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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Isaacs, Joan (Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)

As subject
experience working in investment industry 93B:1125
role as MLA 90B:1455-1500, 150B:1535
role as opposition Seniors critic 150B:1540
staff and family thanked 90B:1455-1500
staff thanked 150B:1540
ACCESS Youth Outreach Services Society, services 90B:1345
Adoption, international adoptions, children from Japan 168B:1045
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 52)
debate 185B:1800-1810
definitions, "agricultural land" and "agricultural land reserve" 185B:1805
Agricultural land reserve
regulation, changes 185B:1800-1805
regulation of uses
residential housing size and location 185B:1805
soil deposit and removal during emergencies 185B:1805
zones and zone 2 lands 185B:1800-1810
Agriculture
farmers, economic opportunities and income sources 185B:1800-1810
industry, costs and productivity factors 185B:1800-1805
supply management system 185B:1800
Alberta, legislation on export of petroleum goods 116B:1045
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., health worker supply and recruitment 134A:1540
rural B.C., nurse practitioners 134A:1640
B.C. Care Providers Association
care bed inventory website 133A:1125
report and recommendations on health human resources 134A:1535
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government 150B:1550-1555
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party, content on referendum on electoral reform 119B:1055, 166B:1640, 173B:1620, 194B:1455
B.C. NDP government, action on campaign statements 90B:1510-1515, 150B:1550-1555
B.C. Patient Safety and Quality Council 134A:1620
Budget debate 90B:1455-1515
Budgets, 2018-19 budget
priorities 90B:1515
revenues from taxation 90B:1505-1510, 150B:1545, 150B:1555
Business
chief executive officers, role 180B:1335-1340
costs and taxation 90B:1505-1510
government support 150B:1550
women in business 93B:1125
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area, seniors care services and day program 134A:1630-1635
Child care
fee reduction initiative
participation by service providers 126B:1100-1105
submissions and payment cases 143A:1515
government plan 90B:1515, 150B:1550
safety issues 111B:1450
service providers
licensed and unlicensed providers 111B:1445-1450
regulation and public information 111B:1440-1450, 113B:1340
system 111B:1450
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities 111B:1455
Communities, age-friendly communities 134A:1610
Community Care and Assisted Living Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 5), debate 111B:1440-1455, 113B:1335-1340
Consumers, cost of living 90B:1505
Control Solutions Ltd., concerns re community benefits agreement 174B:1405
Coquitlam
Burke Mountain development, new schools 90B:1515, 101A:1525-1535, 150B:1550
city government, impact of employer health tax on budget 95B:1040
description 90B:1455
description and events 150B:1535-1540
non-profit organizations and contributions 150B:1535-1540
police response to mental health calls 132A:1725-1730
Coquitlam–Burke Mountain constituency and area
constituency office 90B:1455, 150B:1540
constituents' communications on ride-hailing issues 187B:1640-1650
issues and concerns 90B:1455, 90B:1505-1515
Cuccione, Dominic and Gloria, Order of B.C. recipients 150B:1535
Dementia, safety of persons with dementia and prevention of wandering 134A:1625
Democracy 176B:1730-1735, 179B:1140-1145
Eagle Ridge Hospital, expansion project and adjacent land sale and development 136A:1535-1545
Eby, David, recall campaign 176B:1740, 179B:1145-1150, 180B:1335-1340
Ecole Irvine Elementary School, seismic upgrading and replacement 101A:1530-1535
Economy
government strategy 90B:1510, 150B:1545-1555
role in funding government services 150B:1550
Education
curriculum, petitions tabled 168B:1055
mental health and addiction services in schools, nurse and counsellor positions 104B:1425
Education Ministry, estimates debate 101A:1525-1535
Elections
electoral reform, process for changes 142B:1140
proportional representation 166B:1640-1650, 173B:1630-1635, 194B:1500-1520
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
debate 166B:1635-1655, 173B:1615-1640, 194B:1450-1520
delay for six months 166B:1635-1655
referral to committee 173B:1615-1640
Employer health tax, implementation and impact
businesses 90B:1505-1510, 91B:1055, 101B:1420-1425, 143B:1420-1425
municipal budgets 95B:1040
school districts 98B:1045-1050, 132B:1435-1440
seniors care facilities 97B:1410-1415
Europe, electoral systems and proportional representation 194B:1510-1515
Evergreen House
care levels 134A:1440
facility conditions and renovation or replacement 134A:1435-1450
