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

Sather, Michael (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)

As subject
comments on coal industry (Bennett) 6997
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 7285
Agriculture, young farmers 6597
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 6718-26
Airline industry, open skies policies 6560
Alberta, oil spill from Rainbow pipeline 6602
AltaGas Income Trust, Forrest Kerr and McLymont Creek power projects 7740
Aquaculture
fish farms 6719-20, 7143
government management, records and reports 6721
industry, government support 6720-2
shellfish aquaculture 6718-9
tenures 7142-3
Attorney General Ministry, independent investigations office 7479-80
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Abbotsford, Mission, Ridge Meadows, funding as regional centre 7429-30
Bramble Cottage, closing of facility 6899-901
B.C.
migration to and from B.C. 6351
north and central coasts, ecology 7006
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 6352, 7581
B.C. Wildlife Federation, response to wildlife harvest allocation policy 7144
Budget debate 6351-3
Budgets, deficit budgets 6351-2
Business, public-private partnerships, contractual obligations 6352
Carswell, Barron, work on B.C. seafood promotion 6722
Chu, Jim, comments on independent investigations office legislation 7480
Clark, Christy
comments on harmonized sales tax and referendum 6545-6, 7579
leadership 6546-7
Climate change, government action on climate change 6756
Coal, government policy 6756
College of Applied Biology Act, amendments to provisions on labour mobility 6784
Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River 7143
Communities, community organizations
alternative funding requirement 7429
gaming grant program review 7429
Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ministry, estimates debate 7429-30
Comox Valley, coal mine proposal, environmental assessment process 6718-9
Corporations, income tax, changes 7579
Dudley, Lisa, and Guthrie McKay, death in targeted shooting and police response 7480
Economy, conditions 6351
Education
English-as-a-second-language programs 7285
funding formula for part-time students 7177
Education Ministry, estimates debate 7174-8
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat 6602, 7006
Energy
clean energy, development 6756
hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects 6756, 7740
Energy and Mines Ministry, estimates debate 7740
Environment
education 7156
environmental assessment process 6560, 7740
Exports and imports, interprovincial trade 6560
Exxon Valdez, impact of 1989 oil spill on environment 7006
The Fair Chase Act, debate 7466
Fish, genetically modified fish 6723-4
Fishing industry
commercial fishery, information 6724-6
halibut fishery 6723
management of fisheries, government role 6724
recreational fishing 6723, 6725-6
salmon and sardine fishery 6725-6
Food industry, seafood
exports 6724-5
marketing and promotion of B.C. products 6720-2
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, estimates debate 7142-8
Fraser Health Authority, alternative-level-of-care beds 7387
Garibaldi Provincial Park, conditions and staffing 6764
Gerak, Danny and Lee, comments on dock access 7145
Golden Ears Bridge, public-private partnership and bridge revenues 6352, 7367-8
Golden Ears Provincial Park, conditions 6764
Government
procurement practices, local procurement 6561
transfer payments from federal government, equalization payments 6352
Great Bear rain forest
land use agreement and landscape reserve plans 7144-5
wildlife conservation and focal species 7145
Group homes, closings and resident moves 6899-901
Guide-outfitters, issues and concerns 7144
Harmonized sales tax 6545-6, 7386, 7579-81
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) Initiative Vote and Referendum Act, debate 6545-7
Health Ministry, estimates debate 7386-7, 7596-7
Highway 7 (Lougheed Highway), North Lougheed connector project 7367
Housing, residential care facilities, fees, financial issues for families 7596-7
Hunting
"fair chase" concept, government policy 7148, 7466
harvest allocation policy report 7143-4
hunting of carnivores 7147
Income
