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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Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam)

As subject
birthday (Horgan) 9154
comments on issues
electoral reform (Martin) 5939
energy project approval process (Bennett) 7467-8, 9881-2 (Martin) 10133
power projects (Bennett) 9287-8
experience with pet dog 6856
father's experience with smoking 6543
relationship with Rich Coleman 8863
work as Opposition House Leader and mentor (Huntington) 9853
Abbotsford, police services 8398
Abbott, George, recruitment as chief treaty commissioner 6787-8
Africa, elephant and rhino poaching, prevention events 9276
AirCare program, termination of program 7184
Airports, access for guide and service dogs 7457
Alcohol, liquor sales in grocery stores and special wine store licences 7886
Auditor General
report on correctional facilities and programs 8409
role re local government 9403
Auditor General for Local Government
accountability, governance and independence 9270-2, 9402-4
audit services, revised plan 6571-2
government action on issues 6511, 6571, 6854
legislation 9272
performance and costs 6511, 9403
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9270-2, 9402-4
Automobiles
driving habits in B.C. and elsewhere 7096
superintendent of motor vehicles 7183, 7233-4
traffic safety, public awareness and education 7096
traffic safety, regulation, changes 7095-6, 7182-5, 7232-4
Benesure Canada Inc., sale of mortgage insurance products 6143-4
Bennett, Bill
comments on Auditor General for Local Government 9272, 9402
role in maintenance of bridge access to park 9921
B.C. Coroners Service, investigation of deaths 6517
B.C. Court of Appeal, ruling on teachers' collective bargaining 7842
B.C. Liberal Party government
approach to governing 9403-4
legislation and priorities 6515-6
B.C. Liberal Party, leadership election 9271
B.C. School Trustees Association, concerns re education legislation 7840
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, enforcement role 7456-8
Budgets, 2013-14 budget 7277-8
Building Act, debate 6168-71
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, amendments, timeline 6515-7
Campbell, Gordon, position on municipal governance 9271
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, position on Auditor General for Local Government 9271
Chief Electoral Officer, recommendations, implementation 8551-2, 8559-60, 8568
Children and youth, child protection system performance and issues 9436
Children and Youth Committee, meeting cancellations 9403, 9436, 9486-7, 10055
Chouhan, Raj, appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker 5655
Civil Forfeiture Act, issues and review 7082
Clark, Christy
attendance at conference on climate change 8895
position on Auditor General for Local Government 9271-2
Coleman, Rich
relationship with Mike Farnworth and role as Housing Minister 8863
service as MLA 8862-3
Community Charter, provisions 9271
Community Safety Act, funding for implementation 8402
Construction industry
building code 6168-71
licensing requirements 6170
Consumer Protection B.C., role in Haida Gwaii funeral services case 6431-2
Coquitlam
Burke Mountain development and schools 9214-5
government land in Burke Mountain area, sale and valuation 7141, 7222-3, 7277-8
Coroners Act, amendments 6517
Corrections system
sex offenders, electronic monitoring and report release 8391-4
sex offenders, security requirements for persons with similar identification 8394-5
training programs for offenders, funding 8409
Crime and criminals
crime prevention, use of closed-circuit camera surveillance 8406
criminal-record checks, fees for fingerprinting 8394-7
forfeiture of proceeds of crime, allocation of funds 7082
Death, handling of body parts of deceased persons, regulation 6517
Democracy, democratic reform 8203
Dix, Adrian, comments in Justice Ministry estimates 8211
Dueck, Peter, public service and death 6089
Education Committee, powers and role 7839-40
Education Ministry, estimates debate 7200
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 7839-43
referral to Education Committee and consultation on bill 7839-43
Election Amendment Act, 2015
debate 8203-5, 8252-4, 8551-4, 8559-60, 8564-5, 8568-70
proposed amendments to bill 8568-70
Elections
campaign financing, reform and ban on corporate and union donations 6943
campaign financing, spending limits 8204-5
electoral districts, constituency associations 9922
enumeration and list of voters 8564-5
enumeration, registration of youth 8253-4, 8552-4
fixed election date 8204, 8253
"gerrymandering," definition and origin of term 9833
local government elections 6943
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9832-6, 9921-5
regulations, changes 8203, 8253-4, 8551-2
voter participation 8203, 8253-4
voting rights 8203
Elections B.C., implementation of electoral boundary redistribution 9922-3
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report, implementation of recommendations 9832-6, 9922
mandate and work of commission 9832-3, 9924-5
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9921-5
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products
regulation and exemptions 6542-4
use, prevention among youth 6542-4
Elephanatics, poaching prevention activities 9276
Emergencies
emergency vehicles, impoundment 7234
search and rescue services 9184-5
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 6353-4
Fairness in Financing Local Government Elections Act, 2015, debate 6943
Family Maintenance Enforcement Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9449-51
Family maintenance enforcement program 9449-51
Fassbender, Peter, comments on independent school legislation 9212
Federal Port Development Act
debate 6323
referral to committee 6323
Financial Administration Act, provisions 7184
Financial Institutions Commission, enforcement of mortgage insurance sales regulations 6143-4
Financial services industry, debt settlement services industry 6515-6
First Nations treaties, B.C. treaty process 6787-8
Fish, salmonid enhancement 6353-4
Forests and forest industry
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 10031-2
mill explosions, call for public inquiry 10031
mills, combustible dust control 10031
Freedom of information, requests for information
government handling 9787
government handling and staff training 7817
Gangs, prevention of gang activity, youth initiatives 7663
Gender identity and human rights protection 8998
Government
accountability and transparency 9403-4
lands and properties, sale and valuation 7277-8
Government records management, record of government activities 9787, 9847
Guide and service dogs
application process 7458-62
attacks on guide and service dogs 7458
false representation and penalties 7456-8
regulation 6855-6, 7455-62
role 6855
Guide Dog and Service Dog Act
debate 6855-6, 7455-62
regulations 7455-6, 7461-2
transitional provisions 7462
use of term "privilege" 7455
Haida Gwaii, funeral services 6431-2, 6517
Harmonized sales tax, government handling of implementation, public response and referendum 8204
Health care system, health professionals and workers, criminal-record checks 8394
Health Ministry
