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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Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam)

As subject
campaign for city council in Port Coquitlam 11418
experience purchasing vehicle 11181
use of term "hyperbolism" 10753-4
Administrative tribunals, independence 12569
Adoption, same-sex couples as adoptive parents 13360
Agricultural Land Commission Act
amendments 12946-7
regulations 12947
Agricultural land reserve, removal of land from reserve, consent of property owners 12946
Ajax mine project 12187
Alberta
legislation re criminal notoriety and profit 13279
regulation of drug manufacturing equipment 13432
Alcohol, liquor licensing, reconsideration of enforcement decisions 12948
Anton, Suzanne, position on election campaign financing reform 11420
Assessment Act, amendments 12947
Auditor General reports and reviews
corrections system 13157
JUSTIN information system 13150-1
Automobiles
driver's licences, inclusion of blood type information 12630
motor dealers industry, role in economy 11181-2
motor dealers regulation
consumer advancement fund 11182-3, 11459-60
consumer protection, enforcement and penalties 11181-3, 11426-9, 11456-61, 11467-9
Curber program 11459
customer compensation fund 11182-3, 11428-9, 11456-8, 11460
Internet transactions 11426
registrar powers 11460-1, 11467-8
Banning the Sale of Ivory and Rhinoceros Horns Act, 2016, debate 13125
Barnett, Donna, comments during mining legislation debate 11014-5
Beckett, Sarah, death and community response 12069
Bonney, Brian, role in government and breach-of-trust charge 13180
B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police, comments on community safety legislation 13163-4
B.C. Liberal Party
fundraising activities and payments to Premier, potential conflict of interest and legal costs 12433
position on SkyTrain line expansions 10752
position on transportation infrastructure projects 10752-3
B.C. Liberal Party government
activities and legal issues, legal fee indemnity 13180
approach to governing 12221
hiring of former federal government staff 10753
priorities 10750-4, 11113
B.C. prosperity fund 10753-4
Brooks, Hudson, investigation into circumstances of death 13377
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2016, debate 10750-4
Budgets, 2016-17 budget 10750-4
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, freedom of expression 12940-1
Chouhan, Raj, appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker 10229
Clark, Christy
comments on issues
prosperity fund 10753-4
Trans-Pacific Partnership 12187
conflict-of-interest case and legal costs 12433
position on issues 11115
response to public safety issues 12073-4
Community Safety Act, implementation 13163-4
Consumers, cost of living 13476
Continuing Care Act, amendments 10880
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 13125
Cooperative Association Act, amendments 10878
Corrections system
correctional facilities
capacity and staffing 13153-9
design and risk management strategies 13157
violence and staff safety 11607, 13154-9
funding 13153
health services and staffing 13159-60
prisoners
deaths 13158-9
gang-involved prisoners 13153, 13157-8
intake assessment 13158-60
mentally ill prisoners 13158-9
segregation 13189-90
violence and safety 13154-5, 13158
Credit Union Incorporation Act, amendments 10878
Crime and criminals
money laundering and tax evasion, government action 13488
prevention of profit from criminal notoriety 12940-1, 13279-82
freedom of speech issues 12940-1
law enforcement contracts and film productions on crime 13280
legislation in other jurisdictions 12940-1, 13279
memorabilia 13281
war crimes and crimes against humanity 13279-80
victim assistance program, policies and coverage of medication 13100-1
victim support and funding for services, trust fund 13281
de Jong, Michael
comments on prosperity fund 10754
personal vehicle 11182
Disability benefits, application process and changes 11112-5
Disabled persons, government support 11112-5
Discrimination and racism, discrimination against transgender persons 13361
Doroshenko, Paul, freedom-of-information request on roadside prohibition adjudication system 12568
Earthquakes
earthquake preparedness 13108
earthquake preparedness report and government response 12501-3
Election Act, amendments 10880
Elections, fixed election date 11419
Emergencies
emergency preparedness, critical infrastructure 12502-3
emergency preparedness reports and implementation of recommendations 13108-9
first responders commended 12069, 13108-9
Emergency Management B.C.
