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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E&N Railway See Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody, B.C.

Expansion project (Dix) 36A:1815 (Isaacs) 36A:1810-1815
Ear health and hearing impairment

Access to hearing assistance, Healthy Kids program for low-income children See Services for children and youth under Health care system
Services for deaf and hard-of-hearing children (Brar) 41B:1010-1015
Early childhood development See Children and youth
Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia

Consultation by government (Chen) 49A:1730 (Larson) 49A:1745
Study on child care plan costs (Larson) 49A:1755
Earthquakes

Earthquake preparedness drill See Great British Columbia Shakeout
Seismic upgrades to schools See Schools
Tsunamis, awareness (Rice) 54B:1345
East Fraser lands See Vancouver, B.C.
ECEBC See Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia
École Polytechnique, Montreal, Quebec

1989 massacre of women (Dean) 67B:1100 (Thornthwaite) 67B:1055
Economic Forecast Council

Work of organization (James) 41A:1140
Economy

"Boom-and-bust" model (Rice) 17B:1625
Changes and role of technology (Cadieux) 19B:1545 (Olsen) 19B:1625-1630, 19B:1640-1645
Competitiveness (Davies) 36B:1545 (Ralston) 69B:1020
Conditions (Bains) 31A:1705-1710 (Barnett) 36B:1625 (Bond) 12B:1455-1500, 12B:1510, 14B:1405, 14B:1425-1440, 14B:1455-1510 (Cadieux) 19B:1535, 19B:1545 (Chen) 31B:1625 (Clovechok) 21B:1810 (Coleman) 12B:1350, 13B:1110 (Davies) 24B:1405-1410, 36B:1555-1600 (Gibson) 21B:1445 (Horgan) 12B:1350, 57B:1405 (Isaacs) 21B:1655 (James) 12B:1425-1430, 30B:1100 (Johal) 16B:1145 (Kyllo) 17B:1640 (Ma) 14B:1650 (Martin) 20B:1115, 31A:1705 (Morris) 31B:1645 (Ralston) 14B:1510-1515, 14B:1525-1535 (Sims) 31B:1440 (Sullivan) 21B:1350 (Sultan) 36B:1505 (Thomson) 14B:1540-1550 (Thornthwaite) 31B:1720 (Throness) 14B:1755 (Weaver) 31B:1440-1445 (Yap) 21B:1610
Conditions and role of government (Coleman) 13B:1055 (Johal) 47A:1635 (Kyllo) 43A:1725, 45A:1505-1515 (Ralston) 45A:1400-1405, 47A:1635 (Redies) 22B:1800 (Stone) 19B:1445-1500
Cross-border issues and collaboration See Pacific Northwest area
Diversification (Glumac) 15B:1455 (Rice) 17B:1625-1630
Diversification, role in sustainable development See Sustainable development below
Diversification, small communities (Bond) 66A:1520
Economic development
balance with environmental and social values See Sustainable development below
community economic development (Donaldson) 34B:1100
rural economic development See Rural B.C. under British Columbia by region
Government strategy (Bernier) 15B:1725 (Bond) 12B:1455-1510, 30B:1140 (Cadieux) 19B:1530, 19B:1550 (Chen) 16B:1125-1130 (Chow) 19B:1740-1745 (Conroy) 19B:1820 (Davies) 24B:1405 (Dean) 21B:1630 (Elmore) 22B:1635 (Furstenau) 17B:1515 (Heyman) 14B:1605-1620 (Hunt) 19B:1725 (James) 22B:1825 (Johal) 17B:1430-1435, 45A:1435-1455, 47A:1630 (Larson) 21B:1525 (Lee) 22B:1600 (Leonard) 21B:1720 (Martin) 20B:1115-1125 (Morris) 14B:1625 (Olsen) 19B:1625-1630, 19B:1640-1645 (Polak) 22B:1725-1730, 23B:1140 (Ralston) 14B:1515, 14B:1525, 43A:1710-1725, 45A:1345-1410, 45A:1440-1455, 45A:1515, 47A:1540-1555, 47A:1620 (Redies) 22B:1810 (Ross) 16B:1115 (Simons) 16B:1035-1040 (Simpson) 19B:1525-1530 (Sims) 13B:1150 (Stone) 19B:1455 (Sturdy) 22B:1640, 22B:1700 (Sultan) 21B:1720, 45A:1340-1405 (Tegart) 19B:1805-1810 (Thomson) 14B:1545-1555 (Thornthwaite) 15B:1550, 24B:1500 (Trevena) 23B:1145-1150 (Wat) 24B:1640, 31B:1520 (Yap) 21B:1615
Green economy See Sustainable development below
Green Party position (Olsen) 19B:1625
Gross domestic product (James) 42A:1655 (Redies) 42A:1650
Growth (Bains) 31A:1450 (Bond) 12B:1455-1500, 14B:1440 (Yap) 31B:1550
Growth projections (Gibson) 21B:1445 (James) 41A:1135-1140 (Redies) 41A:1135-1140
Local economies (Throne speech) 11B:1425
Low-carbon economy See Sustainable development below
Role in funding government services (Begg) 22B:1545 (James) 12B:1425-1430 (Lee) 22B:1600 (Rustad) 14B:1720-1735 (Thornthwaite) 15B:1550-1555
Role in funding government services and infrastructure (Bernier) 15B:1735-1745
Role of wage levels See Wages and salaries
Sectors See Government strategy and sectoral strategies above; Industry; particular industries
Sustainable development
emerging economy task force (Barnett) 17B:1725, 53B:1010 (Bond) 45B:1500, 45B:1520-1525 (Dean) 21B:1630 (Heyman) 14B:1615 (James) 12B:1445, 45B:1520 (Johal) 45A:1555-1605 (Kahlon) 21B:1425-1430 (Morris) 14B:1625 (Olsen) 19B:1625, 19B:1640 (Ralston) 43A:1715, 45A:1345, 45A:1405, 45A:1440-1455, 45A:1555-1605 (Wat) 45B:1500-1505
innovation commission initiative (Begg) 22B:1550 (Darcy) 31B:1655 (Dean) 21B:1630 (Glumac) 15B:1440 (Heyman) 14B:1615 (James) 12B:1445 (Johal) 45A:1605 (Kang) 36B:1455 (Olsen) 19B:1625, 19B:1640 (Ralston) 43A:1715, 45A:1345, 45A:1440-1455, 45A:1555-1605 (Throne speech) 11B:1425
sustainable development (Chen) 16B:1130 (Furstenau) 17B:1515-1520, 36B:1605-1615 (Heyman) 52A:1455-1500 (James) 12B:1425-1430, 12B:1445-1450 (Rice) 17B:1625-1630
sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy (Darcy) 19B:1710 (Heyman) 14B:1605, 14B:1615 (Ralston) 45A:1645 (Robinson) 19B:1620 (Sturdy) 22B:1655
sustainable resource industries See Resources and resource industries
Ecotourism See Tourism
Edmonton, Alberta

Violent incident and victims (de Jong) 26B:1350-1355 (Farnworth) 26B:1350 (Olsen) 26B:1405
Education See also Adult basic education; Education funding; Post-secondary education; School districts; Schools; Skills training

