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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Gibson, Simon (Abbotsford-Mission)

As subject
comments on issues
pyrrhic victories 173B:1600-1605, 194B:1420
referendum on electoral reform (Weaver) 157B:2005
entering of New Yorker cartoon contests 79B:1040
experience as business owner 155B:1610
experience as elected representative 173B:1600
experience as post-secondary student 191B:1025
experience as runner 163B:1040
experience as small business owner 92B:1515
experience as university instructor 79B:1035, 155B:1615
experience in local government with approval processes 173B:1455
family, staff and supporters thanked 80B:1755
Abbotsford
agricultural land reserve, housing construction 183B:1715
city government, impact of employer health tax on budget 97B:1420
Discovery Trail 163B:1045
Abbotsford-Mission constituency and area
agriculture 80B:1755
agriculture and farmland 183B:1700-1715
community organizations and services, cases 155B:1610-1615
constituents’ concerns re referendum on electoral reform 173B:1610
description and communities 80B:1755
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry
estimates debate 141B:1625-1710, 144A:1135-1145, 145A:1340-1350, 145A:1450-1510
email and records management practices 145A:1350
freedom-of-information requests and response 145A:1345
minister, responsibilities 127B:1335-1340
Advanced Education Statute Repeal Act (Bill 41), debate 181A:1435
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 52)
debate 183B:1700-1720
definitions, "agricultural land" and "agricultural land reserve" 183B:1710
Agricultural land reserve
regulation, changes 183B:1710-1715
regulation of uses
residential housing size and location 183B:1710-1715
soil deposit and removal 183B:1715
revitalization 121B:1115
zones and zone 2 lands 183B:1710
Agriculture
crops 183B:1705
education programs 183B:1710
farmers
multigenerational families 183B:1715
young farmers 96A:1550
young farmers and generational transfer 183B:1705-1710
farmland
protection 121B:1110-1115, 183B:1700-1705
urban areas 183B:1700-1705
government support 80B:1755-1800, 183B:1705-1720
industry, costs and risks 183B:1705, 183B:1715
turf farming 183B:1715
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 96A:1540-1550
Automobile insurance, affordable and fair system 127B:1720-1725
Automobile insurance claims for personal injuries
claims process and changes 127B:1725-1730
MLA experiences 127B:1725
Automobiles, ownership and alternatives 187B:1755
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government
Insurance Corporation of B.C. 127B:1730
post-secondary education system 191B:1025
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 80B:1805
B.C. NDP government
action on campaign statements 80B:1800
position on LNG development 181B:1825
B.C. Society of Landscape Architects, board appointments 144A:1145, 145A:1345
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2018 (Bill 2), debate 92B:1515-1530
Budgets, 2018-19 budget 92B:1520
Business costs and taxation 92B:1515-1525
California, Orange County, former farmland 183B:1700
Child care
safety issues 111B:1510
service providers, regulation and public information 111B:1505-1510
Children and youth, death or disappearance of children, impact 111B:1810
College and Institute Act, amendments 127B:1335-1340, 153B:1745-1810
Communities
active transportation systems 163B:1040-1045
urban and rural communities 181B:1820
Community Care and Assisted Living Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 5), debate 111B:1505-1510
Cycling, benefits and cycling infrastructure investment 163B:1040-1045
Democracy 176B:1505-1510
Drugs, pill presses and equipment regulation 130B:1125-1130
Economy
economic development 181B:1815-1825
government strategy 80B:1805
Elections
proportional representation 173B:1600-1615, 194B:1420-1425
proportional representation and Droop formula 160B:1545-1510
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
debate 160B:1545-1610, 173B:1600-1615, 194B:1410-1425
delay for six months 160B:1545-1610
referral to committee 173B:1600-1615
Employer health tax, implementation and impact 92B:1525
businesses 94B:1430
municipal budgets 97B:1420
Employment and unemployment
job protection for employees on leave, changes 111B:1810
leave for death or disappearance of a child 111B:1810
maternity and parental leave 111B:1810
Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 6), debate 111B:1810
Engineers, training 141B:1645-1650
Environment
environmental assessment process and changes 181B:1815-1825
professional reliance model 173B:1455
Environmental Assessment Act (Bill 51), debate 181B:1815-1825
Finance Ministry, Minister, responsibilities 127B:1335-1340
First Nations and Indigenous persons, agreements with government 181B:1820-1825
Food and food industry
berry farming 96A:1540-1545
blueberry farming and exports 183B:1705-1710
exports and markets, government initiatives 96A:1545
food security 183B:1710
Fraser Valley, farmland and agricultural activities 121B:1110-1115
Government
accountability and transparency 127B:1725
revenues and spending 80B:1800
role of vision and leadership 79B:1035-1040
Green Party of B.C., priorities 92B:1520
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel replacement project, review and status 80B:1805
Humboldt Broncos hockey team, vehicle accident involving team 111B:1810
Impaired driving, alcohol-impaired driving, Operation Red Nose safe ride program 187B:1805
Industry Training Authority, sector advisory groups, review 141B:1700-1705
Insurance Corporation of B.C.
