Province of British Columbia
Sixth Session, 40th Parliament – 2017
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.
Index updated regularly during session.

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Wade, Debbie

Work in Health Minister's office (Lake) 14428
Wagamese, Richard

Life and accomplishments (Lake) 14309
Wages and salaries See also Income

Minimum wage (Bond) 14376-7 (Krog) 13774 (Simpson) 14376-7
Past discriminatory legislation (Routley, B.) 14279
Wage levels (Bond) 14376-7 (Fraser) 13556 (James) 13728, 13750 (Karagianis) 13913 (Ralston) 13808-9 (Simpson) 13937
Wage levels and economic insecurity See Income insecurity under Income
Wagner, Stephanie

Enrolment issues for child in K-to-12 system (Wickens) 14014
Walker, Roberta

Service as constituency assistant and campaign manager (Austin) 14348
Wall Financial Corp.

Donations to B.C. Liberal Party (Eby) 14209, 14315
Housing development proposal and financing (Eby) 14208-9, 14275, 14315
War

Chinese-Canadian veterans (Bing) 14206
Prevention See International relations
World War I, service by British Columbians (Foster) 14419
Wardill, Stan

Death and community contributions in Nanaimo (Krog) 14370
Warmerdam, Alexis

Tulip festival organizer (Plecas) 13780
Washington State

Agreement with B.C. on proposed tech innovation corridor See High-technology industry
Waste management

Permits, cancellation (Polak) 13784
Sewage lagoons for manure, emergency management plan (Heyman) 13907
Sewage lagoons for manure, regulation and enforcement (Heyman) 13707-8
Water

Drinking water protection (Fraser) 13708 (Heyman) 13707-8, 13906-7, 14089 (Lake) 13708 (Polak) 13907, 14089
Drinking water quality (Rice) 13930
Groundwater, commercial usage and fees, petition tabled (Dix) 14427
Lead levels See Drinking water quality above
Rivers and streams See Rivers and streams
Wastewater See Waste management
Water lot leases, administration (Huntington) 13783-4 (Thomson) 13784
Water systems and infrastructure See Infrastructure
Waterside Child Development Centre, Vancouver, B.C.

Closing of child care facility (Mark) 13653-4
Web, Internet, etc. See Information and communications technology
Welfare See Social welfare
Welsh, Jennifer

Discussion of democracy and inequality in The Return of History (Krog) 13775
West Bench Elementary School, Penticton, B.C.

Potential closing and funding (Ashton) 14067
West Coast General Hospital, Port Alberni, B.C.

Conditions (Fraser) 13556
West Kootenay Big Game Trophy Association

60th anniversary and founding members (Conroy) 14374-5
Banquet event (Conroy) 14094
West Vancouver, B.C. See North Shore
West Vancouver Community Foundation

Role (Sultan) 13659
West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area

Fires in area (Sturdy) 14098-9
Hunting and fishing activities (Sturdy) 14097
Outdoor recreation and environmental management issues (Sturdy) 13854
Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Programs and services (Eby) 13901
Westminster Paper Co.

Discriminatory legislation and repeal (Darcy) 14235 (Ralston) 14231
Westview Secondary School, Maple Ridge, B.C.

Building upgrade project (Bing) 13689
Wet'suwet'en First Nation

wilp system of governance (Donaldson) 14283-4
Whales See Orcas under Wildlife
Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2017

(Bill M216) (Simpson) 1R, 13600
Debate, speakers (Simpson) 13600
Whistleblowing

Protection for whistleblowers (Simpson) 13600
Whistler-Blackcomb controlled recreation area

Master development agreement and First Nations involvement (Sturdy) 14313
White, Bob

Life and work as trade union leader (Clark) 13702 (Darcy) 13701
White Rock constituency and area See Surrey–White Rock constituency and area
Wildfire Act

Amendments See also Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2017
(Bains) 14048-55 (Conroy) 14092-3 (Morris) 14090-1 (Thomson) 13899, 14047-8, 14102, 14137-42
Wildfires See Fires and firefighters
Wildlife See also Animals; Fish

