E&N Railway See Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Earl Marriott Secondary School, Surrey, B.C.
- Extended hours (Brar) 11362
Earls Cove, B.C.
Early childhood development, early learning, etc. See Children – Early childhood development
Early development instrument See Students, evaluation and testing of students
under Education
The Early Edition
- Interview with Representative for Children and Youth (McIntyre) 8875
Early Years Study See Early learning and child care, report
under Children – Early childhood development
Earth Day
Earth Hour
Earthquakes
- Earthquake and tsunami in Japan See March 2011 earthquake and tsunami under Japan
- Earthquake preparedness (Chandra Herbert) 11342, 11577
- Earthquake preparedness, child care facilities (Elmore) 11043
- Earthquake preparedness, Great British Columbia ShakeOut, participation by Legislative Assembly staff (Bond) 8253 (Speaker) 8245
East Kootenay See Kootenay area
East Kootenay regional district
- Board representation (Bennett) 11587
- Delegation agreement with Agricultural Land Commission (McRae) 10412
Eating disorders
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementary, Vancouver, B.C.
- MLA visit (MacDiarmid) 9417
Ecole Herbert Spencer See Herbert Spencer Elementary School, New Westminster, B.C.
Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, Quebec
- 1989 massacre of women, government response (Karagianis) 8697
Economic Development Week
The Economist
- Article on economic ranking of countries (Sultan) 9365
Economy
- Balance with environmental values See Sustainable development below under this main heading
- Canadian economy See Canada
- Conditions
- Debt-to-GDP ratio See Public debt
- Diversification (Falcon) 11643 (Howard) 10003-4 (Kwan) 10321-2
- Economic development
- B.C. Liberal Party position (Clark) 11397
- economic development (Krog) 8122-3
- regional economic investment pilot program (Bell) 10844-7 (Trevena) 10844-6
- role of property (Sultan) 11639
- sustainable development See Sustainable development below under this main heading
- Economic models, behavioural economics (Hogg) 9533
- Economic plan for province (Macdonald) 7959-60 (Routley, D.) 7969
- Economic stimulus programs, ferry fare reduction (Simons) 12321
- Economic strengths (Falcon) 8463
- Employment See Employment and unemployment
- Global economy and B.C. economy (Dalton) 7918 (Hayer) 9541-2
- Global economy, conditions (Bell) 7962 (Bloy) 8005 (Dalton) 9489 (Falcon) 8925, 9330, 11643, 12035 (Hansen) 9266 (Howard) 8750, 9437, 9464 (Huntington) 9427-8 (Krog) 9414 (Lake) 10695 (Les) 7948-9, 9261, 9424, 9427 (Letnick) 9616 (Ralston) 9355-7 (Rustad) 9378 (Simpson, B.) 8012 (Stilwell) 9430 (Sultan) 9362 (Thornthwaite) 7942 (Yap) 7991, 9370
- Government job strategy See Employment and unemployment
- Green economy (Bell) 7966 (Fleming) 10519
- Gross domestic product See Measurement below under this main heading
- Growth (Dix) 9618 (Krog) 8122-3 (Sultan) 9362-3 (Yap) 9371
- Growth, role in funding of social services (Clark) 7979
- Knowledge-based economy (Bell) 7966 (Stilwell) 9431
- Measurement
- Productivity concept (Ralston) 9358-9
- Role of government See also Job creation, role of governments under Employment and unemployment
- Role of industry sectors (Bell) 7965-7 (Hayer) 9545-6
- Role of innovation and productivity (McIntyre) 9588
- Role of middle class (Dix) 7923-4
- Sustainable development (Huntington) 10961
- Sustainable development, measurement and establishment of board (Fleming) 8974
- Sustainable development, measurement and establishment of board, legislation See Sustainable Development Indicators and Reporting Act, 2011
- Trade See Exports and imports
- Trickle-down economic theory (Macdonald) 9366
Ecosystem Restoration Associates
- Carbon offset project in Maple Ridge area (Sather) 11247
EDI See Students, evaluation and testing of students, early development instrument
under Education
Edmonds Community School, Burnaby, B.C.
- Student population diversity (Austin) 9656
- Students from refugee families (Chouhan) 9563
Edmonds constituency and area See Burnaby-Edmonds constituency and area
EDS Advanced Solutions Inc. See HP Advanced Solutions Inc.
Education See also Education – Funding; Education – School districts and boards of education; Education – Schools; Post-secondary education; Skills training
- 21st century learning See Personalized learning model below under this main heading
- Adult basic education (Abbott) 11725-7, 11879-80, 11967 (Austin) 11727 (Dix) 11725-6 (Elmore) 11879, 11966-7, 12249-51 (Mungall) 8868-9, 9916-7 (Yamamoto) 8868-9, 9916-7
- All-day kindergarten See Kindergarten, full-day kindergarten below under this main heading
- Avison report See Performance review under British Columbia College of Teachers
- BCeSIS system See Information management below under this main heading
- B.C. education plan See Government plan below under this main heading
- Capital projects See Education – Schools
- Catchment areas See Education – School districts and boards of education
- Class size and composition
- class size (Abbott) 9641-2, 10243-5 (Austin) 9657, 10243-5 (Hammell) 9786-8 (Hawes) 9784 (Hayer) 9826 (Kwan) 10279-80 (Les) 9820 (Routley, D.) 9824 (Rustad) 9728
- class size and composition See also special needs students and quota issue below under this subheading
- class size in distance education See Distance education and online learning below under this main heading
- compensation for teachers with more than 30 students (Abbott) 9520, 9641-2, 10245-6, 10253-4, 10273-4 (Austin) 9657, 10245-6, 10273-4 (Barnett) 9741 (Howard) 9790 (Krueger) 9722 (Macdonald) 10254 (Pimm) 9794 (Simpson, B.) 10253 (Thornthwaite) 9735
- consultation at beginning of school year (Abbott) 10274-5 (Austin) 10274-5
- consultation between teachers and administrators (Abbott) 9520
- court ruling See Supreme Court of British Columbia
- funding initiative See Class organization fund proposal under Education – Funding; Learning improvement fund under Education – Funding
- government action (Coons) 8001-2
- grievances (Abbott) 9642, 10244, 10252-3, 11532 (Austin) 10244 (Simpson, B.) 10252-3
- grievances, arbitrator See Dorsey, James
- reporting and open data system (Abbott) 10275 (Austin) 10275
- reporting proposal (Austin) 10275-7 (Coons) 10278-9 (Karagianis) 10277-8 (Kwan) 10279-81
- role in collective bargaining process See Collective bargaining, rights re class size and composition under Teachers
- special needs students and quota issue (Abbott) 9639-41, 10246-51, 11529-32 (Austin) 9654-5, 10246-8, 10275-7, 11529-32 (Coons) 9818 (Elmore) 9875 (James) 9725 (Kwan) 9962 (Macdonald) 9663-4 (Routley, B.) 9791-2 (Routley, D.) 9821 (Sather) 9834, 9836 (Simpson, B.) 9736-7, 10249-51 (Thorne) 9829-30 (Thornthwaite) 9735
