Province of British Columbia
Fifth Session, 39th Parliament – 2013
INDEX (Member entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Thomson, Hon. Steve (Kelowna-Mission)

As subject
family and staff thanked 12743
son's work experience in mining industry 12743
Accelerate Okanagan Technology Association, business mentorship program 12745
Agriculture, government investment and support 12745
Airline industry, government support 12745
Anne McClymont Elementary School, reopening 12744
B.C. Liberal Party government, policies, economic policies 12743-5
Brockholm, Luke, experience as patient at hospital 12743-4
Budgets, 2013-14 budget 12991-2
C&C Wood Products Ltd., access to fibre 13578
Chief forester, role 13577
Economy, conditions 12744-5, 12747
Education funding 12744
Employment and unemployment, job creation and government job strategy 12744-7
Food industry, tree fruit industry, replant program 12745
Forest Act, amendments 13497, 13575-80
retroactivity 13576-7
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 13578
coastal forest industry 12747
conditions in industry 12746-7
employment and jobs 12990-1
export of raw logs, NDP position 12990-1
forest inventory 12992
forest management and practices, area-based management 13497
government investment and support 12991-3
government plan 12990-1
harvesting rights for timber licences, bonus bid process for reallocation 13575
industry investment 12992-3
logs, use of sawlogs for chips and pellets 13579-80
tenure system
area-based tenures 13497
partitioning of harvesting rights 13575-8
public consultation on legislative changes 13497
receiving licences and cut-control regulation 13580
replaceable and non-replaceable licences 13576-7, 13579-80
supplemental forest licences 13497, 13578-80
timber supply 12747
timber supply areas in interior, low-quality timber stands and tenure system 13578-80
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, role and responsibilities 12745-6
Health care system
funding 12743-4
health care facilities and hospitals, government investment 12744
Heritage sites, preservation of natural heritage sites 12746
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, government investment 12744
Kelowna General Hospital, interior heart and surgical centre project 12743-4
Kelowna International Airport, international flight service and role in economy 12744-5
Kelowna-Mission constituency and area, issues and concerns 12743-5
Legislature, bills process, committee stage, voting on sections to be deleted 13575
McAbee fossil beds, protection 12746
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2013
debate 13497, 13574-80
withdrawal of sections on Forest Act amendments 13497, 13575
NDP
forest policies 12990-2
position on export of raw logs 12990-1
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development and prosperity fund proposal 12743
Okanagan area
government investment and programs 12743-5
MLAs, cooperation and community partnerships 12745
supply of skilled workers 12747
transportation infrastructure 12744-5
Oral questions (response)
Forest industry jobs and log export policy 12990-1
Forest management and forest health funding 12991-2
Forest management and forest inventory funding 12992-3
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes, capital investment and projects 12744
Resources and resource industries, government investment and permitting process 12745-6
School district 23 (Central Okanagan), capital projects and funding 12744
Skills training, government investment and support 12744
Throne speech debate 12743-7
Timber Supply Special Committee
members thanked 12747
report, implementation of recommendations 12992, 13497, 13578, 13580
report, recommendations and government response 12747
Thorne, Diane (Coquitlam-Maillardville)

As subject
family, colleagues and staff thanked 12972-3
retirement as MLA (Simons) 13175
B.C. Hydro, financial management and reporting 12975
Budget debate 12972-6
Budgets, 2013-14 budget 12973-6
Children and Family Development Ministry, budget and operations 12974
Consumers, taxes and user fees 12975
Education, funding, impact on school district budgets and operations 12974
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 12973-4
Energy, smart-metering and infrastructure program 12975
Environment Ministry, budget and operations 12976
Families, government support 12974
Le Festival du Bois 13186
Forests and forest industry, forest stewardship, funding 12976
Government, integrated case management system and spending priorities 12973-4
Health care system, laboratory tests, coverage of costs 12975
Justice system
conditions and funding 12974-5
legal aid funding 12975
Maillardville, French heritage 13186
MLAs, retiring MLAs, recognition of service 12973
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
funding for groups participating in inquiry 12974
report and recommendations 12974
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development and prosperity fund proposal 12974
Pacific Carbon Trust, operations 12975-6
Petitions
Riverview Hospital, future of lands 13307
Post-secondary education, accessibility and affordability 12974
Riverview Hospital, future of lands 12975
petition tabled 13307
School district 43 (Coquitlam), budget 12974
Seniors advocate, establishment and role 12975
Statements by members
Festival du Bois 13186
Timber Supply Special Committee, recommendations 12976
Tourism marketing, provincial destination marketing organization 12976
Victim assistance, funding 12974
Thornthwaite, Jane (North Vancouver–Seymour)

As subject
background in education issues 12825
children 12995, 12998
family and staff thanked 12995
role as parliamentary secretary 12997-8
Animals, breeders, standards of care 13299
Arts and culture
creative sector 13124
youth engagement, B.C. Creative Futures strategy and programs 13124
B.C. Arts Council, funding 13124
