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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Tegart, Jackie (Fraser-Nicola)

As subject
family experience in mining industry 6086
position as caucus chair 6084
staff thanked 6084
Autism awareness and early intervention services 7139
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kamloops and Region, funding for school mentoring program in Merritt 7080
Breast health, mammography services 9386
B.C. by region, northern and rural B.C., cancer prevention and treatment services 9386
B.C. Cancer Agency Centre for the North, facility and services 9386
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 6084-7
Budget debate 6084-7
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6084-7
Cache Creek, flash flooding and response 8638
Cancer prevention and treatment services 9386
Cariboo area, highways and roads, Cariboo connector project 6087
Clinton Annual Ball, history 7660-1
Clinton, skills training opportunities 6085-6
Community Living B.C., funding 6085
Conference Board of Canada, comments on B.C. health status and health care outcomes 6087
Crime and criminals, forfeiture of proceeds of crime, allocation of funds 7079-80
Desert Hills Ranch, farm market 9842-3
Documents tabled
Local Elections Expense Limits Special Committee
first report for third session of 40th parliament 5667
final report for fourth session of 40th parliament 9101-2
Education, fruit and vegetable program 6084
Elections
electoral representation, rural constituencies and redistribution of electoral boundaries 9988-9
local government elections, campaign financing and spending limits 5667-8, 9101
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9988-9
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 6085-6
Energy, bioenergy projects 6086
Families
single-parent families, government support 7654-5
tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit 6084
First Nations, services for children and families, funding 7080
Forests and forest industry, export of product and expansion of market 6086
Franchises Act, debate 9511-2
Franchises, regulation 9511-2
Fraser Canyon area
communities and economic development 8857
highway use and opportunities 9989
Fraser-Nicola constituency and area
Ashcroft Terminal inland port project 6086
civil forfeiture grants to organizations 7079-80
description 6084
description and electoral district boundaries 9988-9
economic development and industries 6085-7
First Nations 6085
mining industry 7958
small business 9511
trades training 10137
transportation projects 6087
Gold Country Communities Society, work of organization 8857
Health care system
services for First Nations people 9386
telehealth 6087
women's access to services 9386
Health status and outcomes 6087
Highway 5, Coquihalla Highway, impact of highway opening 8857
Highway 5A, improvements 6087
Income assistance
benefits, deduction of child support payments and policy change 6084
employment programs, single-parent employment initiative 7654-5
programs, funding 6085
Industry Training Authority, funding and role 10137
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service for rural communities 6087
Infrastructure projects, apprentices 10137
Kootenay area, trades training student survey 10139
LNG development 6086
Local Elections Expense Limits Special Committee
first report for third session of 40th parliament presented 5667-8
final report for fourth session of 40th parliament presented 9101-2
public consultation process and public hearings 5668
recommendations 5668, 9101
work of committee 5667-8, 9101-2
Manufacturing industry 5985
Merritt
country music festivals 8993
green energy project 6086
Mines and mining industry
development and conditions in industry 7958
First Nations involvement in industry 6086
role in economy 6086-7
Motions
Civil forfeiture program 7079-80
Support for single parents 7654-5
Women's access to medical treatment 9386
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
student cases 7654
trades-training facility 6085, 10137
Post-secondary education funding 10137-9
Princeton and District Community Skills Centre, 20th anniversary 6427-8
Princeton, electoral district designation 9988
Private members' statements
Apprenticeship in B.C. 10137-9
Rolgear Manufacturing Inc., operations 5985
Royal B.C. Museum, collection and exhibits 8442
Skills training
apprenticeship, student survey results 10139
apprenticeship, system 10137-8
funding changes 10137, 10139
government investment and support 6085-6
government skills and training plan 7654, 10137, 10139
trades training
First Nations people 6085-6
First Nations people, Pathways to Success program 10137-8
mobile trades trailer 6085-6
Statements
Flooding in Cache Creek 8638
Statements by members
Autism awareness 7139
Clinton Annual Ball 7660-1
Community economic development in Fraser Canyon area 8857
Country music festivals in Merritt 8993
Desert Hills Ranch 9842-3
Mining industry 7958
Princeton and District Community Skills Centre 6427-8
Rolgear manufacturing company 5985
Royal British Columbia Museum 8442
Trade missions 6086
Transportation projects 6087
Violence
domestic violence programs and funding 7080
violence-free B.C. strategy 7079
Thomson, Hon. Steve (Kelowna-Mission)

As subject
family and staff thanked 6044
meetings with mountain pine beetle coalitions 6472 (Bains) 6471-2
niece's participation in ultramarathon 6044
performance as Forests Minister (Macdonald) 8165
thanked for action on Grace Islet issue (Holman) 5660
Alberni Valley, access to forest roads in area 6561
Association of B.C. Forest Professionals, consultation by government 6419-20
Association of B.C. Land Surveyors, activities 8165
Auditor General, report on forest management 6444, 6476
Bike B.C., activities 6046
Boats, derelict vessels, federal-provincial responsibilities 6559
Bridges, planning 6547
B.C. Community Forest Association, comments on timber sales program changes 8761
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 6044, 6045-8
B.C. timber sales program
partnerships with First Nations 6562
review, operations and changes 6565, 6941, 8164, 8747-57, 8759, 8761
sale of property 8761
Brunswick Point, sale of lands in area and legal action 6558
Budget debate 6044, 6045-8
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6044, 6045-8
Business, renminbi trading hub 6047
Cameron Lake 9969
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, activities and survey results 6044
Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail), agreement on discontinued rail corridor project 6046
Catalyst Paper Corp., operations 6563
Chief forester position 6416-7
China, market for wood products 6047
Coastland Wood Industries Ltd., operations 6551
Coquitlam, government land in Burke Mountain area, sale and valuation 6471
Cowichan Lake Community Forest Co-operative, comments on timber sales program changes 8761
Cowichan River, water levels and management 6563-4
Crown land, activities on Crown land, application process and requirements 6941, 8164-5, 8761-2
Documents tabled
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry
natural resource permitting project four-year capital project plan 9891
Economy, diversification 6406
Elections, electoral representation 9971-2
Electoral Boundaries Commission final report, implementation of recommendations 9969
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9969-72
Emily Carr House, funding model and future 6560
Fires and firefighters
FireSmart safety program 7963
interface fire risks, government management and program funding 7963, 8938
summer 2003 wildfires and implementation of Filmon report recommendations 6483
summer 2015 wildfires and work of firefighters 8887
wildfire prevention and fuel management, funding 6481-5
First Nations Emergency Services, administration of fire prevention funding 6482
First Nations, protection of cultural and sacred sites 6559-60
Fishing industry, licence fee revenues 6048, 6407
Forest Act, amendments 6047, 6941, 8164
Forest and Range Practices Act, amendments 6941, 8164
Forest Practices Board reports
bridges 6547
forest stewardship plans 9891
silviculture 6476
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 6472
allowable annual cut 8750-1, 8755-6
community forests 8186
deforestation, zero net deforestation initiative 6422
employment and jobs 6473-4, 6551, 9891
export of product and expansion of market 6047, 6406
export of raw logs 6548-51
First Nations involvement in industry 6551-2, 6562, 8186
forest inventory 6470
forest management and practices
compliance and enforcement 6423-4, 6441-3, 6546-7, 8751-2
government management 6444
professional reliance system 6546-7
forest roads 6480-1
forest stewardship plans 9891
government forest policies, impact 6551-2, 8186-7, 9891
land base, investment funding 6409
mountain pine beetle coalitions 6472
pulpwood agreements 6941, 8164, 8751
revenues to government 6406, 6409
role in economy 6047, 8186
silviculture
contractor issues and report 6474-6, 6478
Forests for Tomorrow program 6422, 6473-4, 6479
government action 6423, 6476-8
planting quality standards 6480
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 6565
tree farm licence 44 6560-1
value-added sector 6551-2, 6565
woodlots 8186
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry
estimates debate 6406-7, 6409-24, 6441-4, 6469-85, 6546-65
budget 6407, 6409-11
allocation for collective agreements 6409-12
allocation for wildfire prevention 6482-5
sale of assets 6423, 6443, 6470-1
executive support services 6411
Fraser River head lease transfer 6410-1
internal review 6546-7
natural resource permitting project, four-year capital project plan, tabled 9891
role and responsibilities 6047, 6406-7, 6413
staffing 6412-6, 6423-4, 6441, 6443, 6470
vision 6444
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 6941-2, 8165-7, 8186-7, 8747-57, 8759, 8761-2
FPInnovations, work of organization 6552
Fraser River, water lot leases, transfer to government and First Nations consultation 6558-9
Freshwater Fisheries Society, funding 6048, 6407
FrontCounter B.C., online services 6407
Gitxsan Forests Inc., operations and infrastructure needs 6562
Government lands and properties, sale 6423, 6443, 6470-1
Grace Islet, protection 6559
Great Bear rainforest, ecosystem-based management 6047
Grist Mill and Gardens, funding model 6560
Guide-outfitters
regulation 5789-90, 6553-5
role in economy 6217-8, 6557
Hamilton, Jim, comments on trades-training facility project 6046
Heritage Conservation Act, implementation 6559-60
Heritage sites, conservation, management and self-sufficiency goal 6559-60
Highway 97, John Hindle Drive extension project 6045-6
Housing, affordable housing 6046
Hunting
harvest allocation policy changes 5665-6, 5788-90, 6215-8, 6553-7
numbers of animals harvested 5789
regulations, consultation with First Nations 7380-1
role in economy 5665, 5788, 6215, 6557
Island Timberlands Ltd., operations in former tree farm area 6561
Kelowna
affordable housing projects 6046
cycling infrastructure projects 6046
economic development, industries and business awards 6045-7
electoral districts 9969-70
Kelowna International Airport, operations 6045
Kelowna-Mission constituency and area, description and history 9970-1
Khaira Enterprises Ltd., operations and silviculture contract, payment for workers 6475
Land Act, amendments 6941-2, 8761-2
Land Surveyors Act, amendments 6941-2, 8165
Land surveyors, regulation and supply 8165
Land surveys and titles, services fees and categories, changes 8165
Land Title Act, amendments 6941, 8165, 8861-2
Land Title and Survey Authority, consultation by government and operations 8165
Land titles, nullification and removal of discriminatory covenants 8861-2
Mission Creek, history and recreational corridor 9971
Neuwirth, Rick, meeting with Forests Minister 6560-1
NDP, position on grizzly bear hunting 6217
Nicholls, Diane, position as acting chief forester 6417
Oil and gas pipeline corridors, salvage logging and silviculture activities 6417-23
Okanagan area
electoral districts and MLAs 9970
high-technology industry and innovation centre project 6045
Okanagan College, role in economy and trades-training facility project 6045-6
Okanagan College Students Union, comments on trades-training facility project 6046
Oral questions (response)
Consultation with Tsilhqot'in Nation on grizzly bear hunting regulations 7380-1
Forest industry jobs and forest stewardship 9891
Government action on land titles with discriminatory covenants 8861-2
Hunting allocation policy changes 5665
Hunting allocation policy changes and role of Energy Minister 5666
Hunting allocation policy changes and rules for guide-outfitters 5788-90, 6215-8
Oil spill response and protection of Roberts Bank wildlife management area 7279
Protection of caribou habitat 9889-90
Wildfire prevention and management of interface fire risks 7963, 8938
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, role 6546