Adult basic education See Adult basic education
After-school sports programs See Children's sports under Sports and recreation
Boards of education See School districts
Bullying issue See Bullying and harassment
Capital projects See Schools
Class size and composition (Darcy) 34A:1135 (Elmore) 22B:1630 (Fleming) 40A:1605 (Polak) 40A:1600-1605 (Thornthwaite) 34A:1135 (Throne speech) 11B:1420
Class size and composition, impact on school capacity See Schools
Class size and composition, K-to-3 class sizes (Fleming) 13B:1035
Classroom equipment and resources See also School supplies below
(Davies) 38A:1515-1525 (Fleming) 38A:1520-1525
Curriculum (Fleming) 13B:1040
Curriculum, implementation of new curriculum (Davies) 40A:1710 (Fleming) 38A:1530, 40A:1710
Education of Indigenous persons (Davies) 40A:1715-1725 (Fleming) 13B:1040-1045, 40A:1720-1735 (Ma) 61B:1340-1345 (Sturdy) 41B:1015
Education of Indigenous persons, graduation rate (Davies) 40A:1725 (Fleming) 40A:1730
Education of Indigenous persons, Tripartite Education Framework Agreement (Fleming) 40A:1720
Education tourism See Tourism
English language learning programs See English language learning programs
Foundation skills assessment See Standardized testing below
Fruit and vegetable program (Letnick) 31A:1410 (Popham) 31A:1410
Funding See Education funding
Government investment (Conroy) 19B:1820 (James) 22B:1825 (Kang) 14B:1740-1745 (Olsen) 19B:1630, 19B:1645 (Robinson) 19B:1615 (Sims) 13B:1130 (Trevena) 24B:1350
Independent schools, enrolment levels (Fleming) 40A:1650
Independent schools, funding See Education funding
International students (Hunt) 61A:1530
Mental health and addiction services in schools (Darcy) 33A:1730-1805, 34A:1115, 34A:1135-1140 (Thornthwaite) 33A:1730-1805, 34A:1135-1140, 35A:1705
Mental health and support services in schools (Fleming) 40A:1445-1545 (Horgan) 71A:1705-1710 (Polak) 40A:1540 (Thornthwaite) 40A:1440-1535
Non-teaching professionals (Fleming) 40A:1520, 40A:1540 (Thornthwaite) 40A:1515-1520, 40A:1535
Out-of-school care programs, partnerships (Chen) 50A:1755 (Larson) 50A:1750-1755
Parent advisory councils (Davies) 38A:1445 (Fleming) 38A:1435-1445
Role in poverty reduction See Reduction under Poverty
Rural education See System, rural education review below; Rural schools under Schools
Safety of students See Bullying and harassment
School counsellors See also Mental health above
(Beare) 36B:1535 (Thornthwaite) 71A:1705
School districts See School districts
School supplies (Fleming) 40A:1605-1620 (Polak) 40A:1605-1615
School supplies, B.C. back-to-school tax credit (Bond) 45B:1425 (James) 12B:1515, 30B:1105, 45B:1425 (Wat) 31B:1510 (Weaver) 31B:1505
Schools See Schools
Science, technology, engineering and math education See Science and technology
Seismic upgrades of school buildings See Schools
Standardized testing, foundation skills assessment (Davies) 40A:1655-1705 (Fleming) 40A:1655-1705
Standardized testing, foundation skills assessment, NDP position (Davies) 40A:1655 (Fleming) 40A:1655
Students and supports (Fleming) 38A:1345
Students, counselling and support See Mental health and addiction services; Mental health and support services; School counsellors above
System
conditions (Fleming) 13B:1030-1035
public system (Fleming) 40A:1650-1655
role in social welfare (Ma) 24B:1615
rural education review (Bond) 38A:1725, 38A:1735 (Fleming) 38A:1725
rural education review and release of report (Davies) 40A:1805-1810 (Fleming) 40A:1805-1815
stakeholders and consultation by government (Fleming) 38A:1730-1735
system (Bernier) 18B:1145 (Chandra Herbert) 21B:1745 (D'Eith) 18B:1120-1125 (Dix) 15B:1655 (Donaldson) 17B:1530-1535 (Elmore) 13B:1020 (Gibson) 18B:1110 (Heyman) 14B:1600 (James) 12B:1440 (Mungall) 22B:1455 (Routley) 17B:1440 (Simons) 16B:1035 (Sims) 13B:1130-1135 (Singh) 15B:1615, 18B:1140 (Throne speech) 11B:1420
system and initiatives (Fleming) 13B:1025-1045, 26B:1430-1435, 38A:1335-1345 (Ralston) 14B:1520-1525
Teachers See Teachers
Technology use See also Classroom equipment and resources above
Education funding

Capital funding (Bond) 43A:1550-1605 (Fleming) 38A:1350-1425, 38A:1625, 38A:1650 (James) 43A:1550-1605 (Lee) 22B:1555-1600 (Polak) 38A:1410-1420 (Sultan) 21B:1730
Capital funding for playgrounds (Cadieux) 38A:1555 (Davies) 38A:1435-1445 (Fleming) 38A:1435-1445, 38A:1600, 40A:1615
Classroom enhancement fund (Fleming) 40A:1555
Equipment, resources and supplies (Davies) 38A:1515-1525 (Fleming) 38A:1520-1525, 40A:1605-1620 (Polak) 40A:1605-1615
Federal funding of Indigenous education (Davies) 40A:1720 (Fleming) 40A:1720
Funding (Beare) 36B:1535 (Begg) 22B:1545 (Brar) 15B:1755 (Chandra Herbert) 21B:1745-1750 (Chen) 31B:1615 (Chow) 19B:1745 (Darcy) 19B:1710, 31B:1655 (Davies) 24B:1425 (Dean) 21B:1630 (D'Eith) 17B:1705, 18B:1120 (Elmore) 13B:1020, 22B:1630 (Fleming) 13B:1030-1045, 38A:1340-1345, 40A:1500, 40A:1535, 40A:1550-1600 (Hunt) 19B:1720 (James) 12B:1440 (Kahlon) 21B:1430 (Kang) 36B:1445 (Larson) 21B:1520 (Polak) 22B:1735, 40A:1550-1555 (Robinson) 31B:1540 (Simons) 18B:1150 (Sims) 31B:1430 (Singh) 15B:1615 (Sultan) 21B:1730 (Thornthwaite) 40A:1455-1500, 40A:1530 (Throne speech) 11B:1420 (Weaver) 15B:1640
Funding formula review (Bond) 38A:1715-1735 (Fleming) 38A:1720-1740, 40A:1535, 40A:1645, 40A:1655, 40A:1805-1815
Fundraising by parents (Davies) 38A:1445 (Fleming) 38A:1435-1445, 40A:1615
Independent schools (Fleming) 40A:1650-1655 (Polak) 40A:1645-1650
Rural education enhancement fund (Fleming) 40A:1645 (Polak) 40A:1640
Rural schools (Barnett) 18B:1120
Education Ministry

Estimates
debate 38A:1335-1740, 40A:1440-1815
speakers (Bond) 38A:1715, 38A:1725-1735 (Cadieux) 38A:1555, 38A:1615-1620, 38A:1630-1635 (Davies) 38A:1430-1445, 38A:1455-1545, 40A:1655-1725, 40A:1750-1810 (Fleming) 38A:1335-1600, 38A:1615-1740, 40A:1445-1620, 40A:1635-1815 (Isaacs) 38A:1650-1700 (Letnick) 38A:1545-1550 (Polak) 38A:1345-1400, 38A:1410-1425, 40A:1540-1620, 40A:1630-1650, 40A:1735-1750, 40A:1815 (Thornthwaite) 38A:1710, 40A:1440-1535 (Throness) 38A:1640-1645 (Weaver) 38A:1700-1710
Consultation with Green Party on issues (Fleming) 40A:1735-1745 (Polak) 40A:1735-1745
Estimates process (Fleming) 38A:1340-1345 (Polak) 38A:1345
Estimates process and written questions (Polak) 40A:1815
Mandate letter (Bond) 38A:1715 (Fleming) 38A:1425-1430, 38A:1525, 40A:1455 (Polak) 38A:1425, 40A:1735-1745 (Thornthwaite) 40A:1445
Minister's office budget and staffing (Davies) 40A:1750-1755 (Fleming) 40A:1755
Edwards, Patty

Work as constituency office caseworker (Fraser) 24B:1430
Eid Milad-un-Nabi

Celebration (Kahlon) 71B:1345
Elderly See Seniors
Election Act

Amendments See also Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3); Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M201)
(Eby) 19B:1340
Amendments in 1995 (Throness) 28B:1510-1515
Amendments proposed by Liberal Party (Wilkinson) 26B:1540
Application to referendum on electoral reform (Eby) 73B:1425-1430 (Martin) 73B:1425-1430
Provisions (Eby) 43B:1500
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3)

