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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Dalton, Marc (Maple Ridge–Mission)

As subject
appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (de Jong) 1195
comments on poverty (Karagianis) 3078 (Mungall) 3078
experience in Central America 2841
experience in education system 4104
family and staff thanked 1646-7
role as parliamentary secretary (Fleming) 3948
Armed forces, cadet programs 2140
B.C. Winter Games, 2014 games in Mission 1389
medical emergency 1742
Budget debate 1646-50
Budgets, 2014-15 budget, balanced budget 1647
Business, small business, government support and role in economy 1500
Canadian Cancer Society, work of organization and Daffodil Month campaign 2615-6
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, use of technique in emergency medical situations 1742
Caring Place, operations and services 1615
Chinese Canadians, contributions to B.C. 4049
Cumberland, Chinese-Canadian community and history 4049
Debt, personal and household debt 1648-9
Discrimination and racism, B.C. government apology for treatment of Chinese Canadians 4049
Economy
economic development and opportunities 1500
role of government 1500
Education
capital funding and maintenance funding 4104
funding 4104-5
independent schools 1648, 3944
learning improvement fund 1648
revision to include Asian Canadian experience of discrimination 4049
system protocol on co-governance 4104-5
Elections, 2013 general election, voter issues 1499
Families
government support 1649
tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit 1649
First Nations, relationship with government 1500
Fort Langley, Derby area, history 3671-2
Government
capital project investment 1649
regulations, reduction 1500
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Cape Horn Interchange project 1649
improvements 1649-50
Homelessness, government action 1647
Housing
affordable housing 1647
social and subsidized housing, rental assistance program 1647
Infrastructure, government investment 1499
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., proposal for oil pipeline expansion and increased tanker traffic on south coast 1499
Literacy, financial literacy 1649
Maple Ridge area
armed forces cadet programs 2140
health care services and long-term care facilities 1650
recipients of government programs and services 1647
transportation infrastructure investment 1649-50
Mission, volunteerism 2853
Mission Adopt-A-Block Society, cleanup activities 2853
Mission Memorial Hospital, facilities, expansion projects 1650
Motions
Apology for past discriminatory practices against Chinese Canadians 4049
Co-governance of public education system 4104-5
Economic growth and opportunities 1499-500
Poverty reduction work in other jurisdictions 2841-2
Mottershead, Grant, response to medical emergency 1742
NDP, position on Kinder Morgan oil pipeline to south coast 1499
Poverty and reduction in other jurisdictions 2841-2
Property transfer tax, exemption for first-time home buyers 1649
Public debt, paydown of debt and debt levels 1649
Public sector, collective agreements and bargaining 1647
Registered education savings plans, training and education savings grant program 1649
Residence in Mission, care facility project 1650
Ruskin Dam seismic upgrades 1650
St. John the Divine Anglican Church, history 3671-2
Schools, seismic upgrades 4104
Seniors housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 1647
South Fraser Perimeter Road 1649
Sports and recreation, lacrosse 4109-10
Statements by members
2014 B.C. Winter Games in Mission 1389
Cadets Canada program 2140
Cancer Society activities and Daffodil Month 2615-6
Caring Place services in Maple Ridge area 1615
Lacrosse 4109-10
Medical incident at B.C Winter Games in Mission 1742
Mission Adopt-a-Block Society 2853
Moosehide anti-violence campaign by aboriginal men 1264-5
St. John the Divine Anglican Church in Maple Ridge 3671-2
Valley Christian School and independent schools 3943-4
Teachers
collective bargaining, government proposal for long-term agreement 1647-8
labour dispute and government response 4104
Transportation infrastructure projects 1649-50
Valley Christian School, recognition 3943-4
Violence against aboriginal women and children, moosehide anti-violence campaign by aboriginal men 1264-5
Darcy, Judy (New Westminster)

As subject
former role with Hospital Employees Union 1270, 1274 (Corrigan) 1281
role as MLA 1270-2
visit to Richard McBride Elementary School 4044
visits to schools 1273
Administrative Tribunals Act, application 2595
Agricultural Land Commission
changes 3723-6, 4441-3
core review 3724
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3723-6, 4441-3
consultation on bill 3724-5
Agricultural land reserve, protection 3724-6, 4441-2
Agriculture, farmland protection, petition tabled 4414
Alberta, health care system, family care clinics 4360
Ambulance service
reclassification of emergency responses 4210-2
reclassification of emergency responses, impact on patient care and government response to concerns 4258
response times 4209-10
Ashton, Dan, comments re commitments on funding for Penticton hospital 1513
Auditor General
report on physician services 4272-4
reports on health system 2174-5, 2177
Ayers, Ginny, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4441
Bennett, Bill, actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 3724-5
Bernier, Mike, comments on funding for Dawson Creek hospital 1513
Birovchak, Ben, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4442
Breast health, mammography services 1696
B.C. Agriculture Council, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3725, 4442-3
B.C. Ambulance Service, reclassification of emergency responses 2857
impact on local government and firefighter services 3946-7
impact on patient care 3946-7
B.C. and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council, comments on government budget 1694
B.C. by region, northern and rural B.C.