income disparity 6352-3
income-splitting 7596-7
Income tax reductions 6352-3
Kleckner, Stephanie, move from group home 6900-1
Labour mobility legislation, impact on occupational certification standards 6561
McRae, Don, visit to fish farm 6720-1
Maple Ridge
child development centre funding 7430
Farm for a Year project and permaculture farm 6597-8
police services in area 7480
Miller, Kristi, research on salmon disease 7143
Morrissette, Gayle, comments on daughter's move from group home 6900
Morton, Alexandra, research on salmon disease 7143
Motions
Clean power and renewable energy technologies, debate 6756
Government changes to harmonized sales tax, debate 7579-81
Oil tanker ban on north coast, debate 7006
Neville, Loni, move from group home 6900
New west partnership trade agreement 6559-61, 6770, 6780, 6782-3
New West Partnership Trade Agreement Implementation Act
debate 6559-61, 6770, 6780, 6782-4
provisions on government entities 6782
Oil and gas
natural gas, role in clean energy development 6756
oil spills, response capacity 6602
Oral questions
Enbridge oil pipeline proposal 6602
Funding for parks system 6764
Parks
100th anniversary of parks system 6764
conditions and funding 6764
Pitt River Lodge, dock access issue 7145-6
Police (Independent Investigations Office) Amendment Act, 2011
debate 7479-80
development of legislation 7479
position of police organizations 7479-80
Police and policing, police complaint process 7479-80
Public debt
debt via contractual obligations and public-private partnerships 6352
debt-to-GDP ratio 6352
Quesnel Highland area, wolf population control, report 7146
Ridge Meadows Hospital, availability of beds 7386-7
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, policies and procedures, changes 7480
Salmon disease 7143
School district 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
contract for English-as-a-second-language program 7285
costs and funding 7174-7
environmental school and outdoor learning 7156
music program 7175-6
new school 7177-8
Shipping industry
impact of oil spills on environment 7006
moratorium on oil tankers in coastal waters 7006
Social Development Ministry, estimates debate 6899-901
Statements by members
Environmental school in Maple Ridge 7156
Farm for a Year project in Maple Ridge 6597-8
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project 6560
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 6560-1
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 7367-8
Vancouver Island, cougar population 7147
Wells Gray Provincial Park, wolf and caribou population in area 7146
Wildlife
cougars and wolves, populations 7146-7
management 7144
mountain caribou, protection 7146
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)

As subject
behaviour in House (Krueger) 6324
comments in debate on animal cruelty legislation (Krog) 7279
constituents and staff thanked 6455
experience as social worker and teacher 7476
Animals, cruelty prevention 7278
Attorney General Ministry, independent investigations office 7476, 7681, 7685-6
Automobiles
DriveABLE program, access in rural areas and suitability for seniors 6881-3
driver's licences, graduated licensing proposal for seniors 6881-2
Bloy, Harry
performance as Social Development Minister 6904
visits to group homes 6898
Bond, Shirley, comments in debate on civil forfeiture legislation 7030
B.C. Association for Community Living
concerns re community living services 6599
concerns re community living services funding 6895
B.C. Ferry Commission, public consultation 7665
B.C. Liberal Party government
action on issues 7477
budgets 6455
Budget debate 6455-8
Budgets, 2011-12 budget 6457
Children
behaviour, indications of behavioural problems 7278
child protection system, oversight 7477
infant deaths report, government response 7278
Civil Forfeiture Act, amendments 7023
Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2011
debate 7021, 7023-31, 7036-7
amending provisions 7023
debate on bill 7030
Coastal Ferry Amendment Act, 2011, debate 7664-6
Communities
impact of government service reductions 6457
needs and government support 6457-8
Community Living Action Group, report on community living services 6415
Community Living B.C.