Bear-human interactions, Bear Smart program (Reimer) 13678
Bears See also Grizzly bears below
Caribou, woodland caribou protection and recovery (Ashton) 13998 (de Jong) 13727 (Thomson) 13755
Conservation activities (Conroy) 14093-7
Conservation activities by wildlife organizations (Conroy) 14093
Deer, whitetail deer (Conroy) 13718
Grizzly bears
bear viewing See Wilderness tourism under Tourism
regulation of hunting (Weaver) 14081
trophy hunting ban (Popham) 13640-1
Habitat and wildlife management (Popham) 13641
Habitat protection (Conroy) 13717-8
Hunting See Grizzly bears above; Hunting
Inventory (Conroy) 14095
Migratory birds, habitat protection (Huntington) 13962
Moose, population management (Donaldson) 14099
Orcas, southern resident population (Holman) 13659
Population management (Holman) 14102
Population management, funding and report (Conroy) 13718
Population management, round table concept (Conroy) 14096
Populations (Routley, B.) 14056-7, 14059
Species at risk, legislation See Endangered Species Act, 2017; Species at Risk Protection Act, 2017
Species at risk, protection (Heyman) 13899 (Weaver) 13852
Species at risk, protection and legislation, petition tabled (Heyman) 13968
Ungulates (Conroy) 13718
Wildlife Act

Amendments See also Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2017
(Bains) 14048 (Conroy) 14142-52, 14155-61 (Donaldson) 14099-101, 14143, 14146-7, 14152-5 (Thomson) 13899, 14047-8, 14102, 14142-61
Wildlife Amendment Act, 2017

(Bill M234) (Weaver) 1R, 14081-2
Divisions: referral to Parliamentary Reform Committee negatived 14082
Debate, speakers (Weaver) 14081-2
Williams Lake, B.C.

Infrastructure projects (Barnett) 13585
Windermere Secondary School, Vancouver, B.C.

Student activities re water issues (Dix) 13943
Wine and wine industry

Industry (Popham) 13640 (Stone) 13699 (Throne speech) 13526-7 (Yap) 13640
Winter sports See Sports and recreation
Women

Economic equity (Darcy) 13582
Sexual assault See Sexual violence
Transition houses See Housing
Violence against women See Violence
Women in sectors
business See Business
politics See Politics and politicians
restaurant and food services industry See Restaurant and food services industry
skilled trades See Skills training
workforce See Labour force participation by women under Labour
Women's equality, advocacy (Simpson) 14205
Women's equality and diversity (Mark) 14169-70
Women's Contact Society

Child care facility project (Barnett) 13585
Women's Memorial March

Events and role (Rice) 13600-1
Vancouver march (Mark) 13974-5
Wong, Kaitlin

Scholarship award and leadership activities (Dix) 13704
Woodfibre LNG Limited

LNG facility project (Coleman) 13866 (Macdonald) 13992 (Weaver) 13628, 14395
Workers See also Employment and unemployment; Labour; particular sectors

Foreign and immigrant workers See Immigration
Health and safety See Occupational health and safety
Precarious work See Income insecurity under Income
Rights (Routley, B.) 14001-2
Wages See Wages and salaries
Wearing of turbans in workplace, petitions tabled (Bains) 13740 (Fassbender) 14319
Working poor See Poverty
Workers compensation See also WorkSafe B.C.

Compensation for workers, first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder (Simpson) 14008-9
System, issues (Bains) 13760
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M233)

(Bill M233) (Simpson) 1R, 14008-9
Debate, speakers (Simpson) 14008-9
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M237)

(Bill M237) (Weaver) 1R, 14168-9
Debate, speakers (Weaver) 14168-9
Working Men's Protective Association

History (Sullivan) 14285
WorkSafe B.C. See also Occupational health and safety; Workers compensation

Investigation of mill explosions (Macdonald) 14355

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