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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Farnworth, Hon. Mike (Port Coquitlam)

As subject
comments made in the House 24B:1640
constituents, campaign team and partner thanked 22B:1700
thanked (Clovechok) 36B:1345
Barnett, Donna, communications with government about constituent cases 47B:1415-1425, 48B:1055
B.C. Aboriginal Justice Council, memorandum of understanding with government 26A:1455, 26A:1645
B.C. by region, rural B.C., police services 26A:1520
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government
performance and priorities 22B:1715-1720
throne speech in summer 2017 22B:1715
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 22B:1715
B.C. Wildfire Service, staffing levels 14B:1355
Budget debate 22B:1700-1720
Budgets
2016-17 budget, surplus 22B:1715
2017-18 budget and update 22B:1700-1720
Canadian Red Cross, role in wildfire response and recovery 27A:1130-1135, 28A:1405-1410, 28A:1435
Cannabis
distribution and retailing 26A:1735-1740
edible products 26A:1730, 26A:1750
legalization and regulation 22B:1710-1715, 26A:1450-1455, 26A:1555-1600, 26A:1730-1735, 26A:1755-1810
consultation by government 26A:1735, 30B:1030-1035
dispensaries and retail outlets 26A:1735-1745, 28A:1505
impact on policing 26A:1800-1810
production 26A:1740
production, home production for personal use 26A:1755
quality and safety 26A:1750
taxation 26A:1735
taxation and revenues 26A:1745-1750
Chandra Herbert, Spencer, appointment as Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 11B:1435
Chief Electoral Officer Appointment Special Committee, appointment and membership 50B:1430
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates process, recommittal of estimates 51B:1105
Children and Youth Committee, powers and role 40B:1430
Chilliwack, crime rate and policing 28A:1500
Chouhan, Raj, appointment as Deputy Speaker 11B:1435
Confidence and supply agreement secretariat 26B:1410
Conflict of Interest Commissioner Appointment Special Committee, appointment and membership 50B:1430
Consumer Protection B.C., role in cannabis regulation 26A:1750
Consumers, cost of living, government action on issues 22B:1700-1710, 22B:1720
Corrections system
correctional facilities 28A:1450
electronic monitoring program 28A:1450
health care 28A:1445
Indigenous prisoners and programs 26A:1645-1700
integrated offender management program 28A:1455
mental health and addiction services 28A:1455
restorative justice programs 26A:1705-1715
Crime and criminals, crime prevention, funding and programs 26A:1545-1550
Crown Corporations Committee
membership changes, ratification 74B:1005
powers and ride-sharing review 69B:1045, 69B:1120-1125
Davidson, John, service as police officer and death while on duty 55B:1010
Democracy, parliamentary democracy, Westminster system 22B:1715-1720
Documents tabled
Selection Special Committee
first report for second session of 41st parliament 40B:1430
Edmonton, violent incident and victims 26B:1350
Elections, 2017 general election results 22B:1715-1720
Emergencies, emergency access routes for rural and remote communities 28A:1435
Emergency Management B.C.
operations and role 26A:1505, 27A:1100
role and capacity 14B:1355-1400
Finance and Government Services Committee
membership change 26B:1440
powers and membership 17B:1425
Financial services industry, payday and consumer loan industry 28A:1500
Fires and firefighters
fire commissioner 28A:1410
insurance and insurable items 28A:1345, 28A:1415-1420
volunteer fire departments and equipment replacement 27A:1125-1130
wildfires
ministries responsible 26A:1505, 27A:1100, 28A:1410
response and recovery management 28A:1445
First Nations and Indigenous persons, communities, safety and support services 26A:1625
Freedom of information, requests for information, government handling 19B:1410
Gangs
anti-gang task force, report and recommendations 26A:1525
anti-gang unit and anti-trafficking team 26A:1510, 26A:1525-1530
gang activity and gun violence prevention, government strategy 26A:1455, 26A:1535-1540
Wrap anti-gang program, expansion 26A:1545-1550
Giesbrecht, Albert, release and bail conditions 72B:1055
Government, revenues and spending 22B:1715
Hansard, appendix for Tuesday, November 21, 2017 61B:1425
Harold's Restaurant, reimbursement by government as emergency vendor 14B:1355-1400
High-technology industry 28A:1450
Highway 5, Coquihalla Highway, removal of tolls 22B:1705
Highway 99
George Massey Tunnel replacement project 15B:1435
Sea to Sky Highway, former tolling proposal 22B:1705
Impaired driving
drug-impaired driving, monitoring and enforcement 26A:1805-1810
immediate roadside prohibition program 26A:1815, 43B:1350, 50B:1520
Information and Privacy Commissioner Appointment Special Committee, appointment and membership 50B:1430
Inslee, Hon. Jay, invitation to address Legislative Assembly 61B:1425
Introductions by members 22B:1335, 38B:1330, 71B:1335
Justice system
handling of cases involving Indigenous persons 26A:1455
Indigenous justice strategy 26A:1455
