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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Macdonald, Norm (Columbia River–Revelstoke)

As subject
comments on power projects (Martin) 10133-4
experience as educator 7686, 7688, 7996
experience as teacher 6122
Auditor General for Local Government, accountability, performance and costs 9250-3
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9250-3
Auditor General, role re local government 9252
Autobody industry 6121
Automobiles, insurance rates 6121
Aviation, investigation of aircraft accidents 9659
Babine Forest Products Co.
Burns Lake mill explosion 5684
Burns Lake mill explosion, WorkSafe investigation 9660
Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd., Bralorne mine 7352
B.C. Hydro
energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 8988, 9878
integration of transmission corporation 9878
management and planning 5684
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign statements 6119
donations by corporations and resource companies 9658
donations to party 8280-1
B.C. Liberal Party government
legislation, court rulings 8281
position on collective bargaining process 7685
priorities 5680-4, 5976-7, 6119-23, 7686
B.C. Principals and Vice-Principals Association, position on information system 8461
B.C. Utilities Commission
review 9877
review and report recommendations, implementation 10219-20
role
electricity program 7478
oversight role 9877-81
Site C power project 9880
smart-metering and infrastructure program issues 9880
Brown, Martyn, comments on LNG project agreements 8985, 8987-9
Budget debate 6119-23
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 5976-7, 6119-23
Canada, Senate role and history 9830
Chief Electoral Officer, recommendations, implementation 8279-80
China, market for natural gas 8987-8
Chong, Ida, comments on Auditor General for Local Government 9251
Clark, Christy, comments on education system 7685-7
Clean Energy Act, provisions 9878, 10219
Columbia River–Revelstoke constituency and area
constituents' concerns re electricity program 7478-9
constituents' issues and concerns 6119-22
flood protection 6122
forest and mining industry 6120-1
infrastructure and industries 9831-2
Consumers, taxes and user fees 5680, 6119
Copper Mountain Mining Corp., Copper Mountain mine, tailings storage dam breach 7291-4
Currier, Shawn, death while working as paramedic 8099
Dams, breaches 5684
Democratic reform 8278-9
Education
class size and composition 7687
independent schools and funding 5976, 6122
information management, BCeSIS system 7688-9, 7995-6, 8460-2
school planning councils 7685-7
special education and special needs 7687, 8630-1
system, conditions 8630-1
use of student data and privacy protection 7996
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 7685-9, 7994-7, 8460-4
referral to Education Committee and consultation on bill 7994-7
Election Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8278-80
Elections
advertising and communications, third-party advertising 8281
campaign financing, spending limits 8280-1
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 9829
electoral reform 9831
electoral systems and mixed-member proportional representation 9828-31
enumeration, registration of youth 8279-80
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9829-31
regulations, changes 8281-2
voter parity principle 9829
Elections B.C., Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Recommendations for Legislative Change, October 2014 8279
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report, implementation of recommendations 9828-32
mandate and work of commission 9828-9
Employment and unemployment, job creation 8239
Energy
electricity rates 5684
electricity rates, E-Plus program 7478-9
independent power projects 9878
northwest transmission line project 9879
smart-metering and infrastructure program 9880
Energy and Mines Ministry
estimates debate 7290-5, 7328-56, 7478-9
minister's exemption powers 10219
Environment
conservation officers 6120
environmental assessment process 5684, 6122-3, 6290-1, 6336-7
environmental protection, government action 6121
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 6290-1, 6336-7
Exchange rate, Canadian dollar 8238-9
Flood protection 6122
Forest Practices Board reports, government response 8166-7
Forests and forest industry
cellulose filament technology 6121
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 9658-61
employment and jobs 8166
export of raw logs 5682-3, 8166
forest health 8166
forest inventory 5683, 6120-1, 8167
forest management and practices, cumulative planning 8167
government forest policies, impact 8165-7
mill explosions, call for public inquiry 9660-1
mills, combustible dust control 9658-60
silviculture, government action 6121, 8166-7
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8165-7
Golden, autobody services 6121-2
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), four-laning project between Kamloops and Alberta 5682, 5977, 6120
Highways and roads
maintenance and rehabilitation 5682
maintenance, petition tabled 7965
Illecillewaet area, fishing restrictions, petition tabled 8721
Imperial Metals Corp.
Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 5663-4, 5683-4, 5790, 7290-5, 7328-37, 7341-56
Red Chris mine tailings dam 7355
Income assistance benefits, deduction case 6119
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 5680, 5976-7, 6119-23
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
payment rates for auto repair shops and collision-related businesses 6121
revenues to government 6122
Jumbo Glacier resort
development proposal and environmental assessment 6291, 6336-7
establishment as municipality and funding 7432-3
proposed lodge site and avalanche risk 6122-3, 7727
Justice system, conditions 5977
Knight Piésold Consulting Ltd., communications on tailings dam 7353
Kootenay area, East Kootenays, highway maintenance, petition tabled 7965
Legislation, miscellaneous statutes bills 9877
Legislature
debate 9831
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 9879
petitions process 8278-9
reforms 8279
Lekstrom, Blair, performance as MLA 7995
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8985-9
LNG development 5680-2, 6119, 8238, 8985-9
reports on job creation and revenues 8986
revenues to government 5681
sale, wholesale or retail distribution 10218
LNG project agreements 8985, 8987-9
Local government, performance audits 9251-2
MacBurney, Gerald, comments on tailings dam 7354
Mines and mining industry
development and government goals 6121
government support for industry 5683
mine closings 7328
regulation, compliance and enforcement 7291-5, 7328-35, 7338-44, 7355-6
regulation, government oversight and regulation 5790, 7291-5
tailings dam safety 7291-5, 7328-36, 7338-52
worker safety 7355-6
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2015, debate 9877-81, 10218-20
Motions
Balanced budget and diverse economy 5976-7
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9828-32
Investment and export diversification 8238-9
Support for public education 8630-1
NDP, policies, democratic reform 8278-9
Northgate Minerals Ltd., Kemess South mine tailings storage dam 7291-2, 7294
Occupational health and safety, workplace safety investigations and regulation 9658-60
Oil and gas, natural gas prices 5681, 8987-8
Oral questions
Independent review panel report on tailings pond breach at Mount Polley mine 5663-4
Jumbo Glacier resort environmental assessment and siting of lodge 7727
Jumbo Glacier resort municipality and funding 7432-3
Oversight and regulation of mining industry 5790
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8985-9
Paramedics, deaths and fallen paramedics memorial 8099
Pest control, invasive species management, quagga and zebra mussels 5977, 6122, 6291, 7365
Petitions
fishing restrictions in Illecillewaet and Upper Arrow Lake areas 8721
maintenance of highways in East Kootenays 7965
Points of order
request to retract comment, debate 9879
Post-secondary institutions, student societies, membership and fees 9877
Private members' statements (response)
Taking action against invasive species 7365
Public debt levels 5976, 6119
Ralston, Bruce, comments on Auditor General for Local Government 9252-3
Resources and resource industries, employment and jobs 8166
Revelstoke, conservation officer 6120
Revelstoke Dam 7345
Ruta, Basia, termination of appointment 9250
School district 19 (Revelstoke), shared services initiatives 7995, 8461-3
School districts
accountability framework for student learning 7996
shared services initiatives 7995-6, 8460-4
Site C power project, costs and alternatives 9880
Societies Act, amendments 9877
Statements by members
Paramedic deaths and Fallen Paramedics Memorial 8099
Swansea Quarry, worker deaths 7356
Taxation, government policies 5680
Teachers
collective bargaining process, B.C. Liberal Party position 7685
government relationship with teachers 7685-6
professional development 7685-9, 7995
Teck Cominco Ltd., Sullivan minesite, deaths of workers and paramedics 7335, 7355-6, 8099, 9658-9
Teck Resources Ltd., Greenhills minesite, explosion and worker injuries 7356
Thomson, Steve, performance as Forests Minister 8165
Throne speech
debate 5680-4
Timber Supply Special Committee, implementation of report recommendations 5682-3, 8166
Trade, exports and diversification of markets 8238
Transportation
government plan 5682
projects 6120
Upper Arrow Lake, fishing restrictions, petition tabled 8721
Utilities Commission Act, amendments 10218-20
Vanderbilt Auto Body Ltd., operations 6121-2
Weitzel, Kim, death while working as paramedic 8099
Witte, Andrew, comments on tailings dam 7355
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 9657-61
WorkSafe B.C.
investigations 9661
operations 9658-60
role in enforcement of combustible dust regulations 9658
Young Anderson Barristers and Solicitors, position on Auditor General for Local Government 9251-2
Yousafzai, Malala, comments on human rights 7687
McRae, Don (Comox Valley)

As subject
comments on Newfoundland economy (Ralston) 9169
family and staff thanked 5820-1
family's experiences with premature births and health care 9390-1
role as Social Development Minister 5969-70 (Gibson) 7652-3
service as MLA 5821
Aerospace industry 6504
Agricultural land reserve, government support 6078-9
Agriculture industry 5826
Alberta, government revenues and impact of oil price changes 6076
Aquaculture
First Nations involvement in industry 6278
salmon farming and role in economy 6277-8
shellfish farming 5826
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 5821-5, 6075-80
B.C., population 9754
B.C. Shellfish and Seafood Festival 5826
B.C. training and education savings grant program 6078, 6206
B.C. Women's Hospital and Health Centre, services and redevelopment project 9390-1
Budget debate 6075-80
Budgets
2015-16 budget priorities 6075-80
balanced budgets and priorities 9168-9
Buy Local program, funding 6078-9, 7372
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, report on B.C. economy 6075
CanAssist, funding and technology initiatives 8232
Cancer, breast cancer, treatment services and outcomes 9391
Children and youth, programs and services for children and families 8876-7