(Attorney General) 1R, 19B:1340; 2R, 26B:1525-1820, 27B:1050-1155, 28B:1330-1820, 29B:1435-1850; C, 64B:1435-1740; 3R, 64B:1745; RA, 73B:1455
Amdts: sec. 1 (Eby) 64B:1435, approved 64B:1435; sec. 3 (Eby) 64B:1450, approved 64B:1450; sec. 11 (Eby) 64B:1550, approved 64B:1550; to add sec. 15.1 (Eby) 64B:1600, approved 64B:1600; sec. 16 (Eby) 64B:1600, approved 64B:1605; sec. 17 (Eby) 64B:1605, approved 64B:1605
Amdts: to add sec. 18.1 (Eby) 64B:1605, approved 64B:1605; sec. 20 (Olsen) 64B:1610, ruled out of order 64B:1615; sec. 20 (Eby) 64B:1620, approved 64B:1640; sec. 22 (Eby) 64B:1715, approved 64B:1720; to add sec. 28.1 (Eby) 64B:1720, approved 64B:1720
Amdts: sec. 39 (Eby) 64B:1720, approved 64B:1725; sec. 46 (Eby) 64B:1725, approved 64B:1725; sec. 47 (Eby) 64B:1725, approved 64B:1725; sec. 50 (Eby) 64B:1725, approved 64B:1725; sec. 52 (Eby) 64B:1725, approved 64B:1725; sec. 61 (Eby) 64B:1725, approved 64B:1730
Amdts: sec. 64 (two amdts) (Eby) 64B:1735, 64B:1740, approved 64B:1740; sec. 66 (Eby) 64B:1740, approved 64B:1740
Divisions: 2R approved 29B:1845; referral to Committee of the Whole approved 29B:1850; amdt. to sec. 20 approved 64B:1640; sec. 20 as amended approved 64B:1710
Debate, speakers (Ashton) 28B:1645-1655 (Bains) 28B:1805-1820 (Barnett) 26B:1605-1615 (Bernier) 29B:1520-1540 (Brar) 28B:1655-1715 (Cadieux) 29B:1620-1645 (Chow) 29B:1540-1550 (Clovechok) 28B:1435-1450 (Coleman) 29B:1435-1500 (Davies) 27B:1050-1110 (Dean) 28B:1535-1550 (D'Eith) 28B:1745-1755 (Donaldson) 26B:1635-1640 (Eby) 19B:1340, 26B:1525-1530, 29B:1840, 64B:1435-1605, 64B:1620-1630, 64B:1650-1705, 64B:1715-1740 (Elmore) 29B:1810-1825 (Fleming) 28B:1355-1415 (Fraser) 28B:1615-1640 (Furstenau) 29B:1550-1600 (Glumac) 27B:1140-1155 (Heyman) 26B:1700-1715 (Isaacs) 26B:1745-1800 (James) 26B:1615-1625 (Kahlon) 26B:1725-1735 (Kang) 29B:1645-1705 (Krog) 29B:1730-1755 (Letnick) 28B:1415-1420 (Ma) 27B:1110-1125 (Mark) 28B:1420-1435 (Milobar) 29B:1705-1730 (Oakes) 26B:1640-1700 (Olsen) 27B:1125-1140, 64B:1610-1615, 64B:1735 (Polak) 29B:1755-1810 (Ralston) 28B:1450-1505 (Routley) 26B:1545-1605 (Simons) 29B:1600-1620 (Simpson) 26B:1800-1820 (Sims) 29B:1500-1520 (Singh) 26B:1745 (Stilwell) 28B:1330-1355 (Sultan) 26B:1715-1725 (Thomson) 28B:1555-1615 (Thornthwaite) 28B:1755-1805 (Throness) 28B:1505-1535 (Trevena) 29B:1825-1840 (Wat) 26B:1735-1745 (Weaver) 28B:1715-1745, 64B:1615-1620, 64B:1630 (Wilkinson) 26B:1530-1545, 64B:1435-1605, 64B:1620-1635, 64B:1650-1700, 64B:1715-1720, 64B:1730-1740 (Yap) 26B:1625-1630
Amendments to bill See also Amdts. above
(Chair) 64B:1615 (Coleman) 29B:1445 (Eby) 64B:1515, 64B:1620, 64B:1720 (Fraser) 28B:1640 (Milobar) 29B:1725 (Olsen) 64B:1600, 64B:1610 (Stilwell) 28B:1350 (Thomson) 28B:1605-1610 (Wilkinson) 64B:1620, 64B:1720
Debate by Liberal MLAs (Brar) 28B:1705 (Krog) 29B:1730-1735
Debate by NDP MLAs (Polak) 29B:1805
Debate in Legislature (Bernier) 29B:1520-1525 (Eby) 29B:1840 (Olsen) 64B:1600
Definitions
"election advertising" (Eby) 64B:1435
"major party" (Eby) 26B:1530, 64B:1440 (Wilkinson) 64B:1435
"pre-campaign period" (Eby) 64B:1440 (Wilkinson) 64B:1440
"specified communications" (Eby) 64B:1735
"third-party sponsor" (Eby) 64B:1720-1725
Media response (Clovechok) 28B:1445 (Stilwell) 28B:1340
Retroactivity (Coleman) 29B:1450 (Eby) 19B:1340, 64B:1735-1740 (Olsen) 64B:1735 (Polak) 29B:1805-1810 (Simpson) 26B:1815 (Wilkinson) 64B:1735
Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M201)

(Wilkinson) 1R, 15B:1345-1350
Debate, speakers (Wilkinson) 15B:1345-1350
First reading of bill (Speaker) 15B:1350 (Weaver) 15B:1350
Election campaign financing

Ban on corporate and union donations (Eby) 40B:1800, 41B:1140 (Rustad) 41B:1140-1145
Ban on corporate, union and out-of-province donations (Eby) 26B:1525 (Olsen) 27B:1125 (Ralston) 28B:1455-1500 (Robinson) 58A:1115 (Routley) 26B:1550-1555 (Trevena) 29B:1830
B.C. reputation and media coverage (Fleming) 28B:1400-1405 (Ralston) 28B:1455 (Sultan) 26B:1715
Contribution limits (Donaldson) 26B:1635 (Eby) 19B:1340, 26B:1525, 64B:1535-1550 (Glumac) 27B:1145 (Trevena) 29B:1830 (Wilkinson) 26B:1540, 64B:1535-1545
Direct public subsidies See also Reform and transition fund for political parties below
(Cadieux) 29B:1645 (Chow) 29B:1550 (Clovechok) 28B:1440-1445 (Donaldson) 26B:1640 (Fleming) 28B:1410 (Fraser) 28B:1630 (Glumac) 27B:1150-1155 (Krog) 29B:1735-1740 (Ma) 27B:1110-1115 (Milobar) 29B:1720 (Oakes) 26B:1645-1700 (Olsen) 27B:1130-1135, 64B:1610-1615 (Weaver) 28B:1720-1725, 28B:1735 (Wilkinson) 26B:1535 (Yap) 26B:1630
Donations See also Contribution limits above; particular parties
bans See Ban on corporate, union and out-of-province donations above
corporate donations (D'Eith) 28B:1750 (Ralston) 28B:1500-1505
donations-in-kind See also Regulations, application to third-party activities below
(Eby) 41B:1140-1145, 64B:1535-1545 (Rustad) 41B:1140-1145 (Throness) 28B:1510 (Wilkinson) 64B:1535-1545
information and reporting (Coleman) 29B:1450 (Eby) 41B:1130, 64B:1450, 64B:1550, 64B:1600-1605, 64B:1715 (Olsen) 64B:1600 (Wilkinson) 64B:1550, 64B:1605, 64B:1715
tax credits and deductions (Chow) 29B:1550 (Fleming) 28B:1410-1415 (Fraser) 28B:1615 (Heyman) 26B:1710 (James) 26B:1620 (Ralston) 28B:1505 (Weaver) 28B:1720
union donations (Clovechok) 28B:1435-1440 (Coleman) 29B:1435 (Stilwell) 28B:1335 (Thornthwaite) 28B:1800 (Throness) 14B:1815
Expenses See Spending below
Fundraising activities and events
activities and events (Cadieux) 29B:1630 (Eby) 64B:1455 (Kang) 29B:1650-1655 (Polak) 29B:1755-1800 (Wilkinson) 64B:1450-1455
activities of party leaders (Eby) 64B:1510-1525 (Wilkinson) 64B:1515-1525
events at private residences (Donaldson) 26B:1635-1640 (Eby) 64B:1455-1535 (Throness) 28B:1530-1535 (Wilkinson) 64B:1455-1530
notification and information (Eby) 26B:1530, 64B:1525-1535 (Wilkinson) 64B:1525-1530
Legislation See also Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3); Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M201)
(Cadieux) 29B:1620 (Eby) 56A:1415 (Fleming) 28B:1355-1400 (Isaacs) 26B:1745, 26B:1755-1800 (James) 26B:1615 (Oakes) 26B:1645 (Simpson) 26B:1800 (Stilwell) 28B:1330-1335 (Thomson) 28B:1600-1605 (Thornthwaite) 28B:1755 (Wat) 26B:1735 (Wilkinson) 26B:1540, 56A:1410-1415 (Yap) 26B:1625-1630
Loans to candidates, parties and third-party advertisers (Eby) 26B:1525, 64B:1725 (Wilkinson) 64B:1725
Public funding, transition fund for parties See Reform and transition fund for political parties below
Public funding via tax credits See Donations, tax credits above
Public per-vote funding model See Direct public subsidies above
Reform
Green Party position (Cadieux) 29B:1645 (Furstenau) 29B:1555 (Letnick) 28B:1420 (Milobar) 29B:1705, 29B:1720 (Olsen) 27B:1130-1135 (Thomson) 28B:1605 (Wilkinson) 26B:1545
Liberal Party position (Cadieux) 29B:1640 (Clovechok) 28B:1435 (D'Eith) 28B:1745, 28B:1755 (Fleming) 28B:1355 (Fraser) 28B:1635 (Heyman) 26B:1700 (Krog) 29B:1735-1755 (Ralston) 28B:1455 (Simpson) 26B:1800-1805 (Wilkinson) 26B:1540, 64B:1635
NDP position (Throness) 28B:1510-1515
reform (Bains) 28B:1805-1820 (Barnett) 38B:1435 (Chow) 29B:1540-1550 (Coleman) 72B:1025-1030 (D'Eith) 28B:1745-1755 (Donaldson) 26B:1635 (Eby) 24B:1525 (Elmore) 29B:1810-1825, 38B:1720 (Fleming) 28B:1355-1415 (Furstenau) 29B:1550-1600 (Glumac) 27B:1140-1155 (Heyman) 26B:1700-1715 (Horgan) 23B:1055, 72B:1030 (Isaacs) 52B:1710 (Kahlon) 26B:1725-1735 (Kang) 29B:1645-1705 (Mark) 28B:1425-1435 (Ralston) 28B:1455-1505 (Robinson) 19B:1620 (Routley) 26B:1545-1605 (Simpson) 19B:1520 (Sims) 29B:1505-1520 (Singh) 26B:1745 (Thornthwaite) 45B:1630 (Throne speech) 11B:1415 (Trevena) 23B:1145, 24B:1345
reform and legislation (Coleman) 22B:1410-1415 (Eby) 22B:1410-1415, 29B:1840 (Horgan) 22B:1415-1420 (Wilkinson) 15B:1345-1350
reform and transition fund for political parties (Barnett) 26B:1605-1615, 36B:1630-1635 (Bernier) 29B:1525-1540 (Brar) 28B:1655-1715 (Cadieux) 29B:1620-1645 (Clovechok) 28B:1435-1450 (Coleman) 29B:1435-1500 (Davies) 27B:1050-1110 (de Jong) 20B:1020-1025, 22B:1400-1405, 23B:1050-1055 (Dean) 28B:1535-1550 (Eby) 19B:1340, 26B:1525-1530, 64B:1620-1630, 64B:1650-1705 (Fraser) 28B:1615-1640 (Horgan) 20B:1020-1030, 22B:1400-1405 (Isaacs) 26B:1750-1800 (James) 26B:1615-1625 (Krog) 29B:1730-1755, 36B:1700 (Letnick) 28B:1415-1420 (Ma) 27B:1115-1125 (Milobar) 29B:1705-1730 (Morris) 24B:1555 (Oakes) 26B:1645-1700 (Olsen) 27B:1125-1140, 64B:1610-1615 (Polak) 29B:1755-1810 (Simons) 29B:1600-1620 (Simpson) 26B:1805-1820 (Stilwell) 28B:1335-1355 (Sultan) 26B:1715-1725 (Thomson) 28B:1555-1615 (Thornthwaite) 28B:1755-1805 (Throness) 28B:1510-1535 (Trevena) 29B:1825-1835 (Wat) 26B:1735-1745 (Weaver) 28B:1715-1745, 64B:1630 (Wilkinson) 22B:1415-1420, 26B:1530-1545, 64B:1620-1635, 64B:1650-1700 (Yap) 26B:1625-1630
Regulations
application to third-party activities See also Advertising and communications under Elections
(Eby) 64B:1435 (Isaacs) 26B:1755 (Martin) 71B:1740 (Olsen) 27B:1135 (Polak) 29B:1810 (Stilwell) 28B:1350 (Thornthwaite) 28B:1800 (Wilkinson) 26B:1540-1545
pre-election time period (Coleman) 29B:1450 (Eby) 64B:1440-1445 (Wilkinson) 64B:1440-1445
regulations (Donaldson) 26B:1635-1640 (Eby) 19B:1340 (Fleming) 28B:1405-1410 (Isaacs) 26B:1755 (James) 26B:1620 (Olsen) 64B:1735 (Weaver) 28B:1725-1730
regulations and penalties (Eby) 26B:1525-1530, 64B:1715-1740 (Throness) 28B:1530-1535 (Wilkinson) 64B:1715-1720, 64B:1730-1740
restriction on use of prior contributions See Retroactivity under Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3)
Spending limits (Coleman) 29B:1455-1500 (Eby) 26B:1530, 64B:1550-1600 (Milobar) 29B:1710 (Wilkinson) 64B:1550-1600
Spending reimbursement and eligibility threshold (Eby) 26B:1530, 64B:1625-1630, 64B:1700-1705 (Ma) 27B:1120 (Oakes) 26B:1650 (Olsen) 64B:1610-1615 (Polak) 29B:1805 (Weaver) 28B:1730, 64B:1630 (Wilkinson) 64B:1620-1630, 64B:1700
Elections See also Chief Electoral Officer; Elections B.C.; Politics and politicians; Referenda