Indigenous justice strategy and reduction in number of Indigenous persons in system 26A:1645-1650
Las Vegas, shooting incident and victims 26B:1350
Legislature
Committee of Supply, committee to sit in two sections 22B:1830-1835
debate, partisan debate 18B:1100
language used in House
"misleading" 54B:1440
parliamentary language rules 54B:1440
private members' statements, debate to be non-partisan 18B:1100
question period, change to scheduled times 19B:1425-1430
question period, questions by Liberal MLAs 44B:1030
Speaker and Chair
appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 11B:1435
appointment of Deputy Speaker 11B:1435
standing orders, change 19B:1425-1430
Lower Mainland
South Fraser communities, removal of tolls from area bridges 22B:1705-1710
transportation initiatives 15B:1435
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction and elimination 22B:1710
MLAs, role 22B:1700
Miller, Laura, role in B.C. Liberal Party 44B:1040
Mills Memorial Hospital, replacement project 22B:1705
Ministerial statements
John Davidson 55B:1010-1015
Violent incidents in Edmonton and Las Vegas 26B:1350
Motions
Appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole 11B:1435
Appointment of Deputy Speaker 11B:1435
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint a Chief Electoral Officer 50B:1430
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint a Conflict of Interest Commissioner 50B:1430
Appointment of Special Committee to Appoint an Information and Privacy Commissioner 50B:1430
Changes to question period and daily House business 19B:1425-1430
Committee membership changes 74B:1005
Committee of Supply to sit in two sections 22B:1830-1835
Crown Corporations Committee powers and ride-sharing review 69B:1045, 69B:1120-1125
Invitation to Hon. Jay Inslee, governor of the state of Washington, to address the House (Motion without notice) 61B:1425
Membership and powers of Finance and Government Services Committee 17B:1425
Membership change for Finance Committee 26B:1440
Powers and role of Children and Youth Committee 40B:1430
Powers and role of Public Accounts Committee 40B:1430
Recommittal of Children and Family Development estimates 51B:1105
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012, amendments 43B:1350, 50B:1515-1520
Offence Act, amendments 43B:1350, 50B:1515-1520
Okanagan Correctional Centre, operations 28A:1450
Olsen, Adam, membership on Finance Committee 26B:1440
Oral questions (response)
Albert Giesbrecht release and bail conditions 72B:1055
Assistance for victims of Tappen landslide 34B:1040-1045
Attendance of Citizens' Services Minister at business opening event 44B:1030-1040
Confidence and supply agreement secretariat 26B:1410
Freedom-of-information requests for wildfire loss cases 19B:1405-1410
Government response to businesses impacted by wildfires 19B:1410-1415
Marijuana legalization and regulation of dispensaries 30B:1030-1035
Massey Tunnel replacement project 15B:1435
State-of-emergency status for wildfires 19B:1355-1405
Wildfires and reimbursements to emergency vendors 14B:1355-1400, 47B:1415-1425, 48B:1050-1055
Parliament Buildings, lowering of flag 55B:1015
Parliamentary Reform Committee, membership change, ratification 74B:1005
Pattullo Bridge, replacement project 22B:1705
Police and policing
cost analysis report 26A:1720
funding for police services 26A:1510-1540
police officers, contributions and death in line of duty 55B:1010
police officers, number and vacancies 26A:1515-1520
police services in Indigenous communities and First Nations policing program 26A:1520, 26A:1605-1650
priorities 26A:1510
technology 26A:1725
workload 26A:1510-1515, 26A:1530
workload and regional disparity 26A:1625, 26A:1715
Port Coquitlam constituency and area, issues and concerns 22B:1700-1705
Post-traumatic stress disorder, programs for first responders 26A:1555
Public Accounts Committee, powers and role 40B:1430
Public debt, paydown of debt 22B:1715
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
estimates debate 26A:1450-1815, 27A:1100-1145, 28A:1345-1510
budget 28A:1510
budget, allocation for wildfire recovery 28A:1430
estimates process 28A:1510
minister's office budget 26A:1455-1500
role and responsibilities 26A:1455-1505
staff 26A:1450
work and priorities 26A:1450-1455
Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 12)
debate 43B:1350, 50B:1515-1520, 50B:1530, 52B:1345
purpose 43B:1350
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing, regulation and potential impacts 69B:1045
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, vacancies 26A:1515-1520
Selection Special Committee, reports, first report for second session of 41st parliament presented 40B:1430
Sheriff Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 14), debate 50B:1515
Sims, Jinny, attendance and interactions at events 44B:1030-1035
Statements
Comments made in the House 24B:1640
Substance use and addiction
illegal drugs
decriminalization 26A:1555
enforcement of anti-trafficking laws 26A:1455, 26A:1510
naloxone treatment 26A:1555