Peterson, Dave, position as chief forester 6416-7
Phare, John, death 8887
Pleasantvale Homes Society, affordable housing projects 6046
Port Alice, mill operations and meeting with Forests Minister 6562
Raft Cove, road repairs 6481
Resources and resource industries
permitting process 6047, 6407, 6413
permitting process, project 6411-2
resource development, cumulative impact framework 6047-8, 6407
resource development, sustainable development 6444
Roberts Bank superport, terminal 2 expansion project and environmental assessment 7279
Rugby Canada, hosting of games by Vancouver 6044
Schultz, Ray, work with mountain pine beetle coalitions 6472
Science and technology, high-technology industry, government support 6045
Selkirk Mountains, caribou population and habitat protection 9889-90
Small business, government support 6045
Southern Interior Beetle Coalition, meetings with Forests Minister 6472
Sweden, forest industry 6478
Tributes
John Phare and firefighters 8887
Tsilhqot'in Nation, consultation on grizzly bear hunting regulations 7380-1
Union of B.C. Municipalities, administration of fire prevention funding 6482
U.S., forest industry and mill operations 6550
University of B.C., Okanagan campus (Kelowna), role in economy 6045
Water
groundwater, commercial and industrial usage and fees 6563
water licences and rentals 6557
Water Sustainability Act, implementation funding 6048, 6407, 6409, 6411, 6563
Wesbild Holdings Ltd., purchase of government lands and freedom-of-information request 6471
Westside-Kelowna constituency and area, name change 9969
Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., Princeton mill operations and fibre supply 6472
Wildlife
caribou habitat protection 9889-90
grizzly bear hunting, consultation with First Nations 7380-1
grizzly bear hunting, NDP position 6217
habitat protection and wildlife management areas 7279
Wong, Darrel, death and work as union representative 8164
Zeballos, road to village 6480-1
Thornthwaite, Jane (North Vancouver–Seymour)

As subject
experience with guide and service dogs 6813-4
family and staff thanked 5951
support for film industry (McRae) 6077
Abortion services and access zones 9384-5
Access to Abortion Services Act, provisions 9384-5
Adminfo article on education system change 7679
Aithadi, Nicolas, award for film work 5952
ALS awareness 8931-2
ALS Society of B.C., ice bucket challenge fundraising campaign 8931-2
Anderson, Keli, work on child mental health services 5955
Animal abuse awareness and prevention 7565-6
Animal Abuse Prevention Day 7565-6
Anxiety disorders in children and youth, B.C. Friends program 9886
Archer, Derek, franchise operations 9519
Arts and culture, creative sector and role in economy 7811
ASPIRES Society, youth lounge for teens and young adults with Asperger syndrome 6697
Auditor General for Local Government, accountability, appointment and governance 9407-8
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9407-8
Autism, Asperger syndrome 6697
Barnard, Kathy, experience with melanoma 9179
Beckett, Hal, comments on film industry tax credit 6488
B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils, comments on teacher standards 7680
B.C. Creates, communications initiative 7811, 8236
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 5951-5
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, capital funding 5953
B.C. Women's Hospital and Health Centre, services 9385
Browns Socialhouse, franchise operations 9519
Budget debate 5951-5
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 5951-5
Cancer
incidence and outcomes in B.C. 9384
skin cancer 9179-80
Capilano University, animation program 8236
Children and Youth Committee
first report for fourth session of 40th parliament presented 7014
second report for fourth session of 40th parliament, 2014-15 annual report, presented 9100-1
meeting schedule 10055
report on Representative for Children and Youth legislation review and recommendations 7014
special project on youth mental health 5955, 7362, 8153, 9101
work of committee 5951, 9100-1
China, market for wood products 9081
Church, Jeremy, comments on trades training program 8971
Clark, Christy, trade missions 8236
Consumer Protection B.C., compliance and enforcement activities 9241
Creative B.C., role 6487
Creative Industries Week 7811
Culbert, Michael, comments on LNG project 8970
Cycling infrastructure projects 5953-4
D'Eith, Bob, comments on film industry tax credit 6488
Dietitians and nutritionists
professional development and standards 7680
role 6944
Disabled persons, Accessibility 2024 initiative 6813
Documents tabled
Children and Youth Committee
first report for fourth session of 40th parliament 7014
second report for fourth session of 40th parliament, 2014-15 annual report 9100-1
Eagle, Lana, article on First Nations LNG opportunities 8971
Eating disorders, awareness and services 5729
Economy, competitiveness 9165
Education
adult basic education 7954
graduation rate for youth in government care 5771
learning improvement fund 5954, 8628
special education and special needs 5954
student achievement levels and test results 8629
system, conditions 8628-9
system, reform 7679
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7679-81
Elections, redistribution of electoral boundaries 9804
Electoral Boundaries Commission, final report, implementation of recommendations 9804-5
Fassbender, Peter, comments on LNG skills training 8970
Film industry
B.C. award recipients and local productions 5952-3
classification system 9241
government support 6487
industry 7811, 8236, 9575-6
licensing and regulation 9241
links with India and participation in trade missions 8236
office in Los Angeles 9241, 9575
post-production sector 6488-9
role in economy 5952, 6487
tax credits, extension of digital animation or visual effects tax credit to post-production work 5952, 6488-9, 7811, 9241, 9576
tax credits, extension of distant-location regional tax credit to capital region 6488, 7811, 9241
Forests and forest industry
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 9653
export of product and expansion of market 9079-81
Franchises Act, debate 9519
Franchises, regulation 9519
Girl Guides of Canada, programs and role in youth development 5787-8
Government regulations, reduction 9165, 9362-3
Granville Youth Health Centre, services 7363
Guide and service dogs, regulation 6813-4
Guide Dog and Service Dog Act, debate 6813-4
Health care system
