Province of British Columbia
Third Session, 39th Parliament – 2011
INDEX (Member entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Abbott, Hon. George (Shuswap)

As subject
comments on issues
comments during B.C. Liberal Party leadership campaign (Simpson, S.) 6447
comments in estimates debate (Fraser) 7111
parks funding (Fleming) 7194-6
communications with B.C. Teachers Federation 7073-4
experience with Yale First Nation 7699
B.C., education services in rural and remote areas 7182
B.C. Teachers Federation, relationship with B.C. Liberal government and NDP 6474-5
Carbon offsets, allocation for school districts and private companies 6766
Carbon tax, rebates for school districts 7183, 7185-6
Children, early childhood development
early learning 7081-3, 7126
StrongStart B.C. initiative 7083, 7103
Clark, Christy, comments on court ruling re class size and composition 6474
Climate change, government action on climate change, NDP position 6765-6
de Faye, Bob, work on treaty negotiation issues 7700
Duncan, John, work on treaty negotiation issues 7699
Education
alternative programs 7117-8
class size and composition 7174
curriculum, language immersion programs 7180-1
education of First Nations people 7166-8, 7182
enrolment levels 7113
foundation skills assessment 7075-9, 7126
full-day kindergarten 7127
information management, BCeSIS system 7071-3, 7075
inner-city schools 7122-3
Learning Roundtable 7083
personalized learning model 7103-5
play-based learning, pilot projects 7127
special education and special needs 7079-82, 7182-3
students
engagement 7104-5
evaluation and testing 7078
evaluation and testing, early development instrument 7119-22
protection of personal information 7120-1
vulnerable students 7122-6
system
consultation on reforms 7103
costs 7074
reforms 7110
role of computer technology 7105-6
technology use and student access 7105-6
Education, funding 6475, 6766, 7110-1
CommunityLINK program 6475-6, 7172
full-day kindergarten program 7103, 7110-1
funding for consultation processes 7103
funding formula 7113-4, 7116
funding formula for part-time students 7177-8
link to enrolment levels 7115-6
NDP position 7111, 7162, 7176
playgrounds 7182
programs and services for vulnerable students 7123-5
rural schools 7184-5
special education and special needs 7080
supplemental funding 7125
Education, school districts and boards of education
carbon neutrality 7165
carbon neutrality and costs 6766, 7183, 7185-6
fiscal year 7108-9
property insurance costs 7019-20
scheduling decisions 7165, 7173-4
shared services pilot project 7108
Education, schools
closings 7113
portables and modular classrooms 7110, 7119, 7169
school buses, carbon footprint and environmentally friendly buses 7164-5
seismic upgrades 7106-7, 7164, 7179-80
Education Ministry
estimates debate 7071-83, 7103-28, 7161-9, 7171-88
estimates process 7183-4, 7188
staff 7071
EnCana Corp., carbon offsets 6766
First Nations, treaty negotiations 7699
Fraser Institute, ranking of schools 7075-7
Harmonized sales tax 7020
Hope, Robert, work on Yale First Nation treaty 7699
Kurl, Shachi, accomplishments as press gallery member 7244
Kwalikum Secondary School, potential closing 7116-7
Learning disabilities, early intervention 7104
Lord Strathcona Community Elementary School, seismic upgrades 7179
Minnekhada Middle School, seismic upgrades 7187
NDP, position on issues
climate change initiatives 6765-6
education funding 7111, 7162, 7176
New west partnership trade agreement 7119
North Okanagan regional district, incineration bylaw, petition tabled 6893
Oral questions (response)
Funding for school meal program in Surrey 6475-6
Government response to court ruling on teachers' collective bargaining 6473-4
School district carbon-neutral requirements and resource industry emissions reduction 6765-6
School district funding and court ruling on teachers' bargaining 6475
School district payment of property insurance premiums 7019-20
Partnerships B.C., role in school capital and seismic upgrading projects 7107
Petitions
North Okanagan regional district incineration bylaw 6893
Pierre, Sophie, work on treaty negotiation issues 7699
Pitt River Middle School, replacement 7187
Poverty, child poverty, government action 7126
Privacy, consent-based collection of information and use of aggregate data 7120-1
Representative for Children and Youth, support for early learning 7126
Roosevelt Park Elementary School, student population and performance 7077
School district 19 (Revelstoke), early learning initiative 7082
School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin), funding and rural schools 7184-5
School district 36 (Surrey)
administration 7168-9
capital funding 7169, 7171-3
child care facilities 7174
CommunityLINK funding 7172
enrolment and funding 6475, 7168-9
portables 6475-6, 7169
school schedule changes, impact on families 7173-4
School district 37 (Delta), Seaquam alternative program 7118
School district 39 (Vancouver)
costs and funding 7020
International Village elementary school project 7178-9
seismic upgrade projects 7179-80
School district 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
enrolment and funding 7174-7
music program 7175
new school 7177-8
School district 52 (Prince Rupert), vulnerable and special needs students 7182
School district 63 (Saanich), budget 7117
School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)
budget and capital plan 7162-4
seismic upgrades to schools 7164
School district 69 (Qualicum), enrolment and funding 7115-7
School district 70 (Alberni)
enrolment and funding 7112-4
woodlot program 7114-5
School district 72 (Campbell River)
enrolment and funding 7109-10
facilities for full-day kindergarten 7110
School district 79 (Cowichan Valley), budget and enrolment 7162-4
School district 81 (Fort Nelson), student population and performance 7166-7
School district 83 (North Okanagan–Shuswap), construction trades program 7104
Stó:lô Nation, consultation on Yale First Nation treaty and final agreement, overlapping claims issue 7699
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on teachers' bargaining rights re class size and composition 6474, 7073-5, 7161-2, 7184
Teachers
certification and labour mobility 7118-9
collective bargaining 7164
collective bargaining rights re class size and composition 7074
evaluation 7184
teachers with special-needs education training 7080
Tributes
Shachi Kurl 7244
Yale First Nation, treaty and final agreement 7698-700
Yale First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 7698-700
Austin, Robin (Skeena)

