Second Session, 41st Parliament – 2017
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

SUBJECT INDEX
topics, places, people
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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A Way Home Kamloops

Organization and youth team (Stone) 36B:1350
AAC See Allowable annual cut under Forests and forest industry
Abacus Data

Poll on electoral systems See Broadbent Institute
Abbotsford, B.C.

Courthouse project (Eby) 55A:1130 (Wilkinson) 55A:1130
Overdose deaths (Darcy) 47B:1335
Abbotsford-Mission constituency and area

Agriculture industry and power supply (Gibson) 67B:1125
Berry farming (Gibson) 21B:1450
Communities and representation (Gibson) 68B:1645-1650, 72B:1105
Description (Gibson) 21B:1435-1440
ABE See Adult basic education
Aboriginal Affairs Committee

Role (Fraser) 49A:1440 (Olsen) 49A:1435
Aboriginal Business and Investment Council See Indigenous Business and Investment Council
Aboriginal friendship centres See Friendship centres under First Nations and Indigenous persons
Aboriginal Justice Council See British Columbia Aboriginal Justice Council
Aboriginal peoples See First Nations and Indigenous persons; Métis
Aboriginal tourism See Tourism
Above and Beyond Awards See Emergencies
Abuse See Violence; Sexual violence
Access North project on accessible parks See Spinal Cord Injury British Columbia
Accidents

Highway/traffic accidents See Accidents under Automobiles
Workplace injuries See Occupational health and safety
ACE See Administration and Cost of Elections Project
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome See AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
ACT teams See Programs and services, assertive community treatment program under Mental health
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Bill 1)

(Minister of Justice) 1R, 11B:1430-1435
Debate, speakers (Eby) 11B:1430-1435
Acting Information and Privacy Commissioner Continuation Act (Bill 4)

(Minister of Citizens' Services) 1R, 22B:1345; 2R, 24B:1335-1340; C, 26B:1445-1510; 3R, 26B:1515; RA, 31B:1730
Debate, speakers (Olsen) 24B:1340 (Sims) 22B:1345, 24B:1335-1340, 26B:1445-1510 (Thomson) 24B:1340, 26B:1445-1510
Purpose (Sims) 22B:1345
ACTS Arts Centre, Maple Ridge, B.C.

Role and events (D'Eith) 33B:1340-1345
Addiction See Substance use and addiction; Mental illness and addiction under Mental health
Address to the House See Inslee, Jay
Administration and Cost of Elections Project

Information on electoral systems (Morris) 52B:1600-1620
Administrative tribunals

Governance (Bains) 31A:1605
Adoption See also Foster care

Adoption of foster children (Conroy) 52A:1425 (Throness) 52A:1420
Adoption process (Conroy) 52A:1425-1430 (Throness) 52A:1425
Awareness (Simons) 57B:1345
Adult basic education

Accessibility (Beare) 36B:1530 (Chandra Herbert) 21B:1750 (Kahlon) 25B:1140
Adult upgrading grant (Cadieux) 57A:1500 (Mark) 57A:1500
Education (Cadieux) 57A:1445-1500 (Chow) 19B:1745 (D'Eith) 18B:1125 (Dix) 15B:1705 (Elmore) 13B:1020 (Fleming) 13B:1030 (Fraser) 24B:1435-1440 (James) 12B:1445 (Kahlon) 21B:1420 (Lee) 22B:1555 (Mark) 17B:1740, 57A:1445, 57A:1450-1500 (Mungall) 22B:1445-1450 (Sims) 13B:1135 (Throne speech) 11B:1420
Education and funding (Donaldson) 17B:1535
Elimination of tuition fees (Horgan) 22B:1755 (Leonard) 21B:1715 (Rice) 17B:1620
Post-secondary programs (Cadieux) 57A:1450 (Mark) 57A:1450
Advanced education See Post-secondary education; Post-secondary education funding; Post-secondary institutions
Advanced Education Ministry

Former minister See Virk, Amrik
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry

