E&N Railway See Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody, B.C.
Early childhood development See Children and youth – Early childhood development
Early childhood tax benefit See Tax credits for families with children
under Families
Early years strategy See Government strategy
under Children and youth – Early childhood development
Earthquakes
- Earthquake and tsunami in Japan See 2011 earthquake and tsunami under Japan
- Earthquake risk assessment (Anton) 1060 (Chandra Herbert) 1060
- Seismic activity, relationship to hydraulic fracturing See Hydraulic fracturing under Oil and gas
Easingwood, Joe
- Work as radio broadcaster and death (James) 40
East Side Boxing Club
EATI See Employment, equipment and assistive technology initiative
under Disabled and handicapped persons
Eco-density See Growth management
under Urbanization
Economic Contribution of the Film and Television Sector in Canada study See Role in economy, study
under Film industry
Economic Forecast Council
- Review of government budget (de Jong) 372-3
Economy
- Conditions
- Creative economy See Role in economy under Arts and culture
- Debt-to-GDP ratio See Public debt
- Diversification (Bernier) 196 (Ralston) 117 (Rice) 120 (Wat) 528-9
- Economic development
- balance with environmental values See Sustainable development below under this main heading
- development (Rustad) 1163-5 (Stilwell, Moira) 59-60
- impact of local purchasing See Local purchasing under Consumers
- regional economic investment pilot program (Bond) 987-91 (Fraser) 987-91
- regional economic investment pilot program and First Nations involvement (Bond) 988 (Fraser) 988
- Economic development initiative trusts, funding and review (Bond) 992-4 (Fraser) 992-4
- Economic opportunities and government policies (Morris) 22 (Virk) 95
- Economic plan for province (Bond) 66 (Fassbender) 122 (Throne speech) 4-5
- Global economy, conditions (Bond) 65
- Green economy See also Sustainable development below under this main heading
- (Chandra Herbert) 79 (Simpson) 92 (Weaver) 99
- Growth (James) 101 (Throne speech) 4
- Impact of climate change See Impact on issues under Climate change
- Jobs See Employment and unemployment
- Knowledge-based economy (Wilkinson) 54
- Measurement, consumer confidence (de Jong) 373 (Farnworth) 373
- Measurement, gross domestic product (de Jong) 372 (Farnworth) 372 (Kwan) 164
- Relationship to environment (Weaver) 97-8
- Relationship to environment and social equity (James) 103
- Role in funding government services (Bond) 87-8 (Cadieux) 100 (Thomson) 216 (Throne speech) 5 (Weaver) 99
- Role of government (James) 101 (Stilwell, Moira) 167-8 (Stone) 128 (Sullivan) 177
- Sustainable development See also Green economy above under this main heading
- Sustainable development, round table (Polak) 383-4 (Weaver) 383
- Sustainable development, transition to renewable energy (Weaver) 99
Edgewater Casino ULC
Edmonds City Fair and Classic Car and Motorcycle Show
Edmonds Community Centre, Burnaby, B.C.
Education See also Education – Funding; Education – School districts and boards of education; Education – Schools; Post-secondary education; Skills training
- 21st century learning See Personalized learning model below under this main heading
- Adult basic education (Eby) 912 (Elmore) 179
- Allergic reactions in students See Students, students with anaphylaxis below under this main heading
- BCeSIS system See Information management below under this main heading
- B.C. education plan See Government plan below under this main heading
- Class size and composition
- Codes of conduct in schools See Education – School districts and boards of education
- Curriculum
- revision of school curriculum on residential schools (Fassbender) 499 (Fleming) 498-9
- sex education (Fassbender) 774 (Fleming) 774
- skills and trades training See Skills training
- Diabetic reactions in students See Students, students with diabetes below under this main heading
- Education of First Nations people
- education (Tegart) 9
- funding See Aboriginal education under Education – Funding
- graduation rate (Fassbender) 501, 788 (Fleming) 172, 787-8 (Rice) 121
- report on funding of First Nations schools (Fassbender) 498 (Holman) 497-8
- student achievement (Fassbender) 498 (Holman) 497-8
- superintendent of aboriginal education See DeRose, DeDe
- English language learning program, accessibility (Robinson) 124
- Enrolment, impact of residential land development See Consultation on local development under Education – School districts and boards of education
- Enrolment, trends (Fassbender) 428-30, 432, 480 (Fleming) 428-30, 432
- Fruit and vegetable program (Bing) 449 (Martin) 181 (Plecas) 723
- Government investment and support (Chandra Herbert) 79 (Darcy) 57 (Fleming) 172 (Martin) 181-2 (Stilwell, Moira) 167
- Government plan (Fleming) 431-2, 787
- Graduation rates (Tegart) 152-3
- Graduation, seniors program (Throness) 42
- Information management, BCeSIS system (Fassbender) 768-70, 1008-9 (Fleming) 768-70, 1008-9
- Information management, openStudent software system (Fassbender) 770 (Fleming) 770
- International education, round-table report recommendations (Fassbender) 771 (Fleming) 770-1
- International students See also International students under Post-secondary education
- International students, enrolment (Virk) 875
