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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Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam)

As subject
comments on high-speed Internet service (Yap) 3154
personal experience in municipal council campaign 2881
visit to Creston 3951
visit to Kootenays 1402
Agricultural Land Commission
changes 3900-1, 3949-53, 4420-1, 4433-6
compliance and enforcement activities 3952
legislation 3166
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3900-1, 3949-53, 3982-4, 4333-6, 4420-1, 4433-6
amendments 4421, 4433
consultation on bill 3950
debate by NDP MLAs 4433-5
referral to Finance Committee and consultation on bill 3982-4, 4333-6
response by industry and stakeholders 3983
status of legislation 3166
Agricultural land reserve, protection 3901, 3950-2, 3983, 4421, 4434-5
Agriculture
government support 3951-3
industry 3900-1, 3950-1, 4436
Alberta, tobacco regulation and court case 4087
Atlantic Canada, job creation 1404
Automobiles
insurance rates 1398
taxation, multi-jurisdictional vehicle exit tax 2229
taxation, vehicles with reduced purchase price or use of coupons 2228-9
Bennett, Bill
actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 3901, 3950, 4333-5
comments on availability of local food in Kootenay area 3952
BP Plc., investment 1402
B.C., population
migration from B.C. 1392, 1405
rural areas 3471
B.C. Agriculture Council, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3983
B.C. Hydro, financial management 1383
B.C. Institute of Technology, funding and programs 1400
B.C. Investment Management Corporation, management of pension plans 2148, 3317
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 1397-9, 1405
Budget debate 1382-4, 1397-405
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2014, debate 1789-91, 2217-32
Budgets
2014-15 budget 1382-4, 1391, 1397-400, 1405, 1435-6, 1618-9, 1789-90
employment assessment and projections 1383, 1392
interim supply 2021-2, 2217
prebudget consultation 1270
response by opposition, PowerPoint presentation tabled 1405
budget process, forecasting 4380
three-year fiscal plan 4380
Canada, Senate, abolition or reform 1313
Canada Pension Plan, system and proposed expansion 2147-9
Canada Post, impact of elimination of door-to-door urban mail delivery 2225
Carbon tax, collection and penalties 2219-20
Carbon Tax Act, amendments 2219-20
Children and Family Development Ministry, budget 1399
Civil Resolution Tribunal, status 4086
Clark, Christy
accountability and actions during question period 1252
actions re Agricultural Land Commission 4334-5
comments on issues 4335-6
budget and tax policies 1435-6, 1618-9, 1789-91
job creation 1391, 1400
LNG development 1400-1
Coal industry, prices and revenues to government 4380
Constitution, provisions on role of provinces in confederation 1313
Consumers
cost of living 2147-8
costs and user fees 1383
taxes and user fees 1397-8, 1405, 1435-6, 1618-9
de Jong, Michael, 20th anniversary as MLA 2137
Documents tabled
2014-15 budget, PowerPoint presentation 1405
Economy, conditions 1403
Education, funding formula 3329
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3328-9
Elections
electoral boundaries 3469-70
electoral boundaries, legislation 2881
electoral districts, dual-member ridings 3470
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 3469-73
"gerrymandering," definition and origin of term 3469-70
redistribution of electoral boundaries, government role 3469-73
rural and northern constituencies, representation 3470-2
Electoral Boundaries Commission, work of commission 3472-3
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3469-73
Employment and unemployment
government job strategy 1399, 1404-5, 2017
job creation 1383, 1391-2, 1398-400, 1403-4, 2017
unemployment rates 1403
Energy
electricity rates 1397
electricity rates and impact on school districts and hospitals 2572-3
First Nations clean energy business fund 2218-9
innovative clean energy fund 2231
smart-metering and infrastructure program 3997-9
Energy and Mines Ministry, estimates debate 3997-9
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Belt Tax Act, repeal 3184
Families
government support 1382-3, 1397, 1405
spouses, definition in legislation 3318
tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit 2220-1
Family court, wait times for court orders 1398
Family Law Act, relationship to pension legislation 2157, 3318, 3462
Family Maintenance Enforcement Act, relationship to pension legislation 3318
Ferries and ferry services
Discovery Coast route 1402-3
fare increases 1397
service reductions and changes, impact on economy and tourism industry 1397-8
Finance and Government Services Committee
first report for first session of 40th parliament, debate 1270
work of committee 3984
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 4070-8, 4080-8, 4379-80
Financial services industry, credit unions, taxation 2222, 4085
Food and food industry, locally grown food 3951-2
Forests and forest industry, forest health and silviculture 1399
Fuel, motor fuel tax, collection and penalties 2225
The Globe and Mail, article on agricultural land reserve 4333-5
Government
advertising and announcements 1399
capital projects, management and priorities 2001
information technology systems, contracted services and costs 3458
spending 2022
Grain, feed grains and shipping issues 3952-3
Gwaii Forest Charitable Trust, validation 2219
Hamilton, Scott, comments on role of Senate re House of Commons and governing party 1313
Hansen, Colin, work as former Finance Minister on pension reform 2147
IBM Canada Ltd., contract with government, freedom-of-information request 3458
Immigration, temporary foreign workers 1405
Income assistance, employment programs, funding 1398
Income Tax Act, amendments 2220-4
Industry, school tax, elimination of tax credit for light industry 1790, 2230-1
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service, remote and rural communities 1403, 3154
Insurance
insurance companies, role in pension administration 2157, 3462
insurance industry policy changes and impacts 4087-8
Jobs and Investment Board, establishment and role 1403
Justice system
family justice system, dispute resolution, division of pensions 2149, 3316, 3318, 3462
funding 1399
system 1398-9
Kamloops, designation as part of rural electoral district 3471
Kootenay area
agricultural land reserve and development pressures 3951
businesses and high-speed Internet service 3153-4
tourism 1402-3
