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

Karagianis, Maurine (Esquimalt–Royal Roads)

As subject
support for shipbuilding industry 7525-6
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 7225
Bones, Frankie, accomplishments 7851
B.C. Association for Community Living, concerns re community living services 6599
Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries, conference 7526
Caulder, Christie, access to community living services 7160
Clark, Christy, comments on harmonized sales tax 7570-1
Community Living Action Group, report on community living services 6415-6
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services
funding and government support 6599-600, 7160
funding and redesign of services 6415-6, 6535
funding and service levels 7750
services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services 6535
Eikenstein, Corrine, access to community living services 6535
Gann, Janet, son's access to community living services 6535
Hahn, David, comments and position on shipbuilding industry 7526
Harmonized sales tax 7569-72
Income assistance, disability benefits, emergency grants 6957-8
James, Carole, support for shipbuilding industry 7525
Matthews, Colleen, access to orthotics for disabled daughter 7750
Mavridis, Caroline, access to services for developmentally disabled sons 7750
Motions
Government changes to harmonized sales tax, debate 7569-72
National ship procurement strategy and shipbuilding industry in B.C., debate 7525-7
Oral questions
Emergency grant policy for disability assistance recipients 6957-8
Government action on poverty reduction 6299
Report recommendations on services for developmentally disabled persons 6415-6
Services for developmentally disabled persons 6535, 6599-600, 7160, 7750
Pepin, Andre, disability benefits and emergency grant 6957-8
Post-secondary education, grant programs 7225
Poverty, child poverty and poverty reduction 6299
Representative for Children and Youth, report on infant deaths and recommendation on poverty reduction 6299
Royal Roads University, student access to financial assistance 7225
Shipbuilding, federal contracts, government support for B.C. industry bid 7525-7
Tributes
Frankie Bones 7851
Krog, Leonard (Nanaimo)

As subject
debate on civil forfeiture legislation (Bond) 6795
Adult Guardianship and Planning Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, amendments 7043-4, 7299-301, 7304-5
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 7223
Agricultural Land Commission, funding 6432
Animals, cruelty prevention 7279
Arts and culture, role in economy 6433
Attorney General Ministry
estimates debate 6931-44, 6959-81, 7615-26, 7825
budget 6432, 6961-3
estimates debate 7615-6
goals and priorities 6933-5
independent investigations office 7447
ministry activities, reporting to minister 7623
role and responsibilities 6978, 7623
service plan 6933, 6935-6
B.C., government support and funding for programs in northern and rural B.C. 7003
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., advertising and governance 7668-9
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, appointment process 6933
B.C. Judges Compensation Commission, final report, government response 7544-6
B.C. Judicial Justices Compensation Commission, report and recommendations, government response 7547
B.C. Liberal Party, leadership election 6931
B.C. Liberal Party government
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust, government coverage of defendants' legal fees 6314, 6943-4, 6959-60, 6970-80, 7538, 7618-23
agreements 6973-6, 7622-3
disclosure of information 6973-6, 7620-1, 7623
potential use of defendants' assets for cost recovery 6980-1, 7615-9
relationship to guilty pleas 6976, 7618-9
role of deputy ministers 6977-9, 7622-3
financial management 6939
performance 7003
policies 6430
B.C. Review Board, membership and review of cases 6964-9
Budget debate 6430-4
Budgets, deficit budgets 6430
Buy B.C. program 6431
Civil Forfeiture Act, purpose and impact 6792-4
Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2011, debate 6792-4
Civil service
legal cases involving civil servants, government disclosure of information 6973-6, 7620-1
legal fee indemnity policy for government employees 6970-3, 6976-9, 7619, 7621-6
salaries and benefits 7545
Coastal Ferry Amendment Act, 2011, debate 7668-9