- split classes (Abbott) 10273-4 (Austin) 10273
- CommunityLINK funding See Education – Funding
- Completion rate See Graduation rate below under this main heading
- Continuing education See also Adult basic education above under this main heading
- Continuing education, fees (Abbott) 11482, 11484-5 (Austin) 11482, 11485
- Continuing education, lifelong learning concept (Elmore) 12249 (Letnick) 12250
- Counsellors See School counsellors under Teachers
- Curriculum
- benefits of breakfast, lunch and after-school programs (Hogg) 9260
- curriculum (Gentner) 7988
- curriculum and assessment framework (Abbott) 11534-5 (Austin) 11534
- metalwork and shop classes (Abbott) 10273 (Austin) 10273
- Distance education and online learning
- Distributed learning See Distance education and online learning above under this main heading
- Early development instrument See Students, evaluation and testing of students below under this main heading
- Early learning See Children – Early childhood development
- Education of First Nations people (Austin) 8489-90 (James) 11642 (Lee) 8475-6 (Trevena) 9402, 9732-3
- Education of First Nations people, aboriginal enhancement agreements (Abbott) 11541
- Education of First Nations people, graduation rate (Abbott) 8532, 11541-3 (Austin) 11541-3 (Falcon) 9333 (McIntyre) 9588-9
- Elluminate software program See Distance education and online learning above under this main heading
- English language learning program, private schools See Private institutions under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
- Enrolment levels (Abbott) 11531 (Dalton) 7921
- Extended-day schooling See School calendar, year-round and extended-day schooling below under this main heading
- Extracurricular activities in schools, benefits and role (Austin) 11242-3 (Dalton) 11241-2, 11562 (Hawes) 11557 (James) 11559
- Extracurricular activities in schools, withdrawal and volunteering of services by teachers during labour dispute See Labour dispute in education system under Teachers
- Fruit and vegetable program (Donaldson) 8727 (McRae) 11499 (Thornthwaite) 10739
- Funding See Education – Funding
- Government investment (Abbott) 11727
- Government plan (Abbott) 11482-3, 11534-5, 11539, 11616 (Austin) 11482-3, 11533-5, 11539 (Thorne) 11616
- Government plan, interactive website (MacDiarmid) 9419 (McIntyre) 11324
- Government support (Hammell) 9607 (James) 11559 (Krog) 11563-4
- Graduation rate, immigrant and refugee youth (Elmore) 10776 (Yap) 10776
- Home schooling, use of distance education (Abbott) 12101 (Austin) 12100-1
- Hours of instruction See School calendar below under this main heading
- Independent schools (Austin) 8490 (Lee) 8475
- Independent schools, role (Dalton) 11319
- Information management, BCeSIS system (Macdonald) 9663 (Routley, D.) 8076
- Information management, BCeSIS system, review and replacement (Abbott) 11483-9 (Austin) 11483-9
- Inner-city schools, issues (Kwan) 8921-2, 9960
- International Baccalaureate programs
- International education strategy (Mungall) 9717 (Yamamoto) 9717
- International students See also International students under Post-secondary education
- International students, government action on visa issues (Mungall) 11577 (Yamamoto) 11577
- Kindergarten See also Children – Early childhood development
- Kindergarten, full-day kindergarten (Abbott) 9017, 11610-1, 11617-8 (Elmore) 9017, 11611 (Hayer) 8119 (McNeil) 7998 (Thorne) 9830
- Labour dispute in education system See Teachers
- Methodologies (Austin) 8488-9
- Neighbourhood learning centres (Abbott) 11612
- Non-instructional days (Abbott) 12106-7 (Austin) 12107 (Bains) 11351 (Coons) 11323-4 (Sather) 11328
- Offshore schools teaching B.C. curriculum (Les) 7950
- Online learning See Distance education and online learning above under this main heading
- Parent advisory councils (Austin) 8489-90 (Lee) 8476
- Personalized learning model (Abbott) 11314, 11528 (James) 11355 (McIntyre) 11324
- Principals and vice-principals (Abbott) 10281 (Austin) 8486 (Corrigan) 11368 (Lee) 8474-5
- Right to education (Trevena) 9730
- Role in economy and society (Corrigan) 9747 (Hammell) 11370 (James) 9723-4 (Simpson, B.) 9739 (Simpson, S.) 8020-1
- Role of educators and families (Austin) 10569
- Rural education, dialogue (Austin) 11539-40
- Rural education, task force initiatives (Abbott) 11540
- Safety of students
- bullying issue See Violence
- safe schools coordinator (Abbott) 11615
- safe schools legislation (Abbott) 11621 (Chandra Herbert) 11621
- safety (Austin) 8481-2 (McRae) 8521
- School calendar
- balanced calendar See year-round calendar below under this subheading
- cost savings associated with changes (Austin) 11315-6 (Bains) 11348 (Coons) 11322-3 (Corrigan) 11369 (Hammell) 11371 (Sather) 11327
- elimination of standard school calendar and role of school districts (Abbott) 11187, 11313, 11374-5, 12104 (Austin) 11314-6, 11318, 12103-4 (Bains) 11348-9 (Brar) 11361-2 (Coons) 11322-3 (Corrigan) 11369-70 (Dalton) 11318-9 (Hammell) 11371 (James) 11354-5 (McIntyre) 11325 (Sather) 11326-7 (Simpson, B.) 11372-4 (Simpson, S.) 11364-5 (Thornthwaite) 11352 (Trevena) 11359-60
- elimination of standard school calendar, legislation See School Amendment Act, 2012
- history, report (Austin) 11315
- hours of instruction (Abbott) 11313, 12107 (Coons) 11323
- impact of changes on community and recreation centres (Simpson, S.) 11365
- impact of changes on summer school (Corrigan) 11369
- regulations (Abbott) 12106-7 (Austin) 12106-7
- year-round and extended-day schooling (Abbott) 10281
- year-round calendar (Abbott) 11374 (Austin) 11314-5 (Dalton) 11319 (Sather) 11325-6 (Simpson, S.) 11364 (Thornthwaite) 11352
- School counsellors See Teachers
- School libraries (Dix) 9870-1 (Hammell) 10267
- School libraries, funding See Education – Funding
- School meals program (Black) 9583
- Seismic upgrades of school buildings See Education – Schools
- Skills and trades training See Skills training
- Special education and special needs
- assessments (Abbott) 10248-9, 10285, 11533-4 (Austin) 9655-6, 10248-9, 10285, 11532-4 (Chandra Herbert) 9924 (Donaldson) 9879-80 (Popham) 9896 (Routley, D.) 9823 (Sather) 9833 (Trevena) 9732
- availability of occupational therapists, speech therapists and pathologists and psychoeducational professionals (Abbott) 11533-4
- cases (Sather) 9833-4
- conference See Crosscurrents Conference under Special Education Association of British Columbia
- designation and labelling issues (Abbott) 10247-8 (Austin) 9653-4, 10247-8 (Stilwell) 9659
- education assistants (Abbott) 9639 (Sather) 9836
