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

Dalton, Marc (Maple Ridge–Mission)

As subject
appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (de Jong) 7
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat, review process and five conditions 806
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., oil pipeline to south coast, NDP position on expansion 805-6
Lali, Harry, comments on NDP position on Kinder Morgan oil pipeline 805-6
Maple Ridge
transit services 200
Websters Corners, heritage and Finnish community 206-7
Maple Ridge Caribbean Festival 620
Mission, mural 1006
Motions
Referendum on TransLink revenue sources 200
Resource development 805-6
NDP, position on Kinder Morgan oil pipeline to south coast 805-6
Oil and gas, pipelines and tankers, shipping of oil products 805-6
Resources and resource industries, resource development and role in economy 805-6
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, referendum on funding model and revenue sources 200
Statements by members
Maple Ridge Caribbean festival 620
Mural depicting Mission area history 1006
Websters Corners heritage and Finnish community in Maple Ridge 206-7
Darcy, Judy (New Westminster)

As subject
election as MLA (Dix) 13
family, friends and supporters thanked 56
health care advocacy 57
parents 59
Acupuncturists and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, proposal for school of traditional Chinese medicine 929
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 614
Auditor General, report on health benefits operations 1039
B2B NOW (Network of Women) New Westminster, small business networking and support group 274
Bernier, Mike, comments during election campaign on funding for Dawson Creek hospital 931-2
The Bill Good Show, interview with Premier 325
Black, Dawn, public service 56
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements on capital funding for health care facilities 928-9, 931-3
B.C. services card, introduction and government consultation 1040
Budget debate 56-9
Budgets, 2013-14 budget 58
Burnaby General Hospital
capital funding 1095
redevelopment planning and facility improvements 934, 1036
Business, small business networking and peer support 274
Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, potential impact 1038, 1138-9
Children and youth, child care affordability and availability of spaces 920
Clark, Christy, comments on drug review process and therapeutics initiative 325
Dawson Creek and District Hospital, capital projects and funding 931
Day, Brian, court case re services at private clinics 1040-1
Drugs, prescription drugs
Accutane 325
coverage programs, product listing agreements 1139-40
dabigatran 325
education programs for physicians 1143-4
impact of costs on health care system 277
post-market monitoring 1142-3
prices and cost management 1137-8, 1137-40
review process 276-7, 325, 1140
Education
government investment and support 57
special education and special needs 57
Food and food industry
locally grown food, government support and procurement policies 614, 926-7
meat processing, inspection services responsibilities 890
Fraser Health Authority, funding and services 891-2
Government
advertising and announcements during pre-election period 194
capital projects 1035-6
Health Committee, interim report, comments on home and community care 1031-2
Health, health authorities
budgets and services 210, 887-9, 892-3
budgets, community care spending 1033
consultation by government 893
priorities, role of Health Ministry 1033
service plans and quarterly performance reports 893-4
Health, health care facilities and hospitals
capital projects 931-4
capital projects and planning process 1035-7
food services, procurement 614, 926-7
Health, health care funding
capital funding 1095-6
commitments in party election platforms 928-9, 931-3
funding 57-8, 210, 886-7, 929-30
pay-for-performance model and performance measurement 888-9, 892
Health, health care system
beds, use of acute care beds by seniors in need of long-term care 58, 938-9, 1030-2
costs and spending in B.C. and other jurisdictions 895
costs and spending, management 887
e-health systems, electronic health records 937-8
emergency services, patient tracking 938
health professionals and workers
collective agreements and cooperative gains mandate 894
role in primary health care 1034
scope of practice and utilization 896-7, 1034-5
impact of demographic trends 930
laboratory services, reform initiative 895-6
personal health information, access to data 1141
primary health care 1033-5
improvements 927
interdisciplinary teams 1035
priorities, federal health accord 936
private clinics 1040-1
reforms, implementation 1032
services for seniors 194
services for seniors, mobile lab specimen collection 895-6
wait-lists and waiting times 936-8
Health, health status, outcomes and social determinants 894-5
Health Ministry
estimates debate 886-98, 926-39, 1011, 1016, 1022, 1030-41, 1095-6, 1104-5, 1137-45, 1153
budget, allocation for minister's office 890
estimates process 886, 1011, 1095, 1153
