Province of British Columbia
Fourth Session, 39th Parliament – 2011-12
INDEX (Member entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Hammell, Sue (Surrey–Green Timbers)

As subject
communications with teachers 9787-8
daughter's fundraising for prostate cancer awareness 9013
family background with teachers and work as teacher 9786-7, 10028-9
family members' experience with prostate cancer 11572
sister's experience in mixed-gender hospital ward 9439
stepson's access to medication 11277
Access to Prostate Cancer Screening Act, 2011, debate 9011-2
ACT Foundation, work of organization 9252
Asian Canadians, Baloch community 11112-3
Automobiles, tax on high-priced vehicles 12198
Babcock, John, surgery waiting time and travel for treatment case 8461
Balochistan, location and history 11112-3
Barden, Karen, service as teacher-librarian and retirement 10267
B.C. Liberal Party government
action on stated goals and vision 9608
leadership 9606
B.C. Progress Board, ranking of B.C. on progress indicators and termination of board 9606
Budget debate 9606-8
Budgets
2009-10 budget deficit 9606, 12197
2012-13 budget, content and priorities 9406, 9606-8
Burnaby General Hospital, infection control 9634-5, 11115
Canada Health Act, principles 8493
Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, provisions on prescription drugs and potential impact on health care system 11278
Cancer, prostate cancer awareness
fundraising run 8255-6
incidence and screening 9011-2, 11572
research 9013
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, student training program 9252
Chilliwack, dialysis services 9998-9
Chilliwack-Hope constituency and area, voter registration 10988
Clark, Christy, public perception, survey 13507
Consumers, taxes and user fees 9607
Crime and criminals, metal theft, incidence and impacts 8683-4
Dancing with the Octopus media project 11495
Drugs
benefits and use 11277
prescription drugs, generic drug prices and cost management 11277-8
prescription drugs, pricing agreement and termination 11277
Education
class size and composition 9786-8, 10028-9
elimination of standard school calendar and role of school districts 11371
government support 9607
K-9 student access to combination of traditional and distance education 11371-2
role in economy and society 11370
school culture 10184-5
school libraries 10267
special education and special needs, specialized services in schools 9787-8
system, role of technology and screen time issue 11371
Education Improvement Act, debate 9786-9, 10028-9, 10184-5
Elections, enumeration, voter participation and voters list 10987-8
Elections B.C., operations 10987
First Nations, participation in elections 10988
Fraser Health Authority, hospitals, infection control and cleaning services 11115-6
Fuel taxation 12199
Government
lands and properties, sale 9406, 9607-8
local government, transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 11910
public interest 9608
Hansen, Rebecca, video contest winner 11495
Harmonized sales tax 8911, 9606, 10988, 12197-200
Health care system 8461
emergency services, waiting time issue 9439
funding 9607
health care facilities and hospitals
gender-specific and mixed-gender wards 9439-41
infection control 11115-6
patient safety 9440-1
maternity and pregnancy, home visits for new mothers 8405, 8493-5
maternity and pregnancy, prenatal and postnatal care 8493-4
surgery wait-lists and waiting times 8461
Health Ministry, estimates debate 12011-2
Homelessness, youth homelessness, winter toque campaign 9155
Jetha, Nasir, comments on home visits for new mothers 8405, 8493-4
Johnston Heights Secondary School, library 10267
Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2012, debate 10987-8
Kidney health, dialysis services, kidney donation and role of kidneys 9997-9
Lower Mainland, south Fraser communities, transit services 11910
Mental health, mental illness and addiction, government action on issues 11575
Metal, regulation of scrap metal sales 8683-4
Metal Dealers and Recyclers Act, debate 8683-4
Mooney, Eldon, death at seniors care facility 8515-6
Motions
Timeline for elimination of harmonized sales tax, debate 8911
Movember, fundraising event for prostate cancer research 9013
Oral questions
Death of senior at care facility and Ombudsperson report recommendations for seniors care 8515-6
Infection control and cleaning services in Lower Mainland hospitals 11115-6
Infection control at Burnaby Hospital 9634-5
Recovery home registration and regulation 11575
Sale of government land in Surrey and B.C. 9406
Services for mothers of newborns 8405
Travel for treatment and wait time for surgery case 8461
PharmaCare program 11277-8
Pharmaceutical Services Act, debate 11277-8
Physicians, anaesthetists 12011-2
Politics and politicians, political participation by women 11494-5
Post-secondary education, government investment and support 9607
Private members' statements
Healthy hospital stays 9439-41
Importance of your kidneys 9997-9
Maternal health 8493-5
Private members' statements (response)
ACT Foundation 9252
Prostate Cancer Canada, work of organization 11572
Provincial Sales Tax Act, debate 12197-200
Quebec, cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program 9252
Sales tax 12197, 12199
School Amendment Act, 2012, debate 11370-2
Senft, Riley, work on prostate cancer awareness 8255-6
Seniors advocate 8516
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority 11910-1
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2012, debate 11910-1
Statements by members
Baloch community and heritage 11112-3
Dancing with the Octopus media project on women in government 11494-5
Karen Barden and teacher-librarians 10267
Movember fundraising campaign for prostate cancer awareness 9013
Prostate cancer awareness 11572
Prostate cancer fundraising run by Riley Senft 8255-6
Toque Tuesday campaign and youth homelessness 9155
Substance abuse and addiction, prevention and treatment services, regulation of residential services 11575
Sunrise of Lynn Valley, resident care 8515-6
Surrey
land use and sales, government-owned property at 152nd and Highway 10 9406, 9607-8
transit services 11910
Surrey Memorial Hospital, expansion project 9608
Surrey–Green Timbers constituency and area, constituents' concerns re harmonized sales tax 12197-200
Teachers
collective bargaining
independent mediator and new terms of reference proposal 10184-5
independent mediator proposal 10028-9
mediator, appointment and terms of reference 9786
process and legislation 9786
government relationship with teachers 9788-9
labour dispute in education system, illegal job action, offences and penalties 9786
role and working conditions 9786-8
school counsellors, role 9787
specialist teachers and teacher-librarians 9787-8, 10267
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc., organ donation 9997
Welfare, social conditions 9606
Hansen, Colin (Vancouver-Quilchena)

As subject
business experience 9444
comments in debate on municipal auditor general legislation (Farnworth) 9197
comments on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation changes (Ralston) 8222
experience with committee stage debate as opposition MLA (Horgan) 11938
experience with health care system information 8141-2, 8145
involvement in government credit rating process 9709
mother's experience with cancer 11187-8
performance as Finance Minister (Lali) 8417
Asia-Pacific region, economic growth and opportunities 9517-8
Auditor General, reports and reviews, government response 9188
Auditor General for Local Government, establishment and role 9188-90
Auditor General for Local Government Act, debate 9187-90
Auditors general 9187-8
NDP position 9188
Australia health care system 11281
Automobiles, insurance, rates, basic and optional coverage 9528
Blood donations 11494
B.C., north coast, land use agreements 11870
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 9188
Budget debate 9515-8, 9527-9
Budgets, 2012-13 budget content 9529
Canadian Cancer Society, work of organization and Daffodil Month campaign 11188
Civil service
collective agreement in 2007 9266
wages and salaries 9266-7
Credit rating, process and role as economic measure 9709-10
Documents tabled
Representative for Children and Youth Appointment Special Committee report 8773
Drugs
adverse drug reactions 8146, 11281
prescription drugs, new prescription drugs and clinical trials 8146-7
Drummond, Don, comments on prescription drug coverage 11280
Economy 9266, 9529
global economy, conditions 9266
Education, distance education and role of technology in system 9517
First Nations, economic development 9518
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2011
debate 8141-3, 8145-7
Freedom of information legislation, changes 8141-3, 8145-7
Gardom, Garde, role in establishment of Auditor General 9187
Government
core review 9528
financial management 9709-10