- education assistants and special needs teachers (Abbott) 11531-3 (Austin) 11530-2
- education assistants, professional development and support (Abbott) 11545 (Austin) 11545
- English language learning students (Abbott) 10286 (Austin) 10286
- funding See Education – Funding
- special education and special needs (Abbott) 8532, 9637-8 (Coons) 9814-5 (Hayer) 9826
- special needs students and quota issue See Class size and composition above under this main heading
- specialized services in schools (Hammell) 9787-8
- students using wheelchairs (Abbott) 10247 (Austin) 10247
- supply and training of assessment specialists (Abbott) 10285-8 (Austin) 10285-7
- Students
- advocacy for students (Austin) 9649
- assessment for return to school after illness (de Jong) 8994 (Farnworth) 8618, 8994-5 (Thornthwaite) 8627
- evaluation and testing, early development instrument (Abbott) 11608-9
- graduation rate (Falcon) 9333
- immigrant student graduation rate report (Elmore) 10776
- immigrant student services See Programs and services for immigrants to B.C. under Immigration
- immigrant youth in schools pilot program (Elmore) 10776 (Yap) 10776
- international students See International students above under this main heading
- learning environment (Austin) 9258-61
- risk assessments (Abbott) 11614-5 (Trevena) 11614-5
- safety See Safety of students above under this main heading
- supervision (Macdonald) 8444-5
- vulnerable students (Hogg) 9260
- Studio school model (Hogg) 9259
- System
- accountability (Karagianis) 10277-8
- conditions (James) 9514
- costs (Bennett) 7983
- "educational change" concept (Brar) 10183 (Ralston) 10132-3
- efficiencies (Simpson, B.) 9739
- government initiatives (Throne speech) 7903
- government policies and legislation (Coons) 8449-50 (Routley, D.) 8471-3
- handling of interpersonal conflict (Austin) 8485
- innovation (Hogg) 9259-60 (Stilwell) 9432
- petition tabled (Gentner) 9814
- public system (Bains) 8528 (Black, D.) 9955, 9958 (Corrigan) 9549-50, 11562 (Krog) 11563-4 (Ralston) 10032 (Sultan) 8467-8 (Thorne) 9828
- ranking (Stilwell) 9660
- reform (Austin) 8489 (Hayer) 8121 (Howard) 7957-8 (McIntyre) 8524-5, 9588 (Simpson, B.) 8011, 8527, 9737 (Stilwell) 9661 (Thornthwaite) 7943 (Yap) 7990-1
- reforms See also Personalized learning model above under this main heading
- role in economy (Stilwell) 9432
- role of computer technology (Sather) 9835
- role of parents See also Parent advisory councils above under this main heading
- role of parents and concerns of parent groups (Austin) 9652
- role of technology (Austin) 8488 (Brar) 11361 (Hansen) 9517
- role of technology and screen time issue (Hammell) 11371 (Sather) 11327-8
- stakeholder collaboration and consultation (Coons) 8452 (Corrigan) 11366-7 (James) 8477-9, 11353-7 (McIntyre) 8524 (Sather) 8456 (Simpson, B.) 11374 (Simpson, S.) 11365-6 (Trevena) 11357-60
- stakeholder letter to Education Minister (Austin) 9657
- system (Abbott) 8532, 8534, 11481 (Austin) 9258-61, 10569 (Barnett) 8465-6 (Lee) 8474 (McIntyre) 8523-4 (Rustad) 8447-9 (Thornthwaite) 8453
- system during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Austin) 9647-58 (Brar) 9930 (Coons) 9815, 11560-1 (Donaldson) 9877-8 (Elmore) 9875-6 (James) 8477, 8479, 9724-6 (Karagianis) 8116 (Krog) 9926-7, 9976 (Lali) 9492, 9890 (Macdonald) 8445-6, 9662-3, 11558 (Routley, D.) 8472, 9820-4
- system during NDP administration (Barnett) 11561
- Teachers See Teachers
- Textbooks (Dix) 9872
- Upgrading See Continuing education above under this main heading
- Year-round schooling See School calendar, year-round and extended-day schooling under Education
Education – Funding
- Annual facilities grants, combination with carbon offset funds (Abbott) 11614, 11623-4 (Simpson, B.) 11624
- Capital funding (Thornthwaite) 9263
- Capital funding, government announcement (Abbott) 11617-9 (Bains) 11617-9
- Capital funding plan (Hayer) 8655 (Howard) 8512 (MacDiarmid) 9418
- Class organization fund proposal See also Learning improvement fund below under this main heading
- CommunityLINK program (Abbott) 11608-9, 11616 (Brar) 11608
- Distance education and online learning (Coons) 11321
- Distance education and online learning, combination with classroom learning (Abbott) 12100 (Austin) 12100
- Funding (Abbott) 10244, 11531, 11533 (Austin) 9657 (Barnett) 9741 (Bennett) 9837 (Black) 9583 (Cadieux) 9498 (Chong) 9482 (Coons) 9815-6 (Corrigan) 9748-9 (Falcon) 9332-3 (Hayer) 8119, 9543, 9826 (James) 8478, 9726, 11356 (Krueger) 9720-1 (Les) 9425, 9819 (Macdonald) 9368 (Pimm) 9472 (Polak) 8128-9 (Routley, D.) 8471, 9820-1 (Sather) 9385, 9833-5 (Simpson, B.) 9737, 9739, 10252 (Stewart) 9605 (Sultan) 9362 (Thomson) 9551 (Thorne) 9828-30 (Yamamoto) 9506 (Yap) 9370
- Funding formula See also Per-student funding below under this main heading
- Funding formula, changes (Abbott) 11615-6 (Austin) 9647-53, 9655 (Donaldson) 9877-8 (Kwan) 9959-60 (Thorne) 11615-6
- Funding formula, districts with declining enrolment (Abbott) 11625 (Thorne) 11625
- Fundraising by parents (James) 8479
- Impact on school district budgets and operations (James) 9514
- Learning improvement fund See also Class organization fund proposal above under this main heading
- (Abbott) 9520, 9639, 10111, 10210-1, 10249, 10252-3, 10273, 10281-8, 11531-3, 11616-7 (Austin) 10274, 10281-7, 11532 (Cantelon) 9746 (Coons) 9816 (Fraser) 9841 (Lake) 9751 (Simpson, S.) 9753 (Stewart) 9605 (Thorne) 9505 (Thornthwaite) 9263, 9734-5
- Learning improvement fund, disbursement of funds (Abbott) 11544-6 (Austin) 11544-6
- Learning improvement fund, legislation See Education Improvement Act
- NDP position (Abbott) 10251
- Per-student funding (Austin) 9649 (Simpson, S.) 9753 (Trevena) 9733
- Playgrounds (Abbott) 11612 (Falcon) 10654, 10723-4, 10746 (Fleming) 11612-3 (Ralston) 10746
- Priorities (Dix) 11726
- Rural schools (Abbott) 11540, 11616, 11625 (Austin) 11539-40 (Thorne) 11625 (Trevena) 11358
- School libraries (Abbott) 11536 (Austin) 11536
- Special education and special needs (Abbott) 9638-9, 10109-10 (Austin) 9649, 9655 (Coons) 9817 (Dix) 9872-3 (James) 9726 (Krog) 10109-10 (Routley, B.) 9791-2 (Simpson, B.) 9737
- Vulnerable student supplement (Abbott) 11608-9 (Brar) 11608-9
Education – School districts and boards of education
- Audit process (Fleming) 9210
- Carbon neutrality and costs (Abbott) 11609, 11613-4, 11623-4 (Falcon) 11718-9, 11779 (Fleming) 10536, 11613-4 (Lake) 10536 (Simpson, B.) 9739, 11718-9
- Carbon neutrality and costs, carbon offset projects link with annual facilities grants See Annual facilities grants under Education – Funding
- Carbon neutrality and costs, SmartTool software (Abbott) 11613 (Falcon) 11780 (Fleming) 11613 (Simpson, B.) 11623
