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

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Index contains information on subjects (people, places, organizations),
legislative procedure and parliamentary business,
including individual bills and estimates.
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AAC See Allowable annual cut under Forests and forest industry
AAL

Opening of Vancouver office (Wat) 10628
Abattoirs See Slaughter facilities under Food and food industry
Abbotsford, B.C. See also Abbotsford South constituency and area; Abbotsford-Mission constituency and area

Aerospace industry (Gibson) 10702 (Plecas) 10539-41, 12167
Craft-brewing industry (Plecas) 10576
Dairy farm cattle abuse case (Anton) 10809 (Popham) 10809
Drinking water quality (Gibson) 11084
Homeless camp and social housing project (Coleman) 12808-9 (Eby) 12808-9 (Plecas) 10575
Supportive housing project (Plecas) 12355
Abbotsford Christian School, Abbotsford, B.C.

History and role (Gibson) 12566
Abbotsford International Airport

Girls Fly Too event (Thornthwaite) 10659
Operations (Plecas) 10539
Abbotsford school district See School district 34 (Abbotsford)
Abbotsford South constituency and area

Egg producers (Plecas) 11005
Trades training (Plecas) 11201
Abbotsford-Mission constituency and area

Description (Gibson) 10372-3, 10700
Government investment (Gibson) 10701
Post-secondary education and training (Gibson) 10373
Trades training (Gibson) 11315
Abbott, George

Recruitment as chief treaty commissioner (Fraser) 11354, 11356 (Macdonald) 10251 (Robinson) 11684
ABE See Adult basic education under Education
ABLE-BC See Alliance of Beverage Licensees B.C.
Aboriginal friendship centres See Friendship centres under First Nations
Aboriginal Housing in British Columbia: Needs and Capacity Assessment report See Housing and report under First Nations
Aboriginal Housing Management Association

Work of organization (Coleman) 12877
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Ministry of

Estimates
debate 11285-300, 11317-20, 11349-72
speakers (Donaldson) 11358-62 (Fraser) 11286-300, 11317-9, 11349-58, 11364-72 (Holman) 11362-4 (Rustad) 11285-300, 11317-20, 11349-72
Budget (Fraser) 11289-90 (Rustad) 11285-6, 11290
Budget and activities (Anton) 12970 (Rustad) 10623, 10625
Budget and division restructuring (Fraser) 11286-7 (Rustad) 11286-7
Reporting on aboriginal girls involved with ministry See Children and Family Development, Ministry of
Role and responsibilities (Rustad) 11285-6
Role and responsibilities, commitment document (Fraser) 11287-9 (Rustad) 11287-9
Staffing (Rustad) 11285
Aboriginals See First Nations
Abuse See Child protection system; Sexual violence; Violence
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Oscar awards, recipients from B.C. (Thornthwaite) 10686
Accessibility 2024 initiative See Government initiatives under Disabled persons
Accidents

Head and brain injuries See Brain health
Workplace injuries and prevention See Occupational health and safety
Accutane See Isotretinoin under Prescription drugs
ACE IT program See Training and career programs for youth under Skills training
Acho Dene Koe First Nation

Treaty negotiations and communications with government (Fraser) 11297, 11317-9 (Rustad) 11297, 11317-9
Acne

Medication See Isotretinoin under Prescription drugs
Medication use and pregnancy prevention, study See Maternity and pregnancy
ACORN Canada

B.C. division, comments on bus pass program changes (Elmore) 11135 (Mungall) 11399 (Stilwell, Michelle) 11105
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome See AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
Acropolis Manor, Prince Rupert, B.C.

Staffing (Rice) 12007
ACT teams See Programs and services, assertive community treatment program under Mental health
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament

(Bill 1) (Minister of Justice) 1R, 10229
Debate, speakers (Anton) 10229
Action Committee of People with Disabilities

Comments on bus pass program changes (Horgan) 10950
Adaptive paddleboard program See Sports and recreation
Addiction See Substance abuse and addiction; Mental illness and addiction under Mental health
Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne See Throne speech debate under Speech from the Throne
ADHD See Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Administrative tribunals See also particular boards, commissions and tribunals; particular topics

Clustering (Anton) 12966
Independence (Farnworth) 12569
Process (Fleming) 10897
Reforms (Anton) 12970
Shared operations See Clustering above
Administrative Tribunals Statutes Amendment Act, 2015

Amendments See also Miscellaneous Statutes (Minor Corrections) Amendment Act, 2016
(Anton) 11330
Adoption See also Foster care

1000FamiliesB.C. campaign (Cadieux) 12281 (Foster) 12820 (Rice) 12281
Adoption of children in government care
placements (Bing) 10546 (Clark) 12985
placements and funding (Foster) 12819-21 (Rice) 12820
process and promotion (Cadieux) 12280-3 (Rice) 12280-3
process and timelines (Cadieux) 10809-10
targets (Cadieux) 12371 (Donaldson) 12371
Adoption of First Nations children See Children under First Nations
Adoption of foster children (Cadieux) 12282 (Rice) 12282, 12820
Agencies, services and home studies (Cadieux) 12281-2 (Rice) 12281-2
Awareness (Foster) 12819-21
Permanency training (Rice) 12281
Same-sex couples as adoptive parents (Farnworth) 13360
Training (Cadieux) 12281-2
Adoption Act