Budget debate 12995-9
Budgets, 2013-14 budget 12995-6, 12999
Business, small business, collection of sales taxes
registration for provincial sales tax 13235
Business, small business, collection of sales taxes administration 13234-5
Capilano University, Aboriginal Student Centre and programs for aboriginal students 12925-6
Children
child care accessibility and affordability 13025-7
early childhood development, government strategy and provincial office proposal 13025-7
early learning and child care, government investment and support 12999, 13025-7
programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 13025-7
Civil service
collective agreements and bargaining, cooperative gains and net zero mandates for public sector 12996
salaries and wages 12996-7
Consumers, taxes and user fees 12996
Corporations, income tax 12996
Cousteau, Jacques, legacy 13547
Dietitians and nutritionists, role 13503
Disabled and handicapped persons, rights and support 13448
Dockendorf, Maureen, role as superintendent of reading 12826-7
Education
funding, learning improvement fund 12825, 12827, 12998
funding, priority education investment fund proposal 12825
policy development, education policy council proposal 12826
schools, capital projects, government investment 12997-8
Families
government support 12995-6, 12998-9
tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit 13026
Film industry, competitiveness and taxation issues 13235
Finlayson, Jock, comments on B.C. economy 12996
Food, diet and nutrition 13503
French International School Cousteau, name change and curriculum 13547
Gambling, addiction and problem gambling, programs and funding 12999
Government financial management 12995-6
Harmonized sales tax 13234-5
Health care system
funding, spending and outcomes 12997
health care facilities and hospitals, capital projects, government investment 12997
information, HealthLink B.C. services 12997
Income tax rate 12996
International Women's Day 13185
Kelowna General Hospital, surgical services, open heart surgery 12997
Lions Gate Hospital, Greta and Robert Ho psychiatry and education centre project 12997
Motions
Registration of businesses for provincial sales tax 13234-5
Nurses, nurse practitioners 12997
Nutrition Month, public education campaign 13503
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development 12996
O'Neill, Tim, review of government budget 12996
Post-secondary education, education of First Nations people 12926
Private members' statements
Securing long-term stability in the classroom 12825-7
Supporting early childhood development in British Columbia 13025-7
Registered education savings plans, government contributions, training and education savings grant program 12998
Sales tax
administration and collection, changes 13234-5
exemptions 13234
School district 44 (North Vancouver)
capital projects and funding 12997-8
early learning programs and funding 13025
funding, disbursement 12825-6
Seniors programs and services 12999
Seycove Secondary Community School, technology-facilitated learning program 13301
Seymour Art Gallery, funding 13124
Standards of Care for Breeders of Companion Animals Act, debate 13299-300
Statements by members
Aboriginal Student Centre at Capilano University 12925-6
B.C. Creative Futures 13124
French International School of Vancouver and legacy of Jacques Cousteau 13547
International Women's Day 13185
Nutrition Month and work of dietitians 13503
Rights of persons with disabilities 13448
Technology-facilitated program at Seycove Secondary School 13301
Taxation, tax changes 12996
Teachers
collective bargaining, government proposal for long-term agreement 12825-7
government relationship with teachers 12825, 12827
wages and salaries 12826
UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, ratification by Canada 13448
Violence, bullying and violence at school, prevention, Roots of Empathy program 13025
Winter, John, comments on government budget 12996
Women, programs, services and women's equality 13185
Trasolini, Joe (Port Moody–Coquitlam)

As subject
constituents and family thanked 13252
position on Evergreen line project (Horne) 12739
position on sale of government properties (Horne) 13260
B.C. Housing, budget 13254
B.C. Hydro revenues, dividends to government 13254
B.C., northern B.C., tree farm licence and gravel pit 12992
Budget debate 13252-5
Budgets
2009-10 budget deficit 13252
2013-14 budget 12992, 13252-4
deficit budgets 13255
Business, small business
collection of sales taxes, registration for provincial sales tax 13235
government support 13235
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat, potential impact on environment 12840
Environment, environmental assessment process, integrated federal-provincial process 12840
Film industry, government support 13255
Forests and forest industry
forest inventory 12992
forest stewardship, funding 13254-5
government investment and support 12992
Government
financial instruments, sale 13255
lands and properties, potential revenues from long-term leases 13253
Harmonized sales tax 13235
Health care funding 13254
Housing, affordable and subsidized housing 13254
Motions
Environmental assessment process and Enbridge Northern Gateway review 12840
Registration of businesses for provincial sales tax 13235
Oil and gas, oil spills, response capacity 12840
Oral questions
Forest management and forest inventory funding 12992
PoCoMo Youth Services Society, work of organization and mobile drop-in centre 13547
Port Moody
centennial 13449
leasing of city-owned lands 13253
Post-secondary education, funding 13255
Statements by members
Centennial of Port Moody 13449
PoCoMo Youth Services Society 13547
Youth at risk, services for street-involved youth 13547
Trevena, Claire (North Island)

Bell, Pat
comments in throne speech debate 12759-60
work as Tourism Minister and retirement 12868
B.C.
