Abbotsford, B.C.
- Crime prevention activities (van Dongen) 8501
Abbotsford constituency and area
- 1994 by-election (Les) 10007
Abbotsford Heat
- Facility rental contract (Chandra Herbert) 10862-3
Abbotsford International Airport
Abbotsford police department
- Use of forfeited vehicle in gang prevention program (Bond) 10923 (Corrigan) 10923, 10925
Abella, Rosalie Silberman
- Comments on justice and human rights (Kwan) 10379
ABLE-BC See Alliance of Beverage Licensees
Ablett, Todd
- Teaching activities (Dix) 10968
Aboriginal Affairs, Select Standing Committee on
Aboriginal Mine Training Association See British Columbia Aboriginal Mine Training Association
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 10254-64, 10290-307, 10365-86
- speakers (Coons) 10306-7 (Fraser) 10255-63, 10290-304, 10365-8, 10370-8, 10384-6 (James) 10264 (Kwan) 10378-84 (Polak) 10254-64, 10290-307, 10365-86 (Routley, B.) 10305-6 (Simpson, B.) 10297-8, 10368-70
- Approach to reconciliation (Fraser) 10260-1 (Polak) 10261
- Budget, allocation for permit processing (Thomson) 8805
- Budget and role of ministry (Fraser) 10255-6, 10259, 10303 (James) 10264 (Polak) 10256, 10258-9, 10264, 10295, 10303
- Minister, meetings with community organizations (Kwan) 10384 (Polak) 10384
- Operations, capacity and resources (Donaldson) 11634
- Relationship with coastal First Nations (Polak) 10307
- Relationship with Tsilhqot'in Nation (Polak) 10297
- Role and responsibilities (Fraser) 10293, 10295, 10367 (Polak) 10261-2, 10293, 10367-8, 10378
- Service plan (Coons) 10306 (Fraser) 10370-2, 10378 (Polak) 10370
- Staff thanked (Fraser) 10255
Aboriginal tourism See Tourism
Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia
Aboriginals See First Nations; Métis
Abraham, Katherine
- Comments on class composition and special needs students (Abbott) 9640-1
Acacia Ty Mawr lodge, Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
- Health care workers, contracting out of jobs (Routley, B.) 9529
Access to Prostate Cancer Screening Act, 2011
- (Bill M211) (Hammell) 1R, 9011-2
- Debate, speakers (Hammell) 9011-2
Accidents
Accountants
- Accounting standards
- rate-regulated accounting (Falcon) 9073-4
Accounting by government See Government
Ackland, Shirley
- Comments on post-secondary institution board changes (Trevena) 9283, 9286
The ACT See Maple Ridge Arts Centre and Theatre, Maple Ridge, B.C.
ACT Foundation
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament
- (Bill 1) (Attorney General) 1R, 7905-6
- Debate, speakers (Bond) 7905-6
Action Plan for Small Business: 2010-2013 report See Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, Ministry of
Adair, Doug
Adam, Donny
- Access to group home (Elmore) 8504
Addiction See Mental illness and addiction
under Mental health; Substance abuse and addiction
Address from the Bar of the House
Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne See Throne speech debate under Speech from the Throne
Administrative Assistants Ltd.
Admiral Seymour Elementary School, Vancouver, B.C.
- Students living in poverty (Kwan) 8921
Adoption See also Foster care
- Adoption of children in foster care (McNeil) 10935, 10940 (Trevena) 10935
- Adoption of children in government care (Reid) 8513
- Adoption services (McNeil) 10935 (Trevena) 10934-5
- Adoptive parents, definition in legislation See also Parents, definition in legislation under Families
- Age and number of children (McNeil) 10935, 10937 (Trevena) 10935
Adoption Act
Adoption Awareness Month
Adult basic education See Education
Advanced Education, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 9795-802, 9842-56, 9898-917
- speakers (Bains) 9906-7 (Coons) 9909-10 (Donaldson) 9800-1 (Fleming) 9802, 9849-50 (Gentner) 9855-6 (Macdonald) 9908 (Mungall) 9796-8, 9842-6, 9851-5, 9898-906, 9910-7 (Ralston) 9846-7 (Routley, D.) 9798-800 (Trevena) 9847-9 (Yamamoto) 9795-802, 9842-56, 9898-917
- Advertising and publications contracts (Mungall) 9796-7 (Yamamoto) 9796-7
- Budget (Clark) 12622 (Dix) 9345, 12619
- Budget, allocation for travel (Mungall) 9843-4 (Yamamoto) 9843-4
- Correspondence from media, release to Eminata Group See Eminata Group
- Handling of information and responsibility of minister (Farnworth) 10421 (Horgan) 10269, 10334-5 (James) 10420-1, 10480 (Karagianis) 10269-70 (Mungall) 10334, 10420, 10574-5 (Ralston) 10270, 10421 (Simpson, S.) 10335 (Yamamoto) 10334-5, 10480
- Letter to Minister from university and college presidents (Dix) 12620
- Staff and staffing, changes (Mungall) 9797-8, 9842-3 (Yamamoto) 9797-8, 9842-3
- Staff and staffing, meetings with lobbyists (Mungall) 9797 (Yamamoto) 9797
Advanced Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2011
- (Bill 18) (Minister of Advanced Education) 1R, 8652; 2R, 9222-49, 9280-98; C, 10500-9, 10541-52; 3R, 10553; RA, 10600
- Amdts: sec. 19 (Yamamoto) 10544, approved 10544; sec. 34 (Yamamoto) 10546, approved 10546, sec. 45 (Yamamoto) 10547, approved 10547; sec. 47 (Yamamoto) 10547, approved 10549; sec. 49 (Yamamoto) 10549, approved 10549; sec. 50.1 (Yamamoto) 10551, approved 10552
- Debate, speakers (Abbott) 10508 (Bains) 9245-7 (Chandra Herbert) 9295-7 (Conroy) 9243-5 (Corrigan) 9290-2 (Donaldson) 9237-9 (Fleming) 9247-9 (Horgan) 10508 (Huntington) 10542-3 (James) 9249, 9280-2 (Krog) 9286-90 (Macdonald) 9292-5 (Mungall) 9223-33, 10500-9, 10541-52 (Ralston) 9240-3, 10502-3 (Sultan) 9234-7 (Thornthwaite) 9240 (Trevena) 9282-6 (Yamamoto) 8652, 9222-3, 9297-8, 10500-9, 10541-52
- Amendments (Horgan) 10508
- Consultation on post-secondary institute board provisions (Fleming) 9247-9 (Mungall) 9224-33
- Introduction (Macdonald) 9292
- Purpose of bill (Yamamoto) 8652
Advertising
Advisory Council on Social Entrepreneurship
- Report recommendations on social entrepreneurship (Donaldson) 11777-8
Aerospace industry
- Industry, government support (Dix) 10741
AFG See Annual facilities grants
under Education – Funding
African Canadians See Black Canadians
Aggregate industry See Aggregate production and gravel extraction
under Mines and mining industry
Agricultural Land Commission
- Applications processing See also Reapplications below under this main heading
- Chair See Bullock, Richard
- Chair, powers and role (McRae) 10407
- Chair, report See Report below under this main heading
- Changes (Bond) 8815 (Fleming) 8829 (Gentner) 8841-2 (Huntington) 8835-7, 9055, 9057-8 (McRae) 9005-8, 10386, 10388-9, 10404-10 (Popham) 8817-21, 9005-8, 9053-6, 10388-9, 10404-5, 10409-10 (Sather) 8831-3, 9055-7, 9059-60 (Thomson) 9053-60
- Changes, consultation (McRae) 10405, 10409
- Changes, legislation See Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2011
- Chief executive officer position (Huntington) 8835 (Popham) 9055 (Thomson) 9055
- Compliance and enforcement activities (McRae) 8258, 10388, 10404, 10409-10 (Popham) 10388, 10404, 10409-10
- Compliance and enforcement activities, delegation to local government (Huntington) 8835, 9007 (McRae) 9006-7 (Popham) 9006-7
- Decisions (Gentner) 8842 (McRae) 9007 (Popham) 9007 (Sather) 9056-7 (Thomson) 9056-7
- Delegation agreements (Huntington) 10412, 10452 (McRae) 10411-2, 10452-3, 10456 (Popham) 10410-2, 10456
- Funding (Huntington) 8835-6, 9429 (McRae) 9005-6 (Popham) 8818, 8820, 9005-6
- Funding and operations (McRae) 10386, 10388-9, 10404-12 (Popham) 10387-8, 10404-12, 10456-7
- Funding, fee-based cost recovery model (McRae) 10405-7 (Popham) 10405, 10407
- Government support (McRae) 10410 (Popham) 10409-10, 10456-7
- Independence (McRae) 10411-2, 10455-6 (Popham) 10410-1
- Information, availability to opposition (McRae) 10452-4, 10456
- Mandate (Huntington) 8835-6 (McRae) 10389, 10646-8, 10909-10
- Operations and executive positions (McRae) 8660-1 (Popham) 8660
