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Province of British Columbia
Fifth Session, 40th Parliament – 2016
INDEX (Subject and Business entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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E&N Railway See Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary
- 40th anniversary and work of organization (Reimer) 10868
Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody, B.C.
- Emergency services (Wickens) 12827
Eagle's Nest Transition House, Burns Lake, B.C.
- Programs and services for victims of violence (Tegart) 11994
Ear health
Early childhood development See Children and youth
Early childhood tax benefit See Tax credits for families with children under Families
Earthquakes
- Earthquake insurance (de Jong) 13191-2 (James) 13191-2
- Earthquake preparedness (Corrigan) 12042-3 (Farnworth) 13108 (Martin) 13108-9
- Earthquake preparedness, government plan and testing (Yamamoto) 10718
- Earthquake preparedness report and government response (Farnworth) 12501-3 (Yamamoto) 12502
- Hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity See Oil and gas
- Monitoring of seismic activity (Coleman) 12950
- Risk (Fleming) 12134
- Seismic upgrades See Seismic upgrades under Schools
East Creek
East Vancouver See Vancouver, B.C.
Eayem See Fraser Canyon
EBM See Ecosystem-based management under Land use
Eburne Saw Mills Ltd.
ECAP program See Electricity rates, energy conservation assistance program under Energy
Ecole Jules Quesnel Elementary School, Vancouver, B.C.
- Teacher-librarians (Eby) 12356
Ecole Rose-des-vents, Vancouver, B.C.
Economic Forecast Council
- Forecasting and review of government budget (de Jong) 10419
Economy
- Balance with environmental values See Sustainable development below
- Benefits See also Role below
- Benefits, distribution (James) 12294-5 (Simpson) 12300
- Conditions (Ashton) 12300-1 (Austin) 10578 (Barnett) 10253 (Bing) 10255 (Bond) 10392, 11185-6, 12170 (Clark) 10237, 12492, 12990-5, 12999 (Conroy) 10554 (Dalton) 10589-93 (de Jong) 13378 (Eby) 11861 (Gibson) 10374, 10700-2 (Hamilton) 10676, 11196, 12299 (Horgan) 12991-2, 12998 (James) 10427, 13202-3 (Krog) 10260 (Lake) 10754-5 (Macdonald) 10464, 11193, 13413 (McRae) 12823 (Martin) 10241 (Plecas) 12293 (Reimer) 10258 (Robinson) 10256 (Simpson) 11996-7, 12300 (Stone) 10583-4, 10746 (Sullivan) 10325 (Sultan) 10679-81 (Thornthwaite) 10245, 10686 (Throne speech) 10225-6 (Virk) 10415-6 (Wilkinson) 10597-8 (Yap) 10290, 10634-5
- Conditions and role of private sector (Ashton) 10339-40 (James) 10340
- Conditions during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Anton) 10408
- Conditions, regional differences (Simpson) 10791
- Debt-to-GDP ratio See Public debt
- Diversification (Ashton) 10547-8, 12300 (Bains) 11689-90 (Bond) 10458-61, 12762 (Clark) 12153 (Conroy) 11691-2 (de Jong) 10418, 10420 (Donaldson) 11693 (Elmore) 10552-3, 12297 (Hamilton) 12299 (Heyman) 10551-2 (Huntington) 10376 (James) 10452-3, 10548, 12294 (Krog) 10555-6 (Kyllo) 10548-9, 10737-8 (Larson) 10553-4 (McRae) 10509-10, 10550-1 (Martin) 10555, 11693-4 (Morris) 10570 (Plecas) 11687-8, 12293-4 (Ralston) 10549-50, 12298-9 (Reimer) 10552, 11689 (Routley, D.) 10821 (Shin) 11688-9 (Simpson) 10497-8, 12300, 12762 (Stilwell, Moira) 10332 (Sultan) 11686 (Throness) 10502 (Virk) 10416, 10646 (Wat) 10627-30 (Weaver) 11878 (Yap) 11690
- Diversification by rural communities, rural dividend program See Rural B.C. under British Columbia by region
- Economic development
- development and diversification (Barnett) 12295 (Bing) 12298 (Darcy) 10322-3 (Weaver) 10313-5
- development and growth (Clark) 10713 (Throne speech) 10226
- development and role in funding government investment and services (Clark) 12493 (Martin) 10242
- NDP position (Clark) 10665, 11853-4 (Lake) 12309
- projects and benefits (Simpson) 10791
- projects and social licence (Routley, B.) 10280 (Throne speech) 10228
- role of infrastructure (Stilwell, Moira) 10330-1
- strategy (Sultan) 10543-4
- sustainable development See Sustainable development below
- Economic partnerships See Trade agreements and partnerships under Trade; particular agreements
- Economic plan for province (Fassbender) 10272-3
- Economy of B.C. regions See British Columbia by region
- Economy of Canada See Canada
- Global economy (Stilwell, Moira) 10332
- Global economy, conditions (Fassbender) 10269 (Wilkinson) 10722
- Green economy See Sustainable development below
- Growth (Anton) 10640-1, 10643 (Bond) 10457 (Clark) 12431-2, 13010, 13012-3, 13015, 13485 (Dalton) 12832-3 (de Jong) 10417-9, 11703, 13049, 13202 (Fassbender) 10532-3 (Kyllo) 12829 (Martin) 10466, 11995-7 (Throness) 10501 (Virk) 10650
- Growth, low-carbon model See Sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy below