health services 4171
laboratory services 2175-6, 2578-9, 2581
B.C. Dairy Association, position on agricultural land reserve changes 4442
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements
agriculture 3723-4
capital funding for health care facilities 1513, 4158
B.C. Liberal Party government
priorities 1693-5
privatization initiatives 2583-4
B.C. Nurse Practitioner Association, issues and concerns 3221-2
B.C. Society of Laboratory Science, position on regulatory college for laboratory technologists 2176, 2588
Budget debate 1692-7
Budgets, 2014-15 budget 1436-7, 1693
Burnaby General Hospital, redevelopment planning and facility improvements 1694-5
Business
market research, definition in legislation 2592
small business, government support 1696
Butler, Diane, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4442
Campbell River and District General Hospital, replacement project, number of beds 4160-1
Canada Health Act (federal), relationship to other legislation 2576
Canadian Cancer Society, work of organization 2834
Canadian National Institute for the Blind, programs and services 3511
Cancer
awareness 2834
clinic for late effects of childhood cancer treatment 1730-1, 1745, 2835
research and prevention 2834-5
Children and youth, child care affordability and early childhood development 1272
Chinese Canadians, contributions to B.C. 4045
Chu, Bill, advocacy work 4044
Clark, Christy, comments on issues
budget and tax policies 1437
funding for Penticton hospital 1513
Climate change, government action 1273, 1696
Consumers
costs and user fees 1272
taxes and user fees 1437, 1693
Cowan, Jim, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4442
Cullen, Linda, and Robertson, Bob, comedy performance 3213
Dawson Creek and District Hospital, capital project and funding 1513, 1694, 4158
Day, Brian, court case re services at private clinics 4170
Dick, William, comments on ambulance service cases 4211
Discrimination and racism
apologies by government for treatment of ethnic groups 1273
B.C. government apology for treatment of Chinese Canadians 1273, 4044-5
ethnic and racial discrimination, past discriminatory practices by government 4044-5
Dixon-Warren, Antigone, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4442
Douglas College, student debt case 1693
Dover, Colin, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4442
Drugs, prescription drugs
education programs and information for physicians 4168-9
prices and cost management 4155-6
Education
funding 1273, 1697
funding, impact on school district budgets and operations 3283-5
special education and special needs 1697
special education and special needs, classroom supports 1273
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3282-5
E-Health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of Privacy) Act, application to other legislation 2591-2
Elections, campaign financing, limits on corporate and union donations 2873
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 1694
Energy, LiveSmart B.C. small business program 1696
Eye health, blindness prevention and vision loss 3511
Family Law Act, amendments 3188
Ferries and ferry services
routes and services, Discovery Coast route 1696
service reductions and changes, impact on access to education and health services 1696
First Nations Health Authority, role and operations 4170-1
Food and food industry, food security 3725-6, 4441
Fraser Health Authority
budget and service plan 4151
facilities, conditions and work of staff 1495-7
population growth in service area 1497
review of operations 4151, 4287
review of operations and release of report 4370-1
review of operations and stakeholder consultation 1495-7
surgical services, wait-lists and waiting times 4286
Government, public consultation 2583
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction, government targets 1696
Haida Gwaii, impact of ferry service reductions 1696
Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act, impact 1270, 1274
Health authorities
agreements with physicians 4276
budgets and funding formula 4150-1
electricity costs 4154-5, 4363
use of temporary foreign workers 4170
Health care facilities and hospitals
capital projects 1513-4, 1694-5
capital projects, planning process 4160
community health centres 3017, 4360-4
infections and infection control 1695
laboratory services 2589
overcrowding issues 1695
privatization of services 2584
Health care funding 1437, 1695-6, 4150
alternative payment plan funding to health authorities 4276
capital funding 1513
commitments in party election platforms 1513
federal funding, expiration of health accord 2570
federal funding, expiration of health accord and reduction in health transfers 4169-70
funding for laboratory services 2174, 2579-80, 2589
pay-for-performance model 4173-4
Health care system
accessibility 2175-6
administration, Cerner software system 4163
administrative tribunals 2595
advisory committees 2593
chronic disease management and primary care for complex cases 4357-62
complaint process 2587
costs and spending, management 2174-6, 2578, 2587-8
e-health systems, health information banks 2591
emergency services, waiting time issue 2619
government action on issues 1274
government initiatives and priorities 4151-3
government policy changes 2583-4
health professionals and workers
commended 4150
credentialling of foreign-trained health professionals 4279
health support workers and 2002 legislation 1270, 1274
human resource strategy 4271-2
recruitment 4170
regulatory colleges, definition in legislation 2575-6
safety and whistle-blower protection 1871-2, 2595-6
laboratory services
accessibility 2175-6, 2576, 2578-9, 2581, 2587
changes 2174-7, 2575-84, 2587-96
information and privacy issues 2176-7, 2580, 2591-2
public and private services 2175, 2575-6, 2579-80, 2582-4, 2589-90, 2595
quality management 2174, 2176, 2588-9
records management 2580, 2590, 2596
reviews 2174
role of health professionals 2575-6
personal health information
access to data for market research 2592
information-sharing between jurisdictions 2592
privacy issues 2176-7
primary health care and interdisciplinary teams 2202, 4165, 4275, 4357-62
privatization 2584
services, consolidation and reductions 2175-6, 2590
sustainability 2577
system, priorities and strategy document 4356-8
system in other jurisdictions 2175, 2584
wait-lists and waiting times, surgery wait-lists and waiting times 4286
Health Ministry
estimates debate 4150-74, 4209-13, 4258, 4271-9, 4286-7, 4356-65, 4368-71, 4373, 4379, 4470-2, 4493
estimates process 4150, 4159, 4493
estimates process, questions 4371
freedom-of-information request 4166-7, 4209
minister, powers and role 2174-5, 2177, 2578, 2581-3, 2587, 2595-6
Health Sciences Association, position on regulatory college for laboratory technologists 2176
Highway 16, safety of women travelling along highway, shuttle bus proposal 1694
Hillside Adult Psychiatric Centre, facility staff, safety and whistle-blower protection 1871
Housing, rental housing safety and tenants' issues 1271
Immigration
temporary foreign workers 4170
Immigration, foreign and immigrant workers
treatment and support 1273-4
Income, low-income families and households, government support 1693
Information and Privacy Commissioner, consultation on laboratory services legislation 2591-2, 2596
John Robson Elementary School, visit by MLA 1273
Johnson, Maureen, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4442
Justice system
administrative tribunals 2595
handling of workplace death and injury cases, prosecution 2275-6
Kennedy, John F., comments on challenges 1694
Kostiniak, Doreen, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4442
Laboratory Services Act
debate 2174-7, 2575-84, 2587-96
amendments 2576-7, 2581-4, 2587-8, 2593-4
briefing for opposition members 2177
content and scope 2175, 2177
definitions 2575-6, 2592
implementation and transition 2596
principles 2576-7
purpose of bill 2174
regulations 2592, 2596
Laboratory technologists
position on laboratory services legislation 2175
regulatory college proposal 2176, 2587-8
Labour, government handling of labour relations 1270, 1274
Lake, Terry, comments on ambulance service cases 4258
Legislature, language used in House, withdrawal of comments 4211, 4362
Letnick, Norm, actions re Agricultural Land Commission changes 3724-5
LitFest New West 3213
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, debate 2872-3
Local government elections, campaign financing 2872-3
Long-term and residential care
care standards 1695
workers, layoffs and impact on residents 1274
Lower Mainland
laboratory services, consolidation 2174-6, 2578-9, 2590
transportation, need for regional plan 1271-2
truck traffic volumes and routes 1272
Lower Mainland Local Government Association, position on emergency response system changes 3946
McConnell, Kevin, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4441
McCormack, Bob, role as physician on Canadian Olympic team 1361
The Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre staff
safety and whistle-blower protection 1871
