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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Oakes, Coralee (Cariboo North)

As subject
comments on constitution amendment legislation (Eby) 40B:1740
experience and role as MLA 59B:1700, 59B:1715-1720
experience living in rural areas 59B:1715-1720
experience with wildfires in summer 2017 59B:1720
family background in Cariboo 25B:1105
meetings with constituents 25B:1105-1110
response to private member's statement (Brar) 60B:1040
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry, estimates debate 57A:1825-1830
Agriculture
agrologists and advisory program 29A:1805
financial assistance and insurance programs 29A:1740-1755
Agriculture Ministry
estimates debate 29A:1735-1820
minister and staff thanked 29A:1735
role in wildfire response and recovery 29A:1815-1820
Barkerville Historic Town, impact of wildfires in area 27A:1115, 42A:1640, 66A:1610, 66A:1620-1625
Beare, Lisa, visit to Cariboo area re wildfires 66A:1610
B.C. by region
rural B.C.
economic development strategy 46B:1055
issues and government support 25B:1105-1110
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government, small business issues and support 43A:1730, 43A:1740-1745
position on electoral reform 26B:1640-1645
B.C. timber sales program
handling of bids 71A:1820
issuing of permits for fuel mitigation 33B:1625
B.C. Wildfire Service
activities 33B:1650-1655, 66A:1625
services commended 33B:1620
Business
entrepreneurship by Indigenous persons and women 60B:1040
entrepreneurship, Futurpreneur program 43A:1745
women in business 43A:1745-1805
Canadian Red Cross, role in wildfire response and recovery 27A:1115, 33B:1640, 33B:1650, 66A:1610
Carbon tax, impact on small businesses 60B:1040
Cariboo area
economic development and government support 25B:1105-1110
First Nations communities, road project and emergency access route 28A:1430-1435
highways and roads, Cariboo connector project 47B:1735-1740
wildfire service team commended 33B:1620
wildfires and timber harvesting 58B:1050
Cariboo Mining Association, study on mining industry 55B:1140
Cariboo North constituency and area
constituents' issues and concerns 25B:1105-1110
size, communities and representation 59B:1700, 72B:1105
wildfires
impact on placer mining 55B:1140-1145
response 59B:1720
response and recovery 25B:1105-1110
response and recovery, reseeding of damaged areas 29A:1755-1800
response by volunteer fire departments 15B:1355-1400
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area, wildfires, impact on tourism industry and small business 66A:1610-1625
Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, initiative and work 59B:1705
Citizens' Services Ministry, estimates debate 63A:1615
College of New Caledonia, North Cariboo Community Campus, power engineering training and facility project 57A:1825-1830
Communities, community gaming grants 59A:1340-1345
Community Futures program 43A:1845
Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5)
debate 40B:1710-1720
consequential amendments to legislation 40B:1715
Corporations, taxation, proposed changes by federal government 27B:1040
Democracy, representative democracy 59B:1655-1700
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3), debate 26B:1640-1700
Election campaign financing
direct public subsidies 26B:1645-1700
legislation 26B:1645
reform and transition fund for political parties 26B:1645-1700
spending reimbursement 26B:1650
Elections
advertising and communications, third-party advertising 26B:1645
electoral reform, federal electoral reform 59B:1705-1710
electoral reform, Liberal Party position 26B:1640-1645
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 59B:1705-1725
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6), debate 59B:1655-1725, 72B:1105-1110
Emergencies, emergency access routes for rural and remote communities 28A:1435
Emergency Management B.C., operations and role 27A:1100, 27A:1110
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 55B:1140-1150
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
estimates debate 54A:1725
Williams Lake office, staffing and resources 54A:1725
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 42A:1635-1650
Fires and firefighters, volunteer fire departments and equipment replacement 27A:1125, 35B:1755, 42A:1650, 59A:1345, 71A:1825
First Nations and Indigenous persons, economic development and businesses 43A:1800
Floods and floodplains, flooding in spring 2017 46B:1045
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
