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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Bains, Harry (Surrey-Newton)

As subject
community volunteers thanked 5801-3
constituents and staff thanked 5801-2
election as MLA 9898
experience in forest industry 6407-9, 8174, 8176
experience with workers compensation claim cases 6801-2
visit to secondary school 5802
work on workplace safety issues 9655
Abbotsford, police response to gang activity 8404
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 6935-6
Agriculture workers, vehicle accident in 2007 and memorial 6696
Aguirre, Phillip, community contributions 9808
Asbestos removal and worker safety issues 8118
Asian Canadians
Goan community 5801
South Asian community and facilities 9901
Association of B.C. Forest Professionals
consultation by government 6419-20
report on fire prevention activities 6482-3
Auditor General for Local Government, accountability, governance and role 9409, 9411-2
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9409-13
Auditor General, role re local government 9413
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion 6949
Barkel Business College, operations 6309-10
Basant Motors Ltd., fundraising activities 5801-2
Bond, Shirley, comments on regulation of private post-secondary institutions 6309, 6311
Bridges, project costs 9208
B.C. by region, interior B.C., forest industry 6408
B.C. Community Forest Association, comments on timber sales program changes 8760-1
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, ruling on case concerning veterinarians 9580, 10053, 10162-3
B.C. Liberal Party
leadership election 9409
B.C. Liberal Party government
position of Surrey MLAs on TransLink plebiscite 6227
priorities 5803-5, 6014-8, 8871, 9410-3
B.C. Muslim Association, activities and forum 5802-3
B.C. School Trustees Association, concerns re education legislation 7979
B.C. timber sales program
review, operations and changes 6564, 8174, 8176-7, 8747-61
sale of property 8761
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, transfer of rapid transit assets to authority 6225-7
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority Transit Assets and Liabilities Act, debate 6225-7
Budget debate 6014-8
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6015-8
Building Act
debate 6173-4
regulations 6174
Business in Vancouver, article on private post-secondary institutions 6310
Canadian Biomass, article on fire prevention and biomass industry 6483
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area, concerns of resident hunters 6217
Chief forester position 6416-7
Clark, Christy, position on Auditor General for Local Government 9409-10
Cleaver, Al, legacy 9807
College of Veterinarians of B.C., dispute with Indo-Canadian veterinarians 9580, 9887-8, 10053, 10162-3
Construction industry
building code 6173-4, 8575
building officials, qualifications 6173-4
Consumers, taxes and user fees 5803-4, 6015
Container trucking industry, labour dispute in 2014, government action plan 5804-5
Coquitlam
government land in Burke Mountain area, sale and valuation 6471
manufactured home park protections 8575
Crime and criminals
crime prevention, government action 9410-1
violent extremism, prevention 5802-3
Crown land, activities on Crown land, application process and requirements 8761
Discrimination and racism, past discriminatory practices by government 6014, 9898-9
Education
adult basic education 7951-2, 9952-3
capital funding 5804
Punjabi program 7204, 7206, 7978-9
students, use of student data and privacy protection 7977
system, conditions 9207
Education Ministry, estimates debate 7204-6
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 7975-9
referral to Education Committee and consultation on bill 7975-9
Elections
electoral representation 9808
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9805-8
Electoral Boundaries Commission, final report, implementation of recommendations 9805-8
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9898-9, 9901-3
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs 9410
employment standards, complaint system 9545
Energy, northwest transmission line project 6417-8
Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 6801-4
regulations 6801
Financial Administration Act, amendments 6801
Fires and firefighters
interface fire risks, government management 7963, 8177
wildfires, prevention and fuel management, funding 6481-5
wildfires, summer 2003 forest fires and implementation of Filmon report recommendations 6482-4, 7963, 8938
First Nations Emergency Services, administration of fire prevention funding 6482
Forest Act, amendments 8174
Forest Revitalization Act, purpose 8175-6
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 6472
allowable annual cut 8174-7, 8750-1, 8755-6, 8759
certification of forest products, report 8751-2
coastal forest industry 6408
community forests 8177, 8750
companies, relationship with communities, social contract issue 6548-9, 6552, 8174-6, 8758-9
conditions in industry 6017-8, 6407-8, 6564, 8871-3, 9410
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 9653-7, 10075-6
employment and jobs 6197-9, 6407-9, 8175-7, 8871-3
export of raw logs 6017, 6198-9, 6409, 6548-50, 6552, 8176-7
forest inventory 6197-9, 6408
forest management and practices, compliance and enforcement 6423-4, 6441-3, 8751-2
government forest policies, impact 6408-9, 6548-50, 6552, 8175-7
government investment and support 6197-9
industry, conditions 9208
land base, investment funding 6409
mill explosions and call for public inquiry 9654-5
mill operations and closings 6548-50, 8175-7
mill safety, compliance, enforcement and penalties 8118, 8122
mountain pine beetle coalitions 6471-2
revenues to government 6409
role in economy 8174
silviculture, government action 6197-8, 6408, 8177
softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 6564
value-added sector 6564
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry
estimates debate 6407-21, 6423-4, 6441-3, 6470-2, 6481-5, 6546, 6548-50, 6552, 6564-5
budget 6409-11
allocation for collective agreements 6410-2
allocation for fire prevention 6482-5
sale of assets 6423, 6441, 6443, 6470-1
estimates process 6564
executive support services 6411
Fraser River head lease transfer 6410
staff thanked 6407
staffing 6412-6, 6423-4, 6441
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8174-7, 8747-61
Franchises Act, debate 9519-20
Franchises, regulation 9519-20
Frank Hurt Secondary School, students 5802
Gangs, prevention of gang activity, youth initiatives 8407
Gill, Charan, community work 9808
Golden Ears Bridge, tolling system and charges 6016, 6803
Government
capital projects, costs and oversight 6016
debt collection and information-sharing issues 6801-4
lands and properties, sale 6423, 6441, 6443, 6470-1
regulations 9410
regulations, reduction 6309, 6311, 9607
Gray, Robert, article on fire prevention and biomass industry 6483
Health care system, labour history of health support workers 9207
Honorary dates, legislated dates in B.C., comparison and role 9607-8
Housing, rental housing
ending leases early for persons fleeing violence or requiring long-term care 10119
landlord-tenant issues 10120
HP Advanced Solutions Inc., government contract 6803
