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

MacDiarmid, Hon. Margaret (Vancouver-Fairview)

As subject
comments on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation changes (Coons) 8224
family, friends and staff thanked 9415-6
visits to organizations and schools in constituency 9417
Agriculture, workers
conditions of employment 10217-8
employment standards 10217-8
employment standards and bond requirement for contractors 10169, 10213-4
employment standards and safety 10216, 10219
housing issues 10219
labour contractors 10216
mushroom farm accident in 2008 and recommendations 10219-21, 12180
records of employment, fraud issues 10215
rights 10218
safety and vehicle inspections 10219-20
wages for hand-harvesting and report 10214-7
AIDS, resistant strains of HIV and specialized treatment 12334, 12337, 12344
Alcohol, liquor distribution and warehousing system privatization proposal 10161-2
Asbestos, disposal and call for registry 10240-1
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion and fire, government response and investigation 11191-2
Barter, Bronwyn, comments on disease testing and disclosure legislation 11477
B.C. population, contributions of citizens 9418
B.C. Ambulance Service, funding 10140
B.C. Archives, disclosure of information 8321
B.C. Cancer Agency, Vancouver Centre, radiopharmaceutical facility and scanning equipment 9418
B.C. services card, development 8333
B.C. Stats, consultation process on government service delivery 7932, 8228, 8262-3, 8273
B.C. Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Heartwood Centre for Women 9418
Budget debate 9415-20
Budgets
2012-13 budget, content and projections 9415-6
2013-14 budget, interactive website on balanced budget 9419-20
Business, government support 9416
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on Family Day 12537
Cancer research and treatment 9418
Chief information officer, funding and role 10153-5
Children, employment, regulations and workplace safety 10234-5
Civil service, employees commended 9416
Clement, Tony, work on open government initiatives 9419
Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C., consultation on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation changes 8246
De Patie, Grant, death at service station 10648
Denham, Elizabeth, comments on issues, data linking in health information 8323
Docherty, Marjorie, accomplishments as family physician 8564
Documents tabled
Labour Relations Board, 2010 annual report 8873
Labour Relations Board 2011 annual report 11524
WorkSafe B.C.
2011 annual report and 2012-14 service plan 11968
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementary, MLA visit 9417
Education, capital funding plan and government plan 9418-9
Elections, by-elections, advertising 10156-8
Emergencies, emergency services providers 11477
communicable disease exposure 11255
communicable disease exposure, impact on mental health and relationships 12332
communicable disease exposure and occupational safety 11428, 12333, 12344-5
scope of providers and services 12325
Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act
debate 11255, 11428-9, 11477, 12323-48
consultation on bill 12330, 12336, 12343-4
definitions, "source individual" 12324
provisions, scope 12326
provisions on applicants 12323-4
purpose of bill 11255, 11428, 12333-4
regulations, development 12325, 12348
support for legislation 11477
use of term "bodily substance" 12327, 12332
use of term "reasonable grounds" 12335
Employment and unemployment
employment standards
bond requirements for companies 10169, 10212
changes 10166
complaint system 10163, 10166-9
excluded occupations 10218-9
government job strategy 9416
government job strategy, advertising component 10156-60
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat, freedom-of-information requests 10144, 10155
Environment Ministry, freedom-of-information requests 10144
Families, government support 9416
Family Day 11656, 12400-1, 12407, 12535-7
Family Day Act
debate 11656, 12400-1, 12407, 12535-9
consultation by government 12400-1, 12407, 12535-9
implementation timeline 12537-8
purpose of bill 11656
Fitzpatrick, Samuel, death in construction accident 12676
Food industry, mushroom industry, worker safety 10221
Forests and forest industry
mills, safety investigations following mill explosions 11192
silviculture
companies, bond requirements 10169, 10212
conditions for industry workers 9328
worker safety, government action 10169, 10212-4
worker safety 10227
Freedom of information
disclosure
categorization of records for disclosure without request 8336-7, 8339-45
proactive and routine disclosure 10141, 10143, 10148-9
routine disclosure 8339, 8341-5
legislation, changes 7932, 8063-4, 8227-9
requests for information
corporate request tracking system 10148
fees 10150-1
government funding and staffing 10146, 10149-51
government handling 8228, 10143-7
"no records" responses 10144-5, 10150
number 10142-4
requests by political parties 10144-7
response times, extensions 8250
severing of information 10144
staff training 10151
Freedom of information, legislation, application
application 8245-7
collection of personal information by public bodies
collected vs. received information 8280-1
collection 8262-76
consent 8266-7
disclosure of information 8314-21
disclosure of information and records available to public 8319
indirect collection 8276-9
transfer of information 8280-1, 8311-3
corporations owned by public bodies, school boards and universities 8339-40
information
affecting a third party's personal privacy 8251-2
deceased persons 8250
social media 8315
public bodies 8248-9
public bodies, definition 8268
records available for purchase 8247, 8249-50
recovery of personal information by public bodies 8344
release of information on statutory schedule 8250
service providers 8245-8
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, amendments 7932, 8063-4
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Special Committee, recommendations 7932, 8063-4, 8228, 8249-52, 8276, 8319-20, 8342-3
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2011
debate 7932, 8063-4, 8227-9, 8245-52, 8262-81, 8311-36, 8339-48
commencement 8347
consultation on bill 7932, 8063, 8228, 8246, 8262-3, 8273, 8322-3, 10155
definitions, "consistent purpose" 8320
purpose of bill 7932
regulations 8264-5, 8321-2, 8324, 8342, 8346-7
Fuel, service stations, worker safety regulations 8808, 10648
Government
advertising and announcements during election and by-election campaigns 10156-8
advertising campaigns 10156-8
communications, contracts and funding 11194
communications, use of social media 8064, 8229, 8315
electronic delivery of services 8064, 8228-9
lands and properties, sale 9417
lands and properties, sale, ministerial responsibility 10160-1
open government
access to data 8064, 8229
access to data, Data B.C. website 9419, 10141-3
access to data, Open Information website 10141, 10143, 10148-9
open government and public engagement 9419-20, 9813
programs and services, alternative service delivery contracts, freedom-of-information requests 10141-2
programs and services, integrated case management system, privacy issues 8228, 8326, 10151-3
Government communications and public engagement
contracts and tendering process 11194
funding and role 10155-7
role 10140
role re jobs plan advertising 10158-60
staffing 10140-1
Harmonized sales tax 10155
Health, public health
communicable disease
exposure and infection rates 12334
testing effectiveness and timelines 12327-8, 12332-3, 12336-7, 12344
voluntary disclosure 12328-9
communicable disease, mandatory testing and reporting 11255, 11428-9, 11477, 12332-4, 12336-42
appeals 12340
application process 12324-31
confidentiality 12329, 12338-9, 12342-6
coverage of costs 12347
disease exposure criteria and physician's report 12326, 12329-31
inclusion of and medical support for Good Samaritans 12337-8, 12341
offences and penalties 12347-8
Health care system
funding 9417-8
personal health information, data linking, privacy issues 8322-7, 8329, 8332
Homeowner grant, eligibility and supplements for seniors 9416
Hunt, Steve, comments on mill explosion and fire 11192
IBM Global Services, contract with government, freedom-of-information request 10141-2
Identification, identity management system development 8064, 8265, 8275-6, 8333-6
Immigration, foreign and immigrant workers
federal-provincial responsibilities 10225
information-sharing agreement with federal government 10221, 10223
pathway to permanent residency 10222
recruitment fee issue 10222
seasonal agricultural workers program 10217
seasonal agricultural workers program, safety and health education program 10222
temporary foreign workers 10221-4
Income tax rates 9417
Information, storage of information outside Canada 8280, 8311-2, 8315-6
Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and operations 8327, 8329, 10142, 10155
consultation by government and position on disease testing disclosure legislation 12343-4
judicial review applications 8329
judicial review applications against office 10142
reports, freedom-of-information requests 10143-9
role
information-sharing code of practice 8331
oversight responsibilities re information-sharing initiatives 7932, 8064, 8275, 8327-9, 8334-6, 10143
privacy impact assessments 8228, 8324, 8326, 8330-1
rulings, freedom-of-information request re IBM 10142
work on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation changes 8064
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
disclosure of personal information 8316
freedom-of-information requests 10144
Justice system, criminal justice system, funding 9416, 9418
Khaira Enterprises Ltd., operations and government silviculture contract 9328
payment for workers 10168-9, 10212-3
Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Ministry
estimates debate 10139-69, 10212-41
budget 10140
employment standards branch 10166, 10167, 10216-9, 10221-3
estimates process 10162
open government component 10141
role and responsibilities 10139-40
role and responsibilities, information security responsibilities 10152-5
staffing 10140-1
Labour, industrial inquiry commissions and mediators 10165
Labour Relations Board
annual report, 2010, tabled 8873
annual report, 2011, tabled 11524
applications, number 10163
board and chair 10164-5, 10212
budget and staffing 10162-4
caseload 10163
office, lease arrangements 10164
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion and fire 11192
Ledcor Industrial Group Ltd., workplace safety incident 10229
Letnick, Norm, work on legislation for emergency services provider disease exposure testing 11429
MLAs, work in constituencies and at Legislature, workers compensation cases 10237
Mental health, mental illness, awareness and incidence 11477-8
Mentzelopoulos, Athana, position with government 10140
Mexican Consulate General, blacklisting allegations by foreign workers 10224
Mexico, agricultural workers in B.C. 10222, 10224
Moore, Arthur, asbestos removal operations, safety violation case 10234-5
Mullin, Brent, position with Labour Relations Board 10164
NDP policies, cost of implementation 9415
Non-profit sector, partnerships with government 9417
Occupational health and safety
employer's obligations, health and safety committee and safety officer requirements 10226-7
English-as-a-second-language program for migrant workers 10224
exposure of workers to asbestos 12676
workers killed or injured on the job 10225, 10228, 10231, 10235-8, 12676
workplace safety
certificate of recognition program 10228
government action 10227-9, 11191-2, 12676
safety materials and training, multicultural services 12180
standards, enforcement and penalties 10229, 12180
Ontario, agricultural workers, wages 10217
Oral questions (response)
Access to worker safety information and training 12180
Freedom-of-information request on prevention of homophobic and transphobic bullying 9222
Government action on millworker safety 11192-3
Government action on workplace safety 12676
Government consultation with public on throne speech 9813
Government spending on communications and tendering of contracts 11194
Grant's law and protection for workers 8807-8, 10648
Recommendations from coroner's inquest into farmworker deaths 12180
Silviculture contractors and conditions for workers 9328
Worker safety and report on Burns Lake mill explosion 11191-2
Physicians, family physicians 8564
Politics and politicians, political parties, collection of information 8269
Privacy
breaches of personal information, government handling 10152-4
chief privacy officer position 8327
information-sharing by government 8316, 10152-3
code of practice 8331-2
data linking 8320-7
initiatives 8063
privacy expectations at public events or places 8268, 8271-3, 8315-6
privacy impact assessments 8228, 8319, 8322, 8324, 8326-7, 8329-31, 10151-3
protection of personal information
government handling 8228, 8276-8, 10152-5
regulations and public consultation 10155
return or destruction of information inadvertently disclosed to third parties 8228
return or transfer of information 8277-81
Provincial Capital Commission, role, transfer of responsibilities 10160-1
Provincial Court of B.C., role 12329
Schlosar, Jay, position with government 10140-1
School district 39 (Vancouver), International Village elementary school project 9418
Seniors, government support 9416
Shared Services B.C.
