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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Heyman, Hon. George (Vancouver-Fairview)

As subject
appointment as Environment and Climate Change Strategy Minister (Milobar) 52A:1450
meetings with Environment Ministry staff 23B:1045
participation in climate change conference (Horgan) 62B:1125
staff, family and supporters thanked 14B:1555-1600
Ajax mine project, application process and First Nations consultation 52A:1735-1740
Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park
establishment, celebration 54A:1735
proposed World Heritage Site designation 54A:1735
Auditor General, report on mining industry compliance and enforcement 54A:1450-1455
Automobiles, clean energy vehicles, incentives 52A:1620
B.C. by region, rural B.C., recycling services 54A:1750
B.C. Liberal Party
fundraising activities 26B:1705
performance as government, performance and priorities 14B:1600
position on campaign financing reform 26B:1700
B.C. NDP government
ministries, mandates and priorities 52A:1455-1500
position on Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project 52A:1615
priorities 14B:1600-1620, 52A:1450, 52A:1610
Brown's Bay Packing, fish processing operations and inspections 71B:1410
Budget debate 14B:1555-1620
Budgets, 2017-18 budget and update 14B:1600-1615, 52A:1605
Campbell River, timber deposit site issues 23B:1040-1045
Campbell, Tavish, video of effluent from processing of farmed salmon 71B:1410
Carbon pricing 54A:1505-1510, 54A:1520
Carbon tax
application, sectors 54A:1535, 54A:1550-1555
changes, consultation and transition period 52A:1540-1545
impact on northern and rural communities 52A:1740
impacts and mitigation 52A:1550, 54A:1515, 54A:1525-1530
purpose and results 54A:1505-1515
rate increase 52A:1535-1540, 52A:1600
rate increase and revenue neutrality 14B:1615
revenue neutrality and allocation of revenues 52A:1555-1600
tax 52A:1445-1450
tax credits and rebates 52A:1740
Child care
affordability and availability 14B:1600, 14B:1610
government plan and funding 14B:1610
Clearwater, area residents' concerns re Wells Gray Park and wildfire closures 52A:1735
Climate change
climate action plan content and development 26B:1705
climate action strategy 14B:1615, 54A:1620
climate leadership team, report recommendations 52A:1700
government action 52A:1445-1450, 54A:1515-1530, 64B:1405-1410
Climate Solutions and Clean Growth Advisory Council
co-chairs 54A:1515
funding 54A:1805
membership and role 52A:1445, 54A:1600-1605
role 52A:1600, 52A:1705, 64B:1410
work of council 54A:1525
Composting, commercial composting operations and land use 54A:1640
Consumers, cost of living, government action on issues 14B:1600-1620
Corporations, income tax rate, small business 14B:1605
Democracy, parliamentary democracy 42B:1655
Economy
government strategy 14B:1605-1620
sustainable development 52A:1455-1500
emerging economy task force 14B:1615
innovation commission initiative 14B:1615
sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy 14B:1605, 14B:1615
Education system 14B:1600
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3), debate 26B:1700-1715
Election campaign financing
donations, tax credits and deductions 26B:1710
reform 26B:1700-1715
reform, Liberal Party position 26B:1700
Elections
2017 general election, results 14B:1600, 42B:1700-1705
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 42B:1655-1710
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6), debate 42B:1655-1710
Energy
clean energy development 64B:1410
power supply, demand projections 54A:1530
Environment
conservation officers 52A:1715-1720
environmental assessment process 14B:1605, 52A:1450
environmental assessment process and professional reliance model 52A:1505
environmental assessment process, First Nations consultation 52A:1505-1510, 52A:1525, 54A:1815
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
estimates debate 52A:1445-1510, 52A:1525-1620, 52A:1700-1740, 54A:1450-1605, 54A:1615-1815
budget 52A:1610
budget and activities 54A:1805-1810
estimates process 52A:1450
minister, role 54A:1620
role and responsibilities 52A:1445, 52A:1455-1500
role re mining permits 54A:1715-1720
