BC Legislature - Hansard Index (Member entries), Fourth Session, 40th Parliament

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.

Pimm, Pat (Peace River North)

As subject

appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (de Jong) 5868

work on physician supply issue in Fort St. John 5786 (Lake) 5731

Canadian Diabetes Association, activities 10158

Diabetes awareness and management 10158

Fort St. John, access to family physicians 5786-7

Northern Health Authority, primary care clinics 5787

Plants, invasive species, impact on agriculture 6507

Platzer, Victoria, science fair project 6507

Site C power project, construction and labour supply 9996

Statements by members

Access to health services and health professional recruitment in Fort St. John 5786-7

Diabetes awareness 10158

International science fair award recipient Victoria Platzer and project on invasive plants 6507

Site C power project 9996

Taiwan International Science Fair, medal recipient from B.C. 6507

Plecas, Darryl (Abbotsford South)

As subject

comments on government budget (Donaldson) 6041-2

role as parliamentary secretary 5806, 6038

work on crime prevention issues (Krog) 6074

Abbotsford

aerospace industry 6497

civil forfeiture grants to organizations 7084

craft beer industry 9576

donations by residents and service organizations 8888-9

economic development and industries 6038-9

film industry activities and theatres 9243

Marshall Road mental health facility project 10145

Abbotsford Community Services, multicultural services and funding 7084

Abbotsford Restorative Justice and Advocacy Association, funding 7084

Abbotsford South constituency and area, community organizations, funding for anti-violence programs 7275

Aboriginal Social Enterprise Day 8441-2

Adoption of children in government care, awareness and promotion 9957

Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, work with B.C. government 6496

Aerospace industry 6039, 6496-7

Agriculture

direct marketing and farmers markets 7641-3

vehicle accident in 2007 and memorial 10027

Alcohol

craft and local producers 7641

liquor regulation changes 7641

liquor sales and service at farmers markets 7641

Alzheimer's disease, programs, First Link initiative 9724

Aviation, women in aviation 6497

Beer, craft-brewing industry and wet-hop beer 9576

B.C. Hop Fest 9576

B.C. Liberal Party government

deregulation initiatives 9340-1

priorities 6038-40

B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, capital funding 6039-40

Budget debate 6038-40

Budgets, 2015-16 budget 6038-40

Business, aboriginal social enterprises 8441-2

Buy Local program 7642

Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement 9728

Canadian Federation of Independent Business, ranking of B.C. re government regulation 9340-1

Carbon capture and storage projects, underground storage 10106

Carbon tax, implementation 9015

Cardiovascular health, stroke awareness and prevention 8714

Climate change, government action 9015

Communities

age-friendly community planning and grants program 9723

community seniors projects, funding 5807

Community Living B.C., funding 6039

Conference Board of Canada, comments on issues

B.C. education 7948

B.C. health status and health care outcomes 5968, 6039

Construction industry, seniors home-renovation tax credit 6208

Consumer Protection B.C., compliance and enforcement activities 9243-4

Corrections system, restorative justice programs 5805, 7084

Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of B.C., work of organization 5983-4

Credit rating, B.C. rating 6039

Crime and criminals

crime prevention, funding and interagency work 5805-6

crime reduction, panel report recommendations 5805-6

forfeiture of proceeds of crime, allocation of funds 7084

victim services, funding 7084

de Jong, Michael, performance as Finance Minister 6038-9

Dementia services and funding 9724

Diabetes prevention and services 5968

Economy, diversification 9727-8

Education

adult basic education 7947-8

fruit and vegetable program 6039

Elections

electoral districts 9913

electoral districts, preservation of districts in three regions 9681

redistribution of electoral boundaries 9681, 9913

voter parity principle 9681

Electoral Boundaries Commission

final report, implementation of recommendations 9680-1, 9913

mandate and work of commission 9681

Electoral Districts Act, debate 9913

Families

government support 6207-8

tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit 6039

Family Maintenance Enforcement Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9373-4