Amendments See also Miscellaneous Statutes (Minor Corrections) Amendment Act, 2016
(Krog) 11025
Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia

Services and programs (Cadieux) 12281
ADTI report See Drug therapy initiative report under Alzheimer's disease
Adult basic education See Education
Advanced education See Post-secondary education; Post-secondary education funding; Post-secondary institutions
Advanced Education, Ministry of

Estimates
debate 11770-5, 11814-44
speakers (Corrigan) 11772-5, 11814-22, 11824-30, 11834-44 (Popham) 11824 (Ralston) 11822-4 (Simpson) 11830-4 (Wilkinson) 11770-5, 11814-44
Budget, allocation for advertising and publications (Corrigan) 11772-5, 11814-5 (Wilkinson) 11772-5, 11814-5
Estimates process, written questions and answers (Corrigan) 11844 (Wilkinson) 11844
Role and responsibilities (Wilkinson) 11770-2
Staffing (Wilkinson) 11770
Advertising

Government advertising See Government
Aerial Contractors Ltd.

Contract with government (Dix) 11971
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada

Partnership with government and Pacific division funding (de Jong) 10421 (Plecas) 10540
Aerospace industry See also Aircraft; Airports; Aviation

Government support (de Jong) 10421 (Martin) 10469 (Simpson) 10540
Industry (Ashton) 10341 (Dalton) 10592, 12832-3 (Gibson) 10702 (Plecas) 12167
Operations and investment (Plecas) 10539-41
Research and development (Simpson) 10540
Space technology See Science and technology
Training (Wat) 10629
Women in industry (Thornthwaite) 10659
Affidavits and affirmations See Signed and sworn statements under Justice system
Affordability and cost of living issues See Consumers
Affordable Housing Societies

CEO See Nicklin, Bob
Aging See Seniors

Impact of aging population See Impact of demographic trends under Health care system; Labour market, impact of demographic trends under Labour
Agreements with young adults program See Youth at risk, youth agreements under Children and youth
Agricultural Land Commission See also Agricultural land reserve

Applications See also Regional panel system below
(Huntington) 13065 (Letnick) 13054-5, 13065 (Popham) 13055, 13057
Applications, non-farm-use applications See also Non-farm use under Agricultural land reserve
(Letnick) 11444, 13063, 13067-8 (Popham) 11444, 13067
Applications, timelines and performance measures (Letnick) 11441-3 (Popham) 11441-3
Budget (Huntington) 10376 (Letnick) 10963-4 (McRae) 10512
Budget and operations (Huntington) 10722 (Larson) 10553-4 (Letnick) 11440-3, 12751, 13053, 13061, 13065 (Popham) 10963-4, 13057
CEO position, hiring process (Letnick) 11439-40 (Popham) 11439-40
Chair position, appointment process (Letnick) 11439 (Popham) 11439-40
Decisions, regional panel system See Regional panel system below
Fee structure (Letnick) 11443-5 (Popham) 11443-5
Independence and role (Huntington) 13309 (Letnick) 11440-2, 13053-6, 13309-10 (Popham) 11440-2, 13053-8
Legislation See Agricultural Land Commission Act
Mandate See Independence and role above
Operations and government support (Plecas) 10576 (Throne speech) 10226
Regional panel system and work of northern panel (Letnick) 11461-2 (Popham) 11461-2
Relationship with government (Letnick) 13066 (Popham) 13066
Reports, 2010 report recommendations (Letnick) 11442 (Popham) 13058
Reports, Auditor General report See Reports and reviews under Auditor General
Agricultural Land Commission Act

Amendments See also Miscellaneous Statutes (General) Amendment Act, 2016
(Farnworth) 12946-7 (Huntington) 13063-8 (Letnick) 13053-6, 13061-8 (Popham) 13053-8, 13061-3, 13066-7 (Weaver) 12944 (Wilkinson) 12942-3
Amendments, reporting on impact (Huntington) 11504 (Letnick) 11504
Amendments, transition (Letnick) 13067 (Popham) 13066-7
Provisions and section 6 (Letnick) 11462 (Popham) 11462
Regulations (Farnworth) 12947 (Huntington) 13063 (Letnick) 13063, 13067-8 (Popham) 13067
Agricultural land reserve See also Agricultural Land Commission; Crown land

