BC Legislature - Hansard Subject Index, Second Session, 41st Parliament

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.

Gaining the Edge strategy See Government strategy under Tourism
Galloway, B.C.

Sawmill fire (Shypitka) 17B:1600

Gambling See also British Columbia Lottery Corporation

Activities and industry (Dean) 46B:1115 (Polak) 46B:1135 (Wilkinson) 46B:1105

Addiction and problem gambling program (Eby) 56A:1725, 56A:1745, 56A:1755 (Yap) 56A:1725

Casinos

money laundering and government response (Dean) 46B:1115-1120 (D'Eith) 46B:1110 (Krog) 46B:1145-1150 (Kyllo) 46B:1110-1115 (Ma) 46B:1135-1140 (Milobar) 46B:1120-1125 (Morris) 46B:1140-1145 (Polak) 46B:1130-1135 (Routley) 46B:1125-1130 (Singh) 46B:1100 (Wilkinson) 46B:1105-1110

money-laundering prevention and financial transactions (Eby) 56A:1715-1720, 56A:1745 (Yap) 56A:1710, 56A:1740

money-laundering prevention and financial transactions, review See review below

operations and proposed expansion (Eby) 56A:1745-1750 (Yap) 56A:1745

report for gaming policy and enforcement branch See Gaming policy and enforcement branch

review of operations (Dean) 46B:1120 (Eby) 56A:1535-1540, 56A:1705-1720 (Yap) 56A:1705-1710

staff safety re money-handling (Eby) 56A:1745 (Yap) 56A:1740

staff training (Eby) 56A:1715 (Yap) 56A:1710

Charities' access to gambling revenues See Community gaming grants under Communities; particular sectors

First Nations involvement in industry (Eby) 56A:1745-1750 (Yap) 56A:1745

Illegal activity, policing and integrated team See Illegal gambling and money-laundering enforcement under Police and policing

Internet gaming, single-game betting (Eby) 56A:1750-1755 (Yap) 56A:1750

PlayNow website See British Columbia Lottery Corporation

Regulation (Eby) 56A:1705-1725, 56A:1745-1755 (Yap) 56A:1530, 56A:1705-1725, 56A:1740-1750

Revenues

allocation to community charities See Community gaming grants under Communities

allocation to First Nations (Fraser) 47A:1650, 48A:1135 (Robinson) 58A:1140 (Rustad) 58A:1135-1140

allocation to sports and recreation (Clovechok) 68A:1715 (Eby) 56A:1745-1750 (Milobar) 46B:1120 (Yap) 56A:1530

Gaming See Gambling
Gaming grants program See Community gaming grants under Communities
Gaming policy and enforcement branch

Activities and role (Dean) 46B:1115-1120 (Eby) 56A:1535-1540, 56A:1710-1715, 56A:1745, 56A:1755

Report on money laundering in casinos (D'Eith) 46B:1110 (Polak) 46B:1130 (Singh) 46B:1100

Gangs

Anti-gang task force, report and recommendations (Farnworth) 26A:1525 (Morris) 26A:1525

Anti-gang unit and anti-trafficking team (Farnworth) 26A:1510, 26A:1525-1530 (Morris) 26A:1520-1530

Gang activity and gun violence See also particular locations

Gang activity and gun violence prevention and response, government strategy (Farnworth) 26A:1455, 26A:1535-1540 (Morris) 26A:1530-1540

Gang activity and violence, government action and funding (Coleman) 13B:1115 (Morris) 14B:1640

Wrap anti-gang program, expansion (Farnworth) 26A:1545-1550

Garbage See Waste management
Garfinkel, Gabe

Lobbyist activities (Eby) 59B:1345

Gas industry See Oil and gas
Gas tax fund See Infrastructure funding, federal gas tax fund under Local government
Gasoline See Fuel
Gateway Sweets and Chaat House Ltd.

Opening event See Business opening event under Surrey, B.C.

