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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Karagianis, Maurine (Esquimalt–Royal Roads)

As subject
actions to reduce environmental footprint 1517
experience with Provincial Capital Commission 1806
Abortion
abortion clinics, fees 2145
abortion services and access zones 4281-2
Agricultural Land Commission, changes 3814-5, 3847-50, 4416-20
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3814-5, 3847-50, 4225-9, 4416-20
referral to Finance Committee and consultation on bill 4225-9, 4416, 4418
response by industry and stakeholders 4418
Agricultural land reserve
protection 3814-5, 3847, 4226-9, 4416-9
Suzuki report 3814, 4420
Agriculture, government support 3849-50
Anton, Suzanne, response to questions on Missing Women Inquiry recommendations 4413
Armed forces, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, HMC Dockyard 1781
Automobiles, insurance rates 1487
Barrett, David (Dave), actions re agricultural land reserve 3814
Bennett, Bill, actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 4229
B.C., population in rural areas 3481
B.C. Agriculture Council, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4229, 4418
B.C. Cattlemen's Association, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4418
B.C. Hydro, revenues to government 1487
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements re agriculture 4228, 4417
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 1486-7, 3015
Budget debate 1485-7, 1515-8
Budgets, 2014-15 budget 1485-7, 1515-7
asset sales component 1806-8
California, drought conditions and food supply 3847-8, 3850, 4227, 4418-9
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 2318-23
provincial office of domestic violence 3673, 4298-9
provincial office of domestic violence, funding and role 2318-20
Children and youth
child care
affordability and availability 1517, 1725, 2320-3, 2847
child care resource and referral agencies 2323
online registry 2321
early childhood development
early childhood educators, training and wages 2323
early-years centres 2322-3
StrongStart B.C. centres, expansion, petition tabled 2700-1
Children and Youth Committee, work of committee 1254
College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C., charging of clinic fees 2145
Consumers, cost of living 1485-7, 1515-6
Country Life in B.C., questionnaire and B.C. Liberal Party responses 4417
Cyclone Taylor Cup, hockey competition in Nelson and wager between MLAs 2567
Dalton, Marc, comments on poverty 3078
Democracy, public participation in democracy 1255
Education, full-day kindergarten for five-year-olds, petition tabled 2700-1
Elections
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 3480-4
redistribution of electoral boundaries, government role 3480-4
rural and northern constituencies, representation 3481-3
Electoral Boundaries Commission, independence 3480-4
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 3480-4
Employment and unemployment, job creation 1486
Energy, electricity rates 1486-7
Environment, environmental protection 1486, 1517, 3815
Esquimalt, shipbuilding and ship repair, history 1781
Esquimalt–Royal Roads constituency and area, constituents' issues and concerns 1485-7
Families, government support 1486-7
Fernie, child care 2323
Fernie Free Press, article on child care 2323
Ferries and ferry services
fare increases 1515
ferry-dependent communities, government support 1515
vessels, procurement of new vessels 1516
Finance and Government Services Committee
role in core review 4229
work of committee 4225
First Nations, protection of cultural and sacred sites 2851
First Nations Heritage Protection and Conservation Act, 2014, debate 2851
Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada, description and heritage 1320-1
Fitzpatrick, Jimmy, death and legacy 2691
Food and food industry, food security 3848-50, 4227, 4419-20
Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada, heritage preservation 1320-1
Fraser Valley, agriculture and development 3814-5
The Globe and Mail, article on agricultural land reserve 4419
Government
lands and properties, sale 1806-8
ministers, remuneration 3079
Health Ministry, estimates debate 4281-3
Heritage sites, conservation, role of local government 1807
Highway 16, safety of women travelling along highway
need for transportation services 1821-2
shuttle bus proposal 3215, 3758-9, 4298-9
Housing, affordable housing 2847
Hume, Mark, article on agricultural land reserve 4419
Income, low-income families 1486-7
Income assistance
benefits, deduction of child support payments 3015, 3078-9
disability benefits recipients, single mothers 3015
International Women's Day 1724-5
Island Sexual Health Society, funding and services 4283
Justice Institute of B.C., report on domestic violence 3757, 3759
Justice Ministry
estimates debate 4298-300
budget, allocation for domestic violence services 4298-9
Justice system, young offenders, Kimberly's law 3942-3
Karagianis, Leslie, recognition of navy service and death 3940
Legislature
committee system 1254
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, sitting hours 1254-5
question period, change to scheduled times 1254-5