Estimates
debate 57A:1440-1845
speakers (Barnett) 57A:1715-1725 (Bond) 57A:1740-1800 (Cadieux) 57A:1520, 57A:1545-1700, 57A:1840 (Gibson) 57A:1450-1515, 57A:1525-1545, 57A:1830-1840 (Mark) 57A:1440-1700, 57A:1715-1840 (Morris) 57A:1730-1740 (Oakes) 57A:1825-1830 (Rustad) 57A:1815-1825 (Sultan) 57A:1805-1815 (Thornthwaite) 57A:1800-1805
Budget (Cadieux) 57A:1700 (Mark) 57A:1715
Mandate letter (Gibson) 57A:1450, 57A:1545 (Mark) 17B:1740, 57A:1455, 57A:1525, 57A:1545
Role and responsibilities (Mark) 57A:1440-1450 (Ralston) 45A:1340
Staff (Mark) 57A:1440
Staff commended (Cadieux) 57A:1840
Work with Health Ministry (Bond) 57A:1745 (Dix) 35A:1645 (Mark) 57A:1745
Advantage B.C. program See Tax credits to banks under Financial services industry
Adventure Tourism Coalition

Work of organization (Beare) 66A:1430-1435, 68A:1610 (Bond) 66A:1420
Advertising

Elections See Elections
Advisory Council on Finfish Aquaculture (federal)

Report recommendations (Popham) 15B:1420
Aerospace industry See also Airline industry; Airports; Aviation

Digital technology and skills training (Letnick) 69B:1005
Affordability and cost of living issues See Consumers; Affordable housing under Housing
After-school care programs See Out-of-school care programs under Education
Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival

Events (Throness) 30B:1015
Aging See Seniors

Impact of aging population See Impact of demographic trends under Health care system
Agricultural Land Commission See also Agricultural land reserve

Applications (Gibson) 44B:1045-1050 (Letnick) 44B:1050 (Popham) 44B:1050-1055
Applications, non-farm-use applications See also Non-farm use under Agricultural land reserve
(Paton) 29A:1525
Budget and operations (Letnick) 22B:1525
Bylaw enforcement and budget (Paton) 29A:1635-1645 (Popham) 29A:1640-1650
Decisions, regional panel system See Regional panel system below
Independence and policy on communications from elected officials (Clovechok) 40B:1410 (de Jong) 40B:1420 (Letnick) 29A:1450-1500, 44B:1055 (Paton) 40B:1405-1410, 47B:1425-1430 (Popham) 29A:1455-1500, 40B:1405-1420, 47B:1430 (Stilwell) 40B:1415
Independence and role (Gibson) 44B:1045-1050 (Letnick) 44B:1050-1055 (Popham) 44B:1050-1055
Integrity (Popham) 29A:1505
Mandate See also Independence and role above
(Popham) 29A:1505
Regional panel system and replacement with provincial panel (Paton) 29A:1500, 29A:1530 (Popham) 29A:1505-1510, 29A:1530
Revitalization (Popham) 15B:1540, 40B:1415
Agricultural Land Commission Act

Amendments, petition tabled (Weaver) 65B:1050
Agricultural land reserve See also Agricultural Land Commission

Changes, stakeholder consultation (Paton) 29A:1505-1520 (Popham) 29A:1505-1520
Legislation See Property Law and Land Title Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M202)
Non-farm use See Uses below; Applications, non-farm use under Agricultural Land Commission
Protection and government policies (Popham) 24B:1655-1700, 24B:1710, 44B:1050-1055
Protection from real estate speculation See also Residential housing, regulation below
(Weaver) 31B:1330
Residential housing, regulation of size and location (Paton) 29A:1535-1540 (Popham) 29A:1545
Revitalization (Popham) 15B:1540
Status (Letnick) 29A:1500
Uses
agritourism operations (Paton) 29A:1535
breweries (Paton) 29A:1535 (Popham) 29A:1535
carbon offsets (Popham) 29A:1555-1600
non-farm use (Paton) 29A:1520-1525 (Popham) 29A:1525-1530
Zones, reversion to single zone (Paton) 29A:1500-1510 (Popham) 29A:1505-1520
Zones, zone 2 lands (Popham) 29A:1520
Agriculture