opioid overdoses, response 26A:1455
Sudbury family, disaster financial assistance case 34B:1040-1045
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on reasonable time frame for criminal trials 26A:1510, 26A:1535
Tappen, landslide in area 34B:1040-1045
Taxation, government policies 22B:1715
Taxi industry, review of taxi industry and ride-hailing services 69B:1120
Tolls, tolling policy 22B:1705-1710
Traffic safety, electronic ticketing system 43B:1350, 50B:1515-1520, 50B:1530
Transportation, government plan and investment 15B:1435
U.S., legalization of cannabis by states 26A:1800-1805
Violence
acts of violence and response 26B:1355
domestic violence
incidence and services in rural communities 26A:1610
prevention 26A:1625
programs and funding 26A:1605-1620
violence in Indigenous communities, response and services 26A:1455, 26A:1625-1630
Virk, Amrik, election campaign interaction and photograph 44B:1035-1040
Weaver, Andrew, membership on Finance Committee 26B:1440
Wildfires in summer 2017
access to information for wildfire loss cases 19B:1405-1410
impact on businesses 27A:1115
impact on businesses and communities 19B:1410-1415
impact on businesses and reimbursements to emergency vendors 14B:1355-1400, 47B:1415-1425, 48B:1050-1055
response 19B:1355-1405
evacuation orders and alerts 27A:1110-1115, 28A:1410
review 27A:1120
support for evacuees 28A:1440
response and recovery 26A:1450, 26A:1505, 27A:1100-1145, 28A:1445
First Nations recovery 27A:1145
funding and programs 27A:1140, 28A:1345-1440
recovery planning 28A:1355-1405
resiliency centres 28A:1350
state-of-emergency status 19B:1355-1405
Fleming, Hon. Rob (Victoria–Swan Lake)

As subject
work as Education Minister 38A:1335
Adult basic education 13B:1030
Argyle Secondary School, expansion project 38A:1715, 40A:1445
Bayview Elementary School, replacement 38A:1540-1545
B.C. Liberal Party
donations to party 28B:1400
performance as government 13B:1025
performance as government, actions after general election 42B:1350
performance as government, campaign financing regulation 28B:1410
performance as government, education system 13B:1035-1040
position on campaign financing reform 28B:1355
position on referendum on electoral reform 42B:1555
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party
consultation and dispute resolution process 40A:1735-1745
information disclosure issues 40A:1745-1750
B.C. NDP government
duration of government 42B:1350
position on foundation skills assessment 40A:1655
B.C. Public School Employers Association, role 40A:1605
B.C. Teachers Federation, role and position re foundation skills assessment 40A:1705
Budgets, 2017-18 budget update 13B:1025
Bullying and harassment
awareness and prevention 61B:1335
bullying and violence at school 61B:1335
Children and Youth Committee, report and recommendations on child and youth mental health 40A:1455
Chrétien, Jean, introduction of federal campaign financing legislation 28B:1355-1400
Clark, Christy, comments on seismic upgrading of schools 13B:1040
Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5), debate 42B:1345-1350
Consumers, cost of living, government action on issues 13B:1025-1030
Education
class size and composition 40A:1605
class size and composition, K-to-3 class sizes 13B:1035
classroom equipment, resources and supplies 38A:1520-1525
curriculum 13B:1040
curriculum, implementation of new curriculum 38A:1530, 40A:1710
education of Indigenous persons 13B:1040-1045, 40A:1720-1735
education of Indigenous persons, graduation rate 40A:1730
education of Indigenous persons, Tripartite Education Framework Agreement 40A:1720
independent schools, enrolment levels 40A:1650
mental health and support services in schools 40A:1445-1545
non-teaching professionals 40A:1520, 40A:1540
parent advisory councils 38A:1435-1445
school supplies 40A:1605-1620
standardized testing, foundation skills assessment 40A:1655-1705
students and supports 38A:1345
system
conditions 13B:1030-1035
public system 40A:1650-1655
rural education review 38A:1725, 38A:1735
rural education review and release of report 40A:1805-1815
stakeholders and consultation by government 38A:1730-1735
system and initiatives 13B:1025-1045, 26B:1430-1435, 38A:1335-1345
Education funding 13B:1030-1045, 38A:1340-1345, 40A:1500, 40A:1535, 40A:1550-1600
capital funding 38A:1350-1425, 38A:1625, 38A:1650
capital funding for playgrounds 38A:1435-1445, 38A:1600, 40A:1615
classroom enhancement fund 40A:1555
equipment, resources and supplies 38A:1520-1525, 40A:1605-1620
federal funding of Indigenous education 40A:1720
funding formula review 38A:1720-1740, 40A:1535, 40A:1645, 40A:1655, 40A:1805-1815
fundraising by parents 38A:1435-1445, 40A:1615
independent schools 40A:1650-1655
rural education enhancement fund 40A:1645
Education Ministry
estimates debate 38A:1335-1600, 38A:1615-1740, 40A:1445-1620, 40A:1635-1815
consultation with Green Party on issues 40A:1735-1745
estimates process 38A:1340-1345
mandate letter 38A:1425-1430, 38A:1525, 40A:1455
minister's office budget and staffing 40A:1755