accreditation 6905
funding and operations 6455-6, 6534, 6893, 6895-9, 6901-2, 6904, 6907, 7159
performance measurement 6905-6
Crime and criminals
crime prevention, funding and programs 7037
crime prevention, relationship to poverty reduction 6457-8
forfeiture of proceeds of crime
administrative forfeiture process 7021, 7023-31, 7036-7
applicability of legislation 7028-31
applicability to low-income persons and petty crime 7024, 7026
determination of link to unlawful activity 7028, 7031
director of civil forfeiture, powers and role 7029
dispute process and recovery of assets 7025-7
due diligence and fairness 7029-31
forfeiture in public interest 7024
forfeiture to government 7036-7
handling of stolen property 7024-6
outcomes of forfeiture cases 7031
protection for uninvolved interest holders 7023-7, 7029
protection of civil liberties and rights 7024-6
relationship to court and criminal justice processes 7023-4, 7026, 7030-1
standard of proof 7026
threshold of recovery 7021, 7024, 7026
use as crime prevention tool 7026, 7031
use of funds and property 7031, 7037
return of offenders to other jurisdictions 7037
victims of crime, funding for services 7037
Disabled and handicapped persons
community living services
caseload 6895-6
client assessment 7101
day care services 6907
eligibility 6457
funding and government support 6599, 7101
funding and redesign of services 6415, 6455-7, 6534-5, 6895-8
government consultation with stakeholders 6599
home-share arrangements 6457, 6896-7, 6902, 6905-6
individualized funding 6906
prioritization of services 6904-5
respite services 6906-7
satisfaction surveys 6905-6
service delivery model 6894
service levels, impact on families 6456, 6897, 6901-2
services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services 7101
developmentally disabled persons, concerns of and support for families and caregivers 6456, 6897, 6901-2, 6904, 7159
Dogsledding industry, culling of sled dogs 7278, 7477
Energy and Mines Ministry, estimates debate 7890-2
Ferries and ferry services
fare pricing model and review 7318, 7664-6
fares, interim price cap 7664
ferry services model 7666
vessels, facilities 7665
Government
local government, use of civil forfeiture program revenues 7031, 7037
priorities 7278
Group homes
closings 6456-7, 6896-9
closings and resident moves 6534-5, 6901-2, 6905-6
spaces and wait-lists 6895-6
Health care system, investigation of CT scan analyses 6298, 6378
Hunting, leghold traps 7278
Income assistance
benefits, bus passes 6822
benefits for employable persons 6822
recipients, single-parent families 6822
Kang, Bhupinder Singh, death and inquest report recommendations 6813
Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Ministry, estimates debate 6813
Legislation
balance of government and public interests 7024-5
impact on society 7278
relevance 7031
Legislature
bills process, legislative process and debate 7030
Officers of the Legislature, appointment 7685
sitting days in 2010-11 and debate of issues 6457
MLAs, role and responsibilities 6457, 7030
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, funding for groups participating in inquiry 7478
Occupational health and safety, workers killed or injured on the job 6455
Oral questions
Communication by health authority on medical scan issues 6378
Community Living B.C. and services for developmentally disabled persons 7159
Investigation of medical scan interpretations 6298, 6378
Report recommendations on services for developmentally disabled persons 6415
Services for developmentally disabled persons 6534-5, 6599, 7101
Pierre, Gertie, accomplishments 7465
Police (Independent Investigations Office) Amendment Act, 2011
debate 7476-8, 7680-1, 7685
development of legislation, timeline 7477
scope 7477
Police and policing
accountability and police complaint process 7476-8, 7680-1, 7685
police forces, funding from civil forfeiture program revenues 7037
Poverty, cost to society 6457-8
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
constituent concerns re DriveABLE program for seniors 6881-3
ferry services, access for area residents 7318, 7665
ferry services and local economy 7664-5
issues and concerns 6455
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2011, debate 7278-9
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
estimates debate 6881-3
civil forfeiture office 7029
information briefings for opposition MLAs 6882
Sechelt, investigation of police conduct at First Nations parade 7477
Social Development Ministry
estimates debate 6822, 6893-8, 6901-2, 6904-7
minister, role 6894
Social workers, role 7476
Sunny Hill Health Centre, Pacific autism family centre construction project 6894-5, 6901-2, 7890-2
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates 7318
Tributes
Gertie Pierre 7465
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, communications with patients re CT scan analyses, case 6378