Agrifood industry See Food and food industry
Agritourism See Tourism
Agrologists and advisory program See also Extension services below
(Oakes) 29A:1805 (Popham) 29A:1815
Automation and technology (Bains) 31A:1535-1540 (Cadieux) 31A:1535
Business risk management programs See Financial assistance and insurance programs below
Canadian agricultural partnership agreement and funding (Letnick) 29A:1440-1450 (Popham) 29A:1445-1455
Compensation for damage See Financial assistance and insurance programs below
Dairy industry See Dairy industry
Donations of food See Food and food industry
Emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Exports and markets (Letnick) 28A:1535, 28A:1615 (Popham) 28A:1535, 28A:1615
Exports and markets, domestic and export markets (Letnick) 31A:1425 (Popham) 24B:1700
Extension services (Letnick) 30A:1105-1110 (Popham) 30A:1105-1110
Farm animals See Animals; Dairy industry; Livestock industry; Poultry industry
Farm animals, livestock slaughter See Slaughter facilities under Food and food industry
Farmers
government strategy and report re new entrants (Letnick) 28A:1545-1550 (Popham) 28A:1550
new farmers (Paton) 28A:1550 (Popham) 28A:1550
programs for new entrants (Paton) 28A:1550-1600
role and work (D'Eith) 55B:1025 (Paton) 55B:1015
supplementary income (Paton) 29A:1525
young farmers (Furstenau) 36B:1605 (Popham) 15B:1535, 24B:1700
Farmers markets (Dean) 19B:1340-1345 (Kang) 43B:1355 (Letnick) 30A:1135 (Popham) 30A:1140-1145
Farmland See also Agricultural land reserve
access and costs (Popham) 24B:1700
access and crop production (Popham) 28A:1540
dumping of waste and use as landfills See Landfills on farmland under Waste management
protection (Furstenau) 36B:1605 (Paton) 31A:1355-1400 (Popham) 29A:1520
protection and foreign ownership (Paton) 29A:1550-1600 (Popham) 29A:1555-1600 (Weaver) 31B:1330, 44B:1045
protection and mega-homes issue See Residential housing under Agricultural land reserve
protection and residential development, petition tabled (Weaver) 65B:1050
protection and stakeholder consultation (Barnett) 29A:1600
Farmworkers See Workers below
Federal-provincial funding initiative See Growing Forward initiative below
Federal-provincial policy framework See Canadian agricultural partnership agreement above
Financial assistance and insurance programs
AgriRecovery program (Barnett) 30A:1145 (Dean) 39B:1010 (Donaldson) 33B:1710, 35B:1425 (Popham) 15B:1530, 24B:1650, 29A:1745-1800, 31A:1335
AgriStability program (Popham) 29A:1705, 29A:1745
compensation for wildlife damage (Paton) 31A:1345-1355 (Popham) 31A:1350-1355
federal-provincial agreement (Barnett) 29A:1600-1605 (Popham) 29A:1605
programs (Letnick) 29A:1450 (Oakes) 29A:1740-1755 (Popham) 29A:1445-1450, 29A:1710, 29A:1745-1800
programs and review (Popham) 31A:1340-1345 (Rustad) 31A:1335-1340
Fruit and nut production See Food and food industry
Fruit stalls See Fruit and vegetable sales under Food and food industry
Government support and funding (Letnick) 30A:1110-1115 (Popham) 30A:1110 (Wat) 47A:1510-1515
Government support and initiatives (Dean) 39B:1010 (Letnick) 31A:1410-1415 (Popham) 15B:1530-1540, 24B:1650-1710, 29A:1655-1715, 30A:1145, 31A:1410-1425
Greenhouse industry (Paton) 28A:1640 (Popham) 28A:1630-1635
Greenhouse industry, cannabis production See Production facilities under Cannabis
Greenhouse industry, carbon tax issues See Carbon tax
Growing Forward initiative (Letnick) 22B:1525
Industry
conditions (Letnick) 28A:1535-1540, 30A:1110 (Popham) 28A:1535-1545, 30A:1110
impact of carbon tax See Carbon tax
industry (Leonard) 25B:1120 (Paton) 55B:1015 (Popham) 55B:1005 (Rustad) 24B:1715
industry and government support (Gibson) 21B:1450 (Letnick) 22B:1520-1525
industry in regions of B.C. (Popham) 28A:1715-1720
power supply (Gibson) 67B:1125
revenues and employment (Letnick) 28A:1525
Locally grown food See Food and food industry
Marketing boards (Sims) 63A:1535 (Thomson) 63A:1535-1540
New entrants See Farmers above
Organic farming (Letnick) 30A:1125-1135 (Popham) 30A:1130-1135
Organic food products See Food and food industry
Pest control, armyworm (Paton) 29A:1825, 30A:1120 (Popham) 30A:1125
Production of feed and fertilizer (Letnick) 28A:1810 (Popham) 28A:1810
Products, promotion of B.C. products See Buy B.C. program; Buy Local program
Replant program See Tree fruit industry under Food and food industry
Role in economy and communities (Popham) 28A:1520
Slash burning practices (Letnick) 28A:1730-1735
Supply management system (Paton) 28A:1600 (Popham) 28A:1600 (Ralston) 47A:1515 (Wat) 47A:1510-1515
Tree fruit industry See Food and food industry
Workers and wages See also Wage levels, impact on agriculture industry under Wages and salaries
(Letnick) 28A:1645 (Paton) 28A:1640
Workers, seasonal workers and accommodations (Sturdy) 57B:1620 (Thomson) 57B:1610-1615
Agriculture Ministry

