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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Fair Share agreement See Northern B.C. under British Columbia by region
Fair Voting B.C.

Consultation on referendum on electoral reform (Eby) 71B:1520-1525 (Milobar) 71B:1520
Fair Wages Commission

Budget (Bains) 31A:1510-1515, 31A:1545 (Martin) 31A:1510
Commission (Bains) 31A:1445-1540, 31A:1550-1555 (Cadieux) 31A:1530-1535 (Elmore) 13B:1010-1015 (James) 12B:1440 (Martin) 20B:1125, 31A:1450, 31A:1505-1515 (Polak) 23B:1125 (Sims) 13B:1145 (Throne speech) 11B:1420 (Weaver) 15B:1625
Consultation in rural areas (Bains) 31A:1540-1550 (Barnett) 31A:1540-1545
Members (Bains) 31A:1540, 31A:1550 (Barnett) 31A:1540
Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C.

Traffic volume and speed limits (Clovechok) 48B:1130-1135 (Trevena) 48B:1135-1140
Fairview Container Terminal See Port of Prince Rupert
Falcon, Kevin

Comments on election-year budgets (Olsen) 42B:1405
Families

Affordability and cost of living issues See Cost of living under Consumers
Children and youth See Children and youth
Family Day holiday See Family Day
Government support (Beare) 55B:1100-1105, 64B:1425 (Bond) 45B:1415-1420 (Brar) 53B:1135-1140 (James) 45B:1415-1420 (Kahlon) 53B:1115-1120 (Kang) 53B:1105-1110 (Leonard) 53B:1125-1130 (Throne speech) 11B:1420
Grandparents raising grandchildren (Kang) 14B:1750
Low-income families See Income
Low-income families, Healthy Kids program See Services for children and youth under Health care system
Programs and services See Programs and services for children and families under Children and youth
Single-parent families, employment initiative See Employment programs under Income assistance
Tax credits for families with children, arts and fitness credits (Bond) 30B:1140, 45B:1415-1420 (Davies) 36B:1550 (James) 12B:1515, 30B:1110, 45B:1415-1425 (Lee) 22B:1610 (Redies) 36B:1715, 45B:1425 (Thornthwaite) 24B:1515 (Throness) 14B:1805 (Wat) 16B:1025, 31B:1510 (Weaver) 31B:1505, 45B:1420-1425
Tax credits for families with children, early childhood tax benefit (Larson) 49A:1740
Family Day

Date of holiday (Beare) 55B:1100-1105, 64B:1425, 68A:1725-1730 (Bond) 53B:1120-1125 (Brar) 53B:1140 (Clovechok) 64B:1425, 68A:1720-1730 (Elmore) 53B:1145-1150 (Foster) 53B:1110-1115 (Larson) 53B:1100-1105 (Leonard) 53B:1130 (Milobar) 53B:1140-1145 (Shypitka) 53B:1130-1135 (Sturdy) 53B:1155 (Thomson) 55B:1100
Purpose (Brar) 53B:1135-1140 (Kahlon) 53B:1115-1120 (Kang) 53B:1105-1110 (Leonard) 53B:1125-1130
Family physicians See Physicians
FamilySmart program See Mental health of children and youth under Mental health
Farm animals See Animals; Livestock industry
Farm Industry Review Board

Role (Letnick) 28A:1540
Role re cannabis production practices (Popham) 28A:1755 (Throness) 28A:1750
Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act

Repeal of section (Eby) 40B:1520 (Weaver) 38B:1520-1525, 40B:1515-1520
Farmers, farming, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Fassbender, Peter

Service as MLA (Brar) 15B:1750
Fawcett, Rae and Ron

Philanthropy and donation to hospital foundation (Stone) 48B:1015
Fazio, Samantha

Artwork and advocacy on issue of sexual violence against women (Thornthwaite) 62B:1020-1025
FCF See First citizens fund under First Nations and Indigenous persons
Federal Court of Appeal

Consideration of board decision re Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, government intervener status (Eby) 14B:1420-1425 (Wilkinson) 14B:1420
Feed B.C. policy See Institutional purchasing policies under Food and food industry
Fentanyl See Opioid overdoses under Substance use and addiction
Fernie, B.C.

Worker deaths in arena incident
community response (Shypitka) 44B:1015
impact on hockey and curling activities (Shypitka) 68A:1645
incident (Clovechok) 36B:1345 (Horgan) 36B:1340-1345
investigation (Beare) 68A:1645-1650 (Shypitka) 68A:1645-1650
memorial services (Shypitka) 61B:1435
Ferries and ferry services See also British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Capital plan (Sturdy) 49B:1745 (Trevena) 49B:1750
Fare increases (Trevena) 49B:1610
Fares, government initiatives (Lee) 22B:1610 (Morris) 31B:1635 (Simons) 16B:1055 (Sturdy) 49B:1650, 49B:1705 (Trevena) 24B:1355, 49B:1610-1630, 49B:1655-1710 (Wat) 24B:1630
Fares, reductions and impact (Sturdy) 49B:1620-1645 (Trevena) 49B:1625-1645
Ferry commissioner See British Columbia Ferry Commissioner
Ferry terminals, Horseshoe Bay terminal (Sturdy) 49B:1745
Impact of carbon tax See Carbon tax
Legislation See Coastal Ferry Act
Passenger count See Traffic volumes below
Reservation system (Simons) 25B:1050-1055
Review (Trevena) 24B:1355, 49B:1605-1610, 62B:1050-1055
Review, scope and terms of reference (Stilwell) 62B:1050-1055 (Sturdy) 49B:1705-1715 (Trevena) 49B:1700-1715 (Yap) 62B:1055
Routes and services
inland ferry services See Arrow Park, B.C.; Kootenay Lake
major routes (Trevena) 49B:1700
minor routes (Trevena) 49B:1645-1650
northern routes (Trevena) 49B:1615, 49B:1625, 49B:1650
routes and services (Horgan) 62B:1125
Services to ferry-dependent communities (Simons) 25B:1050-1100
System (Olsen) 19B:1635, 19B:1645
System, management (Sturdy) 22B:1650, 25B:1055-1100, 49B:1605-1610 (Trevena) 49B:1605-1610, 49B:1655, 49B:1710
Traffic volumes (Sturdy) 49B:1610-1635 (Trevena) 49B:1615-1640
Vessels, procurement of new vessels (Sturdy) 49B:1715, 49B:1730-1740 (Trevena) 24B:1355, 49B:1725-1745
Film industry