safety and WorkSafe B.C. recommendations 1669
Maximus Inc., government contracts, data storage provisions 2176
Medical Services Plan
budget allocation 4275
coverage of laboratory services 2577, 2580
premiums 1437, 1693, 4153-4, 4209
Medicare Protection Act, principles and application to other legislation 2576-8, 2581-2
Mental health, community programs and services 1695
Mid-Main Community Health Centre
preventive health care programs and funding 2202, 4361-2, 4411
services and physician payment model 4362, 4471-2
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3187-8, 3221-2
scope 3188
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, implementation of recommendations 1694
Motions
Apology for past discriminatory practices against Chinese Canadians 4044-5
Clinic for late effects of childhood cancer treatment 1730-1
Prosecution of negligence in workplace death and injury cases 2275-6
Nakagawa, Nadine, work as constituency assistant 1693
National Nursing Week 3776
NDP, MLAs, private members' bill on flavoured tobacco ban 4172
New West Environmental Partners, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4441
New Westminster
building fires and community response 1271
city government, apology for past discriminatory treatment of Chinese Canadians 1273
community 1271
residents on Canadian Olympic team 1361
school capital projects 3282-3
traffic volumes 1271-2, 2745-6
New Westminster Community Food Action Committee, comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3725-6
New Westminster constituency and area
Chinese-Canadian community and history 4044-5
constituents' concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 3725-6, 4441-2
impact of government budget and constituents' concerns 1693
issues and concerns 1270-4
New Westminster Downtown Residents Association, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4442
New Westminster Secondary School
replacement 3282-3
students, concerns and meeting with MLA 1273
Nurses
nurse practitioners 3188, 3221-2, 4276-8
role and contributions 3776
supply and training, credentialling of foreign-trained nurses 4279
Occupational health and safety, workplace deaths due to employer negligence, cases 2275-6
Olympic Games, 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, B.C. residents on Canadian team 1361
Ontario health care system, community health centres 4361
Oral questions
Ban on sale of flavoured tobacco 3300
B.C. Ambulance Service changes to call classifications 2857
B.C. Ambulance Service changes to call classifications 3946-7
Changes to community health care centres in Vancouver 3016-7, 3514-5
Clinic for late effects of childhood cancer treatment 1745
Conditions at Royal Columbia Hospital 2619-20
Election campaign statements and funding for hospital projects 1513-4
Funding for Mid-Main Community Health Centre 4411
Medical Services Plan premiums 1436-7
Preventive care programs at Mid-Main Community Health Centre 2202
Safety of staff at Hillside Adult Psychiatric Centre 1871-2
Safety of staff at Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre 1669
Paramedics, emergency response changes 2857, 3946-7
Pattullo Bridge
replacement 2745-6
traffic volumes 1271-2
Penticton Regional Hospital, redevelopment project and funding 1513-4, 1694, 4160
Petitions
farmland protection 4414
PharmaCare program
cost savings and allocation 4154-6
therapeutics initiative 4167-8
Physicians
payment models 4274-6
services and compensation, value-for-money assessment 4272-5
Points of order
comments on public servant during estimates debate, debate 4211
request for withdrawal of comments by Judy Darcy, debate 4211
Police and policing, police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 1695
Politics and politicians, public opinion and cynicism 2872
Port Mann Bridge
access from South Fraser Perimeter Road 1272
tolling, impact on traffic flow 1272
Post-secondary education, accessibility and affordability 1693
Poverty
child poverty 1272
child poverty, government action 1694
government action 1272
Privacy, breaches of personal information, health information 2176-7
Private members' statements
Fraser Health review 1495-7
Private members' statements (response)
Cancer awareness 2834-5
Provincial Health Services Authority, role in laboratory services delivery 2590
Public debt levels 1693
Royal City Farmers, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4441
Royal Columbian Hospital, conditions and emergency services 1695, 2619-20, 4373
St. Paul's Hospital, redevelopment project 1695
School district 40 (New Westminster)
funding and student supports 1273
impact of funding on operations 3283-5
Skills training, apprenticeship system and government investment 1694
Somerville, Kathleen, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4441
South Fraser Perimeter Road 1696-7
Statements by members
Expiration of Canada health accord 2570
LitFest New West literary arts festival 3213
New Westminster residents at 2014 Olympic Winter Games 1361
Nursing Week and contributions of nurses 3776
Vision Health Month and work of Canadian National Institute for the Blind 3511
Stevens, Robert, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4442
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on teachers' collective bargaining rights 1274
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on B.C. legislation on health workers collective bargaining 1274
Surrey Memorial Hospital, emergency ward conditions 1695, 4373
Teachers, collective bargaining, government approach 1274
Terwiel, Elli, skiing achievements and participation in Olympic Games 1361
Throne speech content 1274
Throne speech debate 1270-4
Tobacco
ban on flavoured tobacco 2835, 3293-4, 3300, 4172-3
smoking, prevention and reduction 4171-2
Tobacco Control Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3293-4
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 2745-6
Transportation infrastructure, government investment and plan 1696-7
Vancouver Charter, amendments 2872
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
budget allocation and priorities 4363
clinical and systems information management transformation project 4161-6, 4411
community health care centres
budgets and staffing 4365, 4367, 4470-1
funding and redesign 4411
funding and services 4363-4
primary care programs 3016-7, 4164-5, 4357-61
public consultation and information re changes 4368
review of changes 4368-9
services and redesign 3514-5
Vancouver municipal election, campaign spending and regulatory powers 2872
Violence against women, prevention and government strategy 1694
Vision Health Month 3511
Visual impairment, programs and services 3511
Vital Statistics Act, amendments 3188
Watt, Laurie, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4442
Weaver, Andrew, Health Ministry estimates questions 4371
Whistleblowing, protection for whistleblowers, legislation 2595-6
Workers Compensation Act, amendments 3188
Youth Justice Act, amendments 3188
Yu, Henry, advocacy work 4045
Zander, Bill, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4442
de Jong, Hon. Michael (Abbotsford West)

As subject
20th anniversary as MLA (Clark) 2137 (Farnworth) 2137 (Krog) 2150
comments on government air travel (Ralston) 2544
comments on problem gambling programs and funding (Simpson) 4065
Aerospace industry, government support 1380
Armed forces, Afghanistan mission, recognition of service of armed forces members 3669
Auditor General Appointment Special Committee, appointment and powers 1561-2
Automobiles, taxation
multi-jurisdictional vehicle exit tax 1384, 1788, 2229-30
vehicles with reduced purchase price or use of coupons 2228-9
Bonds, government bond issue, Chinese renminbi 1380
B.C. Investment Management Corporation, management of pension plans 3317
B.C. Judges Compensation Commission, 2013 report, government response tabled 2233
B.C. Judicial Justices Compensation Commission, 2013 final report, government response, tabled 2233
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management 1378-9, 1391, 1437, 1439
priorities 4080
B.C. Lottery Corporation
conflict-of-interest guidelines 1208, 3018
role and responsibilities 4065-6
Budget debate 1377-82, 1777
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2014, debate 1384, 1787-9, 1791, 2218-32
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, service plan requirements, exempted organizations 1385
Budgets
2013-14 budget projections 1378
balanced and deficit budgets 1377-8
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2014-15–2016-17, tabled 1384-5
budget process, forecasting 1378, 4380-1
three-year fiscal plan 1436, 1438, 4380
Budgets, 2014-15 budget
balanced budget 1378
content 1378-82, 1435-7, 1439-40
employment assessment and projections 1392
forecast allowance 1378
interim supply 1927, 2021, 2217
NDP position 1391, 1394
PowerPoint presentation 1378
PowerPoint presentation tabled 1385
priorities 1392-3
Canada Pension Plan system 2156
Cancer research and prevention, funding 1382
Carbon tax
collection and penalties 1384, 1788, 2219-20
impact on cement industry 4078-9