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, executive compensation and contracts 4379-80
Land Tax Deferment Act, amendments 2224-5
Landslides, risk assessment and implementation of report recommendations 2339
Legislature
committee system 1270, 3983-4
estimates process 2022
question period
change to scheduled times 1252-3
proposal for Premier's time question period 1252-3
purpose 2022
Les, John, appointment to earthquake preparedness consultation team 2143
Letnick, Norm, actions re Agricultural Land Commission changes 3983, 4335
LNG development 1383, 1400-1, 4074-8
competitive industry and pricing 4074-7
freedom-of-information requests 4080
impact on provincial debt 4075-7
investment 1402
local government consultation and revenue-sharing 4080-1
prosperity fund proposal and website information 4077-8
public consultation 4080
reports on job creation and revenues 4080
revenue projections 1404, 4074-8
tax structure 1401
tax structure and legislation 4073-4
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
debate 2881-2
development of legislation, timeliness 2881-2
Local government elections, campaign financing regulation 2881-2
Lower Mainland, transportation, need for regional plan 2001
McCarthy, Grace, actions re electoral boundaries 3470
Manufactured Home Act, amendments 3185
Measurement Canada, work on legacy meters 3997-9
Medical Services Plan premiums 1397
Mines and mining industry
industry, commodity prices and production levels 4071
permitting process, backlog 1402
revenues to government 4071-2
royalties 4071
taxation
compliance and enforcement 4071-3
information technology system 4072-3
mineral flow-through share tax credit 1790, 2220-1
Ministerial statements (response)
20th anniversary of MLA for Abbotsford West 2137
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3184-7
Motions
Abolition of Senate of Canada 1313
Change to question period 1252-3
Success of high-tech sector in B.C. 3153-4
Motor Fuel Tax Act, amendments 2225
Nelson, tourism and broadband capacity 1402-3
North Island constituency and area, designation as rural constituency 3471-2
Oil and gas, natural gas
prices and projections 4380
resources 1401
Okanagan area, agriculture industry 3901
Ontario, pension reform 2149
Oral questions
Appointment of John Les to earthquake preparedness process 2143
Budget and job creation 1391-2
Budget policies and fee increases 1435-6
Contracts for information technology services 3458
Eminata Group and University Canada West operations 4197
Fee increases and comments by Premier on budget 1618-9
Impact of electricity rates on school districts and hospitals 2572-3
Job creation and government job strategy 2017
Landslide risk assessment and implementation of recommendations 2339
Status of agricultural land reserve legislation 3166
Park Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1901-3
Pension Benefits Standards Act
amendments, technical corrections 2157
regulations 3461, 3463
Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 2014, debate 2157-8, 3460-3
Pensions
2008 Alberta–B.C. joint panel review 3461, 3463
creditor protection 3315-6
pension plan administration
management fees and information 2148, 3316-7
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 2157, 3462-3
pooled registered pension plans 2146-9, 3315-8
private sector pensions 3461
reform 2147, 2149
spousal benefits and designation of beneficiary 2157, 3460-2
Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act
debate 2146-50, 3315-8
definitions, "spouse" 3318
regulations, harmonization with other jurisdictions 3316-7
Port Coquitlam
agriculture industry 3950
Burke Mountain area, need for elementary school 3329
Port Mann Bridge, tolling 1398
Ports, taxation 1790, 2225-6
Ports Property Tax Act, amendments 2225-6
Post-secondary education, government investment and support 1399-400, 1402
Prince George, designation as part of rural electoral district 3471
Private members' statements (response)
Responsible capital investment 2001-2
Property tax
deferment agreements involving property easements 2224-5
tax notices for rural properties with multiple owners 3186-7
Property transfer tax
exemption for first-time home buyers 2226-8
exemption for persons with disabilities 4084
payment and use of bare trusts 4082-4
revenues to government 4082-4
Property Transfer Tax Act, amendments 2226-8
Provincial Sales Tax Act, amendments 2228-30
Public Accounts Committee, work of committee 3984
Public debt, paydown of debt and debt levels 1404
Public Sector Pension Plans Act, amendments 1790, 2217-8
Public sector pensions, unfunded liabilities and plan valuations 1790, 2217-8
Real estate industry
disclosure statements and enforcement of pre-sale agreements 3185-6
purchaser deposits and payment of balance 3186
Registered retirement savings plans, savings levels and issues 2147-8
Reimer, Mr., comments on legacy meters 3997-9
Research and development, scientific research and experimental development
program, Jenkins report 2223-4
tax credit 1790, 2222-4
Resources and resource industries, revenues to government 4070-3
Retirement, income security and role of government 2146-50
Royal Commission on Electoral Boundaries, work of commission 3470
St. Paul's Hospital, redevelopment project 2001
Sales tax, application to leased tangible property 2230
School district 43 (Coquitlam)
impact of funding on operations 3328-9
new school projects 3329
Schools
capital projects 3329
school sites and public lands 2001
Science and technology
biotechnology industry 3154
high-technology industry 3153-4
Shipbuilding industry, federal contracts and government support for industry 1400
Skills training, government investment and support 1399-400, 1402
Special Accounts Appropriation and Control Act, amendments 2231
Statements by members
Mary Steinhauser 2280
Steinhauser, Mary, accomplishments and legacy 2280
Strata property, legislation and licensing of managers 4085-6
Suncor Energy Inc., investment 1402
Supply Act (No. 1), 2014, debate 2021-2, 2217
Taxation
government information technology system upgrade 4072
government policies 1383, 1790
Tobacco
distribution and sale of tobacco products, First Nations role 4087
taxation of tobacco products 1789
taxation of tobacco products, relationship with illegal tobacco trade 1789-90, 2231-2, 4086-7
Tobacco Tax Act, amendments 2231-2
Tourism industry 1402-3
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 3316
Transportation projects 2001
Tri-Cities area, schools, construction 2001-2
U.K., House of Commons, Prime Minister's question time 1252
U.S.
