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

Karagianis, Maurine (Esquimalt–Royal Roads)

As subject
communications with students and teachers 9980, 10277-8
experience in municipal government 9134-5
staff thanked 8112-3
Advanced Education Ministry, handling of information and responsibility of minister 10269-70
Alberta, liquor distribution and sales, privatization 12273
Alcohol, liquor distribution and warehousing system, privatization proposal 9349, 11346, 11660, 11878-9, 12273-4
Armed forces, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, naval intelligence centre closing 10912
Auditor General, reports and reviews, government response 9134
Auditor General for Local Government, establishment and role 9133-7
Auditor General for Local Government Act
debate 9133-7
consultation on bill 9133-7
Barnett, Donna, position on municipal auditor general 9134
Barrett, David, accomplishments as Premier and public service 7933
Belmont Secondary School, replacement 8113
Boss Power Corp., application for uranium mining 11118
B.C., issues and challenges, government action 8116-7
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
executive compensation 8463
financial management 8115, 9592
B.C. Hydro, financial reporting, use of rate-regulated accounting and deferral accounts 9592
B.C. Liberal Party government
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust, government coverage of defendants' legal fees 8713, 8981, 10420
deregulation initiatives 8762-4, 8955-6
financial management 9267
performance 8114-6, 9591-2, 10176, 11897, 11899
position on harmonized sales tax 12068-9
priorities 8115-6, 9136, 9593
public confidence 8116-7, 9593-4
B.C. Place Stadium
naming rights agreement and government business plan 9947, 10022, 10176
retractable roof construction project 8115
B.C. Rail, sale process 8115, 10419-20
Budget debate 9591-4
Budgets
2012-13 budget content 9591
priorities 9593-4
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, position on municipal auditor general 9134
Case, Emily, fundraising and school activities 9808
Children
child abuse case, impact of delay in court proceedings 10571
child death reviews 8763
Civil service, legal fee indemnity policy for government employees, review recommendations 8713
Clark, Christy, comments on government coverage of legal fees in Basi-Virk court case 8713, 8981
Community Living B.C., review 8046, 8923-4
Construction industry, residential construction and renovation industry, conditions 8113
Consumers
costs and user fees 8114, 9591, 9593
taxes and user fees 9267
Crown corporations, management 9591
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services
government handling of issues 8097
home-share arrangements 8923
services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services 8046, 8115-6, 8924
wait-lists for services 9073
Disabled and handicapped persons, families of developmentally disabled persons, government support 8046, 8097
Dunahee, Crystal, Order of B.C. award 8113
Ecole Polytechnique, 1989 massacre of women, government response 8697
Economy, conditions 8116
Education
reporting on class size and composition, proposal 10277-8
system 8116, 10277-8
Education Improvement Act, debate 9979-80, 10277-8
Elections, voter participation 8114
Elsie MacGill Northern Lights Award 9070
Eminata Group, access to correspondence between media and government 10269-70
Employment and unemployment
job creation 8116
unemployment and government job strategy 8113-4
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., role in Pacific north coast integrated management area process 11869-70
Environment, environmental protection and green initiatives 9594
Esquimalt
centennial celebrations and history 12270
employment and infrastructure 8113
school districts 10277
Esquimalt High School, class sizes 9980
Exel Inc., role in liquor distribution system privatization proposal 11660
Falcon, Kevin, comments on reinstatement of sales tax 12068, 12071
Family Day 11985-6
Ferries and ferry services, system 8115, 9592
Firearms, gun control and federal long-gun registry 8697
Food banks 8114
Forests and forest industry, forest health 9594
Gammon, Jolayne, access to medical supplements, community and government support 11495-6
Government
advertising and announcements during election and by-election campaigns 11809
local government
accountability and oversight 9133-5, 9137
financial management and service delivery, best practices 9136
inspector of municipalities 9135
provincial-municipal relations 9137
regulations and red tape
reduction 8763-4
reduction, impact on health, safety and environmental measures 8763, 8955-6
reforms, reporting requirements 8762-4, 8955-6
role 9594
spending, net zero mandate and priorities 9267-8
Group homes, closings, call for moratorium 8097, 8116
Hahn, David, compensation as president of B.C. Ferries 8463
Harmonized sales tax 8113, 9593, 12068-72
Health, continuing and long-term care system 9592
Human trafficking prevention 10912
Immigration, immigrants to B.C., access to justice system 10571
Income assistance, disability benefits, access to medical and non-medical supplements 11261, 11398, 11495-6
Information and Privacy Commissioner, review of legislation 11985
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, government investment 11895-6, 11898
Justice system, conditions and funding 9592-3
Kinsella, Patrick, role in liquor distribution system privatization proposal 9348-9, 9567-8, 11660
Legislation
business during spring 2012 session of 4th session, 39th parliament 11899, 11985-7
development and scrutiny 11985-6
Legislature
bills process, time allocation for debate 11987
Committee of Supply, committee to sit in three sections 11985-7
fixed legislative calendar 11986
Manitoba, government decision on harmonized sales tax 12069
Mavridis, Scott and Neil, experience with community living services 8046
Motions
Committee of Supply to sit in three sections, debate 11985-7
Group home closings, debate 8097
Net zero mandate and government spending, debate 9267-8
Pacific north coast integrated management area, debate 11869-70
Support for repeal of federal long-gun registry, debate 8697
Oceans, marine planning partnership initiative 11869-70
Ombudsperson, report recommendations on seniors care issues 9592
Oral questions
Agreement on naming rights for B.C. Place 10176
B.C. Ferries executive compensation 8463
B.C. Place business plan and naming rights 9947, 10022
Call for inquiry into sale of B.C. Rail and payment of legal fees 10419-20
CLBC report and community living services review 8923-4
Community and government support to individual requiring medical supplements 11495-6
Delays in court proceedings and translation services for child abuse case 10571
Government communications materials during by-election period 11809
Government settlement with Boss Power Corp. 11118
Medical supplements for disability benefits recipients 11261, 11398
Naval intelligence centre closing and human trafficking in B.C. 10912
Payment of legal fees in B.C. Rail court case and indemnity policy review 8713
Prior comments by Premier on payment of legal fees in B.C. Rail court case 8981
Privatization of liquor distribution 11346, 11660, 11878-9, 12273-4
Release of media correspondence with government to Eminata Group 10269-70
Role of Patrick Kinsella in liquor distribution privatization 9348-9, 9567-8
Wait-lists for community living services 9073
Pacific north coast integrated management area initiative, government role and third-party funding issue 11869-70
Petitions
poverty reduction, government strategy 8982
Phillips, Matt, comments on liquor distribution system privatization proposal 11879
Phillips Brewing Company Ltd., liquor distribution costs 11879
Podmore, David, comments on naming rights agreement for B.C. Place 9947
Politics and politicians, public engagement in politics 8114-6
Post-secondary education
government investment and support 8114-5
student debt load 8114-5
Poverty
child poverty and working poor 8114