budget and funding 12501
role and capacity 13108
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act, amendments 10881
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11112-5
Environmental Management Act, amendments 12947-8
Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2016, content 12948
Families, same-sex marriage 13360
Ferries and ferry services, ferry terminals, property assessment 12947
Film industry
industry and role in economy 12948
tax credits, changes 12948
Fire Safety Act
debate 11635-6, 12506-10
consultation on bill 11635
definitions, "fire hazard" 12506-7
Firearms
gun amnesty program 13189
gun procurement, regulation 13189
Fires and firefighters
duty to report fire 12509
fire commissioner 11635, 12506, 12510
fire hazards 12506-7
fire safety regulation
compliance and monitoring 11635-6, 12507-10
fire services personnel 11635, 12506, 12608
impact on regional districts 11635
impact on volunteer fire departments and training 12508
wildfires, prevention and fuel management 13108
Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, patient walkaways and community notification 12074
Forry, Michael, victim assistance benefits case 13100-1
Fox, Rolly, death and legacy 11241-2
Gaming Control Act, amendments 10878
Gangs
gang activity and gun violence prevention
funding 13153, 13164-6
government strategy 13165
other jurisdictions 13166
prevention of young adult involvement in gangs 13166
Gender identity and expression, human rights protection 13360-1
The Globe and Mail, article on segregation of prisoners 13189
Government
advertising 13419-20
public perception 13164
regulations, reduction 11113-4
Harmonized sales tax, government handling and initiative petition campaign 10881
Harper, Stephen, legacy as Prime Minister 12220
Hospital Act, amendments 10880
Housing
affordable housing
government action 10751-2, 13475-7
supply 10750
social and subsidized housing 10751-2
Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13360-1
Impaired driving
immediate roadside prohibition review system
backlog 13101-3, 13150
disclosure of information 12568-9, 13150
disclosure of personal information 13103
disclosure of police reports 13103
review system 12987-8
role of legal services branch 12568-9, 13150
legislation, potential for legal challenges 13101-3
Imperial Metals Corp., Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 11014-5
recommendations by investigations and implementation 11015
Income assistance system 11112
Income Tax Act, amendments 12948
Independent investigations office, investigations, delays 13377
Infrastructure, government investment 10752
Insurance Premium Tax Act, amendments 10879
Justice system
information management, JUSTIN system 13150-1
sheriffs 11399
signed and sworn statements for non-court matters 10878-81
Krog, Leonard Eugene, personal vehicle 11182
Labour relations code, amendments 10880
Land Act, amendments 10879
Land surveys and titles
registration of floating charges 10879
signed and sworn statement requirements 10879
Land Title Act, amendments 10879
Legislation
cabinet approval process 13163
miscellaneous statutes bills 10876-8, 12945-8
unintended consequences and potential for legal challenges 12946-7
use of regulations and role of cabinet 10878, 12947
Legislature
bills process, committee stage, scrutiny of bill and standing votes 12946-7
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, summer sittings 13476-7
members' conduct and debate, use of electronic devices 11020
question period, change to scheduled times 10279
Speaker and Chair, appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 10229
Letnick, Norm, comments on Trans-Pacific Partnership 12187, 12220-1
Liquefied natural gas development 10754
Liquor Control and Licensing Act, amendments 12948
Local Elections Campaign Financing (Election Expenses) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11418-20
Local Elections Expense Limits Special Committee, work of committee 11418-9
Local government
costs for police services 13151-3
transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 13152
Local Government Act, amendments 10878
Local government elections, campaign financing
ban on corporate and union donations 11419
contribution limits 11420
reform and regulation 11418-20
spending limits and pre-election time period 11419
Lower Mainland
housing affordability and housing market 13475-6
housing market and listings 12149-50
transit services 10753
May Day 12490
Mines Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11014-5
Mines and mining industry
emerald mining 10879
impact of commodity prices 11015
regulation, penalties 11014-5
Ministerial statements (response)
Sarah Beckett 12069
Miscellaneous Statutes (General) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 12945-8
Miscellaneous Statutes (Housing Priority Initiatives) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13475-7
Miscellaneous Statutes (Signed Statements) Amendment Act, 2016
debate 10876-81
regulations 10878
report recommendations and implementation timeline 10877-8
Motions
Appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 10229
Changes to question period and daily House business 10279
Trans-Pacific Partnership 12186-8, 12219-21
Motor Dealer Amendment Act, 2016
debate 11181-3, 11426-9, 11456-61, 11467-9
regulations 11468-9
Multiculturalism, government outreach strategy and partisan activities, investigation 13180
North Fraser Pretrial Centre, operations 13158-60
Okanagan Correctional Centre project 13154-8, 13160
Oral questions
Action on money laundering and tax evasion in real estate transactions 13488
Breach-of-trust court case and investigation into multicultural outreach strategy 13180
Employment program grant and conflict-of-interest concerns regarding Judi Tyabji-Wilson 11307-8
Gun violence in Surrey 12073
Independent investigations office and investigation into death of Hudson Brooks 13377
Legislation on payments from political parties to Premiers 12494
Payment of legal costs in Premier's conflict-of-interest case 12433
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 10605-6