- International students, per-student levy and tuition fees (Fassbender) 771-2 (Fleming) 770-1
- Kindergarten, full-day kindergarten and junior kindergarten for four-year-olds (Fassbender) 496 (Fleming) 496
- Labour relations in education system See also Teachers
- (Martin) 181-2 (Throne speech) 5
- Neighbourhood learning centres (Fassbender) 497
- Parliamentary secretary See Parliamentary Secretary for Student Support and Parent Engagement
- Personalized learning model (Fassbender) 432 (Fleming) 431-2
- Safety of students
- bullying issue See Bullying and violence at school under Violence
- students with allergies or diabetes See Students, students with anaphylaxis; students with diabetes below under this subheading
- superintendent of safe schools See Mohoruk, Sherri
- Seismic upgrades of school buildings See Education – Schools
- Skills and trades training See Skills training
- Special education and special needs
- assessments (Chandra Herbert) 79
- education assistants (Fassbender) 432 (Fleming) 432
- education assistants and collective bargaining See Support workers and education assistants below under this main heading
- special education and special needs (Darcy) 57
- Student-educator ratio in B.C. and other jurisdictions (Fassbender) 430-1 (Fleming) 430-1
- Students
- international students See International students above under this main heading
- students in government care (Cadieux) 343 (James) 343
- students with anaphylaxis, treatment policy (Fassbender) 787
- students with diabetes, treatment policy (Farnworth) 787 (Fassbender) 787
- superintendent of achievement See Davis, Rick
- Superintendents of achievement (Fassbender) 480-2 (Fleming) 480-2
- Support workers and education assistants, collective bargaining (Fassbender) 482-3, 485 (Fleming) 482-3, 485
- System
- administrative and operating costs (Fassbender) 784 (Weaver) 783-4
- innovation (Fassbender) 500-1 (Fleming) 500
- outcomes (Fassbender) 431
- reforms See Personalized learning model above under this main heading
- service delivery (Fassbender) 499-500 (Fleming) 499
- service delivery report recommendations and implementation committee (Fassbender) 483-5 (Fleming) 483-5
- system (Fassbender) 123 (Heyman) 63 (Robinson) 125
- Teachers See Teachers
- Workers See Support workers and education assistants above under this main heading
Education – Funding
Education – School districts and boards of education
- Administrative costs, review (Fassbender) 784 (Weaver) 784
- Amalgamation (Fassbender) 784 (Weaver) 784
- Budget surpluses (Fassbender) 479 (Fleming) 479
- Carbon neutrality and costs, capital program (Chandra Herbert) 797 (Hamilton) 796-7
- Codes of conduct (Chandra Herbert) 776 (Fassbender) 776
- Consultation on local development and impact on enrolment (de Jong) 377 (Farnworth) 377
- Costs and funding (Fassbender) 478-80 (Fleming) 478-80
- Dismissal and appointment of administrator (Fassbender) 787 (Fleming) 786-7
- Relationship with local government (Farnworth) 786 (Fassbender) 786
- Sale of lands (de Jong) 376-8 (Farnworth) 52, 377 (Fassbender) 492-3 (Fleming) 492-3 (Huntington) 378
- Shared services initiative (Fassbender) 484-5, 784
Education – Schools
- Capital projects, government investment (Thornthwaite) 148
- Capital projects, new and replacement schools (Fassbender) 430, 780-1
- School buses and bus service (Fassbender) 779 (Huntington) 778-80
- School buses and bus service, carbon neutrality (Weaver) 785
- School buses and bus service, transition to energy-efficient vehicles (Fassbender) 785
- Seismic upgrades See also particular schools and districts
- Use of school buildings, community connections program (Fassbender) 497 (Fleming) 497
Education, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Budget (Fassbender) 429, 500-1 (Fleming) 429, 500
- Budget, allocation for travel (Fassbender) 481-2 (Fleming) 481-2
- Service plan (Fassbender) 499-500 (Fleming) 429, 499-500
- Service plan and performance measurement (Fleming) 172
- Staff and staffing
- levels (Fassbender) 481
- superintendents of achievement See Superintendents of achievement under Education
- use of videoconferencing (Fassbender) 482
- Teacher regulation branch, funding and staff (Fassbender) 499 (Fleming) 499
Education savings grant program See Government contributions
under Registered education savings plans
Eisenhower, Dwight
- Comments on peace (Corrigan) 135
Elections See also Chief Electoral Officer; Elections B.C.; Politics and politicians; Referenda
- 2013 general election
- By-election, July 10, 2013 See Westside-Kelowna constituency and area
- Electoral reform (Holman) 147
- Electoral reform and electoral systems (de Jong) 924-5 (Weaver) 924
- Entering of certificates of results for May 14, 2013, general election into Journals of the House (Anton) 7
- Entering of certificate of results for July 10, 2013, by-election for Westside-Kelowna into Journals of the House (Anton) 1129
- Fall fixed election date (Huntington) 83
- Fall fixed election date, legislation See Fall Fixed Election Amendment Act, 2013
- General election, May 14, 2013 See 2013 general election above under this main heading
- Municipal elections
- Role in democracy (Dix) 16
- Voter participation (Polak) 75
- Voter participation and approach to voting (Routley, D.) 19-20
Elections B.C.