Estimates
debate 28A:1520-1815, 29A:1440-1840, 30A:1100-1145, 31A:1335-1430
speakers (Barnett) 29A:1600-1605, 29A:1615-1620, 29A:1835, 30A:1145 (Letnick) 28A:1520-1550, 28A:1605-1700, 28A:1720-1745, 28A:1755-1810, 29A:1440-1500, 29A:1815, 30A:1100-1135, 31A:1405-1430 (Milobar) 29A:1545 (Oakes) 29A:1735-1820 (Paton) 28A:1550-1600, 28A:1640, 28A:1715, 29A:1500-1540, 29A:1550-1600, 29A:1640-1645, 29A:1825, 30A:1120, 31A:1345-1400, 31A:1430 (Popham) 28A:1520, 28A:1530-1635, 28A:1645-1815, 29A:1440-1625, 29A:1640-1835, 30A:1105-1145, 31A:1335-1430 (Rustad) 31A:1335-1340 (Tegart) 29A:1620, 29A:1650-1710, 29A:1725-1735 (Thornthwaite) 28A:1700-1715 (Throness) 28A:1745-1750
Animal Health Centre See Animal Health Centre, Abbotsford, B.C.
Aquaculture component (Milobar) 44B:1055, 47B:1430 (Popham) 47B:1435
Budget, allocation to wildfire recovery (Popham) 29A:1730-1735 (Tegart) 29A:1730-1735
Budget and operations (Letnick) 28A:1525, 28A:1605-1615, 30A:1110-1115 (Popham) 28A:1610-1615, 30A:1110
Estimates process (Letnick) 28A:1520-1525, 31A:1425-1430 (Paton) 31A:1430 (Popham) 24B:1645, 31A:1430
Mandate See Role and responsibilities below
Minister and staff thanked (Oakes) 29A:1735
Minister, letter to fish farm operator (Bernier) 36B:1420 (de Jong) 36B:1425 (Fraser) 47A:1735 (Kyllo) 45A:1515, 45A:1540 (Milobar) 36B:1410-1415, 37B:1130, 41B:1025 (Ralston) 45A:1550 (Ross) 36B:1415-1420, 40B:1420, 60B:1020 (Rustad) 35B:1815-1820, 47A:1730-1735 (Stilwell) 37B:1135-1140
Minister, role re Agricultural Land Commission See Independence and role under Agricultural Land Commission
Role and responsibilities (Letnick) 30A:1115 (Popham) 30A:1115-1120
Role in wildfire response and recovery (Oakes) 29A:1815-1820 (Popham) 29A:1810-1820
Staff (Popham) 28A:1520, 29A:1440
Staff, contact information (Popham) 29A:1730 (Tegart) 29A:1725-1730
AgriRecovery program See Financial assistance and insurance programs under Agriculture
AgriStability program See Financial assistance and insurance programs under Agriculture
Ahmadiyya Community

