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

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Index contains information on topics Members of the Legislative Assembly spoke on during House debate.

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Shin, Jane Jae Kyung (Burnaby-Lougheed)

As subject
canvassing of small businesses re issues 9368
experience of family with small business 9506
family, staff and constituents thanked 5907, 5918
participation in LNG income tax debate (Chair) 7895
work on franchise issues 9500-1 (Ralston) 9517
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 6936-7, 6986-7
Agriculture, government support 9081
Alcohol, liquor sales in grocery stores 9326
Australia, LNG development agreements 9012-4
Bacchus, Patti, comments on education legislation 7729
Bains, Avtar, fundraising activities 5921
B.C. Law Institute, role re franchise legislation 9504-5, 9563
B.C. Liberal Party government
deregulation initiatives 9366
priorities 5919-22, 7728, 7950
B.C. Teachers Federation, concerns re education legislation 7729
Budget debate 5907, 5922
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 5919-22
Burnaby, volunteer event 8441
Burnaby-Lougheed constituency and area
constituents' issues and concerns 5918-22
franchises 9500-1
pipeline proposal 5779
small business 9367
Burton, Ron, comments on education legislation 7729
Business
commercial tenancy, landlord-tenant issues 9506
franchise agreements, regulation 9166
Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Money Transfers) Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7216
Canadian Bar Association, B.C. branch, comments on franchise legislation 9505
Canadian Franchise Association, data on franchises 9498-9
Chow, Jennifer, comments on franchise legislation 9505
Commercial Tenancy Act, provisions on rates 9506
Consumers, taxes and user fees 5919-22
Democracy, public participation in democracy and role of technology 6942-3
Dix, Adrian, advocacy re franchise regulation 9502
Dyble, John, actions re email correspondence 9959
Economy, diversification 9080-1, 9166
Education
adult basic education 7950, 7965, 9949-50
adult basic education, accessibility and fee changes 9506
use of student data and privacy protection 7993-4
Education Committee, powers and role 7994
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 7728-9, 7993-4
referral to Education Committee and consultation on bill 7993-4
Electronic Petitions Act, 2015, debate 6942-3
Emmerton, Jim, comments on franchise legislation 9504
Employment, self-employment 9165
Ethiopian Canadians, contributions to B.C. 8100
Ethiopian Community Association of B.C., role 8100
Federal Register (U.S.), comments by franchisees 9500
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations 5918-9
Financial services industry, international money transfer services and regulation 7216, 7941-4
Foster, Lizanne, comments on teacher professional development 7994
Franchises
disclosure requirements 9570-1
education plan and non-English language information 9568, 9571
history 9497-501
regulation 9501-6, 9562-8, 9570-1
right to associate 9568
Franchises Act
debate 9497-506, 9562-8, 9570-1
comparison with private members' bill 9563
definitions 9564-7, 9570
The Globe and Mail, article on franchise legislation 9501
Government
procurement practices and system, small business and local procurement 9166, 9505-6
regulations, reduction 9367-8
spending, control 5920
Government records management, email and transitory records 9959
Hanuka, Ben, comments on franchise legislation 9503-4
Health care funding and fundraising activities 5921
Health Ministry, health information breach investigation, government records and freedom-of-information request 9999-10000
Homelessness, government action 9085-6
Housing
affordable housing 5920-1
affordable housing, government plan 9085-6
cooperative housing 7812, 9086
Immigrant Services Society of B.C., role and services 9949-50
Immigration, refugee settlement services 9949-50
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 5919-20
Information and Privacy Commissioner, reports on freedom-of-information requests and government records management 9959
International Franchise Association, membership and activities 9499, 9501
International Trade Ministry, record-keeping and freedom-of-information requests 10000
James, Carole, work on franchise issues and private members' bill 9502-3, 9563
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., proposal for oil pipeline expansion and increased tanker traffic on south coast 5779
Kroc, Ray, franchising activities 9498
Law Works, comments in franchise blog 9503-4
Legislature, petitions process, electronic petitions 6942-3
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 9011-4
Literacy
literacy levels and community action 5788
literacy programs and funding 5919
Little, Christine, comments on email correspondence 9959
LNG development 9081
LNG project agreements 9011-4
Lunar new year, celebration of Year of Blue Sheep 5918
McDonalds Corp., history and franchising model 9498
Motions
Adult basic education and English-language learning for refugees 9949-50
Adult basic education programs 7950
Affordable housing plan 9085-6
Investment and export diversification 8236-7
Review of Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal 5779
NDP, private members' bill re franchises 9502-3, 9563
North Island College, comments on changes to adult basic education 7950
Oil and gas, oil spill preparedness and response capacity 5779
Oral questions
Access to adult basic education 7965
Government record-keeping and policies on transitory information 9959
Health Ministry investigation information and government record-keeping 9999-10000
Liquor sales in grocery stores 9326
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 9011-4
Pacific Post-Partum Support Society, funding 5919
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 7950
English language learning programs 9506
English language learning programs, funding 5919, 9949-50
Post-secondary institutions, financial reporting, inclusion in government reporting entity 6987
Premier's Office, record-keeping and freedom-of-information requests 9959
Private members' statements
Putting an end to fee gouging 7941-4
Small business contributions to B.C. 9164-6
Private members' statements (response)
Celebrating local success in diversifying trade 9080-1
Red Tape Reduction Day 9366-8
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9366-8
Sahdra, Kulvinder, comments on franchise legislation 9503
School district 39 (Vancouver), concerns re education legislation 7729
School district 41 (Burnaby), concerns re education legislation 7729
School districts
powers 7729, 7993-4
shared services initiatives 7728-9
Science and technology, high-technology industry, government support 9081
Simon Fraser University
capital funding for maintenance 6936-7, 6986-7
facility conditions 5920
student housing, closing 6936, 6987
Singer, Isaac M., franchising activities 9498
Small business
costs and fees 9164
government support and role in economy 9164-6
immigrant-owned businesses and microbusinesses 9164-5, 9367
issues and bank fees 9505-6
issues and concerns 9367-8
regulation and government support 9366-8
role in economy 9498-9, 9505
small business accord 9368
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, plebiscite on funding model 5920
Statements by members
Cooperative housing 7812
Ethiopian community 8100
Literacy and English language learning 5788
Volunteers 8441
Stewart, Ben, position as Asian trade commissioner 5920
Taxation, government policies 5919-20
Taylor, Wayne, comments on franchise legislation 9502-3
Teachers, professional development 7728-9, 7993-4
Tourism
government support 8237
role in economy 9081
Trade
exports and diversification of markets 8236-7
trade between B.C. and Asia 9080-1
U.S., franchises, regulation 9500-1
Vancouver, housing market, affordability 9085
Vancouver-Kingsway constituency and area, constituents' issues and concerns re franchises 9502
Variety Club of B.C., fundraising activities 5921
Volunteers and volunteer sector 8441
Wilson, Tony, comments on franchise legislation 9501
Wine industry, coalition request for moratorium on grocery store wine sales 9326
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)

As subject
constituent electronic cigarette use cases 6531, 7172
experience with smoking 6530-1, 7168
staff and volunteers thanked 5715-6
Adoption of children in government care, process and timelines, case 9042
AirCare program, termination of program 7098
Alcohol
liquor sales in grocery stores and special wine store licences 7525-8
number of liquor stores 7527
Anton, Suzanne, comments on liquor regulation changes 7526-8
Arts and culture
B.C. Creative Futures strategy and programs 8033-5
capital funding, B.C. Creative Spaces program 8037-8
creative sector and role in economy 6763-4
cross-ministry responsibilities and collaboration 8033, 8035-6
government funding and support 6763-5, 8034-8
organizations, performance measurement 8036-7
role in communities 8037
social benefits 6763
youth engagement programs 8034-5