Roadside prohibition program adjudication system and role of legal services branch 12568-9
Roadside prohibition program review process 12987-8
Safety and staffing levels at Surrey Pretrial Centre 11607
Staffing levels for sheriffs 11399
Parliament Buildings, protest re bus pass program changes 11113, 11115
Parliamentary Secretary for Corrections, report recommendations 13156, 13158-9
Pickton, Robert William, self-published book 12940-1
Points of order
proceedings and closing of Estimates of Office of the Premier, debate 13133
use of electronic devices 11020
Police and policing
DNA testing and costs agreement 13151-3
police officers, role 12069
police powers 13432
Politics and politicians
money and politics 11418
payments to party leaders while Premier, legislation 12494
Port Coquitlam constituency and area, social housing project 10751-2
Port Coquitlam, May Day celebrations 12490
Private members' statements (response)
Emergency preparedness in B.C. 13108-9
Profits of Criminal Notoriety Act (Bill 24)
debate 12940-1, 13279-82
application, exemptions 13280
definitions, "designated crime" 13279-80
regulations 13280, 13282
retroactivity 12940-1
Property tax, prescribed assessment of restricted-use properties 12947
Property transfer tax, exemption for newly-built homes 10751
Public debt, paydown of operating debt 10754
Public Health Protection Act, 2016, debate 13431-2
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
estimates debate 13100-3, 13150-60, 13163-7, 13169, 13188-90
budget 13153
mandate 13101
role and responsibilities 13151
Public sector buildings, seismic upgrades 12503
Real estate industry
housing market, data collection 10751
listings of properties for sale, accessibility 12149-50
money laundering and tax evasion 13488
regulation and oversight 12149-50
transactions and income tax system 13488
Recall and Initiative Act, amendments 10880-1
Red Tape Reduction Day 10877
Representative for Children and Youth, report on death of Paige Gauchier 10605-6
Resources and resource industries, permitting process and area-based management plans 12948
Safety
complaint process for residences with ongoing unlawful activities 13163-4
government action on public safety issues 12073-4
School Act, amendments 10878
Security services, licensing of workers 13169
Sexual orientation
gay, lesbian and bisexual rights 13360-1
inclusion in human rights protection 13360
Sjostrom, Mary, comments on community safety legislation 13164
SkyTrain line expansions, B.C. Liberal Party position 10752
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, plebiscite on funding model 10753
Statements by members
May Day celebrations in Port Coquitlam 12490
Stone, Todd, comments on issues
budget implementation legislation 10750
Trans-Pacific Partnership 12186-7
Substance abuse and addiction
illegal drugs, opioid production and regulation of equipment 13432
opioid overdoses, deaths and response 13431-2
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on roadside prohibition review system 12568, 13102-3
Surrey
gang activity and gun violence
government action 13167
government action and police response 12073
gun registration program 13189
Wrap anti-gang program 13164-5
growth 13167
police services, additional officers 13167
Surrey Pretrial Services Centre
operations 13156-7, 13159-60
violence and staff safety 11607
Tanned, Wild and Woolly Processing, government grants for community employment project 11307-8
Taxation, government policies 13476
Terry Fox Foundation, annual Terry Fox Runs 11241-2
Trade between B.C. and China 12186-7, 12219-20
Transit services
B.C. Bus Pass program, changes 11113-4
expansion and government investment 10753
Trans-Pacific Partnership 12186-7, 12219-21
federal government comments 12220
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 12501-3, 12630
Transportation, infrastructure projects and B.C. Liberal Party position 10752-3
Tributes
Rolly Fox 11241-2
Tyabji-Wilson, Judi, role in social enterprise project and funding 11307-8
Union of B.C. Municipalities, consultation on fire safety regulation 11635, 12508
University of the Fraser Valley, Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research, study on fire safety regulation 11635
Vancouver Charter, amendments 11419
Vancouver, housing, vacant property tax 13476
Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre, operations 13156
The Vancouver Sun, article on guns used in crimes 13189
Vehicle Sales Authority, role and responsibilities 11426-9, 11456-9
Water Sustainability Act, amendments 10879-80
Weed Control Act, amendments 10880
Wildlife
ban on sale of ivory and rhinoceros horns 13125
species at risk, protection and legislation 13125
Wills, Estates and Succession Act, amendments 10881
Fassbender, Hon. Peter (Surrey-Fleetwood)

As subject
comments on issues
housing issues 13392
role of money in politics and elections 11939 (Huntington) 11939 (Robinson) 11939
performance as minister responsible for TransLink (Eby) 11753, 12076
role in taxi industry and Uber services issues (Bains) 10566
work as minister responsible for TransLink 11743-4, 11753-4
Alliance for Arts and Culture, work on cultural policy framework 11673
Animals, distressed animals, protection 11651
Arts and culture
artsVest program for community organizations 11668
creative sector 10272
creative sector and creative economy strategy 11614, 11668-71
cultural policy framework 11673
government funding and support 11614-6, 11668-70, 11672
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
Assessment Act, amendments 13083-4
Auditor General for Local Government
audit council role and review, implementation of recommendations 11737-8
audit services and reports 10271
budget and operations 11737
Automobiles, vehicle efficiency, Scrap-It incentive program 11750
Brain health, head and brain injuries, concussion prevention and rehabilitation protocols 11739-40
B.C. Assessment Authority
assessment of commercial and residential properties 11735-6
assessment of port properties 11734
assessment practices 11736
B.C. Athletic Commissioner, budget and operations 11741
B.C. by region, rural dividend program 10534
