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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Hamilton, Wm. Scott (Delta North)

As subject
experience of daughter with high-tech startup 9381-2
experience with education system 9211
experience with guide and service dogs 6854 (Anton) 6859
family and staff thanked 5693
Annacis Island, industrial district and trades training facility 5694-5
Assistance Dogs International, role in training standards 6820, 6854
Automobiles, natural gas vehicles 5694
Bees and beekeeping industry, role as pollinators and health benefits of bee products 7218
Beverage industry 7373
B.C. Ferry Commission, report on financial management of ferry system 6778
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., revenues from amenities 6778
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 5693-6
B.C. Medal of Good Citizenship, provincial honour 5696
Burns Bog, conservation activities of volunteers 6569
Burnsview Secondary School, student essays and playground fundraising initiative 7376
Business
licences, mobile business licence program 5696
venture capital 9383
Buy Local program, funding 7373
Cancer, prostate cancer, awareness 9957-8
Coal, thermal coal exports through B.C., petition tabled 7094
Communities, community organizations 9852-3
Davyduke, Walter, volunteer service and death 6569
Delta
agriculture 8247
blueberry farming and beekeeping 7218
small business and industrial activities 5694-5
Delta Hospital, diagnostic services facility project 6848
Delta North constituency and area, food industry 7373
Delview Secondary School
food drive 9528
fundraising for local food banks 6765
Documents tabled
Finance and Government Services Committee, first report for fourth session of 40th parliament, 2016 budget consultation, November 2015 10200-1
Economy
diversification 5693-4
green economy 5973
Education, adult basic education 7953
Elections
electoral representation 9853
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9852-3
Electoral Boundaries Commission, final report, implementation of recommendations 9852-3
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 5696, 5973, 7373
Energy, bioenergy, production from farm waste 8247
Families, single-parent families, government support 7651-2
Ferries and ferry services
fuel costs and conversion to natural gas 5694
system, affordability and sustainability 6778
Finance and Government Services Committee
first report for fourth session of 40th parliament, 2016 budget consultation
presented 10200-1
report and recommendations 10200-1
public hearings, written submissions 10200-1
Food and food industry
agrifood industry 7373
blueberry farming 7218
food security for low-income persons 6765-7
Food banks, role and services 6765-6
FortisBC, Mt. Hayes and Tilbury Island LNG facilities 5694
Government regulations, reduction 5695
Guide and service dogs
regulation 6820, 6854-5
role 6819
Guide Dog and Service Dog Act, debate 6819-20, 6854-5
Guide-outfitters, role in economy 5766-7
Helms, Colin, comments on virtual reality 9382
Holmes, Ryan, comments on taxation of stock options 9383
Hunting, harvest allocation policy, changes 5766-7
Immersive Media, operations 9381-3
Income assistance
benefits, earnings exemption 7651
employment programs, single-parent employment initiative 7651-2
government initiatives 6767
Income, low-income families and households, government support 6765-7
International Guide Dog Federation, role in training standards 6820, 6854
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, beekeeping program 7218
LNG development 5694, 5973
Manufacturing industry 5694, 7373
MLAs, participation in prostate cancer campaign 9957-8
Motions
Adult basic education programs 7952-3
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9852-3
Ferry system as part of provincial infrastructure 6777-8
International trading partnerships 9729-30
Support for single parents 7651-2
Value-added industries 7373
Movember, fundraising event for prostate cancer research 9957-8
Mulcair, Thomas, comments on issues
taxation of stock options 9382-3
Trans-Pacific Partnership 9729
NDP
performance as opposition, hunting allocation issue 5766
position on hunting of grizzly bears 5767
Oil and gas, natural gas industry 5694
Petitions
thermal coal exports through B.C. 7094
Poverty, government action 6766-7
Private members' statements
Food banks 6765-7
Tech start-up successes 9381-3
Private members' statements (response)
Access to B.C. resources for British Columbians 5766-7
Growing the green economy 5973
Property tax, exemptions for independent schools 9211
Property Taxation (Exemptions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9211
Railways and rail services, rail safety 7878-9
Science and technology
clean technology 5973
Science and technology, high-technology industry
access to venture capital 9383
industry and government strategy 5973
start-ups 9381-3
Seabreeze Farm, anaerobic digestion system for waste 8247
Securities industry, taxation of stock options 9382-3
Skills training
funding changes 7952
government skills and training plan 5695, 7952
student financial assistance 7952
Small business
government support and role in economy 5695-6
Open for Business Awards 9218
permitting process, BizPal initiative 5695-6
small business accord 5695-6
taxation 5695
venture capital program 5695
Small Business B.C., role 5695
Statements by members
Anaerobic digester project in Delta 8247
Bees and beekeeping program 7218
Delta Hospital diagnostic services facility 6848
Delview Secondary School Thanks for Giving food drive 9528
Essays for playground fundraising at Burnsview Secondary School 7376
Movember fundraising campaign participation by MLAs 9957-8
Rail Safety Week 7878-9
Walter Davyduke 6569
Surrey Food Bank Society 6765
Surrey, police services, domestic violence unit 5696
Throne speech
debate 5693-6
content 5693-6
Tilbury Island, industrial district 5694
Trade
exports and diversification of markets 5696
international trading partnerships 9729-30
Trans-Pacific Partnership, trade agreement 9729-30
Tsawwassen First Nation, economic development projects and business award 9218
Violence
violence against women, prevention and government action 5696
violence-free B.C. strategy 5696
Wildlife, grizzly bears, hunting, NDP position 5767
Williams, Bryce, comments on business award 9218
Hammell, Sue (Surrey–Green Timbers)

As subject
advocacy for prostate cancer screening and private members' bill (Dix) 10143
experience with reference letter for medical student 7836-7
visit to Nepal 7721, 8993
visits to schools 7839
Abbotsford, police response to gang activity 8402-3, 8406
Abortion services and access zones 9388
Access to Abortion Services Act, history and impact 9388-9
Alberta, election results 8283
Asian Canadians, Nepalese community 6365, 7721
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), awareness and supports 9958
Bains, Avtar and Sheila, philanthropic work for children with special needs 6092-3
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, ruling on case by veterinarians 10163
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 8629
Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health, statement 9275
Canadian Institute for Health Information, study on mental health of children and youth 8547
Chief Electoral Officer, role and recommendations 8282
College of Veterinarians of B.C., dispute with Indo-Canadian veterinarians 10163
Corrections system, repeat offenders, designation as dangerous offenders 8345
Crime and criminals, crime reduction, panel report recommendations 8715
Delta Hospital, surgical services 5835
Democracy
democratic reform 8282
public participation in democracy 8283
Education
funding 8629
information management, BCeSIS system 7838
system, conditions 7836-9, 8629
Education Ministry, data breach, impact on students 9223
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 7836-9
referral to Education Committee and consultation on bill 7839
Election Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8282-4
Elections
campaign financing, spending limits 8284
electoral representation 9987-8
enumeration, registration of youth 8283-4
redistribution of electoral boundaries and consultation process 9985-8
regulations, changes 8282
voter parity principle 9987
voter participation 8282-3
Elections B.C., role 8282
Electoral Boundaries Commission
independence 9985-6
mandate and work of commission 9985-7
Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, amendments 9985
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9985-8
Elsner, Frank, comments on police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 6767
Everywoman's Health Centre, access zone and protests against clinic 9389
Fassbender, Peter, performance as Education Minister 7836-8
Fiji, Prime Minister's visit to Canada 8801
Fijian Canadians, community 8801
Food and food industry, strawberry farming 10195
Fraser Health Authority, budget and funding 8732-4
Fraser Valley, mental health beds and services 9530-1, 9579, 9628-9
Gangs, prevention of gang activity, youth initiatives 7662, 8402-3
Health authorities, budgets 8546, 8732
Health care funding, mental health services and substance use services 8516-7, 8545-6, 8732-4
Health care system, women's access to health services 9388-9
Health Ministry, estimates debate 8516-22, 8545-8, 8732-5
Holland, Wayne, comments on police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 6767
Homelessness, government action 9088-9
Housing
affordable housing, government plan 9088-9
supportive housing for mentally ill and addicted 9089
Immigration
federal-provincial agreement and roles 9554
immigration programs, director of provincial immigration programs 9554
temporary foreign workers 9554-5
Income assistance, benefit amount for recovery house residents 6638-9
Japanese Canadians, treatment during World War II 10195
Jiles, Mark, lobbying activities for Kwantlen University 5987-8
Johnson, Tove and Barry, sons' mental health needs 9531
Justice Ministry, estimates debate 8345, 8400-3, 8406
Justice system, handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 6769, 8715
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, contract with lobbyist and access to government MLAs 5987-8
Mental health
beds, acute care beds 8522
government discussion paper 9629
mental health of children and youth, awareness and services 8547
mental health of children and youth, facilities, capital projects 8547
mental health plan, goals and reporting 8734-5
mental illness and addiction, services and role in criminal behaviour 8715
mental illness, awareness and support 9275, 10144-5
mental illness, community-based dialogue on issues 6847
programs and services
assertive community treatment program 8715, 10145
community-based services 8516-7, 8521-2
funding and services 6767-9
physician services 8521
Mental Health Commission of Canada, guidelines for funding of mental health care 8545
Morton, James, comments in biography of Premier John Oliver 9986
Motions
Affordable housing plan 9088-9