plan 1385
rebate, greenhouse industry 4078-9
role 4079
Carbon Tax Act, amendments 1384, 1788, 2219-20
Cement industry, conditions in industry and use of alternate fuels 4078-9
Children and youth
early childhood development, government strategy 1381
special needs children, funding for services 1381-2
Children and Youth Committee, appointment and powers 1562-3
Coal prices and projections 4380
Community Living B.C., funding 1381
Consumers, taxes and user fees 1439-40
Credit rating, B.C. rating 1379
Crown corporations, conflict-of-interest policy for executives 4063
Curtis, Hugh, public service and death 4313
Dalton, Marc, appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 1195
De Jong, Harry, public service and death 1197
Dix, Adrian, service as Leader of the Opposition 3359
Documents tabled
2014-15 budget, PowerPoint presentation 1385
B.C. Judges Compensation Commission
2013 report, government response 2233
B.C. Judicial Justices Compensation Commission
2013 final report, government response 2233
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2014-15–2016-17 1384-5
Finance Ministry reports
government borrowings and loans for 2012-13 4414
guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 4414
government service plans and 2014-15–2016-17 strategic plan 1385
Justice Ministry, gaming policy and enforcement branch, 2012-13 annual report 4414
Public Service Benefit Plan Act annual report for year ended March 31, 2013 4414
Selection Special Committee, first report for second session of 40th parliament 1440
Economic Forecast Council, forecasting and review of government budget 1378
Economy
conditions and government policies 1377-8
role of government 1382
Education, fruit and vegetable program 1382
Elections
electoral districts, number and addition of two districts 3468-9
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 3467-9
rural and northern constituencies, representation 3468-9
Electoral Boundaries Commission, work of commission 3468-9
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3467-9
delay in second reading 3468
Employment and unemployment, job creation 1379
Energy
clean energy, revenue-sharing agreements with First Nations 1787
First Nations clean energy business fund 1384, 1787, 2219
innovative clean energy fund 2231
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Belt Tax Act, repeal 3184
Families
government support 1381-2, 1393, 1436-7
spouses, definition in legislation 3318
tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit 1381, 1384, 1788, 2220-1
Family Law Act, relationship to pension legislation 3316, 3318, 3462
Film industry, tax credits
digital animation or visual effects tax credit, coverage of post-production work 4080
distant-location regional tax credit, extension to capital region 1380, 4080
Finance and Government Services Committee, appointment and powers 1562-3
Finance Ministry
estimates debate 4062-88, 4379-81
government borrowings and loans for 2012-13, reports tabled 4414
guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, report tabled 4414
Financial services industry, credit unions, taxation 1380, 1384, 1788, 2222, 4085, 4087
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre, oversight of gaming industry transactions 4067
First Nations, benefit-sharing agreements and First Nations Limited Partnership 4082
Flaherty, Jim, public service and death 3084
Fuel, motor fuel tax, collection and penalties 1384, 1788, 2225
Gambling
addiction and problem gambling, programs and funding 4064-5
casinos, money-laundering prevention and reporting of financial transactions 4067-8
gaming tourism 4068
Internet gaming, monitoring and spending limit 4065-6
liquor service in gambling facilities 4067
promotion and oversight, ministry responsible 4063-4
revenues to government, allocation 4067
slot machines at racetracks 4069
Government
agencies in SUCH sector, financial management and borrowing 1379
core review 1379
financial management 4381
financial reporting, quarterly reporting 4380
service plans and 2014-15–2016-17 strategic plan, tabled 1385
Graydon, Michael, transition from CEO position
audit re potential conflict of interest 4063
potential conflict of interest 1207-8, 3018
severance package 2855-6, 2923-4
Great Canadian Gaming Corp., operation of racecourse 4069
Gwaii Forest Charitable Trust, validation 1384, 1787-8, 2219
Hansard, establishment in B.C. 1245
Harris, G. Jack, death and legacy 2197
Health care funding 1435-8
Health Committee, powers and role 1562-3
Horne, Douglas, appointment as Deputy Speaker 1195
Horse Racing Industry Management Committee, work of committee 4069
Horse-racing industry, conditions and support 4069-70
Hotels and travel accommodation, taxation of accommodation purchased with meals and services for a single price 1384, 1788
Income Tax Act, amendments 1384, 1788, 2220-4
Independent Investigations Office Review Special Committee, appointment and powers 1561-2
Industry, school tax, elimination of tax credit for light industry 1384, 1789, 2230-1
Insurance
insurance companies, role in pension administration 3462
insurance industry policy changes and impacts 4088
Justice Ministry, gaming policy and enforcement branch
annual report, 2012-13, tabled 4414
investigators 4068
Justice system, family justice system, dispute resolution, division of pensions 3316, 3318, 3462
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, executive compensation and contracts 2336, 3018, 3949, 4379-80
Labour, collective agreements and bargaining 1379
Land Tax Deferment Act, amendments 1384, 1788, 2224-5
Legislature
bills process, advancement of supply bill through all stages in one sitting 4469
Committee of Supply, committee to sit in three sections 4114-5
Committee of Supply, committee to sit in two sections 1778
committee system 1253
committee system, appointment of select standing and special committees 1561-3
committee system, membership of committees 3301, 4511
legislative calendar and sitting schedule
change in sitting schedule 1208
fall sitting 1246
fixed calendar 1246
sitting hours 1245-6, 1259
number of seats 3468-9
question period
change to scheduled times 1245-7, 1259-60
proposal for Premier's time question period 1253
Standing Order 47A, provisions on question period 4326
Standing Order 81, qualification for advancement of bills through two or more stages in one day 2389-91
Standing Order 81.1, government business schedule 2487, 4200
LNG development 1380-1, 4075-6, 4078
competitive industry and pricing 4074-7
freedom-of-information requests 4080
impact on provincial debt 4076-8
investment 4075
local government consultation and revenue-sharing 4081
prosperity fund proposal and website information 4078
public consultation 4077
reports on job creation and revenues 1620, 4080
revenue projections 4074-6, 4078
revenues to government 1380
tax structure and legislation 4072-7
Lovick, Dale, comments on advancement of bill through all stages in one day 2390
Macdonald, Alex, service as MLA and legacy 2065-6
Manufactured Home Act, amendments 3185
Medical Services Plan premiums 1382, 1435-7
Mines and mining industry
industry, commodity prices and production levels 4071
royalties 4072
taxation, compliance and enforcement 4071-3, 4087
taxation, information technology system 4072-3
taxation, mineral flow-through share tax credit 1384, 1788, 2220
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3184-7
Motions
Appointment of committees and referral of reports to Public Accounts Committee 1561-4
Appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 1195
Appointment of Deputy Speaker 1195
Bill 25 to proceed through two or more stages in one day 2437, 2461
Bill 25 to proceed through two or more stages in one day (Standing Order 81) 2389-91
Change to question period 1245-47, 1253, 1259-60
Committee of Supply to sit in three sections 4114-5
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections 1778
Legislative sitting hours 1208
Membership of select standing committees 3301
Ratification of membership of select standing committees 4511
Schedule for debate on Bill 24 4200
Motor Fuel Tax Act, amendments 1384, 1788, 2225
NDP, position on 2014-15 budget 1391
Nisga'a people, treaty and final agreement, transition process 4085
Oil and gas, natural gas prices and projections 4380
Ontario, property transfer tax system 4083
Oral questions (response)
Auditor General review of Kwantlen University 3018
Budget and government action on poverty 1392-3
Budget and job creation 1391-2
Budget policies and fee increases 1435-6, 1439-40
Budget provisions for education and skills training 1393-4
Changes to forest tenure system 3359
Deetken Group role in reporting on job creation in natural gas sector 1620
Investigation into executive compensation at Kwantlen University 2336
Medical Services Plan premiums 1437-8
Position of former Lottery Corporation CEO with PV Hospitality partnership 1207-8, 3018
Release of report on investigation into executive compensation at Kwantlen University 3949
Severance payments to former Lottery Corporation CEO 2855-6, 2923-4
