E&N Railway See Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Eady, Martin
- Compensation for work with securities commission (Falcon) 7508 (Ralston) 7508
Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody, B.C.
Early childhood development, early learning, etc. See Children – Early childhood development
Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia
Early development instrument See Students, evaluation and testing of students
under Education
Earthwise art competition See Arts and culture
E-Comm Emergency Communications for Southwest British Columbia Inc.
Economical Mutual Insurance Co.
- Client complaint (Ralston) 7496-8
The Economist
- Article on U.S. economy (Lee) 6752
Economy
- Behavioural economists, theories (Hogg) 6512, 6514
- Conditions
- Debt-to-GDP ratio See Public debt
- Exports See Exports and imports
- Global economy, conditions (Falcon) 7710-1 (Hansen) 6302 (Hogg) 6511, 6513 (Lake) 7195
- Global economy, role of government policies in other jurisdictions (Letnick) 6451
- Government policies (Cantelon) 6406
- Green economy (McIntyre) 6490
- Gross domestic product See Measurement below under this main heading
- Growth, role in funding of social services (Clark) 7750-1
- Knowledge-based economy, government support (Sultan) 6280
- Laffer curve theory (Krog) 6431
- Measurement
- gross domestic product and alternative measurement (Falcon) 7648 (Hogg) 6511-6
- gross domestic product, measurement against other indicators (Sultan) 6278
- measurement (Les) 7000 (Ralston) 6999-7001
- Your Better Life Index (Donaldson) 7648
- Regional economic development (Chong) 6357
- Regional economic development, impact of interprovincial trade agreement See New west partnership trade agreement
- Role of government (Krog) 6433
- Trade See Exports and imports
Ecosystems See Environment
Ecotourism See Tourism
Edgewater Casino ULC
EDI See Students, evaluation and testing of students, early development instrument
under Education
Edleun Inc.
- Child care operations (Elmore) 6949
Edmonds constituency and area See Burnaby-Edmonds constituency and area
EDS Advanced Solutions Inc.
- Government contract and personal information breach (Routley, D.) 6647, 6649
Education See also Education – Funding; Education – School districts and boards of education; Education – Schools; Post-secondary education; Skills training
- 21st century learning See Personalized learning model below under this main heading
- Adult basic education (Mungall) 7286 (Yamamoto) 7286
- All-day kindergarten See Kindergarten, full-day kindergarten below under this main heading
- Alternative programs (Abbott) 7117-8 (Gentner) 7117-8
- BCeSIS system See Information management below under this main heading
- Capital projects See Education – Schools
- Catchment areas See Education – School districts and boards of education
- Class size and composition (Abbott) 7174 (Thorne) 6485
- Class size and composition, court ruling See Supreme Court of British Columbia
- Class size and composition, funding for implementation of legislation See Funding for implementation of class size limits under Education – Funding
- CommunityLINK funding See Education – Funding
- Curriculum, language immersion programs (Abbott) 7180-1 (Kwan) 7180-1
- Early childhood education and learning See Children – Early childhood development
- Early development instrument See Students, evaluation and testing of students below under this main heading
- Education of First Nations people (Abbott) 7166-8, 7182
- Education of First Nations people, aboriginal choice schools (Abbott) 7167 (Thorne) 7167
- Education of First Nations people, graduation rate (Thorne) 7165-7
- English-as-a-second-language programs (Sather) 7285 (Yamamoto) 7285
