BC Legislature - Hansard Index (Subject and Business entries), Fifth Session, 39th Parliament

Fair Share agreement See Peace River area
Fairview constituency and area See Vancouver-Fairview constituency and area
Fall Fixed Election Amendment Act, 2013

(Bill M202) (Simpson, B.) 1R, 12925

Debate, speakers (Simpson, B.) 12925

Purpose of bill (Simpson, B.) 12925

Families

Arts and fitness tax credits See Tax credits for families with children below under this main heading

Family day See Family Day

Family law See Justice system

Family violence See Child protection system, handling of family violence cases under Children; Violence

Government support (Bennett) 13020 (Bond) 13172-4 (Cadieux) 13003-5 (de Jong) 12917-9 (Stewart) 12768, 13138-9 (Thorne) 12974 (Thornthwaite) 12995-6, 12998-9 (Throne speech) 12715-6 (Trevena) 12761

Programs and services See Programs and services for children and families under Children

Tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit (Cadieux) 13003 (Dalton) 13199 (de Jong) 12919 (Hammell) 13026 (Letnick) 12955 (Polak) 13212 (Ralston) 12940-1 (Rustad) 13012 (Stilwell) 12972 (Thornthwaite) 13026 (Trevena) 12967

Tax credits for families with children, fitness and arts credits (de Jong) 12918

Taxation and user fees See Taxes and user fees under Consumers

Family Day

Impact of holiday on ski resorts (Foster) 13029

Family Development, Ministry of See Children and Family Development, Ministry of
Family violence See Violence
Farmers Advocacy Office

Funding (Elmore) 13439

Independence and status (Horgan) 13443 (Letnick) 13552 (Popham) 13552

Farmers, farming, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Fassbender, Peter

Role as chair of B.C. Pavilion Corporation (Chandra Herbert) 12911 (Coleman) 12911

Fehr, Brian

Allegations re wood innovation centre bidding process and land acquisition (Donaldson) 13335 (Macdonald) 13335

Donations to and relationship with political parties (Bell) 13335-6 (Donaldson) 13335

Ferries and ferry services See also British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Fares, impact of fare increases on ferry-dependent communities (Trevena) 12967

Fares, impact on tourism (Trevena) 12761

Ferries as extension of highway system (Trevena) 12761, 12967

Ferry commissioner See British Columbia Ferry Commission

Ferry services model

model (Trevena) 12869

public consultation by government (Karagianis) 13095 (Polak) 13096

review and government action (Coons) 12891-2

review and implementation of recommendations (Karagianis) 13095 (Polak) 13096

Ferry-dependent communities, consultation on service changes (Polak) 13212 (Trevena) 12760-1

Ferry-dependent communities, ferry service (Stewart) 12765-6

Legislation (Coons) 12892

System, debate in Legislature (Coons) 12889

System, management (Karagianis) 12983, 13095-6 (Polak) 13095-6, 13212

Vessels, reaction ferries (Krueger) 13224

Le Festival du Bois

Event (Thorne) 13186

Film industry

Competitiveness and taxation issues (Les) 13238 (Thornthwaite) 13235

Government support (Bennett) 13018 (de Jong) 13049 (Horne) 13236 (Huntington) 13209 (McIntyre) 13207 (Trasolini) 13255

Indian film awards See International Indian Film Academy; Times of India Film Awards

Industry (Trasolini) 13255

Tax credits (Bennett) 13018

Tax credits, rally (Dix) 12751

Taxation issues (Horne) 13236

Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Prebudget consultation (Dalton) 13198 (Horne) 12737, 12831, 13259-60, 13263 (Pimm) 12978-9, 12980

Public hearings

presentation by construction industry (Ralston) 12772-3

presentations by teachers (Horne) 12735

presentations on resource permitting issues (Ralston) 12941

Reports

third report for fourth session of 39th parliament, budget consultation

report presented (Horne) 12797-8; debate (Elmore) 12798; adopted 12798

recommendation on balanced budgets (Horne) 13260

report (Horne) 13259-60 (Pimm) 12980

report and recommendations (Dalton) 13198 (Horne) 12737

fourth report for fourth session of 39th parliament, review of Officers of the Legislature

report presented (Horne) and adopted 12798

Work of committee (Elmore) 12798 (Horne) 12797-8

Finance, Ministry of

Deputy Minister See Milburn, Peter

Former Deputy Minister See Whitmarsh, Graham

Reports tabled

government borrowings and loans for 2011-12 (de Jong) 13510

guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 (de Jong) 13510

revised schedule F for fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 (de Jong) 13510

