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

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

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Eby, David (Vancouver–Point Grey)

As subject
family and staff thanked 1461-2
meetings with English language learning students 1460-1
meetings with post-secondary education sector 1796
response to budget 1446
Accountants, unified professional designation and legislation 3168
Advanced Education Ministry
estimates debate 1796-7, 1843-51, 1853-6, 1859-60, 1862-3, 1911-5, 1920-2, 1945-6
budget
allocation for advertising and publications 1844
allocation for travel 1844
budget and staffing 1914
information systems 1914, 1920
minister, powers and role 4196
minister, salary holdback 1843
African Americans, civil rights movement 1435
Agricultural Land Commission, changes 3642-4, 3678-81, 4443-7
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3642-4, 3678-81, 4054-9, 4443-7
referral to Finance Committee and consultation on bill 4054-9
response by industry and stakeholders 4057-9
response by local government and regional districts 4057
Agricultural land reserve
boundaries review 4443
protection 3642, 3644, 3679-81, 4055-9, 4443-6
removal of land in southern and addition in northern B.C. 3681
research and Suzuki report 4056-7
Agriculture
demographic changes and young farmers 3679, 4446
direct marketing and farmers markets, role in economy 3643-4, 3678-9, 4056, 4447
Anton, Suzanne, campaign financing as mayoral candidate 2871
Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments, comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4057
Auditor General, report on post-secondary governance 1913
Bayview Community Elementary School
centennial 4318-9
seismic upgrade needs 3287
Bennett, Bill, actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 3680, 4443
Bird, Trevor, comments on agriculture and local food 3678-9
Bishop, John, comments on agriculture and local food 3644
B.C., population
migration from B.C. and demographic issues 1449
NEET (not in employment, education or training) rate 1448, 1461
B.C. Agriculture Council, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4057
B.C. Association of Farmers Markets, study 4056
B.C. Business
article on locally grown food 4055
B.C. by region, northern B.C.
agriculture industry 4445
northwest B.C., trades training 1851
B.C. Institute of Technology
capital funding for maintenance 1915
funding and programs 1843
Budget debate 1446-9, 1460-2
Budgets, 2014-15 budget 1439
Bullock, Richard, comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4444-6
Camosun College
capital funding for maintenance 1915
English language learning program 1460-1, 1844
Campbell, Linda, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4447
Capilano University, funding and programs 1848, 3080
Children and youth
youth not in school or working 1303, 1305
youth participation in education and workforce 1448
Chung, Peter, management of private post-secondary institutions 4196
Clark, Christy, accountability 1250
Climate change
government action 3027
impact on agriculture and food security 4056, 4443
College of the Rockies, haul truck operator program 1447
Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ministry, estimates debate 2329-30
Deetken Enterprises Inc., contract with government 1854-5
Discrimination and racism
B.C. government apology for treatment of Chinese Canadians 4052-3, 4446
ethnic and racial discrimination, past discriminatory practices by government 4052-3
Documents tabled
e-mails re activities by Kwantlen University officials 2575, 2622
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
e-mail correspondence re executive compensation 2494
employment contracts 2762
offer letter for vice-president 3301
Education
dual credit programs 1863
funding 1461, 3287
multicultural liaison workers 3287
school sports programs, athletic coordinators 3287
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3287
Elections
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 1596-8
redistribution of electoral boundaries, government role 1596-8
Electoral Boundaries Commission, independence 1596-8
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1596-9
Eminata Group, private post-secondary operations and oversight 4195-6
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy, support for B.C. workers 1797
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 3064
FarmFolk CityFolk Society, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4057
Fassbender, Peter, meetings with Vancouver school board 3287
Food and food industry
food distribution 4055-6
food security 3679-80, 4054, 4443, 4445
locally grown food 4057-8