Tuition fees 1439
Pacific Carbon Trust, service plan requirements and status 1385
Pacific Trail Pipelines LP, LNG pipeline project to Kitimat, benefits agreement with First Nations 4082
Pension Benefits Standards Act
amendments, technical corrections 1389, 2156-7
definitions, "spouse" 3318
purpose of legislation 1388-9
regulations 3461, 3463
Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1388-9, 2156-8, 3460-3
Pensions
2008 Alberta–B.C. joint panel review 1388, 3461, 3463
creditor protection 3315-6
pension plan administration
management fees and information 3317
multi-jurisdictional agreements 3315
plan termination and records 3463
solvency reserve accounts 3461
superintendent of pensions role 3315, 3460, 3463
transfer of assets for purchase of annuity 3462-3
pooled registered pension plans 1389, 2146, 2155-6, 3315-8
private sector pensions 1389, 3461
reform 2146
spousal benefits and designation of beneficiary 3460-2
Personal Information Protection Act Review Special Committee, appointment and powers 1561-2
Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act
debate 1389, 2146, 2155-6, 3315-8
definitions, "spouse" 3318
definitions, "superintendent" 3315
purpose of bill 1389, 2146
regulations, harmonization with other jurisdictions 3316-7
Port Metro Vancouver Container Trucking Services Continuation Act, advancement of bill through all stages in one day 2389-90, 2437, 2461
Ports, taxation 1384, 1789, 2225-6
Ports Property Tax Act, amendments 1384, 1789, 2225-6
Post-secondary education, system and student financial assistance 1439
Post-secondary institutions, capital investment and projects 1381
Presentation of estimates, estimates of sums required for the service of the province 1377
Property tax
deferment agreements involving property easements 1384, 1788, 2224-5
exemptions for persons with disabilities 4084
exemptions for post-secondary institutions 1384, 1789
tax notices for rural properties with multiple owners 3187
Property transfer tax
exemption for first-time home buyers 1381, 1384, 1788-9, 2226-8
exemption for persons with disabilities 4084
exemption thresholds 4084
payment and use of bare trusts and share transfers 4082-3
revenues to government 4084
Property Transfer Tax Act, amendments 1384, 1788-9, 2226-8
Provincial Capital Commission, service plan requirements and status 1385
Provincial health officer, report on problem gambling and government response 4064-7
Provincial Sales Tax Act, amendments 1384, 1788, 2228-30
Provincial Sales Tax Transitional Provisions and Amendments Act, 2013, amendments 1384, 1788
Public Accounts Committee, powers and referral of reports to committee 1561-3
Public debt
paydown of debt 4076-8
paydown of debt and debt-servicing costs 1379
Public health, healthy families B.C. strategy 1382
Public sector
collective agreements and bargaining 1379
pensions, unfunded liabilities and plan valuations 1384, 1787, 2218
Public Sector Pension Plans Act, amendments 1384, 1787, 2218
Public service, long-term disability fund 1384, 1787
Public Service Benefit Plan Act
amendments 1384
annual report for year ended March 31, 2013, tabled 4414
Real Estate Development Marketing Act, amendments 3185
Real estate industry
disclosure statements and enforcement of pre-sale agreements 3185-6
legislation 4086
purchaser deposits and payment of balance 3186
Regent College, property tax exemption 1789
Regent College Act, amendments 1384, 1789
Registered education savings plans, training and education savings grant program 1381
Research and development, scientific research and experimental development
program, Jenkins report 2223-4
tax credit 1384, 1788, 2222-4
Resources and resource industries, revenues to government 4071, 4380-1
Retirement, income security and role of government 2155-6
Ritchie, Bill, death 1433
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, gaming crime unit 4068
Sales tax
application, administration and collection 1788
application to leased tangible property 2230
compliance 4073
information technology system and e-filing 4072-3
School Act, amendments 1384, 1789, 2230-1
Schools, capital projects, government investment 1381
Selection Special Committee, first report for second session of 40th parliament presented 1440
Skills training
government investment and support 1393-4
government skills and training plan 1381
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons, funding 1393
Special Accounts Appropriation and Control Act, amendments 1384, 1788, 2231
Strata property legislation 4086
Supply Act, 2014-2015, debate 4469
Supply Act (No. 1), 2014, debate 1927, 2021-2, 2217
Sustainable Environment Fund Act, amendments 1384, 1788
Taxation
competitive tax system 1440
government information technology system upgrade 4072-3
Tobacco
distribution and sale of tobacco products, First Nations role 4087
government control strategy and smoking rate 1788
taxation of tobacco products 1382, 1384, 1788
taxation of tobacco products, relationship with illegal tobacco trade 2231-2, 4086
Tobacco Tax Act, amendments 1384, 1788, 2231-2
Trade, government promotion of trade and investment 1377, 1379-80
Transportation Act, amendments 1384, 1788
Tributes
Alex Macdonald 2065-6
Bill Ritchie 1433
Day of Honour for veterans of Canada's mission in Afghanistan 3669
G. Jack Harris 2197
Harry De Jong 1197
Hugh Curtis 4313
Jim Flaherty 3084
Trucking industry, labour dispute involving container truckers, impact 2390
U.K., House of Commons, Prime Minister's question time 1253
University Act, amendments 1384, 1789
Dix, Adrian (Vancouver-Kingsway)

As subject
comments in Kamloops arena (Bennett) 1537-8
comments on agricultural land reserve 3714
debate on budget (Letnick) 1218
experience as Leader of the Opposition 3363
service as Leader of the Opposition (de Jong) 3359 (Ralston) 3363
Agricultural Land Commission, changes 3163-4, 3850-4
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3850-4
call for withdrawal of legislation 3164
Agricultural land reserve, protection 3850-4
Agriculture
government support 1217, 2777, 3854
legislative committee proposal 2777
workers, mushroom farm accident in 2008 1214
Agriculture Ministry, appointment of new minister 3163
Arcand, MaryAnne, death 2278
Arts and culture, creative sector, government support 1215
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diagnosis and medication expenditures 4378-9
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion
government handling of issues 1930-1
legal opinion on potential charges and public inquiry 1930, 2697
meetings between government officials and families of workers 2853-4
WorkSafe investigation 1930-1, 2696-7, 2853-4
Bennett, Bill, actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 3163-4, 3851-4
B.C. Hydro
financial management 1215, 1511
revenues to government 1215, 1511
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements re agriculture 3851-2
B.C. Liberal Party government
performance 1213-7
The British Columbia Local Food Act, 2014
debate 2777
purpose of bill 2777, 3854
Budgets, 2014-15 budget 1511
Burns Lake, visits by Premier 1931
Clark, Christy
comments on issues
budget and tax policies 1510-1
court ruling on teachers' bargaining rights 1204, 1265-6
ferry services 2071
position on labour relations in education system 1617
role with RCI Capital Group subsidiary and disclosure of involvement 3076-7
visits to Burns Lake 1931
Consumers, taxes and user fees 1510
Country Life in B.C., questionnaire and B.C. Liberal Party responses 3851-2
Crown corporations, government management and role in economy 1215-6
Davis, Alan, compensation and contract as university president 2759
Discrimination and racism
B.C. government apology for treatment of Chinese Canadians 1200-1, 4024-5
ethnic and racial discrimination, past discriminatory practices by government 4024
Earthquakes, earthquake preparedness consultation, appointment process 2141
Economy, conditions 1214-6
Education
class size and composition 1617
funding, impact on school district budgets and operations 3296-7
Ellis, Leonard, comments on Discovery Coast ferry service changes 1742-3
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs 1214-5
government job strategy 1214
Energy, electricity rates 1215, 1511
Environment, government action on issues 1216-7
Evergreen Community Health Centre, funding and services 4367-8
Fassbender, Peter, comments on court ruling on teachers' bargaining rights 1266
Ferries and ferry services
routes and services, Discovery Coast route 1742-3
service reductions and changes, impact on economy and tourism industry 2070-1
service reductions and changes, stakeholder consultation and response 1742-3
system, management 1215-6
First Nations, relationship with government 1217
Flaherty, Jim, public service and death 3084
Food and food industry, food security and locally grown food 2777
Forests and forest industry
forest management and practices, government priorities 3359
government investment and support 1215
industry, conditions 1215
mills
safety compliance and enforcement 1931
wood dust 2696-7
worker safety 1930
