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

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Oakes, Hon. Coralee (Cariboo North)

As subject
comments on issues
Auditor General for Local Government (Bains) 9411 (Krog) 9262-3 (Mungall) 9416 (Ralston) 9258-9 (Robinson) 9246-7
capital region governance review (Fleming) 8130, 8132-3
red-tape-reduction day legislation 9604-5 (Dix) 9630 (Huntington) 9602 (Weaver) 9604-5
introduction of red-tape-reduction day legislation (Eby) 9363-5
proposed meeting with University Endowment Lands stakeholders (Eby) 8094
role as cabinet minister (Austin) 6852-3 (Clark) 6698 (Farnworth) 6571 (Horgan) 6698 (Robinson) 6788, 6851-2 (Simpson) 6789, 9340
staff and supporters thanked 8004-5
Agricultural land reserve
non-farm use 8090-1
use for carbon offsets 8090
Agriculture
farm status and property assessment 8090-1
regulation 9610
Alcohol
liquor licensing, special-occasion licences 9612
liquor regulation changes, consultation with stakeholders 9533-4
liquor regulation changes, impact on small business 9329
liquor sales in grocery stores 9326-7
liquor stores, rural agency stores 10091
wholesale pricing changes 9327
Animals in distress, protection 8093
Arts and culture
B.C. Creative Futures strategy and programs 8008, 8033-4, 8036
capital funding, B.C. Creative Spaces program 8037
creative sector and role in economy 8006-9, 8033, 8035, 8037-8
cross-ministry responsibilities and collaboration 8033, 8035-6, 8038
festivals and events, planning framework for organizers 9612
government funding and support 8008-9, 8033-8
organizations, performance measurement 8036-7
role in communities 8037
youth engagement programs 8033-5
Auditor General for Local Government
accountability and governance 9422
appointment of acting Auditor General for Local Government 6852, 8077-8
audit council role 6509-10, 6852
audit council role and review 6571-2, 6647, 6788-9, 8078-9, 9422
audit services 6508-9, 6511, 9422
audit services, revised plan 6282, 6509-11, 6571-2
budget 8077
budget, vote 8004
establishment and role 6788-90, 6852-3
government action on issues 6510, 6571-2, 6647-8, 6788, 6852-4, 8077
independence 6281-2, 6508-10
legislation 6647, 6789-90
performance and costs 6509-10, 6647-8, 6788-9, 8077
review by public service agency 6571
workplace survey 6648
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9422
Auditor General, role re local government 6789-90
Australia, government regulations 9595, 9598, 9631
B.C. Arts Council, funding and role 8008, 8034-8
B.C. Assessment Authority, annual service plan report, 2014, tabled 8808
B.C. by region
northeast B.C., economic development and government support 8006, 8085-8
northern B.C.
Fair Share agreement for resource revenues 7429-30, 8085-8
government support for communities 7430-1
worker camps 8090
northwest B.C., economic development and government support 7569, 8006, 8011, 8087-90
northwest B.C., resource development projects and environmental assessment certificates 8089-90
rural B.C., sports programs and funding 8072-4
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, 2010 resolution on municipal auditor general 6853
B.C. Games Society, staff 8075
B.C. Law Institute, role re franchise legislation 9496, 9563-4, 9581, 9587-8, 9590-1
Business taxation, reports 8011-2
California, government regulations 9596
Canada Games Council, report on 2015 Winter Games 8074
Canada Winter Games, hosting of 2015 games by Prince George and Lheidli T'enneh First Nation 8006, 8074
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
position on red-tape-reduction day legislation 9598, 9600-1
ranking of B.C. re government regulation 9616, 9631
Canadian Franchise Association, information on franchise regulation 9568
Carey, Evan, performance at Pan Am Games 9092
Climate change, government action, revenue incentive program for local government 8007, 8014
Clinton, Communities in Bloom participation and tourism 8092
Communities, government investment and support 7432
Communities in Bloom, program status 8092
Community Charter, provisions 8093-5, 8128-9
Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ministry
estimates debate 8004-18, 8033-8, 8070-95, 8130-6
B.C. athletic commissioner 8075-6
budget and operations 8005-6, 8075-6
mandate 8006-8
role and responsibilities 8005, 8033
service plan 8036
staff thanked 8004
Coquitlam, development 8013
Cortes Island, curling program 8072
Creative B.C., role 8033
Crown corporations, accountability 8007, 8009
DeHart, John, comments on franchise legislation 9497
Delta city government, performance audit 9422
District of West Kelowna, proposed reclassification as city 8126-7
Dix, Adrian, comments on red-tape-reduction day legislation 9369
Documents tabled
B.C. Assessment Authority, 2014 annual service plan report 8808
Islands Trust, 2013-14 annual report 8808
Property Assessment Appeal Board, 2014 annual report 8808
Economy, role of government 9328-9
Education, field trips to capital region
Capital for Kids program 8095