- Organization during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations (McRae) 8214
- Outreach and education (McRae) 10404
- Performance measurement (McRae) 10404-5 (Popham) 10404-5
- Proposed amalgamation with other agencies (Huntington) 10454 (McRae) 10454
- Reapplications by proponents (Huntington) 8835 (McRae) 10389 (Popham) 10388-9 (Sather) 8831-3, 9059-60 (Thomson) 9059-60
- Regional panel system (Huntington) 8837, 9055 (McRae) 9007-8, 10406-8 (Popham) 8818-21, 9007-8, 9053-5, 10405-7 (Thomson) 9053-5
- Relationship with Agriculture Ministry (McRae) 10408 (Popham) 10408
- Relationship with Port Metro Vancouver See Port Metro Vancouver
- Report, implementation of recommendations (Huntington) 8835-7 (McRae) 10406, 10408-9 (Popham) 8818-21, 10406, 10408
- Report, public release (Macdonald) 8822 (McRae) 8259 (Popham) 8213-4, 8258-9, 8660, 8817-8
- Review by Auditor General See Reports and reviews under Auditor General
- Service plan (Popham) 9056 (Thomson) 9056
- Staff (McRae) 8258, 10388, 10409-10 (Popham) 10388, 10409-10
- Website (McRae) 10412
Agricultural Land Commission Act
Agricultural land reserve
- Boundary reviews (Huntington) 10453 (McRae) 10453
- Conversion or exclusion of lands (Huntington) 8836-7
- Covenants (Huntington) 9057-8 (Sather) 9056-7 (Thomson) 9056-9
- Non-farm use and subdivision, delegation of commission powers See Delegation agreements under Agricultural Land Commission
- Preservation (Lali) 8718
- Preservation, petition tabled (Huntington) 12515
- Protection (Popham) 9446
- Removal of land from reserve (Donaldson) 8728 (Gentner) 8385-6 (McRae) 10646 (Popham) 9053-5, 10645-6 (Sather) 8412, 8832-3 (Slater) 12247-8
- Removal of land from reserve during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Gentner) 8841-2 (Popham) 8820-1
- Removal of land from reserve for transportation infrastructure (Gentner) 10454-6 (Huntington) 10453-4 (McRae) 10453, 10455
- Removal of land from reserve, role of cabinet (McRae) 10455
Agriculture
- Agrifood industry See Food industry
- Agritourism See Tourism
- Animal disease management See Animals – Disease prevention and management
- Berry farming industry Se Food industry
- Dairy industry See Dairy industry
- Damage by wildlife to farms and livestock, prevention See Predator control under Wildlife
- Direct marketing and farmers markets (Cantelon) 8288-90 (Thorne) 12508-9
- Employment and jobs (Cantelon) 8288-90
- Exports See also Agrifood industry under Food industry
- Exports, expansion of market for products (Bell) 10848
- Extension services (McRae) 10471 (Popham) 9470, 10471
- Family farms, taxation See Taxation below under this main heading
- Farm animal disease management See Animals – Disease prevention and management
- Farm assessment review panel
- Farm income plans (Krog) 10822 (McRae) 10822
- Farm income, reporting (Chong) 8717 (Rustad) 8720-1
- Farm status and property assessment See also Farm assessment practices under British Columbia Assessment
- Farmers markets See Direct marketing and farmers markets above under this main heading
- Farmers, succession planning strategy and young farmers (Simpson, B.) 8724-5
- Farmland See also Agricultural land reserve
- Farmworkers See Workers below under this main heading
- Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers See also AgriStability program
- Government investment and support (Popham) 9446, 10387-8, 10404, 10470-2
- Government support (Bell) 10848 (Chong) 8717 (Chouhan) 8289 (Dix) 7926 (Donaldson) 8728 (Fleming) 8829 (Huntington) 8726-7, 9429 (Krog) 8125 (Lali) 8718-9, 10848 (McRae) 10386-7, 10404, 10470-2, 11499 (Popham) 8820-1, 9467-71, 11499 (Simpson, B.) 8724, 8767-8
- Growing Forward agreement See Program funding and delivery, federal-provincial agreement below under this main heading
- Impact of carbon tax on agriculture and greenhouse industries See Carbon tax
- Industry
- Insurance for farmers See Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers above under this main heading
- Legislative committee proposal (McRae) 10515 (Popham) 10515-6, 10598
- Local production See Locally grown food under Food
- Mushroom growing See Mushroom industry under Food industry
- NDP position (Popham) 9469-70
- Organic agriculture (Chouhan) 8289 (van Dongen) 8100
- Organic agriculture, B.C. reputation (Sather) 12184
- Primary agricultural production (PAP) list (Chong) 9317-9 (Popham) 9318-9
- Products See also Food; Food industry
- Products, definition and inclusion in farm income (Popham) 8722 (Rustad) 8720 (Simpson, B.) 8724-5
- Products, promotion of B.C. products See also Buy B.C. program
- Program funding and delivery, federal-provincial agreement (McRae) 10387, 10514-5 (Popham) 10514-5
- Right-to-farm legislation (Gentner) 8842
- Role in economy (Simpson, B.) 8768
- Small and mid-size farms, support (Popham) 8722, 9317-8
- Taxation See also Farm status and property assessments above under this main heading
- Tree fruit industry See Food industry
- Waste management See Agricultural waste management under Waste management
- Workers
- conditions of employment (Chouhan) 10217-8 (MacDiarmid) 10217-8
- employment program and services (Chouhan) 10090
- employment standards (Brar) 8761 (Chouhan) 8289 (MacDiarmid) 10217-8 (Simpson, S.) 8760
- employment standards and safety (Bains) 8755-6 (Chouhan) 9861 (Coell) 10952
- employment standards and safety, site visits (Chouhan) 10216, 10218-9 (MacDiarmid) 10216, 10219
- employment standards, bond requirement for contractors (Chouhan) 10213 (MacDiarmid) 10169, 10213-4
- housing issues (Chouhan) 10219 (MacDiarmid) 10219
- labour contractors, requirements (MacDiarmid) 10216
- mushroom farm accident in 2008 and recommendations (Chouhan) 10219-21, 12179-80 (Elmore) 12180 (MacDiarmid) 10219-21, 12180
- piece rate See wages for hand-harvesting below under this subheading
- records of employment, fraud issues (Chouhan) 10215 (MacDiarmid) 10215
- rights (Chouhan) 10218 (MacDiarmid) 10218
- safety and vehicle inspections (Chouhan) 10219-20 (James) 8744 (MacDiarmid) 10219-20 (Ralston) 8742
- safety and vehicle inspections, 15-passenger vehicle safety (Chouhan) 10220 (MacDiarmid) 10220
- seasonal agricultural workers program See Foreign and immigrant workers under Immigration
- vehicle accident in 2007, vigil in remembrance of victims (Chouhan) 9861
- wages for hand-harvesting (Chouhan) 10214-7
- wages for hand-harvesting, report (MacDiarmid) 10214-7
Agriculture, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 10386-9, 10404-12, 10451-72, 10509-17
- speakers (Brar) 10513 (Fraser) 10467-8 (Gentner) 10454-6 (Huntington) 10412, 10452-4 (Kwan) 10513 (McRae) 10386-9, 10404-12, 10452-72, 10509-17 (Popham) 10387-9, 10404-12, 10456-62, 10469-72, 10509-16 (Sather) 10462-6 (Simpson, B.) 10458-60 (Trevena) 10466-7
- Accomplishments (McRae) 9396-7
- Budget
- Changes since 2001 (McRae) 10514 (Popham) 10513
- Communications with opposition (McRae) 10516
- Estimates process (Popham) 10387-8
- Estimates process, debate (Brar) 10513 (Farnworth) 10410 (Gentner) 10454-6 (Kwan) 10513 (McRae) 10408, 10410, 10453-6, 10513 (Popham) 10408, 10410, 10456, 10516
- Minister
- meetings with Delta farming organizations (McRae) 8516
- powers (Popham) 10598
- role and responsibilities (McRae) 10100 (Popham) 10100
- Role and responsibilities (Fraser) 10467-8 (McRae) 10460, 10467-9
- Role re salmon disease test results (McRae) 10465 (Sather) 10464-5
- Service plan (McRae) 10404 (Popham) 10404, 10457
- Staff thanked (McRae) 10517
- Staffing (Brar) 10513 (Kwan) 10513 (McRae) 10457, 10459, 10461-2, 10467, 10470-2, 10509-10, 10512-4 (Popham) 10459, 10462, 10471, 10512-4
AgriStability program
Agritourism See Tourism
Ahousat, B.C.
