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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Ma, Bowinn (North Vancouver–Lonsdale)

As subject
comments made in House (Thornthwaite) 34B:1050
comments on visit to Squamish Nation training facility (Thornthwaite) 65B:1020
constituents, family and supporters thanked 14B:1645
election as MLA and experience canvassing during election 24B:1605
experience as female worker at Playland 60B:1145-1150
experiences as youth in 1990s 24B:1615
experiences of discrimination and racism during election campaign 32B:1100-1105
family background 14B:1645
participation in Walk of Reconciliation 26B:1400
visit to Carson Graham Secondary School 64B:1340-1345
visit to Squamish Nation training facility 65B:1020
visit to Sutherland Secondary School 34B:1010
Amani, Pedram, academic achievements in physics 19B:1350
Billesberger, Virgil, award recipient 62B:1010
B.C. by region, rural B.C., transportation options 39B:1050
B.C. Liberal Party
donations to party 27B:1125
performance as government and priorities 14B:1650-1655
performance as government, money laundering issues 46B:1135-1140
B.C. Lottery Corporation, handling of financial transactions, compliance issue and penalty 46B:1135
Budget debate 14B:1645-1705
Budgets, 2017-18 budget and update 14B:1705
Business
staffing and impact of affordability issues 14B:1650
taxation 14B:1645-1650
Carbon tax 24B:1620
rate increase and revenue neutrality 14B:1705
Carson Graham Secondary School, description and visit by MLA 64B:1340-1345
Chen, Katrina, activities as Minister of State for Child Care 14B:1655-1700
Chilcotin River, steelhead population 53B:1040
Child care
affordability and availability 14B:1655-1700
government plan and funding 14B:1655-1700
Child Care Minister of State, activities 14B:1655-1700
Clark, Christy, comments on experiences of racism by MLAs during election campaigns 32B:1100
Climate change, government action 14B:1705
Consumers, cost of living, government action on issues 14B:1645-1700
Cordocedo, Barry, work on fish habitat rehabilitation 53B:1040
Discon, Bernice and Tony, work on Indigenous veterans event 54B:1355
Discrimination and racism, experiences of MLAs and elected representatives 32B:1100-1105
Economy, conditions 14B:1650
Education
education of Indigenous persons 61B:1340-1345
system, role in social welfare 24B:1615
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3), debate 27B:1110-1125
Election campaign financing
direct public subsidies 27B:1110-1115
reform and transition fund for political parties 27B:1115-1125
spending reimbursement 27B:1120
Environment, environmental protection 14B:1700-1705, 24B:1615-1620
Eslha7an Learning Centre, role 61B:1340-1345
First Nations and Indigenous persons
culture and heritage 61B:1345
language preservation and revitalization 15B:1400
reconciliation 26B:1355-1400
relationship with government 15B:1400
First speeches by members 14B:1645-1705
Fish
habitat protection and restoration 53B:1040
steelhead protection 53B:1035-1040
Fishing industry, First Nations involvement in industry 53B:1040
Foundry North Shore, services for youth 30B:1015
Freedom of speech, role of Internet 72B:1020
Gambling, casinos, money laundering and government response 46B:1135-1140
Gibran, Kahlil, writing in poem On Children 34B:1010
Government
programs and services, funding 14B:1650
revenues and spending 24B:1605-1610
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Lower Lynn corridor improvement project 14B:1655
Housing, affordable housing
affordability and supply 24B:1610
government plan and initiatives 14B:1700
relationship to transportation issues 39B:1040
Human rights, diversity and human rights 32B:1100-1105
Immigration, programs and services 40B:1350
Income assistance, disability benefits 14B:1700
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 14B:1650
Information and communications technology, Internet, governance and Net neutrality concept 72B:1020
Introductions by members 34B:1050, 43B:1345, 44B:1005, 50B:1340, 57B:1340, 58B:1005
Iran, earthquake 61B:1335
Iranian Canadians, contributions 19B:1350
Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge, traffic 39B:1040
Joshua case, death and services for mental illness 30B:1015
McMurray, Dave, award recipient 63B:1330
MLAs, cooperation 14B:1705
Motions
Diversity and human rights 32B:1100-1105
Money laundering in casinos 46B:1135-1140
Women in society 60B:1145-1150
National Order of the Legion of Honour, veteran awards 62B:1010, 63B:1330
North Shore
affordability and worker supply 14B:1650-1700, 39B:1040
child care services 14B:1655-1700
Iranian Canadian community 19B:1350
traffic congestion and transit services 14B:1655, 39B:1040-1045
North Shore Multicultural Society, work of organization and 25th anniversary 40B:1350
North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, members' concerns 14B:1645-1650
North Vancouver–Lonsdale constituency and area
description and issues 24B:1600-1610
issues and concerns 14B:1650-1700
MLAs 14B:1645
Oger, Morgane, experience of discrimination during election campaign 32B:1100-1105
Police and policing, illegal gambling and money-laundering enforcement, integrated team and report 46B:1135
Politics and politicians, money and politics 27B:1110-1125
Poverty reduction, government strategy 14B:1700
Private members' statements
The importance of public transit 39B:1040-1050
Private members' statements (response)
Protecting B.C.'s steelhead 53B:1035-1040
Rental housing, evictions for renovations 24B:1610
Representative for Children and Youth, report on death of Joshua 30B:1015
Sa'adi Shirazi, Bani Adam poem 69B:1005-1010
Sanders, Bernie, press release on proposed campaign financing legislation 27B:1110-1115
Skills training, training for Indigenous persons 65B:1015-1020
Small business, government support 14B:1645
Social welfare
responsibility and role of government 24B:1615-1620
social programs and services 24B:1605-1610
Squamish Nation, language preservation program 15B:1400
Squamish Nation Trades and Training Centre
facility, programs and students 65B:1015-1020
visits to facility by MLAs 65B:1020
Statements
Dave McMurray 63B:1330
Earthquake in Iran 61B:1335
Legion of Honour award for North Vancouver veterans 62B:1010
Statements by members
Bani Adam poem 69B:1005-1010
Carson Graham Secondary School 64B:1340-1345
Foundry North Shore youth services facility 30B:1015
Indigenous veterans 54B:1355
Internet and role of Net neutrality 72B:1020
North Shore Multicultural Society 40B:1350
Pedram Amani 19B:1350
Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples 26B:1355-1400
Squamish Nation Eslha7an Learning Centre 61B:1340-1345
Squamish Nation Training and Trades Centre 65B:1015-1020
Squamish peoples language preservation program 15B:1400
Sutherland Secondary School 34B:1010
Sutherland Secondary School, students 34B:1010
Taxation
fair tax system 14B:1645-1650
government policies and purpose 24B:1610
Thompson River, steelhead population 53B:1040
Thornthwaite, Jane, work on North Shore transportation issues 14B:1655
Throne speech debate 24B:1600-1620
Throne speech, debate by Liberal MLAs 24B:1605
Todd, Douglas, column in Vancouver Sun on campaign financing and public subsidies 27B:1115
Transit services
benefits of public transit 39B:1040-1045
expansion and government investment 14B:1655, 39B:1040-1050
Transportation
active transportation 39B:1045
traffic congestion and management 39B:1040
U.S., politics and campaign financing 27B:1110-1115
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, youth mental health services 30B:1015
Vancouver Sun, investigation of money laundering 46B:1135
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 14B:1645-1650
War, Indigenous veterans, recognition 54B:1355
Women
pay equity 60B:1150
women in society and socio-economic barriers 60B:1145-1150
Yamamoto, Naomi, experience of racism during election campaign 32B:1100-1105
Mark, Hon. Melanie (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)

As subject
campaign donations (Cadieux) 29B:1630-1635
comments on issues
debate on campaign financing legislation (Cadieux) 29B:1625-1630
tech sector 57A:1610 (Cadieux) 57A:1605
tuition and debt 57A:1640-1645 (Cadieux) 57A:1640-1645
election as MLA and involvement in politics 28B:1420-1430
experience as Advanced Education minister 57A:1440-1445
experience as youth in government care 57A:1840
experience with student loan 57A:1540
family, supporters and constituents thanked 17B:1740
former position in Office of Representative for Children and Youth 29B:1405-1410, 30B:1040-1050 (Cadieux) 30B:1045 (de Jong) 30B:1050 (Throness) 30B:1040
Adult basic education 17B:1740, 57A:1445, 57A:1450-1500
adult upgrading grant 57A:1500
post-secondary programs 57A:1450
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry
estimates debate 57A:1440-1700, 57A:1715-1840
budget 57A:1715
mandate letter 17B:1740, 57A:1455, 57A:1525, 57A:1545
role and responsibilities 57A:1440-1450
staff 57A:1440
work with Health Ministry 57A:1745
B.C. by region, northern B.C.