B.C., economy in northwest B.C. 7630
B.C. Liberal Party government, tax policies 7629-30
Carbon offsets, allocation for school districts and private companies 6765
Children, early childhood development
early learning 7082-3, 7102
StrongStart B.C. initiative 7102
Consumers, costs and user fees 7630
Corporations, tax reductions, impact 7629
Education
foundation skills assessment 7075-9
information management, BCeSIS system 7071-3
Learning Roundtable 7082-3
parent-teacher interaction 7076-7
personalized learning model 7102-5
special education and special needs 7079-82
students, engagement 7105
students, evaluation and testing 7078
system, consultation on reforms 7103
system, costs 7074
technology use and student access 7105
Education, funding 7187-8
funding for consultation processes 7103
funding for implementation of class size limits 6475
holdback funding 7187
special education and special needs 7080
Education, school districts and boards of education
carbon neutrality and costs 6765
fiscal year 7108
property insurance costs 7019
shared services pilot project 7108
Education, schools
construction projects, public-private partnerships 7107-8
seismic upgrades 7106-7
Education Ministry
estimates debate 7071-83, 7102-9, 7187-8
estimates process 7188
EnCana Corp., carbon offsets 6765
Energy, northwest transmission line 7729
Energy and Mines Ministry, estimates debate 7729
First Nations, agreements with government, impact and benefits agreements 7729
Fraser Institute, ranking of schools 7075-6
Harmonized sales tax 7019, 7629-30
Lodge family, advocacy for motorcycle safety 6869
Motions
Government changes to harmonized sales tax, debate 7629-30
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2010, enactment of motorcycle safety provisions 6868-70
Motorcycles, safety, government action 6868-70
Nisga'a people, government, role re northwest transmission line route 7729
Oral questions
School district carbon-neutral requirements and resource industry emissions reduction 6765
School district funding and court ruling on teachers' bargaining 6474-5
School district payment of property insurance premiums 7019
Partnerships B.C., role in school capital and seismic upgrading projects 7107
Petitions
funding for Surrey schools 7542
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 6868-70
Roosevelt Park Elementary School, student population and performance 7076
School district 19 (Revelstoke), early learning initiative 7082
School district 36 (Surrey)
enrolment and funding 6474
funding, petitions tabled 7542
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on teachers' bargaining rights re class size and composition 6474-5, 7073-5
Teachers
collective bargaining rights re class size and composition 7074
teacher-librarians 7073
teachers with special-needs education training 7079-80

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