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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Larson, Linda (Boundary-Similkameen)

As subject
experience and role as MLA 43B:1700
staff, volunteers and family thanked 21B:1510
Belgium, electoral system and proportional representation 43B:1705-1710
Boundary-Similkameen constituency and area
communities, industries and size 43B:1655-1700
flood and wildfire response 20B:1010
health care services 35A:1505
ski resorts and operations 53B:1100-1105
Boychuk, Marie and George, volunteerism 37B:1110
B.C. by region, rural B.C.
education and teacher supply 21B:1520
rural dividend program 21B:1515
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 21B:1525
B.C. NDP government, action on campaign statements 21B:1525
Budget debate 21B:1510-1525
Budgets
2017-18 budget and update 21B:1520-1525
balanced budgets 21B:1515
Carbon tax, rate increase and revenue neutrality 21B:1515
Child care
affordability and availability 49A:1715
child care subsidy program 49A:1735, 50A:1815-1820
government plan 49A:1740
government plan and consultation with stakeholders 49A:1745-1750
government plan and funding 49A:1755, 49A:1805-1810, 50A:1710-1715, 50A:1845
government plan for rural and remote communities 50A:1725-1735
partnership opportunities 50A:1750-1755
service providers 50A:1740
service providers, child care operating fund 50A:1810
spaces 49A:1720-1725, 50A:1745-1750, 50A:1800-1805, 50A:1825-1835
spaces, infant and toddler spaces 50A:1805-1810
Child Care Minister of State, budget and staffing 49A:1715-1720
Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 49A:1715-1755, 49A:1805-1810, 50A:1710-1845
Children and youth, early childhood educators
bursaries 49A:1735
supply and training 49A:1730-1735, 50A:1840
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C., consultation by government 49A:1745
Credit rating, B.C. rating 21B:1525
Daylight saving time, impact of time changes and proposed elimination 62B:1010
Early Childhood Educators of B.C.
consultation by government 49A:1745
study on child care plan costs 49A:1755
Economy, government strategy 21B:1525
Education
funding 21B:1520
out-of-school care programs, partnerships 50A:1750-1755
Elections, electoral systems
fringe party incidence 43B:1710
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 43B:1655-1715
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6), debate 43B:1655-1715
Employment and unemployment, jobs 21B:1520
Europe, electoral systems and proportional representation 43B:1710-1715
Families, tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit 49A:1740
Family Day, date of holiday 53B:1100-1105
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 42A:1505-1510
Government, revenues and spending 21B:1515-1520
Greyhound Bus Lines, reduction in services to northern and rural B.C. 39B:1045
Health care facilities and hospitals, urgent care centres 35A:1505
Health care system 21B:1520
Health Committee, report and recommendations 21B:1520
Health Ministry, estimates debate 35A:1505
Housing, home insurance and credit checks 42A:1510
Interpretation Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M210), debate 62B:1010
Investment climate 21B:1515
Lower Mainland, traffic congestion and transit services 39B:1045
MLAs, community and rural representation 43B:1655-1705
Motions
Family Day 53B:1100-1105
Okanagan-Similkameen regional district, emergency preparedness activities 20B:1010
Oliver, wine industry and events in area 37B:1105-1110
Princeton, aquatic centre project 42A:1505
Private members' statements (response)
The importance of public transit 39B:1045-1050
Quebec, child care program 50A:1710-1715, 50A:1740
Referendum on electoral reform 43B:1655-1715
Resorts, ski resorts and holiday operations 53B:1100-1105
South Okanagan General Hospital, emergency services 35A:1505
Statements by members
Flooding and wildfires in Boundary-Similkameen area 20B:1010
Wine industry and community events in Oliver area 37B:1105-1110
Taxation, competitive tax system 21B:1515
Tolls, tolling policy 21B:1515
Transit services
long-distance bus services 39B:1045-1050
services in rural communities 39B:1045-1050
Union of B.C. Municipalities, resolution on daylight savings time 62B:1010
Wine and wine industry 37B:1105-1110
Lee, Michael (Vancouver-Langara)

As subject
comments on issues
referendum on electoral reform (Kahlon) 45B:1700 (Weaver) 43B:1830
ride-sharing (D'Eith) 39B:1100