- Services for disabled child (Fraser) 10304
AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
- Impact on Africa (Mungall) 11469
- Infection risk for health professionals (Corrigan) 11440
- Resistant strains of HIV and specialized treatment (MacDiarmid) 12334, 12337, 12344
- Stigmatization and education (Chandra Herbert) 11441-2, 12336
- Testing See also Communicable disease, testing under Health – Public health
- Testing, refugee concerns (Chandra Herbert) 12338
Air
Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
- Cap-and-trade system (Fleming) 10522, 10555-6 (Lake) 10522, 10555-6
- Cap-and-trade system, B.C. participation (Fleming) 8963
- Emissions from liquid natural gas development (Fleming) 10523-6 (Lake) 10523-8 (Simpson, B.) 10527-8
- Emissions from natural gas (Pimm) 9473
- Emissions from oil and gas sector (Horgan) 12426-7 (Simpson, B.) 8012, 11039
- Emissions from public sector (Lake) 10534 (Simpson, B.) 10534
- Emissions from transportation sector (Pimm) 9473
- Reduction
- Reduction, low-carbon and renewable fuel requirements
- alternative fuels (Coleman) 11786, 11788, 11815 (Fleming) 11786, 11788
- carbon intensity measurement (Coleman) 11788-9 (Fleming) 11788-9
- carbon intensity measurement, GHGenius system (Coleman) 11790-1 (Horgan) 11790-1
- compliance and enforcement (Coleman) 11785, 11787-8 (Fleming) 11785, 11787-8
- credit and debit system (Coleman) 11788-9, 11813-8 (Fleming) 11788-9, 11813-6 (Horgan) 11816-7
- credit and debit system, formula (Coleman) 11791-4 (Horgan) 11791-3
- director duties (Coleman) 11789, 11792-3, 11816 (Fleming) 11789, 11816 (Horgan) 11792-3
- electricity (Coleman) 11790 (Horgan) 11789-90
- energy effectiveness ratio (Coleman) 11789-90 (Horgan) 11789-90
- fuel class changes (Bond) 11508-9 (Coleman) 11783-7, 11791-2, 11817-8 (Fleming) 11783-7 (Horgan) 11817-8
- implementation of changes (Coleman) 11818 (Horgan) 11818
- standards (Coleman) 11785-6 (Fleming) 11785-6
- standards, source of fuels (Coleman) 11787-8 (Fleming) 11787-8
Air Canada
Air Canada Public Participation Act (federal)
Air India bombing See Terrorism
Aircraft
- Jet fuel See Fuel
- Maintenance and safety (Bell) 10575
- Maintenance workers, protection (Bell) 10702-3 (Kwan) 10702-3
- Safety (Routley, D.) 9712
- Taxation of used aircraft See Taxation of private sales of used vehicles, aircraft and boats under Taxation
Airline industry See also Airports
- Flight service between B.C. and Asia (Dalton) 9492
- Flight service between B.C. and Asia, role in economy (Howard) 7958
- Floatplane terminal in Vancouver See Harbour floatplane terminal under Vancouver, B.C.
- Role in economy (Bains) 10004-5
- Role in economy and society (Howard) 10003-5
- Taxation, jet fuel tax See Jet fuel under Fuel
Airports
- Air cargo service (Horne) 10965
- Regional airports, investment and expansion (Bains) 10005 (Howard) 10957 (Ralston) 10958
- Role in economy (Les) 9426 (Thomson) 9552
Ajax mine proposal See KGHM Ajax Mining Inc.
Akter, Tamina
- Access to adult basic education courses (Elmore) 11879
Albas, Dan
- Federal private member's bill (Slater) 10949
Alberni Valley
- Impact of government forest policies on area (Fraser) 10758-9
- McLaughlin Ridge, protection (Fraser) 10758, 10760
Alberni-Clayoquot regional district
Alberni–Pacific Rim constituency and area
- Constituency office, flooding (Fraser) 9762-3
- Description (Fraser) 9761
- Forest industry (Fraser) 10682
- Issues and concerns (Fraser) 9433-4, 9761-3
- School districts (Fraser) 9838-9
Alberta
- Animal cruelty prevention legislation
- costs of care for animals taken into custody (Popham) 11143
- Bitumen deposits, extraction activities (Donaldson) 12261
- Bitumen deposits, impact of extraction activities on environment (Hawes) 8034
- Energy market and trading (Macdonald) 11007-8
- Family justice system (Bond) 9047, 9050
- Food industry, processing of B.C. beef (McRae) 10458 (Popham) 10457-8
- Health care funding from federal government (de Jong) 11798 (Farnworth) 11798
- Health care spending (Falcon) 11646 (Ralston) 11645-6
- Liquor distribution and sales, privatization (Coleman) 11878, 12273 (Karagianis) 12273 (Simpson, S.) 9567, 9574-5, 11878
- Liquor distribution and warehousing system (Ralston) 9353
- Mining industry, Chinese companies (Simpson, B.) 10732
- Oil and gas companies, residency requirements and operations in B.C. (Huntington) 12676-7
- Oil and gas industry, growth and impact on Canadian dollar (Clark) 12659 (Dix) 12659
- Oil and gas industry, natural gas industry (Coleman) 12419 (Horgan) 12419
- Oil and gas industry workers and operations in B.C. (Simpson, B.) 11040
- Oil pipelines, proposal for pipeline to northern B.C. See Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
- Problem bear management (Macdonald) 8823
- Temporary foreign workers, services (Elmore) 10734-5
Alberta–British Columbia Joint Expert Panel on Pension Standards
Alberta-B.C. pension standards review See Alberta–British Columbia Joint Expert Panel on Pension Standards
Albion area See Maple Ridge, B.C.
Alcan See Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.
Alcohol
- Beer See Beer
- Impaired driving See Impaired driving
- Impairment See Substance abuse and addiction
- Liquor distribution and sales, ministry responsible (Bond) 12130 (Krog) 12130
- Liquor distribution and warehousing system privatization proposal
- bidding process (Coleman) 11659-63 (Horgan) 11660-1 (Karagianis) 11660 (Kwan) 11662-3 (Simpson, S.) 11659-60
- business case (Karagianis) 11878-9, 12273-4 (Simpson, S.) 11548-9, 11729-30, 11878, 12273, 12434
- fairness monitor See Macauley, George
- job protection for government employees (Stewart) 11547
- ministerial responsibility (MacDiarmid) 10161-2 (Routley, D.) 10161-2
- proposal (Coleman) 9348-9, 9567-8, 11345-7, 11399-400, 12027 (Donaldson) 9348 (Farnworth) 11662 (Hayer) 9543 (Horgan) 11400 (Karagianis) 9349, 9567-8, 11346 (Lali) 9495 (Ralston) 9352-3, 9568 (Simpson, S.) 9348, 9567, 9574-5, 11345-6, 11399-400
- proposal and bidding process (Coleman) 11730, 11878-9, 12273-4, 12434, 12493-501, 12614 (Simpson, S.) 12493-501, 12614 (Stewart) 11547-50
- proposal and consultation (Karagianis) 11879, 12273-4 (Simpson, S.) 11548-9, 11878, 12027, 12273, 12434
- Liquor distribution branch See Energy and Mines, Ministry of, and Minister Responsible for Housing
- Liquor licensing
- dual licensing (Coleman) 12502 (Simpson, S.) 12501
- licensing (Chandra Herbert) 11589-90
- licensing for catering industry See Catering industry under Food services industry
- movie theatres (Chandra Herbert) 10977-8
- movie theatres and cultural venues, petition tabled (Chandra Herbert) 8982
- Liquor pricing and revenues (Coleman) 12492-6 (Farnworth) 11662 (Simpson, S.) 11549, 12492-6 (Stewart) 11547, 11549-50
- Liquor regulation, changes (Bell) 10707 (Brar) 10707
- Liquor sales
- compliance and enforcement, serving sizes (Coleman) 12502 (Simpson, S.) 12502
- pricing and sales (Coleman) 11662-3
- regulation (Falcon) 9336
- regulation, history (Stewart) 11548
- special occasion licence (Falcon) 12575 (Ralston) 12574-5
- Liquor stores, rural agency stores (Stewart) 11550
- Liquor stores, Sunday openings proposal See British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union
- Prohibition See Liquor sales regulation, history above under this main heading
- Serving it Right program (Coleman) 11820 (Simpson, S.) 11820
- Wine See Wine
Alexandra Court, Richmond, B.C.