staff 52A:1445
staffing levels and costs 54A:1800-1805
Williams Lake office, staffing and resources 54A:1730
work on timber deposit site issues 23B:1040-1045
Fires and firefighters, wildfires
prevention and fuel management 54A:1550-1555, 54A:1700
prevention and response 54A:1720-1725
First Nations
consultation by government on land and resources 54A:1815
reconciliation 52A:1500
relationship with government 52A:1450
First Nations and Indigenous persons, consultation by government on land and resources 14B:1605
Fish, salmon, protection 71B:1410
Food and food industry, fish processing plants, inspections and permits 71B:1410
Forests and forest industry, government support 54A:1605
Government
ministers, accountability and pay holdbacks 52A:1710
programs and services 14B:1605
spending 26B:1710
Green Lake Provincial Park, management plan 54A:1715
Greenhouse gas emissions
emissions from forest sector 54A:1550-1600
emissions from LNG development 54A:1605
emissions from transportation sector 52A:1620
fugitive emissions 54A:1535
methane 54A:1535, 54A:1545
process emissions 54A:1545
reduction 54A:1510-1515
reduction and sources 54A:1535-1605
reduction targets 52A:1450, 52A:1700-1710
Health care funding 14B:1610
Heiltsuk Nation, response to marine incidents 71B:1415
Home care, home support services 14B:1610
Housing, affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 14B:1605-1610
Infrastructure, government investment 14B:1610
Inslee, Jay, comments in address to Legislative Assembly 64B:1405
Introductions by members 40B:1345, 43B:1340, 43B:1350, 51B:1010
Invasive species management
funding 54A:1625-1630
quagga and zebra mussels 54A:1630
Jake Shearer fuel barge incident off B.C. coast 71B:1415
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc. oil pipeline expansion project 71B:1415
economic impact and revenues to government 52A:1615
NDP position 52A:1615
permits and approvals 52A:1530-1535
Local government, role in invasive species management 54A:1625
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction and elimination 14B:1605
MLAs, cooperation 42B:1700-1710
Metro Vancouver, waste management 54A:1500
Milobar, Peter
comments on referendum on electoral reform 42B:1655-1705
involvement in municipal government 52A:1705
Mines and mining industry
environmental assessment process 54A:1715-1720
permitting process, discharge permits 54A:1715-1720
regulation, compliance and enforcement 54A:1450-1455
Mount Seymour Provincial Park
facilities and parking issues 54A:1755
proposal for composting facility in area 54A:1800
Multi-Material B.C., management of recycling program 54A:1455
Nicola Valley, waste disposal and biosolids issue 54A:1635
Oil and gas
hydraulic fracturing, scientific review 54A:1620
industry, consultation by government 26B:1705
oil spills, prevention and response 52A:1450
oil spills, response 71B:1410
Oral questions (response)
Drinking water protection and timber deposit site in Campbell River 23B:1040-1045
Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal and oil spill response 71B:1415
Monitoring of fish processing plants and protection of wild salmon 71B:1410
Site C power project and action on climate change 64B:1405-1410
Parks
accessible parks for disabled persons 54A:1740
closures due to wildfires 52A:1730
facilities and trails, funding 54A:1750-1755
funding 52A:1710-1715
funding and revenue sources 52A:1605
removal of deadwood 54A:1700
wildfire response 54A:1720-1725
Politics and politicians, public perception 26B:1705
Quesnel Lake, water quality testing 54A:1730
Recycling
newspaper industry 54A:1455
recycling services 54A:1750
Referendum on electoral reform 42B:1655-1710
Rental housing, protections for tenants 14B:1610
Resources and resource industries
First Nations consultation and involvement 14B:1605
sustainable resource industries 14B:1605
Rivers and streams, riparian areas regulation 54A:1655
Science and technology, clean technology 14B:1605, 14B:1615
Social welfare, social disparity and impact of affordability issues 14B:1600, 14B:1615
Spills, marine spills, response capacity and role of First Nations 71B:1415
Union of B.C. Municipalities, municipal climate leadership breakfast at annual convention 52A:1705