question period, public attendance 1255
reforms 1254
Letnick, Norm, actions re Agricultural Land Commission changes 4418
LNG development 1486, 1516-8
Lower Mainland, growth and population 3814-5
Media, social media, use in cyberbullying 3439-40
Missing and Murdered Women's Coalition, correspondence and meetings with government 4299
Missing persons, police orders for records, applications 1821-3
Missing Persons Act, debate 1821-3
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
implementation of recommendations 1559, 1725, 1821-3, 2620, 3215, 3780, 4299-300
implementation of recommendations, replacement of committee chair 1933, 3758, 4299-300, 4413
report content on missing-person policies 1822
Motions
Change to question period 1254-5
Poverty reduction work in other jurisdictions 2846-7
Mowat, Farley, death and literary legacy 3605-6
Moyer, Cindy, work on arts organization 4109
Newman, Lenore, comments on agricultural land reserve 3814, 3847-8, 3850, 4226-7, 4419-20
Nigeria, kidnapping of schoolgirls 3439
North Coast constituency and area, size 3481
Oral questions
Closing of youth custody centre in Victoria 3459
Fees charged to abortion clinics by College of Physicians 2145
Government action on domestic violence 3780-1, 3846-7
Government domestic violence plan 3672-3
Government domestic violence plan and Missing Women Inquiry recommendations 2620
Implementation of Missing Women Inquiry recommendations 1559
Implementation of Missing Women Inquiry recommendations and bus service on Highway 16 3215
Income assistance policy on child support payments 3015
Income assistance policy on child support payments and government action on poverty 3078-9
Replacement of Steven Point on advisory committee for Missing Women Inquiry recommendations 1933, 4413
Petitions
kindergarten for five-year olds and StrongStart expansion 2700-1
poverty in B.C. 2701
Physicians, family physicians, A GP for Me program 4282
Point, Steven, position as committee chair re missing women inquiry recommendations 1559, 1821-2, 1933, 4413
Point Hope Maritime Ltd., shipyard operations and sale of government land in area 1807
Police and policing, training 4299
Post-secondary education, affordability and student debt 1516
Poverty
government action 1724-5
government action and role of charity 3078
incidence 2846-7
petition tabled 2701
poverty among seniors 1486
poverty among women 1517
Prince George, designation as part of rural electoral district 3482
Private members' statements
Safe supports for women 3757-9
Private members' statements (response)
Being leaders, not followers, on social media literacy 3439-40
International Women's Day 1724-5
Proctor, Kimberly, death and family's response to justice system issues 3942-3
Prostitutes Empowerment, Education and Resource Society
funding 4299-300
funding for drop-in centre 1559, 1821-2
Prostitution, programs and services for sex trade workers 1821-2, 4299-300
Provincial Capital Commission, dissolution and transfer to government 1806-8
Provincial Capital Commission Dissolution Act, debate 1806-8
Representative for Children and Youth, comments on government action plan on domestic violence 2620, 3673
Shipbuilding industry, government support 1515-6
Skills training, government investment and support 1485-6, 1516, 1725
Society for Arts on the South Island, history and role 4109
Songhees Wellness Centre, opening of facility 3075
Statements by members
Fisgard Lighthouse 1320-1
History of shipbuilding and repair in Esquimalt 1781
Kimberly's law 3942-3
Society for Arts on the South Island 4109
Songhees Wellness Centre 3075
Tallico, Michelle, experience on disability benefits as single mother 3015
Times Colonist (Victoria), article on agricultural land reserve changes 3847
Tributes
Farley Mowat 3605-6
Jimmy Fitzpatrick 2691
Leslie Karagianis 3940
Victoria Cougars hockey championship win 2567
U.S., agricultural land protection 3815
Vancouver Island, south Island, access to family physicians 4282
Vancouver Island Women's Clinic, access zone 4281-2
Victoria
events and festivals 1807
government land and property trades and sales 1807-8
heritage sites 1806-8
youth custody centre, closing 3459
Victoria Cougars, hockey team championship win 2567
Victoria General Hospital, parking fees 4282
Violence
bullying and violence at school, prevention 3439-40
domestic violence
cases 3757, 3780-1
domestic violence units 4298, 4498
funding for programs and services 4298-9
government action 3846-7
government action plan 2620, 3780-1
government action plan and funding 3672-3, 3757-9
incidence among immigrants 3757
violence against aboriginal women, missing and murdered women 3757
violence against women, government action 1559
violence against women, prevention 3439-40
WISH Drop-in Centre, funding 1821
Women
government support 1724-5
women in skilled trades 1725
Krog, Leonard Eugene (Nanaimo)

As subject
comment on tax reductions and Laffer concept (Sultan) 1416
experience as articling law student 1718
experience of father's death in drowning incident 4030-1
staff and family thanked 1715
Accountants, unified professional designation and legislation 2288-9
Adoption of children in government care 2290
Adult Guardianship Act
amendments 2438-9, 2524-9
