Second Session, 41st Parliament – 2017
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

MEMBERS INDEX
speeches by Members; topics debated
References are linked to time stamps in the transcript: e.g., 73B:1435 = Issue 73, 2:35 p.m.

Bill abbreviations: Amdts. - Amendments; sec. - section; 1R - First reading;
2R - Second reading; C - Committee stage; 3R - Third reading; RA - Royal Assent
Index updated regularly during session.

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Bains, Hon. Harry (Surrey-Newton)

As subject
appointment as Minister of Labour 15B:1840
constituents, volunteers, campaign team and family thanked 15B:1835-1840
thanked (Clovechok) 36B:1345
visit to India while opposition member (Ralston) 45A:1700
Administrative tribunals, governance 31A:1605
Agriculture, automation and technology 31A:1535-1540
Attorney General Ministry, role and responsibilities 31A:1605
B.C. Liberal Party
donations to party 28B:1815-1820
performance as government, actions and statements 28B:1810
position on worker rights and issues 28B:1810
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 31A:1645
B.C. NDP government
agenda 31A:1645
priorities 16B:1005, 31A:1445
Budget debate 15B:1830-1855, 16B:1005-1010
Budgets, 2017-18 budget and update 15B:1850-1855, 16B:1005-1010
Consumers, cost of living 15B:1850
government action on issues 31A:1520-1525
de Aguayo, Jacquie, position with Employment Standards Tribunal 31A:1605
Economy
conditions 31A:1705-1710
growth 31A:1450
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3), debate 28B:1805-1820
Election campaign financing reform 28B:1805-1820
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs 31A:1705-1710
employment standards 31A:1440-1445, 31A:1645
role in economy 31A:1450
Employment Standards Tribunal, appointment process and compensation 31A:1605
Fair Wages Commission
budget 31A:1510-1515, 31A:1545
consultation in rural areas 31A:1540-1550
members 31A:1540, 31A:1550
role 31A:1445-1540, 31A:1550-1555
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 31A:1705-1710
government support 31A:1555
softwood lumber trade with U.S. 31A:1705
timber supply 31A:1710
Government
ministers, mandate letters 31A:1645
programs and services 16B:1005
public consultation and engagement 16B:1010
Green Party of B.C., position on union certification process 31A:1620
Griffin Cohen, Marjorie, role on Fair Wages Commission 31A:1540
Immigration, temporary foreign workers 15B:1845
registry 31A:1445, 31A:1640-1645
Introductions by members 22B:1335, 40B:1335, 52B:1330, 62B:1005
Investment climate 31A:1710
Labour
labour market, data collection 31A:1640
labour relations 31A:1440, 31A:1655-1705
labour relations code, review 31A:1445, 31A:1610-1620, 31A:1645
Labour Ministry
estimates debate 31A:1435-1715
budget and staffing 31A:1650-1655
challenges 31A:1705-1710
estimates process 31A:1715
goals and responsibilities 31A:1435-1450
mandate letter 16B:1005, 31A:1445, 31A:1640-1645
minister, role 31A:1700
transfer of responsibilities from previous ministry 31A:1435, 31A:1445-1450, 31A:1650-1655
Labour Relations Board, role 31A:1440
Limpright, Ivan, role on Fair Wages Commission 31A:1540, 31A:1550
Lower Mainland, South Fraser communities, transit services 16B:1005
MLAs, constituency offices, issues 31A:1625
Occupational health and safety, workplace health and safety 15B:1840, 16B:1005, 31A:1435-1445, 31A:1600, 31A:1625-1635
Peacock, Ken, role on Fair Wages Commission 31A:1540
Politics and politicians, money and politics 28B:1805-1810
Public sector, collective agreements and bargaining 31A:1700-1705
Resources and resource industries, resource development projects 31A:1705
Skills training
apprenticeship system 31A:1710
supply of skilled workers 31A:1710
supply of workers for low-skill and entry-level jobs 31A:1710
Small business, government support 31A:1555
Society, vision for inclusive society 15B:1835
Surrey, gang activity and gun violence, Wraparound anti-gang program 15B:1855
Surrey-Newton constituency and area, description 15B:1835
Trade unions, certification process 31A:1610-1620
Green Party position 31A:1620
Wages and salaries
living wage 31A:1445, 31A:1455, 31A:1520-1525
minimum wage 15B:1845-1850, 31A:1445-1540, 31A:1550-1555
wage levels
impact on agriculture industry 31A:1530-1540
impact on business, jobs and economy 31A:1500-1535, 31A:1550-1555
impact on businesses in rural areas 31A:1540-1555
Wildfires in summer 2017
firefighter safety and regulation 31A:1600
impact on businesses and communities 31A:1545, 31A:1710
Workers compensation system 15B:1840, 31A:1625-1635
Workers, rights and protection 15B:1840-1845, 31A:1435-1450, 31A:1610-1620, 31A:1640
WorkSafeBC
financial management and operations 31A:1630-1635
operations 15B:1840-1845
review 31A:1445, 31A:1645
Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

As subject
advocacy on constituency issues (Robinson) 58A:1145
communications with government about constituent cases (Farnworth) 47B:1415-1425, 48B:1055
experience as mayor of 100 Mile House 57B:1800
experience as woman in rural B.C. 60B:1105-1110
leadership in constituency (Rustad) 55B:1040
work on rural economic development (Bond) 34B:1105
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry, estimates debate 57A:1715-1725
Agriculture
farmland protection and stakeholder consultation 29A:1600
financial assistance and insurance programs, AgriRecovery program 30A:1145
financial assistance and insurance programs, federal-provincial agreement 29A:1600-1605
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 29A:1600-1605, 29A:1615-1620, 29A:1835, 30A:1145
Attorney General Ministry, estimates debate 56A:1425-1430
Badke, Mr., letter to Premier on wildfire recovery funding 71A:1640-1655
Beare, Lisa, visit to Cariboo area re wildfires 64A:1625
B.C. by region
interior B.C., forest industry 55B:1035
northern and rural B.C.
health care and education 18B:1115-1120
transportation services and issues 47B:1720-1725
rural B.C.
economic development strategy 34B:1055-1105
road conditions and improvements 47B:1710-1715
rural advisory council 34B:1100
rural development and government support 17B:1720
rural dividend program 18B:1120, 34B:1125-1130
B.C. Cattlemen's Association, organization 33B:1555
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government 38B:1430-1435
performance as government, financial management 36B:1625
priorities 40B:1740
B.C. NDP
agreement with Green Party 38B:1435-1440, 38B:1645, 40B:1740, 45B:1705-1715, 70B:1455
election platform content 36B:1635
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 17B:1730
duration of government 38B:1435-1440
performance 40B:1735-1740
performance in 1990s 38B:1430
position on issues, infrastructure projects 36B:1635
priorities 36B:1625-1640
transition team, applicability of lobbyists regulation 59B:1350-1355
Budget debate 17B:1710-1730
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2017 (Bill 2), debate 36B:1625-1640
Budgets
2017-18 budget and update 17B:1720-1730, 36B:1625-1640
election-year budgets 38B:1430
Canadian Red Cross, role in wildfire response and recovery 27A:1130-1135, 28A:1435, 33B:1705, 43A:1505
Carbon tax
impact on agriculture industry 29A:1835
impact on northern and rural communities 17B:1720
rate increase and revenue neutrality 17B:1720
Cariboo area
highways and roads, Cariboo connector project 47B:1710
mining industry 53B:1005-1015
wildfires and timber harvesting 40B:1425
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association, funding 64A:1725
Cariboo Memorial Hospital, redevelopment 17B:1725, 36A:1805-1810
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area
community Christmas celebrations and fundraising 64B:1355
highways and roads 17B:1725
lakes, use for firefighting and impact on drinking water quality 54A:1705-1710
size, communities and representation 45B:1705, 72B:1115-1120
wildfires
community response and fundraisers 54B:1355-1400
impact and response 17B:1710-1715, 65A:1140, 71A:1640-1655
impact on small business 36B:1630
impact on tourism industry and small business 19B:1410, 64A:1625-1650, 64A:1725-1730
recovery claims and compensation cases 33B:1540-1555
response 12B:1335-1340
Citizens' Services Ministry, estimates debate 63A:1555-1600
Communities, urban and rural communities 18B:1115-1120, 70B:1505
Confidence and supply agreement secretariat, staff, applicability of lobbyists regulation 59B:1355
Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5), debate 38B:1430-1440, 40B:1735-1740
Credit rating, B.C. rating 17B:1730
Democracy, democratic reform, legislation and public consultation 57B:1805-1810
Destination B.C.
