Province of British Columbia
Fifth Session, 40th Parliament – 2016
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 debates.
Index updated regularly during session.

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Cadieux, Hon. Stephanie (Surrey-Cloverdale)

As subject
family, constituents and staff thanked 10693
performance as Children and Family Development Minister (Clark) 13021
Adoption
1000FamiliesB.C. campaign 12281
adoption of children in government care
process and promotion 12280-3
process and timelines 10809-10
targets 12371
adoption of foster children 12282
agencies, services and home studies 12281-2
training 12281-2
Adoptive Families Association of B.C., services and programs 12281
Autism services and funding 12350-1
Barden, Emerson, armed forces service and medal 10693
Beveridge, Sir William, theory of welfare state 10695
B.C. Association of Child Development and Intervention, comments on service wait times 12368-9
B.C. by region, rural B.C., adoption services 12283
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management and priorities 10693-6
B.C. training and education savings grant program 10693
Budget debate 10693-6
Budgets
2016-17 budget 10693-6
balanced budgets 10693
Burnaby, youth custody centre, riot incident 13437-8
Child protection system
centralized screening telephone system 12371
children in government care
deaths and critical injuries 12218
placement and planning 10809-10
placement in hotels 12349-50
placement issues 12844-5
placement stability and permanency planning 12276, 12337, 12371
residential and support services 12843-6
support for youth and transition out of care 11452, 12271
government consultation 12571-2
handling of cases 12843-6
handling of cases and response to youth deaths 12985-7
handling of cases and response to youth deaths after aging out of care 11452, 11606-7
handling of sexual abuse case, review 10694-5
handling of sexual abuse case, review and implementation of recommendations 12349, 12571-2
system 10695-6
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 12267-83, 12337-51, 12368-71
budget 10694-5, 12348, 12350
mandate letter 12369
performance measurement 12279, 12337-9, 12343
freedom-of-information request 12339
quality assurance 10694-5
reporting on aboriginal girls involved with ministry 12279
staffing 12348
aboriginal staff recruitment 12341
staffing re adoptions 12280
working group on youth mental health services 12369
Children and youth
child care
online registry and mapping application 12343-4
parent survey 12343-4
spaces and wait-lists 12342-5
early childhood development
early childhood education bursary program 12346
early childhood educators and tracking of out-of-province applications 12346
early-years centres 12345
services and wait times 12368-9
programs and services for children and families, funding 10694-6
special needs children, early childhood development 12346-7
special needs children, government support and funding 12350, 12368-9
supported child development program 12346-7
youth at risk, youth agreements 12278-9
Children and Youth Committee, third report for fourth session of 40th parliament, final report on child and youth mental health, recommendations 12369-70
Corrections system, youth corrections and services 13437-8
Cottam, Hilary, research on social programs and relationships 10695-6
Evoy, Patricia, death and experience with child protection services 11452
Families, government support 10694-6
Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents, government contract 12273-4
First Nations
children
adoption of children 12281-3, 12371
delegated aboriginal agencies 12349-50
early childhood development services 12345
enhanced prevention services program and federal funding 12340
children in government care
issues and oversight 12218-9
number 12337-9
support for youth and transition out of care 12277-9
consultation by government on child protection system 12571-2
Foster care
foster parents, aboriginal foster parents 12273-6, 12280
foster parents, recruitment 12274-5
kith-and-kin placements for aboriginal children 12277-8
placements, spaces and tracking 12271-3, 12337-9
rates and mileage rates for transportation 12268-71
standards 12273
system, funding 12269-70
system, review 12276
Health care funding 10694
Housing, affordable housing, government action 10693
John, Ed, work as special adviser and report 12218, 12340-1, 12571-2
Lonne, Bob, research on social care 10695
Medical Services Plan premiums 10694
Mental health of children and youth
mental illness and addiction services 12843-5
one child, one file philosophy 12369
services 12369-70
Oral questions (response)
Children and Family Development Ministry response to Plecas report 12571-2
Deaths and injuries of children in care and report by government special adviser 12218-9
Government response to youth death cases and placement of youth in care 12843-5
Housing and resources for youth in care in Downtown Eastside 12985-7
Placement of Métis child and permanency plans for children in care 10809-10
Release of government response to report on youth death case 10604-6
Youth custody services and incident at Burnaby facility 13437-8
Youth death case and support for youth at risk 11452
Youth death cases and implementation of report recommendations 11606-7, 12845-6
Petitions
revenue sources for road infrastructure 12497
PharmaCare program, coverage, insulin pumps for children in government care 12271
Poverty, community poverty-reduction strategies initiative 12371
Prince George, drug house case 12272
Property transfer tax, exemption for newly-built homes 10693
Representative for Children and Youth
access to information on review of sexual abuse case 12572
comments on government action on child protection 10604
relationship with Children and Family Development Ministry 12571-2
reports
death of Paige Gauchier and government response 12845
death of Paige Gauchier and implementation of recommendations 12278-9
death of Paige Gauchier and release of government response 10604-6, 11606-7
vulnerable youth and placement issues 12843
Robinson, Angie and Robert, deaths and access to autism services, inquest recommendations 12351
School district 36 (Surrey), capital projects and new school facilities 10694
Schools, school buses and bus service 12269-71
Social Development and Social Innovation Ministry, budget 10694
Social welfare, welfare state concept 10695
Social workers
role and number 10694-5, 10809-10, 12347-9
wages 12348-9
Society, role of relationships 10695-6
Speech-language pathologists, services 12347
Sports and recreation
curling, B.C. athletes 10694
government funding and support 10693-4
Surrey, growth 10693
Surrey-Cloverdale constituency and area
athletes and sporting events 10694
businesses and housing 10693
Transportation infrastructure, revenue sources, petition tabled 12497
U.K., social programs and services 10695-6
Vancouver, Downtown Eastside
child protection system and youth policy road map 12279
high-risk youth in area 12843, 12845
high-risk youth in area and social services 12985-7
social services for youth and rapid response team model 10606, 11606-7, 12845
Violence, domestic violence
domestic violence units 12342
integrated case assessment teams 12342
programs and funding 12342
Chandra Herbert, Spencer (Vancouver–West End)

As subject
advocacy for LGBTQ community (Shin) 10665 (Sullivan) 13320
family background and values 11039
human rights advocacy (Anton) 13316 (Bains) 13357 (Heyman) 13345 (Horgan) 13362 (Huntington) 13351 (Mark) 13361 (Robinson) 13358 (Simpson) 13353-4
Airbnb, operations 12725, 12802-3
Alcohol
liquor regulation and pricing changes, impact on wine industry and small businesses 11523-4
liquor sales, one-kilometre rule 11523
Alliance for Arts and Culture, work on cultural policy framework 11673
Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park, establishment and name 11711-2
Anderson, James D., book on B.C. parks system 11711, 11713
Anton, Suzanne, comments on transgender issues 13343
Arts and culture
artsVest program for community organizations 11668
creative sector and creative economy strategy 11668, 11670-2, 12729
creative sector, report 11672-3
cultural policy framework 11673
government funding and support 10600-1, 11668-9, 12728-31
government funding, federal funding 11672-3
government funding, gaming grants and multi-year funding 11674-6
infrastructure, capital funding and Creative Spaces program 11673-4
Automobiles, zero-emission vehicles, government initiative 10855
B.C. Arts Council, capital infrastructure fund proposal 11673
B.C. by region, central coast, ferry service and tourism 11678, 12727
B.C. Liberal Party government
position on human rights protection for gender identity and expression 13343
priorities 11039-40
B.C. Lions, facility rental contract 12529
B.C. Pavilion Corporation
capital plan and spending 12526
documents, proactive disclosure and freedom of information 12528-9
facilities, gender-neutral washrooms 12526-7
land assets, value and plans 12525-6
master development and lease agreement with Paragon Gaming 12528
service plan and projected revenues 12525
B.C. Place Stadium
artificial turf, procurement 12527, 12529
events and revenues 12527
facility rental contracts 12529-30
roof leaks 12525
roof project and operating costs 12524-5
Children and Youth Committee, recommendations on prevention of homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools 10662
Children and youth, employment and training, youth programs 11712
Clark, Christy, comments on housing issues 13447
Climate change
government action 11811-3
government action, accountability for cabinet ministers 10849
Coleman, Rich, comments on housing issues 13447
Communities, gaming grants for community organizations, applications and appeals 11675-6
Community Legal Assistance Society, funding and role 13364-5
Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ministry
estimates debate 11668-76
role and responsibilities 12729
Creative B.C.
funding and role 12728-9
music fund 12729-31
Democracy, public confidence in democracy 11403-4
Destination B.C.
