Province of British Columbia
Second Session, 40th Parliament – 2014
INDEX (Member entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

ABOUT THE MEMBERS INDEX
File updated regularly as the session progresses.
Index contains information on subjects MLAs spoke on during House debate.

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Bains, Harry (Surrey-Newton)

As subject
comments on container truck industry legislation (Stone) 2366-7
family, staff and mentors thanked 1474
meeting with Kwantlen University students 3667 (Bond) 3667
nephew's experience in education system 1477
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 1861-2
Agricultural Land Commission, changes 3889-92
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3889-92, 4134-7
referral to Finance Committee and consultation on bill 4134-7
response by industry and stakeholders 3889, 3892, 4135
response by local government and regional districts 4136-7
response by scientists 3892
Agricultural land reserve, protection enhancement committee report 3889-91, 4134-5
Agriculture
industry, role in economy 3889-90
workers, safety and vehicle accident in 2007 2016-7
Anderson, David
compensation for position with WorkSafe B.C. 3645
position with WorkSafe B.C. 3644-5
Asian Canadians, South Asian community, history in B.C. and accomplishments 4316-7
Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments, comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4137
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion
government handling of issues 1931-2
WorkSafe investigation 1325, 1477, 1931, 2202-3, 2697-8, 3166-7, 3655-9
Barrett, David (Dave), actions re discriminatory legislation 4039
Bennett, Bill, actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 4134
Bentall Corp., 1981 worker deaths case, implementation of recommendations 3653
B.C. Agriculture Council, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3892, 4135-7
B.C. Cattlemen's Association, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4135-7
B.C. Construction Industry Advisory Council, recommendation on worker safety training 3653
B.C. Federation of Labour, recommendations for investigation of workplace deaths and injuries 4288
B.C. Food Systems Network, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4135-7
B.C. Liberal Party government
economic policies 2364-5
position on collective bargaining 2346, 2364
priorities 1474-5
Budget debate 1474-7
Budgets, 2014-15 budget 1474-5
Bullock, Richard, comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3892
CCBS Contracting Services Ltd., operations, call for investigation 3663-4
Cessford, James, comments on criminals with mental health and addictions issues 4217
Chimney Hill Elementary School, Punjabi program proposal 3334
Coell, Murray, work on labour dispute involving container truckers 2356-7, 2363
Conn, Stephanie, post-traumatic stress disorder advocacy work 3659-60
Construction industry, worker safety training 3653
Consumers, taxes and user fees 1474-5
Crossin, David, comments on coroner's inquests 3656-7
Delta Chamber of Commerce, concerns re South Fraser Perimeter Road 1729-30
Dhaliwal family, impact of container truck labour dispute 2360
Discrimination and racism
B.C. government apology for treatment of Chinese Canadians 4039-40
B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru, 100th anniversary and day of remembrance 4316-7
ethnic and racial discrimination, past discriminatory practices by government 4039, 4316-7
Economy, conditions 2364-5
Education
curriculum, language programs 3334
curriculum, revision to include Asian Canadian experience of discrimination 4040
Punjabi program 3334
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3333-4
Elections
campaign financing, limits on corporate and union donations 3326
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 1611-2
redistribution of electoral boundaries, government role 1611-2
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1611-2
Emergencies, first responders, incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder 3659
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs, private sector jobs 4093-5
employment rate 3665
employment standards
back-pay retroactivity 3660-2
complaint system and self-help kit 3660
complaint system changes and timeliness 3661-3
enforcement 3660-2
excluded workers 3662
government job strategy, support for B.C. workers 1475, 3595, 3667
job creation 4093
unemployment rates 1475
unemployment rates for youth 3217, 4093
Employment Standards Act, amendments 3660-2
Energy, electricity rates 1475
Falcon, Kevin, actions as Transportation Minister 2956
Fassbender, Peter, debate on TransLink legislation and work on Mayors Council 2957
Fires and firefighters
firefighters, volunteers and workers with fire suppression duties 3224
workers compensation for firefighters and occupational disease presumption, firefighters with heart disease 3224-5
First Nations children, abuse at residential schools and Witness Blanket ceremony 3607
Food and food industry
food security 3890, 4134-5
food transportation 3890, 4135
report on food security and public health 4135
Forest, John Mark, comments on employment standards for truck drivers 3662
Forests and forest industry
employment and jobs 2563
mills
government action on safety issues 1872, 2698, 3656-9
safety compliance and enforcement 1872, 1931-2
safety inspections following mill explosions 1477, 1872
safety of mills and call for public inquiry into mill explosions 3166-7
wood dust 1931-2
worker safety 2268
silviculture contracts and bidding process 4114
Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre, work of organization 3607
Gains, Michael, letter re workers compensation legislation 3224-5
Government, capital projects, costs and oversight 1729
Gregory, Darren, post-traumatic stress disorder advocacy work 3659-60
Hamilton, Scott, private member's statement 1729-30
HD Mining International Ltd., Murray River mine
workforce 2563-4
workforce hiring process 1475
Health care facilities and hospitals, cleaning services, contracted workers and sucessorship issues 3663
Hoekstra, Gordon, article on mill explosion investigations 3655-6
Immigration
credentialling of temporary foreign workers 3667-8
immigrants to B.C. 4039
temporary foreign worker program 3217
temporary foreign workers 1785, 3442, 3667
temporary foreign workers, protection 3660-1
Information and communications technology, information technology industry, employment standards 3662
Islands Trust, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4136
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry
estimates debate 3595-602, 3644-8, 3650-68, 3740-2
budget, contingency funding 3599
budget, sale of assets 3599
contracts, management 3600-2
contracts, vendor complaint process 3601
estimates process 3595
estimates process, written questions 3653, 3660
mandate letter 3595-8
role and responsibilities 3596
role in core review 3600
staffing 3602
Johal, Paul, comments on container trucking industry issues 2361-2
Justice Ministry, estimates debate 4217-8, 4287-9
Justice system, handling of workplace death and injury cases 2268, 3160-1, 3650-1, 3657-8
Kang, Bhupinder Singh, workers compensation and suicide death, inquest recommendations 3650
Khaira Enterprises Ltd., operations and government silviculture contract, payment for workers 4113-4
Khalsa School, issues 3334
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, welding program 3667
Laboratory Services Act
debate 2582
amendments 2582
Labour
collective bargaining, history in Canada 2364-5
collective bargaining, Liberal Party position 2346, 2364
labour market data, report and outlook document 3664-6
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion, investigation, call for public inquiry 3166-7, 3655-9
Langley Mustangs, football championship win 2922
Legislation, discriminatory legislation 4039
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, research on transportation of food 3890, 4135
Letnick, Norm, actions re Agricultural Land Commission changes 4134
Little, John, comments on WorkSafe B.C. report on Prince George mill explosion 3167
