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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Paton, Ian (Delta South)

As subject
experience as Agriculture critic 183B:1535
family and staff thanked 89B:1600
family background in agriculture 154B:1120-1125
family background in agriculture and 4-H program 121B:1105
family background in agriculture and role in farmland protection 183B:1530
family background in agriculture in Delta 86B:1100
family history in Delta 89B:1600
family's role in farmland protection 96A:1435
4-H Club
funding 96A:1410
role 121B:1105
Agricultural Land Commission
application process and refusal of applications 194A:1620
application process and role of local government 183B:1535-1550, 192A:1915
applications 96A:1530-1535
regional panel system 96A:1440-1445, 183B:1535, 194A:1350
Agricultural Land Commission Act, regulations 183B:1540, 192A:2030-2040, 194A:1600
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 52)
debate 183B:1530-1550, 192A:1910-1915, 192A:1955-2045, 194A:1340-1350, 194A:1425-1430, 194A:1440, 194A:1500-1510, 194A:1525-1530, 194A:1600
amendments re residential housing 194A:1500-1510, 194A:1525-1530, 194A:1600, 194A:1620
consultation on bill 194A:1530
definitions and terminology
"additional residence" 192A:1915
"agricultural land" and "agricultural land reserve" 183B:1540, 192A:1955-2000, 192A:2010, 192A:2025
"farm use" 192A:2030-2040
"fill" 192A:2040-2045, 194A:1340-1345
grandfathering provisions and timeline for implementation 194A:1505-1510, 194A:1525
public concerns 194A:1505-1510, 194A:1530
Agricultural land reserve
protection and government policies 183B:1530-1550
regulation, changes 183B:1535-1550
regulation of uses
enforcement 183B:1545-1550
residential housing construction 192A:1915
residential housing size and location 96A:1740-1750, 183B:1545, 194A:1505-1510, 194A:1525-1530, 194A:1600
soil deposit and removal 183B:1545-1550
soil deposit and removal during emergencies 192A:2045
revitalization 86B:1100-1105, 96A:1440-1445, 96A:1500
use for cannabis production 103B:1740
uses
cannabis production 192A:2000
composting operations 192A:2040
farm use and permitted uses 192A:2030-2040
non-farm activities 183B:1540
zones and reinstatement of single zone 183B:1535-1540, 183B:1550, 194A:1425-1430, 194A:1440
zones and zone 2 lands 96A:1445
Agriculture
agricultural fairs and exhibitions 96A:1410
business development funding 96A:1410-1420
farm status and property tax rate qualification 96A:1800
farmers
economic opportunities and income sources 183B:1530-1540, 183B:1550, 194A:1425-1430, 194A:1440
multigenerational families 194A:1505, 194A:1530
South Asian farmers 194A:1505, 194A:1530
farmland
assessment and value 103B:1745
foreign ownership 96A:1805
growing zones and bioregions 183B:1535-1540
protection 96A:1740, 121B:1105, 194A:1430, 194A:1600
protection and habitat stewardship programs 179B:1010
financial assistance and insurance programs, compensation for wildlife damage 97A:1640-1645
government support 89B:1610
government support and initiatives 86B:1100-1105, 96A:1345, 96A:1400, 194A:1425-1430
greenhouse industry 97A:1630
heating cost exemption 103B:1800
regulation 192A:1915
industry
conditions 183B:1540
costs and taxes 96A:1435, 97A:1630-1640, 183B:1540
issues 89B:1605-1610, 97A:1700
role 121B:1105
supply management and new entrant program 97A:1645
supply management system 97A:1650
workers, housing 192A:1915
workers, wages 97A:1640
Agriculture Ministry
estimates debate 96A:1340-1345, 96A:1400-1510, 96A:1530-1540, 96A:1555, 96A:1645, 96A:1740-1750, 96A:1800-1810, 97A:1530, 97A:1630-1700
budget 96A:1400
budget, advertising allocation 96A:1425
budget, business development allocations 96A:1410-1420
estimates process 96A:1345, 97A:1700
Minister, radio interview 194A:1530
Minister, recusement from cannabis policy discussions 103B:1735, 103B:1805
role in cannabis regulation 103B:1735-1740
AgriRecovery program 97A:1530
Animals, farm animals, disease prevention and management 96A:1405
Asian Canadians, South Asian community 194A:1505, 194A:1530
Bains, Pawan, comments re housing construction on agricultural land 194A:1505-1510
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, comments on business taxation 89B:1615
B.C. NDP government, action on campaign statements 89B:1600
B.C. Seafood Alliance, work of organization 111B:1400
Budget debate 89B:1600-1615
Burns Bog, agricultural land reserve and application for removal 111A:1825
Cannabis
home production for personal use 138B:1645
legalization and regulation 138B:1640-1645
production, craft production 103B:1800
production on agricultural land 138B:1640
greenhouse conversions 103B:1745, 103B:1755-1800