health information breach investigation, government records 9847
health information breach investigation, impact on therapeutics initiative 9403
legal action against tobacco companies 6543
Highway 16, safety of women travelling, missing and murdered women investigation 8390-1
Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway, repairs to retaining walls 7725
Highways and roads, left-lane use, regulation 7095-6
Hunting, poaching prevention 9276
Impaired driving
legislation, potential for legal challenges 7233
penalties, immediate roadside prohibitions and administrative review 7185, 7232-4
remedial programs for drivers, contracted services and fees 7183
remedial programs for drivers, mandatory participation 7183-4
Information and Privacy Commissioner, report on freedom-of-information requests and government records management 9787
Infrastructure projects, construction materials and standards 7725
Insurance Corporation of B.C., notification re reviews of driving prohibitions 7185
Insurance, mortgage insurance sales regulation and enforcement 6143-4
Interior Health Authority, handling of residential care case 8104-5
Justice Ministry
estimates debate 8211, 8389-400, 8402, 8405-6, 8408-9
budget 8389-91, 8400, 8409
budget, cost recoveries 8389
estimates debate 8211, 8391, 8397-400
Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 6515-7
Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre, future of facility 8408
Khosrowshahi, Hassan, role in purchase of government land 7141
Lee, Richard T., appointment as Deputy Speaker 9211
Legislation
citizens' initiatives 8203
drafting process 6516
Legislature
estimates process, relevance of debate 8211, 8391, 8397-400
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, fixed calendar 8205
question period, change to scheduled times 5707
question period, rules for questions to committee Chairs 9486-7
Speaker and Chair, appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 5655
LNG development and transition to low-carbon economy 10203
Local government
accountability and oversight 9271-2, 9403-4
powers 9213-4, 9271
Manulife Financial Corp., compliance with mortgage insurance sales regulations 6143-4
Maple Creek, stream flow protection 6354
Minnekhada Middle School, replacement project 7200
Motions
Appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 5655
Changes to question period and daily House business 5707
Civil forfeiture program 7082
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9832-6
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2015
debate 7095-6, 7182-5, 7232-4
definitions, "emergency vehicle" 7234
Natural Gas Development Ministry, minister, Housing role 8863
North Shore, recreation in mountain areas and incidence of emergencies 9184-5
North Shore Search and Rescue Society, funding 9184-5
Oakes, Coralee, role as cabinet minister 6571
Occupational health and safety, workplace safety, regulation 10031-2
Okanagan area, correctional facility project 8408
Ombudsperson, report on seniors care case 8104-5
Oral questions
Anti-gang program funding and wait-lists 7663
Appointment of B.C. Treaty Commission chief commissioner 6787-8
Auditor General for Local Government performance and response by Community Minister 6571-2
Auditor General for Local Government performance and work environment review 6511
Children and Youth Committee meeting cancellations 9436, 9486-7, 10055
Freedom-of-information process and access to records 7817
Funeral services on Haida Gwaii 6431-2
Government record-keeping and freedom of information 9787, 9847
Human rights protection for transgender persons 8998
Interior Health Authority and seniors care case 8104-5
North Shore Search and Rescue Society 9184-5
Office of Auditor General for Local Government 6854
Review of police legislation 5867
Role of Ben Stewart as Asian trade representative 6648-9
Ruling by Financial Institutions Commission on mortgage insurance sales 6143-4
Sale of government land in Burke Mountain area 7141, 7222-3
Sale of government lands 7277-8
Sea to Sky Highway repairs and infrastructure project material standards 7725
Parliamentary Practice in British Columbia, comments on questions to committee Chairs 9486-7
Pinecone Burke Provincial Park
access to park, retention of bridge 9921
upgrades and long-term plan for park 6353
Police Act, review 5867
Police and policing
funding for police services 8389-91, 8397
integrated services, regional amalgamation 8405-6
integrated services, teams 8390-1
Police Complaint Commissioner, comments on legislation 5867
Politics and politicians
political participation by youth 8253-4
recall of politicians 8203
Port Coquitlam
description and history 9923-4
Dominion Triangle area, need for elementary school 7200
electoral district designation and boundaries 9921, 9923
May Day celebrations 8154, 9924
Port Coquitlam constituency and area
family maintenance enforcement program cases 9449-51
former MLAs 9923
independent schools and new schools 9213-4
Property tax, exemptions for independent schools 9211-5
Property Taxation (Exemptions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9211-5
Rivers and streams, stream flow protection 6353-4
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
government contract for police services 8399-400
training and deployment of new officers 8398-9
Royal Commission on Electoral Boundaries, report 9835
Royal Commission on Electoral Reform, work of commission 9835
Rustad, John, role as Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister 6787-8
School district 43 (Coquitlam), operations 7840
School districts
audit process 9403
powers 7840-1
Schools, capital projects 7200
Scott Creek, stream flow protection 6354
Special Wine Store Licence Auction Act, debate 7886
Standing Order 35 adjournment motions
Request to debate a matter of urgent public importance — government response to climate change, response 8895
Request to debate a matter of urgent public importance — LNG development and transition to low-carbon economy, response 10203
Standing order 35 adjournment motions, rules for qualification 8895
Statements by members
May Day celebrations in Port Coquitlamd 8154
Wildlife poaching in Africa 9276
Stewart, Ben, position as Asian trade commissioner 6648-9
Strata property, leaky-condos issue 6168-9
Surrey
crime rate 8405
gang activity and gun violence
government action 8397-8, 8405-6
government communications 8398, 8400
Wrap anti-gang program 7663
police services, additional officers 8397-400
Teachers
criminal-record checks 8394
professional development 7841-2
Tobacco
flavoured tobacco, regulation 6543-4
smoking cessation programs 6543
Tobacco Control Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 14), debate 6542-4
Traboulay PoCo Trail, recreational trail around Port Coquitlam 9924
Trade between B.C. and Japan 6648-9
Transplantation of organs and tissues, handling of organs of deceased persons, regulation 6517
Tributes
Peter Dueck 6089
Rich Coleman 8862-3
Tri-Cities area
development, impact on salmon-bearing streams 6353-4
electoral districts and growth 9833
Union of B.C. Municipalities
comments on building code 6170
resolution and position on Auditor General for Local Government 9403
U.S.