- Supportive housing facility (Howard) 9117
Alexis, Nolan
- Death in road accident (Rustad) 9459
al-Fassi, Hatoon
- Comments on voting (Bennett) 8976
All the Dirt
- Book on organic farming (Popham) 9630
Alliance for Arts and Culture
- History and role (Chandra Herbert) 8766
Alliance of Beverage Licensees
All-terrain vehicles See Automobiles
Alouette River
Alpha course
- Religious education program (Dalton) 8165-6
Alphonse, Joe
- Comments on moose population (Donaldson) 11965
ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
- Awareness (Coell) 12507
- Research activities (Reid) 8208
ALS Society of Canada
- Work of organization (Coell) 12507
AltaGas Inc.
- Agreement with government on northwest transmission line (Coleman) 12485 (Horgan) 12484
Alzheimer's disease
- Ascent for Alzheimer's campaign (van Dongen) 8042
- Research (Letnick) 11257-8
Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia
Ambulance service
AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd.
- Evaluation of compensation for uranium-mining application (Krog) 11059
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis See ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
Anaesthesiologists See Anaesthetists
under Physicians
Anaesthetists See Physicians
Anahim Lake, B.C.
- Logging activities in area (Rustad) 8498-9
ANAVETS See Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada
Anderson, David
- Comments on workers compensation employer premiums (Chouhan) 10235
Anderson family
- Court case re children's support of parents (Corrigan) 8882
Anderson, Keli
- Work on child and youth mental health (McNeil) 11567
Angelo, Mark
- Rivers conservation work (Corrigan) 11258-9
Angus Reid Public Opinion
Animal Abuse Prevention Day
- Proclamation (Thornthwaite) 10969
Animal Disease Control Act
Animal Health Act
- (Bill 37) (Minister of Agriculture) 1R, 11255-6; 2R, 11375-7, 11406-16; C, 12107-9, 12156-64, 12209-28
- Debate, speakers (Conroy) 11413-4 (Farnworth) 11410-1 (Huntington) 12159-60, 12223-4 (McRae) 11255, 11375-6, 11414-6, 12107-9, 12156-64, 12210-28 (Mungall) 11408-10 (Popham) 11376-7, 11406-8, 12107-8, 12156-7, 12162-4, 12210-7, 12220-3, 12225-8 (Routley, D.) 12218-20 (Sather) 11411-3, 12108, 12157-64, 12210, 12212-6, 12225, 12228
- "Cause" provisions (McRae) 12162-3 (Popham) 12162-4, 12210 (Sather) 12163
- Consultation on bill (McRae) 12107-8, 12156-7, 12220, 12226-7 (Popham) 12107, 12156-7, 12216-7, 12226-7
- Consultation on bill and timeline for debate (McRae) 11414-5 (Mungall) 11409-10 (Popham) 11376-7, 11406-8
- Consultation on bill, on-line consultation (Conroy) 11413 (McRae) 11414
- Content and scope (Sather) 11411-2
- Definitions and terms
- Development of legislation (McRae) 12108, 12217 (Popham) 12108
- Information and privacy issues See Information and privacy issues under Animals – Disease prevention and management
- Interpretation (Popham) 12162-3
- Proposed amendments (Huntington) 12160 (Popham) 12222, 12225-6
- Purpose of bill (McRae) 11255, 11375-6, 12107 (Mungall) 11409 (Popham) 12107
- Regulations (McRae) 12161-2, 12224 (Sather) 11412-3, 12162
- Relationship to Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (McRae) 12157 (Popham) 12157
Animal Health Week
- Celebration (Thornthwaite) 7977
Animals
- Animal health, disease prevention and management See Animals – Disease prevention and management
- Animal health, legislation See Animal Health Act
- Breeders, standards of care (Thornthwaite) 10968
- Breeders, standards of care, legislation See Standards of Care for Breeders of Companion Animals Act
- Cruelty prevention See Animals – Cruelty prevention
- Cruelty prevention, legislation See Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2012
- Definition in legislation (Huntington) 12159-60 (McRae) 12108, 12157-60 (Sather) 12108, 12157-8
- Dogs, chaining, petition tabled (Farnworth) 12437
- Dogs, service dogs See Service animals below under this main heading
- Human relationship with animals and pets (Krog) 10818-9
- Import of animals (McRae) 12212 (Sather) 12212
- Persons working with animals, equipment and training (McRae) 12210-1 (Sather) 12210
- Pets, benefits of pet ownership and animal-human interaction (Reid) 9713-4
- Puppy and kitty mills, prevention See Breeders, standards of care above under this main heading
- Role and well-being (Thornthwaite) 7977
- Service animals, assistance dogs (Thornthwaite) 10173
- Service animals, legislation (Bond) 12228-9 (Mungall) 12228
- Sled dogs See Sled Dog Task Force; Sled Dog Task Force
- Wildlife See Wildlife
Animals – Cruelty prevention
Animals – Disease prevention and management See also particular sectors and species
- Bacteria and viruses See Pathogens below under this main heading
- Compliance and enforcement (Huntington) 12223-4 (McRae) 11416, 12217-20, 12223-7 (Popham) 12225-7 (Routley, D.) 12220
- Culling of animals See Destruction and disposal of animals below under this subheading
- Destruction and disposal of animals (McRae) 12157, 12212, 12223-4, 12228 (Popham) 12157, 12228 (Sather) 12212
- Diagnosis and reporting See also Information and privacy issues below under this main heading
- Disclosure of information See Information and privacy issues below under this main heading
- Disease outbreaks (McRae) 11376, 11415-6, 12217
- Disease transfer to humans (McRae) 11255, 11376, 11415, 12210, 12224 (Popham) 12210
- Disease transfer to wild animals (Popham) 11408
- Federal and provincial roles (McRae) 12160-1, 12217 (Sather) 12160-1
- Food safety issues See Animal products and by-products under Food industry
- Impact on agriculture industry (McRae) 11376, 12217-8, 12223-4 (Popham) 12215, 12221
- Impact on business and economy (McRae) 11255, 11375-6, 11415-6, 12164, 12217-9 (Popham) 12217, 12222 (Sather) 11413, 12164
- Information and privacy issues (Huntington) 12223-4 (McRae) 12156, 12216-24 (Popham) 12107, 12156, 12216-7, 12220-3 (Routley, D.) 12218-20
- Information disclosure to media, public and scientists (Huntington) 12224 (McRae) 12221-2, 12224 (Popham) 12221-2
- Legislation See Animal Health Act
- Legislation in other jurisdictions (Farnworth) 11411 (McRae) 12216, 12219-20 (Popham) 11408, 12215-6, 12227
- Licensing and registration of regulated activities (Huntington) 12223 (McRae) 12213-6, 12223, 12228 (Popham) 12213-6, 12228 (Sather) 12213-5
- Notice of inspections (McRae) 12227-8 (Popham) 12227 (Sather) 12228
- Pathogens (McRae) 12157-8 (Sather) 12157-8, 12212-3
- Pathogens, E. coli (McRae) 12210 (Popham) 12210
- Prevention and management (Conroy) 11413-4 (Farnworth) 11411 (Huntington) 12159-60, 12223-4 (McRae) 11255, 11375-6, 11414-6, 12107, 12156-64, 12210-28 (Mungall) 11409 (Popham) 11376, 11407-8, 12156-7, 12162-4, 12210-7, 12220-3, 12225-8 (Routley, D.) 12218-20 (Sather) 11411-3, 12157-64, 12210, 12212-5, 12225, 12228
- Quarantines (McRae) 12224, 12226
- Role of inspectors (Sather) 12228
- Role of inspectors and veterinarians See also Chief veterinarian
- Role of police (McRae) 12225-7 (Popham) 12225-7
- Seizure of animals (McRae) 12157, 12228 (Popham) 12156-7, 12228
- Traceability system in food supply chain See Traceability system under Food industry
Annette, Janine
- Walk for child poverty awareness and fundraising (Trevena) 10568, 11493
Anorexia See Eating disorders
Antonson, Rick
- Work on tourism initiatives (Bell) 10893-4
Apology Act
Apple farming See Tree fruit industry
under Food industry
Apple Inc.