Workers compensation system 6455
Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)

As subject
comments on harmonized sales tax motion (Bell) 7574
comments on harmonized sales tax referendum legislation (Penner) 6555
communications with constituents on harmonized sales tax 6544
communications with constituents re harmonized sales tax 7573
interest in oil and gas issues and visits to Peace River area 7522 (Pimm) 7521
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, empowerment and role 7863-4
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 6583-5
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament, provisions and proposed amendments 6360-1
Adult Guardianship and Planning Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, amendments 7048-9
Agriculture, government investment and support 6677
Agriculture Ministry
estimates debate 6676-9
estimates debate and role of minister 6676-7
AgriRecovery program 6678
Australia, democratic reform 6361
B.C., oil tankers in north coast waters 7009-10
B.C. Ranching Task Force, programs 6677-8
B.C. Treaty Commission, role 7782, 7836-7, 7862
B.C. Wildlife Federation, response to wildlife harvest allocation policy 7140
Brody, Hugh, article on Yale First Nation final agreement 7784, 7862
Budget debate 6359-61
Budgets
2011-12 budget 6359
budget process 6682
Business, subsidies, government policy 6776
Campbell, Gordon, governance style 6360
Canada Post Corp., labour dispute, impact on harmonized sales tax referendum process 6545, 6606-9
Carbon tax rebates for school districts 7185
Cariboo North constituency and area, firefighters and first responders 6837
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area
flooding and government response to natural disasters 7536
mining activities in area 6584, 7142
Chief Electoral Officer, powers re referendum process 6607-8
China, market for B.C. wood building materials 6693, 6695, 6701-3
Civil service, carbon neutrality 6765-6
Communities, community organizations, funding 6359-60
Cottonwood, flooding in area, government response and home relocation issue 7140-1
Democracy
"one person, one vote" principle 7627
parliamentary democracy 6359-61
Education
funding for rural schools 7184-5
school districts and boards of education, carbon neutrality and costs 6765-6, 7185-7
Education Ministry, estimates debate 7184-7
Election Finance Amendment Act, 2011, debate 7627
Election Transparency Amendment Act, 2011, debate 7153-4
Elections
fall fixed election date 6682
financial reporting, political donations 7154
Elections B.C., communications with Canada Post Corp. 6606-7
Emergencies, disaster response staff 7536
EnCana Corp., carbon offsets 6765, 7239-40
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 7234-6, 7239-40
Exports and imports
trade agreements and partnerships, consultation and development 6565
trade missions, interprovincial cooperation 6565
Fall Fixed Election Amendment Act, 2011, debate 6682
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on harmonized sales tax 7573
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 7716-7
Fires and firefighters
forest fires, government preparedness 6359
volunteer firefighters 6837
First Nations
consultation by government on land and resources 6583-4
land claims, overlapping claims 7700-1, 7836-8, 7862
treaty negotiations process 7836-8, 7862
Floods and floodplains, flood protection and riprap materials 7370
Food security 6676-7
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd., operations 6700-3
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, estimates debate 7140-2
Forests and forest industry
expansion of market for products 6701-2
industry innovation, summit proposal 6702-3
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 6693-6
tenure system, reform 6694-5
wood-first initiative 6700-1
Frozen Lakes, access issues 7700-1, 7863-4
Government
cabinet and ministers, Premier and cabinet, role in democratic process 6360-1
natural resource ministries 6360
regulations, results-based approach 6566
Guardianship, adult guardianship, changes 7048-9
Guide Outfitters Association of B.C., response to wildlife harvest allocation policy 7140
Guide-outfitters, response to wildlife harvest allocation policy 7140-1
Hall, Joseph
comments on Stó:lô Nation fishing rights 7700
position on Yale First Nation final agreement 7785
Harmonized sales tax 6360, 6544-5, 6606-9, 7572-4
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) Initiative Vote and Referendum Act, debate 6544-5, 6606-9
Health, continuing and long-term care, use of anti-psychotic drugs on dementia patients 7048-9, 7593
Health Ministry, estimates debate 7593
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation, flood preparedness 7370
Hunting, harvest allocation policy report 7140
Industry, government support for industries 6565
Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 6693-6, 6700-3