electoral boundaries 3469-70
pension plans 2217-8
University Canada West, operations and designation as university 4197
Vancouver, municipal election, campaign spending and regulatory powers 2882
Vancouver Island Strata Owners Association, issues and concerns 4086
Vander Zalm, Bill, actions re dual-member ridings 3470
Violence
prevention, government initiatives 1398-9
violence against women, prevention and government strategy 1399
Waste management, landfills on farmland 3952
Women, wages and pension income 2149
Fassbender, Hon. Peter (Surrey-Fleetwood)

As subject
comments on issues
Agricultural Land Commission changes (Macdonald) 3965
comments and position on TransLink issues (Trevena) 3020-1
court ruling on teachers' bargaining rights (Dix) 1266
school district budgets 3377-8 (Fleming) 3377
school seismic upgrades (Fleming) 3267
TransLink funding issues as mayor of Langley (Heyman) 2975-6
constituents, staff and family thanked 1755
conversation with Premier about Metro Vancouver transportation issues 2983
debate on TransLink legislation (Hamilton) 2950 (Thornthwaite) 2950
debate on TransLink legislation and work on Mayors Council (Bains) 2957
experience with agricultural land reserve issues 3714-5
library advocacy 3373-4
meetings with B.C. Teachers Federation 3263, 3269
meetings with school organizations 3269-70
meetings with Vancouver school board 3287 (Eby) 3287
work on Mayors Council on Regional Transportation 2944, 2982
Agricultural Land Commission, changes 3714-5
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3714-5
Automobiles, electric vehicles and fast-charging stations 1757
B.C. Agriculture Council, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3714
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management 1755-6
MLAs, Surrey MLAs 1226-7
vision 1229
B.C. School Trustees Association, work with government 1758
B.C. Stats, school enrolment data 3208-9
B.C. Teachers Federation, meetings with Education Minister 3263, 3269
Budget debate 1755-8
Budgets, 2014-15 budget, balanced budget 1755-6
Buy Local program 1757
Cameron, Peter, role in teachers' collective bargaining 4111
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on B.C. government 1229
Canadian Forest Products Ltd., funding for school district programs 3229
Canadian Union of Public Employees, pension plans 3209
Chevalier, Dorothy, position on government budget 1755
Chimney Hill Elementary School, Punjabi program proposal 3334
Credit rating, B.C. rating 1227
Decoda Literacy Solutions, funding 2927, 3330-1, 3373
Destination B.C., establishment and role 1227
Discrimination and racism, B.C. government apology for treatment of Chinese Canadians 4031-2
Economy, growth 1756
Education
class size and composition 3262
class size and composition, legislation 1268
curriculum
language programs 3334
review and environmental education component 3376
revision to include Asian Canadian experience of discrimination 4031-2
Education Advisory Council 3263, 3269-70
enrolment, trends 1758, 3208-10, 3228, 3332
government investment and support 3298-9, 3948
government plan 3271-2
graduation, Dogwood Certificate 3270-1
independent schools, oversight 3339
information management, MyEducation B.C. system 3273-4, 3285-6
international education 3290
kindergarten, full-day kindergarten 3284, 3298-9
offshore schools, policy change 3270-1
school counsellors 3262
special education and special needs
dyslexic students 3263
education assistants 3262
number of students 3261
students, achievement levels and test results 3262-3, 3273, 3279
system
government initiatives 1324
government initiatives and reforms 1227-8
public system 3948
service delivery and shared procurement 3271-3
Education funding 1757-8, 3207-10, 3279, 3284, 3333, 3948, 4322
annual facilities grants 3266, 3375
capital funding and maintenance funding 3375
distance education and online learning 3338-9
funding formula 3289, 3328-9, 3331-2
holdback for enrolment changes 3208-9, 3228
impact on school district budgets and operations 3275-9, 3281-2, 3284, 3288-9, 3335-7
independent schools 3338-9, 3948
special education and special needs 3261, 3263
Education Ministry
estimates debate 3207-10, 3226-9, 3261-79, 3281-90, 3328-39, 3372-8
estimates process, written questions and answers 3282
library component, staffing and director of libraries position 3374
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 1756
Energy, electricity rates 3227
Falcon, Kevin, actions as Transportation Minister 2945
Federation of Independent School Associations, position on distance education funding 3338
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendation on education funding 3209
Goldstone Park Elementary School, new facilities 1228
Government
capital project investment 1756-7
regulations, reforms 1227, 1229
spending, control 1227
Harbour Centre, Education Ministry office lease costs 3337-8, 3372
Industry sectors 1229
Industry Training Authority, work with school districts 3229
Khalsa School, issues 3334
Labour, government handling of labour relations 1267-9
Langley, school capital project 3332
Legislature, estimates process, members not to table documents 3337
Libraries
French collections 1757
funding and government support 3373-4
Literacy
programs and services, funding 2927, 3330-1, 3372-3
Raise-a-Reader program 3331
LNG development 1227, 1756
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
debate 2864-5
development of legislation, timeliness 2864-5
Local government
accountability 2864
pensions 3269
Local government elections
campaign financing, regulation 2864-5
candidate and participant education 2865
Local Government Elections Task Force, work of task force 2865
Lower Mainland
infrastructure, government investment 1227
transportation, role in economy 2947
transportation system 3020
McKay, Mike, work on education service delivery project 3271-2, 3289
Medical Services Plan premiums 3227
Metro Vancouver, responsibility for transportation funding and exemption from hospital capital tax 2982-3
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3169-71
Motions
Apology for past discriminatory practices against Chinese Canadians 4031-2
NDP, vision 1755-6
New Westminster, school capital projects 3282-3
New Westminster Secondary School, replacement 3282-3
Oral questions (response)
Burnaby school district costs and funding 3299