regulations 2525-6, 2528-9
Adult Guardianship and Planning Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, implementation 2524
Agricultural Land Commission, changes 3694-8
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3694-8, 3969-74
referral to Finance Committee and consultation on bill 3969-74
regulations 3696-7
Agricultural land reserve, protection 2665, 3694-8, 3970-4
Alberta, electoral districts and population 3615-6
Alcohol
liquor licensing, transfer of licences, licence resale and supply issue 2514-5
liquor pricing, wholesale pricing 2515
liquor regulation, history in B.C. 2513, 2515
liquor regulation review and changes 2513-5
liquor sales
customer access and convenience 2513-4
revenues to government 2515
sales in grocery stores 2515
role in society, comparison between B.C. and Europe 2513, 2515
Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3973
Attorney General, role 1324
Automobiles
photo radar 4181
traffic violations, dispute resolution 4180-1
Barrett, David (Dave), actions re agricultural land reserve 3694
Bennett, Bill, actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 3972
Bernier, Mike, introduction of petition 3696
Bountiful, issues and investigation by special prosecutor 4493-4
Brant Wildlife Festival 2653
B.C., aging population 2438-9
B.C. by region, rural B.C., access to liquor sales 2514
B.C. Cattlemen's Association, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3970-1
B.C. Judges Compensation Commission, 2013 report, government response 2295
B.C. Judicial Justices Compensation Commission, 2013 final report, government response 2297
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign statements re agriculture 3698
candidates and supporters, employment 2019-20
B.C. Liberal Party government
allegations of Election Act violations, investigation by special prosecutor 4214-6
election 1289
financial management 1716
MLAs, debate on issues 1284
performance 1285-8
policies, economic and tax policies 1285-6, 1289
political staff, hiring 2019
position on collective bargaining 2387
priorities 1285-8, 4292
privatization initiatives 2289
B.C. Online, return to government operations 2289
Buck, Pearl, comments on land ownership in The Good Earth 3695-6
Budget debate 1715-9
Budgets
2014-15 budget 1715-8
balanced budgets 4292
deficit budgets 1716
California, drought conditions and food supply 2665, 3695
Campbell, Gordon
performance as Premier 1716
role as Premier 1285, 1287
Canada Pension Plan, system and proposed expansion 2151-2
Children and Family Development Ministry, provincial office of domestic violence 4192
Chinese Canadians, Chinatowns 4030
Churchill, Winston, comments on statistics 1288
Climate change, impact on issues
agriculture and food security 3695
forests and forest industry 2665
water resources 2665-6
Coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods, position on muncipal election legislation 2864
Community Legal Assistance Society, work of organization 4496
Consumers, cost of living 1286-8
Crime and criminals
crime reduction, factors 4181
forfeiture of proceeds of crime, purpose of legislation 1817
De Jong, Harry, public service 2150
de Jong, Michael, 20th anniversary as MLA 2150
Discrimination and racism
B.C. government apology for treatment of Chinese Canadians 4030-1
ethnic and racial discrimination, past discriminatory practices by government 4030
Dixon v. British Columbia, ruling on electoral boundaries 1567
Documents tabled
B.C. Supreme Court notice of application 1326
Economy, prosperity 1285-8
Education
full-day kindergarten 1289
funding, impact on student outcomes 1289
Elections
campaign financing 2862
electoral boundaries 1568
electoral districts
number 1566
number and addition of two districts 3614-21, 3623-4, 3630
preservation of districts in three regions 1565-71, 3617, 3619-30
electoral reform 1289
frequency and use of rotating terms 2888
"gerrymandering," definition and origin of term 1565
redistribution of electoral boundaries
consultation process and white paper 1566
court cases re voter parity 1567
other jurisdictions 3615-6, 3619-20
principles 1566-9
rural and northern constituencies, representation 1565-70, 3617-8
voter parity principle 1567
Electoral Boundaries Commission
legislation 2889
membership 1568, 3616-7
work of commission 3630
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1565-71, 3614-30
Eminata Group, relationship with government 4197
Employment and unemployment
government job strategy 1286-7
job creation, impact on social welfare 1286
statistics 1288
Englishman River estuary, protection 2653
Environment, environmental protection 1286-7
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, government and public support 2289
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Belt Tax Act, repeal 2289
Estates
administration of wills and estates, changes 2644-7
administration of wills and estates, notice requirements re minors 2647
disposition of estates and property, separated spouses 2645
Estates of Missing Persons Act, amendments 2648
Facey, Nick, hiring by B.C. Liberal Party government 2019
Families
family maintenance and child support
child support case management system and registrar 4186-7