public forests, role of private sector 3358
tenure system, area-based tenures 3358-9
Government accountability and transparency 1871
Health care system 1217
Health Ministry, estimates debate 4367-8, 4378-9
Highway 16
safety of women travelling along highway, need for transportation services 1557-8
safety of women travelling along highway, shuttle bus proposal 3216-7
transportation services along highway 3216
Horgan, John, election as leader of NDP 3363
Immigration, temporary foreign workers, protection 2432-3
Income disparity and social inequality 1214-5
Justice system, handling of workplace death and injury cases, prosecution 2269-70
Kayne, Don, comments on forest tenure system changes 3358-9
Kennedy, John F., comments on challenges 1216-7
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, executive compensation and contracts 1871, 2336, 2491, 2571, 2759
Kwantlen Polytechnic University Foundation, mandate and allocation of funds 2571
Labour Relations Board, ruling on seasonal worker 2432-3
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion, investigation 2854
Legislation, discriminatory legislation 1201
Les, John, appointment to earthquake preparedness consultation team 2141
Letnick, Norm
actions re Agricultural Land Commission changes 3854
appointment as Agriculture Minister 3163
comments on proposed changes to agricultural land reserve 3163-4
LNG development, role of government 1217
Long-term and residential care workers, layoffs and impact on residents 1782-3
Luggi, Maureen, death of husband in mill accident and advocacy on issues 1930-1
Macdonald, Alex, service as MLA and legacy 2065
Mexico, government blacklisting of workers, cases 2432-3
Ministerial statements (response)
Condolences for victims of shooting at Western Forest Products mill in Nanaimo 3291
Government apology for historical wrongs against Chinese Canadians 1200-1
Situation in Ukraine 1869-70
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, implementation of recommendations 1557-8, 3216-7
Motions
Apology for past discriminatory practices against Chinese Canadians 4024-5
Prosecution of negligence in workplace death and injury cases 2269-70
NDP
leadership 3363
position on issues and vision 1217
New Horizons Community of Care, staff layoffs at facility 1782-3
Occupational health and safety
workplace deaths due to employer negligence, cases 2269-70
workplace safety 1214
Oral questions
Appointment of John Les to earthquake preparedness process 2141
Budget policies and fee increases 1510
Budget provisions for education and skills training 1393-4
Call for independent investigation into executive compensation at Kwantlen University 2759
Changes to community health care centres in Vancouver 3016
Changes to forest tenure system 3358-9
Consultation on changes to agricultural land reserve 3163-4
Electricity rates and budget revenues from B.C. Hydro 1510-1
Government action on safety at B.C. mills and call for independent inquiry into mill explosion 1930-1
Government appointment of Gordon Wilson 2141
Government approach to teachers' collective bargaining 1617
Government approach to teachers' collective bargaining and release of court documents 1203-4, 1265-6, 1322-3
Government handling of mill explosion investigations and communications 2853-4
Government response to truck operators labour dispute and concerns of independent truckers 2282-3
Health care worker layoffs at residential care facilities on Vancouver Island 1782-3
Impact of ferry services reductions on economy and tourism industry 1742-3, 2070-1
Implementation of Missing Women Inquiry recommendations and bus service on Highway 16 1557-8, 3216-7
Investigation into Burns Lake mill explosion and call for public inquiry 2696-7
Investigation into executive compensation at Kwantlen University 2336, 2571
Premier's role with RCI Capital Group subsidiary 3076-7
Primary health care programs 2202
Protection of foreign workers' rights and blacklisting of workers by Mexican government 2432-3
Reporting of executive compensation at Kwantlen University 1871, 2491
School district funding for specialized support services and teaching positions 3296-7
Phan family, experiences after father's injury in mushroom farm accident 1214
PharmaCare program, therapeutics initiative, study of ADHD diagnoses 4379
Pimm, Pat, medical leave from Legislature 3163
Port Metro Vancouver, container trucking industry issues 2282-3
Poverty reduction 1217
Prince Rupert city government, report on economic impact of ferry service reductions 2070-1
Public debt 1511
RCI Capital Group, Pacific Gateway Education subsidiary, board of directors and operations 3076-7
Runka, Gary, comments on agricultural land reserve 3850
Science and technology, high-technology industry 1215
Skills training
government investment and support 1393-4
system, government handling 1217
Statements (response)
Leader of the Official Opposition 3363
Straszak, Paul, court testimony and role in government bargaining with teachers 1204
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on teachers' collective bargaining rights
court documents and government response 1204, 1265-6, 1322-3, 1617
Teachers
collective bargaining, government approach 1216, 1265-6, 1322-3, 1617
specialist teachers, number in education system 3296-7
Throne speech content 1213-4, 1216-7
Throne speech debate 1213-7
Tourism industry 1215
Transit services and transit plan 1216
Tributes
Alex Macdonald 2065
Jim Flaherty 3084
MaryAnne Arcand 2278
Trucking industry
container trucking industry, conditions for workers 2282-3
labour dispute involving container truckers, negotiations and history 2282-3
Ukraine, B.C. support for citizens and sovereignty 1869-70
Vancouver, family physicians, availability 3016
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
community health care centres
budgets and funding 4367
primary care programs 2202, 3016
public consultation and information re changes 4367-8
Vancouver Island Health Authority, seniors care facilities 1782-3
Virk, Amrik, handling of executive compensation at Kwantlen University 1871, 2571, 2759
Western Forest Products Inc., operations in Nanaimo, shooting incidence and response 3291
Wilson, Gordon, appointment as LNG advocate 2141
Workers rights 2432-3
Donaldson, Doug (Stikine)

As subject
attendance at B.C. Agriculture Council event 3975
comment on government MLAs during question period (Anton) 1560
experience on Finance Committee 3974-5, 3977-8
experiences with off-road vehicle activity 2167-9
family 1341
family experience with agriculture 3683, 3685
January 2014 letter to Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister 1345, 2424
membership in Gitxsan clan Wilp Dawamukw 2422
position on mining industry (Bennett) 3921
4-H Club, work of organization 3975
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, reactivation 1345, 2424
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 2422-5, 2461-81, 2499-502
estimates process and debate 2422-3, 2499
guidelines document for staff working with First Nations 2462
Agricultural Land Commission
applications, number 3691
changes 3683-6, 3691-2, 3975-6, 4436-40
compliance and enforcement activities 3683-4
delegation agreements 3684-5, 4439
performance measurement 3691-2
reports, 2010 report recommendations 3684
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3683-6, 3691-2, 3974-8, 4436-40
consultation on bill 3683, 3691-2
debate by B.C. Liberal Party MLAs 3978
referral to Finance Committee and consultation on bill 3974-8
Agricultural land reserve
boundaries 3683-4
protection 3683-6, 3691-2, 3977, 4438-9
removal of land in southern and addition in northern B.C. 3685-6
use for oil and gas activities 3684-6, 4439
Agriculture, government support 1344, 3683-4, 3691-2
Agriculture Ministry, report on food security 3976-7
Alberni Indian Residential School, treatment of students and biomedical experiments 2423-5
Assembly of First Nations
B.C. division, funding 2706
emergency resolution re scientific experimentation on First Nations in 20th century 2423-4
Atlin-Taku land use plan, implementation 2652, 2779, 2781
Auditor General, report on Agricultural Land Commission 3683-4
Automobiles
off-road vehicles, fee revenues and funding for trails 2168, 2652
off-road vehicles, regulation and registration 2167-9
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion, WorkSafe investigation and government handling of issues 1326
Bennett, Bill
actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 3683, 3974, 3977-8, 4437-8, 4440
comments on electoral boundaries legislation 1578
trip to Ottawa re Prosperity mine proposal 2471
B.C. Agriculture Council
event 3975
position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3975, 3978
B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
funding and work of organization 2499
work of organization 3742
B.C. Association of Farmers Markets, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4440
B.C. by region
northeast B.C., oil and gas industry water use 1953-4
northern and rural B.C., laboratory services 2178-9, 2233-4, 2585-7
northern B.C.
