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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Oakes, Coralee (Cariboo North)

As subject
constituents, staff, volunteers and family thanked 89B:1745
experience and role as MLA 160B:1615-1645
experience as chamber of commerce executive member 86B:1010
experience on parliamentary committees 178B:1740-1745
family history and farming experiences 183B:1635-1655
work with small business sector 86B:1005
ABC Communications, operations 94B:1640
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 52)
debate 183B:1635-1700
definitions, "agricultural land" and "agricultural land reserve" 183B:1645-1650
Agricultural Land Commission, regional panel system 183B:1655
Agricultural land reserve
regulation, changes 183B:1645-1700
regulation of uses
residential housing size and location 183B:1655
soil deposit and removal during emergencies 183B:1655
water management 183B:1650
zones and zone 2 lands 183B:1645
Agriculture
farmers
economic opportunities and income sources 183B:1645, 183B:1700
multigenerational families 183B:1650-1655
young farmers 183B:1700
government support and initiatives 97A:1545
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 97A:1540-1545
Arts and culture, government funding and support 89B:1745-1750
Assessment Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 42), debate 164B:1740-1750
Baker Creek Enhancement Society, request re watershed management 111A:1520
B.C. by region
northern and rural B.C., government support and infrastructure investment 89B:1800-1805
rural B.C., road conditions and investment 89B:1755-1800
B.C. by region, northern and rural B.C.
police services 92A:1450-1455, 94A:1500-1505
teacher recruitment and retention 98A:1130
B.C. by region, rural B.C.
economic development strategy 103B:1525
roads 103B:1540-1600
rural dividend program and projects 103B:1525-1605
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, membership and history 86B:1005
British Columbia Innovation Council Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 4), debate 94B:1630-1645
B.C. Innovation Council, role and programs 94B:1635-1640
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government
agriculture policies 183B:1640-1645
forest-dependent communities 191B:1035-1045
B.C. Stats, Small Business Profile report
content 146C:1520-1535, 146C:1550
information 117B:1725-1730
purpose 92B:1705
B.C. timber sales program, handling of bids for fire-impacted timber 106B:1635-1640
Budget debate 89B:1745-1815
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2018 (Bill 2), debate 92B:1655-1715
Budgets, 2018-19 budget 89B:1805, 92B:1715
Business
chambers of commerce, role 86B:1005-1015
competitiveness 92B:1655-1700
costs and taxation 89B:1810-1815, 161B:1125-1130
taxation 94B:1630-1635, 117B:1725, 135B:1040-1045
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
advocacy and membership surveys 97B:1355-1400
comments on employer health tax 161B:1130
research on business taxation 164B:1745-1750
Carbon tax, impact on northern and rural communities 89B:1815
Cariboo area
agriculture industry 97A:1545, 183B:1635-1650
Cariboo connector project and First Nations consultation 96B:1510-1515
flood impact 163B:1020-1035
highways and roads, Cariboo connector project 89B:1800
highways and roads, projects 103B:1550-1600
physiotherapist supply and training 117B:1735
wildfire impact
impact 163B:1020-1035
reseeding of damaged areas 97A:1540
response 89B:1750
roads 96B:1515
Cariboo North constituency and area
constituents’ concerns re referendum on electoral reform 174B:1450-1510
First Nations communities and languages 89B:1750
forest industry and economic transition 191B:1030-1035
government investment and support 191B:1045
impact of employer health tax on businesses 84B:1025-1030, 89B:1810
impact of floods and wildfires 163B:1020-1035
issues and impact of government budget 92B:1710-1715
size, communities and representation 160B:1615-1625, 160B:1635-1640, 174B:1450-1455, 174B:1515
wildfire response and recovery 89B:1750-1755, 160B:1620
Child care funding 89B:1750
Children and youth, employment and wages 117B:1700-1710
Citizens' Services Ministry
email and records management practices 133B:1045
freedom-of-information requests 133B:1045
Clerk of the House, office commended 178B:1745
Conference Board of Canada, comments on innovation in B.C. 135B:1035
Democracy 178B:1730
Disabled persons
community living services 125A:1815
services to adults with developmental disabilities program 125A:1815
Dragon Lake
accessible dock proposal 111A:1530-1535
trout population and impact of goldfish 106B:1535, 111A:1520-1530
Eby, David, recall campaign 178B:1730
Education
computer coding education 94B:1640
funding for rural schools 98A:1130
Education Ministry, estimates debate 98A:1120-1130
Elections, proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 160B:1625-1630, 174B:1455-1520
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40)
debate 160B:1610-1640, 174B:1450-1520
delay for six months 160B:1610-1640
Emergencies
emergency preparedness in rural and remote communities 94A:1815
emergency response to floods and wildfires