Feature film fund proposal (Thornthwaite) 42A:1515
Film and television industry (Chandra Herbert) 47B:1350
Government investment, federal funding (Beare) 63A:1805-1810 (James) 42A:1515 (Thornthwaite) 42A:1515, 63A:1800-1805
Industry (Thornthwaite) 15B:1550
Industry and municipal issues (Beare) 66A:1650-1700 (Thornthwaite) 66A:1650-1700
Industry and role in economy (Clovechok) 63A:1755
Industry and training (Ralston) 45A:1340 (Thornthwaite) 42A:1515, 45A:1335-1340
Permits for use of public structures (Beare) 68A:1440, 68A:1450 (Clovechok) 68A:1450 (Thornthwaite) 68A:1440, 68B:1415-1420 (Trevena) 68B:1420
Tax credits
changes and consultation (James) 42A:1510, 42A:1520 (Thornthwaite) 42A:1510, 42A:1520
extension of film labour tax credit to hiring of B.C. directors (James) 42A:1515 (Thornthwaite) 42A:1515
extension of film labour tax credit to writers (Barnett) 64A:1625 (Beare) 63A:1810 (James) 42A:1510-1515 (Thornthwaite) 42A:1510-1515, 63A:1810
interactive digital media tax credit (James) 12B:1515, 30B:1110, 45B:1450 (Redies) 45B:1445-1450 (Yap) 31B:1605
regional and distant-location tax credit (Weaver) 68B:1410
tax credits (Beare) 63A:1815 (Thornthwaite) 31B:1720, 63A:1810
Trade mission to Los Angeles See Trade
Filmon, Gary

Report on summer 2003 forest fires See Wildfires, summer 2003 forest fires and Filmon report under Fires and firefighters
Finance and Government Services Committee

Membership change (Farnworth) 26B:1440
Powers and membership (Farnworth) 17B:1425
Prebudget consultation process (Polak) 23B:1120
Prebudget consultation process and work of committee (Ashton) 64B:1430 (D'Eith) 64B:1425-1430 (James) 41A:1130
Presentations (Leonard) 32B:1120 (Milobar) 31B:1410 (Redies) 36B:1720 (Weaver) 44B:1140-1145
Recommendations (D'Eith) 64B:1425-1430
Reports
first report for second session of 41st parliament, 2018 budget consultations
report presented (D'Eith) 64B:1425-1430; debate (Ashton) 64B:1430; adopted 64B:1430
Staff thanked (Ashton) 64B:1430
Finance Ministry

Estimates
debate 41A:1100-1145, 42A:1335-1815, 43A:1445-1655
speakers (Barnett) 43A:1505-1510, 43A:1520 (Bond) 41A:1100-1135, 42A:1345-1430, 42A:1445-1505, 42A:1720-1800, 43A:1445, 43A:1500-1505, 43A:1515, 43A:1550-1610, 43A:1620-1655 (James) 41A:1100-1145, 42A:1335-1430, 42A:1445-1610, 42A:1625-1815, 43A:1450-1655 (Larson) 42A:1505-1510 (Morris) 42A:1535-1545 (Oakes) 42A:1635-1650 (Redies) 41A:1115-1125, 41A:1135-1140, 42A:1335-1420, 42A:1450-1505, 42A:1650, 42A:1720-1725, 42A:1740-1745, 42A:1805-1810, 43A:1520-1550, 43A:1610-1620, 43A:1650 (Ross) 42A:1520-1530 (Rustad) 42A:1655-1720 (Shypitka) 42A:1550-1555 (Stone) 42A:1555-1610 (Tegart) 42A:1625-1635 (Thornthwaite) 42A:1510-1520 (Wat) 43A:1445-1455
Briefings to opposition members (Bond) 41A:1100
Estimates process (Bond) 43A:1650-1655 (James) 43A:1655
Mandate letter (James) 41A:1115
Minister, role (Bond) 12B:1455, 14B:1510 (Cadieux) 19B:1530 (Isaacs) 21B:1640 (Kahlon) 21B:1405 (Redies) 22B:1755 (Thomson) 14B:1540
Minister's office, positions (Bond) 41A:1110
Reports tabled, guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 (James) 65B:1050
Responsibilities and changes (Bond) 41A:1100 (James) 41A:1105-1110
Staff thanked (Bond) 43A:1655 (James) 43A:1655
Staffing (Bond) 41A:1105 (James) 41A:1100, 41A:1110
Financial Post

Article on First Nations involvement in resource development (Ross) 60B:1030
Financial services industry

Credit unions, taxation (Dix) 31B:1335 (James) 12B:1450, 12B:1515, 30B:1110, 45B:1435-1440 (Milobar) 31B:1350 (Redies) 45B:1435 (Yap) 31B:1605
Interest rates See Interest rates
Loans and costs (Barnett) 17B:1725
Payday and consumer loan industry (Farnworth) 28A:1500 (Morris) 28A:1500
Tax credits to banks (Bond) 45B:1450-1500
Tax credits to banks, Advantage B.C. program and report (James) 43A:1450-1505, 45B:1450-1455, 45B:1520
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre

Oversight of casino transactions (Eby) 56A:1715 (Singh) 46B:1100 (Wilkinson) 46B:1105
Financing Democracy See Report on democracy under Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Finger family

Participation in hospice bucket list event (Bond) 69B:1010
FINTRAC See Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre
Firearms

Gun violence See Gangs; particular locations
Fires and firefighters See also British Columbia Wildfire Service