engineering training 20B:1040, 57A:1735-1740
health professional supply and training 57A:1745
physiotherapist supply and training 57A:1735-1740
B.C., issues and role of government 17B:1735
B.C. Liberal Party
donations to party 28B:1430
MLAs, debate on budget update 17B:1730-1735
performance as government and priorities 17B:1730-1735, 17B:1745
performance as government, LNG development 17B:1740
B.C. NDP, election platform, post-secondary education and skills training content 57A:1445-1545
Budget debate 17B:1730-1745
Budgets and priorities 17B:1745
Cadieux, Stephanie, actions as Children and Family Development Minister 57A:1840
Capilano University
Bosa film school project 57A:1815
status and funding as university 57A:1815
Child care, government plan 17B:1735
College of New Caledonia
Burns Lake campus, status 57A:1825
North Cariboo Community Campus, power engineering training and facility project 57A:1830
Vanderhoof campus, facility replacement project 57A:1820
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3), debate 28B:1420-1435
Election campaign financing reform 28B:1425-1435
Engineers, training 20B:1035-1040, 57A:1610, 57A:1715, 57A:1725, 57A:1735-1740
English language learning programs, post-secondary programs 57A:1445-1500
First Nations and Indigenous persons
relationship with government 17B:1740
youth 17B:1740
Forests and forest industry, government support 17B:1745
Foundry, mental health services 57A:1805
Government spending 17B:1730-1735
Health care system, health professionals and workers, supply and training 57A:1745
High-technology industry
government support and role in economy 17B:1740, 57A:1445, 57A:1605-1610, 57A:1715
training spaces, number and regions 57A:1605-1635, 57A:1725, 57A:1735-1740
Housing, affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 57A:1650-1700, 57A:1800-1805
Industry Training Authority, role 57A:1615-20, 57A:1630-1635
Infrastructure, apprenticeship ratios for infrastructure projects 57A:1455-1500
Introductions by members 33B:1335, 35B:1400, 42B:1350, 43B:1335, 50B:1335, 50B:1455, 54B:1335, 57B:1340, 61B:1335
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction 17B:1735
MLAs, MLAs in constituencies impacted by wildfires 17B:1735
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, operations 57A:1825
Oral questions (response)
Employee severance payments by Office of the Representative for Children and Youth 29B:1405-1410, 30B:1040-1050
Engineering graduates and education programs 20B:1035-1040
Physiotherapists, supply and training 57A:1735-1740
Politics and politicians, money and politics 28B:1425
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 17B:1735-1745, 57A:1440-1450, 57A:1510-1520, 57A:1535-1540
cooperative education and work experience programs 57A:1610-1630
financial assistance
completion grant 57A:1515-1530
graduate student scholarships 57A:1505-1510
interest on loans 57A:1445, 57A:1530-1540
tuition waivers for youth transitioning out of government care 17B:1740, 57A:1450, 57A:1840
government investment 20B:1035-1040, 57A:1445-1450
role in economy and government investment 17B:1735
student debt load 57A:1445, 57A:1515-1520, 57A:1535-1540, 57A:1640-1645
student mental health services 57A:1805
students, supports 57A:1515-1525
system, alignment with labour market needs 57A:1630, 57A:1715, 57A:1745
tuition fees 57A:1640-1645
tuition fees, cap 57A:1545
Post-secondary education funding 57A:1715
Post-secondary institutions
capital investment and projects 57A:1450, 57A:1835
capital projects 57A:1820
financial management and ability to borrow 57A:1700, 57A:1800-1805
sexual violence on campus, policies and implementation 57A:1755
student housing 57A:1650-1700, 57A:1800-1805
Public service, employee severance rules 29B:1405-1410
Representative for Children and Youth
employee severance payments 29B:1405-1410, 30B:1040-1050
restructuring of office 29B:1405-1410
Science and technology, science, technology, engineering and math education 20B:1035, 57A:1610, 57A:1715, 57A:1725, 57A:1735-1740
Skills training
apprenticeship system 57A:1445, 57A:1605-1635
facilities, capital projects 57A:1835
government initiatives 17B:1740
government investment and support 57A:1445
model, compulsory trades model 57A:1500-1505
system, alignment with labour market needs 57A:1630, 57A:1715
trades training spaces, number and regions 57A:1605-1635, 57A:1725
Substance use and addiction, opioid overdoses, response 17B:1735
Thompson Rivers University, student housing project 57A:1700
Trade unions, role and membership 28B:1425
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, report recommendations and implementation 17B:1740
University of Northern B.C.