recovery planning for impacted communities 163B:1020-1035, 191B:1030-1045
report 106B:1645
staff and volunteers commended 163B:1030
Employer health tax, implementation and impact 89B:1805-1815, 92B:1705
businesses 84B:1025-1030, 117B:1730, 135B:1045, 146C:1535-1545, 161B:1125-1130
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
estimates debate 111A:1520-1555
Williams Lake office staffing 111A:1540
Fair Wages Commission, work and recommendations 117B:1700-1725
Fires and firefighters
firefighting, contracted firefighter issues 106B:1625-1630
firefighting equipment, replacement 106B:1620-1625
volunteer firefighter departments, eligibility for rural dividend program 103B:1600-1605
wildfires
impact on farmers and ranchers 183B:1645, 183B:1655
impact on guide-outfitting and trapping 163B:1025
preparedness 106B:1645
preparedness and incident management teams 106B:1615-1625
preparedness and mitigation 89B:1755, 94A:1815
prevention 104B:1350-1355
First Nations and Indigenous persons, language preservation and revitalization 89B:1750
Floods and floodplains, flooding in spring 2018 111A:1545-1555
Forests and forest industry
conditions in industry 164B:1745, 191B:1030-1035
forest roads 103B:1540-1545
forest-dependent communities, economic transition and support 191B:1030-1045
insect infestations 163B:1025
spruce beetle infestation 94B:1635
truck drivers and chain requirements for load changes 117B:1735
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry, estimates debate 103B:1525-1605, 106B:1535, 106B:1615-1645, 110B:1500-1510
Fraser, Stewart, guide-outfitter operations and communications with government 110B:1500-1510
FrontCounter B.C., services in communities 151B:1150
Government
programs and services, service delivery and technology 89B:1755
regulations, reduction 92B:1700, 92B:1710, 97B:1355-1400, 135B:1030-1040, 146C:1550-1625
Government records management, email and records management practices 133B:1045, 137B:1100
Guide-outfitters, government support 103B:1525-1535, 110B:1500-1510
Hansen, Colin, comments on competitiveness 92B:1655
Health Ministry, estimates debate 134A:1350-1400
High-technology industry
companies in B.C. 94B:1640-1645
government support 94B:1630-1645
programs
agriculture venture acceleration program 94B:1640
B.C. innovator skills initiative 94B:1635
B.C. InnovEX program 94B:1640
Ignite program 94B:1635
leading-edge endowment fund 94B:1640
venture acceleration program 94B:1635
Highway 16, Blackwater Road connection project and First Nations involvement 103B:1555
Highway 97
Quesnel section, transportation plan and process 96B:1520
safety improvements 89B:1800
Horgan, John
comments on referendum on electoral reform 119B:1050
position on proportional representation 174B:1505-1510
Horsefly, community and infrastructure needs 89B:1805
Horsefly Elementary Junior Secondary School, Internet access 98A:1130
Hospice and palliative care, hospice care, per diem fees 134A:1400
Hunting, trappers, government support 103B:1535
Information and communications technology
cellular service, coverage in rural areas 89B:1755
Internet service
coverage in rural areas 89B:1755
high-speed Internet service for remote and rural communities 94B:1630
Information and Privacy Commissioner Appointment Special Committee, work of committee 178B:1745
Introductions by members 83B:1340, 102B:1005, 133B:1005, 136B:1335, 137B:1105, 139B:1345, 144B:1015, 153B:1340, 161B:1100, 171B:1335, 179B:1005
Invasive species management, lakes 111A:1520-1530
Inwood Trucking Ltd., impact of employer health tax on operations 84B:1025
Jobs, Trade and Technology Ministry
estimates debate 146C:1520-1630
mandate letter 146C:1555
regulatory and service improvement division 146C:1600
service plan 146C:1600
staff thanked 146C:1520
Labour Ministry, estimates debate 117B:1655-1735
Lakes
dock program 111A:1530-1535
impact of wildfires, water testing 111A:1540-1550
impact of wildfires, wood debris 111A:1535
Land Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 37), debate 151B:1145-1150
Land surveys and titles, security, services and systems, improvements 151B:1145-1150
Legislature
committee system, meeting attendance 174B:1510-1515, 178B:1745-1750
committee system, role and work of committees 178B:1735-1750
role and work 178B:1735-1755
Long-term and residential care fees, rates and impact on spousal income 134A:1350-1355
Medical Services Plan premiums, reduction 89B:1805
MLAs, community and rural representation 160B:1615-1640, 174B:1450-1455, 174B:1515
Missing and murdered Indigenous women, incidence and response 94A:1500-1505
Museums, funding 89B:1750
Oral questions
Impact of employer health tax on businesses 84B:1030, 161B:1125-1130
Referendum on electoral reform 119B:1050, 123B:1100
Trans Mountain pipeline and export of lumber by rail 116B:1045-1050
Use of email by Premier's office staff 137B:1100
Use of private email account by Citizens' Services Minister 133B:1045
Parks, park operators, contract issues 111A:1555
Physiotherapists, supply and training 117B:1735
Police and policing
police services in Indigenous communities 92A:1455, 94A:1500
workload and regional disparity 92A:1455