regulation 103B:1735-1800, 192A:2000
revenues, allocation 138B:1640
taxation 103B:1755
Cannabis Distribution Act (Bill 31), debate 138B:1640-1645
Carbon tax
impact on agriculture industry 89B:1610, 96A:1425-1435
rate increase and revenue neutrality 89B:1610
tax credits and rebates, greenhouse industry rebate 96A:1425-1430
tax credits and rebates, scope 96A:1430-1435
Carey Island, agricultural activities and bridge proposal 111A:1815
Dairy industry
goat cheese production 154B:1130
inspection and raw milk issue 154B:1125
regulation, change to "dairy plant" definition 154B:1120-1130
Delta
agriculture and farmland 96A:1345, 97A:1655
agricultural community 83B:1355
damage from bird populations 97A:1640
Day at the Farm event 179B:1010
Farm Roots Mini School program 119B:1010-1015
regulation and role of Agricultural Land Commission 183B:1535
regulation of housing construction on agricultural land 96A:1745, 183B:1545-1550, 192A:1915, 194A:1525, 194A:1600
regulation of soil deposit and removal on agricultural land 183B:1545-1550, 192A:2045
use for cannabis production 103B:1745-1750
Brunswick Point lands 97A:1655
bylaw on cannabis in public places 138B:1645
bylaws on agricultural land reserve 96A:1745, 183B:1545-1550, 194A:1525, 194A:1600
community organizations, impact of employer health tax on operations 130B:1030-1035
local election results and mayor's position on issues 164B:1415-1420, 175B:1050
transportation infrastructure development 96A:1345
Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust, activities and role 179B:1010
Delta South constituency and area, impact of employer health tax on businesses 84B:1035
Desert Hills farm operation and compensation for wildfire damage 97A:1530
Economy, government strategy 89B:1610
Elections, local government elections, results and issues 164B:1415-1420
Emergencies, emergency declarations, relationship to legislation 192A:2045
Employer health tax
implementation and impact
agriculture industry 89B:1610, 97A:1630-1635, 97B:1400
businesses 84B:1035
charities and non-profit agencies 130B:1030-1035
tax 89B:1610-1615
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, estimates debate 111A:1815-1825
Fair Wages Commission, report on agricultural wages and industry consultation 97A:1640
Food and food industry
exports and markets, government initiatives 96A:1410-1415
seafood sector 111B:1400
tree fruit industry 96A:1420
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ministry, estimates debate 103B:1735-1805, 108B:1505-1520
Fraser River, dredging of secondary channels 108B:1515-1520
Guliker family, agricultural activities and bridge proposal 111A:1815
Harvie, George, comments on Massey Tunnel replacement 164B:1415-1420, 175B:1050
Highway 99
George Massey Tunnel, conditions and traffic congestion 89B:1600-1605
George Massey Tunnel replacement project 80B:1420
review and report release 164B:1415-1420, 175B:1050
review and status 89B:1605
status 175B:1050
Impaired driving, drug-impaired driving 138B:1645
Introductions by members 80B:1340, 123B:1010, 143B:1340, 165B:1005, 178B:1335
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
B.C. dispute with Alberta, impact on spill response bases construction project 115B:1420
potential impact on B.C. coast 115B:1420
Ladner, Chisholm Street redevelopment and water lots 108B:1505
Ladner Sediment Group, activities 108B:1520
Legislation, regulations, process 192A:2035
Medical Services Plan
premiums, reduction and elimination 89B:1610-1615
task force recommendations 89B:1615
Milk Industry Act, amendments 154B:1120-1130
Minister of Agriculture's Advisory Committee on Revitalizing the Agricultural Land Reserve
membership 89B:1605-1610, 96A:1455-1505
report and recommendations 103B:1740
work and consultation process 86B:1100-1105, 89B:1610, 103B:1755, 183B:1535-1540, 192A:2010, 194A:1425
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2018 (Bill 36), debate 154B:1120-1130
MK Delta Lands
application for exclusion from agricultural land reserve 90B:1410, 96A:1530-1535
application for removal of land from agricultural land reserve 111A:1825
Motions
Agricultural land and farming 121B:1105
Support for agriculture industry 86B:1100-1105
North American Free Trade Agreement, negotiations 97A:1650
Oral questions
Construction of spill response bases and protection of B.C. coast 115B:1420
Employer health tax impacts and implementation 130B:1030-1035
Impact of employer health tax on agriculture industry 97B:1400
Impact of employer health tax on businesses 84B:1035
Massey Tunnel replacement project 175B:1050
Municipal election results and Massey Tunnel replacement project 164B:1415-1420
Pattullo Bridge replacement project 80B:1420-1425