mandate letter 894-7
Home care
home and community care 1031-3
home care for seniors 58
home support services, funding 1031-3
Hospice and palliative care
end-of-life care, government plan 897
funding and services 58, 897-8
Housing, residential care facilities
wheelchair maintenance fees 58, 887
workers, training and utilization 898
Information and Privacy Commissioner, report on personal health information disclosure and implementation of recommendations 1040
Lookout Emergency Aid Society, program for homeless persons 58, 1105
Maximus Inc., government contracts 1039
Medical Services Plan, budget allocation 1039
Mental health
mental health plan 928
mental illness and addiction, services and funding 58, 210, 928-9
mental illness and homelessness 58
mental illness and homelessness, outreach services 1105
programs and services, assertive community treatment program 1105
New Westminster
child care strategy and initiatives 920
community 56-6
hospice beds 897
issues and NDP MLAs 56-9
lacrosse activities 920
mental illness and addiction services and funding 210
small business 274
transportation issues 58
Nurses, nurse practitioners 896-7, 1034-5
Okanagan area, health care, capital projects and government investment 194-5
Ombudsperson reports
information on home care and home support services 1031
recommendations on seniors care 939
Oral questions
Drug review process and role of therapeutics initiative 325
Funding for health authorities 210
Health outreach program in New Westminster 210
Therapeutics initiative and drug review process 276-7
Penticton Regional Hospital, patient care tower project 194, 932
PharmaCare program
cost savings 888
cost savings from generic drugs 1138
studies, Alzheimer's drug therapy initiative 1142-3
therapeutics initiative 276-7, 325, 1140-1
Physicians
family physicians, supply and government initiatives 1033-4
records and specialists 937
Poverty, child poverty and government action on poverty 57
Privacy
breaches of personal information, health information investigation 1040, 1141, 1143
protection of personal information 1040
Private members' statements (response)
Supporting strong investments in Okanagan health care: now, tomorrow and into the future 194-5
Queens Park Care Centre, staff, training and utilization 898
Royal Columbian Hospital, redevelopment 932-3
Royal Inland Hospital
redevelopment 933-4
sterilization unit, replacement 194
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 57-8
Statements by members
Business-to-Business Network of Women in New Westminster 274
Child care services in New Westminster 920
Substance abuse and addiction, treatment beds 928-9
Teachers, government relationship with teachers 57
Tobacco, smoking cessation drugs, Champix 1141-2
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
budget, funding and services 889-91
clinical and systems information management transformation project 889-90, 1144-5
mental health program for immigrants 58
Vancouver Island Health Authority, laboratory services, changes 895-6
Vernon Jubilee Hospital expansion, funding for operations 194
de Jong, Hon. Michael (Abbotsford West)

As subject
comments on Indian film awards event (Dix) 86
Auditor General Appointment Special Committee, appointment and powers 213
Australia, liquefied natural gas development 410
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Act, amendments 38, 370
B.C. Hydro, facilities on First Nations land, grants in lieu of property tax 38, 370
B.C. Investment Management Corporation
executive compensation 379
role in sale of financial instruments by government entities 378-9
B.C. Lottery Corporation
budget, executive compensation and operations 411-4, 416
PlayNow website 412-4
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, sale of securities to National Bank Financial 378-9
Budget debate 33-6, 213-5
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2013, debate 37-8, 369-70, 788-91
Budgets
2012-13 budget 33-4, 921
2013-14 budget
asset sales component 377-8, 380
balanced budget 35-6, 214
content 33, 36
contingency funding and forecast allowance 35, 374
debate in Legislature 214
election-year budget 373, 400
objectives 33
PowerPoint presentation 33, 214
PowerPoint presentation tabled 38
projections 372-3, 399-402
revenue projections 34-5
updated fiscal data 33-5, 372-4
asset sale projections 374-6, 397-8
balanced budgets 404-5
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2013-14–2015-16, tabled 38
budget process 213-5
three-year fiscal plan 33, 405-6, 412
Business, public-private partnerships
contractual obligations 922
cost comparison with public sector equivalents 411
Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, potential impact 403
Carbon tax
exemptions, coloured fuel 37, 369, 788
plan 38
Carbon Tax Act, amendments 37-8, 369, 788
Children and Youth Committee, powers and role 213
Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, initiative and work 924
Coleman, Rich, mother's death and messages of condolence 617
Communities, gaming grants for community organizations 417
Corporations, income tax 37, 369
