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

Falcon, Hon. Kevin (Surrey-Cloverdale)

As subject
comments on issues
China (Ralston) 7857
harmonized sales tax (Dix) 7854-5 (Ralston) 7016
harmonized sales tax and government budget (Ralston) 6954-5
participation in budget debate (Simpson, S.) 6449
Airline industry
aircraft financing, convention and protocol framework 6885, 7253-4, 7868-9
competitiveness 7253-4
Automobiles, tax on high-priced vehicles 7472, 7550
Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, amendments 7703, 7759-60
Boon, Kevin, comments on harmonized sales tax 7551
Bourque, Paul, compensation for work with securities commission 7507-8
B.C. Liberal Party, convention in May 2011 7018
B.C. Liberal Party government, Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust 7642-7
B.C. Securities Commission
executive and commissioner compensation 7507-9
review of proposal for stock exchange merger 7506, 7509
role re exempt market issues 7510-3, 7707-10
Budget debate 6525-6
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2011
debate 7703-4, 7759-66
commencement 7766
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, amendments 7761
Budgets
2011-12 budget 6525-6, 6686
2011-12 budget, tax priorities 7703
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2011-12–2013-14, revised, tabled 6530
budget process, forecast allowances 7710-1
Business, small business
income tax changes 7548, 7550
taxation, NDP position 6956
Canada Pension Plan 7501-3
Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators, work on credit-based insurance scoring issue 7497-501
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on harmonized sales tax 7470-1
Canadian Underwriter, article on credit-based insurance scoring issue 7500
Carbon, carbon-neutral initiatives, implementation 7648
Carbon tax, applicability to biomethane and other fuels 7703-4, 7761-4
Carbon Tax Act, amendments 7761-4
Civil service, legal fee indemnity policy for government employees, review 7642-7
Clark, Christy, actions as Premier 7376
Clark, Glen, performance as Premier 6685
Corporations
capital tax 7550-1
income tax, changes 7548, 7550
Credit rating, B.C. rating 7496
Dix, Adrian, position on issues 6525
Documents tabled
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2011-12–2013-14, revised 6530
Finance Ministry reports, government borrowings and loans for 2009-10 7754
Finance Ministry reports, guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 7860
government service plans, revised 6530
Doney, Bradley, compensation for work with securities commission 7508
Eady, Martin, compensation for work with securities commission 7508
Economy
conditions 6525-6, 7495-6
global economy, conditions 7710-1
measurement, gross domestic product and alternative measurement 7648
Energy, clean energy, development 7648
Evans, Langley, compensation for work with securities commission 7508
Families, taxation 6525-6, 6686-7
Finance Ministry
estimates debate 7495-513, 7642-9, 7707-17
estimates process 7495
government borrowings and loans for 2009-10, reports tabled 7754
guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, report tabled 7860
role and responsibilities 7495-6
Financial Institutions Commission
bulletin on stress tests and dynamic capital adequacy test for insurance companies 7505
work on credit-based insurance scoring issue 7497-500
Financial services industry
banks, corporate taxation 7766
banks, schedule 3 banks 7704
international business activity program 7766
Food, healthy food, government promotion 6888
Food services industry, restaurant industry in other jurisdictions, impact of tax policies 6888-9
Forests and forest industry, wood-first initiative 7648
Government
advertising and announcements, government spending 6477
cabinet and ministers, accountability of ministers 7703, 7759-61
ministries, reorganization 7760
procurement practices and system, support for social enterprises 7647-8
service plans, revised, tabled 6530
Hanna, Ken, compensation for work with securities commission 7508
Harmonized sales tax
changes, impact of proposed changes to tax rate 7468-71, 7658
changes, proposed changes to tax rate and rebates 7376-80, 7472, 7547-52, 7658
debate 6414
economic benefits 6955, 7496
exemptions and rebates, rebate for seniors 7018
impact on issues
consumers and economy 7251
economy and job creation 6600-1, 6687, 7551
families 6685-6, 6890, 7251, 7548-50, 7657
housing industry 7471
mitigation of impact 6601
resource industries 7648-9
restaurant and food services industry 6601, 6888-9, 7469-70, 7552