reduction, government strategy, petition tabled 8982
Property tax, municipal property tax system, commercial and industrial tax 9135
Protests, Occupy protests 8114
Provincial Sales Tax Act, debate 12068-72
Public debt 9593
Regulatory Reporting Act, debate 8762-4, 8955-6
Representative for Children and Youth
comments on government budget for 2012-13 9592
report on child abuse court case and criminal justice system funding decisions 10571
work 9592
Royal Canadian Legion, Esquimalt branch, support to individual requiring medical supplements 11398, 11495-6
Sales tax 11987, 12070-2
School Act, amendments 10277-8
Shipbuilding
federal contracts, potential for B.C. industry 8113-4
industry, government support 8114, 8463
Society, social equity and inequality 8114-5
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
accountability 11896
audits, performance audits 11896-7
board, membership and restructuring 11895
board, remuneration 11896
fare collection and enforcement 11897-8
funding 11896-7
governance 11895-8
infrastructure and services, expansion 11896-7
issues, government handling 11899
planning, annual base plan consultation and submissions 11898
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2012, debate 11895-9
Statements by members
Chef program for children 11056
Dave Barrett 7933
Emily Case 9808
Esquimalt history and centennial celebrations 12270
Roberta Taylor 9070
Victoria Cougars hockey team 10474-5
Taxation, taxation of private sales of used vehicles, aircraft and boats 12070
Taylor, Roberta, accomplishments in aerospace industry 9070
Teachers, collective bargaining, independent mediator proposal 9979-80
Thrifty Foods Ltd., chef program for children 11056
Throne speech content 8112
Throne speech debate 8112-7
Tides Canada Foundation, funding for Pacific north coast integrated management area initiative 11869-70
Transportation, alternatives to personal automobile transportation 11899
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 11222-3
Union of B.C. Municipalities, position on municipal auditor general 9134
van Dongen, John, comments on B.C. Rail court case 10419-20
Vancouver Island, south Island, transit services and transportation infrastructure 11222-3, 11896, 11898
Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League, championship 10474-5
The Vancouver Sun, article on deregulation initiatives 8763-4
Victoria Cougars, hockey team accomplishments 10474-5
Violence against women, reports and prevention 8697
Williams, Raechelle, comments on liquor distribution system privatization proposal 12273-4
Krog, Leonard (Nanaimo)

As subject
comments on issues
cameras in courtrooms (Bond) 7982
comments in throne speech debate (Polak) 8127
debate on legislation (Bond) 10591, 10595 (Farnworth) 10589, 10591
fixed legislative calendar (Abbott) 11941
communications with teachers 9928-9
experience in education system 9926-7
experience in forest industry 10884-5
experience with pet ownership 10819
family background in legal profession 11502-3
participation in family justice legislation consultation (Bond) 8845, 9024
position on cameras in courtrooms and interview by CFAX in 2010 8023
Adoption, adoptive parents, definition in legislation 8941
Adoption Act, provisions 8941
Advanced Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, debate 9286-90
Agriculture
farm income plans 10822
financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers 10822-4
government support 8125
Alcohol, liquor distribution and sales, ministry responsible 12130
AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd., evaluation of compensation for uranium-mining application 11059
Animals
cruelty prevention, disposition of animals and notice to owners 11209-12
human relationship with animals and pets 10818-9
Apology Act, amendments 11172
Armoured Vehicle and After-Market Compartment Control Act, amendments 9299
Assessment Act, amendments 10824-8
Assisted Human Reproduction Act (federal), provisions 8940
Attorney General and Public Safety and Solicitor General Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, debate 9299-305, 10482-9, 10491-8
Attorney General Ministry, role of Attorney General 8023
Auditor General
report and recommendations on forest management 10887
review of indemnity policy for government employees 11663
review of indemnity policy for government employees, access to information 8770-1, 8872, 8980
Automobiles
accidents, limitation period for legal claims 11170
armoured vehicles and after-market compartments, regulation 9299-300
driver training schools, licensing 11076
driver's licences, refusal for outstanding traffic fines 11669
driver's licences, temporary vehicle licences 11075-6
insurance, refusal for outstanding traffic fines 11669
traffic fines, assessment and negotiation 11670
traffic fines, impact of non-payment 11669
traffic violations, dispute resolution process, changes 11667-71
Berger, Thomas Rodney, work in legal profession 11505
Body Armour Control Act, amendments 9299, 10482
Bond, Shirley, attribution of quote to Leonard Krog 8023
Boss Power Corp., application for uranium mining 8310, 8361-2, 8404, 11059, 12378-9
B.C. Assessment, assessment practices, acceptance of aggregate data 10824-8
B.C. Court of Appeal
ruling on Fraudulent Conveyance Act 9301
ruling on limits for third-party election advertising spending 11510, 12077
B.C. Farm Industry Review Board, appeal board function re disposition of animals 10819-20
B.C. Ferry Commission, role and powers of commissioner 12520
B.C. Law Institute, comments on limitation period legislation 10993-4
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and transparency 10586
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust, government coverage of defendants' legal fees 8770-1, 8980, 10419, 11576, 11663
financial management 9414
performance 8123, 8125-6, 9411-5, 12520
political status 9413-4
position on government regulation 8679-81
priorities 8407-8, 9412, 9927, 10584, 10586, 12380
public confidence 8123-4
B.C. Progress Board, ranking of B.C. on progress indicators 9413
B.C. Public School Employers Association, letter on collective bargaining for teachers 9977-8
B.C. Rail, sale process, call for public inquiry 10419
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
review of decisions 10819-20, 11213-4
work of organization 10819
B.C. Teachers Federation, relationship with NDP 11563
Buck, Pearl, comments on land ownership in The Good Earth 9412
Budget debate 9411-5
Budgets
2012-13 budget, asset sales component 9412-3
debate in Legislature 9411
Burns, Robbie, poetry 9977
Business
contracts, limitation period for legal action re breach of contract 10994, 11085-6, 11173
locally-owned businesses, role 10887-8
Campbell, Gordon
comments on limitations on third-party election advertising spending 11511, 11513-4
position as high commissioner 11671
work on Legislature reforms 11978, 11980
Canadian Bar Association, B.C. branch, consultation on civil tribunal legislation 12539-40
Canadian Union of Public Employees, initiative on local purchasing 10887
Cantelon, Ron, return to Legislature 9099
CFAX, radio interview on cameras in courtrooms 8023
Chief Electoral Officer
powers and role 10981-5
powers and role, enforcement of election expense limits 12093
Children
child abuse case, impact of delay in court proceedings 10571-2
child protection system, delays in court proceedings 12172, 12230
Chilliwack court services, delays 9328-9
Chrétien, Jean, work on restriction of political party donations 11512
Civil Resolution Tribunal
establishment and role 11687-92, 12539-42
members, appointment and compensation 12540-2
Civil Resolution Tribunal Act
debate 11687-92, 12539-42
definitions 12540-1
implementation, costs and funding 11688, 11691-2, 12540
public education 11688
regulations and schedule 11690
relationship to other legislation 11690
stakeholder consultation and response 12539-41
timeline for debate 11687-9, 12539-41
Civil service, legal fee indemnity policy for government employees, review recommendations 8770, 8980
Clark, Christy