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3), debate 28B:1355-1415
Election campaign financing
B.C. reputation and media coverage 28B:1400-1405
direct public subsidies 28B:1410
donations, tax credits and deductions 28B:1410-1415
legislation in other jurisdictions 28B:1355-1400
reform 28B:1355-1415
reform, Liberal Party position 28B:1355
regulations 28B:1405-1410
Elections
electoral reform, government legislation 42B:1345-1350
electoral systems
fringe party incidence 42B:1550
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 42B:1540-1555
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6), debate 42B:1540-1555
Europe, post-war democracy 42B:1550
Fixed election date
change to fall date and related issues 42B:1345-1350
establishment in B.C. 42B:1345
Forests and forest industry, wood products, use in public sector construction 40A:1800-1805
Government records management, retention of cabinet emails 40A:1750
Hargreaves, Rodger, contributions as educator and death 23B:1005-1010
Hunt, Tony Jr., life and contributions 48B:1005
Introductions by members 15B:1335, 29B:1340, 35B:1340, 36B:1335, 40B:1335, 44B:1005, 50B:1340, 56B:1350, 58B:1005, 65B:1005, 65B:1050, 68B:1335-1340
Investment, government investment in social capital 13B:1025
Land use, development cost charges, school site acquisition charges 38A:1350, 38A:1400
Libraries
funding and role in communities 38A:1705-1710
ministry responsible 38A:1710
Local government elections 42B:1350
Martin, John, comments on referendum on electoral reform 42B:1540-1555
Mental health, mental health of children and youth, integrated services and information-sharing 40A:1510-1515
Mountainside Secondary School, mental health program and partnerships 40A:1505
New Brunswick, mental health servcies model for children and youth 40A:1510-1515
New York Times, coverage of politics and campaign financing 28B:1400
Oral questions (response)
Vancouver school district trustees 26B:1430-1435, 29B:1430
Post-secondary education, financial assistance, tuition waivers for youth transitioning out of government care 13B:1030
Post-secondary institutions, student housing 52B:1505
Referendum on electoral reform 42B:1350, 42B:1540-1555
Liberal Party position 42B:1555
Rental housing
dispute resolution process for deposits 52B:1505
fixed-term leases, vacate clauses and rent increases 52B:1500-1510
landlord-tenant issues and public education 52B:1505
Representative for Children and Youth, report on death of Joshua and implementation of recommendations 40A:1445
Residential tenancy branch, enforcement activities, administrative penalties 52B:1505
Royal Bay Secondary School, enrolment and capacity 38A:1405
School district 23 (Central Okanagan)
capital projects 38A:1550-1555
Lake Country middle school project 38A:1550-1555
School district 33 (Chilliwack ), enrolment and new school facilities 38A:1645-1650
School district 36 (Surrey)
Grandview Heights secondary school project 38A:1635
land for new schools 38A:1350, 38A:1400, 38A:1640
new school facilities, fast-tracking initiative and project office 38A:1625-1635
portable use and new school facilities 38A:1345-1430, 38A:1615-1620
School district 38 (Richmond), seismic upgrades 38A:1450
School district 39 (Vancouver)
board of trustees and relationship with government 38A:1455
board of trustees, by-election candidates and investigation report 26B:1435-1440, 29B:1430
capital projects and seismic upgrades 38A:1450-1455, 38A:1540-1545
School district 43 (Coquitlam), new school facilities in Burke Mountain area 38A:1655-1700
School district 44 (North Vancouver), capital projects 38A:1715
School district 57 (Prince George), administration and operations 38A:1740
School district 60 (Peace River North), new school project in Fort St. John 38A:1430
School district 62 (Sooke), enrolment and capacity 38A:1405
School districts
boards of trustees, ward system proposal 38A:1740
capital plans 38A:1415, 38A:1510, 38A:1655
consultation by government 38A:1335-1340
relationship with government 38A:1505-1510
Schools
capacity issues due to class size changes 38A:1345-1350, 38A:1615
capital project offices 38A:1405
capital projects 38A:1350, 38A:1415-1430, 38A:1625
capital projects, timelines 13B:1040, 38A:1355-1405, 38A:1455-1505
capital projects, use of wood products 40A:1800-1805
closings 13B:1035, 38A:1720
facilities serving Indigenous communities 40A:1720-1725
partnerships with government ministries 40A:1500-1505
playgrounds 38A:1435-1445
playgrounds, accessible playgrounds 38A:1600
rural schools 40A:1545, 40A:1645
rural schools and consultation with stakeholders 38A:1720-1740
seismic upgrades 13B:1040, 38A:1405, 38A:1450-1510
seismic upgrades and replacement option 38A:1545
Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary School, replacement 38A:1540-1545
Social welfare, social programs and services 13B:1025-1030
Statements
Reena Virk 61B:1335
Surrey, summit on schools 38A:1625
Teachers
collective agreements and bargaining, memorandum of agreement 40A:1605