Staff (de Jong) 13051

Tax policy branch, executive director See Armstrong, Glen

Financial Administration Act

Amendments (de Jong) 13068 (Ralston) 13068

Financial services industry

Banks, taxation, NDP position (Horne) 12738

Bond-rating agencies (Horne) 13262

Cashless payment systems, impact on non-holders of bank cards (Lali) 13361-2

Third-party validators (Simpson, B.) 13135

Finlayson, Jock

Comments on B.C. economy (Ralston) 12943 (Thornthwaite) 12996

Comments on government budget process (Karagianis) 12983-4

FIPA See Canada-China foreign investment protection agreement
Firearms

Regulation and sale (Lake) 13572 (Sather) 13572

Firebird Industries Ltd.

Operations and purchase by 5N Plus Inc. See 5N Plus Trail Inc.

Fires and firefighters

Firefighters

firefighters killed on the job and memorial at B.C. Legislature (Bloy) 12722, 13277 (Hayer) 12902-3 (Popham) 12722-3

volunteer firefighters (Barnett) 13333

volunteerism (Bloy) 13277

work commended (Bond) 12719 (Horgan) 12719

workers compensation coverage for firefighters with cancer (Bloy) 13277

Forest fires, prevention and fuel management (Chong) 13313 (Fraser) 13313 (Macdonald) 12742

First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition

Activities and role (Trevena) 12724

First Nations See also particular nations or bands

Agreements with government (Chong) 12852, 12858 (Fraser) 12855

Agreements with government and economic partnerships (Chong) 12820-1 (Polak) 12806 (Throne speech) 12714

B.C. Hydro facilities on First Nations land See Facilities on First Nations land under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Children, violence against women and children See Violence against aboriginal women and children under Violence

Communities, high-speed Internet service (Stewart) 12766

Consultation by government on land and resources (Donaldson) 12881

Economic development (Stewart) 12765-6

Education See Education of First Nations people under Education; Post-secondary education

Fishing rights and fisheries issues (Chong) 13310-1 (Fraser) 13310-1

History, impact of disease and colonial governance (Chong) 12851-2

Involvement in forest industry See First Nations involvement in industry under Forests and forest industry

Involvement with justice system as lawyers and judges See First Nations participation in legal profession under Justice system

New relationship with government (Polak) 12806-7 (Williams, C.) 12788

Relationship with settlers and vision (Polak) 12806

Residential schools, impact (Williams, C.) 12788

Seniors programs and services (Huntington) 13596 (MacDiarmid) 13596

Trade relationships and resource management (Chong) 12851

Treaties See First Nations – Treaties

Women, missing women inquiry See Missing Women Commission of Inquiry (Oppal Commission)

Women, violence against women See Violence against aboriginal women under Violence

First Nations – Treaties

Agreements (Chong) 12787, 12852

B.C. treaty process (Chong) 12851-3, 12857-8 (Fraser) 12854-5

B.C. treaty process, transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve (Fraser) 13308

B.C. treaty process, transfer of lands from forest tenures and compensation (Chong) 13314-20 (Fraser) 13314, 13319-20 (Simpson, B.) 13315-9

Negotiations (Chong) 12787, 12852 (Simons) 12856-7

Negotiations, role of federal government (Fraser) 12855

First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act (federal)

Impact on First Nations and need for financing model (Fraser) 13323

First Nations Finance Authority

Role (Chong) 13323

First Nations Limited Partnership

Agreement re liquefied natural gas pipeline project See Liquefied natural gas pipeline project under Pacific Trail Pipelines LP

First-time new-home buyers bonus See Home ownership
Fish

Salmon See Salmon

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Role re dredging activities (Hawes) 13427-9

Fishing industry

Recreational fishing industry (Trevena) 12762

Recreational fishing industry and operators (Fleming) 12906

FNCIDA See First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act (federal)
Food

Diet and nutrition (Thornthwaite) 13503

Food security (Popham) 13282

Fruits and vegetables, snack program in schools See Fruit and vegetable program under Education