Auditor General for Local Government, performance and work environment 6511
Automobiles
accidents, monitoring re impact of traffic regulations 7097, 7225
driver education 7097-8
traffic safety enforcement, public awareness and education 7097-8
traffic safety regulation, changes 7096-8
Baxter, Betty, comments on education legislation 7852-3
B.C. Arts Council, funding and role 8034-5, 8037-8
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., revenues 5792
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 5716-9
B.C. Medal of Good Citizenship, provincial honour 5717
B.C. School Trustees Association
concerns re education legislation 7853-4
memorandum of understanding with government 7853
Budgets, balanced budgets 5716
Children and Family Development Ministry, reorganization 5718
Children and youth
child protection system 5718-9
child protection system, handling of sexual abuse case and counselling services 9127
child protection workers, caseload and supply 9578-9
children in government care, child death review process 8447
children in government care, placement issues and government response to court order 6369, 9127
Coal, thermal coal exports through B.C., petition tabled 7094
Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ministry
estimates debate 8033-8
role and responsibilities 8033
service plan and performance measurement 8036-7
Compass Group Canada Ltd., contracts 9890
Consumers, taxes and user fees 5718
Craigan, Jenny, death 6568
Creative B.C., role 8033
Cumberland, electoral district designation 9706
Democratic reform 8341
Disabled persons
automobile use and vehicle modifications 7098
motorized wheelchairs, regulation 7098
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 7851-4
referral to Education Committee and consultation on bill 7851-4
Education system 5716, 7851-4
Election Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8340-2
Elections
campaign financing reform 8341
effective representation concept 9705
enumeration, registration of youth 8341
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9704-7
regulations, changes 8340-2
voter parity principle 9704-5
voter participation information, access by candidates and parties 8341-2
voters, vouching identification requirements 8342
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report, implementation of recommendations 9703-7
mandate and work of commission 9703-4
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products, regulation and exemptions 6530-1, 7168, 7172-4
Energy, electricity rates 5718
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 6341-2
Ferries and ferry services
fares, increases 5719
fares, increases and ridership numbers 5792
issues, debate by MLAs 6775
service reductions and changes, impact on coastal communities 6775-6
First Nations
agreements with government 5718
arts and culture, government support 8034
child protection system 5718
Forests and forest industry
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, inquest process and support for victims' families 10039
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 10036-9
mill explosions and government response 10037-8
mills, combustible dust control 10039
pulp and paper sector 5717
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, role and responsibilities 8033
Harwin Elementary School, drum-making program 8034
Health care auxiliaries 8153
Health Ministry, mandate letter 6531
Heritage sites, ministerial responsibility 8033
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), speed limits and traffic speeds 7097
Highways and roads, left-lane use and speed limit changes 7097-8
Impaired driving, prevention 7098
Income assistance, disability benefit amounts 10148
Kristiansen, Lyle, service as NDP MP and death 9120
Legislature, number of seats 9705-6
Medical Services Plan premiums 5718
Motions
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9703-7
Ferry system as part of provincial infrastructure 6775-6
Supports and services for persons in need 10148
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7096-8
Motorcycles, parking regulation 7098
Occupational health and safety
workplace deaths due to employer negligence, government action 10039
workplace safety, government action 10036-7
Oral questions
Adoption plan for child in care 9042
Auditor General for Local Government performance and work environment review 6511
Child death review process 8447
Child placement issues and Children and Family Development Ministry response to court order 6369
Child protection system and staffing 9578-9
Counselling services for children in child placement case 9127
Ferry fares and ridership levels 5792
Health services contracts and Sunshine Coast health care workers 9890
Petitions
thermal coal exports through B.C. 7094
Phare, John, death 8887
Post-secondary education, arts and creative sector 6765
Poverty, child poverty 5719
Powell River, BMX–mountain bike skills park 6848-9
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
constituents' concerns 5717
constituents' concerns re LNG project 6341-2
description and electoral district boundaries 9706
forest industry and pulp mills 5717
health care auxiliaries 8153
impact of ferry service changes 5719, 6775-6
Private members' statements
Investing in the creative economy 6763-5
Representative for Children and Youth, comments on child death review process 8447
Resource development 5716
School district 46 (Sunshine Coast), concerns re education legislation 7852-3
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 10148
Special Wine Store Licence Auction Act, debate 7525-8
Sports and recreation, BMX and mountain biking 6848-9
Statements by members
BMX skills park in Powell River 6848-9
Health care auxiliaries 8153
Sunshine Coast, health care facilities, worker contracts 9890
Taxation, relationship to government services 5717
Teachers
labour dispute and collective bargaining 7851-2
professional development 7852-3
Thistle, Art, death 10193
Throne speech
debate 5715-9
content 5716-9
Tobacco
flavoured tobacco, regulation 7168
use, public spaces 7172-3
use, vehicles with minors 7175
Tobacco Control Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 14)
debate 6530-1, 7168, 7172-5
definitions, inclusion of flavoured tobacco 7168
Tributes
Art Thistle 10193
Franklin White 9780-1
Jenny Craigan 6568
John Phare and firefighters 8887
Lyle Kristiansen 9120
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority facilities, worker layoffs and impacts 9890
Vancouver Island, electoral districts 9706
White, Franklin, life and achievements 9780-1
Woodfibre LNG Limited, LNG facility project, public consultation 6341-2
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 10036-9
WorkSafe B.C., investigations 10038-9
Simpson, Shane (Vancouver-Hastings)

As subject
constituent electronic cigarette use case 6538
experience with smoking 6538-9
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 6912-5
Alberta, workers compensation system 7704
Alcohol
liquor regulation changes 7534
liquor sales in grocery stores and special wine store licences 7534-6, 7572-3, 7886-9
wholesale pricing changes 6430, 6572-3, 6649-50
Allied Hydro Council of B.C., activities 9316
Anton, Suzanne, comments on wholesale liquor pricing changes 6430
Asbestos removal and worker safety issues 7250-1, 8118
Auditor General for Local Government, performance and review 6789
Australia, LNG development agreements 8915, 9142
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion
coroner's inquest 8807, 8894
explosion 7250, 7707-8
WorkSafe investigation 7247-8, 7254
Bayliss, Chris, fundraising activities 10159
B.C. Coroners Service inquests, role 9636
B.C. Court of Appeal ruling on teachers' collective bargaining 7847
B.C. Hydro, projects and use of project labour agreements 9316
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 5935-8, 6888-91, 7794
B.C. School Trustees Association
concerns re education legislation 7848-9
meetings with Education Minister 7848
B.C. Utilities Commission, role re Site C power project 9315-7
B.C. Wine Institute, activities re licences 7886-8
Budget debate 5935-8
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2015, debate 6888-91
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 5935-8, 6888-91
Business Council of B.C., comments on exports 9727
Business, training tax credit for businesses with apprentices 6889-91
Cadieux, Stephanie, performance as cabinet minister and call for resignation 9184
Canadian Standards Association, national standards 10079-80
Children and youth, child protection system
handling of sexual abuse case 9098
performance and issues 9184
Christmas, charitable activities 10159
Clark, Christy, comments on issues
call for public inquiry into mill explosions 6949
LNG development 5937, 8913-7
Coal, thermal coal exports through B.C., petition tabled 7144
Commission of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy, impact on workplace safety legislation 9643-4
Construction industry, underground economy issue 7788
Consumers, taxes and user fees 5935-6, 6889
Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area, by-election 9629