comments on issues
government coverage of legal fees in Basi-Virk court case 8980
limitations on third-party election advertising spending 11513, 11515
Missing Women Inquiry 10099
position on court proceedings re Stanley Cup riot 12230-1
Coalition for Public Legal Services, letter on justice system funding 12379
Coastal Ferry Amendment Act, 2012, debate 12519-21
Coleman, Rich, comments on Committee of Supply to sit in three sections 11981
Commercial Arbitration Act, amendments 10980, 11068
Commonwealth, limitations on third-party election advertising spending 12079
Construction industry, residential construction and renovation industry, conditions 9412
Consumers, personal loans, limitation period on legal claims 11087
Corrections system, repeat offenders 9313-4, 12377
Court of Appeal Act, amendments 10980-1, 11068
Cowper, Geoffrey, appointment to justice system review 12132-3
Crabtree, Thomas, comments on court system 7981-2
Crime and criminals
federal anti-crime legislation, costs and impact analysis 10974-5
gang crime prevention, government action 9299-300
illegal drug trade 9299-300
persons with criminal records or charges, eligibility for jury duty 9302-3, 10493-6
proceeds of crime, definition in legislation 10584
sexual assault, limitation period for legal claims 11078, 11082-3
victims of crime, compensation 10584-6
Criminal Asset Management Act
debate 10582-6
definitions and terminology, "eligible victim" 10584
definitions and terminology, "proceeds of crime" 10584
regulations 10586
Criminal asset management program, establishment and role 10583-6
Criminal Code (federal), provisions on probation orders 9313, 9315
Criminal Injury Compensation Act
amendments 10584-5
definitions, "victim" 10584
Criminal injury compensation program, eligibility for benefits 10584
Debt, transfer of assets to avoid debt obligations to creditors 9301, 10486-7
Divorce Act (federal), provisions 8850, 8930-1, 9042, 9045
Driving Notice Review Board, establishment and role 11670
Economy
economic growth and economic development 8122-3
global economy, conditions 9414
Education
class size and composition 9927
funding for special education and special needs 10109-10
government support 11563-4
system 9926-7, 9976
system, public system 11563-4
Education Improvement Act, debate 9925-9, 9975-9, 10108-10, 10112
Election Act
amendments 10981-3, 11510-7, 12076-80, 12082-93
enforcement 11071
Elections
advertising
definition 12084-5, 12092
legislation, costs for government court cases 11398
pre-campaign period 12077-89, 12091-2
pre-campaign period, definition 12089-90
advertising, limits on third-party spending
court challenges 11510-7, 12091-3
disclosure statements 12090
expenditures and outcomes 12082-4, 12086-7
independent sponsors 12093
limitations elsewhere 12078-9
referral to courts 12078, 12088-9
by-elections 10008-9
campaign financing, reform 8125, 11512
electronic voting 10984
enumeration, changes to requirements 10981-6, 11070-2
financial reporting, political donations 12087
voter participation 10008-9, 10982-5
voters list 10497-8
voters list, accuracy and coverage 10982-5, 11070-1
Elections B.C.
recommendations on electoral process 10984
role and responsibilities 11072
Emergencies, emergency services providers, communicable disease exposure and occupational safety 11437-8
Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act, debate 11437-9
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 8123-5
Employment Standards Tribunal, effectiveness 11689
Enforcement of Canadian Judgments and Decrees Act, amendments 10981, 11073
Environment Ministry, staffing 8817
Environmental Management Act, amendments 10837-8
Estates
administration of wills and estates 8941, 9047
inheritance and successorship, limitation period for legal claims 11087-8, 11167
Exports and imports
trade agreements and partnerships 11068
trade agreements and partnerships, dispute resolution and enforcement 10981, 11073
Expropriation Act
amendments 9300
definitions, "linear development" 10483-4
Families
family maintenance
arrears and retroactive variation of support orders 9045-7
child and spousal support 8850, 9036, 9041-7, 9050
child and spousal support, issues for convicted offenders 9314-5
child support service and recalculation 9044
interjurisdictional support orders 10981, 11073-5
grandparents and extended family 8849
marriage, prenuptial agreements 8933, 9035, 9039
parents, definition in legislation 8848-9, 8939-43
step-parents 9043-4
tax credits for families with children, fitness and arts credits 9411-2
Family court
allocation of court costs 9026-7
extraprovincial matters 8942-3, 9029-30, 9037-8
jurisdictional issues 8846-7, 9037-8, 9049
rules 8933
rules, choice-of-law rules for property division 9038
Family Law Act
debate 8846-51, 8928-45, 8950-4, 9024-51
amendments 9025
applicability 8930
consequential amendments and repeals 9051
consultation and development 8846, 8929-30
debate 8846, 8851
definitions and language
"agreement and "written agreement" 8931, 8952-3
"assisted reproduction," "birth mother," "donor" and "embryo" 8939
"child" and "child support guidelines" 8928, 9042
"contact with child" 8928, 9025
"custody" and "access" 8930, 8950, 9025
"excluded property" 8928
"extraprovincial property" 9037
"family debt" and "family dispute resolution" 8928-9, 9032
"family property" 9031
"family violence" 8930
"impaired" 9027
"intended parent" 8940
language 8945
pension-related terms 9038-9
"relationship" 9031
"significantly unfair" 8934
"surrogate" 8942
impact 8846
implementation 8848, 9049
provisions on limitation period for legal claims 11077
purpose of bill 8943, 8945
regulations 8932, 8937-8
relationship to other legislation 8930-1, 8940-1, 9045
scope 8846-51
Family maintenance enforcement program 9047, 11073-4
Family Relations Act
impact 8846, 8848
provisions 8943, 9034
Farm Income Insurance Act, amendments 10821-2
Ferries and ferry services
ferry services model 12519-20
routes and service reductions 12520
system 12519-21
Film industry 10979
Finance Ministry, transfer of responsibilities from Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry 12130
Financial Administration Act, amendments 11172-3
Financial services industry, loan indemnities, limitation period for legal claims 11087
Firearms, body armour, regulation 9299-300
First Nations, legal action involving aboriginal and treaty rights, limitation period 11078
Food security 8125
Forest Act, validation provision 12075
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, debate 8396, 8406-9
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2012, debate 10884-8
Forests and forest industry
export of raw logs 10965
export of raw logs, government policy 8125, 8408-9, 10887-8
forest management and practices, government management 10887
government forest policies, impact 10885-8
history 10886-8
mills, operations and closings 10886
stumpage system, data for fee calculation and adjustment of stumpage 10885-6
tenure system, deposit requirements for applications 12075
tenure system, obligations to reduce fire hazards from waste wood 10887
woodlots, removal of private land from woodlots 8396, 8406-7, 8409
Fraudulent Conveyance Act, language, court ruling and deletion of terms 9301, 10486-7
Freedom of speech rights 11512-3
French Creek Community School, 100th anniversary and history 9926-7
Friends of Morden Mine, work of organization 9411
Galsworthy, John, comments on land ownership in The Man of Property 9412
Gambling
expansion of gambling 8408
regulation, ministry responsible 12130
Government
cabinet, open cabinet meetings 8408
cabinet, regulation-making powers 8680, 11438-9
federal-provincial relations, agreements and order-in-council requirements 10597, 10822-4
lands and properties, sale 9412-3
leadership 8124
regulations 10819
regulations and red tape, B.C. Liberal Party position 8679-81
revenue sources 8124
revenues, recovery of amounts owed to government, limitation period 11172-4
Government communications and public engagement, name change 8816-7