Locally grown food

government support (Dix) 12752 (Letnick) 12957 (Popham) 12829-30

locally grown food (Dix) 12749

procurement policy proposal (Popham) 13280, 13282

public awareness (Les) 12829

Food industry

Abattoirs See Slaughter facilities below under this main heading

Agrifood industry, expansion of market for B.C. products (Stewart) 12765, 12767

Agrifood industry, exports (Stewart) 12765, 12767

Berry farming, blueberries and cherries (Stewart) 12767

Exports (Les) 12829

Meat-processing regulations and inspection services (Popham) 13279

Meat-processing regulations, impact of changes (Popham) 13282

Slaughter facilities, mobile abattoirs (Popham) 13279

Slaughtering skills training, SlaughterSafe course (Popham) 13282

Tree fruit industry, genetically modified apple trees, petition tabled (Popham) 13509

Tree fruit industry, replant program (Thomson) 12745

Food services industry

Restaurants and licensed establishments, regulation of business hours (Bennett) 12859, 13360-1 (Lali) 12859

Foreign workers See Immigration
Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Governance and operations (Farnworth) 13581 (MacDiarmid) 13581

Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission

Staff, change from public service to health authority jurisdiction (Bond) 13496 (Farnworth) 13581-2 (MacDiarmid) 13581-2

Forensic Psychiatry Act

Amendments See also Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2013

(Bond) 13496 (Farnworth) 13581 (MacDiarmid) 13581

Forest Act

amendments (Bond) 13496 (de Jong) 12921 (Simpson, B.) 13575-80 (Thomson) 13497, 13575-80

amendments and information briefing on changes (Macdonald) 13497-8, 13574-6, 13578, 13580

public response (Simpson, B.) 13511-3

retroactivity (Simpson, B.) 13576-7 (Thomson) 13576-7

Definitions, "bonus bid" (Macdonald) 13574-5

Provisions (Macdonald) 12741

Forest fires See Fires and firefighters
Forest Practices Board

Report on forest inventory (Macdonald) 12952

Forest Renewal B.C.

Role and impact (Chong) 12887 (Rustad) 13229

Forests and forest industry

Access to fibre (Bains) 13153 (Macdonald) 12741 (Simpson, B.) 13577-8 (Thomson) 13578

Access to fibre, supplemental forest licences See Tenure system, supplemental forest licences below under this main heading

Appurtenancy issues See Mills below under this main heading

Area-based management See Forest management and practices below under this main heading

Area-based tenures and bonus bids See Tenure system below under this main heading

Biomass fibre industry, fibre supply, supplemental forest licences See Tenure system, supplemental forest licences below under this main heading

Certification of forest products (Macdonald) 12951, 13031-2

Coastal forest industry (Simpson, B.) 13513, 13579 (Thomson) 12747

Conditions in industry

challenges and opportunities (Macdonald) 13031-2

conditions (Cantelon) 13269-70 (Macdonald) 13497-8 (Simpson, S.) 13001-2 (Thomson) 12746-7

conditions during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Bell) 13451 (Macdonald) 12951-2, 13033, 13451

conditions during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations (Rustad) 13032-3

Cut-control regulation See Tenure system, receiving licences and cut-control regulation below under this main heading

Employment and jobs (Macdonald) 12741, 12952, 12990-1 (Routley, B.) 13266 (Thomson) 12990-1 (Trevena) 12760

Employment and jobs, petition tabled (Fraser) 13608

Export of raw logs

export of raw logs (Cantelon) 13269 (Macdonald) 12741 (Routley, B.) 13266 (Routley, D.) 12805

government policy (Bains) 13153 (Macdonald) 12990-1

NDP position (Thomson) 12990-1

timber export advisory committee (Dix) 12752 (Macdonald) 12741, 12990 (Routley, B.) 13266

Exports

Chinese market See Market for B.C. wood under China

development and history of export markets (Hansen) 12893-4

expansion of market for products (Bell) 12757 (Bennett) 13020-1 (Cantelon) 13269 (Coleman) 12945 (Lee) 13165

hemlock (Cantelon) 13269

First Nations woodland licences (Barnett) 12732

Forest health See also Forest stewardship below under this main heading

(Bains) 12991-2, 13155 (Chong) 13313 (Fleming) 13195 (Fraser) 13313 (Karagianis) 12983 (Lali) 12961 (Macdonald) 12741 (Mungall) 13163 (Simpson, S.) 13001

Forest inventory (Donaldson) 12799 (Macdonald) 12740, 12951-3, 13033 (Routley, B.) 13510 (Rustad) 13011, 13033 (Simpson, B.) 13341 (Thomson) 12992 (Trasolini) 12992

Forest licences, supplemental licence proposal for wood waste See Wood waste

Forest management and practices

area-based and volume-based management (Rustad) 13229

area-based management (Simpson, B.) 13512-3 (Thomson) 13497

government management (Macdonald) 12951-3, 13031-3 (Simpson, B.) 13513-4 (Trevena) 12762, 12965, 13036

history and future (Rustad) 13032-3

innovation (Rustad) 13011-2, 13229-31

international reputation and sustainable forest management certification See Certification of forest products above under this main heading

investment in land base (Rustad) 13229-30

logging activities, impact on areas near parks (Lake) 13328-9 (Sather) 13328-9

Forest renewal initiative by NDP government See Forest Renewal B.C.