Fire commissioner (Farnworth) 28A:1410 (Tegart) 28A:1410
Insurance and insurable items (Barnett) 28A:1340 (Farnworth) 28A:1345, 28A:1415-1420 (Tegart) 28A:1415-1420
Tax credit for volunteer firefighters See First responders under Emergencies
Volunteer fire departments and equipment replacement (Barnett) 27A:1125-1130 (Donaldson) 35B:1755-1800 (Farnworth) 27A:1125-1130 (Horgan) 71A:1825 (James) 42A:1650 (Oakes) 27A:1125, 35B:1755, 42A:1650, 59A:1345, 71A:1825 (Robinson) 59A:1345
Volunteer fire departments and facility replacement (Tegart) 28A:1415
Wildfires See also Wildfires in summer 2017
impact on communities (Ashton) 15B:1500 (Milobar) 52A:1720-1730
logging practices and wildfire prevention See Forest management and practices under Forests and forest industry
ministries responsible (Farnworth) 26A:1505, 27A:1100, 28A:1410 (Morris) 26A:1500, 27A:1100 (Tegart) 28A:1410
prevention and fuel management (Bond) 33B:1810 (Donaldson) 33B:1525, 33B:1810 (Heyman) 54A:1550-1555, 54A:1700 (Rustad) 14B:1725 (Tegart) 54A:1655-1700
prevention and response (Barnett) 54A:1720-1725 (Heyman) 54A:1720-1725 (Leonard) 21B:1710 (Simons) 16B:1050
response and recovery management (Farnworth) 28A:1445
summer 2003 fires and Filmon report (Donaldson) 33B:1450-1455, 33B:1500 (Rustad) 33B:1455, 33B:1500
water delivery services and technology (Donaldson) 33B:1525-1530 (Rustad) 33B:1525-1530
wildfires in 2003 and response (Coleman) 13B:1050 (Stone) 70B:1405-1410
wildfires in parks See Parks
First Nations and Indigenous persons

