P3s See Public-private partnerships
under Business
Pacific Carbon Trust
- Allocation of carbon offsets, public entities and private companies (Fleming) 12795-6 (Simpson, B.) 13393-4, 13399-400 (van Dongen) 13006
- Contracts for public relations services and freedom-of-information request (Simpson, B.) 13399-400
- Operations (Simpson, B.) 13135 (Thorne) 12975-6
Pacific gateway See Asia-Pacific gateway; Pacific gateway initiative and projects
under Transportation
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
- Work of organization (McIntyre) 13206
Pacific Rim constituency and area See Alberni–Pacific Rim constituency and area
Pacific salmon See Salmon
Pacific Trail Pipelines LP
- Liquefied natural gas pipeline project to Kitimat (Polak) 12809
- Liquefied natural gas pipeline project to Kitimat, benefits agreement with First Nations (de Jong) 13420 (Donaldson) 13420 (Ralston) 13419-20
Palmer, Vaughn
- Article on government budget (Brar) 13167-8
- Articles on government budget and throne speech (Lali) 12959-60
PALS science enrichment program See Curriculum
under Education
Paramedics See also Emergency medical assistants
under Health – Health care system; Emergency services providers
under Emergencies
- Legislation, consultation and development of regulations (Farnworth) 13486-8, 13586-8 (MacDiarmid) 13588
- Role and scope of practice (Farnworth) 13486-7
Parhar, TJ
- Work as ministerial assistant (Bell) 13284
Parkinson, Sharen
- Work as constituency assistant (Hawes) 13631
Parks See also particular parks and conservancies
- Boundaries, changes (Lake) 12789, 12876, 13325-8 (Sather) 13325-8
- Conservancies, permitted activities (Lake) 13356-7 (Sather) 13355-7
- Establishment and expansion of parks and conservancies (Fleming) 12876-8 (Lake) 12789, 12875-6, 13344, 13347, 13353-4 (Rustad) 12879-80 (Sather) 12883-4 (Trevena) 12881-2
- Expansion and upgrades (McIntyre) 13205
- Funding, capital funding (Lake) 12884, 13354
- Funding for parks and protected areas (Fleming) 12878
- Infrastructure and safety issues (Fleming) 12877-8
- Land acquisition and carbon offset program (Lake) 13352-3 (Trevena) 13351-2
- Land acquisition, funding (Lake) 13353-4 (Trevena) 13353-4
- Land removals from parks (Fleming) 12877 (Trevena) 12882
- Maintenance and staffing See System, conditions and management below under this main heading
- Recreational values (Lake) 13348
- Role in physical activities and public health (Fleming) 12876
- System, conditions and management (Fleming) 12877-9 (Lake) 12884 (Sather) 12884
- System, targets (Rustad) 12879-80
- Usage (Fleming) 12878-9
- Volunteerism (Lake) 13350
Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills, Select Standing Committee on
- Membership (de Jong) 13096
- Powers (de Jong) 13096 (Simpson, B.) 13559
- Reports
- second report for fourth session of 39th parliament, revision of Insurance Act
- report presented (Hansen) 13192
- first report for fifth session of 39th parliament, private bills
- report presented (Hansen) and adopted 13554
- second report for fifth session of 39th parliament, review of Members' Conflict of Interest Act
- report presented (Hansen) and adopted 13608-9
- review of conflict-of-interest legislation (Hansen) 13608
- Role (Gentner) 12818 (Simpson, B.) 13559
- Work of committee and staff (Hansen) 13608-9
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Communities
Pass Creek Road See Kootenay West constituency and area
Pastrick, Helmut
- Comments on government budget (Lee) 13165-6
Pattullo, Thomas Dufferin (Duff)
- Service as MLA and Premier (Coons) 12889
PavCo See British Columbia Pavilion Corporation
Payne, Susan
- Comments on Coast Guard operations (Fraser) 13430
Peace officers See Justice system
Peace River area
- Fair Share agreement for local government funding in lieu of industrial property taxes (Farnworth) 13039
- Farmers advocate See Farmers Advocacy Office
- Oil and gas industry See also Northern B.C., oil and gas industry in northeast B.C. under British Columbia
- Oil and gas industry, assessment of health and safety issues (Simpson, B.) 12781
- Site C power project (Bell) 12758 (Horgan) 13523-4 (Krueger) 12814-5
- Water licences (Pimm) 12978
Pearson, Bonnie
- Comments on seniors advocate legislation (Conroy) 13530
Pearson-Dogwood redevelopment project See Housing
under Vancouver, B.C.