Community Living B.C., funding 6077
Comox, north connector transportation project 6080
Comox Valley
airport services 5824
bridge replacement project 5824
clean and high-technology industries 5825
government investment 9168
hospice care beds 5822, 6080
relationship with Alberta 6076
tourism and events 5825-6
Comox Valley constituency and area
description 5821
description and electoral district boundaries 9754-5
Courtenay, 100th anniversary 5826
Disabled persons
Accessibility 2024 initiative 10152
community living services, funding 6077
consultation by government 8230
employment and inclusion 5969-72
employment, assistive technology and support 8229-32
programs and services, funding 5970-1
Dyson, Jane, consultation by government 10152
Economy, diversification 6075-6
Education
fruit and vegetable program 6079
international education 5823-4
Elections, redistribution of electoral boundaries 9754-5
Electoral Boundaries Commission, final report, implementation of recommendations 9754-5
Employment and unemployment
government job strategy 5823
job creation 5822-3, 6075
Energy and Mines Ministry, budget 6077
Etmanski, Al, consultation by government 10152
Exchange rate, Canadian dollar 5823, 5825
Families
government support 6206, 8876-7
single-parent families, government support 7649-50, 8877
tax credits for families with children
arts tax credit 6206
early childhood tax benefit 6206
fitness equipment tax credit 6206
Family maintenance enforcement program 10152
Ferries and ferry services
B.C. Experience fare payment card 9718-9
fare assistance programs for B.C. residents 9719
fares, comparison with other jurisdictions 9719
system 6776-7, 9718
Film industry tax credits
extension of digital animation or visual effects tax credit to post-production work 6077
extension of interactive digital media tax 6077
Food and food industry
agrifood industry 5826
seafood industry 7372
value-added sector 7372
Forests and forest industry, export of product and expansion of market 5824
Fort St. John, job opportunities 5822
Government
capital projects, investment 6079-80
spending, priorities 6776, 9168
G.P. Vanier Secondary School, 50th anniversary and seismic upgrade 6080
Greece, economy 5823, 6076
Health
health status and outcomes 9390-1
Health care system
services for children, youth and women 9390-1
women's access to health services 9390-1
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Malahat Drive section 5824, 6079
Horgan, John, comments in throne speech debate 5821-2
Hospice and palliative care, services 5822, 6080
Income assistance
benefits
deduction of child support payments and policy change 6077, 8877
deduction of maternity leave benefits 8876
earnings exemption and annualization of income 7650, 10152
employment programs, single-parent employment initiative 7650, 8877, 9169, 9391, 10152
Infrastructure, government investment 6079-80
International Maritime Centre, establishment 6077
John Hart Dam, upgrades 5821-2, 6079-80
Legislature, number of seats 9754-5
LNG development 5822, 6075-6
Maternity and pregnancy, premature births 9391-2
Mines and mining industry, development and government goals 6077
Motions
Affordability for families 6206
Aviation industry 6504
Balanced budget 9168-9
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9754-5
Ferry system as part of provincial infrastructure 6776-7
Site C power project 9311
Support for single parents 7649-50
Supports and services for persons in need 10151-2
Value-added industries 7371-2
Women's access to medical treatment 9390-1
Mount Washington, ski resort operations 5825
Neil Squire Society, funding and partnership with government 8231-2
NDP, position on Site C power project 9311
Newfoundland and Labrador, public debt 9169
Ontario, economic conditions and public debt 6076
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 8877
disabled students, training and resources 8232
Private members' statements
Assistive technology 8229-32
Inclusive employment opportunities for persons with disabilities 5969-72
Private members' statements (response)
Keeping local economies afloat 9718-9
Respecting new parents' rights 8876-7
Property tax, deferral 6206
Public debt, paydown of debt 9169
Public health, healthy eating, farmers market nutrition and coupon project 6206
Qualtrough, Carla, position as cabinet minister 10152
Registered disability savings plans 6078, 6206, 10152
St. Joseph's General Hospital, operations 6079-80
School district 71 (Comox Valley), international education 5823-4
Schools, capital projects 5821
Science and technology, clean technology 5825
Site C power project, benefits and NDP position 9311
Skills training, supply of skilled workers 5970
Social Development and Social Innovation Ministry
consultation with stakeholders 10152
role and responsibilities 7649-50
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 6077-8, 7650, 8876-7, 10151-2
Statements by members
Salmon aquaculture 6277-8
Teachers, coaching tax credit 6078
Thornthwaite, Jane, support for film industry 6077
Throne speech
debate 5820-6
content 5821-3
Tourism industry 5825
Trade, government promotion of trade and investment 7371-2
Transportation
infrastructure, government investment 5824-5
projects 6079-80
Vancouver Island
agriculture 5826
airports, passenger numbers 6504
demographic changes 6776
highways, inland highway project 9311
transportation, air travel 6776
transportation, projects 6079-80
Vancouver Island Health Authority, capital projects, new hospitals 5822, 5824, 6079
The Vancouver Sun, article on B.C. economy 6075
Viking Air Ltd., operations 6504
Wafer, Mark, employment of disabled persons 5970, 8230
Willard, Doug, position with CLBC 6077-8
Women, health status and outcomes 9390-1
WorkBC Employment Services Centres
information on job postings 5822
operations 5970-1
Yap, John, medical recovery 5821, 6075
Martin, John (Chilliwack)

As subject
comments on issues
B.C. population migration (Popham) 9980
electoral representation (Robinson) 9691
LNG project agreements debate (Chandra Herbert) 8920
red-tape-reduction day legislation (Heyman) 9347 (Krog) 9358-9