Gropper, Miriam, comments on aggravated assault case and justice system conditions 9461
Group homes, closings 8503
Harmonized sales tax 9412
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, heritage site 9928
Health, public health, communicable disease, mandatory testing and reporting 11438-9
Hobkirk, Alan, comments on limitation period legislation 10994
Holman, Sean, radio interview with Ralph Sultan 10992
Home ownership, first-time new-home buyers bonus 9412
Housing, rental housing, landlord-tenant issues, dispute resolution 11690
Howard, Frank, criminal conviction and public service 9303, 10494
Human Rights Code, relationship to other legislation 11690
Hunting, recreational hunting, youth licences 8817
Income assistance, eligibility for persons under 19 years old 9043
Income disparity and social inequality 8126
Income tax on pension benefits 9042
Information and Privacy Commissioner, concerns re legislation 11669
Infrastructure
linear infrastructure, definition in legislation 10483-6
transportation infrastructure, government investment 10965
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
ministry responsible 12130
role re traffic offences 11667-9
status 11667
Insurance for Crops Act, amendments 10823
Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, amendments 10981, 11073-5
Judicial Compensation Act, amendments 9301-2, 10487
Jury Act, amendments 9302
Justice and Attorney General Ministry
estimates debate 12129-39, 12167-74, 12229-33, 12358, 12376-80
budget
allocation for court services 12167
allocation for family justice services 12174
allocation for justice system funding 12379
allocation for justice transformation 12358
allocation for legal aid services 12232, 12380
allocation for prosecution services 12171
impact of merger of former ministries 12130
corporate services 12130
merger of former ministries 12130-2
minister, role 10585
minister, title 11070
office of the superintendent of motor vehicles 11669-70
role, legal advice to government 12378
Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2012, debate 10980-6, 11068, 11070-6
Justice system
accessibility 12542
accessibility, 24-hour access and access in rural areas 11688-9
accessibility, on-line services and use of communication technologies 11689, 11691
administrative tribunals 11688
administrative tribunals, representation of participants 11691
administrative tribunals, rules of evidence and procedure 11691
audit 12131-2, 12173-4
community law offices, funding 12380
conditions and funding 10582-3, 11668-9
courts and court services
alternatives, shift to administrative processes 11668-9
appeals process and right to appeal 10980-1
backlog of cases 9461, 12168-71, 12173-4
cameras in court rooms 7981-2, 8023, 8124, 9119-20, 12230-2
capacity issues 9301-2, 10491-2
complexity of criminal cases 12168
decline in number of criminal cases 12168
delays, analysis of issue 12168, 12170, 12174
government action on issues 9221-2, 12167-70, 12174
impact of delays on criminal cases 7938, 7981-2, 8124, 9072, 9120, 9158, 9328-9, 9460-1, 10571-2, 10582-3, 12167-71
small communities 10491-2
staffing 7981-2
staffing and courthouses 9158
criminal justice system
criminal record suspensions 10493-6
funding 7938-9, 8124, 9072
impact of Charter rulings 9302
translation and transcription services 12229-30
Crown counsel, responsibilities 12171, 12229
Crown counsel, staffing 12171
drug courts 9313
financial settlements in lawsuits, enforcement 9301, 10486-7
funding 12379
government ministries in other jurisdictions 12131
handling of cases involving children 12229
handling of cases involving mentally ill and addicted persons 12377
handling of family violence cases
changes 8850, 8944, 8950
handling of cases 12229
protection orders 9048-9
information management 12172
information management, business intelligence project 12136-9
judicial compensation commissions, appointment process 10488
judicial compensation commissions, timeline for government response 10487-9
judiciary
appointments and costs 12169
appointments and vacancies 7939, 9301-2, 10491-2, 12167, 12169-70
chief judge, powers and role 9301-2
independence 10488-9
part-time and retired judges, sitting schedule 12169
part-time judges, compensation and sitting schedule 9301-2, 10491-2
retirements 12169
juries
criminal record checks of potential jurors 10497
disqualification provisions, changes 9302-3, 10493-6
electronic summonses and summoning process 9303-4, 10497
replacement of deceased juror 9304-5, 10498
role and representation of society 9302-4, 10494
JusticeBC website 12137, 12139
lawyers and legal services
role in administrative tribunal process 11691
role in family justice system 8847-8, 9027
sales tax on services 10583, 12232
legal aid, funding and services 10583, 12232-3, 12380
legal profession, regulation 11502-5, 11755-9
legislation during 4th session, 39th parliament 11980-1
plea bargaining 11670
public confidence 9301-2
reforms
funding 12358
impact on costs and capacity issues 11687, 11689, 12540
justice reform council 12135
legislation 12136
process and timeline 11668-9, 11671, 12132-9, 12539-41
review 10491, 11670-1, 12135-6, 12377, 12380
sentencing
impact of federal legislation on B.C. corrections system 12171
intermittent sentences 9311-2
mandatory minimum sentences 12377
probation orders, comparison with federal legislation 9313-6
probation with conditions and penalties for breaching conditions 8535-6, 9311-6
sheriffs 9304-5, 10497, 11668
system 9415
unrepresented litigants 12233
Justice system, family justice system
decisions impacting children
best interests of child 8849-51, 8943-5, 8950-2, 9029-30
care of and time with children 8849-51, 8950-4, 9024-9
child's voluntary withdrawal from parental care 9042-3
contact with children 9025-8, 9049
guardianship and parenting 8944-5, 8950-4, 9024-30, 9049
relocation of child or guardian 8953, 9028-9
dispute resolution
agreements 8933-4, 8952-4, 9034-7, 9039-40, 9042, 9044-6
common-law relationships 8847-8, 8940, 9030
court and non-court processes 8846-8, 8931-9, 9025-30, 9032-9, 9041-51
enforcement 8850-1, 8932, 8953, 9026-7, 9048-50
enforcement, search officers 9051
litigation 8847, 9051
family justice counsellors and parenting coordinators 8848, 8929, 8934-9
funding and services 12174
funding of litigation and mediation 9034
government action on issues 12230
information, disclosure 8931-3, 8938
legislation 8849-50
private sector involvement 8929
reform 9026
role of women 8847
societal attitudes and changes 8847-9
staff supply and training 8929
system in B.C. and other jurisdictions 8846-8, 8928, 8930-1, 8934, 8943, 8945, 9027, 9030, 9035
Justice system, limitation period for legal claims
acknowledgment of liability 11170-1
"adverse possession" concept 11171
basic limitation period 10992, 11076-7
changes 10991-5, 11076-88, 11165-74
civil tribunal process 11690
claims involving disabled persons 11084, 11165, 11170
claims involving government 10994-5, 11172-4
claims involving minors 11078, 11080, 11088
claims involving non-judicial remedies 11171
claims involving other jurisdictions 11082
claims involving personal or dependent relationships 11078-81, 11083
claims involving persons in authority 11168-9
contributions and indemnities 11087
demand obligations 11086
discovery rules 11084-8, 11165
equitable claims and dismissal for unreasonable delay 11079-80, 11083
exemptions 10994, 11076-81, 11083
extension, postponement and suspension 11170-1
extension re enforcement of judgments 11083-4, 11169
fairness 10995
impact on insurance companies 10995
legislation, principles 10991
legislation in B.C. and other jurisdictions 10991-3
ultimate limitation period 10992, 11078-9, 11166-8
Kendall, Perry, comments on disease exposure and occupational safety for emergency services providers 11437
Labour Relations Code, provisions on mediation 9978-9
Lakshman, Samiran, comments on court system 7982
Land
expropriation, public inquiry process and appointment of inquiry officer 9300-1, 10482-6
limitation period for legal claims 11169
Law Society of B.C.