Gabelmann, Colin, comments on electoral boundaries 1597
Government
advertising on post-secondary education 1844
spending and multiplier effect 3150-1
Hazelmere Organic Farms, operations 3644
Health, maternity and pregnancy, proposal for pregnancy and infant loss awareness day 4281
Health care system
services for youth 3296
services for youth, petition tabled 4326
Health Ministry, estimates debate 4281, 4365-6
Hooper, Jackie, Courage to Come Back award recipient 3074-5
Housing, supportive housing for mentally ill 3074
Immigration
temporary foreign worker program 1303
temporary foreign workers 1448
temporary foreign workers, protection 3443-4
Income assistance recipients, 19- to 24-year-olds and 55- to 64-year-olds 1448-9
Industry Training Authority, wait-list data 1849
Information and Privacy Commissioner, concerns and recommendations on missing persons legislation 2047
King, Gary and Naty, farming activities 3644
Kitsilano Secondary School, Blue Demons senior boys basketball team 1742
Kootenay area, agricultural land reserve 4443
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
English language learning program 1847, 3139
executive compensation and contracts
contracts, tabled 2762
contracts with president 2570-1, 2758
contracts with president, public release 2926
court case involving former employee 2336, 2618
e-mail correspondence 2490, 2570-1, 2618
e-mail correspondence, tabled 2494, 2575, 2622
investigation by assistant deputy minister 2335-6, 2571, 2617-8, 2926
investigation by assistant deputy minister and report 3299, 3948-9
investigation by Auditor General 2618, 3017-8
offer letter to vice-president 3299
reporting 1870, 2490-1, 2758
role of Advanced Education Minister as former board chair 1870, 2491, 2758
proposed school for traditional Chinese medicine 1859-60, 2206
vice-president, offer letter, tabled 3301
Kwantlen Polytechnic University Foundation, mandate and allocation of funds 2570-1
Land, global land purchases 3679, 4056, 4445
Legislature, proposal for Premier's time question period 1250
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, debate 2861-2
Local Elections Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3370
Local government elections, campaign financing
regulation 2871-2
spending limits 3370
spending limits outside B.C. 2872
Locher, Kerstin and Jens, advocacy for awareness and prevention of miscarriage and infant loss 4281
McKendry, John, alleged payment request 2618
Margulis, Mathias, article on agricultural land and local food 3679-80, 4056
MLAs, members of Asian Canadian heritage 4053
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3168
Missing persons, police orders for records
applications and potential for abuse 2023-4
emergency demands for records 2040, 2102, 2104
emergency demands for records and reporting requirements 2105
enforcement and obligation to comply 2104
notification requirements 2039-40
third-party orders for minors or vulnerable persons 2045-7, 2078-9
use and disclosure of information 2107
Missing Persons Act
debate 2023-4, 2031-2, 2039-40, 2045-7, 2078-9, 2102, 2104-5, 2107, 2109
consultation on bill 2031-2
definitions, "missing person" 2023-4
definitions, "person at risk" 2031-2
review by legislative committee 2109
Motions
Apology for past discriminatory practices against Chinese Canadians 4052-3
Change to question period 1250
Rights and welfare of Canadian and temporary foreign workers in B.C. 3443-4
Success of high-tech sector in B.C. 3150-1
National Farmers Union, comments on farmers 3680
Native Education College, funding 1853-4, 1945-6
Northwest Community College, School of Exploration and Mining, funding 1851
Oceans, marine planning partnership initiative 3064
O'Dell, Jack, work in civil rights and peace activism 1435
Oral questions
Advanced Education Minister response to requests for meetings 3080
Auditor General review of Kwantlen University 3017-8
Budget provisions for education and skills training 1394-5
Call for independent investigation into executive compensation at Kwantlen University 2617-8
Eminata Group and University Canada West operations 4195-6
Funding for school of traditional Chinese medicine at Kwantlen Polytechnic University 2206
Health care services for youth in Vancouver 3515
Investigation into executive compensation at Kwantlen University 2335-6, 2570-1, 2758
Post-secondary education funding and government support for students 2700
Public release of executive contract at Kwantlen University 2926
Release of report on investigation into executive compensation at Kwantlen University 3299, 3948-9
Reporting of executive compensation at Kwantlen University 1870, 2490-1, 3299
Tuition fees 1439
Pacific Spirit Regional Park, removal of invasive plants by volunteers 2333-4
