (Donaldson) 4048-9 (Reid) 3602 (Trevena) 4629
Elections B.C.
- Decision on harmonized sales tax mailout (de Jong) 5049 (Simpson, S.) 5049
- Reports tabled
- 2009-10 annual report (Speaker) 6269
- 2010-11-2012-13 service plan (Speaker) 5960
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Recommendations for Legislative Change (Speaker) 4109
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 39th Provincial General Election and Referendum on Electoral Reform, May 12, 2009 (Speaker) 3940
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2009 Provincial Enumeration (Speaker) 3106
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Initiative Petition: "An initiative to end the harmonized sales tax (HST)" (Speaker) 6269
E-licence program See Fishing licences
under Fishing industry
Elkford Secondary School, Elkford, B.C.
- Funding for furnace replacement (Macdonald) 4730
Ellison Provincial Park
- Description and removal of lands (Penner) 5567-8 (Sather) 5567-8
Elphinstone Secondary School, Gibsons, B.C.
- Jazz band program funding (Simons) 5478
Embrace B.C. program See Racism awareness and prevention
under Discrimination and racism
Emergencies
- Emergency preparedness (Les) 5185
- Search and rescue organizations, funding and liability issues (Farnworth) 3793 (Heed) 3793
Emergency and Health Services Act
Emergency and Health Services Commission
- Funding and role (Falcon) 5170-2
Emerson, David
- Comments on mountain pine beetle funding (Simpson, B.) 3724, 6013
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C.
Emirates airline report on open skies policies See Open skies policies, report
under Airline industry
Employment and unemployment See also Labour
- BladeRunners program (Abbott) 6180 (Black, D.) 4947 (Stilwell) 4947
- Changes in job market, ratio of full-time to part-time jobs (Karagianis) 2966
- Employment opportunities during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations (Hansen) 6119
- Employment programs See Income assistance
- Employment quality, report (Ralston) 4011
- Employment standards See also Employment standards branch under Labour, Ministry of
- Job creation
- government action (Barnett) 3122-3 (Chouhan) 3645 (Coell) 3645 (McIntyre) 5373 (Popham) 3186 (Ralston) 3111-2, 3118, 3121 (Sather) 3300
- job creation (Rustad) 3327-9 (Stilwell) 4944-5
- job creation and job loss (Chouhan) 3799 (Routley, B.) 3050
- job creation during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Black, I.) 4743
- relationship to tax reductions See Tax reductions under Taxation
- Jobs, impact of harmonized sales tax See Harmonized sales tax – Impact
- Jobs in green sector See also Green economy under Economy
- Jobs in public sector See also Civil service
- Training programs See Skills training
- Youth employment See Youth
Employment insurance See Income assistance
Employment Standards Act
Employment standards branch See Labour, Ministry of
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
- Proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat
- pipeline and oil tanker traffic, First Nations concerns (Coons) 5994-5
- position of businesses in area (Donaldson) 3549
- position of First Nations in area (Abbott) 3548 (Austin) 3821 (Coons) 3548, 6227 (Donaldson) 3549 (Fleming) 3548
- potential impact on environment (Donaldson) 3549 (Fleming) 3548-9
- public concerns (Donaldson) 3705
- role of First Nations and environmental assessment process (Campbell) 3548-9 (Lekstrom) 6227
EnCana Corp.
Endako Mines See Thompson Creek Mining Ltd.