Aboriginal rights and title (Donaldson) 35B:1705 (Ross) 47A:1710, 56B:1805-1810 (Rustad) 47A:1725
Aboriginal rights and title, right to own and benefit from resources (Ashton) 48A:1130-1140 (Fraser) 48A:1135-1140 (Rustad) 49A:1355-1400
Aboriginal tourism See Tourism
Agreements with government (Ashton) 47A:1700, 49A:1505, 49A:1640-1645 (Fraser) 48A:1105-1115, 49A:1350-1355, 49A:1410-1415, 49A:1505, 49A:1640-1645 (Ross) 47A:1805, 48A:1105-1115, 49A:1405-1415 (Rustad) 48A:1125-1130, 49A:1345-1355
Agreements with government, benefit agreements (Coleman) 13B:1105 (Davies) 24B:1415
Agreements with government, revenue-sharing agreements (Ashton) 48A:1135 (Donaldson) 35B:1645-1655 (Fraser) 47A:1650, 48A:1135 (Robinson) 58A:1140 (Rustad) 35B:1640-1650, 58A:1140
Certainty of jurisdiction over land and resources See Land
Children
abuse at residential schools (Barnett) 23B:1010 (Dean) 20B:1010 (Kahlon) 23B:1020-1025
adoption of children (Simons) 57B:1345
child protection system (Conroy) 50A:1515-1530 (Simons) 32B:1110 (Throness) 50A:1510-1530
child protection system report recommendations See John, Ed
children in government care (Conroy) 20B:1100-1105, 50A:1445-1450, 50A:1525, 50A:1545-1555, 52A:1355, 55B:1055 (James) 12B:1445 (Throness) 50A:1545-1555
services and support for children and families (Conroy) 20B:1055-1105
services for children and families (Chen) 16B:1135 (Isaacs) 55B:1055
Communities, safety and support services (Farnworth) 26A:1625 (Morris) 26A:1625
Conditions for First Nations, socioeconomic conditions (Fraser) 47A:1805-1810
Consent to projects See also particular projects
(Ashton) 48A:1140-1145 (Fraser) 47A:1745-1750, 47A:1800, 47A:1810, 48A:1140-1145 (Johal) 47A:1545-1600 (Olsen) 47A:1755 (Ross) 47A:1745, 47A:1805-1810
Consultation by government on land and resources See also particular industries
(Ashton) 49A:1455-1500 (Donaldson) 35B:1810-1815 (Fraser) 49A:1410-1415 (Heyman) 14B:1605, 54A:1815 (Horgan) 71A:1740-1745 (Ross) 49A:1410-1415 (Rustad) 35B:1810
Consultation by government on land and resources, role of UNDRIP See United Nations declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples
Consultation on legislation (Rustad) 71B:1600-1610
Culture and heritage (Ashton) 32B:1040 (Dean) 32B:1030-1045 (Fraser) 47A:1655 (Krog) 32B:1130 (Ma) 61B:1345
Decision-making See Governance and leadership below
Disability among Indigenous persons See Disabled persons
Economic development
businesses (Oakes) 43A:1800 (Ralston) 43A:1800
employment (Polak) 23B:1115-1120
partnerships (Coleman) 13B:1105-1110, 13B:1120
Education See Education of Indigenous persons under Education
First citizens fund and role (Fraser) 47A:1655
First Nations courts See Courts and court services under Justice system
Forestry by First Nations people See First Nations involvement in industry under Forests and forest industry
Free, prior and informed consent to projects See Consent to projects above
Friendship centres (Simpson) 61A:1640-1645
Friendship centres, role (Fraser) 47A:1655
Governance and leadership, decision-making and political representation (Ross) 68B:1700-1705
History (Krog) 21B:1530
Involvement in aquaculture See First Nations involvement in industry under Aquaculture
Involvement in clean energy development See Clean energy, First Nations clean energy business fund under Energy
Involvement in gaming industry See First Nations involvement in industry under Gambling
Involvement in resource industries See particular industries
Involvement in sports See Participation by Indigenous persons under Sports and recreation
Involvement with justice system See Justice system
Justice council See British Columbia Aboriginal Justice Council
Land claims, overlapping claims (Fraser) 47A:1710-1725 (Ross) 47A:1710-1720
Language preservation and revitalization (Ashton) 32B:1040 (Dean) 32B:1035-1045 (Fraser) 47A:1655 (Ma) 15B:1400
Legacy of colonialism and residential schools (Darcy) 19B:1655
Legislative committee See Aboriginal Affairs Committee
Mental health and addiction (Darcy) 19B:1655, 33A:1735, 34A:1145
Ministry responsible See Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
Moose Hide campaign See Violence against Indigenous women and children under Violence
Police services in First Nations communities See Police and policing
Poverty See Poverty
Protection of cultural and sacred sites (Olsen) 44B:1010
Protection of cultural and sacred sites, legislation See First Nations Heritage Protection and Conservation Act, 2017 (Bill M205)
Reconciliation (Conroy) 50A:1450 (Fraser) 24B:1445-1455, 47A:1645-1650, 47A:1800-1815, 48A:1120-1130, 49A:1355 (Glumac) 62B:1025 (Heyman) 52A:1500 (Horgan) 71A:1740-1745 (Kahlon) 23B:1025 (Ma) 26B:1355-1400 (Mungall) 54B:1630, 54B:1640 (Olsen) 23B:1020 (Rustad) 49A:1345 (Shypitka) 32B:1130
Relationship with government (Ashton) 15B:1340, 61B:1405-1410 (Donaldson) 35B:1645-1705, 35B:1825 (Eby) 24B:1535, 55A:1135, 56A:1355-1410, 56A:1515-1520, 56A:1730-1735 (Fraser) 15B:1335-1340, 24B:1425, 47A:1645-1655, 48A:1120-1125, 61B:1405-1415 (Heyman) 52A:1450 (Hunt) 61A:1600-1605 (Krog) 21B:1530, 21B:1555, 36B:1645 (Leonard) 21B:1710, 25B:1120 (Ma) 15B:1400 (Mark) 17B:1740 (Mungall) 22B:1500-1505 (Olsen) 15B:1340-1345, 19B:1620, 48A:1120 (Polak) 23B:1115 (Popham) 40B:1420 (Ralston) 47A:1540-1555 (Rustad) 35B:1650-1700, 61B:1415 (Simpson) 61A:1600-1605 (Sims) 13B:1150 (Throne speech) 11B:1415
Relationship with government, role of UNDRIP See United Nations declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples
Representation, hereditary chiefs and elected councils (Ashton) 47A:1740 (Fraser) 47A:1740-1745
Residential schools See also Children, abuse at residential schools above
legacy, calls to action See Report recommendations under Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Witness Blanket art installation (Dean) 20B:1010
Skills training See Skills training
Transportation routes (Sturdy) 22B:1350-1355
Treaties, benefits (Fraser) 70B:1335
Treaties, Douglas treaties and pre-Confederation treaties (Fraser) 49A:1335-1340 (Olsen) 49A:1335
Treaty process
B.C. treaty process (Ashton) 47A:1700, 49A:1640 (Fraser) 48A:1125-1130, 49A:1350-1405, 49A:1640, 57B:1430, 70B:1335 (Rustad) 48A:1125-1130, 49A:1345-1400
private land and access issues (Fraser) 49A:1515-1520 (Rustad) 49A:1515-1520
referendum in 2003 (Eby) 68B:1400, 71B:1400 (Horgan) 68B:1355
Urban population (Simpson) 61A:1600-1610, 61A:1645
Violence against Indigenous persons and in communities See Violence
Voting rights See Right to vote under Elections
War veterans See Indigenous veterans under War
Women
inquiry on missing and murdered women See Missing Women Commission of Inquiry (Oppal Commission)
missing and murdered women See Missing and murdered Indigenous women
rights (Leonard) 32B:1125
violence against women and children See Violence
Youth (Hunt) 61A:1640 (Mark) 17B:1740 (Simpson) 61A:1640-1645
Youth athletes See Participation by Indigenous youth under Sports and recreation
First Nations Heritage Protection and Conservation Act, 2017 (Bill M205)

(Olsen) 1R, 44B:1010-1015
Debate, speakers (Olsen) 44B:1010-1015
First Nations Leadership Council

Relationship with government (Fraser) 47A:1655
First Nations Limited Partnership

Role (Mungall) 56B:1800 (Ross) 56B:1800
First Peoples Cultural Council

Work of organization (Ashton) 32B:1040 (Dean) 32B:1035
First responders See Emergencies
First speeches by members

Beare, Hon. Lisa (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows) 20B:1135-1150
Begg, Garry (Surrey-Guildford) 22B:1530-1550
Chen, Hon. Katrina (Burnaby-Lougheed) 16B:1115-1140
Chow, Hon. George (Vancouver-Fraserview) 19B:1730-1750
Dean, Mitzi (Esquimalt-Metchosin) 21B:1615-1635
D'Eith, Bob (Maple Ridge–Mission) 17B:1655-1710
Glumac, Rick (Port Moody–Coquitlam) 15B:1440-1455
Kahlon, Ravi (Delta North) 21B:1400-1430
Kang, Anne (Burnaby–Deer Lake) 14B:1735-1755
Leonard, Ronna-Rae (Courtenay-Comox) 21B:1700-1720
Ma, Bowinn (North Vancouver–Lonsdale) 14B:1645-1705
Routledge, Janet (Burnaby North) 21B:1455-1510
Shypitka, Tom (Kootenay East) 17B:1555-1615
Sims, Hon. Jinny (Surrey-Panorama) 13B:1125-1155
Singh, Rachna (Surrey–Green Timbers) 15B:1610-1620
First-past-the-post system See Electoral systems under Elections
Fish See also Aquaculture; Fishing industry