Finance Ministry, estimates debate 143A:1515
Fontaine, Daniel, comments on impact of employer health tax 97B:1410-1415
Food and food industry
food security 185B:1800-1805
grocery stores 185B:1800
Fraser Health Authority
emergency services, waiting times 129B:1445
lands and properties, sale for capital project financing 136A:1545
Government revenues 150B:1545, 150B:1555
Hansman, Glen, comments on impact of employer health tax 98B:1050
Health authorities, seniors care services and budget allocation 132A:1830
Health care facilities and hospitals, urgent primary care centres 177B:1040-1045
Health care funding 150B:1545, 192A:1600
federal funding 132A:1805
home and community care 134A:1345, 134A:1405-1425
long-term and residential care 132A:1800-1830, 133A:1110-1115
long-term and residential care, capital funding for facilities 134A:1430-1450
Health care system
beds, use of acute care beds by seniors in need of long-term care 134A:1335-1345
costs and spending, demographic issues 185B:2005-2015
emergency services 129B:1445
government investment 90B:1500-1505
health professionals and workers
health support workers and repeal of legislation 185B:2005-2015, 192A:1600-1620
supply 90B:1505, 150B:1545
supply and training 134A:1545-1600
workplace safety 134A:1605
provincial health workforce plan 134A:1535-1540, 134A:1600
reforms 90B:1500
services for seniors 90B:1500-1505
Health Ministry
estimates debate 132A:1755-1835, 133A:1110-1125, 133A:1135-1140, 134A:1335-1345, 134A:1405-1450, 134A:1535-1640, 136A:1535-1545
estimates process 134A:1640
staff 132A:1755
Health Sector Partnerships Agreement Act, purpose 185B:2010-2015
Health Sector Statutes Repeal Act (Bill 47)
debate 185B:2005-2015, 192A:1600-1620
implementation and costs 192A:1600-1620
High Dose Influenza Vaccine for Seniors Act, 2018 (Bill M221), debate 160B:1345
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), Brunette interchange project 96B:1525-1530
Home care
Better at Home program 134A:1415-1425
home and community care 134A:1420-1425
time allocation for home care visits 134A:1410
Housing, affordable housing, government plan and initiatives 90B:1510-1515, 150B:1550
Immigration, foreign and immigrant workers, work permits for post-secondary graduates 134A:1555
Impaired driving prevention, role of transportation services 187B:1645
Influenza virus, high-dose vaccine for seniors 160B:1345
Interior Health Authority, seniors care services and budget 134A:1630-1635
Introductions by members 80B:1340, 101B:1335, 140B:1010, 144B:1035
Labour
community benefits agreement, union component 160B:1420-1425, 174B:1405
labour force participation by women 93B:1125
Lafarge Lake, Christmas lights display 150B:1535
Long-term and residential care
beds
availability and first-available-bed policy 133A:1120-1140
costs 133A:1110
care models 150B:1540-1545
care of patients with dementia 134A:1620-1625
care standards 185B:2015
care standards and staffing 132A:1810-1835, 134A:1440
facilities
behaviour management and restraints 134A:1620
management and costs 185B:2005-2015
public and private operators 133A:1120-1125
public-private partnerships 185B:2010-2015
regulation and public information 111B:1450
repairs and upgrades 134A:1430-1450
influenza prevention 160B:1345
medication use, overmedication and use of psychiatric drugs 134A:1615-1620
residents, non-senior residents with disabilities 132A:1835
waiting times 133A:1115-1120
workforce strategy 134A:1535-1545
Marine Harvest, donation of salmon to food bank 150B:1540
MLAs, community and rural representation 173B:1630
Mendewo, Trish, leadership accomplishments and award 193B:1020-1025
Mental health
mental health and addiction
government strategy 132A:1550, 132A:1610, 150B:1545
services 90B:1500
services for First Nations communities and Indigenous persons 131A:1745, 132A:1605-1610
mental illness among seniors in residential care 132A:1640
Mental Health and Addictions Ministry, estimates debate 131A:1725-1805, 132A:1550, 132A:1605-1610, 132A:1640, 132A:1700, 132A:1725-1730
Michael Cuccione Foundation, fundraising for childhood cancer research 150B:1535
Michael Smith Foundation, review of Better at Home program 134A:1425
Motions
Gender equity 93B:1125
Process for changes to electoral system 142B:1140
Multiple sclerosis, residential care 132A:1835
New Zealand, use of proportional representation 166B:1650, 173B:1630
Non-profit sector, role in communities 150B:1540
Nurses, nurse practitioners 134A:1640
Oceanside Health Centre, operations 177B:1040-1045
Oral questions
Addiction prevention education in schools 104B:1425
Child care fee reduction initiative 126B:1100-1105
Community benefits agreement and workers 160B:1420-1425, 174B:1405
Emergency services at hospitals 129B:1445