Gauchier, Paige

Death, report and recommendations See Reports under Representative for Children and Youth

Gaudet, Paris

Candidacy for MLA in 2017 general election (Krog) 21B:1530

Gays and lesbians See LGTBQ community
Gazette See British Columbia Gazette
GCPE See Government communications and public engagement
GDP See Gross domestic product under Economy
Gender identity

Gender identity and expression, human rights protection, Liberal Party position (Chandra Herbert) 70B:1355-1400

Gender-based violence See Violence against women under Violence
General practitioners See Family physicians under Physicians
George Massey Tunnel See Highway 99
Geoscience B.C.

Activities and funding (Mungall) 54B:1535-1600, 54B:1650-1655 (Rustad) 54B:1650 (Shypitka) 54B:1535-1540, 54B:1550-1600

Geothermal power See Energy
German, Peter

Background and qualifications (Eby) 56A:1710 (Yap) 56A:1710

Review of casino operations See Casinos, review under Gambling

Germany

Electoral system and proportional representation (Bernier) 66B:1655 (Hunt) 45B:1610-1615, 70B:1350 (Johal) 70B:1755-1800 (Krog) 50B:1640 (Martin) 42B:1535 (Paton) 45B:1730, 70B:1545 (Sultan) 65B:1150 (Throness) 68B:1510-1515 (Yap) 68B:1730-1735

Treatment of Jews during Nazi era (Kahlon) 58B:1025

Gervais, Alex

Death while in government care (Conroy) 52A:1400 (Throness) 52A:1355-1400

Gibran, Kahlil

Writing in poem On Children (Ma) 34B:1010

Giesbrecht, Albert

Release and bail conditions (Farnworth) 72B:1055 (Rustad) 72B:1055

Gill, Maninder

Activities and attendance at NDP event (de Jong) 14B:1415 (Johal) 14B:1410, 17B:1405

Gill, Tanya and Rob

Fundraising walk for sudden infant death syndrome (Cadieux) 61B:1345

Gilmore Community Elementary School, Burnaby, B.C.

Student essay on poverty (Routledge) 69B:1010

Girls Fly Too

Work of organization (Thornthwaite) 60B:1125

Gladstone Secondary School, Vancouver, B.C.

Facility and programs (Dix) 15B:1705

Global warming See Climate change
The Globe and Mail

Article on B.C. NDP fundraising events (Wilkinson) 26B:1540

Article on proportional representation (Rustad) 68B:1430-1435

Golden, B.C.

Visitor information centre (Bond) 66A:1500

Golden Ears Bridge

Tolls, elimination (Brar) 15B:1800 (D'Eith) 17B:1705 (Elmore) 22B:1620 (James) 12B:1440 (Sultan) 36B:1505-1510 (Trevena) 24B:1345-1350, 62B:1035

Goss, Wayne

Athletic accomplishments (Horgan) 14B:1335

Gourlay, Laurie William

Life and work as constituency assistant (Routley) 72B:1010

Government See also B.C. NDP government; Legislature; Local government; Public service

Accomplishments (Throne speech) 11B:1415-1420

Accountability See also Freedom of information

Accountability and transparency (Chandra Herbert) 25B:1040-1045 (Eby) 42B:1445 (Gibson) 25B:1035-1045 (Kahlon) 36B:1840-1845 (Milobar) 38B:1355

Assets, sale See Lands and properties, sale below

Cabinet See also Ministers below

Cabinet committees (Simpson) 61A:1605

Cabinet operations and cabinet committees (Dix) 35A:1700-1705

Capital projects

community benefits agreements See Labour

costs and management (Polak) 23B:1125-1130

planning (Bond) 43A:1555-1610 (James) 43A:1535-1620 (Redies) 43A:1530-1540, 43A:1550

priorities (Horgan) 71A:1805

Coalition governments See also Minority governments below

(Bernier) 15B:1720, 42B:1420 (Furstenau) 38B:1445 (Milobar) 38B:1340-1345 (Weaver) 42B:1415 (Yap) 42B:1400

Communications See Government communications and public engagement

Consultation See Public consultation and engagement below

Continuity of leadership after disaster (Beare) 36B:1805 (Eby) 29B:1345, 36B:1745, 40B:1755 (Weaver) 36B:1830

Continuity of leadership after disaster, legislation See Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5)