Reconsideration of Agricultural Land Commission application 90B:1410
Trans Mountain pipeline and export of grain by rail 116B:1050-1055
Pattullo Bridge replacement project 80B:1420-1425, 89B:1605
Paxton, James, baseball pitching achievement 132B:1340
Popham, Lana
actions as cabinet minister re Agricultural Land Commission 90B:1410
comments and position on agricultural land reserve issues 96A:1500
radio interview re agricultural land reserve issues 194A:1530
recusement from cannabis policy discussions 103B:1735, 103B:1805
Railways and rail services
export of grain by rail 116B:1050-1055
transport of oil by rail 116B:1050-1055
RedFM, radio program on agricultural land reserve regulation 194A:1530
Richmond, agricultural land reserve, housing construction 183B:1545, 194A:1505, 194A:1600
Sales tax, application to farmers 97A:1655
Savage, John
death 164B:1345
service to agricultural community 83B:1355
Shipping industry, tanker safety and traffic in coastal waters 115B:1420
Sidney, proposed spill response base, status 115B:1420
Statements by members
B.C. Seafood Alliance 111B:1400
Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust 179B:1010
Farm Roots School program in Delta 119B:1010-1015
John Savage and service to agricultural community 83B:1355
Surrey, agricultural land reserve, regulation of housing construction 194A:1505, 194A:1525-1530
Synotte, Danielle, comments on minimum wage review 86B:1100
Taxation, government policies 89B:1610-1615
Transportation infrastructure, government investment and priorities 89B:1605
Tributes
James Paxton 132B:1340
John Savage 164B:1345
Wages and salaries, minimum wage, increase 89B:1605
Waste management
agricultural waste management, regulation and review 111A:1820
composting operations on agricultural land 192A:2040
Water lot leases 108B:1505-1510
Westcoast Vegetables Ltd., impact of employer health tax on operations 97B:1400
Western Canada Marine Response Corporation, operations 115B:1420
Wildfires in summer 2017, recovery funding for farmers and ranchers 97A:1530
Wildlife
damage by wildlife to farms 97A:1640-1645
habitat protection 179B:1010
Zylmans, Bill, position with Agricultural Land Commission 194A:1350
Plecas, Hon. Darryl (Abbotsford South) (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly) See also Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker in Subject Index

As subject
recusal as Speaker 191B:1005, 193B:1030
Polak, Mary (Langley)

As subject
comments on spill response capacity (Heyman) 115B:1415
Advanced Education, Skills and Training Ministry
email and records management practices 140B:1055-1100
freedom-of-information requests and response 140B:1100
Bak, Natalie, unionized worker case 172B:1045
B.C. Construction Association, concerns re community benefits agreement 174B:1355
B.C. Liberal Party, performance as government, records management practices 133B:1050, 179B:1050
B.C. NDP, agreement with Green Party 144B:1125
Christian Labour Association of Canada, membership 172B:1045
Citizens' Services Ministry, minister, responsibilities 133B:1050
Climate change, intergovernmental panel report and government response 158B:1100
Della Mattia, Marie, email and records management practices 179B:1045-1050
Elections
proportional representation and by-elections 171B:1415
proportional representation and rural-urban riding designations 171B:1410-1415
Employer health tax, implementation and impact
businesses 161B:1120
municipal budgets 95B:1050
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry, Minister
meeting with environmental group on Bowen Island 83B:1420
role 77B:1050
Government, accountability and transparency 168B:1020
Government records management
email and records management practices 133B:1050, 140B:1055-1100, 179B:1045-1050
email and records management practices, review 179B:1050
policies 179B:1045-1050, 188B:1430
transitory records 140B:1055-1100
Heyman, George
meeting with environmental group on Bowen Island 83B:1420
role as Environment Minister 77B:1050
Holocaust remembrance 111B:1350
Horgan, John
actions re Kinder Morgan pipeline project 77B:1050
comments on government records management 179B:1045
comments on union labour 151B:1030
meeting with Premier Notley and Prime Minister 115B:1355-1400
Identification, name changes after marriage, requirements 98B:1010
Information and Privacy Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
report for third session of 41st parliament, debate 94B:1440
work of committee, members and staff thanked 94B:1440
Infrastructure projects, tendering process and workers 174B:1355
Introductions by members 98B:1005, 122B:1340, 144B:1005-1010