health care services 2233-4
off-road vehicle activities 2167-8
worker camps 2911-2
northwest B.C.
issues in municipal elections 2871
oolichan history 2694
trades training opportunities 3742
B.C. Cattlemen's Association, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3976, 4440
B.C. Food Systems Network, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3976-7
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements re agriculture 4439
B.C. Liberal Party government, public consultation 4437-8
B.C. Treaty Commission, budget and workload 2500-1
Bulkley Valley District Hospital, laboratory services 2178-9, 2233, 2585
Bulkley Valley Farmers' Market Association, position on agricultural land reserve changes 3977
Bullock, Richard, comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3691
Buy B.C. program 3683
California, drought conditions and food supply 3692
Chieftain Metals Corp., Tulsequah Chief mine project, First Nations consultation 2652
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 2253-4
Chinese Canadians
contributions to B.C. 4038
historical relationship with First Nations 4037-8
Climate change impacts 1616
Constitution, section 35 provisions on aboriginal rights 2479
Country Life in B.C., questionnaire and B.C. Liberal Party responses 3975, 4439
Daust, Kiri, plant research and participation in international science fair 1615-6
Discrimination and racism
B.C. government apology for treatment of Chinese Canadians 4037-8
ethnic and racial discrimination, past discriminatory practices by government 4038
District of North Cowichan, court case involving water management 2706
Drugs, prescription drugs, antibiotics, overprescription issue 2233, 2585-6
Elections
electoral districts, number 1578
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 1577-9
redistribution of electoral boundaries, consultation process and white paper 1578-9
rural and northern constituencies, representation 1578
Elections B.C., role and responsibilities, oversight of municipal elections 2870
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1577-9
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat
consultation with and position of First Nations in area 2469-70
review process and five conditions 2469-70
Energy, First Nations clean energy business fund 2502
Energy and Mines Ministry, estimates debate 3920-1
Environment
conservation officers, responsibilities 2168-9, 2652
environmental assessment process, exemptions and order-in-council 3360
environmental assessment process, First Nations consultation 2472-3, 3053-4
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 3053-5
Ferries and ferry services, service reductions and changes, impact on aboriginal tourism 2337, 2477-8
Finance and Government Services Committee
recommendation on funding for aboriginal friendship centres 2499
work of committee 3974-5, 3977-8
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 4081-2
First Nations
aboriginal rights and title 2793-5
aboriginal rights and title, economic component 2465
agreements with government 2466-7, 2480-1
benefit-sharing agreements and First Nations Limited Partnership 4081-2
children
abuse at residential schools and scientific experiments 1343, 1345, 2423-5
child protection services and children in government care 2474-5
funding and services 1344-5
funding for service providers 2475
services for children and families, governance and changes to service delivery contracts 2253-4
consultation and accommodation by government 2462-5, 2467-8
economic development and revenue-sharing 2466-7
employment, 5X5 jobs strategy 2500, 3742-3
friendship centres, funding 2499-500
governance systems and relationship with government 2465
history of treatment by government and settlers 1342-3
land claims 3920
land claims, overlapping claims 2501
land claims, strength-of-claim assessment 2465
reconciliation 2425, 2465, 2479
reconciliation, government acknowledgement of nutrition experiments 1345
reconciliation, government acknowledgement of nutrition experiments and letter to federal government 2423
relationship with government 2794-5
relationship with government, "honour of the Crown" concept 2461-3
treaties, B.C. treaty process, engagement with overlapping claims issue 2501
use of oolichan 2694
youth programs and services, aboriginal youth internship program 2423
First Nations Agricultural Lending Association, consultation on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3976
First Nations Fisheries Council, concerns re water legislation 2706, 2787
First Nations Leadership Council
consultation on water legislation 2787-8
framework document for consultation and engagement with First Nations 2462-4
funding 2706
First Nations Summit, funding 2706
Fish, oolichan 2694
Fishing industry, licence fee revenues 2168
Food and food industry
food security 3692, 3976-7
locally grown food 2845
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, estimates debate 2130-1
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, debate 2504
Forests and forest industry
export of raw logs 1344
forest licences, exchange 2130
Fort Nelson First Nation
impact of LNG development on traditional lands 1953-4, 2705
relationship with government 3360
Fort St. John, agricultural land reserve application and rodeo construction 4437
Fortune Minerals Ltd., coal mine proposal, First Nations concerns 3055
Fraser Institute, report on B.C. mining industry 3920-1
Gisday'wa, Dini ze' (Alfred Joseph), death and legacy 1261, 1345
Gitanyow First Nation
consultation on mine proposal 3053
consultation on resource development projects 3054-5
reconciliation agreement with government and concerns 2479, 3054
Gitxsan First Nation, consultation on mine proposal 3053
Goodings, Karen, comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3685
Guide-outfitters regulation, changes, First Nations consultation 2504
Hadland, Arthur, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 3977
Halalt First Nation, court case involving water management 2706
Hamhuis, Dan, achievements as hockey player and community contributions 1390
Harper, Stephen, comments on mining project proposal 3920-1
Hazelton Farmers Market Society, position on agricultural land reserve changes 3977
HD Mining International Ltd., Murray River mine workforce 2565
Health care system
costs and spending, management 2585-7
laboratory services, changes 2178-9, 2233-4, 2585-7
Health Ministry, estimates debate 4271
Henry, Keith, comments on ferry service changes 2337
Highway 16, safety of women travelling along highway, need for transportation services 1344
Hy-Tech Drilling Ltd., operations 3841
Indian Lake–Hitchcock Creek/Àt Ch'îni Shà Conservancy, boundary change and use for guide-outfitting 2651-2, 2779-80
Infections, strep throat, diagnosis and treatment 2179, 2233, 2585
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry, estimates debate 3742-3
Kamloops–North Thompson constituency and area 1579
Kamloops–South Thompson constituency and area 1579
Kitimat, plebiscite process 2870
Kitimat Clean Ltd., proposal for Kitimat-area oil refinery and associated infrastructure 2468-9
Kitselas First Nation, negotiations with government re Kitimat-area oil refinery proposal 2468-9
Klappan Valley (Sacred Headwaters), protection of area 2475-6
Knight, Jonathan, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 3977
Laboratory Services Act, debate 2178-9, 2233-4, 2585-7
Lacerte, Paul, work on aboriginal employment initiative 3742-3
