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

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W.A.C. Bennett Dam

Project and costs (Throness) 13330
Wadge, Jennifer

Death and contributions (Hammell) 10380
Wages and salaries See also Income

Minimum wage (Bains) 10388-9 (Barnett) 10734 (Bond) 12669 (Clark) 12999 (Coleman) 12880 (Horgan) 12493, 12998 (Karagianis) 11382 (Krog) 10556 (Mark) 12879 (Shin) 10666 (Simpson) 10498, 10830-1, 12669 (Trevena) 10671
Pay equity for women See Women
Wage levels (Bond) 12759, 12761 (Clark) 12999 (Horgan) 12431-2, 12492, 12998-13000 (James) 10427, 10451-2 (Simpson) 12758-61
Wakeford, Jim

Activism on social justice issues (Simons) 11757
Walbran Provincial Park See Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park
Walden, Marsha

Comments on tourism industry (Kyllo) 11678
Waldie, Susan

Comments on bus pass program changes (Fraser) 10952
Waldron, Nicole

Death at St. Paul's Hospital and coroner's report (Karagianis) 12717-8 (Lake) 12717-8
Walker, Paul

Ruling on child protection system handling of sexual abuse case See Supreme Court of British Columbia
Walk-in clinics See Health care facilities and hospitals
Wall Financial Corp.

Properties, sale transactions See Sun Commercial Real Estate Ltd.
Walrus See Wildlife
Walt the Curber See Motor dealer regulation, Curber program under Automobiles
Walter Energy Inc.

Brule mine (Macdonald) 11895
Financial status and liabilities (Bennett) 11895-6 (Macdonald) 11895-6
Willow Creek mine (Bennett) 11893 (Macdonald) 11895
Wolverine mine (Bennett) 11893, 11895 (Macdonald) 11895
Waneta Dam

Expansion project (Conroy) 10490, 12062
Wang, Austin

Scientific research and accomplishments (Anton) 10410, 11527-8, 13172
War See Armed forces
Wartime internment of Canadians See Italian Canadians; Japanese Canadians
Warwick Sears, Anna

Comments on water quality issue (Polak) 12434
Washington State

MOU on climate change See Global leadership pact under Climate change
Partnership with Alaska, B.C., California and Oregon See Pacific Coast Collaborative
Regulation of party bus industry (Heyman) 13046
Wasserlein, Frances

Community contributions and legacy (Elmore) 11302-3
Waste management

Area-based management plans for resource industry activities See Permitting process under Resources and resource industries
Contaminated minesites
cleanup cost estimation and liability (Coleman) 12956 (Ralston) 12955
landfill operations (Bennett) 11908-9 (Routley, B.) 11908-9
Government policy (Polak) 12618 (Robinson) 12618
Reclamation of oil and gas wells See Wells under Oil and gas
Recycling See Recycling
Use of animal waste by agriculture operations See Fertilizers under Agriculture
Water

Bottled water industry See Bottled water industry
Boundary waters treaty between Canada and U.S. (Heyman) 13079
Drinking water fluoridation and dental health (Lake) 12854
Drinking water protection (Chandra Herbert) 10361-2 (Gibson) 11084 (Heyman) 10872, 10929-30, 11253, 11308-9, 11398, 12216-7, 12846 (Holman) 11309 (Horgan) 10359-60 (Lake) 10361-2, 10872-3 (Polak) 10359-60, 10929-30, 11253, 11308-9, 11398, 12216-7, 12846 (Popham) 10361, 10872-3, 12216-7
Drinking water quality and testing in old buildings (Lake) 11252-3, 12853 (Rice) 12853
Drinking water quality and testing in public buildings (Lake) 11253 (Rice) 11252
Drinking water quality and testing in schools See Schools
Groundwater, commercial and industrial usage and fees See also Water licences and rentals below
(Bains) 10991-3, 11138-9 (Heyman) 10767-9 (Polak) 10766-9 (Thomson) 10991-3, 11139
Lead levels See Drinking water quality above
Legislation (Sturdy) 10338
Management and stewardship (Conroy) 10397 (Routley, B.) 10337-9
Resources (Heyman) 10763 (Polak) 10763
Resources, conservation and protection (Fassbender) 11658 (Robinson) 11658
Rivers and streams See Rivers and streams
Water licences and rentals
allocation of revenues (Holman) 10931 (Polak) 10931
bottled water producer See Nestlé Waters Canada Inc.
licences and rentals (Bains) 10990-1 (Thomson) 10990-1
tier 3 water rentals (Thomson) 10991
Water pricing See Groundwater, commercial and industrial usage and fees above
Water systems and infrastructure (Conroy) 10407, 10554
Watersheds See Watersheds
Water Sustainability Act