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, debate 3326
Local government elecitons, campaign financing 3326
Lower Mainland
police service model 1476
South Fraser communities
infrastructure and service needs 2959
post-secondary education access 1861-2
transit services 2956-7
Macatee, Gord, position with WorkSafe B.C. 3654
McGarrigle, Gavin, comments on container trucking industry issues 2356-7, 2359, 2361-2
Manufactured Home Act, amendments 2830
Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Amendment Act, 2014, debate 4219
Manufactured homes
redevelopment of manufactured home parks, homeowner protection 4219
redevelopment of manufactured home parks, moving issues for residents 2830
role in seniors housing 4219
Mental health, mental illness and addiction
role in criminal behaviour 4217-8
services and funding 1476
Mines and mining industry, employment and jobs 2563-4
Ministerial statements (response)
100th anniversary of Komagata Maru incident 4316-7
National Day of Mourning for Workers 3157
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3224-5
amendments 3224-5
Morgan, Gwyn, position with Industry Training Authority and comments on issues 3740-2
Motions
Apology for past discriminatory practices against Chinese Canadians 4039-40
Job protection and support for mining industry 2563-4
prosecution of negligence in workplace death and injury cases 2268
Rights and welfare of Canadian and temporary foreign workers in B.C. 3442
Munro, Jack, legacy and work in labour movement 1202
Nakusp, village government, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4136
National Day of Mourning 3157
Natural Gas Development Ministry, estimates debate 2830
Newton Community Association, activism for public safety 1361
Niall, Ron, comments on employment standards complaint system 3663
North Saanich district, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4136
Occupational health and safety
worker deaths due to trauma or disease, trends 3652
workers killed or injured on the job 3157, 3166, 3595
workplace deaths due to employer negligence 2268, 3657-8, 4288-9
workplace safety 3595
workplace safety, inspections and small companies 3652-3
Oral questions
Bidding process for silviculture contractors 4114
Call for public inquiry into Burns Lake mill explosion 2202-3
Call for public inquiry into mill explosions 3166-7
Government action on safety at B.C. mills and call for independent inquiry into mill explosion 1931-2
Government action on safety at B.C. mills 1872
Government oversight of temporary foreign worker program 3217
Government response to truck operators labour dispute and concerns of independent truckers 2283-4
Investigation into Burns Lake mill explosion and call for public inquiry 2697-8
Investigation into Burns Lake mill explosion and government action on issues 1325
Payment of wages to former Khaira Enterprises workers 4113
Skilled worker supply and training and use of foreign workers 1785
Truck operators labour dispute and storage fees for businesses 2621-2
Parker, Laura, concerns re public safety in Surrey 4218
Paskall, Julie, death, community response 1361, 1476
Peace River regional district, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4136
Police and policing, police services model 1476
Port Metro Vancouver
container trucking industry issues 2283-4, 2345-6, 2355-63
container trucking industry issues and container storage fees, impact on businesses 2621-2
storage fees 2356
storage fees, impact on business 2621-2
storage fees, impact on small business 2283
Port Metro Vancouver Container Trucking Services Continuation Act, debate 2345-9, 2355-66
Post-secondary education funding 1477
Prince George–Valemount constituency and area, rally re mill safety issues and mill explosions 3167
Private members' statements
The private sector 4093-5
Private members' statements (response)
South Fraser Perimeter Road 1729-30
Public debt 4094
paydown of debt and debt levels 1475
Public Sector Employers Council, guidelines for executive compensation 3646
Ready, Vince, work on labour dispute involving container truckers 2345, 2347-8, 2356-8, 2361, 2363
Realistic Success Recovery Society, work of organization 1508
REC for Kids Society, work of organization 2335
Richmond city government, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4136
Robinson, Gary, death and legacy 1508
School district 36 (Surrey)
capital funding and portable use 1476-7, 3333-4
Punjabi program 3334
SeaBus, service levels 2958-9
Sigurdson, Tom, position with Industry Training Authority 3741
Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus, student spaces 1861-2
Skills training
apprenticeship system 1475
government investment and support 1475, 1785
government skills and training plan 3596-9
secondary school apprenticeship program 3599
secondary school programs, ACE IT program 3599
supply and training of skilled workers 2563-4
supply of skilled workers 1785
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
board of directors, membership 2955
board of directors, seat allocation to mayors 3392
budget development and financial management 3392
Evergreen line 2955-6
funding and service levels 2957-9
governance 2955-9, 3392
infrastructure and services, expansion plan 2957-9
legislation 3389
management 2957
Mayors Council 2955-6, 2959
referendum on funding model 2956-7
revenue sources, government response to vehicle levy request in 2012 2957
revenue sources, property tax 3389
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2014, debate 2955-9, 3391-2
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Funding Referenda Act, debate 3389
South Fraser Perimeter Road
costs and oversight 1729
intersections and overpasses 1729-30
Southern Interior Local Government Association, comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4137
Statements by members
Gary Robinson 1508
Jack Munro 1202
Langley Mustangs 2922
REC for Kids Society 2335
Residential school system and witness blanket initiative 3607
Safety in Surrey-Newton area 1361
Statistics Canada, data on jobs trends 4093-4
Stromberg, Linda, work on school capital funding issues 1477
Substance abuse and addiction, recovery houses 1476
Surrey
court services, community court proposal 4217-8, 4288
court services, specialized court services task force 4288
crime prevention and safety 1361, 1476, 4217-8, 4288
mental health and addiction services 1476, 4217-8, 4288
police services 4288
population 1611
post-secondary education 1477
Teachers, collective bargaining, government approach 2346
Transit services, HandyDART system 2958
Tributes
Jack Singh Uppal 3603
Victims of mine explosion in Turkey 3941
Trucking industry
container trucking industry, conditions for workers 2283-4, 2359-64
container trucking industry, conditions for workers, report 2358-60
diesel oxidation catalysts, use 2361
labour dispute involving container truckers
government action plan 2345, 2361
impact 2348, 2366, 2621-2
negotiations and history 2283-4, 2345-9, 2355-66
licensing system 2358
truck drivers, employment standards 3662
Turkey, mine explosion, victims and families 3941
Unifor – Vancouver Container Truckers Association, letters to government on container trucker issues 2345, 2361-2
Union of B.C. Municipalities, consultation on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4136
United Steelworkers, work on workplace safety 3658
United Truckers Association of B.C., comments on trucking industry issues 2360-1
Uppal, Jagat (Jack) Singh, life and community accomplishments 3603
The Vancouver Sun, article on mill explosion investigations 3655-6
Workers
protection for workers 3442, 3645, 3647
rights 2346, 2363-4
Workers compensation
appeals system, timeliness 3653-4
compensation for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder 3659-60
system
principles 3650-1
service ratings 3651
suicide incidence 3650
Workers Compensation Act, amendments, retroactivity 3224-5
Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal, role 3654
Workplace Accountability Act, 2014
debate 3160-1
purpose of bill 3160-1, 3657
WorkSafe B.C.