Discrimination and racism, past discriminatory practices by government 7811
Economy
diversification 7794
underground economy 7788-9
Education
adult basic education 7955
curriculum, inclusion of mental health education, petition tabled 8646
school planning councils 7848
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 7847-51
referral to Education Committee and consultation on bill 7847-51
Election Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8271-5
Elections
advance voting 8273
advertising and communications, third-party advertising 8272
by-elections, upcoming by-elections 9629
campaign financing, corporate and union donations 8275
campaign financing, spending limits 8272-3
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 9801
electoral representation, effective representation concept 9801-2
enumeration, registration of youth 8274-5
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9802-4
redistribution of electoral boundaries, court cases re voter parity 9802
regulations, changes 8271-2, 8275
voter parity principle 9801-2
voter participation 8272
voter participation information, access by candidates and parties 8273-4
Electoral Boundaries Commission
commissioners 9800-1
final report, implementation of recommendations 9800-5
mandate and work of commission 9804
Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, amendments 9801
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products
regulation and exemptions 6537-9
use, prevention among youth 6538-9
Elmore, Mable, work on workers' rights issues 9548
Emergencies, first responders, incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder 7702-3, 7706
Employment and unemployment
employment standards
changes in 2002 7714
complaint system and self-help kit 7715-6, 9549
enforcement and multicultural services 7717
regulation 9339-40
underground economy issue 7788-9
government job strategy 5936
job creation 7638, 7787-8
Employment standards branch, funding 7714
Environment, environmental protection, regulation 9339-40, 9617
Fassbender, Peter, meetings with school trustees 7848
Finlayson, Jock, comments on economy 5936
First Nations, residential schools, legacy 7496-7
Forests and forest industry
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, inquest process and support for victims' families 9635
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 9634-44, 10062, 10066-72, 10076-81, 10091-6
export of raw logs 7787
mill explosions
accountability 9635-6
call for public inquiry 6949, 7711
explosions 7721
WorkSafe investigations and potential charges 9635-6, 9643-4, 10095
mills and mill safety
combustible dust control 7248-50, 9637
compliance, enforcement and penalties 7247, 7250-2, 7254, 8105-7, 8115-22
inspections following safety incidents 7707-8, 7710-1
investigations 8111-5
value-added sector 7743, 7787, 9727
Franchises Act, debate 9522-3
Franchises, regulation 9522-3
Fraser Surrey Docks Ltd., coal export facility proposal, petition tabled 7144
Freedom of information, requests for information, government handling and "no records" responses 9671
Gambling, casinos, policy change and revenues to government 8334-5
Government
advertising and announcements, funding 7789-91
capital projects, costs and oversight 5937, 6890-1
core review 7791-2
public engagement process on service improvements 9617-9
regulations, reduction 7792
accountability 9618
reduction and role 9339-40, 9616-9
Government communications and public engagement, role re government advertising and communications 7789-91
Government records management, email and transitory records 9671
Graydon, Michael, transition from CEO position, conflict of interest and audit 8334-5
Hazardous products, terminology changes 8111
Herman, Gary, comments on apprenticeship system 6890
Horne, Douglas, resignation of seat 9629
Immigration
economic immigration and skilled worker supply 9548-9
foreign and immigrant workers, skill levels and trends 9548-9
immigration programs, director of provincial immigration programs 9549
temporary foreign workers 5937
labour market assessments 9548
protection 7716-7, 9549
temporary foreign worker program 7717-9
Income
income disparity 5935, 5938
levels 6889
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 5935-6, 6889
Indian Residential School Survivors Society, funding and role 7496-7
Industry Training Authority
funding and role 7628, 7630, 7638, 7700
staffing 7700
Information and Privacy Commissioner
concerns and recommendations on issues, voter turnout information disclosure 8274
reports on freedom-of-information requests and government records management 9671
reports on freedom-of-information requests and government records management, public release 10052
Infrastructure projects, apprentices 7631
James, Carole, work on franchise issues and private members' bill 9522
Japanese Canadians, treatment during World War II and government apology 7811
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry
estimates debate 7627-38, 7700-20, 7738, 7741-3, 7787-92, 7794
advertising 7789-91
contracts 7794
core review 7791-2
mandate 7741
Keane, David, work on LNG development 9135-6
KIMBO Design Inc., contract with government 7790
Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching, resignation of seat 9629
Labour
labour market analysis 7637-8
labour market, impact of demographic trends 7631
Labour Relations Board, operations and role 7719-20
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion
coroner's inquest 6367, 6949, 7011, 7248-9, 7707-8, 7711, 9635, 9637
coroner's inquest and recommendations 8806-7, 8894, 9637
explosion 7250
fire incidents prior to explosion 7707-8, 7710-1, 9637, 9640
private investigation for company 6949
WorkSafe investigation 7248
Lapointe, Lisa, comments on WorkSafe B.C. and Lakeland Mills inquest 7011, 9636-7
Liquefied natural gas development, skilled worker supply and training 10138
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8913-7, 9135-45
LNG development 5936-7, 7794, 8913-7
employment and worker supply 8915-6
employment and worker supply, foreign workers 7718
employment and worker supply, temporary workers 5937, 9144-5
LNG Buy B.C. program 7741-3
NDP position 8913-4
skilled worker supply and training, action plan 7637
skilled worker supply and training, apprentices 7630, 7635
working group on labour, recommendations 9136-7, 9139, 9141, 9143-5
LNG project agreements
agreements and indemnity component 8913-7
employment and skills training component 8913-7, 9135-45
Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau, activities 10159
Major investments office, activities 7790
Mental health, mental illness and addiction, services and role in criminal behaviour 8715-6
Ministerial statements (response)
Apprenticeship 9955-6
National Day of Mourning for workers 7721
Moore, Arthur, asbestos removal operations and safety violations 7250-1, 8106
Morris, Mike, comments in debate on immigration programs legislation 9548
Motions
Adult basic education programs 7954-5
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9800-4
International trading partnerships 9727
Site C power project 9315-7
Mount St. Joseph Hospital, status and government investment 7093
Mullin, Brent, reappointment as chair of Labour Relations Board 7719
National Day of Mourning, observance of day of mourning for workers killed or injured on the job 7254, 7721
NDP
position on LNG development 8913-4
private members' bill re franchises 9522
Oakes, Coralee, role as cabinet minister 6789, 9340
Occupational health and safety
investigation practices review and recommendations 7707
workers killed or injured on the job 7721
workplace death and injury cases, prosecution 7706-7
workplace deaths due to employer negligence, government action 7248, 9643-4
workplace health and safety committees 9638-41, 10066-72, 10092-3
Occupational health and safety, workplace safety
administrative penalties 8118-21
compliance agreements 8115-6
fire and explosion reporting and investigation 7707-8, 7710-1, 9640, 10076-7
government action 7254-5, 8122-4
injunctions 8121-2
inspections 7707-10
investigations and final report process 10093-6
investigations and role of worker representatives 10078-81, 10091
investigations, preliminary reports 9641, 10092-3
legislation and regulation review 10096
penalties, review 7713
power to restrain industry if employer defaults 8105-7
regulation 9339-40, 9617, 9637-8
stop-work orders 8117-8
underground economy issue 7788
Oral questions
By-elections for vacant seats in Legislature 9629
Children and Family Development Ministry handling of child placement case and court orders 9098
Coroner's inquest into Burns Lake mill explosion 8894
Coroner's inquest into Lakeland Mills explosion and call for public inquiry 6949
Coroner's inquests into mill explosions and call for public inquiry 8806-7
Crime prevention and mental health services 8715-6
Funding for workers and families participating in coroner's inquest into Lakeland Mills explosion 6367
Gaming policy changes and role of Lottery Corporation CEO 8334-5
Government record-keeping and freedom of information 9671
Impact of wholesale liquor pricing changes 6650
