Province of British Columbia
Fourth Session, 40th Parliament – 2015
INDEX (Member entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

ABOUT THE MEMBERS INDEX
Index contains information on topics Members of the Legislative Assembly spoke on during House debate.

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Karagianis, Maurine (Esquimalt–Royal Roads)

As subject
experience without family physician (Karagianis) 6060
40 Days for Life, anti-abortion campaign 9384
Abortion services and access zones 8436, 9384
Access to Abortion Services Act, history and impact 9384
Alive Inside, documentary film on dementia care and music 8430
Armed forces
Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, Work Point barracks 7007
recognition of service, B.C. military service pin proposal 8245
Bellegarde, Perry, comments on Truth and Reconcilliation Commission report 8999
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., domestic violence prevention and services 8219
northern B.C., transportation services 9487
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., ferry advisory committees, chairs' report on ferry system 6777
B.C. Liberal Party, campaign statements 6059
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 6057-61, 10151
B.C. School Trustees Association, concerns re education legislation 7734
B.C. Teachers Federation, concerns re education legislation 7732-4
Budget amendment 6057, 6061
Budget debate 6057-61
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 5990, 6057-61
Bulkley Valley Child Development Centre
assessment support program for children with special needs 5990
client needs 5990
Burton, Ron, comments on education legislation 7733
Callens, Craig, comments on missing women investigation 8223, 8288
Cancer, cervical cancer screening, Pap test services 9384
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 7867-75
provincial office of domestic violence 7868-70, 8219-21, 8424
Children and youth
child care
affordability and availability 6201, 7870, 7872
child care providers 8246
funding and government support 7874-5
parent survey and online registry 7872
spaces and wait-lists 7870-2
children in government care 10151
early childhood development 8246
child vulnerability 7870, 7875
early-years centres 7873
funding and services 7870
early childhood educators, training and wages 7873-4
rights of girls 9527
special needs children, respite services 9487
Children and Youth Committee, special project on youth mental health 6060
Clark, Christy, comments on LNG development 6059
Colwood, growth 6058
Consumers, taxes and user fees 6059-61
Crime and criminals
crime prevention, funding and performance measurement 8215-7
crime reduction, panel report recommendations 8216-7
forfeiture of proceeds of crime, allocation of funds 8217, 8220
victim services, funding 8215
violent crime, incidence 8216
Dementia
dementia care and management 8430-1
incidence and government action 6061
Dick, Butch, accomplishments as artist and educator 6213
Duncan, Timothy, experience as political staff 8858-9
Ecole Polytechnique, 1989 massacre of women, government response 10194
Economy, diversification and green economy 6061
Education
funding 6061
information management, BCeSIS system 7732
students, use of student data and privacy protection 7734
system, conditions 7731-3
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7730-5
Elections
electoral representation 9812
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9809-13
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report, implementation of recommendations 9808-13
operations, administrative support 9813
Energy, solar power 6061
Esquimalt–Royal Roads constituency and area
constituent cases 6058, 10151
description and constituents' concerns 6057-61
description and transportation issues 9810-2
electoral district boundaries and name 9809-12
First Nations 6058
Ferries and ferry services
fare increases and ridership numbers 5792-3, 6777
ferries as part of transportation infrastructure 6777
ferry-dependent communities, government support 5792-3
First Nations, protection of cultural and sacred sites 6559
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, estimates debate 6559
Freedom of information, requests for information, government handling 9669-70
"no records" responses 8859
Government programs and services, service levels 6058
Government records management, email and transitory records 9670
Grace Islet, protection 6559
Harmony Court, worker layoffs 6700
Health care system
primary health care, primary and community care policy paper and project 8431-2
services for seniors 6059-60
women's access to health services 9383-4
Health Ministry, estimates debate 8424-36
Highway 16
government consultation on transportation services and safety 6370-1, 7557-9, 7726-7, 8290-2
government consultation on transportation services and safety, freedom-of-information request 6033, 8859, 9670, 10001, 10088
hitchhiking incidence 7557-9, 8289-91
safety of women travelling
driver education initiative 7726-7, 8290-1
government initiatives 8293
missing and murdered women investigation 5733, 8222-3
shuttle bus proposal 6096, 8291, 8999, 10088
transportation services 5773-4, 6033, 7557-9, 9960, 10151
Holler, Jacqueline, comments on hitchhiking along Highway 16 8290-1
Home care
funding and service levels 8434-6
home and community care, government support 8425-6, 8432
Honouring Our Military Act, 2015, debate 8245
Human trafficking, prevention services and update on government plan 8293-5
Iker, Jim, comments on education legislation 7733
Income assistance
benefits, health supplements 10151
disability benefit amounts 10151
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 6060-1
Information and Privacy Commissioner
complaint to commissioner re government handling of freedom-of-information requests 8859
reports on freedom-of-information requests and government records management 9669-70
Interior Health Authority, handling of residential care case 8103-4
International Women's Day 6506
Island Sexual Health Society, funding and services 8436
Justice Ministry
estimates debate 8215-23, 8288-95
budget 8215-6, 8222-3, 8294-5
office to combat trafficking in persons 8294-5
staffing 8294
Karagianis, Leslie, life and naval service 9091-2
Laurel Place, worker layoffs 6700
Legislature
language used in House, "misleading" 6370
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 6371
number of seats 9812
LNG development 6059
LNG facilities, operations 6061
Long-term and residential care
care standards, enforcement 8434
continuity of care 6700
facilities and role of private sector 8432