engineering programs 57A:1735-1740
medical programs, physical therapy program spaces 57A:1740
sexual violence on campus, policies and implementation 57A:1755
University of Victoria, student housing project 57A:1700
Vancouver Island University, tuition waivers for youth transitioning out of government care 57A:1840
Vancouver–Mount Pleasant constituency and area, housing issues 57A:1650
Wildfires in summer 2017, recovery and training programs 57A:1730
Martin, John (Chilliwack)

As subject
comments on referendum on electoral reform (Fleming) 42B:1540-1555
experience and role as MLA 42B:1530-1535
role as opposition Labour critic 20B:1125
Animal Health Centre, scientific research on fish, review 40B:1405
Aquaculture, fish farm tenures and review process 40B:1405
Belgium, electoral system and proportional representation 42B:1530
B.C. Liberal Party, election as government 42B:1515
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 20B:1110-1115
performance in 1990s 20B:1125, 48B:1045
position on issues
infrastructure projects 20B:1120
transportation projects 27B:1045
union certification process 31A:1610
Budget debate 20B:1105-1135
Budgets
2017-18 budget and update 20B:1105-1115, 20B:1125
balanced budgets 20B:1105
Chilliwack constituency and area
community issues and constituent cases 42B:1530-1535
constituent case 42B:1535
Clarity Act (federal), principles 71B:1810
Confidence and supply agreement secretariat 20B:1115
Democracy 31A:1615
Desormeaux, Gordon, work as chef and contributions to Chilliwack community 61B:1350
Economy
conditions 20B:1115, 31A:1705
government strategy 20B:1115-1125
Election Act, application to referendum on electoral reform 73B:1425-1430
Election campaign financing, regulations, application to third-party activities 71B:1740
Elections
electoral boundaries, changes 71B:1450-1455
electoral systems
fringe party incidence 42B:1535
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 42B:1510-1535
proportional representation definition 71B:1435
proportional representation in other jurisdictions 42B:1530-1535
history in B.C. 42B:1510-1515
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6)
debate 42B:1510-1540, 71B:1435-1455, 71B:1715-1810, 71B:1820-1825, 73B:1420-1430
definitions
"financial agent" 71B:1440
proportional representation 71B:1435
"voting package" 71B:1450
regulations 73B:1420-1430
status as sole authority for referendum 71B:1725-1730
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs 20B:1135, 31A:1705
employment standards 20B:1125
Fair Wages Commission
budget 31A:1510
commission 20B:1125
role 31A:1450, 31A:1505-1515
Germany, electoral system and proportional representation 42B:1535
Government
financial management 20B:1110-1125
minority governments 20B:1115
procurement practices and system, best bids policy 48B:1045
revenues and spending 20B:1115-1125
Green Party of B.C.
position on referendum on electoral reform 42B:1515-1520
position on union certification process 31A:1620
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Chilliwack section, improvements 32B:1045-1050
Fraser Valley section upgrades 27B:1045
Salmon Arm west upgrade project 27B:1045
Highway 19 (Island Highway), project costs 48B:1045
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 20B:1115-1120, 32B:1045, 32B:1100
Immigration, temporary foreign workers, registry 31A:1635-1640
Infrastructure, projects and NDP position 20B:1120
Introductions by members 20B:1005, 43B:1340, 51B:1005, 68B:1335
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., oil pipeline expansion project 20B:1120
Labour
automation 20B:1130
labour relations 31A:1655-1700
labour relations code, review 31A:1620
Labour Ministry
estimates debate 31A:1440-1520, 31A:1610-1710
budget and staffing 31A:1630, 31A:1650-1655
challenges 31A:1705
estimates process 31A:1710
mandate letter 31A:1450, 31A:1635-1650
minister, role 31A:1655-1700
transfer of responsibilities from previous ministry 31A:1445, 31A:1650-1655
MLAs
community and rural representation 42B:1530-1535
constituency offices, issues 31A:1620
role and responsibilities 20B:1105
Offence Act, application 71B:1725-1730
Oral questions
Government policy on labour contracts 48B:1045
Review of scientific research by Agriculture Ministry 40B:1405
Trans-Canada Highway safety upgrade projects 27B:1045-1050
Pacific NorthWest LNG facility project, cancellation 20B:1120
Port Mann Bridge, tolls, elimination 32B:1050
Private members' statements
Transportation 32B:1045-1100
Public sector, collective agreements and bargaining 31A:1655-1700
Referendum Act, application 71B:1730
Referendum on electoral reform 42B:1510-1540, 71B:1435-1455, 71B:1715-1810, 71B:1820-1825, 73B:1420-1430
ballot, counting process 42B:1525-1530, 73B:1425-1430
ballot, mail-in ballot 42B:1525, 71B:1745-1800
Green Party of B.C. position 42B:1515-1520
previous referenda 42B:1520
public education, government role 71B:1720-1725
public education, proponent and opponent group funding 42B:1520, 71B:1440-1450, 71B:1720, 71B:1730-1745
questions 42B:1520, 42B:1540, 71B:1810
voter turnout threshold and regional consideration 42B:1520-1525
voting package materials 71B:1450-1455, 73B:1425
voting requirements 71B:1805
Resources and resource industries, resource development projects 31A:1705
Site C power project, jobs 20B:1120
Skills training, supply of skilled workers 31A:1705
Small business, costs, management 20B:1130
Statements by members
Gordon Desormeaux 61B:1350
Taxation, government policies 20B:1105-1110
Tolls, tolling policy 32B:1050
Trade
government action on issues 20B:1120
trade between B.C. and Asia 20B:1120
Trade unions, certification process 31A:1610-1620
Green Party position 31A:1620
NDP position 31A:1610
Transportation
government plan and investment 32B:1045-1100
infrastructure, implementation of projects 27B:1045-1050
projects, B.C. NDP position 27B:1045
projects, bidding process 48B:1045
Wages and salaries
living wage 31A:1520
minimum wage 20B:1125-1135, 31A:1450-1520
other jurisdictions 31A:1500-1505
wage levels, impact on business, jobs and economy 20B:1130-1135, 31A:1500-1505, 31A:1515-1520
Weaver, Andrew, position on referendum on electoral reform 42B:1515-1520
Workers compensation system 31A:1620, 31A:1630
Workers, rights and protection 31A:1610-1620
WorkSafeBC, financial management and operations 31A:1630
Milobar, Peter (Kamloops–North Thompson)

As subject
comments on referendum on electoral reform (Heyman) 42B:1655-1705
constituents thanked 15B:1815
experience in local election campaigns 57B:1810-1825
involvement in municipal government (Heyman) 52A:1705
Agriculture Ministry
estimates debate 29A:1545
aquaculture component 44B:1055, 47B:1430
minister, letter to fish farm operator 36B:1410-1415, 37B:1130, 41B:1025
Ajax mine project, application process and First Nations consultation 52A:1735-1740
Amazon.com Inc., headquarters location 31B:1350-1400
Animal Health Centre, scientific research on fish, review 40B:1355-1400, 41B:1020-1030, 43B:1415-1425, 44B:1055
Aquaculture
fish farms, government policy 44B:1055
government consultation with stakeholders 37B:1130
ministerial responsibility 47B:1430
Attorney General Ministry, estimates debate 56A:1715
Automobiles
clean energy vehicles, incentives 52A:1620
vehicle noise reduction 32B:1010-1015
Barriere Lions Club, 50th anniversary 29B:1350
B.C. by region, rural B.C., transportation and housing 15B:1825
B.C. Liberal Party
election as government 68B:1535
performance as government
legislation 38B:1340
performance 31B:1345
B.C. Lottery Corporation, headquarters in Kamloops, replacement project 56A:1715
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 15B:1830, 38B:1340-1345, 40B:1700, 42B:1630, 68B:1545-1550, 71B:1510-1525