Hunting, harvest allocation policy, changes 6217
Immigration
credentialling of foreign-trained professionals and workers 9546
family reunification and super visa program 9545-6
foreign and immigrant workers 9544-6
history and role in B.C. and Canada 9544-6
immigrants to B.C. 9520
legislation in other jurisdictions 9545-6
refugees, settlement services 9952
temporary foreign workers, protection 5805, 9544-6
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 6015
Information and Privacy Commissioner, comments on government information-sharing 6801-2
Insurance Corporation of B.C., debt collection and power to refuse to issue driver's licences 6801-4
International Forest Products Ltd., operations 8175
James, Carole, work on franchise issues and private members' bill 9519-20
Justice Ministry, estimates debate 8286-8, 8403-4, 8407
Khalsa School, issues 9207
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
adult basic education 9952-3
English language learning program 6936, 7951
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion, coroner's inquest 6949-50
Land Act, amendments 8761
Legislation for fall sitting of 4th session, 40th parliament 9608
Legislature
bills process, second reading, relevance of debate 9412
summer and fall sittings 9608
Literacy levels 9952
LNG development 5803
Lower Mainland
population growth 9903
south Fraser communities, post-secondary education access 9208
south Fraser communities, transit services 9207
transit services 9902
transit services and transportation infrastructure 6226-7, 9412
Lower Mainland, south Fraser communities
immigrant population needs 7951-2
post-secondary education access 6935-6
transit services 9807
Luggi, Maureen, death of husband in mill accident and advocacy on issues 6949-50
Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, amendments 10119-20
Manufactured homes
manufactured home parks, rent issues 8574-5
redevelopment of manufactured home parks, homeowner protection 8575-6, 10119-20
Motions
Adult basic education and English-language learning for refugees 9952-3
Adult basic education programs 7951-2
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9805-8
National Volunteer Week 7218
Natural Gas Development Ministry, estimates debate 8574-6
Natural Gas Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 10119-20
NDP, private members' bill re franchises 9519-20
Newton Business Improvement Association, establishment and role 5802
Nicholls, Diane, position as acting chief forester 6417
Oakes, Coralee, comments on Auditor General for Local Government 9411
Occupational health and safety
workplace deaths due to employer negligence, government action 9655-6
workplace health and safety committees 9655, 10075-6
workplace safety
government action 9655-7
injunctions 8122
investigations 9656
legislation 9656
stop-work orders 8118
worksites without health and safety committees 10076
Oil and gas pipeline corridors, salvage logging and fibre utilization 6417-21
Ontario, forest industry 8872
Oral questions
Coroner's inquest into Lakeland Mills explosion and call for public inquiry 6949-50
Human Rights Tribunal ruling and indemnity of College of Veterinarians 9887-8
Human Rights Tribunal ruling on conduct of College of Veterinarians 9580, 10053, 10162-3
Hunting allocation policy changes and rules for guide-outfitters 6217
Wildfire prevention and management of interface fire risks 7963, 8938
Park Mobile Court, redevelopment of park and homeowner cases 10119-20
Parrish, Chris and Holly, franchise operations 9520
Pearson, Lorne, legacy 9807
Peterson, Dave, position as chief forester 6416-7
Physicians, supply 9546
Port Mann Bridge, replacement project, costs 6016, 9412
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 6802-3
English language learning programs, funding 6936
student debt load and collection of debt 6802-3
student loans at private institutions 6309-10, 6680
Priddy, Penny, service as MLA 9898
Privacy, information-sharing by government, data linking 6801-2
Private Career Training Institutions Agency, legal action involving private institution 6310
Private members' statements
Growing good-paying jobs 6197-9
Protecting B.C. resources for a sustainable economic future 8871-3
Private post-secondary institutions
bankruptcy and closure 6673
fraudulent activities 6309-10, 6680
regulation and consumer protection, 2003 changes and impacts 6308-11
regulation and consumer protection, dispute resolution 6680
students, completion of studies for cancelled program 6673-4
tuition protection fund 6677-8, 6680
Private Training Act, debate 6308-11, 6673-4, 6677-8, 6680
Professions, self-regulating professions 9546
Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society, history and services 7218
Property tax, exemptions for independent schools 9207-8
Property Taxation (Exemptions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 9207-8
provisions 9410
The Province (Vancouver), article on government budget 6015
Provincial Immigration Programs Act, debate 9544-6
Provincial nominee program, changes and establishment of legislative framework 9544-6
Public debt levels 5803-4, 6015-6
Quebec, forest industry 8872
Rahimyar, Ayesha, adult basic education case 7952
Red Tape Reduction Day 9410, 9607-8
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9607-8
Residential Tenancy Act, amendments 10119-20
Residential tenancy branch 10120
Resources and resource industries
employment and jobs 8871-3
permitting process 6411, 6413
Roche, Rhonda, death of husband in mill accident 6950
Royal Canadian Institute of Technology, operations 6310
Royal Commission on Electoral Boundaries and report 9806
School district 36 (Surrey)
capital funding and portable use 5804, 6018, 7204-6, 7978, 9207
concerns re education legislation 7977-8
Punjabi program 7204, 7206
Punjabi program and language programs 7978-9
School district 37 (Delta), concerns re education legislation 7979
School districts
powers 7976-9
shared services initiatives 7977
Schools
capital projects 7205-6
portables 6018
Schultz, Ray, work with mountain pine beetle coalitions 6472
Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus 6935
Skills training, supply of skilled workers 9544, 9546
Small business, role in economy 9520
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
Canada Line construction costs 6016
governance 6225
Mayors Council, relationship with government and memorandum of understanding 6226
plebiscite on funding model 6226-7
Southern Interior Beetle Coalition, meetings with Forests Minister 6472
Statements by members
Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society 7218
Substance abuse and addiction, recovery houses, regulation 5802
Surrey
construction industry and building code issues 6173
crime prevention and safety, government action 9410-1
crime prevention and safety, government action and accord 5802, 6016-7, 8286, 8404, 9902
electoral districts 9806, 9808
gang activity and gun violence
action and role of family and friends 8287, 8404, 8407
government action 8287-8, 8403-4, 8407, 9207
police response 8287, 8403
Wrap anti-gang program 8407
Goan community 5801
immigrant settlement services 9952
justice services, community court proposal and criminal justice task force 8286