- Catchment areas (Dalton) 11319 (Sather) 11326
- Codes of conduct (Abbott) 11620 (Chandra Herbert) 11620 (Reid) 8255
- Configuration issues affecting adjacent districts (Abbott) 11625 (Horgan) 11625
- Costs (James) 8478-9
- Costs and funding (Abbott) 11622 (Routley, B.) 11621-2
- Debt levels (Routley, B.) 11621
- Hiring practices, use of teacher registry See Registry under Teachers
- International Baccalaureate program fees and financial hardship policies See International Baccalaureate programs under Education
- Reporting on class size and composition See Class size and composition under Education
- Sale of lands (Ralston) 9351
- Sale of lands, role of provincial government (Abbott) 11537 (Austin) 11537 (Corrigan) 9547-8
- Shared services initiative (Abbott) 11537-8 (Austin) 11537-8 (Falcon) 9333
- Trustees (Lee) 8474
Education – Schools
Education Improvement Act
- (Bill 22) (Minister of Education) 1R, 9520; 2R, 9637-65, 9720-53, 9781-95, 9814-42, 9866-98, 9919-33, 9951-80, 10023-54; C, 10071-82, 10101-39, 10179-212, 10243-54, 10273-89; 3R, 10289; RA, 10290
- Amdts: 2R (Horgan) 9965, negatived 10054-5; sec. 6 (Austin) 10122-3, negatived 10187-8; sec. 15 (Austin) 10275, negatived 10288-9; sec. 26 (Abbott) 10289, approved 10289
- Divisions: amdt. to 2R negatived 10054; 2R approved 10055; amdt. to sec. 6 negatived 10187-8; amdt. to sec. 15 negatived 10288-9; 3R approved 10289
- Debate, speakers (Abbott) 9520, 9637-45, 10071-82, 10101-23, 10125, 10188-211, 10243-54, 10273-5, 10281-9 (Austin) 9645-59, 10023-6, 10071-81, 10122-5, 10199-201, 10204-6, 10211, 10243-8, 10273-7, 10281-8 (Bains) 9842, 9866-9, 10044-5 (Barnett) 9740-1 (Bennett) 9836-8 (Black) 9955-8 (Bloy) 9831-3 (Brar) 9929-32, 10034, 10182-4 (Cantelon) 9745-6 (Chandra Herbert) 9920-5, 10036-7 (Chouhan) 9893-6, 10040-1, 10101-2 (Conroy) 9933, 9951-5 (Coons) 9814-8, 10039-40, 10192-4, 10278-9 (Corrigan) 9746-50, 10037-8, 10104, 10112-5, 10185-7, 10210 (Dix) 9870-3, 10051-4 (Donaldson) 9877-81, 10046-7 (Elmore) 9873-7, 10029-30, 10127-9 (Farnworth) 9971-5, 10179-82 (Fleming) 10026-8 (Fraser) 9838-41, 10137-9 (Gentner) 9884-8 (Hammell) 9786-9, 10028-9, 10184-5 (Hawes) 9783-6 (Hayer) 9824-7 (Horgan) 9962-71, 10182 (Howard) 9789-90 (James) 9722-6, 10050-1, 10135-7 (Karagianis) 9979-80, 10277-8 (Krog) 9925-9, 9975-9, 10108-10, 10112 (Krueger) 9720-2 (Kwan) 9958-62, 10279-81 (Lake) 9750-2 (Lali) 9888-93, 10048-50 (Les) 9818-20 (Macdonald) 9661-5, 10032-4, 10116-21, 10133-5, 10254 (McNeil) 9841-2 (Mungall) 10045-6 (Pimm) 9794-5 (Popham) 9896-8, 9919-20 (Ralston) 9741-5, 10031-2, 10102-8, 10131-3, 10201-4, 10243 (Routley, B.) 9790-4, 10038-9, 10116 (Routley, D.) 9820-4, 10041-2 (Rustad) 9726-9 (Sather) 9833-6, 10042-4 (Simons) 9881-4, 10047-8 (Simpson, B.) 9736-40, 10194-9, 10206-9, 10249-53 (Simpson, S.) 9752-3, 9781-3, 10030-1, 10125-7, 10188-92 (Stilwell) 9659-61 (Thorne) 9827-31 (Thornthwaite) 9733-6 (Trevena) 9729-33, 10035-6, 10129-31
- Debate by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs (Chandra Herbert) 9922-3 (Chouhan) 9896 (Gentner) 9885 (Horgan) 9964 (Kwan) 9961-2 (Lali) 9891 (Popham) 9896-7, 9919
- Debate by NDP MLAs (Bennett) 9837 (Fraser) 10137 (Les) 9818-9
- Debate timeline (Abbott) 9638 (Dix) 10051 (Fraser) 9839-40 (Horgan) 10182 (Lali) 10048-9 (Mungall) 10045 (Ralston) 10031 (Routley, D.) 9820-1
- Definitions (Abbott) 10071 (Austin) 10071
- Definitions, "cooling-off period" (Abbott) 10072-4 (Austin) 10072-3
- Purpose of bill (Abbott) 9520
- Retroactivity (Abbott) 10288 (Austin) 10288
Education, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Budget (Abbott) 11482 (Austin) 11482
- Financial management and just-in-time financial disbursement system (Abbott) 11538 (Austin) 11538
- Letter on library funding (Abbott) 11536
- Rural and remote strategic plan (Abbott) 11540
- Service plan and performance measurement (Abbott) 11481, 11485 (Austin) 11481
Education quality assurance See Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Education Services Collective Agreement Act
Eichenberger, Kathy
- Experience in Flathead Valley area (Bennett) 8029
Einstein, Albert
- Comments on relationship between perception and theory (Hogg) 9534
Eiseley, Loren
- "The Star Thrower" short story (Hogg) 9534
Elder abuse See Seniors
Election Act
- Amendments See also Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2012; Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012
- (Bond) 10980, 11508, 12076-93 (Brar) 11590-1, 12078 (Chandra Herbert) 11588-9 (Corrigan) 11524-6, 12077-8, 12080-2, 12086-9 (Krog) 10981-3, 11510-7, 12076-80, 12082-93 (Macdonald) 11582-3 (Routley, B.) 11519-20 (Simpson, S.) 11526-7, 11580-2 (Trevena) 11521-3
- Enforcement (Bond) 11071-2 (Krog) 11071
Election Finance Amendment Act, 2011
- (Bill M202) (Simpson, B.) 1R, 8443
- Debate, speakers (Simpson, B.) 8443
Elections See also Chief Electoral Officer; Elections B.C.; Politics and politicians
- 2009 general election (Fleming) 10012
- 2013 general election (Black) 9582 (Simpson, S.) 8022
- Advertising
- Advertising, limits on third-party spending
- court rulings See British Columbia Court of Appeal; Supreme Court of British Columbia; Supreme Court of Canada
- disclosure statements (Bond) 12090 (Krog) 12090
- expenditures and outcomes (Bond) 12082-4 (Krog) 12082-4, 12086-7
- independent sponsors (Bond) 12093 (Krog) 12093
- legislation See also Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012
- legislation, costs for government court cases (Bond) 11398-9 (Krog) 11398
- legislation, court challenges (Bond) 12080-1, 12091-3 (Brar) 11590-1 (Chandra Herbert) 11588-9 (Corrigan) 11524-6, 12078, 12080-1 (Krog) 11510-7, 12091-3 (Lali) 11599 (Macdonald) 11582-3 (Routley, B.) 11519-20 (Simpson, S.) 11526-7, 11581-2 (Trevena) 11521-3
- limits (Bond) 11508
- limits elsewhere (Bond) 12078-9 (Krog) 12078-9
- referral to courts (Bond) 12078, 12088-9 (Krog) 12078, 12088-9
- registration (Bond) 12086, 12089 (Corrigan) 12086, 12089
- By-elections See also Chilliwack-Hope constituency and area; Port Moody–Coquitlam constituency and area
- Campaign financing, legislation See Election Finance Amendment Act, 2011
- Campaign financing, reform (Fleming) 10012 (Krog) 8125 (Simpson, B.) 8443
- Candidates, nomination process (Barnett) 10008 (Hayer) 10009-10 (Pimm) 10011
- Election advisory committee (Bond) 11071-2
- Election of senatorial nominees See Senate under Canada
- Electoral representation (Barnett) 10008 (Chandra Herbert) 10006 (Elmore) 10007-8 (Fleming) 10012-3 (Hawes) 10013 (Hayer) 10009-10 (Les) 10007 (Macdonald) 10010-1 (Pimm) 10011-2
- Electronic voting (Bond) 10989 (Krog) 10984 (Les) 9806 (Sather) 8159-60