Agriculture exports, expansion of market for products 5976
Alberta, government revenues and impact of oil price changes 5976
Alex Fraser Bridge project 9940
Arts and culture
festivals and events 8625-7
hosting strategy and EventHostBC funding 8627
Auditor General for Local Government, accountability and governance 9249-50
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9249-50
Avanti Mining Inc., Kitsault molybdenum mine project 9940
Bauer B.C. Hockey League Showcase, hosting by Chilliwack 9841
Beccaria, Cesare, theories of criminal behaviour 7078
Bing, Doug, work on homeless camp issues 9085
BreakOut West, events and hosting in Victoria 8626
B.C. Assessment Authority, assessment of school properties 9200
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, comments on LNG projects 8919
B.C. Hydro
energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 10133-4
projects 10133-4
rate review application documents 10133
B.C. Liberal Party government
budgets 5939
position on legislature reforms 7358
priorities 5938-9, 10154
B.C. Place Stadium, events 9940
B.C., population, migration to B.C. 9980
B.C. training and education savings grant program 9302
B.C. Utilities Commission
review and report recommendations, implementation 10132-3
role re Site C power project 10133
Budget debate 5938-40
Budgets
2015-16 budget, balanced budget 5938-40, 5976
balanced budgets 9174-5
Carter, Kim, service as Ombudsperson 8720
Central Elementary Community School, 85th anniversary 5660-1
Chalke, Jay, appointment as Ombudsperson 8720
Chief Electoral Officer recommendations, implementation 8197
Chilliwack
aboriginal businesses in area 6091
agriculture 5976
homelessness and shelter beds 7661, 9084
poultry businesses 9433-4
volunteerism 7217
Chilliwack constituency and area
electoral district boundaries 9979
transportation projects 9939-40
Chilliwack Hop Farms Ltd., operations 9038
Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame, establishment and inductees 8246
Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, initiative and work 7358
Coleman, Rich, performance as Housing Minister 9085
Communities, culture and heritage 8640
Crime and criminals
forfeiture of proceeds of crime 7078
victims of crime 7078
Cyber Security Awareness Month 9737-8
Democracy, parliamentary democracy 7358
Disabled persons, employment and inclusion 10153-4
Documents tabled
Ombudsperson Appointment Special Committee report for fourth session of 40th parliament 8719
Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills Committee report on private bills 7433-4
Police Complaint Commissioner Appointment Special Committee report, February 2015 5734
Eby, David, press release on homeless situation in Maple Ridge and work of Doug Bing 9174
Economy
diversification 5976, 9174
role in funding government services 6209
Education
funding 5938, 8633
learning improvement fund 8633
student achievement levels and test results 8633
system, conditions 8633
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7729-30
Election Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8197-8
Elections
advance voting 8197
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 9980
electoral reform, B.C. Liberal Party position 5939
electoral representation, effective representation concept 9690-1, 9980
electoral systems, first-past-the-post system 7358
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9690-1, 9979-80
regulations, changes 8197-8
voter participation 8197-8
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report 9979
final report, implementation of recommendations 9690-1
mandate and work of commission 9691
Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, amendments and NDP position 9691, 9980
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9979-80
Employment and unemployment
employment programs 10154
government job strategy 10153-4
Energy
electricity rates 10132-3
government policy 10133-4
independent power projects 10133-4
northwest transmission line project 9939-40
Expo 86 legacy 9940
Families, government support 6209
Farnworth, Mike, comments on issues
electoral reform 5939
energy project approval process 10133
Federation of Independent School Associations, comments on independent school legislation 9200
FIFA Women's World Cup, hosting of 2015 games in Canada 9940
Forests and forest industry, coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 9657
Franchises Act, debate 9506-8
Franchises, regulation 9506-8
Fraser Valley, agriculture, hop cultivation industry 9038
Garson, Jon, comments on LNG projects 8919
Government
public engagement process on service improvements 9346
regulations, reduction 9346
Health care funding 5938
Highway 5, Coquihalla Highway, impact of highway opening 9940
Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway upgrades 9939
Hop cultivation industry 9038
Horgan, John, comments and position on issues
electoral reform 5939
Site C power project 9301, 9303
Housing, affordable housing, government plan 9084-5
Immigrant Services Society of B.C., role, services and Welcome House initiative 9953
Immigration, refugees
settlement services 9953-4
Syrian refugees settling in Canada 9953
Imperial Metals Corp., Red Chris mine, power supply 9940
Income assistance benefits, deduction of child support payments and policy change 5938-9
Information and communications technology, cybersecurity and protection of data 9737-8
Infrastructure projects 9939-41
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., proposal for oil pipeline expansion and increased tanker traffic on south coast 5781
Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching, comments on Housing Minister 9085
Lali, Harry, comments on electoral reform 5939
Legislature
number of seats 9980
reforms, B.C. Liberal Party position 7358
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8917-20
LNG development, NDP position 8918-9
LNG project agreements 8917-9
Local government, accountability and oversight 9249-50
Lowe, Stan, appointment as Police Complaint Commissioner and work experience 5734