- English-as-a-second-language programs, private schools See Private institutions under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
- Enrolment levels (Abbott) 7113
- Environmental education See Environment
- Foundation skills assessment (Abbott) 7075-9, 7126 (Austin) 7075-9
- Information management, BCeSIS system (Abbott) 7071-3, 7075 (Austin) 7071-3
- Inner-city schools (Abbott) 7122-3 (Simpson, S.) 7121-3
- Kindergarten
- Language immersion programs See Curriculum, language immersion programs above under this main heading
- Learning Roundtable (Abbott) 7083 (Austin) 7082-3
- Literacy See Literacy
- Out-of-school care programs (Elmore) 6948 (McNeil) 6948
- Parent advisory councils, funding See Education – Funding
- Parent-teacher interaction (Austin) 7076-7
- Personalized learning model (Abbott) 7103-5 (Austin) 7102-5
- Play-based learning, pilot projects (Abbott) 7127 (Elmore) 7127
- Preschool education (Elmore) 6948 (McNeil) 6948
- Role in economy and society (Krog) 6432
- School sports programs, funding See Education – Funding
- Seismic upgrades of school buildings See Education – Schools
- Special education and special needs (Abbott) 7079-82, 7182 (Austin) 7079-82
- Special education and special needs, assessments (Abbott) 7081, 7182-3 (Austin) 7081-2 (Coons) 7182 (Simpson, S.) 7125
- Students
- engagement (Abbott) 7104-5 (Austin) 7105
- evaluation and testing See also Foundation skills assessment above under this main heading
- evaluation and testing, early development instrument (Abbott) 7119-22 (Gentner) 7119-21
- prevention of gang involvement (van Dongen) 6791-2
- protection of personal information (Abbott) 7120-1 (Gentner) 7120-1
- vulnerable students (Abbott) 7122-6 (Simpson, S.) 7121-5
- System
- class scheduling See Scheduling decisions under Education – School districts and boards of education
- conditions (Fleming) 6399
- consultation on reforms (Abbott) 7103 (Austin) 7103
- costs (Abbott) 7074 (Austin) 7074
- government round table with stakeholders See Learning Roundtable above under this main heading
- parents, support staff and teachers commended (Throne speech) 6273
- reforms See also Personalized learning model above under this main heading
- role of computer technology (Abbott) 7105-6
- system during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Bains) 6336 (Brar) 6517 (Thorne) 6485
- Teachers See Teachers
- Teaching assistants (Abbott) 7080 (Austin) 7080
- Technology use and student access (Abbott) 7105-6 (Austin) 7105
- Testing See Foundation skills assessment; Students, evaluation and testing above under this main heading
Education – Funding
- CommunityLINK program (Abbott) 6475-6, 7172 (Bains) 6475-6 (Hayer) 6483
- Full-day kindergarten program (Abbott) 7103, 7110-1 (Trevena) 7110-1
- Funding (Abbott) 6475, 6766, 7110-1 (Austin) 7187-8 (Foster) 6501 (Fraser) 6407, 7111 (Hansen) 6304 (Hayer) 6484 (Krog) 6432 (Lake) 6765 (Slater) 6466-7 (Thorne) 6485 (Thornthwaite) 6506 (Yap) 6443
- Funding for consultation processes (Abbott) 7103 (Austin) 7103
- Funding for implementation of class size limits (Austin) 6475
- Funding formula (Abbott) 7113-4, 7116 (Fraser) 7113-4 (Simpson, S.) 7124
- Funding formula for part-time students (Abbott) 7177-8 (Sather) 7177
- Holdback funding (Austin) 7187
- Link to enrolment levels (Abbott) 7115-6
- NDP position (Abbott) 7111, 7162, 7176
- Parent advisory councils (Chong) 7420 (Thornthwaite) 6505
- Per-student funding (Trevena) 6347
- Playgrounds (Abbott) 7182 (Kwan) 7182
- Programs and services for vulnerable students (Abbott) 7123-5 (Simpson, S.) 7123-5
- Rural schools (Abbott) 7184-5 (Simpson, B.) 7184-5
- School sports programs (Chong) 7419-20 (Gentner) 7419