Fish processing See Food and food industry
Food products See Seafood under Food and food industry
Habitat protection and restoration (Furstenau) 34B:1030 (Horgan) 34B:1035 (Ma) 53B:1040
Salmon See also Seafood under Food and food industry
enhancement programs (Begg) 44B:1025 (Horgan) 34B:1035
farmed salmon See Aquaculture
fishery See Fishing industry
life cycle and role in ecosystem (Ross) 60B:1020
protection (Furstenau) 34B:1030-1035, 71B:1410 (Heyman) 71B:1410 (Horgan) 33B:1405-1410, 34B:1030-1035, 43B:1415-1425, 43B:1435 (Leonard) 25B:1120 (Popham) 44B:1055 (Routley) 60B:1020-1025
protection and health (Letnick) 28A:1745 (Popham) 28A:1745, 28A:1805 (Ross) 60B:1020-1030
protection and role in ecosystem (Olsen) 44B:1020-1030
protection role in economy (Horgan) 36B:1425-1430 (Popham) 36B:1415-1420, 37B:1135, 41B:1025
rehabilitation of runs See enhancement programs above
Scientific research by government See Animal Health Centre, Abbotsford, B.C.
Sharks, protection (Furstenau) 51B:1020
Steelhead population (Tegart) 48B:1010-1015
Steelhead protection (Donaldson) 58B:1050 (Ma) 53B:1035-1040 (Sultan) 53B:1030-1045, 53B:1040-1045 (Tegart) 58B:1045
Fish and Seafood Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M207)

(Furstenau) 1R, 51B:1020
Debate, speakers (Furstenau) 51B:1020
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Role re fisheries management on Fraser River (Donaldson) 58B:1050
Role re provincial review of scientific research (Coleman) 43B:1405-1415 (Horgan) 43B:1410-1425, 43B:1435 (Milobar) 43B:1420-1425 (Popham) 40B:1400-1405, 41B:1035-1040 (Stilwell) 41B:1040, 43B:1425
Fishing industry

Chum salmon gillnet fishery (Sultan) 53B:1035
First Nations involvement in industry (Ma) 53B:1040 (Sultan) 53B:1035
Fish farms, farming, etc. See Aquaculture
Processing plants See Food and food industry
Recreational fishing, freshwater anglers (Wilkinson) 65B:1005
Recreational fishing tourism See Fishing and hunting tourism under Tourism
Salmon fishery, role in economy (Furstenau) 34B:1030 (Horgan) 34B:1035
Shark fin market and fishery, legislation See Fish and Seafood Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M207)
Shark fin market and fishery, restriction (Furstenau) 51B:1020
Sport fishing See Recreational fishing above
FIT tests See Colorectal cancer screening under Cancer
Fitness tax credits See Tax credits for families with children under Families
Fitzpatrick, Darren

Military service and death (Bond) 58B:1015
Fixed election date

Advance voting and overlap with holidays and religious observances See also Overlap below
(Eby) 38B:1515, 40B:1800-1815, 41B:1100-1140, 42B:1335, 43B:1445-1500 (Rustad) 40B:1800-1820, 41B:1100-1140, 43B:1450-1500
Change to fall date and related issues (Barnett) 38B:1430-1435 (Beare) 36B:1800-1805 (Bernier) 42B:1420-1425 (Eby) 29B:1345, 36B:1740, 38B:1515, 40B:1800-1820, 41B:1100-1150, 42B:1335-1345, 42B:1425, 42B:1445-1455, 43B:1445-1500 (Fleming) 42B:1345-1350 (Furstenau) 38B:1445 (Gibson) 38B:1450 (Kahlon) 36B:1840-1845, 38B:1335 (Kyllo) 42B:1340-1345 (Letnick) 38B:1505 (Milobar) 38B:1345-1350 (Morris) 36B:1810-1815 (Mungall) 38B:1510 (Olsen) 38B:1405, 42B:1400-1405 (Rustad) 38B:1455-1505, 40B:1755-1820, 41B:1100-1150, 42B:1335-1340, 42B:1405-1410, 42B:1425, 42B:1445-1455, 43B:1450-1500 (Simpson) 38B:1410-1420 (Weaver) 36B:1815-1820, 36B:1830, 42B:1415, 42B:1425-1430 (Wilkinson) 36B:1745-1755 (Yap) 42B:1355-1400
Date of next election See also 2021 general election under Elections
(Eby) 41B:1145-1150, 42B:1340, 42B:1425, 42B:1455 (Rustad) 38B:1500-1505, 41B:1145-1150, 42B:1335-1340, 42B:1405-1410, 42B:1425, 42B:1455
Establishment in B.C. (Barnett) 38B:1430 (Fleming) 42B:1345 (Gibson) 38B:1450 (Morris) 36B:1810 (Rustad) 42B:1410 (Yap) 42B:1355
Fall date (James) 23B:1105 (Throne speech) 11B:1415 (Weaver) 23B:1105
Fixed election date concept (de Jong) 43B:1600
Legislation See also Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5)
Legislation, private members' bills (Olsen) 42B:1400-1405 (Rustad) 38B:1455-1500, 40B:1755-1800, 41B:1125-1130 (Weaver) 42B:1415
Other jurisdictions (Eby) 41B:1150, 42B:1340, 42B:1450 (Rustad) 42B:1340
Overlap with federal or local government elections (Eby) 42B:1445-1450 (Rustad) 42B:1445-1450
Overlap with holidays and religious observances See also Advance voting above
(Eby) 40B:1815-1820 (Rustad) 40B:1815-1820
Saturday date (Eby) 38B:1515, 40B:1800-1820, 41B:1140-1145, 43B:1455 (Rustad) 38B:1455-1500, 40B:1755-1820, 41B:1140-1145, 43B:1455
Saturday date in October (Eby) 36B:1740, 40B:1815, 41B:1100-1140, 42B:1335 (Rustad) 40B:1815, 41B:1100-1140
Float homes

Jurisdiction (Robinson) 45B:1330, 52B:1355
Subleases (Robinson) 57B:1610 (Thornthwaite) 57B:1610
Floods and floodplains

Flood preparedness review (Ashton) 71A:1730-1735 (Horgan) 71A:1735
Flooding in spring 2017 See also particular areas
(Oakes) 46B:1045
Flooding in spring 2017, rebuilding and infrastructure needs (Stone) 59A:1630-1640
Water management issues See Water
Fluor Corp.