information, HealthLink B.C. services 6944
services for women and access issues 9384-5
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Mountain Highway interchange project 5953
Immigration
economic immigration and skilled worker supply, express entry 9555
federal-provincial agreement and roles 9555
Income assistance, single-parent employment initiative 7954
Information and communications technology, child safety education and video initiative 5966-7
International Women's Day 6426
Iron Workers Memorial Bridge, sidewalk project 5953
Kerr, CJ, franchise operations 9519
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., proposal for oil pipeline expansion and increased tanker traffic on south coast 5775-6
Light up the World Purple, mental health awareness campaign 9527
Lions Gate Hospital, Greta and Robert Ho Centre for Psychiatry and Education 5955
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8970-2
LNG development 8970-1
LNG project agreements 8970-2
Mental health
mental health of children and youth
awareness and services 8153
collaborative program 7362-3
services and online map initiative 5954-5
mental illness and addiction services 7362
mental illness awareness and support 8153, 9527
Middle East, market for wood products 9080
Miller, Jesse, work on online safety for children 5966-7
Moore, Graham, comments at Academy Awards ceremony 6091
Motion Picture Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9241
Motions
Adult basic education programs 7954
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9804-5
Investment and export diversification 8236
Review of Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal 5775-6
Support for public education 8628-9
Women's access to medical treatment 9384-5
Mountainside Secondary School
services 7363
trades training program 8971
NDP, performance as government 9165
North Shore
electoral districts 9804-5
film industry 6489
highways and roads 9805
students' accomplishments in gymnastics event 7377
North Shore News, article on government budget 5951
North Vancouver
cycling infrastructure and multi-use trail projects 5953-4
mental health and addiction services 5955
small businesses 9363
transportation projects and transit services 5953
North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, awards 9165-6
North Vancouver–Seymour constituency and area
business operations 9519
electoral district boundaries 9804-5
Northern ERASE Stand Up Symposium, bullying prevention event in Prince George 5965
Oil and gas pipelines, criteria for approval 5775-6
Oral questions (response)
Children and Youth Committee meeting cancellations 10055
Pacific Assistance Dogs Society, activities 6814
Pacific Cinémathèque, screenings 9241
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8970-2
Parliamentary Secretary for Child Mental Health and Anti-Bullying, role 5954
PharmaCare program coverage, contraceptives 9385
Pink Shirt Day, anti-bullying event 6090-1
Post-secondary education, student financial assistance programs for youth transitioning out of government care 5771
Private members' statements
Celebrating local success in diversifying trade 9079-81
Erasing bullying 5965-7
The value of post-production in the B.C. film industry 6487-9
Private members' statements (response)
Dogwoods for kids in care 5771
The importance of Riverview 7362-3
Small business contributions to B.C. 9165-6
Protests, right to protest 9385
Provincial Immigration Programs Act, debate 9555
Provincial nominee program, changes and establishment of legislative framework 9555
Public health, healthy families B.C. strategy 6944
Quee, John and Betty, award for film work 5953
Red Tape Reduction Day 9362-3
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9362-3
Representative for Children and Youth statutory review, monitoring function 7014, 9100
Reproduction, contraceptives 9385
Riverview Hospital, future of lands and buildings, public consultation 7362
Rocheron, Guillaume, award for film work 5952
Ross, Ellis, comments on employment and LNG opportunities 8971
Sablok, Arjun, appointment as B.C. film envoy to India 8236
Sands, Nadine, comments in book on ALS 8931-2
Save Your Skin Foundation, work on melanoma awareness and patient support 9180
School district 44 (North Vancouver)
capital projects 5954
learning improvement fund and special education 5954, 8628-9
proposed motion on child and youth mental health services 7363
Schools, capital projects and seismic upgrades 5954
Scout-Guide Week 5787
Scouts Canada programs and role in youth development 5787-8
SeaBus services 5953
Sharpe, Paul, comments on film industry tax credits 9575-6
Sharpe Sound Studios Inc., operations 6489
Shayler, Joe, comments on LNG project 8970
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, comments on change in Mutability 7679
Skills training
government skills and training plan 7954, 8970-1
secondary school programs, ACE IT program 8971
supply of skilled workers 6426, 9555
Small business 9165, 9362-3, 9519
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, plebiscite on funding model 5953
SPF Precut Lumber, operations 9080-1
Sports and recreation, trails and paths 5954
Statements by members
Accomplishments of North Shore students at gymnastics competition 7377
ALS awareness and fundraising campaigns 8931-2
Animal Abuse Prevention Day 7565-6
Anxiety prevention and support for children and youth 9886
Asperger syndrome awareness 6697
Creative industries week 7811
Dietitians 6944
Eating disorder awareness 5729
Mental health awareness and Light up the World Purple campaign 9527
Mental illness and child and youth mental health 8153
Pink Shirt Day 6090-1
Save Your Skin Foundation and melanoma prevention 9179-80
Scout-Guide Week 5787-8
Screen-based production and film industry 9575-6
Women in trades 6426
Talbot, Graham and Nelson, award for film work 5952
Teachers
collective agreement and funding for implementation 5954
professional development 7679-81
Thompson, Suzanne, comments on film industry tax credits 5952
Thumm, Bill, retirement as dean 8236
Todd, Amanda, legacy 9527
Todd, Carol, mental health advocacy 9527
Trade
exports and diversification of markets 8236
trade between B.C. and India 8236
trade missions by Premier 8236
Trades, women in skilled trades 6426
Transit services 5953
Transportation projects 5953
United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, local 170, comments on LNG projects 8970
Vancouver General Hospital, Joseph and Rosalie Segal family health centre project 5955
