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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Pimm, Pat (Peace River North)

As subject
appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (de Jong) 10229
experience as Junior B hockey player 12070
petition (Weaver) 11878
B.C. by region, northeast B.C., public support for LNG industry 11245-6
Fort St. John Flyers, hockey team accomplishments and Coy Cup championship win 12070
Liquefied natural gas development 11246
Oil and gas industry 11246
Pacific NorthWest LNG project 11246
Sports and recreation, hockey 12070
Statements by members
2015 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge 10601-2
Fort St. John Flyers 12070
Support in northeast B.C. for LNG industry 11245-6
World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, hosting by Dawson Creek and Fort St. John 10601-2
Plecas, Darryl (Abbotsford South)

As subject
role as parliamentary secretary (Clark) 13017 (Horgan) 13017
study on crime investigations and funding for police services (Bains) 13168, 13188 (Ralston) 13187
Abbotsford
aerospace industry 10539-41, 12167
craft-brewing industry 10576
homeless camp and social housing project 10575
supportive housing project 12355
Abbotsford International Airport, operations 10539
Abbotsford South constituency and area
egg producers 11005
trades training 11201
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
partnership with government and Pacific division funding 10540
Aerospace industry 10539-41, 12167
Agricultural Land Commission, operations and government support 10576
Agriculture exports, industry and government support 10576
Aircraft, helicopter training 10539
Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park, establishment and consultation 11714
Automobiles, motor dealers regulation, consumer protection, enforcement and penalties 11183-4
Aviation, pilot training, flight simulator training for firefighter pilots 10539, 11919-20
Beer, craft-brewing industry 10576
B.C. Agriculture Council, comments on government budget 10576
B.C. Liberal Party government
financial management 10575-7
priorities 11687-8
B.C. timber sales program, review, operations and changes 11793
B.C. training and education savings grant program 10575
Budget debate 10575-7
Budgets
2016-17 budget 10575-7
balanced budgets 10575-7
CAE Inc., operations 11920
Caledonia Ramblers Hiking Club, work on park trail system 11714
Canada Pension Plan, disability benefits recipients, eligibility for B.C. disability benefits 11132
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, freedom of expression 12940
Children and youth
programs and services for children and families, funding 10575
special needs children, At Home program and transition to adult disability assistance 11132
Chinook Helicopters Ltd., operations and training programs 10539
Coastal Pacific Aviation, operations and training programs 10539
College of Pharmacists of B.C., regulatory powers 12266
Conair Aviation Ltd., operations 10539, 11920
Conference Board of Canada, comments on B.C. health status and health care outcomes 12827
Construction industry
residential construction and renovation industry, home-renovation tax credit 13446
retrofits of buildings and homes for energy efficiency 13329
Coxson, Darwyn, role in establishment of park 11714
Credit rating, B.C. rating 10575, 12828
Crime and criminals
prevention of profit from criminal notoriety 12940
victim support and funding for services, trust fund 12940
Democracy, parliamentary democracy 12557
Disability benefits
application process changes 11132
asset limit changes 11132-3
Disabled persons
community living services, transition from children's to adult services 11132
government support 11132-3
Economy
conditions and diversification 12293-4
diversification 11687-8
role in funding government services 12827-8
Education
capital funding 10795
learning improvement fund 10795
system 10795
Education Committee, referral of class size and composition issues 10794-5
Emergencies, emergency preparedness, funding 10576
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11132-3
Employment and unemployment, employment and jobs 12166
Energy
clean energy sector 13329
conservation and energy efficiency, government initiatives 13329
innovative clean energy fund 13329
power supply 13328-9
Environment, environmental assessment process 11688
Fire Safety Act
debate 11636-7
consultation on bill 11636
Fires and firefighters
fire commissioner 11636
fire safety regulation 11636-7
wildfires