local government, accountability, financial management and service delivery 9189-90
planning and change 9515-6
programs and services, reforms 9515-6
revenue sources 9528
spending, net zero mandate 9266-7
Haida Nation, agreements with provincial government 11870
Harmonized sales tax 9444
Health care system
chronic disease management 9516, 10414-5
costs and role of health information 8146-7
e-health systems, electronic health records, development 8142-3
information, use of data 8143, 8145-7, 11280-1
personal health information, access to information 8141-3, 8145
personalized medicine 9516-7
reforms 9516-7
research, funding and privacy issues 8146
Hunt, Marvin, comments on municipal auditor general 9189
Iceland, health information 8145
Information security 8141
Insurance Corporation of B.C., governance and surplus funds 9528
Investment climate 9709
Labour market conditions and workforce 9518
Medical Services Plan, health information, use of data 8146
Mental health, telehealth initiative 9516
Motions
Appointment of Representative for Children and Youth, debate 8773-4
B.C. credit rating and borrowing costs, debate 9709-10
Net zero mandate and government spending, debate 9266-7
Pacific north coast integrated management area, debate 11870
NDP
MLAs, comments in debate on government net zero spending mandate 9266
position on auditors general 9188
Oil and gas industry, projected conditions 9518
Pacific north coast integrated management area initiative, government role 11870
PharmaCare program
coverage, amounts and deductible 11280
Fair PharmaCare initiative 11279-80
PharmaNet computer system 8142-3, 8146-7, 11280-1
Pharmaceutical Services Act, debate 11279-81
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes, facilities and services 9516
Privacy, protection of personal information, government handling 8141-3, 8145-7
Private members' statements (response)
Small business — driving the economy 9444
Representative for Children and Youth, appointment and role 8773-4
Representative for Children and Youth Appointment Special Committee
report presented 8773
work of committee 8773-4
Routley, Bill, comments in debate on municipal auditor general legislation 9188-9
Skills training, apprenticeship system 9518
Smith, Michael, comments on municipal auditor general 9190
Statements by members
Blood donation 11494
Cancer Society Daffodil Day and support for cancer patients 11187-8
Chronic disease management program 10414-5
Tributes
George Scott Wallace 8163
Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen, reappointment as Representative for Children and Youth 8773-4
U.S., health information, nurses health study data 8145
Wallace, George Scott, death and service to Legislature 8163
Hawes, Randy (Abbotsford-Mission)

As subject
comments on issues
B.C. Place construction costs (Bell) 10417 (Chandra Herbert) 10417-8
Community Living B.C. (Dix) 8103
debate on Flathead Watershed legislation (Lali) 8061
group home closings and resident moves (Dix) 8167, 8209-10 (Simons) 8211
communications with teachers 9784
experience as mayor and with local government issues 9169-72
experiences of constituents with community living services 8095
family experiences with education system 9785
position on mining industry 8036
ACT Foundation, work of organization 9251-3, 9342-3
Adair, Doug, death 11656
Alberta, bitumen deposits, impact of extraction activities on environment 8034
Auditor General, reports and reviews, government response 9170
Auditor General for Local Government
establishment, proposal 8301
establishment and role 9169-73
Auditor General for Local Government Act, debate 9169-73
Beck, Karen, death in family violence case 8878
Bennett, Bill, comments in debate on Flathead Watershed legislation 8034-5
B.C. Teachers Federation, communications on labour dispute in education system 9784-5, 11557
Canada Education Park, development and facilities 10314-5
Carbon tax revenues, allocation to transit services 10627
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, student training program 9251-3, 9342-3
Chilliwack, closing of military base and World Trade University project 10314-6
Clark, Glen, relationship with municipal governments as former Premier 9170-1
Coal, metallurgical coal, impact on environment 11860
Community Living B.C., funding and operations 8095
Crilly, Martin, report on TransLink management and fares 10627
DeGear, Derek, comments on teachers' labour dispute 11557
Diabetes awareness, management and prevention 12023-4
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services and families of developmentally disabled persons 8095
Dix, Adrian, role as chief of staff during NDP administration 10013
Economy, conditions 9171-2, 10013
Education
class size and composition 9784
extracurricular activities in schools, benefits and role 11557
Education Improvement Act, debate 9783-6
Elections, by-elections and electoral representation 10013
Elk Valley, mining industry in area 8034-6
Environment, environmental assessment process 11858
Families, relationship breakdown, societal attitudes and changes 8878
Family Law Act
debate 8878-9
consultation and development 8879
definitions and language 8878
First Nations, consultation by government on land and resources 11858-9
Fish Lake, draining of lake in relation to mine proposal 11858-9
Flathead Valley, resource activities in area 8033-6
Flathead Watershed Area Conservation Act
debate 8033-6
debate by NDP MLAs 8035
Government, local government
accountability and oversight 9169-70
accountability and transparency 8301
provincial-municipal relations 9170-2
Group homes, closings and resident moves 8095
Harmonized sales tax 8915
Health care system costs, role of diabetes 12023
Holmberg, Dave, community service and retirement 10805
Jumbo Glacier resort, local decision-making on development proposal 8035
Justice system
family justice system 8878-9
lawyers and legal services, role in family justice system 8879
Kasten, Tim, comments on NDP policies 8915
Lambert, Susan, comments on extracurricular activities during teachers' labour dispute 11557
Legislature
language used in House, "lied" 9171
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 9171
private members' statements, debate to be non-partisan 10314
Les, John, role in redevelopment of former military base site 10314-5
Macdonald, Norm, comments on issues
debate on collective bargaining legislation for teachers 9784
debate on Flathead Watershed legislation 8035
MLAs, constituency offices, shared offices and services 10013
Metro Vancouver, responsibilities, funding for health care projects and transportation services 10626
Mines and mining industry
aggregate industry, NDP position 8035-6
employment and jobs 10319-20
First Nations involvement in industry 11858
industry
conditions 10319
conditions and role in economy 8034-6, 10319-20, 11857-60
role of commodity prices 11859
projects 10319
Mission
city council, use of grant funds for bike route signage project 9169-70
railroad bridge, property taxation 9170
Motions
Carbon offset costs for public sector organizations, debate 11252
Extracurricular school activities, debate 11557-8
Group home closings, debate 8095
Local government accountability and transparency for taxpayers, debate 8301
Mining industry employment, debate 10319-20
Representation in Legislature, debate 10011-2
Timeline for elimination of harmonized sales tax, debate 8915
NDP
business policies 11252
performance as government 8915
performance as government, relationship with local government 8301
position on aggregate industry 8035-6
Parks, establishment and expansion of parks and conservancies 8035
Port Moody–Coquitlam constituency and area, by-election and MLA vacancy 10013
Ports, property tax rate 9170
Private members' statements
ACT Foundation 9251-3
Barracks to books 10314-6
Mining in B.C. 11857-60
Private members' statements (response)
Revenue sources for capital projects 10626-7
Property tax, municipal property tax system
commercial and residential tax 9172
railroad infrastructure 9170
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Pacific Region Training Centre 10314
Skills training system 10316
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, establishment and revenue sources 10626-7
Statements by members
CPR training in schools 9342-3
Dave Holmberg 10805
Diabetes 12023-4
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on teachers' bargaining rights re class size and composition, government response 9783
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project, environmental assessment process 11858-9
Teachers
collective bargaining process and net zero principle 9784-6
labour dispute in education system, illegal job action, offences and penalties 9785
labour dispute in education system, volunteering of services for extracurricular activities 11557-8