role 10139-40
role, transfer of responsibilities 10160-2
Substance abuse and addiction, treatment services for women 9418
Sultan, Ralph, cost analysis of NDP policies 9415
Taxation, government policies 9415-6
TELUS Corp., government contract for telecommunications services 10142
Trade unions, role of unionized workers 9418-9
Tributes
Marjorie Docherty 8564
Vancouver, health care facilities, government investment 9418
Vancouver General Hospital, Robert H.N. Ho Research Centre 9418
Vancouver Talmud Torah Elementary School, MLA vist 9417
Vancouver-Fairview constituency and area, description and issues 9417-9
Violence
bullying and violence at school, prevention of homophobic and transphobic bullying, government action and freedom-of-information request 9222
bullying in the workplace, bullying and harassment prevention 11478
family violence victims, disclosure of personal information 8316
Welfare, social programs and services, funding 9416
Workers compensation
appeals system 10226
claims, disease exposure claims 12334
claims, number 10225
compensation and penalties, updates 11479, 12533
compensation for workers
asbestosis and mesothelioma 10240
disease exposure 11428-9
injured apprentices and learners 8654, 11479, 12533-4
mental stress conditions 8654, 11477-9, 12531-3
coverage
loss-of-earnings pensions and permanent disability 10231-2
retiring workers 10232, 10240
return to work 10230, 10232, 10236, 10239
eligibility criteria for common-law spouses 8654, 11479, 12532-3
employer premiums 10235-6
rehabilitation services 10229-30, 10232, 10236, 10237-8
system, changes 10229-31, 10236-8
system, suicide incidence 10233
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2011
debate 8653-4, 11477-9, 11481, 12531-4
purpose of bill 8653-4
transitional provisions and commencement 12533-4
WorkSafe B.C.
2011 annual report and 2012-14 service plan, tabled 11968
appeals division 10226
board composition 10226
claims management system 10240
client satisfaction survey 10226, 10237
enforcement, education and consultation activities 10228
executive compensation and bonus system 10238-40
implementation of recommendations on mushroom farm accident 10221, 12180
information on work injury-related suicides and self-harm 10233
initiatives for fragile clients, crisis line 10233
initiatives for vulnerable workers 10222-3
inspection activities 10228, 11192
investigation activities 11192
multilingual services and research initiatives 10223-4, 10236
negotiations with union, gain-sharing agreement 10239
public consultation on workers working alone or in isolation 8808, 10648
revenues and sources 10235-6
services 10236
Macdonald, Norm (Columbia River–Revelstoke)

As subject
comments on issues
budget debate (Yap) 9369-71
debate on collective bargaining legislation for teachers (Hawes) 9784
debate on Flathead Watershed legislation (Hawes) 8035 (Penner) 8058-9
debate on Teachers Act (Sultan) 8466-7
independent power projects (Coleman) 11063
resort municipality incorporation legislation (Bennett) 11586-8
constituent's experience with freedom-of-information request 8149-50
experience as president of teachers association 9293
experience at College of the Rockies 9292-3
experience in Flathead Valley area 8032
experience in municipal government 9129, 9131
experience with freedom-of-information requests 8148-9
experience working in education system 9662-5, 10133-5
personal experience as teacher 8444
work as MLA 7961-2
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 9908
Advanced Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2011
debate 9292-5
introduction 9292
Agricultural Land Commission, report, public release 8822
Alberta
energy market and trading 11007-8
problem bear management 8823
Ashlu Creek, independent power project in area 11009, 11582-4
Association of B.C. Forest Professionals
activities, changes 8352, 8583-4
comments on forest inventory 9325, 11308, 11329, 11334
consultation on foresters legislation 8583
Auditor General, report and recommendations on forest management 9218-9, 9325-6, 9368, 11308, 11385, 11391
Auditor General for Local Government, establishment and role 9129-32
Auditor General for Local Government Act
debate 9128-32
consultation on bill 9131
debate on bill 9129
Automobiles
DriveABLE program 11675, 11677
driver's licences, refusal for outstanding traffic fines 11675
off-road vehicles, regulation and licensing 11377
traffic violations, dispute resolution process 11675-7
Babine Forest Products Co.
Burns Lake mill explosion and fire, rebuilding and timber supply 10795-801
Burns Lake mill explosion and fire, rebuilding and timber supply, briefing document 10807
request for access to fibre 10912-3
Barber, Ike, life and accomplishments 10738
Bennett, Bill, comments in debate on Flathead Watershed legislation 8032-3
Boss Power Corp., application for uranium mining 8309-10, 8360, 8823
B.C., rural B.C. schools 8446
B.C. Citizens for Green Energy, organization 11007, 11009
B.C. College of Teachers, fees, withholding by teachers in 2003-04 and government handling 8446-7
B.C. Government and Service Employees Union, report recommendations on forest policy 11308
B.C. Hydro
financial reporting, use of rate-regulated accounting and deferral accounts 11008
purchase and sale of electricity 11007
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and openness 8147-8
approach to governing and legislative process 8445
Basi-Virk court case re alleged breach of trust, government coverage of defendants' legal fees 7961
performance 7960-1, 9366-7
position on energy self-sufficiency 11007-9
position on harmonized sales tax 12043
priorities 9366
public confidence 7959-60
relationship with private power companies 7960-1
B.C. Place Stadium, retractable roof construction project, freedom-of-information request 8148
B.C. Rail, sale process, government management 9367
B.C. Teachers Council, establishment 8447
B.C. timber sales program, expenses and revenues 11331
B.C. Wildlife Federation, consultation by government 9002
Budget debate 9365-9
Budgets
2009-10 budget deficit 12042-3
2012-13 budget, priorities and asset sales component 9365-8
2013-14 budget, revenues from forest sector 11296-8, 11307, 11330
deficit budgets 9367
Calvert, John, comments in Liquid Gold 11009
Campbell, Gordon, handling of harmonized sales tax 12042-3
Campbell River, forest industry in area 8350
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, study on wood waste in B.C. 8559
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, report on financial management of B.C. municipalities 9131-2
Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, work on independent power project issues 11009
Children, rights 9155-6
Chilliwack-Hope constituency and area, by-election and MLA vacancy 10011
Clark, Christy
comments on mill openings 8350-1
performance in government 8445-6
College of the Rockies, paramedic training 9908
College of the Rockies Faculty Association, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9293
Columbia Basin Trust, establishment 11010
Columbia River Treaty
downstream benefits entitlement agreement 9012
negotiations and involvement of local residents 9012
Columbia River–Revelstoke constituency and area
employment services in area 10091
government action on local issues 7961-2
gravel pit operations 8149
independent power project proposals, public consultation and public response 11008-9
municipal governments 9129
position of constituents on harmonized sales tax 7959, 12043-5
school closings 9662
Communities, community-based decision-making 11009, 11583-6
Community Charter, provisions 9130
Consumers, costs and user fees 9367
Crown land
definitions 8999
management and protection 11295
Economy
economic plan for province 7959-60
trickle-down economic theory 9366
Education
class size and composition 10033
compensation for teachers with more than 30 students 10254
special needs students and quota issue 9663-4
funding 9368
information management, BCeSIS system 9663
schools, closings 8446
students, supervision 8444-5
system 8445-6, 9662-3, 11558
Education Improvement Act, debate 9661-5, 10032-4, 10116-21, 10133-5, 10254
Election Act, amendments 11582-3
Elections
advertising, limits on third-party spending, court challenges 11582-3
by-elections 10010-1
electoral representation 10010-1
Employment and unemployment, jobs in small communities 8426
Energy
bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation 8352, 10664, 11200-1
clean energy, government policy 11008
coal-fired power plants 11007
independent power projects, diversion of rivers, local decision-making 8821
market and trading 11007-8
power supply, private sector involvement 11007-9
power supply, self-sufficiency, B.C. Liberal Party position 11007-9
resources, history and future 9280
Energy and Mines Statutes Amendment Act, 2012, debate 11007-10
Environment
biodiversity 11386
environmental remediation sub-account, expansion of scope 8998-9000
Evans, Corky, experience in Flathead Valley area 8032
Exports and imports, government promotion and trade between B.C. and Asia 7960
Fires and firefighters
firefighters, protection from civil litigation 11833-5
forest fires, prevention and fuel management 11386-7, 11464
interface fire risks, government management 11729
summer 2003 forest fires in interior, implementation of Filmon report recommendations 9695, 11464, 11729
Fishing industry, recreational fishing, regulation 9003-4
Flathead Valley
environmental protection 8031-3
mining activities in area 9080
resource activities in area 8031-2
wildlife and habitat protection 8032
Flathead Watershed Area Conservation Act
debate 8031-3
amendments 9080
Forest Act, amendments 8351, 11195-9, 11829-30
Forest Practices Board
comments on forest inventory 9325
comments on forest stewardship 9219
report on forest management 11308, 11387-8
Foresters Act, amendments 8583
Forestry Service Providers Protection Act, amendments 11199-200
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry
estimates debate 11295-9, 11301-4, 11307-11, 11328-35, 11377, 11383-91, 11455, 11464-5
briefings to opposition members 10662, 11195
budget
allocation for forest inventory 11333-5
allocation for integrated resource management 11311
allocation for silviculture 11387-9