- Workforce and iPhone production (Ralston) 9356
Aquaculture
- Fish farms
- audits, release of information (McRae) 12218, 12220 (Routley, D.) 12218
- disease outbreak management and prevention (McRae) 11376, 12163-4, 12212-3 (Sather) 11412-3, 12161, 12163-4, 12212-3, 12215
- federal and provincial responsibilities (McRae) 12161, 12215 (Sather) 12161
- fish culls for infectious salmon anemia virus (McRae) 12159, 12163 (Sather) 12158-9, 12163
- handling of disease outbreak and fish cull disposal (Fraser) 12512-3 (McRae) 12513
- handling of disease outbreaks (McRae) 10465-6 (Sather) 10465-6
- impact of salmon disease on industry See Disease under Salmon
- organic certification of farmed fish (McRae) 12184 (Sather) 12184
- potential for infectious salmon anemia virus outbreak (Sather) 10465
- report recommendations on fish farms on north coast (Austin) 12256
- sea lice data, freedom-of-information request (Conroy) 8153-4 (Routley, D.) 8132 (Trevena) 8215-6
- Legislative committee See Sustainable Aquaculture, Special Committee on
- Shellfish farming, government role (Fraser) 10467-8 (McRae) 10467-9
Aquilini Investment Group Inc.
Aramark Corp.
- Hospital cleaning services contracts and remuneration (de Jong) 12126 (Gentner) 12126
Architects
Architects Act
Architectural Institute of British Columbia
- Regulation of professionals (Yamamoto) 8652
- Regulation of professionals, dispute resolution (Mungall) 10501-2 (Sultan) 9234-5 (Thornthwaite) 9240 (Yamamoto) 9222, 10501-2
Argyle Secondary School, North Vancouver, B.C.
- MLA visit and parent advisory council funding (Thornthwaite) 7941
ARIEL research project See Tri-University Meson Facility, Vancouver, B.C.
Armed forces See also War
- Canadian Forces Base Comox (McRae) 9395-6
- Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, naval intelligence centre closing (Bond) 10912 (Karagianis) 10912
- Compensation for injured veterans (Hogg) 8598-9
- Military service and "royal" designation (Dalton) 7917
- Military service by women (Corrigan) 8401
Armour See Body armour
under Firearms
Armoured Vehicle and After-Market Compartment Control Act
Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada
- Housing units (Coleman) 12602
Arrow Lakes school district See School district 10 (Arrow Lakes)
Arrowsmith Mountain Bike Club
- Activities (Routley, D.) 11394
Arts and culture
- Arts legacy fund See 2010 sports and arts legacy fund under Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
- Arts tax credit for children See Tax credits for families with children under Families
- Creative sector (Chandra Herbert) 9672 (Chong) 9673-4
- Festivals, cowboy day festival (Chandra Herbert) 10712 (Falcon) 10712
- Government funding See also British Columbia Arts Council
- allocation and government handling (Chandra Herbert) 9677-81, 9719, 11060-1 (Chong) 9677-80, 11061 (Mungall) 11061 (Simpson, S.) 9719-20
- endowment special account (Chandra Herbert) 9676 (Chong) 9676-7
- funding (Chong) 9719-20 (Krueger) 9577 (Throne speech) 7900
- funding and support (Chandra Herbert) 9674-7, 10712-4, 10724 (Chong) 9484, 9667, 9675-7 (Falcon) 10712-4, 10724 (James) 9514
- gaming grants (Chong) 9760-1, 11061
- Role in economy (Chong) 9675
- Role in society (Chandra Herbert) 10908
- Spirit festivals initiative (Chandra Herbert) 9677 (Chong) 9677
- Volunteerism (McIntyre) 10969
Arts and Culture Week
Asbestos
- Call for registry of public buildings with potential asbestos-containing materials (Chouhan) 10240 (MacDiarmid) 10240
- Compensation for workers with asbestos-related illnesses See Workers compensation
- Disposal and removal, illegal dumping (Gentner) 10241
- Disposal and removal, regulation (MacDiarmid) 10241
- Exposure of workers See Occupational health and safety
- Testing requirements for building materials (Gentner) 10241
ASCD Whole Child Award See Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award
Ashcroft, B.C.
- Correspondence between mayor and government on intermodal yard (Gentner) 10793
Asher, Dorothy
Ashley, Anna
- Comments on class size and composition (Coons) 9817
Ashlu Creek
- Independent power project in area (Macdonald) 11009
- Independent power project in area, freedom-of-information request (Sather) 10333-4
- Independent power project in area, impact on fish stocks (Sather) 10687-9
- Independent power project in area, legislation (Macdonald) 11582-4
- Independent power project in area, protection of fish stocks (Lake) 10333 (Sather) 10333-4
Ashoka
- Changemakers initiatives for social innovation (Hogg) 9536-7
Asian Canadians See also Chinese Canadians; Korean Canadians
- Baloch community (Hammell) 11112-3
- Contributions (Lee) 11341
- Contributions and history (Lee) 11657
- Sikh community, contributions (Brar) 10643
- Sikh community, history in B.C. (Fleming) 11961
- South Asians, bhangra and cultural history exhibit (Chouhan) 8803-4
- South Asians, contributions to forest industry (Bains) 8392
- War veterans See War
Asian Heritage Month
Asia-Pacific gateway
Asia-Pacific region
- Economic growth and opportunities (Hansen) 9517-8
- Green economy development (Fleming) 10519
- Market for B.C. products
- agricultural products (Bell) 7966
- forest products (Bell) 7964-5 (Thomson) 9552-4
- natural gas (Bell) 7966
- Opportunities for B.C. film industry (Chandra Herbert) 9674 (Chong) 9673
- Trade with B.C. See Trade between B.C. and Asia under Exports and imports
Aspen Planers Ltd.
- Merritt division, history and operations (Les) 8866
Assault See Violence
Assessment Act
Assessment Authority of British Columbia See British Columbia Assessment
Asset investment recovery branch See Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government, Ministry of
Assisted Human Reproduction Act (federal)
Assisted reproduction See Reproduction
Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia
Association of B.C. Deans of Education
Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals
- Activities, changes (Macdonald) 8352, 8583-4 (Routley, B.) 8584-5 (Simpson, B.) 8382 (Thomson) 8349, 8583-5
- Comments on forest inventory (Macdonald) 9325, 11308, 11329, 11334 (Routley, B.) 11330 (Simpson, B.) 11305 (Thomson) 9325
- Consultation on foresters legislation (Macdonald) 8583 (Thomson) 8583, 8585
- Report on community wildfire protection plans (Routley, B.) 11518
Association of Major Power Customers of British Columbia
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia
- Consultation by government (Mungall) 11732-3 (Yamamoto) 11732-3
- Regulation of professionals (Bond) 11508 (Corrigan) 11525 (Mungall) 11732-6 (Yamamoto) 11732-6
- Website, public information on disciplinary cases (Sultan) 8468-9
Athletes See Sports
Athletic commissioner See Provincial athletic commissioner
under Sports
Athletic Commissioner Act
Atlantic provinces
- Animal health labs, role re salmon disease testing (McRae) 10462-4 (Sather) 10462-5
Atleo, Shawn
- Concerns re impact of federal anti-crime legislation on aboriginal people (Fraser) 10370
Atlin, B.C.
