A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.
- Impact of harmonized sales tax on business (Ralston) 6888
Abbotsford, B.C.
- Gang prevention initiatives (van Dongen) 6791-2
Abbotsford police department
Aboriginal Affairs, Select Standing Committee on
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Ministry of
Aboriginals See First Nations
Abram, Jim
- Meeting with Blair Lekstrom (Lekstrom) 6537 (Trevena) 6537
Abuse See Violence
Access to Prostate Screening Act, 2011
- (Bill M212) (Hammell) 1R, 7746
- Debate, speakers (Hammell) 7746
Accidents
Accountants
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome See AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
Acquired soft tissue disorder
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament
- (Bill 1) (Attorney General) 1R, 6274
- Debate, speakers (Penner) 6274
- Provisions and proposed amendments (Simpson, B.) 6360-1
ActNow B.C.
- Initiative (Barnett) 7323
Adams Lake Indian band
- Government consultation on land issue See Incorporation as municipality, consultation with First Nations under Sun Peaks Resort
Adams River
- Salmon run and interpretive services in area (Lake) 7198
Addiction See Mental illness and addiction
under Mental health; Substance abuse and addiction
Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne See Throne speech debate under Speech from the Throne
Adult basic education See Education
Adult guardianship See Guardianship
Adult Guardianship and Planning Statutes Amendment Act, 2007
Advance directives See Adult guardianship
under Guardianship
Advanced education See Post-secondary education; Post-secondary education – Funding; Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Advanced Education and Labour Market Development, Ministry of
- Windup of ministry and transfer of responsibilities (Chong) 6357
Advanced Education, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Budget, allocation for advertising and publications (Mungall) 7218-9 (Yamamoto) 7218-9
- Climate action initiatives (Mungall) 7281 (Yamamoto) 7281
- Role (Yamamoto) 6459
- Staff (Yamamoto) 7217
Advertising
Advisory Council on Social Entrepreneurship
Agencies See Agencies, boards and commissions
under Government
Aggregate industry See Mines and mining industry
Aging See Seniors
Agreement on internal trade
Agricultural Land Commission
Agricultural land reserve
- Government support (Huntington) 6675 (McRae) 6675
- Removal of land from reserve (Thorne) 6486
- Review (Stewart) 6363
Agriculture
- Advocates for B.C. agriculture and sustainable food production (Popham) 6332
- Agrifood industry See Food industry
- Berry farming industry See Food industry
- Crops, pollination by bees See Role as pollinators under Bees
- Dairy industry See Dairy industry
- Damage by wildlife to farms and livestock, prevention See Predator and ungulate control under Wildlife
- Direct marketing and farmers markets (McRae) 6671, 6728 (Stewart) 6363
- Direct marketing and farmers markets, farmers market nutrition and coupon project (McRae) 6734 (Popham) 6733-4
- Direct marketing and farmers markets, government grant (McRae) 6730 (Popham) 6729
- Extension services (McRae) 6732-4 (Popham) 6731-4
- Farm animals, cruelty prevention See Service animals and animals used for food production under Animals – Cruelty prevention
- Farmers markets See Direct marketing and farmers markets above under this main heading
- Farmers, young farmers (Sather) 6597
- Farmland See also Agricultural land reserve
- dumping of waste and use as landfills See Landfills on farmland under Waste management
- farmland-riparian interface stewardship program (Popham) 7754
- protection (Popham) 6673
- Farmworkers See Workers below under this main heading
- Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers See also AgriRecovery program
- First Nations involvement in industry (Fraser) 6593 (McRae) 6734 (Polak) 6593 (Popham) 6734
- Food processing See Food industry
- Fruit industry See Food industry
- Government investment and support (McRae) 6736-7 (Popham) 6332-3, 6672, 6674, 6736 (Simpson, B.) 6677 (Slater) 6468 (Stewart) 6363-5
- Government plan (Huntington) 6510 (McRae) 6736 (Popham) 6736 (Stewart) 6363
- Government policies (Huntington) 6675 (McRae) 6675
- Growing Forward agreement See Program funding and delivery, federal-provincial agreement below under this main heading
- Industry
- diversification (McRae) 6728-9
- impact of carbon tax See Carbon tax
- industry (McRae) 6671
- production models and sustainability (Popham) 6727-9
- Innovation (Slater) 6468 (Stewart) 6364
- Livestock See Livestock industry
- Local production See Locally grown food under Food
- Organic agriculture, government support (McRae) 6732-4 (Popham) 6731-4
- Program funding and delivery, federal-provincial agreement (McRae) 6736-7 (Slater) 6468 (Stewart) 6364
- Promotion of B.C. products See also Buy B.C. program
- Promotion of B.C. products, domestic market (Popham) 6727-8
- Role in economy (Stewart) 6363
- Seed, genetically modified seed (Popham) 6734
- Taxation, impact of harmonized sales tax See Harmonized sales tax – Impact
- Tree fruit industry See Food industry
- Workers
- call for public hearings on working conditions (Cadieux) 6806 (Chouhan) 6806
- employment standards and safety (Cadieux) 6802-4 (Chouhan) 6802-4
- mushroom farm accident investigation and report (Cadieux) 6802 (Chouhan) 6802
- vehicle accident in 2007 and report recommendations (Cadieux) 6802 (Chouhan) 6801-2
- vehicle inspection program (Cadieux) 6802-3 (Chouhan) 6802-3
- wages (Cadieux) 6808-9 (Chouhan) 6808-9
- wages and employment insurance (Cadieux) 6804 (Chouhan) 6804
Agriculture, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Budget (Donaldson) 6328 (Huntington) 6510 (Popham) 6736
- Deputy minister See Shoemaker, W.S.