Credit rating, B.C. rating 35-6, 214, 405
Crime and criminals, federal anti-crime legislation, impact analysis 403
Dalton, Marc, appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 7
Documents tabled
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2013-14–2015-16 38
government service plan reports and strategic plan report for 2012-13 885
government service plans and 2013-14–2015-16 strategic plan 38
PowerPoint presentation 38
public accounts for 2012-13 885
Selection Special Committee, first report for first session of 40th parliament 91
Economic Forecast Council, review of government budget 372-3
Economy
conditions 34-5, 372-3
measurement, consumer confidence and gross domestic product 372-3
Education, school districts and boards of education
consultation on local development and impact on enrolment 377
sale of lands 376-8
Elections, electoral reform and electoral systems 924-5
Employment and unemployment, employment growth and job creation 34
Film industry conditions and tax credits 1134
Finance and Government Services Committee, powers and role 212
Finance Ministry
estimates debate 371-80, 397-418
estimates process, written questions and timeline 411
Forest Act, amendments 38, 370, 788-9
Forests and forest industry, revenues to government, audits 38, 370, 788-9
Gambling
addiction and problem gambling, programs and studies 412-4
First Nations involvement in gambling industry, revenue-sharing 416-7
promotion and oversight, ministry responsible 415
revenues to government 412
Government
capital projects, investment 921
core review 411
financial instruments, sale 35, 378-80
financial reporting, public accounts for 2012-13 921-2
financial reporting, public accounts for 2012-13, tabled 885
lands and properties, sale 35, 374-7, 380, 397-8
consultation and First Nations issues 376-7
disclosure of information 376-7
SUCH sector 374, 376
revenues and spending 34-5
service plan reports and strategic plan report for 2012-13, tabled 885
service plans and 2013-14–2015-16 strategic plan, tabled 38
transfer of costs and responsibilities from federal government, impact analysis re federal legislation 402-5
Health care system
costs and spending, management 399-402
funding 214, 399-402, 405
health authorities, budgets and services 399, 401
Health Committee, powers and role 925-6
Home Owner Grant Act, amendments 38, 370, 789
Homeowner grant
eligibility for owners claiming benefit on wrong property 38, 370, 789
thresholds 789
Horne, Douglas, appointment as Deputy Speaker 7
Income tax
rate for top personal income bracket 37, 369
tax rates for charitable donations 37, 369, 789
Income Tax Act, amendments 37, 369, 789
Insurance Corporation of B.C., investment portfolio, sale of assets 378
Justice Ministry
gaming policy and enforcement branch 412, 415
merger of former ministries 415
Labour market development agreement 404
Land Tax Deferment Act, amendments 37-8, 369-70, 789-90
Legislature
change in sitting schedule 8
Committee of Supply, committee to sit in three sections 396
cooperation between government and opposition members 924-5
estimates process 214-5
estimates process, post-election estimates 38, 369-70
estimates process, time allocation for debate 396
members' conduct and debate, change of seat to participate in debate 216
opposition, role 214
Speaker and Chair
appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 7
appointment of Deputy Speaker 7
Medical Services Plan premiums 399
Motions
Appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 7
Appointment of Deputy Speaker 7
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint an Auditor General 213
Committee of Supply to sit in three sections 396
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections 215-6
Legislative sitting hours 8
Powers and role of Children and Youth Committee 213
Powers and role of Finance and Government Services Committee 212
Powers and role of Health Committee 925-6
Powers and role of Public Accounts Committee 212-3
Multiculturalism, government outreach strategy and partisan activities 469-2
Municipal Finance Authority, building sale 377
NDP
performance as government, communications re political strategies 625
performance as opposition 461-2
Nurses, recruitment and funding 401
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development
impact on provincial debt 405-8
investment 405-8
tax structure and consultation 408-10
Oil and gas, natural gas prices and projections 35
Oral questions (response)
Budget deficit and government debt 921
Electoral reform and cooperation in Legislative Assembly 924-5
Employment status of government staff involved in multicultural outreach strategy 460-2
Government debt from contractual obligations 921-2
Retention of records relating to multicultural outreach strategy 625
Spending by Premier's office 922
Tax competitiveness of film industry 1134
Paragon Gaming Inc., casino project on lands adjacent to B.C. Place 415-6
Physicians, collective agreement and negotiations 401
Post-secondary education, government loans portfolio and revenues 417