implementation 6412, 6414, 6955
implementation in other jurisdictions 6891, 7552, 7856-7
information and advertising 6412-3, 6476-7, 6685-6, 7017-8, 7548-9, 7856-7
Mintz report 6687
panel report 6601, 6686-7, 6890-1, 7251, 7378, 7548-50, 7713-4
position on tax
business and industry 7472, 7551
business organizations 7659
NDP position 6686-7, 6842-3, 7472, 7551-2, 7657, 7711-2, 7856-7
public consultation 6888-9, 7376, 7378
public consultation, telephone town halls 6955-7, 7251, 7548-9, 7552
public consultation, website survey 7016-7
referendum
date 7857
impact of tax elimination 7016, 7551-2, 7715-6
impact of tax elimination and repayment of federal funding 7711-2
post-referendum tax policies 6842-3, 6955, 7016, 7018-9, 7856-7
referendum and debate 6412-3
revenues 6600-1
revenues and revenue neutrality 6889-90, 6954, 7713-4
tax credits, low-income credit 6413-5, 6477, 7715-6
Health Authorities Act, amendments 7704
Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway upgrades, First Nations involvement 7647-8
Home Owner Grant Act, amendments 7703, 7765
Home ownership, homeowner insurance premiums, credit-based scoring issue 7497-501
Homeowner grant, erroneous applications and disentitlements 7703, 7765
Hyndman, Doug, compensation for work with securities commission 7507-8, 7512
Impaired driving penalties, impact of changes to legislation 7659
Information and Privacy Commissioner, rulings, credit-based insurance scoring 7498
Insurance Bureau of Canada, code of conduct for insurance companies 7499
Insurance industry
credit information usage 7499
stress tests and dynamic capital adequacy tests 7505
International Business Activity Act, amendments 7704, 7766
International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Aircraft Equipment) Act, debate 6885, 7253-4, 7868-9
Jones, Laura, comments on harmonized sales tax 7551
Legislature, estimates process 7761, 7764-5
Leong, Brenda, compensation for work with securities commission 7508
Mines and mining industry, impact of proposed stock exchange merger 7506-7
Motions
Government changes to harmonized sales tax, debate 7547-52
NDP
MLAs, referral of constituent issues to government ministers 6890-1
performance as government, information campaign on Nisga'a treaty 7017
policies 7251
policies, economic policies 6525-6, 6842-3, 6956
policies, tax policies 6525-6, 6600, 6687, 6890-1, 7019, 7377-80, 7469-70, 7472, 7550-1, 7658
position on harmonized sales tax 6686-7, 6842-3, 6957, 7472, 7551-2, 7657, 7711-2, 7856-7
position on small business taxation 6956
Oral questions (response)
Announcements by Premier and government information on harmonized sales tax 7017
Cost of government information on harmonized sales tax 6412-3, 6476-7, 6685-6, 7856-7
Government and third-party information on harmonized sales tax 6477
Government changes to harmonized sales tax 7375-80, 7658
Government tax policies after harmonized sales tax referendum 6889-90, 6955-7, 7016, 7018-9
Harmonized sales tax low-income credit 6414-5
Impact of harmonized sales tax elimination on restaurant industry 6842-3
Impact of harmonized sales tax on cyclists 7473
Impact of harmonized sales tax on families 6686-7, 6890-1, 7251, 7657-8
Impact of harmonized sales tax on home care for seniors 6413-4
Impact of harmonized sales tax on housing sector 7471-2
Impact of harmonized sales tax on restaurant industry 7468-71
Impact of harmonized sales tax on small business 7659
Impact of harmonized sales tax reduction 7377
Job creation projections for harmonized sales tax 6687
Panel report on harmonized sales tax 6600-1
Revenue neutrality of harmonized sales tax 6954-5
Sales taxes on restaurant industry 6888-9
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, statement on economic measurement 7648
Pacific Carbon Trust
allocation of carbon offsets for public sector organizations and private companies 7717
funding and activities 7716-7
Pension Benefits Standards Act, amendments 7504
Pensions
reforms, government policy 7501-3
unlocking of pension funds for financial hardship 7503-4
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance, loan program funding 7647
Presentation of revised estimates, estimates of sums required for the service of the province 6530
Property tax
exemptions
businesses on university or health authority–owned lands 7704, 7765
land used for farm purposes 7704
principal residences 7703
rural area tax collection 7703
Public sector energy conservation agreement, funding 7717
Ralston, Bruce, comments on HST rebates 6476
Registered retirement savings plans, administration 7502