Muslim movement and activities (Kahlon) 47B:1355
Run for Delta fundraiser (Kahlon) 47B:1355
AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

Disclosure of HIV status and criminalization issue (Sultan) 67B:1040
Treatment and services (Chandra Herbert) 67B:1040-1045 (Sultan) 67B:1035-1050
Air

Greenhouse gas emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Airbnb

Operations (Beare) 68A:1500-1505 (Clovechok) 68A:1500-1505
Airline industry See also Aerospace industry; Airports; Aviation

Impact of carbon tax See Carbon tax
Seattle-Vancouver floatplane service proposal (Horgan) 62B:1125 (Inslee) 62B:1110
Airports See also Aviation

Small regional airports, air access program and grants (Bond) 47B:1635 (Trevena) 47B:1640
Ajax mine project

Application process (Mungall) 54B:1515 (Shypitka) 54B:1515
Application process and First Nations consultation (Heyman) 52A:1735-1740 (Milobar) 52A:1735-1740
Alaska

Partnership with B.C., California, Oregon and Washington See Pacific Coast Collaborative
Transboundary watersheds protection, petition tabled (Furstenau) 71B:1430
Transboundary working group on water quality monitoring and mining See Mines and mining
Alaska Highway

Improvement projects, South Taylor Hill and Dawson Creek–Fort St. John sections (Bernier) 49B:1410-1415, 49B:1425 (Trevena) 49B:1420-1425
Alberta

Policy on coal-fired power plants (Mungall) 63B:1515 (Redies) 63B:1515
Power supply and clean energy (Davies) 24B:1420 (Kyllo) 17B:1650
Premier See Notley, Rachel
Purchase of electricity and use of wind power (Mungall) 63B:1515-1520 (Redies) 63B:1515
Alcohol

Beer See Beer and beer industry
Distilleries See Distilling industry
Impaired driving See Impaired driving
Liquor distribution and warehousing system, information technology (Eby) 56A:1800
Liquor distribution and warehousing system, sale of former facility and relocation to new site (Eby) 56A:1800 (Yap) 56A:1800
Liquor distribution branch See Liquor distribution branch
Liquor licensing, barber shops (Eby) 56A:1800
Liquor regulation (Eby) 56A:1535, 56A:1755-1810 (Yap) 56A:1755-1810
Liquor regulation review (Yap) 56A:1530
Liquor sales, wine sales in grocery stores and dispute with U.S. (Eby) 56A:1805 (Yap) 56A:1800-1805
Liquor stores, private stores and specialty wine stores (Eby) 56A:1810 (Yap) 56A:1810
Use and addiction See Substance use and addiction
Wholesale liquor pricing (Eby) 56A:1810 (Yap) 56A:1805-1810
Wine See Wine and wine industry
Alert Bay, B.C.

Ministers' meeting with First Nations in area re fish farms (Fraser) 47A:1740, 47A:1755 (Olsen) 47A:1750
Visit by Premier (Horgan) 71A:1825
All Chiefs Gathering

Meetings and participation (Sturdy) 66B:1555
Allan, John

Role in softwood lumber agreement negotiations (Donaldson) 35B:1600, 35B:1615
Allowable annual cut See Forests and forest industry
Alphonse, Shirley

Indigenous culture and language teachings (Dean) 32B:1035
AltaCorp Capital Inc.

Head of research See Lever, Dirk
AltaGas Inc.

LNG facility project (Ross) 56B:1740
Amani, Pedram

Academic achievements in physics (Ma) 19B:1350
Amazon.com Inc.

Headquarters location (Davies) 36B:1550 (Milobar) 31B:1350-1400 (Sultan) 36B:1520
Operations (Ralston) 14B:1530
Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park

Establishment, celebration (Bond) 54A:1730-1735 (Heyman) 54A:1735
Proposed World Heritage Site designation (Bond) 54A:1730-1735, 66A:1520 (Heyman) 54A:1735
Anderson, Terry

Comments on oil and gas industry (Mungall) 69B:1030
Angus Reid Institute

Study on electoral systems (Weaver) 45B:1555
Animal Health Centre, Abbotsford, B.C.