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 15B:1815-1820, 15B:1830
duration of government 38B:1345
position on issues
infrastructure projects 15B:1820, 36B:1415
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project 52A:1615, 69B:1015-1025
LNG development 54A:1615
tenures for resource-based businesses 36B:1410-1415
priorities 52A:1455, 52A:1610
Budget debate 15B:1815-1830
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2017 (Bill 2), debate 31B:1345-1415
Budgets, 2017-18 budget and update 15B:1820-1830, 31B:1345-1415, 52A:1610
Carbon tax
changes, consultation and transition period 52A:1540-1545
impact on issues
agriculture industry 29A:1545
greenhouse industry 31B:1400
impacts and mitigation 52A:1545
local government 31B:1405-1410
northern and rural communities 15B:1825-1830, 31B:1400, 52A:1740
school districts 31B:1405-1410
rate increase 29A:1545, 52A:1535-1540, 52A:1600
rate increase and revenue neutrality 15B:1825-1830, 31B:1355-1405
revenue neutrality and allocation of revenues 52A:1550-1600
tax credits and rebates 52A:1740
tax credits and rebates, greenhouse industry rebate 29A:1545
Clearwater, area residents' concerns re Wells Gray Park and wildfire closures 52A:1720-1730
Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5)
debate 38B:1335-1400, 40B:1700-1710
cost of implementation 38B:1400
proposed expiration clauses 38B:1340-1400
Corporations, income tax rate 31B:1350-1355
Credit rating, B.C. rating 15B:1820
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3)
debate 29B:1705-1730
amendments to bill 29B:1725
Election campaign financing
direct public subsidies 29B:1720
reform and transition fund for political parties 29B:1705-1730
reform, Green Party position 29B:1705, 29B:1720
spending limits 29B:1710
Elections
2017 general election results 38B:1355
electoral reform 29B:1725
electoral reform, government legislation 38B:1355-1400
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 42B:1625-1655, 68B:1535-1600
voter participation and turnout 38B:1350
Elections B.C., consultation on referendum on electoral reform 71B:1515
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6)
debate 42B:1625-1655, 68B:1535-1605, 71B:1510-1530, 73B:1335-1340
consultation on bill 71B:1510-1530
delay for six months 68B:1535-1605
status as sole authority for referendum 42B:1630
Emergencies, disaster financial assistance, federal transfers 15B:1825
Energy
employment and jobs 69B:1015-1025
home heating 31B:1405-1410
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
estimates debate 55B:1110, 56B:1650-1700
budget 55B:1110
staffing 55B:1110
Environment
conservation officers 52A:1715
environmental assessment process and professional reliance model 52A:1500
environmental assessment process, First Nations consultation 52A:1505-1510, 52A:1520-1530, 54A:1810
government policies 52A:1455
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
estimates debate 52A:1450-1510, 52A:1520-1620, 52A:1700-1740, 54A:1450-1500, 54A:1605, 54A:1615, 54A:1800-1810
budget 52A:1610-1615
budget and activities 54A:1800-1805
estimates process 52A:1455
role 52A:1455
staffing levels and costs 54A:1800
Fair Voting B.C., consultation on referendum on electoral reform 71B:1520
Family Day, date of holiday 53B:1140-1145
Finance and Government Services Committee, presentations 31B:1410
Financial services industry, credit unions, taxation 31B:1350
Fires and firefighters, wildfires, impact on communities 52A:1720-1730
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, role re provincial review of scientific research 43B:1420-1425
Fixed election date, change to fall date and related issues 38B:1345-1350
Gambling
casinos, money laundering and government response 46B:1120-1125
revenues 46B:1120
Government
accountability and transparency 38B:1355
coalition governments 38B:1340-1345
federal-provincial relations 15B:1825
ministers, accountability and pay holdbacks 52A:1705-1710
minority governments 38B:1345
revenues and spending 15B:1815-1825
Green Party of B.C.
consultation on referendum on electoral reform 71B:1515-1525
negotiations with major parties after general election 40B:1700-1705
official party status 38B:1340, 38B:1400, 40B:1700-1710
position on campaign financing reform and legislation 29B:1705, 29B:1720
position on referendum on electoral reform 42B:1630, 68B:1540-1550
Greenhouse gas emissions
emissions from LNG development 54A:1605, 54A:1615
reduction targets 52A:1700-1710
reduction targets for government ministries 52A:1705-1710
Heyman, George, appointment as Environment and Climate Change Strategy Minister 52A:1450
Horgan, John
comments on election campaign financing reform and direct subsidies 29B:1715
comments on referendum on electoral reform 42B:1625
Housing, social and subsidized housing, construction of new units 15B:1820
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 49A:1420-1425
Infrastructure, projects and NDP position 15B:1820, 36B:1415
Introductions by members 54B:1335
Investment climate 15B:1820, 69B:1015-1025
Justice system, high-risk offender designations 19B:1415-1420
Kamloops, vehicle noise complaints 32B:1010-1015
Kamloops–North Thompson constituency and area
size, communities and representation 68B:1555
wildfire response 15B:1815
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., oil pipeline expansion project 69B:1015-1025
consultation with and positions of First Nations 52A:1530
economic impact and revenues to government 52A:1615
NDP position 52A:1615
permits and approvals 52A:1535
Legislature
language used in House, "minister of intimidation" 41B:1020-1025
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 41B:1025
operations and practices 38B:1350-1355
opposition, role and fragmentation concept 38B:1350-1355
whipped votes 40B:1710
Liquefied natural gas development, NDP position 54A:1615
Local Elections Campaign Financing Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 15)
debate 57B:1810-1840, 63B:1635-1640, 63B:1645-1700
amendments to bill 63B:1635-1700
debate 57B:1810
stakeholder consultation 57B:1840
Local government elections 38B:1345-1350
campaign financing
contribution limits and self-financing 57B:1810-1840, 63B:1635-1700
legislation 57B:1815
reform and regulation 57B:1810-1840
campaigns and candidates 57B:1810-1815, 57B:1830-1840, 63B:1655
campaigns in small communities 63B:1645
voter turnout 57B:1840
Marty, Gary, work for government as fish health scientist 40B:1355-1400, 41B:1025-1030, 43B:1420
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction 31B:1345
MLAs
cooperation 40B:1710-1715
potential change of party allegiance 38B:1340, 40B:1700
role and responsibilities 38B:1355
Memorial Cup, hosting bids 68A:1445-1450
Metro Vancouver
local elections and political parties 57B:1840
waste management 54A:1455-1500
Mines and mining industry, regulation, compliance and enforcement 54A:1450
Motions
Family Day 53B:1140-1145
Money laundering in casinos 46B:1120-1125
Multi-Material B.C., management of recycling program 54A:1455
Notley, Rachel, comments on Kinder Morgan pipeline project 69B:1020
Oil and gas, natural gas, revenues to government 15B:1820
Oral questions
Agriculture Ministry and responsibility for aquaculture 47B:1430
Allan Schoenborn and high-risk designation 19B:1415-1420
Attendance of Agriculture Minister at aquaculture event 37B:1130
Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal and resource sector jobs 69B:1015-1025
Letter from Agriculture Minister to fish farm operator 36B:1410-1415
Review of scientific research by Agriculture Ministry 40B:1355-1400, 41B:1020-1030, 43B:1415-1425, 44B:1055
Parks
closures due to wildfires 52A:1720-1730