Kersley Musical Theatre, achievements and role in community 6376
Kuthlalth Reserve, access issues 7700, 7838-9, 7863-4
Legislation, drafting process, consultation with Legislature 6565
Legislature
private members' time, intent of time and selection process for speakers 6995
prorogation of 2010 session 6360
Les, John, comments in debate on oil tanker traffic 7009-10
Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Steven Point, comments in prorogation address 6360
Livestock industry, ranching industry, government support 6677-8
Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty and final agreement, overlapping claim issue 7784
MLAs
advocacy on issues 7522
role and responsibilities 6360-1, 7572
Mines and mining industry, placer mining, government support 7142
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, debate 7048-9
Motions
Government changes to harmonized sales tax, debate 7572-4
Oil tanker ban on north coast, debate 7009-10
New west partnership trade agreement 6564-7, 6773-6
New West Partnership Trade Agreement Implementation Act, debate 6564-7, 6773-6
Oil and gas
drilling and drilling practices, hydraulic fracturing 7141, 7234-6, 7520-1
industry, review of cumulative impacts 7521
industry, water use 7234-6
shale gas development 7239, 7520-2
Oil and Gas Commission
permitting process and regulations re water use, report 7234-5
role 7521
Oral questions
Diversion of water from Williston reservoir 7751
Public consultation on Williston reservoir water diversion 7751-2
School district carbon-neutral requirements and resource industry emissions reduction 6765-6
Pacific Carbon Trust
allocation of carbon offsets for public sector organizations and private companies 6765-6, 7239-40, 7717
allocation of carbon offsets for school districts and private companies 7186-7
Peace River area, oil and gas industry, issues 7520-1
Pension Benefits Standards Act, amendments 7504
Points of order
legislative calendar 6509
private members' time 6995
Politics and politicians
leadership elections 7154
leadership elections, impact on government operations 6359-60
political parties, donations and fundraising 7627
Poverty, child poverty, government action 6359
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., report on forest industry 6702
Private members' statements
British Columbia's unconventional gas resource 7520-2
Public sector energy conservation agreement, funding 7717
Resources and resource industries
refining and value-added production 7010
resource management 7520, 7522
resource roads, access and management 7141-2
Sam, Les, comments on treaty negotiations 7784
School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
costs and funding for carbon neutrality 6765
funding and rural schools 7184-5
Shipping industry, moratorium on oil tankers in coastal waters 7009-10
Sihota, Moe, comments on environmental assessment process 7010
Statements by members
Kersley Musical Theatre 6376
Response to flooding in Cariboo-Chilcotin area 7536
Volunteer firefighters and first responders 6837
Stó:lô Nation
consultation on Yale First Nation treaty and final agreement, overlapping claims issue 7700-1, 7780-8, 7835-9, 7862-5
membership 7781-2
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project 6583-5
Taxation, tax reductions 6360
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 7370
Tseshaht First Nation, treaty negotiations and relationship with Maa-nulth First Nations 7700, 7784
Washington, George, comments on democracy 6361
Water Act, revision 7235
Water management and stewardship, government policy 7235
Wildlife, predator and ungulate control 6678-9
Williston reservoir, diversion of water by energy companies 7235-6, 7751-2
Yale First Nation
membership 7781-2
treaty and final agreement 7700-1
indemnity component 7863
land provisions and access issues 7700-1, 7785-8, 7863-4
negotiations 7780-4, 7836-9, 7862-5
vote 7781
Yale First Nation Final Agreement Act
debate 7700-1, 7780-8, 7835-9, 7862-5
debate timeline 7701, 7862
definitions 7781
delay for six months 7701, 7787-8, 7836
preamble 7780-1
Simpson, Shane (Vancouver-Hastings)

As subject
comments on Evergreen line funding (Falcon) 6449
comments on harmonized sales tax referendum legislation (Penner) 6556
communications with B.C. Lottery Corporation 6909 (Bond) 6909
nephew's experience with cystic fibrosis 7096
relationship with Gordon Campbell 6389
Abbott, George, comments during B.C. Liberal Party leadership campaign 6447
Attorney General Ministry, independent investigations office 7448-9
Black, Dawn, role as interim Leader of the Opposition 6530-1
Bloy, Harry, performance as Social Development Minister 6958
Bodnar, Faith, comments on community living services 6536
B.C. Association for Community Living
concerns re community living services 6598-9
position on community living services 6535-6