budget and performance measurement 12724
funding formula 11678, 12726-7
staff turnover 12727
Disability benefits, application process changes 11038-9
Disabled persons, government support 11040
Discrimination and racism
awareness and prevention 13319-21, 13365
discrimination against transgender persons 12428, 13341
discrimination in employment 13366-7
homophobia and transphobia, prevention 13319-21
Economy, "sharing" economy 12725
Education
school arts and music programs 11676
students, LGBTQ students and diversity education policy 13342
Education Ministry, estimates debate 12204-5
Emergencies, first responders, access to buildings and lockbox proposal 11640-1
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11038-40
Employment and unemployment, human rights protection 13365-6
Environment
ecological debt concept 10849
environmental protection and enforcement 13113
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 10849, 10855
Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2016
debate 12499-500
consultation on bill 12500
definitions, "effectively" 12499-500
Ferries and ferry services
routes and services, Discovery Coast route 11678, 12727
service reductions and changes, impact on economy and tourism industry 11678, 12727
Film industry
competitiveness 12728-9, 13069, 13073-5
consultation by government 13070-2
domestic production 12728, 13075
episodic series and sequels production 13069
industry and role in economy 13073-5
labour relations 13072
tax credits
changes 13069-75
digital animation or visual effects tax credit 13069-70
production services tax credit 13073-4
Fire Safety Act, debate 11640-1
Fires and firefighters
access to buildings and lockbox proposal 11640-1
fire safety regulation 11641
First Nations
language preservation 11675
reconciliation 13319
First Peoples Cultural Council, ministerial responsibility 11675
Gender identity
gender expression and social enforcement of gender norms 13342
gender identity and expression
human rights protection 12428, 13341-4, 13363-7
human rights protection and B.C. Liberal Party position 13343
human rights legislation 13247, 13312
transgender community, advocacy and activism 13343-5
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction, government targets 10849, 11811-3
Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11811-3
Health care system, surgical services, gender reassignment surgery 13343
Health Ministry, estimates debate 12589-91
Homelessness prevention 10347
Hotels and travel accommodation, vacation rentals, regulation and taxation 12725-6
Housing
affordable housing, government action 10347, 13447-9
vacant properties 10347
vacant properties, tax proposal 13448
Human rights
awareness and protection 13319-21, 13367
education 13364-6
human rights commissions 13320-1
protection system in B.C. 13319-21
protection system in B.C., review 13364
Human rights code, adherence, government operations 13366
Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13341-4, 13363-7
Human Rights Code (Recognition of Gender Identity and Gender Expression) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 12428
Identification, documentation, gender designation 13343
Income assistance system 11039
Income disparity and social inequality 11038, 11040, 13320
Income Tax Act
amendments 13068-75
regulations 13071
Insurance Act, amendments 13075-6
Insurance companies, scope of business 13076
Interior Health Authority, infrastructure manager comments on water quality issues 10362
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry
estimates debate 12720-31
role and responsibilities 12729
King George Dragons, basketball team accomplishments 11601
Liquefied natural gas facilities, emissions regulation, compliance and limits 11811-3
Local Elections Campaign Financing (Election Expenses) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11403-5, 11938-41
Local government elections, campaign financing
ban on corporate and union donations 11404-5, 11940-1
contribution limits 11938-9
role and regulation 11403-5
spending and spending limits 11404
Local government elections, voter turnout 11938
Marquis Wine Cellars, impact of liquor regulation changes on business 11523
MLAs, remuneration, salary holdback component for ministers 10849
Mental health, mental illness and addiction, relationship to homelessness and street disorder 13113
Mid-Coast B.C. Ferry Working Group, activities 12727
Miscellaneous Statutes (General) Amendment Act, 2016
debate 13068-76
proposed amendment re film industry tax credits 13071-2
Miscellaneous Statutes (Housing Priority Initiatives) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13447-9
Motions
Affordable housing 10347
Music Canada, report on B.C. music sector 12730
Mutual Fire Insurance Companies Act, amendments 13076
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of B.C., expansion of scope of business 13076
Natural Gas Development Ministry, estimates debate 12801-4, 12807
Nicholson Tower, sale of facility 12801-2
Ontario, film industry 12728, 13070-1, 13073, 13075
Oral questions
Human rights protection for transgender persons 13247
Residential tenancy penalty system and review 12495-6
School anti-bullying policies for LGBT students 10662
Water quality in Spallumcheen area 10361-2
Osoyoos Band, history and language 11711
Pacific Coast Collaborative, action plan on climate and energy 10855
Paragon Gaming Inc., casino project on lands adjacent to B.C. Place, completion and opening 12528
Parks
campgrounds 11713
establishment and changes 11711-3
establishment, role of communities and government staff 11711-3
invasive species management 11713
name changes and First Nations history 11711
protected areas, linkages and "island effect" 11712
role 11711
system, enforcement, funding and management 11712-3
Petitions
gender identity and human rights legislation 13312
Pink Shirt Day, anti-bullying event 10659-60
Plants, invasive species, English ivy 11713
Polak, Mary, actions as Environment Minister 11813
Politics and politicians
money and politics 11403-5, 11940
nature of B.C. politics 10660
Private members' statements
Human rights for everyone 13319-21
Private members' statements (response)
Tourism in B.C. 11678, 13113-4
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11711-3
Quebec, film industry 13069-70
Real estate industry, money laundering 13448
Rental housing
evictions for renovations 10347
fixed-term leases 12802, 13449
penalty program review and recommendations 12495-6
protections for tenants 13448-9
protections for tenants, prevention of discrimination 13364-5
sublets 12803-4
supply 12496, 12801-4, 13447-9
supply and vacation rentals 12725
Residential tenancy branch, fees and enforcement activities 10347
Resorts, resort municipality initiative program 12728
Resources and resource industries, resource development, impact on tourism 11678
St. Paul's Hospital
redevelopment plans and relocation 12589-91
use of original site 12589-90
School district 39 (Vancouver), capital project priorities 12204-5
Sexual orientation, inclusion as category in equity programs and group preference allowance 13366-7
Small Business and Red Tape Reduction Ministry, estimates debate 11523-4
Small business, government support 11524
Society, privileged persons, responsibilities 13319-20
Spill preparedness and response regime, effective response concept 12499-500
Statements by members
Arts and culture 10600-1
Bullying and politics 10659-60
King George Dragons basketball team 11601
West End Business Improvement Association 10358
Steele Springs area drinking water quality and advisory 10361-2
Strata property, application of human rights code 13364
Sullivan, Sam, advocacy on disability issues 13321
Sunset Towers, request for proposals 12801, 12807
sẁiẁs Provincial Park (Haynes Point), name change 11711
Tourism
aboriginal tourism 12727
B.C. Magazine publication 12726
Discovery Coast circle route and ferry services 11678, 12727
growth, measurement and interjurisdictional comparisons 12721
industry, conditions and government support 11678, 13113-4
marketing 13113
costs and performance measurement 12722-4
virtual reality promotion 12722
role of environment and social conditions 13113
visitor information centres 12723
visitors to B.C., air and driving access 12721-2
Tourism B.C.
