Province of British Columbia
First Session, 40th Parliament – 2013
INDEX (Member entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Anton, Hon. Suzanne (Vancouver-Fraserview)

As subject
family and supporters thanked 104
request for meeting by groups participating in Missing Women Inquiry (Kwan) 1051-2
request for meeting by Stewart Phillip 1052
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament, debate 7
Alcohol
craft distillery industry, government support 974
government and private stores 970-1
liquor distribution and warehousing system 967-70
liquor pricing, wholesale pricing 970
liquor regulation, review and stakeholder consultation 105-6, 832-3, 837
Automobiles
DriveABLE program, testing for seniors and use of SIMARD-MD test 1063-4
traffic violations, dispute resolution 833-4, 839
Bountiful, issues and potential legal charges 1048-9
B.C. Coroners Service, role in recovery of deceased persons from water 327
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements 104
Budget debate 104-6
Budgets
2013-14 budget
asset sales component 968
content 104
justice and public safety component 106
balanced budgets 104
Children and Family Development Ministry, provincial office of domestic violence 1054
Civil Resolution Tribunal, establishment and use of online tribunal 105, 832-6, 1045
Community Safety Act, implementation 1056
Corrections system
correctional facilities 104-5, 832-3, 1057
corrections officers, safety 1058
Crime and criminals
crime prevention, government action 832
crime victim assistance program, funding 1052-3
forfeiture of proceeds of crime, process and revenues to government 1056-7
gang crime and organized crime, reduction 106
Documents tabled
Forest Appeals Commission, 2012 annual report 397
Earthquakes, earthquake risk assessment 1060
Elections
entering of certificates of results for May 14, 2013, general election into Journals of the House 7
entering of certificate of results for July 10, 2013, by-election for Westside-Kelowna into Journals of the House 1129
Emergencies
natural disasters, government support for residents 392
search and rescue, heavy urban search and rescue team 1061
Emergency Management B.C.
role and staffing 1058, 1060
role in fire services management 818
support to residents impacted by mudslide 391-3
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 832-3
Family court rules, changes 834-6
Family Law Act, amendments 1045
Fires and firefighters
fire services in rural B.C., capacity and management 818, 1061-2
firefighters, training 1062
First Nations, women's services and funding 1052
Floods and floodplains, flood protection, funding and responsibility 1059-60
Forest Appeals Commission, annual report, 2012, tabled 397
Fraser Valley court services, expansion 105, 832, 840-1
Gardom, Garde, achievements and public service 25
Government
core review 971
legal advice to government 833
regulations, reduction 837
Highway 16
missing women along highway and need for public transportation services 1051
safety of women travelling along highway 396
Housing, transition houses, funding for staff wage increases 1042-3
Human trafficking prevention 31
funding and outreach to First Nations groups 1055
Impaired driving penalties 105, 839
Johnsons Landing, mudslide in 2012, government support for residents 391-3
Justice Ministry
estimates debate 831-42, 966-75, 1041-64
budget and priorities 104-5
budget and staffing 834-7, 838, 840, 1041-3, 1047, 1050-6, 1058
liquor control and licensing branch 967-8, 971
liquor distribution branch 967-73
mandate and priorities 831-3, 836-7, 971-2, 1043, 1055
office of the fire commissioner 1061-2
office to combat trafficking in persons 31, 1055
parliamentary secretaries 832
role and responsibilities 832-4, 836-41
role and responsibilities, domestic violence issues 1054
staff thanked 832
Justice system
accessibility
accessibility and affordability 836-7
government initiatives 833-4, 836-7, 1046
hours of operations 833-4
community court system, report and potential expansion 1046-7
courts and court services
administrative regions 834
alternative processes 831-4, 836, 839
backlog of cases 1044
impact of delays on criminal cases 393
scheduling of cases 834
family justice system, child custody and access assessments 1045
family justice system, dispute resolution 105, 831-7
funding 834-5
handling of cases involving mentally ill and addicted persons 1047
handling of domestic violence cases 1053
information management 1044, 1047
judiciary
appointments and costs 832, 1044
diversity 1045-6
justices of the peace 834-5
relationship with government 832, 834
justice access centres 836, 1046
justice and public safety council 1043
justice summit 832, 1043
legal aid funding and services 105, 832, 836-7, 1043, 1046
plea bargaining 1044
reforms 105-6, 393, 831-5, 838
funding 838, 1043-4
stakeholder collaboration and consultation 832, 835-6, 839-40
review, implementation of recommendations 831, 838
unrepresented litigants 835-6
video conferencing and use of technology 841
Legal Services Society, relationship with government 832, 1043
Legislature, security incident on precincts and police investigation 39
Lower Mainland, earthquake risk assessment 1060
Mediate B.C. Society, funding and role 1045
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
groups participating in inquiry, request for meeting with Justice Minister 1052
implementation of recommendations 106, 395-6, 831
implementation of recommendations, report 1049-52
Motions
Printing of Votes and Proceedings 7
Nanaimo, justice access centre 836
North Vancouver, landslide in 2005, government support for residents 392
Occupational health and safety, workplace injuries and deaths, investigation 1063
Okanagan area, correctional facility project 832
Oral questions (response)
Fire services management and fire safety in rural B.C. 818
Government action on delays in court proceedings 393
Government action on prevention of human trafficking 31
Government support for residents of Johnsons Landing 391-3
Implementation of Missing Women Inquiry recommendations 395
Public transportation service on Highway 16 396
Recovery of deceased persons from B.C. waters 279-80, 327-8, 394
Parliamentary Secretary for Liquor Policy Reform, role 832, 974-5
Pecknold, Clayton, role as director of police services 1051
Phillip, Stewart, request for meeting with Justice Minister 1052
Point, Steven, position as committee chair re Missing Women Inquiry recommendations 395, 1050-1
Police and policing
amalgamation and integration of services 1050
equitable treatment of persons 1052
funding for police services 1050
information-sharing between police departments 1050
police forces, audits 1052
police handling of missing persons cases 1050
police services model, review 832
standards of policing, development 1051
Public sector, collective agreements and bargaining, cooperative gains mandate for public sector 1042-3
Public service, number and reporting changes 1042
Reid, Linda, election as Speaker 3
Representative for Children and Youth, reports, family violence cases and prevention 1054
Resources and resource industries, resource development projects 833
Ross Street Temple, Sikh temple in Vancouver 104
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, role in recovery of deceased persons from water 328, 394
Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
Speaker's statements (response)
Security incident on legislative precincts 39
Safety, public safety 832
Salmen, Raymond, death and location of body in Harrison Lake 279
Sicamous, Swansea Point area, flood risk and mitigation 1059-60
Small claims court
dispute resolution process 834-5
mediation services and funding 1045
Social workers, funding for wage increases 1042-3
Tributes
Garde Gardom 25
Vancouver
justice access centre 836
small claims court 834-5
Vancouver-Fraserview constituency and area, description 104
Victoria, justice access centre 832, 836, 838, 1041-2
Violence, domestic violence
domestic violence units 1053-5
funding for services 1053-4
prevention and government coordination 1054-5
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, printing 7
Water
drowning, incidence and prevention 279-80, 327
recovery of deceased persons from water, government action 279, 327-8, 394
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund, recommendations on child custody assessments in family justice system 1045
Wilson, Peter, role as special prosecutor in Bountiful case 1048
Ashton, Dan (Penticton)