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project
B.C. dispute with Alberta
government action 77B:1050, 108B:1425-1430
meeting with Prime Minister 115B:1355-1400
potential impact on B.C. coast 115B:1355-1400
protests and civil disobedience 144B:1125
status and government actions 144B:1125
Labour, community benefits agreement, union component 151B:1025-1030, 172B:1045-1050, 174B:1355
Langley, city government, impact of employer health tax on budget 95B:1050
Langley constituency and area, potential impacts of electoral reform 171B:1415
Legislature
bills process
adjournment of debate and potential dropped order 179B:1055
committee stage and third reading process 117B:1435-1440
Committee of Supply and Committee of the Whole to sit in three sections 136B:1435
infants in the chamber 98B:1100
Speaker and Chair, appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 75B:1500
Standing Order 32, dropped orders 179B:1055
Standing Order 35 adjournment motions, requirements 146B:1450
LNG Canada facility project, framework conditions and project agreement 168B:1020
Marine Harvest, letter from Agriculture Minister 90B:1355-1400
Mark, Melanie, use of email, phone and messaging apps 140B:1055-1100
MLAs, community and rural representation 171B:1410-1415
Motions
Amendment to standing orders to allow the presence of infants 98B:1100
Appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker 75B:1500
Referendum on electoral reform 147B:1150
Name Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill M204), debate 98B:1010
Oceans and marine environment, oceans protection plan, role of B.C. government 115B:1400
Oil and gas, oil spills response regulations, government announcement and communications with organizations 83B:1415-1420
Oral questions
Community benefits agreement and Pattullo Bridge project workers 151B:1025-1030
Community benefits agreement and workers 172B:1045-1050, 174B:1355
Environment Minister attendance at environmental group event 77B:1050
Environment Minister communications prior to spill response announcement 83B:1415-1420
Government recordkeeping policies 179B:1045-1050, 181B:1420, 188B:1430
Government recordkeeping policies and use of email by ministers and staff 140B:1055-1100
Government response to anti-pipeline activities 144B:1125
Impact of employer health tax on businesses 161B:1120
Impact of employer health tax on municipal budgets 95B:1050
Letter from Agriculture Minister to fish farm operator 90B:1355-1400
LNG Canada project agreements 168B:1020
Meeting with Prime Minister on Trans Mountain pipeline and protection of B.C. coast 115B:1355-1400
Referendum on electoral reform 147B:1030, 171B:1410-1415
Use of private email account by Citizens' Services Minister 133B:1050
Oral questions (response)
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline 108B:1425-1430
Points of order
adjournment of debate and potential dropped order 179B:1055
Popham, Lana
email from fish farm activist 90B:1400
letter to fish farm operator 90B:1355-1400
Property tax rates 95B:1050
Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 53), adjournment of debate 179B:1055
Referendum on electoral reform
debate in Legislature 146B:1450
questions 147B:1030, 171B:1410-1415
referral to committee 147B:1150
report and recommendations 146B:1450
Reid, Linda, appointment as Assistant Deputy Speaker 75B:1500
Shipping industry, tanker safety and traffic in coastal waters 115B:1355-1400
Sims, Jinny
email use and records management 133B:1050
role re government email and records management policies 188B:1430
Standing Order 35 adjournment motions
Request to debate a matter of urgent public importance — referendum on electoral reform 146B:1450
Request to debate a matter of urgent public importance — response to climate change report, response 158B:1100
Statements by members
Holocaust remembrance 111B:1350
Trudeau, Justin, comments on B.C. role in oceans protection plan 115B:1400
VanderMey, Jason, comments on impact of employer health tax 161B:1120
West Coast Gardens, impact of employer health tax on operations 161B:1120
Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 9)
debate 117B:1435-1440
committee stage debate and process 117B:1435-1440
Popham, Hon. Lana (Saanich South)

As subject
actions as cabinet minister (Clovechok) 90B:1415 (Horgan) 90B:1420 (Rice) 86B:1105 (Stewart) 90B:1415
actions as cabinet minister re Agricultural Land Commission 90B:1410 (Bernier) 90B:1410 (Paton) 90B:1410
comments and position on agricultural land reserve issues (Paton) 96A:1500 (Stewart) 121B:1145
email from fish farm activist (Johal) 90B:1405 (Polak) 90B:1400 (Stilwell) 90B:1405-1410
emails received 96A:1735 (Sultan) 96A:1730