- Estimates debate (McRae) 6671, 6734 (Popham) 6734 (Simpson, B.) 6677
- Reorganization and responsibilities (Stewart) 6363
- Role of minister (Simpson, B.) 6676
- Role of minister in shellfish aquaculture marketing (Fraser) 6688 (Trevena) 6687-8
- Service plan (Popham) 6727
- Staff (McRae) 6671, 6736
- Staff, assignment to seafood promotion See Carswell, Barron
- Trade mission to Asia (McRae) 6671
AgriRecovery program
AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
- Incidence and treatment (Chandra Herbert) 7747
Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
- Cap-and-trade system (Lake) 7239
- Emissions from industry (Fleming) 7238
- Emissions from natural gas (Lake) 7238
- Reduction
- low-carbon and renewable fuel requirements (McIntyre) 6490
- organic waste (Fleming) 7230-1 (Lake) 7230-1
- targets (Fleming) 7237-40 (Lake) 7237-41
- transportation sector (Bains) 7310 (Pimm) 6749
Air Canada
- Operations (Ralston) 7254
Air India bombing See Terrorism
Airline industry
Alaska
Alberni school district See School district 70 (Alberni)
Alberni–Pacific Rim constituency and area
- School districts (Fraser) 7111
Alberta
- Bitumen deposits, carbon footprint from development (Rustad) 7009
- Casino management (Bond) 6917 (Chandra Herbert) 6916-7
- Credentialling of radiologists (Hammell) 6378
- Deposit-refund system for beverage containers (Fleming) 7232
- Oil and gas royalty program (Coleman) 7818 (Horgan) 7818
- Oil pipeline proposal in B.C. See Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
- Oil spill from Rainbow pipeline (Coleman) 6602 (Sather) 6602
- Public oversight of police services (Bond) 7685
- Services for foreign and immigrant workers (Kwan) 6611
- Trade agreement with B.C. and Saskatchewan See New west partnership trade agreement
- Wrongful death legislation (Sultan) 7828
Alcohol
Alert Bay, B.C.
All Nations Trust
All-Native Basketball Tournament
All-terrain vehicles See Automobiles
AltaGas Inc.
- Agreement with government on northwest transmission line (Coleman) 7730-1 (Horgan) 7730-1
AltaGas Income Trust
- Forrest Kerr run-of-the-river project (Sather) 7740
- McLymont Creek power project (Coleman) 7740 (Sather) 7740
Ambulance service
- Air ambulance service in northern, rural and remote areas See Northern and rural B.C. under British Columbia
- Paramedics See Paramedics
Animal Disease Control Act
Animal Health Centre, Abbotsford, B.C.
