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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Pacific Centre Family Services Association

Role and services (Dean) 23B:1015
Pacific Centre for Wellbeing, Victoria, B.C.

Establishment and services (Dean) 23B:1015
Pacific Coast Collaborative

Role (Inslee) 62B:1115
Pacific Northwest area See also particular locations and topics

Economy and environment, cross-border issues and collaboration (Coleman) 62B:1130-1135 (Horgan) 62B:1120-1130 (Inslee) 62B:1110-1120 (Weaver) 62B:1135
Indigenous peoples, history (Horgan) 62B:1120
Professional sports teams (Coleman) 62B:1130 (Horgan) 62B:1125
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region

Funding for B.C. government participation (Coleman) 65A:1110 (Horgan) 65A:1110
Pacific NorthWest LNG facility project

Cancellation (Ashton) 15B:1505 (Bernier) 36B:1420 (Coleman) 12B:1345-1350, 13B:1105, 57B:1400-1405 (Davies) 24B:1410-1415 (Horgan) 12B:1350 (Kyllo) 17B:1640-1645 (Lee) 22B:1610 (Martin) 20B:1120 (Morris) 24B:1545-1550 (Stone) 19B:1450
Project development agreement (Morris) 24B:1550
Pacific Oral Health Society

Services (Cadieux) 33B:1345
Pacific Rim constituency and area See Mid Island–Pacific Rim constituency and area
Padda, Jawahar

Activities and attendance at NDP and business events (Cadieux) 41B:1045-1050, 44B:1035 (Johal) 44B:1025-1030 (Redies) 41B:1050
Paige case report See Reports under Representative for Children and Youth
Pain management See Health care system
Pakistan

Relationship with India See Asia-Pacific region
Palliative care See Hospice and palliative care
Palmer, Vaughn

Comments on referendum on electoral reform (Ross) 68B:1650 (Wat) 42B:1740, 68B:1610-1615
Panorama constituency and area See Surrey-Panorama constituency and area
Pantazopoulos, Dimitri

Lobbyist activities (Eby) 59B:1345
Paramedic Association of Canada

PACE award of excellence (Yap) 19B:1350
Paramedics See also First responders under Emergencies

Community paramedicine and services in rural and remote areas (Dix) 36A:1510
International competition and participation by B.C. team (Yap) 19B:1350
Parent advisory councils See Education
Paris Agreement See Climate change
Park, Beverly

Death (Bernier) 22B:1355-1400
Parks

Accessible parks for disabled persons (Bond) 43B:1400-1405, 54A:1735-1745 (Heyman) 54A:1740
Closures due to wildfires (Heyman) 52A:1730 (Milobar) 52A:1720-1730
Facilities and trails, funding (Heyman) 54A:1750-1755 (Thornthwaite) 54A:1750
Funding (Heyman) 52A:1710-1715 (Milobar) 52A:1710-1715
Funding and revenue sources (Heyman) 52A:1605 (Milobar) 52A:1605
Pest control and management (Barnett) 54A:1710-1715
Removal of deadwood (Heyman) 54A:1700 (Tegart) 54A:1655
Wildfire response (Barnett) 54A:1720-1725 (Heyman) 54A:1720-1725
Parksville, B.C. See also Parksville-Qualicum constituency and area

Supportive housing project (Stilwell) 59A:1645
Parksville Beach Festival

Events and sand sculpting competition (Stilwell) 22B:1350
Parksville-Qualicum constituency and area

Constituent case re health supplements coverage (Simpson) 61A:1725 (Stilwell) 61A:1715-1720
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.

Electric vehicle charging stations (Weaver) 56B:1555-1600
Lowering of flag (Farnworth) 55B:1015
Parliamentary committees See Committee system under Legislature; particular committees
Parliamentary democracy See Democracy
Parliamentary Practice in British Columbia

Comments on amendments to bills (Chair) 64B:1615, 66B:1335
Comments on unparliamentary language (Speaker) 55B:1030
Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills Committee

Membership change, ratification (Farnworth) 74B:1005
Parliamentary Secretary for Liquor Policy Reform

Liquor regulation review See Liquor regulation review under Alcohol
Parliamentary Secretary for Poverty Reduction

Role (Elmore) 33B:1345 (Simpson) 61A:1740
Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors

Activities (Kang) 14B:1750
Activities and role (Bernier) 35A:1420 (Dix) 35A:1420-1425
Parliamentary Secretary for TransLink

Role (Robinson) 59A:1405 (Stone) 59A:1400
Parsnip River Bridge

Need for replacement (Morris) 14B:1630
Upgrade See Upgrades to bridge sections under Highway 97
Passenger Transportation Board

Role (Trevena) 47B:1620
Pattullo Bridge

Replacement project (Farnworth) 22B:1705 (Robinson) 59A:1740 (Stone) 59A:1735 (Sturdy) 22B:1645-1650, 71B:1415 (Trevena) 24B:1355, 71B:1420
PavCo See British Columbia Pavilion Corporation
PCFSA See Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Peace See International relations
Peace Arch

History (Inslee) 62B:1120
Visitor information centre (Beare) 66A:1510 (Bond) 66A:1505-1510
Peace River area

Fair Share agreement for resource revenues See Northern B.C. under British Columbia by region
Industries (Davies) 24B:1405
Site C power project See Site C power project
Peace River North constituency and area

Constituents' response to campaign financing legislation (Davies) 27B:1055
Description (Davies) 24B:1405
Highways and roads, government investment (Davies) 47B:1800, 47B:1810 (Trevena) 47B:1805-1815
Size, communities and representation (Davies) 50B:1720, 70B:1710-1715, 71B:1845
Peace River North school district See School district 60 (Peace River North)
Peace River South constituency and area

Communities and representation (Bernier) 66B:1630-1635, 71B:1840-1845
Peacock, Ken

Role on Fair Wages Commission (Bains) 31A:1540
Pearson College See Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, Metchosin, B.C.
Pearson, Lester B.