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management and priorities 10269, 10532-5
B.C. prosperity fund 10535
B.C. training and education savings grant program 10533
Budget debate 10532-5
Budgets
2016-17 budget 10532-5
balanced budgets, legislation 11674
Business, operations in non-commercial properties 11734-6
Canada Pension Plan, disability benefits recipients, eligibility for B.C. disability benefits 11037
Capital regional district, proposed amalgamation of area municipalities, role of provincial government 11651-2
Children and Family Development Ministry, budget 10534
Children and youth, special needs children, At Home program and transition to adult disability assistance 11037
Climate change, climate action charter 11659-60
Coast Capital Savings Credit Union, Help Headquarters facility opening 10270
Communities
development and government support 10270
gaming grants for community organizations 11662-3
gaming grants for community organizations, applications and appeals 11675-6
grant programs 11665
small communities, grant program applications 11654, 11665
Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ministry
estimates debate 11613-7, 11650-76, 11734-54
budget and allocation 11615-6
estimates debate on TransLink component 12076
Minister's office staff, meetings with Uber lobbyists 10304-6
operations, reviews 11616
relationship and shared-services agreement with Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry 11615
relationship with local governments 11617
role and work of ministry 10270-1, 11614-5
service plan 11617
staff 11613-4, 11736-7, 11742, 11926
Credit rating, B.C. rating 10533, 11656-7
Crown land, property assessment 13083
de Jong, Michael, performance as Finance Minister 10532-3
Disability benefits, application process changes 11037
Disabled persons
community living services, transition from children's to adult services 11037
government initiatives, Accessibility 2024 initiative 11037
government support 11037
Documents tabled
Property Assessment Appeal Board 2015 annual report 10955
Economy
economic plan for province 10272-3
global economy, conditions 10269
growth 10532-3
Education, school arts and music programs 11676
Elections B.C., role and responsibilities, oversight of municipal elections 11958-9, 11962-3
Elections, campaign financing and regulation 11939
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11036-8
Employment and unemployment, job creation, role of government 10270
Exchange rate, Canadian dollar 10269
Family Compensation Act, replacement with wrongful death legislation, petition tabled 13439
Ferries and ferry services, ferry terminals, property assessment 13083-4
First Nations, relationship with government 10532
First Peoples Cultural Council, ministerial responsibility 11675
Health care funding 10534
Helps, Lisa, comments on housing issues 13392
Housing
affordable housing
affordable housing near transit services 11660-1, 13391-3
government action 13391-3
government initiatives 11660-2
vacant properties, tax for other municipalities 13392, 13490
Immigration, Syrian refugees settling in Canada 10270
Income assistance, policies and employment programs 11037-8
India, market for B.C. wood products 10534
Industry sectors 10269
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service 10272
Infrastructure
government investment 10535
government investment, Building Canada fund and application process 11664-5
government investment, federal plan 10271-2
Investment climate 10534
Jumbo Glacier resort, status as municipality and development consultation and court case 11654-5
KidSport B.C., work of organization 10272
Krog, Leonard Eugene, debate on campaign financing legislation 11425
Legislature, language used in House, withdrawal of comments 10535
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, section 84 11958
Local Elections Campaign Financing (Election Expenses) Amendment Act, 2016
debate 10708-9, 11332-3, 11425, 11926-30, 11937-48, 11950-64, 12019-24, 12027-8
debate on bill 11425
regulations 12021-2
section 25 11955
stakeholder consultation 11332
Local Elections Expense Limits Special Committee
recommendation on spending limit time period 11927-8, 11950
recommendations 11944, 11948
work of committee and recommendations 10708-9, 11332
Local government
carbon neutrality and climate action initiatives 11659-61
costs for police services 11656
development approval process 13391-2
economic development and financial management 11657
funding and relationship with provincial government 11657-9
funding, grants from provincial government 11614
governance and provincial government support 11651-2
infrastructure funding and needs 11664-6
infrastructure funding and needs, government support 10271-2, 11658
infrastructure funding and needs, government support and agreements 11652-4
infrastructure funding, federal gas tax fund 10271, 11663-4
legislation and regulations 11617
resources and revenues 10271
revenues and revenue sources 11655, 11657
Local Government Act, amendment 11332
Local government elections
advertising
get-out-the-vote messages on election day 11945
third-party spending and limits 11944-5
third-party spending regulations 12020-4
campaign financing
ban on corporate and union donations 11940
candidate arrangements with elector organizations 12022-4
contribution limits 11937-9, 12027
information and disclosure 11938, 11946-7, 11963-4
reform and regulation 11425
regulation compliance and enforcement 11945-6, 11951-64
spending and spending limits 11941-3
spending by elector organizations and third-party sponsors 11946-7, 11954-5
spending limits 10708-9, 11960-1, 11963-4, 12019-24
spending limits and pre-election time period 11332-3, 11926-30, 11950-1
spending limits framework 11948, 11950-1
candidates, disqualification 11952-63
election areas, population data 11964, 12019
elections 10272
legislation 10708-9, 11332, 11942, 11947
Local Government Elections Task Force, work of task force and report recommendations 11937-8
Lower Mainland, housing affordability and housing market in transit corridors 11660-1
Medical Services Plan premiums 10533