annual fees 11504, 11756
consultation on civil tribunal legislation 12539
implementation timeline for resolutions 11756
insurance program administration 11504, 11757-8
mandate and purpose 11502-3, 11755
powers of investigation 11503-5, 11755, 11757-8
staffing 11759
work with government 11504
Law Week 10804
Leach, Joy, election campaign 12083
Legal Profession Amendment Act, 2012
debate 11502-5, 11755-9
definitions 11755
Legal Services Society, funding and consultation by government 12232-3
Legislation
bills, debate, role of opposition 8851
business during spring 2012 session of 4th session, 39th parliament 11979-81
development and scrutiny 11980-1
role in society 8846
Legislature
bills process, debate, role of opposition 10597
bills process, committee stage 12539
Committee of Supply, committee to sit in three sections 11978-82
committee system 8124-5
language used in House, apology requested 8023
legislative calendar and sitting schedule 10487, 11671, 11978-82
opposition, role 11979
Limitation Act (Bill 34)
debate 10991-5, 11076-88, 11165-74
application, murder cases 11167
consultation and development 10993-4
definitions and terminology
"basic limitation period" 11076-7
"caregiver" 11077
"defendant" and "respondent" 11077
"government claim" 11173-4
"indemnities" 11087
"local judgment" 11077
"wilfully conceals" and "wilfully misleads" 11166-9
transition 11171
Limitation Act, application 11690
Local Government Act, amendments 10828-9, 10831-4, 11515-6
McEwan, Mark, comments on court services and staffing 7939
Mackie, Mary, death 9711
MacMillan, Harvey Reginald, work in forest industry 10886
McRae, Don, work on legislative amendments commended 10818-9
Mair, Rafe, comments on estimates process 11979
Mar, Pamela, Community Service Award recipient 8122
Matthews, Sharon, comments on civil tribunal legislation 12540
MLAs
constituency offices, workload 10009
recognition 8121
Metal, regulation of scrap metal sales 8680-1
Metal Dealers and Recyclers Act
debate 8679-81
regulations 8680
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Act, amendments 10823-4
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2011, debate 8816-7
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2012, debate 10597-8, 10821-9, 10831-4, 10837
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012, debate 11509-17, 12075-80, 12082-93
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
funding for groups participating in inquiry 12380
funding for groups participating in inquiry, First Nations organizations 10099
funding priorities 10099
Motion Picture Amendment Act, 2012, debate 10979
Motions
Committee of Supply to sit in three sections, debate 11978-82
Extracurricular school activities, debate 11563-4
Group home closings, debate 8503
Investment in ports and transportation corridors, debate 10965
Representation in Legislature, debate 10008-9
Motor Vehicle Act, amendments 10981, 11075-6
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012
debate 11667-71
timeline for development and debate 11668, 11671
typographical errors 11668
Mulligan, Michael, comments on drafting of legislation 11980-1
Munro, Jack, union work 10886
Nanaimo
councillors and school trustees, retirement 8121-2
economic conditions 9412
economic development and job creation 8125
economic development and port exports 10965
mill operations 10885-7
Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd., Harmac mill operations 8125, 8409
Nanaimo Heritage Summit 9411
New relationship trust, directors, terms of office 10821
New Relationship Trust Act, amendments 10821
Offence Act, provisions, application to other legislation 10482
Offence Amendment Act, 2011, debate 8535-6, 9311-6
Oppal, Wally, comments on enumeration process 10983
Oral questions
Auditor General access to information in B.C. Rail court case 8770-1, 8872
Call for inquiry into sale of B.C. Rail and payment of legal fees 10419
Cameras in courtrooms and delays in court proceedings 9119-20
Comments by judges and court system funding 9072
Costs for court cases on election advertising legislation 11398
Costs to B.C. of federal anti-crime legislation 10974-5
Court system funding 7938-9
Court system funding and cameras in courtrooms 7981-2
Delays in court proceedings and Internet luring case 9158
Delays in court proceedings and translation services for child abuse case 10571-2
Delays in court proceedings in Chilliwack 9328-9
Government action on delays in court proceedings 9221-2, 9460-1
Government settlement with Boss Power Corp. 8310, 8361-2, 8404, 11059
Investigation of election campaign for member for Vancouver-Fraserview 8516-7, 8603-4
Participation of aboriginal groups in Missing Women Inquiry 10099
Payment of legal fees in B.C. Rail court case 11576, 11663
Prior comments by Premier on payment of legal fees in B.C. Rail court case 8979-80
Orwell, George, theories in 1984 9925-6
Parliament Buildings, design 9927-8
Parsley, Lori, comments on work as teacher 9928-9
Pensions, disposition in family law disputes 8848, 9038-42, 9046
Pettkus v. Becker, decision 8847
Plant, Geoff, comments on limitations on third-party election advertising spending 11511
Police and policing, police officers, role re traffic offences 11668
Politics and politicians
Liberal parties in B.C. and Canada 8125-6
political system, current conditions 8124-5
politicians with legal backgrounds 11503
Popham, Lana, work on legislative amendments commended 10818-9
Post-secondary education
importance 9286-8
universities, colleges and institutes, boards, changes 9286-90
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, definitions and terms, "abandoned animal" 11211
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2012, debate 10818-20, 11209-14
Privilege
reserving right to raise point of privilege 8023
comments by Shirley Bond attributing quote to Leonard Krog 8023
Professions, civil liability, limitation period 10991-3, 10995, 11078-80
Property
disposition in family law disputes
children's property 8850, 9047-8
excluded property 8928, 9031-2, 9036
family debt 8850, 8928, 9032-3, 9036
family property 8846-8, 9030-8, 9044
family residence 9034
inheritances and gifts 8850, 9031, 9037
personal property used as collateral, limitation period for legal claims 11078, 11087
Protests, Occupy protests 8122-3
Provincial Court of B.C., role and judiciary 11438
Public Commission on Legal Aid, implementation of recommendations 12233
Public Sector Employers Council, ministry responsible 12130
Public Service Labour Relations Act, amendments 8816-7
Quebec
family justice system 8847
government use of War Measures Act 11512
Regional districts
accountability and notification of individuals 10828-9
boards, powers to appoint alternate electoral area directors 10831-4
Representative for Children and Youth
relationship with government 12230
report on child abuse court case and criminal justice system funding decisions 10571-2, 12229
Reproduction, assisted reproduction 8939-42
Resorts, mountain resort municipalities, incorporation 11515-6
Resources and resource industries
management and practices 8396
permitting process, cancellation of permits by regulation 10597, 10837-8
Safety, public safety 9299-300
Sall, Barinder, allegations re campaign expenses for Vancouver-Fraserview election 8516-7
Small Claims Act, application to other legislation 11690
Small claims court, dispute resolution process 11687, 11690-2, 12542
Somerton, Pat, service as legislative librarian 10597
South Wellington, Morden minesite 9411
Statements
Messages of welcome and appreciation 9099
Statements by members
Law Week events 10804
Statistics Canada, population data 11071
Strata property
assessment of strata or leasehold accommodation properties 10824-8