Family maintenance enforcement program 9373-4

Ferries and ferry services, system and cost management 6774-5

Film industry, classification system and role in economy 9243-4

Food and food industry

donations of food, tax credit proposal 6039

locally grown food 7641-2

Forests and forest industry, coroner's inquests into mill explosions, recommendations and implementation 10027

Fraser Valley, aerospace industry 6496-7

Gibson, Simon, position as parliamentary secretary 6038

Government

public engagement process on service improvements 9340

regulations, reduction 9340-1

Habitat for Humanity, North Fraser chapter activities 8020

Health care system

care aide and community health worker registry 5806

funding 5806, 6039

home and community care 5806

impact of demographic trends 9723

ranking 5806-7

services for seniors 9723

Health status and outcomes 6039

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, role and funding 8714

Home care, Better at Home program and home support service levels 5806, 9723

Hop cultivation industry 9576

Housing

affordable housing 6207-8

rental housing, ending leases early for persons fleeing violence or requiring long-term care 10106

single-room occupancies, renewal projects 6208

social and subsidized housing, rental assistance programs 6207-8

Immigration

economic immigration and skilled worker supply, express entry 9543-4

federal-provincial agreement and roles 9543

Syrian refugees settling in Canada 9947

Income assistance

benefits, deduction of child support payments and policy change 6039

benefits, earnings exemption and annualization of income 10150

employment programs, single-parent employment initiative 10150

Income tax, rates for low-income earners 6039

Kurdi, Alan, death 9947

Legislature, number of seats 9681

Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 9014-6

LNG project agreements 9014-6

Lynnhaven, seniors facility 6208

Mental health

assertive community treatment program 10145

mental illness and addiction services 5805

mental illness awareness and support 10144-5

Motion Picture Amendment Act, 2015, debate 9243-4

Motions

Adult basic education and English-language learning for refugees 9947

Adult basic education programs 7947-8

Affordability for families 6207-8

Aviation industry 6496-7

Civil forfeiture program 7084

Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposals 9680-1

Ferry system as part of provincial infrastructure 6774-5

International trading partnerships 9727-8

Supports and services for persons in need 10150-1

Natural Gas Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 10106

Occupational health and safety, workplace safety regulation 10027

Oil and Gas Activities Act, amendments 10106

Oil and Gas Commission

permitting activities 10106

regulation of carbon capture and projects 10106

Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 9014-6

Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors, role 5806, 6038

Parliamentary Secretary for the Independent School Sector, role 6038

Petitions

government support and initiatives for trucking industry 10202

Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, amendments 10106

PharmaCare program, coverage of diabetes medication and supplies 5968

Police and policing, Car 67 mental health and domestic violence initiative 10145

Private members' statements

Supporting farmers markets 7641-3

Private members' statements (response)

Families and mental health 10144-5

Investing in our seniors 9723-4

Reducing the risk of diabetes 5968-9

Provincial Immigration Programs Act, debate 9543-4

Provincial nominee program, changes and establishment of legislative framework 9543-4

Public health, healthy lifestyle, active seniors initiatives 5806

Public sector, collective agreements and bargaining 6039

Red Tape Reduction Day 9340-1

Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9340-1

Residential Tenancy Act, amendments 10106

ReStore, establishment and operations 8020

Safety, community safety pilot project 5806

St. John Ambulance, role and programs 9275

Seniors

advocacy 5984

care and support 5806, 9723-4

contributions 9322

government action on issues 5806-7

housing, seniors rental housing initiative 6208

housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 6207

incapacity planning legislation 5806

Seniors advocate, establishment and role 5806, 9724

Skills training, supply of skilled workers 9543

Small business, regulation and government support 9340-1

Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 6039, 10150-1

Statements by members

Aboriginal social enterprises 8441-2

Activities of North Fraser chapter of Habitat for Humanity 8020

Adoption 9957

B.C. Hop Fest and craft beer industry 9576

Contributions of seniors 9322

Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of B.C. 5983-4

Donations by Abbotsford residents and service organizations 8888-9

Prevention of violence against women 7275

St. John Ambulance 9275

Stroke awareness 8714

Strata Property Act, amendments 10106

Surrey, police services, Car 67 mental health and domestic violence initiative 10145