Vancouver International Film Festival, activities 9241
Vancouver Island Women's Clinic, access zone 9385
Vancouver Post Alliance, comments on film industry tax credits 5952
Vancouver, transportation infrastructure 5953
Violence
bullying at school, ERASE Bullying strategy 5954, 5965-7, 6091
bullying awareness and prevention 6090-1, 9527
cyberbullying prevention 5954, 5965-7
Waldbauer, Cameron, award for film work 5952
Workers Compensation Act, amendments 9653
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 9653
WorkSafe B.C., review and recommendations, implementation 9653
Throness, Laurie (Chilliwack-Hope)

As subject
accountability to constituents, impact of riding boundary changes 9919
attendance at education event 7737-8
constituent smoking cases 6530
experience as opposition researcher 8956-7
experience as political researcher 6245
experience living in Fort St. John 8957
experience on farm tour 9377
experience with post-secondary education 7949
response to constituent re education legislation 7735
role in constituency petition re electoral boundaries 9703, 9920
Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets 7073
exports 7071-2, 9378
government support 7071-3, 9377-9
Growing Forward web portal 7073
role in economy 10140
Animal abuse awareness and prevention 6004
Australia, LNG development agreements 8956
Automobiles, off-road vehicle use 5912
petition tabled 5918
Beadifferent Jewelry, operations 9480-1
Bees and beekeeping industry, pest control 10140-1
Boston Bar, May Day celebrations and volunteers 8639
B.C. by region, northern B.C., economic development and government support 8957
B.C., francophone communities and business activities 6697
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 6002-6
B.C. School Trustees Association, concerns re education legislation 7735
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, capital funding 6004
B.C. training and education savings grant program 6003
Budget debate 6002-6
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6002-6
Buy Local program and funding 7071, 9378-9
Canadian Cancer Society, work of organization 7088
Cancer awareness 7088
Chilliwack, animal abuse case and animal shelter 6004
Chilliwack River, Bell Acres area
residents' concerns re off-road vehicles 5912
residents' concerns re off-road vehicles, petition tabled 5918
Chilliwack River Valley, dumping of waste and cleanup 9180
Chilliwack Vedder River Cleanup Society, work of organization 9180
Chilliwack-Hope constituency and area
agriculture industry and beekeeping 10140-1
agriculture industry and farms 9377-8
description and cost of living 6002
electoral district boundaries 9701-3
electoral district boundaries and name change 9918, 9920-1
First Nations treaty negotiations 9121-2
independent schools 9208-9
Civil Resolution Tribunal, role 8229
Community Living B.C., funding 6002
Conflict resolution, purpose 9781-2
Conflict Resolution Week 9781-2
Consumers, cost of living 6002
Corrections system
repeat offenders and addiction issues 6005-6
staff commended 6006
system and issues 6005-6
Crime, data analysis 6005
Dairy industry, government policy 9377
Democracy, role of accountability and public opinion 9919
Document Disposal Act, repeal 6245
Education
adult basic education 7949
funding 6003-4, 7735-6
government plan 7737
students, use of student data and privacy protection 7737
system, choice concept 9209-10
system, innovation 7737-8
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7735-8
Elections
electoral boundaries, Chilliwack-Hope and Fraser-Nicola constituencies, petition tabled 8646
redistribution of electoral boundaries and timeline 9701-3, 9918-21
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report 9920
final report, implementation of recommendations 9701-3
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9918-21
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products
regulation and exemptions 6530
use, health authority properties 6530
use, prevention among youth 6529-30
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 9377-8
Energy infrastructure, government investment 8884
Families, tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit 6003
Federation of Independent School Associations, comments on independent school legislation 9209
Firefighters, contributions 6506
First Nations treaties, negotiations 9122
Food and food industry
hazelnut farming 9379
imported food 7072
institutional purchasing policies 7071
locally grown food 7071-3
Forman, Lloyd and Lillian, community contributions 8639
Fraser Canyon, trail projects 9885
Fraser Valley, communities 6002
Freedom of information, access to information and process re information requests 6245-6
Gold Rush Trail, preservation 9885
Government
accountability and transparency 6245-6
role 7370
Government records management system, changes 6245-6
Health care funding 6003
Hope
description 6002
electoral boundaries and electoral district designation 9702-3, 9920
Income assistance
benefits, deduction of child support payments and policy change 6003
benefits, earnings exemption 6003
programs, funding 6002-3
Information and Privacy Commissioner, consultation on government records management legislation 6246
Information Management Act, debate 6244-6
Insect pests, small hive beetles 10141
Johnston Packers Ltd., operations 9378
Journée de la francophonie 6696-7
Justice system
accessibility 8228-9
court services, backlog of cases and duty of disclosure 8228
family justice mediation services 8228-9, 9781-2
legal aid services and pilot projects 8229
reforms 8228-9
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., proposal for oil pipeline expansion and increased tanker traffic on south coast 5778-9
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8954-7
LNG development 6004, 7370
NDP position 8956-7
LNG project agreements 8954-7
Mediate B.C., role and services 9782
Medical Services Plan premiums 6003
MLAs
accountability 9918-20
constituency offices, spending guidelines 9920
Motions
Adult basic education programs 7949-50
B.C. Hydro infrastructure investment 8884
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9701-3
Review of Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal 5778-9
Value-added industries 7370
NDP
policies 6004
policies, locally grown food 7071
position on LNG development 8956-7
New Pathways to Gold Society, activities 9884-5
Oil and gas
hydraulic fracturing, water use 8957