- Enumeration, changes to requirements (Bond) 10980, 10988-9, 11069-72 (Chandra Herbert) 10986-7 (Elmore) 11068 (Hammell) 10987 (Krog) 10981-6, 11070-2
- Enumeration, legislation See Election Act
- Financial reporting, political donations (Bond) 12087-8 (Corrigan) 12087-8 (Krog) 12087
- Fixed election date (Bennett) 7972
- Fixed election date, fall date (Simpson, B.) 8865
- Fixed election date, fall date, legislation See Fall Fixed Election Amendment Act, 2011
- Gag law See Advertising, limits on third-party spending above under this main heading
- Internet voting See Electronic voting above under this main heading
- Municipal elections, task force See Local Government Elections Task Force
- Municipal elections, voter turnout (Bennett) 8976
- Voter participation (Bond) 10988-9, 11069, 11072 (Fleming) 10012 (Hammell) 10987-8 (Karagianis) 8114 (Krog) 10008-9, 10982-5
- Voter participation, under-represented groups See also particular groups
- Voter registration See Enumeration above under this main heading
- Voters list (Krog) 10497-8
- Voters list, accuracy and coverage (Bond) 10980, 10988-9, 11069-72 (Chandra Herbert) 10986-7 (Elmore) 11069-70 (Hammell) 10987-8 (Krog) 10982-5, 11070-1
- Voters list, proposal for provisional register for 16- and 17-year-olds (Chandra Herbert) 10987
- Voting, electronic voting See Electronic voting above under this main heading
- Youth participation See Youth
Elections B.C. See also Chief Electoral Officer
- Changes (Chong) 9669
- Multicultural services (Bond) 11069
- Operations (Hammell) 10987
- Recommendations on electoral process (Bond) 10988-9, 11069-70 (Chandra Herbert) 10987 (Krog) 10984
- Reports tabled
- 2011-12 annual report and 2012-13–2014-15 service plan (Speaker) 12709
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Recommendations for Legislative Change (Speaker) 8901
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) Referendum (Speaker) 8765
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Port Moody–Coquitlam and Chilliwack-Hope By-elections, April 19, 2012 (Speaker) 12709
- Role and responsibilities (Bond) 11072 (Krog) 11072
Electoral areas See Regional districts; particular regional districts
Electric power See Energy
Electronics
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain
- Diamond jubilee (Clark) 9123 (Dix) 9123 (Speaker) 12693
- Diamond jubilee, celebration at B.C. Legislature (Yap) 9149-50
Elk Valley
- Mining industry in area (Hawes) 8034-6
Elkview mine See Teck Resources Ltd.
ELL See English language learning program
under Education
Ellice Recycling, Victoria, B.C.
- Metal recycling business (Corrigan) 8670
Ellis, Lori-Ann
- Comments on Missing Women Inquiry (Kwan) 10572
Ellis, Scott
- Comments on wildlife harvest allocation policy (Donaldson) 8870
Elluminate software program See Distance education and online learning
under Education
Elsie MacGill Northern Lights Award
- Purpose (Karagianis) 9070
Emergencies
Emergencies – Emergency services providers
- Communicable disease exposure
- cases (Letnick) 11431-2
- criteria for mandatory testing See Mandatory testing and reporting under Health – Public health, communicable disease
- disease exposure and occupational safety (Bains) 11434 (Black) 11476-7 (Brar) 11472 (Chandra Herbert) 11441-3, 11467-8 (Chouhan) 11429 (Corrigan) 11439 (Farnworth) 11474-5 (Fleming) 11473-4 (Krog) 11437-8 (Letnick) 11431, 11433 (MacDiarmid) 11255, 11428, 12333, 12344-5 (Routley, B.) 11470 (Routley, D.) 11436-7, 12344-5
- impact on mental health and relationships (MacDiarmid) 12332
- legislation See Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act
- testing requirements See Mandatory testing and reporting under Health – Public health, communicable disease
- Emergency services providers (Bains) 11434 (Bennett) 11112 (MacDiarmid) 11477
- Exposure to diseases See Communicable disease exposure above under this main heading
- Scope of providers and services (Chandra Herbert) 12325 (Farnworth) 11474-5 (MacDiarmid) 12325
- Stress-related conditions (Routley, D.) 11436, 12344
- Work of first responders (Routley, B.) 11470-1
Emergency and Health Services Amendment Act, 2012
- (Bill 48) (Minister of Health) 1R, 11570
- Debate, speakers (de Jong) 11570
- Consultation by government (Lali) 11970
- Purpose of bill (de Jong) 11570
Emergency and Health Services Commission
- Role in emergency health services coordination (de Jong) 11570
Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act
- (Bill 39) (Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government) 1R, 11255; 2R, 11428-42, 11467-77; C, 12323-48; 3R, 12323; RA, 12693
- Amdts: sec. 14 (MacDiarmid) 12348, approved 12348
- Divisions: 3R approved 12323
- Debate, speakers (Bains) 11434-5 (Black) 11476-7 (Brar) 11471-2 (Chandra Herbert) 11440-2, 11467-8, 12324-43 (Chouhan) 11429-30, 12323-5, 12327, 12329, 12335, 12339-40, 12346-8 (Corrigan) 11439-40 (Farnworth) 11474-5 (Fleming) 11472-4 (Hayer) 11435-6 (Krog) 11437-9 (Letnick) 11430-4 (MacDiarmid) 11255, 11428-9, 11477, 12323-48 (Mungall) 11468-70 (Ralston) 11475-6 (Routley, B.) 11470-1 (Routley, D.) 11436-7, 12343-6
- Consultation on bill (Chandra Herbert) 12330, 12335-6 (Lali) 11970 (MacDiarmid) 12330, 12336, 12343-4 (Routley, D.) 12343-4
- Definitions, "source individual" (Chandra Herbert) 12324 (MacDiarmid) 12324
- Development of legislation (Black) 11476 (Letnick) 11430-1
- Provisions
- Purpose of bill (Chandra Herbert) 12333-4 (MacDiarmid) 11255, 11428, 12333-4
- Regulations, development (Chouhan) 12325, 12348 (MacDiarmid) 12325, 12348
- Support for legislation (Brar) 11471-2 (Corrigan) 11439-40 (Farnworth) 11474 (Fleming) 11472-3 (Letnick) 11430 (MacDiarmid) 11477 (Ralston) 11475
- Use of term "bodily substance" (Chandra Herbert) 12327, 12331-2 (MacDiarmid) 12327, 12332
- Use of term "reasonable grounds" (Chouhan) 12335 (MacDiarmid) 12335
Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act, 2011
- (Bill M204) (Letnick) 1R, 8708-9
- Debate, speakers (Letnick) 8708
Emergency shelter beds See Temporary housing and shelters
under Housing
Emerson Real Estate Group
Emerson, Ron
- Comments on land holdings in Delta (Gentner) 10910 (Popham) 10645-6
Eminata Group
Employee and family assistance programs See Occupational health and safety
Employment and Assistance Act
Employment and unemployment See also Labour
- BladeRunners program (Bell) 10850
- Child labour See Employment under Children
- Cross-training in jobs (Lake) 8433
- Employment (Falcon) 9409 (Stewart) 8016
- Employment and unemployment (Stewart) 9603
- Employment in value-added industries (Gentner) 7985-6, 8730-1