TELUS Walk to Cure Diabetes, event in Abbotsford 5968

Throne speech debate 5805-7

Trade, international trading partnerships 9727-8

Trans-Pacific Partnership, trade agreement 9728

Trucking industry, government support and initiatives, petition tabled 10202

Violence

domestic violence, programs and funding 7084

violence against women, prevention and government action 7275

violence-free B.C. strategy 7275

Washington State ferry system 6774

Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2015, debate 10027

Polak, Hon. Mary (Langley)

As subject

attendance at climate conference 9002

position on TransLink plebiscite on funding model 6338-9 (Chandra Herbert) 6338-9

Aevitas Inc., waste-recycling facility proposal 6341

Air pollution, monitoring 6260

Automobiles, clean energy vehicle program and government purchases 6339-40

Bees, population health and impact of neonicotinoids 6352

Bodega Ridge Provincial Park, expansion 6395, 6578-80, 6588

Boliden-Westmin Resources Ltd., Myra Falls mine, spill response and penalties 6258

B.C. by region, northeast B.C., oil and gas industry

health and safety assessment report 6350

methane emissions 6350-1

Brown, Martyn, comments on LNG project agreements 9003-4

Burges James Gadsden Provincial Park, name correction 6395, 6580

Canadian Coast Guard, closing of Kitsilano station 7090

Capital regional district, role re recycling programs 6354-6

Carbon tax

implementation 9001, 9003

revenue neutrality 6340-1

Carbon taxes, position of federal government 6340

Cariboo River Provincial Park, description 6588

Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, description and size 6395, 6580, 6588

China, greenhouse gas emissions reduction 9002

Climate change

government action 6339-41, 9001-3

government plan 6273, 6294-5, 6338

Compliance Coal Corp., environmental assessment of coal mine proposal 6293

Conference of the Parties, participation of B.C. in climate change conference 6295, 6340

Cosmetic Pesticides Special Committee, submissions and implementation of recommendations 6352

Cowichan Valley regional district

letter re encroachment and damage to lands 7882

study on soil dumping in area 6350

Cowichan Valley, soil dumping in area 6350

Deltaport expansion, impacts and environmental assessment process 6359-60, 9742-3

Denman Island Park and Protected Area, expansion 6395, 6580, 6588

E.C. Manning Provincial Park

boundary changes for bridge replacements 6395, 6589

expansion 6588

Emergency Management B.C., role and capacity 7091-2

Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat, review process and five conditions 6344, 6347-8

Encorp Pacific (Canada) Inc., operation of beverage container recycling program 5836

Environment

conservation officers, investigation activities 6252-3

conservation officers, role and staffing levels 8252

ecosystem protection 6258

environmental assessment process 6293-4, 6336-7, 6341, 6359-60, 9000-1

environmental assessment process, funding of provincial office 6353

environmental permits and appeals, process 5835-6

environmental protection

government action 6251

natural resource operations tip line 6255

professional reliance system 6261

report all poachers and polluters program 6255

habitat protection 7280

pest control and pesticide use, cosmetic pesticides ban 6352

pollution, cleanup responsibilities and polluter-pay principle 6258-60

pollution, legal action against government 6259

spills, community environmental justice forum 6263, 6294

spills, preparedness and response capacity 6259-62, 6347

Environment Ministry

estimates debate 6250-73, 6291-5, 6336-61

budget, allocation for environmental protection 6251

budget, allocation for legal case re contaminated soil 6349

staffing 6251-2, 6271, 6357

Environmental Appeal Board, role 5835

Fuel, fossil fuels 9001-2

Fyfe, Murray, comments on drinking water 10160

Goldstream River, fuel spill, cleanup and penalties 6262-3

Greenhouse gas emissions

emissions from oil and gas sector, methane emissions 6350-1

reduction, government targets 6273, 6294-5, 6338-40, 9002-3

Haynes Point Provincial Park, name change 6395, 6580-2, 6587

Highway 3, Cambie Creek bridge replacements 6395, 6589

Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 6339

Horne, Matt, comments on LNG project agreements 9004

Human rights, right to a healthy environment, legislation 6351

Imperial Metals Corp., Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 6252-5, 6294