funding 52A:1710-1715
funding and revenue sources 52A:1605
Police and policing, illegal gambling and money-laundering enforcement 46B:1120-1125
Politics and politicians, political parties, votes-per-seat ratio in elections 38B:1355
Popham, Lana
actions as MLA and cabinet minister 43B:1420-1425, 47B:1430
attendance at aquaculture event 37B:1130
handling of aquaculture portfolio 44B:1055
Private members' statements (response)
Reducing excessive vehicle noise 32B:1010-1015
Property transfer tax, revenues 15B:1820-1825
Recognized political parties
caucus positions 40B:1710
other jurisdictions 38B:1400, 40B:1705
recognition and definition in legislation 38B:1340-1345, 38B:1400, 40B:1700-1710
Recycling, newspaper industry 54A:1455
Referendum on electoral reform 38B:1340-1350, 42B:1625-1655, 68B:1535-1605, 71B:1510-1530, 73B:1335-1340
consultation process 71B:1510-1530
consultation process and questionnaire 71B:1530
Green Party of B.C. position 42B:1630, 68B:1540-1550
previous referenda 68B:1535-1540
voter turnout threshold and regional consideration 31B:1350, 42B:1635-1655, 73B:1335-1340
Resources and resource industries
revenues to government 15B:1820
tenures 49A:1420-1425
tenures, NDP position 36B:1410-1415
Saint George's Day 53B:1145
Schoenborn, Allan, high-risk offender designation case and appeal 19B:1415-1420
Seguin, Christopher, death 26B:1340
Site C power project, transmission lines project 56B:1650-1700
Statements by members
Barriere Lions Club 29B:1350
Sun Peaks Resort and firefighters charity gala 57B:1355-1400
Sun Peaks Resort, fire department and charity gala 57B:1355-1400
Taxation, government policies 15B:1820, 31B:1345-1415
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, estimates debate 68A:1445-1450
Tourism, government support 53B:1145
Tributes
Christopher Seguin 26B:1340
Union of B.C. Municipalities, role 57B:1840
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, implementation process and issues 49A:1420-1425, 52A:1505-1510, 52A:1520-1535, 52A:1735-1740, 54A:1810
Waste management
solid waste tipping fees 54A:1455-1500
waste incineration 54A:1500
Weaver, Andrew, comments on issues
election results 38B:1355
resource industries 15B:1820
Wells Gray Provincial Park
capital investment and master plan 52A:1720-1730
closure during wildfires 52A:1730
Morris, Mike (Prince George–Mackenzie)

As subject
experience as police officer writing tickets 50B:1520
experience in court case 40B:1645-1650
experience with ride-sharing 39B:1120-1125
experience with riding association 52B:1605
police background and experience with lobbyists 38B:1620
recommendations in Getting the Balance Right report 33B:1815 (Donaldson) 33B:1815
Administration and Cost of Elections Project, information on electoral systems 52B:1600-1620
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry, estimates debate 57A:1730-1740
Attorney General Ministry
estimates debate 56A:1510-1520
budget and responsibilities 56A:1510-1520
Automobiles, tires and recycling 31B:1635-1640
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., justice services 56A:1510-1520
northern B.C.
engineering training 57A:1735-1740
physiotherapist supply and training 57A:1735-1740
rural B.C.
issues and government support 14B:1645, 24B:1540-1550
police services 26A:1520, 26A:1600-1620, 26A:1715
B.C. Hydro, management and operations 67B:1130-1135
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government
financial management 31B:1625-1630
legislation 36B:1815
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 14B:1645, 36B:1810, 71B:1630
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 14B:1620, 24B:1555-1600
duration of government 36B:1810-1815
financial management 14B:1620-1625
performance 52B:1600-1605
position on LNG development 14B:1630
position on resource development projects 24B:1540-1550
priorities 31B:1630-1645, 36B:1810
Broadbent Institute, poll on electoral systems 52B:1610-1620
Budget debate 14B:1620-1645
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2017 (Bill 2), debate 31B:1625-1645
Budgets
2017-18 budget and update 14B:1620-1625, 14B:1635-1645, 31B:1630-1645
2018-19 budget 24B:1600
Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail), shipping container facility in Prince George 14B:1625-1630
Cannabis
legalization and regulation 26A:1730-1735, 26A:1740-1815
dispensaries and retail outlets 26A:1740-1745, 28A:1505, 30B:1030-1035
impact on policing 26A:1800-1810
production, home production for personal use 26A:1755
quality and safety 26A:1750
taxation and revenues 26A:1745
Carbon tax
impact on issues
airline industry and jet fuel 31B:1635, 42A:1545
cement industry 31B:1640
ferry system 31B:1635, 42A:1540
industry and consumers 31B:1630-1635, 42A:1535-1545
oil and gas industry 31B:1640
rate increase and revenue neutrality 14B:1635, 31B:1630-1640
Child care, government plan 14B:1620
Chilliwack, crime rate and policing 28A:1455-1500
Citizen (Prince George), articles on referendum on electoral reform 52B:1555
College of New Caledonia, engineering programs 57A:1730-1735
Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5)
debate 36B:1810-1815, 40B:1645-1650
consultation on bill 36B:1810
Consumer Protection B.C.
operations 28A:1500-1505
role in cannabis regulation 26A:1750
Consumers, cost of living 14B:1635
Corrections system
correctional facilities 28A:1450
electronic monitoring program 28A:1450
health care 28A:1445-1450
Indigenous prisoners and programs 26A:1645-1705
restorative justice programs 26A:1705-1710, 56A:1515-1520
Credit rating, B.C. rating 14B:1620
Crime and criminals
crime prevention and response, use of technology 26A:1720
organized crime, involvement in cannabis industry 26A:1735, 26A:1745
Eby, David, role re referendum on electoral reform 71B:1610-1615
Economy
conditions 31B:1645
government strategy 14B:1625
sustainable development, emerging economy task force 14B:1625
Election campaign financing, reform and transition fund for political parties 24B:1555
Elections
2017 general election results 52B:1555-1600
electoral reform, government legislation 36B:1810-1815
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 52B:1555-1620
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6), debate 52B:1555-1620, 71B:1610-1630, 72B:1110-1115
Emergency Management B.C., operations and role 26A:1500
Employment and unemployment
employment and jobs 14B:1635
job creation and job quality 24B:1555
Energy, electricity rates, role of hydroelectric power 67B:1130-1135
Engineers, training 57A:1730-1740
Environment
conservation officers 14B:1640
environmental protection 14B:1630
Ferries and ferry services, fares, government initiatives 31B:1635
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 42A:1535-1545
Financial services industry, payday and consumer loan industry 28A:1500
Fires and firefighters, wildfires, ministries responsible 26A:1500, 27A:1100
Fixed election date
change to fall date and related issues 36B:1810-1815
establishment in B.C. 36B:1810
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 14B:1630-1635
spruce beetle infestation 14B:1635
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry, estimates debate 33B:1815
Fuel products and shipment 24B:1540-1545
Gambling, casinos, money laundering and government response 46B:1140-1145
Gangs
anti-gang task force, report and recommendations 26A:1525
anti-gang unit and anti-trafficking team 26A:1520-1530
gang activity and gun violence prevention, government strategy 26A:1530-1540
gang activity and violence, government action and funding 14B:1640
Government
public consultation and engagement 36B:1810
revenues and spending 14B:1625, 14B:1640
spending 24B:1600
Green Party of B.C.