Support for public education 8629
Women's access to medical treatment 9388-9
Mountain View Home
closing, impact on residents 9530-1, 9579, 9628-9, 10144-5
facility and location 9576
Nelson, police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 6767
Nepal
description 6365
earthquake and relief response 7721
earthquake and relief response, Dalit community 8993
Oliver, John, actions as Premier re electoral boundaries 9986
Oral questions
Crime prevention and mental health services 8715
Education Ministry data breach 9223
Government action on gun violence in Delta and Surrey 7662
Human Rights Tribunal ruling on conduct of College of Veterinarians 10163
Kwantlen University contract with lobbyist 5987-8
Methadone dispensing fees 8158
Mountain View facility closing and mental health beds in Fraser Valley 9530-1, 9579, 9628-9
Surgical services at Delta Hospital 5835
Pharmacists, dispensing of methadone
fees 8158
practices and regulation 8519-20
Police and policing
high-speed chases 8401
police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 6767-9
Prescription drugs, psychiatric drugs 8517
Private members' statements
Families and mental health 10144-5
Healthcare not jail cells 6767-9
Provincial Immigration Programs Act, debate 9554-5
Provincial nominee program
changes and establishment of legislative framework 9554-5
history and role 9554-5
Public health promotion and disease prevention, harm reduction initiatives 8517
Romalis, Garson (Gary), physician services and injury by activist 9388-9
School district 36 (Surrey), concerns re education legislation 7837-9
School districts
powers 7838-9
shared services initiatives 7837
Scott, Jean, community service and activism 6781
Shaw, Robert, comments on surgical services at Delta Hospital 5835
Social Development and Social Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 6638-9
Statements by members
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 9958
Bains family fundraising for Variety Club 6092-3
Fiji Day celebrations in Surrey 8801
History of Japanese community in Strawberry Hill area 10195
Mental illness awareness 9275
Mountain View mental health facility 9576
Nepal and Nepalese community in B.C. 6365
Nepal earthquake relief work for Dalit community 8993
Response to earthquake in Nepal 7721
Suicide awareness and forum theatre on mental illness 6847
Tsawwassen First Nation and Open for Business Awards 9218
Strawberry Hill Japanese Farmer Association, work of organization 10195
Substance abuse and addiction
methadone replacement therapy program and ancillary drugs 8517-21
recovery houses, resident per-diem support and monitoring 6638-9
treatment services and beds 8548, 8732
Suicide incidence and awareness 6847
Surrey
crime, repeat offender case 8345
Fiji Day celebrations 8801
gang activity and gun violence, government action 7662, 8402-3, 8406
gang activity and gun violence, police response 8400-1
police services, additional officers 8400
Strawberry Hill area, history of Japanese community 10195
Surrey–Green Timbers constituency and area, electoral district boundaries 9988
Teachers
collective agreement and bargaining, government approach 7837
government relationship with teachers 7837
professional development 7836-7
Theatre for Living, forum theatre project on mental illness 6847
Tributes
Jean Scott 6781
U.S. electoral system and districts 9986
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, budget allocation to mental health 8546
Vancouver, housing market, affordability 9088
Vancouver Island Health Authority, budget allocation for mental health 8546
Variety Club, fundraising activities 6092-3
Victoria, police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 6767
Wilson, Shawn, comments on education legislation 7838
World Wide Marriage Encounter Society (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2015, debate 6090, 7434
World Wide Marriage Encounter Society, restoration to corporate registry 6090, 7434
Heyman, George (Vancouver-Fairview)

As subject
comments on technology industry (Ralston) 5758-9
experience on Workers Compensation Board 9349
experience with smoking 6540-1
experience with workers compensation system 7302-5
family's experiences during Holocaust 9601
staff thanked 6006-7
work on party bus issue (Stone) 7562
Abortion services and access zones 9389-90
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 6919-21
After Tiller, documentary film 9389
Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets 6091
worker safety 9348
Animation industry
training 5750
worker supply and training 6920-1
Anton, Suzanne, comments on amendments to throne speech 5748
Arts and culture
creative sector and role in economy 6489, 6897-8, 8007-9
government funding and support 8007-9
Assisted dying, accessibility 10051
Auditor General
Massey Tunnel replacement project 10052
Auditor General for Local Government, work environment and review 6510
Auditor General reports
health information services contract 8336
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion 7304-5
Beaumont Studios Artists Society, role and exhibitions 7566-7
Bennett, Bill, comments on wind power project 7470
Bond, Shirley
comments on red-tape-reduction day legislation 9348
B.C. Creates
advocacy for creative sector 8007-9
B.C. Hydro
energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 7470-1
financial reporting, use of rate-regulated accounting and deferral accounts 6009
B.C. Innovation Council
budget, board and review recommendations 7268-70
B.C. Liberal Party government
deregulation initiatives 9348-9
priorities 5748-52, 5972, 6008-10, 6895-8
B.C. Place Stadium, access 9962
B.C. Technology Industry Association, comments on technology sector 5750-1, 5972-4, 6896-7, 6919-20, 7266-8, 7740, 8588-9, 9945
B.C. Transit, property ownership and expropriation powers 7181
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority
powers and role 7181-2
transfer of rapid transit assets to authority 6220-4, 7176-82
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority Transit Assets and Liabilities Act
debate 6220-4, 7175-82
briefing on bill for opposition MLAs 6220, 6222-4, 7175
definition of "transit system" 7181
implementation costs 7580
regulations and implementation time frame 7179-80
B.C. Utilities Commission
role 8880-1
role re Site C power project 7468-70, 9298-301
Brown, Martyn, comments on LNG project agreements 9005
Bruce, Graham, actions re Workers Compensation Board 7304, 9349
Budget debate 6006-10
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2015, debate 6895-8
Budgets
2015-16 budget 6008-10, 6895-8, 8008
priorities and balanced budgets 9172
Building Act, debate 6434-5
Business
tax credits 8589
venture capital 5751, 6896-7, 7740, 8588, 9382-3, 9945
Business in Vancouver, article on Site C power project 9299
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, provisions 9429, 9444
Cambie Square Communal Garden, activities 8933
Capilano University, animation program 6920
Children and Family Development Ministry, budget 9172
Children and youth
child care funding 6010
child death reviews, regulation 9348
Clark, Christy, comments on TransLink governance 5915
Climate change, government action 6360, 9004-5
Communities, markets for local producers 6091
Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ministry, estimates debate 8007-9
Construction industry
building code 6434-5
workplace injuries and deaths, incidence 9651
Consumer Protection B.C., compliance and enforcement activities 9239-40, 9445
Consumers, taxes and user fees 5749-51, 6009-10, 8587, 9172
Conversations for Responsible Economic Development, comments on technology industry 5750
Creative B.C., funding and role 6489, 6898, 8008-9
Cubic Transportation Systems Inc., contract with TransLink and role of Ken Dobell 7552
Cycling, commuter cycling promotion and education 8641
de Jong, Michael, position on youth voter registration 8265
Democracy, public participation in democracy 8264
Document Disposal Act, repeal 6248
Economy
diversification 5748-9, 6489, 7794
green economy 5972-4, 6010, 6896-8, 7739-41, 7792
Education
funding 6008-9, 7195, 7683-4
independent schools, funding 7195
school music programs 6008
system, conditions 7683-4
use of student data and privacy protection 7683
Education Ministry, estimates debate 7194-5
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7681-5
Election Amendment Act, 2015
debate 8264-6, 8654-5
proposed amendments to bill 8654
Elections
campaign financing, spending limits 8266
electoral systems 9861
enumeration, registration of youth 8265-6
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9859-63
regulations, changes 8264
voter participation information, access by candidates and parties 8266, 8654-5
Elections B.C., Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Recommendations for Legislative Change, October 2014 8265
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report, implementation of recommendations 9859-63
independence and history of commissions 9859-61
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products
regulation and exemptions 6540-2
use, prevention among youth 6539-42
Elizabeth Bagshaw Women's Clinic, services and protests against clinic 9389-90
Employment and Assistance Act, amendments 8125
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act, amendments 8125
Employment and unemployment
government job strategy 7792
green jobs 7741, 7792, 7794
Energy
alternative energy sources 7470
clean energy, development 8874-5
conservation and demand-side management 8880-1, 9299-301
electricity rates 6009
employment and jobs 8874-5
geothermal power 7471-2, 8880
infrastructure, government investment 8880-1
solar power 8875, 9301
wind power development 7470-1
Energy and Mines Ministry, estimates debate 7468-72
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 6360
Environmental protection, regulation 9348-50
Everywoman's Health Centre, access zone and protests against clinic 9390
Eye health, eye examinations, regulation 9348
Falcon, Kevin, comments on issues
business cases 10052-3
deregulation 9348
Ferries and ferry services, fare increases and economic impact 9172
Film industry
classification system, changes to adult film classifications 9240, 9426-9, 9440-5
classification system, reclassification 9429-30, 9440
industry 9239
licensing and regulation 9239-40, 9429, 9444-5
post-production sector 6488
role in economy 6488
tax credits, extension of digital animation or visual effects tax credit to post-production work 6010, 6488-9, 6895-6, 8587
tax credits, extension of interactive digital media tax 6895
technology changes 9240, 9426-7
Finance and Government Services Committee
public hearings, presentations by creative sector 8008
recommendations 6010
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 8586-90
Financial services industry, credit unions, taxation 6010
First Nations, reconciliation, proposed honorary day 9601
Fischer, Elizabeth, arts accomplishments and assisted death 10050-1
Food and food industry
food security 9004
locally grown food 6091
Forests and forest industry