claims, cost-reduction initiatives 127B:1730
management 127B:1720-1730
Insurance (Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 20), debate 127B:1720-1730
Introductions by members 88B:1005, 104B:1340, 109B:1005, 144B:1010, 144B:1040, 174B:1415
Investment climate 80B:1805
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project, B.C. dispute with Alberta, impacts 80B:1805
Labour market strategy, funding 141B:1710, 144A:1135-1140
Liquefied natural gas development, NDP position 181B:1825
MLAs, community and rural representation 173B:1610
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2018 (Bill 24), debate 127B:1335-1340
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2018 (Bill 36), debate 152B:1525-1535, 153B:1745-1810
Mission
district government, impact of employer health tax on budget 97B:1420
event on proportional representation 160B:1550
Motions
Agricultural land and farming 121B:1110-1115
North Montney pipeline project 80B:1805
Oral questions
Impact of employer health tax on businesses 94B:1430
Impact of employer health tax on municipal budgets 97B:1420
Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 55), debate 187B:1755-1810
Pattullo Bridge replacement project 80B:1805
Pill Press and Related Equipment Control Act (Bill 27), debate 130B:1125-1130
Politics and politicians
recall campaign financing reform 176B:1505-1520
recall of politicians, process 176B:1510
Popham, Lana, role as Agriculture Minister 183B:1700, 183B:1715
Post-secondary education
accessibility 191B:1025
adult students 191B:1020-1025
government initiatives 80B:1800
university transfer programs 191B:1025
Post-secondary institutions
board membership, faculty and staff with negotiating or dispute adjudicating roles 152B:1525-1535, 153B:1745-1810
colleges, role 88B:1020
financial management and ability to borrow, government loan program 145A:1455-1505
land and property transactions process 127B:1335-1340
student housing 145A:1450-1510
Poverty
incidence 155B:1610-1615
poverty among Indigenous persons 155B:1615
reduction strategy 155B:1610-1615
Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Bill 39), debate 155B:1610-1620
Private members' statements (response)
Adult education 191B:1020-1025
Artistic expression as a quality of leadership 79B:1035-1040
Investing in cycling, walking and multi-user infrastructure 163B:1040-1045
Professional governance
regulation changes and impact 173B:1445-1500
superintendent, establishment and role 173B:1450-1500
Professional Governance Act (Bill 49), debate 173B:1445-1500
Public Education Flexibility and Choice Act, repeal 181A:1435
Publishing industry, book publishing tax credit 92B:1530
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53), debate 176B:1505-1520
Referendum on electoral reform
ballot, mail-in ballot 187B:1810
previous referenda 80B:1810
process, information and timeline 160B:1555-1600, 173B:1600-1615, 176B:1510-1515, 194B:1410-1425
referendum 80B:1805-1810
referral to committee 173B:1600-1615
second referendum requirement 194B:1410-1425
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing
benefits 187B:1800-1810
drivers, employment status 187B:1755-1800
regulation and implementation timeline 187B:1800-1810
transportation network services 187B:1755-1800
Ross, Ellis, comments on development issues 181B:1815-1820
Royal Roads University Act, amendments 153B:1745-1810
Site C power project, government position and decision 80B:1805
Skills training
apprenticeship system, ratios 141B:1625-1635
model, compulsory trades model 141B:1650-1655
trades training, co-op programs 141B:1635
Speculation and vacancy tax 92B:1525
Statements by members
B.C. colleges 88B:1020
Substance use and addiction
opioid overdoses, deaths and response 130B:1125-1130
recovery houses, regulation and public information 111B:1510
Taxation, government policies 92B:1520-1530
Thompson Rivers University
engineering training program and spaces 141B:1645-1650
student housing project 145A:1510
Throne speech content 80B:1800
Throne speech debate 80B:1750-1810
Transportation
active transportation and infrastructure 163B:1040-1045
infrastructure, implementation of projects 187B:1805
options 187B:1800-1805
University Act, amendments 153B:1745-1810
Van Belle Nursery Inc., impact of employer health tax on operations 94B:1430
Victoria, active transportation and infrastructure 163B:1045
Glumac, Rick (Port Moody–Coquitlam)

As subject
comments on Elk Valley water quality issue (Shypitka) 181B:1835
comments on Fish Lake (Barnett) 181B:1810
roles as parliamentary secretary and PNWER representative 100B:1105
B.C. Liberal Party
elections as government and popular vote 157B:2025
performance as government and priorities 157B:2040
