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

MacDiarmid, Hon. Margaret (Vancouver-Fairview)

As subject
comments on government support for seniors (Conroy) 6464-5
constituency assistants, family and volunteers thanked 6417-8
B.C., aging population 6419-20
B.C. Liberal Party, leadership 6417
Budget debate 6417-21
Budgets, 2011-12 budget 6421
Canadian Cancer Society, B.C. and Yukon chapter 6418-9
Cancer awareness 6418-9
Canucks Autism Network, activities 6418
Children, early childhood development, government initiatives and investment 6996-7
Civil service workers commended 6417-8
Communities, community organizations 6418-9
Community Action for Seniors Independence, pilot projects 6420-1
Dix, Adrian, election as NDP leader 6417
Education, full-day kindergarten 6421
Hall, Nancy, advocacy work for mental health 6684-5
Health care system
funding and primary care services 6421
patient-centred care, Patients as Partners initiative 6421
public health, healthy living for seniors, government initiatives 6420-1
Homelessness, government action 7529-30
Housing
residential care facilities, assisted-living units and continuum of care 6420
supportive housing 7529-30
Jewish Seniors Alliance of Greater Vancouver, activities 6419
MLAs, public service 6417
Mental illness, awareness and incidence 6684-5
Motions
Government action on homelessness, debate 7529-30
Oral questions (response)
Surrey school district portable use and funding 6317
Politics and politicians, leadership elections 6417
Private members' statements (response)
Early learning 6996-7
Retirement, income security, government initiatives 6419-20
School district 36 (Surrey), capital funding and portables 6317
Seniors
contributions 7535
government action on issues 6419-21
housing, government investment 6419-20
volunteerism 6420
Seniors Week 7535
Statements by members
Contributions of seniors 7535
Mental health and work of Nancy Hall 6684-5
Stroke Recovery Association, work of organization 6418
Vancouver
community organizations 6418-9
homelessness and housing issues 7529-30
Macdonald, Norm (Columbia River–Revelstoke)

As subject
comments on harmonized sales tax referendum legislation (Penner) 6556
staff thanked 7052
Association of B.C. Forest Professionals, comments on forest inventory 7059-60
Black, Dawn, role as interim Leader of the Opposition 6289
B.C., job creation and job loss in rural B.C. 6441
B.C. Government and Service Employees Union, report recommendations on forest policy 7128-9, 7131-5
B.C. Liberal Party government
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust 6314
financial management 7577-8
performance 6291, 6439
public confidence 6290, 7577
B.C. timber sales program, expenses and revenues 7056-7
Budget debate 6438-41
Chief forester, role 7059, 7063
Children, child protection system, government management 6291
China, market for B.C. wood building materials 7097-8
Clark, Christy
comments on harmonized sales tax 6664, 7577
comments on regional trust organizations review 6665
Columbia Basin Trust, role in treaty review, public consultation process 6668-9
Columbia River Treaty
impact on Columbia Basin region and treaty review 6668-9
negotiations and meetings between Energy Ministry and Kootenay MLAs 6668-9, 7740
Columbia River–Revelstoke constituency and area
highway infrastructure projects 6441
issues and concerns 6290-1
Consumers, taxes and user fees 6440
Cupola Creek, river diversion project, petition tabled 6318
Delta Air Lines Inc., funding from trust 6666-7
Democracy and due process 6439-41
Elections
call for general election 6290-1
electoral process reform 6439
Energy
bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation 7134
independent power projects, issues 6291
Energy and Mines Ministry, estimates debate 7740
Environment, cabinet committee on environment and land use, membership 7874
Exports and imports, trade between B.C. and U.S. 6291
Fires and firefighters, forest fires
community wildfire plans 7065
implementation of Filmon report recommendations 7066-7
mitigation initiatives and funding 7065-7, 7752-3
Forest Act, amendments 7758
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry
estimates debate 7052-67, 7083-5, 7128-9, 7131-5, 7139-40, 7148
budget 7053-5, 7057-61, 7065
capacity issues and staffing 7132-5
estimates process 7148
forest stewardship component 7054-5, 7057-9
forests component 7052
minister, comments by former Forests Minister on forest inventory 7084
minister, delegation of powers 7758
regional offices 7132-4
reports, State of British Columbia's Forests, forest inventory content 7061-2
role and responsibilities 7053-4, 7057-8
water stewardship component 7053-4
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 7097-8
certification of forest products 7060, 7062
conditions in industry 6291-2
employment and jobs 7097-8