Amendments See also Miscellaneous Statutes (Signed Statements) Amendment Act, 2016
(Farnworth) 10879-80
Implementation and regulations (Thomson) 10983
Watersheds

Community watersheds and local decision-making (Routley, B.) 10337-8
Governance and board funding (Holman) 10931-2 (Polak) 10931
Protection (Fraser) 10333 (Routley, B.) 10282-3 (Sturdy) 10338
Weapons

Firearms See Firearms
Weather

Climate change and impacts See Climate change
Web, Internet, etc. See Information and communications technology
Wedding industry

Weddings on agricultural land reserve properties See Non-farm use, weddings under Agricultural land reserve
Weed Control Act

Amendments See also Miscellaneous Statutes (Signed Statements) Amendment Act, 2016
(Farnworth) 10880
Weeds See Plants
Wei, Liang Ming

Real estate practices case (Eby) 10238, 10301-2
Weigh scales See Trucking industry
Welcome B.C. program See Immigration
Welcome playgroup program See James Bay Community Project
Welfare See Social welfare
Welfare Food Challenge

Event (Mark) 13228
Wells See Oil and gas
Wells, Stu

Comments on school closings (Fleming) 10402
WesPac Midstream Vancouver LLC

Role in LNG facility expansion (Huntington) 10941-2 (Polak) 10942
West Coast Domestic Workers Association

30th anniversary and role (Elmore) 13482-3
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund

Activities (Krog) 13039
Comments on sexual violence policy legislation (Corrigan) 12918
West Coast Trail

Description (Routley, B.) 11498
West Cracroft Island

Camp in area (Trevena) 11541-2
West End Business Improvement Association

Activities and projects (Chandra Herbert) 10358
West End constituency and area See Vancouver–West End constituency and area
West Fraser

Enforcement for harvesting overcut (Thomson) 12571
Enforcement for harvesting overcut and donations to B.C. Liberal Party (Bains) 12571 (Eby) 12571
Quesnel fibreboard plant explosion and fire (Simpson) 11301-2
West Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

Administrative penalty (Coleman) 12805 (Eby) 12805
West Vancouver See North Shore; West Vancouver–Capilano constituency and area; West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area
West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society

Work of organization (Sturdy) 12840
West Vancouver–Capilano constituency and area

Housing issues (Sultan) 13426-7
Olympic athletes (Sultan) 13479
West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area

Constituents' issues and concerns re housing (Sturdy) 13453-4
Outdoor recreation and education (Sturdy) 12489-90
Search and rescue team activities (Sturdy) 10711
Westbridge area See Rock Creek–Westbridge area
Western Canada Marine Response Corporation

Operations (Holman) 12038 (Thornthwaite) 12037
Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

Hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity in area (Ralston) 12949, 12951
Western Climate Initiative See Climate change
Western Forest Products Inc.

Operations in Port Alberni area, logging contract dispute and cut control requirements (Bains) 12312-3 (Routley, B.) 12313 (Thomson) 12312-3
Participation in rainforest initiative See Coast Forest Conservation Initiative
Removal of land from tree farm licence (Fraser) 11319, 11349-53 (Routley, B.) 11785 (Rustad) 11350
Western Stevedoring Co. Ltd.

Lynnterm terminal facilities and operations (Bains) 10567
Western toads See Wildlife
Westport Innovations

Clean technology operations (Fleming) 11886
Westside-Kelowna constituency and area

Seniors care facilities and funding (Horgan) 11853, 11921
Westview Secondary School, Maple Ridge, B.C.

Technology education (Dalton) 10798, 11096
Wet'suwet'en First Nation

ANABIP program for children and families (Donaldson) 13024
Governance and consultation on park name (Donaldson) 11707, 11710
Position on proposed pipeline projects (Donaldson) 11359-60 (Rustad) 11359-60
Representatives (Donaldson) 10412
Wetzin'kwa Community Forest

Operations (Donaldson) 11796
Wexford Creek seniors care facility See Good Samaritan Wexford Creek, Nanaimo, B.C.
Weyerhaeuser

Ethical business practices (Tegart) 11600-1
Kamloops operations See Domtar Inc.
Princeton operations (Tegart) 11600-1
Whales See Orcas under Wildlife
Whalley Community Improvement Association

Work of organization (Ralston) 10370
Whalley constituency and area See Surrey-Whalley constituency and area
Wheelchair basketball See Sports and recreation
Wheelhouse Brewing Company Ltd.