annual report and performance measurement 3651
executive compensation 3645-8
inspection activities 3652-3
investigation of workplace injuries and deaths 3655-8
role 1477, 3595
service plan 3651-2
Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

As subject
comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes (Macdonald) 3964
comments on electoral boundaries legislation (Routley, D.) 1609
concerns re ferry service reductions and impact on tourism (Holman) 1364 (Stone) 1364
experience in local government and as candidate 2861-2
experiences with off-road vehicles 2171-2
family and constituents thanked 1477
100 Mile Ranch, operations 3641
Agricultural Land Commission, changes 3640-2
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3640-2
Automobiles
classic and collector cars 3840-1
off-road vehicles, regulation, registration and safety issues 2171-2
B.C. Agriculture Council, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3641-2
B.C. Beef Day 4095-6, 4407
B.C. by region, rural B.C., role in economy 1505
B.C. Cowboy Heritage Society, activities 2201
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 1478, 1480
Budget debate 1477-80
Budgets, 2014-15 budget, balanced budget 1477-8, 1480
Business, small business taxation 1479
Cariboo area
highways and roads, Cariboo connector project 1478
resource industries 1301
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area
constituent responses re agricultural land reserve changes 3641-2
government investment and gaming grants 1478-9
impact of trucking labour dispute on business 2374
size 1577
Climate change, impact on water resources 2706-7
Communities
gaming grants for community organizations 1478-9
strategic community investment fund program 1479
Credit rating, B.C. rating 1480
Economy, diversification and role of government 1505-6
Elections
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 1576-7
rural and northern constituencies, representation 1576-7
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1576-7
Families, tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit 1479
Food and food industry, promotion of B.C. beef products 4095-6, 4407
Forests and forest industry, export of products and expansion of market 1301
Government
core review 1478
regulations, reduction 1479
Highway 16, safety of women travelling along highway, government initiatives and funding 3758
Income tax rates 1479
Information and communications technology, cellular phones, coverage in rural and remote areas 3758
Infrastructure, government investment 1478
Kamloops Cowboy Festival 2201
Livestock industry
cattle industry 4095-6
ranching heritage and cowboy culture 2201
ranching industry 3641-2, 4407
ranching industry and water use 2707
LNG development 1301
tax structure 1479
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, debate 2861-2
Local government elections, candidates and legislation 2861-2
Local Government Elections Task Force, work of task force and role of opposition MLAs 2861-2
Mines and mining industry
development 2561-2
employment and jobs 2561-2
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, implementation of recommendations 3758
Motions
Economic growth and opportunities 1505-6
Job protection and support for mining industry 2561-2
NorKam Secondary School, trades centre of excellence 1479
Off-Road Vehicle Act, debate 2171-2
Pioneer Log Home of British Columbia Ltd., operations 2616
Point, Steven, position as committee chair re missing women inquiry recommendations 3758
Port Metro Vancouver Container Trucking Services Continuation Act, debate 2373-4
Price, Carey
hockey achievements and participation in Olympic Games 1361
performance at Olympic Games 1507
Prince George, services for vulnerable women 3758
Private members' statements
Beef 4095-6
Resource development 1300-2
Private members' statements (response)
Safe supports for women 3758
Property transfer tax, exemption for first-time home buyers 1479
Registered education savings plans, training and education savings grant program 1479
Resources and resource industries
resource development 1300-2
resource development, First Nations involvement 1301
role in economy 1301, 1505
Skills training
government investment and support 1479
trades training for First Nations people 1479
Snowmobiles, activities and industry 2172
Specialty Vehicle Council of B.C., work of organization 3841
Statements by members
85th anniversary of Williams Lake 3607
B.C. Beef Day and ranching industry 4407
Carey Price and 2014 Olympic Winter Games 1361
Cowboys and ranching heritage 2201
Pioneer log homes in Williams Lake 2616
Specialty Vehicle Association of B.C. 3840-1
Taseko Mines Ltd.