Actions as Prime Minister (Krog) 50B:1640-1645
Nobel Peace Prize award (Dean) 40B:1350-1355
Pederson, Heather

Property loss in wildfires and access to information (Rustad) 23B:1050 (Tegart) 23B:1045-1050, 33B:1350-1355
Pemberton Valley dyking district

Organization and positions (Sturdy) 66B:1535
Peninsula Streams Society

Work of organization (Olsen) 44B:1020-1025
Pensions

Pooled registered pension plans, administration (Bond) 50B:1445-1450, 51B:1110-1115 (James) 44B:1010, 50B:1445, 51B:1110-1115 (Weaver) 50B:1450-1455
Pooled registered pension plans, legislation See Pooled Registered Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 13)
Penticton constituency and area

Community representation and voting (Ashton) 59B:1625, 59B:1645
Personal statements

Krog, Leonard Eugene (Nanaimo)
Clarification of comments made in the House 33B:1335
Persons Day

Purpose (Furstenau) 37B:1110
Recognition and history (Bond) 36B:1435 (Darcy) 36B:1430
Persson, Torsten and Guido Tabellini

Theories on electoral systems and government spending (Throness) 68B:1525
Pest control

Agriculture See Agriculture
Peter C. Toigo diagnostic building project See Delta Hospital, Delta, B.C.
Petitions

Agriculture
farmland protection and residential development (Weaver) 65B:1050
Child care
$10aDay child care plan (Chen) 20B:1050
Ferry services
west Arrow Park ferry service (Conroy) 51B:1105
Fires and firefighting
forest fire prevention in Green Lake area (Tegart) 58B:1055
Police services
Shawnigan Lake RCMP detachment (Furstenau) 58B:1055
Prescription drugs
funding for coverage of Soliris (Hunt) 61B:1420
PharmaCare coverage of Orkambi (Foster) 71B:1425
Referendum on electoral reform
eligibility for 16-year-olds (Furstenau) 55B:1105
Watersheds
protection of transboundary watersheds (Furstenau) 71B:1430
Petrochemical industry See Oil and gas
Petroleum industry See Oil and gas
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)

Operations (Morris) 14B:1630 (Ralston) 45A:1725-1730
Petronas See Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)
Pets See Animals; Pets in rental housing under Rental housing
PharmaCare program

Budget allocation (Bernier) 35A:1410-1415 (Dix) 35A:1410-1415
Costs (Bernier) 35A:1415
Costs and initiatives (Dix) 35A:1410-1415
Costs, methadone program (Darcy) 33A:1545
Coverage (Bernier) 35A:1415
Coverage of Orkambi, petition tabled (Foster) 71B:1425
Coverage of Soliris, petition tabled (Hunt) 61B:1420
National program proposal See Prescription drugs
PharmaNet system, privacy breaches (Wilkinson) 52B:1335-1340
Therapeutics initiative, funding (Beare) 36B:1535 (Dix) 35A:1355 (Elmore) 29B:1820 (James) 12B:1440
Pharmaceuticals See Prescription drugs
PharmaNet computer system See PharmaCare program
Phillip, Stewart

Comments on referendum on electoral reform (Eby) 71B:1805 (Rustad) 71B:1800
Physicians

Credentialling of foreign-trained physicians (Bernier) 35A:1340
Family physicians
family physicians (Dean) 21B:1630 (Elmore) 58B:1015-1020
supply (Chandra Herbert) 21B:1750 (Horgan) 71A:1730 (Throness) 71A:1730
supply and A GP for Me program (Dix) 15B:1715, 35A:1505, 36A:1700-1705
supply and workload (Dix) 35A:1620-1625 (Throness) 35A:1620-1625
Physician-assisted dying See Assisted dying
Prescribing practices for opioids See Opioids under Prescription drugs
Recruitment (Stone) 19B:1455
Supply and mentoring (Bernier) 35A:1340
Physiotherapists

Supply and training (Bond) 35A:1650 (Mark) 57A:1735-1740 (Morris) 57A:1735-1740
Pilon, Dennis

Comments on referenda on electoral reform (Sultan) 65B:1150
Pimm, Pat

Actions re Agricultural Land Commission (Letnick) 28A:1450-1455
Pipelines See Oil and gas; particular pipelines and projects
Pitt Meadows constituency and area See Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows constituency and area
Pitt Meadows school district See School district 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
Placer mining See Mines and mining industry
Plastic products

Polypropylene, use (Morris) 31B:1640
Plateau fire

Firefighting in area (Donaldson) 12B:1415, 33B:1650, 33B:1700 (Oakes) 12B:1415, 14B:1400-1405, 33B:1640-1655 (Rustad) 35B:1355
PlayNow website See British Columbia Lottery Corporation
PNP See Provincial nominee program under Immigration
PNWER See Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
Points of order