role 68A:1640
role re wildfire recovery funding 64A:1630-1650
Disabled persons, access to transportation in small communities and rural areas 61A:1730
Economy
conditions 36B:1625
sustainable development, emerging economy task force 17B:1725, 53B:1010
Education funding, rural schools 18B:1120
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3), debate 26B:1605-1615
Election campaign financing
reform 38B:1435
reform and transition fund for political parties 26B:1605-1615, 36B:1630-1635
Elections
2017 general election results 40B:1735
electoral reform, government legislation 38B:1435
on-demand elections 38B:1430
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 45B:1705-1715, 70B:1450-1510
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6)
debate 45B:1705-1715, 70B:1450-1510, 71B:1550, 72B:1115-1120
consultation on bill 71B:1550
delay for six months 70B:1450-1510
Emergencies, first responders commended 17B:1715
Energy and Mines Ministry, budget 53B:1015
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 54B:1540-1545
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
estimates debate 54A:1705-1725
role re mining permits 54A:1715
Europe, electoral systems and proportional representation 70B:1510
Fair Wages Commission
consultation in rural areas 31A:1540-1545
members 31A:1540
Film industry, extension of film labour tax credit to writers 64A:1625
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 43A:1505-1510, 43A:1520
Financial services industry, loans and costs 17B:1725
Fires and firefighters
insurance and insurable items 28A:1340
volunteer fire departments and equipment replacement 27A:1125-1130
wildfires, prevention and response 54A:1720-1725
First Nations and Indigenous persons, children, abuse at residential schools 23B:1010
Fixed election date
change to fall date and related issues 38B:1430-1435
establishment in B.C. 38B:1430
Food and food industry
meat-processing regulations and local production 29A:1615-1620
slaughter facilities 29A:1615-1620
Forest Enhancement Society of B.C., funding 43A:1510
Forests and forest industry
forest roads 33B:1715
silviculture, replanting after wildfires 33B:1725-1730
softwood lumber trade with U.S., government action 17B:1730
timber supply and permits 55B:1035-1040
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
estimates debate 33B:1540-1555, 33B:1700-1730, 34B:1055-1105, 34B:1125-1130, 34B:1140, 35B:1400-1405
staffing, regional economic development officers 34B:1140
Freedom of information, requests for information
government handling 63A:1600
process 63A:1600
Government, programs and services 18B:1115-1120
Green Lake Provincial Park, management plan 54A:1710-1715
Green Party of B.C.
MLAs and staff, applicability of lobbyists regulation 38B:1645-1650, 59B:1355
official party status 38B:1440
position on referendum on electoral reform 45B:1705-1715
Health Ministry, estimates debate 36A:1805-1810
High-technology industry, training spaces, number and regions 57A:1715
Highway 97, Knife Creek project 47B:1710
Highways and roads, government investment in projects 17B:1725, 47B:1710-1715
Horgan, John
comments on campaign financing reform and direct subsidies 26B:1605-1610
comments on referendum on electoral reform 70B:1500-1505
Income assistance
basic income proposal and pilot project 61A:1735
disability benefits, transportation supplement 61A:1730
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 49A:1415-1420, 49A:1445-1450, 49A:1540-1600
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service for remote and rural communities 63A:1555-1600, 71B:1550
Infrastructure, projects and NDP position 36B:1635
Interest rates and borrowing costs 17B:1725
Introductions by members 20B:1005, 51B:1010
James, Carole, comments on referendum on electoral reform 70B:1455
Labour Ministry, estimates debate 31A:1540-1600
Land, certainty of jurisdiction over land and resources 49A:1555-1600
Livestock industry
predator control program and funding 29A:1615
ranching industry, impact of wildfires and government support 12B:1340, 12B:1400-1405, 17B:1715, 29A:1600-1615, 33B:1540-1555, 36B:1630
Lobbyists Registration Act, review 38B:1645
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 8)
debate 38B:1645-1650, 59B:1350-1355
definitions, "former public office holder" 59B:1350-1355
Lobbyists, regulation, two-year prohibition for former public office holders 38B:1645-1650, 59B:1350-1355
Local Elections Campaign Financing Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 15)
debate 57B:1800-1810, 63B:1700-1710
amendments to bill 63B:1700-1710
stakeholder response 63B:1700
Local government elections
campaign financing
contribution limits and self-financing 63B:1700-1710
public subsidies and tax credits 57B:1800-1805
reform and regulation 57B:1800-1810
campaigns in small communities 57B:1800, 63B:1700
Local government, legislation 57B:1800
MLAs
community and rural representation 45B:1705, 70B:1505, 71B:1550, 72B:1115-1120
cooperation 40B:1735
Mines and mining industry
employment and jobs, jobs task force 54B:1545
environmental assessment process 54A:1715
industry conditions and government support 53B:1005-1015
permitting process 54A:1715
permitting process, exploration permits 54B:1540-1545
Motions
Health and education services 18B:1115-1120
Women in society 60B:1105-1110
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry, estimates debate 58A:1140
Northern Development Initiative Trust, priorities 63A:1555-1600
Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw, treaty negotiations 49A:1545-1600
Occupational health and safety, workplace health and safety, regulation 31A:1555-1600
Oral questions
Government response to businesses impacted by wildfires 19B:1410-1415
Government response to communities and businesses impacted by wildfires 12B:1400-1405
Harvesting of timber in areas impacted by wildfires 40B:1425, 55B:1035-1040
Wildfires and reimbursements to emergency vendors 47B:1415-1420, 48B:1050
Orange Shirt Day, campaign 23B:1010
Parks
pest control and management 54A:1710-1715
wildfire response 54A:1720-1725
Poverty
poverty in small communities and rural areas 61A:1740
reduction, government consultation 61A:1735-1745
Premier's Office, estimates debate 65A:1140-1145, 71A:1640-1655
Prince Edward Island, referendum and voter turnout 45B:1715, 70B:1500-1505
Private members' statements
Future of mining in B.C. 53B:1005-1015
Privilege
reserving right to raise point of personal privilege 19B:1425
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 27A:1125-1145, 28A:1340-1400, 28A:1435-1440
Rangeland
fencing program 29A:1605
restoration 29A:1615
Recognized political parties, recognition and definition in legislation 38B:1440, 40B:1735-1740
Referendum on electoral reform 38B:1435-1440, 45B:1705-1715, 70B:1450-1510, 71B:1550, 72B:1115-1120
consultation process and questionnaire 71B:1550
Green Party of B.C. position 45B:1705-1715
Rental housing
dispute resolution process for deposits 52B:1445
fixed-term leases, vacate clauses and rent increases 52B:1440-1445
sublets 52B:1445
Sales tax, application to electricity costs for businesses 53B:1010
Skills training, trades training spaces, number and regions 57A:1715
Small business
government support 31A:1555
role in communities 47B:1355
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
estimates debate 61A:1730-1745
budget 61A:1735
role and responsibilities 61A:1735
staffing, rural offices 61A:1745
Sports and recreation
capital funding, community capital infrastructure fund 64A:1655-1700, 64A:1715
recreational trails, ORV trail fund 17B:1720
trails, funding for motorized trails 47B:1720
trails, ORV trail fund 56A:1425-1430
Statements by members
Christmas celebrations in Cariboo area 64B:1355
Community response to wildfires in Cariboo-Chilcotin area 54B:1355-1400
