Third Session, 41st Parliament – 2018
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

MEMBERS INDEX
speeches by Members; topics debated
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

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Bains, Hon. Harry (Surrey-Newton)

As subject
constituents, family, staff and supporters thanked 80B:1545-1550
experience with automation at mill 117B:1750
experience with home ownership 89B:1545
wages in 1977 and purchase of house 80B:1605-1610
work on manufactured home parks issue 115B:1755 (Robinson) 115B:1800
Age of Majority Act, provisions 113B:1435
Agriculture workers
seasonal workers and program 181A:1640-1650
wages 117B:1555
Alberta
economy and minimum wage 113B:1655
labour relations code changes 117B:1800
Arora, Praneet, national spelling bee championship win 146B:1335
Barrett, David (Dave), legacy 80B:1540
B.C. Employment Standards Coalition, review of Employment Standards Act 80B:1555-1600
B.C. Law Institute, review of Employment Standards Act 80B:1555-1600, 113B:1435
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government 89B:1530
financial management 80B:1605
performance and priorities 80B:1550, 80B:1600-1610
worker protection 147B:1035-1040
B.C. NDP government
performance, comparison with 1970s NDP government 80B:1540-1545
priorities 80B:1550-1610, 89B:1540, 89B:1555-1600, 117B:1745-1750
Budget debate 89B:1530-1600
Budgets, 2018-19 budget 89B:1535-1540
Bullying and harassment in the workplace, protesters issues 117B:1815-1820
Business taxation 113B:1650-1655, 117B:1635-1640, 117B:1650, 117B:1725
Child care
affordability and availability 80B:1610
government plan 89B:1550, 117B:1745
Children and youth
death or disappearance of children, impact 111B:1845
definition in legislation 113B:1435
employment and wages 113B:1720-1725, 117B:1700-1715
Consumers, cost of living
generational differences 89B:1545
government action 80B:1600-1610, 89B:1540-1545
de Aguayo, Jacquie, position with Employment Standards Tribunal 113B:1610
Documents tabled
WorkSafeBC 2017 annual report and 2018-20 service plan 147B:1055
Economy
diversification 113B:1655-1700
low-wage economy 117B:1655
Education, government investment 89B:1535, 89B:1550-1555
Emergencies, first responders
mental health and traumatic events at work 115B:1435
support 113B:1630
Employer health tax, implementation and impact on businesses 117B:1730
Employment and unemployment
compassionate care leave 108B:1345, 111B:1640
employment and jobs
intergenerational workers 113B:1620
part-time and contract work 113B:1615
telework 113B:1620
employment standards 113B:1600, 113B:1615
complaint system and self-help kit 80B:1600
complaint time limit 181A:1800-1805
enforcement 181A:1645
enforcement and investigations 181A:1800-1805
reforms 111B:1845, 113B:1435
job protection for employees on leave
changes 108B:1345, 111B:1635-1645, 111B:1845-1850, 113B:1410-1450
other jurisdictions 111B:1640
leave for death or disappearance of a child 108B:1345, 111B:1640, 111B:1845, 113B:1425-1450
maternity and parental leave 108B:1345, 111B:1640, 113B:1410-1420
workforce changes 113B:1615-1625
Employment Standards Act, reviews 80B:1555-1600, 113B:1435
Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 6)
debate 108B:1345, 111B:1635-1645, 111B:1840-1850, 113B:1410-1450
definitions, "child" 113B:1435
gender-neutral language 113B:1410
purpose 108B:1345, 111B:1635-1645
transitional provisions 111B:1645
Fair Wages Commission
work and consultation 117B:1605-1610
work and recommendations 80B:1600-1605, 113B:1605, 113B:1615, 113B:1635-1655, 113B:1710-1740, 117B:1550-1605, 117B:1620-1725, 117B:1745-1750
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 89B:1530
government policies 89B:1530-1535
Gangs, gang activity and gun violence, government action and funding 89B:1555
Government, capital projects, costs and management 89B:1535
Green, David, comments on minimum wage 117B:1705, 117B:1715
Health care system, health support workers and repeal of legislation 185B:2045-2050
Health Sector Statutes Repeal Act (Bill 47), debate 185B:2045-2050
Housing
affordability and supply 89B:1545-1550
affordable housing, affordability and supply 80B:1605-1610
social and subsidized housing, government investment 89B:1550
Human rights, petition tabled 147B:1055
Humboldt Broncos hockey team, vehicle accident involving team 111B:1840-1845
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers, rights awareness and information 181A:1610-1615
temporary foreign workers 113B:1735
employer and recruiter obligations and enforcement 165B:1010, 171B:1515-1520
issues and advocacy 171B:1710
protections for workers 165B:1010, 171B:1515-1525, 171B:1705-1710, 181A:1600-1625, 181A:1635-1700, 181A:1715-1725, 181A:1755-1825
recruiter licensing 171B:1515, 181A:1630, 181A:1700-1715
recruitment practices 181A:1730
registry 89B:1540, 171B:1515-1520, 181A:1630-1655, 181A:1715-1745, 181A:1815-1825
role in economy 171B:1510
temporary foreign worker program 181A:1600
working conditions 171B:1510-1515
Income assistance, employment insurance, alignment of B.C. leave provisions with federal program 108B:1345, 111B:1640-1645, 111B:1850, 113B:1415-1420, 113B:1435
Insurance Corporation of B.C., financial status and management 80B:1605
Introductions by members 81B:1005, 95B:1005, 102B:1010, 108B:1335-1340, 111B:1335-1340, 112B:1005, 113B:1445, 126B:1010, 126B:1020, 137B:1005, 139B:1340, 144B:1010, 150B:1335, 164B:1340, 165B:1005, 172B:1005, 172B:1010, 179B:1005
Justice system, handling of missing persons cases 113B:1425, 113B:1440-1450
Labour
automation and technology 113B:1745, 117B:1750
labour market projections 113B:1625
labour relations code, review 80B:1600, 113B:1610-1615, 117B:1755-1805
Labour Ministry
estimates debate 113B:1600-1745, 117B:1550-1820
budget 113B:1600
budget and role 89B:1535-1540
goals and priorities 80B:1550-1605, 113B:1600-1610, 113B:1620-1625
mandate letter 111B:1635, 111B:1845
role of minister 171B:1510
staff thanked 117B:1820
staffing 113B:1600
Labour Relations Board
chair appointment 113B:1610
role 80B:1600, 89B:1540
Long-term and residential care, worker layoffs and replacements, impact on residents and workers 185B:2045-2050
Manufactured homes
manufactured home parks and redevelopment, homeowner protection 115B:1750-1800
role as affordable housing 115B:1800
role as seniors housing 115B:1755
MLAs, cooperation and non-partisanship 111B:1845-1850
Occupational health and safety
workers killed or injured on the job 80B:1555, 113B:1700-1705
work-life balance 111B:1645
workplace health and safety 80B:1550-1555, 116B:1150, 117B:1440-1445, 147B:1035-1040
Oral questions (response)
Support for workers with job-related mental health issues 147B:1035-1040, 168B:1025-1030
Pattullo Bridge replacement project 89B:1535
Petitions
Human rights 147B:1055
Physiotherapists, supply and training 113B:1710, 117B:1615, 117B:1740
Post-secondary education, student debt load 113B:1725, 117B:1705
Post-secondary institutions, staff, foreign workers and regulation 181A:1620
Real estate industry
housing market, conditions and pricing 89B:1545
regulation and oversight 89B:1545-1550
Retirement, increase in senior workers 113B:1620
School district 36 (Surrey), capital projects and funding 89B:1555
Simpson, Shane, advocacy and work for amendments to workers compensation legislation 115B:1440, 115B:1605
Skills training, trades training, low-skills workers 113B:1730-1735
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, plebiscite on funding model 89B:1535
Sultan, Ralph, comments in throne speech debate 80B:1540
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on health support worker rights 185B:2050
Surrey
affordability 89B:1550
crime and public safety 89B:1555
gang activity and gun violence, government action and Wrap anti-gang program 89B:1555
health care facilities 89B:1555
housing, government investment 89B:1550
manufactured home parks 115B:1755
transit services 89B:1535
Surrey-Newton constituency and area, constituents' issues as manufactured home owners 115B:1755
Taxation, government policies 113B:1650-1655
Teachers, government relationship with teachers 89B:1535
Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act (Bill 48)
debate 165B:1010, 171B:1510-1525, 171B:1705-1710, 181A:1600-1825
debate on bill 171B:1705-1710
development, role of worker organizations 171B:1710
provisions and implementation 181A:1610
provisions, application to First Nations 181A:1615
purpose 165B:1010, 181A:1600
stakeholder consultation 181A:1605
stakeholder consultation, agriculture industry 181A:1635-1640
terminology and capitalization 181A:1625
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 12), debate 115B:1750-1800
Throne speech content 80B:1550
Throne speech debate 80B:1540-1610
Throness, Laurie, comments in debate on temporary foreign worker legislation 171B:1705
Trade unions, certification process 117B:1805-1810
Tributes
Praneet Arora 146B:1335
Wages and salaries
living wage 80B:1605, 89B:1540, 113B:1720
minimum wage 80B:1600-1605
minimum wage, increase 89B:1540, 113B:1605, 113B:1635-1655, 113B:1710-1740, 117B:1550-1605, 117B:1620-1725, 117B:1745-1755
Workers
accommodation and retraining re workplace change 113B:1450
low-skilled workers and training 113B:1730-1735
rights and protection 80B:1550-1605, 113B:1600-1610, 171B:1510-1525
Workers compensation
compensation for first responders with mental health disorders 111B:1345, 115B:1430-1440, 115B:1605-1610, 147B:1035, 168B:1025-1030
compensation for nurses with mental health disorders 168B:1030
compensation for workers with mental health disorders 171B:1705
compensation for workers with mental health disorders, eligible occupations 115B:1605, 116B:1145-1150, 117B:1445, 168B:1025-1030
presumptive conditions category 115B:1430-1435
recipients, access to physiotherapy 113B:1710, 117B:1615, 117B:1740
system 113B:1610
system and cases 113B:1700-1705
system, principles 80B:1550
Workers Compensation Act, amendments, stakeholder advocacy for amendments 115B:1440
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 9)
debate 111B:1345, 115B:1430-1440, 115B:1605-1610, 116B:1145-1150, 117B:1335, 117B:1440-1445
debate on bill 115B:1605, 117B:1440-1445
provisions on eligible occupations and inclusion by regulation 115B:1605, 168B:1025-1030
purpose 111B:1345
WorkSafeBC
annual report, 2017, and 2018-20 service plan, tabled 147B:1055
board 113B:1610
budget and surplus 117B:1735
First Responders' Mental Health committee 113B:1630
review 80B:1555, 89B:1540, 113B:1700-1705, 171B:1705
staffing 168B:1030
staffing, prevention officers 171B:1705
workplace safety guidelines 117B:1815-1820
Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

As subject
experience and role as MLA 164B:2030
experience as mayor 176B:1425
experience as rural MLA 158B:1110
family background in farming and ranching 183B:1720, 183B:1730
role as MLA 170B:1135-1140
use of term "abducted" 129A:1755 (Conroy) 129A:1750
100 Mile House, housing project 122B:1720-1725
Adoption Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill M222), debate 188B:1345
Adoption of adults 188B:1345
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry, estimates debate 145A:1425-1435
Agricultural Land Commission Act, regulations 183B:1730
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 52), debate 183B:1720-1735, 185B:1440-1445, 194A:1340, 194A:1420-1425
Agricultural Land Commission, applications 194A:1340, 194A:1420-1425
Agricultural land reserve
establishment and role 183B:1720
lands 96A:1505
regulation, changes 183B:1725-1735, 185B:1440
regulation of uses
regional issues and role of local government 183B:1725-1735
residential housing size and location 183B:1730-1735
soil deposit and removal 194A:1340
subdivision 194A:1420-1425
zones and reinstatement of single zone 194A:1420-1425
Agriculture
farmers
multigenerational families 183B:1735
young farmers and generational transfer 183B:1725-1735, 194A:1420
farmland
growing zones and bioregions 183B:1725
protection 121B:1130-1135
government support and initiatives 86B:1110-1115, 97A:1505
greenhouse industry 97A:1440-1445
role in economy 100B:1120
Agriculture Ministry
estimates debate 96A:1505, 96A:1810, 97A:1440-1510
role in wildfire response and recovery 96A:1810
Ambulance service, air ambulance service, fees 91B:1110, 102B:1100
Asia-Pacific region, market for B.C. agriculture products 100B:1120
Big Country Shrine Club No. 50, fundraiser for sick children 112B:1015
B.C. Beef Day 139B:1350-1355
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., government support 88B:1135-1140
rural B.C.