- Growth, role in society (James) 10617
- History (McRae) 11608-9 (Wilkinson) 11566-7
- Impact of commodity prices (Bond) 10458 (Clark) 12992-3 (Wilkinson) 10597
- Knowledge-based economy (Austin) 11093-4 (Bing) 11097-8 (Conroy) 11096-7 (Corrigan) 11091-2, 12830-1 (Dalton) 11095-6 (Eby) 11094-5 (Hamilton) 11092-3 (Heyman) 11090-1 (Reimer) 11094 (Sullivan) 11089-90 (Virk) 10649 (Yap) 11091
- Leap Manifesto on economy and fossil fuels See Leap Manifesto
- Low-carbon economy See Sustainable development below
- Regional differences See also British Columbia by region
- Role in funding government services (Hamilton) 12834 (Lake) 12309, 12751 (Martin) 12822 (Plecas) 12827-8 (Simons) 13144 (Stilwell, Michelle) 13139, 13144, 13228, 13237-8 (Wickens) 12828
- Role in funding government services and infrastructure (Clark) 11853, 12990-1, 12998 (McRae) 12296-7 (Stone) 10386 (Throne speech) 10226
- Role in job creation and wage levels (Bond) 12759-62 (Simpson) 12760-2
- Role of government (Clark) 12990-4 (Heyman) 12832 (Krog) 10260 (Simpson) 10496
- Sectors See Industry; particular industries
- "Sharing" economy (Bond) 12725 (Chandra Herbert) 12725
- Sustainable development
- Underground economy (Bond) 12669-70 (Simpson) 12669-70
Ecosystem-based Management Planning Handbook document See Coast information team
Ecosystems See Ecosystem protection under Environment; Ecosystem-based management under Land use; particular areas
Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service Group
Edgewater, B.C.
- Paving of roads in area, petition tabled (Macdonald) 10241
EDP Renewables Canada Ltd.
Education See also Education funding; Post-secondary education; School districts; Schools; Skills training
- 21st century learning See Curriculum, changes below
- Adult basic education, accessibility and fee changes (Conroy) 10406, 10479 (Corrigan) 10507, 10610, 11091, 11455, 11836-8 (Elmore) 10573-4, 10644, 10646 (James) 10340, 10454-5, 10548 (Shin) 11595 (Wilkinson) 11455, 11836-7
- Arts programs See School arts and music programs below
- BCeSIS system See Information management below
- Boards of education See School districts
- Capital projects See Schools
- Career training in schools See Training and career programs for youth under Skills training
- Class size and composition
- Completion rate See Graduation rate below
- Computer use See Curriculum, computer coding education below; Technology use below
- Curriculum
- changes See also Government plan below
- changes and personalized learning model (Bing) 11164
- changes and teacher training (Bernier) 12194 (Fleming) 12194
- civics education (Bernier) 12202-3 (Huntington) 12202-3
- computer coding education (Austin) 11093 (Bernier) 10520-1, 13374-5 (Bing) 11097 (Clark) 12990, 12995 (Dalton) 11096 (Fleming) 13373-4 (Heyman) 10274, 10551, 11090, 12832, 13089-91, 13374-5 (Horgan) 12995 (James) 10453 (Martin) 10242 (Virk) 10648-9, 13090 (Wickens) 13375
- curriculum (Gibson) 10373
- curriculum on residential schools (Mark) 12288
- inclusion of aboriginal content (Bernier) 10521, 12200
- language programs (Bains) 10632-3
- mental health component (Thornthwaite) 10247
- programs on gender identity (Throness) 13349-50
- review (Bernier) 12192-3 (Fleming) 12192
- sex education (Karagianis) 12920, 12924 (Weaver) 12927
- skills and trades training See Skills training
- technology skills (Anton) 10410
- Distance education and online learning (Bernier) 12122-3 (Wickens) 12122-3
- Distance education and online learning, enrolment levels (Bernier) 12132 (Fleming) 12130, 12132
- Distance education and online learning, funding See Education funding
- Distributed learning See Distance education and online learning above
- Dogwood Certificate See Graduation below
- Early learning See Early childhood development under Children and youth
- Education of First Nations people See also Education funding; Schools
- Education of First Nations people, enhancement agreements (Bernier) 10521-2
- Education of First Nations people, graduation rate (Bernier) 10521-2, 12200-1, 13310 (Corrigan) 12201 (Mark) 12200
- Enrolment levels (Bernier) 12075, 12084, 12130-2, 12360 (Clark) 13011-3 (Fleming) 12074, 12084, 12130-2 (Horgan) 13011-2 (Martin) 11374
- Evergreen certificate program See School completion certificate program below
- Financial literacy initiative in schools See Literacy
- Foundation skills assessment See Standardized testing below
- Francophone education authority See Francophone education authority
- Francophone education, charter issues (Fleming) 10896
- French immersion (Bernier) 11923, 12194 (Dalton) 12981-2 (Fleming) 12194
- Fruit and vegetable program (Bernier) 13310 (de Jong) 10423 (Lake) 12849 (Larson) 10553
- Funding See Education funding
- Government investment and support (Bernier) 13375-6 (Clark) 12990