Orange Shirt Day and residential school system 23B:1010
Response to wildfires in Cariboo-Chilcotin area 12B:1335-1340
Small business award recipients in Williams Lake area 47B:1355-1400
Taxation, government policies 17B:1720, 36B:1625
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 16), debate 52B:1440-1445
Tolls, tolling policy 17B:1725
Tourism
government strategy and regional planning 68A:1640
government support 64A:1625-1650, 64A:1725-1730
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, estimates debate 64A:1625-1630, 64A:1645-1700, 64A:1715-1725, 68A:1640
Transit services
B.C. Bus Pass program 61A:1730
services in rural communities 47B:1720-1725
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 47B:1710-1725
staff commended 47B:1710
Tsilhqot'in Nation
law enforcement and jurisdiction issues 49A:1540-1545
Nenqay Deni accord and impact 49A:1415-1420, 49A:1445-1450
Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, wildfires and response 54A:1720
Wages and salaries
minimum wage 31A:1550-1555
wage levels, impact on business, jobs and economy 31A:1550-1555
wage levels, impact on businesses in rural areas 31A:1545-1555
Water
drinking water testing 54A:1705-1710
surface water, use in firefighting 54A:1705-1710
Webstad, Phyllis, experience at residential school 23B:1010
Wildfires in summer 2017
access to information for wildfire loss cases 63A:1600
back burning 33B:1540-1555
firefighter safety and regulation 31A:1555-1600
harvesting of timber in impacted areas 40B:1425, 55B:1035-1040
impact
aquifers and wells 35B:1400
area residents 43A:1505-1510
businesses and communities 12B:1400-1405, 19B:1410-1415, 31A:1545, 33B:1700-1705, 33B:1715
businesses and reimbursements to emergency vendors 47B:1415-1420, 48B:1050
businesses and tax relief request 26B:1610, 36B:1630
delivery of social services 18B:1115
farmers and ranchers 29A:1600-1615
unincorporated communities 58A:1140
volunteer fire departments 27A:1125
response 12B:1335-1340, 54B:1355-1400
review 35B:1405
support for evacuees 28A:1440
response and recovery
response and recovery 17B:1710-1720, 27A:1125-1145, 58A:1140
claims and compensation cases 33B:1540-1555
First Nations recovery 27A:1145
funding and programs 27A:1135-1140, 28A:1340-1400, 28A:1435-1440, 29A:1600-1615, 30A:1145, 33B:1700-1705, 33B:1715, 34B:1130, 43A:1505-1510, 43A:1520, 64A:1625-1650, 64A:1725-1730, 65A:1140-1145, 71A:1640-1655
recovery and training programs 57A:1725
recovery managers 34B:1140
resiliency centres 28A:1350
state-of-emergency status 43A:1520
Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce, business award recipients 47B:1355-1400
Women in society and socio-economic barriers 60B:1105-1110
Beare, Hon. Lisa (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)

As subject
colleagues, family, staff and volunteers thanked 20B:1135-1140
experience with child care 36B:1525
meetings with Jobs Minister 64A:1545-1555 (Clovechok) 64A:1550-1555 (Wat) 64A:1545-1555
meetings with resort communities 64A:1745, 64A:1800, 64A:1820-1825, 64A:1835-1840 (Bond) 64A:1815, 64A:1830 (Clovechok) 64A:1820-1825 (Sturdy) 64A:1740
meetings with tourism industry representatives 64A:1600 (Wat) 64A:1600
visit to Cariboo area re wildfires 64A:1630 (Barnett) 64A:1625 (Oakes) 66A:1610
visit to Cariboo-Chilcotin area 20B:1140 (Clovechok) 21B:1805
visit to Los Angeles re film industry 63A:1800, 64A:1505-1510 (Thornthwaite) 63A:1755, 64A:1500-1510
work as Tourism Minister (Sturdy) 68B:1415
Adult basic education, accessibility 36B:1530
Adventure Tourism Coalition, work of organization 66A:1430-1435, 68A:1610
Airbnb, operations 68A:1500-1505
Arts and culture
accessibility, performance space and inclusion for disabled persons 68A:1630-1640
capital funding 66A:1640
creative sector 36B:1530-1535
government funding and support 20B:1145, 66A:1640-1700
Barkerville Historic Town, impact of wildfires in area 66A:1620-1625
B.C. Arts Council
annual report, 2016-17, tabled 26B:1440
funding 64A:1515, 66A:1635-1645
funding for accessible performance space and inclusion for disabled persons 68A:1640
B.C. by region, northern and rural B.C., sports programs 68A:1715
B.C. Games Society, allocation of funds 68A:1705-1710
B.C. NDP government, priorities 36B:1520-1540
B.C. Pavilion Corporation
development of lands adjacent to B.C. Place and Site 10C project 68A:1535
mandate letter and goals 68A:1525-1535
revenues 68A:1530-1535
B.C. Winter Games, hosting by Fort St. John 68A:1705-1710
Budget debate 20B:1135-1150
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2017 (Bill 2), debate 36B:1520-1540
Budgets
2017-18 budget and update 36B:1520-1540
election-year budgets 36B:1800-1805
Canadian Red Cross, role in wildfire response and recovery 66A:1600, 66A:1615
Carbon tax
impact on cruise ship industry 68A:1520-1525
rate increase and revenue neutrality 36B:1540
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area, wildfires, impact on tourism industry and small business 20B:1140, 64A:1630-1650, 64A:1725-1735, 66A:1615-1625
Chilcotin Lodge, impact of wildfires and recovery 20B:1140
Child care, government plan 36B:1525
Chinese Canadians, museum initiative 63A:1755, 66A:1735
Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5)
debate 36B:1800-1805
consultation on bill 36B:1805
Consumers, cost of living, government action on issues 20B:1140-1145, 36B:1525-1535
Corporations, income tax rate 36B:1535
Creative B.C.
funding and role 66A:1640, 66A:1650-1700
role 63A:1805-1810
Destination B.C.
funding 68A:1455-1500
role 64A:1530, 66A:1410, 66A:1510-1515, 66A:1525, 68A:1540, 68A:1550, 68A:1640
role re Aboriginal tourism 68A:1505-1510, 68A:1625
role re wildfire recovery funding 64A:1645-1650, 64A:1730-1735
Discrimination and racism
awareness and prevention, funding 66A:1735
awareness and prevention, Organizing Against Racism and Hate program 66A:1730-1735
past discriminatory treatment of Chinese Canadians, B.C. government apology and legacy initiatives 63A:1745-1750, 66A:1700-1720
Documents tabled
B.C. Arts Council, 2016-17 annual report 26B:1440
report on multiculturalism for 2016-17 64B:1430
Education
funding 36B:1535
school counsellors 36B:1535
Elections
electoral reform 36B:1800-1805
voter participation and turnout 36B:1800-1805
Elections B.C., consultation by government 36B:1805
Emergencies, first responders commended 20B:1140
English language learning programs, accessibility 36B:1530
Families, government support 55B:1100-1105, 64B:1425
Family Day, date of holiday 55B:1100-1105, 64B:1425, 68A:1725-1730
Fernie, worker deaths in arena incident, investigation 68A:1645-1650
Film industry
government investment, federal funding 63A:1805-1810
industry and municipal issues 66A:1650-1700
permits for use of public structures 68A:1440, 68A:1450
tax credits 63A:1815
tax credits, extension of film labour tax credit to writers 63A:1810
First speeches by members 20B:1135-1150
Fixed election date, change to fall date and related issues 36B:1800-1805
Forests and forest industry, export of product and expansion of market 64A:1545
Government
continuity of leadership after disaster 36B:1805
ministers, acting minister appointment process 36B:1805
ministers, diversity 36B:1530
Green Party of B.C., official party status 36B:1800
Guide-outfitters
operations in parks 68A:1610-1615
role in economy 68A:1555-1600
Health care funding, home and community care 36B:1540
Housing, affordable housing, government action 20B:1145
Housing, affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 36B:1520-1530
Human rights commission, re-establishment 66A:1735
Hunting, government policy 66A:1400, 66A:1415, 66A:1545-1550, 66A:1630
Income assistance benefits, rate increase 36B:1525
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 36B:1525
Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council, funding 68A:1700
Infrastructure
commercial use of public infrastructure, government policy 68A:1440, 68A:1450-1455, 68A:1540
government investment 36B:1540
Introductions by members 47B:1340, 50B:1340, 62B:1005-1010
KidSport B.C., funding 68A:1655-1700
Kootenay Rockies Tourism Association, funding 66A:1555
Las Vegas, shooting incident and victims 26B:1355
Legacy Initiatives Advisory Council, status and meetings 63A:1745-1750, 66A:1700-1720
Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Judith Guichon, thanked 20B:1135
Lions Gate Bridge, proposal for adventure tourism attraction on bridge 68A:1440, 68A:1450, 68A:1540-1545
McIldoon, Jordan, shooting death 26B:1355
Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area
affordable rental housing 36B:1520
constituent housing case 36B:1530
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction 36B:1535
Memorial Cup, hosting bids 68A:1445-1450
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, establishment and role 36B:1535
Merritt, visitor information centre and potential First Nations partnership 66A:1455-1505
Ministerial statements (response)
Violent incidents in Edmonton and Las Vegas 26B:1355
Multicultural Advisory Council, status and role 63A:1740, 66A:1725-1730
Oral questions (response)
Potential change to Family Day and impact on tourism industry 55B:1100-1105, 64B:1425
Osoyoos, visitor information centre 66A:1510
Peace Arch, visitor information centre 66A:1510
PharmaCare program, therapeutics initiative, funding 36B:1535
Publishing industry
book publishing industry 20B:1145
book publishing tax credit 36B:1535, 68A:1720
funding 68A:1720
Quebec, actions re Airbnb operations 68A:1505
Recognized political parties
previous governments 36B:1800
recognition and definition in legislation 36B:1800
Rental housing, construction of new units 36B:1520
Resorts, resort municipality initiative program 64A:1745-1840
Schools, use of school buildings and grounds for sports 68A:1715
Seniors, government support 36B:1540
Small business, income tax rate 36B:1535
Sports and recreation
capital funding 36B:1525-1530
capital funding, community capital infrastructure fund 64A:1655-1700, 64A:1715, 68A:1545
children's sports, after-school programs and funding 68A:1655, 68A:1710
children's sports, B.C. sports program and funding 68A:1655-1700
disabled sports organizations, funding 68A:1700-1705
events
Hosting B.C. program 66A:1350-1355, 68A:1615-1620
government investment 68A:1515, 68A:1545
government investment, rural communities 68A:1715
government support and community engagement 20B:1145-1150
participation by Indigenous persons, funding 68A:1700
Surrey Board of Trade, comments on Family Day date 68A:1725
Tofino, boardwalk project 64A:1745
Tolls, tolling policy 36B:1530
Tourism
Aboriginal tourism 20B:1145, 68A:1505-1510, 68A:1625
adventure tourism strategy 66A:1430-1435, 68A:1555-1600, 68A:1610
domestic tourism and economic diversification 66A:1525
ecotourism 66A:1400-1405
education tourism 68A:1510
fishing and hunting tourism, revenues 66A:1355, 66A:1535-1540
fossil finds and tourism 66A:1405-1415
government strategy 66A:1440-1450, 68A:1435-1440, 68A:1640-1645
government strategy and regional planning 68A:1625, 68A:1640-1645
government support 20B:1145, 64A:1525-1615, 64A:1630-1655, 64A:1725-1735, 66A:1555, 66A:1615-1625
industry in areas impacted by wildfires 20B:1140
marketing, international marketing 68A:1550
municipal and regional district tax 68A:1515
overlapping uses of land base 66A:1435
sports tourism 68A:1515
tourism events program 66A:1340-1345, 68A:1515-1520, 68A:1615-1620
visitor information centres 66A:1450-1515
visitors to B.C. from Asia 64A:1525-1545
visitors to B.C. from China 68A:1550
wilderness tourism, bear viewing 66A:1400, 66A:1540, 66A:1555
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry
estimates debate 63A:1645-1815, 64A:1445-1610, 64A:1630, 64A:1645-1700, 64A:1715-1840, 66A:1340-1415, 66A:1430-1525, 66A:1535-1735, 68A:1435-1600, 68A:1610-1735
estimates process 68A:1730
mandate and priorities 20B:1145
mandate letter and trade mission content 64A:1525-1615
multiculturalism component 63A:1650-1720, 63A:1730, 66A:1715, 66A:1725-1735
multiculturalism component, report on multiculturalism for 2016-17, tabled 64B:1430
role and responsibilities 63A:1645, 63A:1655-1710
service plan and performance measurement 63A:1730-1735, 64A:1445-1500
sport component 68A:1515, 68A:1545
staff and staffing 63A:1645
work with Jobs Ministry 64A:1545-1555
Trade
trade mission, Los Angeles 63A:1800, 64A:1505-1510
trade missions, Asia 64A:1525-1545
Tumbler Ridge, tourism and fossil finds 66A:1405-1410
Vancouver
arts and performance spaces, accessibility for disabled persons and report 68A:1630-1640
Chinatown plaque project 66A:1720
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, events and revenues 68A:1535
Vanderhoof, air show event 68A:1620
ViaSport B.C., initiatives for rural communities 68A:1715
Wildfires in summer 2017
impact, guide-outfitters and trappers 66A:1600
impact on businesses and communities 20B:1140
response and recovery 20B:1140
response and recovery, funding and programs 64A:1630-1650, 64A:1725-1735, 66A:1555-1600, 66A:1615
Wildlife, grizzly bears
trophy hunting ban and impact on guide-outfitters 66A:1610, 66A:1625-1635
trophy hunting ban and impact on tourism 66A:1400-1405, 66A:1535-1540
Begg, Garry (Surrey-Guildford)

As subject
background 22B:1530
constituents, family, staff and supporters thanked 22B:1530-1535
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government and priorities 22B:1535
Budget debate 22B:1530-1550
Budgets, 2017-18 budget and update 22B:1535, 22B:1545-1550
Child care funding 22B:1545
Consumers
cost of living, government action on issues 22B:1535, 22B:1545
taxes and user fees 22B:1545
Economy
role in funding government services 22B:1545
sustainable development, innovation commission initiative 22B:1550
Education funding 22B:1545
Emergencies, first responders commended 14B:1345
First speeches by members 22B:1530-1550
Fish, salmon enhancement programs 44B:1025
Health care funding 22B:1545-1550
Housing, affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 22B:1545
Infrastructure, government investment 22B:1550
MLAs, role 22B:1540-1545
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, establishment and role 22B:1545
Poverty reduction, government strategy 22B:1545
Rotary Club of Surrey Foundation, backpacks-and-food program for schools 22B:1540
School district 36 (Surrey)
portable use 22B:1540
students' access to healthy food 22B:1540
Serpentine Enhancement Society, work of organization 44B:1025
Statements by members
Role of first responders 14B:1345
Serpentine Enhancement Society 44B:1025
Substance use and addiction, opioid overdoses, response and services 22B:1545
Surrey
growth 22B:1535
international border crossing, Sept. 11 memorial event 14B:1345
Surrey-Guildford constituency and area, issues and concerns 22B:1535-1540
Taxation, government policies 22B:1545-1550
Tynehead Regional Park, fish hatchery and research station 44B:1025
U.S., terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and first responders 14B:1345
Wildfires in summer 2017, response 22B:1535
Bernier, Mike (Peace River South)

As subject
experience as candidate in local government elections 63B:1755
experience in care of nurses 50B:1505
letter from physican friend 35A:1340-1345
role in Health estimates and issues (Dix) 35A:1335
Agriculture Ministry, minister, letter to fish farm operator 36B:1420
Alaska Highway, improvement projects, South Taylor Hill and Dawson Creek–Fort St. John sections 49B:1410-1415, 49B:1425
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C.