Operations (Rice) 11303, 13371
Whistleblowing

Protection for whistleblowers (Lake) 12326 (Robinson) 12325-6
Whistler, B.C.

Olympic Games See Olympic Games
Rental housing and vacation rentals (Chandra Herbert) 12803 (Coleman) 12803
Whistler Sport Legacies

Operations and programs (Sturdy) 10483
White Rock, B.C.

Fire and community response (Hogg) 13173
White-nose syndrome See Bats under Wildlife
WhiteWater West

CEO See Chutter, Geoff
Operations and water park projects (Yap) 11376
Whyte, John

Article on criminal notoriety legislation See Colledge, Joanne and John Whyte
Wieting, Jens

Role in rainforest agreement (Heyman) 11484
Wild Sheep Society of British Columbia

Funding and role (Conroy) 11149 (Thomson) 11149
The Wild Within See Marketing, virtual reality promotion under Tourism
Wildfire Act

Amendments See also Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2016; Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2016
(Bains) 12238-42 (de Jong) 10428, 10725 (Thomson) 10742, 11302, 11763, 12238-42
Wildfire service See British Columbia Wildfire Service
Wildfires See Fires and firefighters
Wildlife See also Animals; Fish

Access corridor project (Heyman) 10763 (Polak) 10761-3
Agriculture wildlife program See Agriculture
Amphibian species management (Polak) 10861-2
Aquatic invasive species See Invasive species
Aquatic species See also Fish
Aquatic species, health research (Trevena) 12567
Ban on sale of ivory and rhinoceros horns (Farnworth) 13125
Ban on sale of ivory and rhinoceros horns, legislation See Banning the Sale of Ivory and Rhinoceros Horns Act, 2016
Bats, white-nose syndrome (Polak) 10921
Bear-human interactions (Reimer) 12213
Bears See also Grizzly bears below
Bears, Kermode bears (Routley, B.) 12386 (Thomson) 12386 (Virk) 11543
Bird sanctuaries (James) 12490-1
Birds See also Sage grouse below
Caribou, protection and recovery (Conroy) 11149-50 (Heyman) 10920-2 (Polak) 10921-2
Conservation officers See Environment
Deer, whitetail deer (Conroy) 11146
Elk, population management (Conroy) 11146 (Thomson) 11146
Endangered species See Species at risk below
Fees and licences, revenues to government (Bains) 10990 (Thomson) 10990
Fur-bearing species (Morris) 11723
Government plan (Conroy) 11149 (Thomson) 11149
Grizzly bears
corridors (Donaldson) 11628
trophy hunting ban (Rice) 11546
trophy hunting ban, petition tabled (Eby) 11607-8 (Mungall) 13181
Habitat protection (Bains) 11778 (Conroy) 11147-50, 12144 (Fleming) 11620-1 (Heyman) 10920-2 (Polak) 10921-2 (Thomson) 11148
Habitat protection by fish and game organizations (Conroy) 11699
Habitat restoration (Thomson) 11140-1
Invasive species See Invasive species
Inventory (Conroy) 11145-6 (Thomson) 11146
Meat from wildlife See Food and food industry
Moose, population management (Conroy) 11145-6 (Donaldson) 11144-5, 11360 (Rustad) 11360 (Thomson) 11145
Offences, penalties and fines (Bains) 12246-7 (Thomson) 12246-7
Orcas, southern resident population (Holman) 13175
Population management, consultation and funding (Conroy) 12144
Population management, legislation See Sustainable Wildlife Management Act, 2016
Sage grouse, habitat protection (Polak) 10921
Species at risk, protection (Conroy) 10861-2 (Polak) 10862
Species at risk, protection and legislation (Chandra Herbert) 11712 (Farnworth) 13125 (Heyman) 10862-3, 10920-2 (Polak) 10862-3, 10921-2 (Routley, D.) 11630
Traffic safety issues See Traffic safety under Automobiles
Ungulates, protection (Heyman) 12334
Walrus (McRae) 11572-3
Western toads, protection (Conroy) 10861-2, 11143-4 (Polak) 10861-2 (Thomson) 11144
Whales See Orcas above
Wild sheep, contact with domestic sheep and fencing needs (Conroy) 11149 (Letnick) 11437 (Popham) 11437 (Thomson) 11149
Wildlife (Wilkinson) 11568
Wildlife Act

Amendments See also Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2016
(Bains) 12242-7 (Thomson) 11302, 11763-4, 12243-7
Amendments, request for briefing by opposition (Bains) 12247
Wildlife branch See Fish and wildlife branch under Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Ministry of
Wildlife Stewardship Council

President See Henderson, John
Wildstone Group of Companies

Achievements (Ashton) 12688
Williams Lake, B.C.