Commission of Inquiry on the Use of Conducted Energy Weapons in B.C., implementation of recommendations 7446-7
Commissions of inquiry, implementation of recommendations 7446
Community Legal Assistance Society, work of organization 6969
Corrections system, correctional facilities, capacity and staffing 6433
Crime and criminals
criminal lifestyle, participation and consequences 6792-4
forfeiture of proceeds of crime, administrative forfeiture process 6792-4
forfeiture of proceeds of crime, protection of civil liberties and rights 6792
illegal drug use, enforcement 6792
Dairy industry, milk industry regulation 7870
Democracy 6433-4
Dogsledding industry, culling of sled dogs 7279
Doust, Leonard, comments on legal aid funding 6939-40, 6960-1
Ducker, John, position on Victoria integrated court project 6963-4
Dziekanski, Robert, death and police investigation 7446
Economy
Laffer curve theory 6431
role of government 6433
Education, funding and role in economy and society 6432
Elections, call for general election 6434
Employment and unemployment, job creation 6433
Environment Ministry, budget 6432
Estates, administration of wills and estates 7255, 7481-5
Exports and imports, trade between B.C. and China, promotion 7003
Families
family maintenance and child support, changes 7044-6, 7301-4
government support 6933
Family Maintenance Enforcement Act, amendments 7044-6, 7301-4
Family maintenance enforcement program, administration, changes 7044-6, 7301-4
Family Relations Act, review 6933
Ferries and ferry services
fare pricing model and review 7668-9
vessels, procurement 7668-9
Financial Administration Act, guarantees and indemnities provisions and regulation 6972-3, 6977-9, 7621-2
First Nations, administration of wills and estates for treaty First Nation members 7482-3
Government
cabinet and ministers, accountability of ministers 6960
open government 6934
priorities 6933-5, 6937, 6939-42, 6944, 7619
programs and services, funding 6940-1
revenues, relationship to service capacity 6431-2
Guardianship, adult guardianship
changes 7043-4, 7299-301, 7304-5
representation agreements and advance directives 7299
representation agreements and power of attorney requirements 7304
Health care system, health support workers, 2002 legislation 6430
Human rights system in B.C., report and recommendations 6932-3
Justice system
accessibility for low-income and vulnerable persons 6934-9, 6942-3
accessibility outside Lower Mainland 6943
administrative tribunals, appointment process 6933
civil justice system, costs 6793
community court system 6961-4
community law offices 6934-6
courts and court services, impact of delays on criminal cases 6379-80, 6839, 7546, 7825
courts and court services, staffing 7825
criminal justice system
funding 6380, 6432, 6839
impact of Charter rulings 7544-5
public confidence 6792
criminal review boards, review of cases involving persons with mental disorders 6964-9
judiciary
appointments and costs 7545
appointments and vacancies 6432, 6477, 6839
judicial justices and justices of the peace 7547
salaries and benefits 7544-6, 7547
justice access centres 6943
lawyers and legal services, affordability 6432
legal advocacy groups, relationship with government 6940
legal aid
family law services 6432
funding and services 6935-44, 6960-1, 6969-70
funding from civil forfeiture program revenue 6942
on-line dispute resolution process 6963
personal injury lawsuits 7485
reforms 6961-3
solicitor-client privilege 6973-6, 7620-1
special prosecutor process 7625
status 6931
unrepresented litigants 7456
Land Title Act, amendments 7304
Legal Services Society, funding and services 6934-7, 6939, 6942, 6970
Legislation, impact on society 7279
Legislature
estimates process 6940
estimates process, relevance of questions 7615-6, 7619
opposition, role 7758-9
McKimm, Mayland, comments on legal aid services 6937-8
Media, coverage of issues, impact on government policy 6971
Mental health
mental illness and addiction, impact on society 6964
persons committed to psychiatric facilities, advocacy 6969-70
Mental Health Review Board, communications with Attorney General Ministry 6970
Milk Industry Act, amendments 7870
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, debate 7043-6, 7299-305
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2011
debate 7758-9, 7870
debate timeline 7758-9
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, funding for groups participating in inquiry 7538