seniority and selection of teachers suited to student needs 9785
Tributes
Doug Adair 11656
Tsilhqot'in Nation, economic development and consultation on proposed mine in traditional territory 11858-9
University of the Fraser Valley
Chilliwack campus, new facilities 10314
designation as university 10316
Hayer, Dave S. (Surrey-Tynehead)

As subject
experiences with Finance Committee 11248
family, staff and supporters thanked 9541
family members working as paramedics 11435
Agriculture, farmland protection 10961
Alcohol, liquor distribution and warehousing system, privatization proposal 9543
Attorney General and Public Safety and Solicitor General Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, debate 9305-7
Auditor General for Local Government
audit council 9177
establishment and role 9175-8
role, special purpose local entities 9177
Auditor General for Local Government Act
debate 9175-8
consultation on bill 9177
Auditors, municipal auditors general in other jurisdictions 9177
Body Armour Control Act, amendments 9306
B.C., northern B.C., employment opportunities 8121
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management 9541-4
initiatives 8120-1
MLAs, diversity 10010
B.C. Teachers Federation, relationship with government 9825-7
Budget debate 9541-6
Budgets, 2012-13 budget
content, asset sales component and projections 9543-4
media coverage 9542
Burnaby, government land sale in area and transit services 9544-5
Business licences, transferable licences, use as collateral for loans 8739
Canadian Diabetes Association, report on diabetes incidence 8709
Carbon tax
review 9544
tax 11248
Chambers of commerce, role 9402-3
Civil service
collective agreements and bargaining, net zero mandate for public sector 9827
diversity 10010
Consumers, taxes and user fees 9176
Corporations, taxation 9544
Credit rating, B.C. rating 9542
Crime and criminals
crime prevention 10593-4
funding and programs 9306, 10593
government action and collaboration with other jurisdictions 10592
forfeiture of proceeds of crime 10592-3
forfeiture of proceeds of crime, use of funds 9306
gang crime prevention, government action 10592
metal theft, incidence and impacts 8671-2
victims of crime, compensation and victims' rights 10592-3
Criminal Asset Management Act, debate 10592-4
Criminal asset management program, establishment and role 10592-4
Diabetes awareness and education 8709-10
Diwali 8399
Economy
global economy and B.C. economy 9541-2
role of industry sectors 9545-6
Education
class size and composition, class size 9826
full-day kindergarten 8119
funding 8119, 9543, 9826
funding, capital funding plan 8655
special education and special needs 9826
system, reform 8121
Education Improvement Act, debate 9824-7
Elections
by-elections and electoral representation 10009-10
candidates, nomination process 10009-10
Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act, debate 11435-6
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 8120-1, 10324
Exports and imports
trade and investment representatives and offices 9543
trade between B.C. and India 8903-6
trade mission to India 8906
trade offices 8905
Finance and Government Services Committee
public hearings, presentations 11248
recommendations on issues, carbon tax 9544
Firearms, body armour, regulation 9306
Forests and forest industry, access to fibre and export of raw logs 11807
Fraser Health Authority, facilities and services 8119
Fuel, jet fuel taxation, elimination for international flights 9543
Government
lands and properties, sale, economic benefits 9544
local government, accountability and performance audit process 9175-7
programs and services, funding 9543
Hayer, Tara Singh, memorial 8867
Health care system
funding 9543
health care facilities and hospitals, capital projects, government investment 8118
public health
communicable disease, mandatory testing and reporting 11435-6
health promotion and disease prevention, Food Skills for Families program 8709-10
health promotion and disease prevention, interCultural online health network 10569
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Vancouver-Langley section improvements 9545
Housing
residential care facilities, accountability and transparency, access to information 9698
supportive housing 8120
Immigration, school-based settlement services, pilot program for immigrant youth in schools 8119
Income tax reductions 9543
India, market for B.C. minerals and wireless telecommunications services 8904
Infrastructure
government investment 9544
transportation infrastructure, government investment 10961-2
International Indian Film Academy Awards, 2013 awards event, hosting bid by B.C. 8904
Jamaican-Canadian Cultural Association of B.C., celebration of Jamaica's 50th anniversary of independence 9099
Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre, opening of facility 8118, 9697, 9699
Judicial Compensation Act, amendments 9306
Jury Act, amendments 9307
Justice system
criminal justice system, impact of Charter rulings 10592
government action on issues 9305, 9307
judiciary, appointments and costs 9305
judiciary, part-time judges, compensation and sitting schedule 9306
juries, system, changes 9307
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Aboriginal Gathering Place 8119
Letnick, Norm, work on legislation for emergency services provider disease exposure testing 11436
Lower Mainland
South Fraser communities, traffic congestion 8117
South Fraser perimeter road project 8118
transportation infrastructure and funding 9545
MacRae, Fraser, service with RCMP and retirement 10266-7
Metal, regulation of scrap metal sales 8671-2
Metal Dealers and Recyclers Act, debate 8671-2
Mines and mining industry
development, government goals 8120
employment and jobs 10324
Motions
Carbon offset costs for public sector organizations, debate 11248
Investment in ports and transportation corridors, debate 10961-2
Mining industry employment, debate 10324
Representation in Legislature, debate 10009-10
NDP, candidates for election, nomination process 10009-10
Non-profit sector, partnerships with government 8121
Nurse Practitioners Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, debate 8622
Nurses, nurse practitioners 8622
Obesity incidence 8709
Personal Property Security Amendment Act, 2011, debate 8739
Police and policing services 8043
Port Mann Bridge, reconstruction project 8117, 9545
Ports, role in economy 10961-2
Private members' statements
Health care investments in Surrey 9697-9
Trade and cultural ties with India 8903-6
The Province, editorial on government budget 9542
Public debt, debt-to-GDP ratio 9544
Remembrance Day 8866-7
Resources and resource industries, government goals and permitting process 8120
School district 36 (Surrey)
capital projects and funding 8119
new schools and school expansion projects 8655, 9543, 9546
Seniors, advocate and issues 9698-9
Serpentine Enhancement Society, members and work of society 11493-4
SkyTrain, need for expansion of services 9545
Statements
Celebration of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago's 50th anniversary of independence 9099
Statements by members
Bombing of Air India flight 12178-9
Chambers of commerce 9402-3
Contributions of volunteers in Surrey 9070-1, 10907-8
Diabetes awareness and education 8709-10
Diwali 8399
Minimum wage 11342-3
Multicultural and First Nations health initiative 10569
New schools and school expansion projects in Surrey 8655
Police Officer of the Year Awards in Surrey 8043
Retirement of Fraser MacRae from Surrey RCMP 10266-7
Serpentine Enhancement Society 11493-4
Surrey Board of Trade Top 25 Under 25 Award recipients 12508
Surrey Canadian Baseball Association 11188
Surrey Tour of Industry and forest company issues 11806-7
Tzu Chi Foundation community service in Surrey 9630-1
Vaisakhi 10643
Veterans of war and memorial for Tara Singh Hayer 8866-7
Women in Business Awards in Surrey 9944
Surrey
city council, position on municipal auditor general 9175-6
city government, financial management 9176
community appreciation event for ambulance service 11547
crime prevention and public safety 9305-6
forest industry 9545, 11806-7
government investment and support 9543-6
growth and infrastructure 8117-9, 9544-6
health care facilities and services 8118-9, 8622, 9697-9
health care facilities and services, health information forum for multicultural communities 10569
housing, recovery houses 9698
housing, social and supportive housing 8120
job creation 9543
mental health and addiction services 9698
metal theft 8671-2
mining industry and employment 10324
municipal officials, election 8903
police services, RCMP services and crime reduction 10266-7
post-secondary and K-12 education, government investment 8119
public library, new facility 8119
seniors care facilities 8118-9
South Asian community and Vaisakhi festival 8905