pipelines, criteria for approval 5778-9
role in economy 5778
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8955
Parliamentary Secretary for Corrections, role and report recommendations 6005-6
Petitions
inclusion of Hope area in Chilliwack-Hope constituency 8646
off-road vehicle use in Chilliwack River Valley 5918
Politicians, accountability and motivation 9701-2
Post-secondary education, accessibility and affordability 7949
Private members' statements
Benefits of B.C.'s farmers 9377-9
Support for local farmers 7071-3
Private members' statements (response)
Access to justice 8228-9
Agriculture and food 10140-1
Property tax, exemptions for independent schools 9208-10
Property Taxation (Exemptions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9208-10
Public sector, role 7370
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., Kitimat smelter 8955
School district 33 (Chilliwack), powers, budget and administrative savings 7735-6
School districts
budgets, administrative savings 6003, 7736
powers 7735
shared services initiatives 7737
Seabird College, trades training 6427
Shared Services B.C., role 7737
Site C power project, costs 8884
Skills training, supply of skilled workers 6427
Smyth, Brian, death 6506
Statements by members
Beadifferent operations in Hope 9480-1
Brian Smyth and contributions of firefighters 6506
Cancer awareness and Canadian Cancer Society 7088
Chilliwack Vedder River Cleanup Society 9180
Conflict resolution and mediation 9781-2
First Nations treaty process in Chilliwack-Hope area 9121-2
Journée de la francophonie 6696-7
May Day celebrations in Boston Bar 8639
Men and relationships 7878
New Pathways to Gold Society 9884-5
Off-road vehicle use in Chilliwack River Valley 5912
Trades training at University of the Fraser Valley and Seabird College 6427
Strahl, Chuck and Deb, wedding anniversary reception 7878
Substance abuse and addiction, treatment services 6005-6
Swope, Randy, jewelry and sculpture works 9481
SXTA, treaty negotiations 9121-2
Taxation, government policies 6003, 7370
Teachers, professional development 7736-7
Tobacco Control Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 14), debate 6529-30
Trans-Pacific Partnership, trade agreement 9377
U.S., economic conditions and public debt 6004
University of the Fraser Valley, trades training 6427
Vancouver
crime issues 6005
Downtown Eastside, mental health services and intensive supervision unit 6006
Violence against women, role of men and relationships 7878
W.A.C. Bennett Dam, project and costs 8884
Trevena, Claire (North Island)

As subject
constituent electronic cigarette use cases 6532
experience with smoking 6532
70 Mile House, speed limit 7490-1
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 6840
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 6932-3
Aerospace industry and training 6497-8
AirCare program, termination of program 6965-6
Alert Bay, demolition of former residential school and healing ceremony 6141
Alliance of B.C. Students, activities 6024
Aquaculture, salmon farming, closed-containment systems 7878
Assu, Billy, house posts and history 9574
Atlantic provinces, federal funding for ferry system 6432
Auditor General for Local Government, accountability and governance 9422-3
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9422-3
Auditor General, role re local government 9422-3
Automobile rental industry, regulation 7227
Automobiles
accidents, monitoring re impact of traffic regulations 7225
driving habits in B.C. and elsewhere 6964
electric vehicles 6966
parking regulation, safety considerations 7224-5
traffic safety
enforcement and penalties 6964, 7188, 7228-31
highway safety and speed review 6963, 7188, 7490-1
public awareness and education 6964
regulation, changes 6962-6, 7183-4, 7186-8, 7224-32
wildlife issues and mitigation 6963, 7626
vehicle efficiency, trade-in of inefficient vehicles 6966
winter tires and traction devices, chains 7228, 7231-2
winter tires and traction devices, regulation 6963, 6965, 7225-32
Avalanche control on transportation routes 7318-9
Beverages, sugar-sweetened beverages, health promotion tax proposal 6533
B.C. by region, northwest B.C., resource roads 7489
B.C. Ferry Commission, role and responsibilities 7541
B.C. Ferry Services Inc.
board compensation and ferry passes 7544-5
employee benefits 7545
management 5691
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 5689-93, 6022-5, 6036-8
B.C. Liberal Party, leadership election 9422
B.C. School Trustees Association, concerns re education legislation 7763
B.C. Transit
2012 review recommendations and implementation 7545-7
budget and service plan 7547-8
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority
accountability and transparency 6224
transfer of rapid transit assets to authority 6224-5
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority Transit Assets and Liabilities Act
briefing on bill for opposition MLAs 6224
regulations 6224-5
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority Transit Assets and Liabilities Act, debate 6224-5
Budget debate 6022-5, 6036-8
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6022-5, 6036-8
Campbell River
children and youth health and welfare report and community action 6945
city government, performance audit 9423
Dentistry from the Heart event 6646
Campbell River and District General Hospital, replacement project 8613
Campbell River Storm hockey team
accomplishments and championship games 7087
Keystone Cup championship win 7426
Canada, electoral system 9762
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, application re criminal-record checks 8395-6
Carbon tax, purpose 5691-2
Carihi Secondary School, forestry program 6276-7
Chief Electoral Officer, recommendations, implementation 8258
Children and youth
programs and services for children and families 6945
suicide prevention 8531
Clark, Christy, position on Auditor General for Local Government 9422
Climate change, government action 5691
Comox Valley constituency and area, growth and electoral district designation 9764
Construction industry workers, roadside safety 7186
Consumers, cost of living, taxes and user fees 5692-3, 6023-4
Cornfield, Charlie, comments on Auditor General for Local Government 9423
Corrections system, sex offenders, security requirements for persons with similar identification 8395-6
Corrigan, Mike, comments on ferry fares and ridership 7663-4
Criminal-record checks, fees for fingerprinting 8395-6