Forest resources, state of forests and call for public inquiry (Simpson, B.) 13514

Forest stewardship, funding (Kwan) 13273 (Macdonald) 12951-2 (Thorne) 12976 (Trasolini) 13254-5

Forest-dependent communities See Resources and resource industries

Government forest policies, impact (Macdonald) 13093

Government forest policies, legislative changes (Fraser) 13313

Government investment and support (Bains) 12991-2 (Barnett) 12732 (Bell) 13093-4 (Dix) 12752 (Donaldson) 12799 (Fleming) 13195 (Karagianis) 12983 (Lali) 12961 (Macdonald) 12739-42 (Routley, B.) 13510 (Rustad) 13011-2 (Simpson, S.) 13001-2 (Thomson) 12991-3 (Trasolini) 12992 (Trevena) 12760

Government plan (Bell) 13451 (Clark) 13451 (Thomson) 12990-1

Harvesting rights, restriction to particular area or type of timber or terrain See Tenure system, partitioning of harvesting rights below under this main heading

Industry (Foster) 13292-3 (Throne speech) 12714

Industry, investment (Thomson) 12992-3

Land base, management See Forest management and practices above under this main heading

Local processing of logs See Mills, appurtenancy requirements below under this main heading

Logging equipment, taxation (Donaldson) 12774-5

Logs, export See Export above under this main heading

Logs, use of sawlogs for chips and pellets (Simpson, B.) 13579 (Thomson) 13579-80

Markets, conditions (Macdonald) 12741, 13031-2

Mills

appurtenancy requirements (Macdonald) 12742

fibre supply See Access to fibre above under this main heading

operations and closings (Macdonald) 12742

Mountain pine beetle infestation

beetle action coalitions (Barnett) 12731

government management (Macdonald) 13033 (Rustad) 13032-3

impacted areas (Barnett) 12835

impacted timber supply areas See Timber supply areas in interior below under this main heading

Old-growth forests, petition tabled (Fraser) 13608

Private lands, removal from tree farm licences See Removal of private lands from tree farm licences below under this main heading

Public concerns, impact on market (Macdonald) 13230

Public consultation (Rustad) 13230

Public forests, role of private sector (Simpson, B.) 13511, 13513-4

Public interest and social contract (Simpson, B.) 13513-4

Pulp and paper sector, fibre supply, supplemental forest licences See Tenure system, supplemental forest licences above under this main heading

Receiving licences See Tenure system below under this main heading

Removal of private lands from tree farm licences (Fraser) 13521-2 (Simpson, B.) 13513-4

Research (Macdonald) 12740

Revenue audit and compliance (de Jong) 12921

Role in economy (Trevena) 12965

Silviculture (Macdonald) 12740, 12951-2, 13033 (Rustad) 13011, 13032

Slash See Wood waste

State of forests See Forest resources above under this main heading

Supplemental forest licences See Tenure system below under this main heading

Tenure system

area-based and volume-based tenures (Simpson, B.) 13315-6

area-based tenures See also Tree farm licences below under this main heading

(Macdonald) 12742, 13229-30 (Rustad) 13033 (Simpson, B.) 13512-3 (Thomson) 13497

bonus bid process for reallocation of harvesting rights (Macdonald) 13574-5 (Thomson) 13575

extinguishment of tenures in treaties See B.C. treaty process, transfer of lands from forest tenures under First Nations – Treaties

partitioning of harvesting rights (Macdonald) 13498, 13576 (Routley, B.) 13511 (Simpson, B.) 13575-8 (Thomson) 13575-8

public consultation on legislative changes (Routley, B.) 13498-9 (Thomson) 13497

receiving licences and cut-control regulation (Simpson, B.) 13580 (Thomson) 13580

replaceable and non-replaceable licences (Simpson, B.) 13576-9 (Thomson) 13576-7, 13579-80

supplemental forest licences (Macdonald) 13578, 13580 (Rustad) 13012 (Simpson, B.) 13578-9 (Thomson) 13497, 13578-80