Contracts for products and services See Procurement practices and system below

Crown corporations See Crown corporations

Crown corporations, legislative committee See Crown Corporations Committee

Debt See Public debt

Decision-making (Throne speech) 11B:1410-1415 (Weaver) 15B:1640

Employees See Public service

Executive assistant positions in constituency offices See Constituency offices, staff under Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Executive council (Polak) 45B:1740

Federal-provincial relations (Milobar) 15B:1825

Finance and government services committee See Finance and Government Services Committee

Financial management

credit rating See Credit rating

fiscal plan (Wilkinson) 55A:1115-1140

lean initiatives (Oakes) 43A:1810 (Ralston) 43A:1730, 43A:1810-1815, 43A:1845

management (Ashton) 15B:1510-1515 (Bond) 14B:1405-1410 (Coleman) 13B:1115 (Gibson) 18B:1110, 21B:1435-1440 (Isaacs) 21B:1645, 21B:1655 (Krog) 21B:1545 (Kyllo) 43A:1725 (Martin) 20B:1110-1125 (Sultan) 21B:1720 (Thornthwaite) 15B:1550, 24B:1500 (Wat) 24B:1640

Financial reporting, public accounts (Bond) 12B:1500, 14B:1425-1430 (Cadieux) 19B:1535

Information

access See Freedom of information

data management and security (Ralston) 43A:1710

records management See Government records management

Information technology projects, management (Sims) 63A:1340-1345, 63A:1425-1440 (Thomson) 63A:1425-1440

Lands and properties

management (Sims) 63A:1345, 63A:1405, 63A:1430 (Thomson) 63A:1405, 63A:1430

sale (Sims) 63A:1630 (Thomson) 63A:1630

sale and valuation (Elmore) 29B:1820-1825

Lobbyists See Lobbyists

Majority governments (Olsen) 57B:1750

Ministerial assistants, salaries (Bond) 47B:1410

Ministers See also Cabinet above

accountability and pay holdbacks (Heyman) 52A:1710 (Milobar) 52A:1705-1710

acting minister appointment process (Beare) 36B:1805 (Eby) 29B:1345, 36B:1745, 40B:1755 (Rustad) 40B:1755 (Weaver) 36B:1830

acting minister appointment process, legislation See Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 5)

comments on issues (Polak) 46B:1130

diversity (Beare) 36B:1530

mandate letters (Bains) 31A:1645 (Eby) 56A:1355

online calendar information (Sims) 63A:1605 (Thomson) 63A:1605

responsibilities (Ralston) 45A:1425 (Simpson) 19B:1530

Ministries See particular ministries

Minority governments (Bernier) 42B:1420 (Eby) 24B:1535-1540, 42B:1340, 42B:1425 (Furstenau) 17B:1510, 17B:1520-1525 (Leonard) 21B:1705 (Martin) 20B:1115 (Milobar) 38B:1345 (Olsen) 42B:1400 (Routley) 17B:1455 (Rustad) 42B:1335, 42B:1410 (Simpson) 38B:1415 (Sullivan) 21B:1335-1340 (Throness) 14B:1815 (Weaver) 15B:1625, 42B:1415, 42B:1430 (Yap) 42B:1400

Minority governments and power of MLAs (Eby) 64B:1520-1525 (Olsen) 19B:1630-1635 (Sturdy) 22B:1640 (Wilkinson) 64B:1520-1525

Opposition See Legislature

Orders-in-council (Sims) 26B:1505

Policy development (Weaver) 15B:1640

Policy development, role of stakeholders (Throness) 38B:1535

Political staff (Bond) 65B:1045

Premier's Office See Premier's Office

Procurement practices and system

best bids policy (Clovechok) 48B:1145-1150 (Horgan) 48B:1040-1050 (Lee) 47B:1545-1610, 48B:1035-1040, 49B:1520-1535 (Martin) 48B:1045 (Sims) 63A:1515, 63A:1525 (Sturdy) 47B:1610 (Thomson) 63A:1515 (Trevena) 47B:1550-1615, 48B:1145-1155, 49B:1510-1535

bidding process (Kahlon) 26B:1730

disclosure of expenses for directly awarded contracts (de Jong) 50B:1420

local-hire provisions, small business opportunities and apprenticeship ratios See best bids policy above