information and privacy issues 2597
interjurisdictional support orders 2598
spouses, definition in legislation 2645
Family court
municipal family court committees 2644
wait times for court orders 4187, 4189-90
Family Law Act
amendments 2439, 2530-2
relationship to other legislation 2645
Family Maintenance Enforcement Act, amendments 2597-8
Ferries and ferry services, fares, affordability 1288
Food and food industry, food security 2665-6, 3694, 3696
Ford, Rob, performance as mayor 1818
Forest land reserve, purpose 3695
Goodwin, Doris Kearns, The Bully Pulpit 1287
Government
agencies, boards and commissions, appointment process 2020
core review 2019-20, 4179-80
regulations, role 2152
Government communications and public engagement, role and staff 1256
Guardianship, adult guardianship, changes and implementation 2438-9, 2524-30
Health authorities, role and responsibilities, adult guardianship cases 2524-5, 2527-9
Hebda, Richard, comments on climate change 2665, 3695
Immigration, immigrants to B.C. 1287
Impaired driving penalties
changes and impact on court delays 4178, 4192
immediate roadside prohibitions 4177-8
Income
disposable income, role in economy 2152-3
income disparity and social inequality 1285-7, 1716-9, 2151-2
low-, middle- and high-income earners, impact of government policies 1285-6, 1288-9
low-income families and households, government support 1716-8
Income assistance benefits, levels 1716-9, 2153
Income tax
rates 1717-8
revenues and funding of government services 2151
Information and Privacy Commissioner, concerns and recommendations on missing persons legislation 1817-9
Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, amendments 2598
Jedediah Island Marine Provincial Park, history 2653-4
Johnson, Lyndon Baines, role as U.S. president 1288
Justice Ministry
estimates debate 4175-87, 4189-92, 4214-7, 4290-3, 4493-6
budget 4175-7
budget, allocation for immediate roadside prohibition program 4177
estimates process, relevance of debate 4215
mandate 4177-81
office of the superintendent of motor vehicles 4177
performance measurement 4184, 4187, 4190
role in core review 4179-80
role re jobs and economy 4178
service plan 4181-4, 4189-91, 4217
staffing 4175-7, 4179
Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2014
debate 2438-40, 2524-32, 2597-9, 2644-8
amendments 2648
briefing for opposition critics 2438
Justice system
accessibility 4291-3, 4495-6
accessibility, access in small communities 4184-5
conditions 1285
courts and court services
alternatives and shift to administrative processes 4180-1
budget process 4183
community court system, report and potential expansion 4217, 4290
Crown file ownership project 4185
delays, reduction 4178
duty counsel 4185-6
electronic processes 4184
operations and costs 4183
scheduling of cases 4184-5, 4192
criminal justice system
large trials and complexity index 4181-2
timeline for court cases 4191-2
trials, experience levels of lawyers 4182
family justice system 4291-3
changes 2439, 2530-2
court proceedings, consolidation with other proceedings 2532
dispute resolution, common-law relationships 2645
dispute resolution, family property and trusts 2530-1, 2645
parents' legal centres 4185-6
"reasonable doubt" standard 2644
staff training 2532
handling of domestic violence cases, protection orders and weapons restrictions 2532
information management, JUSTIN system 4178
judiciary
administrative system and changes 2439
compensation 2295-6, 2297
judicial justices 2297
resident judges 4184-5
legal aid funding and services 1285, 4182, 4185, 4291-3, 4495-6
access by mentally ill persons 4496
access by victims of domestic violence 3673-4, 3781
access for women 4291-3
access to family law services 4291-3
other jurisdictions 4495
withdrawal of lawyer services 4495
operating costs, analysis 4182-3
public confidence, survey 4184
reforms 4185
special prosecutor process 4494
unrepresented litigants 2295-6, 4187, 4292
Kamloops, designation as part of rural electoral district 1569
Labour, collective bargaining, Liberal Party position 2387
Lantzville, water resources 2666
Lawyers and legal services, sales tax on services 4496
Legal Services Society, funding and role 3673, 4185, 4292-3
Legislation
briefings for opposition members 2288, 2438
miscellaneous statutes bills 2288, 2290
Legislature
committee system 1256
committee system reforms 1818
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, sitting days 1257
number of seats 1566
Officers of the Legislature, role 1817
question period, change to scheduled times 1255-7
question period, public attendance 1255
reforms 1256
role and public perception 1256-7
Liquor Control and Licensing Act, revision 2514
Liquor Control and Licensing Amendment Act, 2014, debate 2513-5
LNG development 1288, 1718
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, debate 2862-4
Local Elections Statutes Amendment Act, 2014
debate 2887-9
provisions, stakeholder consultation 2887-9
Local government, elected officials, terms of office 2887-9
Local government elections
campaign financing, ban on corporate and union donations 2862-3
campaign financing, regulation 2862-4
change to October date 2889
legislation 2862
voters, corporate voters 2862