- Budget and role (Oakes) 505 (Robinson) 505
- Reports tabled
- 2012-13 annual report and 2013-14–2015-16 service plan (Speaker) 1189
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Westside-Kelowna By-election, July 10, 2013 (Speaker) 1189
- Statement of Votes: 40th Provincial General Election, May 14, 2013 (Speaker) 1189
Electoral area A See Metro Vancouver
Electric power See Energy
Electrical Inspectors Association of British Columbia
- Concerns re electrical apprenticeships (Routley, D.) 1085-6
Elko Dam
- Impact of flooding in area on dam (Bennett) 154
- Upgrade project (Bennett) 829
ELL program See English language learning program
under Education
EmbraceBC program See Multiculturalism
Emergencies
- Emergency preparedness (Corrigan) 155
- Emergency preparedness, B.C. Hydro planning See Disaster response planning under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Emergency preparedness, joint emergency preparedness program (Robinson) 517
- Floods See Floods and floodplains; particular locations
- Health care emergencies See Emergency services under Health – Health care system
- Natural disasters, government support for residents (Anton) 392 (Dix) 392 (Mungall) 393
- Search and rescue services, heavy urban search and rescue team (Anton) 1061 (Corrigan) 1061 (Robinson) 1060-1
- Shelters See Temporary housing and shelters under Housing
- Temporary housing and shelters for women See Transition houses under Housing
Emergency Management British Columbia
- Role (Anton) 1060
- Role in fire services management (Anton) 818
- Staffing (Anton) 1058 (Corrigan) 1058
- Support to residents impacted by mudslide (Anton) 391-3
Emissions trading See Cap-and-trade system
under Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
Employment and unemployment See also Labour
- B.C. residents employed elsewhere (Conroy) 176
- Employment and assistance program See Income assistance
- Employment and jobs (Bond) 65-6, 1011 (Chandra Herbert) 77-80 (Heyman) 62-4
- Employment growth and job creation (de Jong) 34
- Employment of people with disabilities See Disabled and handicapped persons
- Employment opportunities (McRae) 237, 245
- Employment programs See Income assistance
- Employment standards, excluded workers (Bains) 1093 (Bond) 1093
- Employment standards, government action (Elmore) 443
- Government job strategy
- Job creation
- Job losses (Bains) 183, 976 (Conroy) 175-6 (Dix) 14-5 (Elmore) 178 (Farnworth) 48-9 (Fleming) 169 (Hammell) 159 (Krog) 71, 74 (Kwan) 163-4 (Mungall) 249 (Ralston) 114
- Job training See Skills training
- Jobs for B.C. workers See Government job strategy, support for B.C. workers above under this main heading
- Labour See Labour
- Skills training See Skills training
- "Sustainable jobs" concept (Bernier) 196 (Heyman) 195
- Unemployment rates (Bond) 980-1 (Routley, B.) 1010-1
- Unemployment rates in trades (Bains) 980
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
- Proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat
- consultation with and position of First Nations in area (Donaldson) 280, 1162
- public response on north coast (Austin) 857-8 (Coleman) 858 (Rice) 120
- refinery proposal for Kitimat See Kitimat Clean Ltd.
- review process and five conditions (Chandra Herbert) 365-6 (Dalton) 806 (Polak) 365
- role of B.C. government and criteria for approval (Rustad) 280
- role of B.C. government and scientific research (Polak) 278 (Weaver) 278
Encana Corp.