Impact of wholesale liquor pricing changes on producers 6572-3
Information and Privacy Commissioner report implementation and release 10052
Justice Minister comments on wholesale liquor pricing changes 6430
Office of Auditor General for Local Government 6789
Status of Mount Saint Joseph Hospital 7093
Truck permitting process and fees at Port Metro Vancouver 7664-5
WorkSafe B.C. and coroner's inquest into Lakeland Mills explosion 7011
Youth in care death case and child protection system 9184
Orr, Robert, role as legal counsel for mill explosions inquest 7249
Overwaitea Foods Ltd., negotiations on wine sales 7888
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement
employment and skills training component 8913-7, 9135-45
Petitions
inclusion of mental health education in public education curriculum 8646
thermal coal exports through B.C. 7144
Police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 8715-6
Political participation by youth 8274
Port Metro Vancouver, container trucking permitting and fee structure 7664-5
Post-traumatic stress disorder 7701-6
Poverty reduction, government strategy 5935-6, 7954-5
Primrose, Brian, participation as witness in coroner's inquest 6367
Private members' statements (response)
Apprenticeship in B.C. 10138-9
Provincial Immigration Programs Act, debate 9548-9
Provincial nominee program 7717-8
changes and establishment of legislative framework 9548-9
impact of federal immigration policy changes 9548-9
Public sector, capital projects, apprentices 7635-6
Public service
apprentices 7636-7
role 9617
Red Tape Reduction Day 9339-40, 9618
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9339-40, 9616-9
Reid, Mark, accomplishments in music and teaching 5728
Resources and resource industries
memorandum of understanding between Canada and B.C. 9140
value-added sector 7743, 7788
Richardson, Christopher, comments on education legislation 7850
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., Kitimat smelter, reconstruction project and worker supply 9141-2
Roche, Glen, death in mill accident 7250
St. Paul's Hospital, redevelopment plans 7093
School district 37 (Delta), concerns re education legislation 7850
School district 39 (Vancouver)
audits and special adviser 7848
concerns re education legislation 7850
student trustees 7851
School district 41 (Burnaby), concerns re education legislation 7850
School districts, powers 7847-51
Site C power project
costs and alternatives 9315-7
impact on valley and First Nations 9315
joint review panel report recommendations 9315-6
project construction and labour supply 9136
workforce and apprenticeship 6891, 7636
Skills training
apprenticeship, incentives for employers and apprentices 7632-5
apprenticeship system 6890-1, 7627-8, 7631-4, 7638, 7700-1, 9955-6, 10138-9
funding changes 6914-5, 7628-30
government skills and training plan 6912-5, 7627-31, 7636, 7955
Red Seal certification 10138
supply of skilled workers 9548-9
supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 7627
trades training for First Nations people 6891
Small business
regulation and government support 9339
role in economy 9522
Special Wine Store Licence Auction Act, debate 7534-6, 7572-3, 7886-9
Statements by members
Indian Residential School Survivors Society 7496-7
Japanese Canadian internment commemoration at Hastings Park 7811
Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau 10159
Music and teaching accomplishments of Mark Reid 5728
Supreme Court of B.C. ruling on child protection system handling of sexual abuse case 9098
Supreme Court of Canada ruling on electoral boundaries 9802
Taxation, government policies 5935-6, 6889
Teachers, professional development 7847-8
Tobacco Control Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 14), debate 6537-9
Tobacco, flavoured tobacco and regulation 6539
Trade
government promotion of trade and investment 7790-1
international trading partnerships 9727
Trade unions, role in apprenticeship system 7632
Trans-Pacific Partnership, trade agreement 9727
Vancouver, Hastings Park, commemoration of Japanese Canadian internment site 7811
Vancouver police department, handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 8715-6
Vancouver-Hastings constituency and area, description and electoral district boundaries 9803
Vancouver–Mount Pleasant constituency and area, by-election 9629
Vrooman, Tamara, comments on wage levels 5936
Wages and salaries
minimum wage 7714
wage levels 5936
Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2015, debate 6140
Whistleblowing, protection for whistleblowers 6140
Wilson, Gordon, position as LNG advocate 7741
Wine, VQA products and sales 7886-8
Workers compensation
benefit amounts and report 7253
compensation for firefighters with cancer 7701-2
compensation for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder 7701-6
compensation for mental disorders 7706
rehabilitation services and training 7252-3
system 7252-3, 9636, 9643
Workers Compensation Act
section 172 9640
sections 130 and 132 9638-9
sections 174 to 176 9640-2
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7247-55, 8105-24
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015
debate 9634-44, 10062-72, 10076-81, 10091-6
amendments, provisions 9638-42
WorkSafe B.C.
annual reports and service plans 10062-5
board accountability 7253-4
board composition and governance 9643, 10065
board, new director positions 7251-2, 8107-9
budget and staffing 7709
coverage of Crown counsel costs 7254
decisions, review request timeline 8109-10
disclosure of information on investigation into mill explosion 6949, 7011
investigations 9637-8, 9640-1, 10094-5
investigations and inspections 7707-10
investigations, changes 7247-54, 8111-5, 9636, 9641-2
memorandum of understanding with police and criminal justice branch 7251, 7254, 7706-7
pension plan administration 10065-6
relationship with government and role of minister responsible 10063-4, 10080-1
review 9643
review and recommendations, implementation 7247, 7250-2, 7254, 7707, 7713, 8110, 8115-6, 8119, 8122-4
role
investigations and coroner's inquests into mill explosions 8806
role and governance 7252, 7713
workplace health and safety committees 9639-40
workplace health and safety committees and audit tool 10068-70
Stilwell, Hon. Michelle (Parksville-Qualicum)

As subject
comments on budget (Trevena) 6022
comments to constituent on colonoscopy services (Fraser) 6095
family, riding association and staff thanked 6018
letter from constituent on education legislation (Fraser) 7695
Alberta, government revenues and spending 6021
Atleo, Shawn, position at university on First Nations issues 6020
Auditor General, review of disability assistance program 6584
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 6018-22
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, capital funding 6022
B.C. training and education savings grant program 6021
Budget debate 6018-22
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6018-22
Business, social enterprises, government initiatives 6694
Children and youth, programs and services for children and families 8860
Cloudhead Games Ltd., operations 6021
Community Living B.C.
budget and funding 6019, 6582-3, 6623, 6625
caseload 6625
satisfaction survey 6629
staff training 6627
Conference Board of Canada, comments on B.C. health status and health care outcomes 6020
Delta South constituency and area, local access to income assistance services 6640-1
Disabled persons
Accessibility 2024 initiative 6018
community living services
collaborative service delivery model for persons with complex needs 6628
funding and services 6019, 6623-6, 6630
employment, InclusionWorks program and assessment cases 6626
Economy, diversification and economic development 6018, 6021
Education
fruit and vegetable program 6022
funding 6022
Employment and Assistance Act, amendments 8124-5
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act, amendments 8124-5
Families
government support 8860
tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit 6021
tax credits for families with children, fitness equipment tax credit 6021
Family maintenance program 6637
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, service needs and programs 6627-8
Film industry tax credits
extension of digital animation or visual effects tax credit to post-production work 6021
extension of interactive digital media tax 6021
First Nations
culture and heritage, research projects 6020-1
relationship with government 6020-1
Government
integrated case management system issues 6584-5, 7143-4
spending, control 6021
Haven Society, services 10113
Health status and outcomes 6020
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Malahat Drive section 6020
Hospice and palliative care, services 6020
Housing
affordable housing 6019
rental housing, ending leases early for persons fleeing violence or requiring long-term care 10112-3
transition houses 10113
Income assistance
accessibility and service delivery 6640-1, 6682-3
accessibility and telephone service 5916-7, 6688-9
application process wait times 6683-5, 6691
benefits
benefit amount 6687
benefit amount for recovery house residents 6638-9