electoral system and districts 9834
traffic safety 7096
Vancouver Charter, purpose 9213
Varcoe, Nancy and David, seniors care case 8104-5
Volunteers and volunteer sector, criminal-record checks 8394
Wesbild Holdings Ltd., donations to B.C. Liberal Party 7141
Wine and wine industry
exports, imports and distributors 6648-9
VQA products, sales 7886
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 10031-2
Workers compensation system and case 10031-2
WorkSafe B.C., role in enforcement of combustible dust regulations 10031
Fassbender, Hon. Peter (Surrey-Fleetwood)

As subject
attendance at Banff education symposium 7667
attendance at education forum 8359
comments on issues
Auditor General for Local Government (Robinson) 9461
education system (Fleming) 7670-1
independent school legislation (Farnworth) 9212
LNG project agreements (Fleming) 8975
LNG skills training (Thornthwaite) 8970
local government (Robinson) 9249
PavCo contracting process (Eby) 6278
family and staff thanked 5752
meetings with education stakeholders 8162
meetings with school trustees (Simpson) 7848
performance as Education Minister (Hammell) 7836-8
position on Auditor General for Local Government 9423-4
relationship with UBCM 9423-5, 9467
Alberta, registered education savings plans and government grant program 7157
Allen, Rod, position with Education Ministry 7154-5
Alpha Secondary School, seismic upgrade project 7202
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C., comments on school seismic upgrades 7214
Auditor General for Local Government
accountability, governance and independence 9178, 9244-5, 9424-5, 9461-78, 9488-95
appointment of acting Auditor General for Local Government 9244-5, 9424-5, 9473, 9476
appointment process 9244, 9461-4, 9469-70, 9473-4, 9476, 9492-3
appointment under Public Service Act 9178, 9465-6, 9468
audit council appointment process 9473-5, 9491-2
audit council role 9178, 9245, 9424, 9464-8, 9470-1, 9476, 9478, 9488-90, 9494
audit council role and review 9468, 9476-8
audit council staffing 9475-8
audit services 9424
audit services, planning and reporting 9467-8, 9492
budget process 9472, 9492-3
deputy auditor position 9461-2, 9473
establishment and role 9423-4, 9461-4, 9467
government action on issues 9424-5
government consultation with stakeholders 9424-5, 9461, 9464, 9467, 9473-5, 9492
information access and disclosure 9476, 9489-90
performance 9424-5, 9468-70, 9476, 9490-1, 9494
relationship with local governments 9461-4, 9467, 9492-5
reviews of office, implementation of recommendations 9244-5
reviews of office, statutory review 9494-5
role of provincial government 9178, 9245, 9465, 9470-2, 9476-8, 9488-91
termination process 9470-2
Auditor General for Local Government Act, review 9494-5
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015
debate 9178, 9244-5, 9423-5, 9461-78, 9488-95
definitions, "consider" 9493-4
definitions, "qualified individual" 9461-4
Australia, LNG development agreements 8965
Autism
funding for services 7210
services and research centre funding 7210
B.C. Assessment Authority, assessment of school properties 9204
B.C. by region, northern B.C., worker camps and northwest community readiness project 8966
B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils
consultation on accountability framework for student learning 8367-8, 8449
consultation on parent advisory councils 8386, 8448-9
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management 5894-5
priorities 5753-6, 5893-7
B.C. School Trustees Association
consultation on education legislation 8380-2
memorandum of understanding with government 7193, 8465-6
position on information system 8462
B.C. Teachers Council, work on teacher training 7130
B.C. Teachers Federation
concerns re education legislation 7667-8
consultation by government 8162, 8361-2, 8537
president, comments on education funding 6280
B.C. training and education savings grant program 5897, 7157, 7189-90, 7196
Budget debate 5893-7
Budgets
2015-16 budget 5893-7
balanced budgets 5866
Burrard Thermal power station, operations 9308
Canadian Union of Public Employees, consultation by government 8465-6, 8468
Chevalier, Dorothy, death 5752
Conference Board of Canada, comments on B.C. education funding 7119
Dix, Adrian, comments on Site C power project 9308
Documents tabled
Islands Trust 2014-15 annual report 9630
letters from experts on seismic upgrade programs 6512
Earthquake preparedness, letters from experts on seismic upgrade programs, tabled 6512
Economy, diversification 5753
Education
adult basic education 7193-4, 7203
class size and composition 7382
class size and composition, report 7124
conference 8359
curriculum, changes 8162, 8362
curriculum review 7153-5
Education Advisory Council 8458-9, 8536
education of First Nations people, enhancement agreements 7200-1
enrolment levels 7124-5
forum 5896
gay-straight alliance groups 8531
government investment and support 7382
government plan 8160-2, 8358-62
graduation rate for youth in government care 7209-10
information management, BCeSIS system 8460, 8462
information management, MyEducation B.C. system 7190-2, 8380, 8457, 8460, 8462
parent advisory councils, role 8386, 8449-50
personal education numbers 7668-9
Punjabi program 7205
safety of students 7207
school planning councils 8369, 8375-6, 8386, 8448-50
special education and special needs, student completion rate 5895
students
transition to post-secondary education 7126-7
use of student data and privacy protection 7005, 7667, 7669, 8160, 8163, 8382-6, 8535-6
use of student data and privacy protection, students in government care 8383-4
superintendents of achievement 8373-5
superintendents of appeals 8374-5, 8451-3
system 7667
system, ranking 7669, 8160
Education funding 5866-7, 5894-7, 6280, 7116-23, 7196, 7208, 8025-6, 8161-2, 8533
aboriginal education 7200
capital funding 7126, 7208
CommunityLINK program 7194, 7197, 8162
districts with declining enrolment 7125
funding formula 7209
independent schools 7196, 7198, 7213
learning improvement fund 5894-5, 7117, 7213, 7382
special education and special needs 5896, 7382
wage increases 6280
Education Ministry
estimates debate 7115-35, 7153-7, 7189-94, 7196-214
service plan and performance measurements 7126-7
staffing 7115
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 7005, 7667-9, 7997, 8160-3, 8357-86, 8448-60, 8462-74, 8533-9
amendments, coming into force 8471
consultation on bill 7668, 8160-3, 8358-63, 8380-2, 8458-9
regulations 8468-9
Elections
electoral districts, number 9677-8
local government elections, campaign financing and spending limits 9664-5
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9677-8
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report, implementation of recommendations 9677-8
mandate and work of commission 9678
Federation of Independent School Associations, comments on independent school legislation 9203
First Nations
language preservation 7200-1
taxation and tax exemptions 9204
First Nations Education Steering Committee, consultation by government 8450
Forests and forest industry, coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 9662
Francophone education authority, powers 8470-1, 8533
F.W. Howay Elementary School, need for seismic upgrades 7204
Gangs, prevention of gang activity, youth initiatives 7663
Government
capital projects, investment 5755
communications, bidding process for contracts 7156
Hogg, Gordon, recipient of KidSport community award 10083
Houston, secondary school trades programs and equipment 7129
Iker, Jim, comments on teachers' collective agreement 8161
Independent School Act, amendments 7005, 7667, 8160, 8357-66
Industry Training Authority changes, review and recommendations 7131-2
Information and communications technology
high-speed Internet service, remote and rural communities 7200
Internet service, provincial learning network program 7203
Information and Privacy Commissioner, comments on education information technology project 7192
Islands Trust, annual report, 2014-15, tabled 9630
Kelowna, secondary school technology programs 7130-1
KidSport B.C., Surrey–White Rock chapter, community champion award 10083
KIMBO Design Inc., contract with government 7156-7
L.A. Matheson Secondary School, student safety, case 7207
Legislature