- Employment opportunities, government initiative for opportunities in northern and rural B.C. (Falcon) 9333
- Employment programs See Income assistance
- Employment standards See also Employment standards branch under Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government, Ministry of
- Employment standards complaint system
- caseload and self-help kit (Chouhan) 10166-8 (MacDiarmid) 10166-8
- changes (Chouhan) 10165
- payment of wages and seizure of employer assets (Chouhan) 10168-9 (MacDiarmid) 10168-9
- system (MacDiarmid) 10163
- Government job strategy
- advertising component (Bell) 10782-3 (Clark) 12665-6 (Dix) 12665-6 (Kwan) 10782-3 (MacDiarmid) 10156-60 (Routley, D.) 10156-60
- board See Jobs and Investment Board
- development and key principles (Bell) 7963-7
- polling activities (Clark) 12622-3 (Dix) 12621-3 (Ralston) 12265
- regional economic investment pilot program See Economic development under Economy
- sectors and small businesses (Bell) 10704-5 (Brar) 10704-5
- strategy (Bell) 10701, 10705-6, 10856 (Bloy) 8005-6 (Chong) 9483 (Clark) 7935-7, 8109-11, 8568-9, 9625, 12614-5 (Coell) 8694-5, 8902 (Coleman) 12383, 12385 (Coons) 8002-3 (Dalton) 7919 (Dix) 7924-6, 7935, 12618-9 (Donaldson) 7952-4, 8038-9, 8716, 12383, 12385 (Falcon) 9334 (Fleming) 10557-9 (Hayer) 8120-1, 10324 (Horgan) 8083 (Howard) 7957 (James) 9511 (Karagianis) 8113-4 (Krog) 8123-5 (Lake) 10559 (Lali) 9495 (Les) 8207 (Letnick) 7913-5 (MacDiarmid) 9416 (McNeil) 7998 (McRae) 9410 (Pimm) 8081-2 (Polak) 8129 (Ralston) 9356 (Routley, B.) 9532 (Routley, D.) 9540 (Sather) 10681 (Simpson, B.) 8009, 8012-3, 8047, 8380 (Simpson, S.) 7937, 8020 (Stewart) 8014 (Stilwell) 9431 (Thomson) 9552-4 (Thorne) 9504-5 (Thornthwaite) 7942-3, 9701 (Throne speech) 7901-3 (Trevena) 7997 (Yamamoto) 9507-8 (Yap) 7991, 9372
- Job creation See also Government job strategy above under this main heading
- JobFest initiative, funding and role (Bell) 10783-5 (Kwan) 10783-4
- Jobs commissioner (Fraser) 11422
- Jobs in green sector (McIntyre) 9589
- Jobs in small communities (Macdonald) 8426
- Jobs plan See Government job strategy above under this main heading
- Jobs protection commissioner See also Job Protection Commission
- Unemployment (Black) 9582-3 (Karagianis) 8113
- Unemployment rates (Polak) 8129
- Youth employment See Youth
Employment Standards Act
Employment Standards Tribunal
- Effectiveness (Krog) 11689
"Enabling" industries See Sectors
under Industry
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
- Proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat
- B.C. Liberal Party position (Austin) 11497-8 (Coons) 8001 (Donaldson) 11344-5, 12261 (Fleming) 11396-7 (Lake) 11397-8, 11497-8
- environmental assessment and permitting process (Fleming) 10606-7 (Lake) 10606-7
- federal government position (Fleming) 11871
- freedom-of-information requests (MacDiarmid) 10144, 10155 (Routley, D.) 10144, 10147
- NDP position (Bennett) 11872 (Clark) 12658-60, 12662 (Dix) 12658-9 (Lake) 11344-5
- participation by B.C. government in review process (Clark) 11343, 12627-8, 12653-8, 12662 (Coons) 11397 (Dix) 11343, 12626-8, 12653-8, 12662 (Fleming) 10317, 10605-6, 11343-4 (Lake) 10606, 11344-5, 11397-8
- position of communities in area (Coons) 11397
- position of First Nations in area (Austin) 11498 (Coons) 10266 (Donaldson) 11344, 11860-2 (Fleming) 11497
- position of recreational fishing industry (Austin) 11497-8
- position of small businesses in area (Donaldson) 11345
- potential impact of increased oil tanker traffic (Clark) 12658, 12660 (Dix) 12657-8, 12660-2
- potential impact on environment (Fleming) 11344
- proposal (Donaldson) 8038-9 (Pimm) 8082
- public hearings by review panel and public opinion in coastal communities (Coons) 10569-70
- Role in Pacific north coast integrated management area process (Austin) 11868 (Coons) 11865 (Karagianis) 11869-70
EnCana Corp.
- Natural gas operations (Clark) 12615
Endako Mines See Thompson Creek Mining Ltd.
Endangered species See Species at risk
under Wildlife
Ending Violence Association of British Columbia
End-of-life care See Hospice and palliative care
Energy
- Alternative energy sources (Sultan) 11006
- Bioenergy
- use of wood waste for power generation (Donaldson) 10763-4 (Lali) 10771 (Macdonald) 8352, 10664, 11200-1 (Routley, B.) 8541-2, 10670 (Thomson) 8542, 8561, 8658, 10662, 11200-1
- use of wood waste for power generation, direct-award of fibre (Simpson, B.) 8379, 8383, 8572-4 (Slater) 8384 (Thomson) 7931, 8348, 8572-4
- use of wood waste for power generation, supply contracts (Routley, B.) 8549 (Simpson, B.) 8540-1 (Thomson) 8540-1, 8549
- Clean energy
- Clean energy vehicle program See Vehicle efficiency under Automobiles
- Coal-fired power plants (Macdonald) 11007 (Sather) 11033
- Conservation (Howard) 10633
- Conservation initiatives, funding (Routley, D.) 7970
- Electricity rates
- impact on industry and investment (Coleman) 8517-8 (Ralston) 8517-8
- rates (Austin) 11027-9 (Clark) 12616-7 (Coleman) 8464-5, 9274-6, 9527, 10999-1000, 11065, 11964, 12271-2, 12426, 12484-5 (Dix) 9274, 11876-7 (Horgan) 9276, 9527, 10310, 11001, 11877, 11963-4, 12272, 12425-6, 12482-5 (Horne) 10309-10 (Sather) 11033 (Sultan) 11006 (Throne speech) 7900
- rates and billing issues (Coleman) 9717-8
- Employment and jobs, labour agreements and workforce (Coleman) 12484 (Horgan) 12484
- Energy efficiency
- Energy initiatives (Barnett) 10636
- Energy initiatives during NDP administration (Bloy) 10634-5
- Energy initiatives, past initiatives (Trevena) 10636
- Government policy, costs (Coleman) 11877 (Dix) 11876 (Horgan) 11877
- Green energy See Alternative energy sources; Clean energy above under this main heading
- Heritage assets (Coleman) 12631 (Horgan) 12631
- Home heating retrofits, rebate payments (Coleman) 12436 (Sather) 12436
- Hydroelectric power
- Hydroelectric power projects
- impact on environment, fish and wildlife compensation program (Bennett) 9521-2 (Coleman) 9075 (Mungall) 9075, 10174
- projects (Howard) 10632-3
- run-of-the-river projects See also Independent power projects below under this main heading
- run-of-the-river projects, impact on fish stocks (Lake) 10687-90 (Sather) 10687-90
- ICE fund See Innovative clean energy fund below under this main heading
- Independent power producers, relationship with government (Austin) 11028
- Independent power projects See also Hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects above under this main heading; Power supply, private sector involvement below under this main heading
- benefits and government support (Coleman) 11063-6
- development and public consultation (Sather) 11032-4
- diversion of rivers, local decision-making (Macdonald) 8821