- Government plan See also Curriculum, changes above
- Graduation See also School completion certificate program below
- Graduation rate (Bernier) 10521
- Graduation rate, completion rate for special needs students See Special education and special needs below
- Graduation rate, First Nations students See Education of First Nations people above
- Graduation requirements (Bernier) 12192 (Fleming) 12192
- Healthy Schools B.C. initiative (Lake) 12849
- High school upgrades See Adult basic education above
- IEPs See Special education and special needs, individual education plans below
- Independent schools
- Individual education plans See Special education and special needs below
- Information management, BCeSIS system (Clark) 13019 (James) 10449
- Information management, MyEducation B.C. system (Bernier) 12195-6 (Fleming) 12194-5
- Initiatives, NDP position (Martin) 11375
- International education (Dalton) 10798
- Internet services
- Kindergarten See also Early childhood development under Children and youth
- Kindergarten, full-day kindergarten (McRae) 11088-9
- Labour dispute in education system See Teachers
- Legislation, 2015 legislation See Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
- Libraries See School libraries below
- Literacy See Literacy
- Music programs See School arts and music programs below
- MyEducation B.C. system See Information management above
- Online learning See Distance education and online learning above
- Parent advocacy on issues (Eby) 13046-7
- Personal education plans See Special education and special needs, individual education plans below
- Personalized learning model See Curriculum, changes above
- PLNet program See Internet services, provincial learning network program under Education
- Post-secondary education See Post-secondary education; Post-secondary institutions
- Principals and vice-principals, salaries (Bernier) 12085 (Fleming) 12085
- Private schools See Independent schools above
- Safety of students, bullying issue See Bullying and violence at school under Violence
- School arts and music programs (Chandra Herbert) 11676 (Fassbender) 11676
- School arts programs and productions (Chouhan) 12841
- School completion certificate program (Bernier) 10522, 12200-1 (Corrigan) 12201 (Mark) 12200
- School counsellors (Stilwell, Moira) 12565
- School districts See School districts
- School districts, francophone school district See Francophone education authority
- School libraries and librarians (Eby) 12356
- School psychologists (Bernier) 12124 (Wickens) 12124, 13311
- School sports programs, education coaching tax credit See Coaching tax credit under Teachers
- Schools See Schools
- Seismic upgrades of school buildings See Schools
- Skills and trades training See Skills training
- Special education and special needs
- Standardized testing, foundation skills assessment (Bernier) 12193-4 (Fleming) 12193-4
- Students
- Student-teacher ratio (Bernier) 12121
- System
- Teachers See Teachers
- Technology use (Bernier) 10521
- Technology use, coding education See Curriculum above
- Trades training in schools See Secondary school programs under Skills training
Education for Quality Improvement in Patient Care See Physicians
Education funding
- Advocacy by parents (Elmore) 13176
- Capital funding (Anton) 10640-1 (Bernier) 10519, 12133-8 (Bing) 10796 (Clark) 10716, 13009 (de Jong) 10420 (Fleming) 12084, 12133-7 (Martin) 11374 (Plecas) 10795 (Robinson) 10684
- Distance education and online learning (Bernier) 12132 (Fleming) 12130, 12132
- First Nations schools (Clark) 13005-11 (Horgan) 13005-11
- Freedom-of-information requests (Horgan) 13007-8
- Funding (Austin) 10800 (Bernier) 10403, 10519-22, 10715-6, 10955, 11009-10, 11453-5, 11536, 11924-5, 12075-6, 12084-6, 12129, 12198-202, 12206-8, 12360-1, 12619-20, 13052-3, 13374-5 (Clark) 11534, 12995-6, 13008-9, 13011-3 (Conroy) 10397-8, 10478-9 (Corrigan) 12201-2 (Dalton) 10797-8 (Darcy) 10637 (Donaldson) 10525, 11010, 12208 (Eby) 10745, 12205 (Elmore) 10572, 10643-4 (Fleming) 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 (Holman) 13311-2 (Horgan) 11533-4, 12995-6, 13005, 13007-13 (James) 10455-6, 10548 (Larson) 10793-4 (Macdonald) 10797 (Robinson) 10683-4 (Routley, D.) 12206-7 (Shin) 10653 (Stone) 10584, 10747 (Trevena) 10672-3, 11010, 12198-9 (Weaver) 10817 (Wickens) 10719-20, 12361, 13375
- Funding formula (Bernier) 12129-31
- Funding, petition tabled (Yap) 13340
- Fundraising by parents (Bains) 10389 (Darcy) 10637 (Heyman) 12075 (Robinson) 10258
- Independent schools (Bernier) 12129-31 (Clark) 13011 (Fleming) 12129-31 (Horgan) 13011
- Learning improvement fund (Bernier) 10520, 12124 (Clark) 13014 (Larson) 10793 (Plecas) 10795
- Maintenance funding (Fleming) 12137
- Maintenance funding and school enhancement fund (Bernier) 12137-8