Agricultural value of land (Popham) 13054-8, 13062-3
Agricultural value of land, soil analysis (Huntington) 13064-5 (Popham) 13055-7
Boundary reviews
consent for removal of land from reserve See Removal of land below
history and role (Popham) 13056-8, 13061
legislation See Agricultural Land Commission Act
maps (Popham) 13057
Government support (Letnick) 12751
Legislation See British Columbia Local Food Act, 2016
Non-farm use See also Applications, non-farm use under Agricultural Land Commission
(Donaldson) 13323 (Huntington) 12751, 13063, 13068
Non-farm use, agritourism events (Letnick) 13067-8 (Popham) 13067 (Weaver) 12944 (Wilkinson) 12942-3
Non-farm use, weddings (Letnick) 13068
Protection (Huntington) 10376, 10722, 12751
Protection and government policies (Popham) 12295
Removal of land from reserve, consent of property owners and tax issues (Farnworth) 12946 (Huntington) 13063-7 (Letnick) 13053-6, 13061-8 (Popham) 13053-6, 13062-3, 13066-7 (Weaver) 12944 (Wilkinson) 12942
Use for carbon offsets (Huntington) 11504-5 (Letnick) 11504-5
Zones, application fees in zones 1 and 2 See Fee structure under Agricultural Land Commission
Zones, reversion to single zone (Popham) 13173
Agricultural Produce Grading Act

Replacement (Letnick) 10901-2 (Popham) 10901
Agriculture

Agriculture Centre of Excellence See University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, B.C.
Agriculture wildlife program, administration (Conroy) 11437-8 (Letnick) 11437-9
Agrifood industry See Food and food industry
Agritourism See Tourism
Agrologists and industry specialists, services (Letnick) 11431-5 (Popham) 10838, 11431-5
Berry farming See Food and food industry
Direct marketing and farmers markets, regulation of product sales (Letnick) 10968 (Popham) 10908, 10968
Donations of food See Food and food industry
Exports (Gibson) 10374, 13322-3 (Plecas) 10576
Exports and markets (Letnick) 11430-1
Extension officers See Agrologists and industry specialists above under this main heading
Farm status and property assessment (Letnick) 13054-6 (Popham) 13054-6
Farmers market nutrition and coupon project See Healthy eating under Public health
Farmers markets See Direct marketing and farmers markets above
Farmers, young farmers (Donaldson) 13323
Farmland See also Agricultural land reserve
affordability (Conroy) 13407 (de Jong) 13511 (Huntington) 11074, 13507-8 (Thomson) 11074
affordability and succession to young farmers (Eby) 10745 (Huntington) 10722
protection (Popham) 13054, 13056, 13058, 13510-2
Farmworkers See Workers below
Federal-provincial funding initiative See Growing Forward initiative below
Fertilizers, use of liquid manure (Heyman) 11308-9, 12217, 12846 (Polak) 11308 (Popham) 12217
Food and food industry See Food and food industry
Fruit and fruit farming See Food and food industry
Genetically modified food See Food and food industry
Government support (Conroy) 10554 (Dix) 10962-3 (Huntington) 10376, 10722 (Krog) 10261 (McRae) 10512 (Weaver) 10517
Government support, information portal See AgriService B.C.
Growing Forward initiative (Letnick) 11434, 11506
Industry See also Food and food industry
(Bing) 10265 (Letnick) 11430, 13310 (Oakes) 10284 (Tegart) 10378-9
Industry and government support (Anton) 10411 (Larson) 10553-4 (Letnick) 10963-4, 10974 (Plecas) 10576 (Popham) 10837-8, 10964, 10974 (Throne speech) 10226
Industry and sustainable development (Popham) 12295-6
Issues, B.C. Liberal Party position (Popham) 10837
Issues, NDP position (Letnick) 12751
Legislation See also Food and Agricultural Products Classification Act
(Popham) 10837
Legislative committee proposal (Popham) 13173
Livestock See Livestock industry; Poultry
Locally grown food See Food and food industry
Marketing boards and commissions, appointment process (Letnick) 11463-4 (Popham) 11463-4
Mink farming See Mink farming
Opposition committee on agriculture (Letnick) 12751
Organic farming, government support (Popham) 10838-9
Organic farming, organic food products See Food and food industry
Polyculture (McRae) 12824
Poultry industry See Poultry
Products See also Food and food industry
Products and sales (Letnick) 11305-6
Products, non-food products (Letnick) 10904-5 (Popham) 10904-5
Products, promotion of B.C. products See also Buy Local program; Buy B.C. program
(Letnick) 11430 (Popham) 10911, 11431, 13323-6 (Sturdy) 13325
Replant program See Tree fruit industry under Food and food industry
Research funding See Growing Forward initiative above
Role of environment (Donaldson) 13323
Technology (Dalton) 11095 (Donaldson) 13323 (Letnick) 11432 (Popham) 11433
Tree fruit industry See Food and food industry
Turkey farming See Poultry
Women's involvement in sector (Popham) 11162-3
Workers, safety (Chouhan) 11449
Workers, vehicle accident in 2007 and memorial (Chouhan) 11448-9
Agriculture, Ministry of

Estimates
debate 11429-45, 11461-5, 11502-7
speakers (Conroy) 11437-8 (Donaldson) 11505 (Holman) 11505-6 (Huntington) 11504-5 (Letnick) 11429-45, 11461-5, 11502-7 (Popham) 11431-7, 11439-45, 11461-5, 11502-4, 11506-7
Advisory board, representation (Letnick) 11465 (Popham) 11465
Budget (Letnick) 10963
Budget allocation to apiary services (Popham) 11503
Business risk management branch, agriculture wildlife program See Agriculture
Estimates process, questions (Popham) 11507
Field services branch, role and travel budget (Letnick) 11433-5 (Popham) 11433-5
Letter from Stikine MLA (Donaldson) 13323
Mandate letter (Huntington) 11504 (Letnick) 11504
Staff (Letnick) 11430
Agri-Food Choice and Quality Act

Replacement (Letnick) 10901-2 (Popham) 10901
Agrifood industry See Food and food industry
AgriService B.C.