Bernier, Mike (Peace River South)
comments by Michelle Mungall 56B:1815-1820; debate (Mungall) 56B:1820; ruling 56B:1820
Bond, Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)
comments by Spencer Chandra Herbert 70B:1400; debate (Chandra Herbert) 70B:1400; ruling 70B:1400
de Jong, Michael (Abbotsford West)
comment during question period 57B:1845
parliamentary language 54B:1435; debate (Furstenau) 54B:1435, (Farnworth) 54B:1440; ruling 55B:1025-1035
Mungall, Hon. Michelle (Nelson-Creston)
comments by Ellis Ross 56B:1335; debate (Ross) 56B:1335
comments by Simon Gibson 25B:1040; debate (Gibson) 25B:1040; ruling 25B:1040
Weaver, Andrew (Oak Bay–Gordon Head)
amendments to bills 64B:1615-1620; debate (Eby) 64B:1620; ruling 66B:1335
Police and policing See also Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Caseload See Workload below
Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit See Anti-gang unit under Gangs
Cost analysis report (Farnworth) 26A:1720 (Morris) 26A:1720
Funding for police services (Farnworth) 26A:1510-1540 (James) 12B:1430, 12B:1440 (Morris) 26A:1505-1540
Illegal gambling and money-laundering enforcement (Eby) 56A:1710 (Kyllo) 46B:1115 (Milobar) 46B:1120-1125 (Polak) 46B:1135 (Wilkinson) 46B:1105 (Yap) 56A:1710
Illegal gambling and money-laundering enforcement, integrated team and report (Ma) 46B:1135 (Morris) 46B:1140 (Routley) 46B:1125 (Singh) 46B:1100
Police officers
contributions and death in line of duty (Coleman) 55B:1010 (Farnworth) 55B:1010 (Weaver) 55B:1015
Indigenous officers See Police services in Indigenous communities below
number and vacancies (Farnworth) 26A:1515-1520 (Morris) 26A:1510-1515
Police services in Indigenous communities and First Nations policing program (Farnworth) 26A:1520, 26A:1605-1650 (Morris) 26A:1520, 26A:1600-1650
Priorities (Farnworth) 26A:1510 (Morris) 26A:1515
Technology (Farnworth) 26A:1725
Technology and body cameras (Morris) 26A:1720-1725
Workload (Farnworth) 26A:1510-1515, 26A:1530 (Morris) 26A:1510, 26A:1530
Workload and regional disparity (Farnworth) 26A:1625, 26A:1715 (Morris) 26A:1610-1620, 26A:1715
Police Complaint Commissioner

Annual report, 2016-17, tabled (Speaker) 57B:1430
Polio

Eradication of disease (Davies) 54B:1400
Politics and politicians See also Democracy

Campaign financing See Election campaign financing; Local government elections
Community and rural representation See Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
History in B.C. (Krog) 50B:1615-1620
Independent political candidates (Olsen) 27B:1130
Integrity of politicians and political workers (Coleman) 29B:1455
Leadership elections, disclosure of candidate information (Eby) 64B:1530 (Wilkinson) 64B:1530
Major political parties See also Recognized political parties
Major political parties, definition in legislation (Eby) 26B:1530, 64B:1440 (Wilkinson) 64B:1435
Money and politics (Bains) 28B:1805-1810 (Dean) 28B:1340-1350 (D'Eith) 28B:1745-1750 (Eby) 22B:1410-1420 (Elmore) 29B:1815-1820 (Fraser) 24B:1440-1445, 28B:1415-1435 (Furstenau) 40B:1445-1450 (Horgan) 22B:1400-1405, 22B:1420 (James) 26B:1615-1620 (Kahlon) 26B:1735 (Kang) 29B:1645-1650 (Ma) 27B:1110-1125 (Mark) 28B:1425 (Olsen) 27B:1125 (Robinson) 19B:1620 (Routley) 26B:1545-1605, 40B:1505-1510 (Simpson) 26B:1805 (Trevena) 24B:1345 (Wilkinson) 26B:1535
Nature of B.C. politics (Furstenau) 17B:1510, 17B:1520-1525
Nature of B.C. politics in 2017 (Sturdy) 22B:1640
Nazism and political fringe groups (Eby) 40B:1640 (Sultan) 40B:1640 (Weaver) 40B:1645
Non-partisan candidates See Independent political candidates above
Political parties See also Recognized political parties
convention fees (Eby) 26B:1525
definition in legislation See Major political parties above; Recognized political parties
financial reporting See also Election campaign financing
(Eby) 64B:1600-1605, 64B:1715 (Olsen) 64B:1600 (Wilkinson) 64B:1605
history and role in B.C. (Eby) 40B:1745 (Rustad) 40B:1740-1745 (Simpson) 38B:1420 (Throness) 40B:1725
official party status and recognition See Recognized political parties
political parties (Bernier) 29B:1530-1535 (Simons) 29B:1610
role of caucus and private members (Polak) 45B:1740, 50B:1530-1545, 70B:1650, 70B:1700
role of parties and supporters (Throness) 28B:1525-1530
role of party members (Wilkinson) 26B:1535
two-party system and partisanship (Furstenau) 38B:1440-1445
votes-per-seat ratio in elections (Milobar) 38B:1355 (Weaver) 36B:1820-1825
Public participation (Bernier) 29B:1530, 29B:1540 (Routledge) 21B:1500
Public perception (Chow) 29B:1540-1545 (Heyman) 26B:1705 (James) 26B:1615
Women in politics (Leonard) 50B:1550
Pollution See Greenhouse gas emissions; Spills
Polypropylene See Plastic products
Pooled registered pension plans See Pensions
Pooled Registered Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 13)