Politics and politicians, recall campaign financing reform 178B:1730-1755
Premier's Office
email and records management practices 133B:1045, 137B:1100
freedom-of-information requests 133B:1045
Prince George, Purden connection project 103B:1600
Private members' statements
Chambers of commerce 86B:1005-1015
Economic recovery plan for communities affected by wildfires and floods 163B:1020-1035
Growing B.C. business 142B:1030-1045
Supporting forest-based communities in transition 191B:1030-1045
Property tax, assessment of property
business property and class 5 and 6 assessments 164B:1745-1750
major industry property assessments, changes and production level requirement 164B:1740-1750
split classification approach 164B:1745-1750
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry, estimates debate 92A:1450-1455, 94A:1500-1505, 94A:1815
Quesnel
agriculture, value-added operations 183B:1645
Crown lands in area, fire preparedness 106B:1645
forest industry and economic transition 191B:1030-1045
hospice services 134A:1400
landslide in West Fraser Road area, recovery 163B:1030-1035
main street project 89B:1800, 103B:1550
missing and murdered women 94A:1500-1505
official community plan 164B:1745
school infrastructure 89B:1800
services for disabled persons 125A:1815
Quesnel Junior Secondary School
conditions 92B:1710
conditions and relocation plan 98A:1120-1130
Quesnel Lake
rehabilitation and First Nations role 111A:1540-1545
water quality testing 111A:1540-1545
Railways and rail services
export of forest products by rail 116B:1045-1050
transport of oil by rail 116B:1050
Rangeland, management and recovery 97A:1540
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53), debate 178B:1730-1755
Red Tape Reduction Day 97B:1400, 135B:1035, 146C:1555, 146C:1605-1615
Red Tape Reduction Day Act, purpose 146C:1610
Referendum on electoral reform
process, information and timeline 160B:1610-1640, 174B:1450-1520, 178B:1730-1735, 178B:1750
second referendum requirement 160B:1635-1640, 174B:1450-1520
voter turnout threshold 119B:1050, 123B:1100
Resources and resource industries, government support 89B:1805
Rivers and streams, impact of wildfires, geotechnical issues 111A:1550-1555
Sales tax, application, electricity costs for businesses 146C:1545
School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin), snow-clearing expenses 98A:1120
Schools, rural schools 89B:1800-1805, 98A:1130
Science and technology, innovation 135B:1035
Sims, Jinny, email use and records management 133B:1045
Slave Lake, forest roads 103B:1545
Small business
advocacy 97B:1355-1400
contributions to communities 86B:1015
definition and statistical information 146C:1520-1550
government policies and support 89B:1805-1815, 92B:1705-1710, 135B:1030-1045, 157B:1350, 161B:1130
small business accord 92B:1700-1705
Small Business Roundtable 92B:1700-1705
small business task force 157B:1350
small business task force, report and recommendations 161B:1125-1130
taxation 146C:1545, 157B:1350
Small Business B.C., funding and services 146C:1625-1630
Small Business Week 157B:1350
Statements by members
Canadian Federation of Independent Business 97B:1355-1400
Small Business Week 157B:1350
Wildfire preparedness 104B:1350-1355
Stewart, Ben, election 89B:1745
Tolko Industries Ltd., Quesnel mill operations 163B:1025, 163B:1035
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, estimates debate 96B:1510-1520
Transportation infrastructure, government investment and priorities 89B:1800
Video games, industry and role in economy 94B:1645
Wages and salaries, minimum wage, increase 89B:1815, 117B:1700-1725
Water regulation 183B:1650
West Fraser Mills, operations in Quesnel 94B:1640-1645
Whist, Joel, special effects accomplishments 94B:1645
Wildfires in summer 2017
impact
forest roads 103B:1540-1545
guide-outfitters and trappers 103B:1525-1535
lakes and rivers 111A:1535-1555
response and recovery
funding 89B:1750-1755
reimbursements to contractors and emergency vendors 106B:1625
response and communications 89B:1755
road repairs 96B:1515
Williams Lake Indian Band, lake rehabilitation activities 111A:1540-1545
Workers compensation, recipients, access to physiotherapy 117B:1735
WorkSafeBC, budget and surplus 117B:1730
Xatśūll First Nation, lake rehabilitation activities 111A:1540-1545
Yurkovich, Susan, comments on forest industry 191B:1035
Olsen, Adam (Saanich North and the Islands)

As subject
family 100B:1030
family background in farming and food production 183B:1550-1555
uncle's story on salmon and history 128B:1040-1045, 128B:1055
Access Copyright, legal action against government 99A:1735
Agricultural Land Commission Act, regulations 194A:1620-1625
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 52)
debate 183B:1550-1605, 194A:1445, 194A:1515-1525, 194A:1605-1625
amendments re residential housing 194A:1515-1525, 194A:1605-1625
grandfathering provisions and timeline for implementation 194A:1525
Agricultural land reserve
protection from real estate speculation 194A:1520-1525
regulation of uses
enforcement 183B:1600-1605, 194A:1525
regional issues and role of local government 183B:1555-1605, 194A:1620-1625
residential housing construction 183B:1600