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, implementation process and issues 52A:1505-1510, 52A:1525, 52A:1735-1740, 54A:1640, 54A:1815
Waste management
organic waste, regulation 54A:1635-1640
septic systems, regulations 54A:1650
solid waste tipping fees 54A:1455-1500
waste incineration 54A:1500
Water
drinking water protection 23B:1040
drinking water testing 54A:1655, 54A:1710, 54A:1730
surface water, use in firefighting 54A:1710
water systems and infrastructure, regulations 54A:1650
Wells Gray Provincial Park, capital investment and master plan 52A:1720-1725
Wildfires in summer 2017
impact on septic and water systems 54A:1650
recovery planning 54A:1650-1705
response 52A:1735
Wildlife, species at risk, legislation 52A:1450
Wood waste, fibre use 54A:1600-1605
Horgan, Hon. John (Langford–Juan de Fuca)

As subject
attendance at NDP event and knowledge of guests 14B:1420 (de Jong) 14B:1415
comments on issues
aquaculture (Paton) 33B:1405
cannabis dispensaries (Morris) 28A:1505
election campaign financing legislation (Coleman) 22B:1410-1415
election campaign financing reform 22B:1415 (de Jong) 20B:1020-1025, 22B:1400-1405, 23B:1050-1055 (Wilkinson) 22B:1415-1420
election campaign financing reform and direct subsidies (Barnett) 26B:1605-1610 (Cadieux) 29B:1635-1640 (Clovechok) 28B:1435-1440 (Coleman) 29B:1440 (Davies) 27B:1105 (Milobar) 29B:1715 (Oakes) 26B:1655 (Stilwell) 28B:1340 (Sultan) 26B:1715 (Thomson) 28B:1605 (Thornthwaite) 28B:1800 (Throness) 28B:1535 (Wat) 26B:1735-1740 (Yap) 26B:1630
Family Day (Thomson) 55B:1100
ferry system and governance (Sturdy) 49B:1605-1610
Highway 1 (Clovechok) 71A:1750
housing in Metro Vancouver (Weaver) 27B:1030
housing market and government policy (Johal) 27B:1035-1040
LNG development (Ralston) 47A:1525-1530 (Wat) 47A:1520-1525
opioid overdoses response and funding (Bernier) 33A:1705 (Thornthwaite) 33A:1700
referendum on electoral reform 71A:1440-1445 (Barnett) 70B:1500-1505 (Cadieux) 50B:1845 (Clovechok) 65B:1105-1110, 71B:1530-1535 (Coleman) 71A:1440-1445 (de Jong) 43B:1625 (Gibson) 42B:1810 (Johal) 50B:1810 (Lee) 50B:1705 (Milobar) 42B:1625 (Paton) 45B:1720 (Stilwell) 59B:1555 (Tegart) 59B:1520 (Thomson) 50B:1610, 70B:1600-1605 (Yap) 43B:1815
role of Tracey Redies re B.C. Hydro (Redies) 71A:1550-1555
role of Tracey Redies re B.C. Hydro 71A:1555-1600
staff salaries (Bond) 47B:1410-1415 (Redies) 47B:1405-1410
Surrey schools (Cadieux) 38A:1615, 38A:1630
tax policies (Bond) 14B:1455
tax policy (Bond) 30B:1135
experience in education system 22B:1750
experience with boulders falling on highway while driving 71A:1800
experience with constituency office operations 65A:1120-1135
meeting with Lieutenant-Governor 71A:1440 (Coleman) 71A:1440
meetings with Prime Minister on wildfire recovery funding 65A:1140
role as Premier 22B:1745, 22B:1755
trade mission to Asia (Ralston) 47A:1520-1535 (Wat) 47A:1520-1535
trade mission to China 57B:1400-1405 (Coleman) 57B:1400
travel to Ottawa and Washington D.C. on softwood lumber issues 22B:1745 (Donaldson) 17B:1545 (Ralston) 45A:1410, 47A:1455-1500
visit to Cranbrook (Clovechok) 21B:1810
visit to LNG project site in Kitimat (Ralston) 47A:1525-1530
wearing of Salmonbellies jersey 14B:1335 (Darcy) 14B:1335 (Weaver) 14B:1335
Adult basic education, elimination of tuition fees 22B:1755
Airline industry, Seattle-Vancouver floatplane service proposal 62B:1125
Alert Bay, visit by Premier 71A:1825
Animal Health Centre, scientific research on fish, review 43B:1410-1425, 43B:1435-1440
Aquaculture
First Nations involvement in industry 33B:1410
fish farms
open-net farms on migratory routes 34B:1035
regulation and government role 33B:1405-1410, 37B:1135-1140
tenures and review process 40B:1425, 43B:1410-1415
government consultation with stakeholders 36B:1425-1430
Badke, Mr., letter to Premier on wildfire recovery funding 71A:1645-1650
Bennett, Bill, handling of Site C power project 57B:1430
Blair, Bill, work on cannabis legalization 30B:1025
B.C. Hydro
financial reporting, use of deferral accounts 71A:1555-1605
management and operations 58B:1025-1040, 64B:1400
B.C. Liberal Party
