G8 and G20 summit meetings
GAAP See Accounting practices, generally accepted accounting principles
under Government
Gabel, Phillip
- Comments on harmonized sales tax (Brar) 5627
Gagatek, Norman
- Health care services, petition tabled (Macdonald) 2912, 3551
- Stroke recovery and rehabilitation services (Falcon) 5757 (Macdonald) 2903-4, 5756-7
Gambier Island
Gambling
- Addiction and problem gambling
- Casinos, ability to serve alcohol (Simpson, S.) 5860
- Casinos, project See Paragon Development Ltd.
- Charities' access to gambling revenues See also Community organizations, gaming grants under Communities; particular charities and sectors
- access (Coleman) 4434 (Polak) 5147-8 (Sather) 4434
- funding timeline and interim funding (Coleman) 4424-5 (Simpson, S.) 4423-5
- government information on grants (Routley, D.) 3581-2
- petition tabled (McRae) 2982
- priorities (Penner) 5156-7, 5226
- Expansion of gambling See also Internet gaming below under this main heading
- Government use of gambling revenues, social contract (Fleming) 3393
- Internet gaming, expansion (Chandra Herbert) 3996 (Coleman) 3171-2 (Macdonald) 3171 (Simpson, S.) 3170-1, 5860
- Internet gaming, expansion and regulation (Coleman) 4420-1 (Simpson, S.) 4420-1
- Involvement of organized crime (Simpson, S.) 5860
- Involvement of organized crime, integrated police unit See Integrated illegal gambling enforcement team under Police and policing
- Legal and illegal gaming operations (Coleman) 3171-2 (Macdonald) 3171
- Regulation, changes (de Jong) 5850 (Simpson, S.) 5858-60
- Regulation during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations (Coleman) 3171
- Research, third-party organization See Responsible Gaming Council
- Revenues, allocation to charities See Charities' access to gambling revenues above under this main heading
Gaming Control Act
Gaming grants for community programs See Community organizations
under Communities
Ganeshan, Vishy
- Comments on harmonized sales tax (Dix) 4595
Gangs
Garibaldi Provincial Park
- Maintenance and staffing (Fleming) 5460
Garrett-Goronge, Glen and Janice
- Access to supported child development program for child (Fraser) 5076
Garson, Jon
- Comments on harmonized sales tax (Thornthwaite) 4661
Gateway of Hope, Langley, B.C.
- Facility and services for homeless and at-risk persons (Polak) 3036
Gateway projects See Pacific gateway initiative and projects
under Transportation
Gattafoni Robinson, Eleanor
- Community service (Conroy) 5045
Gaudet, Sonja
- Participation as Paralympic athlete (Foster) 3078
- Performance at Paralympic Games (Foster) 4203-4
Gays and lesbians See Sexual orientation
Gazette See British Columbia Gazette
Gee, Doreen Marion
- Comments on harmonized sales tax (Karagianis) 4640
Gender orientation
General Electric Co.
- Involvement in B.C. power projects (Trevena) 5971
Genocide
GeoB.C.
- Mapping operations (Bell) 4762
George Jay Elementary School, Victoria, B.C.
- 100th anniversary and history (Fleming) 5541
George, Justin
- Participation in Olympic ceremonies and events (Thornthwaite) 3162
Georges P. Vanier Secondary School, Courtenay, B.C.
- Annual Terry Fox run (McRae) 3338
- Improvisational theatre team (McRae) 4107
Geoscientists See Engineers and geoscientists
Geothermal Resources Act
- Amendments (Horgan) 3958 (Lekstrom) 3958
G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Gibsons, B.C.
- Road paving, petition tabled (Simons) 5968
Gilpin Grasslands Provincial Park
- Expansion (Penner) 5274, 5455
- Proposed wildlife management area adjacent to park (Slater) 2969
Gioventu, Tony
- Comments on harmonized sales tax (Ralston) 4274 (Simpson, S.) 4274
Girl Guides of Canada
- Organization and activities (Popham) 3788 (Reid) 5314
Gitanyow First Nation
- Concerns re northwest transmission line and reconciliation protocol (Donaldson) 5914
- Concerns re transmission line project route (Donaldson) 5230
- Consultation on transmission line project (Donaldson) 2958
Gitxsan Chiefs Office
- Consultation by government (Donaldson) 5414
Gitxsan First Nations
- Forest industry activities and wilp system (Donaldson) 5414-5
Glacier-Howser power project proposal See Axor Group Inc.