Invasive Species Council of B.C., funding 6292

Jumbo Glacier resort

development proposal and environmental assessment 6336-7

proposed lodge site and avalanche risk 7727-8

Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park, boundary change proposal and road upgrade 6267-8

Kinder Morgan Canada Inc.

activities in parks 6266-7

proposal for oil pipeline expansion and increased tanker traffic on south coast 6342-8

Sumas oil tank facility, spill and cleanup 6261-2

Klappan Valley (Sacred Headwaters), protection of area 6270

Kleanza Creek Provincial Park, boundary change proposal and roads 6267

Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area, boundary change proposal 6267

Lemon Creek, fuel spill and cleanup, penalties 6259

Likely, water quality and testing in area 7666

Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, debate 9000-4, 9021

LNG development, policy framework 6251

LNG facilities, emissions regulation, changes and indemnity for LNG proponents 9001

LNG project agreements 9000-1, 9003-4, 9021

Megin River Ecological Reserve

schedule change 6395, 6576-7, 6590

size 6588

Merritt, biosolids project in area, concerns of community and First Nations 6360-1

Multi-Material B.C.

funding formula and impact on recycling depots 6354-6

management of recycling program 5836, 6356-8

Nahatlatch Provincial Park and Protected Area, boundary change proposal 6267

Namu, cannery site history and environmental remediation 6292

Nestlé Waters Canada Inc., operations 5838

Nicola Valley, waste disposal and First Nations consultation 8644

Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park, description 6396

Octopus Islands Marine Provincial Park, expansion 6395, 6578, 6588

Oil and gas

oil spill preparedness and response capacity 6258-63, 6346-7, 7089-92, 7280, 7963-4

oil spills, report 7963-4

pipelines, review process and five conditions 7090

Okanagan area, South Okanagan, establishment of national park 6268-9, 7502-3

Okanagan Falls Provincial Park, name change 6395, 6580-2, 6587

Omineca Provincial Park

schedule change and range tenures in area 6395, 6587

size 6590

Oral questions (response)

Conservation officer service 8252

Environmental impact statement on Deltaport expansion 9742-3

Fees for groundwater use by private companies 5837-8

First Nations consultation on sewage waste disposal in Nicola Valley 8644

Jumbo Glacier resort environmental assessment and siting of lodge 7727-8

Monitoring of soil dumping site in Shawnigan Lake watershed 7666

Multi-Material B.C. program and funding for recycling facilities on Gulf Islands 5836

Oil spill response 7089-91, 7963-4

Oil spill response and emergency management B.C. 7091-2

Oil spill response and protection of Roberts Bank wildlife management area 7280

Park and campsite fees and funding for parks system 6146-7

Permit for soil dumping in Shawnigan Lake watershed 5835-6, 8252, 8861, 10160-2, 10199

Proposed national park in South Okanagan area 7502-3

Remediation and monitoring of impacts of South Island Aggregates operations 7882

Water quality in Likely 7666

Osoyoos Indian Band, role in park name changes and management 6212, 6395, 6581

Pacific Coast Collaborative, action plan on climate and energy 6340

Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement 9000-1, 9003-4

Pacific Trail Pipelines LP, LNG pipeline project to Kitimat, monitoring and compliance issues 6353

