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

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Anton, Hon. Suzanne (Vancouver-Fraserview)

As subject
attendance at graduation ceremonies 9006-8
comments on issues
amendments to throne speech (Heyman) 5748
George Westwood (Rice) 7013
liquor regulation changes (Chandra Herbert) 7574-5 (Eby) 7464-6, 7524-5 (Krog) 7530-1 (Ralston) 7574 (Simons) 7526-8
wholesale liquor pricing changes (Simpson) 6430
family and staff thanked 5902
family, staff and constituents thanked 5744
Abbotsford
court services 5747
police services 8398
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament, debate 5655
Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, report 6860
Administrative tribunals
appointment process 7030-6, 7400-1
changes 5747-8, 5905, 6860-1, 7018-9, 7023-45, 7104-14
clustering 6860, 7018-9, 7023-5, 7036-40, 7104-5, 7109, 8388
clustering, executive chair positions and governance 7032, 7036-7, 7040
costs, management 7038-9
dispute resolution process
access and intake 7028, 7038
adjudication 7044
appeals and judicial reviews 7112
costs and security deposits 7045, 7104-10, 7112-3, 8388
early dispute resolution 6861, 7026-7
facilitated process 7025-8, 7040, 7043-5
fairness 7045, 7106, 7109
information and privacy issues 7110
legislation 6861, 7028-9, 7040, 7042, 7106-9, 7110-3
online systems and information technology 6860, 7028, 7038, 7110, 7448
performance measurement and reporting 6861, 7026, 7109
powers and role 7040-2
practices and rules 7040-2
systems in other jurisdictions 7018-9, 7032, 7104
Administrative Tribunals Act
history and purpose 7025
interpretation and application 7025, 7029, 7110-1
Administrative Tribunals Appointment and Administration Act, repeal 6861
Administrative Tribunals Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 6505-6, 6860-1, 6877, 7015-9, 7023-45, 7104-14
consequential amendments 7110-4
consultation on bill 7015-7, 7019, 7113, 8388
definitions and language
"circumstances" 7041
"costs" 7045, 7104
"facilitated settlement process" 7025
"merit-based" 7030
"pursue diligently" 7113-4
"tribunal" 7028-9
enabling legislation 6861, 7015, 7017, 7025
implementation and transition 7015-8, 7039-40
regulations 7109
Agricultural Land Commission Act, amendments 7110-1
Agricultural Land Commission, role and operations 7110-1
Agriculture, biosecurity and insurance programs 7591
AirCare program, termination of program 6783, 6962, 7184
Airports, access for guide and service dogs 7457
Alcohol
advertising 7589-90
alcohol-related health and safety issues 6574
alcohol-related health and social issues, public intoxication 7590
auctions 7578, 7587
consumption in public places 7589
consumption, prescribed persons or purposes 7587
craft producers 5918
ethyl alcohol 7587
government liquor stores
advertising 8051
advertising and Taste magazine 8141
operations 7591, 8048, 8051, 8053, 8137-40
performance measurement 8138-9
refrigeration and technology 8142-3
sale of craft distilling products 8144
sale of local craft beers 8048-50, 8052-3
sale of specialized products 8144
home brewing 7579, 7585
liquor distribution and warehousing system 8141-2, 8144
liquor licensing
changes 7462-3
enforcement and forfeited alcohol 7588
general manager powers 7588
general manager powers and background checks 7587
notice provisions 7587
number of licences 5917
role of First Nations 7588
role of local government 7588-9
special occasion licences 5906
special-occasion licences and service hours 7578, 8145
liquor manufacturers
equipment 7579, 7585-7
on- and off-site liquor sales and service 7589
tasting programs in liquor stores 8144
liquor pricing, report 8143
liquor products, packaging 8050
liquor regulation changes 5917, 7591, 8048-53, 8056-7
liquor regulation review and changes 5905-6, 6428-30, 6572-4, 6650-1, 7006, 7462-3, 7575-7
liquor sales
liquor sales and service at farmers markets 9100
registration and listing process 8049-53, 8056-7
revenues to government 8138-40, 8143
sales in grocery stores 5906, 5917, 6429
sales in grocery stores and special wine store licences 7005-6, 7463, 7533, 7575-7, 7608-11, 7884-9
sales to minors 7590
liquor stores, identification checks and compliance 8145-6
liquor stores, private stores 8050
Serving it Right program 7589
wholesale pricing changes 5906, 5917-8, 6429, 6572-4, 6649-51, 7576, 8138-9, 8143
consultation with stakeholders 6429-30
impact on craft brewing industry 6573, 9099-100
impact on distilling industry 8143-4
impact on government liquor stores 8137-8
impact on small business 8144
impact on wine industry 6428, 8141, 8145
information 6428, 6572, 6574, 6851, 8143
Alcolock Interlock Systems, contract with government 7183
Animals
animals in distress, euthanization 7591
police dogs 5904
Arts and culture, festivals and events, planning framework for organizers 5906-7
Assistance Dogs International, role in training standards 6812
Automobiles
drivers, assessment of medical fitness to drive, fees 10055
superintendent of motor vehicles 6783, 6961-2, 7183, 7233-4
traffic safety
highway safety and speed review 6962
mobile road safety unit 5905
programs 5904-5
regulation, changes 6783, 6961-2, 7183-5, 7232-4
winter tires and traction devices, regulation 6783, 6962
Beer and beer industry, craft-brewing industry 7586-7
Blaney, Steven, response to Surrey crime and public safety issues 8398-9
Board resourcing and development office, role in appointment of administrative tribunal members 7030-5, 7400-1
B.C.