health professionals and services 35A:1340
mental health services 35A:1725, 35A:1800
rural B.C., home support services 36A:1610
B.C. Hydro
capital planning and projects 56B:1405-1410
executive chair of board position 56B:1350-1355
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government 18B:1150
performance as government, actions after general election 42B:1430
performance as government, financial management and economic policies 15B:1725, 15B:1740
role as opposition 42B:1430
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 15B:1720, 15B:1735, 42B:1420, 42B:1430
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 15B:1730-1735, 29B:1530
duration of government 42B:1420-1425
performance in 1990s 18B:1150
position on issues
LNG development 54B:1805-1810
tenures for resource-based businesses 36B:1420
B.C. Pavilion Corporation
development of lands adjacent to B.C. Place and Site 10C project 68A:1530-1535
mandate letter and goals 68A:1525-1535
revenues 68A:1530-1535
B.C. Place Stadium, events and revenues 68A:1525, 68A:1535-1540
B.C., population in 1990s 15B:1725
B.C. Utilities Commission
regulation of electricity rates 57B:1515-1550, 69B:1040-1045
role 67B:1105
dam projects 56B:1515-1520
Site C power project 23B:1025-1030, 63B:1355
Budget debate 15B:1720-1745
Budgets
2017-18 budget and update 15B:1720-1745, 18B:1145
budget process 35A:1445-1450
Canada Place, facility 68A:1535
Cancer, colorectal cancer screening, fecal immunological tests 35A:1815
Carbon tax, rate increase and revenue neutrality 15B:1730
Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5), debate 42B:1420-1430
Conuma Coal Resources Ltd., operations 54B:1705-1715
Dawson Creek and District Hospital, capital project 36A:1825-1830
Dawson Creek, Rotary clubs and activities 22B:1355
D'Eith, Bob, comments in debate 18B:1145
Democracy 42B:1420-1425
Destination B.C., role 66A:1405-1410
Dix, Adrian, role as Health Minister 35A:1335
Economy
government strategy 15B:1725
role in funding government services and infrastructure 15B:1735-1745
Education system 18B:1145
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3)
debate 29B:1520-1540
debate in Legislature 29B:1520-1525
Election campaign financing, reform and transition fund for political parties 29B:1525-1540
Elections
2017 general election, process 42B:1430
electoral systems
fringe party incidence 66B:1635
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 66B:1630-1700
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6), debate 66B:1630-1700, 71B:1840-1845
Employment and unemployment, jobs 15B:1730, 15B:1740
Energy
electricity rates
rate freeze 56B:1410
rate freeze and government announcement 57B:1515-1550, 69B:1040-1045
rates 56B:1530
role of hydroelectric power 67B:1100-1105
hydroelectric power resources 56B:1530
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
estimates debate 54B:1705-1715, 54B:1800-1810, 55B:1140, 56B:1340, 56B:1350-1410, 56B:1515-1540, 56B:1645-1650, 56B:1815-1820, 57B:1515-1530, 57B:1545-1550, 63B:1355-1400
estimates process 54B:1800-1805, 56B:1340-1350, 56B:1540
minister, communications with B.C. Hydro executive 56B:1350-1355
staff survey 56B:1400
staffing 55B:1140
Fixed election date, change to fall date and related issues 42B:1420-1425
Fort St. John, First Nations in area, meeting with Energy and Indigenous Relations Ministers 61B:1725-1735
Germany, electoral system and proportional representation 66B:1655
Government
coalition governments 15B:1720, 42B:1420
minority governments 42B:1420
programs and services 18B:1145-1150
revenues and revenue sources 35A:1445
revenues and spending 15B:1720-1725, 15B:1735-1740, 18B:1145-1150
Green Party of B.C., official party status 29B:1535
HD Mining International Ltd., meetings with Environment Ministry 54B:1715
Health care facilities and hospitals
capital projects 36A:1825-1830
urgent care centres 36A:1820-1825
Health care funding 35A:1345-1355
capital funding 36A:1815-1820
federal funding 33A:1650-1705, 35A:1500
federal funding and health transfers 35A:1355-1405
funding as percentage of total provincial budget 35A:1450
health special account 35A:1430
home and community care 35A:1455-1500, 36A:1610
Health care system
chronic disease management 35A:1340-1345
costs, management 35A:1340
health professional colleges
board governance and public administrator appointment 51B:1120-1135
regulation and amalgamation 50B:1505
impact of demographic trends 35A:1405
primary health care, multidisciplinary teams 35A:1345
system 35A:1340-1345
system, reports and recommendations 36A:1530
Health Ministry
estimates debate 35A:1335-1500, 35A:1605, 35A:1650-1655, 35A:1710-1740, 35A:1750-1815, 36A:1530, 36A:1550-1555, 36A:1605-1610, 36A:1815-1845
budget allocations 36A:1815
budget allocations and external recoveries 35A:1405-1415
budget and operating expenses 35A:1345-1355
estimates process 35A:1335-1340, 35A:1605, 35A:1810, 36A:1530, 36A:1845
goals and priorities 35A:1500
minister's office budget and staffing 35A:1425
staff thanked 35A:1335
Health Professions Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 10)
debate 50B:1500-1505, 51B:1120-1135
development of legislation 50B:1500-1505
Highways and roads, projects 49B:1410
Home care, Better at Home program 36A:1605-1610
Horgan, John, comments on opioid overdoses response and funding 33A:1705
Infrastructure, commercial use of public infrastructure, government policy 68A:1540
Investment climate 15B:1725-1730
Jaccard, Mark, position on Site C 67B:1115
Japan, electoral system 66B:1650
Legislature
bills process, committee stage and third reading
amendments process and drafting 59B:1435-1440
amendments to bills 63B:1755
language used in House, withdrawal of comments requested 56B:1815
quorum 43B:1715
Lions Gate Bridge, proposal for adventure tourism attraction on bridge 68A:1540-1545
Lions Gate Hospital, operations 36A:1550-1555
Liquefied natural gas development
conditions for projects 61B:1520
development 60B:1045-1100
NDP position 54B:1805-1810
workers, women 61B:1525
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 8)
debate 59B:1435-1450, 59B:1500
definitions, "former public office holder" 59B:1435-1450, 59B:1500
Lobbyists, regulation, two-year prohibition for former public office holders 59B:1435-1450, 59B:1500
Local Elections Campaign Financing Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 15)
debate 63B:1755-1805, 66B:1445-1450
amendments to bill 63B:1755-1805
Local government elections 42B:1425
campaign financing, contribution limits and self-financing 63B:1755-1805
campaign financing, reform and regulation 66B:1445-1450
campaigns in small communities 63B:1800
third-party advertisers and organizations 66B:1445-1450
Long-term and residential care, worker layoffs and contract policies 36A:1840
McLeod Lake Indian Band, comments on Site C consultation 61B:1735
Medical Services Plan
changes and task force 54B:1410-1415
potential link with income tax system 54B:1410-1415
premiums, reduction and elimination 35A:1435-1450
revenues 35A:1435
MLAs
community and rural representation 66B:1630-1635, 66B:1645, 71B:1840-1845
constituency offices and political staff 55B:1140
cooperation 42B:1430
Mental health
facilities 35A:1735
mental health and addiction
beds 35A:1755-1800
government strategy and system of services 33A:1605, 35A:1730-1735, 35A:1805-1810
integrated services and web hub 35A:1810
services and funding 33A:1650, 35A:1710
mental health of children and youth, issues and services 35A:1725
programs and services
early diagnosis and intervention 35A:1725
wait-lists and waiting times 35A:1800
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
estimates debate 33A:1605, 33A:1645-1650, 33A:1705
budget and activities 33A:1645-1650
mandate 33A:1605, 33A:1805-1810
Motions
Health and education services 18B:1145-1150
Hydroelectric power and energy rates 67B:1100-1105
Mungall, Michelle
comments on LNG industry 54B:1805
comments on Site C power project 64B:1400
meetings with First Nations on Site C project 61B:1725-1735
visit to Site C project area 61B:1420
New Zealand, electoral system and proportional representation 66B:1635
Northern Health Authority, capital projects 36A:1830
Nurses, professional colleges, proposed amalgamation and regulation 50B:1505, 51B:1120-1125
Oil and gas
hydraulic fracturing
scientific review 61B:1510-1515
water use 61B:1515-1520
natural gas as a transition fuel 60B:1055
wells 61B:1515-1520
Oral questions
Electricity rates and review by B.C. Utilities Commission 69B:1040-1045