- Operations (Stewart) 6364
Animals See also Wildlife
Animals – Cruelty prevention
- Abandonment (McRae) 7491 (Popham) 7490-1
- Animals under veterinary care (Lake) 7259 (McRae) 7492 (Popham) 7257
- Cases of animal cruelty and neglect (Cantelon) 7269 (Farnworth) 7261-2 (Popham) 7490-1
- Cruelty prevention and investigation services See British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Funding for implementation of legislation (Brar) 7274-5 (Farnworth) 7262 (Fraser) 7271 (Krog) 7279 (Kwan) 7276-7 (Popham) 7257 (Ralston) 7260 (Thorne) 7267-8
- Government initiatives (Penner) 7264-6
- Investigation and enforcement (Brar) 7274 (Farnworth) 7262-3 (Kwan) 7276-7 (McRae) 7487-9, 7491-3 (Penner) 7263-4 (Popham) 7256-7, 7487-9, 7491, 7493 (Ralston) 7259-60 (Simons) 7278 (Thorne) 7267-8, 7492 (Thornthwaite) 7275-6
- Legislation See also Animal cruelty provisions under Criminal Code (federal); Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2011
- Offences and penalties See also Investigation and enforcement above under this main heading
- Public education and information (Brar) 7275 (Farnworth) 7262-3 (Kwan) 7277 (McRae) 7491 (Popham) 7491
- Public opinion and debate (Fraser) 7271-2 (Hawes) 7273 (Penner) 7264
- Role of citizens (McRae) 7488 (Popham) 7488
- Role of government and animal owners (Fraser) 7271-2
- Role of government and society (Simons) 7278
- Role of persons responsible for animals (McRae) 7486-7, 7491 (Popham) 7486
- Seizure of animals (McRae) 7488, 7492-3 (Popham) 7488 (Ralston) 7260 (Thorne) 7267-8, 7492-3
- Service animals and animals used for food production (Hawes) 7273 (Lake) 7258-9 (McRae) 7256, 7486 (Penner) 7266 (Popham) 7256, 7486
- System in other jurisdictions (Fraser) 7271 (McRae) 7493 (Penner) 7264-5
- Transportation of animals in vehicles (McRae) 7490 (Popham) 7490
- Wildlife (Fraser) 7271-2 (Hawes) 7273
- Working animals See Service animals above under this main heading
Antifreeze
- Safety See Death from ingestion of antifreeze under Animals; Safety
Aquaculture
- First Nations consultation (Thomson) 7143
- Fish farms
- closed-containment systems (Coons) 6727 (Fleming) 6400 (McRae) 6727
- disease and sea lice issues (McRae) 6719-20 (Sather) 6719-20
- disease and sea lice issues, freedom-of-information request by opposition (Routley, D.) 6642
- disease testing (Sather) 7143
- eco-certification (McRae) 6720-1 (Sather) 6720
- Government management (Fleming) 6400 (Thomson) 7143
- Government management, records and reports (McRae) 6721 (Sather) 6721
- Industry, government support (McRae) 6722 (Sather) 6720-2
- Products, marketing See Seafood under Food industry
- Regulation and role in economy (Stewart) 6365
- Shellfish aquaculture (Sather) 6718-9
- Shellfish aquaculture, environmental review (Trevena) 6688
- Tenures (Sather) 7142-3 (Thomson) 7142-3
Aquifers See Groundwater
under Water
Archer, Keith See also Chief Electoral Officer
- Appointment as Chief Electoral Officer (Hammell) 7252 (van Dongen) 7252
Architects
Armed forces
- Army engineers (Sultan) 7748
Arthritis
Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia
Artificial reefs
Arts and culture See also Heritage sites
Asbestos
Asian Canadians
Asian Heritage Month
Asia-Pacific Business Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
- Funding and role (Bell) 6707 (Kwan) 6707
Asia-Pacific gateway
Asia-Pacific initiative See Trade between B.C. and Asia
under Exports and imports
Asia-Pacific region See also particular countries
- Market for B.C. products
- agricultural products (Stewart) 6363-4
- coal (Bennett) 6997-8
- forest products (Cantelon) 6404 (Les) 6330
- natural gas (Coleman) 7813-4
- Market for Canadian beef (Lake) 6288
- Trade with B.C. See Trade between B.C. and Asia under Exports and imports
Assault See Violence
Assisted-living facilities, services See Housing – Residential care facilities
Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia
Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals
- Comments on forest inventory (Macdonald) 7059-60
Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities
- Resolution on railway (Routley, B.) 6494
Attorney General, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Budget (Bond) 7683 (Krog) 6432, 6961-3 (Penner) 6961-3, 7825
- Communications with Mental Health Review Board See Mental Health Review Board
- Deputy Attorney General See Loukidelis, David
- Estimates debate (Krog) 7615-6 (Penner) 7616, 7618-9, 7621-2
- Goals and priorities See also Role and responsibilities below under this main heading
- Independent investigations office
- budget and funding (Bond) 7682-3, 7686-8 (Corrigan) 7682-3, 7686-8
- caseload (Bond) 7681-2 (Simons) 7681
- chief civilian director (Bond) 7677, 7682, 7684-9 (Corrigan) 7444, 7677, 7682-9 (Krog) 7447 (Simons) 7685