facilities, capacity and conditions 8431-2
medication use 7572, 8426-7
physical activity of residents 7572
physical and recreational therapy 8429-30
placement, appropriate placement 8425-6
role of family councils 8435
role of physicians 8427-9
workers, layoffs and impact on residents 6700
MLAs, diversity 9810
Mental health of children and youth, services 6060
Mines and mining industry, development and government goals 6061
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8069-70
Missing and murdered aboriginal women 8999
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, implementation of recommendations 6096, 8292-3, 8999, 9960, 10001
Mitchell, Frank, service as MLA 9809
Motions
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9808-13
Ferry system as part of provincial infrastructure 6777
Supports and services for persons in need 10151
Women's access to medical treatment 9383-4
Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific, 75th anniversary 5832
Ombudsperson reports
recommendations on residential care facilities and continuity of care 6700
recommendations on residential care facilities and seniors home care 8433-5
seniors care case 8103-4
Oral questions
Assessment program at Bulkley Valley Child Development Centre and budget priorities 5990
Attendance of government staff at meetings on bus service on Highway 16 6370-1
Deaths of mother and son in Prince Rupert and inquest recommendations on transit services 9487
Domestic violence units 8530
Ferry fares and ridership levels 5792-3
Freedom-of-information process and access to records 8858-9
Funding for investigations into missing and murdered women along Highway 16 5733
Government action on safe transportation on Highway 16 10088
Government consultation on Highway 16 transportation service 7726-7
Government consultation on Highway 16 transportation service and availability of records 6033
Government consultation on Highway 16 transportation service and release of records 10001
Government record-keeping and freedom of information 9669-70
Health care worker layoffs at residential care facilities in Lower Mainland 6700
Highway 16 bus service implementation and government consultation records 9670
Implementation of bus service on Highway 16 6096
Interior Health Authority and seniors care case 8103-4
Medication and physical activity of seniors in care facilities 7572
Missing Women Inquiry recommendations and government record-keeping 9960
Safety of women on Highway 16 and bus service implementation 8999
Parrett, Glen, comments on missing women investigation 8223, 8288
Pensions, income 8623
Petitions
staffing in residential care facilities in Salmon Arm area 6651
Physicians, family physicians
accessibility and supply 9384
A GP for Me program 6060-1
incentive fee program for patients with complex needs 8428
Post-secondary education, student debt load 6058
Poverty
government action 6058
reduction, government strategy 10151
Prevention of Violence Against Women Week 7217
Private members' statements
Affordability for seniors 8623-5
Private members' statements (response)
Addressing domestic violence 5773-4
Providing child care supports for working families 6201
Representative for Children and Youth, comments on domestic violence services 8221
Robinson, Angie and Robert, deaths and access to autism services, inquest recommendations 9487
Rustad, John, comments on bus service proposal for Highway 16 6096
Salmon Arm, residential care facilities in area, staffing, petition tabled 6651
School district 41 (Burnaby), concerns re education legislation 7733
School districts
powers 7733-5
shared services initiatives 7732-3, 7735
Seniors
cost of living and fixed incomes 8623-5
elder abuse, reporting and program tracking 8424
government action on issues 6059-60
housing and homelessness 8624-5
housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 8069-70, 8624-5
Seniors advocate
report on housing and recommendations 8623
report recommendations on seniors in care facilities 7572, 8425
Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters Act, repeal 8069
Sihota, Moe, election and service as MLA 9809-10
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 10151
Statements by members
75th anniversary of Naden Band 5832
Art accomplishments of Butch Dick 6213
Child care providers 8246
Equality for women 6506
International Day of the Girl Child and Malala Yousafzai 9527
Prevention of violence against women 7217
Violence against women 10194
Work Point barracks and military heritage 7007
Stone, Todd
attendance at meetings in communities along Highway 16 6370-1
comments on hitchhiking along Highway 16 8290
Teachers
government relationship with teachers 7731-3
professional development 7732-4
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 7557-9
record-keeping and freedom-of-information requests 9670, 9960, 10001, 10088
Tributes
Leslie Karagianis 9091-2
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, report recommendations and implementation 8999
University of Northern B.C., study on hitchhiking along Highway 16 8290-91
Vancouver Island, South Island
electoral districts 9809-10
regional growth strategy 9811
Vancouver Island Women's Clinic
access zone 8436, 9384
protest against clinic 9384
Varcoe, Nancy and David, seniors care case 8103-4
Victoria
military heritage in area 7007
Vic West area, electoral district designation 9810, 9813
Violence
domestic violence
domestic violence units 7868-9, 8218-21, 8530
government action and funding 5773-4, 7868-70
incidence 8530
incidence and deaths 5773
integrated case assessment teams 8219
ministerial responsibility and leadership 8219-22
programs and funding 8217-8, 8220, 8424
programs, performance measurement 8220, 8222
violence against aboriginal women and children, prevention 8218, 8999
violence against women
government action 6506
incidence 8216
prevention 7217
prevention and government action 10194
violence-free B.C. strategy 8215, 8530
Wage levels 6060
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund, report on status of women in B.C. 5773, 8293, 9960
Women's equality 6506
Yousafzai, Malala, comments on human rights 9527
Krog, Leonard Eugene (Nanaimo)

As subject
comments on budget priorities (Holman) 6906
comments on red-tape-reduction day legislation (Oakes) 9369
experience as lawyer and in small business 9358
experience in Dominican Republic 6176
experience with file as articling law student 6814
father's work as logging contractor and death in accident 9358-9, 9362
sister-in-law's experience as accountant 6165
use of quotations 9262