budget 11331-3
revenue projections 11296-8, 11307, 11330
estimates process 9365, 11464-5
Minister, delegation powers 11829
reports, State of British Columbia's Forests 11385
research component, funding 11333
resource stewardship division 11332-3
role and responsibilities 8636-7, 11295-6
role re water applications and permits 11311
staff and staffing 11332-3
assignment of staff 8352
land use planning staff 11390
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2011
debate 8349-53, 8539, 8542-5, 8558-60, 8574-5, 8579-80, 8582-6
definitions 8539
relationship to greenhouse gas reduction legislation 8559-60
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2012, debate 10662-6, 11195-202
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 10098, 11812
certification of forest products 10800-1
companies, relationship with communities, social contract issue 10663
conditions in industry 7938, 7961, 10665-6
employment and jobs 7937-8, 8349-52, 8569, 9369, 9695, 10097-8, 10178, 10272, 12678
export of raw logs 9369, 9695, 9697
government policy 7937-8, 8350, 8426, 8569, 10097, 10178, 10271-2, 10666, 12678
timber export advisory committee 10097-8, 10178, 11455, 11812, 12678
forest health 8426, 9695, 10666, 10807, 10975
forest inventory 8349-50, 8426, 9219, 9325-6, 9368, 9695, 9697, 11263, 11302-3, 11308-10, 11329-30, 11333-5, 11384
forest licences, free use permits 8579
forest licences, master licences to cut for energy and mine sector 8352, 8574-5, 11384
forest management and practices
compliance and enforcement 9695, 10662-3
government management 9218-9, 9368-9, 9695-7, 11263, 11295-6, 11391
sustainable forest practices, growth depletion ratio 11385
forest stewardship, need for provincial plan 9218-9
government forest policies, impact 8349-52, 10662-6
government investment and support 8350-1
government plan 10665, 11295-6, 11391
legislative committee proposal 8352, 9697
mills, operations 10097-8
mills, operations and closings 8350-1, 8569
mountain pine beetle infestation
federal funding and government action 11389-90
government action 11262-3
government information 11307
impact of tree deaths on water resources 11295
removal of private lands from tree farm licences 8352
research, government plan 11333
revenues to government 10663, 11296-8, 11307, 11330
silviculture
Forests for Tomorrow program 11387-91
government action 9368, 9695, 11387-91
not sufficiently restocked land 11307, 11385, 11387-9
stumpage system 9695
court cases 10663, 11195-6
data for fee calculation and adjustment of stumpage 11195-6
tenure system
deposit requirements for applications 11829-30
obligations, overlapping tenures 10664
obligations to reduce fire hazards from waste wood 11200-1
timber cruisers, assessments, comparison with grading and scaling 8582
timber supply areas in interior
analysis and options 11298-9, 11301-2
forest inventory 11302-4
public consultation for communities 11299, 11307, 11390
technical reports 10797
value of resource 11391
woodlots
private lands in woodlots 8542
removal of private land from woodlots 8351-2, 8543-5, 8558-60
resource roads in woodlots 11202
workers, forest technologists, regulation 8583
workers, payment, registration of liens and protection fund 10664, 11199-200
Freedom of information
disclosure of information in the public interest 8147-8
legislation changes and requests for information 8147-50
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Review Special Committee, recommendations 8147, 8245-6
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2011, debate 8147-50
Golden
conservation officer service 8424, 8649
municipal government, financial management 9131-2
wildlife in area 8823
Government
advertising and announcements, costs 9366
local government
accountability and oversight 9129, 9131-2
performance audit process 9130-1
provincial-municipal relations 9131
natural resource ministries funding 9697, 11331
natural resource ministries staffing 8424-5
regulations and deregulation 7959-60
Government communications and public engagement
funding and role 9366
name change 8823-4
Guide-outfitters
certification 8822
reporting requirements 9004
Harmonized sales tax
B.C. Liberal Party position 12043
elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system 9367, 12045
elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system, impact on resort municipality agreements 8926, 12045-6
impact 7958-9, 12043-5
implementation, elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system 12042-4
public response 12042-5
referendum and implementation of results 7958-60, 12045
referendum and results by riding 12042
Heritage Week 9280
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
eastern section, safety issues 8356-7
pedestrian walkways in Golden section, petition tabled 9123
Hotels and travel accommodation, hotel room tax 12045-6
Hume, Stephen, article on resource industries 11331
Hunting
bag limits 9001
recreational hunting, youth licences and initiation licences for new hunters 8821-2, 9001-3
Impaired driving, penalties, changes in response to court ruling 11600-1
Income assistance, employment programs in rural B.C. 10091
Infrastructure projects, government announcements 7960
Japan, March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, rebuilding efforts 9020
Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 10795-801
Jumbo Glacier resort
development proposal 11584-5, 11751
local decision-making on development proposal 8032-3, 8261, 8770
position of local residents 10335-6
Justice system 9366, 11675-6
courts and court services, impact of delays on criminal cases 9368
reforms, impact on costs and capacity issues 11675-6
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, establishment 8033, 11584-5
Kimberley, access to employment services 10091
Kitwanga mill operations 8569
Kootenay area
East Kootenays, deer culls 8823
land use, local decision-making 8032-3
paramedic training 9908
Ktunaxa Nation, consultation on resort proposal in traditional territory 8033, 8261, 11749
Lakes timber supply area 10795-801, 11303-4, 11308-10, 11328-9, 11385, 11388
Land use planning
funding 11390
local decision-making 8032-3
Legislation
bills, closure of debate 8824
development and scrutiny 11601, 11675-7
language, role 11676-7
legislation during B.C. Liberal Party administration 8445-6, 11600-1, 11676-7
miscellaneous statutes bills 8821, 11582
Legislature
estimates process 9365
language used in House, apology 11677
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, 2011 fall sitting and work of MLAs 7961-2
Local Government Act, amendments 11583, 11585-6, 11747-51
McMahon, Wendy, work as MLA 7962
MLAs
diversity 10011
involvement with municipal governments 9128-9
role and responsibilities 10010
Midway, mill operations 8426
Mines Act, amendments 8823
Mines and mining industry
employment and jobs 7959
permitting process 8309
Ministerial statements (response)
Heritage Week and energy in B.C. 9280
Rebuilding efforts in Japan and Canada-Tohoku reconstruction project 9020
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2011, debate 8821-4, 8998-9004, 9080-2
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012, debate 11582-6, 11747-51, 11829-30, 11833-5
Motions
Carbon offset costs for public sector organizations, debate 11245-6
Extracurricular school activities, debate 11558
Representation in Legislature, debate 10010-1
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2012, debate 11600-1
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012
debate 11675-7
content and scope 11677
timeline for development and debate 11675-7
typographical errors 11676-7
Natural Resource Compliance Act
debate 8423-6, 8636-7, 8641-50, 8661, 8663-4, 8666-7
consultation on bill, unions 8641, 8644, 8663
content 8425
debate on bill 8423-4
definitions, "ministry" 8636
NDP forest policies 7961
Occupiers Liability Act, amendments 11202
Ombudsperson, report recommendations on seniors care issues 9368
Oral questions
Auditor General report on forest management and status of forest lands 9218-9
Forest industry jobs and log export policy 7937-8, 8569, 10271-2, 12678
Forest management and forest health funding 10807, 10975
Forest management and status of forest lands 9325-6
Forest management planning 11262-3
Government handling of uranium-mining application by Boss Power Corp. 8309-10, 8360
Impact of harmonized sales tax on resort municipality agreements 8925-6
Jumbo Glacier resort proposal 8261, 8770, 10335-6
Log export policy and advisory committee ruling on timber supply 10097-8
Log export policy and timber export advisory committee decisions 10178, 11812
Management of interface fire risks 11729
Timber supply and mill operations in Burns Lake area 10912-3
Pacific Carbon Trust, allocation of carbon offsets for public sector organizations 11245-6
Paramedics, access to training 9908
Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resource Operations Review, role 8637
Penner, Barry
actions as Environment Minister 11008
Petitions
concerns of snowmobilers in Revelstoke 8109
Highway 1, pedestrian walkways in Golden section 9123
Wildlife, use of Karelian bear dog teams for bear shepherding 8873
Port Moody–Coquitlam constituency and area, by-election and MLA vacancy 10010
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes, boards, changes 9292-5
Poverty, child poverty, government action 9365-6
Private members' statements
The value of our forests 9695-7
Provincial Sales Tax Act, debate 12042-6
Public debt
debt via contractual obligations and public-private partnerships 9367
issues 7959
Quesnel timber supply area 11309-10
Resort Timber Administration Act, amendments 8585-6
Resorts
mountain resort municipalities, incorporation 11583, 11585, 11747-51
resort municipalities, ability to borrow from finance authority 11747
resort owners, timber issues and ministerial responsibility 8352, 8585-6
Resource Road Act, purpose 10665
Resources and resource industries
government investment and support 11331
management and practices, compliance and enforcement, natural resource officers 8424-6, 8641-50, 8661, 8663-4, 8666-7
report by former senior government staff 11331
resource roads, access and liability issues 10664-5, 11202