practices and system (Oakes) 43A:1815-1820 (Ralston) 43A:1820, 45A:1430

review (Sims) 63A:1340-1345

review and cap on value and length of contracts (Sims) 63A:1505-1530 (Thomson) 63A:1505-1530

start-up in residence program for technology businesses (Ralston) 43A:1715-1720

Programs and services See also Social services under Social welfare

funding (Bond) 12B:1500, 18B:1135-1140 (Conroy) 19B:1820 (Gibson) 18B:1110 (James) 12B:1430, 12B:1440 (Ma) 14B:1650 (Redies) 22B:1800 (Simons) 18B:1150 (Singh) 18B:1140-1145 (Sullivan) 21B:1400

programs and services (Bains) 16B:1005 (Barnett) 18B:1115-1120 (Bernier) 18B:1145-1150 (Heyman) 14B:1605 (Krog) 18B:1100 (Wat) 18B:1125-1130

service access card See B.C. Services Card

service delivery (Sims) 63A:1340 (Thomson) 63A:1345

Public consultation and engagement (Bains) 16B:1010 (Bond) 36B:1410 (Chandra Herbert) 21B:1740-1745 (Dean) 28B:1340 (Furstenau) 17B:1525, 29B:1555-1600 (Gibson) 38B:1455 (James) 36B:1410 (Morris) 36B:1810 (Olsen) 27B:1125-1130, 38B:1405 (Simons) 16B:1040 (Simpson) 19B:1520-1525 (Throne speech) 11B:1415 (Wilkinson) 36B:1750-1755

Public trust (Dean) 28B:1340 (Furstenau) 17B:1525, 29B:1555-1600, 40B:1445-1450 (Mungall) 38B:1555-1600 (Olsen) 27B:1125-1130, 38B:1610-1620 (Routley) 40B:1505-1510 (Simpson) 19B:1520-1525 (Sims) 38B:1640

Real estate See Lands and properties above

Regulations, reduction and public engagement (Oakes) 43A:1830-1840 (Ralston) 43A:1835-1845

Regulations, reduction and reform (Oakes) 43A:1810-1815, 43A:1830 (Ralston) 43A:1715, 43A:1810-1815, 43A:1830

Research, scientific research See Science and technology; particular agencies

Revenues See also Taxation

Revenues and revenue sources (Bernier) 35A:1445

Revenues and spending See also Spending below

(Bernier) 15B:1720-1725, 15B:1735-1740, 18B:1145-1150 (Bond) 12B:1455-1510, 14B:1430-1500 (Cadieux) 19B:1530, 19B:1555 (Clovechok) 21B:1810 (Farnworth) 22B:1715 (Hunt) 19B:1725-1730 (Johal) 17B:1435 (Larson) 21B:1515-1520 (Letnick) 22B:1530 (Ma) 24B:1605-1610 (Martin) 20B:1115-1125 (Milobar) 15B:1815-1825 (Morris) 14B:1625, 14B:1640 (Polak) 22B:1725-1740, 23B:1115-1120 (Redies) 22B:1800, 22B:1810, 36B:1715 (Ross) 16B:1110 (Rustad) 14B:1720-1725, 14B:1735 (Shypitka) 17B:1610 (Stone) 19B:1450-1500 (Sullivan) 21B:1350-1355 (Thomson) 14B:1540-1555 (Thornthwaite) 18B:1015 (Throness) 14B:1800-1820 (Yap) 21B:1605

Role (Furstenau) 36B:1615-1625 (Krog) 36B:1645-1650, 36B:1705 (Simons) 29B:1605 (Throness) 42B:1600

Service plans and 2017-18–2020-21 strategic plan, September update, tabled (James) 12B:1515

Spending (Ashton) 15B:1500-1505 (Bond) 18B:1135-1140 (Coleman) 13B:1100 (Heyman) 26B:1710 (Krog) 21B:1540-1545 (Letnick) 28A:1605, 28B:1420 (Mark) 17B:1730-1735 (Morris) 24B:1600 (Oakes) 26B:1650 (Wat) 24B:1640

Transfer payments from federal government, disaster financial assistance See Emergencies