residential housing size and location 183B:1555-1600, 194A:1515-1525, 194A:1605-1625
soil deposit and removal 183B:1555-1605
use for cannabis production 103B:1805
zones and reinstatement of single zone 183B:1605, 194A:1445
Agriculture
farmers, multiple families 183B:1600
farmland
affordability and protection 194A:1515-1525, 194A:1605-1610
assessment and value 194A:1520, 194A:1625
protection 103B:1810, 183B:1550-1605
industry 91B:1040
women in agriculture 183B:1555
workers commended 183B:1555
Agriculture Ministry, estimates debate 96A:1645-1720
Animals, farm animals, disease prevention and management 96A:1645
Aquaculture
facilities, inspections 96A:1655
fish farms
government policy 104B:1535-1540
impact on wild stocks and risk assessment 96A:1715
open-net farms and transition to closed-containment operations 96A:1720, 126B:1055
petition tabled 147B:1055
regulation and federal government role 104B:1540-1545
regulation and oversight 129B:1430
sea lice outbreaks and use of SLICE pesticide 179B:1030-1035
tenures and review process 104B:1520-1545
government consultation with First Nations 104B:1545
salmon farming, fish disease 96A:1645, 96A:1715, 129B:1430
Assessment Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 42), debate 164B:1710-1715
Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 57)
debate 187B:1405-1410
provisions 187B:1405-1410
Automobile insurance claims for personal injuries, minor injuries, minor injury determination 187B:1405
Automobiles
driver's licences, class 4 and class 5 licences 187B:1605, 192B:1500-1520
parking fees, taxation 171B:1500-1505
B.C. by region, rural B.C., rural dividend program 140B:1030
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., governance, petition tabled 101B:1425
B.C., issues and government vision 87B:1605-1610
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government
ride-sharing issues 187B:1600
transportation infrastructure and transit services 137B:1145
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party, content on lobbyist reforms 185B:1920
B.C. NDP government, position on government advertising and partisan messaging 105B:1040-1045
Budget debate 87B:1605-1630
Budget Measures Implementation (Employer Health Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 44), debate 169B:1615-1630, 179A:1115-1140
Budget Measures Implementation (Speculation and Vacancy Tax) Act, 2018 (Bill 45)
debate 162B:1730-1745
amendments proposed by Green Party of B.C. 162B:1740-1745
Budgets
2018-19 budget 87B:1605, 87B:1630
balanced budgets, definition 87B:1630
Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill M216)
debate 140B:1135
drafting of bill and debate in Legislature 140B:1135
Butchart Gardens Ltd., impact of employer health tax on operations 179A:1130
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, report on forest industry 175B:1035
Cannabis
distribution and retailing
cannabis lounges 136B:1655-1700
dispensaries established prior to legalization 138B:1815-1820, 139B:1515
distribution centre 138B:1650
location of dispensaries and retail outlets 139B:1455
public wholesale distribution system 136B:1745-1750, 138B:1710
retail sales 136B:1750
social responsibility 138B:1725
legalization and regulation 136B:1640-1700, 136B:1745-1750, 138B:1710, 138B:1725, 138B:1745, 138B:1815-1820
compliance and enforcement 138B:1745
dispensaries and retail outlets 139B:1515-1520
legislation 136B:1645, 136B:1745
production, craft production model 136B:1655, 136B:1750
production on agricultural land, regulation 103B:1805-1810
production on agricultural land, regulation, petition tabled 105B:1105
revenues, allocation 138B:1725
safety, public education 138B:1725
use in public places 136B:1650-1700
Cannabis Control and Licensing Act (Bill 30)
debate 136B:1640-1700, 138B:1815-1820, 139B:1455, 139B:1515-1520
amendments 139B:1455
public response to bill 136B:1645
Cannabis Distribution Act (Bill 31)
debate 136B:1745-1750, 138B:1650, 138B:1710, 138B:1725, 138B:1745
amendments 138B:1725
Character Abbotsford and Character Canada organizations, activities and role 185B:1400
Chief Electoral Officer Appointment Special Committee
report, debate 143B:1440
work of committee 143B:1440
Chief Electoral Officer, work 143B:1440
Chilcotin River, steelhead population 80B:1410, 87B:1410
Child care
government plan 78B:1520, 87B:1610-1615
role of parents and extended family, support 78B:1520
Civil Resolution Tribunal
disputes involving vehicle accident claims, dispute resolution 187B:1405
jurisdiction 187B:1405
Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, amendments 187B:1405
Class Proceedings Act, amendments 187B:1405
Class Proceedings Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 21), debate 125B:1810-1815
Clayoquot Sound, fish farm operations and wild salmon health in area 179B:1030-1035
Climate change
action and mitigation, risk management reporting 138B:1545
government action, accountability 138B:1540-1545
government action and role of education system 186B:1040
government action and role of health care system 186B:1035-1040
impact 138B:1545
impact on environment and wildlife 159B:1810
impact on health and health care 186B:1035-1040