language used in House, unparliamentary language 9662
number of seats 9677-8
Libraries, funding 8372
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8965-7
Literacy, government strategy 8372
LNG development
First Nations consultation and involvement 8965-6
NDP position 8965-7
LNG project agreements 8965-6
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, amendments 9664-5
Local Elections Campaign Financing (Expense Limits) Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9664-5
Local Elections Expense Limits Special Committee, work of committee and recommendations 9664-5
Local government
accountability and oversight 9424
performance audits 9462, 9490-1
Lower Mainland, transit services 5754-5
Minnekhada Middle School, replacement project 7200
Motions
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9677-8
Site C power project 9307-8
NDP, position on LNG development 8965-7
New Westminster Secondary School, conditions and replacement 7204
Occupational health and safety, workplace safety, government action 9662
Oral questions (response)
Anti-gang program funding and wait-lists 7663
Class size and composition 7381-2
Gay-straight alliance groups in schools 8531
Government action on gun violence in Delta and Surrey 7662
Government contracts for communications on teachers labour dispute negotiations 5664-5
School district costs and funding for implementation of teachers collective agreement 5866-7, 6279-80
School district funding and bus services 8025-6
Seismic upgrades for schools 6512, 7962-3
TransLink governance and transit funding 9532
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8965-6
Points of order
request for member to withdraw unparliamentary language, debate 9662
Popham, Lana, comments in budget debate 5893
Port Coquitlam, Dominion Triangle area, need for elementary school 7200
Property tax, exemptions for independent schools 9202-4
Property Taxation (Exemptions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 9202-4
relationship to First Nations tax agreements 9204
Public sector, collective agreements and bargaining 5894
Puddifoot, John, work on parent advisory councils 8367, 8449
Richard McBride Elementary School, need for seismic upgrades 7204
Ruth, Gordon, appointment as Auditor General for Local Government 9244, 9473-4, 9492-3
School Act, amendments 7005, 7667-9, 8160
School district 10 (Arrow Lakes), budget and surplus 7199
School district 20 (Kootenay-Columbia), budget and surplus 7199
School district 36 (Surrey)
capital projects and new school facilities 5895, 7205-6
funding and administrative costs 7120-2
Punjabi program 7205
school meal programs 7197
School district 39 (Vancouver)
audits and special adviser 7132-5
board and relationship with Education Ministry 5755, 7135
seismic upgrade projects 7214
School district 41 (Burnaby), adult basic education programs 7203
School district 43 (Coquitlam), funding 7209
School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith), capital planning 7208
School districts
accountability framework for student learning 7005, 7667-8, 8160-1, 8366-76, 8449-51, 8471
achievement contracts 8366-73
budgets 5867
budgets, administrative savings 5896, 6279-80, 7116-23, 7196, 7199, 7202, 8162, 8453, 8533
district literacy plans and targets 8368, 8372
powers 7005, 7667-8, 8160-3
administrative directives 8474, 8533-5
school properties 8454-60
special advisers and special advisory committees 8471
taxation 8469
salary freeze for exempt management 7202
school plans 8450-1
shared services initiatives 7005, 7123, 7193, 7667-8, 8160-1, 8376-82, 8455-6, 8458-68, 8472-3
shared services initiatives, report 8378
Schools
capital projects 5895, 7200, 7205-6
school buses and bus service 8025-6
seismic upgrades 5895, 6512, 7204, 7214, 7962-3
Science and technology, high-technology industry, government support 5755
Seniors, contributions 5752
Site C power project, benefits 9307-8
Skills training
Find Your Fit tour initiative for youth 7131
government skills and training plan 7127-31
secondary school programs, ACE IT program 7131
secondary school programs, equipment and trades teachers 7128-30
system 7131-2
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
Mayors Council, powers and role 5754, 9532
plebiscite on funding model 5754-5
Sports and recreation, youth sports 10083
Supreme Court of B.C., rulings on Francophone education 8470
Surrey
city government, performance audit 9424
crime prevention and safety, government action 7207
economy and growth 5753
events and volunteers 5753
gang activity and gun violence, government action 7662
gang activity and gun violence, Wrap anti-gang program 7207, 7663
government investment 5755
Surrey Board of Trade, position on Site C power project 9308
Surrey-Fleetwood constituency and area
description 5752-3
electoral district boundaries 9677
Teachers
collective agreement 5664
collective agreement and funding for implementation 5867, 5894-6, 6280, 8161
conduct, complaints process 8364
government relationship with teachers 5755-6
labour dispute and collective agreement 5755
labour dispute and collective bargaining 7116, 7213
labour dispute and collective bargaining, government communications contract 5664-5, 7156-7
labour dispute, government support payments 5665
professional development 7005, 7667-8, 8160, 8536-8
professional development and independent school teachers 8357-66
Teachers Act, amendments 7005, 7667, 8160
TELUS Corp., school districts contract 8465
Throne speech
debate 5752-6
content 5753, 5755
Transit services, funding 9532
Tributes
KidSport community award recipient Gordon Hogg 10083
Victoria Shamrocks — Mann Cup Champions 9663
Union of B.C. Municipalities
consultation on Auditor General for Local Government 9424-5, 9464, 9467, 9473-5, 9492
resolution and position on Auditor General for Local Government 9244-5, 9424-5
survey of audited local governments 9424, 9468
van Iersel, Arn, role as acting Auditor General for Local Government 9244-5, 9424-5, 9473, 9476
Victoria Shamrocks Lacrosse Club, team and championship Mann Cup win 9663
Violence, bullying and violence at school
ERASE Bullying strategy 7211-2, 8531
prevention of homophobic and transphobic bullying 7211-2
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 9661-2
Fleming, Rob (Victoria–Swan Lake)

As subject
advocacy re regulation of private post-secondary institutions (Corrigan) 6298
attendance at education accountability framework consultation 8367
comments on independent school legislation (Bernier) 9192 (de Jong) 9215
Advanced Education Ministry, oversight of private institutions
staffing 6659, 6661
transfer of responsibilities 6674-5
Agriculture, biosecurity and insurance programs 7603
Alberta, registered education savings plans and government grant program 7157, 7189
Allen, Rod, position with Education Ministry 7154
Auditor General
independence 9420
role re local government 9418-9
Auditor General for Local Government
accountability, governance and independence 9418-22
establishment and role 9417-20
government action on issues 6853
government consultation with stakeholders 6853, 9419
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9417-22
Auditors general, history and role 9418, 9421
Australia, LNG development agreements 8975-6
Braefoot Elementary School, Kids Help Phone fundraising activities 7959-60
B.C. and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council, comments on LNG projects 8974-5
B.C. Assessment Authority, assessment of school properties 9225, 9227, 9229
B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils, consultation on accountability framework for student learning 8367-8, 8449
B.C. Construction Association, grant program for trades training equipment 7129
B.C. Court of Appeal, ruling on teachers' collective bargaining 7970
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign statements 6512
leadership election 9419-20
B.C. Liberal Party government
deregulation initiatives 9355-6
priorities 5940-5, 6891, 6893, 9354-7
privatization initiatives 7604
B.C. Medal of Good Citizenship, provincial honour 7602-3
B.C. Rail, sale 7604
B.C. School Trustees Association
concerns re education legislation 7669-70, 7970-1
consultation on education legislation 8380-2
memorandum of understanding with government 7192-3, 7671, 7677, 7948, 8357