MLAs, new members 10532
Metro Vancouver, Lions Gate wastewater treatment facility project 11658
Mines and mining industry, conditions and government support 10269
Miscellaneous Statutes (General) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13083-4
Miscellaneous Statutes (Housing Priority Initiatives) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13391-3, 13490-2
Municipal Finance Authority, credit rating 11656
Nav Canada Inc., properties in B.C., assessment 13083-4
Oil and gas, oil prices, impact of changes 10269
Olympic Games, 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, B.C. Olympic and Paralympic athletes 13479
Oral questions (response)
Access to SkyTrain fare gates by persons with disabilities 10954
Management of TransLink portfolio by minister reponsible 12076-7
Uber services and lobbyist activities 10304-6
Peace River area, investment, provincial and local government agreement 10272, 11652-3
Petitions
replacement of Family Compensation Act 13439
PharmaCare program, palliative care coverage recipients, eligibility for disability assistance 11037
Points of order
comments by Gary Holman 12555
Police and policing, DNA testing and costs agreement 11656
Politics and politicians, money and politics 11425, 11939-40
Ports, taxation by local governments and valuation issue 11734
Property Assessment Appeal Board, annual report, 2015, tabled 10955
Property tax
assessment of property, prescribed assessment of restricted-use properties 13083-4
municipal property tax system 11657
rate for non-profit social and cooperative housing operators 13083
Property transfer tax
additional tax for foreign buyers 13391-2
threshold 10533
Public debt, paydown of operating debt 10534
Real estate industry, foreign investment and ownership 10534
Rental housing supply 13392-3
Robertson, Gregor, comments on vacant property tax 13392
Royal B.C. Museum, Family Day event 10270-1
Sidoo, David, contributions to sport 11695
Site C power project and power supply 10534
Skills training, government skills and training plan 10535
Social Development and Social Innovation Ministry, budget 10534, 11036-7
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
accountability and role of government 11743-5, 11753-4, 12076
board appointments and compensation 11743-4
capital projects and funding 11747-50
development of lands adjacent to transit infrastructure 11660-2
Evergreen line 11744, 11750
fare gates, access by disabled persons 10954
fare gates and Compass card system 11743, 11752-3, 12076-7
funding 11746
governance 11743-6
governance and management, public confidence 11753
infrastructure and services, planning and studies 11747
Mayors Council, powers and role 11744-5
ministerial responsibility 11615, 11743, 11753
plebiscite on funding model 11746-7
reporting 11752-3
revenue sources and plebiscite requirement 11748-50
Sports and recreation
combat sports, events and oversight 11741
facilities and venues 11739
government funding and support 10272, 11738-40, 13479
government goals and performance measures 11741
organizations, agreement with government 10272
participation, diversity and measurement 11740-1
safety and injury prevention 11739-40
Statements
B.C. Olympic and Paralympic athletes 13479
Stilwell, Michelle, participation in Paralympic Games 13479
Surrey
growth 10269-70
support for Syrian refugees 10270
Surrey-Fleetwood constituency and area
growth and government investment 10533
Olympic athletes 13479
Taxi industry 10305
Throne speech debate 10269-73
Transit services
expansion and government investment 11660, 13391
handyDART system 11750-1
rapid transit projects 11749
ridership 11749
student U-Pass program 11742
transit police 11750
Transportation
government plan 10534
infrastructure, government investment 10534-5
infrastructure priorities 11660
Tributes
UBC Thunderbirds football team and Vanier Cup win 11695
UBC
Endowment Lands issues 11666-8
Thunderbirds football team and Vanier Cup win 11695
Vancouver Charter, amendments 12027, 13490-2
Vancouver, housing
forum on housing 13391
housing affordability and housing market 13391-3
social housing 13391
vacant property tax 13392-3, 13490-2
Victoria, housing affordability 13392
Water resources, conservation and protection 11658
Fleming, Rob (Victoria–Swan Lake)

As subject
comments on Linda Larson 11009 (Bernier) 11009
Administrative tribunals, process 10897
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C., comments on school seismic upgrades 12190
Bernier, Mike
attendance at school board meetings 11535
meetings with school trustees 12074
B.C. Association of School Business Officials, report on school district costs 12117
B.C. Carbon Registry, operations 11884
B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils, comments on education funding 12132-3
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 12209
B.C. prosperity fund 11885
B.C. training and education savings grant program 10786-7
Canada, citizenship ceremonies 10897
Carbon tax 11885
Central Care Home facility 12813
Clark, Christy, comments on administrative savings in school districts 12117
Climate change
government plan 11884-7
impact on environment 11885
Conference of the Parties, participation of B.C. in climate change conference 11885-6
Consumers, financial status and savings 10786
Dodge, Steve, comments on new physics curriculum 12192
Earthquakes, risk 12134
Eby, David, work on housing issues in Victoria 10350
Education
class size and composition 11374
class size and composition, report 10715-6, 12119-20
curriculum
changes and teacher training 12194
computer coding education 13373-4
review 12192
distance education and online learning, enrolment levels 12130, 12132
enrolment levels 12074, 12084, 12130-2
francophone education, charter issues 10896
French immersion 12194
government plan 10792
graduation requirements 12192
independent schools, enrolment levels 12129-31
information management, MyEducation B.C. system 12194-5
Internet services, next-generation network and costs 12086-7, 12116-7, 12360
Internet services, provincial learning network program 12086, 12116