Moore, James, position on B.C. Review Board process 6964, 6967
Motions
Government response to Judges Compensation Commission report recommendations, debate 7544-6
Government response to Judicial Justices Compensation Commission report recommendations, debate 7547
Nanaimo
income levels 7545
justice access centre 6943
unemployment rate 6433
Ontario, legal aid funding 6942
Oppal, Wally, comments on funding for groups participating in Missing Women Inquiry 7538
Oral questions
Appointment of judges 6477
Funding for criminal justice system 6379-80, 6839
Funding for groups participating in Missing Women Inquiry 7538
Payment of legal fees in B.C. rail court case 6314
Parks
100th anniversary of parks system, funding for community celebrations 6941
conditions and funding 6432
Penner, Barry
meetings with legal advocacy groups 6940
position on government coverage of Basi-Virk legal fees 6959-60
position on legal aid funding 6960-1
role in review of legal fee indemnity policy for government employees 7624-6
Police (Independent Investigations Office) Amendment Act, 2011
debate 7446-7
position of stakeholders 7446-7
scope 7446-7
Police and policing, police complaint process 7446-7
Politics and politicians
leadership elections 6434
political party policies, "divisiveness" 6430
politics in Canada 6431
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2011
debate 7279
debate on bill 7279
Private members' statements (response)
Rural opportunities 7002-3
Provincial Court of B.C., role of judiciary 7544-6
Public Commission on Legal Aid
position on legal aid funding 6938-40, 6943, 6960
submissions from Mental Health Review Board 6970
Public debt in B.C. and other jurisdictions 6431
Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C., role, services and fees 7043-4, 7304-5
Quantz, Ernie, position on Victoria integrated court project 6963
Rustad, John, comments in budget debate 6430
Schoenborn, Allan, review board decision on detention 6964-6, 6968
Shakespeare, William, comments in As You Like It 7758
Shipbuilding industry, government support 7668-9
Simons, Nicholas, comments in debate on animal cruelty legislation 7279
Society, standards of public behaviour 6794
Strata property, storage and parking space leases 7870
Supreme Court of B.C., revision of court rules, public consultation and response 6931-2
Taxation
fair tax system 6433
relationship to government services 6794
role in society 6793
Throne speech content 6931
Tobacco, smoking cessation programs 6935-7, 6939-40, 6942
Vancouver, community court pilot project 6961-3
Vancouver Island University, labour dispute, impact on operations 7223
Victoria, integrated court project 6962-4
Violence, family violence, Langley pilot project 6961, 6963
Wages and salaries for senior positions 7545
Walter, Bernd, position as chair of B.C. Review Board 6965
Wills, Estates and Succession Act, debate in Legislature and proclamation 7255
Wills, Estates and Succession Amendment Act, 2011
debate 7255, 7481-5
definitions and terms 7482
section on "purchase of the spousal home" 7255, 7483-4
Krueger, Hon. Kevin (Kamloops–South Thompson)

As subject
comments on issues (Donaldson) 6327
B.C. Experience, tourism marketing campaign in San Francisco 6747-8
B.C. Liberal Party government, performance 6322-6
Budget debate 6322-6
Campbell, Gordon, accomplishments and legacy as Premier 6322, 6326
Community Living B.C., operations 6324
Exports and imports, trade between B.C. and Asia 6322
Government, federal-provincial relations 6322
Health care system 6323
Highway 5A, truck traffic issues 6760-1
Homelessness
government action 7531
outreach programs, homelessness intervention project 6324
Income, disposable income 6323
Income assistance, caseload and employment programs 6324-5
Infrastructure, government investment 6323
James, Carole, comments on NDP caucus conflict 6325
Kamloops
housing projects and homelessness 7531-2
road and water traffic issues 6760-1
Motions
Government action on homelessness, debate 7531-2
NDP, leadership candidates and performance as government 6325
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, promotion of B.C. tourism 6747-8
Politics and politicians, leadership elections and transition 6322, 6325-6
Private members' statements (response)
Tourism leadership 6747-8
Simons, Nicholas, behaviour in House 6324