2001 general election (Weaver) 36B:1820
2009 general election (Eby) 41B:1120
2013 general election (Eby) 41B:1120, 43B:1455 (Furstenau) 70B:1625 (Weaver) 36B:1825
2017 general election
campaigns (Furstenau) 42B:1710, 42B:1725-1730
parties and platforms See also particular parties
(Weaver) 15B:1620-1625
process (Bernier) 42B:1430 (Eby) 41B:1120, 43B:1455
results (Barnett) 40B:1735 (Davies) 18B:1020 (Eby) 24B:1520 (Elmore) 22B:1630 (Farnworth) 22B:1715-1720 (Furstenau) 17B:1510 (Gibson) 25B:1035 (Heyman) 14B:1600, 42B:1700-1705 (Krog) 36B:1645 (Leonard) 21B:1705 (Milobar) 38B:1355 (Morris) 52B:1555-1600 (Olsen) 40B:1655 (Ross) 43B:1735 (Stone) 19B:1500 (Throness) 14B:1815 (Weaver) 36B:1825
2021 general election (Eby) 41B:1105-1120, 41B:1135, 41B:1145 (Rustad) 41B:1105-1120, 41B:1145 (Weaver) 42B:1425-1430
2025 general election (Rustad) 41B:1120
Advertising and communications
advertising and communications (Eby) 64B:1435, 64B:1720 (Trevena) 29B:1835
limits on third-party spending (Wilkinson) 15B:1345
regulation (Weaver) 28B:1740
regulation of third-party advertising and communications (Coleman) 29B:1450 (Eby) 26B:1525-1530, 64B:1440-1450 (Glumac) 27B:1145-1150 (Olsen) 27B:1135 (Wilkinson) 26B:1540, 64B:1440-1450
third-party advertising (Dean) 28B:1550 (Oakes) 26B:1645
"troll truck" advertising during 2017 general election (Olsen) 27B:1135
Boundaries See Electoral boundaries below
By-elections (Eby) 41B:1105, 43B:1445, 43B:1500
Campaign financing See Election campaign financing
Campaigns, costs and public engagement (Cadieux) 29B:1625-1630
Campaigns, volunteers (Eby) 40B:1800, 41B:1140-1145, 64B:1535-1540 (Rustad) 41B:1140-1145 (Simpson) 38B:1420 (Wilkinson) 64B:1540
Candidates, nomination and registration process (Eby) 43B:1500 (Rustad) 43B:1455
Constituencies See also particular constituencies
Constituencies, differences (Polak) 29B:1810
Constituencies, rural and remote constituencies (Coleman) 29B:1455-1500
Election cycles, previous governments (Rustad) 42B:1405-1410 (Weaver) 42B:1415
Electoral boundaries, changes (Eby) 71B:1450-1500 (Martin) 71B:1450-1455 (Rustad) 71B:1455-1500
Electoral reform
citizens' assembly See Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform
federal electoral reform (Oakes) 59B:1705-1710 (Sultan) 65B:1140-1145
government legislation (Barnett) 38B:1435 (Fleming) 42B:1345-1350 (Kahlon) 36B:1835 (Milobar) 38B:1355-1400 (Morris) 36B:1810-1815 (Shypitka) 64B:1830 (Simpson) 38B:1410, 38B:1425-1430 (Sultan) 40B:1635-1645 (Thornthwaite) 70B:1440 (Wilkinson) 36B:1745-1755, 70B:1510
Liberal Party position (Oakes) 26B:1640-1645 (Weaver) 64B:1630
public consultation (Redies) 22B:1820
referendum on proportional representation See Referendum on electoral reform
reform (Beare) 36B:1800-1805 (Chandra Herbert) 25B:1040-1045 (Fraser) 28B:1635 (Furstenau) 38B:1440-1445 (Gibson) 38B:1450 (Krog) 21B:1535 (Milobar) 29B:1725 (Olsen) 38B:1610
report recommendations (Eby) 41B:1100, 41B:1130, 41B:1140-1145
Electoral systems
first-past-the-post system See also proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems below
(Krog) 21B:1535
fringe party incidence (Ashton) 59B:1630-1635 (Bernier) 66B:1635 (Chandra Herbert) 70B:1355-1400 (Clovechok) 65B:1115-1120 (Davies) 70B:1730-1735 (Fleming) 42B:1550 (Foster) 59B:1745 (Furstenau) 70B:1635 (Gibson) 68B:1635 (Hunt) 45B:1615 (Isaacs) 52B:1725-1730 (Kyllo) 64B:1825 (Larson) 43B:1710 (Martin) 42B:1535 (Paton) 45B:1730 (Polak) 60B:1015 (Rustad) 66B:1725, 68B:1430 (Shypitka) 64B:1835-1845 (Stilwell) 59B:1610-1615 (Stone) 70B:1410 (Sullivan) 21B:1340 (Tegart) 59B:1520-1525 (Thornthwaite) 45B:1640, 70B:1435 (Wat) 42B:1745-1750, 68B:1625 (Wilkinson) 70B:1530 (Yap) 68B:1730-1735
proportional representation (Furstenau) 38B:1445 (Redies) 22B:1820 (Sullivan) 21B:1335-1340 (Wilkinson) 36B:1755-1800
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems (Ashton) 59B:1625-1655 (Barnett) 45B:1705-1715, 70B:1450-1510 (Bernier) 66B:1630-1700 (Bond) 68B:1750-1810 (Brar) 43B:1625-1640 (Cadieux) 50B:1845-1850, 52B:1520-1540 (Chandra Herbert) 52B:1700-1705, 70B:1355-1400 (Chow) 59B:1730-1735 (Clovechok) 65B:1105-1130 (Davies) 50B:1720-1745, 70B:1710-140 (de Jong) 43B:1625 (Dean) 43B:1550-1555 (D'Eith) 43B:1740-1800 (Fleming) 42B:1540-1555 (Foster) 59B:1735-1745, 64B:1745-1800 (Furstenau) 42B:1710-1730, 70B:1620-1640 (Gibson) 42B:1800-1820, 68B:1630-1650 (Heyman) 42B:1655-1710 (Hunt) 45B:1600-1630, 68B:1810-1820, 70B:1335-1355 (Isaacs) 52B:1705-1730 (Johal) 50B:1800-1810 (Kahlon) 45B:1650-1700 (Kang) 50B:1750-1755 (Krog) 50B:1620-1645 (Kyllo) 64B:1810-1825 (Larson) 43B:1655-1715 (Lee) 50B:1650-1715 (Leonard) 50B:1545-1550 (Letnick) 50B:1810-1815 (Martin) 42B:1510-1535 (Milobar) 42B:1625-1655, 68B:1535-1600 (Morris) 52B:1555-1620 (Oakes) 59B:1705-1725 (Olsen) 43B:1645-1655 (Paton) 45B:1720-1730, 70B:1535-1550 (Polak) 45B:1730-1740, 50B:1530-1545, 70B:1640-1705 (Redies) 52B:1625-1640, 52B:1655 (Rice) 59B:1620-1625 (Ross) 43B:1720-1740, 68B:1650-1715 (Rustad) 66B:1700-1745, 68B:1425-1500 (Shypitka) 64B:1830-1850 (Simpson) 59B:1535-1550 (Sims) 52B:1540-1550 (Singh) 42B:1750-1755 (Stilwell) 59B:1550-1620 (Stone) 70B:1405-1430 (Sturdy) 66B:1535-1600 (Sultan) 65B:1130-1155 (Tegart) 52B:1735-1740, 59B:1510-1530 (Thomson) 50B:1550-1615, 70B:1555-1620 (Thornthwaite) 45B:1630-1650, 70B:1430-1450 (Throness) 42B:1555-1625, 68B:1505-1535 (Wat) 42B:1730-1750, 68B:1605-1625 (Weaver) 43B:1820-1845, 45B:1555-1600, 70B:1740-1755 (Wilkinson) 70B:1510-1535 (Yap) 43B:1810-1820, 68B:1715-1740
proportional representation and Liberal Party position (Eby) 71B:1405
proportional representation and NDP position (Bond) 68B:1400 (Horgan) 68B:1355 (Johal) 68B:1355
proportional representation definition (Eby) 71B:1435-1440 (Martin) 71B:1435
proportional representation in other jurisdictions See also particular locations
(Hunt) 45B:1605-1615, 68B:1820, 70B:1340-1355 (Martin) 42B:1530-1535 (Rustad) 66B:1715-1745 (Weaver) 43B:1845
single transferable vote system (Hunt) 45B:1625 (Johal) 50B:1805 (Krog) 50B:1620 (Lee) 50B:1655-1700 (Redies) 52B:1625 (Wat) 42B:1730-1735, 68B:1605, 68B:1615 (Yap) 43B:1805-1810
Enumeration (Eby) 41B:1130
Fall election date See Fixed election date
Federal elections (Eby) 41B:1120-1125, 41B:1140 (Rustad) 41B:1125, 42B:1340
First-past-the-post system See Electoral systems above
Fixed election date See Fixed election date
General elections See also particular years above
General elections, results (Furstenau) 42B:1710-1715 (Thornthwaite) 45B:1630 (Weaver) 43B:1840
History in B.C. (Martin) 42B:1510-1515
Legislation See Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5); Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3); Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M201); Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6)
On-demand elections (Barnett) 38B:1430 (Eby) 42B:1445, 42B:1455, 43B:1445 (Rustad) 42B:1450-1455
Proportional representation system See Electoral systems above
Referendum on electoral reform See Referendum on electoral reform
Right to vote, Indigenous persons (Coleman) 22B:1415
Right to vote, women (Coleman) 22B:1410 (Dean) 43B:1550
Snap elections See On-demand elections above
Voter participation and turnout
religious persons (Eby) 38B:1515, 40B:1800-1820, 41B:1125 (Kahlon) 36B:1845, 38B:1335 (Rustad) 40B:1800-1810 (Wilkinson) 36B:1750
rural areas (Eby) 41B:1130 (Rustad) 41B:1130
students (Eby) 41B:1130-1135 (Rustad) 41B:1135
voter participation (Chandra Herbert) 21B:1745
voter participation and turnout (Beare) 36B:1800-1805 (Eby) 40B:1800-1820 (Fraser) 28B:1620-1630 (Kahlon) 36B:1845, 38B:1335 (Milobar) 38B:1350 (Rustad) 38B:1455, 40B:1800-1820 (Simpson) 38B:1410-1415
workers (Eby) 40B:1805-1810 (Rustad) 40B:1805-1810, 41B:1115, 41B:1135
Voter registration See Enumeration above
Voter residency requirements (Eby) 41B:1135 (Rustad) 41B:1135
Voting rights See Right to vote above
Elections B.C. See also Chief Electoral Officer