collective bargaining 40A:1605
labour dispute in 2014 13B:1035
professional development 38A:1530-1535, 40A:1710-1715
recruitment and retention 40A:1635-1640
specialist teachers 38A:1340
specialist teachers, number of non-enrolling teachers 40A:1545-1550
specialist teachers, recruitment and retention 40A:1545
supply and hiring of additional teachers 13B:1030-1035, 38A:1340
teacher-counsellors 40A:1455
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 16), debate 52B:1500-1510
Throne speech debate 13B:1025-1045
Tributes
Rodger Hargreaves 23B:1005-1010
Tony Hunt Jr. 48B:1005
U.S., presidential election, investigation into possible foreign influence 28B:1400
Victoria, rental housing market 52B:1500-1510
Victoria–Swan Lake constituency and area, rental housing, supply and tenant issues 52B:1500-1510
Virk, Reena, legacy 61B:1335
Foster, Eric (Vernon-Monashee)

As subject
experience and role as MLA 59B:1735
Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, initiative and work 64B:1755
Elections, electoral systems
fringe party incidence 59B:1745
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 59B:1735-1745, 64B:1745-1800
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6), debate 59B:1735-1745, 64B:1745-1800
Europe, electoral systems and proportional representation 59B:1740-1745, 64B:1745-1750
Family Day, date of holiday 53B:1110-1115
Green Party of B.C., position on referendum on electoral reform 64B:1755
Introductions by members 19B:1340, 26B:1335, 71B:1335
Krog, Leonard Eugene, comments on referendum on electoral reform 64B:1755
MLAs, community and rural representation 59B:1735, 64B:1750
Motions
Family Day 53B:1110-1115
New Zealand, electoral system and proportional representation 59B:1745
Petitions
PharmaCare coverage of Orkambi 71B:1425
PharmaCare program, coverage, Orkambi, petition tabled 71B:1425
Prescription drugs, Orkambi, access and pricing, petition tabled 71B:1425
Referendum on electoral reform 59B:1735-1745, 64B:1745-1800
Green Party of B.C. position 64B:1755
Remembrance Day 58B:1010-1015
Resorts, ski resorts
holiday operations 53B:1110-1115
role in economy 72B:1015
Silver Star Ski Resort, operations and role in local economy 72B:1015
Site C power project, jobs 64B:1755-1800
Statements by members
Observance of Remembrance Day 58B:1010-1015
Silver Star Ski Resort 72B:1015
Tourism, government support 53B:1110
Vernon-Monashee constituency and area
size, communities and representation 59B:1735
ski resorts and operations 53B:1115
Weaver, Andrew, position on referendum on electoral reform 64B:1755
Fraser, Hon. Scott (Mid Island–Pacific Rim)

As subject
experience as MLA 24B:1430
meeting in Alert Bay 47A:1740, 47A:1755
roles as opposition critic and Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation 24B:1445
staff and family thanked 24B:1430
visit to Site C project area 61B:1410 (Rustad) 61B:1410
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, role 49A:1440
Adult basic education 24B:1435-1440
Agriculture Ministry, minister, letter to fish farm operator 47A:1735
Alert Bay, ministers' meeting with First Nations in area re fish farms 47A:1740, 47A:1755
B.C. Liberal Party
donations to party 28B:1620-1625
performance as government, Site C power project 61B:1410-1415
position on campaign financing reform 28B:1635
B.C. Treaty Commission
annual report, 2017, tabled 57B:1430
work of commission 57B:1430
B.C. Utilities Commission, role, Site C power project 49A:1620-1635
Budgets, 2017-18 budget and update 49A:1455-1500
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, donations to Liberal Party 28B:1625
Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council, treaty negotiations 49A:1650
Chandra Herbert, Spencer, anniversary as MLA 47B:1345
Cheslatta Carrier Nation, treaty negotiations 49A:1645
Clayoquot Sound central region board, community representatives from First Nations and non-Indigenous residents 24B:1455
Documents tabled
B.C. Treaty Commission 2017 annual report 57B:1430
Edwards, Patty, work as constituency office caseworker 24B:1430
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3)
debate 28B:1615-1640
amendments to bill 28B:1640
Election campaign financing
direct public subsidies 28B:1630
donations, tax credits and deductions 28B:1615
reform and transition fund for political parties 28B:1615-1640
reform, Liberal Party position 28B:1635
Elections
electoral reform 28B:1635
voter turnout 28B:1620-1630
Energy, First Nations clean energy business fund and projects 47A:1650-1655
English language learning programs, post-secondary programs 24B:1440
First Nations and Indigenous persons
Aboriginal rights and title, right to own and benefit from resources 48A:1135-1140
agreements with government 48A:1105-1115, 49A:1350-1355, 49A:1410-1415, 49A:1505, 49A:1640-1645
agreements with government, revenue-sharing agreements 47A:1650, 48A:1135
conditions for First Nations, socioeconomic conditions 47A:1805-1810
consent to projects 47A:1745-1750, 47A:1800, 47A:1810, 48A:1140-1145
consultation by government on land and resources 49A:1410-1415