- Rural schools (Bernier) 10519, 12208
- Special education and special needs (Bernier) 12128-9, 12196-7, 12207, 12619, 13311 (Bing) 10796-7 (Conroy) 10397 (Wickens) 12128, 12196
- Trades training (Fleming) 12835
- Wage increases (Bernier) 12085 (Fleming) 12085, 12120
Education, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 12082-7, 12116-39, 12188-209
- speakers (Bernier) 12082-7, 12116-9, 12121-39, 12188-209 (Chandra Herbert) 12204-5 (Conroy) 12189 (Corrigan) 12200-2 (Darcy) 12188 (Donaldson) 12208 (Eby) 12205 (Fleming) 12083-7, 12116-21, 12129-37, 12189-95, 12208-9 (Hammell) 12138 (Holman) 12203-4 (Huntington) 12202-3 (Mark) 12200 (Routley, D.) 12206-7 (Trevena) 12198-9 (Wickens) 12121-8, 12196-8
- Budget (Bernier) 12084-6, 12619 (Fleming) 12083-6, 12619
- Budget, allocation for administration (Bernier) 12118-9 (Fleming) 12118-9
- Data breach (Bernier) 10240-1 (Fleming) 10240 (Routley, D.) 10240-1
- Staff commended (Bernier) 10519, 12127, 12209
- Staff thanked (Fleming) 12208
- Staffing (Bernier) 12083
Education savings grant program See B.C. training and education savings grant program
Education, Select Standing Committee on
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
- Provisions and impact (Fleming) 10895, 10898-9
- Stakeholder consultation (Robinson) 11686
Egg industry See Food and food industry
EI See Employment insurance under Income assistance
Eichenberger, Kathy
- Role in treaty negotiations (Conroy) 12067
Einarson, Dennis
- Work with provincial government (Polak) 12434
Elderly See Seniors
Election Act
Election Amendment Act, 2016
- (Bill M229) (Weaver) 1R, 12981
- Debate, speakers (Weaver) 12981
Election Finance Amendment Act, 2016
- (Bill M211) (Huntington) 1R, 11697-8
- Debate, speakers (Huntington) 11697-8
Election (Spending Limit) Amendment Act, 2016
Elections See also Chief Electoral Officer; Elections B.C.; Politics and politicians
- 2013 general election, voter issues (Holman) 10586
- Advertising, pre-campaign period See Advertising and announcements under Government
- By-elections, February 2, 2016 See Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area; Vancouver–Mount Pleasant constituency and area
- Campaign financing
- Campaigns (Hamilton) 11344
- Campaigns, factors (Ashton) 11401
- Electoral districts, changes (McRae) 12558
- Electoral reform, legislation (Simpson) 11411
- Entering of certificate of results of February 2, 2016, by-election for Coquitlam–Burke Mountain into Journals of the House (Anton) 10433
- Entering of certificate of results of February 2, 2016, by-election for Vancouver–Mount Pleasant into Journals of the House (Anton) 10433
- Fair elections (Horgan) 13245-6
- Financial agents, role (Robinson) 11942
- Fixed election date (Dix) 10741 (Farnworth) 11419 (Huntington) 10378
- Fixed election date, fall date (Huntington) 11918
- Legislation See Campaign Finance Reform Act, 2016; Election Finance Amendment Act, 2016; Election (Spending Limit) Amendment Act, 2016; Fall Fixed Election Amendment Act, 2016; Government Advertising Act, 2016; Local Elections Campaign Financing (Election Expenses) Amendment Act, 2016
- Local government elections See Local government elections
- Municipal elections See Local government elections
- Signed and sworn statement requirements (Dix) 10889
- Voter turnout (Holman) 13105 (Robinson) 11338
- Voting age, proposed change to 16 (Weaver) 12981
- Voting rights, First Nations (Mark) 10676
- Voting rights, women (Speaker) 11755
- Voting system reform See Electoral reform above
Elections B.C.
- Reports tabled
- 2015-16 annual report and 2016-17–2018-19 service plan (Speaker) 13521
- Discussion Paper: Disclosure of Political Contributions, May 2016 (Anton) 13489
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2016 Vancouver–Mount Pleasant and Coquitlam–Burke Mountain By-elections, February 2016 (Speaker) 13340
- Role and responsibilities (Austin) 12560 (Barnett) 12559-60
- Role and responsibilities, oversight of municipal elections (Fassbender) 11958-9, 11962-3 (Huntington) 11959 (Robinson) 11958-9, 11962-3
Electric power See Energy
Electric vehicles See Automobiles
Electrical Safety Day
Electricity cost deferral program See Mines and mining industry
Elgie, Stewart
- Comments on carbon tax (Sturdy) 11085
Eliesen, Marc
- Comments on Site C power project (Heyman) 10543
Elk See Wildlife
Elk Valley
Elko Dam
ELL
Ellery, Paul
- Comments on trade agreement (Rustad) 12179
EMBC See Emergency Management British Columbia
Emerald mining See Gemstones under Mines and mining industry
Emergencies See also Emergency Management British Columbia
Emergency Management British Columbia See also Emergencies
Emergency Preparedness, Minister of State for
Emergency Program Act
Emerson Analytics
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C.