provincial honours system 8054-5
vision for province 5744
B.C. by region, funeral services in remote communities 7014
B.C. Community Achievement Award 8055
B.C. Coroners Service
investigation of deaths 6513, 6741, 8146
performance measurement 8146
B.C. Council of Administrative Tribunals, role 7037
B.C. Court of Appeal, rulings on third-party election advertising 8668
B.C. Ferry Commissioner, annual report, fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, tabled 9743
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
annual report, tabling 6861
operations and role 6861, 7026
ruling on case concerning veterinarians 9886-7
B.C. Law Institute, role re franchise legislation 9523
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 8347
B.C. Medal of Good Citizenship, provincial honour 7592, 8053-6
B.C. Review Board, legislation 7029
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, enforcement role 7457-8
B.C. Utilities Commission
annual report, 2014-15, tabled 10201
review and report recommendations, implementation 9873
B.C. Wine Institute, activities re licences 7886-8
Budget debate 5902-7
Budgets, 2015-16 budget 5902-7
Building Code Appeal Board, legislation 7111
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act
amendments 6512, 6519, 6729-40
consultation on amendments 6738
definitions, "creditors" 6734-5
definitions, "debt repayment agent" 6734
provisions 9429, 9444-5
regulations 6740
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority Act, purpose 6730
Canada
national flag, 50th anniversary 5793
national honours system 8054-5
Canadian Bar Association, B.C. branch
consultation on administrative tribunals legislation 7015-6, 8388
relationship with government 8387
Central City Brewers and Distillers, liquor pricing 6573
Chalke, Jay, appointment as Ombudsperson 8720-1
Chief Electoral Officer
powers and role 8662, 8727
recommendations, implementation 6846, 8188, 8559-60
Child, Family and Community Service Act, amendments 9574, 9873
Children and Family Development Ministry
lawsuits involving ministry, costs and number 8146
provincial office of domestic violence 8219-20
Children and youth
child protection review 8147
children's Forum 8147
youth at risk, youth agreements 9873
China, repatriation of Chinese officials 8408-9
Civil Resolution Tribunal
accessibility 7448-9
applicant representation and role of legal counsel 7399-400, 7444
costs and funding 7396-8
dispute resolution process 7445-54
appeals, exemptions and judicial reviews 6878, 7445-6, 7449-50, 7452-4
costs 7450-3
mandatory and voluntary process 6568, 6878-9, 7396, 7401-2, 7449, 7451
process 7027-8
timeline 7446
disputes involving human rights matters 7438
disputes involving small claims 6878, 7028, 7396-9, 7435-7, 7446, 7450-3
disputes involving strata property 6878, 7396, 7399, 7438-9, 7443-5, 7449-50, 7452-3
establishment and implementation 6877-8, 7395
information and privacy issues 7448
jurisdiction 7399, 7435-9, 7443-5, 7449
members and staff
appointment and role 7030, 7033-4, 7396, 7398, 7400-1
case managers 7437, 7444, 7450
independence 7401
qualifications and training 7398-9, 7445, 7450
salaries 7396
multicultural services 7449
online system 5748
online system and information technology 7444, 7447-8
role 7398, 7437, 7445-6
rules 7041-2
rules and record of proceedings 7454
Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, repeal of sections 7438, 7449
Civil Resolution Tribunal Amendment Act, 2015
debate 6568, 6877-9, 6883, 7395-402, 7435-9, 7443-54
consultation on bill 7402
definitions 7401
regulations 7436, 7453
College and Institute Act, amendments 9574, 9873
College of Veterinarians of B.C., dispute with Indo-Canadian veterinarians 9886-7
Community Safety Act, funding for implementation 8401-2
Consumer Protection B.C.
compliance and enforcement activities 9178, 9238, 9444-5
concerns re debt settlement services industry 6729-35
role and governance 6729-31
role in Haida Gwaii funeral services case 6431-2, 7014
Consumers, consumer protection, regulation 6729-31
Coroners Act
amendments 6512-3, 6741
definitions, "body" 6741
Corrections system
correctional facilities 5904
repeat offenders, designation as dangerous offenders 8345
repeat offenders, prevention of reoffending 5904
sex offenders, electronic monitoring and report release 8392-4
sex offenders, security requirements for persons with similar identification 8394-6
training opportunities and work placements 5904
Crime and criminals
crime prevention, funding and performance measurement 8216-7
crime prevention, use of closed-circuit camera surveillance 8406
crime rate 5903
crime reduction, panel report recommendations 5903-4, 8217
criminal-record checks, fees for fingerprinting 8394-7
forfeiture of proceeds of crime 8401
forfeiture of proceeds of crime, allocation of funds 5903, 8216-7, 8220, 8288, 8295, 8402-3
forfeiture of proceeds of crime, forfeited vehicle program 5904
gang crime, anti-gang unit 7663, 8287-8, 8400-3
victim services 8345
victim services, funding 8217, 8295
Criminal Code (federal), provisions on obscenity 9441
Crown Proceeding Act
claims covered by provisions 8146, 8213
report for fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, tabled 5734
Death, handling of body parts of deceased persons, regulation 6512-3, 6741
Delta, gang activity and gun violence 7377-8, 8400
Disabled persons, Accessibility 2024 initiative 6696, 6813
Dix, Adrian, comments in Justice Ministry estimates 8207-8, 8409
Documents tabled
B.C. Ferry Commissioner annual report for fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 9743
B.C. Utilities Commission 2014-15 annual report 10201
Crown Proceeding Act report for fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 5734
Environmental Appeal Board 2013-14 annual report 7095
Forest Appeals Commission 2014 annual report 7095
Justice and Public Safety Council 2015-18 strategic plan 7095
Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia 2014-15 annual report 9581
Earthquake preparedness
consultation and report release 6703
government action 7961-2
preparedness of residents 7961
Economy, conditions 9006-7
Education, police community liaison officers in schools 8402
Election Amendment Act, 2015
debate 6846, 8187-8, 8343-4, 8549-62, 8564-5, 8569-72, 8653-4, 8658-71, 8722-7, 8746