position on information system 8462
president, comments on education funding 6280
B.C. Teachers Federation, consultation by government 8361
B.C. training and education savings grant program 7157, 7189-90
Brown, Martyn, comments on LNG project agreements 8972-3
Budget debate 5940-5
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2015, debate 6891-4
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 5940-5, 6891, 6893, 7117-8
petition tabled 8863-4
Carlson, Hal, contributions and death 8524
Carter, Kim, service as Ombudsperson 8720
Chalke, Jay, appointment as Ombudsperson 8720
Chilliwack, World Trade University project 6659
Chong, Ida, comments on regulation of private post-secondary institutions 6305
City Tech College, operations 6306
Clark, Christy
comments on issues
education achievement contracts 8371
education system 7670, 7970
LNG development 8972-3
school district budgets and administrative costs 6279
school seismic upgrades 7213-4, 9189
seismic upgrades of school buildings 6511-2
position on Auditor General for Local Government 9420
College and Institute Act, amendments 10169
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, activities 9421
Community Charter, amendments 9224-30, 9234-5, 9237-8
Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ministry, estimates debate 8130-6
Conference Board of Canada, comments on B.C. education funding 7118, 7120, 7672
Consumers
cost of living 8025
taxes and user fees 5942-3
Cridge Centre for the Family, hosting of charitable event 9322-3
Davis, Rick, government contract 8452
de Jong, Michael, position on youth voter registration 8269
Degree Authorization Act, application 6659
Democracy, public participation in democracy 8269
Drop Everything and Read, annual literacy event 9738-9
Earthquake preparedness, government action 7962
Ecole Quadra Elementary School centennial 8639-40
Economy, growth 5941-2
Education
adult basic education 7192-4, 7948-9, 9438, 9947-8
class size and composition 7381, 7678
class size and composition, report 7124
conference 7674-5, 8359, 8449
curriculum, review 7153-4
distance education and online learning, review 7213
Education Advisory Council 8536
enrolment levels 7124-5
forum 6494
government investment and support 7382
government plan 5944
graduation rate 9190
independent schools, distance learning cases 8366
information management, BCeSIS system 7190
information management, MyEducation B.C. system 7190-2, 8380, 8537, 9327, 10054
parent advisory councils, role 8386, 8448-50
school planning councils 8366-7, 8369-70, 8375-6, 8386, 8448-51
special education and special needs, assessments 7678
students
achievement levels 6494-5, 7127, 9190
transition to post-secondary education 7126-7
use of student data and privacy protection 8382-5, 8535-6
use of student data and privacy protection, students in government care 8383
superintendents of achievement 8373-5, 8451-2
superintendents of appeals 8374-5, 8451-3
system
conditions 5944, 7971-2, 8627-8, 9187-90
public system 7671-3
stakeholder collaboration and consultation 6494, 6496
Education Committee, powers and role 7972
Education funding 5866-7, 5943-5, 6280, 6496, 6892-4, 7117-23, 7212-3, 7381-2, 7672, 7676-7, 8025-6, 8627-8, 9188
capital funding 7125-6
CommunityLINK program 7194, 7196-7
districts with declining enrolment 7125
funding, petition tabled 8863-4
independent schools 7212-3, 8365, 9225-6
learning improvement fund 7213
wage increases 6280
Education Ministry
estimates debate 7115, 7117-34, 7153-7, 7189-94, 7196-7, 7212-4
data breach, impact on students 9221-2
service plan and performance measurements 7125-7
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 7669-79, 7970-4, 8357-86, 8448-57, 8459-60, 8466-74, 8533-8
consultation on bill 7669-71, 7673-4, 7677-9, 8357-8, 8360-3, 8380-2, 9187, 9189
referral to Education Committee and consultation on bill 7970-4
regulations 8468-9
Election Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8268-71
Elections
advertising and communications, third-party advertising 8270
campaign financing, spending limits 8270
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 9750
electoral districts, rural constituencies 10008
electoral reform 9751-2
enumeration, registration of youth 5910-1, 8268-70
fixed election date 8270
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9750-3, 10008-9
regulations, changes 8268-71
voter parity principle 9752, 10008
voter participation 8269
voter participation information, access by candidates and parties 8271
Elections B.C., role and responsibilities 9753
Electoral Boundaries Commission
administrative support 9753
commissioners 9750
final report, implementation of recommendations 9750-3
independence 9750-1
mandate and work of commission 9750, 9752, 10007-8
Electoral Districts Act, debate 10007-11
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 7948
Fassbender, Peter, comments on issues
education system 7670-1
LNG project agreements 8975
Ferries and ferry services, fare increases and ridership numbers 5942-3
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations 5940-1, 7117-8, 7672-3
Finlayson, Jock, comments on economy 5943
First Nations, reconciliation 9226-7
Forests and forest industry
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 10033-6
mill explosions, call for public inquiry 10036
mills, combustible dust control 10036
Francophone education authority, powers 8470-1
Fraser Institute, use of student test results 8385
Fujitsu Consulting (Canada) Inc., government contract and comments by vice-president 10054
Government
capital projects, investment 5943
printing services, privatization and confidentiality 7603-4
regulations, reduction 6304-5
regulations, reduction and role 9353-6
Greater Victoria Citizens Counselling Centre, facility renovation project 8994
Greenhouse gas emissions, reduction, government targets 8975
HeroWork Program Society, renovation activities 8994
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), south Island section
improvements and safety 5838
McKenzie-Admirals Road interchange 5838, 7620-1
Honorary dates, establishment by legislation or proclamation 9354-6
Housing, affordable housing 9189-90
government plan 9090
Income disparity 5941-2, 7197
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 5940-2, 6893, 7193-4, 7672-3
Independent School Act
amendments 8357-66
provisions 9237
Industry Training Authority changes, review and recommendations 7130-2
Information and Privacy Commissioner, comments on education information technology project 7191-2
Infrastructure, government investment 5943
Johnson, Geoff, comments on education legislation 7675
Kids Help Phone, role and fundraising activities 7959-60
KIMBO Design Inc., contract with government 7155-7
Labour market data, report and outlook document 7130
Langford city government, response re municipal governance review 8132-3
Legislation, use of regulations 8268
Legislature, Officers of the Legislature, budget process 9421
Libraries, funding 8372
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8972-6
Literacy
government strategy 8372
literacy programs and funding 7377
role 9738-9
LNG development 8972-3
NDP position 8973-4
royalty agreements, long-term agreements 7603
LNG project agreements 8972-6
Local government
accountability and oversight 9419
amalgamation and service integration 8134-5
Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act, amendments 7603
Maa-nulth First Nations, foreshore bylaws, enforcement and role of courts 7603
McNally, Laurae, comments on school district costs and funding 6280
Mayencourt, Lorne, comments on regulation of private post-secondary institutions 6305
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7602-4
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2015, debate 10169-72
Motions
Adult basic education and English-language learning for refugees 9947-8
Adult basic education programs 7948-9
Affordable housing plan 9090
Appointment of Ombudsperson 8720
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9750-4
Support for public education 8627-8
Natural Products Marketing (BC) Act, amendments 7603
NDP, position on LNG development 8973-4
Oakes, Coralee, comments on capital region governance review 8130, 8132-3
Occupational health and safety