Cumberland, description and electoral district designation 9763
Darcy, Judy, comments on flavoured tobacco regulation 6533
Democracy
public participation in democracy 8261
role of government records 6287-9
Dental health, access to dental care 6646
District of West Kelowna, proposed reclassification as city 8126-7
Economy, diversification 5690-1
Education
adult basic education 6932-3
education of First Nations people 8856
funding 5690, 6036-7, 7761-2
independent schools and funding 6037, 7199
offshore schools 5690
Education Ministry, estimates debate 7199-200
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7760-4
Election Amendment Act, 2015
debate 8257-61, 8556-7
amendments to bill 8258
Elections
advertising 8258-9
campaign financing, spending limits 8258-9
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 9762
electoral districts, rural constituencies 9762
electoral representation 9764, 9994
electoral systems 8257-8, 9762
enumeration, registration of youth 8259-61, 8556-7
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9761-5, 9993-4
regulations, changes 8257-9, 8261
voter parity principle 9762
voter participation 8257
voter participation information, access by candidates and parties 8258, 8260-1
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report, implementation of recommendations 9761-5
mandate and work of commission 9761-2, 9765, 9994
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9993-4
Electronic cigarettes and vapour products
regulation and exemptions 6531-3, 7171
use, prevention among youth 6533, 7171
Emergency preparedness, volunteer activities 9037-8
Energy, electricity rates and disconnection cases 5692-3, 6024
Federation of Independent School Associations, funding 6037
Ferries and ferry services
crew staffing levels and requirements 7542-3
fare increases 6024
fare increases and economic impact 9717-20
fare increases and ridership numbers 6144, 7663-4
fares, B.C. Experience fare payment card 9719
ferries as part of transportation infrastructure 5691, 6771, 9717-9
funding 7536-7, 9717-20
funding, federal funding 6432
inland ferries 7536-7, 7626-7
privatization 5693
role in economy 6771
routes and services, Discovery Coast route 7540-1
routes and services, unregulated routes 7541
service reductions and impact on coastal communities 6432, 9717-9
system 6771
decision-making process 7540-1
sustainability 7543-4
vessels
cable ferry for Buckley Bay–Denman Island route 7542, 9787
fuel consumption 7538
Nimpkish 7540
procurement and construction 8525
procurement of new vessels 7537-8
Queen of Chilliwack 7539-40, 10090
refit of Spirit-class vessels 7538-9
First Nations
reconciliation 9574-5
residential schools legacy 6141
Forests and forest industry
export of raw logs 5691
forest roads 6480
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, estimates debate 6480-1, 6562
Freedom of information
access to information 6286-9
requests for information, government handling and "no records" responses 6286, 6288
Gabriola Island
bridge proposal and feasibility study 7543
bridge proposal, petition tabled 7094
Gold River Secondary School, fundraising for Italy trip 7762
Government
accountability and transparency 6286-9
capital projects, business case and planning 7322-3
financial management 6022-3
spending, control 6022
Government records management, system and record of government activities 6286-9
Head Bay, resort proposal for area 6840
Health care funding for public health 8612-3
Health Ministry, estimates debate 8612-3
Higgins, Harold, disability benefits case 6023
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Abbotsford West section 7320-1
four-laning project between Kamloops and Alberta 7311-4, 7317-20
Kicking Horse Canyon section improvements 7312, 7318-9
safety 7314-5
speed limits and traffic speeds 6963
upgrades 5693, 6037
Highway 3
rehabilitation and upgrades 7624-5
wildlife collisions and prevention 7625-6
Highway 16, government consultation on transportation services and safety, freedom-of-information request 9741-2
Highway 19 (Island Highway), speed limits and traffic speeds 6963-4
Highway 33, speed limit through Joe Rich section 7491
Highway 99
George Massey Tunnel, replacement project 6037, 7321-3, 7325-6
Sea to Sky Highway
contract performance payments 7483-4
repairs to retaining walls 7431, 7483-4, 7724-5
repairs to retaining walls and call for engineering audit 8159
Highways and roads
left-lane use, regulation 6964, 7186-8
line-painting 7315, 7317-8
signage on traffic safety 6964-5, 7228
speed limit changes and zones 7489-91
Housing, energy efficiency, building retrofit programs and improvements 5692-3
Impaired driving
legislation, potential for legal challenges 6966, 7184
penalties, immediate roadside prohibitions and administrative review 6966, 7184
remedial programs for drivers, contracted services and fees 7183
remedial programs for drivers, mandatory participation 7184
Income assistance
benefit amounts 6022
benefits, deduction of child support payments and policy change 6023
benefits, deduction of CPP cost-of-living increases 6023
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 5692, 6023
Information and communications technology
accessibility 9994
high-speed Internet service, remote and rural communities 5691, 7199-200
Information and Privacy Commissioner, report on government records management 6287-8
Information Management Act, content and scope 6286-9
Information Management Act, debate 6286-9
Infrastructure
government investment 6037-8
government investment, Building Canada fund 7326-7
Insurance Corporation of B.C., consultation on traffic safety legislation 7187
Justice Ministry, estimates debate 8395-6
Kamloops, transit services 7549
Kuterra LP, salmon farming operations 7878
Land use, foreshore use regulation and enforcement 8028-30
Legislation, use of regulations 6224-5
Legislature, language used in House, unparliamentary language 9662
Leicester, Judy, work on park establishment 6578
LNG development 5689-90
LNG facilities, property tax and regulation of facilities on municipal lands 8128-9
LNG income tax 5692
Local government
accountability and oversight 9422-3
infrastructure funding, small communities fund 7326-7
reclassification of municipalities 8126-8
Local Government Act, amendments 8126-7
Maa-nulth First Nations, foreshore bylaws, enforcement 8028-30
Maple Ridge, reclassification as city and validation of proceedings 8126-8
Medical Services Plan premiums 6024