Petersen, Ricki, experience as student at University Canada West 4195
Petitions
Pine Free Clinic and youth health clinic operations 4326
poverty reduction plan 3517
Phillips, Steven, concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4447
Physicians, training, access to residency placements 1859
Pimm, Pat, actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 4443-4
Pine Community Health Clinic
operations, petition tabled 4326
services 3296, 3515
Plant, Geoff, comments on electoral boundaries 1596-7
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 1303-5, 1439, 1796, 2700
education of First Nations people 1853-4
education of First Nations people, aboriginal policy framework and student achievement 1945-6
English language learning program, role 1460-1
English language learning program, student cases 3140-1
enrolment levels and FTE requirements 1921
government initiatives 1862-3
government investment and support 1303
government investment and support, multiplier effect 3150-1
issues, government response 3080
role in economy 1449
student debt load 1447
student financial assistance 1849-50
graduate scholarships 1921
interest on loans 1303-4, 1447-8
loan program amounts and scope 1303-5, 1446-7
review 1854-5
student food banks 1448
students, completion rates 1304-5, 1448
system 1796-7
tuition fees 1439, 1446-7, 1856
Post-secondary education funding
capital funding for maintenance and rehabilitation, deferred maintenance 1915
funding 1395, 1446, 1843-4, 1847-8, 2700
funding for English language learning program 1845-7, 3139-41
funding for First Nations education 1853-4, 1945-6
Post-secondary institutions
administration, savings and shared services 1843-4
administrative staff and teaching staff costs 1855
advertising costs 1855-6
boards, enforcement of governance practices 1913
budget surpluses 1848-9
capital investment 1305
capital investment and projects 1914-5
core review 1860
executive compensation 1855, 1911-3
executive compensation, reporting 1870
financial reporting, inclusion in government reporting entity 1849
procurement and contracts 1912
reporting requirements 1922
Poverty reduction, government strategy, petition tabled 3517
Private Career Training Institutions Agency, legal fees 1856, 1862
Private members' statements
High-quality training for British Columbians 3139-41
Investing in young people 1302-5
Public sector, executive compensation, reporting 1870
Public Sector Employers Act, provisions on public release of executive contracts 2926
Public Sector Employers Council, role re executive compensation practices 1911-3
Research and development, government investment and support 3151
Richmond city government, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4057
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, comments on off-reserve populations 1946
School district 39 (Vancouver)
funding and program reductions 1461
impact of funding on operations, letter 3287
meetings with Education Minister 3287
public meeting on budget and programs 3287
Science and technology, high-technology industry 3150-1
Shaw Cablesystems Ltd., provision of customer records 2102
Simon Fraser University, capital funding for maintenance 1915
Skills training
government investment and support 1303, 1446-7
secondary school programs 1863
supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 1303
trades training wait-lists 1849
Society, investment in youth 1302-3
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
Broadway corridor to University of B.C. 3026-7
Canada Line 3443-4
funding and service levels 3026-7
referendum on funding model 3027
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Funding Referenda Act, debate 3026-7
Squamish, agriculture and farmers market 4447
Statements by members
Achievements of Kitsilano Blue Demons basketball team 1742
Bayview Community School centennial 4318-9
Jack O'Dell 1434-5
Jackie Hooper 3074-5
Pine Free Clinic 3296
Removal of invasive plants by volunteers at Pacific Spirit Park 2333-4
Steves, Harold, work on agriculture issues 4443
Sultan, Ralph, letter to Advanced Education Minister 3080
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on electoral boundaries 1598
Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services Ministry
estimates debate 3591-2
budget 3591-2
TELUS Corp., provision of customer records 2102
Transit services, HandyDART system and student passes 3026-7
Trucking industry, long-haul truck drivers, training program 3444
Union of B.C. Municipalities, consultation on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4057
U.S., civil rights and peace activism 1435
University Canada West, operations and designation as university 4195-6
University of B.C.
