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

Bains, Harry (Surrey-Newton)

As subject
constituents, family and supporters thanked 182-3
Ad Hoc Committee for Surrey Schools, activities 781
Advanced Education Ministry, budget reduction 980-2, 985
Agricultural land reserve, non-farm use 610-1
Agriculture
farmland, use 610-1
workers, vehicle accident in 2007, implementation of report recommendations 1067-8
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 610-1
Anderson, David, compensation for position with WorkSafe B.C. 994-6
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion and fire 817
Bond, Shirley, work on issue of workplace deaths due to employer negligence 999-1000
B.C., population, migration from B.C. 183
B.C. Building Trades, employment information for trades 980
B.C. Federation of Labour, recommendations for farmworker safety 1068
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 183
B.C. Safety Authority, report on Burns Lake mill explosion and public release 817
Budget debate 182-4
Budgets, 2013-14 budget 182-3
Carbon tax revenues, allocation to transit services 198
Consumers, costs and user fees 183
Crown corporations, executive compensation 995
De Patie, Grant, death at service station 1065
Economy, conditions 183-4
Education, capital funding 781
Education Ministry, estimates debate 780-2
Employment and unemployment
employment standards, excluded workers 1093
government job strategy 976-84, 986-7
job creation 984-6
job losses 183, 976
unemployment rates in trades 980
Fitzpatrick, Samuel, death in construction accident 1067
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre and employment 986-7
export of raw logs 184, 986-7
forest health 46-7
mills, operations and closings 986-7
mills, safety of mills and investigations following mill explosions 817
timber supply areas in interior, government action plan 986
workers, safety 817
Government
capital projects, costs and oversight 183
financial management 88
spending 87-8
HD Mining International Ltd., Murray River mine, workforce hiring process 980-2
Health care system, costs and spending, workers compensation costs 1066-7
Immigration, foreign and immigrant workers, temporary foreign workers 980-1
Information and communications technology, information technology industry, employment standards 1093
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry
estimates debate 976-87, 994-1001, 1064-70, 1093
estimates process 976
estimates process, written questions 1070
mandate letter 1068-70
Kiewit Corp., worker safety record and worker deaths 1067
Labour
government relationship with private sector unions 1068-70
labour relations code 1068, 1070
Legislature, Speaker and Chair, appointment of South Asian members to position 182
Lo, Fiera, work on government multicultural outreach strategy and rehiring after election 551
Lower Mainland
South Fraser communities, transit services 198
transportation infrastructure and funding 183-4
Motions
Referendum on TransLink revenue sources 197-8
Multiculturalism, government outreach strategy and partisan activities 551
Neuschule, Renée, comments on information technology industry 1093
Occupational health and safety
exposure of workers to asbestos, government action re contractor issues 997-9
workplace deaths due to employer negligence, government action 999-1000
workplace safety high-risk strategy, standards and penalties 996, 998-9, 1065-7
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development, skilled worker supply and training 985-6
Oral questions
Hosting of Indian film awards event and spending priorities 87-8
Report on Burns Lake mill explosion and safety at B.C. mills 817
Timber Supply Committee recommendations and forest inventory funding 46-7
Use of e-mail accounts by government staff involved in multicultural outreach strategy 551
Pattullo Bridge, temporary closure 183
Petitions
Red Seal trades and electrical work practitioner certificate 925
Port Mann Bridge, reconstruction project and workforce 983
Post-secondary education, funding 184
Privacy, breaches of personal information, government sharing of information outside government 551
Public Sector Employers Council, guidelines for executive compensation 994-5
Public service, standards of conduct 551
Resources and resource industries, resource development, projects and local hiring 983-4
School district 36 (Surrey), capital funding and portable use 87-8, 183, 780-2
Singh, Gurpreet, book on Air India bombing 205-6
Skills training
certification, electrical work practitioner certificate, petition tabled 925
government investment and support 980-2
supply and training of skilled workers 984-6
Skylite Building Maintenance Ltd., involvement in court case 998
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, funding, governance and referendum on funding model 197-8
Statements by members
Stories of Air India victims' families 205-6
Surrey
agriculture and farmland 610-1
issues and concerns 183-4
Terrorism, bombing of Air India flight and experiences of victims' families 205-6
Timber Supply Special Committee, report recommendations and government response 46-7, 986
Times of India Film Awards, hosting of 2013 awards event in B.C. 88, 184
Transit services, handyDART system 183-4
Transportation projects, local hiring 983
Wages and salaries, minimum wage review 1070
Workers compensation claims, benefit levels 1000-1
WorkSafe B.C.