Gibraltar mine, expansion 2561
Prosperity gold-copper mine project 1301, 1479, 2561-2
Taxation, government policies 1479
Timber King television show 2616
Trade between B.C. and other jurisdictions, Asia 2374
Transit services, government investment and support 3758
Tributes
Carey Price 1507
Trucking industry, labour dispute involving container truckers, impact on economy, jobs and trading reputation 2374
Violence, domestic violence, government action plan and initiatives 3758
Water
management and stewardship 2706-7
water licences and rentals, fees 2707
Water Sustainability Act
debate 2706-7
First Nations consultation on bill 2707
Williams Lake, 85th anniversary 3607
Wood, Norman and Diane, comments on agricultural land reserve changes 3641
Bennett, Hon. Bill (Kootenay East)

As subject
actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 3560 (Austin) 3882, 3885 (Bains) 4134 (Conroy) 3801-2, 4251-2 (Corrigan) 4331-2 (Darcy) 3724-5 (Dix) 3163-4, 3851-4 (Donaldson) 3683, 3974, 3977-8, 4437-8, 4440 (Eby) 3680, 4443 (Elmore) 4147 (Farnworth) 3901, 3950, 4333-5 (Fleming) 3899 (Hammell) 3810-1 (Heyman) 3716-7, 4454 (Holman) 4236-7 (Huntington) 3791, 4126-7 (Karagianis) 4229 (Krog) 3972 (Kwan) 4253-4 (Macdonald) 3571, 3632-4, 3961-2, 3964-5, 4355-6, 4415-6 (Mungall) 3165 (Popham) 3966-7, 3969 (Ralston) 4336-7, 4346-7, 4350-1 (Rice) 4257 (Robinson) 4130-1 (Routley, B.) 3700 (Routley, D.) 3879-81 (Simons) 3131, 3545, 3547-50, 3552-3, 3557, 4342-3 (Simpson) 3796, 4203 (Trevena) 3980 (Weaver) 4116
comments on availability of local food in Kootenay area (Farnworth) 3952 (Mungall) 2759, 3954
comments on electoral boundaries legislation (Donaldson) 1578
communications with constituents 3561
correspondence with Pat Pimm re agricultural land reserve (Simons) 4322-3
experiences with off-road vehicle activity 2171
family experience with agriculture 3560-1
relationship with Agricultural Land Commission (Simons) 3126
retraction of comment 2221
trip to Ottawa re Prosperity mine proposal (Donaldson) 2471
work on off-road vehicle regulation 2169-70
Agricultural Land Commission
changes 3560-4, 3922, 3931-3
core review 2338, 2494, 3931-2
legislation 2493-4, 2760
role 2493-4
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3560-4
amendments 3564
consultation on bill 3560, 3932-4
response by industry and stakeholders 2760, 3561-4, 3933
Agricultural land reserve, boundaries, consultation by government 3561
Ajax Mining Inc., mining project proposal, consultation and environmental assessment 3908-9
Alberta
off-road vehicle registration 2171
transmission line project 3988-9
AltaGas Income Trust
Forrest Kerr run-of-the-river project 3990-1
funding of transmission line project 3990-1
Auditor General
report on working capital 3924
review of financial reporting by B.C. Hydro 4002
Automobiles, off-road vehicles, regulation, registration and safety issues 2169-71
Bombardier, Harvey, ranching activities and comments on agricultural land reserve 3562
Bombardier, Mike, ranching activities and comments on agricultural land reserve 3562
B.C. Agriculture Council, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3933
B.C. by region
northeast B.C., coal industry 3913-4
rural B.C., health care services 1537
B.C. Food Processors, comments on agriculture 3933
B.C. Hydro
disaster response planning and emergency management program, audit report 3985-8
energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 4005
financial management 1395, 1512, 2492, 2572, 4003-4
financial reporting, use of rate-regulated accounting and deferral accounts 4002-3
integrated resource plan 4006
purchase and sale of electricity 4005-7
revenues to government 1512, 4003-4
B.C. Liberal Party government
election and mandate 2020
financial management 1534-6
B.C. Ranching Task Force, recommendations 3560, 3932
B.C. Utilities Commission
role, Interior–Lower Mainland transmission line project 3992-4
role, Site C power project 3779, 4008
website information on projects 3988
Budget debate 1533-8
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2014, debate 2221
Budgets
2014-15 budget, balanced budget 1533-5
deficit budgets 1534
California, drought conditions and irrigation 3904
Carbon sequestration technology 1335
China, coal industry 3919
Coal
coal industry, impact of commodity prices 3913-4
coal industry and exports 1334-5
coal industry jobs and skills training 3913-20, 4009
thermal coal, exports of U.S. coal through B.C. 1334-6, 3914-6
Columbia Basin Trust
core review 3862
expenses 3862
governance 3860
memorandum of understanding 3859-60
revenues and investment in projects 3860-1
staffing 3859
Columbia Power Corporation
community sponsorship 3859
core review 3858, 3861
joint development model with B.C. Hydro 3856-7
projects 3856-8
revenues to government 3856-8, 3923
staffing 3859
Columbia River
diversion of water and flood control 3904
restoration of salmon migration 3905
Columbia River Treaty
negotiations and climate change planning 3905
negotiations and consultation 3902-6
negotiator division, core review 3906
provisions on storage water 3904
Coquitlam Dam, upgrades 3987
Credit rating, B.C. rating 1535-6
Creston Valley, agriculture and food production 2759
Dams, upgrade projects 3856-7, 3985-8
Dawson Creek, Chetwynd area transmission project 3993-4
Dix, Adrian, comments in Kamloops arena 1537-8
Donaldson, Doug, position on mining industry 3921
East Kootenay Chamber of Mines, consultation by government on mines permitting fees 3183
East Kootenay Community Credit Union, branches and donations 1537
East Kootenay Regional Hospital, facilities and operations 1537
Elections
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 1573-4
electoral districts, size of northern and rural constituencies 1574
rural and northern constituencies, representation 1573-4
voter parity principle 1573
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1573-4
Elk Valley, flooding, community and government response 1536-7
Elko Dam, upgrade project 3857
Energy
alternative energy sources 4005
electricity rates 4003-4
government plan 2572
impact on industry 2491-2
impact on low-income residents 2572
impact on school districts and hospitals 2572-3
independent power projects, investment and government support 4005
infrastructure, government investment 4003
Interior–Lower Mainland transmission line project, costs 3992-4
LiveSmart B.C. program and Power Smart initiatives 2492
northwest transmission line project
costs and benefits 3988-91, 4009
Iskut extension line project 3990-1
worker safety and tower failure investigation 3992
Power Smart program 2572
power supply, export and surplus energy 4005-7
smart-metering and infrastructure program 2144-5, 3994-4000
Energy and Mines Ministry
estimates debate 3856-62, 3894-4009, 3902-38
estimates process, written questions and answers 3907, 3921
funding and staffing 3177-8
Environment
environmental assessment process 3908-9, 3920
environmental assessment process, funding of provincial office 1668
grasslands ecosystem restoration 3561
Europe, economic conditions 1534
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, role in dispute re provision of electricity to California 4000
Finance and Government Services Committee, role in core review 3927-8
Financial services industry, credit unions, taxation 1537-8
Fish, salmon restoration 3905
Food and food industry, tree fruit industry 3903
Fort Steele Farms, operations 3563
Fraser Institute, report on B.C. mining industry 3180, 3921
Fraser Surrey Docks Ltd., coal export facility proposal 3915-6
Government
agencies, boards and commissions, appointment process 2018-9
agencies, boards and commissions, core review 2338
capital projects, investment 1513
core review 1512-3, 1538, 2019-20, 2338, 3922-38
financial management of working capital by SUCH sector entities, central deposit program 3923-4
ministers, mandate letters 2338, 3925
Greenhouse gas emissions, reduction and emissions from LNG development 1335
Habart, Garry, ranching activities and comments on agricultural land reserve 3563
HD Mining International Ltd., Murray River mine
project application process 3919
workforce 3916-9
Highway 3, improvements and bridge replacements 1537
Hillsborough Resources Ltd., Quinsam mine, operations and worker layoffs 3914-7
Horgan, John, comments on alternative energy 3778
Immigration, temporary foreign workers 3916-9
Imperial Metals Corp.