(Minister of Finance) 1R, 44B:1010; 2R, 50B:1445-1455; C, 51B:1110-1115; 3R, 51B:1120; RA, 52B:1650
Debate, speakers (Bond) 50B:1445-1450, 51B:1110-1115 (James) 44B:1010, 50B:1445, 50B:1455, 51B:1110-1115 (Weaver) 50B:1450-1455
Purpose (James) 44B:1010
Port Coquitlam, B.C. See also Tri-Cities area
Port Coquitlam constituency and area

Issues and concerns (Farnworth) 22B:1700-1705
Port Mann Bridge

Costs and project management (Trevena) 23B:1145
Replacement project, Highway 1–Brunette interchange portion See Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Replacement project, management and review (Olsen) 17B:1410-1415 (Trevena) 17B:1415
Tolls, elimination (Brar) 15B:1800 (Dix) 15B:1705 (Elmore) 22B:1620 (James) 12B:1440 (Kahlon) 21B:1410 (Martin) 32B:1050 (Singh) 15B:1615 (Sultan) 36B:1505 (Trevena) 24B:1345, 62B:1035
Tolls, elimination and demand management (Polak) 22B:1725-1730, 23B:1125
Traffic volumes (Isaacs) 47B:1745
Port Metro Vancouver

Port and role in economy (Thornthwaite) 15B:1545
Port Moody, B.C. See also Tri-Cities area

Hospital See Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody, B.C.
Welcome Post project (Glumac) 22B:1355
Port of Prince Rupert

Fairview Container Terminal (Ralston) 14B:1530-1535 (Rice) 17B:1625-1630, 20B:1010-1015
Operations (Morris) 14B:1625-1630
Portables See Schools
Portland, Oregon

High-speed rail proposal for Vancouver-Seattle-Portland route See Railways and rail services
Ports See also particular ports

Port and harbour authorities See also particular authorities
Port and harbour authorities, powers (Routley) 62B:1015
Post-secondary education See also Post-secondary education funding; Post-secondary institutions; Skills training

Academic freedom (Weaver) 43B:1350-1355
Accessibility and affordability (Furstenau) 36B:1615-1620 (Krog) 25B:1010-1015 (Mark) 17B:1735-1745, 57A:1440-1450, 57A:1510-1520, 57A:1535-1540 (Mungall) 22B:1445-1450 (Polak) 23B:1130-1135 (Simpson) 19B:1510 (Throne speech) 11B:1410, 11B:1420
Adult basic education See Adult basic education
Cooperative education and work experience programs (Cadieux) 57A:1605-1610 (Mark) 57A:1610-1630
Education tourism See Tourism
English language learning programs See English language learning programs
Financial assistance
completion grant (Cadieux) 57A:1520 (Gibson) 57A:1510-1515, 57A:1525 (Mark) 57A:1515-1530
graduate student scholarships (Gibson) 57A:1505-1510 (Mark) 57A:1505-1510
interest on loans (Eby) 24B:1520 (Gibson) 57A:1530-1535 (Mark) 57A:1445, 57A:1530-1540
registered savings plans See Registered education savings plans
tuition waivers for youth transitioning out of government care (Cadieux) 25B:1015-1020 (Chen) 16B:1140 (D'Eith) 18B:1125 (Fleming) 13B:1030 (Fraser) 24B:1440 (Gibson) 57A:1840 (Krog) 25B:1015 (Mark) 17B:1740, 57A:1450, 57A:1840 (Routley) 17B:1440 (Sims) 13B:1140 (Throne speech) 11B:1420
Funding See Post-secondary education funding
Government investment (Cadieux) 25B:1005-1020 (Kang) 14B:1740-1745, 36B:1445-1450 (Krog) 25B:1010-1015 (Mark) 20B:1035-1040, 57A:1445-1450 (Olsen) 19B:1630 (Rustad) 14B:1715
International students (Hunt) 61A:1530
Role in economy and government investment (Mark) 17B:1735
Role in poverty reduction See Reduction under Poverty
Science, technology, engineering and math education See Science and technology
Student debt load (Mark) 57A:1445, 57A:1515-1520, 57A:1535-1540, 57A:1640-1645
Student financial assistance See Financial assistance above
Student housing See Post-secondary institutions
Student mental health services (Mark) 57A:1805 (Thornthwaite) 57A:1805
Student spaces (Cadieux) 57A:1700
Students, supports (Mark) 57A:1515-1525
System, alignment with labour market needs (Mark) 57A:1630, 57A:1715, 57A:1745
Tuition fees (Cadieux) 57A:1640-1645 (Mark) 57A:1640-1645
Tuition fees, cap (Gibson) 57A:1545 (Mark) 57A:1545 (Polak) 23B:1135
Tuition freeze See Tuition fees, cap above
Tuition waivers for youth transitioning out of government care See Financial assistance above
Post-secondary education funding

Capital funding (Bond) 43A:1605-1610 (James) 43A:1605-1610
Funding (Cadieux) 57A:1700 (Glumac) 15B:1445 (Mark) 57A:1715
Post-secondary institutions