- First Nations involvement (Coleman) 11063-5
- history (Horgan) 11003
- impact on environment (Sather) 10333-4
- impact on fish (Horgan) 11456-7 (Thomson) 11457-8
- operations (Sultan) 11006
- run-of-the-river projects See Hydroelectric power projects, run-of-the-river projects above under this main heading
- sale of electricity to B.C. Hydro See Energy purchase agreements with independent power producers under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Infrastructure
- government investment (Coleman) 11964 (Falcon) 12181-2 (Horgan) 11964
- Site C power project See Peace River area
- smart grid See Smart metering and infrastructure program below under this main heading
- Innovation council See British Columbia Innovation Council
- Innovative clean energy fund (Austin) 12208 (Falcon) 12412-3, 12573-4 (Fleming) 8081 (Ralston) 12573
- Legislation See Energy and Mines Statutes Amendment Act, 2012
- LiveSmart B.C. program (Brar) 12491-2 (Coleman) 12490-2 (Falcon) 9335 (Fleming) 10519, 10529-30 (Lake) 10529-30 (Sather) 12436, 12490-1
- LiveSmart B.C. program, small business program (Bell) 10725 (Brar) 10725
- Market and trading (Coleman) 11062 (Macdonald) 11007-8 (Sultan) 11005
- Northwest transmission line (Coleman) 12484-7 (Coons) 8003 (Horgan) 12484-7
- Power supply
- private sector involvement (Austin) 11027-31 (Horgan) 11001-2 (Macdonald) 11007-9 (Simpson, B.) 11036 (Sultan) 11006
- purchase and sale of power See British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- self-sufficiency, B.C. Liberal Party position (Austin) 11027-31 (Horgan) 11000-4 (Macdonald) 11007-9 (Mungall) 11040 (Sather) 11032-3 (Simpson, B.) 11036-7
- self-sufficiency, definition change (Coleman) 10094, 10999-1000, 11062, 11065, 12632-4 (Horgan) 12632-4 (Sultan) 11005-6
- self-sufficiency issue (Coleman) 9074 (Horgan) 9074, 12482
- supply and demand (Horgan) 12481-2 (Sultan) 11006-7
- supply management (Horne) 10311
- supply management and long-term planning (Coleman) 12271-2, 12481-2
- Projects, exemptions (Horgan) 11001
- Renewable energy See Alternative energy sources; Clean energy above under this main heading
- Resources, history and future (Macdonald) 9280 (Thomson) 9279-80
- Sector, forestry activities See Forest licences under Forests and forest industry
- Sector, impact on forest stewardship See Forest stewardship under Forests and forest industry
- Smart-metering and infrastructure program
- analog vs. digital meters (Coleman) 12488 (Horgan) 12488
- call for review See Review of smart meter program under British Columbia Utilities Commission
- faulty meters (Austin) 10637-8 (Rustad) 10638
- impact on electricity billing (Coleman) 9717 (Horgan) 9717-8
- implementation (Coleman) 8048-9, 9074, 12487-90 (Horgan) 8048-9, 9074, 12487-90 (Routley, B.) 8366
- implementation and oversight (Horgan) 9718, 10310-1, 11004
- outages and line repairs (Coleman) 12489 (Horgan) 12489
- petitions tabled (Donaldson) 9720 (Horgan) 9076
- program (Barnett) 10636-7 (Bloy) 10634-5 (Coleman) 9275, 9718, 12489-90 (Dalton) 10631-2 (Dix) 7925 (Horgan) 12489-90 (Howard) 10633 (Routley, D.) 7970 (Rustad) 10638-9
- response and refusal rate (Coleman) 12488 (Horgan) 12488, 12490
- time-of-use pricing (Austin) 10638 (Coleman) 12489 (Horgan) 12489
- wireless technology and electromagnetic field concerns (Coleman) 12489 (Horgan) 12488-9
- Sustainable energy See Alternative energy sources; Clean energy above under this main heading
- Transmission system, northwest transmission line project See Northwest transmission line above under this main heading
- Transmission system, projects (Coleman) 12486 (Horgan) 12486
- Wind power (Coleman) 11064 (Horgan) 11004
Energy and Mines, Ministry of, and Minister Responsible for Housing
- Estimates
- debate 12381-94, 12416-27, 12481-503, 12591-614
- speakers (Brar) 12491-2 (Chandra Herbert) 12610-1 (Coleman) 12382-94, 12416-27, 12481-503, 12591-614 (Donaldson) 12381-94, 12421-2 (Horgan) 12417-27, 12481-90 (Kwan) 12611-3 (Sather) 12490-1 (Simpson, S.) 12492-503, 12591-610, 12613-4 (Trevena) 12611
- Budget, allocation for permit processing (Thomson) 8805
- Budget and staffing (Coleman) 12390 (Donaldson) 12390
- Gaming policy and enforcement branch (Coleman) 12592, 12594
- Housing component, financial forecast (Coleman) 12603-4 (Simpson, S.) 12603-4
- Liquor distribution branch (Coleman) 11662, 12273, 12493 (Simpson, S.) 12273, 12493
- Regional office for provincial mines (Coleman) 12390 (Donaldson) 12390
- Residential tenancy branch, access to information on decisions (Chandra Herbert) 12610-1 (Coleman) 12610-1
- Resource management coordination, interministerial work (Coleman) 12394 (Donaldson) 12393
- Service plan goals and performance measurement (Coleman) 12382, 12389-90 (Donaldson) 12382, 12389-90
- Transfer of responsibilities from Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry (Bond) 12130
Energy and Mines Statutes Amendment Act, 2012
- (Bill 30) (Minister of Energy and Mines) 1R, 10093-4; 2R, 10999-11010, 11027-41, 11062-5; C, 12631-5; 3R, 12635; RA, 12693
- Debate, speakers (Austin) 11027-31 (Coleman) 10093-4, 10999-1000, 11041, 11062-5, 12631-5 (Horgan) 11000-5, 12631-5 (Huntington) 11035-6 (Macdonald) 11007-10 (Mungall) 11040-1 (Sather) 11031-5 (Simpson, B.) 11036-40 (Sultan) 11005-7
- Definitions, "heritage asset" (Coleman) 12631 (Horgan) 12631
- Purpose of bill (Coleman) 10093-4
Energy and Water Efficiency Act
Energy Efficiency Act
Enforcement of Canadian Judgments and Decrees Act
Engineers
Engineers and Geoscientists Act
England See also United Kingdom
- Education system models (Hogg) 9259
- Social impact bond for young offenders in justice system (Hogg) 9537
- Social services models (Hogg) 9535, 9537
English-as-a-second-language program See English language learning program
under Education
Enns, Doug
- Review of budget process, report See Budget process review, report under Budgets
Entwistle, Darren
- Role in B.C. Place naming rights agreement negotiations (Horgan) 10176
Environment
- Biodiversity (Macdonald) 11386 (Thomson) 11386
- Environmental assessment process See also particular projects
- capacity and funding (Coons) 10325 (Donaldson) 9479 (Fleming) 10519, 10557-60, 10910-1 (Lake) 10518, 10557-9, 10911
- capacity and funding of provincial office (Fleming) 9716-7, 11239 (Lake) 9716-7 (Sather) 8958
- changes (Donaldson) 8497-9, 8758-9, 11862 (Fleming) 10333, 11238-9 (Fraser) 10296 (Lali) 11970 (Sather) 8957-9
- compliance and enforcement activities (Fleming) 10558-61 (Lake) 10559-61
- compliance and enforcement activities, disclosure of information (Lake) 10687-9 (Sather) 10687-9
- consideration of cumulative impacts (Fleming) 10561 (Huntington) 10564-5 (Lake) 10561-6 (Simpson, B.) 10563-4