economic development strategy 88B:1135, 103B:1510-1520, 103B:1605-1610, 103B:1655
economic development strategy and agriculture industry 97A:1500-1510
economic development strategy and rural dividend program 78B:1605
government investment 156B:1005-1015
rural advisory council 103B:1510, 103B:1645-1655
rural dividend program and projects 103B:1515-1525, 103B:1615-1620
transportation services and options 187B:1610-1615
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, comments on business taxation 89B:1335
B.C. Hydro, review 146A:1755
B.C. Liberal Party
leadership selection process and candidates 78B:1555
performance as government, parks and protected areas 131B:1740
performance as government, worker protection 107B:1105
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 194B:1625
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 78B:1600, 89B:1335
policies, rural development 78B:1605
B.C. Northern Real Estate Board, comments on dual agency and rural realtors 131B:1525
B.C. Utilities Commission, role 146A:1755-1800
Budget debate 88B:1135-1150, 89B:1330-1340
Budget Measures Implementation (Employer Health Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 44), debate 171B:1725-1730
Canadian Council of the Blind, correspondence to Education Ministry, tabled 108B:1435
Canadian Mental Health Association, housing project 122B:1720-1725
Canadian Red Cross, role in wildfire response and recovery 110B:1535
Canadian Taxpayers Federation, comments on carbon tax increase 88B:1145
Cannabis
distribution and retailing in rural areas 92A:1635
legalization and regulation 92A:1635-1645, 136B:1700-1705
legalization and regulation, regulation by First Nations 136B:1705
production on agricultural land, regulation 97A:1440-1450
use in public places 136B:1700
Cannabis Control and Licensing Act (Bill 30), debate 136B:1700-1705
Carbon tax
impact on northern and rural communities 156B:1015
rate increase and revenue neutrality 78B:1600, 78B:1610, 88B:1145
Cariboo area
agriculture and ranching industries
agricultural land reserve lands 96A:1505
agriculture industry 100B:1120
issues and concerns 183B:1725-1735, 185B:1440
ranching industry 86B:1110-1115, 121B:1135
road maintenance and improvement projects 97B:1545
slaughter facilities 97A:1455-1500
subdivision of land 194A:1420-1425
Cariboo connector project 97B:1545-1550
child protection workers 129A:1725
cowboy and ranching heritage 102B:1020-1025
employment programs 125A:1720-1735
forest industry 184B:1135
participation in municipal and regional district tax program 139C:1825
physiotherapist supply and training 113B:1705, 117B:1610-1615
wildfire impact
forest industry and workers 107B:1105
impact 156B:1005-1010, 183B:1725-1730
impact and fire preparedness 118B:1640
potential for flooding 81B:1045-1050
recovery funding 184B:1135-1140
reseeding of damaged areas 96A:1810
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association
letter on municipal and regional district tax program 124B:1740
report on wildfire impact and recovery 139C:1830-1835
Cariboo Memorial Hospital, redevelopment 78B:1600, 88B:1140
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area
communities and representation 158B:1110, 163B:1140, 164B:2030, 194B:1620-1630
description and constituents 78B:1555-1600
First Nations communities 181B:1805-1810
health care services 112B:1015
impact of climate change on communities 135B:1105-1110
impact of employer health tax on businesses 171B:1725-1730
land use plan 181B:1810
parks and wetlands 131B:1740
resource industries 181B:1810
wildfires, impact on tourism industry 139C:1830-1840
Child care
government plan 89B:1335
government plan and funding 110B:1805
service providers, regulation and public information 110B:1805-1810
Child Development Centre, funding and services 188B:1355
Child protection system
child apprehensions and family notification 129A:1745-1755
child protection workers 129A:1725, 129A:1740
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 129A:1725-1755
staffing 129A:1725, 129A:1740
Clark, Christy, service as MLA and Premier 78B:1555
Climate change, impact on communities and economies 135B:1105-1110
Coleman, Rich, service as interim opposition leader 78B:1555
Communities, urban and rural communities 88B:1140, 131B:1740
Community Care and Assisted Living Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 5), debate 110B:1805-1810
Corporations, income tax rate 88B:1140-1145
Cowboy Heritage Week 102B:1025
Democracy 157B:2040-2045, 164B:2040
Documents tabled
Canadian Council of the Blind correspondence 108B:1435
Dunst, Rudolf, air ambulance fee case 91B:1110, 102B:1100
Eby, David, recall campaign 176B:1435
Economy
conditions 88B:1135
government strategy 78B:1605
Education, Farm School programs 121B:1135
Education Ministry, estimates debate 101A:1615-1625
Elections
proportional representation 78B:1600
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 163B:1140
right to vote, women 135B:1025
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
debate 157B:2040-2045, 158B:1105-1120, 164B:2025-2045, 194B:1620-1630
delay for six months 164B:2025-2045
Emergencies
emergency preparedness in rural and remote communities 94A:1755-1800
emergency response to floods and wildfires, report 135B:1110, 148B:1350-1355
emergency social services 94A:1755-1800
Employer health tax
implementation and impact 88B:1140
implementation and impact on businesses 171B:1725-1730
tax 89B:1330
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 146A:1750-1800
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Statutes Amendment Act 2018 (Bill 15), debate 123B:1145-1150
Environment
environmental assessment process and changes 181B:1810-1815
environmental organizations, activities and funding 181B:1815, 184B:1135-1140
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, estimates debate 116A:1120-1140
Environmental Assessment Act (Bill 51), debate 181B:1805-1815
Fair Wages Commission, work and consultation 117B:1605-1610
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 139A:1445-1510
Fires and firefighters, wildfires
impact on forest and ranching industries 156B:1005-1015
impact on ranchers 183B:1725-1730
First Nations and Indigenous persons
Aboriginal rights and title 181B:1805-1810
agreements with government 120B:1700
child protection system, child apprehensions 118B:1640
economic development 103B:1515
reconciliation and cross-ministry framework 120B:1655
treaties, compensation for operators and private land owners 120B:1650
Fish, salmon war incidents 114B:1125
Floods and floodplains, flooding in spring 2017 135B:1105-1110
Food and food industry
beef sector 139B:1350-1355
meat-processing regulations 97A:1455-1500
slaughter facilities 97A:1455-1500
Forest Enhancement Society of B.C., funding and wildfire recovery projects 110B:1545-1555, 148B:1340-1345
Forests and forest industry
access to fibre 107B:1105
forest roads 106B:1605
government support 78B:1610
harvesting of timber in fire- and beetle-impacted areas 156B:1010
logging contractors, government support 103B:1605-1610
logging contractors, sustainability review 103B:1615
mountain pine beetle infestation 106B:1610, 135B:1110
mountain pine beetle infestation, coalitions 103B:1510
silviculture, funding 106B:1556-1600
softwood lumber trade with U.S. and negotiations for agreement 78B:1610, 154B:1055
softwood lumber trade with U.S., government action 184B:1135
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry
estimates debate 103B:1510-1525, 103B:1605-1620, 103B:1645-1655, 106B:1340-1350, 106B:1555-1610, 108B:1750-1805, 110B:1535-1555
budget 103B:1645-1655
rural development component 103B:1645-1655
staffing, offices in wildfire-impacted areas 106B:1555
FrontCounter B.C., services in communities 110B:1535-1540
Fuel, diesel, price increase 88B:1145
Glumac, Rick, comments on Fish Lake 181B:1810
Government, financial management 88B:1135
Grasslands, role 156B:1005-1010
Great Bear Rainforest, establishment 128B:1120
Guide-outfitters
compensation for reduction in moose hunting allocation 189B:1050
government support 108B:1755-1800, 110B:1535-1540
role in economy 183B:1730
Health care system, travel for treatment 112B:1015
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 97B:1545
Homeowner grant, review 89B:1335
Hunting, region 5 status 108B:1805
Impaired driving, drug-impaired driving, prevention and testing 92A:1645
Income assistance, employment programs, accessibility and catchment area changes 125A:1715-1735
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry
estimates debate 118B:1555-1655, 120B:1650-1700
budget 120B:1650-1700
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service for remote and rural communities 78B:1605
Introductions by members 139B:1345, 144B:1035, 157B:1340, 164B:1340, 182B:1015, 189B:1005
Invasive species management, plants 97A:1505
James, Carole, comments on child care plan and homeowner grant 89B:1335
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project, B.C. dispute with Alberta, government action 78B:1610, 114B:1125-1130
Labour Ministry, estimates debate 113B:1700-1705, 117B:1605-1615
Land Act, amendments 153B:1500-1510
Land, stabilization after wildfires 96A:1810
Land Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 37), debate 151B:1135-1140, 153B:1500-1510, 153B:1540-1545, 153B:1625
Land surveys and titles
administration of First Nations treaty settlement lands 151B:1135-1140, 153B:1500
boundary descriptions between B.C. and Alberta, approval process 151B:1140
security, services and systems, improvements 151B:1135-1140, 153B:1510, 153B:1540-1545, 153B:1625
Land Title Act, amendments 153B:1540-1545, 153B:1625
Land use planning 131B:1740
Livestock industry
livestock tagging, rebate program 97A:1500
predator control program 185B:1440
predator control program and funding 97A:1450-1455, 108B:1750-1755
ranching industry 100B:1120, 121B:1135, 139B:1350-1355, 156B:1005-1010, 183B:1725-1735, 185B:1440
government support 86B:1110-1115
guide-outfitting as secondary business 183B:1730
loan guarantee program for cattle purchase 97A:1510
regulation 117B:1605-1610
Long-term and residential care, facilities, regulation and public information 110B:1805
MacGill, Helen Gregory, achievements as judge 135B:1025
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction 89B:1330
MLAs
community and local representation 170B:1135-1140