LNG facility project (Ross) 56B:1745
FOIPPA See Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Food and food industry See also Agriculture; Restaurant and food services industry

Abattoirs See Slaughter facilities below
Agrifood exports and markets (Ralston) 45A:1525, 45A:1540 (Wat) 65B:1040-1045
Apples (Ashton) 39B:1015, 71A:1735 (Popham) 54B:1340
Cherry exports (Ashton) 39B:1005
Donations of food, tax credit pilot project (Letnick) 31A:1405-1410 (Popham) 31A:1405-1410
Fish processing plants, effluent release and regulation (Furstenau) 71B:1410
Fish processing plants, inspections and permits (Heyman) 71B:1410
Food banks See Food banks
Food certification, organic certification See Organic products below
Food innovation centre (Popham) 15B:1540
Food innovation centre and funding (Letnick) 28A:1720-1730 (Popham) 28A:1725-1730
Food security See also Locally grown food below
(Letnick) 31A:1425 (Popham) 24B:1655-1700, 29A:1520 (Routledge) 17B:1350-1355
Food security, role of aquaculture (Letnick) 28A:1755
Food services industry See Restaurant and food services industry
Food-processing sector (Popham) 15B:1535-1540, 24B:1700-1705
Food-processing sector, development and locations (Paton) 28A:1715 (Popham) 28A:1715-1720
Fruit and vegetable sales, roadside businesses (Popham) 29A:1625, 29A:1725 (Tegart) 29A:1620, 29A:1700, 29A:1725
Fruits and vegetables, snack program in schools See Fruit and vegetable program under Education
Institutional purchasing policies (Popham) 15B:1535, 24B:1700-1705
Institutional purchasing policies, Feed B.C. procurement policy (Dean) 39B:1010 (Letnick) 28A:1645-1700, 28A:1720 (Paton) 28A:1715 (Popham) 28A:1600, 28A:1650-1700, 29A:1655
Locally grown food (Dean) 39B:1010 (Paton) 28A:1715 (Popham) 15B:1535, 24B:1700-1710, 28A:1720 (Routledge) 17B:1350-1355
Locally grown food, Grow Local program and Grow B.C. initiative (Letnick) 31A:1415 (Popham) 31A:1415
Meat-processing regulations and local production (Barnett) 29A:1615-1620 (Popham) 29A:1620
Nut industry (Popham) 28A:1620-1625
Organic products, certification and regulations (Letnick) 30A:1125-1130 (Popham) 30A:1130-1135
Produce retailing (Wat) 34B:1010
Products, prices (Letnick) 28A:1720
Seafood
fish processing plants See Fish processing plants above
industry (Ralston) 45A:1525, 45A:1540
industry access to funding (Letnick) 29A:1445 (Popham) 29A:1445
industry and exports (Ross) 60B:1015-1020
salmon canning industry (Letnick) 28A:1810 (Popham) 28A:1815
salmon consumption (Ross) 60B:1020
Slaughter facilities (Barnett) 29A:1615-1620 (Popham) 29A:1620
Strawberry farming (Paton) 29A:1535
Supply management See Agriculture
Tree fruit industry (Ashton) 39B:1005-1015 (Dean) 39B:1005-1010
Tree fruit industry, replant program funding (Ashton) 37B:1140, 71A:1735 (Horgan) 71A:1735 (Letnick) 22B:1525, 28A:1615-1625 (Popham) 28A:1620-1625, 37B:1140-1145
Food banks

Food donations, tax credit See Food and food industry
Use by families and children (Dean) 21B:1625
Forcier, Irene

Community contributions and award (Paton) 69B:1005
Foreign workers See Immigration
Forensic Psychiatry Act

Revision and use of term "inpatient" (Eby) 40B:1520 (Weaver) 38B:1525, 40B:1520
Forest Appeals Commission

Annual report, 2016, tabled (Eby) 47B:1435
Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia

Funding (Barnett) 43A:1510 (James) 42A:1630, 43A:1510 (Thomson) 14B:1555
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd.

Activities (Ralston) 43A:1710, 45A:1655-1700, 45A:1715, 47A:1450 (Thomson) 45A:1710-1715, 47A:1445-1450
Forests and forest industry