mental health and addiction services 5802
police services 8287-8, 8404
post-secondary education 9903
recovery houses 5802
residents' issues and concerns 9410-3
schools 9902-3
services 9807
Surrey Manufactured Home Owners Association, concerns re rent issues 8574-5
Surrey Memorial Hospital
conditions and emergency services 5804, 9412
conditions and funding 6018
expansion and services 9902
Surrey-Newton constituency and area
Chimney Heights area 9805
community facilities and businesses 9901-2
constituents' issues and concerns re franchises 9520
crime prevention activities 5802
crime prevention and constituent cases 6017
electoral district boundaries 9805-6, 9899
events and volunteers 5801-3
history and former MLA 9898
independent schools 9207
issues and constituent contributions 9807-8
manufactured home park case 8575
population and demographics 9901
Taxation, government policies 6015
Teachers, professional development 7976-7
Thomson, Steve, meetings with mountain pine beetle coalitions 6471-2
Throne speech
debate 5801-5
content 5803
Timber Supply Special Committee, presentations to committee 6199
Transportation projects, costs 6016
Travis, Dermod, comments on government budget 6015
Tributes
Darrel Wong 8152
Union of B.C. Municipalities
administration of fire prevention funding 6482
comments on building code 6174
resolution and position on Auditor General for Local Government 9412-3
U.S., forest industry and mill operations 6549-50
Vancouver, construction industry and building code 6174
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, expansion project, costs 6016
The Vancouver Sun, article on private post-secondary institutions 6310
Wesbild Holdings Ltd., purchase of government lands and freedom-of-information request 6471
Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., Princeton mill operations and fibre supply 6472
Wilson, Shawn, comments on education legislation 7977-8
Wong, Darrel, death and work as union representative 8152
Workers compensation
claims and protection of personal information 6801-2
system 9413, 9654-5, 9657
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8118, 8122
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 9653-7, 10075-6
WorkSafe B.C., mandate and operations 9654-5
Zaklan, George, contributions as constituent 9807
Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

As subject
constituents and constituency assistants thanked 5678
debate on Electoral Districts Act 10011
experience in local government 9257
father's workplace injury 7300
100 Mile House, forest industry 7367, 8173
Agricultural land reserve, use for carbon offsets 8623
Agriculture
industry 9157
role in economy 5679
Airports, small community airports and air access program 9159
Association of B.C. Land Surveyors, activities 8173-4
Auditor General for Local Government, accountability and governance 9257-8
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9257-8
Bennett, W.A.C., legacy re infrastructure 9314
B.C.
population, migration to B.C. 9897
rural population 10011-2
B.C. Beef Day 8856
B.C. Hydro, projects and use of project labour agreements 9314
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management 5996-8
priorities 5678-80
B.C. Snowmobile Federation, activities 7877
B.C. timber sales program, review, operations and changes 8173
Budget debate 5996-8
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 5996-8
Business
training tax credit for businesses with apprentices 5998
Buy Local program, funding 5997
Cariboo area
chambers of commerce 5786
forest industry 5996-7, 6028, 7367, 8173
gold rush heritage 8621-3
highways and roads, Cariboo connector project 9159
ranching industry 9159
resource industries 5679-80
role of immigrants 9550
tourism 5998, 8621, 8623, 9157-8
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area
constituents and constituency assistants thanked 5678
constituents' issues and concerns re franchises 9523
description and electoral district boundaries 9776-7
description and history 10011-2
industries 9157-8
resource industries 9726
transportation projects 5997-8
Carrier Lumber Ltd., settlement with government 5997
Chambers of commerce, role 5786
Conservation Officer Day 10049-50
Cowboy Heritage Week 6570
Crown land, activities on Crown land, application process and requirements 8173
Economy
conditions 9157-8
diversification 5997
economic development 5679, 9157-9
Education funding 5998
Elections
electoral districts 9897-8
electoral districts, rural constituencies 9777, 10011-2
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9776-7
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report, implementation of recommendations 9776-7, 9897-8
mandate and work of commission 9777
Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, amendments and NDP position 9898
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9897-8, 10011-2
Energy and Mines Ministry, budget 5997
Environment, conservation officers 10049-50
First Nations
agreements with government 5679, 5997
economic development 5679
residential schools, legacy 9276
Fishing industry, licence fee revenues 5998
Food and food industry
agrifood industry 5997
beef sector 8856
Forest Act, amendments 8173
Forest and Range Practices Act, amendments 8173
Forests and forest industry
community forests 5996-7
conditions in industry 5996-7
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 9649
employment and jobs 5997
export of product and expansion of market 7367, 9726
First Nations involvement in industry 5996, 7367
government forest policies, impact 7367
industry, conditions 9157
research forests 8173
role in economy 6028
value-added sector 7367
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8173-4
Franchises Act, debate 9523
Franchises, regulation 9523
Freshwater Fisheries Society, funding 5998
Gold Rush Trail, highway and recreational trail 8621, 8623
Hansen, Rick, contributions 10012
Health care funding 5997
Health status and outcomes 5997
Highway 20, improvements 5998
Highway 97, improvements 5997-8
Immigration
economic immigration and skilled worker supply 9550
federal-provincial agreement and roles 9550
Imperial Metals Corp., Mount Polley mine
reopening 8888
tailings pond breach 5680
Income assistance, single-parent employment initiative 10148-9
Income, low-income families, government support 10149
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., proposal for oil pipeline expansion and increased tanker traffic on south coast 5777
Land Act, amendments 8173
Land Surveyors Act, amendments 8173-4
Land surveyors, regulation and supply 8173-4
Little Britches Rodeo Association, events and role 8330-1
Livestock industry
ranching industry 5679, 8856, 9159
ranching industry, cowboy culture and heritage 6570
Local government, accountability and oversight 9257
Mines and mining industry
industry, conditions 9157
industry, government support 5679-80, 5997
mineral flow-through share tax credit 5996-7
Motions
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9776-7
International trading partnerships 9726-7
Review of Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal 5777
Site C power project 9314-5
Supports and services for persons in need 10148-9
Value-added industries 7367