Education funding policies for public and independent schools 3948
Funding for community literacy programs 2927
Funding for education 4322
Government approach to teachers' collective bargaining 1269, 1618
Government approach to teachers' collective bargaining and release of court documents 1322-4
Government role in teachers labour dispute 4110-3, 4321-2
Government use of legal services for teachers' bargaining court case 1514
Role of Premier's office in government approach to teachers' collective bargaining 1267-9
School district funding for specialized support services and teaching positions 3298-9
Seismic upgrades for schools 2435
Support services for students with special needs 4322
Pacific Carbon Trust, allocation of carbon offsets, school districts 3267
Popham, Lana, comments on property development 3714
Port Coquitlam, Burke Mountain area, need for elementary school 3329
Port Mann Bridge, new bridge 1756-7
Post-secondary education funding, trust fund for children 3169
Property tax, compensation for taxes 1757
Public debt management 1755
Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C., role in training and education savings grant program 3171
Public health, healthy lifestyle, active seniors initiatives 1757
Public sector, collective agreements and bargaining 1227
Registered education savings plans, training and education savings grant program 3169-71
School district 20 (Kootenay-Columbia), funding 3228-9
School district 36 (Surrey)
capital funding and portable use 3333
capital projects and new school facilities 1228, 3333
enrolment and funding 3207-8, 3332
Punjabi program 3334, 3372
work with local government 1755
School district 37 (Delta), enrolment and funding 3332
School district 39 (Vancouver)
budget surpluses 3377-8
impact of funding on operations 3275-9, 3281-2, 3287, 3336-7
meetings with Education Minister 3287
seismic upgrade projects 3267-8
seismic upgrade projects and comments by board 2435
School district 40 (New Westminster), impact of funding on operations 3284
School district 41 (Burnaby)
funding 3299
impact of funding on operations 3288-9
School district 43 (Coquitlam)
impact of funding on operations 3328-9
new school projects 3329-30
special needs students, case 4322
School district 63 (Saanich)
concerns re seismic upgrade project funding 3286
student information database system 3285-6
School district 72 (Campbell River), impact of funding on operations 3335
School districts
budget surpluses 3264-6, 3290, 3377-8
carbon neutrality and costs, capital program 3267
cost management and facility use 1228-9
costs and funding 3207-10, 3227-9
energy efficiency 3227
Schools
building envelope program 3375
capital planning 3375
capital projects 3330
capital projects, new and replacement schools 3333
school buses and bus service 3331-2
school protection program 3376
seismic upgrades 2435
seismic upgrades and funding model changes 3264-9, 3286
Skills training
government skills and training plan 1227
secondary school programs 3229, 3261
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
audits 3020
board, operations and restructuring 2945-6
governance 2946-7
governance model review 2945
Mayors Council 2945-7
Mayors Council, relationship with government 3020
Mayors Council, work on transportation planning 2983
planning 2944-5
referendum on funding model 2982-4, 3020
revenue sources 2945, 2983-4
role 2945
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2014, debate 2944-7
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Funding Referenda Act, debate 2982-4, 3019-20
South Fraser Perimeter Road 1756
Statistics Canada, education funding data 3279
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on teachers' collective bargaining rights
court documents 1322-3
government response 1269, 1324, 3377
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on special education 3263
Surrey
electric vehicles and fast-charging stations 1757
government investment 1757
growth and development 1755
Surrey Area Substation project 1757
Surrey Memorial Hospital, facility and emergency services 1757
Surrey Pretrial Services Centre, opening 1757
Taxation, government policies 1227
Teachers
collective bargaining
costs and funding 3210, 3226-8
government approach 1267-9, 1322-3, 1514, 1618, 1758, 4110-3, 4321-2
government proposal for long-term agreement 1228, 4322
job action during labour dispute 1267-8
labour dispute, job action 4321
pensions 3209, 3228
wage increases 3210, 3226
Thomas Haney Secondary School, programs 1228
Throne speech content 1229
Throne speech debate 1226-9
Trafalgar Middle School, capital project 3336
Transportation infrastructure, government investment 1227, 1229
Union of B.C. Municipalities, position on municipal election campaign financing legislation 2864
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, bookings and government investment 1227, 1756
VFA Canada Corp., assessment of school facilities 3375
Violence, bullying and violence at school, prevention, ERASE Bullying strategy 1229, 4032
Fleming, Rob (Victoria–Swan Lake)

Advanced Education Ministry
estimates debate 1921-5
budget 1772, 1774
Agricultural Land Commission, changes 3896-900
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3896-900
response by industry and stakeholders 3896-7, 3899-900
response by scientists 3900
Agricultural land reserve, protection 3896-7
Agriculture industry, haylage 3898
Auditor General, report on working capital 3264
Australia, LNG development 1774-5
Beer, craft-brewing industry 3162
Bennett, Bill, actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 3899
Blanshard Elementary School, future use of grounds, care facility project and fence issue 2815-6
B.C., 150th anniversary planning 1793
B.C. by region, northern B.C., worker supply and skills training 1775
B.C. Institute of Technology, funding and programs 1773
B.C. Progress Board, report and government response 1773
B.C. Schizophrenia Society, Victoria branch, 30th anniversary and services 3511-2
B.C. School Trustees Association, concerns re district budget surpluses 3377
B.C. School Trustees Association, study on school board costs 3207
B.C. Stats, school enrolment data 3208
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, transfer of ferry terminal to authority 1964-5
Budget debate 1771-6
Budgets, 2014-15 budget 1771-2
asset sales component 1793-4, 1801, 1965
Buijert, Charlie, death 3678
Camosun College