Endangered species See Species at risk
under Wildlife
Energy
- Alternative energy sources See also particular sources under this main heading; Energy – Clean energy
- Bioenergy
- development and use of dedicated land (Sather) 3300
- development of industry (Bell) 5906
- fibre supply for industry (Bell) 3046
- government policy (Simpson, B.) 3773
- government strategy (Bell) 3045 (de Jong) 5850-1
- production from waste biomass (Cantelon) 6147
- use of wood waste and beetle-killed wood (Coleman) 2937 (Foster) 3079 (Sather) 3082 (Throne speech) 2898
- use of wood waste and railway ties (Simpson, B.) 3773
- use of wood waste for power generation (Barnett) 3772-4 (Bell) 4864, 4867, 5336-7 (de Jong) 3786 (Lali) 5404-5 (Macdonald) 4863-4 (Rustad) 5403 (Sather) 5400-1
- Clean energy See Energy – Clean energy
- Coal-fired power plants (Horgan) 5089 (Krueger) 6195 (Trevena) 5970
- Conservation (Howard) 5999 (Lekstrom) 5788
- Conservation initiatives See also LiveSmart B.C. program; Power Smart program below under this main heading
- Conservation initiatives, retrofitting See also Green building design under Construction industry
- Consumption levels (Horgan) 5798-9 (McRae) 5990-1
- Electricity rates
- Electricity transmission See Transmission system below under this main heading
- Energy-efficient products and initiatives, taxation See Harmonized sales tax – Exemptions and rebates; Green products and initiatives under Harmonized sales tax – Impact; Exemptions under Sales tax
- Export and import of power See also Export under Energy – Clean energy
- Export and import of power, export policy (Dix) 6229-30 (Horgan) 5801 (Stewart) 5984, 5986
- Government policy (Bell) 5906-7 (Coons) 5995 (Dix) 6199-200 (Gentner) 5908 (Horgan) 4795, 5803 (Lekstrom) 5787-8 (Penner) 6153-4 (Ralston) 6189-90 (Trevena) 5973-4
- Government policy, NDP position (Lekstrom) 3467-8, 5772
- Green energy See Alternative energy sources; Bioenergy above under this main heading; Energy – Clean energy
- Green energy task force See Green Energy Advisory Task Force
- Home heating and power, tax exemptions and rebates See Harmonized sales tax – Exemptions and rebates
- Hydroelectric power
- development and history (Bell) 5905 (Horgan) 5793-4 (Karagianis) 5898 (Lekstrom) 5787 (Ralston) 6192
- impact of projects (Horgan) 5794-5, 5810 (Macdonald) 5890 (Trevena) 5972-3
- microhydro projects during NDP administration (Penner) 6154
- storage capacity of dams (Trevena) 5970
- two-river policy (Stewart) 5983
- water licences See Water
- Hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects
- Importing of power See Export and import of power above under this main heading
- Independent power producers See also Power supply, private sector involvement below under this main heading
- Independent power projects
- benefits and risks (Gentner) 5910 (Macdonald) 5892
- compliance with forest practices legislation (Bell) 4782 (Horgan) 4782
- environmental assessment (Hawes) 5898
- environmental issues (Penner) 5176 (Sather) 5176
- export of power (Macdonald) 5891 (Sather) 5782, 5979-80
- impact on economy (Krueger) 6198 (McRae) 5992 (Stewart) 5982
- impact on land conservancies and protected areas (Penner) 5269, 5272 (Sather) 5271-2 (Trevena) 5269
- issues (Horgan) 5800-1 (Macdonald) 2920-1, 3144 (Mungall) 3488-9 (Routley, B.) 6133
- jobs (Horgan) 3443, 5616 (Lekstrom) 5616
- NDP position (Abbott) 5975 (Bell) 5903 (Krueger) 6194-7 (Lake) 6234 (Penner) 6156-7
- projects (Howard) 5998-9 (Krueger) 6194, 6198
- role (Lekstrom) 5789 (Rustad) 3442-3
- run-of-the-river projects See Hydroelectric power above under this main heading