establishment and dissolution 11678
performance 12724
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 12523-30
U.S., status of corporations and role in political system 11404
Vancouver
ambulance service in downtown area 12591
harbour floatplane terminal 12530
municipal elections, campaign financing and regulation 11405, 11938, 11940
municipal electoral system, ward and proportional systems 11405
Vancouver, Coal Harbour neighbourhood
concerns re pollution 12530
new school proposal 12204
vacant properties 13448
Vancouver International Airport, direct flight services 12722
Vancouver Whitecaps, facility rental contract 12529
Vancouver–West End constituency and area
business and tourism 10358
constituents' issues and concerns re housing 13447-9
firefighting, building access and lockbox proposal 11640-1
health care services and facilities 12589-91
Violence
bullying and violence at school, prevention 10660
bullying and violence at school, prevention of homophobic and transphobic bullying 10662, 12205, 13342
Water, drinking water protection 10361-2
West End Business Improvement Association, activities and projects 10358
Whistler, rental housing and vacation rentals 12803
Wildlife, species at risk, protection and legislation 11712
Wine industry, government support 11524
Chouhan, Raj (Burnaby-Edmonds)

As subject
appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker (Farnworth) 10229
Agriculture workers 11448-9
Ambedkar, Bhimrao, advocacy for rights of Dalits 12983
Blennerhassett, Patrick, book on Balbir Singh 10949
Burnaby, film industry 12307
Canadian Motion Picture Park, facilities and operations 12307
Dalits, rights advocacy 12983
Education, school arts programs and productions 12841
Film industry 12307
Singh, Balbir, field hockey accomplishments 10949
South Slope Elementary School, production of The Lion King 12841
Statements by members
Arts in schools and South Slope Elementary School production 12841
Balbir Singh 10949
Bhimrao Ambedkar 12983
Canadian Motion Picture Park in Burnaby 12307
Memorial event in Abbotsford and farmworker safety 11448-9
Clark, Hon. Christy (Westside-Kelowna)

As subject
actions as Education Minister (Horgan) 11534
actions as Premier (Dix) 10697-8 (Ralston) 10692
air travel costs 10869-70 (Horgan) 10805-6 (Mungall) 10806-7, 10870-1 (Routley, D.) 10822-3
air travel costs and use of camera crew (Horgan) 10869-70
attendance at Paris conference on climate change 10870 (Horgan) 10870
comments on issues
administrative savings in school districts (Fleming) 12117
child protection system (Horgan) 12985 (James) 12986
climate change (Heyman) 10856
coding education in schools (Heyman) 10551, 13090 (James) 10453
comments (Horgan) 11533-4
comments and approach (Darcy) 10320 (Fraser) 10333-5 (Ralston) 10689-90 (Rice) 10287
comments on issues (James) 10446-7
comments on sexual assault (Weaver) 11536
education system (Hammell) 10798
gun violence in Surrey (Bains) 12072
housing issues (Bing) 13421 (Chandra Herbert) 13447 (Conroy) 13406-7 (Corrigan) 13445 (Darcy) 13451 (Eby) 13384-5 (Heyman) 13425 (Holman) 13455 (Horgan) 13459-60 (James) 13394 (Mark) 13468 (Robinson) 13419
LNG development (Austin) 10578 (Bains) 10760, 10810 (Heyman) 10551 (James) 10732 (Macdonald) 10817-20 (Ralston) 10549, 11276 (Routley, B.) 10757-8 (Simpson) 10497 (Weaver) 10312
medical services plan (Horgan) 10437 (Routley, B.) 10531-2
mental health and addiction services (Hammell) 12754-6
prosperity fund (Farnworth) 10753-4
response to Lelu Island declaration 10661-2 See also use of term "ragtag" below
(Austin) 10580 (Donaldson) 10412 (Holman) 10587 (Horgan) 10292, 10660-1 (Ralston) 10689 (Rice) 10287-9
Site C power project (Holman) 10588
taxes (James) 10450
training for Ahousaht First Nation (Fraser) 11396
Trans-Pacific Partnership (Farnworth) 12187 (Horgan) 12153-4 (Simpson) 12180
use of term "ragtag" (Donaldson) 11013, 11692, 12268 (James) 11560 (Ralston) 11687
use of "yes" and "no" (Conroy) 10407
water pricing (Heyman) 10767-8
wildfire in Fort McMurray (Weaver) 13051
conflict-of-interest case and legal costs 12433 (Eby) 12433 (Farnworth) 12433
experience as radio host 12985 (Horgan) 12985
fundraising activities and income from B.C. Liberal Party 12431-2 (Eby) 12432, 12493-4, 13048 (Holman) 12554-5 (Horgan) 12431-2, 12491-3
involvement in yoga event (Karagianis) 10663 (Mungall) 10662-3 (Ralston) 10735
meetings with federal government (Ralston) 11151-2 (Thomson) 11152
position on issues (Farnworth) 11115
response to public safety issues (Farnworth) 12073-4
visit to Haida Gwaii 13006-9, 13015 (Horgan) 13005-10, 13015
visit to Prince George re park 11534
Adoption of children in government care, placements 12985
All Chiefs Gathering, meetings 13007
Ancient Forest Park, establishment 11534
Asian Canadians, South Asian community 12143
Auditor General reports and reviews
mining industry compliance and enforcement 13004-5
report on mining industry compliance and enforcement 12690-2
Beckett, Sarah, death and community response 12069
Bennett, Bill, service as Premier and legacy 10232
Bennett, W.A.C., legacy 13001
Bloomberg.com, article on B.C. economy 12990
B.C.
population, migration to B.C. 13012
population, migration to B.C. from Alberta 12150, 12995
B.C. by region, northern and rural B.C.
economy 13012-3, 13020
physician recruitment and retention 13016
B.C. Housing, budget 12994
B.C. Hydro
financial management and dividends to government 13001-2
management 13001
B.C. Liberal Party
fundraising activities and payments to Premier 12494-5
fundraising activities and payments to Premier, disclosure of information 12431-2
fundraising activities and payments to Premier, potential conflict of interest and legal costs 12433
B.C. Liberal Party government
accountability and transparency 12432
policies, economic policies 12985, 12990-1
priorities 10713, 11533, 11535, 12431-2, 12990-1, 13017
B.C. prosperity fund 13020
B.C. training and education savings grant program 13018
Budgets, 2016-17 budget, advertising 13018
Cadieux, Stephanie, performance as Children and Family Development Minister 13021
Carbon tax 12996
NDP position 10870
Child protection system
child protection workers 12984-5
handling of cases and response to youth deaths 12984-5
handling of sexual abuse case, review and implementation of recommendations 12985, 13021-3
Children and Family Development Ministry
budget 12984-5, 13021
minister, performance 13021
Children and youth, programs and services for children and families, funding 13021
China, energy sources and greenhouse gas emissions 13051
Climate change, government action 12996, 13019, 13051
Construction industry, residential construction and renovation industry, home-renovation tax credit 12995
Credit rating, B.C. rating 13002
Crime and criminals
money laundering and tax evasion, government action 13335-6
sexual assault 11536-7
Democracy and debate 11533
Disability benefits, amounts 10663-4
Eby, David, position on development density in constituency 12149
Economy
conditions 10237, 12492, 12990-5, 12999
diversification 12153
economic development and growth 10713
economic development and role in funding government investment and services 12493
economic development, NDP position 10665, 11853-4
growth 12431-2, 13010, 13012-3, 13015, 13485
impact of commodity prices 12992-3
role in funding government services and infrastructure 11853, 12990-1, 12998
role of government 12990-4
Education
class size and composition 13013-4
curriculum, computer coding education 12990, 12995
enrolment levels 13011-3
government investment and support 12990
information management, BCeSIS system 13019
special education and special needs, education assistants 13014
students, achievement levels 11534
Education funding 11534, 12995-6, 13008-9, 13011-3
capital funding 10716, 13009
First Nations schools 13005-11
independent schools 13011
learning improvement fund 13014
Emergencies, first responders commended 12069
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs 12152-3, 12990-4, 12999-13002, 13010
employment rate 12994
government job strategy 12992-3
job creation 12492
Energy
clean energy, development 13051-2
electricity rates 12999-13001
support for low-income residents 13000
infrastructure, investment and jobs 12999-13002
power supply, demand projections 13001
Fires and firefighters, wildfires
prevention and government initiatives 13019-20
role of climate change 13019
summer 2003 fires and implementation of Filmon recommendations 13020
First Nations
agreements with government 10661
consultation by government on child protection system 13021
economic development and partnerships 13005-6
reconciliation 10660-1
relationship with government 13005-6, 13008-9
First Nations Education Steering Committee 13008
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, budget, allocation for wildfire prevention 13019-20
Fort McMurray, wildfires in area 12685
Fox, Rolly, death and legacy 11241
Freedom of information, requests for information process 13002-3
Gangs, gang activity and gun violence prevention, government strategy 11857, 12074
Government
advertising and announcements, policies 13018
communications, role 10870
information technology projects, costs and performance 13019
political staff, other employment 13003
Government records management
email and text messages 13002-3
record of government activities 13003
retention and disposal of records 13002-3
Haida Gwaii, Premier's visit and First Nations school funding 13006-11, 13015
Health care system
costs, spending and outcomes 11852-3
funding 11852-5
services for seniors 13016-7