ride-sharing and Uber (Horgan) 34B:1025
constituents, staff and family thanked 22B:1550
Adult basic education 22B:1555
Asian Canadians, South Asian community, seniors groups 65B:1010
B.C. Liberal Party
leadership candidates and activities 49B:1555
performance as government, financial management 22B:1600
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 22B:1610, 50B:1700-1705
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 22B:1555
financial management 22B:1600-1605, 22B:1615
performance in 1990s 48B:1040
position on resource development projects 22B:1610
Budget debate 22B:1550-1615
Budgets, 2017-18 budget and update 22B:1550-1615
Carbon tax, rate increase and revenue neutrality 22B:1605-1610
Chow, George
meetings with representatives from China 65B:1040
work as Minister of State for Trade and response to questions in question period 65B:1035-1040
Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, initiative and work 50B:1655-1700
Consumers, cost of living, government action on issues 22B:1610
Credit rating, B.C. rating 22B:1605
Economy
government strategy 22B:1600
role in funding government services 22B:1600
Education, capital funding 22B:1555-1600
Elections, electoral systems
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 50B:1650-1715
single transferable vote system 50B:1655-1700
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6), debate 50B:1645-1715
English language learning programs 22B:1555
Europe, electoral systems and proportional representation 50B:1705-1710
Families, tax credits for families with children, arts and fitness credits 22B:1610
Ferries and ferry services, fares, government initiatives 22B:1610
Government, procurement practices and system, best bids policy 47B:1545-1610, 48B:1035-1040, 49B:1520-1535
Guangzhou, China, Panyu district delegation to B.C. and meeting 65B:1040
Highway 19 (Island Highway), project costs 48B:1040
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 22B:1610-1615
Holocaust, public education 71B:1345
Horgan, John, comments on referendum on electoral reform 50B:1705
Immigration, programs and services 22B:1555
Income assistance, single-parent employment initiative 22B:1555
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 22B:1610
Interest rates and borrowing costs 22B:1605
Investment climate 22B:1600, 22B:1610
Jewish Community Centre, facilities and activities 71B:1340-1345
Labour
community benefits agreements 47B:1600-1605, 49B:1525-1550
project labour agreements 47B:1600-1605
Lower Mainland, traffic congestion 22B:1615
MLAs
community and rural representation 50B:1650, 50B:1705-1710
legal fee indemnity policy 17B:1400
role 22B:1550-1555
Multicultural Helping House Society, jobs fair 22B:1555
New Zealand, electoral system and proportional representation 50B:1710
Oral questions
Government policy on labour contracts 48B:1035-1040
International trade negotiations and Minister of State for Trade 65B:1035-1040
Payment of legal fees in defamation lawsuit 17B:1400-1405
Pacific NorthWest LNG facility project, cancellation 22B:1610
Public debt, debt-servicing costs 22B:1605
Ralston, Bruce, comments on Gordon Wilson and legal fee indemnity issue 17B:1400-1405
Referendum on electoral reform 50B:1645-1715
Resources and resource industries, resource development projects, NDP position 22B:1610
Schools, seismic upgrades 22B:1555-1600
Seniors, community activities and engagement 65B:1010
Statements by members
Jewish Community Centre 71B:1340-1345
Sunset Community Centre and seniors groups 65B:1010
Sunset Community Centre, facility and role in community 65B:1010
Taxation
competitive tax system 22B:1610
government policies 22B:1555, 22B:1605-1610
Trade
exports and diversification of markets 22B:1600-1605
government action on issues 65B:1035-1040
trade agreements and partnerships, meetings and negotiations 65B:1035
trade between B.C. and U.S. 22B:1600-1605
trade delegations to B.C., meetings with government 65B:1040
Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, impact on government contract bidding process 49B:1520
Transportation
infrastructure
costs 47B:1555-1600
government investment and projects 22B:1610-1615
projects
apprenticeships 49B:1500-1515
bidding process 47B:1545-1610, 48B:1035-1040, 49B:1500-1600
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 47B:1545-1610, 49B:1500-1525, 49B:1535, 49B:1550-1600
mandate letter 49B:1520