Boards and senates (Weaver) 43B:1350-1355
Capital investment and projects (Gibson) 57A:1830-1835 (Mark) 57A:1450, 57A:1835
Capital project financing restrictions See Financial management and ability to borrow below
Capital projects (Glumac) 15B:1445 (Mark) 57A:1820 (Rustad) 57A:1815-1820
Financial management and ability to borrow (Cadieux) 57A:1650-1655 (Mark) 57A:1700, 57A:1800-1805 (Thornthwaite) 57A:1800
Governance (Weaver) 43B:1350-1355
Governance, legislation See University Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M204)
Sexual violence on campus, policies and implementation (Bond) 57A:1750-1800 (Mark) 57A:1755
Student housing (Cadieux) 57A:1650-1700 (Fleming) 52B:1505 (Gibson) 59A:1520-1530 (Mark) 57A:1650-1700 (Robinson) 59A:1525-1545 (Stone) 59A:1535-1545 (Thornthwaite) 57A:1800
Post-traumatic stress disorder

Programs for first responders (Farnworth) 26A:1555 (Thornthwaite) 26A:1550
Poultry industry

Handling of chickens and codes of practice (Popham) 28A:1710 (Thornthwaite) 28A:1710
New entrants program for broilers and layers (Paton) 28A:1550-1555 (Popham) 28A:1555
Poverty See also Homelessness; Income

Child poverty (Elmore) 18B:1005 (Rice) 17B:1625 (Routledge) 69B:1010
Gap between poor and rich See Income disparity under Income
Incidence (Bond) 18B:1135 (Chandra Herbert) 21B:1755 (Elmore) 22B:1625 (Hunt) 61A:1525-1530 (Simpson) 61A:1525-1530
Incidence and experience (Brar) 15B:1800-1805, 39B:1015-1020 (Ross) 39B:1025
Incidence and impact (Elmore) 18B:1005-1010
Measurement (Hunt) 61A:1525 (Simpson) 61A:1525
Poverty among Indigenous persons (Simpson) 61A:1600-1605, 61A:1640-1645
Poverty and human rights (Krog) 32B:1135 (Ross) 32B:1135
Poverty in small communities and rural areas (Barnett) 61A:1740 (Simpson) 61A:1740
Reduction
advisory forum See Minister's Advisory Forum on Poverty Reduction
cross-government approach and collaboration (Darcy) 19B:1705 (Robinson) 19B:1610 (Simpson) 19B:1515
government consultation (Barnett) 61A:1735-1745 (Hunt) 61A:1520 (Simpson) 19B:1515, 61A:1520-1525, 61A:1535, 61A:1600, 61A:1630, 61A:1655, 61A:1740-1745
government strategy (Begg) 22B:1545 (Brar) 15B:1805, 39B:1015-1030 (Cadieux) 19B:1545 (Chandra Herbert) 21B:1755 (Chen) 31B:1625 (Darcy) 31B:1650 (Dean) 21B:1625 (Elmore) 13B:1015, 18B:1005-1020, 22B:1625, 33B:1345 (Fraser) 24B:1435 (Hunt) 61A:1515-1535, 61A:1605, 61A:1750 (James) 12B:1435 (Kahlon) 21B:1415 (Ma) 14B:1700 (Morris) 31B:1625 (Mungall) 22B:1450 (Ralston) 14B:1520 (Rice) 17B:1625 (Rustad) 14B:1725-1730 (Simons) 18B:1150 (Simpson) 19B:1505-1515, 19B:1525-1530, 61A:1515-1535, 61A:1600-1605, 61A:1625-1645, 61A:1750-1755 (Sims) 31B:1425-1430 (Throne speech) 11B:1420
legislation (Simpson) 19B:1515, 61A:1535
ministry responsible See Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
role of business (Simpson) 61A:1630
role of education and employment (Ross) 39B:1020-1025 (Simpson) 61A:1625-1640
Role in health See Social determinants under Health
Working poor (Elmore) 18B:1005 (Simpson) 19B:1510
Poverty reduction plan See Reduction, government strategy under Poverty
Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area

Constituents' experiences re ferry services (Simons) 25B:1050-1100
Elected officials (Simons) 16B:1035
First Nations in area (Simons) 16B:1030
Fixed-link assessment report (Sturdy) 49B:1445 (Trevena) 49B:1445-1450
Homelessness (Simons) 16B:1040
Industries and electricity use (Simons) 16B:1035
Power See Energy
Powerex Corp.

Operations and revenues (Mungall) 63B:1510 (Redies) 63B:1510
Premier's Awards for Aboriginal Youth Excellence in Sport

Awards for Vancouver Island region (Dean) 65B:1010
Premier's Office

Estimates
debate 65A:1100-1145, 71A:1435-1830
speakers (Ashton) 71A:1730-1745 (Barnett) 65A:1140-1145, 71A:1640-1655 (Bond) 71A:1455-1540 (Clovechok) 71A:1750-1800 (Coleman) 65A:1100-1135, 71A:1435-1455, 71A:1825-1830 (Horgan) 65A:1100-1145, 71A:1435-1540, 71A:1555-1830 (Isaacs) 71A:1800-1805 (Oakes) 65A:1135, 71A:1810-1825 (Redies) 71A:1550-1615, 71A:1745-1750 (Ross) 71A:1615-1640 (Rustad) 71A:1655 (Thornthwaite) 71A:1655-1710 (Throness) 71A:1725-1730 (Wat) 71A:1710-1725
Budget (Coleman) 65A:1100-1115 (Horgan) 65A:1100-1115
Estimates process (Coleman) 65A:1100 (Horgan) 65A:1100, 71A:1830
Premier, travel risk and use of charters (Coleman) 71A:1825-1830 (Horgan) 71A:1825
Staff (Horgan) 65A:1100, 71A:1435
Staff and compensation (Bond) 47B:1410-1415 (Coleman) 65A:1105-1115 (Horgan) 34B:1050, 47B:1405-1415, 65A:1105-1115 (Redies) 34B:1050, 47B:1405-1410
Staff and director of operations position (Coleman) 65A:1115 (Horgan) 65A:1115
Premier's Women's Economic Council