NDP
forest industry policies 5997
position on amendments to Electoral Boundaries Commission Act 9898
Northwest Energy Improvements Ltd., cogeneration plant 5996-7
Occupational health and safety
workplace health and safety committees 9649
workplace safety, government action 7300, 9649
Oil and gas pipelines, criteria for approval 5777
Orange Shirt Day, residential school legacy event 9276
Price, Carey, contributions 10012
Private members' statements
Gold Rush Trail 8621-3
Growing B.C.'s economy 9157-9
Provincial Immigration Programs Act, debate 9550
Provincial nominee program, changes and establishment of legislative framework 9550
Resources and resource industries
resource development 5679-80
resource-dependent communities, impact of market cycles 5680
Rodeos, activities and role 8331
Seniors, care and support 5997
Site C power project, benefits 9314-5
Skills training
government skills and training plan 5679
supply of skilled workers 9550
Small business 5786, 9157
Snowmobiles, activities and industry 7877
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 10148-9
Societies
governance and legal framework 7151-2
role 7151
Societies Act, debate 7151-2
South Cariboo Regional Airport 9159
Statements by members
Bob "Bo" Work 7138
B.C. Beef Day 8856
B.C. Snowmobile Federation 7877
Chambers of commerce 5786
Conservation officers 10049-50
Cowboy Heritage Week 6570
Forest industry activities in Cariboo area 6028
Little Britches Rodeo 8330-1
Mount Polley mine reopening 8888
Orange Shirt Day and residential school system 9276
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project 5679
Throne speech debate 5678-80
Timber Kings, television program 5996, 6028
Tourism
industry 9157-8
role in economy 5998
visitor information centres in small and rural communities 9158
Trade, international trading partnerships 9726
Trans-Pacific Partnership, trade agreement 9726-7
Transportation projects 5997-8
Union of B.C. Municipalities, consultation on Auditor General for Local Government 9258
Webstad, Phyllis, residential school experience 9276
Williams Lake Airport, government investment 9159
Williams Lake, forest industry and community forest 7367, 8173
Work, Bob (Bo), work as motorcycle and racing mechanic 7138
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7299-300
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 9649
WorkSafe B.C., review and recommendations, implementation 7300, 9649
Bennett, Hon. Bill (Kootenay East)

As subject
attendance at clean energy conference 9882
comments on issues
Auditor General for Local Government (Donaldson) 9268-9 (Farnworth) 9272, 9402 (Ralston) 9258 (Robinson) 9245-6, 9249
debate on miscellaneous statutes legislation (Dix) 10135-6
northwest transmission line project (Dix) 9289
wind power project (Heyman) 7470
hiring of former ministerial assistant by B.C. Hydro (Dix) 8644-5
representation of constituents and request to Conflict-of-Interest commissioner 6097
role in hunting allocation issues (Austin) 5666 (Conroy) 5666, 6097
role in maintenance of bridge access to park (Farnworth) 9921
Aldeguer, Ray, position with B.C. Hydro 7477
AltaGas Income Trust, Forrest Kerr run-of-the-river project 7418
Bennett, W.A.C., legacy re infrastructure 9285
Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd., Bralorne mine 7328, 7352
B.C. and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council, contract negotiations re Site C project labour 7421-2, 9287
B.C. Hydro
advertising and communications component 7477-8
assets, sale 7466-7
employee salaries 7474
employees, hiring of former B.C. Liberal government staff 8644-5
energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 7470-2, 7473-4
executive compensation 5962
financial management 5962, 7571, 7726, 8251
information technology initiatives 7419-20, 7439-42, 8250-1, 8531-2
integrated resource plan 5962, 7476
integration of transmission corporation 7441
management and operations 8250-1, 8531-2, 9288-9
projects 5960-1, 7419-20, 7879-81, 9318
projects and use of project labour agreements 7420-3, 9287
rate review application documents 7419-20, 8531-2
response to power outage 9288
revenues to government 5962
staffing and contracted services, grievance case 7474-5
staffing and reorganization 7477
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 5960-4
B.C. Utilities Commission
review and report recommendations 5963
review and report recommendations, implementation 10219-21
role 7417, 7440
electricity program 7478
oversight role 9881-2
Site C power project 5963, 7467-9, 9287, 9319
smart-metering and infrastructure program issues 7480-2
Budget debate 5960-4, 5991-2
Budgets
2015-16 budget 5960-4
balanced budgets 5960
Burnaby, Big Bend area, electricity substation project 5961
Burrard Thermal power station, operations 7415, 7479, 9318
Clark, Christy, comments on LNG development 8928
Clean Energy Act, provisions 10219-20
Columbia Basin Trust, board 7411
Columbia Power Corporation
board 7411
budget and revenues to government 7409-10
joint development model with B.C. Hydro 7406-7
projects 7407-9, 7412
projects and worker supply 7404-6
Columbia River Treaty, negotiations and consultation process 7403
Conflict of Interest Commissioner, comments and opinion on cabinet minister conflict-of-interest case 6097
Copper Mountain Mining Corp., Copper Mountain mine, tailings storage dam breach 7292, 7294
Dams 9285
Dawson Creek, transmission project in area 5961, 7416-7
Day, Chad, comments on Red Chris mine 7418
Doney, Lee, position with Columbia Power Corporation 7411
Doyle, Dan, work for government 8251
Elko Dam, upgrade project 7403-9, 7412
Energy
alternative energy sources 7471, 9319
conservation and demand-side management 7475-6
electricity rates 7472-3, 7571-2
disconnection cases 7482
E-Plus program 7478-9
government plan 5962
industrial rate review 5962
support for low-income residents 7475-5
geothermal power 7472, 9284-5, 9319
government policy 5963
independent power projects 7471, 9285
infrastructure, government investment 5960-1, 7501-2, 7570-1, 7880
Interior–Lower Mainland transmission line project 7413-6, 7501, 7570, 7880-1
northwest transmission line project 5961, 7418, 7879-81
Power Smart program targets 7475-6, 7725-6
power supply
2015 historic outage 9288
demand projections 6701
management and long-term planning 5962, 7473-4
market and prices 9284
smart-metering and infrastructure program, legacy meters 5961-2, 7480-2
transmission system, projects 5961, 7413-8, 7501-2, 7570-1
wind power development 7470-1
Energy and Mines Ministry
estimates debate 7289-95, 7328-56, 7403-24, 7439-42, 7466-82
budget 5963, 5991
minister's exemption powers 10219
role and responsibilities 7289
staffing 7413
Farnworth, Mike
comments on energy project approval process 7467-8, 9881-2
comments on power projects 9287-8
Flatiron Constructors Canada Ltd., joint contract with government 7413-6
FortisBC
involvement in dam expansion 7410-1
operations re smart-metering and infrastructure program 7481
Gilbert, Mark, contract with government 7423-4, 9283
G.M. Shrum generating station, unit replacement project 5961
Government
lands and properties, sale 7466-7
political staff 8644-5
Horgan, John, position on Site C power project 9282-3
Imperial Metals Corp.
Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 5663-4, 5790-1, 7291-3, 7295, 7328-37, 7341-55
Red Chris mine 5961, 5963, 7418, 7879
Red Chris mine, tailings dam 7355
John Hart Dam, upgrades 5961
worker supply 7422
Knight Piésold Consulting Ltd., communications on tailings dam 7353-4
KPMG, work on Site C project 7423-4, 9283-4
Krywa, Mervin, community service and death 8638
Legislature
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 5668-9, 9882
members not to refer to absence or presence of other members 9879
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8927-9
LNG development
NDP position 8927-8
power supply 7471-2
power supply and transmission line project 7417
sale, wholesale or retail distribution 10218-9
LNG project agreements 8927-9
Marsh Risk Consulting, contract with government 7423
Measurement Canada, work on legacy meters 7480
Meikle Wind Energy Corp., operations 7470-1
Merkel, Garry, position with Columbia Basin Trust 7411
Merritt, transmission project in area 5961
Mica generating station, switchgear replacement project 5961
Mines and mining industry
development, government goals 5963-4, 5992, 7356
industry, head offices 5963, 5991-2
mines, closings 7328-9
permitting process 5963, 5991
regulation, compliance and enforcement 7291-5, 7328-35, 7338-44, 7356
tailings dam safety 7291-5, 7328-36, 7338-52
worker safety 7356
Ministerial statements
Site C power project 8807
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2015, debate 9881-2, 10218-21
Motions
Site C power project 9282-8, 9318-9
Mungall, Michelle, position on Site C power project 9288
Nagle, Debbie, position with B.C. Hydro 7477
NDP
position on LNG development 8927-8
position on Site C power project 9282-3, 9287-8, 9318-9
Oil and gas, hydraulic fracturing 8928
Oral questions (response)
B.C. Hydro energy conservation targets 7725-6
B.C. Hydro management and hiring of former political staff 8644-5
B.C. Hydro management and information technology plan 8250-1, 8531-2
Conflict-of-interest inquiry regarding Energy Minister role in hunting policy issues 6097
Electricity rates and B.C. Hydro management 7571-2
Financial management of B.C. Hydro capital projects 7879-81
Independent review panel report on tailings pond breach at Mount Polley mine 5663-4
Interior to Lower Mainland transmission project 7501-2
Interior to Lower Mainland transmission project and B.C. Hydro tendering process 7570-1
Oversight and regulation of mining industry 5790-1
Remediation and monitoring of impacts of South Island Aggregates operations 7881
Site C power project timeline and review 6701
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8928
Palmer, Vaughn, article on Site C power project 9287
Peace River area, dams 9285
Personal statements
Withdrawal of comments made in the House 5668-9
Points of order
request for member to retract comment 9879
Powerex Corp., operations and settlement of dispute re provision of electricity to California 5961
The Province (Vancouver), article on power projects 9287
Public Sector Employers Council, guidelines for reporting relationships 7477
Revelstoke Dam, unit 6 upgrade proposal 9318
Ruskin Dam, upgrades 5961
Shawnigan Lake, contaminated soil disposal sites 7881
Site C power project
agricultural compensation fund 9286
agricultural land reserve exclusion process 7477
benefits 9286
costs and alternatives 9283-5
environmental assessment 9285
financial model 7424
First Nations consultation and involvement 7424
impact on agricultural land 9285-6, 9318
impact on environment 9285
joint review panel and report recommendations 6701, 7469-70, 9284-6, 9318
NDP position 9282-3, 9297-8, 9318-9
power supply 5962-3, 6701, 7407, 7469-71, 9282-8
project construction and contracts 7423, 8807
project construction and labour supply 7420-3, 9286-7
Stuckert, Don, position with B.C. Hydro 7441
Surrey, electricity substation project 5961
Swansea Quarry, worker deaths 7356
Tahltan Indian band, position on mining project 7418
Taxi, contract with B.C. Hydro 7478
Teck Cominco Ltd., Sullivan minesite, deaths of workers and paramedics 7356
Teck Resources Ltd., Greenhills minesite, explosion and worker injuries 7356
Treaty 8 First Nations, agreements with government 7424
Tributes
Mervin Krywa 8638
Utilities Commission Act, amendments 10218-21
Vancouver
mining industry head offices 5963
transmission system, city central project 5961
Vancouver Sun
article on Site C power project 9287
Waneta Dam, expansion project 7405-7, 7410-1
Water licences and rentals, tier 3 water rentals 5962
Bernier, Hon. Mike (Peace River South)

As subject
attendance at PNWER summit (Ashton) 9075-6
experience as parliamentary secretary 9293
relationship with grandfather 5980
role as Education Minister (Austin) 9192-3
Alberta, access to health care services by eastern B.C. residents 7649
Alzheimer's disease, awareness and support 6783-4
B.C. by region
northeast B.C., employment and skills training 7944-6
northern and rural B.C., health care services 7648-9
northern B.C., economic development and government support 6492-4
northern B.C., resource development and worker supply 7944-6
northwest B.C., employment and skills training 7944-5
rural B.C., trades training opportunities 9074
B.C. Utilities Commission, role re Site C power project 9294
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 5980-1
Chetwynd, chainsaw carving competition 7274
Communities, healthy communities 6491-4
Dawson Creek
fair and events 9095
summer music festival and classic car show events 8801-2
Documents tabled
Personal Information Protection Act Review Committee, report for third session of 40th parliament 5793-4
Education
adult basic education 9074, 9438-9
capital funding 9848
curriculum changes 9191-2
dual-credit programs 9074
graduation, Dogwood Certificate and graduation rates 9438-9
information management, MyEducation B.C. system 9223-4, 9327, 10054-5
system, conditions 9191-2
use of student data and privacy protection 9220
Education Ministry, data breach, review 9219-22
Energy, power supply 9293
Fleming, Rob, comments on independent school legislation 9192
Fujitsu Consulting (Canada) Inc., government contract and comments by vice-president 10054-5
Health care system, travel assistance program and family residence program 7648
Industry Training Authority, funding and role 9074
Kraft Hockeyville annual competition 7005
LNG development 7944, 7946
Mediate B.C. Society, work of organization 6092
Mediators, role 6092
Motions
Balanced budget and diverse economy 5980-1
Site C power project 9292-5
National Day of Mourning, observance of day of mourning for workers killed or injured on the job 7722
NDP, position on Site C power project 9293-4
Northern Lights College, trades training 7944
Northwest Community College, trades training 7945
Occupational health and safety, workers killed or injured on the job 7722
Oral questions (response)
Adult basic education 9438-9
Education Ministry data breach 9219-22
Funding for school facilities 9848
MyEducation B.C. information system 9223-4, 9327, 10054-5
Parliamentary Secretary for Energy Literacy, role 9293
Personal Information Protection Act Review Committee
public consultation process 5794
report and recommendations 5794
report for third session of 40th parliament presented 5793-4
Petitions
Swan Lake Enhancement Society 9100
Private members' statements
Building healthy communities in time of growth 6491-4
Creating opportunities in the skilled trades in B.C.'s northeast 7944-6
Private members' statements (response)
Equity for medical travel 7648-9
Preparing our future 9074-5
The value of Shawnigan Lake 8619-20
Property tax, exemptions for independent schools 9191-2
Property Taxation (Exemptions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9191-2