amendments to bill 8565-6, 8572, 8653-4
regulations 8662
Elections
advance voting 6846, 8187, 8550, 8557, 8660, 8663
advertising and communications 8670, 8724-5
fundraising messages 8722-4
get-out-the-vote messages on election day 8187, 8725
third-party advertising 8666-9, 8722, 8725
campaign financing, fundraising activities 8188, 8670, 8722-4
campaign financing, spending limits 8187-8, 8344, 8666-70
electoral districts 9873, 9891-3
electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 10015
electoral representation, effective representation concept 9766
electronic voting and new voting technology 8551
enumeration 8187, 8549, 8555-7
enumeration and list of voters 8562, 8564-5, 8662
enumeration, registration of youth 8553, 8555-6
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9766-7, 9892, 10175
regulations, changes 6846, 8187-8, 8549-53, 8663, 8746
scrutineering by candidate representatives 8188, 8658-60
voter participation information, access by candidates and parties 6846, 8188, 8344, 8565-6, 8569-71, 8653-4, 8658-62, 8664-5, 8725-7
voters, vouching identification requirements 8188, 8558-62
voting rights, citizenship requirement 8562
Elections B.C., role and responsibilities 9892
Electoral Boundaries Commission
administrative support 9766
final report and implementation of recommendations 9765-7, 9873, 9891-2
mandate and work of commission 9765-6
operations, administrative support 9892, 10015
Electoral Boundaries Commission Act
amendments 10175
provisions 9766
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9873, 9891-3, 10014, 10174-6
Emergencies
911 emergency service 7962
emergency vehicles, impoundment 6962, 7234
provincial emergency notification system 7961-2
Emergency Management B.C., role 5906-7
Employment and Assistance Act, amendments 7591
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act, amendments 7591
Employment and unemployment, information and privacy issues 6732-3
Employment Standards Tribunal, operations and role 6861, 7024
Environment, environmental appeals and activism, deterrents 7107
Environment Ministry, budget, allocation for legal case re contaminated soil 8296-8
Environmental Appeal Board
annual report, 2013-14, tabled 7095
legislation 6861, 7107
operations and role 7018-9, 7025, 7106-9, 7112
Environmental Management Act
amendments 7106, 7111-2
references in other legislation 8050
Families
family maintenance and child support, interjurisdictional support orders 9873-4
spouses and termination of relationships, definition in legislation 6513
Family court services and wait times 8346
Family Law Act
consequential amendments 6513
provisions 8301
purpose 5745
Family Maintenance Enforcement Act, amendments 6513
Family Maintenance Enforcement Amendment Act, 2015
debate 9217, 9370-1, 9374, 9447-60
definitions, "creditor" 9447-8
definitions, use of term "purport" 9459
Family maintenance enforcement program
collection of payments
collection from disability and income assistance recipients 9454
court orders 9460
default fees 9217, 9370-1, 9447-60
inability of creditors to pay 9452
liens on driver's licences and passports 9450-1
notices of attachment 9457-60
reallocation between two recipients 9448-9
reallocation for child support and spousal support 9453-4
role 9371
Farm Industry Review Board
legislation 7029
operations and role 7028, 7112
Film industry
classification system, changes to adult film classifications 9178, 9238, 9426-9, 9440-5
classification system, reclassification 9430
licensing and regulation 9178, 9238, 9429, 9444-5
technology changes 9178, 9238, 9426-7
Financial Administration Act, provisions 7184
Financial services industry, debt settlement services industry 6512, 6519, 6729-40
First Nations
aboriginal rights and title 8213
lawsuits involving government, costs to government 8212-4
services for children and families, Indigenous Approaches initiative 8147
treaties, B.C. treaty process 8212, 8214
Forest Appeals Commission
annual report, 2014, tabled 7095
legislation 6861
operations and role 7018-9, 7025, 7112
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, role in sale of government lands 7592
Franchises Act, debate 9523
Franchises, regulation 9523
Fraser Valley, court services, expansion and regional plan 5747, 5905
Funeral industry regulation 6431
Gangs, prevention of gang activity
tip line and website 7378
youth initiatives 5904, 7662-3, 8288, 8402-3, 8407-8
Gender identity and human rights protection 8998-9
Government
lands and properties, sale 7592
printing services, privatization and oversight 7592
Guide and service dogs
application process 7458-62
attacks on guide and service dogs 7457
false representation and penalties 7456-8
regulation 6696, 6812-3, 6859-60, 7455-62
role 6812
Guide Dog and Service Dog Act
debate 6696, 6812-3, 6859-60, 7455-62
regulations 7456
transitional provisions 7462
use of term "privilege" 7455
Haida Gwaii, funeral services 6431-2, 7013-4
Hamilton, Scott, experience with guide and service dogs 6859
Health care system, health professionals and workers, criminal-record checks 8394, 8396-7
Health Ministry, health information breach investigation
review and report 8168
review by Ombudsperson 8892-3, 8935, 8997-8, 9093, 9128
role of government officials 8207-8, 8210-2, 8409
Henry, Ivan, wrongful conviction and legal action 10162
Highway 16
government consultation on transportation services and safety 8291-2
hitchhiking incidence 8289-90
safety of women travelling
driver education initiative 8291
government initiatives and funding 8289, 8291, 8293
missing and murdered women investigation 5733, 8222-3, 8390-1
transportation services 9960-1
Highways and roads, left-lane use, regulation 6783, 6962
Housing
administrative tribunals 7039
rental housing, dispute resolution 6861, 7112-4, 7443
social and subsidized housing, rental assistance programs 7592
Human rights, dispute resolution 7438
Human trafficking, prevention services and update on government plan 8294-5
Immigration, immigrants to B.C. 9006-8
Impaired driving
distracted driving, prevention 5905
legislation, potential for legal challenges 7184, 7234
penalties
changes and impact on court system 8304, 8349
immediate roadside prohibitions 5746, 5904
immediate roadside prohibitions and administrative review 6783, 6961-2, 7185, 7232-4
vehicle impoundment 6783, 6962