dispute resolution process 11688-90, 12539
Strata Property Act, application to other legislation 11690
Substance abuse and addiction, impairment by drugs or alcohol, definition in legislation 9027
Sultan, Ralph
comments in debate on criminal asset management legislation 10582-3
comments on civil liability for professionals 10991-3, 10995
radio interview 10991-2
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on limitations on third-party election advertising spending 11510-1, 12079-80, 12091
Supreme Court of Canada
family law cases 8847
ruling on limitations on third-party election advertising spending 11511, 12091
Surrey, government land in area, sale 9412
Taxation
relationship to government services 10583-4
tax reductions, impact on economy and society 8123
taxes on specific activities 10583
Teachers
collective bargaining
cost of new collective agreement 10108-10, 10112
independent mediator proposal 9975-9
process and legislation 9925-9
government relationship with teachers 9926, 11563-4
labour dispute in education system, volunteering of services for extracurricular activities 11563-4
role and working conditions 9928-9
Thomas, Jeff, death 8122
Throne speech content 8123-4
Throne speech debate 8121-6
Times Colonist, article on family law and property division 9030
Traffic court, attendance by police and backlog of cases 11668
Trial Lawyers Association of B.C., consultation on civil tribunal legislation 12539
Tributes
Mary Mackie 9711
Polly Vaughan 10597
Trustees, appointment 9048
Trusts, fraud, limitation period for legal claims 11085-6
Union of B.C. Municipalities, Regional District Task Force, work on board appointments for regional districts 10832
van Dongen, John, comments on B.C. Rail court case 10419
Vancouver
community court pilot project 12376-7
drug court 9313
housing affordability 11688-9
riot during Stanley Cup playoffs 12230-2
Vancouver Island Short Film Festival 10979
The Vancouver Sun, article on limitations on third-party election advertising spending 11510-2
Vancouver-Fraserview constituency and area, election campaign expenses, investigation 8516-7, 8603-4
Vaughan, Polly, service as Hansard staff member 10597
Violence, assault, limitation period for legal claims 11078-82
Welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 9411-2
West Vancouver, crime 10582
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence 8406-7
White, Ellen, Order of B.C. award 8122
Whiteaker, Ann, comments on collective bargaining for teachers 9978
Wildlife, human-wildlife conflicts, prevention of conflicts caused by attractants 8817
Wildlife Act, amendments 8817
Wilkinson, Merv
death 8122
woodlot management 8407
Wills, Estates and Succession Act, impact 8846
Wirick, Martin, professional conduct case 11504
Krueger, Kevin (Kamloops–South Thompson)

As subject
comments on judiciary and response 10313
comments on uranium-mining application (Horgan) 8307, 8843 (Lali) 8360-1, 8462
experience as Social Development Minister 8090
experience on Small Business Roundtable 8283-5
experiences in northwest B.C. 12255
experiences with teachers 9720
requested to come to order (Deputy Speaker) 9436
role with Small Business Roundtable (Bell) 10706
Arts and culture, government funding 9577
Austin, Robin, work as MLA 12255
B.C. Association of Fairs and Exhibitions, funding 8283-4
B.C. Liberal Party government
accomplishments 10312-3
economic policies and financial management 9577
B.C. Teachers Federation, communications on labour dispute in education system 9721-2
Budget debate 9576-82
Budgets
2012-13 budget content 9581
capital and operations components 9576-7
deficit budgets, elimination 9576
Business, small business
employment and jobs 8283-4
role 9582
Small Business Roundtable 8283-5, 9578
tax reductions 8283-4
taxation, administrative activities 8285
Children, special needs children, funding for services 8691
Children and Youth Committee, work of committee 8690
Civil service, collective agreements and bargaining, net zero mandate for public sector 9721
Community Living B.C., funding and operations 8090
Dawson Creek, business round table meeting 9580
Economy, conditions 9577-8
Education
class size and composition, compensation for teachers with more than 30 students 9722
funding 9720-1
Education Improvement Act, debate 9720-2
Employment and unemployment, job creation 9579
Exhibitions and fairs, funding for promotion of agriculture and food fairs 8284
Government
capital projects 9576
open government and public engagement 10312-3
spending, capital spending and operating spending 9581
spending, net zero mandate 9579
Group homes, closings and resident moves 8090-1
Harmonized sales tax 8285, 9580
Health care system
continuing and long-term care beds 9578
health care facilities and hospitals, capital projects and operations 9576
Homelessness, government action 8101
Huntington, Vicki, comments in debate 9428
Infrastructure, government investment 9578
Justice system
conditions and efficiency 9580-1
courts and court services, cameras in court rooms 9581
courts and court services, impact of delays on criminal cases and comments by judge 9580
judiciary 9580-1
Kamloops
assisted-living and long-term care beds 9578
homelessness and community response 8101
mining industry and employment in area 10325-6
Legislature
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, fixed calendar 10312-3
members' conduct and debate, heckling 9580
members' conduct and debate, reading from prepared text 9428
private members' time, debate to be non-partisan 11548-9
MLAs, representation of constituents' views 10313
Mines and mining industry
development 9577, 9579
employment and jobs 10325-6
industry, conditions and role in economy 10325-6
workers, safety 10326
Motions
Group home closings, debate 8090-1
Mining industry employment, debate 10325-6
Multiple sclerosis 11658
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, work of organization 11658
NDP
performance as government 9578
performance as opposition 9580
Ontario, government budget deficit 9577
Points of order
comments by Vicki Huntington 9428
reading from prepared text 9428
Politics and politicians, political participation by women 10312
Post-secondary education, regional universities, skills training programs 9579
Poverty, child poverty 9579
Private members' statements
Small business in B.C. 8283-5
Private members' statements (response)
Honesty and democracy 10312-3
The importance of social workers 8690-1
Protecting the Skeena 12255
Resources and resource industries
management and practices 8396
role in funding government services 12255
Simpson, Shane, comments in budget debate 9576, 9581
Social workers
caseload 8691
recruitment and working conditions 8690-1
Statements by members
Homelessness and housing initiatives in Kamloops 8101
Multiple sclerosis awareness 11658
YMCA-YWCA Strong Kids Campaign 9343
Teachers
collective bargaining process and net zero principle 9721-2
labour dispute in education system, impact on students and families 9721
labour dispute in education system, withdrawal of services 9722
Teck Resources Ltd., Highland Valley mine 8283
Thompson Rivers University, establishment 9578-9
Vander Zalm, Bill, actions 9580
Welfare, social programs and services, front-line services 8690-1
Young Men's–Young Women's Christian Association, Strong Kids campaign 9343
Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)

As subject
actions re 2002 legislation for teachers (Dix) 10052
communications with constituents 12146-7
communications with teachers 9961
experience as one of two opposition MLAs of debate in House 11946-7
meetings with community organizations re aboriginal issues 10384