principals and vice-principals, salaries 12085
standardized testing, foundation skills assessment 12193-4
system conditions 12083-4
Education Committee, referral of class size and composition issues 10792-3
Education funding 10402-3, 10715-6, 11009, 11373-5, 11452-3, 11535, 12074-5, 12083-6, 12120-1, 12129, 12131-2, 12208-9, 12359-60, 12619-20, 13052
capital funding 12084, 12133-7
distance education and online learning 12130, 12132
independent schools 12129-31
maintenance funding 12137
trades training 12835
wage increases 12085, 12120
Education Ministry
estimates debate 12083-7, 12116-21, 12129-37, 12189-95, 12208-9
budget 12083-6, 12619
budget allocation for administration 12118-9
data breach 10240
staff thanked 12208
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, provisions and impact 10895, 10898-9
Emterra Environmental, waste management operations 12982
Energy, clean energy development 11886-7
Environment, biodiversity protection 11613, 11619-20
Environmental Appeal Board, operations and role 10897
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations on education funding 12209
Financial services industry, signed and sworn statement requirements 10898
First Nations, reconciliation 12614
Forests and forest industry
environmental movement 11619-20
old-growth forests, protection 11620
Francophone education authority, signed and sworn statement requirements 10896, 10898
Fraser Institute, use of standardized testing data 12193
Fuel costs and transition to LNG 11886-7
Fujitsu Consulting (Canada) Inc., government contract 12194-5
The Globe and Mail, article on new curriculum in education system 12192
Great Bear Rainforest agreement 11612-3, 11619-21
Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Act, debate 11612-3, 11619-21
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
business award recipients 12982
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction 11885-6
Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11883-7
Homelessness, measurement and reporting 12812
Horne, Matt, comments on LNG development 11884
Housing
affordable housing, government action 10350
social and subsidized housing
rental assistance programs 10350
wait-lists for social housing 10350
temporary housing and shelters 12812-3
Industry Training Authority, review and recommendations 12835
Information and Privacy Commissioner, report on Education Ministry data breach 10240
Justice system, signed and sworn statements for non-court matters 10895-8
Katzie Elementary School, conditions 13247
Kersley, potential school closing 12619
Kingsters Bin Sanitizing Services Ltd., operations 12982
Labour market projections 12835
Larson, Linda
actions on constituency concerns 10402
advocacy for constituents re area schools 11009
Legislature, swearing-in ceremony for new MLAs 10897
Liquefied natural gas development 11883-6, 12835
Liquefied natural gas facilities, emissions regulation, compliance and limits 11883-5
Martin, John, comments on school district autonomy 11375
Mayfair Optometric Clinic, operations 12982
Mihlar, Fazil, position with government and comments on climate change 11886-7
Miscellaneous Statutes (Signed Statements) Amendment Act, 2016
debate 10895-9
implementation of law institute report recommendations and timeline 10895-7
Motions
Affordable housing 10350
B.C.'s Skills for Jobs Blueprint 12835
Referral of class size and composition issues to Education Committee 10792-3
Natural Gas Development Ministry, estimates debate 12811-3
Oil and gas, natural gas, domestic market 11886-7
Okanagan area, South Okanagan, establishment of national park 11621
Oral questions
Class size and composition in education system 10715-6
Computer coding curriculum in school system 13373-4
Drinking water quality and testing in schools 10486
Drinking water quality in Prince Rupert schools 10440-1
Education Ministry data breach 10240
Funding for construction of schools in Surrey 13247-8
Potential school closings in Osoyoos 10402-3
School closing in Osoyoos 11924-5
School district costs and funding 12074-5, 12619-20, 13052
School district costs and funding for Internet service upgrade 12359-60
School district funding 10955
School district funding and comments by Education Minister 11535
School district funding and potential school closings 11009, 11452-3
Osoyoos
high school closing 11924-5
potential school closings 10402-3, 11009, 11375, 11452-3
Pacific Carbon Trust, operations and windup 11883-4
Petitions
school districts capacity and funding 13377
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability, government policies 10786-7
student financial assistance 10786
student housing 12811
Post-secondary institutions, financial reporting, inclusion in government reporting entity and ability to borrow 12811
Private members' statements
Local schools strengthen our future 11373-5
Private members' statements (response)
Supporting families with RESPs 10786-7
Public sector, collective agreements and bargaining, cooperative gains mandate for public sector 12085
Puntledge Park Elementary School, potential closing 11375
Rental housing supply 10350
Reynolds Secondary School, flexible studies program 12614
Royal B.C. Museum, Youth Echoing Truth project 12614
School Act, amendments 10895-8
School district 36 (Surrey)
capacity and portable use 12084, 12133-7
capital projects and new school facilities 13247-8
School district 38 (Richmond)
seismic upgrades 12190
seismic upgrades and potential school closings, petition tabled 13377
School district 39 (Vancouver)
audits and special adviser, report and potential school closings 10715-6
budget and operations 12074-5
enrolment 12074
potential school closings 10899, 11925
seismic upgrade projects 12133
School district 52 (Prince Rupert), drinking water quality and testing in schools 10440-1, 10486
School district 63 (Saanich), costs and funding 13052
School district 69 (Qualicum), concerns re education funding 11535
School districts
administrative operations 11009
budgets, administrative savings 10955, 11009, 11373-5, 12083, 12117-21
capacity and funding, petition tabled 13377