Government position on Site C power project 64B:1355-1400
Letter from Agriculture Minister to fish farm operator 36B:1420
MSP changes and task force 54B:1410-1415
Site C power project and impact on Peace River area 61B:1420
Site C power project report and status 50B:1400-1405
Site C power project review and workers 23B:1025-1030
Vancouver school district trustees 26B:1440
Pacific NorthWest LNG facility project, cancellation 36B:1420
Park, Beverly, death 22B:1355-1400
Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors, activities and role 35A:1420
Peace River South constituency and area, communities and representation 66B:1630-1635, 71B:1840-1845
PharmaCare program
budget allocation 35A:1410-1415
costs 35A:1415
coverage 35A:1415
Physicians
credentialling of foreign-trained physicians 35A:1340
supply and mentoring 35A:1340
Points of order
comments by Michelle Mungall 56B:1815-1820
Politics and politicians
political parties 29B:1530-1535
public participation 29B:1530, 29B:1540
Prince Edward Island, referendum and voter turnout 66B:1640
Private members' statements
LNG 60B:1045-1100
Privilege
reserving right to raise point of privilege 54B:1815
Public debt, management 15B:1725-1730
Referendum on electoral reform 66B:1630-1700, 71B:1840-1845
Resources and resource industries
resource development 60B:1050
role in economy 15B:1740-1745
tenures, NDP position 36B:1420
Rick Hansen Institute, funding and work 35A:1430-1435
Rotary Lake, safety improvements 22B:1355-1400
School district 39 (Vancouver), board of trustees, by-election candidates and investigation report 26B:1440
Schools, seismic upgrades 18B:1150
Seniors, care and support 35A:1420
Site C power project
cancellation costs and impact on workers 50B:1405, 64B:1355-1400
cancellation costs and impacts 56B:1645-1650
cancellation costs and impacts, agreements with First Nations 56B:1650, 61B:1710-1750
consultation by government 56B:1520-1525
First Nations consultation and impact-and-benefit agreements 56B:1520
government decision timeline 50B:1400-1405
government position and decision process 63B:1355-1400, 64B:1355-1400
local government agreements 56B:1520
ministers' visit to area 61B:1420, 61B:1725-1735
project and alternatives 63B:1500
project and economy in Peace River area 61B:1420
project and electricity rates 64B:1355-1400
project and jobs 23B:1025-1030
report and recommendations 50B:1400-1405, 56B:1525-1530, 56B:1540, 61B:1745
review 23B:1025-1030
review, joint review panel 56B:1525-1530
review, previous reviews 56B:1515, 63B:1355
Statements by members
Rotary Club of Dawson Creek and Rotary Lake safety improvements 22B:1355-1400
Substance use and addiction
causes 35A:1750
Naloxone treatment and training 35A:1715-1720
opioid overdoses
deaths and response 35A:1655
response and funding for services 33A:1645-1650, 33A:1705
response and services 35A:1715-1720
Taxation, government policies 15B:1730
Tedds, Lindsay, comments on MSP 54B:1410
Tourism
ecotourism 66A:1405
fishing and hunting tourism, revenues 66A:1355
fossil finds and tourism 66A:1405-1415
wilderness tourism, bear viewing 66A:1400-1405
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, estimates debate 66A:1355-1415, 68A:1525-1545
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 49B:1410-1415, 49B:1425
staff commended 49B:1410
Tumbler Ridge, mine operations, shipping of coal 54B:1705-1715
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, events and revenues 68A:1535
Weaver, Andrew, comments on Green Party agreement with NDP 15B:1735
Wildfires in summer 2017, costs and response 15B:1725
Wildlife, grizzly bears, trophy hunting ban and impact on tourism 66A:1355-1405
Women's equality 56B:1815
Bond, Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)

As subject
experience and role as MLA 68B:1745
witnessing of ramp ceremony for deceased soldier 58B:1015
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry
estimates debate 57A:1740-1800
work with Health Ministry 57A:1745
Adventure Tourism Coalition, work of organization 66A:1420
Airports, small regional airports, air access program and grants 47B:1635
Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park
establishment, celebration 54A:1730-1735
proposed World Heritage Site designation 54A:1730-1735, 66A:1520
Attorney General Ministry, estimates debate 56A:1725, 56A:1735-1740
Auditor General, reports and reviews, public accounts 12B:1500, 14B:1425-1430
Barnett, Donna, work on rural economic development 34B:1105
Beare, Lisa, meetings with resort communities 64A:1815, 64A:1830
Big Brothers Big Sisters, community gaming grants 58A:1130
Borealis GeoPower Inc., geothermal power project 55B:1115-1120, 55B:1130-1135, 61B:1435
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C.
transportation services 19B:1420
transportation services and issues 47B:1615-1635
northern and rural B.C., health professional supply and training 25B:1135-1140
northern B.C.
health care services 36A:1725
health professional supply and training 35A:1635-1650, 57A:1740-1745
rural B.C.
economic development strategy 34B:1110-1115
issues and government support 25B:1135-1140
recycling services 54A:1745-1750
rural advisory council 34B:1105-1110
rural dividend program 34B:1110
British Columbia Gazette, publication of information on multilateral agreements 50B:1445-1450, 51B:1110-1115
B.C. Hydro, mandate re clean energy 55B:1135
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government, financial management 12B:1455-1500, 12B:1510, 14B:1425-1435, 33B:1420, 53B:1120
priorities 12B:1510, 14B:1430, 14B:1450
role as opposition 14B:1510
B.C. NDP
agreement with Green Party 14B:1425, 14B:1500, 68B:1805-1810, 71A:1520-1540, 71B:1640-1655
election platform
balanced budget content 41A:1120-1130
platform 43A:1620-1625, 43A:1655
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 14B:1435-1500
budget update and throne speech 14B:1425
financial management 12B:1455-1510, 14B:1425-1510
position on infrastructure projects 12B:1505, 14B:1500-1505
position on proportional representation 68B:1400
transition team, contracts and costs 34B:1045
B.C. Transportation Financing Authority, share transfer from government 44B:1125
B.C. Utilities Commission
regulation of electricity rates 58B:1045
role, Site C power project 42A:1405, 42A:1425-1430
Budget debate 12B:1455-1510, 14B:1425-1510
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2017 (Bill 2), debate 30B:1120-1145, 44B:1100-1110, 44B:1125-1130, 44B:1140-1150, 45B:1335-1345, 45B:1400-1425, 45B:1440-1500, 45B:1520-1535
Budgets
2016-17 budget surplus 12B:1455-1500, 14B:1430, 30B:1125-1130
2017-18 budget and update
content 14B:1425-1510
content and impact analysis 42A:1730-1735
economic forecasts 42A:1345-1350
economic forecasts and status of projects 42A:1350-1405, 42A:1420-1430
Green Party position 12B:1505
priorities 12B:1455, 12B:1510, 14B:1405-1410, 23B:1100-1105, 30B:1120, 30B:1140, 43A:1620-1625, 43A:1655
revenues from taxation 12B:1455-1510
risks 14B:1435-1445
2017-18 budget, interim supply 23B:1100-1105
balanced budgets 14B:1435, 30B:1130, 41A:1120-1130
balanced budgets, legislation 41A:1135
Business
international business activity program, elimination 30B:1145, 43A:1455-1505, 45B:1450-1500, 45B:1520-1525, 45B:1535
taxation, training tax credit 30B:1125
Carbon tax
impact on issues
airline industry and jet fuel 45B:1400
analysis and mitigation 45B:1400
middle-income earners 45B:1340
northern and rural communities 44B:1145-1150, 45B:1340
rate increase 44B:1130, 45B:1335
rate increase and revenue neutrality 14B:1445, 30B:1135, 42A:1720-1725
rates for combustibles 45B:1405
reporting requirement changes 42A:1725, 44B:1140
revenues, allocation 42A:1725-1730, 45B:1345
tax credits and rebates 44B:1145-1150, 45B:1335
Carbon Tax Act, amendments 44B:1130, 44B:1140-1150, 45B:1335-1345, 45B:1400-1405
Cariboo area, highways and roads, Cariboo connector project 47B:1620-1625
Child care, government plan 14B:1455-1500
Climate change, tax credit, Low Income Climate Action Tax Credit 44B:1145-1150, 45B:1335
Columbia Power Corporation, role re geothermal power 55B:1135
Communities, community gaming grants 58A:1130-1135
Confidence and supply agreement secretariat 26B:1410-1415, 34B:1045, 36B:1405-1410, 43A:1625-1645, 58B:1040-1045, 71A:1515-1540
Consumers
cost of living 14B:1440-1445
taxes and user fees 14B:1450
Corporations, income tax rate 30B:1130-1135
Credit rating, B.C. rating 12B:1505, 14B:1430-1435, 14B:1450, 30B:1130, 30B:1140