Information service and resources (Letnick) 11431
Agritourism See Tourism
Ahousaht First Nation

Chief See Louie, Greg
Role in assisting boat accident victims and emergency training (Fraser) 11396 (Yamamoto) 11396
Treaty negotiations (Fraser) 11367
AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

HIV infections from blood supply See Safety of blood supply system in 1980s under Blood and bone marrow
Treatment (Sultan) 11392-3
Aikang Group

Operations in B.C. (Ralston) 11231 (Wat) 11231
Air

Airshed studies (Polak) 13488
Greenhouse gas emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Airbnb

Operations (Bond) 12725 (Chandra Herbert) 12725, 12802-3 (Coleman) 12802-3 (Sturdy) 13454
Aircraft See also Aerospace industry; Aviation

Drones (Dalton) 11791
Helicopter training (Plecas) 10539
Airports

Infrastructure funding (Stone) 10750
Ajax mine project

Environmental assessment (Polak) 10778
First Nations concerns re project (Donaldson) 11012
Project (Farnworth) 12187 (Macdonald) 12823
Tailings storage (Bennett) 11901-2 (Macdonald) 11901-2
Akawa, Yuki

Bus pass case (Mungall) 11925
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP

Contract with government (Ralston) 11153-4 (Thomson) 11153
Alaska

Ferry system (Stone) 12403 (Trevena) 12402
Geography and history (Wilkinson) 11563-6
Partnership with B.C., California, Oregon and Washington See Pacific Coast Collaborative
Spills and citizens advisory councils (Heyman) 12034
Alberni–Pacific Rim constituency and area

Bus pass case (Fraser) 11104-5
Disability and workers compensation case (Fraser) 13226-7 (Stilwell, Michelle) 13226-7
Employment and poverty issues (Fraser) 10368
Hearing impairment case (Fraser) 12774-5
Alberta

Clean energy (Sturdy) 10542
Disability benefits (Krog) 11035 (Stilwell, Michelle) 11179-80
Economic conditions and management (Dalton) 10590 (Hamilton) 10674 (Krog) 10260-1 (McRae) 10509 (Reimer) 10258 (Throne speech) 10226
Election results (Routley, D.) 10823
Forest industry (Barnett) 11781
Government management of oil revenues and fund (Ralston) 10734
Inspection of boats for invasive species (Macdonald) 10943
Legislation re criminal notoriety and profit (Farnworth) 13279
Oil and gas industry (Conroy) 10480, 10490
Oil and gas industry emissions (Holman) 11871
Parks system (Heyman) 11649
Regulation of drug manufacturing equipment (Farnworth) 13432
Regulation of real estate industry (Eby) 13129-30, 13207-8
Relationship with British Columbia (Ralston) 10372
Transmission system inter-tie project with B.C. (Bennett) 11983-5 (Dix) 11983-4
Transportation of bitumen to west coast See Proposal for oil pipeline expansion under Kinder Morgan Canada Inc.; Proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat under Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
Wildfire prevention and funding (Bains) 11079 (Thomson) 11079
Wildfires in May 2016 See Fort McMurray, Alberta
ALC beds See Beds, use of acute care beds by seniors under Health care system
Alcan See Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.
Alcohol