Global Television
- Interview with Premier on Solicitor General reappointment (James) 6046
Global warming See Climate change
GLOBE 2010
- Green technology conference in Vancouver (Yap) 5888-9
The Globe and Mail
- Articles on issues
- aquaculture and wild salmon stocks (Barnett) 5953-4
- B.C. budget (Coons) 3306
- Canadian business competitiveness (Ralston) 3115-6
- Canadian productivity (Hansen) 5532 (Ralston) 5531-2
- harmonized sales tax (Horgan) 4917 (Ralston) 4016-7
- proposal for sinking of naval vessel (Penner) 5222-5
- role of humanities in post-secondary education (Sultan) 5096
- Editorial on Olympic Games (McIntyre) 3014-5
Godfrey, Jim
- Work on Olympic Games (McIntyre) 4724
Gold River, B.C.
- Power plant proposal (Fleming) 5233 (Penner) 5231-2
Golden, B.C.
- Olympic torch relay events (Campbell) 2974
Golden Ears Bridge
- Public-private partnership (Dalton) 5381 (Sather) 3083
- Rapid bus lane construction project (Bond) 4686 (Sather) 4686
- Tolling (Hammell) 4713
- Tolling, application to out-of-province and out-of-country vehicles (Bains) 4687 (Bond) 4685-7 (Brar) 4685-6
Golder Associates Ltd.
- Study of chemicals in watershed (Penner) 5269 (Trevena) 5269
Good, Bill
Goods and services tax
Gordon, Christine
- Comments on equipment and assistive technology initiative (Ralston) 5544
Gorge Waterway Discovery Centre, Esquimalt, B.C.
- Environmental education activities (Fleming) 4108
Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd.
- Kelowna mill operations (Stewart) 3266
Gosnell, Joe
- Speech at Bar of House (James) 4202
Government See also British Columbia Liberal Party; Civil service; Government – Local government; Legislature
- Accountability (Horgan) 6246 (Routley, D.) 2991-3
- Accountability and transparency (Routley, D.) 6114-5
- Accounting practices
- accounting and reporting framework (Hansen) 3101, 3470 (Ralston) 3474
- accounting for vote recoveries (Hansen) 3101, 3471, 3560-1 (Ralston) 3560-1
- accounting policy advisory committee (Donaldson) 3557 (Hansen) 3557
- generally accepted accounting principles (Hansen) 3470-1 (Horgan) 3811-2
- generally accepted accounting principles, changes (Donaldson) 3556-8 (Hansen) 3553-8 (Ralston) 3553-6, 3558
- Advertising, costs and spending (Conroy) 3422 (James) 5771 (Kwan) 3429 (Routley, D.) 3580-1 (Stewart) 3580-1
- Advertising, infrastructure project announcements (Bains) 5366
- Agencies and commissions
- commissioner fee exemptions (de Jong) 5850
- coverage under trade agreements See Trade agreements and partnerships, coverage of government agencies under Exports and imports
- government oversight (Karagianis) 2966
- Appointees See Civil service
- Borrowing See Financial management below under this main heading
- Cabinet See also Ministers below under this main heading
- confidentiality (Campbell) 6049, 6085
- open cabinet meetings (Horgan) 3814
- operations (Campbell) 6048 (James) 6048 (Karagianis) 5901
- powers and role (Horgan) 6246-7 (Routley, D.) 6151
- size (Macdonald) 3466
- Capital planning secretariat (Black, D.) 4958-9 (Stilwell) 4959
- Capital projects See also particular projects and sectors
- Commitment to public interest (Dix) 3437
- Communications, use of social media (Stewart) 3266
- Credibility (Krog) 3149
- Debt See Public debt
- Decision-making (Macdonald) 2922-3
- Decision-making, democracy and sustainability (Trevena) 3040, 3042, 3238
- Decisions and policies, protection of social values (Huntington) 3388-9
- Electronic delivery of services (Routley, D.) 3508-9 (Stewart) 3508-10
- Employees See Civil service
- Federal-provincial relations (Campbell) 6089-90 (James) 6089
- Financial management
- Financial reporting
