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

ABOUT THE MEMBERS INDEX
Index contains information on subjects MLAs spoke on during House debate.

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Pimm, Pat (Peace River North)

As subject
birth of grandson 4622
experience with colon cancer and treatment 4622-4
onset of diabetes during chemotherapy 5326
staff and family thanked 4622
B.C. by region, northeast B.C.
land sales 4625
natural gas resources and industry 4624
physician supply 4625-6
worker camps and local economies 4625
Cancer, treatment services 4623
Diabetes
awareness and management 5326-7
interaction with cancer treatments 4623
Education, special education and special needs, students with type 1 diabetes 5327
LNG development 4624-5
Northern Lights College, trades training 4626
Oil and Gas Commission, water management and NorthEast Water Tool 4626
Oil and gas, hydraulic fracturing, water use 4626
Peace River area, water licences and industry use 4626
Progress Energy Canada Ltd., operations 4625
Statements by members
Diabetes awareness 5326-7
Throne speech debate 4622-6
Water resources, analysis and mapping 4626
Plecas, Darryl (Abbotsford South)

Abbotsford International Airport, operations 4891
Abbotsford, Purple Light Nights domestic violence awareness campaign 4814
Agriculture, young farmers 5413
Animals, pets and animal welfare 5230
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, work of organization 5230
B.C. Young Farmers Association, activities and role 5413
Carbon offsets, LNG emissions offsets 5183-4
Carbon tax, NDP position 5183
Energy, First Nations clean energy business fund 5393
Ferries and ferry services, fuel costs and conversion to natural gas 4890
First Nations, economic development, revenue-sharing agreements for resource development 5393
Forests and forest industry, First Nations involvement in industry, revenue-sharing agreements 5393
Fuel, conversion to natural gas 4890-1
Greenhouse gas emissions
emissions from transportation sector 4890-1
reduction 4890
reduction, government targets 5183
Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act, debate 4890-1
Highway 16, safety of women travelling along highway, transportation services 5313
Justice system
accessibility, justice access centres and legal aid 5108
family justice system, Family LawLINE services 5108
Legal Services Society, funding and role 5108
Liquefied Natural Gas Income Tax Act, debate 5183-4
LNG development
clean development 4890-1, 5183-4
LNG facilities, emissions regulation, limits 4890
Lower Mainland, transportation infrastructure 4891
NDP, position on carbon tax 5183
Nisga'a Lisims Government, property taxation powers 5393
Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park, boundary changes re proposed natural gas pipeline 5393
Nisga'a people, involvement in LNG development 5393
Oil and gas, natural gas industry 4890
Private members' statements (response)
Access to justice 5108
Bus for the Highway of Tears 5313
Progress Energy Canada Ltd., proposed natural gas pipeline in northern B.C. 5393
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act (No. 2), 2014
debate 5393
relationship to Nisga'a Final Agreement Amendment Act, 2014 5393
Statements by members
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 5230
B.C. Young Farmers Association 5413
Domestic violence awareness 4814
Violence, domestic violence awareness 4814
Polak, Hon. Mary (Langley)