- Infrastructure
- choices (Rustad) 5912
- government investment (Howard) 5999 (Krueger) 6193-4 (Lake) 6233 (Lekstrom) 5788-90 (McRae) 5993 (Penner) 6155-6 (Pimm) 6138-40 (Stewart) 5982-4
- government investment during 1990s (Horgan) 5809 (Yap) 5812
- government priorities (Horgan) 5611
- heritage assets (Lekstrom) 5789 (Rustad) 5910 (Yap) 5813
- infrastructure (Routley, D.) 6149
- role of unionized workers (Ralston) 6190
- Site C power project See Peace River area
- smart grid See Smart metering and infrastructure program below under this main heading
- LiveSmart B.C. program (Barnett) 3498 (Fleming) 3394, 3480, 5281-3 (Hansen) 3099 (McIntyre) 3384 (Yap) 3399, 5281-3, 5813
- Northwest transmission line See also Electrification under Highway 37
- Nuclear energy (Rustad) 5912
- Power project development
- environmental assessment (Lekstrom) 5792 (Mungall) 6142-3
- financing (Dix) 6200
- impact on environment (Cantelon) 6146 (Huntington) 6136-7
- NDP position (Krueger) 6195-6 (Penner) 6155-6
- oversight (Simons) 5987
- oversight and role of cabinet (Coons) 5995 (Horgan) 5809-10, 6246-8 (Huntington) 6137 (Karagianis) 5901 (Ralston) 6190-3 (Routley, B.) 6132-3, 6135 (Routley, D.) 6150-1 (Simpson, B.) 6237
- public consultation and review (Coons) 5996-7 (Dix) 6199-200 (Donaldson) 5913-4 (Horgan) 5808, 6246 (Karagianis) 5900-1 (Lekstrom) 5789 (Macdonald) 5890-1, 5893 (Routley, D.) 6151
- review by Utilities Commission See British Columbia Utilities Commission
- role of government, industry and public (Barnett) 3773-4 (Simpson, B.) 3773
- Power Smart program (Lekstrom) 5788
- Power supply
- Renewable energy See Alternative energy sources above under this main heading; Energy – Clean energy
- Residential energy, tax exemptions and rebates See Home heating and power under Harmonized sales tax – Exemptions and rebates
- Smart metering and infrastructure program (Bell) 5905-6 (Cantelon) 6148 (Dix) 6202-3, 6229 (Horgan) 5593-5, 5798-9, 6242-3 (Howard) 5999-6000 (Karagianis) 5899 (Krueger) 6197 (Lekstrom) 5593-6, 5788 (McRae) 5992 (Pimm) 6138, 6140 (Routley, D.) 6151 (Stewart) 5985-6
- Solar power (Trevena) 5970-1
- Tidal power (Cantelon) 6148 (Trevena) 5971
- Transmission system See also British Columbia Transmission Corporation
- investment in infrastructure (Bell) 3046 (Horgan) 3443 (Pimm) 2962 (Rustad) 3442 (Sather) 3080-1 (Throne speech) 2898-9
- northwest transmission line project See Northwest transmission line above under this main heading
- proposal for northeast transmission line (Horgan) 5619 (Lekstrom) 5619
- system (Lekstrom) 5791-2
- system during NDP administration (Horgan) 3443
- Wind power (Pimm) 2962 (Stewart) 5983 (Trevena) 5971
- Wood waste, use in production of electricity See Bioenergy above under this main heading
Energy – Clean energy
- Biomass See Bioenergy under Energy
- Community-based initiatives (Simpson, B.) 6240 (Trevena) 5971
- Definition and use of term (Mungall) 3488-9 (Simons) 5989
- Development
- development (Bloy) 3425, 3427 (Yap) 5889
- First Nations involvement See also First Nations clean energy business fund below under this main heading
- funding (McIntyre) 3384 (Yap) 3399
- recommendations from environmental organizations (Coons) 5998
- Economic opportunities (Lake) 6232-3
- Export (Bell) 5906 (Howard) 6000 (Lekstrom) 5791 (Pimm) 6138 (Rustad) 5911 (Trevena) 5972
- First Nations clean energy business fund (Lake) 6234 (Lekstrom) 5791
- Future (Simpson, B.) 6239-40
- Government initiatives (Bell) 5902 (Karagianis) 5899-900 (Krueger) 6197-8 (Lekstrom) 4968-9, 5611, 5792 (McRae) 5991-2 (Pimm) 5088-90