Abuse and addiction See Substance abuse and addiction
Beer See Beer and beer industry
Consumption in vehicles, prohibition (Stone) 10402
Deposit-refund system for beverage containers See Recycling
Distilleries See Distilling industry
Fetal alcohol syndrome See Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Government liquor stores See also Liquor stores below
money-laundering prevention (Ralston) 11703 (Simpson) 11703
operating margins (Eby) 11519-20 (Oakes) 11519-20
sale of craft distilling products (Eby) 11515
Impaired driving See Impaired driving
Liquor control and licensing branch See Liquor control and licensing branch
Liquor distribution and warehousing system
consultant positions and recruitment (Eby) 11521-3 (Oakes) 11521-3
customer service surveys (Eby) 11519 (Oakes) 11519
executive project board (Eby) 11522 (Oakes) 11522
potential privatization (Eby) 11517 (Oakes) 11517
sale of Broadway facility and relocation to new site (Eby) 11516-7, 11520-3 (Oakes) 11516-7, 11520-3
Liquor distribution branch See Liquor distribution branch
Liquor licensing
licence transfer on sale of business (Oakes) 11524
reconsideration of enforcement decisions (Eby) 13085-7 (Farnworth) 12948 (Oakes) 13086-8 (Weaver) 12945 (Wilkinson) 12943-4
special wine store licences for grocery stores See Liquor sales below
Liquor pricing (Eby) 11508-11, 11514-6 (Oakes) 11509-10, 11514-6
Liquor pricing changes and impacts See Liquor regulation and pricing changes below
Liquor pricing report (Eby) 11508-10 (Oakes) 11508-9
Liquor producers, purchase of products for tasting programs (Eby) 11520 (Oakes) 11520
Liquor production and sales industry, recognition (Eby) 11524
Liquor regulation and pricing changes, impacts
craft brewing industry (Eby) 11508, 11511, 11514-5 (Oakes) 11514
impacts (Eby) 11508-15, 11523 (Oakes) 11509, 11512-4, 11523-4
restaurant and tourism industries (Eby) 11510-1, 12001
wine industry and small businesses (Chandra Herbert) 11523-4 (Eby) 11512-4, 11523 (Oakes) 11512-3, 11523-4
Liquor regulation changes (Yap) 10290, 10635
Liquor regulation review (Eby) 11510-1 (Oakes) 11508, 11510-1, 11515-6
Liquor sales
competition (Eby) 11511, 11514-5, 11519 (Oakes) 11510, 11519
licences See Liquor licensing above
one-kilometre rule (Chandra Herbert) 11523 (Eby) 11512, 11523
revenues to government (Eby) 11508-11, 11517 (Oakes) 11508-9
sales in grocery stores and auction of licences (Eby) 11511-4 (Oakes) 11511-3
volume of sales (Eby) 11509 (Oakes) 11508-11
Liquor stores, identification checks and compliance (Eby) 11517-8 (Oakes) 11517-8
Liquor stores, rural agency stores (Oakes) 11509
Serving it Right program (Oakes) 11518
Wine industry See Wine industry
Ale Trail initiative See Craft-brewing industry under Beer and beer industry
Alford, Jessica and Tony

Income assistance and maternity leave benefits case (Mungall) 13132, 13438
All Chiefs Gathering

Meetings (Clark) 13007 (Horgan) 13007 (Rustad) 11287-8
Alliance for Arts and Culture

Work on cultural policy framework (Chandra Herbert) 11673 (Fassbender) 11673
Alliance of Beverage Licensees B.C.

Response to liquor pricing changes (Eby) 11509
Allied Hydro Council of British Columbia

Agreements (Conroy) 11207, 12064
Allnutt, Chris

Role in rainforest agreement (Heyman) 11484
All-terrain vehicles See Automobiles
Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia Vancouver

Sexual Assault Support Centre, concerns re sexual violence policy legislation (Corrigan) 13262
Alpha Secondary School, Burnaby, B.C.

Student accomplishments at regional science fair (Lee) 12214
Alphonse, Joe

Comments on wildlife harvest allocation (Conroy) 11145
Response to public safety incident in Williams Lake (Donaldson) 13149-50 (Morris) 13150
ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

Awareness (Hogg) 12688-9
ALS Society of British Columbia

Role (Hogg) 12688
AltaGas Inc.

LNG facility project, status (Dix) 10739 (Ralston) 10735
Aluminum smelting industry

History (Wilkinson) 11567
Alzheimer Society of British Columbia

Work of organization (Robinson) 10659
Alzheimer's disease See also Dementia

Drug therapy initiative (Dix) 12713-4 (Lake) 12713-4
Drug therapy initiative report (Dix) 13298
Programs, First Link initiative (Lake) 12649-50 (Robinson) 12649-50
Ambedkar, Bhimrao

Advocacy for rights of Dalits (Chouhan) 12983
Ambulance service See also British Columbia Ambulance Service; Paramedics

Action plan and resources (Darcy) 12777-9 (Lake) 12777-80
Caseload (Darcy) 12777
Emergency vehicles See Emergencies
Response times (Darcy) 10713, 12777-80 (Lake) 12777-80
Service in small and mid-sized communities (Darcy) 12778-9 (Lake) 12778-9
Service plan (Darcy) 10713
Study by Operational Research in Health See Health care services, ambulance service under Lower Mainland
Wait times at hospitals (Wickens) 12827
AME B.C. See Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia
Amphibian species See Wildlife
AMS Society See Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia Vancouver
ANABIP See Wet'suwet'en First Nation
Anaesthetists See Physicians
Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park

Accessible trail and work of volunteers (Bond) 11705 (Donaldson) 11709 (Morris) 11723
Establishment (Clark) 11534 (Virk) 11544
Establishment and consultation (Bing) 11730-1 (Plecas) 11714 (Thomson) 11727
Establishment and name (Bond) 11705-6 (Chandra Herbert) 11711-2 (Donaldson) 11708 (Fraser) 11719-20 (Heyman) 11648, 12335 (Morris) 11723 (Polak) 11530, 11648, 12335 (Sturdy) 11718 (Thornthwaite) 11710-1
Proposed World Heritage Site designation (Bond) 11705-6 (Donaldson) 11709-10
Anderson, James D.