Accountants, unified professional designation and regulation 6165-6
Administrative tribunals
applicant representation and role of legal counsel 6872, 7111
appointment process 6869-71, 7030-6, 7111
changes 6862, 6869-74, 7018-9, 7023-45, 7104-14
clustering 6869-72, 7018-9, 7023-5, 7036-40, 7105, 7109, 8388
clustering, executive chair positions and governance 6869, 6871, 7032, 7036-7, 7040
costs, management 7038-9
dispute resolution process
access and intake 7028, 7038
adjudication 7044
appeals and judicial reviews 6871-2, 7044
costs and security deposits 6872, 7045, 7104-10, 7112-3, 8388
facilitated process 7025-8, 7040, 7043-5
fairness 7045
facilitators 6870, 6872
independence 6870-1
legislation 7028-9, 7110-3
online systems and information technology 6873, 7448
performance measurement and reporting 7026, 7109
powers and role 6862, 7040-2
practices and rules 7040-2, 7105
systems in other jurisdictions 6872, 7018-9, 7032
Administrative Tribunals Act
history and purpose 7024-5
interpretation and application 7025, 7029, 7110
Administrative Tribunals Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 6861-2, 6869-74, 7015-9, 7023-45, 7104-14
consequential amendments 7110-4
definitions and language
"circumstances" 7041
"costs" 7045, 7104
"facilitated settlement process" 7025, 7027
"merit-based" 7030
"pursue diligently" 7113-4
"tribunal" 7028-9
enabling legislation 7015-6
implementation and transition 7039-40
regulations 6873-4, 7109
Aerospace industry 6503-4
Agricultural Land Commission Act, amendments 7110
Agricultural Land Commission, role and operations 7023, 7110
Agriculture, biosecurity and insurance programs 7592
Alberta, election results 8198-9
Alcohol
alcohol-related health and social issues 7528-30
government liquor stores, operations 7594
liquor pricing report and changes 6574
liquor regulation changes 7594
liquor sales in grocery stores and special wine store licences 7529-32
private liquor stores 7594
Animals, benefits of experiences with dogs 6814-5
Anti-SLAPP Act, 2015, debate 8712
Anton, Suzanne, comments on liquor regulation changes 7530-1
Auditor General
role re local government 6789, 9264
Auditor General for Local Government
accountability, governance and independence 9262-5
appointment process 6870, 6880
appointment under Public Service Act 9263
government consultation with stakeholders 9264-5
NDP position 6789, 6899
performance and costs 6789, 7100, 9262, 9265
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9261-5
Automobiles
car and booster seat safety for children 8889
driver's licences, role in rural B.C. 6807-8
superintendent of motor vehicles 7099
traffic safety, regulation, changes 7098-100
winter tires and traction devices, regulation 7100
Benton, Mark, comments on legal aid 8229
Board resourcing and development office, role in appointment of administrative tribunal members 7030, 7033-5, 7400-1
Bowering, George, comments on B.C. history 9748
B.C.
history and industrial development 9748
provincial emblems 7594
provincial honours system 8054-5
B.C. by region, northern and rural B.C., court services 8148
B.C. Community Achievement Award 7595, 8055
B.C. Coroners Service, investigation of deaths 6740-1
B.C. Council of Administrative Tribunals, position on administrative tribunals legislation 6874
B.C. Law Institute, role in drafting legislation 7153, 7159, 7514-5
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 5697-700, 6071-5, 6513-5, 6899-903, 7100, 8201, 8348, 8387
B.C. Liberal Party, leadership election 9262
B.C. Medal of Good Citizenship, provincial honour 5699, 7594-6, 8054-6
B.C. Review Board, legislation 7029
B.C. Wildlife Federation, presidents 5985
Budget debate 6071-5
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2015, debate 6899-903
Budgets, 2015-16 budget
attendance at budget address 6071
priorities 6071-5, 6899-903
Building Act
debate 6176-7
regulations 6176
Building Code Appeal Board, legislation 7111
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act
amendments 6729-40
amendments, timeline 6513-5
consultation on amendments 6738
definitions, "creditors" 6734-5
definitions, "debt repayment agent" 6734-5
regulations 6740
Buy B.C. program 5698
Buy Local program 5698
Canada
national honours system 8054
nationalism 9559
political history 9709-10
Canadian Bar Association, B.C. branch
concerns re civil tribunal legislation 6879-80, 6883, 7399, 7401
consultation on administrative tribunals legislation 6874, 7015-6, 8388
fees 6880
relationship with government 8387
Chabeaux-Smith, Tatiana, comments on debt settlement services industry 6731
Chartered Professional Accountants Act
debate 6165-6
amendment 9557-8
Chartered Professional Accountants of B.C., powers and role 6165-6
Chief Electoral Officer, recommendations, implementation 8199-200
Children and youth
child protection system, handling of sexual abuse case 9126
children in government care, placement issues and government response to court order 9126
Civil Forfeiture Act, issues and review 7079
Civil Resolution Tribunal
accessibility 7448-9
applicant representation and role of legal counsel 6879-81, 7399, 7435, 7437, 7444-5
costs and funding 7396-8
dispute resolution process 7445-54
appeals, exemptions and judicial reviews 6881, 7445-6, 7449-50, 7452-3
costs 6881-2, 7450-3
mandatory and voluntary process 6881, 6883, 7396, 7401-2, 7449, 7451
process 7028
timeline 7446
disputes involving constitutional matters 6881
disputes involving human rights matters 7438
disputes involving small claims 6879, 6881-3, 7396-9, 7435-7, 7445-6, 7450-3
disputes involving strata property 6879, 6882-3, 7399, 7437-8, 7443-5, 7450, 7453
establishment and implementation 6879-80, 7395-6, 7398, 7454
issues 6883
jurisdiction 7399, 7435-8, 7443-5, 7449
members and staff
appointment and role 6879-80, 7396-8, 7400-1, 7444
case managers 7450
independence 7401
qualifications and training 7398, 7444-5, 7450
salaries 7396-8
multicultural services 7449
online system and information technology 6879, 6882, 7397, 7447-8
role 7398, 7402, 7437, 7451
rules and record of proceedings 7454
Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, repeal of sections 7449
Civil Resolution Tribunal Amendment Act, 2015
debate 6879-83, 7395-402, 7435-8, 7443-54
definitions 7401
regulations 7436, 7452-4
Clark, Christy, position on Auditor General for Local Government 9262
Climate change, government action 6072-5, 6176
Coal industry history 6400
Collins, Gary, comments on aviation industry 6503
Community Safety Act, amendments 7111
Constitution, dispute resolution on constitutional matters 6881
Construction industry, building code 6176-7
Consumer Protection B.C.