transportation infrastructure, government investment 8117-8
volunteerism 9070-1, 10907-8
Surrey Board of Trade
Police Officer of the Year awards 8043
Tour of Industry event 11806
Women in Business Award recipients 9944
Surrey Canadian Baseball Association, work of organization 11188
Surrey Memorial Hospital, expansion project 8118, 9546, 9697-9
Taxation, government policies and tax credits 9542-4
Teachers
certification and regulation 8480-1
collective bargaining process and net zero principle 9824-7
conduct, misconduct cases 8480
labour dispute in education system, impact on students and families 9825
profession 8480
role 9824
seniority and selection of teachers suited to student needs 9826
wage levels and benefits 9826
Teachers Act
debate 8479-81
position on legislation, stakeholders 8480-1
purpose of bill 8480
Teal-Jones Group, operations and timber supply 9545
Terrorism, bombing of Air India flight 12178-9
Throne speech debate 8117-21
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 10961-2
Tributes
Surrey community appreciation event for B.C. Ambulance Service 11547
Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Society of B.C., celebration of Trinidad and Tobago's 50th anniversary of independence 9099
Tzu Chi Foundation, community service in Surrey 9630-1
Vaisakhi 10643
The Vancouver Sun, editorial on government budget 9542
Violence, prevention of bullying and violence at school 8121
Volunteers and volunteer sector, work of volunteers commended 8121, 9070-1, 10907-8
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 11342-3
War veterans 8866-7
Watts, Dianne, position on municipal auditor general 9175-8
Welfare, social programs and services, funding 9543
Workers compensation, disease exposure 11435
Heed, Kash (Vancouver-Fraserview)

As subject
experience dealing with traffic accidents as police officer 11241
fines re Election Act violations (Corrigan) 8570-1
Automobiles, traffic safety
government initiatives 11240
injuries and deaths due to accidents 11240-1
Motorcycles, accidental deaths and safety awareness 11240-1
Pink Shirt Day 9562
Private members' statements (response)
Road safety 11240-1
Statements by members
Pink Shirt Day 9562
Violence, prevention of bullying and violence at school 9562
Hogg, Gordon (Surrey–White Rock)

As subject
experiences with developmentally disabled persons 8096
work on social enterprise issues (Falcon) 10661 (Ralston) 10655-6 (Simpson, S.) 10657, 10659
Armed forces, compensation for injured veterans 8598-9
Ashoka, Changemakers initiatives for social innovation 9536-7
Australia, social services models 9536
Bason, Christian, comments on social services innovation 9535-6
Bell, Joshua, participation in social behaviour study 9533
Breakfast Clubs of Canada, work on children's breakfast programs 9260
B.C. Child and Youth in Care Week 11961
B.C. Social Innovation Council, activities 10660-1
Budget debate 9533-7
Budgets
budget process 9533-4
relationship to economy 9533
Business, community contribution companies and social enterprises 10660-1
Canada World Youth, work of organization 8304
Cancer, prostate cancer awareness and incidence 11571-2
Children
child abuse, prevention 10570
children in government care, contributions and support 11961
programs and services for children and families, service delivery in other jurisdictions 9535-6
Communities, community-based decision-making 9536-7
Community Living B.C., funding and operations 8096-7
Computer technology, information technology, role in society 9533-4
Denmark, social services models 9535-6
Diabetes, funding of services, social impact bond proposal 9537
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services 8096-7, 9535-6
Drummond, Don, comments on issues, references to B.C. 9533
Economy, behavioural economics 9533
Education system 9259-60
Einstein, Albert, comments on relationship between perception and theory 9534
Eiseley, Loren, "The Star Thrower" short story 9534
England
education system models 9259
social impact bond for young offenders in justice system 9537
social services models 9535, 9537
Equitas Disabled Soldiers Funding Society, work of organization 8599
Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2012
debate 10660-1
development of community contribution companies component 10660
Foster care, foster families 8166
Foster Family Month 8166
Goldenberg, Larry, work on prostate cancer issues 11572
Government programs, services and public policy 9535-7
Green, Jim, comments on learning 9533
Greenspan, Alan, comments on economics 9533
Health care system, impact of demographic trends 9534
Hébert, Jacques, work with youth 8304
Heisenberg, Werner, comments on relationship between perception and theory 9534
Home care, service delivery in other jurisdictions 9535
Hospice and palliative care, end-of-life care 9535
Income assistance, employment programs, service delivery in other jurisdictions 9535
Justice system, young offenders, services in other jurisdictions 9537
Kahneman, Daniel, comments on human behaviour 9533
Kinsley, Jon, experience with Canada World Youth 8304
Lacerte, Paul, work on campaign to end violence against aboriginal women 9154-5
Leadbeater, Charles
comments on social services innovation 9535
consulting work 9259-60
Motions
Group home closings, debate 8096-7
Non-profit sector
report 9536
service delivery, comparison with government services 9536
social innovation concept 10660-1
Ontario, social services and innovation 10660
Private members' statements (response)
Healthy learning environments 9259-60
Procter and Gamble Co., problem-solving and innovation 9534
Prostate Cancer Canada, work of organization 11572
SARS research 9534
Seniors, care and support 9534
Shergold, Peter, comments on social services innovation 9536
Small Business Venture Capital Act, amendments 10660-1
Society, role of human perception and problem-solving 9533-7
Somerton, Pat, service as legislative librarian 10567
Statements by members
Campaign to end violence against aboriginal women and children 9154-5
Child abuse prevention 10570
Child and Youth in Care Week 11961
Compensation for injured veterans 8598-9
Foster Family Month 8166
Jacques Hébert and Canada World Youth organization 8304
Prostate cancer awareness 11571-2
Tributes
Pat Somerton 10567
Violence against aboriginal women, campaign by aboriginal men to end violence 9154-5
Welfare, social programs and services
funding, social impact bonds 9537
modifications based on outcomes and client experience 9535-7
service delivery models and innovation 9533-7
Workers compensation 8598-9
Horgan, John (Juan de Fuca)

As subject
apology for conduct in House 12282
comments on issues
Committee of Supply to sit in three sections (Abbott) 11942-3
debate on resource development (Pimm) 12261
energy policies 11963 (Coleman) 11963
municipal auditor general (Rustad) 8295
renewable energy (Coleman) 11063-4
smart meter program (Bloy) 10634-5
uranium mining (Coleman) 8309
communications from constituents on smart meter program 10631
communications with teachers 9964-5
experience as Education critic 9962
position on smart-metering and infrastructure program (Coleman) 8048-9
Advanced Education Ministry, handling of information and responsibility of minister 10269, 10334-5
Advanced Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, debate 10508
Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, low-carbon and renewable fuel requirements
carbon intensity measurement, GHGenius system 11790-1
credit and debit system 11791-3, 11816-7
director duties 11792-3
electricity 11789-90
energy effectiveness ratio 11789-90
fuel class changes 11817-8
implementation of changes 11818
Alberta, oil and gas industry, natural gas industry 12419
Alcohol, liquor distribution and warehousing system, privatization proposal 11400, 11660-1
AltaGas Inc., agreement with government on northwest transmission line 12484
Association for Mineral Exploration B.C., consultation by government 9061
Auditor General
review of financial reporting by B.C. Hydro 9265
review of indemnity policy for government employees, access to information 8771, 8809, 8872
Baird, Ann and Gord, energy-efficient home 11067
Beauchesne's Parliamentary Rules and Forms, comments on irrelevant or repetitive debate 10182
Benson, Heather, participation in rally at Legislature 9967
Black, Dawn, appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker 7906
Black, Iain, service as MLA 7929
Bonneville Power Administration, hydroelectric operations 11003-4, 12632
Boss Power Corp., application for uranium mining, government handling and compensation 8307-8, 8358-9, 8403, 8843, 9064, 9074, 11057-8, 11117
evaluations for compensation amount 11057-8, 11117
freedom-of-information request 10913, 11057
review by Auditor General 8518, 11189-91
Brain health, head and brain injuries, incidence and prevention for young athletes 8688
B.C., northern B.C.