Book on B.C. parks system (Chandra Herbert) 11711, 11713
AngloAmerican

Roman mine, operations (Bennett) 11893
Animal Liability Act, 2016

(Bill M212) (Weaver) 1R, 11848
Debate, speakers (Weaver) 11848
Animals See also Fish; Wildlife

Animal abuse awareness and prevention (Thornthwaite) 10559-60
Breeders of cats and dogs, regulation (Thornthwaite) 10559-60
Cruelty prevention (Popham) 13243
Cruelty prevention, legislation See Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Mink Farms) Amendment Act, 2016
Distressed animals, legislation See Distressed Animal Act, 2016
Distressed animals, protection (Fassbender) 11651 (Robinson) 11650-1, 12612-3
Dog attacks, incidence (Weaver) 11848
Guide and service dogs (Hamilton) 11004-5 (Larson) 10343-5 (Mungall) 10344-5 (Reimer) 11033
Guide and service dogs, trauma service dogs (Hamilton) 11851
Livestock See Livestock industry
Owners liability (Weaver) 11848
Owners liability, legislation See Animal Liability Act, 2016
Pet breeders See Breeders above
Pets in rental housing See Rental housing
Transportation in vehicles, ventilation and overheating (Robinson) 12612-3
Anmore, B.C.

School upgrades (Reimer) 10527
Antibiotics See Drugs
Antiphon, Patrick

Service to Legislature and retirement (Horgan) 11241 (Speaker) 11241
Anxiety disorders

Anxiety in children and youth, B.C. Friends program (Thornthwaite) 10247, 10688-9
APEGBC See Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia
Apiarists See Bees and beekeeping industry
Appeal Court See British Columbia Court of Appeal
Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia

Role (Kyllo) 11601
Apprenticeship See Skills training
Aquaculture

First Nations involvement in industry (Austin) 12825 (McRae) 12824
Fish farms and closed-containment systems (Holman) 11505-6 (Letnick) 11505-6
Fish farms, siting of farms (Austin) 12825
Industry and role in economy (Austin) 12825-6 (McRae) 12824-6
Polyculture system (McRae) 12824
Regulation, role of federal and provincial governments (Austin) 12825
Research (Trevena) 12567
Salmon farming (Austin) 12825-6 (McRae) 12824-5
Salmon farming, role in economy (McRae) 12613-4
Shellfish farming (McRae) 12824
Shellfish farming, geoduck farming (McRae) 10551
Special committee See Sustainable Aquaculture, Special Committee on
Aquatic animals See Aquatic species under Wildlife
Aquatic invasive species See Invasive species
Aquifers See Groundwater under Water
Archer, Keith See Chief Electoral Officer
Area-based management plans See Resources and resource industries; particular sectors and companies
Armed forces

Persons on war service, trusts administration (Anton) 11328 (Krog) 11328
Recognition of service, B.C. military service pin proposal (Karagianis) 12747
Recognition of service, legislation See Honouring Our Military Act, 2016
Veterans (Oakes) 11160
Armenian genocide

101st anniversary and commemoration (Anton) 12303 (Dix) 12303
Role in current events (Dix) 12306-7
Armstrong, Amber

Work as constituency assistant (Heyman) 10273
Armstrong, Patrick

Comments on rainforest (Hammell) 11609
Armstrong, Thom

Comments on affordable housing initiatives (Shin) 10652-3
Arsenovski, Danica

Court case against ICBC See Rulings on issues under Supreme Court of British Columbia
Arts and culture See also British Columbia Arts Council; Heritage sites

Arts programs, school arts programs See Education
artsVest program for community organizations (Chandra Herbert) 11668 (Fassbender) 11668
Creative sector
creative sector (Bond) 12762 (Fassbender) 10272
creative sector and creative economy strategy (Bond) 12728-9 (Chandra Herbert) 11668, 11670-2, 12729 (Fassbender) 11614, 11668-71
creative sector and industries (Thornthwaite) 12357
report (Chandra Herbert) 11672-3
Cultural policy framework (Chandra Herbert) 11673 (Fassbender) 11673
Film See Film industry
Government funding and support (Bond) 12728-31 (Chandra Herbert) 10600-1, 11668-9, 11672, 12728-31 (Fassbender) 11614-6, 11668-70, 11672 (Robinson) 11615-6
Government funding, federal funding (Chandra Herbert) 11672-3 (Fassbender) 11672-3
Government funding, gaming grants and multi-year funding (Chandra Herbert) 11674-6 (Fassbender) 11674-6
Heritage sites See Heritage sites
Infrastructure, capital funding and Creative Spaces program (Chandra Herbert) 11673-4 (Fassbender) 11673-4
Ministry responsible See Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Ministry of
Music fund See Creative B.C.
Musicians and music industry (Anton) 10410 (de Jong) 13075
Asbestos

Removal and worker safety issues (Bond) 10807-8 (Simpson) 10807
ASEAN See Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Ashcroft, B.C.