services for seniors, government plans and initiatives 11854-5
system 13016
High-technology industry, government support and role in economy 12990, 12993, 12995
Homelessness, government action and funding 12998
Horgan, John
comments on affordability 10238
fundraising activities and income from NDP 12432, 12493
letter to federal government re Pacific NorthWest LNG project 11854
questions in Premier's Office estimates debate 13010-1
Housing
affordability and supply 12149
affordable housing
affordable housing near transit services 12996-7
government action 10236-8, 12993-8, 13335-7, 13340, 13484-5
impact on high-technology industry employment 12995
housing priority initiatives fund 13340
social and subsidized housing
government investment 12998
new units 12998
rental assistance programs 12997-8
Imperial Metals Corp., Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach
investigation by review panel 13004-5
investigations and reports 12690-2
permitting of mine 12691
recommendations by investigations and implementation 13004-5
Income assistance, employment programs
community employment partnerships 11308
single-parent employment initiative 12985, 12990
Information and Privacy Commissioner, report on freedom-of-information requests and government records management 13002-3, 13022-3
Infrastructure, government investment 12990
Investment, government investments 12990-1
John, Ed, work as special adviser 13021
Kelowna, economic development 12993
Legislature
committee system, appointment of select standing committees 10230
Officers of the Legislature, government response to recommendations 13022-3
question period, questions must relate to duties of Legislature 12433
Lelu Island, siting of LNG project, letter by First Nations 10661-2
Liquefied natural gas development 12990
investment 13051
transition to low-carbon economy 13051-2
Local government, infrastructure funding and needs, government support and agreements 12997
Long-term and residential care
beds 11852
care standards 13017
facilities and care standards 11854
Loukidelis, David, advice to government on freedom-of-information issues 13002, 13022-3
Lower Mainland
housing affordability and housing market 10236-8, 12149-50, 12993-8, 13335-7, 13340, 13484-5
housing affordability and housing market in transit corridors 12996-7
Medical Services Plan
premium assistance program, seniors 13018
premiums 13014-5
Mines and mining industry
employment and jobs 13004
government support for industry 12690-1
industry conditions and government support 12993-4
regulation and promotion of industry 13004-5
regulation, compliance and enforcement 12691
reports on regulatory system, recommendations and government response 12690-2, 13004-5
reputation of B.C. industry 12690-2, 13004
Ministerial statements
Bill Bennett 10232
Response to fires in Fort McMurray 12685
Sarah Beckett 12069
Miscellaneous Statutes (Housing Priority Initiatives) Amendment Act, 2016, purpose of bill 13336-7, 13339-40
Motions
Appointment of select standing committees 10230
Trans-Pacific Partnership 12152-3
NDP
fundraising activities and payments to leader 12432
policies, housing affordability and real estate industry 13336-7, 13484-5
position on issues 11533-4
carbon tax 10870
economic development 10665, 11853-4
Pacific NorthWest LNG project 11854
school closings 13012
taxation 12996
transportation infrastructure projects 12492-3
Old Massett, First Nations school funding 13006-11, 13015
Oral questions (response)
Ambulance service plan 10713
Automobile insurance rates 13485
Changes to property transfer tax and impact on foreign workers 13484-5
Climate change and LNG development 13051-2
Employment program grant and conflict-of-interest concerns regarding Judi Tyabji-Wilson 11307-8
Government action on housing affordability and foreign investment 13335-7
Government response to youth death cases 12984-5
Government spending priorities and bus pass program changes 10663-4
Gun violence in Surrey 11857-8, 12073-4
Housing affordability in Lower Mainland and investigation into real estate transactions 10236-8
Legislation on payments from political parties to Premiers 12494-5
New Coast Realty transactions and regulation of real estate industry 12147-9
Payment of legal costs in Premier's conflict-of-interest case 12433
Premier's income from B.C. Liberal Party 12431-2
Premier's income from B.C. Liberal Party and government priorities 12492-3
Premier's response to Lelu Island declaration 10660-2
Private flights and use of camera crew by Premier 10869-70
Public safety and forensic institute security 12074
Regulation of real estate industry and access to Vancouver listings 12149-50
Release of government response to report on youth death case 10665
Rental housing in Vancouver 13339-40
School district funding and comments by Education Minister 11533-5
Sexual assault policy legislation for post-secondary institutions 11536-7
Staffing levels in seniors care facilities 11852-5
Surrey school district capacity and funding 10716
Tailings pond breach at Mount Polley mine and mining industry regulation 12690-2
Osoyoos, high school closing 13009
Pacific NorthWest LNG project 13006
environmental assessment process 11854
NDP position and letter to federal government 11854
Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors, role 13017
Physicians, family physicians, supply and A GP for Me program 13015-6
Plecas, Darryl, role as parliamentary secretary 13017
Police and policing, police officers, role 12069
Premier's Office
estimates debate 12990-3023
freedom-of-information requests and record-keeping 13002-3
minister's office, air travel 10869-70
staff 13003
Property transfer tax
additional tax for foreign buyers 13484-5
exemption for newly-built homes 12994, 13018
Public debt
elimination, government goal 12148
paydown of debt 12991, 13020
Public sector
collective agreements 12999
wage increase based on economic growth 12999
Public service, training 13002
Rea, Ken, communications re school funding 13009
Real Estate Council of B.C., actions re realtor conduct cases 12148
Real estate industry
housing market
data collection 12994
supply 12993-5
investigation into practices and transactions 10236-8, 12149
money laundering and tax evasion, lifestyle audits 13335-6
regulation and oversight 10238, 12147-50
regulation and oversight, changes 13335-6, 13485
superintendent of real estate, activities 10236-8
Rental housing, supply and affordability 12997-8
Representative for Children and Youth
comments on services for vulnerable children 12984
report on death of Paige Gauchier 10665
role and future of office 13021-2
School district 36 (Surrey), capital projects and new school facilities 10716
School district 39 (Vancouver), enrolment 13013
School district 50 (Haida Gwaii), capital funding 13011
School districts
budgets, administrative savings 13013
costs and funding 13012-3
Schools
closings 13012
closings, NDP position 13012
First Nations schools 13005-11
Seniors advocate, reports and reviews
government response 13017
seniors care facilities and medication use 13016-7
seniors care facilities and staffing guidelines 13017
Seniors, care and support 11852-5
Sexual violence on post-secondary campuses, prevention and policies 11537
Site C power project 12990, 13001
Skills training, government skills and training plan 12990
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 10664, 12991
Social workers, role and number 12984-5
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
Mayors Council, work on transportation planning 12997
plebiscite on funding model 12996-7
Standard and Poor's, comments on government financial management 12432
Statements
Vaisakhi 12143
Stilwell, Michelle, work as cabinet minister 11308
Surrey, gang activity and gun violence
confidential briefing 12073
government action and police response 11857-8, 12073-4
Taxation, NDP position 12996
Teachers
collective agreement 13014
government relationship with teachers 12995-6, 13014
number in system 13014
Thompson Creek Mining Ltd., Mount Milligan mine project 12994
Trade, government promotion of trade and investment 12152-3, 12990-1
Transit services, B.C. Bus Pass program, changes 10663
Trans-Pacific Partnership 12152-3
Transportation infrastructure
government investment, NDP position 12492-3
investments 12996
Tributes
Rolly Fox 11241
Tsilhqot'in Nation, agreement with government 10661
Vaisakhi 12143
Vancouver
Downtown Eastside, social services for youth and rapid response team model 10665, 12984
housing
rental housing affordability and supply 12998, 13339-40
vacant properties and study 12994-5
vacant property tax 13340
Wages, minimum wage and wage levels 12999
Coleman, Hon. Rich (Fort Langley–Aldergrove)

As subject
comments on issues
housing issues (Bains) 13467 (Chandra Herbert) 13447 (Corrigan) 13445 (Darcy) 13451-2 (Eby) 13384, 13387 (Heyman) 13425 (Holman) 13455 (Horgan) 13459 (James) 13394 (Robinson) 13419-20
LNG development (Macdonald) 10819
multiculturalism outreach strategy and partisan activities (Horgan) 13177
tent city 12788 (Eby) 12788
conversation in emergency room on MSP 10611
conversation on disability benefits and B.C. Bus Pass program 10614-5
experience of seismic activity 12950
family, staff and public service thanked 10491
relationships with First Nations 10492-3
role as minister in Housing portfolio 12790-1 (Eby) 12790-1
work on Housing portfolio (Reimer) 10346-7
Abbotsford, homeless camp and social housing project 12808-9
Aboriginal Housing Management Association, work of organization 12877
Airbnb, operations 12802-3
Bintulu, Malaysia, LNG facility 12443-4
B.C. by region
northeast B.C.