Vancouver-Langara constituency and area, diversity and community groups 65B:1010
Wages and salaries, fair wages, government policy 47B:1610
Wilson, Gordon, lawsuit against government and legal fee indemnity policy 17B:1400-1405
Leonard, Ronna-Rae (Courtenay-Comox)

As subject
attendance at women's caucus gathering 50B:1550
family, friends, mentors and staff thanked 21B:1700-1705
mother's experience as psychiatric nurse 60B:1135-1140
Adult basic education, elimination of tuition fees 21B:1715
Agriculture industry 25B:1120
B.C. by region, rural B.C., issues and government support 25B:1120-1125
B.C. Hydro, management and operations 67B:1110
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government and priorities 21B:1710
B.C. NDP government, priorities 21B:1710-1720
B.C. Utilities Commission, role 67B:1110
Brown, Rosemary, service as MLA and human rights advocacy 21B:1705, 32B:1120-1125
Budget debate 21B:1700-1720
Budgets, 2017-18 budget and update 21B:1710
Comox Valley Community Justice Centre, work on human rights protections 32B:1125
Comox Valley, Santa's Workshop toy donation initiative and volunteers 68B:1350
Consumers, cost of living 53B:1125-1130
Courtenay-Comox constituency and area
2017 election campaign and results 21B:1700-1705
constituent cases re issues for senior women 60B:1140
description and issues 21B:1715-1720
electoral boundaries 21B:1705
impact of opioid crisis on constituents 18B:1130-1135
industries and government support 25B:1120-1125
NDP constituency association 21B:1705
Disabled persons, advocacy 32B:1120
Discrimination and racism, incidence 21B:1705
Economy, government strategy 21B:1720
Elections
2017 general election results 21B:1705
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 50B:1545-1550
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6), debate 50B:1545-1550
Energy
electricity rates, role of hydroelectric power 67B:1105-1110
independent power producers 67B:1110
Environment, environmental protection 25B:1120-1125
Families, government support 53B:1125-1130
Family Day, purpose and date 53B:1125-1130
Finance and Government Services Committee, presentations 32B:1120
Fires and firefighters, wildfire prevention and response 21B:1710
First Nations and Indigenous persons
relationship with government 21B:1710, 25B:1120
women, rights 32B:1125
First speeches by members 21B:1700-1720
Fish, protection of wild stocks 25B:1120
Forests and forest industry, conditions 25B:1120-1125
Government, minority governments 21B:1705
Housing
affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 21B:1710-1715
supportive housing for developmentally disabled 14B:1340-1345
Human rights
diversity and human rights 32B:1120-1125
human rights commission, re-establishment 21B:1705
Income, low-income families, Christmas gift programs 68B:1345
Introductions by members 39B:1150
L'Arche Comox Valley, supportive housing project and fundraising campaign 14B:1340-1345
McLellan, Michael, transit service advocacy 32B:1120
Masters, Ruth, contributions and death 57B:1350
MLAs, community and rural representation 50B:1545
Mental health and addiction, services 18B:1130-1135
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, establishment and role 18B:1130
Motions
Diversity and human rights 32B:1120-1125
Family Day 53B:1125-1130
Health and education services 18B:1130-1135
Hydroelectric power and energy rates 67B:1105-1110
Support for rural B.C. 25B:1120-1125
Women in society 60B:1135-1140
Politics and politicians, women in politics 50B:1550
Referendum on electoral reform 50B:1545-1550
Rental housing supply 21B:1715
Seniors, senior women, issues 60B:1140
Social welfare, social programs and services 18B:1130-1135
Statements by members
L'Arche Comox Valley supportive housing project 14B:1340-1345
Ruth Masters 57B:1350
Santa's Workshop initiative in Comox Valley 68B:1350
Substance use and addiction, opioid overdoses, response and services 18B:1130-1135
Violence, domestic violence, impact of affordability issues 21B:1715
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 21B:1715
Wildfires in summer 2017, response and recovery 21B:1710
Women
pay equity 60B:1140
women in society and socio-economic barriers 60B:1135-1140
Letnick, Norm (Kelowna–Lake Country)

As subject
election and experience as MLA 28B:1415-1420
experience as MLA 50B:1815-1840
family, staff and former party leaders thanked 22B:1510
position on shelter legislation 50B:1820
Aerospace industry, digital technology and skills training 69B:1005