- Government initiatives and NDP position (Lake) 6233-5 (Lekstrom) 5190 (Penner) 5967
- Government initiatives and role in economy (Hansen) 3099
- Government promotion (Gentner) 6005 (Yamamoto) 6005-6
- Government strategy (Dix) 6201-2 (Foster) 3079 (Hansen) 3879 (Hayer) 4797-8 (Horgan) 3441, 5089 (Lekstrom) 5787-8 (McRae) 2928 (Penner) 5218, 5278-9 (Rustad) 3442-3 (Sather) 3081-2 (Thomson) 3801 (Throne speech) 2898
- Innovative clean energy fund (Black, I.) 3689
- Innovative clean energy fund, levy and projects (Black, I.) 3915-9 (Kwan) 3915-9
- Legislation See also Clean Energy Act
- Local production and use (Horgan) 5089
- Need (Trevena) 5970-1
- Procurement processes (Lekstrom) 5789
- Production (Abbott) 5976-7 (Yap) 5888
- Project proposals and planning (Donaldson) 5913-5
- Projects (Pimm) 6138
- Regional planning process See Project proposals and planning above under this main heading
- Solar power See Energy
- Technology See Renewable energy technology under Science and technology
- Tidal power See Energy
- Wind power See Energy
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Budget and operations (Horgan) 5573-4 (Lekstrom) 5573-4
- Carbon neutrality and climate action initiatives, purchase of bicycles for staff (Horgan) 3263
- Estimates process, document requests (Horgan) 5615 (Lekstrom) 5609
- Estimates process, questions for mines division (Horgan) 5620 (Lekstrom) 5620
- Public consultation, provincial forum meetings (Horgan) 5583 (Lekstrom) 5583
- Staffing (Horgan) 5574 (Lekstrom) 5573-4
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Statutes Amendment Act, 2010
- (Bill 8) (Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) 1R, 3787; 2R, 3888-914; C, 3947-75, 5248-67, 5322-4; 3R, 5324; RA, 6253
- Amdts: sec. 47 (Horgan) 5260, negatived 5262
- Divisions: amdt. to sec. 47 negatived 5262
- Debate, speakers (Barnett) 3896-8 (Cantelon) 3901-5 (Donaldson) 3888, 3894-6, 3964-5 (Farnworth) 3909-10 (Fleming) 3912-3 (Horgan) 3889-93, 3947-74, 5248-67, 5322-4 (Huntington) 3964, 3971-2, 5249, 5258 (Lake) 3910-2 (Lekstrom) 3787, 3888-9, 3913-4, 3948-75, 5248-67, 5322-4 (Pimm) 3893-4 (Rustad) 3905-9 (Sather) 3898-901, 3955-62, 3967-8, 3971
- Commencement (Horgan) 5324 (Lekstrom) 5324
- Debate in Legislature (Farnworth) 3909 (Fleming) 3912 (Horgan) 3890, 3947-8, 3953-4, 5248-9 (Sather) 3899
- Purpose of bill (Lekstrom) 3787
Engineers and geoscientists
- Professional fees and role (Sultan) 3675-6
Engineers and Geoscientists Act
English-as-a-second-language programs See Education
Enns, Doug
- Review of budget process, report See Budget process review, report under Budgets
Environment
- Biodiversity (Trevena) 3041
- Biodiversity protection (Fleming) 5960-1
- Biodiversity, report on biodiversity and climate change See Climate change
- Brownfields and contaminated sites, remediation programs See Restoration and remediation programs under Land; Cleanup of inactive and orphan wells under Oil and gas
- Carcinogens and toxins See Toxins under Hazardous products
- Climate change See Climate change
- Conservation and protection (Bell) 4778-9 (Sather) 4778-9
- Ecosystem protection and resource conservation (Trevena) 3041
- Environmental assessment process See also particular projects
- capacity and funding of provincial office (Fleming) 3449 (Simpson, B.) 3455
- changes See also integrated federal-provincial process under this subheading
- changes and role of public consultation (Simons) 5941-2
- consideration of cumulative impacts (Cantelon) 6145-6 (Donaldson) 5915 (Huntington) 6137 (Lake) 6234-5