resource roads, notification of closings 10664, 11197-8
Revelstoke
children's charter 9155-6
snowmobilers, petition tabled 8109
Revelstoke Mountain Resort, establishment 11584
School Act, amendments 10254
Seniors issues, government action 9368
Shaffer, Marvin, comments in Lost in Transmission 11009
Social Development Ministry, estimates debate 10091
Special Accounts Appropriation and Control Act, amendments 8822
Statements by members
Columbia River Treaty negotiations 9012
Revelstoke children's charter 9155-6
Safety of Trans-Canada Highway 8356-7
Sultan, Ralph, comments in budget debate 9365
Sweeney, Doug, role in government handling of uranium-mining application 8360
Taxation
government policies 7959, 9367
tax reductions 9366
Taylor, Russ, comments on forest industry conditions 11297-8
Teachers
collective bargaining
independent mediator and new terms of reference proposal 10133-5
independent mediator proposal 10032-4
mediator, appointment and terms of reference 10116-20
process and legislation 9662-5, 10033
rights re class size and composition 9664-5
conduct, disciplinary process and hearings 8445
government relationship with teachers 9662-3, 11558
labour dispute in education system, volunteering of services for extracurricular activities 11558
performance, feedback and evaluation 10116-8
profession 8444
profession, preparation component 9664
professional development 10134-5
seniority and selection of teachers suited to student needs 10119-20, 10135
Teachers Act
debate 8444-7
development of legislation and timeline for debate 8444-7
position on legislation, stakeholders 8447
Teal-Jones Group, mill operations 10097
Tembec Industries, Inc., operations in Flathead Valley area 8032
Thomson, Steve, relationship with timber export advisory committee 10097-8, 10178, 11812
Throne speech debate 7958-62
Tourism B.C., windup of organization 12046
Tributes
Ike Barber 10738
Tugboat Worker Lien Act, provisions 11200
Union of B.C. Municipalities, consultation on resort municipality legislation 11747
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project 7960, 8148-9
The Vancouver Sun, articles on issues
Burns Lake mill rebuilding and timber supply 10801
resource industries 11331
Vander Zalm, Bill, work on harmonized sales tax initiative campaign 12044
Walker, Jim, comments on government forest management 9369
Water
management, stewardship and water licences 11311
resources, ministerial responsibility 11295
Wildfire Act, amendments 11200-1, 11833-5
Wildlife
bears, management with Karelian bear dog teams 8823
bears, management with Karelian bear dog teams, petition tabled 8873
conservation officers, role 8424
corridors 11386
dangerous wildlife, definition 8822-3, 9081
deer, urban deer and human-deer conflict 8823
human-wildlife conflicts, prevention of conflicts caused by attractants 9081-2
species at risk, task force report recommendations 11386
Wildlife Act, amendments 8821-3
Wilkins, Mark, work as principal 10121
Williston reservoir, diversion of water by energy companies 11311
Wood waste, volume and use of waste 8349, 8559-60, 10663-6
WoodEx Industries Ltd., meetings with Forests Ministry staff 11295
Woodworker Lien Act, provisions 10664
Young Anderson Barristers and Solicitors, position on municipal auditor general 9130
Zero Net Deforestation Act, purpose 11384
McIntyre, Joan (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)

As subject
comments on reserve land development legislation (Sultan) 11637-8
experience of children in education system 11324
Arts and culture, volunteerism 10969
Arts and Culture Week 10969-70
Bear Smart community program, purpose and designated communities 8460
Black, Dawn, service as MLA 9586
Black, Iain, service as MLA 7929
B.C. Arts Council, role 10969
B.C. Child and Youth Day 8919-20
B.C. College of Teachers, issues 8523-4
B.C. Teachers Council, establishment and membership 8524
Budget debate 9586-91
Budgets
2012-13 budget content 9586-7, 9590-1
balanced budgets 9587
Business, small business corporate tax rate 9590
Cannings, Richard, comments on Flathead Valley 8050-1
Caulfeild Elementary School, use of technology 11324-5
Cheakamus River, restoration after chemical spill 10318
Child Care Awards of Excellence, awards 12178
Children
child care providers, role 12178
early childhood development, government initiatives and investment 9588
rights 8920
Children and Youth Committee
first report for fourth session of 39th parliament
content 8927
presented 8926-7
second report for fourth session of 39th parliament
presented 11500-1
recommendations 11500
work of committee 8927, 9588, 11500-1
Construction industry, seniors home-renovation tax credit 9590
Documents tabled
Children and Youth Committee, first report for fourth session of 39th parliament 8926-7
Children and Youth Committee, second report for fourth session of 39th parliament 11500
Drenka, John, accomplishments 10474
The Early Edition, interview with Representative for Children and Youth 8875
Economy, conditions, role of innovation and productivity 9587-8
Education
education of First Nations people, graduation rate 9588-9
elimination of standard school calendar and role of school districts 11325
government plan, interactive website 11324
International Baccalaureate programs, fees and financial hardship policies 11325
K-9 student access to combination of traditional and distance education 11325
personalized learning model 11324
system 8523-5, 9588
Employment and unemployment, jobs in green sector 9589
Energy, clean energy, development 10317
Exports and imports, trade with Asia, Europe and United States 9589
Families
parents, definition in legislation 8874
tax credits for families with children, fitness and arts credits 9590
Family Law Act
debate 8874-5
consultation and development 8874-5
definitions and language 8874
relationship to other legislation 8874
scope 8874-5
Film industry 9589
First Nations
economic development opportunities 11632-3
reserve land, commercial and industrial development, application of B.C. laws and regulations 11630-3
First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act (federal), purpose 11631
Flathead Valley
environmental protection, B.C.–Montana agreement 8049-51
mining activities in area 8049
Flathead Watershed Area Conservation Act, debate 8049-51
FNCIDA Implementation Act
debate 11630-3
consultation by government 11630-1, 11633
Fuel, jet fuel taxation, elimination for international flights 9590
The Globe and Mail, article on Alberta and B.C. government budgets 9587-8
Government, financial management 9586-7
Greater Vancouver Transit Enhancement Act, debate 8190-2
Haisla Nation, involvement in liquefied natural gas terminal development 11631
Harmonized sales tax 9590
Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway upgrades 11632
Home ownership, first-time new-home buyers bonus 9590
Honour House, facility and fundraising activities 8656
Investment in B.C. and Ontario 9591
Jacob, Gibby, work as Squamish First Nation chief 11630, 11632
Justice system, family justice system and handling of family violence cases 8874-5
Kershaw, Paul, work on early childhood development 8975
Land
land title system, registration of reserve land 11631-2
stewardship 10318
Mason, Gary, article on Squamish First Nation 11632
Media, digital media industry 9589
Metro Vancouver, regional motor fuel tax increase for transit funding 8191-2
North Shore Congress, child- and family-friendly community charter 8975-6
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, First Nations participation 11632
Ontario, public debt 9587
Parks, establishment and expansion 8050, 10318
Pink Shirt Day 9586
Ports, taxation changes 9590
Private members' statements (response)
Stewarding our resources 10317-8
Property, disposition in family law disputes 8874
Public debt, debt-to-GDP ratio 9587
Representative for Children and Youth, comments on family justice legislation 8875
Research and development, role in economy 9588
School Amendment Act, 2012, debate 11324-5
School district 45 (West Vancouver), school programs 11324-5
Sea to Sky land and resource management plan 8050
Simons, Nicholas, position on Teachers Act 8523
Skills training 9588
Smith, Michael, comments on Squamish First Nation 11633
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority 8191-2
Squamish, history 10474
Squamish First Nation
proposed commercial-residential development on reserve lands 11631-3
work with government 11630-1
Squamish-Lil'wat Cultural Centre 11632
Statements by members
Arts and Culture Week 10969-70
Bear Smart community program 8459-60
B.C. Child and Youth Day and rights of children 8919-20
Child care providers 12178
Honour House in New Westminster 8656
John Drenka 10474
North Shore Congress child- and family-friendly community charter 8975-6
West Vancouver centennial 10265-6
Sultan, Ralph, work on North Shore transportation issues commended 8190-1
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project, environmental assessment process 10318
Taxation, government initiatives 9587
Teachers, training, program standards and evaluation 8524
Teachers Act
debate 8523-5
development of legislation 8523
Transit services, role in economic development 8192
Transportation planning 8192
Tributes
Iain Black 7929
UN convention on the rights of the child, adoption 8920
U.S., September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 10th anniversary 8656
Vancouver Magazine, article on Squamish First Nation 11632
The Vancouver Sun
articles on transportation issues 8192
editorial on TransLink funding 8192
Water protection and stewardship 10317-8
West Bay Elementary School, International Baccalaureate program 11325
West Vancouver
centennial, parks and scenery 10265-6
community participation in bear awareness program 8460
infrastructure investment and Olympic Games legacy 9589-90
parks and land use plans 8050
Whistler, participation in bear awareness program and death of bear 8460
McNeil, Hon. Mary (Vancouver–False Creek)

As subject
dinner meeting with Representative for Children and Youth 9408
family and staff thanked 7997-8
family background with teachers and experience on parent advisory council 9841
media interview and comments on regional poverty reduction strategies 10946-7 (Trevena) 10946-7