- Infrastructure funding (Coleman) 10614
- New campus project (Wilkinson) 10597
Emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Emissions trading See Cap-and-trade system under Greenhouse gas emissions
Employment and Assistance Act
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act
Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Amendment Act, 2016
- (Bill 3) (Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation) 1R, 10299; 2R, 11027-58, 11106-38, 11168-74, 11179-80; C, 11642-7; 3R, 11647; RA, 13314
- Debate, speakers (Austin) 11110-2 (Barnett) 11040-1 (Chandra Herbert) 11038-40 (Corrigan) 11128-32 (Donaldson) 11168-72 (Eby) 11044-5 (Elmore) 11133-6 (Farnworth) 11112-5 (Fassbender) 11036-8 (Gibson) 11045-6 (Hammell) 11041-3 (Heyman) 11123-7 (Holman) 11172-4 (Hunt) 11043-4 (Huntington) 11108-9 (James) 11049-52 (Karagianis) 11120-3 (Krog) 11034-6 (McRae) 11115-20 (Morris) 11127-8 (Mungall) 11028-32, 11642-7 (Plecas) 11132-3 (Popham) 11106-8 (Ralston) 11055-8 (Reimer) 11032-4 (Rice) 11136-8 (Robinson) 11046-9 (Shin) 11052-5 (Stilwell, Michelle) 10299, 11027, 11179-80, 11642-7 (Wickens) 11109-10
- Debate on bill (Stilwell, Michelle) 11179-80
- Provisions (Krog) 11034
- Purpose of bill (Mungall) 11642 (Stilwell, Michelle) 10299, 11027, 11180, 11642
- Regulations (Mungall) 11643 (Stilwell, Michelle) 11643
Employment and unemployment See also Labour
- Employment and jobs (Austin) 13117-8 (Barnett) 13115 (Bing) 13117 (Bond) 10393, 12171 (Clark) 12152-3, 12990-4, 12999-13002, 13010 (Conroy) 10554, 13116-7 (Dalton) 10589-90, 10592, 12832-3 (Fraser) 13121-2 (Heyman) 12832, 13114-5 (Horgan) 12492, 12991-3, 13001-2 (Hunt) 13120-1 (James) 10427, 10451-2 (Kyllo) 12829, 13317-9 (Mungall) 13119-20 (Plecas) 12166 (Ralston) 11236, 12156 (Rustad) 12178 (Stone) 10386, 10584, 12154-5, 12184 (Sultan) 13118-9 (Throness) 13122 (Wat) 11236, 12164 (Weaver) 12157-8, 12222-3
- Employment equity programs (Throness) 13349
- Employment insurance See Income assistance
- Employment leave proposal for persons fleeing domestic violence (Karagianis) 12305, 12924
- Employment of women (Barnett) 11384
- Employment programs See also Income assistance
- Employment rate (Bond) 12759-60, 12762-3 (Clark) 12994
- Employment standards
- Government job strategy (Anton) 10640-1 (Ashton) 10339 (Bing) 10265 (Bond) 10393-4, 10458, 12759-62 (Clark) 12992-3 (Elmore) 10643 (Gibson) 10373 (Heyman) 13094 (Horgan) 12991 (Kyllo) 11677 (Martin) 10242 (Simpson) 12762 (Thomson) 11065, 11067, 11069 (Throne speech) 10226, 10228 (Virk) 13092-3 (Wat) 10628-9
- Government job strategy and employment rate (Weaver) 10312-3
- Government job strategy, skills and training plan See Government skills and training plan under Skills training
- Green jobs (Conroy) 10407
- Green jobs and "blue-green alliance" with resource sector (Donaldson) 12430
- Human rights protection (Chandra Herbert) 13365-6
- Job creation (Anton) 10408 (Bond) 10458-9, 12759-63 (Clark) 12492 (Krog) 10260 (Larson) 10277 (Martin) 11995 (Reimer) 10258 (Robinson) 10255-6 (Routley, D.) 10266 (Simpson) 12758-63
- Job creation and job losses, role of government (Dix) 10963
- Job creation, balance with environmental values See Sustainable development under Economy
- Job creation, role of government (Fassbender) 10270
- Job fairs (Kyllo) 10790, 10792 (Simpson) 10790-1
- Job losses (Horgan) 12993 (Simpson) 12761
- Job quality (Elmore) 12297
- Jobs, full-time and part-time jobs (Bond) 12759-60 (Simpson) 12759-61
- Jobs plan See Government job strategy above
- Labour See Labour
- Maternity leave, deduction of payments from income assistance benefits See Benefits under Income assistance
- Skills training See Skills training
- Work-study programs See Cooperative education and work experience programs under Post-secondary education
- Youth employment See Children and youth
Employment insurance See Income assistance
Employment program of British Columbia See Employment programs under Income assistance
Employment Standards (Domestic Violence Leave) Amendment Act, 2016
- (Bill M220) (Karagianis) 1R, 12305
- Debate, speakers (Karagianis) 12305
Empress Hotel See Fairmont Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C.