Dementia care 35A:1640
Destination B.C., role 66A:1500, 66A:1515-1520
Duperron, Paul and Diane, kidney disease awareness work 51B:1020
Economy
conditions 12B:1455-1500, 12B:1510, 14B:1405, 14B:1425-1440, 14B:1455-1510
diversification, small communities 66A:1520
government strategy 12B:1455-1510, 30B:1140
growth 12B:1455-1500, 14B:1440
sustainable development, emerging economy task force 45B:1500, 45B:1520-1525
Education
funding, capital funding 43A:1550-1605
funding formula review 38A:1715-1735
school supplies, B.C. back-to-school tax credit 45B:1425
system, rural education review 38A:1725, 38A:1735
Education Ministry
estimates debate 38A:1715, 38A:1725-1735
mandate letter 38A:1715
Elections
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 68B:1750-1810
proportional representation, NDP position 68B:1400
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6)
debate 68B:1740-1810, 71B:1640-1715
constitutional review and legal opinions 71B:1700-1710
delay for six months 68B:1740-1810
Emergencies, first responders, tax credit for volunteer firefighters and search and rescue personnel 14B:1450, 30B:1125, 45B:1425
Employment and unemployment, jobs 12B:1455-1510, 14B:1505
Energy
electricity rate freeze and government announcement 58B:1040-1045
geothermal power 55B:1115, 55B:1135
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 55B:1115-1120, 55B:1130-1135, 61B:1435
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, estimates debate 54A:1730-1750
Families
government support 45B:1415-1420
tax credits for families with children, arts and fitness credits 30B:1140, 45B:1415-1420
Family Day, date of holiday 53B:1120-1125
Finance Ministry
estimates debate 41A:1100-1135, 42A:1345-1430, 42A:1445-1505, 42A:1720-1800, 43A:1445, 43A:1500-1505, 43A:1515, 43A:1550-1610, 43A:1620-1655
briefings to opposition members 41A:1100
estimates process 43A:1650-1655
minister, role 12B:1455, 14B:1510
minister's office, positions 41A:1110
responsibilities and changes 41A:1100
staff thanked 43A:1655
staffing 41A:1105
Financial services industry, tax credits to banks 45B:1450-1500
Finger family, participation in hospice bucket list event 69B:1010
Fires and firefighters, wildfires, prevention and fuel management 33B:1810
Fitzpatrick, Darren, military service and death 58B:1015
Forests and forest industry, softwood lumber trade with U.S. 42A:1735
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
estimates debate 33B:1810, 34B:1105-1125
rural economic development group 34B:1115-1120
Fox, Terry, legacy 20B:1015
Golden, visitor information centre 66A:1500
Government
capital projects, planning 43A:1555-1610
financial management 14B:1405-1410
financial reporting, public accounts 12B:1500, 14B:1425-1430
ministerial assistants, salaries 47B:1410
political staff 65B:1045
programs and services, funding 12B:1500, 18B:1135-1140
public consultation and engagement 36B:1410
revenues and spending 12B:1455-1510, 14B:1430-1500
spending 18B:1135-1140
Government communications and public engagement, staffing 41A:1110
Green Party of B.C.
consultation on referendum on electoral reform 71B:1640-1645
position on government budget 12B:1505
Greyhound Bus Lines, reduction in services to northern and rural B.C. 19B:1420, 47B:1615-1620
Harris family, work on accessible park project 43B:1400-1405
Health care facilities and hospitals, capital projects, status 14B:1505
Health care funding
funding 18B:1135-1140
long-term and residential care 35A:1635
Health care system, health professionals and workers, supply and training 35A:1640-1650, 57A:1740-1745
Health Ministry, estimates debate 35A:1630-1650, 36A:1730, 36A:1750-1805
Healthier You Expo, funding for Prince George event 35A:1640
Highway 5, passing lanes and upgrades 47B:1625-1630
Highway 16, tourism in communities along highway 66A:1520
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 12B:1505, 14B:1445-1450, 42A:1420-1425
Home Owner Grant Act, amendments 45B:1405
Homeowner grant, information-sharing and administration 45B:1405
Horgan, John, comments on issues
staff salaries 47B:1410-1415
tax policies 14B:1455
tax policy 30B:1135
Immigration
programs and services, funding 45A:1620-1625
provincial nominee program, alignment with labour market needs 45A:1605-1615
refugees, settlement services 45A:1625
refugees, Syrian refugees 45A:1625
Income Tax Act, amendments 45B:1415-1425, 45B:1440-1445
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 30B:1130
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, hiring process for new assistant deputy minister 65B:1045-1050
Infrastructure, projects and NDP position 12B:1505, 14B:1500-1505
Interest rates, changes 14B:1440-1450
International Business Activity Act, amendments 45B:1450-1500, 45B:1520-1525, 45B:1535
Introductions by members 29B:1335, 47B:1340, 54B:1335-1340, 64B:1340
Investment climate 14B:1455, 14B:1505-1510
James, Carole, role as Finance Minister 12B:1455
Jobs, Trade and Technology Ministry
estimates debate 45A:1605-1630
budget 45A:1620
minister, role 45A:1610-1615
Justice system, courts and court services
community courts 56A:1735
First Nations courts 56A:1735-1740
specialized courts 56A:1725-1740
Kelly, Bert, work at Prince George hospital 36A:1755
Kidney Foundation of Canada, Prince George chapter, activities 51B:1020
Kidney health, kidney disease awareness and kidney transplants 51B:1020
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., oil pipeline expansion project 14B:1505
Legislature
debate, partisan debate 18B:1135
language used in House, withdrawal of comments requested 70B:1400
Libraries, small rural libraries 38A:1715
Local Elections Campaign Financing Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 15)
debate 63B:1730-1735
amendments to bill 63B:1730-1735
Local government elections, campaign financing, contribution limits and self-financing 63B:1730-1735
Long-term and residential care
care standards and staffing 35A:1630-1635
workforce strategy, inclusion of dementia care 35A:1640
McBride, mill fire and response 34B:1120-1125
Mattila, Myles, mental health advocacy 33B:1345-1350
Medical Services Plan
changes and task force 54B:1405-1410
potential link with income tax system 54B:1405-1410
premiums, reduction 30B:1120, 45B:1420
MLAs
community and rural representation 68B:1745, 68B:1800, 71B:1710-1715
constituency offices, political staff 41A:1110-1115
Mental health, advocacy 33B:1345-1350
Merritt, visitor information centre and potential First Nations partnership 66A:1500-1505, 66A:1515
Mines and mining industry, taxation
exploration tax credit 45B:1440
mineral flow-through share tax credit 45B:1440
Mingay, Rob, role as assistant deputy minister 45A:1615
Ministerial statements (response)
Persons Day 36B:1435
Moody's Investors Service Inc., comments on B.C. government budget 12B:1505, 14B:1445-1450
Motions
Family Day 53B:1120-1125
Health and education services 18B:1135-1140
Support for rural B.C. 25B:1135-1140
Women in society 60B:1130-1135
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry, estimates debate 58A:1130-1135
North Island–Coast Development Initiative Trust
directors' powers and duties re funds 44B:1110
funding 44B:1100-1105
North Island–Coast Development Initiative Trust Act, amendments 44B:1100-1110
Northern Health Authority
capital projects 36A:1750
in-patient beds and electrical system upgrade 36A:1730
operations 35A:1645, 36A:1725-1730
Oral questions
B.C. NDP government transition team and Premier's Office staffing 34B:1045
Budget priorities and tax increases 14B:1405-1410
Confidence and supply agreement secretariat 26B:1410-1415, 36B:1405-1410
Confidence and supply agreement secretariat and electricity rates 58B:1040-1045
Greyhound bus service 19B:1420
Hiring process for Assistant Deputy Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation 65B:1045-1050
MSP changes and task force 54B:1405-1410
Referendum on electoral reform 68B:1400-1405
Salaries for Premier's office staff 47B:1410-1415
Support for small business in rural B.C. 33B:1420
Organs and tissues, donation and transplantation 51B:1020
Osoyoos, visitor information centre 66A:1505
Parks, accessible parks for disabled persons 43B:1400-1405, 54A:1735-1745
Peace Arch, visitor information centre 66A:1505-1510
Pensions, pooled registered pension plans, administration 50B:1445-1450, 51B:1110-1115
Persons Day, recognition and history 36B:1435
Physiotherapists, supply and training 35A:1650
Points of order