community and rural representation 158B:1110, 164B:2030-2040, 194B:1620-1630
Mines and mining industry
regulation, compliance and enforcement 116A:1135
water discharge and permits 116A:1130
Minister of Agriculture's Advisory Committee on Revitalizing the Agricultural Land Reserve, membership 97A:1500
Minister of Agriculture's Advisory Committee, work and consultation process 96A:1505
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2018 (Bill 24), debate 127B:1415
Motions
Agricultural land and farming 121B:1130-1135
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline 114B:1125-1130
Electoral system 163B:1140
Foreign donations and political activities of organizations 184B:1135-1140
Impact of climate change on communities and economies 135B:1105-1110
Labour rights and protections 107B:1100-1105
Listening to local voices 170B:1135-1140
Role of tourism industry in economy 128B:1115-1120
Support for agriculture industry 86B:1110-1115
Trade agreements 100B:1120
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry, estimates debate 122B:1720-1725, 124B:1740
Municipal and regional district tax program
allocation of funds, potential change 89B:1330-1335, 124B:1740, 128B:1115-1120
participation 139C:1820-1825
New Zealand, use of proportional representation 158B:1115
Norbord Inc., OSB plant operations, access to timber and impact of closing 106B:1340-1350
Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw
treaty negotiations 118B:1645-1650, 151B:1135
treaty negotiations and tourism operator issues 141C:1505
Occupational health and safety, workplace health and safety 107B:1105
Oil and gas
orphan well restoration, orphan site reclamation fund 123B:1150
oversight and regulation 123B:1150
Oral questions
Air ambulance fee for wildfire evacuee 91B:1110, 102B:1100
Compensation to guide-outfitters for moose hunting reduction 189B:1050
Flood risk mitigation in wildfire-damaged areas in Cariboo 81B:1045-1050
Real estate industry regulation and dual agency by rural realtors 133B:1035
Softwood lumber negotiations and trade with U.S. 154B:1055
Parks, role and management 131B:1740
Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 55), debate 187B:1610-1615
Patenaude, Edgar Arnold (Rusty), hockey accomplishments 77B:1010
Physiotherapists, supply and training 113B:1705, 117B:1610-1615
Politics and politicians
recall campaign financing reform 176B:1420-1435
recall of politicians, no more than one current recall petition re MLA 176B:1435
recall of politicians, recall petitions may not be issued six months before election 176B:1435
Popham, Lana, recusement from cannabis policy discussions 97A:1445
Poverty reduction strategy 125A:1735-1740
Premier's Office
estimates debate 148B:1340-1405
correspondence, letters on wildfire impact 148B:1340
Price, Carey, hockey accomplishments 77B:1010
Private members' statements
Growing investment in rural resource communities 156B:1005-1015
Private members' statements (response)
Women's right to choose 142B:1025-1030
Property transfer tax, additional tax for foreign buyers, area expansion 88B:1140
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 19), debate 131B:1735-1740
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 92A:1635-1645, 94A:1755-1800
Ramsay, Scotty "Graeme," policing contributions and volunteer work 153B:1350
Rangeland, management and recovery 96A:1810, 121B:1135
Real Estate Council of B.C., role and board representation 139A:1505-1510
Real Estate Development Marketing Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 25), debate 131B:1515-1525
Real estate industry
dual agency and rural realtors 131B:1525, 133B:1035, 139A:1450-1510, 148B:1405
housing market, impact of government policies 89B:1335
regulation and oversight 78B:1610
regulation and oversight, changes, consultation and information 148B:1400-1405
regulation and oversight, review 131B:1520, 139A:1450-1510
superintendent of real estate, role 139A:1445-1510
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53)
debate 176B:1420-1435
introduction timeline 176B:1420
Referendum on electoral reform
process, information and timeline 158B:1105-1120, 163B:1140, 164B:2025-2045, 176B:1425, 194B:1620-1630
second referendum requirement 157B:2040-2045, 158B:1105-1120, 194B:1620-1630
Resources and resource industries
industries, government support 156B:1005-1010
resource development, position of environmental groups and role of foreign funders 184B:1135-1140
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing, regulation and implementation timeline 187B:1610-1615
Riparian Areas Protection Act, amendments 127B:1415
Rivers and streams, riparian habitat assessment manuals 127B:1415
Rogers Hometown Hockey, hosting by Williams Lake 77B:1010
School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin), school closing and reopening 101A:1615-1620
Schools, closings and reopenings 101A:1615-1620
Seniors, care and support 78B:1605
Small business taxation 156B:1010-1015
Smith, Mary Ellen, achievements as MLA 135B:1025
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry, estimates debate 125A:1715-1740
Soil classification 183B:1725
South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce, Business Excellence Award recipients 94B:1355-1400
Speculation and vacancy tax 170B:1135-1140
Statements by members
B.C. Beef Day and ranching industry 139B:1350-1355
Cowboys and ranching heritage 102B:1020-1025
Rogers Hometown Hockey in Williams Lake 77B:1010
Scotty "Graeme" Ramsay 153B:1350
Shriners fundraising auction for sick children in Cariboo-Chilcotin 112B:1015
South Cariboo Business Excellence Awards 94B:1355-1400
Williams Lake child development centre 188B:1355
Strata property, presales
contract flipping and tax avoidance 131B:1515-1525
developer fines and penalties for offences 131B:1520
reporting requirements and information collection 131B:1515-1525
Tatla Lake, ranchers in area, issues and concerns 185B:1440
Taxation, government policies 88B:1135-1150, 89B:1330-1340
Thompson Rivers University, Williams Lake campus
sustainable ranching program 86B:1110
sustainable ranching program and nursing program 145A:1425-1435
Throne speech debate 78B:1555-1610
Tourism
impact of First Nations land claims on operators 141C:1500-1505
role in economy 128B:1115-1120
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, estimates debate 139C:1820-1840, 141C:1500-1505
Trade
exports and markets 100B:1120
free trade 100B:1120
trade agreements and partnerships, role in economy 100B:1120
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 97B:1545-1550
Tsilhqot'in Nation
emergency management agreement and fire preparedness 118B:1630-1640
lands, need for surveys 151B:1140
lands, private lands and road access issues 118B:1600-1630
Nenqay Deni accord and impact 118B:1605-1615
Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, wildfire mitigation 116A:1125-1130
Ulkatcho Nation
consultation on wildfire mitigation 116A:1125-1130
emergency management 118B:1635
Vancouver Foundation, funding of initiatives 125A:1735-1740
Water Sustainability Act, amendments 183B:1730
Wetlands protection 131B:1740
Wildfires in summer 2017
impact
access to health care services by evacuees 91B:1110
farmers and ranchers 86B:1110, 148B:1355
forest industry and workers 107B:1105
guide-outfitters and trappers 108B:1755, 110B:1535-1540
impact 135B:1105-1110
logging contractors 103B:1605-1610
potential flood risks and mitigation 81B:1045-1050
tourism industry 139C:1830-1840
response and recovery 78B:1605
funding and programs 88B:1135-1140, 103B:1615-1620, 106B:1610, 110B:1545-1555
funding for farmers and ranchers 96A:1810, 106B:1600
funding for forest roads 106B:1605
funding for grasslands restoration 148B:1355
funding for reforestation 106B:1555-1600, 148B:1340-1355
reimbursements to contractors and emergency vendors 106B:1600
Wildlife
grizzly bears, trophy hunting ban 116A:1120-1125
grizzly bears, trophy hunting ban impact and transition 108B:1755-1800
moose, population management and hunting allocation 189B:1050
predator management 108B:1750-1755, 185B:1440
Wilkinson, Andrew, role as Leader of the Opposition 78B:1555
Williams Lake
cogeneration plant operations and contract 146A:1750-1800
hockey athletes 77B:1010
post-secondary education access 145A:1420-1435
poverty reduction planning, funding 125A:1735-1740
services for children and families 188B:1355
Williams Lake Indian Band
highway project partnership 97B:1545
land claim 118B:1655
Women's equality 135B:1025-1030
WorkBC Employment Services Centres, services, funding and contracts 125A:1715-1735
Workers compensation
recipients, access to physiotherapy 113B:1705, 117B:1610-1615
system and cases 113B:1700
Workers, rights and protection 107B:1100-1105
WorkSafeBC, review 113B:1700-1705
Xeni Gwet'in First Nation
land title ruling and tourism operator issues 118B:1600-1625, 141C:1500
lands, need for survey 151B:1140
Beare, Hon. Lisa (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)

As subject
absence as Minister due to heath reasons (Clovechok) 139C:1450 (Popham) 139C:1450-1505, 139C:1555, 141C:1645 (Stilwell) 139C:1455-1505, 139C:1550
colleagues, staff and health care team thanked 143B:1345
trade mission to China (Ralston) 80B:1735
B.C. Arts Council, annual report, 2017-18, tabled 157B:1820
Documents tabled
B.C. Arts Council
2017-18 annual report 157B:1820
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry
report on multiculturalism for 2017-18 188B:1430
Family Day, date change 81B:1050
FIFA World Cup, bid for hosting 2026 games 102B:1045
Introductions by members 101B:1340, 102B:1015, 143B:1345, 144B:1020, 154B:1010, 161B:1010, 171B:1335, 178B:1335, 193B:1005
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project, B.C. dispute with Alberta
impact on tourism 80B:1420
impact on wine industry 80B:1420
Oral questions (response)
2026 FIFA World Cup bid 102B:1045
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and tourism industry 80B:1420
Family Day date change and tourism industry 81B:1050
Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 55), debate 192B:1630
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing
fares and rates 192B:1630
regulation 192B:1630
Statements
Message of appreciation 143B:1345
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, multiculturalism component, report on multiculturalism for 2017-18, tabled 188B:1430
Tourism, visitors to B.C.