Scientific research on fish, review (Coleman) 43B:1410-1415 (Horgan) 43B:1410-1425, 43B:1435-1440 (Martin) 40B:1405 (Milobar) 40B:1355-1400, 41B:1020-1030, 43B:1415-1425, 44B:1055 (Paton) 41B:1030, 43B:1430-1435 (Popham) 40B:1355-1405, 41B:1025-1040 (Redies) 43B:1435 (Stilwell) 41B:1035-1040, 43B:1425-1430
Animals See also Fish; Wildlife

Breeders of cats and dogs, regulations (Popham) 28A:1705-1710 (Thornthwaite) 28A:1700-1710
Cruelty prevention and protection (Kang) 29B:1350
Cruelty prevention, funding (Letnick) 22B:1525
Farm animals See also Dairy industry; Livestock industry
disease prevention and management (Paton) 29A:1825 (Popham) 29A:1835
identification (Popham) 15B:1530-1535
standards of care (Popham) 28A:1710 (Thornthwaite) 28A:1710-1715
Guide and service dogs (Eby) 56A:1610 (Thornthwaite) 56A:1610
Invasive species See Invasive species
Pet breeders See Breeders above
Pets in rental housing See Rental housing
Slaughter for food industry See Slaughter facilities under Food and food industry
Anxiety disorders

Anxiety in children and youth, FRIENDS program (Darcy) 33A:1800 (Thornthwaite) 15B:1555, 33A:1800
Appeal Court See British Columbia Court of Appeal
Appendix

Address by the Hon. Jay Inslee, Governor, State of Washington 62B:1100-1135
Apples See Food and food industry
Apprenticeship See Skills training
Apprenticeship Recognition Week

Purpose (Chouhan) 54B:1400
Aquaculture

First Nations involvement in industry (Donaldson) 35B:1815-1820 (Horgan) 33B:1410 (Popham) 36B:1415-1420 (Ross) 33B:1410 (Rustad) 35B:1815 (Stilwell) 37B:1135
Fish farms See also Salmon farming below
advisory committees on finfish aquaculture See Advisory Council on Finfish Aquaculture (federal); Minister of Agriculture's Advisory Council on Finfish Aquaculture
closed-containment systems (Letnick) 28A:1800-1805 (Popham) 28A:1805 (Ross) 60B:1025
government policy (Letnick) 28A:1805 (Milobar) 44B:1055 (Paton) 33B:1405 (Popham) 28A:1805 (Ross) 60B:1020 (Routley) 60B:1025
letter from Agriculture Minister to fish farm operator See Agriculture Ministry
open-net farms and transition to closed-containment systems (Weaver) 15B:1420
open-net farms on migratory routes (Furstenau) 34B:1035 (Horgan) 34B:1035
regulation and federal government role (Popham) 15B:1420
regulation and government role (Donaldson) 35B:1815-1820 (Horgan) 33B:1405-1410, 37B:1135-1140 (Stilwell) 37B:1135-1140
tenures and review process (Horgan) 40B:1425, 43B:1410-1415 (Kyllo) 45A:1515, 45A:1540 (Martin) 40B:1405 (Popham) 40B:1405 (Ralston) 45A:1540 (Ross) 40B:1420-1425 (Rustad) 35B:1815-1820
Fish processing plants See Food and food industry
Government consultation with stakeholders See also Minister of Agriculture's Advisory Council on Finfish Aquaculture
(Horgan) 36B:1425-1430 (Milobar) 37B:1130 (Popham) 28A:1805, 36B:1415-1420, 37B:1130-1135
Industry (Routley) 60B:1025
Industry and government support (Kyllo) 45A:1515, 45A:1540 (Ralston) 45A:1525, 45A:1540
Ministerial responsibility (Milobar) 47B:1430
Salmon farming See also Fish farms above
(Ross) 60B:1015-1030
Salmon farming, research on disease and lice risks (Letnick) 28A:1755-1800 (Popham) 28A:1755-1800
ARC Resources Ltd.

Vice president See Anderson, Terry
Archer, Keith See Chief Electoral Officer
Argyle Secondary School, North Vancouver, B.C.