2016-17 annual report and 2017-18–2019-20 service plan, tabled (Speaker) 33B:1420
Authority and powers (Eby) 64B:1450 (Wilkinson) 64B:1450
Chief Electoral Officer, appointment process See Chief Electoral Officer Appointment Special Committee
Consultation by government (Beare) 36B:1805 (Eby) 40B:1810, 40B:1820, 41B:1100-1110, 41B:1125, 41B:1140 (Rustad) 40B:1815, 41B:1100, 41B:1115-1120
Consultation on referendum on electoral reform (Eby) 71B:1420, 71B:1515-1520, 71B:1530, 71B:1550 (Milobar) 71B:1515
Costs (Cadieux) 29B:1625
Publishing of information reported by political candidates and parties (Eby) 26B:1530, 64B:1525-1530, 64B:1605 (Wilkinson) 64B:1525, 64B:1605
Reports, 2010 and 2017 report recommendations on electoral reform See Electoral reform, report recommendations under Elections
Role in election process (Eby) 40B:1810, 41B:1105-1110, 41B:1120, 41B:1135, 43B:1450 (Weaver) 42B:1425
Role re referendum on electoral reform (Eby) 71B:1745, 71B:1755-1800
Electoral Boundaries Commission

Role (Eby) 71B:1455-1500 (Rustad) 71B:1455
Electoral Reform Referendum 2009 Act

Provisions (Eby) 71B:1620
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act (Bill 6)