costs and funding 10715-6, 12074-5, 12083, 12120-1, 12208-9, 12360, 12619-20, 13052
implementation of computer coding curriculum, survey 13373-4
powers, changes 10895, 10898-9
Schools
capital projects and policy for new schools 12191
closings 10402-3, 11009, 11373-5, 11452-3, 11924-5, 12083, 12117-8, 12120, 12360
drinking water quality and testing 10440-1
drinking water quality and testing, reports 10486
portables 12136
school buses and bus service 12120
seismic upgrades 12084, 12133-4, 12189-91
Science and technology, science fairs 12355
Shawnigan Lake, contaminated soil disposal sites, permit and appeal 10897
Skills training
apprenticeship system 12835
apprenticeship, tuition waivers 10786
funding 12835
government skills and training plan 12835
secondary school programs 12835
secondary school programs, ACE IT program 12835
Songhees First Nation, participation in youth museum project 12614
Starfish Medical, operations 12982
Statements by members
2016 Victoria Leadership Awards 11004
Diverse economy and business awards in greater Victoria 12982
Flexible studies program and Youth Echoing Truth exhibit 12614
Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair 12355
Teachers
labour dispute in 2014 12129
professional development days 12194
UN convention on biodiversity 11619
U.S., park system 11613
University of Victoria, student housing 12811
Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair 12355
Vancouver Island School Trustees Association, comments on education funding 11535
Victoria
businesses 12982
homelessness 10350
homelessness, count 12812
housing affordability 10350
housing, rental housing market 12811
rental housing supply and vacancy rate 10350
Victoria Leadership Awards, award recipients for 2016 11004
Wells, Stu, comments on school closings 10402
Westport Innovations, clean technology operations 11886
Wildlife, habitat protection 11620-1
Foster, Eric (Vernon-Monashee)

As subject
experience as adoptive parent 12819, 12821
experience with cancer 11683
sister's death from cancer 11681
Adoption
1000FamiliesB.C. campaign 12820
adoption of children in government care, placements and funding 12819-21
awareness 12819-21
B.C. Cancer Agency Centre for the Southern Interior, facility and services 11682
B.C. Cancer Agency, role 11682
B.C. Cancer Foundation, role 11682
Cancer incidence, outcomes and research funding 11681-4
Children and Family Development Ministry, staffing re adoptions 12821
Cotter, Jim, curling accomplishments 10431
Eye health, eye examinations and prevention of vision loss 12615
First Nations
adoption of children 12820-1
children in government care 12821
Kelowna, health care services and training 11682
Kraft Hockeyville, annual competition 11303
Lumby, eligibility for Hockeyville status 11303
Pat Duke Memorial Arena, facilities for women and girls 11303
Private members' statements
Adoptions in B.C. 12819-21
Cancer Awareness Month 11681-4
Sawatsky, Rick, curling accomplishments 10431
Scout-Guide Week 10558
Simons, Nicholas, return to Legislature 11681
Sports and recreation, provincial curling championships 10431
Statements by members
Girls' and women's hockey in Lumby and Hockeyville competition 11303
Scout-Guide Week 10558
Vision loss and eye exams 12615
Tobacco, smoking prevention among youth 11683
Tributes
Provincial curling championships 10431
Fraser, Scott (Alberni–Pacific Rim)

As subject
staff thanked 10332
Abbott, George, recruitment as chief treaty commissioner 11354, 11356
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 11286-300, 11317-9, 11349-58, 11364-72
budget 11289-90
budget and division restructuring 11286-7
role and responsibilities, commitment document 11287-9
Acho Dene Koe First Nation, treaty negotiations and communications with government 11297, 11317-9
Ahousaht First Nation
role in assisting boat accident victims and emergency training 11396
treaty negotiations 11367
Alberni–Pacific Rim constituency and area
bus pass case 11104-5
disability and workers compensation case 13226-7
employment and poverty issues 10368
hearing impairment case 12774-5
Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park, establishment and name 11719-20
Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, funding 11290-1
Bamfield, health care centre helipad location 12775-6
Batstar Adventure Tours, experience guiding European group 11721
Baynes Sound, shellfish industry in area 10945
B.C. Assessment Authority, assessment of commercial and residential properties 11734-6
B.C. by region, northeast B.C., local employment 13121
B.C. Liberal Party government, approach to governing 10333-5
B.C. Treaty Commission
chief commissioner position 11298, 11354-6
work of organization 11318, 11364-5, 11367
B.C. Utilities Commission, role re Site C power project 10333, 10335, 11298, 13121
B.C. Vital Statistics Agency, fee waiver for First Nations name change requests 11364
Business, operations in non-commercial properties 11734-6
Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, tree poaching incident 11720
Cave Protection Act, 2016, debate 13045
Caves, protection 13045
Children and youth
special needs children, government support and funding 12774-5
supported child development program 12774-5
Christian, Wayne, concerns re water quality issue 11762-3
Clark, Christy
comments and approach on issues 10333-5
comments on training for Ahousaht First Nation 11396
Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ministry, estimates debate 11734-6
Compliance Coal Corp., coal mine proposal, environmental assessment process 10945
Consumers, taxes and user fees 10334
Coulter, Michelle, online petition against MSP premiums 10334-5
Democracy, parliamentary democracy, check-and-balance principle 10334
Disability benefits, amounts 10952, 11105
Emergencies, first responders in rural and remote communities 12776
Employment and unemployment, employment and jobs 13121-2
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat, environmental assessment process 11371
Energy sector, jobs 13122
Environment
ecosystem protection 11719-20
environmental assessment process
equivalency agreements 11371