Role (Wat) 60B:1115-1120
Status and funding (Oakes) 43A:1800-1805 (Ralston) 43A:1805
Preschool education See Early childhood development under Children and youth
Prescription drugs

Costs, coverage by PharmaCare See PharmaCare program
Generic drugs (Dix) 35A:1415
National coverage plan proposal (Dix) 35A:1405
Opioids, addiction See Substance use and addiction
Opioids, prescribing standards and education (Darcy) 33A:1550-1555 (Dix) 35A:1740-1750 (Isaacs) 35A:1740-1750 (Thornthwaite) 33A:1550
Orkambi, access and pricing, petition tabled (Foster) 71B:1425
PharmaCare program See PharmaCare program
Soliris, access, petition tabled (Hunt) 61B:1420
Presentation of estimates

Estimates of sums required for the service of the province (James) 12B:1420
Pressy Lake

Wildfires and firefighting in area See also Elephant Hill
(Donaldson) 33B:1530-1535, 33B:1745, 35B:1335-1350 (Rustad) 33B:1530-1535, 35B:1335-1355 (Tegart) 33B:1740
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.

Contract with government (Eby) 56A:1550, 56A:1605-1610 (Yap) 56A:1550, 56A:1605
Review of ICBC See Review under Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Primary health care See Health care system
Prince Edward Island

Referendum and voter turnout (Barnett) 45B:1715, 70B:1500-1505 (Bernier) 66B:1640 (Davies) 50B:1735-1740, 70B:1725, 70B:1735, 71B:1810-1815 (Eby) 71B:1815 (Hunt) 45B:1605 (Ross) 68B:1705-1710 (Wilkinson) 70B:1515 (Yap) 68B:1735
Prince George, B.C. See also Prince George–Valemount constituency and area

Baldy Hughes recovery facility (Bond) 36A:1800
Farmland in area, purchase and use by foreign corporation (Popham) 29A:1555-1600
Hospital See University Hospital of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, B.C.
Hosting of sports events (Bond) 66A:1340
Hosting of World Para-Nordic Skiing Championships See World Para-Nordic Skiing Championships
Justice services, proposal re First Nations or specialized court (Bond) 56A:1735-1740 (Eby) 56A:1740
Kidney disease awareness and fundraising walk (Bond) 51B:1020
Role in economy and resource sector (Morris) 14B:1625-1635
Shipping container facility See Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail)
Terry Fox fundraising runs (Bond) 20B:1015
Wildfire response in area (Bond) 15B:1350-1355 (Morris) 14B:1620
Wildfire response in area, transfer of patients and facility residents See Northern Health Authority
Wildfires and timber harvesting in area (Donaldson) 35B:1535-1540 (Rustad) 35B:1530-1540
Prince George Hospice Society

Bucket list fundraising event (Bond) 69B:1010
Prince George school district See School district 57 (Prince George)
Prince George–Valemount constituency and area

Constituents' voting results re electoral reform (Bond) 68B:1800
Economic diversification (Bond) 55B:1115
Size, communities and representation (Bond) 68B:1745
Prince Rupert, B.C.

Economic conditions and cost of living (Rice) 17B:1625-1630
Industries (Rice) 17B:1630
Port See Port of Prince Rupert
Princeton, B.C.

Aquatic centre project (James) 42A:1510 (Larson) 42A:1505
Prisoners, prisons, etc. See Corrections system
Privacy

Information-sharing by government, youth mental health cases See Mental health of children and youth, services under Mental health
Private members' statements See also Statements by members (Standing Order 25B); Private members' statements under Legislature