concerns re debt settlement services industry 6513-4, 6729-33, 6735, 6737
role and governance 6729-31
Consumers
consumer protection, regulation 6729-31
cost of living 5697, 5699-700
taxes and user fees 6901-2
Coquitlam, government land in Burke Mountain area, sale and valuation 7593
Coroners Act
amendments 6740-1
definitions, "body" 6740
Corrections system
restorative justice programs 10157-8
system and funding 6074
Crime and criminals
crime prevention, funding 6074
crime reduction, panel report recommendations 8714-5
Criminal Code (federal), provisions on obscenity 9441-2
Death, handling of body parts of deceased persons, regulation 6740-1
Democracy, parliamentary democracy, system and development 9708-10
Dickens, Charles, comments in A Christmas Carol 9371
Dix, Adrian
comments in Justice Ministry estimates 8210-1
comments on red-tape-reduction day legislation 9361-2
Doroshenko, Paul, comments on impaired driving legislation 7099
Economy
diversification 5698
role of government 6503-4
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7689-93
Education system 7689-92
Election Act, amendment 9560
Election Amendment Act, 2015
debate 8198-202
amendments to bill 8199
Elections
campaign financing, spending limits 8198, 8201
electoral districts 9745-6
electoral districts, dual-member ridings 9712, 9745
electoral reform 9712
electoral representation 9714
enumeration, registration of youth 8199-200
federal election 9708
legislation 8199-200
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9711-4, 9743-9
regulations, changes 8198-201
voter parity principle 9746
voter participation 8199-200
voting rights 9710-1
Electoral Boundaries Commission
commissioners 9745
final report, implementation of recommendations 9708-14, 9743-9
mandate and work of commission 9713-4, 9745
Emmerton, Jim, public service 7153, 7159
Employment and unemployment
government job strategy 5698-9
information and privacy issues 6733
England, political history and monarchy 9708-9
Environment, environmental appeals and activism, deterrents 7107-8
Environmental Appeal Board, operations and role 7025, 7108, 7112
Environmental Management Act, amendments 7111-2
Families
spouses and termination of relationships, definition in legislation 6514
tax credits for families with children, fitness equipment tax credit 6900-2
Family court, court services and wait times 8346-7
Family Day 9362
Family Law Act, provisions 6741
Family Maintenance Enforcement Amendment Act, 2015
debate 9371-3, 9447-9, 9451-60
definitions, "creditor" 9447-8
Family maintenance enforcement program 9447
Family maintenance enforcement program, collection of payments
collection from disability and income assistance recipients 9454
court orders 9460
default fees 9371-3, 9447-9, 9451-60
inability of creditors to pay 9371-2, 9451-2
notices of attachment 9457-9
reallocation between two recipients 9448-9
reallocation for child support and spousal support 9452-4
Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act, amendments 7112
Film industry
classification system, changes to adult film classifications 9242-3, 9427-8, 9441-4
history and government support 9242
tax credits, extension of digital animation or visual effects tax credit to post-production work 6903
technology changes 9242-3
Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 6806-10
amendment 9558-9
definitions, "debtor" 6807
Financial Administration Act, amendments 6807-9
Financial Institutions Act, amendments 7112
Financial services industry, debt settlement services industry 6513-5, 6729-40
First Nations
aboriginal rights and title, concept of land ownership 9710
history 9713-4
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, narrator's comments in The Great Gatsby 9262
Food and food industry, disaster preparedness, role of government 7592-3
Ford, Walter, logging activities 9242
Forest and Range Practices Act, provisions 7112
Forests and forest industry, export of raw logs 5698
Freedom of speech, freedom of expression on matters of public interest 8712
Gabriola Island, electoral district designation 9748
Government
agencies, boards and commissions, appointment process 6870
debt collection and information-sharing issues 6806-10
information technology systems, costs and performance 6873, 6882, 7448
lands and properties, sale 7593
regulations, NDP position 9360
regulations, reduction and role 9358, 9360-2
role 6071, 6806
Guide and service dogs, regulation 6814-8
Guide Dog and Service Dog Act
debate 6814-8
regulations 6818
use of term "privilege" 6816
Harper, Stephen, comments on taxes 6073
Hartman, Gordon, comments on climate change 6073
Health Care Costs Recovery Act, amendment 9559-60
Health care facilities and hospitals, capital projects, priorities and planning process 9748
Health Ministry, health information breach investigation
accountability 8211-2
review by Ombudsperson, scope 8892
role of government officials 8210-1
role of police 9044
Henry, Ivan, wrongful conviction and legal action 8229, 10162
Higgs, Kerryn, comments on economic growth 6073
Highways and roads, left-lane use, regulation 7099-100
Honorary dates, establishment by legislation or proclamation 9362
Housing
administrative tribunals 7039
rental housing, dispute resolution 7112-4, 7443
Human rights, dispute resolution 7438
Hustwick, Allen, death 5697
Impaired driving
legislation, potential for legal challenges 7099-100
penalties, changes and impact on court system 8303-4
penalties, immediate roadside prohibitions and administrative review 7098-100
Income assistance benefits
amounts 6072-3, 6903
deduction of child support payments and policy change 6071, 9371
Income disparity 6072-5
Income tax
rates for high-income earners 6072, 6808, 6901-3, 8228
rates for low-income earners 6901
Information and Privacy Commissioner
concerns and recommendations voter turnout information disclosure 8200