Endowment Lands, governance and incorporation study 2329-30
Endowment Lands, working group on development proposal 2329
funding, research activities and role in economy 3151
students, transportation needs 3026-7
study on food distribution 4056
University of Northern B.C.
enrolment levels and FTE requirements 1921
graduate students and research funding 1921
University Women's Club of Vancouver, call for poverty reduction plan, petition tabled 3517
Vancouver
agriculture, farmers markets 3643-4, 4056, 4058, 4447
Jericho lands, B.C. government role in negotiations on future of lands 3591-2
municipal election, campaign spending and regulatory powers 2871-2, 3370
traffic congestion 3026-7
Vancouver Charter, amendments 2871, 3370
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, community health care centres
public consultation and information re changes 4365-6
review of changes 4366
services for youth 3515
Vancouver Community College, English language learning program 1846-7
Vancouver Sun, article on farmers markets 4447
Vancouver–Point Grey constituency and area
constituents' concerns on agricultural land reserve changes 4057-9, 4447
constituents' concerns re agriculture and local food 3643-4
Virk, Amrik
handling of executive compensation at Kwantlen University 1870, 2570-1, 2758
response to requests for meetings 3080
visits to and consultation with post-secondary institutions 1395, 1460-1, 1844
Water Sustainability Act, consultation on bill 4054-5, 4446
Workers, protection for workers 3443-4
Elmore, Mable (Vancouver-Kensington)

Agricultural Land Commission, changes 3782-5
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3782-5, 4146-8, 4201-2
consultation on bill 3783-4
referral to Finance Committee and consultation on bill 4146-8, 4201-2
response by industry and stakeholders 3784, 4146-7
Agricultural land reserve, protection 3782-5, 4146-8, 4201-2
Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets 3784
government support 3785
industry 4147-8
Alberta, temporary foreign worker program 3457
Automobiles
driver's licences, fees and revenues 2737
driver's licences, identification requirements 2734-5
insurance rates 1417, 2735-7, 2927-8
Bennett, Bill, actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 4147
B.C. Agriculture Council, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4147
B.C. Business, article on locally grown food 3785
B.C. Cattlemen's Association, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4147
B.C. Food Systems Network, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4147
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements re agriculture 4146, 4201
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management 1306-7, 1418, 4092
priorities 1419-20
public consultation 4201
B.C. Services Card 2734
Budget debate 1416-20
Budgets, 2014-15 budget 1417, 1619
Business, small business, government support 1417
California, drought conditions and food supply 3784
Canada, Senate
abolition 1310-1
Cancer, clinic for late effects of childhood cancer treatment 1738
C.D. Howe Institute, study on temporary foreign workers program and employment in B.C. 3217-8
Chef's Table Society of B.C., position on agricultural land reserve changes 4148
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 2256-7
Children and youth, child care affordability and availability 1420
Chinese Canadians, historical sites and artifacts, inventory and preservation 4033
Clark, Christy, comments on budget and tax policies 1619
Climate change
government action 1420
impact on agriculture and food security 4147-8
Constitution, provisions on role of provinces in confederation 1311
Consumers, taxes and user fees 1417, 1619
Country Life in B.C., questionnaire and B.C. Liberal Party responses 4146
Credit rating, B.C. rating 4092
Disabled persons, home renovations to accommodate disabled persons, Giving in Action program 2256-7
Discrimination and racism
B.C. government apology for treatment of Chinese Canadians 4032-3
ethnic and racial discrimination, past discriminatory practices by government 4032-3
homophobia and transphobia, prevention 4011-2
Education
education of First Nations people and graduation rate 1420
information management, BCeSIS system 1418
revision to include Asian Canadian experience of discrimination 4033
school sports programs, athletic coordinators 3336-7
support workers and education assistants, role 3337
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3336-7
Elections
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 1599-600
rural and northern constituencies, representation 1599-600
voter parity principle 1599
Electoral Boundaries Commission, independence 1599-600
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1599-600
Employment and unemployment
employment standards, enforcement 3456, 3610-1, 3844
government job strategy 2018
job creation 4113
job creation in B.C. and other jurisdictions 2018
unemployment rates 3217-8
Energy
electricity rates 1417
northwest transmission line project 1418
Families, government support 1417