Abbott, George, comments on collective bargaining for teachers 9842
Adoption
adoption of children in foster care 10935, 10940
adoption services 10935
age and number of children 10935, 10937
Adoption Act, amendments 8881
Anderson, Keli, work on child and youth mental health 11567
Autism, funding for services 11026
Benson, Margaret, Courage to Come Back award recipient 12176
B.C. Place Stadium, renovations 7998
B.C. Teachers Federation, communications on labour dispute in education system 9841
Budgets, 2012-13 budget priorities 9408
Caring for First Nations Children Society, funding and work 10942
Child, Family and Community Service Act, amendments 8155, 8881
Child Care BC Act, amendments 8881
Child Care Subsidy Act, amendments 8881
Children
child protection system
delays in court proceedings 10940-1, 11011
hub service model 11020
information technology issues 12510-1
residential services review 11019-20
service delivery by non-profit and for-profit agencies 11021
tracking of critical incidents 11022-3, 11088
child protection workers, caseload 10910
child protection workers, caseload and numbers 10936-7
children in government care, privacy protection 8155
children in government care, youth agreements and supports 11094-6
programs and services for children and families 8000
funding and government support 9408
wait-lists 11089
special needs children
caseloads and wait-lists 11091
funding for services 10910, 10938, 11025-6
programs and services 11090-1
residential services and placement 11048
role of social workers and caseloads 10937, 11089-90
Children, child care
child care providers, corporations 11045-6
child care providers, survey and data 11044-5
child care resource and referral programs 11047-8
facilities, capital grants for upgrades and maintenance 11042-3
facilities, licensing and regulation 11043
funding 11042-3
Provincial Child Care Council and forum on child care 11044, 11046-8
spaces 11042-3
spaces, wait-lists and inventory 11046
subsidies, eligibility changes 11043, 11048
system, governance and planning 11046-7
Children, early childhood development
early childhood educators, recruitment and wages 11044-5
early learning and child care 7998, 11047
Success By 6 program 11044
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 10931-48, 11010-26, 11042-8, 11050-1, 11088-96
budget 9408, 10931-2, 10938-9
budget, travel budget for minister's office 10941
budget and operations 11020-1
changes in structure and operations 10933-5
contracted agencies 11021-3
domestic violence unit, budget and role 11012-6
domestic violence unit, establishment 9634
planning, strategic plan 10939-41
planning and priorities 10931-2
role 8000, 10931
staffing 10935-7
assistant deputy minister for domestic violence unit 11016
front-line staff recruitment and retention 10940
front-line staff vacancies and sick leave 10940, 11010
staff 10931
staff development 10939
Civil service, collective agreements and bargaining, net zero mandate for public sector 9842
Coast Mental Health, Courage to Come Back Awards 12176
Communities, gaming grants for community organizations 7999
Corrections system, youth corrections, consolidation of facilities for female offenders and reallocation of funding 11024-5
Crescent Beach Swim Club 8708
Denham, Elizabeth, comments on freedom-of-information and privacy protection legislation changes 8155
Education, full-day kindergarten 7998
Education Improvement Act, debate 9841-2
Employment and unemployment, government action, jobs plan 7998
Families
government support 7999-8000
government support, "families first" concept 7998
grandparents raising grandchildren, government support 11093
parents, definition in legislation 8881
Family Day 7999
Family Law Act
debate 8881
consequential amendments 8881
scope 8881
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, funding for services 11026
First Nations children
delegated aboriginal agencies 10941-3
funding and services 10941-2, 11011
services for children and families, service delivery 7999
Foster care
Child in the Home of a Relative program, replacement by extended family program and issues 11050, 11091-4
funding 11020
Freedom of information, legislation changes 8155-6
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2011
debate 8155-6
consultation on bill 8155
Government
electronic delivery of services 8155-6
programs and services, integrated case management system 11016-9, 11089, 12510-1
programs and services, integrated case management system, privacy issues 8155-6
Group homes, group homes for children in government care 11021-3, 11088
Hill, Rebecka, Courage to Come Back award recipient 12176
Income, low-income families and households, government support 10944
Income assistance recipients, participation in community poverty reduction plan and supports 11010-1
Information and Privacy Commissioner, role, oversight responsibilities re information-sharing initiatives 8155
Justice system
domestic violence courts 11015
family justice system 7998, 8881
handling of family violence cases, protection orders 8881
young offenders, number and aboriginal heritage 11025
young offenders, youth justice services and community-based alternatives in northern B.C. 11024-5
Legislature, language used in House, "fully truthful" 12511
Mathisen, Peggy, death 8708
Non-profit sector, partnerships with government and social innovation summit 7999-8000
Oral questions (response)
Budget provisions for children and families 9408
Caseloads for social workers for special needs children and youth 10910
Government action on poverty reduction 9015-6
Government response to reports on protection system for victims of domestic violence 9633-4
Integrated case management system 12510-1
Port Hardy, inclusion in regional poverty reduction strategies pilot project 10932
Poverty
child poverty, government action 9016
reduction
family-based and systemic approaches 10947-8
government strategy 7999, 9015-6
local government action 9016
provincial steering committee 10946-7, 11011
regional strategies 7999
regional strategies and provincial-municipal process 10932, 10943-8, 11011-2
Prince George, tasering of child by police, investigation 11022
Privacy, protection of personal information, government handling 8155
Representative for Children and Youth
comments on Children and Family Development Ministry strategic and operational plan 9408
comments on poverty reduction 9016
meeting with Children and Family Development Minister 9408
relationship with government 9634
report on Schoenborn children deaths and family violence prevention 9633-4, 11014-5
report on supports for special needs children 11090
Reproduction, assisted reproduction 8881
Service B.C., operations 8155
Sklavenitis family, residential treatment for special needs child 11048
Social workers, caseload classification system 11089
Surrey Now, article on education system 9841
Taborview Programs, operation of group home, contract and tasering incident 11022-3
Teachers, collective bargaining process and net zero principle 9841-2
Throne speech debate 7997-8000
Tributes
Courage to Come Back award recipients 12176
Keli Anderson 11567
Peggy Mathisen 8708
Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen, work as advocate for children and youth 10931
Union of B.C. Municipalities, work on poverty issues 9015
Vancouver–False Creek constituency and area, description 7998
Violence
bullying and violence at school, prevention 7998-9
family violence
domestic violence action plan 11016
government action 9634
programs and services 11014, 11016
training for government staff 11015
Youth Justice Act, amendments 8881
McRae, Hon. Don (Comox Valley)

As subject
action on ranch water issues 10100
comments in estimates debate (Kwan) 10513
daughters 9410
family and staff thanked 9395
family's relationship to B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 10820
letter as teacher on class size and composition (Horgan) 9965 (Trevena) 9729
letter on salmon disease testing (Sather) 10462
meetings with Delta farming organizations 8516
personal and family experience as teachers 8520
work as Agriculture Minister 10411 (Popham) 10411
work on legislative amendments commended (Krog) 10818-9 (Lake) 10817 (Ralston) 10816
Agricultural Land Commission
applications processing 10404-5, 10456
chair, powers and role 10407
changes 9005-8, 10386, 10388-9, 10404-10
compliance and enforcement activities 8258, 10388, 10404, 10409-10
compliance and enforcement activities, delegation to local government 9006-7
decisions 9007
delegation agreements 10411-2, 10452-3, 10456
funding 9005-6
funding, fee-based cost recovery model 10405-7
funding and operations 10386, 10388-9, 10404-12
government support 10410
independence 10411-2, 10455-6
information, availability to opposition 10452-4, 10456
mandate 10389, 10646-8, 10909-10
operations 8214
operations and executive positions 8660-1
outreach and education 10404
performance measurement 10404-5
proposed amalgamation with other agencies 10454
reapplications by proponents 10389
regional panel system 9007-8, 10406-8
relationship with Agriculture Ministry 10408
report, implementation of recommendations 10406, 10408-9
report, public release 8259
staff 8258, 10388, 10409-10
website 10412
Agricultural Land Commission Act, amendments 9397
Agricultural land reserve
boundary reviews 10453
removal of land from reserve 10646
removal of land from reserve, role of cabinet 10455
removal of land from reserve for transportation infrastructure 10453, 10455
Agriculture
extension services 10471
farm income plans 10822
farmland, protection 9397
financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers 10822-4
government support 10386-7, 10404, 10470-2, 11499
legislative committee proposal 10515
products, promotion of B.C. products 10516-7
program funding and delivery, federal-provincial agreement 10387, 10514-5
Agriculture Ministry
estimates debate 10386-9, 10404-12, 10452-72, 10509-17
accomplishments 9396-7
budget
Agricultural Land Commission component 10388-9, 10405-12
allocation for agrifoods strategy activities 10457, 10459
allocation for aquaculture and fisheries 10464
allocation for program funding and operations 10514-5
allocation for staff compensation 10513-4
changes since 2001 10514