culture and heritage 47A:1655
first citizens fund and role 47A:1655
friendship centres, role 47A:1655
land claims, overlapping claims 47A:1710-1725
language preservation and revitalization 47A:1655
reconciliation 24B:1445-1455, 47A:1645-1650, 47A:1800-1815, 48A:1120-1130, 49A:1355
relationship with government 15B:1335-1340, 24B:1425, 47A:1645-1655, 48A:1120-1125, 61B:1405-1415
representation, hereditary chiefs and elected councils 47A:1740-1745
treaties, benefits 70B:1335
treaties, Douglas treaties and pre-Confederation treaties 49A:1335-1340
treaty process 48A:1125-1130, 49A:1350-1405, 49A:1640, 57B:1430, 70B:1335
treaty process, private land and access issues 49A:1515-1520
First Nations Leadership Council, relationship with government 47A:1655
Forests and forest industry, First Nations involvement in industry 49A:1640-1645
Gambling, revenues, allocation to First Nations 47A:1650, 48A:1135
Haida Nation, court case and private landowner notification issue 49A:1655
Income assistance benefits, rate increase 24B:1435
Income disparity and social inequality 24B:1430-1435, 28B:1625-1630
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 47A:1645-1655, 47A:1705-1815, 48A:1100-1145, 49A:1335-1525, 49A:1535-1700
estimates process 49A:1700
hiring process for new assistant deputy minister 65B:1045-1050
role and responsibilities 47A:1645-1655, 48A:1120-1125, 49A:1425-1430
staff thanked 49A:1700
staffing 47A:1645
Introductions by members 23B:1005, 36B:1400, 44B:1005, 50B:1340, 50B:1345, 54B:1330-1335, 64B:1340
John, Ed, recommendations to government 15B:1340
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., oil pipeline expansion project, consultation with First Nations 49A:1410, 49A:1605-1610
Kitimat, proposal for pipeline in area, consultation with First Nations 48A:1110-1115
Lake Babine Nation, relationship with government 49A:1650
Land, certainty of jurisdiction over land and resources 47A:1725, 47A:1800, 47A:1810-1815, 49A:1600
Legislature
nature of debate 28B:1640
opposition, role 24B:1425
Liquefied natural gas development
conditions for projects 48A:1115
First Nations involvement 49A:1350
Local government, public hearing process 48A:1145, 49A:1340-1345
Lucas, Simon, life and contributions 22B:1340
McDonald, Andrea, work as constituency assistant 24B:1430
McLean, Brenda, work as constituency assistant 24B:1430
MLAs, constituency assistants 24B:1430
Mid Island–Pacific Rim constituency and area
description and boundaries 24B:1430
removal of land from tree farm licence 28B:1620
Ministerial statements
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples 15B:1335-1340
Motions
Amendments to Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement 70B:1330-1335
Mungall, Michelle, visit to Site C project area 61B:1410
Nasoga Gulf, status 49A:1510
Nisga'a people, ambulance service 49A:1515
Nisga'a treaty 49A:1440
Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw, treaty negotiations 49A:1550-1600
Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, leadership 24B:1455
Oil and gas
First Nations involvement in industry 49A:1410, 49A:1500
pipeline projects 49A:1410
Oral questions (response)
Hiring process for Assistant Deputy Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation 65B:1045-1050
Site C power project and agreements with First Nations 61B:1405-1415
Orange Shirt Day, campaign and residential school awareness event 24B:1455
Politics and politicians, money and politics 24B:1440-1445, 28B:1415-1435
Post-secondary education, financial assistance, tuition waivers for youth transitioning out of government care 24B:1440
Poverty reduction, government strategy 24B:1435
Public service, diversity 65B:1050
Resources and resource industries, tenures 49A:1425
Site C power project
First Nations consultation 49A:1620-1635, 61B:1410
First Nations consultation and impact-and-benefit agreements 49A:1635
government position and decision process 61B:1410
ministers' visit to area 61B:1410
Skills training, training for Indigenous people 47A:1655
Social welfare, social programs and services 24B:1435
Southern Dakelh Nation Alliance, bridge and road project 48A:1120
Supreme Court of Canada
ruling on Tsilhqot'in Nation land title and government response 47A:1650, 47A:1800, 49A:1400, 49A:1540-1545
rulings on Tsilhqot'in Nation land title 24B:1450
Taxation, fair tax system 24B:1440
Te'mexw Treaty Association, treaty negotiations 49A:1650
Thomson, Steve, comments in debate on campaign financing legislation 28B:1615, 28B:1640
Throne speech debate 24B:1425-1455
Transit services, B.C. Bus Pass program 24B:1445
Tributes
Simon Lucas 22B:1340
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, report recommendations and implementation 15B:1340, 24B:1450-1455, 47A:1650, 47A:1735
Tsawwassen First Nation
community development 70B:1335
treaty and final agreement, amendments 70B:1330-1335
Tsilhqot'in Nation
lands, private lands and road access issues 49A:1525, 49A:1535
law enforcement and jurisdiction issues 49A:1540-1545