B.C. Liberal Party, leadership candidates, positions on issues 6447
B.C. Liberal Party government
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust 6315
position on harmonized sales tax 7582-3
priorities 6446
B.C. Lottery Corporation
action on problem gambling 6907-9, 6911
appeal of penalty imposed for reporting of financial transactions 6912
management of casinos, handling and reporting of financial transactions 6912-5
relationship with government and opposition members 6909
role and ministry responsible 6914
B.C. Progress Board, reports and ranking of B.C. on progress indicators 6846
B.C. Rail, sale process, call for public inquiry 6315
Budget debate 6445-50
Budgets, 2011-12 budget 6446-50
Campbell, Gordon, public service 6389
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, report on casino transactions 6912
Carsley, John, comments on problem gambling 6908-9
Chu, Jim, comments on independent investigations office legislation 7449
Clark, Christy
comments on harmonized sales tax implementation 7471-2
leadership and priorities 6445-7
Commission of Inquiry on the Use of Conducted Energy Weapons in B.C., implementation of recommendations 7449
Communities, green community design and development 6449
Community Living B.C., funding and operations 6535-6, 6903
Coquitlam, Como Lake Gardens housing project 7889
Corporations, tax reductions, impact on job creation and investment 6447-8
Cystic fibrosis, awareness and fundraising walk 7096
de Jong, Michael, comments as Attorney General on government coverage of Basi-Virk legal fees 6315
Deloitte Inc., government contract 6817
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services
client assessment 6535
funding and government support 6598-9, 6903
funding and redesign of services 6415, 6535-6
home-share arrangements 6903
Education
funding for programs and services for vulnerable students 7123-5
funding formula 7124
inner-city schools 7121-3
special education and special needs, assessments 7125
vulnerable students 7121-5
Education Ministry, estimates debate 7121-6
Energy and Mines Ministry
estimates debate 7883-90, 7893-4
residential tenancy branch, access to information on decisions 7893-4
Falcon, Kevin, participation in budget debate 6449
Families
government support, families-first concept 7889-90
rental housing costs 7888
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre, oversight of gaming industry transactions 6912
Food, report on cost of healthy food in B.C. 6846
Gambling
addiction and problem gambling, programs and funding 6907-11
addiction and problem gambling, self-exclusion program 6908-9
casinos
casino development process 6916
market saturation 6917
security 6915
expansion 6917-8
Internet gaming, expansion and regulation 6910-1
regulation 6910, 6913, 6916
revenues to government 6908, 6910
role in tourism 6917
role of government 6910
Government
decision-making, consultation 6390
ministries, portfolio changes, impact on budget and estimates 6446
programs and services, integrated case management system 6816-9
Group homes
closings 6415
closings and resident moves 6535, 6903
Harmonized sales tax 6300, 6447-8, 6542-4, 7471-2, 7582-4
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) Initiative Vote and Referendum Act, debate 6542-4
Holborn Group of Companies, role in construction project 7886-8
Holmes, Robert, comments on independent investigations office legislation 7449
Homelessness
government action 7328, 7530-1
youth homelessness 7530
Housing
affordable housing, family housing 6448-9, 7530-1, 7888
housing endowment fund 7883-4
rental housing
evictions for renovations 7893
rent increases, regulation 7893-4
residential tenancy legislation 7893-4
social and subsidized housing
family housing 7885-90
rental assistance program 7531, 7884, 7888, 7890
units and wait-lists 7884-6
Income, low-income families, government support 6819-21, 6845-6
Income assistance
benefits
adequacy to address healthy food costs 6846
benefit amounts 6845-7
earnings exemption 6847
caseload, wait-lists for services 6848
community volunteer supplement program 6847-8
disability benefits, emergency grants 6958
eligibility restrictions for persons with outstanding warrants 6849-50
offices, resources and staffing 6816, 6848
system 6819-20
automated phone system services 6848-9
service delivery model 6850
Information and Privacy Commissioner, government consultation on integrated case management system 6818-9
James, Carole
accomplishments as Leader of the Opposition 6389-90
leadership of NDP 6389-90
Justice system
courts and court system, impact of delays on criminal cases 6380
criminal justice system, funding 6380
Legislature, sitting days in 2010-11 and debate of issues 6445-6
Lower Mainland, social housing wait-lists 7885-7
Manitoba, income assistance system 6847
Medical Services Plan premiums 6447
Metro Vancouver, report on homelessness 7328
Motions