workplace death and injury cases, prosecution 10035
workplace safety investigations 10034-5
workplace safety regulation 10033-4
Oil and gas royalties 7603
Ombudsperson Appointment Special Committee, work of committee 8720
Ontario
government relationship with teachers 6496
regulation of private post-secondary institutions 6307
Oral questions
Adult basic education 9438
Class size and composition 7381-2
Education Ministry data breach 9221-2
Government contracts for communications on teachers labour dispute negotiations 5664-5
Improvements to McKenzie interchange on south Island Highway 5838
MyEducation B.C. information system 9327, 10054
Office of Auditor General for Local Government 6853
School district costs and funding for implementation of teachers collective agreement 5866-7, 6279-80
School district funding and bus services 8025-6
Seismic upgrades for schools 6511-2, 7962
O'Reilly, Emily, science fair project 5662
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reports
economy and income inequality 5941-2
education funding 8627
The Overseers, comments on public accounts committees and auditors general 9421
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8972-6
Penticton, secondary school trades programs and teachers 7129
Petitions
education funding and budget priorities 8863-4
Platzer, Victoria, science fair project 5662
Politics and politicians, political participation by youth 5910-1
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 5942
Campus 2020 review and recommendations 7948
English language learning programs, funding 9947-8
government investment and support 9947-8, 10169-70
student financial assistance, loans to students at private institutions 6306-7
Post-secondary institutions, student societies 10169-71
Privacy, information-sharing by government, data linking 8384
Private members' statements
Collaboration in education 6494-6
Private Post-Secondary Education Commission, elimination and former role 6305-7
Private post-secondary institutions
bankruptcy and closure 6675, 6677
fraudulent activities 6306-7, 6659
information and privacy issues 6667
personal education numbers 6667
regulation and consumer protection
2003 changes and impacts 6304-7, 9356
approval of programs of instruction 6658-9, 6661
compliance and enforcement 6661
costs and funding 6661, 6675
dispute resolution 6306-7, 6679
legislation, private members' bills 6305
Watson report 6307, 9356
tuition and other student costs 6661
tuition protection fund 6674-5, 6677, 6679
Private Training Act
debate 6304-7, 6658-9, 6661, 6667, 6674-5, 6677, 6679
stakeholder consultation and concerns 6661
Property tax, exemptions for independent schools 9187-90, 9224-30, 9234-5, 9237-8
Property Taxation (Exemptions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9186-90, 9224-30, 9234-5, 9237-8
Provincial Symbols and Honours Act, amendments 7602
Public Accounts Committee, role 9421
Public accounts committees, practices 9421
Public Service Act, provisions 8451-2
Queen's Printer Act, amendments 7603-4
Queen's Printer, service reductions and impact on employees 7603-4
Real estate industry, housing market 9090
Red Tape Reduction Day 9353-7
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9353-7
Ride for Refuge, cycling event 9322-3
Saanich city government, response re municipal governance review 8132-3
School district 23 (Central Okanagan), comments on student information system 10054
School district 36 (Surrey)
administrative savings 7676
capital funding and portable use 7120-1
concerns re education legislation 7973
costs and funding 6280
funding and administrative costs 7119-22
school meal programs 7197
School district 37 (Delta), concerns re education legislation 7677
School district 39 (Vancouver)
audits and special adviser 7132-4, 7677
seismic upgrade projects 7213, 9189
School district 46 (Sunshine Coast), concerns re education legislation 7677-8
School district 81 (Fort Nelson), concerns re education legislation 8362
School districts
accountability and oversight 9419
accountability framework for student learning 8366-76, 8449-51
achievement contracts 8366-72
budgets, administrative savings 5944-5, 6279-80, 7115, 7117-23, 7676, 8453, 8533
costs and funding 5866-7, 6280, 7381-2
district literacy plans and targets 8372
position on adult basic education changes 9438
powers 7670, 7673, 7676-8, 7970-3
administrative directives 8473-4, 8533-5
creation of for-profit entities 8468
school properties 7973, 8453-7, 8459-60
special advisers 7670, 7673, 7676-8
special advisers and special advisory committees 8471
taxation 8469
properties, surplus properties 9237
school plans 8450-1
shared services initiatives 7123, 7678-9, 8376-82, 8456-7, 8466-7, 8471-2, 8533
shared services initiatives, report 8377-8
trustees 7118
Schools
closings 5944
school buses and bus service 8025-6
seismic upgrades 7213-4, 7962, 9189
seismic upgrades, timeline 6511-2
Science Fair Foundation B.C., support for students 5662
Sigurdson, Tom, comments on LNG projects 8974-5
Skills training
government investment and support 7948-9, 9947-8
government skills and training plan 7127-31, 9948
secondary school programs, ACE IT program 7127-8, 7131, 8534
secondary school programs, equipment and trades teachers 7128-30
system 7131-2
Small business, regulation and government support 9354
Social insurance numbers, use in other identification systems 6667
Societies, legislation and impact on student societies 10169-71
Statements by members
Centennial of École Quadra Elementary 8639-40
Drop Everything and Read event 9738-9
HeroWork renovation of Greater Victoria Citizens Counselling Centre 8994
Kids Help Phone fundraising walk 7959-60
Participation by B.C. students in Taiwan International Science Fair 5661-2
Ride for Refuge cycling event and Cridge Centre for the Family 9322-3
Swan Lake–Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary 8527
Times Colonist Book Sale 7377
Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards 6027-8
Statistics Canada, report on education funding 7672
Supreme Court of B.C., rulings on Francophone education 8470
Surrey, gang activity and gun violence, government action 7949
Swan Lake–Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, description and history 8527
Taiwan International Science Fair, representation from B.C. 5661-2
Taxation, government policies 5940-2
Taxation (Rural Area) Act, provisions 9228
Teachers
coaching tax credit 6891-4
collective agreement and bargaining, government approach 6892, 7671, 7971, 9188, 9190
collective agreement and funding for implementation 5866-7, 5943-5, 6280, 7678, 9188
expenses and volunteerism 6891-4
government relationship with teachers 6494, 6496, 6891-4, 7669-70, 7675-6, 7970-1, 8538, 9188-9
labour dispute and collective bargaining 7115, 7117, 7212
labour dispute and collective bargaining, government communications contract 5664-5, 7155-7
number in system 7124
professional development 7670-1, 7674-5, 7971-4, 8536-8
professional development and independent school teachers 8357-66
Times Colonist Book Sale, annual event 7377
Trade unions, fees 10170
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 7620-1
Tributes
Hal Carlson 8524
Union of B.C. Municipalities
issues and concerns 9187
resolution and position on Auditor General for Local Government 6853, 9419
U.S. electoral system and districts 9751
University Act, amendments 10169
Vancouver, housing market, affordability 9090, 9189
Vancouver Island
literacy programs and funding 7377
South Island electoral districts 9752-3
Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards, event 6027-8
Victoria
Belleville ferry terminal redevelopment 7621
city government, letter re municipal governance review 8134
Gorge waterway 10010
governance review of area municipalities 8130-6
homelessness 9190
housing, social housing projects 9090
local elections in area municipalities, ballot questions on governance 8135
Victoria–Swan Lake constituency and area
description and electoral district boundaries 9753, 10009-11
work of constituency office 10010-1
Wages, levels 5943
Williams, Danny, renegotiation of energy agreement 8974
Wilson, Mark, comments on education funding 7118
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 10033-6
WorkSafe B.C.