intergovernmental panel report and government response 159B:1805-1810
Commercial transportation industry, national safety code 192B:1510
Commission of inquiry into the decline of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River (Cohen commission), implementation of recommendations on aquaculture 104B:1520, 104B:1530-1540
Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, report on aquaculture 126B:1055, 129B:1430
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, information on steelhead population 87B:1415
Communities, development into surrounding farmland 194A:1605-1610
Crown Corporations Committee, terms of reference
ride-hailing regulations and driver's licence issue 192B:1545
transportation network regulations and driver's licence issue 193B:1115-1120
Dental health, services for children from low-income families 77B:1015
District of Central Saanich, bylaw re soil deposit and removal on agricultural land reserve 183B:1550-1600
Economy, sustainable development 78B:1510-1515, 87B:1605, 122B:1420, 131B:1750
sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economy 111B:1410
triple bottom line 87B:1630
Education
curriculum, climate change content 186B:1040
students, advocacy and consultation 87B:1625
system 87B:1625
textbooks and reading material, copyright issues 99A:1730
Education Ministry
estimates debate 99A:1730-1735
role in government action on climate change 186B:1040
Elections, proportional representation and first-past-the-post systems 157B:1930
Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 40), debate 157B:1930-1935
Employer health tax, implementation and impact
agriculture industry 179A:1125-1130
businesses 157B:1410-1415, 169B:1620-1630, 179A:1115-1140
businesses and modelling 179A:1115
Enns, Eli, advocacy for Indigenous parks initiatives 120B:1610
Environment
environmental protection, responsibility and accountability 138B:1540
intergenerational equity concept 87B:1605, 138B:1540
wilderness, Indigenous perspective 131B:1750
Epicure, impact of employer health tax on operations 169B:1620-1625, 179A:1135
Ferries and ferry services
fares, government initiatives 87B:1620
review 87B:1620
system, petition tabled 101B:1425
First Nations and Indigenous persons
Aboriginal rights 128B:1045, 128B:1055
consent to projects 120B:1555-1605
consultation by government on justice system issues 187B:1410
culture and heritage re salmon 128B:1040-1045, 128B:1055
economic development 135B:1025-1030
housing needs assessment 129B:1810
language preservation 78B:1515, 87B:1615, 100B:1030-1045
lawsuits, class action lawsuits 187B:1410
place-naming traditions 131B:1745-1750
reconciliation and cross-ministry framework 118B:1825-1835
reconciliation, government action 100B:1035-1045, 131B:1745-1750
relationship with government 78B:1515
residential schools, legacy 87B:1615, 100B:1030-1035
traditional territories, overlapping territories 131B:1745
treaties, Douglas treaties 120B:1600
Fish
scientific research by government on fish health 96A:1655
steelhead protection 80B:1410, 87B:1410-1415, 91B:1050, 95B:1150
Fish, salmon
creation story 189B:1015-1020
government management 95B:1150
government management and policies 96A:1700-1710
government management and proposal for wild salmon secretariat 91B:1050-1055, 128B:1055
poem on sockeye salmon 109B:1020-1025
protection 78B:1520-1525, 91B:1050, 104B:1535, 126B:1055, 128B:1040-1045, 128B:1055, 129B:1430, 189B:1015-1020
protection and sea lice incidence 179B:1030-1035
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
role re aquaculture regulation 126B:1055, 129B:1430
role re aquaculture regulation and fish health 179B:1035
role re fisheries management and quota system 122B:1420, 129B:1425-1430
Fishing industry
chum salmon gillnet fishery 80B:1410, 87B:1410-1415
conditions and sustainability 122B:1420
employment 122B:1420
employment and support for young fishers 129B:1425-1430
First Nations fishing rights and activities 118B:1845, 120B:1600-1605
government support and role in economy 96A:1710-1715
quota system 129B:1425
quota system and individual transferable quotas 122B:1420
Food and food industry
food security 172B:1050-1055, 183B:1550, 183B:1605, 194A:1520, 194A:1605-1610
food-processing sector 172B:1050-1055
locally grown food 91B:1040
Forests and forest industry
forest management and practices, sustainability 175B:1035
mills, innovation 175B:1035
old-growth forests, management 104B:1815-1820
value-added sector 175B:1035
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry, estimates debate 103B:1805-1810, 104B:1520-1545, 104B:1815-1820
Fuel
fossil fuels 186B:1040
motor fuel tax, rates for gasoline and diesel 87B:1615
Gambling
casinos, review recommendations and implementation 187B:1410
regulation and oversight 187B:1410
Gaming Control Act, amendments 187B:1410
Gaming policy and enforcement branch, role re gambling regulation and money-laundering prevention 187B:1410
Goldstream River, hatchery 189B:1020
Government
advertising and announcements
independent oversight of advertising 105B:1040-1045
partisan messaging and NDP position 105B:1040-1045
role 87B:1625-1630
Green Party of B.C.