funding of transmission line project 3990-1
Red Chris mine 3991
Interior Savings Credit Union, donations 1537-8
Investment climate 1535-6
John Hart Dam, upgrades 3985-8
Kootenay area
agricultural land reserve, boundaries 3561
agriculture and local food production 2759
coal-mining industry 1335
East Kootenays, community events 1537
position of area residents on proposed agricultural land reserve changes 3562-4
visitors from Alberta 1537
Kootenay East constituency and area
government investment 1536-7
mining industry 1873
Kootenay Ice, hockey team competition in WHL playoffs 2568
Kootenay Livestock Association, position on off-road vehicle regulation 2171
Land use planning, access to land for recreational activities 2170
Libby Dam, operations 3905
LNG development, power supply 4006-8
Maclean's, article on rural health care 1537
Malmberg, Mike, farming activities and comments on Agricultural Land Commission 3563-4
Measurement Canada, work on legacy meters 3998-9
Mielnichuk, Sharon, farming activities and comments on Agricultural Land Commission 3563-4
Mineral Exploration Roundup, 2014 conference 1668, 3182
Mineral Tenure Act, revision 3907-8, 3910
Mines Act, amendments 3177, 3179, 3183
Mines and mining industry
aggregate industry 3911
development 1396, 3922
employment and jobs 1873-4
exploration 1535, 3178
First Nations consultation on project proposals 3910
First Nations involvement in industry, revenue-sharing and agreements 3921
industry 1395-6, 3179-80
conditions 1666-8, 1873-4
government consultation and communications 3177-79, 3181-4
power supply 4007
small companies and junior miners 3178-9, 3181
investment climate, B.C. reputation 1535-6, 1873-4, 3181, 3921
mineral claims, free-entry system 3910
mineral claims and tenure reform 3907-8
NDP position 1874, 3921
permitting process 1667-8
backlog 3177
fees 1666-7, 1873, 3177-84, 3910-3
fees, impact analysis 3182-3
reclamation bonds 3180-1
Mining Day 1395-6
Ministerial statements
Mining Day 1395-6
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3177-84
Murphy, Gary, position with smart-metering and infrastructure program 3994-7
NDP
MLAs, use of constituency funding 2019
position on issues 1534
position on mining industry 1874, 3921
position on Prosperity gold-copper mine project 1668
North Coast constituency and area, size 1574
Northern Lights College, memorandum of understanding on longwall training program 3918-9
Off-Road Vehicle Act, debate 2169-71
Oil and gas, shale gas development 1335
Ontario
credit rating 1535
off-road vehicle activities 2170
Oral questions (response)
Budget revenues from B.C. Hydro and impact of electricity rates on Catalyst mill operations 2491-2
Consultation on changes to agricultural land reserve 2493-4, 2760
Core review and hiring of persons associated with B.C. Liberal Party 2018-20
Core review and potential impact on agricultural land reserve 2338
Core review process and government management of capital projects 1512-3
Costs for smart-metering program chief project officer 2144-5
Electricity rates and B.C. Hydro management 1395
Electricity rates and budget revenues from B.C. Hydro 1512
First Nations consultation on Site C power project 3780
Impact of electricity rates on industry and low-income earners 2572
Impact of electricity rates on school districts and hospitals 2572-3
LiveSmart program and impact of electricity rates on small business 2492
Locally grown food in Kootenay area and comments by Core Review Minister 2759
Permitting costs and process for small mining companies 1666-8, 1873-4
Site C power project review and role of B.C. Utilities Commission 3778-80
Site C power project review panel report and energy alternatives 3777-8
Pacific Carbon Trust, transfer to government 3922-4, 3930
Peace River area
cross-border off-road vehicle purchases 2171
Perrin, David, comments on agricultural land reserve changes 3563
Pimm, Pat, actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 3560
Plants, invasive species control 3561
Popham, Lana, comments on Agricultural Land Commission 1538
Powerex Corp., operations and settlement of dispute re provision of electricity to California 4000-2
Private Career Training Institutions Agency, dissolution 3923-4
Provincial Capital Commission, dissolution and transfer to government 3922-4, 3930
Public debt, debt-to-GDP ratio 1535
Reay, Randy, ranching activities and comments on agricultural land reserve 3563
Resources and resource industries, permitting process, fees 1873
Rocky Mountain Trench, grasslands ecosystem restoration 3561
School districts
carbon neutrality and costs, capital program 3923
core review 3935-6
financial management of working capital, changes 3924
Shared Services B.C., transfer of property management services to organization 3923
Sharpe, Lloyd, comments on agricultural land reserve 3561
Simons, Nicholas, comments in debate on agricultural land reserve changes 3562
Site C power project
environmental assessment and joint review panel report recommendations 3777-80, 4006-8
First Nations consultation 3780, 4007-8
relationship to LNG development 4006-7
skilled worker supply 4009
Snow, Mr. and Mrs., farming activities and comments on agricultural land reserve 3562
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 3934-5
Sports and recreation, back-country recreation 2170
Spring Fresh Farms, operations 3562
Street, Faye and Steve, comments on agricultural land reserve 3562
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project
environmental assessment process 3920
impact of First Nations land claims in area 3921
NDP position 1668
Texada Island, coal storage and permits 3914-6
Throne speech amendment 1334
Throne speech debate 1334-6
Torok, Barbara and Don, farming activities and comments on agricultural land reserve 3562
Toronto, hosting of mining conference 1535
Trade
commodity exports, regulation 1335
trade between B.C. and other jurisdictions, Asia 1536
Tributes
Kootenay Ice hockey team win 2568
Tsilhqot'in Nation, consultation and position on proposed mine in traditional territory 3921
Union of B.C. Municipalities, resolution on mining claims and tenure reform 3907
Vancouver, transmission system project, substation 3985
Walter Energy Inc.