Rowlatt, Don, compensation for work with securities commission 7508
Royal Indian Raj International Corp., securities industry fraud case 7709
School Act, amendments 7704
Securities industry regulation, exempt market and fraud issues 7509-13, 7707-10
Simpson, Shane, comments on Evergreen line funding 6449
Smith, David, compensation for work with securities commission 7509
Stanfield, Ross, securities industry fraud case 7510-2, 7707-8
Startup, Mark, comments on harmonized sales tax 7551
Statements
Congratulations on royal wedding 6471
Supply Act, 2011-2012, debate 7877-8
Taxation
government policies 7471, 7496
tax reductions 6525-6, 7378, 7469, 7551-2
value-added tax system 6888-9
Taxation (Rural Area) Act, amendments 7703
Thompson, David, compensation for work with securities commission 7508
Times Colonist, article on harmonized sales tax 7551
TMX Group Inc., Toronto Stock Exchange, proposal for merger with London Stock Exchange 7505-7, 7509
Treasury Board, reallocation of funding and public release of information 7703, 7760-1
University Act, amendments 7704
Vancouver–Point Grey constituency and area, by-election 6956
William, Prince, marriage to Catherine Middleton 6471
Williams, Shelley, compensation for work with securities commission 7509
Wiltshire, Suzanne, compensation for work with securities commission 7509
Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam)

As subject
family pets 7260-2
Animals
cruelty prevention 7261-3
human relationship with animals and pets 7260-1
Attorney General Ministry, independent investigations office 7478
Automobiles, driver's licences, relationship to CareCards 7604
Braidwood, Thomas, comments on independent investigations office legislation 7479
B.C.
aging population 7518
migration of retirees to B.C. 7334
B.C. Liberal Party government, position on supervised injection sites and Vancouver facility 6689
Bulgaria, stray dog population 7261
Cancer awareness, treatment and outcomes 6410-1
Clark, Christy, comments on health care spending 7329-30
Commission of Inquiry on the Use of Conducted Energy Weapons in B.C., implementation of recommendations 7478-9
Daffodil Day, Cancer Society event 6410-1
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services
client assessment 7101-2
funding and government support 7101-2
Dogsledding industry, culling of sled dogs 7260
Drugs, prescription drugs
prices and cost management 7338-9
pricing model and agreement 7248-9
role in health care system 7338
Education, travel to and from schools by students 7333
Education Ministry, estimates debate 7187
Haida Gwaii, hospital facilities 7660
Health, health care funding
health accord funding from federal government 7599-601
link to economic growth 7329-30
Health, health care system
CareCards
business plan for new card initiative 7325
fraud incidence and costs 7325, 7601-2
new card initiative 7602-4
costs
cost pressures and government management 7331, 7336
costs and spending, review by legislative committee 7330
role of technology 7336
equipment, procurement process 7336-7
facilities and hospitals, cleaning services, service delivery and standards 6534
health professionals, mobility and credentialling 7390-2
health professionals, scope of practice 7392
impact of demographic trends 7333-5, 7518
personal health information, management 7603-4
workers, community health care workers and care aides 7520
Health, public health
health promotion and disease prevention, effectiveness of programs 7332-3
health promotion and disease prevention, national strategy 7600-1
Health Ministry
estimates debate 7329-42, 7380, 7390-3, 7454, 7599-604
estimates debate 7329, 7380, 7393
Housing, residential care facilities, worker retention and working conditions 7520
Immigration, programs and services for immigrants to B.C., health care services 7335
Legislation, drafting process 7262
MLAs, personal experiences with animals and pets 7260-2
Minnekhada Middle School, seismic upgrades 7187
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, funding for groups participating in inquiry 7541
Motions
National ship procurement strategy and shipbuilding industry in B.C., debate 7527-8
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, infection control and cleaning services 6534
Ontario, prescription drug pricing model 7248-9
Oppal, Wally, comments on funding for groups participating in Missing Women Inquiry 7541
Oral questions
Business plan for B.C. CareCard initiative 7325
Cleaning services at health care facilities 6534
Conditions at hospital facilities on Haida Gwaii 7660