deduction of child support payments and policy change 6019, 6335-8, 6582
earnings exemption 6631-2
cross-ministry collaboration for brain-injured clients 6687
disability benefits
caseload 6632
recipients with student financial assistance 6691-2
review 6691
employment programs 6582, 6693-4
employment programs, funding 6584, 6685-6
employment programs, single-parent employment initiative 6681, 6685-6
fraud cases, income assistance eligibility and debt recovery 8124-5
offices 6690
programs, funding 6019
service requests 6689-90
system 6582-4
Labour
labour market agreement 6584
labour market priorities board 6693
MLAs, constituency offices, access by persons in need 6682
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8124-5
Nanaimo Regional Hospital, surgical suites project 6019
Nanaimo, Uplands Walk supportive housing project 6019
Nash, Steve, athletic achievements and retirement 6781-2
Natural Gas Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 10112-3
Oceanside Health Centre, operations 6020
Ombudsperson, report recommendations on income assistance system 6691
Oral questions (response)
Income assistance policy on maternity leave benefits 8860
Integrated case management system 7143-4
Wait times for phone service at Social Development Ministry 5916-7
Parksville, end-of-life care 6020
Parksville-Qualicum constituency and area
constituents' housing cases 10113
description and issues 6019-21
First Nations 6019
Post-secondary education, research projects 6021
Privilege
reserving right to raise point of privilege re comments by Scott Fraser 6097
Qualicum Beach Digital Arts Studio, facility 6021
Qualicum Beach, seniors housing project 6019
Residential Tenancy Act, amendments 10112-3
Science and technology, high-technology industry, government support 6021
Social Development and Social Innovation Ministry
estimates debate 6582-5, 6623-41, 6681-94
advertising 6634
asset sales, audits and reviews 6584-5
budget and contingency funds 6584, 6694
budget, travel component 6634
contracts and contractors 6585, 6633, 6694
mandate letter 6584
role and responsibilities 6018-9
social innovation component 6694
staff 6582
staff changes 6637-8
staffing levels and wages 6633-4
work with ministries and partnerships 6019
Social welfare
social innovation, hubcapbc.ca initiative 6694
support system for vulnerable persons 6018-9, 8860
Social workers, collective agreement and wages 6624-5
Substance abuse and addiction, recovery houses, resident per-diem support and monitoring 6638-9
Teachers, collective agreement 6022
Transportation, government plan 6020
Tributes
Steve Nash 6781-2
Trillium Lodge, hospice beds 6020
Vancouver Island
technology industry, square one incubator initiative 6021
transportation projects 6020
Vancouver Island Economic Alliance conference 6021
Vancouver Island University
Centre for Pre-Confederation Treaties and Reconciliation 6020
role and research projects 6020
Violence
domestic violence, single-parent families leaving violent relationships, child custody issues and elimination of citizenship requirement 10113
domestic violence, women and children leaving violent relationships, programs and services 10113
violence-free B.C. strategy 10113
WorkBC Employment Services Centres, operations 6018-9, 6582
Stilwell, Moira (Vancouver-Langara)

As subject
position on Election Act amendment legislation (Weaver) 8739-40
Alberta, election results 8256
Alzheimer Society of B.C., work of organization 7428
Asian Canadians, Sikh community 7139
Bennett, W.A.C., legacy re infrastructure 8976
Bennett, William Richards (Bill), legacy re infrastructure 8976
Breast health, mammography services 6028-9
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 6069-71
Budget debate 6069-71
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6069-71
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, B.C.-Yukon chapter 6029
Cancer
breast cancer awareness and prevention 6028-9
colorectal cancer screening and awareness 6945
Cardiac health, prevention of heart disease 5861-2
Churchill, Winston, support of science and legacy 6069-70
Coal, thermal coal exports through B.C., petition tabled 7281
Conference Board of Canada, comments on B.C. health status and health care outcomes 5861-2
Cystic fibrosis, awareness and research 8099-100
Cystic Fibrosis Canada, fundraising activities 8100
Dementia awareness and dementia-friendly designation 7427-8
Democracy, role of voting and freedom of expression 8255-6
Economy, diversification 8978
Election Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8254-7
Elections
campaigns, role of citizens 8255
regulations, changes 8254, 8257
voter participation information, access by candidates and parties 8254-7
Energy, clean energy development 8978
Expo 86 legacy 8977
Friends of Queen Elizabeth Park, activities 9039-40
Government, policy development and long-term planning 6069-70
Heart and Stroke Foundation, role and work of organization 5862
Hemochromatosis, awareness 8154-5
Labour market projections 8978
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8976-9
LNG development 6069-71, 8976-9
LNG project agreements 8976-8
Maternity and pregnancy, premature births 10195
Measles, prevention 6141
MLAs, Dementia Friends education event for MLAs 7427-8
Mental health, early psychosis intervention program 8800
Oil and gas
resources 6069
shale gas development 8978
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8977-8
Petitions
thermal coal exports through B.C. 7281
Physicians, family physicians 10086
Politics and politicians
leadership by Premiers 8976-7
political engagement of citizens 8255-6
Public health, immunization, benefits of vaccination 6141
Putin, Vladimir, role as president 6069
Research and development, government support 6069-71
Russia, governance and energy policy 6069
Schizophrenia, awareness and psychosis incidence 8800
Science and technology, innovation and government support 6069-71
Scotland, referendum on independence 8256
Social workers, contributions and role 6698
South Korea, government policies and innovation 6070
Statements by members
Breast cancer awareness and mammography services 6028-9
Colorectal cancer 6945
Cystic fibrosis awareness 8099-100
Dementia-friendly designation for B.C. Legislature 7427-8
Family physicians 10086
Heart health and role of Heart and Stroke Foundation 5861-2
Hemochromatosis and work of Marie Warder 8154-5
Premature births 10195
Queen Elizabeth Park 9039-40
Schizophrenia and psychosis awareness 8800
Social workers 6698
Vaccination 6141
Vaisakhi 7139-40
U.S., government policies and innovation 6070
Vaisakhi 7139-40
Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Park, 75th anniversary 9039-40
Warder, Marie, contributions and legacy 8154-5
Stone, Hon. Todd (Kamloops–South Thompson)

As subject
attendance at meetings in communities along Highway 16 (Karagianis) 6370-1
attendance at Special Olympics 6054
comments on issues
comments during question period on government record-keeping 9777
hitchhiking along Highway 16 (Karagianis) 8290
LNG development (Austin) 8945-6
PavCo contracting process (Eby) 6278
taxes and fees (Heyman) 5749-50
tobacco regulation (Ralston) 6528
viaduct removal proposal (Eby) 9662 (Heyman) 9661-2
email correspondence and government records management 9741 (Heyman) 9741 (Trevena) 9741-2
experience with smoking 6527
family and staff thanked 5701, 6052
role as chair of Pacific Gateway Alliance 5703, 6056
visits to Chase 6054
70 Mile House, speed limit 7491-2
100 Women Who Care, fundraising activities 5702
Alcohol, consumption in vehicles, prohibition 5989
Armstrong, Dylan, athletic achievements 5702
Australia, LNG development agreements 8944-5
Automobile rental industry, regulation 7227
Automobiles
accidents, monitoring re impact of traffic regulations 6969
insurance rates 7614
parking regulation, safety considerations 7224-5
traffic safety
enforcement and penalties 6967-8, 7186, 7188, 7228, 7230-1
highway safety and speed review 5704, 6967, 7187-8, 7225, 7490-2
initiatives 7315
public awareness and education 6967, 7188, 7231
regulation, changes 6967-70, 7186-8, 7224-32
technology, government initiatives 6969-70
wildlife detection systems 5704, 6970
wildlife issues and mitigation 7625-6
winter tires and traction devices, chains 7228-9, 7231-2
winter tires and traction devices, regulation 6968-9, 7225-32
Avalanche control on transportation routes 7318-9
Bailey, Jann, contributions to arts community and death 9622
Barnsley, Roger, accomplishments in post-secondary sector 5701
Bateman, Jordan, role in TransLink plebiscite campaign 7561
B.C. by region
northeast B.C. roads 7489
northwest B.C., port and transportation infrastructure investment 8942-3
B.C. Ferry Commission
report on financial management of ferry system 7544
role and responsibilities 7540-1
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
board compensation and ferry passes 7545
employee benefits 7545
executive compensation 7544
B.C. High School Football Association, championships at B.C. Place Stadium 7803-4
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management 5703
MLAs, position of Surrey MLAs on TransLink plebiscite 6228-9