energy needs 12426-7
energy needs, rates and tarrif structure 12485
resource development, environmental issues and government support 8083
B.C. Food Processors Association, newsletter, government insert 11808-9
B.C. Hydro
budget and staffing, cost savings 12482
data on carbon intensity of fuels 11790
energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 10310, 11001-2, 11004, 11963-4, 12481-2
export and sale of power 11001-2
financial reporting, use of rate-regulated accounting and deferral accounts 9265, 9527
integrated resource plan 12481
management and planning 9275-6, 10310-1
management and planning, risk management 12482-3
projects, labour agreements 12484
purchase and sale of electricity 11877, 11963-4, 12180-1, 12272, 12482, 12633-4
purchase of properties along transmission lines 12486
staff reductions 8083
B.C. Liberal Party government
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust, government coverage of defendants' legal fees 8711-2, 8771, 8809, 8980, 9074
financial management 9265-6, 12181
performance 10175
position on energy self-sufficiency 11000-4
B.C. Lions, Grey Cup win and tour 11185
B.C. Place Stadium
naming rights agreement and government business plan 9945-6, 10174-5
retractable roof construction project 9945-6
B.C. Transmission Corporation, reintegration with B.C. Hydro 12486
B.C. Utilities Commission
government directive to commission 12483
oversight role 11001
regulation of electricity rates, public hearings 12272
review of smart meter program 8048-9, 9717-8, 10630-1, 11004, 12487, 12490
review of smart meter program, petition tabled 9076
review of transmission projects 12486
Budgets
2013-14 budget, revenues from natural gas 12417-20
deferral accounts 9265
Burrard Thermal power station, operations 11002-3
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, amendments 8988
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, disclosure of fracking fluid information 12423
Chief inspector of mines, powers 8843-4, 9061-5
Chilliwack-Hope constituency and area, by-election 11808
Civil service, legal fee indemnity policy for government employees, review recommendations 8711-2, 8771
Clark, Christy, comments on issues
comments in question period 9963-4
government coverage of legal fees in Basi-Virk court case 8712, 8980
smart-metering and infrastructure program 8048
Vancouver Island businesses 8083
Clean Energy Act
amendments 11004, 12631-4
debate in Legislature and impact of bill 10310
debate on bill 11000, 11002, 11938
provisions exempting capital projects from review 10630
provisions on power export and sales 11001
Climate change, government action on climate change 12426-7
Coleman, Rich, comments on issues
Committee of Supply to sit in three sections 11933-7
role of criminal justice branch in Boss Power compensation 11117
College and Institute Act, amendments 10508
Columbia River Treaty, downstream benefits entitlement agreement and use of power 12632-4
Commonwealth Games, 1994 games in Victoria and legacy infrastructure 12267
Community Living B.C., review 8170
Construction industry, building code, changes 11066-7
Consumers
energy costs 11066
taxes and user fees 9265
Cycling, cyclist access to transit services 11225
Davies, Jeff, legislative journalism career and retirement 12669
Dental health, dental coverage plan, petition tabled 9020
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services, government handling of issues 8170
Education
class size and composition 9965
school districts and boards of education, configuration issues affecting adjacent districts 11625
Education Improvement Act
debate 9962-71, 10182
debate by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 9964
debate timeline 10182
Education Ministry, estimates debate 11624-5
Eminata Group, access to correspondence between media and government 10269
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 8083
Energy
clean energy, government policy 10310-1, 11000-3
electricity rates 9276, 9527, 10310, 11001, 11877, 11963-4, 12272, 12425-6, 12482-5
employment and jobs, labour agreements and workforce 12484
energy efficiency, government support 11066
energy efficiency, reselling of technologies 11067
government policy, costs 11877
heritage assets 12631
hydroelectric power 11004
hydroelectric power, reservoir levels and release of water 11963
independent power projects, history 11003
independent power projects, impact on fish 11456-7
infrastructure, government investment 11964
northwest transmission line 12484-7
power supply
private sector involvement 11001-2
self-sufficiency, B.C. Liberal Party position 11000-4
self-sufficiency, definition change 12632-4
self-sufficiency issue 9074, 12482
supply and demand 12481-2
projects, exemptions 11001
smart-metering and infrastructure program 12489-90
analog vs. digital meters 12488
impact on electricity billing 9717-8
implementation 8048-9, 9074, 12487-90
implementation and oversight 9718, 10310-1, 11004
outages and line repairs 12489
petition tabled 9076
response and refusal rate 12488, 12490
time-of-use pricing 12489
wireless technology and electromagnetic field concerns 12488-9
transmission system, projects 12486
wind power 11004
Energy and Mines Ministry, estimates debate 12417-27, 12481-90
Energy and Mines Statutes Amendment Act, 2012
debate 11000-5, 12631-5
definitions, "heritage asset" 12631
Energy and Water Efficiency Act, debate 11066-7
Entwistle, Darren, role in B.C. Place naming rights agreement negotiations 10176
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, track repair funding and future of railway 11227
Exel Inc., role in liquor distribution system privatization proposal 11660
Farmers Advocacy Office, funding and role 12424-5
Federal Bureau of Investigations, security concerns re smart grids 10630
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry
estimates debate 11456-7
role and responsibilities 8843
Forests and forest industry, mill reopenings, government video 10479
Gammon, Jolayne, access to medical supplements, community and government support 11496
Gospel Riders Motorcycle Ministries, restoration to corporate registry 9077
Gospel Riders Motorcycle Ministries (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2011, debate 9077
Government
advertising and announcements during election and by-election campaigns 11808-9
spending, net zero mandate 9265-6
Government communications and public engagement, name change 8843, 9082-3
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act, amendments 11789-93, 11816-8
Hansen, Colin, experience with committee stage debate as opposition MLA 11938
Hansen, Rick, contributions and Man in Motion World Tour 11340-1
Harcourt, Michael (Mike), spinal cord injury and participation in Rick Hansen Foundation 11341
Harmonized sales tax 11347, 12528-30
Hesjedal, Ryder, cycling accomplishments 12267
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Malahat Drive section 11227
Highway 14, improvements 11226-7
Housing
energy efficiency 11067
residential care facilities, accountability and transparency, access to information 8605
Impaired driving impact, legislation and penalties 11599-600
Information and Privacy Commissioner, review of legislation 11937
John Hart Dam upgrades, labour agreement 12483-4
Johnson Street Bridge replacement project, funding and rail component 11227-8
Justice system review 11934
Kendall, Perry, comments on legislation 11937
Kinsella, Patrick, role in liquor distribution system privatization proposal 11661
Kitimat, liquefied natural gas plant proposal 8083
Kitwanga mill operations 10479
Krueger, Kevin, comments on uranium-mining application 8307, 8843
Labour Relations Board, role in collective bargaining for teachers 9965-6
Legislation
business during spring 2012 session of 4th session, 39th parliament 11932-40, 11991
development and scrutiny 11600
Legislature
bills process, time allocation for debate 11934, 11936, 11938, 11990-1
bills process, committee stage
purpose 11938
referral of debate to venue other than Chamber 11939
repetitive questions 10127, 10182
Committee of Supply, committee to sit in three sections 11932-40
House Leaders, relationship between Government and Opposition House Leaders 11990
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 10175
legislative calendar and sitting schedule 11935-7, 11939, 11990-1
members' conduct and debate
consumption of food in the chamber 9873
decorum and apology to House 12282
use of electronic devices in chamber 8107
private members' motions referring to individuals by name 12256
privilege matters 8023
reforms 11990
Speaker and Chair, appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 7906
Lekstrom, Blair, comments on smart meter program 10630
McRae, Don, letter as teacher on class size and composition 9965
Marker, Jim, death 11492
Mines Act, amendments 8843-4
Mines and mining industry
aggregate industry 9061
mines permits, requirements, exemptions for low-risk activities 8843-4, 9060-5
permitting process 9063
uranium industry, moratorium 8358, 8843, 11058
Mining Association of B.C., consultation by government 9061
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012, debate 11789-93, 11816-8