Emterra Environmental
- Waste management operations (Fleming) 12982
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
- Proposal for oil pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat
Endangered species See Species at risk under Wildlife
End-of-life care See Hospice and palliative care
Endowment Lands See University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Endurance Wind Power Inc.
- Operations and exports (Ralston) 11377
Energy See also British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Alternative energy sources See also Clean energy below
- Bioenergy
- Clean energy See also Clean technology under Science and technology
- Conservation See also Energy efficiency below
- Conservation and demand-side management See also Power Smart program targets below
- Demand-side management See Conservation above
- Electric power, safety (Kyllo) 12983
- Electricity cost deferral program for mining industry See Mines and mining industry
- Electricity meters, smart meters See Smart-metering and infrastructure program below
- Electricity rates
- energy conservation assistance program (Bennett) 12058 (Dix) 12057-8
- E-Plus program (Bennett) 12054 (Dix) 12053-4
- impact on rural residents (Donaldson) 10414, 10523-4
- legislation See Hydro Affordability Act, 2016
- proposed deferral for low-income families (Horgan) 11245
- rates (Ashton) 12546 (Bennett) 10604, 10871, 11972, 11980, 11986-7, 12047-50, 12151, 13130-1, 13338-9, 13373 (Clark) 12999-13001 (Conroy) 10476-7 (Corrigan) 10608-9 (Darcy) 12576 (Dix) 10604, 10699, 10871, 11974, 11980, 11986-7, 12047-50, 12150-1, 12545-7, 13131, 13338 (Donaldson) 10414 (Heyman) 10273 (Horgan) 12015, 12214-5, 12999-13000, 13372-3 (James) 10450, 10618, 13339 (Krog) 10827 (Lake) 10754-5 (Mungall) 10596, 10833 (Ralston) 10691 (Routley, D.) 10822 (Rustad) 10622 (Wilkinson) 10598
- support for low-income residents (Bennett) 12057-8, 12060 (Clark) 13000 (Dix) 12057-8
- Electricity transmission See Transmission system below
- Energy efficiency
- Fusion power (Sturdy) 11087
- Geothermal power (Weaver) 11876
- Green energy See Alternative energy sources; Clean energy above
- Hydroelectric power (Corrigan) 13332 (Heyman) 13327 (Martin) 13326 (Throness) 13330
- Hydroelectric power, infrastructure (Rice) 13330
- Hydroelectric power projects See also particular dams
- Hydroelectric power projects, Site C project See Site C power project
- Independent power producers (Krog) 11882
- Independent power producers, local government authority (Macdonald) 10895
- Independent power projects (Throness) 13330
- Independent power projects, sale of electricity See Energy purchase agreements with independent power producers under British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Infrastructure See also Transmission system below
- Innovative clean energy fund (Barnett) 13116 (Plecas) 13329 (Thornthwaite) 13328
- Innovative clean energy fund, projects (Sturdy) 11163
- Integrated resource plan See British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Interior–Lower Mainland transmission line project, costs (Bennett) 11968-70 (Dix) 11966, 11968-71, 12547
- LiveSmart B.C. program (Heyman) 10855 (Polak) 10855
- Northwest transmission line project (James) 10449 (Martin) 11693-4
- Power Smart program targets (Bennett) 10603, 12059 (Dix) 10602-4, 12059
- Power storage capacity (Sturdy) 12287
- Power supply (Bing) 13331-2 (Corrigan) 13332 (Heyman) 13327 (Holman) 13328 (Martin) 13326 (Plecas) 13328-9 (Rice) 13329-30 (Sturdy) 12285-7 (Thornthwaite) 13327-8 (Throness) 13330-1
- Power supply, demand projections (Bennett) 10871-2, 11972-6, 13338-9 (Clark) 13001 (Dix) 10871-2, 11971-6, 13331, 13338 (Horgan) 13001
- PowerBC plan See Policies under New Democratic Party of British Columbia
- Renewable energy See Clean energy above
- Sector, jobs (Conroy) 13116 (Fraser) 13122 (Mungall) 13119-20
- Smart-metering and infrastructure program (Bennett) 12046
- Smart-metering and infrastructure program, legacy meters (Bennett) 12054-6 (Dix) 12054-7
- Solar power (Heyman) 10541
- Sustainable energy See Clean energy above
- Transmission system
- interior project See Interior–Lower Mainland transmission line project above
- inter-tie project See Alberta
- northwest line project See Northwest transmission line project above
- projects (Bennett) 11971 (Dix) 11971, 12547
- projects and First Nations consultation (Bennett) 11982
- Wind power (Heyman) 10541-2, 13115, 13327 (Weaver) 11876, 11879
- Wind power development and projects (Donaldson) 12430 (Ralston) 11377
- Wood waste, use in production of electricity See Bioenergy above
Energy and Mines, Ministry of, and Minister Responsible for Core Review
- Estimates
- debate 11890-916, 11932-6, 11964-91, 12045-68, 12227-34
- speakers (Bennett) 11890-916, 11932-6, 11965-91, 12045-68, 12228-34 (Conroy) 12060-8 (Dix) 11932-6, 11964-91, 12047-60 (Donaldson) 11904-5 (Macdonald) 11891-9, 11901-2, 11905-8, 12227-33 (Routley, B.) 11908-16 (Trevena) 11902-4
- B.C. geological survey activities (Donaldson) 10525
- Budget (Bennett) 11906-7
- Revenues from fees (Bennett) 11906-7
- Role and responsibilities (Bennett) 11890-1 (Macdonald) 12692
- Service plan (Macdonald) 11891-2
- Staffing (Bennett) 11890-1 (Macdonald) 11906-7
Engineers
- Activities (Ashton) 12897
English Bay See Vancouver, B.C.