donations to party 22B:1400-1405, 36B:1405
MLAs, conduct during government transition 34B:1045-1050, 36B:1400-1405
performance as government 36B:1405
B.C. Hydro 58B:1025-1035
housing issues 65B:1020-1025
LNG development 57B:1410
performance and priorities 22B:1755
project costs 48B:1040
referenda 68B:1355
resource development projects 57B:1405-1410
Site C power project 57B:1425-1430
position on referendum on electoral reform 68B:1355
role as opposition 22B:1750
B.C. NDP
agreement with Green Party 22B:1740, 58B:1040, 71A:1515-1540
election platform
content 72B:1025
electricity rate content 58B:1025-1045
transportation content 71A:1755
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 22B:1750-1755, 72B:1025-1030
performance 36B:1405, 58B:1055
policies, energy issues 58B:1040
position on issues
proportional representation 68B:1355
resource development projects 57B:1400-1405
priorities 22B:1745-1755, 23B:1055, 33B:1410
transition from previous government 22B:1745
B.C. Utilities Commission
regulation of electricity rates 58B:1025, 58B:1045
role, energy projects 58B:1030
role, Site C power project 12B:1350, 64B:1355
Budget debate 22B:1740-1755
Budgets, 2017-18 budget and update 22B:1750-1755
Canadian Red Cross, role in wildfire response and recovery 65A:1140
Cannabis, legalization and regulation of dispensaries 30B:1025-1030
Cariboo area, wildfires and recovery funding 65A:1140-1145, 71A:1645-1650
Child care, government plan and funding 22B:1755
Chilliwack, flour mill operations and truck traffic 71A:1730
Climate change, government action 62B:1125, 71A:1620
Coho, ferry service 62B:1125
Coleman, Rich, service as Leader of the Opposition 72B:1030-1035
Columbia River treaty, role 62B:1120
Columbia River–Revelstoke constituency and area, highways and roads 71A:1755-1800
Commission of inquiry into the decline of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River, implementation of recommendations on aquaculture 34B:1035
Confidence and supply agreement secretariat 20B:1030, 71A:1515-1540
Consumers, cost of living, government action on issues 22B:1750-1755, 58B:1035
Crown Corporations Committee, powers and ride-sharing review 71A:1805
Discrimination and racism, past discriminatory treatment of Chinese Canadians, B.C. government apology and legacy initiatives 71A:1725
Economy, conditions 12B:1350, 57B:1405
Education, mental health and support services in schools 71A:1705-1710
Election campaign financing reform 23B:1055, 72B:1030
reform and legislation 22B:1415-1420
reform and transition fund for political parties 20B:1020-1030, 22B:1400-1405
Elections, proportional representation, NDP position 68B:1355
Emerson, David, role as softwood lumber trade envoy 22B:1745
Employment and unemployment, job creation 12B:1350-1355
Energy
electricity rates 22B:1745
rate freeze 58B:1025-1045
rates 71A:1610-1615
government policy 58B:1040, 64B:1400
northwest transmission line project 57B:1405
Fernie, worker deaths in arena incident, condolences 36B:1340-1345
Ferries and ferry services, routes and services 62B:1125
Fires and firefighters, volunteer fire departments and equipment replacement 71A:1825
First Nations and Indigenous persons
consultation by government on land and resources 71A:1740-1745
reconciliation 71A:1740-1745
treaty process, referendum in 2003 68B:1355
Fish
habitat protection and restoration 34B:1035
salmon
enhancement programs 34B:1035
protection 33B:1405-1410, 34B:1030-1035, 43B:1415-1425, 43B:1435
protection and role in economy 36B:1425-1430
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, role re provincial review of scientific research 43B:1410-1425, 43B:1435
Fishing industry, salmon fishery, role in economy 34B:1035
Floods and floodplains, flood preparedness review 71A:1735
Food and food industry, tree fruit industry, replant program funding 71A:1735
Forests and forest industry
employment and jobs 12B:1355
First Nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements 71A:1640
softwood lumber trade with U.S. 12B:1355
softwood lumber trade with U.S., government action 22B:1745
Goss, Wayne, athletic accomplishments 14B:1335
Government
capital projects, priorities 71A:1805
procurement practices and system, best bids policy 48B:1040-1050