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 9649-53, 10072-5
forest inventory 6010
mill explosions 9349
investigations and potential charges 9651-2
mills, combustible dust control 9652
value-added sector 9728-9
Freedom of information
access to information 6248-50
requests for information, government handling and "no records" responses 6247-9
French Canadians, culture and organizations 9276-7
The Globe and Mail, articles on high-technology industry 9945
Government
accountability and transparency 6247-50
regulations
NDP position 9347-8, 9350
reduction, accountability 9599-600
reduction and role 9347-9, 9600-1, 9650
Government records management
email and transitory records 6247-9, 9740-1
system and record of government activities 6246-50
Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation sector 7555
Gretes, George, actions re email correspondence 9741
Health care system
e-health systems, clinical and systems transformation project 7142-3
personal health information, location of data hosting services and privacy issues 8336-7
women's access to health services 9389-90
Health Ministry
estimates debate 8794-5
health information breach investigation, review by Ombudsperson 9128-9
Highway 16, government consultation on transportation services and safety, freedom-of-information request 6247-8
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel, replacement project 5749
business case 10052-3
Holocaust Memorial Day 9350, 9600-1
Home care, escort assistance for medical appointments 8794-5
Honorary dates
establishment by legislation or proclamation 9350
legislated dates in B.C., comparison and role 9350, 9600-1
Horne, Matt, comments on LNG project agreements 9006
Housing
energy efficiency, building retrofit programs and improvements 5973, 9300
social and subsidized housing units 6007, 8023
HUB: Your Cycling Connection, advocacy work 8641
Imperial Metals Corp., Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 9348-9
Income assistance
benefits, deduction of child support payments and policy change 6010
fraud cases, income assistance eligibility and debt recovery 8124-5
Income disparity 6009
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 6009, 6897, 8587
Information and Privacy Commissioner
powers and role, government records management 6250
report on government records management 6249-50
Information Management Act
debate 6246-50
content and scope 6250
enforcement 6248
Insurance Corporation of B.C., revenues to government 6009
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry, estimates debate 7739-41, 7792-4
Johnson, Geoff, comments on education legislation 7684
Kaur, Juss, art exhibit 7567
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., proposal for oil pipeline expansion and increased tanker traffic on south coast 5782
KPMG, report on technology 7266-8
La Maison de la Francophonie de Vancouver, role and 25th anniversary 9276-7
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion 7304-5
Legislature
debate, role 9347
number of seats 9861
Leicester, Judy, work on park establishment 6402-3
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 9004-6
Literacy, government support 9172
LNG development 5750-1, 5972, 7794
NDP position 9004
LNG project agreements 9004-6
Lower Mainland
traffic congestion and impact on economy 7553-5
transit services 5749-52
transit services and development 6223
Martin, John, comments on red-tape-reduction day legislation 9347
Medical Services Plan premiums 6009
Meikle Wind Energy Corp., operations 7470
Mines and mining industry, development 9944-5
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8124-5
Motion Picture Amendment Act, 2015
debate 9238-41, 9425-30, 9440-1, 9444-5
definitions, updating of terminology 9239, 9425-9
Motions
Balanced budget 9172
B.C. Hydro infrastructure investment 8880-1
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9859-63
International trading partnerships 9728-9
Review of Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal 5782
Site C power project 9297-301
Women's access to medical treatment 9389-90
Mulcair, Thomas, comments on taxation of stock options 9382
Natural Gas Development Ministry, estimates debate 8574
NDP
position on LNG development 9004
position on regulations and small business 9347-8, 9350
Occupational health and safety
smoking ban in workplace 9349
workplace health and safety committees 9652-3, 10072-5
workplace safety
government action 7302-5
investigations, participants 9652-3
regulation 9348-9, 9649-52, 10074-5
Octopus Islands Marine Provincial Park, expansion 6402
Oil and gas, oil spill preparedness and response capacity 5782
Ombudsperson
investigative powers, changes 9128-30
letter on health information breach investigation review 9128-9
Ombudsperson Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9128-30
Oral questions
Auditor General for Local Government performance and work environment review 6510
Business plan for Massey Tunnel replacement project 10052-3
Comments by Premier on TransLink governance 5915
Government record-keeping and freedom of information 9740-1
Health information technology project issues and costs 7142-3
Little Mountain development project and social housing 8023
Regulation of party bus industry 5989
U.S. access to health information of B.C. residents 8336-7
Vancouver viaducts project and role of Transportation Minister 9961-2
Osoyoos Indian Band, role in park name changes and management 6402
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, report on energy-efficiency upgrades 9300
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 9004-6
Parks
boundaries, changes 6402
establishment and expansion of parks and protected areas 6401-2
name changes and First Nations history 6402
park rangers 6402
role 6401-2
system, funding and management 6402
user fees 6402
Party bus industry, regulation 5989, 7562, 7580
Passenger Transportation Board, role in regulation of party bus industry 7562
Pembina Institute, comments on energy-efficiency upgrades 9300
Personal Information Protection Act Review Committee
report for third session of 40th parliament, debate 5794
public consultation process and report recommendations 5794
Politics and politicians, political participation by youth 8264-5
Post-secondary education, government investment and support 5750
Poverty
child poverty 7684-5
reduction, government strategy 6010
Premier's Technology Council, budget, priorities and reports 7270
Private members' statements
Growing the green economy 5972-4
Private members' statements (response)
Celebrating the advanced technology sector 7646
Junior capital markets 9944-5
Partnerships in clean energy 8874-5
Tech start-up successes 9382-3
The value of post-production in the B.C. film industry 6488-9
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2015, debate 6401-3
Quadra Island, parks 6402-3
Ramsey, Paul, comments on abortion services legislation 9390
Rapid Transit Project 2000 Ltd., status 7176
Red Tape Reduction Day 9347-8, 9350, 9599-601
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9346-50, 9599-601, 9632
Reid, Linda, comments in debate on abortion services legislation 9390
Research and development, scientific research and experimental development program 8589-90
Revelstoke Dam, unit 6 upgrade proposal 9300
Riley Park Hillcrest Community Association, festival 8932
Rodgers, Marlene, comments on education funding 7195, 7684
Romalis, Garson (Gary), physician services and attacks by activists 9389-90
Royal Commission on Electoral Reform, report 9860-1
Ruff, Norman, article on electoral boundary redistribution 9860
School district 37 (Delta), concerns re education legislation 7681
School district 39 (Vancouver), funding and programs 6008
School districts
budgets, administrative savings 7195, 7682, 7684
costs and funding 6008-9
powers 7681-3, 7685
shared services initiatives 7682
Schools, promotion of cycling and walking 8641
Science and technology
clean technology 6360, 7267, 8875
Science and technology, high-technology industry
access to venture capital 7740, 9382-3, 9945
government strategy 7739-40, 7792
government support 5750-1, 5972-4, 6010, 6896-7, 7266-8, 7646, 7792-4, 8588-90
worker supply and training 6919-20, 7646
Seniors
care and support 6008
government action on issues 5750
Simon Fraser Elementary School, portable use 7195
Site C power project
costs and alternatives 7469-71, 9297-301
review, joint review panel report recommendations 7468-71, 9298-9
Skills training, government skills and training plan 5750, 7739-41
Small business
regulation and government support 9346-7, 9350
venture capital program 6010, 6896-7, 7266-7, 7646, 8589
Small Inlet Marine Provincial Park, expansion 6402
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
capital projects, federal funding 7554
Compass card electronic payment system 7551-2
funding 7555
governance 5915, 6221-2, 7560-1
infrastructure investments 7177
lease agreement with Transportation Financing Authority 7178-9
management and operations 6221, 6223
Mayors Council, relationship with government and memorandum of understanding 6221, 7553
plebiscite on funding model 5749-50, 6007-8, 6221-2, 7552-6
public safety and security on system 7552
revenue sources, land value capture 7556
revenue sources, legislation and policy on referenda 7560
role of provincial government 6221
Statements by members
25th anniversary of la Maison de la Francophonie 9276-7
Community organizations in Vancouver-Fairview area 8932-3
Elizabeth Fischer 10050-1
Fairview winter market and support for local producers 6091
HUB cycling advocacy organization 8640-1
Unfolding Consciousness exhibit at Beaumont Studios 7566-7
Stewart, Jen, comments on education funding 7195, 7684
Stone, Todd
comments on taxes and fees 5749-50
comments on viaduct removal proposal 9661-2
email correspondence and government records management 9741
Substance abuse and addiction, recovery houses, regulation 9348
Swain, Harry, comments on Site C power project 7468-9, 9299
Switzerland, assisted dying regulation 10051
Taxation, government policies 6009-10, 8587-8
Teachers
government relationship with teachers 7681-2
professional development 7681, 7684
Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services Ministry
estimates debate 7266-71
role in sale of government lands 7258-63
Terry Fox Day 9350
Throne speech
debate 5748-52
content 5748-9, 5752
Tobacco
flavoured tobacco, regulation 6540-2
Tobacco Control Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 14), debate 6539-42
Tolls, tolling and road pricing policy review 7556-7
Trade
government policy, inclusion of human rights values 9729
international trading partnerships 9728-9
Transit services
expansion and government investment 5749-52, 5974, 6007-8
HandyDART system 7580
Trans-Pacific Partnership, trade agreement 9729
Transportation Act, amendment, addition of "transit system" definition 7181
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 7551-7, 7560-2, 7580
record-keeping and freedom-of-information requests 9740-1, 9961-2
Transportation projects 5749
U.S.