Macdonald, Norm, comments on power projects 10133-4
Maple Ridge, homeless camp 9085
Mines and mining industry, development 9940
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2015, debate 10132-4
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Terry Ryan Memorial Award 9219
Motions
Adult basic education and English-language learning for refugees 9953-4
Affordability for families 6209
Affordable housing plan 9084-5
Appointment of Ombudsperson 8720
Appointment of Police Complaint Commissioner 5734
Balanced budget 9174-5
Balanced budget and diverse economy 5976
Civil forfeiture program 7078
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9690-1
Review of Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal 5781-2
Site C power project 9301-3
Support for public education 8633
Supports and services for persons in need 10153-4
Netherlands, liberation during World War II, commemoration 8197
NDP
budgets 5940
performance as government, financial management 9174
policies 5939, 6209
position on issues 5940, 9507, 10134
amendments to Electoral Boundaries Commission Act 9691, 9980
electoral reform 5939
LNG development 8918-9
oil and gas pipelines 5781-2
Site C power project 9301-3, 10133
small business 9507-8
Occupational health and safety, workplace safety and government action 9657
Oil and gas pipelines, NDP position 5781-2
Ombudsperson Appointment Special Committee
report for fourth session of 40th parliament presented 8719
work of committee 8720
Pacific NorthWest LNG
LNG facility project 9941
project development agreement 8917-9
Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills Committee, report on private bills presented 7433-4
Police Complaint Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
report presented 5734
work of committee 5734
Port Mann Bridge, replacement project benefits 9939
Poultry industry, turkey industry 9433-4
Pretium Resources Inc., Brucejack gold mine 9940
Private members' statements
Infrastructure supporting the economy 9939-41
Summer festivals 8625-7
Private members' statements (response)
Improving democracy 7358
Property tax, exemptions for independent schools 9200
Property Taxation (Exemptions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9200
Public debt management 5938
Public sector, collective agreements and bargaining 5938
Red Tape Reduction Day 9346
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9346
Reid, Nicole, comments on homeless camp 9085
Ruth and Naomi's Mission, services and shelter beds 7661
Sabulsky, Michael, impaired driving prevention work and award win 9219
Sartori Cedar Ranch Ltd., operations 9038
Silver Spoon Organic Farm, operations 9434
Site C power project
benefits 9301-3
boat launches 9303
NDP position 9301-3, 10133
Skye Hi Farms, operations 9433-4
Sleeping Mountain Organic Farms, operations 9434
Small business
NDP position 9507-8
regulation and government support 9346
role in economy 9506-7
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 10153-4
Societies
accountability requirements 7164
governance and legal framework 7163-4
Societies Act, debate 7163-4
South Fraser Perimeter Road project 9939
Sports and recreation, event hosting strategy and EventHostBC funding 8627
Statements by members
85th anniversary of Central Elementary Community School in Chilliwack 5660-1
Barbecue competition in Yarrow 6569-70
BCHL hockey showcase in Chilliwack 9841
Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame 8246
Cybersecurity and protection of data 9737-8
Hops cultivation in Fraser Valley 9038
Michael Sabulsky 9219
Poultry businesses in Chilliwack 9433-4
Stó:lō Community Futures 6091
Volunteerism in Chilliwack 7217
Work of Ruth and Naomi's Mission in Chilliwack 7661
Yarrow Days and celebration of local culture and heritage 8640
Stó:lō Community Futures, work on economic and business development 6091
Stó:lō Service Agency, programs and funding 7078
Teachers, professional development 7730
Tourism, local tourism 8640
Trade, government promotion of trade and investment 5976
Transportation projects 9939-40
United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, local 170, comments on LNG projects 8919
Utilities Commission Act, amendments 10132-3
The Vancouver Sun, articles on power projects 10133
War, 70th anniversary of end of World War II and recognition of veterans 8197
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 9657
WorkSafe B.C.
investigations, changes 9657
review and recommendations, implementation 9657
World Wide Marriage Encounter Society (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2015, consideration of bill 7434
World Wide Marriage Encounter Society, purpose of association 7434
Yarrow
barbecue competition 6569-70
Yarrow Days community event 8640
Morris, Mike (Prince George–Mackenzie)

As subject
comments in debate on immigration programs legislation (Eby) 9550-1 (Simpson) 9548
comments on urban residents in southwestern B.C. (Dix) 9790-1
experience as police officer with child protection system 9376
experience as RCMP investigator 7286-7
experience as RCMP officer 9269-70
experience as RCMP officer with domestic violence and abuse cases 5772
experience on RCMP emergency response team 7217
Aerospace industry 6501
Agriculture, role in economy 5674
Airports, role in economy 5674, 6501
Aquaculture, salmon farming, role in economy 5674
Auditor General for Local Government, accountability and governance 9270
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9269-70
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion, WorkSafe investigation 7286-7
B.C., rural population 9696
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., role in economy and infrastructure 9695-6
northern B.C., resource development and worker supply 9547
northern B.C., resources and infrastructure 9904-5
northwest B.C., economic development and infrastructure needs 8878
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 5672, 5675
B.C. timber sales program, review, operations and changes 8178
Buday, Mike, service as police officer and memorials to death 7217-8
Canada, rural Canada, report 9696