transition process for change of government 34B:1045, 36B:1400-1405
Green Party of British Columbia, MLAs thanked 22B:1740
Greenhouse gas emissions, emissions from LNG development 71A:1620
Health care facilities and hospitals, capital projects, priorities 71A:1715
Health care funding, home and community care 71A:1810
Health care system 22B:1745
Health Ministry, health information breach investigation, employee terminations 43B:1430
Heyman, George, participation in climate change conference 62B:1125
High-technology industry,
Cascadia innovation corridor 62B:1125
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Chilliwack section, safety improvements 71A:1730
four-laning and upgrade projects in Interior, projects 71A:1755-1800
Highway 19 (Island Highway), project agreement and apprenticeships 48B:1050
Housing, affordable housing
government action 51B:1100
government plan and initiatives 22B:1750, 65B:1020-1025, 72B:1030
role of federal government 65B:1020
Human rights commission, re-establishment 22B:1415
Income assistance
benefits, rate increase 22B:1750
disability benefits 22B:1750
Inslee, Jay, address to Legislative Assembly, debate 62B:1120-1130
Insurance Corporation of B.C., status 22B:1745
Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat, funding 65A:1110
Introductions by members 17B:1335, 19B:1335, 23B:1005, 36B:1340, 40B:1340, 41B:1005, 43B:1335, 47B:1330, 51B:1005, 57B:1335, 64B:1335
Investment climate 57B:1400-1405
Langford–Juan de Fuca constituency and area, fishing 34B:1035
Lee, Michael, comments on ride-sharing and Uber 34B:1025
Legacy Initiatives Advisory Council, status and meetings 71A:1725
Legislature
committee system
activity 71A:1805
appointment of select standing committees 11B:1435
language used in House
"crap" 58B:1040
"stinking pile" 58B:1040
withdrawal of comments 58B:1040, 71A:1555
opposition, role 22B:1750
question period, questions by Liberal MLAs 22B:1750
Liquefied natural gas development
conditions for projects and competitiveness 71A:1625-1635
development and projects 57B:1400-1410
impact of duties on imported steel 71A:1635
power supply and electrification 71A:1620-1625
Long-term and residential care, care standards and staffing 71A:1810
Lower Mainland, South Fraser communities
issues and elected officials 14B:1420
removal of tolls from area bridges 22B:1755
Mann Cup, championship games 14B:1335
Marty, Gary, work for government as fish health scientist 43B:1435
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction 22B:1755
MLAs
collaboration 22B:1745-1750
constituency offices, political staff 65A:1115-1135
role 22B:1740
Mental health and addiction
services and role of ministries 71A:1700-1710
services for Indigenous persons 71A:1815-1820
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, establishment and role 71A:1700-1710
Miller-Saunders, Kristi, comments on scientific research on fish 43B:1425
Ministerial statements
Worker deaths in incident at Fernie arena 36B:1340-1345
Motions
Appointment of select standing committees 11B:1435
Multiculturalism, ethnic and cultural diversity 71A:1720
New Westminster Salmonbellies, team and championships 14B:1335
Okanagan area, flooding in spring 2017 71A:1730-1735
Oral questions (response)
Attendance of Citizens' Services Minister and Premier at fundraising event 14B:1415-1420
B.C. NDP government transition team and Premier's Office staffing 34B:1045-1050
B.C. NDP government action on campaign statements 72B:1025-1035
B.C. NDP government transition team 36B:1400-1405
Confidence and supply agreement secretariat 20B:1030
Confidence and supply agreement secretariat and electricity rates 58B:1045
Election campaign financing legislation 20B:1020-1025, 22B:1400-1420, 23B:1055
Fish farm tenures and UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples 40B:1425
Foreign buyer data and government housing initiatives 51B:1100
Government energy policy 58B:1035-1040
Government housing policy and initiatives 65B:1020-1025
Government policy on aquaculture 33B:1405-1410
Government policy on labour contracts 48B:1040-1050
Government position on resource development projects 57B:1400-1410