remedial programs for drivers
contracted services and fees 7183
ignition interlock program 7183-4
mandatory participation 6783, 6962, 7183-4
responsible driver program 7183-4
Income assistance
benefits, deduction of child support payments and policy change 9371
fraud cases, income assistance eligibility and debt recovery 7591
Information and Privacy Commissioner
concerns and recommendations on issues, voter turnout information disclosure 8188, 8569, 8571, 8660
consultation on administrative tribunal information technology systems 7448
hearing on release of information re health information privacy breach 8210-1, 8409
Insurance Corporation of B.C., notification re reviews of driving prohibitions 7185
Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, amendments 9574, 9873
International Guide Dog Federation, role in training standards 6812
Interpretation Act, provisions 7185
Judicial Compensation Act
amendments 6513
consultation on amendments 6741-3
Jury Act, amendments 6513
Justice and Public Safety Council, strategic plan, 2015-18, tabled 7095
Justice Ministry
estimates debate 8137-49, 8167-70, 8206-23, 8285-304, 8345-9, 8387-409
aboriginal law group 8147
budget 5902, 8212-4, 8294-8, 8346, 8348, 8389-91, 8398-400, 8409
community safety and crime prevention branch 8294-5
criminal justice branch, initiatives 5746-7
estimates debate 8167-8, 8170, 8396, 8398-9, 8409
justice services branch 8720
legal services branch, legislative counsel office 9557
letter on review of health information breach investigation by Ombudsperson 8892-3, 8997
mission 8137
office to combat trafficking in persons 8294-5
performance measurement 8346
role and responsibilities 5744-8, 5902-7
role re franchise legislation 9523
staff
conduct 8207-8, 8211, 8409
legal advice to government and role in police investigations 8169-70, 8206, 8209-10
role in health information breach investigation 8167-9
role in health information breach investigation and release of information 8207-8, 8210-2, 8409
staffing 8294
Justice Reform and Transparency Act, purpose 5745
Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
debate 6275-6, 6512-3, 6519, 6728-43
amendment and coming into force 6741-3
Justice system
accessibility 6860, 6878, 7396, 7398, 7437, 8346, 8348-9, 8387-8
accessibility, government initiatives 5745-7, 5905
courts and court services
backlog of cases 8299
changes 5745-6
community court system 8302, 8389
electronic processes and use of technology 8149, 8303
evening court proposal 8300-1
fees 6741
funding 5905
performance measurement 8346
scheduling of cases 8148-9, 8299
specialized courts 5747, 8302-3
criminal justice system
charge approval process 8285-6, 8294
initiatives 5746-7
policy on vulnerable victims and witnesses 5747
Crown counsel, role 8345
family justice centres 5745
family justice system 5905, 8149, 8215, 8300, 8346-9
arbitration process 6741
enforcement of decisions 6513
mediation services 8301-2
handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 8714
handling of violence against women cases 5905
judiciary
appointments and costs 8147-9, 8299-300
compensation commissions process 6513, 6741-3
new judges 5905
part-time judges 8149
pensions 6513
relationship with government 8299, 8301
salaries 6742
juries, allowances and fees 6513, 6743
justice access centres 5745-6, 8301-2
justice summits 5745, 5905
lawsuits involving government 7435
lawsuits involving government, costs and ministerial responsibility 8296-8
lawsuits, strategic lawsuits against public participation 8388
legal aid
duty counsel services at courts 8215, 8349
funding 5905, 8346-8, 8387-8
services and pilot projects 5747, 8215, 8346-9
legislation 5745
"natural justice" concept 7114
reforms 6860-1, 8303, 8347-8
reforms, white paper 5744-8, 6878-9
review, implementation of recommendations 5745, 8303
Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre, future of facility 8408
Labour, administrative tribunals 6861
Labour Relations Board, operations and role 7024, 7026, 7041, 7044-5
Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George mill explosion, coroner's inquest 6366-8
Land use, foreshore use, regulation and enforcement 7591
Legal Services Society
funding and role 8214-5, 8346-9, 8387
meetings with Justice Minister 8387
Legislation
drafting process and role of staff 10203-4
statute revision and corrections 9432, 9556-7, 10203-4
Legislature
bills process, committee stage, relevance of debate 7031
estimates process, hypothetical questions 8400
estimates process, relevance of debate 8167-8, 8170, 8206, 8208, 8210-1, 8396, 8398-400
language used in House, "misleading" 8207-8, 8409
language used in House, withdrawal of comments requested 8207-8
number of seats 10175
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 9006-8
Liquor Control and Licensing Act
debate 7006, 7462-3, 7578-9, 7585-90
definitions, "intoxication" and "fit and proper" 7579
regulations 7587, 7589-90
Liquor Distribution Act
amendments 7591
amendments, transition 8057
definitions, "liquor store" 8052
definitions, "listing" 8057
Liquor distribution branch
administrative and capital costs 8141-3
annual report and service plan 8137-9
performance measurement 8145-6
records management 8051
role in implementation of wholesale liquor pricing changes 6574
website information 6574
Litter Act, references in other legislation 8050
LNG development
First Nations consultation and involvement 9007-8
royalty agreements, long-term agreements 7591
LNG project agreements 9007-8
Local Government Act, amendments 7591
Local government, reclassification of municipalities 7591
Long-term and residential care, provision of alcohol to residents 7586
Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act, amendments 7591
Maa-nulth First Nations, foreshore bylaws, enforcement and role of courts 7591
McCuaig, Gary, review of charge approval process 8285-6
McLachlin, Beverley, comments on justice system 6860
Manitoba, administrative tribunals 7019
Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, amendments 6861, 7111-2
Manufactured homes, manufactured home parks, dispute resolution 6861, 7112
Maple Ridge, reclassification as city and validation of proceedings 7591
Mental health, mental illness and addiction, services and role in criminal behaviour 8714