As subject
comments on greenhouse gas legislation (Eby) 5027-9 (Rice) 5039
position with Surrey school district (Chandra Herbert) 4821
Auditor General, review of carbon offset projects 5074-5
B.C. by region, North Coast, incident involving Russian ship Simushir 4712
Carbon
carbon sequestration 5245-7
LNG emissions offsets 4708, 4820, 5045-6, 5072-6, 5090, 5094-8, 5104, 5251-7, 5299-301
Carbon tax
exemptions 5464-5
purpose 5044
rate 5247-8
Chief mines inspector, letter re tailings pond breach at Mount Polley mine 4655-6
tabled 4659
Climate change
climate action plan 5044
public opinion 5046
Western Climate Initiative 5463
Darkwoods Conservation Area, forest carbon project 5074
Documents tabled
Chief mines inspector
letter re tailings pond breach at Mount Polley mine 4659
Imperial Metals Corp.
Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach, lab reports 4659
Energy, coal-fired power plants, emissions regulation, limits and reporting requirements 4820
Environment
environmental assessment process 5170-1
pollution, cleanup responsibilities and polluter-pay principle 4657
Environment Ministry, conservation officer service, role in investigation of Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 4656-7
Environmental Management Act, amendments 4708, 4820
First Nations, relationship with government 5393
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, relationship to greenhouse gas emission legislation 5288-90
Government, carbon neutrality 5044, 5256
Greenhouse gas emissions
cap-and-trade system 5462-3
definition 5082-3
definition and global warming potential 5084-6
emissions from LNG development 5237-9, 5298-9
emissions from natural gas development 5239, 5245-6
methane and nitrous oxide emissions 5083
reduction 5236-7
reduction, government targets 4708, 5044, 5238
Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act
debate 4708, 4820, 4843, 5044-6, 5072-8, 5079-104, 5235-59, 5270-5, 5279-304, 5462-8
definitions
"accepted emission offset project" 5072-7
"administrative agreement" 5077-8
"attributable" 5078, 5079-81
"carbon dioxide equivalent" 5082-7
changes 5240
"compliance obligation" 5087-8
"compliance period" 5089
"compliance unit" 5089
"director" 5089-90
"emission limit" 5090-1
"facility" 5091-2
"foreign jurisdiction" 5092
"greenhouse gas" 5082
"industrial operation" 5092, 5236-7
"inspector" 5093
"operator" 5093
"project proponent" 5094
"project report" 5094
"recognized unit" 5094-5
"registry" 5096
"registry administrator" 5097
"reporting operation" 5097-8
"retire" 5098
"technology fund" 5099-104
"validation body" and "verification body" 5104
delay for six months 4843
purpose of bill 4708, 4820
regulations 4820, 5080-1, 5295-304
schedule 5250, 5297
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act, repeal 5462-3
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act
amendments 4708
definition of greenhouse gas 5082
Haida Nation, concerns re Russian ship off coast and government response 4712-3
Harcourt, Michael (Mike), comments on Jumbo Glacier resort proposal 5171
Imperial Metals Corp.
Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 4655-9
Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach, lab reports, tabled 4655, 4659
Jumbo Glacier resort
development proposal and environmental assessment certificate 5170-1
proposed lodge site 5170
Ktunaxa Nation, consultation on resort proposal in traditional territory 5170-1
Land Title Act, provisions 5253
LNG Canada, liquefied natural gas facility project 5249
LNG development
clean development 4708, 5044-5, 5248-9, 5466-7
First Nations consultation and involvement 5045-6
proponents 5094
tax structure 5250
LNG facilities 5091-2
application of carbon tax 5091, 5464-5
emissions regulation
agreements 5293-4
capture and storage of emissions 5245-7
compliance and enforcement 5242, 5257-8, 5274-5, 5279
director role 5089-90, 5093, 5251-5, 5273, 5281
directors and officers, liability issues 5284
earned credits 5257-9, 5270
emissions outside B.C. 5298-9
information confidentiality and protection 5288-91
information-sharing agreements 5292
inspectors 5093, 5274-5, 5279
investigation applications 5285-6
investigations by chief conservation officer 5286-8
limits 4708, 4820, 5045-6, 5078, 5079-81, 5087-90, 5236-7, 5239, 5247-50, 5466-7
operator responsibility 5294-5
operators 5093
penalties and offences 5242-3, 5279-85
registry 5077-8, 5096-74, 5271-3
reporting requirements 4708, 4820, 5088-9, 5094, 5097-8, 5104, 5240-5, 5251, 5280-1, 5296
standards 5081, 5096
technology fund 4708, 4820, 5077, 5090-1, 5099-104, 5235, 5256-7, 5274, 5301-2, 5462
units, compliance units 5089, 5273, 5281-2, 5299-301
units, funded units 5257
units, recognized units 5094-6
validation and verification 5243-4, 5251, 5303-4
Multi-Material B.C., funding formula 5608
Nisga'a Final Agreement Act, amendments 5387, 5421
Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park, boundary changes re proposed natural gas pipeline 5064, 5387, 5420-2
Nisga'a people, governance of lands 5393
Norway, clean LNG development 5248
Oil and gas
industrial operations emissions regulation 5237, 5244
natural gas markets 5044
Oral questions (response)
Comments by Premier on tailings pond breach at Mount Polley mine 4657
Communications with First Nations on tailings pond breach at Mount Polley mine 4658
Environmental mitigation policy and strategy for tailings pond breach at Mount Polley mine 4658-9
Haida Nation concerns regarding Russian ship and comments by parliamentary secretary 4712-3
Jumbo Glacier resort proposal and consultation with Ktunaxa Nation 5171
Jumbo Glacier resort proposal environmental assessment process and siting of lodge 5170-1
Multi-Material B.C. recycling program impacts and oversight 5608
Polluter-pay principle and tailings pond breach at Mount Polley mine 4657-8
Public information and investigation into tailings pond breach at Mount Polley mine 4655-7
Pacific Carbon Trust, operations 5074
Parks, boundary changes, process 5420-1
Pembina Institute, study on LNG development 5044-5, 5237
Progress Energy Canada Ltd., proposed natural gas pipeline in northern B.C. 5064, 5387, 5420-2
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act (No. 2), 2014
debate 5064, 5387-8, 5393, 5420-2
coming into force 5387, 5421
purpose of bill 5064, 5387
Spectra Energy Corp., operations and greenhouse gas emissions 5246
Throness, Laurie, comments on climate change 5046
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, comments on emissions 5083
University of Northern B.C., research on impact of Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 4655
Popham, Lana (Saanich South)