English ivy See Plants
English-as-a-second-language programs, schools, etc. See English language learning programs under Post-secondary education; Regulation of language schools under Private post-secondary institutions
Entrepreneurship See Business
Environment
- Biodiversity (Morris) 11723-4
- Biodiversity protection (Fleming) 11613, 11619-20
- Climate change See Climate change
- Conservation foundations, role (Heyman) 11486
- Conservation officers, role and staffing levels (Conroy) 11147 (Heyman) 10779-81, 10842-4 (Polak) 10780-1, 10843-4 (Thomson) 11147
- Cumulative impacts of resource development, framework See Resource development, cumulative impact framework under Resources and resource industries
- Ecological debt concept (Chandra Herbert) 10849 (Heyman) 10848
- Ecosystem protection (Fraser) 11719-20 (Routley, B.) 11499
- Ecosystem-based management See Land use
- Environmental assessment process
- consideration of cumulative impacts (Coleman) 12959 (Huntington) 10942 (Polak) 10942-3
- equivalency agreements (Fraser) 11371
- federal process and meetings with federal government (Coleman) 12889-90, 12906 (Ralston) 12889-90, 12906
- First Nations consultation (Fraser) 11371 (Rustad) 11371-2
- funding of provincial office (Heyman) 10777 (Polak) 10777
- inclusion of upstream impacts and greenhouse gas emissions (Coleman) 12890-1, 12906-7 (Heyman) 10775-7, 10851-2 (Polak) 10776-7, 10851-2 (Ralston) 12890, 12906-7
- process (Donaldson) 11011, 11693 (Heyman) 10770-4, 10777-8 (Plecas) 11688 (Polak) 10770-4, 10777-8 (Ralston) 10371
- review (Polak) 10766
- staffing, contractors and professional reliance system (Heyman) 10777-9 (Polak) 10777-9
- Environmental deficit concept See Ecological debt concept above
- Environmental movement in forests See Forests and forest industry
- Environmental protection
- balance between protection and economic development See Sustainable development under Economy
- citizens' rights and government responsibilities (Weaver) 13174
- compliance and enforcement (Macdonald) 10943-4 (Polak) 10944 (Routley, B.) 10337
- government action and leadership (Weaver) 10314
- industry compliance and administrative penalties (Macdonald) 11476
- legislation See Environmental Bill of Rights Act
- polluter-pay model (James) 12161, 12174 (Simpson) 12181 (Weaver) 12158
- protection (Krog) 11019
- protection and enforcement (Chandra Herbert) 13113
- public concerns (Austin) 10579-81
- role of conservation officers See Conservation officers above
- Importance of nature (Rice) 11545
- Pest control and pesticide use See Pest control; Forests and forest industry
- Protected areas See Parks
- Rainforest agreement See Great Bear Rainforest
- Spills See Spills; Oil spills under Oil and gas; particular locations and topics
- Sustainable development See Economy
Environment and Climate Change Canada
- National Inventory Report (Heyman) 10856 (Polak) 10856
- Report on LNG project (Ralston) 12906-7
- Reporting on emissions projections (Heyman) 10858-9
Environment, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 10760-81, 10842-63, 10884-6, 10920-46
- speakers (Chandra Herbert) 10849, 10855 (Conroy) 10861-2, 10926-8 (Fraser) 10944-5 (Heyman) 10761-81, 10842-63, 10884-5, 10920-5, 10928-30 (Holman) 10930-2, 10938, 10945-6 (Huntington) 10850, 10941-3 (Macdonald) 10885-6, 10943-4 (Polak) 10761-81, 10843-63, 10884-6, 10921-46 (Popham) 10925-6 (Rice) 10940-1 (Routley, B.) 10932-7 (Routley, D.) 10938-40
- Budget allocation for legal case re contaminated soil (Routley, B.) 10528
- Budget allocation for parks (Donaldson) 11709 (Rice) 11717 (Trevena) 11729
- Deputy minister climate leadership See Mihlar, Fazil
- Environmental assessment office See Environmental assessment process under Environment
- Freedom-of-information requests (Heyman) 10920-2, 12033
- Lean initiatives (Polak) 10766-7
- Mandate letter (Heyman) 10761-3 (Polak) 10761-3, 10934 (Routley, B.) 10933
- Revenues from fees (Heyman) 10765 (Polak) 10765-6
- Reviews (Heyman) 10766-7 (Polak) 10766-7
- Role and responsibilities See also Mandate letter above