Government action on homelessness, debate 7530-1
Government changes to harmonized sales tax, debate 7582-4
National Council of Welfare, research on social conditions in B.C. 6846-7
Netherlands, gambling regulation 6909
NDP
interim leadership 6530-1
leadership and status during 2000s 6389
Oral questions
Emergency grant policy for disability assistance recipients 6958
Funding for criminal justice system 6380
Government action on homelessness and affordable housing 7328
Impact of harmonized sales tax on housing sector 7471-2
Payment of legal fees in B.C. rail court case 6315
Referendum on harmonized sales tax 6300
Report recommendations on services for developmentally disabled persons 6415
Services for developmentally disabled persons 6535-6, 6598-9
Vancouver floatplane terminal contract 6892
Paragon Development Ltd., casino project on lands adjacent to B.C. Place 6840-1, 6909, 6916
Police (Independent Investigations Office) Amendment Act, 2011
debate 7448-50
position of police organizations and stakeholders 7449
regulations 7449
Police and policing
accountability and police complaint process 7448-9
illegal gambling enforcement 6912-3
Politics and politicians
leadership 6446
leadership elections 6389
leadership elections, impact on government operations 6446-7
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance, funding 6449
Poverty
child poverty, government action 6819-20, 7125-6
measurement and rate 6821, 6845-6
reduction, government strategy 6448, 6819-22, 7851-2
Poverty Reduction Act, 2011, debate 7851-2
Prince George, tasering of child by police, investigation 7449
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
estimates debate 6907-18
budget 6908
gaming policy and enforcement branch 6907-8, 6912-5
Real estate industry, housing market accessibility 6448-9
Recall and Initiative Act, amendments 6300
Social Development Ministry
estimates debate 6815-22, 6845-51, 6903
budget and staffing 6816
estimates process 6815
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Evergreen line 6449
Statements by members
Cystic fibrosis awareness and fundraising walk 7096
Interim leadership of NDP 6530-1
Taxation, tax-shifting from corporations to citizens 6447-8
Transition houses, second-stage housing 7894
Tributes to Gordon Campbell and Carole James, tribute 6389-90
Vancouver
casino operations in area 6912, 6917
harbour floatplane terminal, airport fees and facility lease agreement 6892
homelessness and housing issues 7328, 7530-1
Little Mountain Housing redevelopment project 7886-8
Welfare
social conditions 6845-7
support system for vulnerable persons 6390
Wright, Wayne, comments on housing issues 7328
Slater, John (Boundary-Similkameen)

As subject
role as parliamentary secretary 6468
staff thanked 6466
Agriculture
government investment and support 6468
innovation 6468
program funding and delivery, federal-provincial agreement 6468
Boundary-Similkameen constituency and area
agriculture 6468
education and post-secondary education 6466-7
residential care beds 6467
rivers 6468
B.C. Water and Waste Association, activities 6531
Budget debate 6466-9
Budgets, 2011-12 budget 6466-7, 6469
Cicero, comments on government and budgets 6468-9
Communities, community organizations, gaming grants 6467
Drinking Water Week, proclamation 6531
Economy, conditions 6467
Education funding 6466-7
Fires and firefighters, forest fires, mitigation initiatives and funding 6467
Forests and forest industry, role in economy 6467
Harmonized sales tax 6467-8
Health care funding 6467
Income tax reductions 6466
Infrastructure, water systems, small-system operator training 6531
Kettle River, water supply and use 6468
Klippenstein, Annamarie and Kevin, organic farming achievements 6468
Midway, mill operations 6467
Okanagan College, centre of excellence in sustainable building technologies and renewable energy conservation 6467
Politics and politicians, leadership elections 6466
Research and development, research infrastructure, knowledge development fund 6467
Rivers and streams, endangered rivers assessment 6468
Similkameen River, gravel management assessment 6468
Sports, golf 7155-6
Statements by members
Burrowing owl conservation 6887-8
Golf in B.C. 7155-6
Protection of drinking water supply 6531
Tourism destinations, golf courses 7155-6
Volunteers and volunteer sector 6467
Water, drinking water protection, government initiatives and investment 6531
Water Act, revision 6468
Wildlife, burrowing owl conservation 6887-8
Stewart, Hon. Ben (Westside-Kelowna)

As subject
constituents, family and staff thanked 6361
Agricultural land reserve, review 6363
Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets 6363
financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers 6364
government investment and support 6363-5
government plan and innovation 6363-4
program funding and delivery, federal-provincial agreement 6364