(Attorney General) 1R, 29B:1345; 2R, 42B:1505-1820, 43B:1550-1850, 45B:1555-1745, 50B:1530-1850, 52B:1520-1640, 52B:1655-1740, 59B:1510-1745, 64B:1745-1850, 65B:1055-1155, 66B:1535-1750, 68B:1425-1820, 70B:1335-1820;
C, 71B:1430-1850, 72B:1100-1155, 73B:1335-1430; 3R, 73B:1430; RA 73B:1455
Amdts: 2R (Rustad) 68B:1500, negatived 70B:1815; sec. 2 (Clovechok) 71B:1530, negatived 71B:1545; sec. 9 (Eby) 71B:1805, approved 71B:1805; sec. 9 (Rustad) 71B:1835, negatived 72B:1135; sec. 9 (Polak) 72B:1145, negatived 73B:1355
Divisions: amdt. to 2R negatived 70B:1815; 2R approved 70B:1820; amdt. to sec. 2 negatived 71B:1545; amdts. to sec. 9 negatived 72B:1140, 73B:1400
Debate, speakers (Ashton) 59B:1625-1655 (Barnett) 45B:1705-1715, 70B:1450-1510, 71B:1550, 72B:1115-1120 (Bernier) 66B:1630-1700, 71B:1840-1845 (Bond) 68B:1740-1810, 71B:1640-1715 (Brar) 43B:1625-1640 (Cadieux) 50B:1840-1850, 52B:1520-1540 (Chandra Herbert) 52B:1700-1705, 70B:1355-1400 (Chow) 59B:1725-1735 (Clovechok) 65B:1100-1130, 71B:1530-1535 (Davies) 50B:1715-1745, 70B:1710-1740, 71B:1805-1825, 71B:1845-1850, 73B:1405-1420 (de Jong) 43B:1555-1625 (Dean) 43B:1550-1555 (D'Eith) 43B:1740-1800 (Eby) 29B:1345, 42B:1505-1510, 70B:1820, 71B:1435-1540, 71B:1550-1630, 71B:1640-1835, 72B:1125-1130, 72B:1145-1155, 73B:1355, 73B:1405-1430 (Fleming) 42B:1540-1555 (Foster) 59B:1735-1745, 64B:1745-1800 (Furstenau) 42B:1710-1730, 70B:1620-1640 (Gibson) 42B:1755-1820, 68B:1630-1650, 72B:1100-1105 (Heyman) 42B:1655-1710 (Hunt) 45B:1600-1630, 68B:1810-1820, 70B:1335-1355 (Isaacs) 52B:1705-1735, 72B:1120-1125 (Johal) 50B:1800-1810, 70B:1755-1810 (Kahlon) 45B:1650-1700 (Kang) 50B:1750-1755 (Krog) 50B:1615-1645 (Kyllo) 64B:1800-1825 (Larson) 43B:1655-1715 (Lee) 50B:1645-1715 (Leonard) 50B:1545-1550 (Letnick) 50B:1810-1840, 70B:1810 (Martin) 42B:1510-1540, 71B:1435-1455, 71B:1715-1810, 71B:1820-1825, 73B:1420-1430 (Milobar) 42B:1625-1655, 68B:1535-1605, 71B:1510-1530, 73B:1335-1340 (Morris) 52B:1555-1620, 71B:1610-1630, 72B:1110-1115 (Oakes) 59B:1655-1725, 72B:1105-1110 (Olsen) 43B:1645-1655, 71B:1540, 72B:1150-1155 (Paton) 45B:1720-1730, 70B:1535-1550 (Polak) 45B:1730-1745, 50B:1530-1545, 70B:1640-1710, 72B:1145-1150 (Redies) 52B:1625-1640, 52B:1655-1700 (Rice) 59B:1620-1625 (Ross) 43B:1720-1740, 68B:1650-1715 (Rustad) 66B:1700-1750, 68B:1425-1505, 71B:1455-1510, 71B:1535, 71B:1555-1610, 71B:1800, 71B:1825-1835, 72B:1130-1135 (Shypitka) 64B:1825-1850, 65B:1055-1100, 73B:1350 (Simpson) 59B:1530-1550 (Sims) 52B:1540-1550 (Singh) 42B:1750-1755 (Stilwell) 59B:1550-1620 (Stone) 70B:1400-1430 (Sturdy) 66B:1535-1600 (Sullivan) 66B:1600-1630 (Sultan) 65B:1130-1155, 73B:1345-1350 (Tegart) 52B:1735-1740, 59B:1510-1530 (Thomson) 50B:1550-1615, 70B:1550-1620 (Thornthwaite) 45B:1630-1650, 70B:1430-1450, 72B:1155, 73B:1335 (Throness) 42B:1555-1625, 68B:1505-1535 (Wat) 42B:1730-1750, 68B:1605-1630 (Weaver) 43B:1820-1850, 45B:1555-1600, 70B:1740-1755, 71B:1555, 71B:1645-1650 (Wilkinson) 70B:1510-1535 (Yap) 43B:1800-1820, 68B:1715-1740
Amendments (Olsen) 72B:1150-1155
Constitutional review and legal opinions (Bond) 71B:1700-1710 (Eby) 71B:1700-1710
Consultation on bill (Barnett) 71B:1550 (Eby) 71B:1515-1530, 71B:1550, 71B:1600-1610 (Milobar) 71B:1510-1530 (Rustad) 71B:1600-1610
Definitions
"financial agent" (Eby) 71B:1440 (Martin) 71B:1440
proportional representation (Eby) 71B:1435-1440 (Martin) 71B:1435
"voting package" (Eby) 71B:1450 (Martin) 71B:1450
Delay for six months (Barnett) 70B:1450-1510 (Bond) 68B:1740-1810 (Chandra Herbert) 70B:1355-1400 (Davies) 70B:1710-1740 (Furstenau) 70B:1620-1640 (Gibson) 68B:1630-1650 (Hunt) 68B:1810-1820, 70B:1335-1355 (Johal) 70B:1755-1810 (Letnick) 70B:1810 (Milobar) 68B:1535-1605 (Paton) 70B:1535-1550 (Polak) 70B:1640-1710 (Ross) 68B:1650-1715 (Rustad) 68B:1500-1505 (Stone) 70B:1400-1430 (Thomson) 70B:1550-1620 (Thornthwaite) 70B:1430-1450 (Throness) 68B:1505-1535 (Wat) 68B:1605-1630 (Weaver) 70B:1740-1755 (Wilkinson) 70B:1510-1535 (Yap) 68B:1715-1740
Hoist motion See Delay for six months above
Purpose (Eby) 29B:1345
Regulations (Eby) 29B:1345, 42B:1505-1510, 71B:1720, 71B:1735-1740, 73B:1420-1430 (Martin) 73B:1420-1430
Status as sole authority for referendum (Eby) 42B:1510, 71B:1725-1730 (Martin) 71B:1725-1730 (Milobar) 42B:1630 (Thomson) 50B:1555
Electric power See Energy
Electric vehicles See Automobiles
Electricity rates See Energy
Elephant Hill

Wildfires and firefighting in area See also Pressy Lake
(Donaldson) 33B:1620, 35B:1335-1350 (Tegart) 33B:1615
Elk River Guiding Co.

Operations (Shypitka) 17B:1600
Elko Dam

Upgrade project (Conroy) 51A:1120
ELL program See English language learning programs
Elliot, Charles

Peace pole project (Olsen) 23B:1020
EMBC See Emergency Management British Columbia
Emergencies

Above and Beyond Awards (Donaldson) 35B:1825
Disaster financial assistance, federal transfers (Milobar) 15B:1825
Emergency access routes for rural and remote communities (Farnworth) 28A:1435 (Oakes) 28A:1435
Emergency management system See Emergency Management British Columbia
Emergency preparedness
inclusion of disabled persons and needs (Rice) 41B:1020
major maritime disasters (Rice) 55B:1015-1020
preparedness (Rice) 12B:1335, 17B:1620, 54B:1345
preparedness and recovery (D'Eith) 64B:1425
First responders See also Fires and firefighters; Paramedics
commended (Barnett) 17B:1715 (Beare) 20B:1140 (Begg) 14B:1345 (Coleman) 13B:1050 (Thomson) 14B:1540
post-traumatic stress disorder See Post-traumatic stress disorder
tax credit for volunteer firefighters and search and rescue personnel (Bond) 14B:1450, 30B:1125, 45B:1425 (Davies) 36B:1545 (James) 12B:1430, 12B:1515, 30B:1105, 45B:1425-1430 (Sullivan) 21B:1350
volunteers and tax credit (Simons) 16B:1050-1055
Government leadership after disaster See Continuity of leadership under Government
Provincewide emergency declaration (Coleman) 13B:1050
Search and rescue services, volunteer tax credit See First responders, tax credit above
Wildfires See Fires and firefighters; Wildfires in summer 2017
Emergency and Health Services Act

Provisions (Dix) 50B:1500
Emergency Management British Columbia See also Emergencies

Operations and role (Farnworth) 26A:1505, 27A:1100 (Morris) 26A:1500 (Oakes) 27A:1100, 27A:1110
Role and capacity (Coleman) 14B:1355-1400 (Farnworth) 14B:1355-1400
Emerging economy task force See Sustainable development under Economy
Emerson, David

Role as softwood lumber trade envoy (Donaldson) 35B:1600 (Horgan) 22B:1745 (Ralston) 43A:1720
Emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Employment and unemployment See also Labour