communications with opposition 10516
estimates process 10408, 10410, 10453-6, 10513
Minister, meetings with Delta farming organizations 8516
minister, role and responsibilities 10100
role and responsibilities 10460, 10467-9
role re salmon disease test results 10465
service plan 10404
staff thanked 10517
staffing 10457, 10459, 10461-2, 10467, 10470-2, 10509-10, 10512-4
AgriStability program 10469, 10510
Alberta food industry, processing of B.C. beef 10458
Animal Disease Control Act, provisions 11255, 11415, 12107
Animal Health Act
debate 11255, 11375-6, 11414-6, 12107-9, 12156-64, 12210-28
"cause" provisions 12162-3
consultation on bill 12107-8, 12156-7, 12220, 12226-7
consultation on bill and timeline for debate 11414-5
definitions and terms
"animal" 12108, 12157-60, 12162
"disease," "infestation" and "environmental toxins" 12158, 12161-2
"person" 12221
"seizure" 12157
"transmissible disease" 12224
development of legislation 12108, 12217
purpose of bill 11255, 11375-6, 12107
regulations 12161-2, 12224
relationship to Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 12157
Animals
definition in legislation 12108, 12157-60
import of animals 12212
persons working with animals, equipment and training 12210-1
Animals, cruelty prevention
appeal process on disposition of animals 10811, 11142-3
authorized agents 10811, 11139, 11142
disposition of animals and notice to owners 11139-42
offences and penalties 10820
seizure of animals, abandoned animals and animals in distress 11141
Animals, disease prevention and management 11255, 11375-6, 11414-6, 12107, 12156-64, 12210-28
compliance and enforcement 11416, 12217-20, 12223-7
destruction and disposal of animals 12157, 12212, 12223-4, 12228
diagnosis and reporting 12163-4, 12210-2, 12224
disease outbreaks 11376, 11415-6, 12217
disease transfer to human population 11255, 11376, 11415, 12210, 12224
federal and provincial roles 12160-1, 12217
impact on agriculture industry 11376, 12217-8, 12223-4
impact on business and economy 11255, 11375-6, 11415-6, 12164, 12217-9
information and privacy issues 12156, 12216-24
legislation in other jurisdictions 12216, 12219-20
licensing and registration of regulated activities 12213-6, 12223, 12228
notice of inspections 12227-8
pathogens 12157-8
pathogens, E. coli 12210
quarantines 12224, 12226
role of inspectors and veterinarians 11415-6, 12211-2, 12225-8
role of police 12225-7
seizure of animals 12157, 12228
Aquaculture
fish farms
audits, release of information 12218, 12220
disease outbreaks
fish culls for infectious salmon anemia virus 12159, 12163
handling of disease outbreak and fish cull disposal 12513
handling of disease outbreaks 10465-6
management and prevention 11376, 12163-4, 12212-3
federal and provincial responsibilities 12161, 12215
organic certification of farmed fish 12184
shellfish farming, government role 10467-9
Armed forces, Canadian Forces Base Comox 9395-6
Atlantic provinces, animal health labs, role re salmon disease testing 10462-4
Auditor General, report on Agricultural Land Commission 10408
Babe's Honey Farm Inc., fill dumping on lands 9007
Bees
honeybees and beekeeping industry 10461-2, 10469, 10509-12, 12429
population health, disease control and research 10461, 10469, 10510, 11415, 12162, 12214
Big Creek, ranching industry and logging activities in area, water issues 10100
B.C., rural B.C. schools 8522
B.C. Agriculture Council, activities 10512
B.C. Civil Liberties Association, consultation on animal health legislation 12156
B.C. College of Teachers, issues 8519, 8521
B.C. Farm Industry Review Board
appeal board function re disposition of animals 9807, 10811, 10820-1, 11143
funding 11144
mandate and role 9807, 10811
B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, consultation on animal health legislation 12157
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 9398-9, 9409
B.C. Rail, purchase of agricultural lands in Delta area 10456
B.C. Shellfish Growers Association, role 10469
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
accountability and oversight 9807, 10810, 10820
bylaws 10811, 11136-8, 11141
concerns re animal health legislation 12222
consultation on animal health legislation 12156
costs of care for animals taken into custody 11142-3
funding, impact of bylaws 11137-8
funding, reporting requirements 11138-9
position on notice to owners re disposition of animals 11140-1
powers 11138
reporting requirements 10811, 11138-9, 11141
review of decisions 11139
role and responsibilities 12157
work of organization commended 10820
B.C. Teachers Council
disciplinary and professional conduct board 8522
establishment and membership 8521-2
B.C. Teachers Federation, role in College of Teachers 8519
Budget debate 9395-9, 9409-11
Budgets, 2012-13 budget
agriculture content 10387
asset sales component 10455
contingency funding 10407-8
priorities 9409-10
staffing component 10512-4
Bullock, Richard
comments on farmland protection 10647
position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 10406
work with Agricultural Land Commission 8214, 8660-1, 9397, 10411
Buy B.C. program 11499
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
review of proposal for genetically modified apples 11966
role in fish disease management 12159, 12161, 12163
testing of wild salmon for infectious salmon anemia virus 8213, 8256-8, 10462-4, 10466
Certified Organic Associations of B.C.
consultation on animal health legislation 11415, 12156
relationship with government 10470-2
Chief veterinarian, powers and role 11415, 12162, 12164, 12210-6, 12224
Children, programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 9409-10
China, market for B.C. agricultural products 10386-7, 10457-8, 10512
Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River, participation by B.C. government 8257, 10465
Communities, agricultural development, government support 10466-7
Comox Archives and Museum, role 9396
Comox Valley
agritourism opportunities and armed forces veterans 9410
coal mine proposal 10467-9
description and economy 9395-6, 9398
residents from Alberta 9398
Comox Valley Airport, role in local economy 9396
Construction industry, seniors home-renovation tax credit 9410
Day of the Honeybee 12429
Delta
agriculture and farmland, farmland protection 10455-6, 10645-6, 10909-10
agriculture issues 8516
farmland and migratory bird habitat protection 8516
Deltaport expansion 10646
Drummond, Don, comments on economy of Ontario 9398
East Kootenay regional district, delegation agreement with Agricultural Land Commission 10412
Economy, conditions and comparison to other provinces 9397-8
Education
fruit and vegetable program 11499
safety of students 8521
Emerson Real Estate Group, land holdings in Delta, potential development 10645-7, 10909
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 9410
Environment, pest control and pesticide use, regulation 12162
Families, tax credits for families with children, fitness and arts credits 9410
Farm Income Insurance Act, amendments 10821-2
Finance Ministry, budget 10407
Fish
definition in legislation 12108, 12158
disease management 12159-61, 12213
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, role re salmon disease test results 8256, 8258, 10462, 10464-6
Fishing industry, management of fisheries, government role 10464, 10467
Food industry
agrifood industry
"agripolitics" issue 10463, 10468
domestic market 10459
expansion of market for B.C. products 10386-7, 10453, 10457-9, 10468-71, 10512, 10516-7
exports 10457-9
exports and role of animal disease outbreaks 11414-6
government consultation 10470-2, 10516
government strategy and funding 10387, 10457, 10459, 10470-1, 10510-2, 10516
international competition and protection 10463-4, 10468
animal products and by-products, food safety 12223-5
beef products, promotion of B.C. beef products 10459
beef products, slaughter and processing of B.C. beef 10457-8
fruit farming industry 10509-10, 10512
meat-processing regulations, government assistance with regulatory transition 10458-9
meat-processing regulations, government assistance with regulatory transition, Dawson Creek pilot project 10458
organic food industry and value-added production 10470-2
seafood, export 10463, 10468
traceability system 11414, 12225
tree fruit industry 10386-7
tree fruit industry, genetically modified apple trees, development proposal 11965-6
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, staff, assignment to other agencies 10388
Forests and forest industry, exports, expansion of market for products 9410
France, protection of export markets 10468
Fraser–Fort George regional district, delegation agreement with Agricultural Land Commission 10412
Genome B.C., research activities and funding 10461
Government
cabinet, powers and role 10455
federal-provincial relations, agreements and order-in-council requirements 10822-4
Greece, economy and government financial management 9397
Hazardous products, toxins, definition in legislation 12161-2
Home ownership, first-time new-home buyers bonus 9409
Homeowner grant, grant supplement for low-income veterans 9410
Income tax rates 9409
Information and Privacy Commissioner, consultation on animal health legislation 12156, 12220
Insurance for Crops Act, amendments 10823
Italy, economy and government financial management 9397
Kibenge, Fred
comments on infectious salmon anemia virus test results 8257
role re salmon disease testing 10464-5
Kitching, Paul, work as chief veterinarian 11415
Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Ministry, budget 10512-4
Langley township, potential delegation agreement re agricultural lands 10456
Legislature
bills process, debate by opposition 11414
bills process, time allocation for debate during 1990s 11414
estimates process, debate on policy issues 10410
estimates process, relevance of debate 10408, 10410, 10453-6
opposition, role 10516
Little Qualicum Cheeseworks Ltd., operations 9410-1
Livestock industry
animal health and disease control 11376
ranching industry 10458
ranching industry, government support 10101
Lower Mainland, South Fraser perimeter road project 10455, 10910
Marty, Gary, role re salmon disease testing 10464-5
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Act, amendments 10823-4
