Province of British Columbia
Fifth Session, 40th Parliament – 2016
INDEX (Member entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

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Index contains information on topics Members of the Legislative Assembly spoke on during House debates.
Index updated regularly during session.

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Oakes, Hon. Coralee (Cariboo North)

As subject
family background in small business 11596
family history and Cariboo homestead 10284
staff thanked 10284
Agriculture industry 10284
Alcohol
government liquor stores, operating margins 11519-20
liquor distribution and warehousing system
consultant positions and recruitment 11521-3
customer service surveys 11519
executive project board 11522
potential privatization 11517
sale of Broadway facility and relocation to new site 11516-7, 11520-3
liquor licensing, licence transfer on sale of business 11524
liquor licensing, reconsideration of enforcement decisions 13086-8
liquor pricing 11509-10, 11514-6
liquor pricing, report 11508-9
liquor producers, purchase of products for tasting programs 11520
liquor regulation and pricing changes, impacts 11509, 11512-4, 11523-4
craft brewing industry 11514
wine industry and small businesses 11512-3, 11523-4
liquor regulation review 11508, 11510-1, 11515-6
liquor sales
competition 11510, 11519
revenues to government 11508-9
sales in grocery stores and auction of licences 11511-3
volume of sales 11508-11
liquor stores
identification checks and compliance 11517-8
rural agency stores 11509
Serving it Right program 11518
Armed forces veterans 11160
Beer and beer industry, craft-brewing industry
government support 11510-1, 11514-5
packaged-product sales 11514-5
B.C. by region, northwest B.C., small business and resource development projects 11591
B.C. Government and Service Employees Union, relationship with government 11510
B.C. Tech Summit, 2016 event 11590
B.C. Wine Institute
freedom-of-information process 11514
position on wine sales in grocery stores 11513
Business, entrepreneurship, Futurpreneur program 11575, 11588
Cariboo area, forest-dependent communities, transition 10285
Cariboo North constituency and area, description and industries 10284-5
Chambers of commerce, funding and role 11576
Church and State Wines, concerns re wine sales in grocery stores 11513
Cider industry, craft cider production and sales 11515-6
Communities for Veterans Foundation, cross-country horse ride to support armed forces veterans 11160
Death, registration and notification process 11583
Distilling industry, craft distilling industry 11515
Employment and unemployment, employment standards, best practices and enforcement 11585
Forests and forest industry 10285
mountain pine beetle infestation, community impact and transition 10285
Franchises Act, implementation and public education 11592-3
Government
public engagement process on service improvements 11580, 11582-4, 11592
regulations, reduction 10286, 11573, 11583-4, 11586-7
High-technology industry
government support and role in economy 11590
government support and venture capital program 11590
Immigration
programs and services for immigrants to B.C. 11578-9
Welcome B.C. program 11578
Junior Achievement, contract with government 11581
Kelowna, VQA wine store 11512-3
Liquefied natural gas development, LNG Buy B.C. program, website and online tool 11591
Liquor Control and Licensing Act, amendments 13085-8
Liquor control and licensing branch
budget and costs, capital expenditures 11517
role 11508
Liquor distribution branch
accountability and transparency 11509
budget and costs 11511, 11514, 11516, 11520-1, 11523
budget and costs, capital expenditures 11517
budget and costs, staffing 11518-9
commissions to wineries, overpayment and policy 11524
performance measurement 11517-8
role 11508
staff thanked 11525
wholesale and retail functions, separation 11508-9
Marquis Wine Cellars, impact of liquor regulation changes on business 11523
MLAs, constituency assistants 11582
Mines and mining industry, role in economy and society 10285
Miscellaneous Statutes (General) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13085-8
Nichols, Paul and Terry, ride across Canada for veterans awareness 10284
Post-secondary education, cooperative education and work experience programs 11580
Quesnel Chamber of Commerce, role 11576
Red Tape Reduction Day 11573
Resources and resource industries
resource development 10284-5
resource-dependent communities, small business 11591
Save-On-Foods, wine sales in stores 11513
Sedlak Management Consultants, contract with government 11521, 11523
Shin, Jane Jae Kyung, role as Small Business critic 11596
Skills training, government skills and training plan 10285
Small business
advocacy 11578
community business walks by MLAs 11589
consultation by government 11579-80, 11582, 11589-90, 11592
cross-ministry responsibilities and collaboration 11576, 11578, 11580, 11591-2, 11594
data collection on business survival rates 11588
demographics 11588
exports 11592
government information and communications 11578-9, 11585-6, 11592-3
government strategy 11589-90
government support 11523-4, 11573, 11589-91, 11596
government support and role 10285-6
immigrant-owned businesses 11578-9
issues 11596
microbusinesses 11577
mobile business licence program 10286, 11575
multicultural outreach 11578-9, 11593
permitting process, BizPal initiative 10286, 11575
programs and services, funding 11574-6, 11579-82, 11589-90
role in economy 11588
small business accord 11585
Small Business Roundtable 10286, 11577, 11590
stakeholder organizations, diversity 11577
taxation 11590
venture capital program 10285
Small Business and Red Tape Reduction Ministry
estimates debate 11507-25, 11573-94, 11596
budget 11575, 11579-81, 11593
contracts for services 11581
mandate 11592
performance measurement 11586-8
relationship with opposition critic 11596
role and responsibilities 11508, 11573
staffing 11581, 11593-4
transfer of responsibilities from Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry 11581
Small Business B.C.
contract with government 11574
funding and services 11574, 11581
Statements
Communities for Veterans horseback ride across Canada 11160
Taxation, competitive tax system
2012 panel review 11590-1
commission on tax competitiveness 11590
Throne speech debate 10284-6
Tourism industry 11508
Trade
exports 11592
trade agreements and partnerships, B.C. obligations 11511
United Chinese Community Enrichment Service Society, role and services 11579
Wine industry
government support 11523-4
VQA program and stores 11512-3
Wosk, Simon, comments on wine sales in grocery stores 11513
Yap, John, work on liquor regulation review 11508, 11510-1, 11515-6

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