- consultation with First Nations (Abbott) 6175-6 (Simpson, B.) 3455-6, 6169, 6174-7
- exemptions for economic stimulus projects (Fleming) 3449
- funding and workload (Donaldson) 3127 (Fleming) 5153-4 (Penner) 5153-4
- integrated federal-provincial process (Barnett) 3448 (Cadieux) 3451-2 (Fleming) 3448-9 (Gentner) 3454 (Hawes) 3416 (Howard) 3450 (Lake) 3453 (Popham) 3452-3 (Rustad) 3456 (Sather) 3450-1, 5981 (Simpson, B.) 3455-6
- NDP position (Hawes) 3416
- process (Hawes) 5897 (Howard) 3449-50 (Rustad) 3328 (Simons) 3346 (Sultan) 3455
- purpose (Gentner) 3454 (Popham) 3452
- Environmental organizations, funding from gaming grants (Coleman) 4434-5 (Sather) 4434
- Environmental protection
- compliance and enforcement, regional management coordination project (Bell) 4854-7 (Penner) 5152-3 (Routley, B.) 4856
- enforcement and resources (Donaldson) 5915 (Fleming) 5152 (Penner) 5152, 5286-7 (Simons) 5286-7 (Simpson, S.) 5967
- funding (Coons) 3308-9 (Hayer) 3368
- protection during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Fleming) 3449 (Sather) 3450-1 (Trevena) 3238
- sustainability, government action (Karagianis) 3179 (Popham) 3185-6
- Global warming See Climate change
- Government initiatives, NDP position (Campbell) 5966 (MacDiarmid) 4729
- Government leadership (MacDiarmid) 5439
- Habitat protection (Penner) 5455-6, 5562, 5572 (Sather) 5562-3, 5572
- Pest control and pesticide use, cosmetic use
- Pollution
- air pollution See Air
- light pollution See also Greenhouse industry under Agriculture
- regulation (Lake) 3911
- Precautionary principle in decision-making (Trevena) 3042
- Wetlands, protection (Huntington) 5216-7 (Penner) 5217
- Wildlife protection See Wildlife
Environment Canada
- Report on greenhouse gas emissions (Fleming) 5276-7 (Penner) 5279
Environment, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 5150-60, 5174-82, 5216-36, 5268-88
- speakers (Coons) 5226-7 (Corrigan) 5283-4 (Donaldson) 5229-30 (Fleming) 5150-4, 5158-9, 5178-81, 5222-4, 5230-6, 5274-83, 5287-8 (Fraser) 5225-6 (Huntington) 5156-8, 5216-20 (Macdonald) 5272-4 (Penner) 5150-60, 5175-82, 5216-36, 5268-76, 5278-80, 5284-7 (Routley, B.) 5154-6 (Sather) 5159-60, 5175-8, 5228-9, 5271-2, 5284-5 (Simons) 5220-4, 5285-7 (Trevena) 5236, 5268-70 (Yap) 5277, 5280-3, 5287-8
- Budget and staffing (Conroy) 3422 (Fleming) 5150-3 (Penner) 5151-3, 5287
- Capacity issues (Fleming) 5150
- Compliance division (Fleming) 5152 (Penner) 5152, 5287
- Emergency spill response capacity (Penner) 5967
- Environmental protection division (Penner) 5152
- Environmental stewardship division (Fleming) 5153 (Penner) 5153
- Kootenay office operations (Conroy) 3422
- Olympic Games expenses (Corrigan) 5283-4
- Performance measurement (Fleming) 5150
- Processing of water licences See Water licences under Water
- Programs and services, funding (Coons) 3308-9
- Service plan (Huntington) 5156-7
- Staff, allocation to Olympics-related programs (Corrigan) 5284
Environmental Appeal Board
- Annual report, 2008-09, tabled (Penner) 4384
Environmental Management Act
Environmental technology See Science and technology
EPCOR Utilities Inc.
Epilepsy
- Incidence and awareness (Letnick) 3704-5
Epilepsy Awareness Day See Purple Day
Erie Creek
- Watershed, establishment of conservancy (Penner) 4900
Eskers Provincial Park
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
- Potential use of line for rapid transit (Horgan) 3815
- Potential use of line for rapid transit, study (Bond) 4714 (Horgan) 4714
- Subsurface rights (Cantelon) 3904
Esquimalt Graving Dock, Esquimalt, B.C.