Social Development Ministry, services and staff 6324
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Canada Line 6323
Statements by members
Traffic on lakes and rivers and traffic on Highway 5A in Kamloops–North Thompson area 6760-1
Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops 7853
Thompson Rivers University, establishment 6323
Thrupp Manor, land for replacement facility 7531-2
Tourism
aboriginal tourism 6747
industry and marketing of B.C. 6747-8
Tourism B.C., status 6747
Vancouver, homelessness and housing issues, Leadership Prayer Breakfast event 7531
Vancouver–West End constituency and area, tourism 6747
Western Canada Summer Games, hosting by Kamloops 7853
Yew House, group home facility 6324
Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)

As subject
comments in budget debate (Rustad) 6425
comments on child poverty (Sultan) 6424
family pets 7276
support of Conroy family during kidney transplant process (Conroy) 6461
Agreement on internal trade 6777
Alberta, services for foreign and immigrant workers 6611
Animals, cruelty prevention 7276-7
Asia-Pacific Business Centre, funding and role 6707
Attorney General Ministry, independent investigations office 7452
Auditor General, report on trades training 6616
B.C. Liberal Party government
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust 7858
vision 6422
B.C. Place Stadium, retractable roof construction project 6958-9
B.C. School Trustees Association, concerns re international trade agreement 6708
Budget debate 6421-5
Budgets, 2011-12 budget 6421-2
Business
Small Business Roundtable, consultation 6717
venture capital programs, tax credit programs 6707
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, comments on harmonized sales tax 6717
Castro, Lenlen, income assistance case 6845
China, market for B.C. wood building materials 6696-700, 6704
Civil service, legal fee indemnity policy for government employees, review 7858
Clark, Christy
comments on B.C. Rail court case 7858
comments on harmonized sales tax 7379
political record 6422, 6615
Coalition for Migrant Workers Justice, organization 6610
College of Applied Biology Act, amendments to provisions on labour mobility 6784
Commission of Inquiry into the Death of Frank Paul, implementation of recommendations 7452-3, 7474-6
Commission of Inquiry on the Use of Conducted Energy Weapons in B.C., implementation of recommendations 7453, 7475
Comprehensive economic and trade agreement, negotiations 6707-9
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 6707
Council of Canadians, concerns re international trade agreement 6708
Education
funding for playgrounds 7182
language immersion programs 7180-1
schools
closings 6422-3
food services, procurement practices 6768
seismic upgrades 7179-80
Education Ministry, estimates debate 7178-81
Employment and unemployment, job creation and labour sectors 6704-5
Exports and imports
government promotion of trade and investment 6706-7
trade agreements and partnerships, national agreement on interprovincial trade 6780-1
trade and investment representatives and offices 6707
trade between B.C. and Asia 6706-7
trade between B.C. and China 6706
trade missions 6705
Families, government support, families-first concept 6844-5
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd., operations 6704
Forests and forest industry, Dream Home China project 6696-9
Fraser, Scott, private members' bill on antifreeze safety 7277
Fung, Thomas, accomplishments 7466
Government, local government procurement practices 6767-8, 6770
Gracen, Tammy, communications with government re patient access to orthotics and orthopedic shoes 7604-5
Gutteridge, May, life and accomplishments 6952
Harmonized sales tax 6477, 6687, 6717, 7379, 7470-1
Health care system
health authorities, communications with Health Services Ministry 6378-9
health care facilities and hospitals, food services, procurement practices 6769
investigation of CT scan analyses 6378-9
Health Ministry, estimates debate 7604-6
Homelessness 6423-4
homeless persons, case 6423
Housing, temporary housing and shelters 6423-4
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers, temporary workers, issues 6610-2
provincial nominee program 6612-3
Impaired driving penalties, changes, impact on restaurant industry and small business 6717
Income, low-income families, single-parent families 6425