- Special education and special needs (Abbott) 7080 (Austin) 7080
- Supplemental funding (Abbott) 7125
Education – School districts and boards of education
- Carbon neutrality (Abbott) 7165 (Routley, D.) 7164-5
- Carbon neutrality and costs (Abbott) 6766, 7183, 7186-7 (Austin) 6765 (Coons) 7183 (Fleming) 7240-1 (Lake) 6764-5, 7241 (Ralston) 6764-5 (Simpson, B.) 6765-6, 7185-7
- Carbon tax rebates See Carbon tax
- Costs (Fraser) 7111 (Routley, D.) 7162
- Fiscal year (Abbott) 7108-9 (Austin) 7108
- Impact of government policies on budgets and operations (Routley, D.) 7161-3
- Property insurance costs (Abbott) 7019-20 (Austin) 7019 (Elmore) 7019-20
- Scheduling decisions (Abbott) 7165, 7173-4 (Routley, D.) 7165
- Shared services pilot project (Abbott) 7108 (Austin) 7108
Education – Schools
- Capital construction (Bloy) 6368
- Closings (Abbott) 7113 (Kwan) 6422-3
- Closings, impact on communities (Fraser) 7115
- Construction projects, public-private partnerships (Abbott) 7107-8 (Austin) 7107-8
- Extended hours and spring breaks See Scheduling decisions under Education – School districts and boards of education
- Food services, procurement practices (Bell) 6768 (Kwan) 6768
- Inner-city schools See Education
- Playgrounds, funding See Education – Funding
- Portables and modular classrooms (Abbott) 7110, 7119, 7169 (Gentner) 7119
- School buses, carbon footprint and environmentally friendly buses (Abbott) 7164-5 (Routley, D.) 7164-5
- Schools with vulnerable student populations See Students, vulnerable students under Education
- Seismic upgrades (Abbott) 7106-7, 7164, 7179-80 (Austin) 7106-7 (Kwan) 7179-80
- Travel to and from schools by students (Farnworth) 7333
Education, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 7071-83, 7102-28, 7161-88
- speakers (Abbott) 7071-83, 7103-28, 7161-9, 7171-88 (Austin) 7071-83, 7102-9, 7187-8 (Bains) 7168, 7170-1 (Brar) 7172-4 (Coons) 7181-4 (Elmore) 7126-8 (Farnworth) 7187 (Fraser) 7111-7 (Gentner) 7117-21 (Kwan) 7178-81 (Popham) 7117 (Routley, D.) 7161-5 (Sather) 7174-8 (Simpson, B.) 7184-7 (Simpson, S.) 7121-6 (Thorne) 7165-7 (Trevena) 7109-11
- Estimates process (Abbott) 7183-4, 7188 (Austin) 7188
- Staff (Abbott) 7071
Eikenstein, Corrine
- Access to community living services (Karagianis) 6535
Einstein, Albert
- Comments on human understanding (Hogg) 6511
Elderly See Seniors
Election Finance Amendment Act, 2011
- (Bill M209) (Simpson, B.) 1R, 7627
- Debate, speakers (Simpson, B.) 7627
Election Transparency Amendment Act, 2011
- (Bill M206) (Simpson, B.) 1R, 7153-4
- Debate, speakers (Simpson, B.) 7153-4
Elections See also Chief Electoral Officer; Politics and politicians; Referenda
Elections B.C.
- Communications with Canada Post Corp. (Penner) 6606-7 (Simpson, B.) 6606-7
- Reports tabled
- 2010-11 annual report (Speaker) 7897
- 2011-12–2013-14 service plan (Speaker) 7094
- Internet Voting discussion paper, August 2011 (Speaker) 7897
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Recall Petitions, November 15, 2010–April 30, 2011 (Speaker) 7897
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Vancouver–Point Grey By-election, May 11, 2011 (Speaker) 7897
- Role in enforcement of municipal election legislation (Chong) 7423 (Lali) 7423
Electric power See Energy
Elizabeth Fry Society
- Work of organization (Corrigan) 6531
Elton, Bob
- Position with B.C. Hydro (Horgan) 7739
Embrace B.C. program See Racism awareness and prevention
under Discrimination and racism
Emergencies
Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act, 2011
- (Bill M210) (Letnick) 1R, 7653
- Debate, speakers (Letnick) 7653
- Purpose and drafting of bill (Letnick) 7653
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C.