role in economy 6363
Agriculture Ministry, reorganization and responsibilities 6363
Animal Disease Control Act, review 6364
Animal Health Centre, operations 6364
Aquaculture, regulation and role in economy 6365
Asia-Pacific region, market for B.C. agricultural products 6363-4
Budget debate 6361-5
Budgets, 2011-12 budget 6362
Campbell, Gordon, accomplishments and legacy as Premier 6365
Dogsledding industry, investigation into culling of sled dogs 6364
Fires and firefighters, forest fires, mitigation initiatives and funding 6362
Food, locally grown food, government support 6363
Food industry
agrifood industry, expansion of market for B.C. products 6363-4
beef products, expansion of market for Canadian beef 6363-4
tree fruit industry, government investment and support 6363
Harmonized sales tax 6364-5
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, government investment 6362
International Children's Games, winter games in 2011, hosting by Kelowna 6362
Kelowna
forest fire preparedness in area 6362
health care facilities and services 6361-2
rapid bus service and transportation infrastructure 6362
Kelowna General Hospital, expansion and government investment 6361-2
Livestock industry, cattle industry 6363-4
Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Cancer Centre, funding and services 6361
Stilwell, Moira (Vancouver-Langara)

China, clean energy development 6755
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat 7006-7
Energy, clean energy, development 6755-6
Harmonized sales tax 7578-9
Horn River basin, natural gas resources, joint report 6755
Literacy, role in economy 7245
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, study on natural gas development 6755
Motions
Clean power and renewable energy technologies, debate 6755-6
Government changes to harmonized sales tax, debate 7578-9
Oil tanker ban on north coast, debate 7006-7
NDP policies 7578
Oil and gas, natural gas
reports and studies 6755
role in clean energy development 6755
Resources and resource industries, role in economy 7006
Science and technology, renewable energy technology 6755-6
Shipping industry
moratorium on oil tankers in coastal waters 7006-7
role of technology 7006
Sir William Van Horne Elementary School, 100th anniversary 7536
Statements by members
100th anniversary of Van Horne Elementary School 7536
International Day Against Homophobia 7095
Vancouver Public Library and literacy awareness 7245-6
Taxation, relationship to government services 7578-9
Vancouver Public Library, services 7245-6
Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)

As subject
comments in throne speech debate (Macdonald) 6289
participation in Small Business Roundtable 7567
report on child poverty 7569
Alberta, wrongful death legislation 7828
Armed forces, army engineers 7748
B.C., migration to and from B.C. 6277
B.C. Liberal Party government
accomplishments 6279-80
economic and health policies 6280
financial management 6278-9, 7568
leadership candidates, policy recommendations for leadership candidates 6279-80
performance and priorities 6277-80
Business
business climate 6278-9
Small Business Roundtable, consultation 7567
Construction industry 6278
Dix, Adrian, comments on harmonized sales tax motion 7569
Economy
conditions 6278-9
gross domestic product, measurement against other indicators 6278
knowledge-based economy, government support 6280
Family Compensation Act Amendment Act, debate 7827-8
Gibson, Gordon, Sr., and Gordon Gibson Jr., work in B.C. politics 6596-7
Goods and services tax, introduction 7568
Harmonized sales tax 6279, 7566-9
Health care system
civil liability for health professionals and hospital system 7828
reforms 6280
Income levels 6278
Income tax reductions 6279
Infrastructure, government investment 6278-9
Justice system, wrongful death compensation, damages for non-financial losses 7828
Kesselman, Jonathan, comments on harmonized sales tax 7569
KPMG surveys on tax competitiveness 6279
Kwan, Jenny, comments on child poverty 6424
Legislature, language used in House, "lie" 7567
Limitation Act Amendment Act, debate 7828
Motions
Government changes to harmonized sales tax, debate 7566-9
National ship procurement strategy and shipbuilding industry in B.C., debate 7525
NDP, performance as government 6277-9
Politics and politicians, leadership elections 6277
Poverty, child poverty, measurement and rate 7569
Professions, civil liability, limitation period 7828
Public debt, debt-to-GDP ratio 6279
Shipbuilding, federal contracts, government support for B.C. industry bid 7525
Statements by members
Army engineers 7748
Community of Spuraway 6596-7
Taxation, competitive tax system 6279
Throne speech debate 6277-80
Vander Zalm, Bill, work on initiative campaign 7567-8
Wages 6278
West Vancouver, Spuraway building and area, 100th anniversary and history 6596-7

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