experience as organic farmer 92B:1730
handling of aquaculture portfolio (Wilkinson) 90B:1420
letter to fish farm operator 90B:1355-1405, 96A:1730 (Bond) 90B:1355 (Donaldson) 104B:1505 (Johal) 90B:1405 (Polak) 90B:1355-1400 (Ross) 96A:1600-1605 (Rustad) 104B:1505 (Stilwell) 90B:1405 (Sultan) 96A:1730 (Wilkinson) 90B:1420
meetings with restaurant industry 152B:1745
mother's experience with health care system 92B:1715
radio interview re agricultural land reserve issues (Paton) 194A:1530
recusement from cannabis policy discussions 96A:1755-1800, 97A:1445-1450 (Barnett) 97A:1445 (Donaldson) 103B:1710, 103B:1740, 103B:1805 (Paton) 103B:1735, 103B:1805 (Rustad) 103B:1510, 103B:1710
role as acting Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister 139C:1455-1505 (Stilwell) 139C:1455-1505
role as Agriculture Minister (Gibson) 183B:1700, 183B:1715
work on agriculture issues (Olsen) 183B:1605
4-H Club, funding 96A:1415
Agricultural Land Commission
applications 96A:1535
non-farm-use applications 96A:1515-1530, 185B:1815, 192A:1940, 192A:1955, 194A:1405-1450
non-farm-use applications for residential housing 185B:1815, 194A:1540-1600
process and refusal of applications 194A:1620
process and role of local government 185B:1815, 192A:1915-1955, 192A:2015, 192A:2030, 194A:1550-1555
soil deposit and removal 183B:1525, 194A:1340-1345
subdivision of land 194A:1420-1425
budget 96A:1440
independence and role 90B:1410
powers, designation of agricultural land 192A:2005-2010, 194A:1500
regional panel system 194A:1350-1355, 194A:1450
role 194A:1430
Agricultural Land Commission Act
amendments 183B:1525
regulations 178B:1350, 192A:1920, 192A:2035-2040, 194A:1540, 194A:1600, 194A:1625
Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 52)
debate 178B:1345-1350, 183B:1520-1530, 185B:1810-1815, 192A:1915-2040, 194A:1340-1500, 194A:1515, 194A:1530-1600, 194A:1620-1625
amendments re residential housing 194A:1515, 194A:1530-1600, 194A:1620-1625
definitions and terminology
"additional residence" 192A:1915-1940
"agricultural land" and "agricultural land reserve" 192A:1955-2025, 194A:1500
"alter" 192A:2015, 192A:2030
"farm use" 192A:2035-2040
"fill" 194A:1345
repeal of "land reserve plan" definition 192A:2000
grandfathering provisions and timeline for implementation 183B:1525, 194A:1440, 194A:1535-1600
housekeeping provisions 192A:2000-2015
intent 185B:1810, 192A:2025
MLA concerns and consultation 185B:1810-1815, 194A:1550
public concerns and information 194A:1515, 194A:1550
purpose 178B:1345-1350, 183B:1520-1525
Agricultural land reserve
establishment and role 194A:1400, 194A:1410
protection and government policies 130B:1035-1040, 178B:1345-1350, 183B:1525
regulation, changes 178B:1345-1350, 183B:1525, 185B:1815
regulation of uses
enforcement 178B:1350, 183B:1525
non-residential building construction 192A:2030
regional issues and role of local government 194A:1625
residential housing construction 183B:1525, 185B:1815, 192A:1915-1940, 192A:2015, 192A:2030
residential housing size and location 96A:1745-1750, 130B:1035, 178B:1350, 183B:1525, 194A:1515, 194A:1530-1600, 194A:1620-1625
soil deposit and removal 178B:1350, 183B:1525, 194A:1340-1345
soil deposit and removal during emergencies 185B:1815, 194A:1340
subdivision 194A:1420-1425
revitalization 96A:1355, 96A:1440, 96A:1450, 178B:1345, 183B:1520-1525, 194A:1425
uses
cannabis production 96A:1755, 192A:2000
composting operations 192A:2040
farm use and permitted uses 185B:1815, 192A:2035-2040
non-farm activities 178B:1350, 185B:1815, 194A:1405-1415, 194A:1435-1440
zones and reinstatement of single zone 178B:1350, 183B:1525, 185B:1815, 194A:1400-1440
zones and zone 2 lands 96A:1450, 96A:1515-1530
Agriculture
agricultural fairs and exhibitions 96A:1415
business development funding 96A:1415-1425
exports and markets, product catalogue 97A:1600
extension services, agrologists and field service officers 96A:1340
farm status and property tax rate qualification 96A:1800-1805
farmers
economic opportunities and income sources 185B:1815, 194A:1435-1440
multigenerational families 194A:1540, 194A:1555
new and young farmers 194A:1530
new farmers and Young Agrarians initiative 92B:1725-1730
young farmers 96A:1555
farmland
access and costs 96A:1350
affordability and protection 130B:1035-1040, 194A:1530
assessment and value 194A:1625
foreign ownership 96A:1805
growing zones and bioregions 194A:1400
protection 96A:1440, 185B:1810-1815, 194A:1410, 194A:1430-1440
financial assistance and insurance programs 96A:1340, 97A:1515-1530
AgriStability program 96A:1815, 97A:1515-1530
compensation for wildlife damage 97A:1645
government support and initiatives 92B:1720-1725, 96A:1340, 96A:1350-1405, 97A:1505-1510, 97A:1535-1545, 185B:1810-1815, 194A:1410-1455