Premier's Office, spending on hospitality 922
Presentation of estimates
Estimates of sums required for the service of the province 32
Property tax
deferment program for families with children 37-8, 369-70, 789-90
deferral and partial disposals of property 38, 370
Property Transfer Tax Act, amendments 38, 370, 790
Property transfer tax, exemption for transfer of family farms 38, 369-70, 790
Provincial Sales Tax Transitional Provisions and Amendments Act, 2013, amendments 38, 370
Public Accounts Committee, powers and referral of reports to committee 212-3
Public debt 921
debt projections 405-6
debt via contractual obligations 922
debt-to-GDP ratio 405-6, 921
elimination 405-7
Real estate industry, housing market and housing starts 34, 372-3
Routley, Bill, change of seat to participate in estimates 216
Sales, retail sales projections 34, 372
Sales tax
application to legal services, related services and telecommunications services 38, 370
reinstatement of sales tax system 373
Selection Special Committee, first report for first session of 40th parliament presented 91
Sihota, Moe, communications as government minister 625
Statements
Messages of condolence 617
Supply Act, 2013-2014, debate 1154
Tobacco
taxation of tobacco products 37, 369
taxation of tobacco products, levels and relationship with smuggling activity 791
tobacco control strategy 369
Tobacco Tax Act, amendments 37, 369, 791
Tri-Cities area, potential for gaming centre 417
University of B.C., funding for gambling research 412-3
Vancouver, Little Mountain Housing redevelopment project 380, 397-8
Dix, Adrian (Vancouver-Kingsway)

Agriculture industry 15
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion and fire 815-6
Bennett, Bill, comments on core review 746
Bloy, Harry, role in multicultural outreach strategy 621, 694-700, 735
Bonney, Brian, role in government and multicultural outreach strategy 692, 694-700, 728-33, 735, 741
B.C., population, migration to and from B.C. 14
B.C. Hydro, financial management 15
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign statements 13, 16-7
collection of information for election campaign database 622, 724
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and action on campaign statements 16-7
financial management and priorities 13-4
B.C. Safety Authority
meeting with cabinet ministers 815-6
report on Burns Lake mill explosion, public release 815-6
B.C. Treaty Commission, role 743
B.C. Utilities Commission, role in northwest transmission line project 28
Budgets, priorities and social deficits 15
Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, negotiations and potential impact 747-8
Children and youth, child protection system 16
Clark, Christy
appearance in advertisements for skills training 741-3
comments on issues
B.C. Hydro project costs and electricity rates 43-4
ferry procurement 1131
immigration agreement with federal government 744-5
Indian film awards event 86, 750
multicultural outreach strategy 621-2
Punjabi Market gate proposal 745-6
temporary foreign workers 744
meetings with Prime Minister on federal health care funding 749
meetings with Prime Minister on treaty negotiations 743
position on support for Johnsons Landing residents 391
role in multicultural outreach strategy 692-4, 696-700, 731, 735
visit to India 750
Climate change, government action on climate change 15
Coleman, Rich, mother's death and messages of condolence 691
Communities, community empowerment and organizing 17
Council of the Federation
consideration of federal health care funding 749
consideration of immigration policy 744
Darcy, Judy, election as MLA 13
de Jong, Michael, comments on Indian film awards event 86
Democracy, practice of democracy outside of elections 16
Discrimination and racism
B.C. government apology for past discriminatory treatment of Chinese Canadians, proposal 13-4, 735-7
B.C. government apology for past discriminatory treatment of Japanese Canadians, proposal 735-7
Drugs, prescription drugs, review process 276
Eby, David, election as MLA 13
Elections
2013 general election results 16
role in democracy 16
Emergencies, natural disasters, government support for residents 392
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy and job losses 14-5
Energy
electricity rates 15, 43
northwest transmission line project 14, 27-8, 43-4
Environment issues, government action 15
Ferries and ferry services, procurement of new intermediate-class vessels 1131-2
Film industry, government support and role in economy 15
First Nations, B.C. treaty process 743
Forests and forest industry
industry 15
mills, safety of mills and investigations following mill explosions 815-6
Fraser Health Authority, residential care facilities, wheelchair maintenance fees 1006-7
Gardom, Garde, achievements and public service 25
Government
advertising and announcements, advertising on trades training 741-3
communications, use of e-mail accounts 740-1
core review 16, 746-7
political staff, positions and standards of conduct 738-40
political staff, salaries 13
spending 87
Health care system