Canada Winter Games
B.C. athletes 6142
hosting of 2015 games by Prince George and Lheidli T'enneh First Nation 5660, 6142
Carbon, capture and storage projects, underground storage 10108-9
Children and youth
child protection system, performance and issues 9376
child protection workers, role 9376
Clark, Christy, comments on LNG development 8922-3
Crown land, activities on Crown land, application process and requirements 8177-8
Documents tabled
Independent Investigations Office Review Special Committee report for the fourth session of 40th parliament 5990-1
Domshy, Helen, literacy work 9952
Duz Cho Logging Ltd., operations 8933
Economy, diversification 5672-5
Education
adult basic education 9952
education of First Nations people, enhancement agreements 8635
system, conditions 8634-5
Elections, electoral districts, rural constituencies 9695-7, 9903-5
Electoral Boundaries Commission, final report, implementation of recommendations 9696-7
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9903-5
Elmore, Mable, comments in debate on immigration programs legislation 9546
Energy
bioenergy projects 8872-3
electricity rates 9296
infrastructure, government investment 8878-9
northwest transmission line project 8878
power supply 9296
power supply sources and infrastructure 9903-4
Fires and firefighters
fire prevention and smoke detectors 9394-5
interface fire risks, government management and program funding 9078-9
wildfires, human-caused fire prevention 9078-9
First Nations
agreements with government 7938
economic development and partnerships 7938
relationship with government 7938
Forests and forest industry
allowable annual cut 8178
community forests 8178-9
conditions in industry 8872
government forest policies, impact 8178
mills, technology changes 8179
mountain pine beetle infestation 8178-9, 8872
role in economy 5673, 8179, 8873
wood pellet industry 8872
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8177-9
Giscome Portage, heritage site 5832
Government
programs and services, online service delivery 9353
regulations, reduction 9353
Greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas sector 10108
Heritage Week, "main street" theme 5832
Highway 16, transportation services 5774
Housing, rental housing, ending leases early for persons fleeing violence or requiring long-term care 10109-10
Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society of Prince George, role and services 9952
Immigration
economic immigration and skilled worker supply, express entry 9547
federal-provincial agreement and roles 9546-7
immigrants to B.C. 9696
refugee settlement services 9951-2
Syrian refugees settling in Canada 9951-2
temporary foreign worker program 9546-7
Independent Investigations Office Review Special Committee
recommendations 5991
report for the fourth session of 40th parliament presented 5990-1
work of committee 5990-1
Justice Ministry, independent investigations office, operations and review 5990-1
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion, WorkSafe investigation 7286-7
Land Act, amendments 8177-8
Lax Kw'alaams First Nation, proposed LNG development in traditional lands 8924
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8922-4
Literacy programs 9952
LNG development 5672-3, 8873
LNG income tax, development 5673
LNG project agreements 8922-4
Local government, accountability, oversight and performance audits 9269-70
McLeod Lake, history 5832
McLeod Lake Indian Band
economic development 5674, 7938, 8933
forest industry activities 8178
Mental health
mental illness and addiction, role in criminal behaviour 6768
programs and services, assertive community treatment program 6768
Metal products 6847
Mines and mining industry
conditions in industry 5673-4, 8872
development 6847
exploration 5673
role in economy and society 6847
Mining Association of B.C., role 6847
Ministry of International Business and Immigration Act, application 9547
Motions
Adult basic education and English-language learning for refugees 9951-2
Aviation industry 6501
B.C. Hydro infrastructure investment 8878-9
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9695-7
Site C power project 9296-7
Support for public education 8634-5
Natural Gas Development Ministry, minister, Housing role 10108
Natural Gas Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 10108-10
Occupational health and safety, workplace safety and government action 7286-7
Oil and gas
oversight and regulation, notification process for landowners 10109
oversight and regulation, permitting and disclosure 10109
royalties, revenues 10108
Oil and Gas Activities Act, amendments 10109
Oil and Gas Commission
lawsuits against commission and statutory immunity 10109
operations and role re permitting activities 10109
regulation of carbon capture and projects 10109
Ontario, forest industry 8872
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8922-4
Peace River area, resource development and energy infrastructure 8878
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, amendments 10108-9
Pighin, Jennifer, design work 6142
Police Act, amendments 5991
Police and policing
police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 6768
police handling of domestic violence and abuse cases 5772-3
Port of Prince Rupert, operations 5674
Ports, role in economy 5674
Post-secondary education, English language learning programs 9952
Prince George
forest industry 5673, 8178
historic role of river systems in area 5832
immigrant settlement services 9952
literacy programs 9952
natural resources forum 5672-4
role in B.C. economy 9695
Prince George Airport, expansion and operations 6501
Prince George–Mackenzie constituency and area
aboriginal education program 8635
description 9903-4
Private members' statements
Addressing domestic violence 5772-4
Private members' statements (response)
Healthcare not jail cells 6768
Keeping our communities safe 9078-9
Protecting B.C. resources for a sustainable economic future 8872-3
Protecting B.C.'s children 9376
Recognition, respect and reconciliation 7938
Provincial Immigration Programs Act, debate 9546-8