- Airstrip maintenance (Donaldson) 9272
Atlin Taku land use plan
- Establishment of conservancies in area (Donaldson) 12683 (Lake) 12683
- Process (Donaldson) 8498
- Process, First Nations participation (Polak) 9391
Attorney General and Public Safety and Solicitor General Statutes Amendment Act, 2011
- (Bill 15) (Attorney General and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 1R, 8511; 2R, 9298-310; C, 10481-500; 3R, 10500; RA, 10600
- Amdts: sec. 8 (Bond) 10492, approved 10492
- Debate, speakers (Bond) 8511, 9298-9, 9309-10, 10481-500 (Corrigan) 9307-9, 10481-2, 10486-93, 10495-500 (Hayer) 9305-7 (Krog) 9299-305, 10482-9, 10491-8
- Content (Corrigan) 9307-9 (Hayer) 9305-7 (Krog) 9299-304
- Purpose of bill (Bond) 8511, 9298-9
- Title (Bond) 9309 (Corrigan) 9307
Attorney General, Ministry of See also Justice and Attorney General, Ministry of
ATVs See All-terrain vehicles
under Automobiles
Auditor General
- Accountability and independence (Chong) 10342, 10345, 10439 (Corrigan) 10439 (Lali) 10362 (Ralston) 10345
- Appointment process (Fleming) 8300
- Appointment process and independence (Corrigan) 10397 (Farnworth) 9196, 9199 (Fraser) 9124, 9126 (Gentner) 9164-5 (Horne) 9201
- Budget and office space (Gentner) 9165-6
- Budget, expenditures (Ralston) 8502
- History and role (Ralston) 8906
- Municipal auditor general See Auditor General for Local Government
- Powers and relationship with government organizations (Falcon) 10655, 11134-5 (Ralston) 10656, 11134-5
- Recommendations, implementation (Les) 8906-7 (Ralston) 8907
- Recommendations on just-in-time financial disbursement (Abbott) 11538 (Austin) 11538
- Reports and reviews
- government response See also Recommendations, implementation above under this main heading
- proposal for review of government settlement with Boss Power Corp. (Ralston) 8502
- report and recommendations on forest management (Dix) 9217-8, 9620 (Donaldson) 9477, 10761-4 (Fraser) 9433, 10682, 10758-60 (Krog) 10887 (Lali) 9496 (Macdonald) 9218-9, 9325-6, 9368, 11308, 11385, 11391 (Mungall) 9394 (Ralston) 9337 (Routley, D.) 10765 (Simons) 10882-3 (Simpson, B.) 10676, 11305-6 (Thomson) 9218, 9325, 11391
- report on aboriginal child protection services (Kwan) 8299
- report on Agricultural Land Commission (McRae) 10408 (Popham) 10408-9
- report on B.C. treaty process (Fraser) 10260, 11629
- report on community corrections system (Bond) 9718-9 (Corrigan) 9718
- report on timber management and reforestation (Donaldson) 9257
- report on trades training (Bell) 10853 (Mungall) 10853
- report recommendations on Agricultural Land Commission (Popham) 8213-4, 8660
- report recommendations on environmental assessment process (Dix) 8805-6 (Donaldson) 8497 (Fleming) 9716, 10557-60 (James) 8806 (Lake) 8805, 9716, 10559-60, 10687-8
- report recommendations on parks planning (Fleming) 10691 (Lake) 10691
- reports (Ralston) 8907 (Routley, D.) 9541
- review of estimates process (Fraser) 10298-9, 10367, 10374 (Polak) 10375
- review of financial reporting by B.C. Hydro (Coleman) 8518 (Dix) 8566-7 (Falcon) 9073 (Horgan) 9265 (Ralston) 8464, 8517, 9073, 9275
- review of indemnity policy for government employees (Bond) 10419-20, 11399, 11577 (Krog) 11663
- review of indemnity policy for government employees, access to information (Bond) 8771, 8809, 8872-3, 8980-1 (Horgan) 8771, 8809, 8872 (Krog) 8770-1, 8872, 8980
- review of Western Forest Products private land release See Western Forest Products Inc.
- Reports tabled
- 2011-12 annual report and 2012-13–2014-15 service plan (Speaker) 12709
- 2011-12 report No. 7, Follow-up Report: Updates on the Implementation of Recommendations from Recent Reports (Speaker) 7930
- 2011-12 report No. 8, B.C. Hydro: The Effects of Rate-Regulated Accounting (Speaker) 8458
- 2011-12 report No. 9, Summary Report: Results of Completed Projects (Speaker) 9123
- 2011-12 report No. 10, Effectiveness of B.C. Community Corrections (Speaker) 9123
- 2011-12 report No. 11, An Audit of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations' Management of Timber (Speaker) 9199
- 2011-12 report No. 12, Follow-up Report: Updates on the Implementation of Recommendations from Recent Reports (Speaker) 10568
- 2012-13 report No. 1, Development Initiative Trusts: An Audit of Legislative Compliance and Public Accountability Practices in the Three Statutory Trusts (Speaker) 10649
- 2012-13 report No. 2, Crown Agency Board Governance (Speaker) 12276
- 2012-13 report No. 3, The Status of IT Controls in British Columbia's Public Sector: An Analysis of Audit Findings (Speaker) 12709
- 2012-13 report No. 4, Audits of Two P3 Projects in the Sea-to-Sky Corridor (Speaker) 12709
- 2012-13 report No. 5, Audit of the Legislative Assembly's Financial Records (Speaker) 12709
- 2012-13 report No. 6, Follow-up Report: Updates on the Implementation of Recommendations from Recent Reports (Speaker) 12709
- 2012-13 report No. 7, Observations on Financial Reporting: Summary Financial Statements, 2011-2012 (Speaker) 12709
- 2012-13 report No. 8, Summary Report: Results of Completed Projects and Other Matters (Speaker) 12709
- 2012-13 report No. 9, Securing the JUSTIN System: Access and Security Audit at the Ministry of Justice (Speaker) 12709
- Role
- Termination process (Chong) 10355 (Corrigan) 10354
Auditor General Act
Auditor General for Local Government
- Estimates
- Accountability and independence (Bennett) 9108 (Chong) 9100, 9214, 10342-6, 10350, 10358-60, 10397-8, 10422, 10425 (Corrigan) 9142, 10360, 10439 (Farnworth) 9195, 9197-8 (Fleming) 9210-3 (Fraser) 9113, 9124-6 (Gentner) 9164-5 (Hawes) 9173 (Horne) 9201 (Huntington) 9168-9 (Karagianis) 9136-7 (Lali) 9102, 9104, 10342-4, 10346, 10422-3, 10425, 10444-5 (Macdonald) 9129-30, 9132 (Ralston) 9111, 10344-5, 10435 (Routley, D.) 9183-5 (Simpson, B.) 9191-3 (Simpson, S.) 9204-5 (Trevena) 9148-9 (Yap) 9150
- Annual report See Reports below under this main heading
- Annual service plan See Service plan below under this main heading
- Appointment process (Chong) 10342-6, 12707 (Corrigan) 9142 (Fleming) 9213 (Gentner) 9164-5 (Karagianis) 9136-7 (Lali) 10342-6, 12707 (Ralston) 10344-5 (Simpson, S.) 9204-5
- Appointment process, advertising and timeline (Chong) 10356-7, 10433, 10449 (Corrigan) 10356-7 (Lali) 10357-8, 10433 (Ralston) 10356
- Audit council
- appointment process and membership (Chong) 10357-9, 10394-402, 10425, 10430-3 (Corrigan) 10397-8, 10402 (Lali) 10357-9, 10394-7, 10399-403, 10425, 10430-2 (Ralston) 10344, 10433
- chair and vice-chair (Chong) 10401 (Lali) 10401
- council (Barnett) 9139 (Chong) 9100 (Corrigan) 9142 (Farnworth) 9197-8 (Hayer) 9177 (Huntington) 9169 (Karagianis) 9136-7 (Lake) 9128 (Lali) 9102-4 (Ralston) 9111
- governance (Chong) 10424-9 (Corrigan) 10426-7, 10429 (Lali) 10424-5, 10428-9
- information access and disclosure (Chong) 10437 (Lali) 10437 (Trevena) 9148
- meetings (Chong) 10359, 10395, 10423-30, 12707 (Corrigan) 10426-7, 10429-30 (Lali) 10359, 10395, 10423-4, 10428-9, 10450, 12707 (Ralston) 10427
- members, remuneration and expenses (Chong) 10359, 10361, 10395, 10426, 12707-8 (Corrigan) 10426 (Huntington) 10361 (Lali) 10359, 10395, 10450, 12707 (Ralston) 10356