Anti-racism campaign (Barnett) 12307
First Nations elders gathering See British Columbia Elders Gathering
Gang activity, government action (Morris) 10570
Public safety incident and response (Donaldson) 13149-50 (Morris) 13150
Rent rates (Mungall) 13224
Willow Creek mine See Walter Energy Inc.
Wills

Administration of wills and estates See Estates
Wills, Estates and Succession Act

Amendments See also Miscellaneous Statutes (Signed Statements) Amendment Act, 2016
(Farnworth) 10881 (Krog) 10842
Willson, Roland

Position on Site C power project (Fraser) 11298
Wilson, George

Comments on wildlife conservation (Conroy) 12144
Wilson, Gordon

Position as LNG advocate (Bond) 10563 (Coleman) 10561-2 (Horgan) 10560-1
Wilson School of Design project See Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, B.C.
Wilson, Tru

Experience as transgender youth and meeting with MLAs (Heyman) 13345 (Mark) 13362 (Wickens) 13359
Wind power See Energy
Windermere Secondary School, Vancouver, B.C.

Student activities in support of African students (Dix) 11304
Student volunteerism (Dix) 10699
Wine Cellars, Vancouver, B.C. See Clerides, John
Wine industry

Government support for industry (Chandra Herbert) 11524 (Oakes) 11523-4
Impact of liquor regulation changes See Liquor regulation changes under Alcohol
Industry (Stone) 10385, 10583
Labelling of B.C. products (Letnick) 10971-2 (Popham) 10971-2
Overpayment of commissions by liquor distribution branch See Liquor distribution branch
Sale of B.C. wine in grocery stores See Liquor sales under Alcohol
VQA program and stores (Eby) 11512-4 (Letnick) 10837 (Oakes) 11512-3
WITT program See Women in trades and technology program under Skills training
Witte, Andrew

Comments on tailings dam (Macdonald) 10978-9, 12229
Wolfe, David

Comments on trade agreement (Weaver) 12158, 12224
Wolfe, Michelle

Snowmobiling tourism award (Kyllo) 10482
Wolverine mine See Walter Energy Inc.
Women

Economic equity (Barnett) 11384-5 (Bing) 11387-8 (Conroy) 11383-4 (Corrigan) 11389-90 (Elmore) 11385-6 (Karagianis) 11382-3 (Kyllo) 11386-7 (Popham) 11387 (Reimer) 11389 (Thornthwaite) 11383 (Wickens) 11388-9
Opportunities for low-income women (Corrigan) 11389-90
Pay equity (Corrigan) 11390 (Karagianis) 11382
Pay equity, marginalized women (Elmore) 11385, 12740
Programs and services (Thornthwaite) 11383
Reproductive system cancers See Cancer
Right to safety See Safety
Right to vote See Elections
Sexual assault See Sexual violence
Sexual assault services See Services for victims of sexual assault under Health care system
Transition houses See Housing
Violence against women See Violence
Voting rights See Voting rights under Elections
Women in sectors
aerospace industry See Aerospace industry
aviation See Aviation
business See Business
film industry See Film industry
food industry See Food and food industry
labour movement See Labour
politics See Politics and politicians
post-secondary education See Post-secondary education
restaurant industry See Restaurant and food services industry
skilled trades See Skills training
Women MLAs See Women members under Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Women's equality (Darcy) 11100 (Karagianis) 11162 (Wickens) 11087
Worker issues See Workers
Women's World Fastpitch Championship

Collegiality at event in Surrey (Hogg) 13483
Wong, Darrel

Death (Bains) 10387
Wong, Randall

Law accomplishments (Ralston) 12211
Wood, Evan

Work on substance use and harm reduction issues (Lake) 12711, 12861
Wood waste

Access to residual fibre (Bains) 11764-5, 11777-8, 12109-13, 12115, 12235-7 (Donaldson) 11795-6 (Gibson) 11786 (Routley, B.) 11786, 12113-5 (Routley, D.) 11787, 11789 (Thomson) 11302, 11764, 12109-15, 12235, 12237
Burning of waste (Routley, B.) 12113-4 (Thomson) 12114
Fibre use expansion and fibre action plan (Routley, B.) 10994-6 (Thomson) 10994-7
Fibre use expansion and fibre action plan, input from workers (Bains) 10996-7
Tenures See Waste-wood tenures under Forests and forest industry
Use in production of electricity See Bioenergy under Energy
Woodfibre LNG Limited