consultation on referendum on electoral reform 71B:1625-1630
official party status 36B:1815
Greyhound Bus Lines, reduction in services to northern and rural B.C. 47B:1645
High-technology industry 28A:1450
training spaces, number and regions 57A:1730-1740
Highway 97, upgrades to bridge sections 47B:1645-1650
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project 24B:1550-1555
Horgan, John, comments on cannabis dispensaries 28A:1505
Impaired driving
drug-impaired driving, monitoring and enforcement 26A:1800-1810
enforcement costs and resources 26A:1720
immediate roadside prohibition program 26A:1815, 50B:1525
Income tax, rates for high-income earners 31B:1630
Insurance Act, revision 38B:1520
International Paralympic Committee, permanent skiing venue in North America 71B:1345
Investment climate 14B:1635
Justice system
funding 56A:1515-1520
Indigenous justice strategy and reduction in number of Indigenous persons in system 26A:1645-1650
services, access for Indigenous persons 56A:1510-1520
sheriffs, threat and risk assessments 50B:1510
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., oil pipeline expansion project 24B:1540-1545
Legislation
minor corrections and housekeeping amendments 38B:1515-1520
statute revision process 38B:1515-1520
Legislature, operations 40B:1650
Liquefied natural gas development
development and projects 24B:1545
NDP position 14B:1630
Lobbyists
regulation, two-year prohibition for former public office holders 38B:1620-1630
role 38B:1620
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 8), debate 38B:1620-1630
MLAs, community and rural representation 72B:1110-1115
Miscellaneous Statutes (Minor Corrections) Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 9), debate 38B:1515-1520
Motions
Hydroelectric power and energy rates 67B:1130-1135
Money laundering in casinos 46B:1140-1145
Ride-sharing 39B:1120-1125
Northern Health Authority, patient and facility resident transfers 43B:1355-1400
Oil and gas
industry 14B:1630
petrochemical industry and products 24B:1545-1550
Okanagan Correctional Centre, operations 28A:1450
Oral questions
Marijuana legalization and regulation of dispensaries 30B:1030-1035
Organized Crime Agency of B.C., operations 26A:1540
Pacific NorthWest LNG facility project, project development agreement and cancellation 24B:1545-1550
Parsnip River Bridge, need for replacement 14B:1630
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), operations 14B:1630
Physiotherapists, supply and training 57A:1735-1740
Plastic products, polypropylene, use 31B:1640
Police and policing
cost analysis report 26A:1720
funding for police services 26A:1505-1540
illegal gambling and money-laundering enforcement, integrated team and report 46B:1140
police officers, number and vacancies 26A:1510-1515
police services in Indigenous communities and First Nations policing program 26A:1520, 26A:1600-1650
priorities 26A:1515
technology and body cameras 26A:1720-1725
workload 26A:1510, 26A:1530
workload and regional disparity 26A:1610-1620, 26A:1715
Port of Prince Rupert, operations 14B:1625-1630
Poverty reduction, government strategy 31B:1625
Prince George
role in economy and resource sector 14B:1625-1635
wildfire response in area 14B:1620
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
estimates debate 26A:1455-1550, 26A:1600-1815, 27A:1100, 28A:1445-1510
budget 28A:1505
estimates process 28A:1505-1510
minister's office budget 26A:1455-1500
role and responsibilities 26A:1455-1505
role and responsibilities, agencies 28A:1505
Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 12), debate 50B:1520-1525, 52B:1345
Recognized political parties
previous governments 40B:1650
recognition and definition in legislation 36B:1810-1815, 40B:1650
Referendum Act, application 71B:1615-1620
Referendum on electoral reform 52B:1555-1620, 71B:1610-1630, 72B:1110-1115
date and timeline 71B:1620-1630
previous referenda 52B:1620, 71B:1615-1625
voter turnout threshold and regional consideration 72B:1110-1115
Rental housing, rebates for tenants 14B:1620-1625
Resources and resource industries
government support and role in economy 14B:1625-1635
role in production of modern conveniences 14B:1630
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing, regulation and government plan 39B:1120-1125
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, vacancies 26A:1510-1515
Safety, public safety, funding 26A:1710
Salmon River Bridge, replacement 14B:1630
Science and technology, science, technology, engineering and math education 57A:1730-1740
Sexual violence, sexual abuse, incidence in Indigenous communities 56A:1515-1520
Sheriff Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 14), debate 50B:1510
Site C power project
project and jobs 14B:1635, 24B:1550
review 24B:1550
Sports and recreation, Nordic skiing 71B:1345-1350
Statements by members
Hosting of World Para-Nordic Skiing Championships in Prince George 71B:1345-1350
Impact of wildfires on wildlife 33B:1340
Support for patients and facility residents during wildfire evacuations 43B:1355-1400
Statute Revision Act, purpose 38B:1515
Substance use and addiction
illegal drugs, enforcement of anti-trafficking laws 26A:1505
opioid overdoses, response 24B:1540
opioid overdoses, response and funding for services 14B:1640
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on reasonable time frame for criminal trials 26A:1530-1540
Surrey, gang activity and gun violence, Wrap anti-gang program 26A:1545
Taxation
competitive tax system 14B:1625
government policies 14B:1625, 24B:1600, 31B:1630-1645
Throne speech debate 24B:1540-1600
Tolls, tolling policy 14B:1640, 31B:1635
Trade, exports and diversification of markets 14B:1625
Traffic safety, electronic ticketing system 50B:1520-1525
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 47B:1645-1650
Trucking industry 14B:1635
University of Northern B.C., engineering programs 57A:1730-1735
Vancouver International Airport, operations 42A:1545
Vancouver Sun, investigation of money laundering 46B:1140-1145
Violence
domestic violence
incidence and services in rural communities 26A:1600-1605
programs and funding 26A:1605-1620
response costs and resources 26A:1720
violence against Indigenous women and children 26A:1600
violence in Indigenous communities, response and services 26A:1625-1630
Washington State, refineries 24B:1545
Wildfires in summer 2017
impact on patients and facility residents 43B:1355-1400
impact on wildlife 33B:1340
response 14B:1620
response and recovery 26A:1500-1505, 28A:1445, 33B:1815
Wildlife populations 33B:1340
World Para-Nordic Skiing Championships, hosting of 2019 games by Prince George 71B:1345-1350
Mungall, Hon. Michelle (Nelson-Creston)

As subject
comments on LNG industry 54B:1755-1800, 57B:1410 (Bernier) 54B:1805 (Ross) 54B:1755-1800, 54B:1815, 56B:1335-1340 (Wat) 57B:1405
comments on Site C power project (Bernier) 64B:1400 (Cadieux) 58B:1030 (Redies) 64B:1405 (Shypitka) 57B:1430
family, staff and supporters thanked 22B:1435-1440
interest in politics as young person 38B:1510
meetings with First Nations on Site C project 61B:1725-1735 (Bernier) 61B:1725-1735
position on Site C power project (Stilwell) 57B:1420-1425
visit to Site C project area 61B:1420 (Bernier) 61B:1420 (Fraser) 61B:1410
work on disability and poverty issues 22B:1450
Adult basic education 22B:1445-1450
Ajax mine project, application process 54B:1515
Alberta
policy on coal-fired power plants 63B:1515
purchase of electricity and use of wind power 63B:1515-1520
Anderson, Terry, comments on oil and gas industry 69B:1030
Asia-Pacific region, market for B.C. LNG 54B:1750, 54B:1800
Auditor General, report on mining industry compliance and enforcement 54B:1515-1520, 54B:1530, 63B:1530-1540
AuRico Gold Inc., Kemess mine proposal and First Nations consultation 54B:1625, 54B:1640
Automobiles, electric vehicles and charging stations 56B:1545-1600
Balfour, ferry landing 22B:1445
Borealis GeoPower Inc., geothermal power project 55B:1115-1135, 61B:1435, 63B:1405
B.C. by region, rural B.C.