Transition process for change of government (Horgan) 34B:1045, 36B:1400-1405

Tribunals See Administrative tribunals; particular boards and tribunals

Workstation support services contract (Sims) 63A:1520 (Thomson) 63A:1520

Government communications and public engagement

Ministerial responsibility (James) 41A:1115 (Redies) 41A:1115

Staffing (Bond) 41A:1110 (James) 41A:1110

Government records management

Management (Sims) 63A:1335

Retention of cabinet emails (Fleming) 40A:1750 (Polak) 40A:1745-1750

A GP for Me program See Family physicians under Physicians
Grace Islet

Protection (Olsen) 44B:1010

Grandparents See Families
Grandparents Day

Celebration (Kang) 14B:1745-1750

Grandview Heights secondary school project See School district 36 (Surrey)
Gray, Lynda

Comments in First Nations 101 (Krog) 36B:1645

Graydon Group Management

Payment for firefighting activities (Rustad) 14B:1710

Great Britain See Britain; United Kingdom
Great British Columbia Shakeout

Earthquake drill and Legislature participation (Rice) 36B:1340 (Speaker) 37B:1000

Greater Victoria See Victoria, B.C.; Capital regional district; South Island under Vancouver Island
Greece

Electoral system (Hunt) 45B:1605, 70B:1340-1350

Green economy See Sustainable development under Economy
Green energy See Clean energy under Energy
Green Lake

Forest fire prevention in area, petition tabled (Tegart) 58B:1055

Green Lake Provincial Park

Management plan (Barnett) 54A:1710-1715 (Heyman) 54A:1715

Green Party of British Columbia

Agreement with NDP See B.C. NDP

Consultation on referendum on electoral reform (Bond) 71B:1640-1645 (Eby) 71B:1525, 71B:1625-1630, 71B:1640-1645 (Milobar) 71B:1515-1525 (Morris) 71B:1625-1630 (Weaver) 71B:1645-1650

Election campaign (Furstenau) 42B:1725-1730

Election campaign and results (Rustad) 66B:1705

Election platform (Furstenau) 17B:1510 (Olsen) 19B:1625, 19B:1640 (Thornthwaite) 33A:1455 (Weaver) 15B:1620

Election platform, child care content (Weaver) 15B:1635

Election platform, drug decriminalization content (Thornthwaite) 26A:1555-1600

MLAs

applicability of lobbyists regulation to MLAs and staff (Barnett) 38B:1645-1650, 59B:1355 (Eby) 58B:1140-1145 (Throness) 38B:1545-1550, 58B:1140, 59B:1340

eligibility to debate and vote on Constitution Act amendment legislation (Speaker) 36B:1740

role (Eby) 64B:1520 (Wilkinson) 64B:1520

thanked (Horgan) 22B:1740

Negotiations with major parties after general election (Milobar) 40B:1700-1705

Official party status (Barnett) 38B:1440 (Beare) 36B:1800 (Bernier) 29B:1535 (Eby) 40B:1545-1550, 40B:1740 (Furstenau) 38B:1440 (Kahlon) 36B:1840 (Letnick) 38B:1505, 40B:1625 (Milobar) 38B:1340, 38B:1400, 40B:1700-1710 (Morris) 36B:1815 (Olsen) 38B:1410, 40B:1655 (Rustad) 38B:1500, 40B:1550, 40B:1755 (Simpson) 38B:1420 (Sultan) 40B:1635 (Throness) 40B:1730 (Weaver) 36B:1830, 40B:1630, 45B:1555

Policies (James) 12B:1445

Policy on donations to party (Olsen) 27B:1125, 64B:1735 (Throness) 28B:1520 (Weaver) 28B:1715

Position on issues

campaign financing reform and legislation (Cadieux) 29B:1645 (Furstenau) 29B:1555 (Letnick) 28B:1420 (Milobar) 29B:1705, 29B:1720 (Olsen) 27B:1130-1135 (Thomson) 28B:1605 (Weaver) 28B:1715-1720 (Wilkinson) 26B:1545

development projects (Ross) 16B:1100

economy (Olsen) 19B:1625

government budget (Bond) 12B:1505

infrastructure projects (Throness) 14B:1805

lobbyists regulation reform (Furstenau) 40B:1450 (Olsen) 38B:1610-1620 (Weaver) 38B:1730-1735

