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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Virk, Hon. Amrik (Surrey-Tynehead)

As subject
constituents thanked 10647
experience as immigrant to Canada 13352
role in taxi industry and Uber services issues (Bains) 10566
Ancient Forest Park, establishment 11544
Asian Canadians, South Asian community 13239
B.C. Innovation Council, budget 13097
B.C. Liberal Party government, agenda 10415
B.C. Services Card, introduction and use 10650
B.C. Tech Summit, 2016 event 10648-9, 13059
Budget, amendment 10646
Budget debate 10646-50
Budgets, 2016-17 budget 10646, 10650
Children and youth, programs and services for children and families 10647
Coast Capital Savings Credit Union, headquarters office in Surrey 10647
Crown corporations, funding 13097
Disabled persons, programs and services, accessibility 13096
Discrimination and racism
awareness and prevention 13352-3
B.C. rejection of South Asians aboard Komagata Maru, B.C. government and federal government apologies 13239
Economy
conditions 10415-6
diversification 10416, 10646
growth 10650
knowledge-based economy 10649
Education, curriculum, computer coding education 10648-9, 13090
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 13092-3
Families, government support 10647
Gender identity and expression, human rights protection 13353
Genome B.C., research activities 10649
Government
advertising 13098
carbon neutrality 13091-2
information technology projects 13097
lands and properties, management, sale and valuation 13097-8
office space, management 13096-7
procurement practices and system
short-form request for proposals 13092
small business procurement 10649
technology and software procurement 10649
Government communications and public engagement, budget 13098
Great Bear Rainforest agreement 11543-5
Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Act
debate 11543-5
development and consultation with stakeholders 11544
High-technology industry 10416
companies 10648
companies and buyers outside B.C. 13093
employment and training 10647-50
government support and role in economy 10646-50
government tech strategy 10648, 13059, 13089-95
NDP position 10648-9
venture capital program 10648
Horgan, John, position on high-technology industry 10648-9
Housing
affordable housing
government action 13095
government initiatives 10647
impact on high-technology industry employment 13095-6
energy efficiency, retrofit programs and improvements 13091-2
Human rights, awareness and protection 13352
Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2016, debate 13352-3
Immigration
immigrants to B.C. 10647
provincial nominee program 13090
refugees, Syrian refugees settling in Canada 10647
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service, remote and rural communities 10649, 10714
International Trade Ministry, tracking of tech companies and buyers outside B.C. 13093
Knowledge Network, budget 13097
Legislature, language used in House, withdrawal of comments 10649
Lower Mainland, housing affordability 10647
Ministerial statements
Federal government apology for Komagata Maru incident 13239
NDP, position on high-technology industry 10648-9
Okanagan Correctional Centre project 13096
Oral questions (response)
Economic development and broadband Internet service in Prince George 10714
Post-secondary education
cooperative education and work experience programs 10649
courses and programs, technology sector 10649
Prince George
economic development, Internet service and broadband redundancy 10714
government property, valuation 13098
Research and development, activities and investment 10649-50
Resources and resource industries, role of technology 10649-50
Science and technology
clean technology 10650
Service B.C.
programs and services, accessibility by disabled persons 13096
work on organ donation registration 10650
Skills training
government investment and support 10647-9
government skills and training plan 10649
Societies, fees and online registration 13059-60
Surrey
growth and economic development 10646-7
high-technology industry and health technology hub 10646-7, 10650
housing affordability 10647
immigrants 10647
Surrey-Tynehead constituency and area, description 10646
Taxation, competitive tax system 10648
Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services Ministry
estimates debate 13058-60, 13089-99
audits and reviews 13098-9
budget 13058-9, 13096-9
allocation for advertising 13098
allocation for carbon-neutrality initiatives 13091
fee revenues 13059-60
contracts 13098-9
mandate letter 13059
role and responsibilities 10650, 13059
staffing 13058
Throne speech debate 10415-6
Transplantation of organs and tissues, organ donation and donor registration 10650
Vancouver, Jericho lands, purchase offer by First Nations groups 13089
Wildlife, Kermode bears 11543

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