Mentzelopoulos, Athana, role in board resourcing and development office 7031
Merit Commissioner, role 7030
Middelaer family, work on road safety issues 5904
Ministerial statements
50th anniversary of Canadian flag 5793
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 6847, 7591-2, 8048-57
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 9432, 9556-7, 9562, 10203-4
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2015, debate 9574, 9873-4, 10174
Missing persons, legislation 5903, 9960
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
compensation for children of missing and murdered women 5902, 8292
implementation of recommendations 5902-3, 8218, 8292-3, 8390, 9960
Motion Picture Amendment Act, 2015
debate 9178, 9238, 9244, 9425-30, 9440-5
definitions, updating of terminology 9178, 9238, 9426-9
Motions
Appointment of Ombudsperson 8720-1
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9765-7
Printing of Votes and Proceedings 5656
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2015
debate 6783, 6961-2, 7095, 7103, 7182-5, 7232-4
definitions, "emergency vehicle" 7234
Motorcycles, parking regulation 6783, 6962
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 4), amendments 7591
Natural Products Marketing (BC) Act, amendments 7112, 7591
North American Free Trade Agreement, provisions and wine industry sales issues 7885-7
Oil and Gas Activities Act, amendments 7106, 7591
Oil and Gas Appeal Tribunal, operations and role 7018-9, 7107-9
Oil and Gas Commission, operations and role 7113, 7591
Oil and gas, facilities, value-added production facilities 7591
Okanagan area, correctional facility project 5904, 8408
Ombudsperson
investigative powers, changes 9093, 9128-30
letter on health information breach investigation review 8892, 8997
Ombudsperson Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9093, 9128-30
Ontario, administrative tribunals 7018-9, 7032, 7104
Oral questions (response)
Anti-gang program funding and wait-lists 7663
Craft distillery commissions for sales in tasting rooms 5918
Crime prevention and mental health services 8714
Domestic violence units 8530
Funding for investigations into missing and murdered women along Highway 16 5733
Funding for workers and families participating in coroner's inquest into Lakeland Mills explosion 6367-8
Funeral services on Haida Gwaii 6431-2, 7013-4
Government action on earthquake preparedness 7961-2
Government action on gun violence in Delta and Surrey 7377-8, 7662
Health Ministry investigation 8892-3, 8935
Human rights protection for transgender persons 8998-9
Human Rights Tribunal ruling and indemnity of College of Veterinarians 9886-7
Impact of wholesale liquor pricing changes 6649-51
Impact of wholesale liquor pricing changes on craft brewing industry 9099-100
Impact of wholesale liquor pricing changes on producers 6573-4
Impact of wholesale liquor pricing changes on wine industry 6428-30
Information on wholesale liquor pricing changes 6572, 6574, 6851
Justice Minister comments on wholesale liquor pricing changes 6430
Liquor sales at farmers markets 9100
Liquor sales outlets and licences 5917
Medical fees for seniors requiring driving assessments 10055
Missing Women Inquiry recommendations and government record-keeping 9960-1
Ombudsperson request for amendment to statutory powers 8997-8
Participation of WorkSafe employees in coroner's inquest into Lakeland Mills explosion 6366-7
Release of report on earthquake preparedness consultation 6703
Review of police legislation 5867
Wholesale liquor pricing changes and release of report 6429, 6574
Wholesale pricing information for wineries 5917
Wrongful-conviction court case 10162
Order of B.C., provincial honour 8053-5
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 9007-8
Parliamentary Secretary for Crime Reduction, role 5903
Parliamentary Secretary for Liquor Policy Reform, role 5905-6
Passenger Transportation Act, title 7591
Pension Benefits Standards Act, amendments 8053
Personal Information Protection Act, application 6732
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, amendments 7591
Police Act
amendments 5903
review 5867
Police and policing
funding for police services 8389-92
high-speed chases 8401
integrated services 5902-3
integrated services, regional amalgamation 8406
integrated services, teams 8390
investigation of matters referred from government 8169-70, 8206, 8209
outreach activities 5904
police handling of domestic violence and abuse cases 8221
police handling of missing persons and unsolved murder cases 8289
Police Complaint Commissioner, comments on legislation 5867
Politics and politicians, leadership elections, expense reports 6846, 8188
Port Coquitlam, court services, duty counsel 8349
Port Edward, property tax agreement with Pacific NorthWest LNG 7591
Post-secondary institutions, student societies, membership and fees 9873
Power of Attorney Act, amendments 6513
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, amendments 7591-2
Privacy, protection of personal information 6732-3
Provincial Symbols and Honours Act, amendments 7592, 8053
Public Agency Accommodation Act, amendments 7592
Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia, annual report, 2014-15, tabled 9581
Quebec
administrative tribunals 7019
civil dispute resolution system 7399
Queen's Printer Act, amendments 7592
Queen's Printer, service reductions 7592
Reid, Linda, experience with guide and service dogs 6696, 6859
Representation Agreement Act, amendments 6513
Residential Tenancy Act, amendments 6861
Residential tenancy branch, adjudication services 7027, 7113-4
Restaurant and food services industry, licensed establishments
accompanied minors 5906
liquor service during special events in off hours 8145
requests for identification 7588
serving prices and happy hours 5906
staff training and recertification 7589
supply and sale of specialized products 8144
Ross Street Temple, Sikh temple 9893
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
budget 5733
government contract for police services 8399-400
letter of accountability from Justice Minister 8221
training and deployment of new officers 8398-9
Safety
community safety, pilot project 5903
public safety, initiatives 5902-5
Salesforce, information technology platform 7448
School district 36 (Surrey), police community liaison officers 8402