Pellet industry, plants, etc. See Wood pellet industry
under Forests and forest industry
Pemberton, B.C.
Pensions
PEO Sisterhood See Philanthropic Educational Organization
Personal Information Protection Act
Pest control See Pest control and pesticide use
under Environment
Pest Management Regulatory Agency
- Role re pest control and pesticide regulation (Lake) 13571-2 (Sather) 13572
Petitions
- Agriculture and farmland
- industrialization of farmland (Huntington) 13455
- Children
- employment in hazardous work environments (Hammell) 13553
- Cultus Lake Park board
- governance (O'Mahony) 13608
- Driver's licences
- driving tests for seniors in Quesnel (Simpson, B.) 13192
- Energy
- smart metering program and use of wireless technology (Horgan) 13455
- Environment
- action on climate change (Chong) 12995
- ban on plastic bags (Sultan) 13096
- Forest industry
- old-growth forests and B.C. forestry jobs, protection (Fraser) 13608
- Health care
- access to health care products (Trevena) 12797
- daily monitoring of seniors in residential care facilities (Conroy) 13339
- South Okanagan General Hospital, operations (Slater) 12730
- Highways and roads
- Highway 5A, Kamloops section (Krueger) 13248
- Pass Creek Road, conditions (Conroy) 13455
- Housing
- transitional housing for homeless persons (Gentner) 13608
- Mines and mining industry
- granite bulk sampling in Granby River Valley (Conroy) 13192
- Raven coal mine (Fraser) 13553
- Poverty
- child poverty (Trevena) 12797
- child poverty reduction plan (Corrigan) 12932
- Riverview Hospital
- future of lands (Thorne) 13307
- Seniors
- SAFER rental assistance program (Sultan) 13129
- Taxation
- carbon tax rebate for homeowners on Westbank First Nation lands (Horgan) 13248
- Transit services
- bus service in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows (Dalton) 13608
- TransLink funding and services (Bains) 12797
- Tree fruit industry
- commercial introduction of genetically modified apple trees (Popham) 13509
Pets See Animals
PharmaCare program
Philanthropic Educational Organization
- New Westminster chapter and promotion of women's education (Black) 13184-5
Physicians
- Family physicians, government initiatives (MacDiarmid) 13251
- Supply and training (Barnett) 13222-3 (Bond) 13172 (Coell) 13435
- Training, residency and medical residents (Routley, D.) 12905
Pickup, Carol
- Comments on seniors advocate legislation (Conroy) 13530
PICS See Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society
Pine beetle See Mountain pine beetle infestation
under Forests and forest industry
Pink Shirt Day
Pinton Forrest and Madden
- Presentation by Jock Finlayson (Ralston) 12943
Pipelines See Oil and gas
Piper, Martha
- Comments on education (McIntyre) 13208
Pitt Meadows, B.C.
- Bus service, petition tabled (Dalton) 13608
Plant, Byron
- Work commended (Hansen) 13609
Plastic pollution See Pollution
under Environment
PNWER See Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
PoCoMo Youth Services Society
- Work of organization and mobile drop-in centre (Trasolini) 13547
Points of order
- Horgan, John (Juan de Fuca)
- Clarification of status of Auditor General and appointment process 12769; debate (de Jong) 12769
- Ralston, Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)
- Comments by John Les 13380
- Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)
- Use of noise-suppressing device during debate 13309
- Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)
- Clarification of Auditor General Appointment Special Committee status and work process 12770
Police Act
Police and policing See also Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Polio
- Elimination (Dalton) 13123
Politics and politicians
- Approach to politics and use of personal attacks (Chandra Herbert) 13123
- Authoritarianism (Gentner) 12818
- Campaign financing See Elections
- Ethics (Gentner) 12817-8
- Honesty (Falcon) 13626
- Ideologies, corporatism (Gentner) 12815-6
- Political leadership (Clark) 13604 (Krog) 13376
- Political participation by women (Black) 13623
- Political parties
- donations and fundraising See also Campaign financing under Elections
- donations and fundraising, legislation (Black) 13623
- leadership elections and oversight (Simpson, B.) 13134
- memberships (Gentner) 12818
- outreach to voters in ethnic communities (Kwan) 13127 (Yap) 13127
- party system (Abbott) 13227
- Public opinion (Karagianis) 12981
- Public opinion and political courage (Routley, D.) 13132-3
- Travel by politicians (Hansen) 12894
Pollution See Air; Environment
Poole family
- History of farming activities (Rustad) 12724
Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act
- (Bill 16) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 13183-4
- Debate, speakers (de Jong) 13183-4
- Purpose of bill (de Jong) 13184
Pope Francis I
- Election as leader of Catholic Church (Clark) 13544 (Farnworth) 13544
Port Alberni, B.C.