employment and skills training 10560-2
hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity 12949-53, 12959
northern B.C., economic development 10492-3
B.C. Coroners Service, data on homeless deaths 12807
B.C. Housing
budget 12798, 12882
budget and operations 10494-5
revenues 12800
role 12790, 12811-2, 12816, 12870-1
role re housing support services and multi-purpose developments 13084-5
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 10491-6, 10615
B.C. prosperity fund 12885
B.C. Safety Authority, responsibilities re oil and gas facilities 11245, 12313-4, 12436-44
Budget, amendment 10611
Budget debate 10491-6, 10611-5
Budgets, 2016-17 budget 10491-6, 10615
Budzey Building, project 12882
Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addiction, services 13085
Burnaby, housing initiatives 10611
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, data on social housing units 12794
Carnegie Community Action Project, recommendations 12880
Central Care Home, facility 12813
Chase, housing and rental assistance program 10612
Children and youth, support for youth in government care and transition out of care 12875-6
China, market for LNG and impact on greenhouse gas emissions 12960-2
Chinese Canadians, housing societies 12880
Climate change
government action 12885, 12891
government plan and climate leadership team, report recommendations 12962-3
Coast Mental Health, services 12813, 12815
Coquitlam, housing, 3030 Gordon Project 10612, 10614
Crime and criminals, grow op and drug lab houses, remediation 12797
Crown land, tenures and revenues to government 12887-8
Dams, development 10491-2
Disability benefits, amounts 10614-5
Disabled persons, community living services, transition from children's services to services for persons 19 and older 12876
Documents tabled
Oil and Gas Commission, service plan, 2016-17–2018-19 12572
Doig River, natural gas resources in area 12956
Earthquakes, monitoring of seismic activity 12950
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, infrastructure funding 10614
Environment, environmental assessment process
consideration of cumulative impacts 12959
federal process and meetings with federal government 12889-90, 12906
inclusion of upstream impacts and greenhouse gas emissions 12890-1, 12906-7
First Nations
agreements with government 10492-3
economic development and partnerships 10492-3
housing 10493, 12875, 12877-9
The Globe and Mail, article on hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity 12951
Grassy Point, sale of lands in area 12793
Greenhouse gas emissions
emissions from LNG development 12890-1, 12960-3
emissions from oil and gas sector 12883-5
emissions from oil and gas sector, methane emissions 12961-3
Haisla Nation, employment 10561
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), south Island section, McKenzie-Admirals Road interchange 10614
Homelessness
deaths 12807-8
measurement and reporting 12788-9, 12812
prevention program for youth 12875-6
tent cities 12788
Horn River Basin
hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity 12949
natural gas resources in area 12956-7
Horne, Matt, comments on LNG exports and greenhouse gas emissions 12960
Housing
affordable housing
government action 10494-5, 12790-4
government initiatives 10404-5, 11602-5
cooperative housing 12798-9, 12881-2
government investment and initiatives 10493-6, 12870-1, 12878, 12880
single-room occupancies 13435-6
single-room occupancies, renovations 10494-5, 10613, 12880
social and subsidized housing
federal funding 12799, 12817
funding 12874-5
funding and units 12793-5, 12799-800, 12878-9
government investment 10494
new units 12806-7
rental assistance programs 10494, 10611-5, 11605, 12798
rental assistance programs and NDP position 11603
social housing 12790
transfer of units to non-profit sector 12793-6, 12800-1, 12816
youth housing 12874-7
supportive housing for mentally ill and addicted 10494, 10611, 13180-1
supportive housing for mentally ill and addicted, co-residence with seniors 12873-4
supportive housing for mentally ill and addicted, specialized services and health checks 12813-6
supportive housing, relationship to health and social services 13084-5
supportive housing, services and management of multi-purpose developments 13084-5
temporary housing and shelters 12788-9, 12808-13
transition houses 12880
Invermere, housing and rental assistance program 10612
Kamloops Native Housing, work of organization 12877
Kwan, Jenny, comments on housing issues 11605
Land use
development cost charges 10495
land use contracts and sunset clauses 12804
Langley, homeless youth 12788-9
Liard Basin, natural gas resources in area 12956-7
Liquefied natural gas development 12963-5
employment 10561-2
export and impact on greenhouse gas emissions 12960-2
First Nations consultation and involvement 10492-3
investment 12963-5
LNG Buy B.C. program, website and online tool 10561
NDP position 10560-2
power supply agreements 12888-9
power supply and electrification 12883-4
project proposals 12962-3
Liquefied natural gas facilities, oversight and regulation 11245, 12313-4, 12436-44
Liquefied natural gas project agreements 12889
LNG Canada project 12888-9, 12963
Longe, Lindsey, death while in supportive housing 13180-1
Lower Mainland
housing affordability 10403-5
housing affordability and housing market 12790-4
housing affordability and town hall meeting 11602-5
Lu'ma Native Housing, work of organization 12878
Mah Society, work on housing projects 12880
M'akola Housing Society, housing projects 12877
Mamele'awt Queesome Housing Society, work of organization 12877
Manufactured homes, homeowner protection for redevelopment of manufactured home parks 12804-5
Maple Ridge
homeless camp 12788
homeless shelter and facility project 12808
Marijuana, decriminalization 12797-8
Medical Services Plan premiums 10611
Mental health, mental illness and addiction, services and facilities 13181
Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act
amendments 13084-5
definitions, "housing" 13084
Miscellaneous Statutes (General) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13084-5
Montney
hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity 12949-50
natural gas resources in area 12956, 12958
Moody's Investors Service Inc., report on LNG development 12963
Mount Edwards Court, facility and services 12810, 12813
Musqueam First Nation, economic development 12793
Nanaimo, housing and rental assistance program 10612
National Energy Board, natural gas resources assessments 12956-7
Natural Gas Development Ministry
estimates debate 12788-817, 12868-91, 12906-9, 12949-65
Housing component, role and responsibilities 13084-5
Minister, housing role 12790-1
service plan and performance measures 12886
staff 12883
New Chelsea Society, affordable housing project 12817
NDP, position on issues 10613-5
LNG development 10560-2
rental assistance programs 11603
Nicholson Tower, sale of facility 12801
Oil and gas
electrification of oil and gas fields 12883-4
exploration and investment 12286-7
First Nations involvement in industry 10492
hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity 12949-54
hydraulic fracturing and well drilling 12959
infrastructure, clean infrastructure credit program proposal 12883-5
natural gas
industry activities 12887
prices 12886-8
resources 12956-9
oversight and regulation
elevators and ropeways 12313, 12437-8, 12441, 12443
information-sharing 12444
permits 12443
power plant definition 12436
systems and technical equipment 11245, 12313-4, 12436-44
royalties 12884
incentive credit programs 12883-5
revenues 12886-7
wells, remediation and orphan site reclamation fund 12954-6
Oil and Gas Commission
comments on hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity 12949-51
natural gas resources assessments 12956
responsibilities re oil and gas facilities 11245, 12313-4, 12436-44
role re cumulative impact framework 12959-60
service plan, 2016-17–2018-19, tabled 12572
Oklahoma, hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity in area 12951
Oral questions (response)
Budget priorities and funding for LNG advocate and website 10560-2
Death case and services in supportive housing facilities 13180-1
Fixed-term leases and affordable rental housing 13435-6
Housing affordability in Lower Mainland 11602-5
Housing affordability in Lower Mainland and high-technology sector 10404-5
Public input on future of Riverview Hospital lands 10403
Residential tenancy penalty system and review 12495-6
Vacant properties and housing availability in Metro Vancouver 11009
Pacific NorthWest LNG project, approval process 12889-90, 12906-9, 12964
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), operations 12956
Portland Hotel Society, work of organization 12809
Post-secondary education
capital funding 10614
student housing 12801, 12811-2, 12870-1
Post-secondary institutions, financial reporting, inclusion in government reporting entity and ability to borrow 12811
Prince Rupert, LNG projects 12956, 12962
Privilege
reserving right of privilege re comments by Spencer Chandra Herbert 12497
reserving right of privilege re comments by Spencer Chandra Herbert 12806
Progress Energy Canada Ltd., operations 12956
Property tax, rate for non-profit social and cooperative housing operators 12882
Provincial Rental Housing Corporation
budget and operations 12800
role 12816
Public service, commended 10492
Real estate industry
housing market, data collection 11604
property condition disclosure statements, former grow op and drug lab houses 12797
taxation, ministerial responsibility 12790-1
Rental housing
dispute resolution process 12869-73
fixed-term leases 12802, 13435
penalty program review and recommendations 12495-6, 12806
pets in rental housing 12882
protections for tenants 12880
residential tenancy agreements, options 13435
sublets 12803-4
supply 11602, 12496
supply and affordability 13435-6
ticketing system proposal 12796
Representative for Children and Youth, report on death of Paige Gauchier 12875-6
Residential Tenancy Act
amendments 12880, 12882
provisions and role 12495-6
Residential tenancy branch
budget 12796, 12869
fees 12868-9
telephone services and advocacy supports 12869-72
Resources and resource industries, resource development, cumulative impact framework 12959-60
Riverview Hospital
redevelopment project 13084-5
redevelopment project, public consultation 10403
redevelopment project, real estate coordinator position 10403