- Cabin gas plant project, greenhouse gas emissions (Chandra Herbert) 351-2, 356
- Drilling project and carbon offsets (Chandra Herbert) 795
- Joint water treatment plant See Natural gas resource development and Debolt water treatment plant under Horn River Basin
Endangered species See Species at risk
under Wildlife
End-of-life care See Hospice and palliative care
Endurance Wind Power, Surrey, B.C.
Energy See also British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation (Macdonald) 256 (Thomson) 256
- Clean energy
- definition (Weaver) 99
- development (Bennett) 626, 633-4 (Horgan) 626 (Throne speech) 4 (Weaver) 98-9, 633-5
- employment in sector (Bennett) 634 (Weaver) 634
- First Nations clean energy business fund (Donaldson) 1160-2, 1171 (Rustad) 1171
- vehicle program See Vehicle efficiency under Automobiles
- Conservation programs (Bennett) 644
- Electricity rates (Bennett) 43, 207-8 (Dix) 15, 43 (Farnworth) 49 (Horgan) 30-1, 207-8, 627, 637 (Karagianis) 112 (Macdonald) 29-30
- Electricity rates, increases (Bennett) 646-8 (Horgan) 646-7, 809-10
- Electricity rates, industrial rate review (Bennett) 650 (Horgan) 650
- Electricity services for remote communities See Remote communities electrification program below under this main heading
- Energy efficiency, building retrofits See Housing
- Energy efficiency, program See LiveSmart B.C. program below under this main heading
- Government policy (Bennett) 630-1
- ICE fund See Innovative clean energy fund below under this main heading
- Independent power projects
- compliance with requirements and report (Chandra Herbert) 359 (Polak) 359
- First Nations involvement (Bennett) 634
- impact on fish (Chandra Herbert) 359
- investment and government support (Bennett) 634 (Weaver) 634
- sale of electricity to B.C. Hydro See Energy purchase agreements with independent power producers under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Industry, forestry activities See Forest licences under Forests and forest industry
- Infrastructure See also Projects below under this main heading
- government investment (Bennett) 626, 628, 640, 647-8 (Coleman) 845 (Horgan) 648
- Site C power project See Peace River area
- smart grid See Smart-metering and infrastructure program below under this main heading
- Innovative clean energy fund (Bennett) 554, 633, 635, 646, 829-30 (Donaldson) 646 (Horgan) 829-30 (Weaver) 633-5
- Integrated resource plan See British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- LiveSmart B.C. program (Bennett) 554, 633, 830-1 (Chandra Herbert) 79 (Fraser) 554 (Horgan) 830-1 (Weaver) 634
- Northwest transmission line project
- capital funding (Bennett) 30
- costs and benefits (Bennett) 28-30, 44-5, 90-1
- costs and impact on electricity rates (Dix) 43-4 (Holman) 146 (Horgan) 30-1, 45 (Karagianis) 44 (Macdonald) 29-30
- costs and oversight (Bennett) 641, 648-50 (Corrigan) 29 (Dix) 14, 27-8 (Fleming) 170-1 (Horgan) 648-50
- costs and workforce (Routley, D.) 1079
- First Nations involvement (Bennett) 28
- impact of increased vehicle traffic (Donaldson) 387-8 (Polak) 388
- information and oversight (Bennett) 44 (Karagianis) 44
- Iskut extension line project (Bennett) 567, 649 (Donaldson) 567 (Horgan) 649-50
- local employment and worker recruitment (Austin) 90
- NDP position (Bennett) 44, 90
- private sector investment See also tariff for users under this subheading
- tariff for users of power line (Bennett) 30, 44-5 (Horgan) 30
- Power Smart program, funding (Bennett) 640
- Power supply
- Projects
- costs (Bennett) 648
- labour agreements (Horgan) 650
- projects (Bennett) 626
- ten-year capital plan (Bennett) 647-50 (Horgan) 648-50
- Remote communities electrification program (Bennett) 645 (Donaldson) 645
- Smart-metering and infrastructure program, funding (Bennett) 640, 642-3 (Horgan) 642-3
- Transmission system, northwest transmission line project See Northwest transmission line above under this main heading
Energy and Mines, Ministry of, and Minister Responsible for Core Review
- Estimates
- debate 553-83, 625-51, 820-31
- speakers (Bennett) 553-83, 625-51, 820-31 (Conroy) 820-2, 825-9 (Donaldson) 566-7, 645-6 (Fleming) 635-6 (Fraser) 553-68 (Horgan) 553, 581-3, 626-33, 636-51, 822-4, 827, 829-31 (Simpson) 568-82 (Weaver) 633-5
- Budget (Bennett) 554-5, 582-3 (Fraser) 554-5 (Horgan) 582-3