Expansion project (Fleming) 38A:1715, 40A:1445 (Thornthwaite) 38A:1710, 40A:1440
Armed forces

Veterans See War
Arnett, Steve

Community service (Routley) 26B:1350, 26B:1405
Arrow Park, B.C.

West Arrow Park ferry service, petition tabled (Conroy) 51B:1105
Arthritis

Awareness and incidence (Reid) 34B:1015
Arts and culture See also British Columbia Arts Council

Accessibility, performance space and inclusion for disabled persons (Beare) 68A:1630-1640 (Cadieux) 68A:1630-1635
Capital funding (Beare) 66A:1640 (Thornthwaite) 66A:1635-1640
Community events (Routledge) 34B:1015-1020
Creative sector (Beare) 36B:1530-1535
Creative sector, government investment (Chandra Herbert) 21B:1755
Government funding and support (Beare) 20B:1145, 66A:1640-1700 (Thornthwaite) 66A:1635-1700
Ministry responsible See Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry
Tax credit for families with children See Families
ASEAN See Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Ashoka's edicts See King Ashoka
Asian Canadians

South Asian community, seniors groups (Lee) 65B:1010
South Asian community, Sikhs See Sikh community
Asia-Pacific region See also particular countries

B.C. trade missions, trade with B.C., etc. See particular topics under Trade
India-Pakistan relations (Kahlon) 41B:1015-1020
Market for B.C. products, agriculture products (Wat) 65B:1040-1045
Market for B.C. products, LNG (Mungall) 54B:1750, 54B:1800 (Ross) 54B:1750
Assault See Violence; Sexual violence
Assessment of property See Property tax
Assistance dogs See Guide and service dogs under Animals
Assistance to Shelter Act

Purpose (Letnick) 50B:1820
Assisted dying

Regulation and services (Throness) 61B:1340
Assisted living

Supportive recovery residences See Supportive housing for mentally ill and addicted under Housing
Assisted-living facilities, services See Long-term and residential care
Association Advocating for Women and Community

Comments on government housing initiatives (Robinson) 19B:1605
Association of Southeast Asian Nations

B.C. trade offices in member countries See Trade and investment representatives and offices under Trade
Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities

Role (Olsen) 57B:1750
Attorney General Ministry

Estimates
debate 55A:1110-1140, 56A:1335-1815
speakers (Barnett) 56A:1425-1430 (Bond) 56A:1725, 56A:1735-1740 (Eby) 55A:1110-1140, 56A:1335-1455, 56A:1505-1655, 56A:1705-1815 (Isaacs) 56A:1520-1525 (Milobar) 56A:1715 (Morris) 56A:1510-1520 (Thornthwaite) 56A:1610 (Throness) 56A:1655 (Wilkinson) 55A:1115-1140, 56A:1335-1455, 56A:1505-1510 (Yap) 56A:1525-1605, 56A:1615-1655, 56A:1705-1710, 56A:1720-1725, 56A:1740-1810
Budget and responsibilities (Bains) 31A:1605 (Eby) 55A:1110-1140, 56A:1335-1345, 56A:1355-1425, 56A:1435-1445, 56A:1515-1535, 56A:1730-1735 (Morris) 56A:1510-1520 (Wilkinson) 55A:1115-1140, 56A:1335-1445 (Yap) 56A:1530
Consultation on issues (Eby) 55A:1135-1140, 56A:1345, 56A:1355-1410
Consultation on referendum on electoral reform (Eby) 71B:1515-1520, 71B:1530, 71B:1550
Gaming policy and enforcement branch See Gaming policy and enforcement branch
Legal services branch (Eby) 56A:1440
Legal services branch, office of legislative counsel (Eby) 34B:1005, 38B:1515
Liquor distribution branch See Liquor distribution branch
Mandate and funding See also Budget and responsibilities above
Mandate letter (Eby) 55A:1130 (Wilkinson) 55A:1130
Minister's office budget and staffing (Eby) 56A:1335-1340 (Wilkinson) 56A:1335-1345
Priorities (Eby) 56A:1535 (Yap) 56A:1530
Sheriff services division, role (Eby) 41B:1005, 50B:1510, 52B:1335-1340 (Weaver) 50B:1510-1515
Staff (Eby) 64B:1435
Staff thanked (Eby) 55A:1115
Staffing and compensation (Eby) 55A:1115-1125 (Wilkinson) 55A:1115-1125
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