aerial fire suppression and air tankers 10539
penalties for failing to comply with stop-work orders 11793
penalties for human activities that interfere with firefighting 11793
Food and food industry
donations of food, tax credit 10576
egg industry 11005
hop industry 10576
locally grown food 10576
Forests and forest industry
allowable annual cut, partitions 11793
community forests, agreements 11793
First Nations involvement in industry 11793
industry 12294
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11793-4
Fraser Health Authority, residential care beds and home care services 12003
Fraser Valley, flood preparedness and hop farming 10576
Freedom of speech, principle 12557
Gender identity and expression, human rights protection 13357-8
Guide-outfitters, reporting 11794
Health care funding 12827-8
long-term and residential care 12003
Health care system
costs and spending, spending and outcomes 12827
primary and community care 12003
system, ranking 12827
Homeowner grant, grant for seniors 13446
Housing
accessible housing for disabled persons, Home Adaptations for Independence program 13446
affordable housing
government action 13445-7
government initiatives 10575-6
housing for seniors 13446
supply 10575-6
supportive housing for mentally ill and addicted 12355
supportive housing for seniors 13446
Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13357-8
Hunting
licences, e-licences and online transactions 11794
reporting 11794
trapping licences 11794
Imperial Metals Corp., Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 10981
recommendations by investigations and implementation 10981
Income assistance
benefits, earnings exemption 11132-3
employment programs 11133
policies 11132-3
Industry Training Authority
review and recommendations 11200-1
role and responsibilities, changes 11200-1
Industry Training Authority Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11200-1
Legislature, traditions 12556-7
Lheidli T'enneh First Nation, role in establishment of park 11714
Liquefied natural gas development 12293
First Nations involvement 10576
Long-term and residential care
assisted living, subsidized spaces 13446
care standards 12002-3
Lower Mainland, housing affordability and housing market 13445
Medical Services Plan premiums 10575
Mines Amendment Act, 2016, debate 10981
Mines and mining industry
regulation, penalties 10981
tailings dam safety 10981
Miscellaneous Statutes (Housing Priority Initiatives) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13445-7
Motions
Diverse economy 12293-4
Diverse economy and resource development 11687-8
Political reforms 12556-7
Powering B.C. 13328-9
Referral of class size and composition issues to Education Committee 10794-5
Standards for care homes 12002-3
Trans-Pacific Partnership 12166-7
Motor Dealer Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11183-4
Oil and gas, natural gas industry 12293
Parks
establishment and changes 11713-4
name changes and First Nations history 11714
role 11713-4
Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors, role 12003, 13445-6
PharmaCare program, palliative care coverage recipients, eligibility for disability assistance 11132
Pharmacies
regulation and licensing of non-pharmacist operators 12266
role of community pharmacies 12266
Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Amendment Act, 2016, debate 12266
Pickton, Robert William, self-published book 12940
Politics and politicians, money and politics 12556-7
Private members' statements
Investing in the aerospace industry 10539-41
Private members' statements (response)
Everyone deserves health care 12827-8
Profits of Criminal Notoriety Act (Bill 24)
debate 12940
retroactivity 12940
Property tax
deferral 13446
reductions for seniors 13446
Property transfer tax, exemption for newly-built homes 10576
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11713-4
Public debt, paydown of operating debt 10575, 12828
Real estate industry, foreign investment and ownership, residency information 10576
Resources and resource industries
First Nations involvement 10576-7
resource development 11687-8
Seniors
care and support 12003
housing
government initiatives 13446
Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 13446
seniors guide publication 13446
Site C power project 12293
power supply 13328-9
Skills training
government skills and training plan 11201
secondary school programs 11201
system changes 11200-1
women in skilled trades 11201
Social workers, number 10575
Statements by members
Egg industry 11005