operations 10033
review 10034
review and recommendations, implementation 10033-4
role in enforcement of combustible dust regulations 10036
World Trade University Canada Establishment Act, status 6659
Yan, Andy, comments on housing market 9090
Youth Voter Registration Act, 2015, debate 5910-1
Foster, Eric (Vernon-Monashee)

As subject
experience in forest industry 6198-9
Budgets, balanced budgets 9172-3
Busson, Bev, career in policing 6276
China, market for wood products 6199
Credit rating, B.C. rating 9172-3
Crime and criminals, forfeiture of proceeds of crime, allocation of funds 7076-7
Democracy, parliamentary democracy, history and role of Sergeant-at-Arms 7088-9
Forests and forest industry
employment and jobs 6199
export of product and expansion of market 6199
export of raw logs 6198-9
silviculture, government action 6190
Golf and golf courses 7723
Hunting, harvest allocation policy, petition tabled 7382
Income assistance, employment programs, single-parent employment initiative 9173
Motions
Balanced budget 9172-3
Civil forfeiture program 7076-7
Okanagan area, civil forfeiture grants to organizations 7077
Petitions
hunting allocation decisions 7382
Private members' statements (response)
Growing good-paying jobs 6198-9
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, women in the RCMP 6276
Sergeant-at-Arms, role and responsibilities in Legislature and work commended 7089
Statements by members
Golfing 7723
Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms 7088-9
Women in the RCMP 6276
Vernon, affordable housing 9173
Vernon-Monashee constituency and area, civil forfeiture grants to organizations 7077
Violence-free B.C. strategy 7076-7
Fraser, Scott (Alberni–Pacific Rim)

As subject
attendance at PNWER summit 9076-7
constituents, family and staff thanked 5704-5
Abbott, George, recruitment as chief treaty commissioner 6785-6, 6823-9, 6849, 6863-4, 6947-8, 7010
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, activation 7939
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 6822-35, 6837-44, 6863-7
budget 6826, 6863
budget, allocation for legal action 6830-1
Acho Dene Koe First Nation, treaty negotiations and communications with government 5708-9, 6832-5
Ahousat First Nation, role in assisting boat accident victims 9735, 9995
Alberni Valley, access to forest roads in area 6561
Alberni Valley Museum Regional Heritage Fair, student activities 7877-8
Alberni-Clayoquot regional district, First Nations representation 8030
Alberni–Pacific Rim constituency and area
constituent case 5706
description and electoral district boundary changes 9682-5, 9965-9
forest industry 5709-10
All Chiefs Gathering, meetings 6822-3, 6832, 7938-9
Alphonse, Joe, comments on government consultation with First Nations 7381
Ashton, Dan, role in PNWER 9076
Autism
awareness 7088
services and funding 7999
Blueberry River First Nations, lawsuit involving government 8213
Boats and boating, marine safety 9968
B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, activities 6822
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 5705-6, 5708-10, 6080-4, 7656
B.C. School Trustees Association
concerns re education legislation 7694-5
memorandum of understanding with government 7694
B.C. Teachers Federation, concerns re education legislation 7695
B.C. Treaty Commission
budget 6826-7
status 6863-4, 7010
B.C. Utilities Commission, role re Site C power project 9295-6
Brown, Kenny, role in assisting boat accident victims 9995
Budget debate 6080-4
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6080-4
Cameron Lake 9966
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, concerns re private training legislation 6599-600
Cancer, colorectal cancer screening and wait times for colonoscopies 6095, 7815
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 7998-9
Children and youth
child protection system, handling of case of youth death while in care 9628
early childhood development, early intervention services 5706
supported child development program 5706, 5708, 7656-7, 7999
Clark, Christy, role in treaty commissioner recruitment 6947-8
Comox Valley, federal electoral districts 9684
Compliance Coal Corp., coal mine proposal, environmental assessment process 6292-3
Conroy, Katrine, involvement and husband's role in PNWER 9076
Consumers, taxes and user fees 5705, 5708, 6081-3
Crown Proceeding Act, claims covered by provisions 8213
Cumberland
description and electoral district inclusion 9683-4
electoral district designation 9967
Deneron, Harry, comments on treaty negotiations 6834
Dielman, Pat, comments on wildlife management 7380-1
Disabled persons
disability management 7565
employment and inclusion 9180
Education
education of First Nations people, enhancement agreements 7201
funding 5706, 7693
special education and special needs, funding 5706, 5708
Education Ministry, estimates debate 7200-1
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7693-6
Elections, redistribution of electoral boundaries 9682-5
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report 9967
final report, implementation of recommendations 9681-5, 9965
mandate and work of commission 9681-2
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9965-9
Environment, environmental assessment process 6293
First Nations consultation 7937, 7939
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 6291-3
Families, single-parent families, government support 7656-7
Ferries and ferry services
fare increases and ridership numbers 5705
ferries as part of transportation infrastructure 6778-9
routes and services, Buckley Bay–Denman Island and Denman Island–Hornby Island routes 9967
service reductions and changes, impact on coastal communities 6779
service reductions and changes, impact on economy 5705
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 8590-3
Fires and firefighters, Martin Mars waterbomber 9623
First Nations
aboriginal fishing rights, court cases 6277
friendship centres, funding 6843
language preservation 6840-2, 7200-1
lawsuits involving government, costs to government 8212-4
reconciliation 6822-4, 9786-7
relationship with government 5708-9, 7937-9, 8592-3
treaties
B.C. treaty process 6786, 6823-6, 6831, 6849-50, 6863-4, 7937, 7939
funding 6826-7, 6866
transboundary issues 6832-5
First Nations Leadership Council
funding and allocation to organizations 6839
resolutions 6822-3, 6832
First Nations Summit, position on treaty commissioner recruitment 6786, 6823-5, 6828-9
First Peoples Cultural Council, funding and role 6840-3
Fisheries Act (federal), application 8029
Forests and forest industry
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 10022-3
export of raw logs 5709
forest inventory 5710
government investment and support 5709-10
mill explosions, call for public inquiry 10022
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 5710
tree farm licence 44 5709, 6560-1
value-added sector 5709-10
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, estimates debate 6560-1
Gervais, Alex, death while in government care 9628
Goldman, Michael, access to colon cancer screening services 6095
Haldane, Celeste, position as interim chief treaty commissioner 6825
Health care facilities and hospitals, capital projects 8616
Health Ministry, estimates debate 8615-6
Hepatitis C virus, public education and treatment 8615-6
Heritage, student activities 7877-8
Highway 4, connector access near Port Alberni 7615
Highway 16, safety of women travelling
government consultation and freedom-of-information request 9846
missing and murdered women investigation 5733, 7938-9
shuttle bus proposal 5733
Highway 16 transportation services 7937-9
Hunting, harvest allocation policy, changes 5710
Imperial Metals Corp., Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 9077