Parks

boundaries, changes 6212, 6266-8, 6395

campgrounds, reservation service 6146

establishment and expansion of parks and protected areas 6212, 6395, 6576-80, 6588

industrial activities 6266-7

name changes and First Nations history 6212, 6395, 6580-2, 6588

park rangers 6264

size changes and mapping techniques 6588

staff visits to parks 6587

system, funding and services 6146-7, 6264-5

tribal parks 6269

user fees 6146-7, 6263-6

visits to parks, low-income visitors 6265-6

Peace-Boudreau area, land and resource management plan 6269

Pest control, invasive species management, quagga and zebra mussels 6291-2

Plastic products

ban on plastic microbeads in cosmetic products 6351

plastic bags, elimination and studies 6351

Port Mann Bridge, replacement project, benefits 6339

Prince Rupert, airshed study 6251, 6360

Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, amendments 6395

Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2014, amendments 6395-6

Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2015, debate 6212, 6395-6, 6403, 6576-82, 6587-90

Quadra Island, parks 6395

Recycling

diversion rates and program changes 6355-8

program changes 5836, 6354-6

Rivers and streams, stream flow protection 6354

Roberts Bank superport, terminal 2 expansion project, environmental assessment 7280

Sasquatch Provincial Park, boundary change proposal and roads 6267

Shawnigan Lake, contaminated soil disposal sites

impact of breaches on water in area 10160-2, 10199

monitoring 7666, 8861

permit 5835, 6348-9, 8252, 8861, 10160-2

remediation and investigation 7882

Small Inlet Marine Provincial Park, expansion 6395, 6578, 6588

Snowmobiles, regulation and caribou habitat issues 6256

South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, plebiscite on funding model 6338-9

Spallumcheen, Steele Springs area drinking water quality issues 6272

Species at Risk Act, application 6257

Spectra Energy, McMahon and Pine River gas plants, emissions and penalties 6259-60

Strathcona Provincial Park, description and size 6395, 6580, 6588

Sulphur Passage Provincial Park, description 6395

Supreme Court of B.C. ruling on Tulsequah Chief mine project 6336-7, 6337

Swan Lake, drilling activities in area 6360

Tahltan Indian band, consultation with government on land protection 6270

Transit services, funding 6338-9

Tsilhqot'in Nation, tribal park 6269

Tulameen River, coal spill in area, cleanup and penalties 6261

Vancouver, English Bay, bunker oil spill 7089-91

Washington State, work with B.C. on oil spill response 7964

Waste management, sewage waste and use of materials 8644

Water

groundwater, commercial and industrial usage and fees 5837-8, 6270-2

management and stewardship, role of communities 6271-2

resources, analysis and mapping 6270-2

Wells Gray Provincial Park, description and size 6395, 6590

West Arm Provincial Park, description and size 6395, 6588

Wet'suwet'en First Nation, concerns re monitoring of pipeline projects 6353

White Ridge Provincial Park, description 6395

Wildlife

caribou protection and recovery 6256

species at risk protection and legislation 6257-8

Woodfibre LNG Limited, LNG facility project, public consultation 6341-2

Popham, Lana (Saanich South)

As subject

comments in budget debate (Fassbender) 5893

comments on foreign ownership of farmland (Letnick) 8719

experience of son in education system 7992

experience with guide and service dogs 6819

Agricultural Land Commission

applications 6998

budget and operations 5893, 6997-7000, 7020, 7054-5, 7057, 7381, 8639, 8719

chair position 7055

changes 6996-8

consultation on regulations 7052-4

fee structure 7020, 7046

legislation 8639, 8719

role re medical marijuana applications 7056-7

Agricultural Land Commission (Protection of Agricultural Lands) Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8799-800