Robinson, Selina, comments on issues 10613-4
Rustad, John, performance as cabinet minister 10492
Safety Standards Amendment Act, 2016
debate 11245, 12313-4, 12436-44
definitions, "power plant" 12436
definitions, "specified regulated product" 12436-7
purpose of bill 11245
transitional provisions 12442-3
Schools, seismic upgrades 10614
Seismological Research Letters, study on hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity 12950, 12953
Selkirk College, trades training and equipment 10614
Seniors, housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 10494, 10611-5
Skills training, Find Your Fit tour initiative for youth 10561
Stamps Place, sale of housing facility 12817, 12868
Strata property, vacant condominiums and rentals 12802-3
Sunset Towers, request for proposals 12801, 12807, 12817
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on tent city 12788
Surrey, King George area, manufactured home parks and homeowner protection 12804-5
Ted Kuhn Tower, request for proposal 12817
Trade and Invest B.C., website information on natural gas resources 12956-8
Trade Winds Terrace, facility and residents 12873
Transit services, B.C. Bus Pass program, changes 10614-5
Tributes
Marc Trudeau 11597
Trudeau, Marc, work as cameraman 11597
UBC, life sciences laboratories 10614
University of Victoria, student housing 12811-2
Urban Native Youth Association, youth housing project 12875
Vancouver
Downtown Eastside
high-risk youth in area and social services 12875
New Fountain housing project 13085
housing
Chinese housing societies 12880
Little Mountain Housing redevelopment project and social housing units 12881
rental housing affordability and supply 13435-6
social housing projects 12791-2, 12879
supportive housing projects 10494-5, 10612-3
Jericho lands, purchase offer by First Nations groups 10493, 12792-4
Vancouver–Mount Pleasant constituency and area, housing supply and constituent cases 11605
Victoria
homelessness
count 12812
shelter housing and pilot project 12812-3
tent city 12788, 12809-11
housing, rental housing market 12811-2
youth custody centre and shelter services 12810
Wages, minimum wage 12880
Waste management, contaminated minesites, cleanup cost estimation and liability 12956
West Hotel, administrative penalty 12805
Whistler, rental housing and vacation rentals 12803
Wilson, Gordon, position as LNG advocate 10561-2
Conroy, Katrine (Kootenay West)

As subject
constituents, staff and family thanked 10395
experience working in mill 11208
family's experience in skilled trades 11206-9
leadership as woman (Reimer) 11389
Agriculture
agriculture wildlife program, administration 11437-8
farmland, affordability 13407
government support 10554
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 11437-8
Alberta, oil and gas industry 10480, 10490
Allied Hydro Council of B.C., agreements 11207, 12064
Alphonse, Joe, comments on wildlife harvest allocation 11145
Automobiles, insurance rates 10477
Bernier, Mike, visits to school districts 12189
Bodnar, Faith, comments on disability benefits 10490
Boundary area, food production and non-profit sector 11096
Braundy, Marcia, work on women in trades 11208-9
Brilliant Dam, expansion project 10490
B.C. by region, rural B.C., affordable housing 13406-10
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 10407, 10476-80, 10490-1, 10554-5
B.C., population, migration out of B.C. 10480, 10490, 11206-7
B.C. prosperity fund 10396, 10477-8
B.C. timber sales program, lands 11144
B.C. Wildlife Federation, 60th anniversary and role 11699
B.C. Wine Institute, position on establishment of South Okanagan national park 10783
Budget debate 10476-80, 10490-1
Budgets, 2016-17 budget 10476-80, 10490-1
Clark, Christy
comments on housing issues 13406-7
comments on issues, use of "yes" and "no" 10407
Columbia Basin area, food production and non-profit sector 11096
Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute, research activities 10554, 11096
Columbia Basin Trust
history 12060
role 11691
Columbia Power Corporation
board membership and representation 12066-7
history 12060
mandate 12065-6
projects 12062-6, 13130
projects and workforce equity mandate 11207, 11384
work with B.C. Hydro 12062-4
Columbia River treaty
inclusion of fish issues 12068
negotiations 12067
Construction industry, retrofits of buildings and homes for energy efficiency 10407, 13116-7
Consumers
cost of living 13409-10
costs and user fees 10396
taxes and user fees 10476-8
Dams, upgrade projects 12062-6
Davidoff, Andy, comments on education funding 10397
de Jong, Michael, comments on housing issues 13406
Deane, Kim, board membership 12066
Deck, Greg, board membership 12066
Disability benefits, amounts 10490
Duncan Dam, upgrade project 12063, 12065
Economy
conditions 10554
diversification 11691-2
knowledge-based economy 11096-7
sustainable development 10407
Education
adult basic education, accessibility and fee changes 10406, 10479
class size and composition 10478-9
special education and special needs 10397, 10478-9
special education and special needs, education assistants 10479
system 10397-8
Education funding 10397-8, 10478-9
special education and special needs 10397
Education Ministry, estimates debate 12189
Eichenberger, Kathy, role in treaty negotiations 12067
Elko Dam upgrade project 12062, 12064-6
project and local employment 13130
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs 10554, 13116-7
green jobs 10407
Energy
alternative energy sources 10407
electricity rates 10476-7
sector, jobs 13116
Energy and Mines Ministry, estimates debate 12060-8
Environment, conservation officers, role and staffing levels 11147
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 10861-2, 10926-8
Ferries and ferry services, fare increases 10477
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendation on education funding 10397
Fires and firefighters, prevention of human-caused fires 11792-3
First Nations, consultation by government, consultation on land and resources 12144
Fishing industry, licence fee revenues 11147-8
Food and food industry, locally grown food 10554
Food banks, use 10554
Forest Enhancement Society of B.C., establishment and role 11143
Forests and forest industry
employment and jobs 10397
export of raw logs 10397
geomatic projects 11096-7
industry, conditions 10490
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry
estimates debate 11143-50
work with Environment Ministry 11147
work with ministries on species at risk 10861-2
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11792-3
Fort St. John, housing 13406-7
Guide-outfitters, licences and reporting 11792
Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, funding and projects 11147-9
Henderson, John, comments on wildlife conservation 12144
Highway 19 (Island Highway), construction and workforce equity 11384
HNZ Topflight, helicopter training operations 10926
Home care, home support services 10407
Housing
affordability and conditions 10406-7
affordable housing, government action 13405-10
cooperative housing 13408
housing priority initiatives fund 13408
Hunting
harvest allocation policy, consultation 11145-6
harvest information reporting 11146-7
licence fee revenues 11147-8
licences, e-licences and online transactions 11792
trapping licences 11792
Inclusion B.C., comments on disability benefits 10490
Income assistance
accessibility and service delivery 10406
application process 10479-80, 10490
Industry Training Authority Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11206-10
Industry Training Authority, role and responsibilities, changes 11207-10
Infrastructure projects and needs 10407
Italian Canadians, internment during World War II 10234
Janzen, Randy, research activities 11096
Japanese Canadians, internment during World War II, New Denver camp site 12013
John Hart Dam, upgrades 12064-5
Keenleyside Dam
road access, safety and study 12060-2
tourist facilities 12060, 12062
Kidney health, children with kidney disease 11246
Knudsgaard, Jens Erik, community activities and skiing guide accomplishments 10436-7
Kohan Reflection Garden, Japanese heritage garden and site 12013
Kootenay area
agriculture wildlife program budget and administration 11438
conservation officer service 11147
economy and employment 10554
hunting and harvest allocation 11146
local employment 13130
water infrastructure systems 10554
Kootenay Livestock Association, contract with government 11438
Kootenay West constituency and area
constituent tenancy case 10406-7
schools, costs and funding 10478-9
unemployment and Alberta employment 10395
Ktunaxa Nation, consultation on dam upgrade project 12062
Labour, project labour agreements and employment equity 11207
Liquefied natural gas development 10396
Lower Mainland, housing affordability and housing market 13406-7
McKortoff, Sue, comments on proposed national park in South Okanagan 10783
Medical Services Plan premiums 10407, 10477
Mines and mining industry, employment and jobs, job protection commissioner 10490
Miscellaneous Statutes (Housing Priority Initiatives) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13405-10
Motions
B.C.'s Skills for Jobs Blueprint 13116-7
Diverse economy and resource development 11691-2
Fiscal management and diverse economy 10554-5
Knowledge-based economy 11096-7
Plan for women's economic equity 11383-4
Nakusp and Area Community Forest, logging operations 10861-2, 11144
Nakusp, project and women in trades 11208
Nelson, trades training 11206
Nestlé Waters Canada Inc., operations 10397
NDP, energy policies and PowerBC plan 13116-7
North Island College, comments on tuition and fees policy 11008
Norway, government management of oil revenues 10396
Okanagan area
South Okanagan, establishment of national park 10783-5, 10926-8
tourism industry 10783
Oldfield, Ken, comments on proposed national park in South Okanagan 10783
Oral questions
Elko Dam redevelopment project 13130
Employment program grant and conflict-of-interest concerns regarding Judi Tyabji-Wilson 11306
Post-secondary tuition policy and fee increases 11007-8
Release of government response to report on youth death case 10604-5
Osoyoos, potential school closings 10398
Parks
benefits to local economies 10783
campgrounds, reservation service 13409
system, funding and services 10477
user fees 10477, 13409
Pend-d'Oreille River, wildlife management unit in valley, petition tabled 10241
Petitions