asbestos testing and resources 997
executive compensation and bonus system 994-6
financial reporting, health care costs 1066-7
report and high-risk strategies for sectors 996
role 997-9
Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

As subject
campaign team thanked 112
horseshoe competition win in Alexis Creek 457
Agriculture industry 113
Alexis Creek Daze, community event 456-7
B.C., rural B.C. communities 112-3
B.C. Beef Day 1004-5
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 113
Budget debate 112-3
Business, government promotion of local purchasing 450
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area, industries 113
Consumers, consumer choice 450
Families, early childhood tax benefit 113
Forests and forest industry
First Nations involvement in industry, revenue-sharing agreements 438
government initiatives and support 438
industry 113
mountain pine beetle infestation and beetle action coalitions 438
silviculture, government action 438
Livestock industry, ranching industry 113, 1004-5
Madley, Al, horseshoe competition win 457
Mines and mining industry, First Nations involvement in industry 804
Motions
Promotion of purchasing from B.C. businesses 450
Resource development 803-4
Poverty reduction, role of resource development 804
Private members' statements (response)
Growing fibre, growing value 438
Registered education savings plans, government contributions, training and education savings grant program 113
Resources and resource industries
industries, relationship with small business 450
resource development 803-4
Statements by members
Alexis Creek Daze community event 456-7
B.C. Beef Day and ranching industry 1004-5
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project 803-4
Timber Supply Special Committee, report recommendations and government response 438
Bennett, Hon. Bill (Kootenay East)

As subject
comments on issues
core review (Coleman) 746 (Dix) 746
electricity rates (Horgan) 646
funding of government ministries (Fleming) 171
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, funding of electricity services for First Nations reserves 645
Ashton, Dan, work on core review 571-2
Auditor General, review of financial reporting by B.C. Hydro 639
Austin, Robin, position on northwest transmission line project 90
Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd., Bonanza Ledge mine project 557
Bennett, W.A.C., legacy re hydroelectric projects 640
Bird, Jane, position with Columbia Power Corporation 827
Blain, Larry, position on B.C. Hydro board and role in northwest transmission line project 649
B.C., economy and jobs in northwest B.C. 90-1
B.C. Hydro
budget, three-year capital budget plan 44, 208
capital projects 154-5, 208
consultation with First Nations 640-1
disaster response planning and emergency management program, audit report 154-5
energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 634, 647-8
financial reporting, use of rate-regulated accounting and deferral accounts 639-45
integrated resource plan 629, 634-5
management and planning 626
management of northwest transmission line project 28-9
programs and projects 640-2, 644
purchase and sale of electricity 626-8, 630-1, 636-8
revenues to government 643-4
role in LiveSmart B.C. program 554
staff response to severe weather and power outages commended 154-5
B.C. Utilities Commission
oversight role 630, 634-5, 641-3
regulation of electricity rates and public hearings 646-7
Budgets, 2014-15 budget 569
Burrard Thermal power station, operations 631-3
Clark, Christy, comments on core review 580-1
Clean Energy Act, provisions 626-7, 630-1
Coal
freehold coal, revenues to government 563-4
licence applications 561-2
Columbia Basin Trust
establishment and role 825
investment in projects and potential impact of core review 826
work on Columbia River Treaty issues 822, 825
Columbia Power Corporation, operations, projects and staffing 827-9
Columbia River Treaty
downstream benefits entitlement agreement and use of power 823-4
negotiations and consultation 626
negotiations and consultation, reports 820-2, 825
water use and reservoir levels 824, 827
Comox Valley, coal licence applications in area 561
Cruise ship industry, emission reduction and shore power capacity projects 635-6
Dams, seismic upgrades 154-5
Dawson Creek, Chetwynd area transmission project 650
Doney, Lee, position with Columbia Power Corporation 829
Duffy, Gerry, position with Columbia Power Corporation 828
Duncan Dam upgrade project 829
Elko Dam
impact of flooding in area on dam 154
upgrade project 829
Energy
clean energy, development 626, 633-4
conservation programs 644
electricity rates 43, 207-8, 646-8
electricity rates, industrial rate review 650
government policy 630-1
independent power projects, First Nations involvement 634
independent power projects, investment and government support 634
infrastructure, government investment 626, 628, 640, 647-8
innovative clean energy fund 554, 633, 635, 646, 829-30
LiveSmart B.C. program 554, 633, 830-1
northwest transmission line project
capital funding 30
costs and benefits 28-30, 44-5, 90-1
costs and oversight 641, 648-50
First Nations involvement 28
information and oversight 44
Iskut extension line project 567, 649
NDP position 44, 90
private sector investment and tariff for users of power line 44-5
tariff for users of power line 30
Power Smart program, funding 640
power supply
demand-side management 629, 640, 642
export and surplus energy 625-8, 630-1, 636-8
self-sufficiency definition change 626-7
supply management and long-term planning 628-33
projects 626
costs 648
ten-year capital plan 647-50
remote communities electrification program 645
smart-metering and infrastructure program, funding 640, 642-3
Energy and Mines Ministry
estimates debate 553-83, 625-51, 820-31
budget 554-5
budget, allocation for minister's office 582-3
mandate letter 43, 207-8, 820
mandate letter and role in core review 576
role and responsibilities 625-6
staff thanked 553
staffing, levels and salaries 582-3
Environment, environmental assessment process 558-60, 566
Fantuz, Zeke, death 151
Finance Ministry, mandate letter and role in core review 571
Fortis Inc., role in LiveSmart B.C. program 830
Fortune Minerals Ltd., coal mine proposal 567-8
Fuel taxation 830
Gosal, Kindy, work on Columbia River Treaty issues 825
Government
core review 554, 568-82
regulations, reduction and review 575-6, 578-9
Grandview Heights, seniors facility 826
Hamilton, Scott, comments on core review 582
Horgan, John, comments on electricity rates 207
Huldra Silver Inc., Treasure Mountain mine project 557
Imperial Metals Corp.