- Crane project and employment of foreign workers (Karagianis) 3946 (Stilwell) 3946
Esquimalt Neighbourhood House, Esquimalt, B.C.
- Funding and services (Karagianis) 3177
Esquimalt–Royal Roads constituency and area
- Community organizations, funding from gaming grants (Karagianis) 4429-30
- Issues and concerns (Karagianis) 2964-5, 2968
Estimates of expenditures
Ethel Tibbits Awards
- Women of distinction awards and fundraiser (Reid) 3941
Etsell, Garnet
- Comments on harmonized sales tax (van Dongen) 4635
Eurocan mill See Mill operations
under Kitimat, B.C.
Europe
- Value-added tax system (Hansen) 4003
Evans, Corky
- Comments on NDP government (Bennett) 4389
Evergreen line See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Evidence Act
Expo 86, Vancouver, B.C.
- Comparison with 2010 Olympic Winter Games (Harper) 2971-2
- Legacy (McRae) 2924, 3283 (Stewart) 2988-9
Expo Line See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Exports and imports
- B.C. exports (Yamamoto) 3826
- B.C. exports and government trade policy (Ralston) 3113-6, 3120-1
- Export of natural resources See Resources and resource industries; particular industries
- Free trade, B.C. Liberal Party position (Yamamoto) 6007-8
- Government promotion of trade and investment (Black, I.) 3863, 3865 (Kwan) 3865-6
- Government promotion of trade and investment, federal role (Gentner) 6004-5 (Yamamoto) 6004
- International trade conditions (Kwan) 3011 (Lee) 3012
- Interprovincial and global trade (Bennett) 3373
- Interprovincial trade (Black, D.) 5943-4 (Gentner) 6003-4 (Throne speech) 2897 (Yamamoto) 6003-4, 6007
- Interprovincial trade, agreements See Trade agreements and partnerships below under this main heading
- Interprovincial trade, barriers (Cadieux) 4102 (Horne) 4095 (Les) 4096
- Role in economy (Lake) 6235
- Taxation See Harmonized sales tax – Exemptions and rebates; Harmonized sales tax – Impact
- Trade agreements and partnerships See also particular agreements
- accountability and transparency (Kwan) 4099
- comparison of trade agreements (Gentner) 6003, 6006 (Yamamoto) 6003, 6006
- coverage of government agencies and municipalities (Gentner) 6006-8 (Yamamoto) 6006
- economic partnerships with other countries (Cadieux) 3180
- NDP position (Hawes) 5897
- public consultation (Black, D.) 5944
- role of economic partnerships (Horne) 5942-3
- trade agreements (Gentner) 4102 (Horne) 4094-5 (Simpson, B.) 3073, 4100-1
- trade partnership between B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan See also New west partnership agreement
- Trade and investment representatives and offices
- Trade between B.C. and Asia (Bell) 3044-7 (Black, I.) 3689, 3863-6, 3871 (Bloy) 3423-4 (Bond) 3305 (Campbell) 6111 (Horne) 2913 (Kwan) 3863-6, 3871 (Lee) 3010-2, 3248, 4804-5 (Throne speech) 2897
- Trade between B.C. and China (Lee) 5623-4 (Ralston) 3113-4
- Trade between B.C. and other countries (Cadieux) 3180
- Trade between B.C. and U.S. (Black, I.) 3689
- Trade between B.C., Asia and U.S. (McRae) 3284-5
- Trade between western provinces and Asia (Gentner) 6004-6 (Horne) 5943-4 (Yamamoto) 6004-6
- Trade between western provinces and U.S. (Gentner) 6006-8
- Trade initiatives with U.S. (Throne speech) 2897
- Trade missions
- Trade policies (Cadieux) 4101-2 (Les) 4096
Expropriation Act
- Amendment (Lekstrom) 3958
Extended family program See Foster care
Eye health