- accounting and reporting framework See Accounting practices above under this main heading
- inclusion of post-secondary sector (Hansen) 3522 (Ralston) 3474, 3559
- public accounts (Corrigan) 6254 (de Jong) 6254
- reporting on public-private partnership contracts (Macdonald) 3143
- unrealized gains (Hansen) 3554 (Ralston) 3554
- Francophone affairs program (Yamamoto) 6001
- Government agents See Government agents
- Information
- access See Freedom of information
- electronic information (Routley, D.) 6114
- integrated case management system See Programs and services below under this main heading
- Initiatives, involvement of opposition (Simpson, B.) 3267-8
- Intergovernmental relations See Intergovernmental Relations, Minister of State for
- Internet strategy See Electronic delivery of services above under this main heading
- Licences and permits See also particular subject areas
- Licences and permits, use of term "fit and proper" in legislation (Bond) 5208-9
- Local government See Government – Local government
- Memorandum of cooperation with Queensland See Australia
- Ministers See also Cabinet above under this main heading
- Ministers, ethical conduct (Horgan) 4110-1
- Ministers, regulation-making powers (Dix) 5167-8 (Falcon) 5167 (Krog) 4940, 5067-8
- Ministries See also particular ministries
- Officials, role of senior officials (Campbell) 6086
- Operations, cost-effectiveness and efficiency (Stewart) 3265-6
- Orders-in-council, process (Campbell) 6044-5 (James) 6044-5
- Partnerships (Campbell) 6039
- Performance, stages (Horgan) 3812, 3814
- Privatization (Simpson, B.) 3075
- Procurement practices and system
- B.C. Bid tendering process and release of Health Services Ministry contracts (Routley, D.) 3510
- Canada-U.S. agreement See Canada-U.S. agreement on government procurement
- contract bidding process and out-of-province bids (Penner) 3093-4
- contracts See Contracts for products and services above under this main heading
- government policy (Hansen) 5530
- support for social enterprises (Donaldson) 5529-30
- Programs and services
- alternative service delivery contracts (Routley, D.) 3583-5 (Stewart) 3583-5
- alternative service delivery contracts, impact of harmonized sales tax See Harmonized sales tax – Impact
- centralization of services (Routley, D.) 3507, 3580 (Stewart) 3507-8, 3580
- electronic delivery See Electronic delivery of services above under this main heading
- funding (Bloy) 3424-6 (Chandra Herbert) 3245-7 (Dix) 3436-7 (Hammell) 3378 (James) 3706-7 (Karagianis) 3177 (Kwan) 3428-30 (Les) 3130 (Mungall) 3251-2 (Stewart) 3266
- funding and impact of demographic shift (Huntington) 3387-8
- funding prioritization (Bond) 3301-2, 3305
- government statements on funding changes (Krog) 3151-2
- integrated case management system (Cantelon) 3085, 3359 (Coleman) 4194-6 (Hansen) 3096 (Karagianis) 5033-4 (Polak) 5005, 5033-4 (Simpson, S.) 4194-6 (Throne speech) 2899
- integrated case management system, privacy issues (Coleman) 4341-3 (Routley, D.) 3500, 3536-40, 4341-3 (Stewart) 3536-40
- protection of core services (Black, I.) 3433 (Campbell) 6102 (Coleman) 3242, 3294 (Krueger) 3983, 3985 (Routley, D.) 3542 (Sultan) 3146-7
- public services (Corrigan) 3056 (Trevena) 3041
- reductions (Karagianis) 4640-1
- service delivery (Stewart) 3265-6
- social programs See Welfare; particular program areas
- Provincial-municipal relations See Government – Local government
- Public consultation (Macdonald) 2919 (Simons) 5941-2, 5988 (Slater) 5942
- Public expectations (Cantelon) 3356
- Public expectations and participation (Huntington) 3388-9
- Public participation and trust (Chandra Herbert) 3244-7