capital funding for maintenance 1921-2
funding 1773
health and wellness centre proposal 1924
reporting requirements 1922
strategic plan 1923-4
Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Terminal, redevelopment project 1793
Canadian Union of Public Employees, pension plans 3209
Chilliwack Times, letter on agricultural land reserve changes 3899
Chinese Canadians
Chinatowns 4036
contributions to B.C. 4035-6
Chong, Ida, work as MLA and Chinese-Canadian heritage 4035
Clark, Christy, comments on issues
court ruling on teachers' bargaining rights 1267
public debt 1774
teachers' collective bargaining 4112
Climate change, impact on forest industry and water resources 2712
Consumers, taxes and user fees 1771-2
Cowichan River, water levels and management 2712-3
Crystal Garden, seismic upgrades 1793
Dalton, Marc, role as parliamentary secretary 3948
Decoda Literacy Solutions, funding 1493, 3372-3
Discrimination and racism
B.C. government apology for treatment of Chinese Canadians 4034-6
ethnic and racial discrimination, past discriminatory practices by government 4035-6
Dyble, John, role in government bargaining with teachers 1267
Education
class size and composition 3262
class size and composition, impact on learning outcomes 4321
curriculum, environmental education for K-to-9, petition tabled 4201
curriculum, review and environmental education component 3376
Education Advisory Council 3263, 3269
enrolment, trends 3207-8
government plan 1775-6, 3207, 3263
graduation, Dogwood Certificate 3270-1
graduation rate 1491-2
graduation rate and non-completion issues 1773, 1775
independent schools, oversight 3339
information management, MyEducation B.C. system 3273-4
offshore schools, policy change 3270-1
school counsellors 3262
school libraries 3228-9
special education and special needs
dyslexic students 3263
education assistants 3262
gifted students 3261
number of students 3261
support workers and education assistants, collective bargaining 1775
system
protocol on co-governance 4096-7
public system 3948
service delivery and shared procurement 3271-3
Education funding 1775, 3207-10, 3948
annual facilities grants 3266
capital funding and maintenance funding 3374-5
distance education and online learning 3338-9, 3948
holdback for enrolment changes 3208, 3228
impact on school district budgets and operations 3297-8
independent schools 3337-9, 3948
special education and special needs 3261, 3263
Education Ministry
estimates debate 3207-10, 3226-9, 3261-74, 3337-9, 3372-8
library component, staffing and director of libraries position 3373-4
Elections
electoral boundaries 3517-8
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 3487-8, 3517-9, 3628-9
redistribution of electoral boundaries, government role 3487-8, 3517-9, 3628-9
Elections Act (federal), amendments 3488
Electoral Boundaries Commission
independence 3488, 3517-9
work of commission 3629
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3487-8, 3517-9, 3628-9
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 1772-3
Energy, electricity rates 3227
Evergreen Terrace, resident families, access to children's programs 2815
Fassbender, Peter, comments on issues
school district budgets 3377
school seismic upgrades 3267
Federation of Independent School Associations, position on distance education funding 3338
Ferries and ferry services
fare increases 1772
service reductions and changes, impact on economy and tourism industry 1772
Finance and Government Services Committee
prebudget consultation, submission to 2014-15 consultation 1492
recommendations
education funding 3209
funding for literacy services 1491, 1493
literacy funding 3372
post-secondary funding 1773-4
Food and food industry, food security 3896
Gaiptman, John, retirement and accomplishments as school superintendent 1615
George Jay Elementary School, learning environment changes and student accomplishments 1265
Government
lands and properties, sale 1793-4, 1801, 1958, 1962, 1965, 1967
lawsuits involving government, costs and ministerial responsibility 3377
Greater Victoria Citizens Counselling Centre, services and fundraising event 2069
Harbour Centre, Education Ministry office lease costs 3337
Heritage Christian Online School, operations 3339
Housing, supportive housing projects 2813-4
Immigration, programs and services for immigrants to B.C. 1773
Income assistance, employment programs, funding 1772
Industry Training Authority, work with school districts 3229
Jobs and Investment Board, report and government response 1773
Johnson Street Bridge, replacement project 1795
Kamloops, designation as part of rural electoral district 3518
KPMG, technology report card, B.C. rankings 1774
Labour market, conditions and workforce issues 1773
Lai, David, work on Chinatown history 4036
Lam, Mickey, accomplishments and Chinese-Canadian heritage 4036
Lee, Leslie, accomplishments as school principal 1265
Letnick, Norm, actions re Agricultural Land Commission changes 3899
Libraries, funding and government support 3373-4
Literacy
programs and services, funding 1491-3, 3372-3
role in employment and productivity 1491-2
LNG development 1774-5
Lowe, Alan, accomplishments and Chinese-Canadian heritage 4035
Lower Mainland, transportation infrastructure 1966
McDonald, Mike, role in government bargaining with teachers 1267
McKay, Mike, work on education service delivery project 3271-2
Medical Services Plan premiums 1772, 1774, 3227
MLAs, members of Chinese-Canadian heritage 4035
Mental health, mental illness awareness 3511
Mental Health Week 3511
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3169-71
Moore family, education of dyslexic son and court case 3263
Motions
Apology for past discriminatory practices against Chinese Canadians 4034-6
Co-governance of public education system 4096-7
Natural Gas Development Ministry, estimates debate 2813-6
Oak Bay Lodge, replacement bed project 2816
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, legacy funding for literacy 1493
Oral questions
Education funding policies for public and independent schools 3948
Government approach to teachers' collective bargaining 1618
Government approach to teachers' collective bargaining and release of court documents 1204-5, 1323-4
Government role in teachers labour dispute 4112, 4321
Government use of legal services for teachers' bargaining court case 1514