affordability issues 22B:1445-1500
issues and representation 22B:1500
B.C. Hydro
calls for power 56B:1715-1720
capital planning and projects 56B:1405-1410, 56B:1455-1500, 61B:1755-1800
executive chair of board position 56B:1350-1355
financial management 56B:1400-1405
financial management and dividends to government 56B:1445
financial reporting, use of deferral accounts 56B:1415, 56B:1430-1440, 61B:1640-1645, 61B:1805-1810
legal dispute with civil works contractor 56B:1700-1705
management and operations 56B:1410-1510, 61B:1350-1355
mandate and review 48B:1035
mandate re clean energy 55B:1125-1135, 56B:1620
review 56B:1410-1420, 56B:1435-1440, 56B:1450, 57B:1505, 61B:1805-1810, 63B:1340
role re electric vehicle charging stations 56B:1545-1600
role re wood waste burning projects 57B:1435-1445
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government 68B:1420-1425, 69B:1025, 69B:1045
LNG development 57B:1415
performance and priorities 22B:1445-1500
Site C power project 61B:1350-1355, 61B:1420, 64B:1410-1415, 65B:1030-1035, 69B:1035
B.C. NDP government
performance 69B:1025-1030
position on issues
LNG development 54B:1735-1810, 56B:1340
resource development projects 57B:1410, 72B:1040
B.C. NDP, performance as opposition from 2001 to 2005 22B:1500
B.C. Utilities Commission
regulation of electricity rates 57B:1505-1530, 57B:1550, 61B:1550-1615, 63B:1340
role 68B:1425
dam projects 56B:1515-1520
electric vehicle charging stations 56B:1555-1600
Site C power project 23B:1025-1040, 48B:1035, 56B:1515, 57B:1420, 61B:1355-1400, 62B:1040, 63B:1355, 64B:1405
Budget debate 22B:1435-1505
Budgets
2017-18 budget and update 22B:1445-1500
election-year budgets 38B:1510
California, purchase of electricity and use of solar power 63B:1515-1520
Carbon tax
impact on issues
energy-intensive industries 61B:1440
LNG industry 61B:1440-1445
purpose 61B:1445
tax 54B:1725
Child care, government plan 22B:1455
Clean Energy Act, provisions 56B:1620
Climate change
government action 22B:1500-1505
Paris Agreement 56B:1600
Columbia Power Corporation, role re geothermal power 55B:1135
Columbia River dams 56B:1515-1520
Columbia River treaty, downstream benefits entitlements 56B:1710-1715
Communities, urban and rural communities 22B:1500
Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5), debate 38B:1510
Consumers
cost of living 61B:1400
cost of living for seniors 63B:1425
cost of living, government action on issues 22B:1445-1505, 69B:1045
Credit rating, B.C. rating 61B:1700-1705
Creston Valley, agriculture and fall fair 22B:1440
Disabled persons, advocates 22B:1450-1455
Education system 22B:1455
Employment and unemployment, job creation 22B:1500-1505
Energy
bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation 57B:1435-1500
clean energy and government policy 62B:1045
clean energy development 22B:1505, 48B:1035, 56B:1620, 63B:1425, 63B:1455, 64B:1405
conservation and demand-side management 63B:1430-1450
electricity rates 68B:1420-1425
rate freeze 56B:1410-1415, 56B:1450-1455
rate freeze and government announcement 57B:1505-1545, 61B:1550-1615
rates 56B:1420-1425, 56B:1530, 57B:1445-1450, 63B:1340-1350, 63B:1445-1450, 63B:1510
two-tier system 56B:1535-1540
geothermal power 55B:1115, 55B:1125-1135, 63B:1405
home heating 56B:1535-1540, 61B:1505
independent power producers 63B:1410-1415, 63B:1425-1430
wind power 63B:1400-1405, 63B:1445, 63B:1455
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
estimates debate 54B:1455-1815, 55B:1110-1150, 56B:1335-1605, 56B:1615-1810, 57B:1435-1530, 57B:1545-1550, 61B:1435-1540, 61B:1550-1715, 61B:1725-1820, 63B:1340-1540
budget 55B:1110
estimates debate 57B:1410
estimates process 56B:1340-1345, 57B:1500
mandate letter 48B:1035, 54B:1455, 54B:1545
minister, communications with B.C. Hydro executive 56B:1350-1355
role and responsibilities 22B:1500-1505
staff survey 56B:1400
staff thanked 63B:1540
staffing 54B:1455, 55B:1110, 55B:1140, 56B:1335, 56B:1350
English language learning programs, post-secondary programs 22B:1445-1450
First Nations and Indigenous persons
reconciliation 54B:1630, 54B:1640
relationship with government 22B:1500-1505
First Nations Limited Partnership, role 56B:1800
Fixed election date, change to fall date and related issues 38B:1510
Fort St. John, First Nations in area, meeting with Energy and Indigenous Relations Ministers 61B:1725-1735
Geoscience B.C., activities and funding 54B:1535-1600, 54B:1650-1655
Government, public trust 38B:1555-1600
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction, role of electrification 56B:1600-1605
HD Mining International Ltd., meetings with Environment Ministry 54B:1715
Hillsborough Resources Ltd., Quinsam mine 54B:1505
Ike mine project, position of First Nations on project 54B:1705
Income assistance
benefits, rate increase 22B:1450
deductions and exemptions, earnings exemption 22B:1450
disability benefits 22B:1450
Introductions by members 26B:1340, 30B:1010, 43B:1345, 54B:1345, 57B:1340
Japan, market for LNG 54B:1740
Kaslo, jazz festival 22B:1445
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc., oil pipeline expansion project 61B:1505-1510
Kitimat LNG Inc., LNG facility project 54B:1735-1740
Kitimat, proposal for pipeline in area, consultation with First Nations 56B:1755-1800
Kootenay area, dam projects 56B:1515-1520
Kootenay Lake, ferry service 22B:1500
Kootenay Meadows Farm, cheese production 22B:1440
Kootenay Pride, annual celebrations in Nelson 22B:1440
Legislature
estimates process, relevance of debate 56B:1335
language used in House, withdrawal of comments 56B:1820
private members' statements, debate to be non-partisan 25B:1040
Lever, Dirk, comments on resource industries 69B:1030
Liquefied natural gas development
conditions for projects 54B:1735-1740, 61B:1520
conditions for projects and competitiveness, review 56B:1730-1755, 61B:1440-1455
conference 54B:1745-1750
development and projects 57B:1415, 69B:1025
export and impact on greenhouse gas emissions 54B:1740, 54B:1755-1800
federal and provincial government roles 61B:1450-1455
First Nations consultation 61B:1455
First Nations involvement 56B:1755-1810
impact of duties on imported steel 56B:1735-1750, 61B:1450-1455