hearing on release of information re health information privacy breach 8210-1
independence 8200
recommendations on lobbyists 6445
Insurance Corporation of B.C., debt collection and power to refuse to issue driver's licences 6806-10
Integrated Pest Management Act, amendment 9558
Judicial Compensation Act, consultation on amendments 6741-2
Justice Ministry
estimates debate 8147-9, 8210-2, 8298-304, 8345-9, 8387-9
Attorney General, role 8210
budget 8345, 8348
estimates debate 8210
legal services branch, legislative counsel office 9557
letter on review of health information breach investigation by Ombudsperson 8892
performance measurement 8346, 8349
role and responsibilities 8301, 8303
staff, role in health information breach investigation 8892
staff, role in health information breach investigation and release of information 8210-2
Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 6513-5, 6728-43
amendment and coming into force 6741-2
Justice system
accessibility 6869, 6871, 6879-80, 7105, 7435, 7437, 8300-1, 8346-8
courts and court services
community court system 8302, 8389
duty of disclosure 8229
evening court proposal 8300-1
fees 6741
funding 6879
scheduling of cases 8148-9, 8298-9, 8303
specialized courts strategy 8302-3
family justice system 8149, 8300-1, 8346-9
family justice system, accessibility 8227-9
family justice system, arbitration process 6741
funding 6880-1
handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 8714-5
independence from government 6879-80
judiciary
appointment process 6870-1, 7032
appointments and costs 8147-9, 8298-300
judicial compensation commissions process 6741-3
part-time judges 8148-9
relationship with government 8299
salaries 6742
juries, allowances and fees 6743
justice access centres 8301-2
lawsuits involving government 7435
lawsuits, strategic lawsuits against public participation 8388-9, 8712
legal aid, funding 6880-1, 8227-9, 8346-9, 8387, 9372
legal aid, services and pilot projects 8347-9
reforms 8303
review, implementation of recommendations 8303, 10158
unrepresented litigants 8228, 8347-8
Labour Relations Board, operations and role 6862, 7023
Ladha, Mumtaz, civil forfeiture case 7079
Lake, Terry
comments on health information breach investigation 9044
political views 8202
Land Title Act, amendment 9559
Language, Canadian English spelling 9559
Lawyers and legal services
right to legal presentation 6879-80, 7399
role in justice system 6872, 6881
Legal Services Society
funding and role 8227, 8229, 8346-9, 8387
meetings with Justice Minister 8349, 8387
Legislation
drafting process 8200
drafting process and constitutional issues 7099
legislation 9558
legislation for fall sitting of 4th session, 40th parliament 9557, 9560
miscellaneous statutes bills 7592, 7595, 9361
statute revision and corrections 9557-60, 10203-5
use of regulations and role of cabinet 6873-4, 7454, 9359-60
Legislature
bills process, committee stage, relevance of debate 7031
debate, role 9358-62
language used in House, "jiggery-pokery" 8201
Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Judith Guichon, comments at graduation ceremony 5697
Limitation Act, amendments and implementation 9455-6
Liquor Distribution Act, amendments 7594
Livestock Identification Act, amendment 9558
LNG development 5698-700, 6074, 6503, 7098, 7593
Lobbyist Registry Reform Act, 2015, debate 6445
Lobbyists
registry system 6445
regulations for former politicians and political staff 6445
Local government, accountability and oversight 6789, 9264
Lower Mainland, government land in area, sale 7593
Magna Carta
anniversary 9708
purpose 6806
Manitoba, administrative tribunals 7019
Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, amendments 7111
Manufactured home parks, dispute resolution 7112
Martin, John, comments on red-tape-reduction day legislation 9358-9
MLAs
backbenchers, role 9261
compensation 6073
Mental health, mental illness and addiction, services and role in criminal behaviour 8714-5
Mentzelopoulos, Athana
legal action against Rob Fleming 7031
role in board resourcing and development office 6870, 7030-1, 7400-1
Merit Commissioner, role 7030-1
Mines and mining industry
First Nations involvement in industry 6903
workers, training 6901, 6903
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7592-6, 8053-6
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 9557-60, 10203-5
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2015, debate 10221
Morden Colliery Historic Provincial Park, mine site history and preservation 6400
Motion Picture Amendment Act, 2015
debate 9241-3, 9427-8, 9441-4
definitions, updating of terminology 9242, 9427-8
Motions
Aviation industry 6503-4
Civil forfeiture program 7078-9
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9708-14, 9743-9
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7098-100
Motorcycles, parking regulation 7100
Mount Washington, conditions 6073-4
Nanaimo
coal-mining and political history 9747-8
culture and heritage event and award recipients 7498
Nanaimo constituency and area
description and history 9743-5
electoral district boundaries 9747-9
former MLAs 9745-6
Nanaimo Fish and Game Protective Association, work of organization and fundraiser 5985
Natural Products Marketing (BC) Act, amendments 7592-3
NDP, position on issues
Auditor General for Local Government 6789, 6899
regulations and small business 9359-60
Oakes, Coralee, comments on Auditor General for Local Government 9262-3
Occupational health and safety, workplace safety regulation 9362
Oil and gas
activities and appeals by land owners 7108
natural gas markets 6074
Oil and Gas Activities Act, amendments 7113
Oil and Gas Appeal Tribunal, operations and role 7108
Okanagan area, correctional facility project 6074
Okanagan Falls Provincial Park, name change 6399
Ontario, administrative tribunals 6872, 7018-9, 7032
Oral questions