Conditions at Royal Columbian Hospital 7157-8
Funding for groups participating in Missing Women Inquiry 7541
Government position on supervised injection site 6689
Pricing model for prescription drugs 7248-9
Services for developmentally disabled persons 7101-2
Pharmacare program
drug approval process 7340
reference drug program 7338-9
Therapeutics initiative 7340-2
Physicians
recruitment and mobility within Canada 7390
supply and training, credentialling of foreign-trained physicians 7335, 7390-1
supply and training, national strategy 7391
Pitt River Middle School, replacement 7187
Police (Independent Investigations Office) Amendment Act, 2011, debate 7478-9
Police and policing, accountability and police complaint process 7478-9
Popham, Lana, comments in debate on animal cruelty legislation 7262
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2011
debate 7260-3
debate on bill 7262
intent and scope 7262
Private members' statements
Caring for seniors 7518-20
Ralston, Bruce, comments in debate on animal cruelty legislation 7262
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, government contract for police services 7478
Royal Columbian Hospital, conditions 7157-8
Seniors, care and support 7518-20
Shipbuilding, federal contracts, government support for B.C. industry bid 7527-8
Statements by members
Cancer Society Daffodil Day 6410-1
Substance abuse and addiction, supervised injection site in Vancouver, B.C. Liberal Party position 6689
Tobacco, smoking cessation programs 7332
Vancouver Island Health Authority, infection control and cleaning services 6534
Welfare, social programs and services, impact of reductions on health care system 7519-20
Fleming, Rob (Victoria–Swan Lake)

As subject
Environment critic portfolio 6399
Abbott, George, comments on parks funding 7194-6
Air, greenhouse gas emissions
emissions from industry 7238
reduction, organic waste 7230-1
reduction targets 7237-40
Alberta, deposit-refund system for beverage containers 7232
Aquaculture, government management and fish farms 6400
Arthritis awareness 6953
Auditor General, report on parks management and planning 7193-4, 7201-2
B.C., oil tankers in north coast waters 7004-5
B.C. Liberal Party government
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust 6314-5
performance 6401
priorities 7196
B.C. Progress Board, reports and ranking of B.C. on progress indicators 6401, 7194
Budget debate 6398-401
Budgets, 2011-12 budget 6398
Camosun College, child care services 7155
Capilano University, programs and adult basic education programs, reductions 7326-7
Carbon, carbon-neutral initiatives, implementation 6569
Carbon tax 7237, 7241
revenue neutrality 7238-9
Clark, Christy
comments on issues
environmental assessment process 7207-8
oil tanker safety 7005
parks funding 7193-4
position on oil and gas industry 6754
position on Prosperity gold-copper mine project 7207-8, 7211
Climate change, government action on climate change 6399-400, 6753, 7189, 7237-9
Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River 6400
Communities, community organizations, gaming grants 7191-2
Comox Valley, coal mine proposal, environmental assessment process 7212-3
Cowie Creek, potential impact of coal mine proposal for area 7213
Cycling promotion 7655
Economy, conditions 6401
Education
school districts and boards of education, carbon neutrality and costs 7240-1
system, conditions 6399
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat 6842, 7207-8
EnCana Corp., Cabin gas plant project, greenhouse gas emissions 7238-9
Energy
clean energy, development 6753-5
geothermal, solar, tidal and wind power 6754
Environment
biodiversity 7746
education, funding 7191-2
environmental assessment process 7206-12, 7238
environmental protection, enforcement and resources 7189
issues, government role 6399
Environment Committee, empowerment and role 7241
Environment Ministry
estimates debate 7189-209, 7211-3, 7229-32, 7237-41
advertising costs 7195
budget 7189, 7195
climate action secretariat, budget and role 7237-9
estimates process 7189
freedom-of-information requests 7195-6, 7198
role and responsibilities 7189
service plan 7189
staffing 7194, 7198
vehicle leases 7195
work on marine protection areas 7201
Essery, Marnie, experience with arthritis 6953
Exports and imports, trade deficit 6568
Fishing industry
management of fisheries, transfer of responsibility 6400
salmon fishery 6400
Flathead Valley, environmental protection, B.C.–Montana action and coordination 7200-1
Forests and forest industry, forest stewardship, funding 6400