- Student access to financial assistance (Chandra Herbert) 7294
Emissions trading See Cap-and-trade system
under Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Employment and unemployment See also Labour
Employment Standards Act
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
- Proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat
- B.C. Liberal Party position (Donaldson) 6752 (Horgan) 7801
- environmental assessment (Clark) 7801-2 (Stilwell) 7006-7
- First Nations consultation and position (Coleman) 6841 (Coons) 7007 (Fraser) 6592-4, 6841, 6892-3, 7008 (Polak) 6892-3
- government action (Dix) 7802
- issues and public opposition (Rustad) 7009 (Trevena) 7011
- joint review panel (Donaldson) 7213-4 (Lake) 7213-4
- ministerial responsibility and status (Polak) 6592-4
- position of local governments in area (Fraser) 7008
- potential impact on environment (Coleman) 6602 (Fleming) 6842, 7207-8 (Fraser) 7008-9 (Sather) 6602, 7006
- status and government role (Coleman) 7813-4 (Horgan) 7812-3
EnCana Corp.
Endangered species See Species at risk
under Wildlife
Energy
- Alternative energy sources
- Bioenergy, government initiatives (Thomson) 7134
- Bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation (Bell) 6703 (Macdonald) 7134 (Thomson) 7066, 7133-4
- Clean energy
- Conservation (Horgan) 7736
- Electricity rates (Coleman) 7731-2, 7736-7, 7739 (Horgan) 7731-2, 7735-7 (Pimm) 6749 (Throne speech) 6273
- Energy-efficient products and initiatives, loan program for building improvements (Coleman) 7305-9 (Horgan) 7046-8, 7306-9 (Huntington) 7305-6 (Penner) 7042
- Export and import of power, export development energy procurement committee (Coleman) 7737 (Horgan) 7737
- Export and import of power, export policy (Coleman) 7737 (Horgan) 7737
- Geothermal power (Fleming) 6754 (Howard) 6751
- Government policy (Coleman) 7735 (Horgan) 7735
- Government policy, NDP position (McIntyre) 6756
- Green energy See Alternative energy sources; Clean energy above under this main heading
- Hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects (Howard) 6751 (McIntyre) 6757 (Sather) 6756, 7740
- Independent power producers and projects (Macdonald) 6291
- Independent power producers and projects, sale of electricity to B.C. Hydro See Energy purchase agreements with independent power producers under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Infrastructure
- maintenance (Coleman) 7732 (Horgan) 7732
- Site C power project See Peace River area
- smart grid See Smart metering and infrastructure program below under this main heading
- Innovative clean energy fund (Bell) 6703 (McIntyre) 6490
- Northwest transmission line
- consultation with First Nations in area See also Gitanyow First Nation
- contracts See also particular companies
- government funding and private partner See also particular companies
- impact on mining industry in area (Coleman) 7730 (Horgan) 7730
- ratepayers serviced by line (Coleman) 7730 (Horgan) 7729-30
- transmission line (Pimm) 6283
- Power supply
- Smart metering and infrastructure program
- business plan (Coleman) 7739-40 (Horgan) 7738, 7740
- costs and contracts (Coleman) 7739 (Horgan) 7739
- use of wireless technology, mitigation (Coleman) 7738-9 (Horgan) 7738
- use of wireless technology, petitions tabled (Hammell) 7860 (Horgan) 7380, 7473
- Solar power (Fleming) 6754
- Tidal power (Fleming) 6754
- Transmission system, development in northeast B.C. (Pimm) 6283
- Transmission system, northwest transmission line project See Northwest transmission line above under this main heading
- Wind power (Fleming) 6754 (Horgan) 6750 (Lee) 6753
- Wood waste, use in production of electricity See Bioenergy above under this main heading
Energy and Mines, Ministry of, and Minister Responsible for Housing
- Estimates
- Budget and staffing (Coleman) 7720-1, 7726-7, 7816-7 (Donaldson) 7719-21, 7725-7 (Horgan) 7814, 7816-7
- Capacity issues (Coleman) 7721 (Donaldson) 7721
- Contracted services (Coleman) 7726 (Donaldson) 7726
- Estimates process (Coleman) 7821 (Horgan) 7718, 7811, 7813, 7821
- Estimates process, debate timeline (Donaldson) 7719