transportation options 192B:1630
visitors from China 80B:1735
Begg, Garry (Surrey-Guildford)

Crime and criminals, crime prevention and funding 178B:1400
Gangs, gang activity and gun violence, prevention 178B:1400
Humboldt Broncos hockey team, vehicle accident involving team, response and Jersey Day initiative 112B:1025-1030
Introductions by members 132B:1345, 146B:1345, 154B:1010, 178B:1340
Islam, adherents 139B:1350
Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers, activities and funding 178B:1400
Motions
Affordable post-secondary education 79B:1055-1100
Gender equity 93B:1145-1150
Muslim Canadians 139B:1350
Post-secondary education
affordability 79B:1055-1100
role in economy 79B:1100
Ramadan, observance and celebration 139B:1350
Statements by members
Jersey Day in support of Humboldt Broncos hockey team 112B:1025-1030
Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers 178B:1400
Ramadan 139B:1350
Women's equality and gender equity 93B:1145-1150
Bernier, Mike (Peace River South)

As subject
constituents, family and staff thanked 89B:1650
experience as apprentice 156B:1110
role as Dawson Creek mayor and work on regional agriculture issues 185B:1600
Agricultural Land Commission
application process and role of local government 192A:1945-1955
applications, non-farm-use applications 185B:1605-1610, 194A:1355-1415
delegation agreements 193A:1130
independence and role 90B:1410
powers, designation of agricultural land 194A:1455-1500
regional panel system 194A:1350-1355
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 52)
debate 185B:1555-1615, 192A:1945-1955, 192A:2015-2025, 194A:1350-1415, 194A:1455-1500, 194A:1545-1550
amendments re residential housing 194A:1545-1550
content 185B:1600-1605
definitions, "additional residence" 192A:1945-1950
definitions, "agricultural land" and "agricultural land reserve" 192A:2015-2025, 194A:1455-1500
MLA concerns and consultation 194A:1545-1550
Agricultural land reserve
lands, identification and soil assessment 185B:1610
regulation, changes 185B:1600-1615
regulation of residential housing construction 192A:1945-1955
uses, non-farm activities 185B:1605-1610, 194A:1355-1415
zones and reinstatement of single zone 194A:1355-1415
zones and zone 2 lands 185B:1600-1615
Agriculture
farmers, economic opportunities and income sources 185B:1555-1615, 194A:1355-1415
farmers, young farmers and generational transfer 185B:1605
government support 185B:1600-1615, 194A:1405-1415
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 97A:1545-1555
Alaska Highway, improvement projects 94B:1810-1815
Alberta, agriculture and farmland 185B:1605, 194A:1405
B.C. by region, rural B.C., road conditions and improvements 94B:1810
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government 89B:1650
agriculture policies 185B:1600
education system 107B:1005-1010
education system and LGBTQ students 191B:1150-1155
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party, content on referendum on electoral reform 164B:1910
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 89B:1655-1700
consultations and reviews 89B:1655
performance as government in 1990s 89B:1700
position on LNG development 148A:1610
status of government 178B:1925
Budget debate 89B:1645-1715
Budget Measures Implementation (Employer Health Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 44), debate 171B:1755-1810
Budgets, 2018-19 budget 89B:1645-1650
Bullying and harassment, bullying and violence at school, prevention and sexual orientation and gender identity policies 191B:1150-1155
Business costs and taxation 89B:1700-1705
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, comments on employer health tax 171B:1805
Coastal GasLink, pipeline proposal 148A:1630
Composite Public Affairs, organization 148A:1550-1600
Democracy 178B:1920
Eby, David, recall campaign 178B:1940
Economy
competitiveness 89B:1705
role in funding government services 89B:1655
Education
funding for special education and special needs 107B:1005-1010
LGBTQ students, inclusion and support 191B:1150-1155
safety of students 191B:1150-1155
special education and special needs, education assistants 107B:1005-1010
Elections
electoral representation and popular vote 177B:1125-1135
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 164B:1900-1930, 174B:1625-1650, 177B:1125-1130
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
debate 164B:1900-1930, 174B:1620-1650
delay for six months 164B:1900-1930
Employer health tax, implementation and impact
businesses 89B:1700-1705, 171B:1755-1810
health authorities 102B:1050
municipal budgets 171B:1800
Energy, electricity rate freeze 94B:1410-1415
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry
estimates debate 146A:1835-1840, 148A:1400-1405, 148A:1540-1650
email and records management practices 148A:1555-1610
Minister, role re LNG development 148A:1610-1625
staff thanked 148A:1650
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Statutes Amendment Act 2018 (Bill 15)
debate 123B:1135-1140, 125B:1445-1610, 125B:1635-1755
legal advice 125B:1500
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
estimates debate 111A:1500-1520
correspondence, letters on use of generators in parks 111A:1500-1505
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry, estimates debate 108B:1715-1725, 109B:1140-1150
Government records management, email and records management practices 148A:1555-1610
Green Party of B.C., position on liquefied natural gas development 89B:1650
Greenhouse gas emissions, methane regulation and agreement with federal government 188B:1530-1540, 193A:1135-1145
Gwillim Lake, outdoor school facility and accessibility 111A:1520
Health care facilities and hospitals, private clinics, publicly funded services 136A:1715
Health care system, medical imaging services 136A:1710-1715
Health Ministry, estimates debate 136A:1710-1715
Heritage sites, inspection and investigation 125B:1445-1455, 125B:1505
Highway 29, realignment project 148A:1400-1405
Introductions by members 123B:1005, 126B:1010, 136B:1335, 144B:1030-1035, 146B:1345
Investment climate 89B:1655-1700
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
B.C. dispute with Alberta, government action 108B:1420, 114B:1115-1120
public opinion 144B:1100
status and government actions 144B:1100
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline, purchase by federal government 144B:1100
Labour, community benefits agreement, union component 156B:1105-1110
Legislature
distribution of seats 89B:1650
legislative calendar and sitting schedule, fall session 178B:1955
Liquefied natural gas development
benefits 148A:1645-1650
development 89B:1650-1655
development and projects 148A:1610-1630
First Nations involvement 148A:1630
NDP and Green Party positions 89B:1650
NDP position 89B:1650, 148A:1610
Liquefied Natural Gas Income Tax Act, repeal 148A:1640-1645
Liquefied natural gas income tax, elimination 148A:1640-1645
LNG Canada facility project 148A:1630
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction and elimination 89B:1700, 171B:1755-1805
MLAs, community and rural representation 164B:1900-1915, 174B:1635-1640
Mines and mining industry, water discharge and permits 148A:1540
MK Delta Lands, application for exclusion from agricultural land reserve 90B:1410
Motions
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline 114B:1115-1120
Foreign donations and political activities of organizations 184B:1145-1150
Hiring practices for infrastructure projects 156B:1105-1110
Popular vote and legislative power 177B:1130-1135
Sexual orientation and gender identity policies for inclusive education system 191B:1150-1155
Mungall, Michelle
attendance at conference 148A:1600
role re LNG development 148A:1610-1625
National Energy Board, submission from Alberta re North Montney pipeline project 76B:1405
North Montney pipeline project 76B:1405
Oil and gas
activities, environmental mitigation 188B:1535, 193A:1115-1130
activities, special projects 125B:1725-1730
First Nations consultation 125B:1505, 193A:1120-1125
industry, online advertising of tenure dispositions 123B:1135, 125B:1755
oil spills, emergencies and property damage 125B:1715-1720
orphan well restoration
acquiring of orphan wells 125B:1540-1545
orphan site reclamation fund 123B:1135-1140, 125B:1510-1530, 125B:1650-1705, 125B:1740-1745
permitting 125B:1530-1610, 125B:1730
timeliness 125B:1500
use of security 125B:1640-1650
oversight and regulation 123B:1135
oversight and regulation, penalties 125B:1750-1755
pipelines, protests and civil disobedience 148A:1635-1640
Oil and Gas Activities Act, amendments 125B:1445-1610, 125B:1635-1745
Oil and Gas Activities Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 56)
debate 188B:1530-1540, 193A:1115-1145
definitions, "off-site environmental mitigation" 193A:1115-1120
Oil and Gas Commission
comprehensive liability management plan 125B:1500
delegation agreement with Agricultural Land Commission 193A:1130
operations and role 193A:1130-1140
powers, emergencies and heritage sites 125B:1445-1455, 125B:1505, 125B:1715-1720
Oral questions
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and North Montney pipeline project 76B:1405
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and purchase by federal government 144B:1100
Electricity rates 94B:1410-1415
Impact of employer health tax on health authorities 102B:1050