Government position on Site C power project 57B:1425, 64B:1355-1400
Impact of projects on jobs and economy 12B:1350-1355
Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal and resource sector jobs 58B:1055
Letter from Agriculture Minister to fish farm operator 36B:1425-1430, 37B:1135-1140
Marijuana legalization and regulation of dispensaries 30B:1025-1030
Payment of legal fees in defamation lawsuit 12B:1400
Protection of wild salmon and status of fish farms 34B:1030-1035
Referendum on electoral reform 68B:1355-1400
Review of ride-sharing and taxi industries 34B:1020-1025
Review of scientific research by Agriculture Ministry 43B:1405-1440
Salaries for Premier's office staff 47B:1405-1415
Site C power project and electricity rates 57B:1430, 58B:1025-1035
Status of fish farms and economic development by First Nations 33B:1410
Pacific Northwest area
economy and environment, cross-border issues and collaboration 62B:1120-1130
Indigenous peoples, history 62B:1120
professional sports teams 62B:1125
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, funding for B.C. government participation 65A:1110
Pacific NorthWest LNG facility project, cancellation 12B:1350
Physicians, family physicians, supply 71A:1730
Plecas, Darryl, role as Speaker 71A:1435-1440
Politics and politicians, money and politics 22B:1400-1405, 22B:1420
Popham, Lana, comments on fish health research 43B:1410
Premier's Office
estimates debate 65A:1100-1145, 71A:1435-1540, 71A:1555-1830
budget 65A:1100-1115
estimates process 65A:1100, 71A:1830
Premier, travel risk and use of charters (Coleman) 71A:1825
staff 65A:1100, 71A:1435
staff and compensation 34B:1050, 47B:1405-1415, 65A:1105-1115
staff and director of operations position 65A:1115
Public service, legal fee indemnity policy for government employees 12B:1355
Railways and rail services, Portland-Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail proposal 71A:1750
Redies, Tracy, former role at B.C. Hydro 58B:1025-1040
Referendum on electoral reform
consultation process and questionnaire 71A:1440-1505
Liberal Party position 68B:1355-1400
public education, proponent and opponent group funding 71A:1455
referendum and legislation 72B:1030
voter turnout threshold and regional consideration 71A:1500-1515
Resources and resource industries
employment and jobs 58B:1055
resource development projects, NDP position 57B:1400-1405
Revelstoke, conservation officer 71A:1800
Richmond Hospital, acute care tower project 71A:1715-1720
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing, regulation and government plan 34B:1020-1025
Ross, Ellis, community experience with LNG development 71A:1630
Rustad, John, appreciation for role during government transition 22B:1745
Salish Sea, ferry services in area 62B:1125
Seniors
community centres 71A:1805
legislative committee 71A:1805
Shypitka, Tom, response to worker deaths in Fernie 36B:1340
Site C power project
cancellation costs and impacts, agreements with First Nations 71A:1745
government position and decision process 57B:1425, 64B:1355-1400, 71A:1555, 71A:1600-1615
information and debate 64B:1355
project 57B:1405
project and electricity rates 57B:1430
report and recommendations 71A:1600
Skills training
apprenticeship system 48B:1045
government investment and support 12B:1350
Smith, Shannon, car accident case 71A:1800
Sports and recreation
basketball 62B:1125
lacrosse 14B:1335
Statements
Achievements of lacrosse teams 14B:1335
Substance use and addiction, opioid overdoses, response and services 22B:1745, 71A:1700, 71A:1710
Surrey–White Rock constituency and area, train traffic and spill risks, relocation proposal and feasibility study 71A:1750
Taxi industry, review of taxi industry and ride-hailing services 34B:1020-1025
Teachers, supply and hiring of additional teachers 22B:1750
Thompson Creek Mining Ltd., Mount Milligan mine project, water use 71A:1655
Tolls, tolling policy 22B:1755
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, multiculturalism component 71A:1720
Trade
government promotion of trade and investment 57B:1400-1410
trade between B.C. and other jurisdictions, U.S. 62B:1120-1125
trade mission to China 57B:1400-1405
Transportation