export of raw logs, impact on B.C. forest industry 7097-8
forest inventory 7059-62, 7085
forest inventory, not satisfactorily restocked forest lands 7062-5, 7084
forest licences, legislation 7758
forest management and practices, compliance and enforcement 7065
forest revitalization plan 7131
forest stewardship, funding 7052-9, 7084-5
forest stewardship and restoration 7523
government forest policies
delegation of decision-making powers 7758
impact 7128-9, 7131-2
public input 7132-3
review by independent commission 7525
industry, revitalization 7522-5
legislative committee proposal 6292, 7524
mills, operations and closings 7097-8
research, funding 7058-9, 7085
revenues to government 7523
revenues to government, fair valuation of resources issue 7052, 7054-7, 7067, 7084-5, 7129
role in economy 7522-3
silviculture, Forests for Tomorrow program 7063
silviculture, government action and funding 7062-5, 7084
stumpage system, rates 7055-6, 7062, 7084-5
value-added sector 7133, 7523
Golden, Forest Service and land use planning in area 7132
Golden and District Search and Rescue Association, issues and resolution 6438
Government
ministries
natural resource ministries 6438, 6441
natural resource ministries funding and reorganization 7052
service plans 6439
programs and services, investment 6291
Harmonized sales tax 6290, 6439, 6547-8, 6664-5, 7576-8
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) Initiative Vote and Referendum Act, debate 6547-8
Infrastructure, government investment 6291
Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 6664-9
Jolie, Marilyn, comments on harmonized sales tax 6547-8
Jumbo Glacier resort, local decision-making on development proposal 7139-40
Kootenay area, impact of dams 6668-9
Land, public lands, stewardship and value 6292
Legislature
bills process, closure of debate 6290, 6440
reforms 6439-40
sitting days in 2010-11 and debate of issues 6290, 6292, 6440
MLAs, role and responsibilities 6290
Ministry of Forests and Range Act, purpose 7052
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2011, debate 7758, 7874
Motions
Government changes to harmonized sales tax, debate 7576-8
Natural Resource Operations Ministry, establishment 6438
Oral questions
Government action on wildfire prevention 7752-3
Impact of log export policy on forest industry 7097-8
Payment of legal fees in B.C. rail court case 6314
Petitions
access to Donald and Dejorie roads in Golden 7542
water diversion projects on Cupola and Ventego creeks 6318
Politics and politicians
leadership 6438
leadership elections 6290-1
leadership elections, impact on government operations 6438
Poverty, child poverty 6440-1
Private members' statements
The forest economy 7522-5
The Province, article on forest inventory 7059
Resources and resource industries
forest-dependent communities, government support 7129, 7131-3
stewardship of public resources 6441
Revelstoke, independent power projects in area 6291
Seniors, government action on issues 6291
Slave Lake, Alberta, fire in community and B.C. response 7066
Society, social equity 6291, 6440-1
Sultan, Ralph, comments in throne speech debate 6289
Taxation, tax-shifting from corporations to citizens 7576
Teal-Jones Group, mill operations in Surrey 7097-8
Throne speech debate 6289-92
Trusts, regional trust organizations, review and terms of reference 6665-8
Union of B.C. Municipalities, forest fire management initiatives and funding 7065-6
Vander Zalm, Bill, work on initiative campaign 6290
Ventego Creek, river diversion project, petition tabled 6318
Water
management and stewardship, funding 7053-4
water licences and rentals, revenues to government 7054-5
McIntyre, Joan (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)

As subject
constituents and supporters thanked 6488-9
Air, greenhouse gas emissions, reduction, low-carbon and renewable fuel requirements 6490
Automobiles, traffic safety 7097
Bowen Island, infrastructure funding 6494
Britannia Beach, development and growth 6493
Britannia Mine Museum, facility 6493-4
B.C. Liberal Party government, accomplishments 6489
Budget debate 6488-94
Budgets, 2011-12 budget 6489
Carbon tax, impact of implementation 6490
Climate change, government action and western climate initiative 6490
Economy, green economy 6490
Energy
clean energy, development 6490, 6756-7
government policy, NDP position 6756
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects 6757
innovative clean energy fund 6490
power supply, private sector involvement 6756
Film industry tax credits 6491
First Nations, relationship with local government 6493
Fuel, hydrogen fuelling stations, hydrogen highway 6490
Harmonized sales tax 6491-2
Health Services Ministry budget 6489
Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway upgrades, impact on traffic safety 7097
Horgan, John, position on run-of-the-river power projects 6757