- Public relations (Krog) 5112-4
- Public-private partnerships See Business
- Records management, funding and staffing (Routley, D.) 3511-4 (Stewart) 3511-4
- Regulation and deregulation (Farnworth) 3910 (Karagianis) 2966 (Sather) 3080 (Simons) 2931 (Simpson, B.) 3073, 3271-2
- Regulations and red tape (Black, I.) 3689, 3741 (Falcon) 4651 (Howard) 3449-50 (Kwan) 3742
- Revenues
- projections (Hansen) 3097
- relationship to taxes and user fees (Gentner) 3323
- revenue sources (Black, D.) 4954 (Horgan) 3170 (Stilwell) 4955
- revenues (Barnett) 3122 (Bond) 3302 (Simpson, B.) 3074
- Role
- creation of opportunities (Stewart) 2989
- public interest and relationship with corporations (Routley, B.) 6136
- public investment (Trevena) 3237
- role (Bond) 3301 (Krog) 2945-6 (Simpson, B.) 3076-7 (Throne speech) 2900
- Service plans and strategic plan, 2010-11 to 2012-13, tabled (Hansen) 3102
- Spending
- administrative savings (Hansen) 3096-7 (Les) 3130 (MacDiarmid) 3090
- discretionary spending (Chong) 4514
- priorities (Barnett) 3498 (Dix) 5773 (Kwan) 5772-3 (Simons) 2929-30
- spending (Sather) 3297-8 (Sultan) 3490
- spending relative to economic conditions (Sultan) 3145
- spending relative to revenues (Black, I.) 3433 (McRae) 3286 (Simpson, B.) 3074
- Transfer of costs and responsibilities to local government See Transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government under Government – Local government
- Transfer payments from federal government (Dix) 3436 (Hansen) 5522 (Ralston) 5521-2
Government – Local government
- Carbon neutrality and climate action initiatives, forest restoration projects (Sather) 3298
- Coverage under trade agreements See Trade agreements and partnerships, coverage of municipalities under Exports and imports
- Development agreements See Phased development agreements below under this main heading
- Development approvals, process (Bennett) 5165 (Fraser) 5165-6
- Development approvals, temporary use permits (Bennett) 5163-4 (Fraser) 5163-4
- Development cost charges See Land use
- Elections task force See Municipal elections under Elections
- Fees and regulations, impact on housing costs (Hawes) 3055
- Grants from provincial government (Lake) 5087
- Impact of harmonized sales tax See Harmonized sales tax – Impact
- Land use and zoning bylaws (Bennett) 5140, 5162-5 (Fraser) 5139, 5162, 5165
- Legislation
- consultation with local governments (Fraser) 5071 (Krog) 4941-2
- consultation with Union of B.C. Municipalities (Bennett) 5140 (Fraser) 5139-40
- use of regulations (Bennett) 5137-8 (Krog) 5137-8
- Municipal elections See Elections
- Official community plans (Bennett) 5164 (Fraser) 5164
- Phased development agreements with developers, provisions on parkland dedication and subdivisions (Bennett) 5140, 5161-3 (Fraser) 5139-40, 5161-2
- Powers and responsibilities (Fraser) 5085-7
- Powers, regulatory powers (Corrigan) 3056-7
- Provincial government support and infrastructure funding (Slater) 5942
- Provincial-municipal relations (Corrigan) 3056-7 (Fraser) 5085 (Lake) 5087
- Rebates for carbon tax See Rebates under Carbon tax
- Regional growth strategies, changes to process (Bennett) 5138-9 (Fraser) 5138-9
- Regional growth strategies, intergovernmental advisory committees (Bennett) 5139, 5162-3 (Fraser) 5139, 5162
- Revenues, allocation of traffic fine revenues to local governments (Bennett) 5652, 5654 (Fraser) 5654 (Lake) 5087
- Revenues, sources (Bennett) 5654-5 (Fraser) 5085, 5654 (Ralston) 3475, 3609-10
- Taxation, property taxes See Property tax
- Transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government (Fraser) 5654
Government agents
Graham, G.W.