Gambier Island, proposal for sinking of Annapolis warship in area 7203-6
Gambling, charities' access to gambling revenues 7191-2
Goldstream Provincial Park, salmon run and interpretive services 7197-8
Goldstream River, gasoline spill into river 6841-2, 7197-8
Government
local government, carbon neutrality 7240-1
procurement practices, local procurement 6569
Government communications and public engagement, budget 7193
Grasslands Conservation Council, funding 7190-2
Grasslands ecosystem protection 7190-1
Harmonized sales tax 6300-1, 6400-1
Industry, government support for industries 6568
Invasive Plant Council of B.C., funding 7190-1
Junger, Robin, comments on Prosperity gold-copper mine project 7208-9
Lake, Terry, vehicle arrangements 7195
Metro Vancouver, waste management, incineration and power generation plan 7229-32
Motions
Clean power and renewable energy technologies, debate 6753-5
Oil tanker ban on north coast, debate 7004-5
New west partnership trade agreement 6567-9
New West Partnership Trade Agreement Implementation Act, debate 6567-9
Nova Scotia, diversion of organic waste from landfills 7230
Oil spills, environmental impact and response capacity 6841-2
Okanagan area, South Okanagan, national park proposal for area and First Nations consultation 7199-201
Olympia, Washington, closed-containment aquaculture facility 6400
Oral questions
Camping fees 7250-1
Funding for parks system 6763
Funding for programs at Capilano University 7326-7
Government preparedness for oil spills 6841-2
Payment of legal fees in B.C. rail court case 6314-5
Referendum on harmonized sales tax 6300-1
Pacific Carbon Trust, allocation of carbon offsets for public sector organizations and private companies 7240-1
Parks
100th anniversary of parks system 6399, 6763, 7192-3
campgrounds, fees 7250-1
conditions and funding 6399, 6763
establishment and expansion of parks and conservancies 7193-4
funding 7192-9
government advertising and announcements 6763
interpretive services, funding 7197-8
management and planning 7193-4, 7201-2
marine protected areas, expansion 7201
park rangers 7195-6
parking fees 6763, 7197, 7202-3
Parks Legacy Panel 7193
percentage of B.C. land base in parks and protected areas 7193
system, changes 7192-6
Plants, invasive species control 7190-1
Post-secondary education
Campus 2020 review and recommendations 6398-9
student financial assistance 6398-9
Poverty, child poverty and poverty reduction 6399
Prentice, Jim, comments on Prosperity gold-copper mine project 7208
Recycling, deposit-refund system for beverage containers 7232
Salmon, wild salmon stocks, decline and government action 6400
Science and technology, renewable energy technology 6754-5
Shipping industry, moratorium on oil tankers in coastal waters 7004-5
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Evergreen line 7241
Species at Risk Protection Act, 2011, debate 7746
Statements by members
Arthritis awareness and fundraising walk 6953
Camosun College child care services 7155
Victoria Honorary Citizens Awards 6296
Victoria International Cycling Festival 7655
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project 7207-9, 7211-3
Transit services, commuter rail projects 7368-9
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 7368-9
United Church, position on artificial reef project 7203-6
United Kingdom, Carbon Trust 7240
UNESCO report on Flathead Valley 7200-1
Vancouver Island, south Island transit services and transportation infrastructure 7368-9
Victoria, Honorary Citizens award recipients 6296
Victoria International Cycling Festival 7655
Walk to Fight Arthritis, fundraising event 6953
Waste management, landfills, regulation of diversion of organic waste 7230-1
Wildlife, species at risk
government task force, report and recommendations 7189-90, 7192
protection 7189-91, 7746
Foster, Eric Bailey (Vernon-Monashee)

As subject
staff and supporters thanked 6498
B.C. Coalition of Motorcyclists, work of organization and MLA Ride for motorcycle safety 6683
Budget debate 6498-501
Budgets, 2011-12 budget 6498
China, market for B.C. wood building materials 6499
Coldstream Elementary School, facility design 6501
Coleman, Rich, action on homelessness issue 7532
Education funding 6501
Harmonized sales tax 6498-9
Health care system 6499
funding 6499
health care facilities and hospitals, government investment 6499
patient-centred funding 6500
Health Services Ministry, budget 6499
Highway 6, intersections at Highway 97 and Coldstream Ranch, improvements 6498
Highway 97, intersections at Highway 6 and Bailey Road, improvements 6498
Homelessness, government action 7532