department of health, information on flavoured tobacco 6541
electoral system and districts 9859
government, accountability and access to information 8336-7
University of Victoria, Environmental Law Centre, study on environmental regulation 9349-50
Vancouver
community markets, winter market in Fairview neighbourhood 6091
electoral districts and history of Vancouver–Little Mountain riding 9860-2
Georgia and Dunsmuir Street viaduct removal proposal, meetings 9661-2
high-technology industry 9382-3
Little Mountain Housing redevelopment project and social housing units 8023, 8574
mining industry and stock trading 9944
Vancouver-Fairview constituency and area
community festivals and block parties 8932-3
constituents' concerns 5750, 6007-8
constituents' concerns re education funding 7195, 7683-4
description and electoral district boundaries 9862-3
small businesses 9347
Video games, classification 9426
Wang, Jin, comments on education funding 7195
Washington State, regulation of party bus industry 5989, 7562
Workers compensation
compensation for workers, tobacco smoke exposure 7304
system 7302-5, 9650-1
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7302-5
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 9649-53, 10072-5
WorkSafe B.C.
budget and operations 7303-5, 9349
operations 9649-50, 10074
role in enforcement of combustible dust regulations 9652
role re workplace health and safety committees and audit tool 10072-4
Hogg, Gordon (Surrey–White Rock)

As subject
comments on Humpty Dumpty 9123
experience as foster family 9321
playtime as child 9623-4
recipient of KidSport community award (Fassbender) 10083
Abortion services and government response to issues 9387
Block, Henry, death 9663-4
B.C. Aboriginal Youth Sport and Recreation Declaration, purpose 9996-7
B.C. Women's Hospital and Health Centre, services and redevelopment project 9388
Canadian society 5984
Democracy, role of common values and experiences 5984
Einstein, Albert, comments on theories 8331
Foster care, foster children and families 9321
Foster Family Month 9321
Government
decision-making 8100
policy development and diversity of viewpoints 9123
policy development and public involvement 5661
Health care system, women's access to health services 9387-8
Heisenberg, Werner, comments on theories 8331
Kennedy, John F., cabinet members 8100
Michener, James, comments on experience in Hawaii 8331
Motions
Women's access to medical treatment 9387-8
Nurse practitioners 9388
Physicians, family physicians, accessibility and supply 9388
Politics and politicians
decision-making 10159
political engagement of citizens 5661
role of beliefs and values 6365
Rayburn, Sam, comments on intelligence and wisdom 8100
Secker, Joyce, service to Legislative Assembly 9217
Society
civil society and role of market economy 5984
culture, imagination and stories 9623-4
decision-making 6365
decision-making, role of facts and beliefs 6849, 10158-9
experience and new ideas 8331
Statements by members
Aboriginal youth declaration on sports and recreation 9996-7
Canadian society and values 5984
Experience and new ideas 8331
Facts and beliefs in society 6849, 10158-9
Foster Family Month 9321
Intelligence and wisdom in decision-making 8100
Politics and decision-making in policy debates 6365
Public policy and diversity of viewpoints 9123
Public policy and political engagement by citizens 5661
Stories and imagination 9623-4
Taylor, Charles, comments on imagination 9623
Tetlock, Philip, research on decision-making 10159
Thoreau, Henry David, comments on nature 9624
Tributes
Henry Block 9663-4
Joyce Secker 9217
Holman, Gary (Saanich North and the Islands)

As subject
election and mandate 9894-5
family, staff and supporters thanked 6148-9
staff and family thanked 9894
Agnew, Tim, comments on student information database system 7778
Alcohol
rural agency stores 10091
sales in grocery stores and special wine store licences 7573-4
Aquaculture
fish farms, licensing and environmental impact assessment 7308-9, 7388
protection from nuisance litigation 7395
Auditor General
role re local government 9407
Auditor General for Local Government
accountability, governance and independence 9406-7
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9406-7
Automobiles, assessment of medical fitness to drive, fees 10055
Barrett, Dave, actions as Premier in 1970s 8189-90
Boats and boating, derelict vessels and floating structures, federal-provincial responsibilities 6559
Bodega Ridge Provincial Park, expansion 6400
B.C. Court of Appeal, rulings on third-party election advertising 8666
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., revenues to government 6150
B.C. Hydro, revenues to government 6150-1
B.C. Liberal Party, donations to party 8196
B.C. Liberal Party government
economic policies 6150-1
priorities 6149-51, 6906-7
B.C. Services Card, integration with student information database system 7779
B.C. Utilities Commission
establishment 8189
role 7357-8
role re Site C power project 6149
Budget debate 6148-51
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2015, debate 6906-7
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6148-51, 6906-7
Campaign Finance Reform Act, 2015, debate 6943
Capital regional district, role re recycling programs 6354-6
Chief Electoral Officer, recommendations, implementation 8189, 8191-3, 8661-3, 8744
Climate change, government action 6151
Communities, coastal communities 6773
Comox Valley, sea vegetation harvesting in Comox-Courtenay area 7308
Conflict of interest, rules for politicians and government officials 6139-40
Consumers, taxes and user fees 6149-51, 6906-7
Dawson Creek, eligibility for Hockeyville status 6782, 7005
Democracy, democratic reform 7357-8, 8190
Economy, diversification and sustainable development 6150-1
Education
adult basic education, costs and funding 7776
funding 7776-7
information management, BCeSIS system 7777-8
system conditions 7776
use of student data and privacy protection 7777
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7776-9
Election Advisory Committee, membership and role 8191
Election Amendment Act, 2015
debate 8189-97, 8549, 8554-5, 8557-8, 8562-7, 8649-53, 8660-3, 8665-6, 8668-9, 8724-5, 8727, 8744-6
amendments to bill 8195, 8650-4, 8745
drafting and presentation of bill 8660
regulations 8662
Elections
2013 general election results 9894
advance voting 8193-4, 8663
advertising and communications 8195, 8666, 8724-5
campaign financing
corporate and union donations 8196
reform 8189
reform and ban on corporate and union donations 6943
spending limits 8190-1, 8194-5, 8666, 8668-9
electoral districts 9674-5
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 10175
electoral reform 7357, 7359, 8190, 8745
electoral representation 9675
electoral systems, proportional representation 7357, 8192
electronic voting and new voting technology 8192-3
enumeration 8557
enumeration and list of voters 8562, 8564-5
enumeration, registration of youth 8191-2, 8195, 8554-5, 8562-3
fall fixed election date 5910
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9675-6, 9893-4, 10174-5
redistribution of electoral boundaries, consultation process 9674-5
referendum on electoral system for B.C. 8190
regulations, changes 8189, 8191-7, 8549, 8744-6
voter parity principle 9676
voter participation 7357, 8189, 8191-2
voter participation information, access by candidates and parties 8194-7, 8566-7, 8649-54, 8660-2, 8665, 8727
voters, vouching identification requirements 8193-4, 8558, 8562
Elections B.C.