priorities 5701, 5703-4, 6054-7
B.C. Pavilion Corporation
executive compensation and severance 7800-1
financial operations and land sale 7802-3
financial status and government subsidy 7808
master development and lease agreement with Paragon Gaming 6278-9, 7807
staff costs and retention 7808
B.C. Place Stadium
access 9962-3
artificial turf 7801-2
attendance targets and numbers 7804-6, 8158-9
economic benefits 6278-9, 8158-9
events 7805
facilities for baseball 7804
maintenance and heating costs 7807-8
naming rights and sign 7807
ornamental lighting 7804
roof, construction contractors court case 7801
roof, remediation of issues and maintenance 7806
use by amateur and professional sports groups 7803-4
video board repair 7806
B.C. Transit
2012 review recommendations and implementation 7545-7
Crown review process 7545-6, 7549-50
property ownership and expropriation powers 7181
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority
powers and role 7182
transfer of rapid transit assets to authority 5658-9, 6220, 6228-30, 7176-82
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority Transit Assets and Liabilities Act
debate 5658-9, 6220, 6228-30, 7176-82
briefing on bill for opposition MLAs 6228
definition of "transit system" 7181
regulations and implementation time frame 7179-80
B.C. Utilities Commission, role re automobile insurance rates 7614
Budget debate 6052-7
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6054-7
Canadian Home Builders Association Central Interior, membership and role 5702
Carrier-Sekani Family Services, funding for driver education 7727
Chase, water treatment plant 6054
China, market for products 6055-6
Clark, Christy, comments on government records management and emails 9741
Communities in Bloom, award recipients 5702
Construction industry workers, roadside safety 7186
Container trucking industry, labour dispute in 2014, government action plan 5703, 6057
Cowichan Lake, mitigation of logging truck debris in area communities 7616-7
Cubic Transportation Systems Inc., contract with TransLink 7552
Dawson Construction Ltd., operations 5701
Delta, traffic patterns and impact of Massey Tunnel replacement 7324
Economy, diversification 6055-6
Education funding 6055
Elections
electoral districts, rural constituencies 9820
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9819-20
Electoral Boundaries Commission final report, implementation of recommendations 9819-20
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products
regulation and exemptions 6526-7
use, prevention among youth 6527
Environment, environmental protection, government action 5704
Ferries and ferry services
crew staffing levels and requirements 7542
fare increases and ridership numbers 7664
ferries as part of transportation infrastructure 7538
fuel costs and conversion to natural gas 6057, 7539
funding 7536-7
funding, federal funding 6432-3, 7433
inland ferries 7536-8, 7626
passengers, numbers 6144-5
routes and services
Discovery Coast route 7540-1
Powell River–Texada Island route 6145
service levels agreement 7540
underutilized routes 6145
unregulated routes 7541-2
service reductions and changes 6145
system 6144
affordability and sustainability 5792-3, 6056-7, 6144-5, 7664
decision-making process 7540-1
government investment and initiatives 5792-3, 6144, 9787-8
NDP position 6145
sustainability 7544-5
vessels
cable ferry for Buckley Bay–Denman Island route 7542-3, 9788
fuel consumption 7538-9
MV Columbia and MV Shelter Bay 7626
Nimpkish 7540
procurement of new vessels 7537-8
procurement of new vessels and import duty 7433
Queen of Chilliwack 7539-40, 10090
refit of Spirit-class vessels 7539
Freedom of information, requests for information, process 6033-4
Gabriola Island, bridge proposal and feasibility study 7543
Government
capital projects, business case and planning 7322-3
core review 6228
financial reporting, public accounts process 8158-9
Government records management, email and transitory records 9741-2, 9777
Greenhouse gas emissions, transportation sector 5704, 7555
Gretes, George, actions re email correspondence 9741
Grey Cup, hosting in Vancouver 7803-4
Hazelton, recreation centre project and funding 7619-20
Health care funding 6055
Heyman, George, work on party bus issue 7562
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Abbotsford West section 7320
four-laning project between Kamloops and Alberta 5701, 5703, 7312-7, 7319-20
government investment 7313
Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements 7312, 7316, 7318-9, 7483
Pritchard to Hoffman's Bluff project 5701
safety 7314-5
south Island section, McKenzie-Admirals Road interchange 5838, 7620-1
truck traffic volumes 7320
Highway 3
rehabilitation and upgrades 7624-5
wildlife collisions and prevention 7625-6
Highway 5, Coquihalla Highway, traffic speeds 6969
Highway 5A, commercial vehicle safety and enforcement pullout project 5701
Highway 16
cell phone coverage 7558
government consultation on transportation services and safety 5733-4, 6033-4, 6096-7, 6370-1, 7558-9, 7726-7
government consultation on transportation services and safety, freedom-of-information request 9670, 9741-2, 9846-7, 10001-2, 10088
hitchhiking incidence 7559
safety of women travelling
driver education initiative 6033-4, 7727, 8999-9000
government initiatives 5734, 6033-4, 10002, 10088-9
shuttle bus proposal 5733-4, 6097, 7558
transportation services 7558-9, 9846, 10002, 10088-9
transportation services, web portal 6033-4, 8999-9000, 10002
Highway 33, speed limit through Joe Rich section 7491
Highway 99
George Massey Tunnel, replacement project 7321-4, 7326, 7557
George Massey Tunnel, replacement project and business case 10052-3
Sea to Sky Highway, contract performance payments 7483-4
Sea to Sky Highway, repairs to retaining walls 7431, 7484, 7724-5, 8159
Highway of Tears Symposium 9846, 10002, 10088-9
Highways and roads
government investment 7314, 7431
high-occupancy vehicle lane use 7187
left-lane use, regulation 6967-9, 7186-8
line-painting 7315-8
rest areas 7623
signage on traffic safety 6967, 7228
speed limits
changes 6969
changes and zones 7489-92
variable speed zones and technology 5704, 6969
Horgan, John, comments on LNG project agreements 8944-5
Horizon North Manufacturing, operations 8943
Hospice and palliative care, funding 6055
Income tax, rates for low-income earners 6055
Information and Privacy Commissioner, reports on freedom-of-information requests and government records management 9846, 10001
Infrastructure
government investment 6055
government investment, Building Canada fund 7312, 7492-3, 7554, 7619
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
claims division workload 7581-2
claims process and representation rates 7582-3
consultation on traffic safety legislation 7186-7
financial management and operations 7612-4
multicultural outreach 7582
reports, release of annual report 7583
role re road safety education 6967, 7188
staffing 7580-1
Kamloops
businesses, arts and sport 5701-2
city government and First Nations 6053
economic development and industries 6053-4
health care facilities and services 5701, 6055
tourism and tournaments 6053-4
transit services 7550
transportation projects 5701
Kamloops Airport, operations 6054
Kamloops–South Thompson constituency and area, history and electoral district boundaries 9819-20
Kitimat, port and transportation infrastructure investment 8943
Lake, Terry, work as MLA 6052-3
Lillooet, traffic safety issue 7492
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8941-5
LNG development
First Nations consultation and involvement 8943
NDP position 8943-5
port infrastructure investment 8943
transportation infrastructure investment 8942-3
LNG project agreements 8941-5
Local government, infrastructure funding, small communities fund 7326-8, 7492-3
Lower Mainland
traffic congestion and impact on economy 7555
transit services 6229
transportation infrastructure 5703
Marchand, Len, accomplishments as elected representative 5701-2
Metro Vancouver
Lions Gate wastewater treatment project 7493
responsibility for transportation funding 7179
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, implementation of recommendations 5733, 6033-4
Motions
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9819-20
Motor Vehicle Act, numbering correction 7224
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2015
debate 6967-70, 7186-8, 7224-32
definitions
"chains and other traction devices" 7231
"leftmost lane" 7187
"official vehicle" 7186
"winter tire" 6968-9, 7225-7, 7229-30
Motorcycles
noise regulation and enforcement 7617-8
parking regulation 6969, 7224-5
NDP, position on issues 10053
ferry system 6145
LNG development 8943-5
TransLink management and plebiscite 5730, 5915
transportation infrastructure 7431
New west partnership agreement 6056, 7232
Oral questions (response)
Attendance of government staff at meetings on bus service on Highway 16 6370-1
B.C. Pavco contract with Paragon Gaming 6278-9
B.C. Place attendance targets and facility issues 8158-9
Business plan for Massey Tunnel replacement project 10052-3
Comments by Premier on TransLink governance 5915
Denman Island cable ferry 9787-8