Children and Family Development Ministry handling of child placement case and court orders 9126
Crime prevention and mental health services 8714-5
Health Ministry investigation 8892, 9044
Office of Auditor General for Local Government 6789
Wholesale liquor pricing changes and release of report 6574
Wrongful-conviction court case 10162
Order of B.C., provincial honour 7595-6, 8053-4
Ormsby, Margaret, comments on B.C. history 9710-1
Parks
establishment and expansion of parks and protected areas 6399-400
name changes and First Nations history 6399
Pension Benefits Standards Act, amendments 8053
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, amendments 7593
Plecas, Darryl, work on crime prevention issues 6074
Politics and politicians
nature of B.C. politics 8198, 8200, 9708
political views and debate 8202
Post-secondary education, collection of student loan debt 6808
Poverty, government action 6071-5
Privacy, protection of personal information 6732-3
Private members' statements
Access to justice 8227-9
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2015, debate 6399-400
Provincial Symbols and Honours Act, amendments 7594-6, 8053
Public Agency Accommodation Act, amendments 7593
Public debt levels 5699
Public sector, ban on funding of lobbying 6445
Public service, role 6870
Quebec, administrative tribunals 7019
Queen's Printer Act, amendments 7593-4
Queen's Printer, service reductions and impact on employees 7593-4
Red Tape Reduction Day 9359-60
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9358-62
Reitsma, Paul, performance as MLA 5697
Residential Tenancy Act, amendments 7114
Residential tenancy branch, adjudication services 7027, 7114
Royal Commission on Electoral Reform, report 9711-3
Ruff, Norman, article on electoral boundary redistribution 9745
School districts
accountability framework for student learning 7690
powers 7691-2
Schools, closings 7690
Shorten, Alex
comments on civil tribunal legislation 6879
communications on administrative tribunals legislation 7015-8, 8388
Site C power project, costs and alternatives 6177
Skills training
government investment and support 6901, 6903
training for First Nations people 6903
Small business
NDP position 9359
regulation and government support 9358-62
Small claims court
mediation 7397
process 6879, 6881-3, 7396, 7436-7, 7445-6, 7450-3
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 6071-4
Societies
accountability requirements 7159-60
directors, role and requirements 7160, 7514-6
funding 7507
governance and legal framework 7152-3, 7159-61
incorporation requirements, number of persons 7506-8
legislation 7152, 7159, 7161
role and purposes 7152
Societies Act, debate 7152-3, 7159-61, 7506-7, 7514-6
Special Wine Store Licence Auction Act, debate 7528-32
State of the Island Economic Summit, 2015 summit in Nanaimo 9997
Statements by members
Children and car seat safety 8889
Culture and Heritage Awards in Nanaimo 7498
Nanaimo Fish and Game Protective Association 5985
Restorative justice 10157-8
Vancouver Island economic summit 9997
Strata property
dispute resolution, court process 6879, 6882-3, 7438, 7443-5, 7450
strata corporations and councils 7445
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on child protection system handling of sexual abuse case 9126
Surface Rights Board, operations and role 7108
Surrey, justice services, community court proposal 8302, 8389
Taxation
government policies 6072-3, 6900-3
relationship to government services 6071-3, 6899
Teachers
coaching tax credit 6900-2
government relationship with teachers 7689-92
professional development 7690, 7693
Throne speech
debate 5696-700
content 5696-700
Tobacco Tax Act, amendments 9559
Tofino, boat accident 9997
Trial Lawyers Association of B.C.
concerns re civil tribunal legislation 6883, 7399
consultation on administrative tribunals legislation 6874, 7016
Union of B.C. Municipalities, consultation on Auditor General for Local Government 9264-5
U.S., politicians and campaign financing 8198-9
Vancouver Island parks 6399-400
Vancouver Island University 9746-7
Vancouver, parents' legal centre pilot project 8349
The Vancouver Sun, article on debt settlement services industry 6513
Victoria, justice access centre 8301-2
Wagner, Sandy, comments on civil tribunal legislation 6882
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund, report on access to justice 8227-8, 8347-8
Wildlife, habitat protection by fish and game organizations 5985
Wilson, Gordon, appointment to government position 6870
Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)

As subject
colleagues and staff thanked and experience as MLA 8852-4
comments on Housing Minister (Martin) 9085
family's experience as immigrants 8852
relationship with Mike de Jong 8853-4 (de Jong) 8851-2
relationship with Rich Coleman 8853
resignation of seat (Simpson) 9629
service as MLA and candidacy for federal election (de Jong) 8851-2 (Horgan) 8851
Agg, Bernard "Bernie," contributions and death 8523
Bacchus, Patti, comments on education legislation 7844
Britannia Secondary School, Streetfront alternative program and Street 2 Peak Mt. Kilimanjaro climb by students 7274-5
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 6105-9
B.C. School Trustees Association, concerns re education legislation 7843-6
Broadway Youth Resource Centre, reopening and services 7376-7
Budget debate 6105-9
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6105-9
Carnegie Community Centre, 35th anniversary and recognition of contributors 5786
Children and youth
child care, universal child care program 6107
youth at risk, support 7376-7
China, consul, position re private post-secondary education in B.C. 6312
Chinese Canadians, history of access to health care in B.C. 6214
Coleman, Rich, relationship with Jenny Kwan and role as Housing Minister 8853
Communities, neighbourhood houses 8152-3
Community Living B.C.