reports, Independent Panel on Internet Voting report and recommendations 8191-3
reports, Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Recommendations for Legislative Change, October 2014 8191
role and responsibilities 9675
Electoral Boundaries Commission
administrative support 9675
commissioners 9674
final report, implementation of recommendations 9674-7
mandate and work of commission 9674-7, 10174-5
operations, administrative support 9894, 10175
Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, amendments 9676
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9893-7, 10174-5
Energy
conservation 9575
government policy 6150
Environment
conservation 9575
environmental assessment process 7357
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 6294, 6354-6
Farm Gate Store, operations 7573-4
Ferries and ferry services
fare increases and ridership numbers 6144-5
ferries as part of transportation infrastructure 6772-3
ferry-dependent communities, government support 6144-5
ferry-dependent communities, report 6773
service reductions and changes, impact on economy 6772-3
system, NDP position 6145
First Nations
aboriginal fishing rights and sale of fish 7308
aboriginal rights and title 9896
Fish and Seafood Act
debate 7307-9, 7383-5, 7387-8, 7390-5
application to First Nations 7308, 7383
briefing for opposition members 7307-8
provisions, consequential amendments and repeal of statutes 7394-5
stakeholder consultation 7309, 7392
Fish habitat protection 7308
Fishing industry
government jurisdiction 7307, 7383
restricted species 7385, 7387
Fixed Fall Election Amendment Act, 2015, debate 5910
Food and food industry
food certification programs 7391
food inspection and reporting 7390-1
food processing, safety standards and practices 7390
seafood, contamination and safety responsibility 7383-4, 7393
seafood, regulation of seafood production 7307-9, 7383-5, 7387-8, 7390-3, 7395
Forests and forest industry, conditions in industry 6150
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, estimates debate 6559
Galiano Island, availability of nurse services, petition tabled 6575
Galiano Island Health Care Society, services 6568-9
Government
accountability 5909
accountability initiatives 8189-90
capital projects, costs and oversight 9407
open government 8190
Grace Islet, protection as land trust and campaign 5660
Gulf Islands
ferry services 9897
health care services 6568-9
health care services, changes to coverage by health professionals 5791-2
recycling depots, impact of recycling program changes 5836, 6354
residents' issues and concerns 6569
trail network project 8713
Highway 17 (Patricia Bay Highway), visitor information centre 8245-6
Imperial Metals Corp., Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 6294
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 6906-7
Independent watchdogs, role 7357-8
Information and Privacy Commissioner
concerns and recommendations on voter turnout information disclosure 8194-5, 8566
consultation on legislation 8660-1
Insurance Corporation of B.C., revenues to government 6150
Islands Trust, establishment and role 9895-6
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., proposal for oil pipeline expansion and increased tanker traffic on south coast 5777-8
Kraft Hockeyville annual competition 6782, 7004-5, 7087
Krog, Leonard, comments on budget priorities 6906
Legislation
amendments, vetting 8566
legislation 7573
legislation for 4th session, 40th parliament 8197
use of regulations 8196
Legislative Standing Committee Reform Act, 2015, debate 5909-10
Legislature
committee system reforms and role and powers of standing committees 5909
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, fall sitting 5909
number of seats 9675, 10175
Officers of the Legislature, shared services 9407
reforms 7357-9
LNG development 6150
Local government, accountability and infrastructure funding 9406-7
Manufacturing industry 10158
Mayne Island, fallow deer 9406
Mayne Island Health Centre Association, services 6568-9
Meggs, Geoff, and Rod Mickleburgh, comments on democratic reform 8189-90
Members' Conflict of Interest Amendment Act, 2015, debate 6139-40
Millard, Ken, death and contributions 9525
Motions
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9674-7
Ferry system as part of provincial infrastructure 6772-3
Review of Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal 5777-8
Multi-Material B.C., funding formula and impact on recycling depots 5836, 6354-6
NDP
donations to party 8196
performance 6149
performance as government, democratic reform 8189-90
performance as government, legacy 9896
policies, electoral reform 8190
position on ferry system 6145
position on legislature reforms 7357, 7359
North Saanich
achievement of Hockeyville status 7087
eligibility for Hockeyville status 6782, 7005
Oil and gas, oil spill preparedness and response capacity 5777-8, 7963-4
Oral questions
Ferry fares and ridership levels 6144-5
Licence for rural agency liquor store on Saltspring Island 10090-1
Medical fees for seniors requiring driving assessments 10055
Multi-Material B.C. program and funding for recycling facilities on Gulf Islands 5836
Nursing services on Mayne and Galiano islands 5791-2
Oil spill response 7963-4
Parks
boundaries, system funding and management 6401
establishment and expansion of parks and protected areas 6400-1
Parliamentary Calendar Act, 2015, debate 5909
Petitions
First Call nurse position on Galiano Island 6575
Politics and politicians
leadership elections, expense reports 8193
political participation by youth 8191-2
political parties, platforms 9895
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area, impact of ferry service changes 6144-5
Private members' statements
Improving democracy 7357-9
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2015, debate 6400-1
Public sector, administrative efficiency 9675
Quadra Island, parks 6400
Rae, Steve, comments on education legislation 7776
Recycling
diversion rates 6355-6
recycling depots in rural areas, funding and operations 5836, 6354-6
Rivers and streams, flow protection 7308
Saanich North and the Islands constituency and area
2013 election results and recount process 9894-5
description 9895-7
electoral district boundaries 9676, 9894
First Nations 9896
parks 6400-1
Saanich Peninsula
agricultural land reserve 9896
manufacturing and high-technology business 10158
tourism 8246
Saltspring Island, rural agency liquor store licence 10090-1
School district 63 (Saanich), student information database system 7777-9
School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith), concerns re education legislation 7776
School districts
budgets, administrative savings 7777
powers 7776-7
shared services initiatives 7777-9, 9407
Schools, seismic upgrades 7776
Science and technology, high-technology industry 10158
Sea vegetation, sustainable harvesting 7307-8, 7388
Site C power project, joint review panel 6149
Special Wine Store Licence Auction Act, debate 7573-4
Statements
Hockeyville 6782, 7004-5, 7087
Statements by members
Conservation 9575
Gulf Islands trail network project 8713
Manufacturing and high technology businesses on Saanich Peninsula 10158
Non-profit health societies on Galiano and Mayne Islands 6568-9
Pat Bay Highway visitor information centre 8245-6
Protection of Grace Islet 5660
Strait of Georgia, marine conservation area proposal for southern area 6401
Taxation, government policies 6149-51, 6906-7
Teachers, professional development 7777
Thomson, Steve, thanked for action on Grace Islet issue 5660
Tour des Iles water tour event 8713
Tributes
Ken Millard 9525
Union of B.C. Municipalities
report on economic impacts of ferry service reductions and changes 6773-4
resolution and position on Auditor General for Local Government 9406
Vancouver, English Bay, bunker oil spill 7963
Washington State, work with B.C. on oil spill response 7964
Water contamination, responsibility 7384
Whistleblowing, protection for whistleblowers 8190
Horgan, John (Juan de Fuca)

As subject
comments on issues
Alberta election (Clark) 8156
comments in throne speech debate (McRae) 5821-2
electoral reform (Martin) 5939
LNG project agreements (de Jong) 8901 (Stone) 8944-5
elected officials commended 5816
Hansard coverage 9873
position on issues (Clark) 7010
position on Site C power project (Bennett) 9282-3 (Martin) 9301, 9303
role as opposition leader 8822
role in Metchosin Day lamb barbecue 9869
travel in B.C. 5816-7
visit to Port Renfrew as political candidate 9872
Abbott, George, recruitment as chief treaty commissioner 6946-7, 7009-10, 8823-31, 8899
Agricultural land reserve
covenants 8248
use for carbon offsets 8247-8
Alberta, election results 8097-8
Aldred, Katie and Luke Dickinson, income assistance and maternity leave benefits case 8527-8
Auditor General, comments on government budget 7220
Auditor General for Local Government
government action on issues 6698-9
legislation 6698-9
performance and work environment 6508-9
Australia, LNG development agreements 8900
Ayre Manor Lodge and Cottages, facilities 5818
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion, coroner's inquest and support for victims' families 8820-2
Ballard, Gayle, death 9573
Blain, Larry, transition from CEO position and potential conflict of interest 8443-4
Boessenkool, Ken, position with government 9784
B.C. Agriculture Council, letter to government on use of farmland for carbon offsets 8247-8
B.C. by region, northern B.C., Fair Share agreement for resource revenues 7429-30, 7567-8
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, ruling on case concerning veterinarians 9886-7
B.C. Hydro
employee salaries 8101
information technology initiatives 8101-2
management 8101-2
projects 7879-80
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign statements 8817-9, 8831, 8835-6, 8898
donations to party 6030
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and transparency 8846, 8864-5
financial management 7220
priorities 5817-20, 7429-30, 8528-9
B.C. Lottery Corporation, application re gaming policy and freedom-of-information request 8332-3
Budgets
2013-14 budget 7219-20, 7276-7
2015-16 budget 5864-5
Burrard Thermal power station, operations 8847
Cadario, Michele, email correspondence and freedom-of-information request 9668, 9784
Cadieux, Stephanie, performance as cabinet minister and call for resignation 9181-2, 9277-8
Canada
national flag, 50th anniversary 5793
Parliament Buildings and National War Memorial, October 2014 shootings incident 9664
Canadian Coast Guard, closing of Kitsilano station 7090
Carroll, Pia, death 5816
Children and youth
child care, availability 5817
child protection review 9435
child protection system
handling of aboriginal youth case 8643, 8802-3
handling of case of youth death after aging out of care 9483, 9529-30
handling of case of youth death while in care 9181-2, 9277, 9576-7, 9625-6
handling of sexual abuse case 8995-6, 9040-1, 9096-7
handling of sexual abuse case and counselling services 9041
handling of sexual abuse case and review 9123-4
performance and issues 9181-2, 9277-8, 9397-8, 9435, 9483, 9576-7, 9625-6
residential services and closing of group homes 9277
child protection workers, caseload and supply 9577, 9626
children in government care
placement in apartment 9483
placement in hotels 9181
placement issues and government response to court order 8995-6, 9040, 9096, 9123-4
support for youth and transition out of care 8643, 8803, 9529-30
youth, issues 5820