Agricultural land reserve

covenants 8248

non-farm use 8090-1

non-farm use and subdivision 7053

protection 5892-3

use for carbon offsets 7368, 7381, 8090, 8248-9, 8719, 8800

zones

establishment of zones 1 and 2 6996-8, 7054

reversion to single zone 8638-9

valuation and agrifood receipts 7054-5

Agriculture

biosecurity and insurance programs 8032, 8039-48

committee, opposition standing committee on agriculture and food 7992, 10139-41

direct marketing and farmers markets 7642

farm status and property assessment 8090-1

farmers, young farmers 7062

farmland, foreign ownership and protection 9158-9

farmland, protection 6785, 9312-3

government policies and planning 9378-9

government policy 10139-41

government support 5892-3, 6489-90, 7000, 7072-3

government support and long-term planning 9158

legislative committee proposal 8638-9

organic farming and certification of products 7063

sustainable agriculture and government policies 7642

worker safety 5891

Agriculture Committee, reactivation 10139, 10141

Agriculture Ministry

estimates debate 6996-7000, 7020, 7046-66

budget 5892-3

budget, allocation for executive and support services 7066

report on subdivision 7053-4

website information 6490

AgriRecovery program, avian influenza assistance initiative 8039-40

Animal Health Act, provisions 8042

Animals

animals in distress, euthanization 8047-8

farm animals, welfare, petition tabled 8867

Armed forces, incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder 6819, 6944

Auditor General, review of recycling programs 6358, 9336

Avian influenza, disease outbreaks

compensation for poultry farmers 8041

insurance coverage for poultry farmers 8032, 8039

response 7063

Bees and beekeeping industry

industry and pest control 10141

population health, impact of neonicotinoids 7065

B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 5890-3

British Columbia Local Food Act, 2015, debate 8638-9

B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

capital funding 8043

position on animal cruelty prevention legislation 8047-8

B.C. Utilities Commission, role re Site C power project 5892, 9313

Budget debate 5890-3

Budgets, 2015-16 budget 5890-3

Buy Local program 7064

Camosun College, culinary arts program and restaurant 9843

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Paperweight award for unnecessary regulation 9336, 9614

position on Multi-Material B.C. 9336, 9614

Cariboo area, ranching industry 9158

Certified Organic Associations of B.C., activities 7063

Claremont Secondary School, Institute for Global Solutions program 7992

Climate change, impact

agriculture and food security 5892-3, 6490

reports 9312

Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ministry, estimates debate 8090-1

Corrections system, prisoners' voting rights 9984

Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, operations and status 9984-5

Economy, diversification 5890-1

Education

funding 5892

system, conditions 7991-3

Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015

debate 7991-3

referral to Education Committee and consultation on bill 7991-3

Electoral Districts Act, debate 9980-5

Elk Lake, water quality and restoration initiative 9982-3

Environment, environmental protection, government action 5891

Environment Ministry

estimates debate 6356-8

staffing 6357

Farm Industry Review Board

budget 8043

role re biosecurity and insurance legislation and programs 8040-1, 8043, 8046-7

Food and food industry

agrifood strategy 7049-50

donations of food, tax credit proposal 9185

food security 7642, 8638-9, 9312-3

genetically modified food, Arctic apples 5836, 7050

government policy 10139-41

hazelnut farming 6490-1, 7059-61, 7072-3, 7368, 8240, 9378, 9721

institutional purchasing policies 7072

locally grown food 7072, 7642, 8638-9, 9721

locally grown food and food culture 9843

meat-processing regulations 7057

meat-processing regulations and value-added sector 7367-8

prawn industry 7064

slaughter facilities and mobile abattoirs 7057-8

tree fruit industry

government support 9721

government support and reputation 5836-7

replant program 6490-1, 7059-61, 9378, 9721

Food banks, operations 9185

Forests and forest industry

government investment and support 5891

silviculture, government action and not sufficiently restocked land 8800

Forstbauer, Mary, contributions to organic farming and death 10083

Fraser Valley Aggregates, Strong Pit site operations 7055-6

Government

procurement practices and system, local procurement 5892-3

public engagement process on service improvements 9616

regulations 9336, 9614-6

regulations, reduction 5891-2

Guide and service dogs, regulation 6819

Guide Dog and Service Dog Act, debate 6819

Hartland Landfill, operations 9981

Health care facilities and hospitals, food services procurement 5892, 9721

International Year of Soils 6785

Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., proposal for oil pipeline expansion and increased tanker traffic on south coast 5776-7

Land covenants, information 8090-1

Legislature, hoist motions 7991-2

Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Judith Guichon, comments on agriculture 6785