recognition by Mike Farnworth 12291
Abbott, George, digression in debate in House 11943
Abella, Rosalie Silberman, comments on justice and human rights 10379
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 10378-84
minister, meetings with community organizations 10384
Admiral Seymour Elementary School, students living in poverty 8921
Agriculture Ministry
estimates debate 10513
estimates process 10513
staffing 10513
Air Canada Public Participation Act (federal), amendments 10576, 10702-3
Aircraft maintenance workers, protection 10702-3
Alcohol, liquor distribution and warehousing system, privatization proposal and bidding process 11662-3
Auditor General, report on aboriginal child protection services 8299
Automobiles, taxation of private sales of used vehicles 12145
Avcorp Industries Inc., operations 12260
Aveos Fleet Performance Inc., operations and worker layoffs 10576-7, 10702-4
Beaudoin, Lillian, comments on Missing Women Inquiry 9863, 9949, 10572
Bell, Pat, visit to Asia 10778
Birmingham, Diane, daughter's access to community living services 7979
Britannia Secondary School, Bruins girls basketball team, championship win 11055
B.C. Innovation Council, board, funding and role 10790-1
B.C. legislative internship program, role of interns 11947
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 8298-9
position on harmonized sales tax 12145
priorities 9623-4
public confidence 9624
B.C. Pharmacy Association, consultation by government on prescription drug legislation 12459
B.C. Progress Board
ranking of B.C. on progress indicators 9704
winding down of organization 10780
B.C. School Trustees Association, work on trade agreement issues 10788
Budget debate 9621-5
Budgets
2012-13 budget, priorities and asset sales component 9621-5
deficit budgets 9623
Business, graffiti removal from business premises, funding and former program 10594
Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
negotiations, government response 11285
negotiations and disclosure of information 10785-9, 11260
provisions
prescription drugs 10787
prescription drugs and potential impact on health care system 11285
water 10788
Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association, concerns re trade agreement provisions on prescription drugs 10787
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, report recommendations, government response 12259-60
Carbon tax revenues, allocation to transit services 12293
Children
children in government care due to housing issues 11050-1
special needs children, residential services and placement 11048-9
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 11048-51
Chinese Canadians, head tax, history and contributions to economy 9694
Chow, Johnson Su-sing, artistic accomplishments 10173
Chu, Bill, advocacy for Chinese-Canadian community 9694
Clark, Christy
announcement during trade mission to Asia 8909
comments as Education Minister 9959
comments in question period 9961
visit to Asia 10778
Coleman, Rich, comments on Committee of Supply to sit in three sections 11945
Community Living B.C.
management and operations 8106
review 8045-6, 8106, 8299
Crime and criminals
crime prevention 10594-5
forfeiture of proceeds of crime, use of funds 10594
victims of crime, compensation 10594-5
Criminal Asset Management Act
debate 10594-5
definitions and terminology, "eligible victim" 10594-5
Criminal asset management program, establishment and role 10594-5
Cruikshank, Michael, housing case 12612
Dairy industry, raw milk production and sale, regulation, petition tabled 9020
Disabled and handicapped persons
community living services
funding and redesign of services 7979
government handling of issues 7979, 8105
services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services 8045-6
families of developmentally disabled persons, government support 8045
Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Council, letter to Housing Minister by committee on homeless shelters 12611-2
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre, submission to United Nations 8102
Drugs, prescription drugs
generic drug prices and cost management 10787, 11284-5
price regulation and consultation with stakeholders 12458-60
Drummond, Don, comments on Ontario government services 11662
Economy
conditions and measurement 9704-5
diversification 10321-2
Education
class size and composition 9959, 10279-80
reporting proposal 10279-81
special needs students and quota issue 9962
funding formula, changes 9959-60
inner-city schools, issues 8921-2, 9960
Education Improvement Act
debate 9958-62, 10279-81
debate by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 9961-2
Ellis, Lori-Ann, comments on Missing Women Inquiry 10572
Employment and unemployment
government job strategy, advertising component 10782-3
JobFest initiative, funding and role 10783-4
Energy, clean energy, initiatives 10790
Energy and Mines Ministry, estimates debate 12611-3
Exel Inc., role in liquor distribution system privatization proposal 11663
Exports and imports
trade between B.C. and China 8908-9
trade missions to China and India 10778
Falcon, Kevin, comments on reinstatement of sales tax 12146-7
Farnworth, Mike, recognition of Jenny Kwan 12291
Finance Ministry, role in regulatory reform reporting 10781-2
Firearms, federal long-gun registry 8704
First Nations
children, child protection services 8299
consultation by government on land and resources 8909
history of treatment by government 10380-1
reconciliation, tools by government 10383-4
urban population, government support 10383-4
Food security 11961
Forests and forest industry
export of raw logs 8908
forest management and practices, government management 9705
workers, foreign workers 10730
Foster care, Child in the Home of a Relative program, replacement by extended family program and issues 11049-50
Gelson, Carrie, work on inner-city school issues 8921, 9624, 9960
Gervais, Robyn, participation as lawyer in inquiry 9862-3, 9949
Government
advertising and announcements, government spending 9622
local government, accountability and transparency 8298-9
procurement practices and system, B.C. Bid tendering process 10780
regulations and red tape, reforms, reporting requirements 10781-2
Green, Jim, life and contributions 9520-1
Group homes, closings 7979
call for moratorium 8094-5, 8105
closings and resident moves 8094-5
Harmonized sales tax 8914-5, 9622-3, 12144-8
Health, research 11284
Health care system
continuing and long-term care, convalescent care, costs and case 11927-8
information, use of data 11284
Health Ministry, estimates debate 11927-8, 12121-2
Housing
affordable housing, family housing 11050-1, 12612
temporary housing and shelters, policies 12612
Howat, James, housing case 12612
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers, government initiatives and support 10728-9
foreign and immigrant workers, temporary foreign workers 10728-31, 10733, 10855
provincial nominee program, medical insurance coverage case 12121-2
Income assistance
disability benefits, recipients' access to hardship waiver for residential care costs 11927-8
employment programs
B.C. Works program 10729
language capacity of clients 10090
programs for specialized populations 10089-90
service delivery restructuring and impact on vulnerable persons 10090
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, experience and skills of members and meeting with MLAs 10576-7
Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Ministry
estimates debate 10702-4, 10728-30, 10733, 10777-91, 10855-7
briefings to opposition members 10702
briefings to opposition members, trade agreement information 10789
budget 10777
allocation for contracts 10779-80