Resources and resource industries, resource-dependent communities, government support and services 6492-4
Schools
capital projects 5980
seismic upgrades 5980
Shawnigan Lake, contaminated soil disposal sites 8619-20
Site C power project
agricultural compensation fund 9293-4
benefits 9292-5
NDP position 9293-4
Skills training
government investment and support 5980, 6492, 7944-6, 9074
government skills and training plan 7944-6, 9074-5
trades career promotion in K-12 education system 5980
trades training, mobile trades trailer 9074
Statements
Hockeyville 7005
Statements by members
Alzheimer's disease 6783-4
Chainsaw carving competition in Chetwynd 7274
Conflict resolution and Mediate B.C. Society 6092
Dawson Creek fair 9095
Day of Mourning for workers 7722
Summer events in Dawson Creek 8801-2
Women in trades 6506-7
Swan Lake Enhancement Society, petition tabled 9100
Trades, women in skilled trades 6506-7
Bing, Doug (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)

As subject
attendance at UBC 9433
experience in local government 9417
work on homeless camp issues 9083 (Martin) 9085
Accountants, unified professional designation and regulation 6164-5
Advanced Flow Systems, operations 9521
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, work with B.C. government 6503
Aerospace industry 6502-3
Alberta
export markets 8241
government revenues and impact of oil price changes 5847
Alisa's Wish Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, funding 7083
Angelo, Mark, comments on Fraser River trail network project 8870
Arts and culture, government funding and support 7566
Auditor General for Local Government, accountability and governance 9417
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9417
Black, Mhairi, comments in U.K. House of Commons 9083
B.C. Cancer Agency, oral cancer prevention and outreach activities 8099
B.C. Liberal Party government
democratic reforms 8202
financial management 5847
B.C. training and education savings grant program 9162
Budgets
2015-16 budget, balanced budget 5979, 7656
balanced budgets 9171-2
Buy Local program 9997
Canadian Diabetes Association, history and role 6277
Cancer
oral cancer screening and awareness 8099
treatment services 5979
Chartered Professional Accountants Act, debate 6164-5
Chartered Professional Accountants of B.C., powers and role 6164
Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, initiative and work 8202
Coal, thermal coal exports through B.C., petition tabled 7094
Credit rating, B.C. rating 5979, 9171
Crime and criminals, forfeiture of proceeds of crime, allocation of funds 7082-3
Cythera Transition House Society, projects and funding 7083
Democracy, democratic reform 8202
Dental health, access to dental care, program for low-income adults and children 8099
Diabetes awareness and management 6277
Disabled persons, Accessibility 2024 initiative 10148
Economy, diversification 5979
Education of First Nations people, graduation rate 5847
Election Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8202-3
Elections
electoral representation, effective representation concept 9760-1
fixed election date 8202
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9761
referendum on electoral system for B.C. 8202
voter participation 8202
Electoral Boundaries Commission, final report, implementation of recommendations 9760-1
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 5846
Environment, biodiversity and environmental protection 8869-71
Families, single-parent families, government support 7655-6
Ferries and ferry services, system, affordability and sustainability 6773
Fires and firefighters, wildfires, incidence 9171
First Nations, agreements with government 5847
Fish, protection of wild salmon stocks 8870
Food and food industry, agrifood industry 9997
Forests and forest industry, coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 10032-3
Franchises Act, debate 9520-1
Franchises, regulation 9520-1
Fraser Region Community Justice Initiatives Association, funding and services 7083
Fraser River
Experience the Fraser trail network project 8869-71
salmon stocks 8870
Government regulations, reduction 9350-1
Henderson, Ross, life and accomplishments 6645
Homelessness, government action 9083, 9122
Housing, affordable housing, government plan 9082-3
Income assistance
benefits, earnings exemption 7656
disability benefits, asset limit and trust payment changes 10147
single-parent employment initiative 7656
Local government, accountability, oversight and performance audits 9417
Lower Mainland, North Fraser communities, report on growth 5846
Maple Ridge
140th anniversary and designation as city 5846
homeless camp 9083, 9122
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area
aviation industry 6502
civil forfeiture grants to organizations 7083
description and economic development 5846
government investment in housing for homeless 9171-2
Motions
Affordable housing plan 9082-3
Aviation industry 6502-3
Balanced budget 9171-2
Balanced budget and diverse economy 5979
Civil forfeiture program 7082-3
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9760-1
Ferry system as part of provincial infrastructure 6773
Investment and export diversification 8240-1
Support for single parents 7655-6
Supports and services for persons in need 10147-8
Netherlands, liberation during World War II, commemoration 8202
Occupational health and safety, workplace safety, government action 10032-3
Oil and gas, oil prices, impact of changes 5847
Petitions
proposed Sheridan Hill rock quarry in Pitt Meadows 7094
thermal coal exports through B.C. 7094
Pharmacists, role in health care system 6785
Pharmacy Day 6785
Physicians
resident physicians 5862-3
supply and training 5979
Pitt Meadows
city government, participation in performance audit process 9417
proposed rock quarry on Sheridan Hill, petition tabled 7094
Pitt Meadows Regional Airport, operations 6502
Post-secondary education
government investment and support 9162
international education and international students 9163-4
role in economy 9162
Private members' statements
Experience the Fraser 8869-71
Investing in post-secondary 9162-4
Private members' statements (response)
Affordability for seniors 8624-5
Red Tape Reduction Day 9350-1
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9350-1
Rees, Richard, comments on accounting profession changes 6164
Registered disability savings plans, role 10147-8
Resident Awareness Week 5862-3
Seniors
government initiatives and support 8624-5
housing 8624-5
Seniors advocate, report on housing and recommendations 8624-5
Simon Fraser University, 50th anniversary and accomplishments 9218-9
Skills training
government skills and training plan 5846-7
trades training funding 9162
Small business, role in economy 9521
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 10147-8
Statements by members
50th anniversary of Simon Fraser University 9218-9
100th anniversary of University of British Columbia 9433
Agrifood industry 9997
Arts and Culture Week 7566
B.C. Pharmacy Day 6785
Diabetes awareness and Canadian Diabetes Association 6277
Homeless camp in Maple Ridge 9122
Medical residents 5862-3
Oral cancer awareness 8099
Ross Henderson 6645
Throne speech debate 5846-7
Trade, exports and diversification of markets 8240-1
Union of B.C. Municipalities, consultation on Auditor General for Local Government 9417
University of B.C., 100th anniversary event 9433
University of the Fraser Valley
government investment 9162
school of excellence in agriculture 9162
Violence, domestic violence programs and funding 7083
Wildlife, northern scorpion 8869
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 10032-3
WorkSafe B.C.