Brule mine, worker layoffs 3913, 3916
Wolverine mine, worker layoffs 3913, 3916
Weaver, Andrew, throne speech amendment motion 1334
Woodfibre LNG Limited, power supply 4006
Yukon Court of Appeal, ruling on land claim case 3910
Bernier, Mike (Peace River South)

As subject
colleagues, parents and staff thanked 1211
comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes (Macdonald) 3965
comments on funding for Dawson Creek hospital (Darcy) 1513 (Lake) 1514
constituents and family thanked 1213
introduction of petition (Krog) 3696
Agricultural Land Commission, changes 3719-23
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3719-23
petition tabled 3683
Agriculture, government support 3719-21
B.C. Liberal Party government, election and priorities 1211-3
Dawson Creek
agriculture industry and oil and gas activities 3721-2
hosting of women's hockey and other events 1781
Economy
economic development and opportunities 1502-3
role of government 1211-3, 1502-3
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 1212
Encana Events Centre facility 1781
Forests and forest industry, safety inspections following mill explosions 2275
Fossils, fossils and dinosaur trackways from Triassic and Cretaceous periods 2757-8
Government, public consultation and engagement 1212
Gross, Ellen, comments on agriculture in Peace River area 3722
Immigration, temporary foreign workers 3441-2
Justice system, handling of workplace death and injury cases, prosecution 2274-5
LNG development 1213, 3764-5
McLeod, Daniel, comments on agriculture in Peace River area 3722
Miller, Mary and John, comments on agriculture in Peace River area 3722
Mines and mining industry, conditions and role in economy 1502-3
Motions
Development of natural gas industry 3764-5
Economic growth and opportunities 1502-3
Prosecution of negligence in workplace death and injury cases 2274-5
Rights and welfare of Canadian and temporary foreign workers in B.C. 3441-2
Nanaimo, agricultural land reserve in area 3721
Occupational health and safety, workplace safety, government action 2274-5
Oil and gas, natural gas, development and role in economy 1212-3
Pavlis, Tim, comments on agricultural land reserve changes 3720
Peace River area
agriculture and ranching activities 3720-3
constituent responses re agricultural land reserve changes 3719-23
economy and resource development 1212-3
employment and temporary foreign workers 3441-2
mining industry 1502-3
Peace River regional district, agricultural land reserve in area 3720-1
Petitions
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014 3683
Popham, Lana, comments on Peace River area 3720
Public debt, paydown of debt 1212
Resources and resource industries
role in economy and First Nations involvement 1212-3
role in production of modern conveniences 1503
Sports and recreation, hockey, women's hockey 1781
Statements by members
Fossil deposits in Tumbler Ridge 2757-8
Women's hockey events in Dawson Creek 1781
Throne speech debate 1211-3
Trade, government promotion of trade and investment 1211-3
Tumbler Ridge, fossil deposits in area 2757-8
Workers, protection for workers 3441-2
Bing, Doug (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)

As subject
comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes (Macdonald) 3964
experience as business owner 2261
family, staff and constituents thanked 1338
family experience as Chinese Canadians 4029
Agricultural Land Commission, changes 3681-2
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3681-2
Agriculture, government support 3681-2
agrifoods strategy 1340
Animal Disease Control Act, provisions 3049
Animal disease prevention and management, changes 3049-50, 3081-2
Animal Health Act
debate 3049-51, 3081-2
2012 legislation 3050
consultation on bill 3081
B.C. Agriculture Council, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3682
Business
mobile business licence program 1339
small business
diversity and women in business 2262
government support and role in economy 1339, 2261-3
Small Business Roundtable 2261
Buy Local program 1339-40
Discrimination and racism
B.C. government apology for treatment of Chinese Canadians 1341, 4029-30
ethnic and racial discrimination, past discriminatory practices by government 4029
Economy, economic development 1339
Government
procurement practices and system, B.C. Bid 2263
public consultation and engagement 1340-1
spending, control 1339
King, Martin Luther, comments on civil rights 4029
Letnick, Norm, actions re Agricultural Land Commission changes 3682
Leyne, Les, comments on role of media 4030
Maple Ridge area
140th anniversary 1340
agriculture industry 1339-40, 3681
BusinessSTART program 2261
description and businesses 1339
festivals 1340
town centre investment initiative 1339
Motions
Apology for past discriminatory practices against Chinese Canadians 4029-30
Pharmacists, role in health care system 2280
Pharmacy Day 2280
Pitt Meadows
centennial 1340, 1390-1
economic development and community projects 1340
Private members' statements
Small business 2261-3
Science and technology, high-technology industry 1340
Statements by members
Centennial of Pitt Meadows 1390-1
Pharmacists 2280
Throne speech content 1339
Throne speech debate 1338-41
Vander Waal, Stan, comments on agriculture industry 3682
Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)

As subject
comments on TransLink referendum (Heyman) 2981
family and staff thanked 1457
letter to grandsons on apology and responsibility 4042
Aboriginal Tourism Association of B.C., funding 3739-40
Alberta
immigrant nominee program 3834, 3836
skills training and apprenticeship system 3750-1
Anderson, David
compensation for position with WorkSafe B.C. 3645-6
position with WorkSafe B.C. 3645, 3648-9
Arcand, MaryAnne, death 2277-8
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion
coroner's inquest 2203, 3166-7, 3656-9
government handling of issues 1326, 1931-2, 2698, 2854
legal opinion on potential charges and public inquiry 1325, 1932
meetings between government officials and families of workers 2854
WorkSafe investigation 1325, 1932, 2203, 3645
WorkSafe investigation and review by deputy minister 3167, 3648-9, 3655-6
WorkSafe investigation recommendations and implementation 1325-6
Bains, Harry, meeting with Kwantlen University students 3667
Bell, Pat, comments on protections for workers 3836
Bentall Corp., 1981 worker deaths case, implementation of recommendations 3653
B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, work of organization 3743
B.C. by region, northern B.C., resource development projects 3748
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., vacations component 3729
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements re film tax credits 3818
B.C. Liberal Party government
policies, economic policies 2017
priorities 1458-60
Budget debate 1457-60
Budgets, 2014-15 budget, balanced budget 1458-60
Business, training tax credit for businesses with apprentices 3825
Canada Winter Games, hosting by Prince George 1458
Canadian Forest Products Ltd., workers, transition 3728
Catalyst Paper Corp., apprentices in workforce 3825-6
CCBS Contracting Services Ltd., operations, call for investigation 3686
China, visitors to B.C. 3688
Choy, Wayson, comment in The Jade Peony 4042
Cohen, Bruce, comments on electoral boundaries 1601-2
Cossette Communications Group, contract with government 3739
Credit rating, B.C. rating 1459-60
Crossin, David, comments on coroner's inquests 3657
Dare Vancouver, contract with government 3739
Destination B.C.