- members, term of appointment (Chong) 10401 (Lali) 10401
- role and responsibilities (Chong) 10342, 10345-6, 10354-5, 10362, 10392-3, 10403, 10426, 10429-46 (Corrigan) 10354, 10393-4, 10432-3, 10438-41, 10443-4 (Lali) 10345-6, 10355, 10361-3, 10392-3, 10403, 10421-2, 10430-4, 10437-8, 10441-2, 10444-5 (Ralston) 10344-5, 10353-4, 10435-7
- staff (Chong) 10423-4 (Lali) 10423-4
- Audit services, local government See Performance audits under Government – Local government
- Audit services, planning See Service plan below under this main heading
- Budget process See also Costs and funding below under this main heading
- Budget process, allocations (Chong) 12707 (Lali) 12707
- Budget process, first-year budget (Chong) 10449-50 (Corrigan) 10449 (Lali) 10450
- Costs and funding See also Budget process above under this main heading
- (Bennett) 9108 (Chong) 10353, 10395, 10423-4, 10426-8, 10450 (Corrigan) 9142, 10426, 10428 (Donaldson) 9174-5, 9479 (Fraser) 9114, 9125 (Hansen) 9188 (Hayer) 9176 (Karagianis) 9136 (Lake) 9128 (Lali) 9105, 9494, 10353, 10395, 10423-4, 10450 (Les) 9113 (Macdonald) 9130 (Ralston) 9110-1, 10427-8 (Simpson, S.) 9202, 9204-5 (Trevena) 9149
- Costs for small communities (Lali) 9103 (Les) 9113
- Delegation of powers and duties (Chong) 10363-4 (Lali) 10363-4
- Establishment
- alternatives (Fleming) 9213 (Macdonald) 9131 (Ralston) 9111
- costs and funding See Costs and funding above under this main heading
- establishment (Falcon) 9332 (Fraser) 9436
- establishment and role See also Role below under this main heading
- (Barnett) 9138-40 (Bennett) 9107-9 (Chong) 9068-9, 9100, 9214, 9666, 10344-5, 10347-8, 10358-9, 10391-4 (Corrigan) 9140-3, 10392-4 (Donaldson) 9173-5 (Farnworth) 9195-8, 9199-200 (Fleming) 9210-3 (Foster) 9182-3 (Fraser) 9113-4, 9124-6 (Gentner) 9162-5 (Hansen) 9188-90 (Hawes) 9169-73 (Hayer) 9175-8 (Horne) 9200-2 (Howard) 9193-5 (Huntington) 9168-9 (Karagianis) 9133-7 (Lake) 9127-8 (Lali) 9101-7, 10346-7, 10358-9, 10391-4 (Les) 9112-3 (Letnick) 9143-6 (Macdonald) 9129-32 (Ralston) 9109-12 (Routley, B.) 9178-82 (Routley, D.) 9183-6 (Rustad) 9166-8 (Simpson, B.) 9190-3 (Simpson, S.) 9202-6 (Stewart) 9206-9 (Thornthwaite) 9132-3 (Trevena) 9146-9 (Yap) 9150-2
- impacts, "opportunity costs" concept (Donaldson) 9175
- position on issue See Position on issue below under this main heading
- proposal (Bennett) 8299-300 (Fleming) 8300-1 (Foster) 8296-7 (Fraser) 8297 (Gentner) 7989 (Hawes) 8301 (Howard) 7957, 8298 (Lali) 8293-4 (Les) 7950-1, 8292, 8907 (Rustad) 8295 (Simpson, B.) 8010-1 (Thorne) 8295-6 (Throne speech) 7905
- redundancy issue (Corrigan) 9141 (Lali) 10403 (Macdonald) 9130 (Routley, D.) 9185 (Simpson, S.) 9203-4
- Estimates process See Budget process above under this main heading
- Financial reporting and audit See Annual report above under this main heading
- Freedom-of-information issues (Chong) 10437, 10450 (Lali) 10437, 10450
- Governance and oversight, audit council See Audit council above under this main heading
- Government policy (Chong) 10348 (Lali) 10346-7
- Independence See Accountability and independence above under this main heading
- Legislation See Auditor General for Local Government Act
- Liability (Chong) 10394 (Lali) 10394
- Office space (Chong) 10427-8, 12707 (Corrigan) 10428 (Lali) 12707 (Ralston) 10427-8 (Simpson, S.) 9204
- Performance measurement (Chong) 10392-3, 10435-7, 10439, 10441, 10445 (Corrigan) 10439, 10441 (Ralston) 10435
- Position on issue
- Relationship with Legislative Assembly See also Accountability and independence above under this main heading
- Relationship with provincial Auditor General See Role, local government under Auditor General
- Reports
- Role
- Salary and benefits (Chong) 10355-6, 12708 (Lali) 12707 (Ralston) 10355-6
- Service plan (Chong) 10353-4, 10430, 10432-4, 10449 (Corrigan) 10354, 10432-3 (Lali) 10430-4 (Ralston) 10353-4
- Staffing (Chong) 10363 (Lali) 10362-3
- Termination process (Chong) 10354-5, 10364, 10429 (Corrigan) 10354 (Lali) 10355, 10363-4, 10429
- Title (Gentner) 9162
Auditor General for Local Government Act
- (Bill 20) (Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development) 1R, 9068-9; 2R, 9099-114, 9124-52, 9161-98, 9199-214; C, 10341-65, 10391-403, 10421-51; 3R, 10451; RA, 10600
- Amdts: sec. 31 negatived 10449; sec. 32 (Chong) 10449, approved 10449
- Divisions: 2R approved 9214; sec. 9 approved 10361; sec. 18 approved 10402; sec. 19 approved 10423; motion that the committee rise and report bill complete with amendment approved 10451
- Debate, speakers (Barnett) 9137-40 (Bennett) 9107-9 (Chong) 9068-9, 9099-101, 9213-4, 10341-65, 10391-403, 10422-51 (Corrigan) 9140-3, 10350-2, 10354, 10356-7, 10359-61, 10364, 10393-4, 10397-8, 10402, 10426-30, 10432-3, 10438-44, 10448-9 (Donaldson) 9173-5 (Farnworth) 9195-8, 9199-200 (Fleming) 9209-13 (Foster) 9182-3 (Fraser) 9113-4, 9124-6 (Gentner) 9161-6 (Hansen) 9187-90 (Hawes) 9169-73 (Hayer) 9175-8 (Horne) 9200-2 (Howard) 9193-5 (Huntington) 9168-9, 10361 (Karagianis) 9133-7 (Lake) 9126-8 (Lali) 9101-7, 10341-50, 10352-3, 10355, 10357-9, 10361-4, 10391-7, 10399-403, 10421-5, 10428-35, 10437-8, 10441-2, 10444-8, 10450-1 (Les) 9112-3 (Letnick) 9143-6 (Macdonald) 9128-32 (Ralston) 9109-12, 10344-5, 10347-50, 10353-6, 10427-8, 10433, 10435-7 (Routley, B.) 9178-82 (Routley, D.) 9183-7 (Rustad) 9166-8 (Simpson, B.) 9190-3 (Simpson, S.) 9202-6 (Stewart) 9206-9 (Thornthwaite) 9132-3 (Trevena) 9146-9 (Yap) 9149-52
- Amendments (Chong) 10437 (Corrigan) 10439 (Ralston) 10436-7
- Consequential amendments (Chong) 10450 (Lali) 10450
- Consultation and rationale for legislation (Corrigan) 9140-1, 10402 (Farnworth) 9195-8, 9199 (Fleming) 9210-1 (Fraser) 9113, 9124-6 (Huntington) 9168-9 (Karagianis) 9133-7 (Lake) 9127-8 (Lali) 9103, 10400 (Macdonald) 9131 (Ralston) 9109 (Routley, B.) 9178-9 (Routley, D.) 9184-6 (Simpson, S.) 9202, 9205 (Thornthwaite) 9132 (Trevena) 9146, 9148-9
- Consultation on bill (Barnett) 9139 (Chong) 10398-400 (Hayer) 9177
- Debate on bill (Chong) 9213-4
- Definitions
- "local government" (Chong) 10354 (Gentner) 9162
- "operations" (Chong) 10350
- "participant" (Lali) 10364
- "performance audit" (Chong) 10349 (Lali) 10348-9
- "value for money" (Routley, B.) 9180
- Enforcement and penalties (Chong) 10441-3, 10447 (Corrigan) 10442-3 (Lali) 10441-2, 10447
- Interpretation of audit council provisions (Chong) 10436-7, 10439-41 (Corrigan) 10439-41 (Ralston) 10436-7
- Purpose of bill (Bennett) 9107 (Chong) 9068-9, 9100 (Donaldson) 9173-5 (Simpson, B.) 9190-2
- Regulations (Chong) 10446 (Lali) 10446
- Retroactivity (Chong) 10353 (Ralston) 10353
- Review (Chong) 10447-9 (Corrigan) 10448 (Lali) 10447-8
- Scope (Fleming) 9203, 9210-1 (Lali) 9102, 9105 (Ralston) 9109-10
- Timeline for debate (Macdonald) 9129 (Trevena) 9148
- Timeline for debate relative to recruitment for position See Appointment process, advertising and timeline under Auditor General for Local Government
- Transitional provisions (Chong) 10449
Auditor General, Special Committee to Appoint an
- Appointment and powers (Coleman) 12437
Auditors
Ausenco Sandwell
- Report on harbour floatplane terminal See Harbour floatplane terminal, design and safety issue under Vancouver, B.C.