School district 39 (Vancouver), secondary schools in south Vancouver 9893
Seniors housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 7592
Shawnigan Lake, contaminated soil disposal sites 8296-8
Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters Act, repeal 7592
Shorten, Alex, communications on administrative tribunals legislation 7015, 8388
Small claims court
mediation 7397
process 6878, 7396, 7436-7, 7446, 7450-3
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act, amendments 6962
Special Wine Store Licence Auction Act
debate 7005-6, 7463, 7575-7, 7608-11, 7884-9
definitions, "special wine store licence" 7884-5
Strata property
dispute resolution, court process 6878, 7438, 7443-5, 7450
strata corporations and councils 7445
Stroh Health, contract with government 7183
Substance abuse and addiction, residences used for drug trafficking 8401
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on third-party election advertising limits 8344, 8666
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on Tsilhqot'in Nation land title 8147
Surface Rights Board, operations and role 7107-9, 7113
Surrey
crime prevention and safety, government action 8286
crime, repeat offender case 8345
gang activity and gun violence
action and role of family and friends 7377-8, 7662-3, 8287
community forum 7378
government action 8287-8, 8397-9, 8402-8
government communications 8400
police response 7378, 8400-1, 8405
Wrap anti-gang program 7662-3, 8288, 8407-8
justice services
community court proposal 8286, 8302, 8389
court services 5747
criminal justice task force 8286, 8406-8
integrated services network 8405, 8408
justice access centre proposal 8302
police services, additional officers 8287-8, 8397-400
police services, domestic violence unit 5903
Teachers, criminal-record checks 8394, 8396-7
Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services Ministry, role in sale of government lands 7592
Throne speech
debate 5743-8
amendment and content 5743-4
amendment and subamendment 5744-8
Tsilhqot'in Nation, court case involving government, costs 8213-4
Uniform Law Conference of Canada, role re franchise legislation 9523
University Act, amendments 9574, 9873
University of Northern B.C., study on hitchhiking along Highway 16 8289-91
Utilities Commission Act, amendments 9574, 9873
Vancouver
justice services
community court services 5905
justice access centre 8301
parents' legal centre pilot project 8214-5, 8348-9
south Vancouver seniors 9893
Vancouver-Fraserview constituency and area
description 5744
description and community facilities 9892-3
description and electoral district boundaries 9767
Veterinarians, euthanization of animals 7591-2
Victoria, justice access centre 8215, 8301
Video games, classification 9426
Violence
domestic violence
domestic violence units 5746-7, 5903, 8218-21, 8530
integrated case assessment teams 8219-20, 8530
ministerial responsibility and leadership 8220-2
programs and funding 8217-8, 8220-1
programs, performance measurement 8220
violence against aboriginal women and children, prevention 8218
violence against women, prevention and government action 5902-3
violence-free B.C. strategy 5903, 8216, 8220-1, 8293, 8530
Volunteers and volunteer sector, criminal-record checks 8394, 8396-7
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, printing 5656
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund, report on access to justice 8348
Westwood, George, role in provision of funeral services on Haida Gwaii 7014
Wine and wine industry
definition 7884-5
direct-delivery program and rebate 8140-1
industry, government support 6428-30
quality enhancement program, replacement 8140
VQA products, sales 7576, 7609-11, 7886-8
Women, support system for vulnerable women 5903
Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal, operations and role 6861
Ashton, Dan (Penticton)

As subject
comments on economic diversification (Ralston) 5978
experience in local government 5974-5
family and staff thanked 5880
role in PNWER 9075-7 (Fraser) 9076
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, work with B.C. government 6498
Aerospace industry 6498
Agriculture, financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, hail insurance 9720-1
Alberta, government revenues and impact of oil price changes 5880
Asia-Pacific gateway, role 5880-1
Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9253-4
Auditor General for Local Government, appointment, accountability and governance 9253-4
Bernier, Mike, attendance at PNWER summit 9075-6
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 5880-2, 9167
Budget debate 5880-2
Budgets
2015-16 budget, balanced budget 5880-2, 5974-5, 7657
balanced budgets 9166-7
Business, training tax credit for businesses with apprentices 6203
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, ranking of locations to grow business 9842
China
market for agriculture products 9721-2
market for wood products 5881
Credit rating, B.C. rating 5881
Documents tabled
Finance and Government Services Committee, second report for third session of 40th parliament 5668
Economy
diversification 5880, 5974
economic development 9075-7
Elections
electoral representation 9749
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9749
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report, implementation of recommendations 9749-50
mandate and work of commission 9749-50
Employment and unemployment, employment standards complaint system 9938
Employment standards branch 9938
Energy, infrastructure, government investment 8882-3
Families
government support 6203
single-parent families, government support 7657
tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit 5882
Finance and Government Services Committee
review of statutory officers 5668
second report for third session of 40th parliament presented 5668
Financial services industry, international money transfer services and fees, regulation 7942-3
First Nations, agreements with government 5882
Fisher, Alan and Thea, contributions to tree fruit industry 9722
Food and food industry
agrifood industry 5881
apple farming 9720, 9722
cherry farming and exports 9721-2
donations of food, tax credit proposal 5881
tree fruit industry, government support 9720-2
tree fruit industry, replant program 9720