- Joint report on natural gas resources in Horn River basin See Horn River basin
- Offshore oil and gas component (Coleman) 7812 (Horgan) 7812
- Relationship with Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry (Coleman) 7720 (Thomson) 7089-90
- Residential tenancy branch, access to information on decisions (Coleman) 7893-4 (Simpson, S.) 7893-4
- Role and responsibilities (Bond) 6872-3 (Coleman) 7720, 7725 (Donaldson) 7720, 7723
- Service plan goals (Donaldson) 7723-4
- Service plan goals and performance measurement (Coleman) 7719 (Donaldson) 7719
Enger, Tonia
- Comments on independent investigations office legislation (Bond) 7481
Engineers
England See also United Kingdom
- Social services funding (Hogg) 6742-3
Environment
- Biodiversity (Fleming) 7746 (Lake) 7229
- Cabinet committee on environment and land use, membership (Macdonald) 7874 (Penner) 7755 (Thomson) 7874
- Climate change See Climate change
- Ecosystems, coastal Douglas fir ecosystem (Routley, D.) 7014
- Education (Sather) 7156
- Education, funding (Fleming) 7191-2 (Lake) 7192
- Endangered species See Species at risk under Wildlife
- Environmental assessment process See also particular projects
- Environmental protection
- B.C. leadership (Campbell) 6395
- enforcement and resources (Fleming) 7189
- offences and publication of information on offenders (Penner) 7042
- Environmental technology See Science and technology
- Global warming See Climate change
- Government initiatives, NDP position (Clark) 7843-4
- Issues, government role (Fleming) 6399
- Issues, political positions (Clark) 7799
- Pest control and pesticide use, ban on cosmetic use (Dix) 6655
- Pest control and pesticide use, legislation See Cosmetic Pesticide and Carcinogen Control Act, 2011
- Sustainability, government action (Thorne) 6486
Environment and Land Use Act
Environment, Ministry of
Environment, Select Standing Committee on
- Empowerment and role (Fleming) 7241
Environmental Appeal Board
- Annual report, 2009-10, tabled (Coleman) 6355
Environmental Assessment Act
- History and purpose (Donaldson) 7723
Equalization payments See Transfer payments from federal government
under Government
ESL
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Essery, Marnie
- Experience with arthritis (Fleming) 6953
Estates
Estimates of expenditures
Ethanol See Fuel
Ethno Business Council of British Columbia
- New-Canadian Entrepreneur Awards (Lee) 7374
European Union
Evans, Darrell
- Comments on integrated care management system (Routley, D.) 6649
Evans, Langley
- Compensation for work with securities commission (Falcon) 7508 (Ralston) 7508
Evergreen line See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Exercise
Exotic species See Animals
explorAsian Festival
Exports and imports
- B.C. exports (Horne) 6436 (Howard) 6397 (Les) 6330 (Ralston) 7001
- Export of natural resources See particular industries
- Foreign trade zones, potential establishment of zone in B.C. (Gentner) 6813, 7099-100 (Huntington) 7100 (Lekstrom) 7099-100
- Foreign trade zones, potential establishment of zone in B.C., proposals and report (Bell) 6617-22, 6693 (Gentner) 6617-20, 6693 (Huntington) 6621-2
- Government promotion of trade and investment (Bell) 6706-7 (Kwan) 6706-7
- Interprovincial trade (Bell) 6771 (Gentner) 6771 (Sather) 6560
- Trade agreements and partnerships See also particular agreements
- Trade and investment representatives and offices (Bell) 6706 (Kwan) 6707
- Trade between B.C. and Asia (Horne) 6436 (Krueger) 6322 (Kwan) 6706-7 (Yap) 6444
- Trade between B.C. and China (Bell) 6705 (Kwan) 6706 (Lee) 7015 (Rustad) 6427
- Trade between B.C. and China, promotion during NDP administration (Krog) 7003
- Trade between B.C. and U.S. (Macdonald) 6291
- Trade deficit (Fleming) 6568
- Trade missions (Bell) 6705 (Horne) 6436 (Kwan) 6705
- Trade missions, interprovincial cooperation (Bell) 6556-7 (Simpson, B.) 6565
- Trade offices, interprovincial cooperation (Bell) 6780 (Gentner) 6779-80
Extended family program See Foster care
Exxon Valdez
- Impact of 1989 oil spill on environment (Sather) 7006