Lake Babine Nation, consultation on mine proposal 3053
LNG development 1343-4, 3768-9
environmental assessment and exemption from process 3360-1
First Nations consultation and involvement 1953-4, 2479-81, 3360-1, 3768-9
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
debate 2869-71
content of bill 2869
Local government elections
advertising, third-party spending registration and disclosure 2870-1
campaign financing 2869-71
Local Government Elections Task Force, report recommendations and implementation 2870-1
Mills Memorial Hospital, laboratory services 2179, 2233
Mines and mining industry
employment and jobs 2565
exploration diamond drilling, driller excellence certification 3841
First Nations involvement in industry 2565
industry, conditions 2471-2
investment climate, B.C. reputation 2470-2, 2565, 3920-1
Minister's Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women, activities 2502
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, implementation of recommendations 1344
Motions
Apology for past discriminatory practices against Chinese Canadians 4037-8
Development of natural gas industry 3768-9
Job protection and support for mining industry 2565
Poverty reduction work in other jurisdictions 2845
Natural Gas Development Ministry, estimates debate 2911-2
Natural Gas Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1953-4, 2718
New Hazelton, Upper Skeena recreation centre replacement project and funding 2752-3
Nexen Inc., oil and gas activities and water licence 1954
North Island constituency and area, constituency 1579
Northern Society for Domestic Peace, activities and funding 1560
Northgate Exploration Ltd., Kemess mine expansion proposal and First Nations consultation 2794-5
Northwest Community College, School of Exploration and Mining, funding 1344, 2565, 3743
Off-Road Vehicle Act
debate 2167-9
consultation by government 2167
Oil and gas
hydraulic fracturing, water use 1954, 2704-5
industry, activities and land owners' rights 2718
industry, licences and permits 1953
regulation 2718
Oil and Gas Commission
delegation agreement with Agricultural Land Commission 3684-5, 4439
operations and water management 2704-5
Oral questions
Environmental assessment of natural gas plants and consultation with First Nations 3360-1
First Nations consultation on Site C power project 3780
Funding for domestic violence prevention programs for men 1559-60
Impact of ferry services reductions on aboriginal tourism industry 2337
Investigation into Burns Lake mill explosion and government action on issues 1326
Pacific Booker Minerals Inc., Morrison mine project, environmental assessment process and First Nations consultation 2472-3, 3053-4
Pacific Trail Pipelines LP, LNG pipeline project to Kitimat, benefits agreement with First Nations 4081-2
Park Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1903-5, 1910, 1935-7
Parks
changes to parks and conservancies 2651-3, 2779-81
guide-outfitter activities in parks and conservancies 2779-80
maintenance and enforcement, resources 2652
park use permitting process 2779-80
resource activities in parks 2652, 4437
system, impact on resource industries 2652-3
system, management and planning 2652-3
Parliamentary Practice in British Columbia, comments on referral of bills to committee 3974
Peace River area
oil and gas industry, hydraulic fracturing and water use 2704-5
Peace River regional district, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3685, 3977
Petitions
power supply for community of Stewart 4326
Petras, Jane, concerns re prescription costs 4271
PharmaCare program, coverage and deductible 4271
Pharmacists, rural pharmacies 4271
Pimm, Pat, actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 3684, 4437-9
Plants, highbush cranberry, rust disease and research 1615-6
Poverty
poverty among First Nations 2845
reduction in other jurisdictions 2845
Progress Energy Canada Ltd., gas transmission project, workers and camps 2911-2
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2013, provisions 2652-3
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2014, debate 2651-3, 2779-81
Public debt elimination, government goal 1343
Quebec, poverty reduction plan 2845
Ramsey, Paul, Jr., mapping work 1578-9
Resources and resource industries
resource development, role of First Nations reconciliation and investor confidence 2470-1
resource development, worker camps and accordion model 2911-2
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., Kitimat smelter worker camp 2912
Rustad, John, position on protected areas legislation 2652-3
Sayers, Judith, comments on water legislation 2794
Site C power project
environmental assessment and joint review panel report recommendations 3780
First Nations consultation 3780, 3975
First Nations consultation and position 2478
Statements by members
Dan Hamhuis 1390
Diamond drilling and driller certification 3841
International science fair participation by Kiri Daust 1615-6
Oolichan history in northwest B.C. 2694
Taxidermists and export permit process 3295
Stewart, power supply, petition tabled 4326
Stikine constituency and area
First Nations 1341-5
forest industry 1343
history and development projects 1342-3
size 1578
tolerance awareness contest 1390
Stikine Wholistic Working Group
accomplishments, funding and services 2253-4, 2474-5
funding and services 1344
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on Haida case and comments on honour of the Crown 2462
Tahltan Indian band
concerns re proposed mining project in traditional territory 3055
strategic engagement agreement and relationship with government 2476
Taku River Tlingit First Nation, concerns re Atlin-Taku land use plan 2651-2
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project
government support and role of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry 2471
impact of First Nations land claims in area 3920-1
Taxidermy industry, export permit process 3295
Throne speech content 1341, 1344-5
Throne speech debate 1341-5
Tourism, aboriginal tourism 2477
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 2752-3
Tremblay, Harvey, work on exploration diamond drilling 3841
Tributes
Dini ze' Gisday'wa 1261
Tsilhqot'in Nation
consultation and position on proposed mine in traditional territory 2471, 3920-1
court case on land title 2472
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, funding 2706
Upper Gladys River/Watsíx Deiyi Conservancy, boundary change 2651-2, 2781
Violence, domestic violence, government action and prevention programs for men 1559-60
Water
environmental flow protection 2705, 2787
management and stewardship 2704-6
First Nations issues 2705-6, 2787-8, 2790, 2793-5
governance and public trust concept 2793-5
water licences and rentals 2704-6, 2790
Water Sustainability Act
debate 2704-6, 2787-8, 2790, 2793-5
definitions 2787-8
First Nations consultation on bill 2706, 2787-8, 2793-5
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., forest tenure, exchange of timber rights with forest company 2130-1
Wet'suwet'en First Nation
ANABIP program for children and families 2253-4, 2474-5
consultation by government on forest tenure exchange 2131
consultation by government on pipeline projects 2479-80
governance, hereditary chiefs system 2479-80
Wildlife Act, amendments 2504
Wood waste, access to fibre 1344
Wrinch Memorial Hospital, laboratory services 2178-9, 2233, 2585

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