Provincial nominee program, changes and establishment of legislative framework 9546-7
Public Accounts Committee
first report for fourth session of 40th parliament 8863
work of committee 8863
Quebec, forest industry 8872
Red Tape Reduction Day 9353
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9353
Residential Tenancy Act, amendments 10109-10
Resources and resource industries
employment and jobs 8872-3
energy resources 9903-5
resource development and First Nations involvement 5672-5, 7938
resource-dependent communities, impact of market cycles 5672
role of commodity prices 5672-3
Seabridge Gold Inc., Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell mining project 8872
Site C power project
benefits 9296-7
First Nations consultation and involvement 9297
power supply 8878
Skills training
government skills and training plan 8634-5
supply of skilled workers 9547
Spectra Energy Corp., Fort Nelson carbon capture and storage project 10109
Statements by members
2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George 5660, 6142
Economic development by McLeod Lake Indian Band 8933
Fire prevention and smoke detectors 9394-5
Heritage Week and historic role of river systems in Prince George area 5832
Mike Buday 7217-8
Mining Day 6847
Supreme Court of Canada ruling on Tsilhqot'in Nation land title 7938
Thompson Creek Mining Ltd., Mount Milligan mine project 5674
Throne speech debate 5672-5
Transportation infrastructure 5674
Tumbler Ridge, mining industry in area, worker layoffs 5673
Violence, domestic violence, government action plan and prevention 5773-4
Wood Innovation and Design Centre 5673
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7286-7
WorkSafe B.C. investigations, changes 7286-7
Mungall, Michelle (Nelson-Creston)

As subject
advocacy re regulation of private post-secondary institutions (Corrigan) 6298-300 (Ralston) 6304
comments in debate on Electoral Boundaries Commission Act amendments (Rustad) 9813-4
membership on Education Committee 7989
position on Site C power project (Bennett) 9288
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 6978
Alcohol, wholesale pricing changes 6650-1
Aldred, Katie and Luke Dickinson, income assistance and maternity leave benefits case 8529, 8877-8
Alford, Jessica and Tony, income assistance and maternity leave benefits case 8860, 8877-8
Auditor General for Local Government
accountability, governance and independence 9415-7
government action on issues 6282
performance and costs 6282, 6790, 6853, 9415
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9414-7
Auditor General, role re local government 9416
Australia, LNG development agreements 8981
B.C. Liberal Party
donations to party 7278
leadership election 9415
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 6282, 8860, 9414-5
B.C. Lottery Corporation, record-keeping and freedom-of-information request 10198-9
B.C. School Trustees Association, concerns re education legislation 7990
B.C. Teachers Federation, concerns re education legislation 7990
Brown, Martyn, comments on LNG project agreements 8979-82
Cadieux, Stephanie, performance as cabinet minister and call for resignation 9183-4
Children and youth, child protection system
handling of case of youth death while in care 9183
handling of sexual abuse case and review 9097-8, 9127
Clark, Christy, position on Auditor General for Local Government 9415
Columbia Power Corporation, assets and operations 8882
Communities, government investment and support 7432
Constitution, provisions on municipalities 9415
Creston Valley, agriculture and food production 9850
Dams, upgrade projects 8881-2
Dirks, Howard, service as MLA 9851
Disabled persons, employment and inclusion 10147
Education
information management, BCeSIS system 7754, 7988
information management, MyEducation B.C. system 9223
use of student data and privacy protection 7753, 7755, 7988
Education Committee, membership 7989
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 7753-6, 7987-91
referral to Education Committee and consultation on bill 7987-91
regulations 7753
Elections, electoral representation and redistribution of electoral boundaries 9848-9
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report, implementation of recommendations 9848-9
mandate and work of commission 9848-9
report proposals 9848-52
Eminata Group, private post-secondary operations 6308
Employment programs 10147
Energy infrastructure, government investment 8881-2
Evans, Corky, service as MLA 9851-2
Families, single-parent families, government support 7650-1
Family maintenance program 6637
Finance and Government Services Committee, work of committee 7989
Food and food industry, food security for low-income persons 6766
Food banks, role and services 6766
Freedom of information, requests for information, government handling and "no records" responses 7815-6
Gambling, casinos, policy change and revenues to government 10198-9
Government
capital projects, costs and oversight 7650
integrated case management system issues 6584-5, 7143-4
lands and properties, sale and valuation 7278
Government records management, email and transitory records 9671
Graydon, Michael, correspondence and freedom-of-information request 10198-9
Guide and service dogs, regulation 6813
Guide Dog and Service Dog Act, debate 6813
Harris, Vicki, work at hospital laundry service 6368, 8023
Health care facilities and hospitals
employment 6219
laundry and cleaning services 6219, 6368-9, 8022-3
Highway 16, government consultation on transportation services and safety, freedom-of-information request 9671
Homelessness, government action 9087
Housing, affordable housing, government plan 9087
Income assistance
accessibility and service delivery 6682-3
accessibility and telephone service 5916-7, 6688-9
application process wait times 6691
benefits
deduction of child support payments and policy change 6335-8, 6583, 7650-1, 8877
deduction of maternity leave benefits 8529, 8860, 8875-8
dental plan 6692-3
earnings exemption 6631-3
shelter allowance 9087
third-party administration 6690
disability benefits, caseload 6632