- civilian monitor (Bond) 7677-8, 7685, 7689 (Corrigan) 7677, 7689
- establishment and role (Barnett) 7445 (Bond) 6826-31, 7094-5, 7439-40, 7480-1, 7673-90 (Corrigan) 6826-31, 7442-5, 7673-90 (Farnworth) 7478 (Hayer) 7451-2 (Howard) 7448 (Krog) 7447 (Kwan) 7452 (Rustad) 7450-1 (Sather) 7479-80 (Simons) 7476, 7680-1, 7685-6 (Simpson, S.) 7448-9 (Trevena) 7451
- governance (Bond) 7439, 7675-8, 7682-3, 7685-6, 7687 (Corrigan) 7443-4, 7675-9, 7682-3, 7686-9
- legislation See Police (Independent Investigations Office) Amendment Act, 2011
- location (Bond) 7687 (Corrigan) 7687
- operational framework (Bond) 7688
- operational framework, use of models from other jurisdictions (Bond) 7676-7, 7681-2, 7685-7 (Corrigan) 7676-7
- relationship with Police Complaint Commissioner (Bond) 7439, 7677, 7681 (Corrigan) 7445 (Rustad) 7450
- review by special legislative committee (Bond) 7439, 7683 (Krog) 7447
- services See Independent investigation of police under Police and policing – Police complaint process
- staff and staffing (Bond) 7439, 7675, 7677, 7682, 7684-9 (Corrigan) 7443, 7675, 7677, 7682, 7684-9 (Krog) 7447 (Simons) 7685
- transparency (Bond) 7685-6 (Corrigan) 7682, 7684
- Ministry activities, reporting to minister (Krog) 7623 (Penner) 7623
- Role and responsibilities (Krog) 6978, 7623 (Penner) 7623
- Role and responsibilities, relationship to Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry (Bond) 7677-8
- Service plan (Krog) 6933, 6935-6
ATVs See All-terrain vehicles
under Automobiles
Auditor General See also Doyle, John
- Municipal auditor general See Auditors general
- Recommendations on infrastructure audits, implementation (Chong) 7418 (Gentner) 7418
- Reports and reviews
- 2004 report on government budget (Lali) 6478-9
- report on Agricultural Land Commission (Huntington) 6675 (McRae) 6675 (Popham) 6672-3
- report on groundwater management (Huntington) 7232-3 (Lake) 7232
- report on mining industry securities issues (Donaldson) 7728
- report on oil and gas industry (Coleman) 7820 (Horgan) 7820
- report on parks management and planning (Fleming) 7193-4, 7201-2 (Lake) 7201-2
- report on trades training (Bell) 6616 (Kwan) 6616
- report on treaty negotiation process (Fraser) 6577-8 (Polak) 6578
- Reports tabled
- 2010-11 annual report and 2011-12–2013-14 service plan (Speaker) 7897
- 2011-12 report No. 1, Follow-up Report: Updates on the Implementation of Recommendations from Recent Reports (Speaker) 6410
- 2011-12 report No. 2, Audit of the Academic Ambulatory Care Centre Public Private Partnership: Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (Speaker) 7013
- 2011-12 report No. 3, Status of Enterprise Risk Management in the Government Ministries of British Columbia (Speaker) 7897
- 2011-12 report No. 4, Audit of the Environmental Assessment Office's Oversight of Certified Projects (Speaker) 7897
- 2011-12 report No. 5, British Columbia Coroners Service (Speaker) 7897
- 2011-12 report No. 6, Observations on Financial Reporting: Summary Financial Statements 2010-11 (Speaker) 7897
Auditors general
- Municipal auditor general, proposal for establishment (Bell) 6716 (Chong) 7427-8 (Lali) 7427-8
Australia
- Democratic reform (Simpson, B.) 6361
Autism
Autism Expo
- 2011 event in Nanaimo (Trevena) 6473
Automobiles
- All-terrain vehicles (Bennett) 7375
- Antifreeze, safety See Safety
- Clean engine technologies See Low-emission vehicles below under this main heading
- DriveABLE program, access in rural areas and suitability for seniors (Bond) 6870-1, 6881-3 (Simons) 6881-3 (Trevena) 6870-1
- Driver's licences
- graduated licensing proposal for seniors (Bond) 6881-2 (Simons) 6881-2
- relationship to CareCards (de Jong) 7604 (Farnworth) 7604
- requirements (Penner) 7756
- Emissions See Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
- Family need for vehicle (Corrigan) 6874
- Fuel See Fuel
- Golf carts, regulation (Penner) 7756
- Impaired driving See Impaired driving
- Insurance See also Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- basic and optional coverage (Bond) 6874-6
- claims processing and vehicle repair (Bains) 6879-81 (Bond) 6879-81 (Corrigan) 6879
- personal injury claims (Bond) 6875-6 (Corrigan) 6875-6
- proposed rate increase for speeding violations (Bains) 6891 (Bond) 6891-2 (Horgan) 6891
- rates (Bond) 6875 (Corrigan) 6875
- Low-emission vehicles (Pimm) 6749
- Luxury tax See Taxation, tax on high-priced vehicles below under this main heading
- Taxation, tax on high-priced vehicles (Falcon) 7472, 7550
- Traffic fines, return of revenues to local governments See Revenues under Government – Local government
- Traffic safety (McIntyre) 7097
- Transportation of animals in vehicles See Animals
- Utility vehicles, regulation (Penner) 7756