Pend-d'Oreille valley, access management area in wildlife management unit 10241
Poch, Amanda, transplant recipient and promotion of organ donation 11246
Post-secondary education
student debt load 10406, 10479, 10554
tuition fee cap policy and other student fees 11007-8
Private members' statements
Economic value of parks 10783-5
Property transfer tax, additional tax for foreign buyers 13407-8
Public debt
debt levels 10396, 10478
elimination, government goal 10396
Real estate industry
dual agency and rural realtors 13405-6
foreign investment and ownership 13407
regulation and oversight, changes 13408
Rental housing, landlord-tenant issues 10406-7
Representative for Children and Youth, report on death of Paige Gauchier 10604-5
Resources and resource industries, resource development 10396-7
Revelstoke, conservation officer 11147
Roberts, Delia, research activities 11096
Rock Creek–Westbridge area, fire 11792-3
School district 8 (Kootenay Lake), schools, potential closings 12189
School district 20 (Kootenay-Columbia)
budget deficit 10479
school buses and bus service 12189
schools, conditions 12189
School districts, costs and funding 10478-9
Schools
closings 10398
school buses and bus service 12189
Selkirk College
adult basic education 10406
research and innovation initiatives 11096-7
Saints hockey team championship win 11696
student fees 11008
students and programs 10554
trades training and equipment 10478
trades training for women 11384
Selkirk Geospatial Research Centre, research activities 11096-7
Selkirk Mountains, caribou habitat protection 11149-50
Shuswap Band, consultation on dam upgrade project 12062
Site C power project, impact on agricultural land and environment 11691
Skills training
government skills and training plan 13116
role of unions 11209
secondary school programs 11208
system changes 11206-10
trades training
diversity 11207
Red Seal certification 11209
women in skilled trades 11208-9
women in trades and technology program 11383-4
Social Development and Social Innovation Ministry, budget 10479
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 10490
Spillimacheen Dam, upgrade project 12065
Stanley Humphries Secondary School, conditions 12189
Statements
Selkirk Saints hockey team championship win 11696
Statements by members
B.C. Wildlife Federation 11699
Children with kidney disease and organ donation 11246
Internment of Italian Canadians during World War II 10234
Jens Erik Knudsgaard 10436-7
Kohan Reflection Garden in New Denver 12013
Sustainable Wildlife Management Act, 2016, debate 12144
Tanned, Wild and Woolly Processing, government grants for community employment project 11306
Teachers, specialist teachers 10397
Teck Resources Ltd., Trail smelter operations 10490
Tenisci, Fred, internment during World War II 10234
Throne speech content 10395
Throne speech debate 10395-8, 10406-7
ToadFest, activities 10861-2
Trade agreements and partnerships 10396-7
Trail
income assistance office operations 10406
Italian Canadian community history 10234
Trail and District Library, exhibit on Italian Canadians 10234
Trans-Pacific Partnership 10396-7
Transplantation of organs and tissues, organ donation and donor registration 11246
Tsilhqot'in Nation, negotiations with government on wildlife harvest allocations 11145
Tyabji-Wilson, Judi, role in social enterprise project and funding 11306
U.S.
dams 12060-2
State Department role in treaty negotiations 12067
Vancouver Community College, student fees 11007
Vancouver, housing, vacant property tax 13406, 13408-9
Waneta Dam, expansion project 10490, 12062
Water
management and stewardship 10397
water systems and infrastructure 10407, 10554
Wild Sheep Society of B.C., funding and role 11149
Wildlife
caribou, protection and recovery 11149-50
deer, whitetail deer 11146
elk, population management 11146
government plan 11149
habitat protection 11147-50, 12144
habitat protection by fish and game organizations 11699
inventory 11145-6
moose, population management 11145-6
population management, consultation and funding 12144
species at risk, protection 10861-2
western toads, protection 10861-2, 11143-4
wild sheep, contact with domestic sheep and fencing needs 11149
Wilson, George, comments on wildlife conservation 12144
Women, economic equity 11383-4
Corrigan, Kathy (Burnaby–Deer Lake)

As subject
experience of sexual assault and harassment as student 12915-6 (Karagianis) 12921
experiences as Advanced Education critic and school trustee 12917
family camping experiences 10609-10
family's housing experiences 13442
staff thanked 10326
visits to post-secondary institutions 10505-6
Advanced Education Ministry
estimates debate 11772-5, 11814-22, 11824-30, 11834-44
budget, allocation for advertising and publications 11772-5, 11814-5
estimates process, written questions and answers 11844
Alma Mater Society of UBC Vancouver, Sexual Assault Support Centre, concerns re sexual violence policy legislation 13262
Auditor General reports and reviews
disability assistance program 11130-1
earthquake preparedness 12042-3
Automobiles
insurance rates 10608-9
transfer of vehicle ownership, fraud case 10883
Board resourcing and development office, operations 11815-6
Bonney, Brian, role in B.C. Liberal Party 10328-9
B.C. Coalition of People with Disabilities, comments on income assistance health benefits changes in 2010 11129
B.C. Institute of Technology, programs and projects 10483, 10505
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign statements on health care facilities 10328-9, 12584
priorities 10504-7
B.C. Liberal Party government
priorities 10608-11, 11129
throne speeches 10329
B.C. prosperity fund 10609
B.C. Technology Report Card, comments on technology and post-secondary education 11092
B.C. Utilities Commission, role re Site C power project 13332
Budget, amendment 10608-11
Budget debate 10504-7, 10608-11
Budgets, 2016-17 budget 10504-7, 10608-11
Bueckert, Chardaye, work as legislative intern 11772
Burnaby
arts and culture 11850-1
Citizen of the Year and Kushiro Cup award 12749
city government 10327
ethnic and cultural diversity 10326-7, 13335
film industry 10327
high-technology industry 10505
multicultural festivals 13335
parks and recreation services 11449
post-secondary institutions 10505
sports events 12214
tourism and conferences 12214
zoning 10326
Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion
comments on disability benefits process changes 11130
organization 11130-1
website, petition re bus pass program changes 11130
Burnaby Festival of Learning 12566
Burnaby General Hospital
beds 12585
conditions and redevelopment 10328-9, 12584
staff and services 11248
Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame, inductees 10601
Burnaby–Deer Lake constituency and area
constituents' issues and concerns re housing 13442
constituents' issues and concerns re pipeline proposal 12042
description 10326-7
Burton, Ron, work as chair of Burnaby board of education 10327
Canadian Union of Public Employees, operations and officials 10327-8
Capilano University, student housing 11839
Carroll, Sandra, appointment to post-secondary board 11821-2
Clark, Christy, comments on housing issues 13445
Climate change, government action 11889
Coburn, Neil, comments on student fees 11829
Coleman, Rich, comments on housing issues 13445
College and Institute Act, amendments 13278
College of New Caledonia
board of governors, appointments 11821-2
dental care programs 10507
Community Care and Assisted Living Amendment Act, 2016, debate 12331-2
Consumers
costs and user fees 11130
taxes and user fees 10608-11
Continuing Care Act, amendments 10883
Criminal Code (federal), provisions on sexual offences 13268-9
Crown land, tenure system, signed and sworn statement requirements 10882
de Jong, Michael, comments on housing issues 13445
Disability benefits
application process and changes 11128-9, 11131
benefit amounts 11130-1
Disabled persons
community living services, transition from children's to adult services 11129
government support 11128-32
Earthquakes, earthquake preparedness 12042-3
Eby, David, comments on housing issues 13442
Economy, knowledge-based economy 11091-2, 12830-1
Education
adult basic education, accessibility and fee changes 10507, 10610, 11091, 11455, 11836-8
class size and composition, court case history 10794
education of First Nations people, graduation rate 12201
funding 12201-2
school completion certificate program 12201
Education Committee, referral of class size and composition issues 10794
Education Ministry, estimates debate 12200-2
Emergency Management B.C., role and capacity 12042-3
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11128-32
Energy
electricity rates 10608-9
power supply and hydroelectric power 13332
Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2016, debate 12042-3
Faucher, Richard, comments on disability benefits process changes 11130
Film industry, film studios 10327
Financial Institutions Commission, funding and role re real estate industry regulation 13443-4
Financial services industry, bank accounts signing authority process 10883
Fraser Health Authority, acute care beds 12585
Government, advertising campaigns 11772-5, 11814-5
Government communications and public engagement, budget and contingency funds 11772-5, 11814-5
Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act, emission control provisions 11889
Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11889
Gupta, Arvind, resignation as UBC president 11818
Health care system
health support workers, contract negotiations and labour history 10794
services for victims of sexual assault 13261
Health Ministry, estimates debate 12584-5
High-technology industry 10505, 11092
Homeowner grant, eligibility 10329
Hospital Act, amendments 10883
Housing
affordable housing, government action 13442-5
affordable housing, government action and role 10326
cooperative housing 13442
social and subsidized housing, government investment 13444
Immigration, temporary foreign workers 10505
Income assistance
accessibility and service delivery 11131
accessibility, online and telephone service 11129
benefits, health supplements 11129
system 11128-32
Jones, Cate, work as constituency assistant 10326
Justice system, signed and sworn statements for non-court matters 10881-3, 10887-8
Kawaguchi, George, community contributions and volunteer activities 12749
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc.