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2011
debate 8843-4, 9060-5, 9082-3
consultation by government, mining organizations 9061
Motions
Appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 7906
Changes to legislative sitting hours, debate 11990-1
Committee of Supply to sit in three sections, debate 11932-40
Net zero mandate and government spending, debate 9265-6
Resource extraction in western Canada, debate 12257-8
Review of smart-metering program, debate 10630-1
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2012, debate 11599-600
Mulcair, Thomas, position on resource development in western Canada 12258
National Energy Board, review of pipeline proposals 11002
Natural Resources Canada, collection of data on carbon intensity of fuels 11791
NDP, position on resource development in western Canada 12258
New Housing Transition Tax and Rebate Act
debate 12528-30
timeline for debate 12528-30
Nurse Practitioners Statutes Amendment Act, 2011
debate 8988
consultation by government 8988
Nurses, nurse practitioners 8988
Oil and gas
drilling and drilling practices, domestic well water testing near wellheads 12423
drilling and drilling practices, hydraulic fracturing 12422-5
industry, water use 12422-3
natural gas
development, electrification 11003
liquefied natural gas development 12426-7, 12485
prices and projections 12417-20
revenues to government, bonus bids 12417-21
wet vs. dry plays 12418-9
oversight and regulation of industry 12422-4
royalty programs 12420-1
shale gas development 12419
Oil and Gas Activities Act
amendments 11002, 12634-5
debate on bill 11938
Oil and Gas Commission
permitting process and regulations 12422-4
powers 12634-5
Oral questions
Agreement on naming rights for B.C. Place 10174-6
Auditor General access to information in B.C. Rail court case 8771, 8809, 8872
B.C. Hydro energy purchase agreements 12180-1
B.C. Place business plan and naming rights 9945-6
B.C. Utilities Commission public hearings and government energy policy 12272
Community and government support to individual requiring medical supplements 11496
Community living services review 8170
Electricity rates and B.C. Hydro revenues to government 9527
Electricity rates and B.C. Hydro management 9275-6
Electricity rates and smart metering program 9717-8
Elimination of harmonized sales tax and reinstatement of sales tax system 11347
Freedom-of-information request on government settlement with Boss Power Corp. 10913
Government communications materials during by-election period 11808-9
Government energy policy and electricity generation costs 11877, 11963-4
Government handling of uranium-mining application by Boss Power Corp. 8307-8
Government settlement with Boss Power Corp. 8358-9, 8403, 8518, 9074, 11057-8, 11117, 11189-91
Government video and Kitwanga mill operations 10479
Intervention in UBC admissions process 10019-20, 10100
Payment of legal fees in B.C. Rail court case and indemnity policy review 8711-2
Prior comments by Premier on payment of legal fees in B.C. Rail court case 8980
Privatization of liquor distribution 11400, 11660-1
Release of media correspondence with government to Eminata Group 10269, 10334-5
UBC admissions process 10020
Parliament Buildings, Birch Room 11939
Parliamentary Practice in British Columbia, comments on irrelevant or repetitive debate 10182
Parmar, Ravi, accomplishments and community service 7977
Peace River area, oil and gas industry, development and operations 12422-5
Petitions
dental coverage plan 9020
smart-metering program 9076
Points of order
consumption of food in the chamber 9873
motion referring to individual by name 12256
repetitious debate 10127
use of electronic device in chamber during question period 8107
Police and policing, police officers, role and responsibilities 11600
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes, admissions complaint process 10020
Powerex Corp., purchase and sale of electricity 12633-4
Private members' statements (response)
The B.C. jobs plan catalyst effect in Peace River 8083
Clean energy 10310-1
Kids and concussions 8688
Privilege
reserving right to respond to matter of privilege re comments by Carole James 8605
Reimer, Greg, role in government handling of uranium-mining application 8308
Renewable Power Corp., Tyson Creek power project, impact on fish 11456-7
Resources and resource industries
development in western Canada 12256
development western Canada, NDP position 12258
regulations and red tape 8083
Royal Canadian Legion, Esquimalt branch, support to individual requiring medical supplements 11496
School district 57 (Prince George), letter to Education Minister 9966-7
School district 62 (Sooke), school replacement projects 11624-5
Skills training, supply of skilled workers 8083
Sooke, transit services 11226
Sooke River, water use plan and impact of dam changes on fish 11456
Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society, work of organization 11456
Spence, Keith, evaluation of compensation for uranium-mining application 11058
Standard and Poor's, report on government financial management 12483
Statements
Decorum in the chamber 12282
Statements by members
Ravi Parmar 7977
Rick Hansen 11340-1
Strata property, new strata corporations, depreciation report requirements 12635
Strata Property Act, amendments 12635
Sweeney, Doug, role in government handling of uranium-mining application 8307, 8359
Taxation, government policies 9265
Teachers
collective bargaining, mediator, independent mediator proposal 9965-71
collective bargaining process and legislation 9962-5
role and working conditions 9965
Transportation, alternatives to personal automobile transportation 11227
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 11225-8
Tributes
B.C. Lions – Grey Cup champions 11185
Iain Black 7929
Jeff Davies 12669
Jim Marker 11492
Ryder Hesjedal 12267
Union of B.C. Municipalities, announcement by Premier at conference 8048
University of B.C., admissions process 10019-20, 10100
Vancouver Island
south Island
demographic trends and school enrolment 11625
transit services and transportation infrastructure 11225-7
transmission system project 12486
Victoria, cycling velodrome 12267
Victoria Regional Transit Commission, role 11226
Waldner, Howard, actions re health authority contracts and UBC admissions process 10019-20
Waneta Dam, ownership 12631
Warrington, Sharel, comments in letter to Education Minister 9966-7
Water licences and rentals 12422
hydraulic fracturing and hydroelectric operations 12423
Williston reservoir, diversion of water by energy companies 12422-3
Yamamoto, Naomi, comments in debate 11600
Horne, Douglas (Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)

As subject
appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (Coleman) 7906
Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, government targets 10309
Airports, air cargo service 10965
Asia-Pacific gateway, role 10965
Auditor General
appointment process and independence 9201
reports and reviews, government response 9200-1
role 9200
Auditor General for Local Government, establishment and role 9200-2
Auditor General for Local Government Act, debate 9200-2
Barnett, Donna, position on municipal auditor general 9202
Burrard Thermal power station
operations 10309
phase-out of station, NDP position 10311
Canada, impact of oil and gas development on Canadian dollar, "Dutch disease" issue 12263-4
Children
child protection, 2011 summit meeting 8085
children in government care, support after age 19 8085-6
children in government care, youth educational assistance fund 8085
Children and Youth Committee, work of committee 8085
Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area, growth and transit services 8181
Crossroads Hospice Society, work of organization 11394-5
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services, government action on issues 8505-6
Douglas College, transit services to facilities 9442-3
Energy
clean energy initiatives 10309-10
electricity rates 10309-10
hydroelectric power projects, run-of-the-river projects 10309
power supply management 10311
EQuilibrium Sustainable Housing Demonstration Initiative, Harmony House net-zero energy project 10310
Fassbender, Peter, role in transit planning 9254
Financial services industry, microfinance awareness, Race4Change campaign 8804
Fraser Valley, air pollution 10309
Funk, Steven, work on microfinance awareness 8804
Government, local government, accountability, financial management and service delivery 9200-2
Greater Vancouver Transit Enhancement Act, debate 8180-1
Group homes, closings, call for moratorium 8505
Hike for Hospice fundraising event 11394-5
Infrastructure
government investment 9441
transportation infrastructure, government investment 10964-5
Lower Mainland transit services 9254-5
Manufacturing industry 12264
Metro Vancouver, regional motor fuel tax increase for transit funding 8180-1
Motions
Group home closings, debate 8505-6
Investment in ports and transportation corridors, debate 10964-5
Resource extraction in western Canada, debate 12263-4
Mulcair, Thomas, position on resource development in western Canada 12263-4
NDP, position on issues