Allowable annual cut (Donaldson) 35B:1510-1540, 35B:1720-1725 (Olsen) 35B:1715, 35B:1725 (Rustad) 35B:1510-1540
B.C. timber sales program See British Columbia timber sales program
Coastal Douglas fir lands, protection (Routley) 15B:1355
Conditions in industry (Bains) 31A:1705-1710 (Morris) 14B:1630-1635
Emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Employment and government support (Chow) 62B:1050 (Donaldson) 17B:1540-1545 (Simpson) 19B:1525 (Trevena) 23B:1145
Employment and jobs (Horgan) 12B:1355
Export of product and expansion of market (Beare) 64A:1545 (Donaldson) 33B:1430 (Ralston) 43A:1710-1715, 45A:1710-1720, 47A:1445-1450 (Thomson) 45A:1710-1715, 47A:1445-1450 (Wat) 64A:1540
Export of raw logs (Furstenau) 36B:1605
Fibre supply See Timber supply below
First Nations involvement in industry (Ashton) 49A:1640-1645 (Donaldson) 35B:1510-1520, 35B:1655-1705 (Fraser) 49A:1640-1645 (Rustad) 35B:1650-1700
First Nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements (Horgan) 71A:1640 (Ross) 71A:1635-1640
Forest fires See Wildfires under Fires and firefighters
Forest inventory, data collection (Donaldson) 35B:1710-1725 (Olsen) 35B:1705-1725
Forest management and practices, practices and wildfire prevention (Donaldson) 33B:1525 (Rustad) 33B:1520-1525
Forest management and practices, sustainability (Routley) 17B:1500
Forest roads (Barnett) 33B:1715 (Donaldson) 33B:1720-1725
Forests for Tomorrow program See Silviculture below
Forests in parks See Parks
Government policies and impact (Kahlon) 25B:1145 (Routley) 17B:1445, 25B:1130-1135, 26B:1550
Government support (Bains) 31A:1555 (Davies) 35B:1440-1445 (Donaldson) 35B:1445, 35B:1825 (Elmore) 13B:1025 (Heyman) 54A:1605 (Mark) 17B:1745 (Ralston) 45A:1410
Government support, federal programs and funding (Ralston) 47A:1450 (Thomson) 47A:1450
Harvesting of timber impacted by wildfires See Wildfires in summer 2017
Impact of carbon tax See Carbon tax
Industry, conditions (Leonard) 25B:1120-1125
Industry, role in economy (Donaldson) 17B:1540, 17B:1550
Mills, fibre supply See Timber supply below
Mountain pine beetle infestation (Donaldson) 35B:1700
Permitting, staff (Donaldson) 58B:1050
Pulp and paper sector (Donaldson) 17B:1550
Reforestation See Silviculture below
Removal of lands from tree farm licences (Brar) 28B:1710-1715
Role in economy (Ralston) 43A:1720 (Rustad) 33B:1440
Salvage logging, harvesting of timber impacted by wildfires See Wildfires in summer 2017
Silviculture
Forests for Tomorrow program (Donaldson) 33B:1730-1735
investment (Routley, D.) 17B:1445
replanting after wildfires (Barnett) 33B:1725-1730 (Donaldson) 33B:1725-1740 (Rustad) 55B:1045
Slash See Wood waste
Softwood lumber trade with U.S. (Bains) 31A:1705 (Bond) 42A:1735 (Coleman) 62B:1135 (Horgan) 12B:1355 (James) 42A:1740 (Sullivan) 21B:1350
Softwood lumber trade with U.S. and negotiations for agreement (Ashton) 49A:1615 (Donaldson) 35B:1555-1615 (Ralston) 47A:1455-1500 (Rustad) 35B:1550-1615 (Thomson) 47A:1455-1500
Softwood lumber trade with U.S., government action (Barnett) 17B:1730 (Chow) 62B:1050 (Davies) 24B:1425 (Donaldson) 17B:1540-1545, 62B:1045 (Horgan) 22B:1745 (Ralston) 43A:1720, 47A:1500 (Sultan) 64B:1420 (Wat) 62B:1045
Spruce beetle infestation (Donaldson) 35B:1755 (Morris) 14B:1635 (Rustad) 35B:1750
Timber sales program See British Columbia timber sales program
Timber supply (Bains) 31A:1710
Timber supply and permits (Barnett) 55B:1035-1040 (Donaldson) 55B:1035-1045 (Rustad) 55B:1040
Value-added sector (Throne speech) 11B:1425
Wood products and uses
engineered wood products (Donaldson) 33B:1430
use in public sector construction (Davies) 40A:1755-1800 (Fleming) 40A:1800-1805
use of wood as primary building material (Donaldson) 33B:1430
Wood waste See Wood waste
Wood waste, use in production of electricity See Bioenergy under Energy
Forests for Tomorrow program See Silviculture under Forests and forest industry
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry

Estimates
debate 33B:1425-1815, 34B:1055-1155, 35B:1335-1825
speakers (Ashton) 33B:1815 (Barnett) 33B:1540-1555, 33B:1700-1730, 34B:1055-1105, 34B:1125-1130, 34B:1140, 35B:1400-1405 (Bond) 33B:1810, 34B:1105-1125 (Clovechok) 35B:1425-1435 (Davies) 35B:1440-1450 (Donaldson) 33B:1425-1815, 34B:1100-1155, 35B:1335-1540, 35B:1550-1825 (Morris) 33B:1815 (Oakes) 33B:1620-1655, 33B:1755, 35B:1755 (Olsen) 35B:1705-1725 (Paton) 35B:1730-1735 (Rustad) 33B:1430-1540, 33B:1805, 33B:1815, 34B:1055, 34B:1135-1140, 35B:1335-1355, 35B:1410-1425, 35B:1450-1540, 35B:1550-1705, 35B:1750, 35B:1800-1825 (Stilwell) 35B:1800 (Tegart) 33B:1600-1620, 33B:1740-1745, 35B:1740 (Thomson) 34B:1150
Mandate letter (Donaldson) 33B:1430
Natural resource officers, role (Paton) 29A:1645 (Popham) 29A:1645
Priorities (Donaldson) 35B:1825 (Rustad) 35B:1820-1825
Role and responsibilities (Donaldson) 33B:1425-1440 (Rustad) 33B:1435
Rural development component (Donaldson) 33B:1430-1435, 35B:1825
Rural economic development group (Bond) 34B:1115-1120 (Donaldson) 34B:1115-1120
Staffing
offices in wildfire-impacted areas (Donaldson) 33B:1800-1805, 34B:1145 (Oakes) 33B:1755
regional economic development officers (Barnett) 34B:1140 (Donaldson) 34B:1145
staff thanked (Rustad) 35B:1820
staffing (Donaldson) 33B:1430
Work with First Nations (Donaldson) 33B:1430-1435
Fort McMurray, Alberta

Community response to B.C. wildfires (Stone) 19B:1435
Fort Nelson, B.C.

Forest industry in area (Davies) 35B:1440-1450 (Donaldson) 35B:1445-1450
Fort Nelson Community Literacy Society

Services and role in community (Davies) 72B:1015-1020
Fort Nelson First Nation

Involvement in forest industry (Donaldson) 35B:1450
Fort St. James, B.C.

Dogsledding race event (Rustad) 68A:1615
Hospital See Stuart Lake Hospital, Fort St. James, B.C.
North Road conditions and dust control (Rustad) 47B:1700 (Trevena) 47B:1705
Fort St. John, B.C.