- Port operations and expansion (Cantelon) 13430 (Fraser) 13430
Port Alberni constituency and area See Alberni–Pacific Rim constituency and area
Port Coquitlam, B.C. See also Tri-Cities area
Port Edward Elementary School, Port Edward, B.C.
- Enrolment levels and community involvement (McRae) 13148
Port Hardy, B.C.
- Teachers, concerns (Trevena) 12760
Port Mann Bridge
- Performance of new bridge during winter weather conditions (Bains) 13153
- Reconstruction project (Hayer) 12900 (Horne) 12738
Port Metro Vancouver
- Coal port facilities and expansion (Gentner) 12816-7
- Role in dredging activities (Bains) 13428
Port Moody, B.C. See also Tri-Cities area
Post-secondary education See also Post-secondary education – Funding; Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes; Skills training
- Accessibility and affordability (de Jong) 12918 (Dix) 12751 (Elmore) 13290-1 (Mungall) 13162, 13433-5 (Thorne) 12974
- Adult basic education See Education
- Benefits and role in economy (Brar) 13170 (Elmore) 13504 (Yamamoto) 13180-1
- Education of First Nations people (Bell) 12758 (O'Mahony) 13334 (Thornthwaite) 12926
- Government investment and support (Bond) 13172 (Brar) 13170 (Coell) 13434-5 (de Jong) 12918 (Dix) 12751-2 (Fleming) 13197 (Ralston) 12920
- Government plan (Bell) 12994 (Yap) 12994, 13047-8
- International education and international students See also International students under Education
- International education and international students, government action on student visa issues (Mungall) 13434-6, 13552-3 (Sultan) 13552-3
- Student debt load (Coons) 12891
- Student financial assistance
- Student spaces (Bains) 13155 (Coell) 13434-5 (Lee) 13166 (Mungall) 13435
- Students, criminal-record checks (Bond) 13539
- Students, international students See International education and international students above under this main heading
- System during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Brar) 13170
- System during NDP administration (Yap) 12994, 13048
Post-secondary education – Funding
Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
- Advocacy by presidents and faculty for institutions and funding (Mungall) 13161
- Capital investment and projects (Bell) 12994 (Lee) 13166 (Thomson) 12744
- Capital investment and projects, trades training facilities (Bell) 12758 (de Jong) 12917
- Criminal-record checks of students See Students under Post-secondary education
- Definition in legislation (Bond) 13480, 13535 (Corrigan) 13480
Poverty See also Income
- Child poverty
- child poverty (Bond) 13172 (Kwan) 13274 (Rustad) 13012 (Throne speech) 12715
- petition tabled (Trevena) 12797
- reduction plan (Simons) 13178
- reduction plan, petition tabled (Corrigan) 12932
- Gap between poor and rich See Income disparity under Income
- Government action (Brar) 13169-70 (Chouhan) 13201-2 (de Jong) 12918 (Donaldson) 13218 (Hammell) 12812 (McIntyre) 13206
- Incidence among seniors (Trevena) 12761
- Reduction, government strategy (Hammell) 13259 (Kwan) 13274
- Reduction, regional strategies pilot project (Trevena) 12970
Powell River, B.C.
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
- First Nations in area (Simons) 12857
Premier, Office of the
Presentation of estimates
- Estimates of sums required for the service of the province (de Jong) 12912
Press See Media
Prince George, B.C.