Role of Premier's office in government approach to teachers' collective bargaining 1267
School district funding for specialized support services and teaching positions 3297-8
Seismic upgrades for schools 2435
Pacific Carbon Trust
allocation of carbon offsets, school districts 3266-7
transfer to government 3266-7
Park Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1948-50
Parliamentary Secretary for the Independent School Sector, activities and role 3948
Petitions
environmental education in K-to-9 curricula 4201
Point Hope Maritime Ltd., shipyard operations and sale of government land in area 1794-5, 1801, 1965
Post-secondary education
alignment with labour market needs 1924
funding 1772-4
funding for English language learning program 1493
government investment and support 1772-4
trust fund for children 3169
tuition fees 1772
Post-secondary institutions
boards, college board appointments 1925
reporting requirements 1922
Prince George, designation as part of rural electoral district 3519
Private members' statements
Accountability in adult learning 1491-3
Provincial Capital Commission
agreements with local government 1962-3
board commended 1792
core review 1792
dissolution, cost-savings and staffing 1957-63
dissolution and transfer to government 1792-5, 1801
lands and properties, allocation of revenues from sales to special account for infrastructure improvement 1965-7
revenues to government 1792
Provincial Capital Commission Dissolution Act
debate 1792-5, 1801-2, 1957-67, 1970-1
regulations 1970-1
Provincial capital commissions, role 1793, 1801
Public debt, paydown of debt and debt levels 1774
Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C., role in training and education savings grant program 3171
Quadra Village Community Centre, after-school programs, funding 2815
Quebec, provincial capital commission 1793
Registered education savings plans, training and education savings grant program 3169-71
Research and development, government investment and support 1774
St. Ann's Academy
expenses and revenues 1962-3
redevelopment project 1794
Saskatchewan, provincial capital commission 1793
Schizophrenia, awareness and treatment services 3511-2
School Act, provisions on Education Advisory Council 3269
School district 20 (Kootenay-Columbia), funding 3228-9
School district 36 (Surrey), enrolment and funding 3207
School district 37 (Delta), impact of funding on operations 3298
School district 39 (Vancouver)
budget surpluses 3377
seismic upgrade projects 3267
seismic upgrade projects and comments by board 2435
School district 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows), impact of funding on operations 3298
School district 61 (Greater Victoria), budget surpluses 3266
School district 63 (Saanich), concerns re seismic upgrade project funding 3265
School districts
budget surpluses 3264-6, 3377
carbon neutrality and costs, capital program 3266-7
costs and funding 3207-10, 3226-9, 3273
Schools
building envelope program 3375
capital planning 3374-5
school protection program 3375-6
seismic upgrades 2435
seismic upgrades and funding model changes 3264-8, 3377
Science and technology, high-technology industry 1774
Shapray, Howard, legal counsel work for government 3377
Shared Services B.C.
transfer of property management services to organization 1961
Shipbuilding industry, federal contracts and government support for industry 1773
Skills training
government investment and support 1773-4
secondary school programs 3229
shortage of skilled workers 1924-5
Statements by members
B.C. Schizophrenia Society and Mental Health Week 3511-2
Greater Victoria Citizens Counselling Centre 2069
John Gaiptman 1615
Vancouver Island Brewery and craft brewing industry 3162
Work of Principal Leslie Lee at George Jay Elementary School 1265
Straszak, Paul, court testimony and role in government bargaining with teachers 1205, 1267
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on teachers' collective bargaining rights
government response 1204-5, 1267, 1323-4, 1514, 1618, 1775, 3377
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on special education 3263
Teachers
collective bargaining
costs and funding 3210, 3226-8
government approach 1205, 1267, 1323-4, 1618, 1775, 4112, 4321
role of Premier's office and meetings with government officials 1267
labour dispute, government response 4097, 4321
pensions 3209, 3227-8
specialist teachers, number in education system 3298
teacher-librarians 3228
wage increases 3210, 3226-7
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 2773-4
Tributes
Charlie Buijert 3678
U.S., electoral boundaries 3518
Vancouver Island, south Island, infrastructure investment 1966
Vancouver Island Brewery, 30th anniversary 3162
Victoria
Bay Street traffic and safety issues 2773-4
Belleville ferry terminal
blue-ribbon panel 1794-5
redevelopment 1794-5, 1801, 1964-7
revenues to government 1963
brewing industry history 3162
Chinese-Canadian community 4035
Chinese-Canadian community and Chinatown history 4036
events and festivals 1958
government land and property trades and sales 1957-8, 1963, 1965
Harling Point cemetery 4035
heritage sites and improvement projects 1792-5, 1801
housing, supportive housing projects 2813-4
Inner Harbour, long-term redevelopment planning 1793
Water
licences and rentals, water markets 2713-4
management and stewardship 2711-4
Water Sustainability Act
debate 2711-4
consultation on bill 2711
regulations 2712
Whitmarsh, Graham, role in government bargaining with teachers 1267
Foster, Eric (Vernon-Monashee)

As subject
experience as with waste management 2264
experience with injury and workers compensation system 3146
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion, WorkSafe investigation and review by deputy minister 3146
Cancer, colorectal cancer, awareness and prevention 2430
Food and food industry, genetically modified apples, petition tabled 3091
Gaudet, Sonja, participation in Paralympic Games 1866
Golf and golf courses 3294
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion, investigation 3146
Multi-Material B.C., operations 2264
Nicol, Patrick, work as radio broadcaster and service on Vernon city council 1201-2
Olympic Games, 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Paralympic Games and athletes 1866
Petitions
genetically modified apples 3091
request for action on poverty from Canadian Federation of University Women 2495
Poverty, petition tabled 2495