- Life and accomplishments (Les) 6051
Grand Forks, B.C.
Grand Street Lodge, Mission, B.C.
- Conversion to supportive housing (Hawes) 3052
Grant, Martin
- Comments on harmonized sales tax (McRae) 4183
Grappler
- Sinking and deaths of Chinese passengers (Gentner) 5044
Grasmere microhydro project See McDonald Ranch and Lumber Ltd.
Grasslands
Gratton, Pierre
- Comments on environmental assessment process (Cadieux) 3451
- Comments on harmonized sales tax (Hawes) 4136 (Les) 4705
Gravel
Grazing land See Rangeland
Great Bear rain forest
- Establishment (Penner) 5269
- Kimsquit area grizzly bear population (Coons) 5227 (Penner) 5228
- Potential impact of oil tanker traffic in area (Fleming) 3548
Great Britain
- Carbon Trust (Fleming) 5440
Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association
- CEO See Simpson, Peter
- Correspondence from B.C. Liberal Party on harmonized sales tax (James) 5963 (Macdonald) 5965 (Ralston) 5964
- Study on harmonized sales tax (Bains) 4831-2
Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair
- Award recipients (Lee) 4272
Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act
Greater Victoria Child and Family Counselling Association
- Comments on harmonized sales tax (Lali) 4588
Greater Victoria Citizens Counselling Centre
- Work of staff commended (Fleming) 2976-7
Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness
- Organization and Street to Home initiative (James) 5961-2
Green Energy Advisory Task Force
- Consultation process (Simons) 5987
- Membership and work (Hawes) 5894 (Simpson, B.) 6238-9
- Membership, donations to B.C. Liberal Party (Gentner) 5909
- Recommendations (Donaldson) 5913-5 (Horgan) 5806-7 (Huntington) 6136 (Lekstrom) 5787
- Role of First Nations (Simpson, B.) 6238-9
- Submission by environmental organizations (Huntington) 6137
Green Thumb Theatre for Young People
Green Timbers See Surrey–Green Timbers constituency and area
Greene, Virginia
Greenhouse gas emissions See Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Emissions Standards) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
Grewal, Gurdev Singh
- Life and accomplishments (Hammell) 3828 (Hayer) 3543
Grizzly bears See Bears
under Wildlife
Group homes
Grouse Mountain
Growing Forward agreement See Program funding and delivery, federal-provincial agreement
under Agriculture
GST See Goods and services tax
Guardianship
- Adult guardianship legislation (Falcon) 5166-7 (Krog) 5166-7
Gulf of Mexico See United States
Guns See Firearms
Gunshot and Stab Wound Disclosure Act
- (Bill 12) (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 1R, 4803-4; 2R, 5109-19; C, 5211-6; 3R, 5216; RA, 6253
- Debate, speakers (Bains) 5118 (Corrigan) 5213-5 (de Jong) 4804, 5109-10, 5118-9, 5211-6 (Farnworth) 5110-2, 5211-3, 5215-6 (Huntington) 5117 (Krog) 5112-6 (Simons) 5116-7
- Debate, comments by opposition MLAs (de Jong) 5118-9
- Definitions
- "emergency medical assistant" and "health care facility" (de Jong) 5211 (Farnworth) 5211 (Krog) 5113
- "office of a medical practitioner" (Huntington) 5117
- "stab wound" and "prescribed wound" (de Jong) 5211, 5215 (Farnworth) 5211-2, 5215
- Government consultation (de Jong) 5110
- Implementation, use of regulations (de Jong) 5212-3 (Farnworth) 5212-3, 5215 (Krog) 5114, 5116
- Purpose and scope of bill (de Jong) 4804, 5109-10, 5215-6 (Farnworth) 5215 (Krog) 5112-6
- Timing of bill (Farnworth) 5110, 5112
Guru Nanak Sikh Temple, Surrey, B.C.
- Environmental initiatives (Cadieux) 3787-8
Guujaaw
- Comments on Haida Nation relationship with government (Simpson, B.) 5330
- Leadership of Haida Nation (Bell) 5333