accountability and letter of expectation 3686
advertising contracts 3739
board, conflict-of-interest guidelines 3739
board remuneration 3737-8
budget and funding formula 3733-4
establishment and role 3601
regional representation and tourism marketing committee 3736-7
service plan and performance measurement 3686-9
staffing 3734
website visitors 3687-8
Discrimination and racism
B.C. government apology for treatment of Chinese Canadians 4041-2
ethnic and racial discrimination, past discriminatory practices by government 4041-2
Documents tabled
Environmental Appeal Board, 2012-13 annual report 3168
Forest Appeals Commission, 2013 annual report 3168
Labour Relations Board, 2013 annual report 3080
WorkSafe B.C. 2013 annual report and 2014-16 service plan 4326
Economy
conditions 3666
conditions and government policies 2017
economic development, NDP position 3456
role in funding government services 1458-9
Education
dual-credit programs 3598, 3819
funding 1459
Elections
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 1601-2
rural and northern constituencies, representation 1601-2
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1601-2
Employment and unemployment
employment standards
back-pay retroactivity 3662
complaint system and self-help kit 3660-1
complaint system changes and timeliness 3661-2
enforcement 3456-7, 3610-1, 3661-2, 3836-7, 3844, 4114
excluded workers 3662
government action 1786
government job strategy 1460, 2017-8, 3595-6, 3843
government job strategy, support for B.C. workers 3455-6, 3667
job creation 1785-6, 2017-8, 4113
job numbers 3842-3
job postings 3667-8
unemployment rates 1458, 2018, 3217, 3455-6, 3666-7, 3843-4
unemployment rates for youth 3843
Employment Standards Act, amendments 3662
Environmental Appeal Board, annual report, 2012-13, tabled 3168
Ferries and ferry services, ridership numbers and customer surveys 3729
Film industry, tax credits
digital animation or visual effects tax credit, coverage of post-production work 3818-9
distant-location regional tax credit, extension to capital region 3818
Fires and firefighters
firefighters, definition in legislation 3223-4
firefighters, volunteers and workers with fire suppression duties 3223-4
workers compensation for firefighters and occupational disease presumption, firefighters with cancer 3224-5
workers compensation for firefighters and occupational disease presumption, firefighters with heart disease 3223-5
First Nations, employment, 5X5 jobs strategy 3743
Forest Appeals Commission, annual report, 2013, tabled 3168
Forests and forest industry
mills
government action on safety issues 1872, 3645, 3648-9, 3656-9
operations and closings 3745
safety compliance and enforcement 1872, 1931-2
safety inspections following mill explosions 1931-2, 2698, 3166, 3653, 3658
silviculture
contracts and bidding process 4114
protection for workers 4114
report on silviculture industry, recommendations 4114
workers, transition to other industries 3728
Gains, Michael, letter re workers compensation legislation 3225
Government
core review 3600
regulations, reduction 1459
Health care facilities and hospitals, cleaning services, contracted workers and sucessorship issues 3663
Health care funding 1459
Heinicke, Megan, Olympic Games performance 1458
Henry, Keith, participation in tourism marketing committee 3736
Immigration
agreement with federal government 3832
credentialling of temporary foreign workers 3668
immigrants to B.C. and labour market data 3596
national occupation classification 3832
programs and services for immigrants to B.C., settlement programs and support services 3832
provincial nominee program 3596, 3600, 3832-4
temporary foreign worker program 1786, 3217-8, 3457, 3610-1, 3668, 3835-6, 3843
temporary foreign worker program, four-year time limit 3837
temporary foreign worker program, youth mobility program 3609-10, 3835
temporary foreign workers, protection 3457, 3610-1, 3661, 3836-7, 3844
temporary foreign workers, youth mobility program 3218
India, visitors to B.C. 3688
Industry Training Authority
board 3821-2
funding 3747, 3816-7
review and recommendations 3597, 3599, 3744-5, 3751-2, 3821-2, 3826
role 3596, 3821-2
Information and communications technology, cellular phones, coverage in rural and remote areas 3740
Infrastructure, government investment 1459
International Labour Organization, recommendation on safety and inspection officers 3648
Investment climate 1460, 3666
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry
estimates debate 3594-602, 3645-68, 3686-9, 3727-30, 3733-54, 3815-28, 3832-7
budget, contingency funding 3600
budget, sale of assets 3599
contracts, management 3600-2
contracts, vendor complaint process 3601
estimates process, written questions 3654, 3660
estimates process, written questions and answers 3828
major investments office, role 3596, 3600
mandate letter 3595-8
role and responsibilities 3595-6, 3733
role in core review 3600
staffing 3602
Kang, Bhupinder Singh, workers compensation and suicide death, inquest recommendations 3650
Kenney, Jason, response to temporary foreign worker program issues 3457
Khaira Enterprises Ltd., operations and government silviculture contract, payment for workers 4113-4
Labour
labour market agreement, negotiations 3822-5
labour market agreement, report 3823
labour market data 3664-6, 3746, 3816-8, 3821
labour relations code 3596
Labour Relations Board
annual report, 2013, tabled 3080
funding and role 3600
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion 1931
coroner's inquest 3166-7, 3655-9
investigation 3645
LNG development 3727-8
LNG Buy B.C. program 3737
NDP position 2018
reports on job creation and revenues 3746
skilled worker supply and training, former forest workers 3728
working group on labour 1784, 3596, 3668
working group on labour, recommendations on temporary foreign workers 3845
Louie, Clarence, position with Destination B.C. 3737
Macatee, Gord, position with WorkSafe B.C. 3645, 3648-9, 3654-5, 3659
Manitoba, immigration, temporary foreign workers 3835-6
The Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre, facility staff, safety and WorkSafe B.C. recommendations 1669
Microsoft Corp., operations in B.C. 3749
Mines and mining industry, development 1460
Ministerial statements
National Day of Mourning for Workers 3157
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3223-6
amendments 3225
Morgan, Gwyn, position with Industry Training Authority and qualifications 3741-2
Morison, Matthew, Olympic Games performance 1458
Mosteller, Matt, position with Destination B.C. 3737