Austin, Janet
- Comments on community contribution companies (Cadieux) 10657
Australia
- Family justice system (Bond) 8951
- Health care system, data collection (Hansen) 11281
- Social services models (Hogg) 9536
Autism
- Awareness events and support services (Reid) 10568-9
- Funding for services (McNeil) 11026 (Trevena) 11026
Automobiles
- Accidents See also Traffic safety below under this main heading
- Accidents, limitation period for legal claims (Bond) 11082, 11087, 11170 (Krog) 11170
- All-terrain vehicles, regulation (Lake) 8432
- Alternative fuel and fuel-efficiency vehicles See also Vehicle efficiency below under this main heading
- Alternative fuel and fuel-efficiency vehicles, taxation (Sather) 12056
- Armoured vehicles and after-market compartments
- Batteries, levy for sustainable environment fund, elimination (Farnworth) 12281 (Sather) 12055
- Car share cooperatives (James) 8803
- Commercial vehicle safety enforcement
- safety standards (Huntington) 11162-3 (Lekstrom) 11162-3
- staffing for safety inspections (Bains) 11964
- vehicle dynamics and weight study (Huntington) 11162 (Lekstrom) 11162-3
- Designated property tax See Taxation of private sales of used vehicles below under this main heading
- DriveABLE program
- access in rural areas (Bond) 12372-3 (Pimm) 9448-9 (Simons) 12373 (Yap) 9451
- access in rural areas and suitability for seniors (Bond) 8772 (Conroy) 9447-8 (Coons) 8771-2 (Corrigan) 9449-50, 10477 (Letnick) 9452-3 (Mungall) 9455 (Routley, B.) 9530 (Routley, D.) 9453-4 (Simons) 9451-2 (Slater) 9454-5
- demonstration for MLAs (Bond) 12373-4 (Corrigan) 12374
- ministerial responsibility (Falcon) 11774 (Simpson, S.) 11773-4
- other jurisdictions (Bond) 12372
- other jurisdictions and support for program (Letnick) 9452
- oversight and proposed peer review (Bond) 12375 (Corrigan) 12375 (Simons) 12372
- oversight and transparency (Corrigan) 9450
- program (Bond) 10020-1 (Corrigan) 10020, 10415
- review (Bond) 10477 (Corrigan) 10476-7
- service delivery arrangement (Bond) 12369, 12373-5 (Corrigan) 9450 (Routley, D.) 9454 (Simons) 12369, 12373-4
- suitability for seniors (Simons) 10021
- testing for seniors (Bond) 10477-8 (Macdonald) 11675, 11677 (Pimm) 9448-9 (Sather) 9383-4 (Simons) 10478 (Yap) 9450-1
- testing for seniors and use of SIMARD-MD test (Bond) 12369-75 (Simons) 12369-74
- testing for seniors, petitions tabled (Routley, B.) 8774 (Simpson, B.) 12437
- Driver training schools, licensing (Bond) 10980, 11076 (Krog) 11076
- Drivers, assessment of medical fitness to drive See also DriveABLE program above under this main heading
- changes since 2010 and role of researcher (Simons) 9451
- guidelines (Bond) 12371-2
- role of physicians (Letnick) 9452
- Driver's licences
- Driving notices See also Traffic fines below under this main heading
- Driving notices, dispute resolution See Traffic violations, dispute resolution process below under this main heading
- Driving notices, electronic notices and payment See Traffic violations, dispute resolution process, electronic processes below under this main heading
- Driving records (Bond) 12551-2 (Corrigan) 12551-2
- Driving records, point system for traffic violations (Sather) 11674-5
- Electric and hybrid vehicles, rebate initiative (Falcon) 9335-6
- Electric, hybrid and hydrogen-powered vehicles, taxation (Sather) 12056
- Fines See also Traffic fines below under this main heading
- Fines, collection (Falcon) 11774-5 (Simpson, S.) 11774-5
- Impaired driving See Impaired driving
- Insurance See also Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- assessment of premiums, role of driving record points (Sather) 11674-5
- no-fault insurance (Falcon) 11773 (Simpson, S.) 11773
- rates (Gentner) 9488 (Simpson, S.) 9574
- rates, basic and optional coverage (Falcon) 11714-8 (Hansen) 9528 (Simpson, S.) 11713-7
- refusal for outstanding traffic fines (Krog) 11669
- Luxury tax See Taxation, tax on high-priced vehicles below under this main heading
- Manufacturers, temporary driver's licences See Driver's licences, temporary vehicle licences above under this main heading
- Natural gas vehicle showcase (Penner) 8765
- Natural gas vehicles (Pimm) 9473
- Off-road vehicles, regulation and licensing (Macdonald) 11377 (Thomson) 11377-8
- ORVs See Off-road vehicles above under this main heading
- Photo radar (Les) 10001
- Repairers, temporary driver's licences See Driver's licences, temporary vehicle licences above under this main heading
- Taxation
- concerns of vintage vehicle associations (Falcon) 12476 (Ralston) 12476
- multi-jurisdictional vehicles (Falcon) 12568 (Ralston) 12568
- tax on high-priced vehicles (Donaldson) 12582 (Falcon) 12476, 12582 (Hammell) 12198 (Ralston) 12476 (Routley, B.) 12143
- taxation (Falcon) 12033
- taxation of private sales of used vehicles See also Taxation of private sales of used vehicles, aircraft and boats under Taxation
- taxation of private sales of used vehicles, curber issue (Donaldson) 12052-3
- Theft See Automobile theft under Crime and criminals
- Traffic court See Traffic court under Justice system
- Traffic fines See also Fines above under this main heading
- assessment and negotiation (Krog) 11670
- dispute resolution See Traffic violations, dispute resolution process below under this main heading
- electronic payment See Traffic violations, dispute resolution process, electronic processes below under this main heading
- impact of non-payment (Krog) 11669 (Routley, D.) 11672
- return of revenues to local governments See Revenues under Government – Local government
- Traffic safety
- Traffic tickets See Driving notices above under this main heading
- Traffic violations
- dispute resolution process See Traffic violations, dispute resolution process below under this main heading
- driving without due care and attention (Bond) 12552-3 (Corrigan) 12552-3
- enforcement (Simons) 11682
- enforcement and interjurisdictional issues (Sather) 11673
- point system See Driving records above under this main heading
- Traffic violations, dispute resolution process
- appeal process (Corrigan) 12550-1 (Krog) 11670
- board See Driving Notice Review Board
- changes (Bond) 11571, 11664, 11685-6, 12551-4 (Brar) 11677-9 (Corrigan) 11664-7, 12550-4 (Krog) 11667-71 (Macdonald) 11675-7 (Routley, D.) 11671-2 (Sather) 11672-5 (Simons) 11679-82 (Trevena) 11682-5
- changes, impact in rural areas (Macdonald) 11675 (Trevena) 11684
- changes, impact on low-income persons (Routley, D.) 11672
- changes, impact on workers (Krog) 11669 (Routley, D.) 11672
- changes, retroactivity (Krog) 11669
- civil liberties issues (Corrigan) 12550-1
- court See Traffic court under Justice system
- electronic processes (Bond) 11664, 12553 (Corrigan) 11666, 12553 (Lali) 11969-70 (Simons) 11681-2 (Trevena) 11684
- funding (Krog) 11669
- legislation See Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012
- offences and penalties (Bond) 12552-3 (Corrigan) 12552-3
- privacy issues (Corrigan) 11666 (Krog) 11669 (Routley, D.) 11671-2 (Simons) 11681 (Trevena) 11684-5
- Transporters, temporary driver's licences See Driver's licences, temporary vehicle licences above under this main heading
- Vehicle efficiency, clean energy vehicle program (Lake) 10529
- Vehicle efficiency, Scrap-It program (Lake) 10529
Avalanches
- Avalanche awareness and safety (Thornthwaite) 10331
- Incidence (Bennett) 10172
Avcorp Industries Inc.
Aveos Fleet Performance Inc.
- Aircraft maintenance workers, job protection for B.C. workers (Bell) 10575-6 (Kwan) 10576-7 (Simpson, B.) 10577
- Operations and worker layoffs
- operations and worker layoffs (Kwan) 10576
- support for workers and government action (Bell) 10702-4, 10741 (Kwan) 10702-4
- support for workers and joint delegation proposal (Bell) 10703 (Dix) 10740-1 (Kwan) 10703
- support for workers and resolution proposal (Bell) 10417 (Dix) 10416-7 (Simpson, B.) 10577
Aviation fuel tax See Jet fuel, taxation
under Fuel
Avison, Don
Axor Group Inc.
- Power project proposal for Glacier and Howser creeks (Mungall) 10632, 11040-1
Aziz, Jameel
- Comments on collective bargaining for teachers (Austin) 10025