Children and Youth Committee, meeting cancellations 9397-8, 9434-5
Chin, Ben, email correspondence and freedom-of-information request 9844-5
Cirillo, Nathan, death in shooting incident 9664
Clark, Christy
approach to politics and government 8842
comments on issues
Alberta government 8844
Auditor General for Local Government 6698
child protection system 9278
government records management and emails 9740, 9843-4
handling of youth in care death case 9277
health information breach investigation 8890-1
LNG development 8898-900
public debt 8898, 8900
resource development and public debt 8836
youth 5820
communications re apology for health information breach investigation 8812
Coleman, Rich, work on Housing portfolio 8845
College of Veterinarians of B.C., dispute with Indo-Canadian veterinarians 9886-7
Conflict of interest, rules for government board members 8443-4
Consumers
cost of living 8101-2, 8841, 8843
costs and user fees 8865
taxes and user fees 5729, 5817, 5864-5, 8528, 8835, 8841
Coquitlam, government land in Burke Mountain area, sale and valuation 7140, 7219-20, 7276
Delta, gang activity and gun violence 7377
Discrimination and racism, government apology for past discriminatory treatment of Chinese Canadians 8851
Duncan, Timothy, experience as political staff 8858, 9667, 9783, 9843
Dyble, John, role in health information breach investigation 6142-3, 8813
email correspondence and freedom-of-information request 9784, 9844
Earthquakes, earthquake preparedness
government action and report 7960-1
preparedness of residents 7961
Economy, conditions and diversification 8836-8
Education
adult basic education 5986
funding 7220
special education and special needs, assessments and wait times 5817, 5819-20
use of student data and privacy protection 9220
Education Ministry, data breach, review 9219-20
Elections
federal election 9573
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9868-72
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report, implementation of recommendations 9868-72
mandate and work of commission 9871
Emergency preparedness 7960-1
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs 8843-4
government job strategy 8835, 8844, 8900
job creation 5818-9
job creation and job losses 8835-9
Energy
electricity rates 8101-2
Interior–Lower Mainland transmission line project 7879
northwest transmission line project 7879
Facey, Nick, email correspondence and freedom-of-information request 9784
Families, government support 8528
Farnworth, Mike, birthday 9154
First Nations
relationship with government 8829-30
treaties
B.C. treaty process 6946-7, 7009-10, 8823-31
government consultation on treaty process 8825-6, 8830-1
role of federal government 8827
First Nations Summit, position on treaty commissioner recruitment 8827
Forests and forest industry
employment and jobs 5818-9
export of raw logs 5818-9
mill explosions, government response 8819-22
silviculture, government action and not sufficiently restocked land 8248
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 9480
Fraser, Carly, death of youth in care after aging out of system 9483, 9529-30
Fraser, Lisa, call for review of daughter's death 9530
Freedom of information, requests for information, government handling and "no records" responses 8332, 8857-8, 9667-8, 9739-40, 9783-4, 9843-5, 9887
Gambling, casinos, policy change and revenues to government 8332-3
Gangs, prevention of gang activity, youth initiatives 7499, 7813-4
Gauchier, Paige, death and experience with child protection services 8643, 8802-3
Gervais, Alex, death while in government care 9181, 9277
Government
accountability 8815, 8822
capital projects, costs and oversight 7879-80
information management 8864-5
lands and properties, sale 7140
lands and properties, sale and valuation 7219-20, 7276-7
Government records management
email and transitory records 9667-8, 9739-40, 9783-4, 9843-5, 9997-8
record of government activities 9783-4
Greenhouse gas emissions, reduction targets 8842
Gretes, George, actions re email correspondence 9668
Guide-outfitters
hunting allocations and concerns of resident hunters 6215
regulation 5788-9, 6216
HD Mining International Ltd., Murray River mine, workforce 5819
Health care system, personal health information, privacy and security management policies 8933-4
Health Ministry, health information breach investigation
accountability 6143, 8814-7, 8933-4
employee terminations and redress 8810-4
government records 9844
review and report 6093, 8810-1, 8816-7, 9784
review by Ombudsperson 8890
role of government officials 6142-3, 8813-6
role of government officials and participation in review 6093-4
role of police 8811-2, 8890-1, 8934
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Malahat Drive section 9871
Highway 16, government consultation on transportation services and safety, freedom-of-information request 8858, 9783
Housing, affordable housing 8845-6
Hunting, harvest allocation policy, changes 5788-9, 6215-6
Imperial Metals Corp., Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 5662-3, 5819
Income assistance benefits
deduction of maternity leave benefits 8527-8
earnings exemption 8528
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 5864-5, 8865
Information and Privacy Commissioner
complaint to commissioner re government handling of freedom-of-information requests 8858
report on personal health information disclosure 8933
reports on freedom-of-information requests and government records management 9667-8, 9783-4, 9843, 9997-8
Interior Health Authority, laundry services at facilities and future of workers 8844
International Trade Ministry, record-keeping and freedom-of-information requests 9997-8
Jiles, Mark
donation to B.C. Liberal Party 6030
lobbying activities for Kwantlen University 6030
John, Ed, consultation by government on treaty commission and treaty process 7009-10
Juan de Fuca constituency and area
description and electoral district boundaries 9868-70
elected officials 5816
MLAs 9872
schools 5816
Jumbo Glacier resort, establishment as municipality and funding 7814
Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching, service as MLA and candidacy for federal election 8851
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
contract with lobbyist 6030
financial management and priorities 5986
Lake, Terry, comments on health information breach investigation 8934
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion, coroner's inquest 6366-7, 8820-1
Lang, Nick, death while in government care 9576-7, 9625-6
Langford, growth and electoral district designation 9869
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8897-901
LNG development 5817-8
clean development 8847
development and government statements 8897-900
employment and worker supply, temporary workers 8898, 8900
NDP position 8842
prosperity fund proposal 8839-40
LNG facilities, emissions regulation, changes and indemnity for LNG proponents 8899-900
LNG project agreements 8838, 8842, 8844
agreements and indemnity component 8897-901
Loukidelis, David, advice to government on freedom-of-information issues 9998
Lower Mainland
airshed 8847
housing market, affordability 8845-6
MacIsaac, Roderick, termination of employment and suicide death 6093
MacPhail, Joy, service as MLA 8851
MLAs, advocacy role 9869-71
Metchosin
community and annual lamb barbecue 9869
electoral district designation 9869
Mines and mining industry
development, government goals 5819
industry, conditions 8864
Ministerial statements (response)
50th anniversary of Canadian flag 5793
Anniversary of Ottawa shooting and deaths of Nathan Cirillo and Patrice Vincent 9664
Softwood lumber agreement 9480
Terrorist attacks in Paris 10155
Mitchell, Frank, service as MLA 9872
Motions
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9868-72
Myers, Tobie, email correspondence and freedom-of-information request 9739-40
Natural Gas Development Ministry, record-keeping and freedom-of-information requests 9739-40
NDP
position on LNG development 8842
role as opposition from 2001 to 2005 8851
Notley, Rachel, election as Alberta Premier 8097
Oakes, Coralee, role as cabinet minister 6698
Oil and gas, oil spill preparedness and response capacity 7089-90
Oral questions
Appointment of B.C. Treaty Commission chief commissioner and status of treaty process 6946-7, 7009-10
Auditor General for Local Government performance and status 6699
Auditor General for Local Government performance and work environment review 6508-9
B.C. Hydro management and information technology plan 8101-2
Budget priorities and tax reduction for high-income earners 5864-5
Children and Family Development Ministry handling of child placement case and court orders 8995-6, 9040-1, 9096-7, 9123-4
Children and Youth Committee meeting cancellations 9397-8, 9434-5
Comments by Premier on Auditor General for Local Government legislation and role of minister 6698
Conflict-of-interest concerns regarding Larry Blain and Partnerships B.C. 8443-4
Education Ministry data breach 9219-20
Fair Share agreement for communities in northern B.C. 7429-30, 7567-8
Financial management of B.C. Hydro capital projects 7879-80
Freedom-of-information process and access to records 8857-8
Gaming policy changes and casino revenues 8332-3
Government action on earthquake preparedness 7960-1
Government action on gun violence in Delta and Surrey 7377-8
Government action on gun violence in Surrey 7498
Government action on Surrey gun violence and anti-gang program funding 7813-4
Government record-keeping and freedom of information 9667-8, 9739-40, 9783-4, 9843-5
Government record-keeping and policies on transitory information 9997-8
Government response to deaths of youth in care and aging out of care 9576-7, 9625-6
Government response to review of Health Ministry investigation 6093-4, 6142-3
Health Ministry investigation 8890-1, 8933-4
Human Rights Tribunal ruling and indemnity of College of Veterinarians 9886-7
Hunting allocation policy changes and rules for guide-outfitters 5788-9, 6215-6
Income assistance policy on maternity leave benefits 8527-9
Independent review panel report on tailings pond breach at Mount Polley mine 5662-3
Oil spill response 7089-90
Participation of WorkSafe employees in coroner's inquest into Lakeland Mills explosion 6366-7
Permit for soil dumping in Shawnigan Lake watershed 10159-61
Post-secondary education funding and accessibility 5986
Programs for prevention of gang involvement among youth 7499
Sale of government land in Burke Mountain area 7140, 7219-20
Sale of government lands 7276-7
Student debt load and Kwantlen University contract with lobbyist 6029-30
TransLink management and CEO compensation 5729-30
Use of agricultural land for carbon offsets 8247-8
Youth death case and government support for youth in care and aging out of care 8643, 8802-3, 9483, 9529-30
Youth in care death case and child protection system 9181-2, 9277-8
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8897-900
Paris, France, terrorist attacks in November 2015 10155
Physicians, family physicians, A GP for Me program 8817-9
Pierre, Sophie
comments on treaty commissioner recruitment 8827
consultation on treaty commission and treaty process 7009-10
Politics and politicians
political debate in B.C. 8841-2
role of relationships 9870
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 5986
funding 5986
student debt load 6029-30
Premier's Office
estimates debate 8809-47, 8864-5
estimates debate and process 8809-10, 8865
