BC Legislature - Hansard Index (Member entries), Fourth Session, 39th Parliament

Gentner, Guy (Delta North)

As subject

comments in debate on Pharmaceutical Services Act (Simons) 11283

comments in throne speech debate (Yap) 7989

communications with students and teachers 9887-8

experience in Flathead Valley area 8051-2

family, staff and constituents thanked 7985

friend's experience with epilepsy 10331

involvement in land acquisition campaign in Surrey 9586

mother's medication costs and impact on family 11272

Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 9855-6

Agricultural Land Commission, changes and decisions 8841-2

Agricultural Land Commission Act, amendments 8841-2

Agricultural land reserve

removal of land from reserve 8385-6, 8841-2

removal of land from reserve for transportation infrastructure 10454-6

Agriculture, right-to-farm legislation 8842

Agriculture Ministry

estimates debate 10454-6

estimates process 10454-6

Air pollution 12507-8

Aramark Corp., hospital cleaning services contracts and remuneration 12126

Asbestos, disposal and testing 10241

Ashcroft, correspondence between mayor and government on intermodal yard 10793

Asia-Pacific gateway, role 10792

Athletic Commissioner Act

debate 12525-7, 12679-82

consultation by government 12679

definitions 12679

timeline for debate 12525-6

Auditor General, appointment, budget and office space 9164-6

Auditor General for Local Government

establishment, proposal 7989

establishment and role 9162-5

Auditor General for Local Government Act

debate 9161-6

definitions, "local government" 9162

Auditors, role 9162

Automobiles

driver's licences, refusal for outstanding transit fines 12288

insurance, rates 9488

Bakan, Joel, article on collective bargaining for teachers 9888

Barrett, David, comments on marriage and divorce 8892

BEL-PAR Industries Ltd., status 7985

Brain health, head and brain injuries, concussion injuries and return-to-play guidelines for young athletes 9686-7

B.C., interior B.C., potential establishment of foreign trade zone 10793

B.C. Liberal Party, advertising 7989

B.C. Liberal Party government

accountability and openness 8138

accountability and transparency 9163

budgets and throne speeches 7986

position on issues 8184

collective bargaining 9888

government regulation 8729-30

priorities 9884

B.C. Rail

mandate, acquisition of port-related lands component 10909, 11231-2

purchase and sale of lands 11231

purchase of agricultural lands in Delta area 10456, 11500

sale process, government management 9484, 9487

B.C. Systems Corporation, elimination 8139-40

B.C. Winter Games, hosting by Vernon 9683

Budget debate 9484-8

Budgets, 2012-13 budget, asset sales component 9484-7, 10455

Burke, Edmund, comments on government 9886

Cabin Creek, mine proposal in area 8052, 8054

Canada, Senate reform 7985

Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, provisions on prescription drugs and potential impact on health care system 11273-4

Cancer, colorectal cancer screening programs 12123-4

Children, programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 8893

China, market for scrap metal 8730-1

Civil service, death of public servants in 2002 Kamloops incident 8102

Clark, Christy, comments on issues

Canadian Senate 7985

collective bargaining for teachers 9884-5

TransLink funding 8184

Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ministry

estimates debate 9683-90

website 9686

Computer technology, social media, use 8138

Construction industry

residential construction and renovation industry, conditions 7987

workers, rock scalers 9343

Consumers, costs and user fees 8185-6, 9484, 9488, 11273

Crime and criminals

identity theft and fraud, cases 8137-9

metal theft, causes 8729-30

Cummins, John, comments on labour dispute in education system 9885

Delta area

agriculture and farmland protection 8842, 10455-6, 10647, 10909-10

Clean Air Day kite-flying event in North Delta 12507-8

home care services 7988

potential establishment of foreign trade zone on Delta lands 7987, 10792

proposed soccer training facility, cancellation 9688-9

suburban connector bus route 11999-2000

traffic congestion 8186-7

Delta North constituency and area, constituents' concerns re harmonized sales tax 12205

Deltaport

development of centralized facility 11233

expansion 11500

expansion, Gulf Rail Yard 11232-3

terminal, road and rail improvement project 11232

Denham, Elizabeth, e-health system privacy issues 8138

Douglas, Tommy, amateur boxing career 12526

Drugs, prescription drugs, generic drug prices and cost management 11271-4

Eating disorders, treatment services 8659

Education

class size and composition 9887-8

curriculum 7988

system, petition tabled 9814

Education Improvement Act

debate 9884-8

debate by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 9885

Emerson, Ron, comments on land holdings in Delta 10910

Emerson Real Estate Group, land holdings in Delta, potential development 10647, 10910