policies, MSP premiums elimination 169B:1620-1630
position on issues
climate change action 138B:1545
lobbyists regulation reform 185B:1915-1930
ride-sharing issues 190B:1745, 193B:1120
speculation and vacancy tax 162B:1740-1745
Greenhouse gas emissions, transportation sector 137B:1140
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act, title, change 138B:1540
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 34), debate 138B:1540-1550
Gulf Islands
housing issues 162B:1740
Internet service 78B:1520
Health care facilities and hospitals, walk-in clinics, wait times 164B:1415
Health care system
primary health care
accessibility 164B:1410-1415
multidisciplinary teams 78B:1520
multidisciplinary teams and team-based care 87B:1620
services for children and youth 105B:1025-1030
Health Ministry
health information breach investigation, report recommendations 112B:1130
role in government action on climate change 186B:1040
Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation, priorities 94B:1800
Housing
affordable housing
affordability and supply 115B:1655-1700, 137B:1150, 154B:1025, 162B:1730
government plan and initiatives 78B:1515-1520, 84B:1030-1035, 87B:1610, 115B:1705
role of local government 129B:1815
role of public and private sectors 132B:1550
development, priorities and diversity 129B:1815, 132B:1550-1555
Impaired driving
alcohol-impaired driving prevention 131B:1335
drug-impaired driving prevention 131B:1335-1340
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 118B:1825-1850, 120B:1555-1610
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service for remote and rural communities 78B:1520
Information and Privacy Commissioner
registrar of Lobbyists, powers 185B:1930
reports and reviews, lobbyists regulation 185B:1920-1925
Introductions by members 76B:1340, 101B:1340, 102B:1015, 105B:1010, 109B:1010, 115B:1340, 116B:1010, 126B:1015, 136B:1435, 137B:1010, 139B:1350, 147B:1005, 154B:1010, 160B:1340, 179B:1005-1010, 188B:1345, 189B:1055
Justice system
accessibility 187B:1410
access-to-justice programs and funding 187B:1410
class action lawsuits, changes re multi-jurisdictional cases 125B:1810
class action lawsuits, distribution of unclaimed award funds 187B:1405-1410
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
B.C. dispute with Alberta, government action 114B:1110-1115
position of First Nations and role of government 78B:1515, 120B:1600-1605
project 122B:1420
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline, purchase by federal government 114B:1110
Land Act, amendments 153B:1455
Land Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 37), debate 151B:1130-1135, 153B:1455, 153B:1555-1610
Land surveys and titles
administration of First Nations treaty settlement lands 151B:1130-1135, 153B:1455
security, services and systems, improvements 151B:1130, 153B:1555-1610
Land Title Act, amendments 153B:1555-1610
Land use, development cost charges 139B:1850
LÁU, WELNEW Tribal School, school and language education 87B:1615
Law Foundation of B.C., funding and role 187B:1405
Lawyers and legal services, licensed paralegals, governance and scope of practice 187B:1410
Legal Profession Act, amendments 187B:1410
Legislation
drafting process 140B:1135
private members' bills, process 140B:1135
Legislature
bills process, committee stage and third reading, amendments process and notification 139B:1455
language used in House, role 100B:1040
members' conduct and debate
members not to use term "you" in chamber 96A:1710
members' reference to self 183B:1555
motions, relevance of debate 193B:1115
Liquefied natural gas development, conditions for projects 154B:1040
LNG Canada facility project, employment and workers 154B:1040
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 54)
debate 185B:1915-1935
definitions, "former public office holder" 185B:1930
Lobbyists, regulation 185B:1915-1935
reform and Green Party position 185B:1915-1930
Local government
housing development approval process 129B:1810-1815, 132B:1555
housing needs assessments and reports 129B:1810-1815
Local Government Statutes (Housing Needs Reports) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 18), debate 129B:1810-1815
Local Government Statutes (Residential Rental Tenure Zoning) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 23), debate 132B:1545-1600
Lower Mainland
traffic congestion 171B:1505
transportation planning 137B:1140
Lyons, Cicely, comments in Salmon: Our Heritage 128B:1055
Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, amendments 115B:1700-1705
Manufactured homes, redevelopment of manufactured home parks
disposal costs 117B:1505
financial compensation for displacement 117B:1500
homeowner protection 115B:1700-1705
relocation of homes 117B:1500
Medical Services Plan
premiums, reduction and elimination 169B:1620-1630
task force recommendations 169B:1625-1630
Mental health
mental health and addiction services 78B:1520
mental health of children and youth, services 78B:1520, 105B:1025-1030
Merit Commissioner, review of just cause dismissals 112B:1130
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2018 (Bill 36)
debate 152B:1510
briefing to Third Party members 152B:1510
Motions
Change to terms of reference for Crown Corporations Committee 193B:1115-1120
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline 114B:1110-1115
Response to climate change report 159B:1805-1810
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 17), debate 131B:1335-1340