Luckham, Gil, experience living with Parkinson's disease 3012
Macdonald, Norm, comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3971
McGarrigle, Gavin, comments on container trucking industry issues 2388
Mar, Jack, accomplishments as physician 4031
Mar, Pamela, article on Chinatowns 4030-1
Martin, John, comments on agricultural land reserve changes 3694
MLAs, remuneration 1289
Mental health
mental illness and addiction, role in criminal behaviour 4290
persons committed to psychiatric facilities, advocacy 4496
Mines and mining industry, mining heritage, preservation 2654
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2014
debate 2288-90
briefing for opposition members 2288
purpose of bill 2288
Missing persons
missing minors 1818
persons who do not want to be found 1818
police orders for records, privacy issues 1816-9
Missing Persons Act
debate 1816-9
amendments 1817-9
review by legislative committee 1818
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, implementation of recommendations 2439-40
Morden Colliery Historic Provincial Park, mine site history and preservation 2654
Motions
Apology for past discriminatory practices against Chinese Canadians 4030-1
Change to question period 1255-7
Government response to Judges Compensation Commission report recommendations 2295-6
Government response to Judicial Justices Compensation Commission report recommendations 2297
Mulroney, Brian, public debt while Prime Minister 1716
Nanaimo
Chinese-Canadian community and history 4030-1
city government 1715
Neck Point Park 2654
private liquor stores 2514
Nanaimo and District Museum Society, 50th anniversary 2616-7
Nanaimo Museum, facility and exhibits 2617
Nanaimo regional district, governance 1715
Nestlé Waters Canada Inc., operations 2666-7
New Statesman, article on government priorities 1716
Newfoundland and Labrador, electoral districts 3619-20, 3623
Norway, government management of oil revenues 1719
Oil and gas, hydraulic fracturing and water use 2666
Old Age Security pension program 2152
Oral questions
Access to legal aid by victims of domestic violence 3673-4, 3781
Core review and hiring of persons associated with B.C. Liberal Party 2019-20
Eminata Group and University Canada West operations 4197
Government approach to teachers' collective bargaining and release of court documents 1324-5
Orwell, George, theories in 1984 1816-7
Parkinson Society B.C., work of organization 3012
Parkinson's disease awareness 3012
Parks
changes to parks and conservancies 2653
parks near urban areas 2654
system, funding 2653-4
Patients Property Act, amendments and relationship to adult guardianship legislation 2438-9, 2527-9
Pensions
pooled registered pension plans 2150-3
private sector pensions 2151
Petitions
control of community drinking watersheds on Vancouver Island 1564
poverty reduction plan 2340
Police Act, amendments 2439-40, 2598-9
Police and policing, police board appointment process, changes and consultation 2598-9
Politics and politicians, political representation in rural and urban areas 2889
Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act
debate 2150-3
regulations 2152
Port Metro Vancouver, container trucking industry issues 2389
Port Metro Vancouver Container Trucking Services Continuation Act
debate 2385-9
definitions, "employer" 2387
offences section 2387
Post-secondary education, funding and international students 1287
Poverty
government action 1717-9
reduction, government strategy, petition tabled 2340
social costs 4291-2
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area 1565
Privacy, protection of personal information 1816-7
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2014, debate 2653-4
Provincial Court Act, amendments 2439, 2644
Provincial Court of B.C., judiciary 2295-6
Provincial Symbols and Honours Act, amendments 2648
Public debt 1716
Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C., role and responsibilities 2440, 2524, 2527, 2646-7
Public health, role of physical activity in healthy lifestyle, management of Parkinson's disease 3012
Railways and rail services, train whistles, invention 2289
Ready, Vince, work on labour dispute involving container truckers 2386, 2388
Reagan, Ronald, comments on role of government 2150
Real estate industry, pre-sale agreements, disclosure statements and enforcement 2289-90
Registered retirement savings plans, savings levels and issues 2151
Retirement, income security and role of government 2150-3
Roosevelt, Theodore, relationship with William Howard Taft and role in U.S. politics 1287
Ruttan, John, work as mayor 1715
Sales tax, revenues to government 1717
Schofield, Josie, service to Legislative Assembly and retirement 2483
Shaw, Rob, article on justice system 4187, 4189
Small claims court, wait times and mediation services 4191
Social welfare
social conditions and issues 1285-8
support system for vulnerable persons, funding 1716-20, 4291-2
Stanhope, Joe, work for regional district 1715
Statements by members
50th anniversary of Nanaimo and District Museum Society 2616-7
Parkinson's disease 3012
Statistics Canada, data, use as information source 4184
Stupich, Dave, actions re agricultural land reserve 3694-5
Supreme Court of B.C.