budget and funding 6622-3, 6625
caseload 6625
satisfaction survey 6629
staff training 6627
de Jong, Michael, relationship with Jenny Kwan and role as House Leader 8853-4
Disabled persons
community living services
collaborative service delivery model for persons with complex needs 6628
funding and services 6623-6, 6628-30
pilot program 6630
employment, assistive technology and support 8230-1
employment, equipment and assistive technology initiative 8231
housing, Giving in Action Fund program 8231
InclusionWorks employment program and assessment cases 6626-7
Discrimination and racism, government apology for past discriminatory treatment of Chinese Canadians 8852-3, 8855, 8861
Education
adult basic education 6107
funding 7844
funding, petition tabled 6156
school planning councils 7845-6
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 7843-7
referral to Education Committee and consultation on bill 7843-7
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, service needs and programs 6627-8
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 8685-7
Fung, Teresa, role in health care for Chinese community 6214
Government regulations, reduction 6311
Grant, Cathy, community living services needs 6629-30
Graves, Cameron, housing case 8577
Guardianship, representation agreements 6628
Harvard, Dawn, comments on missing and murdered aboriginal women 6108
Health Ministry, estimates process 8853
Highway 16, transportation services 6108
Housing
affordable housing 6106-7
cooperative housing 6106
social and subsidized housing 6106-7
capital funding 6107
transfer of units to non-profit sector 6106, 8579
wait-lists and transfers 8577-9
temporary housing and shelters 6106
Income assistance benefits
amounts 6105
deduction of child support payments and policy change 6109
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 6105, 6107, 6109
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, report recommendations on missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls 6108
Kettle Friendship Society, mental health advocacy program 6107-8
Lam, David, comments on role of MLAs 8854
Land Title Act, amendments 8855, 8861-2
Land Title Statutes (Racist Covenants Removal) Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8855
Land titles
nullification and removal of discriminatory covenants 8861-2
removal of discriminatory covenants 8855
Lane, Stephanie, murder case 6109
Legislation, discriminatory legislation, review and repeal 8855
MacPhail, Joy, service as MLA 8853
Mental health programs and services, advocacy services 6107-8
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, implementation of recommendations 6108
Motivation, Power and Achievement Society, mental health advocacy program 6107
Mount St. Joseph Hospital
history and role of Chinese-Canadian community 6214
multicultural services 7093
status and government investment 7092-3
Natural Gas Development Ministry
estimates debate 8577-80
minister, role 8853
NDP
role as opposition from 2001 to 2005 8853
staff thanked 8853
Nicholson Tower, sale of facility 8579
Oral questions
Government action on land titles with discriminatory covenants 8861-2
Status of Mount Saint Joseph Hospital 7092-3
Parliament Buildings, women's bathroom facilities 8852
Personal statements
Service to Legislature and message of appreciation 8852-4
Petitions
education funding 6156
Pickton, Robert William, murder investigation 6109
Pineault, Michele, advocacy work 6108-9
Poverty, government action 6105-8
Private Career Training Institutions Agency, board 6311-2
Private members' statements (response)
Assistive technology 8230-1
Private Post-Secondary Education Commission, elimination and former role 6311
Private post-secondary institutions
regulation and consumer protection 6311-4
student charter proposal 6312-3
Private Training Act, debate 6311-4
Quebec, child care program 6107
School district 39 (Vancouver), funding and programs 7844
School districts, powers and shared services initiatives 7843-6
Singh, Christina, community living services needs 6628-9
Skills training, training for at-risk youth, BladeRunners program 5984
Smallboy, Marie, housing case 8578
Social Development and Social Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 6632-31
Social workers, collective agreement and wages 6624-5
Stamps Place, sale of housing facility 6106-7, 8579-80
Statements by members
35th anniversary of Carnegie Community Centre in Vancouver 5786
BladeRunners training program for at-risk youth 5984
Broadway Youth Resource Centre 7376-7
Mount Saint Joseph Hospital and Chinese community 6214
Neighbourhood houses 8152-3
Street 2 Peak Mt. Kilimanjaro climb by East Vancouver students 7274-5
Teachers
collective agreement and bargaining, government approach 7843
professional development 7846
Tributes
Bernard "Bernie" Agg 8523
Vancouver
Chinatown 6105
Downtown Eastside, role of neighbourhood houses 8153
housing and homelessness, affordable housing 6106-7, 8577-9
housing and homelessness, emergency shelter beds 6106
housing market, international investment and foreign ownership 8685-6
Strathcona neighbourhood 6105
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, mental health program funding 6107-8
Vancouver–Mount Pleasant constituency and area
community 8853
description and constituents' concerns 6105-7
housing needs, constituent cases 8577-9
Violence against aboriginal women, call for national inquiry 6108-9
Williams, Lorelei, advocacy work 6108-9
Kyllo, Greg (Shuswap)

As subject
experience as employer 7281
experience in manufacturing industry 6103-4
family, staff, riding association and constituents thanked 6102
father's experience with palliative care 9738
role as parliamentary secretary 6103
Alert Bay, demolition of former residential school and healing ceremony 5863
Auditor General for Local Government, accountability and governance 9409
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9409
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion 7281
Bos, Ian, palliative care fundraising walk 9738
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management 7070