First Nations in area, meeting with Energy and Indigenous Relations Ministers (Bernier) 61B:1725-1735 (Mungall) 61B:1725-1735
Hosting of B.C. Winter Games See British Columbia Winter Games
Industries (Davies) 18B:1025
Fort St. John Public Library, Fort St. John, B.C.

Role (Davies) 25B:1025-1030
Fortinet Technologies

Operations in B.C. (Ralston) 14B:1525, 33B:1415
Fossil fuels See Fuel; Oil and gas
Fossils

Fossil finds and tourism See Tourism
Foster care

Adoption of foster children See Adoption
Foster families (Dean) 26B:1400
Foster families, number and remuneration (Conroy) 50A:1600-1630, 52A:1350 (Throness) 50A:1600-1630, 52A:1345-1350
Foster families, supply and recruitment (Throness) 53B:1025-1030
System (Conroy) 50A:1545-1630 (Throness) 50A:1545-1630
Foster, Jim

Death from prostate cancer (Krog) 22B:1345
Foundation skills assessment See Standardized testing under Education
Foundry

Establishment (Thornthwaite) 33A:1600
Funding (Darcy) 33A:1730
Mental health and social services (Thornthwaite) 15B:1600, 24B:1505
Mental health services (Darcy) 31B:1705 (Mark) 57A:1805 (Thornthwaite) 57A:1805
Services for youth and proposed expansion (Darcy) 33A:1510, 33A:1725-1730, 33A:1755 (Thornthwaite) 33A:1725-1730, 33A:1750
Foundry North Shore

Facility (Thornthwaite) 15B:1600, 24B:1505, 35A:1545
Services for youth (Darcy) 33A:1755 (Ma) 30B:1015 (Thornthwaite) 33A:1750
Fox, Terry

Legacy (Bond) 20B:1015
Fracking See Hydraulic fracturing under Oil and gas
France

Electoral system and election results (Davies) 70B:1730-1735
Franchises

Role and regulation (Oakes) 55B:1020
Fraser, Alex

Legacy as MLA (Oakes) 59B:1700
Fraser Health Authority

Palliative care facilities and policies on assisted dying services (Throness) 61B:1340
Patients unattached to family physician (Dix) 35A:1620 (Throness) 35A:1620
Seniors care beds (Dix) 36A:1515
Fraser Institute

Analysis of issues (Ralston) 69B:1020-1025
Comments on government tax policies (Yap) 21B:1605
Report on electoral systems (Rustad) 68B:1445 (Throness) 68B:1525
Fraser, Paul See Conflict of Interest Commissioner
Fraser River

East Fraser lands See Vancouver, B.C.
Fisheries management (Donaldson) 58B:1050
Sockeye salmon run, inquiry See Commission of inquiry into the decline of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River (Cohen commission)
Sockeye salmon run, status (Furstenau) 34B:1035
Fraser Valley See also Lower Mainland

Armyworm infestations (Paton) 30A:1120 (Popham) 30A:1125
Communities, government support (Gibson) 21B:1455
Dairy cattle abuse See Chilliwack, B.C.
Elected officials (Gibson) 21B:1440
Highway 1 improvements See Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
South Fraser communities See Lower Mainland
Traffic congestion and safety issues (Throness) 47B:1540 (Trevena) 47B:1540-1545
Fraser-Nicola constituency and area

Communities and size (Tegart) 52B:1735-1740
Description (Tegart) 19B:1750-1755
Economic development and government support (Tegart) 25B:1115-1120
Lytton-Botanie Valley area, composting operation (Tegart) 54A:1635-1640
Rockslide removal and steelhead project See Coquihalla River
Steelhead populations See Chilcotin River; Thompson River
Wildfires and flooding (Tegart) 19B:1755-1805, 29A:1620, 29A:1700-1735
Wildfires and response (Tegart) 17B:1340-1345, 25B:1115-1120, 28A:1415, 42A:1525-1535
Freedom of information

Access to information (Sims) 63A:1335-1340
Disclosure, proactive disclosure requirements (de Jong) 50B:1420 (Sims) 63A:1550-1555 (Thomson) 63A:1545-1550
Requests for information
government handling (Barnett) 63A:1600 (Farnworth) 19B:1410 (Oakes) 19B:1405-1410, 33B:1355, 37B:1145 (Rustad) 23B:1050 (Sims) 23B:1045-1050, 33B:1350-1355, 37B:1145, 63A:1600, 63A:1610-1615 (Tegart) 23B:1045-1050, 33B:1350-1355 (Thomson) 63A:1605
process (Barnett) 63A:1600 (Sims) 63A:1340 (Thomson) 63A:1450
process review and consultation by government (Sims) 63A:1535-1545, 63A:1600-1615 (Thomson) 63A:1530-1545, 63A:1605-1610
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Provisions (Sims) 22B:1345, 24B:1335
Provisions on information-sharing (Sims) 63A:1445
Freedom of speech

Role of Internet (Ma) 72B:1020
FRIENDS program See Anxiety in children and youth under Anxiety disorders
Friendship centres See First Nations and Indigenous persons
Fringe party incidence See Electoral systems under Elections
Fuel See also Oil and gas

Costs (Redies) 22B:1805
Fossil fuels, transition to alternatives, impact on electricity demand See Power supply under Energy
Fuel products and shipment (Morris) 24B:1540-1545
Gasoline prices (Hunt) 19B:1720
Jet fuel tax, international flights (Redies) 22B:1805
Legislation See Motor Fuel Tax Act
Motor fuel tax, allocation of revenues to transportation plan (Stone) 59A:1730
Motor fuel tax, exemption for natural gas from tax on locomotive fuel (James) 12B:1515, 30B:1115
Taxation, carbon tax See Carbon tax
Fugitive emissions See Greenhouse gas emissions
Futurpreneur program See Entrepreneurship under Business
F.W. Howay Elementary School, New Westminster, B.C.

Seismic upgrade (Darcy) 19B:1710

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