Livestock industry, ranching industry, hay prices 9158

LNG development 5890

Maltby Lake, protection 9983

Maple Ridge, water supply and proposed medical marijuana grow operations 9379

Marijuana, use of farmland for growing medical marijuana 7056-7, 9378-9

Martin, John, comments on B.C. population migration 9980

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, debate 8032, 8039-48

Motions

Investment and export diversification 8240

Review of Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal 5776-7

Site C power project 9312-4

Value-added industries 7367-8

Multi-Material B.C., management of recycling program 5891-2, 6356-8, 9336, 9614-6

Natural Products Marketing (BC) Act

amendments 8032, 8039-48

definitions and language, "biosecurity" and "marketing" 8042

definitions and language, "boards" and "commissions" 8044

Nechako Valley, farms, tax status 8090

Oil and gas

activities on agricultural land 8091

reclamation of sites 7047-8, 7050-1

use of water from dugouts 7051-2

hydraulic fracturing, water use 7051-2

oil spill preparedness and response capacity 5776-7

Oil and Gas Commission, delegation agreement with Agricultural Land Commission 7046-8, 7050-1

Oral questions

Genetically modified apples and reputation of B.C. apple industry 5836-7

Inclusion of honey in farmers market coupon program 10091

Port development and status of farmland in Richmond 9325-6

Tax credit proposal for food donations by farmers 9185

Use of agricultural land for carbon offsets 7381, 8248-9, 8719

Peace River area, agricultural land reserve and farms 8091, 9312-4

Pest control, integrated pest management 7065-6

Petitions

farm animal welfare 8867

Port Metro Vancouver, development, impact on agricultural land reserve 9325-6

Post-traumatic stress disorder 6944

service dogs for PTSD progam 6819

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, amendments 8047-8

Private members' statements

Agriculture and food 10139-41

Missed opportunities in agriculture 6489-91

Private members' statements (response)

Benefits of B.C.'s farmers 9378-9

Growing B.C.'s economy 9158-9

Support for local farmers 7072-3

Supporting farmers markets 7641-2

Supporting the tree fruit industry 9721

Public Accounts Committee, work of committee 7992

Public health, healthy eating, farmers market nutrition and coupon project, inclusion of honey 10091

Recycling programs, changes 5891-2, 6356-8, 9336, 9614-6

Red Tape Reduction Day 9336, 9614-6

Red Tape Reduction Day Act, debate 9336, 9614-6

Richmond, farmland protection 9325-6

Right to Farm Act, provisions 7056

Rodriguez, Sue, legacy 5912

Saanich Inlet, environment and protection 9983

Saanich South constituency and area

constituents' issues and concerns 5891

description and history 9981-5

School district 63 (Saanich), concerns re education legislation 7992

School districts, powers 7991-3

Site C power project

agricultural land reserve exclusion process 9312-3

costs and alternatives 5892

impact on agricultural land 9312-4

impact on valley and Paddle for the Peace event 9039

Small business

consultation by government 9614-5

regulation and government support 9336, 9614-6

Smith, Barry, report on agriculture 7057

Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 5891

Soil, role 6785

Statements by members

Food culture and Camosun College culinary arts program 9843

Legacy of Sue Rodriguez and court ruling on assisted suicide 5912

Paddle for the Peace 9039

Soil health and farmland protection 6785

Wounded Warriors and post-traumatic stress disorder 6944

Supreme Court of Canada ruling on assisted dying 5912

Throne speech content 5890

Trade

exports and diversification of markets 8240

trade agreements and partnerships 9721

trade missions 8240

Tributes

Mary Forstbauer 10083

University of the Fraser Valley, school of excellence in agriculture 7061-2

Vaisakhi 7072

Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre, operations 9984

Vancouver Island, slaughter facilities and mobile abattoirs 7057-8

Vancouver, potential impact of oil spill in area 5776

Veterinarians, euthanization of animals 8047-8

Wounded Warriors Canada, Vancouver Island run for awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder 6819, 6944

Young Agrarians, work of organization 7062-3