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2011, debate 9005-8
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2012, debate 10821-4
Mount Washington, ski hill operations 9396
NDP, performance as opposition 9397, 9409
North Island College, programs 9396
Oil and Gas Commission, delegation agreement with Agricultural Land Commission 10412, 10452-3
Okanagan area, fruit farming industry 10509-10
Ontario
animal health regulation 12216
budget and economy 9398
Oral questions (response)
Agricultural Land Commission executive positions 8660-1
Buy B.C. program 11499
Deltaport expansion and protection of farmland in Delta 10645-8, 10909
Genetically modified fruit trees and Okanagan tree fruit industry 11965-6
Government response to ranching industry issues 10100-1
Government response to test results for disease in wild salmon 8256-8
Organic certification of farmed salmon 12184
Pacific gateway projects and protection of farmland in Delta 10909-10
Process for transport of diseased salmon to Port Alberni 12513
Protection of agriculture and farmlands in Delta 8516
Public release of report by Agricultural Land Commission 8214
Public release of report by Agricultural Land Commission and fill dumping on farmland 8258-9
Test results for disease in wild salmon 8213
Peace River area
agricultural land reserve, non-farm use 10452
farmland protection 10460
honeybees and beekeeping industry 10510
Site C power project, impact on agricultural land 10459-60
Peace River regional district, proposed delegation agreement with Agricultural Land Commission 10411
Police and policing, police consultation on animal health legislation 12226-7
Popham, Lana, consultation activities re animal health legislation 12227
Port Metro Vancouver, relationship with Agricultural Land Commission 10454-5
Poultry industry, animal health and disease control 11376
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, definitions and terms
animal "in distress" 11141
"authorized agent" and "society" 11139
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2012
debate 9807, 10810-1, 10820-1, 11135-44
consideration of amendment on notice to owners re disposition of animals 11142
definitions and terms
"authorized agent" 11139
"person responsible" 11135-6
"reasonable costs" 11142-3
proposed amendment on payments for interim stays 11143
provisions 9396-7, 10811
purpose of bill 9807, 10810
Public debt, debt-to-GDP ratio 9397-8
St. Joseph's General Hospital, operations 9396
Salmon, infectious salmon anemia virus, test results in wild salmon stocks 8213, 8256-8, 10462-6
Six Mile Ranch, land disposition by government 10455
Slater, John, work on genetically modified apple trees issue 11965-6
Sled Dog Task Force, work of task force 9396, 10820
Statements
Day of the Honeybee 12429
Teachers
conduct, disciplinary process and hearings 8522
profession and training 8520-2
Teachers Act, debate 8519-22
Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects 10453
Union of B.C. Municipalities, activities re agriculture issues 10467
U.S.
articles on infectious salmon anemia virus test results 8257
economic conditions, relationship to B.C. economy 9397-8
market for B.C. forest products 9410
Vancouver Island
agriculture 10466-7
beekeeping, regulation of imported bees and equipment 10462
bees, population health 10512
The Vancouver Sun, article on economies of Canadian provinces 9398
Veterinarians, consultation on animal health legislation 12227
Walker, Richard, article on concerns re College of Teachers 8519
Waste management, landfills on farmland 8258-9, 9006-7
Wildlife, aquatic species, definition in legislation 12108, 12158
Wine industry 10386
World Organization for Animal Health, role re salmon disease test results 8256, 8258
Yaffe, Barbara, article on economies of Canadian provinces 9398
Mungall, Michelle (Nelson-Creston)

As subject
communications with constituents 12066-7
communications with teachers 10045
debate on post-secondary institution board changes (Sultan) 9235-7 (Yamamoto) 9298
performance as MLA (Letnick) 9615
staff thanked 9796
wedding 9631
Advanced Education Ministry
estimates debate 9796-8, 9842-6, 9851-5, 9898-906, 9910-7
advertising and publications contracts 9796-7
budget, allocation for travel 9843-4
handling of information and responsibility of minister 10334, 10420, 10574-5
staff, meetings with lobbyists 9797
staffing, changes 9797-8, 9842-3
Advanced Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2011
debate 9223-33, 10500-9, 10541-52
consultation on post-secondary institute board provisions 9224-33
AIDS, impact on Africa 11469
Animal Health Act
debate 11408-10
consultation on bill and timeline for debate 11409-10
purpose of bill 11409
Animals
disease prevention and management 11409
service animals, legislation 12228
Architects, professional regulation and dispute resolution 10500-2
Architects Act, amendments 10500-2
Architectural Institute of B.C., regulation of professionals, dispute resolution 10501-2
Arts and culture, government funding, allocation and government handling 11061
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C.
consultation by government 11732-3
regulation of professionals 11732-6
Auditor General
report and recommendations on forest management 9394
report on trades training 10853
Automobiles, DriveABLE program 9455
Axor Group Inc., power project proposal for Glacier and Howser creeks 10632, 11040-1
Bakan, Joel, article on collective bargaining for teachers 10045
Bees, role as pollinators 11409
Bloy, Harry
access to Advanced Education Ministry correspondence 10420
release of Advanced Education Ministry correspondence 10268-9, 10334
resignation from cabinet 10334
Brain health, head and brain injuries, prevention and helmet use campaign 9116-7
B.C., northern B.C., post-secondary education and skills training 9346
B.C. Career Colleges Association, role re education quality assurance 9853
B.C. Centre for International Education, role re education quality assurance 9852
B.C. Hydro, Nelson office, staffing 9075, 10174
B.C. Institute of Technology, board membership 9233
B.C. Liberal Party government
performance 9708-9
position on energy self-sufficiency 11040
position on harmonized sales tax 12065
B.C. Utilities Commission, review of smart meter program 10632
Budget debate 9391-5
Budgets
2012-13 budget, priorities and asset sales component 9391-5
budget document forecasts for post-secondary sector 9901-3, 9910
Bundschuh family, cattle farming activities 11410
Camosun College
board, conduct guidelines 9225-6, 10507
board, membership 9227
programs, adult basic education programs 8869, 9916
Canada, visa offices, closing of overseas offices 11577
Canada Education Park, development and facilities 10315
Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, research on student grants 9912
Canadian Association of University Teachers, research on student grants 9912
Canadian Home Builders Association, comments on harmonized sales tax transition process 8916
Capilano Students Union, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9229-30
Capilano University
adult basic education programs 8868
comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9229
funding and programs 11727
Carey Hall Act, amendments 10503
Carey Theological College 10503
Carter Commission, report recommendations 10507
Chilliwack, World Trade University project 10315
legislation 10552
Clarkson, David, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9229-30
Clean Energy Act
debate on bill 11040
provisions exempting capital projects from review 10632
College and Institute Act, amendments 10503-9
Communities, arts and cultural celebrations, provincial funding 11061
Computer technology, high-speed Internet service for remote and rural communities, community access program 11555-7
Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C., comments on post-secondary institution board changes 10550
Credit rating, role as economic measure 9708-9
Cresteramics, operations 8767
Creston Valley
cherry tree pollination 11409
health care services and physician supply 8623
local purchasing 8767
Creston Valley wildlife management area, mandate review process 11463
Degree Quality Assessment Board, role and review 9844-5, 9851-2
Douglas College
board membership 9230
college 9846
Drummond, Don, comments on post-secondary education funding 9392
Economy, conditions, government response 9391
Education
adult basic education 8868-9, 9916-7
international education strategy 9717
international students, government action on visa issues 11577
Education Improvement Act
debate 10045-6
debate timeline 10045
Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act, debate 11468-70
Eminata Group
access to correspondence between media and government 10019, 10179, 10268-9, 10334, 10574-5
private post-secondary operations, accreditation and oversight 10019
Energy
hydroelectric power projects, impact on environment, fish and wildlife compensation program 9075, 10174
power supply, self-sufficiency, B.C. Liberal Party position 11040
Energy and Mines Statutes Amendment Act, 2012, debate 11040-1
Engineers, professional regulation and disciplinary action 11733-6
Engineers and Geoscientists Act, amendments 11732-6
Finance and Government Services Committee
public hearings, presentations 8916
recommendations on post-secondary capital funding 9904
recommendations on use of higher education price index for post-secondary funding 9899
Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, debate 8970
Financial services industry, banks, taxation 9393
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, estimates debate 11462-3
Forests and forest industry, forest management and practices, government management 9394-5
Forhan, Nancy, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9229
Freedom of assembly rights 9225, 9232
Gabruch, Alvin, work as beekeeper 11409
Geoscientists, professional regulation and disciplinary action 11733-6
Government
federal-provincial relations 11577
lands and properties, sale, allocation of revenues 9898
transfer of costs and responsibilities from federal government 11555, 11557
Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act, amendments 11736
Green, Shari, comments on post-secondary education 9346