Reconsideration of Agricultural Land Commission application 90B:1410
Trans Mountain pipeline and transport of oil by rail 108B:1420
Parks, campgrounds
accessibility and facilities for seasonal use 111A:1510-1520
use of generators and noise issues 111A:1500-1510
Peace River area
agriculture and farmland 185B:1555-1615
agriculture industry and grain production 97A:1550-1555
non-farm activities and income 185B:1605-1610, 194A:1355-1415
regulation of development on agricultural land 192A:1955
highways and roads 94B:1810-1815
impact of trade dispute with Alberta 114B:1115
medical imaging and diagnostic services 136A:1710-1715
oil and gas activities 188B:1530-1540, 193A:1125
South Peace area, caribou protection and recovery 109B:1140-1150
traffic accidents and fatalities 94B:1810
Peace River South constituency and area
2016 flooding in area, impact and constituent property case 108B:1715-1725
communities and representation 164B:1900-1930
impact of community benefits agreement on company 156B:1110
impact of employer health tax on businesses 171B:1800
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, amendments 125B:1750-1755
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), investment in LNG project 148A:1610-1620
Politics and politicians
foreign influence in domestic politics 184B:1150
money and politics 178B:1925-1930
recall campaign financing, reform 178B:1915-2000
Popham, Lana, actions as cabinet minister re Agricultural Land Commission 90B:1410
Prince Edward Island, referendum 174B:1645
Private members' statements (response)
Seismic upgrades 128B:1020-1025
Support staff in school districts 107B:1005-1010
Privilege
reserving right on a point of privilege 94B:1440
Railways and rail services
transport of grain by rail 97A:1550-1555
transport of oil by rail 108B:1420
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53)
debate 178B:1915-2000
referral to committee 178B:1940-2000
Referendum on electoral reform
process, information and timeline 164B:1900-1930, 174B:1620-1650, 177B:1130, 178B:1920-1955
second referendum requirement 174B:1620-1650
Resources and resource industries, resource development
investment 89B:1655
position of environmental groups and role of foreign funders 184B:1150
School districts
sexual orientation and gender identity policies 191B:1150-1155
support staff 107B:1005-1010
Schools, seismic upgrades 128B:1020-1025
Shaffer, Marvin, contract with government 148A:1555
Site C power project
agriculture mitigation fund 97A:1545-1550
First Nations consultation and archaeological work 148A:1400
site tours 146A:1835-1840
Soil classification and mapping 185B:1610
Speculation and vacancy tax 89B:1705-1710
Stewart, Ben, election 89B:1650
Taxation, competitive tax system 89B:1710
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 94B:1810-1815
Tumbler Ridge, geopark in area, backcountry activities 109B:1150
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, implementation process 125B:1505
Weaver, Andrew, conduct 89B:1715
Wildlife
caribou protection and recovery 109B:1140-1150
grizzly bears, trophy hunting ban impact and transition 109B:1145
management 109B:1140-1145
Winstanley, Lori, position as temporary ministerial assistant and alleged conflict of interest 148A:1550-1610
Wolverine Forest Service Road, status 109B:1150
Bond, Shirley (Prince George–Valemount)

As subject
birthday message (Chair) 188A:1845
collaborative work in Legislature (Weaver) 147B:1020
comments on referendum on electoral reform (Fleming) 159B:1645
mentorship (Clovechok) 93B:1140
mother 146B:1400
role as Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Minister (Horgan) 174B:1415
work as Justice Minister (Lee) 125B:1835
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry
estimates debate 145A:1435-1450
email and records management practices 139B:1405-1410, 140B:1045-1050
freedom-of-information requests and response 139B:1405-1410, 140B:1050
Alberta
cannabis store openings 157B:1400-1405
newspaper ad on pipeline dispute 83B:1450
ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), awareness 139B:1355-1400
ALS Society of B.C., work of organization 139B:1355-1400
Alzheimer's disease, First Link program and funding 136A:1745
Ambulance service, air ambulance service, helicopters 136A:1745-1750
Assessment Authority Act, amendments 99B:1500-1505
Attorney General Ministry
estimates debate 145B:1745-1755
role re ICBC 143A:1625-1655, 143A:1710, 143A:1740-1745, 143A:1800-1805
Auditor Certification Board, elimination 127B:1355-1400
Auditor General, reports and reviews 144B:1130
Automobile insurance
changes, costs and projected savings 143A:1750-1800
vehicle repair claims, glass repair pricing policy and changes 145B:1745-1755
Automobiles
auto repair industry, consultation by government 145B:1745-1755
auto repair industry, jobs 145B:1745-1755
taxation 101B:1755-1800
tax on high-priced vehicles 101B:1805, 101B:1815, 102B:1105-1115
vehicles retrofitted for persons with disabilities 101B:1805
Basran, Colin, comments on speculation tax 162B:1415
Bell, Pat, relationship with father-in-law 185B:1340
Borealis GeoPower Inc., geothermal power project and meeting with innovation commissioner 145A:1705-1710
B.C. by region
northern B.C.
health care system and facilities 84B:1005-1010, 136A:1720-1735
physiotherapist supply and training 145A:1435-1445
transportation infrastructure and planning 96B:1650-1700
rural B.C.
economic development and cross-ministry work 103B:1635-1640
economic development strategy 103B:1630-1640
health care services 132B:1400
road conditions and investment 96B:1700-1705
rural dividend program and projects 103B:1625-1630
transportation infrastructure and planning 96B:1650-1700
transportation services and options 96B:1720
B.C. Chamber of Commerce
comments on business taxation 83B:1440-1445
comments on employer health tax 169B:1445
B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils, resolution on employer health tax 130B:1045
B.C. Hydro, school tax liability 99B:1545
B.C. infrastructure benefits, establishment and impact of employer health tax 180A:1500-1505
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, Insurance Corporation of B.C. 143A:1710, 143A:1720, 143A:1730, 145B:1750-1755
B.C. Lions, anti-violence program 131A:1720
B.C. NDP
agreement with Green Party, content on referendum on electoral reform 159B:1535
election platform content 82B:1430-1435, 143B:1415
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 83B:1455
performance as government in 1990s 169B:1440
priorities 82B:1425-1435, 83B:1430-1500
B.C. School Trustees Association, resolution on employer health tax 130B:1045
B.C. Securities Commission, legislation, development 120B:1405
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, North Cariboo district, An Evening for the Animals fundraiser 192B:1400-1405
Budget debate 82B:1425-1435, 83B:1430-1500
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2018 (Bill 2), debate 92B:1405-1430, 99B:1500-1505, 99B:1530-1615, 99B:1630-1635, 99B:1650-1725, 99B:1735-1745, 101B:1500-1520, 101B:1605-1610, 101B:1625-1710, 101B:1720-1815, 102B:1105-1150, 103B:1335-1340, 103B:1355, 103B:1405, 103B:1420-1445
Budget Measures Implementation (Employer Health Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 44)
debate 169B:1350-1455, 178A:1810-1825, 178A:1915-1925, 178A:1940-2040, 179A:1110, 180A:1340-1505, 180A:1520-1615, 180A:1645-1735
definitions
"associated employer" 180A:1645-1700
"BC remuneration" 178A:1810-1820
"charitable or non-profit employer" 178A:1925
"deemed employer" 178A:2035-2040
"employee" 178A:1925
"permanent establishment" 178A:1820-1825, 178A:1925, 178A:2025-2030
"remuneration" 178A:1940-1945
Budget Measures Implementation (Speculation and Vacancy Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 45)
debate 162B:1350-1420, 185A:1800-1805, 185A:1915-1925, 185A:2000, 185A:2015-2020, 186A:1100-1105, 187A:1355-1420, 187A:1435-1540, 187A:1610-1625, 187A:1655-1700, 187A:1710-1715, 187A:1735-1745, 188A:1445, 188A:1525-1530, 188A:1610-1630, 188A:1705-1710, 188A:1730-1740, 188A:1815-1840, 189A:1120-1145, 190A:1345-1400
amendments proposed by Green Party of B.C. 162B:1350-1405, 162B:1415, 189A:1125-1135
definitions
"beneficial owner" 187A:1455-1510
"corporate interest holder" 187A:1515-1520
"partnership interest holder" 187A:1540
"specified area" 185A:1915-1925, 185A:2000, 185A:2015-2020, 187A:1355-1400, 187A:1435, 189A:1120
retroactivity 187A:1655-1700, 187A:1710-1715, 187A:1735, 187A:1745-1750
use of term "vacancy" 162B:1410
Budgets
2017-18 budget and update 83B:1430-1435, 143A:1625-1655, 143A:1710, 143A:1720
2018-19 budget
content 83B:1435-1440, 83B:1455-1500
interim supply 99B:1420-1430, 101B:1435-1440
priorities 82B:1425-1435, 92B:1405, 92B:1420-1425, 99B:1425-1430
revenues and spending 82B:1430-1435, 83B:1500
revenues from taxation 102B:1035-1040, 125B:1425, 138A:1635-1655
risks 83B:1450
transparency and accountability 105B:1055
role 83B:1455
Burnaby Board of Trade, comments on employer health tax 169B:1430-1440, 180A:1545
Burnaby, city government, impact of employer health tax on budget 180A:1435-1440
Business
competitiveness 141A:1430-1435
competitiveness and role in economy 83B:1430-1445
costs and taxation 83B:1430-1445, 92B:1410-1425, 138A:1655
taxation 119B:1120, 119B:1135-1140