Burrard Thermal power station 10311
resource development in western Canada 12263-4
Parks, passport program 12269
Port of Prince Rupert, development and government investment 10964
Private members' statements
Clean energy 10309-11
Connecting Coquitlam: Evergreen and the future 9441-3
Private members' statements (response)
Caring for youth 8085-6
Urban transportation 9254-5
Reaveley, Charlene, death in hit-and-run case and memorial children's foundation 9809
Resources and resource industries, development in western Canada, NDP position 12263-4
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
Canada Line 8181, 9441
Evergreen line 8180-1, 9254, 9441-3
infrastructure and services, expansion 8180-1
Millennium Line 8180
Statements by members
Charlene Reaveley Children's Charity Society 9809
Hike for Hospice and Crossroads Hospice Society 11394-5
Passport program for parks 12269
Rally for microfinance awareness 8804
Stewart, Richard, comments on municipal auditor general 9201
Transit services
funding model, transit plan and government investment 8180-1
government investment and support 9254-5
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 9254
Trasolini, Joe, position on Burrard Thermal power station 10311
Tri-Cities area
growth and transit services 9442
hospice services, fundraising 11394-5
municipal governments, financial management 9201-2
Union of B.C. Municipalities, role 9201
Howard, Rob (Richmond Centre)

As subject
constituents, family, staff and supporters thanked 7955
experience in local government 8297-8
experience in seniors residential care sector 8286-7, 11862-3
experience with government financial management issues 9193
family and staff thanked 9437
tour of group homes 8508
Airline industry
flight service between B.C. and Asia 7958
role in economy and society 10003-5
Airports, regional airports, investment and expansion 10957
Alexandra Court supportive housing facility 9117
Asia-Pacific gateway, role 7958
Auditor General, reports and reviews, government response 8297, 9193
Auditor General for Local Government
establishment, proposal 7957, 8298
establishment and role 9193-5
Auditor General for Local Government Act, debate 9193-5
Auditors general, NDP position 9193
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 8692-3, 9437-8, 9464-6
Budget debate 9437-8, 9464-6
Budgets, balanced budgets 8691-2
China, designation of Canada as approved destination for tourism 10004
China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., air service between China and B.C. 7958, 8357
Civil service
collective agreements and bargaining, net zero mandate 9789
wages and salaries 9466
Climate change, government action on climate change 11245
Communities, transit-oriented development 8183
Community Living B.C., funding and operations 8509
Consumers, taxes and user fees 9194
Corporations, capital tax impact 9466, 11862-4
Credit rating
benefits of positive rating 9706-7
B.C. rating 8692, 9465
Crime and criminals, metal theft, incidence and impacts 8682-3
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services, government action on issues 8508-9
Documents tabled
Finance and Government Services Committee
first report for fourth session of 39th parliament 8749
second report for fourth session of 39th parliament, review of Officers of the Legislature 9279
Economy
conditions and government policies 7955-8
diversification 10003-4
global economy, conditions 8750, 9437, 9464
Education
capital funding plan 8512
class size and composition, compensation for teachers with more than 30 students 9790
system, reform 7957-8
Education Improvement Act, debate 9789-90
Employment and unemployment
government job strategy 7957
job creation 8692-3, 9438
Energy
conservation and hydroelectric power projects 10632-3
smart-metering and infrastructure program 10633
Exports and imports, trade between B.C. and Asia 9466
Families, government support 7956-7
Family Day 7957
Finance and Government Services Committee
first report for fourth session of 39th parliament, budget consultation, report recommendations 8749-50
first report for fourth session of 39th parliament presented, debate 8749-50
public hearings 7955-6, 8692, 9437-8, 9706
second report for fourth session of 39th parliament, review of Officers of the Legislature, presented 9279
work of committee 9279
Finlayson, Jock, comments on corporate capital tax 11864
Fortin, Luc, death in airplane accident 8511, 8750
Fuel, jet fuel taxation, elimination for international flights 9438, 10004, 10957, 10970
Government
financial management 7955-6, 7958, 8693, 9706-7
borrowing costs 9465
cost pressures 9194-5
other jurisdictions 9194
programs and services, funding 9437
regulations and deregulation 9438
regulations and red tape 8681, 8683
revenues, revenue sources 9194, 9437
Government, local government
accountability and oversight 9195
accountability and transparency 8297-8
audit process and revenue sources 9193-4
financial management and service delivery, best practices 9194-5
permitting process 8298
Greater Vancouver Transit Enhancement Act, debate 8182-3
Group homes, closings, call for moratorium 8508-9
Housing
residential care facilities 8286-7
supportive housing for mentally ill 9117
Infrastructure
replacement of aging infrastructure 9437
transportation infrastructure, government investment 10957
Justice system, government initiatives 7957
Legislature, Officers of the Legislature, budget review 9279
Leonard, Frank, comments on municipal auditor general 9195
Metal Dealers and Recyclers Act, debate 8681-3
Minoru Place Activity Centre, seniors activities and services 9808
Motions
B.C. credit rating and borrowing costs, debate 9706-7
Carbon offset costs for public sector organizations, debate 11245
Group home closings, debate 8508-9
Investment in ports and transportation corridors, debate, 10957
Local government accountability and transparency for taxpayers, debate 8297-8
Review of smart-metering program, debate 10632-3
Munro, Jack, comments on corporate capital tax 11864
National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, report on municipal permitting process 8298
NDP
MLAs, comments in debate on government net zero spending mandate 9466
performance as government, financial management 9465-6
policies, cost of implementation 7958, 9466
position on auditors general 9193
position on issues 7956-7
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, business-hosting program 11864
Ombudsperson, report recommendations on seniors care issues 8287
Politics and politicians, leadership elections 7956
Private members' statements
The damaging effects of the corporate capital tax on a modern economy 11862-4
The importance of balancing the budget 8691-3
International air commerce 10003-5
Private members' statements (response)
Seniors care 8286-7
Public debt
debt-to-GDP ratio 9437, 9464
types of debt 7956
Richmond
metal theft and bylaw 8682
transit services 8183
water metering system 10633
Richmond Centre constituency and area, description 9437
Robic, Matthew, death 8863
Samuel Brighouse Elementary School, opening of new facility 8511-2, 8803
School district 38 (Richmond), school expansion projects 8511-2
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
Canada Line and Evergreen line 8182-3
infrastructure and services, expansion 8182-3
Mayors Council, comments on transportation issues 8183
Millennium Line 8182
Statements by members
Alexandra Court and housing for people with mental illness 9117
Minoru Place Activity Centre in Richmond 9808
Samuel Brighouse Elementary School 8803
School expansion projects in Richmond 8511-2
Vancouver International Airport 10970
Vancouver International Airport and air travel between B.C. and Asia 8357
Tax Freedom Day, calculation of date for B.C. 9466
Taxation, public opinion and relationship to government services 9437-8
Teachers
collective bargaining process and net zero principle 9789-90
labour dispute in education system, impact on students and families 9789
wage levels and benefits 9789
Throne speech content 7956-8
Throne speech debate 7955-8
Transit services, rapid transit 8182
Transportation
government investment and role in economy 10004
role in economic development 10957
traffic congestion, impact 8183
Tributes
Luc Fortin 8511
Matthew Robic 8863
Vancouver International Airport
achievements and international flights 10970
air travel between B.C. and Asia 8357
flight service by Chinese airline 7958
role in economy 9438, 10004-5
Watts, Dianne, comments on government accountability 9195
Welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 7957-8
Huntington, Vicki (Delta South)

As subject
comments in debate (Krueger) 9428
visit to Peace River area 10564
Advanced Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, debate 10542-3
Agricultural Land Commission
changes 8835-7, 9055, 9057-8
chief executive officer position 8835
compliance and enforcement activities, delegation to local government 8835, 9007
delegation agreements 10412, 10452
funding and mandate 8835-6, 9429
proposed amalgamation with other agencies 10454
reapplications by proponents 8835
regional panel system 8837, 9055
report, implementation of recommendations 8835-7