Income assistance
benefits
deduction of child support payments 6844-5
deduction of retroactive Canada child tax benefit payments 6843-4
earnings exemption 6844-5
medical benefits, orthotics and orthopedic shoes 7604-6
system 6844
Industry Training Authority, budget and ministerial responsibility 6614-6
Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Ministry
estimates debate 6609-17, 6696-700, 6703-9, 6717
budget 6614-5
estimates process 6609-10, 6613-4, 6709
service plan 6704
Legislature, estimates process, time allocation for debate 6613-4
Lord Strathcona Community Elementary School, seismic upgrades 7179
Lyotier, Ken, accomplishments 7466-7
MLAs, personal experiences with animals and pets 7276
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, funding for groups participating in inquiry 7538-9
Mount Pleasant Community Centre facility and services 6684
NDP, history 6707
New west partnership trade agreement 6557-9, 6781, 6784-5
consultation by government 6766-8, 6770-1, 6781
dispute resolution process 6781-2
exemptions 6771-2
exemptions, emergencies and legitimate objectives 6777-9
impact on issues
Crown corporations 6772
local government and SUCH sector autonomy 6767-70
local hiring 6777
occupational certification standards 6778
regional economic development initiatives 6769-70
implementation 6783-4
provisions, comparison to TILMA 6777-8
provisions on labour mobility 6777
provisions on procurement practices 6767, 6772
New West Partnership Trade Agreement Implementation Act
debate 6557-9, 6767-72, 6777-85
introduction and timeline 6783-4
provisions on limitation of legal claims 6782
title 6785
Oppal, Wally, comments on funding for groups participating in Missing Women Inquiry 7538-9
Oral questions
B.C. Place roof replacement 6958-9
Funding for groups participating in Missing Women Inquiry 7538-9
Government and third-party information on harmonized sales tax 6477
Government changes to harmonized sales tax 7379
Impact of harmonized sales tax on restaurant industry 7470-1
Investigation of medical scan interpretations 6378-9
Job creation projections for harmonized sales tax 6687
Payment of legal fees in B.C. Rail court case and indemnity policy review 7858
Police (Independent Investigations Office) Amendment Act, 2011
debate 7452-3, 7474-6
development of legislation, timeline 7452-3
scope 7452, 7475
Police and policing, accountability and police complaint process 7452-3, 7474-6
Poverty, child poverty and poverty reduction 6424-5
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2011
debate 7276-7
intent and scope 7276-7
Queen Alexandra Elementary School, curriculum and programs 7095-6
Safety, safe antifreeze legislation 7277
St. James Community Service Society, history and work 6952
Saskatchewan
participation in interprovincial trade agreements and Crown corporations issue 6772
participation in interprovincial trade agreements and public consultation by government 6559
School district 39 (Vancouver)
International Village elementary school project 7178-9
potential school closings in east Vancouver 6422-3
seismic upgrade projects 7179-80
Science and technology, environmental technology 6704
Skills training
industry training organizations, service plans and reporting 6616-7
shortage of skilled workers 6614-5
trades training 6615-6
Sled Dog Task Force, report recommendations 7276-7
Social Development Ministry, estimates debate 6843-5
Statements by members
Honorary doctorate recipients 7466-7
May Gutteridge and St. James Community Service Society 6952
Mount Pleasant Community Centre 6684
Queen Alexandra Elementary School 7095-6
Substance abuse and addiction, alcohol addiction and homelessness, need for comprehensive strategy 7474
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 6557-9, 6779
Union of B.C. Municipalities
concerns and resolutions re interprovincial trade agreements 6558, 6766-8
concerns re international trade agreement 6708
United We Can, social enterprise bottle depot 7466-7
University of B.C., honorary doctorate recipients 7466-7
Vancouver
homeless alcohol-addicted population 7474
homeless shelters 6423-4
residents' relationship with police 7452
Welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 7476
Women, women's centres, funding 6425
Wu, Yao Wei, treatment by police and investigation 7474-5

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