population, migration from B.C. 12759
rural B.C., ambulance service 12760
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., accountability 12869
B.C. Hydro
financial management and reporting 12970
public consultation 12882
B.C. Liberal Party government, vision 12759-63
B.C. Society of Transition Houses, concerns re child protection legislation 13517, 13560-2
Budget debate 12965-7, 12969-71
Budgets
2013-14 budget
asset sales component 12970
balanced budget 12965
content 12931
priorities 12965-7, 12969
"austerity" budgets 12965
balanced and deficit budgets 12970-1
Campbell River and District General Hospital, conditions and replacement project 13221-3
Campbell River, economic development, regional economic investment pilot program 12759-60
Canadian Coast Guard, closing of Kitsilano Coast Guard station, B.C. government response 13433
Caring for First Nations Children Society, concerns re child protection legislation 13562
Child, Family and Community Service Act
amendments 13516-7, 13560-2
definitions and terminology, "domestic violence" and "family violence" 13516, 13560
Children
advocacy for children 12724
child protection, duty to report 13517, 13561-2
child protection system, changes to handling of family violence cases 13516-8, 13560-5
child protection system, information management 12847, 13566
child protection workers, role and training 13517-8, 13561-2, 13564
programs and services for children and families, funding and government support 13562-3
programs and services for children and families, wait-lists 12969
special needs children, funding for services 12762, 12931, 12969-70
Children and Family Development Ministry
budget and domestic violence unit 12969-70
role and staffing 12762-3
Children and Youth Committee
report for fourth session of 39th parliament, debate 12796-7
review of Representative for Children and Youth legislation 12797
review of Representative for Children and Youth legislation, implementation of recommendations 13516, 13582
work of committee 12797
Commission of Inquiry into the Public Service and Public Sector, review of human resources practices in public sector 13389
Community Safety Act
debate 13615-6, 13619
definitions 13616
timeline for debate 13619
Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C., comments on training and education savings grant program 12966
Crime and criminals, criminal-record checks for people working with children and vulnerable adults, changes and process for volunteers 13405
Criminal Records Review Amendment Act, 2013
debate 13404-5
consultation on bill 13405
Denman Island Provincial Park, establishment and land acquisition 13351-3
Destination BC Corp. Act, debate 12868-70
Destination B.C., establishment as Crown corporation 12869-70
Disabled and handicapped persons, community living services, services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services 13515-6
Economy
economic development, regional economic investment pilot program 12759-60
economic plan for province 12759-61
Education
class size, composition and classroom support 12760
funding, impact on school district budgets and operations 12966
school districts and boards of education, policies on use of facilities and lands 13566
use of school land and facilities by child care providers 13566
Elk Falls Provincial Park, boundary change, description and suspension bridge project 12882-3, 13326-7
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 12760, 12868
Environment, environmental protection, enforcement and resources 12762
Families
government support 12761
tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit 12967
Ferries and ferry services
fares, impact of fare increases on ferry-dependent communities 12967
fares, impact on tourism 12761
ferries as extension of highway system 12761, 12967
ferry services model 12869
ferry-dependent communities, consultation on service changes 12760-1
First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, activities and role 12724
Fishing industry, recreational fishing industry 12762
Forests and forest industry
employment and jobs 12760
forest management and practices, government management 12762, 12965, 13036
government support 12760
role in economy 12965
Government
advertising and announcements, government spending 12759-60
federal-provincial relations 13432-3
financial management, comparison to household finances 12971
integrated case management system 12762, 12847, 12970
intergovernmental relations 13432-3
programs and services, funding 12965-7
public and stakeholder consultation 13388-9
spending, priorities 13191
Grant Thornton, report on liquefied natural gas revenues 13036