- Cancer centre See Centre for the North under British Columbia Cancer Agency
- Cancer lodge project (Bond) 13173
- City council, role in wood innovation centre development process and land acquisition (Bell) 13452, 13455
- Mayor See Green, Shari
- Trades training (Bell) 12758
- Unemployment rate (Bond) 13172
- Wood innovation and design centre project
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Prince Rupert school district See School district 52 (Prince Rupert)
Priority education investment fund proposal See Education – Funding
Privacy
- Breaches of personal information, breaches in public sector (Routley, D.) 12804
- Breaches of personal information, government release of personal information to B.C. Liberal Party (Clark) 13246-7 (Elmore) 13246 (James) 13604-5
- Legislation See Personal Information Protection Act
- Protection of personal information, health information (Farnworth) 13549 (MacDiarmid) 13549
- Protection of personal information, social media See Social media
Private members' statements See also Legislature; Statements by members (Standing order 25B)
- Austin, Robin (Skeena)
- Donaldson, Doug (Stikine)
- Elmore, Mable (Vancouver-Kensington)
- Foster, Eric (Vernon-Monashee)
- Fraser, Scott (Alberni–Pacific Rim)
- Hawes, Randy (Abbotsford-Mission)
- Horne, Douglas (Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)
- The importance of fiscal restraint 12830-2 (Ralston) 12831
- The importance of intergovernmental cooperation 13431-3 (Trevena) 13432-3
- Krueger, Kevin (Kamloops–South Thompson)
- Macdonald, Norm (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
- Mungall, Michelle (Nelson-Creston)
- Popham, Lana (Saanich South)
- Rustad, John (Nechako Lakes)
- Growing fibre, growing value — a path to the future in forestry 13228-31 (Macdonald) 13229-30
- Thornthwaite, Jane (North Vancouver–Seymour)
- Securing long-term stability in the classroom 12825-7 (Austin) 12826-7
- Supporting early childhood development in British Columbia 13025-7 (Hammell) 13026
- Trevena, Claire (North Island)
Privilege
- Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)
- Reserving right to raise a point of privilege re comments by Robin Austin 13324
- Coleman, Hon. Rich (Fort Langley–Aldergrove)
- Reserving right to raise a matter of privilege re comments by Bruce Ralston 12969
- Reserving right to raise a matter of privilege re comments by Kathy Corrigan 13146
- Lake, Hon. Terry (Kamloops–North Thompson)
- Reserving right to raise a point of privilege re comments by Bruce Ralston 12912
- Ralston, Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)
- Reserving right to raise a question of privilege re comments by Pat Pimm 12980
- Routley, Doug (Nanaimo–North Cowichan)
- Reserving right to raise matter of privilege 12933
Professional Fire Fighters Association
Professions See also particular professions
- Members of governing bodies, criminal-record checks (Bond) 13538-40 (Corrigan) 13538
Program for the Awareness and Learning of Science See Curriculum, PALS science enrichment program
under Education
Progress Board See British Columbia Progress Board
Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society
- History and services (Hayer) 13186
Promoting Youth Vote Act, 2013
- (Bill M209) (Dix) 1R, 13448
- Debate, speakers (Dix) 13448
- Purpose of bill (Dix) 13448
Propane See Fuel
Property Assessment Appeal Board
- Annual report, 2012, tabled (Bennett) 13455
Property tax
- Assessment of property See also British Columbia Assessment Authority
- Assessment of property, appeal process (Bennett) 13363 (Lali) 13363
- Assessment of property, averaging of assessments over multiple years (Bennett) 12858-9, 13363-4 (Chandra Herbert) 13364 (Lali) 12859, 13363
- Deferral (de Jong) 12918, 12921
- Electronic delivery of tax notices (Bennett) 12858-9, 13359-60, 13365-6 (Chandra Herbert) 13359-60 (Lali) 12859, 13359-60, 13365-6
- Grants in lieu of property tax, B.C. Hydro facilities on First Nations land See Facilities on First Nations land under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Sale of properties for delinquent taxes (Bennett) 12858 (Lali) 12859
Property transfer tax
- Exemption for transfer of family farms (de Jong) 12921 (Letnick) 12957
- Legislation (de Jong) 12918
Property Transfer Tax Act
Prosperity fund See Liquefied natural gas development
under Oil and gas – Natural gas
Prosperity gold-copper mine See Taseko Mines Ltd.