Ashton, Dan (Penticton)
Celebrating the B.C. tree fruit industry 39B:1000-1015 (Dean) 39B:1005-1010
Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
Future of mining in B.C. 53B:1005-1015 (Routley) 53B:1010-1015
Bernier, Mike (Peace River South)
LNG 60B:1045-1100 (Chandra Herbert) 60B:1050-1055
Brar, Jagrup (Surrey-Fleetwood)
Poverty reduction 39B:1015-1030 (Ross) 39B:1020-1025
Supporting small business 60B:1030-1045 (Oakes) 60B:1035-1040
Cadieux, Stephanie (Surrey South)
Investments in post-secondary education 25B:1005-1020 (Krog) 25B:1010-1015
Registered disability savings plan 46B:1015-1030 (Weaver) 46B:1025
Chandra Herbert, Spencer (Vancouver–West End)
Fairness in the rental market 53B:1045-1100 (Sullivan) 53B:1050-1055
Reducing excessive vehicle noise 32B:1000-1015 (Milobar) 32B:1010-1015
Coleman, Rich (Langley East)
Movember 67B:1005-1020 (Kahlon) 67B:1010-1015
Davies, Dan (Peace River North)
Powering the future with Site C 18B:1020-1030 (Rice) 18B:1025-1030
Dean, Mitzi (Esquimalt-Metchosin)
Protecting First Nations middens 32B:1030-1045 (Ashton) 32B:1040
Violence against women 67B:1050-1100 (Thornthwaite) 67B:1055-1100
Elmore, Mable (Vancouver-Kensington)
Affordability 18B:1005-1020 (Thornthwaite) 18B:1010-1015
Gibson, Simon (Abbotsford-Mission)
Honesty and integrity in government 25B:1035-1045 (Chandra Herbert) 25B:1040-1045
Glumac, Rick (Port Moody–Coquitlam)
Global warming 46B:1030-1045 (Johal) 46B:1035-1040
Hunt, Marvin (Surrey-Cloverdale)
Housing 32B:1015-1030 (Elmore) 32B:1025-1030
Kahlon, Ravi (Delta North)
Human rights 18B:1030-1045 (Yap) 18B:1040
Kang, Anne (Burnaby–Deer Lake)
Aging with dignity 46B:1000-1015 (Sultan) 46B:1010-1015
Celebrating libraries 25B:1020-1035 (Davies) 25B:1025-1030
Ma, Bowinn (North Vancouver–Lonsdale)
The importance of public transit 39B:1040-1050 (Larson) 39B:1045-1050
Martin, John (Chilliwack)
Transportation 32B:1045-1100 (Glumac) 32B:1050-1055
Oakes, Coralee (Cariboo North)
Small business and rural recovery 46B:1045-1100 (Rice) 46B:1050-1055
Paton, Ian (Delta South)
Eliminating bottlenecks 18B:1045-1050, 18B:1100 (Brar) 18B:1050-1055
Ross, Ellis (Skeena)
Aquaculture 60B:1015-1030 (Routley) 60B:1020-1025
Routledge, Janet (Burnaby North)
Child care 53B:1020-1030 (Throness) 53B:1025-1030
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)
The importance of B.C. Ferries to island and coastal communities 25B:1050-1100 (Sturdy) 25B:1055-1100
Youth resiliency 67B:1020-1035 (Isaacs) 67B:1025-1030
Singh, Rachna (Surrey–Green Timbers)
Standing up against Islamophobia 60B:1005-1015 (Polak) 60B:1010-1015
Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)
Protecting B.C.'s steelhead 53B:1030-1045 (Ma) 53B:1035-1040
World AIDS Day 67B:1035-1050 (Chandra Herbert) 67B:1040-1045
Thornthwaite, Jane (North Vancouver–Seymour)
Skytrain to the North Shore 39B:1030-1040 (Singh) 39B:1035
Privilege

Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
reserving right to raise point of personal privilege 19B:1425
Bernier, Mike (Peace River South)
reserving right to raise point of privilege 54B:1815
Chen, Hon. Katrina (Burnaby-Lougheed)
reserving right to raise point of personal privilege 57B:1430
D'Eith, Bob (Maple Ridge–Mission)
reserving right to raise matter of personal privilege 22B:1430
Furstenau, Sonia (Cowichan Valley)
reserving right to raise point of privilege re comments by Andrew Wilkinson 71B:1425
Letnick, Norm (Kelowna–Lake Country)
reserving right to raise point of personal privilege 61B:1420
Mungall, Hon. Michelle (Nelson-Creston)
reserving right to bring up point of personal privilege 28B:1805
Redies, Tracy (Surrey–White Rock)
reserving right to raise point of privilege 58B:1055
Rustad, John (Nechako Lakes)
reserving right to raise point of privilege 19B:1425
Thornthwaite, Jane (North Vancouver–Seymour)
reserving right to raise point of privilege 34B:1050, 65B:1050
Trevena, Hon. Claire (North Island)
reserving right to raise point of personal privilege 15B:1435
Weaver, Andrew (Oak Bay–Gordon Head)
reserving right to raise point of personal privilege 59B:1620
Proctor, Kimberly

Death (Thornthwaite) 34A:1130, 52A:1340
Procurement practices and system See Government
Progress Energy Canada Ltd.

Agreement on royalty rates (Mungall) 61B:1525 (Weaver) 61B:1525
Operations (Weaver) 57B:1415
Project labour agreements See Labour
Property

Public access issue See Land
Property Law and Land Title Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M202)

(Weaver) 1R, 31B:1330
Debate, speakers (Weaver) 31B:1330
Property transfer tax

Additional tax for foreign buyers (Chow) 65B:1045 (Weaver) 31B:1450
Additional tax for foreign buyers, application to condominium presale contracts (Brar) 28B:1710 (Chow) 29B:1545 (Elmore) 29B:1820 (Krog) 29B:1740
Application to real estate transactions See Transactions and collection of property transfer tax under Real estate industry
First-time homebuyers threshold (James) 12B:1515, 30B:1115
Revenues (Milobar) 15B:1820-1825
Property Transfer Tax Act

Amendments See also Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2017 (Bill 2)
(James) 12B:1515, 30B:1115
Proportional representation See Electoral systems under Elections
Proportional representation referendum See Referendum on electoral reform
Prorogation address 74B:1010
Prostate cancer See Cancer
Providence Crosstown Clinic, Vancouver, B.C.