annual reports and service plans 10033
pension plan administration 10033
Bond, Hon. Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)

As subject
comments on red-tape-reduction day legislation (Heyman) 9348
comments on regulation of private post-secondary institutions (Bains) 6309, 6311 (Corrigan) 6298
family and staff thanked 5840
outreach to constituents 9926
Administrative Tribunals Act, application 10043
Alberta, workers compensation system 7704
Asbestos removal and worker safety issues 8117
Babine Forest Products Co., Burns Lake mill explosion
coroner's inquest 7711-2, 8894
coroner's inquest and recommendations 9632-3
explosion 7305-6
legal opinion on public inquiry 7711
WorkSafe investigation and review by deputy minister 7245-6, 7706-7
Blaney, Steven, response to border crossing issue 7796
Board resourcing and development office, operations 7738-9
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., communities 9927
northern B.C., resource development and worker supply 10057
B.C. Federation of Labour, relationship with Labour Relations Board 7719
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 5841-4
B.C. Safety Authority, role 7711
Business, venture capital 7740
Canada Winter Games, hosting of 2015 games by Prince George and Lheidli T'enneh First Nation 5840-1
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, ranking of B.C. re government regulation 9334
Construction industry, underground economy issue 7788
Destination B.C.
2015-16–2017-18 service plan, revised, tabled 7280
operations and funding 7796-9
Documents tabled
Destination B.C. 2015-16–2017-18 service plan, revised 7280
Labour Relations Board 2014 annual report 7280
WorkSafe B.C. 2014 annual report and 2015-17 service plan 8159
Economy
diversification 5842-3, 7794
green economy 5842, 7739-41, 7792-4
growth 5841-2
role of government 9335-6
underground economy 7788-9
Elections
electoral representation, effective representation concept 9926-8
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9925-8
Electoral Boundaries Commission, final report, implementation of recommendations 9925
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9925-8
Emergencies, first responders, incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder 7706
Emergency Preparedness Minister of State, advocacy on small business issues 9334
Employment and unemployment
employment rate 10057
employment standards
changes in 2002 7714
complaint system and self-help kit 7715-6
enforcement and multicultural services 7716-7
underground economy issue 7789
government job strategy 5841-2, 7741, 7787, 7792, 7794
job creation 5844, 7638
Fires and firefighters, fire commissioner 7711
Forests and forest industry
coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 9526-7, 9632-4, 10041, 10066-81, 10091-7
export of product and expansion of market 5842
export of raw logs 7787
mill explosions, call for public inquiry 7711, 10041
mill explosions, investigations and role of police 10095
mills and mill safety
combustible dust control 7245-6
compliance, enforcement and penalties 5658, 7245-7, 7306, 8106-7, 8115-22
government action on safety issues 10040
inspections following safety incidents 7710-1
investigations 8111-5
value-added sector 7743, 7787
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, application 10043
Government
advertising and announcements, funding 7789-91
core review 7791-2
regulations, reduction 5842, 7791-2, 9333-6
Government communications and public engagement, role re government advertising and communications 7789-91
Hazardous Products Act (federal), amendments 7247, 8111
Hazardous products, terminology changes 7247, 8111
Hotels and travel accommodation, hotel room tax 7797
Immigration
economic immigration and skilled worker supply 9432, 9535
federal-provincial agreement and roles 9535-7, 9556, 10045-6, 10058-60
foreign and immigrant workers, pathway to permanent residency 9432, 9535, 10043-4
foreign and immigrant workers, skill levels and labour market data 10043-4, 10046, 10056-7
immigration programs 7787, 9536, 10042-3
international mobility program for youth 7718-9
legislation in other jurisdictions 9536
programs and services for immigrants to B.C., Welcome B.C. program 7789
temporary foreign worker program 7717-9, 7786, 10060
temporary foreign workers 7716-7, 10044-6, 10061
Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council, role 10058
Industry Training Authority
funding and role 7628-9, 7638-9, 7700
staffing 7700
Information and communications technology, accessibility 9926
Information and Privacy Commissioner, concerns and recommendations on immigration programs legislation 10061
Jennings, Lisa, proposed meeting with Labour Minister 7705-6
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry
estimates debate 7627-39, 7699-720, 7738-43, 7786-800
advertising and information 7789-91
contracts 7794
core review 7791-2
staff 10063
KIMBO Design Inc., contract with government 7790
Labour market
analysis 7638-9
impact of demographic trends 7631, 7638
priorities board 7628
Labour Relations Board
annual report, 2014, tabled 7280
operations and role 7719-20
relationship with stakeholders 7719-20
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion
coroner's inquest 6949-50, 7011-2, 7305-6, 7708, 7711-2
coroner's inquest and recommendations 8806-7, 9632-3
explosion 7245
Legislature, number of seats 9927
LNG development 5843, 7794
employment and worker supply, foreign workers 7718
LNG Buy B.C. program 7741-3
skilled worker supply and training 7630-1, 7635-6, 7637
Macatee, Gord, work on mill safety issues 7246
McCauley, Edwin, workers compensation case 7710
Major investments office, activities 7791
MLAs, travel within constituencies 9925-6
Mentzelopoulos, Athana
role in board resourcing and development office 7738-9
roles as deputy minister 7738-9
Mines and mining industry, role in economy 5843
Ministerial statements
Apprenticeship 9955
National Day of Mourning for workers 7721
Ministry of International Business and Immigration Act, application 9536
Mullin, Brent, reappointment as chair of Labour Relations Board 7719