Motions
Apology for past discriminatory practices against Chinese Canadians 4041-2
National Day of Mourning 3157
NDP
performance as government, job creation 1785-6
position on economic development 3456
position on LNG development 2018
Northwest Community College, School of Exploration and Mining, funding 3743-4
Occupational health and safety
worker deaths due to trauma or disease, trends 3653
workers killed or injured on the job 3157
workplace safety 1872
government action 3167-8
inspections 3652-3
small companies 3652
training 3653
Oil and gas industry, impact of Alberta residency requirements and response by B.C. government 3727-8
Olympic Games
2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, impact on tourism 3689, 3729
2014 Winter Games in Sochi, performance by B.C. and Canadian athletes 1458
Oral questions (response)
Bidding process for silviculture contractors 4114
Budget provisions for education and skills training 1394
Call for public inquiry into Burns Lake mill explosion 2203
Call for public inquiry into mill explosions 3166-8
Employment standards for silviculture workers 4114
Government action on safety at B.C. mills and call for independent inquiry into mill explosion 1931-2
Government action on safety at B.C. mills 1872
Government action on skills training and project labour agreements 1784
Government handling of mill explosion investigations and communications 2854
Government oversight of temporary foreign worker program 3217-8
Investigation into Burns Lake mill explosion and call for public inquiry 2697-8
Investigation into Burns Lake mill explosion and government action on issues 1325-6
Job creation and government advertising campaign 4113
Job creation and government job strategy 2017-8
Payment of wages to former Khaira Enterprises workers 4113-4
Safety of staff at Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre 1669
Skilled worker supply and training and use of foreign workers 1785-6
Temporary foreign worker program and employment of B.C. workers 3455-6, 3609-10, 3842-4
Temporary foreign worker program and protection for workers 1786, 3457, 3610-1, 3844-5
Temporary foreign worker program and skills training for jobs at smelter project in Kitimat 3456
Youth employment and international experience Canada program 3843
Petter, Andrew, comments on student employment 3751
Port Metro Vancouver
container trucking industry issues 2279, 2343-4
operations 2341-2
storage fees, impact on business 2343
Port Metro Vancouver Container Trucking Services Continuation Act, debate 2279, 2341-5
Post-secondary education funding 3597, 3816-8
Poulin, Marie-Philip, Olympic Games performance 1458
Prince George area
description and residents 1458
designation as part of rural electoral district 1601-2
natural resources forum 1458
rally re mill safety issues and mill explosions 3167
size 1601-2
Public Sector Employers Council, guidelines for executive compensation 3645-6
Ready, Vince, work on labour dispute involving container truckers 2279, 2341-4
Resources and resource industries, resource development 1458, 3748
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., Kitimat smelter, reconstruction project and skilled worker supply 3218, 3728
Sigurdson, Tom, position with Industry Training Authority 3741-2, 3820
Sinclair, Jim, comments on smelter construction project in Kitimat 3218
Skills training
affordability 3819-20
apprenticeship 3597, 3745, 3750-1
adviser positions 3825-7
central registry and job matching 3826
completion rates 3819-21
front-end-loading model 3820-1
issues and consultation document 3826
shared apprenticeship model 3820, 3825
system 1394
changes 3743-4, 3746-53
funding 3667
annual bid process and multi-year funding 3822
changes and partnerships with industry 3750-3, 3815-8
federal grant program 3753-4, 3816, 3822-6
infrastructure 3597
unspent funds 3820-1
government investment and support 1394, 1784
government skills and training plan 3596-600, 3667, 3743, 3746-53, 3815-21
industry training organizations 3821
safety of students 3822
secondary school apprenticeship program 3598
secondary school programs, ACE IT program 3597-9
trades training, employer issues 3753-4, 3823-6
trades training, equipment 3750-1
workforce round tables 3596
Youth Exploring Skills to Industry Training initiative 3598
TELUS Corp., investment in cellular phone coverage 3740
Thompson Rivers University, trades training, front-end-loading pilot program 3819
Tourism
aboriginal tourism 3739-40
government strategy 3596, 3600
industry
conditions 3688-9, 3729
conditions, Tourism Indicators report 3689
report on post–Olympic Games tourism 3689
marketing, funding for regional marketing organizations 3735, 3738
visitor information centres 3734
visitors to B.C. 3687-9
Tourism and Small Business Minister of State, role and responsibilities 3733
Tourism Industry Association of B.C., funding 3735
Tourism Vancouver, allocation of funds for Vancouver Convention Centre 3738-9
Trade
trade agreements between B.C. and Alberta 3727
trade missions, ministerial responsibility 3596
Tributes
MaryAnne Arcand 2227-8
Trucking industry
labour dispute involving container truckers
fines and penalties 2342
government action plan 2341, 2343
impact 2279, 2342-5
negotiations and history 2341
response by business community 2344
licensing system, reforms 2343
truck drivers, employment standards 3662
United Steelworkers, work on workplace safety 3658
Walden, Marsha, position with Destination B.C. 3734
Wat, Teresa, work on government apology to Chinese Canadians 4041
WorkBC Employment Services Centres, information on job postings 3667, 3821
Workers compensation
appeals system, timeliness 3654
claims, benefit levels 3649-50
compensation for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder 3659-60
compensation for mental disorders, changes 3659-60
system, service ratings 3651
system, suicide incidence 3649-50
Workers Compensation Act, amendments, retroactivity 3224-5
Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal
role 3654-5
role and case 3601
WorkSafe B.C.
annual report, 2013, and 2014-16 service plan, tabled 4326
annual report and performance measurement 3651
executive compensation 3645-8
information on work injury-related suicides and self-harm 3649
inspection activities 3652-3
investigation of workplace injuries and deaths 1932, 2203, 2697-8, 3655-9
review 3600, 3645
service plan 3651-2
staffing, mental health specialists 3649
staffing, safety and inspection officers 3648

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