Funding and operations (Darcy) 33A:1505-1520, 33A:1530, 34A:1120 (Thornthwaite) 33A:1500-1520, 33A:1530-1535
The Province (Vancouver)

Article on referendum on electoral reform (Johal) 50B:1805, 70B:1800 (Thornthwaite) 73B:1335 (Wat) 68B:1610
Article on Richmond Hospital construction in 1960 (Reid) 62B:1015
Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 11)

(Attorney General) 1R, 36B:1345; 2R, 45B:1545-1555; C, 50B:1440; 3R, 50B:1440; RA, 52B:1650
Debate, speakers (Eby) 36B:1345, 45B:1545-1555 (Furstenau) 45B:1550-1555 (Sturdy) 45B:1550
Purpose (Eby) 36B:1345
Provincial Court Judges Association of British Columbia

Litigation re judges compensation commission cases, rulings See British Columbia Court of Appeal
Provincial Court of British Columbia

Judges See Judiciary, judges under Justice system
Provincial Health Services Authority

MHSUS See British Columbia Mental Health and Substance Use Services
Provincial nominee program See Immigration
Provincial sales tax See Sales tax
Provincial Sales Tax Act

Amendments See also Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2017 (Bill 2)
(James) 12B:1515, 30B:1115, 45B:1540 (Redies) 45B:1540
Provincial Summit on Aging

Event and declaration on seniors services (Kang) 71B:1340
PRPPs See Pooled registered pension plans under Pensions
PST See Sales tax
PTSD See Post-traumatic stress disorder
Public accounts See Financial reporting under Government
Public Accounts Committee

Powers and role (Farnworth) 40B:1430
Public debt

Debt levels (Isaacs) 21B:1645
Debt management (Ashton) 15B:1510-1525 (Bernier) 15B:1725-1730 (Bond) 30B:1125
Debt-servicing costs (Cadieux) 19B:1555 (Lee) 22B:1605 (Stone) 19B:1455 (Sullivan) 21B:1350
Debt-to-GDP ratio (Coleman) 13B:1105
Paydown of debt (Bond) 30B:1125 (Farnworth) 22B:1715 (Sullivan) 21B:1350
Taxpayer-supported debt (Bond) 12B:1505, 14B:1430, 14B:1445-1450 (Redies) 22B:1815 (Sturdy) 22B:1645-1650 (Thomson) 14B:1550 (Throness) 14B:1810
Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia

Annual report, 2016-17, tabled (Eby) 47B:1435
Public health

Addiction and mental health issues See Mental health; Substance use and addiction
Healthy eating and nutrition (Thornthwaite) 35A:1520
Preventive health care (Dix) 35A:1520-1525 (Thornthwaite) 35A:1520
Public health emergency re opioid overdoses See Opioid overdoses under Substance use and addiction
Public libraries See Libraries
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry

Estimates
debate 26A:1450-1815, 27A:1055-1145, 28A:1340-1510
speakers (Barnett) 27A:1125-1145, 28A:1340-1400, 28A:1435-1440 (Farnworth) 26A:1450-1815, 27A:1100-1145, 28A:1345-1510 (Morris) 26A:1455-1550, 26A:1600-1815, 27A:1100, 28A:1445-1510 (Oakes) 27A:1100-1125, 28A:1430-1435 (Tegart) 28A:1400-1425 (Thornthwaite) 26A:1550-1600, 28A:1455
Budget (Darcy) 33A:1645-1650 (Farnworth) 28A:1510 (Morris) 28A:1505
Budget, allocation for wildfire recovery (Farnworth) 28A:1430 (Tegart) 28A:1425
Estimates process (Farnworth) 28A:1510 (Morris) 28A:1505-1510
Minister's office budget (Farnworth) 26A:1455-1500 (Morris) 26A:1455-1500
Role and responsibilities (Eby) 56A:1745 (Farnworth) 26A:1455-1505 (Morris) 26A:1455-1505
Role and responsibilities, agencies (Morris) 28A:1505
Staff (Farnworth) 26A:1450
Work and priorities (Farnworth) 26A:1450-1455
Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 12)

(Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 1R, 43B:1350; 2R, 50B:1515-1530; C, 52B:1345; 3R, 52B:1350; RA, 52B:1650
Debate, speakers (Farnworth) 43B:1350, 50B:1515-1520, 50B:1530, 52B:1345 (Morris) 50B:1520-1525, 52B:1345 (Weaver) 50B:1525-1530
Purpose (Farnworth) 43B:1350
Public sector

Civil service See Public service
Collective agreements and bargaining (Bains) 31A:1700-1705 (Martin) 31A:1655-1700
Jobs See Private and public sector jobs under Employment and unemployment
Unions See Trade unions
Wages, economic stability dividend (Eby) 55A:1115-1125 (Wilkinson) 55A:1115-1125
Public Sector Employers Act

Provisions (Dix) 50B:1500
Public service See also Public sector

Applicability of lobbyists regulation (Eby) 58B:1120-1125 (Throness) 58B:1120
Diversity (Fraser) 65B:1050
Employee severance rules (Cadieux) 29B:1405 (de Jong) 29B:1410 (James) 29B:1410 (Mark) 29B:1405-1410 (Throness) 29B:1400
Hiring practices for senior positions (Bond) 65B:1045-1050
Legal fee indemnity policy for government employees See also Legal fee indemnity policy under Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
(de Jong) 12B:1355-1400 (Horgan) 12B:1355 (Polak) 12B:1400
Performance measurement (Ralston) 45A:1425
Public transit See Transit services
Public welfare See Social welfare
Publishing industry

Book publishing industry (Beare) 20B:1145
Book publishing tax credit (Beare) 36B:1535, 68A:1720 (Bond) 30B:1125, 45B:1445 (Clovechok) 68A:1720 (James) 12B:1515, 30B:1105, 45B:1445
Funding (Beare) 68A:1720 (Clovechok) 68A:1720
Pulling Together Journey

Annual canoe event (Sturdy) 22B:1350-1355
PWDs See Disabled persons

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