Burnaby oil tank facility 12042
proposal for oil pipeline expansion 12042
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, student housing 11839
Labour market data, report and outlook document 11834-6
Land Act, amendments 10882-3
Languages Canada, activities and role 11844
Legal aid, funding and services 11129
Legislature, Officers of the Legislature, budgets 11773
Liquefied natural gas development 10339-30, 10506, 10609
clean development 11889
skilled worker supply and training 12831
Liquefied natural gas facilities, emissions regulation, compliance and limits 11889
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, section 84 11957-8
Local Elections Campaign Financing (Election Expenses) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11952-60
Local government elections
campaign financing regulation, compliance and enforcement 11952-60
candidates, disqualification 11952-4, 11956-8, 11960
Long-term and residential care
assisted living information, provision by government 12331
regulation and oversight of facilities 12331-2
Lower Mainland
housing affordability and housing market 10326, 10329, 13442-5
transit services 10329
Lunar new year 10326-7
Mark, Melanie, election 10328
Maté, Gabor, comments on income assistance health benefits changes 11129
Medical Services Plan premiums 10608-9
MLAs, new members 10328
METRAC study on incidence of sexual violence 12916
Miscellaneous Statutes (Housing Priority Initiatives) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13442-5
Miscellaneous Statutes (Signed Statements) Amendment Act, 2016
debate 10881-3, 10887-8
implementation of law institute report recommendations and timeline 10881, 10883, 10887-8
Montalbano, John, resignation from UBC board 11818
Moore, James, appointment as UNBC chancellor 11819-20, 11822
Motions
B.C.'s Skills for Jobs Blueprint 12830-1
Knowledge-based economy 11091-2
Plan for women's economic equity 11389-90
Powering B.C. 13332
Referral of class size and composition issues to Education Committee 10794
Multiculturalism, government outreach strategy and partisan activities, investigation 13178
Natural Gas Development Ministry, estimates debate 12870-1
NDP, MLAs, women members 10328
North Island College, comments on issues
tuition and fees policy 11006
tuition fee cap policy and other student fees 11829
Ontario, sexual violence policies and legislation 12917-9, 13258-60, 13263, 13266-7, 13270
Oral questions
Access to adult basic education and English-language-learning programs 11455
Breach-of-trust court case and investigation into multicultural outreach strategy 13178
Post-secondary tuition policy and fee increases 11005-6, 11103-4
Osoyoos, potential school closings 10794
Parent Support Services of B.C., comments on bus pass program changes 11131
Parks, user fees 10609-10
Peet, Greg, appointment to UBC board and court case 11816-8
Police and policing, police handling of sexual assault cases 13261
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 10610, 11390
Campus 2020 review and recommendations 10610
courses and programs, general programs 11836
English language learning programs 10507, 10610, 11455, 11838
government investment and role in economy 10504-6, 12830-1
international students 12916-7
role 10505-6
role in economy 11092
student debt load 10504
student financial assistance, interest on loans 11844
student housing 11839, 12870-1
students, definition in legislation 13271
system, student satisfaction and consultation 11103-4
tuition fee cap policy and other student fees 11005-6, 11103-4, 11824-30
tuition fees 10610
women in post-secondary education 10505
Post-secondary education funding 11091-2, 11390, 12830-1, 12917
capital funding 10504
capital funding, deferred maintenance 11840
Post-secondary institutions
board appointments 11816-9, 11821-2
boards, immunity from legal proceedings 13278
chancellors, appointment 11819-20, 11822
colleges, rural colleges and university transfer programs 10506-7
financial reporting, inclusion in government reporting entity and ability to borrow 11839, 12870-1
private institutions, regulation 13260
private institutions, regulation of language schools 11843-4
reputation 13274
revenue sources 11824-5
student societies, membership and fees 11842-3
Poverty incidence 11130
Private Training Act, amendments and regulations 13263-6
Property tax, revenues 10329
Property transfer tax, additional tax for foreign buyers 13444-5
Real estate industry
foreign investment and ownership, residency information 13445
housing market, impact on property taxes 10329
investigation into practices and transactions, advisory group recommendations 13443
regulation and oversight, changes 13443-4
Rental housing supply 13442
Rogers, Kenya, advocacy re sexual violence policy legislation 13262
School district 41 (Burnaby)
budget and surplus 12202
enrolment and funding 12201-2
operations 10327
parent advisory council, letter 12201
response to labour dispute 10794
School districts, budgets, administrative savings 12201-2
Schools, closings 10794
Selkirk College, student fees 11104, 11829
Sexual violence
comprehensive strategy 13259-60, 13263
definition in legislation 12918-9, 13266-71
distribution of sexual images and intent-to-harm issue 12918, 13267-70
incidence 12916
sexual assault services in urban and rural areas 13261
societal attitudes and change 13262-3
Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy Act
debate 12915-9, 13258-78
amendments, coverage of private institutions 13265
amendments, definition of sexual misconduct and violence 13270
application 12917, 12919
comparison to private member's bill 13259-60, 13263
content and scope 13275-6
definitions, "post-secondary institution" 13263, 13265
definitions, "sexual misconduct" 12918, 13266-71
definitions, "student" 13271
regulations 12918, 13260
title 12919, 13266
Sexual violence on post-secondary campuses
assault cases and incidence 12915-6
assault cases and reporting 13273-5
complaint and disciplinary process 13271, 13273
funding for prevention 13258-62
legislation 13258-60, 13275-6
misconduct off campus 13272-3
policies
existing policies 13277
framework 12919
privacy and due-process issues 13275
reviews and surveys on effectiveness 13273-4, 13277-8
prevention and policies 11840-2, 12915-9, 13258-78
prevention and policies, consultation and stakeholder concerns 12917-9, 13258-9, 13262, 13264, 13266, 13277
private institutions 12917-8, 13263-6
"rape chants" at campus events 12916
reporting on policy implementation 13272
role of faculty, staff and other non-students 13271
Simon Fraser University, student housing, closing 11839
Site C power project, project and power supply 13332
Skills training
government skills and training plan 10505-6, 11834-6, 12831
women in skilled trades 10505
Society, progress on equality and rights 10328
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
plebiscite on funding model 10329
service levels 10329
Spill preparedness and response regime 12042-3
Sports and recreation, martial arts, tae kwon do 12356
Statements by members
Arts and culture in Burnaby 11850-1
B.C. Institute of Technology 10483
Burnaby Festival of Learning 12566
Burnaby Hospital 11247-8
Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame 10601
Multicultural festivals in Burnaby 13335
Park and recreation services in Burnaby 11449
Tourism and events in Burnaby 12214
Volunteer activities of George Kawaguchi 12749
World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Burnaby 12356-7
Stewart, Kennedy, comments on housing market 13443-4
Students Union of Vancouver Community College, comments on tuition fee cap policy and other student fees 11829
Sullivan, Sam, comments on housing issues 10326
Supreme Court of B.C., rulings on tax avoidance case 11816-7
Teachers, collective bargaining, government approach 10794
Throne speech debate 10326-30
Tourism Burnaby, work of agency 12214
Trade unions
leadership by women 10328
role of labour movement and unions 10328
Transit services
B.C. Bus Pass program changes 11130-1
student passes 11842
Trinity Western University, sexual misconduct policy requirements 13264
UBC
board of governors, appointments 11816-9
"rape chants" at Frosh Week events 12916
sexual assault cases and policy 11841
University of Northern B.C., chancellor appointment 11819-20, 11822
University of Victoria Students Society, comments on sexual violence policy legislation 13262
Vancouver Community College
adult basic education programs 11837
student fees 11829
Vancouver Island University, student fees 11103
Violence, domestic violence, prevention on post-secondary campuses 13270-1
Weaver, Andrew, private member's bill on post-secondary sexual violence policies 13259-60, 13263
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund, comments on sexual violence policy legislation 12918
Wickens, Jodie, election 10328
Wilkinson, Andrew, meeting with student organizations in January 2016 11006
Women
economic equity 11389-90
opportunities for low-income women 11389-90
pay equity 11390
Workers, rights 10328
World Junior Taekwondo Championships, hosting of 2016 competition by Burnaby 12356-7
Zoning, relationship to housing supply 10326

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