record-keeping and freedom-of-information requests 9667-8, 9739, 9783-4, 9843-5
Public debt levels and reduction plan 8831-5
Real estate industry, housing market, international investment and foreign ownership 8846
Representative for Children and Youth, report on death of aboriginal youth 8802, 9397-8
Resources and resource industries
resource development and public benefit 8838, 8842
role of commodity prices 8838
Sahota, Jesse, gang activity prevention work 7499
Sales tax elimination, government goal 8841
Sayers, Judith, comments on treaty commissioner recruitment 8828
Science and technology, high-technology industry, government support 5819
Seniors, care and support 5818
Shawnigan Lake, contaminated soil disposal sites 10159-61
Simon Fraser University, contract with lobbyist 6030
Slater, John, public service and death 8437
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
executive compensation and management 5729-30
plebiscite on funding model 5729-30
Sports and recreation, women's rugby 7274
Sproule, Spencer, email correspondence and freedom-of-information request 9739
Statements
Alberta election 8097-8
Anniversary of Lakeland Mills explosion 7565
Federal election 9573
Statements by members
World Rugby Women's Sevens in Langford 7274
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on child protection system handling of sexual abuse case 8995-6, 9040-1, 9096-7, 9123-4
Surrey
government land in Panorama area, sale 7276-7
Surrey, gang activity and gun violence
community forum 7378, 7498-9
government action 7377-8, 7498-9
Wrap anti-gang program 7813-4
Taxation, government policies 5864-5
Teck Resources Ltd., operations and workforce 8864
Throne speech
debate 5816-20
content 5816-20
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, record-keeping and freedom-of-information requests 9667, 9783-4
Tributes
Gayle Ballard 9573
Jenny Wai Ching Kwan 8851
John Slater 8437
Maywell Wickheim 9119
Victoria Shamrocks — Mann Cup Champions 9663
Trudeau, Justin, election as Prime Minister 9573
Tumbler Ridge, mining industry in area, worker layoffs 5819
Valcourt, Bernard, consultation on treaty commission and treaty process 7009-10
Vancouver, English Bay, bunker oil spill 7089-90
Vancouver Island
electoral districts 9870-1
voter participation in federal election 9871
Vancouver Island Emergency Preparedness Conference, comments on emergency preparedness 7961
Victoria Shamrocks Lacrosse Club, team and championship Mann Cup win 9663
Vincent, Patrice, death 9664
Violence, bullying and violence in the workplace 6094
Virk, Amrik
comments on freedom-of-information requests 8857-8
responsibility for information management 9739
Wage levels 8865
White, Laurie, comments on health information breach investigation 8934
Whitmarsh, Graham, comments on health information breach investigation 6142-3, 8813
Wickheim, Maywell, contributions and death 9119
Wilkinson, Andrew, former lobbying activities for Simon Fraser University 6030
WorkSafe B.C., investigations 6366-7
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, hosting of tournament event by Langford 7274
Horne, Douglas (Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)

As subject
appointment as Deputy Speaker (de Jong) 5655
resignation of seat (Simpson) 9629
Hunt, Marvin (Surrey-Panorama)

As subject
constituents thanked 5669
experience as financial administrator of charities 9196-7
family and staff thanked 6134
family experience 6137, 6201
wife's uncle's experience with labour mobility 8983
Arts and culture, creative sector and role in economy 6137
Australia, LNG development agreements 8984
Bike B.C., activities 6135
BrightPath, child care facility in Surrey 6200
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., revenues from amenities 6772
B.C. Hydro infrastructure investment 8879-80
B.C. Institute of Technology, trades training and equipment 5671
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management 5669
priorities 6134-7, 6148
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, capital funding 6135-6
Budget debate 6134-8, 6147-8
Budgets
2015-16 budget 6134-7, 6148
balanced budgets 5669-70
Canadian Forest Products Ltd., operations 6136
Children and youth, child care affordability and availability 6200, 6202
Clark, Glen, actions re forest industry jobs 8984
Columbia River Treaty, amendments and benefits 8985
Culbert, Michael, comments on LNG project 8983
Delta
gang activity and gun violence 7375
migratory bird habitat 7723
Donia Farms, operations 5670
Economy
conditions 5669
economic development 6148
economic development, rural and urban development 6136
Elections
electoral districts 9685
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9685-6, 10014
Electoral Boundaries Commission, final report, implementation of recommendations 9685-6
Electoral Districts Act, debate 10014
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 5669
Emterra Group, operations 9781
Endurance Wind Power Inc., operations 5670, 8234
Energy infrastructure, government investment 8879-80
Ferries and ferry services, funding and system 6771-2
Fijian Canadians, community 6148
Forests and forest industry
employment, jobs and timber accord 8984
export of product and expansion of market 6136
wood pellet industry 6136
Fruiticana Produce Ltd., operations 9434
Gangs, prevention of gang activity 7644
Health care system, funding and innovation 6148
Health status and outcomes 6148
Heppell's Potato Corp., operations 5670
Jasper National Park, pipeline project in area 8982
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, trades training and equipment 5671
Labour mobility 8983
Leung, Emmie, comments on business 9781
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8982-5
LNG development 6136
employment and skills training 8984
First Nations consultation and involvement 8984-5
LNG project agreements 8982-4
Luke 15 House, funding and role 6135
Motions
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9685-6
Ferry system as part of provincial infrastructure 6771-2
Investment and export diversification 8234-5
Murray Latta Progressive Machine Inc., operations 5670-1
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8982-4
Poverty, child poverty 6137
Private members' statements
Providing child care supports for working families 6199-202
Private members' statements (response)
Fighting crime with the Surrey accord 7644
Progress Energy Canada Ltd., operations 8983
Property tax, exemptions for independent schools 9196-7
Property Taxation (Exemptions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9196-7
Resource development 5670
Rugby Canada, hosting of games by Vancouver 6148
Singh, Tony, business accomplishments and awards 9434
Skills training
Find Your Fit tour initiative for youth 5671-2
funding changes 5671
government investment and support 5671
government skills and training plan 5669, 5671-2
Small business 9781
government support 5670, 6137
Societies
funding 7161
governance and legal framework 7161-2
Societies Act, debate 7161-2
Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co., operations 9275-6
Statements by members
Action on gang violence in Delta and Surrey 7375
Fruiticana operations in Surrey 9434
Small business 9781
Solid Rock Steel Fabricating 9275-6
Steunenberg, Benny, business accomplishments 9275-6
Surrey
animal shelters and activities 6135-6
business activities 5670-1
child care 6200, 6202
criminal justice task force 7644
cycling infrastructure 6135
economy and growth 8880
electoral districts 9685-6, 10014
gang activity and gun violence 7375, 7644
government investment 6134-5
Surrey Memorial Hospital, patient comfort services, funding 6135
Surrey-Panorama constituency and area, electoral district boundaries 10014
Throne speech debate 5669-72
Trade
exports and diversification of markets 8234-5
trade between B.C. and Asia 8234-5
trade between B.C. and China 5669
trade missions 8235
Vancouver Community College, trades training and equipment 5671
Women's World Softball Championships, hosting by Surrey 6134-5
Huntington, Vicki (Delta South)

As subject
comments on red-tape-reduction day legislation (Oakes) 9368
experience of family member with adult basic education costs 6931
letter to Attorney General 8571-2
position on LNG legislation 8967
Administrative tribunals
changes 6877, 7043-4, 7106-7, 7110
dispute resolution process 6877, 7043-4, 7106-7
Administrative Tribunals Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 6876-7, 7043-4, 7106-7, 7110, 7114
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 6931
Agricultural Land Commission, changes 7048-9
Agricultural land reserve
boundaries, review 7049
sale and prices 7049
use for carbon offsets 8249, 9325
use for port-related development 8157
Agriculture
administrative tribunals 6877
biosecurity and insurance programs 8042-7
farmland, foreign ownership 8249
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 7048-9
Assistance Dogs International, role in training standards 6857
Auditor General for Local Government
accountability, governance and performance 9463, 9467, 9469-70, 9473-4, 9477-8, 9490-1, 9493
appointment process 9463, 9469-70, 9473-4
audit council role 9490-1
audit council staffing 9477-8
deputy auditor position 9463, 9473
information access and disclosure 9490-1
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015
debate 9463, 9467, 9469-70, 9473-4, 9477-8, 9490-1, 9493
definitions, "consider" 9493
definitions, "qualified individual" 9463
Automobiles, traffic safety regulation, enforcement and penalties 7101-2
B.C. Agriculture Council, letter to government on use of farmland for carbon offsets 8249
B.C. and Alberta Guide Dogs, role 6856
B.C. by region, northeast B.C. oil and gas industry, health and safety assessment report 5915-6, 6430
B.C. Liberal Party government
deregulation initiatives 9351-3
financial management 5844
priorities 5844-6
B.C. Rail, role re Deltaport lands 6359
B.C. School Trustees Association, memorandum of understanding with government 7784
B.C. Utilities Commission, role re Site C power project 9317
B.C., vision for province and collaboration 5846
Brunswick Point, lands in area, sale and legal action 6557-8
Builders Lien Notice to Owners Act, debate 8019
Building Act, debate 6171-3
Campbell River city government, bylaws re fire sprinklers 6172
Canada Marine Act (federal), amendments 6321-2
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, role 6856
Carbon capture and storage projects, underground storage 10108
Chief Electoral Officer, recommendations, implementation 8276
Clark, Christy, comments on Massey Tunnel replacement project 10000
Community Charter, amendments 6172, 9233-4
Construction industry
building code 6172-3
building officials, qualifications 6171-2
Consumers, taxes and user fees 5844, 9352
Davie, Ken, service as firefighter 9886
Delta
agriculture, farmland protection 6557-8
city government, bylaws 6172
farmland, impact of port-related development 8157
farmland protection 9854
federal and provincial electoral districts 9853-4
independent schools 9210
migratory bird and wildlife habitat protection 9854-5
migratory bird habitat 7279, 10050
traffic patterns, impact of Massey Tunnel replacement 7324
Delta fire department, firefighters' contributions to community 6507, 9885-6
Delta Hospital
surgical care beds and Health Minister meetings with physicians 7569-70
surgical services 8793
surgical services, petition tabled 8532
Delta Naturalists Society, report content 10050