chief justice, relationship with government 4185
ruling on teachers' collective bargaining rights, court documents 1324-5
ruling on teachers' collective bargaining rights, notice of application for release of court documents, tabled 1326
Surrey Pretrial Services Centre, staffing 4175
Taxation
government policies 1717-8
reductions, Laffer concept re relationship to government revenues 1285
relationship to government services 1285-6
Thorne, Diane, comments on agricultural land reserve 3694
Throne speech content 1288
Throne speech debate 1284-9
Tributes
Josie Schofield 2483
Trucking industry, labour dispute involving container truckers, negotiations and history 2385-9
Unifor – Vancouver Container Truckers Association, letters to government on container trucker issues 2386
U.K., surveillance and security cameras 1817
U.S.
electoral boundaries 1569
politics and issues in early 20th century 1287
Supreme Court decisions on electoral cases 2862
Vancouver
community court pilot project 4290
municipal election, campaign spending and regulatory powers 2863-4
Vancouver Charter, amendments 2863-4
Vancouver Island
agriculture and food security 3694
parks and protected areas 2653-4
real estate industry 2290
watersheds, petition tabled 1564
Vancouver Island Strata Owners Association, concerns re real estate legislation changes 2289-90
The Vancouver Sun, article on justice system 4187, 4189
Violence, domestic violence
government action 3673-4
government action plan 3781
Wages and salaries, wage levels 2151
Water management and stewardship 2664-7
Water Sustainability Act, debate 2664-7
Watersheds, community drinking watersheds, petition tabled 1564
Weapons, definition in legislation 2532
Weisgerber, Jack, position on water legislation 2665
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund, comments on family justice and legal aid systems 3673, 4291-2
Williams, Parker, volunteerism with Nanaimo and District Museum Society 2617
Wills, Estates and Succession Act, amendments 2440, 2644-8
Wilson, Peter, role as special prosecutor in Bountiful case 4493-4
Wong, Chuck, accomplishments 4031
Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)

As subject
English language learning background 1916, 1918
farm tour 3877
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 1915-20
Agricultural Land Commission, changes 3875-8, 4459-60
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3875-8, 4252-6, 4459-60
definitions, "provincial interest" 3877
referral to Finance Committee and consultation on bill 4252-6
response by industry and stakeholders 4253-5
response by scientists 3876
Agricultural land reserve, protection 3875-8, 4253-6, 4459-60
Auditor General, report on Agricultural Land Commission 3878
Bell, Jon, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4255
Bella Coola, residents' access to health care and supports in Lower Mainland, case 4281
Bennett, Bill, actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 4253-4
Britannia Secondary School, Streetfront alternative program and student participation in climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro 1263
B.C. Association of Farmers Markets, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4255
B.C. Cattlemen's Association, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 4256
B.C. Housing Management Commission, operations 3343
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements re agriculture 4253
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 1621-4
Budget debate 1551-2, 1620-4
Budgets, 2014-15 budget 1551, 1621-4
Byron, Mr., employment programs and earnings exemption case 3426-7
Camosun College, English language learning program 1917
Carrier-Sekani Family Services, consultation by government on Highway 16 safety issues 4301-2
Chinese Canadian Historical Society of B.C., 10th anniversary celebration 1867
Chinese Canadians
clan association and kinship society buildings, upgrade project proposal 4195
clan associations, role 4023
historical relationship with First Nations 1867, 4021
historical sites and artifacts, inventory and preservation 4023
Chu, Bill, advocacy work 3943, 4022
Clark, Christy, comments on issues
budget and tax policies 1621
court ruling on teachers' bargaining rights 1622-3
public debt 1551, 1621
Community Living B.C.
board, self-advocates and community council meetings 3350
budget, cost recovery 3342
review 2075
Consumers, taxes and user fees 1621
Corrigan, Kathy, comments on missing women legislation 1831, 2030
Country Life in B.C., questionnaire and B.C. Liberal Party responses 4253
D'Arcy Island, history 4021
Disabled persons
assistive equipment, wheelchair request case 3425-6
community living services
assessment tool for services 3344-7
collaborative service delivery model for persons with health care needs 3349, 4279-80
funding and services 3348
home-share arrangements 3343-4
individualized funding 3350
nursing duties and training 3348
requests for service and wait-lists 3340
residential programs and services, innovation 3343
service providers, costs 3340-3
services for persons 19 and older, transition from children's services, cases 3344-51
employment, equipment and assistive technology initiative 3425-6
government initiatives, white paper and consultation process 2076
home renovations to accommodate disabled persons, Giving in Action program 3352, 3419-20, 3424-5
home renovations to accommodate disabled persons, Home Adaptations for Independence program 3425
housing needs and independent living 3343
programs and services, nursing care training program for families 4280
rights 2075-6
Discrimination and racism