Business Corporations Act, amendments 127B:1355-1400
Business in Vancouver, article on government budget 92B:1415
Canada Revenue Agency, information-sharing 99B:1535
Canadian Cancer Society, Daffodil Month campaign 108B:1400-1405
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
comments on employer health tax 83B:1445, 178A:2010
comments on oil pipeline expansion project 118B:1400
Canadian Mental Health Association, housing projects 103B:1645
Cancer awareness 108B:1400-1405
Cannabis, distribution and retailing, store openings 157B:1400-1405
Carbon tax
impact on transportation sector 83B:1435
rate increase and revenue neutrality 83B:1435, 92B:1425
Cardiac health, cardiac care 136A:1720
Caregivers tax credit 99B:1545-1605
Cariboo area, highways and roads, Cariboo connector project 96B:1650-1700
Child care
fee reduction initiative, participation by service providers 126B:1105-1110
fee reduction initiative, submissions and payment cases 143A:1515-1520
government plan 82B:1430, 83B:1500
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 130A:1110-1115
building repurposing proposal 130A:1110-1115
Christian Labour Association of Canada, membership 172B:1040
Citizens' Services Ministry
email and records management practices 136B:1425-1430
freedom-of-information requests 136B:1425-1430
minister, responsibilities 188B:1425
Community Futures, funding and programs 148C:1345-1355
Consumers, cost of living 83B:1435
Cowburn, Geoffrey, life and contributions as rural physician 132B:1400
Cromwell, Thomas, work on Health Ministry employee terminations reparation process 112B:1110-1120
Cystic fibrosis awareness, impact and treatment 136A:1750-1755
Deforge, Ryan, unionized worker case 172B:1035-1040
Della Mattia, Marie
email and records management 189B:1020-1025
emails, freedom-of-information request 179B:1025
employment status and work for government 189B:1025
Documents tabled
Public Accounts Committee
first report for third session of 41st parliament 144B:1130
Dunster, highway turn lane 96B:1710-1715
Eby, David, comments on ICBC financial status 143A:1625-1655, 143A:1710, 143A:1735
Economy
competitiveness 138A:1730-1740
conditions and role of government 82B:1430, 83B:1430, 83B:1450-1500
government strategy 138A:1645
private sector 83B:1430-1435
Education
education tax credit 99B:1605-1610
funding and review 99A:1445-1455
system, rural education review and release of report 99A:1440-1445
Education Ministry, estimates debate 99A:1440-1455
Elections
local government elections, results and issues 164B:1425
party-list proportional representation systems and candidate selection 185B:1410-1415
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 159B:1510-1515
proportional representation and rural-urban riding designations 171B:1410, 185B:1415
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40), debate 159B:1510-1535
Employer health tax
administration and enforcement
administration and enforcement 180A:1720
administrative penalties 180A:1735
anti-avoidance component 179A:1110
costs 180A:1725
cross-border employment issues 178A:1915
employee benefits 178A:2020
tips and gratuities 178A:1940-1945
exemptions 91B:1050, 105B:1055, 122B:1425-1430, 130B:1045, 143A:1520
exemptions, charities and not-for-profit organizations 180A:1710-1715, 180A:1725-1730
exemptions, threshold 180A:1615
implementation and impact 91B:1050, 99B:1425-1430, 148B:1500-1510, 169B:1355-1400, 169B:1450, 180A:1355-1405, 180A:1550
agriculture industry 141A:1525-1535
businesses 83B:1405, 83B:1435-1445, 92B:1415-1420, 141A:1430-1435, 143A:1520-1525, 143B:1410-1415, 161B:1135, 169B:1410-1445, 178A:1810-1825, 178A:1915-1925, 178A:1940-2040, 179A:1110, 180A:1340-1505, 180A:1520-1615, 180A:1645-1735
businesses and modelling 178A:1920-1925
charities and non-profit agencies 141A:1630-1645, 169B:1445-1450
Crown corporations 180A:1500-1505
First Nations organizations 178A:2035-2040
housing sector 180A:1535-1540
municipal budgets 129B:1435, 141A:1645-1700, 169B:1420-1425, 180A:1410-1450
school districts 122B:1425-1430, 130B:1045, 141A:1535-1540
SUCH sector 141A:1500-1505, 141A:1540, 169B:1450, 180A:1355, 180A:1410
rate and formula 180A:1645
revenues 141A:1455-1505, 141A:1525-1540
scope and survey by business organizations 143A:1520-1525, 169B:1430, 178A:2010
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 145A:1705-1710
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, Minister, meeting with environmental group on Bowen Island 77B:1040
Film industry, tax credits 99B:1655-1700
extension of film labour tax credit to writers 99B:1650-1655
interactive digital media tax credit 92B:1425, 99B:1705
Finance Ministry
estimates debate 138A:1630-1655, 138A:1725-1805, 139A:1445, 139A:1545-1600, 139A:1630-1635, 139A:1650-1700, 139A:1750-1800, 139A:1840, 140A:1110-1125, 141A:1415-1435, 141A:1455-1505, 141A:1525-1550, 141A:1630-1700, 143A:1515-1545, 143A:1625-1655, 143A:1710-1720, 143A:1730-1805
email and records management practices 143A:1800-1805
estimates process 138A:1630-1635
freedom-of-information requests and response 143A:1805
Findlater, Doug, comments on speculation tax 162B:1415
Fires and firefighters, wildfires, impact on government budget 83B:1450
First Nations and Indigenous persons, employment and training, youth entrepreneur programs 148C:1340
Food and food industry, donations of food, farmers tax credit 99B:1610-1615
Forests and forest industry, softwood lumber trade with U.S. and negotiations for agreement 83B:1450
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry, estimates debate 103B:1620-1645
Government
spending 82B:1425-1435
transfer payments from federal government 83B:1500
Government records management
email and records management practices 136B:1425-1430, 139B:1405-1410, 140B:1045-1050, 179B:1025, 189B:1020-1025
policies 179B:1020-1025, 188B:1425
record of government activities 179B:1025
transitory and non-transitory records 179B:1020-1025
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
comments on dispute with Alberta on pipeline project 109B:1050
comments on employer health tax 83B:1440
Greater Vancouver Economic Scorecard, comments on marginal effective tax rate 138A:1735
Green Party of B.C., position on speculation and vacancy tax 162B:1355, 185A:1925
Greyhound Bus Lines, service reductions 96B:1720
Harmonized sales tax, elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system 138A:1740-1745
Harris, Nancy and Pat, award for work on accessibility issues 168B:1010
Health care system
emergency services 136A:1745-1750
health professionals and workers, supply and training 136A:1725-1735
health professionals and workers, workplace safety 136A:1735-1745
provincial health workforce plan 136A:1725-1730
surgical services, joint replacements and replacement parts 136A:1750
Health Ministry
estimates debate 136A:1720-1755
health information breach investigation, report recommendations 112B:1110-1115, 115B:1805
Helps, Lisa, comments on impact of employer health tax 129B:1435
Henderson, Kim, comments on Health Ministry employee terminations report 112B:1110
Heyman, George
comments on Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project 111B:1400-1405
meeting with environmental group on Bowen Island 77B:1040-1045
Highway 16
maintenance standards 96B:1640-1645
Prince George corridor 96B:1710
Highways and roads
contractors and performance standards 96B:1640-1645
maintenance and rehabilitation 96B:1640, 96B:1705
Home Owner Grant Act, amendments 99B:1530-1540
Horgan, John
comments on issues
government records management 179B:1025
referendum on electoral reform 147B:1125, 185B:1410-1415
speculation tax 139A:1650, 139A:1700
taxation 141A:1435
handling of dispute with Alberta on Kinder Morgan pipeline project 109B:1050, 112B:1035, 118B:1355-1400
Hospital District Act, amendments 99B:1540-1545
Hotels and travel accommodation, short-term accommodation, online providers taxation 101B:1740-1745, 102B:1120-1140, 103B:1340
Housing
affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 82B:1430-1435, 83B:1455-1500, 102B:1130, 139A:1750, 139A:1840
social and subsidized housing, construction of new units 83B:1455-1500
taxation 103B:1405, 103B:1420-1445
Hurd, Sharon, work in support of women with mental illness and addiction 130A:1110
Hydro and Power Authority Act, amendments 99B:1545
Income Tax Act, amendments 99B:1545-1615, 99B:1630-1705, 119B:1110-1140
Income tax, alignment with federal income tax 119B:1120
Indian Self Government Enabling Act, amendments 99B:1710-1715
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
claims
costs 143A:1735
forecasting 143A:1740-1745
review 143A:1735
financial status and management 145B:1750-1755
status 143A:1625-1655, 143A:1710-1735, 143A:1755-1800
transition from calendar year to fiscal year 143A:1545
impact of employer health tax on operations 143A:1540-1545
Insurance Premium Tax Act, amendments 119B:1140-1145
Introductions by members 98B:1005, 129B:1340, 130B:1010, 137B:1005, 139B:1335, 144B:1020-1025, 147B:1000-1005, 167B:1335
Investment climate 144B:1110
Islands Trust Act, amendments 99B:1720
Jago, Charles, contributions and award 168B:1010
James, Carole, comments on issues
property ownership 186A:1105
speculation tax 139A:1650, 139A:1700
Jobs, Trade and Technology Ministry, estimates debate 148C:1340-1355
Junior Achievement B.C.
