Index
November 07, 2007
Pouce Coupe's 75th Anniversary
April 24, 2007
Referral of report on Legislature artwork depicting first nations people
What we're talking about today, in my view, is not about first nations or non–first nations. It's about the murals that we have done and see in the rotunda down below. I've heard words such as censorship. I have heard people talk about respect. All of t
April 23, 2007
Employment standards for farmworkers
The issue of farm safety and our workers on the farms is paramount to everybody in this building, everybody in this province, I hope, except a select few. Obviously, when we look at farm safety and our workers who toil in these fields day in and day out t
March 05, 2007
Debate in Legislature on trade and labour agreement with Alberta
I rise to speak against the motion that's on the floor today regarding wanting to bring the debate of TILMA onto the floor of the Legislature. We are here to debate legislation. This isn't legislation. It's an agreement that was negotiated between two par
March 01, 2007
Budget 2007/2008 Debate
It is my pleasure to stand here today to respond to Budget 2007-2008. I do it with pride when I look at what we've been able to do and to accomplish, not only in this budget but in previous budgets. I think we are moving the province in the right directio
February 20, 2007
Throne Speech Debate
Good morning. It gives me a great deal of pride to respond to the throne speech on behalf of the people I represent in Peace River South.
February 15, 2007
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
Report on the Budget 2007 Consultations
November 15, 2005
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2005
It's my understanding that there was a lot of discussion during the last electoral reform vote in the discussions around the province dealing with rural ridings, northern ridings. I'll speak to my riding particularly, Peace River South, and my colleague t
November 15, 2005
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
I have the honour to present the report of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services for the first session of the 38th parliament respecting the 2006 budget consultation process.
October 31, 2005
Northern Lights College
It's my honour today to rise and speak about Northern Lights College, a college that delivers services across a vast part of this great province of ours. I'm going to focus on the trades and apprenticeship portion of the programs they deliver.
October 17, 2005
Northern Development Initiative Trust Amendment Act, 2005
It's a pleasure for me to stand here this evening at second reading of Bill 6 and support it wholeheartedly. Listening to some of the discussion on this, this bill is about a number of things.
October 06, 2005
Teachers' Collective Agreement Act
I rise today to speak to Bill 12, a piece of legislation that I don't think anybody is joyful about, certainly, on this side of the House or your side. But it's a bill that, in my mind, is necessary.
October 04, 2005
Prebudget Consultation
It's my pleasure to rise today to speak about a very important aspect in which British Columbians can participate in the coming weeks. I rise today to speak about the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, and the tour that we're ab
September 19, 2005
Response to the Budget Speech
Madam Speaker, it is certainly a pleasure to stand here today to speak to parliament on our budget update, and I want to offer my congratulations to yourself and your hard-fought election for the Assistant Deputy Speaker position.
February 22, 2005
Supplementary Estimates (No. 7): Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Womens Services
It's my understanding that this $40 million we're dealing with under this supplementary estimate today deals with an infrastructure backlog in the northeast.
February 16, 2005
Response to the Budget
It is a pleasure to rise in this House this afternoon to speak in favour of this budget, a budget that I think has a very sound base and one that is very sustainable. That is the key word we as British Columbians have to look towards when we talk about ou
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