G20 summit, action on international money transfer issue 7943
Government
capital projects, investment 5881
financial management and fiscal policies 9167
spending, control 5881
Habitat for Humanity, partnership with government and projects 9089
Health care funding 5882
Health status and outcomes 5882
HNZ Topflight, helicopter training operations 6498
Homelessness, government action 9089
Housing, affordable housing, government plan 9089
Immigration
international mobility program 9938
temporary foreign worker program 9938
Income assistance
benefits, deduction of child support payments and policy change 5882, 7657
benefits, earnings exemption 7657
employment programs, single-parent employment initiative 7657
Income tax rates 5881-2
Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd., operations 6498
Kelowna International Airport, operations 6498
MacDonald, Denise and Richard, contributions to tree fruit industry 9722
Messmer, Ivan, public service and death 6567-8
Motions
Affordability for families 6203
Affordable housing plan 9089
Aviation industry 6498
Balanced budget 9166-7
Balanced budget and diverse economy 5974-5
B.C. Hydro infrastructure investment 8882-3
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9749-50
Support for single parents 7657
Okanagan area
aviation industry 6498
tourism 8225
tree fruit industry 9720-2
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
2015 summit and sessions 9075-6
role and B.C. participation 9075-7
Parks
system, funding and services 8226-7
user fees 8227
Penticton
business start-ups award 9842
cycling infrastructure and opportunities 8994
Penticton constituency and area, wine industry 5881
Post-secondary education, students, tax credits 6203
Private members' statements
Local tourism opportunities 8225-7
Supporting PNWER 9075-7
Supporting the tree fruit industry 9720-2
Private members' statements (response)
Putting an end to fee gouging 7942-3
Respecting workers 9938-9
Provincial Immigration Programs Act, purpose of bill 9938-9
Provincial nominee program 9938
Public debt
debt management 5881
direct operating debt 9167
Public sector, collective agreements and bargaining 5881
Salmon Arm, housing projects 9089
Site C power project, power supply 8882-3
South Okanagan–Similkameen Cycling Network, pilot project 8994
Statements by members
Business start-ups in Penticton 9842
Cycling opportunities in Penticton 8994
Steele, Fred, comments on tree fruit replant program 9720
Taxation, government policies 6203
Teachers, collective agreement 5881
Tourism
aboriginal tourism 8225
cycling tourism 8994
industry 8225-7
Trade, trade between B.C. and Asia 5881
Tributes
Ivan Messmer 6567-8
Wine and wine industry 5881
Austin, Robin (Skeena)

As subject
comments in debate on Electoral Boundaries Commission Act amendments (Rustad) 9814
experience in post-secondary education 7655
family and staff thanked 5955
position on LNG development 8946-7
Aerospace industry and training 6500-1
Air pollution, sulphur dioxide emissions 8611-2
Alberta, resource management policies 7069
Auditor General for Local Government, performance and costs 6852-3
Bennett, Bill, role in hunting allocation issues 5666
Bernier, Mike, role as Education Minister 9192-3
Bottled water industry, exports 7071
Breast health, breast implants, health issues 8442
B.C. by region
northern B.C.
Fair Share agreement for resource revenues 7569
physician supply 9917
resource development and worker supply 7945
northwest B.C.
access to post-secondary education 7945
aviation industry role in economy 6500
economy and industries 9916-7
electoral districts 9773
employment and skills training 7945
First Nations jobs and training 9954
health care services 5958
ophthalmology services 6702
B.C. Hydro, management 8883
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 5955-60, 7655
B.C. School Trustees Association, concerns re education legislation 7826-7
B.C. Utilities Commission, role 8883-4
Budget debate 5955-60
Budgets
2015-16 budget priorities 5955-60
balanced budgets and priorities 9173-4
Children and youth
child protection system, handling of aboriginal youth case and sexual abuse case 9486
children at risk 9173-4
Clark, Christy, comments on LNG development 8946
Consumers
cost of living 6209-10
taxes and user fees 5956-7
Education
adult basic education 9954
class size and composition 9193-4
curriculum changes 9174
curriculum, changes 9193
education of First Nations people, graduation rate 9954
information management, BCeSIS system 7824
system, conditions 5958-60, 7823-5, 8633-4, 9192-4
Education funding 5958-60, 7825, 8634
learning improvement fund 5958-9
wage increases 6280
Education Ministry, data breach, impact on students 9324
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 7823-7
Elections
electoral districts 9773-4
electoral representation 9775, 9913-4
redistribution of electoral boundaries 9773-6, 9913-4
redistribution of electoral boundaries, consultation process 9772-3
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report, implementation of recommendations 9772-6
independence 9772
operations and staff 9772
Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, amendments and NDP position 9775
Electoral Districts Act, debate 9913-7
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 7071
Energy
government policy 8883
infrastructure, government investment 8883-4
northwest transmission line project 8883
Eye health, access to treatment 6702
Families, single-parent families, government support 7655
Ferry Island, Kidney Walk event 9321
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, prevention and services 8020
First Nations, remote communities 9915
Flora Banks, salmon habitat protection 8947
Forests and forest industry
employment and jobs 7366
export of raw logs 7069-70
government forest policies, impact 7069-70
value-added sector 7366-7
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, estimates debate 6552-5, 6557
Fuel, petroleum coke 8612
Gauchier, Paige, death and experience with child protection services 9486
Guide-outfitters
hunting allocations and concerns of resident hunters 6552-5, 6557
regulation 6553-5, 6557
role in economy 6557
Haisla Nation, history and economic development 9915
Health Ministry, estimates debate 8611-2