programs, funding 148C:1340-1345
programs, Youth Aboriginal Business Circles 148C:1340
Kelly, Bert, advocacy for health care in northern B.C. 84B:1005-1010
Kelowna, housing, impact of speculation tax 139A:1750-1800
Kenneth Creek, road infrastructure and salmon run signage and viewing 96B:1715-1720
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
B.C. dispute with Alberta
government action 108B:1420-1425, 109B:1050, 118B:1355-1400
impact on businesses 112B:1035
impact on businesses and jobs 109B:1050
impact on wine industry 76B:1415-1420
interprovincial trade issues 83B:1450
position of environmental groups 77B:1040
status and government actions 144B:1105-1110
status, jurisdiction issues and legal advice to Premier 111B:1400-1405
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline, purchase by federal government 144B:1105-1110
KPMG Inc., comments on property developments 188A:1835
Labour, community benefits agreement
benefits 174B:1415
impact on project costs 150B:1400-1405
union component 150B:1400-1405, 151B:1050, 167B:1410, 172B:1035-1040, 174B:1415
Land Tax Deferment Act, amendments 99B:1720
Land Title and Survey Authority of B.C., proposal for registration of presale contracts 136C:1555
Langford, impact of speculation tax 187A:1415-1420
Lapp, Clarence, death 185B:1335-1340
Lee, Eldon, contributions as medical doctor 151B:1015-1020
Legislation, regulations 92B:1410
Legislative Assembly Management Committee, meeting schedule 193B:1035
Legislature
estimates process 99B:1420
investigation of senior officials and administrative leave motion, legal advice and role of Attorney General Ministry 192B:1410
language used in House, withdrawal of comments requested 190B:1715
Office of the Speaker, expenditures re legal services 193B:1035
Litwin, Val, comments on employer health tax 169B:1445
Live Different program, McBride team, homebuilding project in Mexico 118B:1345
Local government, powers re property tax exemptions 99B:1505
Logging Tax Act, amendments 99B:1725
Lower Mainland Local Government Association, comments on employer health tax 180A:1450
McBride
mill fire and response 103B:1640
physician services in area 132B:1400
Marine Harvest, letter from Agriculture Minister 90B:1355
Mark, Melanie, use of email, phone and messaging apps 139B:1405-1410, 140B:1045-1050
Mattila, Myles, mental health advocacy 131A:1715
Medical Services Plan
premiums, reduction 138A:1740
premiums, reduction and elimination 82B:1430, 83B:1400-1405, 83B:1440-1445, 92B:1410-1420, 141A:1435, 169B:1400-1435, 180A:1415, 180A:1440
task force recommendations 83B:1400-1405, 83B:1445, 141A:1415-1430, 169B:1405-1420, 178A:1950, 178A:2015-2020, 180A:1400-1405
MLAs, community and rural representation 147B:1120
Mental health
mental health and addiction services for women 130A:1110-1115
mental health of children and youth, advocacy and programs 131A:1715-1725
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, estimates debate 131A:1710-1725
Merit Commissioner, review of just cause dismissals 112B:1115, 115B:1810-1820, 116B:1120-1140
Milsom, Gord, comments on speculation tax 164B:1425
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2018 (Bill 24), debate 127B:1355-1410
Monster Industries Ltd., impact of employer health tax on operations 180A:1555
Moody's Investors Service Inc., comments on B.C. government budget 83B:1455
Motions
Referendum on electoral reform 147B:1115-1125
Role of tourism industry in economy 128B:1135-1140
Motor Fuel Tax Act, amendments 99B:1735-1745
Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry, estimates debate 124B:1720-1735
Municipal and regional district tax program, allocation of funds, potential change 102B:1130, 124B:1720-1735, 128B:1135-1140, 141A:1700, 143A:1525-1535
Netherlands, liberation, role of Canadian soldiers and commemoration 146B:1355-1400
North American Free Trade Agreement, negotiations 83B:1450
Nurses, workplace safety and incidence of violence 136A:1735-1745
Oil and gas
data collection and information-sharing, petroleum information network 101B:1500-1520
oil spills response regulations, government announcement 77B:1040
Ontario, employer health tax 178A:1940-1950, 178A:2010
Oral questions
Activities of communications contractor 189B:1020-1025
Budget and taxation policies 105B:1055
Budget revenue projections and real estate speculation tax 102B:1035-1040, 125B:1425
Cannabis store openings 157B:1400-1405
Child care fee reduction initiative 126B:1105-1110
Community benefits agreement and transportation project costs 150B:1400-1405
Community benefits agreement and workers 151B:1050, 167B:1410, 172B:1035-1040, 174B:1415
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline 108B:1420-1425, 118B:1355-1400
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and impact on businesses 109B:1050, 112B:1035
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and legal advice to government 111B:1400-1405
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and purchase by federal government 144B:1105-1110
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and wine industry 76B:1415-1420
Employer health tax and Small Business Task Force recommendations 161B:1130-1135
Employer health tax impacts and implementation 91B:1050
Environment Minister attendance at environmental group event 77B:1040
Government recordkeeping policies 179B:1020-1025, 188B:1425
Government recordkeeping policies and use of email by communications contractor 181B:1355-1400
Government use of email and staffing of constituency offices 182B:1030-1035
Impact of employer health tax on businesses 143B:1410-1415
Impact of employer health tax on municipal budgets 129B:1435
Impact of employer health tax on school districts 122B:1425-1430, 130B:1045
Legislature expenditures and work of Legislative Assembly Management Committee 193B:1035
Letter from Agriculture Minister to fish farm operator 90B:1355
MSP premiums elimination and employer health tax 83B:1400-1405
Municipal election results and real estate speculation tax 164B:1425
Public debate on referendum on electoral reform 165B:1040-1045
Real estate speculation tax 101B:1415, 158B:1035
Referendum on electoral reform 171B:1405-1410, 185B:1410-1415
Role of Attorney General Ministry in legal advice on administrative leave motion 192B:1410
Use of email by Advanced Education Minister and response to freedom-of-information request 139B:1405-1410, 140B:1045-1050
Use of private email by Citizens' Services Minister and contracts for information technology services 136B:1425-1430
Otway Nordic Ski Centre, qualifying event for Special Olympics 95B:1025-1030
Pattullo Bridge replacement project 150B:1400-1405
Pavlov, Andrey, comments on speculation tax 185A:1920-1925
Peckham, Wilf, life and contributions 105B:1025
Petitions
Orkambi drug review 132B:1440
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, amendments 101B:1500-1520
PharmaCare program, coverage of Orkambi 136A:1755
Physiotherapists, supply and training 145A:1435-1445
Popham, Lana, letter to fish farm operator 90B:1355
Post-secondary education, tuition tax credit 99B:1610
Post-secondary institutions, sexual violence on campus, policies and implementation 145A:1445-1450
Premier's Office
estimates debate 148B:1500-1510
email and records management practices 179B:1025
freedom-of-information requests 179B:1025
Prescription drugs, Orkambi review 136A:1755
petition tabled 132B:1440
Prince George
annual tulip celebration by Dutch community 146B:1355-1400
Harmony House pilot project for women with mental illness and addiction 130A:1110-1115
Prince George Community Foundation, Citizen of the Year award recipients 168B:1010
Prince George–Valemount constituency and area
auto glass businesses and concerns 145B:1745
potential impacts of electoral reform 159B:1510-1515, 171B:1410, 185B:1415
tourism sites and industry 128B:1135
Privacy, information-sharing by government 92B:1410, 99B:1720
Property tax
rates 180A:1430-1435
school tax
"dwelling property" definition and additional school tax 103B:1355-1445
exemption for purpose-built rental housing 99B:1500-1505, 99B:1540-1545
First Nations lands 99B:1710-1715
high-value properties 139A:1840
Property Transfer Tax Act
amendments 101B:1605-1730
regulations 92B:1410
Property transfer tax, rates for high-value properties and property developments 101B:1605-1610, 101B:1625-1640
Provincial Sales Tax Act, amendments 101B:1740-1815, 103B:1335-1340
Public Accounts Committee
members, staff and presenters thanked 144B:1130
reports, first report for third session of 41st parliament presented 144B:1130
work of committee 144B:1130
Public Service Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 13)
debate 112B:1110-1120, 115B:1805-1820, 116B:1120-1140
definitions, "reviewable dismissal" 115B:1805
Public service, just cause dismissals
review 112B:1115-1120, 115B:1810-1820, 116B:1120-1140
review of review process 116B:1130-1140
Publishing industry, book publishing tax credit 92B:1420-1425, 99B:1700
Raines, Tegan, accomplishments 95B:1025-1030
Real Estate Development Marketing Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 25)
debate 131B:1455-1510, 136C:1510-1520, 136C:1545-1635
regulations 131B:1500, 136C:1630
Real estate industry
dual agency and rural realtors 139A:1545-1600
housing market, impact of government policies 162B:1410-1415
housing market, speculation 139A:1630, 186A:1105
regulation and oversight changes, consultation and information 139A:1545-1600, 148B:1500
transactions and collection of property transfer tax
administrative penalties 101B:1720-1730
information-sharing 101B:1645-1655
limitation period extension 101B:1705-1710
Rebelo, Dawn, unionized worker case 167B:1410
Referendum on electoral reform
consultation process and questionnaire 171B:1410
debate in Legislature 169B:1350-1355
debate on television between Premier and opposition leader 159B:1510
process, information and timeline 159B:1510-1535
questions 171B:1405-1410, 185B:1410-1415
referral to committee 147B:1115-1125
report and recommendations 147B:1120-1125
second referendum requirement 159B:1510-1535
voter turnout threshold and regional consideration 147B:1120-1125
voter's guide 185B:1410
Rental housing
fixed-term leases 139A:1700
rebates for tenants 83B:1455-1500
supply and building construction incentives 99B:1500-1505, 99B:1545
Retail Council of Canada, comments on employer health tax 169B:1440
Saanich, city government, impact of employer health tax on budget 180A:1430-1435, 180A:1445
Sales tax
application, eligible tax services 103B:1335
refundable sales tax credit 119B:1115-1120
School Act, amendments 103B:1355-1445
School district 36 (Surrey), impact of employer health tax on budget 122B:1430
Schools, rural schools 99A:1450-1455
Securities Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 16)
debate 120B:1335-1340, 120B:1355-1410
consultation on bill 120B:1340
definitions, "decision" 120B:1335
language, "prescribing classes of decisions" 120B:1355
regulations 120B:1355-1400
Securities industry
fraud prevention and enforcement, powers of regulatory organizations 120B:1335-1340, 120B:1355-1405
fraud prevention and enforcement, role of government 120B:1400
national securities regulator, proposal 120B:1405
regulation in other jurisdictions 120B:1340
Sims, Jinny
email use and records management 136B:1425-1430
role re government email and records management policies 188B:1425
Small business
government support 145B:1745-1755
Small Business Roundtable 148C:1350
small business task force 180A:1615
small business task force, report and recommendations 161B:1130-1135