estimates debate 33B:1620-1655, 33B:1755, 35B:1755
staffing, offices in wildfire-impacted areas 33B:1755
Franchises, role and regulation 55B:1020
Fraser, Alex, legacy as MLA 59B:1700
Freedom of information, requests for information, government handling 19B:1405-1410, 33B:1355, 37B:1145
Government
financial management, lean initiatives 43A:1810
procurement practices and system 43A:1815-1820
public engagement and trust 27B:1125-1130
regulations, reduction and public engagement 43A:1830-1840
regulations, reduction and reform 43A:1810-1815, 43A:1830
spending 26B:1650
Highway 97, safety corridor near Racing Road 47B:1730
Horgan, John, comments on direct subsidies for campaign financing 26B:1655
Huntington, Vicki, election as MLA 59B:1725
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 48A:1115
Introductions by members 55B:1005
Jobs, Trade and Technology Ministry
estimates debate 43A:1730-1845
budget, staffing and performance measurement 43A:1730-1830, 43A:1845
regulatory and service improvement branch 43A:1810
reorganization and transfer of responsibilities 43A:1735, 43A:1810-1815
small business branch 43A:1730, 43A:1815
staff thanked 43A:1730
Kirsh, Leilah and Wayne, property loss in wildfires and access to information 63A:1615
Legislative Assembly Management Committee Act, provisions and amendments 40B:1715
Legislative Assembly Management Committee, role 40B:1715
Legislature
operations and practices 40B:1715-1720
standing orders 40B:1720
Livestock industry, ranching industry, impact of wildfires 59B:1720
Local Elections Campaign Financing Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 15), development and debate 26B:1645
Local government elections, campaign financing, legislation 26B:1645
Local government, infrastructure funding, federal gas tax fund 59A:1335-1340
McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, comments on electoral reform 59B:1710
McNab, David, property loss in wildfires and access to information 19B:1405-1410, 33B:1355, 33B:1655, 37B:1145
MLAs
community and rural representation 59B:1655-1700, 59B:1715-1725, 72B:1105-1110
compensation and review commission recommendations 40B:1715-1720
Mental health and addiction, services for Indigenous persons 71A:1815
Mines and mining industry
permitting process 55B:1145
placer mining in areas impacted by wildfires 46B:1055-1100
placer mining, worker safety 55B:1140-1150
Morgan, Patty, tourism advocacy 66A:1610
Motions
Support for rural B.C. 25B:1105-1110
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry, estimates debate 59A:1335-1345
Nazko Economic Development Corp., payment for firefighting contract 12B:1415, 14B:1400-1405
Oral questions
Federal tax changes and small business 27B:1040
Freedom-of-information requests for wildfire loss cases 19B:1405-1410, 33B:1355, 37B:1145
Government funding for communities and businesses impacted by wildfires 50B:1415
Harvesting of timber in areas impacted by wildfires 58B:1050
Plateau fire and payments to contracted firefighters 12B:1415, 14B:1400-1405
Plateau fire, firefighting in area 12B:1415, 14B:1400-1405, 33B:1640-1655
Premier's Office, estimates debate 65A:1135, 71A:1810-1825
Premier's Women's Economic Council, status and funding 43A:1800-1805
Private members' statements
Small business and rural recovery 46B:1045-1100
Private members' statements (response)
Supporting small business 60B:1035-1040
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 27A:1100-1125, 28A:1430-1435
Quesnel, commercial transportation safety route 47B:1730
Quesnel Lake, water quality testing 54A:1725
Rangeland, management and recovery 29A:1755-1800
Recognized political parties
caucus positions 40B:1715-1720
entitlements 40B:1715-1720
members' role on committees 40B:1720
recognition and definition in legislation 40B:1710-1720
Red Tape Reduction Day 43A:1830
Referendum on electoral reform 59B:1655-1725, 72B:1105-1110
Resources and resource industries, permitting process 33B:1755
Schools, rural schools 59B:1715
Sims, Jinny, travel to communities impacted by wildfires 33B:1355
Small business
government support 26B:1400, 27B:1040, 43A:1730-1845, 60B:1035-1040
mobile business licence program 43A:1805
permitting process, BizPal initiative 43A:1805
programs and funding 43A:1735-1815, 43A:1845
role in communities 26B:1400
role in economy 55B:1020
small business accord 43A:1815
Small Business Roundtable and secretariat 43A:1815, 43A:1825-1830
small business task force 43A:1820-1825
taxation 27B:1040, 60B:1040
Small Business and Red Tape Reduction Ministry, windup and transfer of responsibilities 43A:1730-1735