Agricultural Land Commission Act, amendments 8835-7
Agricultural land reserve
boundary reviews 10453
conversion or exclusion of lands 8836-7
covenants 9057-8
preservation, petition tabled 12515
removal of land from reserve for transportation infrastructure 10453-4
Agriculture
farm assessment review panel 8726-7
farmland, industrialization, petition tabled 12515
government support 8726-7, 9429
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 10412, 10452-4
Air quality, monitoring 10616
Alberta, operations and residency requirements for oil and gas companies 12676-7
Animal Health Act
debate 12159-60, 12223-4
definitions and terms, "animal" 12159-60
definitions and terms, "transmissible disease" 12224
proposed amendments 12160
Animals
cruelty prevention, appeal process on disposition of animals 10815
definition in legislation 12159-60
disease prevention and management 12159-60, 12223-4
Auditor General for Local Government
audit council 9169, 10361
establishment and role 9168-9
Auditor General for Local Government Act
debate 9168-9, 10361
consultation on bill 9168-9
Automobiles, commercial vehicle safety enforcement 11162-3
B.C. College of Teachers, history 8466
B.C. Farm Industry Review Board
appeal board function re disposition of animals 10814-5
funding 10815
B.C. Liberal Party, leadership candidates' position on municipal auditor general 9168
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 9428-30
B.C. Rail
funding from government and land sales revenue 11158
mandate, acquisition of port-related lands component 10646
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
position on changes to animal cruelty prevention legislation 10814
reporting requirements 10815
role and responsibilities, funding 10815
B.C. Teachers Council
disciplinary and professional conduct board 8592
meetings 8589
Budget debate 9427-30
Budgets
2012-13 budget, debate and description 9427-8
deficit budgets 9428
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on Family Day 12406
Carbon tax 9429
impact on agriculture industry and mitigation 8726
Chief veterinarian, powers and role 12224
Community, Sport and Cultural Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2011
debate 8726-7
introduction and consultation on bill 8726
Consumers, taxes and user fees 9429
Corrections system, persons taken into custody, mental health assessment 8994
Delta
agriculture and industrial activities 8516
air monitoring and quality 10616
courthouse 9427
farmland and migratory bird habitat protection 8516, 10961
farmland protection 10454, 10646-7
flood control funding application 9074
migratory bird habitat protection, enforcement issues 10615-6
potential establishment of foreign trade zone on Delta lands 10794
transit services 8181
wildlife management areas 10615-6
Delta Agricultural Society, work of organization 8711
Delta South constituency and area, constituents' position on amendments to Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 10814-5
Deltaport
expansion 10453-4, 10646
funding 8171
Economy
global economy, conditions 9427-8
sustainable development 10961
Emerson Real Estate Group, land holdings in Delta, potential development 10646-7
Employment and unemployment, employment standards, health assessment for leaves 8989
Energy and Mines Statutes Amendment Act, 2012, debate 11035-6
Environment, environmental assessment process, consideration of cumulative impacts 10564-5
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 10564-5, 10601, 10615-6
Exports and imports, foreign trade zones, potential establishment of zone in B.C., study and government response 10794
Family Day 12406
Family Day Act, debate 12406
First Nations, reserve land, commercial and industrial development, application of B.C. laws and regulations 12396, 12398-9
Fish disease management 12159-60
FNCIDA Implementation Act, debate 12396, 12398-9
Food industry
agrifood industry, expansion of market and government strategy 10453
animal products and by-products, food safety 12223
Food security 10961
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2012, debate 11203
Fraser River
dredging activities, funding 9567
dredging activities and access to water lease properties 8170-1, 9074
Fraser Valley, farmland protection 12509
Government
lands and properties, sale 9428
local government revenues, compensation for ports property tax changes 9566
programs, services and revenue sources 9429
Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act, amendments 11736-8
Greater Vancouver Transit Enhancement Act, debate 8181
Impaired driving
assessment process for obtaining blood samples 8993
penalties, changes 11603-5
Infrastructure
development, impact on economy and environment 9429
transportation infrastructure, government investment 10961
Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 10794-5
Justice and Attorney General Ministry, office of the superintendent of motor vehicles 11604-5
Justice system, principles, right to fair hearing 11604-5
Kingswood Capital Corp., land holdings in Delta 10646
Ladner, river areas, sediment and dredging issues 9074
Land Title Act, amendments 12398-9
Land Title and Survey Authority Act, amendments 12398-9
Land title system, registration of reserve land 12398-9
Little House Society, fundraising and services 8166
Local Government Act, amendments 11752-4
Lower Mainland, South Fraser perimeter road project 10565, 10601, 11157
MLAs, role and responsibilities 12509
Mental health, mental illness, assessment for admission to facilities 8991-2
Mental Health Act, amendments 8991-2
Metro Vancouver, regional motor fuel tax increase for transit funding 8181
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2011, debate 8835-7, 9007, 9055, 9057-8
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012, debate 11736-8, 11752-4
Motions
Investment in ports and transportation corridors, debate 10961
Motor Vehicle Act, amendments 8993
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2012, debate 11603-5
Nurse Practitioners Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, debate 8989, 8991-4
Nurses, nurse practitioners 8989, 8991-4
Occupiers Liability Act, amendments 11203
Offence Act, amendments 8994
Oil and gas
companies, residency requirements 12676-7
industry, water use 11036
oversight and regulation of industry 10564, 11035-6
pipeline spill management 10564-5
Oil and Gas Activities Act, amendments 11035-6
Oil and Gas Commission
delegation agreement with Agricultural Land Commission 10412, 10452-3
permitting process and regulations 11035-6
Oral questions
Deltaport expansion and protection of farmland in Delta 10646-7
Dredging of Fraser River and access to water lease properties 8170-1
Dredging of Fraser River and flood mitigation funding for Delta 9074
Municipal property tax for ports and Fraser River dredging 9566-7
Protection of agriculture and farmlands in Delta 8516
Report on oil and gas industry health and safety issues 11661
Residency requirements for oil and gas companies 12676-7
Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society, work of organization 10739
Peace River area
agricultural land reserve, non-farm use 10452
oil and gas industry, assessment of health and safety issues
assessment 10564, 11035-6
phase 2 terms of reference 11661
public release of reports 11661
Petitions
industrialization of farmland and preservation of agricultural land reserve 12515
Vancouver International Airport, jet fuel delivery system proposal 8927
Port Metro Vancouver
role in dredging activities 9074
taxation and subsidies 9566-7
Ports, taxation, property tax rates 9566-7
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes, boards, changes 10542-3
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2012, debate 10814-5
Property tax, municipal property tax system, issues 9168
Public debt 9428-9
Resorts, mountain resort municipalities, incorporation and relationship with regional districts 11752-4
Resources and resource industries, resource roads, comparison with industrial roads 11203
Silvester, Robin, comments on agriculture in Delta 8516
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Canada Line, infrastructure and services 8181
Statements by members
Delta Agricultural Society 8711
Little House Society in Delta 8166
Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society 10739
Role of MLAs and protection of agricultural land in Fraser Valley 12509
TOOB service club 9343
Taxation, regressive taxation 9429
Teachers
certification and regulation 8466, 8592-3
conduct, disciplinary actions 8466, 8594
conduct, preliminary investigation of complaints 8594
Teachers Act, debate 8466, 8589, 8592-4
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects, land acquisition 10453
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 11157-8, 11162-3
estimates debate 11158
Tsawwassen First Nation, membership in sewerage and drainage district 11736-8
Tsawwassen Order of Old Bastards, work of organization 9343
Vancouver International Airport, jet fuel delivery system proposal, petition tabled 8927
Wildlife, aquatic species, definition in legislation 12159-60

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