Ferries and ferry services, fare increases 1417
Finance and Government Services Committee, role in core review 3783-4, 4147, 4202
First Nations issues, government action 1419-20
Food and food industry
food security 3784, 4202
locally grown food 3784-5, 4147-8
Government
advertising and announcements, advertising on job creation 4113
capital project costs and oversight 1418
lands and properties, sale 1307
political staff, hiring and salaries 1306
Identification, documentation in B.C. and Canada, certificate of citizenship and issues 2734-5
Immigration
credentialling of foreign-trained professionals and workers 3013
temporary foreign worker program 1419, 3217-8, 3456-7, 3610-1
temporary foreign workers, protection 3440-1, 3456, 3610-1, 3844
Income disparity 1419
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
claims process and representation rates 2734
financial management, minimum capital test 2736-7
financial status and reporting 2736
payment rates for auto repair shops and collision-related businesses 2738
procurement, auto glass suppliers 2738
regional offices and service centres outside Lower Mainland 2735
revenues to government 2736-7, 2927-8
staff changes and employee engagement 2735
transformation project for internal technology and programs 2733
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 4011
John Oliver Secondary School, Jokers wrestling team 1665-6
Kenney, Jason, response to temporary foreign worker program issues 3456
LNG development, tax structure 1420
McClurg, Stephen Ronald, death 2755-6
Maximus Inc., government contracts 1418
Medical Services Plan premiums 1417
Mental health, community programs and services 1418
Mines and mining industry, development and employment 2562
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, implementation of recommendations 1420
Motions
Abolition of Senate of Canada 1310-1
Apology for past discriminatory practices against Chinese Canadians 4032-3
Clinic for late effects of childhood cancer treatment, debate 1738
Free trade agreements with Asia 2010-1
Job protection and support for mining industry 2562
Rights and welfare of Canadian and temporary foreign workers in B.C. 3440-1
Nigeria, kidnapping of schoolgirls 3670
Nurses, supply and training, credentialling of foreign-trained nurses 3013
Ontario health care system, services for childhood cancer survivors 1738
Oral questions
Automobile insurance rates and ICBC revenues 2927-8
Fee increases and comments by Premier on budget 1619
Government oversight of temporary foreign worker program 3217-8
Job creation and government advertising campaign 4113
Job creation and government job strategy 2018
Temporary foreign worker program and protection for workers 3456-7, 3610-1, 3844
Pediatric Cancers Survivorship Society of B.C., work of organization 1738
Pharmacists, role in health care system 2282
Post-secondary education, tuition fees 1417
Poverty
child poverty 1619
reduction, government strategy 1419
Private members' statements (response)
AAA 4092
Fiscal restraint 1306-7
Public debt 4092
debt levels 1306
Public sector, management structures and financial management 1306
School district 39 (Vancouver)
impact of funding on operations 3336-7
Journey into the Trades symposium on trades training 1418
public meeting on sexual orientation and gender identities policy 4012
school athletes and teams 1665-6
Seniors, community centres 1391
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School, Tigers basketball team 1665-6
Skills training
government investment and support 1418-9
secondary school programs 1418
Statements
Response to kidnapping of schoolgirls in Nigeria 3670
Statements by members
Advocacy for seniors centre in southeast Vancouver 1391
Basketball and wrestling teams at Vancouver-Kensington area schools 1665-6
Immigrant professionals and credential recognition 3013
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 4011-2
Pharmacists 2282
Tim Hortons Inc., Fernie location, temporary foreign workers case 1418
Trade
free trade agreements with Asia 2010-1
trade between B.C. and other jurisdictions, Philippines 2010
trade between B.C. and other jurisdictions, U.S. 2010
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 2733-9
Tributes
Stephen Ronald McClurg 2755-6
Vancouver
agriculture and farmers markets 3785
city council concerns re local food production 3785
southeast Vancouver, seniors centre project and community advocacy 1391
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, The Art Studios mental health program and funding 1418
Vancouver-Kensington constituency and area
constituents' concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4201-2
constituents' concerns re education funding 3337
Vanderbilt Auto Body Ltd., operations and concerns re ICBC repair rates 2738
Violence, bullying and violence at school, prevention of homophobic and transphobic bullying 4012
West Coast Environmental Law Association, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4147
Workers, protection for workers 3440-1

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