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 157B:2025
B.C. NDP government, priorities 155B:1425
B.C. Securities Commission
collection of fines 118B:1440
legislation, development and consultation by government 118B:1450
Budgets, 2018-19 budget 135B:1040
Business
business climate 135B:1040
government support 135B:1035-1040
Canadian Cancer Society, Daffodil Month campaign 108B:1350
Cancer
awareness 108B:1350
prostate cancer, awareness 90B:1345
Carbon Engineering Ltd., operations 149B:1105
Children and youth, programs and services for children and families 155B:1440
Climate change
impact, communities and economies 135B:1130-1135
intergovernmental panel report and government response 159B:1730-1735
Construction industry, retrofits of buildings and homes for energy efficiency 135B:1135
Economic Development Week 133B:1015
Economy
economic development 133B:1015
new economy concept 121B:1030-1045
Elections
electoral representation and popular vote 177B:1110-1115
proportional representation 157B:2030-2035
proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 177B:1110-1115
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40), debate 157B:2025-2040
Energy, clean energy development and innovation 149B:1100-1105
Environmental Assessment Act (Bill 51), debate 181B:1740-1750
Environmental assessment process
First Nations consultation and consent-based process 181B:1745
process and changes 181B:1740-1750
Ford, Doug, actions as Premier 157B:2035-2040
General Fusion Inc., operations 149B:1100-1105
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets 128B:1005-1010
High-technology industry, government support and role in economy 100B:1105, 121B:1030-1045
Homelessness incidence 155B:1430
Housing, affordable housing 155B:1430
Income assistance
accessibility and service delivery 155B:1435-1440
recipients, access to training opportunities 155B:1440
Inslee, Jay, comments on climate change 159B:1735
Introductions by members 125B:1340, 139B:1345, 146B:1350
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project, B.C. dispute with Alberta, government action 114B:1130-1135
Liquefied natural gas development 128B:1005-1010
Literacy, financial literacy initiative for children 115B:1355
Lower Mainland, technology industry activities 121B:1030-1035
Michaels, David Michael, investment fraud case 118B:1445
Motions
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline 114B:1130-1135
Impact of climate change on communities and economies 135B:1130-1135
Innovation in clean energy sector 149B:1100-1105
Popular vote and legislative power 177B:1110-1115
Response to climate change report 159B:1730-1735
Trade agreements 100B:1105-1110
North American Free Trade Agreement, negotiations 100B:1105
Ontario, election results 157B:2035-2040
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, trade between participants 100B:1105
Port Moody Arts Centre, activities and 20th anniversary 189B:1010
Poverty
child poverty 155B:1435
incidence 155B:1420-1425
reduction strategy consultation 155B:1425-1445
Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Bill 39), debate 155B:1420-1445
Private members' statements
The new economy 121B:1030-1045
Private members' statements (response)
Facilitating the development of an LNG industry in B.C. 128B:1005-1010
Growing B.C. business 142B:1035-1040
Prostate Cancer Canada, Step Up Challenge fundraiser 90B:1345
Referendum on electoral reform 177B:1115
second referendum requirement 157B:2025-2040
Rental housing, protections for tenants 155B:1430
Resources and resource industries, resource development 128B:1005-1010
Securities Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 16), debate 118B:1440-1450
Securities industry
fraud, cases 118B:1445
fraud prevention and enforcement, powers of regulatory organizations 118B:1440-1450
regulation in other jurisdictions 118B:1440
Seniors, financial abuse 118B:1445
Statements by members
Cancer awareness and Daffodil Month 108B:1350
Economic Development Week 133B:1015
Port Moody Arts Centre 189B:1010
Prostate cancer and Step Up Challenge fundraiser 90B:1345
Talk With Our Kids About Money Day 115B:1355
Talk With Our Kids About Money Day 115B:1355
Taseko Mines Ltd., Prosperity gold-copper mine project, environmental assessment process 181B:1740
Trade
government promotion of trade and investment 100B:1105
trade agreements and partnerships, role in economy 100B:1105-1110
Transit services, accessibility for low-income persons 155B:1440
U.S.
action on climate change 135B:1135
trade policies 100B:1105
Vancouver, city government, study on ocean-dependent industries 114B:1130
Washington State, leadership on climate action and economic issues 159B:1735

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