B.C. government apology for treatment of Chinese Canadians 4020-3
ethnic and racial discrimination, past discriminatory practices by government 4021-2
Education
funding 1622-3, 3278
funding, impact on school district budgets and operations 3274-80
multicultural liaison workers 3280
school music programs 3274
school sports programs, athletic coordinators 3274, 3277
special education and special needs, assessments 3275-6, 3279
students, achievement levels and test results 3279
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3274-80
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy and unemployment rates 1621
Evans, Corky, comments on agriculture 3877
Government, core review 4253-4
Grant, Cathy, community living services advocacy 3350
Grant, Howard and Larry, Chinese-Canadian and First Nations heritage 1867
Green, Ryan, study on Agricultural Land Commission decisions 3878
Group homes, resident move, case 3352
Health care system, travel for treatment, housing for families 4281
Health Ministry, estimates debate 4279-81
Healthcare Benefit Trust, operations 3349
Highway 16, safety of women travelling along highway, shuttle bus proposal 1558, 1623, 1832, 1834-5, 4301-2
Highway of Tears Symposium, implementation of recommendations 4301-2
Identification, documentation costs and process 4280-1
Immigration, foreign and immigrant workers, language skills and labour market success 1917-20
Income assistance
accessibility and centralized telephone service 3422-4
benefits, earnings exemption and annualization of income 3426
benefits, tuition fee assistance program 3427-8
disability benefits
bus passes, criteria and cases 3429
process for direct-deposit of benefit amount 3429
shelter amount 3343
employment programs and earnings exemption case 3426-7
employment programs and tuition fee assistance program cases 3427-9
Justice Ministry, estimates debate 4301-2
Legislature, members' conduct and debate, use of props 1833
Letnick, Norm, actions re Agricultural Land Commission changes 4460
LNG development 1621-2
Lord Strathcona Community Elementary School, dental health program 3424
Lytton, Chinese and First Nations placer miners heritage site 3943
Macdonald, John A., comments on Chinese immigrants 4021
Mannix, Cameron, community living services and individualized funding case 3350
Mental health, mental illness and addiction services for First Nations women and children 1834
Miller, Michael, comments on school sports programs and athletic coordinators 3277
Ministerial statements (response)
United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities 2075-6
Missing and Murdered Women's Coalition
correspondence and meetings with government 4302
priorities and meeting with Attorney General 1623, 1833-4, 2032
Missing persons
missing persons and poverty issues 1831-2
police orders for records, applications 1832-5
police orders for records, applications and potential for abuse 2030
Missing Persons Act
debate 1831-5, 2029-30, 2032-5
consultation on bill 2032, 2034-5
definitions
"missing person" 2030
"person at risk" 2032, 2034-5
"vulnerable person" 2033-5
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
compensation settlement for families of murdered women 1834
implementation of recommendations 1558, 1623-4, 1832-5, 2030, 2032-4
implementation of recommendations, consultation by government 4301-2
report content on risk factors for women and police issues 1831-3, 2035
Mitchell, Harold, death 3604
Motions
Apology for past discriminatory practices against Chinese Canadians 4020-3
Mount St. Joseph Hospital, history 4021
Natural Gas Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, debate 1955-6
Oral questions
Implementation of Missing Women Inquiry recommendations and bus service on Highway 16 1558
Osborn, Bud, death and community work in Downtown Eastside 3604-5
Paul, Bill, recollections of Chinese and First Nations placer mining activities in Lytton area 3943
Pimm, Pat, actions and comments re Agricultural Land Commission 4460
Plecas, Darryl, debate on missing women legislation 1832-3
Point, Steven, position as committee chair re missing women inquiry recommendations 1834, 4301
Police and policing
accountability and oversight 2029-30
mandatory sensitivity training 1834
police handling of missing persons cases 1832-3
Post-secondary education
English language learning program, tracking of student outcomes 1916
English Language Services for Adults 1917, 1919
funding for English language learning program 1915-20
Poverty, child poverty, government action 1621
Public debt levels 1551, 1621
Public sector, collective agreements and bargaining, cooperative gains mandate for public sector 3341
School district 39 (Vancouver)
impact of funding on operations 3274-80
public meeting on budget and programs 3274-7
Seff, Mr., tuition fee assistance case 3427-8
Singh, Christina, community living services case 3352
Social Development and Social Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 3340-52, 3419-20, 3422-9
Social workers, funding for wage increases 3340-1
Squamish, housing, need for group home 3350
Statements by members
Chinese and aboriginal placer miners heritage site 3943
Chinese Canadian Historical Society recognition of Howard and Larry Grant 1867
Chinese-Canadian clan association and kinship society buildings 4195
Streetfront alternative program at Britannia Secondary School 1263
Statistics Canada, education funding data 3278
Strata property
managers, licensing 1956
regulation and owners' responsibilities 1955-6
Strata Property Act, amendments 1955-6
Supreme Court of B.C., rulings on teachers' bargaining rights 1622
Teachers, collective bargaining, government approach 1622