Fandora mine project 565-6
funding of transmission line project 649
Red Chris mine 28-9, 557-8, 566
Infrastructure funding 31
Islands Trust, response to mineral claims 564
John Hart Dam upgrades 647
Jumbo Glacier resort, development proposal 826
Keenleyside Dam upgrade project 648
Klappan Valley (Sacred Headwaters), protection of area 567-8
Marino, Frank, position with Columbia Power Corporation 828
Martin, Debbie, position with Columbia Power Corporation 828
Mineral Tenure Act, revision 564
Mines and mining industry
development, employment and exploration 556-8
industry, conditions and government support 553
mineral claims 561
mineral claims, mineral titles online claim system 563-5
mineral tax 556, 563
permitting process 554-6, 558-60
taxation and revenues to government 556-7, 563-4
Mining Association of B.C., position on northwest transmission line project 90-1
NDP, position on northwest transmission line project 44, 90
Oral questions (response)
Audit of B.C. Hydro disaster response planning 154-5
Comments by Premier on northwest transmission line and electricity rates 43-4
Electricity rates 207-8
Northwest transmission line project and local workers 90-1
Northwest transmission line project costs and electricity rates 30-1, 45
Northwest transmission line project costs and oversight 28-9
Pacific Booker Minerals Inc., Morrison mine project, environmental assessment process 558
Partnerships B.C., role in northwest transmission line project 649
Peace River area, Site C power project 640-2
Pender Island, mineral claims in area and public response 564
Pernarowski, Dave, comments on economy in northwest B.C. 91
Powerex Corp., operations 823
Ruskin, Vern, work on Columbia River Treaty issues 824
Teck Resources Ltd., Quintette mine project 557
Thompson Creek Mining Ltd., Mount Milligan mine project 557
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, concerns re mine project proposal 565-6
Treasury Board, role 574
Tributes
Zeke Fantuz 151
Tsay Keh Dene First Nation
application to innovative clean energy fund 646
electricity services and biomass-based power proposal 645-6
T'sou-ke First Nation, energy project and application to innovative clean energy fund 829-30
Vancouver, cruise ship industry, emission reduction and shore power capacity project 635-6
Victoria, cruise ship industry, emission reduction and shore power capacity project proposal 635-6
Waneta Dam expansion project 827
Wszelaki, Frank, position with Columbia Power Corporation 827
Yukon Court of Appeal, judges and ruling on land claim case 563
Bernier, Mike (Peace River South)

As subject
comments during election campaign on funding for Dawson Creek hospital (Darcy) 931-2 (Lake) 931-2
comments on hydraulic fracturing (Chandra Herbert) 366
dedication of first speech in House 17
family, staff and supporters thanked 17
role as former mayor of Dawson Creek (Austin) 518
B.C., economic development and opportunities in northern B.C. 18
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 17-8
Budgets, balanced budgets, legislation 18
Business
government promotion of local purchasing 447
small business accord 447
Buy Local program 447
Economy, diversification 196
Employment and unemployment, job creation and "sustainable jobs" concept 196
Film industry, government support 196
Government
financial management and spending 17-8
procurement practices and system, small business procurement 447
House, Clyde and Ray, deaths 17
Income tax, rate freeze 18
Lawrence Meat Packing Co. Ltd., operations 447
Motions
Promotion of purchasing from B.C. businesses 447
Resource development 810
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development and revenues to government 18
Private members' statements (response)
Sustainable jobs 196
Resources and resource industries, resource development 810
Stilwell, Michelle, Paralympic world championships win 1128
Taxation, reductions 18
Throne speech debate 17-8
Tributes
Paralympic world championships win by Parksville-Qualicum MLA 1128
Bing, Doug (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)

As subject
colleagues, constituents, family and supporters thanked 184
speaking in House from own seat (Speaker) 448
Agriculture, promotion of B.C. products, True North Fraser agriculture brand 449
Arts and culture
role in economy 185
youth engagement, B.C. Creative Futures strategy and programs 185
Budget debate 184-5
Budgets, 2013-14 budget 184-5
Business, small business, government support 184-5, 448
Buy Local program 448-9
Carbon tax
exemptions, coloured fuel 185