Small Business B.C., funding and services 43A:1735
Small Business Month, event and change to week-long event 43A:1740-1745, 43A:1830, 60B:1035
Southern Dakelh Nation Alliance
bridge and road project 42A:1645, 48A:1115
projects 25B:1110
Statements by members
Franchise businesses 55B:1020
Response to wildfires by volunteer fire departments in Cariboo North 15B:1355-1400
Small business 26B:1400
Tourism
government support 66A:1610-1625
industry in areas impacted by wildfires 28A:1430, 46B:1045-1050
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, estimates debate 66A:1610-1625
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 47B:1730-1740
Triple J Ranch, impact of wildfires in area 66A:1610
Water, drinking water testing 54A:1725
Wildfires in summer 2017
access to information for wildfire loss cases 19B:1405-1410, 33B:1355, 33B:1655, 37B:1145, 63A:1615
back burning 33B:1620-1655
firefighters and first responders 27A:1115-1120
firefighters commended 33B:1620
harvesting of timber in impacted areas 33B:1755, 58B:1050, 71A:1820
impact
business permitting processes 33B:1755
businesses 27A:1110-1115, 43A:1845, 71A:1820
businesses and communities 29A:1815, 42A:1640-1645, 46B:1045-1050, 50B:1415
communities and First Nations 47B:1735
guide-outfitters and trappers 29A:1630-1640, 66A:1615-1620
placer mining 55B:1140-1150
timber bids 29A:1625
volunteer fire departments 27A:1120-1125, 35B:1755, 42A:1650, 59A:1345, 71A:1825
response 14B:1400-1405, 15B:1355-1400, 27A:1100-1125, 33B:1640-1655, 59B:1720
evacuation orders and alerts 27A:1110-1115
response and recovery 28A:1430-1435
claims and compensation cases 33B:1620-1655
communications 29A:1815-1820
communications and last-mile initiative 71A:1815
funding and programs 25B:1105-1110, 29A:1745-1800, 29A:1815, 42A:1635-1645, 46B:1050-1100, 65A:1135, 66A:1610-1625, 71A:1815
working group 71A:1810-1820
Williams Lake, drinking water quality and testing in area communities 54A:1725
Women's Enterprise Centre, funding 43A:1745
Olsen, Adam (Saanich North and the Islands)

As subject
comments on referendum on electoral reform (Weaver) 43B:1830
commitment to service and valuing others 26B:1410
experience as municipal councillor 57B:1750
membership on Finance Committee (Farnworth) 26B:1440
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, role 49A:1435
Acting Information and Privacy Commissioner Continuation Act (Bill 4), debate 24B:1340
Alert Bay, ministers' meeting with First Nations in area re fish farms 47A:1750
Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities, role 57B:1750
Barrett, Jessica, article on Vancouver housing affordability 52B:1410
Bayside Middle School, outdoor classroom and peace pole 23B:1020
B.C. Hydro, mandate re clean energy 63B:1420
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government
campaign financing regulation 27B:1125, 27B:1140
energy policies 58B:1035-1040
role as opposition 19B:1635
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 42B:1400, 43B:1655
B.C. NDP government
opportunities 19B:1630-1635
policies, energy issues 58B:1035-1040
Budget debate 19B:1620-1645
Budgets
2017-18 budget and update 19B:1625-1645
election-year budgets 38B:1405, 42B:1405
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, reporting on Port Mann Bridge project 17B:1410-1415
Carbon tax 19B:1625
Chief forester, role 35B:1715
Child care, affordability and availability 19B:1630, 19B:1645
Children and youth, early childhood development, government investment 19B:1630, 19B:1645
Climate change
government action 19B:1625
impact on communities 19B:1625
Communities, resilience and government support 19B:1625-1645
Confidence and supply agreement secretariat, staff, applicability of lobbyists regulation 59B:1425
Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5), debate 38B:1400-1410, 40B:1655, 42B:1400-1405
Constitution, provisions 42B:1400-1405
Democracy, role of citizens 38B:1400
Economy
changes and role of technology 19B:1625-1630, 19B:1640-1645
government strategy 19B:1625-1630, 19B:1640-1645
Green Party position 19B:1625
sustainable development
emerging economy task force 19B:1625, 19B:1640
innovation commission initiative 19B:1625, 19B:1640
Edmonton, violent incident and victims 26B:1405
Education, government investment 19B:1630, 19B:1645
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3)
debate 27B:1125-1140, 64B:1610-1615, 64B:1735
amendments to bill 64B:1600, 64B:1610
debate in Legislature 64B:1600
retroactivity 64B:1735