Agricultural Land Commission
applications 44B:1050
budget and operations 22B:1525
independence and policy on communications from elected officials 29A:1450-1500, 44B:1050-1055
Agricultural land reserve, status 29A:1500
Agriculture
Canadian agricultural partnership agreement and funding 29A:1440-1450
exports and markets 28A:1535, 28A:1615, 31A:1425
extension services 30A:1105-1110
farmers, government strategy and report re new entrants 28A:1545-1550
farmers markets 30A:1135
financial assistance and insurance programs 29A:1450
government support and funding 30A:1110-1115
government support and initiatives 31A:1410-1415
greenhouse industry 28A:1630-1640
Growing Forward initiative 22B:1525
industry and government support 22B:1520-1525
industry, conditions 28A:1535-1540, 30A:1110
industry, revenues and employment 28A:1525
organic farming 30A:1125-1135
production of feed and fertilizer 28A:1810
slash burning practices 28A:1730-1735
workers and wages 28A:1645
Agriculture Ministry
estimates debate 28A:1520-1550, 28A:1605-1700, 28A:1720-1745, 28A:1755-1810, 29A:1440-1500, 29A:1815, 30A:1100-1135, 31A:1405-1430
budget and operations 28A:1525, 28A:1605-1615, 30A:1110-1115
estimates process 28A:1520-1525, 31A:1425-1430
role and responsibilities 30A:1115
Animals, cruelty prevention, funding 22B:1525
Aquaculture
fish farms
advisory committee on finfish aquaculture 28A:1745
closed-containment systems 28A:1800-1805
government policy 28A:1805
salmon farming, research on disease and lice risks 28A:1755-1800
Assistance to Shelter Act, purpose 50B:1820
Avcorp Industries Inc., operations 69B:1005
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, financial management 22B:1510-1515
B.C. NDP, election platform content 28B:1415
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 22B:1530
duration of government 38B:1505, 40B:1750
financial management 22B:1530
performance in 1990s 22B:1530
position on Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement 28A:1545
Budget debate 22B:1505-1530
Budgets
2017-18 budget and update 22B:1515-1530, 28A:1605
budgets and priorities 22B:1505
Buy B.C. program
program 22B:1525
relaunch 31A:1415-1425
Buy Local program 22B:1525
Campbell, Gordon, service as Premier 22B:1510-1515
Canadian Fishing Co., seafood production and operations 28A:1810
Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail), discontinued rail corridor in Okanagan area, upgrade project 22B:1515
Cancer, prostate cancer 72B:1005
Carbon tax
greenhouse industry rebate 22B:1525, 28A:1625-1640
impact on agriculture and ranching industries 22B:1525
impact on agriculture industry 28A:1730-1735
Child care, funding 22B:1520
Clark, Christy, service as Premier 22B:1510-1515
Conflict of Interest Commissioner, review of potential conflict of interest involving Pat Pimm 29A:1450-1455
Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5), debate 38B:1505-1510, 40B:1600-1625, 40B:1750, 42B:1455-1500
Dix, Adrian, meetings with community members in South Okanagan 35A:1610-1615
Education, fruit and vegetable program 31A:1410
Education Ministry, estimates debate 38A:1545-1550
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3), debate 28B:1415-1420
Election campaign financing
reform and transition fund for political parties 28B:1415-1420
reform, Green Party position 28B:1420
Elections, proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 50B:1810-1815
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6)
debate 50B:1810-1840, 70B:1810
delay for six months 70B:1810
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, estimates debate 54A:1620-1630
Farm Industry Review Board 28A:1540
Fish, health and protection of salmon 28A:1745
Fixed election date, change to fall date and related issues 38B:1505
Food and food industry
donations of food, tax credit pilot project 31A:1405-1410
food innovation centre and funding 28A:1720-1730
food security 28A:1755, 31A:1425
institutional purchasing policies, Feed B.C. procurement policy 28A:1645-1700, 28A:1720
locally grown food, Grow Local program and Grow B.C. initiative 31A:1415
organic products, certification and regulations 30A:1125-1130
products, prices 28A:1720
seafood, industry access to funding 29A:1445
seafood, salmon canning industry 28A:1810
tree fruit industry, replant program funding 22B:1525, 28A:1615-1625
Government
revenues and spending 22B:1530
spending 28A:1605, 28B:1420
Green Party of B.C.