Federal funding for ferry system 6432-3
Federal funding for ferry system and support for B.C. shipbuilding industry 7433
Ferry fares and ridership levels 5792-3, 6144-5
Ferry ridership levels and public discussion of ferry services 7664
Government action on safe transportation on Highway 16 6097, 10088-9
Government consultation on Highway 16 transportation service 7726-7
Government consultation on Highway 16 transportation service and availability of records 6033-4
Government consultation on Highway 16 transportation service and release of records 10001-2
Government record-keeping and freedom of information 9741
Highway 16 bus service implementation and government consultation records 9670, 9741-2
Highway 16 issues and government record-keeping 9846-7
Implementation of bus service on Highway 16 6096-7
Implementation of Missing Women Inquiry recommendations and bus service on Highway 16 5733-4
Improvements to McKenzie interchange on south Island Highway 5838
Port Mann Bridge tolling revenues 6575
Refit and sale of Queen of Chilliwack 10090
Regulation of party bus industry 5989
Safety of women on Highway 16 and bus service implementation 8999-9000
Sea to Sky Highway repairs 7431
Sea to Sky Highway repairs and independent engineering audit 8159
Sea to Sky Highway repairs and infrastructure project material standards 7724-5
Transit fares 9400-1
TransLink management and CEO compensation 5729-30
Truck permitting process and fees at Port Metro Vancouver 7664-5
Vancouver viaducts project and role of Transportation Minister 9961-3
Pacific Gateway Alliance, role 5703, 6056
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8941-2
Paragon Gaming Inc., casino project on lands adjacent to B.C. Place 6278, 7807
Party bus industry, regulation 5989, 7562-3
Personal statements
Clarification of comments made in the House 9777
Police, consultation on traffic safety legislation 7187-8
Port Mann Bridge
bus service 7485
replacement project 5703, 6575, 7322, 7485-8
toll rates 7487
traffic volumes and tolling revenues 6575, 7485-7
user incentive programs 7487
Port Metro Vancouver
container trucking permitting and fee structure 7664-5
role in Massey Tunnel replacement 7324
Ports, infrastructure investment 8943
Prince Rupert, transportation infrastructure investment 8943
Public debt levels 6055
Rapid Transit Project 2000 Ltd., status 7176
Resources and resource industries, resource roads 7489
Rice, Jennifer, comments on LNG development 8944
Rocky Mountaineer Vacations Ltd., operations 6053-4
Routley, Bill, comments on government budget 6052
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, traffic services 7187-8
Royal Inland Hospital, redevelopment projects 5701
Shipbuilding industry
contracts 7538
government support 7433
Skills training, trades training and equipment funding 6054
Smith, Andy, position as container trucking commissioner 6057
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
capital projects, federal funding 7554
Compass card electronic payment system 7551-2
governance 5730, 5915, 7561
infrastructure investments 7177
lease agreement with Transportation Financing Authority 7178-9
management and operations 5729-30
Mayors Council, powers and role 5915, 7561
Mayors Council, relationship with government 7553-4
plebiscite on funding model 5703, 5729-30, 6056, 6228-9, 7553-4, 7553-6, 7561
plebiscite on funding model, NDP position 5730, 5915
revenue sources, land value capture 7556
revenue sources, legislation and policy on referenda 7560
South Fraser Perimeter Road
agricultural irrigation enhancement project 7324-5
wildlife fatalities and mitigation measures 7325
Special Olympics Canada Winter Games, 2015 games in Kamloops 6054
Sports and recreation, tournaments 6054
Squamish, transit services 7549
Taxation, government policies 6055
Teachers, coaching tax credit 6055
Thompson Rivers University
government investment and development 6053-4
trades training equipment funding 6054
Throne speech
debate 5700-4
content 5700-1
Tire industry, concerns re winter tire regulation 7230-1
Tobacco
flavoured tobacco, regulation 6527
smoking cessation programs 6526-7
Tobacco Control Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 14), debate 6526-7
Tolling and road pricing policy review 7556-7
Tourism industry 6053-4
Transit services
automatic voice enunciators 7550-1
buses and bus service, compressed natural gas buses 7555, 8943
demand and service levels 7547-9
expansion and government investment 9400-1
fares 7548-9
Transportation
government investment 5703-4
government plan 5703, 6057, 6969-70, 7231, 7311, 7489, 7622-3, 7625, 8942-3
infrastructure
funding 7326-8
government investment 5838
government investment and priorities 7313-6
rehabilitation 7488-9
Pacific gateway initiative and projects 6056
projects 5701, 6056, 7321
First Nations consultation 5703-4
NDP position 7431
value-for-money audits 7485
system and role in economy 7553
Transportation Act, amendment, addition of "transit system" definition 7181
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 7310-28, 7482-93, 7536-63, 7580-3, 7612-27, 7800-8
environmental protection and traffic safety activities 5704
record-keeping and freedom-of-information requests 9741-2, 9846-7, 10001-2, 10088
relationship with First Nations 5703-4
staff 5703, 7310-1
Transportation Investment Corporation, operations 7487-8
Tributes
Frank Mitchell Walsh 8711
Jann Bailey 9622
Trucking industry
driver training 7624
government strategy 7622-3
regulations, harmonization with other jurisdictions 7232
truck rest stops and parking areas 7623
use of chains in winter conditions 7231-2
Vancouver
Georgia and Dunsmuir Street viaduct removal proposal 7802-3
Georgia and Dunsmuir Street viaduct removal proposal, meetings 9661-3
major league baseball exhibition games 7804
parking regulation 7225
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, operations 7808
Vancouver Island, transportation, public consultation 5838, 6967
Victoria
Belleville ferry terminal redevelopment 7621-2
transit services 7550
Victoria Regional Transit Commission, application for gas tax increase 7550
Walsh, Frank Mitchell, death 8711
Washington State, regulation of party bus industry and alcohol in vehicles 7562-3
Sturdy, Jordan (West Vancouver–Sea to Sky)

As subject
experience in local government 9413
family and staff thanked 6116
personal relationship with water 7075
Artificial Reef Society of B.C., activities 7428
Auditor General for Local Government, accountability and governance 9413-4
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9413-4
Britannia Mine Museum, facility 6118
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 6116-9
B.C. Passive House Ltd., environmental performance award and use of wood products 6646
Budget debate 6116-9
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6116-9
Chambers of commerce, role 9665
China
designation of Canada as approved destination for tourism 6195
market for wood products 6116
Clean Energy Association of B.C., memorandum of understanding with government 9624
Climate change, impact on water supply 7075
Construction industry, wood construction and design 6646
Cowichan Valley regional district, concerns re soil dumping in area 9942-3
Destination B.C., operations 6195
Economy, diversification 6117
Energy
clean energy development 9624
independent power projects 9624
Film industry tax credits, extension of digital animation or visual effects tax credit to post-production work 6117
Fires and firefighters, women firefighters 7960
Forests and forest industry
export of product and expansion of market 6116
wood products and uses, innovation 6646
Government, capital projects, investment 6117
Halkett Bay Marine Provincial Park, sinking of HMCS Annapolis for artificial reef creation 7428
Health care funding 6117
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Mountain Highway interchange project 6118
Highway 99, Sea to Sky Highway upgrades 6118
Howe Sound Community Forum, role 6029
Howe Sound, description 6029
Kirkwood, Sheila, firefighting accomplishments 7960
Local government, performance audits and service delivery 9413-4
McFarland Marceau Architects Ltd., wood design award 6646
MLAs, use of electronic devices 6116
Nelson Creek Bridge, seismic upgrades 6118
Ontario, public debt 6117
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, role 6118
Pemberton
municipal government, participation in performance audit process 9413
tourism industry 6196
Winds of Change initiative with Lil'wat First Nation 8712-3
Pemberton Secondary School, market garden program 9179
Petitions
Woodfibre LNG project 9672
Private members' statements
Welcoming visitors to British Columbia 6195-7
Private members' statements (response)
Shawnigan Lake and region environmental concerns 9942-3
The value of water 7075
Valuing the stuff of life — water 9160-1
Public debt management 6117
Quebec, public debt 6117
Resorts, resort municipality initiative program 6118
Rutherford Creek, whitewater kayaking course 6196
School district 48 (Sea to Sky), programs and initiatives 9179
Sea to Sky Gondola, gondola facility and operations 6118
Sea to Sky Trail, trail system 6943-4