Election campaign financing
ban on corporate, union and out-of-province donations 27B:1125
direct public subsidies 27B:1130-1135, 64B:1610-1615
donations, information and reporting 64B:1600
reform and transition fund for political parties 27B:1125-1140, 64B:1610-1615
reform, Green Party position 27B:1130-1135
regulations 64B:1735
regulations, application to third-party activities 27B:1135
spending, reimbursement of expenses 64B:1610-1615
Elections
2017 general election results 40B:1655
advertising and communications
regulation of third-party advertising and communications 27B:1135
"troll truck" advertising during 2017 general election 27B:1135
electoral reform 38B:1610
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 43B:1645-1655
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6)
debate 43B:1645-1655, 71B:1540, 72B:1150-1155
amendments 72B:1150-1155
Elliot, Charles, peace pole project 23B:1020
Energy
clean energy development 63B:1420, 69B:1030-1035
electricity rate freeze and government announcement 58B:1035
government policy 58B:1035-1040
power supply, market and prices 69B:1030
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 63B:1420
Environment, ecosystem protection 44B:1020-1025
Falcon, Kevin, comments on election-year budgets 42B:1405
Ferries and ferry services system 19B:1635, 19B:1645
First Nations and Indigenous persons
consent to projects 47A:1755
Douglas treaties and pre-Confederation treaties 49A:1335
protection of cultural and sacred sites 44B:1010
reconciliation 23B:1020
relationship with government 15B:1340-1345, 19B:1620, 48A:1120
First Nations Heritage Protection and Conservation Act, 2017 (Bill M205), debate 44B:1010-1015
Fish, protection of salmon and role in ecosystem 44B:1020-1030
Fixed election date
change to fall date and related issues 38B:1405, 42B:1400-1405
legislation, private members' bills 42B:1400-1405
Forests and forest industry
allowable annual cut 35B:1715, 35B:1725
forest inventory, data collection 35B:1705-1725
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry, estimates debate 35B:1705-1725
Government
majority governments 57B:1750
minority governments 42B:1400
minority governments and power of MLAs 19B:1630-1635
public consultation and engagement 38B:1405
public engagement and trust 27B:1125-1130
public trust 38B:1610-1620
Grace Islet, protection 44B:1010
Green Party of B.C.
election platform 19B:1625, 19B:1640
official party status 38B:1410, 40B:1655
policy on donations to party 27B:1125, 64B:1735
position on issues
campaign financing reform and legislation 27B:1130-1135
economy 19B:1625
lobbyists regulation reform 38B:1610-1620
referendum on electoral reform 43B:1650
Gulf Islands Secondary School, students, attendance at question period and feedback 71B:1350
Housing, affordable housing, government action 19B:1635-1645, 52B:1405-1410
Income assistance, basic income proposal and pilot project 19B:1630, 19B:1645
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 47A:1750-1755, 48A:1120, 49A:1335, 49A:1425-1435
role and responsibilities 48A:1120, 49A:1430-1435
Information and Privacy Commissioner
acting commissioner, continuation of term 24B:1340
report on lobbyists regulation 38B:1610-1620
Information and Privacy Commissioner Appointment Special Committee, work of committee 24B:1340
Introductions by members 30B:1010, 40B:1340, 43B:1345-1350, 43B:1455, 44B:1010, 58B:1010, 62B:1010, 72B:1010, 72B:1055
Jobs, Trade and Technology Ministry, estimates debate 47A:1600
Karagianis, Maurine, work as MLA 44B:1010
Labour, automation 19B:1625-1630
Land, certainty of jurisdiction over land and resources 47A:1755
Las Vegas, shooting incident and victims 26B:1405
Legislature
bills process, committee stage and third reading
amendments process and drafting 59B:1425, 59B:1440
amendments process and notification 63B:1725-1730, 72B:1150-1155
members' conduct during question period 71B:1350
opposition, role and fragmentation concept 40B:1655
question period, public reaction to question period 71B:1350
Lobbyists
regulation
reform and Green Party position 38B:1610-1620
two-year prohibition for former public office holders 38B:1615, 59B:1425-1440
role 38B:1610
Lobbyists Registration Act, review 38B:1620
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 8)
debate 38B:1610-1620, 59B:1425-1440
definitions, "former public office holder" 59B:1425-1440
Local Elections Campaign Financing Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 15)
debate 57B:1750-1755, 63B:1720-1730, 66B:1450
amendments to bill 63B:1720-1730