Employment and jobs (Bains) 31A:1705-1710 (Bernier) 15B:1730, 15B:1740 (Bond) 12B:1455-1510, 14B:1505 (Cadieux) 19B:1545-1550 (Hunt) 19B:1725-1730 (Johal) 45A:1435-1440, 47A:1620-1635 (Kyllo) 43A:1725, 45A:1505-1515 (Larson) 21B:1520 (Martin) 20B:1135, 31A:1705 (Morris) 14B:1635 (Ralston) 14B:1510, 14B:1525-1535, 45A:1345-1410, 45A:1445, 45A:1515, 47A:1630, 69B:1020 (Ross) 39B:1020-1025 (Rustad) 14B:1720-1730 (Stone) 19B:1445-1450 (Sultan) 45A:1340-1405 (Thomson) 14B:1545-1550 (Yap) 21B:1610-1615
Employment issues for women See Women in society and socio-economic barriers under Women
Employment programs for income assistance recipients See Income assistance
Employment standards (Bains) 31A:1440-1445, 31A:1645 (Martin) 20B:1125
Job creation (Cadieux) 19B:1545-1550 (Coleman) 12B:1345-1355 (Horgan) 12B:1350-1355 (Kyllo) 17B:1640 (Morris) 24B:1555 (Mungall) 22B:1500-1505 (Redies) 22B:1800
Job creation and role of government (Krog) 21B:1535
Job quality (Cadieux) 19B:1545-1550 (Morris) 24B:1555 (Routledge) 21B:1510
Jobs for unskilled workers (Cadieux) 19B:1545
Jobs, ministry responsible See Jobs, Trade and Technology Ministry
Jobs, protection (Coleman) 62B:1130 (Rustad) 24B:1720 (Wat) 24B:1635
Precarious employment concept (Elmore) 60B:1100
Private and public sector jobs (Ralston) 45A:1350-1355 (Sultan) 45A:1350-1355
Role in economy (Bains) 31A:1450
Role in poverty reduction See Reduction under Poverty
Role of post-secondary education See Role in economy under Post-secondary education
Role of technology (Hunt) 61A:1630, 61A:1650 (Simpson) 61A:1650, 61A:1735
Role of wage levels See Wages and salaries
Skills training See Skills training
Unemployment rate (Ralston) 45A:1400-1405 (Sultan) 45A:1400
Employment Standards Tribunal

Appointment process and compensation (Bains) 31A:1605 (Kyllo) 31A:1600-1605
"End polio now" initiative See Rotary Clubs
Endako Mines See Thompson Creek Mining Ltd.
Endangered species See Species at risk under Wildlife
Endangered Species Act, 2017 (Bill M208)

(Weaver) 1R, 54B:1345-1350
Debate, speakers (Weaver) 54B:1345-1350
End-of-life care See Hospice and palliative care
Energy See also British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Alternative energy See Clean energy below
Alternative energy sources See Geothermal power below; Wind power below
Bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation (Mungall) 57B:1435-1500 (Rustad) 57B:1435-1500
Clean energy See also Clean technology under Science and technology
conference (Rustad) 68B:1455
costs and development (Weaver) 62B:1040
development (Furstenau) 48B:1030-1035 (Heyman) 64B:1410 (Inslee) 62B:1115-1120 (Mungall) 22B:1505, 48B:1035, 56B:1620, 63B:1425, 63B:1455, 64B:1405 (Olsen) 63B:1420, 69B:1030-1035 (Redies) 22B:1815, 56B:1620, 63B:1455, 63B:1505, 64B:1405 (Sturdy) 22B:1655 (Weaver) 31B:1450-1455, 45B:1355, 62B:1135
development and government policy (Rice) 18B:1030
development and jobs (Furstenau) 61B:1400-1405
development and transition (Johal) 46B:1040
First Nations clean energy business fund and projects (Fraser) 47A:1650-1655
government policy (Mungall) 62B:1045
Conservation See also Energy efficiency below
Conservation and demand-side management (Mungall) 63B:1430-1450 (Redies) 63B:1430-1450
Demand-side management See Conservation above
Electricity costs, application of sales tax See Sales tax
Electricity rates
rate freeze (Bernier) 56B:1410 (Horgan) 58B:1025-1045 (Mungall) 56B:1410-1415, 56B:1450-1455 (Redies) 56B:1415, 63B:1335-1345 (Shypitka) 42A:1555
rate freeze and government announcement (Bernier) 57B:1515-1550, 69B:1040-1045 (Bond) 58B:1040-1045 (Cadieux) 58B:1030-1035 (Mungall) 57B:1505-1545, 61B:1550-1615 (Olsen) 58B:1035 (Redies) 56B:1445-1455, 57B:1500-1515, 57B:1550, 58B:1025-1030, 61B:1550-1605, 61B:1615, 68B:1420-1425 (Weaver) 57B:1510, 57B:1525-1530, 61B:1610-1615
rates (Bernier) 56B:1530 (Horgan) 22B:1745, 71A:1610-1615 (Mungall) 56B:1420-1425, 56B:1530, 57B:1445-1450, 63B:1340-1350, 63B:1445-1450, 63B:1510, 68B:1420-1425 (Redies) 56B:1425-1430, 63B:1445-1450, 63B:1510, 71A:1605
role of hydroelectric power (Bernier) 67B:1100-1105 (Davies) 67B:1110-1115 (D'Eith) 67B:1135-1140 (Gibson) 67B:1120-1125 (Glumac) 67B:1125-1130 (Kang) 67B:1145-1150 (Leonard) 67B:1105-1110 (Morris) 67B:1130-1135 (Redies) 67B:1150-1155 (Routley) 67B:1115-1120 (Shypitka) 67B:1140-1145
role of Site C power project See Project and electricity rates under Site C power project
two-tier system (Mungall) 56B:1535-1540
Electrification, role in emission reduction See Greenhouse gas emissions
Employment and jobs (Milobar) 69B:1015-1025
Energy efficiency, government initiatives (Rice) 18B:1025
Geothermal power (Bond) 55B:1115, 55B:1135 (Mungall) 55B:1115, 55B:1125-1135, 63B:1405 (Redies) 63B:1405-1410 (Weaver) 55B:1120-1130
Government policy (Horgan) 58B:1040, 64B:1400 (Olsen) 58B:1035-1040 (Rice) 18B:1025-1030
Home heating (Davies) 36B:1550 (Milobar) 31B:1405-1410 (Mungall) 56B:1535-1540, 61B:1505 (Redies) 22B:1805 (Ross) 56B:1535-1540
Hydroelectric power projects, role in action on climate change (Davies) 18B:1020-1025, 24B:1420
Hydroelectric power projects, Site C project See Site C power project
Hydroelectric power resources (Bernier) 56B:1530
Hydroelectric power, role in electricity rates See Electricity rates above
Independent power producers (Leonard) 67B:1110 (Mungall) 63B:1410-1415, 63B:1425-1430 (Redies) 63B:1410-1415, 63B:1425
Northwest transmission line project (Horgan) 57B:1405
Power supply
demand due to transition from fossil fuels (Rustad) 54A:1530
demand projections (Davies) 18B:1020-1025, 24B:1420 (Heyman) 54A:1530 (Kyllo) 17B:1645-1650 (Rustad) 24B:1720
global demand (Johal) 16B:1150, 46B:1040
market and prices (Olsen) 69B:1030
supply (Sturdy) 22B:1655
Renewable energy See Clean energy above
Wind power (Mungall) 63B:1400-1405, 63B:1445, 63B:1455 (Polak) 25B:1130 (Redies) 63B:1400-1405, 63B:1455 (Throness) 28B:1515
Wood waste, use in production of electricity See Bioenergy above
Energy and Mines Ministry

Budget (Barnett) 53B:1015
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry

Estimates
debate 54B:1450-1815, 55B:1110-1150, 56B:1335-1810, 57B:1435-1600, 61B:1435-1820, 63B:1335-1540
speakers (Barnett) 54B:1540-1545 (Bernier) 54B:1705-1715, 54B:1800-1810, 55B:1140, 56B:1340, 56B:1350-1410, 56B:1515-1540, 56B:1645-1650, 56B:1815-1820, 57B:1515-1530, 57B:1545-1550, 61B:1510-1525, 61B:1710-1715, 61B:1725-1750, 63B:1355-1400 (Bond) 55B:1115-1120, 55B:1130-1135, 61B:1435 (Milobar) 55B:1110, 56B:1650-1700 (Mungall) 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 (Oakes) 55B:1140-1150 (Olsen) 63B:1420 (Redies) 56B:1410-1510, 56B:1600-1605, 56B:1620-1640, 56B:1700-1710, 56B:1720-1725, 57B:1500-1515, 57B:1550, 61B:1540, 61B:1550-1605, 61B:1615-1710, 61B:1750-1815, 63B:1335-1350, 63B:1400-1520 (Ross) 54B:1730-1800, 54B:1815, 56B:1335-1340, 56B:1535-1540, 56B:1730-1810, 61B:1435-1510 (Rustad) 54B:1620-1705, 57B:1435-1500 (Shypitka) 54B:1450-1620, 54B:1715-1730, 56B:1345, 56B:1730, 61B:1435, 63B:1335, 63B:1525-1540 (Weaver) 55B:1120-1130, 56B:1545-1600, 56B:1710-1720, 57B:1510, 57B:1525-1530, 57B:1550, 61B:1435, 61B:1525-1540, 61B:1610-1615
Budget (Milobar) 55B:1110 (Mungall) 55B:1110 (Shypitka) 42A:1550
Estimates debate (Mungall) 57B:1410 (Shypitka) 57B:1425-1430
Estimates process (Bernier) 54B:1800-1805, 56B:1340-1350, 56B:1540 (Mungall) 56B:1340-1345, 57B:1500 (Shypitka) 54B:1455, 56B:1345
Mandate letter (Furstenau) 48B:1035 (Mungall) 48B:1035, 54B:1455, 54B:1545 (Shypitka) 54B:1455
Minister, communications with B.C. Hydro executive (Bernier) 56B:1350-1355 (Mungall) 56B:1350-1355
Role and responsibilities (Mungall) 22B:1500-1505
Staff survey (Bernier) 56B:1400 (Mungall) 56B:1400
Staff thanked (Mungall) 63B:1540 (Shypitka) 63B:1540
Staffing (Bernier) 55B:1140 (Milobar) 55B:1110 (Mungall) 54B:1455, 55B:1110, 55B:1140, 56B:1335, 56B:1350
Engineers