disability benefits, recipients with student financial assistance 6691-2
employment programs 6693-4
funding 6584, 6685-6
service providers 6585
single-parent employment initiative 6681, 6685-6
offices 6690
offices in rural areas, hours of service 5916
recipients, access to food 6766
recipients, employability and barriers to employment 6631-2
service requests 6689-90
system 6584, 8330
Information and Privacy Commissioner, reports on freedom-of-information requests and government records management 9671
Insurance Corporation of B.C., debt collection and power to refuse to issue driver's licences 6978
Interior Health Authority
laundry services at facilities 6219, 6368-9, 8022-3
laundry services at facilities, petitions tabled 8533, 9045
Johnsons Landing, landslide in 2012 and drinking water infrastructure 7432, 8893-4
Jumbo Glacier resort
development proposal and environmental assessment certificate, petition tabled 7434
establishment as municipality and funding 7431-2
Kootenay area, energy infrastructure 8881-2
Kootenay Lake, fish stocks and tourism 9481
Labour market priorities board 6693
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8979-82
Liquor distribution branch, overpayment of commissions to wineries 9533
LNG project agreements 8979-82
Local government, funding and relationship with provincial government 9415
L.V. Rogers Secondary School, MyEducation B.C. system issues 9223
Mental health, mental illness and addiction, services and role in criminal behaviour 8718
Motions
Affordable housing plan 9087
B.C. Hydro infrastructure investment 8881-2
Support for single parents 7650-1
Supports and services for persons in need 10146-7
Naismith, Tabitha, income assistance and maternity leave benefits case 8529
Nash, Phyllis, contributions as social worker 6784
Nelson
Lakeside Park event and storm response 9095
police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 8718
Nelson Food Cupboard 6766
Nelson-Creston constituency and area
constituent case re service dog access 6813
description and electoral district boundaries 9849-50, 9852
political history and former MLAs 9850-2
Nicolson, Lorne, service as MLA 9851
Nimoy, Leonard, life and achievements 6214-5
Oakes, Coralee, comments on Auditor General for Local Government 9416
Ombudsperson, report recommendations on income assistance system 6691
Oral questions
Audits by Auditor General for Local Government 6282
Children and Family Development Ministry handling of child placement case and court orders 9097-8, 9127
Crime prevention and mental health services 8718
Drinking water quality at Johnsons Landing 8893-4
Freedom-of-information process and access to records 7815-6
Government contracts for communications on teachers labour dispute negotiations 5665
Highway 16 bus service implementation and government consultation records 9671
Impact of wholesale liquor pricing changes 6650-1
Income assistance policy on maternity leave benefits 8529, 8860
Integrated case management system 7143-4
Jumbo Glacier resort municipality and funding 7431-2
Laundry services at Interior Health Authority facilities 6219, 6368-9, 8022-3
Liquor Distribution Branch overpayment of commissions to commercial wineries 9533
Lottery Corporation CEO role in gaming policy changes and access to information 10198-9
MyEducation B.C. information system 9223
Office of Auditor General for Local Government 6790, 6853
Sale of government lands 7278
Wait times for phone service at Social Development Ministry 5916-7
Youth in care death case and child protection system 9183-4
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8979-82
Petitions
Jumbo Glacier, conservation and environmental certificate enforcement for resort 7434
laundry services at Interior Health Authority facilities 8533, 9045
poverty reduction plan 8337
Police and policing, police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 8718
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance review and collection of loan debt 6978
Poverty
causes 7650-1, 8330
child poverty 8876
reduction, government strategy 6766, 8330, 10146-7
reduction, government strategy, petition tabled 8337
Poverty Reduction and Economic Inclusion Act, 2015, debate 8330
Private members' statements
Respecting new parents' rights 8875-8
Private members' statements (response)
Food banks 6766
Private post-secondary institutions
regulation and consumer protection 6307-8
regulation of language schools 6308
Private Training Act, debate 6307-8
Red Tape Reduction Day 9414
Ruta, Basia, legal action against government 6790
School district 8 (Kootenay Lake), concerns re education legislation 7756, 7990
School district 37 (Delta), concerns re education legislation 7756
School districts
powers 7753, 7756, 7987-8
shared services initiatives 7753-4, 7988
Social Development and Social Innovation Ministry
estimates debate 6583-5, 6631-9, 6681-3, 6685-94
advertising 6634
asset sales, audits and reviews 6584-5
budget and contingency funds 6584
budget, travel component 6634
contracts and contractors 6585, 6633
estimates debate 6583, 6690
mandate letter 6583-4
social innovation component 6694
staff changes and layoffs 5917, 6637
staffing levels and wages 6633-4
Social Planning and Research Council of B.C., report on homelessness 9087
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 10146-7
Social workers, contributions 6784
Star Trek, television series and character of Spock 6215
Statements by members
Community response to storm damage at Lakeside Park in Nelson 9095
Fish stocks and tourism at Kootenay Lake 9481
Leonard Nimoy 6214-5
Phyllis Nash and social work 6784
Stretch, Irma, work at hospital laundry service 8023
Surrey, sale of government land in Panorama area 7278
Teachers
government relationship with teachers 7755
labour dispute and collective bargaining, government communications contract 5665
professional development 7753-5, 7988
Trafalgar Middle School, conditions 7987-8
Union of B.C. Municipalities, resolution and position on Auditor General for Local Government 9415

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