- Mandate letter (Bennett) 43, 207-8, 820
- Mandate letter and role in core review (Bennett) 576 (Simpson) 571, 575-6
- Minister's office and staffing (Bennett) 582-3 (Horgan) 582-3
- Role and responsibilities (Bennett) 625-6 (Horgan) 831
- Staff thanked (Bennett) 553 (Horgan) 553
English-as-a-second-language program See English language learning
under Education
English-as-a-second-language schools See English language learning schools
under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Environment
- Biodiversity conservation See Forests and forest industry
- Cabinet committee on environment and land use (Tegart) 10
- Climate change See Climate change
- Conservation officers (Chandra Herbert) 348 (Polak) 348, 366, 424 (Trevena) 186, 423-4
- Environmental assessment process See also particular projects
- capacity and funding of provincial office (Holman) 361 (Polak) 361-2
- consideration of cumulative impacts (Chandra Herbert) 360 (Donaldson) 388 (Polak) 360, 388 (Rice) 804-5
- expiration of certificates (Mungall) 427-8 (Polak) 427-8
- First Nations consultation (Donaldson) 1157-60 (Rustad) 1158-60
- impact-and-benefits agreements See Economic development, impact-and-benefits agreements under First Nations
- process (Bennett) 558-60, 566 (Chandra Herbert) 357-8, 381-2 (Donaldson) 806 (Fraser) 558-60 (Polak) 357-8, 381-3 (Rice) 804-5 (Weaver) 383
- projects (Polak) 386 (Weaver) 383
- Environmental protection (Eby) 67 (Elmore) 807-8 (Polak) 75-6
- Environmental protection, balance between protection and economic development See Sustainable development under Economy
- Environmental protection, compliance and enforcement reporting (Chandra Herbert) 358-60 (Polak) 358-60
- Issues, government action (Dix) 15 (Holman) 146-7
- Pest control and pesticide use
- Round table on environment and economy See Sustainable development under Economy
- Sustainability, balance with economic development values See Sustainable development under Economy
Environment, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 347-68, 381-8, 418-28
- speakers (Chandra Herbert) 347-68, 381-7 (Donaldson) 387-8 (Heyman) 424-5 (Holman) 353, 361, 364-5, 384, 387, 418-9, 421 (Huntington) 360, 362, 421-2 (Mungall) 426-8 (Polak) 347-68, 381-8, 419-28 (Ralston) 424 (Robinson) 422-3 (Routley, B.) 419-20 (Shin) 425 (Trevena) 423-4 (Weaver) 383-4, 425-6
- Audits (Chandra Herbert) 349 (Polak) 349
- Budget, allocation for advertising (Chandra Herbert) 349 (Polak) 349
- Budget and sale of assets (Chandra Herbert) 348-9 (Polak) 348-9
- Climate action secretariat, funding and role (Chandra Herbert) 349-50 (Polak) 349-50
- Climate action secretariat, petition tabled (Routley, B.) 397
- Compliance and enforcement reporting, website (Chandra Herbert) 359-60 (Polak) 359-60
- Estimates debate (Chandra Herbert) 347-8
- Fees (Chandra Herbert) 348 (Polak) 348
- Mandate letter (Polak) 75, 351, 366, 383 (Weaver) 383
- Minister's office and staffing (Chandra Herbert) 348-9 (Polak) 348-9
- Response to letter to Minister (Polak) 419-20 (Routley, B.) 419
Environmental Assessment Act
- Provisions on impact-and-benefits agreements with First Nations (Donaldson) 1159-60
Environmental Law Centre See University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
Equalization payments See Transfer payments from federal government
under Government
ERASE Bullying strategy See Bullying and violence at school, prevention
under Violence
ESL program See English language learning program
under Education
ESL schools See English language learning schools
under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Espe, Larry
- Role as superintendent of trades and transition (Fassbender) 481
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
- Track repair funding and future of railway (Stone) 764
Esquimalt United Church, Esquimalt, B.C.
- 100th anniversary and role in community (Karagianis) 389
Esquimalt–Royal Roads constituency and area
- Shipbuilding industry (Karagianis) 111
Estimates of expenditures
Ethnicity See Multiculturalism
Europe
Evergreen line See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Experience the Fraser trail network project See Fraser River
Exports See particular industries;
Trade
Exxon Valdez
- Impact of 1989 oil spill on communities and environment (Rice) 120