Impact of employer health tax on businesses 91B:1055, 101B:1420-1425, 143B:1420-1425
Impact of employer health tax on municipal budgets 95B:1040
Impact of employer health tax on school districts 98B:1045-1050, 132B:1435-1440
Impact of employer health tax on seniors care facilities 97B:1410-1415
International adoptions 168B:1045
Overdose deaths in private residences 153B:1420-1425
Referendum on electoral reform 119B:1055
Trans Mountain pipeline and transport of oil by rail 116B:1045
Order of B.C., awards event and recipients 150B:1535
Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 55)
debate 187B:1635-1650
public response 187B:1640-1650
Pattullo Bridge replacement project 96B:1530
Peregrine Retail Design Manufacturing, impact of employer health tax on operations 143B:1420-1425
Petitions
education, curriculum 168B:1055
Phoenix Truck and Crane Ltd., eligibility for project contracts 160B:1420-1425
Politics and politicians
money and politics 179B:1140
recall campaign financing, reform 176B:1730-1740, 179B:1140-1150, 180B:1335-1340
Post-secondary education, financial assistance 150B:1550
Private members' statements (response)
Urgent care clinics 177B:1040-1045
Property tax rates 95B:1040
Railways and rail services, transport of oil by rail 116B:1045
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53)
debate 176B:1730-1740, 179B:1140-1150, 180B:1335-1340
referral to committee 179B:1140-1150, 180B:1335-1340
Referendum on electoral reform
form of proportional representation 119B:1055
process, information and timeline 142B:1140, 166B:1635-1655, 173B:1615-1640, 176B:1735, 179B:1140-1145, 194B:1450-1520
referral to committee 173B:1615-1640
second referendum requirement 194B:1450-1520
Rental housing, rebates for tenants 90B:1515, 150B:1550
Resources and resource industries, resource development, regulation 185B:1805
Retail Council of Canada, comments on employer health tax 101B:1420
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing
benefits 187B:1645-1650
regulation and implementation timeline 187B:1635-1650
service supply and public need 187B:1640-1650
Royal Columbian Hospital, dual-track system proposal for mental health admissions 132A:1725-1730
School district 43 (Coquitlam), impact of employer health tax on budget 132B:1440
School district 61 (Greater Victoria), impact of employer health tax on budget 98B:1045-1050
Schools, capital projects 90B:1515, 101A:1525-1535
Science and technology, role in economy 150B:1550
Seniors
adult day programs 134A:1635
care and support 90B:1500-1505, 150B:1540-1545
contributions 150B:1355
safety strategy 134A:1605
Sergeant-at-Arms, staff military service 182B:1005-1010
SHARE Family and Community Services, services in Tri-Cities area 123B:1030-1035, 150B:1540
Social welfare, community care facilities, public information 113B:1335-1340
Speculation and vacancy tax 90B:1515
Statements by members
Business Excellence Awards and ACCESS Youth Outreach Services 90B:1345
Diabetes awareness 182B:1020-1025
SHARE Family and Community Services Society in Tri-Cities area 123B:1030-1035
Tri-Cities Women's Collaborative Hub 193B:1020-1025
World Seniors Day 150B:1355
Stewart, Richard, letter on police responses to mental health calls 132A:1725
Substance use and addiction
opioid overdoses, deaths in inside locations 153B:1420-1425
recovery houses 131A:1725-1740
recovery houses, regulation and public information 111B:1450-1455
treatment and recovery services 111B:1455, 150B:1545
treatment and recovery services, residential services 131A:1730-1805
Taxation, government policies 90B:1505-1515, 150B:1545, 150B:1555
Taxi industry, service conditions and quality 187B:1645
Teamsters Union Local 31, members, eligibility for work on projects 160B:1420-1425
Throne speech debate 150B:1535-1555
Tourism, visitors to B.C., transportation options 187B:1635
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 96B:1525-1530
Transportation infrastructure, government investment and priorities 150B:1550
Tributes
military service by Sergeant-at-Arms staff 182B:1005-1010
Tri-Cities area
food bank, salmon donation 150B:1540
impact of employer health tax on businesses 90B:1505-1510
youth outreach services 90B:1345
Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, Business Excellence Award recipients 90B:1345
Tri-Cities Women's Collaborative Hub, membership and activities 193B:1020-1025
Vancouver Native Health Society, role and communications with government 132A:1605-1610, 132A:1700
Volunteers and volunteer sector, contributions 150B:1540
Women's equality and gender equity 93B:1125
Women's Soccer National Championship, hosting by Douglas College 150B:1535
World Seniors Day 150B:1355

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