Grow B.C. initiative 96A:1350-1355, 97A:1615
innovation program, federal-provincial partnership 172B:1050
MLA experiences of agriculture 185B:1810
organic farming, organic extension officer 92B:1730
supply management and new entrant program 97A:1650
supply management and value-added products 97A:1620
supply management system 97A:1650-1655
value-added sector and activities 194A:1435-1440, 194A:1455
waste management and recycling, plastics 97A:1600
workers, housing 192A:1915
workers, wages 97A:1640
Agriculture, Fish and Food Committee, establishment, history and discussion paper 123B:1115
Agriculture Ministry
estimates debate 96A:1335-1340, 96A:1350-1635, 96A:1650-1815, 97A:1440-1620, 97A:1635-1700
activities 96A:1340
budget 96A:1405, 194A:1430, 194A:1455
budget allocations
advertising 96A:1425
business development 96A:1415-1425
groundwater protection 97A:1535-1540
discussion paper for Agriculture Committee, tabled 123B:1115
estimates process 96A:1340, 97A:1700
mandate 92B:1730, 183B:1520-1525, 194A:1430, 194A:1455
role and responsibilities 92B:1720-1725
role in wildfire response and recovery 96A:1810-1815
staff 96A:1350, 97A:1440
Animal Health Centre
operations 96A:1410
scientific research on fish, review 96A:1600
Animals
breeders of cats and dogs, regulation 96A:1735-1740, 97A:1440
farm animals, disease prevention and management 96A:1410, 96A:1650
Aquaculture
clean technology adoption program 96A:1355, 96A:1625
facilities, inspections 96A:1700
fish farms
closed-containment and land-based systems 96A:1625
impact on wild stocks and risk assessment 96A:1720
open-net farms and transition to closed-containment operations 96A:1725, 126B:1055
public protests and unlawful activities 96A:1635
regulation and oversight 96A:1625
sea lice outbreaks and use of SLICE pesticide 179B:1035
tenures and review process 96A:1600-1630
government and industry consultation with First Nations 96A:1605-1610
government consultation with First Nations 90B:1400-1405
salmon farming
advertising and public information 96A:1730
fish disease 96A:1650
standards 96A:1625
science and public information 96A:1630
Beare, Lisa, absence as Minister due to heath reasons 139C:1450-1505, 139C:1555, 141C:1645
Bees and beekeeping industry, government support 194A:1410
B.C. Arts Council, funding 141C:1630-1635
B.C. Multicultural Awards 141C:1625
B.C. NDP government, priorities 92B:1715
B.C. Restaurant Hall of Fame, gala 152B:1740-1745
B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, role in regulation of cat and dog breeders 96A:1740
Broughton Archipelago, fish farm tenures and position of First Nations 96A:1605-1610
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2018 (Bill 2), debate 92B:1715-1735
Budgets, 2018-19 budget 92B:1715
Buy B.C. program 92B:1730, 96A:1400
Cannabis, production on agricultural land, regulation 96A:1755-1800, 192A:2000
Carbon tax
impact on agriculture industry 96A:1425-1435
tax credits and rebates, greenhouse industry rebate 96A:1435
Cariboo area
agriculture industry 97A:1545
participation in municipal and regional district tax program 139C:1825
tourism and restaurant industry 139C:1830-1840
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association
funding 139C:1840
report on wildfire impact and recovery 139C:1830-1835
Cariboo-Chilcotin constituency and area
wildfires, impact on tourism industry 139C:1830-1840
Chan, Thomas, work on museum initiative 141C:1610-1615
Chilliwack, bylaw re housing construction on agricultural land reserve 194A:1600
Chinese Canadians, museum initiative 141C:1610-1615
Clayoquot Sound, fish farm operations and wild salmon health in area 179B:1035
Dairy industry
inspection and raw milk issue 154B:1125
regulation, change to "dairy plant" definition 152B:1735-1750, 154B:1120-1130
Delta
agriculture and farmland, regulation of housing construction on agricultural land 194A:1600, 194A:1625
Brunswick Point lands 97A:1655
bylaws on agricultural land reserve 194A:1600
Desert Hills, farm operation and compensation for wildfire damage 97A:1530
Destination B.C., funding 141C:1445
Disabled persons, government initiatives, Accessibility 2024 initiative 139C:1605
Discrimination and racism
awareness and prevention, Organizing Against Racism and Hate program 141C:1520-1530
past discriminatory treatment of Chinese Canadians, B.C. government apology and legacy initiatives 141C:1535-1610
Documents tabled
Agriculture Ministry, discussion paper for Agriculture Committee 123B:1115
Education, school sports programs, accessibility and participation by disabled persons 139C:1555-1600
Emergencies, emergency declarations, relationship to legislation 194A:1340