Firefighter pilot training and flight simulator 11919-20
Supportive housing project in Abbotsford 12355
Tourism industry 12293-4
Trade
government promotion of trade and investment 10576
trade between B.C. and Asia 12166
Transit services, B.C. Bus Pass program, changes 11132
Trans-Pacific Partnership 12166-7
Transportation infrastructure, government investment 10575
University of the Fraser Valley, trades training and students 11201
Vander Waal, Stan, comments on government budget 10576
Vehicle Sales Authority, role and responsibilities 11184
Polak, Hon. Mary (Langley)

As subject
actions as Environment Minister (Chandra Herbert) 11813
comments on greenhouse gas emission reduction (Eby) 11860 (Hammell) 11866 (Heyman) 11803-4, 11807-8
leadership as woman (Reimer) 11389
meeting with Cowichan Valley regional district 10359
Agriculture, fertilizers, use of liquid manure 11308
Airshed studies 13488
Ajax mine project, environmental assessment 10778
Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park, establishment and name 11530, 11648, 12335
Auditor General, report on mining industry compliance and enforcement 13079
Automobiles, zero-emission vehicles, government initiative 10855
Banks Island Gold Ltd., mine operations, site remediation 10940
Boston Bar First Nation, agreement on park boundaries 11530, 11648, 12334-5
Bottled water industry 10766-8
B.C. Carbon Registry, participant expansion 10802, 11798-9, 12378-80, 12383-4
Budgets, 2017-18 budget 10848-9
Burnie-Shea Provincial Park, name change 11648
Canadian Coast Guard, spill responses and reports 10762-3
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, assessment of greenhouse gas emissions 10851-2
Carbon pricing 10847-8
Carbon tax
rate 10846-7, 10856-7
revenue neutrality 10857-8
Cedar, infilling of bay proposal in area 10940
Channel Ridge Properties, property development and sewage treatment system 10715
Climate change
cabinet working group on climate leadership 10845, 10847
climate action team, activities 12377
global leadership pact, Under 2 MOU 10845
government action 10856-60
accountability for cabinet ministers 10849-50
agreements 10845
stakeholder committees and public reporting 10860-1
government plan 12382
government plan and climate leadership team 10761, 10764-6
government plan and climate leadership team, report recommendations 10845-9, 10852-9, 11890, 12382
impact on issues
forests analysis 10761, 10763
water 10763
public opinion 10859
Western Climate Initiative 10856
Compliance Coal Corp., coal mine proposal, environmental assessment process 10945
Conference of the Parties, participation of B.C. in climate change conference 10761
Conflict of Interest Commissioner, role 10779
Cowichan Valley regional district, meeting with Environment Minister on soil disposal sites and monitoring 10359
Economy, sustainable development, Round Table on the Environment and Economy 10762, 10764-5, 10934
Einarson, Dennis, work with provincial government 12434
Emergency Management B.C., work of organization 10761, 10850
Enbridge Pipelines Inc., proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat
consultation with First Nations in area 10770, 10774-5
review process and five conditions 10770-5
Energy, LiveSmart B.C. program 10855
Environment
conservation officers, role and staffing levels 10780-1, 10843-4
environmental assessment process 10770-4, 10777-8
consideration of cumulative impacts 10942-3
funding of provincial office 10777
inclusion of upstream impacts and greenhouse gas emissions 10776-7, 10851-2
review 10766
staffing, contractors and professional reliance system 10777-9
environmental protection, compliance and enforcement 10944
Environment and Climate Change Canada, National Inventory Report 10856
Environment Ministry
estimates debate 10761-81, 10843-63, 10884-6, 10921-46
lean initiatives 10766-7
mandate letter 10761-3, 10934
revenues from fees 10765-6
reviews 10766-7
role and responsibilities 10764-5
staff and staffing 10761, 10767, 10843, 10884
work with Forests and Mines ministries 10761-3
work with Jobs Ministry 10764-5
Environmental Assessment Act, provisions 13077
Environmental Management Act, amendments 13076-81
Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2016
debate 10802, 12028-9, 12043, 12445-9, 12497, 12499, 12510-23, 12902-6, 12911-3
consultation on bill 12499, 12903
content 13076
definitions
"effectively" 12499
"effectively" and "capably" 12904
"officers" 12523
"properly" 12520
"thing" and "spill" 12912-3
use of term "may" 12521-2
purpose of bill 10802
regulations 12447-8, 12497, 12510-21, 12903