Training (Cadieux) 57A:1605-1615 (Mark) 20B:1035-1040, 57A:1610, 57A:1715, 57A:1725, 57A:1735-1740 (Morris) 57A:1730-1740 (Weaver) 20B:1035-1040
England See Britain; United Kingdom
English language learning programs

Accessibility (Beare) 36B:1530 (Kahlon) 25B:1140
Post-secondary programs (Cadieux) 57A:1445-1500 (Chandra Herbert) 21B:1750 (Chow) 19B:1745 (D'Eith) 18B:1125 (Elmore) 13B:1020 (Fraser) 24B:1440 (James) 12B:1445 (Kahlon) 21B:1420 (Kang) 14B:1745 (Mark) 57A:1445-1500 (Mungall) 22B:1445-1450 (Rice) 17B:1620 (Sims) 13B:1135 (Throne speech) 11B:1420
Programs (Lee) 22B:1555
Entrepreneurship See Business
Enumeration See Elections
Environment

Climate change See Climate change
Conservation officers (Heyman) 52A:1715-1720 (Milobar) 52A:1715 (Morris) 14B:1640
Cross-border issues and collaboration See Pacific Northwest area
Ecosystem protection (Olsen) 44B:1020-1025
Endangered species See Species at risk under Wildlife
Environmental assessment process See also particular sectors
(Coleman) 13B:1055 (Heyman) 14B:1605, 52A:1450
Environmental assessment process and professional reliance model (Heyman) 52A:1505 (Milobar) 52A:1500
Environmental assessment process, First Nations consultation (Heyman) 52A:1505-1510, 52A:1525, 54A:1815 (Milobar) 52A:1505-1510, 52A:1520-1530, 54A:1810
Environmental protection (Leonard) 25B:1120-1125 (Ma) 14B:1700-1705, 24B:1615-1620 (Morris) 14B:1630
Environmental protection, monitoring and enforcement (Furstenau) 71B:1405-1410
Government policies (Milobar) 52A:1455
Marine environment See Oceans and marine environment
Sustainability, balance with economic development values See Sustainable development under Economy
World scientists' warnings to humanity (Weaver) 64B:1345-1350
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry

Estimates
debate 52A:1445-1740, 54A:1450-1815
speakers (Barnett) 54A:1705-1725 (Bond) 54A:1730-1750 (Heyman) 52A:1445-1510, 52A:1525-1620, 52A:1700-1740, 54A:1450-1605, 54A:1615-1815 (Letnick) 54A:1620-1630 (Milobar) 52A:1450-1510, 52A:1520-1620, 52A:1700-1740, 54A:1450-1500, 54A:1605, 54A:1615, 54A:1800-1810 (Oakes) 54A:1725 (Rustad) 54A:1505-1515, 54A:1525-1555 (Tegart) 54A:1630-1705 (Thornthwaite) 54A:1750-1800
Budget (Heyman) 52A:1610 (Milobar) 52A:1610-1615
Budget and activities (Heyman) 54A:1805-1810 (Milobar) 54A:1800-1805
Estimates process (Heyman) 52A:1450 (Milobar) 52A:1455
Minister, role (Heyman) 54A:1620
Role and responsibilities (Heyman) 52A:1445, 52A:1455-1500 (Milobar) 52A:1455
Role re mining permits (Barnett) 54A:1715 (Heyman) 54A:1715-1720
Staff (Heyman) 52A:1445
Staffing levels and costs (Heyman) 54A:1800-1805 (Milobar) 54A:1800
Williams Lake office, staffing and resources (Heyman) 54A:1730 (Oakes) 54A:1725
Work on timber deposit site issues (Furstenau) 23B:1040-1045 (Heyman) 23B:1040-1045
Epp, Weldon

Role as consul general (Ralston) 45A:1655
Erickson, Steve

Broadcasting and journalism accomplishments (Kahlon) 12B:1340
Ernst and Young

Report on ICBC operations See Review under Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Erskine May's Parliamentary Practice

Comments on parliamentary language (Chandra Herbert) 61B:1340
ESL See English language learning programs
Eslha7an Learning Centre, North Vancouver, B.C.

Role (Ma) 61B:1340-1345
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway

Victoria-Langford corridor, commuter rail proposal and review (Stone) 71B:1420-1425 (Trevena) 71B:1420
Esquimalt-Metchosin constituency and area

Community and First Nations (Dean) 21B:1620, 32B:1045
Community markets (Dean) 19B:1340-1345
Community needs and mental health services (Dean) 18B:1110-1115
Issues and concerns (Dean) 21B:1620-1635
Estimates of expenditures

Ministries
Advanced Education See Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry
Agriculture See Agriculture Ministry
Attorney General See Attorney General Ministry
Children and Family Development See Children and Family Development Ministry
Citizens' Services See Citizens' Services Ministry
Education See Education Ministry
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources See Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
Environment See Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
Finance See Finance Ministry
Forests See Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
Health See Health Ministry
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation See Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
Jobs, Trade and Technology See Jobs, Trade and Technology Ministry
Labour See Labour Ministry
Mental Health and Addictions See Mental Health and Addictions Ministry
Municipal Affairs and Housing See Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry
Premier's Office See Premier's Office
Public Safety and Solicitor General See Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
Social Development See Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
Tourism, Arts and Culture See Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry
Transportation and Infrastructure See Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
Committee of Supply resolutions approved See Budget
Estimates of ministries' expenditures See particular ministries
Estimates process See Legislature
Legislative Assembly See Legislative Assembly
Management of public funds and debt See Budget
Officers of the Legislature See Officers of the Legislature under Legislature
Other appropriations See Budget
Presentation See Presentation of estimates
Ethnic diversity See Multiculturalism
E-ticket system See Electronic ticketing system under Traffic safety
Europe

Electoral systems and multi-party governments (Sultan) 40B:1635-1640
Electoral systems and proportional representation (Ashton) 59B:1630-1635 (Barnett) 70B:1510 (Cadieux) 52B:1535 (Clovechok) 65B:1110-1115 (D'Eith) 43B:1750 (Foster) 59B:1740-1745, 64B:1745-1750 (Furstenau) 42B:1725 (Gibson) 42B:1805, 68B:1635-1640 (Hunt) 45B:1605-1615, 68B:1820, 70B:1340-1355 (Isaacs) 52B:1725 (Johal) 50B:1800, 70B:1755-1800 (Kyllo) 64B:1820-1825 (Larson) 43B:1710-1715 (Lee) 50B:1705-1710 (Paton) 45B:1725-1730, 70B:1545 (Polak) 60B:1015 (Redies) 52B:1635 (Ross) 68B:1655-1705 (Rustad) 66B:1715-1745, 68B:1430-1440 (Shypitka) 64B:1840-1845, 65B:1055-1100 (Stilwell) 59B:1610-1615 (Stone) 70B:1410 (Thomson) 50B:1615 (Thornthwaite) 45B:1640, 70B:1445 (Throness) 42B:1620, 68B:1505-1515 (Wat) 42B:1745-1750, 68B:1620-1625 (Weaver) 43B:1845 (Yap) 43B:1810, 68B:1730-1735
Extremist groups and parties (Polak) 60B:1010-1015
Post-war democracy (Fleming) 42B:1550
Vehicle noise regulation (Chandra Herbert) 32B:1005, 32B:1015
Evans, Corky

Position with Columbia Basin Trust (Conroy) 51A:1140 (Throness) 51A:1135
Evans, David

Letter to MLA on campaign financing legislation (Clovechok) 28B:1450
Evans, Tasha Faye

Work on community events (Glumac) 22B:1355
Evergreen Herbs Ltd.

Operations (Cadieux) 31A:1530
Excell, Horace

Life and contributions (Reid) 27B:1005-1010
Exports See Trade
Eye health

Access to optical care, Healthy Kids program for low-income children See Services for children and youth under Health care system
Doctors of optometry See Optometrists
Vision care awareness (Kang) 33B:1335-1340

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