As subject
position on agricultural land reserve and comments on Saanich land parcel (Throness) 5112-3
son's school and climate change studies 4889
throne speech responses 4733-4
Agricultural Land Commission
chair 5442
changes 5111, 5442-4, 5474-5
commissioners, appointment process 5442, 5474-6, 5478
decision-making powers and process 5478
role of Agriculture Minister 5475
Agricultural Land Commission Act
amendments 5474-9, 5483-4
regulations 5484-5
Agricultural land reserve
establishment 5111
farm use, permitted use and local government authority 5479
non-farm use and subdivision 5479, 5483-5
protection 4889-90, 5075
Agriculture
agricultural sustainability plan 5443-4
farmland, protection 5111-2
government support 4734, 4736, 5112-4, 5442-3
industry, future 5113
Agriculture Committee, reactivation 5442, 5444
Agriculture Ministry, budget 5025
Bees and beekeeping industry
apiarists and inspectors, staffing 5025
role in economy 5025
B.C. Utilities Commission, role, Site C power project 4736
Buy B.C. program 5443
California, drought conditions and role in food supply 5443
Carbon offsets, LNG emissions offsets 4889, 5075
Climate change
government action on climate change 4888-9
impact on agriculture and food supply 5112-3
impact on sea levels 4735
impacts and government action 4733-6
Food and food industry
food security 4734, 4736
food security and locally grown food 5112-3, 5443-4
Greenhouse gas emissions from LNG development 4734-6, 4888-9
Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act
debate 4888-90, 5075
definitions, "accepted emission offset project" 5075
Homelessness costs, comparison to supportive housing costs 5328
Housing, supportive housing 5327-8
Legislature
bills process, second reading, relevance of debate 5443
language used in House, "misinformed and uneducated" 5113
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 5113
LNG development 4734-6
clean development 4888
LNG Buy B.C. program 5443
Marijuana, use of farmland for growing medical marijuana 5479
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2014
debate 5442-4, 5474-6, 5478-9, 5483-5
debate in Legislature 5442
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), report on sea level changes 4735
Olympic Vista Apartments supportive housing project 5328
Oral questions
Protection of bee population and Agriculture Ministry staffing 5025
Pembina Institute, study on LNG development 4734
Private members' statements
Local agriculture 5111-4
Privilege
reserving right to raise point of personal privilege 4820
Recycling, plastic recycling and production of recycled plastic products 4709
Saanich South constituency and area, contributions of residents 4733
Site C power project, environmental assessment and impact on agricultural land 4736
Statements by members
Syntal Products and plastic recycling 4709
Victoria Cool Aid Society and supportive housing 5327-8
Syntal Products (Victoria) Ltd., operations and closing 4709
Throne speech debate 4733-6
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, comments on emissions 5112
Victoria Cool Aid Society, work of society and housing initiatives 5327-8
Weaver, Andrew, work on climate change 4889

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