priorities 6102-5
B.C. Transplant, activities 7497
Budget debate 6102-5
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6102-5
Business
business climate 6103
community contribution companies 7959
licences, mobile business licence program 6104
social enterprises and organizations 7959
training tax credit for businesses with apprentices 6104
Canadian Border Services Agency, invasive species prevention case 7366
Canadian Men's Health Foundation, Don't Change Much campaign 10142
Cancer, prostate and testicular cancer awareness 10142-3
Canoe Forest Products Ltd., operations 6104
Carbon and storage projects, underground storage 10102
Chapman, Brad and Florian, deaths in airplane accident 9839
China, market for products 6103
Destination B.C., operations 6104
Dewitt, Jake, volunteer activities 6214
Economy, diversification 6103, 9730-1
Elections
electoral districts, rural constituencies 9863
electoral representation 9863
Electoral Boundaries Commission, final report, implementation of recommendations 9863
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 6103-4, 7070, 8239
Film industry tax credits
extension of digital animation or visual effects tax credit to post-production work 6104
extension of interactive digital media tax 6104
FIOSA-MIOSA Safety Alliance of B.C., work of organization 9782
First Nations
economic development and training 7070
residential schools, legacy 5863
Forests and forest industry
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 9644-5
export of product and expansion of market 6104
mills and mill safety, compliance, enforcement and penalties 7281
Government regulations, reduction 9365-6
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction, government targets 10102
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), upgrades 6104-5
Hospice and palliative care 9738
Jordison, Kim, promotion of organ donation 7497
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion 7281
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8911-3
LNG development 8911-3
LNG project agreements 8911-3
Local government, accountability and oversight 9409
Manufacturing industry 6103, 9482
Manufacturing Week 9482
March, Wayne, accomplishments in hockey league 7812
Marino, Mark, work as career supervisor for North Okanagan–Shuswap school district 8801
Men, health issues, programs and funding 10141-3
Mental health, mental illness awareness and support for men 10143
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, funding and research 10142
Motions
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9863
International trading partnerships 9730-1
Investment and export diversification 8239
Moulton, Carol, organ donation 7497
Movember, fundraising event for prostate cancer research 10142-3
National Day of Mourning, observance of day of mourning for workers killed or injured on the job 7281
Natural Gas Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 10102
Occupational health and safety, workplace safety 9782
government action 7281-2
regulation 9644-5
Oil and Gas Activities Act, amendments 10102
Oil and Gas Commission
lawsuits against commission and statutory immunity 10102
regulation of carbon capture and projects 10102
Oil and gas, oversight and regulation
notification process for landowners 10102
permitting and disclosure 10102
Okanagan Basin Water Board, invasive species prevention activities 7365
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, invasive species prevention activities 7365-6
Parliamentary Secretary for the Jobs Plan, role 6103
Pest control, invasive species management, quagga and zebra mussels 7363-6
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, amendments 10102
Post-secondary education
accessibility, affordability and role in economy 6194
education of First Nations people 6194
Private members' statements
Men's health 10141-3
Taking action against invasive species 7363-6
Private members' statements (response)
B.C. resources to B.C. jobs 7070
Building opportunity for the next generation 6194
Red Tape Reduction Day 9365-6
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9365-6
School district 83 (North Okanagan–Shuswap), career and skills training programs 8801
Shuswap constituency and area
description 9863
description, businesses and industries 6102-4
invasive species management, quagga and zebra mussels 7363-5
transportation projects 6104-5
Sicamous Eagles Hockey Club, activities and accomplishments 7812
Sicamous, volunteerism and softball activities 6214
Skills training
government skills and training plan 6103-4, 6194
secondary school programs 6194
Small business
government support 6104
regulation and government support 9365-6
small business accord 9365-6
venture capital program 6104
Social welfare, social innovation, hubcapbc.ca initiative 7959
Spallumcheen, description 9039
Spectra Energy Corp., Fort Nelson carbon capture and storage project 10102
Statements by members
Demolition of residential school in Alert Bay 5863
Manufacturing industry 9482
Organ donation and transplantation 7497
Palliative care fundraising walk by Ian Bos 9738
Skills training programs in North Okanagan–Shuswap schools 8801
Social enterprises and social innovation 7959
Spallumcheen 9039
Volunteer activities by Jake Dewitt 6214
Wayne March and Sicamous Eagles Hockey Club 7812
Workplace safety 9782
Tourism, government support 6104
Trade
exports and diversification of markets 8239
international trading partnerships 9730-1
trade between B.C. and Asia 8239
trade missions 8239
Trans-Pacific Partnership, trade agreement 9731
Transplantation of organs and tissues, organ donor registration 7497
Transportation projects 6104-5
Tributes
Brad and Florian Chapman 9839
Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver Prostate Centre 10142
Workers Compensation Act, amendments 9644
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7281-2
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 9644-5
Workers, recognition 9644
WorkSafe B.C.
investigations, changes 7281
review and recommendations, implementation 7281, 9644

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