MLAs, consultation with constituents 8258
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8028-30, 8126-9
Mission, proposed reclassification as city 8126-7
Motions
Aviation industry 6497-8
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9761-5
Ferry system as part of provincial infrastructure 6771
Motor Vehicle Act, numbering correction 7224
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2015
debate 6962-7, 7183-8, 7224-32
definitions
"chains and other traction devices" 7231
"official vehicle" 7186
"winter tire" 7225-6, 7229-30
Motorcycles, noise and parking regulation 6965, 7224-5
Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, consultation on proposed projects in traditional lands 6840
North Island College
aviation program 6497
capital plan and projects 6933
funding for campuses and adult basic education programs 6932-3
North Island constituency and area
constituents' concerns and cases 5690-3
description and electoral district boundaries 9763-4, 9993-4
schools and programs 7760-2
Octopus Islands Marine Provincial Park, expansion 6578
Oral questions
Denman Island cable ferry 9787
Federal funding for ferry system 6432
Ferry fares and ridership levels 6144
Ferry ridership levels and public discussion of ferry services 7663-4
Highway 16 bus service implementation and government consultation records 9741-2
Port Mann Bridge tolling revenues 6574-5
Refit and sale of Queen of Chilliwack 10090
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
Parks, establishment and expansion of parks and protected areas 6578
Petitions
Gabriola Island bridge proposal 7094
Points of order
request for member to withdraw unparliamentary language 9662
Police and policing
consultation on traffic safety legislation 7187-8
funding for police services 7188
Political participation by youth 8260
Port Alice, mill operations and meeting with Forests Minister 6562
Port Edward, property tax agreement with Pacific NorthWest LNG 8128-9
Port Hardy
bear-human interactions 9219
fire response by volunteers 9037
Port Mann Bridge
replacement project, costs and contract payments 7484, 7486-8
replacement project, payoff of debt 6575
toll rates 7487
traffic volumes and tolling revenues 6574-5, 7485-6
user incentive programs 7486
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 6024-5, 6036
rural colleges and funding 6933
student financial assistance and interest on loans 6025, 6036
Poverty, child poverty 6945
Private members' statements
Keeping local economies afloat 9717-20
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2015, debate 6578
Provincial Shipbuilding Act, 2015, debate 8525
Public health as societal issue 8613
Quadra Island, emergency preparedness volunteer activities 9037-8
Raft Cove, road repairs 6480-1
Resources and resource industries
resource roads 7488-9
role in funding government services and infrastructure 5692
Royal B.C. Museum archives, funding and operations 6289
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, traffic services 7187-8
Samson, Larry, comments on Auditor General for Local Government 9423
School district 72 (Campbell River)
funding and administrative costs 7199
operations 7760-1
School district 84 (Vancouver Island West)
aboriginal education enhancement agreement 8856
funding, administrative costs and Internet access 7199-200
operations 7760-1
School district 85 (Vancouver Island North)
funding and administrative costs 7199
operations 7760-1
School districts
administrative savings 7199
powers 7760-4
shared services initiatives 7761
Seniors issues 6024
Shipbuilding industry
contracts 7538
role in economy and government support 8525
Site C power project, costs and alternatives 5691
Small business operations 6022
Small Inlet Marine Provincial Park, expansion 6578
Squamish, transit services 7549
Statements
Campbell River Storm hockey team 7087, 7426
Statements by members
Aboriginal education enhancement agreement for north Island 8856
Demolition of residential school in Alert Bay 6141
Emergency preparedness volunteers 9037-8
Forestry program at Carihi Secondary School in Campbell River 6276-7
Free dentistry event in Campbell River 6646
Health and welfare of children and youth 6945
Kuterra salmon farm and closed-containment aquaculture 7878
Port Hardy and Bear Smart community program 9219
Return of house posts to Wei Wai Kai Nation in Cape Mudge 9574-5
Stilwell, Michelle, comments on budget 6022
Stone, Todd, email correspondence and government records management 9741-2
Synex International Inc., Cypress Creek power project 6840
Taxation
government policies 5692, 6023
relationship to government services 6023
Teachers
collective agreement and bargaining, government approach 7760
criminal-record checks 8395
government relationship with teachers 7762-3
professional development 7762
Throne speech
debate 5689-93
Tire industry, concerns re winter tire regulation 7230
Tobacco
flavoured tobacco, regulation 6533
use, public spaces 7171
Tobacco Control Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 14), debate 6531-3, 7171
Transit services
automatic voice enunciators 7550
demand and service levels 7547-8
fares 7548, 9400-1
Transportation
government consultation and plan 6963, 7311
infrastructure funding and government investment 5693, 6771, 7326-7
projects, contract performance payments 7483
projects, value-for-money audits 7484
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 7311-5, 7317-23, 7325-7, 7482-91, 7536-50, 7622-7
record-keeping and freedom-of-information requests 9741-2
Transportation Investment Corporation, operations 7487-8
Trucking industry
driver training 7624
government strategy 7622-3
regulations, harmonization with other jurisdictions 7231-2
truck rest stops and parking areas 7622-3
use of chains in winter conditions 7231-2
Union of B.C. Municipalities, resolution and position on Auditor General for Local Government 9423
U.K.
election results 8257
traffic safety 6964
Vancouver Island
electoral districts 9763
North Island, roads 9994
transportation, public consultation 6963
Victoria
Belleville ferry terminal redevelopment 7622
transit services, fares 9400
Victoria Regional Transit Commission, application for gas tax increase 7550
Viking Air Ltd., operations 6497
Washington State, ferry system and role of Coast Guard 7542-3
Wei Wai Kai Nation, return of house posts 9574-5
Wildlife, Bear Smart community program 9219
Zeballos, road to village 6480

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