impact on agriculture industry and greenhouse industry 185
Education, fruit and vegetable program 449
Film industry, role in economy 185
Food and food industry, agrifood industry 185
Health care facilities and hospitals, procurement of food services 448-9
Hopcott Premium Meats, operations and funding 449
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area, description and economic sectors 184-5
Motions
Promotion of purchasing from B.C. businesses 448-9
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development 184
Statements by members
Sandy Wakeling 274-5
Stevenson, Roberta, comments on Buy Local program 449
Tourism industry 184-5
Wakeling, Sandy, community work and citizen of the year award 274-5
Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)

As subject
comments on jobs plan (Heyman) 1120
constituents, family and supporters thanked 64
meetings with tourism operators 1000 (Trevena) 1000
work on issue of workplace deaths due to employer negligence 999-1000 (Bains) 999-1000
Agriculture workers, vehicle accident in 2007, implementation of report recommendations 1068
Alberta, skills training system 1079-80, 1083
Auditor General, review of economic development initiative trusts 992, 994
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion
explosion and fire 815-7
WorkSafe investigation 816-7, 923-4
B.C.
northern B.C., government investment and support 64
rural B.C., physician recruitment programs 1078-9
B.C. Federation of Labour, meetings with Attorney General 999, 1070
B.C. Liberal Party government, election, mandate and priorities 65-6
B.C. Safety Authority
meeting with cabinet ministers 817, 923-4
report on Burns Lake mill explosion
recommendations and release 816-7, 923
response to issues by families and NDP 924
statement on report and involvement of WorkSafe B.C. 816, 923
role 1085-7
Budget debate 64-6
Budgets, 2013-14 budget 65
Camosun College, funding 1078, 1084
Campbell River, regional economic investment pilot program 891, 988-9
China
market for B.C. tourism 681
market for B.C. wood products 987
Clark, Christy
comments on temporary foreign worker program 1089
trade missions to Asia 1088
College of New Caledonia, funding 1078
Construction industry, residential construction and renovation industry, trades training 1081
Council of the Federation, consideration of immigration policy 1089-90
Crown corporations, executive compensation 995
De Patie, Grant, death at service station 1065-6
Destination B.C.
board remuneration and CEO position 683-4, 710
budget and funding formula 681, 689
establishment and name recognition, brand audit 710-1
establishment and staffing 679-80, 683-5
financial reporting 683
offices 685
operations 682-3, 711-2
revenues 690, 710, 715
Documents tabled
Labour Relations Board, 2012 annual report 728
WorkSafe B.C., 2012 annual report and 2013-15 service plan 728
Economy
economic development initiative trusts, funding and review 992-4
economic plan for province 66
global economy, conditions 65
regional economic investment pilot program 987-91
role in funding government services 87-8
sustainable development 65-6
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs 65-6, 1011
employment standards, excluded workers 1093
government job strategy 976-84, 986-7
job creation 984-6
unemployment rates 980-1
Ferries and ferry services
fares, impact on tourism 683-4
procurement of new vessels 1000
Film industry
role in economy, study 1072-3
tax credits 1071-3
First Nations, economic development and employment 327
Fitzpatrick, Samuel, death in construction accident 1067
Forests and forest industry
employment and export of products 987
government investment and support 327
mills, operations and closings 987
mills, safety recommendations 817
Government
advertising and announcements 976-8
financial management 87-8
Health care system
costs and spending, workers compensation costs 1066
health professionals and workers, employment in sector 985
Housing, residential care facilities, wheelchair maintenance fees 65
Immigration
Canada–B.C. immigration agreement 1089
foreign and immigrant workers, temporary foreign worker program 1089-91
programs and services for immigrants to B.C., settlement programs and services 1088
provincial nominee program, eligibility criteria 1091
Industry Training Authority, budget and role 1075-7, 1081-2, 1084
Information and communications technology, information technology industry, employment standards 1093
Investment climate 1069-70
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry
estimates debate 679-90, 710-2, 715, 717-9, 975-1001, 1064-91, 1093-4
estimates process 975
estimates process, written questions 1070
mandate letter 1068-70, 1074
role and responsibilities 680, 1088
tourism component 680-1, 718
Kiewit Corp., worker safety record and worker deaths 1067
Kurland, Richard, comments on temporary foreign worker program 1090
Labour, government relationship with private sector unions 1068-70
Labour Relations Board, annual report, 2012, tabled 728
Lower Mainland, north Fraser communities, regional economic investment pilot program 991
McBride, McBride to Barriere corridor, regional economic investment pilot program 989
MLAs, role and shared values 64-6
Merritt, economic development and First Nations consultation 988
North Island College, funding 1078, 1084
North Island constituency and area, ecotourism operators' concerns and proposed meeting with Tourism Minister 1000
North Island–Coast Development Initiative Trust, funding 993
Northwest Community College, School of Exploration and Mining, funding 982-3
Occupational health and safety
exposure of workers to asbestos, government action re contractor issues 997-8
workplace deaths due to employer negligence, government action 999-1000
workplace safety high-risk strategy, standards and penalties 996-9, 1065-7
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development 66
skilled worker supply and training 979-81, 984-6, 1075-7, 1079-81, 1090-1
Ontario, film industry 1071
Oral questions (response)
Hosting of Indian film awards event and spending priorities 86-8
Investigation into Burns Lake mill explosion 923-4
Report on Burns Lake mill explosion and safety at B.C. mills 815-7, 923
Timber supply and forest industry jobs in Kitwanga area 327
Unemployment levels and use of foreign workers 1011
Parks, campgrounds, reservation service 690, 710
Pinton Forrest and Madden Group Inc., government contract 684, 710
Prince George
sawmill fire in July 2013 923
unemployment rate 1011
Public Sector Employers Council, guidelines for executive compensation 994-5
Reed, Jim, comments on trades training funding 1076-8, 1084
Resources and resource industries, resource development, projects and local hiring 983-4
Seniors, government support 65
Sethi, Baljit, comments on settlement programs and services 1088
Sinclair, Jim, work with government 999-1000, 1070
Skills training
apprenticeship
apprentice-to-journeyperson ratio and coaches 1082-3
number of apprentices 981, 1074-5
safety issues 1085-6
funding 982-3, 1075-9, 1084
government investment and support 979-85, 1080-7
government skills and training plan 981, 984-5, 1074-7, 1079
secondary school programs, trades career promotion in K-12 system 1077
supply and training of skilled workers 984-6
trades training
completion rates 1079-80, 1083, 1086
compulsory trades 1082-3, 1086
equipment 1080
First Nations 1075
industry partnerships 1074-5, 1080
modularized training 1081
women 1075
Skylite Building Maintenance Ltd., involvement in court case 998
South Korea, market for B.C. tourism 682
Teachers, collective bargaining 65
Times of India Film Awards, hosting of 2013 awards event in B.C. 86-8
Tourism
accommodation guide 718
B.C. Magazine publication 710
culture and heritage tourism initiative 685
cycling tourism and interministerial work 717-8
government strategy 682, 715, 718
industry, competitiveness 711
industry, conditions and government support 682-3
market research 681-3
marketing 685
attraction of Asian visitors to B.C. 681-2
merchandise and made-in-B.C. products 690
promotion of made-in-B.C. products 719
regional marketing 712
skiing campaigns and funding 711-2
offices overseas 682
revenues 715, 718
visitors to B.C. 679
Tourism and Small Business Minister of State, role and responsibilities 680
Tourism B.C., revenues 690, 710
Tourism Vancouver, allocation of funds for Vancouver Convention Centre 686-9
Trade
trade between B.C. and Asia 86-8
trade missions 1088
Trades Training Consortium of B.C., letter on trades training funding 1076-8
Vancouver Island University, funding 1084
Vancouver, tourism and hotel industry 687
Wages and salaries, minimum wage review 1070
Workers compensation claims, benefit levels 1001
Workers rights 1068, 1070
WorkSafe B.C.
2012 annual report and 2013-15 service plan, tabled 728
asbestos testing and resources 997
executive compensation and bonus system 994-6
financial reporting, health care costs 1066
report and high-risk strategies for sectors 996-7
role and staffing 996-8

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