Timber supply (Thomson) 12747

Timber supply analysis and issues, report on interior timber supply See Timber Supply, Special Committee on

Timber supply areas in interior

low-quality timber stands (Macdonald) 13578 (Routley, B.) 13510-1 (Simpson, B.) 13578-9 (Thomson) 13578-80

mid-term supply (Rustad) 13011, 13228-30

public consultation on mid-term supply See Timber Supply, Special Committee on

tenure system (Simpson, B.) 13512-3, 13576-8 (Thomson) 13577

Timber supply for B.C. mills See Access to fibre above under this main heading

Tree farm licence 44, removal of private lands (Fraser) 13521

Tree farm licence No. 39, removal of land by Tla'amin treaty See Lands, extinguishment of forest tenure under Tla'amin Nation

Tree farm licences See also Tenure system, area-based tenures above under this main heading

Tree farm licences, history of system in B.C. (Routley, B.) 13498 (Simpson, B.) 13511-4

Tree farm licences, removal of private lands See Removal of private lands from tree farm licences above under this main heading

Tree planting See Silviculture above under this main heading

Value-added sector

development (Macdonald) 12741

veneers (Cantelon) 13270

wood supply, supplemental forest licences See Tenure system, supplemental forest licences above under this main heading

Wood pellet industry (Rustad) 13012

Wood pellet industry, fibre supply, supplemental forest licences See Tenure system, supplemental forest licences above under this main heading

Wood products and uses, development (Macdonald) 13032

Wood waste See Wood waste

Woodland licences See First Nations woodland licences above under this main heading

Workers

legislation (Bell) 13283

supply of skilled workers (Macdonald) 12742 (Routley, D.) 12803

training (Barnett) 12732

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Ministry of

Budget (Ralston) 12941-2

Budget, inclusion of treaty compensation payments (Chong) 13320 (Fraser) 13319-20

Role and responsibilities (Thomson) 12745-6

Fortis Inc.

Use of deferral accounts (Horne) 13261

Foster care

Criminal-record checks for foster parents (Bond) 13536 (Chandra Herbert) 13536

Foster parents (Cadieux) 13004

Fowlie, Jonathan

Article on government budget and asset sales (Brar) 13168

Francis I See Pope Francis I
Francophone community See British Columbia
Fraser Health Authority

Funding and mental health and addiction services (van Dongen) 13007

Mental health services (Black) 13503

Fraser Institute

Report on investor confidence and aboriginal rights and title (Donaldson) 13227

Fraser, Paul

Reappointment as Conflict of Interest Commissioner (Clark) 12730 (Hansen) 12730

Fraser River

Dredging activities, fish habitat and flood prevention (Bains) 13428 (Hawes) 13427-9

Fraser Valley

Agritourism, circle tours of farms in area (Krueger) 13224

Airshed, impact of waste incineration proposal See Waste management under Metro Vancouver

Locally grown food (Les) 12829 (Popham) 12829

Population (van Dongen) 13007

Fraser Valley regional district

Role re dredging activities (Hawes) 13427

Free Rein Associates Training Ltd.

Career development services (O'Mahony) 13547-8

Free trade See Exports and imports; particular agreements
Freedom of information

Legislation, government compliance (Routley, D.) 13607

Requests for information, government handling (Clark) 13302-3 (Stewart) 13398-9

Requests for information, "no records" responses (Dix) 13302 (Karagianis) 13398-9 (Routley, D.) 13303, 13398 (Stewart) 13398-9

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Override provisions in other legislation (Bond) 13618 (Corrigan) 13413, 13618 (Simpson, S.) 13415

French International School Cousteau, North Vancouver, B.C.

Name change and curriculum (Thornthwaite) 13547

Frith, Irene

Accomplishments (Howard) 13449

Fruit industry See Food industry
Fuel See also Oil and gas

Coloured fuel

definition (de Jong) 13069 (Ralston) 13069

tax exemption (Bennett) 13020 (Letnick) 12956 (Rustad) 13009

use (de Jong) 13071-2 (Ralston) 13071-2

Heating oil and light fuel oil (de Jong) 13069 (Donaldson) 13069

Imported fuel, definition in legislation (Ralston) 13067

Propane (de Jong) 13069 (Ralston) 13069

Propane, sales tax See Fuel under Sales tax – Application