Gregory, Titus, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9230
Harmonized sales tax 8915-6, 12064-6, 12068
Health care system
communicable disease, mandatory testing and reporting 11469-70
communicable disease, public education 11470
hospital auxiliaries, role and volunteers 8513-4
Health Ministry, estimates debate 12004-6
Impaired driving, impact, prevention and penalties 11605
Industry Training Authority
board 10854
budget 9394, 10852-3
service plan 10852
International Education Project Council, role 10854
International Women's Day 9943
Japanese Canadians, internment and property confiscation during World War II and B.C. government apology 12179
Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Ministry
estimates debate 10851-6
role, international education 10854
Joy, Mel, comments on collective bargaining for teachers 10045
Jumbo Glacier resort
development proposal 11740-3, 11746
local decision-making on development proposal 8770
Justice and Attorney General Ministry, estimates debate 12228
Keller-MacLeod, Madeline, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9227
Kitagawa, Mary, advocacy for Japanese Canadians interned during World War II 12179
Kootenay area
hospital auxiliaries 8513-4
Internet service, elimination of public service 11555-7
Kootenay Lake, ferry service, petition tabled 11881
Kootenay Lake Hospital, emergency room expansion project 12004-6
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, sale of lands in Delta 9898
Labour
labour market agreement funds 10852-3
labour market conditions and workforce 9391-2, 9394
labour market development, ministerial responsibility 9851
Langara College, board membership 9227-8
Les, John, role in redevelopment of former military base site in Chilliwack 10315
Local Government Act, amendments 11740-6
McGibney, Brian, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9227-8
Meadow Creek Cedar Ltd., operations 9394-5, 11462-3
Medical Services Plan premiums 9394
Mickey, Jim, comments on truck drivers 8657
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012, debate 11732-6, 11740-6
Motions
Access to DriveABLE program, debate 9455
B.C. credit rating and borrowing costs, debate 9708-9
Review of smart-metering program, debate 10632
Timeline for elimination of harmonized sales tax, debate 8915-6
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2012, debate 11605
Multiple sclerosis 11656-7
Nelson
agricultural producers, consultation on animal health legislation 11409-10
firefighters and police department 11469
forest industry 9394-5
independent power project proposals, public consultation and public response 10632, 11040-1
local food production and catering 9631
multiple sclerosis walk 11657
paramedics 11469
seniors' experiences with DriveABLE testing 9455
Nelson and District Arts Council, funding and operations 11061
Nelson Star, article on collective bargaining for teachers 10045
Nelson-Creston constituency and area
constituents' concerns re harmonized sales tax 12065-6
constituents' concerns re smart meter program 10632
NDP, position on student grant programs 9393
Ng, Karen, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9230
North Island College, licensed practical nurse training and costs 9910-1
Northwest Community College, financial conditions 9900
Nurse Practitioners Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, debate 8622-4
Nurses
licensed practical nurses, program changes and costs 9910-1
nurse practitioners 8622-4
Odell, Liam, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9228-9
Ojo, Trina, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9229
Oliver, Cindy, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9225, 9232
Oral questions
Adult basic education 8868-9
Allocation of funding for arts and culture 11061
Budget provisions for education and skills training 9346
Fish and wildlife compensation program 9075
Funding for post-secondary education 10972
Funding for post-secondary education and skilled labour shortage 11727-8
Government oversight of private post-secondary institutions 10019
International education strategy 9717
International students and closing of overseas visa offices 11577
Jumbo Glacier resort proposal 8770
Private institutions complaint process and government handling of correspondence 10574-5
Release of media correspondence with government to Eminata Group 10179, 10268-9, 10334, 10420
Student financial assistance 8463-4, 9017-8, 9122
Student financial assistance for truck driver training 8657-8
Paterson, Tara, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9229-30
Peters, Wayne, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9230-1
Petitions
Kootenay Lake ferry 11881
Polak, Mary, comments in budget debate 9395
Popham, Lana, role as Agriculture critic 11408
Post-secondary education
degree approval process, report recommendations 9844-6, 9851-2
education of First Nations people 9916
enrolment levels 9911
government investment and support 9226, 9392-4
government priorities 9232
international education
expansion and capacity in system 9854-5, 9905
government strategy 9853-5, 10854
on-line gateway initiative 9854
international students 9717
international students, enrolment 9911
student debt load 8463-4, 8970, 9018, 9232-3, 9392-4, 9708-9
student financial assistance 8463-4, 9122
grant programs 9911-3
grant programs, link with completion rates 9912
grant programs, NDP position 9393
information and public consultation 9915-6
integration of B.C. and Canada student loan programs 8970
interest on loans 8970, 9392, 9914-5
loan-forgiveness and loan-reduction programs 9913, 9915
review 8657-8, 9017-8, 9392-3, 9913-4
tuition fees 9394
tuition policy 9899
tuition revenues 9910
Post-secondary education, funding 9393-4
capital funding for maintenance and rehabilitation 9903-6
funding 9346, 9717, 10972, 11727-8
funding formula 9903
higher education price index, use for funding allocations 9899
surplus funds 9901-3
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
boards, changes 9224-33, 10503-9, 10541-52
boards, conduct guidelines and conflict of interest 9224-6, 10505-9, 10541-2, 10544, 10551
colleges, current conditions 9393
colleges, programs 10972
education quality assurance designation 9852-3
financial issues and deficits 9900
moratorium on use of term "university" 9851-2
private institutions
B.C. reputation 8974-5
complaint process for students 10574-5
English-language schools 8975, 9853
oversight and regulation 8974-5, 10019
personal education numbers 9223, 10502-3, 10552
Watson report, implementation of recommendations 8974-5, 9853
procurement process, shared purchase agreements 9899-900
sale of lands 9898
spending reductions 9843, 9899-901
Private Career Training Institutions Agency
governance and role 8975, 9852-3
role re education quality assurance 9853
Private Career Training Institutions Amendment Act, 2011, debate 8974-5
Private members' statements
Accessing government services 11555-7
Private members' statements (response)
Barracks to books 10315
Provincial Sales Tax Act, debate 12064-8
Reed, Jim, comments on funding for colleges 9393
Resorts
mountain resort municipalities, incorporation 11740-6
resort municipalities, ability to borrow from finance authority 11744-6
Rose, Sara, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9228
Royal Roads University Act, amendments 10546-7
Sabourin, Debbie, comments on work as teacher 10045
Sahota, Patty, work for Industry Training Authority 10854-5
Sales tax 12066-7
Salmo Public Library, community access program for public Internet service 11555
Sasaki, Fred, family's experience during World War II 12179
Schooler, Will, death in skiing accident 9116-7
Sedlar, Jasna, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9228
Selkirk College, funding and programs 10972
Selkirk College Faculty Association, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9231
Simon Fraser University, board
conduct guidelines 9226
membership 9230
Skills training
enrolment levels 9911
government funding and support 9346, 9394
industry training organizations, inclusion in government reporting 10855
supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 9391-2, 11727-8
system 10853
trades training
First Nations people 10853
immigrants 10853
relationship with labour market needs 9903
women 10853
workforce round tables 10856
Sports, skiing and snowboarding, risks 9116-7
Statements by members
Apology by UBC for expulsion of Japanese-Canadian students during WWII 12179
Campaign for helmet use by snowboarders and skiers 9116-7
Equality for women 9943
Fish and wildlife compensation program 10174
Local purchasing in Creston Valley 8767
Multiple sclerosis awareness 11656-7
Wedding planning and support for local food 9631
Work of hospital auxiliary societies in Kootenay area 8513-4
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on impaired driving penalties 11605
Taxation, private sales of used vehicles, aircraft and boats 12067
Teachers, collective bargaining, independent mediator proposal 10045-6
Trades Training Consortium, role 10856
Trucking industry, truck driver training 8657
Tsawwassen First Nation, membership in sewerage and drainage district 11736
Turk, James, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9230-1
Tyerman, Jean, work with hospital auxiliary 8513
Union of B.C. Municipalities, consultation on resort municipality legislation 11741, 11743
University Act, amendments 9224
University of B.C., Japanese-Canadian students interned during World War II, honorary degrees 12179
University of Victoria board, conduct guidelines 9226
Vancouver Community College Faculty Association, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9225
The Vancouver Sun, article on collective bargaining for teachers 10045
Walker, Darryl, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9232
Wedding industry, wedding receptions, use of locally grown food 9631
Whitehead, George, comments on truck drivers 8657
Wilcock, Tracy, comments on post-secondary institution board changes 9233
Women's equality 9943
Yamamoto, Naomi
comments on student financial assistance 8463
priorities as Advanced Education Minister 9232

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