Employment and unemployment, employment in value-added industries 7985-6, 8730-1

Environment, environmental protection, transboundary issues 8053-4

Epilepsy, incidence and awareness 10331

Exports and imports

foreign trade zones

federal policy review 10792, 10795

potential establishment of zone in B.C. 7987, 10791-3, 10795

relationship with trade agreements 10793

trade agreements and partnerships, impact on prescription drug prices 11274

trade between B.C. and Asia, government initiatives 7987

Falcon, Kevin, comments on MSP premiums for smokers 7985

Families, grandparents and support for families 8891-2

Family court, closing of court facilities 8892

Family Law Act

debate 8891-93

implementation 8891-3

Fitzpatrick, Samuel, death in construction accident 9343-4, 12676

Flathead Valley

environmental protection, B.C.–Montana agreement 8051-4, 8611-2, 8614-5

mining activities in area 8051-2, 8054, 8611-2, 8614

wildlife and habitat protection 8051-2

Flathead Watershed Area Conservation Act, debate 8051-4, 8611-2, 8614-5

Foisey Creek, mining activities in area 8054

Ford, Garnet, identity fraud case 8138

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, debate 8384-8

Forests and forest industry

coastal forest industry, need for restructuring, Pearse report 8384-5, 8387-8

forest management and practices, compliance and enforcement 8386-7

forest practices on private lands 8387

woodlots, management 8384-8

woodlots, removal of private land from woodlots 8384-8

Fraser, Paul, comments on issues

freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation changes 8137

privacy breaches 8140-1

privacy protection 8139

Fraser Health Authority

acute care beds 12002

hospitals, infection control and cleaning services 12126

Freedom of information, legislation changes 8137-41

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Special Committee, submissions to committee 8137

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2011, debate 8137-41

Fulton, Ernie, life and work 12670

Government

electronic delivery of services 8138-9

lands and properties, sale, allocation of revenues 9855-6

lands and properties, sale, transportation corridors 9487, 11231

local government, accountability and oversight 9162

local government, definition in legislation 9162

open government, access to data 8138-9

programs and services, alternative service delivery contracts 8141

regulations and red tape, B.C. Liberal Party position 8729-30

Government communications and public engagement, name change 8841

Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act, amendments 11738-40

Greater Vancouver Transit Enhancement Act, debate 8183-7

Grey Cup events, government funding 9689-90

Harmonized sales tax 7986, 12203-7

Health, health care system

acute care bed ratio to population 12001-2

funding 9484

health care facilities and hospitals, infection control 12125

personal health information, information-sharing, privacy issues 8138, 8140

role of families 7987-8

Health, public health

communicable disease, management 9484

healthy lifestyle and physical fitness for children 9683-4

immunization

hepatitis B 12124

HPV (human papillomavirus) 12124

immunization of First Nations people 12122-3

tetanus-diptheria-pertussis 12113-4

Health Ministry, estimates debate 12001-2, 12113-4, 12122-6

Home care, service delivery, privatization 7988

IBM Global Services, contract with government, freedom-of-information request 8140

Immigration, temporary workers and employment standards issues 7987

Income, low-income families, government support 9488

Income assistance offices, resources and staffing 9485

Industry Training Authority, issues 7986

Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C., position on appointment of former acting Auditor General 9165

Insurance Corporation of B.C., surplus funds, transfer to government 9487-8

Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 10791-3, 10795

Justice system, court services and family justice system 8892-3

Kiewit Corp., power project construction at Toba Inlet, worker safety 9344, 12676

Kwantlen Polytechnic University, sale of lands in Delta 9855-6

Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Ministry, estimates debate 10241

Labour, collective bargaining, B.C. Liberal Party position 9888

Legislature

bills, second reading, debate to be relevant to bill under discussion 8893

estimates process, relevance of debate 10454-6

members not to refer to absence or presence of other members 9885

Lekstrom, Blair, attention to debate on TransLink legislation 11998

Liver health, hepatitis B awareness and incidence 12124

Lower Mainland

cost of living 8185-6

South Fraser communities, transit services 8184-5

South Fraser perimeter road project 9487, 10455, 11156-7

transit services 8186

whooping cough epidemic 9484

McCracken, Jim, work in public service and death in 2002 workplace incident 8102

Maximus Inc., government contracts 8141

Mead, Margaret, comments on families 8891

Medical Services Plan premiums 7985, 9484

Metal, scrap metal industry and sales 8729-31

Metal Dealers and Recyclers Act, debate 8729-31

Metro Vancouver

regional motor fuel tax increase for transit funding 8183-4

role in request for membership in sewerage district 11739-40

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2011, debate 8841-3

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012, debate 11738-40

Natural Resource Compliance Act, debate 8643

North American Free Trade Agreement, provisions on environmental cooperation 8052-3

North Delta Secondary School

student petition 9887

student petition tabled 9814

Obesity incidence 12113

Occupational health and safety, workers killed or injured on the job and workplace safety 12676