ministerial responsibility 56B:1735
NDP position 54B:1735-1810, 56B:1340
projects 54B:1730-1800
royalty agreements 61B:1525-1540
workers, women 61B:1520
LNG Canada
LNG facility project 54B:1735-1740
workers, women 61B:1520
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 8), debate 38B:1555-1610
Lobbyists, regulation, two-year prohibition for former public office holders 38B:1555-1605
Lower Mainland, South Fraser communities, removal of tolls from area bridges 22B:1500
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction and elimination 22B:1455
Mica Dam, upgrade project 56B:1620
Mines and mining industry
employment and jobs, jobs task force 54B:1455-1505, 54B:1545, 54B:1605, 54B:1715, 63B:1525
exploration, activities and investment 54B:1535-1600, 54B:1650-1655
First Nations consultation 54B:1625-1640, 54B:1655-1705, 54B:1730
government goals 54B:1515
government support 22B:1500-1505
impact of commodity prices 54B:1500-1505
industry and sustainability 63B:1525
mines, closings and openings 54B:1510, 54B:1720
permitting process 54B:1725-1730, 55B:1145, 63B:1530-1535
permitting process, exploration permits 54B:1545
permitting process, office 54B:1605
placer mining, worker safety 55B:1140-1150
regulation, compliance and enforcement 54B:1500, 54B:1515-1530, 63B:1530-1540
taxation, mineral flow-through share tax credit 54B:1600
water discharge 54B:1610-1615
worker safety 54B:1615-1620
Mines and mining, transboundary working group on water quality monitoring and mining 54B:1530-1535
Morrison, Sheenagh, advocacy on disability and income assistance issues 22B:1450
Mount Meager, geothermal power resources 55B:1125-1130
Nelson Food Cupboard, work of organization 22B:1450
Nelson-Creston constituency and area
candidates in 2017 general election 22B:1435
events and issues 22B:1440-1500
New Gold Inc., Blackwater mine, consultation with First Nations and impact on caribou habitat 54B:1640-1650
Newfoundland and Labrador, Muskrat Falls power project 64B:1410, 65B:1030
Nisga'a people, home heating and electricity rates 56B:1535-1540
Nyrstar, Myra Falls mine 54B:1505
Oil and gas
hydraulic fracturing
moratorium 61B:1505
scientific review 61B:1500-1505, 61B:1510-1515
water use 61B:1515-1520
industry 69B:1025-1030
natural gas, revenues to government 72B:1040
oversight and regulation 57B:1415
oversight and regulation, unauthorized dams 54B:1415-1420, 55B:1045-1050
royalties, deep-well royalty credit program 61B:1530-1540, 72B:1040
wells 61B:1515-1520
Oil and Gas Commission, operations and role 54B:1415-1420, 55B:1045-1050
Ontario, mining industry regulation 63B:1535
Oral questions (response)
B.C. Hydro mandate 48B:1035
Deep-well royalty program 72B:1040
Electricity rates and review by B.C. Utilities Commission 68B:1420-1425, 69B:1045
Government position on resource development projects 57B:1410, 69B:1025-1030
Government position on Site C power project 61B:1350-1355, 65B:1030-1035
Natural gas royalties 57B:1415
Oil and Gas Commission and oversight of industry activities 54B:1415-1420, 55B:1045-1050
Site C power project and action on climate change 64B:1405
Site C power project and electricity rates 57B:1410-1420, 61B:1400, 64B:1410-1415
Site C power project and impact on Peace River area 61B:1415-1420
Site C power project and jobs in alternative energy 61B:1400-1405
Site C power project costs and alternative energy 62B:1040-1045, 69B:1035
Site C power project review and alternative energy 48B:1035
Site C power project review and workers 23B:1025-1040
Points of order
comments by Ellis Ross 56B:1335
comments by Simon Gibson 25B:1040
Post-secondary education, accessibility and affordability 22B:1445-1450
Poverty reduction, government strategy 22B:1450
Powerex Corp., operations and revenues 63B:1510
Privilege
reserving right to bring up point of personal privilege 28B:1805
Progress Energy Canada Ltd., agreement on royalty rates 61B:1525
Quebec, mining industry regulation 63B:1535
Recognized political parties, recognition and definition in legislation 38B:1510
Resources and resource industries, resource development projects, NDP position 57B:1410, 72B:1040
Shambhala Music Festival, annual festival in Salmo 22B:1445
Shypitka, Tom, comments on tolling policy 22B:1500
Site C power project
cancellation costs and impacts 56B:1645-1650
cancellation costs and impacts, agreements with First Nations 56B:1650, 61B:1710-1750
cancellation costs and impacts, contracts 61B:1705-1710
consultation by government 56B:1520
costs 56B:1640-1645, 65B:1030
First Nations consultation and impact-and-benefit agreements 56B:1520
government position and decision process 56B:1630-1640, 56B:1710-1720, 57B:1415-1420, 61B:1350-1405, 61B:1415-1420, 62B:1040-1045, 63B:1355-1400, 63B:1500-1505, 63B:1515, 64B:1405-1415, 65B:1030-1035, 69B:1035
information and debate 61B:1405
local government agreements 56B:1520
ministers' visit to area 61B:1420, 61B:1725-1735
project and alternatives 48B:1035, 56B:1625-1635, 61B:1815-1820, 63B:1400-1525
project and economy in Peace River area 61B:1415-1420
project and electricity rates 63B:1345-1350
project and jobs 23B:1025-1030
project and transmission lines project 56B:1650-1700
report and recommendations 56B:1505-1510, 56B:1525-1530, 56B:1540-1545, 56B:1625-1640, 56B:1705, 56B:1720-1725, 61B:1620-1630, 61B:1710, 61B:1745-1750, 62B:1040, 63B:1400-1525, 64B:1410
review 23B:1025-1035
review, joint review panel 56B:1525, 56B:1635-1640
review, previous reviews 56B:1515
site tours 23B:1035
status and impact on B.C. Hydro 56B:1505-1510, 56B:1725, 61B:1600-1605, 61B:1630-1710, 61B:1755-1820
Tahltan First Nation, agreement with government 54B:1605
Teck Resources Ltd.
coal mining operations, Line Creek mine 54B:1500
operations 22B:1500
Thompson Creek Mining Ltd., Endako Mines, tailings pond 54B:1620
Tolls, tolling policy 22B:1500
Tsilhqot'in Nation, position on potential mine project in area 54B:1705
Tumbler Ridge, mine operations, shipping of coal 54B:1710-1715
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, implementation process and issues 54B:1625-1640, 54B:1655-1700, 56B:1800-1810
Woodfibre LNG Limited, LNG facility project 54B:1735-1740

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