youth and democracy program 8095
Elections, local government elections, legislation 8006
Electronic Transactions Act, application to franchise disclosure documents 9587
Emergencies, emergency preparedness 8082
Employment programs 9612
Environment, environmental protection, regulation 9617, 9619
Families, tax credits for families with children, fitness equipment tax credit 8071
Ferries and ferry services, ferry terminals, property assessment 8090
FIFA Women's World Cup, hosting of 2015 games in Canada 8074
First Nations
arts and culture, government support 8034
economic development, online resources 9612-3
Floods and floodplains, flood protection 8082
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, role and responsibilities 8033
Fort St. John, participation in Fair Share agreement 8087
Franchises
disclosure requirements 9571, 9581-6, 9587-8, 9592
education plan and non-English language information 9568, 9583-4
government franchises 9585
regulation 9394, 9496-7, 9523-4, 9563-71, 9581-6, 9587-92
right of action for damages 9590-1
right of rescission 9589-90
right to associate 9568-70
Franchises Act
debate 9394, 9496-7, 9523-4, 9563-71, 9581-6, 9587-93
comparison with private members' bill 9563
consultation on bill 9496-7, 9563-6
definitions 9564-7
implementation and regulations 9581-2
Government
financial management 9328-9
procurement practices and system, B.C. Bid 9611
programs and services, online service delivery and service improvements 9612-4
public consultation and engagement 9605
public engagement process on service improvements 9368-70, 9599-600, 9602-3, 9605-6, 9610-9
regulations
NDP position 9369
"red tape" term 9603-4
reduction 9274, 9328-30, 9368-9, 9610-4, 9631
reduction and accountability 9594-603, 9605-7, 9609-19
reduction in other jurisdictions 9595-6, 9598, 9631
Greenwood, infrastructure funding 8082
Harcourt, Mike, comments on Jumbo Resort 7432
Harwin Elementary School, drum-making program 8034
Heritage sites, ministerial responsibility 8033
Honorary dates
establishment by legislation or proclamation 9369, 9594-8, 9616, 9631
legislated dates in B.C., comparison and role 9597-8, 9600-1, 9606
Housing, affordable housing near transit services 8013
Huntington, Vicki, comments on red-tape-reduction day legislation 9368
Income assistance, accessibility and service delivery 9369-70, 9612
Infrastructure, government investment and Building Canada fund 5837, 8006, 8015-6, 8080-2, 8085-8, 8894
Islands Trust, annual report, 2013-14, tabled 8808
Johnson, Jackie, comments on franchise legislation 9497
Johnsons Landing, landslide in 2012 and drinking water infrastructure 8894
Jumbo Glacier resort, establishment as municipality and funding 7431-3
Justice Ministry, role re franchise legislation 9563
Krog, Leonard, comments on red-tape-reduction day legislation 9369
Land covenants, information 8091
Land use
contracts 9610
planning 8013
Langford city government, response re municipal governance review 8131-4
Liquor distribution branch, policy on commissions to wineries 10086-8
LNG development, rural dividend framework for communities in northwest B.C. 8006
LNG facilities
property tax 8128-9
regulation and oversight, facilities on municipal lands 8128-9
Local government
accountability and executive compensation 8007, 8010-1
accountability and oversight 6282, 6508-11, 6571, 6789-90, 9422
amalgamation and service integration 8134
autonomy 8013-5, 8079-80, 8083, 8131-3
boundary extensions 8091
carbon neutrality and climate action initiatives 8007, 8014
costs for police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 8084-5
costs for police services 8136
cross-ministry responsibilities and collaboration 8015
emergency preparedness and flood mitigation 8082
financial management, investment strategy 8095
funding 8005, 8007, 8009-15, 8136
governance reform, restructuring assistance program 8006-7
infrastructure funding 7429, 8016-7, 8079-82, 8089
infrastructure funding, federal gas tax fund 5837, 8015-6, 8085-8
infrastructure funding, small communities fund 8006, 8015-8, 8080-1
inspector of municipalities 8129
legislation, municipalities enabling and validation acts 8128-9
oil spill response costs and role 8085
powers 8093
property tax agreements with companies 8128
property tax and economic development strategies 8011-2
reclassification of municipalities 8125-7
regional growth strategies 8013
revenue sources, traffic-fine revenues 8084-5, 8136
service delivery 8011
transfer of costs from provincial government 8007
transition following election process 6282
Local Government Act, amendments 8125-7
Maple Ridge
140th anniversary 8125, 8127
reclassification as city and validation of proceedings 8125-8
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8125-9
Mission, proposed reclassification as city 8126-7
Multi-Material B.C., management of recycling program 9614-5
Nechako Valley, farms, tax status 8090
NDP
performance as government 9329, 9369
position on regulations 9369
private members' bill re franchises 9563