Nenqay Deni accord and impact 49A:1415-1420, 49A:1445-1455
Union of B.C. Municipalities, annual convention and First Nations attendance 24B:1450
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples
adoption and implementation 15B:1335-1340, 24B:1450
implementation process and issues 47A:1650-1655, 47A:1705-1750, 47A:1800-1815, 48A:1100-1105, 48A:1135-1145, 49A:1340-1400, 49A:1410, 49A:1420-1435, 49A:1505
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 24B:1440
Wildlife, grizzly bears, trophy hunting ban 24B:1445
Furstenau, Sonia (Cowichan Valley)

As subject
campaign experience 42B:1710, 42B:1725-1730
colleagues thanked 17B:1505
comments on issues
collaboration among members (Thornthwaite) 45B:1635
electoral reform referendum questionnaire (Wilkinson) 71B:1355
referendum on electoral reform (Thornthwaite) 45B:1640
experience as renter 52B:1445
experience as student and teacher 36B:1615
experience at UBCM 36B:1605-1610, 36B:1620
experience with health professionals 50B:1505
gratitude in role as MLA 72B:1020-1025
inspiration to campaign as elected official 40B:1445
visit to northwest B.C. 42B:1720
Agriculture
farmers, young farmers 36B:1605
farmland protection 36B:1605
Alaska, transboundary watersheds protection, petition tabled 71B:1430
Aquaculture, fish farms, open-net farms on migratory routes 34B:1035
B.C. by region, northwest B.C.
renewable energy institute proposal 17B:1515
transboundary watersheds protection, petition tabled 71B:1430
B.C. Hydro
financial management 65B:1030
mandate 48B:1035
B.C., issues and role of government 17B:1510-1520, 29B:1550
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 17B:1520, 38B:1445
B.C. Utilities Commission, role, Site C power project 48B:1030
Budget debate 17B:1505-1525
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2017 (Bill 2), debate 36B:1605-1625
Budgets
2017-18 budget and update 36B:1605
election-year budgets 38B:1445
Campbell River Environmental Committee, work on timber deposit site issues 23B:1040
Campbell River, timber deposit site issues 23B:1040-1045
Campbell, Tavish, video of effluent from processing of farmed salmon 71B:1410
Carbon tax, rate increase 17B:1520
Climate change, government action 36B:1620-1625
Commission of inquiry into the decline of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River, implementation of recommendations on aquaculture 34B:1035
Communities, connections and opportunities 17B:1515
Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5), debate 38B:1440-1445
Consumers, cost of living 36B:1605, 36B:1615-1620
Cowichan District Hospital, replacement with new facility, community involvement 65B:1015
Cowichan Secondary School, facility and programs 65B:1015
Cowichan Valley
community engagement and facilities 65B:1015
issues and community initiatives 17B:1510-1515
RCMP detachment status, petition tabled 58B:1055
trades training 65B:1015
Cowichan Valley constituency and area, constituents' comments re electoral reform 70B:1630
Cowichan Watershed Board, role 51B:1030
Democracy 38B:1440-1445
public confidence in democracy 29B:1550-1600
Economy
government strategy 17B:1515
sustainable development 17B:1515-1520, 36B:1605-1615
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3), debate 29B:1550-1600
Election campaign financing reform 29B:1550-1600
Green Party position 29B:1555
Elections
2013 general election results 70B:1625
2017 general election, campaigns 42B:1710, 42B:1725-1730
2017 general election results 17B:1510
electoral reform 38B:1440-1445
electoral systems
fringe party incidence 70B:1635
proportional representation 38B:1445
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 42B:1710-1730, 70B:1620-1640
general elections, results 42B:1710-1715
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6)
debate 42B:1710-1730, 70B:1620-1640
delay for six months 70B:1620-1640
Energy, clean energy
development 48B:1030-1035
development and jobs 61B:1400-1405
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, mandate letter 48B:1035
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, work on timber deposit site issues 23B:1040-1045
Environment, environmental protection, monitoring and enforcement 71B:1405-1410
Europe, electoral systems and proportional representation 42B:1725
Fish
habitat protection and restoration 34B:1030
salmon, protection 34B:1030-1035, 71B:1410
sharks, protection 51B:1020
Fish and Seafood Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M207), debate 51B:1020
Fishing industry
salmon fishery, role in economy 34B:1030
shark fin market and fishery, restriction 51B:1020
Fixed election date, change to fall date and related issues 38B:1445
Food and food industry, fish processing plants, effluent release and regulation 71B:1410
Forests and forest industry, export of raw logs 36B:1605
Fraser River, sockeye salmon run, status 34B:1035
Government
coalition governments 38B:1445
minority governments 17B:1510, 17B:1520-1525
public engagement and trust 17B:1525, 29B:1555-1600
public trust 40B:1445-1450
role 36B:1615-1625
Green Party of B.C.