Infrastructure, government investment 6489
Jaccard, Mark, article on carbon tax 6490
Lil'wat First Nation, relationship with local government 6492
Lions Bay, infrastructure funding 6494
Lions Gate Hospital, mental health and addictions facility 6836
Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, fundraising work 6836
Motions
Clean power and renewable energy technologies, debate 6756-7
National Road Safety Week 7097
NDP, position on energy initiatives and policies 6756
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, First Nations opportunities 6492-3
Owen, Stephen, role as independent funding decision-maker re harmonized sales tax 6492
Pemberton, boundary extension and growth 6492
Public debt, debt-to-GDP ratio 6489
Quayle, Moura, and John Richards, article on green economy 6490, 6757
Seaspan Marine Corp., bid for shipbuilding contract 7534
Shipbuilding industry 7534
Social Development Ministry, budget 6489
Squamish, infrastructure funding and Olympic Games legacy 6493
Squamish First Nation, agreement with local government on land use 6493
Statements by members
Lions Gate Hospital Foundation fundraising for mental health and addictions facility 6836
National Road Safety Week and Sea to Sky Highway improvements 7097
Seaspan Marine Corp. bid for shipbuilding contract 7534
Taxation, tax reductions 6489
Tributes
Allan Williams 7849
The Vancouver Sun, article on clean energy development 6757
West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area
description and issues 6492-4
Olympic Games legacy and torch relay 6492-3
Whistler, Olympic Games legacy 6493
Williams, Allan, public service and death 7849
McNeil, Hon. Mary (Vancouver–False Creek)

As subject
attendance at child and youth mental health conference 6992-3
attendance at child care council meeting 6948
daughter's experience as early childhood educator 6947
meeting with Representative for Children and Youth 6927-9
meeting with Ted Hughes 6927-9
visit to Little Ferns child care centre 6947
Autism, early intervention program and treatment services, funding 7822-3
Budgets, 2011-12 budget 6988-9
Children
child protection review, recommendations 6918-9, 6927-9
child protection system
custody transfers 7871-3
government management 6918-9
provincial director position 6925, 6926
children in government care
caseload 6921
residential care 6982-6, 7822
programs and services for children and families
contracts and grants 6922-3
government priorities 6918-21, 6926-8
quality assurance 6919, 6921, 6926
special needs children, funding for programs and services 7823
Children, child care
child care providers, corporations 6949
funding 6945-6, 6993
Provincial Child Care Council, annual report and meeting 6948
spaces, infant and toddler spaces 6947
spaces and subsidies 6945-6
Children, early childhood development
early childhood education, need for degree program 6950
early childhood educators, wages 6946-7
early learning and child care, report recommendations 6949-50
report by human early learning partnership 6950
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 6918-29, 6944-50, 6982-93
budget 6919-20, 6945, 6986
budget and caseload 6920-1
changes in structure and operations 6926-8
child care component 6945
contracts 6922-3, 6982-3
deputy minister position 6925-6
goals and planning, Strong, Safe and Supported report 6990-1
role and responsibilities 6918-20
staffing 6924-6
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 7822-3
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services, residential programs and services 6982-4
Documents tabled
Public Service Benefit Plan Act, annual report for year ended March 31, 2010 6317
du Toit, Lesley, severance pay 6925
Education
full-day kindergarten, impact on child care providers 6945-8
preschool education and out-of-school care programs 6948
Elmore, Mable, attendance at child care council meeting 6948
Families
government support, families-first concept 6920, 6948
grandparents raising grandchildren 6988-90
First Nations
friendship centres, funding 6922
services for children and families 6919, 6922-3, 6926-7
suicide prevention programs and services 6993
Foster care
Child in the Home of a Relative program 6986-90
extended family program 6986-90, 7872-3
foster parents, compensation 6987
spaces 6982-4
transition services for children aging out of foster care 7822
Government, programs and services, integrated case management system 6919, 6921, 6923-4, 6926
Group homes, spaces and police incidents 6982-6
Hughes, Ted, meeting with Children and Family Development Minister 6927-9
Income, low-income families, government support 6929
Information and Privacy Commissioner, government consultation on integrated case management system 6924
Institute of Families for Child and Youth Mental Health, conference, attendance by Children and Family Development Minister 6992-3