Housing, supportive housing 7532
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, government investment 6498
Motions
Government action on homelessness, debate 7532
Motorcycles, safety awareness 6683
Nurses, training programs, funding 6500-1
Okanagan area, housing initiatives 7532
Post-secondary education funding 6501
Robertson, Gregor, comments on homelessness and housing 7532
Statements by members
Motorcycle awareness 6683
Thorlakson, Brad, comments on forest industry 6499
University of B.C., Okanagan campus (Kelowna), partnership with college for nursing program 6500-1
Vernon Jubilee Hospital, capacity and emergency services 6500
Vernon Secondary School, replacement project and facility design 6501
Vernon-Monashee constituency and area
forest industry 6499
health care facilities and services, government investment and projects 6499-500
schools 6501
transportation infrastructure investments and projects 6498
Fraser, Scott (Alberni–Pacific Rim)

As subject
advocacy for safe antifreeze legislation (Hawes) 7274
private members' bill on antifreeze safety 7270 (Kwan) 7277 (Penner) 7265
Abbott, George, comments in estimates debate 7111
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, empowerment and role 7695, 7789, 7835, 7865
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 6571-8, 6580-3, 6585-7, 6591-4
budget 6576-7, 6580, 6592-3
estimates process 6741-2
goals 6743
relationship with Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry 6575
role and responsibilities 6571
Agriculture, First Nations involvement in industry 6593
Agriculture Ministry, Minister, role in shellfish aquaculture marketing 6688
Alberni–Pacific Rim constituency and area, school districts 7111
Animals
cruelty prevention 7271-2
death from ingestion of antifreeze 7270
Auditor General, report on treaty negotiation process 6577-8
Baynes Sound, shellfish aquaculture in area 6688, 7020
Bell, Pat, meeting proposal with Voith Paper Corp. 6709
Breuer, Joachim, work on development of university 6812
B.C., oil tankers in north coast waters 7008
B.C. Liberal Party government
public confidence 7587-8
tax policies 7112, 7587-9
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, role 7271
Budget debate 6406-8
Budgets, 2011-12 budget 6406-8
Clark, Christy, position on Prosperity gold-copper mine project 6580-3, 6585, 6587
Communities, community organizations, funding 6407
Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ministry, estimates debate 7415-7
Comox Valley, coal mine proposal, environmental assessment process 6688, 7020
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services, self-advocacy and social support programs 6295
Dogsledding industry, culling of sled dogs 7270-3
Education
funding 6407, 7111
funding formula 7113-4
school districts and boards of education, costs 7111
schools, closings, impact on communities 7115
Education Ministry, estimates debate 7111-7
Emergencies, emergency services providers 7015
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat 6592-4, 6841, 6892-3, 7008-9
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on aboriginal friendship centre funding 6572, 6574, 6742-3
First Nations
agreements with government 6576
consultation by government on land and resources 6592-4
first citizens fund 6572-3, 6591
friendship centres, funding 6571-5, 6591-2, 6741-3
issues, ministerial responsibility 6575
land claims, overlapping claims 6887
legal action involving government 6585-6
new relationship with government 6571-4, 6580-3, 6585-7, 6593-4, 6741-3, 6892-3
standard of living 6571, 6573-4
treaty negotiations 6576-8, 7694-5
urban population
government strategy 6571-5
government strategy, private members' motion 6574-5
government support 6741-3
First Nations Leadership Council, funding 6577
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, major projects, First Nations and community opportunities division 6575
Fraser Canyon, Five Mile fishery area, access issues 7789, 7832-4
Frozen Lakes, access issues 7789, 7832
The Globe and Mail, article on Yale First Nation agreement 6576
Government programs and services, funding reductions 6406-7
Harmonized sales tax 7586-9
Health care system, emergency services 7015
Health Ministry, estimates debate 7597-8
Hogg, Gordon, comments in debate on aboriginal friendship centres 6743
Hope, Lawrence, work on Yale First Nation treaty 7694
Hope, Robert, work on Yale First Nation treaty 7694
Housing, residential care facilities
fees, rate changes for seniors in residential care 6407
private and public facilities 7598