National Day of Mourning, observance of day of mourning for workers killed or injured on the job 7721
Occupational health and safety
workers killed or injured on the job 7305-6, 7721
workplace death and injury cases, prosecution 7707
workplace health and safety committees 10066-76
workplace safety 7011, 10076
administrative penalties 8118-21
compliance agreements 8115-7
fire and explosion reporting and investigation 7710-1, 9633, 10077-8
government action 5658, 7245-7, 7305-6, 8122-4, 10040-1
injunctions 8121-2
inspections 7708-11
investigations and final report process 10093-6
investigations and role of worker representatives 10078-81, 10091-2
investigations, preliminary reports 10093
multicultural services 7717
penalties, review 7713
power to restrain industry if employer defaults 8106-7
regulation 9333-5, 9526-7, 9633, 10074-5
stop-work orders 8117-8
underground economy issue 7789
Oral questions (response)
Call for public inquiry into mill explosions 6950
Coroner's inquest into Burns Lake mill explosion 8894
Coroner's inquest into Lakeland Mills explosion and call for public inquiry 6949-50
Coroner's inquests into mill explosions and call for public inquiry 8806-7
WorkSafe B.C. and coroner's inquest into Lakeland Mills explosion 7011-2
Parks, property assessment of private campgrounds 7796-7
Physicians, supply and training, medical school program 5841
Post-traumatic stress disorder 7702-6
Prince George
100th anniversary 5841
job creation and First Nations partnership 5844
Prince George–Valemount constituency and area, description and electoral district boundaries 9925-8
Provincial Immigration Programs Act
debate 9432, 9535-7, 9556, 10042-6, 10056-62
definitions
"material change" 10060
"provincial immigration program" 10042
"representative" 10057
regulations 10057-60, 10062
Provincial nominee program 7717-8, 7786-7
accountability and transparency 9535, 9537, 10060
application and nomination process 9536, 10043-6, 10056-60
applications 10045-6, 10060
authorized representatives 10057-9
B.C. allocation of nominees 9535-7, 9556, 10045
changes and establishment of legislative framework 9432, 9535-7, 9556, 10042-6, 10056-62
compliance and enforcement 9536, 10058-9
entrepreneur stream 10056, 10060
fees and cost recovery 9536, 10056
fraud prevention 9536, 10059, 10061
history and role 9535
impact of federal immigration policy changes 10045-6, 10060
information collection and disclosure 10043, 10059-61
Provincial Sales Tax Act, amendments 7797
Public sector, capital projects, apprentices 7631, 7634-7
Public service, apprentices 7637
Red Tape Reduction Day 9333-4
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9333-6
Resources and resource industries
resource development 5842
value-added sector 7743, 7787-8
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., Kitimat smelter, sulphur dioxide emissions and worker protection 7712
Routley, Bill, comments on workplace safety 7305
Science and technology, high-technology industry
government strategy 7739-41, 7792
government support 5842, 7792-4
Seeley, Erin, role as director of provincial immigration programs 10042
Site C power project, workforce and apprenticeship 7636
Skills training
apprenticeship incentives 7632-5
apprenticeship system 7627, 7631-4, 7638-9, 7700-1, 9955
funding changes 7628-30
government skills and training plan 5843-4, 7627-32, 7739-41
supply of skilled workers 9432, 9535
supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 7628
trades training for First Nations people 7633
Small business
government support and role in economy 5842-3
regulation and government support 9333-6
venture capital program 7740
Stewart, daily border closures, impacts 7795-6
Throne speech
debate 5840-4
content 5841
Tourism
marketing, regional destination marketing organizations 7797-8
role in economy 5843
visitor information centres 7799
Tourism Vancouver, allocation of funds for Vancouver Convention Centre 7797
Tourist Accommodation (Assessment Relief) Act, amendments 7797
Trade, government promotion of trade and investment 7791
Trade unions, role in apprenticeship system 7631, 7635
University of Northern B.C., establishment and medical program 5841
Vancouver, hotel accommodation, hotel room tax 7797
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 7714
Wilson, Douglas, workers compensation case 7710
Wilson, Gordon, position as LNG advocate 7741-2
Workers compensation
cases 7710, 7712
changes in 2002, retroactivity 7712
compensation for firefighters with cancer 7702
compensation for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder 7702-6
compensation for mental disorders 7702-6
legislation 7702, 7704-6
resources for MLAs 7710
support services for workers 7703-6, 7710
Workers Compensation Act, amendments 9335, 9633
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2015
debate 5658, 7245-7, 7305-6, 8105-24
consultation on regulations 8122-4
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015
debate 9526-7, 9632-4, 10040-1, 10062-81, 10091-7
implementation and consultation 10071, 10076
implementation timeline 10096
WorkSafe B.C.
annual report, 2014, and 2015-17 service plan, tabled 8159
annual reports and service plans 9633-4, 10062-5
board, new director positions 5658, 7247, 8107-9
budget and staffing 7708-9
decisions, review request timeline 8109-11
investigations 10094-6
investigations and inspections 7708-11
investigations, changes 7245-7, 8111-5
memorandum of understanding with police and criminal justice branch 7246, 7706-7
operations 9527
pension plan administration 9634, 10065-6
relationship with government 7705
relationship with government and role of minister responsible 10063-4, 10079-81, 10092
review and recommendations 7012, 8806-7
review and recommendations, implementation 5658, 7245-7, 7707, 7713, 8107-13, 8115-6, 8119-24, 10040-1
role
coroner's inquest into mill explosion 6949, 7011-2
role and governance 7713
smelter emissions 7712
workplace health and safety committees 10071-2
workplace health and safety committees and audit tool 10068-70, 10073-5
Yamamoto, Naomi, advocacy on small business issues 9334

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