Employer health tax, implementation and impact
agriculture industry 97A:1635
arts and culture sector 139C:1755-1800
businesses 139C:1755
tourism industry 139C:1805-1815
Fair Wages Commission, report on agricultural wages and industry consultation 97A:1640
Family Day, date change 140C:1115-1140, 141C:1340-1355
Film industry, government investment
federal funding 141C:1515
round table on film production 141C:1515-1520
Fires and firefighters, wildfires, impact on livestock industry 92B:1725
First Nations and Indigenous persons, language preservation 141C:1635
First Peoples Cultural Council, funding for language initiatives 141C:1635
Fish
salmon
government management and policies 96A:1705
protection 96A:1615-1620
protection and sea lice incidence 179B:1035
scientific research by government on fish health 96A:1655
Fisheries Act (federal), amendments and consultation process 122B:1420
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
role re aquaculture regulation 126B:1055
role re aquaculture regulation and fish health 179B:1035
role re fisheries management and quota system 122B:1420
Fishing industry
employment and support for young fishers 96A:1705
government support 122B:1420
government support and role in economy 96A:1705-1710
quota system 122B:1420
Food and food industry
berry farming 96A:1540-1545
exports and markets, government initiatives 96A:1415-1420, 96A:1550, 97A:1605-1620, 194A:1455
fish processing plants, inspections 96A:1700
food innovation centre 96A:1355, 97A:1545, 97A:1605-1615
food security 96A:1450, 172B:1055
food-processing sector 92B:1730, 96A:1355, 97A:1620, 172B:1055, 194A:1455
hazelnut industry and revitalization plan 96A:1350, 96A:1750
institutional purchasing policies, Feed B.C. procurement policy 92B:1730, 96A:1355, 97A:1615
meat production 96A:1355
meat-processing regulations 97A:1500
mushroom growing 192A:2035-2040
seafood, promotion of farmed salmon products 96A:1555
seafood sector and exports 97A:1620
slaughter facilities 96A:1355, 97A:1500, 97A:1620
tree fruit industry 96A:1425
Gallagher Lake, siphon repair project 81B:1045
Government
agencies, boards and commissions, appointments 139C:1455-1505
inclusive language guidelines 141C:1625
Grow B.C. program 92B:1730
Guide Outfitters Association of B.C., funding for grizzly trophy hunt ban transition 139C:1635, 139C:1645, 139C:1700
Harrison Hot Springs, resort municipality initiative program 139C:1810
Hotels and travel accommodation, short-term accommodation, online providers taxation 141C:1445
Housing, affordable housing
government plan and initiatives 92B:1715-1720, 141C:1415-1435
impact on quality of life and worker supply 139C:1750
Introductions by members 87B:1340, 94B:1350, 111B:1340, 115B:1340, 122B:1340-1345, 125B:1345, 126B:1020, 139B:1340, 144B:1010, 171B:1340, 172B:1010, 179B:1005
Kelowna
farmland, regulation of housing construction on agricultural land 192A:1945
tourism, impact of speculation tax 139C:1745-1750
KidSport B.C., funding 139C:1525-1530
Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project, B.C. dispute with Alberta, impact on wine industry 76B:1415-1420, 80B:1415
Kootenay area
agricultural land reserve, regulation of housing construction 194A:1625
tourism, funding 139C:1700
Legislation, regulations, process 192A:2035
Livestock industry
predator control program and funding 97A:1450-1455
ranching industry
cattle production and exports 97A:1620
loan guarantee program for cattle purchase 97A:1510
Marine Harvest, letter from Agriculture Minister 90B:1355-1405, 96A:1730
Milk Industry Act, amendments 152B:1735-1750, 154B:1120-1130
Minister of Agriculture's Advisory Committee
membership 90B:1415
participation process 90B:1415
role 90B:1410, 92B:1725
work and consultation results 130B:1035-1040
Minister of Agriculture's Advisory Committee on Revitalizing the Agricultural Land Reserve
budget 96A:1500
membership 96A:1500, 97A:1505
report and recommendations 183B:1525
work and consultation process 96A:1450, 96A:1505-1525, 96A:1745-1750, 178B:1350, 183B:1525, 185B:1810
Minister of Agriculture's Advisory Council on Finfish Aquaculture
membership and process 96A:1605
report 96A:1600, 96A:1630, 96A:1720
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2018 (Bill 36), debate 152B:1735-1750, 154B:1120-1130
MK Delta Lands, application for exclusion from agricultural land reserve 96A:1535
Motions
Establishment of Agriculture, Fish and Food Committee 123B:1115
Multicultural Advisory Council, status and role 141C:1540-1600, 141C:1625
Multiculturalism
government initiatives 141C:1520-1530
government strategy 141C:1615
partnerships 141C:1620
Municipal and regional district tax program