Shawnigan Lake, contaminated soil disposal sites 9942-3
Small business 6117, 6213-4, 9665
Small Business B.C., awards 6213-4
Squamish
businesses and attractions 6117-8
tourism industry 6196
Statements by members
50th anniversary of Whistler-Blackcomb resort 10194
Clean energy industry 9624
Firefighting service of Sheila Kirkwood 7960
Howe Sound 6029
Moose Hide anti-violence campaign by aboriginal men 9529
Proposed Audain art museum in Whistler 5833
Sea to Sky school district programs and partnerships 9179
Sea to Sky Trail 6943-4
Sinking of HMCS Annapolis for creation of artificial reef 7428
Small business and chambers of commerce 9665
Small Business B.C. Award recipients 6213-4
Winds of Change initiative in Pemberton area 8712-3
Wood Design Awards event in Vancouver 6646
Stawamus Elementary School, Cultural Journeys program 9179
Tourism
culinary tourism 6197
destination marketing 6195
government support 6118
role in economy 6195-7
ski tourism 6195-6
Trade, government promotion of trade and investment 6116
Transportation projects 6118
Union of B.C. Municipalities, consultation on Auditor General for Local Government 9414
Violence against aboriginal women and children, Moose Hide anti-violence campaign 9529
Water
awareness 9160-1
protection and stewardship 7075
Water Sustainability Act, provisions 7075
Weather, severe weather events, extreme rainfall 9160-1
West Coast Railway Heritage Park, operations 6118
West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area
businesses, industries and film activities 6117-8
forest industry 6116
rainfall event and impact on communities in Pemberton area 9160-1
small business achievements 6213-4
small business and chambers of commerce 9665
tourism and recreation 6195-7
transportation projects 6118
Whistler
Audain art museum project 5833
firefighting department 7960
tourism industry 6118, 6195-6
Whistler-Blackcomb area, ski resort, 50th anniversary 10194
Wood Design Awards event and award recipients 6646
Woodfibre LNG Limited, LNG facility project, petition tabled 9672
Sullivan, Sam (Vancouver–False Creek)

As subject
experience as mayor of Vancouver 9404
family and staff thanked 6188-9
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, request for commemorative letter 5768
AIDS treatment and prevention 7067-9
Auditor General for Local Government, accountability, appointment and governance 9404-6
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9404-6
Auditors general and performance audit process 9404-6
Black Canadians, history 5768-9
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 6189-90
B.C. training and education savings grant program 6190
Canadian Cancer Society, cancer prevention centre project 6190
Children and youth, early childhood tax benefit 6190
Community Living B.C., funding 6190
Comptrollers general, history 9404, 9406
Douglas, James, heritage and role in black American migration to B.C. 5768-9
Economy, conditions and diversification 6189-90
Education, international education 6190
Einstein, Albert, comments on insanity 9380
Families
government support 6204-5
tax credits for families with children, fitness credits 6190
Forests and forest industry, export of product and expansion of market 6190
Greenhouse gas emissions from urban sprawl 9381
Health care funding 6190
Hospice and palliative care, funding 6190
Housing, affordable housing 9380-1
International Maritime Centre, operations 6189
Legislature, resolution in 1865 for adjournment due to death of Abraham Lincoln 5768
Local government, accountability, oversight and performance audits 9405
Medical Services Plan premiums 6205
Mines and mining industry 6190
Montaner, Julio, research and advocacy on HIV/AIDS 7067-9
Motions
Affordability for families 6204-5
Private members' statements
Black History Month 5768-9
Treatment as prevention 7067-9
Private members' statements (response)
Improving access to affordable housing 9380-1
Public Accounts Committee, role 9405
Public health, harm reduction initiatives 7067
Sager, Charles S., response as black resident of Prince George to discrimination in 1920s 5768
St. Paul's Hospital, B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS 7067
Science and technology, high-technology industry 6189
Taxation, government policies 6204-5
Throne speech debate 6188-90
Union of B.C. Municipalities, consultation on Auditor General for Local Government 9406
U.K., Comptroller and Auditor General, history 9404
Urbanization, urban sprawl and greenhouse gas emissions 9380-1
Vancouver
city government, proposed auditor general position 9404
housing market, affordability 9380-1
Vancouver–False Creek constituency and area
demographic trends and young families 6190
description and industries 6189-90
Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)

55-Plus B.C. Games, events and medal recipients 9623
Accountants, unified professional designation and regulation 6159-60
Advantage B.C. International Business Centre, role 5933
Aerospace industry 6499-500
Auditor General for Local Government, accountability and governance 9266-7
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9265-7
Boeing Canada, operations in Richmond 6499
Boston, Mass., local government 9266
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 5932-3
B.C. Securities Commission, role 9945-6
Budget debate 5932-5
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 5932-5
Business, renminbi trading hub 5933-5, 6769-70
Campbell, Gordon, position on municipal governance 9266
Capilano River, salmon 7496
Chartered Professional Accountants Act, debate 6159-60
Children and youth, early childhood development, government initiatives 8631
Citibank, operations and compliance costs 9945
Coal, thermal coal exports through B.C., petition tabled 7297
Conair Aviation Ltd., operations 6499
Constitution, provisions on municipalities 9266
Dirom, Gavin, comments on mining industry 9944
Education system and funding 8631-2
Elections, redistribution of electoral boundaries 9771-2
Electoral Boundaries Commission, operations and implementation of final report recommendations 9771-2
Financial services industry
cities as international financial centres 6769
foreign exchange trading 5933
reputation 6770
role in economy 6769
Fish, wild salmon stocks and hatchery-raised stocks 7496
Frank, Barney, work on shareholder protection legislation 9945-6
Fraser Surrey Docks Ltd., coal export facility proposal, petition tabled 7297
Government, accountability and transparency 9266-7
Information and communications technology, FaceTime technology 9771
International Financial Centre, history 5933
Investment climate 9267
Legislature, number of seats 9772
Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, donation 9395
Lions Gate Hospital, Greta and Robert Ho Centre, Blenz HOpe Café social enterprise 6364-5
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8959-61
LNG development, NDP position 8961
LNG project agreements 8959-61
Local government
accountability and oversight 9266-7
performance audits 9267
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., operations 6499-500
McKinsey and Company, comments on LNG development 8960
MLAs
communications with constituents in northern ridings 9771
disclosure of expenses, posting of receipts online 9266-7
Midwives, role and services 8021
Mines and mining industry
access to venture capital 9943-6
exploration 9943-5
government support 9944
stock traders 9944
Motions
Aviation industry 6499-500
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9771-2
Support for public education 8631-2
Myers, Paul, business accomplishments and hospital donation 9395
NDP, position on LNG development 8961
Newman, Magnolia, midwife services case 8021
North Shore Schizophrenia Society, work of organization 7008
North Shore, Sunrise Rotary club Ride for Rescue fundraiser 8640-1
North Vancouver, municipal government, performance audit 9267
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8959-61
Petitions
thermal coal exports through B.C. 7297
Pezim, Murray, investments 9944
Post-secondary education, English language learning programs 8631
Private members' statements
Canada's renminbi trading hub 6769-70
Junior capital markets 9943-6
Professions, regulation and civil liability 6160
Rotary International, fundraising activities and recipients 8640-1
Schizophrenia, impact and supports 7008
School district 45 (West Vancouver), community hub concept 8632
Securities industry, regulation and oversight 9945-6
Statements by members
55-plus B.C. Games 9623
Blenz Café social enterprise at HOpe Centre 6364-5
Capilano River salmon 7496
Paul Myers and Lions Gate Hospital donation 9395
Role of midwives 8021
Rotary Club Ride for Rescue fundraiser 8640-1
Schizophrenia 7008
Taxation, government policies 5932-3
Toronto, amalgamation of local municipalities 9266
Trade between B.C. and China 5933-4, 6769
Trans-Pacific Partnership, trade agreement 8960
TSX Venture Exchange, activities 9944
Vancouver
mining industry and stock trading 9944
potential as renminbi hub location 5934
Venture Capital Markets Association, comments on mining exploration 9943-4

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