New Zealand, government regulations 9596
Nichols, Paul and Terry, cross-country horse ride to honour war veterans 10083
Occupational health and safety, workplace safety regulation 9611, 9617, 9619
Odd Society, craft distillery operations 9329
Oil and gas
activities on agricultural land 8091
royalties, revenues 7430
Ontario, franchise regulation 9563-4, 9568, 9586
Oral questions (response)
Auditor General for Local Government performance and response by Community Minister 6571-2
Auditor General for Local Government performance and role of audit council 6571
Auditor General for Local Government performance and work environment review 6508-11
Audits by Auditor General for Local Government 6281-2
Drinking water quality at Johnsons Landing 8894
Fair Share agreement for communities in northern B.C. 7429-31
Funding for infrastructure improvements in Prince Rupert 5837
Jumbo Glacier resort municipality and funding 7432-3
Licence for rural agency liquor store on Saltspring Island 10091
Liquor Distribution Branch overpayment of commissions to commercial wineries 9533-4, 10086-8
Liquor sales in grocery stores 9326-7
Office of Auditor General for Local Government 6788-90, 6852-4
Reviews into performance of Office of Auditor General for Local Government 6647-8
Rural dividend plan for communities in northwest B.C. 7569
Pan American Games, 2015 games in Toronto and Canadian athletes 9092
Port Edward, property tax agreement with Pacific NorthWest LNG 8012, 8128-9
Powell River regional district, infrastructure funding 8081
Property Assessment Appeal Board, annual report, 2014, tabled 8808
Public health, regulation 9611, 9617, 9619-20
Public sector
executive compensation, report 8007, 8011, 8083-4
taxpayer accountability principles 8007, 8009-11
Public service, role 9617-8
Purple Orchid Esthetics Salon Ltd., fish spa operations 9620
Red Tape Reduction Day 9274, 9328, 9368-9, 9594-619, 9631-2
Red Tape Reduction Day Act
debate 9274, 9328-30, 9368-70, 9594-607, 9609-20, 9631-2
definitions and legal impact 9603-4
implementation 9632
proposed change of date relative to election dates 9609
proposed change of date to April 1 9607
Regional districts
districts without municipalities, funding and services 8082
governance reform and enforcement powers 8092-3
Resort municipalities 7433
Resource development, online mapping tools 9613-4
Richmond, Al, meetings with government 8082
Routley, Bill, relationship with chamber of commerce 9610
Royal B.C. Museum, exhibit on gold rush 8092
Ruta, Basia
legal action against government 8077
termination of appointment 6789
Saanich city government, response re municipal governance review 8131-4
Saltspring Island, rural agency liquor store licence 10091
Securities Act, definitions, "material change" 9566
Skills training
apprenticeship system 9612
trades training spaces, online student resource 9612
Small business
regulation and government support 9328-9, 9369-70, 9596, 9600-1, 9605-7, 9609, 9611-2, 9615-6, 9631
Small Business Roundtable 9328
Small Business and Red Tape Reduction Ministry, budget and staffing 9632
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, plebiscite on funding model 8015
Special Olympics Canada Summer Games, 2014 games in Vancouver 8074
Sports and recreation
combat sports, events and regulation 8076
events, Hosting B.C. program 8073
events, marquee events hosting and economic analysis 8073-4, 8076
First Nations involvement 8072, 8074
government funding and support 8070-6
participation, travel assistance programs 8075
rural outreach 8072-4
Statements
Canadian athletes at Pan American Games in Toronto 9092
Taylor, participation in Fair Share agreement 8088
Teachers, coaching tax credit 8071
Tourism
cultural tourism 8006
role in economy 9329
Transit services, funding 8013, 8015
Tributes
Paul and Terry Nichols 10083
Ultimate Fighting Championship, event locations 8076
Uniform Franchises Act, provisions 9479, 9564, 9566, 9568
Uniform Law Conference of Canada, role re franchise legislation 9496
Union of B.C. Municipalities
consultation by government 8007, 8010-1, 8015, 8078
resolutions and government response 8090-3
Strong Fiscal Futures report and government response 8082-4
U.K., government regulations, reduction 9595
UBC, Endowment Lands, governance and incorporation study 8093-4
van Iersel, Arn, role as acting Auditor General for Local Government 9422
ViaSport, funding and role 8070-5
Victoria
governance review of area municipalities 8130-6
local elections in area municipalities, ballot questions on governance 8130, 8135
Virk, Jusleen, performance at Pan Am Games 9092
Volunteers, VolWeb online program 8075
War, cross-country horse ride to honour war veterans 10083
Water, drinking water protection and municipal water systems 8017
Wilson, Tony, comments on franchise legislation 9564
Wine industry, government support 9326-7, 9533-4, 10088
WorkBC Employment Services Centres, online services 9612
WorldHost Training Services program 9585

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