Federation of Mountain Clubs of B.C., consultation by government 10928-9
Finn Creek Provincial Park, boundary changes and potential pipeline construction 13081-2
First Nations, language preservation 11530, 11648
Floods and floodplains, flood protection and dike planning 10850
Forests and forest industry
forest health and snowpack levels 10761, 10763
old-growth forests, protection 12335
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, work with ministries on species at risk 10861-2
FortisBC, Tilbury Island LNG facility, expansion 10942
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, application 12513-8
Garibaldi at Squamish resort, development proposal and environmental impact 12334
Garibaldi Park 2020, proposals for changes to park master plan 12333-4
Garibaldi Provincial Park
boundaries 11648
master plan, recreation and trail use 12333-4
Government
carbon neutrality 10802, 11799, 12375
financial management, lean initiatives 10767
Greenhouse gas emissions
cap-and-trade system 10856
emissions from buildings 10856
emissions from LNG development 10776, 10851-3, 12365-6
emissions from LNG development, reports 10853
emissions from oil and gas sector 10776-7
emissions from transportation sector 10853-5
measurement and reporting 10856-7
reduction, government targets 10844-8, 10852-3, 10857-9, 11890, 12364-6, 12374, 12381-2, 12384
Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Amendment Act, 2016
debate 10802, 11798-9, 11889-90, 12336-7, 12362-8, 12373-84
definitions
"compliance period" 12336
"new entrant" 12336-7, 12362-4
"transitional compliance period" 12367
purpose of bill 10802
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act, repeal 12364-5
Haida Gwaii, cargo ship incapacitation in area 10761-2, 10941
Haisla Nation, concerns re cargo ship incapacitation in area 10941
Halkett Bay Marine Provincial Park, expansion and glass sponge reefs protection 11648, 12333
Hazeltine Creek, fish habitat restoration 10885
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 10854
HNZ Topflight, helicopter training operations 10927
Housing, energy efficiency, retrofit programs and improvements 10856
H.S. Jansen and Sons Farm Ltd., manure application and compliance order 11308
Imperial Metals Corp.
Mount Polley mine, discharge of wastewater 10884-5, 13249-50
Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach 13249
investigation by conservation officers 10885-6
Information and Privacy Commissioner, report on information disclosure on water quality issue 10929-30, 11762
Invasive species management, quagga and zebra mussels 10944
Jaccard, Mark, comments on climate leadership team 10845
Jumbo Glacier resort, proposed lodge site and debris removal 10944
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., proposal for oil pipeline expansion
consultation with First Nations and local residents 13081-2
park boundary changes for proposed activities 13081-2
Koocanusa Lake, impact of mining activities and cross-border issues 13079
Ktunaxa Nation, consultation on wildlife access corridor 10763
Liquefied natural gas development, clean development 10852, 12381
Liquefied natural gas facilities, emissions regulation
compliance and limits 10802, 11798-9, 11889-90, 12335-7, 12362-8, 12380-3
emission offsets 10802, 11798-9
technology fund 12374-7, 12379-80
units, funded units 12367-8, 12373-9
Lockwood, Josh, service as conservation officer 13301
Louie, Clarence, comments on renaming of parks 11530
Lower Mainland
flood protection and dike planning 10850
transit services 10853-4
McGuire, Jennifer, work with provincial government 12434
MLAs, remuneration, salary holdback component for ministers 10849-50
Metro Vancouver, proposed waste management bylaw, rejection by provincial government 12618
Mines and mining industry
permitting process and area-based management plans 13078-80
waste, selenium 13078-9
water discharge and permits 10886
Miscellaneous Statutes (General) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13076-82
Morita, Carrie, comments on water quality issue 12434
Mount Geoffrey Escarpment Provincial Park, name change 11648
Multi-Material B.C., management of recycling program 10925-6
Nahatlach Provincial Park, boundary change 11648
Namu, cannery site history and environmental remediation 10940-1
Nestlé Waters Canada Inc., operations 10767
Oil and gas
oil spills report 10772
pipeline proposals, five conditions 13082
Okanagan area
First Nations history and language 11530, 11648
South Okanagan, establishment of national park 10926-8
Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park
expansion 11648
permitted uses 12332-3, 12335
Oral questions (response)
Channel Ridge sewage treatment system 10715
Closing of campsites 13486
Discharge of wastewater from Mount Polley mine into Quesnel Lake 13249-50
Drinking water protection and contaminated sites in Shawnigan Lake watershed 10359-61
Metro Vancouver waste management bylaw and BFI Canada donations to B.C. Liberal Party 12618
Permit for soil dumping in Shawnigan Lake watershed 11455, 11763
Release of Prince Rupert airshed study 13488
Water quality in Spallumcheen area 11253, 11308-9, 11398, 11761-3, 12216-7, 12433-4, 12846
Osoyoos Band, history and language 11530
Pacific Coast Collaborative, action plan on climate and energy 10855
Park Act, provisions 12333
Parks
campgrounds, access and supply 13486
classes and schedules of parks 12332
donations to parks 10923
establishment and changes 11530-1, 11647-8, 11733, 12332-5
establishment, grandparenting of existing uses 12332-3, 12335
management by First Nations 10924-5
name changes and First Nations history 11530, 11648
park operators 10924
revenues and commercial activities 10923-4
system, funding and management 10923-4, 13486
user fees 10766, 10923-5
Parliamentary Secretary for Energy Literacy and the Environment, role 10762
Pest control, integrated pest management and fees 10766
Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, potential link to Garibaldi Park 12334
Prince Rupert, airshed study 13488
Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, amendments 13081-2
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2016
debate 11530-1, 11647-8, 11733-4, 12332-5
purpose of bill 11530, 11647-8
work of proponents acknowledged 11733
Prudhomme Lake Provincial Park, expansion 11648
Quesnel Lake Provincial Park, changes 11648
Radium Resort, debris removal and fire case 10944
Recycling
newspaper sector 10925
programs, changes 10925-6
Resorts, ski resorts, government policy 10928-9
Resources and resource industries
permitting process and area-based management plans 13076-81
public consultation 13077
regulation, compliance and enforcement 13080-1
resource development, cumulative impact framework 10942-3
Science and technology, clean technology 10764
Shawnigan Lake
contaminated soil disposal sites
impact on water in area 10932
lot 21 status and transfer to government 10359-60
monitoring and testing 10359-61, 11455
permits and approval process 10933-9
watershed and designation of area 10932
Sheemahant Conservancy, expansion 11648
Shipping industry, cumulative impacts of marine shipping 10942
Simpcw First Nation, consultation on pipeline project 13081-2
Species at Risk Act, application 10862-3, 10921
Spill preparedness and response regime 10802, 12028-9, 12445-9, 12497, 12499, 12510-23, 12902-6, 12911-3
accountability and access to information 12029, 12513-9, 12523, 12905-6, 12912
advisory committees 12911
cleanup responsibilities and polluter-pay principle 12028-9, 12522
compliance and enforcement 12523
cost recovery 12028-9
cost recovery and fund 12522-3
development 10761-3, 10941
effective and capable response concept 12904
effective and proper response concept 12520
effective response concept 12499
exemptions 12912-3
government spill response 12029
investigations, tests and surveys 12510-9, 12902-3
penalties and offences 12913
plans 12445-9, 12510-23, 12902-3
preparedness and response organizations 12029, 12904-5, 12911-2
recovery plans 12521-2
regime 13076
reporting 12911
restoration and remediation 12028-9, 12522-3
role of local government and stakeholders 12029
Spills
cases and response recommendations 10761-3
marine spills, response 10772, 10941
Splatsin First Nation, consultation by government on water quality issue 11763
Steele Springs area drinking water quality
First Nations concerns 11762-3
government action 12217, 12433-4, 12846
release of information 10929-30, 11398, 11762, 12216-7, 12514-6
water quality and advisory 10929, 11253, 11308-9, 11761-2
Steelhead LNG, LNG facility project proposal 10946
Supreme Court of B.C., rulings on issues
contaminated soil disposal permit for Shawnigan Lake area 11763
First Nations consultation on Northern Gateway Pipeline project 10770
sẁiẁs Provincial Park (Haynes Point), name change 11530, 11648
sx^wәx^wnitk^w Provincial Park (Okanagan Falls)
expansion and name change 11530, 11648
permitted uses 12332-3
Taseko Mines Ltd., Gibraltar mine, discharge of wastewater 10886
Teck Resources Ltd., coal mining operations