allocation for skills training 10856
allocation for travel 10778
estimates process 10702, 10857
Minister, meetings with lobbyists 10778-9
role and responsibilities 10777
service plan, performance measures 10777
services, fees 10777
Jobs and Investment Board
budget, allocation for regulatory reform reporting 10782
budget, allocation for trade agreement negotiations 10788
establishment and role 10780-1, 10791
Justice system, criminal justice system funding 8704
Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, comments on harmonized sales tax transition process 8914
Korean Senior Citizens Society, activities 11658
Lee, Richard, statement in Mandarin language 8909
Legislation, business during spring 2012 session of 4th session, 39th parliament 11944-6
Legislature
bills process, time allocation for debate 12294-5
Committee of Supply, committee to sit in three sections 11943-7
estimates process, recess 10789
language used in House, minority languages 8909
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, history and fixed calendar 11943-4
Lunar new year 9694
McRae, Don, comments in estimates debate 10513
Manufacturing industry, conditions 12259-60
Mines and mining industry
conditions and role in economy 10321-2
industry, role of commodity prices 10322
skills training 10322
workers, foreign workers 10730
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
funding for groups participating in inquiry 9812-3, 10379
funding for groups participating in inquiry, First Nations organizations 9813, 9862-3, 9948-9, 10098-9
lawyers representing aboriginal interests 10099
participation by community organizations 8101-2, 10379, 10382
participation by First Nations Summit 10378-82
study commission component 9862, 9949
timeline for inquiry and requests for extension 10572
Moore, Kathleen, daughter's experience with community living services 8045-6
Motions
B.C. credit rating and borrowing costs, debate 9704-5
Committee of Supply to sit in three sections (Motion 47), debate 11943-7
Group home closings, debate 8094-5
Local government accountability and transparency for taxpayers, debate 8298-9
Mining industry employment, debate 10321-2
Resource extraction in western Canada, debate 12259-60
Support for Aveos aircraft maintenance workers, debate 10576-7
Support for repeal of federal long-gun registry, debate 8704
Timeline for elimination of harmonized sales tax, debate 8914-5
Mount Pleasant Family Centre, history and role 8654
Mulcair, Thomas, position on resource development in western Canada 12259
NDP, position on resource development in western Canada 12259
New Westminster, Chinese Canadian burial sites 9694
New York City, Harlem Children's Zone support services initiative 9215
North Shore, community living services 7979
Oppal, Wally, comments on funding for groups participating in Missing Women Inquiry 9863
Oral questions
Community living services and group home closings 7979
Disclosure of information on European trade agreement negotiations 11260
Funding for groups participating in Missing Women Inquiry 9812-3, 9862-3, 9948-9
Group home closings and community living services review 8105-6
Participation of aboriginal groups in Missing Women Inquiry 10098-9
Privatization of liquor distribution 11662-3
Timeline for Missing Women Inquiry 10572
Owl Drugs pharmacist's letter to MLA re Pharmaceutical Services Act 12459-60
Parents Day, celebration in B.C. and Korea 11658
Pathways Information Centre, funding, petition tabled 8774
Petitions
Funding for Pathways Information Centre 8774
raw milk production and sale, regulation 9020
PharmaCare program 11283-4
Pharmaceutical Services Act
debate 11283-5, 12458-60
consultation on bill 12459
implementation and regulations 12460
Phillip, Stewart, comments on First Nations participation in Missing Women Inquiry 9862-3, 9949, 10099
Police and policing, community policing services, funding 10594
Post-secondary education
capacity to respond to labour market conditions 10785
government investment and support 9623
Poverty, impact and reduction initiatives 9215-6
Premier's Technology Council
board, funding and role 10789-90
report recommendations, government response 10790
Private members' statements (response)
Importance of the Chinese community to the B.C. economy 9694
Trade with China 8908-9
Provincial Sales Tax Act, debate 12144-8
Rennie, Bob, comments on harmonized sales tax transition process 8914
Representative for Children and Youth, establishment 8298
Resources and resource industries
development in western Canada, NDP position 12259
development projects, workforce issues 10729-30
Sales tax 12145-7
School Act, amendments 10279-81
School district 39 (Vancouver), class sizes 10280
Seniors advocate 8299
Sidhu, A.J., access to community living services 7979
Skills training
government funding and support 9623, 10856
supply of skilled workers, government plan 10733, 10855-6
Sklavenitis family, residential treatment for special needs child 11048
SkyTrain, public safety on trains and in stations 12294
Social Development Ministry, estimates debate 10089-90
Soltys, James, housing case 12612
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
governance and fare collection 12291-4
Mayors Council, participation in transit planning and request for governance model review 12292
TaxiSaver program 12292
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2012
debate 12291-5
committee stage and timeline for debate 12294-5
purpose of bill 12291
Statements by members
Art of Johnson Su-sing Chow 10173
Britannia Bruins basketball championship 11055
Groups participating in Missing Women Inquiry 8101-2
Impact of poverty on children and Harlem Children's Zone 9215-6
Inner-city school funding and child poverty 8921-2
Jim Green 9520-1
Marjorie White 10907
Mount Pleasant Family Centre 8654
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House 10475
Parents Day celebration by Korean community 11658
Stone Soup Festival and local food security 11961
Supreme Court ruling on supervised injection facility 7933-4
Stone Soup Festival 11961
Substance abuse and addiction, overdose deaths and supervised injection sites 7934
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on teachers' bargaining rights re class size and composition 9959
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on supervised injection sites 7933-4
Teachers
collective bargaining process and legislation 9958-62
government relationship with teachers 9959
role and working conditions 9960-1
Thunderbird Elementary School, playground equipment funding 8922
Tourism marketing funding 10779
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, performance of past ministers and communication with present minister 12295
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, comments on aboriginal issues 10382
Union of B.C. Municipalities, work on trade agreement issues 10788, 11260
United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples 10380
Vancouver
aboriginal population 10382-3
concerns of businesses re harmonized sales tax 12147
Downtown Eastside, issues 9624
Downtown Eastside, memorial march committee 8101-2
housing, affordable housing supply 12612
housing shelters, policies 12611-2
Vancouver–Mount Pleasant constituency and area
constituent housing needs, cases 12612-3
description and issues 9624
Violence
violence against aboriginal women, missing and murdered women 10379, 10382
violence against women, prevention 8704
Water, drinking water protection 10788
White, Marjorie, volunteer contributions and award 10907
Women, programs and services, reductions 8704
Workers, training programs abroad 10730
Youth employment 10856

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