First Nations consultation 11371
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 10944-5
Ferries and ferry services
service reductions and changes, impact on economy and tourism industry 11722
system 10333
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations re friendship centres 11291
Fires and firefighters, Martin Mars waterbomber 10559
First Nations
aboriginal business loan program 11291
aboriginal rights and title 11295, 11317-8, 11366
agreements with government 11295
first citizens fund and role 11289-92
friendship centres, funding 11290-1
language preservation 11292-4, 11370
language preservation and rights 12213
lawsuits involving government, costs to government 11294-6, 11319
protection of cultural and sacred sites 11364
relationship with government 11292, 11294-6
First Nations Leadership Council, relationship with government and letters 11287-9
First Nations treaties
agreements-in-principle 11351
B.C. treaty process 11298, 11318, 11349-57, 11364-71
funding 11368
transboundary issues 11297-8, 11317-9
First Peoples Cultural Council, work of organization 11290, 11292-4, 11370, 12213
Forests and forest industry
harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction and timber takeback 11350-4
tree farm licence 44
removal of lands and compensation for workers 11319, 11349-52
Foster care, kith-and-kin placements for aboriginal children 11356
Fraser Canyon, Eayem Memorial restoration ceremony 12070
Halkett Bay Marine Provincial Park, expansion and glass sponge reefs protection 11722
Hansen, Ken, work re treaty agreement 11368, 11370
Happynook, Tom, appointment as treaty commissioner 11354
Health Ministry, estimates debate 12774-6
Hearing impairment, hearing aids, coverage of costs for children 12774-5
Income
income disparity and social inequality 10335
low-income working families and households 10334
Income assistance, deductions, workers compensation benefits 13226-7
Income tax rates for high-income earners 10335
Insurance Corporation of B.C., repair and service providers, commercial operations and taxation 11736
Keitlah, Nelson, contributions as Nuu-chah-nulth elder and death 12686
Lelu Island, siting of LNG project, First Nations declaration and response by Premier 10335
Lheidli T'enneh First Nation, role in establishment of park 11719
Louie, Greg, comments on emergency training 11396
Maa-nulth First Nations, treaty area and compensation for forest workers 10368, 10664, 11319, 11349-54
MacMillan Provincial Park, tourist operations in park 11722
Mark, Melanie, election and introduction to House 10332
Media, radio broadcasters 11758
Medical Services Plan premiums 10334-5
MLAs, new members 10332
Motions
B.C.'s Skills for Jobs Blueprint 13121-2
Musqueam First Nation, burial site protection 11364
NDP, energy policies and PowerBC plan 13122
Oral questions
Compensation for forest workers in Maa-nulth treaty area 10664
Disability benefits and bus pass program changes 10952, 11104-5
Emergency response training for Ahousaht First Nation 11396
School district funding and potential school closings 11454-5
Water quality in Spallumcheen area 11762-3
Parks
establishment and changes 11719-23
park operators 11721-2
system
enforcement, funding and management 11720-3
freedom-of-information request 11721
tribal parks 11394-5, 11719
The Peak, radio station, 70th anniversary 11758
Port Alberni Association for Community Living, comments on B.C. Bus Pass program changes 10952
Port Alberni, business operations and commercial taxation 11735
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11719-23
Puntledge Park Elementary School, potential closing 11454-5
Royal B.C. Museum, exhibit on First Nations languages 11293-4, 12213
Schools, closings 11454-5
Scott, Bill, concerns re commercial operations and taxation 11735-6
Site C power project
First Nations consultation and position 11298-300
project and First Nations consultation and position 10333
project construction and labour agreements 13121-2
Skills training, government skills and training plan 13121-2
Social Development and Social Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 13226-7
Splatsin First Nation, consultation by government on water quality issue 11762-3
Sproat Lake, Martin Mars waterbomber station 10559
Statements by members
Eayem memorial 12070
First Nations languages and First Peoples' Cultural Council 12213
Martin Mars waterbomber 10559
Moose Hide anti-violence campaign 10299-300
The Peak radio station in Port Alberni 11758
Tribal parks event in Tofino 11394-5
Steele Springs area drinking water quality and First Nations concerns 11762-3
Supreme Court of B.C., ruling on First Nations consultation on Northern Gateway pipeline project 11371
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on Tsilhqot'in Nation land title 11357, 11364-6
Teslin Tlingit First Nation, treaty negotiations 11297
Throne speech content 10332-3
Throne speech debate 10332-5, 10368
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, hosting of tribal parks event 11394
Tofino, boat accident, deaths and community response 11396
Transit services, B.C. Bus Pass program, changes 10952, 11104-5
Tributes
Nelson Keitlah 12686
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, report recommendations 10299, 11292-3, 11365
Tsilhqot'in Nation, relationship with government 11295
Tsimshian First Nation, training agreement 11372
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, meetings 11368
Vancouver Island, parks funding and management 11720-2
Violence against aboriginal women and children, Moose Hide anti-violence campaign 10299-300, 11286, 11364
Vogt, Lori, concerns re MSP premiums 10334
Waldie, Susan, comments on B.C. Bus Pass program changes 10952
Watersheds, protection 10333
Western Forest Products Inc., removal of land from tree farm licence 11319, 11349-53
Wickens, Jodie, election and introduction to House 10332
Willson, Roland, position on Site C power project 11298
Workers compensation system, principles 13227
Yale First Nation, treaty issues and relationship with Stó:lô Nation 11367-70, 12070

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