cross-border issues and collaboration 62B:1125
projects
bidding process 48B:1040-1050
priorities 71A:1755
UN Climate Change Conference, 2017 conference in Bonn 62B:1125
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples
adoption and implementation 40B:1425
implementation process and issues 71A:1735-1740
Vancouver Island, north Island First Nations, economic development 71A:1740
Victoria Shamrocks Lacrosse Club, 2017 season 14B:1335
Washington State
governors' visits to B.C. 62B:1120
relationship with B.C., cooperation and shared issues 62B:1120-1130
Wildfires in summer 2017
harvesting of timber in impacted areas 71A:1820
impact on volunteer fire departments 71A:1825
response 12B:1355
review 71A:1735
response and recovery 22B:1745
communications and last-mile initiative 71A:1815
funding and programs 65A:1140-1145, 71A:1645-1650, 71A:1810
working group 71A:1810-1820
Wilkinson, Andrew, comments made in House 30B:1055
Williams Lake, impact of wildfires and recovery funding 65A:1140
Wilson, Gordon, lawsuit against government and legal fee indemnity policy 12B:1355
Hunt, Marvin (Surrey-Cloverdale)

As subject
comments on referendum on electoral reform (Kahlon) 45B:1655
constituents and family thanked 19B:1715
Automobiles, insurance rates 19B:1720
Belgium, electoral system and proportional representation 45B:1610, 70B:1345
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 45B:1605, 68B:1820
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 19B:1720-1725
performance in 1990s 19B:1730
transition team, applicability of lobbyists regulation 59B:1410
Budget debate 19B:1715-1730
Budgets, 2017-18 budget and update 19B:1715-1730
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, information on affordable housing costs 32B:1020-1025
Carbon tax
impact on cement industry 19B:1720
rate increase and revenue neutrality 19B:1720-1725
Child care, government plan and funding 19B:1720
Children and youth, employment 61A:1625
Community Living B.C., governance and service delivery 61A:1705-1715
Confidence and supply agreement secretariat, staff, applicability of lobbyists regulation 59B:1410-1415
Consumers, taxes and user fees 19B:1715-1720
Disabled persons
accessibility, legislation 61A:1800
community living services
funding and services 61A:1705-1715
home-share services 61A:1800
employment and inclusion 61A:1625-1635, 61A:1645
Economy, government strategy 19B:1725
Education
funding 19B:1720
international students 61A:1530
Elections
electoral systems
fringe party incidence 45B:1615
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 45B:1600-1630, 68B:1810-1820, 70B:1335-1355
proportional representation in other jurisdictions 45B:1605-1615, 68B:1820, 70B:1340-1355
single transferable vote system 45B:1625
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6)
debate 45B:1600-1630, 68B:1810-1820, 70B:1335-1355
delay for six months 68B:1810-1820, 70B:1335-1355
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs 19B:1725-1730
role of technology 61A:1630, 61A:1650
Europe, electoral systems and proportional representation 45B:1605-1615, 68B:1820, 70B:1340-1355
First Nations and Indigenous persons
relationship with government 61A:1600-1605
youth 61A:1640
Fuel, gasoline prices 19B:1720
Germany, electoral system and proportional representation 45B:1610-1615, 70B:1350
Government, revenues and spending 19B:1725-1730
Greece, electoral system 45B:1605, 70B:1340-1350
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 19B:1720
Home ownership, first-time homebuyers, B.C. HOME partnership program 32B:1020
Homelessness, government strategy 61A:1535-1540
Housing
affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 19B:1720-1725, 32B:1015-1030
social and subsidized housing, rental assistance programs 32B:1020
Income assistance
accessibility and telephone service 61A:1725-1730
basic income proposal and pilot project 61A:1750-1755
benefits, rates for residents of recovery houses 61A:1540-1600
deductions and exemptions, earnings exemption and traffic-accident settlements 61A:1450-1455
disability benefits 61A:1445-1510
eligibility 61A:1450
reporting requirements 61A:1445
transportation supplement 61A:1500-1510