The Narwhal, article on oil and gas activities on farmland 194A:1445
Nicholson Manufacturing Ltd., impact of employer health tax on operations 179A:1140
Nurses, workplace stress 119B:1020
Occupational health and safety, workplace stress in women's occupations 119B:1020
Oil and Gas Commission, delegation agreement with Agricultural Land Commission 194A:1445
Oil and gas, natural gas, royalty programs and credits 111B:1410
Oral Care for Children and Adolescents Dental Clinic, services for children from low-income families 77B:1015
Oral questions
Access to family physicians and services at walk-in clinics 164B:1410-1415
Bioproducts development in agriculture sector 172B:1050
Camosun College Technology Access Centre and funding for innovation programs at colleges 137B:1040
Fish health and wild salmon protection 129B:1430, 179B:1030-1035
Fishing industry and individual transferable quotas 122B:1420
Fishing industry quota system and support for young fishers 129B:1425-1430
Food security and food-processing sector 172B:1050-1055
Forest management practices and sustainability 175B:1035
Government action on climate change and role of education system 186B:1040
Government action on climate change and role of health care system 186B:1035-1040
Government advertising 105B:1040-1045
Government oversight of aquaculture and transition to closed-containment systems 126B:1055
Housing plan priorities and housing prices 84B:1030-1035
Impact of employer health tax on businesses 157B:1410-1415
Interior Fraser steelhead population and chum gillnet fishery 80B:1410, 87B:1410-1415
LNG Canada project and jobs 154B:1040
LNG development and transition to low-carbon economy 111B:1410
Natural gas royalties 111B:1410
Passenger ferry service proposal for Saanich Inlet 144B:1105
Protection and management of wild salmon and steelhead 91B:1050-1055
Real estate speculation tax 102B:1040-1045
Ride-sharing services 189B:1030-1035
Parks
changes and role of First Nations 131B:1740-1755
First Nations partnerships 120B:1610
parks and protected areas, federal government initiative 120B:1605-1610
role and relationship to resource development 131B:1750
Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 55)
debate 187B:1555-1610, 190B:1420, 190B:1630, 190B:1745, 192B:1450-1520, 192B:1545, 192B:1625-1630, 192B:1715-1740, 192B:1920
debate on bill 193B:1120
definitions, "fleet size" 190B:1420
Passenger Transportation Board
reporting requirements 192B:1450
role and powers 187B:1605, 192B:1735-1740
Pender Island, Lively Peak Park, proposed expansion and renaming 131B:1755
Peninsula Medical Clinic, youth health services clinic 105B:1025-1030
Petitions
cannabis production on agricultural land 105B:1105
fish farms 147B:1055
return of ferry system governance to ministry 101B:1425
Physicians, family physicians, supply 164B:1410-1415
Police and policing, training and equipment re cannabis legalization 131B:1340
Politics and politicians, role of language 100B:1040
Popham, Lana, work on agriculture issues 183B:1605
Private members' statements
Indigenous languages 100B:1030-1045
Protecting wild salmon 128B:1040-1045, 128B:1055
Private members' statements (response)
Social and economic future of First Nations 135B:1025-1030
Property tax
assessment of property, major industry property assessments, changes and production level requirement 164B:1710-1715
rates for small businesses 164B:1710-1715
Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 19), debate 131B:1740-1755
Public health, preventive health care 87B:1620
Public Service Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 13), debate 112B:1130
Public service, just cause dismissals, review 112B:1130
Real estate industry
housing market conditions and pricing 87B:1610
housing market, conditions and pricing 84B:1030-1035, 115B:1655
Referendum on electoral reform, second referendum requirement 157B:1930-1935
Rental housing
evictions, compensation for bad-faith evictions 115B:1700, 117B:1515
evictions for renovations and demolitions 115B:1655
evictions for renovations and demolitions, regulation and tenant protection 115B:1700
protections for tenants, legislation 117B:1535
rental zoning in communities 132B:1545-1600
supply 132B:1550
supply, preservation of existing stock 132B:1545-1550
Ride-sharing and ride-hailing
drivers, background checks and training 192B:1505-1520
fares and rates 190B:1745, 192B:1625-1630
Green Party position 190B:1745
legislation 187B:1600, 192B:1920, 193B:1120
regulation 192B:1450-1520, 192B:1545, 192B:1625-1630, 192B:1715-1740, 192B:1920
regulation and government plan 189B:1030-1035
regulation and implementation timeline 187B:1555-1605
regulation, enforcement and monitoring 190B:1630
regulation, review process and legislative committee 193B:1115-1120
service supply management 192B:1715-1740, 192B:1920
Saanich Inlet, bridge proposal and ferry service proposal 144B:1105
Saanich North and the Islands constituency and area
agricultural land reserve 194A:1445
agricultural land reserve, regulation of housing construction 194A:1520
businesses and property taxation 164B:1710-1715
communities and description 78B:1510
constituency office, outreach and public engagement 78B:1510
First Nations 78B:1515
First Nations fishing rights 118B:1845, 120B:1600-1605
First Nations history and place names 131B:1745-1755
health care services 87B:1620
health care services, constituent cases re access 164B:1410-1415