Ledger House, services 6991
Little Ferns Early Learning Centre, operations and visit by Children and Family Development Minister 6947
Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre, facility 6982, 6984
Mental health of children and youth, services 6990-3
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2011, debate 7871-3
Poverty reduction, government strategy 6929
Prince George, tasering of child by police, investigation 6985
Public Service Benefit Plan Act, annual report for year ended March 31, 2010, tabled 6317
Representative for Children and Youth
investigation into tasering of child by police 6985-6
relationship with government 6927-9
report on infant deaths and recommendation on poverty reduction 6929
Social Development Ministry, work with Children and Family Development Ministry 6923
Social workers, number and caseload 6925
Substance abuse and addiction, prevention and treatment services, residential care for youth 6982, 6984, 6991
Tofino, child care spaces 6947
Vancouver Island, mental health services for children and youth 6991-2
Youth, suicide prevention programs and services 6992-3
McRae, Hon. Don (Comox Valley)

As subject
comments on Costco outlet in Comox Valley (McRae) 6730 (Popham) 6729
family pets 7486
letter to federal Justice Minister on animal cruelty legislation (Penner) 7264-5
visit to fish farm 6720-1 (Sather) 6720-1
Agricultural Land Commission
enforcement activities 6674, 6676
funding 6672, 6674-6
mandate and report 6673-4
Agricultural land reserve, government support 6675
Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets 6671, 6728
direct marketing and farmers markets, farmers market nutrition and coupon project 6734
direct marketing and farmers markets, government grant 6730
extension services 6732-4
First Nations involvement in industry 6734
government investment and support 6736-7
government plan 6736
government policies 6675
industry 6671
industry, diversification 6728-9
organic agriculture, government support 6732-4
program funding and delivery, federal-provincial agreement 6736-7
promotion of B.C. products 6736
Agriculture Ministry
estimates debate 6671-9, 6718-37
estimates debate 6671, 6734
staff 6671, 6736
trade mission to Asia 6671
AgriRecovery program 6678
Alcohol, artisan distilleries 6729
Animals
businesses involving animals, regulation 7487, 7489-90
cruelty prevention
abandonment 7491
animals under veterinary care 7492
investigation and enforcement 7487-9, 7491-3
public education and information 7491
role of citizens 7488
role of persons responsible for animals 7486-7, 7491
seizure of animals 7488, 7492-3
service animals and animals used for food production 7256, 7486
system in other jurisdictions 7493
transportation of animals in vehicles 7490
Aquaculture
fish farms
closed-containment systems 6727
disease and sea lice issues 6719-20
eco-certification 6720-1
government management, records and reports 6721
industry, government support 6722
Auditor General, report on Agricultural Land Commission 6675
Baynes Sound, shellfish aquaculture in area 6688-9, 6718-9
Bear Creek Nature Park, establishment 6311
Bees, role 7473
Bella Coola Valley, flooding, disaster assistance for agricultural producers 6727
B.C. Ranching Task Force, activities and programs 6677-8
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, role 6735-6, 7487-9, 7491
Budgets, 2011-12 budget 6672
Carbon tax, impact on agriculture industry and mitigation 6729-30
Carswell, Barron, work on B.C. seafood promotion 6720-2
Certified Organic Associations of B.C., relationship with government 6734
Comox Valley
coal mine proposal, environmental assessment process 6688, 6718-9
employment and industries 6718-9
production of fishing lures 6726
retailers 6730
wildlife habitat protection 6311
Comox Valley Farmers Market 6730
Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd., Comox Valley outlet 6718, 6730
Dairy industry, milk industry regulation 7870
Day of the Honeybee, proclamation 7473
Fairmont Empress Hotel, beehives on grounds 7473
Fish, genetically modified fish 6724
Fishing industry
commercial fishery, information 6724
halibut fishery 6723, 6726
management of fisheries, government role 6724
recreational fishing 6723, 6726
salmon and sardine fishery 6725-7
Food, importation of products 6731
Food industry
beef production 7754
beef products, expansion of market for Canadian beef 6728
berry farming, blueberries and strawberries 6728-31
exports and imports 6730-1
exports to Asia 6671
seafood
exports 6724-5
government publication 6720, 6724
marketing and promotion of B.C. products 6720-2
Fraser River, sockeye salmon run 6725
Guide Animal Act, provisions 7486
Horses, carriage horses, definition in legislation 7486
Livestock industry
cattle industry 6728, 7754