Highway 16, government consultation on transportation services and safety 7726
Homelessness count 8024
Hunting
harvest allocation policy, changes 5666, 6552-5, 6557, 7071
role in economy 6557
Immigration
refugees, settlement services 9954
temporary foreign worker program 7070-1
Income disparity 7655
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 5956-7
Independent Schools Association of B.C., comments on independent school legislation 9193
Information and communications technology, accessibility 9774-5
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry, estimates debate 7712
Johnson, Geoff, comments on education legislation 7827
Kermode Friendship Society, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder program 8020
Kidney health, kidney donation 9321
Kitimat, LNG facility projects 5957-8
Kitimat LNG Inc. LNG facility project 8946
Kitsumkalum community, history and Japanese population 9914-5
Legislature, number of seats 9775-6
Lelu Island, eelgrass beds and salmon population protection 8947
Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 8945-8
LNG Canada, LNG facility project 8946-7
LNG development 6500, 7069, 7945
development and government statements 8945-8
facilities, operations 5956-8
First Nations consultation and involvement 8947
rural dividend framework for communities in northwest B.C. 7569
LNG project agreements and indemnity component 8946-7
MLAs, communications with constituents in northern ridings 9774
Mental health, mental illness and addiction, services and role in criminal behaviour 8718
Mines and mining industry, employment and temporary foreign workers 7070
Monaghan, Joanne, public service 5955-6
Motions
Adult basic education and English-language learning for refugees 9954
Affordability for families 6209-10
Aviation industry 6500-1
Balanced budget 9173-4
B.C. Hydro infrastructure investment 8883-4
Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9772-6
Support for public education 8633-4
Support for single parents 7655
Value-added industries 7366-7
NDP, position on amendments to Electoral Boundaries Commission Act 9775
Nisga'a people
Hobiyee celebrations for new year 6848
treaty and final agreement process and history 9914
Northwest Community College, role 7945
Oakes, Coralee, role as cabinet minister 6852-3
Ontario, forest industry and value-added sector 7366
Oral questions
Access to eye health services in northwest B.C. 6702
Education Ministry data breach 9324
Government consultation on Highway 16 transportation service 7726
Hunting allocation policy changes and role of Energy Minister 5666
Local government costs for police handling of mental health calls 8718
Office of Auditor General for Local Government 6852-3
Provincial homelessness count 8024
Review of child placement case 9486
Rural dividend plan for communities in northwest B.C. 7569
School district costs and funding for implementation of teachers collective agreement 6280
Youth death case and government support for youth in care and aging out of care 9486
Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 8945-8
Pernarowski, Dave, public service 5956
Physicians, family physicians, A GP for Me program 5958
Police and policing, police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 8718
Post-secondary education funding, English language learning programs 9954
Post-secondary institutions, rural colleges 7945
Poverty
child poverty 7827
reduction, government strategy 6210
Pratt, Nancy, Celebrate Your Breasts art project 8442
Private members' statements
B.C. resources to B.C. jobs 7069-71
Private members' statements (response)
Creating opportunities in the skilled trades in B.C.'s northeast 7945
Property tax, exemptions for independent schools 9192-4
Property Taxation (Exemptions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9192-4
Quebec, forest industry and value-added sector 7366
Representative for Children and Youth, report on death of aboriginal youth and recommendations 9486
Resources and resource industries
public resources 7071
resource development, job creation and revenues 7069-71
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., Kitimat smelter
history and role in economy 9915-6
reconstruction project 5957-8, 9916
reconstruction project and worker supply 8946
sulphur dioxide emissions 8611-2
sulphur dioxide emissions and worker protection 7712
School district 37 (Delta), costs and funding 6280
School district 82 (Coast Mountains), four-day school week and bus services 7825
School districts
budgets, administrative savings 5959, 6280
costs and funding 9194
powers 7825-7
shared services initiatives 7824-5
Service B.C., work on organ donation registration 9321
Skeena constituency and area
description 9915-7
description and electoral boundaries 9773
First Nations 9714-5
independent schools 9192
Statements by members
Celebrate Your Breasts art project by Nancy Pratt 8442
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and work of Kermode Friendship Society 8020
Kidney donation and work of Service B.C. 9321
Nisga'a new year celebrations 6848
Stephens, Myrna, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder advocacy 8020
Stone, Todd, comments on LNG development 8945-6
Supreme Court of B.C., rulings on teachers' collective bargaining rights 5958-9, 7824
Surrey, growth 9776
Talstra, Jack, death and public service 5956
Taxation
government policies 5956-7
relationship to government services 5957
Teachers
collective agreement and bargaining, government approach 5959, 8633-4
labour dispute and collective bargaining, government communications contract 7823-4
professional development 7826
supply and training 7825
Terrace
economy and forest industry 9916-7
homelessness count 8024
physicians, recruitment of South African physicians 9917
police handling of cases involving mentally ill persons 8718
Terrace Art Gallery, art project 8442
Terrace-Kitimat Airport, operations 6500
Transplantation of organs and tissues, organ donor registration 9321
Tributes
Gary Turner 9393
Turner, Gary, death 9393
U.S., electoral system and districts 9772
Vancouver, Downtown Eastside, social services for youth and rapid response team model 9486
Workers compensation
case 7712
changes in 2002, retroactivity 7712
WorkSafe B.C., role re smelter emissions 7712

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