Private members' statements (response)
A bumpy ride for recycling in B.C. 2264
Support for injured workers 3145-6
Recycling programs, changes 2264
Sparkling Hill Resort, facilities 4318
Statements by members
Colorectal cancer awareness and prevention 2430
Golf industry 3294
Patrick Nicol 1201-2
Sparkling Hill Resort 4318
Tributes
Sonja Gaudet and Paralympic Games 1866
Waste management 2264
Workers compensation system 3145-6
WorkSafe B.C., role 3145-6
Fraser, Scott (Alberni–Pacific Rim)

As subject
attendance at meeting on agricultural land reserve changes 3805
experience with ferry system 1293
family and staff thanked 1291
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 1923
Agricultural Land Commission, changes 3803-6
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3803-6, 4137-41
referral to Finance Committee and consultation on bill 4137-41
response by scientists 4138
Agricultural land reserve, protection 3803-6, 4139-41
Agriculture
demographic changes and young farmers 3803, 3805-6, 4139
government support 3805, 4138-9
Agriculture Ministry
estimates debate 3192-5, 3197-9
role re aquaculture and fisheries 3192-3
Ajax Mining Inc., mining project proposal, consultation and environmental assessment 3907-9
Alberni District Secondary School, students' work on youth mental health issues 4369-70
Alberni Valley, youth mental health services 4369
Alberni–Pacific Rim constituency and area
constituency 3533
constituents' concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 3805, 4139
issues and concerns 1291, 1294-5
Anderson, David, position with WorkSafe B.C. 3648
Aquaculture
licensing and management, role of federal and provincial governments 3193-4, 3197
shellfish farming, impact of ocean acidification 3057
siting of farms and wild salmon migration 3051-3
siting of fish farms 3197
Auditor General, report on earthquake preparedness 2435
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion, support for injured workers 3145
Bowser, beach wrack harvesting in area, public consultation and impact on environment 3056, 3197-8
B.C. by region, northern B.C.
agriculture industry 4140
northeast B.C., coal industry 3913-4
B.C. Cattlemen's Association, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4141
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., executive compensation 1293-4
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign statements 3180
campaign statements re agriculture 4139
B.C. Liberal Party government
performance and fiscal management 1292-5
position on collective bargaining 2370
B.C. Placer Miners Association, position on mines permitting fees 3183
Business, small business, government support and role in economy 2262
California, drought conditions and food supply 3804, 4140
Caves, protection and role in water resources 2785-6
Chamber of Mines of Eastern B.C., comments on mines permitting process and fees 1873, 3178
China, agricultural land 3806
Clayoquot Sound area, education hub initiative 1295, 1509, 1923
Climate change, impact on agriculture and food security 3804
Coal
coal industry, impact of commodity prices 3914, 3921
coal industry jobs and skills training 3913-20
thermal coal, exports of U.S. coal through B.C. 3914-6
Coell, Murray, work on labour dispute involving container truckers 2371-3
Columbia Institute, study on mining 3908
Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River, implementation of recommendations 3051-3, 3194-5, 3197
Consumers, taxes and user fees 3180
Country Life in B.C., questionnaire and B.C. Liberal Party responses 4139
Decoda Literacy Solutions
funding 2262, 2927, 3330-1
role of organization 1741
Deep Bay, beach wrack harvesting in area, public consultation and impact on environment 3056, 3197-8
Disabled persons, disability management tool, adoption 3144-5
Earthquakes, earthquake preparedness 2435
East Kootenay Chamber of Mines, consultation by government on mines permitting fees 3183
Economy
conditions 1292
"managed decline" concept 1292
role of government 1292-3
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3330-1
Elections
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 3533-5
"gerrymandering," definition and origin of term 3534-5
redistribution of electoral boundaries, government role 3533-5
Electoral Boundaries Commission, independence 3533-4
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3533-5
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 1292-3
Energy and Mines Ministry
estimates debate 3906-21
estimates process, written questions and answers 3906
funding and staffing 3177-8, 3181-4
Environment
conservation officers 2917-8
environmental assessment process 3053, 3908-9, 3920
Environment Ministry
estimates debate 2917-8, 3051-3, 3056-7
work on fisheries issues 3051-3
work with Agriculture Ministry 3052
Ferries and ferry services
ferries as extension of highway system 1294
service reductions and changes, economic impact analysis 1294
service reductions and changes, stakeholder consultation and response 1294
system, management 1293-4
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendation on literacy funding 3330-1
Fish
issues, ministerial responsibility 3051
salmon, wild salmon policy 3052, 3194-5
Fisheries Act (federal), amendments 3053
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
associate regional director position on wild salmon policy 3052, 3194-5
role re aquaculture 3197
Food and food industry, food security 3803-4, 3806, 4139-40
Forests and forest industry
forest management and practices, impact on environment 1295
legislation 1295
mills, government action on safety issues 3649
private lands, management 2918
tree farm licence 44, removal of lands 2918
Fraser Institute, report on B.C. mining industry 1873, 3180
Fraser River, sockeye salmon run 3194-5
Fraser Surrey Docks Ltd., coal export facility proposal 3915-6
Government role 4138
HD Mining International Ltd., Murray River mine
project application process 3919
workforce 3916-9
Health care system, health support workers and 2002 legislation 2370
Health Ministry, estimates debate 4369-70
Highway 4, connector access near Port Alberni 2770-1
Hillsborough Resources Ltd., Quinsam mine, operations and worker layoffs 3914-7
Hunting, poaching, penalties 2917-8
Immigration, temporary foreign workers 3916-9
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service, remote and rural communities 1291, 1294-5