regulations 63B:1720-1725
Local government
governance and role of provincial government 19B:1640
governance, relationship-building approach 57B:1750
relationship with provincial government 57B:1750-1755
Local government elections
campaign financing, contribution limits and self-financing 63B:1720-1730
campaign financing, reform and regulation 57B:1750-1755, 66B:1450
third-party advertisers and organizations 66B:1450
Masonry, automation 19B:1630
MLAs
collaboration 19B:1630-1635
cooperation 43B:1645-1655
independent members 27B:1130
Ministerial statements (response)
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples 15B:1340-1345
Newfoundland and Labrador, Muskrat Falls power project 64B:1410, 69B:1035
Oil and gas
hydraulic fracturing, health and safety issues 54B:1415
oversight and regulation, unauthorized dams 54B:1415
Oil and Gas Commission, operations and role 54B:1415
Oral questions
Data tracking and regulation of real estate industry 30B:1035-1040
Government energy policy 58B:1035-1040
Inquiry into Port Mann Bridge project 17B:1410-1415
Oil and Gas Commission and oversight of industry activities 54B:1415
Review of ride-sharing and taxi industries 41B:1030-1035
Site C power project and electricity rates 64B:1410
Site C power project costs and alternative energy 69B:1030-1035
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, report on democracy and funding of political parties and campaigns 64B:1615
Peninsula Streams Society, work of organization 44B:1020-1025
Politics and politicians
independent political candidates 27B:1130
money and politics 27B:1125
political parties, financial reporting 64B:1600
Port Mann Bridge, replacement project, management and review 17B:1410-1415
Post-secondary education, government investment 19B:1630
Real estate industry, housing market
data collection 30B:1035-1040
speculation 19B:1640-1645
Recognized political parties, recognition and definition in legislation 38B:1410, 40B:1655
Referendum on electoral reform 43B:1645-1655, 71B:1540, 72B:1150-1155
Green Party of B.C. position 43B:1650
Rental housing
availability 52B:1405
fixed-term leases, vacate clauses and rent increases 52B:1405-1410, 57B:1650
Residential tenancy branch, enforcement activities and administrative penalties 57B:1650-1655
Resources and resource industries, role in economy 19B:1625
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing
regulation and government plan 43B:1645-1650
transportation network companies, consultation by government 41B:1030-1035
Rivers and streams, streamkeeping activities 44B:1020-1025
Saanich North and the Islands constituency and area
description and role in economy 58B:1020
issues and concerns 19B:1635-1640
Saltspring Island, incorporation debate 19B:1640
SENĆOŦEN language, use of term TITEL and valuing others 26B:1410
Site C power project
continuation costs and impacts 64B:1410
government position and decision process 64B:1410
project and alternatives 69B:1035
project and disruptive technology 69B:1035
project and electricity rates 64B:1410
report and recommendations 64B:1410
review 69B:1035
tension cracks 64B:1410
Skills training, career transitions and worker retraining 19B:1630
Social welfare, support system for vulnerable persons 19B:1630, 19B:1645
Statements by members
Comments on question period by Gulf Islands Secondary students 71B:1350
Outdoor classroom and garden project at Bayside Middle School 23B:1020
Peninsula Streams Society and ecosystem protection 44B:1020-1025
Saanich North and the Islands constituency 58B:1020
TITEL – We value each other 26B:1405-1410
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on Tsilhqot'in Nation land title and government response 47A:1755
Taxi industry, review of taxi industry and ride-hailing services, terms of reference 41B:1030-1035
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 16), debate 52B:1405-1410, 57B:1650-1655
Tolls, tolling policy 19B:1635, 19B:1645
Union of B.C. Municipalities, annual convention and role 57B:1750-1755
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples
adoption and implementation 15B:1340-1345, 19B:1620, 47A:1600
implementation process and issues 47A:1750-1755, 49A:1425-1430
Vancouver, housing affordability and housing market 52B:1410
Victoria, amalgamation debate re area municipalities 19B:1640
Violence, acts of violence and response 26B:1405-1410
Wildlife, populations and status 44B:1020-1025
Wilkinson, Andrew, committee debate on campaign financing legislation 64B:1600

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