Delta South constituency and area
environmental protection 9854-5
local access to income assistance services 6640, 6681-2
port regulation and environmental protection 6322
Deltaport
expansion, impacts and environmental assessment process 6358-9, 9742-3
operations 7279
Democracy, democratic governance 7608
Disability Alliance B.C., work on guide dog legislation 6857
Dixon, Laura, comments on issues
education legislation 7784
education staff salaries 7202
Education
adult basic education 6931
Education Advisory Council 8458-9
Education Ministry, estimates debate 7201-2
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7784-5, 8378-9, 8457-9, 8472-3
Election Amendment Act, 2015
debate 8275-8, 8555, 8557, 8561-2, 8565, 8571-2, 8651-2, 8654, 8656-7, 8661, 8669, 8671, 8721-2, 8743-4
amendments to bill 8571-2, 8651-2, 8654, 8656-7, 8743-4
Elections
advertising and communications 8669, 8671, 8721-2
campaign financing, fundraising activities 8671, 8722
campaign financing, spending limits 8276, 8669
campaign volunteers 8277
candidates, independent candidates 8278
electoral representation and population growth 9855
enumeration 8555, 8557
enumeration and list of voters 8565
fall fixed election date 8276
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9853-5
regulations, changes 8275-6, 8743-4
voter participation information, access by candidates and parties 8276-8, 8571-2, 8652, 8654, 8656-7, 8661
voters, vouching identification requirements 8561-2
voting rights, citizenship requirement 8561-2
Electoral Boundaries Commission
commissioners 9853
final report, implementation of recommendations 9853-5
Environment
environmental appeals and activism, deterrents 7107
environmental assessment process 5845-6, 6358-9
environmental protection, government action 5844-5
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 6358-9
Environmental Appeal Board, operations and role 6877
Family Maintenance Enforcement Amendment Act, 2015
debate 9456, 9459-60
definitions, use of term "purport" 9459
Family maintenance enforcement program 9456, 9459-60
Farnworth, Mike, work as Opposition House Leader and mentor 9853
Federal Port Development Act
debate 6319, 6321-3, 6457, 6459, 6461, 6464
definitions 6457, 6459, 6461, 6464
delay for six months 6319
referral to committee 6322-3
Federation of Independent School Associations, comments on independent school legislation 9210
Ferries and ferry services
ferries as extension of highway system 6028
system, petition tabled 6034
system, role in economy 6028
Finance Ministry, correspondence with small-business owner re sales tax 9351-2
First Nations, aboriginal fishing rights and sale of fish 7309
Fish and Seafood Act
debate 7309-10, 7384-91, 7394
briefing for opposition members 7309
Fishing industry
government jurisdiction 7389
restricted species 7386
Food and food industry
food inspection and reporting 7391
regulation of seafood production 7309-10, 7384-91
Forests and forest industry, administrative tribunals 6877
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, estimates debate 6557-8
Fraser Health Authority
budget and funding 8793
review of operations 5845
Fraser River
dredging management program and funding 7325
estuary habitat 7279
estuary habitat and migratory bird protection 7723, 10050
water lot leases, transfer to government and First Nations consultation 6558
Freedom of information, requests for information, government handling and "no records" responses 10000
Government
capital projects, business case and planning 7323
fees, master list 9352
public engagement process on service improvements 9603
regulations, reduction 9351-3, 9608
accountability 9602-3
legislative committee proposal 9602-3
Greenhouse gas emissions from LNG development 10108
Guide and service dogs, regulation 6856-7
Guide Dog and Service Dog Act, debate 6856-7
Health care system reforms 5845-6
Health Ministry, estimates debate 8793-4
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel, replacement project 7323-4
freedom-of-information request 10000
Highways and roads
left-lane use, regulation 7101
right-lane use by trucks 7101-2
Honorary dates
establishment by legislation or proclamation 9351
legislated dates in B.C., comparison and role 9608
Housing, rental housing
deposits and electronic transactions 10107, 10186-7
ending leases early for persons fleeing violence or requiring long-term care 10107
Huff, Gordon, service as firefighter 9886
Impaired driving penalties
civil liberties issues 7101-2
immediate roadside prohibitions and administrative review 7102
Income assistance
accessibility and service delivery 6640, 6681-2, 9352-3
regulation 9352-3
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service, remote and rural communities 7265-6
Information and Privacy Commissioner
concerns and recommendations on issues, voter turnout information disclosure 8744
role re oil and gas royalty agreements 8065
International Guide Dog Federation, role in training standards 6857
Justice Ministry, estimates debate 8214-5
Justice system
accessibility 7101-2
courts and court services, access and shift to administrative processes 7102
information and transparency 6877
lawsuits, strategic lawsuits against public participation 7107
reforms, white paper 6877
Lake, Terry, meetings with Delta physicians 7569-70
Land, builders' liens against property or mineral title, notification of property owners 8019
Lax Kw'alaams First Nation, proposed LNG development in traditional lands 8969
Legal Services Society, funding and role 8214
Legislature
number of seats 9855
Legislature, language used in House
apology for comments 10047
unparliamentary language 10047
withdrawal of comments 10000
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8967-70
LNG development 7607-8
access to information 7607-8
environmental assessment and protection 6321-2, 6457
royalty agreements, long-term agreements 7608, 8065
LNG facilities
property tax 7608
regulation and oversight, facilities on federal port lands 6319, 6321-3, 6457, 6459, 6461, 6464, 7608
regulation and oversight, facilities on municipal lands 7608
LNG project agreements 8967-70
Local government
inspector of municipalities 7608
performance audits 9473, 9490-1
powers 9210
Manufactured homes, manufactured home parks, maintenance 6173
MLAs, constituency offices, access by persons in need 6682
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7607-8, 8042-7, 8065
Motions
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9853-5
Site C power project 9317-8
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7101-2
Motorcycles, parking regulation 7102
Nanaimo regional district, bylaws 6172
Natural Gas Development Ministry, minister, powers 7608, 8065
Natural Gas Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 10106-8, 10186-7
Natural Products Marketing (BC) Act, definitions and language
"biosecurity program" 8042-3
"marketing," "producing" and "transportation" 8044-5
Northeast Oil and Gas Health Advisory Committee, role and support 6430-1
Northern Health Authority, role in health and safety assessment re oil and gas industry 6430-1
Oakes, Coralee, comments on red-tape-reduction day legislation 9602
Oil and gas
oil spill preparedness and response capacity 7279-80
royalties 8065
Oil and Gas Commission, permitting and enforcement activities 10107-8
Oral questions
Environmental impact statement on Deltaport expansion 9742-3
Massey Tunnel replacement project information and government record-keeping 10000
Meeting between Health Minister and Delta physicians 7569-70
Northeast Oil and Gas Health Advisory Committee funding 6430-1
Oil spill response and protection of Roberts Bank wildlife management area 7279-80
Port development and status of farmland in Delta 8157
RB Group and use of agricultural land for carbon offsets 9325
Release of report on oil and gas industry health and safety issues 5915-6
Use of agricultural land for carbon offsets 8249
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8967-70
Personal statements
Apology for comments made in the House 10047
Petitions
ferry system 6034
surgical services at Delta Hospital 8532
Port Edward, property tax agreement with Pacific NorthWest LNG 7608
Port Metro Vancouver
development, impact on agricultural land reserve 8157
role in Massey Tunnel replacement 7324
Ports Property Tax Act, application 7608
Private post-secondary institutions
fraudulent activities 6605-7
recruitment agents 6605-7
regulation of language schools 6598
Private Training Act
debate 6598, 6605-7, 6609
definitions, "career training program" and "excluded institution" 6605-7, 6609
Property tax, exemptions for independent schools 9210, 9233-4
Property Taxation (Exemptions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9210, 9233-4
Reckitt Benckiser Group, purchase and use of agricultural land 9325
Red Tape Reduction Day 9351, 9602, 9608
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9351-3, 9602-3, 9608
Residential Tenancy Act, amendments 10107, 10186-7
Resources and resource industries, memorandum of understanding between Canada and B.C. 8969
Richmond farmland, impact of port-related development 8157
Roberts Bank superport
oil spill response capacity 7279-80
terminal 2 expansion project, environmental assessment 7279
Roberts Bank wildlife management area, protection and potential oil spill impact 7279-80
Robinson, Selina, performance in firefighters challenge 6507
Sales tax, impact on small business 9351-2
School district 37 (Delta)
concerns re education legislation 7784
funding and administrative costs 7201-2
School districts
budgets, administrative savings 7201-2
powers 7784-5
salary freeze for exempt management 7202
shared services initiatives 7785, 8378-9, 8472-3
Sea vegetation, sustainable harvesting 7309-10, 7388-9
Site C power project costs, alternatives and impact 9317-8
small busines, regulation and government support 9351-2
Social Development and Social Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 6640, 6681-2
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 6681-2
Societies
directors, role and requirements 7517
governance and legal framework 7510-2
Societies Act, debate 7510-2, 7517
South Fraser Perimeter Road
agricultural irrigation enhancement project 7324
wildlife fatalities and mitigation measures 7325
Statements by members
Bird migration in Fraser River delta 10050
Contributions of Delta firefighters 9885-6
Delta firefighters 6507
Ferry services 6028
Protection of Fraser estuary and migratory birds 7723
Strata Property Act, amendments 10107
Strata property, strata corporations, termination and vote process change 10107
Surrey, justice services, family court caseload and legal aid services 8214-5
Teachers, professional development 7785
Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services Ministry, estimates debate 7265-6
TELUS Corp., government contract 7265-6
Thornton, Bill and Linda, training of guide dogs 6856
Throne speech
debate 5844-6
amendment and content 5844-6
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 7323-5
record-keeping and freedom-of-information requests 10000
Tsawwassen First Nation, comments on emergency health services 7570
Union of B.C. Municipalities
comments on building code 6172
conference, firefighters challenge 6507
U.S., traffic safety 7102
Vancouver, parents' legal centre pilot project 8214
Veenhof, Bill, comments on regional district bylaws 6172
Westham Island, Internet service 7265-6

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