comments by Spencer Chandra Herbert 70B:1400
Pooled Registered Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 13), debate 50B:1445-1450, 51B:1110-1115
Post-secondary education, capital funding 43A:1605-1610
Post-secondary institutions, sexual violence on campus, policies and implementation 57A:1750-1800
Poverty incidence 18B:1135
Premier's Office
estimates debate 71A:1455-1540
staff and compensation 47B:1410-1415
Prince George
Baldy Hughes recovery facility 36A:1800
hosting of sports events 66A:1340
justice services, proposal re First Nations or specialized court 56A:1735-1740
kidney disease awareness and fundraising walk 51B:1020
Terry Fox fundraising runs 20B:1015
wildfire response in area 15B:1350-1355
Prince George Hospice Society, bucket list fundraising event 69B:1010
Prince George–Valemount constituency and area
constituents' voting results re electoral reform 68B:1800
economic diversification 55B:1115
size, communities and representation 68B:1745
Public debt
debt management and paydown of debt 30B:1125
taxpayer-supported debt 12B:1505, 14B:1430, 14B:1445-1450
Public service, hiring practices for senior positions 65B:1045-1050
Publishing industry, book publishing tax credit 30B:1125, 45B:1445
Ralston, Bruce, role as Jobs, Trade and Technology Minister 45A:1610-1615
Recycling services 54A:1745-1750
Referendum on electoral reform 30B:1145, 68B:1400-1405, 68B:1740-1810, 71A:1455-1515, 71B:1640-1715
Remembrance Day 58B:1015
Resorts, resort municipality initiative program 64A:1800-1815, 64A:1830-1840, 66A:1340
Retail industry, sales projections 42A:1345-1350
Robson Valley, wildfire response in area 15B:1350-1355
Sales tax, application to electricity costs for businesses 30B:1120-1125, 42A:1450
School district 57 (Prince George), administration and operations 38A:1735
School districts, boards of trustees, ward system proposal 38A:1735
Schools
capital projects 43A:1550-1605
portables, elimination 43A:1555-1605
rural schools and consultation with stakeholders 38A:1715-1735
seismic upgrades 43A:1600
Site C power project 12B:1505, 14B:1505
cancellation costs and impact on government budget 42A:1400-1405, 42A:1420-1430
Skills training, women in skilled trades 60B:1135
Small business
confidence 42A:1430, 42A:1445-1450
costs, management 30B:1120
government support 33B:1420
income tax rate 30B:1120
taxation, federal changes 42A:1450
Social welfare, social programs and services 14B:1430
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, Mayors Council 45B:1340
Spinal Cord Injury B.C., Access North project on accessible parks 43B:1400-1405, 54A:1735-1745
Sports and recreation, events, Hosting B.C. program 66A:1350
Statements by members
Darren Fitzpatrick and observance of Remembrance Day 58B:1015
Harris family and Access North project 43B:1400-1405
Kidney disease awareness and work of Paul and Diane Duperron 51B:1020
Mental health advocacy by Myles Mattila 33B:1345-1350
Prince George Hospice Society bucket list fundraising event 69B:1010
Response to wildfires in Prince George and Robson Valley areas 15B:1350-1355
Terry Fox fundraising runs 20B:1015
Supply Act (No. 2), 2017 (Bill 7), debate 23B:1100-1105
Surrey, integrated network initiative for health, justice and social services 56A:1735
Taxation
competitive tax system 14B:1455, 30B:1130-1135, 42A:1755-1800
fair tax system 42A:1745, 42A:1755-1805
government policies 12B:1455-1500, 14B:1405-1410, 14B:1445-1455, 14B:1505, 23B:1100-1105, 30B:1120-1145
revenues to government 12B:1455-1510, 14B:1445
Terry Fox Foundation, annual Terry Fox Runs 20B:1015
Tolls, tolling policy 12B:1505, 14B:1445-1450
Tourism
Aboriginal tourism 66A:1450
adventure tourism strategy 66A:1420, 66A:1435
domestic tourism and economic diversification 66A:1520-1525
government strategy 66A:1440-1450
government support 53B:1120-1125
overlapping uses of land base 66A:1435
tourism events program 66A:1340-1345
visitor information centres 66A:1450, 66A:1500-1515
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, estimates debate 64A:1800-1820, 64A:1830-1840, 66A:1340-1350, 66A:1420, 66A:1435-1450, 66A:1500-1525
Transit services, long-distance bus services 19B:1420, 47B:1615-1620
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 47B:1615-1640
staff commended 47B:1640
Union of B.C. Municipalities, issues and concerns 25B:1135
University Hospital of Northern B.C.
capital project 36A:1750-1755
cardiac care proposal 36A:1800-1805
regional cancer centre 36A:1755-1800
University of Northern B.C.
medical programs, health professional spaces 25B:1135, 57A:1745
medical programs, physical therapy program spaces 25B:1135-1140
sexual violence on campus, policies and implementation 57A:1750-1800
Valemount
airport and Valemount Glacier development 47B:1635
power needs 55B:1115, 55B:1135
Valemount Glacier resort development proposal 34B:1125
Weaver, Andrew, comments on issues
electricity rate freeze 58B:1045
government budget 12B:1505
government policies 36B:1405-1410
West Lake, wildfire prevention and fuel management 33B:1810
Wildfires in summer 2017
costs and response 12B:1505
response 15B:1350-1355
response and recovery, funding and programs 43A:1515
Women
women in society and socio-economic barriers 60B:1130-1135
women's equality and rights 36B:1435
Brar, Jagrup (Surrey-Fleetwood)

As subject
constituents, staff, volunteers and family thanked 15B:1745-1750
participation in welfare challenge 15B:1800
B.C. Family Hearing Resource Society, services 41B:1010-1015
B.C. Liberal Party
campaign statements in 2009 and 2013 15B:1810-1815
donations to party 28B:1705-1715
performance as government and priorities 28B:1705-1710
performance as government, LNG development 15B:1810
performance as government, small business issues and support 60B:1045
position on carbon tax 60B:1040
Budget debate 15B:1745-1815
Budgets, 2017-18 budget and update 15B:1750-1810
Consumers, cost of living, government action on issues 60B:1035
Ear health and hearing impairment, services for deaf and hard-of-hearing children 41B:1010-1015
Education funding 15B:1755
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3)
debate 28B:1655-1715
debate by Liberal MLAs 28B:1705
Election campaign financing, reform and transition fund for political parties 28B:1655-1715
Elections, proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 43B:1625-1640
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6), debate 43B:1625-1640
Families, government support 53B:1135-1140
Family Day, purpose and date 53B:1135-1140
Fassbender, Peter, service as MLA 15B:1750
Forests and forest industry, removal of lands from tree farm licences 28B:1710-1715
Golden Ears Bridge, tolls, elimination 15B:1800
Harmonized sales tax 15B:1810-1815
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 18B:1055
Housing, affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 15B:1755-1800
Income assistance benefits
rate increase 39B:1020
rates and Welfare Food Challenge 15B:1800, 39B:1020
Income disparity and social inequality 15B:1800-1805, 39B:1015-1025
Introductions by members 29B:1335, 42B:1355, 47B:1335, 54B:1345
Lower Mainland, transportation planning and role of mayors 18B:1055
Motions
Family Day 53B:1135-1140
Oakes, Coralee, response to private member's statement 60B:1040
Port Mann Bridge, tolls, elimination 15B:1800
Poverty
incidence and experience 15B:1800-1805, 39B:1015-1020
reduction, government strategy 15B:1805, 39B:1015-1030
Private members' statements
Poverty reduction 39B:1015-1030
Supporting small business 60B:1030-1045
Private members' statements (response)
Eliminating bottlenecks 18B:1050-1055
Property transfer tax, additional tax for foreign buyers, application to condominium presale contracts 28B:1710
Real estate industry, donations to Liberal Party 28B:1710
Referendum on electoral reform 43B:1625-1640
Rennie, Bob, real estate activities and role in Liberal Party 28B:1710
School district 36 (Surrey), enrolment and new school facilities 15B:1755
Small business
government support 15B:1810, 60B:1030-1035, 60B:1045
role in economy and communities 60B:1030
taxation 60B:1030
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, plebiscite on funding model 18B:1055
Statements by members
B.C. Family Hearing Resource Society 41B:1010-1015
Surrey, government action on issues 15B:1750-1755
Taxation, fair tax system 15B:1810
Tolls, tolling policy 15B:1800
Transportation, government plan and priorities 18B:1055

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