allocation of funds, potential change, potential change 141C:1405-1445
application, online short-term accommodation providers 141C:1445
participation 139C:1825-1830
program 141C:1355-1400
North American Free Trade Agreement, negotiations 97A:1650-1655
Norton, Greg, contributions as agriculture advocate and death 87B:1340
Oil and Gas Commission, delegation agreement with Agricultural Land Commission 194A:1445-1450
Oral questions (response)
Agricultural land reserve advisory committee 90B:1415
Bioproducts development in agriculture sector 172B:1050
Dispute with Alberta on Trans Mountain pipeline and wine industry 76B:1415-1420, 80B:1415
Fish health and wild salmon protection 179B:1035
Fishing industry and individual transferable quotas 122B:1420
Food security and food-processing sector 172B:1055
Gallagher Lake siphon repair 81B:1045
Government oversight of aquaculture and transition to closed-containment systems 126B:1055
Letter from Agriculture Minister to fish farm operator 90B:1355-1400, 90B:1405-1410
Protection of farmland from speculation and residential development 130B:1035-1040
Reconsideration of Agricultural Land Commission application 90B:1410
Pacific Canada Heritage Centre Society, Museum of Migration project, funding 141C:1510
Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Multiculturalism, role 139C:1510, 141C:1640-1645
Peace River area, agriculture and farmland
agriculture industry and grain production 97A:1555
beekeeping on agricultural land 194A:1410
non-farm activities and income 194A:1415-1420, 194A:1435-1440
regulation of housing construction on agricultural land 194A:1625
Prince George, slaughter facility co-op project 96A:1355, 97A:1500
Railways and rail services, transport of grain by rail 97A:1555
Resorts, resort municipality initiative program 139C:1805-1815, 140C:1115, 141C:1440
Restaurant and food services industry
ability to make milk products 152B:1735-1750
impact of housing affordability on industry 139C:1750
relationship between farms and restaurants, event 152B:1745
Sales tax, application to farmers 97A:1655
Schools, accessibility for disabled youth 139C:1600-1605
Science and technology, biotechnology industry, bioproducts development 172B:1050
Site C power project, agriculture mitigation fund 97A:1545-1550
Speculation and vacancy tax 139C:1730-1750
Sports and recreation
accessibility, government policy and consultation 139C:1510-1515
affordability 139C:1530-1535
athletes, elite athlete funding 139C:1610
B.C. athletes, national achievements 139C:1605
capital funding, community capital infrastructure fund 141C:1510
coaching 139C:1625-1630
government strategy 139C:1510-1515, 139C:1610
participation 139C:1515-1520
participation by children and youth 139C:1525-1535
participation by children and youth, after-school programs and funding 139C:1555-1600
participation by disabled persons 139C:1545-1605
participation by Indigenous youth, ISPARC program 139C:1525, 139C:1540-1550
Teachers, coaching activities 139C:1630
Tourism
impact of First Nations land claims on operators 141C:1505
Indigenous tourism 141C:1635
marketing, government delegation to China 139C:1720-1730
visitors to B.C., visitors from China 139C:1715-1730
wilderness tourism, bear viewing 139C:1630, 139C:1705
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry
estimates debate 139C:1450-1840, 140C:1115-1140, 141C:1340-1645
estimates process, written questions 141C:1620
Minister, absence from position 139C:1450-1505, 139C:1555, 141C:1645
multiculturalism component 141C:1520-1535
role and responsibilities 139C:1450
service plan 141C:1615-1620
service plan and performance measurement 139C:1605-1610, 141C:1645
staff thanked 141C:1645
staffing 139C:1450
Trade missions, China 139C:1720-1730
Tributes
Greg Norton 87B:1340
U.S.–Mexico-Canada agreement, provisions on dairy industry 152B:1740
Vancouver, Chinatown plaque project 141C:1550-1610
Vij's Restaurant, use of B.C. produce 152B:1745
Waste management, composting operations on agricultural land 192A:2040
Water
groundwater protection 97A:1535-1540
water licences and fees, allocation of revenues 97A:1540
WeChat, tourism promotion agreement with B.C. 139C:1725
West Kelowna, tourism, impact of speculation tax 139C:1745-1750
White Spot Restaurants, use of B.C. produce 152B:1745
Wildfires in summer 2017
impact on tourism industry 139C:1830-1840
recovery, funding for farmers and ranchers 96A:1810, 97A:1515-1530
Wildlife, grizzly bears, trophy hunting ban impact and transition 139C:1630-1710
Wine and wine industry, government support and advertising campaign 76B:1415-1420, 80B:1415

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