Chinese Cemetery heritage revitalization (Tegart) 13370-1
Terminal for container and railway traffic (Tegart) 10379-80
Asian Canadians See also Chinese Canadians; Japanese Canadians; Vietnamese Canadians

Contributions and heritage (Bing) 12551-3 (Shin) 12552-3
Sikh community (Horgan) 12143
South Asian community (Bains) 13239 (Clark) 12143 (Virk) 13239
South Asian community, organ donation need and initiative (Bains) 12070
Asian Heritage Month

Celebration (Bing) 12551-3 (Shin) 12552-3
Asia-Pacific gateway

Role (James) 10444
Asia-Pacific region See also particular countries

B.C. government strategy, minister responsible See International Trade, Ministry of, and Minister Responsible for Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism
Market for B.C. agriculture products (McRae) 12824
Trade with B.C. See particular topics under Trade
ASK Wellness Society

Work of organization (Robinson) 12873
Aske, Terry

Quilt art (Darcy) 13481
Assault See Violence; Sexual violence
Assessment Act

Amendments See also Miscellaneous Statutes (General) Amendment Act, 2016
(Eby) 13083 (Farnworth) 12947 (Fassbender) 13083-4 (Krog) 13083 (Weaver) 12944 (Wilkinson) 12943
Assessment Authority of British Columbia See British Columbia Assessment Authority
Assessment of property See Property tax
Assistance dogs See Guide and service dogs under Animals
Assisted dying

Advance care planning directive (Darcy) 12709
Consideration of assisted dying and end-of-life care by committee See Reports under Health, Select Standing Committee on
Federal legislation (Darcy) 12707, 12709 (Lake) 12708-9
Government action on regulation and services (Darcy) 12708-9 (Lake) 12708-9
Assisted living See Long-term and residential care
Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia

Presentation on geological database (Donaldson) 10525, 11013-4
Role in land use planning (Donaldson) 11629
Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres

Funding (Fraser) 11290-1 (Rustad) 11290-1
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now See ACORN Canada
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia

Comments on school seismic upgrades (Bernier) 12190 (Fleming) 12190
Investigation of Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach See Mount Polley mine tailings pond breach under Imperial Metals Corp.
Work on engineering guidelines for tailings dams (Bennett) 10976
Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Regions (Wat) 11223
At Home program See Special needs children under Children and youth
Athletes See Sports and recreation
Athletic commissioner See British Columbia Athletic Commissioner
Atkinson, Gail

Study on hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity See Study under Seismological Research Letters
Atlantic provinces

Federal funding for ferry system (Stone) 12414 (Trevena) 12413-4
Atlin, B.C.

First Nation See Taku River Tlingit First Nation
Atlin-Taku land use plan

Development (Donaldson) 11628-9
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Strategy and access to medications, petition tabled (Hammell) 13312
Attestations See Signed and sworn statements under Justice system
Attorney General ministry See Justice, Ministry of
ATVs See All-terrain vehicles under Automobiles
Audiologists

Role (Bing) 11852
Auditor General

Auditor General for Local Government See Auditor General for Local Government
Comments and recommendations on government advertising (Huntington) 12218 (Wilkinson) 12218
Reports and reviews
Agricultural Land Commission (Popham) 13057-8
capital project financing and public-private partnerships (Darcy) 12633
corrections system (Farnworth) 13157
credit union supervision (de Jong) 13206, 13208, 13517 (Eby) 13205-8, 13517
cumulative effects management in resource development (Ralston) 12959 (Shin) 11688
disability assistance program (Corrigan) 11130-1 (Eby) 11044-5 (Elmore) 11135-6 (Hammell) 11042-3 (Heyman) 11124-6 (Holman) 11173-4 (Mungall) 11031 (Ralston) 11056-8 (Rice) 11137-8 (Robinson) 11048-9
earthquake preparedness (Corrigan) 12042-3
environmental assessment process (Donaldson) 11011, 11693
graduation rate for aboriginal students (Bernier) 12200 (Mark) 12200
information technology projects (Huntington) 13192-4
JUSTIN information system (Farnworth) 13150-1 (Morris) 13151
mining industry compliance and enforcement (Bennett) 12233, 12692, 12694, 12752-3 (Clark) 12690-2, 13004-5 (Heyman) 12693-4, 13078-9 (Horgan) 12690-1, 13003-5 (James) 12793 (Macdonald) 12233, 12692, 12752, 12821-2 (Mungall) 12693 (Polak) 13079 (Simpson) 12694
Panorama public health system project report and recommendations (Darcy) 12621-5 (Lake) 12621-5
physician services (Wickens) 12827
skills training system (Macdonald) 11194
Reports tabled
The 2014-15 Public Accounts and the Auditor General's Findings, March 2016 (Speaker) 11168
2015-16 annual report (Speaker) 13340
2015-16 financial statements (Speaker) 13340
Access to Adult Tertiary Mental Health and Substance Use Services, May 2016 (Speaker) 13181
An Audit of Community Gaming Grants, December 2016 (Speaker) 13521
An Audit of Compliance and Enforcement of the Mining Sector, May 2016 (Speaker) 12620
An Audit of Mid-Size Capital Procurement in Post-Secondary Institutions, May 2016 (Speaker) 13053
Follow-Up on the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, December 2016 (Speaker) 13521
Getting IT Right: Achieving Value from Government Information Technology Investments, October 2016 (Speaker) 13521
Improving Budgeting and Expenditure Management in the Public Education System, May 2016 (Speaker) 13053
Management of Mobile Devices: Assessing the Moving Target in B.C., October 2016 (Speaker) 13521
performance audit coverage plan 2016-17 to 2018-19 (Speaker) 13521
Product Stewardship: An Overview of Recycling in B.C., November 2016 (Speaker) 13521
Progress Audit: Credit Union Supervision in British Columbia, July 2016 (Speaker) 13488
Progress Audit: Evergreen Line Rapid Transit Project, February 2017 (Speaker) 13521
Progress Auditt: Effectiveness of B.C. Community Corrections, May 2016 (Speaker) 13340
Workstation Support Services Contract: An Audit of Due Diligence, November 2016 (Speaker) 13521
Role (Ralston) 11056-7
Role re government advertising (Holman) 12981 (Horgan) 13018
Auditor General for Local Government