official party status 38B:1505, 40B:1625
position on campaign financing reform and legislation 28B:1420
Greenhouse gas emissions, agriculture and ranching sectors 22B:1525
Health care facilities and hospitals, food services and procurement 28A:1655-1700
Health care system 22B:1520
primary health care, primary and community care models 35A:1605-1620
system, initiatives 50B:1825
Health Ministry, estimates debate 35A:1605-1620
High-technology industry 69B:1005
Highway 97
Kelowna-Vernon section improvements 22B:1515-1520
old Highway 97, transfer to local government 22B:1520
Homelessness, government action 50B:1820
Housing, affordability and supply 22B:1520
Introductions by members 20B:1005, 51B:1005
Invasive species management
funding 54A:1630
mussels 22B:1520
quagga and zebra mussels 54A:1620, 54A:1630
Investment, government investments 22B:1515-1520
Kelowna, government investment in area 50B:1820-1840
Kelowna–Lake Country constituency and area
community representation and government investment 50B:1815-1840
description and constituent issues 22B:1505
primary health care services 35A:1605-1615
Kelowna-Lake Country constituency and area, flooding and wildfires 22B:1505-1510
Labour, automation 28A:1645
Land, ministries responsible 30A:1115
Legislative Assembly Management Committee, rules on caucus operations and funding 40B:1610-1615
Legislature
operations and practices 40B:1750
opposition, office space 40B:1610-1615
opposition, role and fragmentation concept 40B:1620, 40B:1750
question period, allocation of questions to parties 38B:1505, 40B:1620-1625
standing orders 40B:1620
Livestock industry, ranching industry, regulations and costs 28A:1735
McComb, Jon, comments on referendum on electoral reform 50B:1810-1815
Marty, Gary, work for government as fish health scientist 28A:1755
MLAs
community and rural representation 50B:1820-1840
independent MLAs 40B:1625
Mexico, earthquake 22B:1505
Minister of Agriculture's Advisory Council on Finfish Aquaculture, report 28A:1745, 28A:1800
Movember fundraising event for prostate cancer research 72B:1005
North Island College, Campbell River campus, salmon research centre proposal 28A:1740-1745
Nurses, nurse-in-practice program 35A:1615-1620
Okanagan area
aerospace technology and skills training initiative 69B:1005
affordable housing project 22B:1520
government investment 22B:1515-1520, 50B:1820-1840
health care services and funding 22B:1520, 35A:1605
invasive mussels in area lakes 22B:1520
technology industry 22B:1520
transportation and transit services 22B:1515-1520
Oral questions
Agricultural Land Commission applications and role of Agriculture Minister 44B:1050-1055
Pimm, Pat, actions re Agricultural Land Commission 28A:1450-1455
Popham, Lana
actions as MLA and cabinet minister re Agricultural Land Commission 44B:1050-1055
appointment as Agriculture Minister 28A:1520
position on Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement 28A:1545
visit to Cariboo area 29A:1815
work as Agriculture Minister 31A:1425-1430
Privilege
reserving right to raise point of personal privilege 61B:1420
Recognized political parties
caucus positions 40B:1600-1605
entitlements 38B:1505, 40B:1600-1620, 40B:1625
previous governments 40B:1605
recognition and definition in legislation 38B:1505-1510, 40B:1605, 40B:1625, 40B:1750, 42B:1455-1500
Referendum on electoral reform 50B:1810-1840, 70B:1810
Restaurant and food services industry, use of locally grown food, programs and support 31A:1415-1425
Routley, Bill, use of "jiggery-pokery" term 40B:1750
Rutland Middle School, project development 38A:1545-1550
School district 23 (Central Okanagan)
capital projects 38A:1545-1550
Lake Country middle school project 38A:1545-1550
new schools and replacement needs 22B:1520
Smyth, Mike, comments on referendum on electoral reform 50B:1810-1815
Statements
Movember fundraising campaign 72B:1005
Statements by members
Aerospace technology and skills training initiative in Okanagan 69B:1005
Taxation, government policies 22B:1555, 22B:1605-1610
Trade
trade and investment representatives and offices 22B:1525
trade between B.C. and Asia 22B:1525
trade missions, federal mission to China 28A:1615
Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, NDP position 28A:1545
Transportation infrastructure, government investment and projects 22B:1515-1520
UBC, Okanagan campus (Kelowna) 69B:1005
Vancouver Island, agriplex proposal 22B:1525, 28A:1735-1740
Wages and salaries, wage levels, impact on agriculture industry 28A:1645
West Coast Reduction Ltd., operations 28A:1810
Wildfires in summer 2017
impact on farmers and ranchers 28A:1545
response 22B:1505-1510

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