chronic disease management and community care 15
federal funding 749
health authorities, relationship with government and communications on health issues 748
Heyman, George, election as MLA 12
Holman, Gary, election as MLA 12
Housing, residential care facilities
fees 13
wheelchair maintenance fees 1006-7
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers, temporary foreign worker program 744-5
foreign and immigrant workers, temporary foreign workers and court cases 744
government policy and Canada–B.C. immigration agreement 744
Information and Privacy Commissioner, review of use of e-mail accounts in government 740
International Indian Film Academy, negotiations for proposed hosting of awards event in B.C. 750
Ipsos-Reid Corp., focus group for government 741-3
Johnsons Landing, mudslide in 2012, report and government support for residents 391-2
Justice Ministry, legal services component 739
Kurland, Richard, comments on temporary foreign worker program 744
Legislature, security incident on precincts and police investigation 39
Martin, Pamela, position with government 739
MLAs, new MLAs in 40th parliament 12-13
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, implementation of recommendations 745
Multiculturalism, government outreach strategy and partisan activities
government outreach strategy and database of information 622, 701, 724, 728-32, 734-5
government outreach strategy and partisan activities 13
implementation 621-2, 724
information and communications re government staff member 458-9, 548-9, 621-2
information and communications re planning activities 622, 724-5
investigation and report by deputy minister 459, 549, 622, 691-701, 729-35, 737-40
investigation by Premier's Office 549
staff role and disciplinary action 737-8
staff role and possession of government records 739-40
staff role and use of e-mail accounts 740-1
use of apology for historical wrongs 735-7
NDP
mandate and approach to role as opposition 16-7
new MLAs in 40th parliament 12-13
North Vancouver, landslide in 2005, government support for residents 392
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development 16
Oral questions
Comments by Premier on northwest transmission line and electricity rates 43-4
Communications regarding government staff member and multicultural outreach strategy 458-9, 548
Government support for residents of Johnsons Landing 391-2
Hosting of Indian film awards event and spending priorities 86-7
Implementation of multicultural outreach strategy 621-2, 724-5
Multicultural outreach strategy investigation and staff member mentioned in communications 549
New ferry construction and support for B.C. shipbuilding industry 1131-2
Northwest transmission line project costs and oversight 27-8
Report on Burns Lake mill explosion and safety at B.C. mills 815-6
Therapeutics initiative and drug review process 275-6
Wheelchair fees in residential care facilities 1006-7
PharmaCare program, therapeutics initiative 16, 275-6, 746
Pharmaceutical industry, position on therapeutics initiative 276
Point, Steven, position as committee chair re Missing Women Inquiry recommendations 745
Premier's Office
estimates debate 691-701, 728-51
deputy chief of staff, salary 13
Public debt 14
Public service, standards of conduct 459
review 740
Reid, Linda, election as Speaker 2
Rice, Jennifer, election as MLA 12
Robinson, Selina, election as MLA 12-3
Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
Speaker's statements (response)
Security incident on legislative precincts 39-40
Sarrafpour, Sepideh, work on government multicultural outreach strategy 621-2, 695-700, 734
Shin, Jane Jae Kyung, election as MLA 13
Shipbuilding industry, government support 1131-2
Sir Guy Carleton Community Elementary School, facility repairs and new theatre, community initiative 17
Skills training
apprenticeship system 14-5
supply and training of skilled workers 14
Stilwell, Michelle, Paralympic world championships win 1127
Terrorism incidents 40
Throne speech content 13-6
Throne speech debate 12-7
Times of India Film Awards, hosting of 2013 awards event in B.C. 86-7, 750
Tobacco, smoking cessation drugs, Champix 276
Trade missions, mission to India 750
Tributes
Garde Gardom 25
Paralympic world championships win by Parksville-Qualicum MLA 1127
Violence, political violence 39-40
Welch, Sarah, role in multicultural outreach strategy 694-6, 698-9, 735
Yale First Nation treaty 743
Yap, John, role in multicultural outreach strategy 695-6, 698-9, 701, 724-5, 730-1, 741
Donaldson, Doug (Stikine)

Aboriginal Affairs Committee, reactivation 1107-8
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 1106-15, 1156-71
budget, operations and staffing 1108-11
estimates process and time allocation 1106
mandate letter 1162-4
Agriculture crops, genetically modified canola 677
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 677
AltaGas Income Trust, Forrest Kerr run-of-the-river project, rental revenues to First Nation 1160-2
Assembly of First Nations, emergency resolution re biomedical experimentation 1107
B.C.