Hunter, Justine, article on Yale First Nation final agreement 6576
Hunting, spring bear hunt 7272
Indian Act (federal), purpose 7694, 7865
Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 6691-3, 6709
Kwalikum Secondary School, potential closing 6407, 7115-7
Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Ministry, estimates debate 6812
Legislature, sitting days in 2010-11 and debate of issues 6406-8
Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty and final agreement 6577-8, 6887, 7694
Metro Vancouver, regional growth strategy, approval process 7415-7
Motions
Government changes to harmonized sales tax, debate 7586-9
Oil tanker ban on north coast, debate 7008-9
New relationship trust, allocation of funds 6574
Nisga'a people, treaty and final agreement, debate and consultation by government 7694-5
North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre, funding and operations 7271-2
Oral questions
Environmental assessment process for proposed Vancouver Island coal mine 7020
First Nations consultation on Enbridge oil pipeline proposal 6841, 6892-3
Government action on poverty reduction 6299-300
Impact of proposed Vancouver Island coal mine on shellfish industry 6688
Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences
application to trust 6692-3
establishment 6812
Paramedics, deaths while on duty, case of Vancouver Island paramedics 7015
Penner, Barry, comments on antifreeze regulation 7269-70
Politics and politicians, leadership elections, impact on government operations 6406-8
Port Alberni Association for Community Living, Pathways program for persons with developmental disabilities 6295
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance 6407
Poverty, child poverty and poverty reduction 6299-300
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2011
debate 7269-73
amendments 7270-1
debate on bill 7269
intent and scope 7270-3
Private members' statements
The importance of friendship centres 6741-3
Representative for Children and Youth, report on infant deaths and recommendation on poverty reduction 6299-300
Returning the Favour Care Home Ltd., operations and contract with health authority 7597-9
Safety, addition of bittering agent and ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze 7270
School district 69 (Qualicum), enrolment and funding 7115-7
School district 70 (Alberni)
potential school closings 7112-4
woodlot program 7114-5, 7117
Shipping industry, moratorium on oil tankers in coastal waters 7008-9
Skeetchestn Indian band, relationship with regional trust organizations 6691
Statements by members
Emergency services awareness 7015
Maa-nulth First Nations treaty and accord with Tseshaht 6887
Pathways program and community living services 6295
Stó:lô Nation
consultation on Yale First Nation treaty and final agreement, overlapping claims issue 7694-5, 7783, 7789, 7832-5, 7867
treaty negotiations 7834
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on aboriginal land title in Nemaiah Valley area 6586-7
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project 6580-3, 6585-7
Tofino General Hospital, obstetric services 6408
Trusts, regional trust organizations, review and terms of reference 6692
Tseshaht First Nation
accord with Maa-nulth First Nations 6887
treaty negotiations and relationship with Maa-nulth First Nations 7694, 7783
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, funding 6577
UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, B.C. responsibilities 6581-3, 6585, 6587, 6743
Vancouver Island, Oceanside health centre project 6407
Voith Paper Corp., use of technology in B.C., request for meeting with Jobs and Innovation Minister 6709
West Coast General Hospital, alternative-level-of-care beds 7598
Wet'suwet'en First Nation, position on pipeline project proposal 6592
Wildlife
conservation officers 7272
orphan bear cub rehabilitation 7271-2
wildlife rehabilitation facilities, funding 7272
Yale First Nation, treaty and final agreement
changes 7779-80
constitutional issues 7832
consultation by government 7694-5
funding 6576
governance and access to information 7865-6
land provisions and access issues 7789, 7832-5, 7867
signatories 7866
Yale First Nation Final Agreement Act
debate 7694-5, 7779-80, 7783, 7789, 7832-5, 7865-7
amendments 7779-80
debate timeline 7695, 7789, 7832, 7865
definitions and terminology 7780, 7789
regulations 7779
Yinka Dene Alliance, position on Enbridge oil pipeline proposal 6892-3
Zimmerman, Wolfgang, work on development of university 6812

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