housing issues 78B:1515, 154B:1025, 169B:1620
housing issues and impact of speculation tax 162B:1735-1740
housing needs assessment 129B:1810
mental health and addiction services 78B:1520
seniors 87B:1620
Saanich Peninsula
health care clinic 78B:1520
health services pilot project for youth 105B:1025-1030
impact of employer health tax on businesses 157B:1410-1415, 169B:1620-1630, 179A:1130-1135
impact of speculation tax 162B:1735-1740
Salt Spring Island Community Economic Development Commission, support for local businesses 140B:1030
Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust Society, projects and funding 91B:1040
Saltspring Island
agriculture 91B:1040
housing affordability and supply 115B:1655-1700
housing issues 154B:1025
local businesses, shared services and support 140B:1025-1030
School district 63 (Saanich), Indigenous language learning 78B:1515
Science and technology, biotechnology industry, bioproducts development 172B:1050
SENĆOŦEN language
language 87B:1615, 100B:1030-1045, 131B:1745
language education and immersion program 78B:1515, 100B:1035
Seniors, care and support 87B:1620-1625
Shipping industry, tanker safety and traffic in coastal waters 118B:1850
Sinclair, Murray, comments on First Nations language and culture 100B:1030-1035
Site C power project, government position and decision 118B:1835-1845
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority
Mayors Council and rapid transit plan 171B:1500
revenue sources, development cost charges 137B:1150, 139B:1850
revenue sources, parking rights tax 171B:1500-1505
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 33)
debate 137B:1140-1150, 139B:1850
amendment 139B:1850
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act (No. 2), 2018 (Bill 46)
debate 171B:1500-1505
debate by Liberal MLAs 171B:1500
Speculation and vacancy tax
annual meeting with mayors 162B:1740-1745
Green Party of B.C. position 162B:1740-1745
implementation and impact 102B:1040-1045, 162B:1730-1745
rates 162B:1745
revenues and fund for affordable housing initiatives 162B:1745
Star Trek, themes 120B:1555
Statements by members
Agriculture on Saltspring Island 91B:1040
Character Abbotsford and Character Canada organizations 185B:1400
Ken Curry and raid on Dieppe 182B:1025-1030
Mike Fleming 181B:1345-1350
ORCCA Dental Clinic Society in Sidney 77B:1015
Saanich Peninsula and Gulf Islands housing issues 154B:1020-1025
Saanich Peninsula youth health services clinic 105B:1025-1030
Shared business services initiative on Saltspring Island 140B:1025-1030
Sockeye salmon poem 109B:1020-1025
Wild salmon 189B:1015-1020
Workplace stress in women's occupations 119B:1020
Substance use and addiction
harm reduction approach 136B:1645-1650
illegal drugs, decriminalization 136B:1650
Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on Tsilhqot'in Nation land title 118B:1835-1845
Taxation, role in society 87B:1625-1630
Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 14), debate 115B:1615
Taxi industry
licensing and national safety code 192B:1505-1515
review of taxi industry and ride-hailing services, report and recommendations 192B:1515, 192B:1715-1720
Teachers, workplace stress 119B:1020
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 12)
debate 115B:1655-1705, 117B:1500-1515, 117B:1535
committee stage debate 115B:1700
Thomas, Andy (Seenupin), leadership as Chief of Esquimalt Nation and death 109B:1010-1015
Thompson River, steelhead population 80B:1410, 87B:1410
Throne speech content 78B:1515, 78B:1525
Throne speech debate 78B:1510-1525
Transit services
expansion and government investment 171B:1500-1505
inclusion in transportation planning 137B:1145
Transportation
government investment 137B:1145-1150
government plan and investment 97B:1615-1620
government plan and priorities 94B:1800
traffic congestion and management 171B:1505
traffic congestion, impact on environment and health 137B:1140
transportation planning 171B:1500
transportation planning and building development 137B:1145
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 94B:1800, 95B:1150
role in salmon and steelhead management 95B:1150
Treaty 8 118B:1835, 118B:1845
Tributes
Andy Thomas 109B:1010-1015
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, report, comments 100B:1030
Tsartlip First Nation, treaty and fishing rights 120B:1600
UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, implementation process 118B:1835, 120B:1555, 135B:1030
U.S., cannabis laws and border issues 136B:1655
Vancouver Island
food-processing sector 172B:1050-1055
old-growth forests, management 104B:1815-1820
south Island
Indigenous elders 109B:1015
transportation planning 144B:1105
transportation planning and transit services 78B:1520, 87B:1620
transportation options between capital region and rest of Island 144B:1105
Victoria Airport Authority, businesses on lands, property taxation 164B:1710
Victoria Regional Transit Commission, fuel tax increase and allocation 87B:1615
Victoria, transit services, funding 87B:1615
Walbran Valley, logging activities and old-growth forests 104B:1820
Wood waste, fibre use, products and innovation 175B:1035
WSÁNEĆ Nation
culture and creation story 159B:1805-1810
history of food harvesting and production 183B:1550
place-naming traditions 131B:1745-1750
relationship with salmon 189B:1015-1020
treaty and fishing rights 118B:1845-1850
Zoning, role and purpose 132B:1550-1555

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