As subject
work on core review (Bennett) 571-2 (Simpson) 572
Kelowna General Hospital, expansion projects 193
Nurses, supply and training 194
Okanagan area
food, tourism and wine industries 919
health care, capital projects and government investment 193-5
transportation infrastructure upgrades 193
Penticton Regional Hospital, patient care tower project 193
Physicians, supply and training 194
Private members' statements
Supporting strong investments in Okanagan health care: now, tomorrow and into the future 193-5
Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Cancer Centre, services 193
Statements by members
Bicycle race event in Penticton area 274
Okanagan wine industry 919
University of B.C., medical program 194
Valley First Granfondo, annual bicycle race in Okanagan 274
Vernon Jubilee Hospital, expansion 193
Wine industry 919
Austin, Robin (Skeena)

As subject
briefings on natural gas development 854 (Coleman) 854
position on northwest transmission line project 90 (Bennett) 90
Asia-Pacific region, visit by Premier 842-3
Australia, liquefied natural gas development 846
Bernier, Mike, role as former mayor of Dawson Creek 518
B.C., northwest B.C.
economy and jobs 90
resource industries 803
trades training and employment of local residents 803
trades training and unemployment levels 850-4
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, meetings with federal government 854
Clark, Christy, comments on liquefied natural gas tax structure and visit to Asia 842-3
Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ministry
estimates debate 518-20
mandate and priorities 518-20
role and responsibilities, liquefied natural gas development issues 519
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat, public response on north coast 857-8
Energy, northwest transmission line project 90
Forests and forest industry, export of raw logs and role of value-added sector 803
Government, advertising and announcements
advertising on liquefied natural gas initiatives 866
advertising on trades training 853-4
Haisla Bridge upgrades 857
Homelessness intervention project 853
Kitimat
air quality and airshed, potential impact of liquefied natural gas activities 849
liquefied natural gas plant project, history 843, 846
port management 858
West Side Road, extension project 857
Motions
Resource development 803
Natural Gas Development Ministry
estimates debate 842-54, 856-8, 866
briefings for opposition critics 854
budget, allocation for advertising 866
promotion of trades training 853-4
staffing and contracts 866
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development
demand 855
development elsewhere 846
environmental assessment and cumulative impacts workshops 849
First Nations consultation 519, 847-8
impact of gas price changes 845-7
impact on greenhouse gas emissions 848
impact on provincial debt 844-5
infrastructure needs 856-7
pipeline corridors 847-8
power supply and clean energy 848
proponents 843, 845-6
research 844
role of government and opposition 519-20
rural dividend framework for communities in northwest B.C. 518-20
shipping traffic 857
skilled worker supply and training 849-50, 853
tax structure 842-3, 854
Oil and gas, natural gas, indexing of price to oil 846-7
Oral questions
Northwest transmission line project and local workers 90
Peace River area, Fair Share agreement for local government funding in lieu of industrial property taxes 518-9
Prentice, Jim, comments on liquefied natural gas development and skilled worker supply 849
Prince Rupert, liquefied natural gas plant proposal, environmental assessment 858
Public debt, current levels 844-5
Resources and resource industries, resource development 803
projects and tax structure 854
revenue-sharing agreements 518
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., Kitimat smelter
operations and air quality assessments 849
reconstruction project and skilled worker supply 845, 849
Shipping industry, tanker safety, oil and gas tankers in coastal waters 857
Skills training
apprenticeship and secondary school programs 852-4
trades training 850-2
trades training for First Nations 853-4
Teck Resources Ltd., Highland Valley mine 803
Terrace city government, report on revenue-sharing in northwest B.C. 519
Wall Street Journal, article on liquefied natural gas tax structure 842

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