International Social Security Association, adoption of disability management tool 3144
International Volunteer University Student Association, Japanese student organization and activities 2069-70
Island Scallops Ltd., operations and impact of ocean acidification 3057, 3193
Island Timberlands Ltd., operations in former tree farm area 2918
Japan, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, debris cleanup on B.C. coast 2069-70
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry, debate 3648-50
Kang, Bhupinder Singh, workers compensation and suicide death, inquest recommendations 3649-50
Labour
collective bargaining, Liberal Party position 2370
government handling of labour relations 1294
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion, support for injured workers 3145
Legislature
language used in House, "misleading" 1292
sitting days 1292
Letnick, Norm, position as Agriculture Minister 3192
Literacy
programs and services, funding 1741, 2262, 2927, 3330-1
Raise-a-Reader program 3330
Literacy Alberni Society
funding 3330-1
programs 2927
services 1741
LNG development 1292
Macatee, Gord, position with WorkSafe B.C. 3648
McGarrigle, Gavin, comments on container trucking industry issues 2372-3
MLAs, constituency assistants, role 1291
Mental health of children and youth, services 4369
Mineral Exploration Roundup, 2014 conference 3177, 3179, 3182
Mineral Tenure Act, revision 3907-8
Mines and mining industry
aggregate industry 3911
development 3921
employment and jobs 2559
exploration 3178, 3180, 3777
First Nations consultation on project proposals 3907, 3909-10
industry
conditions and role in economy 3756
government consultation and communications 3177-83
relationship with government and role of opposition 1396
small companies and junior miners 1667, 1873, 2559, 3177-80, 3182, 3777
investment climate, B.C. reputation 1873, 2559
mineral claims, free-entry system 3909-10
mineral claims and tenure reform 3907-8
permitting process
backlog 3177-8
fees 1873, 3177-84, 3910-3
fees, impact analysis 3182-3
fees, online petition 3180-2
fees and backlog 1666-7
reclamation bonds 3180-1
taxation 2559
workers, supply of skilled workers 1293
Mining Association of B.C., organization 1396
Mining Day 1396
Mining Week 3756, 3777
Ministerial statements (response)
Mining Day 1396
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3177-84
Motions
Job protection and support for mining industry 2559-60
Mulvey, Steven, concerns re literacy program funding 2927
National Farmers Union, comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4141
National Institute of Disability Management and Research, disability management audit tool 3144-5
Natural Gas Development Ministry, estimates debate 2915-6
Northern Lights College, memorandum of understanding on longwall training program 3918
Occupational health and safety, support for injured workers 3144-6
Oceans, acidification 3057, 3193
Oral questions
Earthquake preparedness 2435
Funding for community literacy programs 2927
Invasive shellfish prevention and management 2074
Permitting costs and process for small mining companies 1666-7, 1873
Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences, establishment 3145
Pest control, invasive species management, quagga and zebra mussels 2074
Port Alberni
50th anniversary of tsunami in area 2435, 2569-70
port operations and LNG plant proposal 2915-6
Port Alberni Maritime Discovery Centre, event commemorating 1964 tsunami 2569-70
Port Metro Vancouver, container trucking industry issues 2373
Port Metro Vancouver Container Trucking Services Continuation Act, debate 2370-3
Post-secondary education
affordability and student financial assistance 1293
international education, expansion and capacity in system 1923
Private members' statements
Support for injured workers 3144-6
Private members' statements (response)
Mining Week 3756
Small business 2262
Ready, Vince, work on labour dispute involving container truckers 2370-3
Representative for Children and Youth, report on youth mental health services 4369
Sea vegetation
beach wrack harvesting 3197-8
harvesting 3056, 3193
Skills training system, government handling 1293
Sproat Lake, cave system in area 2786
Statements by members
50th anniversary of tsunami in Port Alberni 2569-70
Education initiative in Clayoquot Sound area 1509
Literacy Alberni Society and Decoda Literacy Solutions 1741
Mining Week 3777
Response to 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan 2069-70
Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee, implementation of recommendations 3195
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project, environmental assessment process 3920
Teachers, collective bargaining
government approach 1294, 2370
government proposal for long-term agreement 1294
Teck Resources Ltd., operations and worker layoffs 3913
Texada Island, coal storage and permits 3914-6
Throne speech content 1292
Throne speech debate 1291-5
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 2770-1
Trucking industry, labour dispute involving container truckers, negotiations and history 2370-3
Ucluelet, memorial event and debris cleanup from 2011 Japanese tsunami 2069-70
Unifor – Vancouver Container Truckers Association, letters to government on container trucker issues 2370
Union of B.C. Municipalities, resolution on mining claims and tenure reform 3907
UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples 2797
Vancouver Island
economic development 1291, 1294-5
ferry service changes, public consultation 1294
forestry practices and impacts 1295
Internet access 1291, 1294-5
poaching of Roosevelt elk, investigation 2917-8
Walkerton, Ontario, contaminated water incident 2786
Walter Energy Inc.
Brule mine, worker layoffs 3913
Wolverine mine, worker layoffs 3913
Water
drinking water protection 2786
management and stewardship, First Nations issues 2797
management and stewardship, governance and public trust concept 2797
Water Sustainability Act
debate 2785-6, 2797
definitions 2785-6
Wildlife, Roosevelt elk 2917-8
Workers compensation
claims, benefit levels 3649-50
Meredith principles 3146
system, changes 3144-6
system, suicide incidence 3649-50
Workers rights and 2002 legislation 1294
WorkSafe B.C., role 3144-6
Yukon Court of Appeal, ruling on land claim case 3909-10

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