LNG facility project
environmental assessment (Polak) 10778
First Nations involvement (Rustad) 11286 (Thornthwaite) 10246
project (Polak) 10771
projected emissions (Heyman) 10853
Woodlots See Forests and forest industry
WorkBC Employment Services Centres

Operations (Mungall) 13283, 13285 (Stilwell, Michelle) 13285
Workers See also Employment and unemployment; Labour; particular sectors

Day of mourning See National Day of Mourning
Foreign and immigrant workers See Immigration
Health and safety See Occupational health and safety
Recruitment, impact of housing costs (Stilwell, Moira) 10332
Rights (Corrigan) 10328
Supply See Supply of skilled workers under Skills training
Wages See Wages and salaries
Women worker issues, marginalized women (Elmore) 11385-6, 12740-1
Workers compensation See also WorkSafe B.C.

Appeals system (Bains) 12680 (Bond) 12680
Benefits, income assistance policy on deductions See Deductions, workers compensation benefits under Income assistance
Cases (Bains) 12680-1 (Bond) 12680
Compensation for workers
first responders with mental health issues (Bond) 12673, 12675 (Simpson) 12673
first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder (Bains) 10567 (Bond) 10487, 12673, 12675 (Simpson) 10486-7, 10600, 12673-6
first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder, legislation See Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2016
payment of interest (Bond) 12679 (Ralston) 12679
Funding and liability See System, principles below
Legislation (Bond) 12673 (Simpson) 12674
Meredith principles See System, principles below
Rehabilitation services and return to work (Bains) 12680-1
System, issues (Bains) 12680-1
System, principles (Bains) 12681 (Fraser) 13227 (Ralston) 12679
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2016

(Bill M203) (Simpson) 1R, 10600
Debate, speakers (Simpson) 10600
Workers Day of Mourning Recognition Act, 2016

(Bill M223) (Simpson) 1R, 12489
Debate, speakers (Simpson) 12489
Workplace safety See Occupational health and safety
WorkSafe B.C. See also Workers compensation; Workplace safety under Occupational health and safety

Annual report, 2015, and 2016-18 service plan, tabled (Bond) 13132
Annual report, Auditor General comments (Bond) 12663
Board composition and governance (Bond) 12683 (Simpson) 12683
Claims See Workers compensation
Handling of worker complaints (Austin) 11111
Handling of worker complaints and discriminatory action case (Bond) 12677-9 (Heyman) 10276, 12676-9
Investigations (Macdonald) 11907-8
Proposal for regular reviews (Bond) 12682 (Simpson) 12682
Review and recommendations (Bond) 12662, 12682-3 (Simpson) 12662, 12668
Role
enforcement of asbestos removal regulations (Bond) 10807 (Simpson) 10807
mental health issues and harassment (Bond) 12741
role and independence (Bond) 12677-8 (Heyman) 12677
workplace health and safety committees (Bond) 12681 (Simpson) 12681
Staff thanked (Bond) 12683
Working group on post-traumatic stress disorder (Bond) 12670-4 (Simpson) 12670-5
Work-study programs See Cooperative education and work experience programs under Post-secondary education
World Autism Awareness Day

Observance (Reimer) 11698
World Commission on Environment and Development

Comments on ecosystem protection (Routley, B.) 11499
World Health Organization

Position on paid blood donors (Darcy) 12291-2, 12900 (Lake) 12901
World Hepatitis Day

Event (Reimer) 13481
World Heritage Sites See United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
World Junior Taekwondo Championships

Hosting of 2016 competition by Burnaby (Corrigan) 12356-7
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Event (Ashton) 12000
World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

Hosting by Dawson Creek and Fort St. John (Pimm) 10601-2
World Wildlife Fund

Award for rainforest agreement (Heyman) 11492
Wosk, Simon

Comments on wine sales in grocery stores (Oakes) 11513
Wrap anti-gang program See Gang activity and gun violence under Surrey, B.C.
Wright, Craig

Comments on housing market (Eby) 13251
Wyse, Charlie

Role as MLA (Macdonald) 10894

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