- consideration of greenhouse gas emissions (Fleming) 10605 (Lake) 10605
- federal process (Fleming) 10601-3, 12522 (Lake) 10601-3
- First Nations consultation (Barnett) 11861 (Donaldson) 11637, 12388 (Fraser) 10296 (Lake) 10610 (Polak) 10296
- impact of changes to fish habitat protection legislation (Fleming) 10685-6
- integrated federal-provincial process (Barnett) 11237-9
- number of projects (Fleming) 10557 (Lake) 10557
- process (Coleman) 12388-9 (Donaldson) 8038-9, 8088, 8827, 9257, 12388-9 (Fleming) 8828, 10316-7 (Hawes) 11858 (James) 8806 (Lake) 10609, 10611-2 (Polak) 8130 (Thomson) 8807
- site visits (Dix) 8805-6 (Lake) 8805
- Environmental organizations, gaming grants (Simpson, S.) 9760
- Environmental protection
- balance between jobs and protection (Fleming) 10518, 10520 (Lake) 10520
- enforcement and resources (Fleming) 10317-8
- environmental protection and green initiatives (Karagianis) 9594
- protection (Fleming) 10906 (Routley, D.) 9539
- protection during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Sather) 8957-9, 11034
- sustainability, government action (Lake) 10332-4
- transboundary issues (Gentner) 8053-4
- Environmental remediation sub-account, expansion of scope (Bond) 8816 (Donaldson) 9000 (Fleming) 8831 (Macdonald) 8998-9000 (Thomson) 8998-9000
- Environmental stewardship, product stewardship programs See Recycling
- Global warming See Climate change
- Government initiatives (Lake) 10518 (Throne speech) 7902
- Pest control and pesticide use
- Pollution, greenhouse gases See Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
- Pollution, plastic and polystyrene (Trevena) 10971
- Stewardship and sustainability (Fleming) 10316-9
- Toxins See Hazardous products
Environment, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 10517-39, 10553-66, 10601-20, 10683-701
- speakers (Fleming) 10518-26, 10528-33, 10536-9, 10553-62, 10601-7, 10616-20, 10683-6, 10690-7, 10699-701 (Huntington) 10564-5, 10601, 10615-6 (Lake) 10517-39, 10553-66, 10601-20, 10683-701 (Lali) 10607-12 (Ralston) 10697-8 (Sather) 10612-5, 10687-90 (Simpson, B.) 10526-8, 10533-6, 10562-4
- Budget (Donaldson) 9479
- Budget and operations (Fleming) 10518-9 (Lake) 10517-8
- Climate action secretariat (Fleming) 10518-20, 10522-3, 10530 (Lake) 10520, 10522-3, 10530, 10539
- Environmental assessment office See Environmental assessment process under Environment
- Freedom-of-information requests (MacDiarmid) 10144 (Routley, D.) 10144
- Goals (Lake) 10518
- Minister, role (Lake) 10608-10 (Lali) 10608-9
- Reports on mountain caribou (Sather) 11459-60
- Role in carbon offset reporting (Fleming) 10553-4 (Lake) 10553-4
- Role in carbon tax review (Fleming) 10537-8 (Lake) 10537-8
- Staff thanked (Fleming) 10518 (Lake) 10518
- Staffing (Krog) 8817 (Sather) 8959
Environmental Appeal Board
- Annual report, 2010-11, tabled (Bond) 12437
Environmental Assessment Act
- Changes in 2002 (Donaldson) 8758-9
Environmental law clinic See University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
Environmental Management Act
Environmental remediation sub-account See Environment
Epilepsy
- Incidence and awareness (Cantelon) 10330 (Gentner) 10331
EQA See Education quality assurance
under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
EQuilibrium Sustainable Housing Demonstration Initiative
- Harmony House net-zero energy project (Horne) 10310
Equitas Disabled Soldiers Funding Society
- Work of organization (Hogg) 8599
Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation
- Innovation Awards nominees (Reid) 12431
ESL See English language learning program
under Education
Esposito, Laura
- Comments on collective bargaining for teachers (Coons) 9818
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
- History and need for investment (Routley, D.) 7967-8
- Track repair funding and future of railway (Horgan) 11227 (Lekstrom) 11223, 11227
Esquimalt, B.C. See also Esquimalt–Royal Roads constituency and area
Esquimalt High School, Victoria, B.C.
- Class sizes (Karagianis) 9980
Esquimalt–Royal Roads constituency and area
- Employment and infrastructure (Karagianis) 8113
- School districts (Karagianis) 10277
Estates
Estimates of expenditures
Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards
- Award recipients and fundraising event (Yap) 10096
Ethier, Rick
- Work in agriculture (Cantelon) 8288-9
Europe
Evans, Corky
- Comments on agriculture (Popham) 10387
- Experience in Flathead Valley area (Macdonald) 8032
- Speeches as MLA (Sather) 8410
Evans, Darrell
- Comments on government information (Routley, D.) 8066-8
Evergreen line See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Exel Inc.
Exercise
Exhibitions and fairs
- Funding for promotion of agriculture and food fairs (Krueger) 8284
explorAsian Festival
Expo 86, Vancouver, B.C.
- Arts legacy (Chandra Herbert) 8766
Exports and imports
- Export of goods to international markets (Bell) 7963-4 (Clark) 8111 (Pimm) 10960-1
- Export strategy for small business See Exports under Business – Small business
- Foreign trade zones
- federal policy review (Bell) 10792, 10794-5 (Gentner) 10792, 10795
- potential establishment of zone in B.C. (Gentner) 7987
- potential establishment of zone in B.C., study and government response (Bell) 10791-5 (Gentner) 10791-3, 10795 (Huntington) 10794
- relationship with trade agreements (Bell) 10793-4 (Gentner) 10793
- Forest products See Forests and forest industry
- Free trade and protectionism (Les) 7949-50
- Free trade, B.C. Liberal Party position (Clark) 12705-6
- Government promotion of trade and investment (Macdonald) 7960 (Thornthwaite) 7942
- Interprovincial trade (Slater) 10949
- Trade agreements and partnerships
- Trade and investment representatives (Hayer) 9543
- Trade between B.C. and Asia (Bell) 7963-7 (Bloy) 8006 (Clark) 12615-6 (Dalton) 7919-20 (Dix) 9618 (Howard) 9466 (Macdonald) 7960 (Yap) 9371-2
- Trade between B.C. and Asia, government initiatives (Falcon) 9334 (Gentner) 7987
- Trade between B.C. and China (Kwan) 8908-9 (Lee) 8907-9
- Trade between B.C. and India (Brar) 8904-5 (Hayer) 8903-6
- Trade between Canada, U.S. and Mexico (Les) 7949-50
- Trade, government initiatives (Throne speech) 7902 (Yap) 7992
- Trade missions
- Trade offices (Brar) 8905 (Hayer) 8905, 9543
- Trade offices, expansion (Bell) 10726
- Trade with Asia, Europe and United States (McIntyre) 9589
Expropriation Act
Expropriation Compensation Board
Expropriation of land See Land
Extended family program See Foster care
Eye health
- Blindness prevention and sight restoration, international programs (Foster) 11658-9
- Macular degeneration, treatment (de Jong) 12017