Hawes, Randy, debate on licensed practical nurses legislation 13388
Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2013
debate 13388-9
consultation on bill 13388-9
introduction by government 13388-9
Health care products, petition tabled 12797
Health care system
services, reductions 12967
workers and collective bargaining structures 13388-9
Health Sector Labour Relations Commission, consultation process and report 13389
Information and Privacy Commissioner, role 13566
Infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, government investment 12761
John Hart Dam upgrades 12882-3, 13326-7
Justice system
conditions and funding 12967, 12969
handling of cases involving children 12969
Kyuquot, literacy services 12966
Legislature
2012 fall sitting and passage of legislation 13516
committee system 12759
sitting days in 2012-13 and work of MLAs 12759-60
Leicester, Judy, death and legacy 13353
Literacy programs and services, funding for communities 12966, 13191
McIntyre, Joan, role as Chair of Children and Youth Committee 12797, 13516
Medical Services Plan premiums 12967
Mental health of children and youth 12760, 12763, 12969
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2013, debate 13515-8, 13560-6, 13582
Motions
Natural gas sector 13036
NDP policies, post-secondary education policies 12966
North Island College
students, concerns 12966
trades training program, equipment 12759
North Island constituency and area
forest industry and tourism industry 12869-70
impact of government budget 12965-7
issues and concerns 12760-2
school districts 12966
Nurses, licensed practical nurses, representation by unions 13389
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development 13036
prosperity fund proposal 12759, 13036
Oral questions
Budget provisions for services to vulnerable children 12931
Funding for literacy programs and government spending priorities 13191
Integrated case management system 12847
Parks
establishment and expansion of parks and conservancies 12881-2
land acquisition and carbon offset program 13351-2
land acquisition, funding 13353-4
land removals from parks 12882
Petitions
child poverty 12797
health care products 12797
Port Hardy, teachers, concerns 12760
Post-secondary education, funding 12965-6
Poverty
child poverty, petition tabled 12797
incidence among seniors 12761
reduction, regional strategies pilot project 12970
Private members' statements
Health care in rural communities 13221-3
Private members' statements (response)
The importance of intergovernmental cooperation 13432-3
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2013,
debate 12881-3, 13326-7, 13351-4
Quadra Island
parks and land acquisition 12881
parks and land acquisition for Small Inlet–Waiatt Bay 13352-3
Registered education savings plans, government contributions, training and education savings grant program 12966
Representative for Children and Youth
advocacy role, expansion 13515-6
comments on government budget 12969-70
report on child tasering incident and child protection system 12762, 12847, 12931
reports on family violence cases and prevention, implementation of recommendations 13516, 13561
Representative for Children and Youth Act, amendments 13515-6, 13582
Rotary Club of Campbell River, activities 13548
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, government contract for police services, negotiations 13433
Safety, community safety, complaint process for unlawful activities in residential neighbourhoods 13615-6, 13619
School Act, amendments 13566
School district 72 (Campbell River), costs and funding 12966
Skills training, apprenticeship, system 12759, 12965-6
Social workers, role, caseloads and working conditions 13241
Statements by members
First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 12724
North Island rotary clubs 13548
Social workers 13241
Stewart, Ben, comments on ferry system 12967
Throne speech content 12761-3
Throne speech debate 12759-63
Tolls, application to infrastructure, government policy 12761
Tourism industry 12868-70
Transition houses, impact of changes to child protection legislation 13517, 13562
Vancouver Island
forest industry 12760
North Island
community contributions of Rotary clubs 13548
Vancouver Island Health Authority, new hospitals in Campbell River and Comox 12966-7
The Vancouver Sun, article on liquefied natural gas revenues 13036
Violence, family violence
definition in legislation 13560
family support services 13562-3
reporting of family violence 13517, 13561-2
Wildlife, conservation officers 12762
Zeballos, literacy services 12966, 13191

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