employment programs and services 61A:1620-1655
employment programs, single-parent employment initiative 61A:1650-1655
Infrastructure projects 19B:1725
Italy, electoral system and proportional representation 45B:1610, 70B:1345-1350
Legislature, language used in House, withdrawal of comments 17B:1415
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 8)
debate 59B:1405-1415
definitions, "former public office holder" 59B:1405-1415
Lobbyists, regulation, two-year prohibition for former public office holders 59B:1405-1415
Local Elections Campaign Financing Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 15)
debate 63B:1805-1815, 66B:1335-1350
amendments to bill 63B:1805-1815, 66B:1335-1350
regulations 66B:1340
stakeholder consultation 66B:1345
Local government elections
by-election campaigns, cases 66B:1345-1350
campaign financing, contribution limits and self-financing 63B:1805-1815, 66B:1335-1350
campaign financing, spending limits 63B:1805-1810
legislation, role of parliamentary committee 66B:1335
Lower Mainland, South Fraser communities
removal of tolls from area bridges 19B:1715
transit services 47B:1755
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction 19B:1720
Mental health and addiction, services and role of ministries 61A:1600
New Zealand, electoral system and proportional representation 45B:1615, 70B:1355
Northern Ireland, electoral system 45B:1610, 70B:1350
Ontario, basic income pilot project 61A:1755
Oral questions
Citizens' Services Minister and attendees at campaign office event 17B:1415-1420
Petitions
funding for coverage of Soliris medication 61B:1420
PharmaCare program, coverage, Soliris, petition tabled 61B:1420
Post-secondary education, international students 61A:1530
Poverty
incidence 61A:1525-1530
measurement 61A:1525
reduction, government strategy 61A:1515-1535, 61A:1605, 61A:1750
Prescription drugs, Soliris, access, petition tabled 61B:1420
Prince Edward Island
referendum and voter turnout 45B:1605
Private members' statements
Housing 32B:1015-1030
Referendum on electoral reform 45B:1600-1630, 68B:1810-1820, 70B:1335-1355
Richmond, poverty 61A:1525-1530
School district 36 (Surrey), portable use and new school facilities 19B:1720
Simpson, Shane
subject of Vancouver Sun article 61A:1435
thanked 61A:1805
Sims, Jinny, campaign office opening and interactions with attendees 17B:1415
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
estimates debate 61A:1435-1605, 61A:1620-1655, 61A:1705-1715, 61A:1725-1730, 61A:1750-1805
budget 61A:1435, 61A:1505, 61A:1515-1520, 61A:1620, 61A:1710, 61A:1750, 61A:1800
estimates process 61A:1805
ministry name and changes 61A:1435, 61A:1510-1515
performance reporting 61A:1805
role and responsibilities 61A:1505, 61A:1530, 61A:1540, 61A:1750
service delivery and contracted services 61A:1440-1445, 61A:1620
social innovation responsibilities 61A:1510-1515
staffing 61A:1435-1440, 61A:1515-1520
strategic planning and transition from previous government 61A:1805
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 61A:1645
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, rapid transit, LRT lines 47B:1755
Substance use and addiction, treatment and recovery services
recovery houses and funding 61A:1540-1600
recovery houses and regulation 61A:1555
Surrey-Cloverdale constituency and area
community support for wildfire evacuees 19B:1715
transportation issues 19B:1715-1720
Surrey-Panorama constituency and area, campaign office opening and attendees 17B:1415
Taxation
competitive tax system 19B:1725
government policies 19B:1725-1730
Thunder Bay, Ontario, referendum on amalgamation and name of city 45B:1620
Tolls, tolling policy 19B:1715
Transit services, B.C. Bus Pass program 61A:1500-1505
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 47B:1755
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, report recommendations and implementation 61A:1600-1605
The Vancouver Sun, article on Social Development and Poverty Reduction Minister 61A:1435
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 61A:1625-1635
Wildfires in summer 2017, response and support for evacuees and animals 19B:1715

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