northern and rural B.C., reinvestment in communities 767
trades training opportunities in northwest B.C. 982
B.C. Association of Friendship Centres, recommendations re off-reserve aboriginal action plan 1167
B.C. Treaty Commission, funding and dispute resolution function re overlapping claims 1110-3
Budgets, 2013-14 budget 1168
Bulkley Valley, organic farmers, concerns re introduction of genetically modified crops 677
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat, consultation with and position of First Nations in area 280, 1162
Energy
clean energy, First Nations clean energy business fund 1160-2, 1171
innovative clean energy fund 646
northwest transmission line project 387-8, 567
remote communities electrification program 645
Energy and Mines Ministry, estimates debate 566-7, 645-6
Environment, environmental assessment process 806
consideration of cumulative impacts 388
First Nations consultation 1157-60
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 387-8
Environmental Assessment Act, provisions on impact-and-benefits agreements with First Nations 1159-60
First Nations
agreements with government 806, 1113, 1156-60
capacity-building in governance and economic development, resources 1170
children, abuse at residential schools and scientific experiments 1106-7
consultation by government on land and resources 280, 806-7, 1162-6
economic development and employment 326
economic development, impact-and-benefits agreements for resource development 1159-60
friendship centres, funding and government investment 1167-9
land claims, overlapping claims 1112
reconciliation, government acknowledgement of history re nutrition experiments 1106-7
treaties, negotiations and B.C. treaty process 1108-10, 1112-5
urban population, off-reserve aboriginal action plan 1166-9
Forests and forest industry, employment and export of raw logs 326-7
Fortune Minerals Ltd., coal mine proposal, First Nations concerns 1159
Gitanyow First Nation
concerns re pipeline proposal and land use plan 859-60
concerns re transmission line project 388
reconciliation agreement with government and concerns re land use and environmental assessment 806, 1157-8
Government
core review 1109
spending 1169
Hazelton, recreation centre project, funding 767
Highway 16
missing women along highway and need for public transportation services 457-8
safety of women travelling along highway, shuttle bus proposal 1169-70
Imperial Metals Corp., Red Chris mine 566-7
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service for Kitwanga area, petition tabled 1135
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry, estimates debate 982
Kispiox Valley Music Festival 815
Kitimat Clean Ltd., proposal for Kitimat-area oil refinery and associated infrastructure 1163-5
Kitwanga, mill operations and timber supply 326-7
Klappan Valley (Sacred Headwaters), protection of area 1159
Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty and final agreement, implementation 1114
Mines and mining industry, First Nations involvement in industry, revenue-sharing and agreements 1156-7
Minister's Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women, activities and terms of reference 1169
Motions
Resource development 806-7
Natural Gas Development Ministry, estimates debate 859-60
New relationship trust 1170-1
Nisga'a people, treaty and final agreement, use of dispute resolution mechanism 1115
Northwest Community College, School of Exploration and Mining, funding 982
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development 280
involvement of First Nations 1164-6
pipeline corridors 859-60
Oral questions
Kitwanga mill operations and timber supply 326
Timber supply and forest industry jobs in Kitwanga area 326-7
Yinka Dene Alliance concerns regarding Enbridge activities 280
Pacific Trail Pipelines LP, liquefied natural gas pipeline project to Kitimat, position of First Nations 1162, 1164-6
Peace River area, Site C power project 1171
Petitions
high-speed Internet service for Kitwanga area 1135
Plants, genetically modified plants 677
Ramona Lisa Wilson Memorial Walk, event on Highway 16 457
Resources and resource industries, resource development 806-7
relationship to treaty process 1113
Rustad, John, role as cabinet minister 1106
Skills training, funding 982
Statements by members
Kispiox Valley Music Festival 815
Memorial walk for Ramona Wilson and public transportation service on Highway 16 457-8
Tahltan Indian band
agreement involving run-of-river project 1160-2
concerns re proposed mining project in traditional territory 566
strategic engagement agreement with government 806, 1159
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 767
Tsay Keh Dene First Nation
application to innovative clean energy fund 646
electricity services and biomass-based power proposal 645-6
Violence against aboriginal women, government action 1169-70
Water licences and rentals 1160-2
Wet'suwet'en First Nation, consultation by government and position on pipeline projects 1164-6
Yinka Dene Alliance, position on oil pipeline proposal and concerns re work permits 280, 1162

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