- Role re forest carbon offsets (Bains) 11062-3 (Thomson) 11064
- Scrap-It incentive program See Vehicle efficiency under Automobiles
- Smithers office, staff placement with smelter company (Austin) 10581
- Staff and staffing (Heyman) 10761 (Polak) 10761, 10767, 10843, 10884
- Work with Forests and Mines ministries (Heyman) 10763 (Polak) 10761-3
- Work with Jobs Ministry (Heyman) 10764-5 (Polak) 10764-5
Environmental Appeal Board
- Annual report, 2014-15, tabled (Anton) 13312
- Operations and role (Fleming) 10897
Environmental Assessment Act
- Amendments (Heyman) 10851
- Provisions (Polak) 13077
Environmental Bill of Rights Act, 2016
- (Bill M236) (Weaver) 1R, 13174
- Debate, speakers (Weaver) 13174
Environmental Management Act
Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2016
- (Bill 21) (Minister of Environment) 1R, 10802-3; 2R, 12028-43; C, 12444-9, 12497-501, 12510-23, 12902-6, 12911-3; 3R, 12913; RA, 13314
- Amdts: sec. 4 (four amdts) (Heyman) 12497, 12519, 12904-5, negatived 12500, 12520, 12904-5
- Divisions: 2R approved 12043; amdt. to sec. 4 negatived 12500
- Debate, speakers (Chandra Herbert) 12499-500 (Corrigan) 12042-3 (Heyman) 12029-36, 12444-9, 12497-501, 12510-23, 12902-5, 12911-3 (Holman) 12037-40 (Huntington) 12521-2 (Polak) 10802, 12028-9, 12043, 12445-9, 12497, 12499, 12510-23, 12902-6, 12911-3 (Thornthwaite) 12036-7 (Weaver) 12040-2, 12905, 12912-3
- Consultation on bill (Chandra Herbert) 12500 (Heyman) 12498-9, 12903 (Polak) 12499, 12903
- Content (Farnworth) 12948 (Heyman) 13076 (Polak) 13076
- Definitions
- Purpose of bill (Polak) 10802
- Regulations (Heyman) 12030, 12032, 12035, 12447-8, 12498, 12510-20, 12903 (Holman) 12037-9 (Huntington) 12522 (Polak) 12447-8, 12497, 12510-21, 12903 (Thornthwaite) 12036 (Weaver) 12040-2
EPBC See Employment programs under Income assistance
E-Plus program See Electricity rates under Energy
EQIP See Education for Quality Improvement in Patient Care program under Physicians
Equal Voice
- Work of organization and UBC branch (Larson) 10559
ERASE Bullying strategy See Bullying and violence at school, prevention under Violence
Ernst and Young
- Report on liquor pricing See Liquor pricing, report under Alcohol
Es Sabar, Karimah
- Business accomplishments (Sultan) 10399
ESL program See English language learning programs under Post-secondary education
E-sports See Video games
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
- History and role in transportation system (Routley, D.) 13127-8
Esquimalt, B.C.
- Sponsorship of Syrian refugee family (Karagianis) 10399-400
Esquimalt–Royal Roads constituency and area
- Constituents' issues and concerns re housing (Karagianis) 13475
Essondale See Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, B.C.
Estates
Estates at Shawnigan Station, Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
Estimates of expenditures
- Committee of Supply resolutions approved See Budget
- Estimates of ministries' expenditures See particular ministries
- Estimates process See Legislature
- Management of public funds and debt See Budget
- Other appropriations See Budget
- Presentation See Presentation of estimates
Ethisphere Institute
- Business practices awards (Tegart) 11600
Ethnic diversity See Multiculturalism
"Ethnic votes" investigation See Government outreach strategy and partisan activities under Multiculturalism
European Union
- 40th anniversary of European Economic Community agreement with Canada (Letnick) 12837-8
Evergreen certificate program See School completion certificate program under Education
Evergreen line See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
Evoy, Patricia
Exchange rate
- Canadian dollar (Fassbender) 10269 (Reimer) 10552
- Canadian dollar, impact on agriculture industry (Letnick) 11430
Exercise and healthy lifestyle See Public health; Sports and recreation
Experience the Fraser trail network project See Fraser River
explorASIAN Festival
Expo 86, Vancouver, B.C.
Exports See Trade; particular industries
Eye health
- Eye examinations and prevention of vision loss (Foster) 12615
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