referendum on electoral reform (Barnett) 45B:1705-1715 (Cadieux) 50B:1845 (Clovechok) 65B:1110 (Foster) 64B:1755 (Gibson) 42B:1810 (Isaacs) 52B:1730 (Martin) 42B:1515-1520 (Milobar) 42B:1630, 68B:1540-1550 (Olsen) 43B:1650 (Redies) 52B:1640 (Ross) 43B:1720-1725 (Throness) 42B:1605 (Weaver) 43B:1840

union certification process (Bains) 31A:1620 (Martin) 31A:1620

Role as opposition (Weaver) 36B:1825

Green technology See Clean technology under Science and technology
Green Timbers constituency and area See Surrey–Green Timbers constituency and area
Greenhouse gas emissions See also Climate change

Emissions from sectors

agriculture and ranching sectors (Letnick) 22B:1525

forest sector (Heyman) 54A:1550-1600 (Rustad) 14B:1725, 54A:1545-1555

LNG development (Heyman) 54A:1605 (Horgan) 71A:1620 (Milobar) 54A:1605, 54A:1615 (Ross) 56B:1335-1340

manufacturing and production processes See Process emissions below

transportation sector (Heyman) 52A:1620 (Trevena) 24B:1350

Fugitive emissions (Heyman) 54A:1535 (James) 42A:1530, 42A:1715 (Ross) 42A:1530 (Rustad) 42A:1715-1720, 54A:1530-1535

Leaked gases See Fugitive emissions above

Methane (Heyman) 54A:1535, 54A:1545 (Rustad) 54A:1535

Process emissions (Heyman) 54A:1545 (Rustad) 54A:1540-1545

Reduction

reduction (Furstenau) 36B:1620-1625 (Heyman) 54A:1510-1515 (Trevena) 24B:1350

reduction and sources (Heyman) 54A:1535-1605

role of electrification (Mungall) 56B:1600-1605 (Redies) 56B:1600

targets (Heyman) 52A:1450, 52A:1700-1710 (Milobar) 52A:1700-1710

targets for government ministries (Milobar) 52A:1705-1710

Greenhouse industry See Agriculture
Gregory, David

Letter to MLA on campaign financing legislation (Clovechok) 28B:1450

Gregson, Sharon

Advocacy for and comments on child care (Conroy) 55B:1100 (Isaacs) 55B:1055

Greta and Robert Ho Centre for Psychiatry and Education See Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, B.C.
Greyhound Bus Lines

Reduction in services to northern and rural B.C. (Bond) 19B:1420, 47B:1615-1620 (Larson) 39B:1045 (Morris) 47B:1645 (Ross) 16B:1115 (Trevena) 19B:1425, 47B:1620, 47B:1650

Griffin Cohen, Marjorie

Role on Fair Wages Commission (Bains) 31A:1540

Grizzly bears See Wildlife
Grocery store liquor sales See Liquor sales under Alcohol
Gross domestic product See Economy
Grow Local program See Locally grown food under Food and food industry
Growing Forward program See Agriculture
Guangzhou, China

Panyu district delegation to B.C. and meeting (Chow) 65B:1040 (Lee) 65B:1040 (Wat) 65B:1040

Guardian (United Kingdom)

Article on proportional representation (Rustad) 66B:1735

Guichon, Judith See Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Judith Guichon
Guide and service dogs See Animals
Guide-outfitters

Impact of wildfires (Shypitka) 17B:1600

Operations in parks (Beare) 68A:1610-1615 (Rustad) 68A:1610-1615

Role in economy (Beare) 68A:1555-1600 (Rustad) 68A:1555-1600

Guildford constituency and area See Surrey-Guildford constituency and area
Gulf Islands constituency and area See Saanich North and the Islands constituency and area
Gulf Islands Secondary School, Saltspring Island, B.C.

Student attendance at question period and feedback (Olsen) 71B:1350

Gun violence See Gangs; particular locations
Guru Nanak Gurpurab

Celebration (Singh) 51B:1030-1035

Guyana

Parliament, staff exchange with B.C. (Chair) 33A:1440

Gwyn, Richard

Biography of John A. Macdonald and quotation from Kipling (Krog) 21B:1535