area-based management plan for Elk Valley 13076, 13078-80
Line Creek mine expansion permit 13078-9
Throness, Laurie, comments on global warming 10859
Transit services, expansion and government investment 10853-5
Tributes
Josh Lockwood 13301
Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, expansion 11648
Vancouver, English Bay, bunker oil spill 10761-2
Warwick Sears, Anna, comments on water quality issue 12434
Waste management, government policy 12618
Water
drinking water protection 10359-60, 10929-30, 11253, 11308-9, 11398, 12126-7, 12846
groundwater, commercial and industrial usage and fees 10766-9
resources 10763
water licences and rentals, allocation of revenues 10931
Watersheds, governance and funding for boards 10931
WesPac Midstream Vancouver LLC, role in LNG facility expansion 10942
Wildlife
access corridor project 10761-3
amphibian species management 10861-2
bats, white-nose syndrome 10921
caribou, protection and recovery 10921-2
habitat protection 10921-2
sage grouse, habitat protection 10921
species at risk
protection 10862
protection and legislation 10862-3, 10921-2
western toads, protection 10861-2
Woodfibre LNG Limited, LNG facility project 10771
environmental assessment 10778
Y-to-Y conservation initiative 10763
Popham, Lana (Saanich South)

As subject
invitation to trades facility opening 11824 (Wilkinson) 11824
100 Mile House, food services in health facilities 13324
Abbotsford dairy farm cattle abuse case 10809
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 11824
Agricultural Land Commission
applications 13055, 13057
applications, non-farm-use applications 11444, 13067
applications, timelines and performance measures 11441-3
budget and operations 10963-4, 13057
CEO position, hiring process 11439-40
chair position, appointment process 11439-40
fee structure 11443-5
independence and role 11440-2, 13053-8
regional panel system and work of northern panel 11461-2
relationship with government 13066
reports, 2010 report recommendations 13058
Agricultural Land Commission Act
amendments 13053-8, 13061-3, 13066-7
amendments, transition 13066-7
provisions and section 6 11462
regulations 13067
Agricultural land reserve
agricultural value of land 13054-8, 13062-3
agricultural value of land, soil analysis 13055-7
boundary reviews, history and role 13056-8, 13061
boundary reviews, maps 13057
non-farm use, agritourism events 13067
protection and government policies 12295
removal of land from reserve, consent of property owners and tax issues 13053-6, 13062-3, 13066-7
zones, reversion to single zone 13173
Agricultural Produce Grading Act, replacement 10901
Agriculture
agrologists and industry specialists, services 10838, 11431-5
direct marketing and farmers markets, regulation of product sales 10908, 10968
farm status and property assessment 13054-6
farmland, protection 13054, 13056, 13058, 13510-2
fertilizers, use of liquid manure 12217
industry and government support 10837-8, 10964, 10974
industry and sustainable development 12295-6
issues, B.C. Liberal Party position 10837
legislation 10837
legislative committee proposal 13173
marketing boards and commissions, appointment process 11463-4
organic farming, government support 10838-9
products, non-food products 10904-5
products, promotion of B.C. products 13323-6
promotion of B.C. products 10911, 11431
technology 11433
women's involvement in sector 11162-3
Agriculture Ministry
estimates debate 11431-7, 11439-45, 11461-5, 11502-4, 11506-7
advisory board, representation 11465
budget allocation to apiary services 11503
estimates process, questions 11507
field services branch, role and travel budget 11433-4
Agri-Food Choice and Quality Act, replacement 10901
Animals, cruelty prevention 13243
Auditor General, report on Agricultural Land Commission 13057-8
Bees and beekeeping industry
government support 10964
hive inspection services and small hive beetle 11502-4
industry and honey production 11463-5
B.C. Cattlemen's Association, position on agricultural land reserve boundary reviews 13057
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, ruling on veterinarians case 11507
B.C. Liberal Party government, position on agriculture issues 10837
British Columbia Local Food Act, 2016, debate 13173
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2016, debate 11267-9
Business, women in business, management positions 11387
Buy B.C. program 13173
Buy Local program 11305
Camosun College, Interurban campus, trades education and innovation facility opening 11824
Certified Organic Associations of B.C.