Oliver Twist, Artful Dodger character 12203-4

O'Loughlin, Chloe, comments on Flathead Valley press release 8051

Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, 2010 sports and arts legacy fund 9684

Ontario, prescription drug pricing model 11273

Oral questions

B.C. Rail purchase of farmland in Delta 11500

Deltaport expansion and protection of farmland in Delta 10647

Government action on workplace safety 12675-6

Pacific gateway projects and protection of farmland in Delta 10909-10

Services for people with eating disorders 8659

Orwell, George, comments on privacy in 1984 8138

Penner, Barry, work on environmental issues 7986

Pertussis

incidence 9484

outbreak 12114, 12122-3

Petitions

Legislature support for teachers and quality education 9814

PharmaCare program 11271, 11273

Pharmaceutical industry 11271-2

Pharmaceutical Services Act, debate 11271-4

Pharmaceutical Task Force, membership and recommendations 11272

Pharmacists, rebate issue 11273

Politics and politicians

party membership issues, cases 8137-8

political advertising 7989

Port Mann Bridge tolling, impact on traffic volume on other routes 8186

Port Metro Vancouver, expansion and relationship with Agricultural Land Commission 10454-5

Privacy

breach of personal information, income assistance recipients 8140

breaches of personal information, government handling 8139

information-sharing by government, initiatives 8138-41

protection of personal information, government handling 8137-41

Property, disposition in family law disputes 8893

The Province, editorial on B.C. throne speech 7986

Provincial Sales Tax Act, debate 12203-7

Public Accounts Committee, role in Auditor General appointment process 9164-5

Recycling industry and facilities, government support 8730-1

Regional districts, governance 8186

Resources and resource industries, compliance and enforcement, natural resource officers 8643

Richmond, farmland protection 10454

St. Paul's Hospital, eating disorder programs 8659

Sales tax 12203-7

SeaBus, operation of third SeaBus 8186

Seniors, access to prescription drugs 11272

Six Mile Ranch, land disposition by government 10455

South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority

accountability 11998-9

audit process 9162-4

audits 11998

fare collection and enforcement 12000-1, 12288-9

fare gates project 12001

governance 8184-6, 11998-2000

Mayors Council, communications with government on municipal auditor general 9162-4

Mayors Council, request for governance model review 11999

planning 8185, 11999

public consultation 11998

revenue sources 8186

revenue sources, property tax 9163

South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2012, debate 11998-2001, 12288-9

Sports

boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts, regulation 12526-7, 12679-82

government funding, allocation to male and female sports 9683-4

government funding, gaming grants 9683-4

hockey, injury prevention 9686-8

injury prevention 12126

professional wrestling 12680

provincial athletic commissioner, establishment and role 12525-7, 12679-82

safety and injury prevention, government action 9686-8

safety and injury prevention, SportSafe program for children 9686

Stanley Cup events, government funding 9689

Statements by members

Construction worker safety at Toba Inlet project 9343-4

Delta kite-flying event for clean air awareness 12507-8

Epilepsy awareness 10331

Worker layoffs and workplace incident in Kamloops 8102

Stilwell, Moira, promotion of legislation on management of sports-related concussion injuries 9687-8

Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on teachers' bargaining rights re class size and composition, government response 9888

Surrey

health care facilities and services 9485-7

income assistance office, services 9485

land use and sales, government-owned property at 152nd and Highway 10 9484-7, 12001-2

Taxation, government policies 12207

Teachers

collective bargaining, mediator, appointment and terms of reference 9886

collective bargaining process and legislation 9884-6, 9888

role and working conditions 9887-8

Throne speech content, ceremonies and purpose 7985-6, 7989

Throne speech debate 7985-9

Trail smelter, transboundary dispute 8053

Transit services, relationship to land use decisions 11999

Transportation

costs and planning 8185-7

Pacific gateway initiative and projects 7987, 10909-10, 11231-3

Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry

estimates debate 11156-7, 11231-3

estimates debate 11500

Tributes

Ernie Fulton 12670

Tsawwassen First Nation, membership in sewerage and drainage district 11738-40

UN convention on the law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses 8053-4

U.S.

foreign trade zones on west coast 10792

government surveillance activities 8139

van Iersel, Arn, appointment as acting Auditor General 9165

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, primary access regional information system 8140

Vancouver Whitecaps, proposed training facility 9688-9

Violence, bullying prevention 7988-9

Waste management, landfills on farmland 8842

Water, transboundary water issues and treaty 8052-4

West Nile virus, incidence and government action 12125

Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence 8384

Auditor General review 8386-7

Wildlife, human-wildlife conflicts, prevention of conflicts caused by attractants 8842-3

Wildlife Act, amendments 8842-3

Workers

layoffs, management and support for workers 8102

rights 9888

WorkSafe B.C., asbestos testing order 10241

Youth justice court, closing of court facilities 8892-3