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2013
- (Bill 5) (Minister of Environment) 1R, 12789; 2R, 12875-85; C, 13324-9, 13342-59; 3R, 13359; RA, 13633
- Divisions: 2R approved 12885; sec. 4 approved 13351
- Debate, speakers (Chandra Herbert) 13354-5 (Donaldson) 12880-1, 13343 (Fleming) 12876-9 (Lake) 12789, 12875-6, 12884-5, 13325-9, 13343-58 (Rustad) 12879-80 (Sather) 12883-4, 13325-9, 13355-8 (Simpson, B.) 13344-51 (Trevena) 12881-3, 13326-7, 13351-4
- Consultation on bill (Fleming) 12877
- Position of MLAs (Donaldson) 12880 (Rustad) 12879 (Sather) 12883
- Purpose of bill (Lake) 12789
Protests
- "Idle No More" and "Occupy" protests (Sather) 12899
The Province (Vancouver)
- Articles on issues
- natural gas industry (Rustad) 13042
- post-secondary system during NDP administration (Yap) 13048
- seniors advocate legislation (Conroy) 13530
- throne speech (Lali) 12959
Provincial Court Act
Provincial Court of British Columbia
Provincial health officer
Provincial Health Services Authority
- Forensic psychiatric services management (Farnworth) 13581 (MacDiarmid) 13581
Provincial sales tax See Sales tax
Provincial Sales Tax Act
Provincial Sales Tax Transitional Provisions and Amendments Act, 2013
- (Bill 2) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 12721; 2R, 12770-7; C, 13051-73, 13075-86, 13097-115; 3R, 13115; RA, 13220
- Debate, speakers (Brar) 13063 (de Jong) 12721, 12770-1, 12776-7, 13051-73, 13075-86, 13097-115 (Donaldson) 12773-5, 13068-9 (Elmore) 12775-6 (Ralston) 12771-3, 13051-73, 13075-86, 13097-115
- Debate in Legislature (de Jong) 12776-7
- Debate timeline and committee stage (de Jong) 12771
- Introduction (Brar) 13231 (Elmore) 13233 (Ralston) 13234
- Provisions, regulatory provisions (de Jong) 12771
- Provisions, retroactivity (de Jong) 13063 (Ralston) 13063
- Purpose of bill (de Jong) 12721
Provincial Symbols and Honours Act
PSECA See Public sector energy conservation agreement
PST See Sales tax
Public Accounts, Select Standing Committee on
- Membership and powers (de Jong) 13192
- Powers and role (de Jong) 13559 (Simpson, B.) 13559
- Reports, second report for fourth session of 39th parliament, report presented (Ralston) 13609; debate (Horne) 13609; adopted 13609
- Work of committee (Horne) 13609 (Ralston) 13609
Public debt
- Debt and deficits for federal and provincial governments (Simpson, B.) 13136-7
- Debt during government administrations
- B.C. Liberal Party administration (Lali) 12959 (Routley, D.) 13022
- B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations (Chong) 12888 (Kwan) 13272
- NDP administration (Stewart) 12765
- Debt in B.C. and other jurisdictions (Bennett) 13018-9 (Macdonald) 12950
- Debt via contractual obligations (Horgan) 12849 (Routley, D.) 13132
- Debt via contractual obligations and public-private partnerships (Kwan) 13272
- Debt-to-GDP ratio (Lee) 13164-5 (Pimm) 12980
- Deficit (de Jong) 12913 (Ralston) 12933
- Deficit budgets See Budgets
- Deficits in B.C. and other jurisdictions (Sultan) 12963
- Interest payments (Chong) 13116 (Horne) 13262 (Krueger) 13156
- Management and reduction of debt (Chong) 12821 (Dalton) 13198 (de Jong) 12917 (Horne) 12830-1 (Throne speech) 12713
- Management of debt during NDP administration (Chong) 13116
- Paydown of debt (Les) 13628
Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia
- Annual report, 2011-12, tabled (Bond) 13340
Public safety See Safety
Public safety council See Justice and public safety council
under Justice system
Public sector energy conservation agreement
- Funding for energy infrastructure projects (Lake) 12796
Public sector/public service See Civil service
Public-private partnerships See Business
Purple Day
- Epilepsy awareness event (Hawes) 13546 (MacDiarmid) 13553
Pynn, Larry
- Article on independent power sector (Gentner) 12816