Income assistance benefits, deduction of child support payments and policy change 6083
Income disparity 6081-4
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 6080-3
In-SHUCK-ch First Nation, treaty negotiations 6865
Island Timberlands Ltd., operations in former tree farm area 6561
John, Ed, comments on death of youth in government care 9628
Justice Ministry, estimates debate 8212-4
Kanngiesser, Jean, colonoscopy services case 7815
K'ómoks First Nation, treaty negotiations 6865, 8031
Lacerte, Paul, role in aboriginal anti-violence campaign 5727
Land use, foreshore use, regulation and enforcement 8027-31
Legislature, number of seats 9685, 9965
Literacy Alberni Society, work of society and Library of Congress award 9967-8
LNG development, First Nations consultation and involvement 5708-9
Long-term and residential care, guest restrictions for meal events 5708
Maa-nulth First Nations
foreshore bylaws, enforcement and role of courts 8027-31
relationship with regional district 8030
treaty and final agreement 6866
Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act, amendments 8027
McKenzie, Curt, position as president of PNWER 9076
Ministerial statements (response)
Boat accident in Tofino and community role in ocean safety 9841
Community response to boat accident in Tofino 9735
Minister's Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women, activities and terms of reference 6866-7
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8027-32
Missing and murdered aboriginal women 5727, 5733
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, implementation of recommendations 5733
Motions
Amendment to Nisga'a final agreement 8647-9
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9681-5
Ferry system as part of provincial infrastructure 6778-9
Site C power project 9295-6
Support for single parents 7656-7
Musqueam First Nation, legal action re property tax case 6837-9, 8590-3
Namu, cannery site history and environmental remediation 5709, 6292
National Institute of Disability Management and Research, establishment and role 7576
Neuwirth, Rick, meeting with Forests Minister 6560-1
Nicola Valley, waste disposal and First Nations consultation 7937, 8644
Nisga'a Lisims Government, agreement with provincial government, amendments 8647-9
Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park, boundary change and removal of lands 8647-9
Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, fishing rights, court cases 6277
Oral questions
Access to cancer treatment and diagnostic services 7815
Appointment of B.C. Treaty Commission chief commissioner 6785-6
Appointment of B.C. Treaty Commission chief commissioner and status of treaty process 6849-50, 6947-8, 7010
Call for inquiry into death of Alex Gervais 9628
Consultation with Tsilhqot'in Nation on grizzly bear hunting regulations 7380-1
First Nations consultation on sewage waste disposal in Nicola Valley 8644
Freedom of information and reconciliation with First Nations 9786-7
Funding for investigations into missing and murdered women along Highway 16 5733
Highway 16 issues and government record-keeping 9846
Implementation of Missing Women Inquiry recommendations and bus service on Highway 16 5733
Wait times for colon cancer screening services 6095
Oxfam International, study on income disparity 6082-3
Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences
establishment and programs 7565, 9968-9
strategies for workplace safety and disability management 10023
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
2015 summit and sessions 9076-7
invasive species prevention sessions 9077
role and B.C. participation 9076
Pacific Rim Whale Festival 6645-6
Pest control, invasive species management, quagga and zebra mussels 9077
Petitions
logging of old-growth forest in Walbran Valley 9487
Phillip, Stewart, comments on issues
freedom of information 9786-7
mill explosion investigations 10023
Pierre, Sophie, work as chief treaty commissioner 6827-8
Port Alberni Association for Community Living, employment program 9180
Poverty
child poverty 5705
government action 6083-4
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area 9685
Premier's Office, record-keeping and freedom-of-information requests 9786-7
Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Ltd., natural gas pipeline project 8647-9
Private members' statements
Recognition, respect and reconciliation 7937-9
Private members' statements (response)
Supporting PNWER 9076-7
Private post-secondary institutions, regulation and consumer protection, appeals 6599-600
Private Training Act, debate 6599-600
Property tax, application to First Nations lands 6837-9, 8590-3
Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, amendments 8647-9
Public debt management 5710
Rothschild, Lynn Forester, comments on income disparity 6082
School district 37 (Delta), concerns re education legislation 7694-5
School district 69 (Qualicum), concerns re education legislation 7693, 7695
School district 70 (Alberni), concerns re education legislation 7693, 7695
School districts, powers 7694-5
Schools, seismic upgrades 8712
Seniors, government action on issues 5708
Site C power project, costs and impact on valley and First Nations 9295-6
Smith, Clarence, role in assisting boat accident victims 9995
Sproat Lake, Martin Mars waterbomber station 9623
Statements by members
Alberni Valley Regional Heritage Fair 7877-8
Autism awareness 7088
Kenny Brown and Clarence Smith 9995
Martin Mars waterbomber 9623
Moose Hide Campaign to end violence towards women 5727
Nuu-Chah-Nulth First Nations fishing rights 6277
Pacific Rim Whale Festival 6645-6
Port Alberni Association for Community Living employment program 9180
Seismic upgrade for Wickaninnish Community School 8712
Wolfgang Zimmermann and disability management for workplace injuries 7565
Stilwell, Michelle
comments to constituent on access to colonoscopy services 6095
letter from constituent on education legislation 7695
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on Tsilhqot'in Nation land title 5708, 6831, 7380, 7937-8
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project 7937
Taxation, government policies 6080-3
Taxation (Rural Area) Act, amendments 6837-9, 8590-3
Teachers, government relationship with teachers 7694
Teegee, Terry, comments on freedom of information 9846
Throne speech
debate 5704-6, 5708-10
content 5705-6, 5708-10
Times Colonist (Victoria), article on government budget 6081
Tofino, boat accident 9968
deaths and community response 9735, 9841, 9995
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 7615
record-keeping and freedom-of-information requests 9846
Travis, Dermod, comments on government budget 6081
Tsilhqot'in Nation
chiefs hanged for actions during 1864 Chilcotin War 6831
consultation by government 7937
consultation on grizzly bear hunting regulations 7380-1
court case involving government, costs 8213-4
Vancouver Island
electoral districts 9683-4
west coast, annual grey whale migration 6646
Vancouver Island Health Authority, capital projects, priorities 8616
Violence against aboriginal women and children, Moose Hide anti-violence campaign 5727, 6822, 6843
Wage levels 6083
Walbran Valley, logging of old-growth forest, petition tabled 9487
West Coast General Hospital, emergency room expansion project 8616
Wickaninnish Community School, seismic upgrade needs 8712
Wildlife
grizzly bears, hunting and consultation with First Nations 7937
inventory 5710
Pacific grey whales 6646
Willson, Roland, comments on Site C power project 9296
Women's equality 6083
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 10022-3
Workers compensation system 10022-3
WorkSafe B.C., operations 10022-3
World Autism Awareness Day 7088

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