election campaign 42B:1725-1730
election platform 17B:1510
official party status 38B:1440
position on campaign financing reform and legislation 29B:1555
position on issues
lobbyists regulation reform 40B:1450
Greenhouse gas emissions, reduction 36B:1620-1625
Health care facilities and hospitals, infection control breaches, reporting 50B:1505
Health care system, health professional colleges, regulation and amalgamation 50B:1505
Health Professions Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 10)
debate 50B:1505
development of legislation 50B:1505
Heiltsuk Nation, response to marine incidents 71B:1410
Housing, affordable housing 36B:1605
Income disparity and social inequality 36B:1610-1615
Introductions by members 19B:1335, 22B:1340, 27B:1005, 43B:1340, 55B:1005, 65B:1005, 68B:1335, 71B:1340
Justice system
courts and court services, delays 45B:1555
judicial justices term of appointment 45B:1550-1555
sheriffs supply 45B:1555
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., oil pipeline expansion project 71B:1410
Legislature
language used in House, parliamentary language rules 54B:1435
members' conduct and collaboration 17B:1520
Lobbyists
registration requirements 40B:1450
regulation
reform and Green Party position 40B:1450
two-year prohibition for former public office holders 40B:1450
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 8), debate 40B:1445-1450
Local Elections Campaign Financing Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 15)
debate 63B:1710
amendments to bill 63B:1710
Local government elections, campaign financing and voter engagement 63B:1710
MLAs
community and rural representation 70B:1635
cooperation 42B:1715-1730, 70B:1635
potential change of party allegiance 38B:1445
professional and supportive relationships, appreciation 72B:1020-1025
Newfoundland and Labrador, Muskrat Falls power project 65B:1030
Nurses, professional colleges, proposed amalgamation and regulation 50B:1505
Oil and gas
oil spills, response capacity 71B:1410
oversight and regulation, unauthorized dams 55B:1045-1050
Oil and Gas Commission, operations and role 55B:1045-1050
Oral questions
B.C. Hydro mandate 48B:1035
Drinking water protection and timber deposit site in Campbell River 23B:1040-1045
Government position on Site C power project 65B:1030-1035
Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal and oil spill response 71B:1410
Monitoring of fish processing plants and protection of wild salmon 71B:1405-1410
Oil and Gas Commission and oversight of industry activities 55B:1045-1050
Protection of wild salmon and status of fish farms 34B:1030-1035
Site C power project and jobs in alternative energy 61B:1400-1405
Site C power project review and alternative energy 48B:1030-1035
Persons Day 37B:1110
Petitions
protection of transboundary watersheds 71B:1430
referendum on electoral reform, eligibility for 16-year-olds 55B:1105
Shawnigan Lake RCMP detachment 58B:1055
Politics and politicians
money and politics 40B:1445-1450
nature of B.C. politics 17B:1510, 17B:1520-1525
political parties, two-party system and partisanship 38B:1440-1445
Post-secondary education, accessibility and affordability 36B:1615-1620
Privilege
reserving right to raise point of privilege re comments by Andrew Wilkinson 71B:1425
Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 11), debate 45B:1550-1555
Recognized political parties, recognition and definition in legislation 38B:1440-1445
Referendum on electoral reform 42B:1710-1730, 70B:1620-1640
eligibility for 16-year-olds, petition tabled 55B:1105
Reid, Linda, support for women in politics 17B:1505
Rental housing
fixed-term leases, vacate clauses and rent increases 52B:1445
protections for tenants 52B:1445
Resources and resource industries, resource development, cumulative impacts 36B:1605
Shawnigan Lake, RCMP detachment status, petition tabled 58B:1055
Site C power project
cancellation costs and impact on workers 61B:1400-1405
costs 65B:1030-1035
government position and decision process 65B:1030-1035
information and debate 61B:1400-1405
project and alternatives 48B:1030-1035, 61B:1400-1405
project and jobs 61B:1400-1405
report and recommendations 61B:1400-1405, 65B:1035
UBC study 61B:1400-1405
Spills, marine spills, response capacity and role of First Nations 71B:1410
Statements by members
Community involvement in Cowichan Valley 65B:1015
Gratitude in role as MLA 72B:1020-1025
Me Too campaign and role of women in society 37B:1110
Watershed protection and Cowichan Watershed Board 51B:1030
Stewart, Rob, contributions and Sharkwater film 51B:1020
Taxation, government policies 36B:1615
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 16), debate 52B:1445
Tumbler Ridge, wind power project 36B:1605-1610, 48B:1030
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples 17B:1505
Vancouver, Downtown Eastside, conditions 36B:1610
Violence against women, Me Too campaign 37B:1110
Water, drinking water protection 23B:1040-1045, 36B:1605, 51B:1030
Watersheds
protection 51B:1030
protection of transboundary watersheds, petition tabled 71B:1430
Women's equality 37B:1110

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