Tributes
Bud Osborn 3604-5
Harold Mitchell 3604
UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities 2075-6
Vancouver, Downtown Eastside
compensation fund for families of murdered and missing women 1623
memorial march for murdered and missing women 1623
Vancouver Community College, English language learning program 1916
Vancouver Island Strata Owners Association, comments on strata property regulation 1956
The Vancouver Sun, 1935 article on campaign statements 4022
Vancouver Technical Secondary School, school sports programs and athletic coordinator position 3277
Vancouver–Mount Pleasant constituency and area
constituent's comments re education funding 3278
constituents' concern re income assistance 3422-4
constituents' concerns re agricultural land reserve changes 4253-5
Violence against aboriginal women, missing and murdered women 1831, 2033-5
Windle, Alison, community living services case 3351
Wine industry 3877
Yu, Henry, advocacy work 4022
Zhao, Amanda, murder and investigation 1835
Kyllo, Greg (Shuswap)

As subject
business ownership and experience in private sector 1526-7
comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes (Macdonald) 3964
family, staff and constituents thanked 1526
role as parliamentary secretary 1727
Agricultural Land Commission, budget and changes 3634-6
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014
debate 3634-6
amendments 3634-6
Agriculture
demographic changes and young farmers 3635
government support 3634-6
Armstrong-Spallumcheen Student Assistance Association, restoration to corporate registry and transfer of assets 2138, 3019
Armstrong-Spallumcheen Student Assistance Association (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2014, debate 2138, 3019
Beeftink, Tony, organ transplant case 2852
Betts, Kelly, comments on skills and training plan 3770
Boats and boating, houseboating 1526
B.C. Fruit Growers Association, position on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3635
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 1526-7
B.C. Restaurant Week 1263-4
B.C. Transplant, activities 2852
Budget debate 1525-9
Budgets, 2014-15 budget, balanced budget 1526-9
Business
business climate 1727
small business, role in economy 1527
small business, taxation 1528
training tax credit 3147
Children and youth, child care spaces 1528
Community Living B.C., budget and funding 1527
Conference Board of Canada, comments on B.C. economy 1528
Economy
conditions and diversification 1527-9
role of government 1727
Education, dual-credit programs 3434
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs, role of private sector 1726-7
government job strategy 1727
Families, early childhood tax benefit 1528
Government, core review and financial management 1527
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), improvements 1527
Hochstein, Phil, comments on government skills and training plan 3435-6
Income assistance, employment programs 1726
Investment climate 1528
Lanzinger, Irene, comments on government skills and training plan 3435
LNG development 3769-70
Mines and mining industry, employment and jobs 2565-6
Motions
Development of natural gas industry 3769-70
Job protection and support for mining industry 2565-6
Success of high-tech sector in B.C. 3147
National Day of Mourning 3162
NorKam Secondary School, trades centre of excellence 1527
Occupational health and safety, workers killed or injured on the job 3162
Okanagan College, trades-training facilities and programs 1527
Parliamentary Secretary for the B.C. Jobs Plan, activities and role 1727
Pleasant Valley Secondary School, management of student financial assistance fund 2138
Port Metro Vancouver Container Trucking Services Continuation Act, debate 2384-5
Post-secondary education, capital funding 3147
Private members' statements
B.C.'s Skills for Jobs Blueprint 3433-6
Private members' statements (response)
Improving employment opportunities 1726-7
Property transfer tax, exemption for first-time home buyers 1528
Public debt, debt-to-GDP ratio 1528
Registered education savings plans, training and education savings grant program 1528
Restaurant and food services industry 1263-4
Science and technology, high-technology industry, venture acceleration program 3147
Scollan, Clyde, comments on skills and training plan 3770
Shuswap constituency and area
agriculture industry 3634-5
impact of trucking labour dispute on business 2385
transportation infrastructure and trades training 1527
Shuswap Lake, houseboating 1526
Skills training
funding changes 3434
government skills and training plan 3433-6, 3769-70
government skills and training plan, response by stakeholders 3435-6
secondary school programs, trades career promotion in K-12 system 3434
Sports and recreation, curling 1782
Statements by members
B.C. Restaurant Week 1263-4
Organ donation and transplantation 2852
Tim Hortons Brier curling event in Kamloops 1782
Worker safety and Day of Mourning for workers 3162
Steele, Fred, comments on Agricultural Land Commission changes 3635
Sullivan, Terry, comments on government skills and training plan 3435
Taxation, government policies 1528
Tim Hortons Brier, 2014 national men's curling championship in Kamloops 1782
Trade between B.C. and Asia 1528, 2385
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc., organ donor registry 2852
Trucking industry, labour dispute involving container truckers, negotiations and history 2384-5
Vancouver, workers memorial and annual ceremony 3162
Weber, Shea, Olympic Games performance 1526
Winter, John, comments on government skills and training plan 3435

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