consultation by government 10960-1
role in and position on agrifood legislation 10903
Climate change, government plan and scientific debate 11888
College of Veterinarians of B.C., reporting and indemnities for human rights case 11507
Disability benefits, application process
cases 11107-8
process and changes 11106-8
Economy, sustainable development and diversification 12295-6
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11106-8
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 10925-6
Farm Industry Review Board 10967
Food and Agricultural Products Classification Act
debate 10837-9, 10901-20, 10955-8, 10960-75
application 10905
content of bill and regulations 10837
definitions, addition of "certified organic" and "organic" 10902
definitions,"agricultural product" 10904-5
exemption clause 10838, 10918-9, 10969-70
implementation and timeline 10972-5
regulations, drafting and consultation 10960-2
Food and food industry
agrifood industry, role in economy 13324-6
berry farming and specialist services 11433-4
cranberry farming and production issues 11433
donations of food, tax credit 11267-9
food certification programs and quality standards 10905-8, 10910, 10917-20, 10968-75
administrators 10903-4, 10907, 10917
application to geographic areas 10970-1
compliance and enforcement 10912-7, 10966-9
enforcement and seizure of items 10955-60, 10964-5
food security 12295-6
hazelnut farming, conditions and government support 11435-7
inspections and inspectors 10912-3, 10912-4, 10916-7
labelling 10971-2
labelling and misrepresentation 10910-2
legislative committee proposal 13173
locally grown food 13173, 13323-6, 13487
organic products, certification and labelling requirements 10837-8, 10902-3, 10905-11, 10913-4
women in industry 11387
Food Products Standards Act, replacement 10901
Government regulations, reduction 11107-8
Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act, emission control provisions 11887
Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Amendment Act, 2016, debate 11887-9
Health care facilities and hospitals, food services, procurement of local food 13324-6, 13487
Hochstein, Philip, appointment as chair of Turkey Marketing Board 11463-4
Information and Privacy Commissioner, concerns re information on public health and safety 11762
Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C., grant management 11305, 11506-7
Kneen, Cathleen Rosenberg, activism and contributions 11163
Kootenay area, agricultural land reserve
boundary reviews and pilot project 13055-7
boundary reviews and release of information 13062, 13066-7
Les Dames d'Escoffier, B.C. chapter, activities 11387
Letnick, Norm, position on food procurement in health facilities 13324
Liquefied natural gas development, clean development 11887-9
Liquefied natural gas facilities, emissions regulation, compliance and limits 11887-9
Livestock industry, sheep industry, awareness of disease risk to wild sheep 11437
Lower Mainland, farmland and purchase of agricultural land 13510-2
Mink farming, animal cruelty prevention and standards of care 13243
Miscellaneous Statutes (General) Amendment Act, 2016
debate 13053-8, 13061-3, 13066-7
proposed amendment re Agricultural Land Commission 13067
Miscellaneous Statutes (Housing Priority Initiatives) Amendment Act, 2016
debate 13510-3
definitions, "residential property" 13510-1
Motions
Diverse economy 12295-6
Plan for women's economic equity 11387
Multi-Material B.C., management of recycling program 10925-6
National Farm Animal Care Council, code of practice 13243
Oral questions
Buy Local program grant to Sunshine Organics 11305
Dairy farm abuse case 10809
Locally grown food and food services in health facilities 13487
Water quality in Spallumcheen area 10361, 10872-3, 11762, 12217
Peace River area, agriculture industry and economic opportunities 12296
Poultry, turkey industry 11463-4
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Mink Farms) Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13243
Price, Al, drinking water quality case 10873
Private members' statements
Buying B.C., buying local 13323-6
Privilege
reserving right to raise point of personal privilege 10876
Property tax, school tax 13054, 13056
Property Transfer Tax Act, amendments 13510-3
Property transfer tax, additional tax for foreign buyers, application to agricultural land 13510-3
Recycling
newspaper sector 10925
programs, changes 10925-6
Restaurant and food services industry, women in industry 11387
Saanich South constituency and area, disability benefits case 11107-8
Site C power project, impact on agricultural land 11463
Statements by members
Women in agriculture 11162-3
Steele Springs area drinking water quality
government action 12217
release of information 11762
water quality and advisory 10361, 10872-3
Sunshine Organics, grant from Buy Local program 11506-7
freedom-of-information request 11305
Water, drinking water protection 10361, 10872-3, 12216-7
Wildlife, wild sheep, contact with domestic sheep and fencing needs 11437
Wine industry, labelling of B.C. products 10971-2
Women, economic equity 11387

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