Societies Act, amendments and transitional interim regulation 127B:1400-1410
Societies, governance and transparency 127B:1400-1410
Speculation and vacancy tax
annual meeting with mayors 162B:1400, 189A:1120-1145, 190A:1345
application
beneficial owners 187A:1455-1510
citizenship issues 187A:1500
corporate interest holders 187A:1515-1520
geographic areas 162B:1350-1355, 162B:1415, 185A:1805, 185A:1915-1925, 185A:2000, 185A:2015-2020, 187A:1355-1420, 187A:1435-1440, 187A:1615
income test 188A:1815-1820
partnership interest holders 187A:1540
partnerships 187A:1615
properties in multiple parcels 187A:1625
properties partly within specified area 187A:1615
property owner's interest 187A:1625
satellite families 188A:1610
seniors' properties 188A:1620-1630, 188A:1705-1710
tenancy issues 188A:1815-1820
declarations 188A:1610-1615
development 140A:1110-1125
development and consultation 158B:1035
exemptions 188A:1620-1625
medical exemptions 188A:1740
owners residing in residential care facility 188A:1730
property development 188A:1835-1840
Green Party of B.C. position 162B:1355, 185A:1925
implementation and impact 101B:1415, 102B:1035-1040, 125B:1425, 138A:1750-1805, 139A:1630-1700, 139A:1750-1800, 139A:1840, 162B:1350-1420, 164B:1425, 185A:1800-1805, 185A:1915-1925, 185A:2000, 185A:2015-2020, 186A:1100-1105, 187A:1355-1420, 187A:1435-1540, 187A:1610-1625, 187A:1655-1700, 187A:1710-1715, 187A:1735-1745, 188A:1620-1625
implementation timeline 187A:1655-1700, 187A:1710-1715, 187A:1735, 187A:1745-1750
information 105B:1055
information and advertising 188A:1615
local government response 162B:1415
rates 158B:1035, 162B:1400, 188A:1525-1530
rates, rate if no declaration filed 188A:1610-1615
revenues 102B:1035-1040
revenues, fund for affordable housing initiatives 162B:1400, 190A:1355-1400
Spruce City Wildlife Association, advocacy activities 96B:1715-1720
Statements by members
100th anniversary of WWI armistice and Bells of Peace initiative 182B:1020
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 139B:1355-1400
Bert Kelly and health care in northern B.C. 84B:1005-1010
B.C. Special Olympics Winter Games athletes 95B:1025-1030
Cancer awareness and Daffodil Month 108B:1400-1405
Citizen of the Year Award recipients in Prince George 168B:1010
Eldon Lee 151B:1015-1020
An Evening for the Animals SPCA fundraiser 192B:1400-1405
Famous Five and Persons Case 161B:1100
Geoffrey Cowburn 132B:1400
Live Different program in McBride and homebuilding project in Mexico 118B:1345
Tulip celebration in Prince George for liberation of Netherlands 146B:1355-1400
Wilf Peckham 105B:1025
Statistics Canada, data on employment 141A:1550
Stowe, Nelson, impact of employer health tax on business 169B:1445
Strata property, presales
contract flipping and tax avoidance 131B:1455-1510, 136C:1545-1555, 136C:1610, 136C:1635
developer fines and penalties for offences 131B:1500, 136C:1545, 136C:1620-1625
reporting requirements and information collection 131B:1455-1505, 136C:1510-1520, 136C:1545-1610
Supply Act (No. 1), 2018 (Bill 8), debate 99B:1420-1430, 101B:1435-1440
Taxation
audit activities, out-of-province audits and fees 99B:1740-1745, 102B:1150
government policies 82B:1430-1435, 83B:1430-1450, 92B:1405-1425, 105B:1055, 138A:1635-1655, 138A:1725-1745, 141A:1435, 169B:1355
marginal effective tax rate 138A:1735-1745
tax evasion and fraud prevention 92B:1425
tax evasion and fraud prevention, information-sharing 99B:1530-1540, 99B:1630-1635
Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 14)
debate 119B:1110-1145
definitions, "regulation" 119B:1110
regulations and retroactivity 119B:1130-1140
transitional provisions 119B:1135-1140
Tourism Industry Association of B.C., position on municipal and regional district tax program 128B:1140
Tourism, role in economy 128B:1135-1140
Tourism Vancouver, position on municipal and regional district tax program 128B:1140
Trade, export navigator program 148C:1345-1350
Transit services, long-distance services between cities and regions 96B:1720
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 96B:1640-1725
staff, meetings with MLAs 96B:1705
Tributes
Clarence Lapp 185B:1335-1340
Union of B.C. Municipalities, report on employer health tax 141A:1645-1700, 169B:1425, 180A:1415-1450
University Hospital of Northern B.C., redevelopment projects 136A:1720-1725
University of Northern B.C., sexual violence on campus, policies and implementation 145A:1445
Valemount Glacier resort, development proposal 103B:1640-1645
The Vancouver Sun
article on employer health tax 169B:1425
article on Premier's Office staff 179B:1025
Vernon, impact of employer health tax on businesses 180A:1520-1525
Victoria, municipal governments in area, impact of employer health tax on budgets 129B:1435
Vink, Greta Johanna Wilhelmina, experience of World War II 146B:1400
Waldie, Les, community contributions and award 168B:1010
Weaver, Andrew, comments on speculation tax 185A:1925
West Kelowna
businesses, impact of speculation tax 164B:1425
housing, impact of speculation tax 164B:1425
local election results and mayor's position on issues 164B:1425
Wildfires in summer 2017, recovery funding and programs 103B:1625-1630
Wine and wine industry, government support and advertising campaign 76B:1415-1420
Women
anniversary of inclusion in legal definition of "persons" 161B:1100
women's equality and rights 161B:1100
Wright, Don, role re government email and records management policies 188B:1425
Young, Stewart, letter to provincial government re speculation tax 158B:1035
Brar, Jagrup (Surrey-Fleetwood)

As subject
constituents, staff and family thanked 78B:1525
experience with poverty during welfare challenge 155B:1640-1700
family farming experience 86B:1135
participation in welfare challenge 78B:1545
Agriculture, government support and initiatives 86B:1135
Archer, Keith, service as Chief Electoral Officer 143B:1440
Boegman, Anton, appointment as Chief Electoral Officer 143B:1440
B.C. Liberal Party
performance as government 78B:1530
actions and statements 78B:1550
financial management 78B:1545-1550
LNG development 149B:1140, 159B:1420
performance and priorities 100B:1125
student housing 170B:1015, 170B:1025-1030
transportation infrastructure 156B:1035
position on MSP premiums 169B:1710
B.C. NDP government, priorities 78B:1525-1530, 78B:1555, 92B:1430, 92B:1445, 100B:1125, 155B:1645-1650, 159B:1425
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2018 (Bill 2), debate 92B:1430-1445
Budget Measures Implementation (Employer Health Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 44), debate 169B:1710-1720
Budgets
2018-19 budget 92B:1430
surpluses 78B:1545-1550
Chief Electoral Officer Appointment Special Committee
report and recommendation 143B:1440
report presented 143B:1435-1440
work of committee 143B:1440
Child care
affordability and availability 78B:1540
government plan 92B:1435-1440
government plan and funding 78B:1540
Communities, gaming grants for community organizations 107B:1030, 107B:1040
Consumers, cost of living, government action 78B:1535, 149B:1030
Documents tabled
Chief Electoral Officer Appointment Committee report 143B:1435-1440
Economy, conditions and role of government 100B:1120-1125
Education
capital funding for playgrounds 107B:1025-1040
government investment 92B:1440
parent advisory councils 107B:1030-1035
parent advisory councils, gaming grants 107B:1030
Elections
campaign financing reform 159B:1420
electoral representation and popular vote 177B:1100-1105
proportional representation 177B:1105
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 159B:1410-1420, 163B:1115
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40), debate 159B:1405-1425
Employer health tax
administration and enforcement 169B:1720
exemptions, charities and not-for-profit organizations 169B:1720
implementation and impact, businesses 169B:1715
Energy, clean energy development and innovation 149B:1135-1140
Food and food industry, locally grown food 86B:1135
Forests and forest industry, softwood lumber trade with U.S. and negotiations for agreement 100B:1125
High-technology industry
government support and role in economy 121B:1005-1015
programs, venture acceleration program 149B:1140
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), improvements 156B:1035
Homelessness, incidence and government action 135B:1030-1035, 135B:1045
Housing
affordability and supply 78B:1535
affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 78B:1535-1540, 92B:1435, 135B:1035, 135B:1045, 170B:1020-1030
social and subsidized housing, construction of new units 78B:1540
Introductions by members 140B:1020, 143B:1340-1345, 154B:1015, 182B:1150, 186B:1010
Janice Churchill Elementary School, playground replacement 107B:1030
Labour, community benefits agreement, benefits 156B:1130-1135
Liquefied natural gas development 149B:1140
Lower Mainland
South Fraser communities, transportation issues and transit services 78B:1550-1555
transportation infrastructure and transit services 156B:1035
Medical Services Plan premiums
B.C. Liberal Party position 169B:1710
reduction and elimination 169B:1710-1720
Mines and mining industry, government support and initiatives 149B:1030
Motions
Appointment of Chief Electoral Officer 143B:1445
Electoral system 163B:1110-1115
Hiring practices for infrastructure projects 156B:1130-1135
Innovation in clean energy sector 149B:1135-1140
Popular vote and legislative power 177B:1100-1105
Support for agriculture industry 86B:1135
Trade agreements 100B:1120-1125
Oil and gas, natural gas development 149B:1030
Ontario, election results 159B:1410
Pattullo Bridge replacement project 92B:1440
Post-secondary institutions
financial management and ability to borrow, government loan program 170B:1015-1030
student housing 170B:1015-1030
Poverty
child poverty 155B:1640
incidence 78B:1545, 155B:1640-1700
reduction strategy 78B:1540-1545, 155B:1640-1650, 155B:1705
Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Bill 39), debate 155B:1640-1705
Private members' statements
Housing the homeless 135B:1030-1035, 135B:1045
Playground funding 107B:1025-1040
STEAM 121B:1005-1020
Student housing 170B:1015-1030
Private members' statements (response)
B.C.: a resource-based economy 149B:1025-1030
The urgent necessity to widen Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley 156B:1030-1035
Quebec, election results 159B:1410
Referendum on electoral reform 159B:1405-1425, 163B:1115, 177B:1105
Resources and resource industries
government priorities 149B:1030
role in economy 149B:1025-1030
School district 36 (Surrey), capital projects and new school facilities 92B:1440
Schools, playgrounds, fundraising by parents 107B:1030-1040
Science and technology
science, technology, engineering and math education 121B:1005
science, technology, engineering, the arts and math education 121B:1005-1020
Skills training
supply of skilled workers 156B:1135
trades training 121B:1015
Surrey
growth 92B:1430
growth and government action on issues 78B:1530, 78B:1550-1555
housing and homelessness, initiatives 92B:1435
transportation infrastructure and light rail project 92B:1440-1445
Throne speech debate 78B:1525-1555
Tolls, tolling policy 92B:1440
Trade
trade agreements and partnerships, role in economy 100B:1120-1125
trade missions, Asia 100B:1125
Transit services, expansion and government investment 156B:1035
Transportation infrastructure, government investment and projects 92B:1440-1445, 156B:1035
Wages and salaries, minimum wage 86B:1135

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