ranching industry, government support 6677-8
MLAs, personal experiences with animals and pets 7486
Milk Industry Act, amendments 7870
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2011, debate 7870
Oral questions (response)
Impact of proposed Vancouver Island coal mine on shellfish industry 6688-9
Shellfish aquaculture and environmental review 6688
Pemberton Distillery Inc., production of Schramm Vodka 6729
Popham, Lana, position on carbon tax 6728
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
amendments 7256
provisions 7487-8
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2011
debate 6886, 7255-6, 7486-94
amendments 7492
definitions 7486-8, 7491
drafting of bill 7493
intent and scope 7255-6, 7491
Proclamations
Beef Day 7754
Day of the Honeybee 7473
Rage's Farm Ltd., greenhouse facility 6728
Shelter Point Farm, wildlife habitat and conservation covenant 6310-1
Sled Dog Task Force
report recommendations 7255-6, 7488-9
work of task force 6735-6
Statements by members
Wildlife conservation efforts in Comox Valley 6310-1
Wildlife, predator and ungulate control 6678-9
Mungall, Michelle (Nelson-Creston)

Advanced Education Ministry
estimates debate 7218-21, 7225-9, 7280-91, 7294-7
budget, allocation for advertising and publications 7218-9
climate action initiatives 7281
B.C. Liberal Party government, performance 6501-4
Budget debate 6501-4
Budgets, 2011-12 budget 6501-2
Camosun College Student Society, videos on student debt 6503
Capilano University, programs and adult basic education programs, reductions 7326
Clark, Christy, leadership of B.C. Liberal Party 6501-2
College of New Caledonia, aboriginal program funding 7285
Creston Valley watershed, environmental assessment, petition tabled 6538
Devito, Shelly, comments on group home closings 6899
Drinking Water Week 6597
Education, adult basic education 7286
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 7647
Government ministries, budget reductions 6503
Group homes, closings and resident moves 6899
Harmonized sales tax 6955
Justice system
courts and court system, impact of delays on criminal cases 6316
criminal justice system, funding 6316
Kelowna Women's Resource Centre, funding and services 6416
Kootenay area, festivals 7015-6
Legislature, estimates process, time allocation for debate 6503
Literacy, aboriginal community adult literacy program 7286
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, funding for groups participating in inquiry 7541
Nelson
group home closings 6899
issues and concerns in area 6503-4
Oral questions
Funding for criminal justice system 6316
Funding for groups participating in Missing Women Inquiry 7541
Funding for programs at Capilano University 7326
Government tax policies after harmonized sales tax referendum 6955
Kelowna Women's Resource Centre 6416-7
Post-secondary education funding and Vancouver Island University 6766
Petitions
Rivers and streams, water licence on Urmston Creek 6538
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 7296
education of First Nations people 7285-6
enrolment levels 7297
enrolment levels and student spaces 7225-6
funding 6766, 7219-21, 7281-2, 7284-5
higher-education price index 7219
student debt load 6502-3, 7284, 7288-9
student financial assistance 7296
grant programs 6502-3, 7291, 7294-5
interest on loans 6502-3, 7290-1
loan program funding 7647
loan programs and federal-provincial integration 7287-8
loan-forgiveness and loan-reduction programs 7287-8
students, cost of living 7284
students, international students 7227-8
system 6502-3, 7218
tuition fees 6502, 7283-4
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
building maintenance 7220-1
carbon neutrality and climate action initiatives 7281-2
education quality assurance board 7226
education quality assurance designation 7228
financial reporting, application of accounting principles and removal from government reporting entity 7219-20
private institutions
consumer protection and complaints 7228-9, 7280-1
English-as-a-second-language schools 7227-8
report recommendations and implementation 7226-8, 7280-1
Research and development, government funding and support 7283
Sales tax exemptions 6955
Silicon Sisters Interactive Inc., School 26 video game for girls 7375
Skills training, SkillsPlus program 7296-7
Social Development Ministry, estimates debate 6899
Sports, roller derby 6472
Statements by members
Festivals in Kootenays 7015-6
Protection of water resources 6597
Roller derby 6472
Women's involvement in video game sector 7375
Urmston Creek, water licence, petition tabled 6538
Vancouver Island University, funding 6766
Video games, production industry, women's involvement 7375
Water, protection of resources 6597
Women, women's centres, funding 6416-7
Women and Water radio show 6597
YouTube videos 6503

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