Audit council role and review, implementation of recommendations (Fassbender) 11737-8 (Robinson) 11737-8
Audit services and reports (Fassbender) 10271
Budget and operations (Fassbender) 11737 (Robinson) 11737
Role (Reimer) 11685
Australia

LNG development (Ralston) 10736 (Weaver) 11877
Autism

Awareness and services (Reimer) 11698-9 (Wickens) 11756
Services, accessibility (Routley, B.) 10531
Services and funding (Bernier) 12128 (Cadieux) 12350-1 (Rice) 12350 (Wickens) 12128, 12350
Automobiles

All-terrain vehicles, environmental impacts and regulation (Throness) 13112-3
All-terrain vehicles, licences and permits (Bains) 10990 (Thomson) 10990
Broker agents, regulation See Motor dealers regulation below
Car dealers industry See Motor dealers industry below
Charitable donation of automobiles, taxation (de Jong) 13192-3 (James) 13192
Driver's licences
DriveAble program and medical form fees (Lake) 12861-2 (Robinson) 12861-2
fees and revenues (Dix) 12593 (Stone) 12593
inclusion of blood type information (Farnworth) 12630 (Stone) 12630
ministerial responsibility (Stone) 12594
road tests and bookings (Dix) 12593-5 (Stone) 12593-4
Driving practices, right- and left-hand sides of road (Wilkinson) 10364
Driving safety See Traffic safety below
Electric vehicles (Heyman) 12286
Electric vehicles and charging stations (Sturdy) 12285
Electric vehicles, government initiative See Vehicle efficiency, clean energy vehicle program below
Emergency vehicles See Emergencies
Fuel See Fuel
Fuel efficiency See Vehicle efficiency below
Impaired driving See Impaired driving
Insurance See also Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Insurance, optional coverage (Stone) 13436-7
Insurance rates (Anton) 13026-7 (Conroy) 10477 (Corrigan) 10608-9 (de Jong) 10725, 11262-6 (Dix) 10740-1, 11262-6, 12601, 12606-7, 13436-7 (Donaldson) 10414, 10524 (Horgan) 13485 (James) 10451, 10619, 13436 (Krog) 10704, 10827 (Lake) 10755 (Mungall) 10596, 10833 (Routley, D.) 10822 (Stone) 12598-9, 12601, 12606-7, 13436-7 (Wilkinson) 10598
Insurance rates and vehicle identifiers (Huntington) 12627-8 (Stone) 12627-8
Motor dealers industry, role in economy (Farnworth) 11181-2
Motor dealers regulation
consumer advancement fund (Farnworth) 11182-3, 11459-60 (Morris) 10482, 11181, 11459-60
consumer protection, enforcement and penalties (Bing) 11184-5 (Farnworth) 11181-3, 11426-9, 11456-61, 11467-9 (Morris) 10482, 11180-1, 11185, 11426-9, 11456-61, 11467-9 (Plecas) 11183-4
Curber program (Farnworth) 11459 (Morris) 11459
customer compensation fund (Farnworth) 11182-3, 11428-9, 11456-8, 11460 (Morris) 10482, 11181, 11428-9, 11456-8, 11460
Internet transactions (Farnworth) 11426 (Morris) 11426
legislation See Motor Dealer Amendment Act, 2016
registrar powers (Farnworth) 11460-1, 11467-8 (Morris) 11460-1, 11467-8
Party bus industry See Party bus industry
Traffic court See Justice system
Traffic safety
enforcement and penalties (Morris) 13099
regulation and programs (Lake) 10755 (Morris) 10318
variable speed zones (Stone) 10749
wildlife detection systems (Stone) 10749
Transfer of vehicle ownership, fraud case (Corrigan) 10883
Trucking See Trucking industry
Vehicle efficiency, clean energy vehicle program (de Jong) 10422 (Heyman) 12286 (Sturdy) 11163, 12285 (Weaver) 10517, 10816
Vehicle efficiency, Scrap-It incentive program (Eby) 11750 (Fassbender) 11750
Wholesalers, regulation See Motor dealers regulation above
Zero-emission vehicles, government initiative (Chandra Herbert) 10855 (Polak) 10855
Auxiliaries See Health care auxiliaries under Health care facilities and hospitals
Aviation See also Aerospace industry; Aircraft; Airports

Pilot training, flight simulator training for firefighter pilots (Plecas) 10539, 11919-20
Women's involvement (Huntington) 11163
Azoadam, Ernest

Death after riding party bus (Heyman) 10401, 13045

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