Medication See Soliris under Prescription drugs
Auditor General

Auditor General for Local Government See Auditor General for Local Government
Reports and reviews, mining industry compliance and enforcement (Heyman) 54A:1450-1455 (Mungall) 54B:1515-1520, 54B:1530, 63B:1530-1540 (Shypitka) 54B:1515-1520, 63B:1530-1535
Reports and reviews, public accounts (Bond) 12B:1500, 14B:1425-1430
Reports tabled
2016-17 annual report (Speaker) 12B:1420
2016-17 financial statements (Speaker) 12B:1420
An Audit of the Contract for the Family Maintenance Enforcement Program, August 2017 (Speaker) 12B:1420
financial statement audit coverage plan 2018-19 to 2020-21 (Speaker) 74B:1005
An Independent Audit of Grizzly Bear Management, October 2017 (Speaker) 41B:1055
An Independent Audit of Grizzly Bear Management, revised report, October 2017 (Speaker) 61B:1420
An Independent Audit of the Regional Transportation Management Centre's Cybersecurity Controls, October 2017 (Speaker) 44B:1100
performance audit coverage plan 2017-18 to 2019-20 (Speaker) 74B:1005
Understanding Our Audit Opinion on B.C.'s 2016-17 Summary Financial Statements, September 2017 (Speaker) 12B:1420
Auditor General for Local Government

Audit services and role (Robinson) 59A:1625 (Stone) 59A:1620-1625
Aujla, Sarwan Singh

Contributions to pluralism and human rights (Kahlon) 41B:1015-1020
AuRico Gold Inc.

Kemess mine proposal and First Nations consultation (Mungall) 54B:1625, 54B:1640 (Rustad) 54B:1620-1640
Australia

Electoral system (Davies) 70B:1735 (Weaver) 43B:1845
Liquefied natural gas development (Johal) 47A:1600
Automobiles

Accidents See also Traffic safety
Accidents, cleanup of minor accidents (Thornthwaite) 39B:1030, 47B:1525 (Trevena) 47B:1525
Car-oriented communities See Communities
Clean energy vehicles See also Electric vehicles below
Clean energy vehicles, incentives (Heyman) 52A:1620 (Milobar) 52A:1620
Driver's licences, enhanced driver's licence (Coleman) 62B:1130
Electric vehicles and charging stations (Inslee) 62B:1115-1120 (Mungall) 56B:1545-1600 (Weaver) 56B:1545-1600
Electric vehicles and charging stations, power supply (Rustad) 24B:1720
Fuel See Fuel
Greenhouse gas emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Impaired driving See Impaired driving
Insurance
basic and optional coverage (Eby) 56A:1625-1640 (Yap) 56A:1615-1640
changes and stakeholder consultation (Eby) 56A:1605, 56A:1655
claims See Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
luxury vehicle coverage (Eby) 56A:1625-1630 (Yap) 56A:1625
no-fault insurance (Eby) 56A:1605 (Yap) 56A:1600
rates (Eby) 56A:1545, 56A:1600-1605, 56A:1635-1640 (Hunt) 19B:1720 (Throness) 14B:1805 (Yap) 56A:1555, 56A:1635
Legislation See Motor Vehicle Act; Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012
Noise See Vehicle noise reduction below
Registration fees, allocation of revenues to transportation plan (Stone) 59A:1730
Tires and recycling (Morris) 31B:1635-1640
Traffic safety, fines, violations See Traffic safety
Vehicle noise reduction (Chandra Herbert) 32B:1000-1015 (Milobar) 32B:1010-1015
Zero-emission vehicles See Clean energy vehicles above
Avcorp Industries Inc.

Operations (Letnick) 69B:1005
Aviation See also Aerospace industry; Airline industry; Airports

Women pilots (Thornthwaite) 60B:1125
Aviation fuel tax See Jet fuel tax under Fuel

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